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| Title = The Sponge Who Could Fly | series = ]
⚫ | image = The Sponge Who Could Fly promo art.jpg
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⚫ | caption = Promotional artwork for the episode depicting ] and the ] flying together with various residents watching them
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⚫ | Caption = Promotional artwork for the episode depicting a scene where ] and the ] flying together with various residents watching them.
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⚫ | Episode = 19 (59)
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* Kent Osborne * Kent Osborne
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⚫ "'''The Sponge Who Could Fly'''", also known as "'''The ''SpongeBob SquarePants'' Lost Episode'''", is the 19th episode of the ] and the 59th overall episode of the American animated television series '']''. It was written by ], ] and ], with ], ] and ] serving as ]. The episode was produced in 2002 and aired on ] in the United States on March 21, 2003.
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⚫ | Length = 22 minutes
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⚫ | Prev = Plankton's Army
⚫ | Next = SpongeBob Meets the Strangler
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⚫ "'''The Sponge Who Could Fly'''", also known as "'''The Lost Episode'''", is the 19th episode of the ] and the 59th overall episode of the American animated television series '']''. It was written by ], ] and ], with ] serving as ] and ] as the director of the ]s in the beginning of the episode. The episode originally aired on ] in the United States on March 21, 2003. "The Sponge Who Could Fly" was a ] that includes ] scenes hosted by ] as ].


In this musical episode, ], who always wished he could fly with the ], gains the ability to fly by putting a ] in his pants. The episode is set within a ] that features ].
The series follows the adventures and endeavors of ] in the underwater city of Bikini Bottom. In this episode, SpongeBob wishes he could fly with the ]. He makes several attempts to do so, but all of these fail. When at home, SpongeBob is drying his hair and receives a ]. He puts the ] in his trousers, and the dryer inflates it, giving him the ability to fly. He goes around helping people, earning their admiration and becoming a superhero of sorts. However, other characters continue to ask increasingly unnecessary favors of him, leaving him no time to fly with the jellyfish.


The episode became available on the VHS of the same name on March 4, 2003. Tie-in promotions made with ], which released a series of toys. Upon release, "The Sponge Who Could Fly" gained seven million views receiving mixed reviews from television critics, especially concerning the live action segments. "The Sponge Who Could Fly" was adapted into a ] called ''SpongeBob SquarePants Live! The Sponge Who Could Fly!'', which toured selected cities in Asia, in 2007. The musical was renamed to ''SpongeBob SquarePants: The Sponge Who Could Fly! A New Musical'' when it toured the United Kingdom in 2009. The episode became available on the VHS of the same name and the ''Lost at Sea'' DVD on March 4, 2003. Tie-in promotions were made with ], which released a series of toys. Upon release, "The Sponge Who Could Fly" gained seven million views receiving mixed to positive reviews from television critics, especially concerning its live action segments. "The Sponge Who Could Fly" was adapted into a ] called ''SpongeBob SquarePants Live! The Sponge Who Could Fly!'', which toured selected cities in Asia in 2007 and the United Kingdom in 2009.


==Plot== ==Plot==
In ], SpongeBob fan ] and Potty the Parrot set off to find a ] SpongeBob SquarePants episode using a treasure map. He eventually finds a ] containing the episode and returns home in glee to play the tape, which just shows SpongeBob walking in different cycles before the ] appear. Patchy gets completely enraged, thinking that SpongeBob has "betrayed" them, he decides to get rid of all his SpongeBob merchandise and run away from home. However, when he leaves the house, the real lost episode’s countdown starts. Potty quickly alerts Patchy of the very exciting news and he quickly runs back in, puts back all his SpongeBob stuff in ], and sits down to watch with Potty.
⚫ In the episode proper, SpongeBob wishes he could fly with the ]. He makes several attempts to do so, including a ], bat wings, a lawn chair with balloons, and a giant kite pulled by a bicycle. All of these attempts fail, and SpongeBob faces ridicule from others. He tells those mocking him that "it is a sad day in Bikini Bottom, when a guy is ridiculed for having dreams!" They respond that they all have had unfulfilled dreams, and start chasing him. SpongeBob runs off a cliff and falls into a truck of mud, then into a truck of feathers.<ref name=Plot/>


⚫ In the episode itself, SpongeBob wishes he could fly with the ]. He makes several attempts to do so, including a ], bat wings, a lawn chair with balloons, and a giant kite pulled by a bicycle. All of these attempts fail, and SpongeBob faces ridicule from others. He tells those mocking him that "it is a sad day in Bikini Bottom, when a guy is ridiculed for having dreams!" They respond that they all have had unfulfilled dreams, and become an angry mob to chase him. SpongeBob runs off a cliff and falls into a truck of mud, then into a truck of feathers. In a scene only shown on TV, the French Narrator tells the audience to stay tuned after the break.<ref name=Plot/>
⚫ Back home, having given up on his dream, SpongeBob dries himself out when he receives an insulting ] and puts the ] in his trousers. While he talks, the dryer inflates his trousers, giving him the ability to fly. He goes around helping people, earning their admiration and becoming a superhero of sorts. However, the other characters continue to ask increasingly unnecessary favors of him, leaving him no time to fly with the jellyfish. When he tries to escape to the Jellyfish Fields, a mob forms and chases him, but is unable to catch him. Old Man Jenkins, acting as a cannonball, launches himself at SpongeBob, destroying the trousers and sending him plummeting to the ground. The characters then hold a funeral for his now-deflated trousers. Upset, SpongeBob decides to go home, but the jellyfish help him fly and take him back there. SpongeBob decides to leave the flying to the jellyfish.<ref name=Plot/>

⚫ Then Act 2 plays with SpongeBob having given up on his dream. He dries himself out when he receives an insulting ] and puts the ] in his pants. While he talks, the dryer inflates his pants, giving him the ability to fly. He goes around helping people, earning their admiration and becoming a superhero of sorts. However, the other characters continue to ask increasingly unnecessary favors of him, leaving him no time to fly with the jellyfish. When he tries to escape to Jellyfish Fields, an angry mob forms and chases him, but is unable to catch him. Cannonball Jenkins, (who's mad at SpongeBob for accidentally wrecking his farm equipment and his boat earlier in the episode, emphasizing his dislike for flying machines) blasts SpongeBob, destroying the pants and sending him plummeting to the ground. The people then hold a funeral for his now-deflated pants. Depressed, SpongeBob decides go home, but the jellyfish help him fly and take him back home. Patrick arrives and asks if they could "fly over" to Chuck E. Cheese. SpongeBob declines and leaves it up to the jellyfish for flying. Patrick then flies off as a superhero does, with his regular, uninflated pants. A confused SpongeBob wonders if Patrick just flew, only for him to doubt it because of how silly and impossible that seems. The episode ends as he looks after Patrick out of curiosity.<ref name=Plot/>

In California, an overjoyed Patchy wishes to replay the episode, but his difficulty with the ] causes him to accidentally destroy the tape, making the ] come pouring out of his ] and entangle him. The narrator assures the audience that whether or not the lost episode will remain lost, as long as there are ] in the sky, SpongeBob will live on in fans' hearts and minds. As the stars form a constellation of SpongeBob, the narrator tells the viewers to "get lost" while bidding farewell.

