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{{Episode
| Title = "Band Geeks"
|title = Band Geeks
| Image = [[Image:Band Geeks.jpg|300px]]
|code = 5571-173
| Episode = 35b
|airdate = {{Flag|USA}} {{Time|September 7}}, {{Time|2001}}<br>{{Flag|UK}} {{Flag|IRL}} {{Time|October 19}}, {{Time|2001}}<ref>[https://archive.org/details/cable-guide-uk-october-2001/page/126/mode/2up Cable Guide (UK) October 2001 - pg. 126]</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20011019135034/http://nicktv.co.uk:80/nw_nick/schedule.asp Nickelodeon UK - October 19, 2001]</ref><ref name="autumn2001">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9XS1ksg_DI Nickelodeon UK - Continuity - October 4, 2001]</ref><br>{{Flag|CAN}} {{Time|January 17}}, {{Time|2002}}<br>{{Flag|AUS}} {{Flag|NZ}} {{Time|May 22}}, {{Time|2002}}{{SeeMore}}{{Flag|SK}} {{Time|October 24}}, {{Time|2001}} (EBS)<br>{{Flag|ESP}} {{Time|December 8}}, {{Time|2001}}<br>{{Flag|ZA}} {{Time|January 18}}, {{Time|2002}}<br>{{Flag|FRA}} {{Time|February 1}}, {{Time|2002}} (Télétoon)<br>{{Flag|NL}} {{Time|February 13}}, {{Time|2002}}<br>{{Flag|BRA}} {{Time|February 20}}, {{Time|2002}}<br>{{Flag|GRE}} {{Time|February 21}}, {{Time|2002}}<br>{{Flag|RUS}} {{Time|August 10}}, {{Time|2002}}<br>{{Flag|MEX}} {{Time|August 15}}, {{Time|2002}} (Canal 5)<br>{{Flag|DEN}} {{Flag|NOR}} {{Flag|SWE}} {{Time|August 31}}, {{Time|2002}}<br>{{Flag|ARL}} {{Time|September 6}}, {{Time|2002}} (subtitled)<br>{{Flag|GER}} {{Time|October 4}}, {{Time|2002}} (Super RTL)<br>{{Flag|LAM}} {{Time|November 6}}, {{Time|2002}}<br>{{Flag|EST}} {{Time|November 16}}, {{Time|2002}}<br>{{Flag|CHE}} {{Time|November 25}}, {{Time|2002}} (SRF ZWEI)<br>{{Flag|EU}} {{Time|July 18}}, {{Time|2003}}<br>{{Flag|ISR}} {{Time|August 20}}, {{Time|2003}}<br>{{Flag|SK}} {{Time|December 7}}, {{Time|2003}} (JEI TV)<br>{{Flag|TUR}} {{Time|January 17}}, {{Time|2004}} (CNBC-e)<br>{{Flag|AUT}} {{Time|February 27}}, {{Time|2004}} (Orf 1)<br>{{Flag|IDN}} {{Time|March 26}}, {{Time|2004}} (Lativi)<br>{{Flag|BEL}} {{Time|October 7}}, {{Time|2004}}<br>{{Flag|ITA}} {{Time|December 3}}, {{Time|2004}}<br>{{Flag|HK}} {{Time|February 21}}, {{Time|2005}} (Asia Television)<br>{{Flag|GER}} {{Time|September 16}}, {{Time|2005}} (Nickelodeon)<br>{{Flag|FNS}} {{Time|October 21}}, {{Time|2005}}<br>{{Flag|FRA}} {{Time|January 23}}, {{Time|2006}} (Nickelodeon)<br>{{Flag|IDN}} {{Time|February 13}}, {{Time|2006}} (Global TV)<br>{{Flag|CN}} {{Time|March 4}}, {{Time|2006}}<br>{{Flag|TW}} {{Time|November 3}}, {{Time|2006}}<br>{{Flag|CRO}} {{Time|March 3}}, {{Time|2007}}<br>{{Flag|BUL}} {{Time|October 19}}, {{Time|2007}}<br>{{Flag|ALB}} {{Time|November 10}}, {{Time|2007}}<br>{{Flag|POL}} {{Time|December 27}}, {{Time|2008}}<br>{{Flag|CZE}} {{Time|October 25}}, {{Time|2009}}<br>{{Flag|UKR}} {{Time|September 23}}, {{Time|2010}} (QTV)<br>{{Flag|NM}} {{Time|May 26}}, {{Time|2014}}<br>{{Flag|UKR}} {{Time|March 7}}, {{Time|2018}} (PLUS PLUS)<br>{{Flag|UKR}} {{Time|March 30}}, {{Time|2018}} (TET)<br>{{Flag|BGD}} {{Time|June 20}}, {{Time|2019}}<br>{{Flag|HK}} {{Time|August 17}}, {{Time|2020}} (ViuTVsix)<br>{{Flag|KEN}} {{Time|July 19}}, {{Time|2021}}<br>{{Flag|KZ}} {{Time|January 28}}, {{Time|2025}} (Amediateka){{SeeMoreEnd}}
| Season = 2
|year = {{Time|2001}}<ref group="note">Mistakenly listed with a 2000 copyright year in the end credits.</ref>
| BDE Rank = #38
|sisterep = The Secret Box
| Guests =  
|guests = [[David Glen Eisley]] as musical performer of [[Sweet Victory]]<br>[[Brad Abrell]] as the [[Bubble Bowl]] announcer
| Writer = [[C.H. Greenblatt]]<br>[[Aaron Springer]]<br>[[Merriwether Williams]]
|writer = [[C.H. Greenblatt]]<br>[[Aaron Springer]]<br>[[Merriwether Williams]]
| Director = [[Aaron Springer]]
|storyboard artist = [[C.H. Greenblatt]]
| Storyboard Artist = [[C.H. Greenblatt]]
|director = [[Aaron Springer]]
| Director (Storyboard) = [[Aaron Springer]]
|director-animation = [[Frank Weiss]]
| Director (Animation) = Frank Weiss
|director-creative = [[Derek Drymon]]
| Director (Creative) = [[Derek Drymon]]
|briefsummary = {{Link|Squidward}} creates a band to perform at the [[Bubble Bowl]].
| Director (Technical) =  
}}
| Supervising Producer =
| Production = 035
| Airdate = [[September 7]], [[2001]]
| Prev = [[The Secret Box]] (35a)
| Next = [[The Graveyard Shift]] (36a)
| }}
'''"Band Geeks"''' is a ''[[SpongeBob SquarePants]]'' episode from season two.


'''Brief summary:''' After Squidward gets a call from his old high school classmate and rival, Squilliam Fancyson, he has to present a competing band at the Bubble Bowl (evidently some sort of football game like the Super Bowl or possibly the Rose Bowl). The only problem is, he doesn't have a band.
===Characters===
*[[Squidward Tentacles]]
*[[Squilliam Fancyson]] {{Debut}}
*Squilliam's band {{Mentioned}}
*[[Sandy Cheeks]]
*[[Sheldon J. Plankton]]
*Fish who passes by Plankton
*[[Mrs. Puff]]
*[[Eugene H. Krabs]]
*[[Larry the Lobster]]
*Music Rental clerk {{Mentioned}}
*{{Link|Incidentals}}
**[[Fred]] {{Sup|(normal; tan)}}
**[[Clint (Inc 1C)]]
**[[Incidental 2]]
**[[Steven]]
**[[Incidental 7]]
**[[Incidental 8]]
**[[Incidental 10]]
**[[Incidental 11]]
**[[Incidental 12]]
**[[Incidental 13]]
**[[Incidental 14]] {{Sup|(named Evelyn)}}
**[[Incidental 15]]
**[[Carol (Inc 22)]]
**[[Charlie (Inc 23)]]
**[[Incidental 25]]
**[[Joe]]
**[[Incidental 27]]
**[[Incidental 30]]
**[[Incidental 30A]]
**[[Incidental 31]] {{Sup|(green)}}
**[[Harold (Inc 36)]]
**[[Tuck Tucker (Inc 37A)]]
**[[Scooter]]
**[[Harold (Inc 40)]]
**[[Incidental 41]]
**[[Incidental 42]] {{Sup|(pinkish-orange)}}
**[[Judy]]
**[[Incidental 46]] {{Sup|(purple)}}
**[[Incidental 48]]
**[[Incidental 49]]
**[[Incidental 60]]
**[[Incidental 64]]
**[[Incidental 67]]
**[[Incidental 68]]
**[[Incidental 69]]
**[[Incidental 93]]
**[[Frank (Inc 105)]]
**[[Stretch]]
**[[Steve]]
**[[Dale]]
**[[Incidental 116|Snail doctor]]
*[[Pearl Krabs]]
*{{Link|SpongeBob SquarePants}}
*[[Patrick Star]]
*[[French Narrator]]
*[[Fire fish|Fireman]] {{Mentioned}}
*[[Paramedic]] {{Sup|(mentioned as "some guy in an ambulance")}}
*Human audience {{Debut}}
*Owner of the white sedan {{Mentioned}}
*Little Timmy {{Mentioned}}
 
