And Miles smiled. Because even in the depths of adult dread, that was still pretty funny.
Then he paused. Disc 12. Side B. Track 7.
He shouldn't. The man warned him. But the collector's curse is curiosity. He pressed play. spongebob season 1-12 dvd
His quest began on a Tuesday.
He visited every second-hand store within 50 miles. "SpongeBob?" said a clerk named Brenda, chewing gum. "Honey, we got three copies of The Best of Patrick Star on VHS and a sing-along DVD that smells like maple syrup. That's it." And Miles smiled
He binged through the movie, the post-movie seasons, the second movie, the weird computer-animated specials. He reached Season 11, then 12. Perfection.
The man leaned close. "One thing. You must never watch Disc 12, Side B, Track 7. It is the episode where SpongeBob learns about taxes. It is too real ." Disc 12
The episode ended with a freeze-frame of SpongeBob staring at a 1040 form, his eternal grin finally, finally fading.