Party Pooper Pants

"**Party Pooper Pants**" is a *SpongeBob SquarePants* episode from Season 3. In this episode, SpongeBob throws a party while the Octopus in the Beaver Hat tries to attack him and the guests.

This episode also has 3 guest appearances: Tony Jay, who voiced King Neptune; Lux Interior, who voiced the lead singer for The Bird Brains and performed/co-wrote the song Underwater Sun; and Rex Harrison, who voices the Octopus in the Beaver Hat.

## Synopsis

### Act 1

Fearless Freddy opens the door and mistakes the viewers for sharks, what he hates the most. Potty then tells him to put on his glasses, and Fearless Freddy apologizes and welcomes the viewer. He explains that he has organized a house party, and all the guests have come, except for Potty's grandma. Freddy then introduces his special guests, including a live-action King Neptune, Minnie Mermaid, and Long-Beard the Pirate. Patchy the Pirate has also been invited, despite the fact he can get overly excited about something like SpongeBob.

In Bikini Bottom, while shopping at the Barg'N-Mart, SpongeBob finds a "Plan Your Own Party Kit," and decides to throw a party using the kit. Despite the kit advising to invite "only your closest friends," SpongeBob invites nearly everyone in Bikini Bottom. SpongeBob wants the party to go exactly according to plan, so he decides to make sure things go in order. He makes a brutally specific schedule for different activities and cards for people to use for conversations.

In the second live-action segment, Fearless Freddy teahes about the word celebration; it means to make someone happy by partaking in enjoying activities. Patchy then tries to dance, but then a band that Freddy has hired for the party arrives. Potty asks who it is. It is Potty's favorite band, "The Bird Brains." Everybody loves the Bird Brains' music, but Patchy hates it because it is too loud and it blasts him out of his house. Freddy then tells him this:

"*It's okay to hate certain things, but you need to be a bit nicer about what you don't like. I'm not saying that it'll work every time (sometimes people need to be called out for their actions), but maybe try telling people problems you have in regards to what they did. Like say for instance music is too loud; in that case, ask of they can lower their music a bit so that way everyone wins.*"

Back in Bikini Bottom, later that night, all the guests arrive at different times. SpongeBob hands them all the topic cards, which causes an awkward environment. After the last guest arrives, SpongeBob goes into the closet.

### Act 2

After a while, SpongeBob sees everybody having fun and starts to realize that parties are meant for fun. He then tears up the schedule and joins in on the fun, doing the Polka Party. The Octopus in the Beaver Hat arrives to the house, and much to his amusement, SpongeBob has invited about 50% of the town into his pineapple. Soon, he gets the idea to make chum out of them to sell to Plankton (only to poison him and everyone else who tastes it).

The Octopus first tries to open the door, but hi-tech security prevents him from entering. He then destroys the security, but soon realizes the door is locked. He then gets the idea to transform into animals to help him get into the house. He first turns into ants, but is soon kicked out by Mrs. Puff flipping the window. Next, he turns into a snake going into the phone, but Patrick accidentally drops it into the fruit punch, electrocuting him and making him look like ashes.

After continually trying to get into SpongeBob's house using other different methods and failing quite horribly, the Octopus, at wit's end, turns into a ram and charges at the door. The police find him and place him under arrest, only for him to bash them into the door and destroy the party. SpongeBob then grabs Sandy and Pearl and asks them to beat up the goat for ruining his party, which they gladly do. The police then take Sandy and Pearl for community service, and the Octopus (still as a ram) to a mental institution for bashing the police into the door of one's home.

The next morning, SpongeBob walks by with his groceries and unlocks the door. Patrick comes over and tells him that it was the greatest party all of them had ever been to, and that he should do exactly the same thing next weekend, except for the goat. SpongeBob the finds the schedule and recycles it, saying that parties should be fun, not matter what time of the day. He smiles gladly and becomes proud that his party was a success. He finds Gary wearing a lampshade and is happy that he had fun too. The episode ends as SpongeBob turns off Gary's lamp and wishing his snail a good night's sleep.

In the final live-action segment, Patchy attempts to remedy the music situation by performing his own song with a one-man-band. Freddy questions him as if he learned nothing from their conversation, but Patchy tells him he was joking and reintroduces The Bird Brains, singing their new song, "Underwater Sun." After they finish, Freddy thanks Patchy for accepting the band and the viewers for coming to the party. Just then, female parrots start swarming Patchy, much to everyone's amusement. Potty then says "goodbye" to the audience.

