Food Con Castaways

"Food Con Castaways" is a SpongeBob SquarePants episode from season 9. In this episode, the gang heads to a food convention, but things go awry when they get lost in the woods.

Characters

• Squidward Tentacles
• Eugene H. Krabs
  • Daydream Mr. Krabs
• SpongeBob SquarePants
• Krilli ^(debut)
  • Daydream Krilli ^(debut)
• Coral Kebab chef ^(debut)
  • Daydream Coral Kebab chef ^(debut)
• Jelly jam farmer ^(debut)
  • Daydream jelly jam farmer ^(debut)
• Jellyfish
  • Daydream jellyfish
• Mayor
  • Daydream Mayor ^(debut)
• Patrick Star
• Incidentals
  • Steven
  • Incidental 30A
  • Incidental 48
  • Steve
• Herb Star ^(mentioned)
• Margie Star ^(mentioned)
• Trucker
• Swordfish trucker
• Truck driver (Big Rig)
• Pilots ^(debut)
• French Narrator
• Wild snail ^(debut)
• Sea monster ^(debut)
• Forest creatures ^(debut)
• Snail monster ^(debut)
• The Patty ^(debut)
• Fish in pizza suit ^(debut)
• Fish in taco suit ^(debut)
• Fish in doughnut suit ^(debut)
• Fish in ice cream suit ^(debut)
• Fish in cherry suit ^(debut)
• Fish in ketchup suit ^(debut)
• Fish in mustard suit ^(debut)
• Fish in hot dog suit ^(debut)
• Fish in sushi suit ^(debut)
• Fish in cupcake suit ^(debut)
• Fish in lemonade suit ^(debut)
• Fish in candy suit ^(debut)
• Fish in cheese suit ^(debut)
• Fish in soda suit ^(debut)
• Food Con crowd
• King Neptune ^(mentioned)

Synopsis

The episode starts at the Krusty Krab with a bored Squidward blowing a bunch of paper from straws onto a stack. Mr. Krabs suddenly bursts into the Krusty Krab and announces that the following day is Food Con. SpongeBob asks what it is and Mr. Krabs replies that it is an event where cooks and chefs battle for the top prize: the golden cornucopia. Mr. Krabs plans to win with the Krabby Patty and decides to take SpongeBob and Squidward with him and even Patrick, needing the extra muscle. Mr. Krabs leads everyone to his car and shows that he has a bunch of Krabby Patties packed in a trailer to sell at the event. SpongeBob and Patrick are excited to be going on a road trip, with Squidward being the only one not too thrilled to go.

Sometime later, Mr. Krabs drives everyone out of Bikini Bottom, and SpongeBob and Patrick are playing "I Spy" where they are constantly "spying" Mr. Krabs. Mr. Krabs quiets them, but then they start to see a bunch of billboards (lumps, sweaters, and cool toilets). Mr. Krabs and Squidward both reject stopping to see what the billboards were advertising, with Mr. Krabs saying that they are not stopping until Food Con. Later, SpongeBob and Patrick are signaling to truck drivers to blow their horns, which wakes Squidward at both times. SpongeBob asks Squidward to do it, and when Squidward does, he gets exhaust blown on his face. Patrick tells Squidward he did it wrong, but Squidward says he did the same thing he and SpongeBob did. An annoyed Mr. Krabs tells everyone to be quiet until they make it to Food Con and does not want to hear another peep. SpongeBob suddenly starts saying "Peep," trying to warn Mr. Krabs of Peep's Cliff. Mr. Krabs drives down the cliff and everyone ends up going through a dam and a tornado until they end up in a desert. The boat breaks apart and Patrick ends up eating nearly every Krabby Patty except one. Mr. Krabs is still determined to make it to Food Con and has SpongeBob and Patrick haul the trailer.

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SpongeBob, Patrick, Squidward, and Mr. Krabs in the woods.

The French Narrator begins to speak as SpongeBob and Patrick begin to pull the trailer with Mr. Krabs and Squidward on it. They go through the desert and up to a snowy mountain until they make it to a forest. SpongeBob and Patrick are worn out from the trip. Squidward advises Mr. Krabs that they stop for the night since SpongeBob and Patrick are in no condition to continue. Later, the four of them are around a fire, frightened by the creatures in the forest. SpongeBob tells everyone that they must guard the last Krabby Patty, but a small snail comes out of the woods. Unfortunately, it transforms into a giant, winged monster that grabs the Krabby Patty and flies off. Mr. Krabs then tosses Squidward at the Krabby Patty, knocking it out of the monster's claws. The monster takes a bite out of Squidward, but spits him out in disgust. SpongeBob grabs the Krabby Patty while Squidward lands on his face.

