"Wet Painters" is a SpongeBob SquarePants episode from season 3. In this episode, SpongeBob and Patrick paint the inside of Mr. Krabs' house.
Characters[]
- French Narrator
- SpongeBob SquarePants
- Patrick Star
- Eugene H. Krabs
- Dream Mr. Krabs
- Squidward Tentacles (cameo)
- Pearl Krabs (in photo)
- Pirate in photo (single appearance)
- Fish in photos (single appearance)
- Whales in photos (single appearance)
- Diver in photo (single appearance)
- Octopuses in photos (single appearance)
- Walrus in photo (single appearance)
- Jellyfish (in photo)
- Clown in photo (single appearance)
- Alternate-Universe SpongeBob (cameo)
- Painty the Pirate (in photo)
- Painted parrot (in photo)
Synopsis[]
SpongeBob and Patrick are tearing the Krusty Krab down and getting themselves hurt because Squidward tricked them into thinking it would attract customers. Mr. Krabs figures this out and sentences the two to do a "super, special, secret assignment" - to paint the inside of his house. But Mr. Krabs tells them that the paint they are using is permanent and if they get even the smallest drop on anything but the wall, he will cut off their rear ends and place them above his fireplace as punishment. As they go inside the house, SpongeBob sees that Mr. Krabs has so many possessions, and tells Patrick he decides to move them first. Patrick says that there is no need to move the things because they are not getting paid to move them.
After placing tarps and carefully opening the cans of paint with a screwdriver, SpongeBob takes out a huge brush, but decides to use a tiny brush. SpongeBob takes it out, then six hours later carefully paints a drop onto the wall, which begins dropping. In a panic that it may get onto an item, SpongeBob continuously blows on it to change direction in order to keep it from touching the items it heads for. He eventually blow dries it to make it stop moving, but accidentally blows a giant paint bubble in the process. Patrick blows another giant bubble shortly after, merging the two into an even bigger bubble, then inflates the bubble with a pump, causing it to burst and cover Mr. Krabs' whole house in paint, without getting a drop on anything... except on Mr. Krabs' first dollar.
SpongeBob's and Patrick's butts being cut off and pasted on Mr. Krabs fireplace.
SpongeBob tries wiping the tiny stain off with his tie, but only ends up spreading the paint over the entire dollar. SpongeBob ends up fearing about what they did to his dollar, meaning that Mr. Krabs will cut their butts off & mount them on the wall just like what he said before they started painting his house. Then they try a couple more things to get it off, including washing it in a washing machine, spraying it, using a saw, beating it up with a club, and smashing it with a computer, but all fail. Then they decide to put another dollar on the wall. Patrick takes out a dollar from his wallet, but uses it to buy a chocolate bar from Mr. Krabs' candy machine instead.
At that moment, Mr. Krabs comes home, to find his house's lights turned off. He turns them on and sees that his house is tidy with no sign of bubbles. SpongeBob and Patrick are about to leave, but Mr. Krabs panics, and they think Mr. Krabs found out about the stained dollar. They apologize, but Mr. Krabs is just surprised that they dusted his knickknacks. He panics again, so SpongeBob and Patrick apologize again, but he is surprised about the painted floor molding. He panics once again because he finds out that one of the dolls in his Doll-a-Rama isn't upright. He says that they are free to go now, but then bumps into a pile of paintings jutting from the wall where his dollar usually went and throws away each one to find SpongeBob covering the dollar.
Mr. Krabs takes SpongeBob out of the way to find his first dollar stained by paint and drawn on by crayon (Patrick thinks Mr. Krabs will buy it). It seems that Mr. Krabs is going to follow through with his threat and chop SpongeBob and Patrick's behinds off, but instead, he licks the dollar and the paint (including the crayon marking) comes off. The two are confused, and Mr. Krabs reveals the paint comes off with saliva. SpongeBob concludes that Mr. Krabs lied about the paint being permanent so they would be extra careful, but Mr. Krabs said he tricked them just for fun, and laughs at his jest, causing SpongeBob and Patrick to storm out in disgust. Unfortunately, Mr. Krabs laughs so hard that he accidentally spits all over the place, causing all the paint to melt from the walls. He groans in disappointment as he realizes this, and mutters to himself that he needs to learn how to "say it, not spray it."
Production[]
This episode was shipped to Nickelodeon Animation Studio on March 15, 2002.
Art[]
Model sheets[]
Animatic[]
Music[]
| ( ‣ ) Production music |
| ( • ) Original music |
| ( ◦ ) SpongeBob music |
‣ Keel Row - Brian Peters [Title card]
• Suspense Snare - Nicolas Carr ["Two ordinary Krabby Patties..."]
‣ Superquick B - Daniel Jean Jeannin ["A one-way ticket to pain!"]
‣ The Tip Top Polka/The Cliff Polka - Chelmsford Folk Band ["What the devilfish is going on out here?"]
