This is the page about the song. For other uses, see Jellyfish Fields (disambiguation).
"Give Jellyfish Fields a Chance" is a song sung by SpongeBob and Patrick in the episode "SpongeBob's Last Stand." It protests the new Shelly Superhighway.
Lyrics[]
- SpongeBob and Patrick: Chum Bucket! Sludge bucket!
- Highway fly away!
- Lily liver! Pizza giver!
- Mashed potato! Kelp tomato!
- All we are trying to say is give Jellyfish Fields a chance!
- Ketchup bottle! Net and goggle!
- Toll booth! Rotten tooth!
- Freeway plan! Toast and jam!
- Mermaid Man! Garbage can!
- Citrus fruit! Combat boot!
- Give a hoot! Gorilla suit!
- All we are trying to say is give Jellyfish Fields a chance!
- Plankton's eye! Ham on rye!
- Larry's thigh! Battle cry!
- Mustard squirt! Long-sleeved shirt!
- Self assert! Hit the dirt!
- SpongeBob and Plankton: Krusty Krab! Smash-and-grab!
- SpongeBob and Patrick: Barg'N-Mart! Grocery cart!
- All we are trying to say is give Jellyfish Fields a chance!
- C.E.O.s! Gary's toes!
- Squidward's nose! Panty hose!
- Rocking chair! Wash 'n' wear!
- Empty stare! Patrick's hair!
- Green trees! Sandy's fleas!
- Rise and shine! Lemon lime!
- Outta time! Squiggly line!
- Take a stand! Hand in hand!
- All we are trying to say is give Jellyfish Fields...
- a chance!....
Lyrical significance[]
Although seemingly a series of pointless phrases, many of the lines in the song have some significance to the point SpongeBob and Patrick are trying to make.
- "Chum Bucket! Sludge Bucket!" - By comparing Plankton's restaurant to a sludge bucket, they are commenting on how his plan is effectively sludge, and could also reference the pollution it could cause. It could also reference how chum is considered highly repulsive.
- "Highway, fly away!" - SpongeBob and Patrick are literally telling the highway to go away, since they do not want it to be built.
- "Net and goggle!" - A reference to the activity of jellyfishing, something which will no longer be possible if the highway is built.
- "Freeway plan!" - A reference to Plankton's plan to build a highway through Jellyfish Fields.
- "Give a hoot!" - SpongeBob and Patrick want people to care about their cause.
- "Battle cry!" - SpongeBob and Patrick are performing this song as their "battle cry" to save Jellyfish Fields.
- "Self assert!" - SpongeBob and Patrick want people to stand up for what is right.
- "Krusty Krab! Smash and grab!" - Although this references Plankton's usual demise via squashing, it also demonstrates his criminal and untrustworthy ways.
- "C.E.O.s!" - SpongeBob and Patrick are referring to how the highway plan is an act of corporate greed.
- "Green trees!" - SpongeBob and Patrick are saying that the highway will damage and pollute the environment.
- "Rise and shine!" - SpongeBob and Patrick want people to "rise and shine" and join them in their protest.
- "Outta time!" - SpongeBob and Patrick do not have much time left before the highway is built.
- "Take a stand! Hand in hand!" - SpongeBob and Patrick are taking a stand to defend Jellyfish Fields, and want others to do the same.
Trivia[]
- There are multiple references to the Beatles and its members.
- The song is a parody of John Lennon's "Give Peace a Chance." It is a protest against war, especially the Vietnam War during the counterculture period of the 60s and 70s, just as SpongeBob and Patrick's song is protesting against the Shelly Superhighway going through Jellyfish Fields.
- One of the lyrics "Combat boot!" was also a reference to the Vietnam War since combat boots were used often during that war.
- The harmonica sounds almost identical to the one in the Beatles song "I Should Have Known Better."
- Patrick dons a similar look to Lennon during the final scene of the song.
- There are many references to past episodes in this song. They are as follows:
- Chum Bucket: Plankton's home and restaurant that appears in multiple episodes.
- Pizza giver: SpongeBob and Squidward delivered pizza in "Pizza Delivery."
- Mermaid Man: "Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy I," "II," "III," "IV," "V," "VI," and "Mermaid Man vs. SpongeBob."
- Gorilla suit: Patrick in the gorilla suit in "I Had an Accident."
- Plankton's eye: The billboard says "Chum is Fum" like in "Chum Bucket Supreme."
- Sandy's fleas: Sandy had fleas in "A Flea in Her Dome."
- "Rise and Shine:" That is the title of a season 5 episode.
- Net and goggle: SpongeBob has both of these items in "Pineapple Fever."
- "Mashed potato! Kelp tomato!:" The comparison between tomatoes and potatoes was previously made in "Fear of a Krabby Patty" during SpongeBob's therapy session with Plankton.
- Gary's toes: Gary was previously shown with feet in "Your Shoe's Untied."
- Panty hose: SpongeBob, Patrick, and Mr. Krabs stole a pair of Betsy Krabs' panties in "Mid-Life Crustacean."
- Patrick's hair: Patrick was shown to have armpit hair in "Rock-a-Bye Bivalve," "The Battle of Bikini Bottom," and "Yours, Mine and Mine."
- Barg'N-Mart: A store that appears in multiple episodes.
- During the line Krusty Krab! Smash-and-grab!, it sounds like it’s Plankton singing it rather than Patrick. This does not happen with other languages.
Errors[]
- Some sound effects are out of sync with the animation.