Band Geeks Is The Best Spongebob Episode (Why It's Great)
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- Band Geeks is the perfect episode of Spongebob Squarepants. But bizarrely, it doesn't actually feature Spongebob much at all. This week we discuss how by making Squidward the protagonist, the writers created the best episode of Spongebob Squarepants ever produced.
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"Squidward has always been there for us when it's convenient for him"
Not entirely inaccurate...
The way characters are communicated in this episode is so much on point
That's such a great line honestly
Man I heard that a lot differently as a child lol
Am I the only one that didn't even notice the "convenient for him" part when I was a kid? 😂
Just the fact that Squidward gets to smile proudly in this episode is enough for me
Agreed
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Exactly!! 😭😭😭 It warms my heart soo much seeing him happy considering how bad he's treated.
Keeping it 100% facts
"Where's your band?"
"They couldn't come...they died"
Well it was true for two of them
@@bloxmaster504 Squidward: You are, to me
@Galimeer5 "Then who's THAT?"
@@dedede5586 AAAAAAGH! THAT WOULD BE MY BAND!
@@dustinvance243 We're ready to perform, Squidward
Remember when Spongebob didn't seem to always annoy Squidward *on purpose* ?
Thats the big difference between old and new Spongebob. Spongebob was a childish adult that clashed with Squidwards negative outlook on life. He wasn't a tonedeaf sociopath. In most episodes, he didn't even actively seek out Squidward, he just did his own thing and Squidward would get annoyed by his good mood.
its still like that.
Remember when Squidward was just annoyed with Spongebob and wasn't trying to f'ing murder him?
@@alfa01spotivo LMAO no.
@@Commander_Shepard. lmao yes
*Who ever's the owner of a White Sedan...*
You left your lights on
dun dun dun dun dun dun DUN!
Bwooooown!
What I dont get is that.... Arent all vehicles in this show Boats? How would there be one exactly shaped like a Sedan?
Lol
@@danielgruder9180 Sedan boat shaped
**trombone noises**
I love this episode. Good thing we don’t exist in some alternate reality where Squidward and the Bikini Bottom Super Band get interrupted by Travis Scott, right? That’d be embarrassing.
It’s all been downhill since then. That was the event that splintered our reality
Still pisses me off
@@procrastinator547 there and that death of some gorilla back in 2016 are the events that splintered the timeline
What are you talking about?
I'll bet that alternate reality still had the sense to play Sweet Victory at the Superbowl...
With Squidward, the general shtick to most good Squidward-centric episodes (most, not all-in fact Band Geeks is an exception) is this:
Secretly, even to himself, he actually likes doing the things Spongebob does. In fact, he might even secretly like Spongebob. However, he has such an inflated sense of self-importance that he sees Spongebob-and the stuff Spongebob likes-as being beneath him. He refuses to eat Krabby Patties, for example, because he has delusions of sophistication. He's sophisticated and mature, no way he'd be caught dead eating fast food! Same thing with blowing bubbles, snowball fights, and playing in a cardboard box.
This is an irrational, self-defeating mindset. But it's one that's very common, and therefor creates a relatable character.
In seasons 1-3 Squidward felt like a character created by the fear of growing up, how when you get older you have to give up what you truly enjoy for what adults see as appropriate for your age. With this in mind, while Squidward does have hobbies people associate with adulthood, such as his garden and interior decorating, he looks down on Spongebob's hobbies because he sees Spongebob as a guy who needs to grow up. It's not until he experiences the hobbies however that he realizes that they are fun.
Like you said, the krabby patty is a great example, another being the box or the piece of paper. He knows it can be fun, and he ends up trying to, with one succeeding, and with another not. With the box, when he kicks it and he hears stuff breaking, his mind begins to create a world where what he hears is real, and continues on when he imagines robot pirate island.
Looking back, he reminds me of middle school, where he'd be the kid who'd end up trying to be cool like the other kids so he could fit in. Even after the 'cool kids' have told him no though, he's tricked himself into believing that being like them is what he wants, when instead being accepted is his goal. Then we have the middle schooler who doesn't try to be like the cool kids, and just wants to be himself. While this cool copycat calls him out, now believing that this other kid is just immature, he realizes at times that he's just like this kid, but is in fear of being shamed for acting the way he used to. Almost like a "if I look back now, can I keep going forward?" situation, where forward is being the ideal person people want him to be, and back being the prson he wants to be.
