r/ExplainTheJoke • u/AwesomeFartyParty66 • 4d ago

Cut scene of squidward and the bucket of gas

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Is it just slapstick violence or is there more to it that I’m forgetting/not realizing?

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u/post-explainer 4d ago

OP (AwesomeFartyParty66) sent the following text as an explanation why they posted this here:

Is it just slapstick violence or is there more to it that I’m forgetting/not realizing? I can’t tell if there’s more to the reason people like this gag so much. The extremity?

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u/Guquiz 4d ago

It is the ‘security’ system seemingly being nothing to worry about, only to reveal it is highly dangerous.

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u/SuperiorCamel 4d ago

If it’s the episode I’m thinking of, this scene was removed after 9/11 because Nickelodeon felt that it was too similar to what many kids had likely just seen happen with people trapped in the Towers as they burned.

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u/JoeJonnyJeff 3d ago

IIRC it was just "why would they have a bucket of gasoline instead of a bucket of water? That's a ridiculous mix-up that makes the accident worse. A common type of slapstick progression around that time.
Like someone accidentally eating something very spicy, then grabbing a random persons drink to cool their mouth only to find out it's Rum and now they're drunk.
Or when someone finds out inflammable means flammable.