"Sandy's Vacation in Ruins" is a SpongeBob SquarePants A SquarePants Family Vacation short. In this short, SpongeBob's love for shiny things gets him and Sandy into some trouble.

Characters[]

• SpongeBob SquarePants
• Sandy Cheeks
• Janitor bots ^{(single appearance)}
• Eugene H. Krabs
• Incidentals
  • Incidental 41
  • Incidental 105
  • Incidental 115
  • Incidental 107
  • Incidental 37A
  • Incidental 150
  • Incidental 48
  • Fred
  • Incidental 37B
  • Incidental 108
  • Sandals
  • Incidental 27
  • Incidental 6
  • Incidental 60
  • Incidental 64
  • Incidental 151
  • Incidental 106
  • Incidental 47
  • Incidental 155
  • Incidental 40
  • Incidental 45

Synopsis[]

In the beginning of the short, SpongeBob says that he cannot wait for the ancient rains. He also brought an umbrella. Sandy tells him that it is the ancient ruins and not rains. They come to a huge sand castle which is the ruins, and Sandy takes a picture. They are inside.

They first see the Uncharted Caverns of Lemuria. Sandy then tells SpongeBob not to touch anything. Then, SpongeBob pulls a sandy toilet plunger. Then, a twirly square hole comes and they walk in. They both wonder which way is top and bottom. SpongeBob says that the top is behind them. Then, they both fall through the hole and float down onto the floor. SpongeBob finally stops screaming.

They come to a holographic projector, which Sandy touches. A crystal comes out and the crystal zaps Sandy's tail and bones are seen. The zap zaps another crystal and it shines on two diamonds. The diamonds come together in a tube shape. Three balls are shot out. They turn to robots. Two of them zap SpongeBob and Sandy. They float in zap bubbles to a room.

It is full of creations. One of the statues hold the room together. Literally, a robot tells them that they were not the civilization itself, but rather built by the civilization for janitorial needs. However, a disaster struck, killing the great civilization. They were the only ones left, so they built their own civilization.

However, SpongeBob accidentally destroys the statue that is delicate. As a result, the room falls apart and the whole building follows suit.

Two days later, they get out of the rubble. The robots are not happy. SpongeBob feels sorry for them. The robots were sitting at a campfire with wieners, wondering what to do now, so SpongeBob gave them jobs as janitors at the Krusty Krab, explaining to Mr. Krabs that he would not have to pay them, as the short ends.

Production[]

Music[]

( ‣ ) Production music

( • ) Original music

( ◦ ) SpongeBob music

 • Marlin March - Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield [Title card]
 ‣ Vacation A - Kapono Beamer, Mac Prindy [Opening]
 ‣ ? [Sandy and SpongeBob get off the bus]
 ‣ Aquarium - Eric Gemsa, Bernard Rabaud ["Behold the uncharted caverns of Lumeria."]
 ‣ Tower of Evil - Magnum Opus [SpongeBob pulls a lever]
 ‣ Adventure Fanfare 1 - Harry Bluestone, Emil Cadkin [Spiral tunnel appears]
 ‣ Hostile Space - Harry Lubin [SpongeBob and Sandy walk through the tunnel]
 ‣ Tragic Bridge 4 - Phil Green [SpongeBob and Sandy falling]
 ‣ Vault of Secrets - Magnum Opus [Control module]
 ‣ Frightmare - Magnum Opus [Janitor-bots revealed]
 ‣ Epic Dimensions - Gregor F. Narholz ["Whoa, what is this place?"]
 ‣ ? [Sphere laser dichotomy]
 • SpongeBob Flashback Vibes - Nicolas Carr [start of flashback]
 ‣ The Magic Kingdom (a) - Paul Reeves [West One Music] [Origin of janitor-bots]
 • SpongeBob Flashback Vibes - Nicolas Carr [end of flashback]
 ‣ Floating - Jim Rattigan ["Ooh, really, really mesmerizing."]
 ‣ Frightmare - Magnum Opus [SpongeBob breaks the sculpture]
 • Lap Steel - Nicolas Carr [Two Days Later...]
 • Befuddled #4 PI - Pat Irwin ["Gee, I feel bad for those poor robots, they worked so hard to keep this place clean."]
 • Steel Licks 78 - Jeremy Wakefield ["Oh, please forgive me robots, I didn't mean to ruin your ruins!"]
 • Jolly Little Roger - Michael Bolger, Nicolas Carr [Janitor-bots working at Krusty Krab]

Release[]

• This short is available on The Complete Eighth Season, The Pilot a Mini-Movie and the Square Shorts, SpongeShorts, The Next 100 Episodes, The Best 200 Episodes Ever, and the The Seventh & Eighth Seasons DVDs.

Trivia[]

General[]

• This is the longest episode-based short to date, at 4 minutes and 57 seconds in length.
  • This makes it longer than "Reef Blower," "Rise and Shine," "Boat Smarts," "SpongeBob vs. The Patty Gadget," "The Krusty Plate," "Pat No Pay," and "A Skin Wrinkle in Time," all of which are actual episodes of the series.
• This short is paired with "A SquarePants Family Vacation" on iTunes.
• This is the second short to have a time card. The first is "Patrick the Snowman."
• This is the only "vacation"-related installment that does not have a slideshow prologue.
• The time card "Two Days Later" is similar to the title card of "No Hat for Pat."
• This is the only short to play "Marlin March."

Cultural references[]

• The ancient civilization SpongeBob and Sandy visit could be a parody of the Mayans, Aztecs, or the Incas.