THis feels like the same talking point Emplemon made
@Victoria Nicholls Exactly, because we all do this. Toddlers don't want baby stuff. Kids don't want toddler stuff. Teenagers, kids.
I kind of see the dynamics between Spongebob, Squidward and even Patrick as being like brothers. Squidward would be the oldest: wanting to be more "grown-up", seeing his younger siblings as immature and embarrassing (cramping his style), and yet also feeling rather protective of them at times and even occasionally enjoying being included in their misadventures. Spongebob and Patrick, as the younger brothers, do what other younger brothers do: pester and annoy Squidward in their attempts to get him to play along with them. They also, in some ways, look up to and even try to emulate him. There's an underlying element of friendship and love layered on top with the daily quirks and annoyances that come from such a close relationship.
In two episodes I can think of off the top of my head, Squidward outright admitted he liked Spongebob as a friend. The April Fools episode, and the Graveyard Shift episode. He's even stood up for Spongebob which shows he does care. In Pizza Delivery, near the end when the customer yells at Spongebob then slams the door which causes him to cry, Squidward slammed the pizza right into the a*sholes face.
I believe that the reason that is episode is so beloved is that for the first time in the series at that point, he actually "won". Basically, Squidium was the Squidward to Squidward's Spongebob.
Squidward and Squilliam are arch-rivals. Like Mr. Krabs and Plankton. Other than few episodes like Employee of the Month, I don't believe Squidward and Spongebob can be considered rivals.
I think I mentioned it on another video under someone else's comment. I feel like your right, the fact that squidward initially lies to squiliam about having a band, and then everyone pulls through at the end and is able to pull squidward out of the lie and squidward is able to 'flex' in squiliams face.
"Band Geeks was the best episode..."
Fans of Squidward: _"C O R R E C T!!!"_
Yeah
if you get it, you get it
@@galaxyofreesesking2124 people talk loud when they eanna act smart
@@toigodgohdgjdfjkkj9878 _C O R R E C T_
Squidward deserves more happy moments like Band Geeks
This is the reason why I still hold a grudge against the NFL for baiting into thinking sweet victory would play during the halftime show
I think they meant well, it was just a half measure.
TheSorrel yea but there was some clear deception of how prominent spongebob would be
Yeah, they exploited a beloved man’s death and stole the animation from another artist which is pretty scummy in my books.
@@Queen_Of_Discord Nick animators made that clip in their free time, apparently it almost didn't happen.
I think they showed that clip as a thanks to the animators
Me too
This essay about Band Geeks is almost as long as the actual episode.
the episode has so much put into it, there's definitely more to talk about than your average spongebob episode
@@ZachCG One could go on even longer about many classic Spongebob episodes. My comment was a play on comments on other, longer analysis videos, like the 3 hour Star Wars ones all over this site.
Band geeks should have been 20 minutes long so I could watch it longer
Just like Squidward’s life when filled with misery….
I should've written an essay about Bank Geeks when my teacher gave me an assignment.
Why it's great: Sweet Victory? And every other minute of the episode?
Honestly Sweet Victory was just the icing on the cake for this episode.
I can say without hesitation that flagtwirler scene is still one of the funniest things in the history of television
Never ceases to get a laugh outaa me
It’s when Squidward lays on the ground with “ Taps” playing that gets me. 😂😂
Band Geeks was broadcasted for the first time on 7th September 2001, just four days before 9/11. They would have probably cut the scene if they delayed it just a few days :D
@@jazziejazzay7117 or the single tear that Mr. Krabs sheds
Same here! I was a member of the colorguard in school, so that definitely hits home for me! Lol!!!
this channel is honestly slept on
I was in marching band back in high school, and we would sometimes have day long rehearsals. About halfway through each semester, before a big competition, I would bring this episode for us all to watch on DVD during lunch break. Getting to watch this episode on a big projector screen with everyone quoting along and laughing was great, and it will always be one of my fondest memories from that time.
