Puka
Appearance
"Puka" was composed by Sage Guyton and Jeremy Wakefield. The instruments being played in this piece are a ukulele, a steel guitar, tom drums and in "Puka A" and in "Puka B" whistling and a guitar, respectively. It shares almost the same melody as "Hooka," but faster and more upbeat. The track usually plays either in title cards or episode endings.
Usage
Puka A
Episodes
- 23b. "Bubble Buddy" - SpongeBob checks to see if his friends can play with him.
- 25a. "Wormy" - SpongeBob, Patrick, and Wormy play hide-and-seek.
- 25b. "Patty Hype" - SpongeBob and Patrick open their new restaurant.
- 26b. "Squidville" - The ending.
- 30a. "No Free Rides" - Mrs. Puff tells SpongeBob about extra credit.
- 56a. "Born Again Krabs" - The Flying Dutchman reappears and gives SpongeBob back to Mr. Krabs/Ending.
- 67a. "Enemy In-Law" - The ending.
- 73a. "New Leaf" - Title card.
- 79b. "Squid Wood" - Title card; Mini SpongeBob is revealed.
- 83b. "Waiting" - The ending.
- 97b. "The Battle of Bikini Bottom" - The ending.
- 137b. "Gary in Love" - Title card.
- 149a. "You Don't Know Sponge" - The ending.
- 171a. "Karen 2.0" - Title card; Karen reunites with Plankton.
- 223b. "Bunny Hunt" - Bunny Wunny plays ukulele.
- 250b. "Karen's Baby" - The ending.
- 259b. "My Two Krabses" - Title card.
- 309b. "The Sandman Cometh" - The ending.
Shorts
- "Nick or Treat Sweepstakes" - Plays throughout.
- "Chocolate Milk" - Plays throughout.
- "Shanghaied: Patrick's ending" - The ending.
Puka B
- 47b. "Can You Spare a Dime?" - Title card.
- 83b. "Waiting" - Title card. (sped up)
- 118b. "Komputer Overload" - The ending.
- 194a. "Patrick! The Game" - The ending.
- 241a. "Squirrel Jelly" - The ending.
Trivia
- This is one of few tracks to not debut in the show itself. Instead, it debuted in a commercial.
- Though only "Puka A" debuted there, "Puka B" debuted in the show.
- Since its introduction, seasons 10, 13, and 14 are the only seasons where neither variation of this track plays.
- If not for the split between seasons 14 and 15, this track would have played in the former season.
- In "Bunny Hunt," Bunny Wunny can be seen playing this track on his ukulele at the beginning.
- Between "My Two Krabses" and "The Sandman Cometh," this track took over five years and 50 episodes to return.
- Between "Karen 2.0" and "My Two Krabses," this track took seven and a half years to return as the title card music.
- 1 minute and 44 seconds of this track goes unused in the series, mainly the middle part of the track which has the only difference between both versions. This usage of identical parts made people think "Puka A" and "Puka B" are the same track.