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===Characters===
 
*[[SpongeBob SquarePants (character)|SpongeBob SquarePants]]
 
*[[SpongeBob SquarePants (character)|SpongeBob SquarePants]]
 
*[[Gary the Snail]]
 
*[[Gary the Snail]]
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==Synopsis==
 
==Synopsis==
SpongeBob discovers that his breakfast cereal has an offer for a free toy. Once he responds to the offer, he must wait patiently for the toy to arrive. SpongeBob grows impatient, so he sets up camp right next to his mailbox, determined to be present when the mailman shows up with his special treasure. He gets frustrated when Sandy and Gary distract him with karate and feeding. Eventually, the toy arrives but Patrick "breaks" it, leaving SpongeBob furious. However, Squidward shows him later that its head, arms, and legs are supposed to spring off, and reattaches them.
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SpongeBob discovers that his breakfast cereal has an offer for a free toy. Once he responds to the offer, he must wait patiently for the toy to arrive. SpongeBob grows impatient, so he sets up camp right next to his mailbox, determined to be present when the mailman shows up with his special treasure. He gets frustrated when Sandy and Gary distract him with karate and feeding. Eventually, the toy arrives, but Patrick "breaks" it, leaving SpongeBob furious. However, Squidward shows him later that its head, arms, and legs are supposed to spring off, and reattaches them. SpongeBob and Patrick then hug Squidward, asking if there is anything they could for him, and Squidward replies that they should move to another neighborhood{{Template:Section-Expand}}
   
 
==Production==
 
==Production==
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{{OM|Vibe Sting|Nicolas Carr|SpongeBob missed his birthday party}}
 
{{OM|Vibe Sting|Nicolas Carr|SpongeBob missed his birthday party}}
 
{{APM|h|Hawaiian Cocktail|Richard Myhill|"My birthday party?"}}
 
{{APM|h|Hawaiian Cocktail|Richard Myhill|"My birthday party?"}}
{{APM||||Patrick accidentally eats SpongeBob's cake}}
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{{APM|g|Goofy Conversation|Nicolas Carr, Barry Anthony|Patrick accidentally eats SpongeBob's cake}}
{{APM|t|Tympup A|Sammy Burdson, John Charles Fiddy|"The fork!"}}
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{{APM|t|Tympup B|Sammy Burdson, John Charles Fiddy|"The fork!"}}
{{OM||Nicolas Carr|"The fork!"}}
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{{OM|Hawaiian Sting|Nicolas Carr|"The fork!"}}
 
{{OM||Jeremy Wakefield|SpongeBob crying}}
 
{{OM||Jeremy Wakefield|SpongeBob crying}}
 
{{APM|o|Of Love and Destiny|Leighton Lucas|"I've been mean to Gary, and I flipped Sandy!"}}
 
{{APM|o|Of Love and Destiny|Leighton Lucas|"I've been mean to Gary, and I flipped Sandy!"}}
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{{APM|e|Esta Noche A|Hans Ehrlinger|"Now to soothe my frayed nerves."}}
 
{{APM|e|Esta Noche A|Hans Ehrlinger|"Now to soothe my frayed nerves."}}
 
{{APM|c|Comic Walk|Sidney Torch|"All right, what's going on?"}}
 
{{APM|c|Comic Walk|Sidney Torch|"All right, what's going on?"}}
{{OM||Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield|"Hey, my toy's okay!"}}
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{{OM||Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield|ending}}
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===Reception===
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*This is considered one of the worst episodes because of SpongeBob's behavior to his friends, and MoBrosStudios says the episode is "about as entertaining as watching a mailbox for 7 minutes." On PIEGUYRULZ's video of "[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kL1_sTeVtxA Every Season 5 episode reviewed], he called this a ScumBob episode because he stated "SpongeBob refuses to have a plot."
   
