"Pat-per Route" is a The Patrick Star Show episode from season 3. In this episode, Patrick helps Squidward with his newspaper delivery job to compensate for injuring him.
Characters[]
- Patrick Star
- Squidward Tentacles
- Cecil Star
- Regigilled
- Lady Upturn
- Hans
- Safe T. Snail (single appearance)
- Firefighters
- The Newspaper King (single appearance)
- Ouchie (cameo)
- Incidentals
Synopsis[]
The little girl with dynamite in Squidward's mouth.
Patrick is watching a Safe T. Snail cartoon, which suddenly goes into a message about "dynamite-hurling maniacs" that could potentially live near the viewer, showing an illustration of one who looks like Squidward. When Squidward passes by on his bike to deliver the paper, Patrick thinks it is dynamite and throws it back at him. Squidward dodges it, but hits the front tire against a rock and falls down a hill. He crashes into a little girl's lemonade stand, and she gives him lemonade that is full of dynamite, making him explode.
At the Bikini Bottom Hospital, Squidward is left injured and is prescribed bed rest by a doctor. However, Squidward wants to continue his route to win the Golden Lobber award for paper delivery. When Patrick hears, he reveals he was in disguise as the doctor, feeling regret and wanting to make it up to Squidward. He offers to finish the route with him, and Squidward reluctantly accepts.
Patrick goes around with a shopping cart full of undelivered papers, with Squidward riding in it. He demonstrates how to throw a paper, but his arm is injured, so he misses. Patrick imitates it and throws papers through everyone's windows, causing chaos. Squidward, however, appreciates his efficiency and lets him keep going.
After a few more deliveries, they come to Lady Upturn's mansion. Squidward stops Patrick and says that he will not get the trophy if he fails to deliver this, due to Upturn's high standards. Patrick makes a throw, and to Squidward's surprise, Upturn is actually impressed and calls Patrick the best paperboy ever. Wondering about this, Squidward gives Patrick a test with something he has never been able to do himself: getting Cecil to pay back his newspaper money.
Patrick does not know he is going after Cecil, mistaking him for a copycat. Cecil refuses to pay and escapes into the kitchen, throwing food and then the entire fridge at Patrick and Squidward. He escapes into a hatch, and when Patrick follows him, he ends up in a hall of mirrors where Cecil's face reflects and taunts him. Patrick throws a paper to shatter the mirrors, revealing they are in the basement. Squidward demands his 75 cent payment, which Cecil gives him.
The Newspaper King arrives.
They leave the house, only for the Newspaper King to arrive to hand out the Golden Lobber trophy. Although Squidward thinks he will get it, it is handed to Patrick instead. Patrick attributes his success to Squidward, splitting the trophy in half to hand it to Squidward. Squidward realizes he can win the rest of the trophy next year while accepting that Patrick won it, and Patrick, in return, calls him next year's best paper boy. The two ride on Squidward's bike to chase down Cecil. It turns out the Cecil they robbed really was a copycat, as many other Cecil copies begin appearing.
Production[]
This episode was confirmed on July 22, 2024.[3]
Storyboards[]
Mike Pelensky uploaded storyboards from the second half of the episode to his Slideshare account on November 12, 2024.[1]
Music[]
| ( ‣ ) Production music |
| ( • ) Original music |
| ( ◦ ) SpongeBob music |
‣ Fly by Night - Montague Ewing [Title card and opening.]
‣ Shock (F) - Dave Hewson ["Dynamite-hurling maniacs."]
‣ Arnold Is Back 2 - Gregor F. Narholz ["You never know if one of these fiends could be your next door neighbor."]
‣ Regal Happy Theme - Sam Spence ["It's your civic duty to stop them in their tracks."]
‣ Drama Link (E) - Hubert Clifford [Patrick imagines Squidward as a dynamite hurler.]
‣ Death Clock D - Dick de Benedictis ["Keep your stinkin' dynamite!"/Squidward dodges the newspaper.]
