Plankton! (Episode)

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Plankton!
Episode No.:	3b
Airdate:	7.31.1999
Season:	Season 1
Previous Episode:	Jellyfishing
Next Episode:	Naughty Nautical Neighbors

"Plankton!" is an episode from Season 1

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Characters

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Plot

At the Krusty Krab, Squidward gives SpongeBob an order for a Krabby Patty. After making the patty, it begins to "move" and makes its way towards the front door. Mr. Krabs pulls Plankton out of the burger and sends him back to the Chum Bucket. Krabs explains that Plankton is his arch-competitor, and has been trying to steal the Krabby Patty's secret formula for years.

That night, after the Krusty Krab closes, Plankton tries to convince SpongeBob that he and the fry cook are friends, and that as such SpongeBob should give him a Krabby Patty. SpongeBob refuses and runs back home, but Plankton promises that SpongeBob will "hand deliver a Patty" to him.

Later that night, Plankton enters SpongeBob's head through a pore and makes his way to SpongeBob's brain. He attaches a mind control device to the brain and bends SpongeBob to his will, forcing him to walk to the Krusty Krab, get a Krabby Patty, and bring it to the Chum Bucket's Laboratory.

Plankton shows SpongeBob his computer, which can display the components of whatever he places in a nearby bowl. Before he can force SpongeBob to drop the Krabby Patty in, SpongeBob begins a sorrowful ode to the Patty describing its tastiness. A hungry Plankton leaps onto the burger, bounces off its bun and falls into the bowl, which displays his components (1% evil, 99% hot gas) on the computer screen. With Plankton stuck inside the computer, SpongeBob walks home.

Trivia/Goofs

These were the first appearances of Karen and Plankton, and also the second episode Doug Lawrence voiced in.
SpongeBob's laugh is very different in this episode.
SpongeBob's line to Plankton when he is in his brain, "Leave my brain alone!", has become a staple on T-shirts and in pop culture for media manipulation.
Squidward's bedroom is on the first floor of his house instead of on the second floor.
In addition, this episode depicted Patrick's rock hollow and that Patrick slept in the rock rather than under it.
Plankton changes sizes throughout the episode. When he is first seen, a magnifying glass is required to see him clearly. When he encountered SpongeBob, he's about the size of SpongeBob's finger. When he sneaks into SpongeBob's brain, he's about the size of a walnut. Then when he jumps to the Krabby Patty, he is the size of SpongeBob's finger again.