Bottle Burglars

Characters

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  • SpongeBob's skeleton
• Patrick Star
• Squidward Tentacles
• Eugene H. Krabs
• Sheldon J. Plankton
  • Plankton's skeleton
• Karen Plankton
• Spot
• Bubble Bass
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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.
• There are 62 bottles in the title card.
• This episode references numerous past episodes:
  • SpongeBob being used as a window washer could be a reference to "Plankton Retires".
  • 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 kisses Plankton.
  • When Squidward turns on the Krusty Krab's security footage, a drawing of DoodleBob can be seen on the bottom of the table, referencing both "Frankendoodle" and "Doodle Dimension."
  • 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.
  • The boot that squishes Squidward is similar to how the Cyclops' boot squishes Dennis from the first movie.
  • Squidward getting burnt by fire is similar to the deleted scene from "Just One Bite."
  • The piano falling on Squidward is similar to SpongeBob dropping a piano on Plankton (Dr. Peter Lankton), twice, from "Fear of a Krabby Patty."
  • 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 SpongeBob SquarePants.
• This is the third appearance of Spot, the first being in "Plankton's Pet" and the second being in "Spot Returns."

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 is seen watching is 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

• The opening credits say "animation director" when there are 2 animation directors.
• In one scene, inside the Chum Bucket, SpongeBob's eyelashes disappear.

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• In this scene, the table is sliced, but Plankton appears to be standing on the sliced part, when he should be falling.

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• When Krabs punches through the Chum Bucket to get back the formula, he isn't seen punching through the safe.