Enemy In-Law

Characters

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  • Harold
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  • Frank
  • Steve
  • Fred
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  • Harris
  • John
  • Old Man Walker
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  • Charlie
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• Sheldon J. Plankton
• Karen Plankton
• Eugene H. Krabs
• Betsy Krabs
• Krabs Senior ^{(possible cameo in picture)}
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• Fish in picture at the Krusty Krab

Synopsis

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"This delectable creature is your mother?"

As the episode commences, a giant robot is rampaging through Bikini Bottom, capturing the citizens and taking them to the Chum Bucket, where they complain when Plankton reveals he only wanted them to eat here, and they leave. Plankton gets into an argument with his computer wife, Karen, and he eventually spots Mr. Krabs' mother, Betsy, walking out of the Krusty Krab. Plankton falls in love with Betsy upon seeing her for the first time. Karen gets mad upon hearing that Plankton's apparently in love with another woman, but after Plankton discovers that Karen has an off-switch, he turns her off.

Plankton and Betsy eventually start dating, and Mr. Krabs greatly disapproves of the relationship, convinced that Plankton is just trying to find out what the Krabby Patty secret formula is. He does his best to break up the relationship, but only gets scolded by his mother.

Eventually, Mr. Krabs confronts Plankton at the Chum Bucket and accidentally gives Plankton an opportunity to find out the formula: Betsy actually does know the Krabby Patty secret formula, as it is an old family recipe. Mr. Krabs claims that Plankton will never know since he is not part of the family. Mr. Krabs leaves, and Plankton gets an idea and laughs to himself.

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At the restaurant, Betsy confronts her son on his actions as he explains his reasoning. Betsy then reveals that Plankton never asked her about the formula and didn't know that she knew. Mr. Krabs then realizes in his rage, he let this info slip and becomes nervous. Betsy sends him to his office as punishment and he complies. Plankton arrives at the Krusty Krab and proposes to Betsy Krabs as Mr. Krabs begs his mother not to marry his enemy. However, Betsy turns him down, explaining that she is flattered, but is not ready for that kind of commitment. In addition, the robot Plankton created shows up, and it is revealed that Betsy is dating the robot. Plankton gets mad and asks Betsy for the formula to call it even. Betsy realizes that Plankton was using her to be able to learn the formula and punches him back into the Chum Bucket.

After being kicked out of the restaurant, Plankton bumps into the on-switch for Karen, turning her back on, and they get into another argument. When Plankton insults Karen, she immediately threatens him with a powerful laser as he tries correcting himself. However, Karen, who is still angry at him for turning her off before, zaps him anyway as punishment.

Production

Release

Broadcast

• This episode premiered during Friday Night Slimetime.
• This episode is the lowest-viewed episode of season 4, with only 2.08 million viewers on premiere.

Distribution

• This episode is available on the Lost in Time, Bob Esponja Vol. 1, Season 4 Volume 1, SpongeBob Schwammkopf Folge 31, First 100 Episodes, Double Feature Volume 2, Loveable Sponge, The Ultimate SpongeBob Box Set, SpongeBob SquarePants Vol. 6, Complete Fourth Season, From the Beginning, Part 2, Treasures of the Sea, The SpongeBob SquarePants Collection, Money Box, The SpongeBob SquarePants 8 Season DVD Collection, 2-Movies-Edition Volume 2, Favorite Episodes Volume 2, 2-Season TV Pack, The Third & Fourth Seasons, The Best 200 Episodes Ever, and The Best 300 Episodes Ever DVDs.

