"Just in Time for Christmas" is a The Patrick Star Show episode from season 1. In this episode, Patrick travels through time to find last-minute Christmas gifts for his family.
Characters[]
- Patrick Star
- Squidina Star
- Cecil Star
- GrandPat Star
- Bunny Star
- Caveman Jenkins
- Captain Doug Quasar
- Wild trees (debut)
- Jack M. Crazyfish
- Mrs. Puff
- Pat-Tron
- Ouchie
- Mommy pterodactyl (debut)
- Baby pterodactyl (debut)
- Maurice (debut)
- Sheldon J. Plankton (cameo)
- SpongeKrab Twins (single appearance)
- Eugene H. Krabs (cameo)
- SpongeBob SquarePants (cameo)
- Shrimp
- Sea cow (debut)
- Incidentals
- Incidental 2
- Steven
- John
- Tom
- Incidental 8
- Incidental 10
- Incidental 12
- Incidental 13
- Incidental 14
- Incidental 16
- Incidental 18
- Incidental 20
- Carol
- Charlie
- Incidental 28
- Incidental 31
- Incidental 36
- Incidental 48
- Incidental 60
- Incidental 64
- Billy (Pickles)
- Incidental 67
- Incidental 70
- Incidental 105
- Incidental 107
- Incidental 152
- Incidental 153
- Incidental C4
Synopsis[]
One Christmas night, Cecil cuts down a telephone pole and brings it back in to use as a Christmas tree. As the family prepare for Christmas, Squidina reminds Patrick that they are expecting better gifts than the garbage he gave them last year. Ouchie gives Patrick the idea to use the time closet to find Christmas gifts for everyone.
Patrick visits the future.
Patrick gets the idea to get Cecil a shaver from the future. In the future, Captain Doug Quasar and Pat-Tron have went to a planet of wild trees to get a Christmas tree. Pat-Tron offers Quasar his Laser Phaser so he can cut them down. Quasar assumes he does not need it and fights the trees directly. Pat-Tron gives Patrick the laser, so he leaves, but Quasar shouts that he needs his laser back. Pat-Tron leaves awkwardly.
Back home, Patrick gets a gift for GrandPat. Ouchie activates the time closet and shows him a commercial for Caveman Jenkins' farms. Patrick goes and sneaks into his barn, where a sleeping pterodactyl is nesting. It eats Patrick and lays him in another egg. He steals an egg, and the pterodactyl chases after him, but he manages to shut it out of his room.
Next, Patrick wants to give Bunny something fun. He remembers Bunny telling him that "there's nothing more fun than a carnival" and time travels to a carnival in the 1800s. He sees a Fiji mermaid and a tattooed fish, so he steals one of the fish's tattoos. He runs into Mrs. Puff, who wants to kiss him because of his mistletoe hat. The Fiji mermaid slaps her, and she punches him away. Patrick notices him when he gets back home, and decides to give him as a pet to Squidina.
Everyone poses for a picture.
The next morning, Patrick gives his gifts to his family, and all of them are appreciated. Squidina asks Patrick where he got the money to pay for his gifts. Sudenly, a taxi drives through the wall, and the people Patrick stole from come out, demanding their items back. Patrick gives them gifts: various pieces of garbage, and GrandPat. Everyone tries to kiss Patrick, and Squidina points out that it happened because he was wearing a mistletoe hat. Everyone then says "Merry Christmas!" as Bunny takes a photo.
Production[]
In an interview with the Encyclopedia SpongeBobia Discord server on December 13, 2020, Dave Cunningham stated that there would be "more than one" holiday special coming up for the franchise. This episode ended up being one of them, alongside the other Christmas specials "The Ho! Ho! Horror" and "SpongeBob's Road to Christmas," as well as the Halloween specials "Are You Afraid of the Dork?" and "Terror at 20,000 Leagues."[3]
This episode was confirmed by Dave Cunningham on November 9, 2021.[4]
Promotional art[]
- Created by Eliza Herndon.[5]
Poster art[]
- Created by Jennifer Gleeson, (a freelance artist who worked on this and various other Nickelodeon series) being based on the events that occurred in the episode.[6]
Art[]
Character design[]
- Pterodactyl sketches drawn by Ian Vazquez,[7] "Handsome Patrick" design by Simon Edwards and cleaned up by Mark Colangelo,[8] and final character designs by Chris DeRose[1][9] and Robertryan Cory.[2]
Storyboards[]
- Boarded by Fred Osmond, and plussed by Eliza Herndon,[10][11] Simon Edwards, and Ian Vazquez.[12]
- The first few minutes of this segment's storyboard can be found on Eliza Herndon's website.
