For Here or to Go

Characters

Plot

Spongebob blows a trumpet, heralding an important announcement from Mr. Krabs: it's the first annual bun seed counting contest and anyone who correctly guesses how many seeds are in the jar will get a free Krabby Patty (though Mr. Krabs has a hard time spitting out the word, "free"). Several people make guesses, each more ridiculous than the last. The next contestant is Plankton, but Mr. Krabs grabs him by the antennae and takes him outside before he can make his guess. Plankton warns that he'll call the Bogus Business Bureau on him, but an unfazed Mr. Krabs chews him up and blows him like a bubble. Then he blows him away, where he splats onto the door of the Chum Bucket.

Angered, Plankton calls the Bogus Business Bureau to complain. Later, at the Krusty Krab, agents smash through the roof along with their boss, Agent Twirp, who asks Mr. Krabs if he is the manager. Mr. Krabs lies, but Spongebob corrects him. Twirp tells Mr. Krabs that he must accept guesses from all customers no matter how "diminunative" or "annoying" they are. Plankton pops out of Twirp's breast pocket, proudly proclaiming he is both. Mr. Krabs is adamant about refusing to let Plankton guess, but when Twirp threatens to close down the Krusty Krab, Mr. Krabs reluctantly allows Plankton to make his guess. Plankton uses technology to scan the jar and make his guess as Mr. Krabs gasps in worry: five hundred thousand, three hundred and one. Mr. Krabs laughs at him, saying it is actually five hundred thousand, three hundred "and none". Plankton demands that he count every one of the seeds to prove it, and Mr. Krabs refuses, until Twirp once again threatens to close down the Krusty Krab if he does not comply. Mr. Krabs carefully takes out every last seed from the jar, and concludes he was right. However, Spongebob notices a single seed in the jar's lid, proving Plankton did indeed win a free Krabby Patty.

Plankton and Twirp demand that Mr. Krabs make good on his deal, but he makes excuses (which Spongebob corrects). Desperate to stall, Mr. Krabs secretly writes that the contest included a free show, which Twirp allows. Mr. Krabs constructs a puppet theatre and performs a puppet show. Plankton tires of the puppet show, and Mr. Krabs realizes there's nothing else he can do. He tells Spongebob that this Krabby Patty will be his last, and Spongebob sadly starts to prepare the sandwich. Mr. Krabs tells Squidward to distract Twirp, giving him time to sneak into the kitchen and remove all the buns. He take them to the restroom, where he flushes them. When Spongebob runs out, frantically telling him there are no buns, a delivery man comes in with boxes of buns, thwarting Mr. Krabs' last-ditch efforts. Spongebob plays "Taps" on a trumpet, as Mr. Krabs and Squidward cart out Plankton's Krabby Patty. Plankton takes the Krabby Patty "to go", but Mr. Krabs says the rules state that the patty must be eaten at the restaurant. Plankton protests, but Twirp allows it. Plankton stuffs the patty into his mouth, but Mr. Krabs tells him to swallow it. Plankton does, and Mr. Krabs throws him out of the Krusty Krab, onto an operating table at the Chum Bucket. He tells Karen to remove the patty from his stomach immediately, even declining anesthetic.

Later, the Chum Bucket advertises Krabby Patties and has a line of customers. Mr. Krabs and Spongebob sadly watch, until some people come out, very sick, saying the patties taste like stomach acid. The rest of the customers flee, and Plankton asks Karen what's going on. She tells him she followed his orders carefully: to remove his stomach contents and analyze them, misinterpreting that Plankton wanted her to analyze the Krabby Patty's contents, rather than everything else in his stomach.

Trivia/Goofs

The Bogus Business Bureau is a reference to the Better Business Bureau. The purpose of both organizations is to make sure businesses are not being unfair to customers.
Mr. Krabs calls Plankton a "twerp" after throwing him out.
Incorrect guesses include: 2, 46, blue, Mermaid Man (to which Mr. Krabs retorts, "That's not even a number!")
Spongebob does really stupid things which helps Plankton in his goal to ruin the Krusty Krab, including telling Agent Twirp that Mr. Krabs is the manager, reporting the uncounted seed, telling Mr. Krabs he already cleaned the grill, and ordering extra buns.
Why hasn't Plankton called the Bogus Business Bureau until now? He would have several cases against Mr. Krabs each time he was refused service.
For once, the failure to obtain the Krabby Patty recipe was Karen's fault. She should have figured out that Plankton wanted her to analyze the Krabby Patty and only the Krabby Patty, rather than everything else in his stomach.
Nat was voiced by Doug Lawrence.
Patrick did not appear.

References

Clip for episode: http://spongebob.nick.com/videos/clip/spongebob-174b-for-here-or-to-go-guessing-game-clip.html