Backpay Payback

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"Backpay Payback" is a The Patrick Star Show episode from season 1. In this episode, Granny Tentacles assists Squidward in collecting his paper delivery money from Cecil

Characters

• Patrick Star
• Granny Tentacles
• Squidward Tentacles
• Cecil Star
• GrandPat Star
• Sea giraffe
• Tinkle
• Bunny Star
• Sprat Morty
• Squidina Star
• Realistic Fish Head
• Incidentals
  • Incidental 41
  • Incidental 42
  • Incidental 164
  • Bubba fish
  • Incidental CM20

Synopsis

The episode begins as Squidward happily hums to himself while gleefully tossing out newspapers to his customers. Everybody seems to love him, with even a neighborhood guard worm approaching him and surprisingly acting extremely friendly. All seems to be well, until he delivers to the Star house. Cecil takes his paper and refuses to pay, continuously foiling Squidward's attempts to get in. Suddenly, Granny Tentacles calls to Squidward from across the street. When Squidward goes in, she tells him to be persistent with getting his paper money. She shows him a history book of Tentacles family members who refused to be stiffed, including even Granny Tentacles herself.

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Granny Tentacles sneaks up on Cecil.

Granny and Squidward go into Cecil's house and chase him down. Cecil hides behind the wall, but Granny tracks him down through some mustache shavings he left behind. Cecil flips the wall around, flinging Squidward and his grandmother into an open dryer. Bunny unknowingly turns the dryer on, spitting out the two of them as a fuzzy ball, which Patrick uses to play basketball.

Cecil goes to shower, and Granny and Squidward overhear him singing. Granny revs up Squidward's legs like a propeller to get them both up the stairs. They pull the shower curtains open to catch Cecil, but he escapes down the drain. As they try to leave, Tinkle stops Squidward, licking him affectionately. When Squidward calls Tinkle unsanitary and tries to leave, he bites his leg off.

Cecil escapes into GrandPat's room. GrandPat reveals that the Star family have never actually paid for a newspaper, which were delivered by Squidward's ancestors. He tells Cecil that Granny Tentacles won't give up until she gets the money she wants. While cracking open a safe (which, unbeknownst to them, contains the real money), Cecil calls them into the hallway. He smacks the letters off the newspaper and says there is no ink on it, so Granny squirts some through her nose to make a new article appear. She threatens Cecil, who fearfully points them to a stack of cash on a table, and runs away.

Squidward collects his money, and cries tears of joy. His tears melt the cash into a green puddle, revealing it was just made of paper-mache. Granny makes him cry on other pieces of furniture, only to melt the entire house. She sees GrandPat spraying the house with a hose outside, compliments his intelligence, and waves to him.

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Mr. Star and the Paper Boy.

Granny and Squidward duck as the house starts collapsing, and it falls on a heap onto GrandPat and Cecil. They get paved into the road, and a new newspaper is left behind. Squidina excitedly picks it up and reads the comic: Mr. Star and the Paper Boy, a recreation of the episode. She enjoys it, then folds it into a paper hat and wears it. On the newsprint, Granny is chasing Squidward, insisting that she will still get the money back, although Squidward doesn't believe it.

Production

This episode was confirmed by Cartoonlounge.de on February 25, 2022.

