Gator

"Gator" was composed by Steve Belfer. It features a guitar being played and is most commonly used as a theme for Patrick, but is also used for SpongeBob and sometimes Squidward. It is mostly used during silly and lighthearted moments. Starting with "Karate Star," this track has been resampled to be 1.46 semitones lower and 8.1% slower.

There is an unused alternate version with the same name featuring the static in the background.

Usage

Episodes

SpongeBob SquarePants

3a. "Jellyfishing" - SpongeBob and Patrick meet the next day covered in bandages.
5b. "Home Sweet Pineapple" - Patrick suggests building a new house.
6a. "Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy" - SpongeBob and Patrick visit Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy.
8b. "Squeaky Boots" - "SpongeBoy MeBob!"
11b. "Squidward the Unfriendly Ghost" - SpongeBob and Patrick take Squidward outside.
12b. "Employee of the Month" - "Hey, Squidward, going somewhere?"
13a. "Scaredy Pants" - At home, SpongeBob talks to Gary while carving the pumpkin.
17b. "Rock Bottom" - SpongeBob sees the Kandy Machine.
18b. "Walking Small" - Plankton suggests SpongeBob learning to be more assertive.
20a. "Hooky" - Patrick tells SpongeBob that they are going to play Hooky.
21a. "Your Shoe's Untied" - SpongeBob tries to teach Patrick to tie shoes, but fails.
22a. "Something Smells" - SpongeBob finds Patrick sitting on a bench; SpongeBob smells Patrick's breath.
24a. "Dying for Pie" - Squidward tells SpongeBob about the "Part two" to his gift.
27b. "Life of Crime" - Patrick accuses SpongeBob of stealing his candy bar.
29a. "Survival of the Idiots" - "Hi there, SpongeBob, my name is PatBack!"
29b. "Dumped" - "Gary, you stop this foolishness right now!"
35a. "The Secret Box" - Patrick giggles and plays with his secret box.
37b. "I'm with Stupid" - In the kitchen, SpongeBob sees that Patrick truly thinks he is dumb.
62a. "The Lost Mattress" - SpongeBob and Patrick are seen wearing steak costumes.
63. "Have You Seen This Snail?" - SpongeBob reads the form letter.
64b. "Good Neighbors" - SpongeBob sees Squidward's newspaper issues on the pavement.
69a. "Krusty Towers" - Patrick comes into the hotel.
74a. "Bummer Vacation" - Patrick comes into the Krusty Krab for his new job.
76a. "The Thing" - SpongeBob and Patrick are at Squidward's door.
76b. "Hocus Pocus" - SpongeBob shows Squidward card tricks.
77a. "Driven to Tears" - SpongeBob reports Patrick for speeding.
79a. "The Pink Purloiner" - SpongeBob tries to catch Patrick holding the net.
80b. "The Gift of Gum" - Patrick puts Gummy above SpongeBob's front door.
82b. "Night Light" - SpongeBob explains to Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy that they were not trying to summon them.
83a. "Rise and Shine" - Patrick tries to find out where the ringing is coming from. (high-pitched +1, slightly sped up)
85a. "New Digs" - "SpongeBob! Why's your bed in me office?!"
86a. "Roller Cowards" - "I had a bad dream last night."
86b. "Bucket Sweet Bucket" - "This isn't what I meant by renovation!"
89b. "Sing a Song of Patrick" - Patrick finds $100 in SpongeBob's wallet. (low-pitched -0.5)
93a. "Picture Day" - Patrick eats jelly from the jar.
97b. "The Battle of Bikini Bottom" - SpongeBob and Patrick start arguing.
98. "What Ever Happened to SpongeBob?" - Patrick's cake gets ruined; Patrick knocks on SpongeBob's door.
103b. "Suction Cup Symphony" - Patrick says he broke his butt.
104a. "Not Normal" - SpongeBob visits Patrick to see if he could teach him to be weird again. (low-pitched -2)
105a. "The Splinter" - SpongeBob asks Patrick to help him remove the splinter.
106b. "Sun Bleached" - "You don't look too good."
107a. "Giant Squidward" - "I don't want to be a giant lumbering monster!"
112b. "Choir Boys" - "What a lucky break!" (slightly sped up)
