document_title: SpongeBob SquarePants (season 1)

question_text: when did the fun episode of spongebob come out

text: SpongeBob SquarePants (season 1)

text: Development[edit]

text: Creator Stephen Hillenburg initially conceived SpongeBob SquarePants in 1984, while he was teaching and studying marine biology at what is now the Orange County Ocean Institute.[6] During this period, Hillenburg became fascinated with animation, and wrote a comic book entitled The Intertidal Zone ,starring various anthropomorphic forms of sea life, many of which would evolve into SpongeBob SquarePants characters,[7] including "Bob the Sponge", who was the co-host of the comic and resembled an actual sea sponge, as opposed to SpongeBob, who resembles a kitchen sponge.[1] In 1987, Hillenburg left the institute to pursue his dream of becoming an animator,[1][7] and began to envision the possible concept of a project involving anthropomorphic sea life. He then later started drawing several rough sketches.[1] In 1992, Hillenburg began to attend the California Institute of the Arts to study animation, having been accepted into the institute by Jules Engel, who was impressed with Hillenburg's previous work.[7][8]

text: While attending animation school, Hillenburg received a job on the children's television series Mother Goose and Grimm, and worked on the series from 1991 to 1993. During his time at the California Institute of the Arts, he made his thesis film entitled Wormholes,[1] which was funded by the Princess Grace Foundation and was later displayed at various animation festivals.[1] In 1995, Joe Murray, creator of Rocko's Modern Life, met Hillenburg at an animation festival, and offered him a job as a director of the series.[1][9][10][11]

text: Rocko's Modern Life ended in 1996.[12] Shortly following this, Hillenburg began working on SpongeBob SquarePants, teaming up with several Nickelodeon veterans and Rocko crew members,[1] including creative director Derek Drymon, writers and directors Sherm Cohen and Dan Povenmire,[13] writer Tim Hill, actor and writer Martin Olson, animation director Alan Smart, and story editor Merriwether Williams.[2] To voice the character of SpongeBob, Hillenburg approached Tom Kenny, who had worked with him on Rocko's Modern Life.[3] Originally the character was to be named SpongeBoy and the show would be called SpongeBoy Ahoy!.[14][15] However, the Nickelodeon legal department discovered that the name SpongeBoy was already in use for a mop product.[4][14] This was discovered after voice acting for the original seven-minute pilot was recorded in 1997.[14] Upon finding this out, Hillenburg decided that the character's given name still had to contain "Sponge" so viewers would not mistake the character for a "Cheese Man". Hillenburg decided to use the name "SpongeBob". He chose "SquarePants" as a family name as it referred to the character's square shape and it had a "nice ring to it".[5]

text: Production[edit]

text: Cast[edit]

text: The first season featured Tom Kenny as the voice of the title character SpongeBob SquarePants and his pet snail Gary. SpongeBob's best friend, a starfish named Patrick Star, was voiced by Bill Fagerbakke,[16] while Rodger Bumpass played the voice of Squidward Tentacles, an arrogant and ill-tempered octopus.[17] Other members of the cast were Clancy Brown as Mr. Krabs, a miserly crab obsessed with money and SpongeBob's boss at the Krusty Krab;[18] Mr. Lawrence as Plankton, a small green copepod and Mr. Krabs' business rival;[19] Jill Talley as Karen, Plankton's sentient computer sidekick;[20] Carolyn Lawrence as Sandy Cheeks, a squirrel from Texas;[21] Mary Jo Catlett as Mrs. Puff, SpongeBob's boating school teacher;[22] and Lori Alan as Pearl Krabs, a teenage whale who is Mr. Krabs' daughter.[23][24]

text: While Hillenburg, Derek Drymon, and Tim Hill were writing the pilot "Help Wanted", Hillenburg was also conducting auditions to find voices for the show characters.[25] He had created the character of SpongeBob with Tom Kenny,[3][25] in which he utilised Kenny's and other people's personalities to help create SpongeBob's personality.[14] The voice of SpongeBob was originally used by Kenny for a minor female alligator character named Al in Rocko's Modern Life. Kenny forgot the voice initially as he created it only for that single use. Hillenburg, however, remembered it when he was coming up with SpongeBob and used a video clip of the episode to remind Kenny of the voice.[14] Kenny said that SpongeBob's high pitched laugh was specifically aimed at being unique, stating that they wanted an annoying laugh in the tradition of Popeye and Woody Woodpecker.[26] Hillenburg originally had Mr. Lawrence for the role of voicing Squidward.[25] Drymon said "We knew Doug from Rocko, where he was a storyboard director and where he also did the voice of Filburt. We were showing Doug the storyboard, and he started reading back to us in his Tony the Tiger/Gregory Peck voice. It was really funny, and we wound up having SpongeBob use a deep voice when he entered the Krusty Krab for the first time."[25] Hillenburg loved the voice and decided to let Lawrence play a variety of incidental characters, including Plankton.[25]

text: In addition to the regular cast members, episodes feature guest voices from many ranges of professions, including actors, musicians, and artists. Former McHale's Navy actors Ernest Borgnine and Tim Conway reunited for their first joint TV project in 33 years as guest actors portraying SpongeBob's favorite superheroes, Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy, respectively.[27] Borgnine said "We [he and Conway] played off each other. Tim's such a performer - a little more caustic than I am. We were making all sorts of noise. People outside the room were guffawing. We're supposed to be underwater, you know."[28] They would reprise their role in the episode "Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy II", which also guest starred Charles Nelson Reilly as their nemesis, the Dirty Bubble.[29][30] In the episode "Scaredy Pants", a Halloween special, American band the Ghastly Ones performed a special musical performance,[31] while Brian Doyle-Murray voiced the Flying Dutchman.[32] American country guitarist and singer Junior Brown made a vocal cameo, performing the song "Texas" in the episode of the same name.[33][34] In "Neptune's Spatula", John O'Hurley appeared as King Neptune.[35][36] John Lurie and Jim Jarmusch (who collaborated to make the films Stranger Than Paradise and Down by Law) made a cameo as themselves in the episode "Hooky",[37] through excerpts from the Bravo serial, Fishing with John.

text: Writing[edit]

text: Prior to start of production on the show, Hillenburg decided early that he wanted SpongeBob SquarePants to be a storyboard-driven show, rather than script-driven.[38] Storyboard-driven is an approach that required artists who could take a skeletal story outline and flesh it out with sight gags, dialogue and a structure that "would strike a balance between narrative and whimsy."[38] Hillenburg originally wanted "a team of young and hungry people" to work on the show.[25] The group, who worked with Hillenburg on Rocko's Modern Life before, consisted of Alan Smart, Nick Jennings, and Derek Drymon.[25] Tim Hill was asked about if he want to work as story editor, but he was unavailable at the time.[25] The crew got Peter Burns to work as story editor who developed the idea for the episode "Ripped Pants" about SpongeBob ripping his pants.[25]

text: During the first season, the writing staff used most of the story ideas that were in Hillenburg's series bible and they had problems on how to generate new ideas.[25] At one point, the writing staff went to the beach for inspiration for a possible episode.[25] However, the day "was overcast and cold, so we [the writers] had to stay in the car." Drymon said "We didn't come up with too many ideas that day."[25] Story editor Peter Burns left, and the crew had Merriwether Williams to overtake.[25] Hillenburg said to Williams that "it was her responsibility to get us [the writers] to come up with new ideas."[25] Drymon said "[It] is a tall order." Williams gave Drymon a book called Zen in the Art of Writing, written by Ray Bradbury, that catalogs a collection of essays about writing processes.[25] One of the ways in the book to inspire plots was "to write nouns that interested him [Bradbury] on a note card and hang them in his office. He felt just having the word in his eyesight would get his mind working." Williams took this scheme and made it into "a writing exercise."[25] In writing meetings, the staff would all enumerate 10 nouns on strips of paper and place them in a hat.[25] The hat would be passed throughout and a writer would have a limited time to spawn an idea based on the noun he wrote.[25] Drymon said "It would almost always start a discussion, and we wound up getting a lot of episodes out of it."[25] Furthermore, Drymon said that Williams "really came up with a great addition to the process."[25]

text: One time, Hillenburg came to Williams and said, "Why don't you go read a bunch of books about writing."[39] Hillenburg wanted to keep the enthusiasm in the writing room, because, according to Williams, "sometimes it can be a slog."[39] She went off, read more books about writing, and came up with two more exercises for writing meetings.[39]

text: Animation and design[edit]

text: The animation was handled overseas in South Korea at Rough Draft Studios.[40][41] Throughout the season's run, from 1999 to 2000, SpongeBob was animated using cel animation.[42] The show shifted to digital ink and paint animation during its second season in 2000.[42] Executive producer Paul Tibbitt, in 2009, said "[...] The first season of SpongeBob was done the old-fashioned way on cells, and every cell had to be part-painted, left to dry, paint some other colors. It's still a time-consuming aspect of the process now, but the digital way of doing things means it doesn't take long to correct."[42] The season was storyboarded and by Sherm Cohen, Derek Drymon, Steve Fonti, Stephen Hillenburg, Chuck Klein, Jay Lender, Chris Mitchell, Mark O'Hare, Aaron Springer, Paul Tibbitt, Ennio Torresan, Vincent Waller, and Erik Wiese.[a]

text: When the crew began production on the pilot, they were tasked to design the stock locations where "[...] the show would return to again and again, and in which most of the action would take place, such as the Krusty Krab and SpongeBob's pineapple house."[15] Hillenburg had a "clear vision" of what he wanted the show to look like. The idea was "to keep everything nautical" so the crew used lots of rope, wooden planks, ships' wheels, netting, anchors, and boilerplate and rivets.[15]

text: The season marked the introduction of the "sky flowers" as the main background.[15] It first appeared in the pilot and has since become a common feature throughout the series.[15] When series background designer Kenny Pittenger was asked "What are those things?," he answered "They function as clouds in a way, but since the show takes place underwater, they aren't really clouds."[15] Since the show was influenced by tiki, the background painters have to use a lot of pattern.[15] Pittenger said "So really, the sky flowers are mostly a whimsical design element that Steve [Hillenburg] came up with to evoke the look of a flower-print Hawaiian shirt—or something like that. I don't know what they are either."[15]

text: Reception[edit]

text: The season was critically acclaimed. Three of its episodes won Best Sound Editing in Television Animation at the 2000 Golden Reel Awards.[43] It consisted of the episodes "Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy" and "Pickles" for Music, while the "Karate Choppers" won for the Sound.[43] In 2001, "Rock Bottom" and "Arrgh!" also won the Golden Reel Awards for Best Sound Editing in Television Animation — Sound, while "Fools in April" and "Neptune's Spatula" were nominated for Best Sound Editing in Television Animation — Music.[44]

text: In his review for the Variety, Noel Holston said "[The show] is smarter and freakier than most of the prime-time animated series that have popped up in the past year."[45] Furthermore, most of the first season DVD reviews were positive towards the series as being one of the best American comedy shows. In a DVD review by Bill Treadway for DVD Verdict, he called the show "the best animated American comedy since The Simpsons, it is a claim I stand behind." Treadway said the show is "accessible to all" that "adults will enjoy the witty satire and sly in-jokes subtly inserted into every episode."[46][46] He also mentioned that "children will love the bright colors, spunky pace, and lively characters" and that "parents will not have to worry about violence or crude humor."[46] Jason Bovberg of DVD Talk called SpongeBob SquarePants "the coolest Saturday morning cartoon since the heyday of Warner Bros."[47] In a separate review for the season's DVD release, Bovberg "highly recommended" the set and wrote "I love the show so much, I can't see any way around giving this one a recommendation."[48] Bovberg was particular on the exclusion of the pilot episode "Help Wanted", saying "But why is 'Help Wanted' missing? I suppose I'll have to buy a "theme" disc down the road to secure that one. Sigh."[48] Furthermore, he described it as "the only disappointment of the set."[48] Ron J. Epstein, also from DVD Talk, said that the character of SpongeBob is "one of the strangest cartoon characters I have ever had the pleasure to watch." He said that "Unlike most cartoons today, SpongeBob SquarePants caters to both a child and an adult audience."[49]

text: In his review for The Washington Post, Michael Cavna rewatched the pilot episode "Help Wanted" in 2009 and said "so much of the style and polish are already in place."[50] He ranked the episode at No. 3 at his The Top Five SpongeBob Episodes: We Pick 'Em list.[51] Nancy Basile of the About.com said "[The] humor and optimistic essence of SpongeBob is evident even in this first episode."[52]

text: Episodes[edit]

text: The episodes listed in the following chart are arranged according to their production order, rather than by their original air dates.[53]

text:
No.
overall
No. in
season
Title
Animation directors [a]
Written by [a]
Storyboarded by [a]
Original air date [54]
Prod.
code [55]
U.S. viewers
(millions)

