"Doodle Dimension" is a SpongeBob SquarePants episode from season 11. In this episode, SpongeBob and Patrick become trapped in an alternate dimension where anything they draw comes to life.
Characters[]
- SpongeBob SquarePants
- Patrick Star
- Patrick's stomach
- Sandy Cheeks
- Doodle Sandy (in-series debut)
- DoodleBob
- Squidward Tentacles (mentioned)
- Doodle Squidward (single appearance)
- Eugene H. Krabs (mentioned)
- Doodle Mr. Krabs (in-series debut)
- Gary the Snail (mentioned)
- Doodle Gary (single appearance)
- Squeaky (single appearance)
- Doodle Squeaky (single appearance)
- Old coot (single appearance)
- Mini DoodleBobs (single appearance)
Synopsis[]
SpongeBob and Patrick about to enter the Doodle Dimension.
The episode starts with SpongeBob and Patrick going to Sandy's house for presenting to her Squeaky, an orange balloon, only to see that Sandy is working on the vortex machine, a portal that takes you to any dimension. When Sandy goes to get something, SpongeBob and Patrick play with the controls of the machine, eventually clicking the button to open it. Despite Sandy's warnings, they accidentally enter the portal and travel to a completely white dimension. The two get scared at first, but realize they can draw whatever they want in the dimension. However, they still miss their friends, and Patrick, missing SpongeBob despite being next to him, draws his old nemesis DoodleBob.
SpongeBob and Patrick in the doodle dimension.
DoodleBob goes onto Patrick's belly and duplicates into smaller versions of himself to bite Patrick. When SpongeBob washes off the doodle with a doodle hose, DoodleBob lands on the puddle made by the doodle hose and becomes huge. Enraged, Doodlebob starts attacking SpongeBob and Patrick, so the two try to use doodle versions of their friends to defeat him, but DoodleBob makes them turn on SpongeBob and Patrick.
DoodleBob ties Patrick on a rope and takes him to a castle, forcing SpongeBob to save him. SpongeBob starts going to DoodleBob's castle, but gets hit with several objects, including Patrick. DoodleBob draws up many smaller DoodleBobs to attack them, but SpongeBob draws a door to hide from the doodles. Unfortunately, Patrick accidentally calls them back, and the two are now surrounded by doodles.
SpongeBob comes up with the plan to make a doodle version of a balloon to get away from the doodles. When the doodles tower themselves to reach SpongeBob and Patrick, they decide to give the balloon to the doodles so they float away. SpongeBob and Patrick realize that they still need to get back home, so SpongeBob draws a doodle version of Sandy so they can go back to their own dimension.
SpongeBob and Patrick return to their own dimension, with Sandy's confusion, and the episode ends with the old coot claiming to her for giving back his nuts.
Production[]
The episode was confirmed by Vincent Waller on March 7, 2017.[3]
Storyboards[]
Behind the scenes[]
Doodle Demension
Music[]
| ( ‣ ) Production music |
| ( • ) Original music |
| ( ◦ ) SpongeBob music |
‣ Arnold Is Back 1 - Gregor Narholz [Title card]
• Rip Tide - Nicolas Carr, Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield [Opening]
• Gator - Steve Belfer ["Hey, Sandy!"]
• Hot Steel and Slide Licks 39C - Jeremy Wakefield ["New invention?!"]
• DP02 HEROIC LAUNCH & CRASH - Nicolas Carr [Portal to other worlds is shown.]
• Skipping to Hillbilly School - Nicolas Carr, Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield [Sandy steals nuts from the farmer.]
• Hot Steel and Slide Licks 25E - Jeremy Wakefield [Sandy eats nuts.]
• Wonderous Sci Fi World - Nicolas Carr [Control panel is shown.]
• Hot Steel and Slide Licks 19B - Jeremy Wakefield [SpongeBob and Patrick randomly pushing buttons.]
• The Fruitcake Vendor 2 - Nicolas Carr, Barry Anthony [SpongeBob and Patrick pushing buttons after Sandy leaves.]
