Bummer Vacation

Characters

• Eugene H. Krabs
• Squidward Tentacles
• Template:Data:Links
• Gary the Snail
• Patrick Star
• Davy Jones ^(mentioned)
• Jellyfish
• Joe
• Buddy
• Abigail Marge
• Frankie Billy
• Nat Peterson
• Paco
• Ivy (gray)
• Fred
• Gus

Synopsis

At the Krusty Krab, Mr. Krabs receives a notice from the fry cooks' union saying that SpongeBob has worked too much without any vacation break and that if SpongeBob does not take a vacation, Mr. Krabs will have to pay a fine. So, to keep Mr. Krabs from receiving any further fines, he sends SpongeBob on a vacation who leaves work but returns the next day. It is revealed SpongeBob doesn't know what the word "vacation" means and is sad that means he doesn't have to work. SpongeBob goes home, goes to bed, eats breakfast the next morning, flosses his teeth, showers, sprays deodorant, makes himself sparkle, and lifts weights as part of his "vacation."

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Spongebob on vacation

He comes back to the Krusty Krab where Mr. Krabs kicks him out again because only missing one day of work isn't a vacation. SpongeBob then asks what a vacation is and is horrified when he learns it means he is not allowed to work. He panics and Mr. Krabs tells him that Patrick will be his "unpaid replacement." He realizes that he should not remind himself of the Krusty Krab and that he is very hungry. So, SpongeBob goes back to the Krusty Krab. This time, it is not to work, but to buy food. Patrick is seen cooking the Krabby Patties incorrectly by putting them on his belly and not having the exact temperature for cooking the patties. SpongeBob shows him how to do it correctly, but he is caught and is kicked out.

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Mr Krabs hiring Patrick in replacement of SpongeBob who is taking time off

To remind SpongeBob of the Krusty Krab, he plays with his Krusty Krab playset where he moves models of him, Squidward, and Mr. Krabs. SpongeBob pretends that the Mr. Krabs model kicks him out. The model of SpongeBob goes to his miniature pineapple and plays the same game, much to SpongeBob's depression.

To relax, SpongeBob goes to Jellyfish Fields to go jellyfishing, however, he sees reminders of the Krusty Krab. Now SpongeBob tries a series of attempts to get back in the Krusty Krab. Every time he tries, Mr. Krabs catches him.

Finally, Mr. Krabs tricks SpongeBob and drives him to a forest where he commands him to fetch a spatula, and then drives away, leaving him alone. SpongeBob fetches it and starts to think that this is a permanent vacation. SpongeBob comes to the conclusion that Mr. Krabs is trying to replace him. Blaming Patrick for trying to take away his job, he walks to Template:Data:Links. When Patrick gets there, the rock automatically opens and he finds SpongeBob, who is seemingly going out of his mind. Patrick backs away, becoming extremely nervous at his friend's behavior.

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"I've been waiting for you, Patrick!"

The next scene, shows the Krusty Krab where SpongeBob is frying the Krabby Patties in a Patrick costume before Mr. Krabs notices this. He asks what happened to Patrick as SpongeBob explains that he left Patrick who is not hurt at all is home watching TV, which was only static. Mr. Krabs questions his reason as SpongeBob voices his love and dedication to the restaurant which is why he kept returning before Mr. Krabs announces that SpongeBob's vacation is officially over and that he does not have to pay a fine.

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SpongeBob then happily returns to his job as a fry cook.

Production

Release

• This episode is available on the Whale of a Birthday, Season 4 Volume 2, Complete Fourth Season, and First 100 Episodes DVDs.

Reception

• Template:Reception

Trivia

General

• The synopsis of this episode is similar to that of the first comic strip in the fourth SpongeBob comic book, Day Off/Off Day.
• This was Dani Michaeli's first episode as a writer.
• This is the first episode to premiere on Nick Germany. Past episodes in Germany premiered on Super RTL due to Nickelodeon being closed in Germany from 1998-2005.
  • Additionally, this episode premiered in Germany on September 30, 2006, which was half a month before it aired in the USA.
• This is the second episode where Patrick is shown with ears, and the first one where he notices he had any. The first is "Survival of the Idiots," where Patrick says, "Who you callin' a pinhead?"
• This is the first time that Template:Data:Links plays.
• When SpongeBob is on a "vacation," he sings like he sang "I'm ready, promotion" in The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie.
• While playing with the Krusty Krab playset, SpongeBob has a model of Squidward smiling, even though Squidward always frowns at work.
• The part where SpongeBob says, "I've been waiting for you, Patrick!" has become popular on YouTube.
• The April 21, 2013 airing of this episode was paired with "20,000 Patties Under the Sea." This was for the Spongecation Sunday marathon, as the episodes are both travel-themed.
• In the Greek dub, this episode is called "Ατυχείς Διακοπές," which translates to "Unlucky Vacations."
• In the Polish dub, this episode is called "Koszmar na wakacje," which translates to "Nightmare for Vacation."

Cultural references

• The magazine Squidward is reading is called Squid Ink. This is a parody of the 1991 magazine Teen Ink.
• In the part where Mr. Krabs brings SpongeBob into the Kelp Forest, the way it is done has an Artificial Intelligence theme, when the mother throws the robot child into the woods.
• The title references "Summer Vacation"

Errors

• When SpongeBob says he needs to get out of the house, if the viewer looks carefully where his legs should be, his legs are not there.
• The Krusty Krab grill is on the opposite side of the kitchen as it usually is.
• When Mr. Krabs is driving and says "Uh-huh," his eyes are white instead of yellow.
• Mr. Krabs drives SpongeBob deep into the woods when he throws his spatula into them, but when SpongeBob walks away (to the path Krabs drove away) thinking Krabs is replacing him, he exits the woods almost immediately.
• When Mr. Krabs tells SpongeBob to get out, not only does SpongeBob back out completely instead of out of the Krusty Krab, but both the Chum Bucket and its path are missing.
• When Patrick is running home and singing, he is coming from the left side of his rock, but in the previous scene, the left side leads towards the forest where Mr. Krabs got rid of SpongeBob.