==Cast==
* ] as ], Narrator, Gary, Grandpa SquarePants, Fish #86, Fish #1, Patchy the Pirate
* ] as ], Patrick's Grandpa, Vendor Fish
* ] as ], Phone Fish
* ] as ]
* ] as ], Larry the Lobster, Anchor, Hair Piece Fish
* ] as ]
* ] as Farmer Jenkins, Fish #37b, Fish #92, Fish #41, TV Announcer
* ] as Mom, Girl Fish #7, Fish #6, Fat Mom
* Jesse David Corti as Boy Fish #103, Boy Fish #151, Kid Fish #2
* ] as Kid Fish #1
* ] as Potty, Miner
* Paul Lutz as Store Clerk (scene deleted)
* Jonathan Silsby as Puppeteer
⚫ * ] as Clown
* Dylan Haggerty as Newscaster
* ] as Mrs. Johnson


==Production== ==Production==
"The Sponge Who Could Fly" was written by ], ] and ], with ] serving as ]. Tibbitt and Osborne also functioned as ] directors, and Carson Kugler, Caleb Meurer, and William Reiss worked as ]s.<ref name=Credits>{{cite AV media | people= | date=October 19, 2004 | title=SpongeBob SquarePants: The Complete 2nd Season ("Graveyard Shift" credits) |medium=DVD|location=United States | publisher=Paramount Home Entertainment/Nickelodeon}}</ref> The episode originally aired on Nickelodeon in the United States on March 21, 2003, with a ] parental rating.<ref>{{cite web|title=SpongeBob SquarePants : The Sponge Who Could Fly|url=http://tvlistings.zap2it.com/tv/spongebob-squarepants-the-sponge-who-could-fly/EP003077660133?aid=zap2it|work=TV Listings|publisher=Zap2it|accessdate=September 7, 2013}}</ref> "The Sponge Who Could Fly" was one of the few episodes of the third season that aired during the production of the series' 2004 ].<ref name=Maurstad>{{cite news|author=Maurstad, Tom|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-98968139.html|title='SpongeBob SquarePants' special Friday night on Nickelodeon|newspaper=]|date=March 19, 2003|accessdate=September 11, 2013}} {{subscription required}}</ref> In 2002, series creator ], with his crew, halted production of the show to work on the film,<ref name=EVT>{{cite news|last=Koltnow|first=Barry|title=SpongeBob creator is soaking up success|url=http://www.eastvalleytribune.com/get_out/article_08af58a9-3a6c-5af6-a86a-2754502d0bd9.html|accessdate=June 16, 2013|newspaper=East Valley Tribune|date=November 14, 2004}}</ref> resulting in few airings of new episodes.<ref name=Maurstad/> Nickelodeon announced nine "as-yet-unaired" episodes would be shown.<ref name=Maurstad/> During the break in TV production, "The Sponge Who Could Fly" first aired during a two-hour "Sponge"-a-thon, while the other eight were broadcast subsequently.<ref name=Maurstad/> "The Sponge Who Could Fly" was written by ], ] and ], with ] and Tom Yasumi serving as ]s. Tibbitt and Osborne also functioned as ] directors, and Carson Kugler, Caleb Meurer and William Reiss served as storyboard artists. Derek Drymon served as creative director. The episode originally aired on Nickelodeon in the United States on March 21, 2003, with a ] parental rating.<ref>{{cite web|title=SpongeBob SquarePants : The Sponge Who Could Fly|url=http://tvlistings.zap2it.com/tv/spongebob-squarepants-the-sponge-who-could-fly/EP003077660133?aid=zap2it|work=TV Listings|publisher=Zap2it|access-date=September 7, 2013}}</ref> "The Sponge Who Could Fly" was one of the few episodes of the third season that aired during the production of the series' 2004 ].<ref name=Maurstad>{{cite news|author=Maurstad, Tom|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-98968139.html|title='SpongeBob SquarePants' special Friday night on Nickelodeon|newspaper=]|date=March 19, 2003|access-date=September 11, 2013|archive-date=November 8, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131108172343/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-98968139.html|url-status=dead}}{{subscription required}}</ref> In 2002, series creator ], with his crew, halted production of the show to work on the film,<ref name=EVT>{{cite news|last=Koltnow|first=Barry|title=SpongeBob creator is soaking up success|url=http://www.eastvalleytribune.com/get_out/article_08af58a9-3a6c-5af6-a86a-2754502d0bd9.html|access-date=June 16, 2013|newspaper=East Valley Tribune|date=November 14, 2004}}</ref> resulting in few airings of new episodes.<ref name=Maurstad/> Nickelodeon announced nine "as-yet-unaired" episodes would be shown.<ref name=Maurstad/> During the break in TV production, "The Sponge Who Could Fly" first aired during a two-hour "Sponge"-a-thon, while the other eight were broadcast subsequently.<ref name=Maurstad/>


] directed and animated the ]s in the beginning of the episode.<ref name=OralHistory>{{cite web|last=Heintjes|first=Tom|title=The Oral History of SpongeBob SquarePants|url=http://cartoonician.com/the-oral-history-of-spongebob-squarepants/|work=Hogan's Alley|accessdate=August 31, 2013|date=September 21, 2012}}</ref> The cycle originated when supervising producer at the time ] called O'Hare.<ref name=OralHistory/> O'Hare said "Derek would call me out of the blue for freelance, and it was tough to know the context of stuff."<ref name=OralHistory/> He remembered the crew gave him a "bad" ] song and he was told to do "some kind of weird walk to it."<ref name=OralHistory/> He said "I animated this bizarre SpongeBob walk and turned it in, and that was that."<ref name=OralHistory/> Eventually, Drymon saw the cycle and referred to it as "The Lost Episode" walk.<ref name=OralHistory/> O'Hare had no idea what Drymon was talking about until he learned it was already used in an episode.<ref name=OralHistory/> O'Hare said "so I just figured that it ended up on the cutting room floor, like a lot of stuff you end up doing in animation. I had no idea that he was referring to the actual name of the show ."<ref name=OralHistory/> The ] scenes were directed by ], and were hosted by ] in character as Patchy the Pirate, the president of the fictional ''SpongeBob SquarePants'' fan club.<ref>{{cite news|title=Critic's corner|author=Bianco, Robert|date=March 21, 2003|newspaper=]|page=12E}}</ref> ] directed and animated the ]s in the beginning of the episode.<ref name=OralHistory>{{cite web|last=Heintjes|first=Tom|title=The Oral History of SpongeBob SquarePants|url=http://cartoonician.com/the-oral-history-of-spongebob-squarepants/|work=Hogan's Alley|access-date=August 31, 2013|date=September 21, 2012}}</ref> The cycle originated when supervising producer at the time ] called O'Hare.<ref name=OralHistory/> O'Hare said "Derek would call me out of the blue for freelance, and it was tough to know the context of stuff."<ref name=OralHistory/> He remembered the crew gave him a "bad" ] song, and he was told to do "some kind of weird walk to it."<ref name=OralHistory/> He said "I animated this bizarre SpongeBob walk and turned it in, and that was that."<ref name=OralHistory/> Eventually, Drymon saw the cycle and referred to it as "The Lost Episode" walk.<ref name=OralHistory/> O'Hare had no idea what Drymon was talking about until he learned it was already used in an episode.<ref name=OralHistory/> O'Hare said "so I just figured that it ended up on the cutting room floor, like a lot of stuff you end up doing in animation. I had no idea that he was referring to the actual name of the show ."<ref name=OralHistory/> The ] scenes were directed by ] (brother of the episode's storyboard director Kent Osborne), and were hosted by ] in character as Patchy the Pirate, the president of the fictional ''SpongeBob SquarePants'' fan club.<ref>{{cite news|title=Critic's corner|author=Bianco, Robert|date=March 21, 2003|newspaper=]|page=12E}}</ref>


