Ripped Pants

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Ripped Pants
General
Production code:	2515-106
Season №:	1
Episode №:	2b
Airdate:	July 17, 1999 September 25, 1999 January 3, 2000 March 7, 2000 See more... November 5, 1999 (subtitled) January 2, 2000 February 8, 2000 March 11, 2000 September 10, 2000 February 17, 2001 April 14, 2001 July 3, 2001 (Novyi Kanal) July 5, 2001 (EBS) September 11, 2001 (Télétoon) September 16, 2001 December 4, 2001 December 18, 2001 April 20, 2002 August 27, 2002 (Super RTL) October 14, 2002 (SRF ZWEI) October 15, 2003 (JEI TV) July 2, 2003 July 5, 2003 August 28, 2003 September 21, 2003 (CNBC-e) November 14, 2003 (Asia Television) January 13, 2004 (Orf 1) February 10, 2004 (Lativi) August 24, 2004 September 2, 2004 February 22, 2005 (ICTV) September 13, 2005 (Nickelodeon) November 23, 2005 January 30, 2006 February 1, 2006 (Global TV) September 19, 2006 October 15, 2006 July 15, 2007 (TOP Channel) September 4, 2007 July 10, 2008 July 25, 2008 (dubbed) June 27, 2009 August 30, 2010 (QTV) March 5, 2014 February 8, 2017 February 2, 2018 (PLUS PLUS) February 25, 2018 (TET) April 17, 2019 July 1, 2020 (ViuTVsix) June 2, 2021 January 28, 2025 (Amediateka)
U.S. premiere time (ET):	10:15 am
Copyright year:	1999
U.S. viewers (millions):	2.51
Running time:	11 minutes, 2 seconds
Sister episode(s):	"Bubblestand"
Credits
Writer(s):	Paul Tibbitt Peter Burns
Storyboard Artist(s):	Mark O'Hare
Storyboard:	Paul Tibbitt
Animation:	Edgar Larrazábal
Creative:	Derek Drymon
Chronology
Previous	"Bubblestand"
Next	"Jellyfishing"

"Ripped Pants" is a SpongeBob SquarePants episode from season 1. In this episode, SpongeBob jokes about ripping his pants.

Characters

• French Narrator
• SpongeBob SquarePants
  • SpongeBob's swim trunks ^(debut)
• Sandy Cheeks
• Squidward Tentacles ^{(indirectly mentioned)}
• Larry the Lobster ^(debut)
• Chef ^(debut)
• Announcer fish ^(debut)
• Incidentals
  • Fred
  • Incidental 2 ^(debut)
  • Incidental 3
  • Incidental 4 ^(debut)
  • Incidental 5 ^(debut)
  • Tom (Inc 6) ^(debut)
  • Suzy ^(debut)
  • Incidental 8 ^(debut)
  • Incidental 9 ^(debut)
  • Incidental 10 ^(debut)
  • Incidental 12 ^(debut)
  • Incidental 13 ^(debut)
  • Incidental 14 ^(debut)
  • Incidental 15 ^(debut)
  • Incidental 16 ^(debut)
  • Incidental 17 ^(debut)
  • Incidental 18 ^(debut)
  • Incidental 19 ^(debut)
  • Incidental 20 ^(debut)
  • Incidental 21 ^(debut)
  • Incidental 22 ^(debut)
  • Incidental 23 ^(debut)
  • Incidental 24 ^(debut)
  • Incidental 24A ^(debut)
  • Incidental 27 ^(debut)
  • Incidental 28 ^{(cut debut)}
  • Incidental 29 ^(debut)
  • Incidental 30
  • Incidental 31 ^(debut)
  • Don the Whale ^(debut)
  • Incidental 34 ^(debut)
  • Incidental 35 ^(debut)
  • Incidental 36 ^(debut)
  • Incidental 37A ^(debut)
  • Morty ^(debut)
  • Scooter ^(debut)
  • Lou ^(debut)
  • Harold ^(debut)
  • Incidental 41 ^(debut)
  • Incidental 42 ^(debut)
  • Judy ^(debut)
  • Incidental 46 ^(debut)
  • Incidental 47 ^(debut)
  • Incidental 48 ^(debut)
  • Incidental 49 ^(debut)
  • Incidental 155 ^(debut)
  • "Loser" incidentals ^(debut)
    • Loser 2
    • Frank (Loser 3)

Synopsis

One day, SpongeBob and Sandy are having a good time at Goo Lagoon. A lobster named Larry comes by and asks them if they want to lift some weights. They accept, even though SpongeBob is not in the mood to do weights. Larry and Sandy do several impressive weight stunts, while SpongeBob tries to pick up a stick. When SpongeBob strains to pick up a stick with two marshmallows on the sides, he accidentally rips his pants.

