Fools in April

Template:Infobox episode Time/Date:

• April 1

Title cards:

• None

Characters present:

• SpongeBob SquarePants
• Squidward Tentacles
• Patrick Star
• Gary
• Sandy Cheeks
• Mr. Krabs
• Bubble Bass

Plot

SpongeBob wakes up, and realizes that it's April Fools Day. He begins the day by pranking Gary and himself at home, then goes to work. Squidward looks at the calendar, and realizes that it's April Fools Day, which he says is SpongeBob's favorite holiday. Fearing the worst has to come (or so he thinks), Squidward calls Mr. Krabs saying he's sick. Mr. Krabs says that there's an art collector in his office who wants to buy Squidward's art and name him artist of the month. Squidward immediately rushes to the Krusty Krab, only to find that it was a silly prank by SpongeBob and Mr. Krabs. Squidward attempts to resign from his job, but SpongeBob convinces him to stay, promising not to pull any further pranks on him.

However, SpongeBob continues to prank the customers inside the Krusty Krab. The customers seem to take SpongeBob's pranks lightly, because the pranks are considered funny and harmless. Despite the fact that Squidward does not receive any more pranks as SpongeBob promised, Squidward gets annoyed over the SpongeBob and the customers' laughter. He decides to plot revenge on SpongeBob by showing him what a "real" prank is, and sets a rope trap with a blob of mustard in the middle. SpongeBob goes to clean it up, and he gets his leg caught in the lasso. Squidward cuts a nearby rope, triggering a chain reaction which sends SpongeBob flying around the restaurant, colliding into several objects and areas. Squidward laughs at him and celebrates his victory, but an emotionally and physically hurt SpongeBob tearfully leaves the restaurant. The customers too are appalled by Squidward's prank, declaring that it was far too harsh to be considered funny. They leave the restaurant, with one of them angrily saying to him "April Fools, jerk," and another one yelling, "YOU STINK!" Squidward is overcome with guilt, realizing that they were right in that the prank was too harsh and decides that he has to apologize to SpongeBob. He goes to SpongeBob's house and attempts to apologize, but finds himself physically unable to say "I'm sorry" to him. Eventually, he is able to say it by putting a bubble over his head, so that SpongeBob does not actually hear his apology. Squidward walks away, saying that his conscience is clear, but is confronted by memories of what he did, and goes back and genuinely apologizes to SpongeBob. SpongeBob forgives him, but then fully opens his front door, revealing that everyone else is inside behind him, and witnessed Squidward's apology. They all say "April Fools!" to Squidward, who is flabbergasted by this. He states that he was fooling them as well before running away, laughing maniacally.

Music

APM music

Template:APM - SpongeBob wakes up Gary. Template:APM - SpongeBob makes lemonade. Template:APM - Title card. Template:APM - "We're gonna become peasants!" Template:APM - Shot of calendar. Template:APM - Squidward calls Mr. Krabs. Template:APM - "I have arrived." Template:APM - SpongeBob and Krabs laugh. Template:APM - SpongeBob plays pranks on everyone. Template:APM - Squidward sets a trap. Template:APM - The anchor falls. Template:APM - The trap is sprung and SpongeBob flies everywhere Template:APM - SpongeBob runs out crying. Template:APM - Patrick is digging. Template:APM - "SpongeBob, let me in there!" Template:APM - Squidward tries to apologize. Template:APM - Squidward is surrounded by floating heads of other characters. Template:APM - Squidward apologizes. Template:APM - "What would we do without Squidward?"

Trivia

• This is Bubble Bass's final appearance in Season 1. He does not appear again until the episode Plankton's Good Eye.
• The various pranks pulled by SpongeBob include:
  • Telling Gary they were going to become peasants
  • Telling Gary to eat salted shells instead of snail food
  • Telling himself he would drink dozens of glasses of lemonade for breakfast
  • Having Mr. Krabs tell Squidward that an art collector from The Barnacle Bay Art Museum is at the Krusty Krab and wants to make Squidward artist of the month.
  • Putting a Whoopie Cushion on Mr. Krabs' chair
  • Directing an old lady who asked him for a fork to the spoons
  • Drawing a face on the back of his head and tricking a customer into thinking he was two different people
  • Giving a customer one ice cube in his drink when he asked for a couple of them
  • Telling his tongue that its shoes were untied
  • Tricking Squidward into apologizing to him in front of a room full of people
• This is Sandy's last appearance in Season 1.
• April 1st is not a real holiday, but in this episode it is.
• This is the first episode to have a "telephone" made out of 2 cans and a string was used.
• The line "You stink!" was first heard in "Pickles".
• Squidward's Mom looks different then she does in Krusty Towers.
• The woman who asks Spongebob where the forks are is the same fish that asks where the menu section is in Neptune's Spatula. It seems as though she is in constant need of guidance.
• This is the first instance of Gary crying. The second will be in Shell Shocked.
• In this episode, Bubble Bass is purple (or brown), instead of green.
• 19th time Spongebob cries.
• This is the first appearance of a woopie cushion,second would be Pranks a Lot.
• Tom acts like he did in Pizza Delivery.
• It is revealed that Spongbob's doorknob can be removed.
• Squidward finishes saying sorry before he stuck his tongue out
• The first airing had Squidward talking to Sandy first.

Goofs

• Shubie is heard speaking in a deep male voice.
• Even after SpongeBob reveals to the old lady his prank of giving her a spoon rather than a fork, she still walks away with the spoon.
• When the customers leave the Krusty Krab after Squidward's prank, they are all blue and brown finger shaped ovals.
• After Squidward leaves, he sees images of people from the Krusty Krab. Tom says "April Fools, jerk!". However, a different fish says this at the Krusty Krab.
• When Squidward gives SpongeBob a message in a bottle, he puts a cork on it. However, as it rolls towards SpongeBob, the cork is gone.
• When Squidward sees Patrick, the hat is down to Patrick's eyebrows. However, when Squidward says, "Why are you wearing that hat?!" the hat is farther up Patrick's forehead.
• In one scene Spongebob's holes were black.

Gallery

• Bubble Bass is purlplish-brownish.
  Bubble Bass is purlplish-brownish.

External links

• Fools in April at TV.com