A Life in a Day

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Synopsis

The episode begins when SpongeBob and Patrick are getting a tan. Suddenly Larry the Lobster comes riding in on a motorcycle, kicking up sand in SpongeBob's and Patrick's faces. However every cheers for Larry and soon they talk to him. Larry says he's a professional daredevil who loves to live life to the fullest. Then Larry points out SpongeBob and Patrick are big scaredy cats and need to be more like him. Larry drives away leaving Patrick in deep thought.

The next day, SpongeBob and Patrick are blowing bubbles in Jellyfish Fields, when Patrick says that their lives are boring, and that they need to live like Larry. Patrick then jumps on a seahorse, which bucks him off and severely injures Patrick. Meanwhile, SpongeBob is riding a kiddie ride at the grocery store. Later that day, Patrick kicks down SpongeBob's door, and drags him to the junkyard. Patrick then jumps in a boat going on the conveyor belt. The boat (with Patrick inside) is then crushed by the junkyard crusher, while SpongeBob only watches in horror as Patrick is slowly crushed.

Even later that day, Patrick breaks down the door again (still inside the crushed car) and pulls SpongeBob to the outskirts of Bikini Bottom to a deep canyon next to the canyon is a long board leading to the bottom, which Patrick says he will skate down. He tells SpongeBob to join him, but SpongeBob says that going down the ramp would be stupid, and would certainly kill them. Patrick shrugs and calls SpongeBob a chicken. Patrick then skates down, and flies right into the mouths of several hungry monsters, Patrick's fate is unknown.

Next to the canyon is a long board leading to the bottom, which Patrick says he will skate down. He tells SpongeBob to join him, but SpongeBob says that going down the ramp would be stupid, and would certainly kill them. Patrick shrugs and calls SpongeBob a chicken. Patrick then skates down, and flies right into the mouths of several hungry monsters, Patrick's fate is unknown.

The next day, SpongeBob is working at the Krusty Krab, when Patrick (who apparently survived the monster attack) is running towards the restaurant, trying to get away from five mad bikers (Possibly the Wild Ones). He tells SpongeBob that he was right, and that he would never try such stupid stunts again. When SpongeBob goes outsides to talk to the bikers, he knocks down their bikes. SpongeBob and Patrick run down the street, and SpongeBob gets a rush of adrenaline. SpongeBob shouts that he's living like Larry, and is now obsessed with daredevil stunts. The bikers hit SpongeBob with their bikes, sending SpongeBob flying into the air.

Later that day, SpongeBob and Patrick are on the beach again, but this time on a giant arrow aimed towards hundreds of sharp rocks (Ripper's Reef). Patrick worries that they'll get hurt, but SpongeBob prepares to cut the rop anyway. Meanwhile, Larry notices what they're doing and races to stop them. But Larry is too late, SpongeBob cuts the rope and they fly towards Ripper's Reef. Larry hooks a rope on the arrow, and is pulled up too. SpongeBob shouts with glee, while Patrick and Larry scream. They slam into Ripper's Reef at full force, and all are impaled with the rocks.

Later at the Bikini Bottom Hospital, Patrick and Larry are put in full body casts, while SpongeBob is put in a wheel chair. SpongeBob says that it's time for his next stunt, and asks "What would Larry do?". Larry gets mad and chases SpongeBob out of the hospital.

Production

Music

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

‣ Dancing the Hula - Kapono Beamer [title card]
‣ Return of the Surfin' Headhunters - The Mel-Tones [Larry riding a motorcycle]
‣ Kung Fu Saturdays - The Mel-Tones [Larry surfing on his head]
• Vibe Sting - Nicolas Carr [SpongeBob, Patrick whimpering]
• ? - Jeremy Wakefield ["Just look at 'em."]
‣ Fault Line - The Mel-Tones [Larry tells SpongeBob and Patrick to live like him]
‣ ? ["Living... like... Larry."]
• ? - Jeremy Wakefield ["Living like Larry... living like Larry..."]
‣ Alekoki - Kapono Beamer [SpongeBob and Patrick blowing bubbles]
‣ No Fear OL - Udi Harpaz ["This is where we redeem our miserable lives."]
‣ Touch the Skies - Barrie Hingley [Patrick riding a seahorse]
‣ ? [SpongeBob riding a kiddy ride]
‣ Fault Line - The Mel-Tones ["Where were you, SpongeBob? It was awesome!"]
‣ Entry of the Heroes A - Gregor F. Narholz [SpongeBob gulps]
‣ Munitions Train - Harry Bluestone [A#1 Wreckers]
‣ No Fear OL - Udi Harpaz ["You must defeat your reason before you can start... LIVING LIKE LARRY!"]
‣ Munitions Train - Harry Bluestone [Patrick getting crushed]
‣ ? [SpongeBob arranging his socks]
• Steel Licks - Jeremy Wakefield [Patrick inside crushed car]
‣ Fault Line - The Mel-Tones ["Patrick, where are we going?"]
• Monster Wave - Nicolas Carr, Fabian Fernandez, James King [Patrick takes SpongeBob to a canyon]
‣ Whisper from the Past - Gregor F. Narholz ["No, Patrick, I mean your life. I'm not going."]
• Monster Wave - Nicolas Carr, Fabian Fernandez, James King [Patrick skateboards into the canyon]
‣ Phantom Train - The Surfdusters [bikers chasing Patrick]
‣ Outrage - Peter Yorke ["You were right, SpongeBob, I went too far."]
‣ ? ["I know that you might be angry with my friend..."]
‣ El Dementia - The Surfdusters [bikers chase SpongeBob and Patrick]
‣ Beheading of the King - Laurie Johnson [giant arrow]
‣ Saxaboogie - Harry Bluestone [Larry reading a book]
‣ Beware the Ripper (c) - Richard Myhill ["With that angle of trajectory, they'll land right in..."]
‣ Murder in Mind - Ronald Hanmer ["...Ripper's Reef!"]
‣ Rocket Sled to Oahu - The Mel-Tones ["Wait! Don't do it! Stop!"]
‣ Hawaiian Cocktail - Richard Myhill [SpongeBob, Patrick and Larry in the hospital]
• ? - Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield [ending]

Trivia

On the SpongeBob vs. The Big One (DVD), the title card music from SpongeHenge was used instead of the normal music.
In this episode, SpongeBob's swimsuit is red instead of blue. This also happened in Sand Castles in the Sand and Sun Bleached.
In the episode there is an abyss with monsters like in The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie and 20,000 Patties Under the Sea.
This episode is paired with Sun Bleached. Coincidentally, both episodes take place at Goo Lagoon.
When he is on the huge spear, SpongeBob is wearing his swimsuit, but when they show a close up of Patrick you see SpongeBob's regular clothes, but when they show the whole spear again SpongeBob is wearing the swimsuit again.
SpongeBob and Patrick both don't seem to know who Larry is (or vice versa), although in earlier episodes, such as Ripped Pants, they are good friends with him.
This episode reveals that Larry is somewhat of a "daredevil" as well as lifeguard.
It's revealed that Nat Peterson also works in A-1 Wreckers
One of the wild seahorses Patrick rides might be Mystery. Coincidentally, SpongeBob refused to ride one of the seahorses even though he successfully trained Mystery and rode her numerous times.
"Living Like Larry" was made a term in reality used for doing extreme efforts, like the ones seen in this episode.

Cultural References

The title parodies the Beatles' song A Day In The Life [1].
The line 'What would Larry do?' parodied the popular Buffy the Vampire Slayer catchphrase 'What would Buffy do?', which itself is a parody of the phrase, "What Would Jesus Do?".