"The Sponge Who Could Fly" was released on ] on March 4, 2003.<ref>{{cite web|title=SpongeBob SquarePants - The Sponge Who Could Fly (VHS)|url=http://www.tower.com/spongebob-squarepants-sponge-who-could-fly-tom-kenny-vhs/wapi/109144041|publisher=Tower.com|accessdate=September 7, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=SpongeBob SquarePants - The Sponge Who Could Fly |url=http://shop.nick.com/SpongeBob-SquarePants-The-Sponge-Who-Could/A/B00007LP8N.htm|publisher=]|accessdate=September 7, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=SpongeBob SquarePants. / The sponge who could fly|url=http://www.worldcat.org/title/spongebob-squarepants-the-sponge-who-could-fly/oclc/51607964|publisher=WorldCat|accessdate=September 7, 2013}}</ref> It was included in the DVD compilation called '']'' on September 27, 2005.<ref name=Plot>''SpongeBob SquarePants: The Complete 3rd Season''. DVD. Paramount Home Entertainment, 2005.</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=SpongeBob SquarePants - Season 3|url=http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/releases/SpongeBob-SquarePants-Season-3/5022|publisher=TVShowsOnDVD.com|accessdate=September 7, 2013}}</ref><ref name=Pope>{{cite web|last=Pope|first=Bryan|title=Spongebob Squarepants: The Complete Third Season|url=http://www.dvdverdict.com/reviews/spongebobsquarepantsseason3.php|publisher=DVD Verdict|accessdate=September 7, 2013}}</ref> On September 22, 2009, the episode was released in the ''SpongeBob SquarePants: The First 100 Episodes'' DVD, alongside all the episodes of seasons one through five.<ref>''SpongeBob SquarePants: The First 100 Episodes''. DVD. Paramount Home Entertainment, 2009.</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Lacey|first=Gord|title=SpongeBob SquarePants - The First 100 Episodes (Seasons 1-5) Review|url=http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/reviews/SpongeBob-SquarePants-100-Episodes-Seasons-1-5/9154|publisher=TVShowsOnDVD.com|accessdate=August 31, 2013|date=September 29, 2009}}</ref> "The Sponge Who Could Fly" was released on a ] tape of the same name on March 4, 2003.<ref>{{cite web|title=SpongeBob SquarePants - The Sponge Who Could Fly (VHS)|url=http://www.tower.com/spongebob-squarepants-sponge-who-could-fly-tom-kenny-vhs/wapi/109144041|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130907041653/http://www.tower.com/spongebob-squarepants-sponge-who-could-fly-tom-kenny-vhs/wapi/109144041|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 7, 2013|publisher=Tower.com|access-date=September 7, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=SpongeBob SquarePants - The Sponge Who Could Fly |url=http://shop.nick.com/SpongeBob-SquarePants-The-Sponge-Who-Could/A/B00007LP8N.htm|publisher=]|access-date=September 7, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=SpongeBob SquarePants. / The sponge who could fly|publisher=WorldCat|oclc=51607964}}</ref> "The Sponge Who Could Fly" was released on the DVD compilation titled ''SpongeBob SquarePants: Lost at Sea'' also on March 4, 2003. The episode was also included in the '']'' DVD on September 27, 2005.<ref name=Plot>''SpongeBob SquarePants: The Complete 3rd Season''. DVD. Paramount Home Entertainment, 2005.</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=SpongeBob SquarePants - Season 3|url=http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/releases/SpongeBob-SquarePants-Season-3/5022|publisher=TVShowsOnDVD.com|access-date=September 7, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131102182432/http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/releases/SpongeBob-SquarePants-Season-3/5022|archive-date=November 2, 2013}}</ref><ref name=Pope>{{cite web|last=Pope |first=Bryan |title=SpongeBob SquarePants: The Complete Third Season |url=http://www.dvdverdict.com/reviews/spongebobsquarepantsseason3.php |publisher=DVD Verdict |access-date=September 7, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131017060856/http://www.dvdverdict.com/reviews/spongebobsquarepantsseason3.php |archive-date=October 17, 2013 }}</ref> On September 22, 2009, "The Sponge Who Could Fly" was released on the ''SpongeBob SquarePants: The First 100 Episodes'' DVD, alongside all the episodes of seasons one through five.<ref>''SpongeBob SquarePants: The First 100 Episodes''. DVD. Paramount Home Entertainment, 2009.</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Lacey|first=Gord|title=SpongeBob SquarePants - The First 100 Episodes (Seasons 1-5) Review|url=http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/reviews/SpongeBob-SquarePants-100-Episodes-Seasons-1-5/9154|publisher=TVShowsOnDVD.com|access-date=August 31, 2013|date=September 29, 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921055257/http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/reviews/SpongeBob-SquarePants-100-Episodes-Seasons-1-5/9154|archive-date=September 21, 2013}}</ref>


==Marketing== ==Marketing==
To promote the episode, Nickelodeon launched an on-air campaign called "SpongeBob's Lost Episode", which culminated with the premiere of "The Sponge Who Could Fly".<ref name=PR1/><ref name=PR2/> Nickelodeon also partnered with ] to release a line of toys as a marketing ] to the event. The toy line consisted of eight figures, including SpongeBob Silly Squirter, Swing Time Patrick, Jellyfish Fields, Plankton Bubble Up, Squirt N' Whistle Squidward, Plush Shakin' SpongeBob, Karate Chop Sandy and Gravity Defying Gary.<ref name=PR1>{{cite web|title=Nickelodeon's SpongeBob SquarePants Rides a Tidal Wave of Fun Into Burger King(R) Restaurants Nationwide|url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/nickelodeons-spongebob-squarepants-rides-a-tidal-wave-of-fun-into-burger-kingr-restaurants-nationwide-74695122.html|publisher=PR Newswire|accessdate=September 7, 2013|date=March 17, 2003}}</ref><ref name=PR2>{{cite web|title=Spongebob Squarepants Makes a Splash at Burger King|url=http://junkfoodnews.net/wordpress/539/spongebob-squarepants-makes-a-splash-at-burger-king.html|work=Junk Food News|accessdate=September 7, 2013|date=June 25, 2012}}</ref> The promotion ran for five weeks, during which time one of the popular items on the "Big Kids" menu, Chicken Tender, came "in fun star and lightning bolt shapes."<ref name=PR1/><ref name=PR2/> Craig Braasch, vice president of global advertising and promotions for the Burger King Corporation, said "These eight new, fun, seaworthy toys inside our Big Kids Meals provide hours of aquatic entertainment for our young customers."<ref name=PR1/><ref name=PR2/> To promote the episode, Nickelodeon launched an on-air campaign called "SpongeBob's Lost Episode", which culminated with the premiere of "The Sponge Who Could Fly".<ref name=PR1/><ref name=PR2/> Nickelodeon also partnered with ] to release a line of toys as a marketing ] to the event. The toy line consisted of eight figures, including SpongeBob Silly Squirter, Swing Time Patrick, Jellyfish Fields, Plankton Bubble Up, Squirt N' Whistle Squidward, Plush Shakin' SpongeBob, Karate Chop Sandy and Gravity Defying Gary.<ref name=PR1>{{cite web|title=Nickelodeon's SpongeBob SquarePants Rides a Tidal Wave of Fun Into Burger King(R) Restaurants Nationwide|url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/nickelodeons-spongebob-squarepants-rides-a-tidal-wave-of-fun-into-burger-kingr-restaurants-nationwide-74695122.html|publisher=PR Newswire|access-date=September 7, 2013|date=March 17, 2003}}</ref><ref name=PR2>{{cite web|title=SpongeBob SquarePants Makes a Splash at Burger King|url=http://junkfoodnews.net/wordpress/539/spongebob-squarepants-makes-a-splash-at-burger-king.html|work=Junk Food News|access-date=September 7, 2013|date=June 25, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131005124357/http://junkfoodnews.net/wordpress/539/spongebob-squarepants-makes-a-splash-at-burger-king.html|archive-date=October 5, 2013}}</ref> The promotion ran for five weeks, during which time one of the popular items on the "Big Kids" menu, Chicken Tender, came "in fun star and lightning bolt shapes."<ref name=PR1/><ref name=PR2/> Craig Braasch, vice president of global advertising and promotions for the Burger King Corporation, said "These eight new, fun, seaworthy toys inside our Big Kids Meals provide hours of aquatic entertainment for our young customers."<ref name=PR1/><ref name=PR2/>


