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Encyclopedia > Karate Island
SpongeBob SquarePants episode
"Karate Island"
Season №: 4
Episode №: 71b
Production №: 143
Airdate: May 12, 2006
Best Day Ever Rank: #1
Credits
Guest(s): Pat Morita (Master Udan (The episode is also in memory of him))
Writer(s): Casey Alexander
Chris Mitchell
Steven Banks
Supervising Producer: Paul Tibbitt
Directors
Main: Noodles
Storyboard: Casey Alexander
Chris Mitchell
Animation: Tom Yasumi
Technical: Vincent Waller
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"Karate Island" is a SpongeBob SquarePants episode from season four. During the "Best Day Ever" marathon, it was voted to be the top episode of SpongeBob SquarePants. This article or section is not written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia article. ... Production Order Best Day Ever is a SpongeBob SquarePants episode from season four. ...

Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.

Brief summary: SpongeBob receives an invitation to take part in a competition on mysterious Karate Island for the chance to be crowned the "King of Karate."


Time/Date: Unknown


Time cards shown: None


Characters Present:

Contents

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Plot

Karate Island DVDIncludes the episodes "SquidBob TentaclePants", "Krusty Towers", "Mrs. Puff, You're Fired", "Ghost Host", "Wishing You Well", "Karate Island", and "New Leaf".
Karate Island DVD
Includes the episodes "SquidBob TentaclePants", "Krusty Towers", "Mrs. Puff, You're Fired", "Ghost Host", "Wishing You Well", "Karate Island", and "New Leaf".

After receiving an invitation for Karate Island, SpongeBob arrives on Karate Island, along with Sandy. There he meets the Master Udon, who uses three fake Karate masters who fake getting beaten up by SpongeBob. Sandy starts to believe something fishy is going on, as SpongeBob is dubbed King of Karate and given the throne. After a small conversation with SpongeBob, Sandy leaves in anger. Seconds later, SpongeBob's throne traps him where he's sitting, and Udan brings out a pen. Image File history File links KarateIsland. ... Image File history File links KarateIsland. ... DVD (commonly known as Digital Versatile Disc or Digital Video Disc) is an optical disc storage media format that can be used for data storage, including movies with high video and sound quality. ... SquidBob TentaclePants is a SpongeBob SquarePants episode from season 4 Brief summary: SpongeBob and Squidward are fused together after a malfunction in Sandys teleportation device. ... Production Order Krusty Towers is a SpongeBob SquarePants episode from season four. ... Production Order Mrs. ... Ghost Host is a SpongeBob SquarePants episode from season four. ... Production Order Wishing You Well is a SpongeBob SquarePants episode from season four. ... Production Order For the 1971 film, see A New Leaf. ...

Master Udon
Master Udon

Hearing SpongeBob's cries, Sandy shrugs and decides that SpongeBob should get himself out of his own mess; but then when SpongeBob cries again, calling for her, Sandy comes to his aid. Image File history File links Meister_udon-1-.jpg‎ master Udon This image is a screenshot of a copyrighted television program or station ID. As such, the copyright for it is most likely owned by the company or corporation that produced it. ... Image File history File links Meister_udon-1-.jpg‎ master Udon This image is a screenshot of a copyrighted television program or station ID. As such, the copyright for it is most likely owned by the company or corporation that produced it. ...


Now, SpongeBob is in Karate Tower, and Sandy runs inside. She faces the three perils of the tower: The Tickler, the one that tickles (his weakness is jelly-filled doughnuts), Lip Service, the one that has huge lips (she breaks her lips after Sandy dries them with her hairdryer), and Filthy Phil, the one that unleashes odor (he falls due to his own odor; Sandy is not affected due to her fresh air dome/helmet). The tower is also a direct reference to Bruce Lee's Game of Death. After that, Sandy finds SpongeBob and Udon. He traps Sandy in a cage, and reveals he is a real estate agent, selling timeshares. Sandy performs a meditation ritual, and breaks free of the cage. Game of Death (Chinese: 死亡遊戲) was the film Bruce Lee had planned to be the demonstration piece of his martial art Jeet Kune Do. ... Realtor is a U.S. registered trademark that identifies a real estate professional who is a member of the National Association of Realtors (NAR) and subscribes to its Code of Ethics. ... A timeshare is a form of vacation property ownership. ...


She rips off her jumpsuit, revealing her bikini underneath; Sandy and Udan suddenly turn extremely buff (then are back to normal again, immediately) and fight. Sandy wins after a lot of fighting, and knocks Udan out of the tower and he falls off the island into the water below. Sandy frees SpongeBob, and they go to the boat. SpongeBob is sorry that he is not the King of Karate, but Sandy consoles him by saying that he'll always be the King of Karate to her.


Squidward appears in his own boat. Apparently, he too got an invitation, except it says King of Clarinets, not King of Karate. He arrives at Clarinet Island, where he is now dubbed King of Clarinets. The episode ends showing a close-up of the apparently still-alive Master Udon standing on one of the poles shown when SpongeBob arrived at Karate Island. Two soprano clarinets: a Bâ™­ clarinet (left) and an A clarinet (right, with no mouthpiece). ...


