"Delivery of Doom" is a SpongeBob SquarePants episode from season 15. In this episode, SpongeBob is challenged by E.V.I.L. to make a delivery to their secret lair in 10 minutes or less.
Characters[]
- SpongeBob SquarePants
- Eugene H. Krabs
- Patrick Star (pictured)
- Man Ray
- Dirty Bubble
- Jumbo Shrimp
- Sub-Marinara (single appearance)
- The Tremendous Trunk (single appearance)
- Incidentals
- Incidental 115 (mannequin)
- Sandals
- Helen the Felon
- Mermaid Man
- Miss Appear
- Rubber Bandy
Synopsis[]
The League of E.V.I.L. watching a Krusty Krab advertisement.
In an advertisement for the Krusty Krab, Mr. Krabs announces that food deliveries will be free if they come in ten minutes or more. The League of E.V.I.L. watches the commercial in their lair, and Man Ray suggests ordering food, using their powers to make the delivery boy late, and getting the meal for free.
Meanwhile, at the Krusty Krab, Mr. Krabs gives SpongeBob the delivery and fires him out of a cannon to the dumpster leading to E.V.I.L.'s lair. SpongeBob finds the secret entrance and enters, but falls and sees spikes beneath him. He rescues himself by taking out his hydro-dynamic spatula and using it to fly to safety. Checking his watch, he sees has eight minutes to deliver the food.
SpongeBob makes it to E.V.I.L.'s door, where Helen the Felon answers and refuses to let him in. She remotely controls the doorknob to move it out of his way. When he grabs it, his left hand is too weak to turn it, so he uses his patty-flipping hand and opens the door. SpongeBob makes it to the other side of the door, knocking Helen over and getting her to autograph his comic book before leaving. He has six minutes left.
The next room SpongeBob enters is set up like a boxing ring, with the Jumbo Shrimp ready to wrestle him. However, the Jumbo Shrimp is actually very small in person, and he signs SpongeBob's comic. SpongeBob leaves the ring and sees that he has four minutes left.
Next, SpongeBob makes it into a kitchen set, with the Dirty Bubble coming out of the faucet. He holds out his pen and asks for an autograph, ending up popping the Dirty Bubble, but getting an autograph of grime on his comic.
Looking for Man Ray's room, he enters a volcanic room decorated with a large submarine. The next villain is Submarinara, a villainous submarine and meatball sub. SpongeBob uses his spatula to reflect its projectiles, and it traps him between bread. Before molten sauce can be poured on him, SpongeBob eats the bread and takes out aluminum foil. He wraps up Submarinara, gets his autograph, and puts him in the fridge.
The League of E.V.I.L laughing at SpongeBob.
Man Ray is tormenting an elephant seal superhero, the Tremendous Trunk, with the smell of Limburger cheese when SpongeBob enters, having ten seconds to spare. Man Ray refuses to let him hand over the order, leaving the order one second late. E.V.I.L. mocks SpongeBob, who lets the Tremendous Trunk free on his way out. After getting his autograph, the Tremendous Trunk offers to help SpongeBob and sneezes SpongeBob back in time, one minute and seven seconds earlier.
SpongeBob makes the delivery using his spatula, putting the bag straight into Man Ray's hand. Man Ray shows that he is broke, so SpongeBob pays for him, then takes the money back. He gets Man Ray's autograph and exits, thanking E.V.I.L. The Tremendous Trunk then sneezes, sending all of E.V.I.L.'s food back in time, while eating his own.
Production[]
This episode was in production during April 2024, as that was when Brandon Warren temporarily joined the main series.[4]
This episode was confirmed by Cartoonlounge.de on August 5, 2024.[5]
Clips from this episode were seen during a "You're Watching a New SpongeBob" promo during new episodes in the Friday Night Hits block as early as February 14, 2025.[6]
A clip of this episode was posted on the SpongeBob SquarePants Instagram account on March 18, 2025.[7]
Art[]
Background design[]
- Art direction by Shane Richardson, layouts designed by Rebekie Bennington and Hena Hong, traditionally painted by Amy Lewis in gouache. Scanned in with lines drawn digitally on top.[8][9][10]
Storyboards[]
- Storyboarded by Dan Becker, supervised by Ian Vazquez, plussed by Austin Faber.[11][12]
Music[]
| ( ‣ ) Production music |
| ( • ) Original music |
| ( ◦ ) SpongeBob music |
‣ Get With It - Johnny Hawksworth [Title card.]
‣ Clippety Clop - Syd Dale [Opening.]
‣ Shadow Villain - Meyer Kupferman [At E.V.I.L.'s lair.]
• ? - Nicolas Carr ["Villains, battle stations!"]
