"Truth or Square" is a SpongeBob SquarePants episode from season 6. In this episode, during a Krusty Krab anniversary celebration, SpongeBob, Patrick, Squidward and Mr. Krabs accidentally get locked in the freezer, and while using the air ducts to escape, the gang shares flashbacks of random events.
Patchy the Pirate is holding a TV Extravaganza and is waiting for SpongeBob to show up to it, but with no reply, he thinks back to all of the time that has passed without SpongeBob giving him a reply. He then sets out to find SpongeBob, and rides his boat to Bikini Atoll.
SpongeBob getting ready for the eleventy-seventh anniversary.
The animated section of the episode then begins with SpongeBob waking up in the morning with the help of many alarm clocks lined up to the foghorn clock, only to blow out more clocks, thus waking SpongeBob up. He then reveals that it is the eleventy-seventh year anniversary since Mr. Krabs officially opened the Krusty Krab. He then remembered the first time he ate a Krabby Patty, and he apparently loved it, even though he was not born yet when he had it. He prepares himself by getting ready in various wacky ways. While we see SpongeBob's getting ready process, the song "A Day Like This" can be heard. After he finishes getting ready, SpongeBob rushes all the way to the Krusty Krab when he bumps into the customers waiting in line to get into the restaurant, and he knows that he cannot be late for this, so he jumps over the crowd's heads.
As the act ends, SpongeBob arrives at the Krusty Krab where Mr. Krabs reminds them to keep a close eye on all of the doors, and entrances, including the air vents, to make sure that Plankton does not sneak in during the eleventy-seventh year anniversary celebration. Meanwhile, at the Chum Bucket, Plankton spoke with his computer wife, Karen, about how he has been a failure for 50 years of business, while Mr. Krabs has been nothing but successful. In order to redeem himself and finally get his hands on the Krabby Patty secret formula, Plankton decides that he'll sneak into the Krusty Krab while the employees and Mr. Krabs are distracted by the festivities, and steal the formula.
Act 2
Back at the live action segments, after Patchy ran off, P!nk and many other celebrities are sat down waiting around for their turn to perform in the extravaganza as promised. P!nk and her band decided it would be a good idea to practice their performance while they wait. They then begin to play the song titled "We've Got Scurvy" to open Act 2.
Returning to Bikini Bottom, Mr. Krabs decides to put SpongeBob in charge of decorating the Krusty Krab. Squidward reminds Mr. Krabs what had happened the other time SpongeBob got to decorate (which then cuts to a flashback of SpongeBob's former decorating failure), but this time he was going to use the resources that he already had in the restaurant including napkins, ketchup, mustard, and inflatable Krabby Patties as balloons. Meanwhile, Patrick had been hired by Mr. Krabs as security. They then went to the freezer to see the ice sculpture SpongeBob had made for the Krabby Patty. After entering the freezer, the door accidentally gets locked behind them, thus trapping them. The four of them decide to bust into the air ducts in an effort to escape.
"Remember that day?"
While in the air ducts, Mr. Krabs finds a wrapper from an older Patty. Mr. Krabs then had a flashback of an old black and white Krusty Krab commercial. SpongeBob and the gang then go into the Krusty Krab surveillance room. On many monitors, they see that SpongeBob, Patrick and Squidward's houses were on camera. Mr. Krabs acts as though he doesn't know why there are hidden cameras, although it is heavily referred that he is responsible for them. At that very moment, it's revealed that there are two men recording them from behind as they appear on one of the monitors. Mr. Krabs then suggests that they split up to find a way out. Mr. Krabs goes it alone while the other three stick together. Ultimately they just end up all together again a few moments later. Meanwhile, Plankton had reached the Krusty and was searching through the air ducts to find a way to the formula, but he was having no such luck. Plankton eventually falls right into the duct the gang is in as Act 2 ends there.
Act 3 (124)
Act 3 starts off back on the surface, where Patchy sails through the sewers and on to the ocean. After sailing for a while he almost makes it to Bikini Bottom but is stopped short and eaten by a whale.
Back with the gang, SpongeBob remembers the time that Mr. Krabs had first told him the formula. Plankton leans in, in an attempt to find out what the formula is but the Mr. Krabs in the flashback grabs Plankton and throws him down an air duct. After moving further through the air ducts, Squidward remembers the days before SpongeBob lived in Bikini Bottom, but SpongeBob interrupts him to remind him how great it was when he first moved in. Mr. Krabs' wallet then begins going crazy over all of the loose change he isn't earning from the customers waiting in line outside, so Mr. Krabs lets the wallet go so it can get to the money, only to be picked up by an unsuspecting man. Patrick then pulls out a radio transmitter he had taken from Sandy. They then attempt to call Sandy and have her come rescue them but Patrick destroys the transmitter after he thinks that Sandy is trapped inside it. As SpongeBob then remembers the time that he and Sandy got married through a flash-back, only for it to be revealed that the whole thing was just a play.
SpongeBob and Sandy's play.
Act 4
Act 4 opens up by showing Patchy, now stuck in the belly of a whale, where he plays some supposed scenes of SpongeBob before it had first aired, including the Squidward, Patrick, and Mr. Krabs theme songs. His camera suddenly goes haywire which results in the whale sneezing him out, and launching him right back into the studio. He is knocked unconscious and starts dreaming that he is in Bikini Bottom by SpongeBob's Pineapple where he meets the titular sponge himself. He was then knocked out again, this time in his dream. He then wakes up to see the celebrities in the studio who tell him he can see SpongeBob everywhere, and they proceed to knock him unconscious once again (but in a rather fascinated way).
Returning to the gang, at this point, SpongeBob had decided to use all of the gang as a battering ram to break through the air duct. After several tries the gang bust through only to discover that all of the customers were gone due to them waiting so long without getting any food. Mr. Krabs becomes heartbroken and believes the anniversary to be ruined, however, SpongeBob begins to sing the Krusty Krab song, "Oh, Krusty Krab," which brings all of the customers back as they form a circle and start singing with SpongeBob. The Krusty Krab then returns to business and the celebration is ready to begin.
