"Squidward's Sick Daze" is a SpongeBob SquarePants episode from season 13. In this episode, Squidward fakes being sick to get out of work, but his agony only begins when SpongeBob arrives to care for him.
Characters[]
- SpongeBob SquarePants
- Dream SpongeBob
- Patrick Star
- Squidward Tentacles
- Dream Squidward
- Handsome Squidward
- Eugene H. Krabs
- Dream Mr. Krabs
- Jellyfish
- Incidentals
- Fred
- Incidental 6
- Incidental 14
- Incidental 7
- Incidental 37B
- Incidental 41
- Incidental 42
- Incidental 160
- Timmy
- Judy
- Stretch
- Incidental 64
- Old Man Walker
- Steve (orange; cameo in book)
- Arctic sea bear
- Leeches
- Sea urchin
- Lady Upturn
- Fish stung by jellyfish (cameo in book)
- Long nose creature (cameo in book)
- Fred's dad (mentioned)
Synopsis[]
Squidward calls in sick.
Squidward wakes up after having a nightmare from working at the Krusty Krab, with the customers yelling at him, SpongeBob annoying him, and Mr. Krabs forcing him to clean everything up. He then mopes about the activities he hasn't done, like his unfinished painting, his symphony, and his fresh strudel, which Patrick gobbles up. Squidward then ultimately decides that instead of going to work, he will stay home and "dive into an ocean of Squidward."
He then calls Mr. Krabs and lies about being sick, but the latter is not fooled. He then goes over to Squidward's house and has SpongeBob take care of him until he is better, much to Squidward's dismay. Squidward tries to relax by finishing his painting, playing his clarinet, and eating his strudel, but SpongeBob constantly annoys him in an attempt to treat his disease.
SpongeBob later checks Squidward's temperature, only to find that it is normal. SpongeBob then concludes that Squidward is better now and they can go back to work, but Squidward tricks SpongeBob by sticking the thermometer into the oven, making it break. SpongeBob then gets a bunch of ice from the mountains to cool Squidward down.
Squidward's fake disease turns out to be real.
SpongeBob then realizes that he has been treating the symptoms instead of the disease. Squidward then claims he has "acute spotting sclorboritis," but he realizes it is actually real when SpongeBob finds it in a book. When Squidward sees the way it is treated, he then says it is actually "Plerkington's syndrome," which SpongeBob "cures" by using leeches to suck Squidward's blood, jellyfish to electrocute Squidward, and using a rake to clear the leaves in Squidward's lungs.
Mr. Krabs later calls to check on Squidward, to which the latter claims he is all better and begs the former to let him come to work. However, thinking that Squidward still needs to learn his lesson, Mr. Krabs pretends that Squidward is still very sick and tells SpongeBob to step up the cure. SpongeBob then seizes a sea urchin on Squidward.
The day after at the Krusty Krab, SpongeBob describes all the things he did to Squidward and Mr. Krabs laughs. Squidward arrives in bandages, but takes them off to unveil the Handsome Squidward, which Mr. Krabs faints at. Handsome Squidward says that SpongeBob cured his illnesses and goes to the register. Unfortunately, the customers begin yelling at Squidward for him to take their orders and SpongeBob begins annoying him again. Squidward then loses his hair and begins going back to his normal self and melts down, claiming he is going to be sick, as the episode ends.
Production[]
According to storyboard artist Savannah Reeves, this episode, alongside its sister were in the storyboard plussing stages during early March 2020, as that was when she was hired for a short time to freelance on the show.[3]
April "Pinkie" Davis posted a storyboard panel from this episode on March 11, 2020.[4]
The episode continued production throughout the year.[5]
This episode was confirmed by Vincent Waller on December 24, 2020.[6] On December 28, he confirmed that the episode was written by Ben Gruber.[7]
On January 24, 2021, Dave Cunningham said in an interview with The Art of SpongeBob Discord server that there were four episodes he and Sherm Cohen were not involved in during the early stages of season 13, as they were busy on Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years, causing them to overlap in production.[8] This episode was one of them, as it was supervised by Vincent Waller and Marc Ceccarelli.
Script[]
- Posted by Vincent Waller,[7] written by Ben Gruber.
Art[]
Character design[]
- Designed by Joann Chang.[9]
Storyboards[]
Production notes[]
Dylan Bozic:
- Bozic said that "[this episode] was a pretty fun one to work on."[10]
Music[]
| ( ‣ ) Production music |
| ( • ) Original music |
| ( ◦ ) SpongeBob music |
• Hawaiian Misadventures B - Nicolas Carr, Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield [Title card.]
• Steel Segway 2 - Nicolas Carr [Opening sting.]
• Tip Toe Jig 2 - Michael Bolger, Nicolas Carr [Opening at the Krusty Krab.]
‣ Four Evil Men (c) - Trevor Duncan [Everyone yelling Squidward's name.]
• Hot Steel and Slide Licks 40A - Jeremy Wakefield ["It was just a dream."]
• Fooling Around 2 w e gtr - Nicolas Carr, Barry Anthony [Squidward gets out of bed.]
