| Director (Storyboard) = [[Nate Cash]]<br>[[Tuck Tucker]]
|director-animation = [[Larry Leichliter]]
| Director (Creative) = [[Vincent Waller]]
|director-creative = [[Vincent Waller]]
| Director (Animation) = [[Larry Leichliter]]
|briefsummary = {{Link|SpongeBob}}'s "best day ever" doesn't go as planned.
| Supervising Producer = [[Paul Tibbitt]]
}}
|}}
'''"Best Day Ever"''' is a ''[[SpongeBob SquarePants]]'' episode from season four. It first aired on November 10, 2006 after a 24 hour marathon with the same title, along with ''[[The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie]]''. In February 1-2 2008, the Best Day Ever marathon will premiere on Nickelodeon in Australia.
'''Brief Summary:''' SpongeBob sacrifices his perfect day to help his friends.
*[[Best Day Ever (song)|Best Day Ever]],Verse 1 & Refrain
SpongeBob starts the episode by waking up and singing the song "[[The Best Day Ever (song)|Best Day Ever]]," and he describes to Gary what he plans to do on this day: do his "perfect" job at the [[Krusty Krab]], practice [[karate]] with Sandy, go [[Jellyfishing (hobby)|jellyfishing]] with Patrick using his new high-tech net, and at the end of the day, attend Squidward's big clarinet recital. However, SpongeBob's "Best Day Ever" does not turn out as he plans. He goes to the Krusty Krab, only to find it condemned due to a severe nematode infestation. He then tells the nematodes to leave, but they eat his pants instead. SpongeBob begins playing the "Best Day Ever" song with his nose, causing the nematodes to follow him similar to The Pied Piper of Hamelin. Mr. Krabs tells SpongeBob to keep playing and lead them as far away as possible, and he does so until they all fall asleep (including SpongeBob).
==Plot==
[[File:Best Day Ever 125.png|thumb|200px|"Ticket, please."]]
The episode starts out with the song, "Best Day Ever." Afterward, SpongeBob's "Best Day Ever" does not turn out as he planned when he has to postpone his activities to help his friends with their problems. He wanted to work at the Krusty Krab, have some karate with Sandy, go jellyfishing with Patrick using his new high-tech jellyfishing net, and then go to Squidward's clarinet recital. First he ran over to the Krusty Krab, only to find that it was condemned due to a severe nematode infestation. SpongeBob led them away by playing the flute on his nose, which caused them to become hypnotized and fall asleep, like the story of the Pied Piper. He then goes to Sandy's treedome for karate, but Sandy says that she is too busy with a leak in her dome that is letting water in. SpongeBob fixes it as he goes flying to the roof and his karate glove sticks to the crack. Afterwards, he heads over to Jellyfish Fields to go jellyfishing with Patrick, but Patrick broke his net, and then broke SpongeBob's old net. SpongeBob gives Patrick his brand-new net, and had nothing to [[Jellyfish]] with. SpongeBob meets up with Squidward, who says that he cannot play in the concert because his clarinet reed is shot. Angry because most of his day is ruined, SpongeBob pulls out one of his teeth to replace the reed. Finally, SpongeBob goes to Squidward's concert, but the doorman will not let him in without a ticket, which he does not have. He tries various methods of sneaking in such as a fake SpongeBob marionette as a distraction, and cutting through the ceiling, but at last he is let in because he is on the VIP list. However, he gets in right as the concert ends. He is very mad that everything went wrong and gives a long and elaborate speech about how his Best Day Ever got ruined. But then, his friends tell him about how SpongeBob helped them with their problems out of his kindness and teach him it's not about "perfect days", it's about having friends. But to make it up to him, they hold a production in which SpongeBob performs his song, "The Best Day Ever", to complete his ''real'' Best Day Ever with his friends by his side. After a few hours SpongeBob is still singing, but his friends are tired and sleepy.
He then goes to Sandy's Treedome for karate, but Sandy is busy trying to fix a leak in the roof of her Treedome. SpongeBob thinks that this is a trap, and attacks her anyway. Sandy hits him and sends him flying up to the roof, and his glove sticks to it, sealing the leak. Afterwards, SpongeBob heads over to [[Jellyfish Fields]] to go jellyfishing with Patrick, but Patrick explains that he has broken his net. SpongeBob gives him his old net to use, but he quickly breaks it as well. Finally, SpongeBob gives Patrick his brand-new net and sits there watching as Patrick has fun jellyfishing with it.
