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Swaptoberfest

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"Swaptoberfest" is a The Patrick Star Show episode from season 3. In this episode, the Star family celebrates the Klopnodian holiday Swaptoberfest by swapping identities with each other.

Characters

Synopsis

Patrick wakes up and checks the calendar, excited that it is time for Swaptoberfest. When GrandPat complains about the holiday, Bunny explains that it was started by her ancestor, Finley, who had stolen from a neighbor and swapped identities with his neighbor Scaley to avoid punishment. The Swaptoberfest bell is winded, and when it rings, the participants swap identities.

The family removes their items and swaps: Bunny becomes Patrick, Patrick becomes GrandPat, GrandPat becomes Squidina, Squidina becomes Cecil, and Cecil becomes Bunny. Patrick decides to take a nap like GrandPat would, only for Death to arrive and take him to the underworld. However, he is turned away for Patrick not being the right person. Elsewhere, Squidina acts like Cecil and goes to mow the lawn, but cannot see due to having traded her glasses to GrandPat. She ends up getting into the car, driving into Granny Tentacles' house and crashing into the house.

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GrandPat's story on the Klopnodian War.

Cecil takes out the vacuum and cleans, with the sound angering Tinkle. He turns the vacuum up too high, sucking out everything in the room. Bunny goes to Patrick's room and starts folding his clothes before realizing he would be messy, and makes a mess of his room. GrandPat goes into Squidina's room for a nap, and Pearl comes by, needing to work on a history paper. When she mentions it is about the Klopnodian War, GrandPat tells an exaggerated account of his heroics, and Pearl says the textbook says he actually lost.

The Swaptoberfest bell rings, making the family swap identities again. Cecil takes GrandPat's place in the underworld, and Patrick is Cecil, so he goes out to the car to drive. Squidward comes by and asks for his pay, which Patrick declines. He drives out the house and runs over Squidward. Bunny goes to Squidina's room and when Pearl asks for help, Bunny suggests they have a study break, and they have a pillow fight.

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Squidina as GrandPat gives Granny Tentacles a date at Fancy!

The bell rings again, and GrandPat, as Bunny, goes into the vacuum hoping for quiet. The bell rings again, exploding the vacuum. Eventually, the family is all dressed like GrandPat, and the doorbell rings. Squidina answers and sees Granny Tentacles, who is there for a date. Squidina gives her a date at Fancy! The family swaps out throughout the date, and they all have a wonderful time.

Granny Tentacles asks for marriage, and the rest of the family agree, except for GrandPat. They are officially married, and Granny Tentacles kisses GrandPat. Suddenly, Granny Tentacles removes her head to be Slappy in disguise. The minister then reveals himself to be Death. GrandPat swaps identities with Slappy and runs off.

Production

This episode was confirmed on October 8, 2024.

Model sheets


Music

( ‣ ) Production music
( • ) Original music
( ◦ ) SpongeBob music

 ‣ Chronophonie - Jean-Jacques Perrey [Title card.]
 ‣ Percolators - Jean-Jacques Perrey ["It's Swaptoberfest!"]
 ‣ Big Bad Giant - Paddy Kingsland [Gertruden confronts Finley.]
 ‣ Bratwurst Polka B - Lars Kurz, H C Mylia [Swaptoberfest origin.]
 • ? - Ego Plum [Swaptoberfest bell.]
 ‣ Bratwurst Polka B - Lars Kurz, H C Mylia, Ego Plum [The Stars remove their defining features.]
 ‣ Kitsch Latin Cool - Malcolm Lockyer [Bunny becomes Patrick.]
 ‣ War Statement 10 - Laurie Johnson [Patrick becomes GrandPat.]
 ‣ Horror Cue 5 A - Gregor F. Narholz [GrandPat becomes Squidina.]
 ‣ In the Twilight - Stuart Crombie ["Sweet Neptune, these glasses are strong!"]
 ‣ The Bachelor Life (A) [#38] - Laurie Johnson [Squidina becomes Cecil.]
 ‣ Domestic Fun (C) - Ernest Tomlinson ["Let Swaptoberfest begin!"]
 ‣ Sleepy City - Max Saunders [Patrick goes to bed.]
 ‣ Drama Link (C) - Hubert Clifford [Death appears.]
 ‣ Horror Cue 1 A - Gregor F. Narholz ["...to your eternal slumber!"]
 ‣ The Creature (c) - Gregor F. Narholz ["Today, you are going to the underworld."]
 ‣ Rush Hour-Traffic Jam - Harry Breuer, Jean-Jacques Perrey [Patrick in the underworld.]
 ‣ Bratwurst Polka B - Lars Kurz, H C Mylia [Patrick takes off his beard.]
 ‣ Comic Capers B - Charlie Brissette, Norman Mamey [Death gets mad.]
 ‣ Screw on the Loose - Tony Lowry ["This mustache is so itchy!"]
 ‣ The Witch (A) - John Fiddy [Squidina looks for the lawnmower.]
 ‣ Rock 'N' Roll Crazy (B) - Richard Myhill [Squidina driving erratically.]
 ‣ Droopy - Arthur Wilkinson ["Time to take out the trash."]
 ‣ Curley Shirley - Otto Sieben [Cecil vacuuming.]
 ‣ Rush Hour-Traffic Jam - Harry Breuer, Jean-Jacques Perrey [Vacuum on black hole mode.]
 ‣ Quirky Tension B - John Epping ["What would Patrick do?"]
 ‣ Main Street - Alec Gould [Pearl appears.]
 ‣ Shock (F) - Dave Hewson [Pearl sees GrandPat in Squidina's bed.]
 ‣ Bratwurst Polka B - Lars Kurz, H C Mylia ["Wait, you're not Squidina!"]
 ‣ Attack of the Giant Robots - Cris Velasco [GrandPat's account of the war.]
 ‣ Say it with a Smile (E) - Dick Walter ["My textbook says the Klopnodians won the war."]
 • ? - Ego Plum [Swaptoberfest bell.]
 ‣ Russian Rump - Harry Breuer, Jean-Jacques Perrey [The Stars swap again.]
 ‣ Mini Mischief - Johnny Pearson [Patrick becomes Cecil.]
 ‣ Clumsy B - Bernd Gesell [Squidward demands money from Patrick.]
 ‣ Main Street - Alec Gould [Bunny becomes Squidina.]
 ‣ Fresh Twist - Eric Spencer [Pillow fight.]
 ‣ Bratwurst Polka B - Lars Kurz, H C Mylia [Swapping montage.]
 ‣ Relaxed Mood For Clarinet - Otto Sieben [Granny Tentacles at the door.]
 ‣ Cocktail Lounge - Dick Walter [Squidina and Granny Tentacles on a date.]
 ‣ Mad About You - Heinz Kiessling [Extreme Music] [Montage of the Stars dating Granny Tentacles.]
 ‣ Wedding March - Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy, Geoff Bastow [GrandPat and Granny Tentacles get married.]
 • Shotgun Wedding 2 - Nicolas Carr, Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield [Granny Tentacles tries to kiss GrandPat.]
 ‣ Bratwurst Polka B - Lars Kurz, H C Mylia [Ending.]