That's adorable! It must really have cheerd up all of them when having a bad mood!
OH MY GOD, I SHOULD PITCH THIS TO DIRECTORS AT MY SCHOOL
That is awesome man! If my school had a marching band we would be all over this idea. We don't exactly have th funds for that though, kek.
My band would always watch it in band camp every year
is there any country outside the united states that has high school marching bands? its practically unheard of in my country. i think it seems like a nice extra curriculum to have
The ending of this episode still makes me cry, so beautiful. Rest in peace Stephen Hillenburg.
This episode is the most Wholesome Spongebob episode and one of the funniest.
Not my favorite, but easily on my Top 5.
What is your favorite?
@@Reilly-Maresca Probably Pizza delivery
@@arthurpownceby5115 The song from that episode was so catchy back in the day
Chocolate with Nuts>
Woz The Scott love you’re name I see I found a fellow Scott the woz fan
Squidward curling on the floor screaming future has become my spirit animal.
"Sweet Victory" should be played in either my wedding or my funeral
Why not both?
@@hummad-sheikh at the same time!
whichever comes first
@@82not_Chris is wesome
Awsome
Who knew Spongebob could be as existential as Evangelion?
We knew.
Spongebob is truly existential, Evangelion just pretends to be.
@@calinfus80s *THANK YOU*
Honestly, this episode could've been the perfect series finale for Spongebob.
4:42 "die in a marching accident"
how do you come up with these lines xD
Haha! So Squid's lie wasn't wrong!
@@kylemorello4787 How did they re-appear in the band then? Can't explain that
@@Thornskade it’s a kids show
A wise person once said, “You either die a Spongebob, or live long enough to see yourself become a Squidward.”
But honestly though, this is still one of the single best episodes of television I’ve ever seen. Very little has come close.
is the wise person ContraPoints?
I have a subconscious list of best television episodes and it's definitely in the top 10
I remember Emplemon saying this in his video about spongebob
Rewatching this episode really hurts, because it rams home just how far the show has fallen.
Eh, it came back. It's pretty good nowdays.
@@DTheAustralian Yeah, but nowhere close to its prime.
Squidward smiles.
Me: I've seen enough, I'm satisfied.
"I do what I do, because it's right! Because it's decent! And above all, it's kind. It's just that. Just kind." - Spongebob Squarepants
as someone who has been in the school band for over 6 years, this episode portrays band class so well
Band Geeks is the most heartwarming episode ever because of how Spongebob and Squidward work together, rather than them (or, well, Squidward) being sort of "enemies".
the fact that they made this episode work well under 11 minutes! shows how incredible golden age SpongeBob IS!
This has been my favorite episode since childhood. Every character who appears has some kind of funny moment even when they don't speak, its so quotable that everybody who has ever seen the show will know exactly what you're talking about when you say "is mayonnaise an instrument?", and to top it all off it ends with Squidward winning! The guy is perpetually miserable and it's satisfying as hell to see him actually enjoying himself with the entire cast!
Haha I’m inclined to agree with you guys, but don’t sleep on the Krusty Krab pizza episode either. Squidward is the flippin’ hero at the end of that one. Stay well out there everybody, and Jesus Christ be with you friends.😊
Y'all don't forget Dying for Pie either
By the end he was genuinely crying because he was about to lose probably the only person he could ever call "best friend"
Shadow Marco Mannn excellent point. Another absolute classic there. “The boy cries you a sweater of tears, and you kill him.”
@@Numba003 That is like the best quote, honestly
That episode, along with Squidville, is proof that Squidward deep down really does care for Spongebob.
The first time I saw this episode was the first time I was so moved by a medium that I cried.
There's a Squidward in all of us, just begging to get their day..
Wow a video about spongebob?! A surprise to be sure, but a welcome one.
I always related to Squidward, even as a child. It was entertaining to see him suffer occasionally, but it was hard not to see reality's reorientation to screw him over as unsettling. As a result, "Band Geeks" and "Krusty Towers" were my favorite episodes, as he is neither so cruel that you can't root for him nor constantly screwed over by the irrationality and unfairness of his world. (I'm looking at you, "Club Spongebob.")
