Fiasco!

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"Fiasco!" is a SpongeBob SquarePants episode from season 8. In this episode, Plankton mistakenly swipes a piece of art instead of a Krabby Patty.

Characters[]

Synopsis[]

The episode opens up with Patrick, dressed in a business suit, asking where can he get something to eat. Squidward walks in and tells him the answer is before him: the Krusty Krab. Mr. Krabs, dressed in a leotard, jumps out of the restaurant, and SpongeBob slides down a rainbow to his side. Squidward rides a dolphin while holding a plate of Krabby Patties, which Patrick eats. Suddenly, SpongeBob describes Patrick's actions.

The scene then turns to him and Mr. Krabs in front of a storyboard planned for a commercial. Mr. Krabs asks why he is in a leotard, and he says it is because he is the mascot. Mr. Krabs does not like this, so he tears up the storyboard, telling him he needs a "masterpiece." Saddened, SpongeBob walks to Squidward's counter in depression and tells him about his problems, but Squidward does not care.

Fiasco! 046 — A Fiasco made with ketchup and mustard squirts and crumbled Krabby Patties.

After having seen a patron squirt ketchup and mustard onto a plate, Squidward looks at said plate and recognizes it as the art style of Fiasco. Although initially having planned to throw it away, Mr. Krabs, seeing an opportunity to make money, tries to take the artwork from Squidward, and they argue over who really owns it. Just then, Farfel Bainbridge, an art evaluator, comes in and declares the work to be authentic, and thereby a national treasure, thus meaning neither Mr. Krabs nor Squidward own it. Mr. Krabs allows people to view it in his restaurant for free (provided they order Krabby Patties, two each).

Later, Plankton sees the artwork and mistakes it for garbage. Planning to reverse-engineer the recipe, he steals it. Police officers immediately chase him and dog him every step of the way. When he loses them, he is baffled as to why the police are chasing him, rather than Mr. Krabs.

At night, Plankton knocks on Patrick's rock, but when Patrick answers, he angrily tells him that he has a busy day of doing nothing the following day. Plankton then goes to SpongeBob's house and demands an explanation as to why the police are after him. SpongeBob explains that what he has stolen is, in fact, a priceless work of art. Plankton gets the idea to sell the artwork and declares SpongeBob and Gary to be accomplices to his crime. Gary is scared that he is going to be put in jail. Enraged by these accusations, SpongeBob confronts Plankton about this as they start to argue.

Suddenly, Patrick storms in and furiously reminds Plankton that he wants some sleep as he is noticeably seen eating something. When SpongeBob asks what Patrick is eating, it is revealed that he ate the artwork, which he mistook for hors d'oeuvres, much to SpongeBob's and Plankton's horror. SpongeBob realizes that Patrick is eating the merchandise, with Plankton declaring him an accomplice as well. Suddenly, Squidward bursts in with the police and then lies to them about all of the noise. When they see Plankton, they immediately arrest him, along with Squidward for lying to them and also everyone else until they can figure this whole situation out. Finding himself arrested, Squidward tries to prove his innocence.

At the Bikini Bottom Police Department, Plankton and Squidward are locked away. Gary, Patrick, and SpongeBob are free since Mr. Krabs explained that they were not involved with the theft. Mr. Krabs starts crying, saddened that the Fiasco is now gone. However, since the artwork is now in Patrick's stomach, SpongeBob has an idea and Mr. Krabs has him stand behind an X-Ray machine, which shows the artwork inside him. Fiasco is moved by Patrick's style, stating that he will never paint again as he starts smashing all of his paintings in frustration. The episode ends with Squidward, who is still locked up, asking about his phone call.

Production[]

This episode was produced in 2011.^[1]

The episode was confirmed and added to the US Copyright Office on March 12, 2012,^[2] along with its sister episode "Restraining SpongeBob."

Storyboards[]

Music[]

