Eye of the Hotdog

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"Eye of the Hotdog" is a Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years episode from season 1. In this episode, Craig Mammalton learns what it's like to not be the best at something.

Characters

• SpongeBob SquarePants
• Patrick Star
• Craig Mammalton
• Eugene H. Krabs
• Larry the Lobster
• Mo
• Sheldon J. Plankton
• Perch Perkins
• Kevin C. Cucumber
• Bubble Bass
• Tall Tail
• Harvey
• Elwood
• Pearl Krabs ^{(cameo in photo)}
• Incidentals
  • Incidental 103 ^(recolored)
  • Incidental 109
  • Incidental 114 ^(recolored)
  • Incidental 115
  • Incidental 116
  • Incidental 117

Synopsis

In Perch Perkins' show, The Narrow World of Camp Sports, he focuses on Craig Mammalton. Craig has excelled in sports and lives with the other jocks in the Frigate cabin. He prepares for the first annual hot dog eating contest, which Mr. Krabs holds to unload a navy surplus he found. Craig faces off against SpongeBob, who fits all the hot dogs in his body, but then spits them out through his holes. Another contestant, Patrick, eats all the hot dogs and ends up beating Craig's score. However, Craig believes that he won both first and second place, and makes a show of accepting both trophies from Mr. Krabs. The campers laugh at him, and he leaves his cabin in shame, deciding to live under the outhouse.

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Craig and Patrick competing.

SpongeBob goes to the outhouse, and finds Craig hiding inside. He reassures him that losing is not a big deal and he can still make a comeback. Inspired, Craig trains with his team and is ready for the second contest. When it commences, both Craig and Patrick eat hot dogs at a steady pace. Suddenly, chef Plankton realizes that the hot dogs are seconds away from going past their expiration date. During the contest, the hot dogs all simultaneously turn green and shriveled, making the contestants ill. Craig forces himself to keep them down until the timer is up. However, he immediately vomits them all out. The other campers, and Plankton, begin spitting out the expired hot dogs uncontrollably.

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Patrick has eaten his trophy.

Fearing a lawsuit, Krabs decides to give Patrick and Craig trophies anyways. He spray paints hot dogs gold and gives them to both. Patrick eats his trophy, and he and Craig laugh, ending their rivalry. Craig recounts that even if he tied, he still gave the contest his all, and Perch closes the show by admiring Craig's spirit.

Production

This episode was confirmed by Cartoonlounge.de on August 7, 2022.

Marie Dal Porto uploaded a few props from this episode onto her portfolio as early as October 17, 2022.

Promotional art

• Drawn by Brandon Warren.

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Art

Prop design

• Designed by Marie Dal Porto.

• Anchovy's skis
  Anchovy's skis

Storyboards

• Rough boarded by Tim Prendergast, plussed by Yeardley Wells, Dylan Bozic, Andrea Joan Cabal, Leo Garcia, Sonja von Marensdorff, and Dave Alvarez.

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Production notes

Brandon Warren:

• Warren considered the scene with SpongeBob, Patrick, and Craig competing in the hotdog-eating contest "hilarious."
• Warren stated that "some of [his] favorite drawings of the season" are found in this episode's storyboard, calling the drawing of Patrick barfing "chef's kiss."