1a
1a
"Help Wanted"
Alan Smart
Stephen Hillenburg, Derek Drymon, and Tim Hill
Stephen Hillenburg (director)
Derek Drymon
May 1, 1999 (1999-05-01)[56][57]
2515-127
6.90[58]

In the show's pilot episode, an eccentric sea sponge named SpongeBob SquarePants attempts to get a job at a local restaurant called the Krusty Krab. Mr. Krabs, the owner of the restaurant, considers SpongeBob unqualified for the job and sends him on a fool's errand to return with a special mechanical spatula. Later, crowds of ravenous anchovies stop by the Krusty Krab and demand to be fed. SpongeBob somehow finds the spatula and utilizes it to fulfill the anchovies' hunger. He is then welcomed by Mr. Krabs as his new fry cook.

1b
1b
"Reef Blower"
Fred Miller and Tom Yasumi
Stephen Hillenburg, Derek Drymon, and Tim Hill
Paul Tibbitt (director)
Jay Lender
May 1, 1999 (1999-05-01)
2515-126
6.90[58]

Wishing to keep his front yard clean, Squidward Tentacles finds a small sea shell and throws it into SpongeBob's yard. SpongeBob notices the shell and decides to use his high powered electric "reef blower" to remove the shell from his yard. Squidward is unaware what havoc is to ensue because of his small act and how it will ruin his quiet day.

1c
1c
"Tea at the Treedome"
Edgar Larrazabal[b]; Tom Yasumi[c]
Peter Burns, Mr. Lawrence, and Paul Tibbitt
Paul Tibbitt (director)
Mark O'Hare
May 1, 1999 (1999-05-01)
2515-101
6.90[58]

SpongeBob meets and befriends a squirrel named Sandy Cheeks. Sandy invites him over to her Treedome for tea, but when SpongeBob arrives he is surprised to find that there is no water in the treedome. He tries to act like he is used to Sandy's air, despite needing water to breathe. Patrick, SpongeBob's best friend, later comes into the Treedome not knowing that there is no water in there. Sandy finds SpongeBob and Patrick shriveled up, so she gives them "water helmets" to solve the problem.

2a
2a
"Bubblestand"
Tom Yasumi
Ennio Torresan, Erik Wiese, Stephen Hillenburg, Derek Drymon, and Tim Hill
Ennio Torresan (director)
Erik Wiese
July 17, 1999 (1999-07-17)
2515-105
1.90[60]

SpongeBob builds and opens a stand for blowing bubbles, much to Squidward's dismay. Patrick comes to the stand and asks to try it out. SpongeBob offers to teach him and shows off his particular bubble blowing technique. Squidward is disgusted by this, but is tempted by curiosity to blow a bubble. Squidward attempts to impress them, but fails. Eventually, he blows an enormous bubble by utilizing all of the techniques SpongeBob had taught Patrick. He then begins screaming at the bubble wand in anger. SpongeBob and Patrick congratulate Squidward, who thanks them and walks back into his house. However, the gigantic bubble floats and engulfs Squidward's house, unearthing it and sending it up in the air.

2b
2b
"Ripped Pants"
Edgar Larrazabal
Paul Tibbitt and Peter Burns
Paul Tibbitt (director)
Mark O'Hare
July 17, 1999 (1999-07-17)
2515-106
1.90[60]

While at Goo Lagoon, SpongeBob accidentally rips his pants while trying to impress Sandy, causing everyone to laugh hysterically. SpongeBob leaves feeling embarrassed and sad, but a fish compliments him for the good laugh, making him realize the comedic potential of his accidental stunt, causing him to continue to rip his pants intentionally as a joke. The joke is initially enjoyed by the residents of Goo Lagoon, but it soon becomes old and eventually goes too far when SpongeBob pretends to actually die while surfing, driving the beachgoers away, including Sandy. Later, he meets the three "biggest losers on the beach", and they ask SpongeBob what happened to him. SpongeBob tells his story and apologizes through a song, winning back Sandy.

3a
3a
"Jellyfishing"
Alan Smart
Steve Fonti, Chris Mitchell, Peter Burns, and Tim Hill
Steve Fonti (director)
Chris Mitchell
July 31, 1999 (1999-07-31)
2515-103
N/A

SpongeBob and Patrick take Squidward, who is recovering from an bicycle accident in a full body cast, on a "jellyfishing" trip (a sport involving the capture of jellyfish). When they arrive in the Jellyfish Fields, a jellyfish stings Squidward, so he goes after it for revenge. He manages to catch the jellyfish, and bangs his net triumphantly against a queen jellyfish. The queen jellyfish chases after him, attacking him with a massive sting. The next day, the bandaged SpongeBob and Patrick go to the now life-support-bound Squidward's house to apologize, only to be chased away by the jellyfish caught by Squidward. As Squidward laughs about it, he is discovered and stung by the queen jellyfish again.

3b
3b
"Plankton!"
Edgar Larrazabal
Ennio Torresan, Erik Wiese, and Mr. Lawrence
Ennio Torresan (director)
Erik Wiese
July 31, 1999 (1999-07-31)
2515-114
N/A

It is mass chaos at the Krusty Krab when Plankton, Mr. Krabs' business rival, tries to steal the Krabby Patty formula for his own restaurant, the Chum Bucket. At night, Plankton attempts to make friends with SpongeBob by asking him for a Krabby Patty, but he loudly and boldly refuses and runs back home. Later that night, Plankton enters SpongeBob's head through a pore and makes his way to SpongeBob's brain. He attaches a mind control device to the brain and bends SpongeBob to his will, forcing him to walk to the Krusty Krab, get a Krabby Patty, and bring it to the Chum Bucket, where he intends to force SpongeBob to drop the Krabby Patty into an analyzer revealing the ingredients of whatever is to put into it. SpongeBob feels sorry for letting down the Krabby Patty, and his appetizing description of the sandwich causes a hungry Plankton to leap out of SpongeBob's head towards the sandwich. He lands in his own analyzer and becomes trapped in his computer Karen. SpongeBob then leaves as Plankton begs for him to return with the Patty.

4a
4a
"Naughty Nautical Neighbors"
Fred Miller
Sherm Cohen, Aaron Springer, and Mr. Lawrence
Sherm Cohen (director)
Aaron Springer
August 7, 1999 (1999-08-07)
2515-116
2.10[61]

Squidward destroys SpongeBob and Patrick's friendship after being annoyed by them sending each other messages by blowing bubbles and laughing. Eventually, all goes terribly awry when SpongeBob and Patrick fight over who is Squidward's best friend. Squidward decides to invite Patrick and SpongeBob to a dinner party in order to repair their friendship.

4b
4b
"Boating School"
Tom Yasumi
Ennio Torresan Jr., Erik Wiese, and Mr. Lawrence
Ennio Torresan Jr. (director)
Erik Wiese
August 7, 1999 (1999-08-07)
2515-104
2.10[61]

SpongeBob has to go to boating school but continues to fail his driving test. He shares this info with Patrick, who decides to secretly give SpongeBob instructions during the test via walkie-talkie. Upon realizing that he has been cheating, SpongeBob goes into hysterics and drives wildly all over the course, while his driving teacher Mrs. Puff tries desperately to stop him. SpongeBob refuses to listen, causing him to crash the boat and fail the test again.

5a
5a
"Pizza Delivery"
Sean Dempsey
Sherm Cohen, Aaron Springer, and Peter Burns
Sherm Cohen (director)
Aaron Springer
August 14, 1999 (1999-08-14)
2515-107
N/A

The Krusty Krab receives a call from a customer ordering a pizza, so Mr. Krabs decides to have Squidward and SpongeBob deliver it. While on the way delivering the pizza, SpongeBob and Squidward get stranded in a desert, and fight over whether to eat the pizza. Squidward becomes increasingly annoyed over SpongeBob's survival skills, but is impressed when SpongeBob manages to use a rock to return home. When they finally reach the customer's house, the customer gets angry that he did not get the soda he also ordered. SpongeBob cries because the customer does not take the pizza. Angered that the customer made SpongeBob cry, Squidward knocks on the door and throws the pizza in the customer's face. As they leave, SpongeBob tells Squidward that it is time to return to work, and he groans in displeasure.

5b
5b
"Home Sweet Pineapple"
Tom Yasumi
Ennio Torresan Jr., Erik Wiese, and Mr. Lawrence
Ennio Torresan Jr. (director)
Erik Wiese
August 14, 1999 (1999-08-14)
2515-124
N/A

A horde of hungry nematodes come to town and consume SpongeBob's pineapple house. After this happens, SpongeBob reluctantly plans to move back in with his parents, though he will miss his old house and friends dearly. Squidward is delighted by the thought of SpongeBob moving. Nevertheless, SpongeBob attempts to stay with Patrick, only for the arrangement to become unsuitable. Squidward refuses to allow SpongeBob to stay with him. On the day he leaves town, SpongeBob finds a small pebble left from his house, and buries it where his house used to be. SpongeBob begins to cry, and his tears are absorbed by the pebble (which is actually a seed), causing his pineapple house to grow back, crushing Squidward.

6a
6a
"Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy"
Sean Dempsey
Paul Tibbitt, Mark O'Hare, and Mr. Lawrence
Paul Tibbitt (director)
Mark O'Hare
August 21, 1999 (1999-08-21)
2515-119
2.20[62]

SpongeBob and Patrick want to meet their favorite retired superheroes, Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy, who are now elderly and living in a retirement home. They try to bring them out of retirement, much to the annoyance of the superheroes, who only want their television repaired. SpongeBob and Patrick go through various antics to help them out of retirement and eventually succeed when the two heroes treat them as villains and use their superpowers to force them away from the retirement home. SpongeBob and Patrick then watch The New Adventures of Mermaid Man & Barnacle Boy on TV, which consists of the two playing chess and complaining that their telephone needs to be fixed.
Guest appearances: Ernest Borgnine and Tim Conway as Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy.