( ‣ ) Production music
( • ) Original music
( ◦ ) SpongeBob music

• Hawaiian Misadventures B - Nicolas Carr, Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield [Title card.]
‣ Busy Life - Cedric King-Palmer [The opening.]
• Lopey Sailor's Jig - Michael Bolger, Nicolas Carr [Mr. Krabs tells SpongeBob about the storyboard.]
• Hot Steel and Slide Licks 7A - Jeremy Wakefield [Mr. Krabs places SpongeBob near Squidward.]
• Lopey Sailor's Jig - Michael Bolger, Nicolas Carr [SpongeBob complains.]
• Hgliss & Bell - Nicolas Carr ["Great idea Squidward!"]
• Hot Steel and Slide Licks 6A - Jeremy Wakefield ["Of course he actually has one."]
‣ Cristallisation - Vladimir Cosma [Fiasco makes a messing plate.]
• New Vibe Hits - Nicolas Carr ["What's this?"]
• Fooling Around 2 w e gtr - Nicolas Carr, Barry Anthony [Squidward tells customers about Fiasco.]
• Happy Crusty Crew 2 - Michael Bolger, Nicolas Carr ["I'll take a million for it."]
• A Fishy Conversation - Nicolas Carr, Barry Anthony [Farfel appears./"It's authentic!"]
• Jovial Pirate's Jig - Michael Bolger, Nicolas Carr [The customers line up.]
‣ Zelle 501 - Gerhard Trede [Plankton is shown spying.]
• Pirate's Opus - Michael Bolger, Nicolas Carr [Mr. Krabs sniffs money.]
‣ Cloak And Dagger [#69] - Phil Green [Plankton runs away with the art.]
‣ Big City Sidewalks - Sam Spence [Mr. Krabs call the cops.]
‣ Grand Pastures [#28] - Harry Bluestone [Plankton hides at the movie Theater]
‣ Crime And Danger Sign #3 - Hans Conzelmann, Delle Haensch [The police spot Plankton at the movie theater.]
• Shop O Rama - Nicolas Carr, Fabian Fernandez [Plankton hides at the supermarket.]
‣ Crime And Danger Sign #3 - Hans Conzelmann, Delle Haensch [The police spot Plankton at the supermarket.]
‣ Blue Danube [#56] - Johann Strauss, Fiachra Trench [The police catch Plankton in outer space.]
‣ Animal Antics [#45] - Phil Green [Plankton tries from chasing with the police and knocks on Patrick's rock.]
• New Vibe Hits - Nicolas Carr ["Wait, what?"]
‣ Apprehensive 2 - Harry Bluestone, Emil Cadkin [Plankton enters SpongeBob's house.]
‣ Desperate Situation - Phil Green ["Now you've gone too far!"]
• Nude Sting - Nicolas Carr [SpongeBob and Plankton gasp.]
‣ Cloak And Dagger [#70] - Phil Green ["Now Patrick is harboring stolen merchandise in his belly!"]
• Bikini Bottom Police - Nicolas Carr [The cops finally catch Plankton stealing the piece of art.]
• Slide Whistle Stooges 2 No Whistle - Nicolas Carr, Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield [Plankton gets put in jail.]
• Jolly Little Roger - Michael Bolger, Nicolas Carr [The ending]

Release[]

This episode is available on SpongeBob, You're Fired! (international releases only), The Complete Eighth Season, The SpongeBob SquarePants 8 Season DVD Collection, The SpongeBob SquarePants Collection, SpongeBob SquarePants Vol. 13, The Best 200 Episodes Ever, Next 100 Episodes, The Seventh & Eighth Seasons, and The Best 300 Episodes Ever DVDs.

Trivia[]

General[]

Karen and the inside of the Chum Bucket were featured in a deleted scene. Karen is still listed in the credits, indicating that Jill Talley recorded her lines for Karen before the scene was cut.
In Germany, this episode has two title cards.^{[citation needed]}
This episode marks another instance where Patrick does something stupid, which causes people to think he has artistic talent. A previous instance was in "The Googly Artiste," in which he simply glues googly eyes onto rocks and other objects, which are considered great art.
Plankton reveals that he has pollen allergies when he sneezes and says, "Blasted pollen allergies!"
SpongeBob's storyboard shows pictures from this actual episode, with the opening scene and the parts leading up to Mr. Krabs tearing up the storyboards and SpongeBob being dropped out of the kitchen.
The working title for this episode was "The Priceless Patty." This title is used on several international TV guides, such as iDNES Europe.^[3]
This episode premiered in the "Two Whole Weeks of Never Before Seen SpongeBob" event.

Cultural references[]

Fiasco is a parody of the famous artist Pablo Picasso.
- Fiasco's art style is similar to Jackson Pollock's abstract paintings.
When Plankton hides from the police in the movie theater, the movie that is playing is called Goo Lagoon, which is a spoof of The Blue Lagoon.

Errors[]

When the kitchen is first shown, there is barely anywhere to walk sideways. But in a later shot, it is suddenly wide enough for Mr. Krabs to pace.
When Plankton walks to SpongeBob's house after Patrick's, Squidward's house is absent from the scene.
When Squidward says "I-I want sleep," his lip-syncing doesn't match with the words "want sleep."
On a March 29, 2022 airing on Nickelodeon, the 2010 up next banner for Rugrats was used by mistake.^[4]

Names in other languages[]

Language	Name	Meaning
Russian	Фиаско! Fiasko!	Fiasco!

References[]

^ EIDR Record: Restraining SpongeBob / Fiasco! (2011, TV)
^ SpongeBob SquarePants : 168, Restraining SpongeBob/Fiasco. - Catalog.org - Public Catalog
^ SpongeBob v kalhotách episode 168. iDNES Europe (2012). Archived from the original on December 24, 2018.
^ Channel Error: March 29, 2022 - Nickstory

[1] EIDR Record: Restraining SpongeBob / Fiasco! (2011, TV)

[2] SpongeBob SquarePants : 168, Restraining SpongeBob/Fiasco. - Catalog.org - Public Catalog

[3] SpongeBob v kalhotách episode 168. iDNES Europe (2012). Archived from the original on December 24, 2018.

[4] Channel Error: March 29, 2022 - Nickstory

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