Draft:Reef Blower

"Reef Blower" is the second segment of the first episode of the first season of the American animated television series SpongeBob SquarePants. It first aired on Nickelodeon in the United States on May 1, 1999. The segment was written by Stephen Hillenburg, Derek Drymon, and Tim Hill, and the animation was directed by Fred Miller and Tom Yasumi. Paul Tibbitt functioned as storyboard director, and Jay Lender worked as storyboard artist.

In the episode, Squidward kicks a clam shell near Spongebob's house. Spongebob would go on various shenanigans to get the shell away from his house leading the shell to head back near Squidward's house.

This episode is known for being the only Spongebob Squarepants episode with no dialog.

Plot
When Squidward goes outside, he notices a clam shell in his front yard and kicks it to Spongebob's front yard. Spongebob would then pull out a loud reef blower from his garage and would fail to get the shell out of his front yard. Spongebob would then use more power and accidently cover Squidward with sand. There was now a pile of sand in Spongebob's front path. Spongebob exclaims "You!" with a text in the bottom and sucked up the sand with his reef blower. The reef blower then broke down and Spongebob would accidentally suck up all of the ocean water making the reef blower explode. Squidward, covered with sand, would then have the clam shell fall on his nose.

Production
"Reef Blower" was written by Stephen Hillenburg, Derek Drymon, and Tim Hill. Fred Miller and Tom Yasumi would serve as animation directors, and Paul Tibbitt and Jay Lender would serve as storyboard director and storyboard artist respectively.

"Reef Blower" released on the compilation Spongebob Squarepants: The Complete 1st Season DVD on October 28, 2003. On September 22, 2009, "Reef Blower" released on the SpongeBob SquarePants: The First 100 Episodes DVD.