Not to be confused with Tension Bit.
"Tension Bits" (alternate titles: "More Tension Bits"; "Short Rising Tension Bits"; "Short Rising Tenson Bits"; "Ascendingtension Bits") was composed by Nicolas Carr, Sage Guyton, and Jeremy Wakefield. This is a dramatic cue that typically plays when a character gets angry or during problematic occurrences. The main instruments being played in both tracks include a lap steel guitar and a ukulele. A longer version of this track is "Ascending Tension Bits."
Usage
Part 1
Episodes
- 75a. "Squidtastic Voyage" - SpongeBob tries to get the clarinet out of Squidward's throat.
- 77b. "Rule of Dumb" - Everyone goes away.
- 79a. "The Pink Purloiner" - "Attention, Bikini Bottom! My jellyfishing net has been stolen!" (last three notes only)
- 79b. "Squid Wood" - SpongeBob appears in Squidward's painting (first note only); SpongeBob appears in Squidward's book. (last three notes only) (low-pitched -1)
- 80b. "The Gift of Gum" - "With your dirty sock..." (last note only) (low-pitched -7) / "...and used toothbrush..." (last note only) (low-pitched -4) / "...flies..." (last note only) (low-pitched -1) / "...and moldy pizza." (last note only) (high-pitched +2)
- 82b. "Night Light" - SpongeBob and Patrick whimper.
- 83a. "Rise and Shine" - "Oh, my gosh! I'm late!"
- 85b. "Krabs à la Mode" - "Don't touch..." (first two notes only)
- 87b. "Breath of Fresh Squidward" - Squidward gets zapped. (first note played twice and low-pitched -3 first time)
- 89a. "The Krusty Sponge" - Everyone yells at SpongeBob.
- 93a. "Picture Day" - The garbage truck dumps SpongeBob.
- 97a. "20,000 Patties Under the Sea" - "Hey, you can't talk to my son that way!" (low-pitched -1) / "Hey, you can't talk to my wife that way!" / "Hey, you can't talk to my grandson like that!" (high-pitched +1)
- 97b. "The Battle of Bikini Bottom" - "Grr! You stop that right now!"
- 99a. "The Two Faces of Squidward" - Squidward gets angry.
- 100b. "Stanley S. SquarePants" - SpongeBob gets nervous.
- 101a. "House Fancy" - "What have you done to my living room?"
- 102b. "Nautical Novice" - Mrs. Puff realizes that SpongeBob is missing.
- 104a. "Not Normal" - SpongeBob clenches.
- 105b. "Slide Whistle Stooges" - "I got to get out of here!"
- 106b. "Sun Bleached" - "It's time for me to get out!" (last three notes only)
- 107a. "Giant Squidward" - The Bikini Bottomites ask Squidward for favors.
- 107b. "No Nose Knows" - Patrick removes the bandages from his nose. (first note played twice and low-pitched -3 first time)
- 108b. "Plankton's Regular" - SpongeBob tries to get Nat Peterson to eat a Krabby Patty. (high-pitched +1)
- 109a. "Boating Buddies" - "You've ruined my morning, you've ruined my lunch, and you're ruining my..."
- 113a. "Krusty Krushers" - "End it?" (first three notes only)
- 115a. "Grandpappy the Pirate" - The cannon is shown to be made out of paper-mache.
- 115b. "Cephalopod Lodge" - Squidward angrily rips off the chicken outfit he was wearing.
- 116a. "Squid's Visit" - The camera zooms in on Squidward's face every time SpongeBob laughs (last three notes only); Three of Squidward's 492 self-portraits are shown.
- 117a. "Shuffleboarding" - Bikini Bottom Jail explodes.
- 119b. "Overbooked" - Sandy, Patrick, and Mr. Krabs all yell at SpongeBob.
- 120a. "No Hat for Pat" - Patrick twirls the Krusty Krab sign around / Window opens and a tourist's camera gets blown away by the wind. (high-pitched +1)
- 120b. "Toy Store of Doom" - The construction worker throws Patrick into the Toy Barrel.
- 121b. "Shell Shocked" - SpongeBob hits with the shelves.
- 122a. "Chum Bucket Supreme" - The Chum Bucket explodes. (last three notes only)
- 122b. "Single Cell Anniversary" - Plankton gets angry.
