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What Ever Happened to SpongeBob?

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"What Ever Happened to SpongeBob?" is a SpongeBob SquarePants episode from season 5. In this episode, SpongeBob gets amnesia after running away from Bikini Bottom, after Patrick, Squidward, Sandy, and Mr. Krabs calls him "idiot boy".

Characters[]

Synopsis[]

SpongeBob wakes up on a usual day. He looks out his window and sees the mailman riding by on his bike. He says "Hi" to the mailman. This greeting causes the mailman to get distracted, and a truck crashes into him. After that, SpongeBob wants to spend time with his friends and go to work at the Krusty Krab as usual. However, his mere presence triggers disastrous mishaps that end up upsetting them: he accidentally breaks Gary's shell when hugging him too hard, smashes Patrick's cake for his mother's birthday, disturbs Squidward's beauty sleep (as usual), destroys Sandy's new invention (a robot) and deep fries Mr. Krabs and two of his dollar bills. Each of these is met with SpongeBob being thrown out and/or furiously told to go away, followed by being angrily called "idiot boy" by all of his friends (with the exception of Gary, who just growls and hisses at him).

Afterwards, a devastated SpongeBob, who believes that all his friends now hate him and want him out of town and even feeling guilty for causing so much trouble, decides to leave Bikini Bottom altogether. After bidding goodbye to Gary, leaving him a year's supply of food and everything at Bikini Bottom, SpongeBob does precisely while miserably calling himself "idiot boy". At night, SpongeBob is scared by mysterious figures in the shadows. While he runs from the creatures, SpongeBob falls off a cliff and bumps his head. After noticing a lump on his head, SpongeBob gets knocked unconscious by his bindle and gets amnesia.

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SpongeBob's goodbye letter.

Back in Bikini Bottom, Patrick, who is oblivious to how much he hurt SpongeBob's feelings earlier, is knocking on SpongeBob's door, wanting to borrow hot sauce for his milkshake. He is approached by Sandy, who is wondering where SpongeBob is. Hearing that Patrick has no clue where SpongeBob is after knocking on his door for the last three hours and having no time to wait for him to answer the door, Sandy decides to karate their way into SpongeBob's house. After entering, the two find Gary largely overweight and moaning from eating all the food that SpongeBob left him. Being asked what happened to him, Gary shows Sandy and Patrick his food bowl with a note from SpongeBob inside, explaining that he has run away so that he wouldn't bother anyone ever again, which leaves both of them feeling remorseful, especially after the note reminds them that they called him "idiot boy."

The next morning, SpongeBob regains consciousness and notices a fish couple who thought he was taking a "dirt nap" as they try to steal his possessions, but they say that they were organizing them. Hearing one of the fish call him by name that was on the clothes, SpongeBob becomes confused and unsure. After being asked if he doesn't know his own name, SpongeBob explains to the fish couple that all he knows is that he hit his head, but now he can't seem to remember anything. Hearing this, the fish couple realizes that SpongeBob has amnesia and decides to take advantage of his memory loss so they can steal his possessions by telling him that the items aren't his and give him a new name, "CheeseHead BrownPants." However, SpongeBob feels something in his pockets and then reaches inside them to find a bottle of bubble soap, which causes the couple to run off. SpongeBob is confused by this, then notices a city nearby.

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Bikini Bottom in chaos without SpongeBob.

In Bikini Bottom, everything is in chaos, especially the Krusty Krab, because SpongeBob is not there to make the Krabby Patties. Mr. Krabs asks Squidward where SpongeBob is, as he is freaking out that there are no Krabby Patties being made, then they both get into an argument after Squidward insults Mr. Krabs. However, after hearing Sandy and Patrick arriving, Mr. Krabs and Squidward are asked by them if they have seen SpongeBob. Hearing that none of them have seen him, Sandy shows the note SpongeBob left while informing Mr. Krabs and Squidward that he has left town due to causing trouble and that he is not coming back. Mr. Krabs takes the note SpongeBob left from Sandy and reads it. After reading the note, Mr. Krabs sees that SpongeBob did write it, and that he left because everyone called him "Idiot Boy." Mr. Krabs not only panics because SpongeBob is gone, but also because he feels guilty for pushing him away, and he wonders how he will survive without his best fry cook. Feeling guilty for being mean to SpongeBob, Patrick and Sandy also break down crying. On the other hand, Squidward is delighted and laughs in delight, even stating that he would've slammed his door in SpongeBob's face even harder if he knew what would happen. Deciding to do a group meeting with just himself, Patrick, Sandy, and Squidward, Mr. Krabs kicks everyone out of the Krusty Krab, telling everyone that the restaurant is closed until the group can find SpongeBob and bring him back to Bikini Bottom.

