Buff for Puff

Characters

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• Eugene H. Krabs
• Larry the Lobster
• Mrs. Puff
• French Narrator
• Craig Mammalton
• Mo
• Patrick Star ^{(cameo in a drawing)}
• Sandy Cheeks ^{(cameo in a drawing)}
• Flibberty Gibbet
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  • Fred
  • Incidental 2 ^{(normal and alternate colors)}
  • Incidental 3
  • Steven
  • Incidental 6
  • Incidental 9
  • Incidental 12
  • Incidental 16
  • Incidental 17
  • Incidental 19
  • Incidental 21
  • Carol
  • Incidental 24
  • Incidental 24A
  • Incidental 24B
  • Incidental 28
  • Incidental 34
  • Incidental 35
  • Lou
  • Incidental 47
  • Incidental 47BABY
  • Incidental 61
  • Billy
  • Incidental 71
  • Incidental 103
  • Stretch
• Octopus vendor
• Showgirl fish
• Fondue man Template:Debut
• Shrimp
• Female Fry Cook Games competitor

Synopsis

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Mrs. Puff thanks Larry for saving Mr. Krabs.

Mr. Krabs and Mrs. Puff are relaxing at Goo Lagoon together. They are about to kiss, until Mr. Krabs' stomach rumbles, so he calls Fondue Man to serve them a meal. Mr. Krabs and Mrs. Puff feed each other, and then head to the ocean after they are full. Mr. Krabs gets swept away by a wave shortly after, which Larry observes, and dives into the ocean towards him. Larry takes Mr. Krabs back to shore and revives him. Mrs. Puff thanks Larry for saving Mr. Krabs, and kisses him. Mr. Krabs passes out from this, resulting in Mrs. Puff having to carry him away, with Mr. Krabs growling at Larry after Mrs. Puff waves at him and thanks him again.

At the Krusty Krab, Mr. Krabs moans about potentially losing Mrs. Puff to Larry. SpongeBob tries to talk Mr. Krabs out of this, saying that Mrs. Puff loves him for who he is, but Mr. Krabs insists that Mrs. Puff is interested in Larry for his muscles and bemoans his own condition. To convince Mrs. Puff, Mr. Krabs decides he has to get in shape and takes SpongeBob to help him.

Mr. Krabs, in disguise, and SpongeBob head towards Larry's Gym. Mr. Krabs tries to leave upon entering, but SpongeBob encourages him to stay for Mrs. Puff. Mr. Krabs rushes between various workouts, hoping that Larry will not notice him, but he recognizes him anyway. After struggling with bench pressing, Mr. Krabs eventually decides to receive Larry's help. Larry first gives Mr. Krabs weights to lift, but after noticing his physical state, is unsure how to motivate him. SpongeBob pulls bags of money out of his head and puts them on the weight bench, to which Mr. Krabs then lifts afterwards. A montage is then shown of Mr. Krabs succeeding workouts, with money as his main incentive.

After a week, Mr. Krabs is shown coming out of the steam room and reveals himself in front of a mirror, only for him to be revealed to still be in the same state as he was originally. Mr. Krabs questions to Larry why he has not gotten any more muscular, to which Larry replies that one cannot change their phyisque in a week. Larry takes off his shell and hangs it, as he heads for the sauna. Mr. Krabs then removes his disguise and gets the idea to steal Larry's shell.

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Mr. Krabs, in Larry's shell at Goo Lagoon.

Mr. Krabs, inside Larry's shell, rides on a motorcycle to Goo Lagoon and approaches Mrs. Puff, with her being impressed. Mr. Krabs leaves Mrs. Puff to show off his muscles to the beachgoers, with Mrs. Puff growing irritated. Larry soon furiously shows up, in Mr. Krabs' shell, and chases him through the beach. Larry trips up on fondue and is swept away by a wave into the ocean. Mr. Krabs notices Fondue Man and takes his cart, using the fork to pull Larry out of the ocean. Larry ends up landing in the fondue as the beachgoers cheer Mr. Krabs for saving him. Mr. Krabs shows off his muscles more, but Mrs. Puff states that he is not interested in Mr. Krabs due to his new state and personality. She picks Larry out of the fondue and takes him for a beach date. Mr. Krabs gets out of his shell and runs after Mrs. Puff and Larry, hoping Mrs. Puff will take him back due to his now soft state.

Production

This episode was confirmed on May 1, 2023.

Storyboards

• Plussed by Kyle Morrison. Mr. Krabs and Mrs. Puff's faces were revised by Chris Tabares.

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Production notes

Kyle Morrison:

• "My biggest contribution to "Buff for Puff" was the Fondue Man, who we had a ton of fun making this increasingly whimsical magician of cheesy amour."

