All that Glitters (Episode)

All that Glitters
© Viacom
Episode No.:	72a
Season:	4
Airdate:	June 2, 2006
Previous Episode:	Karate Island
Next Episode:	Wishing You Well
Characters	Voice actors
SpongeBob SquarePants	Tom Kenny
Patrick Star	Bill Fagerbakke
Squidward Tentacles	Rodger Bumpass
Mr. Krabs	Clancy Brown
Le Spatula © Paramount Global

All That Glitters is an episode from season 4. In the episode, SpongeBob's spatula breaks, and he might have to buy a new one and ditch his beloved Spat.

Info

Characters

SpongeBob SquarePants
Mr. Krabs
Krusty Krab Customers
Spat
Gary the Snail
Replacement Doctor
Le Spatula
Fred
Harold
Pirate
Fat Orange Guy
Nat
Evelyn
Evelyn's unnamed daughter
Squidward Tentacles
Miss Shell
Therapist (final appearance)
Patrick Star (cameo)

Plot

At the Krusty Krab, an overweight fish orders a Monster Krabby Patty. This shocks SpongeBob, Mr. Krabs and the customers. So Hans drops the Monster Patty on the grill and SpongeBob tries to flip it, but his spatula (named Spat) breaks. SpongeBob starts hysterically screaming and crying everywhere he goes, but after several minutes of uncontrollable crying, nothing happens. He feels he is unable to work without Spat, and Spat feels the same way, so Spat checks himself into the hospital, with SpongeBob following him. He sees him in the bed and SpongeBob goes through a flashback of what they have done together. Then the doctor tells SpongeBob that he should get another spatula to replace the broken spatula and SpongeBob becomes depressed.

He leaves the hospital, believing that nothing else could replace Spat, until he sees a high-tech spatula called "Le Spatula 3000." SpongeBob gives into temptation and trades everything he has, including his pants, for his replacement spatula.

After purchasing his replacement spatula, SpongeBob goes back into the Krusty Krab and attempts to flip patties after Mr. Krabs sees the replacement spatula. Le Spatula, however, runs away because it does not like to be filthy (thereby defeating the purpose of a spatula) or SpongeBob himself. All the customers are upset with their inability to get their food, and SpongeBob goes back to the hospital. However, before he gets to see Spat, the doctor tells him it is too late. He then watches a spatula die, but then he finds out that the spatula he just saw was not his spatula; his spatula was well patched up and taken to the Infirmary. The doctor had told SpongeBob that he did not get an acting role, not that Spat had died.

SpongeBob is delighted that Spat is back cooking Krabby Patties. Now reunited, Spat and SpongeBob still have to flip the Monster Patty, but this time, instead of Spat breaking again, SpongeBob's arms break off. SpongeBob starts laughing, and the episode ends.

Trivia/Goofs

Dee Bradley Baker voices Le Spatula.
When SpongeBob says that there's only one spatula for him, this is not true. In the book called SpongeBob DetectivePants: The Case of the Missing Spatula, SpongeBob had a different spatula named "Flipper" though it's not considered canon.
This episode was originally called "All Those Tears", but it was later changed to "All That Glitters".
When SpongeBob breaks the fourth wall, it is a parody of a line from Shakespeare's play "The Merchant of Venice".
The episode's title is a reference to the line All that glitters is not gold. SpongeBob even says it in this episode.
This is one of the 13 episodes in which the title card has an animation. The others are SB-129, Pre-Hibernation Week, One Krab's Trash, Idiot Box, SpongeBob Meets the Strangler, Skill Crane, Ghost Host, Karate Island, The Donut of Shame, The Krabby Kronicle, Trident Trouble and PL-1413.
Immediately after the theme song ends, there is about two second's worth of a pause before the title card pops up. This is the only episode to have the delay.
The purple and gold 'Le Spatula' bag is surprisingly similar to the bag used for the Canadian made Crown Royal Whiskey.
The Monster Krabby Patty is not seen more throughout the series, possibly because it was taken out of the menu so Spat wouldn't break.
If you look carefully, there are scenes when the green button on Le Spatula disappears.
It is revealed that Replacement Doctor from The Lost Mattress and Funny Pants is not really a doctor and is actually an actor searching for his role.
This is the first episode to show SpongeBob using another spatula.
Patrick's 2nd non-speaking role, the first Just One Bite. The next will be I ♥ Dancing.
The salesman actually cheated SpongeBob out of all of his things by the look on his face.
The fourth wall is broken when SpongeBob says "All that glitters is not gold" because he is looking directly at the audience.