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"Plankton's Army"
Chronology
Information
Season №: 3
Episode №: 57b
Airdate: January 19, 2004
Best Day Ever Rank: #66
Credits
Writer(s): Ennio Torresan
Erik Wiese
Stephen Hillenburg
Derek Drymon
Tim Hill
Storyboard Artist(s): Erik Wiese
Directors
Storyboard: Ennio Torresan
Animation: Tom Yasumi
Creative: Derek Drymon
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"Plankton's Army" is a SpongeBob SquarePants episode from season three.

Brief summary: Plankton recruits his thousands of relatives to help him steal the Krabby Patty secret formula.

Characters Present:

Contents

Plot

At the Krsuty Krab, Mr. Krabs announces that it is the 25th anniversary of the first time Plankton attempted to steal his secret recipe. Suddenly, a robot enters the restaurant, and Mr. Krabs pushes his employees aside, saying that he will handle this one. However, the robot orders coral bits instead of a Krabby Patty, pays for them and leaves. Mr. Krabs is surprised that the robot wasn't Plankton, but Plankton then suddenly jumps out of the dollar bill the robot gave him. However, Plankton hadn't planned what to do next, not thinking he'd get this far, and is simply flushed down the toilet by Mr. Krabs.

He returns to the Chum Bucket, sulking to his computer wife Karen about his failures. She then suggests to hire some henchmen to help him. He first goes to a bar, but the tough guys beat him up. He then realizes that he has thousands of relatives across the sea, and invites them all to come to the Chum Bucket, thinking they will all be evil geniuses like himself. However, when they arrive, he finds out they are all hillbillies, and comments that he's "been away from home longer that (he) thought."

He calls them to a meeting and gets them to agree to his plan in exchange for Root beer. Plankton's first name is here revealed to be Sheldon, which Karen finds hysterical. Plankton's army then attacks the Krusty Krab, tying up Mr. Krabs and Squidward in a toilet (SpongeBob is cleaning the bathrooms, totally unaware of the crisis). The plankton open the safe containing the Krabby Patty secret recipe. Before Plankton reads the recipe, Mr. Krabs pleads him not to read it, saying "There are some things in this world that weren't meant for mortal eyes!". Plankton reads it anyway. The ingredients turn out to be:

  1. A pinch of salt
  2. 3 tsp. of chopped onions
  3. A cup of love
  4. 4 lb of grounded plankton

Plankton is horrified by this, and runs away. The other plankton read it and run (except for one, who can't read). Mr. Krabs and Squidward manage to escape from the toilet, and SpongeBob returns from cleaning the bathrooms, and asks what happened. Squidward asks if a Krabby Patty is actually made of plankton, Mr. Krabs explains that the recipe that Plankton read is a fake, and the real one is hidden somewhere "no one, not even Plankton, would ever figure out". Squidward then guesses that it is under Mr. Krabs' mattress, and Mr. Krabs runs to his house, yelling "Curse you Squidward!"

Trivia

  • Plankton's full name is revealed to be "Sheldon J. Plankton".
  • When advertised on Nickelodeon, this episode's name was said to be "Plankton's Revenge". This episode was also originally entitled "Plankton's Last Stand". (This was changed as he appears in later episodes). On UK adverts, it is sometimes referred to as "Plankton's Family".
  • When it originally aired, this episode was shown before "Missing Identity" due to being advertised as a "special" episode.
  • This episode wasn't mentioned in Comcast cable guides; only "Missing Identity" was.
  • Plankton says that "united, the plankton family could be a real pain in the fanny!" However, closed captions say "belly" instead of "fanny."
  • Before it aired, many people mistook this episode to be a special or even a movie due to the nature of its advertisements.
  • For unknown reasons, some television guides say the episode was made in 2002.
  • The robot who purchases the Coral Bits has a revolving light over its "eyes", much like the Cylons from Battlestar Galactica.
  • Plankton's past attempts at stealing the formula shown in this episode include:
    • Asking nicely to Krabs "Can I please I have the secret formula?"
    • Wearing a cockroach costume; Mr. Krabs stepped on him.
    • Drinking a potion that turned him into a cockroach; Mr.Krabs stepped on him.
    • Protesting to Krabs that he is not a roach on a picket sign ("civil disobedience"); Krabs stepped on him again.

Transcript

Main article: Plankton's Army (transcript)

Quotes

  • Clem: Of course, you remember Zeke, Rufus, Jeke, Billy Bob, Billy Jim, Billy Billy Bo Willy Banana Fanna Fo Filly, (later) Doug, Toad, Enis, Rainchild...
Plankton: ALL RIGHT!!! I GET IT!!!
  • (After reading out the "recipe" for a Krabby Patty, all of Plankton's family runs away, screaming, except for one.)
Mr. Krabs: Why aren't you running?
generic plankton: Well, I can't read.
Mr. Krabs: Get out of here!
(plankton runs away.)
plankton: Hyuk hyuk hyuk hyuk!
  • Plankton: (enters a bar to recruit tough followers to his cause) Felicitations, malefactors! I'm endeavoring to misappropriate the formulary for the preparations of affordable comestibles! WHO WILL JOIN ME?!
  • Plankton: I Don't care! Drumroll Please! (does a Snare Drumroll on a Snare drum)
  • Plankton:(Reading the formula)...and the most important ingreient...FOUR HEAPING POUNDS OF FRESHLY GROUND (Turns page to reveal a picture of himself)...plankton? (Stares at Mr. Krabs)
Mr. Krabs: I warned ya.
Plankton: (Runs out of Krusty Krab to the Chum Bucket panicking)AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!

APM music identification

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