Meanwhile, SpongeBob wanders into New Kelp City, the city that he saw nearby before, where he bumps into a businessman. Believing he tried to steal money from him, the businessman furiously tells SpongeBob that if he wants money, he should get a job and insults him. SpongeBob later gets hungry, but discovers that he is broke and attempts to get a job. However, each time he gets a job, SpongeBob uses his bubble-blowing skills to help him, resulting in him being fired.

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Sandy telling Patrick and Mr. Krabs how they will get SpongeBob back to Bikini Bottom.

Back in Bikini Bottom, Sandy shows her friends her new invention that can track SpongeBob, the Sponge-Tracker. Squidward, not wanting SpongeBob to come back, purposefully destroys the device with a hammer, claiming he dropped it. Furious and not buying his blatant lie, Mr. Krabs berates Squidward for his actions and then orders him to find SpongeBob, but he still refuses to help, even being unfazed when his boss threatens to fire him. Desperate to not only get his restaurant open again, but also wanting his friend back, Mr. Krabs comes up with the perfect method to get Squidward to cooperate with the search for SpongeBob: he offers him a jeweled Fabergé egg as a retirement gift, which would complete his collection. However, Mr. Krabs tells Squidward that if he wants it, he'll have to bring SpongeBob back to Bikini Bottom. This offer finally convinces Squidward to help with the search party.

In New Kelp City, SpongeBob's bubble-blowing activities attract the attention of The Bubble Poppin' Boys. This menacing street gang has scared the city into never blowing bubbles again, since bubble soap burns when it gets in their eyes. They decide to show SpongeBob, who has no idea who they are and doesn't know that bubble-blowing is forbidden, what they do to rule breakers by beating him up. Although he's scared, SpongeBob quickly escapes; he runs off, and the gang chases him until he is cornered. SpongeBob then traps them in a large bubble, sending the gang out of the city, which frees the town from their reign. As a result, SpongeBob is rewarded the position of mayor of New Kelp City by its previous mayor, who immediately retires.

Meanwhile, Patrick, Sandy, and Squidward are searching for SpongeBob as they decide to stop at a gas station to see if anyone has seen their friend. After noticing a newspaper with SpongeBob in it, Patrick hugs it with joy just by having SpongeBob's likeness on it. When he looks at it and sorrowfully sees the paper is totally blank, Sandy reveals to him that all the newspaper ink came off on Patrick's belly. She reads the print and sees that her friend is now mayor of New Kelp City.

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Patrick, Sandy, and Squidward are stunned by SpongeBob's mayor speech.

Back in New Kelp City, SpongeBob is giving a speech while Patrick, Sandy, and Squidward are in the audience as they've come to retrieve him. After SpongeBob gives his speech, Sandy wonders about the name he gave himself, "CheeseHead BrownPants." She then uses a megaphone to get his attention. She tells the surrounding citizens and her friend that she doesn't mean to dampen the mood there, but Bikini Bottom needs him back. However, due to his amnesia, SpongeBob doesn't know who Sandy is or the town she is talking about. Sandy goes up on stage then apologizes for lashing out at him before. Seeing Sandy more closely, SpongeBob becomes surprised to see her, and she thinks he is talking about finding him, but he corrects her; he is surprised about her species, although he thinks she is a weasel.

Hearing this, Sandy is shocked that SpongeBob does not remember her. Sandy then thinks that SpongeBob is pretending that he doesn't remember her. Despite not remembering her, SpongeBob does apologize to Sandy and comments that he probably would remember her, although he still thinks she is a weasel. Patrick comes up on stage, hoping that SpongeBob hasn't forgotten about him, then shows him half of a friendship tattoo he has while he has the other half. However, seeing the tattoo, SpongeBob gets confused as to how he got that, then explains to the two that all he remembers is hitting his head, blowing some bubbles, and he is now mayor. After hearing SpongeBob's explanation and realizing as to why he called himself "CheeseHead BrownPants" during his speech, Sandy is convinced that her friend really doesn't remember anything, as she concludes that he got his memory loss when he hit his head.

