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"Bubble Bass Reviews" is a The Patrick Star Show episode from season 1. In this episode, Bubble Bass reviews The Patrick Show!.
Characters[]
- Patrick Star
- Bubble Bass
- Squidina Star
- Mama Bass
- Cecil Star (cameo)
- GrandPat Star (cameo)
- Kitten Princess[2] (on wallpaper)
- Incidentals
- Incidental 4 (cameo)
- Mermaid Man (on comic book cover)
- Barnacle Boy (on comic book cover)
- Dirty Bubble (toy)
Synopsis[]
The episode opens with Patrick opening an episode of his show. He shows a big table full of dangerous items. A big red "WRONG" is plastered on screen and Bubble Bass, recording himself, critiques and berates this part, questioning how the dynamite is staying inside the toaster. He is then interrupted by his mother, telling him to send up his dirty laundry. Bubble Bass scolds her, explaining that he is making art. Mama Bass doesn't care and throws down the laundry basket, landing on Bubble Bass's face.
"You Can't Do That in Real Life."
Bubble Bass begins his 674th episode of The Bubble Bass Reviews Show with his first segment, "You Can't Do That in Real Life." During the segment’s opening, he tries to move his mouse out of the way, but ends up revealing his Kitten Princess wallpaper. He fixes his camera to a segment of The Patrick Show! where Patrick and Squidina are at a campfire. Bubble Bass points out that there's fire underwater and cackles, hoping someone is fired for this. Mama Bass once again interrupts, exclaiming that his Pizza Bagels are ready. Bubble Bass prepares to eat them, but then realizes his camera is on.
After a cutaway to him pretending to be a sorcerer, Bubble Bass continues with the review, beginning the next segment "You Goof'd!". He puts in a tape of a clip of episode PAT 054, where Patrick throws a baseball into GrandPat's mouth. Bubble Bass pauses the tape, pointing out that the baseball changes directions in the clip. He angrily proclaims that his immersion was ruined and ends the segment with the phrase "You Goofed!"
After two more cutaways to a cat girl performance and a showing of a "My Tiny Seahorse" figure, Bubble Bass brings out his sponsor, Canned Nacho Cheese. His mother immediately interrupts, explaining to the viewers that her son is living a pathetic life and needs a job. After she leaves, Bubble Bass shows a clip from episode 227F, where Patrick’s pants fall down, causing him to fall down. Bubble Bass then goes on an excessive rant about The Patrick Show, its crew, and its audience.
It is then revealed that Patrick and Squidina were watching Bubble Bass' review. Patrick turns off the laptop and says they "oughta go have a little talk with him." It immediately starts raining and Patrick brings an umbrella with them. After yet another cutaway to him failing to score in basketball, Bubble Bass continues with his review, showing that in one scene, Patrick has a regular arm, and in another scene, he has thumbs. This makes Bubble Bass so angry that he consumes an entire box of donuts. Unbeknownst to him, Patrick and Squidina walk up to his house in the storm.
Bubble Bass brings out more donuts to hate-eat, but Mama Bass barges in, saying that his friends are here to see him. Bubble Bass is confused, as he doesn't have any friends, but his mother clarifies that their names are Patrick and Squidina. Realizing, Bubble Bass fortifies the door and turns off the lights, hoping they think he's not home. He looks to his windows and sees Patrick and Squidina knocking at them. Bubble Bass is mortified, even more so when they barge in and the water from outside ruins his action figures, comic books, and retro gaming console. Patrick and Squidina land in the room, saying that they watched this review. Bubble Bass runs out to the door, but his mother is too busy cutting carrots to open the door. Bubble Bass, realizing he's cornered by Patrick and Squidina, apologizes for his review. Patrick walks right up to him and thanks Bubble Bass for all of the criticism. Patrick shows him the review show he and Squidina made to review Bubble Bass Reviews, "Review Review."
Patrick and Squidina reviewing The Bubble Bass Reviews Show.
On "Review Review," Patrick starts by showing a montage of Bubble Bass' clothing stains, including grape juice, oatmeal, ketchup, and chocolate syrup. Squidina continues by showing a montage of Bubble Bass's loudest tantrums. Patrick follows it up by saying that Bubble Bass sweats a lot, accompanied with a clip of Bubble Bass heavily sweating. Bubble Bass, after watching the entire review, barges out the house running into the storm. Mama Bass runs out, loving that he's getting exercise. The sun comes out, and she tells Bubble Bass to put on some sunscreen. He refuses, causing him to be set on fire by the sun's light, ending the episode.
