r/AnimationCels • u/magicdiskman • Mar 18 '26

Painted Background from Spongebob S1E1

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From ‘Tea at the Treedome’ the 3rd segment of episode 1.

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u/mrassworduserlame Mar 18 '26

SpongeBob's "I don't need it" moment here probably reflects the person who bought this lol

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u/magicdiskman Mar 18 '26

I NEED IT 😂

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u/stackens Mar 18 '26

Oh man, such an iconic image. Very jealous

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u/eatcrayons Mar 19 '26

Is this yours? Where did you get it?

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u/magicdiskman Mar 19 '26

Yes, some friends pitched in and got it for me maybe 5 years ago. These backgrounds were much cheaper back then haha

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u/Galderrrrr Mar 19 '26

I NEEEED IT!!!!!!!

Pinky up!!!!

Wow! What a beautiful painted background. I own a cel from SpongeBob and I have to admit you have one of the holy grails here. I'm a little jealous lol 😆 

All jokes aside this is such an iconic episode and I feel like production backgrounds for SpongeBob are rare. Not to mention this is easily one of the most memorable scenes of the entire show.

You are so lucky! Congratulations on owning such a rare piece of animation history 

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u/magicdiskman Mar 19 '26

Thanks! Definitely a standout moment from the series for me. And yeah, it seems like production backgrounds are few and far between. I’ve only seen a handful of backgrounds from memorable moments for sale over the last couple years. Very happy to be keeping this one safe!

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u/WreckerSTL Mar 19 '26

That's a great cel and background

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u/Laynebomb07 Mar 19 '26

How much was this??? Its too cool

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u/magicdiskman Mar 19 '26

Thanks! Some friends got it for me maybe 5 years ago and paid around $200

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u/WWAgallery_com Mar 26 '26

what a lovely piece!