Cephalopod Lodge

"You call yourselves "Good Neighbours"? You're the worst neighbours - EVER!" - Squidward, 2005

### Main Reason for being ScumBob

* Squidward torture is used wrong. The reason is because all he wanted was to be happy and gets ruined by the Yellow stalker and the Pink Fat man.
* Ripoff of Good Neighbors
* SpongeBob and Patrick are incredibly stupid in this episode such as when they tried to sting Squidward.
* SpongeBob and Patrick tries to help Squidward ruin it for him as in when SpongeBob tries to get him in and ask the Roger patricks interrupts by saying "Is it my fault" and SpongeBob says "No it's not your fault" Ruining Squidwards chance getting in.

**Cephalopod Lodge** is an ULTRA-infamous episode of *SpongeBob SquarePants* In this episode, SpongeBob and Patrick accidentally got Squidward banished from his secret lodge. So they try to create a new club for him.

**AIR DATE FOR THIS EPISODE: FEBRUARY 17, 2009**

## Why This Lodge Should Be Cancelled And Out Of Business

* This is one of the many episodes in Seasons 6-7 that is unfairly cruel towards Squidward; he is kicked out from the Cephalopod Lodge, is kidnapped by SpongeBob and Patrick who then get him to taste the stings of a jellyfish for the "initiation" of their so-called "lodge", is kicked out once again when SpongeBob and Patrick are revealed to be controlling the giant sock, and then has to taste the stings of a jellyfish again.
* SpongeBob and Patrick's investigation on Squidward are because he's happy, and that's it. Why would they care if he is?
	+ Most likely, SpongeBob and Patrick were looking for an excuse to invade Squidward's privacy.
* Speaking of which, SpongeBob and Patrick, being the flanderized morons they are, are even more annoying and troublesome than usual and act very unfair towards Squidward; their foolishness gets Squidward kicked out, they constantly annoyingly request him to join their lodge, and then straight-up kidnap him and force him to taste the stings of a jellyfish for the "initiation" of their lodge.
* After Squidward gets kicked out of the lodge, instead of apologizing, Spongebob flatly asks "Do we get to join the lodge?"
* The club scenes with SpongeBob and Patrick can be rather irritating at times, especially both scenes of Squidward being forced to taste the stings of a jellyfish. Not even the Taiwanese Chinese subtitles would fix this predicament.
* The recurring jokes of Squidward getting kicked out of the Cephalopod Lodge as well as SpongeBob and Patrick constantly trying to get Squidward to join their lodge go on too long.
* As stated above, there's a scene where SpongeBob and Patrick kidnap Squidward directly to get him into his "lodge initiation", against his will, which is coercion.
* Spongebob and Patrick get off scot-free for tormenting Squidward, making them Karma Houdinis. (Idiot Houdinis in this case)
* **Horrible ending:** SpongeBob and Patrick decide they want to help Squidward. They come up with a plan to dress up in a giant sock to resemble a Moray Eel, the nemesis of the lodge members so that they can scare the lodge members while Squidward "saves" them. Their plan works, and Squidward is allowed back in. However, when SpongeBob and Patrick take off the sock and reveal themselves to give their congratulations, Squidward is once again kicked out of the lodge. SpongeBob and Patrick decide to go back to the "their lodge" idea, but first, they need to redo the "initiation" on Squidward.

## How to fix this episode

* Have Mr. Krabs send Spongebob to follow Squidward instead of having him decided to follow him on his own. Perhaps Krabs is worried that Squidward is going to quit. Maybe have Krabs threaten to fire Spongebob if he doesn't obey him, this would make Spongebobs actions more sympathetic.
* Portray Roger as the antagonist. Have him be a lazy jerk who carelessly allows Spongebob and Patrick into the Lodge and then uses Squidward as a scapegoat.
* Change the ending so that Squidward is allowed back into the Lodge for good. (BIGGEST CHANGE NEEDED!!!)
	+ For bonus points, have Roger get kicked out at the ending instead of Squidward as karma for his jerkiness.

## Redeeming Qualities

1. Squidward is the only likable character here.
2. Patrick was sort of right that it was Roger's fault that they got into the lodge since he's the door guard.
3. SpongeBob and Patrick using a giant live-action sock to disguise themselves as a monster to get Squidward back into the lodge near the end was pretty cool and funny.
4. SpongeBob and Patrick feel bad for Squidward and try to restore his rank in the lodge.

## Reception

Cephalopod Lodge is considered as one of the worst episode of the show along with the episodes One Coarse Meal, SpongeBob You're Fired, Waiting, Stuck in the Wringer, Truth or Square, The Splinter, Choir Boys, WhoBob WhatPants, Ink Lemonade, Face Freeze!, To Love a Patty, Good Neighbors, The Card, A Pal for Gary, Little Yellow Book and Big Sister Sam.

## Trivia

* Ironically, this episode is paired up with the ULTRA-famous episode "Grandpappy the Pirate". Even more ironic is that this episode is the complete opposite of that, because this episode is ULTRA-infamous.