SpongeBob rips his pants.

SpongeBob singing the song, "Ripped Pants."

This causes everyone to laugh, prompting SpongeBob to continue making ripped pants jokes. However, some people find SpongeBob's jokes annoying. At some point, SpongeBob fakes himself drowning in order to make a ripped pants joke, but this ended up upsetting everyone, as it causes them, most importantly Sandy, to get upset with SpongeBob for faking a drown, so they continue to play without him.

SpongeBob tries to figure out more ripped pants jokes as the last one did not work but realizes nobody is paying attention to him, and tears off his pants during the course of one of these jokes. The pair of pants suddenly takes on a personality and deserts SpongeBob as well. He sees some other people who make big mistakes. As a result, SpongeBob decides to sing a song about how he lost his friends due to ripping his pants. Sandy forgives SpongeBob for what he did, and he rips his underwear while signing Larry's shorts, making him embarrassed.

Production

The recording script for this episode was completed on August 31, 1998. The finished master was delivered to Nickelodeon Animation Studio on May 23, 1999.

Cels

Layouts

Script

• On November 14, 2016, recording scripts for every episode from season 1 were publicly released, found on one of the asset discs for the PlayStation video game, SuperSponge. This included the recording script for "Ripped Pants."

Storyboards

Sketches

Model sheets

Paintings

Title card background.

w/ prod. label

w/ prod. label

In-house version

Music

( ‣ ) Production music

( • ) Original music

( ◦ ) SpongeBob music

 • You're Nice - Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield [Title card]
 • Hawaii Bob (delayed strings) - The Blue Hawaiians [The opening]
 ‣ Fun at the Seaside - Syd Dale [Lifting weights]
 ‣ Side Drum [#52.05] - Mark Nolan [SpongeBob lifts a twig.]
 ‣ Side Drum [#52] - Mark Nolan ["Y'all watch this."]
 ‣ Entry of the Gladiators - Dick Stephen Walter [Sandy lifts anchors.]
 ‣ The Land Is Ours - Gregor F. Narholz [Larry lifts the audience.]
 ‣ Timpani Signal 1 [#44] - Sammy Burdson [SpongeBob adds marshmallows to the twig.]
 ‣ Timpani Signal 1 [#44.2] - Sammy Burdson [SpongeBob adds marshmallows to the twig.]
 ‣ Timpani Roll [#48] - Sammy Burdson [SpongeBob prepares to lift the twig.]
 ‣ Caesar's Entry [#7] - Gregor F. Narholz [SpongeBob struggles to lift the twig once/SpongeBob struggles to lift the twig twice/SpongeBob struggles to lift the twig again.]
 ‣ Hawaiian Cocktail - Richard Myhill [Everyone laughs at SpongeBob.]
 ‣ Orchestral Effect (F) - Dick Stephen Walter [SpongeBob smiles.]
 ‣ Stars and Games - Alf Saro [Volleyball/Everyone laughing at SpongeBob again.]
 ‣ Surf Buggy - The Surfdusters [Frisbee]
 ‣ Timpani Glissando (a) - Gary Kettel ["Except I ripped my pants!"]
 ‣ Showtime Fill (h) - Gary Kettel [Rimshot]
 ‣ Showtime Fill (g) - Gary Kettel [Rimshot]
 • Grass Skirt Chase - Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield [Later...]
 ‣ Showtime Fill (i) - Gary Kettel [Rimshot]
 ‣ Side Drum [#52.07] - Mark Nolan [Rimshot]
 ‣ Showtime Fill (a) - Gary Kettel [Rimshot]
 ‣ Side Drum [#52.05] - Mark Nolan [Rimshot]
 • 12th St Rag - Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield [SpongeBob annoys people.]
 ‣ Return of the Surfin' Headhunters - The Mel-Tones [Surfing]
 ‣ Dramatic Impact 5 - Ivor Slaney ["Holy fish paste, it's a guy!"]
 ‣ Hope And Glory 10 - Thomas Blug, Mark Scholz ["Why? Why?! Why?!"]
 ‣ Beautiful Moonlit Night - George Wilson ["Come closer... I need..."]
 ‣ Timpani Glissando (b) - Gary Kettel [Everyone walks away.]
 ‣ Ups And Downs (D) - Richard Myhill [Everyone walks away.]
 ‣ Botany Bay (b) - Robert Alexander White ["Dude..."]
 ‣ Timpani - Military (d) - Gary Kettel ["Come on, SpongeBob, you're losing 'em."]
 ‣ Side Drum [#52.02] - Mark Nolan ["Hey, everybody!"]
 ‣ Entry of the Gladiators - Dick Stephen Walter [SpongeBob's pants get ripped off.]
 ‣ Stars and Games - Alf Saro [Sandy plays volleyball with Larry.]
 ‣ Aloha - Dick Stephen Walter ["Oh no, everybody's gone!"]
 ◦ Ripped Pants - Peter Strauss, Paul Tibbitt [SpongeBob sings this.]
 ‣ Moloka'i Nui A -  Kapono Beamer [The ending.]

