"Squidward's School for Grown-Ups" is a SpongeBob SquarePants episode from season 8. In this episode, Patrick tries to act mature after he grows a beard, and SpongeBob worries Squidward is taking Patrick away from him.
Characters[]
- Beard
- Patrick Star
- SpongeBob SquarePants
- Sheldon J. Plankton (cameo)
- Larry the Lobster (cameo)
- Bus driver (debut) (cameo)
- Fish on the Camp Flabbee Gone bus
- Squidward Tentacles
- Guard
- Bodyguard
- Incidentals
- Incidental 107
- Incidental 106
- Incidental 150
- Incidental 41
- Incidental 40
- Incidental 42
- Incidental 2
- Putzy
- Dale
- Incidental 64
- Anchovies
- Incidental 14
- Incidental 107
- Unknown "Viking" 3
- Incidental 48
- Charlie
- Incidental 31
- Incidental 37A
- Harold (Inc 36)
- Incidental 67
- Incidental 9
- Incidental 105
- Carol
- Incidental 63
- Incidental 60
- Incidental 49
- Incidental 47
- Scooter
- Incidental 8
- Billy
- Fred
- Incidental 104
- Incidental 27
- Incidental 7
- Harris
- Sandals
- John
- Incidental 20
- Incidental 152
- Other audience members
Synopsis[]
The episode starts off as SpongeBob and Patrick walk to each other and then they start to play a game called boat screaming. The idea of their game is to holler at the vehicles that pass by, which angers Squidward and some of the people in the vehicles. Suddenly, Patrick falls asleep, where he is revealed to have suddenly grown a beard when he awakens. When Squidward passes by and notices the beard, he offers to teach Patrick everything he knows about how to be mature, much to SpongeBob's dismay. He decides to follow them, promising he will learn how to be mature as well, but Squidward doubts it.
The three go into Squidward's house for a grown-up makeover. SpongeBob shows off his new look, which is more childish and cartoony than Squidward intended, and Patrick likes his look until Squidward reminds him that he really should not. They then go to a Men's Club, where SpongeBob does an immature dance routine while waiting in line. Inside, Patrick and Squidward order some tetrazzini while SpongeBob orders the milk and cookies; Patrick wants the cookies as well, but Squidward tells him not to because they're not grownup food.
Then, they go to the art museum and SpongeBob follows them around and Patrick and Squidward tell the security to kick him out and he first put him out softly, but he does not leave, so he ends up kicking him. SpongeBob sees Squidward and Patrick walking and Squidward mentions that the beard was the best thing that ever happened to Patrick other than himself. Thinking Patrick is captured by Squidward and brainwashed as his apprentice, sidekick and pawn, SpongeBob realizes that the only way to snap Patrick out of his brainwashing state is to rescue him from Squidward and restore his friendship. He tries to remove his beard, but Squidward stops him, calling him out for having learned nothing about being mature unlike Patrick, and says that they are through with him. Not wanting Patrick to leave him, SpongeBob comes up with a plan to snap Patrick out of his brainwashing state and get his friend back.
Then, Squidward and Patrick go to the Opera House. SpongeBob disguises himself as an lady Viking opera performer as his plan to rescue Patrick from Squidward's control, so Patrick and Squidward could see a lady, which is really SpongeBob, singing opera, which Patrick says "She's beautiful." After SpongeBob sings an heartfelt opera to win Patrick back, Patrick begins to cry from the song. As Patrick's tears drip on his beard, the beard turned out to be a sea urchin in hibernation. The sea urchin wakes up from Patrick's tears, rips itself from his face, and runs away, regretting choosing Patrick's face as a hibernating spot. Patrick tries to get it back still believing that the sea urchin is a beard, until SpongeBob explains that it was a sea urchin the whole time. Patrick asks how the singer knows his name, and SpongeBob reveals himself and they reconcile while the audiences cheers for them. Squidward suddenly walks on stage interrupting the cheering, and angrily tells the guests that the show is horrible, but they throw food at him in response with Squidward regretting what he said. Spongebob and Patrick join in throwing food at the guests believing that it was a food fight as the episode ends.
