"The Flower Plot" is a SpongeBob SquarePants episode from season 13. In this episode, the Chum Bucket is replaced by a flower shop with a charming new owner.
Characters[]
- SpongeBob SquarePants
- Eugene H. Krabs
- Sheldon J. Plankton
- Petunia (single appearance)
- Karen Plankton
- Squidward Tentacles
- French Narrator
- Jellybee
- Chum Bucket glove
- Incidentals
- John
- Incidental 9
- Incidental 16
- Carol (45 colored)
- Incidental 24 (deleted scene)
- Incidental 24A (deleted scene)
- Incidental 30 (Jellyspotters)
- Incidental 30A (Jellyspotters)
- Incidental 30AFANCY (debut)
- Anchovy young (debut)
- Incidental 37B
- Incidental 42MINISTER
- Incidental 45
- Incidental 73Kid (deleted scene)
- Incidental 91
- Incidental 101 (color palette only)
- Incidental 105 (101 colored)
- Incidental 107
- Incidental 160
- Incidental 163
- Incidental 165
- Incidental 168
- Incidental 188
- Teen 1
- Teen 2
- Teen 3
- Waiter A
- Waiter C
- Two Teen 13s
- Incidental F8
- Incidental F9
- Incidental F14
- Incidental FP1
- Incidental FP3
- Incidental FP8
- Incidental FP9
- Upturn's employee 2
- Anchovy bride (debut)
- Upturn's employee 5
- Upturn's employee 6
- Upturn's employee 8
- Upturn's employee 9
- Unknown incidental 7
- Old Man Jenkins
- Construction foreman
- Short construction worker
- Underbite worker
- Worker fish
- Octavius Rex
- Mrs. Poecilia
- Flibberty Gibbet
- Mother-in-law
- Two Milkshake Academy cadets
- Lady Upturn[5] (deleted scene; mentioned)
- Sandy Cheeks[5] (deleted scene)
- Larry the Lobster[5] (deleted scene)
- Old Man Walker[5] (deleted scene)
- Jellyfish[5] (deleted scene)
Synopsis[]
Mr. Krabs steps out of the Krusty Krab, inhales the morning air, and chokes on a bunch of smoke. He sees a truck running next to the Chum Bucket, with workers loading Plankton's belongings into it. Plankton walks up to Krabs and says that he is leaving for good to travel the world with Karen. Krabs is skeptical, but SpongeBob then cries at Plankton leaving and says that he will miss him. Plankton and Karen close the truck and drive off, and the Chum Bucket is promptly demolished.
Krabs meets Petunia.
Mr. Krabs, now realizing that he no longer has to worry about his formula being stolen, dances and gloats. Soon, construction workers drop a flower shop on top of the empty Chum Bucket lot. Not wanting to get into another feud, Mr. Krabs decides to start on the right foot with the store's owner. He steps inside and is greeted by a kindly woman named Petunia. She is already familiar with the Krusty Krab, since it is her favorite restaurant, and tells him to stop by anytime.
After Krabs leaves, it is revealed that Petunia is actually Plankton piloting a robot, planning to steal the secret formula. Just then, SpongeBob comes in and enthusiastically smells the flowers. He wants to buy a sunflower, which is actually Karen in disguise, and Petunia guides him away. Squidward enters, annoyed by SpongeBob not being at work, to fill customers' orders. SpongeBob leaves, and Squidward immediately falls in love with Petunia. Petunia gives him a complimentary begonia, but a jellybee comes out of it and stings Squidward's nose, making his face swell up and causing him to run out of the flower shop in horror.
After working in the shop for longer, Karen realizes that nobody is suspicious of Plankton yet. Plankton, however, has gotten used to his disguise and enthusiastically heads out to deliver flowers, spreading cheer to people around town. Back at the shop, Petunia sells many bouquets, including one to Squidward. Krabs comes in to get Squidward back to work, and Petunia shows him a giant bag of flowers he ordered. Krabs and SpongeBob carry the flowers back to the Krusty Krab.
Petunia takes back all the explosive flowers.
Karen tells Plankton that their plan is nearing completion. However, Plankton is losing interest in the formula, wanting to become a full-time florist instead. Annoyed, Karen reminds him that he sold explosive flowers to the Krusty Krab to steal the formula. Plankton uses his Petunia disguise and runs into the Krusty Krab, taking everyone's flowers before they can explode. Krabs whispers to Squidward that he thinks something is wrong with Petunia, but this inspires him to profess his love to her and Squidward could not keep putting it off.
