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Christmas Who?Original air date: 12/7/2000The first Christmas Special from Nickelodeon's SpongeBob SquarePants, as well as the first double-length episode.When SpongeBob is sneaking up on Sandy to try out his latest surprise karate technique, Sandy is taken aback; not by his stealth move, but in discovering that SpongeBob doesn't know what a Christmas tree is. In fact, SpongeBob's never heard of Christmas either. After catching up on what he's missed, he realizes that Bikini Bottom has been missing out for years, and infects everyone in town with the Christmas spirit.Everyone except Squidward, that is, who doesn't believe in Santa Claus, and refuses to take part in any of SpongeBob's Christmas shenanigans. Unfortunately, Santa's a no-show by morning in Bikini Bottom, everybody blames SpongeBob for wasting their time, and Squidward rubs it in SpongeBob's face, before receiving a special handmade gift that SpongeBob had crafted for him, thinking that Squidward would feel left out when... Santa came. Feeling like a jerk, Squidward decides to save Christmas.Originally the only SpongeBob Christmas special, until a stop motion special was released in 2012 as a part of Season 8 entitled It's a SpongeBob Christmas!.
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Title Drop:
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Framing Device
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Framing Device: Patchy the Pirate and Potty, in their first ever appearance, decorate their house for Christmas.
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Breaking the Fourth Wall
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Breaking the Fourth Wall: Patchy pulls on Potty's strings so hard, the puppeteer operating Potty falls down from above. This is a Visual Gag that doubles as an Amusing Injury.
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The Un-Reveal: The reason the real Santa (who is seen in the sky at the end) doesn't visit Bikini Bottom is never explained.
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Balloon Belly: Potty after eating all the cookie dough. He even gets so fat the strings holding him up snap.
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Shamed by a Mob: When Santa fails to arrive at Bikini Bottom, all of the fish glare at SpongeBob, grumble at him for making them wait all night for nothing, and leave in disappointment.
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Kick the Dog: Squidward does this to SpongeBob when Santa is a no-show. He regrets doing so after SpongeBob gives him a present, though.
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Funny Photo Phrase: Squidward tells (a very upset) SpongeBob to say, "Santa Claus" as his picture is taken, as a way of rubbing it in SpongeBob's face that Santa never showed up.
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Batman Gambit
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Batman Gambit: One could argue that Santa at the end planned the whole thing what with his note at the end, thanking Squidward for doing the Bikini Bottom run for him.
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Jerk with a Heart of Gold: Squidward's jerk is at its worst at the beginning (until the fifth season), but at the second half, the heart of gold becomes very well known.
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Roundabout Shot
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Roundabout Shot: SpongeBob and Patrick have one during "The Very First Christmas".
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Snowy Sleigh Bells
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Snowy Sleigh Bells: The opening uses a carol version of the regular SpongeBob theme song and features prominent sleigh bells.
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Leaning on the Fourth Wall
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Leaning on the Fourth Wall: As said above, Potty's strings snap after he eats a whole bunch of cookie dough.
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Laughing Mad
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Laughing Mad: Played for Laughs with the REAL Santa Claus at the end.
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Wham Line: "I still want you to have this" is definitely one to Squidward, as his demeanor instantly changes from maliciously gleeful to uncomfortably guilty in the blink of an eye the moment he hears it.
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Early-Installment Weirdness
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Early-Installment Weirdness: Potty the Parrot seems to behave more like a typical parrot here, usually repeating minimal phrases. In all later appearances, he talks more human-like. This is also the only time his in-universe puppeteer appears (falling from the ceiling after Patchy yanks on Potty's strings); subsequent episodes don't seem to acknowledge he even has one. This was the only episode in which the Brazilian dub would translate Patchy the Pirate's name, as Olho Tapado, o Pirata. His next appearances would simply use his English name.
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Metaphoric Metamorphosis: Squidward initially revels in SpongeBob's promises about Santa Claus visiting Bikini Bottom being proven wrong, which leaves the sea sponge a sobbing, heartbroken pariah. However, upon seeing that SpongeBob made him a custom mechanical clarinet as a Christmas present (in case Santa didn't give him anything when he showed up), Squidward realizes how cruel he acted and states that "I feel like a... I feel like a...," at which point a braying donkey is superimposed on his head – in other words, he feels like a jackass. Squidward then finishes his sentence with the words "...big jerk!"
