Bubblestand (Episode)

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Bubblestand
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Episode No.: 2a
Season: 1
Airdate: 17 July 1999
Previous Episode: Tea at the Treedome
Next Episode: Ripped Pants
Characters Voice actors
SpongeBob Tom Kenny
Patrick Bill Fagerbakke
Squidward Rodger Bumpass
Bubbles.jpg
"Hey Squidward! Wanna blow some bubbles?"

Bubblestand is an episode from Season 1

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  • Squidward's clarinet solo.

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Plot

SpongeBob walks outside and admires the peacefulness of the neighborhood. Suddenly, he loudly sets up a bubblestand outside of his pineapple in order to teach others how to blow bubbles like he does. This annoys Squidward, who requests SpongeBob to be quiet. SpongeBob slows down and eventually finishes his stand. For 25 cents per lesson, he attempts to teach Patrick some of his tricks, showing him the technique that allows him to blow bubbles in various shapes and sizes.
One elephant-shaped bubble (Which Patrick calls a giraffe) floats into Squidward's window, thus attracting his foul temper. An angry Squidward marches out and attempts to blow a bubble that will upstage SpongeBob without using the technique, but he fails. He tries this over and over again, while SpongeBob and Patrick try to remind him of the technique. Finalley he gives in and sarcastically imitates the technique. He succeeds and creates a bubble so large it floats away as SpongeBob and Patrick cheer. Filled with pride, Squidward goes back into his house and plays the clarinet. However, the large bubble returns and engulfs his house completely. It floats toward the surface as he plays his clarinet. Suddenly, the bubble bursts, sending his house crashing to the sea-bottom. Squidward struggles to play his clarinet afterward.

Cultural References

  • Prince Paul wrote a song about this episode. It can be heard on The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie soundtrack.
  • The SpongeBob technique involves dancing and singing with references to "The Time Warp" from The Rocky Horror Picture Show.
  • Clips from this episode appeared in the 2006 film Zathura, while the main characters were fighting over what to watch (the choices were SpongeBob SquarePants or SportsCenter).
  • The ending of Squidward's clarinet solo is similar to the end of the early How to Play Blue's Clues theme.

Transcript

Episode Transcript: Bubblestand


Season 1 Season 2 →
01a 01b 01c 02a 02b 03a 03b 04a 04b 05a 05b 06a 06b 07a 07b 08a 08b 09a 09b 10a 10b
11a 11b 12a 12b 13a 13b 14a 14b 15a 15b 16a 16b 17a 17b 18a 18b 19a 19b 20a 20b
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