- 125a. "Pineapple Fever" - "Go, Patrick, go!"
- 127a. "Tentacle-Vision" - "That's it! Everyone out!"
- 129a. "Someone's in the Kitchen with Sandy" - Sandy breaks the door. (last note only)
- 129b. "The Inside Job" - "Personal opinions? Knock-knock jokes?"
- 131a. "Keep Bikini Bottom Beautiful" - Squidward gets angry.
- 132a. "Yours, Mine and Mine" - "It's my turn!"
- 133a. "The Curse of Bikini Bottom" - The Flying Dutchman's beard is shaved off. (low-pitched -2)
- 133b. "Squidward in Clarinetland" - "My clarinet!"
- 138a. "The Play's the Thing" - The customers demand Krabby Patties.
- 139b. "The Cent of Money" - Mr. Krabs sees everyone playing arcade games.
- 144a. "That Sinking Feeling" - Squidward gets angry. (low-pitched -½)
- 145b. "Enchanted Tiki Dreams" - "The next morning..."
- 146b. "Earworm" - Mr. Krabs shakes a tambourine at SpongeBob. (first note only)
- 147a. "Hide and Then What Happens?" - Mrs. Puff lifts up the boatmobile.
- 151b. "Love That Squid" - SpongeBob sneezes. (first three notes only)
- 152b. "Perfect Chemistry" - The nut transporter stops working. (first two notes only)
- 159. "A SquarePants Family Vacation" - "This looks more like a grayground." (last three notes only) ("Short Rising Tension Bits")
- 162. "Ghoul Fools" - Mr. Krabs tries to take the last doubloon. (last three notes only) ("Ascendingtension Bits")
- 164b. "Pet Sitter Pat" - Patrick throws the phone out of the window. (last three notes only)
- 168a. "Restraining SpongeBob" - Squidward tries to pull his nose out of Patrick's mouth.
- 169a. "Are You Happy Now?" - "I... don't... want... a... Happiest memory!" (first note played twice and low-pitched -3 first time)
- 170a. "Free Samples" - The customers eat Plankton's free samples and get sick.
- 171b. "InSPONGEiac" - "Feeling jittery... heart pounding... teeth grinding!"
- 173b. "Demolition Doofus" - "No, SpongeBob, not again!"
- 174a. "Treats!" - SpongeBob tries hard to say "No" to Patrick.
- 179b. "Squirrel Record" - SpongeBob feeds Sandy chum.
- 180a. "Patrick-Man!" - Patrick-Man tries to pull off Incidental 82's head. (high-pitched +1)
- 180b. "Gary's New Toy" - Gary looks and calls for SpongeBob.
- 181a. "License to Milkshake" - Incidental 40 tries to drink his milkshake.
- 181b. "Squid Baby" - Squidward's head swells up.
- 184a. "Jailbreak!" - "Hey! What did you say?"
- 184b. "Evil Spatula" - "Drat."
- 185. "It Came from Goo Lagoon" - "No, Patrick, don't!"
- 188b. "Yeti Krabs" - "Knit straw cozies, clean the soap, re-plane the grill..." (first three notes only) / SpongeBob goes inside the wall. (high-pitched +1)
- 189. "SpongeBob You're Fired" - Squidward gets angry (first two notes only); Restaurant owners fight for SpongeBob.
- 190b. "Tutor Sauce" - SpongeBob tries to inch forward.
- 191a. "Squid Plus One" - Larry gets angry at Squidward for insulting him.
- 192b. "Pull Up a Barrel" - Thunderstorm
- 193a. "Sanctuary!" - Squidward growls.
- 196a. "The Fish Bowl" - "Jeepers! I didn't see that coming."
- 196b. "Married to Money" - Mr. Krabs is about to tell Cashina the Krabby Patty secret formula.
- 199a. "Sold!" - Squidward growls.
- 200. "Goodbye, Krabby Patty?" - SpongeBob spits out sand. (first note only)
- 204a. "Mutiny on the Krusty" - The sea monster coughs up Squidward.
- 205b. "Mermaid Pants" - "That's it! I'm gonna clobber you two!;" "Could this be the end of our doofus duo?"
- 207a. "Mimic Madness" - Patrick, Squidward, Sandy, Mr. Krabs, and Plankton imitate SpongeBob at once. (first note played twice and low-pitched -3 first time)
- 207b. "House Worming" - SpongeBob laughs crazily.
