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Template:OTab Template:Object Anchor Arms are a pair of inflatable, rubber arms that Template:Data:Links wears in the episode "MuscleBob BuffPants." They also are briefly seen in the episode "Handemonium" and in multiple games.

Description

Anchor Arms appear to be long, large, pink balloons that are worn on the arms like gloves and inflated to mimic the appearance of highly developed arm muscles.

The settings are as follows:

Normal
Strong
Veiny
Hairy (for the "ladies")

The levels of air pressure are as follows:

Normal (green)
Strong (yellow)
Super (orange)
Jerk (red — It is advised to never inflate to this level as it will cause over-inflation and damage the Anchor Arms. However, SpongeBob eventually blows them exceeding Jerk as he struggles when lifting his anchor, causing them to overstretch, explode, and deflate.)

Role in series

"MuscleBob BuffPants"

SpongeBob, coming to a conclusion that he is very weak, buys a pair of Anchor Arms after having seen a commercial for them, with the intent to impress Template:Data:Links with his "strength." He goes to Goo Lagoon to deceive everyone with his fake muscles, with everyone buying it. Thinking that he is really strong, Sandy signs him up for an Anchor Toss competition.

When it is SpongeBob's turn to go, the Anchor Arms' rubber starts to stress due to SpongeBob overinflating them into the "Jerk" size while struggling to lift the anchor. Eventually, they explode and deflate, revealing his "muscles" to have been fake for shopping.

"Handemonium"

Anchor Arms are mentioned on some graffiti found on the side of Larry's Gym, reading "Anchor Arms are for wimps."

Role in games

Revenge of the Flying Dutchman

They can be seen in the GameBoy Advance Version for one of SpongeBob's wishes.

Battle for Bikini Bottom/Battle for Bikini Bottom: Rehydrated

In the console versions of the original Battle for Bikini Bottom, and all versions of Rehydrated, a variant of the Anchor Arms is used to repair SpongeBot SteelPants, after the real SpongeBob temporarily destroys him. The difference is that these particular Anchor Arms appear to be made of plastic instead of rubber balloons as in the original episode.

Role in books

SpongeBob's Book of Excuses

One of the excuses is Sandy asking SpongeBob why he has fake muscles; SpongeBob replies that "the muscles are real, the rest of [him] is fake."

Trivia

It is a reference to part of an anchor called the "arm," which is the part that curves out from the bottom end of the main part and ends in the pointed part.
In the scene where the Anchor Arms blow up, they are then deflating in a similar manner as a rubber balloon: floating randomly as they lose air and making a characteristic noise.
SpongeBob appears to hide his real arms inside his body while using the Anchor Arms, as seen after the Arms get destroyed, he pops his arms out as Sandy looks at him.