### Running gags

* The Octopus in the Beaver Hat attempting to get in.
* SpongeBob dancing to various music from around the world.

## Cast

The double asterisks means a character only appears in the Noggin airings

### Live-action Cast

* Paul Winchell as Fearless Freddy
* Maria Bamford as Minnie Mermaid
* Tom Kenny as Patchy
* Tim Lagasse (puppetry) as Potty (hands)/Sea Krait\*\*
* Noel MacNeal (puppetry) as Potty (head)/Bird Brains drummer
* Pam Arciero, Cheryl Blaylock, Jim Kroupa, Jonathan Silsby, John Tartaglia and Matt Vogel (all puppetry) as Female Parrots
* Lux Interior and Martin P. Robinson (both puppetry) as Bird Brains lead singer
* Sergio Ristie as King Neptune
* Carlos Alazraqui, Dee Bradley Baker, Art Bell, June Bliss, Kit Boyce, Renae Bright, Bruce Cheng, Dan Cheser, Marcy Lynn Dewey, C.H. Greenblatt, David Greer, Stephen Hillenburg, Dennis Hoorter, Margaret Hou, Helen Kalafatic, Steve Kellams, Alan Smart and Paul Tibbitt as party participants

### Voice Cast

* Paul Winchell as SpongeBob
* Bob Weighton as Patrick
* Wilfrid Hyde-White as Squidward
* Sean Connery as Mr. Krabs
* June Foray as Sandy/Pearl/Nazz-Mimi/Sadie/Rochelle
* Maria Bamford as additional voices
* Mary Jo Catlett as Ms. Puff
* Jill Talley as Karen/Tina Fran/Incidental 33/Shubie/Denise/additional voices
* Tom Kenny and Frank Welker as Gary/Jellyfish/additional voices
	+ Welker also voices Potty and provides the vocal effects for all of the Octopus in the Beaver Hat's animal forms.
* Charles Nelson Reilly (US)/John Hurt (UK)/Keith Scott (AUS) as Plankton/Scooter
* Rob Paulsen, Jim Cummings and Maurice LaMarche as additional voices
* Tony Jay as King Neptune
* Lux Interior as the Bird Brains' lead singer
* Rex Harrison as the Octopus in the Beaver Hat

## Production

### Deleted Content

* Vincent Waller once recalled an alternate scene where the Octopus in the Beaver Hat transforms into a rhinoceros and gets hit by the fruit punch bowl.
	+ However, the rhino part was debunked by Ralph Bakshi, who checked the original storyboards and found out the scene was to have the Octopus transform into a hippopotamus.
* SpongeBob was originally going to be much harsher to his guests, throwing all of them out the window one by one if they broke his schedule. This was removed for being too brutal and out-of-character for SpongeBob.
* The Polka Party was originally going to be called Slimy, had a gross-out tone to it, and was to use rock and roll music.
	+ This was changed due to Tom Kenny finding the audio "unpleasant" and "hinting at yucky bathroom noises."

