Abandon Twits

Characters

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• Gary the Snail ^(mentioned)
• Eugene H. Krabs
• Patrick Star
• Squidward Tentacles
• Wise kraken ^{(series debut)}
• Twitch
• Shrimp
• Showgirl fish
• Bubble Bass
• Grubby Grouper
• Chef
• Orca kid
• Flibberty Gibbet
• Clarabelle
• Chubby customer
• Silent Stan
• Cindy
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  • Incidental 46
  • Carol
  • Incidental 19
  • Frank (Inc 155)
  • Incidental 6
  • Harold
  • Incidental 103
  • Incidental 153
  • Steven
  • John
  • Incidental 9
  • Incidental 15
  • Incidental 16
  • Incidental 18
  • Incidental 25
  • Joe
  • Scooter
  • Incidental 70
  • Incidental 167
  • Incidental 93
  • Carlos Eel
  • Incidental 11
  • Incidental 17
  • Incidental 71
  • Incidental 30
  • Incidental 64
  • Incidental 42
  • Incidental 47
  • Harris
  • Incidental 14
  • Frank (Inc 105)
  • Incidental 186
  • Incidental 171
  • Helen the Felon
  • Gale
  • Incidental 102
  • Loser 2
  • Frank (Loser 3)
  • Jody Ann Chovy
  • Little girl fish
• Little girl fish's mother

Synopsis

After a long day of work, a tired SpongeBob and Squidward exit the Krusty Krab. Mr. Krabs asks them about their plans for the weekend: SpongeBob plans to polish Gary's shell, while Squidward plans to attend a dance performance. Mr. Krabs invites them to Goo Lagoon to ride on a yacht instead, to which both accept. The next morning, SpongeBob and Squidward arrive at Goo Lagoon, and Squidward questions where the yacht is. Krabs tells them that the yacht has to be built first like sailors in his navy days would do, tasking SpongeBob and Squidward to build it while he "supervises" them (read: takes a nap while the other two do all the work).

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SpongeBob finds the instructions for building a yacht.

While giving Squidward the instructions for building the yacht, they fly out of SpongeBob's hands and into a nearby boat engine. With the instructions missing, SpongeBob concludes that he and Squidward will instead need to follow their hearts. SpongeBob starts out by building the yacht's mast, but Squidward instead suggests that he should start with the frame using wooden planks. The turbulent building process winds up harming Squidward many times over thanks to SpongeBob's clumsiness with handling the ship parts and the unpredictable behavior of the planks. Though the duo's final product looks poorly built, Krabs quickly turns it into a proper ship with some white paint and proclaims it as the "S.S. Sea-cret Formula."

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SpongeBob cooking Krabby Patties on the yacht.

After SpongeBob and Squidward work together to drag the boat into the lagoon, a massive tidal wave sets the ship afloat properly and Krabs reels the duo in. Squidward is happy to have some time to himself to relax, but Krabs reveals that the intent of creating this yacht was for it to serve as a lagoon-side Krusty Krab, selling their items at even higher prices than on land. Upset with this turn of events, Squidward refuses to work, but Krabs forces him into his standard position as cashier working alongside SpongeBob in the window behind him.

Though Squidward predicts that there won't be anyone to serve out at sea, Patrick quickly proves him wrong as he washes up on board. SpongeBob serves him and Patrick eats the patties through his snorkel, before diving into the water. Mr. Krabs and SpongeBob start selling patties to all the beachgoers but discover an island that turns out to be the butt of Bubble Bass. Attempting to evade the threat only results in even more damage and the destruction of the ship's exterior, though they successfully serve him as the crew's boat sinks.

As Goo Lagoon is about to close for the day, the boat encounters one last customer: the wise kraken, who lifts the yacht up from the water and starts joking with the crew about his hunger for Krabby Patties. SpongeBob and Squidward are disgusted and confused as the episode ends.

Production

This episode was confirmed by Cartoonlounge.de on August 2, 2022.

Promotional art

• Drawn by Ian Vazquez.
  Drawn by Ian Vazquez.
• Created by the official SpongeBob Instagram account, promoting the then upcoming premieres of episodes 280 and 281. Poses from various characters in "Abandon Twits" can be seen throughout the poster.[3]
  Created by the official SpongeBob Instagram account, promoting the then upcoming premieres of episodes 280 and 281. Poses from various characters in "Abandon Twits" can be seen throughout the poster.
• Created by the official SpongeBob Instagram account, promotional art featuring a pose from this episode.[4]
  Created by the official SpongeBob Instagram account, promotional art featuring a pose from this episode.

