Survival of the Idiots
| "Survival of the Idiots" | |
|---|---|
| SpongeBob SquarePants episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 2 Episode 9a |
| Directed by | Aaron Springer |
| Written by | Aaron Springer C. H. Greenblatt Merriwether Williams |
| Production code | 5571-160[1] |
| Original air date | May 19, 2001 |
| Running time | 11 minutes |
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Survival of the Idiots is the first segment of the ninth episode of the second season, and the 29th overall episode of Spongebob Squarepants. In this episode, Spongebob and Patrick visit Sandy's treedome only to discover that Sandy is hibernating for the winter. The episode follows the two as they try to survive the harsh winter conditions inside the treedome, as well as avoiding waking up Sandy from her hibernation. The episode is considered by fans and critics alike to be one of the greatest Spongebob Squarepants episodes of all time.
Plot[edit]
SpongeBob and Patrick excitedly race to Sandy's treedome to hang out with her. However, the entire dome has a metal cover over it and a "Keep Out" sign on the front door. Spongebob and Patrick find a TV and it plays a video of Sandy explaining that she is hibernating for the winter, and asks for no one to disturb her. However, Patrick opens the door anyway (out of disbelief) to reveal that the dome's environment is completely covered with snow.
SpongeBob and Patrick take delight in the snow. When they hear a strange noise from Sandy's treehouse, they go inside to investigate. They then discover that Sandy is many times her original size due to eating loads of acorns, and is sleeping, dreaming of catching the outlaws Dirty Dan and Pinhead Larry. Soon enough, Sandy suddenly wakes up, assaulting SpongeBob and Patrick in her sleepy stupor, before falling back to sleep. Patrick then makes a pair of earmuffs, which are placed over Sandy's ears to prevent her from waking up.
SpongeBob and Patrick continue playing in the snow. They pretend to be the outlaws from Sandy's dream, but start fighting over which one of them will play the part of Dirty Dan. Their roughhousing knocks Sandy's earmuffs off, causing her to attack them in her half-asleep fury. Trapped in tombstones, and with the winter storm growing more intense, SpongeBob and Patrick attempt to leave, but find that the door is frozen shut.
Unable to escape or survive, they go into Sandy's room and rip off all her fur. SpongeBob proclaims that now they're ready for the "Longest, coldest winter ever!" However, winter immediately comes to an end, and Sandy wakes up back to normal. Sandy is shocked to see SpongeBob and Patrick wearing her fur and to find herself completely bald, much to her serious anger. SpongeBob and Patrick then realize that ripping her fur off was a terrible idea. Sandy drinks lemonade with Spongebob and Patrick, with their bodies tightly wrapped around her to provide her new spring coat to keep her warm until her fur grows back, much to SpongeBob and Patrick's dismay.
Release[edit]
The episode was originally broadcast on Nickelodeon on May 19, 2001,[2] and is still occasionally rebroadcast. On October 19, 2004, the episode was released on DVD as apart of The Complete 2nd Season DVD release.[3] On September 22, 2009. "Survival of the Idiots" was released on The First 100 Episodes DVD.[4]
Reception and Legacy[edit]
"Survival of the Idiots" has received generally positive reviews from fans and critics alike, it has even been considered by some critics to be one of the best Spongebob episodes of all time. TV Guide ranked the episode 84th on their list of the 100 Greatest Spongebob episodes.[5] Screen Rant ranked the episode as the funniest Spongebob Squarepants episode of all time.[6] Anantha Krishan of The Cinemaholic ranked the episode as the tenth greatest Spongebob episode of all time.[7]The episode is perhaps most commonly remembered for the "I'm Dirty Dan!" line, which is considered to be one of the show's most iconic lines.[8][9] The "I'm Dirty Dan!" line also has become a large Meme in popular culture. Most notably during Hurricane Sandy in 2012.[10]
Cast[edit]
- Carolyn Lawrence starring as Sandy Cheeks
- Tom Kenny starring as Spongebob Squarepants
- Bill Fagerbakke starring as Patrick Star
References[edit]
Plot text was copied from Survival of the Idiots at Encyclopedia SpongeBobia, which is released under a Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 (Unported) (CC-BY-SA 3.0) license.
- ↑ The Big Cartoon DataBase. "SpongeBob SquarePants Episode Guide -Nicktoons Prods @ BCDB". Big Cartoon DataBase (BCDB).
- ↑ TV Guide. "Spongebob Squarepants;Survival of the Idiots;Dumped". Tvguide.com. TV Guide. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
- ↑ TVshowsonDVD.com. "SpongeBob SquarePants - Season 2". TVshowsonDVD.com. TVshowsonDVD.com. Retrieved December 23, 2020.
- ↑ Lambert, David. "SpongeBob SquarePants - Re-Release This Spring for 'The First 100 Episodes (Seasons 1-5)'". TvshowsonDVD.com. TvshowsonDVD. Retrieved December 23, 2020.
- ↑ Whitney, Oliver. "The 100 Best SpongeBob SquarePants Episodes, Ranked". TVguide. TVguide. Retrieved December 22, 2020.
- ↑ Lillijord, Kacie. "10 Funniest Spongebob Squarepants Episodes, Ranked". Screenrant.com. Screen Rant. Retrieved December 24, 2020.
- ↑ Krishnan, Anantha. "10 Best Spongebob Episodes, Ranked". thecinemaholic.com. The Cinemaholic. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
- ↑ Rico, Klaritza. "'Spongebob Squarepants' Cast to Recreate Fan-Voted Scenes in Virtual Table Read". Variety.com. Variety Magazine. Retrieved January 12, 2021.
- ↑ Weiss, Josh. "SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS CAST REUNITES TO RECREATE ICONIC SCENES". syfy.com. Syfy. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
- ↑ Acuna, Kirsten. "These Hurricane Sandy 'Spongebob' and 'Grease' Memes Are Spreading Around Twitter". Businessinsider.com. Business Insider. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
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