6b
6b
"Pickles"
Tom Yasumi
Steve Fonti, Chris Mitchell, and Peter Burns
Steve Fonti (director)
Chris Mitchell and Jay Lender
August 21, 1999 (1999-08-21)
2515-111
2.20[62]

Bubble Bass, a picky overweight bass and old rival of SpongeBob's, comes to the Krusty Krab for a Krabby Patty. Bubble Bass says SpongeBob forgot the pickles, and SpongeBob, shocked by this, loses his confidence. Mr. Krabs is worried about losing money, so he approaches SpongeBob to explain to him that if he remembers how to make a Krabby Patty, he will be back in order. It takes days, but SpongeBob eventually learns how to make a Krabby Patty properly again. When Bubble Bass comes again to challenge SpongeBob, he again says that SpongeBob forgot the pickles. However, SpongeBob is absolutely sure that he had put pickles in the Krabby Patty. He then grabs Bubble Bass's tongue to reveal to everyone in the Krusty Krab that Bubble Bass had hidden the pickles all along. Embarrassed by the revelation, Bubble Bass quickly runs away.

7a
7a
"Hall Monitor"
Edgar Larrazabal
Chuck Klein, Jay Lender, and Mr. Lawrence
Chuck Klein (director)
Jay Lender
August 28, 1999 (1999-08-28)
2515-108
2.10[63]

Mrs. Puff makes SpongeBob a hall monitor for the day. SpongeBob patrols the town, but it results in chaos. SpongeBob invites Patrick to help him patrol as a deputy. They learn that a maniac has been causing trouble around town. Eventually, SpongeBob sees a wanted poster for himself and realizes that he is the maniac. The police arrive to arrest him, and Mrs. Puff appears to explain the situation to them, saying that he is her responsibility. The police interpret this as taking responsibility for the crimes, and she is arrested.

7b
7b
"Jellyfish Jam"
Fred Miller
Ennio Torresan, Jr., Erik Wiese, and Peter Burns
Ennio Torresan, Jr. (director)
Erik Wiese
August 28, 1999 (1999-08-28)
2515-118
2.10[63]

SpongeBob brings home a wild jellyfish and throws a big dance party. However, the wild jellyfish continues through the night and more jellyfish come to the party. The next morning, SpongeBob wakes up to find his living room filled with hundreds of dancing jellyfish, and attempts to make them leave. After Gary calms them down by clicking his eyes together and creating a beat, SpongeBob uses Gary to lead the Jellyfish back out to Jellyfish Fields.

8a
8a
"Sandy's Rocket"
Tom Yasumi
Sherm Cohen, Aaron Springer, and Peter Burns
Sherm Cohen (director)
Aaron Springer
September 4, 1999 (1999-09-04)
2515-110
1.90[64]

SpongeBob and Patrick sneak onto Sandy's rocket ship one night. When they do, they accidentally start the engine but crash-land back in Bikini Bottom. Thinking they are on the moon, they capture everyone believing they are aliens. Eventually, SpongeBob believes that Patrick is an alien. SpongeBob starts the rocket to return home, and when it reaches the moon, the rocket crashes on top of it. SpongeBob looks out the window and realizes his mistake.

8b
8b
"Squeaky Boots"
Fred Miller
Steve Fonti, Chris Mitchell, and Mr. Lawrence
Steve Fonti (director)
Chris Mitchell
September 4, 1999 (1999-09-04)
2515-102
1.90[64]

Mr. Krabs gives his daughter Pearl a pair of old boots as a cheap birthday present, but when she refuses to take them, he gives them to SpongeBob, claiming that the boots are the boots of a true fry cook. SpongeBob enjoys the boots and the high-pitched, "squeaky" sounds they make, but the noises that the boots make begin to annoy Mr. Krabs, eventually to the point that he cannot stand the sounds anymore. Because of this, Mr. Krabs steals the boots and buries them underneath the Krusty Krab, reminiscent of The Tell-Tale Heart. The next day, SpongeBob comes to work crying because he could not find the boots. Mr. Krabs, feeling guilty that he stole the boots, begins going crazy, and eventually confesses that he stole the boots, then proceeding to fry the boots in a deep fryer and eat them.

9a
9a
"Nature Pants"
Sean Dempsey
Paul Tibbitt, Mark O'Hare, and Peter Burns
Paul Tibbitt (director)
Mark O'Hare
September 11, 1999 (1999-09-11)
2515-120
N/A

SpongeBob decides that he wants to live with jellyfish, so he leaves his old life to live in Jellyfish Fields. Patrick and Sandy have a set-up picnic to try to convince SpongeBob to move back, but he resists. SpongeBob soon finds out that living among the jellyfish is not quite as he had dreamed. He realizes that he had a great life he gave up, so he returns home. When he gets home he is surprised by his friends who forgive and hug him, only for them to start itching from the poisonous sea urchins SpongeBob picked up while living among jellyfish.

9b
9b
"Opposite Day"
Tom Yasumi
Chuck Klein, Jay Lender, and Mr. Lawrence
Chuck Klein (director)
Jay Lender
September 11, 1999 (1999-09-11)
2515-112
N/A

Squidward plans to move out of Bikini Bottom after being annoyed by SpongeBob and Patrick. However, he is warned by the real estate broker that if his home is surrounded by bad neighbors, the house may not be sold. Squidward tells SpongeBob that it is "Opposite Day", and that everyone must act opposite to how they usually act. SpongeBob later tells Patrick about Opposite Day. When Squidward is busy and the real estate broker arrives, SpongeBob and Patrick both pretend to be Squidward, giving her a tour of the house, while describing it negatively and doing the opposite of what she asks. Then, the real Squidward arrives and begs the broker to sell his house, but, feeling deceived, she refuses, leaving Squidward stuck where he is.

10a
10a
"Culture Shock"
Edgar Larrazabal
Paul Tibbitt, Mark O'Hare, and Mr. Lawrence
Paul Tibbitt (director)
Mark O'Hare
September 18, 1999 (1999-09-18)
2515-122
N/A

The Krusty Krab has a lack of customers, and Mr. Krabs tells Squidward and SpongeBob that the Krusty Krab needs ideas to bring in more. Squidward suggests a talent show at the Krusty Krab, and Mr. Krabs agrees. When the night of the show arrives, it is a major success, attracting a full house of customers. The final act features Squidward dancing to various genres of music, but the audience quickly hates it. They begin throwing tomatoes at him, making Squidward leave the stage. SpongeBob goes onstage and begins mopping up the mess, which the audience enjoys and starts cheering.

10b
10b
"F.U.N."
Fred Miller
Sherm Cohen, Aaron Springer, and Peter Burns
Sherm Cohen (director)
Aaron Springer
September 18, 1999 (1999-09-18)
2515-121
N/A

After another failed attempt by the evil Plankton to steal a Krabby Patty, SpongeBob reasons that Plankton is just lonely and needs a friend; that's why he's so evil. After SpongeBob befriends Plankton, the two engage in a variety of friendship activities. Unfortunately, Mr. Krabs must show SpongeBob Plankton's true colors.

11a
11a
"MuscleBob BuffPants"
Edgar Larrazabal
Ennio Torresan, Jr., Erik Wiese, and Mr. Lawrence
Ennio Torresan, Jr. (director)
Erik Wiese
September 25, 1999 (1999-09-25)
2515-123
N/A

SpongeBob orders fake arms with inflatable muscles to impress everyone. When Sandy sees him, she decides to enroll the both of them in a competition, where each contestant must throw an anchor the farthest they can. SpongeBob realizes that this would expose that his "muscles" are fake. At the competition, every contestant heaves their anchors far, but with his fake muscles, SpongeBob cannot even lift his anchor. He inflates his arms to strengthen himself, but instead they explode, revealing him as a fraud.

11b
11b
"Squidward the Unfriendly Ghost"
Fred Miller
Sherm Cohen, Aaron Springer, and Peter Burns
Sherm Cohen (director)
Aaron Springer
September 25, 1999 (1999-09-25)
2515-115
N/A

SpongeBob and Patrick think Squidward is dead after ruining his self-replica. Squidward decides to take advantage of their mistake by telling them that he will spare them if they accept all of his commands. SpongeBob and Patrick decide that since Squidward is a vengeful spirit, they need to have Squidward put to rest. Squidward eventually admits his charade, but SpongeBob and Patrick believe that Squidward is simply in denial about his death. SpongeBob blows a giant bubble that engulfs Squidward and sends him floating up to the sky.

12a
12a
"The Chaperone"
Sean Dempsey
Sherm Cohen, Aaron Springer, and Peter Burns
Sherm Cohen (director)
Aaron Springer
October 2, 1999 (1999-10-02)
2515-113
N/A

SpongeBob is asked to take Pearl to her school prom after she was dumped by her boyfriend. When they arrive, SpongeBob clumsily ruins Pearl's experience, making him break down. Feeling sorry for him, Pearl attempts to console him and restore his confidence. Pearl and SpongeBob perform a dance, which everyone else soon begins doing. However, this results in many injuries and mass destruction. An angry mob forms and throws Pearl and SpongeBob out of the building. SpongeBob apologizes, and Pearl says that even though it was a disaster, it was really fun.

12b
12b
"Employee of the Month"
Sean Dempsey
Paul Tibbitt and Mr. Lawrence
Paul Tibbitt (director)
Mark O'Hare, Ennio Torresan Jr., & Erik Wiese
October 2, 1999 (1999-10-02)
2515-125
N/A

SpongeBob is always the best employee ever but Squidward wants the Employee of the Month Award for a change. The two argue about the award and set several traps for each other as they both desperately try to reach the Krusty Krab first. They get there at the same time, just as Mr. Krabs opens the doors. They begin overworking themselves in an attempt to impress him, doing more harm than good, scaring Mr. Krabs out of his wits in the process. They then try to make as many Krabby Patties as possible, eventually causing the Krusty Krab to explode.

13a
13a
"Scaredy Pants"
Sean Dempsey
Paul Tibbitt and Peter Burns
Paul Tibbitt (director)
Mark O'Hare
October 28, 1999 (1999-10-28)
2515-109
N/A

SpongeBob is tired of always getting scared on Halloween and being called "Scaredy Pants", so he decides to dress like the Flying Dutchman to get revenge. For his costume, SpongeBob realizes that a real ghost has a round head, and that he has a square one. Patrick shaves SpongeBob's head, making it round. The real Flying Dutchman appears and explains to the people how offended he is by people dressing up as him for Halloween, and that SpongeBob's costume is the worst of all. He takes off SpongeBob's costume, which revealed that his brain is exposed as a result of Patrick's shaving. Subsequently, everyone runs away, including the Dutchman, leaving SpongeBob satisfied to finally have succeeded in scaring people.

13b
13b
"I Was a Teenage Gary"
Edgar Larrazabal
Steve Fonti, Chris Mitchell, and Mr. Lawrence
Steve Fonti (director)
Chris Mitchell
October 28, 1999 (1999-10-28)
2515-117
N/A

SpongeBob trusts Squidward to take good care of Gary while he goes to a jellyfishing convention. However, Squidward neglects him and Gary falls sick. SpongeBob calls the veterinarian, who gives him a syringe filled with snail plasma. Squidward accidentally injects the serum into SpongeBob's nose, causing SpongeBob to turn into a snail. The transformed SpongeBob approaches Squidward who runs in fear, accidentally injects himself with the serum, and thus turns into a snail himself. The three snails are last seen meowing a song on a fence at night, which annoys Patrick.

