Texas (Episode)

Texas
© Viacom
Episode No.:	18a
Season:	1
Airdate:	March 22, 2000
Previous Episode:	Rock Bottom
Next Episode:	Walking Small
Characters	Voice actors
SpongeBob SquarePants	Tom Kenny
Sandy Cheeks	Carolyn Lawrence
Patrick Star	Bill Fagerbakke
Squidward Tentacles	Rodger Bumpass
Gary	Tom Kenny
Mr. Krabs	Clancy Brown
Goodbye, Bikini Bottom! © Paramount Global

Texas is an episode from Season 1. In the episode, Sandy is homesick for Texas, the titular American state that she was born in. So SpongeBob and Patrick make a plan to bring Texas to her.

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Hey, look at that grouchy Squiddy! He won't cheer! Oh, before we forget... YEAH!!!!!!!!!

SpongeBob, Patrick and Sandy are making sandcastles at Goo Lagoon when Sandy gets homesick. She walks off, while SpongeBob tries to cheer her up. Misinterpreting what Sandy means by feeling homesick, SpongeBob and Patrick blindfold her and take her to her tree dome, but Sandy knows this is not her real home.

SpongeBob and Patrick realize that Sandy's from Texas, and decide to bring some Texas to Bikini Bottom to cheer up Sandy. Sandy wants to leave Bikini Bottom and go back to Texas, but SpongeBob and Patrick have a surprise for her at the Krusty Krab. Failing to convince her to go to the Krusty Krab, Patrick shouts after the bus which Sandy just boarded, asking "What's so great about dumb ol' Texas?"

Sandy comes back and angrily asks "What did you say?" After Patrick says that Texas is "dumb," Sandy yells "Don't you dare take the name of Texas in vain!" Patrick then insists upon saying people from Texas are dumb. Sandy becomes even angrier and says that they "can't say nothin' about Texas." This gives SpongeBob a brilliant idea. He and Patrick start insulting Texas in order to distract Sandy, and so she angrily chases them on a homicidal rampage. They hope to reach the Krusty Krab before Sandy catches them. Patrick continuously insults Texas, thinking Sandy is too slow to catch up to them, only so that both of them realize that Sandy is catching up, and fast.

While they're running as fast as they possibly can a lasso is thrown up on top of Patrick, pulling him back. Patrick suddenly exclaims" Ah! SpongeBob!", as a nuclear explosion in the background lets out. SpongeBob still hoping to reach the Krusty Krab is both screaming and running. Sandy then lassos SpongeBob's arm, while he has firm grasp of the door with his other hand. While Sandy is tugging on the rope, SpongeBob tears the door knob off, taking the front of the Krusty Krab with him. Where the party shouts "Howdy ya'll!", and Sandy decides that she's been home all along. But then, Patrick shouts "Yeah, who needs dumb old Texas?" Sandy gets angry once again, and Patrick asks "Should I start running now?"

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The Texas song is based on Hank Williams, Sr.'s number one hit, "Long Gone Lonesome Blues".
The title card features the Texan flag.

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Junior Brown guest stars.
When Sandy is about to leave, SpongeBob is talking fast. One of the things he said is her having "one last Krabby Patty down at the Krusty Krab". He pronounces Krabby Patty as "Coddy Batty", especially in closed captions.
There was talk of banning this episode from public viewing. While pestering Sandy about Texas, SpongeBob thrusts his buttocks while saying "Tex-as!" and puts emphasis on the last syllable, making it sound like @$$.
SpongeBob mistakenly presented the things Sandy misses from Texas, square dancing (Flats the Flounder was holding a box), pecan pies (peas-in-a-can pies what Pearl and her friends are showing to), and barbeques (barbed q's which Squidward was holding).
Aside from Hall Monitor, the SBSP logo is blank in this episode.