Karen Plankton/appearances
Appearances
Karen is one of the show's ten main characters, as well as one of the two main villains along with Plankton.
Karen was named after Karen Hillenburg, the wife of the show's creator, Stephen Hillenburg.[1] Stephen called his wife "the funniest person he knows"[2] and her sense of humor inspired the cartoon Karen's personality. Karen's voice is provided by Jill Talley, who is the wife of SpongeBob's voice actor, Tom Kenny.
In early episodes up to the season 4 episode "Best Frenemies," Karen was an immobile computer screen stationed in the Chum Bucket. Starting with The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie and the season 5 episode "Friend or Foe," Karen is given a "mobile form" that allows her to interact with other characters.
Doug Lawrence decided that Plankton and Karen should be an inseparable duo, with Karen as the brains of the operation, always supplying Plankton with evil plans. Lawrence said: "I want more Karen on the show ... The married life of an evil genius is the funniest thing to me, so in that regard [Karen] definitely enhances Plankton's stories making him more than just your typical bad guy."[3]
The credits of the 2004 movie were the first time that the SpongeBob franchise ever billed a "Main Cast" in its credits. Both Plankton and Karen were considered main characters in the film's credits. Since then, their stories have been one of the show's most popular and important elements. Karen has also appeared in numerous tie-in books, comics, and video games.
Episodes
SpongeBob SquarePants
| Image | # | Episode | Role in episode |
|---|---|---|---|
| File:Plankton! 166.png | "Plankton!" (tr • ga) | Minor/Debut (wall form); she analyzes a piece of seaweed and Plankton. | |
| File:F.U.N. 123.png | "F.U.N." (tr • ga) | Supporting; she gives Plankton the plan to trick SpongeBob. | |
| File:Sleepy Time 190.png | "Sleepy Time" (tr • ga) | Cameo; her rarely-seen desktop form is on Plankton's desk. | |
| File:Imitation Krabs 197.png | "Imitation Krabs" (tr • ga) | Supporting (Robot Krabs form); her system is built into Robot Krabs, and her voice announces the self-destruct mode. | |
| File:Welcome to the Chum Bucket 103.png | "Welcome to the Chum Bucket" (tr • ga) | Supporting; she gives Plankton the plan to show SpongeBob some compassion. | |
| File:The Algae's Always Greener 045.png | "The Algae's Always Greener" (tr • ga) | Supporting; she gives Plankton the plan to use his transmogrifier. | |
| File:Plankton's Army 069.png | "Plankton's Army" (tr • ga) | Major; she helps and consoles Plankton after his failures, and later meets Plankton's cousins. She learns Plankton's first name, Sheldon. | |
| File:Fear of a Krabby Patty 029.png | "Fear of a Krabby Patty" (tr • ga) | Minor; Plankton asks Karen why she isn't laughing with him. Note: This is Karen and Plankton's first appearance as official main cast members, as they were both promoted in the credits of the 2004 movie. | |
| File:Krabs vs. Plankton 008.png | "Krabs vs. Plankton" (tr • ga) | Minor; she gives a depressed Plankton words of support. | |
| File:Dunces and Dragons 232.png | "Dunces and Dragons" (tr • ga) | Supporting, Karen's medieval ancestor appears as a crystal ball. | |
| File:Enemy In-Law 200.png | "Enemy In-Law" (tr • ga) | Major; Plankton is bored and annoyed with her and wants to find a new romance. | |
| File:New Leaf 057.png | "New Leaf" (tr • ga) | Cameo, Robot Krabs form; the Robot Krabs (which has Karen's system built into it) appears. | |
| File:Best Frenemies 165.png | "Best Frenemies" (tr • ga) | Supporting; she analyzes the Kelp Shakes and finds out what they are made of. | |
| File:Friend or Foe 370.png | "Friend or Foe" (tr • ga) | Major; she tells the real story of how Plankton and Mr. Krabs became enemies. | |
