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*{{Link|SpongeBob SquarePants}}
 
*{{Link|SpongeBob SquarePants}}
 
*[[Patrick Star]]
 
*[[Patrick Star]]
*[[Dream Mrs. Puff|Daydream Mrs. Puff]]'s class
 
**[[Dream Patrick|Daydream Patrick]]
 
**[[Dream SpongeBob|Daydream SpongeBob]]
 
 
*[[Mrs. Puff]]
 
*[[Mrs. Puff]]
**[[Big Fat Meanie]] {{Debut}}
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**Big Fat Meanie {{Debut}}
 
*[[Roger (chick)|Roger]] {{Debut}}
 
*[[Roger (chick)|Roger]] {{Debut}}
*[[Gale Rechid]]
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*[[Incidental 104]]
*[[Frankie Billy]]
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*[[Incidental 107]]
*[[Horace]]
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*[[Incidental 18]]
*[[Wobbles]]
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*[[Incidental 37B]]
*[[Nancy Suzy Fish]]
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*[[Incidental 7]]
*[[Paco]]
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*[[Incidental 73]]
 
*[[Incidental 11]]
 
*[[Incidental 11]]
 
*[[Seahorse]]s {{Sup|(written)}}
 
*[[Seahorse]]s {{Sup|(written)}}
 
*[[Nematodes]] {{Sup|(written)}}
 
*[[Nematodes]] {{Sup|(written)}}
*[[Dale]]
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*[[Incidental 108]]
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*[[Incidental 2]]
*Archie
 
*[[Monroe Timmy]]
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*[[Incidental 103]]
*[[Shelly Fishbowl]]
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*[[Incidental 150]]
*[[Taylor Fishbowl]]
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*[[Incidental 152]]
*[[Tyler]]
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*[[Incidental 151]]
*[[Abigail Marge]]
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*[[Incidental 48]]
*[[Buddy]]
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*[[Incidental 16]]
*[[Franco]]
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*[[Incidental 10]]
*[[Henry-Bart]]
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*[[Incidental 9]]
*[[Miss Rechid]]
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*[[Incidental 102]]
*[[Mevis]]
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*[[Incidental 15]]
*[[Peterson Nat Tucker]]
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*[[Incidental 41]]
*[[Phil (yellow)|Phil]]
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*[[Incidental 28]]
*[[Norma Rechid]]
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*[[Incidental 49]]
*[[Thaddeus]]
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*[[Incidental 64]]
*[[Gus]]
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*[[Incidental 37A]]
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*[[Incidental 105]]
*[[Frank (red shirt)|Frank]]
 
*[[Nazz-Mimi]]
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*[[Incidental 46]]
*[[Dave]]
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*[[Incidental 42]]
*[[Ivy]]
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*[[Incidental 62]]
 
*[[King Neptune]] {{Mentioned}}
 
*[[King Neptune]] {{Mentioned}}
 
*[[Debbie]] {{Sup|(written)}}
 
*[[Debbie]] {{Sup|(written)}}
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==Synopsis==
 
==Synopsis==
SpongeBob is getting ready to go to school in the morning, and heads out the door, only to see Patrick. Patrick eagerly asks him if he can go jellyfishing. SpongeBob says he has to go to school and asks what Patrick usually does when he's gone. Patrick says that he waits for SpongeBob to get back and SpongeBob feels sorry for Patrick. SpongeBob then tells Patrick that he can come to school with him.
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SpongeBob is getting ready to go to school in the morning and heads out the door, only to see Patrick. Patrick eagerly asks him if he can go jellyfishing. SpongeBob says he has to go to school and asks what Patrick usually does when he is gone. Patrick says that he waits for SpongeBob to get back and SpongeBob feels sorry for Patrick. SpongeBob then tells Patrick that he can come to school with him.
   
They arrive at 6:20 a.m., and class starts at 9:00 a.m., which SpongeBob considers "Late for being early," he then shows Patrick around the school and explains their classroom's "Good Noodle board" system, where "good noodle stars" are placed on a good noodle board next to the chalkboard. SpongeBob has by far the most stars of anyone in the class, (seventy-four) and adds Patrick's name to the chart so he can start collecting stars. He also shows Roger, an unborn animal egg in a case with only a light-bulb for warmth.
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They arrive at 6:20 a.m., and class starts at 9:00 a.m., which SpongeBob considers "Late for being early." He then shows Patrick around the school and explains their classroom's "Good Noodle Board" system, where "good noodle stars" are placed on a Good Noodle Board next to the chalkboard. SpongeBob has by far the most stars of anyone in the class, having 74 in total, and adds Patrick's name to the chart so he can start collecting his stars. He also shows to him Roger, an unborn animal egg in a case with only a light-bulb for warmth.
   
