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Suction Cup Symphony

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If you were looking for the article about the song, then see The Suction Cup Symphony.

"Suction Cup Symphony" is a SpongeBob SquarePants episode from season 6. In this episode, Squidward writes a symphony.

Characters[]

Synopsis[]

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"And you guys! Do you really think that billboard is more important than my musical genius?"

On one average day in Bikini Bottom, Squidward is practicing his clarinet while SpongeBob does some gardening. He thinks that Squidward went to an Italian restaurant called Mario's. Suddenly, SpongeBob notices two construction workers putting up a billboard. Thinking Squidward's music is flatulence, SpongeBob becomes too noisy to cover it up until Squidward alerts him to stop. Then, angry at the billboard workers, he discovers the Bikini Bottom Symphony Orchestra is holding a competition for an original score.

Meanwhile, Patrick accidentally breaks his buttocks. SpongeBob decides he should see a doctor, but he does not have health insurance, so SpongeBob decides to bring the doctor to Patrick by acting as his doctor, who is making a house call. Squidward tries not to get distracted by SpongeBob's home doctoring and manages to finish it. After turning in his score, he earns an opportunity to conduct it with the orchestra. But as the performance begins, he realizes that he wrote down all of the sounds of SpongeBob's doctoring to complete the symphony. In the middle of the performance, he finds SpongeBob squeezing a rubber duck with Patrick saying "Woo!" while he is sitting, bashing his brain, causing a flatulence noise and making his eyes pop out, all while Squidward is conducting and barely paying attention to his conducting.

The audience gives a round of applause to Squidward, who is delighted. SpongeBob says to Squidward does not try to get a "swelled head." The camera then cuts to Squidward, whose head starts to inflate due to Patrick squeezing the pump as the screen cuts to black, ending the episode with the sound of an explosion (meaning Squidward's head blew up).

Production[]

Art[]

Music[]

( ‣ ) Production music
( • ) Original music
( ◦ ) SpongeBob music

 • Clownfish Capers - Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield [title card]
 • Clarinet - Nicolas Carr, Barry Anthony [Squidward playing clarinet]
 ‣ Dramatic Impact (3) - Ivor Slaney [SpongeBob notices the construction workers]
 • Clarinet - Nicolas Carr, Barry Anthony [Squidward playing clarinet]
 ‣ Comic Walk - Sidney Torch ["SpongeBob, can you keep it down?"]
 ‣ Playful Bridge 5 - Harry Bluestone, Emil Cadkin ["Original compositions wanted?"]
 ‣ Big Show Theme - Robert Sharples [Squidward imagines himself in a limo]
 ‣ Piano Concerto No. 1 - Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky [Squidward conducting]
 • Steel Licks 44 - Jeremy Wakefield [Squidward melts]
 • Grass Skirt Chase - Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield [Squidward runs outside and kisses construction workers]
 • The Pollywog Strut - Nicolas Carr, Barry Anthony [Squidward puts his game face on]
 ‣ Dramatic Impact (6) - Ivor Slaney ["Due tomorrow?!"]
 ‣ Drama Link (G) - Hubert Clifford [Squidward screams]
 • The Pollywog Strut - Nicolas Carr, Barry Anthony ["Don't worry, Squidward, we'll do it together."]
 • Gator - Steve Belfer [Patrick broke his butt]
 ‣ Monocle And Pocket-Watch - Brian Gulland [SpongeBob taking Patrick's blood pressure]
 • Tension Bit - Nicolas Carr ["Come on... be inspired."]
 ‣ Wild Eyes - Ronald Hanmer [brainstorm]
 • Parting of the Clouds Sting - Nicolas Carr [rainbow appears]
 ‣ Piano Concerto No. 1 - Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky [Squidward starts writing/Squidward continues writing]
 • Steel Licks 18 - Jeremy Wakefield [rainbow melts]
 • Goofy Conversation - Nicolas Carr, Barry Anthony [SpongeBob doing tests on Patrick]
 ‣ Abject Terror - Paul Lewis [Squidward still writing]
 • Steel Licks 73 - Jeremy Wakefield [Squidward's finished]
 ‣ Film Fanfare (A) - Dick Stephen Walter ["I did it! I did it! I did it!..."]
 • New Vibe Hits - Nicolas Carr [conductor looking at sheet music]
 • Credit Card Heaven - Nicolas Carr [choir]
 • My Master Piece - Nicolas Carr ["Good evening, music lovers of Bikini Bottom."]
 • The Suction Cup Symphony - Gary Stockdale
 ‣ Hawaiian Link (B) - Richard Myhill [Squidward starts to walk away]
 ‣ Take A Bow 1 - David Lindup [everyone cheers]
 • Lap Steel - Nicolas Carr [ending]

Release[]

Broadcast[]

