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If you were looking for the article about the disease, then see Suds (disease).

"Suds" is a SpongeBob SquarePants episode from season 1. In this episode, SpongeBob catches the "suds" after leaving his refrigerator open.

Characters[]

Synopsis[]

One night, SpongeBob has a dream about the sky raining Krabby Patties and realizes that he is hungry. He gets up to make himself a Sea-Nut Butter and jellyfish jelly sandwich, but falls asleep after taking the first bite and leaves the refrigerator open, causing his entire house to freeze overnight. By morning, he develops the suds, an illness that causes him to sneeze bubbles. Gary tells SpongeBob he should stay home, but SpongeBob stubbornly denies being sick and goes to work, anyway. However, SpongeBob is unable to keep up with his work and when Mr. Krabs learns from Gary that SpongeBob has the suds, he orders his fry cook to go home and rest and that he doesn't want him sneezing all over his food, which causes chaos at the restaurant and the customers leave.

Back at home, SpongeBob decides he needs help and calls upon Sandy to take him to the doctor. Shortly after, he is visited by Patrick, who gives him a third-hand account of the doctor's office, describing it as a horrible place full of torture devices and outdated magazines. Terrified, SpongeBob asks Patrick to be his doctor instead. "Doctor" Patrick starts by plugging up all of SpongeBob's holes to prevent bubbles from coming out, causing SpongeBob to inflate every time he sneezes.

After several more "treatments," Sandy arrives at the house and Patrick tries to hide SpongeBob to no avail. Sandy says that SpongeBob needs to see a real doctor, but Patrick assures her that his "patient" is fine, leading to a squabble. In the commotion SpongeBob is sent bouncing away and comes to a stop in front of the Krusty Krab. He sneezes violently, blasting the corks out of his holes and releasing a massive amount of bubbles, destroying the restaurant, much to Mr. Krabs' annoyance.

Sandy then takes SpongeBob to a real doctor, who prescribes the "sponge treatment," which is performed by a human hand named Hans. The treatment involves being rinsed with soap and used to scrub various objects and people, which SpongeBob enjoys greatly. In the aftermath, SpongeBob is cured and receives a giant lollipop. Wanting a lollipop of his own, Patrick pretends to also have the suds by blowing a bubble with SpongeBob's bubble jar to prove it, but the doctor is not fooled and sarcastically assures his "fellow doctor" that they have a "special treatment" awaiting him. Hans returns and uses Patrick to wash dishes in the sink (the same sink that Hans used for SpongeBob), clean a cactus, and a toilet, as punishment for telling SpongeBob about the doctor being horrible and worsening SpongeBob's illness by impersonating a doctor. Patrick ends the episode exclaiming "Wait! This doesn't seem right!"

Production[]

This episode was shipped to Nickelodeon Animation Studio on December 14, 1999.

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Art[]

Model sheets[]

Music[]

 ) Production music
 ) Original music
 ) SpongeBob music

  Sugar Plum Fairy 59 - Richard A. Harvey [Title card]
  Kamakani B - Kapono Beamer [Opening]
  Merlins Hill - Jennifer Jones [SpongeBob's dream]
  Vibe Link (B) - Richard Myhill [SpongeBob wakes up]
  Hawaiian Holiday - Kapono Beamer [midnight snack]
  Footsteps of Horror - W. Merrick Farran [SpongeBob left the fridge open]
  Sugar Plum Fairy 59 - Richard A. Harvey [the house is frozen]
  Stack of Leis - Kapono Beamer [SpongeBob's sick]
  Botany Bay (b) - Robert Alexander White [at the Krusty Krab]
  Tales From The Swamp (A) - Ron Goodwin [customers panic]
  Hawaiian Link (A) - Richard Myhill [SpongeBob at home]
  Grass Skirts Blowing (Hilo March) - The Hawaiian Serenaders [SpongeBob calls Sandy]
  Footsteps of Horror - W. Merrick Farran [Patrick tells scary story about doctor]
  Whisper from the Past [#64.02] - Gregor F. Narholz ["You gotta help me get better, Patrick."]
  Me for You - George Callert [plugging SpongeBob's pores]
  War Blower - The Blue Hawaiians [treatment montage]
  War Blower (drums only) - The Blue Hawaiians [transition to next scene]
  Monks (a) - Dave Hewson [Patrick is dressed as an executioner, while SpongeBob is tied to a medieval torture rack]
  Seaweed 1 - Steve Belfer [SpongeBob disguised as Patrick's house]
  Grass Skirt Chase - Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield [Sandy tries to take SpongeBob to the doctor]
  On Fire - Gregor F. Narholz [SpongeBob rolling toward Krusty Krab]
  Timpani Roll [#48] - Sammy Burdson [SpongeBob rolling toward Krusty Krab.]
  Hawaiian Link (B) - Richard Myhill [after SpongeBob sneezes]
  Good Bye Samba A - Ben Nabor [Sponge treatment]
  Pepito from Tampico A - Ronald Sekura, Otto Sieben [ending with Patrick's "treatment"]

Release[]

Reception[]

Trivia[]

General[]