- 208a. "Snooze You Lose" - SpongeBob stuffs a pillow in Patrick's mouth.
- 208b. "Krusty Katering" - The water bed bursts.
- 210a. "Life Insurance" - "Better take two? Life insurance?" (first two notes only)
- 211b. "Trident Trouble" - SpongeBob and Patrick see all of the disaster caused.
- 212a. "The Incredible Shrinking Sponge" - SpongeBob grows to a gigantic size. (first note played twice and low-pitched -3 first time, no last note)
- 212b. "Sportz?" - Squidward growls.
- 214b. "Out of the Picture" - Squidward gets angry.
- 218a. "Spin the Bottle" - Mr. Krabs shakes the genie bottle.
- 220. "The Legend of Boo-Kini Bottom" - The Flying Dutchman hears SpongeBob laughing.
- 223b. "Bunny Hunt" - Sea bunnies appear under Squidward's garden.
- 225a. "Cuddle E. Hugs" - Gum is in Squidward's mouth; SpongeBob feeds Cuddle E. Hugs the last piece of the Aged Patty.
- 226b. "Don't Feed the Clowns" - Mrs. Puff gets angry.
- 227a. "Drive Happy" - Coupe refuses to let SpongeBob go to work. (last three notes only)
- 229b. "Moving Bubble Bass" - A fish gets angry and explodes.
- 231a. "My Leg!" - Fred's leg on TV, crushed by a roller and stuck in the drain (first three notes only) (low-pitched -2); Fred's leg getting cut with a knife (third note only) (high-pitched +1); Fred's leg gets broken. (last note only)
- 231b. "Ink Lemonade" - Customer pukes up band aid.
- 234b. "ChefBob" - "All right, that's it!"
- 235b. "Library Cards" - SpongeBob trying to stuff Patrick's head through the door.
- 237. "Goons on the Moon" - "No one beats the nerd out of Squidina!"
- 243a. "The Nitwitting" - SpongeBob drinks the jar of spit with disgust.
- 243b. "The Ballad of Filthy Muck" - "Can I rub real hard to express my anger?!"
- 244b. "Pineapple RV" - Everyone beats up Squidward and buries him where the Warbling Water Lily was.
- 246a. "Plankton's Old Chum" - Plankton and Karen counting down.
- 249a. "Sandy's Nutty Nieces" - SpongeBob gets bashed in the head with a wrecking ball.
- 249b. "Insecurity Guards" - "Why! Won't! You! Work!"
- 252a. "Mind the Gap" - "You see? He's not cool! He's square! He's a food-flipping fraud!"
- 256b. "SpongeBob's Bad Habit" - "Ah! Another rotten day at the Krusty Krab!"
- 257b. "Breakin'" - Shots of the interior of the employee break room. (last note only)
- 258a. "Boss for a Day" - "SpongeBob, you aggravating, obnoxious, lonesome...!"
- 259a. "The Ghost of Plankton" - Everyone stomps Plankton. (first note played twice and low-pitched -3 first time)
- 260b. "Pat Hearts Squid" - Patrick copying Squidward's noises as he gets angrier (first two notes only) (low-pitched -3) / Patrick copying Squidward's noises as he gets angrier (last three notes only)
- 263a. "Who R Zoo?" - "That's it! You are banned from the zoo! Get out! Out I say!"
- 265a. "Bubble Bass's Tab" - "Bubble Bass's mom?!"
- 269a. "Under the Small Top" - "You're trying to cook me! Get me out of here...!!"
- 274a. "The Big Bad Bubble Bass" - Mama Bass burps away Bubble Bass's clothes.
- 275a. "Food PBFFT! Truck" - "What in the name of all that's greasy have you been doing all day?!" (first three notes only)
Shorts
- . "SpongeBob & You Save the Big Blue" - "Patrick's wasting water!;" SpongeBob screams. (last three notes only) (high-pitched +1)
- . "More Feeling" - Patrick hits the microwave. (first three notes only)
- . "Wild Cod" - "...Wild cod, eliminations, and large creatures!"
Part 2
- 84a. "Spy Buddies" - "...Win!"
- 99a. "The Two Faces of Squidward" - Everyone bursts into Squidward's bathroom.
