Pest of the West

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" Pest of the West " is the sixteenth episode of the fifth season and the 96th overall episode of the SpongeBob SquarePants animated television series . In this episode, SpongeBob discovers that he is a distant relative of SpongeBuck SquarePants, the sheriff from the town of Bikini Bottom who helped save the citizens of the fastest whips in town, the evil Dead Eye Plankton. It was written by Luke Brookshier, Tom King, Steven Banks and Richard Pursel, with Andrew Overtoom and Tom Yasumi serving as animation director. Brookshier and King also serve as storyboard directors.

Pest of the West was originally aired on Nickelodeon in the United States on April 11, 2008, and was available on DVD four days later. This included the song "Idiot Friends," written by Tom Kenny and Andy Paley, which was later released on SpongeBob's Greatest Hits album in 2009. Upon release, the episode garnered a total of 6.1 million viewers, and was greeted with positive reviews from media critics.

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In Krusty Krab, SpongeBob discovered that his friend Patrick Star had a famous relative named Patrick Revere (parody of Paul Revere), who warned Bikini Bottom of an evil human-eating mole during the 17th century. Later, Mr.Krabs, SpongeBob's boss, reveals that he also has a famous relative - his great Krabs, who created "The Spendthrift Bill Fold System", a booby trap that lured his victim to the dollar. Disappointed, SpongeBob walks into the park where he scans the statue covered in dirt and runs into Sandy, who reveals that his aunt named Rosie Cheeks is the first squirrel to find oil in Texas. Feeling sorry for SpongeBob, Sandy took him to the library. SpongeBob learns that he is the great-grandson of a Western hero called SpongeBuck SquarePants. Sandy starts telling SpongeBob the story of SpongeBuck.

In the story, SpongeBuck SquarePants rides the train to town called Dead Eye Gulch. He goes to The Dead Eye Funeral and Ice Cream Parlor, and then to a Western salon named Krusty Kantina. There he meets William Krabs (ancestor of Mr. Krabs), Hopalong Tentacles (the ancestor of Squidward, parody of Hopalong Cassidy) and Polene Puff (the ancestor of Mr Puff). Then, Pecos Patrick Star (Patrick's ancestor, parody of Pecos Bill), arrives and warns everyone that the town criminals, Dead Eye Plankton, will arrive and sing a song called "Dead Eye". Dead Eye Plankton then arrives and challenges SpongeBuck to duel in the middle of the day. SpongeBuck was kicked into the desert, where he met Pecos Patrick Star. Pecos Patrick tells SpongeBuck that he must hit Dead Eye Plankton several times to defeat him. When they returned to town, SpongeBuck met the Dead Eye Plankton and both went on to perform a western duel. SpongeBuck then accidentally stepped on the Dead Eye, defeating him. The next scene shows William Krabs benefiting by asking the people of the Dead Eye Gulch to step on the Dead Eye Plankton in exchange for a dollar. Finally, people build a SpongeBuck golden statue to show their gratitude. SpongeBuck says that if he has a great-grandchild of great-grandchildren, he wants him to say that he is proud of his grandfather.

After hearing the story, the two friends returned to the park and SpongeBob cleaned up the covered statue, which was actually a SpongeBuck statue. This episode ends with SpongeBob saying that someday people will know the name SpongeBob SquarePants. In the epilogue, SpongeBuck and Pecos Patrick sing "Idiot Friends".

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Production

"Pest of the West" is a special episode written by Luke Brookshier, Tom King, Steven Banks and Richard Pursel, with Andrew Overtoom and Tom Yasumi serving as animation director. Brookshier and King also serve as storyboard directors. Brown Johnson, president of animation for Nickelodeon and MTVN Kids and Family Group, said, "SpongeBob consistently finds new ways to please our audience [...], and this is just another example of how the creative team can put SpongeBob in settings and give an unforgettable classic funny moment. "

To promote this episode, Nickelodeon released a special short video including a two-minute preview clip, song clip, and custom instant replay after the premiere on TurboNick, a network broadband video service at Nick.com. After its premiere, "Pest of the West" is broadcast on video on demand and available for purchase through downloads on partner distribution platforms of Nickelodeon partners. Nickelodeon also launched an online page for the episode located at "www.nick.com/pest", where it featured new games of the week, and "name generator".

