Call the Cops

Characters

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• Squidward Tentacles Template:Cameo
• Sheldon J. Plankton
• Eugene H. Krabs
• Patrick Star
• Helen the Felon Template:Debut
• Tattletale Strangler Template:Cameo
• Mermaid Man Template:Cameo
• Barnacle Boy Template:Cameo
• Bikini Bottomites
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  • Anchovy
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  • Salesfish
  • Bobbed brunette fish
  • Dennis Template:Cameo
  • Old Man Walker
  • Old Man Jenkins ^(blue)
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  • Officer Slugfish
  • Policewoman
  • Fred ^{(voice only)}
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Synopsis

The episode starts with Mr. Krabs and SpongeBob trying to stop Plankton from stealing the formula until an officer comes and arrests Plankton. The Krusty Krew is happy about this, but she takes the secret formula as evidence, so SpongeBob and Mr. Krabs have to dress as officers in order to get the formula back.

When Plankton is sent to his cell, he has a cell with Patrick, much to his dismay. Meanwhile, while walking down the streets of Bikini Bottom, SpongeBob spots a young girl selling cookies without a license. He arrests the girl and brings her to the police station, where he finds out about how she's an actual criminal in Bikini Bottom.

SpongeBob interrogates the girl while Mr. Krabs tries to find the formula, but the girl ends up interrogating SpongeBob back, making him scared. Meanwhile, Plankton convinces Patrick that there is ice cream in the evidence room so he has an excuse to go there, and at the same time, Mr. Krabs finds the evidence room.

When Plankton reaches the formula, Mr. Krabs takes it away from it right away. Mr. Krabs, Plankton, and Patrick fight each other until a policeman sees them. After SpongeBob confesses to the officer, all four end up in jail, ending the episode.

Production

The episode was confirmed by Vincent Waller on March 24, 2018.

On August 23, 2017, Vincent Waller released two storyboard images from this episode. It should be noted that at the time of their release, it was unknown which episode they belonged to.

Storyboards

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• File:Pat goofeygoobers.gif

Release

• This episode is available on the SpongeBob SquarePants Vol. 19 and The Complete Eleventh Season DVDs.

Trivia

General

• "My leg!:" Fred screams this in the background while Plankton is looking for the secret formula in the evidence room.
• When this episode first aired, it was paired up with "Plankton Paranoia," but since it has re-airing with "Surf N' Turf."
• The Tattletale Strangler from "SpongeBob Meets the Strangler" and Dennis from The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie briefly appear on the posters.
• SpongeBob also said "Is it hot in here?" in "No Free Rides."
• This is the second episode where a child character is arrested, the first was "Shuffleboarding."
• Patrick shows more fingers than in past episodes.
• This is the second episode where Mr. Krabs impersonates a police officer. The first is "Pat the Horse."
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• This episode contains a few references to The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie.
  • Dennis appears on a "WANTED" poster.
  • Patrick acting drunk after eating too much ice cream at Goofy Goober's.
• Patrick appears to be a regular in the jail.
• Innuendo: SpongeBob tells Old Man Jenkins "I'm going to shoot you a dirty look."
• Irony: Plankton could have easily escaped his jail cell, due to his height.
• This episode was originally supposed to air in Canada on October 26, 2018, but was postponed for unknown reasons and replaced with a rerun of "SpongeBob You're Fired" instead.
• When SpongeBob is disappointed about cops not holding hands, he slumps and becomes the shape that he was while leaving boating school sadly in "Hall Monitor."

Cultural References

• Patrick locking himself up after getting "drunk" is a reference to the 1960's sitcom The Andy Griffith Show, the character Otis Campbell would lock himself up at the jail after getting drunk.

Errors

• Despite being a minor, Helen the Felon is sent to regular jail rather than the juvenile hall. However, Bikini Bottom has never been shown to have a juvenile correctional facility before.
• Patrick uses the keys to open the cell door, but it is invisible when he closes the door.
• At the beginning of the episode, when Mr. Krabs and SpongeBob are chasing Plankton, the customers' Krabby Patties do not have bites out of them while the customers are eating them.

Running gags

• Patrick wanting ice cream.
• Old man saying, "Hello!"

Videos

• File:Brand New SpongeBob Promo September 2018
• File:Call The Cops Clip
• File:SpongeBob SquarePants Mug Shot Nickelodeon UK