- 103a. "Spongicus" - Mr. Krabs gets angry.
- 104b. "Gone" - "What? A puppet of my old best friend?"
- 105b. "Slide Whistle Stooges" - The cops arrive. (first six notes only)
- 107b. "No Nose Knows" - "Let's give him what for!"
- 108b. "Plankton's Regular" - SpongeBob tries to get Nat to eat a Krabby Patty. (low-pitched -2)
- 113b. "The Card" - Patrick cleans his grill with the Mermaid Man & Barnacle Boy Trading Card No. 54.
- 114b. "Ditchin'" - SpongeBob has to use the bathroom. (first six notes only) (low-pitched -1)
- 126. "The Clash of Triton" - Citizens are angry at SpongeBob.
- 128b. "Stuck in the Wringer" - SpongeBob struggles to get out of his wringer.
- 129a. "Someone's in the Kitchen with Sandy" - Sandy cannot find her fur. (last note cut off)
- 136a. "A Day Without Tears" - "SpongeBob, will you stop crying?"; Squidward breaks his clarinet. (last note only)
- 136b. "Summer Job" - Mrs. Puff tears up the note. (low-pitched -1)
- 137b. "Gary in Love" - Gary and the bully snail growl at each other. (fourth, fifth and sixth note only) (low-pitched -1)
- 138b. "Rodeo Daze" - Everyone tries to leave the bubble. (high-pitched +1)
- 140b. "Welcome to the Bikini Bottom Triangle" - "Wait a minute, I didn't make that Krabby Patty!"
- 144a. "That Sinking Feeling" - Squidward counts to three. (one portion used for each number said)
- 146b. "Earworm" - "SpongeBob, wake up!" (third and sixth note only)
- 154a. "Drive Thru" - SpongeBob struggles to give Larry his food.
- 155a. "A Friendly Game" - "Listen up!"
- 158b. "The Googly Artiste" - "SpongeBob! Patrick!"
- 189. "SpongeBob You're Fired" - Squidward gets angry. (sixth and last note only)
- 194a. "Patrick! The Game" - "Oh, I get the rules alright."
- 199b. "Lame and Fortune" - Plankton says he wrote the fortunes. (third, sixth and last note only)
- 200. "Goodbye, Krabby Patty?" - SpongeBob spits out sand. (third, sixth and last note only)
- 201b. "Bulletin Board" - Squidward and Bubble Bass get into a wimp fight.
- 204a. "Mutiny on the Krusty" - SpongeBob struggles to rip the dime apart.
- 206a. "Unreal Estate" - "It's not an alarm clock, it's a countdown!"
- 207a. "Mimic Madness" - Patrick, Squidward, Sandy, Mr. Krabs, and Plankton imitate SpongeBob at once. (last note only)
- 208a. "Snooze You Lose" - Squidward spits out SpongeBob and Patrick.
- 208b. "Krusty Katering" - "These children are menaces!"
- 212a. "The Incredible Shrinking Sponge" - SpongeBob grows to a gigantic size. (last note only)
- 226a. "Chatterbox Gary" - Gary throws Squidward's walkie-talkie into his throat.
- 231b. "Ink Lemonade" - "I'm gonna be sick! Where can I go?" (first six notes only)
- 232b. "Shopping List" - "You mean you sent my best friend on a dangerous wild goose chase just so you could go shopping?"
- 236b. "Surf N' Turf" - Sandy shows SpongeBob her failed ships in bottles.
- 248b. "Squid's on a Bus" - "I am throwing you two off right now!" (first six notes only)
- 251a. "Shell Games" - Patrick trying to open his nut on top of Tony's shell.
- 251b. "Senior Discount" - Krabs is very angry. (third, sixth and last note only)
- 257b. "Breakin'" - Shots of the interior of the employee break room. (third and sixth note only)
- 274a. "The Big Bad Bubble Bass" - "Sold out?"
- 275a. "Food PBFFT! Truck" - "You're going right back out there until you sell a patty!" (last three notes only)
Trivia
- "Plankton's Regular," "Someone's in the Kitchen with Sandy," "Earworm," "SpongeBob You're Fired," "Goodbye, Krabby Patty?," "Mimic Madness," "The Incredible Shrinking Sponge," "Breakin'," and "Food PBFFT! Truck" use both parts in the same scene.