"Nostalgic Hawaii" was composed by George de Fretes and Jan Rap. It is also known as "Welcome To Hawaii" or "Hawaiian Pussycat." The main instruments being played in the piece include a bass guitar, a steel guitar, a ukulele, a vibraphone, a drum set, a vibraphone, an acoustic guitar, a vocal backup chorus and other percussion instruments. It is mostly played during happy moments.
This piece was created and performed by The Royal Hawaiian Minstrels in 1969.
Usage[]
Episodes[]
- 4a. "Naughty Nautical Neighbors" - Opening.
- 9a. "Nature Pants" - Ending.
- 9b. "Opposite Day" - Montage of SpongeBob, Patrick, and Gary doing "opposite" things.
- 13a. "Scaredy Pants" - SpongeBob shows Patrick his ghost costume.
- 14b. "Karate Choppers" - SpongeBob tries to come up with things he and Sandy can do besides karate.
- 16a. "Valentine's Day" - Title card.
- 19a. "Fools in April" - Ending.
- 21a. "Your Shoe's Untied" - "Gary! Well I'll be. You can tie shoes!"
- 22a. "Something Smells" - SpongeBob says "Hi" to everyone in Bikini Bottom.
- 27b. "Life of Crime" - Ending.
- 29b. "Dumped" - Opening.
- 32b. "The Smoking Peanut" - Ending.
- 33b. "Gary Takes a Bath" - Title card; Ending with SpongeBob taking a bath under Gary's supervision.
- 56b. "I Had an Accident" - Sandy and Patrick are jellyfishing outside of SpongeBob's house.
- 83c. "Fungus Among Us" - Ending.
Other[]
- "The First 100 Episodes" - Disc 4 and Disc 5 main menu.
- "The Best 200 Episodes Ever" - Disc 4 and Disc 5 main menu.
Trivia[]
- "Nature Pants" and "Opposite Day" are the only sister episodes to use this track.
- "Gary Takes a Bath" is the only episode to use the track more than once.
- It even bookends the said episode.
- Season 1 and season 2 are the only seasons in which multiple episodes use the track.
- In all of its usages, the beginning notes of this track have never been played.
- "Fungus Among Us" is the only episode after the movie to play this track, due to the show losing the rights.