SpongeBob visits his grandmother's house, where he indulges in several "childish" activities such as eating cookies, licking the spoon, and listening to stories. As soon as the clock strikes 3:00 PM, SpongeBob's grandma drives him to work. Once there, she kisses him goodbye, leaving a "kissy" mark on his forehead. Everyone at the Krusty Krab teases SpongeBob about this and he runs home in tears.
Back at home, Patrick tells SpongeBob that he should show his grandma that he is not a baby anymore, and that he should try to act more like an adult. The next day, they go to Grandma's house wearing sideburns. When Grandma answers the door and tries to kiss SpongeBob, he explains to her that he is an adult now, and the kissing has to stop.
Grandma offers them cookies, which Patrick gladly gobbles down. When SpongeBob gets mad at Patrick for being a hypocrite, he proclaims that being an adult is boring, and that he enjoys acting like a baby. SpongeBob tries to eat a cookie, but Grandma gives him a piece of steamed coral instead. Grandma then reads Patrick a children's storybook about a magical sea leprechaun, and gives SpongeBob a large book on routine active maintenance. She also gives Patrick a sweater "with love in every stitch," while SpongeBob receives unwrapped office supplies. Soon, the clock strikes 3:00 PM, and Grandma reminds SpongeBob that he has to go to work.
As Grandma tucks Patrick in for a nap, SpongeBob says that his busy adult schedule will make it hard for him to visit. Grandma seems unconcerned with this, so SpongeBob leaves. But, not before that growing up can be tough on SpongeBob, his manly sideburns falling away and stressed out for a childhood and baby stuff with cookies, a baby bottle, a sweater, diapers, baby powder, a baby carriage, Mr. Stuffykins, a rocking seahorse, a lollipop, and a boo-boo. SpongeBob declares that he refuses to grow up and that he wants to be treated as a baby again and live like one. He then cries painfully and so intensely that he floods the house with his tears.
Grandma calms him down and pulls a plug in the floor to drain out his tears. She tells SpongeBob that he does not have to be a baby to get her love; he can kiss his grandma and found his soft spot, and still be an adult, because no matter how grown up he gets, she will always love him. Grandma gives him back his sideburns, hands him a cookie, and SpongeBob starts to feel a lot better. He asks her to not bring this whole debacle up to everyone at the Krusty Krab as they embrace. In the last scene, nobody sees Squidward and the customers outside watching from the window.
Production
This episode's final storyboard was shipped on May 2, 2000.[1]
Storyboards and sketches
Heather Martinez is currently in ownership of the final storyboards and various sketches from it.[1]
‣Domestic Fun (A) - Ernest Tomlinson [Title card] ‣Romance and Rhapsody - Felton Rapley [The opening.] ‣Spindlelegs - Cedric King-Palmer [Cookies] •Heavenly Harp - Nicolas Carr [SpongeBob eats the cookie] ‣In the Cradle (a) - Dick Stephen Walter [Grandma telling a story] ‣Hackney Carriage - Cedric King-Palmer [Grandma drops SpongeBob off at work] ‣Tomfoolery - David Snell [Everyone making fun of SpongeBob] ‣Hawaiian Link (B) - Richard Myhill [SpongeBob runs out crying] ‣Deadline - Sam Spence [Puffed out chests] ‣Pressure Point - Duncan Lamont ["Now, you must acquire a taste for freeform jazz."] ‣Deadline - Sam Spence ["This is it."] ‣Hawaiian Link (A) - Richard Myhill [Sideburns] ‣Dramatic Encounter - Gregor F. Narholz [Grandma about to kiss SpongeBob] ‣Airs and Graces (A) - Paddy Kingsland ["Sorry, Grandmother, but the kissing has to stop."] •Thats It ! - Nicolas Carr [Plate of cookies] •Seaweed 2 - Steve Belfer [Patrick eating cookies] •Closing Theme 1 - Steve Belfer ["Patrick, what are you doing?"] ‣A Day by the Sea [#19] - Dick Stephen Walter [Story time] •Steel Licks 26 - Jeremy Wakefield ["Don't I get a present, Grandma?"] ‣Twinkle Toes - Fred Woods [Patrick takes a nap, SpongeBob prepares to leave.] ‣Stack of Leis - Kapono Beamer [Grandma remorse.] ‣Romance and Rhapsody - Felton Rapley ["I don't?"] ‣Hawaiian Link (A) - Richard Myhill [The ending.]
