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Characters

• SpongeBob SquarePants
• Squidward Tentacles
• Patrick Star
• Sheldon J. Plankton ^{(2 cameos)}
• Eugene H. Krabs
• Colonel Carper ^(debut)
• Jim
• Purple Wrestler
• Mrs. Puff ^{(2 cameos)}
• Ned and the Needlefish
• Elderly Fish
• Bert
• Purple Doctorfish ^(cameo)
• Tom ^(cameo)
• Nat Peterson ^(cameo)
• Frank ^(cameo)
• King Neptune ^(cameo)
• Dwight T. Wad ^{(2 cameos)}
• Harold ^(cameo)
• Pilar ^(cameo)
• Appraisal Worker
• Tentacleitis ^(debut)

Synopsis

The episode starts with Squidward deciding to play his clarinet. SpongeBob overhears him and decides to join him by playing his guitar. They both play back and forth until Squidward blows his clarinet out of his mouth, then tells SpongeBob that he will never play with him. A stylish fish claps for them liking SpongeBob and Squidward's performance and Squidward asks who the fish is.

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The fish introduces himself as Colonel Carper. Colonel says that he wants to be SpongeBob and Squidward's band manager and that they will make a lot of money.

However, Mr. Krabs overhears money being involved and forcefully makes himself SpongeBob and Squidward's band manager. He even manages to steal tips from Carper on what a band needs: A tour bus, venue, sound equipment, and roadies. Mr. Krabs steals Mrs. Puff's busmobile and drives back to the Krusty Krab then he takes off his speaker, checking off both having a tour bus and sound equipment. At the moment, all he needs is a roadie, in which, he sees Patrick entering the Krusty Krab holding a boat and makes him the roadie.

Mr. Krabs, Squidward, SpongeBob, and Patrick all travel to a building that hosts the appearance of Ned and the Needlefish. Mr. Krabs meets up with Colonel Carper again and Carper explains how much better he is doing. He then blasts on Mr. Krabs for having poor sound equipment and a roadie. He also manages to even blow up Mr. Krabs' sound equipment by telling him his service will be free.

In the next scene, when Squidward is playing his clarinet on the microphone, Mr. Krabs' "sound equipment" explodes. Carper then breaks down laughing, not knowing Mr. Krabs was stealing his sound equipment from behind him. Mr. Krabs then drives the gang to their first gig: A supermarket. Squidward complains about the place they're playing at and demands Mr. Krabs to drive back to the Krusty Krab. Mr. Krabs says it's impossible because he sold the Krusty Krab to a Pawn Shop, much to SpongeBob's dismay. Even Squidward thinks that was a bad idea. Plankton is seen walking past the Pawn Shop and spots the Krusty Krab. He then runs home going to get his money.

Squidward and SpongeBob finally begin to play at the Supermarket and all of the other customers even start using food items to play along with the beat as well. Once Squidward and SpongeBob stop playing, all of the customers leave which Squidward dislikes. The Supermarket Manager then bills Mr. Krabs for playing at his supermarket. Mr. Krabs then takes the gang to a retirement home and he manages to convince Squidward to play there. However, every time that SpongeBob and Squidward play, an elderly fish keeps yelling out "Too loud!" even if SpongeBob and Squidward aren't playing.

The next gig ends up at a child's birthday party. The gig ended quickly when Squidward is stuck by a kid playing a game. As Mr. Krabs drives to the next destination, Squidward says that if the next gig is anything like the others, he will quit. When Mr. Krabs stops at the Electronics Outhouse, Squidward attempts to leave off the bus but Mr. Krabs slams the door on his face saying that it's not their next gig. Mr. Krabs, SpongeBob, and Squidward all look toward a large crowd heading toward a stadium and Mr. Krabs says that is their next gig (which says "Ned and the Needfish Today!"). Mr. Krabs drops off SpongeBob, Squidward, and Patrick and goes back to the "Next Town" sign and starts to work on it. It turns out that he did it to redirect Ned and the Needlefish to the Electronics Outhouse, in which, the band drives to with Ned thinking that they really have gone downhill.

Meanwhile, SpongeBob and Squidward are preparing to perform for the crowd. The curtains open up and the entire crowd is cheering. However, Squidward notices they're chanting for Ned and the Needlefish but SpongeBob thinks that the crowd is cheering for them instead. As the lights turn on, the crowd notices that they're not Ned and the Needlefish. Squidward says that they know what they came for and he and SpongeBob start playing but the crowd (with Harold actually giving the signal) started to chase them off the stage.

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Electronics Outhouse

As the duo are being chased away, Ned and the Needlefish are performing at the Electronics Outhouse. A fish asks Ned about something but Ned told the fish that one of his band members could help him instead. Back at the stadium, Colonel Carper returns and he is extremely angry at Mr. Krabs for stealing his sound equipment and for driving Ned and the Needlefish off course.