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Egg-Laying Male: At the end of the episode, Patchy takes his hat off and Potty flies out, leaving behind a nest full of eggs wrapped in bows.
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Nosy Neighbor: During the "The Very First Christmas to Me" song, Squidward curiously checks on SpongeBob and Patrick decorating the pineapple house. When they spot him — under the mistletoe, no less — he nervously excuses himself and beats a hasty retreat.
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Christmas Songs
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Christmas Songs: Well there's two, "Santa's Coming Tonight" and "The Very First Christmas". The former is simply a recycling of "Jingle Bells" while the latter is a completely original song.
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Jerkass Has a Point: Squidward had a right to be annoyed with Spongebob's festivities seeing as they tore down a tree in his front yard and redecorating his house without his permission. Plus their singing was keeping him up all night.
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Christmas Episode
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Christmas Episode: The first Christmas special in the series (and only one, until It's a SpongeBob Christmas).
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Small Role, Big Impact
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Small Role, Big Impact: Sandy only appears in the beginning but is the one who teaches SpongeBob about Christmas and inspires him to spread the annual tradition to Bikini Bottom. Matter of fact, she's the sole reason why Bikini Bottom even celebrates Christmas to begin with.
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Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking
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Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking: When SpongeBob tries to get Squidward to write a letter to Santa.
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What Happened to the Mouse?: Sandy is not seen celebrating Christmas with the rest of the Bikini Bottomites, even though she taught SpongeBob all about the holiday before he spread the word about Christmas to Bikini Bottom.
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Everyone Hates Fruit Cakes
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Everyone Hates Fruit Cakes: When the episode cuts to SpongeBob telling the others about Christmas, he finishes with "...and everyone pretends to like the fruitcake!" Mr. Krabs is later seen giving one to Plankton, who tosses it in a trashcan full of other fruit cakes.
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Our Lawyers Advised This Trope
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Our Lawyers Advised This Trope: "This letter comes to us from [Name and address withheld]!"
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Throw the Dog a Bone: Squidward does a good deed but it really cost him most of his possessions. Though he ends up getting a note from Santa in the end as well, and experiences the real Santa with his own eyes.
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Medium Blending
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Medium Blending: Santa's appearance at the end, played by series writer Mike Bell.
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HA HA HA—No
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HA HA HA—No: Patchy hears three bells which offscreen children take to mean they're getting free ice cream. Patchy lets out some lighthearted chuckles before yelling "NO!"
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Santa Claus
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Santa Claus: Double Subverted with Squidward. Santa was a no-show. Or was he?!
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Saving Christmas
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Saving Christmas: After Santa didn’t show up, Squidward took on the job himself, and the Christmas spirit once again returned to Bikini Bottom.
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Singing Voice Dissonance: The normally gravelly-voiced Mr. Krabs sings the last line of "The Very First Christmas" in falsetto (dubbed by Dee Bradley Baker, as Clancy Brown couldn't hit the high notes). However, his other lines in the song are sung in his normal voice.
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My God, What Have I Done?
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My God, What Have I Done?: Squidward feels really bad for mocking SpongeBob about Santa not arriving. How he made it up to him afterward makes him feel better.
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Jerkass Realization
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Jerkass Realization: As a Visual Pun after Santa doesn't show up, Squidward's realization that he was being a jackass is followed by an overlayed picture of a live-action donkey, complete with braying.
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Subbing for Santa: Squidward did it to cheer SpongeBob up. At first, of course, but the secret didn't stay down for very long.
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Oh, Crap!: SpongeBob, when the Bikini Bottomites turn to him asking where Santa is. Squidward, (who is dressed as Santa) when he sees everyone in line waiting for presents.
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Dude, Not Funny!
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Dude, Not Funny!: In-Universe example when Squidward laughed at SpongeBob.
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Crowd Song: "Santa's coming tonight, tonight! Santa's coming tonight!"
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Santa's Existence Clause
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Santa's Existence Clause: Santa does eventually show up, but not before Squidward's taken on the role himself and given away everything he owns as "presents".
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Special Edition Title: The beginning credits are decorated for the holidays, with a Christmas wreath dressed over Painty's portrait, and at the end, instead of SpongeBob's nose flute, a choir of Christmas Carolers that have been singing the entire theme song like a carol sing "Fala la la la la la la la la la la!"
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