"Plankton's Pet" is a SpongeBob SquarePants episode from season 9. In this episode, After another failed attempt for the formula, Plankton decides that he wants a pet.
Characters[]
- SpongeBob SquarePants
- Squidward Tentacles
- Sheldon J. Plankton
- Eugene H. Krabs
- Incidentals
- Karen Plankton
- Gary the Snail (mentioned)
- JK
- Ugly snail (cameo)
- Patrick Star (cameo)
- Big clam (single appearance)
- Spot (debut)
- Other animal shelter pets
- Sea monkey
- Sea urchins
Synopsis[]
At the Krusty Krab, SpongeBob says "Order up!", meaning he finished a Krabby Patty, and Squidward gives a male fish the Patty, but then a baby comes and takes the patty. Everyone thinks it is cute, but an alarm alerts Mr. Krabs in his office and sees Plankton inside the baby using a periscope. Mr. Krabs stops Plankton from leaving with the Krabby Patty, but Plankton tries to escape with the patty, but before he retreats, Mr. Krabs starts beating him up, but believing that the baby Krabs is assaulting is really a baby, everybody is all outraged. Then Mr. Krabs rips off the head, causing two fish to faint, but Mr. Krabs reveals Plankton inside a baby robot, so a male fish scolds Plankton for toying with everybody's emotions and pokes him in the eye. Mr. Krabs puts the head back on and launches Plankton back to the Chum Bucket. Three women notice this and assault Mr. Krabs, shocked that Mr. Krabs would do such a thing.
Plankton in a robot baby fall into the doors to the Chum Bucket, then he cries, but Karen picks him up, and he tells her that the Krabby Patty is wearing him down, Karen then takes off the diaper and puts it in the trash, where Plankton walks out. Karen tells him that he should get a pet, and SpongeBob, who just happened to hear their conversation, decides to help him look for a pet. At the animal shelter, Plankton sees a guard worm, an old gross snail, and even Patrick. Plankton almost gets swallowed by a pet, but then an amoeba saves his life. Plankton chooses the amoeba as his pet and decides to call him Spot.
Spot licking Plankton.
At the Chum Bucket, Plankton teaches Spot some tricks like stay, sit, and roll over. Then he teaches him how to steal a Krabby Patty. Plankton is not finished talking when Spot leaves to the Krusty Krab, unseen, to get a Krabby Patty. When Spot comes back, Plankton is rapt, thinking he finally won, but is then enraged when Spot eats the Krabby Patty in one bite. He punishes Spot by tying his leash to the mailbox. Seconds later, Plankton feels bad, but when he runs back outside, he finds Spot's leash, with no amoeba to be seen.
Plankton then goes out to find him with SpongeBob's help. Soon, they stumble upon the shelter, then go inside. It is very dark inside, so SpongeBob tries to find the light switch. There are two switches, so SpongeBob turns on both. One turns on the lights and the other opened the pens. The guard worm, sea monkey, and sea urchin all chase SpongeBob and Plankton. When they lose the animals, Plankton realizes Spot had been on his optical cornea (his eye) the whole time. The other pets then find Plankton and SpongeBob again, so Spot tries to scare them off. The animals laugh at Spot because he is so small, but then he grows about a hundred times bigger and easily scares the animals away.
Plankton then decides he is going to keep Spot and is sorry he yelled at him, as the episode ends.
Production[]
It was confirmed on December 20, 2012 by the now-defunct SpongeNews, with the synopsis confirmed on the following day.[1] It completed production sometime during the year.[2]
This episode and its sister were added to the US Copyright Office on January 17, 2013.[2]
Art[]
Character design[]
- Designed by Virginia Hawes.[3]
Music[]
| ( ‣ ) Production music |
| ( • ) Original music |
| ( ◦ ) SpongeBob music |
• Bikini Bottom Bound - Nicolas Carr, Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield [Title card]
• Toy Piano 2 - Nicolas Carr, Barry Anthony [Baby appears and takes a Krabby Patty]
‣ Red Alert [#8] - Harry Bluestone, Emil Cadkin [The baby is really Plankton in disguise]
‣ Cellar Search - Philippe Pares ["Stop right there!"]
• Hot Steel and Slide Licks 19C - Jeremy Wakefield ["I'll always be one step... ahead."]
‣ Dramatic Impact (2) - Ivor Slaney [Mr. Krabs is beat up]
• Hot Steel and Slide Licks 11A - Jeremy Wakefield [Baby cries]
• Hot Steel and Slide Licks 11D - Jeremy Wakefield [Baby cries]
• Silly Bob Conversation 2 - Nicolas Carr, Barry Anthony ["Stop patronizing me."]
• Hello Blues - Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield [Animal shelter]
‣ Drama Link (B) - Hubert Clifford [Tongue grabs Plankton]
‣ Glory Road - Sam Fonteyn [Plankton is saved by Spot]
‣ Cute and Lovable - Phil Green ["Hey there, little guy!"]
