"Steel Licks 78" was composed by Jeremy Wakefield. It is the seventy-eighth segment of the numerous "Steel Licks." It features a steel guitar lick being played and it plays in many episodes, starting with season 2. Just like "Hawaiian Cocktail," it is also a common track that mostly plays as a theme of unfortunate moments, brief sad moments or other bad moments. Starting with "Mermaid Man Begins," this steel lick has been replaced by "Hot Steel and Slide Licks 40."
Usage
Episodes
- 22a. "Something Smells" - SpongeBob tries his reflection test. ("Pedal Steel")
- 30b. "I'm Your Biggest Fanatic" - "I was just in this for the fashion! It's hopeless! We're trapped! We're trapped!" (high-pitched +1) ("Steel Transition")
- 33a. "Shanghaied" - SpongeBob and Patrick try to act scary. ("Steel Trans")
- 36b. "Krusty Love" - Mr. Krabs cries because the register is a penny short. ("Sad Steel")
- 41b. "SpongeGuard on Duty" - "Goodbye, Patrick!" ("Sad Steel")
- 42a. "Club SpongeBob" - "You guys got it all wrong." ("Steel Transtion")
- 45a. "Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy IV" - Patrick talks about "Wumbo." ("Steel Transiton")
- 45b. "Doing Time" - "Let's face it, Puff, you've gone off the deep end." ("Sad Steel")
- 52a. "Chocolate with Nuts" - "We haven't sold one chocolate bar." ("Sad Steel")
- 53b. "Clams" - Squidward and SpongeBob start to cry. ("Sad Transition")
- 57a. "Krabby Land" - The kids only see a pile of junk.
- 61b. "Shell of a Man" - After the crab shell cracks and breaks.
- 65b. "Funny Pants" - SpongeBob explains to Squidward that he broke his laugh box.
- 67a. "Enemy In-Law" - "But, Mommy!"
- 67b. "Mermaid Man & Barnacle Boy VI: The Motion Picture" - The movie set is destroyed.
- 68a. "Patrick SmartPants" - SpongeBob sees Sandy and Patrick laughing.
- 68b. "SquidBob TentaclePants" - Mr. Krabs sees a messy workstation.
- 69b. "Mrs. Puff, You're Fired" - SpongeBob fails his driving test and Mrs. Puff is hired again. ("Steel Lick")
- 70b. "Ghost Host" - "Maybe I just need a break."
- 71a. "Whale of a Birthday" - Pearl cries after her birthday is ruined. (high-pitched +3)
- 74a. "Bummer Vacation" - "Oh, Mr. Krabs!"
- 74b. "Wigstruck" - SpongeBob walks around town, feeling depressed.
- 76b. "Hocus Pocus" - "I've transformed you into a delicious dairy dessert and I can't change you back!"; Patrick takes SpongeBob's ice cream out of the refrigerator.
- 77a. "Driven to Tears" - SpongeBob cries about failing his driving test.
- 77b. "Rule of Dumb" - Squidward sees that his house has been moved.
- 79a. "The Pink Purloiner" - "Patrick's lucky."
- 81. "Friend or Foe" - "I can't believe we poisoned that sweet old guy."
- 82a. "The Original Fry Cook" - "SpongeBob, what are you doing in there?" (low-pitched -2)
- 82b. "Night Light" - SpongeBob walks into the Krusty Krab, exhausted. (low-pitched -2)
- 83b. "Waiting" - SpongeBob and Patrick cry while Squidward passes them.
- 84a. "Spy Buddies" - "You can't beat me, Plankton, I always win."
- 85a. "New Digs" - "All gone!"
- 85b. "Krabs à la Mode" - The customers exit the Krusty Krab.
- 86b. "Bucket Sweet Bucket" - "Oh, excellent job, genius." (low-pitched -2)
- 88c. "Slimy Dancing" - "How'd the audition go, Squidward?"
- 89a. "The Krusty Sponge" - The customers get sick from the Spongy Patties.
- 90a. "A Flea in Her Dome" - Squidward is shown gardening.
- 91b. "Le Big Switch" - Everything from the Krusty Krab gets taken away except for Mr. Krabs' desk.
- 92. "Atlantis SquarePantis" - SpongeBob and Patrick enter the dining hall.
- 93b. "Pat No Pay" - "You destroyed many of the things I loved!"
- 94a. "Blackened Sponge" - "SpongeBob, your eye!"
- 95a. "The Inmates of Summer" - SpongeBob is sad thinking about how hard it would be to say goodbye to Patrick; The prisoners cough.
- 97b. "The Battle of Bikini Bottom" - "To get my filth back, I'll have to wallow in mud forever."
- 98. "What Ever Happened to SpongeBob?" - "Look at the surprise I got!"
- 100a. "Banned in Bikini Bottom" - The cops take everything away.
- 100b. "Stanley S. SquarePants" - Stanley starts to cry.
- 101a. "House Fancy" - Nicholas Withers and Squilliam see that Squidward's house was destroyed.
- 102a. "Penny Foolish" - "I would like to donate a penny."
- 102b. "Nautical Novice" - SpongeBob finishes reading the book, exhausted.
- 103a. "Spongicus" - "That was appalling!"
- 104a. "Not Normal" - "What happened? I lost my job and my best friend and now I'm too normal for Squidward." (low-pitched -2 and sped up)
- 104b. "Gone" - Patrick is shown wearing a "No SpongeBob's Allowed" T-Shirt.
