"Puka" was composed by Sage Guyton and Jeremy Wakefield. The instruments being played in this piece are a ukulele, a steel guitar, tom drums, and whistling and a guitar in "Puka A" and "Puka B," respectively. It shares almost the same melody as "Hooka," but faster and more upbeat. The track usually plays either in title cards or episode endings.
Usage
Puka A
Episodes
- 23b. "Bubble Buddy" - SpongeBob checks to see if his friends can play with him.
- 25a. "Wormy" - SpongeBob, Patrick, and Wormy play hide-and-seek.
- 25b. "Patty Hype" - SpongeBob and Patrick open their new restaurant.
- 26b. "Squidville" - The ending.
- 30a. "No Free Rides" - Mrs. Puff tells SpongeBob about extra credit.
- 56a. "Born Again Krabs" - The Flying Dutchman reappears and gives SpongeBob back to Mr. Krabs/SpongeBob continues to annoy the Flying Dutchman with his chatter.
- 67a. "Enemy In-Law" - The ending.
- 73a. "New Leaf" - Title card.
- 79b. "Squid Wood" - Title card; Mini SpongeBob is revealed.
- 83b. "Waiting" - The ending.
- 97b. "The Battle of Bikini Bottom" - The ending. (2.5% sped up)
- 137b. "Gary in Love" - Title card. (4% sped up)
- 149a. "You Don't Know Sponge" - The ending.
- 171a. "Karen 2.0" - Title card; Karen and Plankton leave the Krusty Krab.
- 223b. "Bunny Hunt" - Bunny Wunny messes around with Squidward.
- 250b. "Karen's Baby" - The ending.
- 259b. "My Two Krabses" - Title card.
- 309b. "The Sandman Cometh" - Patrick falls asleep while driving the truck.
- 335a. "Home Away from Home" - Title card (pitched up +0.25); SpongeBob, Patrick, and Squidward return home.
Shorts
- "Nick or Treat Sweepstakes" - Plays throughout.
- "Chocolate Milk" - Plays throughout.
- "Shanghaied: Patrick's ending" - The ending.
Puka B
- 47b. "Can You Spare a Dime?" - Title card.
- 83b. "Waiting" - Title card. (7.5% sped up)
- 118b. "Komputer Overload" - The ending.
- 194a. "Patrick! The Game" - The ending.
- 241a. "Squirrel Jelly" - The ending.
Trivia
- This is one of few tracks to not debut in the show itself. Instead, it debuted in a commercial.
- Though only "Puka A" debuted there, "Puka B" debuted in the show.
- In "Bunny Hunt," Bunny Wunny can be seen playing the first notes of this track on his ukulele at the beginning.
- 1 minute and 44 seconds of this track goes unused in the series, mainly the middle part of the track which has the only difference between both versions.