USA Premiere: December 31, 1988
Syndication Premiere: November 21, 1988
"I'll Be Senior" is the 31st episode of Season 4. Grandpa questions his true state of mind beause of comments on his age. Meanwhile, the Sea Urchins create a potion turning much of the Snorkland population into babies.
Plot Summary[]
The episode begins with Bigweed and Lil Seaweed disguised as sharks. They enter Shark Grotto so they can steal the White Kelp needed to complete Bigweed's potion. Distracting the other sharks proves to be a fail, but they manage to grab a piece of white kelp. Back in town, Junior and Grandpa see a poster regarding big competition and making a lot of money. They soon argue over who should really get that "special job." Grandpa tricks Junior, but Junior beats Grandpa to it - the job was actually an ice clam stand. Junior mocks Grandpa about his age, and this makes him feel bad.
He decides to go into the music store to take his mind off things. He requests a classic record from Frank Sinorktra, but all they have is new wave music. He rants about it being "noise" and leaves immediately. He's at the park feeding pigeons when Junior asks him for an ice clam. Allstar, Casey, and Occy swim by, with Allstar being disgusted by Junior increasing the price from 10 cents to 50 cents. Casey offers to take Grandpa snorkboarding at the Snorkboard Park. He tries catching up with everyone else, but has incredible difficulty. At that point, he heads on a train for the Old Snork's Home.
Grandpa meets Rosie
Back in Bigweed's Lair, Bigweed completes the formula and places it in various bombs. He then explains his motivations to his crew - he'll drop the bombs all over town and destroy the population. Grandpa enters the Old Snork's Home, where at first he meets a slow-mo named Al, who pretty much sleeps all the time. Then he meets Rosie, who - like Grandpa - doesn't feel old. They both end up dancing to Frank Sinorktra's music. At the same time, Junior struggles to make money with his ice clam stand, so he purchases a ticket and gets on a train to go visit him. Meanwhile, Bigweed and Lil Seaweed drop the bombs near Corky, Allstar, Casey, and everyone else in Snorkland, causing them to turn into babies on the spot.
Junior arrives at the Old Snork's Home, meets Rosie, and joins her and Grandpa for lunch as they discuss him helping Junior with his business. They go back to Snorkland only to see it's really deserted. They try ordering Kelpa-Colas at a clamburger stand when they see the chef as a baby. They head over to the Snork Patrol to find out what's going on, when they see they are also babies. Junior sees Allstar, Casey, and even his dad in a large cradle, and freaks out. Grandpa then gathers everyone at the Old Snork's Home to stop Bigweed's crew before matters get worse. They go underground to find their hiding spot, grab the last few bombs, and throw them at the villains, causing them to turn into babies; then Al sends them back to their lair. The gas soon wears off, and everyone's back to normal. Junior lowers his ice clam price from 50 cents to 9 cents. He learns that he really needs his Grandpa around, and Grandpa learns you should feel young at heart. The episode ends with music and dance on the streets of Snorkland.
