Graveyard Shift (SpongeBob SquarePants)
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| Season no.: | 2 |
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| Episode no.: | 36a |
| Airdate: | September 6, 2002 |
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| Guest(s): | Max Schreck as Count Orlok (archive footage) |
| Writer(s): | Mr. Lawrence Jay Lender Dan Povenmire |
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"Graveyard Shift" is the thirty-sixth episode of season two of the animated comedy SpongeBob SquarePants and the seventy-second individual episode overall, originally aired on September 6, 2002. Squidward and SpongeBob have to stay late at night at the Krusty Krab, and Squidward tells SpongeBob the story of the "Hash-Slinging Slasher," who he says used to work at the restaurant, but was run over by a bus and was fired at his funeral; however, seemingly his own haunted tale becomes a reality.
"Graveyard Shift" was written by Mr. Lawrence, Jay Lender, Dan Povenmire, and directed by Jay Lender and Alan Smart. The episode guest stars Max Schreck as Count Orlok from the German 1922 silent film Nosferatu, via the use of archive footage. It was generally well received, having a positive score from TV.com.
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[edit] Plot summary
Eugene Krabs is shocked when he discovers that his buisness rival, Plankton has decided to keep his restaurant, the Chum Bucket, open for 23 hours a day. Not wanting to lose customers or money, Eugene Krabs changes his mind and decides to open the fast food restaurant for twenty-four hours a day. SpongeBob is satisfied, but Squidward is very angry at the idea and makes him throw out the trash. When he returns, Squidward tells him the story of a fictional ghost who used to work at the Krusty Krab but was run over by a bus and fired at his funeral. He informs SpongeBob that every Tuesday night he gets revenge on the managers who fired him, by three signs (first, the lights will turn on and off continuously, then, the phone rings and nobody will respond and lastly, the bus that ran over the "Hash Slinging Slasher" will return and he will cross the road without looking both ways (because he's already dead) and he will scratch the door with his "Rusty" Spatula.)
In the next scene, it is still very early at nighttime and all the customers have gone to their homes (which goes against the request of working twenty-four hours), where Squidward hears a strange noise (but it turned out to be SpongeBob cleaning the ceiling). Then, the lights begin flashing and turning back off, but Squidward says that it's the "cheap, faulty wiring in the Krusty Krab" and that the Krusty Krab wasn't built to run 24 hours a day. Next, the phone rings, but nobody responds to any question, leading him to believe his own scary story to be true. Then the walls oozed green slime, but then Squidward realizes they always do. The final scene shows off a bus (which unusually is running late at night) dropping a mysterious creature crossing the street (this is a goof, because the bus went on the left, but in the later scene that person was seen crossing on the right side). The "Hash Slinging Slasher" approaches slowly while SpongeBob and Squidward scream. However, the secret identity reveals himself as a fish who wants a job, responding that he hung up the phone because he was too nervous to answer, and the one flashing the lights turned out to be Count Orlok from the horror film Nosferatu.
[edit] Reception
Reviewstream has also given a nice comment, stating that it is a "funny episode," although stating that "it might frighten younger viewers."[1] A DVD Verdict critic also stated the episode to be one of his favorites, stating it to have "funny dialogue."[2] DVD Talk also gave a positive score.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ "Graveyard Shift at Reviewstream". Reviewstream. http://www.reviewstream.com/reviews/?p=100440. Retrieved February 2010.
- ^ "Graveyard Shift review at DVD Verdict". DVD Verdict. http://www.dvdverdict.com/reviews/spongebob.php. Retrieved 2002-03-19.
- ^ "SpongeBob SquarePants : The Complete Second Season". DVD Talk. http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/12684/spongebob-squarepants-the-complete-second-season/. Retrieved 2004-10-19.
[edit] External links
- "Graveyard Shift / Krusty Love" at the Internet Movie Database
- "Graveyard Shift / Krusty Love" at TV.com
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