Production[]
This episode was in production during July 2022.[2]
This episode was confirmed on December 20, 2022.[3]
The episode was added to the United States Copyright Office on July 11, 2023.[4]
An image from this episode was released by the SpongeBob Archive Twitter account on July 23, 2023.[5]
On the following day, storyboard artist and writer Miggs Perez said it was their and Andy Gonsalves' work, confirming that it was not only a real image, but that they were the storyboard artists and writers for this segment.[6]
Storyboards[]
Art[]
Background art[]
- Designed by Adrian Martin and painted by Marta Knudsen.[1]
Promotional art[]
Production notes[]
Gabe Del Valle:
- Del Valle called the episode "a game changer" for the series.[13]
Miggs Perez:
- Perez said that they "loved" working on this episode, saying that "it was honestly kind of like [they] got to write a love letter to all the cringey YouTube [they] used to watch back in the day."[14]
Arielle Phillips:
- This was one of Phillips' favorite episodes to storyboard so far.[10]
- Phillips "thoroughly enjoyed designing Patrick the clown," saying that "he deserves his own show, or at the very least his own cartoon review show".[15]
- "Andy G's drawings of Bubble Bass made me crack up - I wanted to preserve his lumpiness/awkwardness in my boards, so I stuck quite close to Andy's roughs (That seahorse is Andy's, and it's GREAT. LEAVE IT, I said)"[16]
Music[]
| ( ‣ ) Production music |
| ( • ) Original music |
| ( ◦ ) SpongeBob music |
• The Patrick Star Show Theme Song - Ego Plum [Title card and opening.]
‣ Tuba 3 - Gunter Brauweiler, Friedel Berlipp [Mama Bass asks Bubble Bass to put his costume in a basket.]
‣ Hangin' Ten - Rod Abernethy ["The Bubble Bass Reviews Show" intro.]
‣ King of the Giants C - John Fox, Otto Sieben ["You Can't Do That In Real Life" title card.]
‣ Cats And Dogs - Gerhard Narholz [Bubble Bass' catgirl wallpaper.]
‣ Beauty Queen - Tommy Reilly, James Moody [Patrick and Squidina sitting around a campfire.]
‣ Horror Cue 5 C - Gregor F. Narholz ["You can't do that in real life!"]
‣ Tales From The Swamp (B) - Ron Goodwin ["I hope someone gets fired for this!"]
‣ More Mexicana - Syd Dale [Bubble Bass' pizza bagels are ready.]
‣ Battle March Link (4) - Keith Mansfield ["Excelsior!"]
‣ Tense Moments - Alan Wynn ["Patrick's tooth shape mystery shall never be solved."]
‣ Clowns - Dick Walter ["You Goof'd!" segment.]
‣ Horror Cue 5 C - Gregor F. Narholz ["You Goofed" graphic appears on screen.]
‣ Spy Catcher [#90] - Peter Thomas ["You Goofed" graphic.]
‣ Cats And Dogs - Gerhard Narholz [Bubble Bass dances in his catgirl cosplay.]
‣ Happiness Castle - Maurice de Courpalay ["Limited edition My Tiny Seahorse-"]
‣ A Touch of Elegance - Ray Hartley ["Bubble Bass Reviews is brought to you by canned nacho cheese."]
‣ Tuba 3 - Gunter Brauweiler, Friedel Berlipp [Mama Bass interrupts The Bubble Bass Reviews Show.]
‣ Cool Reception - Jack Beaver [Mama Bass begs for someone to be Bubble Bass' friend and take him outside.]
‣ Happiness Castle - Maurice de Courpalay [Bubble Bass resumes his show.]
‣ Swinging Trombone - Boris Schoska ["The Patrick Show is a crime against humanity and everyone involved with it should be thrown in jail!"]
‣ Horror Cue 5 C - Gregor F. Narholz [Mama Bass appears at the door.]
‣ Tales From The Swamp (C) - Ron Goodwin ["You had better not be talking to your dolls again!"]
‣ Hangin' Ten - Rod Abernethy [Patrick and Squidina watch Bubble Bass rant about their show.]