==Synopsis==
One day, Squidward was playing his clarinet but was disturbed by a doorbell which is a doctor who arrived at his house after mistaking his clarinet playing for a "dying animal." He then receives a call from his former high school classmate and rival Squilliam Fancyson, who informs Squidward that he is the leader of a band that is supposed to play the prestigious [[Bubble Bowl]] the following week, but is unable to attend. He gives Squidward a backhanded offer to replace him, correctly suspecting that Squidward does not have his own band. However, Squidward defiantly insists that he does have a band and accepts the offer, before posting flyers around [[Bikini Bottom]] looking for people to join his band.
 
[[File:Band Geeks 034.png|thumb|200px|"Is mayonnaise an instrument?"]]
On the first night of rehearsals, Squidward brings his rented instruments to a [[Warehouse|practice hall]] filled with townspeople. Upon discovering that none of his prospective bandmates have any previous musical experience, Squidward teaches them the basics. Unfortunately, the night doesn't end well as Squidward gets pinned to the wall by drumsticks the players mistook as mouth instruments while Sandy beats up Patrick and shoves his body through the bore of a trombone after he kicks her leg.
 
Things do not get any better during the second day of training; while practicing a march through the street, two flag twirlers are killed when they spin their flags too fast, causing them to fly into the air and crash into a passing blimp. On the third day, Squidward checks on Plankton's harmonica solo, though he becomes exhausted and collapses from running back and forth between the holes since the harmonica is much bigger than him.
 
On the fourth and final day of practice, Squidward says that while none of them have made any improvement since the beginning, he suggests that everyone play loud so they will be good. Unfortunately, they take this theory a bit too literally as they play so loud and badly that the windows of the practice hall break and Squidward's face is deformed beyond recognition, prompting him to change the plan to playing extremely quietly so nobody will hear them. The band members then begin to insult each other, and despite Squidward attempting to quell the rising tensions, a mass brawl breaks out that damages most of the instruments. When the clock hits 10:00 PM, the fighting ends and everyone starts to head home.


'''Time/Date:'''
Squidward stops them at the entrance and expresses his disappointment at their lack of progress and for not taking his dream seriously. After Squidward leaves in distress at his failure, a remorseful SpongeBob scolds the townspeople and asks them to think about all of the times Squidward came through for them. Despite drawing a blank, they are convinced enough to give practice one more try for Squidward's sake, with SpongeBob as the conductor.
*Friday
**8:34 PM: Squidward looks at his watch.
**8:35 PM: Squidward arrives at the practice
*Saturday
*Sunday
*Monday
**10:00 PM: Band Practice is over
*Tuesday


'''Time cards shown:'''
At the day of the performance, Squidward prepares to finalize his band's cancellation, only to find Squilliam waiting for him at the entrance of the Bubble Bowl, wanting to watch him fail. Squidward tries to explain that his band can no longer play as they all died in a marching accident, but they suddenly appear behind him in full uniform with their instruments ready, forcing Squidward to go through with the performance.
*Day Two
*Day Three
*Day Four


'''Characters Present:'''
[[File:Band Geeks 182.png|thumb|200px|The band performing "Sweet Victory."]]
As everyone enters a huge glass dome, Squidward bemoans the humiliation that he is certain is awaiting him. The dome rises into a football stadium filled with human fans. Squidward, still fearing that the performance will be a disaster, nervously begins conducting. But to his and Squilliam's astonishment, the band performs "[[Sweet Victory]]" and it turns out to be a tremendous success. As the crowd sways in awe, Squilliam faints in shock and is carried away on a stretcher. Squidward throws away his baton and leaps into the air in triumph.


'''Main Characters:'''
==Production==
*[[Squidward Tentacles]]
===Art===
<gallery widths="180" captionalign="center" position="center">
EU2Z2K3U4AAi VB.jpeg.jpg|Arial view of Bikini Bottom.
SB173-SC.018.png|Squidward's watch.
Band Geeks title card textless.png|Title card background.
Day 2 time card textless.png|"Day 2" timecard background.
Day 3 time card textless.png|"Day 3" timecard background.
Day 4 time card textless.png|"Day 4" timecard background.
Warehouse interior.png|The band room.
SB173-SC 1.webp|Plankton's keyboard.
SB173-SC 3.webp|The Bubble Bowl stage, unlit.
SB173-SC 2.webp|The Bubble Bowl stage, lit.
SB173-SC 4 (1).webp|Squilliam's room.
SB173-SC 6.webp|Poster 2
SB173-SC 5.webp|Poster 1
SB173-SC21.webp|The Bubble Bowl entrance.
SB173-SC 7.webp|Plankton's harmonica on a chair.
SB173-SC 9.webp|Close-up of Plankton's harmonica.
New Project (10).jpg|Stitched together full camera-view of Patrick.
FIwR_IdVQAI_0jO.jpg
</gallery>


'''Major Characters:'''
===Model sheets===
*[[Squilliam Fancyson]]
<gallery widths="180" captionalign="center" position="center">
*[[SpongeBob SquarePants (character)|SpongeBob SquarePants]]
STOCK INC 031-DAY FOR 173-0NLY.png|Incidental 31.
*[[Patrick Star]]
STOCK INC 042-DAY-173-ONLY.png|Incidental 42.
*[[Sandy Cheeks]]
STOCK INC 046-DAY-173-ONLY.png|Incidental 46, colored purple.
*[[Eugene H. Krabs|Eugene Krabs]]
002 SQUILLIAM.png|Squilliam Fancyson.
*[[Sheldon J. Plankton]]
143 SB IN BAND OUTFIT.png|Super Band SpongeBob.
143 PAT IN BAND OUTFIT.png|Super Band Patrick.
173-Mrs-Puff-band-uniform.png|Super Band Mrs. Puff.
143 INCD CH 1& 13 IN BAND OUTFI.png|Super Band Fred and Incidental 13.
143 INCD 27, 30 IN BAND OUTFIT.png|Super Band Incidentals 27 and 30.
143 INCD 31, 40, 42 IN BAND OUT.png|Super Band Incidentals 31, 40, and 42.
143 INCD 46, 64, 106 IN OUTFIT.png|Super Band Incidentals 46, 64, and 106.
Gd49G2NXsAEe7-z.jpg|Trumpet Patrick.
</gallery>


'''Minor Characters:'''
===Storyboards===
*[[Larry Lobster]]
<gallery widths="180" captionalign="center" position="center">
*[[Mrs. Puff]]
GZTATkgWcAAGL1s.jpg
*Evelyn
SpongeBob-Band-Geeks-Storyboard-Group.png|Storyboard vs. Final ("Don't ever look back...")
*Nancy
SpongeBob-Band-Geeks-Storyboard-Patrick.png|Storyboard vs. Final (Patrick playing drums)
*Fred
SpongeBob-Band-Geeks-Storyboard-Mrs-Puff.png|Storyboard vs. Final (Mrs. Puff shredding)
*Rest of band
SpongeBob-Band-Geeks-Storyboard-Squidward.png|Storyboard vs. Final (Squidward's victory dance)
*[[Pearl Krabs]]
Screenshot 20200405-125157.png|"Kicking? I love kicking!"
*Humans
Screenshot 20200405-125250.png|Sandy and Patrick leave the band room.
*Doctors
Screenshot 20200405-125308.png|"Good, now, the wind!"
Screenshot 20200405-141200.png|Plankton playing the keyboard.
Screenshot 20200405-142038.png|The cheering crowd.
Screenshot 20200405-142059.png|Patrick on the drums.
Screenshot 20200405-142126.png|Squidward sweating profusely.
Screenshot 20200405-142141.png|Squidward looking behind him.
Mayonnaise bg bg.png
Fight sb bg.png
</gallery>


