"Snow Yellow and the Seven Jellies" is a SpongeBob SquarePants episode from season 14. In this episode, when Snow Yellow is deemed the "squarest of them all," the evil queen Karen seeks to claim the title for herself by any means necessary.
Characters[]
- SpongeBob SquarePants
- Snow Yellow (single appearance)
- Reflection (single appearance)
- Snow Yellow (single appearance)
- Karen Plankton
- Queen Karen (single appearance)
- Sheldon J. Plankton
- Magic Mirror (single appearance)
- Bubble Bass
- The Huntsman (single appearance)
- Jellyfish
- Patrick Star
- Dummy (single appearance)
- Squidward Tentacles
- Drippy (single appearance)
- Eugene H. Krabs
- Krusty (single appearance)
- Sandy Cheeks
- Nutty (single appearance)
- Mrs. Puff
- Puffy (single appearance)
- Gary the Snail
- Old Man Jenkins
- Cooty (single appearance)
- Patrick Star
- Baby Prunes (as cuckoo clock)
- Incidentals
- Fred (cameo)
- Incidental 116 (cameo)
- Old Man Walker (cameo)
- Incidental 151 (cameo)
- Incidental 90 (cameo)
- Incidental 49 (cameo)
- John (cameo)
- Incidental 42 (cameo)
- Steven as guard (orange)
- Tom as guard (blue)
- Judy (cameo)
- Clams
- Scary trees (single appearance)
- Slug (single appearance)
- Forest Snails (single appearance)
- Sea urchins
- Alligators (single appearance)
- Dirty Bubble (cameo)
- Hans (as narrator)
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Synopsis[]
Act 1[]
Hans tells a fishy fairytale called, Snow Yellow and the Seven Jellies.
Hans introduces himself to the audience, before grabbing a book off his bookshelf to tell a fishy fairytale called, Snow Yellow and the Seven Jellies. The story revolves around a happy little prince named Snow Yellow (played by SpongeBob) and his evil step-motherboard Queen Karen (played by Karen). The story begins with Snow Yellow graciously greeting all his fellow royal subjects with priceless castle jewels. He then performs a morning duet with his reflection in the wishing well, which ends up disrupting Queen Karen from her morning update. She angrily throws down a frozen glass slipper from her balcony, crushing Snow Yellow's reflection, and orders him to clean the royal restrooms. But then, Queen Karen notices that Snow Yellow is squarer than usual. Snow Yellow explains that his big boy edges had just grown in, leaving Queen Karen appalled. She goes to consult her magic mirror (played by Plankton) on who the squarest in the land is, to which the magic mirror says that Snow Yellow is the squarest. Furious with this revelation, Queen Karen devices an evil scheme to de-square the prince and become the squarest in the land. She orders her royal huntsman (played by Bubble Bass) to take Snow Yellow into the forest and cut his square corners off, threatening to cut off his own if he doesn't.
Meanwhile, Snow Yellow is happily prancing through the forest, while the huntsman gives chase. But Snow Yellow is prancing too fast for the huntsman to keep up, so Snow Yellow offers to make him a Krabby Patty to help him get his energy up. As Snow Yellow is cooking, the huntsman attempts to cut off his square corners, but after seeing his completed patty, the huntsman breaks down crying and reveals Queen Karen's intentions to the prince. The huntsman tells Snow Yellow to run into the forest and never return to the castle. Meanwhile, the huntsman managed to pop the Dirty Bubble on his way back to the castle
Snow Yellow discovers the house of the seven jellies.
Snow Yellow races through the spooky woods before coming across a small house shaped like a jellyfish hive with the help of a sea urchin. The young prince decides to let himself in, and discovers a dinner table with seven chairs, each with a name on them. Upon seeing the house covered in jelly stains, the prince takes it upon himself to clean up, hoping that whoever lives in the house will let him stay. However, he ends up getting stuck in the jelly stains, and decides to take a quick nap.
Elsewhere, seven jellyfish, known as the seven jellies, are mining jelly in the hills. Just then, their alarm clock goes off, signaling the end of the day's shift, and the jellies take their cart full of fresh jelly back to their house in the forest. But they are surprised to find what they think is a snoring monster in their kitchen.
