Dunces and Dragons

This is the page about the episode. For other uses, see Lost in Time (disambiguation).

Characters

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  • Sir SpongeBob
• Patrick Star
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  • Fred
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  • Steven
  • John
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  • Charlie
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  • Tuck Tucker
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  • Scooter
  • Harold (Inc 40)
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  • Judy
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  • Harris
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  • Old Man Walker
  • Mabel
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  • Apollow
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  • Incidental 102 ^(cut)
  • Gale
  • Frank
  • Stretch
  • Steve
  • Dale
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  • Frank
  • Sandals
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• Queen Template:Debut
• Seahorses
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• Dungeon master Template:Debut
• Squidly Tentacles Template:Debut
  • Squidward Tentacles ^(mentioned)
• Dragon jellyfish Template:Debut
• King Krabs Template:Debut
  • Eugene H. Krabs ^(mentioned)
• Princess Pearl Krabs Template:Debut
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• Planktonamor Template:Debut
• Blacksmith Template:Debut
• Karen the Crystal Ball Template:Debut
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• King Neptune ^(mentioned)

Synopsis

Act 1

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SpongeBob and Patrick inside Medieval Moments

In the beginning of the episode, SpongeBob and Patrick are running up to the Medieval Moments stadium/restaurant to watch the jousting tournament. Upon their arrival, Morrie announces the tournament of The Horse Fight and asks for two volunteers to take part in the jousting, choosing SpongeBob and Patrick. Unaware that they are actually going to be in the tournament, and not just watching up close, they are forced to mount seahorses and start jousting against each other. They are both launched off of their seahorses into the air and land in a small field in 12th Century Bikini Bottom.

A large group of knights on seahorses surround the duo. They lock SpongeBob and Patrick in the dungeons, because they think they are evil. There they see an octopus playing a clarinet and failing. He expresses displeasure at this and promptly curses his descendant should he continue to fail. They think it is Squidward, but the octopus' name is actually Squidly. In the meantime, SpongeBob and Patrick still think this is part of the Medieval Moments tournament, until Squidly tells them about a dragon jellyfish zapping around the village, making SpongeBob and Patrick realize they went back in time.

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SpongeBob and Squidly being released from the dungeon

Later, SpongeBob, Patrick, and Squidly are sent to King Krabs, who orders them to be executed because of an insulting song they sing in front of him. However, Princess Pearl reminds her dad of a prophecy in a stained glass window, which says that two brave knights will fall from the sky and will be sent by the king and defeat the dragon controlled by the evil wizard Planktonamor that is destroying the kingdom. Just then, the dragon jellyfish smashes through the wall with the prophecy on it.

Under Planktonamor's orders, it kidnaps Pearl in order to kill her and effortlessly flicks King Krabs into the guillotine, smashing it just before SpongeBob can be executed. The dragon flies away, and King Krabs, who realized they are the chosen ones, begs SpongeBob and Patrick with forgiveness and tells them to rescue his daughter, treating them like royalty, and Squidly comes along as well after orders from King Krabs.

Act 2

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SpongeBob running up the stairs

On the way, they stop off at the Blacksmith's shop to get some armor and weapons, only to find that all of the weapons are too heavy except for the jellyfish net. As they reach the bridge to Planktonamor's tower, they are attacked by a Dark Knight, who guards the bridge. The Dark Knight is revealed to be none-other than a medieval Sandy. A duel ensues, and although SpongeBob becomes stripped of his armor after the Dark Knight destroys it, he still ends up winning due to his karate prowess. After the battle, SpongeBob decides to spare her life. Amazed, the Dark Knight decides to follow SpongeBob, Patrick, and Squidly on their quest and learn a trifle of karate, according to her.

Back at the King's castle, Krabs receives a note saying that Princess Pearl will die if he does not hand over the village and his throne. SpongeBob, Patrick, Squidly, and the Dark Knight climb an absurdly long flight of stairs to the top of the tower. Planktonamor battles SpongeBob, but his spells have almost no effect, while Patrick, Squidly, and the Dark Knight rescue Pearl. However, the dragon soon arrives and incapacitates everyone with its zaps except SpongeBob, who subdues the dragon with his jellyfish net, only for the dragon to zap itself free. Just as the dragon is about to finish off SpongeBob, he pulls out a Krabby Patty he had been saving for lunch. The dragon eats it (which Patrick thinks it's scary, but SpongeBob tells him that it's a good thing) and likes it so much that it becomes obedient to SpongeBob, zapping Planktonamor. The heroes return to the village to have their victory celebrated, and King Krabs is seen cooking Template:Data:Links for the dragon. However, as soon as Squidly starts playing his clarinet, everybody hates it and they heckle him, and someone throws a rock at him. He bumps into the seahorses behind him, scaring them and launch SpongeBob and Patrick into the air.

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Try telling that to Squidly.

