| "Clams" | |
Title card | |
| General | |
| Season number: | 3 |
|---|---|
| Episode number: | 53b |
| Production code: | 5572-207 |
| First airing: | September 20, 2002 |
| Sister episode(s): | "New Student Starfish" |
| Credits | |
| Writer(s): | Jay Lender Sam Henderson Mark O'Hare |
| Creative director: | Derek Drymon |
| Storyboard: | Caleb Meurer |
| Storyboard director: | Jay Lender Sam Henderson |
| Animation director: | Sean Dempsey |
"Clams" is the second segment of the thirteenth episode of season 3, after "New Student Starfish." The episode originally aired on September 20, 2002.
Contents
- 1 Sypnosis
- 2 Appearances
- 2.1 Characters
- 2.2 Locations
- 3 Plot
- 4 Production
- 4.1 Music
- 5 Behind the scenes
- 5.1 Cultural references
- 5.2 Trivia
Sypnosis[edit]
"Mr. Krabs has finally earned his millionth dollar, so he takes SpongeBob and Squidward on a fishing trip to a dirty lagoon on an old and stinky boat, only to get his dollar eaten by a giant clam. That situation tasks the three to get Krabs' millionth dollar back."
Appearances[edit]
Characters[edit]
- SpongeBob SquarePants
- Squidward Tentacles
- Live-action orchestra (debut)
- Mr. Krabs
- Sandals
- Incidental 13 (blue torso and red shorts)
- Tuck Tucker
- Fred (cameo)
- Incidental 20
- Incidental 48
- Incidental 16
- Incidental 69
- Harold
- Incidental 18
- Carol
- Incidental 103
- Incidental 41 (cameo)
- Incidental 60
- Incidental 64 (cameo)
- Incidental 150
- Incidental 42
- Steven
- Incidental 106
- Priscilla
- Small Clams
- Old Bluelip (debut)
- Hans
- Gary the Snail (cameo)
- Krabs Senior (debut; deleted scene)
- Betsy Krabs (deleted scene)
Locations[edit]
- Krusty Krab
- Fancy Springs
- Pamper Island
- Bikini Bottom Folk Village
- S.S. Cheapskate
- 124 Conch Street
Plot[edit]
A giant clam jumps out of the water, about to eat Mr. Krabs' millionth dollar
At the Krusty Krab, a customer orders coral bits for one dollar. As soon as Squidward puts it in the cash register, an alarm blares out. Mr. Krabs happily bursts out of his office, with celebratory orchestra music playing, and starts to dance with the dollar. Mr. Krabs informs everyone that he has obtained his millionth dollar, which is every crab's life goal. To celebrate the moment, Mr. Krabs closes the Krusty Krab and pushes out all of the customers. He then tells SpongeBob and Squidward that the three of them will be going on vacation. Squidward hopes that the trip will be at either a beach, a lagoon, or a folk village, but Mr. Krabs insists that it will be even better than those.
To Squidward's disappointment, Mr. Krabs sends the three of them to go clam fishing at a stinky lagoon on a cheap boat, the S.S. Cheapskate. As SpongeBob practices fishing, he casts out most things from the boat, including Mr. Krabs' millionth dollar, which was attached to his back pocket. Mr. Krabs panics and urges SpongeBob to reel the dollar back. Just when Mr. Krabs retrieves his dollar, a giant clam jumps out of the water and eats it. Mr. Krabs cries hysterically and soon turns insane, insisting that none of them will be allowed to leave until they get his dollar back. Squidward and SpongeBob try to trick Mr. Krabs by giving an ordinary dollar to him. Once he is worried to realize the dollar is different, he throws all the food overboard, leaving only one sandwich behind as a reward.
After trying to escape on a smaller boat, SpongeBob and Squidward are used by Mr. Krabs as bait. He plays orchestra music to lure over the giant clam, then he jumps into its mouth, and the clam goes back into the water. Just as SpongeBob and Squidward start feeling hopeless, Mr. Krabs happily emerges from the water with his millionth dollar. It is shown that he traded his entire body, leaving only his head and one arm, in exchange for the dollar.