Each of the toys released included a "clue card" containing a ''SpongeBob SquarePants'' character riddle.<ref name=PR1/><ref name=PR2/> By visiting Nickelodeon's website, the viewers could answer the riddle in order to win digital ''SpongeBob'' trading cards.<ref name=PR1/><ref name=PR2/> They could also enter a ] to win an at-home ''SpongeBob SquarePants'' party for 25 people where "The Sponge Who Could Fly" was viewed on the winner's new large-screen television.<ref name=PR1/><ref name=PR2/> Pam Kaufman, senior vice president of marketing for Nickelodeon, said "We are proud of the relationship we have built with Burger King Corporation and excited that SpongeBob is returning for his second Burger King promotion. The promotion is sure to bring the young Burger King customers all of the fun they have come to expect from Nickelodeon and ''SpongeBob SquarePants''."<ref name=PR1/><ref name=PR2/> Each of the toys released included a "clue card" containing a ''SpongeBob SquarePants'' character riddle.<ref name=PR1/><ref name=PR2/> By visiting Nickelodeon's website, the viewers could answer the riddle in order to win digital ''SpongeBob'' trading cards.<ref name=PR1/><ref name=PR2/> They could also enter ] to win an at-home ''SpongeBob SquarePants'' party for 25 people where "The Sponge Who Could Fly" was viewed on the winner's new large-screen television.<ref name=PR1/><ref name=PR2/> Pam Kaufman, senior vice president of marketing for Nickelodeon, said "We are proud of the relationship we have built with Burger King Corporation and excited that SpongeBob is returning for his second Burger King promotion. The promotion is sure to bring the young Burger King customers all the fun they have come to expect from Nickelodeon and ''SpongeBob SquarePants''."<ref name=PR1/><ref name=PR2/>


==Reception== ==Reception==
⚫ Upon its release, "The Sponge Who Could Fly" was viewed by over seven million people.<ref>"SpongeBob Cleans Up, Kids and adults soak up Nickelodeon cartoon". '']''. April 7, 2003. Accessed on November 15, 2008</ref> However, the episode received mixed reviews from critics. David Kronke of the '']'' criticized the special as being a standard episode that has been padded out to an extra length, with the live action Patchy the Pirate segments being "not terribly funny" and "what should be ''lost''."<ref name=Kronke>{{cite web|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-99057699.html|title=SpongeBob, Right on Track, Squeezed Dry|last=Kronke|first=David|date=March 21, 2003|work=]|access-date=November 15, 2008|archive-date=October 22, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121022090936/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-99057699.html|url-status=dead}}{{subscription required}}</ref> In his review for ], Bryan Pope criticized "The Sponge Who Could Fly" as "The one misstep" in an otherwise strong third season, as he felt it "veers too far away from Bikini Bottom and into unfunny live action territory."<ref name=Pope/> Tom Maurstad of '']'' said "The Sponge Who Could Fly" was "not a very good episode," describing it as "another SpongeBob-and-his-love-of-jellyfish story" that does "not enough laughs" and having "too much drippy sentimentality."<ref name=Maurstad/>
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⚫ Upon its release, "The Sponge Who Could Fly" was viewed in seven million households.<ref>"SpongeBob Cleans Up, Kids and adults soak up Nickelodeon cartoon". '']''. April 7, 2003. Accessed on November 15, 2008</ref> However, the episode received mixed reviews from critics. David Kronke of the '']'' criticized the special as being a standard episode that has been padded out to an extra length, with the live action Patchy the Pirate segments not being that entertaining.<ref name=Kronke>{{cite web|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-99057699.html|title=SpongeBob, Right on Track, Squeezed Dry|last=Kronke|first=David|date=March 21, 2003|work=]|accessdate=November 15, 2008}} {{subscription required}}</ref> In his review for the ], Bryan Pope criticized "The Sponge Who Could Fly" as a "misstep."<ref name=Pope/> Pope said "Season three remains ''the'' high point for the series, producing such classics as 'No Weenies Allowed', 'SpongeBob Meets The Strangler', and 'Krusty Krab Training Video', a hilarious parody of industrial training videos. The one misstep is 'The Lost Episode' , which veers too far away from Bikini Bottom and into unfunny live action territory."<ref name=Pope/>

⚫ Dana Orlando of the '']'' expressed the opinion that both the cartoon and the live action segments of the episode were funny, and described "The Sponge Who Could Fly" as one of the best episodes to date.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sptimes.com/2003/03/17/Xpress/New__SpongeBob__wring.shtml|title=New 'SpongeBob' wrings out some good laughs|last=Orlando|first=Dana|date=March 17, 2003|work=]|accessdate=November 15, 2008}}</ref> In 2003, the episode received a Hors Concours Honor for Recently Telecast Programs at the ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nick.com/all_nick/everything_nick/awards_home.jhtml|title=Nickelodeon Awards|publisher=]|accessdate=November 15, 2008|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20071011172801/http://www.nick.com/all_nick/everything_nick/awards_home.jhtml|archivedate=October 11, 2007}}</ref>


⚫ Dana Orlando of the '']'' expressed the opinion that both the cartoon and the live action segments of the episode were funny, and described "The Sponge Who Could Fly" as one of the best episodes to date.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sptimes.com/2003/03/17/Xpress/New__SpongeBob__wring.shtml|title=New 'SpongeBob' wrings out some good laughs|last=Orlando|first=Dana|date=March 17, 2003|work=]|access-date=November 15, 2008}}</ref> In 2003, the episode received a Hors Concours Honor for Recently Telecast Programs at the ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nick.com/all_nick/everything_nick/awards_home.jhtml|title=Nickelodeon Awards|publisher=]|access-date=November 15, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071011172801/http://www.nick.com/all_nick/everything_nick/awards_home.jhtml|archive-date=October 11, 2007}}</ref>
Tom Maurstad of '']'' responded negatively to "The Sponge Who Could Fly, saying "it's not a very good episode."<ref name=Maurstad/> He described the episode as "another SpongeBob-and-his-love-of-jellyfish story" that does "not enough laughs" and having "too much drippy sentimentality."<ref name=Maurstad/>