‣ The Main Event - Gregor F. Narholz [SpongeBob and Patrick assigned to paint Krabs' house]
‣ Terror by Night - Hubert Clifford ["This here paint is absolutely permanent."]
‣ Ta-ra C - Sammy Burdson, John Charles Fiddy [Setting out the tarp]
• Thats It ! - Nicolas Carr ["Now that's what I'm talking about!"]
‣ Unease - Dick Stephen Walter [Opening paint cans]
‣ On Fire - Gregor F. Narholz [Patrick hits paint can with ax]
‣ House Of Horror [#10.3] - William Merrick Farran [SpongeBob and Patrick scream as the drop of paint goes out of the pot]
‣ House Of Horror [#10.2] - William Merrick Farran [SpongeBob tries to warn himself of being careful with the permanent paint]
‣ House Of Horror [#10.5] - William Merrick Farran [The paint starts going down the wall/Giant paint bubble]
• Love Harp Gliss - Nicolas Carr [Paint across the room]
‣ House Of Horror [#10.5] - William Merrick Farran [Drop of paint on Krabs' dollar]
‣ Graveyard - Johnny Pearson ["We're dead, Patrick!"]
‣ Stepping into Danger - Mike Sunderland ["And we got paint on it!"]
‣ Shock - Cornelus Joh Bolten [SpongeBob smears the paint with his tie]
‣ Dramatic Impact (3) - Ivor Slaney [SpongeBob and Patrick's butts mounted on the wall]
‣ Secret Service - Syd Dale [Trying to get the paint off]
• Idea Sting - Nicolas Carr ["Hey, a dollar!"]
‣ The Beast Within - Paddy Kingsland [Patrick puts the dollar in a candy machine]
‣ Dramatic Cue (B) - Ronald Hanmer [SpongeBob screams]
‣ Finders Creepers - Paddy Kingsland ["You both look like you got a dirty little secret."]
‣ Tales From The Swamp (C) - Ron Goodwin ["Flipping fish fossils! Look what you did!"]
‣ Finders Creepers - Paddy Kingsland ["You dusted all my knickknacks!"]
‣ Tales From The Swamp (C) - Ron Goodwin ["Great Barrier Reef! What's this?!"]
‣ Finders Creepers - Paddy Kingsland [Floor molding]
‣ Tales From The Swamp (A) - Ron Goodwin ["Criminy jim jam! You messed up my dollar... rama!"]
• Steel Licks 46 - Jeremy Wakefield ["Oh well, I guess no harm done."]
‣ Footsteps of Horror - William Merrick Farran [Stack of paintings]
• Thats It ! - Nicolas Carr ["There we go, good as new."]
• Steel Licks 40 - Jeremy Wakefield ["But, but, but, but..."]
• Steel Licks 41 - Jeremy Wakefield ["This paint actually comes off with saliva."]
‣ Try On and On A - Hans Ehrlinger [Ending]
‣ Quest for the Best 1 - David Reilly [closing credits; (Along with its sister episode)]
Release[]
- This episode is available on the Sponge for Hire DVD (with storyboard version on the special features) and VHS, Complete 3rd Season, First 100 Episodes, SpongeBob's WhoBob WhatPants? (Greek release), Double DVD Fun 2, SpongeBob SquarePants Vol. 4, Complete Third Season, From the Beginning, Part 1, SpongeBob on DVD, The SpongeBob SquarePants Collection, 3 DVD Pack, SpongeBob, You're Fired!, The SpongeBob SquarePants 8 Season DVD Collection, Favorite Episodes, 2-Season TV Pack, The Third & Fourth Seasons, The Best 200 Episodes Ever, and The Best 300 Episodes Ever DVDs.
Reception[]
- "Wet Painters" was ranked #92 during the Best Day Ever event from November 9–10, 2006.
Trivia[]
General[]
- The title card background is similar to those of "Shanghaied" and "Club SpongeBob," except with a paint splatter.
- Here is the order the paintings on the stack:
- A clown with a teardrop
- A car race with the red car winning
- Some shapes that are similar to art made by Piet Mondrian
- 2 other paintings (15 as seen by the stack in the first scene)
- A banana
- Painty the Pirate
- SpongeBob hanging from the wall (not really a painting but rather SpongeBob shape-shifting just to prevent Mr. Krabs from finding out they got paint on his dollar)
- Mr. Krabs is heard saying "You messed up my dollar," rather than his usual pirate-like "me."
- This is the second episode where SpongeBob and Patrick are given the job to paint something by Mr. Krabs. The first was "Sailor Mouth."
- One of the backgrounds Mr. Krabs is laughing in is a blank version of the title card of "Reef Blower."
- It is later revealed how Mr. Krabs got his first dollar in "Friend or Foe."
- At one point, Mr. Krabs sings "Blow the Man Down," the sea shanty on which the SpongeBob SquarePants Theme Song is based.
- A young Mr. Krabs also does this in this episode's sister episode.
