Topic: SpongeBob Goofs

[Band8PGeek]

This is a thread about all the major and minor goofs you notice in certain episodes. You know the ones?

I'll start. In Patty Hype, that fish goes "Food! Water! Atmosphere!" There's water all around him!

[ilovespongebob]

wow, i never noticed that but i think he was referring to a DRINK of water.

[Band8PGeek]

Also, in Patty Hype, that fish says "we want our money back. All 46853 of us." Mr Krabs obviously served a lot more than 46853, because that was the number he gained the store at?

[ernest310]

46,853 was the # of folks Spongebob had served the pretty patties to.  So when Mr. Krabs took over, he also took over responsibility for their effects.

[Band8PGeek]

Yeah, but they didn't just pack up and go home leaving Mr Krabs with nothing after he took responsibility. He must have served another 13147 customers at least. Maybe quadruple that.

[SpongeBrain]

Maybe not all of them went to get refunds.

[Wormy Lives#33;]

I've noticed in "The Smoking Peanut" that spongebob says "WE CAME TO SEE PEARLS 100 FEET IN THE AIR!"

[Band8PGeek]

I've noticed in "The Smoking Peanut" that spongebob says "WE CAME TO SEE PEARLS 100 FEET IN THE AIR!"

What's goofy about that?

[shredwizard]

^Their underwater. What air?

[spongegor]

They Mean Up High You Idiots.

[Patback399]

Why Did You Capitalize Every Word In Your Sentence? Or Were You Plugging a Novel?

[Sponge Hero 101]

underneath patricks rock it is sometimes deep and sometimes flat.

[Wormy Lives#33;]

underneath patricks rock it is sometimes deep and sometimes flat.

Think of his house as a sand castle. It is constantly ruined, so every day he has to redo it. Sometimes he's lazy and just makes a simple design, sometimes he wants a full house out of it.

[shredwizard]

They Mean Up High You Idiots.

It's the principle of the technicality of it. Not a big deal.

No need to be a douche about it

[Wormy Lives#33;]

In Life of Crime, they can't light a fire, but they do in the Camping Episode.

[shredwizard]

Sandy's patch is always changing between an acorn and 3 verticle lines

[Wormy Lives#33;]

Sandy's patch is always changing between an acorn and 3 verticle lines

She could have multiple suits, some with the acorn, some with the lines.

[shredwizard]

^That could be a possibility, I suppose. But I specifically remember during an episode that it changed back and forth between shots, which is why this one sticks in my head.

[Band8PGeek]

From the movie...

Are you CRAZY??!! I just wanted to tell you your fly was down!!

How can Squid's fly be down? he wasn't wearing pants that time. 

[Wormy Lives#33;]

From the movie...

Are you CRAZY??!! I just wanted to tell you your fly was down!!

How can Squid's fly be down? he wasn't wearing pants that time. 

Hmmm...

Sponge probably didn't mean it. He may have been just saying that because he couldn't think of anything better to say.

[shredwizard]

The location of the fryer at the Krusty Krab is constantly switching back and forth between right behind where Squidward stands to way at the other side of the kitchen.

[Sb129]

In "Where's Gary?" the paddleball box says "Nickelodeon Inc.",not a goof but an easter egg.

[bub1028]

In Culture Shock SB suggests using the mop forward and back, and side to side.  However, when he demonstrates both of them, they both go in the same direction.

[shredwizard]

These are all from "Sandy's Rocket":

When Spongebob and Patrick sneak aboard the rocket to "spray the windows" and accidentally set it off, there are huge plumes of smoke wafting around outside. However, it cuts to Sandy waking up and there is smoke drifting into her room. How can this be? If she is in a sealed bubble, the smoke could not have gotten in. If it somehow leaked in, then water would also be leaking in and her dome would be flooded.

When "investigating" Squidwards room, Sponge and Pat are "attacked" by Squidwards tentacles. It shows Spongebob wrestling 3 and patrick wrestling 1. Then it cuts to Squidward waking up, then back to Spongebob and Patrick where Spongebob is holding 4.

And I'm no mechanical expert, but on the rocket, since when can a little 3-blade fan create such a gigantic stream of fire?

[BiggerSquarierSpongier]

Sandy's patch is always changing between an acorn and 3 verticle lines

It's always an acorn after season 1. They also gave her a tail outside her suit starting in season 2.

By the way...Some of these things aren't goofs, they're jokes (the fire thing).
When you try to look at SpongeBob with logic instead of a sense of humor, it gets really dull.

[shredwizard]

When you try to look at SpongeBob with logic instead of a sense of humor, it gets really dull.

I know. I as simply pointing these things out as dictated by the thread objective.

[/trying to sound intelligent with big words]

Anyway, you almost have to look a Spongebob with a sense of humor and not take it completely serious. A lot fo the stuff wouldn't make sense at all othewise.

[ssj4gogita4]

In Karate Choppers, when Spongebob reaches for a patty and Sandy karate chops his arm...the next scene cut is to Spongebob WITH his gear on. It was never on before.

Oh, btw... IT'S A CARTOON!