[[File:New Student Starfish 087.png|thumb|250px|SpongeBob and Patrick making jokes in class.]]
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[[File:New Student Starfish 087.png|thumb|left|260px|SpongeBob and Patrick making jokes in class.]]
When class starts, Mrs. Puff sees Patrick and asks him his name. He gets nervous and replies with "twenty-four," and the whole class laughs at his response. At their desks, SpongeBob and Patrick laugh among each other about the what comes after number "twenty-four," and Mrs. Puff lets Patrick off and warns SpongeBob to pay attention. Later, Patrick draws an ugly picture of Mrs. Puff, calling her a "Big Fat Meanie," and throws it over to SpongeBob's desk.
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When class starts, Mrs. Puff sees Patrick and asks him his name. He gets nervous and replies with "twenty-four," and the whole class laughs at his response. At their desks, SpongeBob and Patrick laugh among each other about what comes after number "twenty-four," and Mrs. Puff lets Patrick off and warns SpongeBob to pay attention. Later, Patrick draws an ugly picture of Mrs. Puff, calling her a "Big Fat Meanie," and throws it over to SpongeBob's desk.
   
 
Mrs. Puff thinks the picture was made by SpongeBob and she has a small plastic spatula to remove one of his stars from his good noodles, much to SpongeBob's horror. Mrs. Puff then tells SpongeBob to move to the available desk in the back of the room. Soon after, Patrick tries to tell SpongeBob something, and SpongeBob, becoming very irritated, tries to ignore him. Patrick begins spitting spitballs at SpongeBob to get his attention and says that he has "something important" to tell him. SpongeBob finally asks him what he has to say, and Patrick simply says "Hi." SpongeBob is furious and screams in frustration. Mrs. Puff angrily tells him that perhaps this would be a good time for recess.
[[File:New Student Starfish 096.png|thumb|250px|"As if I really look like this!"]]
 
Mrs. Puff believes the picture was made by SpongeBob and she has a small plastic spatula to remove one of his stars from his good noodles, much to SpongeBob's horror. Mrs. Puff then tells SpongeBob to move to the available desk in the back of the room. Soon after, Patrick tries to tell SpongeBob something, and SpongeBob, becoming very irritated with him, tries to ignore him. Patrick begins tossing spitballs at SpongeBob to get his attention and says that he has "something important" to tell him. SpongeBob finally asks him what he has to say, and Patrick simply says "Hi." SpongeBob is furious, and screams out "Hi!" in frustration. Mrs. Puff angrily says "Perhaps this would be a good time for recess."
 
   
 
During recess, SpongeBob confronts Patrick in the hallway, and they start fighting, so they are both given detention.
 
During recess, SpongeBob confronts Patrick in the hallway, and they start fighting, so they are both given detention.
 
[[File:New Student Starfish 189.png|thumb|260px|Patrick going to retrieve the light bulb.]]
 
During detention, the two say how much they hate each other, and SpongeBob says he would hate Patrick even if the light bulb keeping Roger alive went out. Suddenly, the light bulb coincidentally goes out, and Roger starts to freeze. Frightened on the inside, SpongeBob and Patrick try to ignore both situations but end up tearfully apologizing, and then they work together to save Roger. SpongeBob keeps the egg warm, while Patrick gets a new light bulb. They both successfully save Roger from his death in the end.
   
 
Suddenly, Mrs. Puff appears, who had been watching the whole incident through her one-way chalkboard. She decides to give them each one a golden star for saving Roger. Patrick then realizes that this was a boating school and not "Spanish class." He leaves, saying goodbye to SpongeBob and Mrs. Puff. After Patrick leaves, Roger suddenly hatches from the egg, revealing him to be a live-action chick who asks what he had missed as the episode ends.
During detention, the two say how much they hate each other, and SpongeBob says "I'd hate you even if the light bulb keeping Roger alive went out!" Suddenly, the light bulb goes out, and Roger starts to freeze. Frightened on the inside, SpongeBob and Patrick try to ignore both situations but end up tearfully apologizing, and then they work together to save Roger. SpongeBob keeps the egg warm, while Patrick gets a new light bulb. Patrick reaches the closet and finds a mountain of light-bulbs, but he thinks that the light bulb at the top that is operating is the only one that works and starts climbing the mountain to reach it. SpongeBob is impatient and starts running towards the closet with Roger in his hands, and bumps into Patrick, causing the egg and light bulb to fly into the air.
 
 
[[File:New Student Starfish 189.png|thumb|Patrick going to retrieve the light bulb.]]
 
