Blood is Thicker Than Grease

Characters

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• Sheldon J. Plankton
• Karen Plankton
• Plankton family
• Eugene H. Krabs
• Squidward Tentacles
• Patrick Star
• Bubble Bass
• Larry the Lobster
• Regigilled
• Health Inspector Andy Yellowtail

Production

This episode was confirmed on September 5, 2023.

Trivia

General

• This episode, alongside "Squidiot Box," "PL-1413," "In the Mood to Feud," and "Kreepaway Kamp" serve as this season's 25th anniversary specials.
  • However, this episode and "Squidiot Box" seem to also serve as standalone episodes.
  • In its press listing, it is listed as a "sequel episode," likely to "Plankton's Army."
  • Coincidentally, this episode, "PL-1413," and "In the Mood to Feud" all star Plankton.

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• An image of this episode was accidentally released on the Nick.com website on February 13, 2024, being used as the thumbnail for the link to sister episode "Don't Make Me Laugh."
• This episode accidentally premiered on Nicktoons on February 21, 2024 at 2:27 PM EST.
  • This makes it the third time an episode premiered on Nicktoons before the main Nickelodeon channel, the other two being "Gary Takes a Bath" and "Buff for Puff."
• This is the first episode to be copyrighted in 2024.
• This is the first time Regigilled will be shown in the main SpongeBob series.
• The plot of this episode is similar to the episodes "Plankton's Army," "Best Frenemies," and "The Other Patty," as all three episodes involve Plankton competing against another restaurant.

Cultural references

• This episode's title is a pun on the phrase "blood is thicker than water," a proverb in English meaning "that familial bonds are strongest."