• Harpsichord Classical Bits 1 - Nicolas Carr, Barry Anthony ["...and my unfinished symphony."]
• BROKEN GLASS. NC. NC_2 - Nicolas Carr [Note falls off of sheet music and shatters.]
• Fooling Around 2 w e gtr - Nicolas Carr, Barry Anthony ["...and my uneaten strudel."]
• Steel Lick Pickup - Nicolas Carr [Squidward's daydream begins.]
• Tiki Land - Nicolas Carr, Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield [Squidward's daydream of "an ocean of Squidward."]
• Solo Kelpy Clarinets - Barry Anthony, Nicolas Carr [Squidward playing clarinet.]
• Tiki Land - Nicolas Carr, Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield [Squidward's daydream of "an ocean of Squidward."]
• Eye Popper - Nicolas Carr [Patrick drooling on Squidward.]
• Hot Steel and Slide Licks 11D - Jeremy Wakefield ["Now to get rid of the other monkey on my back."]
• A Simple Conversation 1 - Nicolas Carr, Barry Anthony [Squidward calls Mr. Krabs.]
• Melodramatic Moments - Michael Bolger, Nicolas Carr [Squidward, on the phone, pretends to be sick.]
‣ Bobmatisme - Achille Alberto Scotti [Squidward dancing.]
• Hey Sucker - Nicolas Carr [Squidward sees Mr. Krabs at the door.]
‣ Aloha - Dick Walter ["Oh, Mr. Krabs. I didn't see you there. How thoughtful of you to visit me in my weakened state."]
‣ Hippo Bird - Arthur Wilkinson ["You are in no condition to be alone."]
‣ Comedy Punctuations And Bridges 4 - Fredric Bayco [SpongeBob wraps Squidward in a blanket.]
‣ Alone And Lost - Norman Dane ["If I find out you were faking it just to get out of work, I'd have to fire you!"]
• Hot Steel and Slide Licks 24B - Jeremy Wakefield ["Okay, back to the swaddling."]
• Hot Steel and Slide Licks 25D - Jeremy Wakefield [SpongeBob puts an ice pack on Squidward's head.]
• Steel Segway - Nicolas Carr [Transition to the next scene.]
‣ Kitsch Comedy - Peter Jeffries [Squidward painting.]
• Steel Segway 2 - Nicolas Carr [Transition to the next scene.]
‣ Charlie's Bike F - Peter Balding, Otto Sieben [Squidward wakes up.]
• ? - Brad Carow [Squidward trying to play his clarinet.]
‣ Comedy Punctuations And Bridges 4 - Fredric Bayco ["Squidward! You shouldn't be wasting your breath in your weakened state!"]
• Kidz Love Jazz Clarinet - Brad Carow, Nicolas Carr [SpongeBob playing the clarinet.]
‣ Comedy Punctuations And Bridges 4 - Fredric Bayco [Clarinet stuck to Squidward's face.]
• Hot Steel and Slide Licks 35 - Jeremy Wakefield [Squidward angry.]
‣ Six Comedy-Mysterioso Links 1 - Ronald Hanmer ["Ah, the perfect strudel will make everything alright."]
‣ Danse Comique - Kenny Graham ["Time to take your temperature."]
• Grass Skirt Chase - Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield ["A fever!"]
‣ Hawaiian Breeze - Jon Jelmer ["You're right, Squidward. I have been... buffoon."]
‣ Dramatic Cue (D) - Ronald Hanmer [SpongeBob pulls out a saw.]
• A Simple Conversation 1 - Nicolas Carr, Barry Anthony ["Stay away from me with that thing!"]
‣ Five Dramatic Bridges B - Kurt Rehfeld ["Acute spotting sclorboritis?!"]
• New Vibe Hits - Nicolas Carr ["I never heard of that one."]
• Hot Steel and Slide Licks 7A - Jeremy Wakefield [Squidward inhales the dust.]
‣ Five More Comical Cuts - Ronald Hanmer ["You're getting worse!"]
• 12th St Rag w Bass - Nicolas Carr, Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield [SpongeBob tries to cure Squidward's "sickness."]
‣ Dramatic Cue (H) - Ronald Hanmer [SpongeBob pulls out more tools.]
• An Underwater Conversation 1 - Barry Anthony [Mr. Krabs calls Squidward's house.]
• Hot Steel and Slide Licks 21C - Jeremy Wakefield ["You'll not get that anywhere near my mouth!"]
• Galley Cooks Shanty 2 - Michael Bolger, Nicolas Carr [SpongeBob back at the Krusty Krab.]
• Hot Steel and Slide Licks 6B - Jeremy Wakefield [Squidward enters the Krusty Krab.]
• Hot Steel and Slide Licks 6C - Jeremy Wakefield ["You might say that."]
‣ Lohengrin - Introduction to Act III - Richard Wagner, Cornelius Oberhauser, Ferdinand Oberhauser [Handsome Squidward!]
• Hawaiian Misadventures B - Nicolas Carr, Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield [Ending.]