Carper tells Mr. Krabs that he is suing him for everything he's got and has his roadies take back his sound equipment and even tag "Losers" on Mr. Krabs' tour bus. Mr. Krabs is highly depressed as he drives again with Squidward saying things have gotten worse. Mr. Krabs breaks down in tears and ends up driving off a cliff with the bus tumbling many times but only suffering a flat tire. Mr. Krabs asks for Patrick to put up the spare but Patrick ended up eating it (which Squidward actually guessed correctly). SpongeBob pulls out a small bag of tires telling Patrick he would've given him one. Squidward gets fed up with everything, not even caring if Mr. Krabs goes broke and decides to walk off but walks into a series of cacti along the way. SpongeBob tries to convince Squidward to stay but he wouldn't budge and walked off into the sunset.

SpongeBob then starts to sing about not giving up and eventually, Squidward turns back around and he and SpongeBob play for the final time on top of the bus. They notice a crowd cheering with Mr. Krabs in shock; however, Patrick says that they're only cheering for the meteor shower that was going on. Mr. Krabs then sets up an admission stand to have people pay to see the completely free meteor shower and makes all of his money back.

Unfortunately for Mr. Krabs, there is a long line of any people waiting to get paid back from Mr. Krabs which includes Mrs. Puff, the Supermarket Manager, and even Colonel Carper. Carper asks for the rest of Mr. Krabs' money for using his equipment, causing him to lose profits from the Needlefish show, damages to his property, and the rest just because he wants it. Mr. Krabs, of course, refuses. Carper then has his roadies dump all of Mr. Krabs' money into his pants then drops him onto the ground. Mr. Krabs, along with SpongeBob, is outside the Pawn Shop and is sad that he will never get his Krusty Krab back. Fortunately for him, SpongeBob offers Mr. Krabs a piggy bank of Gary's college fund, which he grabs without hesitation and he buys back the Krusty Krab and puts it on his boat. Mr. Krabs drives off with SpongeBob. Plankton is arriving shortly with a wagon of money, wanting to buy the Krusty Krab. However, the Pawn Shop Owner tells Plankton that he just sold it but has a taco stand instead. Plankton looks on with a shocked look on his face as the episode ends.

Production

Music

( ‣ ) Production music

( • ) Original music

( ◦ ) SpongeBob music

 • Clownfish Capers - Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield [title card]
 • ? - Nicolas Carr, Barry Anthony [Squidward playing clarinet]
 • ? - Sage Guyton [SpongeBob accompanies on ukulele]
 ◦ It's High Time We Went on Tour - Sean Charmatz, Eban Schletter
 • Lap Steel - Nicolas Carr ["We got a tour to put on!"]
 • Grass Skirt Chase - Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield [Krabs drives Mrs. Puff's bus to the Krusty Krab]
 • Harp Ding - Nicolas Carr ["Roadie... check."]
 • Rockin Hood - Nicolas Carr ["Here we are, boys!"]
 • Skipping to School - Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield ["Where do I put this?"]
 • Rockin Hood - Nicolas Carr [Ned, the Needlefish]
 ‣ Steel Sting (f) - Jeremy Wakefield [Colonel Carper laughs]
 ‣ Drama Sting - Harry Bluestone, Emil Cadkin ["We have a tour bus, sound equipment, a roadie..."]
 • ? - Fabian Fernandez [roadies]
 • Lap Steel - Nicolas Carr ["Deal!"]
 • ? - Nicolas Carr, Barry Anthony [Squidward starts playing]
 • Steel Sting - Jeremy Wakefield [speaker blows up]
 • Rockin Hood - Nicolas Carr [wall of speakers]
 ‣ Steel Sting (a) and (g) - Jeremy Wakefield [Krabs steals Carper's speakers]
 ‣ Dramatic Impact 3 - Ivor Slaney ["The Krusty Krab's not there anymore?!"]
 • Dirgey - Steve Marston ["Me heart aches when I think of me old girl..."]
 ‣ Tympup B - Sammy Burdson, John Charles Fiddy ["Hopping hamburger stands!"]
 • Hawaiian Sting - Nicolas Carr ["Hopping hamburger stands!"]
 ‣ ? - Jeremy Wakefield ["Quit your worrying back there."]
 • ? - Nicolas Carr, Sage Guyton, Barry Anthony [SpongeBob, Squidward playing]
 ‣ Steel Licks (c) - Jeremy Wakefield ["Thank you very much."]
 ‣ Tympup A - Sammy Burdson, John Charles Fiddy [bill]
 ‣ Hawaiian Sting 11 - Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield [retirement home]
 • ? - Nicolas Carr, Sage Guyton, Barry Anthony [SpongeBob, Squidward start playing]
 ‣ Steel Sting (b) - Jeremy Wakefield [SpongeBob, Squidward back away]
 ‣ ? [birthday party]
 • Solo Steel - Jeremy Wakefield [SpongeBob and Patrick asleep]
 ‣ Cartoon Sting 13 and 11 - Gerhard Narholz [Now Entering Next Town]
 • Rockin Hood - Nicolas Carr [Ned, the Needlefish tour bus approaches]
 • ? - Nicolas Carr, Sage Guyton, Barry Anthony [Squidward, SpongeBob start playing]
 ‣ From the Dead - Ronald Hanmer ["Chase 'em off stage!"]
 ◦ ? [Ned and the Needlefish playing at electronics store]
 • Rockin Hood - Nicolas Carr ["Thanks."]
 ‣ ? [Carper angry at Krabs]
 • ? - Jeremy Wakefield ["Losers" painted on side of bus]
 ‣ Dramatic Bridge 4 - Phillip Green [crowd going wild]
 ‣ Steel Licks (d) - Jeremy Wakefield [Krabs cries]
 ‣ Cloak and Dagger [#69] - Phillip Green [bus goes over a cliff]
 ‣ ? [Patrick ate the spare tire]
 ‣ Epic Tragedy - Gerhard Trede [Krabs cries that he doesn't have any money]
 ‣ Cartoon Sting 17 - Gerhard Narholz [Squidward walks into a cactus]
 ◦ Never Give Up - Sean Charmatz, Eban Schletter
 ‣ Solo Harp [#60.06] - Harry Bluestone, Emil Cadkin [meteor shower]
 ‣ Sailor's Sting 4 - Michael Bolger, Nicolas Carr [admission booth]
 • ? - Jeremy Wakefield ["Get Paid Back From Mr. Krabs" Line]
 • ? - Fabian Fernandez [collecting time]
 • Botany Bay - Michael Bolger, Nicolas Carr [Krabs crying at pawn shop]
 • Bikini Bottom Bound - Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield [ending]

