Arbor Day Disarray

Characters

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• Sandy Cheeks
• Patrick Star
• Squidward Tentacles
• Eugene H. Krabs
• Mrs. Puff
• Bubble Bass Template:Cameo
• Sir Urchin ^{(cameos on television)}
• Snail Fail ^{(cameos on television)}
• Jeff Tentacles ^{(mentioned as "Papa")}
• Lady Upturn
• Saltwater trees Template:Single appearance
  • Barky Template:Single appearance
  • Mrs. Puff's tree Template:Single appearance
  • Mr. Krabs' tree Template:Single appearance
  • Squidward's tree Template:Single appearance
  • Patrick's tree Template:Single appearance
  • Baby trees Template:Single appearance
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  • Fred
  • Incidental 2
  • Incidental 3
  • John
  • Incidental 7
  • Incidental 8
  • Incidental 9
  • Incidental 13
  • Incidental 16
  • Carol
  • Incidental 27
  • Don the Whale
  • Scooter
  • Incidental 42
  • Incidental 45
  • Incidental 47
  • Incidental 63
  • Incidental 68
  • Mr. Doodles
  • Harris
  • Incidental 144
  • Incidental 153
  • Incidental 155
  • Sandals
  • Incidental 160
  • Incidental 163
  • Incidental 168
  • Incidental 171
  • Unknown "BunnyBunnsKids" 2

Synopsis

SpongeBob, Patrick, Squidward, Sandy, Mr. Krabs, and Mrs. Puff are eating pancakes outside of Template:Data:Links. Sandy tells them that maple syrup comes from trees as she prepares for Bikini Bottom's Arbor Day celebration. Sandy shows everyone special acorns that she made, that will allow for the growth of saltwater trees, and gives all of them trees to grow. Sandy also mentions to everyone that talking to the trees will help with their growth as well.

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Barky insults SpongeBob.

SpongeBob, Patrick, Squidward, Mr. Krabs, and Mrs. Puff are shown using their trees for various purposes. SpongeBob is the first one to find out about his tree, which he names Barky, talking, with the tree insulting him while he reads it a bedtime story. SpongeBob later calls Sandy about Barky, where Sandy first questions about the tree's ability to talk, until Barky answers the phone, rudely talking about SpongeBob in the process. Sandy gets excited about the tree talking, so she rushes over to Template:Data:Links. Barky then asks to be taken outside.

SpongeBob and Sandy take Barky through town, where it complains about the climate outside. Everyone else's trees are shown, with Mrs. Puff's tree driving out of control, Mr. Krabs' tree insulting the Krusty Krab customers, Squidward's tree criticizing his music ability, and Patrick's tree questioning his taste in television for watching The Sir Urchin & Snail Fail Show!

Mr. Krabs, Mrs. Puff, and Squidward throw their trees away, although several new trees grow soon afterwards and cause havoc throughout Bikini Bottom. Mr. Krabs, Mrs. Puff, Squidward, and the townspeople approach Sandy to complain about their trees. Squidward suggests to burn them, which SpongeBob disapproves of. Sandy devises a plan, with SpongeBob later shown advertising a "Log-a-palooza" for the trees.

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Sandy shows the Arbor Revitalizer.

The trees attend the extravaganza, where Sandy shows her makeover machine, the Arbor Revitalizer. Patrick's tree goes to try the invention, as it is revealed that the machine turns trees into chairs. The rest of the trees attempt to run away out of panic, but Patrick's tree claims to love being a chair. The rest of the trees go into the machine and are turned into furniture. The Bikini Bottomites are shown enjoying the new furniture, but after two chairs mess with SpongeBob and Sandy, Sandy decides on skipping Arbor Day the following year.

Production

This episode was confirmed by Cartoonlounge.de on December 20, 2022.

On March 3, 2023, Vincent Waller stated that the episode had been through the final mixing phase, indicating that it was near completion. He also confirmed that Patrick, Squidward, and Mr. Krabs would appear in the episode.

On April 21, 2023, in response to a fan question asking why the episode segment wouldn't premiere on Arbor Day (April 28, 2023) despite its theme, Waller stated that it was shifted around with other episodes to make way for an extended "special" episode ("Dopey Dick") and a short ("Plankton and the Beanstalk"). It was also due to the episode segment not being fully completed in time for the actual Arbor Day 2023. However, he believed that when the episodes would be released to the public, "folks will be happy we did."

Nearly a week later on April 27, 2023, Waller stated that he and the crew approved the final mix of this segment and its sister episode, "Ain't That the Tooth," stating that fans would not have to "wait very long" for the episode to come out in the United States.

Release

• This episode is available on the SpongeBob SquarePants Vol. 23 digital collection and The Complete Thirteenth Season DVD.

Trivia

General

• This episode was paired up with a rerun of "Mandatory Music" during the original airing.
• The title card background is similar to those of the season 1 episodes "Ripped Pants" and "Walking Small," except this title card appears to be dark green instead of bright yellow.
• The opening credits after the title card of this episode are the same from "Food PBFFT! Truck," except that Marc Ceccarelli and Vincent Waller are known as executive producers since starting with the episode "Say Awww!"
• All of the trees are voiced by the same actor of their respective owners.
• This episode has a total of 15 bubble transitions, which is the most for any episode in the main series.

Episode references

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The clip in "Arbor Day Disarray."

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The original clip.

• The scene when The Sir Urchin & Snail Fail Show! plays on Patrick's TV is the same clip as the one in the opening of "Library Cards."
• SpongeBob's hairdo and beard when Patrick mistakes Arbor Day with Barber Day resembles his hair in "SpongeHenge."

Cultural references

• This episode is themed around Arbor Day.
• The story that SpongeBob reads to his tree, Barky, is a reference to the fairytale Goldilocks and the Three Bears.
• The soap opera that Patrick watches with his tree is a reference to the 1965 sitcom, My Mother the Car.

Errors

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Patrick's eyebrows are thin.

• When Patrick says he prefers his jelly "on tap," his eyebrows become a single line for a few frames, before returning to the usual thick Z shape.

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Squidward's wrinkles are missing from his forehead.

• When the episode cuts to an afar shot of all the characters talking to their trees, Squidward's forehead wrinkles are missing.

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Patrick's green chair and gray TV are changed to sand form in every other scene.

• When Patrick opens his rock, he has a green chair and a gray TV set. After he enters, both are made of sand.

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Patrick's house is missing.

• When Squidward kicks his tree out of his house, Template:Data:Links is missing despite appearing in the shot before that.

Videos

• File:SpongeBob SquarePants New Episode Promo 1 - June 19, 2023 (Nickelodeon U.S.)
• File:SpongeBob SquarePants New Episode Promo 2 - June 19, 2023 (Nickelodeon U.S.)
• File:SpongeBob Grows Saltwater Trees in Bikini Bottom! - SpongeBob - Nickelodeon UK