"Patrick the Mailman" is a SpongeBob SquarePants episode from season 13. In this episode, Patrick crushes the mailman, so he and SpongeBob deliver the mail around Bikini Bottom.
Characters[]
- SpongeBob SquarePants
- Patrick Star
- Squidward Tentacles
- Kevin C. Cucumber
- Incidentals
- Bubble Bass (2 cameos)
Synopsis[]
Let's go deliver some mail...
The episode starts with the mailman walking to Patrick's rock, about to deliver his new rock. When Patrick unveils it, he realizes that it is not the one he ordered. The rock ends up crushing the mailman, with Patrick telling him that he cannot deliver mail in his current condition, so he throws the mailman into his rock while he decides to deliver the mail in his place. Patrick goes to SpongeBob's house and tells SpongeBob about his new duty. He soon allows SpongeBob to help him deliver mail around Bikini Bottom.
SpongeBob and Patrick first stop by Squidward's house, and SpongeBob rings the doorbell. Patrick gives Squidward his package, which Squidward opens to reveal a turbo clarinet. He uses it to blow SpongeBob and Patrick away into downtown Bikini Bottom. They land in front of a pickle-based building and try to get the mail through the mail slot, but the envelope repeatedly comes back to them. SpongeBob rings the doorbell and Kevin answers, only to turn down their delivery. SpongeBob suggests that he and Patrick should move on, but Patrick vows to make their delivery successful.
SpongeBob and Patrick leave the package in front of the building. Patrick comes out of the package, but Kevin launches him away. SpongeBob and Patrick try to go through the roof, with Patrick disguised as Santa. He falls down the chimney and lands in the fireplace. Kevin refuses to take the envelope and tries to run from Patrick, but he pulls Kevin back inside. The two then fight with jellyfish nets and Patrick ends up catching Kevin and giving him the envelope. He sees that the envelope was meant for Bubble Bass and slams his front door, revealing Bubble Bass behind it as he treads away.
SpongeBob and Patrick go to Old Man Walker's house and attempt to deliver his mail, but they cannot find anything for him. They feel sad for him, so they give him another envelope. Old Man Walker opens it to see a foreclosure letter, thinking he has been drafted. SpongeBob and Patrick give him more mail, making him explode in joy. While walking through Bikini Bottom, they see that they are out of mail. They see a mail truck and hijack it to deliver more mail. A mailwoman sees her truck stolen, and calls for more mailmen to chase after SpongeBob and Patrick.
SpongeBob and Patrick continue giving mail away while being chased down. The mailmen jump onto the hijacked truck, and SpongeBob and Patrick throw packages at them, launching them away. They drop more mail to cause the other mail trucks to slip away from them, and launch mail towards a helicopter to drive it away from them. Furious, Kevin throws away another jury summons letter for Bubble Bass, who runs away after the helicopter uncovers his barrel hideout. SpongeBob and Patrick drive into a post office, and end up being delivered to a jail warden, as the episode ends.
Production[]
This episode was confirmed by Vincent Waller on April 6, 2022.[2]
Art[]
Background design[]
- Layouts designed by Sterling Richter[1] and George Nachev, painted by Brad Sutton[3] and Steve Santillan.[4]
Storyboards[]
- Drawn by Nick Lauer[5] and Kurt Snyder, and plussed by Simon Edwards, Eddie Trigueros, and Ibrahim J. Corona.[6]
Sketches[]
- Sketches made prior to the final storyboard revisions by Eliza Herndon.[7]
Deleted scenes[]
- According to Nick Lauer, these shots were all cut from the episode. One scene featured Kevin avoiding a projectile, revealing his disembodied "hat."[8]
Production notes[]
Dave Cunningham:
- Cunningham said that this episode "was a lot of fun" and that it was "a special treat to work with Nick Lauer and Kurt Snyder and their hysterically beautiful boards". He called Simon Edwards', Eddie Trigueros', and Ibrahim J. Corona's boards "plussing gems".[6]
Nick Lauer:
- Storyboard director Nick Lauer made a few contributions to the production of this episode, such as:
Music[]
| ( ‣ ) Production music |
| ( • ) Original music |
| ( ◦ ) SpongeBob music |
• Skedaddle - Nicolas Carr, Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield [Title card.]
‣ Buying Spree - William Loose [Opening.]
• Skipping to School - Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield ["Hey, Patrick. I thought that sounded like your head."]
• Birth of the Krabby Patty - Nicolas Carr ["I'm a mailman now!"]
• Skipping to School - Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield [SpongeBob says he's always wanted to be a mailman/"Sorry SpongeBob, but I'm the mailman now."]
• Hot Steel and Slide Licks 7B - Jeremy Wakefield ["Oh, okay."]
• Skipping to School - Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield [Patrick lets SpongeBob be his postal pal.]
• Five Divas Singing - Nicolas Carr [SpongeBob wears a postal hat.]
• Mission Improbable - Nicolas Carr, Barry Anthony ["Let's get mailing."]
• The Garbage Patrol - Nicolas Carr ["Let's get mailing."]
‣ Lambs in Clover - Jack Strachey [SpongeBob and Patrick deliver Squidward's mail.]
‣ Charlie's Bike E - Peter Balding, Otto Sieben [Squidward frantically opens his package.]
• ? [Squidward plays his turbo clarinet.]
‣ Witty Fellow - Gerhard Trede [SpongeBob and Patrick try delivering mail to Kevin.]
• Hot Steel and Slide Licks 7B - Jeremy Wakefield [SpongeBob and Patrick fall on their bottoms.]
• Proud to be a Fish - Nicolas Carr, Barry Anthony [Patrick recites the postal oath.]
