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| Airdate = | Length = 22 minutes | Narrator = Tom Kenny | Prev = Plankton's Army | Next = SpongeBob Meets the Strangler | Episode list = ''SpongeBob SquarePants'' (season 3) List of ''SpongeBob SquarePants'' episodes }} "The Sponge Who Could Fly", also known as "The Lost Episode", is the 19th episode of the third season and the 59th overall episode of the American animated television series ''SpongeBob SquarePants''. It was written by Paul Tibbitt, Kent Osborne, and Merriwether Williams, with Andrew Overtoom serving as animation director and Mark O'Hare as the director of the walk cycles in the beginning of the episode. The episode was produced in 2002 and aired on Nickelodeon in the United States on March 21, 2003. The series follows the adventures and endeavors of the title character in the underwater city of Bikini Bottom. In this episode, SpongeBob wishes he could fly with the jellyfish. He makes several attempts to do so, but all of these fail. When at home, SpongeBob is drying his hair and receives a phone call. He puts the hair dryer in his trousers, and the dryer inflates it, giving him the ability to fly. He goes around helping people, earning their admiration and becoming a superhero of sorts. However, other characters continue to ask increasingly unnecessary favors of him, leaving him no time to fly with the jellyfish. The episode became available on the VHS of the same name on March 4, 2003. Tie-in promotions made with Burger King, which released a series of toys. Upon release, "The Sponge Who Could Fly" gained seven million views receiving mixed reviews from television critics, especially concerning the live action segments. "The Sponge Who Could Fly" was adapted into a musical called ''SpongeBob SquarePants Live! The Sponge Who Could Fly!'', which toured selected cities in Asia, in 2007. The musical was renamed to ''SpongeBob SquarePants: The Sponge Who Could Fly! A New Musical'' when it toured the United Kingdom in 2009. ==Plot== In the episode, SpongeBob wishes he could fly with the jellyfish. He makes several attempts to do so, including a biplane, bat wings, a lawn chair with balloons, and a giant kite pulled by a bicycle. All of these attempts fail, and SpongeBob faces ridicule from others. He tells those mocking him that "it is a sad day in Bikini Bottom, when a guy is ridiculed for having dreams!" They respond that they all have had unfulfilled dreams, and start chasing him. SpongeBob runs off a cliff and falls into a truck of mud, then into a truck of feathers.〔 Back home, having given up on his dream, SpongeBob dries himself out when he receives an insulting phone call and puts the hair dryer in his trousers. While he talks, the dryer inflates his trousers, giving him the ability to fly. He goes around helping people, earning their admiration and becoming a superhero of sorts. However, the other characters continue to ask increasingly unnecessary favors of him, leaving him no time to fly with the jellyfish. When he tries to escape to the Jellyfish Fields, a mob forms and chases him, but is unable to catch him. Cannonball Jenkins, formerly a farmer and later on, a sailor, launches himself at SpongeBob, popping the trousers and sending him plummeting to the ground. Everyone then hold a funeral for his now-deflated trousers. Upset, SpongeBob decides to go home, but the jellyfish help him fly and take him back there. Patrick arrives and asks if they could fly over to the pizzeria, but SpongeBob decides to leave the flying to the jellyfish, only for Patrick to fly off himself.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Sponge Who Could Fly」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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