The episode originally ended in a dedication to Noriyuki "Pat" Morita (1932-2005), also known as Mr. Miyagi from The Karate Kid series, who died on November 24, 2005. However, in recent showings, that ending has been cut. Noriyuki Pat Morita (born June 28, 1932 in Isleton, California) is a Japanese-American actor best known for the roles of Arnold on the TV show Happy Days and in the movie The Karate Kid, for which he was nominated for Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in 1984. ... The Karate Kid, a 1984 John G. Avildsen film, is a youth-oriented karate version of the hit boxing movie Rocky (also directed by Avildsen). ... The Karate Kid is a 1984 John G. Avildsen film starring Ralph Macchio and Pat Morita. ... November 24 is the 328th day (329th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


References To Popular Culture

  • The episode contains several allusions to the Kill Bill films, directed by Quentin Tarantino[citation needed].
  • Sandy's jumpsuit is a mix between the one that Bruce Lee wore in Game of Death and Uma Thurman wore in Kill Bill.
  • The entire idea of facing opponents on different levels of a tower are direct references to Bruce Lee in Game of Death, and later Uma Thurman in Kill Bill.
  • The painting of a boat inside Gary's shell is a replica of the painting over The Simpson family's couch.
  • When Sandy getting out of the cage, she uses series of hand signals, which refers to the popular anime/manga Naruto.
  • Udon is a type of noodle Japanese soup. Sandy makes this reference when she says "You're in the soup now, Udon!"
  • The first person that Sandy fought used his special technique metal hands that were for tickling. He was also dressed in a beret and black and white striped shirt; the stereotypical costume for a Frenchman. Thus (in an adult way) this character could be thought of as a French tickler.
  • Whenever the Tickler spoke, his mouth animation did not match his dialogue. This is a reference to all dubbed live action Japanese films, where the voices often did not match up with the actors.
  • The French Tickler is similar to the French Taunter from Monty Python and the Holy Grail.
  • Sandy's tail turning into an arm might be a reference to Trogdor from Homestar Runner.

It has been suggested that this article be split into articles entitled Kill Bill: Vol. ... Quentin Jerome Tarantino (born March 27, 1963) is an American film director, actor, and Academy Award-winning screenwriter. ... Bruce Lee (Traditional Chinese: ; Simplified Chinese: ; Pinyin: Lǐ XiÇŽolóng; Cantonese Yale: Léih Síulùhng; November 27, 1940 – July 20, 1973) was a Chinese American martial artist, instructor, and martial arts actor widely regarded as one of the most influential martial artists of the twentieth century. ... Game of Death (Chinese: 死亡遊戲) was the film Bruce Lee had planned to be the demonstration piece of his martial art Jeet Kune Do. ... Uma Karuna Thurman (born April 29, 1970) is an Oscar-nominated American film actress. ... It has been suggested that this article be split into articles entitled Kill Bill: Vol. ... Bruce Lee (Traditional Chinese: ; Simplified Chinese: ; Pinyin: Lǐ XiÇŽolóng; Cantonese Yale: Léih Síulùhng; November 27, 1940 – July 20, 1973) was a Chinese American martial artist, instructor, and martial arts actor widely regarded as one of the most influential martial artists of the twentieth century. ... Game of Death (Chinese: 死亡遊戲) was the film Bruce Lee had planned to be the demonstration piece of his martial art Jeet Kune Do. ... Uma Karuna Thurman (born April 29, 1970) is an Oscar-nominated American film actress. ... It has been suggested that this article be split into articles entitled Kill Bill: Vol. ... Simpsons redirects here. ... The main cast of the anime Cowboy Bebop (1998) (L to R: Spike Spiegel, Jet Black, Ed Tivrusky, Faye Valentine, and Ein the dog) For the oleo-resin, see Animé (oleo-resin). ... Manga )   (pl. ... Serialized in Weekly Shonen Jump Shonen Jump BANZAI! Shonen Jump Weekly Comic Original run November 1999 – Ongoing No. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... TROGDOR the BURNiNATOR is a fictional dragon that is a part of the Homestar Runner series of animated cartoons. ... Homestar Runner is a Flash animated Internet cartoon. ...

Quotes

  • Udon: He is forbidden to leave until he signs this contract.
  • Mailfish: Special delivery for SpongeBob SquarePants.
SpongeBob: (Crying) Special delivery just for me...you think I'm..special?
Mailfish: All right, do we have to go through this every time I deliver your mail? SHEESH!!
  • Sandy: (To Lip Service) That's enough lip outta you!
  • Squidward: (Rides on a boat after SpongeBob and Sandy left) I'm here! The king of clairnets has arrived!

Trivia/Goofs

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Content in this section should be integrated into other appropriate areas of the article or removed, and the trivia section removed.

  • Ever since the "The Best Day Ever" marathon, the Pat Morita memorial picture has been removed for an unknown reason. In Germany and UK, it is still shown.
  • Udon is actually a Japanese noodle soup.
  • When Sandy knocks Udon's teeth out, you can see a little bit of blood flying out of Udon's mouth (due to the fact that his teeth were knocked out). Nick doesn't usually allow blood on their shows which doesn't explain why Nick went ahead and showed it without editing it out. (But Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius "Nightmare in Retroville" has blood shown too.) Blood is also seen in Dying For Pie, Krabby Land, Born to Be Wild, and No Weenies Allowed.
  • In Germany, this episode is called Der König des Karate, which means "The King of Karate'.
  • When SpongeBob cleans Gary's shell, he goes inside and it looks much bigger than both Gary and he, like the TARDIS. Obviously Gary can change size like SpongeBob can.
  • Udon locked Spongebob into a chair. However, when Sandy defeats Udon, Spongebob walks over to Sandy, with no explanation of how he escaped.
  • When Sandy throws jelly filled donuts at The French Tickler, the first shot of the plate shows that there is barely any left, but the second shot shows the plate full of donuts again.
  • For a breath moment Sandy's breasts are showing when they show off their muscles.
Preceded by
"Whale of a Birthday"		 SpongeBob SquarePants episodes Followed by
"All That Glitters"


 

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