Release

Distribution

• This episode is available on the Nautical Nonsense and Sponge Buddies, SpongeBob Schwammkopf Folge 1, SpongeBob on DVD, Complete 1st Season, Home Sweet Pineapple, Absorbing Favorites, The 1st Season: Volume 1, Tea Under The Tree, The Best of SpongeBob SquarePants, Tea at the Treedome, The Best of Nickelodeon: Summer Adventures, Sponge Crazy, First 100 Episodes, SpongeBob SquarePants, iSponge Offer Pack, The Super Celebrations, Two for One with Nickelodeon!, Two for One with Nickelodeon! Volume 2, Two for One with Nickelodeon! Volume 3, Ripped Pants, Money Box, Really Big Box Set, The Ultimate SpongeBob Box Set, SpongeBob SquarePants Vol. 1, Employee of the Month, The Complete First Season, From the Beginning, Part 1, The SpongeBob SquarePants Collection, Splash from the Past!, 3 DVD Pack, The SpongeBob SquarePants 8 Season DVD Collection, Triple Pack 4, The First & Second Seasons, Movies & TV Collection, Big Hits: Volume 2, The Best 200 Episodes Ever, and The Best 300 Episodes Ever DVDs along with SpongeBob SquarePants Volume 1 on GBA Video and on VideoNow.
• This episode is available on the Nautical Nonsense, Undersea Antics Volume 1, Home Sweet Pineapple, and Absorbing Favorites VHS tapes, making it the episode with the most appearances on VHS.
• This episode is also available on the It's a SpongeBob Christmas! Blu-ray.

Reception

• "Ripped Pants" was ranked #3 during The Ultimate SpongeBob SpongeBash event from July 17–19, 2009.
  • Also, during The Ultimate SpongeBob SpongeBash, actor Nathan Kress said this was his favorite episode.
• "Ripped Pants" was ranked #6 in the "100 Greatest Nicktoon Episodes" event.
• "Ripped Pants" is one of Tom Kenny's favorite episodes. He says: "I think one of my favorite episodes is..., "Ripped Pants," the one where SpongeBob rips his pants by mistake and gets a laugh out of it, and then overplays his hand by doing it...too many times, and people get bored with it, and he realizes that jokes have a lifespan. And I think that's something that happened to me a lot as a kid, where you would accidentally hit on something that was really funny and you would just do it over and over and over again, and when people stopped laughing, it was kind of like a slap in the face, it kinda hurt, and then you had to go out and find something else stupid to..., get attention and laughs from your classmates."
  • However, this episode is not included on The Tom Kenny Collection on iTunes and Amazon.com.

Trivia

General

• This is the first episode for several things:
  • This marks the first episode where SpongeBob does his signature laugh.
  • This is the first appearance of Larry the Lobster.
  • The first appearance of incidentals 2, 4-24 27 29-32 34-42 45-49 and 154.
  • The first episode to feature the voices of Doug Lawrence, Carlos Alazraqui, and Dee Bradley Baker.
  • This is the first appearance of Goo Lagoon.
  • The first episode where SpongeBob's house doesn't appear.
  • This episode marks the first instance of differing bubble transitions.
  • The first episode that uses the trademark SpongeBob font on the title card, albeit only on the letters "R," "i," "e," and "ants."
  • The first episode to use the tracks "Stars and Games," "Botany Bay (b)," and "Beautiful Moonlit Night."
  • The first episode to have an original song.
    • This also marks the first episode when SpongeBob is voiced by someone other than Tom Kenny, having Peter Straus' voice used for SpongeBob's singing of that song.
  • The first episode in packaging and release order to use the track "Grass Skirt Chase."
    • However, this track was not used for a chase scene in this episode.
    • The episode "Jellyfishing" features the track in a chase scene, and began production earlier.
  • The first episode to play a "Dramatic Impact" (#5).
  • The first episode to use "You're Nice" as title card music.
  • The first episode to have Edgar Larrazábal as animation director.
    • However, his surname is spelled as Larrazabal because accents are not part of the American naming system.
• Fourth Wall Break: Incidental 155 is annoyed to discover that SpongeBob faked drowning to trick him into saving him, so they both look at the camera.

