Tentacally Speaking
Appearance
"Tentacally Speaking" is a Hawaiian track composed by Sage Guyton and Jeremy Wakefield. It is an upbeat cue including a ukulele, a steel guitar, a vibraphone, and whistling as the instruments being played. This track used to be semi-associated with Sandy and Squidward. Nowadays, this track is mostly associated with SpongeBob and Patrick, although it is still occasionally associated with Squidward.
The steel guitar and vibraphone is played by Jeremy Wakefield, the ukulele is played by Sage Guyton, and the whistling is performed by both Guyton and Wakefield.
Alternate titles: "Tenacally Speaking," "Tentically Speaking"
Usage
Episodes
- 90a. "A Flea in Her Dome" - Title card (high-pitched +1, sped up) ("Tentically Speaking"); Sandy tries to get the flea out of her fur ("Tentically Speaking"); The ending. ("Tentically Speaking")
- 93a. "Picture Day" - The ending.
- 93c. "BlackJack" - The ending.
- 95a. "The Inmates of Summer" - The ending. (sped up)
- 95b. "To Save a Squirrel" - Sandy helps the cricket get back to the surface. (slowed down)
- 96. "Pest of the West" - SpongeBob removes jellyfish poop from the statue. (low-pitched -1)
- 99a. "The Two Faces of Squidward" - Title card.
- 100b. "Stanley S. SquarePants" - SpongeBob tells Stanley about his work at the Krusty Krab.
- 101a. "House Fancy" - Title card.
- 107a. "Giant Squidward" - SpongeBob and Patrick tell the citizens that Squidward is a nice giant.
- 107b. "No Nose Knows" - Title card.
- 112b. "Choir Boys" - Title card. (low-pitched -1)
- 114a. "Dear Vikings" - The ending.
- 121b. "Shell Shocked" - Title card; The ending.
- 123-124. "Truth or Square" - Flashback to how SpongeBob got his house.
- 125b. "Chum Caverns" - SpongeBob and Patrick eat in the Chum Caverns.
- 128b. "Stuck in the Wringer" - SpongeBob cleans his brain and gets out of the shower.
- 129a. "Someone's in the Kitchen with Sandy" - Title card.
- 131a. "Keep Bikini Bottom Beautiful" - Title card; SpongeBob absorbs the garbage.
- 140a. "The Monster Who Came to Bikini Bottom" - SpongeBob feeds Gary.
- 146a. "The Abrasive Side" - The abrasive side is finally off of SpongeBob.
- 152b. "Perfect Chemistry" - Sandy explains how she tricked Plankton.
- 159. "A SquarePants Family Vacation" - SpongeBob and Patrick play at the playground.
- 160a. "Patrick's Staycation" - SpongeBob suggests that Patrick take a "staycation." ("Tenacally Speaking")
- 160b. "Walking the Plankton" - Mr. Krabs leaves for a cruise.
- 165a. "House Sittin' for Sandy" - SpongeBob checking the temperature and counting the robots.
- 167b. "Bubble Buddy Returns" - SpongeBob and Shiny standing at Squidward's house. (high-pitched +2)
- 180b. "Gary's New Toy" - SpongeBob throws the ball.
- 183a. "Eek, an Urchin!" - SpongeBob, Squidward, and Mr. Krabs finally get rid of the sea urchins.
- 184a. "Jailbreak!" - The ending.
- 188a. "Kenny the Cat" - The ending.
- 189. "SpongeBob You're Fired" - SpongeBob frying a patty and washing plates; SpongeBob making a Krabby Patty (high-pitched +2)/SpongeBob chooses a pickle jar. (high-pitched +2)
- 190a. "Lost in Bikini Bottom" - The ending.
- 191a. "Squid Plus One" - Squidward makes a conversation with Norton. (slows down and gets low-pitched at the end after Norton says that he hates clarinets)
- 195b. "Larry's Gym" - Title card.
- 198b. "CopyBob DittoPants" - Mr. Krabs gives the last clone the paycheck.
- 201a. "Sandy's Nutmare" - Sandy making nutty butter.
- 206b. "Code Yellow" - The opening.
- 210a. "Life Insurance" - Squidward crosses a painting of a brick wall.
- 214b. "Out of the Picture" - Squidward delivers food to a whale.
- 215a. "Feral Friends" - Patrick slams the table and the birthday cake falls into his mouth.
- 224a. "Squid Noir" - Squidward retrieves his clarinet.
- 225a. "Cuddle E. Hugs" - Squidward walks by SpongeBob and Cuddle E. Hugs.
- 226a. "Chatterbox Gary" - SpongeBob's house comes back.
- 233b. "Krusty Kleaners" - SpongeBob and Patrick "cleaning" office; SpongeBob vacuuming.
- 235a. "Plankton Paranoia" - SpongeBob reveals to Mr. Krabs Plankton was planning a surprise anniversary party of the first time he tried to steal the secret formula.
- 242b. "Gary & Spot" - Title card (low-pitched -1); Animals hug Gary and Spot. (low-pitched -1)
- 244b. "Pineapple RV" - Patrick gives Gary a break of driving the RV.
- 252b. "Dirty Bubble Returns" - The ending.
- 253b. "Biddy Sitting" - The opening.
- 254-255. "SpongeBob's Big Birthday Blowout" - SpongeBob dirties his bedroom with the net's slime.
- 257a. "Handemonium" - The ending.
- 263a. "Who R Zoo?" - Squidward wakes up from his nap and comes outside his house.
- 271b. "C.H.U.M.S" - The ending.
- 274a. "The Big Bad Bubble Bass" - Bubble Bass' mom tells SpongeBob and Patrick to give Bubble Bass the toy.
- 280a. "Abandon Twits" - "Ah, much safer. Never work below an idiot." (slightly sped up)
- 282b. "Ain't That the Tooth" - Title card. (low-pitched -1)
- 296a. "BassWard" - Squidward cheers at Bubble Bass' convention being destroyed.
- 311a. "Wiener Takes All" - Squidward tests the repaired Weenie bots.
- 320a. "Bizarro Bottom" - SpongeBob wakes up.
Shorts
- "Documenting Our Road Trip" - Plays throughout.
- "What if SpongeBob Was Gone? (Sandy)" - Plays throughout. ("Tentically Speaking")
Trivia
- The title is a pun on the phrase "technically speaking."
- This track played high-pitched the very first time it was used. The same thing happened with "ShantyDirge," " Happy Sack Shanty," and "Greenhorn Rag."
- This is the first track to play in season 6.
- Between "Keep Bikini Bottom Beautiful" and "Larry's Gym," it took over six years for this track to return as title card music.