Tea at the Treedome
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| SpongeBob SquarePants episode | |
| Tea at the Treedome | |
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| Information | |
| Season №: | 1 |
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| Episode №: | 1c |
| Airdate: | May 1, 1999 July 17, 1999 (re-aired as an official episode) |
| Sister episode(s): | Help Wanted Reef Blower |
| Best Day Ever Rank: | #97 |
| Credits | |
| Cast: | Tom Kenny (SpongeBob/Four Stingers) Bill Fagerbakke (Patrick Star) |
| Writer(s): | Peter Burns Doug Lawrence Paul Tibbitt |
| Storyboard Artist(s): | Mark O'Hare |
| Storyboard: | Paul Tibbitt |
| Animation: | Derek Drymon (DVD) Tom Yasumi (TV) |
| Chronology | |
| Previous: | 1b. Reef Blower |
| Next: | 2a. Bubblestand |
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Tea at the Treedome is a SpongeBob SquarePants episode from season one. In this episode, SpongeBob is invited to Sandy's treedome for the first time..
Plot
The episode starts out with SpongeBob SquarePants jellyfishing in Jellyfish Fields. Suddenly, he spots a young girl wrestling with a giant clam. He takes out his field guide book, and identifies her as a 'land squirrel'. SpongeBob thinks she is in trouble, and goes to wrestle the clam himself. The squirrel manages to escape the clam, but SpongeBob ends up inside of it. The squirrel then rescues SpongeBob, and throws the clam out of the area. SpongeBob introduces himself, and the squirrel says that her name is Sandy Cheeks. SpongeBob inquires about the helmet she wears, and Sandy tells him that it's her air helmet. SpongeBob does not know what air is, but does not tell her this, instead saying that he loves air. Sandy, surprised that SpongeBob is fond of air, invites him to her 'treedome' for "Texas tea" and cookies. SpongeBob quickly runs over to his best friend Patrick Star and tells him everything that happened. Patrick tells him that 'putting on airs' is fancy talk. He then tells SpongeBob if he wants to be fancy, to hold his pinky finger high above him.
When SpongeBob arrives at Sandy's treedome, he goes inside, and notices that the water level drops. He panics, and tells Sandy that there is no water. She tells him that, yes, it's just air. SpongeBob says that there isn't any problem and tries hard to breathe. He does not realize that sea creatures need water to survive. Sandy gives him a tour of her treedome, showing him that she has an oak tree, a bird bath, and other things. During this, SpongeBob quickly sneaks over to the bird bath, which is filled with water; he now knows he needs water to breathe properly. SpongeBob gives Sandy some flowers, and she decides to get a vase for them. Meanwhile, Patrick, watching from outside the treedome, tells SpongeBob to keep his pinky finger up. Sandy comes back and puts the flowers in a vase, filled with ice cold water, on the picnic table. SpongeBob tries to resist drinking the water while Sandy goes to get the tea and cookies. SpongeBob eventually gives in, drinks it, and runs for the door, declaring that he is a quitter. Patrick, thinking he is being shy around Sandy, enters the Treedome and tries to convince him to stay. After a moment Patrick realizes that there is no water. The two struggle to get out of the treedome, but are unsuccessful. When Sandy comes back, both Patrick and SpongeBob are dried up on the grass. She helps them by giving them water-filled helmets (which are subsequently used every time they visit Sandy's house except in "Survival of the Idiots", when the air in the Treedome was filled with snow.) In the end, Sandy proposes a toast to new friends, and they drink their tea. SpongeBob and Patrick (humorously) drink by gulping the tea-filled water in their new helmets, with their pinky fingers pointing up.[1]
Transcript
Main article: Tea at the Treedome (transcript)
Music
APM Music Identifiation
- Moloka'I Nui (a) - Title card; Sandy and SpongeBob introduce themselves to each other
- Cierre Bob Esponja - SpongeBob goes jellyfishing
- Heroes Win - "Oh yeah? Well watch this!"
- Cocktail Lounge - "If you want to be fancy, hold your pinky up like this."; (flashback) "When in doubt, pinky out."
- Aloha - "Course there's no water. Nuttin' but air."
- Hawaiian Cocktail - Sandy shows SpongeBob a grand tour of her dome.
- Dead March 2 - "I brought you some flowers."
- Dramatic Cue H - Sandy sees SpongeBob and Patrick dry up.
Episode statistics
- Locations
- Jellyfish Fields (debut)
- Conch Street
- The Treedome (debut)
- Characters present
- SpongeBob SquarePants
- Sandy Cheeks (debut)
- Patrick Star
- Giant clam (debut)
- Birdy (debut)
- Four Stingers (debut)
Trivia/Goofs
- This episode is number 17 on Tom Kenny's Top 20 on iTunes. His description says:
"This one introduced Sandy (Carolyn Lawrence). Nick Jennings' painting of crusty, dried out SpongeBob is classic. Also, Patrick's exhorting SpongeBob to keep his 'pinky up,' oblivious to the fact that SpongeBob is freaking out."
- For a short time, after SpongeBob drinks the water in the vase and he runs to the door, he is seen in fine condition from outside. When Patrick enters the treedom, SpongeBob is again dried up. However, this may be because he had drank the water from the vase.
References
- ^ At the end of the episode, SpongeBob and Patrick are wearing their water helmets with the opening facing upward. However, many subsequent episodes have them wearing their helmets with the opening facing downward.
External links
| This page uses content from Wikipedia. The original article was at Tea at the Treedome. The list of authors can be seen in the page history. As with SpongeBob SquarePants, the text of Wikipedia is available under the GNU Free Documentation License. |