SpongeBob catches the light bulb, and Patrick catches Roger. Suddenly, Mrs. Puff appears, who had been watching the whole incident through her one-way chalkboard. She decides to give them each one golden star. Patrick then realizes that this was boating school and not "Spanish class." He leaves, saying goodbye to SpongeBob and Mrs. Puff, calling the latter "Big Fat Meanie." After Patrick leaves, Roger suddenly hatches from the egg, revealing to be a live action chick who says, "Hey! What did I miss?" as the episode ends.
 
   
 
==Production==
 
==Production==
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===Deleted Line===
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===Deleted scene===
[[File:Can I have his star?.jpg|thumb|200px|SpongeBob saying, "Can I have his star?" in the original storyboard.]]
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[[File:Can I have his star?.jpg|thumb|260px|SpongeBob saying, "Can I have his star?" in the original storyboard.]]
In the original [[New Student Starfish (storyboard)|storyboard version]] featured on the special features on the Sponge for Hire DVD, after Patrick leaves in the ending, SpongeBob says, "Can I have his star?"<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KncgbpA41PU</ref>.
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In [[New Student Starfish (storyboard)|the storyboard version]] featured on the [[Sponge for Hire]] DVD, after Patrick leaves at the end of the episode, there is a deleted line of SpongeBob saying, "Can I have his star?"<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KncgbpA41PU</ref>
   
 
===Music===
 
===Music===
 
{{MLegend}}
 
{{MLegend}}
 
{{APM|h|Horlepiep|Jan Rap|title card}}
 
{{APM|h|Horlepiep|Jan Rap|title card}}
{{APM|h|Hilo Rag|Guy Fletcher|opening}} 
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{{APM|h|Hilo Rag|Guy Fletcher|opening}}
 
{{APM|h|Harp Ding|Nicolas Carr|"Wait a second, Patrick."}}
 
{{APM|h|Harp Ding|Nicolas Carr|"Wait a second, Patrick."}}
{{APM|v|Vibe Q Sting|Nicolas Carr|Patrick imagines himself in SpongeBob's class}}
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{{OM|Vibe Q Sting|Nicolas Carr|Patrick imagines himself in SpongeBob's class.}}
 
{{APM|s|Stiff Upper Lip|Paddy Kingsland|SpongeBob showing Patrick around}}
 
{{APM|s|Stiff Upper Lip|Paddy Kingsland|SpongeBob showing Patrick around}}
 
{{APM|h|Hula Festival|George Elliott|the classroom}}
 
{{APM|h|Hula Festival|George Elliott|the classroom}}
 
{{APM|o|The Oracle|David Farnon|SpongeBob describing Roger}}
 
{{APM|o|The Oracle|David Farnon|SpongeBob describing Roger}}
{{OM|Steel Licks 7|Jeremy Wakefield|SpongeBob, Patrick giggling}}
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{{OM|Steel Licks 7|Jeremy Wakefield|SpongeBob and Patrick giggling}}
{{APM|d|Dramatic Climax|Mike Sunderland|Patrick nervous}}
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{{APM|d|Dramatic Climax|Mike Sunderland|Patrick is nervous to reveal his name.}}
{{APM|s|So Tired|Sammy Burdson, John Charles Fiddy|everyone laughs}}
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{{APM|s|So Tired|Sammy Burdson, John Charles Fiddy|Everyone laughs.}}
{{APM|s|Stepping into Danger|Mike Sunderland|Big Fat Meanie/Mrs. Puff sees Patrick's drawing}}
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{{APM|s|Stepping into Danger|Mike Sunderland|Big Fat Meanie/Mrs. Puff sees Patrick's drawing.}}
{{APM|n|National Mourning|Gerhard Trede|Mrs. Puff removes one of SpongeBob's stars}}
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{{APM|n|National Mourning|Gerhard Trede|Mrs. Puff removes one of SpongeBob's stars.}}
{{APM|l|Lonely Heart's Club (a)|David Bell, Otto Sieben|SpongeBob is sent to the back of the room}}
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{{APM|l|Lonely Heart's Club (a)|David Bell, Otto Sieben|SpongeBob is sent to the back of the room.}}
{{APM|t|Tomfoolery|David Snell|Patrick shoots spitballs at SpongeBob}}
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{{APM|t|Tomfoolery|David Snell|Patrick shoots spitballs at SpongeBob.}}
 
