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* FriendshipSong: "BFF" (sung by Spongebob and Patrick) is a textbook example. ''Let's have some fun together, we'll be best friends forever / BFF, that stands for us!''



* LemonyNarrator: The French Narrator, as expected.
* MinorCharacterMajorSong: Pearl, who barely features in the plot, gets one with "Daddy Knows Best".

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* LemonyNarrator: The French Narrator, as expected.usual.
* MinorCharacterMajorSong: MinorCharacterMajorSong:
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Pearl, who barely features in the plot, gets one with "Daddy Knows Best".Best".
** Perch Perkins gets his share of the spotlight with "No Control", in which he sings the lead part.
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* EvilPlan: Taking advantage of the panic ensuing in Bikini Bottom, Plankton hatches a scheme to convince everyone to migrate to a new land, where he'll hypnotize them all into liking his chum burgers and ultimately become ruler of the new town. Unlike the cartoon, he seems to show no interest in stealing the Krabby Patty secret formula this time around.
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* ArcWords:
** "A simple sponge" pops up quite frequently. Spongebob's main motivation is to prove that he's anything but.
** "Best day ever" or "Best (blank) ever", mostly used by Spongebob as a reflection of his positivity. [[spoiler:In the end, it's this very phrase (or rather, ''song'') that helps motivate the characters when all hope is lost]].
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* AngryMob: Old Man Jenkins leads one against Sandy when he blames her for the volcano erupting.
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* BerserkButton: Squidward does ''not'' take kindly to being called a loser, due to some bad childhood experiences with bullies.


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* HeartIsAnAwesomePower: While Sandy has brains and Patrick has brawn, Spongebob worries that he lacks any special skills that'll help save the day. In the end, he finally realizes what he can bring to the table: positivity and moral support (or as Patrick puts it, "Management skills!")
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* DistantDuet: Spongebob and Patrick have one in the form of "(I Guess I) Miss You". Patrick sings it in Bikini Bottom while Spongebob sings it on Mount Humongous.


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* TriumphantReprise: "(Not) A Simple Sponge" gets a dramatic reprise when Spongebob climbs to the mouth of Mount Humongous.

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-->'''French Narrator''': Two hours later...

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-->'''French Narrator''': Two hours One hour later...



* IWantSong: "I'm Not A Loser" for Squidward.

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* IWantSong: "I'm Not A Loser" for Squidward. "(Not A) Simple Sponge" also counts as one for Spongebob.



** The show opens with Spongebob getting out of bed and saying, "Good morning world, and all who inhabit it!" This is taken straight from the episode "Missing Identity".



** The iconic time card gag (ex. "Ten minutes later", "Two hours later", etc.) is used when Spongebob lets out a BigNo.

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** The iconic time card gag (ex. "Ten minutes later", "Two hours "One hour later", etc.) is used when Spongebob lets out a BigNo.
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* VillainousRomance: Between the happily married Plankton and Karen, and it's noticeably stronger here than in the cartoon.
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-->'''FrenchNarrator''': Fifty years later...

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* AdaptationalVillainy: In the cartoon, Karen is something of a neutral AntiVillain who unenthusiastically aids Plankton in in his schemes. Here, she's just as maniacal as her husband, and is much more willing to help him take over the town. She even joins him in an EvilLaugh at one point.

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* AdaptationalVillainy: In the cartoon, Karen is something of a neutral AntiVillain who unenthusiastically aids Plankton in in his schemes. Here, she's just as maniacal as her husband, and is much more willing to help him take over the town. She even joins him in an EvilLaugh at one point.



* BigNo: PlayedForLaughs ''and'' taken UpToEleven when Spongebob wakes up on the day of the eruption.
-->'''Spongebob''': '''NOOOOOOO-'''
-->'''French Narrator''': Ten minutes later...
-->'''Spongebob''': '''-OOOOOOO-'''
-->'''French Narrator''': Two hours later...
-->'''Spongebob''': '''-OOOOOOO-'''
-->'''FrenchNarrator''': Fifty years later...
-->'''Spongebob''' ''(as an old man)'': '''-OOOOOOO'''.



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* CrowdSongCrowdSong: A good number of the songs fall under this, the most notable ones being "Bikini Bottom Day", "No Control", and "When the Going Gets Tough".



* DarkReprise: "Bikini Bottom Day" gets a solem reprise in the second act.