Squidward just having fun at the end of Krusty Towers is one of the most wholesome things ever and I love that.
@@thegallivanter9636 The end of squidville "Definitely not that guy!"
I was 5 watching band geeks. Now im 11 still tearing up watching the freeze frame of squidward in the end.
Me being in band i can verify that this episode is so accurate it's sad
Today is September the 7th, 2021.
Happy 20th birthday to this magnificent episode.
4:43 I actually realized that was from SB-129 when Squidward went to the ground and said “FUTURE!” So cool to see a very rare moment where an old episode references another old episode.
Is Mayonnaise an instrument?
No Patrick mayonnaise isn't an instrument.
@@FullFatVideos *raises hand again*
Full Fat Videos *raises hand*
@@milest1240 Horseradish is not an instrument either.
Do instruments of torture count?
This really is the best SpongeBob episode , this could easily be the end of SpongeBob Squarepants show 😍
I always considered it the best episode because everyone wins. the only character to lose is Squilliam and that works because Squilliam wins at life and imposes his success on those lesser than him making him a natural villain. No one cares or roots for Squilliam because he doesn't deserve it. when everyone wins you feel as if YOU win. thats why i love it and it feels so cathartic.
It’s funny how so many great episodes of SpongeBob involve squidward being genuinely happy
"Is this the part where we start kicking?!"
"No Spongebob, that's a chorus line." 😑
Kicking oh I want to do some kicking
WHY YOU! (Fighting sounds)
(Trumpet noises)
(Screaming)
This is probably the only episode I can recite from memory.
It’s funny how this is almost the exact run time as the actual episode
This shouldve been the final episode, change my mind
Yes it should have. Either this, the first movie, or The Musical is where the show truly ended.
If it ended here, we wouldn't get a great season like season 3, so I'm glad it didn't end around here! But it would've been really nice! I do agree it should've ended after the movie..
They should’ve postponed the episode until shortly before the SpongeBob movie.
Always when i remember spongebob i kinda think of this one being the final Episode of the Show,
because it is the happiest, funniest, but also the perfect one since almost everyone is in it, and because i just wanna ignore the later ones,
they just are too focused to be weird and brutal, like, why couldnt this one be the ending to this beautifull Show?
Happy 20 year anniversary to the best spongebob episode
That one shot of squidward jumping into the air is for sure the most iconic moment of animated TV in my opinion
My favorite and what I believe to be one of the most underrated episodes is Can you Spare a Dime. It has some of my favorite moments in the series plus it hits hard knowing that even the kindest of individuals like spongebob have a breaking point.
Man, this is one of the only episodes of spongebob that I know by heart, besides “can you spare a dime?”. It’s my 9th favorite episode in the series
"Is mayonnaise an instrument?"
Yes, mayonnaise is an instrument.
I watched this video at a crucial point in my life about accepting a second degree in Music Education and becoming a band director or moving on and traveling becoming a ski guide. I am accepting it now.
Originally, Band Geeks was going to be the last episode, where Squidward finally got his way
That would be the perfect ending
In my head canon it takes place chronologically after every other episode
That song in the end should've been in the opening ceremony of the bubble bowl
This was the first episode I saw for years. I had a mini DVD player with a tiny CD like disk of just this episode. Good ole times.
Remember... in an alternate universe... squidward is the outgoing overly positive cartoony figure while everybody around him are pessimistic about even his presence without knowing him... sounds like my life in that scenario...
@James Furey i feel that dude! I am pretty optimistic usually, but not as of recent because people didn't want me to be happy and outgoing... to go with an analogy that actually isn't related to spongebob but pokemon: before i moved to a new job with housing included, i was ash's dragonite. after i was fired for reasons i can only assume are BS to cover up their annoyance... i was iris' dragonite... i am better now but my attitude is right in between the 2: trying to have some optimism and positivity while having a more cynical look on life and seeing the evil and hypocrisy in many people... the 6 months i had with that job was the biggest scam i ever had... as well as a valuable life lesson in trust and who you should believe in...
This episode is lowkey what made me want to do marching band
As the narrator said in the Krusty Krab Training Video episode, “nobody wants to be a Squidward.”