{{OM|Steel Licks 8|Jeremy Wakefield|SpongeBob and Patrick fighting}}
 
{{OM|Steel Licks 8|Jeremy Wakefield|SpongeBob and Patrick fighting}}
 
{{OM|Steel Licks 9|Jeremy Wakefield|"This is embarrassing."}}
 
{{OM|Steel Licks 9|Jeremy Wakefield|"This is embarrassing."}}
 
{{APM|p|Point of Departure O|Gregor F. Narholz|Mrs. Puff catches SpongeBob and Patrick "red-handed."}}
 
{{APM|p|Point of Departure O|Gregor F. Narholz|Mrs. Puff catches SpongeBob and Patrick "red-handed."}}
{{APM|p|Point of Departure M|Gregor F. Narholz|Mrs. Puff sentences SpongeBob and Patrick to detention}}
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{{APM|p|Point of Departure M|Gregor F. Narholz|Mrs. Puff sentences SpongeBob and Patrick to detention.}}
 
{{APM|h|Hawaiian Cocktail|Richard Myhill|"In one day I've gone from good noodle to bad egg."}}
 
{{APM|h|Hawaiian Cocktail|Richard Myhill|"In one day I've gone from good noodle to bad egg."}}
{{APM|v|Vibe Sting|Nicolas Carr|"Hmm..."}}
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{{OM|Vibe Sting|Nicolas Carr|"Hmm..."}}
 
{{APM|k|Killer Birds|Gregor F. Narholz|Roger freezing}}
 
{{APM|k|Killer Birds|Gregor F. Narholz|Roger freezing}}
{{APM|h|Heroes Win|Gregor F. Narholz|SpongeBob and Patrick save Roger}}
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{{APM|h|Heroes Win [#34]|Gregor F. Narholz|SpongeBob and Patrick save Roger.}}
 
{{APM|t|Tiroler Jodler 2|Werner Brueggemann|Patrick climbing the mountain of light bulbs}}
 
{{APM|t|Tiroler Jodler 2|Werner Brueggemann|Patrick climbing the mountain of light bulbs}}
{{APM|h|Heroes Win|Gregor F. Narholz|SpongeBob and Patrick save Roger}}
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{{APM|h|Heroes Win [#34]|Gregor F. Narholz|SpongeBob and Patrick save Roger.}}
 
{{APM|h|Horlepiep|Jan Rap|ending}}
 
{{APM|h|Horlepiep|Jan Rap|ending}}
   
 
===Release===
 
===Release===
*This episode is available on the [[Sponge for Hire]] (with storyboard version on the special features), [[The Complete 3rd Season|Complete 3rd Season]], [[The Best 200 Episodes Ever]], [[The Third & Fourth Seasons]], [[The First 100 Episodes|First 100 Episodes]], [[Patrick's Day]], [[SpongeBob SquarePants Vol. 5]], [[From the Beginning, Pt.2]], [[The Complete Third Season|Complete Third Season]], and [[SpongeBob and Friends: Patrick SquarePants]] DVDs.
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*This episode is available on the [[Sponge for Hire]], [[The Complete 3rd Season|Complete 3rd Season]], [[The First 100 Episodes|First 100 Episodes]], SpongeBob SquarePants Vol. 5, [[The Complete Third Season|Complete Third Season]], [[From the Beginning, Pt.2]], [[Patrick's Day]], [[SpongeBob and Friends: Patrick SquarePants]], [[The Third & Fourth Seasons]], and [[The Best 200 Episodes Ever|Best 200 Episodes Ever]] DVDs.
   
 
===Reception===
 
===Reception===
 
*{{Rank|New Student Starfish|BDE=55}}
 
*{{Rank|New Student Starfish|BDE=55}}
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*This episode and "[[Clams]]" were nominated for an Emmy at the {{Time|2003}} {{W|Primetime Emmy Award}} for Outstanding Animated Program (for Programming Less Than One Hour).<ref>https://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/2003/outstanding-short-format-animated-program</ref>
   
 
==Trivia==
 
==Trivia==
 
===General===
 
===General===
*This episode premiered in Canada on {{Time|December 13}}, {{Time|2002}}.<ref>[[List of episodes (foreign)/countries/Canada]]</ref>
 
 
*There is a [[New Student Starfish (book)|chapter book]] based on this episode.
 
*There is a [[New Student Starfish (book)|chapter book]] based on this episode.
 
*The scene when SpongeBob says 25 became a popular meme.
 
*The scene when SpongeBob says 25 became a popular meme.
 
*The scene when Patrick passes a note saying "Big Fat Meanie" became popular on YouTube and it has been parodied on various videos.
*When Patrick pictures Mrs. Puff's class like a class photo day, the black sign in front of the kids in the front reads "Mrs. Puff's Driving School," but Mrs. Puff's school sign says "Mrs. Puff's Boating School."
 
