Breaking Out is Hard to Do

Breaking Out is Hard to Do

Sandy becomes a kleptomaniac.

Season: 4 Episode: 9

Total Episode Count: 59

'''Prod. no.''': 4ACX12

Featuring: Sandy Cheeks, SpongeBob SquarePants, Squidward Tentacles, Plankton, Pearl Krabs, Patrick Star, John Fishly

Also Appearing: Fred Rechid, Mayor Johnny East, Bob Bobber, Jackie Chan, Nancy Fishly, Winona Ryder, Daniel Day-Lewis, Karl Malden, Corey Haim, Trix Rabbit, Morten Harket

Plot: During a grocery shopping trip, Sandy is caught short on cash. She pretends to return a ham to the meat department but instead hides it in her purse. She enjoys the rush from stealing so much that she indulges in a massive shopliffting spree culminating in the theft of a Matisse painting. But during the theft of a car muffler, Squidward shows Sandy the evil of her ways and she repents, but John Fishly arrests her before she is able to return the merchandise. Sandy is sentenced to three years in prison, which she is resigned to serve. The gang housebound quickly plunges into filth and chaos in her absence, and during a visit with SpongeBob decides to smuggle her out of jail by stuffing her into his mouth. They hop into a laundry van and end up in "Asiantown" where they rent a shabby apartment and start new lives, such as Patrick working as a rickshaw driver and SpongeBob an unsuccessful Sumo westler. John tracks them down and pursues them in a rickshaw chase until the gang flees into the sewers; then he commandeers a police helicopter and follows them further, but ends up being followed by TIE Fighters. He manages however to destroy the Imperal ships and continue his chase. Sandy decides to surrender and face justice, then saves John's life when he slips and is nearly swept off a nearby ledge. In gratitude, he somehow manages to get Sandy's sentence remanded, and life returns to normal for the gang.

Trivia

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Censorship

 * FOX cut a breif gag in which the "CBS Asiantown" logo is shown as a slanted eye version of the CBS logo (this was after they showed the clip of "Three's Company: Asiantown"). Nick@Nite has this gag uncut.

Rating
TV-14: DLSV

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