Gary's Playhouse

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"Gary's Playhouse" is a SpongeBob SquarePants episode from season 13. In this episode, SpongeBob builds a snail-house outside for Gary to play in.

Characters

• SpongeBob SquarePants
• French Narrator
• Sea bunny
• Nematodes
• Gary the Snail
  • SpongeGary ^{(single appearance)}
    • Mermaid Snail ^{(single appearance)}
• Patrick Star
  • One of the Patrick clones
• PatSlug ^{(single appearance)}
  • Barnacle Slug ^{(single appearance)}
• Squidward Tentacles
• SquidUrchin ^{(single appearance)}
• Eugene H. Krabs
• BunnyKrabs ^{(single appearance)}
• Spot
  • GarySpot ^{(single appearance)}
• Larry the Lobster ^(cameo)
• Hans ^(cameo)
• Incidentals
  • Incidental 6
  • Two Incidental 30s
  • Scooter
  • Judy
  • Incidental 49
  • Incidental 68
  • Harris
  • Incidental 152

Synopsis

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SpongeBob shows Gary his playhouse.

Gary is relaxing indoors when SpongeBob calls him outside to show off his new playhouse. Gary is unimpressed with the house, but SpongeBob remains excited. That evening, SpongeBob calls Gary inside, but he refuses to leave. Gary makes renovations to the house overnight, with the sound disrupting Squidward's sleep. SpongeBob yells that Gary is responsible for the loud noise, but he mishears and accuses Larry of making it instead.

The next morning, SpongeBob sees that Gary has built a small replica of SpongeBob's pineapple house. Gary dresses as SpongeBob, with Spot as his pet snail. SpongeBob is overwhelmed by the cuteness. Just then, he sees a smaller version of Squidward's house, inhabited by a grouchy urchin with Squidward's nose. Squidward comes out and trips over the rock of a Patrick-like slug. Much like SpongeBob, Squidward and Patrick fawn over how cute the animals are.

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BunnyKrabs taking Gary to the tiny Krusty Krab.

SpongeBob, Patrick, and Squidward watch their animal counterparts play, and wind up sleeping outside overnight. In the morning, Mr. Krabs comes in and calls his employees in to work. A Mr. Krabs-like sea bunny then hires Gary to work at a miniature Krusty Krab, which gets flooded by nematodes. When offered a spatula and told to work, Gary feels overwhelmed and decides to return to his normal life. He smashes the spatula and pushes the houses away with a bulldozer. SpongeBob welcomes Gary back into his house, along with the animal versions of Patrick and Squidward.

Production

This episode was confirmed by Cartoonlounge.de on December 20, 2022.

Art

Background design

• Traditionally painted in gouache by Amy Lewis, with line and editing drawn digitally on top. Designed by Devon Bragg.

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• Gary's empty playhouse
  Gary's empty playhouse
• Painting of a tiny, pet-cosplaying Conch Street
  Painting of a tiny, pet-cosplaying Conch Street
• Painting of the insides of Gary's playhouse
  Painting of the insides of Gary's playhouse
• Tiny Conch Street process photos
  Tiny Conch Street process photos
• Gary's playhouse process photos
  Gary's playhouse process photos

Storyboards

• Plussing work by Dylan H. King and Ibrahim Buenrostro, board notes by King.

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• with board notes
  with board notes
• fully plussed
  fully plussed
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File:Gary's Playhouse storyboards.mp4

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Music

( ‣ ) Production music

( • ) Original music

( ◦ ) SpongeBob music

 ‣ Aka Aka - Lisa Doby, Lionel Wendling [Title card.]
 ‣ Baby Jumbo - Ronald Hanmer [The opening.]
 • Its Mine - Nicolas Carr ["It's a playhouse just for you!"]
 ‣ A Cute Angle 59 - John Fiddy [Gary inspects his new playhouse.]
 • Lap Steel - Nicolas Carr [Transition to the next scene.]
 ‣ Take A Peek - Jack Shaindlin ["Gary, time to come in!"]
 • Hot Steel and Slide Licks 7A - Jeremy Wakefield ["Where'd he get a door?]
 • Hot Steel and Slide Licks 34A - Jeremy Wakefield [Gary locks SpongeBob out his Playhouse.]
 • A Short Fishy Conversation - Nicolas Carr, Barry Anthony [SpongeBob hears loud noises outside.]
 • A Fishy Conversation - Nicolas Carr, Barry Anthony ["SpongeBob, will you knock off that racket?"]
 • Hot Steel and Slide Licks 20A - Jeremy Wakefield ["The next morning..."]
 ‣ Cutie Pie - Jack Shaindlin [SpongeBob sees that Gary has renovated his playhouse.]
 • Harp Embellishment - Nicolas Carr ["Can this day get any more adorable?"]
 ‣ Cutie Pie - Jack Shaindlin [Squidward notices PatSlug and SquidUrchin.]
 • Solo Clarinet Mandatory Music - Nicolas Carr, James King [SquidUrchin playing the clarinet.]
 ‣ Missing Lynx - Jack Shaindlin [SpongeBob, Patrick, and Squidward get excited about Gary and his play pals.]
 • Hot Steel and Slide Licks 37A - Jeremy Wakefield [Transition to next scene.]
 • MM & BB Action Theme Lean & Mean Mix - Michael Bolger, Nicolas Carr, Pat Irwin [Gary and PatSlug dressed as Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy.]
 • MM & BB Action Theme Title Card - Michael Bolger, Nicolas Carr, Pat Irwin [Gary and PatSlug messing with SquidUrchin.]
 ‣ Waltz Scherzo - Jack Shaindlin [SpongeBob, Patrick, and Squidward spectating.]
 • Aloha Lui Lui - Nicolas Carr, Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield [Gary and his play pals go to bed.]
 • Solo Steel and Vibes 1 - Nicolas Carr, Jeremy Wakefield [SpongeBob, Patrick, and Squidward sleeping.]
 • Melodramatic Moments - Nicolas Carr, Michael Bolger [Mr. Krabs appears.]
 ‣ Dramatic Cue (C) - Ronald Hanmer [Mr. Krabs trying to multitask cooking and operating the register.]
 • Melodramatic Moments - Nicolas Carr, Michael Bolger ["Have you ever had to handle hot change?"]
 ‣ Take A Peek - Jack Shaindlin ["I guess we got carried away watching our animal double-gaggers all day."]
 ‣ Fun On Ice - Jack Shaindlin [BunnyKrabs appears.]
 • Harp Embellishment - Nicolas Carr ["And why is it so adorable?"]
 ‣ Fun On Ice - Jack Shaindlin [BunnyKrabs sends Gary to a miniature Krusty Krab.]
 ‣ Bartmania A - Guy Moon [The nematodes go into the miniature Krusty Krab.]
 • Hot Steel and Slide Licks 29A - Jeremy Wakefield ["I guess there's only room for one me."]
 ‣ Buffoonery - Van Phillips [Gary sleeping on the couch.]
 • Cute as a Button End - Nicolas Carr [The ending.]

