"Sea-Man Sponge Haters Club" is a SpongeBob SquarePants episode from season 13. In this episode, Squidward hosts a secret 'We Hate SpongeBob Club' at his house.

Characters[]

• Squidward Tentacles
• Mrs. Puff
• Bubble Bass
• Sheldon J. Plankton
• SpongeBob SquarePants
• Patrick Star
• Incidentals
  • Incidental 154
  • Incidental 27
  • Incidental 36
  • Incidental 64
• Bertie Fitzpatrick ^{(single appearance)}
• Karen Plankton
• Gary the Snail ^(picture)

Synopsis[]

The episode begins with SpongeBob taking out the trash outside his house. He notices Mrs. Puff heading towards Squidward's house. SpongeBob greets her, to which she replies to get SpongeBob not to notice her. SpongeBob sees Plankton, Bubble Bass, and Incidental 154, to which they also try not be noticed. Squidward lets the four of them in and organizes a 'We Hate SpongeBob Club' meeting. They recite their motto and ask to share their painful memories with SpongeBob. Squidward hears SpongeBob and notices him outside his window, but tries to ignore him. Mrs. Puff asks to share her misfortune first, so Squidward gives her a "speaking sponge."

A flashback is shown with Mrs. Puff and her student Bertie Fitzpatrick. Bertie passes her driver's test and Mrs. Puff gives her a license. Bertie compliments her teaching skills, but SpongeBob soon shows up menacingly. He grabs Bertie's license and scratches it on his body. Bertie tries to take the license back, but is flung out of the boat. Mrs. Puff tries to escape from the boat, but SpongeBob takes control of the boat and drives crazily. SpongeBob and Mrs. Puff are flung back by a stop sign and they crash into the Boating School. As the flashback ends, Mrs. Puff cries and Squidward soon comforts her. SpongeBob attempts to enter Squidward's house again, but Incidental 154 kicks him out.

Bubble Bass calls to share his moment next and asks for the sponge. A flashback at the Krusty Krab is shown, where SpongeBob delivers Bubble Bass's lunch order, featuring Krabby Patties, fries, and a hot dog. SpongeBob hopes Bubble Bass will enjoy his lunch, but takes away his fries and soda after he notices they are not perfect. SpongeBob then takes away a Krabby Patty and Bubble Bass chases him through the restaurant while SpongeBob continues noticing issues with his meal. Bubble Bass grabs the Krabby Patty off SpongeBob and eats it, but SpongeBob goes inside of him and gets the patty back after coming out of Bubble Bass's belly button. Bubble Bass runs out of the restaurant as the flashback ends.

Plankton grabs a sponge to tell his story next. A flashback at the Chum Bucket is shown. Plankton works on an invention, which is shown to be toilet paper wrapped around dynamite. Plankton hears SpongeBob laughing, and he soon shows up in the Chum Bucket lab. SpongeBob takes control of Karen's mainframe, with Karen trying to get rid of him. SpongeBob causes a spill of chum, to which Plankton and Karen slip on, ending up locked outside the Chum Bucket. As the flashback ends, SpongeBob's laughter is heard, but Squidward is able to calm down his air conditioner.

Squidward then tells his story with SpongeBob, taking place in real time. At that moment, Squidward opens his front door, to which no one is seen. However, SpongeBob shows up inside his house, asking for salt water. He greets everyone inside the house and learns of the club, but is unaware of the fact it's a vendetta against him and compliments on all the members. Patrick is also seen inside, drinking punch from a bowl. SpongeBob agrees to make pineapple punch using the walls of his house. As he comes back, he trips over Squidward, indirectly causing a fire inside his house. Everyone runs out, except SpongeBob and Squidward. While Squidward's house is being put out, SpongeBob offers for the rest of the meeting to be held at his house. SpongeBob volunteers to be the speaking sponge, to which Incidental 154 uses him as one. The episode ends with Squidward closing the meeting in the remains of his own home.

Production[]

This episode was confirmed by Cartoonlounge.de on April 8, 2022.^[1]

Promotional art[]

• Created by the SpongeBob social media accounts.^[2]

Storyboards[]

• Supervised by "the great" Sherm Cohen,^[3][4] rough boarded by Kenny Pittenger, plussing and revising^[3] "tag-teamed" by Zach Heffelfinger and Dylan 'Houston' King,^[5][4] although Heffelfinger did Mrs. Puff's nightmare scene by himself.^[3] The final storyboard was plussed by Tobias Krebs.^[6]

Production notes[]

Zach Heffelfinger:

• Heffelfinger said that he had "a blast working on [this episode]"^[3] and it was fun tag-teaming the episode's rough boards with Dylan 'Houston' King.^[4]

Tobias Krebs:

• Krebs said that this "was [his] first time drawing Squidward so [it] was a fun one to learn on" and Kenny Pittenger's [rough storyboards] were hilarious!!!"^[7]

