Captain Pipsqueak

Characters

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• Sheldon J. Plankton
  • Captain Pipsqueak ^{(single appearance)}
• Karen Plankton
• Eugene H. Krabs
• Teeth
• Mermaid Man Template:Cameo
• Barnacle Boy Template:Cameo
• Earworm
• Dennis
• Tattletale Strangler
• DoodleBob
• Sticky Fins Whiting
• Squidward Tentacles
  • Doctor Negative
• Madame Hagfish
• Nosferatu
• Gordon
• Dorsal Dan
• Prawn ^{(series debut)}
• Robot Mantis
• Thief ^{(green jacket)}
• Dirty Bubble
• Weenie goons
• Mr. Weenie Jr.
• Jumbo Shrimp
• Man Ray
• Notodoris ^(debut)
• The Foot ^{(single appearance) (debut)}
• Incidentals
  • Incidental 27
  • Incidental 45
  • Incidental 174
  • Incidental 42
  • Incidental 65
  • Old Man Walker
  • Incidental 47
  • Incidental 107
  • Incidental 151
• Grandma

Synopsis

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Plankton as Captain Pipsqueak.

The episode begins at the Chum Bucket where Plankton fails to steal the Krabby Patty secret formula. He later watches TV and gets an idea to join the League of E.V.I.L.

Plankton tries different costumes until Karen gives a green thumbs up. Plankton then goes to find the secret lair which happens to be accessible by going through a dumpster. Once there, there are many wanting to join the force in a subtle way. They try out but they fail for entering the team. Plankton says he for all intents and purposes wants to really steal the formula for world domination. They decide to choose Plankton to join the force in a big way. With Plankton in the force, they commit many sorts of evil acts in a subtle way.

First, they go to Super Weenie Hut Jr's, where they want to get lunch. Plankton heads into the restaurant to get lunch. When he gets there, the server notices that he is a villain and calls for security. Amid the chaos, Plankton steals food to bring back. E.V.I.L is grateful for Plankton to get lunch.

The next thing the villains want Plankton to do is to take a bag with flames and set it on a doorstep of The Foot, who the villains want to get revenge on. When Plankton sets the flames on the doorstep, he knocks on the house, causing The Foot to come out and accidently step on Plankton and the bag. But when Plankton tries to crawl out of the bottom of The Foot, the house explodes, even The Foot. Plankton had a Chum Mix in the bag which caused the house and The Foot to explode. Because of that, Plankton was welcomed to the club. The villains ask Plankton what to do next. Plankton has an idea for all.

They come to the Krusty Krab and the staff gets surprised they came. Dirty Bubble traps SpongeBob, Squidward, and Mr. Krabs with a distraction and Plankton steals the formula, but E.V.I.L actually find out that the formula is just a recipe for a sandwich. They get disappointed and give the formula back to Mr. Krabs, and kick Plankton out of the force.

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SpongeBob, Mr. Krabs, and Squidward stuck inside the Dirty Bubble.

Production

This episode was confirmed by the Futon Critic on April 22, 2022.

Trivia

General

• This is the second time Plankton teams up with Man Ray, the first being "Super Evil Aquatic Villain Team Up is Go!"
• This episode was originally titled "Member's Only."
• This episode's packaging number was originally going to be 276a, but it ended up getting changed to 277a and switched with "Patrick the Mailman."
  • Additionally, this episode ended up being paired with "Plane to Sea."
• This is the first episode Richard Pursel wrote since "House Worming" in season 10.
  • It is also the first time that he and Zeus Cervas have worked on the same episode since "Chum Fricassee."
• This is the first time a video game character, in this case Prawn, appears in the series proper.
• This is the first physical appearance of Dennis in the series; he previously appeared in a wanted poster in "Call the Cops."
  • This is also the first time he is seen interacting with Plankton, as the two were never seen on-screen together in the first movie, despite being hired by him.
    • The thief from the same movie also makes his first in-series appearance, albeit with a green jacket instead of his dark blue one from the movie.
• The Earworm from the episode of the same name reappears in this episode. However, it appears to be larger than it was in its debut episode.
• Madame Hagfish reappears in this episode in the main series for the first time since "The Curse of the Hex" in season 7.
  • However, she did make an appearance in The Patrick Star Show episode "Terror at 20,000 Leagues."
• Gordon from the season 6 episode "Dear Vikings" returns in this episode.
• Notodoris' name is never stated in the episode.

Episode references

• Karen is seen wearing the same hairnet as in "Chum Bucket Supreme."
• Squidward wears his Dr. Negative supervillain costume from "Mermaid Pants" and "Appointment TV."

Cultural references

• During the scene where Plankton tries on different costumes, one of the outfits he wears references the Marvel Comic Books villain Venom.
• Plankton's "Captain Pipsqueak" outfit resembles Marvel Comics character Magneto.
• Gramma is dressed as Garfield.

Errors

• When Plankton is inside one of the dumpsters, he doesn't have his gloves on. Then, after a few seconds, his gloves are back on him.
• When Mr. Krabs and SpongeBob walk away after putting Plankton in the garbage bin, SpongeBob's teeth are yellow for a split second.

Videos

• File:SpongeBob Universe Summer Edition (July 22, 2022)
• File:SpongeBob Universe Tonight Promo (July 22, 2022)
• File:SpongeBob Universe- Summer Prime Time Promo (July 22, 2022)
• File:SpongeBob Universe (Catch Up Now Promo, July 23, 2022)
• File:Catch Up Now on Your DVR or Nick OnDemand Promo (July 23, 2022)