### Music

**‣** A Pirate's Life for Me (A) - Ron Goodwin *["House Party" intro]*

**‣** Bird Lady from Ghost Town - The Mel-Tones *[Fearless Freddy' party.]*

**‣** Honolulu March - Hans Haider *["Party Pooper Pants" title card.]*

**‣** Penthouse Party - Bruce Campbell *["Ah, the Barg'N-Mart."]*

**‣** Hit and Run - Ralph Dollimore *[SpongeBob shopping.]*

**‣** Fashion Note - Lillian Munsie *[Book of records.]*

**‣** Me for You - George Callert *[SpongeBob planning his party.]*

**‣** Bird Lady from Ghost Town - The Mel-Tones *[Fearless Freddy reappears.]*

**‣** When Daylight Shines/Captain Lenoe's - The Folk Players *[Peg-legged dance of happiness.]*

**•** Bird Brains - Peter Straus, Steve Belfer *[Bird Brains play rock music.]*

**‣** The Girl I Left Behind Me - Brian Peters *[Walking the plank.]*

**‣** Hawaiian Link (B) - Richard Myhill *["Please Stand By" card.]*

**‣** Speaking Guitar - Gerhard Narholz *[SpongeBob's party.]*

**‣** A Little Rhumba in the Night (B) - Laurence Peter Cottle *[Squidward arrives.]*

**‣** A Little Rhumba in the Night (A) - Laurence Peter Cottle *[Topic cards.]*

**‣** Bird Lady from Ghost Town - The Mel-Tones *[Back from commercials.]*

**•** The Humpback Hop - Theo Mondle *[Dance music.]*

**◦** The Polka Party - Tom Kenny, Gordon Duncan, Nils Lofgren, Scott Huml

**•** Steel Licks 4 - Jeremy Wakefield *[The next morning.]*

**•** Steel Sting - Jeremy Wakefield *["That ending was a complete disaster."]*

**‣** Moloka'i Nui A - Kapono Beamer *[Patrick have enjoyed the party.]*

**‣** Beat Baby - Harry Bluestone *[Back to Freddy's party.]*

**•** Patchy's One Man Band - Nicolas Carr *[Patchy's one-man band.]*

**◦** Underwater Sun - Stephen Hillenburg, Tom Kenny, Lux Interior

**‣** Tiki Cabana - The Mel-Tones *["Great job, boys! Thanks for stopping by!"]*

**‣** Spanish Ladies (B) - Robin Jeffrey, Tim Laycock *[Ending.]*

### Release

* This episode is available on the Tales from the Deep (with storyboard version on the special features), Complete 3rd Season, Band Geeks, The Ultimate Box Set, First 100 Episodes, Double Feature Volume 3, Exposed!: The Ultimate Box Set, Really Big Box Set, The Party of Bob Sfougarakis, The Ultimate SpongeBob Box Set, SpongeBob SquarePants Vol. 4, Complete Third Season, From the Beginning, Pt.2, The SpongeBob SquarePants Collection, The SpongeBob SquarePants 8 Season DVD Collection, Favorite Episodes, 2-Season TV Pack, The Third & Fourth Seasons, The Best 200 Episodes Ever, The Paul Winchell Collection, and Bikini Bottom Bash DVDs.
* This episode is also available on the Bikini Bottom Bash! and Tales from the Deep VHS tapes.

## Trivia

* Going by production order, this is the thirty-sixth episode of the third season.
* This is the second episode to have a song written and performed by the guest singer, the first being Texas.
* This episode was viewed in 6.70 million households upon its American premiere.
* The "Underwater Sun" song is animated in a different art style than the actual episode.
* This was Walt Dohrn's final episode as a crew member.
* This episode was advertised as "SpongeBob SquarePants House Party," even having a special logo.
	+ This logo is seen 4 times through the episode.

* This is the only episode to show King Neptune in live-action form.
* This is the second episode where SpongeBob goes to jail. The first is "Life of Crime."
* This episode premiered on the same day that "SpongeBob Meets The Strangler" was in production.
* The subliminal message girl's laugh from "Gary Takes a Bath" is heard at the ending to reenact the female parrots' laughter.
* This episode was not aired after its initial showing for over 3 years. Starting in 2009, the episode was aired once again on Nickelodeon.﻿
* The "Peg Leg Dance" mat is first seen earlier in the episode when SpongeBob talks about the scheduled events.
* The late Lux Interior from The Cramps co-wrote and sang lead vocals for "Underwater Sun," and the lead singer's puppet was modeled after Lux to some degree.
	+ He even puppeteered the lead singer's head, with his hands being performed by Martin P. Robinson.
* The guitar that the guitarist for the Bird Brains is shown playing with is a left-handed Fender 1952 Telecaster.
* The fine print for "Patchy's Dance Tips" video offer reads: "It is unlawful to blah blah blah. In the event of blah blah blah the said person blah blah blah. Will who there for blah will blah and it shall be the sole responsibility to blah blah when in the case of blah blah blah. In so there too, henceforth blah will be blah."
	+ One of the video volumes for "Patchy's Dance Tips" is "Dance Yer Parrot Off!" The other three are unknown.
* The Octopus in the Beaver Hat's attempts at getting in the house and the animals used for the job are as followed:
	+ **Army ants**: getting through the window. Mrs. Puff turns it backward, flinging the ants out the door.
	+ **Green anaconda**: slithering through the phone. Patrick accidentally drops it into the fruit punch bowl, electrocuting the Octopus.
	+ **Giant spider crab**: climbing up to the top window. He successfully captures Larry the Lobster, but the falls out the window, breaking his legs and letting Larry head back to the party.
	+ **Star-nosed mole**: tunneling his way in. A line of people doing the bunny-hop, lead by SpongeBob, step on the Octopus, which shoots him back outside.
	+ **Navajo-Churro (ram)**: breaking through the door. The police place him under arrest, only for the Octopus to bash them into the door and destroy the party.

