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Encyclopedia > Neptune's Spatula
SpongeBob SquarePants episode
"Neptune's Spatula"
Season №: 1
Episode №: 19b
Production №: 019
Airdate: April 1, 2000
Best Day Ever Rank: #42
Credits
Guest(s): John O'Hurley as King Neptune
Writer(s): Chuck Klein
Jay Lender
David B. Fain
Storyboard Artist(s): Jay Lender
Directors
Storyboard: Chuck Klein
Animation: Fred Miller
Creative: Derek Drymon
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"Neptune's Spatula" is a SpongeBob SquarePants episode from season one. This article or section is not written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia article. ...

Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.

Brief summary: After SpongeBob pulls the golden spatula out of the bucket of grease, he has to compete against King Neptune in a burger-making contest, so that if he wins, he will go to Atlantis to cook for Neptune and be a god. But can a fry-cook like him be worthy and well-skilled for this? King Neptune (voiced by John OHurley in the TV series, voiced by Jeffrey Tambor in the movie) is a fictional character in Nickelodeons animated television series SpongeBob SquarePants. ...


Time/Date: Unknown


Time cards shown: None


Characters Present:

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Plot

At the fry cook museum, SpongeBob and Patrick are amazed by everything. They see a greasy griddle with a golden spatula embedded in the grease. On it is a plaque, which says "Many have tried to pull this spatula out of this ancient grease, but all have failed. Only a fry cook worthy of King Neptune himself can wield the golden spatula". SpongeBob actually pulls it out, and King Neptune appears. He asks who pulled out the spatula, and everyone says SpongeBob. King Neptune refuses to believe this, and asks for proof. Patrick shows him the photograph he took. King Neptune asks SpongeBob if he wants to compete with him in a burger-cooking competition. Patrick keeps on saying how good SpongeBob is, so he's zapped many times by King Neptune. SpongeBob says yes, if Patrick is returned to normal (He agrees, but accidentally makes his face on his butt). If SpongeBob wins, he will stay at Atlantis forever and become a god. If he loses, he has to give up fry-cooking forever. In the Poseidome, King Neptune makes 1000 burgers, while SpongeBob only makes one. However, SpongeBob's tastes delicious while King Neptune's tastes terrible. So SpongeBob wins. But he doesn't want to leave his friends, so they arrange for King Neptune to be a trainee under SpongeBob at the Krusty Krab.


Cultural References

  • The Poseidome is taken from Poseidon, the Greek god of the sea. (Neptune being the Roman).
  • The whole spatula in the "ancient grease" is a reference to the Arthurian legend of Excalibur, or the sword in the stone in which whoever pulls the sword from the stone would become the King of England. Also, the fact that it's called "ancient grease" can be seen as a play on Ancient Greece (even though Neptune is actually an Ancient Roman God.)

Neptune reigns in the city of Bristol. ... A bronze Arthur in plate armour with visor raised and with jousting shield wearing Kastenbrust armour (early 15th century) by Peter Vischer, typical of later anachronistic depictions of Arthur. ... How Sir Bedivere Cast the Sword Excalibur into the Water. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: God Save the King/Queen Capital London (de facto) Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi  Population    - 2006 est. ... Ancient Greece is a period in Greek history that lasted for around one thousand years. ... Area under Roman control  Roman Republic  Roman Empire  Western Empire  Eastern Empire Ancient Rome was a civilization that grew from a city-state founded on the Italian Peninsula circa the 9th century BC to a massive empire straddling the Mediterranean Sea. ...

Trivia

  • This, along with I Was a Teenage Gary and The Paper are not broadcast on Nickelodeon much, because they are paired with holiday episodes, although April Fools Day is not an actual holiday.
  • List of "qualities" that a royal fry cook must have:
    • Must be left-handed
    • Must wear red or blue underwear
    • His wallet contains(???)
    • He has six big toes
  • The old lady asking Patrick where the menu section is, is actually a man crossdressing.
  • Though Neptune is a Roman God he takes SpongeBob to a sports arena he calls "The Poseidome" which is a reference to the Greek God Poseidon.
  • The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie is somewhat similar to this episode, regarding that some of the jokes are used again (such as Patrick heightening the number of tasks SpongeBob can do (though he was lowering the number of days it would take SpongeBob to get the crown back in the movie). Also, in the movie King Neptune is voiced by someone else and looks different. But in Krusty Towers Squidward mentions King Neptune XIV, which is a possibility the two may be different.
  • The man taking a shower is actually Tom Kenny himself.


Production Order I Was a Teenage Gary is a SpongeBob SquarePants episode from season one. ... For the anime character, see Yomiko Readman. ... Nickelodeon may refer to: Nickelodeon movie theater, an early 20th century form of small, neighborhood movie theaters Nickelodeon (film), a 1976 film directed by Peter Bogdanovich Nickelodeon (TV channel), a cable TV network whose demographic is primarily children and pre-teens in the United States. ... The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie is a full-length feature film based on Nickelodeons hit TV show SpongeBob SquarePants. ... Production Order Krusty Towers is a SpongeBob SquarePants episode from season four. ... Thomas James Kenny (born July 13, 1962 in East Syracuse, New York) is an American voice actor who is perhaps best known for his work in the animated series SpongeBob SquarePants, in which he is the voice of the title character, the narrator, Patchy the Pirate, and a number of...

Preceded by:
"Fools in April"		 SpongeBob SquarePants episodes Followed by:
"Hooky"


Fools in April is a SpongeBob SquarePants episode from season one. ... This is a list of episodes from the Nickelodeon animated television series SpongeBob SquarePants. ... Production Order Hooky is a SpongeBob SquarePants episode from season one. ...


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They are composite images, the very bottom image (the texture) is from a Jet Propulsion Labs photo of Triton, one of Neptunes moons.
The rest is hand painted with semi transparent layers so that the texture of the moon image shows through.
Lipsycle’s studio was a hive of creation and commotion, nevermore so as when his two drooling progeny, Spatula and Giblet, were playfully underfoot.
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