Chatterbox Gary

If you were looking for the article about the Japanese DVD, then see Chatterbox Gary (DVD).

Characters

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• Gary the Snail
  • Gary's collar Template:Single appearance
• Squidward Tentacles
  • Handsome Squidward Template:Cameo2
• Sandy Cheeks
• Walnut Template:Single appearance
• Pistachios ^(mentioned)
• Peanut mafia ^(mentioned)
• Patrick Star
• Sea bear Template:Cameo2
• Master Marty Template:Single appearance
• Casting director ^(purple)
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  • Fred
  • Incidental 10
  • Carol
  • Incidental 37A
  • Incidental 40
  • Incidental 41
  • Incidental 64
  • Incidental 60
  • Incidental 82
  • Incidental 106
  • Incidental 186 ^(40-colored)
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Synopsis

The episode begins with SpongeBob trying to do things for Gary, but has trouble, as Gary cannot tell him what he wants. SpongeBob sees that he can buy a chatterbox collar for Gary in a magazine, so he orders one and the package arrives immediately.

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SpongeBob shows Sandy Gary's new collar.

SpongeBob starts asking Gary a couple questions now that he can talk, and afterwards shows several of his friends that Gary is able to talk now such as Patrick and Sandy. Sandy then reveals that she has a nut translator and stated that nuts are nutty. However, when SpongeBob shows Gary to Squidward after he is watching a relaxation program (and the person who is in it tells him to answer the door) he mocks Squidward on many of the things he does. Because of this, Squidward goes into SpongeBob's house at night and makes Gary's collar an irritation to SpongeBob so he will remove it from him.

That night when SpongeBob goes to sleep, Squidward takes out Gary's collar and puts on another collar in which he can talk through using a walkie-talkie. SpongeBob is too half-asleep that he doesn't notice the switch. After a while of making SpongeBob do tasks due to Squidward making Gary supposedly ask him for tasks, he stops doing so when SpongeBob has moved his house faraway.

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SpongeBob moves his house.

Unfortunately, SpongeBob's house rolls down the hill he put it in, causing it to roll down Bikini Bottom. After a while, SpongeBob's house falls down an extremely steep cliff, making SpongeBob homeless. Back at where SpongeBob's house used to be, SpongeBob is crying immensely, while Squidward is laughing at him for losing his house. Gary finds out that Squidward has caused all of this, and throws his collar into Squidward's mouth as revenge for treating SpongeBob badly. The episode ends with Squidward only being able to meow and getting mauled by worms, while SpongeBob's house rolls back into position. SpongeBob, all this time unaware of Squidward's meddling, assumes Squidward wants a pet of his own to talk to while Gary meows in his collar's voice.

Production

This episode was confirmed by Vincent Waller on November 3, 2017.

Storyboards

File:ChatterBox Gary Rough

File:Chatterbox Gary Final Storyboard

Release

• This episode is available on the SpongeBob SquarePants Vol. 18 digital collection, and The Complete Eleventh Season and Chatterbox Gary DVDs.

Trivia

General

• The walnut in this episode is very similar to the peanut from "Chimps Ahoy."
• This episode's title card background would later be reused for a future episode from season 12, "Gary's Got Legs."
• The nicknames Gary gives the main characters are:
  • Papa Bob (SpongeBob)
  • Stinky Man (Patrick)
  • Hairy Astronaut Lady (Sandy)
  • Grouchy Man (Squidward)
• This episode reunites Tom Kenny and Keith David as they were previously casting together in the TBS animated series Final Space.
  • This episode also reunites Keith David with Bill Fagerbakke as they were previously casting together in the Disney animated series Gargoyles.
• It is unknown what happened to the collar after Squidward switched it.
• On the description of the The Complete Eleventh Season, it claims that "Hear Gary speaks for the first time," but the first time he actually spoke was in "Sleepy Time."
  • However, this episode is actually the first since Gary's speaking role in "Sleepy Time" only took place in his dream.
• The title card for this episode is similar to the title card of "Pet Sitter Pat," except it is green instead of lavender, there are more Garys, and it is in widescreen.
• Some of Squidward's paintings from this episode would later make an appearance in Nickverse as buyable wall furniture.

Episode references

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Handsome Squidward in this episode.

• The 'Handsome Squidward' face from "The Two Faces of Squidward" makes an appearance in this episode.
  • Some of the paintings from "Out of the Picture" and the sculpture from "Are You Happy Now?" reappear in this episode.
• Squidward's band uniform from "Band Geeks" reappears in his closet.
• The artwork on the wall references the episodes "Not Normal," "Gone," "Squid's Visit," "A Friendly Game," "Bubble Buddy Returns," "Out of the Picture," "Unreal Estate," and "The Two Faces of Squidward."
• SpongeBob's secret personal diary from "Little Yellow Book" reappears in this episode. However, said diary is recolored in this episode.

Errors

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Squidward's wrinkles are gone.

• When Squidward meditates, the wrinkles on his head are gone.

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The rake is missing.

• When Squidward climbs down SpongeBob's house, the rake is not there.

Videos

File:SpongeBob SquarePants - "Chatterbox Gary" Official Promo

File:SpongeBob SquarePants - Gary the Chatterbox Nickelodeon

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
German	Der geschwätzige Gary	The Talkative Gary