• Lap Steel-spce_01 - Nicolas Carr ["Meanwhile…"]
• Jovial Pirate's Jig - Michael Bolger, Nicolas Carr [SpongeBob gets into the cannon.]
• Superfriends Wipe- 1 - Nicolas Carr [Transition to the dumpster.]
• Mermaidman Brass Hits - Nicolas Carr ["Slam!"]
• ? - Nicolas Carr [Secret entrance sign.]
‣ Abject Terror - Paul Lewis [SpongeBob starts falling.]
‣ Forge Ahead - Sam Spence [Hydro-dynamic spatula.]
‣ Death Clock G - Dick De Benedictis [SpongeBob approaches the door.]
‣ A Stranger in Town - Jean-Sebastien Nouveau, Martin Duru [Helen the Felon appears.]
‣ Burst Into Action - Norman Dane [Helen controlling the doorknob.]
• A Fishy Conversation - Nicolas Carr, Barry Anthony [Helen signs SpongeBob's comic.]
• Lap Steel-spce_01 - Nicolas Carr [Transition to next scene.]
‣ Tense Struggle - Sam Spence [Jumbo Shrimp appears.]
‣ ? ["Puny!"]
• Mermaidman Brass Hits - Nicolas Carr ["Puny!"]
• Lopey Walk and Talk - Nicolas Carr, Daniel Stimac [Jumbo Shrimp signs the comic.]
‣ The Icing on the Cake (a) - Adam Saunders, Mark Cousins [SpongeBob on a sound stage.]
‣ Heroic Conquest 3 - Harry Bluestone, Emil Cadkin [Dirty Bubble appears.]
• Hot Steel and Slide Licks 7A - Jeremy Wakefield ["Not again."]
‣ The Icing on the Cake (a) - Adam Saunders, Mark Cousins [Dirty Bubble popped.]
• Lap Steel-spce_01 - Nicolas Carr [Transition to next scene.]
‣ Doom Threat - Dick De Benedictis [Sub-Marinara appears.]
‣ City Stomp - Norman Dane [SpongeBob fights Sub-Marinara.]
• Mermaidman Brass Hits - Nicolas Carr ["Breaded!"]
‣ Cellar Search - Philippe Pares [SpongeBob captured by Sub-Marinara.]
‣ City Stomp - Norman Dane ["Now, to wrap up the leftovers!"]
• Hot Steel and Slide Licks 37A - Jeremy Wakefield [Sub-Marinara signs the comic.]
• New Mermaidman & Barnicleboy Fight Theme 1 Full Mix - Michael Bolger, Nicolas Carr, Pat Irwin ["Looks like you've been foiled again!"]
• Nude Sting - Nicolas Carr ["Extra fresh!"]
• Hot Steel and Slide Licks 38A - Jeremy Wakefield [SpongeBob puts Sub-Marinara in the fridge.]
‣ Cellar The Dead [#40] - Peter Thomas [Tremendous Trunk appears.]
‣ Horror Strike [#46] - Harry Bluestone, Emil Cadkin [Limburger cheese.]
‣ Get With It - Johnny Hawksworth [SpongeBob gives Man Ray his delivery.]
‣ Prison Cell - Harry Lubin [Villains laugh at SpongeBob.]
• Hot Steel and Slide Licks 8A - Jeremy Wakefield [SpongeBob frees Tremendous Trunk.]
‣ Hall Of Fame [#79] - Harry Bluestone, Emil Cadkin [Tremendous Trunk helps SpongeBob.]
‣ ? [Man Ray laughing.]
• Whats This Sting - Nicolas Carr [Bag falls on Man Ray's head.]
‣ Forge Ahead - Sam Spence ["Krusty delivery, delivered."]
• Swinging on a Star - Nicolas Carr, Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield [SpongeBob pays for E.V.I.L.]
• Mermaidman Brass Hits - Nicolas Carr ["End!"]
Release[]
- This episode premiered as part of the 2025 event "SpongeBob's Summer of F.U.N."
- This episode was originally scheduled to premiere on March 21, 2025 at 7:00pm in the United States alongside its sister episode, as part of the "Friday Night Hits" event.[14][15]
- It was later pulled and replaced with the premiere of The Patrick Star Show season 4 episodes "Sitcom Stars" and "The Show Must Go Yawn."
- It would later be moved 2 months and 17 days later to its current premiere date of June 6, 2025 at 7:00pm.
- This episode was additionally scheduled to premiere on Nicktoons alongside its sister episode on May 25, 2025 at 2:22pm,[16] but was later pulled for a rerun of "The Dirty Bubble Bass."
- It would later be pushed 12 days forward to its official premiere date of June 6, 2025 at 8:00pm, premiering an hour after the episode's premiere on Nickelodeon.
- This episode and its sister episode preceded the premiere of the new Nickelodeon series Wylde Pak.