‣ Missile Disaster - John Fox [SpongeBob activates the vortex/SpongeBob and Patrick enter at the vortex.]
• Into the Doodle Dimension - Nicolas Carr [SpongeBob and Patrick arrive at the doodle dimension.]
• The Table 2D - Steve Marston [SpongeBob pulls the magic pencil out of his head.]
‣ Tomfoolery - David Snell [SpongeBob draws his house, Patrick's and Squidward's with the magic pencil.]
• Hot Steel and Slide Licks 8A - Jeremy Wakefield ["I miss real Krabby Patties!"]
• Hot Steel and Slide Licks 18 - Jeremy Wakefield [Patrick draws DoodleBob.]
‣ Hide and Seek - Arthur Wilkinson [DoodleBob starts babbling.]
• Hot Steel and Slide Licks 18 - Jeremy Wakefield ["He disappeared!"]
‣ Hide and Seek - Arthur Wilkinson [DoodleBob multiplies on Patrick's belly]
‣ Gag 12 - Zbigniew Wiszniewski [Doodles biting Patrick's belly.]
‣ Hide and Seek - Arthur Wilkinson [SpongeBob sprays hose at Patrick.]
• Hot Steel and Slide Licks 31F - Jeremy Wakefield [Hole in Patrick's belly.]
‣ Hide and Seek - Arthur Wilkinson [DoodleBob emerges from puddle.]
‣ Arnold Is Back 1 - Gregor Narholz [DoodleBob tries to trample SpongeBob and Patrick.]
• Piano Crash - Nicolas Carr [Piano falls.]
‣ Death Trap - Gregor Narholz [SpongeBob makes doodles of Squidward, Krabs, and Gary to attack DoodleBob; Patrick "covers" SpongeBob]
• Tubular Hells Bells - Nicolas Carr
‣ Dramatic Cue (E) - Ronald Hanmer [DoodleBob captures Patrick.]
‣ Battle March Link (1) - Keith Mansfield [SpongeBob sees that Patrick is captured at a doodle castle.]
‣ Battle March Link (4) - Keith Mansfield ["Surrender peacefully DoodleBob, or face the wrath of..."]
• Dunces & Dragons Fanfare - Nicolas Carr, Barry Anthony ["...SpongeBob, knight of the square table!"]
‣ Battle March Link (6) - Keith Mansfield [DoodleBob launches fire stones to SpongeBob.]
• Shark Frenzy - Steve Marston ["Release my friend before I get really tough!"]
• Hot Steel and Slide Licks 19A - Jeremy Wakefield [Patrick teases DoodleBob.]
• Hot Steel and Slide Licks 19E - Jeremy Wakefield ["Now you gotta kiss us!"]
‣ Armed Attack - Jean Clero [SpongeBob and Patrick surrounded by copies of DoodleBob.]
• Hot Steel and Slide Licks 6A - Jeremy Wakefield ["We're still stuck here!"]
• Hgliss & Bell - Nicolas Carr [SpongeBob gets an idea.]
• Hot Steel and Slide Licks 14B - Jeremy Wakefield [SpongeBob draws a doodle of Sandy.]
• DP02 HEROIC LAUNCH & CRASH - Nicolas Carr [Doodle Sandy draws a vortex doodle.]
‣ Missile Disaster - John Fox [SpongeBob and Patrick return to Sandy's treedome through the portal.]
• Hot Steel and Slide Licks 20D - Jeremy Wakefield [SpongeBob and Patrick put on helmets.]
• Vibe Q Sting - Nicolas Carr ["What?"]
• Skipping to Hillbilly School - Nicolas Carr, Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield ["Give me back my nuts!"]
‣ Tomfoolery - David Snell [Ending]
Release[]
| Format | Title | Region |
|---|---|---|
| DVD | The Complete Eleventh Season | United States, Australia |
| Box set | Another 100 Episodes | United States |
| The Best 300 Episodes Ever | United States | |
| Digital release | SpongeBob SquarePants Vol. 18 | Global |
Trivia[]
General[]
- This is the first episode appearance of DoodleBob in the series since "Frankendoodle," which premiered 16 years prior to this episode.