'''Characters Mentioned:'''
===Music===
*Jimmy
{{MLegend}}
*A Fireman
{{APM|h|Here Comes The Band! (A)|Dick Stephen Walter|Title card}}
*"Some guy in an Ambulance" (an attendant/a doctor/nurse)
{{OM-nonarticle|s|Squids Clarinet|Brad Carow|Squidward playing his clarinet/Squidward blasts his clarinet through the phone}}
*"A dying animal"
{{OM|Vibe & Harp Hits|Nicolas Carr|"Squilliam Fancyson from band class?"}}
{{APM-article|Comic Walk|Sidney Torch|"I hear you're playing the cash register now."}}
{{APM-article|On The Beach|Kapono Beamer|"I gotta drum up a marching band fast!"}}
{{OM-nonarticle|m|Marching Band Scales|Brad Carow, Nicolas Carr, Robert Lee Faust, Ira Nepus|Squidward, the brass, the woodwind, and the drums play scales}}
{{OM-nonarticle|s|Stars & Stripes Forever|Brad Carow, Nicolas Carr, Robert Lee Faust, Ira Nepus|Band playing}}
{{OM-nonarticle|t|Taps|Brad Carow, Nicolas Carr, Robert Lee Faust, Ira Nepus|Played after explosion}}
{{OM|Steel Licks 22|Jeremy Wakefield|Day four, plays faintly}}
{{OM-nonarticle|m|Marching Band Blast|Brad Carow, Nicolas Carr, Robert Lee Faust, Ira Nepus|Everyone plays loudly}}
{{APM-article|Like Strange|Kenny Graham|"What did you say, punk?"}}
{{OM|Spongemonger|Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield|The dust brawl starts}}
{{APM-article|Hawaiian Cocktail|Richard Myhill|"You took my one chance at happiness and crushed it."}}
{{APM-article|Fates{{!}}Fates [#61.03]|Gregor F. Narholz|"What kind of monsters are we?"}}
{{APM-article|Whisper from the Past{{!}}Whisper from the Past [#63]|Gregor F. Narholz|SpongeBob's pep talk}}
{{APM-article|Hawaiian Link (A)|Richard Myhill|Bubble Bowl}}
{{APM-article|Dramatic Cue (A)|Ronald Hanmer|Squidward sees Squilliam}}
{{APM-article|Comic Walk|Sidney Torch|"I just wanted to watch you blow it."}}
{{APM-article|Dramatic Cue (D)|Ronald Hanmer|"That would be my band!"}}
{{OM|Steel Licks 40|Jeremy Wakefield|Squilliam laughs}}
{{APM|g|Gala A|Dieter Reith|Live-action football field}}
{{APM|s|Send them Victorious (B)|Graham De Wilde|Fanfare}}
{{APM-article|Sweet Victory{{!}}Sweet Victory 1|David Eisley, Bob Kulick|Ending}}


'''Songs:'''
===Release===
*"Taps"
====Broadcast====
*"Sweet Victory"
*This and its sister episode "[[The Secret Box]]" were the first episodes to premiere during the [[Totally Twisted Telly]] event.


==Plot==
====Distribution====
Squidward gets a call from his high school classmate, Squilliam Fancyson. He's very successful and succeeded in everything that Squidward failed in. He says that Squidward's band has to play instead of his own at the Bubble Bowl, but Squidward doesn't have a band. So, he makes one. Disaster ensues. On the day of the concert, Squilliam insults the band. Squidward turns his head away from the band before they begin, assuming that the performance will be a disaster, but the band is successful.
*This episode is available on the [[Halloween (DVD)|Halloween]], [[The Complete 2nd Season]], [[Home Sweet Pineapple (DVD)|Home Sweet Pineapple]], [[The Best of SpongeBob SquarePants]], [[SpongeBob on DVD]], [[Band Geeks (Korean DVD)]], [[Beach Bob]], [[The Ultimate Box Set]], [[Band Geeks (Greek DVD)]], [[Two Crazy Episodes!]], [[Glumly Squidward]], [[The Tom Kenny Collection]], [[Best of SpongeBob]], [[The First 100 Episodes]], [[Money Box]], [[The Super Celebrations]], [[Exposed!: The Ultimate Box Set]], [[Holidays with SpongeBob 3-DVD Gift Set]], [[The Ultimate SpongeBob Box Set]], [https://itunes.apple.com/us/tv-season/spongebob-squarepants-vol-3/id507578264 SpongeBob SquarePants Vol. 3], [[The Complete Second Season]], [[Nickelodeon Collection]], [[Waves of Adventure]], [[3 DVD Pack]], [[From the Beginning, Part 1]], [[The SpongeBob SquarePants Collection]], [[Laugh Pack]], [[SpongeBob ScaryPants Collection]], [[The SpongeBob SquarePants 8 Season DVD Collection]], [[Triple Pack 4]], [[The First & Second Seasons]], [[Big Hits: Volume 2]], [[The Best 200 Episodes Ever]], and [[The Best 300 Episodes Ever]] DVDs and on [[List of VideoNow discs|VideoNow]].
*This episode is also available on the [[Home Sweet Pineapple (VHS)|Home Sweet Pineapple]] VHS tape.


==Cultural References==
===Reception===
*The footage of the football game is from a [[USFL]] game at the [[Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium|Liberty Bowl]], home of the [[Memphis Showboats]]. Crowd members can be seen wearing [[Tampa Bay Bandits]] shirts as well.
*This episode and "The Secret Box" won a {{W|Motion Picture Sound Editors#Golden Reel Awards|Golden Reel award}} in {{Time|2001}} for Best Sound Editing in Television - Animation.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20030512013826/http://www.mpse.org/awards/2002/TV_ANIM.pdf Best Sound Editing in Television Animation - 49th Annual (2001) MPSE GOLDEN REEL AWARDS | Motion Picture Sound Editors]</ref>
*{{Rank|Band Geeks|BDE=38}}
*During the [[Non-Stop Nicktoons Weekend#2007|Super Stuffed Nicktoons Weekend]] in {{Time|2007}}, the song "Sweet Victory" was named the #1 Nicktoon moment of all time.
*Many crew members and celebrities choose this as their favorite episode:
**{{W|David Archuleta}} rated this episode as his favorite {{SBSP}} episode in [[The Ultimate SpongeBob SpongeBash]] marathon's Celebrity Favorites.
**According to [[Rodger Bumpass]] at an SDCC Panel, this is his favorite episode.
**According to [[Tom Kenny]] on [[The Tom Kenny Collection]], this is his favorite episode.
**According to both [[Bill Fagerbakke]] and [[Jill Talley]] on [[SpongeBob: As Told By]], this is their favorite episode.
*This episode is number 9 on [[The Tom Kenny Collection]] on {{W|iTunes}} and Amazon.com. His description says:
:"Squid tries to "inspire" Bikini Bottom's doofy denizens into being a tight marching band – but it's like herding kittens. "Sweet Victory" is like the worst Night Ranger–type power ballad in history."
*On the Winner Take All Sunday this episode was #6.
*{{Rank2|Band Geeks|T100=1}}


