"The Dirty Bubble Bass" is a SpongeBob SquarePants episode from season 14. In this episode, Bubble Bass and the Dirty Bubble team up to become Bikini Bottom's nastiest nefarious nuisance.
Characters[]
- SpongeBob SquarePants
- Mermaid Pants
- Patrick Star
- Barnacle Star
- Squidward Tentacles
- Doctor Negative
- Eugene H. Krabs
- Captain Tightwad
- Bubble Bass
- Mama Bass
- Dirty Bubble
- Mermaid Man (pictured on stand)
- Barnacle Boy (pictured on stand)
- Sheldon J. Plankton
- Pearl Krabs (cameo in photo)
- Incidentals
- Comic book store nerds
Synopsis[]
Bubble Bass meets the Dirty Bubble.
At Near Mint Comic Books, SpongeBob and Patrick are looking through comic books and see a pack of Dirty Bubble trading cards. Bubble Bass soon notices them and smacks them out of the way to take the cards, so that he can complete his Dirty Bubble collection. In his mother's basement, Bubble Bass smells the cards, but the scent gets his mother's attention and she forces him to take a bath. While taking his bath, Bubble Bass opens a bottle of Dirty Bubble soap and notices that Dirty Bubble-themed bubble gum came with the trading cards. The gum has given Bubble Bass indigestion and causes him to fart in the bathtub. The Dirty Bubble soon rises out of the bathtub, revealing that Bubble Bass eating the gum has freed him from a trap. The Dirty Bubble swallows Bubble Bass and retracts to fit his shape, so that he can use him as his new partner. Mama Bass comes in the bathroom and finds the Dirty Bubble made a mess in her bathroom he pushes Mama Bass out of the way and she gets stuck in grime on her hallway floor.
As the Dirty Bubble rolls out of Mama Bass' house, he controls Bubble Bass through town, with their first step being the First Nautical Bank. The Dirty Bubble blows a stink cloud to scare everyone away while he robs the bank. A policeman soon shows up, only for the Dirty Bubble to roll towards him. With Bubble Bass getting hungry not too long after, the two head towards the Krusty Krab.
Bubble Bass asks for all of the Krabby Patties available, with SpongeBob feeding him a giant bucket's worth of patties. SpongeBob soon notices the Dirty Bubble on Bubble Bass' outside, as Bubble Bass proceeds to take the cash register to give the money to the Dirty Bubble. They unleash goo shots towards the customers and take their Krabby Patties, with the customers leaving afterwards. Mr. Krabs takes SpongeBob, Patrick, and Squidward inside his office, and presses a button to reveal his wardrobe of superhero costumes.
Bubble Bass feeds the Dirty Bubble chum.
The four exit the office in their costumes as they prepare to fight Bubble Bass and the Dirty Bubble. They launch their various attacks towards the conjoined duo, but the Dirty Bubble and Bubble Bass neutralize all of their attempts. With the Dirty Bubble needing to recharge, the two head to the Chum Bucket and ask Plankton for many buckets of chum. The Dirty Bubble grows larger with more chum being fed to him, eventually becoming a giant bubble of chum, as he breaks through the Chum Bucket's ceiling. He eats a leftover spot of chum on his body, but this is enough for him to explode, freeing Bubble Bass as a result. Bubble Bass soon claims that he will stick to villains that will not control him, as his mother soon shows up to take him back to their house to finish his bath and Bubble Bass happily agrees to do it.
Production[]
This episode's rough storyboard was completed in August 2023.[3]
This episode was confirmed on November 23, 2023.[4]
Art[]
Background design[]
- Art direction by Peter Bennett, layouts designed by George Nachev and other unknown layout artists, painted traditionally by Amy Lewis and Abril Aello Fregozo in gouache, lines drawn digitally on top in Adobe Photoshop.[5][6][7]
Storyboards[]
- Rough boarded by Benjamin Arcand.[8]
Music[]
| ( ‣ ) Production music |
| ( • ) Original music |
| ( ◦ ) SpongeBob music |
‣ Dot And Dash - David Morse [Title card.]
‣ Dig It Baby - Nino Nardini [Opening.]
‣ Cartoon Fall - Harry Lubin [Transition to next scene.]
‣ Happy As You Go [#64] - Harry Lubin [Bubble Bass on his couch.]
‣ Happy As You Go [#65] - Harry Lubin [Bubble Bass in the bath.]
‣ ? [Dirty Bubble bubble gum.]
‣ Happy As You Go [#65] - Harry Lubin [Bubble Bass chews the gum.]
• Hot Steel and Slide Licks 7A - Jeremy Wakefield [Bubble Bass gets indigestion.]
‣ Disastrous Event 2 - Harry Lubin [Dirty Bubble appears.]
