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==Synopsis==
 
==Synopsis==
SpongeBob is first seen getting money from "[[Quincy]]," the bank teller who works at the bank SpongeBob goes to. He gives SpongeBob his money, but SpongeBob is very picky on what money to give Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy.
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SpongeBob is first seen getting money from Quincy, the bank teller who works at the bank SpongeBob goes to. He gives SpongeBob his money, but SpongeBob is very picky on what money to give Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy.
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Quincy and the customers are annoyed by this after a while, and, soon, Quincy kicks him out of the bank. SpongeBob is later shown at a card store. He is there to buy Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy cards. He opens a pack and finds four cards that he thinks are valuable, but the store clerk tells him they are worthless and that there is one valuable card called the number-54 card. There are only five of them in existence.
   
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SpongeBob frantically attempts to buy as many packs as possible to find the card but is unsuccessful. With only one pack left in the store, SpongeBob reveals that he has no more money. Patrick, who was originally going to buy a counting book, gives up on counting because he felt it was too hard and decides to buy what Spongebob is having, so the clerk gives him the last card that, coincidentally, ends up containing card number 54. Patrick asks SpongeBob if it's a good card, SpongeBob is shocked at it, and tells him it's the best card in existence. Patrick starts rubbing his teeth with the card stating how it certainly does the job right. SpongeBob yells at him for doing the act and Patrick says he's just practicing good hygiene. SpongeBob goes into a rant about how valuable the card is, but Patrick isn't paying attention, and SpongeBob's lecture is just going through one ear and out the other with him. SpongeBob finishes asking if Patrick understands, Patrick ignorantly says yes, walks away, and starts picking his teeth with it some more.
Quincy and the customers are annoyed by this after a while and soon, Quincy kicks him out of the bank. SpongeBob is later shown at a card store. He is there to buy Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy cards. He opens a pack and finds four cards whom he thinks are valuable, but the store clerk tells him they are worthless and that there is one valuable card called the No. 54 card. There are only 5 of them in existence.
 
