Goody! Now here is a real beloved rocking classic of the show that many fans seem to hold in high regard and remember fondly. And that's for very good reason, it is easily one of the funnest tales. And it really is rocking - seriously, two kids literally make a giant dinosaur-like creature explode with rock music in it! It's also got to have the best opening of the whole series, with a poodle getting eaten! So, in my personal opinion although this episode is a lot of fun, like most of them it also has a bit of a weak point somewhere and even for an one of these it's got some *real* noticeably s****y acting from some of the small cast, like the hilarious parents of the brother and sister who were such a pair of perky upbeat people, first rushing gallantly to the aid of some poor girl who's just had a nightmare and then giving a hand to the boarding school headmaster after he suffers a suspiciously bad reaction to the innocent chiming of a plain old wristwatch - oops, I'm sure nothing funny's going on there that might yet later come into play(!) They just seemed to plain care about everybody, so then why leave their own kids in such an eerie hellhole for *six* months? And then there was the acting of the weirdo headmaster and mistress of the school who, while not as god-awful as the parents as they played it fairly straight in the first act of the story, but then near the end as their nefarious scheme to invade the earth with reptile people and use the hypnotised kids who have been unwittingly nurturing their rotten eggs as food is revealed, they both suddenly turn into two complete loonytoon goof-balls and begin behaving all giggly and mischievous-like! It does fit the tone of the story but they're extremely cheesy! It's really funny though, as they're both so into it and are playing evil in a very pantomime comic book kind of way that's quite crazy to see. It reminded me of that 80s sci-fi show "V" when the headmaster pulled by his sleeve and showed the reptilian skin that lurked within! And although it looks kinda corny now, I still really love the ending with the monstrous queen of the mysterious reptiles, which upon seeing again, immediately made me think of Bowser! Something that I enjoy about this one now is how it some of its elements remind me of a great old-fashioned B-movie - the sinister plans to take over the world by secret monster-people, how it all ends with a big monster being blown to bits, and the closing image of the one egg left standing that's about to hatch... There's some great memorable imagery in it, such as the creepy brainwashing "Spunge" gruel and when the alarm hypnotises the kids who all shuffle down into the basement to wash and salt(?) the reptile eggs. So let me get this straight.. The big Achile's heal of the monsters was basically high-pitched noises? Well gosh, they should have just quit before they even started, they kids shoulda just screamed at them, that would've done the trick just as easily! It's almost as lame as the weakness of the aliens from that movie Signs! You saw it already, but I would really like to say that I rate this thoroughly entertaining tale a well-deserved 8-out-of-10 spoonfuls of gritty Spunge! The end. Or, is it...Yes!!
