"Hysterical History" is a SpongeBob SquarePants episode from season 14. In this episode, on a trip to the museum, SpongeBob and Patrick teach Sandy all about Bikini Bottom's fascinating, yet questionable, history.
Characters[]
- SpongeBob SquarePants
- Patrick Star
- Sandy Cheeks
- Eugene H. Krabs
- Mr. Puff
- Sheldon J. Plankton
- Spot
- SpongeBob (primitive)
- Patrick (primitive)
- Cowboy 1
- Cowboy 2
- Shark outlaw (single appearance)
- Bessie (single appearance)
- Incidentals
- Old Man Walker
- Several Steves
- One of Sandy's robots
Synopsis[]
SpongeBob and Patrick show Sandy the Museum of Bikini Bottom History.
SpongeBob and Patrick are taking Sandy to the Museum of Bikini Bottom History so she can take notes and have her article published in The Naval Gazette journal. They go inside and meet the security guard, Old Man Walker, who they initially mistake for an exhibit. He lets them in and tells them not to cause any trouble.
SpongeBob, Patrick, and Sandy go to the prehistoric exhibit, which tells the story of how Bikini Bottom came to be. Sandy observes an exhibit showing Bikini Bottom before it sunk to the bottom of the ocean (named "Bikini Top" in this phase), and assumes that the town's location and name change were the result of natural erosion. SpongeBob and Patrick, however, claim that an anchor hit the ground with such force that it caused buildings to erupt from the sand. Sandy points out they are in the anchor that the museum was built in, and realizes their explanation is nonsense.
Next, they go to the pioneer exhibit, which houses a rock that the pioneers once used as vehicles. Patrick rides the rock around, going haywire, and Sandy lassos him. Old Man Walker comes in and reprimands them, only to be crushed by the rock. SpongeBob then explains the pioneers' lifestyle: Mr. Krabs is seen as a farmer milking a sea urchin cow. Suddenly, a gang of cowboys come in, led by Plankton riding on Spot. SpongeBob and Patrick come in as Sheriff Pants and Deputy Star, blowing bubbles to catch the gang members. Krabs opens Bikini Bottom's first restaurant, the Krusty Kreamery. In the present day, Patrick drinks some of the restaurant's now-expired milk.
SpongeBob, Patrick, and Sandy go to the Industrial Revolution era exhibit and find one of the first boats ever made, the Model C. SpongeBob explains that the first successful boat assembly line was ran by Mr. Puff, but two of his workers, being ancestors of SpongeBob and Patrick, got caught in the machine and were assembled into a boat at the nearby hospital. Sandy doubts this until she reads the plaque and Patrick demonstrates that his voice is still used as the horn.
They walk into the elevator and SpongeBob sees a "?" button at the top floor. Assuming that he will get all of his questions about the past answered on that floor, SpongeBob leads everyone there, but not before Patrick presses the remaining buttons on the elevator - causing it to stop at floors depicting various other time periods through SpongeBob and Patrick. When it stops, they walk into a room full of covered inventions and a map for world domination, led by Old Man Walker. Old Man Walker reveals himself, turns his walker into a robotic version, and chases them outside.
Old Man Walker surrounds SpongeBob, Patrick, and Sandy.
Suddenly, the museum pulls itself up out of the ground. SpongeBob, Patrick, and Sandy fall into the gift shop while Old Man Walker gets pulled up. Sandy says that the past was too much for her to understand, and is relieved that the present is more normal, until Plankton chases Mr. Krabs on a robot. Sandy then rips up her notebook.
Production[]
This episode was confirmed on November 1, 2023.[2]
Art[]
Background design[]
- Art direction by Peter Bennett, layouts supervised by Hena Hong and designed by George Nachev and Rebekie Bennington, traditionally painted in gouache by Amy Lewis and Abril Aello Fregozo.[3][4][5][6]
Workprint[]
- Posted by Abril Aello Fregozo.[6]
Music[]
| ( ‣ ) Production music |
| ( • ) Original music |
| ( ◦ ) SpongeBob music |
• Riverboat Rumpas Instrumental - Nicolas Carr, Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield [Title card.]