Wanting to bring her friend home and help him, Sandy asks SpongeBob to come back with them to Bikini Bottom as she explains to him that the familiar surroundings of the town will bring his memory right back. However, SpongeBob refuses because everyone in New Kelp City needs his leadership. When SpongeBob gets into a limo to attend a meeting that he is late for, Sandy tries to stop him from leaving but is surprised when the limo comes back around and is shocked to see that Squidward managed to hijack the vehicle. Sandy and Patrick get into the limo, and Squidward drives everyone with SpongeBob back to Bikini Bottom, looking forward to the bejeweled egg Mr. Krabs promised him. They take SpongeBob back to the Krusty Krab, but he still can't recall anything. Although he is surprised to hear that SpongeBob doesn't recognize the eatery, Mr. Krabs thinks he is kidding and then gives him his spatula. However, Mr. Krabs realizes that SpongeBob really lost his memory when he was surprised to hear that he had been a fry cook before. Mr. Krabs tells SpongeBob that he's the best in his business, then asks him to get flipping.

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SpongeBob gets his memory back.

However, not entirely convinced of everyone's claims as to who and what he is, SpongeBob nicely tells them that he would like to, but he wants to return to New Kelp City and run as mayor, claiming it is a modest job. Squidward then demands the Fabergé egg from Mr. Krabs since he brought him back on a technicality. Mr. Krabs agrees and reluctantly hands Squidward the jeweled egg. As Squidward marvels on his new jeweled egg being so beautiful, he slips on the greasy spatula that SpongeBob put on the floor, causing the egg to fly out of his hands. The egg shatters as it hits SpongeBob on the head, much to Squidward's distress, and the impact gave him another lump. After getting a hold of himself and telling a concerned Sandy that he is fine and just has a headache, SpongeBob realizes that his memory is returning when he recognizes the restaurant.

Overjoyed that their friend got his memory back, Mr. Krabs, also on behalf of Patrick, Sandy, and Squidward, tells SpongeBob how sorry they all are for running him out of town because of the harsh stuff they said about him, but they are glad he is back. Even though he wants to stay in Bikini Bottom and accepts his friends' apology, SpongeBob knows that New Kelp City needs their mayor. Everyone is confused and distraught that SpongeBob will leave again, except for Squidward, who is delighted at this as he feels that it will make up for the loss of his Faberge egg.

At that moment, a news report comes on the TV saying that the bubbles in New Kelp City are causing mayhem and that he cannot see with all the bubbles. A thug then threatens SpongeBob if he ever comes back to New Kelp City. Upon hearing this, SpongeBob decides to remain in Bikini Bottom forever. Before the episode ends, Squidward opens his head and throws his brain in a trash can.

Production[]

WhoBob WhatPants promo art

Promotional artwork for the episode, with the gang assaulting SpongeBob.

WhoBob WhatPants promo art 2

Alternate version of the promo art.

This episode was added to the US Copyright Office on October 30, 2007. Despite being produced in 2007,[8] it was copyrighted in 2008.

The episode was first announced by Nickelodeon on September 24, 2008 on a press release.[9] According to the network, SpongeBob "wanders the ocean, a stranger in his own pants," and finds himself in a rough part of New Kelp City, where he faces off against The Bubble Poppin' Boys' gang leader.

Deleted scenes[]

In the animatic version featured on the SpongeBob's WhoBob WhatPants? DVD:

  • After Patrick says, "Just a birthday cake for my mom that I spent all day baking," as he walks back into his rock, he turns around and looks back at SpongeBob and says, "And now, if you'll excuse me, I'm going back to bake a 2nd birthday cake that I'll give my mother a day late!"
  • After Sandy's robot breaks, Sandy angrily shows SpongeBob its broken head, throws it into his hands, and orders him to leave, with him backing away towards the door as Sandy approaches him.
  • During the scene when the creepy people are scaring SpongeBob, a scallop can be heard crowing.
  • After SpongeBob says, "Ooh, boy! That's quite a lump!" Then he says, "I better not hit my head again; that might cause a concussion."
  • After all the people of New Kelp City run away from the bubble SpongeBob blew, he says, "What could possibly be wrong with practicing the bubble arts? Seems like a harmless activity."
  • During SpongeBob's speech, he says, "I can't say that I blame you."

Art[]

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SpongeBob SquarePants - "What Ever Happened to SpongeBob?" Animatic

Storyboard for the whole episode.