Petunia is carrying the explosive flowers back to the flower shop. Squidward interrupts her, offering her a begonia from his own garden and proposing to her. Just then, the bouquet explodes, and Plankton's disguise is exposed; an embarrassed Squidward goes off and buries himself. A furious Krabs leads his customers to step on Plankton, but he is rescued by SpongeBob, who is relieved to have Plankton back. Suddenly, Plankton takes out a remote and renovates the flower shop back into the Chum Bucket. He reveals two lasers from the restaurant and blasts them towards the customers, making them run away. Plankton cheers, "I'm back, baby!," only to imitate Petunia once more.
Production[]
This episode's rough storyboards were completed on May 2, 2022.[5]
This episode was confirmed by Cartoonlounge.de on December 20 of the aforementioned year.[7]
It would be added to the US Copyright Office, along with its sister on March 23, 2023.[8]
Art[]
Character and prop design[]
- Designed by Ian Vazquez.[1] The real-life inspired-flowers were done by Olga Gerdjikov's background team and painter Ann Lee.[3]
- Designed by Andre Nieves.[4]
Storyboards[]
- Original rough boards by Dan Becker.[6][9][5] Plussed boards by Kyle Morrison.[2] The plussed scene that features Petunia throwing out flower bouquets was plussed by Ian Vazquez.[10]
- The full rough boards for this episode can be found at Dan Becker's website.
Deleted scenes[]
Production notes[]
Ian Vazquez:
- Vazquez said it was fun to plus Petunia's flower-throwing sequence because it featured some of his favorite fish on the show (the anchovies.[10])
Dan Becker:
- This has been Becker's favorite episode to work on so far.[6]
Kyle Morrison:
- Most of Morrison's boards in the episode involved SpongeBob and Squidward in the Flower Pot.[2] Squidward continued to be their favorite character to draw and act out,[13] and his overconfident and nervous faces are some of their favorite expressions they've drawn for him.[14]
Music[]
| ( ‣ ) Production music |
| ( • ) Original music |
| ( ◦ ) SpongeBob music |
• Wahini Wobble Faster - Nicolas Carr, Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield [Title card.]
• Lopey Sailor's Jig with Bones - Michael Bolger, Nicolas Carr [Opening.]
‣ Oh My Trill! - [ProjectSAM Symphobia Colours: Animator] [Krabs coughing on smoke.]
• Vibe & Harp Hits - Nicolas Carr [Krabs looks across the street at the Chum Bucket.]
• Sneaky Panther Pants Faster Longer - Nicolas Carr [Krabs sees movers bringing stuff out of the Chum Bucket.]
• South Pacific Smile - Nicolas Carr, Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield [Plankton tells Krabs that he's moving away.]
• Sea Shanty in a Minor Key with Percussion - Michael Bolger, Nicolas Carr, Sage Guyton ["I'm free, no more Plankton!"]
• Nude Sting - Nicolas Carr [Flower pot hanging over SpongeBob and Krabs.]
• Hot Steel and Slide Licks 16B - Jeremy Wakefield [Construction worker waters the pot.]
‣ Victory Chords - [ProjectSAM Symphobia Colours: Animator] [SpongeBob and Mr. Krabs staring at the pot.]
• Another That's It Moment - Nicolas Carr [Giant flower grows from the pot.]
‣ 30 Second Gigue - Sam Fonteyn [Grand opening sign hanging from the Flower pot.]
‣ Spring Fashion - Alan Braden [Petunia introduces herself to Mr. Krabs.]
‣ Hide and Seek - Sean Elder ["Krabs is actually buying it!"]
‣ The Mind of a Murderer - Gregor F. Narholz ["This friendly florist farce will finally get that Krabby Patty secret formula!"]
• Hello Blues - Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield [SpongeBob stumbles into the Flower Pot Florist.]
• A Simple Conversation 1 - Nicolas Carr, Barry Anthony ["Get back to your grill! I've got orders coming out of my nose!"]
• Enchanted - Nicolas Carr [Squidward marvels at Petunia.]
• It's l'Amour - Nicolas Carr [Squidward introduces himself to Petunia.]
• Hot Steel and Slide Licks 22C - Jeremy Wakefield ["Yeesh, this disguise is dangerous!"]
• I'm a Flower - Nicolas Carr ["Enjoy the daffodils, huh?"]