‣ Dot And Dash - David Morse [Dirty Bubble swallows Bubble Bass.]
• Hot Steel and Slide Licks 12D - Jeremy Wakefield [Transition to next scene.]
‣ Burst Into Action - Norman Dane [Dirty Bubble and Bubble Bass rob a bank.]
• Jolly Little Roger MB NC- with Tambourine - Michael Bolger, Nicolas Carr [At the Krusty Krab.]
‣ Punchy Action - Norman Dane ["This greasy grub is most invigorating."]
‣ Burst Into Action - Norman Dane [Dirty Bubble and Bubble Bass stealing food.]
‣ ? ["Oh, if only Mermaid Man were here."]
‣ To The Heroes - Wilfred Burns ["Let's go pop that bubble."]
‣ Too Hot - David Morse ["Stop right there, Dirty Bubble!"/"Nothing!"]
‣ Dot And Dash - David Morse [Dirty Bubble spitting dirt.]
‣ Blood In The Gutter - Laurie Johnson [Bubble Bass orders chum.]
‣ Heavy Dramatic Opening - Remastered - Kurt Rehfeld [Dirty Bubble eating chum.]
• Lap Steel-spce_01 - Nicolas Carr ["Many buckets later..."]
‣ Creating A Monster A - Otto Sieben, Adam Saunders, Mark Cousins ["I must have more!"]
• Hot Steel and Slide Licks 31C - Jeremy Wakefield ["Ooh, leftovers."]
• Tension Bits - Nicolas Carr, Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield [Dirty Bubble about to explode.]
‣ Happy As You Go [#63] - Harry Lubin [Mama Bass appears.]
• Hot Steel and Slide Licks 22B - Jeremy Wakefield ["Right away, Mother."]
• Hot Steel and Slide Licks 31D - Jeremy Wakefield [Ending.]
Release[]
| Format | Title | Region |
|---|---|---|
| DVD | The Complete Fourteenth Season | United States |
| Box set | Another 100 Episodes | United States |
| The Best 300 Episodes Ever | United States |
Trivia[]
General[]
- This episode was originally titled "Wipe Your Bass," and then "Dirty Bubble Bass," but later on, the word "The" was added to the title.
- As such, this is the third episode in the franchise to have the word added to an episode title, the other two being "The Big Bad Bubble Bass" and "The Switch Glitch."
- Coincidentally, Bubble Bass appears in both episodes and also plays a major role in the case of the former episode.
- As such, this is the third episode in the franchise to have the word added to an episode title, the other two being "The Big Bad Bubble Bass" and "The Switch Glitch."
- This episode's title is a portmanteau of "The Dirty Bubble" and "Bubble Bass."
- This episode was paired up with a rerun of "Hysterical History" during the original airing.
- Both this episode and its sister episode involve two characters coming together in some way.
- The Realistic Fish Head reads the "Many Buckets Later..." time card in this episode instead of the French Narrator doing it, making it the third episode where this has happened, with this also happening in "Mermaid Pants" and "Dirty Bubble Returns."
- This is the last episode in packaging order to use the 2017 Nickelodeon Productions logo at the end of the credits, along with its sister episode. In airing order, however, "Snow Yellow" is the last.
Episode references[]
- The other nerds seen at the comic book store previously appeared in "Squid Noir."
- Mr. Krabs' superhero room from "Mermaid Pants" reappears in his office.
"Please Wash Your Fins" sign.
- The "Please Wash Your Fins" sign from "Krusty Krab Training Video" and "Kenny the Cat" appears in the bathroom at the Krusty Krab when Captain Tightwad goes to wash his claws.
- The large vat of chum from "The Hankering" appears in the Chum Bucket.
- Additionally, the kitchen sign from "Welcome to the Chum Bucket" appears in the same scene.
Videos[]
Names in other languages[]
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Russian | Грязный Баббл Басс Gryaznyy Babbl Bass |
The Dirty Bubble Bass |
| Slovenian | Umazani mehurček | Dirty Bubble Bass |
| Spanish (Latin America) | Róbalo Burbuja Sucio | Dirty Bubble Bass |
| Spanish (Spain) | Lubina "sucia" Burbujas | Bubble "Dirty" Bass |
References[]
- ^ Nickelodeon UK - November 19, 2024
- ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20241123173031/https://epgs.vimn.com/spongebob_pop_up/xmltvlegal/ita/20241111.xml
- ^ https://ca.linkedin.com/in/benjaminarcand
- ^ File:305a.webp
- ^ Amy Lewis on Twitter - "Some more Bg paints..."
- ^ Abril Aello - Professional
- ^ Amy Lewis on Instagram - "More SpongeBob episodes aired this week..."
- ^ Benjamin Arcand on Twitter - "Some board panels from 'Dirty Bubble Bass'..."
