Bummer Vacation

Characters

• Eugene H. Krabs
• Squidward Tentacles
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• Gary the Snail
• Patrick Star
• Davy Jones ^(mentioned)
• Jellyfish
• Joe
• Buddy
• Abigail Marge
• Frankie Billy
• Nat Peterson
• Paco
• Ivy (gray)
• Fred
• Gus
• King Neptune ^(mentioned)

Synopsis

The episode begins 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. 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 that he's 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 is tired of this, so he sends SpongeBob to the middle of a forest. SpongeBob thinks that 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 that it was just SpongeBob in a Patrick outfit. It turns out SpongeBob has used up his vacation time, so SpongeBob continues working at the Krusty Krab.

Production

Release

• This episode is available on the Whale of a Birthday, Season 4 Volume 2, Complete Fourth Season, Triple Pack 1, Big Hits: Volume 1, Nickelodeon Hot Picks!, SpongeBob SquarePants Vol. 6, The Third & Fourth Seasons, From the Beginning, Pt.2, The Best 200 Episodes Ever, and First 100 Episodes DVDs.

Reception

• Casey Alexander has stated on Twitter this was his favorite episode that he worked on.

Trivia

General

• The synopsis of this episode is similar to that of the first comic strip in the fifth SpongeBob comic book, Day Off/Off Day.
• When SpongeBob is on a "vacation," he sings like he sang "I'm ready, promotion" in The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie.
• While playing with the Krusty Krab playset, SpongeBob has a model of Squidward smiling, even though Squidward always frowns at work.
• The part where SpongeBob says, "I've been waiting for you, Patrick!" has become popular on YouTube.
• This was Dani Michaeli's first episode as a writer.
• This is the first time that "Nautical Hijinx" plays.
• This is the first episode to premiere on Nick Germany. Past episodes in Germany premiered on Super RTL due to Nickelodeon being closed in Germany from 1998-2005.
• 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," where Patrick says, "Who you callin' pinhead?"
• This is the second episode where Patrick is shown as a Krusty Krab employee. The first is "Big Pink Loser."
• 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."
• The April 21, 2013 airing of this episode was paired with "20,000 Patties Under the Sea." This was for the Spongecation Sunday marathon as the episodes are both travel-themed.

Cultural references

• The magazine Squidward is reading is called Squid Ink. This is a parody of the 1991 magazine Teen Ink.
• The title references "Summer Vacation."

Errors

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The extremely large window behind SpongeBob.

• When SpongeBob gasps at Patrick when he sees Patrick cooking at the wrong temperature, the window of The Krusty Krab is way bigger than normal.
• The Krusty Krab grill is on the opposite side of the kitchen as it usually is.
• When SpongeBob says he needs to get out of the house, if the viewer looks carefully where his legs should be, his legs are not there.

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Where is the Chum Bucket?

• When Mr. Krabs tells SpongeBob to get out, not only does SpongeBob back out completely instead of out of the Krusty Krab, but both the Chum Bucket and its path are missing.

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Mr. Krab's white eyes

• When Mr. Krabs is driving and says, "Uh-huh," his eyes are white instead of yellow.
  • This error also occurred in "Squilliam Returns."
• Mr. Krabs drives SpongeBob deep into the woods when he throws his spatula into them, but when SpongeBob walks away thinking Krabs is replacing him, he exits the woods almost immediately.
• When Patrick is running home and singing, he is coming from the left side of his rock, but in the previous scene, the left side leads towards the forest where Mr. Krabs got rid of SpongeBob.
• When SpongeBob's alarm goes off, it turns off on its own.