SpongeBob's Truth or Square
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Truth or Square is a SpongeBob SquarePants
TV movie which celebrates SpongeBob's 10th anniversary. It is episodes 123 and 124 in the sixth season of the show. This is a TV movie of season 6
.
's house and even in Squidward
's house. SpongeBob's foghorn
alarm spits out some more, and SpongeBob wakes up and stops them. SpongeBob remembers that, on this day, the Krusty Krab celebrates its "eleventy seventh" anniversary. He remembers his first visit to the Krusty Krab and tells Gary
about it: Years ago, when SpongeBob's mother was still pregnant
with him, she and SpongeBob's father went to the Krusty Krab to eat there. His mother asked him what he wanted (SpongeBob could speak and read even before he was born), and he asked for a Krabby Patty. They were so good, SpongeBob took off his umbilical cord
and sucked on it. When he finishes his flashback, SpongeBob shower
s, goes through the wringer
, puts on his clothes and drinks a can of socks (socks then appear on his feet). He then puts on his shoes and goes over to the mirror
, opens the door on it and looks through a collection of his faces. He takes off the one he already has on, and then replaces it with his "eager face". SpongeBob then leaves to go to the Krusty Krab, but as soon as he exits his house, he bumps into the back of an unbelievably long line of customers waiting to get to the restaurant as well. SpongeBob jumps on top of every second person in the line, then eventually reaches the Krusty Krab front door and squirms underneath it.
Mr. Krabs
tells SpongeBob and Squidward that this is a perfect opportunity for his arch-nemesis Plankton
to steal the Krabby Patty formula (Plankton is commemorating 50 years of failure and 1003 failed attempts to get the formula). Krabs has hired Patrick
as a security guard
, so that he does not have to pay for a real one. SpongeBob spectacularly decorates the Krusty Krab with ketchup
, mustard
and pink toilet paper
. He then turns the Krabby Patties into balloon
s with an air pump
, but then mentions that has one last decoration. Patrick, Squidward and Mr. Krabs follow SpongeBob into the freezer where he shows them a giant Krabby Patty ice sculpture
which he made himself. However, in attempt to take the ice sculpture outside, they accidentally knock SpongeBob out the open freezer door; he then rebounds of the kitchen door and back into the freezer. The impact shuts the door and it locks, trapping all four friends inside. While finding their way through air shafts, they look back at some memorable moments in their lives, including the first Krabby Patty commercial in which Krabs, baby SpongeBob and his parents played (animated by Chip Wass
), the time Mr. Krabs first conveyed the Krabby Patty formula to SpongeBob while they travelled around the world, the day SpongeBob moved to Bikini Bottom (Squidward had planted a miniature garden
beside his house, when suddenly SpongeBob's pineapple house fell out of the sky, landed on top of Squidward and destroyed his garden), and also a time when SpongeBob and Sandy
got married - which turned out to be a play without the priest
knowing. (Technically meaning that they are actually married).
To get out of the air shaft, SpongeBob gathers Squidward, Patrick, and Mr. Krabs to bust out the shaft, but it takes a few tries, On his last try, he says to himself, OK, this is the one! Feel very good about this! OK, steady..., and he finally makes it out, only to find that all the customers have left after waiting for so long without getting any food. However, SpongeBob summons them all back as he sings a song in honour of the Krusty Krab, called "Oh, Krusty Krab" (similar to O Christmas Tree
). Meanwhile, Plankton finally finds the perfect opportunity to steal the Krabby Patty secret formula. He fails, having Mr. Krabs to launch him, but Plankton tells Krabs that he cannot take any more launches, having been launched countless by Krabs times in the past. So, Krabs instead inflates Plankton into a balloon
and floats him up into the sky. The eleventy seventh anniversary celebration then goes ahead.
and SpongeBob himself. Patchy is looking forward to seeing SpongeBob in person (He still has not realized that SpongeBob is not real), but when SpongeBob does not show up, Patchy is furious and goes out to find him. Meanwhile, the celebrities are bored and ask Potty the Parrot for several things, but Potty just tells them to wait and goes back to his job. P!nk and her band then practice a song and Queen Elizabeth asks Potty how she can eat a pineapple if there is not a slicer or a knife to cut it open. Afterwards, Patchy sets sail in his boat and soon arrives at the island above Bikini Bottom. However, just as he nears the island, he is swallowed whole by a whale
.
