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"The Yard Sale" is a The Patrick Star Show episode from season 1. In this episode, GrandPat prevents his precious memories from being sold at a family yard sale.

Characters[]

Synopsis[]

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The yard sale.

The episode begins with GrandPat dreaming that he is fishing. His dream self wakes him up, and he sees the family setting up a yard sale in the front lawn. GrandPat scoffs at the idea, not wanting to sell his precious belongings, and suddenly realizes that the family must be selling them without his consent. He rushes downstairs and catches Patrick giving away a treasure chest of gold. He steals it back from the buyer and gives him a lollipop in return.

Cecil tells GrandPat that everyone in the family contributed items to the yard sale, and Patrick says that he simply had the most "old junk" to sell. GrandPat explains that each of the antiques represents a memory of his. He takes a foam finger from a buyer and says that he got it in ancient Rome. He starts having a vision.

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GrandPat distracts Moronicus.

GrandPat recalls his days in ancient Rome, where a feared gladiator named Moronicus fought in the Clamiseum. While strong, Monoricus could not tell the gladiators from the actual Clamiseum staff. It was GrandPat's job to dress like a clown and distract him, to the crowd's disapproval. GrandPat makes a balloon animal as a distraction and places a barrel over Moronicus's head, leading him to smash headfirst into a column and fall into a dazed state. The crowd applauds and showers GrandPat in the thumbs, which accidentally hurts him since they are made of concrete.

Patrick had not listened to the story, and GrandPat sees Bubble Bass trying to buy a "vintage nose hair puller." He says they were teeth-pulling pliers from his medieval dentistry days. GrandPat was the only "toothsmith," a blacksmith who operates on teeth, in the kingdom. After pulling out a patient's tooth, he gets a message from Princess Pearlina, and goes over to her castle. Although it initially seems like Pearlina has a toothache, it is actually her her pet dragon. GrandPat goes inside the dragon's mouth, and gets burned multiple times by his fire breath. With the help of a knight he meets, and Pearlina's strength, he manages to pull out the tooth. In the present day, GrandPat takes back his pliers and prevents his dragon tooth furniture from being sold.

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GrandPat shows off his vacuum.

Slappy shows up with a disembodied brain, which neither GrandPat nor Patrick recognize, so GrandPat lets him have it. Mr. Krabs shows up, wanting to buy a vacuum cleaner, and GrandPat explains that it is from his job as a vacuum salesman in 1849. In the flashback, he goes up to an old prospector and cleans his mine to demonstrate. When he turns up the power, he sucks up all the gold in the mine, and the miner himself. While GrandPat is in his trance, Mr. Krabs buys the vacuum from Patrick.

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GrandPat returns to the Clamiseum.

GrandPat then catches a little girl trying to buy a hula hoop, which he claims is an "oldie-o" he got in the future. A flash-forward to GrandPat in the far future shows him buying an oldie-o, a device meant to assist old people. He returns to his job at the Clamiseum, where an elderly Moronicus is still employed. GrandPat, again dressed as a clown, puts an oldie-o over him to get him to sleep, getting applause from the crowd. The girl refuses to believe his story, but it turns out to actually be one of his oldie-os. GrandPat yells at Patrick to stop selling his items, and confiscates all of them from the customers.

A mother and her son show up and want to buy a new grandpa, since their old one is "on the fritz." They pay GrandPat 50 bucks and a lollipop to be their grandfather. GrandPat enthusiastically leaves his family, and Patrick wishes for a new grandpa. A man advertises Pappy Farms to him, a place where customers can buy new grandfathers. Patrick tries to buy a chicken, and Bunny scolds him. The family waves towards the camera as the advertisement ends.

