Cave Dwelling Sponge

Characters

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• Gary the Snail
• Spongy Spongy Template:Debut
• Perch Perkins
• Officer Nancy O'Malley
• Officer John
• Officer Rob Johnson
• Bikini Bottom Sanitation Police Sergeant
• Fred
• Abigail Marge
• Norma Rechid
• Susie Rechid
• Debbie Rechid
• Shubie
• Dave
• Nat Peterson
• Nazz-Mimi
• Gus
• Monroe Timmy
• Evelyn
• Frankie Billy
• Ivy (gray)
• Cara
• Mable Monica
• Dale
• Francis
• Lonnie
• Sheldon
• Martin
• Scooter
• Harv
• Martha Smith
• Tina Fran
• Frank
• Thaddeus
• Buddy
• Frank (lifeguard)
• Mable (gray)
• Lenny
• Sylvester
• Sadie

Synopsis

The episode begins with SpongeBob walking barefoot with Patrick, out on a nature walk into the forest. SpongeBob then decides to go explore a nearby ice cave. Inside the cave, Patrick gets his tongue stuck on the ice. SpongeBob uses hot chocolate to melt the ice, and Patrick is freed. However, the hot chocolate melts all the ice and Spongy Spongy emerges out of it. He then follows SpongeBob, fascinated by the squeak of his shoes. He then hides in SpongeBob's bag for the rest of his trip.

SpongeBob then arrives back home and leaves Patrick next to his rock with his tongue tied on a rack. SpongeBob then goes home to find Gary waiting for him. He leaves the heavy bag on a peg and Spongy Spongy jumps out. He is curious about Gary and then follows SpongeBob around his house and into the bathroom in which he jumps into the sink. SpongeBob mistakes the Cave Sponge for a mirror of himself. SpongeBob goes to a special room in which he gets dressed and Spongy follows. Spongy also gets dressed like SpongeBob by the machine and the shoes don't seem to fit him, which makes him sad. He follows SpongeBob out of his house and into the streets of Bikini Bottom.

Spongy continues to follow SpongeBob, and attempts to mimic SpongeBob's movements, but causes destruction instead. He then follows SpongeBob into the Krusty Krab kitchen, then freaks out over the sound of the blender. Mr. Krabs then calls SpongeBob to go out of the kitchen and into the dining room. Multiple people accuse SpongeBob of breaking their stuff (even though Spongy did it) and SpongeBob gets arrested. SpongeBob tries to explain that he was framed, but the police don't listen. He then gets taken away to jail. Mr. Krabs says that he is going to visit SpongeBob in jail and leaves Squidward in charge of the cooking. Template:Section-expand

Production

The episode name was confirmed in a tweet by Vincent Waller on December 12, 2016. In the tweet, he also confirmed that Doug Lawrence wrote the episode.

Art

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Rough storyboard

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Final storyboard

Release

• This episode was first released on September 23, 2017 in the United States.
• This episode was released on September 25, 2017 in Turkey and Iberia.

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Trivia

• Despite it being said that Primitive Sponge was returning, a new cave sponge appeared instead.
• This episode premiered in Turkey and Iberia on September 25, 2017 along with "The Clam Whisperer," which is only two days after the US airdate.
• The fourth wall is broken twice in this episode. The first was at the end when Spongy Spongy hits the screen with his club, causing it to crack. The second was when Perch Perkins says "The life in Bikini Bottom returns to normal, if only for this episode."
• This is the fourth time SpongeBob goes to jail. The first was in "Life of Crime," the second was in "Party Pooper Pants," and the third was in "Driven to Tears."
• This episode could possibly take place before "Stanley S. SquarePants," as Mr. Krabs states that nobody else looks like SpongeBob, even though in that episode he meets his identical cousin.

Video

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