Trivia

General

  • In the United States, this episode was originally going to premiere at 7:00pm, but it was moved up to 5:00pm.
  • This is the first episode to premiere on a Friday night in the United States since "House Hunting" on March 3, 2023 for The Patrick Star Show, over one year and nine months later, and "Delivery to Monster Island" on April 7, 2023 overall, almost a year and eight months later.
  • This is the first episode since "Get Off My Lawnie" from season 1 to include Pearl.
  • This episode shows that Pearl and Squidina are classmates, meaning Pearl also goes to the Bikini Bottom School.
  • The calendar's events for the month of Swaptober are:
    • 6th: Ouchie's Birthday
    • 10th: SpongeBob Sleepover
    • 16th: Rehearsal!! Don't Forget! -Squidina
    • 19th: Tinkle's Bath
    • 20th: GrandPat's Bath
    • 30th: Swaptoberfest
  • When Bunny dresses up like Patrick, she quotes, "Hi, I'm Patrick Star, and I live with my parents!" from the show's theme song.
  • A glockenspiel arrangement of Lars Kurz and H C Mylia's "Bratwurst Polka B" by Ego Plum plays whenever the Swaptoberfest bell chimes.
  • When Bunny eats in Patrick's bed, a box modeled after the Patrick Show Cereal from "The Patrick Show Cashes In" can be seen, except with the text and Patrick's image removed.
  • A model of SpongeBob's house is visible in the mess that Bunny makes.
  • The character swaps seen during the wheel montage are:
    • Squidina as Squidward, Gary, and Bubble Buddy
    • Cecil as Plankton, Squidina, and King Neptune.
    • Bunny as Mrs. Puff, Karen, and the Alaskan Bull Worm.
    • This marks the first appearance of some form of the the Alaskan Bull Worm in The Patrick Star Show. This also marks his first appearance in nine months since the SpongeBob SquarePants season 14 episode "Pet the Rock".
    • Patrick as Tinkle and Hans.
    • GrandPat as Sandy, the Flying Dutchman, and Mermaid Man.
    • SpongeBob as Mr. Krabs.
  • The wedding backdrop is nearly identical to the one in "FitzPatrick."
  • This episode marks Santa Claus's first non-speaking appearance in The Patrick Star Show, and his first non-speaking role in any SpongeBob-related media since "Holiday Party" in 2002.

Cultural references

  • This episode's title is a reference to Oktoberfest, a festival held annually in Germany from mid- or late-September to the first Sunday in October.
    • Despite this, this episode aired in the United States and other countries between November and December, despite the event taking place two or three months before.
  • A three-headed worm is seen in the underworld, referencing Cerberus, a three-headed dog said to reside there.
  • Squidina knocks down the impossible trident in the Star living room, which reforms into an impossible cube.

Errors

  • In the mess Bunny makes in Patrick's room, the latter's eyelids are colored like his skin.

Video

File:Nickelodeon UK - Promo- Brand New The Patrick Star Show (October 2024, 30s)

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning
German Tauschtoberfest Swaptoberfest, portmanteau of the words Tausch ("swap") and Oktoberfest
Russian Сментоберфест
Smentoberfest		 Shiftoberfest, portmanteau of the words смена ("shift") and Октоберфест ("Oktoberfest")
Slovenian Menjavafest Swapfest
Spanish (Latin America) Cambióberfest Changeberfest

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Chris DeRose on Twitter - "My designs from the recent episode..."
  2. ↑ Nickelodeon UK - November 14, 2024
  3. ↑ Chris DeRose on Twitter - "(2/4)"
  4. ↑ Chris DeRose on Twitter - "(3/4)"
  5. ↑ Chris DeRose on Twitter - "(4/4)"
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