"Is There a Director in the House?" is a The Patrick Star Show episode from season 2. In this episode, while Squidina is away at camp, Patrick needs a new director.
Characters[]
- Patrick Star
- Squidina Star
- Bunny Star
- Cecil Star
- GrandPat Star
- Sheldon J. Plankton
- Sandy Cheeks
- Rube Goldfish
- Slappy Laszlo
- Bubble Bass
- Mama Bass
- Bedroom door
- Gordon
- Viking 5
- Ouchie (cameo)
- Tinkle (cameo)
- Incidentals
- Old Man Walker (deleted scene)
- Incidental 100
- Incidental 103
- Incidental 107
- Incidental 108
- Incidental 109
- Incidental 110
- Incidental 150
- Incidental 151
- Incidental 152
- Incidental 153
- Sandals
- Incidental 160
- Incidental 162
- Incidental 163
- Incidental 166
- Incidental 169
- Incidental 171
- Incidental 172
- Incidental 173
- Incidental 186
- Kraken (cameo)
- Jellyfish (pictured)
Synopsis[]
Patrick is doing his show as usual, with Squidina directing him from the other room. Suddenly, Bunny drags Squidina away, telling her that she works too hard and needs a break. She sends her to Camp Kid, as Patrick is left without a director. Slappy shows up and offers his help, only to turn Patrick's cooking sketch into an odd, horror-themed expressionist version. Slappy's camera closes in on Plankton, who claims he is a better director. However, Plankton simply wants to record footage of the Chum Bucket without Patrick being involved at all.
Rube greets Squidina at Camp Kid.
Squidina arrives at Camp Kid, where she finds the environment degrading and overly childish. Back at home, Patrick is pacing around his room when Bedroom Door reminds him that he has an emergency director button on his console. He presses it and Cecil comes in, deciding to do a show about father-son bonding. After gluing together a broken teapot, they play ball, but the glue leaves the ball stuck to Cecil's hands. During an attempt to toss it to Patrick, he throws so hard that his skin rips off. Patrick calls an emergency line, and GrandPat shows up in an ambulance, deciding to do a silent film.
Patrick interviews Sandy, who has dire news about an evaporation event on the location of the show. However, GrandPat does not let them talk, so Sandy is left to use pantomime and cue cards. The audience catches on, but it is too late, with the water draining. Sandy lets the water back in and GrandPat gives up on directing. At Camp Kid, Squidina takes a break from a paper chain activity and overhears The Patrick Show! playing on a TV from another room. She finds that Patrick has given his directing duties to Bubble Bass. Realizing she is needed, Squidina hops the camp's walls and heads back home.
Bubble Bass takes over The Patrick Show! and fires Patrick.
Bubble Bass's first decision as producer is to kick Patrick out, then fire everyone who was involved in making the show. Squidina arrives just in time for Bubble Bass to "fire" her, at which point she reveals that she is the executive producer and has more power over him. She calls in Mama Bass to take him home. Bunny reveals herself to be hiding in the cabinet, and Squidina tells her she is not fired. Patrick is hiding under the tablecloth, and Squidina is ready to get back to directing. She takes her place behind the console and closes Patrick's show, then orders a mudspresso from a kid she met back at camp.
Production[]
This episode was confirmed in August 2023 by Scott Bern.[1]
Its plot and packaging number were confirmed on October 2, 2023, and it was completed sometime during the aforementioned year.[2]
The episode was added to the United States Copyright Office on February 15, 2024.[2]
Promotional art[]
- Drawn by Kenny Pittenger.[3]
Storyboards[]
Music[]
| ( ‣ ) Production music |
| ( • ) Original music |
| ( ◦ ) SpongeBob music |
‣ Colonie Celeste - Jean-Jacques Perrey [Title card and opening.]
‣ March to Battle - Laurie Johnson [Patrick attacked by a Viking.]
‣ Over The Waves - Andrew Pilmer, Juventino Rosas ["Jugglers at green room."]
‣ March to Battle - Laurie Johnson [Second Viking attacks Patrick.]
‣ Drama Link (C) - Hubert Clifford ["I can't just walk away during a show!"]
‣ Criss Cross - Tommy Reilly, James Moody [Camp Kid brochure.]
‣ Panic Patrol - Kenny Graham [Bunny takes Squidina away.]
• The Curious Cabin - Ego Plum [Slappy offers to be Patrick's director.]
‣ Funeral March of a Marionette - Charles Gounod, Ron Ronsted ["Patrick Star and Slappy in A Cook Too Many."]
‣ Straight From Hell A - Gregor F. Narholz [Patrick and Slappy cooking.]
‣ Parisienne Episodes [#13] - Gerhard Trede [Plankton offers to be Patrick's director/Plankton filming the Chum Bucket.]
‣ Crazy Capers - Norman Dane [Squidina arrives at Camp Kid.]
‣ Highway - Tommy Reilly, James Moody ["All these children are giving me a headache."]
