Fungus Among Us

Fungus Among Us is a SpongeBob SquarePants episode from season five. In this episode, SpongeBob spreads an itchy fungus around Bikini Bottom

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Characters

• SpongeBob SquarePants
• Patrick Star
• Squidward Tentacles
• Mr. Krabs
• Gary the Snail
• SWAT team
• Krusty Krab Customers
• Bikini Bottomites
• Old Man Jenkins
• Nat Peterson
• Fred
• Fish with "exotic accent"
• Martha Smith
• Timmy
• Nathiel
• Clay

Plot

SpongeBob is asleep, and Gary has no food, so Gary wakes up SpongeBob. SpongeBob attempts to feed Gary, but the food is disgusting to Gary. Gary would rather eat some contagious sea fungus on the floor, which SpongeBob considers rude. SpongeBob tries to clean up the ick, but gets it on himself. He tries to clean it off, but it only spreads. He also tries not to scratch it because it is itchy, yet he still itches. At the Krusty Krab, he flicks off some contagious sea fungus on his nose, but it grows on the wall and grows back and bigger on him. He tries scraping it off his arm into the trash, but the same thing happens. Squidward sees SpongeBob in his state and calls the SWAT team. When the team is carrying SpongeBob away in a cage, some contagious sea fungus flies off of him and lands on Squidward's head. After Squidward itches it, when giving a Krabby Patty to Old Man Jenkins, it gets onto him. Meanwhile, the SWAT team has SpongeBob quarantined in his house with a bubble around him with the contagious sea fungus having taken a turn for the worse. Patrick comes in and pops SpongeBob's bubble, but blows another one around SpongeBob. Back at the Krusty Krab, the contagious sea fungus is spreading like crazy! It is all over the food, and the customers get infected. SpongeBob arrives in his bubble, having taken another turn for the worse. The health inspector snaps at Mr. Krabs for thinking everyone was healthy, and everyone prepares to attack SpongeBob for spreading the contagious sea fungus. SpongeBob cries icky tears that get on everybody in the Krusty Krab when the bubble pops. Gary then arrives licking the contagious sea fungus off of Mr. Krabs. The episode ends with Gary "de-icking" the Bikini Bottomites for $5.00 to Mr. Krabs' profit.

Trivia

The title card background is similar to Sandy's Rocket, but having a blue background instead of a red background.

• This is the first time Gary eats something nasty but tasty that SpongeBob won't let him have.
• This is the first appearance of the SWAT team.
• This is the third episode where SpongeBob says "Gary the Snail" to Gary. The first was Dumped. The second was Gary Takes a Bath. The fourth was Truth or Square.
• Rise and Shine, Waiting, and this episode were the first episode with 3 segments since Help Wanted, Reef Blower, and Tea at the Treedome.
• This episode has been known to be the grossest episode yet.
• Gary appears in the Bubble when SpongeBob and Patrick are in SpongeBob's House but when they are in the Krusty Krab Gary also appears there.

Music

APM Music

• Happy Sponge Chase Vibes - Title card
• Housewives Choice - SpongeBob takes a shower.
• The Jitters - "ITCH!!!"
• The Tip Top Polka/Cliff Polka - #1: "Don't worry, SpongeBob, everyone gets itchy, swollen skin rash now and then. Just don't scratch it and it'll go away...eventually."
• Graveyard - SpongeBob sees the fungus on the wall, scoops it up, and tries to throw it away, but it sticks.
• The Tip Top Polka/Cliff Polka - #2: "I won't scratching the fungus.
• Tomfoolery - "SpongeBob, why are you all...puffy?"
• Drama Link (f) - Squidward sees more ick on SpongeBob's nose and screams.
• Dramatic Cue (e) - "Help ... me!"
• Command Post 1 - Squidward calls the SWAT Team.
• The Escape - The SWAT Team captures SpongeBob in a cage and hauls him away.
• House of Horror {W. Merrick Farran} - The ick lands on Squidward's head.
• Keel Row - Squidward gives change to a customer covered in ick.
• Orchestrated Devices C - "What was that? No, no, Mr. Squidward, that can't be the 'ick'."
• Twilight Zone - SpongeBob wakes up inside a concealed bubble.
• Lonely Stranger - SpongeBob breathes inside his bubble.
• The Rake Hornpipe - Mr. Krabs asks Squidward for help.
• Wild Eyes - "SPONGEBOB GAVE ME THE ICK...AND I GAVE IT TO ALL YOU PEOPLE!!"
• ??? - The customers charge towards Squidward.
• The Dreadnought Tea Clipper (b) - Mr. Krabs is informed about the status of the hygiene of the Krusty Krab.
• {# 38} Death Of The Alien 1 - SpongeBob returns to the Krusty Krab, full of ick.
• Rescue - The people at the Krusty Krab go after SpongeBob.
• Dramatic Impact 6 - Ick all over the Krusty Krab.
• Hawaiian Pussycat - "Step up to be de-icked. Only $5!"
• Drama Link (d) - Squidward sees Spongebob scratching the fungus.