Art

• S.S. Sea-cret Formula sketch
  S.S. Sea-cret Formula sketch
• Exterior of the S.S.
  Exterior of the S.S.
• Mr. Krabs presenting S.S. in box
  Mr. Krabs presenting S.S. in box
• Goo Lagoon Sand Dunes Boat Docking sign
  Goo Lagoon Sand Dunes Boat Docking sign
• Rental nook #2
  Rental nook #2
• Boat rental stand
  Boat rental stand
• Seahorse boat ride
  Seahorse boat ride

Character design

• Squidward with his polo
  Squidward with his polo
• Captain Krabs
  Captain Krabs
• Jody Ann Chovy's[1][5][6][7] beach outfit
  Jody Ann Chovy's beach outfit
• Incidental #36 in parasailer
  Incidental #36 in parasailer
• Showgirls model sheet
  Showgirls model sheet
• Flibberty Gibbet's beach outfit
  Flibberty Gibbet's beach outfit
• Shrimp's ski driver outfit
  Shrimp's ski driver outfit
• Kamp Koral kraken model sheets
  Kamp Koral kraken model sheets

Storyboards

• Rough boards by Dan Becker and plussed boards by Ian Vazquez and Chris Tabares.

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• Initially, the plan for the seesaw gag was to have a pirate and his peg-leg fall on Squidward, but that was later revised for unknown reasons.
  Initially, the plan for the seesaw gag was to have a pirate and his peg-leg fall on Squidward, but that was later revised for unknown reasons.

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Mr. Krabs spiffies up the ship with a coat of paint.

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SpongeBob and Squidward drag the S.S. to sea.

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Krabs introduces the S.S. to the masses.

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• Ending board
  Ending board

Release

Format	Title	Region
DVD	The Complete Thirteenth Season	United States
Box set	Another 100 Episodes	United States
	The Best 300 Episodes Ever	United States
Digital release	SpongeBob SquarePants Vol. 22	United States

Trivia

General

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• This episode was originally called "Gone Boatin'," a pun on the phrase "gone fishin'."
• This episode was originally scheduled to premiere on Friday, November 18, 2022 in the United States at 7:00 PM, but it instead got replaced with the premiere of the 2021 Nickelodeon film PAW Patrol: The Movie.
  • In Latin America, this episode was also originally going to air on November 16, 2022 at 3:30 PM, but was replaced with an airing of "Squidferatu." However, the episode was later rescheduled and premiered on the 18th in Brazil.
    • If they kept the original American airdate, this would have been the first episode for Brazil to premiere the same date as its USA airing since "SpongeBob's Last Stand" on April 22, 2010.
• This episode's original American airing served as a lead-out to the Nickelodeon premiere of the 2015 Illumination Studios movie, Minions, while it served as a lead-in to the Nickelodeon premiere of the Rugrats reboot half-hour special, "Rescuing Cynthia."
• The title card for this episode is similar to that of "Patrick the Mailman," except this one is on a pirate ship instead of a mailbox.
• SpongeBob's blue swim trunks make a return in this episode, having not been seen for 16 years since "Hocus Pocus."
• "The Next Morning" time card in this episode is reused from "You're Going to Pay...Phone." However, it is slightly zoomed in and contains contrast.
• Mr. Krabs' episode-starring Krabby Patty-selling craft has various trivial quirks in of itself:
  • The S.S. Sea-cret Formula's design is based on '30s yachts.
  • The idea for the ship being a giant model kit was also supposed to give off the idea that a human one had sunken into the ocean.
  • The "S.S." titling that was used for the boat was also used in promotional stands and posters for The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run, with SpongeBob and the gang in a boat featuring the text "S.S. Save Gary" engraved onto it.
  • Despite Mr. Krabs being against "pre-made vessels," a part of the ship (the frame) is already pre-made.
• In the UK and Ireland, this episode along with "Wallhalla" premiered on November 28, 2023, making it the penultimate season 13 episode to air in these countries. Its sister episode, "Wallhalla," aired the following day.
• In the Dutch dub, due to Jan Nonhof retiring from voice acting, Squidward is voiced by Louis Van Beek starting in this episode.

Episode references

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Squidward's cleaned face.

• After SpongeBob wipes Squidward's face clean, he looks somewhat similar to his baby self from "Squid Baby."
  • SpongeBob also wipes his own face clean to a nice-looking effect in another episode from the same season, "There Will Be Grease."

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Squidward dancing.

