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{{PatrickStarShow episode
|title = Chopping Spree
|code = PAT229<ref name="derose"/>
|airdate = {{Flag|USA}} {{Time|July 31}}, {{Time|2024}}<br>{{Flag|P+}} {{Flag|AUS}} {{Flag|NZ}} {{Time|September 11}}, {{Time|2024}}<br>{{Flag|UK}} {{Flag|IRL}} {{Time|September 12}}, {{Time|2024}}<ref>[https://tv24.co.uk/channel/nickelodeon/2024-09-12 Nickelodeon UK - September 12, 2024]</ref><br>{{Flag|CAN}} {{Time|September 28}}, {{Time|2024}}<br>{{Flag|AUS}} {{Flag|NZ}} {{Time|October 4}}, {{Time|2024}}{{SeeMore}}{{Flag|ISR}} {{Time|September 5}}, {{Time|2024}}<br>{{Flag|P+}} {{Flag|GER}} {{Flag|AUT}} {{Flag|CHE}} {{Time|September 6}}, {{Time|2024}}<br>{{Flag|ITA}} {{Time|September 16}}, {{Time|2024}}<br>{{Flag|GER}} {{Time|September 25}}, {{Time|2024}}<br>{{Flag|ARL}} {{Time|October 3}}, {{Time|2024}}<br>{{Flag|AFR}} {{Flag|BRA}} {{Flag|LAM}} {{Flag|NOR}} {{Flag|DEN}} {{Flag|SWE}} {{Flag|AUT}} {{Flag|CHE}} {{Flag|ESP}} {{Flag|POR}} {{Flag|FRA}} {{Flag|BEN}} {{Flag|POL}} {{Flag|EU}} {{Flag|TUR}} {{Flag|CIS}} {{Flag|KZ}} {{Flag|UKR}} {{Time|October 4}}, {{Time|2024}}<br>{{Flag|FNS}} {{Time|March 24}}, {{Time|2025}} (SVOD, Ruutu){{SeeMoreEnd}}
|year = {{Time|2024}}
|sisterep = All Bot Myself
|writer = [[Dave Tennant]]<br>[[Gabe Del Valle]]<br>[[Mike Pelensky]]
|supervising producer = [[Kenny Pittenger]]
|storyboard artist = [[Mike Pelensky]]
|supervising director = [[Brett Varon]]
|line producer = [[Kristen Caplan]]
|director-storyboard = [[Gabe Del Valle]]
|director-animation = [[Alex S. Conaway]]
|briefsummary = [[Pat the Hapless (character)|Pat the Hapless]] goes on a barbaric quest to the [[Shopping Maul|shopping mall]].
}}
===Characters===
*[[Patrick Star]]
**[[Pat the Hapless (character)|Pat the Hapless]]
*[[Puffasaur]]
*[[Richard]]
*[[Beelzebass]]
*[[Jabbersquawky]] {{Single appearance}}
*[[Man Ray]] {{Sup|(as action figure)}}
*[[Free Sample Sirens]]
*{{Link|Incidentals}}
**[[Fred]]
**[[Incidental 14]]
**[[Incidental 23]]
**[[Scooter]]
**[[Incidental 49A]]
**[[Billy (Inc 65)|Billy]]
**[[Incidental 70]]
**[[Harris]]
**[[Incidental 103]]
**[[Incidental 118D]]
**[[DOA tall guy]]
**[[DOA big guy]]
**[[Incidental 187]]
**[[DOA small guy]]
{{List-incomplete}}

==Synopsis==
[[File:Chopping Spree 042.png|thumb|200px|The Dragon Carcass Owners Association arrive at Pat the Hapless' home to inform him of complaints about his scent.]]
Patrick is eating ice cream by the fireplace as he about to introduce an edition of the ''[[Pat the Hapless (comic)|Pat the Hapless]]'' comic, ''The Search to Slaughter the Smell''. The journey starts with Pat the Hapless battling Beelzebass in Patgar. Beelzebass sends the Jabbersquawky to attack Pat the Hapless, but he successfully defeats it by aiming his sword through the heads. Beelzebass disappears as Pat the Hapless ventures towards his home. The Dragon Carcass Owners Association arrive at his house to inform him of complaints about his scent. They give Pat the Hapless a coupon for Bath & Bludgeon Works and order him to clean himself within the next day.

Pat the Hapless rides his Puffasaur through the desert and reaches the Shopping Maul. He uses two severed heads and chops the guard's head off to proceed. After parking his Puffasaur, Pat the Hapless enters the Maul, finding a map. The map unfolds, leading to Beelzebass. The two prepare to battle, but stop since they are not scheduled to. They head off on their own quests, but Pat the Hapless still chops Beelzebass' head off while doing so.