Patchy later shows the audience some clips of SpongeBob whilst in the belly of the whale, including different character versions of the SpongeBob SquarePants theme song and an old SpongeBob episode in a 1930s cartoon format (also animated by Chip Wass
), but the projector breaks down. The smoke from the projector causes the whale to sneeze Patchy out through its blowhole, and Patchy lands back in the studio. When he lands, Patchy falls unconscious and dreams that he is at SpongeBob's house. Delighted, he dances around a few times and then knocks on SpongeBob's door. SpongeBob answers the door and says hello, but Patchy cannot believe his own eyes and passes out again. He then wakes up in the studio, depressed that it was just a dream. However, Queen Elizabeth assures him that he can see SpongeBob anywhere and then Abraham Lincoln lifts up his top hat
, revealing a toy SpongeBob that laughs. Upon seeing and hearing this, Patchy faints a third time.
' 10th anniversary, along with The Ultimate SpongeBob SpongeBash marathon, Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants
documentary, and a TV special entitled To SquarePants or Not to SquarePants
. Despite what the promos said, the Krabby Patty formula was not revealed in this episode and remains a secret.
In September 2009, a book was released, which is based on this movie: SpongeBob SquarePants: The Great Escape. A video game was produced by THQ
for the Wii
, PlayStation Portable
, and other video game retailers.
On November 10, 2009, Truth or Square was released on DVD; the director's cut of the film was also included.
specials iFight Shelby Marx and iQuit iCarly (7.9 and 8.8 million viewers respectively).
The movie was given a largely positive feedback by critics and fans, especially compared to other more recent episodes, which have been widely criticized as being inferior to the older episodes. The film is currently the best received "SpongeBob" TV movie to date. Truth or Square currently holds a 8.2 rating on TV.com
based on 74 votes made by users.
SpongeBob SquarePants
SpongeBob SquarePants is an American animated television series, created by marine biologist and animator Stephen Hillenburg. Much of the series centers on the exploits and adventures of the title character and his various friends in the underwater city of "Bikini Bottom"...
TV movie which celebrates SpongeBob's 10th anniversary. It is episodes 123 and 124 in the sixth season of the show. This is a TV movie of season 6
SpongeBob SquarePants (season 6)
Season Six of the animated television series SpongeBob SquarePants on Nickelodeon, aired 48 episodes from March 3, 2008, to July 5, 2010. The volume was released in two parts in Region 1, and in its entirety on November 29, 2010.-House Fancy / Krabby Road:...
.
Main plot
Alarm clocks ring everywhere throughout SpongeBobSpongeBob SquarePants (character)
SpongeBob SquarePants is a main fictional character in the animated television series SpongeBob SquarePants. He is voiced by Tom Kenny and first appeared on television in the series' pilot episode "Help Wanted" on May 1, 1999. SpongeBob was created and designed by cartoonist Stephen Hillenburg...
's house and even in Squidward
Squidward Tentacles
Squidward Quincy Tentacles is a fictional character on the television cartoon series SpongeBob SquarePants. He is voiced by Rodger Bumpass. The character is an octopus, as his name would not imply Squidward appears in 270 episodes of the series, second only to Spongebob's 305.-Personality:Unlike...
's house. SpongeBob's foghorn
Foghorn
A foghorn or fog signal or fog bell is a device that uses sound to warn vehicles of hazards or boats of the presence of other vehicles in foggy conditions. The term is most often used in relation to marine transport...
alarm spits out some more, and SpongeBob wakes up and stops them. SpongeBob remembers that, on this day, the Krusty Krab celebrates its "eleventy seventh" anniversary. He remembers his first visit to the Krusty Krab and tells Gary
Gary (SpongeBob SquarePants)
Garold "Gary" Star the Snail is a fictional character in the American animated TV series SpongeBob SquarePants. The character is an anthropomorphic sea snail created and designed by animator Stephen Hillenburg and voiced by Tom Kenny...
about it: Years ago, when SpongeBob's mother was still pregnant
Pregnancy
Pregnancy refers to the fertilization and development of one or more offspring, known as a fetus or embryo, in a woman's uterus. In a pregnancy, there can be multiple gestations, as in the case of twins or triplets...
with him, she and SpongeBob's father went to the Krusty Krab to eat there. His mother asked him what he wanted (SpongeBob could speak and read even before he was born), and he asked for a Krabby Patty. They were so good, SpongeBob took off his umbilical cord
Umbilical cord
In placental mammals, the umbilical cord is the connecting cord from the developing embryo or fetus to the placenta...
and sucked on it. When he finishes his flashback, SpongeBob shower
Shower
A shower is an area in which one bathes underneath a spray of water.- History :...
s, goes through the wringer
Mangle (machine)
A mangle or wringer is a mechanical laundry aid consisting of two rollers in a sturdy frame, connected by cogs and, in its home version, powered by a hand crank or electrically...