14a
14a
"SB-129"
Tom Yasumi
Aaron Springer, Erik Wiese, and Mr. Lawrence
Aaron Springer (director)
Erik Wiese
December 31, 1999 (1999-12-31)
2515-129
N/A

After being invited by SpongeBob and Patrick to go jellyfishing, Squidward refuses and wants to be away from them. He hides inside of the Krusty Krab's freezer, getting trapped in there. Two thousand years later, the freezer finally rusts open and Squidward finds himself in "the future." Attempting to get back home using a time machine, he accidentally goes too far back. After meeting prehistoric versions of SpongeBob and Patrick, he successfully gets the time machine working again, only to break it "mid-flight." As a result, he experiences "a surreal realm of nothingness". Suddenly realizing his loneliness, he attempts to escape and lands in the time machine room. He begs it to return to the present, which it does. However, he finds that he's now famous for inventing "jellyfishing" after having shown it to prehistoric SpongeBob and Patrick.

14b
14b
"Karate Choppers"
Tom Yasumi
Aaron Springer, Erik Wiese, and Merriwether Williams
Aaron Springer (director)
Erik Wiese
December 31, 1999 (1999-12-31)
2515-135
N/A

SpongeBob is constantly practicing karate with Sandy, but Mr. Krabs forbids SpongeBob to do karate after attacking the customers at the Krusty Krab and threatens to fire him for good. They attempt to forget karate, and go to the park instead. However, while slicing sandwiches, they begin doing karate again, which is seen by Mr. Krabs. SpongeBob gives Mr. Krabs permission to fire him. However, Mr. Krabs finds out that karate chops can replace knives, so he forces SpongeBob and Sandy to slice Krabby Patties this way, which earns him more money.

15a
15a
"Sleepy Time"
Edgar Larrazabal
Paul Tibbitt, Ennio Torresan Jr., and Mr. Lawrence
Paul Tibbitt & Ennio Torresan Jr. (directors and artists)
January 17, 2000 (2000-01-17)
2515-141
2.00[65]

When SpongeBob goes to sleep, he gains the ability of astral projection (because of Mrs. Puff) and ventures into his friends' dreams. After a journey to his friends' dreams, SpongeBob then goes back to his own dream. When he wakes up, everyone is in his room, upset that he messed up their dreams.

15b
15b
"Suds"
Edgar Larrazabal
Paul Tibbitt, Ennio Torresan Jr., and Mr. Lawrence
Paul Tibbitt & Ennio Torresan Jr. (directors and artists)
January 17, 2000 (2000-01-17)
2515-132
2.00[65]

SpongeBob tries to fall asleep but fails. He decides that eating a seanut butter and jellyfish sandwich would help, but he accidentally leaves his refrigerator door open. The open refrigerator gives him a bad case of a sickness similar to the common cold called the suds, causing him to sneeze bubbles out of his pores. Unfortunately, Patrick foolishly tells SpongeBob that going to the doctor is a terrifying experience. SpongeBob asks Patrick to cure him, but he only makes it worse. Sandy then takes SpongeBob to a real doctor, who prescribes the "sponge treatment", involving SpongeBob being used to clean dishes, a car, a mans back, a human foot, and the floor. The treatment cures SpongeBob completely and he is given a lollipop. Patrick wanting a lollipop then fakes having the suds and gets the painful "starfish treatment" in which he is used to clean a cactus and a toilet.

16a
16a
"Valentine's Day"
Fred Miller
Chuck Klein, Jay Lender, and Merriwether Williams
Chuck Klein (director)
Jay Lender
February 14, 2000 (2000-02-14)
2515-128
N/A

SpongeBob and Sandy set up a Valentine's Day treat for Patrick, a hot-air balloon made completely of chocolate, at a Valentine's Day-themed park. Unfortunately, their plan is delayed, as the balloon is attacked by scallops. SpongeBob gives Patrick a handshake in order to keep the balloon a surprise. Patrick nearly goes insane with rage, but SpongeBob's treat for Patrick arrives, and Patrick becomes friends with SpongeBob and Sandy again.

16b
16b
"The Paper"
Fred Miller
Chuck Klein, Jay Lender, and Mr. Lawrence
Chuck Klein (director)
Jay Lender
February 14, 2000 (2000-02-14)
2515-134
N/A

SpongeBob plays around with a gum wrapper Squidward threw on his yard. SpongeBob uses his imagination to have fun and do amazing things with the paper, and Squidward becomes jealous and attempts to take it back. However, SpongeBob refuses to give it back, as he promised not to. Squidward desperately begs SpongeBob for the paper, and is not successful until he agrees to trade everything he owns. However, Squidward does not have fun with the paper, and realizes that it is completely worthless.

17a
17a
"Arrgh!"
Sean Dempsey
Sherm Cohen, Vincent Waller, and Merriwether Williams
Sherm Cohen (director)
Vincent Waller
March 15, 2000 (2000-03-15)
2515-130
2.10[66]

SpongeBob, Patrick, and Mr. Krabs play a board game based on the legend of the Flying Dutchman, which involves an in-game treasure hunt. Mr. Krabs likes the game so much that he wants to go on a real treasure hunt. In their hunt, SpongeBob and Patrick find the treasure, but Mr. Krabs says that all of the treasure belongs to him. They begin fighting over the chest, and their arguing wakes up the Flying Dutchman, who appears and congratulates SpongeBob and Patrick for digging it up for him. He takes the treasure, but gives them two gold coins. Mr. Krabs asks for a reward, but receives only a tiny plastic treasure chest.

17b
17b
"Rock Bottom"
Tom Yasumi
Paul Tibbitt, Ennio Torresan, and David Fain
Paul Tibbitt & Ennio Torresan (directors)
March 15, 2000 (2000-03-15)
2515-138
2.10[66]

When a delightful day at the glove-themed amusement park called Glove World is over, SpongeBob and Patrick take the wrong bus when they are trying to go home and end up in the abyssal zone of Rock Bottom. Patrick gets on a bus to go home and accidentally leaves SpongeBob behind. SpongeBob makes several unsuccessful attempts to get on a bus. Meanwhile, he meets a friendly-looking anglerfish, who has SpongeBob's balloon from Glove World. The creature blows up the balloon, ties it to SpongeBob's wrist, and allows him to float up the cliff and back to Bikini Bottom.

18a
18a
"Texas"
Sean Dempsey
Sherm Cohen, Vincent Waller, and David Fain
Sherm Cohen (director)
Vincent Waller
March 22, 2000 (2000-03-22)
2515-139
N/A

Sandy is homesick and wishes she was back in Texas. SpongeBob attempts to cheer her up by organizing a Texas-themed surprise party at the Krusty Krab. They go to Sandy's house to ask her to come to the Krusty Krab with them, but she tells them that she is leaving Bikini Bottom to go back to Texas. SpongeBob and Patrick are shocked by this, so after making several insults about Texas and getting Sandy angry, they lure her to the Krusty Krab. Sandy realizes how much her underwater friends care about her, and that Bikini Bottom has become her true home, so she decides to stay.

18b
18b
"Walking Small"
Sean Dempsey
Aaron Springer, Erik Wiese, and Mr. Lawrence
Aaron Springer (director)
Erik Wiese
March 22, 2000 (2000-03-22)
2515-133
N/A

At Goo Lagoon, Plankton arrives to turn the beach into the future site of a Chum Bucket branch, demanding that everyone leave the beach. However, no one listens to him, due to how small he is. He concludes that he needs someone big to help clear the beach for him, and encounters SpongeBob. Plankton decides to trick SpongeBob into being "assertive" in order to get the things that he wants. After a series of cruel and nasty actions by SpongeBob, everyone leaves the beach. Plankton then reveals his true intentions to SpongeBob, making him very upset. SpongeBob defeats Plankton by becoming "aggressively nice", performing kind actions that attract the people back to the beach. Plankton leaves the beach, disgusted by the overwhelming amount of kindness.

19a
19a
"Fools in April"
Fred Miller
Aaron Springer, Erik Wiese, and Merriwether Williams
Aaron Springer (director)
Erik Wiese
April 1, 2000 (2000-04-01)
2515-140
N/A

At the Krusty Krab, SpongeBob pulls numerous playful and harmless pranks on people. Squidward gets so annoyed that he pulls his own cruel and nasty prank on SpongeBob in retaliation. It ends poorly as SpongeBob runs for home, physically and emotionally hurt. Squidward goes to see SpongeBob to apologize, but finds it impossible to say "I'm sorry" to him. He is able to say it by putting a bubble over his head, so that SpongeBob cannot actually hear his apology. Squidward walks away, saying that his conscience is clear, but is confronted by memories of what he did. He goes back and genuinely apologizes to SpongeBob. Suddenly, SpongeBob fully opens his front door, revealing that everyone else is inside behind him, and witnessed Squidward's apology. Squidward states that he was fooling them as well before running away to his house while laughing maniacally.

19b
19b
"Neptune's Spatula"
Fred Miller
Chuck Klein, Jay Lender, and David B. Fain
Chuck Klein (director)
Jay Lender
April 1, 2000 (2000-04-01)
2515-137
N/A

While at the Fry Cook Museum, SpongeBob pulls a legendary spatula out of a bucket of grease, summoning King Neptune. King Neptune challenges SpongeBob to prove his ability, as he is not pleased to find that SpongeBob is the one destined to be his eternal fry cook. At the competition, King Neptune makes 1,000 burgers in the time it takes SpongeBob to make just one, winning the challenge. However, when Neptune shares his patties with the audience, they find that they taste terrible. Neptune is angered by this and tastes SpongeBob's patty, and finds it to be delicious. SpongeBob is declared the winner, but when he finds out that his friends cannot come with him to Atlantis, he refuses to go. He instead arranges for Neptune to be a trainee under him at the Krusty Krab.
Guest appearance: John O'Hurley as King Neptune.

20a
20a
"Hooky"
Edgar Larrazabal
Sherm Cohen, Vincent Waller, and Merriwether Williams
Sherm Cohen (director)
Vincent Waller
April 8, 2000 (2000-04-08)[67]
2515-136
N/A

Mr. Krabs comes into the Krusty Krab warning everybody of the fishing hooks appearing in the waters surrounding Bikini Bottom. Patrick encourages SpongeBob to play on them with him, thinking they are not dangerous. Mr. Krabs catches the two playing on the hooks and warns them never to do it again. The next day, SpongeBob tries to avoid the hooks but gives in to temptation, gets caught on one, and runs to the Krusty Krab for help. The hook ends up removing SpongeBob's clothes in front of Pearl and her friends, and he runs naked to his house, embarrassed by the incident. As it turns out, Squidward was the one fishing, to teach SpongeBob a lesson.
Guest appearances: John Lurie and Jim Jarmusch (archival recording)

20b
20b
"Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy II"
Tom Yasumi
Chuck Klein, Jay Lender, and Mr. Lawrence
Chuck Klein (director)
Jay Lender
April 8, 2000 (2000-04-08)[67]
2515-131
N/A

SpongeBob wins a conch shell that can summon Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy in emergencies. However, he abuses this privilege, constantly calling the superheroes to help with everyday tasks. Eventually, the two heroes are exhausted, and SpongeBob apologizes, explaining that he just wanted to spend time with them. As a result, they let SpongeBob join them on their daily patrol, but he ends up doing several accidental things, annoying them. At a diner, Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy decide to "ditch" SpongeBob by asking him to search for their theme song on the jukebox. Outside, however, they are attacked and trapped by their arch nemesis, the Dirty Bubble. SpongeBob comes outside to tell them, and sees their predicament. He asks the Dirty Bubble for his autograph, saying that he is his favorite supervillain, and "accidentally" pops the Dirty Bubble with a pencil tip, saving the day.
Note: This was the last episode to use traditional cel animation.
Guest appearances: Ernest Borgnine and Tim Conway as Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy, Charles Nelson Reilly as the Dirty Bubble.

