Cuddle E. Hugs

If you were looking for the article about the character, then see Cuddle E. Hugs (character).

Characters

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• Patrick Star
• Squidward Tentacles
• Shelley
• Sandy Cheeks
• Eugene H. Krabs
• Gary the Snail
• Larry the Lobster ^{(rough storyboard only)}
• Tough guy fish
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  • Incidental 14
  • Incidental 8
  • Incidental 7
  • Tom
  • Incidental 153
  • Incidental 48
  • Incidental 47
  • Lenny
  • Incidental 37A
  • Incidental 36
  • Fred
  • Incidental 41
  • Billy
  • Incidental 13
  • Incidental 27
  • Scooter
  • Incidental 16
  • Incidental 17
  • Incidental 49
  • Incidental 69
  • Incidental 105
  • Incidental 106
  • Dale
  • Incidental 107
  • Incidental 60
  • Incidental 2
  • Incidental 37B
  • Teen 5
  • Teen B7
  • Teen B6
  • Teen B4
  • Incidental 45
  • Steven
  • John
  • Incidental 85
  • Incidental 92
  • Sandals
  • Incidental 18
  • Incidental 40
  • Incidental 63
  • Incidental 94
  • Incidental 116
  • Mabel
  • Incidental 152
  • Incidental 150
  • Incidental 64
  • Incidental 42
  • Incidental 31 ^{(rough storyboard only)}
  • Incidental 155 ^{(rough storyboard only)}
  • Teen 7 ^{(rough storyboard only)}
• Sea urchin ^(mentioned)

Synopsis

The episode begins with SpongeBob and Squidward cleaning the Krusty Krab. Squidward finds an old Krabby Patty and tries to throw it away, but SpongeBob tells him all Krabby Patties should not be wasted. He eats the patty, only to gag. Realizing Squidward was right, he chooses not to eat more after Squidward mockingly tries to give him more. When he goes outside, he meets a giant hamster named Cuddle E. Hugs and becomes friends with him.

SpongeBob and Cuddle E. Hugs do several activities until they go to SpongeBob's home to sleep. In the morning, Cuddle E. Hugs is gone, but when he eats the moldy Krabby Patty from earlier to make himself feel better, the hamster appears again. Afterwards, SpongeBob tries to show Cuddle E. Hugs to his friends, but nobody sees him as SpongeBob is hallucinating about the hamster.

Cuddle E. Hugs tells SpongeBob the secret that the moldy patty allowed him to see Hugs. He tells SpongeBob he should feed the moldy patty to the citizens of Bikini Bottom, so he goes to the Krusty Krab to sell tiny pieces of the moldy patty for free. After everyone eats it, they see Cuddle E. Hugs and start cuddling his soft fur.

However, he starts to eat all of them, but in truth, they are hallucinating and running around. When Squidward arrives, he sees the crazed citizens and is put off by the sight. He then decides to go back home, as the restaurant is crazy.

When the Bikini Bottomites wake up the next morning, they are angry at SpongeBob for doing this. Sandy tells SpongeBob to be more careful the next time he makes imaginary friends before leaving with the mad crowd. SpongeBob eats more of the moldy Krabby Patty to ask Cuddle E. Hugs why he ate everyone. He says that he ate everyone as the E in his name stands for Eat. Thinking he is still hungry, SpongeBob makes Cuddle E. Hugs eat a leftover part of the moldy Krabby Patty, which causes him to get sick. At that moment, he wakes up to find himself a girl's bedroom in the surface world, revealing that the entire episode was a centering around Cuddles' dream as the episode ends.

Production

This episode was confirmed on October 27, 2017.

Art

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Storyboards

File:Cuddle E Hugs

File:Cuddle E Hugs Final

Release

Format	Title	Region
DVD	The Complete Eleventh Season	United States
	Chatterbox Gary	Japan
Box set	Another 100 Episodes	United States
	The Best 300 Episodes Ever	United States
Digital release	SpongeBob SquarePants Vol. 18	Global
	SpongeBob Schwammkopf, Staffel 11, Vol. 2	Germany

Trivia

General

• This episode was paired with a rerun of "There's a Sponge in My Soup" during the original airing, but has since been re-airing with "Pat the Horse."
• The title, and character of the same name, are both puns on "cuddly hugs."
• The Krusty Krab dumpster has a different design in this episode, as it is usually depicted as having a green top and bamboo edges, while in this episode, it is entirely blue.
• Cuddle E. Hugs was a hallucination SpongeBob (and others) experienced as a result of eating a spoiled Krabby Patty. However, in previous episodes, like "Born Again Krabs," and "To Love a Patty," characters ate rotten Krabby Patties, and while they sick from doing so, they didn't experience these hallucinations (though Mr. Krabs' confrontation with the Flying Dutchman in the former episode could be considered one).
• Patrick said that SpongeBob was "hugging the air". However, since the show takes place under the ocean, he should've said "hugging the water".

Episode references

• When Sandy says, "imaginary," she creates a rainbow with her hands, which is a reference to "Idiot Box."

Cultural references

• When Patrick pops out of the garbage and says, "One man's garbage...," this is a play on the old saying "One man's junk is another man's treasure."
  • That saying is also referenced as the title of the episode "One Krabs Trash."
• Cuddle E. Hugs' name is a pun on "cuddly hugs." It is also a reference to Chuck E. Cheese.

Errors

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Gary's portrait and the shellphone disappear.

• When Gary is sitting on a chair in SpongeBob's living room, a portrait of him, and a shellphone are seen. However, they keep disappearing and reappearing in between shots.
• Sandy scratches the back of her head, even though she's wearing her air helmet.

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Sandy's missing eyelashes.

• When Sandy says, "imaginary," her eyelashes are missing.

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Cuddle E. Hugs' missing hat.

• When Sandy says, "You two have fun, ya hear?" and leaves SpongeBob and Cuddle E. Hugs, the latter's hat is missing.

• When Cuddle E. Hugs says, "Come, everyone, and hug your new best friend!," Patrick keeps appearing and disappearing in between shots.

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Errors with a SpongeBob plush.

• During the ending scene when Cuddle E. Hugs wakes up in the real world, a large SpongeBob plush beside the bed has multiple errors: Part of its body is missing, and part of its shirt and one of its holes are the same color as its skin.

Videos

• File:SpongeBob You Bring The Color Promo 2
• File:SpongeBob SquarePants - "Cuddle E Hugs" Official Promo
• File:You Bring The Color Theme Song (Cuddle E. Hugs)
• File:SpongeBob SquarePants - Cuddly Hugs Nickelodeon
• File:Meet SpongeBob's New Best Friend! 🐹 - Cuddle E. Hugs - SpongeBob

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
German	Der krasse Kuschel-Kumpel	The Extreme Cuddle Buddy
Russian	Пуши Обнимаш Pushi Obnimash	Fluffy the Hugger
Spanish (American)	El tierno G. Abrazador	Tender G. Hugger
Spanish (European)	Achucho Abrazón	Cuddle Hug