"A Skin Wrinkle in Time" is a SpongeBob SquarePants episode from season 13. In this episode, GrandPat travels through time and space to get back home.
Characters[]
- SpongeBob SquarePants (cameo)
- GrandPat Star
- French Narrator
- Painty the Pirate
- Hans
- Realistic Fish Head
- Cecil Star (cameo)
- Bunny Star (cameo)
- Patrick Star (cameo)
- Squidina Star (cameo)
- Cowboy 1 (single appearance)
- Cowboy 2 (single appearance)
- Incidentals
- King Neptune (mentioned)
Synopsis[]
GrandPat making his way through the wormhole.
The episode begins with GrandPat flying through a wormhole, avoiding various junk on his way. However, he stops when he notices a huge Painty the Pirate on his way, flying into his mouth and replacing SpongeBob in his theme song. He wants to get out of the theme song, and luckily finds a time closet door nearby, flying into the Wild West era, where the two cowboys are engaging in a stand-off. It's interrupted by GrandPat, who flies out of the time closet and grabs the second cowboy, leaving with him. The two fly through the wormhole again, seeing a baby version of GrandPat on the way. Their trip ends when they notice a seahorse on the way, with the cowboy telling that it's his as he jumps on it and flies away. After a while, GrandPat finally arrives in his home timeline, but as he sits down to watch TV, he notices that his family became fly-like beings. He doesn't mind that and continues to watch the French Narrator on TV, until he turns it off, to GrandPat's disdain.
Production[]
Arielle Phillips drew promotional art referencing this episode for the Tidal Zone's San Diego Comic-Con poster during February and March 2022.[3]
This episode was confirmed by Cartoonlounge.de on August 2, 2022.[4]
An image from this episode was showcased at New York Comic Con on October 9, 2022.[5]
This episode, along with "Welcome to Binary Bottom" and "You're Going to Pay... Phone" were officially completed in September 2022. However, they were delivered on December 2, 2022, because of the Kamp Koral Tidal Zone segment being completed and delivered on the same date.
Promotional art[]
Comic-Con Tidal Zone poster, drawn by Arielle Phillips.[3]
Storyboards[]
- Directed by Sherm Cohen, "funny roughs" by Fred Osmond, plussed by Zach Heffelfinger with "some help from Ted Seko on a couple scenes."[1]
Workprint[]
Production notes[]
Zach Heffelfinger:
- This episode was one of Heffelfinger's favorite assignments, as "[he] got to reimagine the SpongeBob Theme Song with [GrandPat] from "The Tidal Zone" Special."[1]
Music[]
| ( ‣ ) Production music |
| ( • ) Original music |
| ( ◦ ) SpongeBob music |
‣ Dramatic Background - Kurt Rehfeld [Title card.]
◦ GrandPat Sea Star - Andrew Goodman, Eban Schletter [GrandPat's theme song.]
‣ The Monkey Cage - Dennis Farnon ["I gotta get outta this nightmare!"]
• Blazing Baloney Western - Nicolas Carr [Cowboys in a standoff.]
• ? [Overlays "Blazing Baloney Western"]
‣ Scandinavian Polka - Thomas Howe, Michael Reed, Matthew Robertson [GrandPat crashes into a cowboy.]
• Blazing Baloney Western - Nicolas Carr ["This town ain't big enough for the both of us."]
• ? [Overlays "Blazing Baloney Western"]
• Descent Into Madness - Nicolas Carr [GrandPat and the cowboy travel through time.]
‣ John Hardy - Saul Brody, Zan S McLeod, Michael Morgan, Stephen Wade [Cowboy rides away.]
‣ Comedy Punctuations and Bridges 4 - Fredric Bayco [GrandPat goes through a door.]
‣ German Dizzy Dance - Daniel Backes, Peter Moslener [GrandPat returns home.]
• Tidal Zone Theme - Nicolas Carr, Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield [Ending.]
Release[]
- This episode is available on the digital media of the same name, SpongeBob SquarePants Vol. 22 digital release, The Complete Thirteenth Season, Kamp Koral Season 1, Volume 2, and The Patrick Star Show Season 1, Volume 2 DVDs.
Trivia[]
General[]
- This episode premiered as a part of "The Tidal Zone" special event.
- This episode was originally scheduled to premiere on Friday, November 25, 2022 in the United States at 7:22 PM,[6][7][8][9] but it instead got replaced with the Nickelodeon premiere of the 2020 film The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run.[10][11]
- This episode was later scheduled to premiere at the same exact time of 7:22 PM on Friday, January 13, 2023, but it instead premiered at 7:52 PM, mirroring its proposed chronological order in "The Tidal Zone."
- This episode was also scheduled to premiere in Italy on Thursday, February 16, 2023 at 8:22 PM, but this episode segment (along with the entire "Tidal Zone" event) was later postponed for unknown reasons.
- During the original airing and all subsequent "The Tidal Zone" re-airings, this episode segment, alongside "You're Going to Pay...Phone," were paired up with the Kamp Koral episode, "The Switch Glitch" and The Patrick Star Show episode, "Shrinking Stars."[12]
- GrandPat questioning if he's reached the beginning of the universe as he's about to fly into Painty's lips is an in-joke on how the series' theme song serves as the "beginning" of the SpongeBob universe; it was also the first piece of series media to be released in full, with the song obviously playing prior to the premiere of "Help Wanted."