| File:Karen in Spy Buddies.png | "Spy Buddies" (tr • ga) | Non-speaking cameo; Plankton talks to her from off-screen, and she is later seen in the Chum Bucket. | |
| File:Krabs à la Mode 099.png | "Krabs à la Mode" (tr • ga) | Supporting; Karen gives Plankton the idea to steal a Krabby Patty in the cold confusion. | |
| File:Bucket Sweet Bucket 189.png | "Bucket Sweet Bucket" (tr • ga) | Major; she wants the Chum Bucket to have a makeover. | |
| File:Goo Goo Gas 065.png | "Goo Goo Gas" (tr • ga) | Major; she tells Plankton how to make his plan really work. | |
|
"Mermaid Man vs. SpongeBob" (tr • ga) | Supporting; she brings Plankton a Mermaid Man kids' meal. | |
| File:20,000 Patties Under the Sea 062.png | "20,000 Patties Under the Sea" (tr • ga) | Karen's voice is built into the Chum Bucket glove and says "Customer approaching." Her control panel is also seen in the Chum Bucket. | |
| File:Banned in Bikini Bottom 101.png | "Banned in Bikini Bottom" (tr • ga) | Supporting; she explains that the Krusty Krab was closed down. | |
| File:Krabby Road 023.png | "Krabby Road" (tr • ga) | Supporting; she throws Plankton out of the Chum Bucket for being a jailbird. | |
| File:Spongicus 045.png | "Spongicus" (tr • ga) | Supporting; she is Plankton's helper at the Chum Coliseum. | |
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"Patty Caper" (tr • ga) | Minor; she gives Plankton their own version of a Krabby Patty. | |
| File:Plankton's Regular 274.jpg | "Plankton's Regular" (tr • ga) | Major; she pays Nat to eat at the Chum Bucket. | |
| File:The Krabby Kronicle 128.png | "The Krabby Kronicle" (tr • ga) | Minor; Plankton tries to show Karen a chum stick when the restaurant gets shut down. Later, Karen is seen powered off when Plankton is out of business. | |
| File:Komputer Overload 089.png | "Komputer Overload" (tr • ga) | Major; Plankton tries to replace Karen with an army of new robots. | |
| File:Chum Bucket Supreme 029.png | "Chum Bucket Supreme" (tr • ga) | Supporting; she gives Plankton the idea to advertise his products. | |
| File:Single Cell Anniversary 039.pngFile:Single Cell Anniversary 057.png | "Single Cell Anniversary" (tr • ga) | Major; it is Karen and Plankton's anniversary, and Plankton gets SpongeBob to help him find a gift for Karen. | |
| File:Truth or Square 172.png | "Truth or Square" (tr • ga) | Supporting; she gives Plankton the courage to go out and steal the formula. All three of her main forms are seen in this episode: wall, desktop, and mobile. | |
| File:Chum Caverns 034.pngFile:Chum Caverns 055.png | "Chum Caverns" (tr • ga) | Major; Karen gives Plankton the directions to the cavern, and later gives him the plan to use the scenery to attract customers. | |
| File:Tentacle-Vision 148.png | "Tentacle-Vision" (tr • ga) | Cameo; Plankton watches the show on Karen's screen. | |
| File:Someone's in the Kitchen with Sandy 050.pngFile:Someone's in the Kitchen with Sandy 064.png | "Someone's in the Kitchen with Sandy" (tr • ga) | Supporting; Karen thinks Plankton's plan is repulsive. | |
| File:The Inside Job 031.png | "The Inside Job" (tr • ga) | Major; Karen gives Plankton her mind connector to get inside other people's brains. | |
| File:Greasy Buffoons 131.png | "Greasy Buffoons" (tr • ga) | Supporting; Karen helps serve the greasy food. | |
| File:SpongeBob's Last Stand 313.png | "SpongeBob's Last Stand" (tr • ga) | Minor; Karen gives Plankton a back massage. | |
| File:One Coarse Meal 111.png | "One Coarse Meal" (tr • ga) | Supporting; Karen doesn't believe that Pearl is actually following Plankton. | |
| Dialogue mention | "Gramma's Secret Recipe" (tr • ga) | Indirectly mentioned as "family" | |
| File:The Great Patty Caper 072.png | "The Great Patty Caper" (tr • ga) | Non-speaking cameo; Plankton says goodbye to her. | |
