"The Drooling Fool" is a The Patrick Star Show episode from season 1. In this episode, Patrick's uncontrollable drooling gets out of hand... and mouth.
Characters[]
- Patrick Star
- Squidina Star
- Cecil Star
- Bunny Star
- GrandPat Star
- Tinkle
- Dr. Plumber (debut)
- Perch Perkins
- Old Mrs. Perkins (debut)
- Firefighters
- Gladys
- Incidentals
- Fred
- Incidental 3
- Incidental 5
- Incidental 6
- Incidental 7
- Incidental 9
- Incidental 14
- Incidental 16
- Incidental 20
- Incidental 22
- Incidental 23
- Incidental 30
- Incidental 32
- Incidental 33
- Incidental 34
- Incidental 37A
- Incidental 42
- Incidental 45
- Incidental 47
- Incidental 60
- Incidental 63
- Incidental 65
- Incidental 69
- Incidental 70
- Incidental 73
- Incidental 73KID
- Incidental 87
- Incidental 95
- Incidental 99
- Incidental 103
- Incidental 104
- Incidental 105
- Incidental 106
- Incidental 107
- Incidental 108
- Incidental 110
- Incidental 111
- Incidental 114
- Incidental 115
- Incidental 153
- Incidental 154
- Incidental 162
- Incidental 166
- Incidental 167
- Incidental 168
- Incidental 169
- Incidental 172
- Incidental 174
- Incidental 178
- Incidental 185
- Incidental 186
Synopsis[]
The episode begins with an advertisement for the Frozen Falls Water Park, which entirely consists of ice cream. Patrick is shown enjoying the activities, until the events are revealed to be a dream. Squidina enters Patrick's room to wake him up and notices Patrick's excessive drooling.
Squidina decides to use Patrick's drooling for entertainment, presenting Patrick as the Dancing Drooler on The Patrick Show! Patrick, needing to go to the bathroom, tries to open his door, resulting in a flood within the house. The flood reaches the bathroom, where Bunny is taking a bath. GrandPat tries to stop the flood, only to be hit by Patrick's drool, which ends up reaching the entire neighborhood.
Patrick's drooling floods the town.
Cecil tries to stop Patrick's drooling with a cork, but Patrick inflates due to continual drooling, and the cork ends up hitting the helicopter where Perch Perkins and his great-grandmother were doing a news report. Bunny tries to solve the problem by taping Patrick's mouth shut, only for more drool to release out of Patrick's nostrils, which results in Bikini Bottom becoming flooded. The Star family see an ad for Dr. Plumber and decide that he can help Patrick's drooling problem, so they drive through the town to find him.
Patrick's drool takes the family through town.
Tinkle chases the family through town, as they attempt to use Patrick's drooling for further energy. Dr. Plumber shows up and stops Tinkle with his plunger. He finds Tinkle's brain, which is revealed to be irregularly shaped as a butt. Dr. Plumber fixes Tinkle's brain, which calms him down. Dr. Plumber then uses his tools to inspect inside Patrick, and removes a clog from inside him, which only makes his drooling worse. Dr. Plumber leaves in panic, with Squidina curious about his state. The family is then shown riding Patrick like a surfboard, with GrandPat water skiing, with his drooling again being used for their help.
Squidina gets an idea about Patrick's drooling issue. One week later, the fire department go through town and notice a fire at one of the residential buildings. The fire department uses Patrick's drool to put out the fire, pulling out his tongue in the process, which happens to cure his drooling issue. Patrick walks off in happiness, as more buildings are revealed to be on a fire, with the fire department unable to use Patrick any further.
Production[]
This episode was confirmed by Cartoonlounge.de on March 7, 2022.[1] It was in production between "Host-a-Palooza" and "Karen for Spot."[2] The episode was completed sometime during the aforementioned year.[3]
This episode was added to the United States Copyright Office on March 9, 2023.[3]
Storyboards[]
- Plussed by Ibrahim J. Corona.[2]
Music[]
| ( ‣ ) Production music |
| ( • ) Original music |
| ( ◦ ) SpongeBob music |
‣ Time After Time - Paul Gerard [Title card and opening.]
‣ Surfmania - Eric Spencer [Patrick doing activities at Frozen Falls Water Park.]
‣ Glockenspiel Gavotte - Harry Breuer, Jean-Jacques Perrey [Squidina wakes Patrick up.]
‣ Cut and Thrust - Derrick Mason ["Okay, something is definitely wrong here."]
‣ Kitsch Latin Cool - Malcolm Lockyer [Squidina introduces the Dancing Drooler.]
‣ Figure Skating - Gerhard Trede [Patrick doing drooling tricks with Squidina.]
‣ Thrill Ride - Gregor F. Narholz [Patrick trying to budge open his door.]
‣ Frantic Storm - Ronald Hanmer [Patrick's drool floods the house.]
‣ Cocktail Lounge - Dick Walter [Bunny taking a bath.]