*SpongeBob and Patrick arrive at boating school at 6:20 A.M.
 
 
*When Mrs. Puff opens the drawers in her desk to put the paper that Patrick drew of her, many different papers making fun of Mrs. Puff can be seen inside that drawer.
 
*When Mrs. Puff opens the drawers in her desk to put the paper that Patrick drew of her, many different papers making fun of Mrs. Puff can be seen inside that drawer.
*The scene when Patrick passes a note saying "Big Fat Meanie" became popular on YouTube and it has been parodied on various videos.
 
*When Mrs. Puff tells SpongeBob and Patrick, "May Neptune have mercy on your souls," it is a reference to the phrase, "May God have mercy on your soul," which a judge says to a convict who's about to receive the death penalty.
 
**In all airings, it wasn't animated and the line was cut.
 
 
*In [[בובספוג מכנסמרובע|the Israel dub]], Roger, at the end of the episode, says, "תעברו לסיפור הבא," which translates to "Get to the next story!"
 
*In [[בובספוג מכנסמרובע|the Israel dub]], Roger, at the end of the episode, says, "תעברו לסיפור הבא," which translates to "Get to the next story!"
 
*In most episodes, the Boating School is just one room. In this episode, however, it looks like a real school.
 
*In most episodes, the Boating School is just one room. In this episode, however, it looks like a real school.
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*This is the only episode to show the boating school having stairs and thus two stories.
 
*This is the first episode to have a chalkboard as the title card background.
 
*This is the first episode to have a chalkboard as the title card background.
 
*This is the first time Patrick goes to Mrs. Puff's Boating School.
 
*This is the first time Patrick goes to Mrs. Puff's Boating School.
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**Despite having known her before in "[[Boating School]]," Patrick and Mrs. Puff are properly introduced to each other in this episode.
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*The back desk graffiti depicts the following:
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**"Down With Learning"
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**"Mrs. Puff" with a crudely drawn version of her to the right, which is just a circle with a face and arms/legs.
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**"Skool is 4 Chumps"
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**A peace sign symbol
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**A tic-tac-toe puzzle
   
 
===Cultural references===
 
===Cultural references===
 
*When Mrs. Puff tells SpongeBob and Patrick, "May Neptune have mercy on your souls," it is a reference to the phrase, "May God have mercy on your soul," which a judge says to a convict who's about to receive the death penalty.
*The chick being named Roger is a nod to [[Rodger Bumpass]], who plays {{Link|Squidward}}.
 
   
 
===Errors===
 
===Errors===
*Patrick's "Big Fat Meanie" drawing before being put into Mrs Puff's drawer appears different from the one that appears as it is put into Mrs Puff's drawer.
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*When Patrick pictures Mrs. Puff's class like a class photo day, the black sign in front of the kids in the front reads "Mrs. Puff's Driving School," but Mrs. Puff's school sign says "Mrs. Puff's Boating School."
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*Patrick's "Big Fat Meanie" drawing before being put into Mrs. Puff's drawer appears different from the one that appears as it is put into Mrs. Puff's drawer.
 
*When Mrs. Puff removes one of SpongeBob's good noodle stars, the star appears bigger than the other ones.
 
*When Mrs. Puff removes one of SpongeBob's good noodle stars, the star appears bigger than the other ones.
 
*When Mrs. Puff tells SpongeBob that she is done with his nonsense and tells him to get all of his stuff, SpongeBob appears to have nothing with him despite the fact that he brought his backpack earlier in the episode.
 
*When Mrs. Puff tells SpongeBob that she is done with his nonsense and tells him to get all of his stuff, SpongeBob appears to have nothing with him despite the fact that he brought his backpack earlier in the episode.
*When SpongeBob is being sentenced to sit in the old desk at the back the text says "Skoll is 4 chumps" and the next scene the text is gone and [[SpongeBob]]'s arms are tiny.[[File:New_Student_Starfish_125.png|thumb|220px|SpongeBob's arms are tiny and The text is gone]]
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*When SpongeBob is being sentenced to sit in the old desk at the back, the text says "Skoll is 4 chumps," but in the next scene the text is gone and SpongeBob's arms are tiny.[[File:New Student Starfish 125.png|thumb|260px|SpongeBob's arms are tiny and the text is gone.]]
 
*SpongeBob writes Patrick's name on the Good Noodle Board in capital letters. Later on, when SpongeBob and Patrick are saving Roger, Patrick's name is in lower case, and when Mrs. Puff tells them that she will give them a gold star each, it is in capitals again.
*On some airings of this episode, it instantly ends after Rodger says, "Hey! What'd I mi-"
 
 
*The names on the Good Noodle Board change throughout the episode.
*SpongeBob writes Patrick's name on the good noodle board in capital letters.
 