Production[]
On July 15, 2010, Waller posted a doodle of the ancient dolphin warrior from "Sponge-Cano!" on this episode's storyboard cover, saying he was "having to go in and adjust a board to match a character change, after the initial animation was done."[5] The cover read "-ure," a part of the episode's original title, "Pat's Sooo Mature."[6]
This episode, alongside "Oral Report," were completed on February 18, 2011.
Art[]
Blank title card
Storyboards[]
- Modified board doodle by Vincent Waller.[5]
Music[]
| ( ‣ ) Production music |
| ( • ) Original music |
| ( ◦ ) SpongeBob music |
• Overture in Sea - Nicolas Carr, Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield [Title card]
• Another Best Day Ever - Nicolas Carr, Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield [Opening]
• Startled Vibraphone Hit - Nicolas Carr [Patrick snoring]
• The Pollywog Strut - Nicolas Carr, Barry Anthony [Patrick falls asleep]
• Lap Steel - Nicolas Carr ["I do?"]
• Fooling Around 1A - Nicolas Carr, Barry Anthony ["And everybody knows that grownups never play with kids."]
• Fooling Around Lo Brass - Nicolas Carr, Barry Anthony ["Facial hair is a good start, I suppose."]
• Fooling Around 1A - Nicolas Carr, Barry Anthony [Patrick asks Squidward what mature people do]
• Lap Steel - Nicolas Carr [Transition to next scene]
• Light Conversation 1 No Percussion - Nicolas Carr, Barry Anthony ["Let me escort you to my place, my good sir. We need to start with personal grooming for your grown-up makeover."]
• Steel Licks 54 - Jeremy Wakefield [SpongeBob laughs]
‣ Gorgeous Girl - Kurt Schick [Personal grooming]
‣ Little England - Paddy Kingsland [Bikini Bottom Men's Club]
• Razmataz - Nicolas Carr [SpongeBob dancing]
‣ Airs And Graces (A) - Paddy Kingsland [Dinner]
‣ Thieving Magpie Overture - Gioacchino Rossini [Art museum]
• Steel Licks 46 - Jeremy Wakefield [Two security men take SpongeBob out of the art museum]
• Nude Sting - Nicolas Carr [SpongeBob kicked out]
• PI Wiggle and Wobble #2 stereo mix - Pat Irwin [Squidward and Patrick leave the museum]
‣ Danger Sign - Harry Bluestone, Emil Cadkin ["I must remove that beard."]
‣ Armed Attack - Jean Clero ["That's it! It must be done!"]
• PI Wiggle and Wobble #3 stereo mix - Pat Irwin [Squidward chews out SpongeBob]
• Steel Licks 22 - Jeremy Wakefield ["You've only gone up three steps."]
• Grand Opera Fanfare - Nicolas Carr ["The famed Bikini Bottom Opera House!"]
‣ Baroque Fin 22 C Maj - Peter Siedlaczek ["...Opera House!"]
• Orchestra Tuning - Nicolas Carr [inside the opera house]
• SBPrera One Note Orch - Gary Stockdale [Opera performance]
◦ Dear Friend - Aaron Springer, Gary Stockdale [SpongeBob sings]
• Steel Licks 18 - Jeremy Wakefield [Patrick cries]
• PI Wiggle and Wobble #2 stereo mix - Pat Irwin [Sea urchin gets off Patrick's face]
• PI Wiggle and Wobble #1 Full Mix - Pat Irwin [SpongeBob tells Patrick his beard was actually a sea urchin]
• Orchestral Fanfares - Nicolas Carr ["Oh, please! You can call me Patrick!"]
• Overture in Sea - Nicolas Carr, Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield [Ending]
Release[]
Pre-release[]
Bearded Patrick, drawn by Kris Wimberly
- Weeks prior to this episode's premiere, storyboard revisionist and production assistant Kris Wimberly held a drawing contest. Despite many "fun submissions," Wimberly's favorite one was from TheUkeUkeable of Patrick with his urchin beard from this episode. He shared the sketch he did at his blog on June 2, 2011, two days before the episode's debut.[7] It's likely that bearded Patrick seen in this episode's promo is what inspired this request.
Broadcast[]
- This episode premiered as a part of SpongeBob's Summer of New Premieres in June 2011.