They land back at the jousting tournament in the present, where SpongeBob wakes up and tells Patrick that all of this was just a dream. However, Patrick sits up revealing he had squashed Squidly, who is accidentally sent to the present as well, hinting they actually did travel through time, as the episode ends.

Production

This episode's plot was confirmed during April 2005 by Tom Kenny: "SpongeBob somehow travels back to the Middle Ages, where he meets Squidward's ancestor, the world's worst minstrel."

This episode was in production on June 13, 2005.

This episode's final title and plot were confirmed on October 19, 2005.

The episode would be completed at some point during said year, as Sherm Cohen mentioned that the press art he drew for Nick Magazine was done after the episode was finished (still in 2005) but before it aired (2006.)

Promotional art

• Promotional artwork
  Promotional artwork
• An ad for the Lost in Time DVD feature in a Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi comic[5]
  An ad for the Lost in Time DVD feature in a Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi comic
• An ad for the special in the same Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi comic
  An ad for the special in the same Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi comic
• Magazine ad for this episode
  Magazine ad for this episode
• Promotion art posted on Sherm Cohen's Twitter,[4] drawn after the episode finished production[6] and was later used for the Nickelodeon Magazine March 2006 Issue.
  Promotion art posted on Sherm Cohen's Twitter, drawn after the episode finished production and was later used for the Nickelodeon Magazine March 2006 Issue.

Storyboards

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Deleted scene

In the animatic version featured on the Season 4 Volume 1, The Complete Fourth Season, 2-Season TV Pack, and The Third & Fourth Seasons DVDs, there's a deleted scene where SpongeBob and Patrick make sure they are okay after falling out of the sky. Another deleted scene involves a scene in which human-like "doppelgängers" of SpongeBob and Patrick appear. Patrick's doppelgänger wears a pointed hat and SpongeBob's doppelgänger has a neat, square-trimmed haircut. These scenes were cut for unknown reasons.

Art

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Paintings

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Model sheets

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Release

Broadcast

• This episode had 8.56 million viewers during its premiere, making it the second most-watched episode of SpongeBob SquarePants, with the most-watched one being "Atlantis SquarePantis."
  • It is also the 6th most-viewed premiere of a Nickelodeon episode.

Distribution

• This episode is available on the Lost in Time DVD and VHS, Bob Esponja Vol. 1, Season 4 Volume 1, Nick Picks Volume 5, Chimps Ahoy, Simply Patrick, SpongeBob Schwammkopf Folge 31, SpongeBob SquarePants Specials Collection, Vol. 1, Best of SpongeBob, First 100 Episodes, Money Box, 2-Movies-Edition Volume 2, Double Feature Volume 2, The Ultimate SpongeBob Box Set, SpongeBob SquarePants Vol. 6, Complete Fourth Season, From the Beginning, Part 2, On the Road, The SpongeBob SquarePants Collection, Oceans of Laughs, SpongeBob and Friends: Patrick SquarePants, Tales of a Teenage Whale, Calling All Heroes!, The SpongeBob SquarePants 8 Season DVD Collection, Favorite Episodes Volume 2, 2-Season TV Pack, The Third & Fourth Seasons, The Best 200 Episodes Ever, and The Best 300 Episodes Ever DVDs and on VideoNow.

Reception

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• Vincent Waller, while not finding the episode bad, felt that it would have been better as an 11-minute episode.

Trivia

General

• This episode was originally called "The World's Worst Minstrel" and "Squidward's Ancestors." The old titles mainly focused more on Squidly, which lines up with Tom Kenny's original description of the episode. It was also known as "Lost in Time" when promoted by Nickelodeon.
• Despite being packaged between two episodes that were copyrighted in 2005, this episode was copyrighted in 2006, being the first one to do so.

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• Burger King released a promotional toyline based on this episode in 2006. It consisted of 20 different figures and rolled out a global promotional sweepstakes called "Lost in Time With SpongeBob SquarePants," which offered customers a trip to one of the countries visited by SpongeBob in the episode.
• This is the first episode for a few things:
  • The first episode where "Parting of the Clouds Sting" plays.
  • The first episode to be aired simulcast in the United States and Latin America on the same date, as it was promoted as a "world premiere."
  • Robertryan Cory's first episode as the character designer.
  • Barry Anthony's first episode as the music.
  • The first special to not be written by Paul Tibbitt.
  • The first double-length episode where Gary does not appear.
• Unlike her descendant, medieval Sandy can breathe underwater without an air helmet.
• King Krabs' castle looks like the Krusty Krab in design.
• It is revealed that Template:Data:Links and Template:Data:Links are related to royalty.
• It is revealed that Template:Data:Links was cursed by his ancestor to be terrible at playing the clarinet.
• Most of SpongeBob's friends have an ancestor, but neither SpongeBob or Patrick have a medieval relative, besides those who only appear in a deleted scene.
• There is an online game of the same name based on this episode.
  • There are also two books based on this episode named Lost in Time: A Medieval Adventure and Good Knight SpongeBob.
• A clip from this episode was seen in the Attack of the SpongeBob DVDs promo from 2008-2009.
• This is the second episode for a few things:
  • The second and last half-hour special of season 4. The first was "Have You Seen This Snail?"
  • The second episode to involve time traveling. The first is "SB-129," although they don't use a time machine as they fly through the air by a seahorse throwing, which sends them to the past.
  • The second episode to reference Dungeons and Dragons. The first time was in "Mid-Life Crustacean" with "P & P."
  • The second 22-minute special to not feature Patchy the Pirate and Potty the Parrot, after "Have You Seen This Snail?" However, they do make a cameo in the SpongeBob SquarePants special opening of the latter, along with "Pest of the West" and "What Ever Happened to SpongeBob?"