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text: DVD release[edit]

text: The DVD boxset for season one was released by Paramount Home Entertainment and Nickelodeon in the United States and Canada in October 2003, three years after it had completed broadcast on television. The DVD release features bonus materials including audio commentaries, featurettes, and music videos.[46][48][68] The pilot episode "Help Wanted" was excluded in the DVD release due to copyright issues.[68] According to Derek Drymon, the episode was not included because Nickelodeon did not want to pay Tiny Tim's estate for the DVD rights.[25] "Help Wanted" was later released on the SpongeBob SquarePants: The Complete 3rd Season DVD as a bonus feature on September 27, 2005.[69][70] It was also released on the SpongeBob SquarePants: The First 100 Episodes DVD, alongside all the episodes of seasons one through five.[71][72] The DVD included a featurette called "Help Wanted" the Seven Seas Edition that featured "Help Wanted" in numerous languages.[73][74] The episode was also a bonus feature in the series DVD called SpongeBob SquarePants: 10 Happiest Moments that was released on September 14, 2010.[75][76] Upon release, the DVD set was quickly sold out at Best Buy and was selling "briskly" at online retailers, including Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble and Walmart.[77] In 2012, the DVD was released in slim packaging.

text:
SpongeBob SquarePants: The Complete 1st Season

Set details[46][48][68]
Special features[46][48][68]

20 episodes (excluding "Help Wanted")
3-disc set
1.33:1 aspect ratio
Languages:

English (Dolby Digital 2.0)

Audio commentaries for "Plankton!" and "Karate Choppers"
Featurettes:

The Origin of SpongeBob SquarePants
Recollections From the First Season Crew
Everybody's Talking: The Voices Behind SpongeBob SquarePants
Drawing the Goo Lagoon
SpongeBob's Life Strategies

The Bikini Bottom's Up Tour
In the Key of Seas: Krusty Krab Karaoke
Music videos

Violent Femmes Sing SpongeBob
SpongeBob Scaredy Pants Music Video
SpongeBob Dancin' Pants Music Video

Release dates

Region 1
Region 2
Region 4

October 28, 2003[78]
November 7, 2005[79]
November 30, 2006[80]

text: Notes[edit]

text:
^ Jump up to: a b c d Information is taken from the opening and ending credits of each episode.
Jump up ^ Initial airings, Tales from the Deep DVD and Deep Sea Sillies VHS versions.[59]
Jump up ^ Later reruns, The Complete 1st Season DVD, The First 100 Episodes DVD, and 10 Happiest Moments DVD versions.

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document_title: The Detour (TV series)

question_text: how many episodes are in season 3 of the detour

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text: The Detour (TV series)

text: Premise[edit]

text: The series follows Nate Parker, Jr. (Jason Jones), his wife Robin Randall (Natalie Zea), and their kids Delilah (Ashley Gerasimovich) and Jared (Liam Carroll) as they drive from their home in Syracuse, New York, to Florida for a family vacation. The trip experiences several dramatic delays such as car trouble, run-ins with law enforcement, unforeseen medical mishaps, and intervening locals. Additionally, it is revealed that Nate caused some professional trouble before leaving Syracuse and has ulterior motives for the Florida trip, fueling flashbacks and a framing device involving several law-enforcement agencies and an interrogation into his unspecified crimes.[5]

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text: Season 2, the family settles in New York City as Nate finds a new career but more trouble as pieces of Robin's past begin to resurface including her relationship with her father, wanted felon J.R. Randall (James Cromwell). The framing device is once again present, with the couple now under interrogation by the United States Postal Inspection Service as an attempt to get at J.R., led by the overzealous (and very pregnant) Agent Edie (Laura Benanti).

text: Season 3 sees the family flee to Alaska. The framing remains but with Nate and Robin discussing their case with their lawyer, Joe Delicious (Max Casella).

text: Cast[edit]

text:
Jason Jones as Nate Parker Jr.[6]
Natalie Zea as Robin Randall[7]
Ashley Gerasimovich as Delilah Parker[8]
Liam Carroll as Jared (Jareb) Parker[8]
Daniella Pineda as Vanessa Randall[9]
Mary Grill as Federal Agent Mary[10] (season 1; guest, season 2)
Laura Benanti as USPIS Agent Edie Randall[11] (season 3; recurring, season 2)

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text: Recurring[edit]

text:
Phil Reeves as Gene
Jeffrey Vincent Parise as Carlos (Season 2)
Tom Amandes as Dr. Rob (Season 1)
Judge Reinhold as Davey (Season 1)
Maz Jobrani as Gupta (Season 1)
Weronika Rosati as Oksana (Season 1)
Wayne Caparas as Lobsong (Season 1)
James Cromwell as Jack "J.R." Randall (Season 2)
Mamoudou Athie as USPIS Agent Carl (Season 2)
Max Casella as Joe Delicious (Season 2-3)
Darin Cooper as ICE Agent (Season 1)
Vince Foster as USDA Agent (Season 1)
Deja Dee as DEA Agent (Season 1)
Taylor Kowalski as Billy Evans (Season 1)
Adam Boyer as Morris (Season 1)
Denitra Isler as Latisha (Season 1)
Mary Kraft as Shelly
Angelina Lewis as Svetlana (Season 1)
Paul Cuneo as Carl (Season 1)
Sebastian Greco as Caleb (Season 1)
Britt Rentschler as Melissa (Season 1)
Samuel Vielma as Marco (Season 1)
Jonathan D. Williams as Paul (Season 1)
Jeff Blumenkrantz as Lars (Season 2)
Teddy Canez as Conrad (Season 2)
Donshea Hopkins as Chase (Season 2)
Marceline Hugot as Judith (Season 2)
Catrina Ganey as Judge (Season 2)
Meredith Henderhan as Stenographer (Season 2)
Saverio Guerra as Paddy Greenberg (Season 2)
Paloma Guzman as Carlita (Season 2)
Perry Yung as Zhi (Season 2)
Erik King as Harris (Season 2)
Jocelyn Bioh as Isabel (Season 2)
Kevin Townley as Martin (Season 2)
Akira Ito as IRS Drone (Season 2)
Jim Santangeli as SWAT Officer (Season 2)
Amy Shiels as Nicole (Season 2)
Souleymane Sy Savane as African Man (Season 2)
Dave Hanson as Agent Randy (Season 2)
Richard Nwaoko as Bobby (Season 2)
Fletcher Bee-Jones as Young Nate
Samantha Bee as Nate's Mother
Caitlynne Medrek as Nurse (Season 3)

text: Development[edit]

text: TBS ordered the pilot, written by Jason Jones and Samantha Bee in October 2014.[6] The show is based on the real life couple's own experience with family vacations.[12]

text: It was picked up for ten episodes in February 2015.[1] On April 6, 2016, the show was renewed for a second season before the premiere.[2]

text: Episodes[edit]

text: Series overview[edit]

text:
Season
Episodes
Originally aired

First aired
Last aired

1
10
April 11, 2016 (2016-04-11)
May 30, 2016 (2016-05-30)

2
12
February 21, 2017 (2017-02-21)
April 25, 2017 (2017-04-25)

3
10
January 23, 2018 (2018-01-23)
March 27, 2018 (2018-03-27)

text: Season 1 (2016)[edit]

text:
No.
overall
No. in
season
Title
Directed by
Written by
Original air date
Prod.
code
U.S. viewers
(millions)

1
1
"The Pilot"
Steve Pink
Jason Jones & Samantha Bee
April 11, 2016 (2016-04-11)
101
1.166[13]

Nate, Robin and the kids are headed from Syracuse to Ft. Lauderdale in a janky minivan instead of flying. Among truckers, aggressive drivers, and roadside breakfast spots, the family learns nothing on the road is what it seems.

2
2
"The Hotel"
Steve Pink
Jason Jones
April 11, 2016 (2016-04-11)
102
1.043[13]

3
3
"The Tank"
Steve Pink
Mike Beaver
April 18, 2016 (2016-04-18)
103
0.841[14]

4
4
"The Restaurant"
Brennan Shroff
Jason Jones
April 25, 2016 (2016-04-25)
104
0.863[15]

5
5
"The B & B"
Jeff Tomsic
Samantha Bee
May 2, 2016 (2016-05-02)
105
0.771[16]

6
6
"The Wedding"
Jeff Tomsic
Neena Beber
May 9, 2016 (2016-05-09)
106
0.843[17]

7
7
"The Road"
Jason Jones
Jason Jones
May 16, 2016 (2016-05-16)
107
0.695[18]

8
8
"The Drop"
Joe Kessler
Chad Carter
May 23, 2016 (2016-05-23)
108
0.837[19]

9
9
"The Track"
Jeff Tomsic
Brennan Shroff
May 30, 2016 (2016-05-30)
109
0.894[20]

10
10
"The Beach"
Jeff Tomsic
Mike Beaver & Jason Jones
May 30, 2016 (2016-05-30)
110
0.777[20]

text: Season 2 (2017)[edit]

text:
No.
overall
No. in
season
Title
Directed by
Written by
Original air date
Prod.
code
U.S. viewers
(millions)

11
1
"The City"
Brennan Shroff
Chad Carter & Jason Jones & Samantha Bee
February 21, 2017 (2017-02-21)
201
1.456[21]

12
2
"The Club"
Brennan Shroff
Jess Lacher
February 21, 2017 (2017-02-21)
202
1.113[21]

13
3
"The Tub"
Brennan Shroff
Kristy Lopez-Bernal
February 28, 2017 (2017-02-28)
203
0.984[22]

14
4
"The Court"
Dale Stern
Brennan Shroff
March 7, 2017 (2017-03-07)
204
1.118[23]

15
5
"The Birth"
Timothy Greenberg
Mike Beaver
March 14, 2017 (2017-03-14)
205
1.036[24]

16
6
"The Tournament"
Dale Stern
Chad Carter
March 21, 2017 (2017-03-21)
206
1.108[25]

17
7
"The Heat"
Jason Jones
Jason Jones
March 28, 2017 (2017-03-28)
207
1.072[26]

18
8
"The Job"
Brennan Shroff
Brennan Shroff
April 4, 2017 (2017-04-04)
208
1.088[27]

19
9
"The Dilemma"
Jason Jones
Chad Carter
April 11, 2017 (2017-04-11)
209
0.967[28]

20
10
"The Trip"
Brennan Shroff
Moujan Zolfaghari
April 18, 2017 (2017-04-18)
210
1.006[29]

21
11
"The Mule"
Brennan Shroff
Mike Beaver
April 25, 2017 (2017-04-25)
211
1.141[30]

