Tomfoolery
Appearance
This is the page about the production music. For other uses, see Tom (disambiguation).
Not to be confused with Tom Fool.
Not to be confused with Tom's Toolery.
"Tomfoolery" is a production track composed by David Snell. It usually plays when a character, typically SpongeBob, Patrick, or Squidward, does something funny. The instruments played in this piece include the piano, piccolo, trumpet, xylophone, trombone, and tuba.
Usage
SpongeBob SquarePants
- 26a. "Grandma's Kisses" - Squidward and everyone else at the Krusty Krab make fun of SpongeBob's love for his grandma.
- 28. "Christmas Who?" - Squidward teases SpongeBob after Santa Claus never showed up.
- 29b. "Dumped" - SpongeBob brings home Larry from the pet shop.
- 30b. "I'm Your Biggest Fanatic" - SpongeBob is set up as bait for the "Queen jellyfish."
- 32a. "Pressure" - SpongeBob and Sandy call each other names; Sandy puts a pickle jar on her head to breathe air after she took off her helmet.
- 34b. "Frankendoodle" - "Let's draw some giant pictures with it."
- 35a. "The Secret Box" - "How do you look into a secret box?"
- 38a. "Sailor Mouth" - SpongeBob asks Patrick about the word he's never heard before.
- 43a. "Just One Bite" - SpongeBob keeps asking Squidward to eat a Krabby Patty.
- 45a. "Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy IV" - SpongeBob gives a roach a Krabby Patty. (high-pitched)
- 46a. "Snowball Effect" - Patrick enters Squidward Tentacles' house.
- 47b. "Can You Spare a Dime?" - SpongeBob's puppet show. (low-pitched)
- 53a. "New Student Starfish" - Patrick tries to tell SpongeBob his important thing.
- 53b. "Clams" - Squidward gets the idea to give Mr. Krabs a dollar out of his wallet.
- 55b. "Mid-Life Crustacean" - Patrick, SpongeBob, and Mr. Krabs go to Betsy Krabs' (Mama Krabs') house to do the panty raid.
- 57b. "The Camping Episode" - Squidward decides to camp with SpongeBob and Patrick.
- 58b. "Plankton's Army" - "Welcome to the Krusty Krab...'sir'."
- 60b. "Pranks a Lot" - "Okay, I'm ready!"
- 69a. "Krusty Towers" - Mr. Krabs carries Squidward to his room; Patrick's room is covered with cheese.
- 72b. "Wishing You Well" - "Well, we got 6½ hours 'til the end of my shift. What do you wanna do now?"
- 73a. "New Leaf" - "You wanna turn your restaurant into a pile of junk?"
- 73b. "Once Bitten" - "This cheap, splintery wood will keep even Gary out!"
- 74b. "Wigstruck" - Sandy uncontrollably laughs at SpongeBob because of his wig.
- 77a. "Driven to Tears" - "Hey, buddy, need a ride to work?"
- 78a. "Born to Be Wild" - "Bikini Bottom, your salvation is here."
- 79a. "The Pink Purloiner" - Patrick calls SpongeBob about Ol' Reliable.
- 80a. "Best Day Ever" - The usher asks for SpongeBob's ticket.
- 80b. "The Gift of Gum" - SpongeBob throws Gummy away.
- 82b. "Night Light" - SpongeBob plugs in every single night light he purchased.
- 83c. "Fungus Among Us" - "SpongeBob, why are you all... puffy?"
- 86b. "Bucket Sweet Bucket" - SpongeBob and Patrick paint the Chum Bucket.
- 87b. "Breath of Fresh Squidward" - "Do they have cute seahorses there?"
- 88c. "Slimy Dancing" - SpongeBob and Patrick ask Squidward to be their dancing coach.
- 89b. "Sing a Song of Patrick" - SpongeBob and Patrick arrive at the radio tower.
- 91a. "Goo Goo Gas" - Mr. Krabs turns into a baby.
- 94a. "Blackened Sponge" - SpongeBob "tells" Sandy how he got his black eye.
- 101a. "House Fancy" - Squidward speaks to Nicholas Withers on the phone.
- 101b. "Krabby Road" - Plankton brings in the recording equipment.
- 106b. "Sun Bleached" - Squidward makes fun of SpongeBob for being sun bleached.
- 109a. "Boating Buddies" - Squidward asks SpongeBob for help on the test; The test finishes.
- 113b. "The Card" - SpongeBob and Patrick eat dinner.
- 117b. "Professor Squidward" - "Please ignore them."
- 128b. "Stuck in the Wringer" - Squidward teases SpongeBob for being stuck in the wringer.
- 144b. "Karate Star" - Patrick chooses everything he wants on his ice cream.
- 203a. "Pineapple Invasion" - Plankton disguises himself as a salesman.
- 205b. "Mermaid Pants" - SpongeBob enters at Evil Stör.
- 212a. "The Incredible Shrinking Sponge" - Ryan finds SpongeBob. (low-pitched)
- 217a. "Spot Returns" - The opening.
- 228a. "Fun-Sized Friends" - SpongeBob and Patrick create tiny versions of themselves.
- 229a. "Doodle Dimension" - SpongeBob doodles Conch Street.
- 236b. "Surf N' Turf" - Sandy making different bottles, while Krabs smashes them.
- 245b. "King Plankton" - "Wait a minute. Maybe I've been going about this world conquest thing all wrong." (high-pitched); Patrick's tongue bitten.
- 270a. "Goofy Scoopers" - "Alright, boys, time to go."
- 314a. "Jeffy T's Prankwell Emporium" - Jeff opens up his prank emporium; The ultimate gag.
Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years
- 31b. "Nite Owls" - SpongeBob, Patrick, and Sandy saying goodnight.
- 32b. "Dig This" - Harvey leaving crumbs on the dig site.
- 33b. "Swimmin' Holed" - "How in the twang strang did you two find out about this place!?"
- 37b. "Cretins of the Night" - SpongeBob and Patrick spraying blood on each other.
The Patrick Star Show
- 26a. "Bubble Bass Reviews" - Bubble Bass' most memorable stains; supercut of Bubble Bass' loudest tantrums; "My son is outdoors! Participating in physical activity!"; "Bubble Bass! You get back here and put on some sunscreen!"; ending.
Trivia
- Between "Karate Star" and "Pineapple Invasion," it took 6 years for this track to return.
- The latter is the only season 9 episode to play this track.
- "King Plankton" is the only season 12 episode to play the track.
- The same goes with "Goofy Scoopers" in season 13.
- Up to date, the only seasons where this track does not play are season 1 (before its introduction), season 8, and season 14.
- "The Camping Episode" is the only episode to play the entire track.
- "Tomfoolery" plays at 82 beats per minute.
- This song shares some motifs with and is played in similar contexts as "Comic Walk."
- A remix of the track by Dante9K is on APM.
- The original tracks "Spongefoolery" and "Lopey Walk and Talk" are parodies of this track.