‣ Death Clock I - Dick de Benedictis ["Well, maybe we oughta go have a little..."]
‣ Horror Cue 1 A - Gregor F. Narholz ["...talk with him!"]
‣ Sporting Triumph - Ronald Hanmer [Bubble Bass weakly throws a basketball.]
‣ Bumbling B - Bernd Gesell [Bubble Bass rants about Patrick's hand inconsistency.]
‣ Death Clock C - Dick de Benedictis [Patrick and Squidina approach Bubble Bass' house.]
‣ La Muette De Portici - Daniel Auber ["Patrick and Squidina!?"]
‣ Arnold Is Back 2 - Gregor F. Narholz [Patrick and Squidina knock on Bubble Bass' windows.]
‣ Arnold Is Back 1 - Gregor F. Narholz [Bubble Bass' belongings get soaked.]
‣ Journey Through the Mist 1 - Andrew Pearce ["We've been watching your show, Bubble Bass."]
‣ Fight the Beast! [#20] - Gregor F. Narholz [Bubble Bass tries to escape the basement.]
‣ Giant Steps - Ramon Codas [Mama Bass listens to music while chopping carrots.]
‣ Fight the Beast! [#20] - Gregor F. Narholz [Patrick and Squidina approach Bubble Bass on the stairs.]
‣ Swinging Cocktail [#94] - Stephane Huguenin, Christian Padovan, Yves Sanna [Patrick and Squidina thank Bubble Bass for his criticisms.]
‣ Premiere Performance (a) - Dick Walter ["Review Review" intro.]
‣ Jet Generation - Sammy Burdson [Patrick talks about Bubble Bass' stains.]
‣ Tomfoolery - David Snell [Bubble Bass' most memorable stains.]
‣ Jet Generation - Sammy Burdson ["Bubble Bass throws a lot of tantrums."]
‣ Tomfoolery - David Snell [Supercut of Bubble Bass' loudest tantrums.]
‣ Cycling - Otto Sieben [Patrick talks about Bubble Bass' sweat.]
‣ Straight From Hell [#82] - Gregor F. Narholz [Bubble Bass dashes out of his house.]
‣ Tomfoolery - David Snell ["My son is outdoors! Participating in physical activity!"]
‣ Harp Glissando (N) - Jim Rattigan [The sun comes out.]
‣ Tomfoolery - David Snell ["Bubble Bass! You get back here and put on some sunscreen!"]
‣ Harp Glissando (N) - Jim Rattigan [The sun shines on Bubble Bass.]
‣ Tomfoolery - David Snell [Ending.]
Release[]
- This episode is available on the The Patrick Star Show Season 1, Volume 2 DVD.
Trivia[]
General[]
The promotional art used as a basis for the title card.
- This episode was originally going to premiere at 1:00 PM, but was later moved to 5:00 PM.
- The title card art for the episode is an edited version of official promotional art created for the series.
- This episode's production code (PAT 054) is seen when Bubble Bass inserts a VHS tape to show one of The Patrick Star Show's errors.
- This episode was paired up with a rerun of "Get Off My Lawnie" during the original American airing.[17]
- Despite Bubble Bass himself criticizing the switching directions between shots on The Patrick Show!, he himself broke the rule while pointing at the TV screen.[18]
- Bubble Bass tosses a basketball and yells "Touchdown!", which is actually a term used in football. Patrick does the same thing in "Backpay Payback."
Cultural references[]
- The entire episode is a parody of movie and cartoon critic internet videos, which were made famous by the rise of YouTube and the James Rolfe comedic reviewer character, the Angry Video Game Nerd. Additionally, it also lampoons how secondhand media critics tend to sensationally make something out as far worse than it actually is.
- The opening title of episode #674 of Bubble Bass' review series features the character donning clothes akin to movie critic Doug Walker, who hosts the Nostalgia Critic series of YouTube videos.
- On July 25, 2023, Doug Walker (performing as the Nostalgia Critic) made a satirical response to this episode in a YouTube video, initially seeming to show blatant dismay and sadness of his mockery on the series - but then performs a "bait-and-switch" move making fun of the Angry Video Game Nerd.[19]
- Bubble Bass' My Tiny Seahorse doll is a parody of the My Little Pony line of toys.
