For Here or to Go

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A Lot of Boring Math Later

Plot

Spongebob blows a trumpet, heralding an important announcement from Mr. Krabs: it's the first annual bun seed counting contest. Anyone who correctly guesses how many seeds are in the jar wins a free Krabby Patty. Several people make guesses, each more ridiculous than the last. The next contestant is Plankton, but before he can guess, Mr. Krabs grabs him by the antennae and takes him outside, chews him up, inflates him, and blows him away, where he splats onto the door of the Chum Bucket. Plankton calls

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the Bogus Business Bureau on him, but Mr. Krabs is unconcerned.

At the Krusty Krab, agents burst through the roof along with Agent Twirp, who tells Mr. Krabs 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 him guess, but when Twirp threatens to close down the Krusty Krab, he reluctantly agrees. Plankton uses technology to scan the jar and guesses: 500,301. Mr. Krabs laughs at him, saying it is actually 500,300 "and none". Plankton angrily demands all the seeds be counted, and Mr. Krabs refuses until Twirp once again threatens to close down the Krusty Krab if he does not comply. Mr. Krabs painstakingly counts every single seed from the jar: 500,300. However, Spongebob notices an uncounted seed in the jar's lid, and Plankton wins.

Desperate to stall, Mr. Krabs makes excuses, but Spongebob corrects him. Mr. Krabs says the contest included a free show, which Twirp allows. He constructs a puppet theatre and performs a puppet show, but Plankton sees through the delay and demands his Krabby Patty. Mr. Krabs realizes there's nothing else he can do, and sadly tells Spongebob to prepare what could be his last Krabby Patty. Mr. Krabs has Squidward distract Twirp, giving him time to flush all the buns down the toilet, but a delivery man with buns thwarts his last-ditch efforts. When the Krabby Patty is ready, Plankton wants it "to go", but Mr. Krabs says it must be "dine in". Plankton stuffs the entire patty into his mouth, but Mr. Krabs tells him to swallow it. Plankton protests, but Twirp allows it. Once he does, he asks if he can go now, and is thrown out by Mr. Krabs into the Chum Bucket. He climbs onto an operating table and tells Karen to remove the patty from his stomach right away, even declining anesthetic.

Later, Mr. Krabs and Spongebob sadly watch the long line at the Chum Bucket. Suddenly, people rush out, sick from patties they say taste like stomach acid, aspirin, and carrots. The rest of the customers flee, and Plankton asks Karen what's going on. She tells him she followed his orders, revealing she focused on his stomach contents, rather than the Krabby Patty's ingredients. Relieved, Mr. Krabs tells Spongebob to recover the buns he flushed down the toilet and to put the seeds from the jar back onto them. The episode ends with Spongebob saying " That's my Krabs!" and laughing.

Trivia/Goofs

The bun seed counting contest is based on real-life jellybean counting contests. The winner is usually determined by whomever guesses closest to the actual number, rather than getting the exact number (which is practically impossible).
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 had a hard time saying "free" previously in The Krusty Sponge. He was unable to say "free" at all, so he says "complimentary" instead. This time, he succeeded in saying "free", with Spongebob's help.
Mr. Krabs calls Plankton a "twerp" after throwing him out.
Incorrect guesses include: 3, 42,billions and billions, 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 a case each time Mr. Krabs refused him service.
Nat was voiced by Doug Lawrence.
Patrick did not appear.
When Karen opened up Plankton without anesthetic, the shock from pain might have killed him.
When Squidward distracts Agent Twirp, he mentions health-code violations, though it's never found out what they are or if they even exist.
According to the buttons Plankton presses, the Bogus Business Bureau's phone number is 8918.
When the Bogus Business Bureau enter the Krusty Krab, the title card music from "Hall Monitor" can be heard.
This is the first time there has been a cellphone.
When one patron guesses "billions and billions", it's a reference to the late Carl Sagan, whose catchphrase was "billions and billions."
This is the first (1st for SpongeBob) time someone got beaten up with a trumpet. In Band Geeks, Patrick got beaten up with a trombone.