Ain't That the Tooth

This is the page about the season 13 episode. For other uses, see Tooth (disambiguation).

Characters

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• Patrick Star
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• Dorsal Dan
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• Eugene H. Krabs
• Pearl Krabs
• Mrs. Puff ^{(likeness; as a bobblehead)}
• Squidward Tentacles ^(pictured)
• Bubble Bass
• Barnacle Boy ^(mentioned)
• Lady Upturn
• French Narrator
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• Giant trevally
• Sardina Sardiña ^(pictured)
• Mama Bass Template:Cameo
• Shelley Template:Cameo
• Sneaky Hermit
• Shellnapping victim
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  • Incidental 46 ^(pictured)
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Synopsis

SpongeBob rides on his unicycle through Bikini Bottom, passing by Patrick at his house. He stops there, noticing Patrick is holding a mallet. Patrick smashes himself with the mallet, not wanting to grow a nose, which causes a tooth to fall out of him. SpongeBob tells him that leaving a tooth for the Tooth Fairy will give him a quarter, so Patrick smashes himself again so he can leave more teeth under his pillow.

That night, Dorsal Dan sneaks into Patrick's house attempting to rob him, but is unsuccessful and gets punched by him. Glitter falls into Dorsal Dan, with Patrick thinking that he is the Tooth Fairy, so he kidnaps him and goes to show him to SpongeBob. Patrick enters SpongeBob's bedroom and shows him the "Tooth Fairy." SpongeBob believes that Dorsal Dan is the Tooth Fairy as well, and he and Patrick want to take a trip with him. At first, Dorsal Dan questions their belief, but then decides to go along with it for his own purpose of robbing people.

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SpongeBob, Patrick, and Dorsal Dan outside Bubble Bass's house.

They first stop at Bubble Bass's house, with SpongeBob and Patrick looking for teeth, and Dorsal Dan going for his money. SpongeBob and Patrick manage to extract a tooth out of Bubble Bass's mouth. SpongeBob, Patrick, and Dorsal Dan go around more houses through town, with SpongeBob and Patrick getting the teeth as Dorsal Dan robs people for their valuables, but gets harmed every time.

Dorsal Dan prepares for his last stop, but SpongeBob interrupts him so they can go inside Mr. Krabs' house. As they go inside the house, SpongeBob warns Dorsal Dan of security traps, in which one is set off by Patrick. Mr. Krabs comes down, confused, and soon tells SpongeBob and Patrick that Dorsal Dan is not the real Tooth Fairy. Dorsal Dan tries to convince SpongeBob and Patrick still, as they leave Mr. Krabs' house.

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The actual Tooth Fairy.

The police chase SpongeBob, Patrick, and Dorsal Dan as they end up at the top of a cliff. SpongeBob and Patrick then push Dorsal Dan off the cliff, as they say that he can fly, being the "Tooth Fairy." Dorsal Dan ends up injured, as the actual Tooth Fairy soon appears, complimenting SpongeBob and Patrick for their efforts of collecting teeth. She rewards them by making them her assistants and giving them the ability to fly.

Production

This episode was confirmed by Cartoonlounge.de on December 20, 2022.

On March 3, 2023, Vincent Waller stated that this episode was still in the animation phase. He also stated this episode would feature one of his favorite voice actors, which would end up being Steve Buscemi.

On April 27, Waller stated that he and the crew approved the final mix of this segment and its sister episode, "Arbor Day Disarray," stating that fans would not have to "wait very long" for the episode to come out in the United States.

Promotional art

• Drawn by Ian Vazquez.

• Promo art for the episode, featuring various criminals from throughout the series' run.
  Promo art for the episode, featuring various criminals from throughout the series' run.

Art

Character design

• Designed by Ian Vazquez and Jeff Shea.

• Drawings of the Tooth Fairy
  Drawings of the Tooth Fairy

Storyboards

• Plussed by Jeff Shea and Kyle Morrison, revised by Chris Tabares.

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• File:Ain't that the tooth board 2.jpg

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Production notes

Vincent Waller:

• Waller stated that this is one of his favorite episodes.

Jeff Shea:

• Shea said that the brief given to him while plussing this episode was "Kill Mr. Pink" or something like that, referencing Steve Buscemi's role in Reservoir Dogs.
• Shea thanked Ian Vazquez for his guidance and drawings of a mangled, dropped-off-a-cliff Dorsal Dan.
• Shea had "so much fun" designing the Tooth Fairy seen at the end of the episode.

