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Encyclopedia > Sandy's Rocket
SpongeBob SquarePants episode
"Sandy's Rocket"
Season №: 1
Episode №: 8a
Production №: 008
Airdate: September 4, 1999
Best Day Ever Rank: #68
Credits
Writer(s): Sherm Cohen
Aaron Springer
Peter Burns
Storyboard Artist(s): Aaron Springer
Directors
Storyboard: Sherm Cohen
Animation: Tom Yasumi
Creative: Derek Drymon
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"Sandy's Rocket" 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: Sandy has made a rocket, and plans to go to the Moon. After being begged mercilessly, she lets SpongeBob come along. And now she regrets ever saying that... Apparent magnitude: up to -12. ...


Time/Date:

  • 10:00 PM: SpongeBob starts to wake up

Time cards shown: None


Characters Present:

Songs: None This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Patrick Star is a fictional animated character in the hit Nickelodeon animated series, SpongeBob SquarePants. ... Sandy Cheeks is a fictional animated character in the Nickelodeon animated series, SpongeBob SquarePants. ... Gary the Snail is a character in the Nickelodeon animated series series SpongeBob SquarePants, which first aired in July 1999. ... Wikiquote has a collection of quotations related to: Squidward Tentacles Squidward Tentacles is a fictional character in the Nickelodeon animated television series SpongeBob SquarePants. ... Eugene H. Mr. ... Mrs. ...


DVD: Home Sweet Pineapple Production Order Home Sweet Pineapple is a SpongeBob SquarePants episode from season one. ...

Contents

Plot

When Sandy creates a rocket and tells SpongeBob that she's going to the moon, SpongeBob begs her to take him with her. Sandy tells him that there's not enough room, and SpongeBob compacts himself so he can fit into a small container. Sandy explains that she needs all of the containers and drawers, and tells him that this trip is for science, not fun. SpongeBob keeps on begging her, and she eventually accepts to take him. SpongeBob runs around the walls chanting "Going to the moon! Moon ride! Moon ride!", and annoys Sandy. Sandy has small net guns that she uses to harvest moon rocks, and denies the existence of aliens on the moon. Patrick comes to SpongeBob in the night and gives him some 'Alien repellent' (for windows), and they go to the rocket to spray it. Even though they're supposed to just spray the windows, Patrick goes inside and SpongeBob accidentally starts up the rocket. No-one is at the controls, so it goes into space, loops around the moon, and comes back to Bikini Bottom. SpongeBob and Patrick, convinced that they're on the Moon, think that the aliens are projecting their memories onto the environment to trick them. They start catching everyone with the net guns, believing they're aliens. They start the rocket again, and it crashes on the moon. Suddenly, SpongeBob realizes his terrible mistake and everybody says "SpongeBob, we aliens would like to have a word with you". A Soyuz rocket, at Baikanur launch pad. ... Apparent magnitude: up to -12. ... Containers in the port of Kotka (Finland) on the Baltic Sea. ... A man modeling a pair of boxer shorts A pair of mens briefs Womens undergarments Undergarments, also called underwear, lingerie (undergarments for women), or sometimes intimate clothing and pants in British English are clothes worn next to the skin, usually under other clothes. ... Part of a scientific laboratory at the University of Cologne. ... Look up net in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... This article is about firearms and similar devices. ... Rock may refer to: Rock, a geologic substance composed of minerals Rock, short for Rock and Roll music Rock, a small offshore islet with minimal soil Rock, a confectionery made and sold in many of the UKs seaside holiday resorts Rock candy, a type of confectionery composed of large... A 1967 Soviet Union 16 kopeks stamp. ... Repellent can refer to: Insect repellent Animal repellent Category: ... A window is an opening in an otherwise solid and opaque surface through which light and, sometimes, air can pass. ... Space has been an interest for philosophers and scientists for much of human history. ...


Quotes

  • SpongeBob(Shaking head): Sandy, Sandy, Sandy. How can you be so naive? There's evidence all around us. How do you explain Atlantis? Cowlicks? 99 cent stores? And how about those mysterious circles that pop up in Kelp Fields over night. (Circles her, drawing a circle with his shoes, points) DAAH! There's one now!
  • SpongeBob: Stop, Patrick! Can't you see this is all a trick? The aliens are projecting our memories onto the environment. They're trying to confuse us, Patrick.
Patrick: So you mean to say, that they've taken what we thought we think, and are making us think our thoughts we've been thinking the thoughts we think that we thought...I think?
SpongeBob: Okay, but I'm not going to fall for it! (captures Gary with the net gun)
Gary: Meow!
SpongeBob: Yeah!
Patrick: You got him, SpongeBob! Won't Sandy be proud?
SpongeBob: Sandy! I forgot all about her! Ohh, she's gonna hate us for stealing her rocket! But won't she feel silly when I bring her back a real live alien? Ahh, she'll love me! Come on Patrick, the more the merrier! (tosses Gary into the rocket, a ticker clicks to 01, (The Price is Right ding))

