"Perfect Chemistry" is a SpongeBob SquarePants episode from season 7. In this episode, Sandy makes a teleporter, which Plankton tries to use to steal the formula.
Characters[]
- Sandy Cheeks
- SpongeBob SquarePants
- Sheldon J. Plankton
- Karen Plankton
- Live action broccoli (debut)
- Eugene H. Krabs
- Pig (mentioned)
- Monkey (mentioned)
- Squidward Tentacles
- Incidentals
- King Neptune (mentioned)
Synopsis[]
Plankton as an aroma as for another plot to steal the formula.
The episode begins with Sandy and SpongeBob at the treedome working on a teleporter to teleport Sandy's acorns to Texas. Unfortunately, the teleporter fails.
The scene then changes to the Chum Bucket where Plankton is manically laughing for he just completed a new invention. Karen and Plankton converse for a while, until Plankton enters the invention and becomes a gas. He travels across the street to the Krusty Krab and slips through the door and into Mr. Krabs' office. Mr. Krabs is revolted by the smell and uses a fan to blow him away. Meanwhile, Plankton is blown to the treedome where SpongeBob instantly recognizes him and Sandy is impressed that he was able to turn himself into a gas.
SpongeBob as a test monkey.
Sandy and Plankton converse while Sandy decides to come over and help combine Plankton's invention with Sandy's teleporter. While at the Chum Bucket, Sandy and Plankton talk about science while SpongeBob is upset and feels left out. Sandy then tells him that he can be the test monkey.
Plankton and Sandy hook cables up to SpongeBob and teleport him to the Krusty Krab. Unfortunately, only his eyes teleport. Squidward is frightened and tells Mr. Krabs who thinks that Squidward just has bad gas. Plankton and Sandy teleport SpongeBob back to the Chum Bucket. This continues until SpongeBob's entire body gets teleported. Plankton then traps Sandy and SpongeBob in a cage and teleports him to the bottle where the Krabby Patty formula is stored. Then, Sandy frees herself and SpongeBob and teleports the Krabby Patty formula back to them, leaving Plankton stuck in the bottle. Sandy says that she knew Plankton was in it for the formula the entire time. The episode ends with Sandy bragging that she cannot be fooled and laughing evilly.
Production[]
Art[]
Storyboards[]
Music[]
| ( ‣ ) Production music |
| ( • ) Original music |
| ( ◦ ) SpongeBob music |
• Another Best Day Ever - Nicolas Carr, Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield [Title card]
‣ Lonely Stranger - Laurie Johnson [Sandy working on an invention]
• Tip Toe Through the Seaweed - Nicolas Carr, Barry Anthony ["Could you hand me that wrench, SpongeBob?"]
• Steel Licks 70 - Jeremy Wakefield [SpongeBob looks sad]
‣ Grand Canyon (a) - Bill Connor [West One Music] [nut transporter]
• Tension Bits - Nicolas Carr, Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield [Transporter gets activated again]
• Carrol Chimes - Nicolas Carr [Nuts reappear next to transporter]
• Steel Licks 22 - Jeremy Wakefield ["Aw, nuts."]
‣ Six Powerful Cues (A) - Wilfred William Burns [Plankton working on an invention]
‣ Battle March Link (6) - Keith Mansfield ["It is the day I steal the Krabby Patty secret formula from Krabs."/Plankton growls]
‣ Animal Antics [#45] - Phil Green [Plankton unveils his invention]
• Transformer Tension - Nicolas Carr [Plankton activates the invention]
‣ Spooky - Kenny Graham [Plankton in gaseous form]
• Jolly Little Roger - Michael Bolger, Nicolas Carr [at the Krusty Krab]
• Steel Licks 22 - Jeremy Wakefield [Mr. Krabs groans]
‣ Spooky - Kenny Graham ["Finally, the moment has come!"]
• Jolly Little Roger - Michael Bolger, Nicolas Carr [Mr. Krabs blows Plankton away with a fan]
• Steel Licks 71 - Jeremy Wakefield [Sandy holds her nose.]
‣ Horror Crash - Harry Lubin ["Hey, cut it out!"]
‣ Tipsy Turvy - Phil Green ["You were able to convert yourself into gaseous form? Fascinatin'!"]
