Character Exaggeration: While in other episodes, he's effeminate and weak at worst and evenly matched with Sandy at karate, SpongeBob in this episode has his Prone to Tears wimpy side pushed up to eleven in order to focus on how much of a 'weenie' he is.Butt-Monkey: SpongeBob is continuously denied from entering the Salty Spitoon, despite his attempts.

Berserk Button: Do not call Patrick 'tubby' - SpongeBob ends up getting punched in the eye for this.

Nerd #2: I disagree, I saw a guy going in there, and he was bald. No one gets into the Double S without a tough hair-do. Nerd #1: Couldn't get in, huh? What you need is a tough hair-do.

Discussed by the two Stereotypical Nerd fish at the designated restaurant for wimps SpongeBob returns to throughout the episode, Weenie Hut Jr.'s, as they advise SpongeBob on how to get into the Salty Spitoon.

As the bouncer of the bar which only allows the toughest of tough in, Reg is essentially the arbiter of toughness.

While the fish in the world of SpongeBob are hairless as a default due to the fact that fish don't have hair, Reg, the bouncer to the Salty Spitoon, actually has an Off-Model shaved head.

The Ambulance Cut right after SpongeBob enters the Salty Spitoon, implying he got beaten senseless by the other patrons but according to Sandy he ran inside and slipped on an ice cube.

A Paper-Thin Disguise, right? Then the real SpongeBob shows up, in a clown wig.

When SpongeBob is told he needs a tough hairdo, we cut to what appears to be him, in a black wig, acting tough, and claiming to be a drifter.

Bad-Guy Bar: The Salty Spitoon is only for the toughest people in Bikini Bottom.

SpongeBob: (wheezes) Oh, I, uh, don't be silly! He's not bothering anybody! What about that guy? (camera pans to an extremely muscular fish with a giant underbite) SpongeBob: And I feel pretty sorry for the next guy who looks at me funny!

SpongeBob: I might have to beat someone up just to get rid of all this.

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