Mid-Life Crustacean

"Mid-Life Crustacean" is the second part of the 15th episode of the third season of SpongeBob SquarePants. It was first broadcast on Nickelodeon on November 6, 2002. The episode is about Mr. Krabs trying to prove that he isn't old.

"Mid-Life Crustacean"
SpongeBob SquarePants episode
Episode no.	Season 3 Episode 15b
Directed by	C. H. Greenblatt and Kaz (storyboard directors) Chuck Klein (storyboard) Frank Weiss (animation) Derek Drymon (creative)
Written by	C. H. Greenblatt Kaz Mark O'Hare
Production code	5572-210
Original air date	November 6, 2002 (2002-11-06)
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Story

Mr. Krabs wakes up one morning to a song on his clock radio that reminds him of his advancing age as he struggles to get out of bed. At breakfast, he asks Pearl if she thinks he's old, which Pearl says she does; he tries using the slang word "coral" as an alternative to "cool" to try to sound younger, which Pearl says ruins the term. On his way to work, he becomes increasingly agitated as he is continuously reminded of his age. At the Krusty Krab, after overhearing a patron comparing him to an "old and dried out" Krabby Patty, he asks to join SpongeBob and Patrick's "big night out" in order to feel young again.

During the evening, SpongeBob, Patrick, and Mr. Krabs partake in bizarre, bland, and/or childish activities, none of which satisfies Mr. Krabs. At an arcade, SpongeBob, Patrick and several children repeatedly ask Mr. Krabs if he is feeling younger now, causing him to lose his temper and berate the duo. Preparing to cancel his night out, Mr. Krabs changes his mind when Patrick reveals that they are going out on a panty raid.

When the trio sneaks into a house to grab a woman's pair of underwear from her dresser drawer, Mr. Krabs briefly rejoices, finally feeling young again, before they are caught by the home's owner, Krabs' mother; SpongeBob and Patrick never told him it was her house they were raiding. Because of the boys' lie by omission, she grounds Mr. Krabs for the rest of the night. SpongeBob follows him and apologizes, to which Mr. Krabs forgives him, quipping that spending the night in his childhood bedroom makes him feel younger. As SpongeBob leaves, Mr. Krabs' mother orders him to shut off his bedroom lights, to which he dejectedly abides.