 
===Release===
 
===Release===
This episode is available on DVD on [[Friend or Foe? (DVD)|Friend or Foe?]] and [[The Complete 5th Season]].
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*This episode is available on the [[Season 5 Volume 1]], [[The Complete 5th Season|Complete 5th Season]], [[Friend or Foe?]], and [[The First 100 Episodes|First 100 Episodes]] DVDs.
   
 
==Trivia==
 
==Trivia==
 
{{Trivia
 
{{Trivia
|timedate = *[[July 14]]}}
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|timedate = *After "[[Help Wanted]]" and "[[Tea at the Treedome]]"
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*[[July 14]] SpongeBob's surprise birthday according to Patrick
*The title card shows still pictures of SpongeBob's toy.
 
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*This episode was featured right after the ''2007 Kids' Choice Awards'', due to it ending 13 minutes earlier.
 
 
*The title card shows 11 still pictures of SpongeBob's toy.
*This episode is considered to be one of the most boring in the entire series, due to most of the episode being SpongeBob and Patrick waiting for the toy.
 
 
*This episode was featured right after the ''2007 Kids' Choice Awards'', due to it ending 13 minutes earlier than planned.
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*The episode's plot is loosely based on the SpongeBob book "Special Delivery!" found here: [http://www.amazon.com/Special-Delivery-SpongeBob-SquarePants-Leveled-ebook/dp/B00D3M13PI/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1408412525&sr=8-2&keywords=SpongeBob+SquarePants+Special+Delivery%21]
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*This is the second time SpongeBob expected to find a toy in his cereal box and was disappointed, the first being [[Shanghaied]]. However, this one explains the lack of a toy in the box: the label says "Free prize offer inside", meaning that you need to send in box tops to actually get the toy.
 
===Cultural References===
 
===Cultural References===
*The box saying "Free toy offer inside" is a parody of cereal boxes that frequently make that claim. Since you must actually send in several box tops (and shipping fees) to get the toy it is not actually "free" and "inside"; you have to buy the cereal to get it and not actually inside. It should not say it should be inside if it's not really inside the box.
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*The box saying "Free prize offer inside" is a parody of cereal boxes that frequently make that claim. Since you must actually send in several box tops (and shipping fees) to get the toy it is not actually "free" and "inside"; you have to buy the cereal to get it and not actually inside. It should not say it should be inside if it's not really inside the box.
   
 
===Errors===
 
===Errors===
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*The mark with the "FREE PRIZE INSIDE" before SpongeBob took it was orange when he read it, it turned pinkish-red.
*When the Mailman gives SpongeBob his prize, the mailbox is missing but in the next scene, it re-appears.
 
*The mark with the "FREE TOY INSIDE" before SpongeBob took it was orange when he read it, it turned pinkish-red.
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*During the scene where Sandy asks SpongeBob to do some karate and he refuses, Sandy is wearing red karate gloves instead of the usual green.
   
 
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{{Wikipedia|Waiting (SpongeBob SquarePants)}}
[[Category:Shorts]]
 

Revision as of 20:42, 16 October 2014

Template:Episode/83b

Characters

Synopsis

SpongeBob discovers that his breakfast cereal has an offer for a free toy. Once he responds to the offer, he must wait patiently for the toy to arrive. SpongeBob grows impatient, so he sets up camp right next to his mailbox, determined to be present when the mailman shows up with his special treasure. He gets frustrated when Sandy and Gary distract him with karate and feeding. Eventually, the toy arrives, but Patrick "breaks" it, leaving SpongeBob furious. However, Squidward shows him later that its head, arms, and legs are supposed to spring off, and reattaches them. SpongeBob and Patrick then hug Squidward, asking if there is anything they could for him, and Squidward replies that they should move to another neighborhoodTemplate:Section-Expand

