|timedate = *After "[[Help Wanted]]" and "[[Tea at the Treedome]]."
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|timedate = *After "[[Help Wanted]]" and "[[Tea at the Treedome]]"
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*2001, assuming that SpongeBob met Sandy in 1999.
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*[[Timeline:2001|2001]], assuming that SpongeBob met Sandy in [[Timeline:1999|1999]].
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*This is the first episode to air in [[2013]], as it aired on New Year's Day.
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*This is the first episode to premiere in [[Timeline:2013|2013]], as it aired on New Year's Day.
*This was [[Blake Lemons]]'s first episode as writer/storyboard director.
*This was [[Blake Lemons]]'s first episode as writer/storyboard director.
*This episode uses a karate chop transition rather than the regular bubbles transition.
*This episode uses a karate chop transition rather than the regular bubbles transition.
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*This is the second episode where a character (other than SpongeBob or Sandy) learns karate, the first being Patrick in "[[Karate Star]]." These two episodes coincidentally share similar title cards
*This is the second episode where a character (other than SpongeBob or Sandy) learns karate, the first being Patrick in "[[Karate Star]]." These two episodes coincidentally share similar title cards
*This is one of the episodes where SpongeBob is shown to be no good at karate, like in "[[Karate Island]]," but there are also episodes where he is shown to be quite good at it, like in "[[Karate Choppers]]."
*This is one of the episodes where SpongeBob is shown to be no good at karate, like in "[[Karate Island]]," but there are also episodes where he is shown to be quite good at it, like in "[[Karate Choppers]]."
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*SpongeBob states that he has only be taking karate from Sandy for two years. If he met her in 1999, that means this takes place in [[2001]].
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*SpongeBob states that he has only be taking karate from Sandy for two years. If he met her in 1999, that means this takes place in 2001.
*On {{W|Hulu}}, the SpongeBob promo is the scene where SpongeBob and Gary are laughing on the couch, except without sound and it is vertically flipped.
*On {{W|Hulu}}, the SpongeBob promo is the scene where SpongeBob and Gary are laughing on the couch, except without sound and it is vertically flipped.
*This episode premiered on [[Doug Lawrence]]'s 44th birthday.
*This episode premiered on [[Doug Lawrence]]'s 44th birthday.
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*This episode premiered in Canada 13 years after the premiere of "[[Texas]]" and "[[Walking Small]]," 11 years after the premiere of "[[The Algae's Always Greener]]" and "[[SpongeGuard on Duty]]," and three years after "[[A Day Without Tears]]" premiered.
===Cultural references===
===Cultural references===
*This episode's title is a spoof of "Self Defense."
*This episode's title is a spoof of "Self Defense."
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*The way how Squidward had to do chores is similar to the film, [[wikipedia:The Karate Kid (1984 film)|The Karate Kid]], to which the main character, Daniel was tricked by Mr. Miyagi to do chores at his house.
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*The way how Squidward had to do chores is similar to the film, {{W|The Karate Kid (1984 film)|The Karate Kid}}, to which the main character, Daniel was tricked by Mr. Miyagi to do chores at his house.
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*When SpongeBob says "Creepy Creepers lurking behind every corner," this might have been a reference to the Creepers in the popular sandbox game, {{W|Minecraft}}. When SpongeBob that they are lurking behind every corner, this is also a reference to Creepers in Minecraft since Creepers like to ambush the player by hidingbehind a corner.
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*When SpongeBob says "Creepy Creepers lurking behind every corner," this might have been a reference to the Creepers in the popular sandbox game, {{W|Minecraft}}. When SpongeBob states that they are lurking behind every corner, this is also a reference to Creepers in Minecraft since Creepers have been known to commonly ambush the player by walking up to them from around a corner.
===Errors===
===Errors===
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*Sandy was darker than usual in the night scene.
*Sandy was darker than usual in the night scene.
*The toilets are in the wrong place they appear on the left side of the restroom area instead of on the back.
*The toilets are in the wrong place they appear on the left side of the restroom area instead of on the back.
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==Video==
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[[File:HD SpongeBob "Squid Defense" - Official Promo|center|450px]]
Squidward is working at the Krusty Krab, and SpongeBob accidentally karate chops him. Squidward asks what he was doing and SpongeBob tells him that he is planning to do karate with Sandy, which Squidward thinks is stupid. That night, Squidward is grocery shopping, and is approached by a large thug (The Creepy Creeper). Squidward assumes he is going to steal his groceries, so he runs to SpongeBob, and asks to be taught karate. SpongeBob then tries to teach him but because he's not very good at it himself, he is unable to teach Squidward.
