"The Story of King Neptune" is a SpongeBob SquarePants The Clash of Triton short. In this short, SpongeBob tells the origin of King Neptune to Patrick.
Contents
Characters
- SpongeBob SquarePants
- Patrick Star
- King Neptune
- King Neptune's mother (debut)
- Alien (debut)
- Basketball player (debut)
- Haibi the Snail (debut)
Synopsis
The history begins with SpongeBob telling the story of King Neptune. He says that when Neptune was little, his mother threw him in a river. He then received powers from a space invader when he entered college. He had super strength, so he spends his days saving snails caught in trees.
In the end of the short, it is revealed that SpongeBob is telling the story to Patrick. He asks if it is real and SpongeBob says "sure."
Production
Music
| ( ‣ ) Associated production music |
| ( • ) Original music |
| ( ◦ ) SpongeBob music |
‣ Circus Maximus - Jean-Pierre Fouquey [Plays throughout]
• Unknown Hawaiian Sting - Nicolas Carr ["Is that really the origin of King Neptune?"]
Release
- This short is available on the Triton's Revenge, Season 6 Volume 2, Complete Sixth Season, The Best 200 Episodes Ever, Triple Pack 2, Big Hits: Volume 1, SpongeShorts, Pilot a Mini-Movie and the Square Shorts, and Next 100 Episodes DVDs.
Trivia
- This short premiered on Tom Kenny's 48th birthday.
- On the Triton's Revenge, Season 6 Volume 2, Complete Sixth Season, and Next 100 Episodes DVDs, this short is titled "Neptune's Origins."
- The coin dancer from "Slimy Dancing" makes a cameo as one of the basketball players.
Cultural References
- The part where King Neptune's mother placed the infant Neptune in a clam and let it drift across the sea is a bit of a similar reference to Moses from the Bible where Moses is placed in a basket when he was a baby as planned by his mother and sister to prevent him from being captured by the Egyptians.
