You May Now Kiss the... Uh... Guy Who Receives

'''You May Now Kiss the... Uh... Guy Who Recevies'''

When Squidward's openly gay cousin visits and tells the gang he's getting married, Squidward haps to stop Mayor East's ban on gay marriage.

Season: 4 Episode: 25

Total Episode Count: 75

'''Prod. no.''': 4ACX28

Featuring: Jasper, Ricardo, Squidward, Patrick, Allyssa, Mayor Johnny East

Also Appearing: SpongeBob, Sandy, Plankton, Pearl, Fred Rechid, Tom Smith, Bernice, John Fishly, Karen, Carter Cheeks, Barbara Cheeks, Harold SquarePants, Claire SquarePants, Nort Goldman, Nuriel Goldman, Bob Bobber, Barbara Winsky, James William Bottomtooth III, Dig 'Em, Noah, Jenkins, Popeye, Moby Dick, Bill Clinton, Luke Skywakler, Han Solo, Matthew McConaughey, The Proclaimers, Lois, Ed & Elizabeth Smart

Plot: Mayor East unveils a solid gold statue of "Dig 'Em, the Sugar Smacks Frog to commermorate the soldiers who habe died in Iraq. The town is dismayed by this waste of money and Alyssa, a pretty girl that Patrick has a huge crush on, expresses her outrage on Patrick. Later Patrick asks her out and she invites him to her Young Republicans meeting.

Meanwhile Squidward's gay cousin Jasper is visiting and announces that he is marrying Ricardo. The gang is excited for them but when Squidward offers the house for the wedding Sandy begins to feel uncomfortable.

Meanwhile Mayor East, facing growing outrage from the town for spending the entire treasury on the Dig 'Em statue, bans gay marriage to distract everyone's attention. It works.

Jasper is heartbroken and Squidward decides to fight. He goes around gathering signatures on a petition supporting gay marrige. Alyssa tells Patrick that if he destorys the petition she will let him touch her boobs. Meanwhile Sandy is struggling with the idea of gay marriage and refuses to sign Squidward's petition.

Patrick burns the petiton so Squidward stays up all night gathering another 10,000 signatures. When he finally presents it to Mayor East, he tosses it out of the window. A desperate Squidward grabs a gun from a cop and takes Mayor Johnny East hostage.

When Sandy sees Squidward on TV she realizes how strongly he feels and changes her mind about gay marriage. She goes down to the courthouse and convinces Squidward to give himself up. Since Squidward kidnapping has distracted everyone from the Dig 'Em fiasco, Mayor East tears up the gay marriage ban and Jasper and Ricardo have their wedding after all.

Trivia

 * This is the few times SpongeBob is the main antagonist.

Censorship

 * The cut scene had Jasper wearing a wedding dress instead of a tuxedo, which was objected by FOX Standards and Practice

Rating
TV-14: DL

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