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Characters

Synopsis

The episode opens with the Star family having Thanksgiving dinner. Patrick declares that he is thankful for food, and Squidina agrees. When dinner is over, Patrick and Squidina go to watch a holiday movie featuring Captain Quasar. At the start of the movie, Quasar is negotiating a peace treaty with the Saladrian empire through a game of rock-paper scissors. Quasar wins, and tells Pat-Tron to sign the treaty by hitting a button. Pat-Tron mistakenly hits the wrong button, firing a laser and blowing up the Saladrians' ship. The leader mistakes this as an intentional betrayal and fires back. Pat-Tron and Quasar quickly get into an escape pod, and head to the planet Tron-tron to visit Pat-Tron's family for the holidays.

Pat-Tron's family, who are lookalikes of the Star family, welcome him in. Cecil-5000 mistakes Quasar's blaster for dessert and eats it, leaving him defenseless. Cecil runs into Grand-Tron and is blasted with steam, then tries to relax, but gets shocked by a chair with electric plugs on it. Cecil-5000 tries to change the adaptors, shocking Quasar repeatedly. He tells Pat-Tron that he cannot take his family anymore and tries to run out of the building, but runs into Pat-Tron's attractive Swedish cousin, Inga-Tron. Quasar falls in love with her and decides to stay.

File:Blorpsgiving 081.png

Blorpsgiving dinner.

For Blorpsgiving dinner, the family eats various inedible computing materials. Trying to impress Inga-Tron, Quasar attempts to eat the foods she offers. When Inga-Tron clears the dishes, Quasar offers to carry them for her, but collapses under their weight. Patrick and Squidina, who are watching the movie, begin falling asleep, as are Pat-Tron's family. Grand-Tron's water reservoir bursts and sprays all over Inga-Tron. Quasar saves her by getting a bag of space rice to dry her. She comes back to life, declaring her love for him.

File:Blorpsgiving 156.png

Cecil-5000 prepares to remove Quasar's head.

The two get married, and the ceremony is interrupted by Inga-Tron's head being taken off her body to be put into her wedding clothes. Quasar realizes that the same is expected of him, and the resulting removal will kill him. Pat-Tron's family take out their own cutting tools and chase after him. Quasar tries to escape, but nothing works.

Suddenly, the Saladrians beam back down and demand Quasar be handed over. When the leader sees Inga-Tron, he falls in love with her and offers to marry her. In the background, Pat-Tron drags Quasar away and back to the ship. Despite judging the leader as incompatible, Inga-Tron agrees to marry him anyways. Pat-Tron and Quasar take off and decide to visit the latter's family next year. As they fly away, Cecil-5000 tries to cut apart the Saladrian leader as part of the ceremony. Patrick and Squidina marvel at the movie's ending, but when Bunny offers them a real salad, they scream and run out of the room.

Production

This episode was confirmed on December 20, 2022.^[1]

Model sheets

By Chris DeRose.^[2]

Stuffed Bunny model sheet

Stuffed Bunny model sheet
Stuffed Squidina and Patrick model sheet

Stuffed Squidina and Patrick model sheet
Stuffed Cecil model sheet

Stuffed Cecil model sheet
Stuffed GrandPat model sheet

Stuffed GrandPat model sheet
Electrocuted Quasar model sheet

Electrocuted Quasar model sheet
Burnt Quasar model sheet

Burnt Quasar model sheet
Tuxedo Quasar model sheet

Tuxedo Quasar model sheet
Gasoline-covered Quasar model sheet

Gasoline-covered Quasar model sheet

Art

Prop design

Designed by David Brueggeman.^[3]

Robotic hearts

Robotic hearts

Storyboards

Plussed by Sandra D. Rivas.

Production notes

Chris DeRose:

DeRose said they had a lot of fun designing model sheets for Patrick's family and Captain Doug Quasar.^[2]

Jennifer Gleeson:

File:Fvs6FuRWwAEYtVe.jpeg

Art Gleeson made to commemorate her first credit on the series.

