"Quest for Tire" is a Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years episode from season 1. In this episode, the campers go primal in order to hunt down the missing, weekly food truck.
Characters[]
- SpongeBob SquarePants
- Hand silhouette SpongeBob, Patrick, and Sandy (debut)
- Hand silhouette food truck (debut)
- Patrick Star
- Traffic cop (debut)
- Sandy Cheeks
- Squidward Tentacles
- Sheldon J. Plankton
- Larry the Lobster
- Bubble Bass
- Incidentals
- Kevin C. Cucumber
- Mama Bass (mentioned as "mommy")
- Food truck (debut)
- Truck driver (debut)
- Scooter (debut)
- Jellyfish
Synopsis[]
The episode starts as all the campers and counselors have their plates ready for their food at the entrance while chanting "food truck." Sandy comments that everyone is "hungrier than termites on a submarine." Patrick says that he has been eating dead bugs all weekend, and they taste terrible, and he offers SpongeBob the already-chewed bugs, and he declines. SpongeBob asks why Plankton runs out of food every week. Plankton says that it is Mr. Krabs' fault, as he orders food week-to-week and everyone finishes it by Friday. A truck comes, and everyone is so happy that they throw their dishes in the air. After Plankton's comments and he treats the truck like an animal, he tells it to release the food, and when the doors open, it reveals that it is full of shoes, and not food. Patrick appears in the pile and orders an olive loafer and a pair of pickled heels while he starts eating a clown shoe. Sandy appears and yells where is the food truck, slaps the truck, and makes it drive away. Everyone gets angry and asks what will they do now, and Plankton tells them that sometimes, a food truck does not want to be a food truck, and leaves to figure out their "shoe-based menu." Sandy gets on top of the shoe pile, and tells everyone that they need to form a posse and hunt the food truck to eat. Bubble Bass gets in Sandy's place and tells them if there is any posse forming, the counselors will find the truck, claiming that they are big and strong. They each do something to show strength. Larry bends metal, Bubble Bass destroys a log with his behind, and Squidward breaks the top of a pencil. All three of them then leave into the forest.
SpongeBob, Patrick, and Sandy armor themselves afterwards. Sandy is seen with oil on her face, in a broken car. She gives dipsticks to SpongeBob and Patrick, as they then fence each other, only for Sandy to hit them with her dipstick. She starts chanting "food truck!" multiple times, and gets SpongeBob and Patrick saying it while they leave into the forest, following the trail of the last delivery. Meanwhile, the counselors are seen walking weakly. Larry says that he cannot go on, Bubble Bass says that he wanted his mother's "num-nums," while Squidward is bothered by this. Larry and Bubble Bass stalk on each other, and Squidward says that it is "so much for big and strong," and that it is up to him to save them. A jellyfish shows up, and Squidward tries to make jellyfish jelly, but gets them all zapped afterwards. Sandy tries to track the truck with the tracks left over, but finds out that the trail ends at some rocks. However, they hear truck noises, and Patrick says that it is something he "did not" eat. Sandy says that it is not his stomach, it is the food truck. SpongeBob points out where the noise is coming from, and Patrick runs that direction, only to get stuck in bubble sand. SpongeBob rescues him by blowing a bubble with Patrick in it.
As Patrick comes out, the bubble goes in the opposite direction. Patrick runs the other way as SpongeBob and Sandy go after him. They see that the counselors made a chain to eat each other, as they try to deny it. Patrick is seen on top of them as he burps out a shoe and the bubble pops, with Patrick on top of the counselors. Sandy comments that they will never find the truck, but then, they see a black truck from a puddle of oil. Everyone is quiet, until Patrick yells "food!", causing the truck to drive away. Squidward calls Patrick an idiot. Larry and Sandy say that they need to put their strengths together and hunt down the truck like their primal ancestors.
A scooter goes near the oil puddle, as the black truck gets closer to the scooter and eats it. A net falls over the truck and everybody comes out of hiding, but the truck leaves, leaving everyone covered in oil. The truck drives fast as it follows the detour, which is revealed to have been made by Sandy. The truck turns left, and it is revealed that SpongeBob is a sign towards that direction. The truck is then stopped by a crossing guard to let a jellyfish through. He lets the truck pass, and he takes off a mask, revealed to be Patrick. The truck arrives at a dead end, as Patrick says that the truck is his. However, the truck rushes towards him and eats him. SpongeBob comments that it ate his best friend, while everyone else runs away. SpongeBob gets tears in his eyes as Larry pulls him away. Sandy says that they should all climb a tree, as everyone except Bubble Bass is able to get on the tree. SpongeBob and Sandy swing from a vine and get on the truck, take out their dipsticks, and puncture two holes in the hood of the truck. The truck runs wild with steam coming out of the hood.