Finally, when SpongeBob goes to Squidward's clarinet recital, Squidward tells him that he cannot play in the concert because his clarinet reed is shot. SpongeBob pulls out one of his teeth to replace the reed, and angrily demands Squidward to put on the show, frustrated that the majority of his "Best Day Ever" is ruined. When SpongeBob tries to enter the concert, the doorman will not let him in because he does not have a ticket. He tries various methods of sneaking in, but is caught every time. Eventually, the doorman realizes who SpongeBob is (Mrs. Puff said his name while hiding in her purse), and lets him in because he is on the VIP list. However, the concert ends just as SpongeBob gets into his seat, and then he finally loses it.
*This episode aired in the United States before Germany, when most season 4 episodes aires in Germany first.
*On The Complete 4th season Volume 2 DVD, there are bonus shorts ([[A Random Act of SpongeBob]] shorts) and a karaoke music video using episodes of Spongebob.
*At the theater, SpongeBob was explaining how he was having his best day ever. When he said he was going jellyfishing with Patrick, Patrick forgot what he was going to say. When Squidward told SpongeBob the concert would be ruined if SpongeBob hasen't fixed his clarinet, Sandy's tail is white. It then switches to a different point of view, and her tail is brown again.
*During SpongeBob's play, you can see a poorly painted "Krusty Krab" sign. After he flips the patty on the fake grill, the sign changes to "K.K.".
*This episode has never aired in the Netherlands, also "[[The Gift of Gum]]" has never aired.
*Squidward's band uniform is a reference to Sgt. Pepper.
*This episode aired with [[Karate Island]] before [[The Gift of Gum]] aired.
*When the nemitodes ate off the condemned tapes off of the Krusty Krab and shave a skull on it, you can see that the five flags are missing.
*This episode marked the end of the Lowercase/Uppercase Captioning. All uppercase captioning was used in this episode, including the brackets. The first Season, including "[[Something Smells]]" and "[[Bossy Boots]]" from Season Two used all-Uppercased captioning, except when in the explenation brackets.
*The doorpads are replaced into handles.
*Ironicly, most of the episode is SpongeBob's ''worst'' day ever.
==Transcript==
[[File:Best Day Ever 175.png|thumb|200px|♪My perfect job starts my perfect day. ♪]]
Reaching his breaking point, SpongeBob goes up on stage, rips the curtains and starts furiously complaining to the audience about how his "Best Day Ever" was completely ruined. However, his friends go up and remind SpongeBob of how he helped them with their problems out of his kindness, and to make everything up to him, his friends hold a "very expensive" production in which SpongeBob has his ''real'' Best Day Ever with his friends by his side (while singing “Best Day Ever again”), and the audience love the show. After hours in the concert hall, SpongeBob is still singing, but his friends are tired and sleepy; as the audience seats are shown to be empty and the janitor is sweeping the floor, Squidward asks how long they have to keep this up, and Mr. Krabs replies with "Just 'til his little heart gives out, Squidward. Just 'til his little heart gives out."
Mr. Sun came up, and he smiled at me
==Production==
Said, "It's gonna be a good one just wait and see."
This episode was completed and delivered to [[Nickelodeon Animation Studio]] on {{Time|October 5}}, 2006.
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{{APM-article|Hawaiian Cocktail|Richard Myhill|"No, it's not okay!"}}
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Mr. Krabs: Get out of the way, boy! (SpongeBob flies off the door and bounces into Mr. Krabs) Me building's been condemned, boy. We got ourselves a nematode infestation. (Nematodes come and eat the Krusty Krab. Mr. Krabs faints)
===Release===
====Pre-release====
*Prior to the premiere of the episode, {{W|Best Buy}} stores across the United States would introduce a "Best Day Ever"-themed Best Buy gift card that doubles as a DVD-ROM packed with music videos, video game previews and more. Additional designs of the cards can be found [https://klworkshop.wordpress.com/tag/best-buy/ here]. In addition, "Best Day Ever"-themed activities would be held at the Nickelodeon Family Suites Hotel by Holiday Inn including a themed party called the Bikini Bottom Bash. Throughout the month of November, the hotel released a "Best Day Ever" package to its guests starting at $369.[[File:New-dvd-spongebob-squarepants-best-buy-gift-card-w-mini-dvd-no-value.jpg|thumb]]<ref>http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/nickelodeon-gives-kids-their-best-spongebob-day-ever-with-a-24-hour-marathon-counting-down-viewer-favorites-followed-by-the-best-day-ever-special-and-the-network-premiere-of-the-spongebob-squarepants-movie-56640382.html</ref>
**To promote the special and the episode, a SpongeBob Sponge Station was made for the 2006 {{W|New York City}} marathon, where sponges with the words "Best Day Ever" on them, would be handed out by people, including the Nickelodeon senior vice-president of consumer products Hal Snik.<ref>[http://www.gettyimages.com/event/new-york-marathon-nickelodeon-spongebob-sponge-station-72371604 Getty Images - 37 New York Marathon Nickelodeon Spongebob Sponge Station Premium High Res Photos]</ref>
===Broadcast===
*A [[Best Day Ever marathon|marathon event]] broadcast on [[Nickelodeon]] included the episode premiere, along with the top 100 ''SpongeBob'' episodes voted by fans.
