"Bubbletown" is a SpongeBob SquarePants episode from season 11. In this episode, SpongeBob visits his old friend Bubble Buddy in his hometown Bubbletown.
Characters[]
- SpongeBob SquarePants
- Bubble Buddy
- Amy (single appearance)
- Bubble groom (single appearance)
- Bubble hot dog vendor (single appearance)
- Bubble mayor (single appearance)
- Adorable bubble child (single appearance)
- Bubble Fred (single appearance)
- Bubble police officer (single appearance)
- Bubble prisoners (single appearance)
- Eugene H. Krabs
- Squidward Tentacles
- French Narrator
- Dirty Bubble (cameo)
- Duck bubble
- Incidentals
Synopsis[]
The episode starts with Bubble Buddy giving a tour of Bubbletown and its facilities and features. SpongeBob is seen expressing enthusiasm for the town's nature.
He then sees his old friend Bubble Buddy, who has a flat tire on his motor scooter. SpongeBob then blows bubbles onto the bike and turns it into a tough-looking motorcycle. It attracts a large crowd who also want their things improved with SpongeBob's bubble blowing skills.
Later, when SpongeBob accidentally steps on a woman's bubble puppies, he starts slipping on the bubble soap uncontrollably and wreaks havoc across the whole town. Although apologetic for his actions, a bubble police officer arrives on the scene to arrest SpongeBob in Bubbletown Prison for property destruction and terrorization.
Due to his current state, SpongeBob is unable to attend his job at the Krusty Krab. Nevertheless, Mr. Krabs ventures to the Bubble Prison and bails SpongeBob out of jail. However, an officer notices them in the act, prompting Mr. Krabs to fight the prison staff. In the process, Mr. Krabs spins around uncontrollably and not only does he pop the prison staff member, he also ends up popping all of Bubbletown, turning it into just puddles of suds. SpongeBob is sad to see his bubble place go, but Bubble Buddy arrives on the scene and has a solution, which is a giant bottle of bubble soap. SpongeBob and Bubble Buddy agree to blow the town back up.
In the newly blown Bubbletown, Mr. Krabs opens a Krusty Krab-like restaurant in Bubbletown called the Bubbly Krab. However, due to the restaurant's lack of salary, he pops it out of distaste, as the episode ends.
Production[]
The episode was confirmed by Vincent Waller on March 29, 2018.[1]
Art[]
Storyboards[]
Music[]
( ‣ ) Production music |
( • ) Original music |
( ◦ ) SpongeBob music |
‣ Tom Fool - Van Phillips [Title card]
‣ Broadway Bustle - Leslie Manson [Narrator introduces Bubbletown]
‣ After Hours - Eric Swan [Bubble band playing at Bubbletown park]
‣ Broadway Bustle - Leslie Manson [SpongeBob eating a bubble dog]
‣ Fun Ahead - Eric Swan [SpongeBob reunites with Bubble Buddy]
• Hot Steel and Slide Licks 7C - Jeremy Wakefield [Flat tire on Bubble Buddy's motor scooter]
• Seaweed 2 - Steve Belfer [SpongeBob blowing bubbles at Bubble Buddy's motor scooter]
• Born to be Dumb - Nicolas Carr [Bubble Buddy's moto scooter turns into a bubble motorcycle]
‣ Screw on the Loose - Tony Lowry [Bubbletown citizens asking SpongeBob to help them]
• Blazing Baloney Western Intro - Nicolas Carr [SpongeBob blowing bubbles to help Bubbletown citizens]
• Blazing Baloney Western - Nicolas Carr [SpongeBob blowing bubbles to help Bubbletown citizens]
‣ 30 Second Gigue - Sam Fonteyn [SpongeBob making bubble flowers and bubble birds]
‣ Bobbins and Spindles - Ronald Hanmer ["Oh, Bubble Buddy, this is been the best day of my life."]
‣ Domestic Fun (B) - Ernest Tomlinson ["Excuse me, sir, but you seem to have stepped in my dogs."]
• Hot Steel and Slide Licks 35 - Jeremy Wakefield ["Oh, pardon me, ma'am."]
‣ Horror-Scope - Ronald Hanmer [SpongeBob starts slipping on the suds]
‣ Spring in the Air - Duncan Lamont ["Amy, will you marry me?"]
‣ Terror - Alan Braden [SpongeBob pops Amy as he slips]
‣ Spring in the Air - Duncan Lamont ["Aw."]
‣ Terror - Alan Braden [SpongeBob pops Bubble Groom as he slips]
‣ Chase to the Finish - Alan Wynn [SpongeBob pops bubble ducks and some bubble buildings as he slips]
• Super Highway March - Nicolas Carr, Barry Anthony ["I now dedicate this new school for overly cute children."]
‣ Inferno - Fredric Bayco [SpongeBob approaches to bubble school while he slips]
• Super Highway March - Nicolas Carr, Barry Anthony [Bubble principal about to cut the bubble ribbon]
‣ Inferno - Fredric Bayco [SpongeBob pops bubble principal and bubble boy as he slips]
‣ Five Dramatic Bridges B - Kurt Rehfeld [SpongeBob pops bubble people and bubble school as he slips]
‣ Eight Dramatic Bridges - Ronald Hanmer [SpongeBob arrives at Bubbletown city limits]
• Hot Steel and Slide Licks 6B - Jeremy Wakefield ["SpongeBob! Oh thank goodness, you're okay."]