   
SpongeBob frantically attempts to buy as many packs as possible to find the card, but is unsuccessful. With only one pack left in the store, SpongeBob reveals that he has no more money. Patrick, who was originally going to buy a counting book, gives up on counting because he felt it was "too hard" and decides to buy what Spongebob is having, so the clerk gives him the last card which coincidentally ends up containing the No. 54 card. Patrick asks SpongeBob if it's a good card, SpongeBob is shocked at it and tells him it's the best card in existence. Patrick starts rubbing his teeth with the card stating how it "certainly does the job right." SpongeBob yells at him for doing the act and Patrick says he's just doing hygiene. SpongeBob goes onto a rant about how valuable the card is, but Patrick isn't paying attention, and SpongeBob's lecture is just going through one ear and out the other with him. SpongeBob finishes asking if Patrick understands, Patrick ignorantly says yes, and walks away, and starts picking his teeth with it some more. SpongeBob follows Patrick home, trying to protect the card from Patrick's carelessness. (Falling from a construction beam, mud from the bus hitting a mud puddle, walking into Goo Lagoon) When they get home, Patrick grabs his key to his house and SpongeBob freaks out and asks where the card is. He freaks out more when he asks if Patrick put it in his pocket, then starts crying in fear it would get "bent up."  Patrick tells SpongeBob to calm down, for he doesn't even believe in pockets, he just keeps everything he may need in his backflaps. He pulls the card out of his backfolds and it is seen with stink coming out of it. Patrick says to SpongeBob he could keep the card because he seems so fond of it afterall, and SpongeBob is seen crying in the corner. SpongeBob gets happy, because Patrick would give up his most "valuable possesion" and Patrick, of course, says he could have the card, and SpongeBob says he's the best friend ever and hugs him. Patrick asks if he could have the card for just one day, or at least the rest of the evening. SpongeBob says sure doubtfully. He uses the card to unlock his house (after his landlord changed the lock again), making it bend, the card has its top cleaned off, from Patrick cleaning the grill with it. And it caught on fire from Patrick rubbing a coral on it to make it catch on fire so he can light the grill. Patrick spits on it so he can burn the fire out. After Patrick finished the burgers, he gives SpongeBob one, he takes it, and he sees the card is attached to the card by melted cheese, which was all over the sandwich, wreaking it's talking feature. He then wipes his face with it. The day comes to an end, so Patrick keeps his promise and gives the card to SpongeBob. SpongeBob begins crying, and when Patrick asks what is wrong, he says that card was a very rare one, and he just destroyed it. Patrick says he'll get it some day, but SpongeBob explains that he bought the last pack. Meaning that there were no more packs left in all of [[Bikini Bottom]] until the new shipment comes (judging by his crying, the shipment must take a long time). Patrick then reveals that he has several other No. 54 cards that were also in the pack he bought and gives the four other cards to SpongeBob, who is happy. But then, he has to use one of them because he locked himself out of his house again.
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SpongeBob follows Patrick home, trying to protect the card from Patrick's carelessness. (Nearly falling to his death in a fire pit from a construction beam, mud from the bus hitting a mud puddle, and walking into Goo Lagoon) When they get home, Patrick grabs his key to his house and SpongeBob freaks out and asks where the card is. He freaks out more when he asks if Patrick put it in his pocket, then starts crying in fear it would get bent up. Patrick tells SpongeBob to calm down because he doesn't even believe in pockets. He just keeps everything he may need in his backflaps. He pulls the card out of his back pocket, and it is seen with stink coming out of it. Patrick says to SpongeBob he could keep the card because he seems so fond of it after all, and SpongeBob is seen crying in the corner. SpongeBob becomes happy, because Patrick would give up his most valuable possession, and Patrick, of course, says he could have the card, and SpongeBob says he's the best friend ever and hugs him. Patrick asks if he could have the card for just one day or at least the rest of the evening. SpongeBob says sure doubtfully. He uses the card to unlock his house (after his landlord changed the lock again), which makes it bend: the card has its top cleaned off from Patrick cleaning the grill with it. And it caught on fire from Patrick rubbing a coral on it to make it catch on fire so he can light the grill. Patrick spits on it so he can burn the fire out.
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After Patrick finishes the burgers, he gives SpongeBob one, he takes it, and he sees the card is attached to the card by melted cheese that was all over the sandwich, which destroys its talking feature. He then wipes his face with it. The day comes to an end, so Patrick keeps his promise and gives the card to SpongeBob. SpongeBob begins crying, and when Patrick asks what is wrong, he says that card was a very rare one, and he just destroyed it. Patrick says he'll get it some day, but SpongeBob explains that he bought the last pack. Meaning that there were no more packs left in all of [[Bikini Bottom]] until the new shipment comes (judging by his crying, the shipment must take a long time). Patrick then reveals that he has several other copies of card 54 that were also in the pack he bought and gives the four other cards to SpongeBob, who is happy. But then, he has to use one of them because he locked himself out of his house again.
   
 
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{{APM|s|SpongeBob Theme (Version 2)|Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield|title card}}
 
{{APM|s|SpongeBob Theme (Version 2)|Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield|title card}}
{{APM|c|Cartoon Sting 1|Gerhard Narholz|opening}}
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{{APM|c|Welcome to the Zoo|Gerhard Narholz Barry Anthony, Steve Marston|opening}}
 
{{APM|s|Seaweed|Steve Buffer|SpongeBob sees Patrick and his counting book}}
 
{{APM|s|Seaweed|Steve Buffer|SpongeBob sees Patrick and his counting book}}
 
{{APM|s|Steel Sting (Original Version)|Jeremy Wakefield|"Not so fast."}}
 
{{APM|s|Steel Sting (Original Version)|Jeremy Wakefield|"Not so fast."}}
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{{APM|s|Steel Sting (f)|Jeremy Wakefield|"Those cards aren't worth nothing."}}
 
