Jellyfishing

This article is about the episode. For the activity, see Jellyfishing (activity).

"Jellyfishing"
SpongeBob SquarePants episode
General
Season number:	1
Production code:	3a
First airing:	July 31, 1999
Sister episode(s):	"Plankton!"
Credits
Writer(s):	Chris Mitchell Peter Burns Tim Hill
Storyboard:	Steve Fonti
Animator(s):	Alan Smart

“Firmly grasp it!”

—Patrick Star

Jellyfishing is the first segment of the third episode of the first season of the SpongeBob SquarePants series. It first aired on Nickelodeon in the United States on July 31, 1999. In the episode, SpongeBob and Patrick take Squidward to go jellyfishing. The segment was paired with "Plankton!" in its first airing.

Charaters

• SpongeBob
• Squidward
• Patrick
• French Narrator
• Jellyfish
• Queen Jellyfish(debut)

Plot

TBA

Music

• War Blower (drums only) - The Blue Hawaiians [Title card]
• Aloha Oé - Hans Haider, Queen Lili'uokalani [Opening]
• Cymbals [#85] - Mark Nolan [Plays before "The Grinder"]
• The Grinder - Rolf Krueger [Rock music]
• Cymbals [#85] - Mark Nolan [Plays before "The Grinder"]
• The Grinder - Rolf Krueger [SpongeBob and Patrick take three sets of poles and three sets of nets.]
• Merlins Hill - Jennifer Jones [SpongeBob and Patrick jellyfishing]
• The Tip Top Polka/The Cliff Polka - Chelmsford Folk Band [SpongeBob asks Squidward if he wants to go with them]
• Hawaiian Link (A) - Richard Myhill [Squidward rides off]
• Hawaiian Link (B) - Richard Myhill ["Are you kidding? We're his best friends."]
• Honolulu March - Hans Haider [SpongeBob waiting for Squidward]
• You're Nice - Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield ["Welcome home, Squidward!"]
• The Tip Top Polka/The Cliff Polka - Chelmsford Folk Band [Jellyfish Fields]
• Nick's B. Danube - Nicolas Carr [Showing Squidward how it's done]
• Blue Danube - Fiachra Trench, Johann Strauss [End of "Nick's B Danube"]
• Grass Skirt Chase - Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield [Squidward chasing a jellyfish]
• Menace from the Deep - Robert Cornford [Giant jellyfish wakes up]
• Dangerous B - Mladen Franko [Squidward runs away from the giant jellyfish]
• Dangerous A - Mladen Franko [Giant jellyfish chases Squidward]
• Dangerous B - Mladen Franko [Giant jellyfish chases Squidward]
• Gator - Steve Belfer [The next day]
• Old Hilo March - Kapono Beamer [Jellyfish in jar]
• Menace from the Deep - Robert Cornford [Giant jellyfish returns]
• Hawaiian Link (A) - Richard Myhill ["Ow."]

Production

The script was completed on August 3, 1998 and was delivered to Nickelodeon Animation Studio on June 14, 1999.

Production Cells/Model Sheets

TBA

Artwork/Storyboards

TBA

Reception

The episode is generally not liked among friend due to how much Squidward gets hurt in the episode. Jellyfishing was also ranked #40 during the Best Day Ever marathon.

Cultural References

• When SpongeBob and Patrick teach Squidward how to jellyfish, they vocalize the melody of the first movement of "The Blue Danube".

Trivia

• The Queen Jellyfish debuted in this episode
  • Along with this, the Queen Jellyfish is the underwater equivalent of queen bees.

Errors

• After the scene switches from a shot of Conch Street to solely a shot of SpongeBob's house at the beginning, SpongeBob's house is missing a window.
• At the beginning, the sky is blue, but when SpongeBob and Patrick come out of the pineapple, the sky is orange, and when they chase the jellyfish, the sky is blue again.
• When SpongeBob says, "Hey, Squidward, we're jellyfishing," his mouth moves as if he is saying something else.
  • This happens again when he says, "There's one in position."
• When Squidward leaves SpongeBob and Patrick on his bicycle, SpongeBob's house is missing.
  • This error also occurs in "Pat the Dog."
  • In the same scene, Squidward's eyelids are colored light turquoise instead of teal.
• When Squidward's legs get stuck on the bike after going out of control by the jellyfish, his arms get stuck as well, even though only his legs are shown to get stuck.
• When Squidward's crashes his bike, his eyelids are colored like his skin again.
• Right before SpongeBob looks at a picture of him and Squidward, his chin disappears for a second.
• When SpongeBob says, "Hey, Patrick, Squid's home!," Patrick's mouth is syncing to what SpongeBob is saying.
• When SpongeBob and Patrick are chanting "Jellyfishing! Jellyfishing!" at Jellyfish Fields, SpongeBob's mouth does not move to the sync.
• Squidward's net switches between his hands. First, it is in his right hand, then his left, then right again.
• When Squidward is in his wheelchair, he needs a cast for each arm, but he can move them to slam his jellyfish against the bigger jellyfish.
• When Squidward is on his wheelbed at the end of the episode, when he arrives at the scene, he is facing his front door. However, later on in the scene, he is facing towards Patrick's house when the big jellyfish zaps him.