Your Shoe's Untied (Peppa Pig episode)

Characters

 * Peppa Pig (debut)
 * George Pig (debut)
 * Mummy Pig (debut)
 * Mandark (Dexters Laboratory) (debut)
 * James Morrison (debut)
 * Cooties (Dexters Laboratory) (debut)
 * Rolf (Ed, Edd n Eddy) (debut)
 * Mannequin (debut)
 * Toby (Shorts) (debut)
 * Cole Black (Shorts) (debut)
 * Raining Raccoons (The Oracle) (debut)
 * Seagulls (Finding Nemo) (debut)
 * Dexter (Dexters Laboratory) (debut)
 * Dee Dee (Dexters Laboratory) (debut)
 * Wii Sports characters (debut)

Synopsis
In the beginning of the episode, Peppa is watching James Morrison Live in Concert DVD on TV, supposedly "looking for the Wii sports video game." Daddy opens the door carefully. When Peppa asks him not to be so mean to one another, Daddy confesses that he does not know how to be nice to somebody. Peppa says that he will use Daddy as a battering ram. However, Peppa's angry shouting works. After reminding Daddy that he's late for something, Daddy rushes out of the house saying that they'll have to do the lesson later, and Peppa faces the realization that he shouted at somebody, as she became nice ever since his life began. After a frustrated sleep, she wakes up and storms to a restaurant.

Peppa finally arrives, only to find Daddy already there eating a cupcake. Not wanting to look foolish in front of Daddy, he pounds his feet against honey so that Daddy can't see them. Daddy only suspects Peppa of dieting, so Peppa takes care to keep his frustration hidden as he trudges to the kitchen. Even through George being bored, Peppa realizes he still has to cook, and that doing so standing in one spot will be simple enough. However, bringing the order to George across the room presents a daunting challenge. He tries shuffling over, millimeters at a time, but gets practically nowhere as George orders Peppa to move. With one gingerly step forward, he trips and catapults the cupcake into George's mouth. This mishap repeats several times until George is getting sick from the cupcakes he ate, which makes the raccoons ashamed.

The raccoons leave the restaurant and Mummy sees a meteor. George replies with some difficulty that Peppa is to blame, and Mummy calls for Peppa to present himself. With rage over Peppa, she tells Mummy that he cannot remember how to be nice and asks him for help. Mummy solemnly informs he that she used adults as a battering ram.

Filled with fury, Peppa starts using everyone as a battering ram. Being told to go home, Peppa's angry shouting summons Mandark. As it so happens, Mandark has held the title of Being Nice Contest Champion for 3,000 years and is confident that he can teach Mandark a thing or two about being nice. He demonstrates being nice to everyone, but is stumped when Peppa asks for a friend to be nice. Mandark admits that he has no need to be nice as, being a villain, he no longer has friends. This fact does not impede his enjoyment of having a enemy. After Peppa rescued everyone from the meteor, she and Mandark were both filthy.

After Mandark went back to his lab, he stays filthy. Peppa drags herself to the bathroom to clean herself up. After that, Peppa Pig was cleaned up.

Now cleaned up, Peppa walks slowly to her room, thinking that she will forever become naughty and lose a star on her good boy chart, but Rolf (Ed, Edd n Eddy), surprisingly, becomes nice to Peppa. Rolf (Ed, Edd n Eddy) also becomes kind to one another. Amazed, Peppa deserves a star on his good boy chart. Rolf (Ed, Edd n Eddy) reveals a CD player next to him and puts on a Fun Song Factory CD of the song "Best Friends," which finally teaches Peppa how to be nice to him, as the episode ends.

Running gags

 * Peppa Pig furiously yelling "WHO ELSE WANTS SOME?!?"
 * Peppa Pig using his friends as a battering ram.

Music

 * Wonderful World - James Morrison [Peppa Pig watching television]
 * Sad music - Peppa walks to her room.
 * Dexters Laboratory music - Mandark appears./So, you want to tie knots, do ya?
 * Ralph at the Door Sting - PEPPA PIG GET OUT HERE!
 * Dramatic Cue D - WHO ELSE WANTS SOME?!?
 * Drama Link B - Peppa Pig uses somebody as a battering ram.
 * Powerpuff Girls music - Peppa trips over shoelaces.
 * The Fairly OddParents music - Title card.
 * Penthouse Mouse music - HOORAY.
 * Happy Ending music - Peppa Pig deserves a gold star.
 * Best Friends - Fun Song Factory

Release

 * This episode is available on the Lost at Sea, Complete 2nd Season, First 100 Episodes, SpongeBob SquarePants Vol. 2, Ghouls Fools, Imitation Krabs, Exposed!: The Ultimate Box Set, Beach Bob, Holiday Cruise Collection, Your Shoes are Loose, The Ultimate SpongeBob Box Set, The Complete Second Season, The SpongeBob SquarePants 8 Season DVD Collection, The SpongeBob SquarePants Collection, From the Beginning, Pt.1, SpongeBob ScaryPants Collection, The First & Second Seasons, and The Best 200 Episodes Ever DVDs.
 * This episode is also available on the Lost at Sea and Anchors Away VHS tapes.

