Tension Bits

Not to be confused with Tension Build.

"Tension 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

Version 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!"
79b. "Squid Wood" - SpongeBob appears in Squidward's painting; SpongeBob appears in Squidward's book.
80b. "The Gift of Gum" - "With your dirty sock and used toothbrush..." (Low-pitched)
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..."
87b. "Breath of Fresh Squidward" - Squidward gets zapped.
89a. "The Krusty Sponge" - Everyone yells at SpongeBob.
93a. "Picture Day" - The garbage truck dumps SpongeBob.
97a. "20,000 Patties Under the Sea" - Plankton insults a family.
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!"
107a. "Giant Squidward" - The Bikini Bottomites ask Squidward for favors.
107b. "No Nose Knows" - Patrick removes the bandages from his nose.
108b. "Plankton's Regular" - SpongeBob tries to get Nat Peterson to eat a Krabby Patty.
109a. "Boating Buddies" - "You've ruined my morning, you've ruined my lunch, and you're ruining my..."
113a. "Krusty Krushers" - "End it?
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; 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.
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.
122b. "Single Cell Anniversary" - Plankton gets angry.
125a. "Pineapple Fever" - "Go, Patrick, go!"
127a. "Tentacle-Vision" - "That's it! Everyone out!"
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.
133b. "Squidward in Clarinetland" - "My clarinet!"
136a. "A Day Without Tears" - Squidward breaks his 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.
145b. "Enchanted Tiki Dreams" - "The next morning..."
146b. "Earworm" - "SpongeBob, wake up!"
147a. "Hide and Then What Happens?" - Mrs. Puff lifts up the boatmobile.
151b. "Love That Squid" - SpongeBob sneezes.
152b. "Perfect Chemistry" - The nut transporter stops working.
159. "A SquarePants Family Vacation" - "This looks more like a grayground."
162. "Ghoul Fools" - Mr. Krabs tries to take the last doubloon.
164b. "Pet Sitter Pat" - Patrick throws the phone out of the window.
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!"
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 Gary.
179b. "Squirrel Record" - SpongeBob feeds Sandy chum.
180a. "Patrick-Man!" - Patrick-Man tries to pull off Incidental 82's head. (High-pitched)
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..."
189. "SpongeBob You're Fired" - Squidward gets angry; 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!" - First time Squidward growls; Second time Squidward growls; Third time Squidward growls; Fourth time 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.
199b. "Lame and Fortune" - Plankton says he wrote the fortunes.
200. "Goodbye, Krabby Patty?" - SpongeBob spits out sand.
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.
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?"
211b. "Trident Trouble" - SpongeBob and Patrick see all of the disaster caused.
212a. "The Incredible Shrinking Sponge" - SpongeBob grows to a gigantic size.
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 Eat 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.
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 (Low pitched); Fred's leg getting cut with a knife (High pitched); Fred's leg gets broken.
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!"
251b. "Senior Discount" - Krabs is very angry.
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.
258a. "Boss for a Day" - "SpongeBob, you aggravating, obnoxious, lonesome...!"
259a. "The Ghost of Plankton" - Everyone stomps Plankton.
260b. "Pat Hearts Squid" - Squidward getting angrier while Patrick copies him. (Low pitched)
263a. "Who R Zoo?" - "That's it! You are banned from the zoo! Get out! Out I say!"
265a. "Bubble Bass's Tab" - "Mama Bubble Bass?!"

Shorts

. "SpongeBob & You Save the Big Blue" - "Patrick's wasting water!;" SpongeBob screams.
. "More Feeling" - Patrick hits the microwave.

Version 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.
107b. "No Nose Knows" - "Let's give him what for!"
108b. "Plankton's Regular" - SpongeBob tries to get Nat to eat a Krabby Patty.
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.
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.
136a. "A Day Without Tears" - "SpongeBob, will you stop crying?"
136b. "Summer Job" - Mrs. Puff tears up the note.
137b. "Gary in Love" - Gary and the bully snail growl at each other.
138b. "Rodeo Daze" - Everyone tries to leave the bubble.
140b. "Welcome to the Bikini Bottom Triangle" - "Wait a minute, I didn't make that Krabby Patty!"
144a. "That Sinking Feeling" - "One!;" "Two!;" "Three!"
154a. "Drive Thru" - SpongeBob struggles to give Larry his food.
155a. "A Friendly Game" - "Listen up!"
158b. "The Googly Artiste" - "SpongeBob! Patrick!"
194a. "Patrick! The Game" - "Oh, I get the rules alright."
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!"
208a. "Snooze You Lose" - Squidward spits out SpongeBob and Patrick.
208b. "Krusty Katering" - "These children are menaces!"
226a. "Chatterbox Gary" - Gary throws Squidward's walkie-talkie into his throat.
231b. "Ink Lemonade" - "I'm gonna be sick! Where can I go?"
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!"
251a. "Shell Games" - Patrick trying to open his nut on top of Tony's shell.