Dramatic Cues

The "Dramatic Cues" were composed by Ronald Hanmer and performed by The Connaught Light Orchestra. It has 8 different versions.

Usage

Dramatic Cue (a)

• 9b. "Opposite Day" - Squidward sees the realtor's car.
• 26b. "Squidville" - "Fried oyster skins!?"
• 27b. "Life of Crime" - SpongeBob and Patrick notice that they popped the balloon.
• 32b. "The Smoking Peanut" - The zookeeper shows the real criminal.
• 33a. "Shanghaied" - "Holy shrimp! Squidward!"
• 35b. "Band Geeks" - "...Squilliam doesn't find out?"
• 37b. "I'm with Stupid" - "Janet? Marty?! Who are you people!?"
• 41a. "The Algae's Always Greener" - "Oh my goodness! Squidward!"
• 64b. "Good Neighbors" - "Paper monster!"
• 68a. "Patrick SmartPants" - "Hold on, buddy!"
• 69b. "Mrs. Puff, You're Fired" - "No eating in my classroom!"
• 70b. "Ghost Host" - The Flying Dutchman tries to scare SpongeBob by using various things. (Pitch +1 each time compared to its previous, starting with Pitch -2)
• 75b. "That's No Lady" - The salesman appears at the Krusty Krab.
• 77b. "Rule of Dumb" - "[gasps] I knew exactly who you are!"
• 79a. "The Pink Purloiner" - SpongeBob discovers that Ol' Reliable is gone.
• 95a. "The Inmates of Summer" - The corporal spots the prisoners escaping on a stage boat.
• 98. "What Ever Happened to SpongeBob?" - "You can't do that here!"
• 100b. "Stanley S. SquarePants" - The Krusty Krab cash register is on fire.
• 113b. "The Card" - Patrick walks to Goo Lagoon.
• 210a. "Life Insurance" - Squidward screams; Patrick grabs SpongeBob so he can step on the sea spider; The ending
• 216b. "The Clam Whisperer" - "The clams! They're back!"
• 221b. "Stuck on the Roof" - A Krabby Patty gets sucked through the chimney.
• 223b. "Bunny Hunt" - Bunny Wunny stuffs burnt salad into Squidward's mouth.
• 230b. "Bottle Burglars" - Spot growls at SpongeBob and Squidward.
• 231a. "My Leg!" - Ambulance appears and takes Fred; Ambulance appears and takes Patrick; Ambulance appears and takes the prisoner; Ambulance appears and takes the robot; Ambulance falls from the sky and takes SpongeBob; Ambulance appears and takes Fred again.
• 231b. "Ink Lemonade" - Squidward screams and sprays more ink.
• 237. "Goons on the Moon" - Squidward and Rodger Bumpass scream at each other.
• 242a. "FarmerBob" - Little worm hog chewing on SpongeBob.
• 243b. "The Ballad of Filthy Muck" - SpongeBob's eyes explode.
• 244b. "Pineapple RV" - Squidward screams after seeing SpongeBob and Patrick around his bed.
• 250a. "Broken Alarm" - A little firefighter sprays water at SpongeBob with a fire hose, not waking him up; Boxing glove comes from the punching bag and punches SpongeBob out of bed, not waking him up; Jellyfish come from a honeycomb alarm clock and sting SpongeBob, not waking him up.
• 252a. "Mind the Gap" - "What's wrong with my gap?"
• 253a. "Jolly Lodgers" - Swimming pool starts bubbling and Squidward panics.
• 258a. "Boss for a Day" - Ambulance appears and Krabs gets taken to it.
• 260b. "Pat Hearts Squid" - Squidward's house falls off.
• 263a. "Who R Zoo?" - Squidward screams from inside the bubble sea monster.