| File:Buried in Time 199.png | "Buried in Time" (tr • ga) | Cameo; she watches Plankton in his restroom. | |
| File:Shellback Shenanigans 036.png | "Shellback Shenanigans" (tr • ga) | Supporting; she uses her telescope to spy on SpongeBob and Mr. Krabs. | |
| File:Perfect Chemistry 040.png | "Perfect Chemistry" (tr • ga) | Supporting; Sandy compliments Karen when she visits. | |
| File:Frozen Face-Off 327.png | "Frozen Face-Off" (tr • ga) | Major; after Plankton leaves Karen in the snow, she teams up with SpongeBob to stop Plankton. | |
| File:Sweet and Sour Squid 030.png | "Sweet and Sour Squid" (tr • ga) | Minor; Plankton shows Karen his idea. | |
| File:Walking the Plankton 184.png | "Walking the Plankton" (tr • ga) | Major; Karen and Plankton go on their second honeymoon. | |
| File:Plankton's Good Eye 037.png | "Plankton's Good Eye" (tr • ga) | Major; Karen gives Plankton the eye surgery. | |
| File:Fiasco! Credits.png | "Fiasco!" (tr • ga) | Deleted scene, credited in voice cast | |
| File:Free Samples 007.png | "Free Samples" (tr • ga) | Supporting; Karen is confused by Plankton's free sample idea. | |
| File:Karen 2.0 147.png | "Karen 2.0" (tr • ga) | Major; Plankton builds a new version of Karen, making her feel devastated. | |
| File:For Here or to Go 181.png | "For Here or to Go" (tr • ga) | Supporting; Karen cuts the patty out of Plankton and analyzes it. | |
| File:It's a SpongeBob Christmas! 072.png | "It's a SpongeBob Christmas!" (tr • ga) | Supporting; Karen tells Plankton that he would get a real present if he wasn't a jerk. | |
| File:Chum Fricassee 114.jpg | "Chum Fricassee" (tr • ga) | Supporting; Karen is the cashier for the restaurant. | |
| File:Move It or Lose It 118.png | "Move It or Lose It" (tr • ga) | Supporting; Karen helps Plankton sell things to earn money. | |
| File:Eek, an Urchin! 080.png | "Eek, an Urchin!" (tr • ga) | Distorted voice only; Karen calls Plankton on his cell phone. | |
| File:Jailbreak! 027.png | "Jailbreak!" (tr • ga) | Minor; she visits Plankton in jail. | |
| File:Evil Spatula 084.png | "Evil Spatula" (tr • ga) | Supporting; she mixes the ingredients that Mr. Krabs says. | |
| File:It Came from Goo Lagoon 122.png | "It Came from Goo Lagoon" (tr • ga) | Minor; she has a mini form built into the submarine. | |
| File:Plankton's Pet 036.pngFile:Plankton's Pet 124.png | "Plankton's Pet" (tr • ga) | Major; she gives Plankton the idea to get a pet. | |
| File:Screen Shot 2019-04-05 at 3.06.10 PM.png | "Company Picnic" (tr • ga) | Deleted scene, credited in voice cast | |
| File:Mall Girl Pearl 070.png | "Mall Girl Pearl" (tr • ga) | Cameo (non-speaking); she is at the mall on the top floor. | |
| File:CopyBob DittoPants 100.png | "CopyBob DittoPants" (tr • ga) | Supporting; she has a party with SpongeBob and Plankton, then tries to help teach the SpongeCopies. | |
| File:Lame and Fortune 078.png | "Lame and Fortune" (tr • ga) | Major; she makes the fortune cookies and calms down the crowd. | |
| File:Pineapple Invasion 005.png | "Pineapple Invasion" (tr • ga) | Minor; she gives Plankton a push. | |
| File:Salsa Imbecilicus 114.png | "Salsa Imbecilicus" (tr • ga) | Major; She and Sandy team up to help make the town smart again. | |
| File:Mimic-Madness-Karen-deleted-scene.png | "Mimic Madness" (tr • ga) | Deleted scene;[4] in the original storyboard, when Sandy and Plankton are playing chess and SpongeBob mimics them, Karen comes out of the Chum Bucket and laughs at SpongeBob's impression of Plankton. | |
| File:Plankton Gets the Boot 038.png | "Plankton Gets the Boot" (tr • ga) | Major; she kicks Plankton out of the Chum Bucket and he tries to make her jealous. | |
| File:Plankton Retires 084.png | "Plankton Retires" (tr • ga) | Supporting; she consoles Plankton after his failure. | |