My boy squiddy was smiling because he finally proved squillam wrong and shined
Well, Full Fat Videos, this is exactly how I pictured your comments section would look.
This being the canonical ending of the show is perfect
Is it? Well I actually don'f care it is to me.
@@narizotaI really wish. But of course, as the creator said, the first SpongeBob movie is the canonical ending.
Band geeks was one of my favorite episodes when i got my 1st tv I would turn up the volume the way they play music near the end
Chocolate with Nuts is a close second, but this is absolutely my favorite episode.
Man, why can't there be more episodes like this and Pizza Delivery where Squidward isn't straight up tortured, and he actually joins in on Spongebob and what he's doing, instead of just being annoyed on the sidelines
“A one a two, a skidilydidilydo!”
Band Geeks is good, but I absolutely love Wet Painters more.
Underrated.
We aren’t cavemen, we have technology
I remember watching this episode on my VideoNow thousands of times. Love this episode.
(This is going to be a huge "who asked" moment, so bare with me). I love this video for a very specific and personal reason. We got to see, in this episode, Squidward getting the chance to experience GENUINE happiness. Like the kind of happiness that gives you that warm feeling in your stomach, like it feels like you've finally, after all these years, figured out how to be happy at a CORE level. I'll tell you the secret to achieving this (since it feels like I just recently figured this out): SERIOUSLY, take the time to figure out -
1. Who you want to be.
2. Where you want to go.
3. Be okay with how others view you.
THE ANSWERS TO THESE THREE QUESTIONS DO NOT NEED A SPECIFIC/CORRECT ANSWER, but they do need an answer. YOU DON'T HAVE TO HAVE EVERY SINGLE STEP PLANNED OUT, but just fill in what would make you the happiest, and go from there. My path to happiness began when I STOPPED WORRYING ABOUT "INVISIBLE PRESSURES." These pressures stemmed from my childhood, all the way into adulthood, and usually came from stereotypes and opinions I heard or saw on things I personally found interesting or enjoyed (Video games are my example).
When you think about it, it's YOU who is holding YOU back. It's YOU who keeps placing these pressures on yourself, not others. It's YOU who is telling YOURSELF to stop pursuing your interests. But at the end of the day, this post is not an attack on YOU. YOU we're thrust into this world without a manual, so it's okay if you're not in a good spot right now! YOU can change that! YOU have more influence on your own life than I think you may realize.
THE PATH OF HAPPINESS IS A LONG ONE, BUT IT IS ACTUALLY ACHIEVABLE !!!! If there was a quick and easy way to PURE HAPPINESS, don't you think you would have heard about it by now? This shit CAN take a long time, so don't feel like you have to know all the answers by tomorrow, or even sometime soon. You have THE REST OF YOUR LIFE AHEAD OF YOU, YOU CAN DO THIS !!
Let me leave you with some inspirational quotes that have really hit home with me (which I suggest you write down any quotes you see during your daily life that hit home with you):
"You don't have to be the smartest in the room to be the happiest."
"You didn't come from your parents, you came THROUGH THEM. Be who you want to be, not who your parents want you to be!"
"Learn how to love yourself before you try to learn how to love someone else."
It took me 23 years to figure it out, so please, don't try to rush this process. But always remember that regardless of how special your case may be, no one was born on this Earth to be miserable. YOU can do it! :)
The one with David Bowie as the King of Atlantis will always be my favorite.
Band Geek is by far my favorite episode. Sweet victory has been in my music library for years.
I LOVE THIS EPISODE TO DEATH!👏❤️🎶Just as funny and memorable as Krusty Towers
- Is Mayonnaise an instrument?
- Too bad that didn’t kill me
- Wierd “New theory play quietly” face
- White Sedan
- Trumpet Patrick
- BIG MEATY CLAWS
- Sweet Victory
- Squidward got the spotlight in front of MILLIONS I REPEAT MILLIONS of people at the football stadium
- Me crying tears of joy for this Cephalopod!