Dramatic Cue (b)

• 33a. "Shanghaied" - SpongeBob and Patrick scream and jump off of the ship; SpongeBob shows Patrick the perfume department.
• 41a. "The Algae's Always Greener" - Pearl starts crying.
• 43b. "The Bully" - SpongeBob runs into the bathroom.
• 50a. "Wet Painters" - "Hurry and put Mr. Krabs' dollar back on the wall! I've got an idea!"
• 57b. "The Camping Episode" - "Oh no! I'll save you, Squidward!"
• 58a. "Missing Identity" - "One minute?!"
• 60b. "Pranks a Lot" - "No! Don't burn me dollar!"
• 63. "Have You Seen This Snail?" - SpongeBob runs around and removes Gary from his face.
• 64b. "Good Neighbors" - Squidward painfully flies outside his house as he almost gets hit by a boatmobile.
• 68a. "Patrick SmartPants" - Patrick wanders off of a cliff.
• 76a. "The Thing" - Smelly tries to get back to his house.
• 77b. "Rule of Dumb" - Squidward's house moves violently.
• 81. "Friend or Foe" - Mr. Krabs ejected; Plankton ejected.
• 85b. "Krabs à la Mode" - "Who touched me thermostat!?"
• 87a. "To Love a Patty" - The pot is on fire.
• 93a. "Picture Day" - "Wait, wait! Don't squirt!"
• 95b. "To Save a Squirrel" - The mountain Sandy is driving on is upside down.
• 97a. "20,000 Patties Under the Sea" - The Mobile Krusty Krab falls down the abyss.
• 98. "What Ever Happened to SpongeBob?" - Citizens of New Kelp City run away from the bubble.
• 113b. "The Card" - Patrick walks across a planted grider and falls.
• 132a. "Yours, Mine and Mine" - SpongeBob and Patrick escape from Sandy's treedome to rehydrate.
• 142b. "Sponge-Cano!" - "Please, SpongeBob, I didn't mean any of that!"
• 143. "The Great Patty Caper" - Plankton flies with a bottle formula-like rocket.
• 149b. "Tunnel of Glove" - Patrick pushes down the lever with his buttocks and breaks it.
• 150a. "Krusty Dogs" - A Krusty Dog explodes.
• 151b. "Love That Squid" - SpongeBob and Squidward fall down the stairs.
• 153b. "The Other Patty" - The customers of the Flabby Patty Shack run away after the announcement.
• 165a. "House Sittin' for Sandy" - SpongeBob suddenly dehydrates.
• 184b. "Evil Spatula" - SpongeBob's spatula breaks in half.
• 198a. "Sharks vs. Pods" - "Gary! No!"
• 210a. "Life Insurance" - "Oh no, Patrick, I'm slipping!"
• 213b. "Lost and Found" - SpongeBob steps into Squidward's clarinets.
• 214b. "Out of the Picture" - Larry's eyes are on fire.
• 231a. "My Leg!" - Doctor pulls out a buzz saw.
• 234a. "Patnocchio" - Pearl spits out Patrick, Plankton, Geppetto, and Pinocchio through her blowhole.
• 244b. "Pineapple RV" - Squidward enters a cave after hearing SpongeBob and Patrick's screams.
• . "The Kwarantined Krab" - Mr. Krabs throws Squidward into the freezer.

Dramatic Cue (c)

Episodes

• 28. "Christmas Who?" - SpongeBob saves Sandy from the "fire."
• 33a. "Shanghaied" - SpongeBob and Patrick run away with the dining sock.
• 49b. "Rock-a-Bye Bivalve" - SpongeBob and Patrick try to rescue Junior.
• 57a. "Krabby Land" - SpongeBob gets soap in his eyes.
• 65a. "Selling Out" - Mr. Krabs takes the cash register and shoves it in the Krabby Patty-making machine.
• 68a. "Patrick SmartPants" - SpongeBob tries to help Patrick.
• 75a. "Squidtastic Voyage" - SpongeBob and Patrick scream as they head toward to Squidward's brain.
• 76a. "The Thing" - "Hello, Animal Control? There's a wild animal loose in my house!"
• 97a. "20,000 Patties Under the Sea" - The crowd throw rocks at Plankton; Incidental 82's husband throws the last rock.
• 100b. "Stanley S. SquarePants" - SpongeBob serves the customers too quickly.
• 210a. "Life Insurance" - SpongeBob falls down the stairs.
• 215b. "Don't Wake Patrick" - Patrick sleepwalks into a busy road.
• 216a. "Cave Dwelling Sponge" - Patrick panics with his tongue stuck to ice.
• 217a. "Spot Returns" - Mrs. Puff's puppy destroys her house.
• 217b. "The Check-Up" - Mr. Krabs hides in his office.
• 221b. "Stuck on the Roof" - A Krabby Patty slips out of SpongeBob's hand.
• 224b. "Scavenger Pants" - SpongeBob and Patrick fall into the Mariana Trench.
• 233b. "Krusty Kleaners" - Bag slips out of SpongeBob's hands.
• 244a. "The Krusty Slammer" - Plankton and the iron ball rolls through the door of the Krusty Krab and hits Squidward.
• 244b. "Pineapple RV" - Squidward parks nervously the RV in the place he left SpongeBob and Patrick.
• 249b. "Insecurity Guards" - Sculpture of Earth rolls and breaks another sculpture.
• 254-255. "SpongeBob's Big Birthday Blowout" - Patchy and Potty riding a tricycle in the middle of the tour bus' road.
• 262a. "A Cabin in the Kelp" - Trailer unhooks from the boat and rolls down into the woods' mud ditch.
• 262b. "The Hankering" - "I'll save you, Mr. Krabs!"