  

"Observe"

• Two parts of this episode have become popular internet memes:
  • The scene where Incidental 155 is annoyed to discover that SpongeBob faked drowning to trick him into saving him.
  • Larry's line "observe."

Duplicate Incidental 16.

• When Incidental 155 and the other fish walk away in annoyance, there are two Incidental 16 models in the background.
• The Nautical Nonsense and Sponge Buddies DVD and Nautical Nonsense VHS tape covers are based on this episode.
• This and its sister episode aired on David Hasselhoff's 47th birthday.
• In the Nick Scene It? DVD game, "Caesar's Entry" can be heard when SpongeBob tries to lift the twig with marshmallows.
• Some of the storyboard frames can be seen on the booklet for SpongeBob's Greatest Hits.
• There are two books based on this episode, titled Ripped Pants and I Ripped My Pants!, respectively.

  

  The Ripped Pants SpongeBob toy

SpongeBob SquarePants Ripped Pants Toy Commercial (2005)

The Ripped Pants SpongeBob toy commercial

Nickelodeon Commercial Breaks (November 15, 2005)

The Ripped Pants SpongeBob toy in its box.

• There is a toy produced by Fisher-Price based on this episode that consists of a SpongeBob whose pants can rip and can sing the "Ripped Pants" song. However, Tom Kenny sings the song instead of Peter Strauss. The song is also shortened, and the verse, "When big Larry...", was cut out.
• SpongeBob saying "Oops!" was reused in the online game, Crater Crossing.
• SpongeBob goes surfing in this episode, but in "SpongeBob SquarePants vs. The Big One," he doesn't know how to surf.
• SpongeBob addresses the flying disk as a "Frisbee" when reviewing his checklist, but in "Sand Castles in the Sand," he calls the flying disk "Small plastic disc that you throw" as a joke to the fact the term "Frisbee" is trademarked by Wham-O.
• This episode's title is mentioned four times:
  • The first time is when SpongeBob says to Incidental 40, "Ripped... pants."
  • The second time is when SpongeBob says to two fish, "Ripped pants a la mode."
  • The third time is when SpongeBob asks to the fry cook, "Delivery! Did you order twenty cases of ripped pants?"
  • And the last time is when SpongeBob says, "Hey, everybody! Not ripped pants! Pants ripped off! Huh? Someone call the police. There's a pants thief on the loose!"

• Cecil travels back to this episode during the time-travel special, "SpongeBob and Patrick's Timeline Twist-Up."
  • The SpongeBob SquarePants Official YouTube channel uploaded the partial clip of this episode on June 10, 2025, 17 days before the premiere of "SpongeBob and Patrick's Timeline Twist-Up" in the United States.

Dub facts

SpongeBob (Italian) - Ripped Pants

The Italian version of "Ripped Pants."

• In the Italian dub, most of the "Ripped Pants" song is cut, except for the first verse.
• In some countries, SpongeBob's ripped pants are not shown. In the Hindi dub, all instances of SpongeBob's ripped pants are blurred for nudity.

Cultural references

• The song that SpongeBob sings is similar to the 1963 song, "Be True to Your School," by The Beach Boys.

Errors

Original airing error.

Corrected version.

• In the original airing of this episode, Paul Tibbitt's last name is misspelled as "Tibibitt" with an extra 'i' between the 'b's when credited as storyboard director in the opening credits. However, his name is spelled correctly when later credited as a writer. This error also happens with Mark O'Hare whose last name is spelled as "O'hare" with a lowercase 'h'. These errors were corrected on later American reruns, international non-US airings, the Amazon Prime Video version (except for From the Beginning, Part 1, SpongeBob SquarePants, iSponge Offer Pack, SpongeBob SquarePants Vol. 1, and the Paramount+ version), the Splash from the Past! release, the VideoNow versions, most VHS tape releases except for Nautical Nonsense and Undersea Antics Volume 1, and most DVD releases.
• When the first view of the weightlifters is shown, there are two huts, but when it goes to a close-up on the weightlifters, the huts are gone.
• When Larry lifts the seats that the Bikini Bottomites were sitting on, the background moves in such a way on the close-up on the Bikini Bottomites that it looks like the camera is panning down to the bottom of the seats instead of it looking like the seats are lifting up.
• After SpongeBob rips off his pants, he still has his sleeves on for the rest of the episode, save for one shot.
• SpongeBob rips off his swimsuit, revealing his underwear, but when the camera zooms out as the other "losers" join him for the "Ripped Pants" song, SpongeBob is seen wearing his swimsuit again.
• In several scenes, SpongeBob rips his pants, then in the next scene, they are no longer ripped.
• When the five female fish listen to the song, the yellow fish is on the left and the green fish is on the right, but in the next scene, they are switched.
• After he rips off his pants, SpongeBob's cuffs disappear when he looks toward Sandy and Larry, but they reappear when it cuts back to him.
• When SpongeBob and the others were singing the song, they ripped their pants. After the song, they are not ripped.
• In the "Ripped Pants" song, Frank the Whale's eyes are missing in a few shots.
• Before Sandy says, "That wasn't funny, SpongeBob! Y'all have me worried sick!," her mouth moves, when it is not supposed to.

