Encyclopedia SpongeBobia
Register
Advertisement
Encyclopedia SpongeBobia

"Girls' Night Out" is a SpongeBob SquarePants episode from season 11. In this episode, Sandy wants to spend a night in the city with Karen and Mrs. Puff, so the ladies can blow off some steam.

Characters[]

Synopsis[]

The episode begins with Sandy calling Mrs. Puff and Karen to tell them that she had lived as an amoeba for a week, and because of that, she wants to celebrate by having a night out with them. They meet at a café and have fun, until Mrs. Puff and Karen talk about how SpongeBob and Plankton respectively are extremely annoying to them. This prompts the three of them to prank the two.

They first prank Plankton into thinking Mr. Krabs is giving him the formula by using a disguise. When Plankton is fooled, he goes to the Krusty Krab to obtain the formula. However, this causes an alarm at the Krusty Krab to sound off and the real Mr. Krabs arrives at the restaurant. The two take out their weapons and start fighting each other, while the three girls laugh outside the Krusty Krab.

The girls prank SpongeBob next by putting on a virtual reality helmet on him which makes him think he got his driver's license and gets to ride a free boat, despite actually being a shopping cart. The prank starts off well, but when Mrs. Puff gets too crazy about it and smashes the cart with SpongeBob in it, he starts riding off into Bikini Bottom. The three chase SpongeBob until they crash into a dead end and land onto the ground.

Girls' Night Out 190

Mrs. Puff takes the helmet off SpongeBob who realizes that he has been pranked. However, since he loves pranks, he puts the headset back on and continues to "drive," but in midair. The girls turn into amoebas to relax, only for SpongeBob, Plankton and Mr. Krabs to arrive. In doing so, they ruin their relaxation as SpongeBob begins to steamroll through while the two other men continue their feud, as the episode ends.

Production[]

The episode was confirmed by Vincent Waller on March 29, 2018.[1]

Storyboards[]

Music[]

 ) Production music
 ) Original music
 ) SpongeBob music

  Earls Revenge - Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield [Title card]
  In Texas Tonight - Jean-Jacques Perrey [Sandy as an amoeba capturing amoebas on the microscope]
  Mutations (c) [#55] - Trevor Duncan [Sandy reverts back to her normal form]
  FlexTone - Nicolas Carr
  Surprized - Nicolas Carr ["Holy osmosis! I lived as an amoeba for a whole week!"]
  Hot Steel and Slide Licks 20B - Jeremy Wakefield [Sandy calls to the Chum Bucket]
  A Simple Conversation 1 - Nicolas Carr, Barry Anthony [Sandy starts talking Karen/Sandy tells Karen to meet with her at the corner café at night]
  Horlepiep - Jan Rap [SpongeBob on boating exam at Mrs. Puff's boating school]
  A Jolly Jaunt (a) - Dick Walter [Sandy calls Mrs. Puff to meet with her and Sandy at the corner café at night]
  A Jolly Jaunt (d) - Dick Walter [Mrs. Puff closes boating school]
  Kitsch Comedy - Peter Jeffries [Sandy, Karen, and Mrs. Puff at the corner café at night]
  Hot Steel and Slide Licks 40A - Jeremy Wakefield [Karen and Mrs. Puff crying]
  Hot Steel and Slide Licks 16B - Jeremy Wakefield [Karen and Mrs. Puff join hands with Sandy.]
  Gal Pals Logo - Nicolas Carr ["Gal Pals" graphic on Karen's screen]
  Hiding Place - Marc Dall'Anese [Mrs. Puff and Sandy disguised as Mr. Krabs outside the Chum Bucket]
  Happy Crusty Crew 2 - Michael Bolger, Nicolas Carr [Fake Mr. Krabs tells Plankton he's gonna give the Krabby Patty secret formula at the Krusty Krab]
  Quickly - Nicolas Carr [Plankton runs off]
  Tricks and Traps - James McConnel ["I think he bought it."]
  Quickly - Nicolas Carr [Plankton goes to the Krusty Krab]
  Tricks and Traps - James McConnel [Plankton enters the Krusty Krab]
  Punctuations - Ralph Dollimore [Mr. Krabs arrives at the Krusty Krab]
  Hot Steel and Slide Licks 19D - Jeremy Wakefield [Karen, Mrs. Puff, and Sandy laughing]
  Gal Pals Logo - Nicolas Carr ["Gal pals!"]
  Punctuations - Ralph Dollimore [Plankton gets launched]
  Sneaky Factor - Billie Fingers, Andrew Johnson, Bruce Fingers [Extreme Music] [Sandy and Mrs. Puff take SpongeBob out of his house while he's sleeping]
  Quirky Tension B - John Epping [SpongeBob sees the mailman on his door through the virtual reality helmet]
  Kitsch Twist - Harold Geller, Desmond Champ [SpongeBob drives a boat through the virtual reality helmet]
  Triangle - Nicolas Carr
  Hot Steel and Slide Licks 11E - Jeremy Wakefield ["Maybe it's about time we let SpongeBob in on the joke."]
  Spongemonger - Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield [SpongeBob driving the shopping cart down the road]
  Gal Pals Logo - Nicolas Carr ["Gal Pals" graphic on Karen's screen again]
  Spongemonger - Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield [Boats crashing as SpongeBob drives the shopping cart]
  Gal Pals Logo - Nicolas Carr ["Gal Pals" graphic on Karen's screen again]
  Spongemonger - Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield [Mrs. Puff saves SpongeBob]
  Awkward Situation - Nicolas Carr [SpongeBob sees a cloud through the virtual reality helmet]
  Hot Steel and Slide Licks 31C - Jeremy Wakefield ["You guys played a prank on me, huh?"]
  Cream Pie - Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield ["Mrs. Puff saved my life! Now I will stay by your side forever!"]
  Hot Steel and Slide Licks 23B - Jeremy Wakefield ["I know somewhere where we can finish our ladies night in peace."]
  Kitsch Comedy - Peter Jeffries [Sandy, Mrs. Puff and Karen as amoebas in Sandy's microscope]
  Spongemonger - Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield [SpongeBob, Krabs, and Plankton appear as amoebas in Sandy's microscope]
  Gal Pals Logo - Nicolas Carr ["Gal pals!"]

