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If you were looking for the article about the puppet version of this episode, then see Just One Bite: Puppet Edition!.

"Just One Bite" is a SpongeBob SquarePants episode from season 3. In this episode, SpongeBob tries to get Squidward to try a Krabby Patty.

Characters[]

Synopsis[]

Note: The line in red is cut from most television airings that are edited.

The episode starts at the Krusty Krab as Squidward hands a customer a tray of a King-Size Ultra Krabby Supreme with mayonnaise. After seeing the customer eat it, Squidward expresses his disgust for Krabby Patties, despite never having eaten one. SpongeBob insists that he tries one, claiming that they are so popular that the only people who dislike Krabby Patties have never eaten one. To get SpongeBob to leave him alone, Squidward eventually does and bites only a piece of the patty off. Squidward's opinion of Krabby Patties seems to remain unchanged, as he angrily says to SpongeBob that the one he tried was the worst food he has ever eaten and buries the patty to its "death."

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Squidward digging up the Krabby Patty.

When a dejected SpongeBob leaves, Squidward desperately digs up the patty and eats the remains when he realizes that he likes them. He wants to have more, but after already stating that he hates Krabby Patties to SpongeBob, Squidward then forces himself to sneak for one without him knowing, as he thinks that SpongeBob would never let him live it down if he found out that Squidward likes them. Squidward tries to have another Krabby Patty by stating an "order" to SpongeBob for a Triple Krabby Supreme on a kelp bun, with extra sea pickles and burnt to the crisp. After making it, SpongeBob announces the supposed customer's order, but no one responds, bringing him to the conclusion that they must have left, so he eats it himself, leaving Squidward disappointed over his missed opportunity.

After this attempt fails, Squidward then resorts to eating a half-eaten Krabby Patty from the trash can and digs it up, but before he can eat it, SpongeBob grabs the patty and sadly burns it, claiming that a Krabby Patty should not be disposed of in such means, once again ruining Squidward's chance to have another Krabby Patty.

After having a dream of a giant Krabby Patty as his wife, a determined Squidward continues to try to eat another patty by going back to the Krusty Krab in the middle of the night and tip toe past SpongeBob's house. As he enters the Krusty Krab, he gets flamed up by two buckets of gas as booby traps and security. He then enters the patty vault, where legions of ready-made Krabby Patties are. Before he can finally have another, SpongeBob enters. Squidward is surprised that SpongeBob is there until SpongeBob says that he always comes to work at 3 a.m. to count the sesame seeds. SpongeBob is confused why Squidward is in the Krusty Krab at such an early time with the patty vault open and a Krabby Patty behind his back, before realizing that he likes Krabby Patties. Once SpongeBob asks Squidward, the latter finally breaks, openly stating that he loves Krabby Patties before wolfing down the patties in the vault. SpongeBob admits he knew it "all along" that Squidward could not resist a Krabby Patty's taste. However, soon, Squidward starts eating many Krabby Patties, and SpongeBob warns Squidward not to eat all of them. All of the eaten Krabby Patties go down to Squidward's thighs and, as Squidward sarcastically predicts, cause him to subsequently explode.

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Squidward in the ambulance.

Later, as the episode ends, a head Squidward is taken to the hospital in an ambulance, and a paramedic who is sitting beside him, holding his tentacles, jokingly says that he remembers the time he had his first Krabby Patty.

Production[]

Deleted scene[]

The original airing of this episode during the Totally Twisted Telly event contained a scene where Squidward triggers and is injured twice by a security system in the Krusty Krab that Mr. Krabs had installed to keep anyone, including Plankton with his devious plans of stealing the Krabby Patty secret formula, from entering the building at night. The security system consists of a bucket of gasoline that Squidward mistakes for a bucket of water, which is spilled onto the floor before being lit on fire to cause an explosion. This scene was cut from future airings of this episode, with reports of the scene being cut coming as early as January 2002, a mere three months after the episode originally aired.[4][6][7]

Explanations for the removal were initially thought to be either to respect the victims of the September 11, 2001 attacks, which occurred less than a month before the episode aired, or to prevent children from attempting to use and/or ignite gas.[8] Jay Lender, one of the writers for this episode, told SpongeBuddy Mania in January 2007 that while the unedited version of the episode initially went through every possible Nickelodeon approval, the September 11, 2001 attacks were a major factor in the subsequent decision to remove the scene along with a Standards and Practices issue.[9] On June 4, 2018, Vincent Waller also said in a statement on Twitter that the removal of the scene was due to a Standards and Practices issue and Nickelodeon being against the idea of a gag involving a match and gasoline.[10]

The edited version is included on the Tales from the Deep, Complete 3rd Season, The Seahorse, Holiday Cruise Collection, The Ultimate Box Set, Glumly Squidward, SpongeGuard on Duty (Greek), 10 Happiest Moments, First 100 Episodes, The Underwater Stories, Really Big Box Set, The SpongeBob Birthday Box, Double Feature Volume 3, The Ultimate SpongeBob Box Set, Treasure Chest: Double Pack, SpongeBob SquarePants Vol. 4, Complete Third Season, From the Beginning, Part 1, The SpongeBob SquarePants Collection, The SpongeBob SquarePants 8 Season DVD Collection, 2-Season TV Pack, The Third & Fourth Seasons, and The Best 200 Episodes Ever DVDs, the Deep Sea Sillies and Tales from the Deep VHS tapes, and the VideoNow versions.[11] Today, the uncut episode is still mainly aired only on Canadian channels, including YTV and Nickelodeon Canada, dubbed in Korean on EBS airings, and dubbed in Serbian on B92 airings. It is unknown why the scene was left intact in the episode's Canadian, South Korean, Serbian, and Bengali airings.

