Suds (SpongeBob SquarePants episode)

# Suds

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September 23, 2000

 September 7, 2001

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"**Suds**" is a *SpongeBob SquarePants* episode from season 1. In this episode, SpongeBob develops a sickness known as the "suds" after leaving his refrigerator open overnight.

### Characters

* SpongeBob SquarePants
	+ Dream SpongeBob
* Gary the Snail
* Shelley
* Jellyfish (mentioned)
* Frozen TV announcer (cameo)
* Eugene H. Krabs
* Incidentals
	+ Incidental 23 (cameo)
	+ Incidental 31
	+ Incidental 67
	+ Incidental 35
	+ Incidental 33
	+ Incidental 66 (debut)
	+ Incidental 116
	+ Fred (heard only)
* Sandy Cheeks
* Jackrabbit (mentioned)
* Patrick Star
	+ Doctor Patrick (debut)
* Wild scallops
* Hans (in-series debut)
	+ Peter Bennett
* Tom Kenny (cameo)

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One night, SpongeBob has a dream about it raining Krabby Patties and realizes that he is hungry. He gets up to make himself a Sea-Nut Butter and jellyfish jellysandwich, but falls asleep after the first bite and leaves the refrigerator open, causing his entire house to freeze overnight. By morning, he develops the suds, an illness that causes him to sneeze bubbles. SpongeBob goes to work in spite of his illness, but Mr. Krabs learns from Gary that SpongeBob has the suds and orders his fry cook to go home and rest.

Back at home, SpongeBob decides he needs help and calls upon Sandy to take him to the doctor. Shortly after, he is visited by Patrick, who gives him a third-hand account of the doctor's office, describing it as a horrible place full of torture devices and outdated magazines. Terrified, SpongeBob asks Patrick to be his doctor instead. "Doctor" Patrick starts by plugging up all of SpongeBob's holes to prevent bubbles from coming out, causing SpongeBob to inflate every time he sneezes.

After several more "treatments," Sandy arrives at the house and Patrick tries to hide SpongeBob to no avail. Sandy says that SpongeBob needs to see a real doctor, but Patrick assures her that his "patient" is fine, leading to a squabble. In the commotion SpongeBob is sent bouncing away and comes to a stop in front of the Krusty Krab. He sneezes violently, blasting the corks out of his holes and releasing a massive amount of bubbles, destroying the restaurant.

Sandy then takes SpongeBob to a real doctor, who prescribes the "sponge treatment," which is performed by a human hand named Hans. The treatment involves being rinsed with soap and used to scrub various objects and people, which SpongeBob enjoys greatly. In the aftermath, SpongeBob is cured and receives a giant lollipop. Wanting a lollipop of his own, Patrick pretends to also have the suds. The doctor is not fooled and sarcastically assures Patrick that a "special treatment" awaits him. Hans returns and uses Patrick to clean a cactus and a toilet, much to Patrick's horror.

### Running gags

* When SpongeBob sneezes, bubbles come out of his holes. When SpongeBob sneezes with the corks on him, he inflates.