[[File:Chopping Spree 133.png|thumb|200px|Pat the Hapless as seen tied up in the Health and Fitness Center.|left]]
Pat the Hapless next reaches the food court, where he is offered free samples by multiple "sirens." Pat the Hapless manages to bypass them by chopping their hands with an axe. Pat the Hapless continues to travel through the Maul, but gets lost in the process. He prays for luck next to a fountain and then snores, but gets kidnapped by goblins shortly afterwards. Pat the Hapless is shown tied up in the Health and Fitness Center. One of the goblins tries to offer him a gym membership, but Pat the Hapless breaks free and decapitates the goblins' heads.

Pat the Hapless and several other people on the same quest hear that the last remaining bath bomb is offered for half the price. The others reach for the bath bomb, but Pat the Hapless throws his axe towards them, chopping off their heads. Just as Pat the Hapless is about to get the bath bomb, Patrick grabs it from outside the comic and eats it. Frustrated, Pat the Hapless goes on a rampage through the Maul and chops everyone, and everything, in his way. One of the containers he chops contains perfume, which Pat the Hapless ends up covered in as he leaves the Maul.

Back at Pat the Hapless' house, the Dragon Carcass Owners Association arrive again. The perfume reaches them, with the scent being so bad that their heads explode. Pat the Hapless goes back into his house to relax, but falls towards the screen due to Patrick dropping the book as he falls asleep. Pat the Hapless responds by chopping Patrick's head off.

==Production==
This episode was confirmed on {{Time|July 12}}, {{Time|2024}}.<ref name="press">https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1EQCNRYMQ3yLlb3sWytpB-VIExqprxxFRg15gfDj6LXc/edit?gid=23339247#gid=23339247&range=I16</ref> The synopsis of this episode was confirmed on {{Time|July 22}}, 2024.

===Color design===
*By [[Karolyn Schenewark-Moses]].<ref>https://www.karolynmoses.com/</ref>
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===Background layouts===
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===Background paintings===
*By [[Caue Zunchini]] and [[Carol Wyatt]].<ref>http://www.carolwyatt.com/bg-paintings.html</ref>
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===Model sheets===
*Designed by [[Chris DeRose]].<ref name="derose">[https://x.com/ScratchyDerose/status/1819084508375011409 Chris DeRose on Twitter - "My designs from yesterday's episode..."]</ref>
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PAT229 030DOASmallGuy.jpeg|Dragon Carcass Owners Association member (small guy)
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PAT229 030DOABigGuy.jpeg|Dragon Carcass Owners Association member (big guy)
PAT229 116JanitorShoppingMaul.jpeg|Shopping maul janitor
PAT229 122DOASmallGuyBurntEyes.jpeg|Small guy (burnt eyes)
PAT229 122DOATallGuyBurntEyes.jpeg|Tall guy (burnt eyes)
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PAT229 123DOASmallGuyExplodedHead.jpeg|Small guy (exploded head)
PAT229 123DOATallGuyExplodedHead.jpeg|Tall guy (exploded head)
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PAT229 127PatrickRobeFezHatBeheaded.jpeg|Patrick (wearing robe and fez, beheaded)
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===Storyboards===
*Rough boarded by Gabe Del Valle and Mike Pelensky,<ref>[https://x.com/GabeDelArt/status/1824869775597871286 Gabe Del Valle on Twitter - "Don't lose your head! Starting a thread..."]</ref> supervised by Brett Varon, plussed by Trey Chavez and Michael Ruocco.<ref>[https://x.com/thpffbt/status/1819405219903774802 Trey Chavez on Twitter - "Some of my work from 'Chopping Spree...'"]</ref><ref>[https://x.com/AGuyWhoDraws/status/1821298316639875124 Michael Ruocco on Twitter - "Here's a thread of various drawings from scenes..."]</ref>
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===Music===
{{MLegend}}
{{APM|g|Gallant Games|Maurice de Courpalay|Title card and opening.}}
{{APM|m|Medieval Castle|Leo Chadburn|Patrick starts reading.}}
{{APM|s|Simply Magical|Magnum Opus|Pat the Hapless battling Beelzebass.}}
{{APM-article|Evil Wizard#Evil Wizard B{{!}}Evil Wizard B|Udi Harpaz|Pat the Hapless defeats the Jabbersquawky.}}
{{APM|m|Medieval March 1|Norbert Condar|Pat the Hapless returns home.}}
{{APM-article|Domestic Fun (B)|Ernest Tomlinson|"Yeah, yeah, victory is yours, again."}}
{{APM|m|Magic Castle|Paul Hart, David Arnold|Dragon Carcass Owners Association.}}
{{APM|b|Barbarian Invasion|Sebastijan Duh|Bath & Bludgeon Works coupon.}}
{{APM|m|Magic Castle|Paul Hart, David Arnold|At the shopping maul.}}
{{APM|c|Curley Shirley|Otto Sieben|"Pay the parking fee to get in."}}
{{APM|b|Barbarian Invasion|Sebastijan Duh|Pat the Hapless parks his Puffasaur.}}
{{APM-article|Attack of the Giant Robots|Cris Velasco|"It will take eons to find bath bomb."}}
{{APM|b|Barbarian Invasion|Sebastijan Duh|Enchanted mall map.}}
{{APM-article|Monster Bug A|Gregor F. Narholz|Pat the Hapless rushes towards Beelzebass.}}
{{APM-article|Slip 'n Slide|Stephen Bulla, Jeff Kidwell|"Sorry. Force of habit."}}
{{APM-article|Evil Wizard#Evil Wizard B{{!}}Evil Wizard B|Udi Harpaz|Beelzebass walks away.}}
{{APM|d|Desolate Danger|Cecil Milner|Pat the Hapless walks to the food court.}}
{{APM|s|Simple Things|Harry Lightfoot|Sirens singing.}}
{{APM-article|Tense Moments#(David Francis version){{!}}Tense Moments|David Francis|Sirens offering free samples.}}
{{APM-article|Approaching Danger|Ronald Hanmer|Pat the Hapless chops the sirens' hands.}}
{{APM|m|Magic Castle|Paul Hart, David Arnold|Pat the Hapless gets lost.}}
{{APM|o|Once Upon A Time|Gregor F. Narholz|"Oh, almighty Crog..."}}
{{APM|e|Evil Atmosphere|Clive Richardson|Goblins kidnap Pat the Hapless.}}
{{APM-article|Tower of Evil{{!}}Tower Of Evil|Magnum Opus|Health and fitness center.}}
{{APM-article|A Jolly Jaunt#A Jolly Jaunt (d){{!}}A Jolly Jaunt (d)|Dick Walter|Goblin offers a gym membership.}}
{{APM-article|Wargames Linking Sections#Wargames Linking Section (D){{!}}Wargames Linking Section (D)|Keith Mansfield|Pat the Hapless decapitates the goblins.}}
{{APM-article|Monster Bug A|Gregor F. Narholz|"How about we thrown in a free water bottle?"}}
{{APM|r|Reception a La Cour [#37]|Georges Tzipine, Maurice Jeanjean|Horn fanfare.}}
{{APM-article|War Statements#War Statement 10{{!}}War Statement 10|Laurie Johnson|"Oh, no, you shan't."}}
{{APM-article|Salute to Caesar{{!}}Salute To Caesar [#19.3]|Gregor F. Narholz|Pat the Hapless reaches for the bath bomb.}}
{{APM|g|Gallant Games|Maurice de Courpalay|Patrick eats the bath bomb.}}
{{APM-article|Approaching Danger|Ronald Hanmer|"All this for nothing?!"}}
{{APM-article|Four Evil Men#Four Evil Men (c){{!}}Four Evil Men (c)|Trevor Duncan|Pat the Hapless goes on a rampage.}}
{{APM|m|Magic Castle|Paul Hart, David Arnold|Pat the Hapless leaves.}}
{{APM-article|Approaching Danger|Ronald Hanmer|"It's somehow even worse than before!"}}
{{APM|m|Medieval March 1|Norbert Condar|"Finally, nothing else can ruin day."}}
{{APM|g|Gallant Games|Maurice de Courpalay|Ending.}}