Storyboards[]

Model sheets[]

Music[]

( ‣ ) Production music
( • ) Original music
( ◦ ) SpongeBob music

 ‣ Open and End Fanfare - Nino Nardini ["Ahoy, it's a SpongeBob SquarePants special!"]
 • Lap Steel - Nicolas Carr ["Ahoy, it's a SpongeBob SquarePants special!"]
 • Bubble Popping Boys - Nicolas Carr, Barry Anthony [title card]
 ‣ Marching to Honolulu - Kapono Beamer [SpongeBob wakes up]
 ‣ Dramatic Impact (2) - Ivor Slaney [mailman hit by a truck]
 ‣ Dancing The Hula - Kapono Beamer ["Isn't life great, Gary?"]
 ‣ Comic Walk - Sidney Torch [Squidward wakes up]
 ‣ Dancing The Hula - Kapono Beamer ["...the best job..."]
 • Sponge Tango - Nicolas Carr, Steve Marston ["He's already ten seconds late!"]
 ‣ Dancing The Hula - Kapono Beamer ["...and of course, the bestest[sic] pet!"]
 • Steel Licks 40 - Jeremy Wakefield ["I'm sorry! I'm sorry!"]
 • Gator - Steve Belfer [Patrick's cake ruined]
 • New Vibe Hits - Nicolas Carr ["Ooh."]
 • FlexTone Sting - Nicolas Carr ["Wait, I know who will enjoy my company!"]
 ‣ Comic Walk - Sidney Torch ["Don't you ever wake me from my beauty sleep!"]
 • Lap Steel - Nicolas Carr [Sandy working on an invention]
 • Birth of the Krabby Patty - Nicolas Carr [pan of robot]
 • Closing the Door Sting 2 - Nicolas Carr [robot's eyes light up]
 • Kabuki Robot - Nicolas Carr [robot dances]
 ‣ Dramatic Impact (5) - Ivor Slaney [SpongeBob spills water on the robot]
 • Steel Licks 78 - Jeremy Wakefield [robot explodes]
 ‣ The Tip Top Polka/The Cliff Polka - Chelmsford Folk Band [at the Krusty Krab]
 • Steel Licks 22 - Jeremy Wakefield [SpongeBob crashes into pots and pans]
 ‣ The Rake Hornpipe - Robert Alexander White [Krabs in his office]
 ‣ From the Dead - Ronald Hanmer [Krabs falls into grease fryer]
 • Tragic Violin - Nicolas Carr, Ezra Kliger [money fried]
 • Nude Sting - Nicolas Carr [SpongeBob kicked out]
 • Three Hits - Nicolas Carr [SpongeBob shocked]
 ‣ Pua Paoakalani B - Kapono Beamer, Queen Lili'uokalani [SpongeBob's sad]
 ‣ Hawaiian Cocktail - Richard Myhill [SpongeBob leaves town]
 • New Vibe Hits - Nicolas Carr [SpongeBob hears something]
 ‣ Someone Coming - Raymond C. Jones [people making weird noises]
 ‣ Editor's Run Down (b) - Dick Stephen Walter [SpongeBob falling off cliff]
 • Big Long Fall With Crashes - Nicolas Carr [SpongeBob falling off cliff]
 ‣ Editor's Run Down (a) - Dick Stephen Walter [SpongeBob's hobo stick falls]
 • Nude Sting - Nicolas Carr [SpongeBob's hit on the head]
 • Closing Door Sting - Nicolas Carr [back at home...]
 • Gator - Steve Belfer [Patrick knocking on SpongeBob's door]
 ‣ Drama Link (D) - Hubert Clifford ["We ain't got time for that!"]
 ‣ Drama Link (B) - Hubert Clifford [Gary's huge]
 • Vibe & Harp Hits - Nicolas Carr [note from SpongeBob]
 ‣ O Makalapua B - Kapono Beamer [Sandy reads it]
 ‣ Furtive Footsteps - Paddy Kingsland [SpongeBob wakes up with amnesia]
 • Vibe & Harp Hits - Nicolas Carr [SpongeBob blows a bubble]
 ‣ Drama Link (D) - Hubert Clifford ["Bubbles?!"]
 • Bikini Bottom News Theme - Nicolas Carr [breaking news]
 ‣ West Side Rumble - Sam Spence ["Bikini Bottom is in a state of total chaos tonight."]
 ‣ The Tip Top Polka/The Cliff Polka - Chelmsford Folk Band ["Where the barnacles is SpongeBob?!"]
 ‣ Murder in Mind [#46] - Ronald Hanmer [Sandy and Patrick enter]
 ‣ Fates [#61.02] - Gregor F. Narholz [everyone's sad that SpongeBob's gone]
 ‣ What Shall We Do with the Drunken Sailor? - Okko Bekker ["The Krusty Krab is closed until further notice."]
 ‣ Bizarre Swing - Mark Winter [SpongeBob in New Kelp City]