Music

( ‣ ) Production music

( • ) Original music

( ◦ ) SpongeBob music

 ‣ Buckle Down March - Sam Spence [Title card and opening.]
 • More Hawaiian Steel Stings 26 - Jeremy Wakefield [Camper stumbles out of the outhouse.]
 ‣ Buckle Down March - Sam Spence ["The summertime drama of athletic competition."]
 ‣ Paris Gaiety - Edrich Siebert ["Craig demonstrated an aptitude for sports at an early age."]
 ‣ Presenting Sport - Roger Barsotti ["In the Frigate Cabin, he found his sports family."/"Craig thought he had reached his highest peak..."/"Craig started training immediately..."]
 ‣ Spindlelegs - Cedric Palmer ["Because of the stretchiness of my body, everyone thought I would win."]
 ‣ Jubilee Sports - Dennis Berry, Stuart Crombie [Craig competing against SpongeBob in the hot dog eating contest.]
 ‣ Pig and Whistle - Paul Gerard [Patrick joins the contest as a late entry/Patrick eating dozens of hot dogs.]
 ‣ Liberty Special - Tommy Reilly, James Moody [Craig wins second place while Patrick wins first.]
 ‣ Scorched Earth - Trevor Duncan [Campers laughing at Craig after he wins second place.]
 ‣ Downtown Blues - Tommy Reilly, James Moody ["He had reached the dark hour of his soul, a place most athletes never come back from."]
 ‣ Crown and Anchor - Tommy Reilly, James Moody [SpongeBob goes to the outhouse and talks to Craig.]
 ‣ Conjuring Trick - Tommy Reilly, James Moody ["Besides, losing was a gift."]
 ‣ Closing Tab 2 - Tommy Reilly, James Moody ["And I'm ready too."]
 ‣ First Civilisations Art - Dirk Campbell [Craig meditating with his friends.]
 ◦ Eye of the Hotdog - Tom Kenny, Andy Paley [Craig's training montage.]
 ‣ Plaisir D'Amour [#12] - Florence Caillon, Xavier Demerliac ["I wasn't gonna go easy on Craig."]
 ‣ Wargames Linking Section (D) - Keith Mansfield ["It was the moment of truth."]
 ‣ Drum Rolls (C) - Dick Walter [Countdown.]
 ‣ Start Fever - Richard Toeman [The hot dog eating contest begins.]
 ‣ Mini Prelude (3) - Johnny Pearson [Plankton notices the expiration date on the hot dog crate.]
 ‣ Scared Stiff - Ronald Hanmer ["Oh no! That's today! Three seconds from now!"]
 ‣ Tearaway - Ralph Dollimore [The hot dogs go bad, causing the competitors to become sick.]
 ‣ Dramatic Chords and Bridges 2 - Remastered - Sten Clift [Chovy, Harvey, and Patrick vomiting out their hot dogs.]
 ‣ Scorched Earth - Trevor Duncan [Craig eats the final hot dog on his plate.]
 ‣ Spooky - Hans May [Craig struggles to swallow the hot dog.]
 ‣ Tearaway - Ralph Dollimore [Everyone starts vomiting hot dogs.]
 ‣ Lazy Man - Bridge - Sten Clift ["It appeared Craig had lost again."]
 ‣ Presenting Sport - Roger Barsotti [Mr. Krabs gives everyone golden hot dog trophies.]
 ‣ Rainbow Delights - Magnum Opus [Craig and Patrick laughing at their trophies.]
 ‣ Presenting Sport - Roger Barsotti [Ending.]

Release

Format	Title	Region
DVD	Kamp Koral Season 1, Volume 2	United States

Trivia

General

• Perch Perkins mentions the title this episode when he says, "He had the eye of the hot dog."
• When Larry speaks on Perch's show, the identification reads "Larry (the) Lobster."
• SpongeBob is the only camper to not have his name used by Perch's identifications, rather being labeled "Local Rube."

Cultural references

• The title of this episode is a reference to the 1982 song "Eye of the Tiger" by Survivor.
• The Kamp Koral Narrow World of Camp Sports is a reference to the ESPN Wide World of Sports, with the rest of the episode serving as a parody of sports documentaries.

Errors

• The tally counters for the eating contests change between shots. For instance, after the hot dogs expire, Harvey's counter jumps from 014 to 101 despite him still having the same hot dogs in his mouth.
• When Craig is looking around as everyone laughs at him, Elwood switches places between shots.

Videos

File:SpongeBob & Patrick Enter the Hot Dog Eating Contest 🌭 - "Eye of the Hotdog" - Kamp Koral

File:Kamp Koral- SpongeBob's Under Years - Patrick Devours The Competition (S1, E24) - Paramount+

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Russian	Глаза боятся, зубы делают Glaza boyatsya, zuby delayut	What the Eyes Fear, the Teeth Do
Spanish (Latin America)	Ojos del salchicha	Eyes of the Hotdog
Spanish (Spain)	Ojo al perrito caliente	Eye of the Hotdog