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"Rube Tube" is a The Patrick Star Show episode from season 4. In this episode, Patrick fears he's being replaced when Squidina spends her day off recording a show with Rube.
Characters[]
- Squidina Star
- Patrick Star
- Rube Goldfish
- GrandPat Star
- Skeleton (single appearance)
- Camera crew (single appearance)
- Lance (single appearance)
- Chance (single appearance)
- Brance (single appearance)
- Nance (single appearance)
- Wise kraken
- Incidentals
Synopsis[]
Patrick is getting ready to do a safety-proofed stunt on his show, but neither Squidina nor the audience is there. Squidina explains that after two seasons, they deserve a break, and leaves, after which Patrick does the stunt and lights the studio on fire. Not noticing, Squidina comes across Rube, who is alone and giving a presentation on sand. Realizing that Rube has no crew or audience, she decides to help him out for the day instead, and they report on a kids' lemonade stand.
Patrick watches from the window, wondering why Squidina is helping Rube instead of him. GrandPat tells him that Squidina replaced him and has forgotten about him. At GrandPat's suggestion, Patrick goes out to sabotage Rube and get Squidina back on his show. When Rube is interviewing some fishers at Goo Lagoon, Patrick hooks his rod to the back of a boat, and then tricks the driver to making it go fast. Rube manages to hook the boat up and unknowingly throws it back on Patrick.
Rube comes across a group of volleyball players and asks to play with them. When the ball is served to him, he misses and it flies into a tent. Inside, Patrick grinds his head down to a point and wears a volleyball costume, aiming to puncture Rube's microphone. The ball is served, but another player intercepts Rube's shot and he gets hit by them instead.
GrandPat suggests that instead of sabotage, Patrick should show that he does not need Squidina anymore to make her jealous. Rube and Squidina are surfing, when a kraken comes out of the water, having eaten the rest of the surfers. Patrick comes surfing behind a desk, with Old Man Walker as his cameraman. The kraken gets frustrated with being unable to tell his story and eats everyone.
Squidina confronts Patrick for replacing her, and he says that she replaced him first. Squidina explains she is just helping him for the day because he lost his crew. Rube finds his crewmates, now skeletons but still sentient, in the stomach of the kraken. Patrick apologizes, and Squidina accepts it. The kraken then burps out Patrick and Squidina, who say goodbye to Rube and his crew. Patrick and Squidina crash on top of GrandPat at home, getting ready to do another show.
Production[]
This episode was confirmed by Dave Cunningham on Twitter on February 13, 2025.[1]
Music[]
| ( ‣ ) Production music |
| ( • ) Original music |
| ( ◦ ) SpongeBob music |
‣ Fusee Dans Le Ciel - Harry Breuer, Jean-Jacques Perrey [Title card.]
‣ Tension Subsides - David Francis ["Today, Patrick Star will defy death in his most dangerous stunt ever."]
‣ Mutations (a) [#53] - Trevor Duncan [Pan of Patrick's safest stunt.]
‣ Oops - Bruce Campbell ["I'm not doing the show with you today, Patrick."]
‣ Brazilian Chick - Harry Breuer, Jean-Jacques Perrey [Squidina begins her day off.]
‣ Hearts And Crosses (Variation 3. Banjo) - Sam Sklair [Squidina sees Rube hosting a show.]
‣ Dodecaphony - Piotr Moss [Rube's crew is gone.]
‣ Hearts And Crosses (Variation 3. Banjo) - Sam Sklair [Squidina offers to be Rube's crew.]
‣ Tale Of The Pharaohs - Gregor F. Narholz [Patrick spying.]
‣ Classic Soap 7 B - Dieter Reith [Patrick's heart pops.]
‣ Bounty Hunter - Larry Hochman [Patrick's brain gets slapped.]
‣ Classic Soap 14 - Dieter Reith [GrandPat tells Patrick to commit sabotage.]
‣ Hearts And Crosses (Variation 3. Banjo) - Sam Sklair [Rube at Goo Lagoon.]
‣ Like Strange - Kenny Graham [Patrick puts Rube's hook on a boat.]
‣ Killer Surf c - Matthew John Moore [Boat speeds off.]
‣ Oops - Bruce Campbell [Boat falls on Patrick.]
‣ Hearts And Crosses (Variation 3. Banjo) - Sam Sklair ["Let's see what else Goo Lagoon has to offer."]
‣ ? [Lance appears.]
‣ L'autostrada [#22] - Angelo Coniglio, Vincent Perrot, Jean Luc Leonardon [Lance, Chance, Nance, and Brance let Rube play volleyball.]
‣ Brücke 1 - Gerhard Trede [Patrick sharpens his head.]
‣ Creatures in the Closet - Cris Velasco [Patrick disguised as a volleyball.]
‣ L'autostrada [#22] - Angelo Coniglio, Vincent Perrot, Jean Luc Leonardon [Volleyball game.]
‣ Oops - Bruce Campbell ["GrandPat never said salad-tongs would be so painful."]
‣ ? [GrandPat tells Patrick to make Squidina jealous.]
‣ Beach Beat - Eric Spencer [Rube on a surfboard.]
‣ Tales From The Swamp (A) - Ron Goodwin [Kraken appears.]
‣ The Stars of Our Show b - Dick Walter [Rube interviewing the Kraken/"It all started when I was a teenage kraken."]
‣ Surfing Crazy - Warren Bennett ["Exciting new TV show coming through!"]
‣ Watch Out! - Dick Walter ["Sure thing, Krakers."]
‣ Big Show Theme - Robert Sharples [Kraken eats everyone.]
• Hillbilly Home - Nicolas Carr, Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield [Inside the Kraken's stomach.]
‣ Shock Horror (A) - Dick Walter [Shot of Rube's crew.]
‣ Planet Xz-3 [#74] - Gregor F. Narholz ["Y'all don't look so good."]
‣ Hearts And Crosses (Variation 3. Banjo) - Sam Sklair ["...like you could use something to eat!"]
‣ One Scoop For Two - Ludovic Beier ["Turns out, you were just being digested in the stomach of a kraken."]
‣ Classic Soap 6 - Dieter Reith [Patrick and Squidina reconcile.]
‣ Kiddy Kappers - Harry Breuer, Jean-Jacques Perrey [Kraken burps out everyone.]
‣ Kitsch Latin Cool - Malcolm Lockyer [Ending.]
Release[]
- This episode premiered as part of the 2025 event "Friday Night Hits."
Trivia[]
Cultural references[]
- This episode's title is a reference to the video sharing platform YouTube.
Errors[]
- Since April 11, 2025, any listing for this episode and its sister episode erroneously appears as the season 1 episode, "The Haunting of Star House," on TV listings.[2]
References[]
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