Mr. Krabs also goes after the customer who had taken his wallet. Meanwhile, Plankton, on the other hand, was discovered by Mr. Krabs and was blown into a balloon after he pleads with him not to launch him. Mr. Krabs then holds the door open for a customer who turns out to be the same one who took his wallet. He then chases after the person after realizing this. SpongeBob ends Act 4 wishing the restaurant a happy eleventy-seventh anniversary.
During the epilogue, the narrator compares Patchy to Blackbeard and says that Patchy is not much of a pirate compared to him. He then says he'll see the kids on the 20th anniversary, 10 years from the episode they'd just seen, which is the time between this and "SpongeBob's Big Birthday Blowout."
At the end credits, during the celebration for the eleventy seventh anniversary, Squidward sings a parody of "Beautiful Dreamer" to close the episode.
Mr. Krabs telling SpongeBob the Krabby Patty Formula
Squidward's life before SpongeBob moved to Bikini Bottom
SpongeBob moving into Bikini Bottom
SpongeBob and Sandy's wedding (which was a play)
Running gags
Patchy trying to get in touch with celebrities, but they're too busy to be on Patchy's show.
Every time Mr. Krabs mentions security, Patrick pushes Squidward to the wall and hurts him.
Mr. Krabs launching Plankton.
Characters having flashbacks.
Production
Art
Storyboard
Music
( ‣ ) Production music
( • ) Original music
( ◦ ) SpongeBob music
◦SpongeBob SquarePants Theme Song - [cover by Cee-Lo Green] [intro] ◦Beautiful Dreamer - Stephen Collins Foster, Nicolas Carr, Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield [opening narration] ‣Fresh as a Daisy - George French [Patchy arrives at Nickelodeon Studios] ‣Paper Boy - Harry Lubin ["Hey, kids! Isn't this exciting?"] ‣Showtime Fanfare 18 - Harry Bluestone, Emil Cadkin [ad for Patchy's TV special] ‣Paper Boy - Harry Lubin [Patchy at the studio gate] ‣City Swell - Harry Lubin [security guard lets Patchy in] ‣Box Office [#76] - Harry Bluestone, Emil Cadkin [Patchy asking questions about SpongeBob] •Happy Sponge Chase Vibes - Nicolas Carr [title card] •12th Street Rag with Bass - Nicolas Carr, Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield [a bunch of alarm clocks go off] •Flashback - Nicolas Carr [start of flashback] ‣Screw on the Loose - Tony Lowry [SpongeBob's first visit to the Krusty Krab] •Flashback - Nicolas Carr [end of flashback] ◦A Day Like This - Kyle McCulloch ‣Traffic Control 6 - Harry Lubin [back at Nickelodeon Studios] ‣Spooky - Kenny Graham ["Look, Patchy, a Rolodex."] •Mystery Chime - Nicolas Carr ["That's private property, Patchy."] • ? ["That's private property, Patchy."] ‣Spooky - Kenny Graham ["Don't listen to him."] ‣Solo Harp [#60.06] - Harry Bluestone ["Don't do it, Patchy."] ‣Spooky - Kenny Graham ["Come on, do it!"] •New Vibe Hits 2007 - Nicolas Carr [parrots disappear] •Mystery Chime - Nicolas Carr [parrots disappear] ‣Showpizz (a) - Otto Sieben [Patchy calls Rosario Dawson] ‣Glamour Party - Michel Gaucher [Patchy calls Triumph the Insult Comic Dog] ‣Showpizz (a) - Otto Sieben [Triumph hangs up] •Earl's Revenge - Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield [SpongeBob going to work] ‣Wargames - Keith Mansfield ["It's a perfect opportunity for Plankton to try and steal the formula."] •Steel Licks 8 - Jeremy Wakefield [eyes grow all over SpongeBob's body] ‣Wargames Linking Section (G) - Keith Mansfield ["Study this map. Stay extra vigilant."] •Flashback - Nicolas Carr [start of flashback] •Steel Licks 1 - Jeremy Wakefield [montage of Squidward sleeping on the job] •Flashback - Nicolas Carr [end of flashback] ‣Deadline - Sam Spence [Patrick hired as a security guard] •Lap Steel - Nicolas Carr [Krabs laughs] ‣O Makalapua B - Kapono Beamer [Chum Bucket celebrating 50 years of failure] •Planktons Ballpark Organ 3 - Nicolas Carr [Krabs in a baseball uniform] ‣Jubilee Sports - Dennis Berry, Stuart Crombie [launchings] ‣Hawaiian Cocktail - Richard Myhill [Plankton launches himself] ‣Spooky - Kenny Graham ["Today is the perfect day to steal the recipe."] ‣Jolly Good A - Otto Sieben [Patchy calls LeBron James and Tina Fey] ‣Happy Choo Choo (a) - Otto Sieben [Patchy calls Will Ferrell] •Hail to the Chief Rington - Nicolas Carr [ringtone] ‣Happy Choo Choo (a) - Otto Sieben [Patchy talking to Will Ferrell] •Jovial Pirate's Jig - Michael Bolger, Nicolas Carr [Krabs raising prices] •Flashback - Nicolas Carr [start of flashback] •Old Fortyniner - Nicolas Carr [Western themed decor] •Disco Feverish - Nicolas Carr [disco theme] ‣ ? [space theme] •Flashback - Nicolas Carr [end of flashback] •Great Idea Patrick - Nicolas Carr [SpongeBob gets an idea] ‣Gala Premiere - Laurie Johnson [SpongeBob decorating the Krusty Krab] •Steel Licks 6 - Jeremy Wakefield [Patrick slams Squidward against the wall] ‣Circus Parade (A) - Dick Stephen Walter ["Okay, open your ears."] ‣Big Show Theme - Robert Sharples ["I present to you..."] •Flextone Sting - Nicolas Carr [SpongeBob can't open the freezer] •Unknown Track 40 - Nicolas Carr [SpongeBob trying to open the freezer] •Steel Sting - Jeremy Wakefield [Squidward knocked out] ‣Christmas Fantasy - Gregor F. Narholz [Krabby Patty ice sculpture] •Mystery Chime - Nicolas Carr [Krabby Patty ice sculpture] ‣Boy Wizard's Teacher - Paul Lawler ["Let's get this thing out of here!"] •Grass Skirt Chase - Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield [they get locked in the freezer] •Horror House Of Wax Retro 3 - Nicolas Carr, Ron Wasserman ["The door!"] ‣Tricks and Traps - James McConnel [Krabs and Squidward knocking the door of the freezer/SpongeBob, Patrick, Krabs and Squidward climb into the air duct] •Steel Licks 28 - Jeremy Wakefield ["Those are three moles and a birthmark."] ‣Declamatory Chords - Alan Braden ["It's this way!"] ‣Comic Capers B - Charlie Brissette, Norman Mamey [The gang falls down the duct to a wrapper] ‣Comic Capers C - Charlie Brissette, Norman Mamey [they hit a dead end] •Vibe Q Sting - Nicolas Carr ["Hey, what's this?"] ‣Tiptoe Link 1 [#42] - Harry Bluestone, Emil Cadkin ["That takes me back to the good old days."] ◦Krabby Patty Jingle - Paul Tibbitt, Gary Stockdale ‣Unease - Dick Stephen Walter ["I still have nightmares."] •We Have to Stick Together - Nicolas Carr ["We'll find our way out."] •Mission Improbable - Nicolas Carr, Barry Anthony [Patrick breathing on Squidward's neck] •Goofy Conversation Continued - Nicolas Carr, Barry Anthony [surveillance room] ‣Zelle 501 - Gerhard Trede [Plankton sneaks in] ‣Tricks and Traps - James McConnel [crossroad] ‣Da Jodel-Rudel - Werner Brueggemann [SpongeBob's lederhosen] ‣Tricks and Traps - James McConnel [they hit another dead end] •The 3 Challenges - Nicolas Carr [they scream as they fall] ‣Box Office [#81] - Harry Bluestone, Emil Cadkin [Patchy flipping through the Rolodex] •Ad Lib Jig - Michael Bolger, Nicolas Carr [Patchy calls Craig Ferguson] ‣Playful Bridge 5 - Harry Bluestone, Emil Cadkin ["Robin Williams...!"] ‣Invasion Force [#52] - Harry Bluestone, Emil Cadkin [Patchy laughs diabolically] ‣At The Zoo - Gerhard Trede [Patchy meets Robin Williams] ‣Imminent Action [#11] - Harry Bluestone, Emil Cadkin [Robin makes a phone call in the bathroom] ‣Dachshund Walk - John Fox, Mac Prindy [Robin leaves the bathroom] ‣Furtive Footsteps - Paddy Kingsland [Patchy takes Robin to the green room] ‣Vaudeville Show - Larry Hochman [Patchy's guests announced] •Patchy's Opening Song - Nicolas Carr [Patchy comes on stage] ‣Cockney Capers - Ray Davies [Strip Sounds] ["You're looking at the wrong camera!"] ‣Cockney Capers 1.3 - Ray Davies [Strip Sounds] ["What are you pointing at me for?"] ‣Movie Overture - Larry Hochman [Patchy introduces SpongeBob/Patchy introduces SpongeBob again] ‣Tympup A - Sammy Burdson, John Charles Fiddy [Patchy laughs nervously] •In a Minor Mood Jig - Michael Bolger, Nicolas Carr ["What?! What do you mean he's not coming?!"] ‣Curtains Up - Norman Dane [meanwhile in the green room...] ‣Music Hall Dance - Harry Bluestone, Emil Cadkin [guests waiting around] ◦We've Got Scurvy - Steven Banks, Eban Schletter ‣Buccaneer Overture - David Arkenstone [Patchy searches for SpongeBob and gets eaten by a whale] •Lap Steel - Nicolas Carr [back at the Krusty Krab] ‣High Hazard - Philippe Pares [Plankton falling through the ducts] ‣Editor's Falling Over (A) - Dick Stephen Walter ["Thank Neptune that's over."] ‣Monocle And Pocket-Watch - Brian Gulland ["SpongeBob! Why must you always ruin my plans?!"] •Flashback - Nicolas Carr [start of flashback] ‣Holy Grail - Larry Hochman [flashback to when Krabs told SpongeBob the secret formula] ‣African Conflict - Norman Dane [SpongeBob and Krabs in the jungle] ‣Middle East Mosaic - Gilbert Vinter [SpongeBob and Krabs traveling across the desert] ‣? - flute trill overlays "Middle East Mosiac" ‣Against All Odds - Paul Lawler [SpongeBob and Krabs in a boat, on a bridge, and climbing a mountain] •Steel Sting - Jeremy Wakefield ["Quick, get into me office before anyone sees us!"] •Flashback - Nicolas Carr [end of flashback] ‣Monocle And Pocket-Watch - Brian Gulland ["What?! You went in a circle!"] •Flashback - Nicolas Carr [flashback continues] •Mission Improbable - Nicolas Carr, Barry Anthony ["Now remember, you can never tell another living soul."] ‣Monocle And Pocket-Watch - Brian Gulland [Plankton's pen is out of ink] •Steel Licks 6 - Jeremy Wakefield [Plankton falling again] •Nude Sting - Nicolas Carr [Squidward smiles creepily] •Flashback - Nicolas Carr [start of flashback] ‣Silver Sparkle - Harry Rabinowitz [the world before SpongeBob] •Flashback - Nicolas Carr [start of flashback] •Tentically Speaking - Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield [flashback to when SpongeBob moved in] •Parting of the Clouds - Nicolas Carr [choir] •Slide Whistle Stooges 2 - Nicolas Carr, Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield ["Hi, neighbor! I'm SpongeBob SquarePants."] •Flashback - Nicolas Carr [end of flashback] ‣Primitive Force - Raymond C. Jones [huge crowd of people outside Krusty Krab] ‣Woe is Me! - Richard Myhill [Krabs pushes