"Best Served Cold" is a The Patrick Star Show episode from season 2. In this episode, the enemies of the Star family team up to exact revenge.
Characters[]
- Patrick Star
- Squidina Star
- Bunny Star
- Cecil Star
- GrandPat Star
- Walter the Waiter
- Fentin Finkle
- Gladys
- Squidward Tentacles
- Death
- Sheldon J. Plankton
- Fisherman
- Sea fly
- Goofy Goober (as bobblehead)
- Incidentals
Synopsis[]
Patrick chases the ice cream man.
The Goofy Goober ice cream man is driving his truck away from Patrick, who is in close pursuit. His only attempt to avoid Patrick is to drive off a closing bridge, making his car crash and burn. Patrick shows up for ice cream, but takes so long in choosing which flavor he wants that the fire spreads and melts all of it. Frustrated, the ice cream man visits the Chum Bucket. There, he runs into Squidward, who is annoyed with Cecil stealing his newspapers; Fentin, who is jealous of Squidina's success; Gladys, who complains about Bunny; and Death, whom GrandPat has eluded for centuries. The ice cream man, realizing they all hate the Star family, suggests they team up to get revenge. Plankton kicks them out since none of them have ordered anything.
The five go in a van outside the Star house. Squidward goes first, setting a trap that will activate when Cecil goes to take the paper. However, Cecil doesn't fall for it. Frustrated, Squidward demonstrates it and ends up trapping himself, getting sent through a printing press. Next, Fentin writes a negative review of the Patrick Show and gives it to Squidina, but he is too young to know how to write and Squidina mistakes it for a fan letter. Death asks Gladys about her revenge plan, but she reveals she thought it was a book club about the Easter Bunny expose, and she does not hold an actual grudge against Bunny. She leaves and a sea fly comes in. The fly wants revenge on Bunny because she is always swatting flies.
The Grim Reaper about to get his revenge on GrandPat.
Bunny takes out the trash, dumping raw meat out as compost. The fly, originally intending to operate a mechanical flyswatter, is attracted to the scent and goes onto the trash. Bunny then gets in the machine and swats it. Death goes for revenge and teleports himself into GrandPat's room. However, his "revenge" is just playing a harmless prank on a sleeping GrandPat. The ice cream man decides to take revenge into his own hands, chasing Patrick with a spiked ice cream cone-shaped vehicle. Patrick runs away and hops into his other enemies' van, driving it around his house. Patrick manages to escape and jumps onto the ice cream man's vehicle. He attempts to eat it, sending it spinning away. His enemies drive it away, and are crushed by the mechanical flyswatter, then towed away.
Patrick is sad about not having any ice cream, when he notices some of the raw meat on the lawn and thinks it is a new flavor. Back at the Chum Bucket, the ice cream man, Death, Squidward, and Fentin are heavily injured. Fentin suggests that next time, they get revenge as a group instead of going one-by-one. Plankton jumps in and orders them to buy some chum, causing them to run away.
Production[]
This episode was confirmed on December 2, 2023.
Promotional art[]
- Drawn by Kenny Pittenger.[1]
Storyboards[]
- Plussed by Trey Chavez.[2]
Production notes[]
Trey Chavez:
- Chavez had a blast working on this episode. He thought Death was "a cool character."[2]
Music[]
| ( ‣ ) Production music |
| ( • ) Original music |
| ( ◦ ) SpongeBob music |
‣ Hot Pursuit - Edmund Koetscher [Title card and opening/Ice cream man's ice cream truck on fire.]
‣ Horror Cue 1 A - Gregor F. Narholz [Patrick approaches the ice cream truck.]
‣ Toy Town Parade - Harry Breuer, Jean-Jacques Perrey [Patrick orders ice cream.]
‣ Suspense And Tension A - Alan Wynn [Ice cream man enters the Chum Bucket.]
‣ One Over the Eight - Len Stevens [Squidward, Fentin, and Gladys complaining about the Stars.]
‣ Funeral Music - Alfred Kluten [Grim Reaper complaining about GrandPat.]
‣ Sneaking Around You - Didier Francois Goret ["I say we team up and finally get revenge on them, once and for all!"]
