A Fish Called Sandy
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Characters
- French Narrator
- Jellyfish
- Dolphin
- Clams
- Sandy Cheeks
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- Patrick Star
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- Seahorse
- Rock snail
- Chef
- Fisherman
- Gary the Snail
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Synopsis
Sandy becomes a fish and they do stuff
Production
This episode was confirmed by Cartoonlounge.de on August 5, 2024.[1]
Music
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Release
- This episode premiered as part of the 2025 event "SpongeBob's Summer of F.U.N."
Trivia
General
- This episode's alternative plot is "To experience the ocean firsthand, Sandy swaps genes with a fish."
- The title card background is similar to the unused title card from "Tea at the Treedome."
- This is the third episode of season 15 to premiere on Friday the 13th, the others being "Biscuit Ballyhoo" and "Who's Afraid of Mr. Snippers?"
- The fish Sandy turned into is a Dunkleosteus, an extinct prehistoric fish that has been the Earth's top apex predator during the Late Devonian era.
- On April 29, 2025, executive producer and showrunner Vincent Waller explained on his Bluesky that the season 1 aesthetic that this episode makes was a choice done by supervising director Ian Vazquez to "flex his art skills."[2]
Episode references
- This episode's visuals are a homage to visuals seen in the series' first season. Because of this, there are several references to this season:
- The episode as a whole is visually inspired by season 1.
- SpongeBob playing with a gum wrapper from "The Paper."
- The flowers scene from "F.U.N.," where SpongeBob and Sandy sniff them.
- The hooks scene from "Hooky."
- Sandy struggling to blow a bubble, similar to "Bubblestand."
- SpongeBob and Sandy playing karate with their respective red and green karate gear, from "Karate Choppers."
- Gary on the fence meowing from "I Was a Teenage Gary."
Cultural references
- The title is a reference to the 1988 film, A Fish Called Wanda.
- The episode is referenced from the 1986 science fiction body horror film of 20th Century Studios, The Fly.
- In the episode's credits, the place where SpongeBob and Sandy get food is called McFlakeys. This is a reference to popular fast food chain McDonald's.