, puts on his clothes and drinks a can of socks (socks then appear on his feet). He then puts on his shoes and goes over to the mirror
Mirror
A mirror is an object that reflects light or sound in a way that preserves much of its original quality prior to its contact with the mirror. Some mirrors also filter out some wavelengths, while preserving other wavelengths in the reflection...
, opens the door on it and looks through a collection of his faces. He takes off the one he already has on, and then replaces it with his "eager face". SpongeBob then leaves to go to the Krusty Krab, but as soon as he exits his house, he bumps into the back of an unbelievably long line of customers waiting to get to the restaurant as well. SpongeBob jumps on top of every second person in the line, then eventually reaches the Krusty Krab front door and squirms underneath it.
Mr. Krabs
Mr. Krabs
Captain Eugene Harold "Armor Abs" Krabs is a fictional character in the American cartoon series SpongeBob SquarePants. He is voiced by Clancy Brown. Mr. Krabs is seen in most episodes of the show, as well as in movies, video games, and other media based on the series...
tells SpongeBob and Squidward that this is a perfect opportunity for his arch-nemesis Plankton
Plankton (SpongeBob SquarePants)
Sheldon Jim Plankton, Jr., or simply Plankton, is a fictional character on the American television cartoon series SpongeBob SquarePants. He is voiced by Mr. Lawrence. The character is also in video games and other media based on the series...
to steal the Krabby Patty formula (Plankton is commemorating 50 years of failure and 1003 failed attempts to get the formula). Krabs has hired Patrick
Patrick Star
Patrick Star is the deuteragonist of the Nickelodeon animated comedy series SpongeBob SquarePants, created by creator Stephen Hillenburg and voiced by Bill Fagerbakke. Patrick's most significant character trait is his lack of common sense, which sometimes makes him a negative influence on his best...
as a security guard
Security guard
A security guard is a person who is paid to protect property, assets, or people. Security guards are usually privately and formally employed personnel...
, so that he does not have to pay for a real one. SpongeBob spectacularly decorates the Krusty Krab with ketchup
Ketchup
Ketchup is a sweet-and-tangy condiment typically made from tomatoes, vinegar, sugar or high-fructose corn syrup and an assortment of...
, mustard
Mustard (condiment)
Mustard is a condiment made from the seeds of a mustard plant...
and pink toilet paper
Toilet paper
Toilet paper is a soft paper product used to maintain personal hygiene after human defecation or urination. However, it can also be used for other purposes such as blowing one's nose when one has a cold or absorbing common spills around the house, although paper towels are more used for the latter...
. He then turns the Krabby Patties into balloon
Balloon
A balloon is an inflatable flexible bag filled with a gas, such as helium, hydrogen, nitrous oxide, oxygen, or air. Modern balloons can be made from materials such as rubber, latex, polychloroprene, or a nylon fabric, while some early balloons were made of dried animal bladders, such as the pig...
s with an air pump
Air pump
An air pump is a device for pushing air. Examples include a bicycle pump, pumps that are used to aerate an aquarium or a pond via an airstone; a gas compressor used to power a pneumatic tool, air horn or pipe organ; a bellows used to encourage a fire; and a vacuum pump.The first effective air pump...
, but then mentions that has one last decoration. Patrick, Squidward and Mr. Krabs follow SpongeBob into the freezer where he shows them a giant Krabby Patty ice sculpture
Ice sculpture
Ice sculpture is a form of sculpture that uses ice as the raw material. Sculptures from ice can be abstract or realistic and can be functional or purely decorative...
which he made himself. However, in attempt to take the ice sculpture outside, they accidentally knock SpongeBob out the open freezer door; he then rebounds of the kitchen door and back into the freezer. The impact shuts the door and it locks, trapping all four friends inside. While finding their way through air shafts, they look back at some memorable moments in their lives, including the first Krabby Patty commercial in which Krabs, baby SpongeBob and his parents played (animated by Chip Wass
Chip Wass
Chip Wass is a well-known American illustrator, designer, and animator whose drawings are noted for their ironic style and trenchant comic wit. His art has appeared, among other places, on Nick at Nite and The Cartoon Network, in the New York Times, Entertainment Weekly, and the Washington Post,...