‣ Say it with a Smile (A) - Dick Walter ["You know, the Chum Bucket is a great place to hatch a revenge scheme!"]
‣ Secret Sleuth - Max Saunders [Ice cream man, Squidward, Fentin, Gladys, and the Grim Reaper arrive at the Star house.]
‣ Tricks and Traps - James McConnel [Squidward sets up a trap for Cecil/Squidward sets off his own trap.]
‣ Russian Rump - Harry Breuer, Jean-Jacques Perrey [Squidward goes through a printing press.]
‣ Jalopy - Ron Aspery [Squidward walks off.]
‣ Dramatic Encounter - Gregor F. Narholz [Fentin writing a negative review.]
‣ Tense Moments - Alan Wynn [Fentin drops off his review.]
‣ Marvellous [#86.3] - Eric Gemsa [Squidina mistakes the review for a fan letter.]
‣ Boys And Girls - Jean-Jacques Perrey, Gilbert Sigrist [Wall of Fans.]
‣ The Adventures of P.C.49 - Ronald Hanmer ["Gladys, what's your revenge plan?"]
‣ On The March - Jack Jordan ["I thought this was a book club about the new Easter Bunny exposé."]
‣ The Adventures of P.C.49 - Ronald Hanmer [Sea fly appears.]
‣ King Of The Giants F - John Fox, Otto Sieben [Fly swatter machine.]
‣ Swinging Cocktail [#94] - Stephane Huguenin, Christian Padovan, Yves Sanna [Bunny throws out raw meat.]
‣ Terror Sequence (I) - Dave Hewson [Sea fly sneaks up behind Bunny.]
‣ Romantic Endeavour - Thomas Kraus [Sea fly sees the raw meat.]
‣ Fun Sting F - Gregor F. Narholz [Bunny swats the sea fly.]
‣ Approaching Danger - Ronald Hanmer ["The time to reap my revenge is at hand."]
‣ Cut and Thrust - Derrick Mason [GrandPat sleeping.]
‣ Terror Sequence (I) - Dave Hewson ["GrandPat Star, you are mine!"]
‣ Musique De L'Infini - Jean-Jacques Perrey [Grim Reaper plays a prank on GrandPat.]
‣ Jolly Fellow 1 A - Hans Ehrlinger [Grim Reaper laughing at GrandPat.]
‣ Droopy - Arthur Wilkinson [Grim Reaper trips on raw meat.]
‣ King Kong Coming - Gregor F. Narholz ["My revenge will be served cold."]
• ? - Ego Plum [Ice cream man chasing Patrick.]
‣ Journey Through the Mist 1 - Andrew Pearce ["I've got you now, Patrick Star."]
‣ Prologue Of A Drama #9 - Hans Conzelmann, Delle Haensch ["This ends now!"]
‣ Journey Through the Mist 1 - Andrew Pearce [Patrick on the ceiling.]
‣ Crazy Capers - Norman Dane [Ice cream man, Squidward, Fentin, and the Grim Reaper fall into the studio.]
‣ Hunting for Clues - Jack Jordan ["They don't have a drive-on pass."]
‣ Frantic Fracas - Johnny Hawksworth [Ice cream man, Squidward, Fentin, and the Grim Reaper drive away.]
‣ Spy Catcher [#90] - Peter Thomas [Transition to next scene.]
‣ Cinnecitta Nostalgia - Marc Durst [Patrick eats meat-flavored "ice cream."]
‣ Dramatic Impact (6) - Ivor Slaney [Ending.]
Trivia[]
General[]
- This is the first episode in the franchise to premiere on a leap day in the United States.
- This is also the first appearance of the bubble transition in season 2, as it hasn't been seen since "Super Sitters."
- This episode was paired up with a rerun of "Star Cruise" during the original American airing.[3]
Episode references[]
- The way Patrick chases the ice cream man on all fours is the exact same way he does it in "Enemies à la Mode."
- This episode can be seen as a spiritual successor to "Enemies à la Mode," in that it involves the Star family and their rivals.
Cultural references[]
- The name of the episode comes from the proverb "revenge is a dish best served cold."
References[]
Notes[]
- ^ Also listed as "PAT217" in the segment's storyboards and simply "217" in its model sheets and background art.