Music

( ‣ ) Production music

( • ) Original music

( ◦ ) SpongeBob music

 ‣ Happy-Go-Lively - Laurie Johnson [Opening.]
 ‣ Sea Battle [#48] - John Fox [Squidward's newspaper customer turns into a superhero.]
 ‣ Drama Link (C) - Hubert Clifford ["Walking down the street, ya-ta-ta-ta."]
 • Parting of the Clouds Sting II - Nicolas Carr [Worm kisses Squidward's nose.]
 ‣ Tijuana Tease - Stuart Crombie [Squidward trying to collect money from Cecil.]
 ‣ One Over the Eight - Len Stevens [Granny Tentacles calls Squidward over.]
 ‣ Classic Soap 14 - Dieter Reith [Squidward visits Granny Tentacles.]
 ‣ Salute to Caesar 2 - Gregor F. Narholz [Tentacles the Hun.]
 ‣ Zelle 502 - Gerhard Trede [Timmy "the Sucker" Tentacles.]
 ‣ Salute to Caesar 2 - Gregor F. Narholz [Tentaclees the Serpent Slayer.]
 ‣ American Military Parade - Gerhard Trede [Granny Tentacles conquering a monster.]
 ‣ Tijuana Tease - Stuart Crombie [Granny Tentacles trying to collect Squidward's money from Cecil.]
 ‣ Frantic Pursuit - Barry Tattenhall [Granny Tentacles and Squidward chase after Cecil.]
 ‣ Finger of Suspicion - Max Saunders ["We're not leaving until you get your money, you lili-liver."]
 ‣ Pepito from Tampico A - Ronald Sekura, Otto Sieben ["It’s closer than you think!"]
 ‣ Happy Links 1-5 - Paul Fenoulhet [Bunny doing the laundry.]
 ‣ Buckle Down March - Sam Spence [Patrick dribbling Granny Tentacles and Squidward.]
 ‣ Comical Logos - Jean-Jacques Perrey ["Time for a clean getaway!"]
 ‣ Death Of The Beast - Ronald Hanmer ["Now where would I hide if I was a tightwad?"]
 ‣ Box of Delights (A) - Dick Walter ["I'm a little old lady."]
 ‣ Sword Fight Alt. End - Sam Fonteyn [Granny Tentacles rides Squidward upstairs.]
 ‣ Opera Buffa - Bruno Bertoli [Granny Tentacles and Squidward sneak up on Cecil in the shower.]
 ‣ Paroxysms I - Trevor Duncan ["Let's get downstairs and head him off!"]
 ‣ The Great White - Gregor F. Narholz [Tinkle barks at Granny Tentacles and Squidward.]
 ‣ Mischief Makers - Gilbert Vinter [Tinkle licks Squidward.]
 ‣ Musique De L'Infini - Jean-Jacques Perrey ["Dad, you gotta help me!"]
 ‣ Fusee Dans Le Ciel - Jean-Jacques Perrey ["Throughout history, the stingy Stars have never ever paid for a newspaper delivered by a Tentacle."]
 ‣ Landsknechtmusik - Gerhard Trede [Cecil and GrandPat put their brains together.]
 ‣ Crime Scene - Frederick Charrosin [Granny Tentacles drilling into Cecil's safe.]
 ‣ In Loving Memory (a) - Len Rawle [Squidward crying over the melted papier-mâché money.]
 ‣ Imminent Danger - Frederick Charrosin [Cecil and GrandPat melting the papier-mâché house with water.]
 ‣ Disturbing Facts A - Gregor F. Narholz [Cecil and GrandPat get crushed by the melting house.]
 ‣ Fusee Dans Le Ciel - Jean-Jacques Perrey [Ending.]
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Trivia

General

• This episode was originally going to be titled "Payback's a Squid."
  • Similar to the SpongeBob SquarePants episode "Moving Bubble Bass," the original title was most likely changed due to containing an innuendo.
• This episode was originally scheduled to premiere on Friday, November 11, 2022 in the United States at 7:00 PM, but it instead briefly got replaced with the premiere of the Monster High episode "Witch Hitch" before being replaced again with the premiere of the 2016 Illumination Studios movie The Secret Life of Pets. The episode was then postponed for a second time, originally being scheduled to premiere on Friday, February 17, 2023 in the United States at 7:00 PM, but it was replaced again with the premiere of "Host-a-Palooza."

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• In Canada, this episode was also originally going to air on February 25, 2023, but was later postponed, and got replaced with a rerun of "The Yard Sale."
• This episode establishes that Granny Tentacles and GrandPat are in a relationship, quietly telling their relatives (Squidward and Cecil) that they are dating while planning warfare against each other.
• The newspaper comic strip that Squidina reads at the end of the episode is nearly identical to the near-opening of it.
• The episode's writer, Doug Lawrence, is listed as the author of the comic strip Mr. Star and the Paper Boy under his Mr. Lawrence name.
• This episode marks the first time the Realistic Fish Head physically appears (as opposed to being on a TV screen) and directly interacts with characters.

Episode references

• Squidward singing, "Ya-ta-ta-ta" references the episodes "Who R Zoo?" and "Under the Small Top," where Squidward sings the exact same song while going waking up to go to his garden and making cereal, respectively.
• Walls identical to the ones in the SpongeBob episode "Wallhalla" can be seen when Cecil uses them to hide from Squidward and Granny Tentacles.

Errors

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Squidward's nose briefly turns yellow.

• Squidward's nose is yellow for a frame during the scene where he finds the fake money on the table.

Videos

• File:The Patrick Star Show - "Backpay Payback" Official Promo 1
• File:The Patrick Star Show - "Backpay Payback" + Transformers - EarthSpark Official Promo 2
• File:The Patrick Star Show - "Backpay Payback" Sneak Preview (Provided by LeakDB)

References

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