‣ Dramatic Episode 2 - Kurt Rehfeld ["No one suspects a thing. So, are you ready for faux florist phase two, Petunia?"]
‣ Hippo Bird - Arthur Wilkinson [Plankton goes off to make deliveries as Petunia.]
• Vibe & Harp Hits - Nicolas Carr [Karen is confused.]
‣ Happy Rainbow - Alan Hawkshaw [Montage of Petunia delivering flowers across Bikini Bottom.]
‣ Springtime for Lovers - Len Stevens [Petunia saying goodbye to her customers.]
• Oohlala l'Amour - Nicolas Carr [Squidward tries to buy a bouquet from Petunia.]
• Hot Steel and Slide Licks 27B - Jeremy Wakefield [Krabs sends Squidward back to work.]
‣ Apples And Pears - Bruce Campbell ["Your Krusty Krab bouquets are ready, huh?"]
‣ Marching Sportsman - Alan Perry [Krabs orders SpongeBob to bring the bag of bouquets to the Krusty Krab.]
• Hot Steel and Slide Licks 37A - Jeremy Wakefield ["Thank you, Petunia. Smell you later!"]
‣ Hide and Seek - Sean Elder ["You did it, Sheldon! The Krusty Krab will be bestowed with our flowers!"]
• Light Conversation 1 Full Mix - Nicolas Carr, Barry Anthony [Plankton decides to put his scheme on hold for a while.]
• 8 Bit Flying Lesson 3 - Nicolas Carr [Karen reexplains Plankton's plan to him.]
‣ Eight Dramatic Bridges - Ronald Hanmer ["Neptune's nosehairs! I forgot!"]
• Cheap and Frozen Jig - Michael Bolger, Nicolas Carr, Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield [Krabs arranging his bouquets at the Krusty Krab.]
• Spongemonger - Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield [Petunia taking back the bouquets.]
‣ Bas Bleu - Don Bowden ["Nothing's wrong with her! She's a perfectionist, like me!"]
‣ Eight Dramatic Bridges - Ronald Hanmer ["I've got exactly one minute to defuse these bombs!"]
• ? - Nicolas Carr [Squidward proposes to Petunia.]
• Hot Steel and Slide Licks 40A - Jeremy Wakefield ["You loopy, lovesick lummox! You sabotaged my whole plan!"]
• Boothill Bell Sting - Nicolas Carr [Flower emerges from Squidward's grave.]
‣ Eccentric March - Peter Hope ["Not only did you play with Squidward's heart, but you cost me twenty-four bouquets!"]
‣ Eight Dramatic Bridges - Ronald Hanmer ["I say we step on him!"]
• Aloha Lui Lui - Nicolas Carr, Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield [SpongeBob is happy to see Plankton again.]
‣ Five Dramatic Bridges B - Kurt Rehfeld [Plankton brings back the Chum Bucket.]
• Cream Pie - Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield [Ending.]
Release[]
- This episode is available on the SpongeBob SquarePants Vol. 23, The Complete Thirteenth Season, Another 100 Episodes, and The Best 300 Episodes Ever DVDs.
Trivia[]
General[]
- This episode premiered as part of the 2023 event "Friday Nights on Nick."
- This episode's premiere preceded a new episode of the Nickelodeon animated series Monster High.
- This episode was paired up with a rerun of "Wallhalla" during the original airing.[15]
- This episode's title is a portmanteau of the words "flower pot" and "plot."
- Petunia's design was created by Dan Becker, who did the rough storyboards for this episode.[1][6]
- Her colors (chosen by Ian Vazquez) are inspired by her creator, Plankton.[1]
- Her name is based on a species of flowering plants.
- According to a sketch of the character by Ian Vazquez, Petunia's name stands for "Plankton Exo Suit Undercover Infiltration (via) Arbor."[1]
- According to Kyle Morrison, SpongeBob flitting like a hummingbird while smelling the flowers was inspired by their local hummingbird population.[2]
Various flowers that were given out by Petunia.
- The colors of the flowers that Petunia distributed were tailored to the person or background featured in a scene.[16]
Plants in the episode vs. real-life aquatic plants.
- A lot of flowers found in the episode are also based on real-life aquatic plants, such as:[3]
- the orange sea pen
- the bubble tip anemone
- the acropora
- the pineapple lilly (eucomis comosa)
- the dendronephthya soft coral
- the padina pavonica
- "My leg!:" - A fish off-screen throws a spiky boot at Plankton through the Chum Bucket window, causing him to shout "My iris!"