- The "GrandPat Sea Star" theme song is sung by Eban Schletter's children.
- This is the first episode to not only play instantly after another episode, but to have the title card play after the intro and first scene.
- This is the first third segment since "BlackJack" in season 5.
- This is the second episode that features an animated character on the title card. The first was "Trident Trouble," which featured all the members of the Greek chorus speaking to the viewers.
- This is the second shortest episode in the series, the first being "Reef Blower." Other than that, it is also the second episode to not have onscreen credits, again the first being "Reef Blower."
- This is the second SpongeBob episode to share the exact same production code with another segment, with this and both "You're Going to Pay...Phone" using the production number of 325-1324.[note 1]
- For this reason, it appears as if the episode is not treated as a standalone segment production wise. The late scene number (SC106) during the midpoint of the episode's storyboards implies that it is merely an extension of the prior episode.[1]
- This also explains why this episode does not have upfront credits, and as such, Fred Osmond went uncredited.
- The fact that Zeus Cervas boarded the first half of #1324 and Fred Osmond did the second half indicates that it was done in a similar way to how "Sir Urchin and Snail Fail," "Plane to Sea," and "Friendiversary" shared two storyboard directors, where one did the first seven minutes of the storyboard, and the other did the last four.
- For this reason, it appears as if the episode is not treated as a standalone segment production wise. The late scene number (SC106) during the midpoint of the episode's storyboards implies that it is merely an extension of the prior episode.[1]
- This is SpongeBob's fourth non-speaking appearance after "Reef Blower," "Whale Watching," and "Lockdown for Love." Unlike in the other three (where he silently mouths a "You!" subtitle, laughs, and pants and groans as a part of Larry's jogging group respectively), he does not even make any noise.
Dub facts[]
- As The Patrick Star Show has not yet premiered there, this is currently the only exposure Japanese audiences have to GrandPat and the rest of the Star family.
Episode references[]
- The Krusty Kantina appears in the background of GrandPat's encounter with the two cowboys, which first appears in the season 5 double-length episode "Pest of the West."
Cultural references[]
- This episode's title is a pun of the 1962 science fantasy novel A Wrinkle in Time.
Errors[]
- At the end of the theme song, when the camera pans to GrandPat, a white border can be seen at the bottom of the screen.[13]
Krusty Kanting instead of Krusty Kantina.
- During a wider shot of the cowboys' stand-off, the font on the Krusty Kantina is hand written and spells "Krusty Kanting."
Videos[]
References[]
- ^ a b c d e f Zach Heffelfinger on Instagram - "This was one of my favorite..."
- ^ SpongeBob SquarePants: Tidal Zone : 553. - Catalog.org Public Catalog
- ^ a b Arielle Phillips - Storyboard Artist - Linkedin
- ^ SPONGEBOB SCHWAMMKOPF - EPISODE GUIDE
- ^ SpongeBob on Twitter - "get ready to enter another..."
- ^ SpongeBob SquarePants Episode Listings - The Futon Critic
- ^ November 2022 on Nickelodeon USA - NickALive!
- ^ Nickelodeon's First-Ever SpongeBob Universe Crossover Event, "SpongeBob SquarePants Presents The Tidal Zone," to Debut Friday, November 25 - 02
- ^ Nickelodeon's First-Ever SpongeBob Universe Crossover Event, "SpongeBob SquarePants Presents The Tidal Zone," to Debut Friday, November 25 - 01
- ^ Weeknights on Nickelodeon Promo - November 2022
- ^ Nickstory - November 25, 2022
- ^ Nickstory - January 13, 2023
- ^ SpongeBob Error: White Border - YouTube
Notes[]
- ^ a b The full #1324 production code is listed as "You're Going to Pay...Phone / A Skin Wrinkle in Time." Considering that background art for the former episode just lists "1324" as the code, it likely means that both segments use 325-1324 as their prod. number.
- ^ Special Tidal Zone compilation syndication code used on websites such as The Futon Critic, used to label the episode in broadcast logs, copyright listings, etc.
| The Tidal Zone (V • E) | |
|---|---|
| Episodes: | Shrinking Stars • The Switch Glitch • Welcome to Binary Bottom • You're Going to Pay...Phone • A Skin Wrinkle in Time |
| Characters: | SpongeBot • RoboGary • Pat-Tron • SquidBot • SquidBot twin • Sandroid • RoboKrabs • PlankBot • Karen • "RobotInc" incidentals • RoboLarry • Bubble Bass robot • Mama Bass robot • Mrs. Puff robot • Lady Upturn robot • RoboRube • Bathroom mirror robot • SpongeBot's alarm clock robot • Rubedor • Demon • Cowboy 1 • Cowboy 2 |
| Locations: | Binary Bottom • Shmandor • SpongeBot's house • SquidBot's house • Pat-Tron's house • The Krabby Battery • Grease Bucket • Sandroid's treedome • Lube Lagoon |
| Objects: | Lightning berries • Pat-Tron's shrink ray • Jumbo Grow • Krabby Battery employee hat |
| Songs: | GrandPat Sea Star |
| Others: | The Tidal Zone (in-universe event) |