Wacky Bucks are a made-up form of currency that Mr. Krabs pays SpongeBob with whenever he feels cheap or cannot afford to pay him his weekly paycheck, and the main source of pay in the Pineapple Playhouse universe.[1] They appear in the episode "One Coarse Meal," the video game Battle for Bikini Bottom: Rehydrated, and the Pineapple Playhouse shorts.[1] It also is used in SpongeBob Simulator as a currency for when the player finishes an objective in-game.
Description[]
In "One Coarse Meal," Wacky Bucks look like the US dollar. The only differences are that Mr. Krabs is on them as the President, the Krusty Krab is in the background, they say "Not Legal Tender" at the bottom, have their name written on them, and have clams on them. They also have the number one on all corners.
In the Pineapple Playhouse series, they also look like normal dollars, although they don't seem to have any value, just featuring dollar signs on the left and right, with a clam symbol in the middle.
Role in episode[]
Pearl asked Mr. Krabs for mall money. He gives the money to her. But when SpongeBob gives Pearl some money, she points out that the Wacky Bucks are not real currency. SpongeBob states to her that it is the money Mr. Krabs pays him with.
Role in shorts[]
Wet Painters: Puppet Edition![]
SpongeBob and Patrick have to hide the fact that they got paint on his first one.
Can You Spare a Dime?: Puppet Edition![]
Mr. Krabs is seen checking them in the Krusty Krab register.
Dying for Pie: Puppet Edition![]
Squidward uses them to pay for the pie bomb he gives SpongeBob on Employee Brotherhood Day.
Sandy, SpongeBob, and the Worm: Puppet Edition![]
It is only mentioned, as Mr. Krabs ferociously protects it while the Bikini Bottomites try to solve their Alaskan Bull Worm issue.
Welcome to the Chum Bucket: Puppet Edition![]
Mr. Krabs recieves tons of it while playing poker with Plankton.
Bossy Boots: Puppet Edition![]
SpongeBob uses one to wake up Mr. Krabs after he faints from Pearl's firing.
Chocolate with Nuts: Puppet Edition![]
SpongeBob and Patrick receive a ton from Incidental 6, who wants to buy all of their chocolate bars.
Trivia[]
- The numbers on the bottom of the bills read "01123581321(...)." This is the start of the Fibonacci sequence, a sequence in which the next number in the sequence is the sum of the previous two.
- Wacky Bucks are possibly a reference to Company Scrip. A form of fake currency companies would pay their employees in which could be exchanged for goods in company owned stores.
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