Dream Hoppers

Synopsis

The episode was confirmed by Vincent Waller on February 15, 2020.^[1]

This episode is available on the SpongeBob SquarePants Vol. 21 and will be available on The Complete Twelfth Season DVD.

This is the third Template:Data:Links episode to be six minutes long while paired up with a 16-minute episode. The first is "One Trick Sponge" and second is "Breakin'."
- This is also the third-season finale episode in a row to be six minutes long while paired up with a 16-minute episode. The first was "Don't Wake Patrick" and the second was "The String."
  - This is the seventh episode to be six minutes long due to the fact that its sister was 16 minutes long. The first four to do so that were not part of season 12 were "Gary Takes a Bath," "The Bad Guy Club for Villains," "Don't Wake Patrick," and "The String."
This and "Krusty Koncessionaires" are the least-viewed episodes in the series with 0.66 million viewers.
- The reason for these low ratings was likely due to the 2020 United States presidential election, which Joe Biden was declared the winner of around the time of the episodes' original airing.
This episode and "Krusty Koncessionaires" tie into each other,^[2] as this episode takes place directly after the last episode starting with SpongeBob coming home from the concert.
- This is the second pair of episodes to be tied into each other. The first was "Swamp Mates" and "One Trick Sponge."

SpongeBoy can be seen on the TV for a split second

The episode's plot is similar to "Sleepy Time," as both involve SpongeBob exploring other people's dreams, however, it is different.
Among many flashing images on the TV in SpongeBob's dream, an image of SpongeBoy is visible for a split-second.

SpongeBob and Patrick being chased by Octopi and his friends

Octopi from Template:Data:Links's Bold and Brash painting and the Squidward sculpture from "Are You Happy Now?" are seen alive in his dream.
A clip was used during a Nick Is With You promo on March 21, 2020.
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. ^[3]
This is the first time the track "Overture in Sea" was used in a title card since "Squidward's School for Grown-Ups."
- This is also the first episode the track "The Thieving Magpie Overture" was used since that same episode.
This is the second episode in which SpongeBob enters his friends' dreams. The first was "Sleepy Time."
In this episode, Mr. Krabs is shown sleeping on a bunch of money and in his underwear, however in some episodes such as "Squeaky Boots," he's shown sleeping on a hammock and in pajamas.
The pizza guy is a reference to what SpongeBob and Squidward did in "Pizza Delivery."
Nickelodeon classifies the episode as the first since "Reef Blower" not to have dialogue, although SpongeBob has a few speaking lines at the beginning.^[4]
This episode is Jennie Monica's last episode as being credited as a producer, with her being credited as a co-executive producer in "A Place for Pets."
This is the last episode to have the Viacom International Inc. logo, changing its name to ViacomCBS International Inc.

SpongeBob's purple night hat

The Dream Krabby Patty hides in a cone with reddish pink ice cream. But when SpongeBob and Patrick find him, the ice cream is cyan.
Near the end of the episode, SpongeBob's night hat turns the exact same color as Squidward's for a frame.
In the credits, Doug Lawrence is credited for voicing Plankton, despite his evil laugh not being voiced.