Bottle Burglars

Characters

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  • SpongeBob's skeleton
• Patrick Star
• Squidward Tentacles
• Eugene H. Krabs
• Sheldon J. Plankton
• Karen Plankton
• Spot
• Bubble Bass
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Synopsis

The episode begins at the Krusty Krab, where SpongeBob and Squidward are cleaning Mr. Krabs' office. Mr. Krabs tells them to clean the safe. SpongeBob has the combination to the safe. Meanwhile, Plankton is outside the Krusty Krab, planning on stealing the formula. He makes himself invisible and walks over the Krusty Krab. Inside the Krusty Krab, SpongeBob is holding the formula like baby. SpongeBob uses the trash can to lay the formula on. Squidward dumps the trash outside with the formula in it. Plankton now has the formula and takes it back to the Chum Bucket. Back at the Krusty Krab, Squidward and SpongeBob notices that the formula is missing. They look all over the office. Squidward says that it gone. SpongeBob went into tears. They check the security cameras to see what happened to the formula. They found out that it was Plankton who took it. Meanwhile, at the Chum Bucket, Plankton is trying to open the formula, but fails as there is a lock on the bottle cap that will only unlock after about 12 hours. Plankton then locks the formula in his own safe and celebrates his victory as he is prepared to finally open the formula the next day.

SpongeBob and Squidward decides to sneak into the Chum Bucket after Mr. Krabs closes and finds that Plankton is preparing for bedtime. The duo then starts to navigate to the safe, despite facing many impediments such as Spot, a sleepwalking Karen, and an electric eye that only detects and allows Plankton in. After SpongeBob uses a picture of Plankton to bypass the electric eye, they find the safe at the end of a hallway. Squidward tries to reach the safe, but he steps on a trap tile and gets smashed by a boot. SpongeBob tries to walk throughout the hallway but he activates more traps that only hurts Squidward. SpongeBob then takes the brutalized Squidward to the end of the hallway and opens the safe. However, as SpongeBob touches the bottle, an alarm goes off and sends him and Squidward into a rocket that sends them back into the back of the Krusty Krab. Mr. Krabs drives into the Krusty Krab to start a new day but finds SpongeBob and Squidward in a lot of pain from trying to get back the formula. Mr. Krabs finds out that Plankton stole the formula, but instead of getting very angry at SpongeBob and Squidward, he just breaks through the wall of the Chum Bucket and gets the formula back before Plankton can get back to the safe.

Plankton opens the safe, but finds out that the formula has been stolen back. Spot is in the safe with a nuclear rod and proceeds to lick Plankton. Back at the Krusty Krab, Mr. Krabs decides to lock SpongeBob and Squidward into the safe so they can't keep their eyes off the formula again.

Production

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

Art

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Reception

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Trivia

• This episode premiered in Canada on May 4, 2018, along with its sister episode, "High Sea Diving."
• This episode references numerous past episodes:
  • SpongeBob being used as a window washer is 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, which 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 that fell on Squidward is similar to SpongeBob dropping a piano on Plankton (as Dr. Peter Lankton) twice in "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.
  • The scenes from the horror movie Plankton was watching also appeared in "The Legend of Boo-Kini Bottom"
• This is the second episode to show Plankton's skinned form. The first is "Plankton's Regular."
• This is the third appearance of Spot, the first being in "Plankton's Pet" and the second being in "Spot Returns."
• This is the fifth episode where SpongeBob's tears cause a flood. The previous four are "Grandma's Kisses," "Funny Pants," "A Day Without Tears," and "SpongeBob You're Fired."
• A majority of this episode's production music tracks are composed of "Sailor's Stings," "Cartoon Stings," and "Hot Steel and Slide Licks."
• There are 62 formulas on the title card.
• This is the second time the RMS Titanic is shown. The first time was in The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water.

Cultural references

• When Spot chases after the fuel rod, the lightsaber activation sound from Star Wars is heard.
• The boat that falls 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.
  • This is the Titanic's second appearance. The first is in "Moving Bubble Bass."
• 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 read "animation director" even though there are two 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.
• When this episode is shown in Canada, the description for the episode is mistakenly shown as the description for "Sanitation Insanity" and "Bunny Hunt."

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• When SpongeBob takes off the cat burglar suit, Squidward's nose is behind his mouth.

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