More time later, Patrick, Squidward, and Mr. Krabs are showing signs of hunger and think about eating the Krabby Patty. SpongeBob tries to get everyone not to eat the Krabby Patty, but the others only care for eating it now. Patrick nearly eats the Krabby Patty by tricking SpongeBob, but his plan fails. Squidward then tries to put SpongeBob to sleep with his clarinet, but the Snail Monster returns and grabs Squidward by his head. It then drops Squidward on his face and he comments "Everybody's a critic." Mr. Krabs then tries to trick SpongeBob by showing him that he created a safe to put the Krabby Patty in. However, the other side of the safe leads into Mr. Krabs' mouth and SpongeBob backs him away. SpongeBob then offers everyone a solution: Nature Patties. Only Patrick seems to enjoy these patties, while Squidward and Mr. Krabs show great disgust for them. Having enough, Mr. Krabs, Squidward, and Patrick all decide to chase SpongeBob down to get to the Krabby Patty.

SpongeBob manages to outrun them and fight his urges to eat it and makes it to Food Con. However, Mr. Krabs, Squidward, and Patrick are still chasing him for the Krabby Patty, and SpongeBob makes it inside. SpongeBob hands over the Krabby Patty to the Mayor, but upon closer inspection, it is actually one of the Nature Patties from before. Patrick somehow switched the real Krabby Patty with the fake one and ate it. Fortunately, the Mayor ends up enjoying the Nature Patty and rewards the Golden Cornucopia to the Krusty Krab. SpongeBob is just about to tell the mayor the truth when Mr. Krabs clamps his mouth shut and tells him to be quiet, for they still won. Everyone cheers, but Squidward gets more exhaust blown in his face, as the episode ends.

Production

Vincent Waller confirmed this episode on Twitter on May 17, 2016.

Art

• Background design by Marco Cinello.

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Storyboards

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Music

( ‣ ) Production music

( • ) Original music

( ◦ ) SpongeBob music

 ‣ Vacation A - Kapono Beamer, Mac Prindy [Title card]
 ‣ Adventurers - Larry Hochman [Mr. Krabs arrives at the Krusty Krab.]
 • Hot Steel and Slide Licks 1 - Jeremy Wakefield ["Another monotonous day I spend walking slow motion toward an empty horizon?"]
 ‣ Adventurers - Larry Hochman ["No, that's today. Tomorrow is Food Con!"]
 • Vibe Q Sting - Nicolas Carr ["Wait. What's a Food Con?"]
 ‣ Adventurers - Larry Hochman [Krabs talks about Food Con.]
 • The Corn-O-Copia - Nicolas Carr [The golden cornucopia]
 • Vibe Q Sting - Nicolas Carr ["Hmm..."]
 • FlexTone Sting - Nicolas Carr [Mr. Krabs sees Patrick struggling to reach the Krabby Patty.]
 • Hot Steel and Slide Licks 22A - Jeremy Wakefield [Patrick lifts up the table.]
 ‣ The Jovial Buccaneers [#33.02] - John Fox ["As you can see, gentlemen, I have spared no expense on our transportation."]
 • Nude Sting - Nicolas Carr ["Ta-da!"]
 • Birth of the Krabby Patty - Nicolas Carr ["And I brought plenty of free samples!"]
 • Take 1 (Full) - Nicolas Carr ["Road trip!"]
 • Hot Steel and Slide Licks 7A - Jeremy Wakefield [Squidward wipes soot from his face.]
 • 12th St Rag w Bass - Nicolas Carr, Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield [SpongeBob and Patrick playing "I Spy."]
 • Earls Revenge - Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield [Truck drivers honking horns.]
 ‣ Death of the Alien 2 [#40] - Harry Bluestone, Emil Cadkin [Krabs drives off a cliff.]
 • Hot Steel and Slide Licks 11E - Jeremy Wakefield [Krabs' car falls apart.]
 ‣ Tympup (a) - John Fiddy, Sammy Burdson [Trailer is empty of food.]
 • Hot Steel and Slide Licks 31A - Jeremy Wakefield [Patrick ate all the free samples.]
 • Hot Steel and Slide Licks 31D - Jeremy Wakefield ["They fell into my mouth!"]
 ‣ Disastrous Event 2 [#37] - Harry Lubin [Everyone screams.]
 • Hot Steel and Slide Licks 18 - Jeremy Wakefield ["Yeah, hauling the trailer!"]
 ‣ Accusation - Gerhard Trede [SpongeBob and Patrick dragging the trailer along the road.]
 • Hot Steel and Slide Licks 4A - Jeremy Wakefield ["Mr. Krabs, we've got to stop for the night if you want SpongeBob and Patrick to live."]
 ‣ House Of Horror [#10.3] - William Farran [SpongeBob, Patrick, Squidward, & Mr. Krabs sit around a campfire terrified.]
 ‣ Death of the Alien 1 [#39] - Harry Bluestone, Emil Cadkin [Snail monster roars.]
 • Hot Steel and Slide Licks 35 - Jeremy Wakefield ["Whoopee."]
 ‣ Unsettled Menace - Phil Green [Patrick, Squidward and Mr. Krabs are hungry.]
 ‣ V for Victory - Sam Fonteyn ["We can't do that!"]
 • The Corn-O-Copia - Nicolas Carr ["Remember the cornucopia!"]
 ‣ Victim 5 - Harry Lubin [Fire goes out.]
 ‣ Watch Out! - Dick Walter [Patrick tries to eat the patty.]
 • Clarinet Stuff - Nicolas Carr, Barry Anthony [Squidward poorly playing clarinet.]
 ‣ The Creature (a) - Gregor Narholz [Snail monster kidnaps Squidward.]
 • Clarinet Stuff - Nicolas Carr, Barry Anthony [Clarinet breaks.]
 • Hot Steel and Slide Licks 6B - Jeremy Wakefield ["Everybody's a critic."]
 • The Frycook's Jig - Michael Bolger, Nicolas Carr [Mr. Krabs tries to cheat SpongeBob.]
 ‣ Dramatic Cue (E) - Ronald Hanmer [Krabs orders SpongeBob to give him the patty.]
 • Hot Steel and Slide Licks 28B - Jeremy Wakefield [SpongeBob serves "nature patties."]
 • Who Said That- Jolly Good Fellow 2 - Nicolas Carr, Barry Anthony [Patrick, Squidward and Mr. Krabs struggling to eat the nature patties.]
 • The Fruitcake Vendor 2 - Nicolas Carr, Barry Anthony ["Mr. Krabs, remember Food Con!"]
 • Spongemonger - Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield [Krabs, Patrick and Squidward chase SpongeBob.]
 ‣ Creeping Up [#63] - Harry Bluestone, Emil Cadkin ["Hey!"]
 ‣ Unease - Dick Walter [Patty talks to SpongeBob.]
 • The Y Files - Nicolas Carr [Patty talks to SpongeBob.]
 ‣ Creeping Up [#63] - Harry Bluestone, Emil Cadkin [SpongeBob almost eats the patty.]
 ‣ Flight In Panic 1 - Gregor Narholz [Patrick, Squidward and Krabs find SpongeBob.]
 ‣ Achievements In Aviation - Anthony Mawer [SpongeBob arrives at Food Con.]
 • Spongemonger - Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield [Patrick, Krabs and Squidward chase SpongeBob again.]
 ‣ Film Fanfare (A) - Dick Walter ["And I hereby award the Golden Cornucopia to..."]
 • Hot Steel and Slide Licks 16B - Jeremy Wakefield ["What's this? A late entry?"]
 ‣ Break In - Harry Lubin [SpongeBob accidentally gives the judge a nature patty.]
 ‣ Vacation A - Kapono Beamer, Mac Prindy [Ending.]

