"The Wreck of the Mauna Loa" is a SpongeBob SquarePants episode from season 7. In this episode, SpongeBob and Patrick find a lost ship, which Mr. Krabs uses for financial gain.
Characters[]
- Patrick Star
- SpongeBob SquarePants
- Squidward Tentacles
- Eugene H. Krabs
- Incidentals
- Incidental 107
- Incidental 27
- Incidental 7
- Incidental 60
- Incidental 45
- Incidental 48
- Incidental 92
- Incidental 64
- Carol
- Incidental 31
- Scooter (Purple)
- Incidental 47
- Incidental 158
- Incidental 42
- Incidental 105
- Fred
- Incidental 36
- Incidental 67
- Incidental 106
- Incidental 63
- Incidental 103
- Incidental 49
- Old Man Walker
- Incidental 20
- Incidental 150
- Incidental 152
- Incidental 151
- Incidental 2
- Incidental 40
- Lenny
- Incidental 11
- Incidental 153
- Incidental 13
- Incidental 17
- Incidental 12
- Incidental 46
- Incidental 14
- Harris
- Incidental 68
- Tom
- Incidental 69
- Incidental 104
- Incidental 37B
- Sandals
- Incidental 8
- Dale
- Incidental 65
- John
- Incidental 82
- Incidental 102
- Incidental 118
- Incidental 25
Synopsis[]
While playing tag, SpongeBob and Patrick fall into an underground cavern that contains a shipwreck known as the "Mauna Loa." They play on the ship and discover a pile of gold coins inside. SpongeBob tries to keep their new hideaway a secret until Patrick gives Squidward a coin from the ship. The coin piques the interest of Mr. Krabs, who claims that the Mauna Loa is said to hold the largest collection of treasure in the ocean and he had been looking for it for a very long time.
Mr. Krabs follows SpongeBob and Patrick to their hideout and demands to know the location of the treasure. SpongeBob shows Mr. Krabs the pile of coins, but Mr. Krabs notices that the gold coins are actually tokens and hold no actual worth. While searching the hideout, the trio finds a ticket booth, a height requirement sign, and a plastic skeleton dressed as a captain. Mr. Krabs realizes that the ship is actually an abandoned amusement park ride modeled after the real Mauna Loa.
Just as he is about to leave, Mr. Krabs sees the potential for profit in reopening the ride to the public. In spite of its run-down state, the ride quickly becomes popular with the people of Bikini Bottom, including SpongeBob and Patrick.
While in motion, the ship loses planks of wood as it spins, one of which hits the ride's controls, pushing the throttle to beyond comprehension and accelerating the ride. The ride quickly picks up speed and spins over and over again around the swing, ejecting many riders off of the ship. SpongeBob and Patrick excitedly enjoy this ride, unaware of the many riders launched out of the ship.
One of the swing's supports stresses as the ship swings around before finally snapping, causing the swing to shatter and tossing the ship into the air. The ship hits the ground and is destroyed. While SpongeBob and Patrick enjoyed it, the riders call out Mr. Krabs for how dangerous the ride is. A police officer arrests Mr. Krabs for operating a danger to public safety and states that Mr. Krabs will be safer in prison.
Some time later, the entrance to the Mauna Loa has been closed off. SpongeBob and Patrick leave the site, but are swallowed up by the ground and sink through. They land on the deck of another shipwreck, with SpongeBob noticing a sign saying it is the real Mauna Loa. SpongeBob then questions Patrick if he can keep a secret, with Patrick happily denying this.
Production[]
Storyboards (by Monica Tomova)[]
Art[]
Music[]
( ‣ ) Production music |
( • ) Original music |
( ◦ ) SpongeBob music |
• Drunken Sailor - Nicolas Carr [Title card]
• A Pinapple Luau Faster - Nicolas Carr, Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield [SpongeBob and Patrick playing tag]
‣ Dramatic Impact (2) - Ivor Slaney [SpongeBob falls off a cliff.]
‣ Drama Link (G) - Hubert Clifford ["Hang on, I'm coming!"]
‣ Setting Sail - Dick Stephen Walter ["Whoa, what is this place?"]
‣ The Jovial Buccaneers [#33] - John Fox [pirate ship]
‣ Sea Battle [#45] - John Fox [SpongeBob and Patrick swordfighting]
‣ Dramatic Impact (5) - Ivor Slaney ["Patrick! I'm coming, buddy!"]
• Bell Tree Gliss w/ Hgliss Bell - Nicolas Carr ["Patrick!"]
• Mystery Chime - Nicolas Carr [treasure]
• Parting of the Clouds Sting - Nicolas Carr [treasure]
• New Vibe Hits - Nicolas Carr ["Wow, what's this?"]
• Steel Licks 54 - Jeremy Wakefield [SpongeBob goes to work.]
• SpongeBob Flashback Vibes - Nicolas Carr [SpongeBob's daydream]
• Nautical Hijinx - Nicolas Carr, Barry Anthony ["SpongeBob, what are you doing?"]
