Bold and Brash

“	- How about this one? I call it "Bold and Brash." - More like "Belongs in the Trash."	”
	— Squidward Tentacles and Monty P. Moneybags, "Artist Unknown"

Template:OTab Template:Object Bold and Brash is a painting made by Template:Data:Links, hoping to impress an art critic. It first appears in the episode "Artist Unknown."

Description

The painting has a yellow background. A naked caricature of Squidward is the center of the piece, but with only four limbs instead of six. Also, this caricature has no mouth. The color of the caricature is turquoise.

Role in series

SpongeBob SquarePants

"Artist Unknown"

At the Adult Learning Center, Squidward gets a job as an art teacher. The art collector, Monty P. Moneybags, arrives, and one of the pieces that Squidward shows him is Bold and Brash. Mocking Squidward, Monty remarks, "More like, belongs in the trash!" so the janitor throws it in the garbage.

Later, after Squidward motivates Template:Data:Links to get back to making art, SpongeBob finds Bold and Brash in a pile of garbage at the dump.

"Goons on the Moon"

When Sandy's rocket is passing through the asteroid belt on the way to the moon, Bold and Brash is one of the various items seen floating in space.

"Pat Hearts Squid"

When Squidward stretches Template:Data:Links's face, he briefly makes it look like Bold and Brash.

"Lighthouse Louie"

Bold and Brash is one of many objects that SpongeBob finds in Mrs. Puff's lighthouse.

"Dream Hoppers"

The squid in the painting appears chasing SpongeBob and Patrick during Squidward's dream.

"The Big Bad Bubble Bass"

Squidward is painting a colored version of Bold and Brash's prototype.

"Squidness Protection"

Bold and Brash is seen hanging on the wall of Squidward's house in New Kelp City.

"MuseBob ModelPants"

It is one of the paintings that Squidward shows to Peggy Grouperheim.

The Patrick Star Show

"Olly Olly Organ Free"

Bold and Brash is one of the items in Patrick's kitchen that he devours to replace his organs.

Role in games

Snail Park

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Sprite from Snail Park

Bold and Brash appears as an item in the Prop Shop. It is on a canvas with a golden frame. The player is able to select it from the props menu and add it to the park for their snails to look at. When the player clicks it, it gets covered with splashes of blue and green paint.

Battle for Bikini Bottom: Rehydrated

In the museum spy level of the game, along with the other paintings on the top stairs, it is one of paintings shown in the level.

Nickverse

In the furniture shop, the painting appears as a buyable painting.

Nickelodeon Kart Racers 2: Grand Prix and Nickelodeon Kart Racers 3: Slime Speedway

The painting appears as a purchasable paint job. Its description reads "True art is underappreciated."

The Cosmic Shake

At the beginning of the game, Squidward is seen painting another version of this painting when talking to the player.

Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2

It appears as one of Squidward's attacks.

Trivia

• According to an animatic posted by Vincent Waller, the Bold and Brash painting was originally going to reappear as a decoration in Squidward's house in the episode "Unreal Estate," but was removed for unknown reasons.

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Original sketch

File:Bold And Brash Plush.png

The plush.

• As revealed by Adam Paloian, Bold and Brash was planned to have a different appearance when it was first drawn. In the original sketch of it, Squidward's caricature had a dolphin-like body, a wide smile, and both eyes visible. The background of the painting had bubbles and a faint skyline.
  • The original version, albeit in color, appears in "The Big Bad Bubble Bass."
• A physical version of this painting can be found at Hot Topic stores.
  • In 2024, a plush version of Bold and Brash was sold at Hot Topic.