Premiered: Monday, October 11, 2004
Episode Transcript [Closed Captioning][]
SPONGEBOB
MEETS
THE STRANGLER
storyboard directors
Paul Tibbitt
Kaz (cartoonist)
C.H. Greenblatt
storyboard artists
Zeus Cervas
Chuck Klein
Carson Kugler
Mike Roth
written by
Paul Tibbitt
Kent Osborne
C.H. Greenblatt
Merriwether Williams
animation director
Tom Yasumi
creative director
Derek Drymon
THE
KRuSTy
KRaB
ENTER
( ticking )
( ticking )
( ticking )
Wait for it…
( stops ticking )
COMPUTERIZED VOICE:
ON TIME PERCENTAGE: 1 00%
Another day, another migraine.
( laughs sheepishly )
Mi…
COMPUTERIZED VOICE:
ON TIME PERCENTAGE: 12%
…graine.
( sighs )
( sighs )
Isn’t it great
working at
the Krusty Krab,
Squidward?
Huh? Isn’t it?
Working here?
Yeah, great.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Oh, yes.
Yes!
Hold that thought,
Squidward.
I’m due in the parking lot
for early morning litter patrol.
May Neptune shine brightly
on my harvest.
( laughs )
LITTER
BUGS
ME
Litter.
Looks like someone
missed the trash basket,
huh, Mr. Candy Wrapper?
LITTER
BUGS
ME
Kids these days.
( gasps )
LITTER
BUGS
ME
I’ve never seen
such an epidemic!
Well, at least
it’s all over now.
( gasps )
Huh?
Huh?
Huh?!
Huh?
Huh?
( shouting in exasperation )
( breathing heavily )
( object whistles through air )
LITTER
BUGS
ME
Where is all this litter
coming from?
LITTER
BUGS
ME
( clears throat )
Not on my watch.
Sir, I will
have you know
LITTER
BUGS
ME
it’s against the law
to litter.
Ha! What are you
going to do,
call the police?
LITTER
BUGS
ME
Yes.
LITTER
BUGS
ME
( cuffs clanking )
How’s it going,
lieutenant?
Well, let’s just say
I hope our litterbug there
saved room
for his just desserts.
( laughs )
Yeah!
Just desserts.
Whatever.
SpongeBob,
don’t you know
who that is?
SPONGEBOB:
Who?
That’s the Tattletale Strangler!
Who?
The Tattletale Strangler!
WANTED
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WANTED
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He’s promised
to strangle anyone
who turns him in!
( growls angrily )
He seems kind of angry with us,
eh, Squidward?
Squidward?
Squidward!
You’re going
to do time,
Strangler.
Hard time.
Hi, officers.
So he’s going
to jail, right?
Who, Strangler?
SPONGEBOB:
Yeah, Strangler.
OFFICER:
Oh, yeah.
He’s going to jail
for a long time.
Hey, that looks
like me!
( growling )
( screams )
Don’t worry,
SpongeBob,
he won’t be able
to strangle you.
Yeah, we got him
chained up
real good.
He’ll never
get away.
Oops, not again.
OFFICER:
Yup, he got away.
( screams )
( thudding )
You nice officers
will protect me, right?
We ain’t bodyguards,
kid.
Yeah, give us
a call
if you see him
again, Tattletale.
( tires screeching )
( coughs )
Those officers are right--
I need a bodyguard.
Mr. Krabs!
THE
KRuSTY
KRaB
ENTER
There’s a maniac
after me.
I need a bodyguard!
( laughs )
I wasn’t five-time
golden claws in the navy
for nothing.
When he see
me moves,
he’ll be
running scared.
So where is this
little bully,
down at the park?
The soda shop?
What does he
look like, eh, boy?
This would be him,
Mr. Krabs.
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TATTLETALE STRANGLER
( screams )
The Tattletale Strangler!
Go away, SpongeBob.
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Take your death cloud
with you!
( no dialogue )
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( jackhammer rattling )
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( jackhammer rattling )
( screaming )
Hold me!
Hold me!
TOUGH
TAVERN
BUS
STOP
That’s it,
I got to get out of town
till I can find a bodyguard.
MAN:
Bodyguard, huh?
Uh, I might be able
to help you out.
You don’t understand,
mister.
I need protection from
this scariest guy in town.
Here’s
his picture.
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( chuckles )
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He doesn’t
look so tough.
I tattled on him,
and now he wants
to strangle me
with his
diabolical hands!
I hope they’re
not dirty.
( laughs sinisterly )
Huh?
BUS
STOP
Huh?
BUS
STOP
Uh-oh, there’s too many
witnesses around here.
Listen, kid, I could
be your bodyguard.
Here’s my card.
Hmm…
Body GuARd
555 - 1220
Looks good to me.
You’re hired!
I feel safer already.
What’s next?
5¢
Well, the maniac
could be anywhere
wearing a disguise.
He could be
that old man.
Or that baby.
Or that pebble!
Or that stick.
Or that receipt
for the Phony Baloney
Mustache Emporium.
Huh? Uh,
that’s mine.
Oh, bodyguard, my body is
in your guarding hands.
What do we do first?
Uh… I suggest
we go to a nice quiet
secluded location,
like behind
an old dumpster,
or a dark alley.
We could go to my house
and turn off
all the lights.
Perfect.
That way no one
could hear you
being strangled--
I mean, uh, uh, protected.
( laughs maniacally )
Perfect.
Yes, excellent.
( both laughing maniacally )
( both laughing louder )
( both laughing louder )
Ah, but first
I got to do a few errands.
Uh, okay, but let’s
make it quick.
“Quick” is my middle name.
Let’s see, paper towels.