Shorts

• . "Plankton's Color Nullifier" - Plankton extracts the color from the Rainbowger.

Dramatic Cue (d)

• 10a. "Culture Shock" - "You may win this time. Shee-ah ka-zing!"
• 10b. "F.U.N." - "Plankton, it's you!;" "Who knows? I think you knows!".
• 11b. "Squidward the Unfriendly Ghost" - Squidward sees his sculpture melted down.
• 12b. "Employee of the Month" - Squidward manages to climb out of the hole.
• 14b. "Karate Choppers" - SpongeBob sees Mr. Krabs.
• 15a. "Sleepy Time" - Squidward breaks his clarinet in half.
• 16b. "The Paper" - Squidward tries to grab the paper from SpongeBob.
• 28. "Christmas Who?" - "Fire!;" "Wait! Squidward hasn't written his letter yet!"
• 32b. "The Smoking Peanut" - "Behold!"
• 33a. "Shanghaied" - SpongeBob and Patrick scream; "And the only other way out is-"
• 33b. "Gary Takes a Bath" - Gary sees engorged SpongeBob.
• 34b. "Frankendoodle" - The Magic Pencil falls down; SpongeBob gets an idea.
• 35b. "Band Geeks" - "Ah! That would be my band!"
• 38a. "Sailor Mouth" - "Ooh! You said number 11!"
• 41a. "The Algae's Always Greener" - "Co-cashier?!"
• 42a. "Club SpongeBob" - Squidward's face gets red after the Magic Conch shell tells him "No."
• 42b. "My Pretty Seahorse" - SpongeBob sees the flower bitten again.
• 43b. "The Bully" - "You what?"
• 48b. "Squilliam Returns" - "This isn't working!"
• 49a. "Krab Borg" - SpongeBob gasps.
• 60b. "Pranks a Lot" - Sandy screams.
• 63. "Have You Seen This Snail?" - Patrick wakes up horrifyingly to the impact of office products; A pile of old shells collapses on Gary.
• 67b. "Mermaid Man & Barnacle Boy VI: The Motion Picture" - The heroes gasp.
• 68a. "Patrick SmartPants" - Patrick wanders off of the cliff again.
• 69a. "Krusty Towers" - Squidward sees the employee elevator.
• 70a. "Chimps Ahoy" - Sandy gasps.
• 70b. "Ghost Host" - "I've seen all your tricks."
• 74a. "Bummer Vacation" - "Fine?"
• 75b. "That's No Lady" - "Patrick?"
• 76b. "Hocus Pocus" - Patrick eats the ice cream.
• 78b. "Best Frenemies" - Mr. Krabs screams.
• 97a. "20,000 Patties Under the Sea" - Plankton crashes to the side of the abyss.
• 100b. "Stanley S. SquarePants" - "There's two of them?!"
• 107a. "Giant Squidward" - "I look horrible!"
• 210a. "Life Insurance" - An anchor falls from the sky.
• 220. "The Legend of Boo-Kini Bottom" - SpongeBob scared by ghost balloon; SpongeBob screams.
• 227a. "Drive Happy" - Coupe honks, waking up SpongeBob and Gary.
• 234a. "Patnocchio" - Waiter gets angry.
• 246b. "Stormy Weather" - "Ah! Drizzle!"
• 254-255. "SpongeBob's Big Birthday Blowout" - SpongeBob screams.
• 257a. "Handemonium" - Harold screams.
• 260a. "Knock Knock, Who's There?" - Giant cheese falls cutting Krabs' eyelashes.
• 261b. "Hiccup Plague" - SpongeBob screams.
• . "The Kwarantined Krab" - Plankton gets burnt.