‣ Flop and Go A - John Fox [Squidward falls off his bike.]
‣ Children Box - Leo Nissim [Little girl gives Squidward lemonade.]
‣ Drama Link (E) - Hubert Clifford [Dynamite in lemonade.]
‣ Villians Anonymous - Sam Fonteyn [At the hospital/Doctor prescribes bedrest.]
‣ Sea Fanfare - John Fox [Squidward imagines winning the Golden Lobber award.]
‣ Droopy - Arthur Wilkinson [Thought cloud disappears.]
‣ Will He, Won't He? - David Lindup [Patrick takes off his doctor disguise.]
‣ Six Powerful Cues (E) - Wilfred Burns ["How's about I finish the paper route with you?"]
‣ Beefy Bass Clarient - Remastered - Gilbert Vinter ["I am more than capable of doing it on my own."]
‣ Dombummel - Gerhard Trede [Patrick roller skates out of the hospital.]
‣ Domestic Fun (B) - Ernest Tomlinson [Squidward throws a newspaper.]
‣ Dombummel - Gerhard Trede [Patrick throwing newspapers./"Well, at least he's efficent."]
‣ Fusee Dans Le Ciel - Harry Breuer, Jean-Jacques Perrey [Montage of Patrick delivering newspapers.]
‣ Sea Story - Remastered - Ronald Hanmer [At Lady Upturn's mansion.]
‣ Airs and Graces (A) Link - Paddy Kingsland [Patrick winds up his throw.]
‣ Six Powerful Cues (F) - Wilfred Burns [Newspaper flying through Lady Upturn's mansion.]
‣ Approaching Danger - Ronald Hanmer [Squidward is nervous.]
‣ Le Prophete - Coronation March - Giacomo Meyerbeer [Lady Upturn liked her paper delivery.]
‣ Tense Moments - Alan Wynn ["Could Patrick really be the best paperboy ever?"]
‣ Domestic Fun (B) - Ernest Tomlinson ["Respect myself?"]
‣ Death Clock G - Dick de Benedictis ["Get my worst customer to finally pay for his paper!"]
‣ Domestic Fun (B) - Ernest Tomlinson [Transition to next scene.]
‣ Drama Link (G) - Hubert Clifford ["That no-good, lousy, cheap-steak!"]
‣ Drama Link (B) - Hubert Clifford ["Let's make this guy pay!"]
‣ Abstrakter Jazz 2 - Gerhard Trede [Patrick confronts Cecil.]
‣ Horror Cue 5 C - Gregor F. Narholz [Patrick sits up in surprise.]
‣ Flight In Panic 1 - Gregor F. Narholz [Cecil throws food at Patrick./Cecil enters a secret hatch.]
‣ Straight From Hell A - Gregor F. Narholz [Room of mirrors.]
‣ Kommissar X - Gerhard Trede [Cecil pays up.]
‣ Mass In D Major-Gloria - Antonin Dvorak ["I finally got his money!"]
‣ Royal King - Jean-Pierre Fouquey [The Newspaper King appears.]
‣ Mini Mischief - Johnny Pearson [Patrick splits the trophy in half.]
‣ Comic Chase (A) - John Fox [Ending.]
Trivia[]
General[]
- This episode's title is a pun on the phrase "paper route."
- In the UK and Ireland, the scene where Squidward removes a shard of glass from his nose while saying, "Well, at least he's efficient," is cut, and the remainder of the scene is darkened until Patrick starts throwing papers into all the windows.[4]
- This is the first episode of the series to be packaged out of production order since season 1's "Patrick's Alley."
Episode references[]
- One of the Cecils at the end parachuting is a reference to Cecil skydiving in "Help Not Wanted."
Names in other languages[]
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| German | Patrick der Bote | Patrick the Paperboy |
| Italian | Il lancio d'oro | The Golden Lobber (the trophy Squidward wants to win) |
| Russian | Газетный разнос Gazetnyy raznos |
Newspaper Delivery |