All That Glitters

Characters

• Chubby customer Template:Debut
• Squidward Tentacles
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• SpongeBob's spatula
• Live-action hands
  • Steve Downs
• Eugene H. Krabs
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  • Pirate 4
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  • Fred
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  • Two Incidental 118s
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• Therapist
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• Doctor 2
• Le Spatula Template:Debut
• Gary the Snail

Synopsis

As the episode opens during an intense day at the Krusty Krab, a customer orders a Monster Krabby Patty and SpongeBob tries to make it flip. As a result, his beloved spatula breaks in half, which causes SpongeBob to start crying like crazy. With his favorite kitchen implement out of commission, SpongeBob searches for a temporary replacement. SpongeBob finds "Le Spatula," the latest in a state-of-the-art cooking tool. The sleek and modern Le Spatula dazzles SpongeBob so completely that he will do anything to own one.

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Le Spatula.

After selling everything, including his clothing, a nude SpongeBob attains Le Spatula from the man from the store. He shows him off to Mr. Krabs, and, later, before he flips a patty, he refuses and comes to life. He says Krabby Patties are disgusting, and that he will only cook fancy food. He then suddenly grows robotic legs and runs off. Mr. Krabs confronts SpongeBob and encourages him to go get Spat back. SpongeBob runs off to the hospital, where old Spat lays. He suddenly runs out of life as SpongeBob watches, and SpongeBob cries in agony. The doctor appears, and, after some conversation, he tells SpongeBob that it's a different spatula, and the real Spat is in the infirmary. SpongeBob runs over to Spat, but Spat turns away from SpongeBob, making SpongeBob burst into tears.

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SpongeBob's spatula in a wheelchair.

SpongeBob apologizes for buying Le Spatula, claiming it was his moment of weakness and he needed a replacement, but Spat ignores him. SpongeBob becomes down-hearted and he rolls himself into tears like a steamroller as he goes back to the Krusty Krab. He cries in the kitchen, but suddenly, he hears patties flipping and sees Spat flipping Template:Data:Links on the grill, and he feels glad in joy. Apparently, he forgave him. Suddenly, another Monster Krabby Patty is ordered. The two try to hopefully succeed in flipping it. Suddenly, SpongeBob's arms break off and he ends up laughing, ending the episode.

Production

This episode was confirmed on March 6, 2006 as "Obsession."

Art

Rough boarded by Erik Wiese and Zeus Cervas.

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According to the storyboard, after Mr. Krabs said "Go before I lose all me customers," he would cry a tear drop saying, "Me money," then Squidward would ask "What happened?" and Mr. Krabs replies back "I don't know."

Reception

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Release

• This episode is available on the Whale of a Birthday, Season 4 Volume 2, Complete Fourth Season, The Ultimate SpongeBob Box Set, The SpongeBob SquarePants Collection, The SpongeBob SquarePants 8 Season DVD Collection, 2-Season TV Pack, Double DVD Fun, Favorite Episodes, Two for One with Nickelodeon! Volume 2, Roller Cowards, Karate Island (Greek only), The Super Celebrations, SpongeBob SquarePants Vol. 6, From the Beginning, Part 2, Absorbingly SpongeBob, SpongeBob StarPants, Really Big Box Set, Triple Pack 1, Big Hits: Volume 1, The Third & Fourth Seasons, The Best 200 Episodes Ever, and First 100 Episodes DVDs.

Trivia

General

• This episode originally had the packaging number of 71b and was paired with "Karate Island," but it was eventually rearranged.
• This episode has an animated title card.
  • The previous episode, "Karate Island," also has an animated title card.
  • It is also the first title card to use 3-D font lettering.
• The ping pong table appears on the episode selection pages on the first disc of the Season 4 Volume 2 DVD set and the third disc of The Complete Fourth Season, 2-Season TV Pack, and The Third & Fourth Seasons DVD sets.
• Fred, who sells the spatula, is dressed the same way as when he offered Mr. Krabs $1,000,000 for the soda drink hat in "One Krabs Trash."

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"All that glitters is not gold."

• This episode was paired up with different episodes:
  • This episode re-aired with "Squidtastic Voyage" for its premiere that happened later on October 6, 2006.
  • On the November 10, 2006 airing, this episode was paired up with "Scaredy Pants."
• In this episode, the spatula is named "Spat," but in the episode "Little Yellow Book," SpongeBob's spatula is named "Fifi."
• According to Vincent Waller, The hand that delivers the monster Krabby Patty might belong to the show's animatic editor, Steve Downs.
• SpongeBob mentions the episode name and also breaks the fourth wall when another SpongeBob rises into the foreground looking at the audience and says "All that glitters is not gold."
• In the Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years episode "The Jellyfish Kid," Patrick says a line similar to this episode's title.

Dub facts

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• In French, this episode is titled "Spat..."
  • On the French title card, there is a lens flare effect added.
  • The French title card also appears to recycle text from the original title card as it appears the "P" is the R from the original title card with the slanted leg removed.

Cultural references

• The episode name and SpongeBob's line, "All that glitters, is not gold," is a reference to an aphorism of the same name which states that not everything that seems valuable or truthful turns out to be that way.

Errors

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• When SpongeBob says, "Hey! Look at that!," his red tie goes missing for a frame.
• During a shot when Mr. Krabs says, "Use another spatular," his pants are missing.