### Music

**‣** Sugar Plum Fairy 59 - Richard A. Harvey *[Title card]*

**‣** Kamakani (b) - Kapono Beamer *[Opening]*

**‣** Merlins Hill - Jennifer Jones *[SpongeBob's dream]*

**‣** Vibe Link (b) - Richard Myhill *[SpongeBob wakes up]*

**‣** Hawaiian Holiday - Kapono Beamer *[midnight snack]*

**‣** Footsteps of Horror - W. Merrick Farran *[SpongeBob left the fridge open]*

**‣** Sugar Plum Fairy 59 - Richard A. Harvey *[the house is frozen]*

**‣** Stack of Leis - Kapono Beamer *[SpongeBob's sick]*

**‣** Botany Bay (b) - Robert Alexander White *[at the Krusty Krab]*

**‣** Tales from the Swamp (a) - Ron Goodwin *[customers panic]*

**‣** Hawaiian Link (A) - Richard Myhill *[SpongeBob at home]*

**‣** Hilo March - The Hawaiian Serenaders *[SpongeBob calls Sandy]*

**‣** Footsteps of Horror - W. Merrick Farran *[Patrick tells scary story about doctor]*

**‣** Whisper from the Past [#64.02] - Gregor F. Narholz *["You gotta help me get better, Patrick."]*

**‣** Me for You - George Callert *[plugging SpongeBob's pores]*

**•** War Blowers - The Blue Hawaiians *[treatment montage]*

**‣** Monks (a) - Dave Hewson *[SpongeBob tied to rack]*

**•** Seaweed 1 - Steve Belfer *[SpongeBob disguised as Patrick's house]*

**•** Grass Skirt Chase - Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield *[Sandy tries to take SpongeBob to the doctor]*

**‣** On Fire - Gregor F. Narholz *[SpongeBob rolling toward Krusty Krab]*

**‣** Hawaiian Link (B) - Richard Myhill *[after SpongeBob sneezes]*

**‣** Good Bye Samba A - Ben Nabor *[Sponge treatment]*

**‣** Pepito from Tampico A - Ronald Sekura, Otto Sieben *[ending with Patrick's "treatment"]*

### Release

* This episode is available on the Lost at Sea, Complete 1st Season, Karate Choppers, SpongeBob on DVD Volume 1, First 100 Episodes, Beach Bob, Exposed!: The Ultimate Box Set, Karate Cutting, The Sponge Of Terror, The Ultimate SpongeBob Box Set, The SpongeBob SquarePants Collection, The SpongeBob SquarePants 8 Season DVD Collection, SpongeBob SquarePants Vol. 2, The Complete First Season, The Friends Collection, Orange Collection, From the Beginning, Part 1, The First & Second Seasons, Movies & TV Collection, and The Best 200 Episodes Ever DVDs.
* This episode is also available on the Lost at Seaand The Sponge Who Could Fly VHS tapes.

### Reception

* In fan-voted SpongeBob SquarePants marathons, "Suds" was ranked #61 during the Best Day Ever event from November 9–10, 2006 and #10 during The Ultimate SpongeBob SpongeBash event from July 17–19, 2009.
* It was also ranked #13 during the "Top 100 Greatest Moments in Nicktoon History" countdown as part of Super Stuffed Nicksgiving Weekend.
* "Suds" was ranked #34 during the SpongeBob's Top 100 event in the UK and Ireland from June 4-8, 2012.