  • The title card background for this episode is similar to that of "Bubblestand," except that the colors are green, blue, and light blue instead of blue and purple, there are no bubbles, there are orange speckles added, and there is bamboo added.
  • This episode has the same exact opening credits as "Sleepy Time," its sister episode.
  • This episode's lead plot serves as a follow-up to "Sleepy Time."
  • According to an interview in an issue of Nickelodeon Magazine, SpongeBob's voice actor, Tom Kenny, was very sick at the time of recording the lines for this episode. This made SpongeBob sound genuinely sick as well.
  • Suds is a parody of the common cold.
    • Contrary to common misconception, it is not possible to come down with a cold by simply being exposed to cold temperatures, which is how SpongeBob caught the suds. The worst condition that one can get from long exposure to the cold is hypothermia.
  • This is one of the shortest times SpongeBob is seen at the Krusty Krab as he is sent home by Mr. Krabs for having the suds.
  • If SpongeBob was sent home sick, then Mr. Krabs should have hired a temporary replacement cook to take over until he returns. In the series, in SpongeBob's absence, Mr. Krabs or Squidward typically prepare the orders instead.
  • "My leg!:" Everyone running panicked in the Krusty Krab when they think SpongeBob sneezed on their food.
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"Don't touch me, I'm sterile!"

  • An image from the part where Patrick says, "Don't touch me, I'm sterile!" is featured on the protective case of The SpongeBob SquarePants Experience: A Deep Dive into the World of Bikini Bottom.
  • Hans does not show his full body in this episode or other episodes, as his actor declined to return in person because of other work.[citation needed] He does only portray his hand.
  • Objects Hans washes using SpongeBob during the Sponge Treatment:
    • A showering man's back and foot
    • A dish
    • A car
    • A floor
  • Objects Hans washes using Patrick during the latter's special treatment:
    • A cactus
    • A toilet
  • The man who was in the shower during SpongeBob's treatment is Tom Kenny.
  • The car being washed during SpongeBob's treatment is a 1992 Honda Civic.
  • The toilet that Patrick is washed with is a 1995 American Standard Madera toilet.
  • SpongeBob sneezes 19 times.
  • SpongeBob mentions his experience with the suds again in "Whelk Attack."
  • There is a book based on this episode called SpongeBob Goes to the Doctor, also known as SpongeBob Gets the Suds!
  • This episode marks the first for several things:
    • This is the first SpongeBob SquarePants title card to have bubbles as text.
    • This episode marks the first appearance of SpongeBob's wringer (though he does not use it here).
    • This is the first episode in which Gary is seen inside the Krusty Krab.
    • This is the first episode where the Krusty Krab appears without Squidward.
    • This episode marks the first appearance of Hans outside of the theme song.
  • This is the last episode to play the track "Merlins Hill."
  • This episode was paired up with different episodes in different marathons:
  • This episode has alternate titles in various international dubs:

Errors[]

Squidward's missing door steps in Suds

The front path leading to Squidward's house is missing the wooden planks door steps.

  • In the opening establishing shot, the wooden planks door steps on the front path leading to Squidward Tentacles' house are missing.
  • When SpongeBob is making his seanut butter and jelly sandwich, the jelly is already on the bread when he opens it.
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The front path leading to SpongeBob's house is missing the green steps.

  • During a shot of SpongeBob's house at night before it becomes frozen the next morning, the green steps on the path leading to the front entrance of house are missing. When SpongeBob's house is shown frozen in the morning, the green steps on the front path are back.
  • When SpongeBob first slides into his now-frozen bedroom, the blanket hangs off of the bed. However, in the close-up where SpongeBob is on the bed, the blanket is now completely lying on top of the bed.
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SpongeBob's nose is not sticking through his underwear.

  • When SpongeBob puts his underwear over his mouth, his nose is not sticking through his underwear like it was in "Pickles."
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SpongeBob's left eyeball turns black for a split second.

  • When SpongeBob begins to give the Krabby Patty and starts to sneeze, his left eyeball turns black for a split second.
SpongeBob's eyelashes mistake in Suds

SpongeBob's visible eyelashes mistake.

  • When SpongeBob says, "In fact, I'm gonna call Sandy and tell her not to come! Thanks, Dr. Patrick!," SpongeBob blinks his eyes a couple times but his eyelashes are still seen.
Patrick Star's Second House

Patrick's real house disappears.

  • In the shot when Patrick's "second house" is shown, Patrick's real house is gone.
Imprrsanating

Patrick's eyebrows are connected to each other.

  • When Sandy and Patrick are arguing, Patrick's eyebrows are attached to each other.
  • As the inflated SpongeBob ball begins to roll down the hill, it leads straight for downtown Bikini Bottom. Then, it heads for the Krusty Krab somehow.
  • When SpongeBob comes rolling down and crashing into the Krusty Krab, the Chum Bucket located across the street is nowhere to be seen.
The Krusty Krab missing flags in Suds

The five flags on the Krusty Krab are missing before it gets destroyed.

  • Before SpongeBob's sneeze destroys the Krusty Krab, the five maritime flags are missing from the Krusty Krab and a flower was on the left-hand side of the Krusty Krab, but after he sneezes, the flags mysteriously reappear among the wreckage of the destroyed restaurant and the flower is gone.
  • Throughout the episode, SpongeBob's clothes are discolored (including his shoes being gray instead of black).
    • They turn back to their normal color once SpongeBob is cured.


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