his wallet outside] •Steel Licks 1 - Jeremy Wakefield [someone finds it] •Credit Card Heaven - Nicolas Carr [shot of radio] •Goofy Conversation - Nicolas Carr, Barry Anthony ["It might be our way out of here."] ‣Drama Link (G) - Hubert Clifford ["Sandy's trapped in that box!"] •Goofy Conversation - Nicolas Carr, Barry Anthony ["Remember the day Sandy and I got married?"] •Flashback - Nicolas Carr [start of flashback] ‣Wedding March - Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy, Geoff Bastow [start of flashback] ‣Dreaming Flowers - Gustav Lange, Gerhard Kanzian, Krassimira Ziegler ["Friends, we have gathered here today to join these two hearts in the bond of love."] ‣Wedding March - Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy, Geoff Bastow [SpongeBob and Sandy "kiss"] •Noodly Shenanigans - Nicolas Carr, Barry Anthony [Wedding gets ruined] •Sad Sack Shanty - Michael Bolger, Nicolas Carr [Patchy inside the whale's belly] ‣Untitled Tune - Jack Shaindlin [Rare and Rejected SpongeBob clips] ◦SpongeBob SquarePants Theme Song - Derek Drymon, Stephen Hillenburg, Mark Harrison, Blaise Smith [Squidward Tentacles theme song/Patrick Star theme song/Eugene Krabs theme song] ◦Rubber Hose Rag - Sean Charmatz, Eban Schletter ‣Sword Fight - Harry Bluestone, Emil Cadkin [whale sneezes Patchy out] ‣Death And Destruction 1 - Harry Bluestone, Emil Cadkin [Patchy lands in the green room] •Patchy's Dream Harp - Nicolas Carr [start of Patchy's dream] •SpongeBob Closing Theme - Steve Belfer, Nicolas Carr [Patchy dreams about meeting SpongeBob] •Patchy's Dream Harp - Nicolas Carr [end of Patchy's dream] ‣Music Hall Dance - Harry Bluestone, Emil Cadkin [Patchy wakes up] •Lap Steel - Nicolas Carr [back at the Krusty Krab] ‣Pua Paoakalani B - Kapono Beamer, Queen Lili'uokalani ["We didn't even get to celebrate the Krusty Krab's anniversary."] •Great Idea Patrick - Nicolas Carr [SpongeBob gets an idea] ‣Sword Fight - Sam Fonteyn [battering ram] ‣Sword Fight Alt. End - Sam Fonteyn [they burst through the ducts] ‣Captain Lenoe's - The Folk Players [the crowd's gone] ‣Hawaiian Link (B) - Richard Myhill [Krabs cries] ‣Men of State - Harry Bluestone, Emil Cadkin ["I spent the whole day with my best friends."] ◦Oh, Krusty Krab - Luke Brookshier, Nicolas Carr, Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield •I'm Ready Fanfare - Nicolas Carr ["In that case, let's get some Krabby Patties!"] •Noodly Shenanigans - Nicolas Carr, Barry Anthony [Plankton takes the formula] ‣Captain Lenoe's - The Folk Players [customers rush in] •Vibe Q Sting - Nicolas Carr ["Me Krabby Patty recipe!"] •Kalua Jubalee - Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield [Krabs blows Plankton up like a balloon] •Wahini Wobble Faster - Nicolas Carr, Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield ["Allow me to open the door for a valued customer."] ◦Beautiful Dreamer - Stephen Collins Foster, Nicolas Carr, Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield [Closing narration/Ending credits]
Different
( ‣ ) Production music
( • ) Original music
( ◦ ) SpongeBob music
Part 1
◦SpongeBob SquarePants Theme Song - [cover by Cee-Lo Green] [intro] ‣Vaudeville Show - Larry Hochman [Patchy's guests announced] ‣Big Band Beat - Johnny Largo [Optigan sample] [Patchy comes on stage] ‣Cockney Capers - Ray Davies [Strip Sounds] ["You're looking at the wrong camera!"] ‣Cockney Capers 1.3 - Ray Davies [Strip Sounds] ["What are you pointing at me for?"] ‣Movie Overture - Larry Hochman [Patchy introduces SpongeBob/Patchy introduces SpongeBob again] ‣Tympup A - Sammy Burdson, John Charles Fiddy [Patchy laughs nervously] •In a Minor Mood Jig - Michael Bolger, Nicolas Carr ["What?! What do you mean he's not coming?!"] •Happy Sponge Chase Vibes - Nicolas Carr [title card] •12th Street Rag with Bass - Nicolas Carr, Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield [a bunch of alarm clocks go off] •Flashback - Nicolas Carr [start of flashback] ‣Screw on the Loose - Tony Lowry [SpongeBob's first visit to the Krusty Krab] •Flashback - Nicolas Carr [end of flashback] ◦A Day Like This - Kyle McCulloch •Earl's Revenge - Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield [SpongeBob going to work] ‣Wargames - Keith Mansfield ["It's a perfect opportunity for Plankton to try and steal the formula."] •Steel Licks 8 - Jeremy Wakefield [eyes grow all over SpongeBob's body] ‣Wargames Linking Section (G) - Keith Mansfield ["Study this map. Stay extra vigilant."] •Flashback - Nicolas Carr [start of flashback] •Steel Licks 1 - Jeremy Wakefield [montage of Squidward sleeping on the job] •Flashback - Nicolas Carr [end of flashback] ‣Deadline - Sam Spence [Patrick hired as a security guard] •Lap Steel - Nicolas Carr [Krabs laughs] ‣O Makalapua B - Kapono Beamer [Chum Bucket celebrating 50 years of failure] •Planktons Ballpark Organ 3 - Nicolas Carr [Krabs in a baseball uniform] ‣Jubilee Sports - Dennis Berry, Stuart Crombie [launchings] ‣Hawaiian Cocktail - Richard Myhill [Plankton launches himself] ‣Spooky - Kenny Graham ["Today is the perfect day to steal the recipe."] ‣Curtains Up - Norman Dane [meanwhile in the green room...] ‣Music Hall Dance - Harry Bluestone, Emil Cadkin [guests waiting around] ◦We've Got Scurvy - Steven Banks, Eban Schletter •Jovial Pirate's Jig - Michael Bolger, Nicolas Carr [Krabs raising prices] •Flashback - Nicolas Carr [start of flashback] •Old Fortyniner - Nicolas Carr [Western themed decor] •Disco Feverish - Nicolas Carr [disco theme] ‣ ? [space theme] •Flashback - Nicolas Carr [end of flashback] •Great Idea Patrick - Nicolas Carr [SpongeBob gets an idea] ‣Gala Premiere - Laurie Johnson [SpongeBob decorating the Krusty Krab] •Steel Licks 6 - Jeremy Wakefield [Patrick slams Squidward against the wall] ‣Circus Parade (A) - Dick Stephen Walter ["Okay, open your ears."] ‣Big Show Theme - Robert Sharples ["I present to you..."] •Flextone Sting - Nicolas Carr [SpongeBob can't open the freezer] •Unknown Track 40 - Nicolas Carr [SpongeBob trying to open the freezer] •Steel Sting - Jeremy Wakefield [Squidward knocked out] ‣Christmas Fantasy - Gregor F. Narholz [Krabby Patty ice sculpture] •Mystery Chime - Nicolas Carr [Krabby Patty ice sculpture] ‣Boy Wizard's Teacher - Paul Lawler ["Let's get this thing out of here!"] •Grass Skirt Chase - Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield [they get locked in the freezer] •Horror House Of Wax Retro 3 - Ron Wasserman ["The door!"] ‣Tricks and Traps - James McConnel [Krabs and Squidward knocking the door of the freezer/SpongeBob, Patrick, Krabs and Squidward climb into the air duct] •Steel Licks 28 - Jeremy Wakefield ["Those are three moles and a birthmark."] ‣Declamatory Chords - Alan Braden ["It's this way!"] ‣Comic Capers B - Charlie Brissette, Norman Mamey [The gang falls down the duct to a wrapper] ‣Comic Capers C - Charlie Brissette, Norman Mamey [they hit a dead end] •Vibe Q Sting - Nicolas Carr ["Hey, what's this?"] ‣Tiptoe Link 1 [#42] - Harry Bluestone, Emil Cadkin ["That takes me back to the good old days."] ◦Krabby Patty Jingle - Paul Tibbitt, Gary Stockdale ‣Unease - Dick Stephen Walter ["I still have nightmares."] •I Need a Hero - Nicolas Carr ["We'll find our way out."] •Mission Improbable - Nicolas Carr, Barry Anthony [Patrick breathing on Squidward's neck] •Goofy Conversation Continued - Nicolas Carr, Barry Anthony [surveillance room] ‣Zelle 501 - Gerhard Trede [Plankton sneaks in] ‣Tricks and Traps - James McConnel [crossroad] ‣Da Jodel-Rudel - Werner Brueggemann [SpongeBob's lederhosen] ‣Tricks and Traps - James McConnel [they hit another dead end] •The 3 Challenges - Nicolas Carr [they scream as they fall] ◦Beautiful Dreamer - Stephen Collins Foster, Nicolas Carr, Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield [Closing narration/Ending credits]
Part 2
◦SpongeBob SquarePants Theme Song - [cover by Cee-Lo Green] [intro] •Happy Sponge Chase Vibes - Nicolas Carr [title card] ‣Buccaneer Overture - David Arkenstone [Patchy searches for SpongeBob and gets eaten by a whale] •Lap Steel - Nicolas Carr [back at the Krusty Krab] ‣High Hazard - Philippe Pares [Plankton falling through the ducts] ‣Editor's Falling Over (A) - Dick Stephen Walter ["Thank Neptune that's over."] ‣Monocle And Pocket-Watch - Brian Gulland ["SpongeBob! Why must you always ruin my plans?!"] •Flashback - Nicolas Carr [start of flashback] ‣Holy Grail - Larry Hochman [flashback to when Krabs told SpongeBob the secret formula] ‣African Conflict - Norman Dane [SpongeBob and Krabs in the jungle] ‣Middle East Mosaic - Gilbert Vinter [SpongeBob and Krabs traveling across the desert] ‣? - flute trill overlays "Middle East Mosiac" ‣Against All Odds - Paul Lawler [SpongeBob and Krabs in a boat, on a bridge, and climbing a mountain] •Steel Sting - Jeremy Wakefield ["Quick, get into me office before anyone sees us!"] •Flashback - Nicolas Carr [end of flashback] ‣Monocle And Pocket-Watch - Brian Gulland ["What?! You went in a circle!"] •Flashback - Nicolas Carr [flashback continues] •Mission Improbable - Nicolas Carr, Barry Anthony ["Now remember, you can never tell another living soul."] ‣Monocle And Pocket-Watch - Brian Gulland [Plankton's pen is out of ink] •Steel Licks 6 - Jeremy Wakefield [Plankton falling again] •Nude Sting - Nicolas Carr [Squidward smiles creepily] •Flashback - Nicolas Carr [start of flashback] ‣Silver Sparkle - Harry Rabinowitz [the world before SpongeBob] •Flashback - Nicolas Carr [start of flashback] •Tentically Speaking - Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield [flashback to when SpongeBob moved in] •Parting of the Clouds - Nicolas Carr [choir] •Slide Whistle Stooges 2 - Nicolas Carr, Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield ["Hi, neighbor! I'm SpongeBob SquarePants."] •Flashback - Nicolas Carr [end of flashback] ‣Primitive Force - Raymond C. Jones [huge crowd of people outside Krusty Krab] ‣Woe is Me! - Richard Myhill [Krabs pushes his wallet outside] •Steel Licks 1 - Jeremy Wakefield [someone finds it] •Credit Card Heaven - Nicolas Carr [shot of radio] •Goofy Conversation - Nicolas