Premiered: Saturday, May 12, 2001
Episode Transcript [Closed Captioning][]
PRESSURE
storyboard director
Jay Lender
storyboard artist
William Reiss
written by
Jay Lender
William Reiss
David B. Fain
animation director
Sean Dempsey
creative director
Derek Drymon
SANDY:
You know, SpongeBob,
sometimes it’s nice
to hang up my hang glider
and just watch the clouds
roll by.
Yep. And just relax.
Yeah…
relax.
Ooh! Ooh! Ooh!
You know what that
cloud looks like?
A flower.
They all look like flowers,
SpongeBob… all the time.
They sure do.
You know, normally
I’d offer to race you
to the top
of Coral Cliffs,
but I don’t
want to miss out
On a second of this
beautiful beauty.
Who wants to get
all dirty anyway?
Yeah… and sweaty.
Besides, I think we know
who’d get to the top first.
Yeah.
( both laugh )
BOTH:
Me.
That’s funny, Sandy.
It sounded
like you said
you could beat me
in a climbing contest.
‘Course I can!
I’m a squirrel!
See!
🌰
I thought that meant
you were nuts.
Nope. It means I’m
a natural born climber!
I’m from the surface world
and nothing prepares you
for climbing
like growing up
on good old dry land.
( laughs )
Land-shmand!
It’s all about
finger strength, baby.
And if there’s anything
we’ve got plenty of down here,
it’s finger strength.
( grunting )
What do you say to that,
Miss Mittens?
I say I’m already
halfway there!
( screams )
( panting )
( grunting )
No fair, Sandy!
You got a head start!
Sorry, SpongeBob!
That’s the way
the coral crumbles!
Hey!
Ohh!
You did that on purpose!
Yeah, but this is an accident.
( screams )
Too bad you forgot
your umbrella.
♪ I didn’t…! ♪
( braying laugh )
Well, it’s about time
you showed up.
But you were…
I saw you… I…
I want a rematch!
First one to the Krusty Krab
is the winner.
Ain’t no way
a sea critter
can run faster
than a land critter!
I can underwater.
I’m…
hydrodynamically designed!
Think you can win
a fair race
in that clunky
tin tube?
Why don’t you ask
my be-hind?
That is…
if you can catch it.
What do you say to that,
Hydropants?
I say, I’m already
halfway there…
halfway there…
halfway there…
halfway there…
Hey!
( braying laugh )
( braying laugh )
Thanks for the face-lift!
( laughing )
( laughing )
T H E
K R u S T y
K R a B
You see, I told you
you didn’t have a…
There you are!
Ain’t that just
like a land creature
to keep a sea creature…
…waiting!
( braying laugh )
I thought y’all
wanted a rematch!
I did! And I took
a head start like you did!
I was just funnin’
with ya that time!
But I guess all y’all underwater
don’t have to play fair!
I guess we don’t,
air breather!
Water sucker!
Tree climber!
Gulf streamer.
Kite flier!
Chum chewer!
( gasps )
Take that back, you…
not… wet… person.
Aha! You can’t
even come up
with another name!
That proves it!
Proves what?
That land critters are
better than sea critters.
Better at what?
Oh, durn near everything,
I guess.
Cattle ropin’ and pie eatin’
and wood choppin’
and flyin’.
What’s she
blabbering about?
She says land creatures
are best.
Only ‘cause
it’s true.
We’re best at horseridin’
and fur stylin’ and rowin’.
Y’all got us licked in swimmin’,
but we got corn shuckin’
and hay bailin’
and barn raisin’
and… fishin’!
( all gasp )
And name callin’
fer sure.
And drowning!
Don’t forget drowning!
( braying laugh )
Good one, Squidward!
Whoo!
Not on your life,
sport.
I’ll admit.
You’ve got some pretty
good moves, for a squirrel.
( all laughing )
( laughter stops )
But you’re still
just a land creature.
Squirrels can do
anything they want to!
I bet you can’t eat a Krabby
Double Deluxe in one bite.
( gulps )
Ah…
Give me that!
They don’t call me Cheeks
for nothin’.
( all laugh )
Well, that’s just one thing.
Can you do this?
Everyone in my family
can do that!
Uh… uh…
How about this, huh?
Can you reproduce by budding?
Can ya?
Can ya?
Can ya?
Can ya?
Can ya?
No!
Most importantly,
can you do this?
( gasping )
( gasping )
( gasping )
Well, what would I want to do
any of that dumb stuff
for anyway?
Admit it, Sandy--
you can’t do anything
us sea creatures can do!
In fact, if it wasn’t
for that suit,
you couldn’t even
live down here!