Music[]

( ‣ ) Production music

( • ) Original music

( ◦ ) SpongeBob music

 • Peg Leg Waltz Title Card - Michael Bolger, Nicolas Carr, Sage Guyton [Title card.]
 • Rip Tide - Nicolas Carr, Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield [Opening.]
 ‣ Crime And Danger Sign #2 - Hans Conzelmann, Delle Haensch [SpongeBob sees people arriving at Squidward's house.]
 ‣ Crime And Danger Sign #5 - Hans Conzelmann, Delle Haensch [People enter Squidward's house.]
 ‣ Danse Comique - Kenny Graham ["We don't mean SpongeBob any harm, we just can't stand him."]
 • Hot Steel and Slide Licks 7A - Jeremy Wakefield [Squidward closes the window shade on SpongeBob.]
 ‣ House of Horrors: Alone In The Dark - Ernest Tomlinson ["I have some misfortune to share."]
 • SpongeBob Flashback Vibes - Nicolas Carr [Mrs. Puff tells her story.]
 ‣ Funny Little Man - Wyn Henry [Mrs. Puff teaching a driving lesson.]
 • Carrol Chimes - Nicolas Carr [Driver's license sparkles.]
 ‣ Funny Little Man - Wyn Henry ["I couldn't have done it without you, Mrs. Puff!"]
 ‣ House Of Horror [#10.3] - William Farran [SpongeBob touches Bertie's license.]
 • Hot Rod to Hell - Nicolas Carr [SpongeBob driving.]
 • SpongeBob Flashback Vibes - Nicolas Carr [End of Mrs. Puff's flashback.]
 ‣ Dramatic Encounter - Gregor Narholz ["SpongeBob destroyed my beautiful school, just like last week!"]
 ‣ Aloha - Dick Walter [Mrs. Puff crying.]
 • Hot Steel and Slide Licks 31B - Jeremy Wakefield ["I'd like to share a hug."]
 ‣ Capering Clowns - Max Saunders [Bubble Bass requests a speaking sponge.]
 • SpongeBob Flashback Vibes - Nicolas Carr [Start of Bubble Bass's flashback.]
 • Cheap and Frozen Short - Michael Bolger, Nicolas Carr [Bubble Bass at the Krusty Krab.]
 ‣ Dramatic Cue (A) - Ronald Hanmer ["It's not perfect!"/"And this fry isn't greasy enough!"]
 ‣ Test Tube Experiment - Paul Lewis ["SpongeBob would not let me consume a single calorie."]
 ‣ Unpreventable - Gregor F. Narholz [SpongeBob drinks Bubble Bass's soda.]
 • Eye Popper - Nicolas Carr [Bubble Bass bites his tongue.]
 ‣ Drama Link - Georges Van Parys ["Give me back my patty, you festering fusspot!"]
 ‣ Sudden Scuffle - Syd Dale [Bubble Bass chases SpongeBob.]
 • Hot Steel and Slide Licks 35 - Jeremy Wakefield [SpongeBob with a butt imprint on his face.]
 ‣ Sudden Scuffle - Syd Dale [SpongeBob jumps into Bubble Bass's mouth.]
 • Hot Steel and Slide Licks 19C - Jeremy Wakefield ["A tad spongy, but not bad."]
 ‣ Test Tube Experiment - Paul Lewis [Bubble Bass has indigestion.]
 ‣ 200 Bright - Jack Shaindlin ["I shall let no customer eat a less-than-perfect patty."]
 ‣ Dramatic Cue (H) - Ronald Hanmer [Bubble Bass runs out of the Krusty Krab.]
 • SpongeBob Flashback Vibes - Nicolas Carr [End of Bubble Bass's flashback.]
 ‣ Its Behind You - Sean Elder ["That squishy simpleton left my navel in knots."]
 ‣ Six Comedy-Mysterioso Links 5 - Ronald Hanmer ["I'll tell you a truly terrifying tale."]
 ‣ Crooked Mirrors - Sean Elder [Plankton working on an invention.]
 ‣ Six Comedy-Mysterioso Links 1 - Ronald Hanmer [Plankton makes "terrible toilet paper."]
 ‣ Crooked Mirrors - Sean Elder [Plankton hears SpongeBob's laughter.]
 ‣ Scary Shivers - Sean Elder [SpongeBob acting like a bird.]
 ‣ Crime And Danger Sign #2 - Hans Conzelmann, Delle Haensch [Karen and Plankton try to get rid of SpongeBob.]
 ‣ Goblin Forest - Ronald Hanmer [SpongeBob spills chum.]
 ‣ Horror-Scope - Ronald Hanmer ["So if you hear that horrible sound of a SpongeBob, just run."]
 ‣ Crooked Mirrors - Sean Elder [Squidward's air conditioning unit acting up.]
 ‣ Its Behind You - Sean Elder ["You think you all have it bad?"]
 ‣ Tension Build - Norman Dane [Squidward tells his story in real time.]
 • Hot Steel and Slide Licks 24B - Jeremy Wakefield ["Can I borrow a cup of saltwater?"]
 ‣ Horror-Scope - Ronald Hanmer ["Of course, the saltwater was just a ruse to come inside, uninvited."]
 ‣ Crime And Danger Sign #5 - Hans Conzelmann, Delle Haensch ["Actually, SpongeBob lost no time annoying everyone in the room."]
 • Hello Blues - Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield [SpongeBob greeting everyone at the club.]
 ‣ Crime And Danger Sign #5 - Hans Conzelmann, Delle Haensch [Patrick appears.]
 • Skipping to School - Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield [Don't worry, Squidward! I'll mix a batch of my special pineapple punch.]
 • Hot Steel and Slide Licks 23B - Jeremy Wakefield ["And no SpongeBob story would be complete without him destroying something."]
 ‣ Dramatic Cue (C) - Ronald Hanmer [SpongeBob spills his punch and lights Squidward's house on fire.]
 ‣ Five Dramatic Bridges B - Kurt Rehfeld [Squidward watches his house burn.]
 • Hooka - Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield [Firefighters put out Squidward's house.]
 • Wahini Wobble Full - Nicolas Carr, Sage Guyton, and Jeremy Wakefield [SpongeBob hosts the club at his house.]
 • Nude Sting - Nicolas Carr [SpongeBob volunteers to be the speaking sponge.]
 • Rip Tide - Nicolas Carr, Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield [Ending.]

