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Characters[]

• SpongeBob SquarePants
• Patrick Star
• Paul Grunion ^{(single appearance)}
• Sea bear
• Sandy Cheeks
• Larry the Lobster
• Harvey
• Sea bunny
• Bubble Bass
• Kevin C. Cucumber
• Perch Perkins
• Craig Mammalton
• Kidferatu
• Roxy
• Preda Tory
• Mo

Synopsis[]

The camp is visited by a rugged woodsman named Paul Grunion, who fights an attacking sea bear and pulls off many impressive feats with his beard, to the campers' amazement. Tired from his trip to camp, he pitches a tent and takes a nap, and SpongeBob and Patrick sneak in. They found out he took his beard off, and run away when they suspect him starting to wake up. Patrick takes the beard with them, and while SpongeBob wants to return it, they each take turns using the beard's powers. Patrick tries making a campfire with the beard, but he ends up burning it, and he and SpongeBob ruin the beard while putting out the fire.

Paul wakes up and is no longer as strong because he does not have his beard. SpongeBob and Patrick see how sad he is without it and try to help him grow a new beard. However, their attempts fail, and Paul no longer feels respected by the campers. SpongeBob gives a speech to everyone that they need to believe Paul can grow his beard back, convincing him and causing him to grow it back. This leaves the campers with beards just like his as well. Paul thanks them, and SpongeBob, Patrick, and Sandy say goodbye as he leaves camp.

Production[]

This episode was confirmed on January 13, 2023.^[6]

Trivia[]

General[]

• In Germany, this episode was originally going to premiere on January 25, 2024 at 5:00pm.
  • It was replaced with a rerun of "Snail Mail."^[7]
    • After that, it was pushed back to premiere on January 28, 2024 at 5:00pm, but it was pulled again.^[8]
      • It was replaced with a rerun of "The Jelly Life."^[9]
        • It was pushed back once again to premiere on February 12, 2024 at 5:00pm, but it was pulled for a third time.^[10]
          • If the episode was not pulled, its debut would coincide with the American premiere of "Squidiot Box."

Cultural references[]

• Paul Grunion's name is a parody of Paul Bunyan, a giant lumberjack and folk hero in American and Canadian folklore.

Names in other languages[]

References[]

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