- Unlike "Frankendoodle" where he actually speaks real words and phrases in indistinguishable gibberish, DoodleBob's only dialogue in this episode is in the form of babbling.
- However, he has appeared in numerous video games and five books and one comic book such as Drawn to Life: SpongeBob SquarePants Edition, Don't Pencil Me In!, and Stick Together!
- Unlike "Frankendoodle" where he actually speaks real words and phrases in indistinguishable gibberish, DoodleBob's only dialogue in this episode is in the form of babbling.
- This episode was paired with a rerun of "Grandmum's the Word" during the original airing. On the next day, it was paired up with a rerun of "Fun-Sized Friends."[4]
- The old coot in the live-action segment is portrayed by co-showrunner Vincent Waller. However, he is uncredited.
- In the Nintendo DS game and the online game based on "Frankendoodle," Doodle Patrick, Squid Doodle, Doodle Plankton, and the other doodles are DoodleBob's employees and best friends, but they are not seen or referenced in this episode.
- The alarm that goes off after SpongeBob touches the alarm sounds exactly like an Apple ringtone.
Episode references[]
- This episode contains several references to "Frankendoodle":
- The title card track for this episode is the same as "Frankendoodle."
- Instead of recording new audio for DoodleBob for this episode, archival recordings of Paul Tibbitt's DoodleBob lines from "Frankendoodle" are reused, and in some cases edited. Tibbitt himself was not called back to provide the voice again.[5]
- In both this episode and "Frankendoodle," they both involve a live-action pencil a character uses to draw doodles of various other characters or objects.
- The way DoodleBob draws angry eyebrows before he charges at SpongeBob and Patrick is a callback to when he draws angry eyebrows before he chases SpongeBob with the magic pencil.
- When DoodleBob splits into multiple smaller copies of himself, he says, "You doodle!," which is part of the line "You doodle, me SpongeBob!" from "Frankendoodle."
- The sound that is briefly heard when SpongeBob and Patrick are flying through the vortex is the same sound used for Mermaid Man and Barnicle Boy's time machine from "Back to the Past."
- The way SpongeBob and Patrick run through a blank dimension, only to end up right back where they started, is similar to how Squidward runs through Nowhere in "SB-129."
Errors[]
- In the opening credits, the labels "supervising director" and "animation director" have a "S" and "A" in it.
- SpongeBob does not recognize DoodleBob upon Patrick drawing him, but refers to him as such once he begins terrorizing them.
- In various scenes, SpongeBob's writing shoe reappears and disappears either on his feet or him writing with it. After SpongeBob says, "Cover me!," he gives his shoe-pencil to Patrick.
- Patrick never gave it back to him, and after DoodleBob ties a doodle rope around Patrick, SpongeBob's shoe-pencil is back on his left foot.
- In the scene when Doodle Sandy draws a doodle vortex, SpongeBob's shoe-pencil disappears. But when SpongeBob and Patrick return to the treedome, SpongeBob's shoe is back on his foot.
SpongeBob's missing eyelashes.
- SpongeBob's eyelashes are missing when Patrick is jumping up and down while the mini-DoodleBobs are running all over him. They reappear when the mini-DoodleBobs are biting Patrick.
- This error also occurs when SpongeBob says "Too slow, DoodleBob!"
- When DoodleBob draws the "The End" card, his eyelashes are not visible.
- In the closing credits to this episode, Vincent Waller, who physically played the old coot, is uncredited.
- He is credited on the Complete Eleventh Season DVD.
Videos[]
Names in other languages[]
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| German | In der Kritzelzone | In the Doodle Zone |
| Russian | Нарисованный Боб Narisovannyy Bob |
Drawn Bob |
| Spanish (Latin America) | Dimensión trazo | Stroke Dimension |
| Spanish (Spain) | La dimensión garabateal | The Doodle Dimension |