SpongeBob: But... the best day ever starts at the Krusty Krab. Guys, I'm sorry, but I'm going to have to ask you to leave (nematodes eat his pants) Ow! Guys, you're ruining the (off-key) best day... (clears throat) Wait, no. (off-key) Best day... (plays his nose as a flute. The nematodes line up. When SpongeBob stops, the nematodes walk up) Huh? (plays the 'best day ever' tune. The nematodes chatter excitedly. They follow SpongeBob)
====Distribution====
*This episode is available on the [[Season 4 Volume 2]], [[The Tom Kenny Collection]], [[Best of SpongeBob]], [[The First 100 Episodes|First 100 Episodes]], [[The Best Day Ever (DVD)|The Best Day Ever]], [[The Ultimate SpongeBob Box Set]], [https://itunes.apple.com/us/tv-season/spongebob-squarepants-vol-7/id509621273 SpongeBob SquarePants Vol. 7], [[The Complete Fourth Season|Complete Fourth Season]], [[Waves of Adventure]], [[From the Beginning, Part 2]], [[The SpongeBob SquarePants Collection]], [[The SpongeBob SquarePants 8 Season DVD Collection]], [[2-Season TV Pack]], [[The Third & Fourth Seasons]], [[The Best 200 Episodes Ever]], and [[The Best 300 Episodes Ever]] DVDs.
*This episode was planned to be on the Nick Picks 6 DVD, which was cancelled due to Paramount Home Entertainment's marketing issues.{{Citation needed}}
===Reception===
*The "SpongeBob [[The Best Day Ever (online game)|Best Day Ever]]" online game, which went live on {{Time|November 9}}, generated 1.3 million gameplay sessions and more than 867,000 unique visitors in three days.<ref name="indiantelevision">http://www.indiantelevision.com/headlines/y2k6/nov/nov171.htm</ref> The full-length music video for "Best Day Ever" generated more than 1.4 million streams, with 471,000 unique visitors, making it the No. 2 video on TurboNick from November 6 to 12.<ref name="indiantelevision"/> During the same time period, "Best Day Ever"'s promotion video on TurboNick had 370,000 streams and was ranked within the top 10 videos of the broadband channel.<ref name="indiantelevision"/>
*This episode is number 11 on [[The Tom Kenny Collection]] on {{W|iTunes}} and Amazon.com. His description says:
"I dare you to have a lousy day while singing that song! Pure pop bubblegum!"
*{{Rank2|Best Day Ever|T100=4}}
Mr. Krabs: (sighs) Keep playing, lad! Take them devil sons of the sea away from me restaurant! (later, SpongeBob stops playing and falls over due to being tired. The nematodes fall asleep, also. SpongeBob’s watch beeps)
==Trivia==
===General===
*This is the first episode for a few things:
SpongeBob: Whoa! I gotta get to Sandy's! (scene cuts to Sandy's treedome. SpongeBob opens up her door then jumps behind a bush) Wait till Sandy gets a load of these adhesive karate gloves. Hyah! (karate chops the box the gloves were in. Then he chuckles and jumps onto the top of the treedome and sticks due to his gloves. He moves above her tree and falls through it and lands on a tree branch then jumps at her) Hyah! (Sandy ducks and SpongeBob hits her buckets of water)
**The first episode along with its sister to credit [[Paul Tibbitt]] as a co-executive producer in the end credits.
**The first episode where [[Vincent Waller]] is credited as a creative director instead of a technical director.
**The first episode that [[Nate Cash]] and [[Tuck Tucker]] worked on as writers and storyboard directors.
Sandy: (standing on a ladder, using a bucket to catch water in) SpongeBob, what on earth are you doing?!