{{APM|s|Steel Sting (f)|Jeremy Wakefield|"Those cards aren't worth nothing."}}
 
{{APM|a|Arizona Fanfare|Jack Shaindlin|shot of rarest card}}
 
{{APM|a|Arizona Fanfare|Jack Shaindlin|shot of rarest card}}
{{APM|m|Monocle and Pocket Watch|Brian Douglas Gulland|SpongeBob opens the first pack of Mermaid Man & Barnacle Boy trading cards}}
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{{APM|m|Monocle and Pocket-Watch|Brian Douglas Gulland|SpongeBob opens the first pack of Mermaid Man & Barnacle Boy trading cards}}
{{APM|a|Adventurers|Larry Hochman|SpongeBob opens the second pack of Mermaid Man & Barnacle Boy trading cards}}
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{{APM|a|Adventurers|Larry Hochman|SpongeBob opens the second pack of Mermaid Man & Barnacle Boy}}
{{APM|m|Monocle and Pocket Watch|Brian Douglas Gulland|Spongebob keeping spending money}}
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{{APM|m|Monocle and Pocket-Watch|Brian Douglas Gulland|Spongebob keeping spending money}}
 
{{APM|g|Goofy Conversation|Gerhard Narholz, Nicolas Carr, Barry Anthony|Patrick buys the last pack of cards}}
 
{{APM|g|Goofy Conversation|Gerhard Narholz, Nicolas Carr, Barry Anthony|Patrick buys the last pack of cards}}
 
{{APM|a|Arizona Fanfare|Jack Hochman|Patrick caught card number 54}}
 
{{APM|a|Arizona Fanfare|Jack Hochman|Patrick caught card number 54}}
{{APM|d|Drama Link (d)|Hubert Clifford|Patrick pick his teeth with the card}}
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{{APM|d|Drama Link (d)|Hubert Clifford|Patrick picks his teeth with the card}}
 
{{APM|n|Nude Sting|Sammy Burdson, John Charles Fiddy|shot of Patrick's teeth}}
 
{{APM|n|Nude Sting|Sammy Burdson, John Charles Fiddy|shot of Patrick's teeth}}
{{APM|s|Steel Sting (a)|Jeremy Wakefield|Patrick still pick his teeth with the card}}
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{{APM|m|Mists of Illusion|Gilbert Vinter|Patrick not understanding SpongeBob}}
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{{APM|s|Steel Sting (a)|Jeremy Wakefield|Patrick still picks his teeth with the card}}
{{APM|f|From The Dead|Ronald Hanmer|"I can't let anything happen to that card. Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy would never forgive me!"}}
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{{APM|f|From the Dead|Ronald Hanmer|"I can't let anything happen to that card. Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy would never forgive me!"}}
 
{{APM|l|Lap Steel|Nicolas Carr|shot of cracked road}}
 
{{APM|l|Lap Steel|Nicolas Carr|shot of cracked road}}
 
{{APM|g|Goofy Conversation|Gerhard Narholz, Nicolas Carr, Barry Anthony|SpongeBob fastens the card to Patrick's hand}}
 
{{APM|g|Goofy Conversation|Gerhard Narholz, Nicolas Carr, Barry Anthony|SpongeBob fastens the card to Patrick's hand}}
 
{{APM|j|The Jitters|Raymond Jones|SpongeBob blocks Patrick to save the card}}
 
{{APM|j|The Jitters|Raymond Jones|SpongeBob blocks Patrick to save the card}}
{{APM|d|Drama Link (g)|Hubert Clifford|SpongeBob jump in front of the card to avoid the mud}}
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{{APM|d|Drama Link (g)|Hubert Clifford|SpongeBob jumps in front of the card to avoid the mud}}
 
{{APM|s|Steel Licks (b)|Jeremy Wakefield|"That was close."}}
 
{{APM|s|Steel Licks (b)|Jeremy Wakefield|"That was close."}}
{{APM|v|Vibe Sting|Nicolas Carr|Patrick walks to Goo Lagoon}}
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{{APM|v|Vibe Sting|Nicolas Carr|Patrick walks through Goo Lagoon}}
 