They then go to Sandy for help. First, she makes Squidward promise not to use it for revenge and use it only for protection. Then, she and SpongeBob try to teach him, but can't. Sandy then decides to quit on him, but Squidward says he'd do anything. So Sandy makes him do all the work around the treedome saying that it will teach him the basic movements. Finally, Squidward decides to quit, however he accidentally flings acorns at himself that he was able to dodge. He then found out that in doing all the work, he actually did learn it.
So then, Sandy presents him his belt to show that he knows karate, but Squidward claims that he has "important business" to attend. He then finds the thug, and uses karate to beat him up (with a lot of the moves being related to the housework he did around the treedome).
However, it turns out that he never wanted to steal his groceries, he wanted to return them. SpongeBob and Sandy then came giving Squidward his belt only to find out that he used karate for vengeance. Sandy says that Squidward doesn't deserve his belt and she and SpongeBob walk away because Squidward dishonored their trust in him. Squidward is then arrested for assaulting the thug.
As of May 3, 2015, The Internet Movie Database (IMDB) gives this episode a rating of 6.2/10 based on 23 ratings by users.tt3364698 TV.com users give this episode a rating of 8.3/10 based on 27 votes.[1]
Trivia
Template:Trivia
This is the first episode to premiere in 2013, as it aired on New Year's Day.
This was Blake Lemons's first episode as writer/storyboard director.
This episode uses a karate chop transition rather than the regular bubbles transition.
This is the first and only episode that Squidward has learned and used karate.
This is the second time Squidward wears a water helmet in Sandy's Treedome. The first time was in "Squidtastic Voyage."
Squidward is the fourth main character to be seen doing karate, after Sandy, SpongeBob, and Patrick. Mr. Krabs, Plankton, and Gary are the only ones that have not learned it.
Squidward doing work around the Treedome to learn karate is a parody of the movie The Karate Kid in which the student had to do much work for his teacher to learn martial arts.
Irony: Squidward could've just called the police about the so-called "criminal" instead of going through all the trouble of learning karate, and getting arrested for assaulting someone with it.
Strangely, when SpongeBob, Sandy, and Patrick all learned karate, they all wore Karate Gear; however, Squidward never did.
This is the second time SpongeBob's half bodies can talk to each other. The first was "I Had an Accident."
Running Gags: SpongeBob getting sliced in half and characters criticizing Squidward's body by saying "What with the rubbery arms and the doughiness in the middle,". Also, SpongeBob saying, "You missed a spot." when Squidward did Sandy's chores.
When this episode premiered, it aired before "Eek, An Urchin!"
This is the second episode where a character (other than SpongeBob or Sandy) learns karate, the first being Patrick in "Karate Star." These two episodes coincidentally share similar title cards
This is one of the episodes where SpongeBob is shown to be no good at karate, like in "Karate Island," but there are also episodes where he is shown to be quite good at it, like in "Karate Choppers."
SpongeBob states that he has only be taking karate from Sandy for two years. If he met her in 1999, that means this takes place in 2001.
On Hulu, the SpongeBob promo is the scene where SpongeBob and Gary are laughing on the couch, except without sound and it is vertically flipped.
This episode premiered on Doug Lawrence's 44th birthday.
This episode's title is a spoof of "Self Defense."
The way how Squidward had to do chores is similar to the film, The Karate Kid, to which the main character, Daniel was tricked by Mr. Miyagi to do chores at his house.
When SpongeBob says "Creepy Creepers lurking behind every corner," this might have been a reference to the Creepers in the popular sandbox game, Minecraft. When SpongeBob states that they are lurking behind every corner, this is also a reference to Creepers in Minecraft since Creepers have been known to commonly ambush the player by walking up to them from around a corner.
Errors
When SpongeBob and Sandy first met in "Tea at the Treedome," it was revealed that both of them knew karate before they met each other. In this episode, SpongeBob tells Squidward that Sandy taught him karate, which obviously couldn't have happened before they met. Also, SpongeBob is not very skilled in this episode, when he is in episodes such as "Karate Choppers."
When Squidward first bangs on SpongeBob's door and the scene changes over to SpongeBob and Gary, they were sitting on the couch. After SpongeBob lets Squidward into his house and was spooked by Gary, the couch was missing and Gary was suddenly on the floor.
