S3.E20

SpongeBob Meets the Strangler/Pranks a Lot

Episode aired Oct 11, 2004
23m

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Spongebob unknowingly snitches on a notorious strangler, who vows revenge. Later, Spongebob and Patrick prank the whole town by pretending to be ghosts.Spongebob unknowingly snitches on a notorious strangler, who vows revenge. Later, Spongebob and Patrick prank the whole town by pretending to be ghosts.Spongebob unknowingly snitches on a notorious strangler, who vows revenge. Later, Spongebob and Patrick prank the whole town by pretending to be ghosts.

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Tom Kenny

Bill Fagerbakke

Patrick Star
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Rodger Bumpass

Clancy Brown

Mr. Krabs
(voice)
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Carolyn Lawrence

Sandy Cheeks
(voice)

Mr. Lawrence

Plankton
(voice)
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Dee Bradley Baker

Cop #1
(voice)
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Sirena Irwin

Woman Fish #1
(voice)
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Mary Jo Catlett

Mrs. Puff
(voice)

Tom Wilson

Strangler
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Trivia
The voice of the strangler is Biff from Back To The Future.

Goofs
In Pranks a Lot, Spongebob and Patrick had "Glued the door shut," but at the end the Krusty Krab is filled with fish. How did they get in?

Quotes
SpongeBob SquarePants: Bodyguard, let me just take this opportunity to say that you're the best bodyguard a fella could hope to have.
Strangler: Alright, enough of the sappy talk. Open the door so I can strangle you- I mean, uh, uh, choke you, I mean, uh, crush you with my- Gahhhh! I mean...
SpongeBob SquarePants: Protect me?
Strangler: Uh, thanks.
SpongeBob SquarePants: Don't mention it, Strangler.
[He gasps]
SpongeBob SquarePants: I mean, bodyguard.

Alternate versions
When the segment SpongeBob Meets the Strangler reran later after its original 2004 broadcast, Squidward was reanimated in the first party sequence with his top right tentacle redone. During its original broadcast, the ends of his top right tentacle are strangely cropped for at least 4 frames.

Connections
Featured in WatchMojo: Top 10 Jokes Only Adults Will Get in SpongeBob SquarePants (2018)

Soundtracks
SpongeBob SquarePants Theme Song
(uncredited)
Written by Stephen Hillenburg and Derek Drymon
Composed by Hank Smith Music
Performed by Patrick Pinney