Appointment TV

Characters

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• Patrick Star
  • Barnacle Star
• Gary the Snail
  • Dirty Bubble
• Eugene H. Krabs
  • Captain Tightwad
• Squidward Tentacles
  • Doctor Negative
• Sheldon J. Plankton
  • Man Ray
• Mrs. Puff
  • Atomic Flounder
• Sandy Cheeks
  • Miss Appear
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• Larry the Lobster
  • Mermaid Man
• Flying Dutchman Template:Cameo
• Old Man Jenkins ^(green)
• French Narrator
• The Moth Template:Cameo
• Bikini Bottomites
  • Nat Peterson
  • Fred
• Sinister Slug

Production

The episode was confirmed by Vincent Waller on March 29, 2018.

Storyboards

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Reception

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Trivia

General

• This episode premiered in the Netherlands on October 26, 2018, two days prior to its premiere in the United States.
• This episode premiered nineteen years after "Scaredy Pants" and "I Was a Teenage Gary" premiered.
• SpongeBob owns the following VHS tapes:
  • "How to Make a Bed"
  • "Krusty Krab Training Video"
    • The bottom of the spine reads "POOP," a reference to the initial "People Order Our Patties."
  • "Santa Claus is Com'n to Town"
  • "Mr. Krab's Birthday Party"
  • "Plankton Ruins Mr. Krab's B-Day"
  • "SpongeBob's Birth"
• When this episode first aired, it was paired up with "Bubbletown."
• Some objects from older episodes reappear in this episode:
  • SpongeBob's wringer from "Stuck in the Wringer"
  • Toothy Toothpaste from The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie
  • The Mermerang from "Shuffleboarding" (seen in a poster)
  • The Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy-themed Krusty Kid's Meal from "Mermaid Man vs. SpongeBob"
  • Tan Accelerator from "Sun Bleached"
• SpongeBob is revealed to own a Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy wristwatch.

Cultural references

• One of SpongeBob's video tapes is a reference to the 1970 Christmas special, Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town.
• The book Mrs. Puff was reading is a reference to Gone with the Wind.