Bottle Burglars

Characters

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• Patrick Star
• Squidward Tentacles
• Eugene H. Krabs
• Sheldon J. Plankton
• Karen Plankton
• Spot
• Bubble Bass
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• DoodleBob Template:Cameo

Production

The episode was confirmed by Vincent Waller on January 1, 2018.

Reception

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Trivia

• When Spot chases after the fuel rod, the activating sound of a lightsaber from Star Wars is heard.
• This episode references numerous past episodes.
  • SpongeBob washing Mr. Krabs' first dollar is a reference to "Wet Painters."
  • Karen's "kissy face" screensaver from "Grandmum's the Word" reappears when she is kissing Plankton.
  • When Squidward turns on the Krusty Krab's security footage, a drawing of DoodleBob can be seen on the bottom of the table.
  • SpongeBob mimicking Plankton is a reference to "Mimic Madness."
  • Plankton turning into a genie when he is trying to open the Krabby Patty formula is a reference to "Spin the Bottle."
  • Squidward's claustrophobia from "Wishing You Well" is brought up again in the ending.
• This episode confirms the theory that Plankton and Karen live in the Chum Bucket and even have their own rooms.
• When Squidward turns on the Krusty Krab's security footage, the date 05-01-99 (May 1, 1999) can be seen on the bottom of the table. This is a reference to the airdate of "Help Wanted," the first episode of the SpongeBob SquarePants series.

Cultural references

• The boat that fell on top of Squidward is the RMS Titanic, a British passenger liner that sank in the Atlantic after colliding with an iceberg on April 15, 1912.
• The movie Plankton was watching is actually the 1961 horror film Creature from the Haunted Sea.
• While Karen is in sleep mode, the floating shapes on her screen are a reference to the Mystify screensaver included in Windows XP and earlier.

Errors

• In one scene, inside the Chum Bucket, SpongeBob's eyelashes disappear.

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