Characters[]

• Patrick Star
• Squidina Star
• GrandPat Star
• Bunny Star
• Cecil Star
• Rube Goldfish
  • Space Rube ^{(single appearance)}
• Aliens ^{(single appearance)}
  • Enigma Shapeshifter ^{(single appearance)}
  • Fluff ^{(single appearance)}
  • Lunch alien ^{(single appearance)}
  • Boggy Ecto ^{(single appearance)}
• Bedroom Door
• Nosferatu
• Baby Prunes
• Slappy Laszlo ^(cameo)
• Bunny's toaster
• Incidentals
  • Incidental 8
  • Incidental 87
  • Incidental 97
  • Incidental 115
  • Incidental 162
  • Incidental 166

Synopsis[]

The episode begins with Patrick interviewing Nosferatu and advertising his play. Slappy takes Nosferatu away, and the next guest is Space Rube. He comes from Saturn with some of his alien animals. The first, a Fluff, is a small ball that sucks Patrick's vital fluids out. A dinosaur-like alien called a Boggy Ecto eats the Fluff, and Squidina revives Patrick with a drop of water. Next, Rube brings in a green creature that he eats himself for lunch.

A monstrous green alien called an Enigma Shapeshifter gets loose and runs around the house. Rube tells Patrick that he has to be an alien space hunter to track it down. Patrick takes up the role himself in an action show send-up, with Squidina being his damage-controlling attorney.

The alien sneaks into Bunny's kitchen and disguises itself as a toaster. Bunny realizes something is off when the toaster responds perfectly, as it usually fights her. Patrick blasts the alien with his laser gun, and it runs away. His laser blasts holes in the kitchen, so Squidina gives Bunny a check for "50 free hugs" as compensation. She uses the toaster again, and it launches her head off, although she is just relieved that everything is back to normal there.

After a run-in with Cecil in the hallway, Squidina gives him a check. Cecil goes onto the show with Space Rube and shows it off. Patrick crashes into GrandPat, who has traded places with the alien to avoid needing to interact with his family. He scares it away, with Squidina giving him another check for foot rubs.

Patrick blasts furniture around in the living room, but cannot find the alien. He sees a kitchen chair hopping by and follows it, but it disguises itself among five identical chairs. Patrick destroys all of them, but cannot find the right one. He collapses backwards onto the kitchen table, but it turns out that the alien is beneath the tablecloth. It flings Patrick backwards into the fridge and advances on him.

Squidina shows up and dares the shapeshifter into turning into various different forms. The final one is an ice cream cone, which Patrick swallows whole. Patrick goes back onto the show and Rube thanks him again. Rube bids the audience farewell, but turns into an alien as well. The audience and guests do, too. Patrick shrugs, "If you can't beat 'em, join 'em!" and turns into an alien himself.

Production[]

This episode was in production during 2021.^[1]

This episode was confirmed by Cartoonlounge.de on March 7, 2022, and was completed sometime during the aforementioned year.^[2]

The episode was added to the United States Copyright Office on March 9, 2023.^[2]

Storyboards[]

• Plussed by Tobias Krebs.^[3][4][1]

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Space Rube joyfully stands up on his chair and puts his hands on Patrick's desk.

Patrick is seen in his "Alien Space Hunter" attire, and Rube kicks his legs up and down in excitement.

GrandPat jumps up and knocks his feet together after receiving a free notice for foot rubs.

Rough board from the episode, featuring Squidina putting her tentacles on her hips.

Clean board from the episode, featuring the same (albeit, more refined) Squidina pose from the previous.

"Alien Space Hunter" Patrick swallows a giant ice cream cone whole, not realizing it's the enigma shape-shifter.

Production notes[]

Tobias Krebs:

• This was the final episode Krebs worked on before returning to SpongeBob SquarePants.^[3]

Music[]

 ‣ Try On and On A - Hans Ehrlinger [Title card and opening.]
 ‣ Tijuana Trip - Sam Spence ["I'd like to thank my guest, Nosferatu, for stopping by."]
 • ? - Ego Plum ["Up next, we've got some weird alien animals from the Rings of Saturn Zoo!"]
 • ? - Ego Plum [Rube shows Patrick a "fluff" from Planet X.]
 • ? - Ego Plum [The fluff feeds on Patrick's vital fluids.]
 • ? - Ego Plum [Rube shows off a "boggy ecto."]
 ‣ Many Good Wishes - Alfred Jack, Peter Esching [Rube eats an alien for lunch.]
 ‣ The Avenger - Wilfred Burns [Squidina tries to do the enigma shapeshifter's makeup.]
 ‣ Comic Capers B - Charlie Brissette, Norman Mamey ["I guess you'd have to be some kind of... alien space hunter!"]
 ‣ Karate Funk - Dominic Glynn, Martin Smith ["Patrick Star: Alien Space Hunter" intro.]
 ‣ Musique De L'Infini - Jean-Jacques Perrey [Shapeshifter transforms into a toaster.]
 • ? - Ego Plum [Patrick falls through the ceiling.]
 ‣ ? ["Toaster, you're toast."]
 ‣ Halloween Antics B - Kevin Riepl [Patrick shooting at the shapeshifter with his raygun.]
 ‣ ? ["Fifty free hugs!"]
 ‣ The Bachelor Life 3 - Laurie Johnson ["Okay, let's try that again!"]
 ‣ The Avenger - Wilfred Burns [Patrick searches for the shapeshifter in the hallway.]
 ‣ Swinging Trombone - Boris Schoska ["Welcome back to "The Space Rube Show!"]
 • ? - Ego Plum ["GrandPat" sleeping while standing up.]
 • ? - Ego Plum [Patrick searches for the shapeshifter in GrandPat's room.]
 • ? - Ego Plum ["This should cover your damages."]
 ‣ Circus Parade (B) - Dick Walter ["Woohoo!"]
 ‣ Halloween Antics B - Kevin Riepl [Patrick shooting at objects in the living room/"Aha! I see ya now shapeshifter!"/Patrick destroying chairs in the dining room/Patrick throws a chair in the air.]
 ‣ Future Train - Etienne Cap, Jan Paul Hulsens [Patrick launches himself towards a chair.]
 ‣ Musique De L'Infini - Jean-Jacques Perrey [Shapeshifter disguised as the dining room table.]
 ‣ Latin Lesson - Rolf Asberg [The shapeshifter shapeshifts into various forms.]
 • ? - Ego Plum [Ending.]

Release[]

• This episode is available on the The Patrick Star Show Season 1, Volume 2 DVD.

Trivia[]

General[]

• This episode was initially titled "Patrick's Got an Alien Zoo Loose." The only difference is that the word "alien" was pulled from the title, and the word "an" is replaced with "a."

Episode references[]

• Squidina tries to keep the caged aliens away with a flyswatter. She learns how to use one in "Klopnodian Heritage Festival."
• Bunny says that whenever she tries to use the toaster, it always fights her. This refers to her feud with it in "Enemies à la Mode."

Cultural references[]

• When Patrick punches the chair-formed shape-shifting alien into tons of tiny rocking chairs, his arm shape is akin to that of Popeye.

Names in other languages[]

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