Trenchbillies

If you were looking for the article about the characters, then see "Y" incidentals.

"Trenchbillies" is a SpongeBob SquarePants episode from season 7. In this episode, SpongeBob and Patrick are held prisoners by a backward gang.

Characters

• Patchy the Pirate ^{(original airing only)}
• Potty the Parrot ^{(original airing only)}
• Patrick Star
• SpongeBob SquarePants
• Jellyfish
• Ma Angler ^(debut)
• Incidentals
  • "Y" incidentals ^(debut)
    • Cletus
    • Buford
    • Incidental Y3
    • Incidental Y4
    • Incidental Y5
    • Incidental Y6
    • Cletus (can hat)
    • Incidental Y8
    • Incidental Y10
    • Incidental Y11
    • Incidental Y12
    • Incidental Y13
    • Incidental Y14
    • Incidental Y15
    • Incidental Y17
    • Jethra
    • Incidental Y19
    • Uncle Belcher
    • Junior
    • Betsy
    • Unknown "Y" 1
    • Unknown "Y" 2
    • Unknown "Y" 3
    • Unknown "Y" 4
    • Unknown "Y" 5
    • Unknown "Y" 6
• Gary the Snail ^(mentioned)
• Eugene H. Krabs
• Squidward Tentacles
• Krustomer ^(mentioned)

Synopsis

After four days in Jellyfish Fields, SpongeBob and Patrick are still silently waiting for the jellyfish to move. Finally, they swim away and they chase it. The plan is for SpongeBob to take one side and Patrick then takes the other. However, as both approach the jellyfish, they end up colliding, letting the jellyfish escape.

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Teether.

They continue chasing the jellyfish. They do not watch where they are going and accidentally fall off a cliff, falling way down to a county-like village and landing on a port-a-potty. Many of the trenchbillies gang up on SpongeBob and Patrick and capture them with a rope. They take them to Ma Angler, who says that they are "awful purdy." Ma Angler orders them to an initiation. SpongeBob and Patrick question them and Ma Angler sentences them to a series of challenges, being: a banjo contest, a "hootin' and hollerin'" contest, and a wrestling match. SpongeBob and Patrick win the first two competitions but decline to the wrestling match, claiming that they do not like to wrestle.

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Betsy (wearing pink).

Ma Angler is surprised and asks them what they like to do for fun. SpongeBob claims that they like to play jellyfishing. They show the trenchbillies how to jellyfish and collide, once again. Ma Angler enjoys this. The trenchbillies laugh at them and call them dumb. Ma Angler certifies them as official honorary trenchbillies and gives the pair sets of novelty teeth.

SpongeBob gives a short speech before he and Patrick attempt to leave, however, they are stopped by a group of trenchbillies. Cletus Junior of the trenchbillies says that they have to take care of Ma Angler for the rest of their lives. SpongeBob and Patrick try to convince them to let them leave but the trenchbillies will not let them. As a result, Patrick stalls them long enough for him and SpongeBob to escape.

Meanwhile, at the Krusty Krab, Mr. Krabs and Squidward lightly chat about business and then SpongeBob and Patrick burst through the door. They tell the pair of what occurred but Mr. Krabs is unconcerned until they reveal that the trenchbillies followed them. SpongeBob and his friends hide while the trenchbillies destroy the restaurant out of anger. They soon demand the group reveal themselves before Mr. Krabs nervously asks them for their orders. They all order something to eat. Afterwards, Mr. Krabs is pleased by the business and tells SpongeBob to keep cooking. He soon sees that Ma Angler, who is eating a lot of Krabby Patties, remarking will make Customer of the Week. However, he is confronted by Cletus Junior and one of the trenchbillies who sees Mr. Krabs making "goo-goo eyes at the Ma Angler" and as the episode ends, Mr. Krabs is forced to get "hitched" (married) to Ma Angler. Mr. Krabs screams at this unfortunate fate while his friends congratulate him.

Production

Vincent Waller posted a few rough doodles based on this episode on his "Incoherent-Thought" blog spot on March 24, 2009. Waller's doodles (the third and fourth images) were created as presentation pieces for Nickelodeon executives, likely to pitch the Legends of Bikini Bottom miniseries.

Around January 2010, Waller rough sketched press art for the Legends special episodes, including one for "Trenchbillies." This episode's press art was based off of the rough art that Waller drew in '09.