Production[]

Art[]

Background design[]

Character design[]

  • Designed by Joann Chang.[1]

Prop design[]

  • Done by Marie Dal Porto.[2]

Storyboards[]

Music[]

 ) Production music
 ) Original music
 ) SpongeBob music

  Tropical Combo - Lionel Wendling [Opening/GrandPat wakes himself up from his dream.]
  Pepito from Tampico A - Ronald Sekura, Otto Sieben [GrandPat notices the yard sale.]
  ? - Ego Plum ["Oh no. They wouldn't dare."]
  Adventure Story - John Hastings [GrandPat sees that his possessions are missing.]
  Target - Hans Ehrlinger [GrandPat accelerates on his stairlift/GrandPat crashes through the front door.]
  King of the Giants C - John Fox, Otto Sieben ["My belongings are not for sale!"]
  Park Avenue B - Paul Lenart, Bill Novick, Ego Plum [Patrick sells the chest of jewels.]
  Drama Link (B) - Hubert Clifford ["Hand it over."]
  ? - Ego Plum [GrandPat swallows the chest.]
  Woe is Me! - Richard Myhill [GrandPat explains the sentimentalism of his antiques.]
  Horror Cue 5 C - Gregor Narholz [GrandPat exclaims when a woman puts on his concrete finger.]
  Fun Sting F - Gregor Narholz [GrandPat trembles.]
  ? [GrandPat takes out a lollipop.]
  Mini Mysterioso - Johnny Pearson ["Take this novelty thumb, for instance."]
  Once Upon a Time - Gregor Narholz ["What is it grandfather? What do you see?"]
  Triumphal March [#35] - Dirk Campbell [The Clamiseum.]
  To Death or Glory - Laurie Johnson [The crowd cheers for Moronicus.]
  Salute to Caesar 2 [#19.3] - Gregor Narholz [Moronicus poses as the crowd cheers.]
  Clowns - Dick Walter [GrandPat as a clown.]
  ? [GrandPat's clown nose gets blown off.]
  Ramses - Gregor Narholz [The crowd votes against GrandPat.]
  Charivari Clowns - Daniel Jean Jeannin [GrandPat inflates a balloon dog.]
  Journey Through the Mist 1 - Andrew Pearce [Moronicus is injured.]
  Salute to Caesar 1 - Gregor Narholz [The crowd approves of GrandPat.]
  Park Avenue B - Paul Lenart, Bill Novick, Ego Plum ["So, tell me about ancient Rome!"]
  Nude Sting - Nicolas Carr [GrandPat in surprise.]
  Buying Spree - William Loose [Squidina and Bunny try to sell tools to Bubble Bass.]
  Clumsy A - Bernd Gesell ["Those ain't nose hair pullers!"]
  Mini Mysterioso - Johnny Pearson [GrandPat has another flashback.]
  Ancient Proclamation - Thomas Farnon ["It was the Dark Ages, and I was the only toothsmith in the kingdom."]
  Fusee Dans Le Ciel - Jean-Jacques Perrey [GrandPat trying to pull out a patient's tooth.]
  ? ["Thanks!"]
  Victory March - John Leach ["You can rinse now, my good man."]
  Regal Short - Thomas Farnon ["A royal jelly message, from the palace!"]
  Vivace Celestiale B - Heinrich Schuetz, Otto Sieben [GrandPat reads the message.]
  Olympia Fanfare 2 - Gregor Narholz ["I will yank out your pain, my princess!"]
  Regal Announcement - Thomas Farnon ["By my pliers, I swear!"]
  Medieval Castle - Leo Chadburn [GrandPat travels to the castle.]
  Overture - Gregor Narholz [Princess Pearlina appears.]
  Six Comedy Cues - Descending 2 - Bruce Campbell [Pearlina falls from her tower and lands on GrandPat.]
  Vivace Celestiale B - Heinrich Schuetz, Otto Sieben ["I applaud your swift arrival, good dentist."]
  Fun Sting F - Gregor Narholz [Pearlina pushes GrandPat away.]
  The Silver Blade - Ilona Sekacz ["Oh no, no, no. It is not my tooth that is in horrible pain."]
  Evil Wizard OL - Udi Harpaz [Pearlina's dragon emerges.]
  Hawaiian Flower - Jon Jelmer [Pearlina's dragon has the toothache.]
  Evil Wizard OL - Udi Harpaz [GrandPat's mule runs away.]
  Coming For You - Bartosz Maksymilian Szpak [GrandPat enters the dragon's mouth.]
  Pepito from Tampico A - Ronald Sekura, Otto Sieben [GrandPat hammering the dragon's teeth.]
  Horror Cue 5 C - Gregor Narholz ["Watch it, Buster!"]
  Baroque Ball (a) - Michael Mollo ["Honest mistake, my good chap."]
