Changes: Wishing You Well

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Synopsis

After Mr. Krabs sees a child throwing a coin down a well, much to his horror, he learns about wishing wells, and creates The Eugene Krabs Memorial Wishing Well in hope of making money from it. SpongeBob and Squidward are tasked with digging the well, and SpongeBob does all the work, singing a song about the well's magic while doing so. After the well's completion, SpongeBob obtains a "promotion" in which he has to stay in the bottom of the well all day and night to collect coins that fall in.

After Sandy, Plankton and Mrs. Puff throw coins into the well and make their wishes, Patrick arrives and throws his soda cup into the well, thinking it was a trash can. SpongeBob tries to explain to him that it is a wishing well, and Patrick mistakes the voice as coming from the "trash can." He wishes that SpongeBob was here to see the magic trash can with him, and when he tries to throw his coin into the well, he falls inside and meets SpongeBob at the bottom. That night, Mr. Krabs arrives to collect the money, and SpongeBob asks him if any of the wishes have come true yet. Mr. Krabs falsely says that if they "believe hard enough" and "dig deep enough," the wishes will come true.

The two buddies take this literally, and begin to dig the well deeper. Eventually, SpongeBob finds a glowing crack on the ground and claims that he has "found the magic." Squidward later comes to the well to tell them how good it feels that they are not able to bother him. SpongeBob tells him that they found the magic, and Squidward, laughing at them, explains that there is no magic and that wishing wells are nothing more than a scam. SpongeBob wishes that he could see the magic for himself, and Squidward falls into the well. SpongeBob and Patrick's antics continue to torment him as he desperately tries to escape. The next day, Mr. Krabs arrives to check on the well as Squidward finally climbs out, with SpongeBob and Patrick following.

Squidward wishes to get as far away from the well as possible, and is subsequently hit by and stuck to the front of a bus going to "far away." Mr. Krabs asks SpongeBob how much money they made, and SpongeBob explains that they made no money, but found the magic. Mr. Krabs then tries to explain to him that there is no such thing as magic, but then sees that the wishes of Sandy, Mrs. Puff and Plankton have all come true. The skeptical Mr. Krabs still does not believe in magic, and tries to prove that magic does not exist by wishing to be "steamed and served with a side of melted butter."

His wish is granted, and a live-action human with a bib reading "THE END" prepares to eat Mr. Krabs in his meal as Mr. Krabs says no.

Production

Animation in progress error = The original airing had "All That Glitters" at the beginning and it ended with SpongeBob at the therapist's office before it cut to him said "You can't rush perfection." The rest of episode plays as normally. To prevent duplication in reruns, it was replaced with the new opening credits and the first part of the episode

Music

( ‣ ) Production music
( • ) Original music
( ◦ ) SpongeBob music

‣ ? - title card
‣ Panther Prowl - David Farnon [opening]
‣ Vibe Q Sting - Nicolas Carr ["That sounds like a quarter crying for help."]
‣ Harp Ding - Nicolas Carr ["Come to Papa!"]
‣ Midnight Feast - Harry Bluestone ["Hold it right there, buddy."]
‣ Lap Steel - Nicolas Carr [woman hits Krabs with purse]
‣ Comic Walk (Sidney Torch Version) - Sidney Torch [boy throws quarter down well]
‣ Parting of the Clouds - David Farnon ["This well is full of money!"]
‣ Drama Link (g) - Hubert Clifford ["I'll save ya!"]
‣ Hawaiian Link (b) - Richard Myhill ["Oh, it's no use."]
‣ Pink Lilac - Conrad Leonard [couple makes a wish]
‣ Drama Link (d) - Hubert Clifford ["No!"]
‣ Dramatic Cue (g) - Ronald Hanmer ["I'll save you, money!"]
‣ Lonely Heart's Club (a) - David Bell, Otto Sieben [Krabs learns about wishing wells]
‣ The Tip Top Polka/The Cliff Polka - Chelmsford Folk Band [at the Krusty Krab]
‣ Hello Blues - Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield [SpongeBob digging]
◦ Down the Well - Luke Brookshier, Tom King, Peter Straus
‣ Hello Sailor (b) - Richard Myhill [the well's finished]
‣ Horses for Courses - Paddy Kingsland ["A promotion?!"]
‣ Steel Sting (Original Version) - Jeremy Wakefield [SpongeBob lowered into the well]
‣ Dramatic Climax (Harry Bluestone and Emil Cadkin) - "It sure is dark and scary in here."
‣ Goofy Conversation - Nicolas Carr, Barry Anthony [Sandy, Plankton, and Mrs. Puff making wishes]
‣ Tomfoolery - David Snell [SpongeBob and Patrick playing tag]
◦ Down the Well - Luke Brookshier, Tom King, Peter Straus (reprise)
‣ Overture - Gregor F. Narholz [SpongeBob finds magic]
‣ Goofy Conversation - Nicolas Carr, Barry Anthony [Squidward falls into the well]
‣ Keel Row - Brian Peters [the next morning]
‣ SpongeBob Theme (Version 1) - Jeremy Wakefield, Sage Guyton [Squidward hit by a bus]
‣ Tearjerker - Harry Bluestone, Emil Cadkin ["We found the magic."]
‣ Drama Link (b) - Hubert Clifford [SpongeBob and Krabs scream]
‣ Kalua Jubilee - Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield [everyone's wishes came true]

Release

This episode is available on the Karate Island, Season 4 Volume 1, Complete Fourth Season, and First 100 Episodes DVDs.