 ‣ Surrender 6 - Harry Bluestone, Emil Cadkin ["I'm a jobless deadbeat?"]
 ‣ Surrender 8 - Harry Bluestone, Emil Cadkin [SpongeBob getting hungry]
 • Steel Licks 18 - Jeremy Wakefield ["Not a penny to my name."]
 • Vibe & Harp Hits - Nicolas Carr [Help Wanted sign at a bank/SpongeBob blows a bubble]
 ‣ Drama Link (D) - Hubert Clifford ["What do you think you're doing?!"]
 • Steel Licks 35 - Jeremy Wakefield [SpongeBob kicked out]
 ‣ Skyscraper City - Ronald Hanmer [SpongeBob as a construction worker]
 ‣ Joe Cool - Nino Nardini ["I do not understand this!"]
 • Hgliss & Bell - Nicolas Carr [Sandy's sponge-tracking device]
 • The Pollywog Strut - Nicolas Carr, Barry Anthony ["Oh, you're saying this thing can actually find SpongeBob?"]
 • Steel Licks 54 - Jeremy Wakefield [Squidward destroys it]
 • Goofy Conversation 2 - Nicolas Carr, Barry Anthony [Krabs yells at Squidward]
 • Carrol Chimes - Nicolas Carr ["Don't forget your retirement gift!"]
 • Mystery Chime - Nicolas Carr [Faberge egg]
 ‣ Angelic Choir - Jim Rattigan [Faberge egg]
 ‣ Tympup C - Sammy Burdson, John Charles Fiddy ["Not so fast."]
 ‣ Joe Cool - Nino Nardini [SpongeBob wandering through the city]
 ‣ Hawaiian Link (B) - Richard Myhill ["We're just waiting in line for a new video game."]
 ‣ Dramatic Cue (A) - Ronald Hanmer ["You can't do that here!"]
 ‣ Harp Gliss 1 [#20] - Otto Sieben [SpongeBob blows a bubble]
 ‣ Dramatic Cue (B) - Ronald Hanmer [everyone runs away]
 • Bubble Popping Boys - Nicolas Carr, Barry Anthony [Bubble Poppin' Boys introduced/"Do you have any idea who we are?"]
 ‣ Hit and Run - Sam Spence [they chase SpongeBob/Bubble Poppin' Boys try to shoot down the bubble raft with slingshots]
 ‣ Chase That Car - Laurie Johnson [SpongeBob falls]
 • Bongos Roll - Nicolas Carr [The bubble wand bends, falling into the sewer]
 ‣ Hit and Run - Sam Spence [SpongeBob traps the Bubble Poppin' Boys inside a bubble]
 ‣ Champions March [#7] - Harry Bluestone, Emil Cadkin ["Do you realize what you've done?"]
 ‣ Movie Overture - Larry Hochman [SpongeBob appointed mayor]
 • Patchys Parched Blues Pt 2 - Nicolas Carr [Sandy, Patrick and Squidward looking for SpongeBob]
 • Seaweed 1 - Steve Belfer ["Oh, I knew I'd find you, buddy!"]
 ‣ Dramatic Impact (2) - Ivor Slaney ["SpongeBob's mayor of New Kelp City!"]
 ‣ Hail to the Chief A - Will Schaefer [SpongeBob's speech]
 • New Vibe Hits - Nicolas Carr ["It's me, Sandy!"]
 ‣ Fight for Ol' Schaefer U. - Will Schaefer [SpongeBob and Patrick's tattoo]
 ‣ Hail to the Chief - George Wilson ["I'm late for a meeting."]
 • Spongemonger - Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield [Squidward driving the limousine]
 ‣ The Tip Top Polka/The Cliff Polka - Chelmsford Folk Band [at the Krusty Krab]
 • Steel Licks 40 - Jeremy Wakefield ["I think I'll just go back to my modest job as mayor of a major city."]
 • Steel Licks 41 - Jeremy Wakefield ["SpongeBob's leaving for real this time!"]
 • Hgliss & Bell - Nicolas Carr [Krabs brings out the Faberge egg]
 • Carrol Chimes - Nicolas Carr [Krabs brings out the Faberge egg]
 ‣ Hallelujah Chorus from Messiah - George Frideric Handel [Krabs gives Squidward the Faberge egg]
 • Nude Sting - Nicolas Carr [Squidward slips]
 ‣ House Of Horror [#10.5] - W. Merrick Farran [egg hits SpongeBob on the head]
 • Vibe & Harp Hits - Nicolas Carr [SpongeBob recovers memory]
 ‣ Botany Bay (b) - Robert Alexander White ["We're really sorry we ran you out of town."]
 • Bikini Bottom News Theme - Nicolas Carr [KNKC Special Report]
 • Wahini Wobble Faster - Nicolas Carr, Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield [ending]