**Later on, when SpongeBob and Patrick are saving Roger, Patrick's name is in lower case and when Mrs. Puff tells them that she will give them a golden star each, it is in capitals again.
 
*The names on the good noodle board change throughout the episode.
 
 
*The number of stars per student changes throughout the episode.
 
*The number of stars per student changes throughout the episode.
   

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Characters

Synopsis

SpongeBob is getting ready to go to school in the morning and heads out the door, only to see Patrick. Patrick eagerly asks him if he can go jellyfishing. SpongeBob says he has to go to school and asks what Patrick usually does when he is gone. Patrick says that he waits for SpongeBob to get back and SpongeBob feels sorry for Patrick. SpongeBob then tells Patrick that he can come to school with him.

They arrive at 6:20 a.m., and class starts at 9:00 a.m., which SpongeBob considers "Late for being early." He then shows Patrick around the school and explains their classroom's "Good Noodle Board" system, where "good noodle stars" are placed on a Good Noodle Board next to the chalkboard. SpongeBob has by far the most stars of anyone in the class, having 74 in total, and adds Patrick's name to the chart so he can start collecting his stars. He also shows to him Roger, an unborn animal egg in a case with only a light-bulb for warmth.

New Student Starfish 087

SpongeBob and Patrick making jokes in class.

When class starts, Mrs. Puff sees Patrick and asks him his name. He gets nervous and replies with "twenty-four," and the whole class laughs at his response. At their desks, SpongeBob and Patrick laugh among each other about what comes after number "twenty-four," and Mrs. Puff lets Patrick off and warns SpongeBob to pay attention. Later, Patrick draws an ugly picture of Mrs. Puff, calling her a "Big Fat Meanie," and throws it over to SpongeBob's desk.

Mrs. Puff thinks the picture was made by SpongeBob and she has a small plastic spatula to remove one of his stars from his good noodles, much to SpongeBob's horror. Mrs. Puff then tells SpongeBob to move to the available desk in the back of the room. Soon after, Patrick tries to tell SpongeBob something, and SpongeBob, becoming very irritated, tries to ignore him. Patrick begins spitting spitballs at SpongeBob to get his attention and says that he has "something important" to tell him. SpongeBob finally asks him what he has to say, and Patrick simply says "Hi." SpongeBob is furious and screams in frustration. Mrs. Puff angrily tells him that perhaps this would be a good time for recess.

During recess, SpongeBob confronts Patrick in the hallway, and they start fighting, so they are both given detention.

New Student Starfish 189

Patrick going to retrieve the light bulb.

During detention, the two say how much they hate each other, and SpongeBob says he would hate Patrick even if the light bulb keeping Roger alive went out. Suddenly, the light bulb coincidentally goes out, and Roger starts to freeze. Frightened on the inside, SpongeBob and Patrick try to ignore both situations but end up tearfully apologizing, and then they work together to save Roger. SpongeBob keeps the egg warm, while Patrick gets a new light bulb. They both successfully save Roger from his death in the end.

Suddenly, Mrs. Puff appears, who had been watching the whole incident through her one-way chalkboard. She decides to give them each one a golden star for saving Roger. Patrick then realizes that this was a boating school and not "Spanish class." He leaves, saying goodbye to SpongeBob and Mrs. Puff. After Patrick leaves, Roger suddenly hatches from the egg, revealing him to be a live-action chick who asks what he had missed as the episode ends.

Production

Art

Deleted scene

Can I have his star?

SpongeBob saying, "Can I have his star?" in the original storyboard.

In the storyboard version featured on the Sponge for Hire DVD, after Patrick leaves at the end of the episode, there is a deleted line of SpongeBob saying, "Can I have his star?"[1]