‣ Vault of Secrets - Magnum Opus ["No! Stay away! I'm a monster! A monster!"]
• It's The Fuzz No Brass - Nicolas Carr [Bubble police arrives]
• Detective Hiroshi - Nicolas Carr ["I'm afraid the only sorting out your friend's going to be doing is in jail."]
‣ Dramatic Cue (E) - Ronald Hanmer ["Take me away! I'm guilty! I deserve whatever punishment you give me!"]
‣ Against The Law (D) - Wilfred Burns [SpongeBob at Bubbletown Prison]
• Hot Steel and Slide Licks 40A - Jeremy Wakefield [SpongeBob leaves a bubble message for Mr. Krabs]
• Mr Krabs Happy Jig Short Version - Michael Bolger, Nicolas Carr [Krabs comes out of his office]
• Melodramatic Moments - Michael Bolger, Nicolas Carr [Long line of customers at the Krusty Krab/"Huh, hah, what, who?"]
• Church Bell - Nicolas Carr
‣ Funeral Music - Alfred Kluten [Old Man Jenkins' soul about to escape]
• Church Bell - Nicolas Carr ["I'm okay!"]
• Melodramatic Moments - Michael Bolger, Nicolas Carr ["Well...?"]
• A Series of Incidents - Nicolas Carr [Krabs looking for SpongeBob at the kitchen]
• Whats This Sting - Nicolas Carr [Bubble message arrives at the Krusty Krab]
• Hot Steel and Slide Licks 34D - Jeremy Wakefield [Krabs listens to SpongeBob's bubble message]
• Jovial Pirate's Jig - Michael Bolger, Nicolas Carr ["You have the conn, Mr. Squidward. I'll be back as soon as I can!"]
‣ Treachery - Wilfred Burns [SpongeBob lifting bubble weights at Bubbletown Prison]
• Bubble Popping Boys - Nicolas Carr, Barry Anthony [Krabs tells SpongeBob to get back at the Krusty Krab]
• Hot Steel and Slide Licks 11D - Jeremy Wakefield ["Oh, I'm sorry, Mr. Krabs, I can't go. I haven't finished paying my debt to society yet."]
• Bubble Popping Boys - Nicolas Carr, Barry Anthony ["Can't go?! When I say we're leaving, we're leaving!"]
• Slide Whistle Stooges No Whistle - Nicolas Carr, Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield [Mr. Krabs bursts all Bubbletown]
• Hot Steel and Slide Licks 8A - Jeremy Wakefield [SpongeBob gets shocked]
‣ Tristesse - Gerhard Trede ["You popped it all. There's nothing left!"]
‣ Comedy Punctuations and Bridges 3 - Fredric Bayco [Bubble Buddy arrives with a big bottle of soap/SpongeBob pops out a variety of bubble wands]
• Lap Steel - Nicolas Carr [SpongeBob laughs]
‣ Tom Fool - Van Philips [Ending]
Release[]
- This episode is available on the SpongeBob SquarePants Vol. 19, The Complete Eleventh Season, Another 100 Episodes, and The Best 300 Episodes Ever DVDs.
Trivia[]
General[]
- This episode was paired up with "Appointment TV" during the original airing, but has since been re-airing with "Girls' Night Out."[2]
- The title card background for this episode is similar to that of "High Sea Diving," but with bubbles and a brighter blue color.
- The fourth wall is broken when SpongeBob pops the bubble ducks and bubble soap splashes on the screen.
- "My leg!:" Bubble Fred screaming "My bubble legs!" because the bottom half of his body was popped.
- The Dirty Bubble makes a cameo appearance behind the prison gates when Mr. Krabs arrives.
- Doug Lawrence provided the voice of the bubble cop's line, "Hey! You're not supposed to be in here!," despite being voiced by Bill Fagerbakke.
- This episode marks the first usage of the following tracks:
- 30 Second Gigue
- A Series of Incidents
- After Hours
- Comedy Punctuations and Bridges (2nd version)
- Eight Dramatic Bridges (7th version)
- Five Dramatic Bridges B
- Spring in the Air
- This is one of two episodes that John Trabbic wrote. He also drew and wrote the storyboard and script for "Lockdown for Love," a storyboard-driven episode.
- Despite storyboard director John Trabbic being a writer for this episode, it actually isn't storyboard driven: supervising director Dave Cunningham said Trabbic's rough storyboard contributed enough to the script to be credited.[3]
Episode references[]
- When SpongeBob dances, the dance resembles the one he does in "Gary Takes a Bath."
Cultural references[]
- Mr. Krabs saying, "Forget it, SpongeBob, it's Bubbletown" is a reference to the 1974 film Chinatown.
- The original title for this episode, "It's Bubbletown," could have also been a reference to this film.[4]
Errors[]
- The first shot of the Krusty Krab in the episode shows a shot of the restaurant being closed. The next shot, however, contradicts this as it shows a long line of incidentals waiting for their food; said line being stretched outside the door.
Videos[]
Names in other languages[]
Language | Name | Meaning |
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German | Blasenstadt | Bubble city |
Russian | Пузырьград Puzyr'grad |
Bubble City |