Bubble Bass's Tab

Characters

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• Bubble Bass
• Squidward Tentacles
• Eugene H. Krabs
• Ryan Timmy
• Con man
• Mama Bass

• Mermaid Man

• Barnacle Boy

• Incidental 6
• Incidental 7
• Incidental 16
• Incidental 37B
• Incidental 42
• Incidental 73
• Incidental 104
• Incidental 107

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Synopsis

Template:Section-expand So Bubble Bass tosses a coin, which Mr. Krabs takes, Bubble BASS tries to negotiate in another way and invites Mr. Ktabs to a friendly game of three deadly challenges of a tabulation game (of the castles), SpongeBob is excited by the idea . , but Mr. Krabs rejects the Board Game and hits it, causing the Bubble Bass to flee. Squidward says that Bubble Bass is gone because, in his own words, they would never see that stinky nerd again, a voice is heard through the self-service speaker saying that he wants 50 krabby patties with extra pickles and that serious . those in your account. This voice is from Bass, SpongeBob is about to give him the krabbie patties, but Mr. Krabs finds out, Bubble Bass provokes Mr. Krabs by dancing with him at the self-service window, a car whistles at him, bass (causing Run away) , Mr. Krabs tells Squidward and Spongebob to find Bubble Bass and force him to pay his bill. On the way to Bubble Bass's house, Squidward opens a door to Bubble Bass's House, which SpongeBob is surprised and praises. saying that it is very strong, already in the house, Spongebob and Squidward decide to look for Bubble Bass but they cannot.

Production

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

Release

• This episode will be available on The Complete Twelfth Season DVD.

Trivia

General

• The plot of the episode is similar to "Pat No Pay," as both involve a character not paying for their food at the Krusty Krab and being punished to make up for not doing so.
• The scene with SpongeBob and Squidward doing the salsa was added as an AR sticker to the Nick Screens Up app in April 2020.
• This is the second episode with Bubble Bass' name in the title. The first is "Moving Bubble Bass."
• A clip of SpongeBob of Squidward doing the salsa was shown in a YTV promo on Saturday, March 21, 2020.
  • Eight months later, Nickelodeon uses the exact same clip for a Mr. Krabs marathon including a new episode of It's Pony!
• A clip from this episode was released in "Top 5 Funniest Moments from New Episodes" video on official Nick Russia Facebook account on November 24, 2020.
• This is Mama Bass' second physical appearance in the series, as she is only heard in "Swamp Mates."
• Coincidentally, both this episode and its sister involve Mr. Krabs having SpongeBob and Squidward do something for his own benefit.
• Innuendo: Bubble Bass shows his board game by checking his pants to pull it out.
• This is the second episode in season 12 to focus on Bubble Bass. The first is "Swamp Mates."
• This is the fifth episode which has a drive-thru seen at the Krusty Krab. The first was in "Driven to Tears," the second was in "Drive Thru," the third was in The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water, and the fourth was in "Drive Happy."

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• There are three episode references when SpongeBob shows his collection of board games.
  • Eels and Escalators from "Sailor Mouth."
  • Patrick! The Game from the episode of the same name.
  • Whirly Brain from "Whirly Brains."

Cultural references

• "Game of Strife" alludes to The Game of Life.
• "Chutes and Bladders" alludes to Chutes and Ladders.
  • Coincidentally, "Eels and Escalators" is also a reference to Chutes and Ladders, so SpongeBob seems to have two similar games.

Errors

• The episode's title card once again misspells Bubble Bass' name as "BubbleBass," lacking a space between the words.
  • Additionally, this episode should be called "Bubble Bass' Tab" because his last name ends with an "s," making the additional "s" after the apostrophe grammatically incorrect.
• In the Hebrew dub, Incidental 104's line are cut by mistake.

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SpongeBob's pants' cuff is miscolored yellow

• While SpongeBob and Squidward dancing to tango, the part of SpongeBob's pants' cuff turns yellow for a frame.
• When Bubble Bass is taunting at Mr. Krabs, his lips is miscolored orange for a split second.
• In one scene when Mr. Krabs gives Bubble Bass the bill to pay, there's a line on the back of his shell.