Rock-a-Bivalve

"**Rock-a-Bivalve**" is a *SpongeBob SquarePants* episode from season three. In this episode, SpongeBob and Patrick take care of a baby scallop.

## Synopsis

After encountering each other and hearing a noise as they say goodbye to each other, SpongeBob and Patrick hear a noise in the middle of a coral plant which both of them suspect was one another, but neither SpongeBob nor Patrick were making the nosie. They then realize that it was a baby scallop in the middle of the plant making that noise, who is all alone and helpless with no parental guardian, and has yet to develop the ability to fly. SpongeBob and Patrick come to the conclusion that they should care for it until it's old enough to fly, take it in the former's house, name it "Junior" and raise it as a baby child of their own, with SpongeBob being the mother and Patrick being the father.

Afterwards, a montage of SpongeBob and Patrick going out dressed as parents, taking Junior on various adventures, is shown. They then return home at night and put Junior to sleep in a cradle in SpongeBob's bedroom, soon going to sleep themselves.

The next morning, Patrick eats breakfast and then explains that he has to go to work since he is the father, thus leaving SpongeBob to do all the housework. He promises to give SpongeBob a break when he gets home. Eventually, he returns home only to be exhausted from work, and then decides to sit on the chair and watch TV for the rest of the night. This goes on for several days until SpongeBob cannot take it anymore. SpongeBob angrily lashes out at Patrick. He then shows him all the diapers that Junior used. Patrick, feeling remorse, then realizes the error of his ways and promises to come home at 6:00 PM and give SpongeBob the whole night off.

However, Patrick, having lost track of time, returns at 12:00 AM from work, in fear that SpongeBob will be mad at him. He is correct, as SpongeBob is not happy and confronts him on his broken promise as the latter gets annoyed with his constant nagging. SpongeBob follows Patrick, who said that he was going back to work, only to find out that "work" consists of Patrick watching television under his rock all day, doing math, and answering important phone calls. The duo then gets into an endless argument until they see Junior jumping out a two-story window. They immediately try to catch him, but fail and begin crying for him, believing him to be dead and proclaiming themselves "bad parents."

However, they then realize that Junior is alive and well, and has learned to fly. After Junior kisses SpongeBob and flies away, Patrick demands a kiss from Junior, who drops a coconut on the former's head to get back at him for his laziness, but still gives him a kiss. After the parents say goodbye to their son, they are proud to have looked after him. Patrick suggests having another baby and SpongeBob makes a shocked face as the episode ends.

## Cast

* Paul Winchell as SpongeBob
* Bob Weighton as Patrick
* Frank Welker as Gary/Junior/Guy who gets hit in the head with a coconut
* Rob Paulsen as the Worm from Appleworld

Fred and Incidentals 39, 41 and 48 have no lines.

## Production

### Deleted Content

* Jay Lender revealed in a Twitter post that there was a much different version of the "look at the funny face" scene with more horrifying faces from both SpongeBob and Patrick.
* The Twitter post also reveals that Sandy, Mr. Krabs, and Plankton were supposed to appear in this episode, but they were removed due to "creative differences" between him and Ralph Bakshi.

### Music

**•** Rocka Bye Baby M Box Style - Nicolas Carr *[Title card]*

**‣** Italian Summer - Hendric Haydegg *[newspaper]*

**•** Vibe Sting - Nicolas Carr *["What did you say?"]*

**•** Vibe Q Sting - Nicolas Carr *[Baby scallop revealed]*

**‣** Alekoki - Kapono Beamer *[SpongeBob brings the scallop into his house]*

**‣** Stand-Up Comic C - Sammy Burdson, John Charles Fiddy *[rimshot]*

**•** Cym Splash Hit - Nicolas Carr *[rimshot]*

**‣** Pudding Ballet - Rick Cassman, Vyvyan Hope-Scott *[feeding the scallop]*

**‣** Scared Stiff - John Fox *[Scallop cries]*

**•** Idea Sting - Nicolas Carr *[shot of scallop wearing diaper]*

**‣** Tympup A - Sammy Burdson, John Charles Fiddy *["...this would be kind of shocking."]*

**‣** Dapper Don - Frank Chacksfield *[montage of SpongeBob and Patrick playing with the scallop]*

**‣** South Sea Island Lullaby - George Elliott *[that night...]*

**‣** Screw on the Loose - Tony Lowry *[breakfast]*

**‣** Hawaiian Link (b) - Richard Myhill *[Patrick comes home from work]*

**‣** Screw on the Loose - Tony Lowry *["Oh, great, you're home."]*

**‣** The Bachelor Life (a) - Laurie Johnson *[Patrick watching TV]*

**‣** Screw on the Loose - Tony Lowry *[tomorrow...]*

**‣** The Bachelor Life (a) - Laurie Johnson *[Patrick watching TV again]*

**‣** Dramatic Climax - Mike Sunderland *[dirty diapers]*

**‣** Dramatic Impact 3 - Ivor Slaney *["I had no idea!"]*

**‣** On the Beach - Kapono Beamer *[Patrick saying he'll be home at 6:00]*

**‣** Lonely Heart's Club (a) - David Bell, Otto Sieben *[12:00 midnight]*

**‣** The Bachelor Life (a) - Laurie Johnson *[Patrick watching TV at home]*

**‣** Dramatic Cue (h) - Ronald Hanmer *["Junior!"]*

**‣** Dramatic Cue (c) - Ronald Hanmer *[Scallop jumps out of window]*

**‣** Island Romance - Jan Rap *["We're bad parents!"]*

**‣** Hilo March - The Hawaiian Serenaders *[ending]*

### Release

* This episode is available on Tide and Seek, Tales from the Deep (Russian version), Complete 3rd Season, SpongeBob's WhoBob WhatPants? (Greek release),  First 100 Episodes, SpongeBob SquarePants Vol. 4, Complete Third Season, From the Beginning, Pt.1, Robot Invasion, The Third & Fourth Seasons, The Best 200 Episodes Ever, and The Paul Winchell Collection DVDs.
* This episode is also available on the Tide and Seek and Laugh Your Pants Off VHS tapes.

