The Goobfather
"The Goobfather" is a SpongeBob SquarePants episode from season 13. In this episode, Mr. Krabs must reckon with the Goobfather after he adds "Patty Whips" to the menu at the Krusty Krab.
Characters
- SpongeBob SquarePants
- Eugene H. Krabs
- Goofy Manager
- The Goobfather (single appearance)
- Patrick Star
- Squidward Tentacles
- Ice Cream King
- Old Man Jenkins
- Boy fish
- Blue kid fish
- Walter the Waiter
- Bubble Bass
- Incidentals
- Goon 1 (single appearance)
- Goon 2 (single appearance)
Synopsis
At the Krusty Krab, SpongeBob is delivering Krabby Patties to Bubble Bass when he trips on a nail and drops the food. It bounces off the table, along with Bubble Bass's smoothie, and gets mixed by the ceiling fan. Bubble Bass likes the resulting drink, and the other customers want some, too. Mr. Krabs names them Patty Whips and puts them on the menu. After serving them for a day, a man from Goofy Goober's visits and orders Krabs to take his new dish off the menu. Krabs refuses, so the Goobfather has his goons smash the Patty Whip machine.
Not giving into the Goobfather's demands, Krabs repairs the machine overnight and continues selling Patty Whips. When the Goobfather shows up again, Krabs sends out his own two hired goons, Old Man Walker and Jenkins, to fight off the Goofy Goober goons. The old men lose the fight and are made into Patty Whips themselves. The goons destroy the Patty Whip machine once again, and Mr. Krabs decides to take the fight to Goofy Goober's instead.
SpongeBob and Krabs sneak out to the back of Goofy Goober's and mug a waiter to get his disguise. SpongeBob distracts the Goobfather and his goons by playing the spoons, while Krabs turns up the thermostat to melt the ice cream. SpongeBob and Krabs escape after a successful sabotage, with the Goobfather vowing to get revenge.
The next day, the Goobfather drives Goofy Goober's up to the Krusty Krab. Mr. Krabs renovates his restaurant into a battleship and he, SpongeBob, and Squidward fight off the Goobfather. When the restaurants end up destroyed, Krabs and the Goobfather fight with their own ice cream-themed melee weapons.
Just then, the Ice Cream King comes by in a blimp, saying that ice cream should bring fun to the world, and not be used for fighting. Krabs and the Goobfather reconcile. Unable to hear them, the Ice Cream King accidentally activates his ice cream bomb to stop their fight. The citizens of Bikini Bottom eat the free ice cream, while Krabs and the Goobfather resign that they have no business anymore.
Production
This episode was confirmed on January 13, 2023.[2]
Art
Background design
- Layouts designed by Sterling Richter.[3]
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Closeup of a Patty Whip
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The Ice Cream King's blimp cockpit
Music
| ( ‣ ) Production music |
| ( • ) Original music |
| ( ◦ ) SpongeBob music |
• The Goobfather - Nicolas Carr [Title card.]
• Cheap and Frozen Jig - Michael Bolger, Nicolas Carr, Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield [The opening.]
• Whoops - Nicolas Carr [SpongeBob trips over a nail.]
• Hot Steel and Slide Licks 7A - Jeremy Wakefield [Shot of Bubble Bass' kelp shake.]
• Conniving Mr. Krabs - Daniel Stimac [Bubble Bass tries his Krabby Patty-infused shake.]
• Carrol Chimes - Nicolas Carr [Mr. Krabs flying with money wings.]
• Mr Krabs Happy Jig - Michael Bolger, Nicolas Carr [Mr. Krabs adds Patty Whips to the menu.]
• Cheap and Frozen Jig - Michael Bolger, Nicolas Carr, Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield [Customers ordering Patty Whips.]
• Galley Cooks Shanty 2 - Michael Bolger, Nicolas Carr [The Krusty Krab closes for the night.]
• Hot Steel and Slide Licks 19E - Jeremy Wakefield [Squidward in a trash can.]
• The Goobfather - Nicolas Carr [The Goobfather enters the Krusty Krab.]
• Hot Steel and Slide Licks 7G - Jeremy Wakefield ["Aww, no more Patty Whips."]
‣ Brown Threat - Remastered - Alan Owen ["This is me restaurant, and no one tells me what's on me menu, but me."]
• Hot Steel and Slide Licks 37A - Jeremy Wakefield [Transition to next scene.]
• Cheap and Frozen Jig - Michael Bolger, Nicolas Carr, Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield [SpongeBob sees the Patty Whips machine in operation.]
‣ Apples And Pears - Bruce Campbell [Old Man Jenkins and Old Man Walker appear.]
• The Goobfather Short Alt End - Nicolas Carr [The Goobfather returns.]
• Grass Skirt Chase - Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield [The Goobfather's goons turn Old Man Jenkins and Old Man Walker into Patty Whips.]
• The Goobfather - Nicolas Carr ["Next time you hire some muscle, Krabs, make sure they have muscles."]