==Trivia/Goofs==  
==Trivia==
*The song used in this episode, ''Sweet Victory'', was performed by [[David Glen Eisley]] of the [[1980s]] [[heavy metal (music)|heavy metal]] band, [[Giuffria]].
===General===
*When everyone in the room is saying "blah, blah, blah," SpongeBob and Patrick are sitting next to each other. However, when Patrick asks if mayonnaise is an instrument, he is sitting next to Sandy. The only way this is possible is if SpongeBob was next to Patrick on his other side, but when Mr. Krabs asks when they get the free food, Sandy is on one side of the room (viewers' left) in the front row and SpongeBob is on the other side (viewers' right) in the center row.
*According to production art, this episode was originally called "Squid in Charge."
*The German title of the episode, "Hör mal, wer da spielt" (roughly translated: "Listen, who's playing"), is probably an allusion to the German title of [[Home Improvement]], which is "Hör mal, wer da hämmert" (roughly translated: "Listen, who's hammering").
*[[Harold SquarePants]] was originally planned to appear on this episode but was later cut.<ref>[https://www.bcdb.com/cartoon/40697-Band-Geeks Band Geeks (Squid In Charge) - The Big Cartoon Database]</ref>
*When Patrick gets his neck squeezed into the bell of a trombone after he kicks Sandy, he sits down and the slide automatically moves up, which is impossible; the slide can only move downward without actually moving it manually. Then, as the slide comes closer to the mouthpiece, the note gets lower, which is also impossible on a [[glissando]] upwards like that). The note should get higher.
*There is a book based on the episode named ''[[Star Power!]]''
*In this episode, it's revealed that Larry's heart once gave out from too many tanning pills.
*The coloring books Star Power! and ''[[SpongeBob's Best Days]]'' depict scenes that were never seen in the actual episode:
*Nicktoons in the UK aired the "Sweet Victory" scene on a continuous loop for a few days after Telewest decided to include them in their cable packages again.
**SpongeBob and his friends practicing for the performance after Squidward left.
* The song that [[Squidward Tentacles|Squidward]]'s band wanted to play was [[Love Rollercoaster]] by the [[Ohio Players]].
**SpongeBob naming his band "Captain SpongeBob's Jellyfish Jam Band," a reference to The Beatles' ''{{W|Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band}}''.
* Throughout the scenes of the rehearsals, people have been playing different instruments. For example, SpongeBob (on the first day) played the drums. Then (on day four) he played the trumpet. Also, Mr. Krabs and Mrs. Puff on the first day played the concertina (Krabs) and the clarinet (Puff). On the fourth day, they both played the cymbals.
**SpongeBob taking his shirt off during the "Sweet Victory" performance.
* When Squidward asks the brass section to repeat after him, Pearl Krabs is seen with a saxophone. However, a saxophone is a woodwind and should have been placed within the wind section.
**An extended ending where Squidward has changed his mind about SpongeBob's song.
* In the Bahasa Malaysia version of this episode,the narrator went 'mute' when the title cards show up,so did the sports announcer when the band appeared at the stadium.
**However, it was already seen as white in some shots from "[[Walking Small]]."
*The episode reveals that:
**Evelyn's little Jimmy was trapped in a fire, and a fireman had to rescued him.
**Larry took too many tanning pills; his heart gave out and had to be revived.
*This is the first episode for a few things:
**The first appearance of Squidward's rival Squilliam Fancyson.
**In production and airing order, the first episode to have more than one timecard.
**The first episode where Plankton appears but does not do anything evil in any way.
*Squidward's flyer reads as follows: "''Looking to add fulfillment to your dull, dull life? Then become a part of the greatest musical sensation ever to hit Bikini Bottom and be forever adored by thousands of people you don't know. Not to mention free refreshments! Practice begins tonight, 8:30 sharp.''"
*A clip from this episode was used during SpongeBob on [[Nick at Nite]] bumpers in 2018.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lmCf2N889wo Nick at Nite - SpongeBob bumpers (2018)]</ref>
*The Bubble Bowl "real-life" crowd is the footage used from a USFL Memphis Showboats vs. Tampa Bay Bandits game at the Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium in Memphis, Tennessee back in the 1980s.
*On day two when the band is marching down the street, they are doing a rendition of "{{W|Semper Fidelis (march)|Semper Fidelis}}," regarded as the official marching song of the {{W|United States Marine Corps|U.S. Marine Corps}}.
*After the flag twirlers crash into the blimp, one trumpeter plays "Taps." Taking a closer look also shows that Mr. Krabs sheds a tear when he puts his claw over his heart.
*This episode came packaged in a PVD in black and white with the [[List of VideoNow discs|VideoNow]] personal video player by Hasbro. The episode was later released in color with "[[The Secret Box]]."
*This is the third episode to end with a song. The first is "[[Help Wanted]]," and the second is "[[Your Shoe's Untied]]."
*SpongeBob's eager face was used in the online games ''[[Reef Rumble]]'' and ''[[Nick's Not So Ultimate Boss Battles]]'' and the {{Time|2021}} video game ''[[Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl]]''.
**It was also used in the ''[[Super Bowl LIII Halftime Show short]]''.
*In the shot where SpongeBob sings the verse "''On the world closing in''," he can be seen wearing the [[Friendship ring|Best Friends Forever Ring]] from "The Secret Box."
**Both episodes are sister episodes.
[[File:Band Geeks 034.png|thumb|260px|"Is mayonnaise an instrument?"]]
[[File:UpWard 185.png|thumb|260px|Patrick playing the mayonnaise in "Upward."]]
*Numerous scenes and quotes from this episode have become famous [[List of memes|internet memes]]:
**"Yeah, uh, we're with the pet hospital down the street and I understand that you have a dying animal on the premises."
**Patrick's line "Is [[mayonnaise]] an instrument?"
***Patrick would later play the mayonnaise in the season 15 episode "[[UpWard]]."
**Patrick kicks Sandy causing the latter to push him into a trombone.
**Squidward's stretched face after the band played too loud.
**Harold's line "Big, meaty, claws!"
**SpongeBob's eager face.
*This is a rare instance of a real car being mentioned when Patrick says that the owner of a white sedan left their lights on.
*This episode was previously paired up with:
**"[[F.U.N.]]" during the [[Nickelodeon Lie-a-Thon]] event,<ref>[[w:c:nickstory:February 23, 2002|February 23, 2002 - Nickstory]]</ref> the [[SpongeBob SquarePants on Tour]] marathon,<ref>[[w:c:nickstory:October 8, 2012|October 8, 2012 - Nickstory]]</ref> and on {{Time|December 3}}, {{Time|2019}}.<ref>[[w:c:nickstory:December 3, 2019|December 3, 2019 - Nickstory]]</ref>
**"[[Just One Bite]]" on {{Time|January 19}}, {{Time|2004}}.<ref>[[w:c:nickstory:January 19, 2004|January 19, 2004 - Nickstory]]</ref>
**"[[Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy]]" during the [[Best Day Ever marathon]] on {{Time|November 10}}, {{Time|2006}}.<ref>[[w:c:nickstory:November 10, 2006|November 10, 2006 - Nickstory]]</ref>
**"[[Chocolate with Nuts]]" during the [[SpongeBob Z to A Countdown|SpongeBob Z to A Countdown marathon]]<ref>[[w:c:nickstory:November 12, 2007|November 12, 2007 - Nickstory]]</ref> and on {{Time|December 30}}, {{Time|2019}}.<ref>[[w:c:nickstory:December 30, 2019|December 30, 2019 - Nickstory]]</ref>
**"[[Stanley S. SquarePants]]" during the [[Pest of the West Showdown (event)|Pest of the West Showdown]] marathon.<ref>[[w:c:nickstory:April 11, 2008|April 11, 2008 - Nickstory]]</ref>
**"[[Karate Island]]" during [[The Ultimate SpongeBob SpongeBash|the Ultimate SpongeBob SpongeBash marathon]] on {{Time|July 19}}, {{Time|2009}}<ref>[[w:c:nickstory:July 19, 2009|July 19, 2009 - Nickstory]]</ref> and during the [[SpongeBob Code-Catcher Challenge|NFL Nick Play Code-Collector]] event on {{Time|January 10}}, {{Time|2021}}.<ref>[[w:c:nickstory:January 10, 2021|January 10, 2021 - Nickstory]]</ref>
**"[[Grandpappy the Pirate]]" during the [[Tons of Sponge Sunday]] marathon.<ref>[[w:c:nickstory:February 24, 2013|February 24, 2013 - Nickstory]]</ref>
**"[[Pressure]]" during the [[SpongeBob's Winner Take All Sunday]] marathon.<ref>[[w:c:nickstory:June 2, 2013|June 2, 2013 - Nickstory]]</ref>
**"[[Prehibernation Week]]" during the [[SpongeBob's Best Day Off Ever]] marathon.<ref>[[w:c:nickstory:September 2, 2013|September 2, 2013 - Nickstory]]</ref>
**"[[The Camping Episode]]" on {{Time|May 20}}, {{Time|2020}}<ref>[[w:c:nickstory:May 20, 2020|May 20, 2020 - Nickstory]]</ref> and {{Time|July 7}}, 2021.<ref>[[w:c:nickstory:July 7, 2021|July 7, 2021 - Nickstory]]</ref>
**"[[Pizza Delivery]]" during the [[Mega Music Fest]] event on {{Time|July 17}}, 2021.<ref>[[w:c:nickstory:July 17, 2021|July 17, 2021 - Nickstory]]</ref>
**"[[Jellyfishing]]" during the [[SpongeBob Medal Mania]] event on {{Time|July 27}}, 2021.<ref>[[w:c:nickstory:July 27, 2021|July 27, 2021 - Nickstory]]</ref>
**"[[Sportz?]]" on {{Time|November 25}}, {{Time|2022}}.<ref>[[w:c:nickstory:November 25, 2022|November 25, 2022 - Nickstory]]</ref>
**"[[Spy Buddies]]" during the [[A Week of All Things SpongeBob|Week of All Things SpongeBob]] event on {{Time|January 29}}, {{Time|2025}}.<ref>[[w:c:nickstory:January 29, 2025|January 29, 2025 - Nickstory]]</ref>
*A clip from this episode was used at the {{W|Super Bowl LIII}} halftime show to honor the death of the show's creator, [[Stephen Hillenburg]].
**A day after Super Bowl LIII, "Sweet Victory" was played during a {{W|Dallas Stars}} {{W|National Hockey League}} game.
*According to an interview with [[Sam Henderson]] on SpongeBuddy Mania, during the scene with the lighters, his hand can be seen in the audience.<ref>[https://www.sbmania.net/interviews.php?id=5 Sam Henderson Interview - SpongeBuddy Mania]</ref>
*This is one of the rarest instances where Squidward defeats Squilliam at the end and remains victorious.
*The guitar that Sandy plays bears a striking resemblance to a {{W|Gibson Flying V}}, while Mrs. Puff's guitar strongly resembles an ESP-AX 50.
*On [[The Complete 2nd Season]] DVD and select Nickelodeon airings, the audience cheering is in 60 FPS while the animation is in regular animation FPS.
[[File:Band Geeks Uniform TCS Costume.PNG|thumb|260px|Band Geeks Uniform SpongeBob.]]
[[File:SpongeBob on Parade 069.png|thumb|260px|Pearl and a few others dressed up in the Band Geeks Uniform.]]
[[File:SpongeBob 2021 McDonald's toys.jpeg|thumb|260px|A reference to "Band Geeks" can be seen.]]
*The episode has been referenced in other {{SBSP}} media.
**The band uniforms are playable costumes in ''[[The Cosmic Shake]]'' and ''[[The Patrick Star Game]]''.
**This also happens in "[[SpongeBob on Parade]]" when Pearl and others wear the Band Geeks uniform in the parade.
**The episode was also referenced in the UK [[SpongeBob SquarePants 2021 Happy Meal toys (McDonald's)|''SpongeBob SquarePants'' 2021 Happy Meal toys]].
**Squidward was shown looking though his closet to show his outfit in "[[Chatterbox Gary]]."
*Frames from this episode are later used in "[[Friendiversary]]" when SpongeBob remembers Squidward.
*This is the last episode to have [[Aaron Springer]] as director.{{Clear}}
===Dub facts===
*In some foreign dubs of this episode, Fred can be heard screaming "My Leg" after he collides with the airship together with Incidental 106, indicating that he and Incidental 106 survived the airship's explosion.
*In the [[Bob Esponja (Latin American Spanish)|Latin American dub]], Squidward talks about the part about kicking he says, "No SpongeBob, you think this is karate." "No Bob, ¿Crees que esto es Karate?"
**In the same dub, while asking the drumline to repeat the line from his clarinet, instead of saying he says "Percussion," which is a far less common denomination of the instrument.
**"Sweet Victory" is not dubbed and is in English.
*In the Japanese dub of this episode, the French Narrator and the announcer in the stadium are unheard.
[[File:Italian censor of Band Geeks (!!!!!)|thumb|260px]]
*In the [[SpongeBob SquarePants (Persian, MBC Persia)|Persian]] and [[SpongeBob (Italian series)|Italian]] dubs of this episode, "Sweet Victory" is cut (shortened in the PSiM Persian dub) due to unknown reasons.<ref>[https://x.com/outofcontxtdubs/status/1772065493274214507 Out Of Context International Dubs on Twitter]</ref> For Italian, likely due to commercial constraints, as the dub was commissioned for a commercial broadcaster (Italia 1), for Persian, likely as "music is haram" in Islam.
**This also applied to the [[SpongeBob SquarePants (Indonesian, GTV)|Indonesian version]] (on later airings only) as the song would cut like any other dubbed episodes with original music to save more time for other episodes to play. This lasted until April 2021, when the full episode played in normal, later reverting to cut episodes.
*In the German dub, the word sedan is replaced with "{{W|Opel Kapitän}}," a German luxury sedan manufactured between 1938 and 1970.
[[File:Spongebob Squarepants M&E Error In Romanian Dub|thumb|right|260px]]
*In the [[SpongeBob Pantaloni Pătrați|Romanian dub]], Sandy's and Larry the Lobster's lines are muted, but this is likely because the Romanian TV station forgot to update the Sandy Cheeks and Larry the Lobster's lines.
*When Patrick opens his mouth while talking with a trombone noise from being stuck in a trombone, the slider goes downwards from a higher-pitched noise to a lower-pitched noise. Correctly, the slider should have been sliding ''upwards''.
*After class is over on the way towards the door, the door flies open, revealing Squidward with his arms to his side, as if he had not touched the door.
*The [[SüngerBob KarePantolon|Turkish dub]] has the following cut scenes and errors:<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2pbW9mpxmVw SpongeBob - Band Geeks Turkish dubbing error and cut scenes]</ref>
**The title card was mistakenly left in English undubbed.
**When Sandy, Plankton, and Mrs. Puff start reading from a poster, Mr. Krabs' and Larry's scenes of reading the poster are cut.
**In the scene when Squidward is supposed to say, "Wait, wait. I know tensions are high...," he cannot be heard saying that line in this dub. Instead, he is left mute at that part; all that can be heard are the crowd's voices overlapping.
*In the Indonesian dub that aired on Global TV as well as Nickelodeon Asia (Indonesia), instead of saying "Is mayonnaise an instrument?," Patrick says "Is mine an instrument?" and instead of "Horseradish is not an instrument, either," Squidward says "Horse racing is not an instrument, either." However, when the episode was aired in Latvian, the error didn't happen.
*A shot of SpongeBob and Patrick playing at the Bubble Bowl can be seen on SpongeBob's memory book during the time-travel special, "[[SpongeBob and Patrick's Timeline Twist-Up]]".