- 106a. "A Life in a Day" - "And you can't live like these two!"
- 107b. "No Nose Knows" - "All I wanted was to be able to smell like the rest of you."
- 108a. "Patty Caper" - Squidward shows SpongeBob and Patrick his third place medallion.
- 108b. "Plankton's Regular" - "From now on, keep those Shabby Patties to yourself."
- 109a. "Boating Buddies" - Squidward is covered in multiple bandages.
- 109b. "The Krabby Kronicle" - Larry gets kicked out of the gym.
- 110a. "The Slumber Party" - "It must be horrible to invite people into your home, and have them treat your property with so little respect."
- 110b. "Grooming Gary" - "Gary, wait!"
- 111. "SpongeBob SquarePants vs. The Big One" - Squidward wakes up; Everyone walks away.
- 114b. "Ditchin'" - "Please forgive me."
- 115b. "Cephalopod Lodge" - "The last thing in my life that I really enjoyed, and SpongeBob ruined it too."
- 116a. "Squid's Visit" - "Squidward, are you okay?" (low-pitched -2)
- 116b. "To SquarePants or Not to SquarePants" - SpongeBob sadly walks home.
- 118a. "Pet or Pests" - "He's chased her away!"
- 119a. "Gullible Pants" - Mr. Krabs does the dishes. (low-pitched -2)
- 120a. "No Hat for Pat" - "As long as I'm still standing, you'll never wear this hat again!"
- 120b. "Toy Store of Doom" - "Ew. Barnacle Boy's all chewed up. And slimy."
- 121a. "Sand Castles in the Sand" - Patrick and SpongeBob are seen in pain.
- 121b. "Shell Shocked" - "Oh no! You're in pain." (high-pitched +1)
- 122b. "Single Cell Anniversary" - "It's not enough to mask the ugliness I feel inside." (high-pitched +0.2)
- 123-124. "Truth or Square" - Squidward fantasizes the last time he slept on duty; A customer spots a wallet and runs away with it.
- 127a. "Tentacle-Vision" - Squidward begins to sob when his show is ruined. (high-pitched +2)
- 127b. "I ♥ Dancing" - Squidward laughs. (low-pitched -2) ("Solo Steel 4")
- 128a. "Growth Spout" - "SpongeBob, what am I gonna do?
- 128b. "Stuck in the Wringer" - "Patrick, I wanted to get unstuck, not more stuck!"
- 130a. "Greasy Buffoons" - The customers turn into grease zombies.
- 130b. "Model Sponge" - "You said you were a professional actor!" (high-pitched +0.2)
- 132b. "Kracked Krabs" - Mr. Krabs is packing his suitcase while sobbing.
- 133a. "The Curse of Bikini Bottom" - SpongeBob runs out of the Krusty Krab Kitchen crying.
- 136a. "A Day Without Tears" - "That SpongeBob is such a crybaby. And lucky me I get to work with him all day."
- 140b. "Welcome to the Bikini Bottom Triangle" - "So there's really no way out of this place?"
- 141b. "The Main Drain" - "We had to lie to keep you from looking for it."
- 142a. "Trenchbillies" - "Well, that all sounds like a lot of fun, but I-I-I have responsibilities back home at Bikini Bottom."
- 143. "The Great Patty Caper" - "We forgot to look at the..."
- 145a. "Buried in Time" - "Forget this! I'm waiting 50 more years." (high-pitched +0.1)
- 146a. "The Abrasive Side" - SpongeBob tells Patrick that he tried to go to Glove World with him, but everyone needed his help.
- 147a. "Hide and Then What Happens?" - SpongeBob starts to cry after realizing that Patrick isn't at the Cafe.
- 147b. "Shellback Shenanigans" - SpongeBob cries at the hospital.
- 148a. "The Masterpiece" - "I can't let children play on that weapon!" (high-pitched +1.5)
- 149a. "You Don't Know Sponge" - Meanwhile, at the Treedome, SpongeBob needs advice to go on without Patrick.
- 150a. "Krusty Dogs" - "No more Krabby Patty!"
- 150b. "The Wreck of the Mauna Loa" - SpongeBob and Patrick cry over their secret paradise. (low-pitched -2)
- 153a. "Accidents Will Happen" - "Don't worry, Papa's here."
- 153b. "The Other Patty" - Mr. Krabs and Plankton refuse to work together. (low-pitched -1.5)
- 156. "Frozen Face-Off" - Patrick tells Sandy that the abominable snow mollusk ate his last gummy worm.
- 158b. "The Googly Artiste" - "I was just following your advice."
- 160b. "Walking the Plankton" - "How can anyone stand this slop?" (high-pitched +1)
- 169a. "Are You Happy Now?" - "Well, I guess not."
- 174a. "Treats!" - "Gary, they're completely sold out."
- 204b. "The Whole Tooth" - "Oh, SpongeBob."
- 206b. "Code Yellow" - "I don't want to change my nose anymore!"
Short
- "Sandy's Vacation in Ruins" - SpongeBob cries.
Other
- "SpongeBob SquarePants 4-D: Ride" - "Oh, sorry. Can I use the outlet?"
- "Legends of Bikini Bottom (DVD)" - Main menu music.
Trivia
- This is the first steel lick to be used in the show.
- "Hocus Pocus," "The Inmates of Summer," "SpongeBob SquarePants vs. The Big One," and "Truth or Square" are the only episodes to play this track twice.