‣ Fall to the Death - Harry Lubin [Plankton climbs into the transporter]
‣ Agitation Bridge 3 - Phil Green ["Hey! Maybe if I combine this device with my own invention, the Krabby Patty formula will be mine!"]
‣ Vacation (a) - Kapono Beamer, Mac Prindy ["We're in business!"]
‣ Clumsy C - Bernd Gesell [SpongeBob carrying the transporter]
• Steel Licks 47 - Jeremy Wakefield ["Thanks, SpongeBob!"]
‣ Puppet Playtime - Phil Green [Sandy meets Karen]
‣ Frankenstein's Niece A - Gregor Narholz ["...and with our combined power we shall conquer the world!"]
‣ Puppet Playtime - Phil Green ["Or I can combine your gasifier with my invention and transform my nuts into a gaseous cloud that transports them back to Texas!"]
‣ Lost in the Galaxy [#34] - Harry Lubin [Sandy connects the two devices]
• Gary Glows in the Dark - Nicolas Carr [Sandy's teleporter works.]
‣ Hawaiian Cocktail - Richard Myhill [SpongeBob's heart shatters]
‣ Circus Parade (A) - Dick Stephen Walter [SpongeBob in a monkey suit]
• Steel Licks 35 - Jeremy Wakefield ["I... I've never had a test monkey before!"]
‣ Frankenstein's Niece A - Gregor Narholz [Plankton laughs evilly]
‣ Final Conflict - Harry Lubin ["Ready!"]
‣ Bassoon Skip [#85] - Harry Bluestone, Emil Cadkin [Plankton jumping on the lever]
• Gary Glows in the Dark - Nicolas Carr [SpongeBob is teleported for the first time.]
‣ Space Quest - Harry Lubin [SpongeBob without eyes]
• Steel Licks 58 - Jeremy Wakefield ["Oh, boy. Try again."]
• Happy Sack Shanty - Michael Bolger, Nicolas Carr [Squidward cooking patties]
‣ House of Horror [#10.5] - William Farran [Squidward screams]
• Steel Licks 53 - Jeremy Wakefield [SpongeBob runs into a wall]
‣ Space Quest - Harry Lubin [SpongeBob's eyes transported back]
• Gary Glows in the Dark - Nicolas Carr [SpongeBob's eyes are teleported back.]
• Vibraphone Bits and Pieces - Nicolas Carr ["Huh?"]
‣ Watch Out! - Dick Stephen Walter ["I see. So it was you that befouled me office earlier, was it?"]
‣ Fall to the Death - Harry Lubin ["Just a few more adjustments."]
‣ Space Quest - Harry Lubin ["Stand clear!"]
• Gary Glows in the Dark - Nicolas Carr [SpongeBob is teleported for the second time.]
• Happy Sack Shanty - Michael Bolger, Nicolas Carr [Squidward mopping]
‣ House of Horror [#10.5] - William Farran [Squidward screams]
‣ Bassoon Skip [#85.03] - Harry Bluestone, Emil Cadkin ["Hm. Now only his mouth is missing."]
‣ Space Quest - Harry Lubin [SpongeBob's mouth transported back]
• Gary Glows in the Dark - Nicolas Carr [SpongeBob's mouth is teleported back.]
• Steel Licks 41 - Jeremy Wakefield ["For crying out loud, Squidward, what the heck is wrong with you?"]
‣ Final Conflict - Harry Lubin [test three]
• Gary Glows in the Dark - Nicolas Carr [SpongeBob is teleported for the third.]
‣ Space Quest - Harry Lubin [SpongeBob's arms and legs are transported]
• Pirate's Opus - Michael Bolger, Nicolas Carr [Squidward delivering food]
• Steel Licks 18 - Jeremy Wakefield [Squidward slips and falls]
‣ Guaracha Senorita - Heidi Pehofer [Squidward screams]
• Steel Licks 48 - Jeremy Wakefield ["Look, no hands... or feet!"]
‣ Cosmos Adventure - John Fox [final test]
‣ Space Quest - Harry Lubin [SpongeBob gets transported for the last time]
• Gary Glows in the Dark - Nicolas Carr [SpongeBob is teleported for the fourth time.]
‣ Lost in the Galaxy [#35] - Harry Lubin [SpongeBob appears on top of Squidward]
• Drunken Sailor Solo Accordion - Nicolas Carr ["Ooh. Neptune's trousers, Squidward! Maybe you should just lay off the broccoli for a while."]
