Pumpkin Carving

"Pumpkin Carving" is a SpongeBob SquarePants The Patrick Star Show short. In this short, Dr. Plankenstein's dimwitted minions celebrate Halloween with pumpkin carving.

Characters

• Patrick Star
• Dr. Plankenstein
• SpongeMonster
• Pat-gor

Synopsis

The short begins with Patrick on the couch, watching TV. He switches between channels, until he sees Dr. Plankenstein, SpongeMonster, and Pat-gor. SpongeMonster is shown carving a pumpkin into a jack-o-lantern. He says it now only needs a candle. Pat-gor eats all of the candles and mistakes Dr. Plankenstein for one. Pat-gor sets Dr. Plankenstein up to a machine, causing him to get electrocuted and flung into the jack-o-lantern, lighting it up. Pat-gor claims the screaming makes it easier for the lighting to happen.

Production

This short was confirmed by Dave Cunningham on October 13, 2021.

Stop-motion work

• By Screen Novelties.

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Music

( ‣ ) Production music

( • ) Original music

( ◦ ) SpongeBob music

 ‣ Kitsch Latin Cool - Malcolm Lockyer [Opening.]
 ‣ ? [Cowboy channel.]
 ‣ Clowns - Dick Walter [Clown channel.]
 ‣ ? [Monster truck channel.]
 ‣ In the Twilight - Stuart Crombie [Dr. Plankenstein channel.]
 • Gator - Steve Belfer [Pat-gor looks for a candle.]
 ‣ In Pursuit - Alan Wynn [Dr. Plankenstein screams.]
 ‣ Kitsch Latin Cool - Malcolm Lockyer [Ending.]
 ‣ Timpani - Glissandos (a) - Gary Kettel [Ending.]

Trivia

General

• This aired as a part of "Nick Shorts Showcase," a program showcasing brief content from various ongoing and upcoming Nickelodeon animated series.
• This short has the production code of 325-029, making it the twenty-ninth episode, short, or song to start production during the entire run of The Patrick Star Show.
  • This short also has the packaging code of 10b, making it the 20th segment to be completed in the "Nick Shorts Showcase" series.
• This short received 0.196 million viewers on its American debut, alongside its sister short, "Ghost."
  • For over a year, the two Patrick shorts, and later in December 2022, "Twas the Night Before Spongemas," were the lowest-rated pieces of SpongeBob media to air on American television. This record would later be broken by the premiere of "Uncredible Journey," which received 191,000 viewers, breaking the record by just 50,000 people.

Video

File:Nick Shorts Showcase Official Promo 2 (The Patrick Star Show, October 15, 2021)