‣ Apples And Pears - Bruce Campbell [Kevin gets a package with Patrick inside it.]
• Hot Steel and Slide Licks 37A - Jeremy Wakefield ["Being a mailman isn't like being Santa Claus at all."]
• Hgliss & Bell - Nicolas Carr [SpongeBob gets an idea.]
• Sad Jingle Bells (ukulele & steel) - Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield [SpongeBob pulls Patrick up the roof.]
• The Fruitcake Vendor 1 - Nicolas Carr, Barry Anthony [Patrick tries to give Kevin his mail as Santa.]
• Porous Pursuit - Nicolas Carr, Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield [Patrick chases Kevin.]
‣ Dramatic Event - Hans Conzelmann, Delle Haensch [Patrick and Kevin fight.]
‣ Danse Comique - Kenny Graham [Patrick with Kevin in his net.]
• Hot Steel and Slide Licks 26 - Jeremy Wakefield [Bubble Bass scatters away.]
‣ Hippo Bird - Arthur Wilkinson [SpongeBob and Patrick go to Old Man Walker's house.]
‣ Hawaiian Beach - Peter Dennis [Old Man Walker walks out.]
‣ ? [Old Man Walker reads a foreclosure letter, but thinks he's been drafted.]
‣ Hawaiian Beach - Peter Dennis [SpongeBob and Patrick give Old Man Walker more mail.]
• Slide Whistle Stooges 2 No Whistle - Nicolas Carr, Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield ["What's next postman Patrick?"]
• Grass Skirt Chase - Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield [SpongeBob and Patrick hijack a mail truck.]
‣ Hot Fuzz 04 095 E - Steve Sechi/Big Fish Audio [Mailmen chase after SpongeBob and Patrick.]
• Two to Tango 2 - Nicolas Carr [Fred gets a letter.]
‣ Charlie's Bike G - Peter Balding, Otto Sieben [SpongeBob throws a package to Penny.]
‣ Rescue - Cecil Milner [Penny falls down a waterfall.]
‣ Battle at Sea - Johnny Pearson [Mailmen jump onto SpongeBob and Patrick's hijacked truck.]
• Skedaddle - Nicolas Carr, Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield [SpongeBob defends against the mailmen.]
• Hot Steel and Slide Licks 31B - Jeremy Wakefield ["Another jury summons for Bubble Bass."]
• Skedaddle - Nicolas Carr, Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield [Patrick drives into the post office.]
• Hot Steel and Slide Licks 12E - Jeremy Wakefield [Transition to next scene.]
• Skedaddle - Nicolas Carr, Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield [Ending.]
Release[]
- This episode is available on the SpongeBob SquarePants Vol. 22 digital collection and The Complete Thirteenth Season DVD.
Trivia[]
General[]
- This episode was originally going to air on Nickelodeon UK and Ireland on April 24, 2022, but it was pulled and replaced with a rerun of "Squeaky Boots."
- This episode's packaging number was originally 277a and was paired with "Plane to Sea," before it was changed to 276b and was repaired with "Say Awww!" When asked about the change nine days prior to the episode's debut, Vincent Waller said that the change was permanent.[12]
- The laugh that Squidward makes while opening his package is a hyena cry.
- This episode marks Kevin C. Cucumber's first major appearance and speaking role in 21 years since his debut in "I'm Your Biggest Fanatic" from season 2.
- He previously made extremely minor cameos in in Season 9's "Lame and Fortune" and season 12's "Jolly Lodgers" respectively.
- The faces that SpongeBob and Patrick make when Squidward blows the turbo-clarinet at them are similar to the surprised Patrick and SpongeBob meme.
- This marks the return of Old Man Walker's house following "As Seen on TV."
Cultural references[]
- The Bikini Bottom Postal oath is a reference to the United States Postal Service creed.
- SpongeBob refers to Patrick as "Postman Patrick" when asking where to deliver mail next, a pun on the title of the 1981 BBC One stop motion series Postman Pat.
- Patrick's original French voice actor (the late Érik Colin) voiced characters in that show's French dub, which aired on the French feed of Nickelodeon.
Errors[]
Squidward and Patrick's house are missing
- Both Squidward's and Patrick's house is missing when Patrick is at SpongeBob's front door. However, Squidward's house appears in the next scene.
- When Squidward blows SpongeBob and Patrick away with the turbo clarinet, SpongeBob's teeth are missing.
Missing teeth error.
Patrick's miscolored eyes
- At some point when Patrick tries to deliver the envelope through Kevin's mail slot, Patrick's left eye is colored purple.
Videos[]
Names in other languages[]
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| German | Patrick der Postbote | Patrick the Mailman |
References[]
- ^ a b Sterling Richter on Twitter - "Some BG design work from Say Awww! and Patrick the Mailman"
- ^ Vincent Waller on Twitter - "Not sure of the final title..."
- ^ BS Illustrations - Sutton Illustrations: Spongebob SquarePants
- ^ Animation Backgrounds - Steve Santillan
- ^ a b Nick Lauer on Twitter - "Here comes a big ol' thread..."
- ^ a b Dave Cunningham on Twitter - "This Friday - the premiere of..."
- ^ Eliza Herndon on Tumblr - "found a bunch..."
- ^ Nick Lauer on Twitter - "A few shots that were cut."
- ^ Nick Lauer on Twitter - "I got to come up with a look..."
- ^ Nick Lauer on Twitter - "More fighting. I added the line..."
- ^ Nick Lauer on Twitter - "I was happy to have the chance..."
- ^ Vincent Waller on Twitter - "Permanent."