SB-129

"SB-129"
General
Season number:	1
Production code:	14a
First airing:	December 31, 1999
Sister episode(s):	Karate Choppers
Credits
Writer(s):	Aaron Springer Erik Wiese Doug Lawrence
Creative director:	Derek Drymon
Storyboard:	Erik Wiese
Storyboard director:	Aaron Springer
Animation director:	Tom Yasumi

“I'll be out of here in no time.”

—Squidward

"SB-129" is the first segment of the fourteenth episode of season 1, and it is paired with "Karate Choppers." In this episode, Squidward finds himself in different time periods after locking himself in the Krusty Krab's freezer.

Characters

• French Narrator
• Squidward Tentacles
• SpongeBob SquarePants
• Patrick Star
• SpongeTron (debut)
  • SpongeTron clones (debut)
• PatTron (debut)
• Primitive SpongeBob (debut)
• Primitive Patrick (debut)
• Nowhere Voices (debut)

Plot

One early Sunday morning, Squidward prepares to play his clarinet, only to be interrupted by SpongeBob's foghorn alarm clock. After the clarinet gets temporarily lodged in his throat, SpongeBob misconstrues Squidward's squeals of protest as a consent to go jellyfishing. Soon after, SpongeBob and Patrick appear at Squidward's door, asking if Squidward is ready; Squidward denies this, though SpongeBob is oblivious to Squidward's aversion to playing with them. Hoping for solace, Squidward takes advantage of the Krusty Krab's Sunday closure and hides there; SpongeBob and Patrick follow Squidward into the restaurant, where Squidward locks himself in its freezer in a successful attempt to hide from them. Unable to extricate himself, Squidward reassures himself that he will be found "in no time."

2000 years later, a robotic descendant of SpongeBob, SpongeTron, thaws Squidward out; horrified upon learning he is in the future, Squidward begs SpongeTron for a way to the past, prompting SpongeTron to direct Squidward to a nearby time machine. Assuming SpongeBob to not exist in the past, Squidward travels to a primordial Bikini Bottom, hoping for respite away from him and Patrick; instead, he encounters ape-like versions of the two, and teaches them the sport of jellyfishing in order for him to be left alone. After Squidward plays his clarinet poorly, its sound angers the prehistoric SpongeBob and Patrick, leading them to chase Squidward into the time machine. Desperate to escape, Squidward accidentally breaks a key component of the time machine, causing him to be transported to an unknown location devoid of life or matter.

Realizing he is finally alone, Squidward at first revels in his newfound solitude, but is unnerved by the sound of strange, disembodied voices repeating the word "alone". Inadvertently discovering the time machine resting underneath the void, Squidward breaks down, lamenting the absence of Bikini Bottom, his home, and even SpongeBob. At these words, the time machine is inexplicably transported to the present, where SpongeBob and Patrick await Squidward's arrival. Initially joyous to see the pair, Squidward becomes irritated at SpongeBob's request to go jellyfishing and openly ponders the identity of the sport's creator; when SpongeBob and Patrick unanimously declare Squidward as the inventor of jellyfishing, Squidward announces his intention to travel back in time to rectify his mistake.

See the episode’s transcript here.

Music

• Sounds of Science 1 - Josef Mundigl [Title Card]
• Lonely on the Beach - The Hawaiian Serenaders, Jan Rap [Opening]
• Squid Clarinet23 - Brad Carow [Squidward tries to talk with his clarinet stuck in his mouth]
• Closing Theme 2 - Steve Belfer [SpongeBob and Patrick at Squidward's door]
• Cream Pie - Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield [Can be faintly heard for a few seconds when Squidward goes to the Krusty Krab]
• Grass Skirt Chase - Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield [Plays for a second]
• The Rake Hornpipe - Robert Alexander White [Squidward hides in the Krusty Krab freezer]
• Death Trap (#25) - Gregor F. Narholz [The door is locked]
• Hawaiian Link (B) - Richard Myhill ["I'll be out of here in no time."]
• House Of Horror (#10.5) - W. Merrick Farran [Squidward is frozen as the freezer door’s latch comes off]
• Sounds of Science 1 - Josef Mundigl [Squidward in the future]
• Closing Theme - Steve Belfer [SpongeTron appears]
• Sounds of Science 1 - Josef Mundigl [The future is chrome.]
• Closing Theme - Steve Belfer ["Of course I'm right, Squidward."]
• The Gypsy Violinist - Dick Stephen Walter ["I don't belong here."]
• Aloha Oé - Hans Haider, Queen Lili'uokalani ["I gotta get home to my own time period."]
• Dorothy - Tony Tape [The time machine’s interior]
• Time Machine - Nicolas Carr [The time machine disappears]
• Kurosawa FX - Nicolas Carr [Squidward in the distant past]
• Lovely Scenery C - Mladen Franko [Primordial SpongeBob revealed]
• Squid Clarinet23 - Brad Carow [Squidward trying to play clarinet]
• Closing Theme - Steve Belfer [Squidward invents jellyfishing]
• Squid Clarinet25 - Brad Carow [Squidward playing his clarinet]
• Dangerous B - Mladen Franko [Primordial SpongeBob and Patrick chase Squidward]
• Dorothy - Tony Tape [Inside the time machine]
• Time Machine - Nicolas Carr [The time machine disappears]
• Space Work 14 - Vladimir Kos Jr ["I gotta get out of here!"]
• Dorothy - Tony Tape [Inside the time machine]
• Time Machine - Nicolas Carr [The time machine arrives]
• Grass Skirts Blowing (Hilo March) - Jan Rap, The Hawaiian Serenaders [Ending]

Production

On December 29, 1999, Nickelodeon issued a press release on Viacom.com announcing "SB-129" along with its sister episode, "Karate Choppers".

Releases

• "SB-129" is available on multiple DVDs, including the Nautical Nonsense and Sponge Buddies, Complete 1st Season, Ripped Pants, Karate Choppers, Karate Cutting, Sponge Crazy, First 100 Episodes, Let's Go Anywhere with a Time Machine!, Really Big Box Set, Home Sweet Pineapple (Polish only), The Ultimate SpongeBob Box Set, The SpongeBob SquarePants Collection, The SpongeBob SquarePants 8 Season DVD Collection, The First & Second Seasons, Movies & TV Collection, and The Best 200 Episodes Ever DVDs. It was additionally released for the Nautical Nonsense and Undersea Antics Volume 1 VHS tapes, as well as the It's a SpongeBob Christmas! Blu-ray.
• The episode was also released as part of a SpongeBob disc for the VideoNow device in 2004 and as a video cartridge for the Pixter device in 2005.
• "SB-129" is available for streaming on several viewing services, including Apple TV, Amazon Prime Video, and Paramount+. It is also available as part of a downloadable digital collection on iTunes and Microsoft.

External Links

• Encyclopedia SpongeBobia's article on the episode
• SpongePedia's article on the episode