This episode was added to the United States Copyright Catalog on August 23, 2010, alongside the other 5 episodes from the SpongeBob's Legends of Bikini Bottom event. It was confirmed on October 22, 2010.

Art

Character design

• Designed by Virginia Hawes.

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Rough doodles

• Drawn by Aaron Springer and Vincent Waller.

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Press art

• Rough sketched by Vincent Waller, cleaned up by Kenny Pittenger, Peter Benett, and Brad Vandergrift.

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Music

( ‣ ) Production music

( • ) Original music

( ◦ ) SpongeBob music

 • Hillbilly Party - Nicolas Carr, Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield [Title card.]
 ‣ Excited Tension 2 - Phil Green [Opening at Jellyfish Fields.]
 • Spongemonger - Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield [SpongeBob and Patrick chasing the jellyfish.]
 • What Question Mark - Nicolas Carr ["Your what?"]
 • A Pinapple Luau Faster - Nicolas Carr, Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield ["Patrick, there it goes!"]
 ‣ Rescue - Cecil Milner [SpongeBob and Patrick fall down a trench.]
 ‣ Horror Crash - Harry Lubin [They land in an outhouse.]
 • Bikini Bottom Hillbillies - Nicolas Carr [Trenchbillies introduced.]
 • The 3 Challenges - Nicolas Carr [SpongeBob and Patrick tied up.]
 • Hillbilly Home - Nicolas Carr, Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield ["Well, tell me again."]
 • Dobro Flashback - Nicolas Carr [Flashback starts.]
 • Hillbilly Home - Nicolas Carr, Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield ["When not so much as a warning shout."]
 • New Vibe Hits - Nicolas Carr ["Um..."]
 ‣ The Great White (D) - Gregor F. Narholz [SpongeBob and Patrick gulp.]
 • Hillbilly Hoot - Nicolas Carr, Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield ["Go and get your fiddle."]
 • Hillbilly Dual - Nicolas Carr, Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield [Teether plays a short tune.]
 • Another New Idea Harp Ding - Nicolas Carr [Trenchbilly takes off suspenders.]
 • Hillbilly Dual - Nicolas Carr, Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield [Teether continues playing.]
 • Steel Licks 48 - Jeremy Wakefield ["It looks like he was the real... star."]
 • Skipping to Hillbilly School - Nicolas Carr, Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield [Singing competition.]
 • Hillbilly Party - Nicolas Carr, Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield [Wrestling match.]
 • Hillbilly Tension Build - Nicolas Carr, Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield [SpongeBob nervous.]
 • Spongemonger - Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield ["What the...?"]
 ‣ Morgan's Fancy - Saul Broudy, Samuel John Morgan [Everyone laughs.]
 • Proud to be a Hillbilly - Nicolas Carr, Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield ["Go get 'em, tiger."]
 ‣ Dramatic Bridge 1 - Phil Green [Trenchbillies won't let SpongeBob and Patrick leave.]
 ‣ Cloak And Dagger [#69] - Phil Green ["Taking care of Ma?"]
 • Hillbilly Home - Nicolas Carr ["You know, carry her purse..."]
 • Steel Licks 78 - Jeremy Wakefield ["Well, that all sounds like fun..."]
 ‣ Terror Hunt - Phil Green ["You folks ain't going nowhere."]
 • Nude Sting - Nicolas Carr [SpongeBob and Patrick gone.]
 • Lopey Sailor's Jig - Michael Bolger, Nicolas Carr [At the Krusty Krab.]
 ‣ Drama Link (G) - Hubert Clifford ["Mr. Krabs!"]
 • Hillbilly Party - Nicolas Carr, Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield [Trenchbillies destroying the Krusty Krab.]
 • Melodramatic Moments - Michael Bolger, Nicolas Carr [Krabs nervous.]
 • Jovial Pirate's Jig - Michael Bolger, Nicolas Carr [Trenchbillies eating Krabby Patties.]
 • Shotgun Wedding 2 - Nicolas Carr, Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield [Ending.]

Release

Broadcast

• This episode was originally going to premiere on January 28, 2011, and when it was later pushed to January 29, 2011, it was intended to air with "Welcome to the Bikini Bottom Triangle."
  • When this episode did premiere, it was paired with "The Curse of Bikini Bottom."
  • Since February 21, 2011, it has been airing with "Sponge-Cano!"