This was the first The Patrick Star Show episode Gleeson officially worked on and was credited for, rather than just simply freelancing on it.^[4]

Music

Release

Format	Title	Region
DVD	The Patrick Star Show Season 1, Volume 2	United States

Trivia

General

This is the first Thanksgiving-themed episode in the franchise.
This episode marks Stephen Herczeg's return to the SpongeBob SquarePants franchise, after he last worked on the season 11 episode "Bottle Burglars."
- Starting with this episode, Herczeg is now paired with Charlie Jackson, who was previously paired with Allen Zhang in "Fun & Done!" and "Neptune's Ball."

Cultural references

Blorpsgiving is a parody of Thanksgiving.
Captain Quasar's burnt and electrocuted poses were meant to be styled after how one would occur in a UPA cartoon.^[5]

Errors

File:Quasar's missing mouth in Blorpsgiving.png

Quasar's mouth is missing.

When Quasar enters the living room while talking to Inga-Tron, his mouth disappears for a frame.

File:Pat-Tron's Missing Eyebrows Mistake in Blorpsgiving.png

Pat-Tron is missing his eyebrows.

In Inga-Tron's analysis of King Saladrian, "refrigerated" is spelled as "refridgerated."
When Pat-Tron takes Captain Quasar back to his ship, Pat-Tron appears to be missing his eyebrows for a few seconds but they appear in the next scene.
The first time Captain Quasar front faces, his nose is colored light gray instead of dark gray.

Video

File:Catch Up Now on Your DVR or Nick OnDemand Promo (May 4, 2023)

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Russian	День блорподарения Den' blorpodareniya	Blorpsgiving Day
Spanish (American)	Acción de Blorp	Blorpsgiving
Spanish (European)	Servicio biónico	Bionic Service

References

Notes

[leakdb-1] The Patrick Star Show - LeakDB

[scratchy-2] 2.0 ^2.1 Chris DeRose on Twitter - "Designs I did for..."

[3] Prop Design | digitalcrayonbox.com

[gleeson-4] Jennifer Gleeson on Twitter - "I'm telling ya..."

[5] Chris DeRose on Twitter - "Captain Doug Quasar (2/2)"

