20,000 Patties Under the Sea

Time/Date

• The day after Chimps Ahoy.

Characters

• SpongeBob SquarePants
• Patrick Star
• Squidward Tentacles
• Eugene H. Krabs
• Sheldon J. Plankton
• Sea Monster
• Jack M. Crazyfish (cameo)
• Mable
• Mable's Son
• Mable's Husband
• Mary
• Bikini Bottomites
• Salesman

Plot

While jellyfishing in jellyfish fields, SpongeBob and Patrick encounter an object sticking out of the ground. They decided to dig it up, and they discover an old submarine. Meanwhile, at the Krusty Krab, Squidward and Mr. Krabs think of an idea, to bring the Krusty Krab to the customers. SpongeBob and Patrick drive the submarine into the Krusty Krab, which makes Mr. Krabs have SpongeBob and Patrick take the submarine and sell Krabby Patties. Seeing this, Plankton gets upset since he had the idea years ago. He takes the fist of the Chum Bucket and uses it as a mobile Chum Bucket.

SpongeBob and Patrick are unsuccessful with their first customers, so they offer to pay them. Meanwhile, Plankton attempts to sell food to a child, which he insults. The child's parents, great grandmother, Harold, and Jack M. Crazyfish throw rocks at him. Soon, they run out of rocks, but since Patrick wasn't paying attention to the Krabby Patties, they have turned to rocks. SpongeBob and Patrick are able to sell the rock patties, and then head off to sell more.

They fell into an abyss and woke up a sea monster, who has been asleep for the past 79 years. The monster purchases 640 Krabby Patties. Plankton comes along, and attempts to get the monster to refuse the Krabby Patties, but Plankton is mistaken for a dessert (a chocolate éclair) and the monster chases him away. Because they are down in the abyss, SpongeBob and Patrick have to let go of all the money they have earned. Instead they bring back 37,000 pounds of decorative undersea rocks, much to Mr. Krabs' disappointment.

Quotes

• (When they find the submarine)

• SpongeBob: Patrick look, there's a weird thing sticking out of the ground back there!

• Patrick: Nah, that's just Squidward sunbathing again...

--- SpongeBob: Bye Squidward, bye Mr Krabs, (in a seductive voice) bye Squidward...

• Patrick: You said bye Squidward twice.

• SpongeBob: I like Squidward...

---

• (Plankton serving his customer and the conflict)

• Plankton: Hi little boy, do you want a chum burger?

• Mable's son: Does it come in raspberry?

• Plankton: No.

• Boy: Blueberry?

• Plankton: No.

• Boy: Ummmm....Raspberry?

• Plankton: Ah come on kid, you asked me already! Now quit wasting my time!

• Lady: Hey, you can't talk to my son like that! Who do you think you are?

• Plankton: I'm Plankton, you old hag and your son smelsl like boogers.

• Truck Driver: Hey, you can't talk to my wife like that! What do you think of yourself?

• Plankton: I think you need to lose some weight, fatty, that's what it is!

• Granny: Hey, you can't talk to my grandson like that way! Someone needs to put you in to mental hospital.

• Plankton: Someone needs to put you in a box floating down the river, Grandma!

• Granny: You're probably right.

• Plankton: You people are crazy! I'm out of here!!!

• (Family with Harold and Crazyfish throw rocks at Plankton's moving restaurant)

Cultural References

• The title is a spoof of Jules Verne's classic novel, "20,000 Leagues Under The Sea."
• When Plankton says "Someone needs to put in a box floating down the river, Grandma!", it references Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa.

Trivia

• The sea monster is voiced by Gene Simmons who is well known for being the bass player for the band KISS.
• The mother who is insulted by Plankton is voiced by Simmon's partner Shannon Tweed.
• This episode reaired with "Krabby Road" when the latter premiered.
• This episode was set to premiere with "SpongeHenge" but aired with "The Battle of Bikini Bottom " instead.
• Mable's grandson was shown as the truck driver in "The Gift of Gum" and "Slide Whistle Stooges" In this episode, he also has his trucker's outfit.
• In the English version, the monster said he didn't eat for 79 years, but in the Netherlands he said 97 years.
• This epsode is a reference to the book "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea", by Jules Verne.
• The salesman from Chocolate with Nuts returns in this episode, and cons SpongeBob and Patrick one more time, this time without even trying, as they hand him money for trying some Krabby Patties, it seems like he remembers SpongeBob and Patrick, as he says "Hey, thanks AGAIN guys." He is also shown to married, now.
• Running gag: SpongeBob drives the submarine and bumps into the Krusty Krab, destroying the window.
• One of the episodes to have bubbles in a title card.
• Jack M. Crazyfish, who appeared in Blackened Sponge, can be seen hurling things at Plankton.
• It is revealed that Plankton's fist on top of the Chum Bucket is actually a submarine.
• It is shown again in this episode that scallops can be tamed and used as pets.
• In a way, SpongeBob and Patrick helped The Chum Bucket more than the Krusty Krab because the monster preferred Plankton's chum over the Krabby patties.
• The monster is the only creature so far that actually likes Plankton's chum, because all the fish in Bikini Bottom refuse to eat it or throw up when they do. Nat seemed to like it, but was only pretending because Karen was paying him to eat it and it actually made him sick.

Goofs

• It was a short distance between the grass in Jellyfish Fields to the submarine stuck in the ground but later the grass isn't seen.
• When the sea monster takes submarine off his head, the periscope at the top of the submarine is missing.
• It is Unknown how The Sea Monster knows that he has slept for 79 years.

Features

• Jellyfishing (1999) - Footage sequence of jellyfishing.

APM Music Identification

Template:APM - Title Card & opening. Template:APM - SpongeBob & Patrick communicate on their walkie-talkies. Template:APM / ? - Patrick reveals a giant rock drilled into the back of his head. Template:APM - Patrick & SpongeBob climb aborad the unearthed submarine. Template:APM - SpongeBob starts the submarine. Template:APM - Mr. Krabs thinks of a plan to attract customers. Template:APM - "A traveling restaurant, eh? IT'S NOT FAIR!! I had that idea years ago! No matter. If Mr. Krabs wants to play dirty, then Plankton's ready for his turn to take...his...turn." Template:APM - SpongeBob and Patrick approach their first potential customers. Template:APM - Plankton spies on the submarine. Template:APM - Plankton tries to sell chum to a little kid. Template:APM - #1: The crowd throw rocks at Plankton. Template:APM - #1: SpongeBob reminds Patrick about the burnt patties. Template:APM - #2: Mable's husband throws the last rock. Template:APM - The submarine arrives and the crowd buys the burned patties. Template:APM - "Oh, O.K. What's an abyss, SpongeBob?" Template:APM - The submarine falls down th abyss. Template:APM - Plankton cheers and the submarine continues to plummet. Template:APM - #1: The sea monster emerges from the abyss. Template:APM - #2: "Look, Patrick, we floated back up! Out of the deep, dark, depressing, horrible abyss!" Template:APM - #2: SpongeBob & Patrick confront the sea monster. Template:APM - The sea monster pleasures the Krabby Patty and buys some more. Template:APM - Plankton notices that SpongeBob & Patrick are still alive. Template:APM - Plankton releases the chum charges. Template:APM - Plankton crashes to the side of the abyss. Template:APM - "Ah, who needs that rust bucket anyhow?" Template:APM - #1: The sea monster demands more sandwiches. Template:APM - #2: The sea monster demands dessert. Template:APM - Plankton falls off the spyglass. Template:APM - Plankton rolls down the abyss. Template:APM - SpongeBob and Patrick arrive back at the Krusty Krab.