Reception

 * The scene at the beginning where SpongeBob watches the sea anemone dancing on TV was in 5th place during the "Top 100 Greatest Moments in Nicktoon History."
 * The scene at the beginning where SpongeBob watches the sea anemone dancing on TV was in 5th place during the "Top 100 Greatest Moments in Nicktoon History."

General

 * This is the first episode whose title card is written in cursive.
 * This is the first episode to use digital ink and paint in production/packaging order.
 * This is the first episode to have five opening credit titles.
 * This is the first episode where Painty the Pirate appears outside of the series' theme song.
 * This is the second episode to end with a song. The first was "Help Wanted."
 * Starting with this episode, Sherm Cohen is credited as storyboard supervisor. In season 4, he resigned from this position.
 * However, in July 27, 2024, Cohen returned to this position, starting with episode "Lost in Bikini Bottom."
 * This is Erik Wiese's first episode as a storyboard director instead of a storyboard artist.
 * This was the first episode to be written by Walt Dohrn.
 * The football teams that are playing on the sports channel are the and the  from the.
 * In most other episodes that feature the Krusty Krab, the grill is right by the order window, but it is at the opposite end of the kitchen in this episode.
 * Patrick's shoes appear to be navy-blue high-top.




 * Innuendo: SpongeBob watches a sea anemone dancing and gains interest by leaning forward, but Gary enters the scene and an embarrassed SpongeBob quickly changes it to the sports channel, suggesting he was watching something inappropriate.
 * Both the sea anemone and the sports channel that appear on SpongeBob's TV are also on Patchy the Pirate's TV when he is trying to find the rewind button in "The Sponge Who Could Fly."
 * This was the first episode to use the new, smaller captions, which would be used until "The Thing."
 * In the Polish dub, the episode's title is "Rozwiązany but," which translates to "The Untied Shoe."
 * In the Croatian dub, the episode's title is "Odvezana Cipla," also meaning "The Untied Shoe."
 * SpongeBob can tie his shoes in "Rock Bottom," but he cannot in this episode and says they have been tied since before he was born, meaning this episode takes place before the latter mentioned episode.
 * The background for when the episode shows "Loop de Loop" is the same background for the title card of "Sleepy Time," except zoomed in a bit and without the black aura.
 * The song "Loop de Loop" is performed by Ween, whose song "Ocean Man" would later be used in the credits for The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie in 2004.
 * In most of this episode and "Big Pink Loser", Patrick had his original sideways "M" shaped eyebrows from season 1, even though they are season 2 episodes. But while "Loop de Loop" is playing in the part where Patrick gets a shoe as a scoop of ice cream. Marked the debut of Patrick's new "Z" shaped eyebrows. Patrick's new "Z" shaped eyebrows made their first major appearance in "Something Smells".
 * During its initial airings in Indonesian dub, the scene where SpongeBob asking everyone and meeting Flying Dutchman was cut due to time constraints and paired with commercial breaks. However, in later airings, this scene plays normally as the "Loop de Loop" song would cut instead to save time due to episodes playing in randomly.
 * Later in "Just One Bite", Squidward claims he has never had a Krabby Patty, but in this episode, nearly a lot of Krabby Patties were flown in Squidward's mouth.

Cultural references

 * The episode is similar to the episode from Fun Song Factory (2004) named Friends.
 * Peppa Pig saving everybody from the meteor is similar to Timmy Turner rescuing everybody from the meteor in Pipe Down!
 * Mannequin breaking is similar to when a character screams, they blow their clothes off from pipe down. (Mr. Turner twice, AJ, Chester, Francis, Crocker, Timmy)
 * Peppa Pig using somebody as a battering ram is similar to SpongeBob using Patrick, Squidward, and Mr. Krabs as a battering ram from Truth or Square.

Errors

 * After SpongeBob flips to the sports channel, the wide shot is shown again and the TV has no plug-in cord.
 * When SpongeBob says that one must start with their right foot to tie their shoes, he lifts his left foot instead.
 * Patrick never closes the door at SpongeBob's house, making his exit crashing the door off its hinges are inconsistent.
 * When SpongeBob is running to work, the Chum Bucket is missing from across the street.


 * On the crossword puzzle, Mr. Krabs writes the word "money" horizontally to also complete the word "money" vertically, yet he should have naturally already filled in the 'Y' of the vertical "money."
 * When Mr. Krabs is talking to SpongeBob in the dining room, Squidward somehow disappears despite being in his workstation earlier.
 * When SpongeBob arrives at his house, the lights are off. After Gary ties his shoes, they are suddenly on.
 * Several audio goofs occur in this episode.
 * When Mr. Krabs says "Haha, that's all?" after SpongeBob tells him he forgot to tie his shoes, his mouth does not sync with the words completely.
 * When Tom says "Uh, fins" after SpongeBob asks him if he can show him how to tie his shoes, his mouth does not move.
 * When SpongeBob asks the brown eel how to tie his shoes, after the eel's face pans back into the shot, her mouth does not move.
 * When Gary shows SpongeBob how to tie his shoes, SpongeBob says "Hopping clams!" but his mouth hangs open.
 * Nick on Demand en Español aired this and its sister episode, "Squid's Day Off," in English.