Dramatic Cue (e)

• 27b. "Life of Crime" - SpongeBob and Patrick are being locked up in jail.
• 32b. "The Smoking Peanut" - "Behold! The oyster's pearl!"
• 33a. "Shanghaied" - "We’re about to get eaten!"
• 34b. "Frankendoodle" - The artist loses his pencil.
• 37a. "Procrastination" - "How does he know I'm supposed to write my essay?"
• 38a. "Sailor Mouth" - "What's gonna happen to us?"
• 39a. "Jellyfish Hunter" - Mr. Krabs waits to see all those Jelly Patties; The jellyfish captures SpongeBob.
• 40a. "Squid on Strike" - "S-SpongeBob, w-what have you done?"
• 42b. "My Pretty Seahorse" - SpongeBob thinks the Krusty Krab is haunted.
• 43a. "Just One Bite" - SpongeBob eats the Triple Krabby Supreme.
• 43b. "The Bully" - Flats makes a sand sculpture of SpongeBob and kicks its butt.
• 47b. "Can You Spare a Dime?" - Mr. Krabs sees that his first dime is missing.
• 48b. "Squilliam Returns" - "Oh, shrimp! It's my arch-rival from high school, Squilliam Fancyson! I can't let him see me in my Krusty Krab uniform!"
• 55b. "Mid-Life Crustacean" - Mr. Krabs watches all the senior citizens get buried in their tombstones.
• 56a. "Born Again Krabs" - "Oh no! Oh no! This is terrible!"
• 57a. "Krabby Land" - A group of kids appear in front of Mr. Krabs.
• 62b. "Krabs vs. Plankton" - SpongeBob nervous; Plankton runs off with the Krabby Patty.
• 65a. "Selling Out" - "But they wouldn't listen to me!"(Low-pitched); "Rules? Here's a rule for ya. People can't eat stain glass bar stools!"
• 69b. "Mrs. Puff, You're Fired" - "Looks like you're the man... sponge."
• 74a. "Bummer Vacation" - SpongeBob notices that it is permanent vacation that Mr. Krabs made up.
• 76a. "The Thing" - A clam eats Smelly.
• 76b. "Hocus Pocus" - "Squidward! My simple card-playing trick ad turned you into an ice cream cone!"
• 79a. "The Pink Purloiner" - SpongeBob and Patrick panic about the disappearance of Ol' Reliable and post up fliers.
• 81. "Friend or Foe" - "I'll show you, Krabs! I'll steal that cursed recipe from you one day, and I won't stop till' I do!"
• 83c. "Fungus Among Us" - "Help... me!"
• 86a. "Roller Cowards" - A shot of the Fiery Fist O' Pain is shown.
• 97a. "20,000 Patties Under the Sea" - "Oh, okay. What's an abyss, SpongeBob?"
• 105a. "The Splinter" - Patrick explains why SpongeBob got a splinter; SpongeBob's finger that has the splinter is rotten and big.
• 111. "SpongeBob SquarePants vs. The Big One" - "Only way back... surfing? Bikini Bottom? [screams] I don't know how to surf!;" Sandy lands on an island.
• 112b. "Choir Boys" - "Stop! Stop!"
• 114b. "Ditchin'" - "Ever since then, he's led the lonely life of a criminal."
• 128a. "Growth Spout" - Mr. Krabs runs to Pearl to help.
• 129a. "Someone's in the Kitchen with Sandy" - "No water! Can't breathe!"
• 131a. "Keep Bikini Bottom Beautiful" - "That's the man who stole my wagon."
• 132a. "Yours, Mine and Mine" - Patrick eats Patty Pal.
• 132b. "Kracked Krabs" - Mr. Krabs faints.
• 134. "SpongeBob's Last Stand" - The police officers kick SpongeBob and Patrick out of the car.
• 136b. "Summer Job" - "That's it! I don't care anymore! This isn't worth it!"
• 137a. "One Coarse Meal" - "Secret fear?"