[shredwizard]

Oh, btw... IT'S A CARTOON!

*cough* Yeah, this too....

[Cupid_Kirby]

A lot of goofs if you take notice

In the episode 'Help Wanted',how did spongebob know how to make Krabby Patties before he was actually taught how to?

In the episode 'Home Sweet Pinapple',Patrick had a huge bandage on his thumb but when he put his hand to the side,the bandage was gone.

In the episode 'Planton!' when spongebob was being controlled when he was going to put on his clothes and he walked straight though them,his tie turned black for a second

[BiggerSquarierSpongier]

In Missing Identity SpongeBob is supposed to have his shirt on backwards. But in one shot where it shows him from a back view his shirt is on normal and the nametag is still missing.

[ilovespongebob]

gd point.

[ernest310]

I agree with Cupid Kirby--if you look closely, you'll find all sorts of errors.  But most you'll miss if you're just enjoying the show.

An arguably bona-fide goof:

In "I'm with Stupid," Patrick's "parents" (Janet and Marty, who aren't really his parents), say "Pats for Patrick," but since Patrick never tells them his name beforehand, how do they know his name is Patrick?

It's conceivable that they did know Patrick--only that they forgot that he wasn't their son (or maybe they saw his name written down somewhere in his rock?)  Then again, when Patrick realizes near the end that they aren't his parents, he says "Who are you people?," in a way that suggests that they are strangers.  But then again (paraphrasing Mermaidman in MMBB6), if there's one thing Patrick remembers, it's how to forget!

I saw that one recently, so I remembered that potential "goof" when I recalled this thread.

A couple more:

Near the end of "Pressure," Mr. Krabs says "Three cheers for feeling sorry for ourselves!" Then he says "hip-hip," and then everyone jumps up and says "hooray."  The second time Mr. Krabs says "hip-hip," you see Squidward's lips moving, but you only hear Mr. Krabs' voice.

In "Club Spongebob," when Squidward is having that hilarious episode with the "magic conch shell," ("Can I have something to eat?" "No." "Can I have something to eat?" "No." "Can I have something to eat?" "No." "Can't you say anything else but 'no'?" "Try asking again." "Can I have something to eat?")
Then, the shell says "No," but in a different voice.  In that quick scene, Squidward's hands are colored yellow.

In "The Camping Episode," Spongebob asks Squidward "Didn't you bring it [a can opener] when you hiked out here?" Squidward replies, "Why would I bother? We're ten feet from my house."  Actually, that's not true--10 inches is probably the case.

The wikipedia articles on the episodes list some of these and many other goofs.

[UltraSpongeyDude]

It always bugged me that Squidward could cook Krabby Patties in some episodes, but couldnt in others. Also, why is SpongeBob so weak in "MuscleBob BuffPants" that he couldnt even lift a glass of juice, but he is average strength in other episodes. Oh, and in "Sandy's Rocket" when they open the door, it falls on SpongeBobs head and makes a hole. If the went into space with a hole in the rocket, then all the air would get out. Also, it might fall.

[Cupid_Kirby]

It always bugged me that Squidward could cook Krabby Patties in some episodes, but couldnt in others.

Oh yea,that's true.Example is in the episode the employe of the month Squidward could make krabby patties when he was competing with spongebob.Usually you only notice theese errors if it is either your 3rd or above time watching the episode or if you don't actually like the show.(Like my older sister,she hates watching spongebob so she keeps continuously talking throughout the whole episode and asking questions when something doesn't make sense) My older sister askes at least 20 questions in just one episode.What she doesn't understand is that It's a cartoon,It doesn't have to make sense...probably because she's not use to watching cartoons,she's more use to watching thoose Chinese Soap Oras with no other color besides black,white and gray.

If you like a show that has adventure and plot all throughout the whole episode time,the viewer cannot talk because if you talk,then you might miss something.You can talk a lot in thoose others shows because they have a lot of momentswhere nothing ever happends....sorry for going off topic,I'm back on now...


In the episode 'Wet Painters' Patrick does have a nose(a hole XD that was hilarious) but in the episode 'Something Smells' the smell was about to go into his nose but he didn't have a nose.

In the episode 'Your Shoes Untied' and 'My Pitty Seahorse' the grill was on the other side of the room but in other episodes,the grill was right behind Squidward.

In the episode 'Your Shoes Untied' again,spongebob hide his shoes under the floor boards but in the next scene,the floor boards were fixed.

[Cupid_Kirby]

I type in more if I think of anymore

[Wormy Lives#33;]

In "Pizza Delivery," after getting ran over by the driving boulder, Squidward was purple with green eyes for a second.

[bub1028]

In "Club Spongebob," when Squidward is having that hilarious episode with the "magic conch shell," ("Can I have something to eat?" "No." "Can I have something to eat?" "No." "Can I have something to eat?" "No." "Can't you say anything else but 'no'?" "Try asking again." "Can I have something to eat?")
Then, the shell says "No," but in a different voice.  In that quick scene, Squidward's hands are colored yellow.

