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Nasty Patty/Idiot Box

  • Episode aired Sep 5, 2002
  • 23m
IMDb RATING
9.5/10
2.2K
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Rodger Bumpass, Bill Fagerbakke, and Tom Kenny in SpongeBob SquarePants (1999)
AnimationComedyFamilyFantasy

Believing a health inspector to be an impostor Spongebob and Me, Krabs create a disgusting Krabby Patty to feed him; SpongeBob and Patrick play with a box.Believing a health inspector to be an impostor Spongebob and Me, Krabs create a disgusting Krabby Patty to feed him; SpongeBob and Patrick play with a box.Believing a health inspector to be an impostor Spongebob and Me, Krabs create a disgusting Krabby Patty to feed him; SpongeBob and Patrick play with a box.

  • Director
    • Alan Smart
  • Writers
    • Stephen Hillenburg
    • Paul Tibbitt
    • Kaz
  • Stars
    • Tom Kenny
    • Bill Fagerbakke
    • Rodger Bumpass
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    • IMDb RATING
    9.5/10
    2.2K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Alan Smart
    • Writers
      • Stephen Hillenburg
      • Paul Tibbitt
      • Kaz
    • Stars
      • Tom Kenny
      • Bill Fagerbakke
      • Rodger Bumpass
    • 5User reviews
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    • SpongeBob SquarePants
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    Bill Fagerbakke
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    • Patrick Star
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    Rodger Bumpass
    Rodger Bumpass
    • Squidward Tentacles
    • (voice)
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    Clancy Brown
    Clancy Brown
    • Mr. Krabs
    • (voice)
    Dee Bradley Baker
    Dee Bradley Baker
    • Mailfish
    • (voice)
    • …
    Mr. Lawrence
    Mr. Lawrence
    • Announcer
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    Sirena Irwin
    Sirena Irwin
    • Cop #2
    • (voice)
    Steve Kehela
    • TV Narrator
    • (voice)
    • Director
      • Alan Smart
    • Writers
      • Stephen Hillenburg
      • Paul Tibbitt
      • Kaz
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    10maxruiz-36831

    I can't get over this episode.

    So just now while watching spongebob with my 3 year old this episode comes on & it is still hilarious.
    10iratecartoons

    Nasty Patty / Idiot Box

    Both really great episodes!

    Nasty Patty - 10/10 Idiot Box - 10/10 10/10!
    3amiyaene

    Horrible show

    0 moral values. Stupid humor. No intelligent person would want their kids watching this ridiculousness.

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    • Trivia
      Patrick yells out "I am the Lizard King!" while in the box. This is a reference to Jim Morrison from The Doors who called himself the same thing.
    • Goofs
      SpongeBob clearly hits the record button on the tape recorder in Squidward's imagination.
    • Quotes

      Mr. Krabs: Ice? There's no ice! There never was any ice! Ice is just a myth!

    • Crazy credits
      The Idiot Box episode title forms a static TV background.
    • Connections
      Featured in SpongeBob SquarePants: Halloween (2002)
    • Soundtracks
      Sneak Up
      (uncredited)
      Music by Gerhard Trede

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    • Release date
      • September 5, 2002 (Brazil)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Production companies
      • Nicktoons Productions
      • United Plankton Pictures
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      • 23m

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