- In this episode, Karen acts much more supportive and confident towards Plankton's plan instead of having her natural negligent and sarcastic personality.
- This is the only 11-minute episode in season 13 to have two animation directors.
- This is Andrew Lerner's first episode as a voice director. Because of this, this is also the first to have two voice directors. The other voice director is Tom Kenny, SpongeBob's voice actor.
- This is the first episode where Alex Conaway and Jordy Judge are credited as animation directors. They would later become some of the main animation directors for The Patrick Star Show.
Episode references[]
- The items being unloaded from the Chum Bucket are the ghost extracting machine from "The Ghost of Plankton," a command console, the Sonic Cannon That Destroys Every Known Material in the Universe from "Move It or Lose It," and a barrel of toxic waste. Already in the truck is the box of fuel rods from "Bottle Burglars."
- The outfit Plankton wears at the beginning of the episode is similar to the one he wears in "Walking Small."
- When Mr. Krabs goes to meet Petunia, he wears the same outfit he did when dating his money in "The Krusty Sponge."
- The old man zombie's design in the grave was inspired by Old Man Jenkins' from "The Sponge Who Could Fly."[10]
- The dynamite bomb that Petunia snatches from SpongeBob's grill first appeared in "Bottle Burglars."[4]
- Squidward's horrified reaction after the dynamite flowers exploded and revealed Petunia's true identity is identical to his "unsure" face in "Just One Bite."
Cultural references[]
- When the old man zombie pops out of his grave, his dance is that of the Charleston,[10] a popular dance from the 1920s.
Errors[]
The Chum Bucket's doors are missing their windows.
- When Plankton and Karen leave Bikini Bottom, the Chum Bucket doors are missing their windows.
SpongeBob's blue pants error.
- As SpongeBob is carrying a bag of flowers out of FlowerPot Florist, one side of SpongeBob's brown pants turns blue for a frame.
The blue flowers on Incidental 188's swim trunks are missing.
- The blue flowers on Incidental 188's swim trunks are missing in two scenes at the Krusty Krab.
The Galley Grub is missing.
- When Squidward says, "I'm in love with her, and I can't keep it a secret any longer!," the Galley Grub is missing.
Incidental 37B is replaced.
- In the upshot of the Chum Bucket, Incidental 37B is replaced by a pink fish with a blue cap.
- Incidental 45 is also replaced by Incidental 22 with Incidental 45's color palette in this scene as well.
Plankton appears to be bigger than the window but smaller in the next scene.
- When FlowerPot Florist changes back to the Chum Bucket, Plankton is the same size as the Chum Bucket window, but he is smaller than the window in the next scene.
Videos[]
Names in other languages[]
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| German | Ein blumiger Bösewicht | A Flowery Villain |
| Russian | Цветочная ловушка Tsvetochnaya lovushka |
The Flower Trap |
| Spanish (American) | La floristería | The Flower Shop |
| Spanish (European) | La maceta de flores | The Flower Pot |
References[]
- ^ a b c d e Ian Vazquez on Twitter - "Short thread for The FLOWER PLOT!..."
- ^ a b c d Kyle Morrison on Twitter - "The Flower Plot Thread!"
- ^ a b c Ian Vazquez on Twitter - "One more thing..."
- ^ a b c Andre Nieves - Prop Designer / Storyboard Artist | Patrick Show and SpongeBob Prop Design
- ^ a b c d e f g h Spongebob Squarepants Rough Storyboards - Dan Becker
- ^ a b c d Dan Becker on Twitter - "THE FLOWER PLOT-..."
- ^ SPONGEBOB SCHWAMMKOPF - EPISODE GUIDE | Cartoonlounge.de
- ^ SpongeBob SquarePants : 284. Catalog.org - Public Catalog
- ^ Ian Vazquez on Twitter - "Nearly missed that this episode..."
- ^ a b c d Ian Vazquez on Twitter - "Last two, anchovy bride..."
- ^ Dan Becker on Twitter - " "
- ^ Ian Vazquez on Twitter - "This was SUCH a cool little..."
- ^ Kyle Morrison on Twitter - "Squidward continues to be..."
- ^ Kyle Morrison on Twitter - "Both these overconfident..."
- ^ Nickstory - March 24, 2023
- ^ a b c Ian Vazquez on Twitter - "There was a lot of..."