), the time Mr. Krabs first conveyed the Krabby Patty formula to SpongeBob while they travelled around the world, the day SpongeBob moved to Bikini Bottom (Squidward had planted a miniature garden
Garden
A garden is a planned space, usually outdoors, set aside for the display, cultivation, and enjoyment of plants and other forms of nature. The garden can incorporate both natural and man-made materials. The most common form today is known as a residential garden, but the term garden has...
beside his house, when suddenly SpongeBob's pineapple house fell out of the sky, landed on top of Squidward and destroyed his garden), and also a time when SpongeBob and Sandy
Sandy Cheeks
Sandra Olivia "Sandy" Cheeks is a character in the series SpongeBob SquarePants and is voiced by Carolyn Lawrence. She is a squirrel native to Texas, and the fact of her being a land animal is often pointed out. She is friends with Patrick, Squidward, and SpongeBob.-Personality:Sandy is SpongeBob &...
got married - which turned out to be a play without the priest
Priest
A priest is a person authorized to perform the sacred rites of a religion, especially as a mediatory agent between humans and deities. They also have the authority or power to administer religious rites; in particular, rites of sacrifice to, and propitiation of, a deity or deities...
knowing. (Technically meaning that they are actually married).
To get out of the air shaft, SpongeBob gathers Squidward, Patrick, and Mr. Krabs to bust out the shaft, but it takes a few tries, On his last try, he says to himself, OK, this is the one! Feel very good about this! OK, steady..., and he finally makes it out, only to find that all the customers have left after waiting for so long without getting any food. However, SpongeBob summons them all back as he sings a song in honour of the Krusty Krab, called "Oh, Krusty Krab" (similar to O Christmas Tree
O Tannenbaum
"O Tannenbaum", or, in its English version, "O Christmas Tree", is a Christmas carol of German origin.A Tannenbaum is a fir tree or Christmas tree...
). Meanwhile, Plankton finally finds the perfect opportunity to steal the Krabby Patty secret formula. He fails, having Mr. Krabs to launch him, but Plankton tells Krabs that he cannot take any more launches, having been launched countless by Krabs times in the past. So, Krabs instead inflates Plankton into a balloon
Balloon
A balloon is an inflatable flexible bag filled with a gas, such as helium, hydrogen, nitrous oxide, oxygen, or air. Modern balloons can be made from materials such as rubber, latex, polychloroprene, or a nylon fabric, while some early balloons were made of dried animal bladders, such as the pig...
and floats him up into the sky. The eleventy seventh anniversary celebration then goes ahead.
Patchy the Pirate subplot
Patchy is hosting a SpongeBob SquarePants show, starring several celebrities such as Pink, Queen Elizabeth II, Abraham LincolnAbraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln was the 16th President of the United States, serving from March 1861 until his assassination in April 1865. He successfully led his country through a great constitutional, military and moral crisis – the American Civil War – preserving the Union, while ending slavery, and...
and SpongeBob himself. Patchy is looking forward to seeing SpongeBob in person (He still has not realized that SpongeBob is not real), but when SpongeBob does not show up, Patchy is furious and goes out to find him. Meanwhile, the celebrities are bored and ask Potty the Parrot for several things, but Potty just tells them to wait and goes back to his job. P!nk and her band then practice a song and Queen Elizabeth asks Potty how she can eat a pineapple if there is not a slicer or a knife to cut it open. Afterwards, Patchy sets sail in his boat and soon arrives at the island above Bikini Bottom. However, just as he nears the island, he is swallowed whole by a whale
Whale
Whale is the common name for various marine mammals of the order Cetacea. The term whale sometimes refers to all cetaceans, but more often it excludes dolphins and porpoises, which belong to suborder Odontoceti . This suborder also includes the sperm whale, killer whale, pilot whale, and beluga...
.
Patchy later shows the audience some clips of SpongeBob whilst in the belly of the whale, including different character versions of the SpongeBob SquarePants theme song and an old SpongeBob episode in a 1930s cartoon format (also animated by Chip Wass
Chip Wass
Chip Wass is a well-known American illustrator, designer, and animator whose drawings are noted for their ironic style and trenchant comic wit. His art has appeared, among other places, on Nick at Nite and The Cartoon Network, in the New York Times, Entertainment Weekly, and the Washington Post,...
