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"A Flea in Her Dome" is a SpongeBob SquarePants episode from season 5. In this episode, Sandy brings a flea from Texas back to her treedome.

Characters[]

Synopsis[]

In the beginning of the episode, SpongeBob and Patrick are crying, because Sandy has gone to Texas for two whole days. They decide to take the time until she comes home to prepare for and throw her a welcome home party. During their party, SpongeBob and Patrick notice that Sandy is scratching and biting her fur. Sandy explains that upon her return from a science convention in Texas, she unknowingly brought back a flea. Sandy asks SpongeBob to open her briefcase and take out the flea collar.

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The flea jumps out of her fur and lands on SpongeBob. SpongeBob gets bitten and grabs the collar. The flea then lands on Patrick and bites him, causing Patrick to take the collar. They then fight over the collar, which causes Sandy to grab the collar and wrap it around all three of them. The flea then reproduces, causing the flea collar to be eaten away, rending it useless. Fleas take over Sandy's treedome, and no one can escape the dome. Patrick blames Sandy for bringing the flea and getting infected, then SpongeBob blames for throwing the party, which causes SpongeBob and Patrick to fight. Sandy breaks up the fight and tells them that arguing is not going to help save themselves as long as they work together.

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A flea.

Patrick comes up with the idea of creating a tower to the tree, only to climb up and get an apple. Sandy is annoyed at Patrick's stupidity and the group takes refuge in the tree. But it proves to be useless as the fleas continue to spread all over the treedome.

SpongeBob states they may be living in a sea of fleas instead of salt water, thus giving Sandy an idea on how to get rid of the fleas. Sandy then crashes into the cauldron with fleas by infecting all their space in the dome with saltwater. This drowns and gets rid of the fleas, but all the Bikini Bottom citizens are stuck in the dome at the end. SpongeBob tells Sandy its good to have her back, as the episode ends.

Production[]

Art[]

Music[]

 ) Production music
 ) Original music
 ) SpongeBob music

  Tentacally Speaking - Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield [Title card]
  Blue Tide - Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield [SpongeBob crying]
  Steel Licks 78 - Jeremy Wakefield [Squidward gardening]
  Main Street - Alec Gould [SpongeBob and Patrick preparing for Sandy's arrival]
  Hello Sandy Song - Nicolas Carr ["Welcome home Sandy, you know that we missed ya..."]
  Wahini Wobble Full - Nicolas Carr, Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield [Sandy scratching herself]
  Vibe & Harp Hits - Nicolas Carr ["You ready?"]
  Drama Link (B) - Hubert Clifford [flea biting Sandy]
  Tentacally Speaking - Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield [Sandy explains what a flea is]
  Dr Phibes - Adrian Wright ["I'm gonna turn into a vampire now!"]
  Six Powerful Cues (D) - Wilfred William Burns [Patrick takes the flea collar]
  Grass Skirt Chase - Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield [they fight over the collar]
  The Creature (a) - Gregor F. Narholz [Flea lays eggs and two fleas emerge from them/Three fleas jump off of SpongeBob, Patrick, and Sandy/Fleas multiplying]
  House Of Horror - Larry Hochman [fleas biting SpongeBob, Patrick, and Sandy]
  Squanny Smooth Jazz - Nicolas Carr, Barry Anthony [plays on Squidward's headphones]
  Spongemonger - Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield [Sandy stepping on fleas]
  Drama Link (D) - Hubert Clifford [SpongeBob screams]
  Big Bad Giant - Paddy Kingsland ["Okay, you know what?"]
  Nude Sting - Nicolas Carr ["I do not play games."]
  They'Re Coming! - Trevor Duncan [they hide in the treehouse]
  Thats It ! - Nicolas Carr [Sandy gets an idea]
  West Side Rumble - Sam Spence [fleas washed away]
  Tentacally Speaking - Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield [ending]

Release[]

Reception[]

  • Currently retired critic Mina Rhodes of the DVD Verdict called this episode in a review of To Love a Patty, one of the better ones included in the disc, praising in particular the fleas themselves for being "highly memorable—mostly because they're downright frightening looking," and the episode in general for "regaining some of the series' former wit," despite calling the episode derivative of the episode "Wormy."[1]

Trivia[]

General[]

Episode references[]

Cultural references[]

  • The title references the name of the play "A Flea in Her Ear."

Errors[]

  • When SpongeBob says, "Glad to have you back, Sandy," the outline to Sandy's helmet almost disappears.
  • When Patrick talks about being bit by "vampire flea," after he falls on the ground, his flea bites are gone.
  • When Sandy says "There is no such thing as vampires," the flea collar that SpongeBob was wearing is gone, and it comes back when Patrick is about to take it from SpongeBob.
  • When the flea hatches two eggs, more than three jump out.
  • When one of the fleas lands on SpongeBob, the top of his tie turns white for a moment.
  • The collar keeps changing size when different people wear them.
  • The fleas could not destroy the flea collar; it would kill them when they touch it.
  • Patrick cannot possibly eat the apple from Sandy's tree since he is wearing a water helmet.
  • Patrick eats an apple from Sandy's tree, while the tree is obviously an oak tree. In a later scene, Sandy even picks an acorn to throw at the fleas.
  • It would be impossible for Sandy's treedome to empty the entire sea, with or without the mass of the Bikini Bottomites.
    • In reality, the treedome would just break apart if it tried to fit all of the ocean water inside of it.
  • There should not have been any contrast between when there was water in the treedome and when there wasn't because the show is not contrasted this way when the underwater setting is shown.
  • When Sandy moves her arm to look at the flea, bubbles appear, despite there being no water in the treedome.
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Incidental 13's right eye is yellow.

  • During the second last shot of the episode, Incidental 13's right eye is yellow.
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There is a glow on the outline of their bodies.

  • At the end of the episode Patrick, SpongeBob, and Sandy have a glow on the outline of their bodies.
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The incorrect writers are listed.

  • In the Welsh dub, Luke Brookshier, Tom King, and Steven Banks are all listed as writers of this episode, even though Brookshier and King did not write this episode. They both are also erroneously listed as storyboard directors.[2]


Videos[]

Nickelodeon_Split_Screen_Credits_(July_27,_2007)

Nickelodeon Split Screen Credits (July 27, 2007)

Nickelodeon_Split_Screen_Credits_(August_3,_2007)

Nickelodeon Split Screen Credits (August 3, 2007)

References[]

  1. ^ Rhodes, Mina (2008-02-06). Review - Spongebob Squarepants: To Love A Patty. DVD Verdict. Archived from the original on 2013-09-21. Retrieved on 2019-07-15.
  2. ^ https://youtu.be/zppaNZf4M3c
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