**The first episode to air during the Best Buddies Week event.
**The first episode to play [[Sneaky Panther Pants]].
*On a {{Time|June 1}}, {{Time|2016}} airing, some scenes were skipped, but SpongeBob and Patrick can still be seen for a split second before SpongeBob accidentally hits a light and falls into the stage.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LhslQHr41AI Weird Nickelodeon Glitch!]</ref>
SpongeBob: Oh, just a little something I like to call karate.
*This is the fourth episode to end with a song. The first was "[[Help Wanted]]," the second was "[[Your Shoe's Untied]]," and the third was "[[Band Geeks]]."
*This, "Help Wanted," "[[Pickles]]," "[[Employee of the Month]]," and "[[One Krabs Trash]]" are the only five episodes to have SpongeBob's bed placed on the right side of his room and not the left.[[File:BestDayEverPromoPic.jpg|thumb|260px|Promotional poster, with SpongeBob riding a submarine. Rough sketches by creative director Vincent Waller.<ref>[http://incoherent-thought.blogspot.com/2006/11/best-day-ever.html Welcome to Incoherent-Thought - Best Day Ever!]</ref>]]
*This is the second episode for two things:
Sandy: I can't right now, SpongeBob. I got a leak in my roof the size of a full-grown quarter horse!
**The second appearance of the nematodes, the first being "[[Home Sweet Pineapple]]."
**The second episode in which Squidward has issues with his clarinet reed, after "[[Squidtastic Voyage]]."
*This is the third and final episode of season 4 to feature the Krusty Krab without Squidward at the restaurant. The first is "[[Driven to Tears]]," and the second was "[[Rule of Dumb]]."
SpongeBob: Mm-hmm. I see. Ok, then I'll come back later. (walks off but then reappears by Sandy and tries to karate chop her)
*The "Best Day Ever" song was first released as the seventh track on [[The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie (soundtrack)|''The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie'' soundtrack]] and the last song that was played in the credits, even though ''[[The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie]]'' was first released on {{Time|November 19}}, {{Time|2004}}, nearly two years before this episode premiered on {{Time|November 10}}, {{Time|2006}}.
**This makes it the first episode to put emphasis on an already released song. It would be followed by "[[It's a SpongeBob Christmas!]]" putting emphasis on the already released song, "[[Don't Be a Jerk]]."
[[File:SBBestDayEver GiftCard.jpg|thumb|260px]]
Sandy: Knock...it...off. (punches SpongeBob up high. The leak stops) It stopped? SpongeBob!
*In "[[Jellyfishing]]," SpongeBob and Patrick arrange a "Best Day Ever" for Squidward. It seems different than the one seen in this episode.
**The two episodes were paired together during [[Best Buddies Week]].
*While SpongeBob is playing his nose and starts getting tired as he walks up a hill, the tone of the sound is the same as the "Best Day Ever" song.
SpongeBob: Yeah?
**That scene was reanimated for a {{W|McDonald's}} {{W|Happy Meal}} [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0BQGlikEvcI&t=18s commercial] in {{Time|2012}}, to have SpongeBob wearing his pants instead of his underwear, and he is smiling instead of looking sad.
*On the [[Season 4 Volume 2]], [[The Complete Fourth Season]], [[2-Season TV Pack]], and [[The Third & Fourth Seasons]] DVDs, there are bonus shorts ([[List of shorts#"Best Day Ever" shorts|A Random Act of SpongeBob]] shorts) and a karaoke music video that are based on this episode.
*According to the episode's production code (151–507), this episode was produced during the beginning of the fifth season's production cycle. The reason it was moved to season 4 might have been due to it being completed earlier than intended.
Sandy: Hang on. I'm going to get some sealant and patch and trowel! (runs into her treedome)
**Similarly, the season 5 episode "[[Night Light]]" was produced for this season, but due to being completed outside of the 20 episode order, it was pushed back to the next season.
*The episode's title card background is similar to that of "[[Pizza Delivery]]."
*There is an [[The Best Day Ever (online game)|online game]] based on this episode.
SpongeBob: (groans) Oh. (slips out of his glove and falls. Scene cuts to SpongeBob walking to Jellyfish Fields) Oh. No krabby patties, no karate. At least I have jellyfishing with... Hey, there he is now! (sees Patrick chasing a jellyfish) Wait for me, Patrick. I've got a brand-new... (Patrick is crying) What's wrong, Patrick?