Release[]

Distribution[]

Trivia[]

General[]

For the Love of Bubbles artwork-7

In the original book, Sandy and Patrick go to Mrs. Puff's school to ask if she has seen SpongeBob.

  • This episode is based on the book For the Love of Bubbles. However, there are several differences.
    • Mrs. Puff and Pearl both appear in the original book, but they are cut from the episode.
  • This episode has a similar plot to "Have You Seen This Snail?," except this time it is SpongeBob running away from Bikini Bottom.
  • A trailer for the episode was released in late July/August 2008 on Nick.com and could be viewed at the time, but was later removed from the website in 2009.
  • On October 3, 2008, TurboNick featured a special playlist of content dedicated to the episode, including a sneak peek of the special, themed episodes, short-form content, song clips, and an instant replay of the special following the television premiere.
  • This episode was advertised as "WhoBob WhatPants?"
    • The DVD, online game, and the book also use this name. This episode is also sometimes called this name, although it is not the official name of the episode on the title card.
  • In some countries such as the UK, Greece, Latin America, and Korea, this episode and "SpongeBob SquarePants vs. The Big One" (called "SpongeBob SquarePants and the Big Wave" in European countries) were promoted as part of Think Happy - The Year of the Sponge, the show's 10th anniversary.
    • To promote the special in Korea, Eun Ji-Won would dub the theme song in a clip, this time,[10] following auditions where five of the children attending them, would have the opportunity to sing with him.[11]
  • Rather than the usual traditional SpongeBob SquarePants theme song playing at the beginning of the episode, instead, the "SpongeBob SquarePants" parts have been altered to read "WhoBob WhatPants."
  • In "New Digs," another season 5 episode, SpongeBob is one minute late, and Mr. Krabs is okay with this. In this episode, he is not okay with SpongeBob being ten seconds late. However, he does say, "Don't do it again!"
  • When Gary is mad at SpongeBob for breaking his shell, he appears to be growling "idiot boy" before attacking him.
  • In this episode, SpongeBob's water helmet has two openings instead of one; the same thing happens in "Tea at the Treedome," "Chimps Ahoy," and "Squidtastic Voyage."
    • The two-opening helmet was used so SpongeBob would trip and be able to spill the water from his helmet onto Sandy's robot.
  • The accidents that SpongeBob caused, resulting in him being called "idiot boy":
  • Bikini Bottom's population is revealed to have been 538 (SpongeBob crosses out the "8" before leaving, so the population is 537 for the duration of this episode).
    • However, the population is shown to be greater than this in some episodes; in "Patty Hype," for example, SpongeBob implies there are at least 46,853.
  • Mr. Krabs reads SpongeBob's note without an eyesight problem, but in "Greasy Buffoons," he reads a sign with glasses on.
    • Additionally, when Mr. Krabs is reading SpongeBob's note, he reads out loud the initialism "A.K.A" as "aka."
  • Other than Squidward, Mr. Krabs is the only one who does not cry over missing SpongeBob; instead, he screams in panic.
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Morbid SpongeBob.