Videos

Nickelodeon Commercial Breaks (May 3, 1999)

Nickelodeon Commercial Breaks (July 12, 1999)

SpongeBob SquarePants Ripped Pants👖 in 5 Minutes Nick

When SpongeBob Ripped his Pants! 👖 TuesdayTunes

‘Ripped Pants’ Remix Music Video 👖 Hip-Hop, Acapella, & More! SpongeBob

REMIX 'Ripped My Pants' Music Video - SpongeBob

SpongeBob SquarePants The 'Ripped Pants' Song Nickelodeon UK

Ripped Pants + MORE SpongeBob IRL Songs! 🎵 - Enchanted Tiki Dreams, The Chaperone, and SpongeBob’s Last Stand!

SpongeBob SquarePants - Ripped Pants (S1, E2) - Paramount+

SpongeBob's Best Songs Ever! 🎶 - 30 Minute Compilation - @SpongeBobOfficial

45 MINUTES of SpongeBob Songs 🎶 - @SpongeBobOfficial

"Ripped Pants" 👖🎶 - Full Scene - @SpongeBobOfficial

בובספוג מכנסמרובע 🍍 עונה 1 פרק 2 - ניקלודיאון

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Albanian	Pantallonat e grisura	Torn Pants
Arabic	السروال الممزق alsirwal almumazaq	Ripped Pants
Bulgarian	Скъсани гащи (Pro Films & Studio VMS) Скъсани панталони (Voiceover) Skŭsani gashti (Pro Films & Studio VMS) Skŭsani pantaloni (Voiceover)	Torn Pants
Cantonese	破褲子 po3 fu3zi2	Torn Pants
Croatian	Poderanje hlače	Ripping pants
Czech	Prasklé kalhoty	Ripped Pants
Danish	Hul i bukserne	Hole in the pants
Dutch	De gescheurde broek	The Ripped Pants
Estonian	Rebitud püksid	Torn pants
Finnish	Pöksyt pamahti	Cracked Pants
French	Un nouveau comique	A New Comedian
German	Der Riss in der Hose	The Tear in the Pants
Greek	Σκισμένα Παντελόνια Skisména Pantelónia	Ripped Pants
Hebrew	מכנסיים קרועים mechnasiyim kro'im	Ripped Pants
Hungarian	Az elszakadt nadrág	The Torn Pants
Icelandic	Saumspretta	The Burst Seam
Indonesian	Celana Robek	Ripped Pants
Italian	Pantaloni strappati	Ripped Pants
Japanese	破れたパンツ Yabureta pantsu	Torn Pants
Kazakh	Жыртық шалбар Jırtıq şalbar	Ripped Pants
Korean	찢어진 바지 jjij-eojin baji	Ripped Pants
Latvian	Saplēstās bikses	Torn Pants
Macedonian	Скинати Панталони Skinati Pantaloni	Ripped Pants
Mandarin	撕破的裤子 Sī pò dì kùzǐ	Torn Pants
Mandarin (Taiwan)	破褲子 Pò kùzǐ	Torn Pants
Norwegian	Hull i buksa	Hole in the Pants
Polish	Rozdarte spodnie	Torn Pants
Portuguese (Brazil)	Calça rasgada	Ripped Pants
Portuguese (Portugal)	Calças Rasgadas	Ripped Pants
Romanian	Pantalonii rupți	Ripped Pants
Russian	Порванные штаны Porvannyye Shtany	Ripped Pants
Serbian	Iscepane pantalone	Ripped Pants
Slovenian	Strgane hlače	Ripped Pants
Spanish (Latin America)	Pantalones rotos	Ripped Pants
Spanish (Spain)	Pantalones rotos	Ripped Pants
Swedish	Spräckta byxor	Ripped Pants
Turkish	Yırtık Şort	Torn Shorts
Ukrainian	Розірвані штани Rozirvani shtany	Torn Pants