‣ Emma Meets Some Jazz - Dennis Farnon [Squidina tells a kid to get her some coffee.]
‣ Children Box - Leo Nissim [Squidina drinking apple juice.]
‣ Suspense And Tension A - Alan Wynn ["Now where am I gonna find someone to direct the show?"]
‣ Chronophonie - Jean-Jacques Perrey [Patrick pushes the emergency director button.]
‣ Sleepy City - Max Saunders [Patrick and Cecil bonding.]
‣ Buckle Down March - Sam Spence [Patrick and Cecil play catch/Cecil tries to throw the ball/Cecil's skin rips off.]
‣ The Ghostly Graveyard (b) - Roger Dexter [Cecil's skeleton/Cecil gets run over.]
‣ Flight In Panic 1 - Gregor F. Narholz [Patrick calls an ambulance.]
‣ Bumbling B - Bernd Gesell [GrandPat appears.]
‣ ? [GrandPat directing.]
‣ Ragtime Races (A) - Helene Muddiman [Sandy tries to warn Patrick of disaster.]
‣ Dramatic Impact (6) - Ivor Slaney ["A localized mass evaporation event is imminent of Bikini Bottom!"]
‣ The Jitters - Raymond Jones [Water evaporates.]
‣ Happy Boy - Jack Shaindlin ["I'm ready for the next segment, GrandPat!"]
‣ Jumping In The Sun - Remastered - Tommy Reilly [Campers making paper chains.]
‣ Kitsch Latin Cool - Malcolm Lockyer [Squidina sees The Patrick Show! on TV.]
‣ Watch Out! - Dick Walter [Bubble Bass as the director.]
‣ Big City Sidewalks - Sam Spence [Squidina escaping from Camp Kid.]
‣ Tabu - Daryl Griffith ["Well, good luck with the show."]
‣ Journey Through the Mist 1 - Andrew Pearce [Bubble Bass fires everyone.]
‣ Flight In Panic 1 - Gregor F. Narholz [Bubble Bass fires everyone.]
‣ Try On and On A - Hans Ehrlinger [Mama Bass appears.]
• End Credit Music - Ego Plum [Patrick concludes the show.]
‣ Ramblin' Man from Gramblin' - Sam Spence [Ending.]
Trivia[]
General[]
- This episode's title is a pun on the phrase "Is there a doctor in the house?"
- This episode's working title was "PatrickStarShowCAMP" and "PatrickShowCAMP."[1]
- This episode was paired up with a rerun of "Big Baby Patrick" during the original American airing.[5]
- When Patrick runs to his desk to press the "Emergency-Director"-Button, a mug depicting the starfish from the cover of The Intertidal Zone can be seen.[6]
- Many of the formulas seen on Sandy's cue cards are real physics equations.
Episode references[]
- The kraken from "Trident Trouble" reappears when Squidina looks over Camp Kid.
- Bubble Bass getting hired to direct the show, calling it an "atrocity" and deciding to fire everyone references "Bubble Bass Reviews."
- Gordon and one of the Olafs from "Dear Vikings" appears during the Viking segment of The Patrick Show!
- Slappy's segment has Patrick behind the same cooking backdrop from "Late for Breakfast." He is also wearing his suit from "Nitwit Neighborhood News."
- The audience going "Uh-oh!" when Squidina tells Bubble Bass she is the executive producer is also heard in "The Commode Episode.
Cultural references[]
- When Slappy begins directing the show, his segment is a parody of the 1955 series Alfred Hitchcock Presents, which Peter Lorre himself has guest starred in, in the episode "Man from the South."
- Slappy's segment is a horror expressionist/noir inspired. Peter Lorre (who Slappy is based on) was in some of the most influential film noir/expressionist movies of all time.
- Cecil calling himself "Cecil B. DeStar" in his directorial references famed filmmaker Cecil B. DeMille.
- A chair resembling the Froggy chair from the Animal Crossing series appears when the kids are making a paper chain. This was previously referenced in "Salty Sponge."
Errors[]
- When Squidina calls for the second Viking to appear on stage, his design is erroneously switched up with Gordon's, who appeared on stage a few seconds prior.
- On Sandy's first cue card, the text "Qn = V^2/R" can be seen. This is actually the formula for electric power, which is indicated with a P instead of a Qn.
References[]
- ^ a b c d Storyboard PDFs | Scott Bern
- ^ a b From the United States Copyright Office catalog: Public Catalog - Copyright Catalog (1978 to present) - Basic Search [search: "Patrick Star Show"]. United States Copyright Office.
- ^ Kenny Pittenger on Instagram - "Good ratings for last..."
- ^ Yeardley Wells on Twitter - "Here's some of my work from...
- ^ February 27, 2024 - Nickstory
- ^ Yeardley Wells on Twitter - "I got to add this little homage..."
Notes[]
- ^ Also listed as "PAT215" in the segment's storyboards and simply "215" in its model sheets and background art.