The Pink Purloiner (Episode)

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The Pink Purloiner
Episode No.:	79a
Airdate:	19.2.2007
Season:	Season 4
Previous Episode:	Best Frenemies
Next Episode:	Squid Wood

"The Pink Purloiner" is an episode from Season 4

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Info

Characters

Places

Time Cards Shown

Eight Hours Later
One Pair of Pants Later (not real time card)

Plot

SpongeBob gets a new jellyfishing net, and calls it "Ol’ Reliable". The following morning, it turns up missing, and he posts missing jellyfish-net posters all over town with a promise of a reward. He later begins to suspect Patrick of stealing his net, as Patrick had once said recently that he would do anything for a net like Ol’ Reliable. SpongeBob goes through many plans to reveal Patrick as a thief, and eventually sees Patrick carrying a box. He tries to take it by disguising himself as a guy with a mustache interested in purchasing what's inside the box. Patrick says that the contents of the box belong to SpongeBob, and at first SpongeBob believes that his suspicions concerning Patrick's so-called "thievery" are true. Patrick is a bit upset because SpongeBob is framing him. But to his great surprise, it is revealed that the box contains a very special net built by Patrick, especially for SpongeBob. SpongeBob doesn't know what to say. He is torn between gratitude for Patrick's generosity, and guilt for accusing his friend falsely.

Patrick gets upset at SpongeBob for ever suspecting him, and prepares to leave Bikini Bottom. The bus arrives and Patrick is about to climb aboard when SpongeBob grabs hold of him, begging his friend not to go while pleading earnestly for Patrick's forgiveness. The bus driver demands to know what the hold-up is, and when he sees that it is SpongeBob and Patrick, he gives SpongeBob Ol' Reliable, saying he left the net on the bus (again). To make up for his accusations against Patrick, SpongeBob gives Ol' Reliable to his friend, for keeps. Patrick is utterly overwhelmed by this gesture, and immediately decides to forgive SpongeBob for SpongeBob’s thoughtlessness, and stay in Bikini Bottom after all. Everyone on the bus cheers, much to the chagrin of the bus driver, who claims that SpongeBob and Patrick do this kind of thing all the time. SpongeBob and Patrick then run off to Jellyfish Fields together to enjoy their new nets.

Trivia/Goofs

This is the second time SpongeBob gives Patrick 'Ol' Reliable'. Jellyfish net. The first time was in the episode: Nature Pants, but in Nature Pants, Patrick destroyed Ol' Reliable and in that episode 'Ol Reliable' is a normal jellyfish net.
The Pink Purloiner is a spoof of "The Pink Panther".
The bus driver from the episode: Rock Bottom is the bus driver in this episode.