Chum Fricassee

Characters

• SpongeBob SquarePants
• Karen (Minor Speaking Role)
• Sheldon J. Plankton
• Squidward Tentacles (Antagonist)
• Eugene H. Krabs
• Perch Perkins
• Nat Peterson
• Fred
• Frank
• Old Man Jenkins
• Grandma Tentacles
• Nancy Suzy Fish (Minor Role)

Locations

• Krusty Krab
• Chum Bucket

Time Card

24 Hours Later

One Week Later

Plot

After a long day of work, Squidward begins to contemplate the surroundings of the Krusty Krab, only to find that he thinks is disgusting, and that it has no rug. He then continues his raving by claiming if he started a restaurant, due to his gourmet cooking, that people will be waiting for years just to have a taste of his delicacies. Mr. Krabs laughs at this statement, and SpongeBob and Squidward depart from the Krusty Krab. Squidward continues his boasting and claims that with his cooking abilities, he can even make the Chum Bucket a success. Plankton overhears this statement and rushes out of the Chum Bucket. While his first attempt to capture their attention, but to no avail, he hooks on to Squidward's skin near his scalp. Squidward pries Plankton off and listens to his offer. Squidward accepts and enters the Chum Bucket. Though Squidward immediately jumps to decorating the Chum Bucket, Plankton reminds him that he hired Squidward to cook. Squidward pours a batch of chum into a large container. He claims that he can make even chum edible with his Grandma Tentacles' secret recipe, yet it will take exactly 24 hours to cook. After 24 hours, Squidward places a plate of the chum on a plate for Plankton. Plankton is not moved at first, for the chum looked the same yet it the smell did not make him retch. After tasting it, he claims he loves it. The chum leads to the opening of a new restaurant using Squidward as the chef and the same structure of the Chum Bucket. The restaurant is called Le Chum Bucket and the chum is called "Chum Fricassee" prepared only by Squidward. Squidward becomes a big hit while the Krusty Krab appears to have no customers. At first what looks like a customer at the Krusty Krab is later revealed to be a customer from the Le Chum Bucket. He was at the Krusty Krab because the Le Chum Bucket was too full of customers. SpongeBob and Mr. Krabs sneak into the Le Chum Bucket as fancy customers, for they assume only fancy people only dine there which it is in fact displayed earlier in the episode. Once they gain entry, Mr. Krabs warns SpongeBob that these are classier people and do not raise their voice as SpongeBob does. When they approach the reservation desk with Karen as the reservation seeker, Mr. Krabs makes up a fake alias to gain entry as Mr. Crumbled Wrapper. Karen does not see a reservation for a Mr. Crumbled Wrapper, yet she does offer a reservation and seat within 2 years, which angers Mr. Krabs. Squidward enters the scene and reveals SpongeBob and Mr. Krabs' true identities. He takes them to the bathroom, where he places a table cloth on the rim, making the entire restaurant laugh. SpongeBob and Mr. Krabs are left on the side of the street, sobbing, only for a fish who order take-out chum to give the chum to Mr. Krabs and SpongeBob. SpongeBob takes a bite, seeing it is so good, he forgets what a Krabby Patty is when he is asked if it tastes better than a Krabby Patty. Mr. Krabs takes a bite and decides that they are doomed, for he claims it is delicious. In Le Chum Bucket, Squidward is signing autographs and asks Plankton where the Chum Fricassee is. Plankton reminds him that the chum needs to cook for 24 hours and the clock on the cooker says that is at about 23 hours. Squidward claims he does not care and demands Plankton to serve it to the customers anyway. Grandma Tentacles breaks into the restaurant, for she is enraged when she hears someone has been using her recipe. She uses her walker to smash Squidward's foot several times only for him to lie and say that Plankton came up with the idea to serve the food incorrectly. Plankton does not accept the lie and pins it back on Squidward. Squidward admits, still not seeing the big deal. Grandma Tentacles, after smashing Squidward's foot again, claims that if the chum is undercooked, it can cause severe stomach-related problems. This enrages the customers, for they ate under-cooked food unknowingly, and after damaging much property, end up burning down Le Chum Bucket. Grandma Tentacles smashes Squidward's foot again with her walker, leaving Plankton and Squidward in tears, sobbing. The episode ends with SpongeBob and Mr. Krabs admiring their new doormat, Squidward.

Trivia

• Clip at http://spongebob.nick.com/videos/clip/spongebob-squarepants-176-clip-chef-squidward.html
• This is the third time Squidward quits working at the Krusty Krab. The first was in Can You Spare a Dime? and the second was in Krusty Towers (though even though it was a hotel, it still counts as the Krusty Krab).
• This is the second time Squidward and Plankton teamed up. First was Sweet and Sour Squid
• This is the second mention of Grandma Tentacles. First was The Two Faces of Squidward. And her first appearance thus making her alive.
• SpopngeBob also (accidentally) quit and got a job at the Chum Bucket on "Welcome to the Chum Bucket".
• This is the first time Plankton is shown to eat chum.
• The opening is similar to SpongeBob Meets the Strangler, except in reverse, in SMTS, It's opening, but in this episode, it's closing.
• This is the sixth episode that people eat chum. The first was Friend or Foe, the second was Spongicus, the third was Plankton's Regular, the fourth was Chum Bucket Supreme, and the fifth was Chum Caverns
• This is the 27th episode with Plankton that Plankton does not steal a formula. the 1st was Sleepy Time, the 2nd was Valentine's Day, the 3rd was Walking Small, the 4th was Christmas Who?, the 5th Band Geeks, the 6th was The Fry Cook Games, the 7th was Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy IV, the 8th was Snowball Effect, the 9th was Party Pooper Pants, the 10th was The Sponge Who Could Fly, the 11th was SpongeBob Meets the Strangler, the 12th was Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy VI: The Motion Picture, the 13th was Patrick SmartPants, the 14th was Wishing You Well, the 15th was Atlantis SquarePantis, the 16th was 20,000 Patties Under the Sea, the 17th was Spongicus, the 18th was The Krabby Kronicle, the 19th was Chum Bucket Supreme, the 20th was Tentacle-Vision, the 21st was SpongeBob's Last Stand, the 22nd was Rodeo Daze, the 23rd was That Sinking Feeling, the 24th was Squidward's School for Grown-Ups, the 25th was Squirrel Record, and the 26th was Move It or Lose It.
• This episode kinda mirrors Welcome to the Chum Bucket where SpongeBob works there but this time Squidward works there
• There was a long line of cotumers for Le Chum Bucket but when Grandma Tentacles came in the long line was gone.
• This is the 4th episode to play the music for the title. First was The Great Patty Caper, Second was Mr. Krabs Takes a Vacation, and the Third was For Here or To Go.
• Squidward acts out of character; he tells Plankton to serve the chum when it hadn't been cooked long enough. In other instances, he would never tolerate cutting corners, let along doing so himself.

• Running Gag: Grandma Tentacles keeps on pushing her cane into Squidward's foot.