113b. "The Card" - Patrick counting with his counting book.
116b. "To SquarePants or Not to SquarePants" - "Patrick, what are you doing in my house?" (low-pitched -2)
117a. "Shuffleboarding" - "For Neptune's sake, SpongeBob!" (high-pitched +1, sped up)
119b. "Overbooked" - Patrick tells SpongeBob about his birthday party.
125a. "Pineapple Fever" - "SpongeBob, this seems like a strange time to start decorating."
126. "The Clash of Triton" - Patrick unlocks the cage.
127a. "Tentacle-Vision" - Patrick moves the camera up and down.
130b. "Model Sponge" - Patrick is seen taking SpongeBob's refrigerator.
136a. "A Day Without Tears" - SpongeBob calls Patrick.
143. "The Great Patty Caper" - SpongeBob and Patrick return to the train.
144a. "That Sinking Feeling" - "I knew you two reprobates were behind this." (low-pitched -2)
144b. "Karate Star" - "SpongeBob! Just the man I was looking for!" (low-pitched -1.46, 8.1% slowed down)
145a. "Buried in Time" - Patrick says he wants to donate his rock to the time capsule.
146a. "The Abrasive Side" - SpongeBob walks home and sees Patrick.
149a. "You Don't Know Sponge" - SpongeBob and Patrick make noises. (low-pitched -1.46, sped up)
150b. "The Wreck of the Mauna Loa" - SpongeBob and Patrick walk to their secret hideout. (low-pitched -1.46, 8.1% slowed down)
151a. "New Fish in Town" - "Did you see the way those curtains jerked shut?" (high-pitched +1)
155a. "A Friendly Game" - Last few seconds can be briefly heard when Patrick gets electrocuted. (low-pitched -1.46, 8.1% slower)
158b. "The Googly Artiste" - Patrick sells more of his rock art. (low-pitched -1.46, 8.1% slowed down)
159. "A SquarePants Family Vacation" - Patrick sprays the camera. (low-pitched -1.46, 8.1% slowed down)
164b. "Pet Sitter Pat" - "Looks like it's just you and me, Fred." (low-pitched -2, 8.1% slowed down)
165a. "House Sittin' for Sandy" - "Tell me again what it is you're gonna do." (low-pitched -2, 8.1% slowed down)
166a. "Bubble Troubles" - SpongeBob and Patrick blow hot sauce bubbles. (low-pitched -1.46, 8.1% slowed down)
203b. "Salsa Imbecilicus" - SpongeBob stuffed in a locker. (low-pitched -1.46, 8.1% slowed down)
205a. "Whirly Brains" - SpongeBob and Patrick playing with a stick and cup. (low-pitched -2, 8.1% slowed down)
206b. "Code Yellow" - Squidward's bedroom shown full. (low-pitched -2, 8.1% slowed down)
207a. "Mimic Madness" - SpongeBob imitates Patrick. (low-pitched -1.46)
208a. "Snooze You Lose" - SpongeBob and Patrick trying to wake up Squidward. (low-pitched -1.46, 8.1% slowed down)
210a. "Life Insurance" - Patrick gives SpongeBob his mail (low-pitched -1.71); SpongeBob and Patrick decide to try their new life insurance. (low-pitched -1.71)
213a. "The Getaway" - "Would you like to test me on road signs now?" (low-pitched -1.46, 8.1% slowed down)
218a. "Spin the Bottle" - Squidward asks for a wish from the genie. (low-pitched -1.46, 8.1% slowed down)
227b. "Old Man Patrick" - SpongeBob suggests Patrick to do funny stuff. (low-pitched -2, 8.1% slowed down)
229a. "Doodle Dimension" - "Hey, Sandy!" (low-pitched -1.46)
232a. "Mustard O' Mine" - Patrick eating mustard. (low-pitched -1.46, 8.1% slowed down)
234a. "Patnocchio" - SpongeBob explains to Patrick what a conscience is. (low-pitched -0.46, 3% slowed down)
243a. "The Nitwitting" - "I still don't understand why you had me wear a blindfold." (low-pitched -1.46, 8.1% slowed down)
247a. "Swamp Mates" - Patrick is revealed to be Bubble Bass' playdate (low-pitched -1.46, 8.1% slowed down); Patrick chewing up Bubble Bass' action figures (low-pitched -1.46, 8.1% slowed down); Patrick takes a garbage bag from his pants to play swamp. (low-pitched -1.46, 8.1% slowed down)
260b. "Pat Hearts Squid" - Patrick starts talking and acting like Squidward. (low-pitched -1.46, 8.1% slowed down)

Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years

7b. "Hard Time Out" - Patrick wants to break SpongeBob out of time out. (low-pitched -1.46, 8.1% slowed down)
9a. "Squisery" - Squidward says his ankles are twisted. (low-pitched -1.46, 8.1% slowed down)
17b. "The Jelly Life" - Patrick catches SpongeBob. (low-pitched -1.46, 8.1% slowed down)
19a. "Painting with Squidward" - Patrick eats from the fruit bowl (low-pitched -1.46, 8.1% slowed down); Patrick eating his arms. (low-pitched -1.46, 8.1% slowed down)
28a. "High and Dry" - Patrick finds a seagull egg (low-pitched -1.46, 8.1% slowed down)/"No, it's egg-shaped!" (low-pitched -1.46, 8.1% slowed down)
29a. "Five Times the Fun" - "I'm actually quite happy with the current arrangement" (low-pitched -1.46, 8.1% slowed down)/SpongeBob and Sandy roll eyes and groan. (low-pitched -1.46, 8.1% slowed down)

The Patrick Star Show

15b. "Host-a-Palooza" - Squidina takes out her brain. (low-pitched -1.46, 8.1% slowed down; high-pitched +3.54, 8.1% slowed down at the end)
20b. "The Prehistoric Patrick Star Show" - Cave Squidina eating the bugs off of Cave Patrick (low-pitched -1.46, 8.1% slowed down); Cave Bunny scolds Cave Patrick (low-pitched -1.46, 8.1% slowed down); Cave Patrick drinking the "flashback" water. (low-pitched -1.46, 8.1% slowed down)
28b. "Now Museum, Now You Don't" - Patrick licking his plate at home (low-pitched -1.46, 8.1% slowed down); Patrick arriving at the museum. (low-pitched -1.46, 8.1% slowed down)
31b. "Dr. Smart Science" - Patrick eats Captain Quasar's rocket (low-pitched -1.46, 8.1% slowed down); "Aww, are you gonna spray me again?" (low-pitched -1.46, 8.1% slowed down)

Movies

F2. "The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water" - "Hey, it's raining fries!" (low-pitched -0.5); "Hey, it's raining pickles!" (low-pitched -0.5)

Shorts

"Plankton Pays" - Patrick as a nurse. (low-pitched -2.5)
"Pumpkin Carving" - Pat-gor looks for a candle. (low-pitched -1.46, 8.1% slowed down)

Other

"Cookies" - Plays throughout. (high-pitched +1.5, 5% sped up)
"Ricky the Rocko" - Plays throughout. (high-pitched +1.5, 5% sped up)
"Favorite Rugrat" - Plays throughout. (high-pitched +1.5, 5% sped up)

Trivia

On July 16, 2024, Steve Belfer uploaded an early recording of this track on his YouTube channel. According to the video description, it was written in 1997. Notably, this version is called "Seaweed," the title other three Steve Belfer tracks are known by.
- Interestingly, an early version of "Seaweed 1" in turn is called "Gator."
The only seasons in which this track does not play are season 3, season 13, season 14, and season 15.
Interestingly enough, both this track and "Seaweed" have not been used in the main series since "Pat Hearts Squid," a season 12 episode.
To date, "Squeaky Boots" and "New Digs" are the only episodes in which this track plays in a scene featuring Mr. Krabs.
The scene from the second movie is, to date, the only scene that this track plays in that doesn't involve SpongeBob, Patrick, or Squidward.
"Salsa Imbecilicus" is the only season 9 episode to use this track.
Between "Bubble Troubles" and "Salsa Imbecilicus," this track took almost five years to return in episode form.
The song is used as the backing sample for "Nerdpants."

