"Steel Licks 18" is the eighteenth segment of the numerous "Steel Licks." It plays in many episodes, starting with season 2. Starting with "Plankton's Good Eye," this steel lick has been replaced by "Hot Steel and Slide Licks 6." It is used to punctuate gloomy moments.
Usage[]
First part[]
- 24a. "Dying for Pie" - Squidward calls the hospital. ("J. Wakefield Lick")
- 43b. "The Bully" - SpongeBob falls off of Mrs. Puff's door. ("Steel Sting 3")
- 44b. "Idiot Box" - Transition from day to night, where Squidward is still sitting in his chair waiting for SpongeBob and Patrick to go to bed. ("Steel Transition")
- 60a. "SpongeBob Meets the Strangler" - "I'm not your bodyguard! I'm the strangler!" (high-pitched +1) ("Sad Steel")
- 64a. "Skill Crane" - "No."
- 65b. "Funny Pants" - SpongeBob tells Patrick that he can't laugh anymore.
- 68a. "Patrick SmartPants" - "Coming..." (low-pitched -1)
- 68b. "SquidBob TentaclePants" - Everyone leaves the theater.
- 70a. "Chimps Ahoy" - "Lord Reginald, are you alright?"
- 72a. "All That Glitters" - "Au revoir, peasants!"
- 74a. "Bummer Vacation" - "It's not fair!" (low-pitched -2)
- 75b. "That's No Lady" - "Quite an appetite, but she's all woman."
- 76a. "The Thing" - The cement dries on Squidward.
- 77a. "Driven to Tears" - SpongeBob closes the Krusty Krab.
- 78a. "Born to Be Wild" - "Mr. Krabs, this is serious!"
- 78b. "Best Frenemies" - "Profits are down!" (high-pitched +3)
- 79a. "The Pink Purloiner" - SpongeBob goes over to Patrick's house.
- 81. "Friend or Foe" - "Gosh, Mr. Plankton. That doesn't sound like the Mr. Krabs story at all."
- 82a. "The Original Fry Cook" - "Yeah... not unless you look right in front of you!"
- 82b. "Night Light" - Mr. Krabs pulls SpongeBob off of the ceiling.
- 83b. "Waiting" - SpongeBob flips Sandy over.
- 84c. "Good Ol' Whatshisname" - "It's my ridiculous name! What Zit Tooya!" (high-pitched +3)
- 85a. "New Digs" - "That boy's taking the manliness out of me restaurant." (high-pitched +5)
- 86b. "Bucket Sweet Bucket" - SpongeBob asks for a drink.
- 87a. "To Love a Patty" - SpongeBob takes the krabby patty from the tough guy.
- 88c. "Slimy Dancing" - Squidward returns home, crying.
- 91b. "Le Big Switch" - "It was that easy?"
- 94a. "Blackened Sponge" - Sandy sees SpongeBob's eye.
- 94b. "Mermaid Man vs. SpongeBob" - "It doesn't make sense."
- 97a. "20,000 Patties Under the Sea" - "You're probably right."
- 98. "What Ever Happened to SpongeBob?" - "Not a penny to my name."
- 100b. "Stanley S. SquarePants" - "You're not worthy of instruction in the immobile arts."; Mr. Krabs cries because the money gets burnt.
- 103b. "Suction Cup Symphony" - The rainbow melts.
- 106b. "Sun Bleached" - SpongeBob sighs; "Do you hug your mother with that skin?"
- 107a. "Giant Squidward" - Squidward inks; "Now I'm too small to play my giant clarinet!"
- 107b. "No Nose Knows" - "That was my cheese."
- 109a. "Boating Buddies" - Squidward cries. (high-pitched +1)
- 109b. "The Krabby Kronicle" - Mrs. Puff is out of business.
- 112b. "Choir Boys" - Squidward rides on his bike after getting stung by jellyfish.
- 113b. "The Card" - "That was close."
- 114b. "Ditchin'" - SpongeBob takes the bathroom key and leaves class. (low-pitched -2)
- 116b. "To SquarePants or Not to SquarePants" - SpongeBob discovers that the mall is out of square pants.
- 117b. "Professor Squidward" - Squidward gets hit by the door.
