Squid Defense
"Squid Defense" is a SpongeBob SquarePants episode from season 9. In this episode, Squidward wants to learn karate from SpongeBob and Sandy after having a scary encounter down an alley.
Characters
- Squidward Tentacles
- SpongeBob SquarePants
- Stranger (single appearance)
- Gary the Snail (cameo)
- Sandy Cheeks
- Incidentals
Synopsis
In the beginning of the episode, Squidward is working at the Krusty Krab, and SpongeBob accidentally karate chops him. Squidward asks what he is doing, and SpongeBob tells him that he is planning to do karate with Sandy, which Squidward thinks is stupid. That night, Squidward is grocery shopping and is approached by a large thug (The Creepy Creeper). Squidward assumes he is going to steal his groceries, so he runs to SpongeBob and asks to be taught karate. However, because SpongeBob is not very good at it himself, he is unable to teach Squidward.
They then go to Sandy for help. First, she makes Squidward promise not to use it for revenge and use it only for protection. Then, she and SpongeBob try to teach him, but cannot. When Squidward says that he had vengeance during training, Sandy then decides to quit on him, but Squidward says he would do anything, so Sandy makes him do all the work around the treedome, saying that it will teach him the basic movements. Finally, Squidward decides to quit. However, he accidentally flings acorns at himself that he is able to dodge. He then finds out that in doing all the work, he actually did learn karate.
So then, Sandy presents him his belt to show that he knows karate, but Squidward claims that he has "important business" to attend. He then finds the thug and uses karate to beat him up to get revenge, using a lot of moves related to the housework he did around the treedome.
However, it turns out that he never wanted to steal his groceries; he wanted to return them. SpongeBob and Sandy then come to give Squidward his belt only to find out that he used karate for vengeance. Sandy says that Squidward does not deserve his belt, and SpongeBob scolds Squidward for not taking Sandy's advice. Then they walk away because Squidward dishonored their trust in him. However, Squidward has no shame of what he did and still considers himself as a karate master. An officer shows up to arrest Squidward for assaulting the thug, as the episode ends.
Production
This episode was confirmed on October 15, 2012, alongside the release of the Extreme Kah-Rah-Tay DVD.[1]
The episode was added to the US Copyright Office on October 25, 2012, alongside its sister episode.[2]
An image and quote from the episode were shared in a press release by Nickelodeon on December 21, 2012. A synopsis was also available: "During the episode, when a harrowing incident leaves Squidward unconscious in an alley, SpongeBob and Sandy try to teach him karate as a form of self-defense. He chops, blocks, kicks and learns to master everyday movements."[3]
Model sheets
Art
Character design
- Designed by Virginia Hawes.[4]
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SpongeBob split in half
Background design
Storyboards
Music
| ( ‣ ) Production music |
| ( • ) Original music |
| ( ◦ ) SpongeBob music |
• Ripped Hide - Nicolas Carr, Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield [Title card.]
• Wacky Gongs - Nicolas Carr [Squidward gets hurt.]
• Hot Steel and Slide Licks 4B - Jeremy Wakefield [Squidward lying on the floor.]
• Kabuki Robot - Nicolas Carr ["I'm just practicing my karate chops."]
• Bubble Popping Boys 2 - Nicolas Carr, Barry Anthony ["You never know what kind of creepy creeper could be creeping creepily around any creepy corner."]
• Bubble Popping Boys - Nicolas Carr, Barry Anthony [SpongeBob karate chops Squidward again.]
• Wacky Gongs - Nicolas Carr [SpongeBob karate chops Squidward again.]
• New Vibe Hits - Nicolas Carr ["Well..."]
• Goofy Conversation 2 - Nicolas Carr, Barry Anthony [Squidward leaves work.]
‣ Disastrous Event 2 [#37] - Harry Lubin ["Hello? Is somebody there?"]
‣ Charivari Clowns - Daniel Jean Jeannin [SpongeBob and Gary watching TV,]
‣ Scary Search - Harry Lubin ["SpongeBob, open up!"]
• Impress Me - Nicolas Carr ["Teach me the way of tarake!"]
• Gong Hit - Nicolas Carr [Transition to next scene.]
• The Karate Master Lite Mix - Nicolas Carr [Transition to next scene/"You show potential, young student."/"Can't we just get on with this, oh Great Sensei?]
• The Karate Master - Nicolas Carr ["Now watch, watch and learn."]
• Hot Steel and Slide Licks 18 - Jeremy Wakefield [SpongeBob torn in half.]
• Koto Gong Transition - Nicolas Carr ["I don't know, SpongeBob."]
• The Fruitcake Vendor 2 - Nicolas Carr, Barry Anthony [Sandy says karate isn't for revenge]
• Mastering Karate - Nicolas Carr [SpongeBob and Sandy demonstrate karate chops.]
• Am I Worthy Sensei - Nicolas Carr [Squidward promises to use karate only for protection.]