*On the {{Time|November 25}}, {{Time|2006}}, airing, this episode was paired with "[[Procrastination]]."<ref>[[w:c:nickstory:November 25, 2006|Nickstory - November 25, 2006]]</ref>
*Good deeds done by SpongeBob in this episode:
**Save the Krusty Krab from the nematodes.
Patrick: I broke my net! (sobs)
**Plug up the leak on the tree dome.
**Share his net.
**Fix the reed on the clarinet.
SpongeBob: Well, lucky for you, I brought my old net. (Patrick grabs it)
*This episode came about as one of the ideas [[Tom Kenny]] and Andy Paley pitched for episodes, with this one being the one that fits SpongeBob's character best.<ref>[https://www.thesbcommunity.com/interviews/tibbittcont.html Interview with Paul Tibbitt - The SpongeBob Community]</ref>
*Plots of this episode were later used in [[Best Day Ever (Ultra eBook)|LeapPad Ultra eBook of the same name]], which was released in by LeapFrog Enterprises.
*The LeapPad Ultra eBook version adds an additional scene where SpongeBob plans another best day ever the day after the events of the episode.
Patrick: For me? (giggles)
SpongeBob: Yeah, I won't be needing it now that I got my brand-new... (Patrick's jellyfish net breaks. He cries)
Patrick: SpongeBob, I broke...could I use this one? (points to SpongeBob’s new net)
===Dub facts===
[[File:Bandicam 2022-08-03 21-15-06-150.jpg|thumb|260px|The incorrect writers are listed.]]
*In the Welsh dub, [[Luke Brookshier]], [[Tom King]], and [[Steven Banks]] are all listed as writers of this episode, even though Brookshier and King did not write this episode. Brookshier and King are also erroneously listed as storyboard directors.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LBktTgrlo34 Spongebob Squarepants Best Day Ever Title Card (Welsh)]</ref>
{{Clear}}
===Errors===
[[File:Best Day Ever 038.png|thumb|260px|SpongeBob's odd outline and disconnected arm.]]
*When SpongeBob tries to tune his voice, his underpants have a weird off-model outline.
**In the same scene, his left arm is disconnected from his side.
*When SpongeBob goes to the Krusty Krab, the [[Chum Bucket]] across the street is missing.
*When SpongeBob attempts to open the doors of the Krusty Krab, all of the restaurant is taped except for the door. After SpongeBob stops to listen to what Mr. Krabs is saying, a lock appears on the door.
[[File:Best Day Ever 165.png|thumb|260px|Sandy's wrongfully colored tail.]]
*When Squidward is talking to SpongeBob about how he saved the concert day, Sandy's tail is white instead of brown.
*There are two shots where Incidental 7 (the dark teal fish with white hair and yellow dress) has a different mouth.
[[File:Krusty Krab to K.K. and Transparent legs.png|thumb|260px|On the left it says Krusty Krab, but on the right, it changes to K.K.; Mr. Krabs' legs are also transparent.]]
*During SpongeBob's musical play, the fake Krusty Krab shows letters that read "Krusty Krab" on the backdrop, but seconds later, it only reads "K.K."
**Mr. Krabs' legs are also transparent.
*The outline of Patrick's net turns red for a split second when he breaks it.
*When SpongeBob gets knocked out to the roof of the treedome, the scene is cut back to Sandy who exclaims that the leaking has stopped. However, the leaking had not completely stopped when she exclaimed that as there were still a few drips left falling down.
[[File:Best Day Ever 090.png|thumb|260px|White pants error.]]
*When SpongeBob starts walking in the middle of the road singing "The Best Day Ever," his pants are white.
*Just a few seconds before SpongeBob stops playing his nose like a flute, his finger movements do not sync with the music.
*During SpongeBob's daydream, when engaging in karate with Sandy in the treedome, SpongeBob is not wearing a water helmet, while Sandy is wearing her suit.
*The Krusty Krab sign disappears when SpongeBob arrives to it, but when he walks to it, the sign is there.
{{Clear}}
SpongeBob: Well, actually, Patrick, that's my brand-new net.