Kyle Morrison:

• Morrison said that "Dorsal Dan was such a tricky but fun character to draw, especially leaning so heavily into his Buscemi-ishness." They had to give "major credit to Ian for his guidance to that end!"
• SpongeBob and Patrick finding diamonds in Upturn's sack was one of Morrison's favorite shots in the episode. Morrison also loved the running gag of giving everyone a gentle kiss, and was happy that they got the chance to draw the giant trevally from "Salty Sponge" again.

Ian Vazquez:

• Vazquez said that the Tooth Fairy was designed to look like she came out of a completely different show, taking inspiration from characters like Young Mermaid Man and King Neptune.
  • He believed that Jeff Shea knocked her design out of the park, as well as Stephanie Gladden on the final version.

Danny Giovannini:

• In the Life in the Credits podcast, Giovannini said that he loved writing for Dorsal Dan because the character is voiced by Steve Buscemi, and the episode ended up being one of his favorites overall.

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. 23	United States

Trivia

General

• The title card background is similar to those of "Snooze You Lose," "Stuck on the Roof," and "Girls' Night Out" except this title card does not have any flowers on it.
• The font used in the title card was previously used in "Séance Shméance."

The bobblehead is a reference to Mrs. Puff's first prototype design.

• When Dorsal Dan is driving his boat, there is a hula bobblehead figure based on Mrs. Puff's first prototype design by Stephen Hillenburg.
• In this episode, SpongeBob and Patrick meet the Tooth Fairy, however in "The Whole Tooth," Patrick's last baby tooth boards a Tooth Ferry.
• This is the first episode where Steve Buscemi voices his role as Dorsal Dan since "The Getaway."

Dub facts

• In the Latin American dub, the title for this episode is "Abraca-dental" which is a line said by the Tooth Fairy at the end of the episode.

Episode references

• SpongeBob said he helped Mr. Krabs install the security system himself, referencing the events of the episode "Knock Knock, Who's There?"
• Throughout the episode, Patrick is wearing his purple sweater from "My Pretty Seahorse."
• SpongeBob's outfit throughout the episode is the same one he wore in "Just One Bite."
• A pile of hats in Patrick's room contains his army hat from "Squilliam Returns," the Goofy Goober's Ice Cream Party Boat hat from The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie, his knight hat from "Dunces and Dragons," his mining helmet from "Wishing You Well," his beret from "The Googly Artiste," a Krusty Krab employee hat, a detective hat, a cowboy hat, a glove hat, a nightcap, and a marching band hat.
• Crustacean Crime Theater from "Life of Crime" is seen on Bubble Bass's TV.
• The fish couple that SpongeBob, Patrick, and Dorsal Dan steal from previously appeared in "Hall Monitor."
• A figure of Wolfman Boy from "The Big Bad Bubble Bass," figures of Man Ray and the Dirty Bubble, Wonder Whale from "Swamp Mates," and the Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy Bran Flakes from "Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy II" appear in Bubble Bass's room.
• Mr. Krabs' house is decorated with memorabilia from "Wet Painters."

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The kid design of Mr. Krabs in this episode from "Krusty Krab Training Video."

• The photo of Mr. Krabs as a kid uses the same design and sepia tone as his flashback in "Krusty Krab Training Video."
• Pearl wears her nightgown from "Sleepy Time."
• The landscape that Dorsal Dan drives up to escape from the police is previously seen at the end of "Squeaky Boots."

Cultural references

• This episode's title is a reference to the phrase "Ain't that the truth."

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Wiggy Rockstone's model sheet from Pebbles & Bamm. This was used as one of the blueprints for designing the tooth fairy found in this episode.

• The Tooth Fairy's design is based on classic Hanna-Barbera media, mainly taking influence from various The Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm Show characters.

Errors

• When SpongeBob flinches as Patrick bashes himself with his mallet, SpongeBob's eyebrows vanishes for a couple frames. This does not happen the second time.
• Patrick's eyebrows disappear when his eyes spin like a slot machine.
• At the beginning of the episode, Squidward's house is missing.

Videos

• File:SpongeBob SquarePants New Episode Promo 2 - June 19, 2023 (Nickelodeon U.S.)
• File:Patrick Meets "The Tooth Fairy" 🦷 - SpongeBob - Nickelodeon UK
• File:SpongeBob Meets the… Tooth Fairy?! 🦷 - Full Scene - @SpongeBobOfficial

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
German	Die falsche Zahnfee	The Fake Tooth Fairy
Russian	Зуб на зуб не приходится Zub na zub ne prikhoditsya	All the Teeth are Not Alike
Spanish (American)	Abraca-dental	Abraca-dental
Spanish (European)	Eso no es un diente	Ain't That the Tooth