22
12
"The Ass"
Brennan Shroff
Mike Beaver
April 25, 2017 (2017-04-25)
212
0.790[30]

text: Season 3 (2018)[edit]

text:
No.
overall
No. in
season
Title
Directed by
Written by
Original air date
Prod.
code
U.S. viewers
(millions)

23
1
"The Run"
Brennan Shroff
Jason Jones & Samantha Bee
January 23, 2018 (2018-01-23)
301
1.017[31]

24
2
"The Stop"
Brennan Shroff
Hannah Klein & Isabel Richardson
January 30, 2018 (2018-01-30)
302
1.083[32]

25
3
"The Mark"
Jason Jones
Chad Carter
February 6, 2018 (2018-02-06)
303
0.880[33]

26
4
"The Goal"
Natalie Zea
Brennan Shroff
February 13, 2018 (2018-02-13)
304
0.922[34]

27
5
"The Boat"
Brennan Shroff
Chad Carter
February 20, 2018 (2018-02-20)
305
1.032[35]

28
6
"The Vows"
Brennan Shroff
Ian Berger
February 27, 2018 (2018-02-27)
306
1.000[36]

29
7
"The Water"
Brennan Shroff
Mike Beaver
March 6, 2018 (2018-03-06)
307
0.971[37]

30
8
"The Plane"
Brennan Shroff
Timothy Greenberg
March 13, 2018 (2018-03-13)
308
1.066[38]

31
9
"The Funeral"
Brennan Shroff
Mike Beaver
March 20, 2018 (2018-03-20)
309
1.008[39]

32
10
"The Escape"
Brennan Shroff
Chad Carter
March 27, 2018 (2018-03-27)
310
0.906[40]

text: Broadcast[edit]

text: In Canada, The Detour premiered on April 21, 2016 on The Comedy Network.[41] In Latin America it premiered on June 9, 2016 on TBS Latin America. It premiered on Comedy Central India on October 5, 2016.[42]

text: It is available in Australia on streaming service Stan as of January 2018.[43]

text: Reception[edit]

text: On Rotten Tomatoes, the first season has an approval rating of 78% based on 23 reviews, with an average rating of 6.9/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "Sometimes raunchy, but often honest and endearing, The Detour brings the laughs as the story tries to find its way."[44] On Metacritic, the first season holds a score of 69 out of 100, based on 19 critics.[45]

text: On Rotten Tomatoes, season two has an approval rating of 100% based on 5 reviews, with an average rating of 6.9/10.[46] On Metacritic, the Season has a weighted average score 77 out of 100, based on 4 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[47]


document_title: What Happened to Monday

question_text: who plays karen in what happened to monday

text: What Happened to Monday

text: Plot[edit]

text: Around the year 2043, overpopulation causes a worldwide crisis, resulting in a strict one-child policy enforced by the Child Allocation Bureau. When multiple children are born to one mother, all but the eldest are put into cryosleep. Karen Settman dies when she gives birth to identical septuplet sisters. Their grandfather Terrence names them after the days of the week and trains them to pose as a single individual named after their mother, and to leave the house only on the day of their name. To safeguard their secret, Terrence ensures they share information on a daily basis and replicates any accident that affects one of the sisters' physical appearance. The sisters develop a system of wigs and makeup to cover any identifying features.

text: In 2073, as Sunday returns from her job at a bank, she sees C.A.B. agents detain a child as onlookers protest. The siblings watch the recorded incident and debate turning themselves in, agreeing to continue their act. The following day, Monday prepares her disguise as Karen, nervous about giving a presentation. At a checkpoint, Monday runs into Adrian Knowles, a C.A.B. agent who flirts with her. At the bank, Monday's co-worker Jerry, a competitor for a promotion, hints at blackmailing her.

text: When Monday fails to return home, Tuesday retraces her steps. Tuesday learns Monday got the promotion and met Jerry at a bar. Before she can investigate further, C.A.B. agents detain her and cut off her communications. Adrian sees Tuesday being escorted to a cell, where she meets Nicolette Cayman, head of the bureau and a candidate for parliament. Cayman explains she knows about Tuesday's siblings, and, when Tuesday offers a bribe, Cayman reveals Monday offered the same deal. Cayman orders C.A.B. agents to assassinate Tuesday's sisters.

text: C.A.B. agents use a severed eye to bypass a retinal scanner. Thursday ambushes the agents as they arrest the other siblings. The sisters kill the agents, but Sunday dies. Learning the eye is Tuesday's, the sisters suspect Jerry may have sold them out. The next day, Wednesday leaves without disguising herself and confronts Jerry. He reveals the sisters got the promotion when "Karen" sent millions of euros to Cayman to fund her campaign. After a C.A.B. sniper kills him, Wednesday kills several C.A.B. agents and flees.

text: As the others remotely guide Wednesday to safety, Adrian shows up at the apartment, concerned about "Karen". Thursday convinces Saturday to leave with Adrian, who has had a long-term sexual relationship with one of the sisters. Pretending to be Karen, Saturday has sex with Adrian and covertly links their bracelets, allowing Friday to hack into C.A.B. headquarters. On a video feed, they apparently find Monday in a holding cell. Meanwhile, C.A.B. agents corner and kill Wednesday. After Adrian leaves his apartment, C.A.B. agents kill Saturday as she tells them Monday was dating Adrian. Reasoning that she can not survive on her own, Friday sacrifices herself to give Thursday a chance to rescue Monday when C.A.B. agents again storm the sisters' apartment.

text: Adrian hears about the incident and rushes to the apartment. Thursday takes him hostage and blames him for her sisters' deaths. He is at first confused but claims to love Monday after realizing they are siblings. Thursday convinces Adrian to help by telling him Monday is still alive. Adrian sneaks Thursday into C.A.B. headquarters in a body bag. As she is prepared for disposal, a child undergoes cryosleep. Instead of being frozen, she is incinerated, which Thursday records. After overpowering the guards, Adrian and Thursday rescue Monday. But when they reached her cell, they learn that it's Tuesday. They deduced that it is Monday who has sold them out to Cayman.

text: After a scuffle, Thursday shoots Monday and leaves her for dead. As Cayman hosts a fundraiser, Tuesday and Adrian broadcast Thursday's video footage. The crowd turns on Cayman, who insists she only did what was necessary. Monday staggers into the fundraiser, but a C.A.B. agent shoots her before she can kill Cayman. As the crowd flees, dying Monday reveals to the others that she was pregnant. In the aftermath, the Child Allocation Act is repealed and Cayman faces the death penalty. Thursday, Adrian, and Tuesday watch Monday's and Adrian's twins develop in an artificial womb. Tuesday and Thursday rename themselves Terry and Karen.

text: Cast[edit]

text:
Noomi Rapace as Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday & Sunday / Karen Settman

Clara Read as Young Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday & Sunday / Young Karen Settman

Willem Dafoe as Terrence Settman
Glenn Close as Nicolette Cayman
Marwan Kenzari as Adrian Knowles
Pål Sverre Hagen as Jerry
Tomiwa Edun as Eddie
Stig Frode Henriksen as Enforcer #3
Santiago Cabrera as Infomercial Processor
Robert Wagner as Charles Benning
Vlad Rădescu as TBA

text: Release[edit]

text: What Happened to Monday premiered at the 2017 Locarno Festival.[7]

text: Reception[edit]

text: Rotten Tomatoes, a review aggregator, reports that 61% of 18 surveyed critics gave the film a positive review; the average rating is 5.8/10.[8] Jessica Kiang of Variety called it a "ludicrous, violent, amusingly dumb sci-fi actioner". Kiang said that, although it is full of plot holes and Rapace's characters are thinly characterized, it is likely to become a cult film.[3]


document_title: The Proud Family

question_text: who did orlando brown play in proud family

text: The Proud Family

text: Production[edit]

text: The Proud Family was created by Bruce W. Smith and was produced by Jambalaya Studios. Originally piloted for Disney's One Saturday Morning, then Nickelodeon, it was eventually picked up by Disney Channel and started airing in September 2001. An original pilot was made and produced by Nickelodeon in 1999 but was never shown to the public resulting in Nickelodeon passing the show on.[2] Many of the later episodes of The Proud Family were produced using Adobe Flash.[3]

text: The series is the first Disney children's cartoon which did not premiere on network/over-the-air television, which had been done since 1984 when the Television Animation unit was started. It marked the first animated Disney Channel Original Series, and, incidentally, the only original animated series from Disney Channel not associated with, and to be produced exclusively by Disney's Television Animation arm.

text: Voice cast and their characters[edit]

text:
Penny Proud (voiced by Kyla Pratt): The main protagonist of the series, a 14-year-old girl living in fictional Wizville, California, who is usually embarrassed by her father, Oscar. She enjoys hanging out with her friends, even though they have gotten her into trouble, and left her to face danger by herself many times. She listens to and always respects her parents, but often caves in to peer pressure. She can be very bratty when she doesn't get her way and is very logical. She is a talented singer as shown when she becomes a solo singer for Wizard Kelly productions but quits after missing her old life. Penny is a straight 'A' student. She is on the football team and the newspaper staff. Penny tried out for cheerleading, but due to having an accident with the stage being converted into a giant CD, LaCienega got the last spot on the cheerleading squad. Penny is also good at reciting poetry and becomes jealous when Dijonay becomes just as good as her. In The Proud Family Movie, Penny turns 16, and she begins to want independence, but her father has issues letting her go. She saves the world and makes up with him, and he finally realizes she's her own person who can make her own decisions. Penny hangs out with Dijonay, Sticky, LaCienega and Zoey. However their friendship with Penny is questionable at times as they all have a habit of ditching Penny whenever she is in a difficult situation.
Oscar Proud (voiced by Tommy Davidson): The over-protective father of Penny, Bebe, and Cece, and son of Suga Mama. Oscar is characterized as hyperactive, immature, childish, but still a well-meaning man. Oscar owns and operates his own snack food business called Proud Snacks whose flavors are unpopular.
Trudy Proud (née Parker) (voiced by Paula Jai Parker): The veterinarian mother of Penny, BeBe and CeCe. She comes from a relatively wealthy family, including her father who is a doctor and her sister Diana who is a famous actress. She often gives Penny advice when Penny is in trouble. Trudy is married to Oscar, and in turn often forces him to see the logical side of an argument. She is the level-headed one in the family along with Suga Mama.
Suga Mama Proud (voiced by Jo Marie Payton): Penny, Bebe, and Cece's hip, wrestling-loving grandma, Oscar and Bobby's mother and Trudy's mother-in-law who does Tae Bo. She is very nice but sassy, and always gets straight to the point when she talks. She can even tease and beat up Oscar, but loves him deep down (during The Proud Family Movie, she finally gives him some respect and listens to him for once). She has the highest regard for Trudy. Her age is unknown (although in She Drives Me Crazy, it said she had a driver's license that expired in 1938), and is often made fun of by Oscar. An event from 20 years ago shows her looking exactly the same as before. Suga Mama falls in love with Papi. On the contrary, Papi despises Suga Mama and often makes rude remarks about her in Spanish which she thinks are compliments. She shows extra amounts of love for her poodle, Puff. She is really into pink dresses and afro puffs, hence the name of her dog, Puff. Like Puff, Suga Mama also displays a really warm relationship with Penny and sometimes even agrees with her ideas.
BeBe & CeCe Proud (voiced by Tara Strong): Penny's troublemaking two-year-old fraternal twin siblings. BeBe is a boy with an afro and always has a bottle in his mouth, while CeCe is a girl with brown hair and a pink dress with pigtails. BeBe and CeCe are named after the gospel music brother and sister duo, BeBe & CeCe Winans. BeBe's eyes are never seen, due to his afro hairdo. They love Penny very much, but at times they play too roughly with her. They are often seen playing with Puff, and most of the time, Puff ends up getting injured. In the episode Twins to Tweens, Penny wishes that they were teenagers so she wouldn't have to babysit them anymore, but reverted to their infancy by the end of the episode for continuity's sake.
Puff the Dog (voiced by Tara Strong in the series, Carlos Alazraqui in the movie): Suga Mama's beloved pet poodle. Puff is often tormented by the baby twins, BeBe & CeCe, who play roughly with him. He does however, show a soft side for Penny. It is also shown that Puff likes to watch drama shows and in one episode he even posed as a black poodle on a fancy famous French magazine.