Release[]

Trivia[]

General[]

  • "Library Cards" was originally produced as the final segment of the season; however, due to four episodes being scrapped (Krusty Krab Bed n' Breakfast, Village Idiots, Side Show Sandy, and originally "Sandy's Nutty Nieces") which ultimately didn't satisfy the episode order, "Squirrel Jelly" would be extended, "Surf n' Turf," "Call the Cops," and "Girls Night Out" were conceived, and "The String" was moved from season 12 to season 11.
  • This is Bob Jaques' last episode as an animation director.
  • Pearl is the only major female main character who does not appear in this episode. However, she becomes part of the Gal Pals group in a later episode called "A Cabin in the Kelp."
  • The title card's background is similar to that of "Stuck on the Roof," but it doesn't contain the Krusty Krab, so it shows a night sky instead.
  • During the Best Buddies Week event, this episode was paired with "Mermaid Pants."[citation needed]
  • This and "Karen's Virus" are the first episodes to premiere on a day that daylight saving time ends in the United States.
    • Coincidentally, Karen plays a major role in both episodes.
  • When this episode premiered, it was paired up with "Karen's Virus."[2]
  • This episode, alongside a couple of episodes, were leaked in Turkey before its Turkish premiere in a Turkish satellite television provider's (Digiturk) streaming service called beIN CONNECT in January 2019.[citation needed]
  • Karen confirms in this episode that she and Plankton have been married for 26 years.
  • When Mrs. Puff puffs up after she crashed, she has her deep voice just like in season 1.
  • This episode introduced the last part of "Spongemonger" after 17 years and 8 months of it playing on the show.
    • The first 0.1 seconds of this part also played in "Karate Star".
  • The German title is "Der Mädelsabend," which translates to "The Girls' Evening."[citation needed]
    • The German title card uses the Krabby Patty font, which was badly made by tracing out low quality font textures.

Episode references[]

Girls' Night Out 131

Cultural references[]

Girls' Night Out 060

Possible BBC Video reference.

  • Karen's Gal Pals screen looks similar to the BBC Video logo from the 1980's.

Errors[]

Vlc 2019-04-30 19-06-50
Vlcsnap-2020-09-10-12h42m49s772

"Vincent Wailer."

  • In the French dub, Bob Jaques' name is misspelled as Bob Jacques in the opening credits.[3]
  • When Mrs. Puff is ranting about SpongeBob, she says, "He doesn't know the first thing about driving a car," when, in reality, they are boats, not cars.
    • Furthermore, SpongeBob does know everything about boats, he just gets nervous when taking the actual driving test.
  • There is no possible way for SpongeBob, Eugene and Plankton to shrink down to the size of an amoeba to fit in Sandy's telescope if Sandy never told them how. This was never mentioned nor explained.


Video[]

SpongeBob_SquarePants_Gal_Pal_Prank_Nickelodeon_UK

SpongeBob SquarePants Gal Pal Prank Nickelodeon UK

References[]

Advertisement