{{APM|d|Dramatic Cue (a)|Ronald Hanmer|"The card!"}}
 
{{APM|d|Dramatic Cue (a)|Ronald Hanmer|"The card!"}}
{{APM|s|Steel Licks (a)|Jeremy Wakefield|SpongeBob drag out Patrick at Goo Lagoon}}
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{{APM|s|Steel Licks (a)|Jeremy Wakefield|SpongeBob drags out Patrick at Goo Lagoon}}
 
{{APM|d|Dramatic Cue (b)|Ronald Hanmer|Patrick walks across a planted grider and falls}}
 
{{APM|d|Dramatic Cue (b)|Ronald Hanmer|Patrick walks across a planted grider and falls}}
 
{{APM|d|Dramatic Cue (g)|Ronald Hanmer|SpongeBob rescues Patrick with a crane}}
 
{{APM|d|Dramatic Cue (g)|Ronald Hanmer|SpongeBob rescues Patrick with a crane}}
{{APM|s|Steel Link (a)|Jeremy Wakefield|SpongeBob drag Patrick home}}
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{{APM|s|Steel Link (a)|Jeremy Wakefield|SpongeBob drags Patrick home}}
{{APM|e|Epic Struggle|Fredrick Bayco|SpongeBob notices Patrick lost the card}}
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{{APM|e|Epic Struggle|Fredrick Bayco|SpongeBob notices that Patrick lost the card}}
 
{{APM|s|Skipping to School|Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield|Patrick tells SpongeBob that he doesn't believe in pockets}}
 
{{APM|s|Skipping to School|Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield|Patrick tells SpongeBob that he doesn't believe in pockets}}
 
{{APM|s|Solo Steel|Dick Stephen Walter|Spongebob cries}}
 
{{APM|s|Solo Steel|Dick Stephen Walter|Spongebob cries}}
{{APM|u|Unknown Hawaiian Sting||Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield|Patrick uses Spongebob's card to unlock his rock}}
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{{APM|u|Unknown Hawaiian Sting 3|Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield|Patrick uses Spongebob's card to unlock his rock}}
 
{{APM|p|The Pollywog Strut|Garhard Narholz|"Why don't we eat some dinner?"}}
 
{{APM|p|The Pollywog Strut|Garhard Narholz|"Why don't we eat some dinner?"}}
{{APM||||Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield|Patrick cleans his grill with the card}}
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{{APM|t|Tension Bits (B)|Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield|Patrick cleans his grill with the card}}
{{APM|j|The Jitters|Raymond Jones|Patrick burn the card}}
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{{APM|j|The Jitters|Raymond Jones|Patrick burns the card}}
 
{{APM|t|Tomfoolery|David Snell|SpongeBob and Patrick eat dinner}}
 
{{APM|t|Tomfoolery|David Snell|SpongeBob and Patrick eat dinner}}
{{APM|o|On The Beach|Kapono Beamer|the sun sets}}
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{{APM|o|On the Beach|Kapono Beamer|the sun sets}}
{{APM|a|Arizona Fanfare|Jack Hochman|the card turn to dust}}
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{{APM|a|Arizona Fanfare|Jack Hochman|the card turns to dust}}
 
{{APM|d|Drowsy Reef|Jeremy Wakefield, Sage Guyton|Spongebob cries because his card is ruined}}
 
{{APM|d|Drowsy Reef|Jeremy Wakefield, Sage Guyton|Spongebob cries because his card is ruined}}
{{APM|a|Arizona Fanfare|Jack Hochman|Spongebob sees 4 packs of rare card}}
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{{APM|a|Arizona Fanfare|Jack Hochman|Spongebob sees four packs of rare cards}}
 
{{APM|w|Wahini Wobble|Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield|ending}}
 
{{APM|w|Wahini Wobble|Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield|ending}}
   
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|timedate = *After "[[Help Wanted]]"}}
 
|timedate = *After "[[Help Wanted]]"}}
 
*This is the second time [[Patrick Star|Patrick]] used his barbecue grill. His barbecue grill was first seen in "[[Naughty Nautical Neighbors]]." The third time will be in "[[Patrick's Staycation]]," where once again, they will cook Krabby Patties.
 
