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*[[SpongeBob SquarePants (character)|SpongeBob SquarePants]]
 
*[[SpongeBob SquarePants (character)|SpongeBob SquarePants]]
 
*[[Squidward Tentacles]]
 
*[[Squidward Tentacles]]
*[[Fred]] <small>(debut, cameo)</small>
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*[[Fred]] <sup>(debut; cameo)</sup>
*[[Harry]] <small>(debut, cameo)</small>
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*[[Harry]] <sup>(debut; cameo)</sup>
   
 
==Synopsis==
 
==Synopsis==
The episode starts out when Squidward walks outside and sees a tiny shell on his front lawn. He believes that it ruins the appearance of his lawn, so he kicks it onto SpongeBob's lawn on purpose. Suddenly, SpongeBob pops out of his window and sees the shell. He also believes that it ruins the appearance of his front lawn, so he gets his "reef blower" (an underwater version of a leaf blower) out of his garage. He turns it on, much to the annoyance of Squidward. Squidward plugs his ears and SpongeBob struggles to blow the shell away. After failing attempts, he angrily blows a large column of sand onto Squidward. To fix this problem, SpongeBob blows the sand off, which irritates Squidward's eyes. SpongeBob peers over at his sidewalk and sees a pile of sand. A subtitle "You" appears as SpongeBob points at the pile (no dialogue is heard). He then sucks the pile of sand into the reef blower, which begins to malfunction. The sand and a few mechanical gears blow out. So, SpongeBob unzips the reef blower and puts them in himself. The reef blower sneezes.
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The episode starts out when Squidward walks outside and sees a tiny shell on his front lawn. He believes that it ruins the appearance of his lawn, so he kicks it onto SpongeBob's lawn on purpose. Suddenly, SpongeBob pops out of his window and sees the shell. He also believes that it ruins the appearance of his front lawn, so he gets his "reef blower" (an underwater version of a leaf blower) out of his garage. He turns it on, much to the annoyance of Squidward. Squidward plugs his ears and SpongeBob struggles to blow the shell away. After failing attempts, he angrily blows a large column of sand onto Squidward. To fix this problem, SpongeBob blows the sand off, which irritates Squidward's eyes. SpongeBob peers over at his sidewalk and sees a pile of sand. A subtitle "You" appears as SpongeBob points at the pile (no dialogue is heard). He then sucks the pile of sand into the reef blower, which begins to malfunction. The sand and a few mechanical gears blow out. So, SpongeBob unzips the reef blower and puts them in himself. The reef blower sneezes. When the reef blower refuses to start, SpongeBob pulls the cord to an extreme distance and before finally starts. However, this causes it to suck in all of the water in the ocean. The reef blower then explodes, returning the water and leaving piles of sand all over Squidward's lawn, while SpongeBob's lawn is perfectly clean. Satisfied, SpongeBob gets out of a pile of sand and then goes back inside, while the shell lands on Squidward's nose.
 
When the reef blower refuses to start, SpongeBob pulls the cord to an extreme distance and before finally starts. However, this causes it to suck in all of the water in the ocean. The reef blower then explodes, returning the water and leaving piles of sand all over Squidward's lawn, while SpongeBob's lawn is perfectly clean. Satisfied, SpongeBob gets out of a pile of sand and then goes back inside, while the shell lands on Squidward's nose.
 
   
 
==Production==
 
==Production==
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===Development===
 
===Development===
The episode was originally going to have dialogue, but the recording equipment broke and the episode was rewritten to be silent.{{cite}}
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The episode was originally going to have dialogue, but the recording equipment broke and the episode was wholely rewritten to be silent.{{cite}}
   
 
===Music===
 
===Music===
 
{{MLegend}}
 
{{MLegend}}
{{OM|Leaf Blower|The Blue Hawaiians|plays throughout}}
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{{OM|Leaf Blower|The Blue Hawaiians|Throughout}}
   
 
===Release===
 
===Release===
Reef Blower aired as part of the pilot episode after the Kid's Choice Awards on May 1, 1999. Unlike a majority of the episode, this episode is paired with ''[[Help Wanted]]'' in that there are no commercials in between. The title card for this episode pops up as soon as "Help Wanted" finishes. This later happens with other three-episode groups.
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*Reef Blower aired as part of the pilot show after the Kid's Choice Awards on May 1, 1999. Unlike a majority of the episodes, this episode is paired with ''[[Help Wanted]]'' in that there are no commercials in between. The title card for this episode pops up as soon as "Help Wanted" finishes. This later happens with other three-episode groups.
 
