"Nitwit Neighborhood News" is a The Patrick Star Show episode from season 1. In this episode, Patrick and Squidina report the news around Bikini Bottom.
Characters[]
- Patrick Star
- Cecil Star
- The Dartfish Family
- Daddy Dartfish
- Mommy Dartfish
- Sister Dartfish
- Teensy Tom
- Squidina Star
- Bunny Star
- GrandPat Star
- Seahorse
- SpongeBob SquarePants
- Mrs. Puff
- Eugene H. Krabs
- Perch Perkins
- Harvey
- Granny Tentacles
- Plant (single appearance)
- Incidentals
- Tony Tuna (single appearance)
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Synopsis[]
The episode opens with Patrick reporting on the events happening in the Star house as part of Star Inaction News, which includes Cecil being stuck on the fridge, someone (actually Patrick) having snuck into a cookie jar, and a laundry pile-up. The scene cuts to Patrick in the bathroom. Bunny busts from the ceiling to clean out the bathtub, and pulls out a hair, revealed to be GrandPat's beard, as he was stuck in there. GrandPat pulls out a seahorse and makes his way to a race, which Cecil soon reports on. Patrick and Squidina join in the race with them, still inside the house, but Squidina soon gets a cramp, and Bunny kicks them out of the house.
SpongeBob's first driving lesson.
Wanting to find new stuff to report on, Patrick and Squidina end up at Granny Tentacles' house after doing some digging. They try to report on her while she is gardening, but Granny Tentacles grows a pest-resistant plant that eats Patrick. Patrick and Squidina roll down a hill and bump into SpongeBob, who is waiting for his first driving lesson. Mrs. Puff arrives, and SpongeBob claims that he is ready. Patrick and Squidina join for the ride, despite Mrs. Puff being against it.
SpongeBob then begins driving, with Patrick and Squidina wanting to continue reporting during his lesson. Their reporting causes SpongeBob to drive out of control, with him almost running into the Krusty Krab. He slams the brakes, and at first, it seems that the boat got to a safe stop, but the Krusty Krab sign falls onto the boat, damaging it. As a result, Mrs. Puff angrily kicks Patrick and Squidina out and drives away with SpongeBob. A wanted criminal, Tony Tuna, enters the Krusty Krab, with Patrick and Squidina not knowing that it is a robbery.
Patrick interviews Tony.
Patrick and Squidina continue reporting at the Krusty Krab, interviewing Tony Tuna as he plans his robbery. He steals money from the register, but soon uses it to buy Patrick a Krabby Patty. Tony Tuna then steals a taxi as part of his getaway from the police. Patrick helps him hide from them before they drive to his secret hideout. Someone knocks on the door, revealed to be Perch Perkins and Harvey doing a crime report.
Patrick and Squidina get into a fight with Perch and Harvey, shortly before the police surround the hideout. Tony Tuna knows he is in trouble, but soon reveals that he has extra ski masks, and puts them on Perch, Harvey, Squidina, and Patrick, then pushes them outside. The police arrest all of them, due to complaints they have received of reporters causing disruption to the town. Tony Tuna, having escaped, concludes reporting, as GrandPat and the other jockeys finish up their race around the racetrack, with GrandPat getting a narrow win by sticking out a nose.
Production[]
This episode was confirmed by Cartoonlounge.de on February 25, 2022.[1]
Promotional art[]
Music[]
| ( ‣ ) Production music |
| ( • ) Original music |
| ( ◦ ) SpongeBob music |
‣ Short Brass Flourish - Douglas Wood, Michael Carubia, Brian Morris, David Barnett [Title card.]
‣ Drum Rolls (D) - Dick Walter [Patrick eating corn.]
‣ Newsbreaks - Dave Hewson ["Good morning, and welcome to Star Inaction News!"]
‣ Daring Escape - Kenneth Essex [Cecil stuck on top of the fridge.]
‣ Spotlight On the News - Wilfred Burns [Patrick eating out of a cookie jar.]
• Vibe Q Sting - Nicolas Carr [Ouchie falls from the ceiling.]
‣ Power Drive (c) - Johnny Pearson ["We have incoming broken news!"]
‣ Active Electronic Rhythm - Douglas Wood, Brian Morris, Joseph Saulter, Robert Palladino [Patrick reporting from the bathroom.]
‣ Pell-Mell - Sam Spence [Bunny Star cleans out the bathtub.]
‣ ? [GrandPat rides a seahorse to the derby.]
• ? - Ego Plum [GrandPat racing against other jockeys.]
‣ Madder Than Mad - Jean-Jacques Perrey [Bunny kicks Patrick and Squidina out of the house.]
• Vibe Q Sting - Nicolas Carr [Patrick & Squidina end up in Granny Tentacles' garden.]
‣ Electronic Fanfare Sound - Douglas Wood, Michael Carubia, Brian Morris, David Barnett ["And now it's time for 'Geezer Gardening Tips!'"]
