Premiered: Saturday, July 31, 1999
Episode Transcript: [Closed Captioning][]
JELLYFiSHiNg
storyboard director
Steve Fonti
storyboard artist
Chris Mitchell
written by
Steve Fonti
Chris Mitchell
Peter Burns
Tim Hill
animation director
Alan Smart
creative director
Derek Drymon
( buzzing )
( with French accent ):
AH.
IT IS THE EARLY MORNING
IN BIKINI BOTTOM
WHEN THE JELLYFISH
ARE BUZZING ABOUT
MAKING THEIR JELLYFISH JELLY.
OH, WHAT IS HAPPENING HERE?
COLLECTORS?
( chirps happily )
( loud, thrash music plays )
( loud, thrash music plays )
( loud, thrash music plays )
( loud, thrash music plays )
( loud, thrash music plays )
( loud, thrash music plays )
( loud, thrash music plays )
( music stops abruptly )
( howling in pain )
( music resumes )
( music resumes )
( music resumes )
( music resumes )
( buzzing approaches )
( singing nonchalantly )
( singing nonchalantly )
( singing nonchalantly )
SpongeBob:
I THINK I GOT IT.
NO, WAIT A MINUTE.
( electricity crackling,
Patrick yelps )
Both:
GO, GO, GO, GO!
( buzzing angrily )
Both:
OOH! OUCH! OOH-OOH!
Both:
OOH! OUCH! OOH-OOH!
OUCH! OOH!
HMM.
HEY, SQUIDWARD.
WE’RE JELLYFISHING.
( groans )
OF COURSE YOU ARE.
BYE, NOW.
WAIT!
WE MADE A NET
ESPECIALLY FOR YOU.
DO YOU WANT
TO COME WITH US?
REALLY?
JELLYFISHING WITH YOU GUYS?
OH, THAT WOULD BE
THE BEST DAY EVER IN MY BOOK.
I WOULD LOVE TO
GO JELLYFISHING.
I CAN’T THINK OF ANYTHING I’D
LOVE TO DO MORE ON MY DAY OFF
I CAN’T THINK OF ANYTHING I’D
LOVE TO DO MORE ON MY DAY OFF
THAN GO
JELLYFISHING
WITH MY
TWO BEST FRIENDS
SPONGEBOB
AND… UH…
PATRICK.
RIGHT.
RIGHT.
BUT I CAN’T, BYE-BYE.
NEXT TIME?
OH, SURE.
RIGHT.
WHATEVER.
( to himself ):
LIKE THAT’LL
EVER HAPPEN.
YOU KNOW, PATRICK,
IT ALWAYS SEEMS
LIKE SQUIDWARD NEVER
HAS TIME FOR FUN.
MAYBE HE DOESN’T LIKE US
NO, ARE YOU KIDDING?
WE’RE HIS BEST FRIENDS.
( laughing nastily )
( laughing nastily )
( laughing nastily )
JELLYFISHING!
( laughs and snorts )
( laughs and snorts )
( sarcastically ):
OH, I’LL GO.
( laughs )
( laughs )
I SURE HAD THEM GOING.
( cackles )
( cackles )
( jellyfish buzzing )
( jellyfish buzzing )
( laughing )
( laughing )
( laughing )
( laughing )
( buzzing )
( buzzing )
( buzzing )
( buzzing )
( laughing )
( laughing )
( laughing )
( laughing )
( buzzing )
( buzzing )
( buzzing )
( buzzing )
( laughing )
( laughing )
( laughing )
( laughing )
( buzzing )
( buzzing )
( laughing )
( laughing )
( buzzing )
( buzzing )
( laughing )
( buzzing )
( laughing )
( buzzing )
( buzzing )
( buzzing )
( gags )
STUPID JELLYFISH, BEAT IT!
WHOA!
WHOA… WHA… WHA…
WHOA… WHA… WHA…
WHOA… WHA… WHA…
OW! OOH! WHOA!
AH! OOH! AH! OOH!
( screams )
( explosion )
OW.
Friends
Friends
Friends
Friends
( wheelchair motor whirring )
( wheelchair motor whirring )
SQUID’S BACK.
