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Template:SpongeBob episode "Karate Island" is a SpongeBob SquarePants episode from season four. Template:Spoiler Brief summary: SpongeBob receives an invitation to take part in a competition on mysterious Karate Island for the chance to be crowned the "King of Karate."

Time/Date: Unknown

Time cards shown: None

Main Character(s):

Major Character(s):

  • Three Karate Fighters
  • The Tickler
  • Lip Service
  • Filthy Phil

Minor Character(s):

Plot

After receiving an invitation for Karate Island, SpongeBob arrives on Karate Island, along with Sandy. There he meets the Master Udon, who uses three fake Karate masters who fake getting beaten up by SpongeBob. Sandy starts to believe something fishy is going on, as SpongeBob is dubbed King of Karate and given the throne. After a small conversation with SpongeBob, Sandy leaves in anger. Seconds later, SpongeBob's throne traps him where he's sitting, and Udon brings out...a pen.

Hearing SpongeBob's cries, Sandy shrugs and decides that SpongeBob should get himself out of his own mess; but then when SpongeBob cries again, calling for her, Sandy comes to his aid.

Now, SpongeBob is in Karate Tower, and Sandy runs inside (dressed like Beatrix Kiddo from Kill Bill). She faces the three perils of the tower: one that tickles (his weakness is jelly-filled doughnuts), one that has huge lips, and one that unleashes odor (he falls due to his own odor; Sandy is not affected due to her air helmet). After that, Sandy finds SpongeBob and Udon. He traps Sandy in a cage, and reveals he is a real estate agent, selling timeshares. Sandy performs a meditation ritual, and breaks free of the cage.

She rips off her catsuit, revealing her bikini underneath; Sandy and Udon suddenly turn extremely buff (then are back to normal again, immediately) and fight. Sandy wins after a lot of fighting, and knocks Udon out of the tower and he falls off the island. Sandy frees SpongeBob, and they go to the boat. SpongeBob is disappointed that he is not the King, but Sandy consoles him by saying that he'll always be the King of Karate to her.

Squidward appears in his own boat. Apparently, he got a similar invitation, except it says King of Clarinets, not King of Karate. He arrives at Clarinet Island, where he is now dubbed King of Clarinets. The episode ends showing a close-up of the apparently still-alive King of Karate standing on one of the poles shown when SpongeBob arrived at Karate Island. The episode ends in a dedication to Noriyuki "Pat" Morita (1932-2005), also known as Mr. Miyagi from The Karate Kid series, who died on November 24, 2005.

Quotes

  • Sandy Cheeks: "That's enough lip from you!"
  • Sandy Cheeks: "Get in the soup Udon!"
  • Master Udon: "You are one impressive squirrel. And you made a costume change."

Trivia

  • This episode is in memory of Pat Morita.
  • Even though this episode is in memory of Pat Morita, the title card notes him as a Special Guest Voice, because he voiced parts of this episode before he died.
  • This is the second time in which the inside of Gary's shell is seen, first being in "Have You Seen This Snail?".
  • This episode Was set on the Karate Island DVD on July 18, 2006.
  • If you look closely when Squidward looks above the hill that the King of Karate is standing on, the three people SpongeBob fought in the beginning can be seen nearby him.
  • The episode contains several allusions to the Kill Bill films, directed by Quentin Tarantino; which has influences from Bruce Lee's Game of Death
  • This is one of the six episodes in which the title card has an animation. The others were "SB-129", "Idiot Box", "SpongeBob Meets the Strangler", "Pre-Hibernation Week", and "All That Glitters".
  • This is the first karate-related episode where SpongeBob does not pronounce it "ka-rah-tay".
  • Sandy points out that SpongeBob isn't as expierienced at karate then Sandy. (Which is true. Most of SpongeBob's moves are not actual karate moves).
  • This is the first spongebob episode that has a reference of the Kill Bill series.
  • The four floors of doom are a reference to YuYu Hakusho, when Yusuke and Kuwabara rescue Yukina.
  • When Udon becomes buff it is another reference to YuYu Hakusho, when Younger Toguro becomes buff.
  • Udon means "noodle" in Japanese
  • At the end of the episode, Squidward comes to the island thinking he is the king of clarinets.

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