===Production notes===
*'''[[Caue Zunchini]]'''
**"Last year I started working for the Patrick Star Show as background painter and occasionally designer. It's been the best experience I ever had in my career, the show is so much fun and the range of styles is the best thing I could ever ask as an artist. I wanted to thank [Marta Knudsen] for all the trust, freedom and amazing leadership, it's been a blast."<ref>https://www.instagram.com/cauezunchini/p/C-cCeyhxbIB/</ref>

==Trivia==
===General===
*The title of this episode is a pun on the term "Shopping Spree."
**{{Link|SpongeBob}} sings a song with this title in "[[Shopping List]]."
*This is Pat the Hapless' second major role of {{TPSS}}, with the first being "[[Too Many Patricks]]."
*The premiere of this episode on [[Nicktoons]] received 0.12 million viewers.<ref>[https://programminginsider.com/wednesday-ratings-katie-ledeckys-1500m-freestyle-gold-medal-highlights-prime-time-paris-olympics-coverage-on-nbc-and-peacock/ Wednesday Ratings: Katie Ledecky's 1500m Freestyle Gold Medal Highlights Prime Time Paris Olympics Coverage on NBC and Peacock - Programming Insider]</ref>

===Cultural references===
*Bath & Bludgeon Works is a reference to the American retail store {{W|Bath & Body Works}}, which is often found in shopping malls.

==Names in other languages==
{{Foreign names
|Ger = Shopping Schlacht
|GerM = Shopping Battle
|Rus = По магазинам за бомбой
|RusR = Po magazinam za bomboy
|RusM = Shopping for the Bomb
|SpaA = Racha de cortes
|SpaAM = Chopping Spree
}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}