### General

* This episode's lead plot serves as a follow-up to "Sleepy Time" (its sister episode).
* The title card is similar to that of "Bubblestand," except that the colors are green, blue, and light blue instead of blue and purple, there are no bubbles, there are orange speckles added, and there is bamboo added.
* This is the last episode to have been copyrighted in 1999.
* This is, as of 2022, the last episode to use the track "Merlins Hill."
* This marks the first appearance of Hans outside of the theme song.
* This episode marks the first appearance of SpongeBob's wringer (though he does not use it).
* Suds is a parody of the common cold.
	+ Contrary to common misconception, it is not possible to come down with a cold by simply being exposed to cold temperatures, which is how SpongeBob caught the suds. The worst condition that one can get from long exposure to the cold is hypothermia.
* There is a book based on this episode called *SpongeBob Goes to the Doctor*, also known as *SpongeBob Gets the Suds!*
	+ There is also an online game based on this episode called *Deep Sea Surgeon*.
* According to an interview in an issue of *Nickelodeon Magazine*, SpongeBob's voice actor, Tom Kenny, was very sick at the time of recording the lines for this episode. This made SpongeBob sound genuinely sick as well.
* "**My leg!:**" Everyone running panicked in the Krusty Krab when they thought SpongeBob sneezed on their food.
* An image from the part where Patrick says, "Don't touch me, I'm sterile!" is featured on the protective case of *The SpongeBob SquarePants Experience: A Deep Dive into the World of Bikini Bottom*.
* In real life, leaving your refrigerator open would not freeze your house. Leaving the fridge open would cause most food if not all to spoil.
* Sandy was correct in stating it was illegal to impersonate a doctor (or practice medicine without a license) in most countries.
* The man who was in the shower during SpongeBob's treatment is Tom Kenny.
	+ He is seen again in "Neptune's Spatula."
* Things SpongeBob is washed with during the Sponge Treatment:
	+ A showering man's back and foot
	+ A dish
	+ A car
	+ A floor
* SpongeBob mentions his experience with the suds again in "Whelk Attack."
* The car being washed during SpongeBob's treatment is a 1992 Honda Civic.
* This is one of the shortest times SpongeBob is seen at the Krusty Krab as he is sent home by Mr. Krabs for having the suds.
* This is the first episode in which Gary is seen inside the Krusty Krab.
* If SpongeBob was sent home sick, then Mr. Krabs should have hired a temporary replacement cook to take over until he returns. In the series, in SpongeBob's absence, Mr. Krabs or Squidward typically prepare the orders instead.
* This is the first episode where the Krusty Krab appears without Squidward.
* This episode has the same opening credits as its sister episode.
* SpongeBob sneezes 19 times.
* In the Croatian dub, the episode name is "Zapjenio se," which translates to "Foamed."[*citation needed*]
	+ In the Japanese dub, the episode name is "Kazehiki SpongeBob," which translates to "SpongeBob Catches a Cold."[*citation needed*]
	+ In the Azerbaijani dub, the episode name is "Köpük xəstəliyi," which translates to "Foam Disease."[*citation needed*]
	+ In the Serbian dub, the episode is called "Веома болесно (Veoma Bolesno)," which translates to "Very Sick."[*citation needed*]
	+ In the Indonesian dub, all the live action scenes were cut.[*citation needed*]
	+ In the European Portuguese dub, both this episode and "Bubblestand" are officially called "Bolhas," which translates to "Bubbles." Netflix distinguished the episodes by adding the Portuguese onomatopoeia "Atchim..." before this episode's translated title.[*citation needed*]
* This is the first SpongeBob title card to have bubbles as text.
* This episode was paired with different episodes:
	+ On the March 29, 2003 airing, this episode was paired with "Something Smells."
	+ On the November 10, 2006 airing, this episode was paired with "Gary Takes a Bath."

### Errors

* In the shot when Patrick's "second house" is shown, Patrick's real house is gone.
* As the inflated SpongeBob ball begins to roll down the hill, it leads straight for downtown Bikini Bottom. Then, it heads for the Krusty Krab somehow.
* When SpongeBob comes rolling down and crashing into the Krusty Krab, the Chum Bucketlocated across the street is nowhere to be seen.
* When SpongeBob is making his seanut butter and jelly sandwich, the jelly is already on the bread when he opens it.

* When Sandy and Patrick quarrel, Patrick's eyebrows are attached and opaque.
* Before SpongeBob's sneeze destroys the Krusty Krab, the five maritime flags are missing from the Krusty Krab and a flower was on the left-hand side of the Krusty Krab, but after he sneezes, the flags mysteriously reappear amongst the wreckage of the destroyed restaurant and the flower is gone.

* When SpongeBob begins to give the Krabby Patty and starts to sneeze for a split second, his left eyeball turns black.
* Throughout the episode SpongeBob's shoes are a light gray, instead of black.
	+ They turn back to their normal color once SpongeBob is cured.

1. ^ http://youtv.vn/lich-chieu/28-9-2016.imc
2. ^https://nickstory.fandom.com/wiki/March\_29,\_2003
3. ^https://nickstory.fandom.com/wiki/November\_10,\_2006