| File:The Incredible Shrinking Sponge 126.png | "The Incredible Shrinking Sponge" (tr • ga) | Minor; she scans SpongeBob and flicks him away. | |
| File:Karen in Feral Friends deleted scene.png | "Feral Friends" (tr • ga) | Deleted scene;[5] in the rough storyboard, she gave Plankton his food when he got turned into a feral copepod. | |
| File:Spot Returns 188.png | "Spot Returns" (tr • ga) | Major; she has a "cute overload" from all the puppies. | |
| File:Spin the Bottle 014.png | "Spin the Bottle" (tr • ga) | Supporting; she asks Plankton about his genie scheme. | |
| File:The Legend of Boo-Kini Bottom 115.png | "The Legend of Boo-Kini Bottom" (tr • ga) | Supporting; she puts on a show about the horrors of the Krusty Krab. | |
| File:Krabby Patty Creature Feature 151.png | "Krabby Patty Creature Feature" (tr • ga) | Minor; she gets infected by the patties. | |
| File:Grandmum's The Word 036.png | "Grandmum's the Word" (tr • ga) | Supporting; she and Plankton try to have a date when Plankton's grandma interrupts it. | |
| File:Bottle Burglars 130.png | "Bottle Burglars" (tr • ga) | Supporting; Karen is proud of Plankton, and later, she sleepwalks and scares SpongeBob. | |
| File:Shopping List 196.png | "Shopping List" (tr • ga) | Minor; Karen is a chef and tells Plankton not to add the last ingredient. | |
| File:Patnocchio 170.png | "Patnocchio" (tr • ga) | Narrates episode; she plays a computer fairy who tells the story of Patnocchio. | |
| File:Karen's Virus 152.png | "Karen's Virus" (tr • ga) | Major; she gets a virus, and SpongeBob has to journey into her hard drive to get it out. | |
| File:Girls' Night Out 170.png | "Girls' Night Out" (tr • ga) | Major; she is one of the Gal Pals. | |
| File:Gary & Spot 048.png | "Gary & Spot" (tr • ga) | Minor; she sleeps while Spot escapes. | |
| File:King Plankton 019.png | "King Plankton" (tr • ga) | Supporting; she offers to watch SpongeBob's sea chimps for the day. | |
| File:Plankton's Old Chum 015.png | "Plankton's Old Chum" (tr • ga) | Supporting; she tells Plankton to throw out his old chum. | |
| File:The Krusty Bucket 036.png | "The Krusty Bucket" (tr • ga) | Minor; she watches the creation of PlanKrab. | |
| File:Karen's Baby 073.png | "Karen's Baby" (tr • ga) | Major; she orders a baby computer for her and Plankton. | |
| File:SpongeBob's Big Birthday Blowout 448.png | "SpongeBob's Big Birthday Blowout" (tr • ga) | Minor; she and Plankton dance at the party. | |
| File:The Ghost of Plankton 155.png | "The Ghost of Plankton" (tr • ga) | Supporting; Karen puts on a funeral for Plankton when he is thought to be dead. | |
| File:My Two Krabses 088.png | "My Two Krabses" (tr • ga) | Minor; she brings out some chum to make Chum Krabs. | |
| File:Hiccup Plague 114.png | "Hiccup Plague" (tr • ga) | Minor; she catches a hiccup bubble, but shortly after gets rid of it. | |
| File:A Cabin in the Kelp 129.png | "A Cabin in the Kelp" (tr • ga) | Major; she is one of the Gal Pals. | |
| File:The Hankering 200.png | "The Hankering" (tr • ga) | Supporting; she analyzes Mr. Krabs to find Plankton inside. | |
| File:Who R Zoo 165.png | "Who R Zoo?" (tr • ga) | Minor; she and Plankton are scared by bubble penguins. | |
| File:Plankton's Intern 005.png | "Plankton's Intern" (tr • ga) | Minor; she leaves for vacation and later returns. | |
| File:Lockdown for Love 028.png | "Lockdown for Love" (tr • ga) | Major; She puts the Chum Bucket on lockdown to get Plankton to prove his affection for her. | |
| File:There Will Be Grease 045.png | "There Will Be Grease" (tr • ga) | Supporting; Karen sets up Mr. Krabs and Plankton's scheme by telling them that the grease's flavoring can be used for a profit. | |
| File:The Big Bad Bubble Bass 193.png | "The Big Bad Bubble Bass" (tr • ga) | Narrates episode; she plays a fairy who tells the story of the Big Bad Bubble Bass. | |
