"Pearl Wants to Be a Star" is a The Patrick Star Show episode from season 1. In this episode, Pearl stars in a guest appearance on The Patrick Show!.
Characters[]
- Patrick Star
- Pearl Krabs
- GrandPat Star
- Eugene H. Krabs
- Squidina Star
- Incidentals
- Slappy Laszlo
- Ouchie
- Robot (single appearance)
- Soldiers (single appearance)
- Sea urchins
- Ventriloquist dummy (single appearance)
- Bosuns (pictured)
- Skippers (pictured)
- Admirals (pictured)
- Bobbit worms (mentioned)
Synopsis[]
The episode begins with Pearl frantically packing for a visit to Squidina's house. Krabs, who has games scheduled with GrandPat, tells her to hurry up. When Pearl arrives, she sees that Patrick's show is already on. GrandPat mocks Krabs for being late, and the family head inside. Squidina meets up with Pearl, excited to go on the show. She goes on-stage and does a juggling act, but mistakenly picks up Ouchie, who had gotten into her juggling balls. The audience is unimpressed, and Pearl messes up her act, running off-stage and crying. Squidina fails to reassure her, making her cry even harder.
GrandPat and Mr. Krabs gambling.
Meanwhile, GrandPat and Krabs are playing a card game. Krabs brags about his time in the navy, while GrandPat tells him about his time in the army. The two compare their cards, and Krabs has won, taking all the items they had bet. GrandPat challenges him to another game, double or nothing. After Patrick performs, Pearl does a rollerblading act to music. Seeing that the audience is bored, she increases her speed, but finds it hard to keep up and fails, going backstage with Squidina again.
Pearl sings and dances on the show.
GrandPat and Krabs play a game of "Shuffle Stuff," a form of cricket where they knock items into holes. After comparing their war injuries, Krabs wins the game, and GrandPat challenges him to another one. Back on the Patrick Show, Patrick does a basketball act. Pearl walks up, wearing a robe, and starts singing a slow song. The song picks up in tempo, making the audience dance, and Krabs joins in. GrandPat goes atop his house and prepares to catapult a piano at Krabs. However, the rope gets caught on his leg, sending him with it.
GrandPat's piano crashes into the set, creating a crater and injuring the audience. Pearl is worried at first, but it turns out that the audience did like her song, and they cheer for her. Squidina and Patrick compliment Pearl, planning to put her on the show again, and Krabs is proud of her. GrandPat, dazed and with piano keys sticking out of his mouth, tries to challenge Krabs to another game. Pearl's ventriloquist dummy, which she had used for the song, plays the keys as the episode ends.
Production[]
This episode was confirmed by Cartoonlounge.de on February 25, 2022.[1]
Promotional art[]
Art[]
Character design[]
- Designed by Joann Chang.[3]
Music[]
| ( ‣ ) Production music |
| ( • ) Original music |
| ( ◦ ) SpongeBob music |
‣ Panic Patrol - Kenny Graham [Opening.]
• More Hawaiian Steel Stings 15 - Jeremy Wakefield [Krabs slithers away.]
‣ Jungle Baby - Hans Ehrlinger [Patrick doing a show.]
‣ Happy Choo Choo (a) - Otto Sieben ["About time you showed up, Krabs."]
‣ Box Melody - Leo Nissim [Patrick acting like a baby.]
‣ Arizona Fanfare - Jack Shaindlin [Squidina introduces Pearl.]
‣ Flop and Go A - John Fox [Pearl performs a juggling act.]
‣ Parisienne Episodes [#13] - Gerhard Trede [Patrick as a chef.]
‣ Monocle And Pocket-Watch - Brian Gulland [GrandPat and Krabs playing cards.]
‣ Military Manoeuver - Philippe Guez, Patrick Maarek [GrandPat's flashback.]
‣ Monocle And Pocket-Watch - Brian Gulland ["More like a nest of urchins, I'll bet."]
‣ Seven Seas - Oded Tzur [Mr. Krabs's flashback.]
‣ Monocle And Pocket-Watch - Brian Gulland ["Hogwash!"]
‣ Jolly Jack Tar (a) - Dick Walter [They continue playing cards.]
‣ Parisienne Episodes [#13] - Gerhard Trede [Patrick shows how to rotate the tires on a boat.]
‣ Drama Link (B) - Hubert Clifford ["You just gotta get back on that seahorse."]
‣ Discoball (b) - Thomas Howe, Hugh Wilkinson [Pearl performing roller-disco.]
‣ Tiptoe Through the Goblin Cave - Cris Velasco ["Well, at least it ended tragically."]
‣ The Black Bull Gallop - Dick Walter [GrandPat and Krabs playing "shefflestuff."]
‣ Woe is Me! - Richard Myhill [Pearl crying.]
‣ Charleston Party - John Fiddy, Otto Sieben [Patrick playing basketball.]
◦ Sad Song - Eban Schletter, Andrew Goodman [Pearl sings this.]
‣ Editor's Run Down (a) - Dick Walter [A piano falls on Mr. Krabs.]
‣ Drama Link (C) - Hubert Clifford [Pearl looking at the wreckage.]
‣ Our Way to Go - Gregor Narholz [Everyone cheering for Pearl.]
‣ Happy Choo Choo (a) - Otto Sieben [Ending.]
Release[]
- This episode is available on The Patrick Star Show Season 1, Volume 1 DVD.
Trivia[]
General[]
"Pearl Wants to Be a Star" and "Super Sitters" were available on season 1 on Amazon Prime Video.
"Pearl Wants to Be a Star" and "Super Sitters" both removed from season 1 on Amazon Prime Video, thus being marked as "unavailable."
"Pearl Wants to Be a Star" and "Super Sitters" are available on season 1 on American iTunes.
- This episode got released on Amazon Prime Video on Saturday, April 9, 2022, along with the sister episode "Super Sitters."[4] However, both episodes were taken down from Amazon Prime Video by Nickelodeon two days later on Monday, April 11, 2022.
- This episode was paired up with a rerun of "Patrick's Alley" during the original airing.[6]
Mr. Krabs flexing.
- Mr. Krabs has muscles in this episode. He's like Larry the Lobster when he flexes.
- For some reason, Pearl's design is different from her appearance in "Squidina's Little Helper."
- This is Pearl's third appearance on The Patrick Star Show after "The Yard Sale," and "Squidina's Little Helper." This was also her first major role in the series.
- This episode marks the first time that Pearl cries in The Patrick Star Show.
- Squidina wears her headphones from "To Dad and Back" again in this episode.
- Pearl has the same design from the main series, this time, she wears a pink shirt with a yellow flower on it, a red skirt, and black Mary Janes with white knee high socks.
- Mr. Krabs' navy ship has a metal version of the Krusty Krab built into it.
- This episode reveals that GrandPat fought in the army.
- Krabs shows that he fought Eunice aphroditois in the navy.
Errors[]
- In one frame, Pearl's sleeves are invisible.
- In one scene, Squidina's arm is the same color as her sleeve.
Videos[]
Names in other languages[]
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Spanish (American) | Perlita quiere ser una estrella | Pearl Wants to Be a Star |
| Spanish (European) | Perla quiere ser una estrella | Pearl Wants to Be a Star |
References[]
Notes[]
- ^ Also listed as "PAT023" in the segment's storyboards, and simply "023" in its model sheets.