- The way that SpongeBob says "Yeah" after blowing the steam with the hairdryer is the same way he says it in "MuscleBob BuffPants" and "Prehibernation Week."
- This episode is the only one where SpongeBob leaves angrily at the end of the episode when Mr. Krabs laughs at his expense. At the end of the episodes before and after this one, SpongeBob starts laughing when someone laughs at his expense, which makes this episode unusual.
- In the storyboard version featured on the Sponge for Hire DVD, SpongeBob says, "I dedicate this crash to my old pal Squidward!" This line was cut possibly because it would make it seem as if Squidward was dead.
- This is C.H. Greenblatt's first episode as a storyboard director instead of a storyboard artist.
"Hey, a dollar!"
- The following scenes in this episode have become popular memes across the internet:
- The scene where Patrick says "We have technology."
- The scene where Patrick blows two giant paint bubbles.
- The scene where the paint gets everywhere is very popular in YouTube Poop parody videos.
- The scene where SpongeBob screams at Mr. Krabs' "ruined" first dollar.
- A smiling face drawn with green crayon by Patrick on Mr. Krabs' dollar.
- This is also the third episode where SpongeBob makes a similar face. The first was "The Algae's Always Greener," and the second was "Rock-a-Bye Bivalve."
- Ironically, the second episode was the episode before this one.
- This is also the third episode where SpongeBob makes a similar face. The first was "The Algae's Always Greener," and the second was "Rock-a-Bye Bivalve."
- The scene where SpongeBob screams "Flopping flotsam! What's that?" became viral in the Latin Spanish dub.
- A pink version of Mr. Krabs and a yellow version of Pearl can be seen in one of the photos in Mr. Krabs' house.
- A portrait of Squidward can also be seen.
- Even though Patrick is not normally depicted with a nose, he has a nostril in this episode. He could also smell Junior's diaper previously in "Rock-a-Bye Bivalve."
- The computer featured has a CRT monitor.
Patrick holding a time card.
- Fourth wall break: After a long line of time cards, Patrick is shown holding the last one, and he even tells SpongeBob to move along because he is all out of them.
"Two Hours Later" from "Wet Painters"
"Two Hours Later" from "Sun Bleached"
- The "Two Hours Later" time card would later be reused in "Sun Bleached," except slightly darker.
- During the Best Day Ever marathon, this episode was paired up with "My Pretty Seahorse."[1]
- This is the only episode where "Keel Row" is used as the title card music.
- Patrick booing at SpongeBob's pun when he is hanging on the wall hiding the dollar from Mr. Krabs becomes a running gag in the comic House of Squidward, in which Patrick boos whenever Squidward's house says a pun.
- The episode's working title is "Derek's Painting Story," referring to the crew member Derek Drymon who helped on this episode.[citation needed]
- This was used as a second comic in SpongeBob and his Friends from Russia. (Issue 4, Year 2009)
Cultural references[]
- One of the pictures on the wall is very similar to the paintings of the Dutch painter Piet Mondrian.
- A picture of Popeye is visible among the pictures in Mr. Krabs' house.
- SpongeBob and Patrick's butts being hung as plaques over the fireplace is similar to how the heads of some animals, especially moose and stags, are hung as plaques over fireplaces.
- In "Snowball Effect," Squidward owns a similar plaque over his fireplace. It is a replica of Squidward's head, but with moose antlers.
Errors[]
- Patrick crashes into the wall at the Krusty Krab, where the window on the wall in Mr. Krabs' office breaks off to reveal solid wall behind it, which is incorrect because the outside could be seen through the glass.
- The door at Mr. Krabs' house switches left to right. When he advises SpongeBob and Patrick, he opens the door, but after, the handle switches to the right.
- Also, in the first scene when that happens, the doorknob is missing.
- After SpongeBob rubs the dollar with his tie the second time, there is still some green on the dollar. In the next shot, it is completely covered with paint.
- For some reason, the paint gets smeared on both sides of the dollar.
- When SpongeBob and Patrick try to wash the paint off of the dollar with the laundry machine, the wall is not painted. When they use a fan, the wall is painted. When SpongeBob uses a bat on Patrick, the wall is not painted again, and when Patrick smashes the dollar with the computer, the wall is painted again.
- In the scenes before and after Mr. Krabs screams at SpongeBob and Patrick about them drawing on the dollar with crayon as a sketching supply, the crayon is not usually seen. It only appeared in one scene when Mr. Krabs mentions it.
- Both the paint and the crayon get cleared off with Mr. Krabs' saliva. However, the crayon does not stay on the dollar despite the fact that it is composed of different materials.
- When SpongeBob and Patrick jump up and say "Yay!," Patrick's mouth disappears for a frame.
Videos[]
Names in other languages[]
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Russian | Маляры Malyary |
Painters |
| Spanish (American) | Pintores mojados | Wet Painters |
| Spanish (European) | Los pintores | The Painters |
References[]
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