• Koto Gong Transition - Nicolas Carr [Transition to next scene.]
• The Secret of Karate - Nicolas Carr [Sandy chops the board and SpongeBob in half.]
• Karate Action - Nicolas Carr [Squidward's karate training]
• Koto Gong Transition - Nicolas Carr [Transition to next scene.]
• Karate Action - Nicolas Carr [Squidward's karate training continues.]
• Karate Action 1 - Nicolas Carr ["This isn't working!"]
• Down in Davie Jones Locker - Nicolas Carr [Squidward describes his attacker.]
• New Vibe Hits - Nicolas Carr ["Hmm..."]
• Jive Sucker Funk #2 - Nicolas Carr [SpongeBob wearing a mask.]
• Hot Steel and Slide Licks 21C - Jeremy Wakefield ["Got you right where I want you!"]
• The Clear Belt - Nicolas Carr ["Vengeance?"]
• Hot Steel and Slide Licks 40A - Jeremy Wakefield ["This is pointless."]
• The Secret of Karate - Nicolas Carr [Squidward says he'll do anything.]
• The Way of Karate - Nicolas Carr ["One must first know the everyday before mastering karate."]
• Koto Gong Transition - Nicolas Carr [Transition to the next scene.]
• Karate Action 1 - Nicolas Carr [Squidward mopping.]
• Karate Action - Nicolas Carr [Squidward vacuuming.]
• Mastering Karate - Nicolas Carr [Transition to next scene.]
• Karate Action 1 - Nicolas Carr [Squidward watering the grass.]
• Karate Action - Nicolas Carr ["Alright, I reckon the yard is good and watered."]
• Koto Gong Transition - Nicolas Carr [Transition to next scene.]
• Humorous Conversation Full Mix - Nicolas Carr, Barry Anthony [Squidward burying acorns.]
• Hot Steel and Slide Licks 19A - Jeremy Wakefield [SpongeBob and Sandy laugh]
• Hot Steel and Slide Licks 19E - Jeremy Wakefield ["This is a no-good waste of my time!"]
• In a Karate Mood 2 - Nicolas Carr ["Hey, I'm doing it!"]
• Kabuki Robot - Nicolas Carr ["Yee-haw!"]
• Jive Sucker Funk #4A - Nicolas Carr [Squidward chops the board and SpongeBob in half.]
• Shakuhachi 3 - Nicolas Carr [Squidward chops the board and SpongeBob in half.]
• Jive Sucker Funk #4A - Nicolas Carr ["I can protect my groceries now!"]
• The Soft One - Nicolas Carr [Belt of basic competence.]
• Koto Gong Transition - Nicolas Carr [Transition to the next scene.]
‣ Evil Horror - Harry Lubin [Huge guy approaches Squidward.]
• Karate Action 1 - Nicolas Carr [Squidward doing karate moves.]
• Koto and Shakuhachi In and Out - Nicolas Carr [Squidward doing karate moves.]
• Karate Action 1 - Nicolas Carr [Huge guy keeps getting closer.]
• Koto and Shakuhachi In and Out - Nicolas Carr ["I like to call this one: Taking Out Sandy's Trash."]
• Karate Action 1 - Nicolas Carr [Squidward attacks the huge guy.]
• Koto and Shakuhachi In and Out - Nicolas Carr ["And as my finishing move I give you: Watering Sandy's Lawn!"]
• Karate Action - Nicolas Carr [Squidward knocks the huge guy out.]
• Hot Steel and Slide Licks 4B - Jeremy Wakefield [Huge guy gives Squidward his groceries back.]
‣ Cloak And Dagger [#69] - Phil Green ["This guy's been karated!"]
‣ Cloak And Dagger [#70] - Phil Green ["For shame, Squidward!"]
• Hot Steel and Slide Licks 6B - Jeremy Wakefield ["Thanks for dishonoring our trust in you."]
• Bikini Bottom Police - Nicolas Carr [Ending.]
Release
Broadcast
- At one point, this episode was considered to air on October 27, 2012, paired with "Little Yellow Book."[5] The airdate was then announced to be on January 18, 2013, as a part of the "Kah-rah-tay" event, with the episode being released on DVD three days earlier on the 15th.[1]
- This episode and the event would eventually be moved to January 1, 2013,[3] with the latter being renamed to "Karate Pants." The episode would air as a part of a five-and-a-half hour marathon beginning at 2:00pm, leading up to the premiere of the episode at 7:00pm.[3]
- To accompany the release of the episode, an online game, The Kah-Rah-Tay Squid, would become available beginning on December 31, 2012. "In the game, Squidward will walks in Sandy's house, in an alley, in Sandy's dome and in the Krusty Krab kitchen, as objects come onto the screen players will have to karate chop them using their mouse. As players succeed and gain points, Squidward will get increasingly charged up; his expression will change and his chops become more powerful, granting score bonuses making things look progressively cooler as particles fly around."[3]
Distribution
| Format | Title | Region |
|---|---|---|
| DVD | The Complete Ninth Season | United States, Australia |
| DVD and digital release | Extreme Kah-Rah-Tay | United States, Latin America, Europe, Australia, South Africa, Japan |
| Box set | The Next 100 Episodes | United States |
| The Best 200 Episodes Ever | United States | |
| The Best 300 Episodes Ever | United States | |
| SpongeBob SquarePants Triple Pack | United States | |
| Digital release | SpongeBob SquarePants Vol. 15 | Global |
| Bizarro Bikini Bottom | United States |
Trivia
General
- This episode was originally called "Squid's Defense."[3][6]
- This episode is the 350th episode segment of the series in packaging order.
