What made Mr. Krabs' death seem even more real was the fact that Nickelodeon removed a SpongeBob Square Pants episode (Season 12, Episode 21) titled "Kwarantined Crab" around that same time.

The episode "Kwarantined Crab" comes to mind ... not even the hyper-capitalistic Mr. Krabs, who struggles to get out of bed ...

Following is a transcript of the video. Narrator: Does this sound familiar to you? That's Mr. Krabs walking in "SpongeBob." Mr. Krabs: Can't you just pretend to listen for once in your life?