Band Geeks

Okay, new theory. Maybe we should play more loud, the network can hear us.

**Band Geeks** is an LEGENDARY-famous episode of *SpongeBob SquarePants.* In this episode, Squidward creates a band to perform at the Bubble Bowl due to Squilliam Fancyson's band not being available.

**RELEASE DATE: SEPTEMBER 7, 2001**

## Why It Takes Sweet Victory

1. Non-stop hilarious and memorable jokes and moments, such as:
	1. *"Is mayonnaise an instrument?"*
	2. Squidward's face gets distorted by a loud blast of music
	3. The scene where Patrick kick’s Sandy and then beats him up and stuff him in a trombone offscreen, and then delivers this hilarious one liner: "Whoever's the owner of the white Sedan, you left your lights on."
	4. Harold's line **BIG!** '**MEATY!** **CLAWS!**"
	5. The super funny scene where the "drums" blow on their sticks launching it at Squidward, followed by the subtle suicide joke where he says, "Too bad that didn't kill me."
2. This is the first episode here Squidward gets a happy ending. Although, episodes after this episode had Squidward getting a happy ending are "House Fancy", "Love That Squid", "Suction Cup Symphony", "Squid Plus One", and "Enchanted Tiki Dreams", but when it was first aired, it was truly a sight to behold.
3. **Elephant out of the room:** The ending is **truly magnificent,** as it is one of the most memorable moments in the history of the show's run, as it shows great visuals, Squidward getting his happiness, Squilliam getting his just desserts, and a great song that's catchy, victorious, and has inspiring lyrics.
4. A very positive message that no matter who you are, you can still make a good change in the world.
5. Flanderization and OOC moments done right. It was well executed and a good example of good Flandering.
6. The scene with Squidward making a fake excuse for his band dying in a marching accident but the Bikini Bottomites being inspired by SpongeBob to practice for Squidward will pull heartstrings without mercy. It's a very heartwarming and emotional moment that greatly shows what people love about SpongeBob.
7. SpongeBob is at is his **absolute *best*** in this episode.
	* SpongeBob's friendly attitude was shown in a very positive light, as not only is he trying to help Squidward, he discourages everyone from fighting, he encourages everyone to give it their all for Squidward with a creative method not done by shows that much, and he encourages Squidward to show himself to the world and never give up. It's also nice to see him as the voice of reason in this episode, when he usually isn't.
		+ Although he plays a minor role, this is one of those episodes where the minor characters have great character development, which is very good news.

## Reception

This episode was acclaimed by SpongeBob fans and critics as the best of the series, and it is the highest rated SpongeBob episode of all-time on IMDB with a rating of 9.7 out of 10 along with it's sister episode The Secret Box. Other episodes considered the best SpongeBob Episode are Chocolate With Nuts, Dying for Pie, Graveyard Shift, Wet Painters, Mimic Madness, Krusty Krab Training Video, SB-129, The Camping Episode, My Leg!, Sailor Mouth, Pizza Delivery.

It is the highest-rated episodes on Episode Ninja, excluding episodes with less than 100 votes, with a score of 8.69/10 based on 472 votes.

## Trivia

* Sweet Victory was made before the SpongeBob SquarePants series by David Glen Eisley.

## Gallery

Is mayonnaise an Instrument?Patrick chewing on his trumpet.Okay, new theory: maybe we should play so quietly, no one can hear us.BIG MEATY CLAWS!SpongeBob's "eager face".SpongeBob and his friends performing the song "Sweet Victory".
## Quotes

These are the famous quotes from the episode:

> "*Do instruments of torture count?*"
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> "*Is mayonnaise an instrument?*"
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> "*No, Patrick. Mayonnaise is not an instrument. Horse radish is not an instrument either.*"
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> "*When do we get the free food?*"
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> "*Too bad that didn't kill me.*"
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> "*I wanna do some kicking!*"
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> "*Why you... \*beats up Patrick\**"
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> "*Whoever is the owner of the white sedan, you left your lights on. \*Patrick walks in, revealing that Sandy shoved the trombone through his body. As he walks toward his seat, trombone notes are heard and when he sits down, he makes a loud sound.\**"
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> "*Well, maybe we wouldn't sound so bad if some people didn't try to play with big, meaty claws!*"
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> "*\*SpongeBob dances eagerly\* That's his eager face.*"
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> "*And it's sweet, sweet, sweet victory, yeah.*"
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