- Amazon Prime Video, American iTunes, Google Play, and the Microsoft Store proceeded to release this episode along with its sister episode on March 22, 2025, one day after the initially planned American airdate.[17][18][19][20]
- Several days later, the episode was made available video-on-demand on DirecTV and Verizon Fios.[1][2] Unlike most content leaks, this episode was not taken down by Nickelodeon.
Trivia[]
General[]
- This episode was originally titled "Delivery of DOOM!"
- A small drawing of a plankton can be seen next to the title bar on SpongeBob's Mermaid Man comic, referencing United Plankton Pictures, the company that published the real-world SpongeBob Comics.
- This is the first time Dee Bradley Baker has been credited as the voice of Sandals since The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water.
- This is one of two episodes from the main series that Brandon Warren, a former supervising director on Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years, worked on, the other being "Firehouse Bob."[4]
- The episode's premise is similar to how pizza restaurants have a "free pizza" policy where if the delivery isn't at the customer's location within a time frame, he/she gets the delivery for free.
- The Krusty Krab policy stating that the food is free if delivered in more than 10 minutes references the timeframe of an average SpongeBob episode, which is approximately 11 minutes.
Episode references[]
- The Krusty Krab commercial at the beginning of the episode is similar to SpongeBob's puppet show in season 3's episode "Can You Spare a Dime?," as both involve the characters speaking through a hollow television against a crude background drawn in crayon.
- On the comic book cover, Miss Appear is redesigned to resemble Sandy's Broadway design from the musical.
- E.V.I.L.'s entrance is still found through a dumpster, like in "Captain Pipsqueak."
- Jumbo Shrimp's cardboard cutout design from "Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy II" is used for his regular design.
- SpongeBob uses his hydro-dynamic spatula from season 1's "Help Wanted" to safely descend into E.V.I.L.'s lair.
- SpongeBob's Mermaid Man wristwatch comes from "Mermaid Man Begins."
- The door to E.V.I.L.'s lair is modeled after their classic logo from "Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy V."
- The Dirty Bubble's Clean Bubble design from "Dirty Bubble Returns" appears on the Charlie Bubble display shelf.
- The painting of the faucet the Dirty Bubble comes out of is a remake of a painting from "Squeaky Boots."
- When SpongeBob pops the Dirty Bubble while asking for an autograph, the latter says "not again" before bursting. This is a reference to "Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy II," when SpongeBob popped the Dirty Bubble in the exact same way.
- SpongeBob smiling at the audience while mopping the floor of the soundstage is a reference to season 1's "Culture Shock," when the audience cheers for him onstage.
- When Man Ray tells SpongeBob that E.V.I.L. is broke, he shows him one of Patrick's wallets from "Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy III."
- A Krusty Kid's Meal from "Mermaid Man vs. SpongeBob" and Patty Pal from "Yours, Mine and Mine" appear as part of E.V.I.L.'s order at the end.
Videos[]
References[]
- ^ a b https://www.directv.com/guide/EPISODE/SpongeBob-SquarePants-Delivery-of-Doom-My-Father-the-Boat-4025a8f2-999f-89e4-8a14-37e9a5265fe4
- ^ a b https://tv.verizon.com/watch/series/SpongeBob-SquarePants/SH003077660000?idType=TMS&qualifiedId=TMS-SH003077660000
- ^ Nickelodeon UK - May 8, 2025
- ^ a b Brandon Warren - LinkedIn
- ^ Delivery of DOOM! - Episode 317a (SpongeBob SquarePants) | Cartoonlounge
- ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vGEs2sBbwqI
- ^ Is this considered cringe content? - SpongeBob SquarePants on Instagram
- ^ Amy Lewis on Twitter - "A couple of simple but effective backgrounds..."
- ^ Amy Lewis on Instagram - "A few background paintings from a new..."
- ^ Amy Lewis on Twitter - "Two more backgrounds from the same SpongeBob..."
- ^ Austin Faber on Twitter - "Got to do some freelance boards on SpongeBob..."
- ^ Austin Faber - Story Portfolio
- ^ Rei - Austin Faber on SlideShare
- ^ https://x.com/MancieRaines/status/1889905936472613205
- ^ http://www.thefutoncritic.com/showatch/spongebob-squarepants/listings/
- ^ Nicktoons TV Schedule - TV Insider (archived)
- ^ https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B0DP2G8B6J/ref=atv_dp_season_select_s15
- ^ https://tv.apple.com/us/season/season-15/umc.cmc.5s1nhder7i90gnum0ig3tfsh?showId=umc.cmc.4b0em143bn491l5iwi12nj1vu
- ^ https://play.google.com/store/tv/show/SpongeBob_SquarePants?id=pe1MhA1cMBA&hl=en_US
- ^ https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/season-15/8d6kgwz2db88