The Paper
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| SpongeBob SquarePants episode | |
| "The Paper" | |
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| Chronology | |
| Information | |
| Season №: | 1 |
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| Episode №: | 16b |
| Airdate: | February 14, 2000 |
| Best Day Ever Rank: | #46 |
| SpongeBash Rank: | #7 |
| Credits | |
| Writer(s): | Chuck Klein Jay Lender Doug Lawrence |
| Storyboard Artist(s): | Jay Lender |
| Directors | |
| Storyboard: | Chuck Klein |
| Animation: | Fred Miller |
| Creative: | Derek Drymon |
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"The Paper" is a SpongeBob SquarePants episode from season one.
Brief summary: Squidward gives a piece of paper to SpongeBob, and promises that he doesn't want it back. But when SpongeBob has lots of fun with it, Squidward begins to regret the promise and has to think of a way to get the paper back.
Characters Present:
- SpongeBob SquarePants
- Squidward Tentacles
- Mini Squid (debut)
- Gary the Snail
- Patrick Star
- Residents of Bikini Bottom
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Plot
Squidward throws a bubble gum wrapper on SpongeBob's lawn. When SpongeBob discovers it, he asks Squidward if he can keep it. Squidward, seeing the paper as worthless, says yes. Spongebob asks him several more times to make sure that he doesn't want it, and Squidward assures him that he has no use for the paper, and saracstically makes him promise to never give it back.
SpongeBob uses his imagination to have fun and do amazing things with the paper, and Squidward becomes jealous and attempts to take it back. However, Spongebob refuses to give it back, as he promised not to. Squidward desperately begs Spongebob for the paper, and is not successful until he agrees to trade everything he owns, including his house and shirt. However, Squidward does not have fun with the paper, and realizes that it is indeed completely worthless. Patrick then comes along, takes the paper from Squidward, and throws away his gum in it. Squidward, who has now given up everything he owns for nothing and is standing there naked, asks "Does anyone have sunscreen?"
Transcript
Quotes
- Squidward: Hey, little Squidward, what's green & ugly & has 6 arms?
- Little Squidward: I don't know, but have you looked in the mirror lately?
- SpongeBob: Have you heard any good jokes, Mr Paper?
- Squidward: Take it SpongeBob, take it PLEASE. And promise me no matter how much I may beg, and plead, and cry... DON'T give the paper back to me. EVER.
- SpongeBob: So I'll take that as a possible no? (Squidward slowly closes the door on SpongeBob) Squidward? Squidward? (through door) Okay, Squidward! That's a promise I'll just have to keep! (to the paper) Ah, Mr. Paper. I am so lucky to have a friend like Squidward!
- Squidward: Well, you can't play music with a piece of paper!
Trivia
- Along with "I Was a Teenage Gary" and "Neptune's Spatula", this episode is not broadcast as much, because it is paired with a holiday episode.
- The Squidward dummy would reappear several years later in "Squid Wood".
- SpongeBob says that he has always liked Squidward's shirt.
- Things Spongebob does with the paper include:
- Used it as a puppet
- Used it as a helicopter
- Played paper paddle-ball with it (SpongeBob did this by blowing the paper up and down.)
- Doing impressions:
- A guy with a moustache
- A pirate with an eyepatch
- A regular guy with an eyepatch
- Made paper crafts (Origami, etc.)
- Origami crafts:
- Bird
- Snowflake
- Paper doll
- Created a flipbook of Squidward
- Used it as a musical instrument to correct squidward's clarinet music
- Used it as a loincloth (to be "SpongeBob JunglePants").
- Used it as a parachute
- Used it as a bullfighting cloth (with Gary, but he never went through, so SpongeBob just
pushed him through with his foot).
- Clips of this episode were seen on Late Night with Conan O'Brian on Nov. 25th, 2006.
- When Spongebob plays "Mary Had a Little Lamb" in A minor, he is actually playing in C Major.
- This is the 3rd episode where Spongebob was naked.
- The title card is the same as "Best Frenemies" and "Squid Wood".
- The title card music is the same as "The Secret Box", "Club SpongeBob", "Opposite Day" and "Your Shoe's Untied".
- Patrick only has 3 lines.
APM music identification
- Hilo, March - Title card; Squidward finally gets the paper from SpongeBob.
- Dancing the Hula - Squidward takes out his lawn chair and relaxes; SpongeBob's flipbook of Squidward.
- Hawaiian Link A - "How could anyone have fun with just a piece of paper?"
- Marching to Honolulu - SpongeBob pretends to be SuperSponge.
- Big Ed's March - "I'm a box of army supplies bringing relief to the hungry troops..."; Squidward attempts to do a helicopter with the paper.
- Vibe Link B - "Hey, that little paper does seem like fun."
- Honolulu March - Squidward tries to think of things to do that are more fun than SpongeBob's paper.
- Vibe Link A - "The rubber band? Do I dare?"
- Hawaiian Cocktail - Squidward gives everything away to SpongeBob.
- Whisper from the Past - "Squidward's shirt. I've always loved that shirt!"
- Sailor's Waltz- "Wait, more impressions. A guy throwing the piece of paper on the ground. A guy stomping on the piece of paper."
- Aloha - Patrick takes the paper from Squidward, eats the gum, puts it in the paper and throws it away.
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