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Bummer Vacation

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"Bummer Vacation" is a SpongeBob SquarePants episode from season 4. In this episode, Mr. Krabs forces SpongeBob to take vacation time off work

Characters

Synopsis

The episode begins at the Krusty Krab, with Mr. Krabs getting a notice from the Fry Cook Union that since SpongeBob has accumulated too much vacation time, he needs to take a vacation. If this policy is not followed, he will have to pay a fine. SpongeBob goes home quickly afterwards, but the next day, he goes back to the Krusty Krab again. Mr. Krabs reminds SpongeBob that he's on vacation, and also gets Patrick to be SpongeBob's replacement fry cook for the time being.

SpongeBob is tired of being at home, so he decides to go to the Krusty Krab as a customer. Mr. Krabs accepts this, but when he sees SpongeBob trying to help Patrick, he kicks him out again. SpongeBob still misses the Krusty Krab, so he tries several more attempts at getting to the Krusty Krab, only to fail each time.

Eventually, Mr. Krabs gets tired of this, so he sends SpongeBob to the middle of a forest. He thinks Mr. Krabs is trying to replace him permanently, so he goes into Patrick's house to scare him out of being a fry cook. At the Krusty Krab, Mr. Krabs thinks Patrick is cooking Krabby Patties, but sees it is actually SpongeBob in a Patrick outfit. As it turns out, SpongeBob has used up his vacation time, so he continues working at the Krusty Krab as the episode ends.

Production

Music

( ‣ ) Production music
( • ) Original music
( ◦ ) SpongeBob music

 ‣ Sunny Samoa - George de Fretes, Jan Rap [Title card]
 ‣ Dramatic Cue (D) - Ronald Hanmer ["Fine?!"]
 ‣ Here's Adieu Sweet Lovely Nancy (b) - Tim Laycock, Robert Alexander White [letter from Fry Cooks' Union]
 • Marlin March - Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield [SpongeBob goes home]
 • You're Nice - Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield [SpongeBob goes back to work]
 • Vibe Q Sting - Nicolas Carr ["What's a vacation?"]
 ‣ Stepping into Danger - Mike Sunderland ["No work?!"]
 ‣ Pua Paoakalani B - Kapono Beamer, Queen Lili'uokalani ["But who will fry the patties and clean the grill while I'm gone?"]
 • Gator - Steve Belfer [Patrick is hired as an intern.]
 • Solo Steel 3 - Jeremy Wakefield [SpongeBob is sad.]
 • Harp Ding Sting - Nicolas Carr [SpongeBob gets an idea]
 ‣ The Tip Top Polka/The Cliff Polka - Chelmsford Folk Band ["Go away, SpongeBob."]
 ‣ Dramatic Impact (2) - Ivor Slaney [Krabby Patties all over Patrick's body]
 ‣ Cellar Search - Philippe Pares ["Patrick, you can't do that!"]
 ‣ Drunken Sailor (B) - Robin Jeffrey, Tim Laycock [Krabs kicks SpongeBob out]
 ‣ Hawaiian Link (B) - Richard Myhill ["Oh, what to do, what to do?"]
 • Harp Ding Sting - Nicolas Carr ["I know just the thing to get the spirits up!"]
 ‣ Drunken Sailor (B) - Robin Jeffrey, Tim Laycock [Krusty Krab play set]
 ‣ Hawaiian Link (B) - Richard Myhill [toy Krabs kicks toy SpongeBob out]
 • Harp Ding Sting - Nicolas Carr ["Hey, I know just the thing to get the old spirits up!"]
 ‣ Drunken Sailor (B) - Robin Jeffrey, Tim Laycock ["I need 20 Krabby Patties, please."]
 ‣ On The Beach - Kapono Beamer [SpongeBob standing outside the Krusty Krab]
 ‣ Hawaiian Happiness - Jon Jelmer [SpongeBob jellyfishing]
 • Nude Sting - Nicolas Carr ["Whoa, low-salt ketchup?!"]
 • Steel Licks 40 - Jeremy Wakefield [bun delivery]
 • Steel Licks 41 - Jeremy Wakefield [SpongeBob gets kicked out of the Krusty Krab.]
 • Nautical Hijinx - Nicolas Carr, Barry Anthony [SpongeBob trying to get back in]
 ‣ So Tired - Sammy Burdson, John Charles Fiddy [SpongeBob flushed down toilet]
 • Nautical Hijinx - Nicolas Carr, Barry Anthony [SpongeBob falls into the grease fryer]
 • Whats This Sting - Nicolas Carr [Krabs drives past SpongeBob's house]
 • Sponge Burgler - Nicolas Carr [Krabs takes SpongeBob to a forest]
 • Credit Card Heaven - Nicolas Carr ["I brought your spatula!"]
 • Grass Skirt Chase - Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield [playing fetch]
 • Steel Licks 18 - Jeremy Wakefield ["It's not fair."]
 ‣ Dramatic Cue (E) - Ronald Hanmer ["Unless it's a... permanent vacation!"]
 ‣ Command Post 1 - Harry Bluestone, Emil Cadkin ["Oh, I should have known!"]
 ‣ Command Post 2 - Harry Bluestone, Emil Cadkin ["They think I'm all washed up! Well, I'll show them!"]
 • Working @ T Krusty Krab - Nicolas Carr [Patrick comes home from work]
 ‣ Killer Birds - Gregor F. Narholz [SpongeBob going crazy]
 ‣ The Tip Top Polka/The Cliff Polka - Chelmsford Folk Band [at the Krusty Krab]
 ‣ Dramatic Impact (3) - Ivor Slaney [SpongeBob disguised as Patrick]
 • Whats This Sting - Nicolas Carr ["SpongeBob?"]
 • Steel Licks 78 - Jeremy Wakefield ["Why'd you do it, laddie?"]
 ‣ Sunny Samoa - George de Fretes, Jan Rap ["Indeed I did, and there she is."]
 • Lap Steel - Nicolas Carr ["Yippee!"]
 ‣ Sunny Samoa - George de Fretes, Jan Rap [ending]