"Pest of the West" is the first episode in the series that the crew uses Wacom Cintiqs for images, not pencils. Designer background series Kenny Pittenger says that "the only real difference between the way we draw now and the way we draw later is that we leave pencils and paper during the fifth season." The crew start shift as they work on episodes. Pittenger said that "we were working on 'Pest of the West', one of the half-hour specials, that we made the switch... did you notice?" The shift to Wacom Cintiqs allows designers and animators to draw on a computer screen and make changes directly or undo mistakes. Pittenger said, "Many neo-Luddite - er... I mean, my many followers - do not like to do it, but I feel they are useful.No substitute for instantly drawing on a piece of paper, of course, but nautical digital nonsense is still enough fun. "

The song featured in the episode episode, "Idiot Friends", was written by Tom Kenny, the voice actor SpongeBob, and Andy Paley. In 2009, the song was released on an album titled SpongeBob's Greatest Hits , along with 16 other songs.

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Cultural reference

"Pest of the West" features cultural references from Western films. The aspect of the musical cues used in the mid-high duel between SpongeBuck and the Dead Eye Plankton comes from Spaghetti Western 1968 from Sergio Leone Once upon a Time in the West, complete with the harmonica constellation Ennio Morricone used for Charles Bronson character.

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Reception

"Pest of the West" was first aired with a TV-Y7 parental rating. Initial broadcasting marked the fourth Nickelodeon broadcast in 2008 to move to the top of the base cable between total audiences, and easily ranked as number one on broadcast and cable television among children 2-11, 6-11 and 9-14 teenagers. A total of 6.1 million viewers tuned into the "Pest of the West" special for half an hour.

This episode received positive reviews from media critics. Paul Mavis of DVD Talk said that the episode was "a real treat for western fans and western spaghetti" because "the writers play the clichà © s excellent genre." Mavis praised Plankton's appearance in the episode, saying "Plankton reached a crazy madness level here, brandishing a whip like Lash LaRue and breaking it in hayseeds that are blocking his path." He also praised Plankton's voice actor, Mr. Lawrence, on his role, writes "This is a great vocal performance by [Mr.] Doug Lawrence (made more funny during the city rituals hit the Dead-Eye villain, because he screamed amazingly-the camera)."

Lesley Aeschliman from Yahoo! The voice praised the element "going back in time" from the episode, comparing it to "Dunces and Dragons". Russ Evenhuis from Blogcritics is positive to DVD, saying "You will not be disappointed."

Roy Hrab from DVD Verdict negative to DVD, saying "adults will be disappointed further, but, more importantly, I think kids (except very young ones) will be less impressed [ sic ] No question , the energy level and imagination of the show has dropped dramatically. "He criticized the song featured," Idiot Friends ", saying it was" very ridiculous (and not in a funny way). " Mike McGuire of Napster, on the song "Idiot Friends", says "[It] illustrates SpongeBob's dedication to total absurdity, irreverence and innocent jokes."

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Merchandising

On April 15, 2008, Nickelodeon and Paramount Home Entertainment released an episode on DVD of the same name. The DVD featured six other episodes, including "The Krusty Plate", "Pat No Pay", "The Inmates of Summer", "To Save the Squirrel", "20,000 Patties Under the Sea" and "The Battle of Bikini Bottom." Bonus features include original animated "Pest of the West" and four shorts "Pest of the West". It's also available at SpongeBob SquarePants: Season 5, Vol. 2 DVD on November 18, 2008. On September 22nd, 2009, "Pest of the West" was released in SpongeBob SquarePants: The First 100 Episodes DVD, along with all season episodes one through five.

In 2013, Nickelodeon released a tie-in book based on an episode called Pest of the West . This book is illustrated by Caleb Meurer, published by Random House, and released on January 8th.

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References

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External links

• "Pest of the West" in IMDb
• "Pest of the West" on TV.com

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