| File:Sea-Man Sponge Haters Club 135.pngFile:Sea-Man Sponge Haters Club 129.png | "Sea-Man Sponge Haters Club" (tr • ga) | Minor; in Plankton's story, she and Plankton try to shoo SpongeBob out of the Chum Bucket. Her wall form appears when SpongeBob enters it. | |
| File:Say Awww! 021.png | "Say Awww!" (tr • ga) | Minor; Plankton complains to Karen about everyone finding him adorable, which gives him the idea to build a robot, Q.T.-π, that will eat anyone who says "aww!" | |
| File:Captain Pipsqueak 043.png | "Captain Pipsqueak" (tr • ga) | Minor; she prepares a bath for Plankton and judges his supervillian costumes. | |
| File:Welcome to Binary Bottom 122.png | "Welcome to Binary Bottom" (tr • ga) | Minor; in Binary Bottom, Karen is a fish instead of a computer while everyone else is a robot. | |
| File:Karen for Spot 093.png | "Karen for Spot" (tr • ga) | Major; she takes care of Spot while Plankton is away, and she struggles to keep him under control. | |
| File:The Flower Plot 107.png | "The Flower Plot" (tr • ga) | Supporting; She supports Plankton's flower shop formula stealing plot and disguises as a sunflower. | |
| File:Plankton and the Beanstalk 018.png | "Plankton and the Beanstalk" (tr • ga) | Supporting; a storybook version of Karen named Clockwork Karen feeds Jack Plankton a magic bean. | |
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"Single-Celled Defense" (tr • ga) | Minor; she takes Plankton dancing to cheer him up. | |
| File:Blood is Thicker Than Grease 176.png | "Blood is Thicker Than Grease" (tr • ga) | Supporting; she talks to Plankton about his plan and becomes a waiter at the Spud Bucket. | |
| File:Tango Tangle 073.png | "Tango Tangle" (tr • ga) | Major; she and Plankton take tango lessons. | |
| File:PL-1413 047.pngFile:PL-1413 068.png | "PL-1413" (tr • ga) | Supporting; she ignores Plankton when the time capsule descends, and her future self guides him around. | |
| File:Kreepaway Kamp 430.png | "Kreepaway Kamp" (tr • ga) | Minor; she comes with Plankton as he dumps rotten chum, and gets captured while out in the woods. | |
| File:Snow Yellow and the Seven Jellies 082.png | "Snow Yellow" (tr • ga) | Major; playing the role of an evil queen, she tries to get Snow Yellow's corners cut off so she can be the squarest of them all. | |
| Mentioned | "Dome Alone" (tr • ga) | Mentioned; Plankton hears a noise and wonders if he left her on all night. | |
| File:A Taste of Plankton 026.png | "A Taste of Plankton" (tr • ga) | Minor; she is disgusted by the idea of attaching oneself to another's tongue, gives SpongeBob a box of chocolates with Plankton in them, and starts the chum-eating contest. | |
| File:Pablum Plankton 014.png | "Pablum Plankton" (tr • ga) | Supporting; she shows Plankton's baby pictures to SpongeBob. | |
| File:Who's Afraid of Mr. Snippers? 089.png | "Who's Afraid of Mr. Snippers?" (tr • ga) | Supporting; she becomes the director of Squidward and Plankton's stage play. | |
| File:SpongeBob and Patrick's Timeline Twist-Up 699.png | "SpongeBob and Patrick's Timeline Twist-Up" (tr • ga) | Minor (wall form); her past self appears in the recreation of "Plankton!." | |
Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years
| Image | # | Episode | Role in episode |
|---|---|---|---|
| File:Kitchen Sponge 125.png | "Kitchen Sponge" (tr • ga) | Minor; she is Plankton's assistant. | |
| File:Midnight Snack Attack 027.png | "Midnight Snack Attack" (tr • ga) | Supporting; she helps SpongeBob and Patrick get snacks out of the vending machine, turning them into monsters. | |
| File:Wise Kraken 002.png | "Wise Kraken" (tr • ga) | Minor; she is seen with Plankton in their hideout and is seen outside when Plankton participates in stand-up comedy night. | |
| File:The Switch Glitch 019.png | "The Switch Glitch" (tr • ga) | Major; she swaps bodies with Patrick. | |