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* DarkReprise: "Bikini Bottom Day" gets a solem solemn reprise in the second act.act.
* DeathByAdaptation: Squidward's mother, a relatively minor character in the TV show, is implied to have died sometime before the events of the musical. According to WordOfGod, this was done deliberately in order to make Squidward a more grounded, sympathetic character (and to give him a stronger motivation).
* DuetOfDifferences: "Daddy Knows Best" is one for Mr. Krabs and Pearl. While Krabs sings about the joys of money, Pearl comments on how he's too greedy to pay attention to her. Bonus points for both their parts being ''completely'' different music genres that clash with each other in the end; Krabs has a hearty sailor's ditty while Pearl sings a soulful ballad.



* LemonyNarrator: The French Narrator, as expected.



** The iconic time card gag (ex. "Ten minutes later", "Two hours later", etc.) is used when Spongebob lets out a BigNo.



* VillainSong: "When The Going Gets Tough"

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* VillainousRomance: Between the happily married Plankton and Karen, and it's noticeably stronger here than in the cartoon.
* VillainSong: "When The Going Gets Tough"Tough", led by Plankton.
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* AdaptationalVillainy: In the cartoon, Karen is something of a neutral AntiVillain who unenthusiastically aids Plankton in in his schemes. Here, she's just as maniacal as her husband, and is much more willing to help him take over the town. She even joins him in an EvilLaugh at one point.


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* ThoseTwoBadGuys: Plankton and Karen, who spend the majority of their stage time gloating about their EvilPlan in the sidelines.
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* {{Expy}}: The cult of sardines that worship Patrick during "Super Sea Star Savior" are very much the show's equivalent to thd cartoon's anchovies.

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* {{Expy}}: The cult of sardines that worship Patrick during "Super Sea Star Savior" are very much the show's equivalent to thd the cartoon's anchovies.
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* {{Expy}}: The cult of sardines that worship Patrick during "Super Sea Star Savior" are very much the show's equivalent to thd cartoon's anchovies.
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* CanonForeigner: The Mayor, who's a completely new character and has no affiliation with the two [[http://i29.tinypic.com/flvcip.jpg other]] [[http://vignette2.wikia.nocookie.net/spongebob/images/5/50/Mayor.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20110320000546 mayors]] from the show. The Electric Skates are also a new band of characters.
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* AdaptationalDyeJob: Pearl (as played by Emmy Raver-Lampman) sports black hair here. In the original cartoon, she's a blonde.


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* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Many of the characters sport hair colors that correlate with their respective animated counterparts. Spongebob has yellow hair, Patrick has pink, Mr. Krabs has red, and even Squidward (who's bald in the cartoon) sports blue hair.
** Also, the actress playing Karen wears a purple wig.
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** One of the demands of the Electric Skates is Goofy Goober Ice Cream.
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An incoming Broadway musical based on Nickelodeon's megahit ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'' that features the titular characters as they try to deal with a volcanic eruption threatening to destroy their town. Having been described as Theater/OurTown meets Film/{{Armageddon}}, the play is also notable for featuring various songs written by renowned recording artists in the music industry, a list of which includes ''Panic! At The Disco'', ''Sara Bareilles'', ''John Legend'', ''David Bowie'', ''Cindy Lauper'', ''The Flaming Lips'' and ''They Might Be Giants'', to name a few.

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An incoming Broadway musical based on Nickelodeon's megahit ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'' that features the titular characters as they try to deal with a volcanic eruption threatening to destroy their town. Having been described as Theater/OurTown Theatre/OurTown meets Film/{{Armageddon}}, the play is also notable for featuring various songs written by renowned recording artists in the music industry, a list of which includes ''Panic! At The Disco'', ''Sara Bareilles'', ''John Legend'', ''David Bowie'', ''Cindy Lauper'', ''The Flaming Lips'' and ''They Might Be Giants'', to name a few.



* AffectionateParody: Of the play ''Theater/OurTown''.

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* AffectionateParody: Of the play ''Theater/OurTown''.''Theatre/OurTown''.
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** Characters repeatedly interact with the band conductor who is in the pit at the edge of the stage. At one point she uses action figures and a tiny model of the town to show the characters' perspective from the top of the volcano.


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* PissTakeRap: Plakton's VillainSong.
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* AudienceParticipationSong: Well naturally, the theme song 'has'' to be used at some point!

