History Recap / SpongeBobSquarePantsS2E17ProcrastinationImWithStupid

* AGlitchInTheMatrix: The scene (presumably taking place after [=SpongeBob=] falls asleep) involving [=SpongeBob=] calling Patrick on the phone could have been based around Mrs. Puff trying to call him on the phone within the real world.

* AllForNothing: After [=SpongeBob=] spends the episode procrastinating and then jotting down a bunch of things just before class starts, he's told by Mrs. Puff that the assignment has been cancelled because she has to go to a conference. She will, instead, take the class on a field trip to a stoplight[[note]]which is just as well, considering everything Spongebob wrote down about what not to do at a stoplight had nothing to do with driving, thus he would've failed anyway[[/note]].

* AGlitchInTheMatrix: The scene (presumably taking place after SpongeBob falls asleep) involving SpongeBob calling Patrick on the phone could have been based around Mrs. Puff trying to call SpongeBob on the phone.

* AllForNothing: After [=SpongeBob=] spends the episode procrastinating and then jotting down a bunch of things just before class starts, he's told by Mrs. Puff that the assignment has been cancelled because she has to go to a conference. She will, instead, take the class on a field trip to a stoplight.

* {{Foreshadowing}}: The scenes where Patrick and the mailman point out [=SpongeBob=] is not writing his essay, and the fish anchorman giving a news report about it (seemingly implying that literally '''everyone in the world''' knows about [=SpongeBob's=] assignment and procrastination), and all of the MakesJustAsMuchSenseInContext moments (even outlandish by Spongebob standards) are hints that this is AllJustADream.

* RepeatingSoTheAudienceCanHear: Spongebob does this during a conversation with Gary.
--> '''[=Spongebob=]:''' How 'bout you let old Spongebob fix you up something to eat?\\

'''[=Spongebob=]:''' What do you mean you're not hungry?\\

'''[=Spongebob=]:''' I know I have an essay to write!

** When getting ready to act stupid for Patrick, Gary questions [=SpongeBob=] and he replies, "[[TemptingFate What could go wrong?]]". Well, something ''will'' go wrong indeed -- Patrick begins to believe [=SpongeBob=] really ''is'' stupid.

* ParentalHypocrisy: Patrick's parents turn out to be this when we see that even though they called out Patrick for being dumb, they themselves couldn't locate/remember where Patrick's house is and asked Squidward for Patrick.

* ShaggyDogStory: Patrick manages to impress his parents -- at the cost of [[DrivenToMadness poor [=SpongeBob's=] sanity]]. Then, Squidward brings over Patrick's ''real parents'', who'd been standing outside all day asking him where their son was. And [=SpongeBob=] didn't get the whole idea.

* OverlyLongGag: In the beginning when Mrs. Puff is bringing up the stoplight assignment, [=SpongeBob=] repeatedly annoys the student next to him with, "Did you hear that?! (Rest of spiel)!". In the end when Mrs. Puff says it's 800 words long, the student then tries to give [=SpongeBob=] a piece of his mind by imitating him complete with buckteeth, [[InsultBackfire but [=SpongeBob=] only smiles and says, "Yeah, I know!".]]

* PlotHole: When [=SpongeBob=] makes an ImpactSilhouette through Patrick's walls to run away, you can clearly see the blue sky outside even though it should be underground because Patrick's rock lid lies on the ground.
** Despite not being Patrick's real parents Janet and Marty know several specific facts about him.

* ShaggyDogStory: Patrick manages to impress his parents-- at the cost of [[DrivenToMadness poor [=SpongeBob's=] sanity]]. Then Squidward brings over Patrick's ''real parents'', who'd been standing outside all day asking him where their son was. And [=SpongeBob=] didn't get the whole idea.

'''Patrick:''' ''(eyes widen in shock)'' Janet? Marty?! ''Who are you people?!''

* WhamLine: When [=SpongeBob=] has had enough of Patrick’s parents treating him like an idiot and runs out of the house in anger, it looks like a happy ending for Patrick, when suddenly…
-->'''[[spoiler:Marty]]:''' I feel like I’m really meeting you for the first time. Isn’t that right, ''[[spoiler:Janet?]]''
-->'''[[spoiler:Janet]]:''' You bet, ''[[spoiler:Marty!]]''
-->'''Patrick:''' (''eyes widen in shock'') [[spoiler:Janet? Marty?! ''Who are you people?!'']]

* WhamLine: When [=SpongeBob=] has had enough of Patrick’s parents treating him like an idiot and running out of the house in anger, it looks like a happy ending for Patrick, when suddenly…

* {{Bowdlerized}}: [=SpongeBob=]'s brief little workout, in which he stretches his arms, eyelashes and nose, were rather jarringly cut from syndication after too many people complained that his nose exercises [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything looked phallic]].