Krabs crazy, and he decides to get rid of the boots once and for all. But the boots' squeaking starts to drive Mr. Krabs buys his daughter Pearl a pair of fishing boots for her birthday, but when she rejects them, he gives them to SpongeBob instead, who loves them. The rocket's fuel runs out when he is directly above the moon, prompting him to realize that he has indeed mistaken the real Bikini Bottom for the moon. When Sandy finally catches up with them, they believe that she is also an alien and tie her up too! SpongeBob and Patrick become suspicious of each other, and Patrick ends up tying himself up (with the aid of a gun which shoots out netting), and with all the "aliens" safely on board the rocket, SpongeBob thinks he is heading back for home. SpongeBob and Patrick then capture all of the people they encounter. The boys think they have landed on the moon, and that the aliens have projected the environment of Bikini Bottom on that of the moon, to trick them.
Since SpongeBob and Patrick do not know how to control the rocket, it circles the moon a couple of times before heading straight back down into Bikini Bottom. Where did SpongeBob and Patrick actually land the rocket? When he and Patrick (who went with him) land, everything looks just like Bikini Bottom! The boys capture all the aliens who are posing as their friends and neighbors, to prove to Sandy that aliens do in fact exist.
SpongeBob doesn't realize that he is the maniac, and he and Patrick go out on patrol to look for him.
Yes, it's SpongeBob himself! His crimes include causing car accidents (he was trying to direct the cars safely when traffic lights had broken down), and entering someone's house without their permission through their window - he wanted to teach them a lesson about leaving their windows open. Did SpongeBob actually forget to put the pickles on the burger? SpongeBob has a breakdown, becoming incapable of doing simple things and doing strange things, such as nailing pieces of toast to the wall. After eating his Krabby Patty, he reveals that SpongeBob forgot to include the pickles. In "Pickles", an overweight fish named Bubble Bass, who is known for being very picky with food, comes to The Krusty Krab.SpongeBob and Patrick enjoy the 'torments', and are overjoyed when Mermaidman and Barnacleboy, feeling young again, get a new show on TV.
It is only when Mermaidman and Barnacleboy are so irritated with them that they attack them with their superpowers, calling them "evil". They hatch a plan to get Mermaidman and Barnacleboy to come out of retirement, but their first few attempts fail. SpongeBob and Patrick mistakenly believe that this means that the heroes are working undercover at the home, Shady Shoals, but they are actually very old now. In an old folks' home on the other side of the town.