text: Semi-regular cast[edit]

text:
Karen Malina White: Dijonay Jones, Penny's selfish, untrustworthy, at times caring, and enthusiastic best friend. She has an obsessive crush on Sticky. She also loves to gossip and has gotten Penny in trouble many times. Eventually, Penny had to stop trusting Dijonay, though they still remain friends. Dijonay's name is a pun on the name of Best Foods'/Hellmann's Djionnaise: and she has 9 younger siblings all named after spices, seasonings and condiments.
Soleil Moon Frye: Zoey Howzer, Penny's friend. Zoey is nerdy, timid, shy, kind, smart and very white. She is very insecure about her looks and wants to be accepted. Zoey is known for being a follower and Penny often has to talk sense into her.
Alisa Reyes: LaCienega Boulevardez, Penny's frenemy and the daughter of Felix and Sunset Boulevardez. She is popular and beautiful in Penny's school, as well as an excellent student. Penny and LaCienega constantly antagonize each other and Penny is usually stuck hanging out with her, since LaCienega is friends with Dijonay. In the show, LaCienega is able to convince her parents that she is a very sweet and moral young lady, but in reality, she is very vain, arrogant, obnoxious, selfish, and snobbish. Despite her stubborn attitude, she really likes Penny deep down, but would never show it. LaCienega and her mother Sunset are named after La Cienega Boulevard and Sunset Boulevard, two Los Angeles area arterial roads that meet in West Hollywood, California.
Orlando Brown: Sticky Webb, Penny's other best friend. He is shown as a cool tech nerd who is able to build or hack any type of device. He seems to have a crush on Penny and is constantly trying to avoid Dijonay's affection. He does have some affection towards Dijonay, such as when she ignores him he gets jealous.
Cedric the Entertainer, Arsenio Hall in the movie: Bobby Proud, Oscar's older brother and Suga Mama's eldest son. He is a fan of groups like Kool & The Gang among others. He sings and talks like the lead singers of the 1970s funk bands Cameo (Larry Blackmon), The Ohio Players (Sugarfoot) and The Commodores (Lionel Richie). He has a 1959 Cadillac Eldorado that only plays one song and has hydraulics and also a parachute for some safety reasons (as shown in the episode "Thelma and Luis" when Suga Mama and Papi accidentally drive it off the Grand Canyon and the parachute saves them). Suga Mama favors him over Oscar. He often has Oscar do things that annoy him very often, but ironically lead to Oscar meeting beautiful women. For example, he gets Oscar to be an Ice Cream man at a basketball game, which leads to one of the cheerleaders asking Oscar out on a date. Bobby and his band, DisFunkshunal Junction, are a clear parody of band leader George Clinton (also known as Dr. Funkenstein) and his band Parliament-Funkadelic, also known as P-Funk. Bobby reveals in the episode "She Drives Me Crazy" that the band is from East St. Louis, Illinois.
Phil LaMarr: Michael Collins, Penny's flamboyant friend. Due to his effeminate interests, he is often bullied. However, he does stand-up for himself and sometimes gets over excited. In addition to this, his father is ashamed of him and often tells him to call him coach in public.
The Gross Sisters, Nubia, Olay, and Gina, the Gross sisters are the bullies of Penny's school, extorting money from students, faculty, and parents. They live in a rough housing estate in the city. Nubia is the middle child and the leader of the sisters and is known for being the only one to speak on-screen. The other sisters are the youngest but physically largest Olay, and Gina, the oldest but smallest. Gina has a habit of holding her hands out and Olay physically assaults others sometimes. Their names are a play on skin care products Neutrogena, Nivea, and Olay, which is ironic as their dry, ashy skin is noted. Nubia is voiced by Raquel Lee.
Kevin Michael Richardson: Dr. Payne / Omar, a local doctor, whose build and mannerisms are based on those of Mr. T. Oscar usually suffers painful treatment at his hands. He calls Penny "Itty Bitty" and Sugar Mama "Sugar Bear".
Cree Summer: Peabo, the Prouds' 9-year-old neighbor. He is very smart and often tries to warn Oscar whenever Oscar does something dangerous, though Oscar never listens and suffers for it. He is the only one who likes Proud Snacks. He at first has a crush on Penny, then Zoey, and ends up dating one of Dijonay's sisters.
Aries Spears: Wizard Kelly, whose face is never seen (except a very brief shot in the film). Kelly is an incredibly wealthy, very smart and famous businessman who made his fortune playing professional basketball. He is a parody of NBA Legend, Magic Johnson.
Smart Baby/Red-Nosed Baby (voiced by Ron Glass): An infant with a droll expression, who enjoys harassing Oscar. Whenever Oscar tries to expose him he responds as if he's just a regular baby, with a "Goo Goo". Despite him being a baby he's shown to be able to speak as if he were an adult.

text: Co-starring[edit]

text:
Carlos Mencia: Felix Boulevardez, Oscar's neighbor and best friend. (Oscar and Felix were also the names of the lead characters from the TV sitcom The Odd Couple). He is the father of LaCienega and the husband of Sunset. He and Oscar often get into trouble together. He and Oscar have a lot in common; both have dominating wives, both have parents living in their home (Oscar has Suga Mama and Felix has Papi) and both have teenage daughters. The differences between them is that Oscar is tall and skinny and Felix is short and overweight, and Felix is also richer and more successful than Oscar at everything yet that does not affect their friendship. They are also very strict with their daughters hanging out with boys.
Maria Canals: Sunset Boulevardez, Felix's wife and Trudy's sidekick. She is the mother of LaCienega, the wife of Felix and is a police officer.
Alvaro Gutierrez: Papi Boulevardez, Felix's father and Suga Mama's love interest. He is the grandfather of LaCienega. He speaks only Spanish and as a result he can get away with insulting Suga Mama. However, Suga Mama believes that he is sweet-talking her which increases her affection towards Papi. He is also known for his trademark cackling when after he insults Suga Mama or on some occasions. Ironically in The Proud Family Movie, Papi becomes enamored with the Spanish speaking clone of Sugar Mama, who promptly beat him up when he insulted her. Papi is a parody of Cesar Romero's character The Joker on the 1966 TV series Batman (as Romero was of Spanish descent and his laugh is reminiscent of the Joker's).
Aries Spears: Lil' Wiz, Wizard Kelly's son.

text: Notable guest stars[edit]

text:
Al Roker: A Faustian man who grants wishes at a horrible price.
Angel Joseph (Samuel L. Jackson): A homeless man who was formerly a construction worker.
Angel Margaret (Vivica A. Fox): Joseph's wife.
Angel Stephanie (Raven-Symoné): Joseph and Margaret's daughter.
Randi (Ashanti): Wizingdale's Department manager.
Boonnetta Proud (Mo'Nique): Oscar's crazy cousin.
Carlos (Kel Mitchell): Asks Penny on a date.
Chanel Parker (Solange Knowles): Trudy's niece.
Chester the Duck (Frank Welker): A duck Penny found.
The Credit Card (Steve Harvey): Penny's credit card.
Debra Williams (Vanessa L. Williams): Friend of Oscar and Trudy (the latter's college roommate) and the woman in the Thingy costume.
Diana Parker (Sheryl Lee Ralph): Trudy's sister who is a Broadway star.
"Fifteen (15) Cent" (Omarion): A young rapper with a crush on Penny. He is a loose parody of 50 Cent.
Garrett Krebs (Ving Rhames): The antagonist of the Halloween episode "A Hero for Halloween".
Johnny McBride (Shia LaBeouf): A classmate in Penny's algebra class; an obnoxious paraplegic who has a crush on Penny.
Kwok Wong (Dante Basco)- Penny's love interest in "Romeo Must Wed". He makes minor appearances in other episodes.
Leslie Parker (Wendy Raquel Robinson): Trudy's sister-in-law.
Lisa Raye (LisaRaye McCoy): A dance instructor for 15 Cent's video.
Lou Rawls (Lou Rawls): Voices himself in Penny's dream sequence and singing "You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine".
Mariah Carey: Trudy's client.
Mrs. Maureen Parker (Cicely Tyson): Trudy's mother.
Mega (Ray J): A boy who runs a website where kids download songs for free.
Ray Ray Proud, Sr. (Anthony Anderson): Oscar's crazy cousin.
Ray Ray Proud, Jr. (Jamal Mixon): the son of Ray Ray Proud, Sr.
Reuben Parker (David Alan Grier): Trudy's rich brother.
Sista Spice (Jenifer Lewis): Suga Mama's sister.
Sunny Stevens/Iesha (Gabrielle Union): The teen star of Penny and her friends' favorite show, Iesha. The show is a loose parody of UPN's "Moesha"
Teen Bebe and Cece (Lee Thompson Young and Sicily Sewell): The teen forms of Bebe and Cece who appear when Penny wishes that they were older so she doesn't have to babysit them.
Dr. Vincent Parker (Robert Guillaume): Trudy's father.
Juicy's Spoken Word Contest Host (Mos Def)

text: Episodes[edit]

text: Crossover with Lilo & Stitch[edit]

text: The Proud Family visit Hawaii on an episode of Lilo & Stitch: The Series entitled "Spats" in which they stay at Jumba & Pleakley's Bed & Not Breakfast and Suga Mama inadvertently activates an experiment that causes spats.

text: Spin-off[edit]

text: The Proud Family Shorties is an Online Cartoon spin-off of The Proud Family created by Bruce W. Smith. It follows the adventures of BeBe & CeCe Proud and Puff the dog.

text: Cast

text:
Tara Strong as BeBe & CeCe Proud/Puff the Dog
Jo Marie Payton as Suga Mama Proud
Kyla Pratt as Penny Proud
Tommy Davidson as Oscar Proud

text: Reruns[edit]

text: The Proud Family reran on ABC as part of Disney's One Saturday Morning from May 4 until September 7, 2002. In 2011, reruns of the series were shown on Centric. The series was shown on Disney Channel as part of Disney Replay on October 1, 2015 and aired again on December 24, 2015 with the episode "Seven Days of Kwanzaa.[4]

text: Syndication[edit]

text: In 2002, ABC launched the series as a part of its Saturday morning block, ABC Kids. The series aired in syndication on BET in 2008. It also aired on Toon Disney until February 2009. The Proud Family was also broadcast on The Family Channel in Canada. In 2010, the series began airing on Centric. In Jamaica, it airs on TVJ.

