A Pal for Gary

Template:EpisodeA Pal for Gary is an SpongeBob SquarePants episode from season seven.

Brief summary: SpongeBob thinks Gary is lonely while he's away at work all day, so he buys another pet... a flashy-colored nudibranch.

Characters Present:

• SpongeBob SquarePants
• Gary the Snail
• Eugene H. Krabs

• Monroe

• Fred

• Store owner

• Puffy Fluffy (debut)

Plot

It starts with SpongeBob feeding Gary. He accidentally drops the food and chaos comes. Then, SpongeBob goes to work. Then Gary tries to come with him. SpongeBob feels bad. Then, SpongeBob feels Gary is lonely, and buys another pet..which is dangerous and a nudibranch.

Trivia

• Running Gag: Whenever SpongeBob leaves the room, Puffy Fluffy attacks Gary.
• It's revealed that Gary's full name is Garold
• The part where SpongeBob buys a dangerous pet in this episode from the pet owner who warns him about the pet references Gremlins, a 1984 horror monster film where a boy buys a pet that is dangerous.
• There is a part of this episode where SpongeBob is getting ready to eat his hot, just baked enchiladas, but has to attend to his pets. When he returns, about less than a minute later, he says "Oh, now my enchiladas are cold!", but it takes a little bit longer for them to get cold.
• This is the first appearance of enchiladas.
• The title card is similar to "Culture Shock".

APM Music Identification

• Drama Link D - Mr. Krabs sees a customer leaving his restaurant.
• Drama Link F - Gary frightenly comes running onto SpongeBob's bed.
• Drama Link C - Gary notices something strange about Puffy-Fluffy.
• Abject Terror - Puffy-Fluffy growls at Gary across the fire.
• Unknown Tracks 3 - Title Card
• Alekoki Stand - SpongeBob feeds Gary.