• Hello Blues - Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield [Opening.]
• Hot Steel and Slide Licks 20D - Jeremy Wakefield [Inside the museum.]
‣ Danse Comique - Kenny Graham [Bikini Bottom's Oldest Security Guard.]
• Lap Steel-spce_01 - Nicolas Carr [Old Man Walker falls asleep.]
‣ ? [Ancient past era.]
• Whats This Sting - Nicolas Carr [Sandy shrugs.]
• Hot Steel and Slide Licks 7A - Jeremy Wakefield [Confused brain sketch.]
• ? - Nicolas Carr [Bikini Top exhibit.]
• Hot Steel and Slide Licks 37A - Jeremy Wakefield ["Don't worry, Sandy."]
‣ ? ["It goes like this..."]
‣ Dinosaurs About - John Fox, Mac Prindy [Prehistoric Bikini Bottom.]
‣ Charlie's Bike E - Peter Balding, Otto Sieben [SpongeBob and Patrick acting like cavemen.]
• Lap Steel-spce_01 - Nicolas Carr [Transition to next scene.]
• Saloon Piano - Nicolas Carr [Pioneer era.]
‣ ? [Patrick riding a rock.]
• Hot Steel and Slide Licks 18 - Jeremy Wakefield ["No trick-roping!"]
‣ ? [Rock crushes Old Man Walker.]
‣ ? [Dairy Urchin model.]
• SpongeBob Flashback Vibes - Nicolas Carr [Transition to the pioneer story.]
‣ Turkey Trot - John Longmire [Krabs milking a Dairy Urchin.]
‣ ? [The Grungy Gang appears.]
• Blazing Baloney Western - Nicolas Carr ["We're here to clean up your act!"]
‣ Turkey in the Straw - Robert White, George Weigand [Krabs opens the Krusty Kreamery.]
• SpongeBob Flashback Vibes - Nicolas Carr [Back to the present.]
‣ Four More Comical Cuts - Remastered - Ronald Hanmer [Patrick eats expired milk.]
• Lap Steel-spce_01 - Nicolas Carr [Transition to next scene.]
‣ Five More Comical Cuts - Remastered - Ronald Hanmer [Industrial Revolution era.]
‣ More Comedy Transitions - Part 9 - Van Phillips ["We'll tell you the real story."]
• SpongeBob Flashback Vibes - Nicolas Carr [Start of the industry story.]
‣ Factory And Workshop - Naresh Sohal [Old Bikini Bottom industry.]
• Hot Steel and Slide Licks 31 - Jeremy Wakefield [Screw and baseball sketch.]
‣ Hippos And A Stranger - Dennis Farnon ["Ain't no way these screwball stories are true!"]
• Whats This Sting - Nicolas Carr [SpongeBob points to the "?" elevator button.]
• Hot Steel and Slide Licks 32C - Jeremy Wakefield [Patrick pushes all the elevator buttons.]
• Iron Jellyfish - Nicolas Carr [Psychedelic Sea era.]
• Chiho O's Disco - Nicolas Carr [Deep Disco era.]
• SpongeBob SquarePants Theme Song - Derek Drymon, Stephen Hillenburg, Mark Harrison, Blaise Smith [Original drawings of SpongeBob and
Patrick.]
• Hot Steel and Slide Licks 38A - Jeremy Wakefield ["This sure is a weird museum."]
• The Clams that Wouldnt Leave - Nicolas Carr [SpongeBob, Patrick and Sandy enter the ghost exhibit.]
• Tension Bits - Nicolas Carr, Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield [Sandy uncovers various inventions.]
• Nude Sting - Nicolas Carr [SpongeBob and Patrick in adult diapers.]
‣ Evil Horror - Harry Lubin ["This is a future ruled by Old Man Walker!"]
‣ Disastrous Event 2 - Harry Lubin [Old Man Walker gets mad.]
‣ Madman - Harry Lubin [The Anchor gets lifted.]
‣ Dancing The Hula - Kapono Beamer [Ending.]