Distribution[]
- This episode is available on the All Aboard for Laughs, SpongeBob SquarePants Vol. 14, Disorder in the Deep, Patrick's Day, Complete Eighth Season, The SpongeBob SquarePants Collection, Kids Double Pack: Volume 2, SpongeBob and Friends: Patrick SquarePants, The SpongeBob SquarePants 8 Season DVD Collection, Next 100 Episodes, The Best 200 Episodes Ever, The Seventh & Eighth Seasons, and The Best 300 Episodes Ever DVDs.
Trivia[]
General[]
- This episode was originally titled "Pat's Sooo Mature."[6]
- There was a promo for the episode when "Sentimental Sponge" premiered and it featured a clip from this episode, but the episode did not air then.
- Larry's S.U.B. truck from "Drive Thru" reappears in this episode.
- The milk and chocolate chip cookies along with the tetrazzini was shown in live action.
- When Squidward and Patrick walk towards the Opera House, Squidward changes clothing, from just a simple red bow tie and his regular brown shirt to a full-on formal shirt, vest, purple bow tie, and jacket.
- It should also be noted that the suit Squidward wears is the same one Squilliam wears in "Professor Squidward" and "I ♥ Dancing."
- The paper that SpongeBob originally took out while on stage had the infamous "There once was a man from Nantucket" limerick, which is known for being very risqué.
- This episode marks the first time SpongeBob is played by a female voice actor, in the song “Dear Friend.”
- This episode marks the second time Patrick uses a large amount of advanced vocabulary for nearly the entire episode. The first was in "Patrick SmartPants."
- This is the third episode with a title card written on a chalkboard. The first was "New Student Starfish," and the second was "Professor Squidward."
- Incidentally, all of those episodes involve school and education.
Dub facts[]
- In the Irish dub, Dear Friend is undubbed.
Cultural references[]
- In an earlier workprint of the episode, SpongeBob sings the 1899 song Hello! Ma Baby, replacing the lyrics "ma baby," "ma honey," and "ragtime gal," with "Squidward," "Patrick," and "ragtime pals." His dance is a reference to Michigan J. Frog's own in the 1955 Merrie Melodies cartoon, One Froggy Evening. In the final episode, this song is replaced with an original medley.
- When SpongeBob smudges the painting, he blurs the "mildly nude" parts. The painting parodies the Italian painting The Birth of Venus.
- When SpongeBob disguises himself as a performer and gets on the stage, he says to the audience, "There once was a man from Nantucket...", much to their shock. This is a reference to a very vulgar limerick. This is also a line in the episode "Sleepy Time."
Errors[]
- When the camera zooms into the cookies, it only shows three. However, when it zooms back out, there's more than three.
- Patrick wears a top hat and has his cane when the scene changes, but did not in the previous scene.
Videos[]
Nickelodeon Split Screen Credits (June 4, 2011)
SpongeBob SquarePants - "Squidward's School for Grown-Ups" Official Promo
Names in other languages[]
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| French | Les leçons "d'adultes" | "Adult" Lessons |
| German | Gereifte Persönlichkeiten | Mature Personalities |
| Italian | Lezioni di maturità | Maturity Lessons |
| Russian | Школа Сквидварда для взрослых Shkola Skvidvarda dlya vzroslykh |
Squidward's School for Grown-Ups |
| Spanish (Latin America) | La escuela para adultos de Calamardo | Squidward's School for Adults |
| Spanish (Spain) | La escuela de adultos de Calamardo | Squidward's Adult School |
References[]
- ^ Nickelodeon UK To Show Brand New Episodes Of "SpongeBob SquarePants" From 9th April 2012 As Part Of "SpongeBob SquarePants Premiere Week"
- ^ SpongeBob Nicktoons UK Promo 2012 - YouTube
- ^ https://x.com/Nickelodeon_AU/status/191760383109906432?t=-4f33NnFPmCFY_vt-X5N1w&s=19
- ^ https://x.com/Nickelodeon_AU/status/191775444029292544?t=A6nijD6IsKIqbMINLGA26A&s=19
- ^ a b Dolphins onthe Brain - Welcome to Incoherent-Thought
- ^ a b File:OG title skool for grown upz.jpeg
- ^ twitter contest - optik nourishment: the blog of kris w.