( phone ringing )
HELLO.
HEY, PATRICK,
SQUID’S HOME
AND WE’RE GOING
TO MAKE SURE
HE’S GREETED BY
HIS TWO BEST FRIENDS.
OH, GREAT,
WHO ARE THEY?
US.
LET’S GO.
( wheelchair motor whirring )
( noisemakers blare )
WELCOME HOME
WELCOME HOME,
SQUIDWARD!
MERRY CHRISTMAS!
SpongeBob:
WE’RE GOING
TO MAKE THIS
YOUR BEST DAY
EVER!
( motor revs )
WELL, YOUR BEST DAY’S
SURE NOT GOING
TO BE OUT THERE.
HOW ABOUT SOME SOUP
ON YOUR BEST DAY EVER?
HOW ABOUT SOME SOUP
ON YOUR BEST DAY EVER?
BEST DAY
EVER
HERE WE GO.
( mumbles in protest )
OH, IT’S A LITTLE HOT.
( Squidward groans in pain )
HUH!
( blows
strongly )
BD
A
( moans )
( blows
strongly )
EV
BD
Y
A
( whimpers )
( whimpers )
EV
BD
Y
A
S
( inhaling deeply )
I-I-I DON’T THINK
SOUP IS
THE BEST THING
FOR HIM
EV
BD
Y
A
S
ON HIS BEST DAY
EVER.
HOW ABOUT SOME MUSIC
ON YOUR BEST DAY EVER?
HOW ABOUT SOME MUSIC
ON YOUR BEST DAY EVER?
PLAYED ON YOUR
VERY OWN CLARINET?
( takes a deep breath )
( reedy, squeaky blare )
SORRY, MY LIPS
ARE A LITTLE DRY.
( smacks lips together )
( clears throat,
lick lips wetly )
( clears throat,
lick lips wetly )
( licking lips wetly
and noisily )
( licking lips wetly
and noisily )
( licking lips wetly
and noisily )
( blows raspberry )
MM-HMM, MM-HMM.
( takes a deep breath )
MUSIC ISN’T BEST, EITHER.
BUT WHAT IS BEST
IS WHAT WE SAVED
FOR LAST--
THE ONE SURE-FIRE THING
TO MAKE YOUR BEST DAY EVER
THE BEST DAY EVER.
SpongeBob and Patrick:
JELLYFISHING, JELLYFISHING
JELLYFISHING, JELLYFISHING,
JELLYFISHING, JELLYFISHING
JELLYFISHING, JELLYFISHING!
THIS IS
JELLYFISH FIELDS
WHERE WILD JELLYFISH ROAM
JUST WAITING TO BE CAPTURED.
( wheelchair motor whirring )
NO, NO, SQUID, OVER HERE.
I KNOW YOU’RE EAGER
BUT YOU DON’T EVEN
HAVE YOUR NET.
PATRICK, FIX HIM UP
WHILE I FIND HIM
A GOOD SPECIMEN.
FIRMLY GRASP IT
IN YOUR HAND.
FIRMLY GRASP IT.
FIRMLY GRASP IT!
( loud crunch )
( muffled howling )
( muffled howling )
THAT OUGHT TO DO IT.
( jellyfish buzzing )
THERE’S ONE
IN POSITION.
READY…
SET…
GO! GO, SQUID! YOU GOT IT!
YOU GOT IT.
GO, SQUID!
GO, SQUIDDER!
GO, GO, GO! YES, YOU GOT IT!
GET IT, SQUIDDER!
I THINK WE
BETTER SHOW HIM
HOW IT’S DONE.