• When SpongeBob and Squidward meet Mr. Krabs outside of the Krusty Krab at night, Squidward dances in the same fashion that he does in "Culture Shock."
  • This is the second episode to reference this dance, after "Pat Hearts Squid."
    • The dance was also referenced in the credits for The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water.
• In one of the first shots of Goo Lagoon, the same girl with water wings and her mother who were at the pool in "Old Man Patrick" appear on the shore.
• Squidward's vacation outfit in this episode is based on the one he wears at the end of "Plane to Sea."
• Incidental 46's seashell bra and sunglasses-wearing variant from "Bubble Buddy" returns in this episode.
• When Mr. Krabs yells at Squidward for wasting his lumber, he stutters on the word "lumber" in a similar manner to PlanKrab, who appears in the episode "The Krusty Bucket."
• Carol, Loser 2, and Loser 3 can be seen hanging out at the beach together which references their role as playing together in the Beach Band in "Ripped Pants." However, Carol takes the appearance of her normal variant instead of taking the appearance as Loser 1.
• Carlos eel can be seen eating ice cream, referencing his role in "Walking Small."
• The design of the boat rental stand was inspired by a painting of the Fun House from "Valentine's Day."
  • The painting of the Fun House was one of Ian Vazquez's favorite from the series, explaining its similarities and inclusion.
• The showgirls found in the episode are the same as the one from "As Seen on TV."
• Two kids are seen playing in the orca kid's mouth, like they did in "SpongeGuard on Duty." The kids were Incidental 103 and Incidental 150 in "SpongeGuard on Duty" while in this episode the kids were Incidental 103 and Incidental 153.

Cultural references

• This episode's title is a pun on the phrase "abandon ship(s)."

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Squidward's dancing.

• Squidward's dance at the start of the episode, where he faces left and holds his arms at his sides while moving his legs wildly, is a reference to 5's in the 1965 Christmas special, A Charlie Brown Christmas.
• When SpongeBob fails to hammer down a nail, he imitates one of The Three Stooges.

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Squidward acting like a blobfish.

• When Squidward is hooked up from the sea by Mr. Krabs, he looks similar to a blobfish when it's taken out of the water.
  • Squidward (as well as SpongeBob, Patrick, and Mr. Krabs) also breathe the same way he does in the season 2 episode, "Pressure."
• The ending scene is similar to the Sinking of the Titanic in three ways:
  • SpongeBob sees Bubble Bass as a 'Butt-berg', similar to the iceberg the ship hit.
  • The S.S. Sea-cret Formula sinks just like the ship, only in the film, it sank slowly, while in this episode, it sank faster.
  • Squidward plays "Taps" on his clarinet, similar to how the captain plays it when the ship sank its final pieces under the water.
    • The 1997 film, Titanic is referenced in lots of ways in SpongeBob SquarePants, some physically like "Bottle Burglars," and how it sank in many episodes.
• The Kraken has the appearance and mannerisms of the late stand-up comedian Rodney Dangerfield.

Errors

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Yellow eye error.

• When SpongeBob throws the paper shavings, his right eye turns yellow for a frame.

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Transparent teeth error.

• When the ship frame expands inside of SpongeBob, his teeth turn transparent for a frame.

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Transparent nose error.

• When SpongeBob is caught by Squidward's hook, his nose turns transparent for a frame.
• In the Brazilian Portuguese and the Paramount+ Germany releases of this episode, when Mr. Krabs pushes the ship frame box to reveal the finished ship, the ending animation of the box being pushed loops twice.
  • This error has since been corrected.

Videos

• File:SpongeBob SquarePants + Minions + Rugrats Promo - January 20, 2023 (Nickelodeon U.S.)
• File:Minions + SpongeBob SquarePants Promo - January 20, 2023 (Nickelodeon U.S.)
• File:SpongeBob SquarePants Promo - January 20, 2023 (Nickelodeon U.S.)
• File:You watching a new SpongeBob SquarePants, Rugrats Up Next Promo - January 20, 2023 (Nickelodeon U.S)
• File:Dr. Seuss' The Lorax Tonight Screenbug - January 21, 2023 (Nickelodeon U.S.)
• File:Catch Up Now on Your DVR or Nick OnDemand Promo (January 28, 2023)
• File:SpongeBob and Squidward Build a Ship! 🚢 - SpongeBob - Nickelodeon UK
• File:Mr. Krabs SHIPS SpongeBob & Squidward 🚢 - Full Scene - @SpongeBobOfficial-2

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
German	Die Landrattenplage	The Landlubber Plague
Portuguese (Brazilian)	Abandonar Bobões	Abandon Fools
Russian	Поднять паруса Podnyat' parusa	Raise Sails
Spanish (American)	Abandonen el Barco	Abandon Ship
Spanish (European)	Abandonen el barco, merluzos	Abandon Ship, You Fools