==Musical adaptation== ==Musical adaptation==
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"The Sponge Who Could Fly" was adapted into a ] called ''SpongeBob SquarePants Live! The Sponge Who Could Fly!''.<ref name=Variety>{{cite journal|title='Dirty' dances at B.O.|journal=]|date=April 18, 2007|page=4|volume=295|issue=12|issn=0011-5509}}</ref><ref name=Asia>{{cite web|title=SpongBob SquarePants Live! to Play International Tour|url=http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/SpongBob-SquarePants-Live-to-Play-International-Tour-20070417|publisher=BroadwayWorld.com|accessdate=September 7, 2013|date=April 17, 2007}}</ref><ref name=LeekPost/> It was launched in Singapore at ] on May 31, 2007, and was the first customization of ''SpongeBob'' into a live musical event, joining a list of TV-inspired live offerings from Nickelodeon that includes '']'' and '']''.<ref name=Variety/> The musical also marked the first time Nickelodeon premiered a live tour outside the United States.<ref name=Variety/><ref name=Asia/> The show is a story of courage and coming of age which tells of SpongeBob's desire to fly with the jellyfish of Jellyfish Fields.<ref name=LeekPost/> It traveled to five cities across Asia, including Singapore, ], ], ], and ], before it toured cities of ] and ].<ref name=Variety/><ref name=Asia/> A ]-language version toured China and ] in the fall.<ref name=Variety/> "The Sponge Who Could Fly" was adapted into a ] called ''SpongeBob SquarePants Live! The Sponge Who Could Fly!''.<ref name=Variety>{{cite journal|title='Dirty' dances at B.O.|journal=]|date=April 18, 2007|page=4|volume=295|issue=12|issn=0011-5509}}</ref><ref name=Asia>{{cite web|title=SpongeBob SquarePants Live! to Play International Tour|url=http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/SpongBob-SquarePants-Live-to-Play-International-Tour-20070417|publisher=BroadwayWorld.com|access-date=September 7, 2013|date=April 17, 2007}}</ref><ref name=LeekPost/> It was launched in Singapore at ] on May 31, 2007, and was the first customization of ''SpongeBob'' into a live musical event, joining a list of TV-inspired live offerings from Nickelodeon that includes '']'' and '']''.<ref name=Variety/> The musical also marked the first time Nickelodeon premiered a live tour outside the United States.<ref name=Variety/><ref name=Asia/> The show is a story of courage and coming of age which tells of SpongeBob's desire to fly with the jellyfish of Jellyfish Fields.<ref name=LeekPost/> It traveled to five cities across Asia, including Singapore, ], ], ], and ], before it toured cities of Australia and New Zealand.<ref name=Variety/><ref name=Asia/> A ]-language version toured China and ] in the fall.<ref name=Variety/>


The script was written by ], head writer for the series, with songs by Eban Schletter.<ref name=Variety/><ref name=Asia/><ref name=LeekPost>{{cite web|title=SpongeBob SquarePants - The Sponge Who Could Fly!|url=http://www.bigpantoguide.co.uk/sponge_bob_square_pants_the_sponge_who_could_fly.php|work=Big Panto Guide|accessdate=September 7, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Spongebob flying into the regent|newspaper=]|date=January 21, 2009|page=25}}</ref> Gip Hoppe served as director, with choreographer and associate director Jenn Rapp, and the set was designed by Rialto vet David Gallo.<ref name=Variety/> The musical was produced by Nickelodeon and ], partnered with Broadway Asia Entertainment.<ref name=Variety/> The script was written by ], who had become the head writer for the series in ], with songs by Eban Schletter.<ref name=Variety/><ref name=Asia/><ref name=LeekPost>{{cite web|title=SpongeBob SquarePants - The Sponge Who Could Fly!|url=http://www.bigpantoguide.co.uk/sponge_bob_square_pants_the_sponge_who_could_fly.php|work=Big Panto Guide|access-date=September 7, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=SpongeBob flying into the regent|newspaper=]|date=January 21, 2009|page=25}}</ref> Gip Hoppe served as director, with choreographer and associate director Jenn Rapp, and the set was designed by Rialto vet David Gallo.<ref name=Variety/> The musical was produced by Nickelodeon and ], partnered with Broadway Asia Entertainment.<ref name=Variety/>


In 2009, the show toured the United Kingdom and Ireland with the name of ''SpongeBob SquarePants: The Sponge Who Could Fly! A New Musical''.<ref>{{cite web|last=Bernhardt|first=Colette|title=Event preview: The Sponge Who Could Fly, on tour|url=http://www.theguardian.com/stage/2009/feb/14/sponge-who-could-fly|work=The Guardian|accessdate=September 7, 2013|date=February 14, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Adsheads|first=Jeni|title=SpongeBob Squarepants Musical: The Sponge That Could Fly review: release your inner child|url=http://www.clickliverpool.com/culture/reviews/124451-spongebob-squarepants-musical-the-sponge-that-could-fly-review-release-your-inner-child.html|work=Click Liverpool|accessdate=September 7, 2013|date=May 21, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=SpongeBob SquarePants: The Sponge Who Could Fly! A New Musical|url=http://www.thelowry.com/news/2009/03/24/spongebob-squarepants-the-sponge-who-could-fly!-a-new-musical|work=The Lowry|accessdate=September 7, 2013|date=March 24, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=SpongeBob SquarePants – The Sponge Who Could Fly|url=http://www.toonbarn.com/spongebob/spongebob-squarepants-the-sponge-who-could-fly/|work=Toon Barn|accessdate=September 7, 2013|date=December 5, 2008}}</ref> It opened at the ] in ], England on February 3, 2009.<ref name=Guardian1>{{cite news|title=Family: Endnotes: Weekend planner: Things to do with your family this week: Book ahead|newspaper=]|date=January 3, 2009|page=8 (Family Pages)}}</ref><ref name=Banks>{{cite web|last=Ball|first=Ryan|title=SpongeBob Musical Hits U.K. Stage|url=http://www.animationmagazine.net/events/spongebob-musical-hits-u-k-stage/|work=Animation|accessdate=September 7, 2013|date=November 25, 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Roberts|first=Katie|title=SpongeBob SquarePants treads the boards|url=http://www.licensing.biz/news/read/spongebob-squarepants-treads-the-boards/035960|publisher=Licensing.biz|accessdate=September 7, 2013|date=November 26, 2008}}</ref> The musical toured the UK from March 2009 for six months with performances at the ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ] and ].<ref name=Guardian1/> In 2009, the show toured the United Kingdom and Ireland with the name of ''SpongeBob SquarePants: The Sponge Who Could Fly! A New Musical''.<ref>{{cite web|last=Bernhardt|first=Colette|title=Event preview: The Sponge Who Could Fly, on tour|url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2009/feb/14/sponge-who-could-fly|work=The Guardian|access-date=September 7, 2013|date=February 14, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Adsheads|first=Jeni|title=SpongeBob SquarePants Musical: The Sponge That Could Fly review: release your inner child|url=http://www.clickliverpool.com/culture/reviews/124451-spongebob-squarepants-musical-the-sponge-that-could-fly-review-release-your-inner-child.html|work=Click Liverpool|access-date=September 7, 2013|date=May 21, 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130907041648/http://www.clickliverpool.com/culture/reviews/124451-spongebob-squarepants-musical-the-sponge-that-could-fly-review-release-your-inner-child.html|archive-date=September 7, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=SpongeBob SquarePants: The Sponge Who Could Fly! A New Musical|url=http://www.thelowry.com/news/2009/03/24/spongebob-squarepants-the-sponge-who-could-fly!-a-new-musical|work=The Lowry|access-date=September 7, 2013|date=March 24, 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151118153514/http://www.thelowry.com/news/2009/03/24/spongebob-squarepants-the-sponge-who-could-fly!-a-new-musical|archive-date=November 18, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=SpongeBob SquarePants – The Sponge Who Could Fly|url=http://www.toonbarn.com/spongebob/spongebob-squarepants-the-sponge-who-could-fly/|work=Toon Barn|access-date=September 7, 2013|date=December 5, 2008|archive-date=October 5, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131005022514/http://www.toonbarn.com/spongebob/spongebob-squarepants-the-sponge-who-could-fly/|url-status=dead}}</ref> It opened at the ] in ], England on February 3, 2009.<ref name=Guardian1>{{cite news|title=Family: Endnotes: Weekend planner: Things to do with your family this week: Book ahead|newspaper=]|date=January 3, 2009|page=8 (Family Pages)}}</ref><ref name=Banks>{{cite web|last=Ball|first=Ryan|title=SpongeBob Musical Hits U.K. Stage|url=http://www.animationmagazine.net/events/spongebob-musical-hits-u-k-stage/|work=Animation|access-date=September 7, 2013|date=November 25, 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Roberts|first=Katie|title=SpongeBob SquarePants treads the boards|url=http://www.licensing.biz/news/read/spongebob-squarepants-treads-the-boards/035960|publisher=Licensing.biz|access-date=September 7, 2013|date=November 26, 2008|archive-date=October 5, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131005022652/http://www.licensing.biz/news/read/spongebob-squarepants-treads-the-boards/035960|url-status=dead}}</ref> The musical toured the UK from March 2009 for six months with performances at the ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ] and ].<ref name=Guardian1/>