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Original Music (V • E)

#-B:	12th St Rag (Slo) • 60's Teenage Beach Party • 8 Bit Flying Lesson 3 • A Fishy Conversation • A Pinapple Luau (Faster) • A Simple Conversation • Add Lib Jig • African Savanna • Ahhh Luve • Ahoy Landlubbers • Aloha Bikini Bottom • Aloha Lui Lui • An Underwater Conversation 1 • Another Best Day Ever • Another Goofy Cue • Another Krusty Krab Day • Another Tragic Tale Of Woe • Attack of the Sea Cucumbers • B.B.P.D. Suspense MIX • Bathroom Nirvana • Befuddled • Bell Tree Gliss • Big Baby Krab • Big Top in 4 • Bikini Bottom Bound • Bikini Bottom Hillbillies • Bikini Bottom News Theme • Bikini Bottom Police • Birth of the Krabby Patty • Blazing Baloney Western • Blue Acres • Blue Tide • Bluesy Bender • Boring Morning • Breathing Underwater • Bubble Popping Boys

C-E:	Carrol Chimes • Cheap and Frozen Jig • Chiho O's Disco • Cirque Du Cliche • Closing Door Sting • Closing Theme • Clownfish Capers • Clowning Around • Coconut Cream Pie • Comedic Conversation • Comic Drum Shots • Comic Drumdrops • Conniving Mr. Krabs • Cream Pie • Credit Card Heaven • Daily Chores Jig • Death Bell • Descent Into Madness • Don't Breathe the Water • Don't Eat the Puffer Fish • Down in Davie Jones Locker • Drama Stings • Drowsey Reef • Drunken Sailor • Drunken Sailor Solo Accordion • Drunken Sailor Transition • Dunces & Dragons Cues • Dunces & Dragons Fanfares • Earls Revenge • Electric Guitar Licks • End Credit Music • Enter the Hillbillies • Entrapped • Eye Popper

F-J:	Five Divas Singing • FlexTone Sting • Fooling Around • Fry Cook Ballad • Funeral Parlor Organ • Galley Cooks Shanty • Gametime • Gator • Ghoolish Fools w guitar • Goofy Conversation • Goofy Conversation Continued • Goofy Walk • Grass Skirt Chase • Greenhorn Rag (Remix) • Happy Crusty Crew 2 • Happy Sack Shanty • Happy Sponge Chase Vibes • Harp Ding Sting • Harpsichord Classical Bits 1 • Hawaii Bob • Hawaiian Adventures aka SpongeBob Theme • Hawaiian Misadventures B • Hawaiian Slide Transition • Hawaiian Solo Steel (14) • Hawaiian Steel Stings (1 • 5 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 33) • Heavenly • Hello Blues • Heroes to the Rescue • Hey Sucker • Hgliss & Bell • Hillbilly Chase • Hillbilly Dual • Hillbilly Home • Hillbilly Hoot • Hillbilly Party • Hillbilly Tension Build • Hooka • Horror House of Wax Retro • Hot Steel and Slide Licks (1 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 16 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 • 26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 37 • 38 • 39 • 40) • House Worming Party • Humorous Conversation • Hunting Call • Idea Sting • Im Ready Fanfare • Impress Me • In a Minor Mood Jig • In the Cooler Tension Build Up • Is This Heaven • It's Magic • It's Showtime • Jackpot Fanfare • Jellyfishing Waltz • Jingle Bells (ukulele & steel) • Jolly Little Roger • Jovial Pirate's Jig

