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

Plot

The episode starts as a normal day at the Krusty Krab. Mr. Krabs goes to talk to Squidward when he sees everyone is drinking a shake, 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 mood Plankton is in. He doesn't know what is going on because he was sunbathing. Then the two start worrying and they notice Kelp statements are everywhere so they both try to steal a Kelpshake and discover what it is made of. They go to a Kelpshake stand and they form a queue. Mr. Krabs pretends to cough and throws Plankton to the kitchen but he crashes on a door. That night they both try to enter but an alarm wakes up a guard worm who attacks them. The next day the both of them buy a Kelp Shake 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. That midday SpongeBob appears covered by light green kelp all over his body. Then all Kelp restaurants are closed because their shakes contained toxic materials. 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 gets light green hairy kelp all over their bodies. So Mr. Krabs gives Plankton a Krabby Patty and then actually chases him out of boredom.

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 Portmanteau of "Best Friends" and "Enemies"
• "Kelpshakes" parody alcoholic drinks. 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
• Plankton's first plan in this episode was parioding The Witch and the Class of 3000 quote "Ow my Eye!"
• At the end it parodies the Class of 3000 episode "Am I Blue?"
• 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.

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