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 {{Object
 |name = Anchor Arms
-|image = AnchorArms.jpg
+|image = MuscleBob BuffPants 062.png
-|caption = [[Donald the Shark]] wearing the Anchor Arms
+|type = Fake muscular arms
-|type = Product
 |first-appearance = "[[MuscleBob BuffPants]]"
-|latest-appearance = ''[[Battle for Bikini Bottom]]''
+|latest-appearance = ''[[SpongeBob: Bubble Pop]]''
 }}
-The '''Anchor Arms''' are a pair of inflatable, rubber fake biceps that {{Link|SpongeBob}} wears on his arms. They only appear in the episode "[[MuscleBob BuffPants]]."
+'''Anchor Arms''' are a pair of inflatable, rubber arms that {{Link|SpongeBob}} wears in the episode "[[MuscleBob BuffPants]]." They also are briefly seen in the episode "[[Handemonium]]" and in multiple games.
 ==Description==
-The Anchor Arms appear to be long, large balloons that are worn on the arms like gloves, and inflated to form "muscles."
+Anchor Arms appear to be long, large, pink balloons that are worn on the arms like gloves and inflated to mimic the appearance of highly developed arm muscles.
 '''The settings are as follows:'''
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 *Strong
 *Veiny
-*Hairy (for the ladies)
+*Hairy (for the "ladies")
 '''The levels of air pressure are as follows:'''
-*Normal (Green)
+*Normal (green)
-*Strong (Yellow)
+*Strong (yellow)
-*Super (Orange)
+*Super (orange)
-*Jerk (Red — Never inflate to this level as it will cause over-inflation and damage the Anchor Arms. However, SpongeBob eventually blows them exceeding Jerk as he struggles when lifting his anchor, causing them to overstretch, explode, and deflate)
+*Jerk (red — It is advised to never inflate to this level as it will cause over-inflation and damage the Anchor Arms. However, SpongeBob eventually blows them exceeding Jerk as he struggles when lifting his anchor, causing them to overstretch, explode, and deflate.)
-{{Section-cleanup}}
-==History==
+==Role in series==
-==="[[MuscleBob BuffPants]]"===
+==="MuscleBob BuffPants"===
-SpongeBob notices that he is very weak compared to {{Link|Sandy}} and she offers to give him exercise training. After failing at it, SpongeBob goes home with painful arms. He lies in his arm, when a commercial on TV starts. [[Donald the Shark]] tells the audience why to buy the product. SpongeBob is then convinced and buys some. He goes to [[Goo Lagoon]] to show off his fake muscles. He convinces everyone, including Sandy. Thinking that he is really strong, she signs them up for an [[Anchor Toss]] competition. When it is SpongeBob's turn to go, the Anchor Arms' rubber starts to stress due to SpongeBob over-inflating them into the Jerk size while struggling to lift the anchor (even the Arms can be seen over-stretching with their "veins" bulging out and causes the air to randomly blow into parts of SpongeBob's body). Eventually, they explode and deflate, revealing that his muscles are just fake, to Sandy's disappointment.
+SpongeBob, coming to a conclusion that he is very weak, buys a pair of Anchor Arms after having seen a commercial for them, with the intent to impress {{Link|Sandy}} with his "strength." He goes to [[Goo Lagoon]] to deceive everyone with his fake muscles, with everyone buying it. Thinking that he is really strong, Sandy signs him up for an [[Anchor Toss]] competition.
-===''[[Battle for Bikini Bottom]]''===
+When it is SpongeBob's turn to go, the Anchor Arms' rubber starts to stress due to SpongeBob overinflating them into the "Jerk" size while struggling to lift the anchor. Eventually, they explode and deflate, revealing his "muscles" to have been fake for shopping.
-A variant of the Anchor Arms is used to repair [[SpongeBot SteelPants]], after the real SpongeBob temporarily destroys him. The difference is that these particular Anchor Arms appear to be made of plastic, instead of rubber balloons as in the original.
+==="Handemonium"===
+Anchor Arms are mentioned on some graffiti found on the side of [[Larry's Gym (location)|Larry's Gym]], reading "Anchor Arms are for wimps."
+==Role in games==
+===''[[Revenge of the Flying Dutchman]]''===
+They can be seen in the GameBoy Advance Version for one of SpongeBob's wishes.
+===''[[Battle for Bikini Bottom]]''/''[[Battle for Bikini Bottom: Rehydrated]]''===
+In the console versions of the original ''Battle for Bikini Bottom'', and all versions of ''Rehydrated'', a variant of the Anchor Arms is used to repair [[SpongeBot SteelPants]], after the real SpongeBob temporarily destroys him. The difference is that these particular Anchor Arms appear to be made of plastic instead of rubber balloons as in the original episode.
+===''[[SpongeBob's Atlantis SquarePantis SquareOff]]''===
+They are used by SpongeBob to battle enemies.
+===''[[SpongeBob Moves In!]]''===
+They are used as a costume for SpongeBob.
+===''[[Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2]]''===
+They are used for SpongeBob's light down attack.
+===''[[SpongeBob: Bubble Pop]]''===
+They appear on the Anchor Arms SpongeBob costume.
+==Role in books==
+===''[[SpongeBob's Book of Excuses]]''===
+One of the excuses is Sandy asking SpongeBob why he has fake muscles; SpongeBob replies that "the muscles are real, the rest of [him] is fake."
 ==Trivia==
 *It is a reference to part of an anchor called the "arm," which is the part that curves out from the bottom end of the main part and ends in the pointed part.
-*In the scene where the Anchor Arms blow up, they are then deflating in a similar manner as a rubber balloon — floating randomly as they lose air and making a characteristic noise.
+*In the scene where the Anchor Arms blow up, they are then deflating in a similar manner as a rubber balloon: floating randomly as they lose air and making a characteristic noise.
-**This is probably an oversight (or possibly for comical effect) since the Arms actually exploded, thus they would be completely blown up instead of deflating. In addition, the destroyed remains of the fake arms indicate that the "hands" are the only part that exploded, which explain why they are deflating.
+*SpongeBob appears to hide his real arms inside his body while using the Anchor Arms, as seen after the Arms get destroyed, he pops his arms out as Sandy looks at him.
-*It is shown that SpongeBob appears to hide his real arms inside his body while using the Anchor Arms, as seen after the Arms get destroyed, he pops his arms out as Sandy looks at him.
-*The fact that the Anchor Arms are fragile and easily get damaged when misused, implies that they are just a novelty toy that is not designed for extreme use.
-[[Category:Battle for Bikini Bottom]]
-[[Category:Video game objects]]