Moloka'i Nui
Appearance
"Moloka'i Nui" was arranged by Kapono Beamer. It typically plays at the end of an episode when the plot's conflict is resolved. There are two versions: The first is used in the series and the second is an underscore used in DVD bonus features. The main instruments being played in the piece include the guitar, a ukulele, and the bass.
Usage
Moloka'i Nui A
Episodes
SpongeBob SquarePants
- 1c. "Tea at the Treedome" - Title card; Sandy and SpongeBob introduce themselves to each other.
- 2a. "Bubblestand" - "I really did it, didn't I? You guys couldn't blow anything like that!"
- 2b. "Ripped Pants" - The ending.
- 5a. "Pizza Delivery" - SpongeBob delivers the pizza.
- 6a. "Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy" - "I did it! I feel five years younger!"
- 8a. "Sandy's Rocket" - SpongeBob and Patrick play in the control room of the rocket.
- 13a. "Scaredy Pants" - "I've got a square head, and a real ghost has a round one."
- 16a. "Valentine's Day" - "Oh, SpongeBob, you didn't have to give me anything." (low-pitched)
- 20b. "Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy II" - "You saved us, son!"
- 22b. "Bossy Boots" - Title card.
- 23a. "Big Pink Loser" - The ending.
- 29b. "Dumped" - SpongeBob wakes up.
- 36a. "Graveyard Shift" - SpongeBob laughs repeatedly.
- 51. "Party Pooper Pants" - Patrick tells SpongeBob that his party was a success.
- 67b. "Mermaid Man & Barnacle Boy VI: The Motion Picture" - After the movie ends.
- 69b. "Mrs. Puff, You're Fired" - Mrs. Puff laughs and blows away.
- 93a. "Picture Day" - Title card.
- 174a. "Treats!" - The ending.
- 227b. "Old Man Patrick" - "Gotcha!"
- 238a. "Appointment TV" - Title card; SpongeBob thanks everyone for the play.
- 247a. "Swamp Mates" - "Are we playing tag? I love tag!"
- 256a. "SpongeBob in RandomLand" - Squidward dancing the hula.
- 257b. "Breakin'" - Customers exit the employee break room.
- 287a. "Friendiversary" - Title card.
- 313a. "Wary Gary" - SpongeBob and Gary return from vacation. (high-pitched)
- 318a. "Who's Afraid of Mr. Snippers?" - "Hey, who wants to go to the after party at the Krusty Krab?" (high-pitched)
- 318b. "A Fish Called Sandy" - Montage of SpongeBob and Sandy having fun.
The Patrick Star Show
- 33b. "Big Baby Patrick" - SpongeBob at the door.
Shorts
- "Remodeling" - Plays throughout.
Video games
- "Plankton's Robotic Revenge" - Background music in some of the Bikini Bottom levels.
- "SpongeBob HeroPants" - Banner; Menu; Credits.
Other
- "The First 100 Episodes" - Transition sting to episode selection on disc 8.
- "Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants" - Celebrity voices.
- "SpongeBob SquarePants 4-D: The Great Jelly Rescue!" - "Your guide will be one, SpongeBob SquarePants. Your tour will now begin."
- "Inside the Nicktoons Studio - Recording Tom Kenny" - Plays throughout the short.
Moloka'i Nui B
- "The Origin of SpongeBob SquarePants" - SpongeBob pitch bible.
- "Everybody's Talking: The Voices Behind SpongeBob SquarePants" - "As far as casting goes..."
- "How to Draw SpongeBob SquarePants & His Underwater Buddies" - Sherm Cohen draws Sandy.
- "The Absorbing Tale Behind The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie" - The opening.
- "Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants" - Tom Kenny further discusses Patrick.
Trivia
- First between "Picture Day" and "Treats!," this track took over four and a half years to return. After "Treats!," it took almost six years to return again in "Old Man Patrick."
- First between "Bossy Boots" and "Picture Day," this track took seven years to return as title card music. After "Picture Day," it took eleven years to return as title card music again in "Appointment TV." Then, it took over four and a half years to return as title card music again in "Friendiversary."
- Between "Bubblestand/Ripped Pants" and "Who's Afraid of Mr. Snippers?/A Fish Called Sandy," this track took nearly 26 years to play in sister episodes.
- "Wary Gary" is the first episode to play this track high pitched, more than 25 years after it was introduced.
- This song is named after the fifth largest Island of Hawaii, Moloka'i, along with the Hawaiian adjective nui, "great."
- "Party Pooper Pants" is so far the only double length episode where this track is played.
- That episode is also the only season 3 episode to play this track.
- "Friendiversary" is the only season 13 episode to play this track.