The Hand That Rocks the Wheelchair

The Hand That Rocks the Wheelchair

Pearl offers to check on John while Nancy is out of town.

Season: 9 Episode: 12

Total Episode Count: 159

'''Prod. no.''': 8ACX11

Featuring: John Fishly, Pearl Krabs, Plankton, Squidward Tentacles, Evil Plankton

Also Appearing: SpongeBob SquarePants, Sandy Cheeks, Fred Rechid, Susie Fishly, Nancy Fishly, Jenkins, Kool-Aid Man

Plot: When Nancy asks Sandy to check on John and Susie while she visits her father in the hospital, Sandy passes the job off to Pearl. This go well, but when John isn't ashamed to drop her off in front of her school, Pearl starts becoming attracted to him. She pushes the boundaries by calling him by his first name and when he doesn't correct her takes it as a sign of being accepted and starts wearing Nancy's dresses. When Pearl discovers Nancy will be returning she steals John's gun and runs to Maine to plant it into Nancy's luggage, causing her to be arrested at the airport, During an evening out for dinner, Pearl starts talking about having children with John and becomes emotional, ending with breastfeeding Susie. John takes his concerns to Sandy and SpongeBob that Pearl is becoming too attracted to him but is dismissed until Sandy sees Pearl's attraction for herself. When Sandy points out that Pearl and John have nothing in common, Pearl agrees and throws herself in front of John's squad car in an attemot to become handicapped like John. At the hospital, John sets Pearl staright and Pearl apologizes to Nancy who had been freed getting her token voice work checks.

Trivia

 * Patrick does not appear or have speaking lines in the episode.

Rating
TV-14: DLSV

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