The Old Sponge and the Big C

The Old Sponge and the Big C is the sixth episode in the first season of SpongeBob Goes Mad!. It aired on 7 August 2020. In this episode, SpongeBob gets a cancer scare and Patrick decides to give himself cancer to obtain medicinal marijuana.
==Plot==
While hanging out with SpongeBob, Patrick takes him along on an all day volleyball game at the beach and SpongeBob ends up with a tan all over his body. SpongeBob decides he likes being tanned and begins frequently to use a tanning bed in his room. He also holds a party for tanned people only. SpongeBob tells Squidward to wake him up after fifteen minutes of tanning but Squidward falls asleep and wakes up six and a half hours later. SpongeBob is extremely sunburned, barely able to move and in great pain. When SpongeBob eventually begins to peel, Squidward spots a mole on SpongeBob's stomach. Convinced it is skin cancer, SpongeBob begins to believe that his life is now meaningless and that he has nowhere left to go and nothing left to do.
But after speaking with Frank Sinautical, he begins to perform with him, changing his outlook on life to that of positivity. After being told of SpongeBob's new lifestyle, the family is impressed and encourage him to continue. However, when he is invited by Sinatra to perform with him again, their duo is interrupted by Squidward, who joins the performance. In a drunken condition following a performance, SpongeBob loses Squidward, which results in Squidward's nose being bitten off by a seahorse. Patrick says that SpongeBob will stop performing with Sinautical immediately. Angry at Patrick's bossiness, SpongeBob punches his arm, which leaves Patrick afraid of him; the next day, SpongeBob tries to reconcile with Patrick, but Patrick, still scared, only pelts him with furniture, dishes and Gary, angering SpongeBob who storms off in a rage.
SpongeBob, regretful of punching Patrick, quits performing with Squidward and Sinautical, resorting to drinking wine from a gutter. However, SpongeBob regains his confidence when Squidward finds him, where he tells SpongeBob that there are things in life which are beyond his control, telling him that even though they aren't in his control, they do matter, contrary to SpongeBob's common beliefs.
Meanwhile, new state laws prohibiting fast food cause the closure of the Krusty Krab, much to the fury of Mr. Krabs, who gets all of his money from there. When Patrick learns that the Krusty Krab is now a medical marijuana dispensary, he attempts to give himself cancer so he can get a doctor's referral for marijuana after first gaining a clean bill of health from his doctor since he had assumed permits are given to the healthy. By irradiating his scrotum with a microwave oven, Patrick successfully gives himself testicular cancer, making his testicles grow so large that he has to use a wheelbarrow to carry them. Patrick obtains his medical referral and starts smoking marijuana regularly. Meanwhile, his testicles continue to grow to the point that he uses them as a hopper ball. Patrick finds that his larger testicles are rather attractive to women, including Sandy, so he encourages his friends to also get testicular cancer. Dr. Gilliam, unaware of the self-induced nature of the cancer, becomes convinced that a recent change in Bikini Bottom is responsible for the cancer outbreak.
Patrick's testicles grow so large that he is unable to fit through the doors of the marijuana dispensary. Prohibited by law from purchasing marijuana outside the premises, Patrick and the other irradiated men begin protesting for larger marijuana dispensary doors. As politicians discuss the issue, the marijuana dispensary owner suggests that marijuana simply be legalized, arguing that people are abusing the medicinal system anyway. A local doctor then opines that the ban on fast food had led to the rise in testicular cancer because the Krabby Patties were somehow preventing it. Bikini Bottom completely bans marijuana once again and then allows the Krusty Krab to reopen. SpongeBob and Patrick have their cancerous testicles removed and replaced with prosthetic ones, and have the skin from their removed cancerous scrotums made into a new air suit for Sandy.
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