"Klopnodian Heritage Festival" is a The Patrick Star Show episode from season 1. In this episode, the Star family learns the cultural traditions of the old country.
Characters[]
- Patrick Star
- Sweat bead[1] (single appearance)
- Squidina Star
- Cecil Star
- Bunny Star
- GrandPat Star
- Perch Perkins
- Sam Star (cameo)
- Minister
- Carl (cameo)
- Old Klopnodian woman (single appearance)
- Klopnodian elders
- Klopnod Elder Man 01
- Klopnod Elder Man 02
- Klopnod Elder Man 03
- Pole holder (single appearance)
- Fly Man[1] (single appearance)
- Incidentals
- Incidental 110
- Incidental 182
- Incidental 163
- Incidental 167
- Incidental 174
- Incidental 172
- Incidental 159
- Incidental 176
- Incidental 111
- Incidental 81
- Incidental CM13
- Incidental 171
- Incidental 14
- Incidental 106
- Incidental 13
- Incidental 16
- Incidental 40
- Incidental 41
- Incidental 42
- Incidental 45
- Incidental 104
- Incidental 162
- Big lady
- Incidental 101
- Incidental 161
- Teen 15
- Incidental 4
- Fred (cameo)
Synopsis[]
The episode opens with Perch announcing the annual Klopnodian Heritage Festival. The Star family walk around, and Bunny is excited to share her culture with her family. However, GrandPat resents the Klopnods after a failed attempt to conquer them centuries ago, which was so bad that a cream puff was named after him. Bunny has Patrick sample various disgusting Klopnodian dishes, and Cecil tries on a "Kiss Me, I'm Klopnodian" shirt that gets him chased by women. GrandPat prepares for revenge, but a kid recognizes him for his failure and calls him a loser. Bunny tells her kids that they will be undergoing a ceremonial family tradition. The orientations are segregated by gender, so Patrick and Cecil are sent with one group, while Squidina and Bunny go with another.
Patrick and Cecil practice the first tradition.
Patrick and Cecil are grouped to practice flop sweating. Patrick, who is "sweat shy," finds himself unable to do it. Even after Cecil has the elders look away, Patrick only musters a tiny drop of sweat.
Squidina and Bunny practice flyswatting. While Bunny and the elder women are able to perform it effortlessly, Squidina fails to hit even one fly. She throws the flyswatter in frustration, leading the fly to take it and hit her instead.
Next, Patrick and Cecil practice getting items off high shelves. Cecil holds a large pole, while Patrick sees star-shaped and circle-shaped blocks on a shelf that he is meant to sort into holes. Patrick puts the circle block in his mouth and slams down, creating a square-shaped hole. When Patrick gets the star block, he is swung rapidly by Cecil losing his balance. He slams into the block holder, forming a large star-shaped hole and injuring himself.
Squidina learns about the Klopnodian flag.
Squidina is then taught about the traditions of the "Klopnodian flag": a tablecloth with a mustard stain on it. To raise it, the elders ball it up and then display it. When Squidina throws the crumpled-up flag onto the hook, it unfolds, to the elders' horror.
Patrick and Squidina are brought on stage together, glad that their experiences are over. However, they have a final test to do, in front of a live audience. After a song, a starfish in a fly suit comes down. Squidina panics, and Patrick punches him into the audience. Next, a pole-holder raises Patrick up to a shelf with blocks on it. Patrick panics and jumps onto the shelf. The pole-holder prods him, so he throws a block at him. Next, Squidina is given the flag. Rather than raising it, she drapes it over a table and puts dishes on it, showing its true purpose as a tablecloth. Patrick climbs down the pole and lands on a heated tray. Bunny implores him to sweat, but Patrick is too nervous. Cecil goes out into the audience and gives a speech, asking them to turn around. Patrick strains hard, and is finally able to do it, spinning around with sweat coming out of his armpit like a fountain.
Suddenly, an armored GrandPat jumps on stage and announces that he is taking the Klopnods prisoner. A fly lands on him, and the elder women chase him with a flyswatter. At the end of the day, Squidina walks a fly on a leash, Bunny eats one of the "GrandPat Cream Puffs," and Patrick is still sweating out of his armpits. Cecil shows Patrick his underarm corks, and the family laughs. One of the women swats the screen with a flyswatter to end the episode.
Production[]
This episode was confirmed by Dave Cunningham on November 9, 2021,[2] although he didn't direct this episode.
Promotional art[]
Model sheets[]
- Designed by Chris DeRose.[1]
Storyboards[]
Music[]
| ( ‣ ) Production music |
| ( • ) Original music |
| ( ◦ ) SpongeBob music |
‣ Im Dorfkrug - Gerhard Trede [Opening.]
‣ Uh Oh Flutter-Eyed - [ProjectSAM Symphobia Colours: Animator] [Perch Perkins spits out his fried mud pie.]