Release

• This episode is available on the SpongeBob on Tour and Complete Eighth Season DVDs.

Reception

• This episode got positive views. It was praised for its story, comedy and music.

Trivia

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• This is the last SpongeBob episode to be produced in standard-definition full screen. The next episode, "Extreme Spots" and onward are produced in widescreen high-definition.
• This is the last double-length episode to be produced in full screen.
• This is the last episode written by Aaron Springer before he went to direct on Gravity Falls.
• This is the last episode written by Sean Charmatz before he went to work at DreamWorks Animation.
• This is also Dani Michaeli's final episode, making it the final episode for all three writers.
• This episode marks the season finale of Season 8.
• Mrs. Puff is shown to be a good engineer in this episode, as she made her own school field trip bus.
• This is the second time Tom works at Shady Shoals Retirement Home. The first was in "Doing Time."
• This episode was promoted as SpongeBob on Tour.
• Running Gag: Elderly Fish keeps on saying "Too loud!"
• SpongeBob and Squidward have also been in bands back in "Band Geeks" and "Krabby Road."
• This is the second appearance of Ned and the Needlefish. The first was in "Wigstruck."
• The Supermarket Manager was actually Dwight T. Wad who first appeared in the episode "Kracked Krabs."
• Mr. Krabs did a few crimes but instead of being arrested he paid them back. He stole Mrs. Puff's field trip bus, stole Colonel Carper's sound equipment and sending Ned and the Needlefish to an electronic store, and got a bill from the supermarket.
• Mr. Krabs should not have had to pay back the retirees and the birthday children as he did not do anything wrong there that cost money. Coronel Carper also could not have billed Mr. Krabs "just because."
• This is King Neptune's first appearance since the episode special "The Clash of Triton."
• This is the first time Purple Doctorfish is working at a retirement home.
• This is Bert's second appearance.
• Patrick had brief intelligence when he said that the crowd was here for the aurora borealis.
• This is the second time Mr. Krabs sells, then buys back the Krusty Krab in a single episode. The first was in "Selling Out."
• This is the third apperence of Colonel Carper's roadies. The first was "Krusty Krushers" and the second was "SpongeBob's Last Stand."
• The font on Mrs. Puff's bus is the same as the one found on The Complete 4th Season discs.
• Despite his antagonistic behavior Colonel Carper is entirely valid in his actions. Mr Krabs stole from his, damaged his property and cost him money from a show he had set up, though he did go further than was needed, such as when he blatantly stated he wanted more than what Krabs owed him because he felt like it.
• This episode was aired alongside various specials from this cartoon and The Fairly OddParents leading up to the Nickelodeon movie 100 Things to Do Before High School.

Cultural references

• Colonel Carper's name is a parody on Elvis Presley's manager, Colonel Parker.
• In three promos, We Will Rock You by Queen is played throughout them.

Errors

• When Plankton first arrived at the Pawn Shop a second time ready to buy the Krusty Krab, he had a red wagon with money with him. After the owner told Plankton he already sold it, the wagon was suddenly gone.

Video

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