This one says,
“Best paper towel around.”
WiPE!
This one says,
“Best paper towel in town.”
SuPER
SWAB
Hmm.
“In town.”
“Around.”
“In town.”
“Around.”
What do you think,
bodyguard?
Whatever gets us
to your house quicker.
I’ll take both!
DRY
CLEANiNG
WHiLE U WAiT
Here you go,
Mr. SquarePants.
Hmm…
Is there something wrong?
I’m not sure if
these are my pants.
( groans )
( sniffs )
How about this one,
bodyguard?
Too overbearing?
Can we just go to your house?
Here we are,
SquarePants Manor.
Bodyguard, let me just
take this opportunity
to say you’re the best bodyguard
a fellow could hope to have.
All right, enough
of the sappy talk.
Open the door
so I can strangle you…
I mean, uh, choke you…
I mean, uh, crush
your windpipe… I mean…
“Protect me”?
Thanks.
Don’t mention it,
Strangler…
( gasps )
I mean “bodyguard.”
Now, where
did I put my key?
( growls )
TWENTY
MiNUTES LATER
( growling
and sizzling )
Well, I can’t
find them.
Do you want
to take a look?
Forget the key!
Let’s climb
through this window.
( grunts )
I can’t reach it.
Can you hop up
on my shoulders, kid?
Sure.
With these spiky cleats,
anything is possible.
( grunts )
“Cleats”?
( screams )
Get your feet
out of my eye sockets!
I’m trying, but my cleats
are stuck in your corneas!
( screaming )
( screaming )
Get off! Get off!
SiX HOURS LATER
( screaming )
Oh, oh, oh!
( pops )
Don’t be mad,
bodyguard.
Let me just grab the key
I keep under the mat
and we can get inside.
( growls )
OY!
( explosion )
There you are,
you little rascal.
Now to put it in the lock,
which should activate
the tumblers,
thus opening the door.
Step inside…
Close the door…
Well, here we are.
I finally got you all alone!
( laughing maniacally )
I know, isn’t it great?
( both laughing )
( both laughing )
( both laughing )
( both laughing )
( both laughing )
Ooh!
Now you’re going to
get yours, Tattletale!
Surprise!
Surprise!
Surprise!
Surprise!
CONGRATULATiONS
SPONGEBOB
100%
ON TiME
( cheering )
A surprise party
to celebrate
my perfect on-time
percentage at work?
Oh, how’d you guys know?
It’s on the invitations
you sent us.
PARTY
Let’s boogie!
( partygoers cheering )
( beach party music playing )
PART
P
PART
SPONGEBOB:
Bye, everybody,
thanks for coming!
Bye, Mr. Krabs, bye, Plankton,
bye, Sandy, bye, Larry,
bye, Pearl, bye, Mrs. Puff, bye,
Squidward, bye, the rest.
( stampeding )
( laughs )
( sighs )
Alone at last.
Huh? What? What?
So we’re
all alone now?
Just you, me
and the floorboards.
( laughing maniacally )
( laughing maniacally )
( laughing maniacally )
( laughing maniacally )
( laughing ):
Yeah!
( both laughing )
( knocking )
ALL:
Happy birthday,
SpongeBob!
How did you guys know
today is my birthday?
We just do what
the invitations say.
PARTY
Let’s boogie
some more!
( crowd cheers )
( beach party music resumes )
ARTY T
P
P ART
Thanks for coming!
Whew!
( laughs )
Alone again.
Is it true?
Everybody’s gone?
Uh-huh.
No more
parties today?
You’ve got everything
you need now?
Nobody’s left,
we’re completely alone?
Oh, yeah.
In that case…
( laughs maniacally )
Great parties, huh?
Oh!
Sorry, tubby,
you got to go.
Wait, we can
trust Patrick.
He’s my best friend.
Well, uh, I can’t
take any chances.
For all we know, uh,
he could be the Strangler.
I’m the Strangler?!
Oh, I should have known!
I got to turn myself in!
( panting )
( crashes )
So Patrick’s
the Strangler.
Gee, you think
you know a guy.
He’s not the Strangler!
He’s not?
( tearing )
I am!
Hey, how’d you do that
without shaving cream?
Oh, it’s a fake,
you idiot!
I bought it at
the party store!
Did someone
say “party”?
( screams )
( crashes )
I can’t take it!
Wait, bodyguard,
I need protection!
TAXI
Step on it!
I’m being chased by a maniac!
( tires screeching )
I’m not safe!
Come back!
BikiNi BOTTOM
AiRPORT
( tires screeching )
( gasps )
Finally! Away from that guy.
SPONGEBOB:
Good idea,
bodyguard.
He’ll never
find us up here.
( screams )
SPONGEBOB:
Good thinking, bodyguard.
SPONGEBOB:
Good thinking, bodyguard.
The Strangler could have been
on that plane.
POLiCE STATiON
BBPD
( screams )
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Bodyguard!
Bodyguard!
Look, kid…
I’m not your bodyguard!
( sobbing )
( sobbing ):
I’m the Strangler.
See?
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( screams )
The Strangler!
Good work,
SpongeBob.
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TATTLETALE S
You put the Strangler
behind bars.
At least I’m safe
from that yellow idiot.
PATRICK:
Hey, Mack.
What are you in for?
- Home Video Releases:
SpongeBob SquarePants: The Seascape Capers VHS & DVD (January 6th, 2004) (2003)
SpongeBob SquarePants: The Complete 3rd Season DVD (Disc 3) (September 27th, 2005)
Nick Picks: Volume 2 DVD (October 18th, 2005)
SpongeBob SquarePants: The First 100 Episodes DVD (Disc 8) (Season 3) (September 22nd, 2009)