45 MINUTES of SpongeBob Songs 🎶 - @SpongeBobOfficial
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==Names in other languages==
{{Foreign names
|Fre = La plus belle des journées
|FreM = The Most Beautiful Day of All
|Ger = Der allerschönste Tag
|GerM = The Most Beautiful Day
|Heb = איזה יום שמח
|HebR = iza yum shmah
|HebM = What a Happy Day
|Jpn = ボクのベスト・デー
|JpnR = Boku no besuto dē
|JpnM = My Best Day
|Ita = Il più bel giorno della mia vita
|ItaM = The Best Day of My Life
|Rus = Самый лучший день
|RusR = Samyy luchshiy den'
|RusM = The Best Day
|SpaE = El mejor día de mi vida
|SpaEM = The Best Day of My Life
|SpaA = El mejor día
|SpaAM = The Best Day
|Hun=A legjobb nap|HunM=The Best Day}}
Patrick: Yeah? (cut to later where SpongeBob is waiting for his net while Patrick uses it)
==References==
{{Reflist}}
SpongeBob: Okay, Patrick, it's my turn, now. (Patrick ignores him) Hey, Patrick? Pat, old buddy. P-Patrick? It's my turn now. (sighs) I guess I'll see you at the concert. (cut to SpongeBob walking at night to the concert) (sadly) It's the best day ever. It's the best day ever. Oh, this best day ever isn't going so good. No work, no karate, no jellyfishing. Hey, I still have Squidward's concert! I won't let this one slip through my fingers. (cut to Squidward crying outside the Bikini Bottom Recreation Center, in his uniform) Hey, Squidward. Squidward, what's wrong?
Squidward: The concert is ruined. My reed is shot. (shows it) See? I'm finished.
SpongeBob: (slaps Squidward) Pull yourself together, man! I came for a concert, and darn it, I am gonna get one!
Squidward: (sobbing) But my reed! (SpongeBob pulls one of his front teeth out and uses it as a reed)
SpongeBob: Now play!
Squidward: But... (SpongeBob slaps him)
SpongeBob: I said play! (Squidward plays)
Squidward: Not bad. (SpongeBob slaps him again)
SpongeBob: Now get in there and give me a concert to remember. (outside usher grabs him)
Usher: Where do you think you're going, kid?
SpongeBob: I'm going to see Squidward play his clarinet. Today's my best day ever.
Usher: Where's you're ticket?
SpongeBob: One ticket, coming right up, Captain! (searches his pocket) Must be here somewhere. (takes off his pants and dumps out what is in it) I don't have a ticket.
Usher: No ticket, no entry.
SpongeBob: But...
Usher: No ticket, no entry! (cut to a SpongeBob puppet on strings coming down)
SpongeBob Puppet: Oh, dear. I don't have a ticket. But I want to go to this show. Hmmm...what should I do? Oh, I know. I'll just sneak in through the back door. (leaves)
Usher: Oh, no you don't! (runs after him as SpongeBob climbs down the wall, laughing)
SpongeBob: SpongeBob, you are so... (walks backwards into an usher puppet)
Usher Puppet: Ticket, please. (later, SpongeBob, wearing a ski mask, is climbing up the side of the building and through the vent on the roof. He uses a flamethrower to cut his way through a door, which is actually the entry doors. The usher kicks him away from the building. Cut to later, where Mrs. Puff drives up in her boat and gets out, walking up to the usher)
Usher: Ticket, ma'am.
Mrs. Puff: Certainly. (reaches into her purse. She hears some giggling and takes out what it is) SpongeBob?
Usher: You? This time I'm gonna... Wait a minute! Did you say SpongeBob? SpongeBob SquarePants? You're on the VIP list. (the usher carries SpongeBob on a pillow to his seat)
SpongeBob: (gasps) A reserved seat? Next to my friends? I made it! All I have to do is sit down... (everyone applauds as the curtains close) No...! No! It is not over!
Fish: Huh?
SpongeBob: This was supposed to be my perfect day. But then everything... (a fish gets up and starts to leave) Sit down! (the fish does) Then everything turned to doo-doo. (Mr. Krabs, Patrick and Sandy go upstage with him)
Mr. Krabs: It's okay, SpongeBob.
SpongeBob: No, it's not okay! This was going to be my best day ever, starting with doing the best job in the world: working at the Krusty Krab.
Mr. Krabs: Boy, you saved me barnacle the way you put the run on them nematodes.
SpongeBob: (sniffles) Yeah, I guess so. But then I was going to do karate with Sandy.
Sandy: I know, but you saved the treedome! Pretty cool, if you ask me.
SpongeBob: Well, I suppose. But then I was going to go jellyfishing with Patrick.
Patrick: But then you... Uh, what'd you do again?
Squidward: And, I hate to admit it, but I suppose if you hadn't fixed my reed, the concert would have been a bust.