Production notes[]
Eliza Herndon:
- This was one of storyboard plusser Eliza Herndon's favorite episodes to work on, and their first featuring the entire immediate Star family.[11]
- "It's hard to choose a favorite member of the Star family, but Cecil is certainly up there. I love his brainless, auto-pilot confidence [while chopping off the telephone pole]. Very Cousin Eddy-esque."[13]
- "Patrick has become one of my favorite characters to draw because he's got such a rubbery physique that's fun to manipulate, he has his cute moments, and I absolutely adore drawing stupid, brainless characters."[14]
- "I love drawing Patrick because he's so malleable and has a ton of potential in his body structure. Lots of wrinkly antics (figuratively and literally)!"[15]
- "A star on top completes all the scenery! I was so eager to fry GrandPat [on the Stars' Christmas tree] that I saved a bunch of refs of cartoon characters getting electrocuted in a folder titled "GrandPat Electrocution" until I just did it my own way... but the phrase GrandPat Electrocution still makes me laugh."[16]
- According to Eliza Herndon, Bunny was originally going to appear in the episode walking in from stage left, but Dave Cunningham thought that she was coming out from the punch bowl, and suggested that to be done instead. Herndon said that the change was "WAY funnier, and came out great!!"[17]
- "Getting to do these close-up paintings [of the chewed-up candle and underwear] was a real treat and I had SO MUCH FUN doing them!! This was when I realized just how much I love rendering and adding detail (to a fault). I'm glad they made the underwear less gross... and less yellow... and less moldy."[18]
- While plussing the scene with Patrick walking to the door so he can hand out his presents to his family, Herndon stated that "dumb characters require dumb walk cycles."[19]
- "Patrick's laugh [before going into the time closet for the first time] is an accurate reflection of me hearing Bill Fagerbakke's laugh for that scene--he somehow manages to make each delivery sound more stupid and more FUNNY than the last!"[20]
- While plussing this episode's storyboards, "[Herndon] initially recorded [herself] wiggling [her] fingers in a wave motion with socks on my hands because [she] thought about this way too hard. Thank goodness for the simplicity that is Patrick's nubs."[21]
- "This episode in particular was an incredible learning experience, from getting to know the Star family to understanding how drawings flow together and where to emphasize certain bits. I'm INCREDIBLY thankful for the support and opportunity!"[22]
Music[]
| ( ‣ ) Production music |
| ( • ) Original music |
| ( ◦ ) SpongeBob music |
‣ ? [Opening]
‣ Victory Chords - [ProjectSAM Symphobia Colours: Animator] ["A severed telephone pole?"]
‣ Phrases 3 - [ProjectSAM Symphobia Colours: Animator] ["Why, that means it's Christmas eve!"]
‣ Uh Oh Flutter-Eyed - [ProjectSAM Symphobia Colours: Animator] [Patrick runs.]
‣ Dance of the Herald Angels - Alan Moorhouse [Patrick runs into the Christmas tree, shocking GrandPat.]
‣ Phrases 1 - [ProjectSAM Symphobia Colours: Animator] ["They better be awesome."]
‣ ? - [ProjectSAM Symphobia Colours: Animator] [Squidina pushes Patrick with a giant candy cane.]
‣ Bad Slide - [ProjectSAM Symphobia Colours: Animator] ["Oh, no. I forgot to get anyone anything."]
‣ Snow Ball Fun - John Vroman [Patrick finds gifts in his trash can.]
‣ ? [Patrick goes through his time closet.]
• Hero's Return - Nicolas Carr, Steve Sechi, Kostas Varotsis [Captain Quasar and Pat-Tron looking for a Christmas tree.]
‣ ? ["Put that baby toy away, Pat-Tron..."]
‣ Marcia N.2 - Ennio Morricone [Captain Quasar making buff gestures with his hand.]
‣ Le Sedie Elettriche - Ennio Morricone [Captain Quasar fights a tree.]
‣ Christmas is Coming - Ronald Hanmer ["Greetings, future guy."]
• ? - Nicolas Carr [Pat-Tron kisses Patrick.]
‣ Le Sedie Elettriche - Ennio Morricone [Captain Quasar still fighting the tree]
‣ Festive Noel - Alan Moorhouse ["Dad's gift is in the bag!"]
• ? - Nicolas Carr [Beginning of the Caveman Jenkins' Farm ad.]
• Caveman Jenkins Jingle - Nicolas Carr, Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield, Doug Lawrence [End of the Caveman Jenkins' Farm ad.]
‣ Christmas Morning - Cedric Palmer ["I bet GrandPat would love some vintage food from his old neighborhood."]
• ? - Nicolas Carr [Patrick travels back in time to Caveman Jenkins' farm.]
‣ Dumbo - Francesco De Masi [Patrick trying to steal a dinosaur egg.]
‣ Ambush - Art Heatlie [Patrick gets chased by the dinosaur]
‣ Playing in the Snow - Arthur Wilkinson ["You're right, Ouchie. I do need to stay focused."]
‣ Jolly Fellow - Hans Ehrlinger [Patrick arrives at the carnival]
‣ Panic - John Fox, Mac Prindy [Mrs. Puff punches Patrick with her beard.]
