 Back home , having given up on his dream , SpongeBob dries himself out when he receives an insulting phone call and puts the hair dryer in his pants . While he talks , the dryer inflates his pants , giving him the ability to fly . He goes around helping people , earning their admiration and becoming a superhero of sorts . However , the other characters continue to ask increasingly unnecessary favors of him , leaving him no time to fly with the jellyfish . When he tries to escape to the Jellyfish Fields , a mob forms and chases him , but is unable to catch him . Cannonball Jenkins , formerly a farmer and later on , a sailor , launches himself at SpongeBob , popping the pants and sending him plummeting to the ground . Everyone then hold a funeral for his now @-@ deflated pants . Upset , SpongeBob decides to go home , but the jellyfish help him fly and take him back there . Patrick arrives and asks if they could fly over to the pizzeria , but SpongeBob decides to leave the flying to the jellyfish , only for Patrick to fly off himself . 
