Plankton!

Not to be confused with Sheldon J. Plankton.

"Plankton!"
SpongeBob SquarePants episode
General
Season number:	1
Production code:	3b
First airing:	July 31, 1999
Sister episode(s):	"Jellyfishing"
Credits
Writer(s):	Ennio Torresan, Jr. Erik Wiese Doug Lawrence
Storyboard:	Erik Wiese
Animator(s):	Edgar Larrazábal

"Plankton!" is the second segment of the third episode of the first season of SpongeBob SquarePants. The episode aired on July 31, 1999 in the United States. In the episode, Plankton tries to mind control SpongeBob to obtain the Krabby Patty secret formula. The segment was paired with Jellyfishing in its first airing.

Plot

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Music

• Chill Out - The Surfdusters [Title card]
• Titi De Paris - Daniel Jean Jeannin [Opening]
• Heavenly Voices (A) - David Farnon [Shot of Krabby Patty]
• Death Trap [#27.02] - Gregor F. Narholz ["That Krabby Patty is haunted!"]
• Phantom Train - The Surfdusters [Plankton revealed]
• The Tip Top Polka/The Cliff Polka - Chelmsford Folk Band [Plankton thrown back to Chum Bucket]
• Holiday Dream - Max Mahlmann [That night...]
• Haunted Surf - The Surfdusters ["Psst... young man."]
• Background Blues - Otto Sieben ["I just want to talk."]
• Black Stockings - David Lindup [Plankton drooling]
• Drama Link (D) - Hubert Clifford [SpongeBob gasps]
• Verve - Jack Shaindlin [Dramatic music on Plankton's record]
• Hawaiian Link (B) - Richard Myhill [SpongeBob in bed]
• Haunted Surf - The Surfdusters [Plankton disguised as a flower]
• The Alphabet Song (A) - Peter Gosling [wrong side of record]
• Verve - Jack Shaindlin [Dramatic music again]‣ House Of Horror [#10.2] - W. Merrick Farran [Plankton gets in SpongeBob's head]
• House Of Horror [#10.3] - W. Merrick Farran [Plankton presses the total control button]
• Phantom Train - The Surfdusters [SpongeBob wakes up]
• Monks (C) - Dave Hewson [Plankton talking through SpongeBob]
• Shock (R) - Dave Hewson ["Something must be wrong with my brain!"]
• Shock (U) - Dave Hewson ["Plankton! What kind of friend are you?"]
• Phantom Train - The Surfdusters [Squidward faints]
• The Nightmare Begins (A) - John Devereaux [Plankton's lab]
• Verve - Jack Shaindlin [Dramatic music on record]
• Enter the Villain - Chris Payne, Paul Rogers [Plankton's analyzer]
• Panic Stricken - Chris Payne, Paul Rogers ["This little piggy brought home a Krabby Patty."]
• Heavenly Voices (A) - David Farnon [SpongeBob's last words]
• Maui Beach - Hans Haider [SpongeBob describing the Krabby Patty]
• Grass Skirts Blowing (Hilo March) - Jan Rap, The Hawaiian Serenaders [Ending]

Production

The script was completed on September 24, 1998 and was delivered to Nickelodeon Animation Studio on June 14, 1999.

Production Cells/Model Sheets

TBA

Artwork/Storyboards

TBA

Reception

The episode is generally liked among fans. The episode was ranked #90 during the SpongeBob's Top 100 event in the United Kingdom and Ireland from June 4-8, 2012. Along with this, The episode was ranked #42 in the 100 Greatest Nicktoon Episodes.

Cultural references

• Plankton saying, "You weak-minded fool!" is a reference to the 1983 film Star Wars: Return of the Jedi.
• Plankton recites the foot tickle rhyme "This Little Piggy" on SpongeBob while trying to force him to drop the Krabby Patty.

Trivia

• This episode was originally meant to be entitled "Deep Cover".
• The credits state the labrador retrivers name who appears in Plankton's labratory is "Alex".

Errors

• When Plankton first rushes off with that Krabby Patty, Squidward's eyelids are colored light turquoise instead of teal.
• When Mr. Krabs says "This is no ghost, his mouth is visible, but his mouth remains closed.
• At night when SpongeBob is walking home, he moves his head to his left to right and the Krusty Krab across the Chum Bucket is missing.
  • Also, SpongeBob passes by the Chum Bucket as he walks, even though the Chum Bucket is right across the Krusty Krab.
• When SpongeBob drops the golden spatula it is right next to him. When he walks away from Plankton, it is gone.
• The words "Total Control" disappear and reappear on the controller Plankton uses.
• When SpongeBob first walks toward his pants, his tie is red. When SpongeBob's pants are pulled across his face, his tie is black. Right after his pants are back in their normal spot on the hanger, his tie is red again.
  • This error also occurs in "SB-129" and "Rock-a-Bye Bivalve."
• When SpongeBob walks into Squidward's bedroom, it is on the first floor. However, in all other episodes, it is on the second floor.
• When being forced into the Chum Bucket lab and screaming, SpongeBob's mouth does not move at all.
• When SpongeBob jumps in the Chum Bucket, the first half of his head disappears for a split second.
• Right after SpongeBob says, "Well, patty, I guess we can go home now," he blinks, but his eyelashes are still seen when his eyes are half-closed for a split second.
• In the closing credits for this episode, Carolyn Lawrence is credited as "singer" for "The Alphabet Song" when it was actually sung by Peter Gosling.