==Quotes==
===Cultural references===
* ''[At band class]''
*The Bubble Bowl is a parody of the {{W|Super Bowl}}, the annual final championship game of the {{W|National Football League}}.
:'''Sqidward:''' I want you all to line up in straight rows of five.
*The painting seen hanging in Squilliam's house resembles the style of Spanish painter {{W|Joan Miró}}.
:'''SpongeBob:''' Is this the part where we start kicking?
*The scene where the two flag twirlers end up flying into a blimp and causing it to explode and crash is a reference to the {{W|Hindenburg disaster}} of 1937 when a German zeppelin (similar to a blimp) filled with flammable hydrogen gas exploded and crashed while attempting to land in New Jersey, killing 36 people.
:'''Squidward:''' No SpongeBob, that's a chorus line.
:'''Patrick:''' Kicking? Oh, I wanna do some kicking! ''[Kicks Sandy]''
:'''Sandy:''' Ow! Why you...! Why I outta...! ''[Sandy begins beating Patrick up. The fight tumbles outside]''
:'''Patrick:''' AAAAAAAAAH! ''[awkward silence, then Patrick pokes his head through the door]'' Whoever's the owner of the White Sedan, you left your lights on. ''[Patrick walks through the doors. Revealing that he has a trombone for a neck. The instrument plays a note at every footstep Patrick takes. When Patrick sits down, the trombone plays a long, low note along with Patrick opening his mouth to make the sound]''