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* AudienceParticipationSong: Well naturally, the theme song 'has'' ''has'' to be used at some point!
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* PursueTheDreamJob: Spongebob ultimately wants to be Krusty Krab Managet.

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* PursueTheDreamJob: Spongebob ultimately wants to be Krusty Krab Managet.Manager.
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* EyepatchOfPower: The actor portraying Plankton sports an evil-looking eyepatch, in reference to the character only having one eye.
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* BreakingTheFourthWall: done repeatedly by Patchy the Pirate. SpongeBob also says hello to the sound effects guy.

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* BreakingTheFourthWall: done Done repeatedly by Patchy the Pirate. SpongeBob also says hello to the sound effects guy.
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* AffectionateParody: of the play ''Theater/OurTown''.

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* AffectionateParody: of Of the play ''Theater/OurTown''.
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An incoming Broadway musical based on Nickelodeon's megahit ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'' that features the titular characters as they try to deal with a volcanic eruption threatening to destroy their town. Having been described as Theater/OurTown meets Film/Armageddon, the play is also notable for featuring various songs written by renowned recording artists in the music industry, a list of which includes ''Panic! At The Disco'', ''Sara Bareilles'', ''John Legend'', ''David Bowie'', ''Cindy Lauper'', ''The Flaming Lips'' and ''They Might Be Giants'', to name a few.

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An incoming Broadway musical based on Nickelodeon's megahit ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'' that features the titular characters as they try to deal with a volcanic eruption threatening to destroy their town. Having been described as Theater/OurTown meets Film/Armageddon, Film/{{Armageddon}}, the play is also notable for featuring various songs written by renowned recording artists in the music industry, a list of which includes ''Panic! At The Disco'', ''Sara Bareilles'', ''John Legend'', ''David Bowie'', ''Cindy Lauper'', ''The Flaming Lips'' and ''They Might Be Giants'', to name a few.



* Adorkable: Spongebob.

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* Adorkable: Spongebob.{{Adorkable}}: Spongebob, as played here by Ethan Slater.
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* Trope/Tsundere: Like in the show, Squidward shows shades of this toward Spongebob.

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* Trope/Tsundere: {{Tsundere}}: Like in the show, Squidward shows shades of this toward Spongebob.

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* Adorkable: Spongebob.



* ApocalypseHow: Via volcanic eruption.
* AudienceParticipationSong: Well naturally, the theme song 'has'' to be used at some point!
* BreakTheCutie: To Spongebob, but of course, it doesn't work.



* MusicalisInterruptus: Happens to Squidward repeatedly, but eventually he gets his big break.



* Tsundere: Like in the show, Squidward shows shades of this toward Spongebob.

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* Tsundere: Trope/Tsundere: Like in the show, Squidward shows shades of this toward Spongebob.
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* BreakingTheFourthWall: done repeatedly by Patchy the Pirate. SpongeBob also says hello to the sound effects guy.


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* ExpositoryThemeTune


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* LargeHam: Since it's based on a cartoon, this is to be expected.


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* TheMusical
* NearDeathExperience: The volcano threatening to erupt serves as this for everyone in Bikini Bottom.
* PursueTheDreamJob: Spongebob ultimately wants to be Krusty Krab Managet.


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* SelfDeprecation: Squidward's song has shades of this.
* ShoutOut: Several, to the cartoon.
** Mermaidman is mentioned.
** SpongeBob reminds everyone that he can play his nose like a flute and eat lots of ice cream.
** A background cast member yells "MY LEG!"
** The song "Best Day Ever" is straight from the show.
** Dolphin swears make an appearance.
** "Another day, another migraine" is also a quote by Squidward in the show.
** Plankton mentions that he went to college.
** Spongebob and Sandy's love for karate is taken into account.


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* SpeciesSurname: It's SpongeBob, what do you expect?
* SuspiciouslySpecificDenial: ''I'm not a loser / I don't secretly hate myself / I don't not leave the house because I don't not prefer to stay at home...''
* Tsundere: Like in the show, Squidward shows shades of this toward Spongebob.
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* AffectionParody: of the play ''Theater/OurTown''.

