"Tag, You're It" is a Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years episode from season 1. In this episode, on a rainy day, SpongeBob and his friends entertain themselves indoors with a turbulent game of tag.
Characters[]
- SpongeBob SquarePants
- Patrick Star
- Squidward Tentacles
- Eugene H. Krabs
- Pearl Krabs
- Sandy Cheeks
- Mrs. Puff
- Regigille (debut)
- Rea (debut)
- Roh (debut)
- Jellyfish
- Kamp Koral campers
- Lady Upturn
- Mermaid Man (Cameo in SpongeBob's room)
- Incidentals
Synopsis[]
SpongeBob, Patrick, and Sandy are doing stretches to prepare themselves for a game of outdoor tag. Squidward asks hopefully if just the three of them are playing, but when Patrick confirms it, he dismissively tells them to go away. Just as the campers step outside, it suddenly begins raining, so they head back into their cabin. Squidward tells them that if they can't play outside, they must play indoors very quietly.
SpongeBob, Patrick, and Sandy quietly play tag.
The three start playing quietly, but their game grows louder and more intense. Squidward, who is painting in his room, is annoyed and looks outside, but finds them calmly having a tea party together. When he goes back to his room, they keep playing tag. Patrick climbs to the ceiling to avoid SpongeBob's finger and yells after getting tagged, so Squidward catches them being loud. Patrick falls on him, so Squidward kicks them outside, where it is still raining. When they complain that it is cold, rainy, and muddy, Squidward throws them a single umbrella and heads back inside.
SpongeBob, Patrick, and Sandy walk around camp under the umbrella, continuing to tag each other. They pass by the Frigate cabin, where Larry invites them inside. Their umbrella flies away, so they go inside, and Larry gives them towels to drive off. Larry is reading riddles to his cabin to exercise their brain muscles, but all of them guess wrong. SpongeBob tags Mo, who aggressively tags Craig, leading to a brawl between the Frigates. Larry sends SpongeBob and his friends out, telling them their games are too rough.
A music montage shows the three playing games in other cabins. SpongeBob hides under a dinner platter and tags Lady Upturn, and she golfs him outside. They play a game with Bubble Bass, but he kicks them out after Patrick eats the pieces. When they dry off with towels in the lighthouse, Sandy towel whips Patrick, who whips SpongeBob, who whips Mrs. Puff, who inflates in surprise.
SpongeBob, Patrick, and Sandy play tag with Pearl.
They pass by Krabs' office, where he invites them inside to play with Pearl, telling them to be quiet while he finishes his work. Pearl tags SpongeBob, Patrick, and Sandy all at once, so they chase after her. Pearl manages to trip them up and runs upstairs, where Krabs is sleeping. They try to tag Pearl at the same time, but she escapes, leading to them getting tangled in Krabs' hammock.
Squidward is going to bed when Krabs enters and orders him to play tag with SpongeBob, Patrick, and Squidward, to get them away from him. When SpongeBob tags him, Squidward confesses that he always wanted to play tag with them, but they never asked him. The rain stops, and Patrick runs out with his friends to go swimming. Squidward tags Krabs, who angrily chases after him. The episode ends with SpongeBob tagging the viewer as the iris-out closes.
Production[]
April "Pinkie" Davis posted a storyboard panel, as well as an image from this episode on March 2, 2021.[1]
Art[]
Character design[]
- 2D models designed April "Pinkie" Davis[2] and other, unknown crew members. 3D models designed by Jason Capili, (modeled in Maya, rendered in Redshift) surfacing by Ashita Minstry.[3] Rea and Roh's concept and rough designs were done by Marc Ceccarelli.[4]
Prop design[]
- Designed by Joann Chang.[5]
Renders[]
- Texturing and grooming on various props, characters and sets in the render by Erica Liu Kwon.[6]
Storyboards[]
- Written by Kaz, rough boarded by John Sanford[7] and Mike Dougherty, plussed by Simon Edwards,[8] and revisions by April "Pinkie" Davis,[1][9] with slight revising by Dave Cunningham.[10][11][12]
Production notes[]
Dave Cunningham:
- Cunningham called it "a fun episode" and said that the artwork by Simon Edwards and Mike Dougherty was "brilliantly plussed."[8]
April "Pinkie" Davis:
- Davis said the song in the episode was "such a nice surprise," as it was not originally there, even as late as the revised storyboards.[10]
- While designing Rea and Roh, she learned that "on a CG show, you have to show what the body looks like under a dress."[4]
Music[]
| ( ‣ ) Production music |
| ( • ) Original music |
| ( ◦ ) SpongeBob music |
‣ Liberty Special - Tommy Reilly and James Moody [Opening.]
‣ Double March - Tommy Reilly and James Moody [SpongeBob announces his plan.]
• Squidwards Hair - Nicolas Carr [Squidward's hair.]
‣ Nippy Nipper - Tommy Reilly [SpongeBob, Sandy, and Patrick step outside.]
• More Hawaiian Steel Stings 27 - Jeremy Wakefield [They go back inside and start crying.]
• Hawaiian Steel Stings 4 - Jeremy Wakefield ["We can't play tag outside, it's raining."]
• More Hawaiian Steel Stings 28 - Jeremy Wakefield ["Quietly."]
• Nut Crack - Steve Belfer [Playing tag inside.]
• Attack of the Sea Cucumbers - Jason Dobrowner [SpongeBob tries to tag Sandy.]
• What The ? - Nicolas Carr ["What the…"]
• Harpsichord Classical Bits 1 - Nicolas Carr, Barry Anthony ["More tea?"]