The truck's tires pop and oil comes out. The counselors throw stuff at the truck and break the windows, making the truck move wildly and fall down. Everyone celebrates as they try to open the door. Bubble Bass' behind is used to open the door, and he asks who is hungry, and Squidward says that he thought he was. A bunch of food comes out of the truck, with Patrick in it. Patrick asks what he missed, and SpongeBob is happy to see him. Everyone cheers as Sandy tells everyone to eat, as the driver comes out saying that the truck will be in the shop for weeks. Patrick says sorry and burps out some olive loafers, and starts eating them while everyone acts crazy. Other campers watch SpongeBob run in circles around the fire and make shadows with his hands of the truck, as it is defeated. All of them then start going crazily around the fire as the episode ends.
Production[]
This episode was in production in 2019.[2]
On February 25, 2021, franchise wide production assistant Ben Kurzrock confirmed he was playing Patrick's traffic cop disguise in an upcoming Kamp Koral episode, sharing a GIF. He said the episode was supervised by Sherm Cohen, rough boarded by Kenny Pittenger, written by Mr. Lawrence, and shot and edited by Chris Evans, alongside "so many other amazing people worked on this so you'll have to watch the full show and read the credits."[1]
Art[]
Prop design[]
Production notes[]
Aaron Painter:
- The dipstick from this episode was the first prop Painter designed for the show, although he designed props for "Cabin of Curiosities,"[5] which is prior to this episode in production order.
Storyboards[]
- Posted by Nickelodeon Animation on Facebook,[6] rough boarded by Kenny Pittenger.
Music[]
( ‣ ) Production music |
( • ) Original music |
( ◦ ) SpongeBob music |
‣ Smartie - Tommy Reilly, James Moody [Opening]
• Thanks No Thanks - Nicolas Carr [Closeup of dead bugs.]
‣ Cricket on the Spree - Tommy Reilly, James Moody [SpongeBob asks Plankton why he runs out of food every week.]
• Hawaiian Steel Stings 18 - Jeremy Wakefield [Food truck arrives.]
‣ Top Dog - Tommy Reilly, James Moody [Plankton pampers the food truck.]
• Awakening - Nicolas Carr ["Who ordered shoes?"]
• Hawaiian Steel Stings 30 - Jeremy Wakefield [Patrick pops out of the shoe pile.]
• Hawaiian Steel Stings 12 - Jeremy Wakefield ["And a pair of pickled heels!"]
• Western Frontier Calling - Barry Anthony, Nicolas Carr [The campers demand food.]
• Nothing Going On - Daniel Stimac ["Well, kids, I dunno what to tell ya.."]
‣ Sunshine Whistle March A - H C Mylla, Niels Holland [Sandy comes up with a plan/SpongeBob, Patrick and Sandy follow the tire tracks.]
• Hawaiian Steel Stings 1 - Jeremy Wakefield [Transition to next scene.]
‣ Night Out - Tommy Reilly, James Moody [Dipsticks.]
‣ Sunshine Whistle March F - H C Mylla, Niels Holland ["Food truck! Food truck!"]
• More Hawaiian Steel Stings 2 - Jeremy Wakefield [Transition to next scene.]
‣ Dead March 2 - Frederic Chopin, Alfred Kluten [Back to Larry, Bubble Bass & Squidward.]
• Jellyfishing Waltz - Daniel Stimac, Nicolas Carr ["So much for big and strong."]
• Conniving Mr. Krabs - Daniel Stimac ["Oh no, the tracks are gone."]
‣ Bridge 2 - Remastered - Wilfred Burns [Patrick falls into a bubble sand pit.]
‣ Heroic Saga - Ronald Hanmer ["Hold your breath, Patrick! I'm coming!"]
‣ Sunshine Whistle March A - H C Mylla, Niels Holland ["The truck is this way, Patrick!"]