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* AffectionParody: AffectionateParody: of the play ''Theater/OurTown''.
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An incoming Broadway musical based on Nickelodeon's megahit ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'' that features the titular characters as they try to deal with a volcanic eruption threatening to destroy their town. Having been described as Our Town meets Armageddon, the play is also notable for featuring various songs written by renowned recording artists in the music industry, a list of which includes Panic! At The Disco, Sara Bareilles, John Legend, David Bowie, Cindy Lauper, The Flaming Lips and They Might Be Giants, to name a few.

In this version, the characters remain as their respective original species, albeit with some anthropomorphism (as to be expected) and therefore appearing more human (with some adjustments). While its development has been criticized as simply being another way for Nick to milk its cashcow, preview audiences so far have discovered that the it's actually really, really good and pays tribute to its cartoon roots while being funny and heartwarming.

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An incoming Broadway musical based on Nickelodeon's megahit ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'' that features the titular characters as they try to deal with a volcanic eruption threatening to destroy their town. Having been described as Our Town Theater/OurTown meets Armageddon, Film/Armageddon, the play is also notable for featuring various songs written by renowned recording artists in the music industry, a list of which includes Panic! ''Panic! At The Disco, Sara Bareilles, John Legend, David Bowie, Cindy Lauper, The Disco'', ''Sara Bareilles'', ''John Legend'', ''David Bowie'', ''Cindy Lauper'', ''The Flaming Lips Lips'' and They ''They Might Be Giants, Giants'', to name a few.

In this version, adaptation, the characters remain as their respective original species, albeit with some anthropomorphism (as to be expected) and therefore appearing more human (with some adjustments). While its development has been criticized as simply being another way for Nick to milk its cashcow, preview audiences so far have discovered that the it's actually really, ''really, really good good'' and pays tribute to its cartoon roots while being creative, funny and heartwarming.



* AffectionParody: of the play ''Our Town''.

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* AffectionParody: of the play ''Our Town''.''Theater/OurTown''.



* DarkReprise
* GospelRevivalNumber
* IAmSong
* IWantSong
* IrrelevantActOpener
* MinorCharacterMajorSong
* QuarrelingSong
* ShowStopper
* TheSongBeforeTheStorm
* VillainSong

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* DarkReprise
DarkReprise: "Bikini Bottom Day" gets a solem reprise in the second act.
* GospelRevivalNumber
GospelRevivalNumber: "Super Sea Star Savior" is a direct parody of this.
* IAmSong
IAmSong: "(Not A) Simple Sponge".
* IWantSong
IWantSong: "I'm Not A Loser" for Squidward.
* IrrelevantActOpener
IrrelevantActOpener: The musical opens with Patchy, who has no relevance in the storyline and is basically there to boast about being the biggest SpongeBob fan in the world.
* MinorCharacterMajorSong
MinorCharacterMajorSong: Pearl, who barely features in the plot, gets one with "Daddy Knows Best".
* QuarrelingSong
QuarrelingSong: "When The Going Gets Tough". It's even a ''rap battle.''
* ShowStopper
ShowStopper: "I'm Not A Loser" is this for most, which is ironic seeing as it's Squidward's solo.
* TheSongBeforeTheStorm
TheSongBeforeTheStorm: "Tomorrow Is", right before the end of Act I.
* VillainSongVillainSong: "When The Going Gets Tough"
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[[caption-width-right:350:Not a simple sponge.]]

->''THE END. IS. COMING!''

An incoming Broadway musical based on Nickelodeon's megahit ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'' that features the titular characters as they try to deal with a volcanic eruption threatening to destroy their town. Having been described as Our Town meets Armageddon, the play is also notable for featuring various songs written by renowned recording artists in the music industry, a list of which includes Panic! At The Disco, Sara Bareilles, John Legend, David Bowie, Cindy Lauper, The Flaming Lips and They Might Be Giants, to name a few.

In this version, the characters remain as their respective original species, albeit with some anthropomorphism (as to be expected) and therefore appearing more human (with some adjustments). While its development has been criticized as simply being another way for Nick to milk its cashcow, preview audiences so far have discovered that the it's actually really, really good and pays tribute to its cartoon roots while being funny and heartwarming.

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* AffectionParody: of the play ''Our Town''.
* CrowdSong
* CurtainCall
* DarkReprise
* GospelRevivalNumber
* IAmSong
* IWantSong
* IrrelevantActOpener
* MinorCharacterMajorSong
* QuarrelingSong
* ShowStopper
* TheSongBeforeTheStorm
* VillainSong
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