Earworm

Template:Episode Earworm is a SpongeBob SquarePants episode from season seven.

Brief Summary: SpongeBob suddenly gets obsessed in a song called "The Musical Doodle". Then he gets the earworm infection that irritates everyone and eventually would have ruined his life if they didn't get rid of it. In the end, Squidward Tentacles becomes infected.

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Plot

SpongeBob is shown at the Krusty Krab during closing time with Mr. Krabs and Squidward. He is in the kitchen and starts singing a song (later identified as the "Musical Doodle"). Squidward gets annoyed because SpongeBob is singing that song. Mr. Krabs comes and says to mop the floor. Squidward tells SpongeBob again to stop singing that song. Squidward then puts on the radio, but is playing "Musical Doodle" - SpongeBob picks up the radio and starts dancing to it. After it ends,SpongeBob sighs happily and says"Musical Doodle...". Next, Mr. Krabs says it's closing time and Squidward runs out saying "Freedom!". SpongeBob is sitting down on a table singing to the song. SpongeBob floats out of the Krusty Krab and lands outside a record shop. He hears "Musical Doodle" playing. He then buys the record and goes home, opens up Gary's shell (revealing a record player), and plays the song until night-time (Gary is asleep by then). He goes to sleep but then starts whistling the song. He goes back downstairs to listen to the song again and again and again and again and again.

He is then shown at the Krusty Krab, looking very tired. Mr. Krabs warns him to get to work. SpongeBob hears Mr. Krabs is singing the "Musical Doodle". He is warned to stop singing that song, but finds it very hard to not sing the song. He hands out Krabby Patties while singing the song, annoying the customers. Mr. Krabs comes out of his office to see what's wrong. All the customers blame SpongeBob. Mr. Krabs warns SpongeBob once again to stop singing that song, or he will send him home. In the kitchen, his eye sockets form into mouths and start singing the song - the same thing happens with his back. In the next scene, the kitchen is shown absolutely wrecked, with "doodle" written on the walls. Also, there is condiments and patty batter all over the wall. SpongeBob seems that he has gone crazy. He goes home while singing the song - Sandy, Mr. Krabs, Patrick and Squidward follow him and tie him to a chair. Sandy explains that he has an "Earworm" - An infection in which the victum is stuck on a catchy song and is unable to stop singing, the more the victum sings the more infected and stronger the infection gets. Mr Krabs wanted to just pull the earworm out but Sandy says that they can't do that or else it will damage his brain and the can only be cured if another song gets stuck in their head. Mr. Krabs sings a sea-shanty and Sandy sings a Western song, but none succeed. Sandy says "someone with musical talent" can cure him. Squidward starts playing his clarinet. The earworm gets annoyed and leaves. Squidward is then shown in bed, praising himself. The earworm comes and goes into Squidward, and now Squidward has the earworm.

Trivia/Goofs

This episode was originally going to air with Buried in Time as said from a brief meeting in August 2010.
The title card background is similar to Bubblestand.
This is the second time a record player is found in Gary's shell The first was Your Shoe's Untied.
This is the second time is shown that SpongeBob has dancing abilities. The first is in I Heart Dancing.
This is the sixth time Sandy sings. The previous ones would be in Texas, Chimps Ahoy, Best Day Ever, Atlantis SquarePantis and Rodeo Daze.
The song lyrics match what happens in the episode.
The scene where SpongeBob writes the lyrics on the wall is a refrence to Transformers: Revenge of The Fallen where Sam had to write the images seen in his head on the wall.

APM Music Identification

Steel Sting - Squidward groans
Musical Doodle - Played 5 times
Hawaiian Link B - Gary is shown sleeping
On the Beach - SpongeBob goes to bed
Vibe Sting - SpongeBob's eyes open
Danger HQ - Mr. Krabs wakes up
Tragic Bridge 2 - SpongeBob goes crazy
Lonely Stranger - "Just as I thought!"
The Irish Washerwoman - Mr. Krabs' sea shanty
Sandy's Western Song - Sandy is shown singing
(Music by Nicholas Carr and Barry Anthony) - Squidward plays Clarinet