*This is the second time [[Patrick Star|Patrick]] used his barbecue grill. His barbecue grill was first seen in "[[Naughty Nautical Neighbors]]." The third time will be in "[[Patrick's Staycation]]," where once again, they will cook Krabby Patties.
*Patrick jumps from construction site and lands in fire, as seen in American Reality show ''{{W|Fear Factor}}''.
 
 
*SpongeBob is once again a neat freak in this episode, while Patrick is very dirty and careless about filth. The first being in "[[The Battle of Bikini Bottom]]."
 
*SpongeBob is once again a neat freak in this episode, while Patrick is very dirty and careless about filth. The first being in "[[The Battle of Bikini Bottom]]."
 
*How Patrick destroyed the card:
 
*How Patrick destroyed the card:
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**uses it as a plate
 
**uses it as a plate
 
**wipes his face with it like a napkin
 
**wipes his face with it like a napkin
*Patrick tells SpongeBob in this episode, "You can't always expect my usual brand of stupidity.", implying that Patrick is aware that he is stupid. However, it was most likely intended as a one-shot joke with no further meaning.
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*Patrick tells SpongeBob in this episode, "You can't always expect my usual brand of stupidity.," implying that Patrick is aware that he is stupid. However, it was most likely intended as a one-shot joke with no further meaning.
 
*This is the second episode to feature Goo Lagoon, but not to feature Larry the Lobster. The first is "[[Sun Bleached]]," the third is "[[Ditchin']]," the fourth is "[[Extreme Spots]]," and the fifth is "[[It Came from Goo Lagoon]]."
 
*This is the second episode to feature Goo Lagoon, but not to feature Larry the Lobster. The first is "[[Sun Bleached]]," the third is "[[Ditchin']]," the fourth is "[[Extreme Spots]]," and the fifth is "[[It Came from Goo Lagoon]]."
 
*In this episode, Patrick says "I don't believe in pockets." However, he contradicts this in "[[Kenny the Cat]]" by having an emergency "pocket taco."
 
*In this episode, Patrick says "I don't believe in pockets." However, he contradicts this in "[[Kenny the Cat]]" by having an emergency "pocket taco."
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**This episode also contradicts this as earlier, he takes the cards right out of his pocket.
   
 
===Cultural references===
 
===Cultural references===
 
*When SpongeBob says: "Card #54, where are you?," he refers to the sitcom "Car 54, Where Are You?"
 
*When SpongeBob says: "Card #54, where are you?," he refers to the sitcom "Car 54, Where Are You?"
 
*This episode has some similarity to {{W|Charlie and the Chocolate Factory}}, where SpongeBob (Charlie) is searching through card packs (chocolate bars) to find the rare card (golden ticket). Also, Patrick saying "I don't even believe in pockets" is a possible reference to {{W|Wayside School is Falling Down}}, where a hobo says "I don't believe in socks."
 
*This episode has some similarity to {{W|Charlie and the Chocolate Factory}}, where SpongeBob (Charlie) is searching through card packs (chocolate bars) to find the rare card (golden ticket). Also, Patrick saying "I don't even believe in pockets" is a possible reference to {{W|Wayside School is Falling Down}}, where a hobo says "I don't believe in socks."
 
*Patrick jumps from construction site and lands in fire, as seen in American Reality show ''{{W|Fear Factor}}''.
   
 
===Errors===
 
===Errors===
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*Patrick says he doesn't believe in pockets, but at the end of the episode, the other 4 talking cards are pulled out of his pocket.
 
*Patrick says he doesn't believe in pockets, but at the end of the episode, the other 4 talking cards are pulled out of his pocket.
 
*Patrick says he has a landlord, but in "[[Home Sweet Pineapple]]" he says he built his home, but it is unknown which tale is true. Patrick could have put his house up for sale and he rented the house. 
 