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+|year = {{Time|2023}}
 |sisterep = The Starry Awards
 |guests = [[Grey DeLisle]] as [[Inga-Tron]] and Computer
@@ Line 13: / Line 13: @@
 |director-storyboard = [[Charlie Jackson]]
 |director-animation = [[Alex Conaway]]
-|briefsummary = [[Captain Doug Quasar]] meets [[Pat-Tron (The Patrick Star Show)|Pat-Tron]]'s robot family
+|briefsummary = [[Captain Doug Quasar]] meets [[Pat-Tron (The Patrick Star Show)|Pat-Tron]]'s robot family.
-|year={{Time|2023}}}}
+}}
 ===Characters===
@@ Line 28: / Line 28: @@
 *[[Robodina]] {{Single appearance}}
 *[[Grand-Tron]] {{Single appearance}}
-*[[King Saladrian]] {{Single appearance}}
+*[[King Saladrian]] {{debut}}
-*[[Saladrian soldiers]] {{Single appearance}}
+*[[Saladrian soldiers]] {{debut}}
 *[[Inga Star]] {{Single appearance}}
 *[[Inga-Tron]] {{Single appearance}}
 ==Synopsis==
 The episode opens with the Star family having Thanksgiving dinner. Patrick declares that he is thankful for food, and Squidina agrees. When dinner is over, Patrick and Squidina go to watch a holiday movie featuring Captain Quasar. At the start of the movie, Quasar is negotiating a peace treaty with the Saladrian empire through a game of rock-paper scissors. Quasar wins, and tells Pat-Tron to sign the treaty by hitting a button. Pat-Tron mistakenly hits the wrong button, firing a laser and blowing up the Saladrians' ship. The leader mistakes this as an intentional betrayal and fires back. Pat-Tron and Quasar quickly get into an escape pod, and head to the planet [[Tron-tron]] to visit Pat-Tron's family for the holidays.
@@ Line 44: / Line 44: @@
 The two get married, and the ceremony is interrupted by Inga-Tron's head being taken off her body to be put into her wedding clothes. Quasar realizes that the same is expected of him, and the resulting removal will kill him. Pat-Tron's family take out their own cutting tools and chase after him. Quasar tries to escape, but nothing works.
-Suddenly, the Saladrians beam back down and demand Quasar be handed over. When the leader sees Inga-Tron, he falls in love with her and offers to marry her. In the background, Pat-Tron drags Quasar away and back to the ship. Despite judging the leader as incompatible, Inga-Tron agrees to marry him anyways. Pat-Tron and Quasar take off and decide to visit the latter's family next year. As they fly away, Cecil-Tron tries to cut apart the Saladrian leader as part of the ceremony. Patrick and Squidina marvel at the movie's ending, but when Bunny offers them a real salad, they scream and run out of the room.
+Suddenly, the Saladrians beam back down and demand Quasar be handed over. When the leader sees Inga-Tron, he falls in love with her and offers to marry her. In the background, Pat-Tron drags Quasar away and back to the ship. Despite judging the leader as incompatible, Inga-Tron agrees to marry him anyways. Pat-Tron and Quasar take off and decide to visit the latter's family next year. As they fly away, Cecil-5000 tries to cut apart the Saladrian leader as part of the ceremony. Patrick and Squidina marvel at the movie's ending, but when Bunny offers them a real salad, they scream and run out of the room.
-===Running gags===
-*Quasar continuously struggles to adapt with Pat-Tron's family ways.
 ==Production==
@@ Line 63: / Line 60: @@
 FvtNsGVXgAEYAJE.jpeg|Tuxedo Quasar model sheet
 FvtNsGHWcAMzlrj.jpeg|Gasoline-covered Quasar model sheet
 </gallery>
+===Art===
+====Prop design====
+*Designed by [[David Brueggeman]].<ref>[https://www.digitalcrayonbox.com/copy-of-prop-design Prop Design | digitalcrayonbox.com]</ref>
