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 ^(red)
  • Mable-Monica
  • Scooter ^(green)
  • Thaddeus ^(blue)
  • Bobbed brunette fish
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  • Gale Rechid
  • Frank (red shirt)
  • Orange executive ^(purple)
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  • Ivy (gray)
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  • Dennis
  • Frank
  • Charlie
  • Wobbles
  • Abigail
  • Medley
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  • Incidental 46
  • Incidental 22
  • Tina Fran
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  • Tough fish
  • Con man
  • Evelyn Annette
  • Miss Shell
  • Fish wife
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• Scrubby and the Cleaning Crew Template:Debut

Synopsis

SpongeBob is cooking Krabby Patties when Mr. Krabs 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

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The Krusty Krab employee's lounge

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.

Release

• This episode is available on the SpongeBob SquarePants Vol. 20 DVD.

Trivia

General

• When this episode premiered, it was paired up with "Mind the Gap." However, it is now paired up with "Handemonium."
  • 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."
• This episode is only six minutes long, due to its sister episode being over 15 minutes long.
• The title is similar to "Ditchin'."
• This episode premiered 18 years after "Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy III" and "Squirrel Jokes" premiered, nine years after 10 Happiest Moments was re-released, and three years after SpongeBob Comics No. 60 was released.
• 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.
• Tom Kenny provided the voice of Gale in this episode, making her sound slightly similar to Mrs. Puff.
• When Mr. Krabs yells "SpongeBob what are you doing?" it sounds similar to the way he yells it in "The Krusty Slammer."
• In "Ghoul Fools," Mr. Krabs suggests buying a break room for the Krusty Krab. Although in this episode, Mr. Krabs is shown to have a break room hidden inside of a wall in the Krusty Krab.
• This is the first 6-minute episode to premiere after Stephen Hillenburg's lifetime.
• When Spongebob is sitting at the table, he is whistling the tune to the "SpongeBob Closing Theme."
  • This is the 2nd time the "SpongeBob Closing Theme" has been heard from SpongeBob, the first being "Krabs vs. Plankton."

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.