• ? [Bunny playing the accordion]
‣ Dramatic Encounter - Gregor F. Narholz [Patrick's drool flooding the bathroom.]
‣ Main Assault - Laurie Johnson [GrandPat tries to stop the flooding.]
‣ Battle at Sea - Johnny Pearson [Patrick's drool floods the neighborhood.]
‣ Drama Link (B) - Hubert Clifford [Patrick inflates with drool.]
‣ ? [Perch Perkins and his great-grandmother do a news report.]
‣ ? [The cork shoots up at the helicopter.]
‣ Glockenspiel Gavotte - Harry Breuer, Jean-Jacques Perrey [Bunny tapes Patrick's mouth shut.]
‣ Pursuit - Wilfred Burns [Patrick's drool floods Bikini Bottom.]
‣ Easy - Otto Sieben [Dr. Plumber ad.]
‣ Slow Box Waltz - Leo Nissim ["He was Tinkle's pediatrician."]
‣ Funeral March - Otto Sieben [The Stars drive through the flooded Bikini Bottom.]
‣ Wave Running A - Charlie Brissette [Patrick starts drooling more after seeing the birthday cake.]
‣ Dramatic Encounter - Gregor F. Narholz [Tinkle circles the Perkins.]
‣ Wave Running A - Charlie Brissette [Tinkle chases the Stars.]
‣ Suspense and Tension A - Alan Wynn ["Isn't there someone who can control this crazed toilet!?"]
‣ Easy - Otto Sieben ["Did someone say someone?"]
‣ Terror - Alan Braden [Dr. Plumber stops Tinkle with his plunger.]
‣ Will He, Won't He? - David Lindup [Dr. Plumber checks Tinkle]
‣ Happy Choo Choo (a) - Otto Sieben [Dr. Plumber fixes Tinkle.]
‣ Will He, Won't He? - David Lindup [Dr. Plumber fixes Patrick's clog.]
‣ Drama Link (B) - Hubert Clifford ["Wait, Patrick wasn't clogged!"]
‣ Will He, Won't He? - David Lindup ["My job here is done, little girl.]
‣ Wave Running A - Charlie Brissette ["Patrick is stuck like this!"]
‣ Surfmania - Eric Spencer [The Stars riding Patrick like a surfboard, with GrandPat water skiing.]
‣ Future Train - Etienne Cap, Jan Paul Hulsens [The Patrick Show Presents: The Real Bikini Bottom Fire Department.]
‣ Police Car - Sam Spence [The firefighters use Patrick's drool to put out the fire.]
‣ Swinging Trombone - Boris Schoska [Ending.]
Release[]
- This episode is available on the The Patrick Star Show Season 1, Volume 2 DVD.
Trivia[]
General[]
- This episode was paired up with a rerun of "FitzPatrick" during the original airing, but has since been re-airing with "Patrick's Got a Zoo Loose."[4]
- My leg!: Fred is hooked in by Tinkle, chomping his behind - with the fish subsequently screaming "My butt!"
- Perch Perkins and his great grandma later suffer the same fate while stranded on their helicopter.
- GrandPat breaks the fourth wall when he pauses his TV while Bunny and Tinkle are drool-stricken, and states "Is this the episode where Patrick can't stop droolin'? Eh, seen it!"
- The announcer for the Frozen Falls dream Patrick has uses a very similar voice to Rube Goldfish.
Episode references[]
- Cecil uses his underarm corks from "Klopnodian Heritage Festival" in an attempt to stop Patrick's drooling.
- A cork being used to prevent Patrick's drooling previously happened in the SpongeBob SquarePants episode "Home Sweet Pineapple." Similar to the season 1 segment, both ventures are unsuccessful.
Cultural references[]
- When the Star bathroom begins to flood because of Patrick's drooling, Bunny rises to the ceiling from her bathtub and Tinkle circles around her, tense music and all, parodying the 1977 film Jaws. Tinkle even chomps parallel to her behind as he swims close upwards, riffing on that movie's theatrical poster.
- Dr. Plumber's design was inspired by was inspired by John Goodman's character in the 1990 horror-comedy film, Arachnophobia.[5]
Errors[]
- The title card has its letters poorly cropped, and has visible artifacts on it as a result.
- When Incidental 70 appears, the light patch on his stomach is missing.
Videos[]
Names in other languages[]
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Spanish (American) | El tonto babeante | The Drooling Fool |
| Spanish (European) | El bobo baboso | The Drooling Fool |
References[]
- ^ DIE PATRICK STAR SHOW - EPISODE GUIDE
- ^ a b Ibrahim J. Corona on Twitter - "As the year warps up, I would..."
- ^ a b From the United States Copyright Office catalog: Public Catalog - Copyright Catalog (1978 to present) - Basic Search [search: "Patrick Star Show"]. United States Copyright Office.
- ^ Nickstory - April 12, 2023
- ^ Dave Cunningham on Twitter - "Fun fact: his design was..."
Notes[]
- ^ Also listed as "PAT036" in the segment's storyboards, and simply "036" in its model sheets.