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"Squiditis" is a SpongeBob SquarePants episode from season 8. In this episode, SpongeBob fears he has caught Squidward's illness.

Characters[]

Synopsis[]

In the beginning of the episode, Squidward fantasizes about being outside on a nice day, but in reality, he is stuck working at the Krusty Krab. While talking to SpongeBob, he gets the idea to fake being sick to get away from him. He tells SpongeBob that he has a scratchy throat, a dry mouth, and an itchy eye. He dubs it as "squid's disease" and SpongeBob worries that he will catch it. He suggests Squidward to go home to get better. Squidward goes to Mr. Krabs to tell him he is sick, so Mr. Krabs checks him out. He concludes that Squidward is fine and healthy, and then tells him to get back to work.

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SpongeBob thinking he is sick.

When SpongeBob prepares to deliver an order, Squidward notices him wearing a gas mask. Squidward coughs into it, so SpongeBob panics. He goes to Mr. Krabs to tell him Squidward is sick, but Mr. Krabs is not convinced. He notices SpongeBob is acting odd, which is affecting business. He learns that it is because he thinks Squidward is ill and he is afraid to catch it. He then suggests Squidward "make him scarce." Squidward mirthfully leaves, and SpongeBob is relieved, until he notices his eye itches, his throat feels scratchy, and his mouth is dry. Using home remedies, SpongeBob soaks his feet in hot water, then freezing ice water, then boiling oil. He then smears hot mustard onto his fried legs to attempt to conceal the crisp, only for it to worsen his pain rather than healing it. He thinks about putting cucumbers on his wounded legs, but only sees pickles. Concluding pickles are like cucumbers, he dumps the pickles and their vinegar onto his legs. The vinegar burns his legs and he falls all over the place, into a pile of garbage. SpongeBob delivers an order while covered in garbage. The customers are turned off by the sickly employee and leave, prompting Mr. Krabs to tell SpongeBob to go home until he feels better. SpongeBob asks who will work while he is away, and Mr. Krabs boasts that he can do all the work blindfolded with one claw tied behind his back.

Squidward lies on a beach chair, enjoying his break, when a garbage-covered SpongeBob comes along. Squidward is annoyed, and then goes into his house to at least enjoy himself inside. SpongeBob then goes in with him, and shows him a video tape with a romantic comedy on it, causing Squidward to immediately get angry at SpongeBob. At the Krusty Krab, Mr. Krabs is having a hard time fulfilling orders, and angers customers by throwing food at them and all over the place. Back at Squidward's home, the movie is over, but SpongeBob says there are 99 more sequels to watch next. Squidward cannot take it anymore and runs out of his house, screaming. SpongeBob follows him to the Krusty Krab, where Mr. Krabs lies on the ground, covered with Krabby Patty pieces, woozily telling SpongeBob that he could take care of everything and that he might've caught the "squid's disease." Noticing that Mr. Krabs is not feeling good, SpongeBob presents him with the video tape of the romantic comedy. The episode ends with Mr. Krabs telling him to get that tape away from him and runs away from him.

Production[]

During a tour of Rough Draft Korea for students of Yongsan International School of Seoul in 2016, various SpongeBob color background books were discovered for many episode segments. One of the books found was created for "Squiditis."[2]

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A picture of various SpongeBob color background books, going as far back as episode #507, "Best Day Ever." Between the books for "A SquarePants Family Vacation" and "Plankton's Good Eye," the spine for a book saying "SB #84- (849) "Squid's Disease" can just barely be read out.

This episode was in production on July 21, 2011.[1]

Art[]

Character design[]

  • Designed by Virginia Hawes.[1]

Music[]

