"The Star Games" is a The Patrick Star Show episode from season 2. In this episode, Patrick hosts a series of game shows.
Characters[]
- Patrick Star
- GrandPat Star
- Bunny Star
- Squidina Star
- Cecil Star
- Pteranodons
- Host-Tron (single appearance)
- Sculptor (single appearance)
- Sculpture (single appearance)
- Coffee Cup Dragon (single appearance)
- Uncle GrandPat (single appearance)
- Daddy Dartfish
- Clam
- Sandy Cheeks
- Incidentals
Synopsis[]
Patrick playing What's Going On?
The episode begins with Patrick waking up and falling onto a game show stage. He weakly asks, "What's going on?", which turns out to be the name of the show. As a prize, Daddy Dartfish offers him a cologne that makes him look like a game show host, and is forced to give up the job to him as a bonus prize. Patrick goes off to find contestants, his first two being Cecil and Bunny. He puts them on a game called Expired, where they sample expired food and guess what it was, and when it went bad. Both of them guess wrong and faint, leaving Patrick to offer a stomach pump as a consolation prize.
Next, Patrick goes into GrandPat's room and puts him on Explody Fold, challenging GrandPat to find a bomb that Patrick hid in his skin folds. GrandPat searches everywhere, but finds nothing. The bomb turns out to be in Patrick's butt, and it explodes in GrandPat's face. For the next game show, Temporal Casualty, Patrick has Sandy explain the rules. Squidina has to go back in time and change an ordinary object in the present day, being a coffee cup. Despite going all across time, Squidina is seemingly unable to change it. When she, Patrick, and Sandy leave, the coffee cup suddenly grows eyes and growls.
The Star family angry at Patrick.
The family catch up to Patrick before he can start his next game show. They call him out for his destructive behavior and chase him down, although Patrick escapes by crashing through the walls and winning a jetpack. Without Patrick, they debate over who should host the next game shows, and tell the audience to shout for who they want. The resulting screaming and noise angers the coffee cup, which grows into a dinosaur-like monster.
Patrick apologizes to Cecil for his game shows, and Cecil tells him that they have to stop the monster as a family. They all assemble into a giant robot and get ready to fight. However, the monster's watch goes off and alerts it that it's time for a coffee break. The robot pours coffee into it from the top of the house, calming it down. The monster announces the next game show, called The End, which Patrick declares is correct.
Production[]
This episode was confirmed on May 1, 2023.
The episode was added to the United States Copyright Office on July 25, 2023.[2]
Art[]
Background design[]
- Art direction by Marta Knudsen, layout designed by Garrett Daniels.[3]
Storyboards[]
- Plussed by Trey Chavez,[4][5] revised by Jess Nagy.[6]
Production notes[]
Trey Chavez:
- Chavez said he "spent a bit more time than I'd like to admit drawing [the Coffee Cup Dragon] in perspective, but [he] had fun and liked the drawing."[7]
Music[]
| ( ‣ ) Production music |
| ( • ) Original music |
| ( ◦ ) SpongeBob music |
‣ Stars and Games - Alf Saro [Opening.]
‣ Tabu - Daryl Griffith [Daddy Dartfish cries about losing his job.]
‣ Stars and Games - Alf Saro [Patrick becomes a gameshow host.]
‣ Shopping Centre - Manfred Minnich ["Expired" gameshow begins.]
‣ Voodoo Victim - Gilbert Vinter [Bunny tries to guess what her mystery food is.]
‣ The Bachelor Life (B) - Laurie Johnson ["I'm afraid we were looking for grilled cheese, the cretaceous period!"]
‣ Voodoo Victim - Gilbert Vinter ["Next up, Dad Star!"]
‣ Horror Cue 5 C - Gregor F. Narholz [Close-up of Cecil's mystery food.]
‣ Voodoo Victim - Gilbert Vinter [Cecil sniffs his food.]
‣ Death Clock D - Dick de Benedictis [Cecil takes a bite out of his food.]
‣ Death Clock I - Dick de Benedictis [Bunny gags and passes out.]
‣ Shopping Centre - Manfred Minnich ["Looks like we don't have a winner!"]
‣ Happiness Castle - Maurice de Courpalay [GrandPat carving his portrait on a grain of rice.]
‣ Krazy Cat Rag - Harry Breuer, Gary Caroll, Jean-Jacques Perrey ["Explody Fold" gameshow.]
‣ Ta-ra A - Sammy Burdson, John Fiddy [Bomb explodes.]
‣ Space Critters B - Gregor F. Narholz [Patrick's shell sprouts legs.]
‣ The Melancholy Mule - Harry Breuer, Jean-Jacques Perrey [Squidina is chosen to play the next game.]
‣ Alert Cue B - Hermann Langschwert ["Terrible Clasalyme?"]
‣ The Melancholy Mule - Harry Breuer, Jean-Jacques Perrey [Sandy explains the goal of the game.]