Release

Reception

Trivia

General

  • This episode was paired up with a rerun of "Ghost Host" during the original American airing.[3]
  • When SpongeBob is on a "vacation," he sings like he sang "I'm ready, promotion" in The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie.
  • The part where SpongeBob says, "I've been waiting for you, Patrick!" has become popular on YouTube.
  • This is the first episode since "Hooky" in season 1 to use "Sunny Samoa" as the title card music.
  • This was Dani Michaeli's first episode as a writer. He left the show after season 8, but returned briefly in season 10 as a guest writer.
  • This is the first time that "Nautical Hijinx" plays.
  • This is the second episode where Patrick is a Krusty Krab employee. The first is "Big Pink Loser".
  • This is the second episode where Patrick is shown with ears, and the first one where he notices he had any. The first is "Survival of the Idiots", when Patrick says, "Who you callin' pinhead?"
  • This was the last usage of "So Tired" until "ChefBob."
  • This was the last episode to premiere during the Nick Friday Night event.
  • In SpongeBob Comics No. 5, there is a comic strip titled "Day Off/Off Day" which has the exact same plot, except Patrick doesn't replace SpongeBob.
  • This marks Robertryan Cory's first episode where he isn't a prop designer.
  • In the Greek dub, this episode is called "Ατυχείς Διακοπές," which translates to "Unlucky Vacations."
  • In the Polish dub, this episode is called "Koszmar na wakacje," which translates to "Nightmare for Vacation." [citation needed]
  • When SpongeBob is backing away from the Krusty Krab, a different sound is used instead of SpongeBob's squeaky shoes.

Cultural references

  • The title references summer vacation.
  • The magazine Squidward is reading is called Squid Ink. This is a parody of the 1991 magazine Teen Ink.

Errors

  • When SpongeBob sees Patrick cooking Krabby Patties at the wrong temperature, the Krusty Krab window is bigger than normal.
  • SpongeBob's eyelashes are missing as he starts playing with his official Krusty Krab play set.
  • The grill is on the back wall rather than by the door to the back.
  • When SpongeBob admits it is unhealthy to think about the Krusty Krab while on vacation and he needs to get out of the house, his legs are missing.
  • When Mr. Krabs tells SpongeBob to back away from the Krusty Krab, the Chum Bucket and its path are missing.
  • SpongeBob drives a delivery truck when pretending to be a "steaming hot bun delivery" guy, even though he does not have his boating license.
  • When Mr. Krabs says "Uh-huh" while driving, his eyes are white instead of pale green.
  • When Patrick is returning home from the Krusty Krab and singing, he is coming from the side that leads to the woods where Mr. Krabs left SpongeBob.
  • When Mr. Krabs shows the coin to SpongeBob, the wall behind SpongeBob is pink and blue, instead of light gray.

Video

File:Nickelodeon Commercial Breaks (October 7, 2006)

References

  1. ↑ https://twitter.com/_dolza_/status/603970276636762112
  2. ↑ https://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/2007/outstanding-short-format-animated-program
  3. ↑ https://nickstory.fandom.com/wiki/October_13,_2006

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