Bubble Buddy (Episode)

"Bubble Buddy" is a SpongeBob SquarePants episode from season two. It premiered on November 16, 2000. Template:Spoiler

Brief summary: No-one can play with SpongeBob, so he is lonely. He decides to make a buddy, and so he blows a human shaped bubble named 'Bubble Buddy'

Time/Date:

Sunday, October 9th

Time cards shown: None

Main Character(s):

Major Character(s):

Minor Character(s):

Pearl's friends
Grubby Grouper
Lifeguard
Fred
Beachers

Characters Heard:

Songs: None

Plot

SpongeBob wakes up with a Viking costume on, and exclaims "Hey everybody! It's Leif Erikson Day! Hinga Dinga Durgen!". He moves his bed using an oar, and goes to Patrick's house. He sees a giant note, saying "SpongeBob, went to get more giant paper. Uuuuhh... Patrick. P.S. Happy Leif Ericsson Day! Yer Ha Dinger Jinger!". He wonders if Sandy will play with him, and there is a note on the door of her treedome. It reads "SpongeBob, went South for the winter. Love, Sandy.". SpongeBob says that the water's fine, then realizes that it's snowing in her Treedome. He goes to Squidward's house, and there's another note. It says "no", answering SpongeBob's question of whether he wants to play with him. He also asks whether he's sure, and another note behind it says "yes". He decides to make a buddy, and after trying out Stick Buddy, Rock Buddy and Sink Buddy, he decides to make Bubble Buddy, a humanoid bubble. At the Krusty Krab, SpongeBob asks Squidward to get everything on the menu for Bubble Buddy. However, he says specifications that Squidward has to adhere to, which are:

Bubble Buddy going in Bubble Taxi

No cheese
No crust
Ketchup under the patty
Pickles on the left side
Four squirts of ketchup
Wheat buns
No dairy products
Farm-raised tomatoes
Carnival Style

He pays them in bubble-money (which pops), angering Squidward and Mr. Krabs. He angers other people, and on the beach. All the townspeople are fed up with Bubble Buddy and begin to riot. But Squidward steps in and begins to blame Spongebob and the bubble he has created. All the townspeople try to pop Bubble Buddy with pins. Before the pin reaches him, however, he catches it, and Bubble Buddy comes to life and leaves in a bubble car.

Quotes

Squidward: [To SpongeBob] How am I supposed to enjoy your day off if you come to work anyway?
SpongeBob: Bubble Buddy's lactose intolorant; he can't eat cheese! What are we going to do?
Squidward: How about you take these patties and shov-
Mr. Krabs: Mister Squidward!

(Squidward puts the Krabby Patty back)

Cultural References

Trivia/Goofs

The music used during the episode title and opening credits was later used as theme music for the Nicktoons Summer Beachouse which ran from the summer of 2002 and 2003.
When the episode first aired, the opening titles were shown as was Big Pink Loser. A seconds into Big Pink Loser, it cuts to SpongeBob going to Patrick's house. This was fixed in later airings.
In the begining of the episode, the narrator said SpongeBob made up Leif Erikson Day, but it is actually a real holiday (on October 9th)
Squidward cooks perfectly in this episode. In Pickles, Hooky and The Algae's Always Greener he was an awful cook.