• Gary Glows in the Dark - Nicolas Carr [SpongeBob is teleported back to the Chum Bucket.]
‣ Lost in the Galaxy [#35] - Harry Lubin ["It worked!"]
‣ Tragic Situation - Phil Green [Plankton traps SpongeBob and Sandy in a cage]
• Gary Glows in the Dark - Nicolas Carr [Plankton teleports himself to the Krusty Krab.]
‣ Tragic Bridge 2 - Phil Green ["The Krabby Patty formula!"]
• Gary Glows in the Dark - Nicolas Carr [The Krabby Patty formula is teleported to the Chum Bucket.]
‣ Like Strange - Kenny Graham ["Fools! I played them like a 32-bit synthesizer!"]
‣ Shock Happening 1 - Harry Lubin [Plankton in an empty bottle]
• Another Krusty Krab Day - Michael Bolger, Nicolas Carr [Plankton screams]
• Tentacally Speaking - Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield [Sandy explains]
‣ Frankenstein's Niece A - Gregor Narholz [ending]
Release[]
Broadcast[]
- The episode premiered as part of Mega Morning were SpongeBob and other Nick shows aired brand new episodes leading up to an exclusive new Megamind short, Megamind: The Button of Doom.[3]
Distribution[]
- This episode is available on the Complete Seventh Season, The SpongeBob SquarePants Collection, The Krabby Patty Recipe Theft, New Fish in Town, It's a SpongeBob Christmas! (international version), The SpongeBob SquarePants 8 Season DVD Collection, SpongeBob SquarePants Vol. 12, Next 100 Episodes, The Best 200 Episodes Ever, The Seventh & Eighth Seasons, and The Best 300 Episodes Ever DVDs.
Reception[]
- "Perfect Chemistry" was ranked #59 during the SpongeBob's Top 100 event in the UK and Ireland from June 4-8, 2012.
Trivia[]
General[]
- This is the first episode where Karen and Sandy meet and interact with each other.
- Later on in the show, both of them would form a group with Mrs. Puff and Pearl Krabs known as the Gal Pals.
- Sandy and Karen also help each other out (along with the rest of Bikini Bottom) in "Salsa Imbecilicus."
- This is the first episode where Sandy teams up with Plankton. The second is "Single-Celled Defense."
- This was the last time "Like Strange" is played until "Kooky Cooks."
- The title card background is similar to "Porous Pockets" and "New Fish in Town."
- Like the latter, the scales are turned, but this time, mirrored from the former. The color of the title card background is also different.
- This episode, along with "New Fish in Town," "Love That Squid," and "Big Sister Sam" are not available on Netflix, meaning season 7 has only 46 of its 50 episodes on Netflix.
Cultural references[]
- The episode title is a pun on the term "perfect" or "good chemistry," which refers to a relationship between two or more people who share common interests and work well together.
Errors[]
- The episode continually switches between day and night. When Plankton first meets up with SpongeBob and Sandy, it is night, but when it cuts to the Krusty Krab, it is daytime. This happens again in the final shot, where it is daytime at the Krusty Krab, but when it cuts to Sandy laughing evilly, it is night.
- At Sandy's treedome and the Chum Bucket, it is nighttime, but inside at the Krusty Krab, it is daytime.
- A similar error occurs in the video game SpongeBob SquarePants featuring Nicktoons: Globs of Doom.
- At Sandy's treedome and the Chum Bucket, it is nighttime, but inside at the Krusty Krab, it is daytime.
Plankton didn't wear a water helmet.
- When Plankton transports himself into Sandy's treedome, he does not have a water helmet on and he seems to be breathing normally, despite being a sea creature.
- Normally when the inside of SpongeBob's body is shown it has holes, but in this episode, it does not.
Videos[]
(HQ) Nickelodeon "Mega Morning" - New SpongeBob, Penguins, exclusive MegaMind short!
SpongeBob SquarePants - Experiments Nickelodeon
Names in other languages[]
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| French | Le téléporteur | The Teleporter |
| German | Die Chemie stimmt | The Right Chemistry |
| Italian | Il collega di laboratorio | The Laboratory Colleague |
| Russian | Идеальная химия Ideal'naya khimiya |
Perfect Chemistry |
| Spanish | Química perfecta | Perfect Chemistry |