Alison Pollard choreographed and directed the UK adaptation and said that the episode already had a few songs in it, which helped with the conversion to a musical.<ref name=Sentinel/> She said "The episode chosen for the show already had four or five really catchy tunes in it, and the idea that he wants to fly with jellyfish is nice for the stage as well."<ref name=Sentinel/> The adaptation includes twelve songs of various styles.<ref name=Sentinel>{{cite news|title=Yellow fellow soaks up more adulation|newspaper=]|date=January 23, 2009|url=http://www.thisisstaffordshire.co.uk/Yellow-fellow-soaks-adulation/story-12496405-detail/story.html#axzz2ehgpP4Rt|page=23}}</ref> Alison Pollard choreographed and directed the UK adaptation and said that the episode already had a few songs in it, which helped with the conversion to a musical.<ref name=Sentinel/> She said "The episode chosen for the show already had four or five really catchy tunes in it, and the idea that he wants to fly with jellyfish is nice for the stage as well."<ref name=Sentinel/> The adaptation includes twelve songs of various styles.<ref name=Sentinel>{{cite news|title=Yellow fellow soaks up more adulation|newspaper=]|date=January 23, 2009|url=http://www.thisisstaffordshire.co.uk/Yellow-fellow-soaks-adulation/story-12496405-detail/story.html#axzz2ehgpP4Rt|page=23}}</ref>


English actor Chris Coxon played the role of SpongeBob.<ref name=Coxon>{{cite news|title=SpongeBob SquarePants, Festival Theatre, Nicolson Street|url=http://www.scotsman.com/news/spongebob-squarepants-festival-theatre-nicolson-street-1-1194440|accessdate=September 18, 2013|newspaper=The Scotsman|date=March 6, 2009}}</ref> Coxon was a fan of the series and said "If I'd been told a year ago that I would be playing SpongeBob today I would have loved it, although I'm not sure I would have believed it."<ref name=Coxon/> Coxon admitted it was difficult to adapt the show into a musical.<ref name=Coxon/> He remarked "It is difficult because you are trying to recreate this character that is so fluid on screen. For example I'm just getting used to my square costume, although it does have an incredible design, so that, although I am restricted, I can do a lot of the things he does in the cartoon."<ref name=Coxon/> English actor Chris Coxon played the role of SpongeBob.<ref name=Coxon>{{cite news|title=SpongeBob SquarePants, Festival Theatre, Nicolson Street|url=http://www.scotsman.com/news/spongebob-squarepants-festival-theatre-nicolson-street-1-1194440|access-date=September 18, 2013|newspaper=The Scotsman|date=March 6, 2009}}</ref> Coxon was a fan of the series and said "If I'd been told a year ago that I would be playing SpongeBob today I would have loved it, although I'm not sure I would have believed it."<ref name=Coxon/> Coxon admitted it was difficult to adapt the show into a musical.<ref name=Coxon/> He remarked "It is difficult because you are trying to recreate this character that is so fluid on screen. For example I'm just getting used to my square costume, although it does have an incredible design, so that, although I am restricted, I can do a lot of the things he does in the cartoon."<ref name=Coxon/>


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The musical was well received by most critics. In his review for '']'', Chris Blackhurst brought along a seven-year old child called Dylan Brayford, and his 34-year old godfather, James Humphreys, from Nantwich to watch the musical.<ref name=SentinelRev>{{cite news|title=Tale is absorbing for young and old|newspaper=]|date=February 12, 2009|url=http://www.thisisstaffordshire.co.uk/Theatre-Review-SpongeBob-SquarePants-8211-Regent-Hanley/story-12500153-detail/story.html#axzz2fB3uy2Tj|page=19|author=Blackhurst, Chris}}</ref> The two "weren't disappointed." Blackhurst said "The fast-paced tale of courage and dreams kept both entertained with plenty of hilarious moments for the children and a sprinkle of gags which flew over younger fans' heads but brought a wry smile to mums and dads' faces."<ref name=SentinelRev/> Brayford summed it up, saying "It was good, but not quite as good as the TV show."<ref name=SentinelRev/> The musical was well received by most critics. In his review for '']'', Chris Blackhurst brought along a seven-year-old child called Dylan Brayford, and Dylan's 34-year-old godfather, James Humphreys, from Nantwich to watch the musical.<ref name=SentinelRev>{{cite news|title=Tale is absorbing for young and old|newspaper=]|date=February 12, 2009|url=http://www.thisisstaffordshire.co.uk/Theatre-Review-SpongeBob-SquarePants-8211-Regent-Hanley/story-12500153-detail/story.html#axzz2fB3uy2Tj|page=19|author=Blackhurst, Chris}}</ref> The two "weren't disappointed." Blackhurst said "The fast-paced tale of courage and dreams kept both entertained with plenty of hilarious moments for the children and a sprinkle of gags which flew over younger fans' heads but brought a wry smile to mums and dads' faces."<ref name=SentinelRev/> Brayford summed it up, saying "It was good, but not quite as good as the TV show."<ref name=SentinelRev/>