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SpongeBob doppelgänger voiced by Rodger Bumpass.

• According to the end credits and the animatic version, there was supposed to be a "SpongeBob doppelgänger" who would have been voiced by Rodger Bumpass.
• This episode was aired alongside various specials from SpongeBob and The Fairly OddParents, leading up to the Nickelodeon movie 100 Things to Do Before High School.
• This is the third episode where everything is revealed to be a dream, the first two being "Procrastination" and "Doing Time."

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Sponge and Pat's outfits in this episode vs. the ones they wore in "Fun & Done." The major difference that can be seen is the completely different color schemes between each set of clothing.

• The medieval costumes for SpongeBob Patrick were later reused in The Patrick Star Show episode "Fun & Done!," except that the color schemes are different.

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• In The Cosmic Shake, the medieval Bikini Bottom from this episode was used in Medieval Sulfur Fields.

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This episode is seen briefly through SpongeBob's eyes.

• Frames from this episode were later used in "Friendiversary" when SpongeBob remembers Squidward.

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• The dragon jellyfish from this episode would later appear in SpongeBob Simulator.
  • SpongeBob's medieval is planned as an upcoming buddy in SpongeBob Simulator as well.
• SpongeBob does not appear to know how to ride a seahorse, despite being able to do so without issue in "My Pretty Seahorse."
• This episode was later adapted for a comic in 2013's Issue #11 of SpongeBob and his Friends in Russia.

Dub facts

• In the French dub, some screams, laughs, etc. are undubbed and left in English.

Episode references

• SpongeBob's snickering from "Naughty Nautical Neighbors" can be heard during "King is Bad."

Cultural references

• The title of the episode is a parody of the role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons. One of the characters in this episode is the Dungeon Master, which is also a reference to the game.
• The name of the stadium/restaurant, Medieval Moments, is a reference to the real-life dinner theater chain Medieval Times.
• Bikini Bottomshire is a parody of the names of British lands that formed during the Middle Ages, known as Shires.
• Planktonamor's tower resembles the Eye of Sauron from The Lord of the Rings, besides the fact that the eye is not in between the spikes.
• Squidly's song "Dragon is Here" is sung to the tune of the Irish march Lilliburlero. He also plays the opening notes of the march proper just before he, SpongeBob, and Patrick are taken to meet King Krabs.

Errors

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One of the scenes where Patrick's cheeks' outline is black instead of pink.

• Patrick's cheeks' outline turns black multiple times throughout the episode.
• Before the Dark Knight rubs SpongeBob against the rock, Squidly and Patrick are behind it. However, they immediately disappear out of nowhere once Sandy reaches the spot.
• One of SpongeBob's eyelashes gets torn off, but it later comes back.
• In the end credits to this episode, Doug Lawrence, who played Planktonamor, is not credited as a cast member.
• When SpongeBob and Patrick returned to the jousting tournament, as they took Squidly with them, it is impossible that Squidly is left behind in the past when the villagers throws a rock at the seahorse while they kicked SpongeBob and Patrick out in the air.

Videos

• File:SpongeBob SquarePants Lost in Time - Original Airing Live Coverage (February 20, 2006)
• File:Nickelodeon Monday Knight Slimetime Promo Over SpongeBob SquarePants Split Screen Credits (February 20, 2006)
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• File:SpongeBob SquarePants - "Lost in Time" Official Promo 1
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• File:SpongeBob's Most Heroic Deeds Marathon Bumpers (February 20, 2006)
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• File:SpongeBob SquarePants - "Dunces and Dragons" Animatic
• File:Nickelodeon New Year's Eve 2006 Commercial

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
French	Bouffons et dragons	Fools and Dragons
German	Der edle Ritter	The Noble Knight
Hungarian	Fajankók és sárkányok	Dummies and Dragons
Italian	Sfide medievali I prodi salvatori	Medieval Challenges The Brave Saviors
Japanese	ドラゴン対スポンジ騎士 Doragon tai suponji kishi	Dragon vs. Sponge Knight
Russian	Остолопы и драконы Ostolopy i drakony	Dimwits and Dragons
Spanish (American)	Tontos y dragones	Fools and Dragons
Spanish (European)	Perdido en el tiempo	Lost in Time