  ? [The knight laughs.]
  ? [Skeleton of another knight.]
  Baroque Ball (a) - Michael Mollo ["Uh, no thanks. I'm just looking for a bad tooth."]
  Bridge H - Gregor Narholz [GrandPat finds the bad tooth.]
  Evil Wizard OL - Udi Harpaz [GrandPat nearly gets burnt.]
  Pepito from Tampico A - Ronald Sekura, Otto Sieben [GrandPat tries to extract the tooth.]
  Evil Wizard OL - Udi Harpaz [GrandPat nearly gets burnt again.]
  Pepito from Tampico A - Ronald Sekura, Otto Sieben [GrandPat continues to try and extract the tooth.]
  Evil Wizard OL - Udi Harpaz [GrandPat nearly gets burnt for a third time.]
  Pepito from Tampico A - Ronald Sekura, Otto Sieben [GrandPat continues to try and extract the tooth again.]
  Evil Wizard OL - Udi Harpaz [GrandPat nearly gets burnt for a fourth time.]
  Pepito from Tampico A - Ronald Sekura, Otto Sieben [GrandPat gets help extracting the tooth.]
  Evil Wizard OL - Udi Harpaz [GrandPat, Pearlina, and the knights all get burnt.]
  Mystery Solved - Alan Wynn [The tooth is extracted.]
  Mighty Ocean - Ronald Hanmer [GrandPat leaves the castle.]
  Madder Than Mad - Jean-Jacques Perrey [GrandPat gives a lollipop to Bubble Bass.]
  Little England - Paddy Kingsland ["And you're not selling my dragon tooth furniture either!"]
  Alien Spacecraft A - Gregor F. Narholz ["How much for the brain?"]
  Mini Mysterioso - Johnny Pearson [GrandPat's flashback fizzles out.]
  Many Good Wishes - Alfred Jack, Peter Esching [Patrick sells a brain to Slappy.]
  Mini Mysterioso - Johnny Pearson [GrandPat touches the vacuum and has a flashback.]
  Death Clock I - Dick de Benedictis [GrandPat swipes the vacuum away from Mr. Krabs]
  OLD 49er Banjo Fiddle. - Nicolas Carr ["This old vacuum..."]
  Western Panorama - Neil Richardson, Gordon Rees [Western GrandPat walking to a gold mine.]
  The Easy Winners - Benedic Lamdin, Scott Joplin [GrandPat pitches his vacuum cleaner.]
  Musette Madeleine - Roland Kovac [The mime gives a sad performance.]
  Drama Link (C) - Hubert Clifford ["You're no mime cleaner. You're a gold stealer!"]
  The Easy Winners - Benedic Lamdin, Scott Joplin ["Just let me demonstrate how much power is in this incredible little vacuum!"]
  Rodeo - Nicolas Carr, Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield [GrandPat vacuums the mine]
  Fanfare and Gallop - Gerhard Trede [GrandPat's vacuum cleaner spiraling out of control.]
  The Easy Winners - Benedic Lamdin, Scott Joplin ["Yeah, that off switch is a little sticky..."]
  ? [The mine is sparkling clean.]
  Northern Home - Paul Hart, David Arnold [GrandPat leaves the mine.]
  Western Panorama - Neil Richardson, Gordon Rees [Patrick and Krabs haggle over the vacuum.]
  Chumbucket Rhumba - Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield [Krabs runs off with the vacuum cleaner.]
  Alone In The Old House - Gregor Narholz [GrandPat describes the future.]
  Mini Mysterioso - Johnny Pearson [GrandPat projects a flashback from his eyes.]
  ? - Ego Plum [GrandPat's oldie-o activates.]
  Triumphal March [#35] - Dirk Campbell [Future Clamiseum.]
  Salute to Caesar 2 [#19.3] - Gregor Narholz [Future Clamiseum spectators cheering.]
  Creatures in the Closet - Cris Velasco [GrandPat and Moronicus charge at each other.]
  ? - Ego Plum [Moronicus's oldie-o activates.]
  Salute to Caesar 1 - Gregor Narholz ["Even in the future, I'm the undisputed champion!"]
  Park Avenue B - Paul Lenart, Bill Novick, Ego Plum [Little girl doesn't believe GrandPat's story about the future.]
  ? - Ego Plum [Little girl's oldie-o activates.]
  Six Powerful Cues F - Wilfred William Burns [GrandPat takes back his items.]
  Space Age Swingers - Wendie Colter, Willie Aron [GrandPat is sold as Billy's new grandpa.]
  Drama Link (O) - Hubert Clifford ["I wish I had a new grandpa."]
  OLD 49er Banjo Fiddle. - Nicolas Carr [Pappy Farms advertisment.]