Carr, Barry Anthony ["It might be our way out of here."] ‣Drama Link (G) - Hubert Clifford ["Sandy's trapped in that box!"] •Goofy Conversation - Nicolas Carr, Barry Anthony ["Remember the day Sandy and I got married?"] •Flashback - Nicolas Carr [start of flashback] ‣Wedding March - Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy, Geoff Bastow [start of flashback] ‣Dreaming Flowers - Gustav Lange, Gerhard Kanzian, Krassimira Ziegler ["Friends, we have gathered here today to join these two hearts in the bond of love."] ‣Wedding March - Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy, Geoff Bastow [SpongeBob and Sandy "kiss"] •Noodly Shenanigans - Nicolas Carr, Barry Anthony [Wedding gets ruined] •Sad Sack Shanty - Michael Bolger, Nicolas Carr [Patchy inside the whale's belly] ‣Untitled Tune - Jack Shaindlin [Rare and Rejected SpongeBob clips] ◦SpongeBob SquarePants Theme Song - Derek Drymon, Stephen Hillenburg, Mark Harrison, Blaise Smith [Squidward Tentacles theme song/Patrick Star theme song/Eugene Krabs theme song] ◦Rubber Hose Rag - Sean Charmatz, Eban Schletter ‣Sword Fight - Harry Bluestone, Emil Cadkin [whale sneezes Patchy out] ‣Death And Destruction 1 - Harry Bluestone, Emil Cadkin [Patchy lands in the green room] •Patchy's Dream Harp - Nicolas Carr [start of Patchy's dream] •SpongeBob Closing Theme - Steve Belfer, Nicolas Carr [Patchy dreams about meeting SpongeBob] •Patchy's Dream Harp - Nicolas Carr [end of Patchy's dream] ‣Music Hall Dance - Harry Bluestone, Emil Cadkin [Patchy wakes up] •Lap Steel - Nicolas Carr [back at the Krusty Krab] ‣Pua Paoakalani B - Kapono Beamer, Queen Lili'uokalani ["We didn't even get to celebrate the Krusty Krab's anniversary."] •Great Idea Patrick - Nicolas Carr [SpongeBob gets an idea] ‣Sword Fight - Sam Fonteyn [battering ram] ‣Sword Fight Alt. End - Sam Fonteyn [they burst through the ducts] ‣Captain Lenoe's - The Folk Players [the crowd's gone] ‣Hawaiian Link (B) - Richard Myhill [Krabs cries] ‣Men of State - Harry Bluestone, Emil Cadkin ["I spent the whole day with my best friends."] ◦Oh, Krusty Krab - Luke Brookshier, Nicolas Carr, Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield •I'm Ready Fanfare - Nicolas Carr ["In that case, let's get some Krabby Patties!"] •Noodly Shenanigans - Nicolas Carr, Barry Anthony [Plankton takes the formula] ‣Captain Lenoe's - The Folk Players [customers rush in] •Vibe Q Sting - Nicolas Carr ["Me Krabby Patty recipe!"] •Kalua Jubalee - Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield [Krabs blows Plankton up like a balloon] •Wahini Wobble Faster - Nicolas Carr, Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield ["Allow me to open the door for a valued customer."] ◦Beautiful Dreamer - Stephen Collins Foster, Nicolas Carr, Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield [Closing narration/Ending credits]
Currently retired critic Roy Hrab of the DVD Verdict called on a review of the DVD release of the same name the episode, "the lamest SpongeBob episode ever," calling it "all filler, extremely boring, with the story going nowhere, and little action or mania," while also criticizing the Patchy segments and the celebrity cameos as "drawing attention to the episode's lack of substance."[6]
A short clip from this episode was used in Nick bumpers in 2011.[7]
Will Ferrell also played the bouncer in The Angry Beavers episode, "Bummer of Love." This makes "Truth or Square" Will Ferrell's second Nickelodeon role, with the first Nickelodeon role being the bouncer.
The beginning of the episode starts at the Nickelodeon Animation Studio. This marks the second appearance of that studio in SpongeBob SquarePants. The first is in "The Sponge Who Could Fly."
"Stuck in the Freezer" title card.
In Latin America, Spain and Brazil, the title is "Stuck in the Freezer." If the Russian version is translated, it is also the same.
German title card.
In Germany, the title card is still in standard size.
It is revealed that Tina Fey is also a fan of SpongeBob when she says "I'm not much of a singer, but I love SpongeBob" during her phone call with Patchy.
This episode marks the first time in the series that stop-motion animation is used.
This is the very first special and episode to be broadcast in widescreen (16:9 or 1:78:1) format to fit on an HDTV (not counting The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie, as that one is a theatrical release).
Notable changes for this episode, as a result, is that the bubble transitions have a different sound effect, and the title card cuts to the opening credits instead of fading in.
However, the series itself did not switch to widescreen format until season 9.
Squidward's old garden from this episode appears again in "Pat Hearts Squid."
This is the first special to count as two episodes (123 and 124). The second is "SpongeBob's Big Birthday Blowout" (254 and 255). Both of those episodes were anniversary episodes.
Mrs. Puff is good at playing the "Wedding March" according to SpongeBob's flashback of him and Sandy "getting married."
