Steel Licks

Steel Licks
General information
Composer(s):	Jeremy Wakefield
Year:	2000-2011
Introduced:	"Something Smells"

"Steel Licks" (alternate titles: "End Tag"; "J. Wakefield Lick";  "Pedal Steel";  "Sad Steel";  "Sad Steel Transition";  "Sad Transition";  "Steelrail Sting";  "Steely Licks";  "Steel Bend";  "Steel Lick";  "Steel Link";  "Steel Sting";  "Steel Sting 3";  "Steel Sting 4";  "Steel Sting 5";  "Steel Trans";  "Steel Trans 2";  "Steel Trans 4";  "Steel Transition";  "Transition Steel";  "Transition Link") were composed by Jeremy Wakefield. They are 39 short cues played on a steel guitar. They are rarely used now since they have mostly been replaced with "Hot Steel and Slide Licks."

Usage

Note: The tracks on this page are ordered by the production number of the first episode that they were introduced.

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• 26a. "Grandma's Kisses" - "Don't I get a present, Grandma?" ("Steel Link")
• 90b. "The Donut of Shame" - "Oh yeah, the party." (low-pitched -2)
• 92. "Atlantis SquarePantis" - "That's just a painting, you quarter wit."

Steel Licks 11

This Steel Lick has been replaced by Hot Steel and Slide Licks 18.

• 38b. "Artist Unknown" - "There, now it's art." (low-pitched -1) ("Steel Sting")
• 109a. "Boating Buddies" - "Time can't be up! I didn't get a chance to fill in a single answer! What am I supposed to do?"
• 146a. "The Abrasive Side" - "Well I just couldn't say "no" to anybody."

Steel Licks 12

This Steel Lick has been replaced by Hot Steel and Slide Licks 11.

• 40b. "Sandy, SpongeBob, and the Worm" - "Back in Texas, I wrangled bulls and I wrangled worms."
• 70b. "Ghost Host" - SpongeBob and The Flying Dutchman laugh. (low-pitched -1)
• 75a. "Squidtastic Voyage" - "Always wanting to do it the hard way."
• 100b. "Stanley S. SquarePants" - "Your job is to take people's money, and put it in here!"
• 103b. "Suction Cup Symphony" - Squidward melts. (low-pitched -1)
• 109a. "Boating Buddies" - "I will never understand these city folk."
• 121b. "Shell Shocked" - SpongeBob finds wind-up novelty teeth.

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First part

• 146b. "Earworm" - Squidward cleans the cash register. (low-pitched -1)
• 154a. "Drive Thru" - "...medium sized hole in the wall!"
• 161b. "Mr. Krabs Takes a Vacation" - "Daddy! I thought this was supposed to be our family vacation!"

Second part

• 43a. "Just One Bite" - "Ah, they don't know what they're missing." (low-pitched -2)
• 161b. "Mr. Krabs Takes a Vacation" - "It still is, SpongeBob's like a son I've never had!"

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• 68a. "Patrick SmartPants" - "I guess we'll never have fun together again."
• 79a. "The Pink Purloiner" - "Guys, I know it's a slow news day, but come on."
• 95a. "The Inmates of Summer" - "The food coma is setting in."
• 136a. "A Day Without Tears" - "You yelled at me!"

Steel Licks 17

This Steel Lick has been replaced by Hot Steel and Slide Licks 13.

• 70b. "Ghost Host" - SpongeBob finds a skeleton in his drawer.
• 86a. "Roller Cowards" - "I guess that ride was too much for the little guy."
• 160b. "Walking the Plankton" - Plankton comes back on the boat. (low-pitched -2)
• 179a. "Extreme Spots" - "Our sports are too extreme for you dudes."

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• 72a. "All That Glitters" - "There is only one spatula for me, and that is Spat."

Steel Licks 19

This Steel Lick has been replaced by Hot Steel and Slide Licks 7.

• 73b. "Once Bitten" - "All those people think you're a monster. But I know you're just a snail."
• 104a. "Not Normal" - SpongeBob loses his job.
• 122b. "Single Cell Anniversary" - Karen tells Plankton to get her a present.
• 135a. "Back to the Past" - "Wow, I've never eaten that much tartar sauce."
• 150a. "Krusty Dogs" - "I'm not really concerned about ill-health side-effects."
• 157b. "Oral Report" - "That was beautiful."

Steel Licks 21

This Steel Lick has been replaced by Hot Steel and Slide Licks 27.

Episodes

• 79b. "Squid Wood" - "Hello, Squidward!" (high-pitched +2)
• 141b. "The Main Drain" - Patrick babbling.

Shorts

• . "Things to Do When Encountering Legendary Creatures" - "I'm so lonely."

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• 80a. "Best Day Ever" - "Well actually, Patrick, that's my brand new net."
• 133b. "Squidward in Clarinetland" - The baby drools on Squidward's clarinet.
• 146b. "Earworm" - "That only seems to have made him madder." (high-pitched +2)
• 149a. "You Don't Know Sponge" - Squidward leaves the kitchen.
• 152b. "Perfect Chemistry" - "Oh, boy, try again." (low-pitched -3)

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First part

• 87b. "Breath of Fresh Squidward" - SpongeBob's eyeballs shrink and fall out of his head.

Second part

• 131b. "A Pal for Gary" - "Poor little snail, just wanted some fun time."

