Dream Hoppers

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"Dream Hoppers" is a SpongeBob SquarePants episode from season 12. In this episode, SpongeBob explores the musical dream landscapes of his sleeping neighbors

Characters

• SpongeBob SquarePants
  • SpongeBoy ^{(cameo on a TV screen)}
• Gary the Snail
• Dream Krabby Patties ^(debut)
• Patrick Star
• Squidward Tentacles
• Eugene H. Krabs ^(cameo)
• Sheldon J. Plankton ^(cameo)
• Larry the Lobster ^(cameo)
• Toothbrush guy
• Soap guy
• Pizza guy
• Ice cream guy
• Milkshake guy
• Bold and Brash ^(cameo)

Production

The episode was confirmed by Vincent Waller on February 15, 2020.

Music

( ‣ ) Production music

( • ) Original music

( ◦ ) SpongeBob music

 • Overture in Sea - Nicolas Carr, Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield [Title card]
 • ? [SpongeBob arrives tired at his house]
 ‣ The Thieving Magpie Overture - SpongeBob starts dreaming he's making Krabby Patties in a plane/SpongeBob and the patty fighting for taking the control of the plane
 ‣ L'Horloge Hantee - Harry Breuer, Jean-Jacques Perrey [SpongeBob and the patty enter in Patrick's dream]
 ‣ Rush Hour-Traffic Jam - Harry Breuer, Jean-Jacques Perrey [SpongeBob and Patrick chase the patty]
 ‣ Borborygmus - Jean-Jacques Perrey [SpongeBob and Patrick falling through Patrick's mouth]
 ‣ One Zero Zero - Harry Breuer, Jean-Jacques Perrey [SpongeBob and Patrick falling into Patrick's stomach]
 ‣ Washing Machine - Jean-Jacques Perrey [SpongeBob and Patrick dancing with Patrick's objects at his stomach while the patty escapes]
 ‣ La Bas - Jean-Jacques Perrey, Gilbert Sigrist [SpongeBob, Patrick and the patty come out from Patrick's bellybutton]
 ‣ Russian Rump - Harry Breuer, Jean-Jacques Perrey [SpongeBob and Patrick chase the patty again while it climbs at the top of an ice cream cone]
 ‣ Drama Link (f) - Hubert Clifford [SpongeBob and Patrick fall onto Squidward's dream]
 ‣ Opening Gambit - Derrick Mason [SpongeBob and Patrick enter in a temple full of Squidward's artworks]
 ‣ Return Of The Silent Movies - Johnny Pearson [Squidward's artworks goe after SpongeBob and Patrick and catch them]
 • ? [Gong is heard]
 ‣ Class.Finale 04 C Maj 1 - Marcin Pospieszalski [King Squidward see SpongeBob and Patrick]
 ‣ Fanfares 18 C Maj - Marcin Pospieszalski [King Squidward see SpongeBob and Patrick]
 ‣ Chinese Dentist - Steve Gray [Squidward uses SpongeBob and Patrick as paintbrushes to paint a portrait of him, while the patty enters on his throat]
 • Hot Steel and Slide Licks 27 - Jeremy Wakefield [Squidward wakes up from his dream and goes back to sleep]
 ‣ Return Of The Silent Movies - Johnny Pearson [SpongeBob, Patrick and the patty dancing while Squidward plays the clarinet]
 ‣ Chinese Dentist - Steve Gray [SpongeBob, Patrick and the patty dancing while Squidward plays the clarinet]

Trivia

General

• This is the third season 12 episode shorter than its usual 11-minute runtime. The first is "One Trick Sponge" and the second is "Breakin'."
  • This is also the third season finale episode in a row to be shorter than 11 minutes. The first was "Don't Wake Patrick" and the second was "The String."
    • And also the seventh episode shorter than its usual 11-minute runtime. The first four that were not part of season 12 were "Gary Takes a Bath," "The Bad Guy Club for Villains," "Don't Wake Patrick," and "The String."
• This episode and "Krusty Koncessionaires" tie into each other.
  • This is the second pair of episodes to be tied into each other. The first was "Swamp Mates" and "One Trick Sponge."

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SpongeBoy can be seen on the TV for a split second

• The episode's plot is similar to "Sleepy Time," as both involve SpongeBob exploring other people's dreams.
• Among many flashing images on the TV in SpongeBob's dream, an image of SpongeBoy is visible for a split-second.

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• Octopi from Squidward's Bold and Brash painting and the Squidward sculpture from "Are You Happy Now?" are seen alive in his dream.
• A clip was used during a Nick Is With You promo on March 21, 2020.
• This is the first time the track "Overture in Sea" was used in a title card since "Squidward's School for Grown-Ups."
• In this episode, Mr. Krabs is shown sleeping on a bunch of money and in his underwear, however in some episodes such as "Squeaky Boots," he's shown sleeping on a hammock and in pajamas.
• The pizza guy is a reference to what SpongeBob and Squidward did in the season 1 episode "Pizza Delivery."