Who's the Dummy Now?

"Who's the Dummy Now?" is a The Patrick Star Show episode from season 3. In this episode, a family of dummies move into the Star home.

Characters

• Patrick Star
• Squidina Star
• Cecil Star
• Bunny Star
• GrandPat Star
• French Narrator
• Granny Tentacles
• Rube Goldfish ^{(non-speaking cameo)}
• Socky
• The Dartfish Family
• Foster family ^(debut)
  • Bananas Foster
  • Honey Foster
  • Sonny Foster
  • Dolly Foster
  • Oldie Foster
• Incidentals
  • Incidental 41
  • Incidental 64
• Blue funeral guest ^{(single appearance)}
• Maroon funeral guest ^{(single appearance)}
• Other dummies ^{(single appearance)}

Synopsis

The episode opens with Cecil at a funeral home, giving a eulogy to a dummy he lost to termites. In his place, he uses Bananas Foster, a monkey puppet that tells jokes. He brings the dummy home after work, and it disturbs the family. Cecil explains that he cannot get Bananas off his hand, and prepares to chop his own hand off, until Bananas tells jokes that wins the others over. They decide to keep him around, and the next day, Cecil comes home from work and learns that Bananas made a lot of money, with Cecil getting demoted to his assistant.

That night, Bananas takes advantage of Cecil by using his shaving cream and sleeping in his bed. The next morning, the rest of the family have their own puppets, as Bananas tells Cecil that he brought his family over. The Fosters eat breakfast and head to play tennis, eventually taking over everything the Stars usually do.

During dinner, Cecil finally decides to free the family from the puppets and summons them under the table. There, he runs into the Dartfish Family. Daddy Dartfish offers to go inside the puppet and see what the problem is. He climbs up Cecil and into Bananas, who he starts tickling from the inside, making him laugh and move uncontrollably. He and Cecil land outside, where Daddy Dartfish tells the family how to get rid of the puppets: just unclench their hands. They do, making the puppets collapse on the ground. Squidina suggests they give Bananas' family a new home, and Cecil has an idea: with Granny Tentacles, who had insulted the family twice earlier in the episode.

Production

This episode was confirmed on July 16, 2024.

Art

Title card design

• Eliza Herndon drew various designs for the episode's title card, including the final one.

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Storyboards

• Plussed by Sandra D. Rivas.

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Color design

• By Karolyn Schenewark-Moses.

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Music

( ‣ ) Production music

( • ) Original music

( ◦ ) SpongeBob music

 ‣ Londonderry - Edrich Siebert [Title card and opening.]
 ‣ Laughter - Jürgen Schlachter ["O'Good? More like No Wood."]
 ‣ Londonderry - Edrich Siebert [Cecil continues the funeral.]
 ‣ Tricks and Traps - James McConnel [Bananas under Cecil's coat.]
 ‣ Mini Prelude (3) - Johnny Pearson [Stars creeped out.]
 ‣ Prologue of a Drama #9 - Hans Conzelmann, Delle Haensch [Bananas on a chopping block.]
 ‣ Laughter - Jürgen Schlachter ["I've heard of banana splits before, but this is ridiculous!"]
 ‣ Chez les Gitans - Michel Martin Portal [Bananas introduces himself.]
 ‣ Nice Neighbours (a) - Dick Walter [Cecil and Bananas arrive home.]
 ‣ The Joint Is Jumpin' - Michael R. Carubia ["Honey, I'm home!"]
 ‣ Domestic Fun (C) - Ernest Tomlinson [Bananas takes out a giant bag of money.]
 ‣ Rich And Famous - John Devereaux [The Star family is rich.]
 ‣ Django Song - Fabrizio Pigliucci ["He got demoted!"]
 ‣ In the Twilight - Stuart Crombie [Bananas in the bathroom and Cecil's bed.]
 ‣ Harp Glissando (K) - Jim Rattigan ["Look at that amazing breakfast."]
 ‣ Death Clock A - Dick de Benedictis [Fosters appear.]
 ‣ In the Twilight - Stuart Crombie ["Nothing's wrong, Cecil."]
 ‣ Les Beaux Jours - Michel Martin Portal [Bananas introduces his family.]
 ‣ The Shock [#54] - Dick de Benedictis [Fosters eating breakfast.]
 ‣ Shopping Street - Cedric Palmer ["Family fun!"]
 ‣ Scurry Along - Charles Williams [Fosters playing badminton.]
 ‣ Krazy Cat Rag - Harry Breuer, Gary Caroll, Jean-Jacques Perrey [Patrick choking.]
 • Squidward Giant Clarinet 1 - Nicolas Carr, Barry Anthony ["Didn't think the Star family could get any stupider."]
 ‣ Krazy Cat Rag - Harry Breuer, Gary Caroll, Jean-Jacques Perrey [Bananas and Honey win the badminton game.]
 ‣ Buffalo Gals - Rossiaux Claude Anthonioz, Pierre Bonjour ["What a relaxing country drive."]
 ‣ Kitsch Latin Cool - Malcolm Lockyer [Sonny hosting The Patrick Show!]
 ‣ Emotion Blues - Francois Fournet, Eric Gemsa [Fosters taking over the Stars' lives.]
 ‣ Tense Moments - David Francis ["Twelve years later..."]
 ‣ Expectant - Stuart Crombe ["Mom, can we eat now?"]
 ‣ Desolate Danger - Cecil Milner [Star family under the table.]
 ‣ Colonie Celeste - Jean-Jacques Perrey [Daddy Dartfish climbing Cecil.]
 ‣ Aquarium - Eric Gemsa, Bernard Rabaud [Inside Bananas.]
 ‣ Laughter - Jürgen Schlachter [Daddy Dartfish tickles Bananas.]
 ‣ Horror Cue 5 C - Gregor F. Narholz [Cecil and Bananas land on the ground.]
 ‣ Drama Link (G) - Hubert Clifford [The Star family walks to Cecil.]
 ‣ Death Clock D - Dick de Benedictis [Cecil and Bananas lie motionless.]
 ‣ Colonie Celeste - Jean-Jacques Perrey ["All you got to do is unclench your hands."]
 ‣ Suspense And Tension C - Alan Wynn [Bananas screams/The Star family removes their dummies.]
 ‣ Happy Links 1-5 - Remastered - Paul Fenoulhet ["We're a normal family again!"]
 ‣ Domestic Fun (B) - Ernest Tomlinson ["The next morning..."]
 ‣ The Joint Is Jumpin' - Michael R. Carubia [Ending.]

Trivia

General

• Daddy Dartfish's name is revealed to be Chuck.
• As for this episode, Brett Varon now working with Sean Dempsey.
• The title is a pun on the phrase "who's the baby now?"

Cultural references

• The song that the ventriloquist dummies were singing at the funeral is a reference to the 1910 Irish folk song, "Danny Boy."

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
German	Die Bauchredner-Puppen	The Ventriloquist's Dummy
Russian	И кто теперь марионетка? I kto teper' marionetka?	Who's the Puppet Now?
Spanish (Latin America)	¿Dónde está el muñeco?	Where's the Dummy?