This episode premiered on November 6, 2009, to an audience of 7.7 million viewers, making it the third highest-viewed Nick premiere of 2009, behind "iFight Shelby Marx" and "iQuit iCarly."
This episode preceded the series premiere of the Nickelodeon animated series Fanboy and Chum Chum.
It is revealed that SpongeBob did not grow up in Bikini Bottom, and Squidward dislikes him so much because his house landed on his garden, which was not even SpongeBob's fault. Although, some episodes state that he and his friends did grow up together, however in The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run & Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years, SpongeBob met Mr. Krabs, Squidward, Sandy and Patrick in his childhood at Camp Coral.
This is the only episode where SpongeBob gets married.
At the very beginning of the episode, instead of playing his nose as a flute, SpongeBob plays it as a trombone.
Even though it was just a dream, this is the second TV movie where Patchy meets the real SpongeBob. The first is "Atlantis SquarePantis," which was also a dream in that episode.
In "SpongeBob's Big Birthday Blowout," he finally meets SpongeBob in person.
A "Dunces and Dragons" poster can be seen in the waiting room Patchy was in.
This special has three opening parodies, with Patrick, Mr. Krabs and Squidward replacing SpongeBob. Also, the live-action mouth on the captain changes.
The former Nickelodeon Animation Studio foot logo.
There are three versions of this episode:
Version 1: The original American airing of this episode, with a runtime of 51 minutes, excluding commercials. It is the version found on all digital and streaming releases on Amazon Prime Video,[8]Paramount+,[9] and iTunes.[10] This version was also released on The Pilot a Mini-Movie and the Square Shorts DVD. This version used to be available for streaming on Netflix, but was later switched to version 2. This version also has an exclusive closeup shot of the former foot logo on the Nickelodeon Animation Studio.
Version 2: An alternate version of this episode, with a runtime of 44 minutes. It is the version that is currently broadcast by Nickelodeon USA (and rarely on Nicktoons USA), was dubbed in every country and is often shown in two parts outside of the USA.
Part 1 and part 2 on Netflix.
This version removes the Patchy scenes at the beginning, as well as celebrity cameos by Rosario Dawson, LeBron James, Tina Fey, Will Ferrell, Craig Ferguson, and Robin Williams. This version starts with the extravaganza portion, and there are various lines that version 1 does not have. This version was released on the Bikini Bottom Bash DVD. In some reruns, the credits are shown at the ending, along with the normal logo combo at the bottom-right corner.
Version 3: The extended version of the episode, with a runtime of 59 minutes. It is the version that was released on the DVD based on this episode, Season 6 Volume 1, Triple Pack 1, The Complete Sixth Season, Big Hits: Volume 1, The Next 100 Episodes, and The Best 200 Episodes Ever DVDs. It is a combination of versions 1 and 2, and it also contains extended material that is not found in either version. The extended version includes a cameo by Triumph the Insult Comic Dog, a short cameo by Eddie Deezen, a scene with Robin Williams in the bathroom, and an extended epilogue, where the narrator compares Patchy to Blackbeard the Pirate.
This is the longest episode of the series so far, lasting 59 minutes including the extended version.
As such, this episode holds the record for the most amount of characters.
It also holds the record for the most amount of APM tracks used.
It is also the reason why this episode takes up two production numbers.
This special would be 32 minutes long without the Patchy segments.
In the Brazilian version, this episode is called "Bob Esponja entrando numa fria," which translates to "SpongeBob entering a cold." The explanation for this is that "Fria" (Cold) is a Brazilian slang that means "go wrong."
The flashbacks have some similarities to the cutaways shown in other television shows.
This is one of the only episodes in which Mr. Krabs correctly calls Squidward by his first name. Most of the time, he typically calls him "Mr. Squidward."
In the flashback of SpongeBob coming to Bikini Bottom, the pineapple, when it is in the water, it does not have its cartoon leaves.
In the fake wedding scene, Pearl wears the same dress that she wears at her prom in "The Chaperone" and at her birthday party in "Whale of a Birthday."
When Plankton mentions "four score and forty fortnights" of failure, this means it has been about 81.5 years since he started trying to get the formula.
One of the flashbacks was reused from "Christmas Who?" when Patchy hangs ornaments; therefore this special is before "Christmas Who?".
Mr. Krabs says that Krabby Patties were only a dime in the old days because that was before inflation.
The theme song for this episode marks the only time that Painty the Pirate has appeared without his parrot.
The book The Great Escape, which is based on this special, was released about two months before this special premiered.
In late 2009, Burger King had tie-ins with this special and released a toy line of the show's main characters in block shapes.[11]
In the casting room, a framed cel from "SB-129" can be seen on a wall. This cel is from the scene where Squidward is relaxing in Nowhere.
The original trailer for the episode in the United States, written by Erica Ottenberg and edited by Brian Johnson, was the winner of a 2010 silver PromaxBDA Promotion and Marketing award.[12]
To date, this is the last episode where the "SpongeBob Closing Theme" plays outside the end credits.
This was the only episode to reintegrate the title card's background on the Italian dub until the beginning of season 8.[citation needed]
This is the first episode where SpongeBob's alarm clock appears alive.
This episode marks the third appearance of SpongeBob's wringer. The previous appearances are "Suds" and "Blackened Sponge."
The number "eleventy seventh" isn't a real number. This was mainly made for comedy purposes. However, in the Japanese dub, it is translated as 117.
"Truth or Square" during the Every SpongeBob Ever event on Nicktoons USA in letterboxed full screen. From the February 28, 2021 airing at 9 PM.
"Truth or Square" on the Bikini Bottom Bash DVD in letterboxed full screen.
Although a widescreen/high definition print for this episode exists (as evidenced by broadcasts on Nickelodeon HD and online streaming services like Paramount+), Nicktoons USA airings and the Bikini Bottom Bash DVD release of this episode are shown letterboxed full screen with black bars embedded onto the left and right sides of the screen.
