Breakin'

Characters

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• Squidward Tentacles
• Eugene H. Krabs
• Sea urchin
• Bikini Bottomites
  • Old Man Walker
  • Fred
  • Tom
  • Nat Peterson
  • Harold Bill Reginald Scott
  • Don the Whale
  • Frank the fish
  • Nancy Suzy Fish
  • Shubie
  • Gus
  • Mable-Monica
  • Scooter
  • Thaddeus
  • Bobbed brunette fish
  • Labor authority officer Template:Debut
  • Debbie Rechid
• Blobby Template:Debut
• Scrubby and the Cleaning Crew Template:Debut

Synopsis

Template:Data:Links is cooking Krabby Patties when Template:Data:Links and a labor authority officer come in. Mr. Krabs explains that SpongeBob must take a five-minute break or else he will get fined. SpongeBob sees dirt on a table and cleans it up, and Mr. Krabs tells him that he cannot work on his break. The labor authority author starts to fine Mr. Krabs, so he uncovers an employee break room.

SpongeBob is excited about the break room and makes a carousel out of hot dogs, then puts it in the microwave. He surfs on a chair in front of a wave poster, and then eats expired leftovers from the fridge. SpongeBob then makes a band out of various objects and starts playing music, which attracts the customers into the break room.

Mr. Krabs notices that the Krusty Krab is empty and finds everyone dancing in the break room, including the labor authority officer. He interrupts it to tell SpongeBob that his break is over. The officer agrees to not fine Mr. Krabs, and SpongeBob is excited for his next break in 20 years.

Mr. Krabs covers up the break room. SpongeBob goes back to the kitchen, but notices Squidward missing. It is then revealed that Squidward is taking a break in the break room.

Production

The episode was confirmed by Vincent Waller on June 29, 2019.

Trivia

General

• When this episode first aired, it was paired up with "Mind the Gap."
  • Due to this episode being a short, there was a 10 minute commercial break before "Mind the Gap" and Nickelodeon aired the shorts "Frozen Krabby Patty" and "What Else Can a Krabby Patty Do?"
• Despite the plot, SpongeBob has actually taken a break before, like in "Hooky," "Jellyfish Hunter," and "Bummer Vacation."
  • So this episode must take place before those episodes.
• This episode is only six minutes long, due to its sister episode being over 15 minutes long.
• The title is similar to "Ditchin'."
• SpongeBob only needs one five-minute break every twenty years. This is a reference to the fact that the show was celebrating its twentieth anniversary the year this episode premiered.
• Gale has the voice of a much older woman in this episode, sounding slightly similar to Mrs. Puff.
• When Mr. Krabs yelled "SpongeBob what are you doing?" it sounded similar to the way he yelled it in "The Krusty Slammer."

Errors

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Gary is mistakenly credited here.

• Gary the Snail is listed in the credits for this episode. However, Gary is not seen or heard in this episode.