• 137b. "Gary in Love" - SpongeBob walks to the picture and picks it up.
• 141a. "The Curse of the Hex" - SpongeBob tries to put out the fire; "I don't got it."
• 143. "The Great Patty Caper" - "We're all out of Krabby Patties, sir!"
• 149b. "Tunnel of Glove" - The Tunnel of Glove ride is stuck in super-fast mode.
• 152a. "Big Sister Sam" - Patrick is shown unconscious.
• 154b. "The Hot Shot" - "Okay, roll... Is there a button for that?"
• 156. "Frozen Face-Off" - The Chum Bucket now serves Krabby Patties.
• 165b. "Smoothe Jazz at Bikini Bottom" - "Kelpy G is performing tonight!"
• 169a. "Are You Happy Now?" - An avalanche occurs.
• 170a. "Free Samples" - The customers chase Plankton.
• 172a. "Face Freeze!" - Mr. Krabs hears SpongeBob and Patrick goofing off.
• 173b. "Demolition Doofus" - SpongeBob and Mrs. Puff fly and the former pops the latter.
• 174b. "For Here or to Go" - Puppet Plankton gets squeezed up and pops.
• 177a. "The Good Krabby Name" - The customers angrily come inside the Krusty Krab.
• 177b. "Move It or Lose It" - "Bulldozed?"
• 184a. "Jailbreak!" - Flashback of chum at the bank.
• 184b. "Evil Spatula" - SpongeBob tries to bring his spatula back to life.
• 192a. "Company Picnic" - Mr. Krabs comes out with a fire extinguisher.
• 199b. "Lame and Fortune" - Plankton brings his fortune cookies to the Krusty Krab.
• 201a. "Sandy's Nutmare" - "Patrick, we have to do something!"
• 201b. "Bulletin Board" - SpongeBob screams; People are murmuring.
• 202a. "Food Con Castaways" - Mr. Krabs orders SpongeBob to give him the Krabby Patty.
• 203a. "Pineapple Invasion" - "Time to trigger the stench!"
• 204a. "Mutiny on the Krusty" - SpongeBob almost spends Mr. Krabs' first dime.
• 212a. "The Incredible Shrinking Sponge" - SpongeBob's feet are on fire.
• 221b. "Stuck on the Roof" - SpongeBob panics.
• 224b. "Scavenger Pants" - "Found it!"
• 227b. "Old Man Patrick" - Patrick trapped in ball pit.
• 229a. "Doodle Dimension" - DoodleBob captures Patrick.
• 230a. "High Sea Diving" - "Why isn't Neptune sending more gifts down for us?"
• 231b. "Ink Lemonade" - Squidward looks frightened to the crib; Squidward falls down.
• 232b. "Shopping List" - "The Krabby Patty secret ingredients are in my hands!"
• 236a. "Call the Cops" - "The formula! I can't cook without that formula!"
• 236b. "Surf N' Turf" - Ship's sailors jump into the water.
• 240a. "Bubbletown" - "Take me away! I'm guilty!"
• 243b. "The Ballad of Filthy Muck" - Old Man Jenkins scared.
• 250a. "Broken Alarm" - SpongeBob's alarm clock remains on the sack.
• 251b. "Senior Discount" - Old Man Jenkins walking to the Krusty Krab.
• 254-255. "SpongeBob's Big Birthday Blowout" - Live-action Pearl puts the tour bus into the fish store's shelf with the rest of fish tanks.
• 257a. "Handemonium" - "I want a rematch, Krabs!"/"Oh no, not a hand cramp! Not now!"; Chum Bucket's glove launches a boat away; Chum Bucket's glove crushes Hans.
• 257b. "Breakin'" - "SpongeBob! What are you doing?!"
• 259b. "My Two Krabses" - SpongeBob and Patrick discover Krabs' shell with the melted ice cream sandwich.
• . "The Kwarantined Krab" - Plankton burnt to a crisp; Squidward falls backwards onto a table.