‣ Bad Slide - [ProjectSAM Symphobia Colours: Animator] ["Good Neptune! That's real mud!"]
‣ Im Dorfkrug - Gerhard Trede [The Star family tramples Perch Perkins.]
• Dark Knight Battle - Nicolas Carr [GrandPat's flashback.]
‣ Ratsch-Bumm - Fred Wiesner [Vendor for "GrändPat Cream Puffs"]
‣ Crazy Goof - Jack Shaindlin [GrandPat digging through a trash can]
‣ Uncle Bernard's - Brian Gulland, Richard Harvey [Bunny tells the kids they will be initiated into Klopnod]
‣ Balkan Pictures - Roland Kovac [Elder men tell Cecil and Patrick to come with them]
‣ Romanian Gipsy B - Niko Radic ["Klopnodian males are afraid of everything, and so, we sweat"]
• MailboxTensionBuild NC2 - Nicolas Carr [Patrick tries to push out sweat.]
• FlexTone Sting - Nicolas Carr [Water droplet.]
‣ Russian Cabaret - Julien Vega [The elder men shake their heads/Squidina trying to swat sea flies.]
‣ Court Music (1) - Janos Lehar [The elder women shake their heads.]
‣ ? [Patrick practices climbing a shelf pole for Spladap.]
‣ ? - [ProjectSAM Symphobia Colours: Animator] [Elder men shake their heads again.]
‣ Blue Danube Polka - Werner Brueggemann [The women teach Squidina how to raise a flag]
‣ Storm and Stress - Gyorgy Behar ["It unfolded! So disrespectful!"]
‣ Kubilas - Viktor Wronski [Patrick and Squidina reunite]
• Klopnodian Anthem - Nicolas Carr, Kaz Prapuolenis [The crowd sings the anthem]
‣ German Dizzy Dance - Daniel Backes, Peter Moslener [A fly costume frightens Patrick and Squidina]
‣ ? [Patrick performing Spladap for the crowd.]
‣ Blue Danube Polka - Werner Brueggmann [Squidina uses the flag as a tablecloth]
• Its a Tablecloth - Nicolas Carr ["It's a tablecloth!"]
‣ Bad Slide - [ProjectSAM Symphobia Colours: Animator] [Crowd boos.]
‣ ? - [ProjectSAM Symphobia Colours: Animator] [Patrick spins down the flagpole.]
‣ Romanian Gipsy B - Niko Radic [Patrick lands on a burner]
‣ Bega Bank A - Niko Radic ["Sweat, son. You have to sweat!"]
‣ Court Music (1) - Janos Lehar ["People of Klopnod, and Klopnod people..."]
‣ Struggle for Power - Gyorgy Behar [Patrick pushes out a giant drop of sweat]
‣ Light is Light - Didier Ledan, Joseph Refalo [Patrick twirls elegantly]
• Dark Knight Battle - Nicolas Carr ["Thrown down your cream puffs, you Klopnodians!"]
‣ Russian Cabaret - Julien Vega [The elder women chase after GrandPat]
‣ Puppet on a String - Pete Dunn, Chris Mccormick [The family walks away from the festival]
‣ ? [Ending.]
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Release[]
- This episode is available on The Patrick Star Show Season 1, Volume 1 DVD.
Trivia[]
General[]
- This episode marks the first appearance of Sam Star in The Patrick Star Show, as well as her second appearance in the franchise following her debut episode, "Big Sister Sam."
- This episode also marks the first appearance of the starfish minister in The Patrick Star Show, as well as his second appearance in the franchise following his debut episode, "Rule of Dumb."
- This episode reveals that the Stars are Klopnodian on Bunny's side of the family.
- This and "Movie Stars" are the only episodes in the series where the Star house does not appear.
- "My leg!:" A sausage hits Fred, making him scream this offscreen. He later says "My other leg!" when GrandPat throws the sausage away.
Episode references[]
- Cecil's underarm corks reappear in "The Drooling Fool," where he uses one to stop Patrick's drooling.
- Squidina uses a flyswatter again in "Patrick's Got a Zoo Loose," while fending off the aliens that Space Rube brought over.
- Patrick visits Klopnod himself later in "The Patterfly Effect." Bunny also wears the same outfit as a kid that she does at the festival.
Errors[]
- When Cecil talks to the elder men in the Flop Sweat Lodge, his mustache turns blue for a frame.
Videos[]
Names in other languages[]
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Spanish (American) | Festival de Cultura Klopnodiana | Klopnodian Culture Festival |
| Spanish (European) | La feria de cultura tarugiana | Klopnodian Culture Fair |
References[]
Notes[]
- ^ Also listed as "PAT022" in the segment's storyboards, and simply "022" in its model sheets.