Production[edit]
Music[edit]
| Legend | |
|---|---|
| Production music | |
| Original music | |
| Track | Composer(s) | Scene |
|---|---|---|
| Dangerous E | Mladen Franko | Title card. |
| Hello Sailor (B) | Richard Myhill | Opening. |
| Superquick A | Daniel Jean Jeannin | Mr. Krabs shows up to show his millionth dollar. |
| record scratches SFX | Nicolas Carr | "Nothing!" |
| What Shall We Do with the Drunken Sailor? | Okko Bekker | Krabs takes SpongeBob and Squidward on a trip. |
| The Girl I Left Behind Me | Brian Peters | SpongeBob goes clam fishing. |
| The Rake Hornpipe | Robert Alexander White | "Okay, I've had enough." |
| Dangerous B | Mladen Franko | Dramatic music plays. |
| Dangerous D | Mladen Franko | The orchestra is revealed to play the dramatic music. |
| Dangerous E | Mladen Franko | "Hurry, SpongeBob!" |
| Dangerous B | Mladen Franko | SpongeBob reels in the dollar. |
| Dangerous C | Mladen Franko | A giant clam appears to eat Krabs' dollar. |
| Hawaiian co*cktail | Richard Myhill | Krabs weeps hysterically. |
| Up She Rises | Sam Spence | "Here's where clam fishing gets serious." |
| Steel Licks 33 | Jeremy Wakefield | Three days later. |
| Tomfoolery | David Snell | SpongeBob and Squidward give Krabs an ordinary dollar. |
| Superquick A | Daniel Jean Jeannin | SpongeBob, Squidward, and Mr. Krabs celebrate. |
| Fates [#62] | Gregor F. Narholz | "I trusted you, and you gave me this!" |
| Nicolas Carr | Mr. Krabs nails a sandwich. | |
| Unease | Dick Stephen Walter | Krabs throws all the food from the boat overboard. |
| In Loving Memory (b) | Len Rawle | Krabs is dressed like he is at a funeral and weeps at a tombstone. |
| Danger Zone | Mike Sunderland | Krabs plays jump rope with his eyes. |
| Killer Birds [#36] | Gregor F. Narholz | "I know what you're thinking..." |
| Dramatic Encounter | Gregor F. Narholz | "Live bait!" |
| Dangerous D | Mladen Franko | The orchestra begins to play again. |
| Dangerous E | Mladen Franko | Krabs laughs maniacally. |
| Dangerous A | Mladen Franko | The giant clam reappears. |
| Drunken Sailor (B) | Robin Jeffrey Tim Layco*ck | Krabs gets his dollar back. |
| Dangerous B | Mladen Franko | The clam gobbles Krabs up. |
| Steel Licks 78 | Jeremy Wakefield | SpongeBob and Squidward weep over the loss of Krabs. |
| Thats It! | Nicolas Carr | "Have you boys met me millionth dollar?" |
| The Girl I Left Behind Me | Brian Peters | Ending. |
Behind the scenes[edit]
Cultural references[edit]
- This episode is a spoof of the film Jaws. The references to the film include the title card, the musical score, and three main characters on a boat chasing a giant sea creature.
- The episode also features numerous references to Moby Dick, such as Mr. Krabs' obsessive pursuit of the clam and nailing the sandwich to the mast of the ship.
Trivia[edit]
- Mr. Krabs breaks the fourth wall twice by acknowledging the orchestra and their dramatic music, which is shown behind a double-door on the S.S. Cheapskate. In the scene where SpongeBob is reeling back Mr. Krabs' millionth dollar, the orchestra plays dramatic Jaws-like music. Mr. Krabs begs them to stop playing, but they ignore him. The other time the orchestra is acknowledged is near the end of the episode, when Mr. Krabs dresses and acts as the orchestra's conductor, which attracts Old Bluelip back.
- When SpongeBob says, "I've never seen Mr. Krabs so broken," seemingly as an idiom, Mr. Krabs is shown to be literally broken apart. In the next scene, Mr. Krabs is back together.
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| Season 1 | SpongeBob SquarePants | "Help Wanted" • "Reef Blower" • "Tea at the Treedome" • "Bubblestand" • "Ripped Pants" • "Jellyfishing" • "Plankton!" • "Naughty Nautical Neighbors" • "Boating School" |
| Kamp Koral | "The Jellyfish Kid" • "Sugar Squeeze" • "Tag, You're It" • "Quest for Tire" • "Cabin of Curiosities" • "In Search of Camp Noodist" • "Kitchen Sponge" | |
| The Patrick Star Show | "Late for Breakfast" • "Bummer Jobs" • "Stair Wars" • "Enemies à la Mode" • "Lost in Couch" • "Pat-a-thon" • "The Yard Sale" | |
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