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• 103b. "Suction Cup Symphony" - Squidward's finished.
• 108a. "Patty Caper" - Raw sewage patty. (low-pitched -4)
• 160b. "Walking the Plankton" - "I hate you, Krabs!"
• 161b. "Mr. Krabs Takes a Vacation" - SpongeBob pressed into coins.

Steel Licks 25

This Steel Lick has been replaced by Hot Steel and Slide Licks 16.

• 104a. "Not Normal" - "Oh well, if I'm going to get weird, I'm going to need to see a professional."
• 121a. "Sand Castles in the Sand" - "Okay, Patrick, I can accept that."
• 121b. "Shell Shocked" - SpongeBob sees Gary with a bar of soap in his mouth.
• 122a. "Chum Bucket Supreme" - "This says Chum is Fum."
• 135a. "Back to the Past" - Patrick burps.
• 156. "Frozen Face-Off" - "Perhaps I misjudged the scale on that one."

Steel Licks 27

This Steel Lick has been replaced by Hot Steel and Slide Licks 32.

• 108a. "Patty Caper" - "Give away me patties for free?!"

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• 122a. "Chum Bucket Supreme" - "Chum is Metabolic Fuel!"

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Episodes

• 125a. "Pineapple Fever" - Squidward accidentally rips some skin off.
• 152b. "Perfect Chemistry" - Sandy groans.

Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years

• 3b. "Cabin of Curiosities" -

Steel Licks 31

This Steel Lick has been replaced by Hot Steel and Slide Licks 35.

• 130a. "Greasy Buffoons" - "Well, I thought I recognized this horrible stench, but I thought that maybe just one of you two hadn't showered in a while."
• 131a. "Keep Bikini Bottom Beautiful" - "Thanks, SpongeBob!"
• 141a. "The Curse of the Hex" - Squidward leaves. (low-pitched -1)
• 151b. "Love That Squid" - "You, my friend, are in desperate need of a practice date before going on the real thing!"
• 152b. "Perfect Chemistry" - SpongeBob runs into the wall. (low-pitched -2)

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• 130b. "Model Sponge" - "I guess I'm not a carpenter, Patrick."
• 141b. "The Main Drain" - "How are we gonna find the center of the ocean now?"

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• 131a. "Keep Bikini Bottom Beautiful" - "Alright, fine. You can help me."
• 137a. "One Coarse Meal" - "I can't take it!" (low-pitched -2)
• 141a. "The Curse of the Hex" - "Oh, please, Mr. Krabs, don't fire me!"
• 141b. "The Main Drain" - SpongeBob and Patrick thinking.
• 153a. "Accidents Will Happen" - "Please don't report me to the OWS."

Steel Licks 34

This Steel Lick has been replaced by Hot Steel and Slide Licks 6.

• 131b. "A Pal for Gary" - SpongeBob tries to phone Gary.
• 160a. "Patrick's Staycation" - "I got it."
• 160b. "Walking the Plankton" - Plankton massages Karen's wheels.

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• 131b. "A Pal for Gary" - "If we ever stop having so much fun, together!"

Steel Licks 36

• 132a. "Yours, Mine and Mine" - SpongeBob talks about sharing.
• 206a. "Unreal Estate" - SpongeBob and Gary are shown sleeping.

Steel Licks 37

This Steel Lick has been replaced by Hot Steel and Slide Licks 41.

• 138b. "Rodeo Daze" - "Is your championship title for jellyfishing?"
• 139a. "Gramma's Secret Recipe" - Plankton gets stuck in the pillow.
• 145a. "Buried in Time" - SpongeBob walks to the giant tartar-sauce bucket. (low-pitched -1)
• 146b. "Earworm" - "I'll be darned if anybody can resist a Western song while wearing a Western hat! C'mere, you!"
• 151a. "New Fish in Town" - "Farewell. I should have known all this was too good to be true." (low-pitched -1)

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• 160a. "Patrick's Staycation" - "But I'm still hungry!"

Trivia

• The most used segments are Steel Sting, Steel Licks 1, 8, 9, 3, 6 and 10.
• To date, this track as whole has played in 234 episodes, 5 shorts, 1 movie, 1 Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years episode and 1 The Patrick Star Show episode.
• These are called "Steel Licks" according to the credits of The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie.
• "Steel Licks 13" starts playing for a tenth of a second in Drive Thru.
• This track is used most in "Perfect Chemistry," "Walking the Plankton," "The Main Drain," "No Nose Knows," "A Pal for Gary," and "A SquarePants Family Vacation."
• From "The Sponge Who Could Fly" to "Mr. Krabs Takes a Vacation," this track is used in almost every episode. The exceptions are:
  • "Fear of a Krabby Patty," "Have You Seen This Snail?," and "Selling Out" from Season 4.
  • "Rise and Shine," "Boat Smarts", "Money Talks," and "BlackJack" from Season 5.
  • "Slide Whistle Stooges" and "Dear Vikings" from Season 6.
  • "The Bad Guy Club for Villains," "The Monster Who Came to Bikini Bottom," and "Enchanted Tiki Dreams" from Season 7.
  • "The Hot Shot" from Season 8.
• Despite being replaced by Hot Steel and Slide Licks starting with "Ghoul Fools," these stings still play in "Smoothe Jazz at Bikini Bottom," "Are You Happy Now?," "InSPONGEiac," "Treats!," "Extreme Spots," "Lost in Bikini Bottom," "The Whole Tooth," "Unreal Estate," "Code Yellow," and "Gary & Spot."