  • This episode was paired up with "Gone" during its first airing in the Gimme 5 event, but has since been re-airing with "Spongicus."[4]

Distribution[]

Reception[]

Trivia[]

General[]

  • This episode was originally titled "Underwater Boogaloo."[6]
  • This is the second episode in which Squidward is seen conducting a band. The first was "Band Geeks."
  • Starting on this episode (in Luke Brookshier episodes) the storyboard director and writers text was reposed.
  • In "Suds" and "The Splinter," Patrick impersonates a doctor and treats SpongeBob. This time, the tables are turned: SpongeBob pretends to be a doctor and treats Patrick.
  • The fish playing the piano in this episode is the same one that SpongeBob sits next to at Reef Cinema in "Something Smells."
  • This is the first episode to play the track "Film Fanfare (A)" since "The Secret Box" in season 2.
  • In recent airings the episode's end scene with Squidward's head exploding was cut. This is due to the screen cutting to black when this happens. On the DVD and digital releases, the ending was left intact.
    • However, in some Nicktoons airings, the popping sound is also left intact.[citation needed] Interestingly, some Nicktoons airings don't leave the scene intact, with only around half a second of the pop being left in before the episode ends.
      • In the Paramount+ release, the explosion sound is left partially intact.
  • This is the first episode where the track "Monocle and Pocket-Watch" plays.
  • This is one of the few times when Squidward is actually praised for his talents.
Suction Cup Symphony listing on Netflix

The episode's listing as "Suctioncup Symphony" on Netflix.

  • On Netflix, this episode is listed as "Suctioncup Symphony."

Dub facts[]

  • In initial Polish airings, the end scene of Squidward's forehead is cut by mistake, but it is left intact in airings on PULS 2.
    • Its unknown if the episode's ending is left intact in airings on Nickelodeon CEE after, after Poland merged with this feed since December 27, 2021.

Episode references[]

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A comparison between the two episodes. (Left: "Squid's Day Off," Right: "Suction Cup Symphony").

  • When Squidward finally finishes writing his song, he has that same look on his face that he has in "Squid's Day Off" when he locks himself inside his house.
    • However, sand is added to his eyes in this episode.
  • The machine that Patrick is in looks exactly like the iron lung SpongeBob dreams about in "Funny Pants."
  • The storm in Squidward's brain is similar to the one in "Breath of Fresh Squidward."

Errors[]

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Erroneous non-inclusion of copyright information on the Nickelodeon Productions logo.

  • Along with its sister episode "Spongicus," there is no year or copyright information anywhere in the end credits. However, the episode was produced and registered under copyright in 2008, via the United States Copyright Catalog.[2]
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SpongeBob's freckles are missing.

  • When Squidward drops SpongeBob and Patrick out of the window, SpongeBob's freckles are missing.
  • In the first close-up shot of SpongeBob squeezing the rubber duck next to Patrick on stage, his arm is limp with his hand facing toward the ground, but in the next shot, his hand is pressing up against his side with his arm in a 'V' position.
  • All the musicians still continued playing their instruments after the music ends.
  • In some of the wider shots of the orchestra, Richard A. Bottomfeeder is seen with a yellow body and blue hair instead of a green body and black hair.
Squid

The red hue of the rainbow Squidward tries to pick up is slightly a different red than the rest before.

Squid after

After Squidward picks that part up, it aligns with the rest of the rainbow's red color.

  • The first and third time Squidward attempts to recollect his rainbow the red hue on his hand is slightly different than the other parts of the rainbow.
  • When Squidward is trying to write a symphony, his right hand clips through the music stand.[7]
Squidward's hand mistake in Suction Cup Symphony

Squidward's right hand clips through the music stand.


Names in other languages[]

Language Name Meaning
French Un génie de la musique A Musical Genius
German Sinfonie in Arzt-Dur Symphony in Doctor's Major
Italian La sinfonia The Symphony
Polish Symfonia terapeutyczna Therapeutic Symphony
Russian Больничная симфония
Bol'nichnaya simfoniya		 Hospital Symphony
Spanish (Latin America) Sinfonía de embolo Symphony of Plunger
Spanish (Spain) La sinfonía de la ventosa The Symponhy of the Suction Cup

References[]

  1. ^ Airings of Episodes 100-104 - Internet Archive
  2. ^ a b From the United States Copyright Office catalog: Public Catalog - Copyright Catalog (1978 to present) - Basic Search [search: "SpongeBob SquarePants : 103"]. United States Copyright Office.
  3. ^ Sean Charmatz on Instagram - "Squidward poses by me"
  4. ^ March 6, 2008 - Nickstory
  5. ^ Best Sound Editing: Television Animation - 2008 Golden Reel Award nominees
  6. ^ https://www.bcdb.com/cartoon/102081-Suction-Cup-Symphony
  7. ^ SpongeBob Suction Cup Symphony - Squidward Composing
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