Tension Bits

"Tension Bits" was composed by Nicolas Carr, Sage Guyton, and Jeremy Wakefield. Like "Short Rising Tension Bits," 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

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!"

Shorts

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