 ) Production music
 ) Original music
 ) SpongeBob music

  Hawaiian Misadventures B - Nicolas Carr, Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield [Title card]
  Grand Pastures [#33] - Harry Bluestone ["What a beautiful day it is outside."]
  Another Krusty Krab Day - Michael Bolger, Nicolas Carr ["Too bad I'm cooped up here inside the Krusty Krab."]
  Tip Toe Jig 2 - Michael Bolger, Nicolas Carr [Squidward fakes being sick]
  Melodramatic Moments - Michael Bolger, Nicolas Carr ["What?!"/"Well, SpongeBob, I think you're probably right."/Squidward goes to break news to Mr. Krabs.]
  The Girl I Left Behind Me - Brian Peters [Mr. Krabs examines Squidward]
  New Vibe Hits - Nicolas Carr ["Right away, Squidward."]
  Lopey Sailor's Jig - Michael Bolger, Nicolas Carr [SpongeBob in a gas mask]
  Hot Steel and Slide Licks 7A - Jeremy Wakefield ["Hi, SpongeBob..."]
  Drama Link (B) - Hubert Clifford [Squidward sneezes into the gas mask]
  Lopey Sailor's Jig - Michael Bolger, Nicolas Carr [SpongeBob goes into Krabs' office]
  Melodramatic Moments - Michael Bolger, Nicolas Carr ["Mr. Krabs, you have to believe me!"]
  Tip Toe Jig 2 - Michael Bolger, Nicolas Carr ["You have a minute?"]
  Hot Steel and Slide Licks 22B - Jeremy Wakefield [Squidward goes home]
  Silly Bob Conversation 1 - Nicolas Carr, Barry Anthony [SpongeBob scratches his eyes]
  Dramatic Impact (5) - Ivor Slaney ["I've contracted... Squid's disease!"]
  WFL Parade Drum Cadence - Nicolas Carr ["Everything's fine, captain."]
  Silly Bob Conversation 1 - Nicolas Carr, Barry Anthony ["Just a little howl for pleasure."]
  Hgliss & Bell - Nicolas Carr ["That's it!"]
  Jolly Little Roger - Michael Bolger, Nicolas Carr [Grandma's remedies/"Yes, everything's fine in here."]
  Pirate's Opus - Michael Bolger, Nicolas Carr ["Here I come."]
  Dramatic Bridge 4 - Phil Green ["Sweet vinegar, it burns!"]
  Hot Steel and Slide Licks 40C - Jeremy Wakefield [SpongeBob stumbles out of the kitchen]
  Poor Ol Sod Shanty - Michael Bolger, Nicolas Carr ["Me customers!"]
  Latin Lounging - Nicolas Carr [Squidward relaxing]
  An Underwater Conversation 1 - Barry Anthony [SpongeBob appears]
  Fooling Around 2 w e gtr - Nicolas Carr, Barry Anthony ["That sounds like a great idea!"]
  Tripping Upstairs - Brian Peters [meanwhile at the Krusty Krab...]
  Soapy Organ - Hiram Titus [SpongeBob and Squidward watching TV]
  Slide Whistle Stooges No Whistle - Nicolas Carr, Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield [Squidward runs back to the Krusty Krab]
  Sad Sack Shanty - Michael Bolger, Nicolas Carr [Krabs lying on the floor]
  Greenhorn Rag - Nicolas Carr, Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield [ending]

Release[]

Trivia[]

General[]

  • This segment was initially called "Squid's Disease."[3]
  • This episode has been pulled by Nickelodeon since March 15, 2020, likely because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[4] Although a few SpongeBob episodes were also pulled for the same reason, they were restored on the network since February 2021.[5] Its sister episode, however, rarely airs on the network; the last known instance occurred on November 3, 2021.[6]
    • These episodes would later return to Nickelodeon on May 15, 2023.[7]
  • This episode premiered during the Two Whole Weeks of Never Before Seen SpongeBob event.
  • This is the 100th appearance of Incidental 37B.
  • This is the second episode where Squidward pretends to be ill. The first was "Accidents Will Happen."
  • In "Fungus Among Us," SpongeBob has a disease and gives it to Squidward. This time, Squidward fakes a disease, and SpongeBob thinks he caught it, which is the reverse.
  • Squidward pretends to be sick again in "Squidward's Sick Daze," only instead of SpongeBob thinking he caught the illness, he comes to Squidward's house to take care of him.
  • This is the second episode to premiere on April 11 in a leap year. The first was "Pest of the West" in 2008.
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SpongeBob HypochondriacPants in the DVD description.

  • In the Complete Eighth Season DVD, the episode description calls SpongeBob SquarePants "SpongeBob HypochondriacPants."
  • SpongeBob endures both hypochondriasis, a condition in which a person is overly concerned or convinced that they have a serious disease; and psychosomatic medicine, an illness caused by stress and mental factors.
  • This episode's production number was 173a. This made SpongeBob SquarePants the longest-running Nickelodeon animated series yet, surpassing the former holder, the 1991 Rugrats series, which consisted of 172 episodes.
  • The suffix "-itis" refers to a body part that is inflammatory or swollen. Squidward endured neither of these symptoms.
  • In the Croatian dub, this episode is titled "Kalamarkova bolest" which translates to "Squidward's disease."[citation needed]
  • This is the last episode to play the previously APM (now Warner Chappell/CPM) tracks "Tripping Upstairs" and "The Girl I Left Behind Me."
  • It is revealed that Mr. Krabs hates romantic comedies.
  • SpongeBob actually notices Squidward's temper in this episode, which is unusual.

Episode references[]

  • The "Mr. Krabs nothing!" segment is a reference to "A Day Without Tears," where Squidward yells "Krabby Patty nothing!" at SpongeBob.
    • However, this time Squidward is the one on the receiving end.
  • This episode's ending is similar to that of "Accidents Will Happen," as both episodes end with the camera panning away from the Krusty Krab as a characters screams in agony/fear.

Errors[]

  • A stain is seen behind the cash register when SpongeBob screams when he dips his feet in the "boiling oil."
  • Incidental 41 and Incidental 107's voices swap when SpongeBob says he might be coming down with something.
  • SpongeBob says the order for table 3 is a Krabby Patty with cheese, but it only has lettuce.
  • SpongeBob says there are 99 sequels to watch, but only 80 are shown.

References[]

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