text: Video game[edit]

text: Film[edit]

text: In 2005, The Proud Family Movie premiered as a DCOM on Disney Channel. The film served as the series finale.

text: Awards and nominations[edit]

text: Annie Awards

text: for episode "Culture Shock" (Nominated)

text: for episode "Forbidden Date" (Nominated)

text: BET Comedy Awards

text: Casting Society of America

text: Image Awards

text: Kids' Choice Awards

text: NAMIC Vision Awards

text: Television Critics Association Awards


document_title: List of female billionaires

question_text: what is the richest woman in the us

question_tokens: what is the richest woman in the us

text: List of female billionaires

text: Forbes magazine annually ranks the world's wealthiest female billionaires. This list uses the static rating published once a year by Forbes, usually in March. There were a record of 256 women listed on the world's billionaires as of 6 March 2018[update].[1] In March 2017, there were 227 female women billionaires, up from 187 in June 2015.[2] Since Liliane Bettencourt died in 2017, her only child and heiress, Françoise Bettencourt Meyers has become listed by some sources as the world's wealthiest female.[3]

text: The top 10 women billionaires, using the Forbes static ranking as of 7 March 2018[update] are:[1]

text:
No.
Name
Image
Birth date
Net worth US$
(billions)
Citizenship
Source
World Rank

 1
Alice Walton

(1949-10-07) 7 October 1949 (age 68)
 46.0
 United States
Wal-Mart
 16

 2
Françoise Bettencourt Meyers

(1953-07-10) 10 July 1953 (age 64)
 42.2
 France
L'Oréal
 18

 3
Susanne Klatten

(1962-04-28) 28 April 1962 (age 55)
 25.0
 Germany
Altana, BMW
 32

 4
Jacqueline Mars

(1939-10-10) 10 October 1939 (age 78)
 23.6
 United States
Mars, Inc.
 34

 5
Yang Huiyan

1981
(age 35-36)
 21.9
 China, People's Republic of
Country Garden Holdings
 43

 6
Laurene Powell Jobs

(1963-11-06) 6 November 1963 (age 54)
 18.8
 United States
Apple Inc., The Walt Disney Company
 58

 7
Gina Rinehart

(1954-02-09) 9 February 1954 (age 64)
 17.4
 Australia
Hancock Prospecting
 80

 8
Iris Fontbona

1942/1943 (age 75–76)
 16.3
 Chile
Antofagasta PLC
 80

 9
Abigail Johnson

(1961-12-19) 19 December 1961 (age 56)
 15.9
 United States
Fidelity Investments
 83

 10
Charlene de Carvalho-Heineken

(1954-06-30) 30 June 1954 (age 63)
 15.8
 Netherlands
Heineken International
 86


document_title: Lourdes Central Catholic High School (Nebraska)

question_text: where is lourdes central catholic located in nebraska

text:
Lourdes Central Catholic High School

Address

412 Second Avenue
Nebraska City, (Otoe County), Nebraska 68410
United States

Coordinates
40°40′43″N 95°51′1″W / 40.67861°N 95.85028°W / 40.67861; -95.85028Coordinates: 40°40′43″N 95°51′1″W / 40.67861°N 95.85028°W / 40.67861; -95.85028

Information

Type
Private, coeducational

Motto
"Tradition of Excellence"

Religious affiliation(s)
Roman Catholic

Superintendent
Fr. Mark Cyza

Principal
Curt Feilmeyer

Grades
Pre-kindergarten–12

Student to teacher ratio
1:20

Hours in school day
7 1/2

Color(s)
Royal blue and white

Song
"Notre Dame Victory March"

Athletics
Football, volleyball, men's and women's basketball, and track

Athletics conference
Pioneer Conference

Team name
Knights

Tuition
$850 - $2000

Athletic Director
Joe Tynon

Website
School website

text: Lourdes Central Catholic High School is a private, Roman Catholic high school in Nebraska City, Nebraska. It is located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Lincoln. It is also known as Our Lady of Lourdes Central Catholic Schools.

text: The Lourdes Central Catholic School's "tradition of excellence" began over a century ago. In 1861, Saint Benedict's Parish, with the assistance of the Benedictine Sisters from Pennsylvania, founded a parochial school known as Saint Benedict's School. As the need for Catholic education grew in Nebraska City, Saint Benedict's School was joined in 1865 by Annunciation Academy, an all-girls school, and in 1880 by Saint Mary's School.

text: Due to decrease in enrollment, Saint Mary's School closed in 1891, and the building was sold to the Nebraska City Public Library Committee.

text: In 1908, Annunciation Academy was also closed due to a lack of funds to repair the deteriorating building.

text: Over the course of several years, numerous attempts were made to reopen Saint Mary's School. Those attempts proved futile until the Bernadine Madames of Ollingies, Belgium, offered to establish a new school and convent in Nebraska City. In 1909, Saint Bernard's Academy was founded in the former home of Judge William Hayward. Saint Bernard's Academy offered classes for boys and girls, and provided a boarding school for the girls.

text: Due to a change in the state law which disqualified aliens from teaching in public and private schools, the Bernadine madames left Nebraska City in 1920. The sisters were replaced at Saint Bernard's Academy by the Ursuline Sisters of Kentucky that same year. In 1927, the Ursuline Sisters assumed responsibility for Saint Benedict's School as well. A new Saint Benedict's School building was erected by the sisters and the members of Saint Benedict's Parish in 1951. The structure now houses the present Lourdes primary grades.

text: An ever increasing student enrollment at Saint Bernard's Academy created a need for a central high school, which would include students from Saint Mary's and Saint Benedict's in Nebraska City, Saint Bernard's in Julian, Saint Paul's in Dunbar and Saint Joseph's in Paul. The central high school was constructed at its present location on Second Avenue and was named the Lourdes Central Catholic School. Shortly thereafter, the high school was joined to an elementary school named Saint Mary's School.

text: In 1963, the two parishes in Nebraska City consolidated their elementary schools, with Saint Mary's having grades one through five and Saint Benedict's handling grades six through eight. In 1966, Lourdes became a junior-senior high school with grades seven through twelve, and in 1970, grades one through three were moved to the Saint Benedict's School building, while the upper grades moved to the Saint Mary's School building.

text: Today, the Lourdes Central Catholic Schools include kindergarten through grade twelve, and are supported by St. Mary's and St. Benedict's Parishes in Nebraska City, St. Joseph's in Paul, St. Bernard's in Julian, St. Paulinus' in Syracuse, St. Clara's in Peru, St. Joseph's in Auburn, Holy Trinity in Avoca, and Holy Spirit in Plattsmouth. Lourdes is a class D-1 school according to the Nebraska Scholastic Activities Association (NSAA). Its students are mostly from the nine supporting Catholic parishes, but also from other faiths.


document_title: Port of Manaus

question_text: manaus is a port on what water body

question_tokens: manaus is a port on what water body

text: Port of Manaus

text:
The Port of Manaus

View of The Port of Manaus

Location

Country
Brazil

Location
Manaus, Amazonas

Coordinates
3°8′35″S 60°1′1″W / 3.14306°S 60.01694°W / -3.14306; -60.01694

Details

Opened
1669

Operated by
Sierra do Brasil LTDA

Type of harbor
River

Size
Medium

Port Director
Alessandro Bronze

Website
The Port of Manaus

text: The Port of Manaus is a riverport located on the Rio Negro in Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil. The Port of Manaus is an important commercial center for ocean-going vessels traveling the Amazon. In fact, it is the main transport hub for the entire upper Amazon basin. It imports beef from the hinterlands and exports hides and leather. Important industries in the Port of Manaus include manufacturing of soap, chemicals, electronics equipment as well as shipbuilding, brewing, and petroleum refining.

text: Several mobile phone companies have manufacturing plants in the Port of Manaus, and other major electronics manufacturers have plants there. Major exports include Brazil nuts, chemicals, petroleum, electrical equipment, and forest products, and eco-tourism is an increasingly important source of income for the city. The recent discovery of petroleum in the area brings great promise of further wealth and commerce to the Port of Manaus.

text: With so much industry and commerce, the Port of Manaus has become a sophisticated cosmopolitan center. Located next to the Amazon rainforest, it also attracts crowds of tourists who find a variety of land and boat trips into the jungle. Wildlife is plentiful, even within the city, and it is home to the pied tamarin, one of Brazil's most endangered primates. Tour boats take visitors to see the point where the black waters of the Rio Negro meet the Solimões River's brown waters, flowing together without mixing for nine kilometers. Tourists can find many hotels in the jungle where they can enjoy nature in comfort.

text: History[edit]

text: Europeans first settled the Port of Manaus by building a small fort in 1669. A Christian mission and small village called Villa de Barra grew up around the fort. In 1809 the town was called Barcelos. In 1850 it was renamed Manaos after a local Indian river tribe, and became the capital of the Rio Negro region and of the Amazonas province.[1] The natural rubber industry brought an economic boom to the Amazon region that lasted from the late 19th century to about 1920. Manaus acquired magnificent houses and other buildings, including a dramatic opera house. The port's commerce began in that period with the need to ship rubber products downriver to the Atlantic Ocean.[1]

text: Manaus was one of the first cities in Brazil to have electricity. The Polish engineer Bronisław Rymkiewicz and his company began to improve port facilities in 1892. They added a customs house, a stone quay, storage, and floating wharves. Many of the buildings were ordered from Europe.[1] Amazonas state Governor Silvério José Néri enforced processing of rubber in Amazonas, rather than shipping the raw rubber downstream to Pará to be processed for export. In June 1903 he inaugurated the Port of Manaus] operated by the Manaus Harbour limited company. He also funded new shipping lines serving various ports in the interior.[2]

text: When the rubber market collapsed in the 1920s, the Port of Manaus declined and did not recover until 1967 when it was made a duty-free zone. The city has been called Manaus from 1939. In the late 1970s, the area saw devastating deforestation as the Brazilian government and private interests exploited mineral and agricultural resources. Brazil's government built a fishing terminal in the Port of Manaus.[1]


document_title: Life Is Just a Bowl of Cherries

question_text: who wrote life is just a bowl of cherries

text: Life Is Just a Bowl of Cherries

text: "Life Is Just a Bowl of Cherries" is a popular song with music by Ray Henderson and lyrics by Lew Brown, published in 1931.[1] Ethel Merman introduced this song in George White's Scandals of 1931.[2] A Rudy Vallee version, recorded in 1931, spent five weeks in the top-10 pop music charts.[3] The song was revived in 1953 by singer Jaye P. Morgan.[4]

text: The song title gave rise to the revue of composer Ray Henderson's music called It's the Cherries, which launched the American Composer Series in 2000.[5]

text: Notable recordings[edit]

text:
Rudy Vallee & His Connecticut Yankees – 1931 single peaked at #3 on 9/19/1931
Jack Hylton - 1931
Leslie "Hutch" Hutchinson - 1931
Layton & Johnstone - 1931
Jaye P. Morgan – 1953 single debuted 12/19/1953 and peaked at #26 on pop charts in 1954.
Doris Day – The Love Album (1967) and My Heart (2011)
Judy Garland – Judy (1956)
Johnny Mathis featuring Forever Plaid – Mathis on Broadway (2000)
Lisa Loeb recorded the song as the title track to the 2007 EP Cherries