Gordon Barr and Roger Domeneghetti of the '']'' described the show as "a silly riot of colour as you'd have to expect from an adaptation of a cartoon TV show."<ref name=EveningChronicle>{{cite news|author=Barr, Gordon; Domeneghetti, Roger|date=April 23, 2009|title=A Splashing Show|newspaper= ]|page=29}}</ref> They lauded the song called "Ker Ching" performed by ], saying " stands out above the rest."<ref name=EveningChronicle/> Viv Hardwick of the '']'' said "Younger ones are just pleased to see a colourful collection of characters, vaguely resembling the ten year-old TV show cast, cavorting around the stage."<ref name=Hardwick>{{cite news|author=Hardwick, Viv|title=Theatre critics|date=April 24, 2009|newspaper=]|page=25}}</ref> Hardwick praised the role of Charles Brunton as ] while John Fricker (]) and Martin Johnston (Mr. Krabs) were said to "win the biggest costume contest."<ref name=Hardwick/> Gordon Barr and Roger Domeneghetti of the '']'' described the show as "a silly riot of colour as you'd have to expect from an adaptation of a cartoon TV show."<ref name=EveningChronicle>{{cite news|author1=Barr, Gordon |author2=Domeneghetti, Roger |date=April 23, 2009|title=A Splashing Show|newspaper= ]|page=29}}</ref> They lauded the song called "Ker Ching" performed by ], saying " stands out above the rest."<ref name=EveningChronicle/> Viv Hardwick of '']'' said "Younger ones are just pleased to see a colourful collection of characters, vaguely resembling the ten year-old TV show cast, cavorting around the stage."<ref name=Hardwick>{{cite news|author=Hardwick, Viv|title=Theatre critics|date=April 24, 2009|newspaper=]|page=25}}</ref> Hardwick praised the role of Charles Brunton as ] while John Fricker (]) and Martin Johnston (Mr. Krabs) were said to "win the biggest costume contest."<ref name=Hardwick/>


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19th episode of the 3rd season of SpongeBob SquarePants
"The Sponge Who Could Fly"
SpongeBob SquarePants episode
Promotional artwork for the episode depicting SpongeBob and the jellyfish flying together with various residents watching them
Episode no.Season 3
Episode 19
Directed byPaul Tibbitt Kent Osborne
Written by
Narrated byTom Kenny
Production codes5572-217
5572-219
Original air dateMarch 21, 2003 (2003-03-21)
Running time22 minutes
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"The Sponge Who Could Fly", also known as "The SpongeBob SquarePants Lost Episode", is the 19th episode of the third season and the 59th overall episode of the American animated television series SpongeBob SquarePants. It was written by Paul Tibbitt, Kent Osborne and Merriwether Williams, with Andrew Overtoom, Tom Yasumi and Mark O'Hare serving as animation directors. The episode was produced in 2002 and aired on Nickelodeon in the United States on March 21, 2003.

In this musical episode, SpongeBob, who always wished he could fly with the jellyfish, gains the ability to fly by putting a hair dryer in his pants. The episode is set within a frame story that features Patchy the Pirate.

The episode became available on the VHS of the same name and the Lost at Sea DVD on March 4, 2003. Tie-in promotions were made with Burger King, which released a series of toys. Upon release, "The Sponge Who Could Fly" gained seven million views receiving mixed to positive reviews from television critics, especially concerning its live action segments. "The Sponge Who Could Fly" was adapted into a musical called SpongeBob SquarePants Live! The Sponge Who Could Fly!, which toured selected cities in Asia in 2007 and the United Kingdom in 2009.

Plot

In Encino, California, SpongeBob fan Patchy the Pirate and Potty the Parrot set off to find a lost SpongeBob SquarePants episode using a treasure map. He eventually finds a VHS tape containing the episode and returns home in glee to play the tape, which just shows SpongeBob walking in different cycles before the SMPTE color bars appear. Patchy gets completely enraged, thinking that SpongeBob has "betrayed" them, he decides to get rid of all his SpongeBob merchandise and run away from home. However, when he leaves the house, the real lost episode’s countdown starts. Potty quickly alerts Patchy of the very exciting news and he quickly runs back in, puts back all his SpongeBob stuff in reverse motion, and sits down to watch with Potty.

In the episode itself, SpongeBob wishes he could fly with the jellyfish. He makes several attempts to do so, including a biplane, bat wings, a lawn chair with balloons, and a giant kite pulled by a bicycle. All of these attempts fail, and SpongeBob faces ridicule from others. He tells those mocking him that "it is a sad day in Bikini Bottom, when a guy is ridiculed for having dreams!" They respond that they all have had unfulfilled dreams, and become an angry mob to chase him. SpongeBob runs off a cliff and falls into a truck of mud, then into a truck of feathers. In a scene only shown on TV, the French Narrator tells the audience to stay tuned after the break.

Then Act 2 plays with SpongeBob having given up on his dream. He dries himself out when he receives an insulting phone call and puts the hair dryer in his pants. While he talks, the dryer inflates his pants, giving him the ability to fly. He goes around helping people, earning their admiration and becoming a superhero of sorts. However, the other characters continue to ask increasingly unnecessary favors of him, leaving him no time to fly with the jellyfish. When he tries to escape to Jellyfish Fields, an angry mob forms and chases him, but is unable to catch him. Cannonball Jenkins, (who's mad at SpongeBob for accidentally wrecking his farm equipment and his boat earlier in the episode, emphasizing his dislike for flying machines) blasts SpongeBob, destroying the pants and sending him plummeting to the ground. The people then hold a funeral for his now-deflated pants. Depressed, SpongeBob decides go home, but the jellyfish help him fly and take him back home. Patrick arrives and asks if they could "fly over" to Chuck E. Cheese. SpongeBob declines and leaves it up to the jellyfish for flying. Patrick then flies off as a superhero does, with his regular, uninflated pants. A confused SpongeBob wonders if Patrick just flew, only for him to doubt it because of how silly and impossible that seems. The episode ends as he looks after Patrick out of curiosity.

In California, an overjoyed Patchy wishes to replay the episode, but his difficulty with the TV remote causes him to accidentally destroy the tape, making the filmstrip come pouring out of his VCR and entangle him. The narrator assures the audience that whether or not the lost episode will remain lost, as long as there are stars in the sky, SpongeBob will live on in fans' hearts and minds. As the stars form a constellation of SpongeBob, the narrator tells the viewers to "get lost" while bidding farewell.

Cast

Production

"The Sponge Who Could Fly" was written by Paul Tibbitt, Kent Osborne and Merriwether Williams, with Andrew Overtoom and Tom Yasumi serving as animation directors. Tibbitt and Osborne also functioned as storyboard directors, and Carson Kugler, Caleb Meurer and William Reiss served as storyboard artists. Derek Drymon served as creative director. The episode originally aired on Nickelodeon in the United States on March 21, 2003, with a TV-Y parental rating. "The Sponge Who Could Fly" was one of the few episodes of the third season that aired during the production of the series' 2004 feature film. In 2002, series creator Stephen Hillenburg, with his crew, halted production of the show to work on the film, resulting in few airings of new episodes. Nickelodeon announced nine "as-yet-unaired" episodes would be shown. During the break in TV production, "The Sponge Who Could Fly" first aired during a two-hour "Sponge"-a-thon, while the other eight were broadcast subsequently.

Mark O'Hare directed and animated the walk cycles in the beginning of the episode. The cycle originated when supervising producer at the time Derek Drymon called O'Hare. O'Hare said "Derek would call me out of the blue for freelance, and it was tough to know the context of stuff." He remembered the crew gave him a "bad" synthesizer song, and he was told to do "some kind of weird walk to it." He said "I animated this bizarre SpongeBob walk and turned it in, and that was that." Eventually, Drymon saw the cycle and referred to it as "The Lost Episode" walk. O'Hare had no idea what Drymon was talking about until he learned it was already used in an episode. O'Hare said "so I just figured that it ended up on the cutting room floor, like a lot of stuff you end up doing in animation. I had no idea that he was referring to the actual name of the show ." The live action scenes were directed by Mark Osborne (brother of the episode's storyboard director Kent Osborne), and were hosted by Tom Kenny in character as Patchy the Pirate, the president of the fictional SpongeBob SquarePants fan club.