Release
Broadcast
This episode and "Squidville" are the lowest-viewed episodes of season 2, with only 2.09 million viewers on premiere.
In this episode, coral is edible, but in "Pizza Delivery," it is stated that they are inedible. Coral is shown edible again in the episode "Rise and Shine."
A few parts of this episode have become popular internet memes:
The scene where Patrick and SpongeBob are acquiring a taste for free-form jazz.
Patrick's line "Have I ever not been right?" before showing 3 frames.
The sideburns were originally mustaches in the storyboard version featured on The Seascape Capers DVD. Also in the storyboard is a deleted shot of SpongeBob and Patrick eating cookies together at the end.
SpongeBob's line at the beginning saying, "What wonders await me today?" is used in the 2014 Toyota commercial.
This is the first episode for a few things:
The first episode (in packaging order) to have a storyboard showcase on the bonus features of a DVD (The Seascape Capers).
The first episode to use the tracks "Tomfoolery," "Domestic Fun (A)," "Romance and Rhapsody," "Spindlelegs," "Airs and Graces (A)," and "Twinkle Toes."
This episode has become the subject of a viral internet fandub done by a former YouTuber named Greenday12688 in 2006, containing a combination of profane dialogue and random non-sequitur dialogue referencing pop-culture (such as Gumby, David Hasselhoff, Alec Baldwin, etc.) Greenday12688 also made similar fandubs of "Ripped Pants", "The Fry Cook Games", and a scene from Hey Arnold! The Movie, but "Grandma's Kisses" ended up being his most popular fandub.
In previous episodes, SpongeBob goes to work in the morning. In this episode, he goes to work at 3:00 in the afternoon.
Almost all of the fish making fun of SpongeBob are colored blue. However, when Squidward and the Krusty Krab customers are seen amusingly laughing at SpongeBob hugging his grandma at the end, two Incidentals, who normally appear blue, are now green and purple.
This episode was paired with different episodes in different airings:
During the Yo Mama's Day event, this episode was paired up with "I'm with Stupid" as they are both parents-themed episodes.[5]
When SpongeBob is in his house talking to Patrick and says, "You're right, Patrick," his teeth turn yellow for a frame.
When SpongeBob was at home, the kiss mark is missing on his head. However, at the Krusty Krab, it does not come off.
A glass of milk and a plate of two cookies are shown on the table when Patrick says, "Besides, I don't get jazz." However, in the next shot, before SpongeBob starts blowing bubbles out of his pipe, they are both gone.
When SpongeBob says, "Well, let's see, we... We went over the jazz..", SpongeBob blinks his eyes, but his eyelashes are still seen.
When Patrick uses his mouth like a vacuum cleaner to eat his cookies, it can clearly be seen that he has eaten all of them, but one rolls out.
File:Patricut.pngPatrick's body cut off at the bottom of the screen.
When the scene zooms out after Patrick bites his finger, Patrick's body cuts off near the bottom of the screen.
When SpongeBob left the house, Patrick is seen sleeping on the sofa. However, when SpongeBob starts having a meltdown, Patrick is nowhere to be seen for the remainder of the episode, even when SpongeBob floods the living room with his tears.
Also, when SpongeBob bursts through the door, not only does Patrick disappear, but the sofa that he was laying down on is smaller.
When SpongeBob says, "I wanna wear didies," there are no frames where he runs in the screen, and it looks as if he teleported onscreen.
File:Mouthyellow.webpSpongeBob with a yellow mouth interior.When SpongeBob is standing by his grandma's door, the inside of his mouth is briefly colored yellow.
In the final scene, the kitchen changes locations.