Dramatic Cue (f)

This is the only dramatic cue that doesn't have a dramatic feeling; instead, it has a tearful feeling.

• 43b. "The Bully" - SpongeBob is going to try and start his new life.
• 65a. "Selling Out" - "Where's the love?"
• 75b. "That's No Lady" - "What it is about me that makes those two so friendly?"
• 76b. "Hocus Pocus" - "Squidward" melts.

Dramatic Cue (g)

• 38a. "Sailor Mouth" - "All hands on deck! Batten the front doors! Brace the cash register! Break out the happy snacks!"
• 41b. "SpongeGuard on Duty" - SpongeBob and Patrick start drowning.
• 42a. "Club SpongeBob" - "Dude, we're falling right out of the sky! We've gotta drop the load!"
• 48b. "Squilliam Returns" - SpongeBob's brain panics and breaks in two.
• 55a. "The Great Snail Race" - Fire fish put out the fire on Gary's shell.
• 56a. "Born Again Krabs" - Mr. Krabs goes crazy and steals back his merchandise.
• 59. "The Sponge Who Could Fly" - Patchy faces "The Seven Trials of Monkey Lagoon."
• 66. "Dunces and Dragons" - SpongeBob and the gang run upstairs to rescue Pearl.
• 72b. "Wishing You Well" - Mr. Krabs saves a quarter.
• 83a. "Rise and Shine" - Patrick beats up a lamp.
• 93a. "Picture Day" - Kids throw tomato balloons.
• 95a. "The Inmates of Summer" - The prisoners escape on a stage boat.
• 97a. "20,000 Patties Under the Sea" - Plankton cheers as the submarine continues to plummet.
• 113b. "The Card" - SpongeBob rescues Patrick with a crane.
• 118a. "Pet or Pests" - Mrs. Wormsley and Gary attack each other.
• 118b. "Komputer Overload" - Plankton's robots fight with each other.
• 186b. "Plankton's Pet" - Spot scares the other animals in the shelter back into their pens.
• 202b. "Snail Mail" - SpongeBob panics.
• 209a. "SpongeBob's Place" - Mr. Krabs puts molten lava around the Krusty Krab to keep his customers from leaving.
• 210a. "Life Insurance" - The driver veers off of the road.
• 215a. "Feral Friends" - Patchy and Potty move the boat away from Pearl.
• 219b. "Larry the Floor Manager" - Squidward panics.
• 226b. "Don't Feed the Clowns" - "No, little clown, no!"
• 238a. "Appointment TV" - VCR spits out mangled tape and SpongeBob's house ends up on fire.
• 239a. "The Grill is Gone" - SpongeBob panicking.
• 251b. "Senior Discount" - SpongeBob comes from the kitchen worried about Mr. Krabs.
• 253a. "Jolly Lodgers" - Squidward calls the pest control to come to the hotel because an "infestion of jellyfishes."
• 262b. "The Hankering" - Krabs lifts up the glove and attacks Plankton. (Low pitched)

Dramatic Cue (h)

• 1c. "Tea at the Treedome" - SpongeBob and Patrick are shown dried up.
• 7a. "Hall Monitor" - "Sponge... Bob..."
• 10b. "F.U.N." - "That naïve cube!"
• 11b. "Squidward the Unfriendly Ghost" - The wax sculpture's eyes flip over.
• 12a. "The Chaperone" - "Keep her away from my precious girl."
• 12b. "Employee of the Month" - Squidward sneaks out of his house and falls into a hole.
• 17a. "Arrgh!" - "Did you notice something familiar about the map?"
• 37a. "Procrastination" - "It's only... 10:00?!"
• 38a. "Sailor Mouth" - "The Krusty Krab! She's empty!"
• 49b. "Rock-a-Bye Bivalve" - "Junior!"
• 56a. "Born Again Krabs" - The customer screams.
• 56b. "I Had an Accident" - "A real gorilla!"
• 65a. "Selling Out" - "Automated cash register? No!"
• 76b. "Hocus Pocus" - SpongeBob screams.
• 80b. "The Gift of Gum" - "You're not Patrick!;" Sandy sees SpongeBob covered in Gummy.
• 82b. "Night Light" - "What are you two whimpering about?"
• 210a. "Life Insurance" - Squidward falls into the lava tank. (High-pitched)
• 231b. "Ink Lemonade" - Squidward runs outside the haunted house-themed space.
• 232a. "Mustard O' Mine" - "His foot's gone!"
• 261a. "Lighthouse Louie" - Fred telling Perch Perkins the cause of the destruction of Bikini Bottom.
• . "The Kwarantined Krab" - Everyone believes SpongeBob has the illness.

Trivia

• "Life Insurance" uses all of these cues except for (e) and (f).