"A Cabin in the Kelp" is a SpongeBob SquarePants episode from season 12. In this episode, the Gal Pals take Pearl to a cabin in the woods for a weekend of silly pranks.
Characters[]
- SpongeBob SquarePants
- Gal Pals
- Wolfworm (single appearance)
- Moose snail (debut)
- Flibberty Gibbet (debut)
- Saleslady (single appearance)
- Pictured Incidentals
- Incidental 115 (pictured on brochure)
- Incidental 2 (pictured on brochure)
- Jellyfish (cameo)
Synopsis[]
The episode begins with the outside of Mrs. Puff's Boating School. The Gal Pals - Karen, Sandy, and Mrs. Puff - are preparing for a camping trip. They load their trailer and afterwards attach it to the boat. Pearl, the newest member, plans to prank them by having SpongeBob scare them. When Pearl arrives, Sandy puts her backpack, which has SpongeBob in it, in the trailer. The Gal Pals start driving and sing a song. They run over a pothole and the trailer disconnects from the boat, crashing in a pit of mud. SpongeBob is able to get out before the trailer sinks, and he finds a lucky peanut.
At the cabin, Sandy notices that the trailer has disconnected. Pearl is sad about losing her backpack, but Karen says that they can buy a new one. The Gal Pals quickly redecorate the abandoned cabin, and Pearl leaves to call SpongeBob. She advises him to "follow the trees" to find the cabin, and he runs into the woods. At night, the Gal Pals are sitting around a campfire. Sandy gives Pearl a necklace, and she, Karen, and Mrs. Puff tell her a scary story about the former fourth Gal Pal to whom the necklace belongs, Flibberty Gibbet, who is still roaming around in the woods for revenge after an argument. Pearl is scared and throws away the necklace, and the other Gal Pals start laughing at her, having successfully pranked her. Pearl laughs as a hand grabs the necklace from the floor.
After a noise, Mrs. Puff and Sandy explain that the story of Flibberty Gibbet was actually true. Pearl thinks the noise is SpongeBob, who is still lost. Karen plans for all four of them to jump out and scare SpongeBob. A monster then appears, and they run into the cabin and plan to escape.
SpongeBob appears at the cabin and is grabbed by the monster. The Gal Pals run in to save him, only to find that the monster is actually a saleslady selling pinecones on sticks. Flibberty Gibbet appears, not intending any harm to the Gal Pals, and they get scared and run away. SpongeBob chases after them with his lucky peanut. The episode ends with a fourth wall break as the four girls crash into the screen. They slide down, and then a "The End" sign shows up.
Production[]
The episode was confirmed by Vincent Waller on June 29, 2019.[2]
Storyboards[]
- Plussed by Kurt Snyder[3] and April "Pinkie" Davis, who "drew a lot of trees and spooky foliage".[4]
Music[]
( ‣ ) Production music |
( • ) Original music |
( ◦ ) SpongeBob music |
• Coconut Cream Pie Dry Mix - Nicolas Carr, Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield [Title card]
• Gal Pals Action Bumper - Nicolas Carr ["Gal Pals! Yeah!"]
• A Fishy Conversation - Nicolas Carr, Barry Anthony [Karen greases Mrs. Puff's boat engine with a Krabby Patty]
• Shotgun Wedding - Nicolas Carr, Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield [Mrs. Puff's boat and trailer get "hitched"]
• Vibe Q Sting - Nicolas Carr ["Hmm, I wonder what's keeping our newest Gal Pal."]
• Sponge Surf no guit mel. - Billy Lincoln, Michael Gurley [Pearl walking down the road with SpongeBob on her backpack]
• Gal Pals Action Bumper - Nicolas Carr ["Gal Pals! Yeah!"]
‣ Pigmy March - Cedric Palmer [Gal Pals' luggage gets put in the trailer]
◦ Gal Pal Song - Eban Schletter, Kaz Prapuolenis [Gal Pals sing this while they drive the boat]
• Hot Steel and Slide Licks 11D - Jeremy Wakefield [Moose snail crosses the road]
‣ Pigmy March - Cedric Palmer [Gal Pals continue driving the boat]
• Humorous Conversation no steel@end - Nicolas Carr, Barry Anthony [Pearl laughs maniacally]
‣ Dramatic Cue (C) - Ronald Hanmer [Trailer unhooks from the boat and rolls down into the woods' mud ditch]
‣ Space Horizons - Wolf Helling [SpongeBob exits the trailer]
• Down in Davie Jones Locker - Nicolas Carr [Trailer sinks in the mud ditch]
• Heavenly Sanatized Choir - Nicolas Carr ["Hey! A peanut! A lucky peanut!"]
‣ In Pursuit - Peter Hope ["I'm gonna survive!"]
• I'm a Flower - Nicolas Carr ["I can't eat this peanut."]
• Bell Tree Gliss - Nicolas Carr ["You're my lucky peanut."]
‣ Boy Scout - Harold Smart [Gal Pals arrive at the woods cabin]
‣ Comedy Punctuations And Bridges 3 - Fredric Bayco ["Oh no, my backpack!"]
• Hot Steel and Slide Licks 7B - Jeremy Wakefield ["This is the worst thing that could ever happen!"]