Mr. Krabs: You see, SpongeBob, it's not about you or your perfect day or any of those things.
SpongeBob: It's not?
Mr. Krabs: No. (giggles) It's about us.
SpongeBob: It is?
Mr. Krabs: Yep. And since you did such a good job, we wanna make it up to you.
SpongeBob: You do?
Mr. Krabs: So, just tell us anything your little heart desires, and it's yours. (SpongeBob smiles and scene cuts to Mr. Krabs coming on stage with the light shining on him) Ladies and gentlemen, tonight, the Bikini Bottom Players proudly present a very expensive production of... "The Best Day Ever." And it better be good for all it's costing me.
Music: "The Best Day Ever (Concert Version)"
Spongebob(singing):My perfect job starts my perfect day
Then it’s time to kick back, relax and play
Sing along
Hear that happy sound
Patrick(singing):Don’t let those sour notes bring you down
Squidward:Hey!
Spongebob:That's where it's at!
Mr.Krabs:I'm not paying for that!
Spongebob(singing):It’s the best day ever (Best day ever)
It’s the best day ever! (Best day ever)
It’s the best day ever! (Best day ever)
(Hours pass and the group is still singing)
Spongebob(still singing):It’s the best day ever! (Best day ever)
Squidward:How long do we have to keep this up?
Mr. Krabs:Just till his little heart gives out, Squidward.
SpongeBob starts the episode by waking up and singing the song "Best Day Ever," and he describes to Gary what he plans to do on this day: do his "perfect" job at the Krusty Krab, practice karate with Sandy, go jellyfishing with Patrick using his new high-tech net, and at the end of the day, attend Squidward's big clarinet recital. However, SpongeBob's "Best Day Ever" does not turn out as he plans. He goes to the Krusty Krab, only to find it condemned due to a severe nematode infestation. He then tells the nematodes to leave, but they eat his pants instead. SpongeBob begins playing the "Best Day Ever" song with his nose, causing the nematodes to follow him similar to The Pied Piper of Hamelin. Mr. Krabs tells SpongeBob to keep playing and lead them as far away as possible, and he does so until they all fall asleep (including SpongeBob).
He then goes to Sandy's Treedome for karate, but Sandy is busy trying to fix a leak in the roof of her Treedome. SpongeBob thinks that this is a trap, and attacks her anyway. Sandy hits him and sends him flying up to the roof, and his glove sticks to it, sealing the leak. Afterwards, SpongeBob heads over to Jellyfish Fields to go jellyfishing with Patrick, but Patrick explains that he has broken his net. SpongeBob gives him his old net to use, but he quickly breaks it as well. Finally, SpongeBob gives Patrick his brand-new net and sits there watching as Patrick has fun jellyfishing with it.
Finally, when SpongeBob goes to Squidward's clarinet recital, Squidward tells him that he cannot play in the concert because his clarinet reed is shot. SpongeBob pulls out one of his teeth to replace the reed, and angrily demands Squidward to put on the show, frustrated that the majority of his "Best Day Ever" is ruined. When SpongeBob tries to enter the concert, the doorman will not let him in because he does not have a ticket. He tries various methods of sneaking in, but is caught every time. Eventually, the doorman realizes who SpongeBob is (Mrs. Puff said his name while hiding in her purse), and lets him in because he is on the VIP list. However, the concert ends just as SpongeBob gets into his seat, and then he finally loses it.
Reaching his breaking point, SpongeBob goes up on stage, rips the curtains and starts furiously complaining to the audience about how his "Best Day Ever" was completely ruined. However, his friends go up and remind SpongeBob of how he helped them with their problems out of his kindness, and to make everything up to him, his friends hold a "very expensive" production in which SpongeBob has his real Best Day Ever with his friends by his side (while singing “Best Day Ever again”), and the audience love the show. After hours in the concert hall, SpongeBob is still singing, but his friends are tired and sleepy; as the audience seats are shown to be empty and the janitor is sweeping the floor, Squidward asks how long they have to keep this up, and Mr. Krabs replies with "Just 'til his little heart gives out, Squidward. Just 'til his little heart gives out."