### Reception

* "Rock-a-Bye Bivalve" was ranked #89 during the Best Day Ever event on November 9–10, 2006.

## Trivia

### General

* This is one of the few episodes from season 3 to have Ralph Bakshi be involved as much as the previous two seasons.
* This is the only episode to be written by Maria Bamford, as well as the second episode to be written by Bob Weighton, with the first being "Dumped."
	+ Unlike before, however, he did not write the initial script.
* This is the third episode where SpongeBob lets a wild animal stay at his house. The first is "Jellyfish Jam" and the second is "My Pretty Seahorse."
* When SpongeBob is wearing hair rollers on his head, he has orange hair.
* This episode has the most time cards with a total of five. These include "Tomorrow," "Tomorrow for sure...," "Eventually...," "Uhhh...," and "12:00 midnight."
* When SpongeBob shows funny faces, one can see the side of his head before he reveals he is using a puppet.
* The word "bivalve" is another name for a mollusk, an oyster, or a clam.
* Patrick reveals he has worn diapers for almost a year after changing Junior for the first time, but in most of his other appearances he is shown wearing tighty-whities.
	+ Bob Weighton, one of the writers, did not like this scene saying that it was "embarrassing, but not in a good way," and requested that the team never do it again if the scene is with Patrick.
* On Nick Jr. and Noggin airings as well as airings in certain countries, Patrick's line "Let's have another." was changed to "Let's find another," with SpongeBob's shocked reaction to the quote kept intact.

* SpongeBob's “Overtime?!?”/“The Queen?!?”scream has become a popular meme on the the internet, starting around 2008 as a goofy jumpscare. Ralph Bakshi caught wind of its use and demanded the meme have another use to not scare anyone or kill them from a heart attack.
	+ The same goes for the scene where the dirty diapers are shown, but like the scream, co-writer Bob Weighton was not pleased with the use of the meme.
* In this episode SpongeBob makes a similar face to one in "The Algae's Always Greener."
* When the last pile of diapers is shown, it is on top of Squidward's house.

* Patrick's large breakfast appears to have the following:
	+ Kelpo cereal (albeit a different variety than normally shown)
	+ Some cereal with rounded torus shapes for the cereal, with milk
	+ Eggs with bacon and hash-browns on the side
	+ Butter on toast
	+ Coffee in a mug that shows the words "Dad's Mug"
	+ Orange juice
	+ Pancakes with butter
	+ Blueberry muffins
	+ A container full of sausages
* The time card "12:00 Midnight" is similar to the title card of "The Algae's Always Greener."
* The time cards in the episode match the last word SpongeBob and Patrick said except for "12:00 Midnight" in which the last word said was 6:00.
* In the Croatian dub, the episode's name is "Spavaj mi Spavaj Školjkice," which translates to "Sleep You Sleep Bivalve."
* In the Hebrew dub, this episode's name is "הרפתקאות בישיבה של צדפות," which translates to "Adventures in the Sitting of Oysters."
* The "Uhhh..." time card uses the same background as the title card for "SpongeGuard on Duty," except without the lifeguard rescue tube.
* In an interview with Ralph Bakshi, the motor on Gary's skateboard *was* connected to the underside.

### Cultural references

* When the worm says *"We will bury you!"*, it is a reference to a famous speech by a Russian leader, Nikita Kruschev, in which he took off his shoe and slammed it on the podium saying in Russian *"America, we will bury you."*
* The title is a pun on the traditional lullaby "Rock-a-Bye Baby" since the title is referring to the baby clam.
* The Serbian title, "Uspavanka za Ljuskara M.", is a pun on the title of the album, "Uspavanka za Radmilu M.", by ex-Yugoslav rock band Bijelo Dugme.

### Errors

**[Please note that all of these errors were fixed on home media and digital releases as well as international airings unless otherwise noted.]**

* Junior's mouth stops moving when he is crying and it does not match the lip sync on his mouth.

* After the "Tomorrow" time card, SpongeBob is shown with a black tie, but it changes back to red in the next scene. This pattern repeats for the next 2 scenes.
* Despite Carlos Alazraqui and Doug Lawrence's names appearing in the credits, none of their characters have speaking roles.
* When Junior is in SpongeBob's pants, SpongeBob is in his underwear. When he goes to feed him, SpongeBob's pants are back on.

* When SpongeBob says "We need a box for him to sleep in," his hand is colored clear instead of yellow.

* When Patrick says "Just call me daddy!," his mouth moves out of place to the left, and then back into place a few seconds later.

### Running gags

* Patrick watching someone getting hit on the head with a coconut.
	+ Patrick himself gets hit on the head with a coconut by Junior at the end of the episode.
* Patrick keeps breaking promises with SpongeBob.
	+ However, the fifth time he did it, it was simply an accident.
* SpongeBob working on his chores.