Release

Format	Title	Region
DVD	The Complete Thirteenth Season	United States
Box set	Another 100 Episodes	United States
	The Best 300 Episodes Ever	United States
Digital release	SpongeBob SquarePants Vol. 23	United States

Trivia

General

• This episode initially had the packaging number of 289a, but was later switched around with "My Friend Patty," likely due to it being completed after.
  • Vincent Waller also said that the crew had to "move some episodes around to make room for an extended episode and a short," so this episode may have been one of them.
• A clip from this episode was used in SpongeBob Universe premiere week promo on June 29, 2023.
• This episode was originally going to premiere on the same day at 1:00 PM, but it was later moved to 5:00 PM.
  • However, during its original 1:00 PM slot, it was replaced with the premiere of The Smurfs episodes "Smurfs on Fire" and "The Sarsaparillo Run."
• The title card background is similar to those of "Night Light" and "SpongeBob's Place."
• Some of Jack Shaindlin's music from the Capitol Hi-Q library and other libraries are used in this episode.
• This is the first time the track "Bartmania A" has played since "Help Wanted," meaning it took over 24 years for the track to return. This gives this track the longest time gap between the episodes it played in.
• This is the highest-rated episode to premiere during the AfterToons event, as it received 0.31 million viewers.
  • The second highest-rated episode in the event was "The Prehistoric Patrick Star Show" from The Patrick Star Show, which received 0.29 million viewers.
• The opening credits from this episode are the same from "SpongeBob on Parade".

Episode references

• Near the end of the episode, a mini Krusty Krab is built and nematodes come down, invade the area, and put everyone in danger forcing SpongeGary to save them with a hydrodynamic spatula, and "Bartmania A" playing in the background. This scene is heavily inspired by "Help Wanted," and is acknowledged to be so, with Patrick, Squidward, Mr. Krabs, and SpongeBob mentioning the events of the episode. Although there are some differences:
  • BunnyKrabs goes to Gary about working at the mini Krusty Krab whereas in "Help Wanted," SpongeBob went to the Krusty Krab himself.
  • Gary was present when the nematodes came to the mini Krusty Krab, while in the episode SpongeBob left the Krusty Krab moments before the anchovies arrived.
  • BunnyKrabs gives Gary his hydrodynamic spatula in this episode, whereas in that episode SpongeBob had to buy it himself.
  • Spot and PatSlug are seen being terrorized alongside SquidUrchin and BunnyKrabs, whereas in that episode only Squidward and Krabs were being attacked.
  • Gary refuses to save the Krusty Krab or make Krabby Patties, and seemingly saved his friends off-screen. Whereas in that episode, SpongeBob went ahead and made Krabby Patties and saved Krabs and Squidward.
• When PatSlug and Gary shout "good night" to each other and disrupt SquidUrchin, and when SpongeBob and Patrick do the exact same thing after them, it is fairly similar to one of the opening scenes of the third movie, where SpongeBob and Patrick shout "good morning" to each other and disturb Squidward.
  • Kaz did not write the movie however, one of the writers for "Help Wanted" did, which was Tim Hill.
    • During the scene, the facial expression Squidward makes when he shouts "Will you two shut up?!" is the same ones from "Pineapple RV" and "Mandatory Music."

Cultural references

• This episode's title is a parody of the 1986 CBS comedy television series Pee-wee's Playhouse, which starred the late Paul Reubens as the host, Pee-wee Herman, who died on July 30, 2023.
  • Coincidentally, Pee-wee Herman served as one of the inspirations for SpongeBob SquarePants.

Errors

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SpongeBob's missing nose.

• When SpongeBob says, "Gary, did you do this?," the outline of his nose goes missing for one frame.

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The Galley Grub is missing.

• In a shot of the Krusty Krab, the Galley Grub is missing.

Videos

• File:SpongeBob Universe New Episodes Promo - Starting July 3, 2023 (Nickelodeon U.S.)
• File:SpongeBob SquarePants New Episodes Promo - Starting August 7, 2023 (Nickelodeon U.S.)
• File:Gary Builds a Pineapple House Replica 🍍 - "Gary's Playhouse" Full Scene - SpongeBob

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
French	Gary et compagnie	Gary and Company
German	Garys Spielehaus	Gary's Playhouse
Russian	Детский домик Гэри Detskiy domik Geri	Gary's Playhouse
Spanish (Latin America)	El teatro de Gary	Gary's Theater
Spanish (Spain)	La casita de juegos de Gary	Gary's Playhouse