Production

Music

 ) Production music
 ) Original music
 ) SpongeBob music

  ? - Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield [title card]
  Gay Time - Alan Perry [SpongeBob shopping]
  ? - Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield [SpongeBob eating cereal]
  Dramatic Impact 5 - Ivor Slaney ["Free prize... OFFER INSIDE?!"]
  Dancing the Hula - Kapono Beamer [eating more cereal]
  ? ["Gary, you are a genius!"]
  Hilo Rag - Guy Fletcher [SpongeBob and Patrick waiting for the mailman]
  ? [Patrick getting hungry]
  On the Beach - Kapono Beamer ["Let's go to the Krusty Krab for a Krabby Patty!"]
  Drama Link (h) - Hubert Clifford ["What if the mailman comes when I'm gone?"]
  ? - Jeremy Wakefield [Patrick's stomach bites his arm]
  Steel Licks - Jeremy Wakefield [SpongeBob opens the mailbox]
  ? - Jeremy Wakefield [Sandy walks away]
  ? [Gary wants to be fed]
  Vibe Sting - Nicolas Carr [SpongeBob missed his birthday party]
  Hawaiian Cocktail - Richard Myhill ["My birthday party?"]
  Goofy Conversation - Nicolas Carr, Barry Anthony [Patrick accidentally eats SpongeBob's cake]
  Tympup B - Sammy Burdson, John Charles Fiddy ["The fork!"]
  Hawaiian Sting - Nicolas Carr ["The fork!"]
  ? - Jeremy Wakefield [SpongeBob crying]
  Of Love and Destiny - Leighton Lucas ["I've been mean to Gary, and I flipped Sandy!"]
  Pua Paoakalani B - Kapono Beamer, Queen Lili'uokalani ["People like me don't deserve moments."]
  ? - Nicolas Carr ["My toy!"]
  Tell Her I Am - Brian Douglas Gulland, Robert Alexander White [Irish jig]
  ? [toy revealed]
  Romeo & Juliet Overture - Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Fiachra Trench ["It's beautiful!"]
  Kaili Aloha - George de Fretes [Patrick breaks the toy]
  Cellar Search - Philippe Pares ["YOU!! YOU RUINED MY FREE TOY!!!"]
  Against the Law (c) - Wilfred William Burns [SpongeBob screams]
  ? - Jeremy Wakefield [SpongeBob, Patrick crying]
  Esta Noche A - Hans Ehrlinger ["Now to soothe my frayed nerves."]
  Comic Walk - Sidney Torch ["All right, what's going on?"]
  ? - Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield [ending]

Reception

  • This is considered one of the worst episodes because of SpongeBob's behavior to his friends, and MoBrosStudios says the episode is "about as entertaining as watching a mailbox for 7 minutes." On PIEGUYRULZ's video of "Every Season 5 episode reviewed, he called this a ScumBob episode because he stated "SpongeBob refuses to have a plot."

Release

Trivia

Template:Trivia

  • The title card shows 11 still pictures of SpongeBob's toy.
  • This episode was featured right after the 2007 Kids' Choice Awards, due to it ending 13 minutes earlier than planned.
  • The episode's plot is loosely based on the SpongeBob book "Special Delivery!" found here: [1]
  • This is the second time SpongeBob expected to find a toy in his cereal box and was disappointed, the first being Shanghaied. However, this one explains the lack of a toy in the box: the label says "Free prize offer inside", meaning that you need to send in box tops to actually get the toy.

Cultural References

  • The box saying "Free prize offer inside" is a parody of cereal boxes that frequently make that claim. Since you must actually send in several box tops (and shipping fees) to get the toy it is not actually "free" and "inside"; you have to buy the cereal to get it and not actually inside. It should not say it should be inside if it's not really inside the box.

Errors

  • The mark with the "FREE PRIZE INSIDE" before SpongeBob took it was orange when he read it, it turned pinkish-red.
  • During the scene where Sandy asks SpongeBob to do some karate and he refuses, Sandy is wearing red karate gloves instead of the usual green.
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