Release

Distribution

Format	Title	Region
DVD	The Complete Ninth Season	United States, Australia
	Factory Fresh	Europe, Australia
Box set	The Next 100 Episodes	United States
	The Best 200 Episodes Ever	United States
	The Best 300 Episodes Ever	United States
	Collection Triple	Spain
Digital release	SpongeBob SquarePants Vol. 16	Global

Trivia

General

• Coincidentally, this episode received 2.02 million viewers on premiere, and this is also the first episode in the 202nd half-hour of the series.
• This episode reveals that Herb and Margie Star fell in love at the World's Least Exciting Sweater.
• While in the desert, a wild snail howls like a coyote. Usually in the series, worms take place as canines, while snails take place as felines.
• SpongeBob's snoring audio from season 1 is heard after Patrick steals the Krabby Patty from him.
• This is the second episode where Squidward tries using his clarinet to make SpongeBob fall asleep. The first is "Employee of the Month."
• This is the first episode where Squidward says, "Typical," which eventually turned into a running gag for the SpongeBob franchise.
• In the UK and Ireland, Nickelodeon sometimes lists the episode's plot as "when Gary gets lost outside, he has to go on an incredible journey to get back home," even though this is not the episode's actual plot, and Gary is not seen or mentioned in the episode.

Episode references

• The face Mr. Krabs makes while eating his nature patty is similar to the popular meme face from "Scaredy Pants."
• The woods that SpongeBob, Patrick, Squidward, and Mr. Krabs get stuck in are similar to the woods that the first three get stuck in in "Club SpongeBob."
  • Also of note, the title card background for this episode is taken from a background of the scene in "Club SpongeBob" when Squidward runs lost and panicked.

Errors

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There is no horn string.

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A horn string is now there.

• When SpongeBob tells the truck driver to honk, in the first scene the horn string is not there, while the next scene inside the cab the string is there.

Video

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Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
German	Schiffbruch mit Burger	Shipwreck with Burger
Italian	Un panino per vincere	A Sandwich to Win
Russian	Кулинарные изгои Kulinarnyye izgoi	Culinary Outcasts
Spanish (Latin America)	Náufragos de la convención de comida	Food Convention Castaways
Spanish (Spain)	Comida de náufragos	Castaways' Food