( snoring )
SPONGEBOB ( singsongy ): Oh, Squidward!
What do you want, SpongeBob?
Time for work, Squidward.
Another day, another dollar.
More like another nickel.
( snickering )
( laughs annoyingly )
Good one, Squidward!
( laughing )
Another day, another nickel.
It's not that funny.
That's funny because it's true.
( SpongeBob laughing annoyingly )
Carpool's over.
Nickel.
( laughs )
( groans )
Here's your food.
( laughs )
It's not that funny!
Please make it stop!
( annoying laugh continues )
( laughter echoing )
( laughter continues )
Okay, Squidward, see you tomorrow.
( annoying laugh trails off into the distance )
And always check for spare change.
( groans )
Another day, another... nickel!
Two Krabby Patties.
Thanks, kid.
Another day, another nickel.
( laughing )
Oh.
( all laughing )
Cease your laughing, tormentor!
( laughing alternates with cries of pain )
This could be my chance.
SpongeBob, you don't look well.
I don't?
No.
You should sit down.
Shh...
You're burning up, SpongeBob.
I am?
Tell me, SpongeBob,
have your sides been hurting?
Yeah, a little.
And your temperature is 175 degrees!
Is that bad?
Oh, no, no, no, no, no...
unless you've been doing a lot of... laughing.
I have been laughing a lot lately.
( gasps )
SpongeBob,
you've got to be careful.
You're going to burn out your laughbox.
My laughbox?
Yes, it's the part of your body
that enables laughter.
If you use it too long without giving it a break,
it burns out, and you can never laugh again.
Is that what happened to you, Squidward?
Yes... What? No!
Listen, SpongeBob, this is serious!
If you burn out your laughbox,
you'll live your whole life
without ever laughing again.
Hey, Patrick, you want to hear a joke?
Sure, Sandy.
Sure, I'd love a good laugh.
What has four wheels and flies?
A garbage truck!
( both laughing )
( flat, mechanical laughter )
( laughter dies away )
I don't want to burn out my laughbox, Squidward.
Well, the most important thing is to stop laughing.
Any laugh at all could be dangerous.
How long do I have to avoid laughing?
Gosh, SpongeBob, I'd say
at least the rest of the day,
but you better go 24 hours just to be safe.
Thank you so much, Squidward.
I don't know what I'd do without you!
A day without laughter is a small price to pay
to save my laughbox from utter destruction.
I must remain vigilant.
Nothing funny over there.
Nothing funny over here.
PATRICK: Hey, SpongeBob!
How's it going?
Patrick... banana peel... don't!
What did you say...
( screaming )
Oh, no...
Hey, what the...
Wait a minute, Patrick!
Please stop!
Right foot first...
Wait, Patrick, I can't laugh.
You can't?
Oh, I know what to do.
That usually knocks him out.
( panting )
Get a grip on yourself, SpongeBob.
You're in control.
( sputtering )
Just back away from the whoopie cushion, SpongeBob.
( sputtering )
( gasps )
They're everywhere!
Everywhere!
Look out for that pie truck!
( screaming )
( giggling )
I've got to get out of here!
( cushions sputtering )
There's nothing funny up here.
But just to be safe...
( crickets chirping )
( crowing )
Ah, I made it 24 hours without laughing.
( exhales )
That's odd.
( exhales )
I've lost my laugh.
( screaming )
I've lost my laugh!
( screaming )
Hi, SpongeBob.
It's terrible, Patrick...
I can't laugh anymore.
What happened?
I went a whole day without laughing
and now my laugh is gone.
Let me take a look.
Hmm... it's dark in here.
I'd better light a match.
( coughing )
( screaming )
( knock at door )
Come in.
( sniffling )
Mr. Krabs?
What's wrong, boy?
I lost my laugh.
You've come to the right place, son.
You know, there's one thing that always makes me laugh.
( chortling )
Don't it just tickle you, boy?
Not really.
This calls for drastic measures.
I don't usually do this,
but you seem desperate.
Touch it.
Nothing.
Oh, this is worse than I thought.
After all, money is the ultimate source of joy.
Maybe I should ask Sandy.
She's a scientist.
SANDY: Oh, it's easy if you approach it scientifically, SpongeBob.
Now, what is laughter?
The thing that used to give my life meaning and purpose,
but now mocks me with its cruel indifference.
But scientifically speaking, it's caused
by your epiglottis constricting your larynx,
causing irregular air intake and respiratory upset.
Sounds painful.
Science makes everything
sound painful, SpongeBob.
Now, here's some humor-theory textbooks,
laugh mechanics and the quantum giggle theory.
Thank you, Sandy.
Sure is peaceful around here
since SquarePants became a sad sack.
I've read all the books, and still nothing.
I guess I'll never laugh again.
( moaning )
l really hate to see the little guy so sad,
but not as much as I hate to see him happy.
( SpongeBob wailing )
I think I found the one thing l hate more than his laugh.
l'm sure he'll cry himself out soon.
( sobbing )
What have I done?
Oh, that's it.
This charade has to end!
Hi, Squidward.
SpongeBob, this infernal crying has to stop!
But, Squidward, I... I broke my laughbox!
( sobbing )
SpongeBob, there's no such thing as a laughbox!
I made the whole thing up
to get some peace from your insipid laughter!
You mean my laughbox isn't broken?
And it was a cruel lie
that sent me into spiraling depression?
Uh... yeah, well, it sounds pretty harsh
when you put it that way, but... yeah.
I could laugh the whole time?
Yeah.
( annoying laugh returns )
( joins in raucous laughter )
You really fell for it!
I guess I did.
You even fell for the old
thermometer-in- the-boiling-oil routine!
( screeching with laughter )
It's not really that funny, Squidward.
It's hilarious!
See you later, Squidward.
( laughing wildly )
Break your laughbox!
What a schlemiel!
Whoo-hoo-hoo!
( gagging )
( siren wails )
Look, he's waking up.
Oh... where am I?
You're in the hospital, silly.
You broke your laughbox.
The doctor said it was the most tiny, dried out,
underused laughbox he'd ever laid eyes on.
So they cut it out.
Cut it out?
Yeah! Want to see it?
lt's fun to shake it up
and watch it bounce around.
Oh, give me!
Oh, I can never laugh again?
Nonsense... your laugh should be stronger than ever.
But you cut out my laughbox.
Yes, but one of your friends generously allowed us
to transplant part of theirs to you.
Nope.
They wouldn't pay me.
You're getting warmer.
SpongeBob?
( annoying laugh )
Hey, you laugh just like me!
( both laughing )
( sustained laughter )
Oh, there he goes,
off to share his laughter with the world.
( laughs )