*Patrick says he has a landlord, but in "[[Home Sweet Pineapple]]" he says he built his home, but it is unknown which tale is true. Patrick could have put his house up for sale and he rented the house. 
*It would be impossible to make an ultra rare #54 animated talking card. The card would have to be extra thick and a lot of technology would have to be used and a lot of money would have to be spend in order for this to be possible. It is also unknown how the card was activated. It's possible that the card has a sensor and tilting it would possibly activate it.[[File:Damn, Neptune! closed-captions error.png|thumb|260px|Damn, Neptune! - Closed captions error.]]
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[[File:Damn, Neptune! closed-captions error.png|thumb|260px|Damn, Neptune! - Closed captions error.]]
*On DVD releases of this episode, when SpongeBob says "'''Dear''' Neptune!" while freaking out about Patrick possibly putting the #54 card in his pocket, the closed-captions say "'''Damn,''' Neptune!," due to an error. If SpongeBob actually said "damn" in this episode, it would have been controversial for it to be rated TV-Y7.
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*On DVD releases of this episode, when SpongeBob says "'''Dear''' Neptune!" while freaking out about Patrick possibly putting the #54 card in his pocket, the closed-captions say "'''Damn,''' Neptune!," due to an error.
 
[[Category:Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy Episodes]]
 
[[Category:Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy Episodes]]

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Synopsis

SpongeBob is first seen getting money from Quincy, the bank teller who works at the bank SpongeBob goes to. He gives SpongeBob his money, but SpongeBob is very picky on what money to give Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy.

Quincy and the customers are annoyed by this after a while, and, soon, Quincy kicks him out of the bank. SpongeBob is later shown at a card store. He is there to buy Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy cards. He opens a pack and finds four cards that he thinks are valuable, but the store clerk tells him they are worthless and that there is one valuable card called the number-54 card. There are only five of them in existence.

SpongeBob frantically attempts to buy as many packs as possible to find the card but is unsuccessful. With only one pack left in the store, SpongeBob reveals that he has no more money. Patrick, who was originally going to buy a counting book, gives up on counting because he felt it was too hard and decides to buy what Spongebob is having, so the clerk gives him the last card that, coincidentally, ends up containing card number 54. Patrick asks SpongeBob if it's a good card, SpongeBob is shocked at it, and tells him it's the best card in existence. Patrick starts rubbing his teeth with the card stating how it certainly does the job right. SpongeBob yells at him for doing the act and Patrick says he's just practicing good hygiene. SpongeBob goes into a rant about how valuable the card is, but Patrick isn't paying attention, and SpongeBob's lecture is just going through one ear and out the other with him. SpongeBob finishes asking if Patrick understands, Patrick ignorantly says yes, walks away, and starts picking his teeth with it some more.

SpongeBob follows Patrick home, trying to protect the card from Patrick's carelessness. (Nearly falling to his death in a fire pit from a construction beam, mud from the bus hitting a mud puddle, and walking into Goo Lagoon) When they get home, Patrick grabs his key to his house and SpongeBob freaks out and asks where the card is. He freaks out more when he asks if Patrick put it in his pocket, then starts crying in fear it would get bent up. Patrick tells SpongeBob to calm down because he doesn't even believe in pockets. He just keeps everything he may need in his backflaps. He pulls the card out of his back pocket, and it is seen with stink coming out of it. Patrick says to SpongeBob he could keep the card because he seems so fond of it after all, and SpongeBob is seen crying in the corner. SpongeBob becomes happy, because Patrick would give up his most valuable possession, and Patrick, of course, says he could have the card, and SpongeBob says he's the best friend ever and hugs him. Patrick asks if he could have the card for just one day or at least the rest of the evening. SpongeBob says sure doubtfully. He uses the card to unlock his house (after his landlord changed the lock again), which makes it bend: the card has its top cleaned off from Patrick cleaning the grill with it. And it caught on fire from Patrick rubbing a coral on it to make it catch on fire so he can light the grill. Patrick spits on it so he can burn the fire out.