Reception

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Trivia

General

• This is the second episode where SpongeBob has been a waiter, as well as the second time the Krusty Krab was turned into a five-star restaurant for just one night. The first for both of these events is "Squilliam Returns."
  • This also happens in the episode "5 Star Restaurant" from The Patrick Star Show.
• The title card is similar to those of "Welcome to the Chum Bucket" and "Skill Crane," except it is darker and is slightly zoomed in.
• This episode, as well as "Mermaid Man & Barnacle Boy VI: The Motion Picture," had its PAL track pitch-corrected, unlike most other episodes of season 4.
  • These were the last episodes to be NTSC-pitched in most countries until the season 8 premiere "Accidents Will Happen," but unlike here, seasons 8-10 would actually be in proper NTSC speed with NTSC pitch.
• Betsy Krabs has a Scottish accent, whereas Mr. Krabs has an entirely different accent altogether.
• The Chum Bucket appears to be on a hill in the beginning of the episode.
• Ironically, Betsy Krabs prefers a relationship with a machine, just as Plankton goes for Karen, a computer.
• When Plankton calls Betsy, Plankton shows Betsy Krabs' number: 791347. This isn't a proper phone number.
• Similar to "New Leaf," this episode heavily revolves around Plankton and Mr. Krabs, while SpongeBob only appears in three scenes and only speaks six lines.
• When Plankton asks Betsy Krabs if she can marry him, SpongeBob doesn't appear again for the rest of the episode.
• This episode was originally called "My Worst Friend's Wedding."
• This is the first episode where Betsy Krabs is voiced by Sirena Irwin, after she was previously voiced by Paul Tibbitt.
• Plankton calls Karen a Wired Integrated Female Electroencephalograph. An electroencephalograph is a machine used to conduct electric activity in the brain.
• This episode proves that Plankton is technically single since he states Karen is a machine.
• This episode was paired up with different episodes during certain marathons:
  • On the July 18, 2008 airing, this episode was paired up with the Back at the Barnyard episode "A Barn Day's Night."
  • On the November 6, 2009 airing, this episode was paired up with "The Pink Purloiner."

Dub facts

• In the Bahasa Indonesia dub, Plankton doesn't kidnap the people to be his customers, but to become the ingredients so that it could be cannibalism.
  • However, eyeballs are seen in Plankton's food, which means that Plankton does kill other people.

Episode references

• Similarly to "Imitation Krabs," Mr. Krabs and Plankton angrily say each other's names, only for SpongeBob to butt in and say his own name. Unlike the former episode, Mr. Krabs doesn't say SpongeBob's name, which he did in the latter episode.

Cultural references

• Mama Krabs' fighting muscle arm with the battle ship guns is similar to the Popeye cartoons.
• The ship in Mama Krabs' muscle arm resembles the Iowa-class battleship. They were the last battleships that were commissioned by the U.S. Navy. They were in service with the U.S. Navy from the mid-1940s to the early 1990s.
• Mr. Krabs does a Tarzan yell.
• The episode's original title "My Worst Friend's Wedding" is a parody of the 1997 romantic comedy film, My Best Friend's Wedding.

Errors

• When Mr. Krabs tells SpongeBob to work late for Betsy's date, the street in front of the Krusty Krab is replaced with sand.
• When Mr. Krabs barges into the Chum Bucket in anger, some scenes show red pipes on the wall, but some don't.

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Plankton's phone is missing a zero, #, and *.

• Plankton's phone is missing the number zero (0), the number symbol (#), and the star key (*).
• When Plankton walks into the Krusty Krab with the rose, there is a burger sticker on the window. However, once he is inside, it is no longer there. This happens a few seconds later when Mrs. Krabs walks in.
• When Plankton complains that he cannot reach the table, he is visibly smaller in the close-up shot of him then when it zooms out right after.
• When the Chumbot picks up the citizens, Mavis is not one of the citizens that the Chumbot picks up, but he appears at the Chum Bucket when the citizens are thrown into it.

Videos

File:SpongeBob SquarePants - "Enemy In-Law" Official Promo

File:SpongeBob SquarePants - TurboNick Replay Official Promo (RARE)

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
French	Un Plankton chez les Krabs	A Plankton Among the Krabs
German	Wo die Liebe hinfällt	Where Love Falls
Hungarian	Ellenség a családban	Enemy in the Family
Italian	Nemico in famiglia	Enemy in the Family
Japanese	プランクトンのプロポーズ Purankuton no puropōzu	Plankton's Proposal
Russian	Породниться с врагом Porodnit'sya s vragom	To Become Related to the Enemy
Spanish (American)	Enemigo político	Political Enemy
Spanish (European)	Enemigo en la familia	Enemy in the Family