+<gallery widths="180" captionalign="center" position="center">
+Robotic hearts.jpeg|Robotic hearts
+</gallery>
 ===Storyboards===
-*Plussed by Jennifer Gleeson.<ref name="gleeson"/>
+*Plussed by Sandra D. Rivas.
 <gallery widths="180" captionalign="center" position="center">
 FvtNsGLWwAM7h-5 (1).jpg
 FvtNsGLXoAkFhAI (1).jpeg
 FvtNsGVXgAEYAJE (1).jpg
+PAT Blorpsgiving Plusboards
 FvtNsGHWcAMzlrj (1).jpg
 </gallery>
 ===Production notes===
 '''Chris DeRose:'''
 *DeRose said they had a lot of fun designing model sheets for Patrick's family and Captain Doug Quasar.<ref name="scratchy"/>
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 {{APM-article|Acrobats and Clowns A|Alfi Kabiljo|The Star family quickly eat the Thanksgiving dinner.}}
 {{APM|o|Olympia Fanfare 2|Gregor F. Narholz|"Thanksgiving movie time!"}}
-{{APM||||"Captain Quasar and Pat-Tron."}}
+{{APM|c|Cosmos Adventure|John Fox|"Captain Quasar and Pat-Tron."}}
 {{APM-article|Planet Surface|Gregor F. Narholz|"I was negotiating a treaty with the leader of the Saladrian empire."}}
 {{APM-article|Try On and On A|Hans Ehrlinger|Captain Quasar wins a game of rock paper scissors against the King Saladrian.}}
@@ Line 95: / Line 100: @@
 {{APM|g|Gay Time|Alan Perry|Captain Quasar meets Pat-Tron's family.}}
 {{APM|s|Shuffle A La Carte|Tony Tape|"Oh, relax. Grand-Tron's not hostile. Why don't you sit down and recharge a while."}}
-{{APM|2=|3=Dick De Benedictis|4=Captain Quasar gets electrocuted.}}
+{{APM-article|Symphonic Adventures{{!}}The Shock [#54]|Dick De Benedictis|Captain Quasar gets electrocuted.}}
 {{APM-article|Say it with a Smile{{!}}Say it with a Smile (E)|Dick Walter|"This power adapter should be more suitable."}}
-{{APM|2=|3=Dick De Benedictis|4=Captain Quasar gets electrocuted again.}}
+{{APM-article|Symphonic Adventures{{!}}The Shock [#54]|Dick De Benedictis|Captain Quasar gets electrocuted again.}}
 {{APM-article|Say it with a Smile{{!}}Say it with a Smile (E)|Dick Walter|"Perhaps this one."}}
-{{APM|2=|3=Dick De Benedictis|4=Captain Quasar gets electrocuted one last time.}}
+{{APM-article|Symphonic Adventures{{!}}The Shock [#54]|Dick De Benedictis|Captain Quasar gets electrocuted one last time.}}
 {{APM|h|Havoc And Desolation|John Hastings|"Pat-Tron, I can't take it anymore!"}}
 {{APM-article|Tristesse|Gerhard Trede|"I've got to get out of here!"}}
-{{APM|m|Marvellous Singers|Marc Durst|Inga-Tron arrives at the house.}}
+{{APM|m|Marvellous Singers [#2]|Marc Durst|Inga-Tron arrives at the house.}}
+{{APM|m|Marvellous Singers [#40]|Marc Durst|Captain Quasar decides to stay.}}
 {{APM|n|Norman Buchan's Harp|Gordon McCulloch|"Ja, very unrealistic."}}
 {{APM-article|Glockenspiel Gavotte|Harry Breuer, Jean Jacques Perrey|"Initiate Blorpsgiving dinner!"}}
@@ Line 110: / Line 116: @@
 {{APM-article|Bumbling B|Bernd Gesell|Squidina feels sleepy.}}
 {{APM|s|Slow Box Waltz|Leo Nissim|Pat-Tron and Robodina sleeping in power-saving mode.}}
-{{APM|f|Fun Sting F|Gregor F. Narholz|Grand-Tron busts a rivet.}}
+{{APM-article|Fun Sting F|Gregor F. Narholz|Grand-Tron busts a rivet.}}
-{{APM-article|The Great White#The Great White (G){{!}}The Great White (G)|Gregor F. Narholz|Grand-Tron screams.}}
+{{APM-article|Horror Cues#Horror Cue 5 C{{!}}Horror Cue 5 C|Gregor F. Narholz|Grand-Tron screams.}}
 {{APM|d|Disturbances|Gerhard Trede|Inga-Tron getting hit with water and malfunctioning.}}
 {{APM|s|Super Hero|Tony Hymas|Captain Quasar tries to save Inga-Tron.}}
 {{APM|r|Romantic Endeavour|Thomas Kraus|"Captain, you saved my life! Oh, Quasar, I love you!"}}
