Calling Some Monsters

Characters

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• Patrick Star
• Sheldon J. Plankton
• Karen Plankton
• Harvey
• Bubble Bass
• Perch Perkins
• Mo
• Kevin C. Cucumber
• Sea monster
• Roxy
• Kraken
• Preda Tory
• Papa-Squatch
• Kidferatu
• Jimmy Blobfish
• Sea bear
• Scallops and clams
• Incidentals
  • Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years incidentals
    • Incidental 101
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    • Incidental 103
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    • Incidental 106
    • Incidental 107
    • Incidental 108
    • Incidental 109
    • Elwood
    • Incidental 111
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    • Incidental 114
    • Incidental 115
    • Anchovies
      • Incidental 116
      • Incidental 117
      • Incidental 118
  • "Teen" incidentals
    • Teen 15 ^(pictured)
• Mermaid Man ^(pictured)
• Jellyfish

Synopsis

The Trawlers are all packing some supplies when SpongeBob and Patrick come by, inviting them to play baseball. Jimmy Blobfish explains they are going on a monster-only outing. SpongeBob and Patrick are sad that they cannot go, when SpongeBob remembers that they once ate cupcakes from Plankton's vending machine and turned into monsters. They go to Plankton and ask for more cupcakes, but he denies having them. As they leave, Karen calls to them from behind the canteen and brings them the vending machine. They eat the cupcakes and turn into monsters again.

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SpongeBob and Patrick at the monster support group.

SpongeBob and Patrick rampage to the site of the monster outing, only to find it being a support group: the monsters are quite civilized and share problems like the Kraken having his furniture swept away by seafloor fishers, Papa-Squatch being unable to find jeans that fit, and Jimmy being unable to try clothes on being he is too slippery. Patrick calls them out for being lame and SpongeBob says wanted to see how cool monsters could be. He cheers the monsters up and inspires them to follow their true callings. At the arrival of a full moon, the monsters all turn savage and get ready to attack. SpongeBob and Patrick want to join, but their cupcakes wear off just before the rampage. They escape back to camp.

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Karen gives SpongeBob the antidote.

The monsters begin attacking, and SpongeBob and Patrick try to make it back to the vending machine. The kraken slams it away and destroys the rest of the cupcakes. Karen comes out from behind a bush and gives them the monster antidote, which has to be fired from a crossbow. SpongeBob goes around camp shooting it at each of the monsters, transforming them into harmless, tiny forms, which Patrick collects. Once all the monsters have been taken care of, SpongeBob and Patrick set them back at the support group. SpongeBob comments that as long as they are still boring, they have succeeded. However, when the monsters transform back, they decide to abandon the support group in favor of a regular rampage group. At Papa-Squatch's suggestion, Preda allows snacks at that group too.

Production

This episode was confirmed on January 13, 2023.

According to the metadata of the files on John John Bajet's website, this episode's color design was completed by February 7, 2023.

Color design

• Designed by John John Bajet.

• A toy plane
  A toy plane

Trivia

General

• In Germany, this episode was originally going to premiere on February 5, 2024 at 5:00pm.
  • It was replaced with a rerun of "Unreal Estate."
    • It was pushed back once again to premiere on February 16, 2024 at 4:50pm, but it was pulled for a second time.
      • It was pulled for a rerun of "The Krusty Bucket."

Cultural references

• The title of this episode is a reference to the 2011 pop song "Calling All the Monsters."
• The kid asking Plankton, "Please, sir, may I have some less?", is a reference to the line "Please, sir, may I have some more?" from Oliver Twist.

Episode references

• The events of "Midnight Snack Attack" are directly mentioned and utilized in this episode.
  • SpongeBob and Patrick's monster designs are also reused from the episode.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
German	Die Monster-Selbsthilfegruppe	The Monster Support Group
Russian	Вызывая монстров Vyzyvaya monstrov	Calling Monsters
Spanish (American)	Invocando monstruos	Calling Monsters