* SpongeBob's scheduled events:
	+ 8:00-8:05: Guests arrive
	+ 8:05-8:15: Opening remarks & general discussion
	+ 8:15-8:27: Craft corner & name tag distribution
	+ 8:27: Cracker eating/tongue twister contest
	+ 8:37: Read aloud from the newspaper comics
	+ 8:52: Eat cake
	+ 9:03: Laughter
	+ 9:07: Running charades
	+ 9:20: Finger puppet theater
	+ 9:38: Charity apple bob
	+ 9:57: Electric jitterbug dance marathon (Ladies choice)
	+ 10:00: Dance your pants off
	+ 10:09: Knock-knock jokes
	+ 10:41-10:47: Squidward makes light conversation with Mr. Krabs

* Discussion cards:
	+ Scooter: "Which came first, the oyster or the pearl?"
	+ Lady: "Discuss the philosophical nature of irony."
	+ Plankton: "You say: 'Where are you from?'"
	+ Patrick: "Nod politely."

* This is the second episode to have two title cards. The first was "Christmas Who?"
* On the offer for the "Patchy's Dance Tips Videos," the MasterCard logo appears.
* This is the fourth episode where a time card is not read out loud.
	+ The first is "I Was a Teenage Gary," the second is "Shanghaied," and the third is "The Fry Cook Games."

* SpongeBob's line "Seriously," followed by the "We'll be right back" announcement is removed on the Tales from the Deep DVD because there are no commercials on the DVD. However, the "seriously" line remains intact on the storyboard version featured on that DVD.
* This episode would only be 15 minutes long without the live-action segments.
* Barnacle Bill's name comes from the prototype of Barnacle Boy and later the comic book character of the same name.
* Towards the beginning of the party, Sally is wearing fancy clothes, but after SpongeBob gets locked out, she is wearing her normal clothes.

* It could be possible she brought extra clothes and changed.

* Wendy's sold a series of Kids' Meal toys to promote the episode in May 2002: Gary's Spinnin' Shell, Patrick's Water Game, Sandy the Pen, SpongeBob notebook, and a SpongeBob Party Poster.
* In the Croatian dub, the episode title is "Tulum kod Spužve Boba" or "Party at SpongeBob's."
* In Turkey, the episode is called "Parti Zamanı," which translates to "Party Time."
* In the Turkish dub, the dance music is in a higher pitch.﻿
* On the July 16, 2018 airing on Nickelodeon's Nick@Nite block at 10pm, as the narrator is ending on the first act, the basketball transition to the 15-second promo for the 2018 Kids' Choice Sports Awards show occurred.

### Cultural references

* The Bird Brains are lookalikes of glam/hard rock group Slade and punk rock band Ramones. Their name comes from the punk rock band Bad Brains.
* The question "Which came first, the oyster or the pearl?" is a pun on the question "Which came first, the chicken or the egg?"
* The title is a pun on a "party pooper", which refers to someone who causes gloom or boredom in a social environment.

### Errors

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

* SpongeBob's watch says 3:00, not 8:00.
* SpongeBob's couch is red instead of green as it usually is.
* At the end of the episode, when Patrick closes the door, the door handle is the same color as the door, but in the next scene, it is a gold handle.
* When Patchy crashes into the light post, his jacket is red.
* The cake has blue frosting, but in a later scene, it has pink frosting, and in another scene, it had blue frosting.
* Tom's eyes are different in this episode, but in a later scene, they are back to normal, and in another scene, they are different.
* In one scene, Gary's mouth does not move when he says "Meow."
* When SpongeBob is reading his schedule, Gary's shell does not have the red swirl.
* Right before Mr. Krabs puts his coat on Gary, the latter's shell is deformed.
* The order screen for "Patchy's Dance Tips" shows Patchy at a medium shot, but the ones at the Party show him in a medium close-up shot. He is also in a completely different pose between the two.