*'''Doctor:''' Yeah, we're with the pet hospital down the street, and I understand you have a dying animal on the premesis.
===Errors===
[[File:2000Copyright.png|thumb|260px|Listed "2000" in the end credits.]]
*This episode along with its [[The Secret Box|sister episode]] are incorrectly listed with a 2000 copyright date in the end credits.
**This also happens in the next episode "[[Graveyard Shift]]"/"[[Krusty Love]]."
*Part of Pearl's skirt is gone when SpongeBob talks to Evelyn and Larry but reappears in the next scene, and then disappears again.
*During the band's performance of "Sweet Victory" when the main cast is shown, Mr. Krabs is playing a purple keytar, but during the panning the keytar is green.
*During the full band scene, all of the main cast moves up/down rows in some way, but Mr. Krabs does not move at all.
*When everyone is talking to each other when Squidward enters the practice hall, Incidental 11's mouth doesn't move.
*The characters switch places throughout this episode, examples include:
**When everyone in the room is talking, SpongeBob and Patrick are sitting next to each other. However, when Patrick asks if mayonnaise is an instrument and when he says "Kicking? I want to do some kicking!" he is sitting next to Sandy.
***Then, after getting beaten by Sandy, Patrick returns to a third seat.
[[File:Trianglerror.png|thumb|260px|The missing bottom of Plankton's triangle]]
*When Plankton asks whether instruments of torture count as musical instruments, the bottom side of the triangle he is holding disappears for a frame.
*Throughout the scenes of the rehearsals, the characters constantly change instruments, including the drummer's drums to change between shots.
*During multiple scenes in which the screen shakes, when televised, it is surrounded by either a brown or blue border. This error also occurs in "[[Welcome to the Chum Bucket]]" and "[[The Secret Box]]."
*When Squidward says that he really expected better of them, Evelyn's skin is green instead of pink.
*Patrick's trombone has valves on it, a feature uniquely absent from trombones in real life.
**Patrick's trombone could be a valve trombone.
*When Squidward says "That's his eager face," his mouth is somewhat out of sync with the animation.
*When "[[Spongemonger]]" plays, it cuts off after the beginning.
[[File:Band Geeks 117.png|260px|thumb|Big Mrs. Puff.]]
*When Mrs. Puff slams Mrs. Krabs and Incidental 40 with her cymbals, she is bigger than normal; being almost twice her normal size.
*When Plankton plays his work-in-progress harmonica solo, he is so small that he has to run back and forth along the harmonica to get to the right areas, which exhausts him. But in the later scene where he shouts "Correct!" in response to Squidward's theory, he's as tall as Sandy's boot.
*When Squidward asks Plankton how the harmonica solo is going, the harmonica is not on the chair. A second later, it is on the chair.
**The harmonica could have been on a different chair.
*The saxophone is a woodwind instrument, but when Squidward tells the brass section to play, Incidental 40 can be seen playing the saxophone.
**The saxophone can sometimes be grouped with brass instruments when playing in sections.
*It is unknown how Sandy is able to play the saxophone when in her suit, due to her requiring it to breathe underwater.
*When Squidward tells the woodwind section to play, one of the players is playing a brass instrument.
*When it is day four, all the seats are missing.
**This could be because it's the last day of practice so they removed the seats.
*In the shot where Mr. Krabs asks, "When do we get the free food?" Sandy is sitting next to him. Two seats behind Mr. Krabs is Incidental 105. Part of him is shown, but the part that should be shown in Sandy's helmet is not there. It is not a trick with lighting because the part of Fred, who is sitting behind Mr. Krabs, that is in Sandy's helmet is shown.
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*When the band is shown turning from above, Pearl's nose is unreasonably big and covers several people.
[[File:Blue teeth error in Band Geeks.png|260px|thumb|Bluish teeth error.]]
*When the flag twirlers are exploding, Squidward's teeth turn bluish-gray/the color of his body skin, and his side of his mouth that is usually red is transparent, for a second.
*During the scene where SpongeBob and Plankton harmonize in singing, SpongeBob's eyelid turns blue for a second.
[[File:Band Geeks 129.png|thumb|260px|Pearl without the "P" on her shirt, and Evelyn's green skin]]
*When the glass dome containing the band originally rises to the field, it is seen to be approximately 10 yards in diameter and positioned just off of the center of the field. Later shots from within the dome looking outward show an entirely different perspective with many more white lines than would be expected.
*In some scenes, while practicing, the "P" on Pearl's dress is missing.
{{Clear}}


*'''Squidward:''' Now, how many of you have played musical instruments before?
==Videos==
:'''Plankton:''' Do instruments of torture count?
<gallery widths="180" captionalign="center" position="center">
:'''Squidward:''' No.
SpongeBob SquarePants "Sweet Victory" Performance 🎤 Band Geeks Nick
:'''Patrick:''' Is [[mayonnaise]] an instrument?
Super Bowl LIII SpongeBob tribute (Sweet Victory)
:'''Squidward:''' No Patrick, [[Mayonnaise]] is not an instrument. ''[Patrick raises his hand]''
Super Bowl SpongeBob SquarePants Half-time 🏈Show Moment Nick
:'''Squidward:''' [[Horse-radish]] is not an instrument either. ''[Patrick lowers his hand]''
"Band Geeks" + More SpongeBob Storyboard Animatics! ✏️ Sketch to Screen SpongeBob SquarePants
*'''Squidward:''' Now the drums! ''[SpongeBob and two fish have their drumsticks in their mouths. They blow, which shoots the drumsticks in Squidward's direction, pinning him to the wall]''
Band Geeks' ft. "Sweet Victory" 🥁 in 5 Minutes! SpongeBob SquarePants
:'''Squidward:''' Too bad that didn't kill me.
SpongeBob SquarePants - "Band Geeks" Animatic
*'''Squidward:''' I have a theory, people talk loud when they wanna act smart, right?
SpongeBob SquarePants Sweet Victory Nickelodeon UK
:'''Plankton:''' (shouts) CORRECT!
'Sweet Victory' Otamatone Style! 🎵 - SpongeBob
:'''Squidward:''' So, if we play loud, people might think we're good! Everybody ready! A-one a-two a-one two three four! (''The band plays really loud, blowing out the windows of the building, and sound worse than before'')
"Band Geeks" Prehistoric Style - SpongeBob- Reimagined with Dinosaurs 🦖🦕
:'''Squidward:''' (Squidward's face is blown back by the force, baton breaks in half) Okay, New theory. Maybe we should play so quietly nobody can hear us.
SpongeBob Sings Sweet Victory... as a Puppet! - 2021 Streamy Awards Speech
:'''Blue Fish:''' Well maybe we wouldn't sound so bad if some people didn't try to play with big meaty claws!
"12 Days of Spongemas" Music Video 🎄 - New SpongeBob Holiday Song|Clips of this episode are shown, beginning at 3:56.
:'''Mr. Krabs:''' What did you say, punk?
'Sweet Victory' Fun Facts! 🎶 Classic SpongeBob Trivia -
:'''Blue Fish:''' ''Big, meaty, '''CLAWS!'''''
SpongeBob Panel Performs 'Sweet Victory' at Comic-Con -
:'''Mr. Krabs:''' Well these claws ain't for just attracting mates!
Sweet Victory IRL! 🎉 1 Million Subscribers Celebration! - SpongeBob SquarePants
:'''Blue Fish:''' Bring it on old man! Bring it on!
'Band Geeks' In 45 SECONDS - SpongeBob - Nickelodeon Cartoon Universe
:'''SpongeBob:''' No people. Let's be smart and bring it off.
The Ugly Barnacle IRL + More Crazy Recreations! 📘 - s
:'''Nancy:''' Oh! So now the talking cheese is gonna preach to us!
SpongeBob's Best Songs Ever! 🎶 - 30 Minute Compilation - @SpongeBobOfficial
*''[Outside the Bubble Bowl]''
SpongeBob SquarePants - "Band Geeks" Live Table Read at New York Comic Con 2024
:'''Squidward:''' Well I knew this would happen. They're just gonna have to find another band to play. I just hope that ''[Spots Squilliam]'' SQUILLIAM DOESN'T FIND OUT!!!! SQUILLIAM!!!! AAAAAAAAAAUUGH!!!!!!!!! What are you doing here?
Exposing the AUTOTUNE SpongeBob used on "Sweet Victory" 👀 - -shorts
:'''Squilliam:''' I just came to see you blow it. So, where's your band?
</gallery>
:'''Squidward:''' They couldn't come they...died.
:'''Squilliam:''' Then who's that?
:'''Squidward:''' ''[sees fancy band]'' AAAAAHHHH!!!! THAT WOULD BE MY BAND!!!!!
:'''SpongeBob:''' We're ready to perform Squidward.
:'''Squilliam:''' Well Squiddy, this is exactly how I pictured your band would look. ''[SpongeBob's waving his hands back and forth along with his tongue]''
:'''Squidward:''' That's his...eager face.
*''[At the Bubble Bowl, looking at the humans]''
:'''Patrick:''' These are some ugly looking fish.
:'''SpongeBob:''' Maybe we're near one of those toxic waste dumps.
:'''Mr. Krabs:''' I think I'm gonna be sick!
*'''[After first talking with Squilliam at his house]
:'''Squidward:''' I've got to drum up a marching band fast...heh, drum. Band humor.