), but the projector breaks down. The smoke from the projector causes the whale to sneeze Patchy out through its blowhole, and Patchy lands back in the studio. When he lands, Patchy falls unconscious and dreams that he is at SpongeBob's house. Delighted, he dances around a few times and then knocks on SpongeBob's door. SpongeBob answers the door and says hello, but Patchy cannot believe his own eyes and passes out again. He then wakes up in the studio, depressed that it was just a dream. However, Queen Elizabeth assures him that he can see SpongeBob anywhere and then Abraham Lincoln lifts up his top hat
Top hat
A top hat, beaver hat, high hat silk hat, cylinder hat, chimney pot hat or stove pipe hat is a tall, flat-crowned, broad-brimmed hat, predominantly worn from the latter part of the 18th to the middle of the 20th century...
, revealing a toy SpongeBob that laughs. Upon seeing and hearing this, Patchy faints a third time.
Merchandise and promotion
Around March–April 2009, it was announced that a new TV movie would be made, entitled SpongeBob SquarePants: The Great Escape. The movie is part of the promotional campaign for SpongeBob SquarePantsSpongeBob SquarePants
SpongeBob SquarePants is an American animated television series, created by marine biologist and animator Stephen Hillenburg. Much of the series centers on the exploits and adventures of the title character and his various friends in the underwater city of "Bikini Bottom"...
' 10th anniversary, along with The Ultimate SpongeBob SpongeBash marathon, Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants
Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants
Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants is a documentary produced by Patrick Creadon and Christine O'Malley that aired on VH1 on July 14, 2009. The documentary chronicles the pop culture success of the animated series SpongeBob SquarePants, including its impact on U.S. President Barack...
documentary, and a TV special entitled To SquarePants or Not to SquarePants
To SquarePants or Not to SquarePants
To SquarePants or Not to SquarePants is a special television episode of the TV series SpongeBob SquarePants airing as part of the sixth season and episode 116B. It aired in the United States on July 17, 2009. The 100-episode event aired after that episode during July 17–19, 2009. On July 21, 2011,...
. Despite what the promos said, the Krabby Patty formula was not revealed in this episode and remains a secret.
In September 2009, a book was released, which is based on this movie: SpongeBob SquarePants: The Great Escape. A video game was produced by THQ
THQ
THQ Inc. is an American developer and publisher of video games. Founded in 1989 in the United States, the company develops products for video game consoles, handheld game systems, as well as for personal computers and wireless devices...
for the Wii
Wii
The Wii is a home video game console released by Nintendo on November 19, 2006. As a seventh-generation console, the Wii primarily competes with Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Sony's PlayStation 3. Nintendo states that its console targets a broader demographic than that of the two others...
, PlayStation Portable
PlayStation Portable
The is a handheld game console manufactured and marketed by Sony Corporation Development of the console was announced during E3 2003, and it was unveiled on , 2004, at a Sony press conference before E3 2004...
, and other video game retailers.
On November 10, 2009, Truth or Square was released on DVD; the director's cut of the film was also included.
Reception
The premiere of SpongeBob's Truth or Square on Friday, November 6 drew 7.7 million total viewers, making it basic cable's number-one entertainment show for the week, while a rerun the following morning attracted 7.2 million viewers. It was also ranked as the week's number one program among children in the demographic groups ages 6–11 and 2-11. It was also the channel's third most watched premiere of the year, behind the two iCarlyICarly
iCarly is an American sitcom that focuses on a girl named Carly Shay who creates her own web show called iCarly with her best friends Sam and Freddie. The series was created by Dan Schneider, who also serves as executive producer. It stars Miranda Cosgrove as Carly, Jennette McCurdy as Sam, Nathan...
specials iFight Shelby Marx and iQuit iCarly (7.9 and 8.8 million viewers respectively).
The movie was given a largely positive feedback by critics and fans, especially compared to other more recent episodes, which have been widely criticized as being inferior to the older episodes. The film is currently the best received "SpongeBob" TV movie to date. Truth or Square currently holds a 8.2 rating on TV.com
TV.com
TV.com is a website owned by CBS Interactive. The site covers television and focuses on English-language shows made or broadcast in the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland and Japan...
based on 74 votes made by users.
External links
- Truth or Square at TV.comTV.comTV.com is a website owned by CBS Interactive. The site covers television and focuses on English-language shows made or broadcast in the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland and Japan...