BITR:The Flying Dutchman

Although the Flying Dutchman was not in every Spongebob episode, he plays a very important role in the t.v. show. The Flying Dutchman is the green, ghost-like figure who uses his wicked-tight pirate skills to scare people. In one particular episode, he drops an anchor on spongebob's house. Of course, spongebob became curious and went to the smartest person he knew. Squidward. Even though Squidward is generally a pretty smart guy, he doesn't always make the wisest decisions. Climbing up the anchor was one of these un-wise decisions. Naturally, Spongebob and Patrick follow him and after a tedius climb they finally end up aboard the Flying Dutchman's ship. This is when we discover the Flying Dutchman's motives. What he wants is for them to help him scare poor, innocent, little sea creatures all over Bikini Bottom. This episode ends in the Flying Dutchman deciding he will eat Spongebob and Patrick. Luckily, the Flying Dutchman actually has a little kindness deep down in his pirate heart.(if ghosts even have hearts) so he grants them three wishes. After wasting two of the wishes, you would think spongebob would be smart enough to wish that they could get off the boat. But no, instead he wishes that the Flying Dutchman was a vegetarian so he wouldn't eat them. Although his wish was granted, Spongebob and Patrick soon found themselves in the form of fruit inside of a blender. Nobody knows how this ends up.

Although the Flying Dutchman may seem like an evil character, he actually does some things for the good of others. An example of this was when he taught Mr. Crabs a lesson about being cheap. Mr. Crabs forces Spongebob to sell a rotten craby patty found under the grill. After tasting the food himself, Mr. Crabs ends up on his death bead. When the Flying Dutchman comes to visit him, he sentences him to Davy Jones locker full of sweaty socks, which is ironic because the Flying Dutchman refuses to eat without his lucky sock. This makes Mr. Crabs feel very bad for his terrible sin. In result, Mr. Crabs becomes a happier person and hosts a "Grand Re-opening" at the Krusty Krab. Even though Mr. Crab's generosity doesn't last for long, and he sold Spongebob's soul for $.62, the Flying Dutchman still teaches him a valuable lesson.

So next time your being a penny-pinching cheap wad remember that the Flying Dutchman might come and throw you into a stinky locker full of socks...in humbles us all.