Act 2[]
Snow Yellow meets the seven jellies.
Upon seeing Snow Yellow, the seven jellies initially attack him, thinking his is a monster, until the prince wakes up and happily greets them. Snow Yellow then recognizes the jellies by their respective names: Nutty (played by Sandy), Krusty (played by Mr. Krabs), Puffy (played by Mrs. Puff), Dummy (played by Patrick), Cooty (played by Old Man Jenkins), Gary (played by himself), and Drippy (played by Squidward). While Snow Yellow explains his dilemma to the jellies, the huntsman is feeding lies to Queen Karen about cutting off the prince's square edges. But upon consulting the magic mirror once again, she soon discovers the huntsman's lie and sentences him to a pit full of alligators. The queen then decides to cut off Snow Yellow's square edges herself, so she disguises herself as a witch and makes a candy ball out of poisoned chum to feed to Snow Yellow.
The seven jellies fight Queen Karen.
The next morning, the jellies all head off to work, as Snow Yellow thanks them for letting him stay and offers to cook them jelly patties for dinner that evening. Then, Queen Karen arrives at the house and offers Snow Yellow her poisoned treat. Snow Yellow takes a bite and is sent into a dehydrated sleep, as Queen Karen happily celebrates. But then, Dummy returns, having forgotten his pickaxe, and is terrified by what he thinks is an evil witch. Queen Karen is so startled that she accidently unfolds her disguise and exposes herself. Dummy quickly sends out an electric distress signal to the other jellies, prompting them to race back to the house.
Upon discovering Snow Yellow has been dried out, the jellies decide to avenge him by pursing Queen Karen. Using rocket boosters, Queen Race races back to her castle, with the jellies hot on her tale. Upon seeing the commotion, the magic mirror decides to leave under his own feet. The jellies chase Queen Karen all the way to the roof, where she attempts to squish them with a large stone. But the jellies then start unscrewing her with screwdrivers, causing her to fall apart and drop the stone, crushing the magic mirror in the process.
With the queen defeated, the jellies place what is left of Snow Yellow in a sponge dish to keep him from molding. They and several forest creatures mournfully cry over this, as their tears unintentionally manage to revive the prince. Snow Yellow thanks the jellies for saving him and offers them to stay at his place. Everyone then has a celebration, and they all live happily ever after.
Production[]
This episode was confirmed on November 23, 2023.[1]
A clip from this episode was shown during the 2024 Kids' Choice Awards on July 13, 2024, when SpongeBob SquarePants was announced as the Favorite Cartoon winner for 2024.
On October 30, 2024, the first promo for this episode aired during the series premiere of Max & the Midknights.[2]
Art[]
Background design[]
- Art direction by Ann Lee and Lucy Tanashian-Gentry, layouts designed by George Nachev and Rebekie Bennington, traditionally painted by Abril Aello Fregozo and Amy Lewis in gouache. Scanned in with lines drawn digitally on top.[3][4][5][6]
Character design[]
- Preliminary designs by Sherm Cohen and Dave Cunningham.[7][8]
Music[]
| ( ‣ ) Production music |
| ( • ) Original music |
| ( ◦ ) SpongeBob music |
‣ Country Air [#12] - Harry Bluestone [Title card.]
‣ Bond Street - Harry Bluestone, Emil Cadkin [Opening.]
◦ Well Wisher Song - Eban Schletter, Doug Lawrence [Snow Yellow and his reflection sing this.]
• Nude Sting - Nicolas Carr [Glass shoe falls on Snow Yellow.]
• 8 Bit Flying Lesson 3 - Nicolas Carr [Karen visualizes her plan.]
• 8 Bit Flying Lesson 3 - Nicolas Carr [Karens threatens to cut Huntsman's corners.]
‣ Ghoulies And Ghosties - Remastered - Fredric Bayco [Huntsman gulps.]
‣ Happy As You Go [#63] - Harry Lubin [Snow Yellow frolicking.]
• Parting of the Clouds Sting - Nicolas Carr [A royal Krabby Patty.]
• Falling Falling - Eban Schletter [Snow Yellow falls.]