‣ Alert Cue B - Hermann Langschwert [Patrick spins the wheel on the time closet.]
‣ Drama Link (G) - Hubert Clifford [Patrick pushes Squidina into the time closet.]
‣ Horror Cue 5 C - Gregor F. Narholz [Squidina lands in the pre-historic era.]
• The Patrick Star Show Theme Song - Ego Plum [Squidina stops Patrick CaveStar from inventing the coffee cup.]
‣ Horror Cue 5 C - Gregor F. Narholz ["Try again!"]
‣ Alert Cue B - Hermann Langschwert [The time closet wheel lands on the renaissance period.]
‣ Mozart Concerto 21 In C, 2nd Mvt. - Jonathan Starkey, Wolfgang Mozart [Squidina turns a coffee cup statue into the Thinker.]
‣ Alert Cue B - Hermann Langschwert [Time closet wheel spins.]
‣ Horror Cue 5 C - Gregor F. Narholz [Time closet wheel lands on a tentacle.]
‣ Alert Cue B - Hermann Langschwert [Time closet wheel spins again.]
‣ Horror Cue 5 C - Gregor F. Narholz [Time closet wheel lands on Ancient Egypt.]
‣ Circus Parade (B) - Dick Walter [Shot of the coffee cup.]
‣ Alert Cue B - Hermann Langschwert [Time closet wheel lands on The Great Wall of China.]
‣ Circus Parade (B) - Dick Walter ["Yup!"]
‣ Alert Cue B - Hermann Langschwert [Time closet wheel lands on a castle.]
‣ Slip 'n Slide - Stephen Bulla, Jeff Kidwell ["I've smashed up all of history but nothing's changed!"]
‣ Alert Cue B - Hermann Langschwert [Time closet wheel lands on outer space.]
‣ Slip 'n Slide - Stephen Bulla, Jeff Kidwell [Sandy melded to Patrick's back.]
‣ Drama Link (C) - Hubert Clifford [Eyes pop out of the coffee cup.]
‣ Death Clock I - Dick de Benedictis [Coffee cup squints.]
‣ Fun Ahead - Eric Swan ["Next up, an extreme obstacle course, with Bikini Bottom's fittest-"]
‣ Horror Cue 5 C - Gregor F. Narholz [Patrick's family appears from the ceiling.]
‣ Death Clock C - Dick de Benedictis ["Looks like your family is pretty annoyed at you for terrorizing them with a bunch of your stupid gameshows."]
‣ Latin Lesson - Rolf Asberg [Daddy Dartfish introduces "Battle of the Gameshow Hosts."]
‣ Comic Chase (A) - John Fox [Patrick's family angrily chases him through the hallway asking him questions.]
‣ Something Is Wrong Here - Andrew Pearce [Door #1 is shown.]
‣ Straight From Hell [#81] - Gregor F. Narholz [Patrick breaks through the wall.]
‣ Young And Poppy - Gerhard Narholz [The Stars let the audience decide on a new host.]
‣ Stealth and Capture - Wilfred Burns [Coffee cup becomes a giant monster.]
‣ Six Powerful Cues A - Wilfred Burns [Patrick comes back and sees the giant coffee cup monster.]
‣ Emotional Retribution Main Slow Strings Only - Daryl Griffith [Patrick apologizes to his family.]
‣ ? [The Stars assemble into a giant mech to fight the coffee cup monster.]
‣ Bahia Baby - Wolfgang Kaltenbach [Ending.]
Trivia[]
General[]
- This episode was initially called "Star Games." The only difference is the word "The" was added to the final title.
- This episode was originally going to premiere at 1:00pm, but it was later moved to 5:00pm.
- As a fourth wall break, the Star family tells the audience to scream who should be the host of "Battle of the Game Show Hosts."
- One of Squidina's dolls is reused from "Patrick's Coupon."
Cultural references[]
- The character "Uncle GrandPat" references the title and main character of the 2013 Cartoon Network series, Uncle Grandpa.
- When the Star family works together to defeat the coffee cup dinosaur, they combine into a giant robot, referencing Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers.
Video[]
Patrick Is A GAME SHOW HOST?? 📺 The Patrick Star Show 5 Minute Episode - Nicktoons
Patrick hosts a GAME SHOW! 🎲 - SpongeBob -Shorts
Names in other languages[]
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Russian | Игры Старов Igry Starov |
The Stars' Games |
| Spanish (Latin America) | Los juegos estrella | The Star Games |
References[]
- ^ Nickelodeon UK - February 13, 2024
- ^ The Patrick Star Show :201. - Copyright | Public Records System
- ^ Garrett Daniels on Instagram - "More Patrick Star S2."
- ^ Trey Chavez on Twitter - "Some of my drawings from..."
- ^ Trey Chavez - Storyboards
- ^ https://sprigg.artstation.com/projects/2BQegy
- ^ Trey Chavez on Twitter - "Spent a bit more..."