Release

Format	Title	Region
DVD	The Complete Fourteenth Season	United States
Box set	Another 100 Episodes	United States
	The Best 300 Episodes Ever	United States

Reception

• This episode ranked #9 on the official SpongeBob Instagram's ranking of 10 episodes from season 14.

Trivia

General

• On Nicktoons, this episode was allegedly supposed to premiere on November 2, 2023 at 9:15 PM EST, but "Sandy, Help Us!" aired instead.

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Simulcasting. By the time Nickelodeon had started the episode, Nicktoons had finished airing it.

• This episode's premiere, alongside the other three in its premiere week were simulcasted on Nicktoons. Due to Nicktoons' spacings of commercial breaks, this episode effectively debuted on that network first.
  • However, on the premiere day, the episode accidentally aired on Nicktoons 15 minutes early before the actual premiere time on the main Nickelodeon channel, paired with a regularly-scheduled rerun of "Single-Celled Defense."
    • In the United States, this marks the first time any SpongeBob-related media was accidentally fully premiered on Nicktoons before the intended premiere date and time on Nickelodeon.
      • This marks the second episode in 21 years to have an early premiere fully shown on Nicktoons before airing on Nickelodeon, since "Gary Takes a Bath."
  • On Nickelodeon, this episode was originally scheduled to premiere at 5:00 PM on the same day, but was later moved to 4:00 PM.
• This episode was originally titled "Krabs Meat."
• The title card background is similar to those of "Jellyfish Jam," "Jellyfish Hunter," "Krabs à la Mode," "Cephalopod Lodge," "Gullible Pants," "Model Sponge," "Bumper to Bumper," "Don't Look Now," "Allergy Attack!," and "Sandy, Help Us!"
  • Coincidentally, this, and the last two episodes mentioned, premiered in the United States in 2023.

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• Most of the "Ripped Pants" painting crowd appears in the scene when Mr. Krabs screams and runs away after getting called out by Larry for stealing his shell.
• This is the first episode to premiere in the United States on Rodger Bumpass' birthday.
• This is Andrew Goodman's first episode as a writer since "Delivery to Monster Island."
• This marks the first speaking role of Incidental 61 in the franchise.
• Incidental 47 and Incidental 47BABY are seen alongside each other as a mother and baby, making this the first time a suffix incidental is seen alongside its normal variant.
• This marks Larry the Lobster's first major role since "Larry the Floor Manager" from season 11.
• This is the sixth episode to feature Mr. Krabs and Mrs. Puff's relationship after "Krusty Love," "Whirly Brains," "My Two Krabses," "Kooky Cooks," and "Ride Patrick Ride."
  • The latter aforementioned episode reveals the two were dating for 16 years.
  • "Biscuit Ballyhoo" confirms that Mr. Krabs and Mrs. Puff are still together after the events of this episode.
• This is the only Ian Vazquez episode segment in season 14 to credit the animation director.

Episode references

• Mr. Krabs' beach outfit is the same one he wears in "The Krusty Sponge." He also has an anchor tattoo on his chest, like he did in "Krusty Towers."
• Mr. Krabs' disguise is similar to the one he wears in "The Other Patty."
• Mo and Craig Mammalton appear weightlifting together, referencing them both being Frigate cabin members in Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years.
• SpongeBob's gym outfit is the same one he wears when exercising with Gary in "Gary's Got Legs," which happens to be the first episode that this episode's supervising director, Ian Vazquez, worked on.
• One of the trainers seen in Larry's gym previously appeared in "The Fry Cook Games."

Errors

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Larry's missing head.

• When Larry and his friends work out at the gym, he appears without a head.
• Larry claims that it was Mr. Krabs' first day at his gym when Mr. Krabs had already visited Larry's Gym in the episode of the same name.
  • Also, the Grand Opening sign can still be seen when the gym appears in this episode despite the fact that it's already been open for a while now.
• Incidental 19's feet look slightly different at the end of this episode.

Videos

• File:SpongeBob SquarePants - Season 13 and 14 Official Promo (Starting October 30, 2023)
• File:Gobble Wobble Thanksgiving Week Promo (November 20, 2023)
• File:Catch Up Now on Your DVR or Nick OnDemand Promo (November 24, 2023)
• File:Mr. Krabs Becomes a Gym Bro 💪 w- Larry the Lobster - "Buff or Puff" Full Scene - SpongeBob-2
• File:SpongeBob SquarePants New Episodes Promo - March 2024 (YTV Canada)

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
German	Harte Schale, weicher Kern	Hard Shell, Soft Core
Russian	Крепыш для Пафф Krepysh dlya Paff	Robust Fellow for Puff
Slovenian	Mišice za Puff	Muscles for Puff
Spanish (American)	Músculos para ti	Muscles For You
Spanish (European)	La Sra. Puff y los musculitos	Mrs. Puff and the Musclemen