◦ Warble While You Work Song - Eban Schletter, Doug Lawrence [Snow Yellow sings this.]
◦ Jelly Work Song - Eban Schletter, Doug Lawrence [The Jellies sing this.]
‣ Dance Of The Elves - Paddy Kingsland [Snow Yellow meets the Jellies.]
‣ Wild and Free B - Dick de Benedictis ["And I'm in a dangerous pickle."]
• Hot Steel and Slide Licks 37A - Jeremy Wakefield [Dummy eats pickles.]
‣ The Shock [#55.2] - Dick de Benedictis [Snow Yellow finishes his story.]
‣ Five Dramatic Bridges B - Remastered - Kurt Rehfeld [Crocodile attacks the huntsman.]
◦ Jelly Work Song - Eban Schletter, Doug Lawrence [The Jellies go back to work.]
• Got It - Nicolas Carr ["That actually tastes pretty goo--"]
◦ Jelly Work Song - Eban Schletter, Doug Lawrence ["Duh, forgot my pickax."]
• On Fire (Nicolas Carr) - Nicolas Carr ["An evil witch!"]
• Vibe Q Sting - Nicolas Carr ["Duh, wait a minute."]
• Tension Bits - Nicolas Carr, Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield ["Pricey hair band? Removable snoot? Party hat?"]
‣ Bad Guys A - Dick de Benedictis [Queen Karen chases Dummy.]
◦ Jelly Work Song - Eban Schletter, Doug Lawrence [The Jellies work.]
‣ Cellar Search - Philippe Pares [Dummy mourning Snow Yellow.]
‣ Disruption - Max Saunders [Jellies chase Queen Karen.]
‣ Brainstorm - Philip Cannon [Jellies corner Queen Karen.]
• Birth of the Krabby Patty - Nicolas Carr [Nutty holds up a screwdriver.]
• Grass Skirt Chase - Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield [The Jellies take apart Queen Karen.]
• Hot Steel and Slide Licks 19 - Jeremy Wakefield ["Seven years bad luck."]
• Hot Steel and Slide Licks 19E - Jeremy Wakefield [Magic Mirror groans.]
‣ Final Fate - Max Saunders [Queen Karen defeated.]
• Classic Opera Finish Interrupted - Nicolas Carr [Snow Yellow comes to live.]
• Parting of the Clouds Sting - Nicolas Carr ["Snow Yellow? You're still alive!"]
• Nude Sting - Nicolas Carr [Drippy flinches.]
• Hot Steel and Slide Licks 35 - Jeremy Wakefield ["Put these on, boyo."]
• Dunces & Dragons Cue 2 - Nicolas Carr, Barry Anthony [Snow Yellow thanks the jellies for saving him.]
◦ Jelly Work Song - Eban Schletter, Doug Lawrence [Everyone has a celebration.]
• Lap Steel-spce_01 - Nicolas Carr [Ending.]
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Release[]
- This episode is available on the Another 100 Episodes, The Best 300 Episodes Ever, and The Complete Fourteenth Season DVDs.
Trivia[]
General[]
- This episode, alongside "Squidiot Box," "Blood is Thicker Than Grease," "PL-1413," "In the Mood to Feud," "Mooned!," "Hysterical History," "Kreepaway Kamp," and "Sandy's Country Christmas" serve as this season's 25th anniversary specials.
"Snow Yellow" used on the television guide listing.
- This episode, along with "Sandy's Country Christmas," was released on the Another 100 Episodes and The Best 300 Episodes Ever DVDs, both of which were released on October 15, 2024, 27 days before airing on American television or anywhere in the world.
- However, while the DVD releases[9] and international airings have the original title, on TV listings and digital releases, the episode is simply called "Snow Yellow," even having a different title card on American television airings and globally.[10][11][12]
- The on-screen credits along with the closing credits on DVD releases and international airings call this episode "Snow Yellow and the Seven Jellies." The closing credits on digital releases call it "Snow Yellow."