Release[]
| Format | Title | Region |
|---|---|---|
| DVD | The Complete Fourteenth Season | United States |
| Box set | Another 100 Episodes | United States |
| The Best 300 Episodes Ever | United States |
Trivia[]
General[]
- This episode was originally titled "Hysterically Historical."[2]
- This episode, alongside "Squidiot Box," "Blood is Thicker Than Grease," "PL-1413," "In the Mood to Feud," its sister episode, "Kreepaway Kamp," "Snow Yellow," and "Sandy's Country Christmas" serve as this season's 25th anniversary specials.
- This episode uses the same title card track as its sister episode.
- This is the first instance of sister episodes using the same title card track since "Penny Foolish" and "Nautical Novice" in season 6.
- The large anchor seen in establishing shots of Bikini Bottom is revealed to contain a museum within it.
- Bikini Top, as a setting name, has been used in other official SpongeBob media prior to this episode 4 times:
- July 19, 2010 Richard Pursel season 8 "Pineapple Princess" outline: Bikini Top Grocery Store.
- March 27, 2014 SpongeBob tweet: "I love Bikini Bottom, but it isn't for everyone. For those who don't like it here, I might recommend Bikini Top."
- July 4, 2014 SpongeBob tweet: "Today, we celebrate when Bikini Bottom finally declared its independence from Bikini Top. We love you Bikini Top, but it's better this way."
- July 24, 2014 SpongeBob tweet: "Someday I'd really like to visit Bikini Top. To get there, all you have to do is be in Bikini Bottom and turn straight up."
- SpongeBob and Patrick's designs in the "nautical nonsense era" illustration are taken from the original pitch bible for the series.
- This episode and the Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years episode "Kitchen Sponge" both end with Sandy saying, "yep, totally normal."
Episode references[]
- King Neptune's crown from The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie appears in a glass case at the museum's entrance.
- The interior of the museum bears a resemblance to the Bikini Bottom Museum of Everything from "Insecurity Guards."
- Primitive SpongeBob and Primitive Patrick from "SB-129" reappear during Patrick's telling of the origins of Bikini Bottom.
- SpongeBob's story about the pioneers being able to pilot rocks from the episode "Pizza Delivery" is confirmed to be true, and he also claims that "the pioneers used to ride these babies for miles!" like in that same episode.
- The cowboys from "A Skin Wrinkle in Time" appear as members of the Grungy Gang.
- In the "psychedelic sea era" illustration, the hippie versions of SpongeBob and Patrick from "SpongeBob's Last Stand" reappear.
- One of the robots from "House Sittin' for Sandy" appears, being controlled by Plankton to chase Mr. Krabs. It assumes the same body build albeit with large shoes and without wheels.
- In this episode, however, it appears to be much bigger and taller than Sandy, rather than being around her height as seen in its debut episode and "Squirrel Record."
Cultural references[]
- The Model C boat is a reference to the Ford Model T.
- Mrs. Puff's appearance as Mr. Puff is designed to resemble the company's founder, Henry Ford.
- In the "new wave nitwits era" illustration, SpongeBob wears a red circular hat popularized by Devo.
Errors[]
Mr. Krabs with overlapping eyelashes.
- When Mr. Krabs is being chased by Plankton, his eyelashes overlap his eyestalks.
Videos[]
Names in other languages[]
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| German | Ein Ausflug ins Museum | A Trip to the Museum |
| Russian | Истерическая история Istericheskaya istoriya |
Hysterical History |
| Slovenian | Smešna zgodovina | Funny History |
| Spanish | Historia histérica | Hysterical History |
References[]
- ^ Nickelodeon UK - July 19, 2024
- ^ a b File:301a-b.jpeg
- ^ Amy Lewis on Twitter - "new SpongeBob episodes aired this week!..."
- ^ Abril Aello - Professional
- ^ Abril Aello Fregozo on Instagram - "✨✨Hysterical History finally aired last night ✨✨..."
- ^ a b Abril Aello Fregozo on Instagram - "Here's a pan and other two bgs..."