"Séance Shméance" is a SpongeBob SquarePants episode from season 9. In this episode, SpongeBob attempts to make contact with the holy Sandwich Spirits in order to uncover a long lost sandwich recipe.
Characters[]
- Psychic (debut)
- Incidentals
- Soda ghost
- Squidward Tentacles
- SpongeBob SquarePants
- Old Man Jenkins
- Gary the Snail (mentioned)
- Eugene H. Krabs
- Patrick Star
- Rusty Rickets (debut)
- Motorcycle ghost
- Charlie (ghost) (completely green)
- Fat ghost
- Horned dragon ghost (debut)
- Four-eyed ghost (debut)
- Dragon ghost (debut)
- Bearded ghost (debut)
- Frank (ghost)
- Fish creature ghost (debut)
- Other ghosts
Synopsis[]
The episode starts off with SpongeBob and Squidward watching a show on television that includes a séance in it. When the séance is finished, Squidward is unimpressed of the plot, while SpongeBob is afraid of it. Soon, Old Man Jenkins enters the restaurant and orders an unusual sandwich called a "Rusty on Rye."
Squidward tells the customer to order something that is on the menu which causes Old Man Jenkins to get mad. SpongeBob tells Squidward that he'll handle it but soon realizes that he has no idea how to make a Rusty on Rye. SpongeBob asks Old Man Jenkins how to make it but the customer replies by telling him that it was on rye bread and that it was number nine on the menu. People in line for a Krabby Patty start to get impatient so Mr. Krabs asks Old Man Jenkins to leave. Squidward states that he is identified as an unsatisfied customer, which upsets SpongeBob. SpongeBob then runs into Mr. Krabs' office, crying, and asks him why the Krusty Krab does not sell the Rusty on Rye. Mr. Krabs tells SpongeBob that the sandwich was on the menu of an old restaurant called Rusty's Rib Eye, made by the owner, Rusty Rickets, who died 20 years ago.
So, later that night, SpongeBob calls Patrick over to the Krusty Krab. Mr. Krabs tells them not to eat any furniture, which upsets Patrick and causes him to ask SpongeBob why he called him there. SpongeBob replies by saying that they are going to perform a séance at the Krusty Krab. After SpongeBob reads the ingredients of a mustard container and summons the spirit of Rusty's Rib Eye, the ghost soon appears. Patrick runs to get Mr. Krabs after being scared by the "big ghost."
SpongeBob asks Rusty how to make a Rusty on Rye but both attempts to say and write down the recipe fail so, Rusty just shows SpongeBob how to make Old Man Jenkins' order. SpongeBob is surprised to see that the ingredients are driftwood, speckle, and shellac. He asks SpongeBob to try it and SpongeBob rejects it and says that it has an inquired taste.
Because of the delicious smell of the Rusty on Rye, several ghosts infiltrate the Krusty Krab and eat the sandwiches.
After hanging around for a while, SpongeBob asks them to leave, but they begin to cause chaos at the Krusty Krab. Patrick and Mr. Krabs return and see the horrifying cause of SpongeBob's séance. Patrick, still scared, runs around the Krusty Krab screaming. Mr. Krabs sees the orb that the ghosts came from and defeats the ghosts by pushing them back in the orb and pops it. Mr. Krabs warns SpongeBob never to hold a séance without his permission, because "ghosts are like relatives. Once you let them in, they'll never leave."
The next day, SpongeBob serves Old Man Jenkins the driftwood sandwich. After he takes a bite, SpongeBob is now satisfied that Old Man Jenkins is satisfied. Then, they hear Patrick still running around the Krusty Krab, moaning ghost sounds, as the episode ends.
Production[]
Metadata for a character drawing of SpongeBob from this episode on Virginia Hawes' website is dated March 4, 2010.[2]
It was confirmed on December 21, 2012 by the now-defunct SpongeNews, with the synopsis confirmed on the following day.[3]
It was submitted to the US Copyright Office on May 2, 2013, alongside its its sister episode,[4] "It Came From Goo Lagoon,"[5] alongside "Kenny the Cat," "Yeti Krabs,"[6] and "SpongeBob You're Fired."[7]
Art[]
Character design[]
- Designed by Virginia Hawes.[1]
Music[]
( ‣ ) Production music |
( • ) Original music |
( ◦ ) SpongeBob music |
• Ghosts - Eban Schletter [Title card]
• Ghoulish Fools - Nicolas Carr [The opening]
• In the Cooler Tension Build Up - Nicolas Carr ["I now summon the unliving!"]
• Phantom of the Haunted Houseboat - Nicolas Carr [Organ sting]
‣ Drama Link (B) - Hubert Clifford [An empty toilet paper roll is revealed.]
• Soapy Organ - Hiram Titus [Ending of Squidward's TV show]
• Hot Steel and Slide Licks 22A - Jeremy Wakefield [SpongeBob whimpers.]
• Jolly Little Roger - Michael Bolger, Nicolas Carr [Old Man Jenkins demands a Rusty on Rye.]
• New Vibe Hits - Nicolas Carr ["What the barnacle is a Rusty on Rye?"]
• The Donut Dilema - Nicolas Carr [SpongeBob does not know how to make a Rusty on Rye.]
• Jolly Little Roger - Michael Bolger, Nicolas Carr [Jenkins describes a Rusty on Rye.]
‣ Dramatic Impact (3) - Ivor Slaney ["No!"]
• Fry Cook Ballad A - Nicolas Carr, Steve Marston [Mr. Krabs explains.]
