User Reviews

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!!

Tale by: david

This episode was pretty awesome. brother annd sister end up at boarding school that has an eerie green slimey secret. lots of great slime and creature effects. it was set in a beautiful old mansion type plaace.

my only complaint, it begins w david sad/frumpy about something and everyone makes fun of him (including franky, whom david invited to be in the club. what a jerk). so in order to vent david tells this story. after the story they don't really finish that storyline. they're just like, okay peace

Warning do not read unless seen episode.

This isn't another honorable mention of mine. I really do like the premise, having horror at school grounds which I don't see often, it's almost similar to the movie "The Faculty" as that was about aliens taking over the school. Though also a little of the film "Susperia" as that was about a dance school that was really a front for an evil witch sect. It's a very unsettling and creepy feeling because educational institutions one of the very places we always depend on to provide us intelligence and most of all security from the outside world, but when it's compromised there is no safe place because the danger is already here. Though it's also based on our subconscious fear on how authority we depend on for protection can be inverted and turn against us.

I really like the environment and atmosphere of the school, which is unsettling from the beginning as clean and orderly as everything looks it's just had a cold sterile atmosphere, as everything is too calm, and I've been to a lot of schools and it's never that calm. But also, when it comes down to the other half of the story once the secret is out and it doesn't disappoint as we see the lair, really like that glowing green lighting that was used which I felt sort of added to the strangeness and danger of their environment. Also, like the makeup work on the reptilian alien or mutant creatures, sort of reminds me of the make up effects of the reptilian aliens in the 80's mini series "V". This episode could of easily of been a spin off tale from that series as the scheme of the alien/mutants in this tale is similar to the one in the mini series and also in the miniseries brainwashing was utilized.

Illya Woloshyn, whom I remember from the TV show "The Odyssey" as J, he was really solid as Augie. I really bought him as the nerdy type; I'll admit just seeing him in that role with the glasses, really makes me wish that a "Spider Man" film would have been made in the 90's, he could of played Peter Parker/Spider Man he looks like the character. Anyway, his character is one that just goes with he flow of things because he believes everything happens for a reason. Which I believe is true, but it sometimes depends on what that reason is. Unfortunately that's his weakness that mentality makes him a little too much on the passive side, he doesn't question enough or take action when needed.

I really like the sister Jasmine whom is one on the aggressive side of things, she rebellious she like to do her own thing, but what I like about her is she doesn't go with the flow of things she likes to make her own flow, which is something I can emphasize with because I'm that way too. This is a big advantage for her because her instincts are sharp doesn't just accept things as they come along, she actually does question her circumstances. And we see her instincts are on the money there really is something rotten going on in Denmark or should I say the school.

The dynamic between the two is solid, sort of a Freudian dynamic as Jayme is kind of the id, while Augie is sort of the ego. They really are good for each other as the sister abides by the green beret code "you watch my back and I'll watch yours" in one moment Augie was about to have some of that Sponge (which looks like sludge, let alone who has oatmeal for desert) but then the sister gives him a look that says, "Really, your going to eat that" then Augie passes, so she keeps him from going the wrong way and she's right as that Sponge is really a mind control drug. I even like that little monologue she delivers toward him as he was cracking for one moment, when he was trying to hide under the covers (yeah, that's really going to work.) how all the rules are out the window, which is true because in a life or death situation there are no rules except one survive. That monologue motives Augie to do what must be done as we see him use his best weapon which is his intelligence, much like with "MacGyver" he has a plan to save both him, his sister, fellow students and the world.

As an old saying goes sometimes you got to break the rules.

Rating: 3 and a half stars