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The Algae's Always Greener

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"The Algae's Always Greener"
Chronology
Information
Season №: 3
Episode №: 41a
Credits
Writer(s): Aaron Springer
C.H Greenblatt
Merriwether Williams
Storyboard Artist(s): C.H Greenblatt
Directors
Storyboard: Aaron Springer
Animation: Frank Weiss
Creative: Derek Drymon
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"The Algae's Always Greener" is the opening SpongeBob SquarePants episode from season three.

Brief summary: Plankton uses a machine to switch lives with Mr. Krabs

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Plot

At the Krusty Krab, Plankton is hiding inside of a ketchup bottle, hoping to be shot onto a Krabby Patty. However, the ketchup is used by an old man, who accidentally shoots it towards the wall. Plankton shoots through the wall into Mr. Krabs' office, and Mr. Krabs throws him back to the Chum Bucket. That night, Plankton laments about he wishes that he could switch lives with Mr. Krabs, and Karen suggests that he use the machine he built last tuesday that allows him to switch lives with someone else.

Plankton does so, and wakes up in his Mr. Krabs' office, wearing his clothes, and sees a name plate reading "Mr. Plankton" and a photo of him with Pearl. Plankton realizes that he has successfully switched lives with Mr. Krabs, and has SpongeBob give him two Krabby Patties for "bun inspection". While Plankton is in his office, drooling over the Krabby Patties and celebrating his newfound success, SpongeBob suddenly appears for his weekly performance review. Plankton tells him that he's been using too much sauce, which makes him very upset. To calm him down, Plankton promotes SpongeBob to "co-cashier", much to the disdain of Squidward, who enters his office to complain, and is subsequently "promoted" to fry cook.

Before Plankton can get back to his Krabby Patties, Pearl, now his daughter, comes into the restaurant, asking for an "advance" on her allowance. Plankton gives her only one dollar, which makes her start crying and proclaim that her father hates her. An angry customer then confronts Plankton, complaining about the hiedously disgusting Krabby Patty produced by Squidward. Before Plankton can call in Squidward, SpongeBob appears, saying that he "soiled a good Krusty Krab name" by giving a customer a large soda when he had asked for a medium.

Amidst this confusion, an alarm suddenly sounds and everyone begins panicking. Mr. Krabs, who now has the life of Plankton, and is completely naked, as Plankton normally does not wear clothes, appears, with a Krabby Patty in hand. SpongeBob shoots clothes at him from a cannon as he attempts to escape with it, eventually hitting him with a woman's bra and defeating him. As Krabs leaves, he vows to return on every subsequent day, and the people at the Krusty Krab give a "victory screech". Plankton is so confused by all of this that he goes back to his own life.

Transcript

Main article: The Algae's Always Greener (transcript)

Quotes

  • SpongeBob (while shooting clothes from the cannon): No shoes, no shirt, NO SERVICE!!!!
  • Mr. Krabs (to Plankton): SO LONG SHRIMP!!

(A shrimp who's leaving stares at him)

  • Mr. Plankton: I don't understand. Is there a gas leak in here?
  • Mr. Plankton: Oh! It's just not worth it! (rips off clothes)
Plankton: Good-bye everyone, I'll remember you all in therapy!
  • Mr. Plankton: Uh, um, uh, hey there, uh, SpongeBob!... Uh, SpongeBob?
SpongeBob: Yes sir!
Mr. Plankton: I'm going to need to take one of these patties to my office for, uh, bun inspection.
SpongeBob: I'm afraid you can't do that Mr. Plankton!
Mr. Plankton: Why not?
SpongeBob: Because that patty is for the customer, sir!
Mr. Plankton: The customer? I'll boil the customer in hot oil and I'll RIP OUT HIS... (SpongeBob points to the customer sitting behind him. Mr. Plankton walks up to the customer's hand and starts patting it) I mean... yes! Of course - for the lovely customer!
  • SpongeBob: A customer ordered a medium soda, and I gave him a large! I GAVE HIM A LARGE! I've soiled the good Krusty Krab name! Soiled it... soiled it... soiled it... soiled it...(repeats)
Spongebob: MAN YOUR STATIONS! RED ALERT! RED ALERT! Take Cover!
  • Krabs: I'll get that formula! Even if I have to come back tomorrow, and the next day, and the next day, and the next day...(repeats as he walks back to the Chum Bucket)
SpongeBob: Phone call Mr. Plankton. *hands phone to Plankton*
Krabs:...And the next day, and the next day, and the next day...
  • SpongeBob: Yeah! But the worst part of it is - (Krabs jumps down behind Plankton)
Mr. Plankton: Good grief he's NAKED!

Trivia/Goofs

  • The title is a reference to the saying "The grass is always greener".
  • Plankton says "A rolling stone gathers no algae", a reference to "A rolling stone gathers no moss".
  • The episode is featured on Sea Stories, 10 Happiest Moments, and Pet or Pests.
  • When Plankton is talking to Karen about the life swapper device when he is drinking, his soda cup moves across the table without him touching it.
  • In the episode "Spy Buddies", Plankton and Krabs switch lives again to settle their bet that if Krabs were Plankton and vice versa, Krabs could steal his own formula. In that episode, Krabs won, while in this episode he loses.
  • After switching lives with Krabs, Plankton is shown without sleeves. After looking through the office window, he looks down and sees his clothes, now with sleeves.
  • The Dutch title of this episode is "Hoe het is om meneer Krabs te zijn", which means "How it's like to be Mr. Krabs".
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