-{{APM|s|Short Drama Cue 8 B|Gregor F. Narholz|Captain Quasar screams.}}
+{{APM-article|Short Drama Cue 8 B|Gregor F. Narholz|Captain Quasar screams.}}
+{{APM-article|Dramatic Impact (6)|Ivor Slaney|Inga-Tron's head is placed on her wedding dress.}}
 {{APM|r|Romantic Endeavour|Thomas Kraus|"As I was saying, darling, you look positively..."}}
 {{APM-article|Drama Link (C)|Hubert Clifford|Captain Quasar's head is about to be chopped off.}}
 {{APM|d|Death Of The Beast|Ronald Hanmer|"Not to worry. We have other methods."}}
 {{APM-article|Straight From Hell#Straight From Hell A{{!}}Straight From Hell A|Gregor F. Narholz|Captain Quasar getting chased by Pat-Tron's family/Captain Quasar gets captured.}}
-{{APM||||King Saladrian and his soldiers arrive at the scene.}}
+{{APM-article|Attack of the Giant Robots|Cris Velasco|King Saladrian and his soldiers arrive at the scene.}}
 {{APM-article|Mambo Fantastico|Gerhard Narholz|Captain Quasar lying on the salad.}}
-{{APM||||"You do know we're going to execute you, right?"}}
+{{APM-article|Attack of the Giant Robots|Cris Velasco|"You do know we're going to execute you, right?"}}
 {{APM|r|Romantic Endeavour|Thomas Kraus|King Saladrian falls in love with Inga-Tron.}}
 {{APM-article|Try On and On A|Hans Ehrlinger|PatTron and Captain Quasar head home.}}
 {{APM|r|Romantic Endeavour|Thomas Kraus|"Time to get you changed for the wedding!"}}
 {{APM-article|Domestic Fun (C)|Ernest Tomlinson|Ending.}}
+===Release===
+{| class="wikitable sortable"
+!Format
+!Title
+!Region
+|-
+|DVD
+|[[The Patrick Star Show Season 1, Volume 2]]
+|United States
+|}
 ==Trivia==
@@ Line 132: / Line 150: @@
 *This is the first Thanksgiving-themed episode in the franchise.
 *This episode marks [[Stephen Herczeg]]'s return to the {{SBSP}} franchise, after he last worked on the [[season 11]] episode "[[Bottle Burglars]]."
+**Starting with this episode, Herczeg is now paired with [[Charlie Jackson]], who was previously paired with [[Allen Zhang]] in "[[Fun & Done!]]" and "[[Neptune's Ball]]."
 ===Cultural references===
-*The title is a parody of {{W|Thanksgiving}}.
+*Blorpsgiving is a parody of {{W|Thanksgiving}}.
 *Captain Quasar's burnt and electrocuted poses were meant to be styled after how one would occur in a {{W|United Productions of America|UPA}} cartoon.<ref>[https://twitter.com/ScratchyDerose/status/1656002713178578952 Chris DeRose on Twitter - "Captain Doug Quasar (2/2)"]</ref>
 ===Errors===
+[[File:Quasar's missing mouth in Blorpsgiving.png|thumb|260px|Quasar's mouth is missing.]]
+*When Quasar enters the living room while talking to Inga-Tron, his mouth disappears for a frame.
 [[File:Pat-Tron's Missing Eyebrows Mistake in Blorpsgiving.png|thumb|260px|Pat-Tron is missing his eyebrows.]]
-*When Pat-Tron takes Captain Doug Quasar back to his ship, Pat-Tron appears to be missing his eyebrows for a few seconds but they appear in the next scene.
+*In Inga-Tron's analysis of King Saladrian, "refrigerated" is spelled as "refridgerated."
+*When Pat-Tron takes Captain Quasar back to his ship, Pat-Tron appears to be missing his eyebrows for a few seconds but they appear in the next scene.
+*The first time Captain Quasar front faces, his nose is colored light gray instead of dark gray.
 {{Clear}}
 ==Video==
 [[File:Catch Up Now on Your DVR or Nick OnDemand Promo (May 4, 2023)|thumb|center|450px]]
+==Names in other languages==
+{{Foreign names
+|Rus = День блорподарения
+|RusR = Den' blorpodareniya
+|RusM = Blorpsgiving Day
+|SpaA=Acción de Blorp
+|SpaAM=Blorpsgiving
+|SpaE=Servicio biónico
+|SpaEM=Bionic Service
+}}
 ==References==