(drving to band class)
==Names in other languages==
*'''Squidward:''' That trilobite didn't know an oboe from an elbow! Heh heh heh...More band humor.
{{Foreign names
*'''Crowd:''' Blah, Blah, Blah, Blah, Blah!(repeated line)
|Fre = L'orchestre
*'''Squidward:''' Brass section! Go! [some fish with brass instruments repeat his notes for five times] Good! Now,the drums! [Sponge and two other fish try to blow on the drumsticks to make noise for eight times. They fly out of their mouths and hit Squid, two on his shirt and one under his arm, pinning him to the wall.] Too bad that didn't kill me. (Fades out, too bad indeed for Squidward anyway.)
|FreM = The Orchestra
|Ger = Hör' mal, wer da spielt
|GerM = Listen to Who's Playing
|Ita = La banda
|ItaM = The Band
|Rus = Оркестр недотёп
|RusR = Orkestr nedotyop
|RusM = Band of Duffers
|SpaA = La banda de tontos
|SpaAM = The Band of Fools
|SpaE = Banda Geeks
|SpaEM = Banda Geeks
|Fin = Jalmarin pumppu
|FinM = Squidward’s Pump
|Hun = A tűzoltózenekar
|HunM = The Marching Band}}


=="Sweet Victory"==
==References==
"Sweet Victory" is stock music, music that is kept in a library to be bought by companies for use in various media.  The full song, as well as its instrumental version, can be heard in Associated Production Music's (http://www.apmmusic.com) library and on [http://www.unitedspongebob.com]. The song can also be found in [[SpongeBob SquarePants: The Yellow Album]]
{{Reflist}}


{{Wikipedia|Bank Geeks}}
===Notes===
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Synopsis

One day, Squidward was playing his clarinet but was disturbed by a doorbell which is a doctor who arrived at his house after mistaking his clarinet playing for a "dying animal." He then receives a call from his former high school classmate and rival Squilliam Fancyson, who informs Squidward that he is the leader of a band that is supposed to play the prestigious Bubble Bowl the following week, but is unable to attend. He gives Squidward a backhanded offer to replace him, correctly suspecting that Squidward does not have his own band. However, Squidward defiantly insists that he does have a band and accepts the offer, before posting flyers around Bikini Bottom looking for people to join his band.

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"Is mayonnaise an instrument?"

On the first night of rehearsals, Squidward brings his rented instruments to a practice hall filled with townspeople. Upon discovering that none of his prospective bandmates have any previous musical experience, Squidward teaches them the basics. Unfortunately, the night doesn't end well as Squidward gets pinned to the wall by drumsticks the players mistook as mouth instruments while Sandy beats up Patrick and shoves his body through the bore of a trombone after he kicks her leg.

Things do not get any better during the second day of training; while practicing a march through the street, two flag twirlers are killed when they spin their flags too fast, causing them to fly into the air and crash into a passing blimp. On the third day, Squidward checks on Plankton's harmonica solo, though he becomes exhausted and collapses from running back and forth between the holes since the harmonica is much bigger than him.

On the fourth and final day of practice, Squidward says that while none of them have made any improvement since the beginning, he suggests that everyone play loud so they will be good. Unfortunately, they take this theory a bit too literally as they play so loud and badly that the windows of the practice hall break and Squidward's face is deformed beyond recognition, prompting him to change the plan to playing extremely quietly so nobody will hear them. The band members then begin to insult each other, and despite Squidward attempting to quell the rising tensions, a mass brawl breaks out that damages most of the instruments. When the clock hits 10:00 PM, the fighting ends and everyone starts to head home.

Squidward stops them at the entrance and expresses his disappointment at their lack of progress and for not taking his dream seriously. After Squidward leaves in distress at his failure, a remorseful SpongeBob scolds the townspeople and asks them to think about all of the times Squidward came through for them. Despite drawing a blank, they are convinced enough to give practice one more try for Squidward's sake, with SpongeBob as the conductor.

At the day of the performance, Squidward prepares to finalize his band's cancellation, only to find Squilliam waiting for him at the entrance of the Bubble Bowl, wanting to watch him fail. Squidward tries to explain that his band can no longer play as they all died in a marching accident, but they suddenly appear behind him in full uniform with their instruments ready, forcing Squidward to go through with the performance.

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The band performing "Sweet Victory."

As everyone enters a huge glass dome, Squidward bemoans the humiliation that he is certain is awaiting him. The dome rises into a football stadium filled with human fans. Squidward, still fearing that the performance will be a disaster, nervously begins conducting. But to his and Squilliam's astonishment, the band performs "Sweet Victory" and it turns out to be a tremendous success. As the crowd sways in awe, Squilliam faints in shock and is carried away on a stretcher. Squidward throws away his baton and leaps into the air in triumph.

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Reception

"Squid tries to "inspire" Bikini Bottom's doofy denizens into being a tight marching band – but it's like herding kittens. "Sweet Victory" is like the worst Night Ranger–type power ballad in history."

Trivia

General

  • According to production art, this episode was originally called "Squid in Charge."
  • Harold SquarePants was originally planned to appear on this episode but was later cut.[2]
  • There is a book based on the episode named Star Power!
  • The coloring books Star Power! and SpongeBob's Best Days depict scenes that were never seen in the actual episode:
    • SpongeBob and his friends practicing for the performance after Squidward left.
    • SpongeBob naming his band "Captain SpongeBob's Jellyfish Jam Band," a reference to The Beatles' Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band.
    • SpongeBob taking his shirt off during the "Sweet Victory" performance.
    • An extended ending where Squidward has changed his mind about SpongeBob's song.
    • However, it was already seen as white in some shots from "Walking Small."
  • The episode reveals that:
    • Evelyn's little Jimmy was trapped in a fire, and a fireman had to rescued him.
    • Larry took too many tanning pills; his heart gave out and had to be revived.
  • This is the first episode for a few things:
    • The first appearance of Squidward's rival Squilliam Fancyson.
    • In production and airing order, the first episode to have more than one timecard.
    • The first episode where Plankton appears but does not do anything evil in any way.
  • Squidward's flyer reads as follows: "Looking to add fulfillment to your dull, dull life? Then become a part of the greatest musical sensation ever to hit Bikini Bottom and be forever adored by thousands of people you don't know. Not to mention free refreshments! Practice begins tonight, 8:30 sharp."
  • A clip from this episode was used during SpongeBob on Nick at Nite bumpers in 2018.[3]
  • The Bubble Bowl "real-life" crowd is the footage used from a USFL Memphis Showboats vs. Tampa Bay Bandits game at the Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium in Memphis, Tennessee back in the 1980s.
  • On day two when the band is marching down the street, they are doing a rendition of "Semper Fidelis," regarded as the official marching song of the U.S. Marine Corps.
  • After the flag twirlers crash into the blimp, one trumpeter plays "Taps." Taking a closer look also shows that Mr. Krabs sheds a tear when he puts his claw over his heart.
  • This episode came packaged in a PVD in black and white with the VideoNow personal video player by Hasbro. The episode was later released in color with "The Secret Box."
  • This is the third episode to end with a song. The first is "Help Wanted," and the second is "Your Shoe's Untied."
  • SpongeBob's eager face was used in the online games Reef Rumble and Nick's Not So Ultimate Boss Battles and the 2021 video game Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl.
  • In the shot where SpongeBob sings the verse "On the world closing in," he can be seen wearing the Best Friends Forever Ring from "The Secret Box."
    • Both episodes are sister episodes.
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"Is mayonnaise an instrument?"
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Patrick playing the mayonnaise in "Upward."
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Band Geeks Uniform SpongeBob.
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Pearl and a few others dressed up in the Band Geeks Uniform.
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A reference to "Band Geeks" can be seen.