• Drunken Sailor Solo Accordion - Nicolas Carr [Krabby Patty sculpture of pirate ship]
• Steel Licks 46 - Jeremy Wakefield ["Porous freak."]
• Nautical Hijinx - Nicolas Carr, Barry Anthony [Patrick's t-shirt.]
• SpongeBob Flashback Vibes - Nicolas Carr [SpongeBob's daydream]
• Steel Licks 47 - Jeremy Wakefield [SpongeBob quickly leaves.]
• Steel Licks 22 - Jeremy Wakefield ["Hmm, a gum wrapper and a coin that says 'Mauna Loa'."]
‣ Mr. Swashbuckle - James McConnel [Mr. Krabs talks about the Mauna Loa.]
• New Vibe Hits - Nicolas Carr ["Hmm..."]
• Drunken Sailor Solo Accordion - Nicolas Carr ["Come on, Squidward. We got to let those two ding-a-lings lead us straight to the Mauna Loa!"]
• Gator - Steve Belfer ["Hey, Patrick, do you think we gave away too much about our secret hideout?"]
‣ Primitive Force - Raymond C. Jones [seaweed moving]
‣ Drama Link (B) - Hubert Clifford ["We're being followed."]
• Nude Sting - Nicolas Carr ["I just saw the sign."]
• Another Krusty Krab Day - Michael Bolger, Nicolas Carr [Mr. Krabs at the hideout]
• Who Said That- Jolly Good Fellow 2 - Nicolas Carr, Barry Anthony [Mr. Krabs asks where the treasure is.]
• Steel Licks 41 - Jeremy Wakefield ["Pushovers."]
‣ Mr. Swashbuckle - James McConnel ["I knew I'd find it!"]
‣ Befuddled Gent - Phil Green [Token Has No Monetary Value]
‣ The Jovial Buccaneers [#32] - John Fox [treasure chest]
‣ The Jovial Buccaneers [#36] - John Fox [Mr. Krabs falls, breaking the box.]
• Goofy Conversation Continued - Nicolas Carr, Barry Anthony ["Ha, ha, very clever, captain."]
• Who Said That- Jolly Good Fellow 2 - Nicolas Carr, Barry Anthony [Mr. Krabs realizes it is an amusement park ride.]
• Welcome to Glove World - Nicolas Carr, Barry Anthony ["No wonder we were so amused."]
• Light Conversation 1 No Triangle - Nicolas Carr, Barry Anthony ["This place ain't got no treasure!"]
• Welcome to Glove World - Nicolas Carr, Barry Anthony ["Brace yourselves, fellers!"]
• Steel Licks 78 - Jeremy Wakefield [SpongeBob and Patrick are sad.]
• Welcome to Glove World - Nicolas Carr, Barry Anthony [They ride on the ship.]
• Slide Whistle Stooges No Whistle - Nicolas Carr, Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield [The ride speeds up.]
‣ Hawaiian Cocktail - Richard Myhill [Mr. Krabs gets arrested.]
‣ Pua Paoakalani B - Kapono Beamer, Queen Lili'uokalani [hideout condemned]
‣ Horror Crash - Harry Lubin [SpongeBob and Patrick fall underground.]
‣ Mr. Swashbuckle - James McConnel [The Real Mauna Loa]
Release[]
- This episode is available on the Complete Seventh Season, SpongeBob SquarePants Vol. 12, It's a SpongeBob Christmas! (UK version), The SpongeBob SquarePants Collection, The SpongeBob SquarePants 8 Season DVD Collection, Next 100 Episodes, The Best 200 Episodes Ever, The Seventh & Eighth Seasons, and The Best 300 Episodes Ever DVDs.
Trivia[]
General[]
- This and its sister episode premiered on Leif Erikson Day and the birth of Squidward, Bubble Buddy and John O'Hurley.
- In Filipino, the word "Mauna" means to "anticipate."
- This episode reveals that there's a sunken ship that inhibits Bikini Bottom.
- In real life, Mauna Loa is actually the largest active volcano in the world (in terms of volume). There was also an actual ship called the SS Mauna Loa, which sank during World War II in the Battle of Darwin on February 19th, 1942.
- Foreshadowing: When Patrick flings the token at SpongeBob, the token reads "Token has no monetary value."
- This foreshadows the true nature of the ship being an abandoned amusement park ride.
- Mr. Krabs pronounces "Mauna Loa" twice correctly: when he discovers the token and when he goes into the Captain's Quarters.
- This is the second episode where a cavern appears. The first is "Chum Caverns."
- This is the third episode where SpongeBob and Patrick become pirates. The first is "Arrgh!" and the second is "Grandpappy the Pirate."
- This is the fourth episode where Mr. Krabs is arrested. The first is "The Smoking Peanut," the second is "The Krusty Sponge," and the third is "Patty Caper."
Errors[]
- The kid who is at first too short to ride is seen on the ride just before.
- When SpongeBob and Patrick laugh after the ride gets destroyed, SpongeBob's mouth disappears for a split second.