Fooling Around

"Fooling Around" was composed by Nicolas Carr and Barry Anthony. The main instruments being played in the piece include a clarinet, bassoon, flutes, a trombone, a piccolo, a tuba, a guitar, and a harpsichord. There are five versions.

Usage

Fooling Around 1A

"Fooling Around 1A" was composed by Barry Anthony. It features a clarinet, bassoon, flutes, a trombone, a piccolo, and a tuba being played.

• 157a. "Squidward's School for Grown-Ups" - "And everybody knows that grown-ups never play with kids."; Patrick asks Squidward what mature people do (high-pitched +1) / "Pretty please! Pretty please!"
• 157b. "Oral Report" - SpongeBob goes to Sandy's treedome.
• 165a. "House Sittin' for Sandy" - "Experiment?" (sped up)
• 273a. "Potato Puff" - "Alright, time to focus on the road my excellent little noodle." (sped up)

Fooling Around Lo Brass

"Fooling Around Lo Brass" was composed by Nicolas Carr and Barry Anthony. It features a bassoon, a trombone, and a tuba being played.

• 157a. "Squidward's School for Grown-Ups" - "Facial hair is a good start I suppose."
• 160b. "Walking the Plankton" - Plankton sets a decoy made of kelp cheese.
• 161b. "Mr. Krabs Takes a Vacation" - Squidward sunbathing.
• 163b. "Plankton's Good Eye" - Plankton runs home; "I think you hit it!"

Fooling Around 2

"Fooling Around 2" was composed by Nicolas Carr and Barry Anthony. It features a clarinet, bassoon, flutes, a trombone, a piccolo, a tuba, a guitar, and a harpsichord being played.

• 168b. "Fiasco!" - Squidward tells customers about Fiasco.
• 171b. "InSPONGEiac" - SpongeBob wakes up.
• 173a. "Squiditis" - "That sounds like a great idea!" (high-pitched +2)
• 176a. "Super Evil Aquatic Villain Team Up is Go!" - Man Ray restocks the vending machine.
• 177a. "The Good Krabby Name" - The opening; the patty suit lands on Plankton.
• 179b. "Squirrel Record" - SpongeBob feeds Sandy chum.
• 181b. "Squid Baby" - Squidward gets put in a cage.
• 184b. "Evil Spatula" - "It sure was, SpongeBob."
• 189. "SpongeBob You're Fired" - SpongeBob sits outside Patrick's rock.
• 193a. "Sanctuary!" - SpongeBob says that he is too busy to come to work.
• 194a. "Patrick! The Game" - SpongeBob and Patrick play Certified Public Accountant; Squidward explains to Patrick that someone makes the games.
• 196a. "The Fish Bowl" - "I'll take those, my good man;" Patrick wants SpongeBob to rub his feet; Ice cream starts to melt.
• 203b. "Salsa Imbecilicus" - Sandy talks to Plankton.
• 205a. "Whirly Brains" - SpongeBob and Patrick look for Squidward.
• 214b. "Out of the Picture" - The art appraiser appears at the Krusty Krab.
• 224a. "Squid Noir" - Bubble Bass shows the other fish his suburban dad doll.
• 225a. "Cuddle E. Hugs" - SpongeBob tells Patrick and Sandy about Cuddle E. Hugs; Sandy thinks that Cuddle E. Hugs is SpongeBob's imaginary friend.
• 226a. "Chatterbox Gary" - Gary criticizes Squidward's art.
• 228b. "Grandmum's the Word" - Plankton's grandma wants a photo of her with the Krabby Patty secret formula; "Fine."
• 230b. "Bottle Burglars" - Patrick and Bubble Bass are seen on the security footage.
• 231b. "Ink Lemonade" - Patrick goes to Squidward to get more ink from him.
• 241a. "Squirrel Jelly" - "Don't you think you're playing a teensy-weensy bit rough?"
• 241b. "The String" - Customer demands a refund because the thread is on his soup.
• 244b. "Pineapple RV" - Squidward about to leave SpongeBob's house.
• 250b. "Karen's Baby" - Karen names her baby Chip. (high-pitched +1)
• 259a. "The Ghost of Plankton" - Karen unplugs and shuts herself off.
• 262a. "A Cabin in the Kelp" - Gal Pals pretend to scare SpongeBob hiding behind a tree.
• 265a. "Bubble Bass's Tab" - SpongeBob and Squidward arrive at Bubble Bass's mother's house.
• 265b. "Kooky Cooks" - SpongeBob makes "soup" for Krabs and Mrs. Puff.
• 269b. "Squidward's Sick Daze" - "Oh, I can't believe I'm dreaming about work when there's so many more interesting things I could be doing."; Squidward decides to staying home without going to work to the Krusty Krab.
• 273b. "There Will Be Grease" - "I ain't some hayseed, Plankton."

Fooling Around Halloween

"Fooling Around Halloween" was composed by Nicolas Carr and Barry Anthony. It features a harpsichord, guitar, and brass instruments being played.

• 220. "The Legend of Boo-Kini Bottom" - "What are you two laughing about?"

Fooling Around Halloween 2

"Fooling Around Halloween 2" was composed by Nicolas Carr and Barry Anthony.

• 278a. "Squidferatu" - "Biting my begonias, eh? Not on my watch!;" Squidward throws a letter for Nosferatu in the trash.

Trivia

• Between "House Sittin' for Sandy" and "Potato Puff," "Fooling Around 1A" took 11 years to return.