Best Frenemies

Template:Episode Brief Summary: A new soft drink called Kelp Shakes causes Plankton and Mr. Krabs to worry about their restaurants. So they both work together to find out the secret of the soft drink by sneaking in the restaurants and even buying the Kelp Shakes.

Time/Date: Unknown

Characters Present:

• Eugene H. Krabs
• Sheldon J. Plankton
• SpongeBob SquarePants
• Karen
• Squidward Tentacles
• Security Alarm
• Cashier
• Customer #1
• Wa2mat #1
• Watch Dog
• Pearl Krabs
• Girl Employee #2
• Girl Employee #3
• Customer #2
• Wa2mat #2

File:Kelpshake.jpg

Kelpshake

==Plot==

The episode starts as a normal day at the Krusty Krab. Mr. Krabs sees everyone is drinking a thing in a bottle, including SpongeBob. He tells Mr. Krabs about the drink called the "Kelpshake". So Mr. Krabs starts worrying about his restaurant and goes to see what Plankton has done this time. He doesn't know Plankton isn't behind this. Plankton tells Mr. Krabs he has no idea what is going on because he was relaxing in a beach chair. Then the two try to steal a Kelpshake and discover what it is made of. They go to a Kelpshake stand and try to get Plankton to find out, and all attempts failed. That night they both try to enter but an alarm wakes up a guard worm who attacks them. The next day Mr. Krabs reluctantly buys a Kelpshake and go to the Chum Bucket to analyze what is made of. Karen starts analyzing, but Plankton gets impatient and interrupts the progress of the analyzer. The find out that the drink is made of, simply, Kelp Juice. The two drink the shake and find it to be delicious, but they ignore Karen who says that there is another ingredient. Then they go out and see that all Kelpshake restaurants are closed because their shakes contained a toxic ingredient. 2 Decontaminants revealed that it will take decades to get rid of the unhealthy toxic waste and they're sorry for whoever drank the stuff. Then Mr. Krabs and Plankton grow kelp all over their body. So Mr. Krabs gives Plankton a Krabby Patty and then chases him.

Trivia/Goofs

• Jill Talley's name at the end of the credits is spelled as Jill Taliey.
• There were three Kelpshakes next to the Krusty Krab, two on the left and one on the right, but when SpongeBob was talking to Mr. Krabs and Plankton, two of Kelp Shakes on the left were gone.
• Kelp Shakes have actually appeared in the series before, the Krusty Krab has had them on stock. They are presumably normal shakes but with the same name.
• This episode aired Thursday March 29, 2007 in Latin America.
• The title card is the same as The Paper, minus the recoloration, like Squid Wood.
• Eleventh time Plankton tried to steal the formula (in the series).
• Kelp Shakes cause the drinker to become hairy and have light green kelp all over their body. So the Kelp Shakes are made of Kelp Juice.
• Mr. Krabs actually gives Plankton a Krabby Patty, but chases him.
• This episode aired in Germany and the UK before it aired in the United States.
• Second appearance of a guard worm. The first was The Lost Mattress.
• Second appearance of the analyzer, the first was in Plankton!
• The title is a mixture of "Best Friends" and "Enemies"
• "Kelpshakes" parody coffee. They taste bitter at first, but then get really addictive. When Mr. Krabs and Plankton drink more and more of the kelp shake, they get more and more addicted to it and have to have more.
• The German Title: "Beste Fr-einde", in English, means "Best Friend Enemy" and in the Netherlands it calls:"Vriend en Vijand" translate as "Friend and Enemy".
• This is the third time Mr. Krabs has been seen in the Chum Bucket. The first was in Enemy In-Law, the second was in New Leaf.
• This is the first time Mr. Krabs has interacted with Karen. He interacts with her again in Friend or Foe.
• The Kelp Shake buildings divide like bacteria and seem 'contagious'.
• The expression 'frenemies' is inspired by Elizabeth Everitt's term of her crush Bailey Valint and her acquaintance Shane Griffin. She is a friend of the creator's daughter.
• This is the second episode where Mr. Krabs and Plankton become friends. First time was New Leaf
• Mr.Krabs said Me own flesh and blood in this episode. Crabs do not have red blood, so why would Mr.Krabs say "Me own flesh and blood"?
• This episode was originally going to be called "Kelpshakes".
• The ending parodies the 1964 Japanese film Matango: Attack of the Mushroom People and the novel The Voice In The Night where Japanese sailors turn into mushroom-skinmonsters after they eat an evil-spirit mushroom that is called Matango.
• When you see the kelpshakes, they appear empty, but when Plankton is trying to steal the cup from the man, it shows it being drunk. It could be that the shake is the same color of the bottle, but wouldn't it be darker?

APM Music Identification

• Dramatic Impact 2 - The Kelpshake store in Mr. Krabs's block
• Dramatic Cue D - Mr. Krabs screams

External links

• Watch episode (German) here