*The episode is available on [[The Complete 1st Season|Complete 1st Season]] and [[The First 100 Episodes|First 100 Episodes]] DVDs.
 
 
*This episode aired first in Germany on August 23, 2002.
The episode is available on DVD on [[The Complete 1st Season#Disc 1|The Complete First Season]] and [[The First 100 Episodes#Disc 1|The First 100 Episodes]].
 
 
This episode aired first in Germany on August 23, 2002.
 
   
 
===Reception===
 
===Reception===
 
*{{Reception
 
*{{Reception
|date = [[October 29]], [[2013]]
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|date = [[September 9]], [[2014]]
 
|IMDBid = tt0707293
 
|IMDBid = tt0707293
|IMDB = 8.4
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|IMDB = 8.5
|IMDBreviews = 280
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|IMDBreviews = 382
 
|TVid = [http://www.tv.com/shows/spongebob-squarepants/help-wanted-reef-blowers-tea-at-the-treedome-53077/]
 
|TVid = [http://www.tv.com/shows/spongebob-squarepants/help-wanted-reef-blowers-tea-at-the-treedome-53077/]
|TV = 8.6
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|TV = 8.7
|TVvotes = 429
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|TVvotes = 438
 
}}
 
}}
 
*{{Rank|Reef Blower|BDE=24}}
 
*{{Rank|Reef Blower|BDE=24}}
   
 
==Trivia==
 
==Trivia==
*This is the shortest episode to date, with a length of exactly two minutes and fifty-one seconds.
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*This is the shortest episode to date, with a length of two minutes and fifty-one seconds.
*Although this is the only episode to contain no dialogue, SpongeBob says "You!", but no audio is heard. The word is seen in subtitles at the bottom. The sound is heard in the Spanish version, with SpongeBob saying "¡Tú!" (the Spanish word for "you"). It's also used in Romanian, with Spongebob saying "Tu!" (the Romanian word for "you"). It's also used in the Dutch version too, where SpongeBob says: ''Jij!'' (which is the Dutch version of ''you''). In Polish version, narrator says: ''Ty!'' (which is the Polish version of ''you'').
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*Although this is the only episode to contain no dialogue, SpongeBob says, "You!" (Subtitle appeared at the bottom of the screen,) but no audio is heard.
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**In translations of this episode, SpongeBob can be heard saying it, but at a completely different voice than his normal (translated) voice. The subtitle also still appears.
 
*Every time a reef blower appears, its own music can be heard. <!-- which music? incorporate into music section, above -->
 
*Every time a reef blower appears, its own music can be heard. <!-- which music? incorporate into music section, above -->
 
*Squidward is purple above-water in this episode.
 
*Squidward is purple above-water in this episode.
* This is the first time a reef blower is used. The second was in "[[Squidville]]".
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*This is the first episode not to feature Patrick.
* This is the only time that no opening credits are used in the titlecard.
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*This is the first time a reef blower is used.
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**The second was in "[[Squidville]]."
* This is the first appearance of Bikini Bottomites although there were only two which were Fred and Harry.
 
   
===Cultural References===
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===Cultural references===
 
*A reef blower is a parody of a leaf blower.
 
*A reef blower is a parody of a leaf blower.
   
 
===Errors===
 
===Errors===
 
*When SpongeBob runs past the houses to get his Reef Blower started, Squidward is gone.
 
*When SpongeBob runs past the houses to get his Reef Blower started, Squidward is gone.
*When SpongeBob's reef blower explodes, sand is shown in his yard. In the next scene, his house is sparkling clean.
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*When SpongeBob's reef blower explodes, sand is shown in his yard.
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**In the next scene, his house is sparkling clean.
 
*When Squidward looks at SpongeBob's house in the beginning of the episode, SpongeBob has an extra window on the side of his house than he does in the "Help Wanted" episode.
 
*When Squidward looks at SpongeBob's house in the beginning of the episode, SpongeBob has an extra window on the side of his house than he does in the "Help Wanted" episode.
 
*When Squidward is in his yard eating, the flower in the pot from the beginning is now gone.
*At the beginning of the episode they don't list the opening credits 
 
*When Squidward is in his yard eating, the flower in the pot from the beginning of the episode is now gone.
 
 
*Squidward looks like he was eating some kind of green paste, but after SpongeBob blows the sand off of him it appears to be just a leaf.
 
*Squidward looks like he was eating some kind of green paste, but after SpongeBob blows the sand off of him it appears to be just a leaf.
 
*When the sand is piled in SpongeBob's walkway, the window on the first floor of his house is gone again.
 
