Patrick copies Squidward's habits, making Squidward realize that he can shape Patrick to act like a "cultured sophisticate." A montage commences of Squidward and Patrick spending time together with various activities, including gardening, pedicures, playing clarinet, and dancing.
Squidward offers Patrick a lard cake, and as Patrick is about to gobble it down in one bite, Squidward stops him and shows him how to eat like a gentleman. The next morning, Patrick wakes up to find that Squidward has decorated the house to his liking, and is cooking up breakfast in the kitchen. However, he is unable to sleep due to Patrick drooling on his face, and when Squidward yells at him to stop, Patrick wakes up and falls on Squidward, due to thinking there are sand mites in the house. Patrick gives Squidward a bedroom to sleep in, but since everything in Patrick's house is made out of sand, Squidward sleeps without a pillow or blanket. Squidward identifies himself, and tells Patrick that he will be staying at his place, which thrills the latter.
When Squidward approaches Patrick's house, he is dragged inside by Patrick, and is threatened by a banana Patrick is holding. Squidward finally gives in and flips a coin, making him decide to stay at Patrick's house. Later that night, Squidward is seen roughing it in a tent where his house used to be, but a sudden rainstorm blows his tent away, leaving him without a shelter. Squidward is saddened that his house is destroyed, so SpongeBob and Patrick offer Squidward to stay at one of their houses, but he refuses. However, this causes Squidward's house to tip over and collapse, destroying the house. SpongeBob and Patrick are unable to hear the threat, so Squidward leans out of his window even harder to yell even louder.
Squidward leans out of his window and screams for the duo to be quiet, threatening to call the cops on them. The episode begins with SpongeBob and Patrick playing in the mud outside of Squidward's house while making loud noises.