If you're talking about the conch's voice being different as a part of that, then that wasn't a mistake.  The conch shell was just saying it in a bossy way, because Squid was asking too many things, and it wanted to speak like it had authority, and in a mocking tone.  It put emphasis on the last part of "No", it so the voice raised more, but it was the same voice.

[Chrono]

In "Club Spongebob," when Squidward is having that hilarious episode with the "magic conch shell," ("Can I have something to eat?" "No." "Can I have something to eat?" "No." "Can I have something to eat?" "No." "Can't you say anything else but 'no'?" "Try asking again." "Can I have something to eat?")
Then, the shell says "No," but in a different voice.  In that quick scene, Squidward's hands are colored yellow.

If you're talking about the conch's voice being different as a part of that, then that wasn't a mistake.  The conch shell was just saying it in a bossy way, because Squid was asking too many things, and it wanted to speak like it had authority, and in a mocking tone.  It put emphasis on the last part of "No", it so the voice raised more, but it was the same voice.

Yeah. He knows. I think everyone knows. He was stating how Squidwards hands were yellow for a quick second. You should read everything in the post, you know.

[bub1028]

In "Club Spongebob," when Squidward is having that hilarious episode with the "magic conch shell," ("Can I have something to eat?" "No." "Can I have something to eat?" "No." "Can I have something to eat?" "No." "Can't you say anything else but 'no'?" "Try asking again." "Can I have something to eat?")
Then, the shell says "No," but in a different voice.  In that quick scene, Squidward's hands are colored yellow.

If you're talking about the conch's voice being different as a part of that, then that wasn't a mistake.  The conch shell was just saying it in a bossy way, because Squid was asking too many things, and it wanted to speak like it had authority, and in a mocking tone.  It put emphasis on the last part of "No", it so the voice raised more, but it was the same voice.

Yeah. He knows. I think everyone knows. He was stating how Squidwards hands were yellow for a quick second. You should read everything in the post, you know.

Why thank you.  That's why I put this part:

If you're talking about the conch's voice being different as a part of that,

Because I wasn't sure if they were talking about both being errors.  "Being a part of that" usually refers to there being multiple parts.

[ernest310]

Yeah, I was just referring to the Squidward's hands being yellow deal.  I can see how someone might read that as being 2 errors (the "No" in a different voice as well as the yellow hands.)  But it's the fact that the conch says "No" differently the last time which is precisely what makes that whole exchange so "hilarious," as I put it in my earlier post. 

Anyway, most of the errors, we see, are just errors of negligence.  To give another example, in "Wishing You Well," when Squidward sees Spongebob and Patrick down in the well, he laughs at them.  As his shoulders heave up and down, they're the color of his skin, but they should be brown, the color of his shirt.

I'm not sure some of what we've discussed here are actually "goofs."  I think the writers and storyboard artists are well aware that, for example, the grill at the Krusty Krab changes locations from episode to episode, considering that they spend nearly 3 months making each episode (according to the commentary on one of the Complete Season Episode DVDs.)  To give another example of this kind, the interior of Squidward's house is different in various episodes.  Sometimes his windows (the "eyes" in the Easter Island Head) lead directly to his bathroom ("Have You Seen This Snail?,"), but sometimes to his main room ("Squidward the Unfriendly Ghost.")  I think the writers and artists do this for reasons of convenience: it doesn't really matter if the interior of his house is changing as regards the plot of each episode.

Real "goofs" are those of the kind Cupid Kirby pointed out: "In the episode 'Help Wanted',how did spongebob know how to make Krabby Patties before he was actually taught how to?"  This is true: With all the attempts Plankton makes to steal the secret formula, how would Spongebob just waltz on in and already know how to make a Krabby Patty?

This leads to the question of what is and is not a "goof" in a show like this.

[bub1028]

Yeah, I remember one episode (can't remember the name) where Squid walked outside in his PJs, but in one scene, he automatically is wearing his usual brown shirt.

[ssj4gogita4]

MMBB5

When Sandy (Miss Appear) becomes invisible when they are introducing them to EVIL, where are her footsteps? Clearly, when she goes invisible to sneak over, you can see her footsteps but not when she first shows up.

[shredwizard]

^I've always kinda wondered about that one actually

[ssj4gogita4]

rock-A-Bye Bivalve

When Patrick raises his arm saying "Just call me daddy!", his mouth is altered to skip over a few frames...

[Ealcon]

some times spongebob says his best friend is patrick, and sometimes he says it's squidward.
Also, in one episode, where the man who comes in the krusty krab says he wants change for the payphone, Spongebob does waiter service, but in the episode where squidward impresses squilliam with 'his fancy restaurant', spongebob doesn't know what waiter service is.

[bub1028]

SquidBob TentaclePants

Towards the end of the episode, when they are behind the curtain, for a moment SpongeBob has control of both his and Squidward's hands, when in the episode ordinarily, he only had control of Squidwards.  Unless he always was able to use both, but only used Squidward's.  But then why wouldn't he use his own?

[Pipo Monkey 36]

In "Sleepy Time" Patrick is one of the heads floating around the dream Spongebob. But when Spongebob wakes up, Patrick isn't angry.


Well, Patrick was angry as a head.