• Shanty Dirge - Nicolas Carr, Steve Marston ["Old Rusty bought the farm 20 years ago."]
• Hgliss & Bell - Nicolas Carr ["I believe I've seen a program on this matter!"]
• A Simple Conversation 1 - Nicolas Carr, Barry Anthony [SpongeBob calls Patrick.]
‣ Dramatic Impact (2) - Ivor Slaney ["We shall make contact with the unliving!"]
‣ Expectant Stab [#28] - Harry Bluestone, Emil Cadkin ["By performing... a seance!"]
‣ Evil Horror - Harry Lubin [Patrick screams.]
• Deep Shadows - Eban Schletter [SpongeBob reads from the sacred text.]
‣ Evil Apparition [#21] - Harry Lubin [The spirit of Rusty Rickets appears.]
• Drama Sting 5 - Steve Marston ["A big ghost?!"]
• Something Creepy Looming - Eban Schletter ["He means freak in the nicest possible way."]
• Ghoulish Scoundrel - Eban Schletter [A sandwich made of driftwood is made]
• Hot Steel and Slide Licks 11D - Jeremy Wakefield [SpongeBob takes a bite.]
• Crypt Keeper Comedy - Eban Schletter [Other ghosts emerge from the floor / SpongeBob sees more ghosts.]
• Ghoulish Scoundrel - Eban Schletter [A ghost throws tree stump through window.]
• Monster Bash Blitz - Eban Schletter [The ghosts destroy the Krusty Krab/Mr. Krabs and Patrick see all of the disaster.]
• Black Shadows - Eban Schletter [Mr. Krabs warns SpongeBob about seances.]
• Lap Steel - Nicolas Carr [Hawaiian sting]
• Krusty Krab Jig - Michael Bolger, Nicolas Carr [The next day]
• Crypt Keeper Comedy - Eban Schletter [Ending.]
Release[]
- This episode is available on the SpongeBob SquarePants Vol. 15, Nick-or-Treat!, Bikini Bottom's Most Wanted, Complete Ninth Season, Next 100 Episodes, The Best 200 Episodes Ever, and The Best 300 Episodes Ever DVDs.
Trivia[]
General[]
- This episode originally had the packaging number of 187a, but it was switched around with its sister episode.[3]
- This episode, along with "Don't Look Now," preceded the series premiere of the Nickelodeon live-action series The Thundermans.[8]
- This episode and its sister episode, "Don't Look Now," are both Halloween-themed episodes.
- The font of the title card text was later used in "Ain't That the Tooth."
- This episode reveals before the Rusty Krab, there was a shack called "Rusty's Rib Eye."
- The number SpongeBob dials on the phone is 1927.
- An instrumental version of the song "Ghouls O The Briny Deep" from the episode "Ghoul Fools" is used when the ghosts invade the Krusty Krab and when Patrick is running around the Krusty Krab at the end of this episode.
- When Patrick says, "This is the part of the story where I run around and scream," he breaks the fourth wall.
- This is the first episode to have ghosts but not feature the Flying Dutchman.
- This is the second episode to have accents in its title. The first was "Krabs à la Mode."
- A clip of this episode was used in the "Dude Snake Sponge Friendship" promo, even though this episode did not premiere on that day.
Episode references[]
- Some of the ghosts seen here have appeared in other episodes such as:
- First mate ghoul from "Ghoul Fools"
- The ghost who rides a motorcycle from "Ghost Host"
- One of King Neptune's advisers seen briefly in "The Clash of Triton" (although he was not a ghost then)
Cultural references[]
- Patrick says "Mr. Bossman," referencing the song "Hey, Mean Mr. Bossman."
- When SpongeBob looks through his brain for a Rusty on Rye, the first thing he finds is "Ramblin' Ham," referencing the 1973 song "Ramblin' Man" by The Allman Brothers Band.
Errors[]
- When SpongeBob goes running to Mr. Krabs' office, "Krabby Patty" is misspelled as "Krabby Pattie."
- This error also occurs in "The Googly Artiste," "The Incredible Shrinking Sponge," and "Grandmum's the Word."
- A ghost saws down a load bearing column in the Krusty Krab, but in the next scene and throughout the rest of the episode, both of the columns are standing in the Krusty Krab.
- When Mr. Krabs and Patrick stand in the front door of the Krusty Krab, the Chum Bucket and its path are missing.
Videos[]
Names in other languages[]
Language | Name | Meaning |
---|---|---|
German | Seance it Soße | Séance with Sauce |
Hebrew | סיאנס sians |
Séance |
Russian | Спиритический сеанс Spiriticheskiy seans |
Spiritualistic Seance |
Spanish (American) | El sesión | The Séance |
Spanish (European) | Los espíritus hambrientos | The Hungry Spirits |
References[]
- ^ a b SpongeBob SquarePants | Ginny Hawes: Art & Animation
- ^ https://www.ginnyhawes.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/937_101.jpg
- ^ a b Weihnachtscountdown - SpongeNews
- ^ SpongeBob SquarePants : 187, Don’t Look Now/Seance Shmeance - Catalog.org Public Catalog
- ^ From the United States Copyright Office catalog: Public Catalog - Copyright Catalog (1978 to present) - Basic Search [search: "SpongeBob SquarePants : 185"]. United States Copyright Office.
- ^ SpongeBob SquarePants : 188, Kenny the Cat/Yeti Krabs. - Catalog.org - Public Catalog
- ^ SpongeBob SquarePants : 189, SpongeBob You’re Fired - Catalog.org - Public Catalog
- ^ Nickstory - October 14, 2013