Music

 ) Production music
 ) Original music
 ) SpongeBob music

  Horlepiep - Jan Rap [title card]
  Hilo Rag - Guy Fletcher [opening]
  Harp Ding - Nicolas Carr ["Wait a second, Patrick."]
  Vibe Q Sting - Nicolas Carr [Patrick imagines himself in SpongeBob's class.]
  Stiff Upper Lip - Paddy Kingsland [SpongeBob showing Patrick around]
  Hula Festival - George Elliott [the classroom]
  The Oracle - David Farnon [SpongeBob describing Roger]
  Steel Licks 7 - Jeremy Wakefield [SpongeBob and Patrick giggling]
  Dramatic Climax - Mike Sunderland [Patrick is nervous to reveal his name.]
  So Tired - Sammy Burdson, John Charles Fiddy [Everyone laughs.]
  Stepping into Danger - Mike Sunderland [Big Fat Meanie/Mrs. Puff sees Patrick's drawing.]
  National Mourning - Gerhard Trede [Mrs. Puff removes one of SpongeBob's stars.]
  Lonely Heart's Club (a) - David Bell, Otto Sieben [SpongeBob is sent to the back of the room.]
  Tomfoolery - David Snell [Patrick shoots spitballs at SpongeBob.]
  Steel Licks 8 - Jeremy Wakefield [SpongeBob and Patrick fighting]
  Steel Licks 9 - Jeremy Wakefield ["This is embarrassing."]
  Point of Departure O - Gregor F. Narholz [Mrs. Puff catches SpongeBob and Patrick "red-handed."]
  Point of Departure M - Gregor F. Narholz [Mrs. Puff sentences SpongeBob and Patrick to detention.]
  Hawaiian Cocktail - Richard Myhill ["In one day I've gone from good noodle to bad egg."]
  Vibe Sting - Nicolas Carr ["Hmm..."]
  Killer Birds - Gregor F. Narholz [Roger freezing]
  Heroes Win [#34] - Gregor F. Narholz [SpongeBob and Patrick save Roger.]
  Tiroler Jodler 2 - Werner Brueggemann [Patrick climbing the mountain of light bulbs]
  Heroes Win [#34] - Gregor F. Narholz [SpongeBob and Patrick save Roger.]
  Horlepiep - Jan Rap [ending]

Release

Reception

  • "New Student Starfish" was ranked #55 during the Best Day Ever event from November 9–10, 2006.
  • This episode and "Clams" were nominated for an Emmy at the 2003 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program (for Programming Less Than One Hour).[2]

Trivia

General

  • There is a chapter book based on this episode.
  • The scene when SpongeBob says 25 became a popular meme.
  • The scene when Patrick passes a note saying "Big Fat Meanie" became popular on YouTube and it has been parodied on various videos.
  • When Mrs. Puff opens the drawers in her desk to put the paper that Patrick drew of her, many different papers making fun of Mrs. Puff can be seen inside that drawer.
  • In the Israel dub, Roger, at the end of the episode, says, "תעברו לסיפור הבא," which translates to "Get to the next story!"
  • In most episodes, the Boating School is just one room. In this episode, however, it looks like a real school.
  • This is the only episode to show the boating school having stairs and thus two stories.
  • This is the first episode to have a chalkboard as the title card background.
  • This is the first time Patrick goes to Mrs. Puff's Boating School.
    • Despite having known her before in "Boating School," Patrick and Mrs. Puff are properly introduced to each other in this episode.
  • The back desk graffiti depicts the following:
    • "Down With Learning"
    • "Mrs. Puff" with a crudely drawn version of her to the right, which is just a circle with a face and arms/legs.
    • "Skool is 4 Chumps"
    • A peace sign symbol
    • A tic-tac-toe puzzle

Cultural references

  • When Mrs. Puff tells SpongeBob and Patrick, "May Neptune have mercy on your souls," it is a reference to the phrase, "May God have mercy on your soul," which a judge says to a convict who's about to receive the death penalty.

Errors

  • When Patrick pictures Mrs. Puff's class like a class photo day, the black sign in front of the kids in the front reads "Mrs. Puff's Driving School," but Mrs. Puff's school sign says "Mrs. Puff's Boating School."
  • Patrick's "Big Fat Meanie" drawing before being put into Mrs. Puff's drawer appears different from the one that appears as it is put into Mrs. Puff's drawer.
  • When Mrs. Puff removes one of SpongeBob's good noodle stars, the star appears bigger than the other ones.
  • When Mrs. Puff tells SpongeBob that she is done with his nonsense and tells him to get all of his stuff, SpongeBob appears to have nothing with him despite the fact that he brought his backpack earlier in the episode.
  • When SpongeBob is being sentenced to sit in the old desk at the back, the text says "Skoll is 4 chumps," but in the next scene the text is gone and SpongeBob's arms are tiny.
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    SpongeBob's arms are tiny and the text is gone.

  • SpongeBob writes Patrick's name on the Good Noodle Board in capital letters. Later on, when SpongeBob and Patrick are saving Roger, Patrick's name is in lower case, and when Mrs. Puff tells them that she will give them a gold star each, it is in capitals again.
  • The names on the Good Noodle Board change throughout the episode.
  • The number of stars per student changes throughout the episode.