- The title card for this episode is similar to that of "Karate Star," except in widescreen.
- Also, both episodes involve a character learning karate. In that episode, Patrick was the one learning karate.
- In addition, the center of the title card is nearly the same as the title card for "The Splinter."
- A future episode, Single-Celled Defense, has a similar plot on Sandy teaching karate for self defense. In that episode, she teaches Plankton how to.
- On Hulu, the SpongeBob promo is the scene from this episode where SpongeBob and Gary are laughing on the couch, except without sound and it is horizontally flipped.
- This episode uses a karate chop transition rather than the regular bubble transitions.
- This is the only episode of the franchise to date to premiere on New Year's Day in the United States.
- As such, this episode holds the record for the earliest into a calendar year for an episode to premiere.
- In the episode, SpongeBob mentions he's been practicing karate for two years.
- Squidward is the fourth main character to be seen doing karate, after Sandy, SpongeBob, and Patrick.
- However, he does not wear karate gear when he does karate, unlike the other three.
- This is the second episode where a character other than SpongeBob or Sandy learns karate. The first was "Karate Star."
- This was Blake Lemons' first episode as a writer/storyboard director.
- This is the third appearance of the Slug Buddy punching bag. The first was "The Great Snail Race," and the second was "The Way of the Sponge."
- Frames from this episode was later used in "Friendiversary" when SpongeBob remembers Squidward.
- This is the third episode in which Squidward gets arrested at the end. The first is "Good Ol' Whatshisname" for stealing a wallet, and the second is "Professor Squidward" for identity theft.
Cultural references
- This episode's title is a pun on "self-defense."
- The way Squidward did the chores is similar to a scene in the 1984 film The Karate Kid, in which Daniel was tricked by Mr. Miyagi into doing chores around his house.
- The one rule of karate was it has to be used defensively, and not for revenge. Timmy also followed this rule in the episode "Kung Timmy" in another Nickelodeon show - The Fairly OddParents!.
Errors
- The Krusty Krab toilets are in the wrong place, as they appear on the left side of the restroom area instead of the back.
- When Squidward first bangs on SpongeBob's door and the scene changes over to SpongeBob and Gary, they are sitting on the couch. After SpongeBob lets Squidward into his house and is spooked by Gary, the couch is missing and Gary was suddenly on the floor.
- When Squidward says, "Oh... whatever. Hiyah...", Sandy's teeth is tanned instead of white.
- When Squidward is watering Sandy's lawn while she is holding an umbrella, her tail disappears.
- After Squidward vacuums Sandy's house, the bag on the vacuum cleaner disappears.
- Squidward seems to have two tentacles when Sandy pokes him in the stomach.
- Before Squidward breaks the board, SpongeBob does not have a helmet, but when Squidward hits him with his tentacles right into the dome, he suddenly has a helmet.
- Gale's T-shirt in this episode is dark pink, instead of the usual light pink.
- When the camera zooms in on Squidward next to the punching bag, SpongeBob is no longer in the frame, even though he was next to the punching bag in the previous scene.
Videos
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| German | Sei nicht der Rache Diener | Do Not Be the Servant of Revenge |
| Hebrew | קרטה סקוויד kartis diyonon |
Karta Squid |
| Italian | Lezioni di karate | Karate Lessons |
| Russian | Защита Сквидварда Zashchita Skvidvarda |
Squidward's Defence |
| Spanish (Latin America) | La defensa de Calamardo | Squidward's Defense |
| Spanish (Spain) | Defensa calamardina | Squid Defense |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 SpongeBob SquarePants - Street Date Announced for an Extreme Kah-rah-Tay DVD 8 new-to-home-video episodes will be available this January - TVShowsonDVD.com
- ↑ From the United States Copyright Office catalog: Public Catalog - Copyright Catalog (1978 to present) - Basic Search [search: "SpongeBob SquarePants : 183"]. United States Copyright Office.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 Nickelodeon Celebrates 2013 with 'SpongeBob' Marathon - Animation World Network
- ↑ SpongeBob SquarePants | Ginny Hawes: Art & Animation
- ↑ SpongeBob SquarePants - TV Insider
- ↑ SpongeBob SquarePants Episode Listings - The Futon Critic
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