• Skipping to School - Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield [Spot doing tricks]
• Hot Steel and Slide Licks 31C - Jeremy Wakefield ["I guess our legs are too short for walkies."]
• The Pollywog Strut - Nicolas Carr, Barry Anthony [Playing fetch]
‣ Fates [#62] - Gregor F. Narholz [Spot is squished]
• The Pollywog Strut - Nicolas Carr, Barry Anthony ["Nice rebound, Spot!"]
• Lap Steel - Nicolas Carr [Transition to next scene]
‣ Dachshund Walk - John Fox, Mac Prindy [Spot brings Plankton a Krabby Patty]
• Nude Sting - Nicolas Carr ["Holy plot twist!"]
• Parting of the Clouds Sting - Nicolas Carr ["It's a miracle!"]
‣ Hop and Skip - Phil Green [Spot eats the Krabby Patty]
‣ Great Moments - Gregor F. Narholz ["Spot, I'm sorry."]
‣ Tragic Bridge 4 - Phil Green [Spot is missing]
‣ Tragic Embrace - Peter Orm, Paul Orm ["Spot, come back!"]
• Hot Steel and Slide Licks 6A - Jeremy Wakefield ["Aww..."]
‣ Tragic Embrace - Peter Orm, Paul Orm [Plankton looking for Spot]
‣ Adventure Fanfare 1 - Harry Bluestone, Emil Cadkin ["Let's find your pet."]
‣ Agitation [#90] - Phil Green [SpongeBob asking people if they've seen Spot]
• Hot Steel and Slide Licks 22A - Jeremy Wakefield ["I've been looking everywhere for this!"]
• Clowning Around - Barry Anthony [SpongeBob and Plankton arrive at the animal shelter]
‣ Killer On The Run A - Gregor F. Narholz [Animals are loose]
• New Vibe Hits - Nicolas Carr ["A double what?"]
‣ Great Moments 30 - Gregor F. Narholz [Plankton finds Spot]
‣ From The Dead - Ronald Hanmer [Animals approaching SpongeBob and Plankton]
‣ Dramatic Cue (G) - Ronald Hanmer [Spot barks at the animals]
• Hawaiian Misadventures B - Nicolas Carr, Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield [Ending]
Release[]
- This episode was released on iTunes on May 25, 2013.
- This episode is available on the Bikini Bottom's Most Wanted, Bizarro Bikini Bottom, SpongeBob SquarePants Vol. 15, The Best 200 Episodes Ever, Complete Ninth Season, Next 100 Episodes, and The Best 300 Episodes Ever DVDs.
Trivia[]
General[]
- This episode was originally paired with "Evil Spatula,"[1] but it was eventually repaired with "Safe Deposit Krabs."
- The baby Plankton impersonated is similar to the one in "Free Samples."
- Before this episode premiered, there was a marathon of pet episodes including "Have You Seen This Snail?," "The Thing," "Wormy," "Dumped," "Pet or Pests," and other episodes.
- This episode was paired with "Gary in Love" when it premiered, but in subsequent re-airings, it is paired with "Safe Deposit Krabs."
- SpongeBob mentions that he got Gary from the animal shelter. This is true, because in "Treats!," Gary showed SpongeBob a baby picture of him, and SpongeBob claims it was when he got him from the pound.
- SpongeBob mentions that one time he lost Gary for 8 minutes.
- Plankton breaks the fourth wall by shouting, "Holy plot twist!" when Spot brings him a Krabby Patty.
- When Spot multiplies into a large organism, this is through a process of the cellular division known as mitosis, where a cell makes a replication or clone of itself.
- To date, this is the last episode where Karen uses her wall form (the computer monitor on the Chum Bucket wall) to talk. In later episodes, Karen is usually in her mobile form, and the wall form only appears in the background.
Dub facts[]
- In the Dutch version SpongeBob says he lost Gary for 1 minute.
- In the Hebrew version of this episode, the title card was originally textless. However, it was later fixed.
Errors[]
- When SpongeBob flips the switch that opens the animal pens, the sea urchin is in the third pen and the guard worm was in the second pen. Later, when Spot scares the animals back into their pens, the sea urchin goes into the second pen and the guard worm goes into the third pen.
- When Spot is in the Krusty Krab and SpongeBob opens the kitchen door, SpongeBob's mouth is moving but no dialogue is heard.
- Right as Plankton in his baby disguise is about to land in front of the Chum Bucket after being kicked out of the Krusty Krab by Mr. Krabs, the road that usually connects to the Krusty Krab is not there.
- In Israel, the episode's title is not shown, but it is later fixed.
- This occurs with numerous other season 9 episodes in that country.
Videos[]
Names in other languages[]
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Russian | Планктонов друг Planktonov drug |
Friend of Plankton |