‣ Paddy's Whack - Dennis Farnon ["Time to take the fight to the Goobfather's home turf!"]
• Secret Agent 00 SquarePants - Nicolas Carr [SpongeBob and Krabs sneak behind Goofy Goober's.]
• Training Day Rag - Nicolas Carr [SpongeBob and Krabs disguised as a Goofy Goober's employee.]
• Clog Dance With Spoons - Nicolas Carr [SpongeBob playing spoons.]
• Spongemonger - Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield [SpongeBob and Krabs flee Goofy Goober's.]
• Lap Steel-spce_01 - Nicolas Carr [Transition to next scene.]
‣ Battle at Sea - Johnny Pearson [The Goobfather steers Goofy Goober's towards the Krusty Krab.]
‣ Naval Battle - Gerhard Trede [The Krusty Krab and Goofy Goober's attacking each other.]
‣ Karate Funk [#22] - Dominic Glynn, Martin Smith [Krabs and the Goobfather fighting with ice cream weapons.]
• Koto Gliss - Nicolas Carr
‣ Comikarama - Dennis Farnon [The Ice Cream King flying in his blimp.]
• Bikini Bottom Bound - Nicolas Carr, Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield [Krabs and the Goobfather resolve their differences.]
• Slide Whistle Stooges No Whistle - Nicolas Carr, Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield [The Ice Cream King drops an ice cream bomb.]
• Hot Steel and Slide Licks 31F - Jeremy Wakefield ["Hey, everyone, free ice cream!"]
• Festive Hawaiian Luau - Nicolas Carr, Fabian Fernandez, Jeremy Wakefield [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 code of 291a, but was later switched around with "Swimming Fools," likely due to being completed after.[2]
- Vincent Waller 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.[citation needed]
- This episode's script was completed exactly a year before it premiered in the United States.
- This episode was originally scheduled to premiere on the same day at 1:00 PM, but it was moved to 5:00 PM.
- The original 1:00 PM slot on that day was replaced with the premiere of The Smurfs episodes "Leaf's Under the Weather" and "House Call."[4]
- The opening credits from this episode use the same crew "Arbor Day Disarray."
- The opening credits finalize their season 13 style, with the 2nd slide being higher and the fade-out of the 1st slide being more pronounced. This would continue all the way up until the season 15 episode "Wiener Takes All."
- This and its sister episode marked former crew member Nick Jennings' return to the series since season 4, having previously worked on the series as the art director.
- Mr. Krabs breaks the fourth wall while introducing the Patty Whip, when he looks at the audience and winks at them when finishing introduction.
- This and its sister episode both end with Squidward saying, "Typical."
Cultural references
- This episode's title, the Goofy Manager's alter-ego and various moments in the episode are a reference to the 1972 crime drama film The Godfather. The film was made by Nickelodeon's sister company Paramount Pictures, and both the TV channel and movie studio are owned by Paramount Global.
- The Patty Whip itself is an in-universe equivalent to the Dole Whip, a soft serve frozen dessert marketed by the Dole Food Company and most popularly available at American Disney parks.
- After the Goobfather's business is sabotaged by Mr. Krabs and SpongeBob, he shouts, "I'll get you, Krabs! And your little sponge, too!" This is a reference to a line from the 1939 film, The Wizard of Oz, in which the Wicked Witch of the West says "I'll get you, my pretty. And your little dog, too!"
- When Squidward is about to fall after Goofy Goober's and the Krusty Krab crash into each other, he says, "Oh fudge!," which was a quote from the 1983 Christmas movie A Christmas Story.
- The shot of the Ice Cream King riding his bomb is a homage to a scene from the 1964 film, Dr. Strangelove. This scene was previously referenced in "Pearl Wants to Be a Star." In the movie, Kong enters the bay and repairs the electrical wiring while straddling an H-bomb, after that the doors open, and the bomb is dropped. Kong joyously hoots and waves his cowboy hat as he rides the falling bomb to his death. However, unlike Kong, the Ice Cream King survives.
Errors
- The Chum Bucket is missing when the Goobfather steers the Goofy Goober's Ice Cream Party Boat towards the Krusty Krab.
- In the beginning of the episode, the road leading to the Chum Bucket is missing as well.
- In the beginning of the episode it is nighttime, and later it is nighttime. In both scenes, the clock shows the same time.
- When SpongeBob is putting ingredients into the Patty Whip machine, the "Galley Grub" and "Order Here" signs are missing.
- In the scene where SpongeBob makes an ice cream cone and gives it to someone, one of his teeth turns yellow for a single frame. A small part of his body is also not colored.
Video
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| German | Der Eisbuden-Pate | The Ice Cream Parlor Godfather |
| Russian | Крёстный тунец Kryostnyy tunets |
The Godtuna |
| Spanish (Latin America) | El Cacahue-padrino | Portmanteau of cacahuate ("peanut") and padrino ("godfather") |
| Spanish (Spain) | El padrinohuete | Portmanteau of padrino ("godfather") and cacahuate ("peanut") |