Distribution

• This episode is available on the Legends of Bikini Bottom, Complete Seventh Season, SpongeBob SquarePants Vol. 12, Season 7 Volume 3, Terror on Nickelodeon, The SpongeBob SquarePants Collection, Triple Pack 3, The SpongeBob SquarePants 8 Season DVD Collection, The Best of Bikini Bottom, Sunđer Bob Kockalone DVD 7, Kids Double Pack, Kids Double Pack: Volume 3, Next 100 Episodes, Big Hits: Volume 2, The Best 200 Episodes Ever, The Seventh & Eighth Seasons, and The Best 300 Episodes Ever DVDs.

Reception

• "Trenchbillies" was ranked #28 during the SpongeBob's Top 100 event in the UK and Ireland from June 4-8, 2012.

Trivia

General

• This episode originally had the packaging code of 140a, and was paired with "Welcome to the Bikini Bottom Triangle." It was later changed to 141b and was paired up with "The Main Drain." Finally, it was changed to 142a and repaired with "Sponge-Cano!"
• This episode, as well as the other episodes in the miniseries, was available on the Legends of Bikini Bottom DVD, released on November 16, 2010, two months before it aired on American television.
• This episode was released on Facebook on January 27, 2011, two days before it aired on American television.
• The Paramount+ streaming release merges this episode, "The Monster Who Came to Bikini Bottom," "Welcome to the Bikini Bottom Triangle," "The Curse of the Hex," "The Main Drain," and "Sponge-Cano!" into a one-hour and seven minute long compilation.
• The trenchbillies in this episode do not have pupils due to the fact that they strike a resemblance to the anglerfish, which live deep into the ocean and do not need pupils to see, hence the trenchbillies having no pupils.
  • However, the trenchbillies in "The Good Krabby Name" do have pupils.
• The instrument that Patrick plays in the challenge is actually the sound of a jaw harp.

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Mama Plankton in the episode "Something Narwhal This Way Comes."

• Ma Angler's design is later reused in "Something Narwhal This Way Comes" for one of Plankton's family members.
• This is the first episode to play "A Pinapple Luau Faster," an alternative version of "A Pinapple Luau."
• This is the first episode to play "Lopey Sailor's Jig" in an alternative pitch.
• This is the second episode where SpongeBob is used as a banjo. The first is "Rodeo Daze." This would later happen in "Something Narwhal This Way Comes."
• This is the second episode where SpongeBob and Patrick wind up lost in a city deep at the bottom of the seabed. The first is "Rock Bottom."
• This is the third and final standard-definition/pre-HD episode to end with an iris out. The first is "Wishing You Well" and the second is "Rodeo Daze."
  • Starting with "Married to Money," the iris out effect is now used more commonly.

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This episode and "Sponge-Cano!" are missing from Netflix UK.

• This episode and its sister episode "Sponge-Cano!" are missing from Netflix UK.

Dub facts

• This episode was set to air sometime between December 24 - 30, 2010 at 9:45am on Nicktoons in Germany, but it was delayed to February 5, 2011.

Cultural references

• The name "trenchbilly" is a parody of a "hillbilly."
• Ma Angler's character is a reference to Gilbert Grape's mother in the 1993 film What's Eating Gilbert Grape, who was played by the late Darlene Cates.
• The scene where SpongeBob and Patrick are in a "musical challenge" is a parody of the banjo scene from Deliverance.
• There is a William Shakespeare book in this episode, which is a reference to the famous playwright of the same name.

Errors

• Several times when SpongeBob is looking at the jellyfish from his binoculars, his mouth crosses over his arm.
• When Teether goes out of the house, the smoke becomes gray, but when he comes back, it is black again.

Videos

• File:SpongeBob SquarePants - "Legends of Bikini Bottom" Official Promo 1
• File:SpongeBob SquarePants - "Legends of Bikini Bottom" Official Promo 2
• File:SpongeBob SquarePants - "Legends of Bikini Bottom" Official Promo 3
• File:Nickelodeon Split Screen Credits (January 25, 2011)

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
French	Chez les débilo-billies	Among the Redneck Hillbillies
Hungarian	Mélytengeri sutyerákok	Deep Sea Fools
Italian	La tribù degli zoticoni	The Hillbilly Tribe
Russian	Подводная деревенщина Podvodnaya derevenshchina	Underwater Hillbillies
Spanish (Latin America)	Patanes de fosa	Pit Louts
Spanish (Spain)	Los paletos de la fosa	The Hillbillies of the Pit