• Harpsichord Classical Bits 1 - Nicolas Carr, Barry Anthony ["May I have crumpets?"]
• More Hawaiian Steel Stings 16 - Jeremy Wakefield [Squidward goes back in his room.]
• Attack of the Sea Cucumbers - Jason Dobrowner [They play tag again.]
• Hawaiian Steel Stings 5 - Jeremy Wakefield ["Uh oh.."]
• Pats Fall - Nicolas Carr [Patrick falls on top of Squidward.]
• Squidwards Hair - Nicolas Carr, Jeremy Wakefield [Patrick yanks Squidward's hair.]
• Hawaiian Steel Stings 30 - Jeremy Wakefield [Squidward kicks them out.]
• Hawaiian Steel Stings 34 - Jeremy Wakefield ["But it's muddy out here!"]
• Sophisticated Conversation - Daniel Stimac, Nicolas Carr [Squidward hands them an umbrella.]
• Nut Crack - Steve Belfer [They play tag under the umbrella.]
‣ Alley Cat - Tommy Reilly, James Moody [Inside Larry's cabin.]
‣ Happy Heidi - Gerhard Winkler [Larry reads a book to the campers.]
• Patricks Organ - Nicolas Carr [Zoom-in on Patrick's head.]
• Glove World Carnival Organ - Nicolas Carr [Patrick playing the organ inside his head.]
‣ Happy Heidi - Gerhard Winkler ["Today, we're exercising our intellects."]
• Attack of the Sea Cucumbers - Jason Dobrowner [Craig Mammalton gets hit with a book.]
◦ Tag, You're It - Andy Paley, Kaz Prapuolenis [Montage of SpongeBob, Patrick, and Sandy playing tag across camp.]
• Lopey Walk and Talk - Daniel Stimac, Nicolas Carr [SpongeBob, Sandy and Patrick playing in the rain]
• Hawaiian Steel Stings 3 - Jeremy Wakefield ["I'm kiddin', she's had her shots."]
• Hawaiian Steel Stings 1 - Jeremy Wakefield [Transition to next scene.]
• Lopey Walk and Talk - Daniel Stimac, Nicolas Carr [Krabs tells them to keep Pearl entertained.]
‣ Brass Fanfare - Peter Winslow [Patrick reads a toilet paper roll like a scroll.]
‣ Blue Sails - Tommy Reilly and James Moody [Pearl wants to play tag.]
◦ Tag, You're It - Andy Paley, Kaz Prapuolenis [Pearl runs away from them.]
‣ Squeaks And Creeks - Tommy Reilly [They end up in Krabs' bedroom.]
• Sophisticated Conversation - Daniel Stimac, Nicolas Carr ["One...Two...Three!"]
• More Hawaiian Steel Stings 16 - Jeremy Wakefield ["What the?"]
• Tumble Seaweed With BooBams - Steve Belfer, Nicolas Carr [Squidward gets ready for bed]
‣ Comic March Cue - Johnny Pearson ["Counselor Squidward!"]
• Taking Orders - Nicolas Carr [Krabs tells Squidward to play tag with the campers.]
‣ Double March - Tommy Reilly and James Moody [SpongeBob tags Squidward.]
‣ Fountain of Dreams - Tommy Reilly ["I'm..it?.."]
‣ Pay Off - Tommy Reilly and James Moody [It stopped raining.]
◦ Tag, You're It - Andy Paley, Kaz Prapuolenis [Ending.]
Release[]
- This episode is available on the Kamp Koral Season 1, Volume 1 DVD.
Trivia[]
General[]
- This and its sister episode preceded the series premiere of the Nickelodeon puppet show, The Barbarian and the Troll.
- Squidward is seen in his room, painting a picture of himself painting the same picture. This is an example of the Droste effect, which creates an infinitely looping image.
- At the last few seconds of the episode, SpongeBob breaks the fourth wall by putting his finger in the closing iris as he touches the screen and says, "Tag, you're it!"
- Regigilled is only credited as "Butler" in this episode. He would be officially named in the credits of "Camper Gary."
Episode references[]
- Sandy flushing her helmet is a reference to "Texas."
- One of Patrick's facial expressions when SpongeBob tries to tag him is a reference to the Surprised Patrick face from The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie.
Errors[]
- After Sandy flushes her helmet, the flushed water disappears from the floor.
- Before the rain, there were cabins in the distance behind SpongeBob, Patrick and Sandy, but after the rain starts falling, the cabins are gone.
- When sweat comes to Sandy's helmet, the calendar is gone, but in the next scene it is present and the bunk bed changes positions.
Videos[]
Names in other languages[]
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| German | Du bist! | You're It! |
References[]
- ^ a b April "Pinkie" Davis on Instagram - "THIS THURSDAY- quit your job, ditch..."
- ^ Work | PinkieToons
- ^ Regigille Octopus Butler - ArtStation
- ^ a b April "Pinkie" Davis on Twitter - "The last little munchkins I posted..."
- ^ Prop & FX Design - Joann Chang
- ^ Kamp Koral Look Development Season 1 - Erica Liu Kwon | ArtStation
- ^ John Sanford - Storyboards: Kamp Koral
- ^ a b Dave Cunningham on Twitter - "Tag, You're It" was another fun..."
- ^ Storyboards | PinkieToons
- ^ a b April "Pinkie" Davis on Instagram - "A tidbit of plussing work I liked..."
- ^ Dave Cunningham on Instagram - "Lil' sketch that gave me..."
- ^ Dave Cunningham on Instagram - "Kampity Kamp Kamp."