Bummer Vacation
Characters
- Eugene H. Krabs
- Squidward Tentacles
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- Gary the Snail
- Patrick Star
- Davy Jones (mentioned)
- Jellyfish
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- King Neptune (mentioned)
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 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. He 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 that SpongeBob has used up his vacation time, so he continues working at the Krusty Krab. Then the episode ends.
Production
Music
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Release
- This episode is available on the Whale of a Birthday, Season 4 Volume 2, SpongeBob StarPants, Nickelodeon Hot Picks!, First 100 Episodes, Best of SpongeBob, Really Big Box Set, The SpongeBob Birthday Box, The Super Celebrations, Two for One with Nickelodeon! Volume 2, Double DVD Fun, The Ultimate SpongeBob Box Set, Triple Pack 1, SpongeBob SquarePants Vol. 6, Complete Fourth Season, From the Beginning, Part 2, The SpongeBob SquarePants Collection, On the Road, The SpongeBob SquarePants 8 Season DVD Collection, Favorite Episodes, 2-Season TV Pack, Big Hits: Volume 1, The Third & Fourth Seasons, and The Best 200 Episodes Ever DVDs.
Reception
- Casey Alexander has stated on Twitter this was his favorite episode that he worked on.[1]
- This episode and "Wigstruck" were nominated for an Emmy at the 2007 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program (for Programming Less Than One Hour).[2]
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 marks Robertryan Cory's first episode where he isn't a prop designer.
- This is the second episode where Patrick is shown as 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," where 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 #5, there is a comic strip titled "Day Off/Off Day" which has the exact same plot, except Patrick doesn't replace SpongeBob.
- 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 than SpongeBob's squeaky walking sound is used.
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 gasps at Patrick when he sees Patrick cooking at the wrong temperature, the window of the Krusty Krab is way bigger than normal.
- When SpongeBob turns the grill temperature to 298 degrees Fahrenheit, the patties on the grill had disappeared from the shot before.
- When SpongeBob starts playing his official Krusty Krab playset, his eyelashes are missing.
- When SpongeBob says he needs to get out of the house, his legs are missing.
- In the same scene, SpongeBob's mouth disappears for a frame.
- 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.
- While pretending to be a steaming, hot bun delivery man, SpongeBob drives a truck even though he doesn't have a license and doesn't know how to drive a boatmobile in other episodes.
- When Mr. Krabs is driving and says, "Uh-huh," his eyes are white instead of pale green.
- When SpongeBob glares at the spatula and acts like a dog, one of SpongeBob's corneas are colored blue instead of black for a split second.
- 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 woods where Mr. Krabs got rid of SpongeBob.
- When Mr. Krabs shows the coin to SpongeBob, the wall behind SpongeBob turns pink-blue, as in the hall, instead of a shade of gray.
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The extremely large window behind SpongeBob.
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The patties on the grill are missing in this shot.
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SpongeBob's eyelashes are missing.
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SpongeBob's missing legs.
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The Chum Bucket is missing.
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SpongeBob being able to drive a steaming, hot bun delivery truck in this episode.
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Mr. Krabs' eyes are white instead of pale green.
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One of SpongeBob's corneas is miscolored.
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Patrick coming home from the wrong direction.
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The wall with the wrong color behind SpongeBob.
Video
References
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