To SquarePants or Not to SquarePants
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| "To SquarePants or Not to SquarePants" | |
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| Season №: | 6 |
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| Episode №: | 116b |
| Airdate: | July 17, 2009 |
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| Writer(s): | Luke Brookshier Nate Cash Steven Banks |
| Supervising Producer: | Paul Tibbitt |
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| Storyboard: | Luke Brookshier, Nate Cash |
| Animation: | Alan Smart |
| Creative: | Vincent Waller |
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"To SquarePants or Not to SquarePants" is a SpongeBob SquarePants episode from season six.
Brief summary: While searching for a new pair of pants, SpongeBob turns Bikini Bottom upside down.
Time cards present: "Much Later", "Much, Much Later"
Time/Date: January 7th being changed backwards from January 10th
Characters Present:
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Plot
This episode starts with the narrator talking about a tragedy, and showing an over-water hurricane. After that, it goes to a rainy day at SpongeBob's pineapple. He is inside with the calender on January 10th, and then flips it back to January 7th. SpongeBob is then doing chores, including laundry, with his pants and Gary's shell. Then Patrick calls SpongeBob, showing that he can say "Loolooloolooloo" for a very long time. Meanwhile, Gary gets his shell out of the laundry. By the time SpongeBob gets to the laundry machine, his pants had shrunk. He goes to the store, but there aren't any square pants. He then looks through the pants, and finds the pants he usually wears, except they're round, not square. He bumps into Patrick, but Patrick doesn't recognize SpongeBob. He bumps into Sandy, who pretends that she doesn't know SpongeBob. Then, SpongeBob passes Squidward's house, and Squidward pretends not to recognize SpongeBob. Being gullible, SpongeBob really thinks that Sandy and Squidward don't know SpongeBob, so he starts himself over, naming himself SpongeBob RoundPants. SpongeBob gets his gob at the Krusty Krab again, and Squidward gives SpongeBob his bad routine of being a Krusty Krab employee. Mr. Krabs realizes what's going on, and he doesn't joke around when he sees SpongeBob. SpongeBob then tells Mr. Krabs that he can't be SpongeBob SquarePants again, as he has round pants. Then, SpongeBob takes off his pants, but Sandy calls SpongeBob "SpongeBob Underpants".
Trivia/Goofs
- The title is a parody of the famous Shakespeare quote "To Be or Not to Be?".
- This episode aired on July 17, three days after SpongeBob's birthday.
- It was revealed Patrick has a drawing of SpongeBob on his hand that says "square pants" that reminds him who's SpongeBob.
- Squidward is seen reading the House Fancy magazine.
- When SpongeBob exactly follows Squidward's action's it's similar to Big Pink Loser when Patrick does the same with SpongeBob.
- This episode has the same title card music as Help Wanted, Boating School, That's No Lady and Pat No Pay.
- In the episode Shell Shocked, Gary had nothing hidden but in this episode and in All That Glitters. Gary has a huge "butt" under his shell in this episode.
- Patrick can make an awkward "LOOLOOLOOLOO" for a long time.
- Sandy likes SpongeBob's butt in this episode.
- The narrator says at the beginning that it is three days after SpongeBob got the round pants. Spongebob is now wearing square pants again. But the fish in the clothing store said they weren't expecting a new shipment of square pants for months. How could Spongebob be wearing square pants again if it is only three days later?
- On the "To SquarePants or Not to SquarePants" DVD-credits, this title-card only says: "To SquarePants or not to..."
- This is the second time that SpongeBob is referred to as "SpongeBob FancyPants". The first time was in Tea at the Treedome.
- This is the only time we see Gary's bum.
- The Toppling Bridge picture is similar to the Double Hemm logo used on Drawn Together.
- The Much, Much Later time card is similar to The Algae's Always Greener's title card, plus the "Much Later" card is the same as Band Geeks' title card.
APM music identification
- Hawaiian Train - Title card
- Hawaiian Flower - "Ah, another quiet day in Bikini Bottom."
- Marching to Honolulu - SpongeBob takes off his pants.
- Dramatic Impact 3 - "They've ... SHRUNK!"
- Hawaiian Cocktail - "I wish I could see him one last time."
- The Tip Top Polka/Cliff Polka - "Hello, sir, I'd like an application, please."
- The Drunken Sailor (b) - Mr. Krabs catches SpongeBob and Squidward sleeping on the job.