Dub facts

  • In some foreign dubs of this episode, Fred can be heard screaming "My Leg" after he collides with the airship together with Incidental 106, indicating that he and Incidental 106 survived the airship's explosion.
  • In the Latin American dub, Squidward talks about the part about kicking he says, "No SpongeBob, you think this is karate." "No Bob, ¿Crees que esto es Karate?"
    • In the same dub, while asking the drumline to repeat the line from his clarinet, instead of saying he says "Percussion," which is a far less common denomination of the instrument.
    • "Sweet Victory" is not dubbed and is in English.
  • In the Japanese dub of this episode, the French Narrator and the announcer in the stadium are unheard.
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  • In the Persian and Italian dubs of this episode, "Sweet Victory" is cut (shortened in the PSiM Persian dub) due to unknown reasons.[24] For Italian, likely due to commercial constraints, as the dub was commissioned for a commercial broadcaster (Italia 1), for Persian, likely as "music is haram" in Islam.
    • This also applied to the Indonesian version (on later airings only) as the song would cut like any other dubbed episodes with original music to save more time for other episodes to play. This lasted until April 2021, when the full episode played in normal, later reverting to cut episodes.
  • In the German dub, the word sedan is replaced with "Opel Kapitän," a German luxury sedan manufactured between 1938 and 1970.
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  • In the Romanian dub, Sandy's and Larry the Lobster's lines are muted, but this is likely because the Romanian TV station forgot to update the Sandy Cheeks and Larry the Lobster's lines.
  • When Patrick opens his mouth while talking with a trombone noise from being stuck in a trombone, the slider goes downwards from a higher-pitched noise to a lower-pitched noise. Correctly, the slider should have been sliding upwards.
  • After class is over on the way towards the door, the door flies open, revealing Squidward with his arms to his side, as if he had not touched the door.
  • The Turkish dub has the following cut scenes and errors:[25]
    • The title card was mistakenly left in English undubbed.
    • When Sandy, Plankton, and Mrs. Puff start reading from a poster, Mr. Krabs' and Larry's scenes of reading the poster are cut.
    • In the scene when Squidward is supposed to say, "Wait, wait. I know tensions are high...," he cannot be heard saying that line in this dub. Instead, he is left mute at that part; all that can be heard are the crowd's voices overlapping.
  • In the Indonesian dub that aired on Global TV as well as Nickelodeon Asia (Indonesia), instead of saying "Is mayonnaise an instrument?," Patrick says "Is mine an instrument?" and instead of "Horseradish is not an instrument, either," Squidward says "Horse racing is not an instrument, either." However, when the episode was aired in Latvian, the error didn't happen.
  • A shot of SpongeBob and Patrick playing at the Bubble Bowl can be seen on SpongeBob's memory book during the time-travel special, "SpongeBob and Patrick's Timeline Twist-Up".

Cultural references

  • The Bubble Bowl is a parody of the Super Bowl, the annual final championship game of the National Football League.
  • The painting seen hanging in Squilliam's house resembles the style of Spanish painter Joan Miró.
  • The scene where the two flag twirlers end up flying into a blimp and causing it to explode and crash is a reference to the Hindenburg disaster of 1937 when a German zeppelin (similar to a blimp) filled with flammable hydrogen gas exploded and crashed while attempting to land in New Jersey, killing 36 people.

Errors

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Listed "2000" in the end credits.
  • This episode along with its sister episode are incorrectly listed with a 2000 copyright date in the end credits.
  • Part of Pearl's skirt is gone when SpongeBob talks to Evelyn and Larry but reappears in the next scene, and then disappears again.
  • During the band's performance of "Sweet Victory" when the main cast is shown, Mr. Krabs is playing a purple keytar, but during the panning the keytar is green.
  • During the full band scene, all of the main cast moves up/down rows in some way, but Mr. Krabs does not move at all.
  • When everyone is talking to each other when Squidward enters the practice hall, Incidental 11's mouth doesn't move.
  • The characters switch places throughout this episode, examples include:
    • When everyone in the room is talking, SpongeBob and Patrick are sitting next to each other. However, when Patrick asks if mayonnaise is an instrument and when he says "Kicking? I want to do some kicking!" he is sitting next to Sandy.
      • Then, after getting beaten by Sandy, Patrick returns to a third seat.
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The missing bottom of Plankton's triangle
  • When Plankton asks whether instruments of torture count as musical instruments, the bottom side of the triangle he is holding disappears for a frame.
  • Throughout the scenes of the rehearsals, the characters constantly change instruments, including the drummer's drums to change between shots.
  • During multiple scenes in which the screen shakes, when televised, it is surrounded by either a brown or blue border. This error also occurs in "Welcome to the Chum Bucket" and "The Secret Box."
  • When Squidward says that he really expected better of them, Evelyn's skin is green instead of pink.
  • Patrick's trombone has valves on it, a feature uniquely absent from trombones in real life.
    • Patrick's trombone could be a valve trombone.
  • When Squidward says "That's his eager face," his mouth is somewhat out of sync with the animation.
  • When "Spongemonger" plays, it cuts off after the beginning.
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Big Mrs. Puff.
  • When Mrs. Puff slams Mrs. Krabs and Incidental 40 with her cymbals, she is bigger than normal; being almost twice her normal size.
  • When Plankton plays his work-in-progress harmonica solo, he is so small that he has to run back and forth along the harmonica to get to the right areas, which exhausts him. But in the later scene where he shouts "Correct!" in response to Squidward's theory, he's as tall as Sandy's boot.
  • When Squidward asks Plankton how the harmonica solo is going, the harmonica is not on the chair. A second later, it is on the chair.
    • The harmonica could have been on a different chair.
  • The saxophone is a woodwind instrument, but when Squidward tells the brass section to play, Incidental 40 can be seen playing the saxophone.
    • The saxophone can sometimes be grouped with brass instruments when playing in sections.
  • It is unknown how Sandy is able to play the saxophone when in her suit, due to her requiring it to breathe underwater.
  • When Squidward tells the woodwind section to play, one of the players is playing a brass instrument.
  • When it is day four, all the seats are missing.
    • This could be because it's the last day of practice so they removed the seats.
  • In the shot where Mr. Krabs asks, "When do we get the free food?" Sandy is sitting next to him. Two seats behind Mr. Krabs is Incidental 105. Part of him is shown, but the part that should be shown in Sandy's helmet is not there. It is not a trick with lighting because the part of Fred, who is sitting behind Mr. Krabs, that is in Sandy's helmet is shown.
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  • When the band is shown turning from above, Pearl's nose is unreasonably big and covers several people.
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Bluish teeth error.
  • When the flag twirlers are exploding, Squidward's teeth turn bluish-gray/the color of his body skin, and his side of his mouth that is usually red is transparent, for a second.
  • During the scene where SpongeBob and Plankton harmonize in singing, SpongeBob's eyelid turns blue for a second.
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Pearl without the "P" on her shirt, and Evelyn's green skin
  • When the glass dome containing the band originally rises to the field, it is seen to be approximately 10 yards in diameter and positioned just off of the center of the field. Later shots from within the dome looking outward show an entirely different perspective with many more white lines than would be expected.
  • In some scenes, while practicing, the "P" on Pearl's dress is missing.


Videos

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning
Finnish Jalmarin pumppu Squidward’s Pump
French L'orchestre The Orchestra
German Hör' mal, wer da spielt Listen to Who's Playing
Hungarian A tűzoltózenekar The Marching Band
Italian La banda The Band
Russian Оркестр недотёп
Orkestr nedotyop
Band of Duffers
Spanish (American) La banda de tontos The Band of Fools
Spanish (European) Banda Geeks Banda Geeks

References

Notes


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