It is worth mentioning that a similar error occurs whenever Nicktoons USA and Nickelodeon Canada airs the 3-part special The Fairly OddParents: "Wishology" which premiered in the same year as "Truth or Square." Unlike "Truth or Square," The Fairly OddParents: "Wishology" prints on Nicktoons USA and Nickelodeon Canada are in letterboxed full screen 480p quality.
At the beginning, when SpongeBob leaves his house after singing, he bumps into Harold, who is in a line going all the way to the Krusty Krab. SpongeBob declares he cannot be late and jumps on the fishes' heads. The male fish have female voices and the male fish have female voices.
Color fill-in error.
When SpongeBob says, "Are you okay?" in Patchy's dream, the right side of his pants is transparent.
When Sandy is in her wedding dress, the patch of tan fur on her torso does not extend to above her chest, as it normally does.
When Plankton falls down an air duct and lands in the one that SpongeBob, Patrick, Mr. Krabs, and Squidward are in their last scene in the duct system, that duct is underground, but later in the episode, when Mr. Krabs throws his wallet out through the peephole, and when they escape, the duct is above the ground.
When SpongeBob's house comes to life in the 30s-style segment, the chimney disappears.
When Patchy is shaking around in the whale, his hand gets slightly cut off.
When Squidward points out that Patrick left his TV on, the latter's mouth is red for a couple of seconds. When he replies to Squidward with "Well, duh! I don't wanna miss my shows," his mouth is black again.
During the wedding play, when Sandy walks by an anchovy, said anchovy's eyes are gone.
When SpongeBob gets to lead Patrick and Squidward down the air vent, in the zoom-in he wears sock guarders. When it pops out of the zoom, they are gone.
In the room of cameras, some cameras would be highly visible to people, such as the camera in Sandy's bathroom.
The alarm clocks towards the beginning says that it is 5:00 P.M.
At one point, Mr. Krabs and the rest split up, but after SpongeBob tells Plankton about the first time Krabs told him the Krabby Patty secret formula, Mr. Krabs appears out of nowhere.
Also, before Mr. Krabs appears, the gang appears to be sitting in the middle of a hallway in the duct. But once Mr. Krabs appears and is seen flinging Plankton into another air duct, the hallway behind them becomes a closed off wall.
In the surveillance room, what is on the TV's changes from shot to shot.
The size of the TVs also changes, as well as what tubes are connected to what TVs.
When SpongeBob, Patrick, Squidward, and Mr. Krabs enter the surveillance room, there is a chair, but when they look at the TV with them on it and also when they look at the cameramen, the chair is gone.
In some airings, "P!nk" is spelled as "Pink," without the exclamation point.
At the beginning when Patchy is outside of Nickelodeon Studios, because of the wind, his beard is seen beginning to peel off.
If the audio is slowed down, it is noticed that the shot heard before SpongeBob hops on the fishes' heads to get to his work goes off before he finishes talking.
When SpongeBob, Mr. Krabs, Patrick, and Squidward enter the surveillance room, the order is Mr. Krabs, SpongeBob, Patrick, and Squidward. However, in the scene prior, it is Mr. Krabs, SpongeBob, Squidward, and Patrick.
In the surveillance room, SpongeBob, Mr. Krabs, Patrick, and Squidward are looking at themselves, looking at themselves. However, the pattern only stops with a screen inside a screen. The screen inside, the screen inside the screen shows nothing.
When Robin Williams says that he is alright after Patchy checks on him for the second time, he calls him "Patchy," not "Pagey."
When Patchy yells "What?! What do you mean he is not coming!," his hook is on his left hand, but when he leaves the studio, it is on his right hand.
When SpongeBob bounces on two female fish, they have male voices.
When SpongeBob bounces on Fred, he has a female voice.
In the newer Belgian airings, the first part of the episode is aired in the 2:1 aspect ratio, instead of being at 16:9.
In the French dub, the Krusty Krab is celebrating its 1107th anniversary instead of 117th.
In the Filipino dub, the Krusty Krab is celebrating its 107th anniversary instead of 117th.
But still, the designs SpongeBob made says "eleventy-seventh" or 117th.
In the European Spanish version, the Krusty Krab celebrates its 711th anniversary instead.
In the German dub, during the montage of Squidward sleeping at work, his snoring isn't dubbed. It's noticeable when Rodger Bumpass' higher sound is compared with Eberhard Prüter's lower and rumblier one.
During the transition from the starting credits to the episode, the wipe is from left to right instead of down to up.
In the flashback of the time SpongeBob first visited the Krusty Krab, SpongeBob's mother is pregnant with SpongeBob, but in "Your Shoe's Untied," SpongeBob is shown to have been in an egg before he was born.
When SpongeBob sings "Oh Krusty Krab," the path to the Chum Bucket is there, but in the scene at the end, it is not there anymore.
In real life, if an umbilical cord is removed from the baby when unborn (like what happens in SpongeBob's flashback), the baby would die because the umbilical cord is what gives them nutrients and oxygen.
SpongeBob's first words were "May I take your order?" (according to "Help Wanted"), but in the first flashback, he shouted "Krabby Patty!" and "Mmm, yummy!" when unborn inside his mother.
Outstanding Achievement in Casting – Animation TV Programming
Nominees: Sarah Noonan (2010)
Outstanding Achievement in Casting – Television Animation
Nominees: Sarah Noonan (2011; 2013)
ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards
Top Television Series
Nominees: Steven Belfer, Nicolas Carr, Derek Drymon, Mark Harrison, Stephen Hillenburg, Pat Irwin, Stephen Marston, Blaise Smith, Barry Trop and Ron Wasserman (2011-2013)
BMI Film & TV Awards
BMI Cable Award
Nominees: Michael Bolger, Sage Guyton, Eban Schletter and Jeremy Wakefield (2013)