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A match and gasoline in "SpongeBob on Parade."

Despite all of these concerns, a gag involving a match and gasoline would later be used in the climax of the season 13 episode "SpongeBob on Parade."

All Canadian, South Korean, Serbian, and Bengali airings show this scene; it is also available on the Canadian version of Apple TV+ with a Nick+ subscription. All airings in other countries, all DVDs, all VHS tapes, the iTunes version, the Amazon Prime Video version, the Paramount+ streaming release, and the VideoNow versions show the edited version.

Original airing, early reruns, Canadian airings, Korean airings, Serbian airings, Bengali airings, and the Canadian Apple TV version:

  • Squidward: There it is...unguarded! All I have to do is... Wait... It's too easy. There must be some kind of... [liquid drips] ...security? This is our burglar alarm? A bucket of water? Ha-ha. [kicks the door open, thus spilling the bucket over] That was too easy. [sniffs the liquid] Hey, this isn't water, this is...gas! [A robot arm drops a lit match into the gas, resulting in a huge explosion. Squidward screams and enters the kitchen, but just as he thinks his pain is over, he sets off another burglar alarm. The kitchen bursts into flames for a few seconds. Then he gasps at the sight of the Patty Vault and walks over to it.]

All airings in other countries, all DVDs, all VHS tapes, iTunes, Amazon Prime Video, Paramount+, and the VideoNow versions:

  • Squidward: There it is... [cuts to the interior of Krusty Krab with the camera zooming in through a window to the Patty Vault. Squidward approaches it as he did in the original version. The rest of the episode goes normally.]

When the uncut version was aired, "The Bully" aired first and "Just One Bite" second; however, in all showings of the edited version, the order of the two episode segments are reversed. This was due to "The Bully" being heavily advertised[citation needed] as the episode where a butt-kicking bully named Flats the Flounder joins SpongeBob's boating class.

Paintings[]

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Storyboards[]

Music[]

Note: Tracks in red only appear in the unedited version.

 ) Production music
 ) Original music
 ) SpongeBob music

  Awakening Memories - Paul Fenoulhet [Title card]
  The Rake Hornpipe - Robert Alexander White [Opening at Krusty Krab]
  Steel Licks 35 - Jeremy Wakefield ["Squid says he doesn't like Krabby Patties!"]
  Steel Licks 41 - Jeremy Wakefield [Everyone laughs]
  Zelle 501 - Gerhard Trede [Squidward says he's never had a Krabby Patty]
  Heavenly Voices (A) - David Farnon ["...good for your soul."]
  The Creature (a) - Gregor F. Narholz ["I have no soul."]
  Tomfoolery - David Snell [SpongeBob asking Squidward to try a Krabby Patty]
  Dramatic Climax - Mike Sunderland [Squidward takes a tiny bite]
  Falling in Love - Mike Sunderland ["Why, this Krabby Patty may be the most..."]
  Comic Walk - Sidney Torch ["...horrible, putrid, poorly-prepared, vile..."]
  Funeral Bells - Nicolas Carr [Tombstone]
  Hawaiian Link (B) - Richard Myhill [SpongeBob's sad]
  Death Trap [#25] - Gregor F. Narholz [Squidward digs up the patty]
  Vibe & Harp Hits - Nicolas Carr ["Still alive!"]
  Falling in Love - Mike Sunderland ["Still alive!"]
  Flight In Panic 1 - Gregor F. Narholz ["I gotta have more!"]
  Stepping into Danger - Mike Sunderland ["After that performance, he'd never let me live it down."]
  The Creature (b) - Gregor F. Narholz [Squidward puts in a fake order]
  Dramatic Cue (E) - Ronald Hanmer [SpongeBob eats the patty]
  Steel Licks 23 - Jeremy Wakefield ["Ah, they don't know what they're missing."]
  The Tip Top Polka/The Cliff Polka - Chelmsford Folk Band [Someone throws away a patty]
  Tympup A - Sammy Burdson, John Charles Fiddy [Shot of empty garbage can]
  Raspberry C - Sammy Burdson, John Charles Fiddy [Shot of empty garbage can]
  Dramatic Impact (6) - Ivor Slaney ["Oh no! What's this doing here?"]
  Funeral Music - Alfred Kluten [Patty cremated]
  Hawaiian Link (B) - Richard Myhill [Squidward cries]
  Romeo & Juliet Overture - Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Fiachra Trench [Squidward dreams about marrying a giant Krabby Patty]
  Grass Skirt Chase - Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield [Squidward runs to the Krusty Krab]
  Finders Creepers - Paddy Kingsland ["There it is, unguarded."]
  Drama Link (D) - Hubert Clifford [Lit match ignites gasoline]
  Steel Licks 22 - Jeremy Wakefield [After Squidward is burned for the second time]
  Awakening Memories - Paul Fenoulhet [Patty Vault revealed]
  Kommissar X - Gerhard Trede [SpongeBob appears]
  Idea Sting - Nicolas Carr [SpongeBob realizes Squidward likes Krabby Patties]
  Tripping Upstairs - Brian Peters [Squidward eating tons of patties]
  Death Trap [#25] - Gregor F. Narholz ["You can't eat all those patties at one time!"]
  Tripping Upstairs - Brian Peters [Ending]