‣ Scorched Earth - Trevor Duncan [The counselors are eating each other.]
• Hawaiian Steel Stings 9 - Jeremy Wakefield [Patrick burps up a shoe.]
• Hawaiian Steel Stings 7 - Jeremy Wakefield ["We ain't never gonna find that food truck."]
• At The Watering Hole - Nicolas Carr [They spot the food truck.]
• More Hawaiian Steel Stings 21 - Jeremy Wakefield [The truck backs away into the kelp.]
• Idiot 2 - Nicolas Carr ["Idiot!"]
‣ Sunshine Whistle March A - H C Mylla, Niels Holland [Larry and Sandy come up with a plan.]
• Primal Ancestors - Nicolas Carr [Tribal music.]
• Tympani part. - Nicolas Carr
‣ Game Reserve - Sam Sklair [The truck preys on a motor bike.]
‣ Powerful Beasts - John Fox, Mac Prindy [The truck eats a motor bike.]
‣ Dramatic Race A - John Fox, Mac Prindy [They capture the truck but it drives away.]
• Percussion - Nicolas Carr
‣ Comic March Cue - Johnny Pearson [Traffic cop lets a jellyfish cross.]
‣ Dramatic Race A - John Fox, Mac Prindy [The truck drives away towards a dead end.]
• Percussion - Nicolas Carr
‣ Paroxysms J - Trevor Duncan [The truck eats Patrick.]
‣ Maniac Pursuit - Trevor Duncan ["The truck ate my best friend!"]
‣ Pub Brawl - Johnny Pearson [SpongeBob and Sandy stop the gas truck with dipsticks.]
• Primal Ancestors - Nicolas Carr [Squidward, Larry and Bubble Bass come down from the tree.]
‣ Goodbye Rodney - Peter Winslow [Food truck malfunctions]
• More Hawaiian Steel Stings 1 - Jeremy Wakefield [SpongeBob and Sandy cough.]
‣ Nippy Nipper - Tommy Reilly ["Attention campers, LUNCH!"]
‣ Sunshine Whistle March [#81] - H C Mylla, Niels Holland [Larry uses Bubble Bass' butt to break open the trunk.]
‣ Keep It Steady - Tommy Reilly, James Moody [Patrick comes out of the trunk with food.]
• Truck Driving Hillbilly - Nicolas Carr [A trucker comes out of the truck.]
• Transition Pedal Steel Lick - Nicolas Carr [Transition to next scene.]
• The Tribe - Nicolas Carr [Ending.]
• Vibra Slap - Nicolas Carr
Release[]
- This episode is available on the Kamp Koral Season 1, Volume 1 DVD.
Trivia[]
General[]
- The vehicles in the episode act like animals, with the black truck being a predator, the scooter being the prey, and the oil being a lake to drink out of.
Cultural references[]
- This episode's plot and name is a parody of the movie, Quest for Fire.
- Bubble sand is a parody of quicksand.
- SpongeBob putting car tracks in his face is a reference to soldiers putting black paint on their face.
- The shadows made on the rock's side at the end of the episode are a reference to cave paintings.
Errors[]
- When Squidward is done with pencil bending, the pencil just glitches on the side on the screen.
- When the truck faces Patrick and the camera faces him, Patrick's kerchief is purple. However, when the truck drives toward him, the kerchief is red.
- When Sandy hits SpongeBob and Patrick with her dipstick, it becomes twice as big, but returns to normal after.
- When Sandy and SpongeBob are holding up their sticks on the food truck, they are missing their buck teeth.
- SpongeBob's hand appears off during the "They're eating each other" scene.
Videos[]
Names in other languages[]
Language | Name | Meaning |
---|---|---|
German | Mordshunger | Ravenous Hunger |
Russian | Автоохота Avtookhota |
Autohunting ("Auto-" here refers to something related to vehicles and traffic) |
References[]
- ^ a b Ben Kurzrock on Instagram - "New SpongeBob show Kamp Koral..."
- ^ a b PAINTERDRAWS - Prop Design
- ^ Aaron Painter on Instagram - "This dipstick was the..."
- ^ Props & FX | Joann Chang
- ^ Aaron Painter on Instagram - "A set of vampire teeth..."
- ^ Nickelodeon Animation on Facebook - "the krew tapping into..."