| File:The Taste of Defeat 144.png | "The Taste of Defeat" (tr • ga) | Minor; she cleans Plankton after he is sprayed by skunks, and suggests that he take a cooking class. | |
| File:In a Nut's Shell 084.png | "In a Nut's Shell" (tr • ga) | Minor; she plays a prank on Plankton, and later takes him to Narlene and Nobby. | |
| File:Mad Science Squirrel 191.png | "Mad Science Squirrel" (tr • ga) | Minor; she befriends Sandy. | |
| File:Nut Madness 127.png | "Nut Madness" (tr • ga) | Cameo; she reads a romance novel. | |
| File:Calling Some Monsters 040.pngFile:Calling Some Monsters 158.png | "Calling Some Monsters" (tr • ga) | Supporting; she gives SpongeBob and Patrick cupcakes that turn them into monsters, and later provides them with the antidote to shrink the monsters. | |
| File:End of Summer Daze 056.png | "End of Summer Daze" (tr • ga) | Minor; she celebrates the end of summer with the other camp staff. | |
The Patrick Star Show
| Image | # | Episode | Role in episode |
|---|---|---|---|
| File:Terror at 20,000 Leagues 248.pngFile:Terror at 20,000 Leagues 310.png | "Terror at 20,000 Leagues" (tr • ga) | Cameo; she is pictured on a box of Logic Loops. Plankenstein's ex-wife, a black-and-white counterpart to Karen, also appears. | |
| File:Chum Bucket List 070.png | "Chum Bucket List" (tr • ga) | Cameo (non-speaking); Plankton asks her to move her mannequin collection out of the kitchen. | |
| File:The Fun Bucket 060.png | "The Fun Bucket" (tr • ga) | Supporting; she advises Plankton to throw a party for Patrick. | |
| File:Swaptoberfest 171.png | "Swaptoberfest" (tr • ga) | Likeness; Bunny briefly swaps identities with Karen. | |
| File:TBA.png | "TV or Not TV" (tr • ga) | Minor; she criticizes Plankton's Make-A-Chum Workshop and goes into screensaver mode, so Squidina uses her screen to watch TV. | |
| File:Partial Recall 068.png | "Partial Recall" (tr • ga) | Supporting; she goes out in search of Plankton after he gets lost. | |
Movies
Main
| Image | # | Movie | Role in movie |
|---|---|---|---|
| File:The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie 070.pngFile:The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie 728.png | The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie (tr • ga) | Supporting, debut of mobile Karen; she gives Plankton the idea to use "Plan Z" and works beside him when he becomes a dictator. Note: This is Karen and Plankton's first appearance as main cast members. | |
| File:The SpongeBob Movie Sponge Out of Water 434.pngFile:The SpongeBob Movie Sponge Out of Water 455.png | The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water (tr • ga) | Supporting; she helps Plankton and later powers the time machine. | |
| File:The SpongeBob Movie Sponge on the Run 106.png | The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run (tr • ga) | Supporting; After yet another Plankton failure, Karen says that SpongeBob, not Mr. Krabs the reason for Plankton's failed attempts at stealing the secret formula. In the end of the movie, she and Plankton are walking their snail with Otto. |
Spin-off
| Image | # | Movie | Role in movie |
|---|---|---|---|
| File:Saving Bikini Bottom The Sandy Cheeks Movie 494.png | Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie (tr • ga) | Minor; she appears on top of the Chum Bucket with Plankton. | |
| File:Plankton The Movie 549.pngFile:Plankton The Movie 665.png | Plankton: The Movie (tr • ga) | Major; She serves as the main antagonist in the movie. After years worth of being disregarded and unappreciated for her efforts in helping Plankton, Karen finally rebels, deciding to get back at Plankton by taking over the world before he does. Plankton is obviously furious about this, and plots revenge against her, but as time goes on, he realizes the only to way to end this is to apologize to her, and genuinely mean it. The movie also explores the positive side of their relationship throughout their history, and how rebuilding it is important for not just them, but all of Bikini Bottom. |