*When the sand is piled in SpongeBob's walkway, the window on the first floor of his house is gone again.
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{{reflist}}
 
{{reflist}}
   
==External Links==
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==External links==
 
{{IMDB|tt0707293}}
 
{{IMDB|tt0707293}}
 
*[http://www.tv.com/shows/spongebob-squarepants/help-wanted-reef-blowers-tea-at-the-treedome-53077/ Reef Blower] at TV.com
 
*[http://www.tv.com/shows/spongebob-squarepants/help-wanted-reef-blowers-tea-at-the-treedome-53077/ Reef Blower] at TV.com
   
 
{{Wikipedia|Reef Blower}}
 
{{Wikipedia|Reef Blower}}
[[Category:Short Episodes]]
 

Revision as of 12:40, 14 December 2014

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Characters

Synopsis

The episode starts out when Squidward walks outside and sees a tiny shell on his front lawn. He believes that it ruins the appearance of his lawn, so he kicks it onto SpongeBob's lawn on purpose. Suddenly, SpongeBob pops out of his window and sees the shell. He also believes that it ruins the appearance of his front lawn, so he gets his "reef blower" (an underwater version of a leaf blower) out of his garage. He turns it on, much to the annoyance of Squidward. Squidward plugs his ears and SpongeBob struggles to blow the shell away. After failing attempts, he angrily blows a large column of sand onto Squidward. To fix this problem, SpongeBob blows the sand off, which irritates Squidward's eyes. SpongeBob peers over at his sidewalk and sees a pile of sand. A subtitle "You" appears as SpongeBob points at the pile (no dialogue is heard). He then sucks the pile of sand into the reef blower, which begins to malfunction. The sand and a few mechanical gears blow out. So, SpongeBob unzips the reef blower and puts them in himself. The reef blower sneezes. When the reef blower refuses to start, SpongeBob pulls the cord to an extreme distance and before finally starts. However, this causes it to suck in all of the water in the ocean. The reef blower then explodes, returning the water and leaving piles of sand all over Squidward's lawn, while SpongeBob's lawn is perfectly clean. Satisfied, SpongeBob gets out of a pile of sand and then goes back inside, while the shell lands on Squidward's nose.

Production

Art

Development

The episode was originally going to have dialogue, but the recording equipment broke and the episode was wholely rewritten to be silent.[citation needed]

Music

 ) Production music
 ) Original music
 ) SpongeBob music

  Leaf Blower - The Blue Hawaiians [Throughout]

Release

  • Reef Blower aired as part of the pilot show after the Kid's Choice Awards on May 1, 1999. Unlike a majority of the episodes, this episode is paired with Help Wanted in that there are no commercials in between. The title card for this episode pops up as soon as "Help Wanted" finishes. This later happens with other three-episode groups.
  • The episode is available on Complete 1st Season and First 100 Episodes DVDs.
  • This episode aired first in Germany on August 23, 2002.

Reception

  • As of September 9, 2014, The Internet Movie Database (IMDB) gives this episode a rating of 8.5/10 based on 382 ratings by users.tt0707293 TV.com users give this episode a rating of 8.7/10 based on 438 votes.[1]
  • "Reef Blower" was ranked #24 during the Best Day Ever event from November 9–10, 2006.

Trivia

  • This is the shortest episode to date, with a length of two minutes and fifty-one seconds.
  • Although this is the only episode to contain no dialogue, SpongeBob says, "You!" (Subtitle appeared at the bottom of the screen,) but no audio is heard.
    • In translations of this episode, SpongeBob can be heard saying it, but at a completely different voice than his normal (translated) voice. The subtitle also still appears.
  • Every time a reef blower appears, its own music can be heard.
  • Squidward is purple above-water in this episode.
  • This is the first episode not to feature Patrick.
  • This is the first time a reef blower is used.

Cultural references

  • A reef blower is a parody of a leaf blower.

Errors

  • When SpongeBob runs past the houses to get his Reef Blower started, Squidward is gone.
  • When SpongeBob's reef blower explodes, sand is shown in his yard.
    • In the next scene, his house is sparkling clean.
  • When Squidward looks at SpongeBob's house in the beginning of the episode, SpongeBob has an extra window on the side of his house than he does in the "Help Wanted" episode.
  • When Squidward is in his yard eating, the flower in the pot from the beginning is now gone.
  • Squidward looks like he was eating some kind of green paste, but after SpongeBob blows the sand off of him it appears to be just a leaf.
  • When the sand is piled in SpongeBob's walkway, the window on the first floor of his house is gone again.
  • Squidward is sitting on a door step before SpongeBob drains the ocean, but Squidward's house never had a doorstep before that moment.

References

External links

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