Reef Blower

"Reef Blower"
SpongeBob blowing sand off Squidward with the Reef Blower.
General
Season number:	1
Episode number:	2
Production code:	1b
First airing:	May 1, 1999
Sister episode(s):	"Help Wanted" "Tea at the Treedome"
Credits
Writer(s):	Stephen Hillenburg Derek Drymon Tim Hill
Storyboard:	Paul Tibbit (writer) Jay Lender (artist)
Animator(s):	Fred Miller Tom Yasumi

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This article is about the episode. For the object which the episode is about, see Reef blower (object).

“You!”

—SpongeBob, subtitled

"Reef Blower" is the second segment of the first episode of season 1, and it is paired with "Help Wanted" and "Tea at the Treedome." In this episode, SpongeBob attempts to rid his lawn of a shell.

Plot

When Squidward sees a "leaf" on his lawn, he thinks it ruins the perfection of his lawn, so he pretends to accidentally kick it onto SpongeBob's lawn. SpongeBob thinks the same thing, and he gets out his reef-blower (an underwater version of a leaf blower). He blows the shell (with a large column of sand) onto Squidward, and then sucks it all into the reef-blower. The reef-blower malfunctions because it can't hold that much sand, and refuses to start. SpongeBob pulls the cord extremely far away, and it finally starts, but sucks all water. The reef-blower explodes leaving piles of sand all over Squidward's lawn, but SpongeBob's lawn perfectly clean.

Gallery

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Trivia

• This episode is notable for being the only silent episode.
• This episode was supposed to be one of many shorts in the series, but creator Stephen Hillenburg decided not to make any more.
• This episode is the shortest episode to date, with a length of just under three minutes.
• SpongeBob and Squidward are the only two characters who appear in the episode.