- 118b. "Komputer Overload" - "Well, it's good to see that strategy didn't fall flat!"
- 119a. "Gullible Pants" - The Krusty Krab is shown to be filthy.
- 119b. "Overbooked" - SpongeBob sees that the tool store is closed.
- 120a. "No Hat for Pat" - "Oh, no! He's got the hat too!"
- 121a. "Sand Castles in the Sand" - "What are you doing?"
- 122a. "Chum Bucket Supreme" - Mr. Krabs cries. (low-pitched -2)
- 126. "The Clash of Triton" - "If Neptune doesn't cheer up soon, me business is ruined!"
- 127b. "I ♥ Dancing" - "Oh come on, now, after all I've done for you?"
- 128a. "Growth Spout" - "I was afraid you were gonna say that."
- 130a. "Greasy Buffoons" - "I'm not sure, Mr. Krabs."
- 131a. "Keep Bikini Bottom Beautiful" - The trash gets dumped on SpongeBob and Squidward.
- 131b. "A Pal for Gary" - SpongeBob tells a customer to leave due to the no pet policy.
- 133a. "The Curse of Bikini Bottom" - "I knew I shouldn't have lent them my lawn mower." (high-pitched +1)
- 134. "SpongeBob's Last Stand" - SpongeBob falls apart (low-pitched -2); SpongeBob and Patrick see the "Now Entering Nowhere" sign. (high-pitched +1)
- 139b. "The Cent of Money" - Gary is shown to be very sick. (high-pitched +1)
- 143. "The Great Patty Caper" - Plankton gets crushed.
- 144a. "That Sinking Feeling" - "We're sorry!"
- 145a. "Buried in Time" - "Nice try, Squidward."
- 146a. "The Abrasive Side" - "Oh, hello, SpongeBob." (low-pitched -2)
- 149a. "You Don't Know Sponge" - "Didn't think so"; Patrick asks SpongeBob for five bucks.
- 152b. "Perfect Chemistry" - Squidward slips and falls.
- 153b. "The Other Patty" - "If only there was some way to bring you two back together." (low-pitched -1); "Sounds like a recipe for cannibalism." (low-pitched -1.5)
- 157a. "Squidward's School for Grown-Ups" - Patrick cries.
- 161a. "Mooncation" - "I'm sorry I ruined your vacation."
- 171b. "InSPONGEiac" - "I need your help desperately!" (low-pitched -1)
Second part[]
- 24a. "Dying for Pie" - "Oh, he's a goner!" ("J. Wakefield Lick")
- 28. "Christmas Who?" - Everyone leaves. ("Steel Transition")
- 64a. "Skill Crane" - "I'm all out of money!"
- 65b. "Funny Pants" - "...and now my laugh is gone!"
- 68b. "SquidBob TentaclePants" - "My one moment of fame... gone."
- 70a. "Chimps Ahoy" - "We shall commence closure of this establishment!"
- 72a. "All That Glitters" - Le Spatula leaves the Krusty Krab.
- 82a. "The Original Fry Cook" - "I appreciate ya, Squidward!"
- 84c. "Good Ol' Whatshisname" - Squidward gets arrested. (high-pitched +3)
- 94b. "Mermaid Man vs. SpongeBob" - "Their poor aging tummies must be having a hard time digesting the food!"
- 100b. "Stanley S. SquarePants" - "I... guess I am, Mr. Krabs."
- 107a. "Giant Squidward" - "It was the most beautiful thing I've ever played."
- 118b. "Komputer Overload" - "You know Karen, with you around, I'm beginning to wonder how I'm still alive."
- 119a. "Gullible Pants" - The customers start to leave.
- 120a. "No Hat for Pat" - "I'll show you, SpongeBob!"
- 125a. "Pineapple Fever" - Squidward returns to SpongeBob's living room, struck by lightning.
- 131b. "A Pal for Gary" - "He gets far too lonely and upset when he's left alone."
- 138a. "The Play's the Thing" - Squidward comes back into the Krusty Krab.
- 144a. "That Sinking Feeling" - "Uh oh."
- 153b. "The Other Patty" - "...friendship!" (low-pitched -1.5)