Video games
| Game | Role in game | |
|---|---|---|
| PC and console games | ||
| SuperSponge | PS1 version: Appears in the Chum Bucket background | |
| Revenge of the Flying Dutchman | GBA version, level 3 boss fight: Appears on Plankton's robot | |
| Battle for Bikini Bottom | Appears in opening cutscene and Kah-Rah-Tae! | |
| SpongeBob SquarePants Typing | Mentioned | |
| Nickelodeon Toon Twister 3-D | Appears in the Chum Bucket in the opening and menu | |
| The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie (video game) | PC version, Evil Under the Sea level: Player interacts with Karen GBA and console versions: Appears in cutscenes | |
| Lights, Camera, Pants! | Console version: Host of Chum Bucket levels PC version: Appears as an unlockable actor | |
| The Yellow Avenger | Interacts with the player in the Chum Bucket | |
| Creature from the Krusty Krab | Guide for the player in Plankton's levels | |
| SpongeBob's Atlantis SquarePantis | Mentioned many times by Plankton | |
| SpongeBob's Atlantis SquarePantis SquareOff | Wall form appears | |
| Drawn to Life: SpongeBob SquarePants Edition | Mobile Karen is one of the preset playable character designs | |
| SpongeBob SquarePants featuring Nicktoons: Globs of Doom | Appears in the Chum Bucket | |
| SpongeBob's Truth or Square | Appears and talks in the Chum Bucket throughout the game | |
| SpongeBob SquigglePants | Appears in various minigames | |
| SpongeBob SquarePants Tooncast Studio | Appears in the Chum Bucket background | |
| Plankton's Robotic Revenge | Voice only; she is heard speaking on the main menu screen and in the game's intro cutscene | |
| SpongeBob HeroPants | Karen's time machine form appears throughout the game | |
| Battle for Bikini Bottom: Rehydrated | Appears in opening cutscene and Kah-Rah-Tae! | |
| The Cosmic Shake | ||
| Mobile apps | ||
| SpongeBob Moves In! | Appears in multiple quests | |
| SpongeBob's Game Frenzy | Scan the Patty minigame: Playable | |
| The SpongeBob Movie Game: Sponge on the Run | Karen's time machine form appears throughout the game | |
| SpongeBob Game Station | Appears in Sponge Run minigame and promo art | |
| SpongeBob Town | Appears with Plankton | |
| SpongeBob: Patty Pursuit | Appears as the final boss | |
Books
| Book | Role in book |
|---|---|
| Krusty Krab Adventures | Appears in "The Algae's Always Greener" segment |
| Tales from Bikini Bottom | Appears in "F.U.N." segment |
| SpongeBob Saves the Day (Cine-Manga book) | Appears in "Plankton!" segment |
| The SpongeBob SquarePants Oracle | Quotes from Karen are featured |
| SpongeBob Exposed! The Insider's Guide to SpongeBob SquarePants | Appears on Chum Bucket and Plankton bio pages |
| The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie (book) | Same role as the movie |
| The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie (Cine-Manga book) | Same role as the movie |
| Who's Hungry? | Appears in "Welcome to the Chum Bucket" segment |
| Stop the Presses! | Supporting |
| Comic Number 8 | Appears in "Imitation Krabs" segment |
| SpongeBob DetectivePants: The Case of the Missing Spatula | Supporting |
| Comic Crazy! | Appears in Best Fiend |
| The Great Escape | Same role as "Truth or Square" |
| Pirates of Bikini Bottom | Karen's screen appears on Plankton's robots |
| SpongeBob's Runaway Roadtrip (book) | Appears in "Walking the Plankton" segment |
| Dancing With The Star | Minor |
| The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water - The Junior Novelization | Same role as the movie |
| Krabby Patty Caper | Same role as the movie |