After Patrick finishes the burgers, he gives SpongeBob one, he takes it, and he sees the card is attached to the card by melted cheese that was all over the sandwich, which destroys its talking feature. He then wipes his face with it. The day comes to an end, so Patrick keeps his promise and gives the card to SpongeBob. SpongeBob begins crying, and when Patrick asks what is wrong, he says that card was a very rare one, and he just destroyed it. Patrick says he'll get it some day, but SpongeBob explains that he bought the last pack. Meaning that there were no more packs left in all of Bikini Bottom until the new shipment comes (judging by his crying, the shipment must take a long time). Patrick then reveals that he has several other copies of card 54 that were also in the pack he bought and gives the four other cards to SpongeBob, who is happy. But then, he has to use one of them because he locked himself out of his house again.


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Production

Music

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 ) Original music
 ) SpongeBob music

  SpongeBob Theme (Version 2) - Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield [title card]
  Welcome to the Zoo - Gerhard Narholz Barry Anthony, Steve Marston [opening]
  Seaweed - Steve Buffer [SpongeBob sees Patrick and his counting book]
  Steel Sting (Original Version) - Jeremy Wakefield ["Not so fast."]
  Harp Ding - Nicolas Carr ["Here you are, my good sir."]
  Adventurers - Larry Hochman [SpongeBob opens the training cards]
  Steel Sting (f) - Jeremy Wakefield ["Those cards aren't worth nothing."]
  Arizona Fanfare - Jack Shaindlin [shot of rarest card]
  Monocle and Pocket-Watch - Brian Douglas Gulland [SpongeBob opens the first pack of Mermaid Man & Barnacle Boy trading cards]
  Adventurers - Larry Hochman [SpongeBob opens the second pack of Mermaid Man & Barnacle Boy]
  Monocle and Pocket-Watch - Brian Douglas Gulland [Spongebob keeping spending money]
  Goofy Conversation - Gerhard Narholz, Nicolas Carr, Barry Anthony [Patrick buys the last pack of cards]
  Arizona Fanfare - Jack Hochman [Patrick caught card number 54]
  Drama Link (d) - Hubert Clifford [Patrick picks his teeth with the card]
  Nude Sting - Sammy Burdson, John Charles Fiddy [shot of Patrick's teeth]
  Mists of Illusion - Gilbert Vinter [Patrick not understanding SpongeBob]
  Steel Sting (a) - Jeremy Wakefield [Patrick still picks his teeth with the card]
  From the Dead - Ronald Hanmer ["I can't let anything happen to that card. Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy would never forgive me!"]
  Lap Steel - Nicolas Carr [shot of cracked road]
  Goofy Conversation - Gerhard Narholz, Nicolas Carr, Barry Anthony [SpongeBob fastens the card to Patrick's hand]
  The Jitters - Raymond Jones [SpongeBob blocks Patrick to save the card]
  Drama Link (g) - Hubert Clifford [SpongeBob jumps in front of the card to avoid the mud]
  Steel Licks (b) - Jeremy Wakefield ["That was close."]
  Vibe Sting - Nicolas Carr [Patrick walks through Goo Lagoon]
  Dramatic Cue (a) - Ronald Hanmer ["The card!"]
  Steel Licks (a) - Jeremy Wakefield [SpongeBob drags out Patrick at Goo Lagoon]
  Dramatic Cue (b) - Ronald Hanmer [Patrick walks across a planted grider and falls]
  Dramatic Cue (g) - Ronald Hanmer [SpongeBob rescues Patrick with a crane]
  Steel Link (a) - Jeremy Wakefield [SpongeBob drags Patrick home]
  Epic Struggle - Fredrick Bayco [SpongeBob notices that Patrick lost the card]
  Skipping to School - Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield [Patrick tells SpongeBob that he doesn't believe in pockets]
  Solo Steel - Dick Stephen Walter [Spongebob cries]
  Unknown Hawaiian Sting 3 - Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield [Patrick uses Spongebob's card to unlock his rock]
  The Pollywog Strut - Garhard Narholz ["Why don't we eat some dinner?"]
  Tension Bits (B) - Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield [Patrick cleans his grill with the card]
  The Jitters - Raymond Jones [Patrick burns the card]
  Tomfoolery - David Snell [SpongeBob and Patrick eat dinner]
  On the Beach - Kapono Beamer [the sun sets]
  Arizona Fanfare - Jack Hochman [the card turns to dust]
  Drowsy Reef - Jeremy Wakefield, Sage Guyton [Spongebob cries because his card is ruined]
  Arizona Fanfare - Jack Hochman [Spongebob sees four packs of rare cards]
  Wahini Wobble - Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield [ending]