‣ Snow White's Beauty - Otto Sieben, John Fox ["I've nurtured these beautiful flowers from bulb to blossom."]
‣ Prologue of a Drama #9 - Hans Conzelmann, Delle Haensch [Granny Tentacles' pest-resistant plant grows.]
‣ News Bulletin (a) - Keith Mansfield [Patrick & Squidina roll down a hill.]
‣ Horlepiep - Jan Rap [Mrs. Puff appears]
‣ Braces and Boots - Alan Hawkshaw [Patrick and Squidina board the boat.]
‣ Jungle Baby - Hans Ehrlinger [SpongeBob driving.]
‣ German Dance in F Major - Franz Schubert, Gerhard Kanzian, Ed Lewis [SpongeBob tells a poem.]
‣ Jungle Baby - Hans Ehrlinger ["You're distracting my student."]
• ? - Ego Plum [SpongeBob driving erratically.]
‣ ? [SpongeBob bumps into the Krusty Krab pole.]
‣ Fun Sting F - Gregor F Narholz [The clam sign on The Krusty Krab pole falls down.]
‣ Domestic Fun (B) - Ernest Tomlinson [Mrs. Puff gets mad.]
‣ Horlepiep - Jan Rap [SpongeBob and Mrs. Puff drive away.]
‣ Secret Agent Link - Thomas Farnon [Tony Tuna enters the Krusty Krab.]
‣ Clumsy A - Bernd Gesell ["That guy must be a celebrity!"]
‣ ? ["It's time for 'Creeping Up on Famous People!'"]
‣ Hercule Poirot - Gerhard Trede [Tony Tuna attempts to rob the Krusty Krab.]
‣ ? [Overlays "Hercule Poirot.]
‣ Short Brass Flourish - Douglas Wood, Michael Carubia, Brian Morris, David Barnett ["Patrick Star with Inaction News!"]
‣ Glamour Foxtrot - Lillian Munsie ["Can we talk about your love life?"]
‣ Sailors Delight - Jean-Jacques Perrey, Harry Breuer [Tony Tuna stealing money from the cash register.]
‣ Happy Walking C - Robert Narholz, Andy Lutschounig [They exit The Krusty Krab.]
‣ Pell-Mell - Sam Spence [Police chase.]
‣ Latin Lounge - Richard Myhill [Elevator music.]
‣ Pell-Mell - Sam Spence [Police chase continues.]
‣ Glamour Party - Michel Gaucher [They arrive at the hideout.]
‣ Death In The City - Jack Beaver [Tony hears the police banging on the door.]
• Bikini Bottom News Theme - Nicolas Carr [It's actually Perch Perkins.]
‣ The Fugitive - Ronald Hanmer [Patrick and Squidina fighting Perch Perkins and Harvey.]
‣ Hercule Poirot - Gerhard Trede [The police appear.]
• Bikini Bottom News Theme - Nicolas Carr ["This just in, Perch Perkins arrested!"]
‣ Hunting for Clues - Jack Jordan [Patrick, Squidina, Perch Perkins, and Harvey get arrested.]
• ? - Ego Plum [Ending.]
Release[]
- This episode is available on The Patrick Star Show Season 1, Volume 1 DVD.
Trivia[]
General[]
- This episode was originally scheduled to premiere on Friday, April 29, 2022 in the United States at 7:00 PM,[3] but it instead got replaced with the American premiere of the SpongeBob SquarePants episodes "Kwarantined Krab" and "There Will Be Grease."[4]
- Despite being pulled due to a last minute scheduling change, a small clip from this episode was featured on the weekly "Catch Up Now on Your DVR or Nick OnDemand" TV Spot broadcast on April 30, 2022.
- This episode was released on The Patrick Star Show Season 1, Volume 1 DVD, one month before airing on American television.
- As of this episode, all of the main characters from SpongeBob SquarePants have had a speaking role in The Patrick Star Show except for Karen Plankton.
- This episode marks the first in-person appearance of the Krusty Krab in The Patrick Star Show.
- This is the first The Patrick Star Show episode where Harvey appears, the first time he appears outside of Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years, his first appearance in 2D animation, the first time he appears as an adult, and the first time he is not shown at Kamp Koral.
Cultural references[]
- Granny Tentacles' plant is a reference to Audrey II from the Broadway musical and 1986 movie, Little Shop of Horrors.
Errors[]
- When Mrs. Puff yells "Hit the brakes!," her hair disappears for a frame.
- When Incidental 118D gets out of the car, she is bright pink with blonde hair. In the next shot, she has her normal color scheme.
Videos[]
Names in other languages[]
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Spanish (American) | Noticiero del vecindario de los zopencos | Nitwit Neighborhood News |
| Spanish (European) | Las noticias del barrio zoquete | Nitwit Neighborhood News |
References[]
Notes[]
- ^ Also listed as "PAT025" in the segment's storyboards, and simply "025" in its model sheets.