Release[]

• This episode is available on the SpongeBob SquarePants Vol. 22 digital collection and The Complete Thirteenth Season DVD.

Trivia[]

General[]

• The We Hate SpongeBob Club has been held for 431 weeks, which is over eight years.
• Bubble Bass' meal consists of a bucket full of Krabby Patties, a hot dog, three containers of French fries, and soda.
• This is the first episode that Kenny Pittenger storyboarded for the main series. He previously storyboarded for Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years and The Patrick Star Show.
• This is the second episode to feature a group/club against SpongeBob. The first was "Boat Smarts" with C.O.B.B.U.T.K.S.B.S.P.O.T.R.A.O.O.B.A.T.
• This is the third episode in which a character's eyes display a countdown from 3. The first was "Goo Goo Gas," and the second was "The Other Patty."

Dub facts[]

• In the Finnish dub, this is the first episode where the title card words are read out loud by SpongeBob.^[8]

Episode references[]

• SpongeBob tying the road into a knot also happens in "Bumper to Bumper."
• The mailman mentions that SpongeBob caused him to "cough up mail for weeks." In "One Trick Sponge," SpongeBob runs past the mailman, causing him to spin around and spit out some mail.

Cultural references[]

• This episode's title is a reference to the He-Man Woman-Haters Club from the Our Gang series of short films and the 1994 film, The Little Rascals.
• The term "Sea-Man" bears a resemblance to Seaman, a Sega Dreamcast video game released in 1999.
• In Mrs. Puff's story, SpongeBob resembles Rat Fink, a fictional character by Ed Roth created to symbolize biker culture. The same thing happens in Creature from the Krusty Krab and "The Getaway."

Errors[]

• During the premiere of this episode and its sister episode, the end credits were shown twice, even though both episode segments are paired together. This was corrected for all subsequent reruns.
  • A similar error also occurred during the premiere of The Patrick Star Show episode "Patrick's Alley."

• When SpongeBob says, "My mistake," his body outline has a lighter shade.
  • This error also occurs in "Mandatory Music."
• The mailman hangs his bag on Squidward's table, but it disappears later in the episode.

• When SpongeBob says, "Now for a 360 point turn!," all of his pores are missing.

• When Plankton punches the speaking sponge, Mrs. Puff's spots are missing.

• When SpongeBob says, "Oops" after setting Squidward's house on fire, his side pores are missing.

Videos[]

References[]

1. ^ Sea-Man Sponge-Haters Club - Episode 274b - SpongeBob SquarePants | Cartoonlounge.de
2. ^ SpongeBob on Instagram - "it took 23 years, but..."
3. ^ ^{a b c d} Zach Heffelfinger on Instagram - "Here is my revisions..."
4. ^ ^{a b c} Zach Heffelfinger on Instagram - "Here's some storyboard to screen..."
5. ^ Dylan 'Houston' King on Instagram - "Tidbits from..."
6. ^ Tobias Krebs on Twitter - "Check out the finale animation..."
7. ^ Tobias Krebs on Twitter - "Thanks so much!!! This was..."
8. ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7tvm6nLAp4A&t=143s