Release[]

Reception[]

  • "Just One Bite" was ranked #21 during the Best Day Ever event from November 9–10, 2006.

Trivia[]

General[]

  • According to the first half of the production code of this episode, (5571-194[1]) it was originally meant to be a part of season 2. However, it was later moved to the third season, later being given the code of 5572-194.[2][3]
  • When this episode premiered in Canada, South Korea, Serbia, and Bulgaria, the deleted scene was left intact.[13][14]
  • In this episode, Squidward says he has never had a Krabby Patty and hates them, but SpongeBob accidentally launched several into Squidward's mouth in "Your Shoe's Untied."
  • Despite the match and bucket of gas scene being removed in 2002, it was still (albeit, accidentally) aired on Valentine's Day 2004 at 6:00 PM[15] in the United States.[16]
  • The Patty Vault in this episode was later turned into a 500-piece puzzle.[17]
  • In this episode, Krabby Patties are shown to be pre-prepared in a giant vault, even though they are normally shown being served immediately after they are made fresh on the grill. SpongeBob even says in this episode that Krabby Patties must be eaten fresh.
  • All the Krabby Patties in Squidward's thighs look normal-shaped. This implies that Squidward just swallowed them all without chewing them, and the Krabby Patties were not digested and turned into another shape.
  • The SquidBot has a weakness that references this episode in the video game SpongeBob's Truth or Square.
  • Five parts of this episode have become internet memes:
    • Squidward's line "You forgot your mayonnaise."
    • Squidward saying, "I have no soul!" resulting in an animation of hell being shown.
    • Squidward's detailed face following him saying, "Does this look unsure to you?"
    • Squidward's face after he's noticed that SpongeBob spotted him in the Patty Vault. The meme is known as "I cannot let you escape, Squidward." The face is edited to make it distorted and make demonic screeches.
    • SpongeBob's face when he realizes Squidward likes Krabby Patties.

Cultural references[]

  • When SpongeBob jumps out of the trash can, he resembles the style of Giuseppe Arcimboldo, a 16th-century painter famous for his portraits constructed from food items.
  • Near the end of the episode, Squidward gluttonously chows down all the Krabby Patties in the Patty Vault, despite SpongeBob's warnings not to do so, to the point that they all go down to his thighs and explode, similar to how Piggy Hamhock explodes from overeating near the end of the 1937 Merrie Melodies cartoon "Pigs is Pigs."

Errors[]

  • When the scenes switch to Incidental 40 enjoying his King-Sized Ultra Krabby Supreme, the Chum Bucket across the street is missing.
  • At the very beginning, when Squidward says, "I hate Krabby Patties," the cash register is missing. It does not show back up until over halfway through the episode when SpongeBob is asking who ordered the Triple Krabby Supreme.
  • After Squidward says, "I have no soul" and the fire background returns to the Krusty Krab, an improperly applied green screen effect can be seen.
  • When Squidward asks how long SpongeBob will keep up trying to give him Krabby Patties, Squidward's eyelids are briefly the same color as his skin.
  • When SpongeBob handcuffs himself to Squidward, the handcuffs disappear when Squidward takes the Krabby Patty.
    • Additionally, the space between Squidward's arm is the color of his shirt the shot before.
  • When SpongeBob goes inside the Krusty Krab, a window can be seen on his right and the door is on the left, but when Squidward is about to enter, the window is on his left and the door was at the right.
  • When Squidward is watching the Krabby Patties, there are six of them. In the next scene, there are 10.
  • Shortly after Squidward says, "And no one," the wrinkles on his forehead disappear.
  • When Squidward turns around and says, "SpongeBob?," his mouth disappears for a split-second. This also happens when Squidward says, "I gotta have more!"
  • There are two errors in the uncut version:
    • The patty vault is not seen through the ordering window. In the edited version, it is.
    • After the two fires have occurred, Squidward had ashes on him. However, after he had approached to the patty vault, the ashes disappeared.
  • When SpongeBob says, "I knew it all along, Squidward," his upper top left hole is colored blue for a split second.
  • During a montage with Squidward eating Krabby Patties, his eyelids are light turquoise instead of teal.


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