‣ Comedy Punctuations And Bridges 3 - Fredric Bayco ["Aww, there, there, sweetie. It's just a backpack, we can buy you a new one."]
• Lost in Limbo 4 - Nicolas Carr ["She must be psychic."]
‣ Comedy Punctuations And Bridges 3 - Fredric Bayco [Sandy opens the door of the cabin]
• Hot Steel and Slide Licks 26 - Jeremy Wakefield ["Allright, gals, let's not just hang here like mama's washing! Time to gussy up the place!"]
‣ Buying Spree - William Loose [Cabin reformed by Gal Pals]
‣ Comedy Punctuations And Bridges 3 - Fredric Bayco [Pearl phones SpongeBob outside the cabin]
• African Savanna - Nicolas Carr [SpongeBob swinging on vines]
• A Simple Conversation 1 - Nicolas Carr, Barry Anthony [SpongeBob talking with Pearl by the phone]
‣ Hawaiian Breeze - Jon Jelmer [Gal Pals drinking kelp cocoa around the campfire at night]
‣ Long Legged Beasties - Fredric Bayco ["It's time to initiate our newest member!"]
‣ Victory Chords - [ProjectSAM Symphobia Colours: Animator] [Pearl's necklace shines]
‣ Long Legged Beasties - Fredric Bayco ["You are now a Gal Pal."]
‣ Dramatic Impact (6) - Ivor Slaney [Sandy shushes Mrs. Puff]
‣ House Of Horror [#10.4] - W. Merrick Farran [Sandy explains Pearl who Fibberty Gibbet is]
‣ House Of Horror [#10.1] - W. Merrick Farran [Sandy, Karen, and Mrs. Puff tells Pearl that Flibberty Gibbet ran off into the woods and she's still waiting there for revenge]
‣ Five Dramatic Bridges B - Remastered - Kurt Rehfeld [Pearl sees Flibberty Gibbet's name at the back of her necklace and throws it away]
‣ Long Legged Beasties - Fredric Bayco [Sandy, Karen and Mrs. Puff laugh]
‣ House Of Horror [#10.2] - W. Merrick Farran [Saleslady's hand takes Pearl's necklace and makes noises in the woods]
‣ Clumsy C - Bernd Gesell [SpongeBob continues following trees in the woods]
‣ Cool Reception - Remastered - Jack Beaver ["So, SpongeBob thinks he can prank us, huh?"]
• Fooling Around 2 w e gtr - Nicolas Carr, Barry Anthony [Gal Pals pretend to scare SpongeBob hiding behind a tree]
‣ House Of Horror [#10.4] - W. Merrick Farran [Saleslady shows up angry]
‣ House Of Horror [#10.5] - W. Merrick Farran [Saleslady roars and scares the Gal Pals making them think she's Flibberty Gibbet.]
• Who Said That- Jolly Good Fellow 2 - Nicolas Carr, Barry Anthony [SpongeBob pops out screaming]
‣ Murder Scene - Alan Wynn [Saleslady's hand grabs SpongeBob into the cabin]
• Gal Pals Action Bumper - Nicolas Carr ["Gal Pals..."]
• A Fishy Conversation - Nicolas Carr, Barry Anthony [Saleslady showing SpongeBob pine cones on a stick]
• Slide Whistle Stooges No Whistle - Nicolas Carr, Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield [Flibberty Gibbet appears making Gal Pals run away]
• Gal Pals Action Bumper - Nicolas Carr ["Gal Pals!"]
Release[]
- This episode is available on the SpongeBob SquarePants Vol. 20, The Complete Twelfth Season, Another 100 Episodes, and The Best 300 Episodes Ever DVDs.
Trivia[]
General[]
- This is the first episode in the series when sorted in alphabetical order.
- SpongeBob is the only male main character present in this episode. All four female main characters are also present.
- This episode was paired up with "The Ghost of Plankton" during the episode's original American airing, but has since been re-airing with its sister "The Hankering."
- Additionally, it was paired with "Krusty Katering" during the SpongeBob Code-Catcher Challenge.
- This is the second episode in which Karen, Sandy, and Mrs. Puff form their friend group after "Girls' Night Out."
- Pearl becomes the newest Gal Pal, making her the only non-adult member.
- In one scene, Pearl looks at the audience and says, "She must be psychic," breaking the fourth wall.
- Kristen Morrison is credited as a storyboard artist in this episode, while she is usually credited as a storyboard director.
- This is also her last episode before she went to work on the Disney animated series The Wonderful World of Mickey Mouse.
- She did come back to Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years as a storyboard director on two episodes.
- This episode marks Sandy's last major role in the series until "Arbor Day Disarray" in season 13.
Dub facts[]
- In the Russian dub, the title card text is not translated or narrated, while it usually gets narrated.
- This episode was originally going to air in Irish on May 8, 2023, but was pulled for unknown reasons.
Cultural references[]
- The episode's title references the film The Cabin in the Woods.
- SpongeBob's line "I am SpongeZan, of the brine apes!" references Tarzan, lord of the apes.
Videos[]
Names in other languages[]
Language | Name | Meaning |
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German | Die Hütte im Seetang | The Hut in the Seaweed |
Russian | Хижина в водорослях Khizhina v vodoroslyakh |
A Hut in the Seaweed |