"Steel Licks" were composed by Jeremy Wakefield. They are 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.
Steel Sting
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- 26a. "Grandma's Kisses" - "Don't I get a present, Grandma?"
- 90b. "The Donut of Shame" - "Oh yeah, the party." (Low-pitched -2)
- 92. "Atlantis SquarePantis" - "That's just a painting, you quarter wit."
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This Steel Lick has been replaced by Hot Steel and Slide Licks 13.
- 38b. "Artist Unknown" - "There, now it's art." (Low-pitched -1)
- 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."
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This Steel Lick has been replaced by Hot Steel and Slide Licks 4.
- 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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- 43a. "Just One Bite" - "Ah, they don't know what they're missing."
- 146b. "Earworm" - Squidward cleans the cash register
- 161b. "Mr. Krabs Takes a Vacation" - "Daddy! I thought this was supposed to be our family vacation!" (High-pitched +1)
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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!"
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This Steel Lick has been replaced by Hot Steel and Slide Licks 9.
- 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."
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This Steel Lick has been replaced by Hot Steel and Slide Licks 23.
- 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."
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This Steel Lick has been replaced by Hot Steel and Slide Licks 29.
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 +1)
- 149a. "You Don't Know Sponge" - Squidward leaves the kitchen.
- 152b. "Perfect Chemistry" - "Oh, boy, try again." (Low-pitched -3)
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- 87b. "Breath of Fresh Squidward" - SpongeBob's eyeballs shrink and fall out of his head. (Low-pitched -5, sped up)
- 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.
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This Steel Lick has been replaced by Hot Steel and Slide Licks 15.
- 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."
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- 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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- 125a. "Pineapple Fever" - Squidward accidentally rips some skin off.
- 152b. "Perfect Chemistry" - Sandy groans.
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This Steel Lick has been replaced by Hot Steel and Slide Licks 42.
- 130a. "Greasy Buffoons" - "Well, I thought I recognized this horrible stench, but I thought that maybe just one of you too 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."
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This Steel Lick has been replaced by Hot Steel and Slide Licks 20.
- 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!"
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- 132a. "Yours, Mine and Mine" - SpongeBob talks about sharing.
- 206a. "Unreal Estate" - SpongeBob and Gary are shown sleeping.
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This Steel Lick has been replaced by Hot Steel and Slide Licks 38.
- 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
- These are called "Steel Licks" according to the credits of The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie.
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