Full Morbid SpongeBob

Full body version.[12]

  • The scene where SpongeBob utters the phrase "Is there something wrong with me?" has become a popular internet meme. Following the unsettling close-up of "Morbid SpongeBob," this content has been incorporated into various YouTube Poops and trends. The meme is commonly referred to as "SpingeBill" or "SpengBab."
  • The fish that screams and runs away after seeing a very disgusting close-up of SpongeBob's face is the same fish who orders the Monster Krabby Patty in the episode "All That Glitters."
  • After Squidward destroys the Sponge-Tracker, Mr. Krabs' nose swells up and explodes with a jet of water. Real-life crabs can do this; instead, they squirt water from their eyes.
  • Squidward's immense hatred for SpongeBob is demonstrated in this episode as he attempts to sabotage the search efforts to the point where Mr. Krabs has to bribe him.
  • The mayor of New Kelp City has appeared before as the mayor of Bikini Bottom in the episodes "Doing Time" and "The Great Snail Race."
  • Most of the citizens of New Kelp City are reused models of Bikini Bottom citizens.
  • This is the first episode where SpongeBob appears on a title card. SpongeBob later appears on the title card as a drawing in "Oral Report," as a cutout in "Restraining SpongeBob," and in a close-up view in "InSPONGEiac."
  • This is the first episode to play the track "Bubble Popping Boys."
  • This is the first episode where Mr. Krabs gets deep-fried golden brown. He would later get deep-fried golden brown again in "Mermaid Pants" along with Squidward.
  • This is the first episode where SpongeBob tries to get a job at a bank and a construction site. The second is in "Model Sponge."
  • This is the first episode where Patrick lifts up a road. The second is in "Squid Baby."
  • This is the second episode to have an alternate theme song. The first is "Christmas Who?"
  • This is the second episode with a full character displayed on the title card. The first is Plankton and Mr. Krabs on the "Friend or Foe" title card.
  • This is the second episode to play an entire APM Music track, "Hawaiian Cocktail." The first is "Clams." This time, however, the track is played at a higher pitch.
  • This is the second time SpongeBob is mistaken for cheese (and the first in the series). The first time is in the video game Nicktoons Unite! when Timmy Turner from The Fairly OddParents first meets SpongeBob.
  • This is the second episode that SpongeBob is homeless. The first is "Home Sweet Pineapple."
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"Ahoy, it's a SpongeBob SquarePants special!"

  • This is the third (and final) episode to use the opening scene where Patchy the Pirate says, "Ahoy, it's a SpongeBob SquarePants special!" in Flash animation. The first is "Have You Seen This Snail?" and the second is "Pest of the West."
  • This is the fourth episode to have a question mark in its name. The first was "Christmas Who?," the second was "Can You Spare a Dime?," and the third was "Have You Seen This Snail?"
  • This is the only episode to be longer than 20 minutes and to be dubbed and broadcast in Welsh. However, it is split up into two parts.[13]
  • The title card music for this episode ("Bubble Popping Boys") is not used as title card music again until "Sharks vs. Pods," 100 episodes later.
  • In the Italian dub, from the scene where SpongeBob wakes up after hitting his head onward to the last minutes of the episode, he was voiced by Enzo Iacchetti, known Italian singer and presenter.
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SpongeBob SquarePants 2012 McDonald's Happy Meal UK Commercial

A clip from the episode is used in the UK version of the McDonald's Happy Meal commerical.

  • A clip from this episode would later be used as footage for a McDonald's Happy Meal UK commercial in 2012 for the SpongeBob SquarePants 2012 Happy Meal toys.
    • Patrick saying, "SpongeBob!," is dubbed over with him saying, "Gary?," in the clip that was used.


Dub facts[]

  • In the Indonesian dub, the final scene showing Squidward throwing his brain to the trash bin was cut. This is most likely due to organ-damaging reasons.
    • The scene where SpongeBob crosses out the Bikini Bottom's total population was cut for unknown reasons.
  • In the Latin Spanish dub, this was the last episode where Luis Pérez Pons voiced Mr. Krabs. From seasons 6-9, he was replaced by Carlos Vitale because Pons had salary problems with the studio where the series was recorded. It would not be until the second film that these problems would be resolved so that he would return to the character (it should be noted that during the recording of the film and a couple of months later the voice of Mr. Krabs continued to be Vitale until the recording was finished the first half of season 9 and added to the fact that Carlos Vitale retired from the dubbing that Luis Pérez Pons would definitively return to the character for the second half of season 9 and subsequent seasons until his death on October 24, 2023).

Cultural references[]

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The city called New Kelp City looks similar to New York City.