- An Atari 2600 can be seen when Patrick and Squidina open Bubble Bass' window and flood his house.
- One of the "errors" seen in a still image of Bubble Bass' review references Patrick's single buck tooth inconsistently changing from completely square to rounded on the sides, labeled with a "#107" on top of it. This references the 107 Facts! videos made by the ChannelFrederator YouTube channel.
- This channel is run by the company Frederator Studios, which produces other Nickelodeon shows, such as The Fairly OddParents! and My Life as a Teenage Robot.
- The "You Goofed" end tag logo references the "Griffin's Goofers" logo from Griffin's amiibo corner, a series of videos hosted on the Polygon YouTube channel.[20]
- Bubble Bass's "You Can't Do That In Real Life" segment shares its name with the 1979 Nickelodeon and YTV variety comedy show You Can't Do That On Television.
- Initially based vaguely on a handful of tropes,[21] the finalized Kitten Princess[2] takes influence from Tokyo Mew Mew.[22][23] Other if unofficially recognized influences identified include Madoka Kaname, the main protagonist from Puella Magi Madoka Magica.
- Bubble Bass' sponsorship segment may be a parody of the "like, comment, and subscribe" and "have you played this game" sponsor culture that has become common among YouTubers in the past few years.[24]
- The Mermaid Man & Barnacle Boy issue Bubble Bass reviews in episode 41 has a strikingly similar cover to Action Comics 1.
- The song that Mama Bass listens to on her headphones resembles the song "Eye of the Tiger" from the 1982 movie Rocky III.
Errors[]
- Although GrandPat can be heard screaming in one of Patrick's clips, Dana Snyder is not listed in the credits.
- Funny enough, the scene is one of the goofs in "You Goof'd!".
- During the "You Goof'd!" section, the exclamation mark is clipping through the screen.
- This could have been done intentionally, as to make fun of animation errors. Another case similar to this is in the show Garfield and Friends in the episode "Mistakes Will Happen" where the entire episode is based on intentional mistakes and errors within the show.
The exclamation point shown clipping through right side of the screen.
Names in other languages[]
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Spanish (American) | Las reseñas de Róbalo Burbujas | Bubble Bass Reviews |
| Spanish (European) | Lubina Burbujas, crítico de televisión | Bubble Bass, Television Critic |
References[]
- ^ a b Adrian Martin on Twitter - "IM FINALLY FREE..."
- ^ a b c Adrian Martin on Twitter - "Kitten Princess is my..."
- ^ The Patrick Star Show - LeakDB
- ^ From the United States Copyright Office catalog: Public Catalog - Copyright Catalog (1978 to present) - Basic Search [search: "Patrick Star Show"]. United States Copyright Office.
- ^ SpongeBob Archive on Twitter - "New Patrick Show..."
- ^ Miggs Perez on Twitter - "This was mine and..."
- ^ Andy Gonsalves on Twitter: "Bubble Bass Reviews" is a new..."
- ^ Miggs Perez on Twitter - "a few of my boards from..."
- ^ Arielle Phillips on Twitter: "Premiere of "Bubble Bass Reviews" on Nick..."
- ^ a b Arielle Phillips on Twitter - "Storyboard highlight thread!..."
- ^ Miggs Perez on Twitter - "I think everyone is really liking..."
- ^ Miggs Perez on Twitter - "Bubble Bass"
- ^ Gabe Del Valle - "PLEASE check out..."
- ^ Miggs Perez - "This was mine and..."
- ^ Arielle Phillips on Twitter/ - "Toofs n' goofs..."
- ^ Arielle Phillips on Twitter - "Andy G's drawings of..."
- ^ July 24, 2023 - Nickstory
- ^ Miggs Perez on Twitter- "the big obvious joke..."
- ^ Nostalgia Critic Responds to SpongeBob - YouTube
- ^ Miggs Perez on Twitter
- ^ Miggs Perez on Twitter - "Hi! Unfortunately, it was..."
- ^ Adrian Martin on Twitter -"Thank you!!! I'm glad..."
- ^ Adrian Martin on Twitter - "Not directly but I'm..."
- ^ Arielle Phillips on Twitter - "Before we get to this..."
Notes[]
- ^ Also listed as "PAT054" in the segment's storyboards, and simply "054" in its model sheets.