Patrick: ALIEN HUNTING! ALIEN HUNTING! Naïve is Industrial rock group KMFDMs fourth album, released in 1990. ... Atlantis (Greek: , Island of Atlas) is the name of an island first mentioned and described by the classical Greek philosopher Plato in the dialogues Timaeus and Critias. ... This article is about the band, Crop Circles, for information about the controversial phenomenon, see crop circle. ... Families Alariaceae Chordaceae Laminariaceae Lessoniaceae Phyllariaceae Pseudochordaceae Kelp are large seaweeds (algae), belonging to the brown algae and classified in the order Laminariales. ... A green field or paddock In agriculture, a field refers generally to an area of land enclosed or otherwise and used for agricultural purposes such as: Cultivating crops Usage as a paddock or generally an enclosure of livestock Land left to lie fallow or as arable land See also Pasture... A 1967 Soviet Union 16 kopeks stamp. ...

SpongeBob: Quiet, Patrick. Don't let them know we're on to them. (artificially) Uh, yeah. Alien hunting. I saw that on TV too! Gee Patrick, why don't we drop in on our old pal Squidward and see what he's up to. (To Patrick). Make sure your gun is pumped. (Patrick pumps his net gun twice and then follows SpongeBob into Squidward's house)
  • SpongeBob: So, you were an alien all the time, and you didn't even tell me!
Patrick: I didn't even know!
SpongeBob: Yeah? Well I got you now!
Patrick: Oh, but it's not you that's got me, it's (POP) ... me that's got me!
  • (SpongeBob lifts up Squidward's water bottle)
Patrick (Pressing his hands to his mouth): I think I'm going to be sick!
SpongeBob: Patrick, do you know what this thing is?
Patrick (Still having his hands over his mouth): Stinky?
SpongeBob: No, it's an egg sac. Let's look at the embryo.

(Patrick brings out a flashlight, then puts under the water bottle. They see SpongeBob's two hands under the "egg sac".) For other uses, see Nausea (disambiguation). ...

SpongeBob and Patrick: TWINS.

Cultural References

  • SpongeBob makes reference to "cowlicks" as evidence of aliens. This is most likely an homage to Pete and Pete.
  • When Patrick is messing around with a control in Sandy's rocket while "playing a game", a sound effect in the background is the rotating block sound from Tetris on the Nintendo Game Boy.
  • When SpongeBob and Patrick first become weightless in the rocket, a book floats by with "2001" written on its cover. This is a reference to Arthur C. Clark's novel 2001: A Space Odyssey.
  • A crop circle reference is in the episode.
  • When SpongeBob tosses his first captured "alien" (Gary), a ticker on the rocket clicks to one and a "ding" sound is heard. This ding used to be a common sound on CBS game shows, but it is most famous for being the ding on the current US version of The Price is Right.
  • This show is a spoof of alien movies involving battles between marines and aliens, except in this episode the so called "aliens" don't retaliate or carry any weapons.
  • Spongebob's belief that the "aliens" are "projecting" his and Patrick's memories of their home, Bikini Bottom, onto the lunar surface to put them into a false sense of security seems to be inspired from a short story, "The Third Expedition", from Ray Bradbury's book, the Martian Chronicles.

The Adventures of Pete and Pete was an American television series about two brothers named Pete which aired on the Nickelodeon cable channel. ... Tetris (Russian: ) is a very popular falling blocks puzzle video game, released on a large spectrum of platforms. ... For the entire Game Boy series of handheld consoles, see Game Boy line. ... A crop circle pattern. ... This article is about the television genre. ... The Price Is Rights US 35th season logo. ...

Trivia/Goofs

  • Sandy's Rocket's scale changes between Bikini Bottom and the Moon.
  • During a Nickelodeon movie promotion in 1999, a set of scratch and sniff stickers were released at specified fast-food restaurants to be used with certain Nicktoons. One of them was used when Patrick squirted toothpaste in some peanut butter. Also, the symbol that signaled you to "sniff" at the bottom right part of the screen was accidentally filmed along with the episode, and not edited over until late 2002, almost 3 years after the scratch and sniff packs were put out of circulation.
  • When SpongeBob and Patrick are having a tough time filling the "aliens" in the rocketship, there were still many people captured and left on the ground. But after SpongeBob caught Patrick and Sandy, all the people were captured and the rocket was still half empty.
  • SpongeBob and Patrick experience gravity turning on and off as soon as they leave or enter the water. Gravity would not change until they got far enough away from earth out of the atmosphere. However, gravity isn't present in free fall which possily occured in this episode considering the rocket landed in Bikini Bottom again.
  • When Sandy is captured in the bag,it shows her eyes and mouth.For one thing,her buck teeth are missing.And,her eyes and mouth would of never been shown if she was wearing her helmet,wich she was.
Preceded by
"Jellyfish Jam"		 SpongeBob SquarePants episodes Followed by
"Squeaky Boots"

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