( laughing )
Well, you don’t…
( laughing
uncontrollably )
I don’t need to…
( laughing )
Grr…
I’ll show y’all!
I don’t need this suit!
Yah!
( all gasp )
And I don’t need
this helmet neither!
Neptune preserve her!
How long can she
stay like that?
I don’t know.
Sandy’s a girl?
Wow, Sandy.
You sure proved us wrong.
I guess land creatures
are better.
At least, until they need
to breathe…
( all chuckle )
Yep, won’t be long now.
( groans )
Feeling lightheaded yet?
( muffled ):
Uh-uh.
Remember this?
( inhaling deeply )
( exhaling )
KRABS:
It’s free!
( breathing deeply )
( gagging )
( gagging )
( gasps for air )
( gurgling )
( gasping )
P i C K L E S
( others laughing )
Stop laughin’ at me!
I knew it!
There was no way
some “airhead”
was going to win anything
against a water breather!
Airhead…
( laughs )
Huh?
ALL:
Sea creatures rule!
( chanting ):
Water! Water! Water!
All right,
all right.
You had your
little laugh.
But now
it’s my turn!
Y’all think you’re
such hot stuff, don’t ya?
Swimmin’ around with
your fancy gills ‘n such!
But none of you wet heads
would last a minute on my turf.
Dry land!
Do we have to wear
pickle jars?
( all laugh )
Nope, nothin’ but the clothes
on your backs!
One minute?
No problem… landy!
( all laugh )
( laughing uncontrollably )
( continue laughing )
Well, so are you going or not?
ALL:
Uh… well… we… uh…
Actually… uh…
you know… uh…
We can’t… uh…
because…
We’re… late
for… um…
Our fitting!
Oh, you mean
for your chicken costumes?
( gulps )
Hey… we are not chicken!
( gasps ) My popcorn!
Yeah, we’re not chicken,
we’ll do it.
There! Mission accomplished!
Look, unless you can stay above
water for one measly minute,
you forfeit the contest
and prove that land creatures
are better than sea creatures!
No way, San-day.
We can take on
your challenge.
OTHERS:
Yeah!
We’re not afraid of
your dumb old land.
OTHERS:
Yeah!
We’re sea creatures!
ALL:
Yeah!
Okay.
Well, this is it.
Wait, boy!
Make it last.
( gulping )
( gulping )
( gulping )
Thanks, Mr. Krabs.
Okay…
( gulps )
Here I go!
( gasping )
( breathing more easily )
Hey… this isn’t so bad!
We can do this!
Hey, Patrick, come on up!
The air is fine!
I’m gonna do it quick
and get it over with.
Cannonball…!
Hey, I lost my trunks!
Hi, SpongeBob!
All right, Pat!
You made it!
Mr. Krabs!
Come on up,
Mr. Krabs!
All ashore that’s goin’ ashore,
Mr. Squidward!
Land… ho!
Lookin’ good,
Mr. Krabs!
Yeah, whoo-hoo!
Come on,
Squidward!
You’re missing
all the dry.
Come on,
Squidward!
ALL:
Squidward! Squidward!
Well, I’ll do it,
but I won’t like it.
Squidward! Squidward Squid…
What?
Well, here we are!
SQUIDWARD:
This is pretty easy!
PATRICK:
I may keep a second
rock up here!
KRABS:
Once you get your land legs,
it’s not so bad!
We’re the masters
of land and sea!
Hey, it’s a local. Hi!
We’re from underwater!
Do you know Sandy Cheeks?
Three, two, one…
Well, tan my fur!
They made it!
Better go congratulate them!
SpongeBob?
Patrick?
Hmm, where did those
critters get to?
( all screaming )
Holy Guacamole!
You can’t eat my friends,
you rats with wings!
Hi-yah!
( grunting and karate-yelling )
( grunting and karate-yelling )
( splash )
Uh, thanks for
saving us, Sandy.
You know everyone’s
best at something.
But no one’s best
at everything.
Sorry I made you take off
your helmet, Sandy.
Sorry I made you go up
on dry land, SpongeBob.
Three cheers for feeling
sorry for ourselves!
Hip-hip…
ALL:
Hooray!
Hip-hip…
ALL:
Hooray!
Hip-hip…
Hooray. Hooray.
- Home Video Releases:
SpongeBob SquarePants: SpongeGuard on Duty VHS & DVD (June 1st, 2004)
SpongeBob SquarePants: The Complete 2nd Season DVD (Disc 2) (October 5th, 2004)
SpongeBob SquarePants: The Complete 2nd Season DVD (Disc 2) (October 19th, 2004)
SpongeBob SquarePants: The First 100 Episodes DVD (Disc 4) (Season 2) (September 22nd, 2009)