( to the tune of “On
the Beautiful Blue Danube” ):
♪ DA-DA-DA-DA-DUM ♪
( to the tune of “On
the Beautiful Blue Danube” ):
♪ DA-DA-DA-DA-DUM ♪
♪ DA-DA-DA-DA-DUM… ♪
( in deeper voice ):
♪ DA-DA-DA-DA-DUM… ♪
♪ DA-DA-DA-DA-DUM. ♪
( buzzes melody )
Both:
♪ DA-DA-DA-DA-DUM… ♪
♪ DA-DA-DA ♪
♪ DA-DA-DA ♪
♪ DA-DA-DA-DA-DA-
DA-DUM-DA-DUM-DUM. ♪
♪ DA-DA-DA-DA-DA-
DA-DUM-DA-DUM-DUM. ♪
♪ DA-DA-DA-DA-DA-
DA-DUM-DA-DUM-DUM. ♪
( SpongeBob and Patrick
yelling in pain, jellyfish
buzzing )
( SpongeBob and Patrick
yelling in pain, jellyfish
buzzing )
( jellyfish buzzing )
( electricity crackling )
( snarls )
OOH! OOH! OW! OW! OW!
OOH! OOH! OW! OW! OW!
HEY, LOOK,
SQUID’S DOING IT.
GO, SQUID,
SQUIDSTER, GET ‘EM, SQUID!
YOU’RE DOING IT!
Patrick:
GO SQUID!
( wheelchair motor whirring )
( wheelchair stops abruptly )
( whirring resumes )
( muffled ):
AHA!
( muffled cackling )
( muffled cackling )
( muffled cackling )
( muffled cackling )
( whimpers )
THIS GUY’S GOOD.
HE’S A NATURAL.
SpongeBob:
YOU GOT IT!
YOU’RE
DOING GREAT!
Patrick:
GO, SQUID, GO!
KEEP DOING IT,
SQUID.
SEE WHAT YOU’VE
BEEN MISSING?
YEAH, YOU GOT IT, SQUID.
GO, SQUID, GO!
USE THAT NET.
BE THE NET.
YEAH, YOU’RE FEELING
IT, SQUID.
YEAH, YOU’RE FEELING
IT, SQUID.
ALL THE WAY, TAKE
HIM ALL THE WAY.
ALL THE WAY, TAKE
HIM ALL THE WAY.
GO, GO, GO.
YOU GOT ‘EM NOW.
IT’S IN THE BAG!
THIS IS REALLY
YOUR BEST DAY
EVER, ISN’T IT?
( loud zap )
( loud zap )
OOH. OOH.
( both groaning and wincing )
HEY, PATRICK.
WELL…
( hesitantly ):
I THOUGHT YESTERDAY WENT
PRETTY WELL, DON’T YOU THINK?
I HAD FUN.
I HAD FUN.
ME, TOO.
ME, TOO.
HERE COMES SQUIDWARD.
HERE COMES SQUIDWARD.
OH, GREAT.
OH, GREAT.
( hospital bed whirring )
( hospital bed whirring )
HEY, SQUID,
HOW ABOUT THAT…
BEST DAY EVER.
THERE’S ALWAYS
TOMORROW.
WE’RE REALLY SORRY
ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED
YESTERDAY, SQUIDWARD.
WE GOT YOU A PRESENT.
( buzzing )
( buzzing )
( buzzing )
SpongeBob:
IT’S THE JELLYFISH.
YOU KNOW,
FROM YESTERDAY.
YOU’RE NOT STILL
MAD, ARE YOU?
YEP, HE’S STILL MAD.
( jellyfish buzzing angrily )
( hollering )
( hollering )
( hollering )
( hollering )
( hollering )
( hollering )
( hollering )
( cackling )
( cackling )
( cackling )
( giant jellyfish buzzing )
( giant jellyfish buzzing )
( giant jellyfish buzzing )
( stops laughing )
( zap )
( glass shatters )
( glass shatters )
( glass shatters )
( glass shatters )
OW.
OW.
OW.
- Home Video Releases
SpongeBob SquarePants: Sponge Buddies VHS (March 12th, 2002)
SpongeBob SquarePants: Nautical Nonsense and Sponge Buddies DVD (March 12th, 2002)
SpongeBob SquarePants: The Complete 1st Season DVD Disc 1 (October 28th, 2003)
SpongeBob SquarePants: Volume 1 GBA Video (August 15th, 2004)
SpongeBob SquarePants: The First 100 Episodes DVD Disc 1 (Season 1) (September 22nd, 2009)