Prior to the premiere of the episode, Best Buy stores across the United States would introduce a "Best Day Ever"-themed Best Buy gift card that doubles as a DVD-ROM packed with music videos, video game previews and more. Additional designs of the cards can be found here. In addition, "Best Day Ever"-themed activities would be held at the Nickelodeon Family Suites Hotel by Holiday Inn including a themed party called the Bikini Bottom Bash. Throughout the month of November, the hotel released a "Best Day Ever" package to its guests starting at $369.File:New-dvd-spongebob-squarepants-best-buy-gift-card-w-mini-dvd-no-value.jpg[1]
To promote the special and the episode, a SpongeBob Sponge Station was made for the 2006 New York City marathon, where sponges with the words "Best Day Ever" on them, would be handed out by people, including the Nickelodeon senior vice-president of consumer products Hal Snik.[2]
Broadcast
A marathon event broadcast on Nickelodeon included the episode premiere, along with the top 100 SpongeBob episodes voted by fans.
This episode was planned to be on the Nick Picks 6 DVD, which was cancelled due to Paramount Home Entertainment's marketing issues.[citation needed]
Reception
The "SpongeBob Best Day Ever" online game, which went live on November 9, generated 1.3 million gameplay sessions and more than 867,000 unique visitors in three days.[3] The full-length music video for "Best Day Ever" generated more than 1.4 million streams, with 471,000 unique visitors, making it the No. 2 video on TurboNick from November 6 to 12.[3] During the same time period, "Best Day Ever"'s promotion video on TurboNick had 370,000 streams and was ranked within the top 10 videos of the broadband channel.[3]
On a June 1, 2016 airing, some scenes were skipped, but SpongeBob and Patrick can still be seen for a split second before SpongeBob accidentally hits a light and falls into the stage.[4]
This, "Help Wanted," "Pickles," "Employee of the Month," and "One Krabs Trash" are the only five episodes to have SpongeBob's bed placed on the right side of his room and not the left.File:BestDayEverPromoPic.jpgPromotional poster, with SpongeBob riding a submarine. Rough sketches by creative director Vincent Waller.[5]
The second episode in which Squidward has issues with his clarinet reed, after "Squidtastic Voyage."
This is the third and final episode of season 4 to feature the Krusty Krab without Squidward at the restaurant. The first is "Driven to Tears," and the second was "Rule of Dumb."
This makes it the first episode to put emphasis on an already released song. It would be followed by "It's a SpongeBob Christmas!" putting emphasis on the already released song, "Don't Be a Jerk."
While SpongeBob is playing his nose and starts getting tired as he walks up a hill, the tone of the sound is the same as the "Best Day Ever" song.
That scene was reanimated for a McDonald'sHappy Mealcommercial in 2012, to have SpongeBob wearing his pants instead of his underwear, and he is smiling instead of looking sad.
According to the episode's production code (151–507), this episode was produced during the beginning of the fifth season's production cycle. The reason it was moved to season 4 might have been due to it being completed earlier than intended.
Similarly, the season 5 episode "Night Light" was produced for this season, but due to being completed outside of the 20 episode order, it was pushed back to the next season.
The episode's title card background is similar to that of "Pizza Delivery."
This episode came about as one of the ideas Tom Kenny and Andy Paley pitched for episodes, with this one being the one that fits SpongeBob's character best.[7]
In the Welsh dub, Luke Brookshier, Tom King, and Steven Banks are all listed as writers of this episode, even though Brookshier and King did not write this episode. Brookshier and King are also erroneously listed as storyboard directors.[8]
When SpongeBob tries to tune his voice, his underpants have a weird off-model outline.
In the same scene, his left arm is disconnected from his side.
When SpongeBob goes to the Krusty Krab, the Chum Bucket across the street is missing.
When SpongeBob attempts to open the doors of the Krusty Krab, all of the restaurant is taped except for the door. After SpongeBob stops to listen to what Mr. Krabs is saying, a lock appears on the door.
During SpongeBob's musical play, the fake Krusty Krab shows letters that read "Krusty Krab" on the backdrop, but seconds later, it only reads "K.K."
Mr. Krabs' legs are also transparent.
The outline of Patrick's net turns red for a split second when he breaks it.
When SpongeBob gets knocked out to the roof of the treedome, the scene is cut back to Sandy who exclaims that the leaking has stopped. However, the leaking had not completely stopped when she exclaimed that as there were still a few drips left falling down.
When SpongeBob starts walking in the middle of the road singing "The Best Day Ever," his pants are white.
Just a few seconds before SpongeBob stops playing his nose like a flute, his finger movements do not sync with the music.
During SpongeBob's daydream, when engaging in karate with Sandy in the treedome, SpongeBob is not wearing a water helmet, while Sandy is wearing her suit.
The Krusty Krab sign disappears when SpongeBob arrives to it, but when he walks to it, the sign is there.
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