Release[]

Trivia[]

General[]

  • This is the first double-length episode of The Patrick Star Show.
  • This is the ninth episode from the SpongeBob franchise to have two non-consecutive production codes, following "Christmas Who?," "Shanghaied," "Ugh," "The Sponge Who Could Fly," "Swamp Mates," "Squirrel Jelly," "Handemonium," and "Krusty Koncessionaires," with the second half of the episode having the code of 325-010, and the first having the code of 325-021.
    • This is also the first and only The Patrick Star Show episode to receive this treatment.
    • It is likely that this episode was originally written as a 11-minute segment, but was later expanded into a 22-minute special.
  • Mr. Krabs' Wild West ancestor looks similar to Great Grandpop Krabs.
  • This episode was supposed to air in the UK and Ireland on November 21, 2021, but got replaced with a rerun of "Terror at 20,000 Leagues."
  • Although GrandPat was a vacuum cleaner salesman in 1849, vacuums were not actually invented until 1908.
  • The only item GrandPat has that are successfully sold are the vacuum cleaner and the oldie-o.
  • GrandPat's final flashback is stated to take place 500 years in the future.

Episode references[]

Cultural references[]

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Background design featuring the rocket van from the series.

  • One of the items on sale is a figure of the rocket van from Breadwinners. This was added as an intentional reference by the episode's designer, Sterling Richter, as it was the first Nickelodeon show she worked on.
  • A store in the future is called "Forever 87," a reference to real-life clothing store Forever 21.
  • A little girl assumes that GrandPat's oldie-o is a "loopy-hoop," a reference to hula hoops. The name "hula hoop" is trademarked.
  • The old prospector has a mime named Marcel. Marcel Marceau was a real-life mime.
  • When the prospector is trapped in the vacuum, he says "Has the West been won yet?", referencing the 1962 Western movie How the West Was Won.

Errors[]

  • When GrandPat is ordering his oldie-o, his tooth turns brown for a frame.


Videos[]

References[]

Names in other languages[]

Language Name Meaning
Spanish (American) La venta de garaje The Garage Sale
Spanish (European) El mercadillo The Flea Market

Notes[]

  1. ^ Also listed as "PAT021" in the segment's storyboards, and simply "021" in its model sheets.
  2. ^ Also listed as "PAT010" in the segment's storyboards, and simply "010" in its model sheets.
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