Pizza Delivery

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"Pizza Delivery" is the first segment of the fifth episode of SpongeBob SquarePants.
==Plot==
It is closing time at the Krusty Krab, when Mr. Krabs receives a phone call ordering a pizza. Despite the fact that the Krusty Krab neither serves pizza nor makes deliveries, Mr. Krabs creates a pizza from Krabby Patties and orders Squidward and SpongeBob to deliver it, much to Squidward's dismay.
Outside, Squidward tells SpongeBob to start their boat. However, SpongeBob notes he is still in boating school, but Squidward (being lazy) tells SpongeBob it was just around the corner. SpongeBob nervously begins "backing up", exhausting the entire gas tank, leaving them stuck in the middle of nowhere. Squidward kicks the boat in anger, and it instantly jump-starts and drives away without them. SpongeBob suggests they deliver the pizza on foot, and so they start walking. Along the way, SpongeBob sings a song about the Krusty Krab Pizza. When they see a truck, SpongeBob attempts to catch a ride by hitchhiking like the "pioneers", but fails and is almost hit by the truck. Soon after, they enter strong winds, where Squidward tries to take the pizza from SpongeBob. While they struggle, the winds carry them into a tornado, which spits them out, sending them flying into the distance. When they land, the road is nowhere in sight, and Squidward concludes that they have become hopelessly lost. SpongeBob sees a moss-covered rock, and says that, according to the pioneers, moss always points to civilization. However, Squidward insists on going in the opposite direction, and SpongeBob follows. The screen then pans away to reveal that the moss indeed pointed towards the city.
Eventually, the duo collapses on the ground, tired and hungry. SpongeBob comments that the pioneers would eat coral in times of hardship, Squidward tries to eat it, and when he finds it inedible, he tries the take the pizza from SpongeBob again, this time trying to tempt him into eating it. However, SpongeBob realizes what he is trying to do, and just as Squidward is about to resort to violence, SpongeBob sees a rock (or a boulder) and proclaims that they are saved, explaining that the pioneers "used to ride these babies for miles." Squidward, of course, scoffs at the ludicrous idea of driving a rock, but when SpongeBob is able to successfully do so, he begins to follow him.
They soon arrive at the customer's house, and SpongeBob walks up eagerly to the door to give him his meal. The customer, Tom, is at first glad to get his pizza, but he then gets mad at SpongeBob for supposedly forgetting his Diet Dr. Kelp soda. SpongeBob tries to explain that he never ordered a soda, but Tom won't listen and rudely refuses to pay for the pizza, slamming the door shut on SpongeBob. SpongeBob is emotionally hurt by this, and falls to the ground, crying. Feeling bad for SpongeBob, Squidward marches to Tom's door and then shoves the pizza in Tom's face in revenge for his behavior, yelling that it's "on the house." After the confrontation, the two drive back to work... which it turns out is only a few yards away.
==Reception==
This episode was ranked #20 on Tom Kenny's Top 20 on iTunes. His description says:
"The classic setup: SpongeBob and Squidward lost in the desert while delivering a pizza to a customer's home. Squidward just wants to get out of there, but SpongeBob sees his pizza delivery as a sacred oath between himself and the customer. I like when SpongeBob singing to himself - 'The Krusty Krab pizza is the pizza' ...turns into a bizarre gospel jingle singer-'Krusty Kray -ya ya-yaa-aaab!'"
This episode was voted to be the number one SpongeBob episode of all time by fans in the Ultimate SpongeBob Sponge Bash.
==Trivia==
*The Dr. Kelp soda that Tom mentions is a spoof on Dr. Pepper.
*The driver's seat on SpongeBob and Squidward's boat is on the right side, which means that it is a British car. (however, most modern boats have the driver's seat on the right side).
*When SpongeBob, looks at the gear lever, he hallucinates the Korean words "앞으로가" (Apeuroka, which means Forward) in place of "Forward" and "뒤로가" (Tuiroka, which means reverse) in place of "Reverse".
*After Squidward is run over by SpongeBob's rock, his eyes momentarily become the same color as his skin.
*As SpongeBob dances in joy at finding the rock, he executes two pushups. However, in "MuscleBob BuffPants", he couldn't even do one pushup. However, later on in "The Fry Cook Games" and "Stanley S. SquarePants", he is able to do many pushups. Perhaps SpongeBob's excitement gave him energy to do two pushups.
*This is the first time a tornado appears. The second time will be in "Pineapple Fever".
*The music that plays when Squidward stomps angrily toward Tom is heard throughout the entirety of "Reef Blower".
*This is one of the few episodes in which Squidward shows his liking for SpongeBob, despite the fact that he forcibly attempts to take the pizza from him in this episode as well.
*When SpongeBob is running away from Squidward, then hits him and falls on the ground, SpongeBob sits on the ground, missing his hat.
*The background music heard when SpongeBob sings is the same as in the title card. SpongeBob would do the same thing in "New Digs".
*Squidward calls SpongeBob "Jethro" twice in this episode. This is a reference to .
*This episode's title card music is a classic conga beat, and other variations of it have been used in other cartoons, such as Tom and Jerry.
*The scene when SpongeBob and Squidward back up the boat with SpongeBob saying "backing up, backing up" repeatedly became a hit meme on YouTube.
*For some reason, Squidward saying "Oh, my aching tentacles" at the end is removed on YTV airings of this episode.
==Home video releases==
;DVD
* SpongeBob SquarePants: Christmas
* SpongeBob SquarePants: The Complete 1st Season
* SpongeBob SquarePants: The First 100 Episodes
* SpongeBob SquarePants: SpongeBob, You're Fired!
;Game Boy Advance Video
* Nicktoons Collection: Volume 1
==Gallery==
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==Videos==
SpongeBob SquarePants - Back it up - Nickelodeon UK
Pizza Delivery 🍕 in 5 Minutes! -BestSpongeBobMoments - SpongeBob
Where's My DRINK?! 😡 - "Pizza Delivery" ...with Puppets! - Pineapple Playhouse - SpongeBob
==Notes==
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Category:Censored episodes