References

Awards and nominations for SpongeBob SquarePants VE

Emmy Awards Cup Emmy

Primetime Emmy Awards

Outstanding Animated Program (for Programming Less Than One Hour)

Nominees: Sean Dempsey, Derek Drymon, Juli Murphy Hashiguchi, Sam Henderson, Stephen Hillenburg, Jay Lender, Mark O'Hare, Kent Osborne, Alan Smart, Paul Tibbitt, Tom Yasumi (for "New Student Starfish"/"Clams," 2003)Derek Drymon, Juli Murphy Hashiguchi, Stephen Hillenburg, Kent Osborne, Andrew Overtoom, Alan Smart, Paul Tibbitt (for "Ugh," 2004)Mike Bell, C.H. Greenblatt, Stephen Hillenburg, Alan Smart, Paul Tibbitt, Vincent Waller, Tom Yasumi (for "Fear of a Krabby Patty"/"Shell of a Man," 2005)Casey Alexander, Luke Brookshier, Stephen Hillenburg, Tom King, Dani Michaeli, Chris Mitchell, Andrew Overtoom, Alan Smart, Paul Tibbitt and Tom Yasumi (for "Bummer Vacation"/"Wigstruck," 2007)Steven Banks, Charlie Bean, Stephen Hillenburg, Dani Michaeli, Chris Reccardi, Alan Smart, Aaron Springer, Paul Tibbitt, Tom Yasumi (for "The Inmates of Summer"/"The Two Faces of Squidward," 2008)

Outstanding Short-format Animated Program

Nominees: Dina Buteyn, Stephen Hillenburg, Dani Michaeli, Alan Smart, Aaron Springer, Paul Tibbitt and Tom Yasumi (for "Dear Vikings," 2009)Luke Brookshier, Dina Buteyn, Nate Cash, Stephen Hillenburg, Doug Lawrence, Andrew Overtoom, Alan Smart and Paul Tibbitt (for "That Sinking Feeling," 2011)Marc Ceccarelli, Stephen Hillenburg, Kyle McCulloch, Jennie Monica, Jack Pendarvis, Alan Smart, Paul Tibbitt, Vincent Waller, Tom Yasumi (for "Company Picnic," 2016)Luke Brookshier, Marc Ceccarelli, Stephen Hillenburg, Jennie Monica, Adam Paloian, Alan Smart, Vincent Waller, Tom Yasumi (for "Plankton Paranoia," 2019)


Daytime Emmy Awards

Outstanding Directing in an Animated Program

Directors: Andrew Overtoom, Andrea Romano, Alan Smart and Tom Yasumi (2010)Casey Alexander, Luke Brookshier, Nate Cash, Zeus Cervas, Sean Charmatz, Andrew Overtoom, Andrea Romano, Alan Smart, Aaron Springer, Paul Tibbitt, Vincent Waller and Tom Yasumi (2012)

Outstanding Special Class Animated Program

Animators: Dina Buteyn, Stephen Hillenburg and Paul Tibbitt (2010)

Outstanding Children's Animated Program

Nominees: Stephen Hillenburg, Jennie Monica Hammond and Paul Tibbitt (2012)Stephen Hillenburg, Marc Ceccarelli, Vincent Waller and Jennie Monica (2018)

Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program

Voice actors: Rodger Bumpass as Squidward Tentacles (2012)Tom Kenny as SpongeBob SquarePants (2018)Tom Kenny as SpongeBob SquarePants (2020)Tom Kenny as SpongeBob SquarePants (2021)

Outstanding Sound Editing – Animation

Nominees: Todd Brodie, Nicolas Carr, Mishelle Fordham, Chris Gresham, Matt Hall, Jeffrey Hutchins, James Lifton, Paulette Lifton, D.J. Lynch, Aran Tanchum and Kimberlee Vanek (2012) • Mishelle Fordham, Vincent Guisetti, Jeffrey Hutchins, James Lifton, Paulette Lifton, D.J. Lynch, Wes Otis, Monique Reymond and Aran Tanchum (2013) • Devon Bowman, Nicolas Carr, Mishelle Fordham, Jeff Hutchins, Aran Tanchum and Vincent Guisetti (2014)

Outstanding Sound Mixing for an Animated Program

Nominees: D.J. Lynch, Justin Brinsfield, Ryan Greene, Manny Grijalva, Jeff Hutchins and Aran Tanchum (2020)

Outstanding Voice Directing for an Animated Series

Nominees: Tom Kenny (2021)


Children's and Family Emmy Awards

Outstanding Voice Performance in an Animated Program

Voice actors: Tom Kenny as SpongeBob SquarePants (2022)Tom Kenny as SpongeBob SquarePants (2023)

Individual Achievement in Animation - Storyboard

Nominees: Benjamin Arcand (for "SpongeBob's Road to Christmas," 2022)