  • New Kelp City is a parody of New York City, a city in the United States.
  • The Bubble Poppin' Boys hairstyles, the way they dress, and the fact that they introduced themselves by snapping their fingers with tough facial expressions, are references to the Broadway musical West Side Story.
  • The Bubble Poppin' Boys are also a parody of the T-Birds greaser gang from the 1978 musical film, Grease.
  • The fact that The Bubble Poppin' Boys are a street gang in a parody of New York City, as well as the fact that their leader is voiced by the late Ray Liotta, are references to Liotta's work in Goodfellas.

Errors[]

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The "WhoBob WhatPants" logo with the black-outlined drawn SpongeBob.

  • During the theme song for this episode, there are two errors:
    • After SpongeBob's pants fall off, his skin tone gets slightly brighter. Soon after, when he gets his pants back on, his skin tone returns to the original season 1 tone.
    • The logo has drawn SpongeBob in a black outline instead of a darker blue.
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There are two animation directors, even though it says only one animation director.

  • The opening credits say "animation director," even though there are two animation directors. This is the second time this would happen in a season 5 episode, the first being "Friend or Foe."
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SpongeBob's yellow tooth.

  • SpongeBob's teeth are yellow instead of white after he runs into Patrick, and Patrick says, "Hi, SpongeBob."
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SpongeBob's missing eyelashes.

  • When Patrick scolds SpongeBob for ruining his cake, SpongeBob's eyelashes are missing.
  • There is a hole on the top of SpongeBob's water helmet. However, when he goes back out into the water outside the treedome, his water helmet is still on, despite being underwater.
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The Chum Bucket is missing.

  • When Mr. Krabs kicks SpongeBob out of the Krusty Krab, he lands on the opposite of the Krusty Krab. However, that is where the Chum Bucket is supposed to be.
    • The same error is present when SpongeBob enters the Krusty Krab when the angry mob surrounds it and when SpongeBob is brought back there in the end.
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The chimney is missing.

  • SpongeBob's house is missing the chimney in one scene.
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The construction foreman seems shorter than usual.

  • When the construction foreman says, "You aren't doing that on my building site! You're fired!" he seems shorter than usual while he is hiding behind a pile of wood.
  • When Squidward says, "You mean this can actually find SpongeBob?" his voice is out of sync with the animation.
  • After his bubble boat pops, it appears as if SpongeBob is about to fall onto the sidewalk, but he lands on the street instead.
  • When Squidward is shown driving SpongeBob's limo, the front flag is missing.
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The egg disappears.

  • After Squidward slips on the greasy spatula and the egg is about to fall on the ground, it disappears for a few frames.


Videos[]

Names in other languages[]

Language Name Meaning
French Espèce d'idiot You Idiot
German SpongeBob verzweifelt gesucht SpongeBob Desperately Wanted
Italian Fuga da Bikini Bottom
SpongeBob sindaco		 Escape from Bikini Bottom
Mayor SpongeBob
Russian Что же случилось с Губкой Бобом?
Chto zhe sluchilos' s Gubkoy Bobom		 What Ever Happened to Sponge Bob?
Spanish (American) ¿Qué fue de la vida de Bob Esponja? What Happened to the Life of SpongeBob?
Spanish (European) ¿Qué fue de Bob Esponja? What Happened to SpongeBob?

References[]

  1. ^ Sponge Fever Hits Nz This July School Holidays - Scoop
  2. ^ SpongeBob’s Birthday Today! 24 Years old! - Club Penguin Pins
  3. ^ Téma: SpongyaBob Kockanadrág - Port
  4. ^ Anders Breinholt bliver bandeleder i 'Svampebob Firkant' - Tvnyt
  5. ^ Video Sun search engine
  6. ^ Téma: SpongyaBob Kockanadrág - Port
  7. ^ File:98 copyright.jpeg
  8. ^ SpongeBob SquarePants : 98, Whatever Happened To SpongeBob SquarePants? - United States Copyright Office
  9. ^ PR: SpongeBob SquarePants "WhoBob WhatPants?" Guest-Starring Ray Liotta - Anime Superhero
  10. ^ Eun Ji Won - Spongebob Opening.mp4
  11. ^ Eun Ji Won Does SpongeBob! - allkpop
  12. ^ Art of SpongeBob on Twitter/X: "A flyer promoting..."
  13. ^ SpynjBob Pantsgwâr: PwyBob Pabants 1 - S4C
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