Plankton!
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| SpongeBob SquarePants episode | |
| Plankton! | |
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| Information | |
| Season №: | 1 |
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| Episode №: | 3b |
| Airdate: | July 31, 1999 |
| Sister episode(s): | Jellyfishing |
| Credits | |
| Cast: | Tom Kenny (SpongeBob/Gary) Doug Lawrence (Plankton) Clancy Brown (Mr. Krabs) Rodger Bumpass (Squidward) Jill Talley (Karen) Special Guest: "Alex" (Labrador retriever) |
| Writer(s): | Ennio Torresan Erik Wiese Doug Lawrence |
| Storyboard Artist(s): | Erik Wiese |
| Storyboard: | Ennio Torresan |
| Animation: | Edgar Larrazabal |
| Creative: | Derek Drymon |
| Chronology | |
| Previous: | 3a. Jellyfishing |
| Next: | 4a. Naughty Nautical Neighbors |
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Plankton! is a SpongeBob SquarePants episode from season one. In this episode, It features the introduction of the series' main recurring antagonist, Plankton..
Plot
At the Krusty Krab, Squidward gives SpongeBob an order for a Krabby Patty. After making the patty, it begins to "move" and makes its way towards the front door. Mr. Krabs pulls Plankton out of the burger and sends him back to the Chum Bucket. Krabs explains that Plankton is his arch-competitor, and has been trying to steal the Krabby Patty's secret formula for years.
That night, after the Krusty Krab closes, Plankton tries to convince SpongeBob that he and the fry cook are friends, and that as such SpongeBob should give him a Krabby Patty. SpongeBob refuses and runs back home, but Plankton promises that SpongeBob will "hand deliver it to (him) personally."
Later that night, Plankton enters SpongeBob's head through a pore and makes his way to SpongeBob's brain. He attaches a mind control device to the brain and bends SpongeBob to his will, forcing him to walk to the Krusty Krab, get a Krabby Patty, and bring it to the Chum Bucket's Laboratory.
Plankton shows SpongeBob his computer, which can display the components of whatever he places in a nearby bowl. Before he can force SpongeBob to drop the Krabby Patty in, SpongeBob begins a sorrowful ode to the Patty describing its tastiness. A hungry Plankton leaps onto the burger, bounces off its bun and falls into the bowl, and says "Oh Boy!" before being absorbed by the device. The computer displays his components (1% evil, 99% hot gas) on the computer screen. With an irate Plankton stuck inside the computer, SpongeBob walks home.
Transcript
Main article: Plankton! (transcript)
Music
APM Music identification
- Titi de Paris - SpongeBob cooks a Krabby Patty like a Frenchman.
- Heavenly Voices - "Look at it, Squidward. Mr. Krabs' gift to all of Bikini Bottom...the Krabby Patty."; SpongeBob says his "last words".
- The Tip Top Polka/Cliff Polka - Mr. Krabs sends Plankton on a "flying saucer."
- Background Blues - Plankton chats with SpongeBob.
- Dramatic Cue D - SpongeBob realizes Plankton's true intentions after Plankton tries to befriend him.
- Hawaiian Link B - SpongeBob goes to bed.
- The Alphabet Song (a) - Plankton plays the wrong side of his record.
- Hilo, March - "Well patty, I guess we can go now."
Episode statistics
- Locations
- Characters present
- SpongeBob SquarePants
- Squidward Tentacles
- Mr. Krabs
- Sheldon J. Plankton (debut)
- Karen (debut)
- Patrick Star
- Gary the Snail
- Tom
Cultural References
- A scene from Melon Felons appears on the big TV at the Chum Bucket, when it shows Plankton's "lab" (dog).
- SpongeBob's head rotating 180 degrees is an obvious reference to "The Exorcist".
Trivia/Goofs
- When SpongeBob first walks toward his pants, his tie is red. When SpongeBob's pants are pulled across his face, his tie is black. Right after his pants are back in there normal spot on the hanger, his tie is red again. This error also occurs in "Rock-a-Bye Bivalve."
- In the commentary for this episode, it was mentioned that there was a nude scene involving Squidward but they cut it.
- When SpongeBob walks into Squidward's house, Squidward's bedroom appears on the first floor, rather than the second. But it should be noted this is the first time his bedroom is shown, so it is possible that Squidward slept on the first floor in the first episodes, but later on permanently moved upstairs.
- When ever "Krabby Patty" is said, the captions mispell it as "Crabby Patty."
- Doug Lawrence in the audio commentary revealed he won the voice of Plankton in an auditioning contest held at the beginning of production.
- This is the first appearance of a golden spatula, which most notably later appear as the main collectibles in "SpongeBob SquarePants:Battle for Bikini Bottom".
External links
| This page uses content from Wikipedia. The original article was at Plankton!. The list of authors can be seen in the page history. As with SpongeBob SquarePants, the text of Wikipedia is available under the GNU Free Documentation License. |