“Is mayonnaise an instrument?” “Who’s ever the owner of the white sedan...you left your lights on” and sweet victory are my favorite moments in Band Geeks
This should’ve been the end of the show it’s the perfect finale, but we instead get the Simpsons treatment, for me the show died when Stephen hillenburg (R.i.p) first left the show was never the same afterwards (the out of water movie was a return to form because Stephen was back on the show for that film)
this episode is so memorable i feel nostalgia flowing into me
If anyone dislikes this they need help.
true
103 people need help
They left their lights on...
🎺
This episode legit makes me tear up every time they get to sweet victory. Especially since the death of Hillenburg
I definetely remember years ago this episode would always air right after The Spongebob Squarepants Movie. I always enjoyed the marching outside and harmonica parts.
This is my favorite episode in the whole series.
It’s just the opening scene with the dying animal call 😂
Nothing hit me any harder than Sweet Victory in this episode, literal tears came out of my eyes after the song.
Band Geeks is really one of the best episodes
Can I argue that Squiliams revenge is a great episode on par with band geeks. You get to see squidward attempt to manage the chaos again and fail. But the failure doesn’t humiliate squidward, it grounds him and allows him to see past his ego.
This has always been my favorite episode
I fully imagine this episode to be the true finale of Spongebob, I think it'd be perfect
How have they not done clone wars final season yet.
It would've worked better as a series finally than as an introduction episode. Knowing how much of Squidward's life is full of failures from previous episodes and how miserable he is. It would be a nice send off to all the characters, each one getting their time to shine in the episode and all of them coming together in the end to a sweet sweet victory.
Something that stands out to me about Band Geeks are some of the implications that have hold about Squidward's character that stand even until later seasons. It's stated in this episode that Squidward's dream is to have a band that plays at the Bubble Bowl. When he sees all these people on the first day of band practice, he's happy even as he sees Spongebob and Patrick who usually annoy the hell out of him, even when they reveal they've never played an instrument before, instead of getting desperate, he sees it as a chance to teach all of them.
In season 6, episode 17, Professor Squidward, the one where he pretends to be Squilliam and that gets him a teaching spot in a music college, he does it only so he can have a chance to teach people music. I know most people think Squidward's dream is being a clarinet player as a full time job, but I don't think it is. I think Squidward's actual dream is teaching music.
And the climax on the episode plays to that because, not only Squidward isn't touching a single instrument while the band plays, but also... canonly, the characters' only knowledge in music came from the 4 days Squidward teached them.
Squidward might not be a good clarinet player. But he is one hell of a music teacher.
EmpLemon does an absolutely phenomenal video about the Spongebob vs. Squidward dynamic that the show portrays
I had completely forgotten about the gag of Plankton playing the harmonica and laughed for a good minute when that clip in the beginning reminded me
My favorite part of the video is not him describing the episode "Band Geeks", but him saying Squilliam.
Me and my brother created a term for this kind of episode, a 'Duck Soup' episode. Much like the Marx Brothers film, it escews its standard narrative structure and tells a much simpler story in order to tell as many different jokes and set-pieces as possible using characters that we've already learned to understand and love.
Last Exit to Springfield is the Simpsons equivalent.
Would "tales of ba sing se" fit in here too?
I think we all wanted to see Squidward win, kinda like how when kids were given a chance to vote as to whether the Trix Rabbit gets the Trix, the kids all voted "yes."
There was a Nickelodeon comic I saw where Squidward comes along with SpongeBob to visit Grandma Squarepants, and she not only shares all of Squidward's interests but compliments him on his talents. Squidward leaves the visit happy.
It never even occurred to me to look this much into the episode.
This episode was definitely one of the top 10 episodes. I like a few other episodes a little more but it was a very fun episode to watch. The ending for what ever reason always gave me the homecoming vibe that I always enjoyed in Grade school. Maybe it reminded me so much of the big pep rallies that I often enjoyed in school.
"Whoever's the owner of the white sedan, you left your lights on"
imagine how many people would be saluting to squidward if squidward had cried tears of joy when he jumped into the air
For the entire series up until this point, Squidward has never secured a real victory. He ALWAYS ended up getting the short end of the stick, and getting bad karma for being rude or cynical. He was always the one who ended up becoming victim to slapstick and abuse...
But in this episode, Squidward finally *wins.*
This episode is the proper finale