K-O:	Kailua Jubilee • Kamp Koral End Credit Theme • Karate Action • Kidz Love Jazz Clarinet • Koa Constrictor • Krusty Krab Jig • Ladies' Choice • Lap Steel • Lap Steel Lullabye • Light Conversation 1 • Light Suspense Segueway • Lopey Sailor's Jig • Lopey Walk and Talk • Lost in Limbo • Lounging and Fine Dining • Love Sting • Lucky Loofah • M'Wanna • MailboxTensionBuild • Marlin March • Meditation Link • Melodramatic Moments • Mermaidman and Barnacle Boy Action Theme • Mermaidman Brass Hits • Missing Frycook • Mission Improbable • Monster Surf Party • Monster Wave • More Hawaiian Steel Stings (9 • 13 • 20 • 22 • 26 • 28) • Mounting Metal Mayhem • Mr Krabs Happy Jig • Mystery Chime • Nautical Hijinx • New Vibe Hits • Noodly Shinanigans • Nothing Going On • Nude Sting • Nut Crack • Oh My Neptune • OLD 49er Banjo Fiddle. • On Fire • Orchestral Colours

P-R:	Painful Hits • Parting of the Clouds Sting • Patchys Parched Blues • Peg Leg Waltz • PercussionAnouncement • Phantom of the Haunted Houseboat • PhantomPirate • Piano Crash • Piati Crash • Pirate's Opus • Planktons Ballpark Organ • Poor Ol Sod Shanty • Popcycles and Ice Cream • Porous Pursuit • Preda Tory's Theme • Proud to be a Fish • Proud to be a Hillbilly • Psycho Surgery • Puka • Record scratches SFX • Rip Tide • Ripped Hide • Rodeo • Rodeo Rascals

S:	Sad Jingle Bells (ukulele & steel) • Sad Sack Shanty • Sad Sailor Waltz • Saltwaterworks • Salty Krab Jig • Salty Squid Jig • Sanatized w-Choir • Sandy's Texas Swing • Sandys Threat • Sea Shanty in a Minor Key • Seaweed • Secret Agent 00 SquarePants • Self Surf • ShantyDirge • Shop O Rama • Short Military Bridge 1 • Shotgun Wedding • Showbizzy March • Silly Bob Conversation • Sir Urchin and Snail Fail Theme • Sixty's Happy Times • Skipping to School (Skipping to Hillbilly School) • Slide Whistle Stooges (2) • Slippery When Wet • Sneaky Buns • Sneaky Panther Pants • Soapy Organ • Solo Steel 1 Wakefield • Solo Steel 2 Wakefield • Solo Steel 3 Wakefield • Solo Steel 4 Wakefield • Sophisticated Conversation • Sorry No Pets Allowed • South Pacific Smile • Sponge Burgler • Sponge Crusher • Sponge Shredder • Sponge Surf • SpongeBob Comic Tag • SpongeBob Flashback Vibes • SpongeBob Suspended Suspense • SpongeBob SquarePants Theme Song • Spongemonger • SpongeTango • Spongetwist • Spooky Antics Revisited • Squanny Smooth Jazz • Squid Clarinet (4) • Squidwards Hair • Star Trekkers • Steel Licks (1 • 18 • 22 • 33 • 35 • 37 • 40 • 41 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 • 47 • 48 • 51 • 53 • 54 • 58 • 64 • 70 • 78) • Stumbling Tumbleweeds • Stupid Plan • Super Highway March • Superfriends Wipe • Surf'N Sponge • Swinging on a Star • Symphonic Adventures

T-V:	Tension Bit • Tension Bits • Tentacally Speaking • Thats It ! • The Chumbucket Rhumba • The Curious Cabin • The Donut Dilema • The Fruitcake Vendor • The Frycook's Jig • The Pollywog Strut • The Power Within • The Tidal Zone Theme • Tip Toe Jig 2 • Tip Toe Through the Seaweed • Toy Piano • Transformer Malfuction • Traveling Along • Trawler Shenanigans • Trouble • Tumble Seaweed • Tymp Accent • Undertow • Universal Monsters • Vibe & Harp Hits • Vibe Q Sting

W-Z:	Wacky Gongs • Wahini Wobble • War Blower • Welcome to Glove World • WFL Parade Snare Drum • Whats This Sting • Who Said That- Jolly Good Fellow • Wig Struck • Wiggle and Wobble • With Karate Comes Responsibility • Wonderous World • You're Nice