Reception

This episode is number 19 in Tom Kenny's Top 20 on iTunes. His description says:

"As a collector of weird old stuff - records, comic strips, anything Popeye - I like how this episode gets into the fanatical mindset of hardcore collectors. The desire to possess that 'certain item' and then to keep it in 'mint-plus' condition can take over the mind. And the sight of a non-collector handling 'the grail' improperly ..."

Release

Trivia

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  • This is the second time Patrick used his barbecue grill. His barbecue grill was first seen in "Naughty Nautical Neighbors." The third time will be in "Patrick's Staycation," where once again, they will cook Krabby Patties.
  • SpongeBob is once again a neat freak in this episode, while Patrick is very dirty and careless about filth. The first being in "The Battle of Bikini Bottom."
  • How Patrick destroyed the card:
    • he picks the card with his teeth
    • puts the card in the folds of his back fat
    • wrinkles the card by trying to open his house
    • cleans his grill by scraping it with the card
    • catches the card on fire, spits on the card
    • uses it as a plate
    • wipes his face with it like a napkin
  • Patrick tells SpongeBob in this episode, "You can't always expect my usual brand of stupidity.," implying that Patrick is aware that he is stupid. However, it was most likely intended as a one-shot joke with no further meaning.
  • This is the second episode to feature Goo Lagoon, but not to feature Larry the Lobster. The first is "Sun Bleached," the third is "Ditchin'," the fourth is "Extreme Spots," and the fifth is "It Came from Goo Lagoon."
  • In this episode, Patrick says "I don't believe in pockets." However, he contradicts this in "Kenny the Cat" by having an emergency "pocket taco."
    • This episode also contradicts this as earlier, he takes the cards right out of his pocket.

Cultural references

  • When SpongeBob says: "Card #54, where are you?," he refers to the sitcom "Car 54, Where Are You?"
  • This episode has some similarity to Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, where SpongeBob (Charlie) is searching through card packs (chocolate bars) to find the rare card (golden ticket). Also, Patrick saying "I don't even believe in pockets" is a possible reference to Wayside School is Falling Down, where a hobo says "I don't believe in socks."
  • Patrick jumps from construction site and lands in fire, as seen in American Reality show Fear Factor.

Errors

  • All of the 5 rare cards were in the same pack but had no other cards while the other packs had more than 5 cards.
  • When Patrick shows SpongeBob the four #54 cards, the second one he's holding doesn't show a giant fist punching Barnacle Boy.
  • The pack Patrick had contained 5 #54 cards, and the store clerk had another #54 card on display.The store clerk said there were only 5 in existence, but there are really 6 #54 cards. This suggests that the clerk may have been taking advantage of SpongeBob's naïvete in order to sell him more packs of cards.
  • Patrick says he doesn't believe in pockets, but at the end of the episode, the other 4 talking cards are pulled out of his pocket.
  • Patrick says he has a landlord, but in "Home Sweet Pineapple" he says he built his home, but it is unknown which tale is true. Patrick could have put his house up for sale and he rented the house. 
Damn, Neptune! closed-captions error

Damn, Neptune! - Closed captions error.

  • On DVD releases of this episode, when SpongeBob says "Dear Neptune!" while freaking out about Patrick possibly putting the #54 card in his pocket, the closed-captions say "Damn, Neptune!," due to an error.