Reception

"Wishing You Well" was ranked #2 during the Best Day Ever event from November 9–10, 2006.
In the Best Day Ever marathon, the episode was ranked #2, in front of "Karate Island," which ranked #1.

Trivia

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The wishes of the citizens:
- Squidward: To be far away from here.
  - Later, he got hit by a bus to "Very Very, Far, Away."
- SpongeBob: Squidward joins with him and Patrick to see the "magic" of the well.
  - Squidward leans over laughing at them too far and falls into the well.
- Patrick: To be with SpongeBob.
  - He then falls into the well.
- Sandy: To have a telescope that works underwater.
  - Gains out of nowhere during the night via the magic crack dug by Patrick and SpongeBob.
- Plankton: To be big enough to crush his enemies.
  - Grew higher than a skyscraper overnight via the magic crack.
- Mrs. Puff: To have a snazzy boat and be a "hot rod mama."
  - Gains during night via the magic crack.
- Mr. Krabs: To be steamed and served with a side of melted butter.
  - Tried to prove to SpongeBob that there's no such thing as magic. Unfortunately, he was teleported to a dinner plate, where he was about to be devoured by a real human.
Running Gag: Patrick going Ho Ho Ho!
Mr. Krabs and Patrick have never heard of a wishing well.
In Greece, it was titled "Πηγάδι ευχών" ("Well Wishes.")
In the Netherlands, it was titled "Doe een wens!" ("Make a wish!")
In Brazil, it was titled "O Poço dos Desejos" ("The Wishing Well.")
In Poland, it was titled "Studnia życzeń" ("The Wishing Well.")
In Sweden, it was titled "Önskemål" ("Wishes")
In the United Arab Emirates, it was titled "حسنا ل التمنيات/Hasanana l Alttamniat" ("Well For Wishes")
This episode is the second time we see Mr. Krabs in live-action form.
- The first was "Pressure."
In "Imitation Krabs," Mr. Krabs almost got eaten.
- However, in the ending to this episode, he did get eaten.
The scene where Squidward gets hit by a bus is similar to Terry's death in Final Destination.
This is the second time the final scene says "THE END."
- The first was in "I Had an Accident."
- The third is in "Banned in Bikini Bottom."
- The fourth is in "Planet of the Jellyfish."
The title card background is nickels and quarters.
- Common to find at the bottom of wishing wells are pennies.
This episode took place after "Christmas Who?" because SpongeBob mentions Santa Claus which means that he was already familiar with Christmas in this episode.
This episode premiered one year after SpongeBob SquarePants 4-D: Ride opened.

Errors

Squidward states that he is claustrophobic. However, he had no difficulty inside a box in "Idiot Box" or a very small treehouse in "Club SpongeBob."
- Although, he may have developed claustrophobia after these episodes which means this episode would take place after those episodes.
  - Another possibility is that Squidward may have just wanted some personal space, since Patrick was crowding him.
Patrick's drink, which he threw away in the well, disappears after he falls in.
Squidward got his wish to be far away, even though he didn't throw a penny into the well.
When Patrick is sitting on Squidward, Squidward's shirt is gone.
When Mr. Krabs collects the money and SpongeBob loads the bucket, he loads only two coins when there were four to collect. Also, SpongeBob claims he got two pennies from Mrs. Puff, while she threw only one coin down the well. SpongeBob also did not put the "slightly used pair of dentures" that Patrick was wearing into the bucket.
Patrick's "ribs" disappear in the scene after. He also says Squidward is stepping in his potato salad, but no potato salad is shown.
When SpongeBob says to Patrick and Squidward, "You can't fight in here! This is a magical place!", it's a reference to the quote, "Gentlemen, you can't fight here! This is the War Office!" from the film, Dr. Strangelove.
When Patrick throws the coin, the well is big enough for him to fall in. But when he reaches the bottom, it is big enough for SpongeBob, Patrick, and Squidward.
Squidward points out that all he could smell is the dumpster. After a couple scenes, the dumpster is gone.
When SpongeBob says that he believes in magic, his legs disappear.
SpongeBob puts in a sign that says "Open" beside the well. But two scenes later, it disappears.
Patrick is just as big, if not bigger than Mr. Krabs. Yet he was able to fit inside the well, but Mr. Krabs couldn't. It is possible that the Eugene Krabs Memorial Wishing Well is bigger than the well seen at the beginning.

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 **Although, he may have developed claustrophobia after these episodes which means this episode would take place after those episodes.
 ***Another possibility is that Squidward may have just wanted some personal space, since Patrick was crowding him.
-***The real reason was that they used it as a one-time gag.
 *Patrick's drink, which he threw away in the well, disappears after he falls in.
 *Squidward got his wish to be far away, even though he didn't throw a penny into the well.