Release[]
| Format | Title | Region |
|---|---|---|
| DVD | The Complete Thirteenth Season | United States |
| Box set | Another 100 Episodes | United States |
| The Best 300 Episodes Ever | United States | |
| Digital release | SpongeBob SquarePants Vol. 21 | United States |
Trivia[]
General[]
- Despite this episode being advertised first, its sister episode premiered before it during the original airing.
- This episode originally had the packaging number of 269a, but it was later switched around to be 269b, so this may explain why it was promoted instead.[11]
- The plot is very similar to "Squiditis," as both episodes have to do with Squidward faking an illness. He also gets some time out of work in that episode and is subsequently subjected to SpongeBob in that episode.
- Squidward also previously faked his injury/illness in "Accidents Will Happen."
- The title is a pun on "sick days," a common phrase referring to an authorized work leave because of an illness.
- The painting was originally different, but it was changed in the final version.
- This is the last SpongeBob SquarePants episode to have Philip Harris as an associate producer before he left the show to be the line producer on John Trabbic's show Middlemost Post, but he was an associate producer for Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years until the episode "Hot Pearl-tato," the last episode from the first batch of season 1.
A tiny SB & Pat lying in the sand during a game of Animal Crossing: New Horizons
- As an homage to her storyboard plussing work on this episode and "Under the Small Top," series' storyboard artist Savannah Reeves gave a nod to the series while playing Animal Crossing: New Horizons: "The little Spongebob and Patrick were a special touch - I got hired to freelance on my first show about a week and a half before the COVID shutdown."[3]
- Patrick's scream from "FarmerBob" is reused when he falls from the window.
- In the UK and Ireland, the scene where Squidward imagines falling down a waterfall while "swimming into an ocean of Squidward" was edited to darken the screen.[12]
Episode references[]
Handsome Squidward returns in this episode.
- The 'Handsome Squidward' face from "The Two Faces of Squidward" makes an appearance in this episode. However, his face looks more like his regular one in this episode.
- Handsome Squidward having long blonde hair is a callback to "The Original Fry Cook," where Squidward had long blond hair in the past until he lost it on the day Jim quit working at the Krusty Krab.
- The Bon-Bon snack from "Good Neighbors" also reappears in this episode; it is seen in Squidward's daydream.
- The face Squidward makes when he screams in his nightmare is similar to the one he makes when he is screaming in "Graveyard Shift."
Cultural references[]
- When Squidward is getting tortured by everyone in his dream, some drops of rain kept dropping down from a hole in the ceiling and landing on Squidward's forehead as he was slowly driving to insanity. This is a reference to an archaic form of mental/psychological torture called Chinese water torture.
- Squidward's strudel looks identical to a Pillsbury Toaster Strudel.
- In the original storyboards for the episode, SpongeBob's painting was originally going to feature SpongeBob and Squidward standing behind a heart in love. According to one of the hashtags on the Instagram post from the storyboard revisionist who drew this, (Dylan 'Houston' King) it references the character shipping of "SquidBob," which features SpongeBob and Squidward in a romantic relationship.[5]
Errors[]
- When Patrick bites onto Squidward's strudel, his eyebrows disappear for a split second.
Mr. Krabs with wonky eyes.
- When Squidward is calling Mr. Krabs, there is a moment when Mr. Krabs' eyes look wonky.
- When SpongeBob starts carrying Squidward, the latter's wrinkles are missing for two frames.
A bit of a slip up in the painting.
- On Squidward's painting, SpongeBob's arm is the same color as Squidward's skin.
- The shining reflection on Mr. Krabs' right arm is missing.
- Although she worked on it,[9] Joann Chang is not credited as a character designer for this episode.
Videos[]
Names in other languages[]
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| French | Carlo est malade | Squidward is Sick |
| German | Thaddäus' Fiebertraum | Squidward's Fever Dream |
| Russian | Сквидвард на больничном Skvidvard na bol'nichnom |
Squidward on Sick Leave |
| Slovenian | Marko zboli | Squidward Gets Sick |
| Spanish (Latin America) | La enfermedad de Calamardo | Squidward's Sickness |
| Spanish (Spain) | Calamardo está de baja | Squidward is on Sick Leave |
References[]
- ^ Nicktoons UK - November 14, 2021
- ^ a b c April "Pinkie" Davis on Twitter - "From SpongeBob S13 "Squidward's..."
- ^ a b Savannah Reeves on Twitter - "The little SpongeBob and Patrick..."
- ^ April "Pinkie" Davis on Instagram - "Dayliht sabings time"
- ^ a b c Dylan 'Houston' King on Instagram - "Some boards from "Squidward's Sick..."
- ^ Vincent Waller on Twitter - "Yes, and No. When you see it, you'll..."
- ^ a b Vincent Waller on Twitter - "Both are Ben Gruber..."
- ^ File:Kk13 overlap.jpeg
- ^ a b Character Design | Joann Chang
- ^ a b Dylan Bozic on Instagram - "Wanted to show some boards..."
- ^ SBM Updates | SpongeBuddy Mania Forums
- ^ SpongeBob SquarePants UK edits - Squidward's Sick Daze