‣ Playing in the Snow - Arthur Wilkinson [Patrick returns home from the carnival]
‣ Stroll on the Fifth Avenue - William Loose [Patrick starts to hand out presents]
‣ Holy Night - Alan Moorhouse [Baby pterodactyl rocks GrandPat]
‣ The Feast of Stephen - Alan Moorhouse [Patrick gives Bunny a new tattoo]
‣ The Monkey Cage - Dennis Farnon [A taxi drives into the room]
‣ We Wish You A Merry Christmas (a) - Simon Benson [Patrick gives gifts to the time travelers.]
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Release[]
- This episode is available on The Patrick Star Show Season 1, Volume 1 DVD.
Trivia[]
General[]
- This episode was paired up with the Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years episode "The Ho! Ho! Horror!" during the original airing.[23]
- This also was the first episode in the SpongeBob franchise to be paired with another spin-off.
- This episode marks the first appearance of Jack M. Crazyfish in The Patrick Star Show, as well as his return following "20,000 Patties Under the Sea."
Incidental 70 wearing a shirt with his incidental model number on it in this episode.
Incidental 40 wearing a shirt with his incidental model number on it in "Lost in Bikini Bottom."
- Incidental 70 makes a cameo appearance wearing a blue shirt with the number "70" on it. This is a reference to his incidental number.
- He also wear the shirt in "Patrick Show Land"
- The same thing previously happened with Incidental 40 in the SpongeBob SquarePants episode "Lost in Bikini Bottom."
- He also wear the shirt in "Patrick Show Land"
- This is the first Christmas special of The Patrick Star Show.
- This is the first Christmas special where Santa Claus does not appear, though many characters are shown wearing Santa hats.
- This episode marks the first episode where Dana Snyder voices Jack M. Crazyfish.
Episode references[]
- Patrick singing "leedle-leedle-leedle-lee" is the same line that he said in "Shanghaied," "You Don't Know Sponge," and "Late for Breakfast."
- GrandPat on top of the Christmas tree could be a callback to "Christmas Who?," referencing how Patrick was on top of the coral tree during "The Very First Christmas."
- The "World's Largest Plankton" at the fair is a reference to the ending of "Plankton's Old Chum."
Cultural references[]
Mrs. Puff as the Bearded Blowfish.
- Mrs. Puff appears as "the Bearded Blowfish," referencing the carnival stereotype of a "bearded lady."
- When Patrick collides with Mrs. Puff, she yells "How dare you?!" in a deep voice. This is a reference to the catchphrase of Gladys Hippo in Rocko's Modern Life.
- When Patrick sees that the telephone pole has been chopped down, he exclaims, "Odds Bodkins!" This is an old-fashioned minced oath for "God's body."
- Maurice, the Fiji mermaid, is based on a real-life attraction at carnivals.
Errors[]
GrandPat's pants are the same color as the mother pterodactyl.
- For a few frames after Patrick gives mommy pterodactyl a gift, GrandPat's pants are colored the same as her feathers.
- When Squidina gives Maurice a treat, it disappears for a frame before he eats it.
Videos[]
Names in other languages[]
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Spanish (American) | Justo a tiempo para la Navidad | Just in Time for Christmas |
| Spanish (European) | Justo a tiempo para Navidad | Just in Time for Christmas |
References[]
- ^ a b Chris DeRose on Twitter - "Now that the recent Patrick Star Show..."
- ^ a b Robertryan Cory on Tumblr - "Patrick Show XMAS plus more"
- ^ File:Holidaysb.jpeg
- ^ File:PAT110 confirmation.jpeg
- ^ Eliza Herndon on Twitter - "New premieres of The Patrick Star Show/Kamp Koral..."
- ^ Jen Glee on Twitter - "Happy holidays from the Star family to yours! ⭐️🎄"
- ^ Ian Vazquez on Twitter - "Prehistoric Sea Chicken designs..."
- ^ Dave Cunningham on Twitter - "Handsome Patrick."
- ^ Eliza Herndon on Twitter - "THANKS SO MUCH CHRIS!!! Your designs ROCKED!!..."
- ^ Eliza Herndon on Twitter - "It's time for a thread of boards..."
- ^ a b Eliza Herndon Art - Storyboards
- ^ Dave Cunningham on Twitter - "This Friday night at 7pm..."
- ^ Eliza Herndon on Twitter - "It's hard to choose a..."
- ^ Eliza Herndon on Twitter - "Patrick has become one of my..."
- ^ Eliza Herndon on Twitter - "I love drawing Patrick..."
- ^ Eliza Herndon on Twitter - "A star on top completes..."
- ^ Eliza Herndon on Twitter - "Bunny was originally going to enter..."
- ^ Eliza Herndon on Twitter - "Getting to do these..."
- ^ Eliza Herndon on Twitter - "Getting to do these..."
- ^ Eliza Herndon on Twitter - "Patrick's laugh is an accurate..."
- ^ Eliza Herndon on Twitter - "I initially recorded myself..."
- ^ Eliza Herndon on Twitter - "Danse de l'idiote to end..."
- ^ December 3, 2021 - Nickstory
Notes[]
- ^ Also listed as "PAT020" in the segment's storyboards, and simply "020" in its model sheets.