"The Sponge Who Could Fly" was released on a VHS tape of the same name on March 4, 2003. "The Sponge Who Could Fly" was released on the DVD compilation titled SpongeBob SquarePants: Lost at Sea also on March 4, 2003. The episode was also included in the SpongeBob SquarePants: The Complete 3rd Season DVD on September 27, 2005. On September 22, 2009, "The Sponge Who Could Fly" was released on the SpongeBob SquarePants: The First 100 Episodes DVD, alongside all the episodes of seasons one through five.

Marketing

To promote the episode, Nickelodeon launched an on-air campaign called "SpongeBob's Lost Episode", which culminated with the premiere of "The Sponge Who Could Fly". Nickelodeon also partnered with Burger King to release a line of toys as a marketing tie-in to the event. The toy line consisted of eight figures, including SpongeBob Silly Squirter, Swing Time Patrick, Jellyfish Fields, Plankton Bubble Up, Squirt N' Whistle Squidward, Plush Shakin' SpongeBob, Karate Chop Sandy and Gravity Defying Gary. The promotion ran for five weeks, during which time one of the popular items on the "Big Kids" menu, Chicken Tender, came "in fun star and lightning bolt shapes." Craig Braasch, vice president of global advertising and promotions for the Burger King Corporation, said "These eight new, fun, seaworthy toys inside our Big Kids Meals provide hours of aquatic entertainment for our young customers."

Each of the toys released included a "clue card" containing a SpongeBob SquarePants character riddle. By visiting Nickelodeon's website, the viewers could answer the riddle in order to win digital SpongeBob trading cards. They could also enter sweepstakes to win an at-home SpongeBob SquarePants party for 25 people where "The Sponge Who Could Fly" was viewed on the winner's new large-screen television. Pam Kaufman, senior vice president of marketing for Nickelodeon, said "We are proud of the relationship we have built with Burger King Corporation and excited that SpongeBob is returning for his second Burger King promotion. The promotion is sure to bring the young Burger King customers all the fun they have come to expect from Nickelodeon and SpongeBob SquarePants."

Reception

Upon its release, "The Sponge Who Could Fly" was viewed by over seven million people. However, the episode received mixed reviews from critics. David Kronke of the Los Angeles Daily News criticized the special as being a standard episode that has been padded out to an extra length, with the live action Patchy the Pirate segments being "not terribly funny" and "what should be lost." In his review for DVD Verdict, Bryan Pope criticized "The Sponge Who Could Fly" as "The one misstep" in an otherwise strong third season, as he felt it "veers too far away from Bikini Bottom and into unfunny live action territory." Tom Maurstad of The Dallas Morning News said "The Sponge Who Could Fly" was "not a very good episode," describing it as "another SpongeBob-and-his-love-of-jellyfish story" that does "not enough laughs" and having "too much drippy sentimentality."

Dana Orlando of the Philadelphia Daily News expressed the opinion that both the cartoon and the live action segments of the episode were funny, and described "The Sponge Who Could Fly" as one of the best episodes to date. In 2003, the episode received a Hors Concours Honor for Recently Telecast Programs at the Banff Rockie Awards.

Musical adaptation

The 2009 UK musical adaptation of the episode called SpongeBob SquarePants: The Sponge Who Could Fly! A New Musical opened at the Hackney Empire in London.

"The Sponge Who Could Fly" was adapted into a musical called SpongeBob SquarePants Live! The Sponge Who Could Fly!. It was launched in Singapore at The Singapore Expo Hall on May 31, 2007, and was the first customization of SpongeBob into a live musical event, joining a list of TV-inspired live offerings from Nickelodeon that includes Blue's Clues and Dora the Explorer. The musical also marked the first time Nickelodeon premiered a live tour outside the United States. The show is a story of courage and coming of age which tells of SpongeBob's desire to fly with the jellyfish of Jellyfish Fields. It traveled to five cities across Asia, including Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Jakarta, Bangkok, and Manila, before it toured cities of Australia and New Zealand. A Mandarin-language version toured China and Hong Kong in the fall.

The script was written by Steven Banks, who had become the head writer for the series in Season 4, with songs by Eban Schletter. Gip Hoppe served as director, with choreographer and associate director Jenn Rapp, and the set was designed by Rialto vet David Gallo. The musical was produced by Nickelodeon and MTVN Kids and Family Group, partnered with Broadway Asia Entertainment.

In 2009, the show toured the United Kingdom and Ireland with the name of SpongeBob SquarePants: The Sponge Who Could Fly! A New Musical. It opened at the Hackney Empire in London, England on February 3, 2009. The musical toured the UK from March 2009 for six months with performances at the Hammersmith Apollo, Southend, Edinburgh, Birmingham, Reading, Salford, Sunderland, Nottingham, Liverpool, High Wycombe, Plymouth, Bristol, Cardiff, Oxford, Killarney and Dublin.

Alison Pollard choreographed and directed the UK adaptation and said that the episode already had a few songs in it, which helped with the conversion to a musical. She said "The episode chosen for the show already had four or five really catchy tunes in it, and the idea that he wants to fly with jellyfish is nice for the stage as well." The adaptation includes twelve songs of various styles.

English actor Chris Coxon played the role of SpongeBob. Coxon was a fan of the series and said "If I'd been told a year ago that I would be playing SpongeBob today I would have loved it, although I'm not sure I would have believed it." Coxon admitted it was difficult to adapt the show into a musical. He remarked "It is difficult because you are trying to recreate this character that is so fluid on screen. For example I'm just getting used to my square costume, although it does have an incredible design, so that, although I am restricted, I can do a lot of the things he does in the cartoon."

Critical reception

The energetic performances and colourful set design more than make up for this and at 90 minutes (including the break) the show is short enough to prevent little ones from getting itchy feet.

Gordon Barr and Roger Domeneghetti in their review for the Evening Chronicle.

The musical was well received by most critics. In his review for The Sentinel, Chris Blackhurst brought along a seven-year-old child called Dylan Brayford, and Dylan's 34-year-old godfather, James Humphreys, from Nantwich to watch the musical. The two "weren't disappointed." Blackhurst said "The fast-paced tale of courage and dreams kept both entertained with plenty of hilarious moments for the children and a sprinkle of gags which flew over younger fans' heads but brought a wry smile to mums and dads' faces." Brayford summed it up, saying "It was good, but not quite as good as the TV show."

Gordon Barr and Roger Domeneghetti of the Evening Chronicle described the show as "a silly riot of colour as you'd have to expect from an adaptation of a cartoon TV show." They lauded the song called "Ker Ching" performed by Mr. Krabs, saying " stands out above the rest." Viv Hardwick of The Northern Echo said "Younger ones are just pleased to see a colourful collection of characters, vaguely resembling the ten year-old TV show cast, cavorting around the stage." Hardwick praised the role of Charles Brunton as Squidward Tentacles while John Fricker (Patrick Star) and Martin Johnston (Mr. Krabs) were said to "win the biggest costume contest."

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