- However, while the DVD releases[9] and international airings have the original title, on TV listings and digital releases, the episode is simply called "Snow Yellow," even having a different title card on American television airings and globally.[10][11][12]
- This episode was originally scheduled for broadcast on American television on October 25, 2024,[13] but was later pushed back to November 11, likely due to it conflicting with Nickelodeon's Halloween programming as well as the 31 Nights of Frights event.
- Plankton the magic mirror's defeat is likely a reference to "seven years bad luck" when a mirror was broken.
- In the UK and Ireland, three small edits were made: firstly, the scene where the huntsman throws his scissors in the air was replaced with just a still shot of Snow Yellow, secondly, the lightning flashes as Queen Karen laughs evilly were slowed down, and thirdly, the flashing lights when all seven of the jellies sting Snow Yellow off-screen were also slowed down.[14] Even before these scenes were confirmed to have been edited in the episode itself, the first two edits were evidenced in a promo for this episode in the UK and Ireland, which was otherwise the same as a US promo, except the close-up shot of Queen Karen accompanied by lightning flashes was replaced with a scene of her putting on a witch's nose, and the scene with the huntsman holding a pair of scissors was replaced with a scene of him drawing a square in the air.[15][16]
- This is the first episode that Ann Lee and Lucy Tanashian-Gentry were the new art directors, but they aren't credited for the role yet, as this episode was made before Peter Bennett's passing.
- This marks the first time that Hans introduces an episode.
- This is the fourth episode based on a fairytale. The first was "Patnocchio," the second was "The Big Bad Bubble Bass," and the third was "Plankton and the Beanstalk."
- This is the fifth episode to only feature an alternate counterpart of SpongeBob instead of the main-universe SpongeBob. The first was "The Algae's Always Greener," the second was "Welcome to Binary Bottom," the third was "Dopey Dick," and the fourth was "Plankton and the Beanstalk."
- In airing order, this is the last episode to use the 2017 Nickelodeon Productions logo at the end of the credits. In packaging order, however, "The Dirty Bubble Bass" and "Sheldon SquarePants" are the last.
Cultural references[]
- This episode's title and plot are based on the 1937 animated film Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios, which is in turn based on the 1812 German fairytale titled "Snow White."
- A live action film will be release on March 14, 2025.
- Karen saying, "Magic Mirror on the Wall" is a reference to the magic mirror.
- Queen Karen throwing glass shoes are a reference to the glass slippers from the fairytale, Cinderella.
Snow Yellow's outfit.
- Snow Yellow's outfit is a combination of Snow White and The Prince.
- The urchin flirting with one of Snow Yellow's eyeballs is a reference to Pepe Le Pew.
- Karen says, "Oh, what a world!" while being unscrewed by the jellies, a reference to the 1939 MGM film, The Wizard of Oz, when the Wicked Witch of the West melts.
Videos[]
Names in other languages[]
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Russian | Желтоснеж Zheltosnezh |
Snow Yellow |
References[]
- ^ File:304.webp
- ^ SpongeBob SquarePants Snow Yellow And The Seven Jellies Promo 1 - November 11, 2024 (Nickelodeon U.S.) - YouTube
- ^ Abril Aello Fregozo on Instagram - "🍎Snow yellow special aired last night..."
- ^ Amy Lewis on Twitter - "A few background paintings I did..."
- ^ Amy Lewis on Twitter - "Some more backgrounds I painted..."
- ^ Amy Lewis on Instagram - "Some background paintings I did..."
- ^ Dave Cunningham on Instagram - "Prelim designs for 'Snow Yellow...'"
- ^ Dave Cunningham on Instagram - "Preliminary rough designs for the “Snow Yellow” jellies..."
- ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GwfsAHJWBww
- ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=idMnR1EQj2w
- ^ Nickstory - November 11, 2024/Snow Yellow
- ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kmH1h1DUwNc
- ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20240917170752/https://www.tvinsider.com/show/spongebob-squarepants/
- ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PL2tiFeuZZU
- ^ SpongeBob SquarePants Snow Yellow And The Seven Jellies Promo 1 - November 11, 2024 (Nickelodeon US) - YouTube
- ^ Nickelodeon UK: Promo - SpongeBob SquarePants' Snow Yellow (November 2024, 30s) - YouTube
