"Beneath the Bun: Secrets of the Krabby Patty" is a SpongeBob SquarePants episode, produced as a stand-alone special for season 15. In this episode, Perch Perkins, Bikini Bottom's leading journalist, leads a deep-dive retrospective into the secrets, scandals, and successes of the legendary undersea snack - The Krabby Patty.
Characters[]
All characters besides Perch Perkins, Lurch Lurkins, Hans, and Karen are shown exclusively in clips from previous episodes. Bubble Bass is animated, but only shown in silhouette.
- SpongeBob SquarePants
- Gary the Snail
- Patrick Star
- Squidward Tentacles
- Eugene H. Krabs
- Sandy Cheeks
- Larry the Lobster
- Sheldon J. Plankton
- Karen Plankton
- Mrs. Puff
- Pearl Krabs
- Potty the Parrot
- Squilliam Fancyson
- Perch Perkins
- Bubble Bass
- Lurch Lurkins
- Hans
- Mama Bass
- Sheldon J. Plankton (mentioned)
- Squidina Star (cameo)
Synopsis[]
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Clips[]
- Sunset over Bikini Bottom ("Slappy Daze")
- Nighttime shot of the Krusty Krab (?)
- Patrick saying "No! This is Patrick!" ("Big Pink Loser")
- The crowded exterior of the Krusty Krab ("Spatula of the Heavens")
- Mr. Krabs saying "Voila! A Krabby Patty!", customers demanding food, and Pearl and Squidward in the commercial ("As Seen on TV")
- Customers rioting for service ("What Ever Happened to SpongeBob?")
- A Krabby Patty opens up and pinches SpongeBob's nose with a metallic arm ("Employee of the Month")
- Patrick eats a Krabby Double Deluxe ("Pressure")
- Anchovies stampede the Krusty Krab ("Help Wanted")
- Squidward dreams about Krabby Patties ("Just One Bite")
- Patrick inhales Krabby Patties ("Pat No Pay")
- Close-up of a Krabby Patty ("Delivery to Monster Island")
- Patties frying on the grill ("Just One Bite")
- Ketchup is squirted on open patty buns (?)
- Krabby Patties land on the grill (?)
- SpongeBob thumbs through folders labeled with individual ingredients ("Krusty Krab Training Video")
- SpongeBob chops up onions into a crab shape ("Allergy Attack!")
- SpongeBob assembles a Krabby Patty ("SpongeBob You're Fired")
- Mustard is squeezed onto a patty ("The Krusty Sponge")
- Exterior shot of the Krusty Krab (?)
- Two Krusty Krabs on top of each other ("Stuck on the Roof")
- The Krusty Plankton ("Grandmum's the Word")
- The Krusty Krab, now serving breakfast ("Necro-Nom-Nom-Nom-I-Con")
- The Kromey Krab ("PL-1413")
- The Krusty Krab with another floor built over it ("Stuck on the Roof")
- The Krusty Krawfish ("Something Narwhal This Way Comes")
- SpongeBob starts mopping on stage and being applauded, while Squidward steps out and gets no reaction ("Culture Shock")
- The 5-Star Krusty Krab impresses Squidward and Squilliam ("Squilliam Returns")
- The Kuddly Krab and SpongeBob being insulted for wearing a costume ("Bossy Boots")
- Margaret SquarePants serving food to Bubble Bass and Mama Bass ("Momageddon")
- A panning shot through the Krusty Krab ("Imitation Krabs")
- Many cars parked outside the Krusty Krab (?)
- Many Incidental 34s standing outside the Krusty Krab (?)
- A line of fish outside the Krusty Krab ("Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy V")
- Incidental 64 eating off the floor ("Le Big Switch")
- Customers running to Squidward with money ("Food PBFFT! Truck")
- SpongeBob ringing the order bell ("Pickles")
- Emergency Krabby Patties ("Yeti Krabs")
- SpongeBob explains the Jelly Patty ("Jellyfish Hunter")
- Ultra-supreme Patty ("Just One Bite")
- Pipsqueak Patty ("Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy V")
- Monster Patty ("All That Glitters")
- Nature Patty ("Food Con Castaways")
- Paper Patty ("Not Normal")
- Krusty Dog Patty ("Krusty Dogs")
- Rainbow Patty ("Plankton's Color Nullifier")
- Chopper Patty ("Born to Be Wild")
- All Bun Patty ("Tutor Sauce")
- Hatty Patty ("Mutiny on the Krusty")
- Night Patty ("The Night Patty")
- SpongeBob worships a Krabby Patty poster ("Krusty Krab Training Video")
- SpongeBob opens his Pretty Patties stand and "explains his success" ("Patty Hype")
- SpongeBob opening The Coco-Hut ("Delivery to Monster Island")
- The restaurants SpongeBob got fired from, and the Pizza Patty ("SpongeBob You're Fired")
- Coconut Patty ("Delivery to Monster Island")
- Weenie Patty, Burrito Patty, Noodle Patty ("SpongeBob You're Fired")
- Pretty Patty, and women saying "they match our purses!" ("Patty Hype")
- Perch watches an allergy-stricken SpongeBob make patties ("Allergy Attack!")
- Patrick gets Krabby Patty withdrawal ("Pat No Pay")
- Squidward eats all the patties in the patty vault and blows up ("Just One Bite")
- An ill Mr. Krabs is taken to the hospital ("Born Again Krabs")
- SpongeBob revives Sandy with a patty ("Squirrel Record")
- As a child, Mr. Krabs cheats a vending machine ("Krusty Krab Training Video")
- The history of the Krabby Patty ("Friend or Foe")
- The Rusty Krab becomes the Krusty Krab ("Krusty Krab Training Video")
- Opening shot of the Krusty Krab through coral ("Imitation Krabs")
- Mr. Krabs saying "Money!" ("Wishing You Well")
- Mr. Krabs as a chef in his navy days ("Pull Up a Barrel")
- Mr. Krabs saying "Money!" again ("The Cent of Money")
- Everyone gathering at the Krusty Krab for a celebration ("Truth or Square")
- Mr. Krabs saying "Money!" a third time ("Friend or Foe")
- Squidward looks at the patty vault ("Just One Bite")
- Mr. Krabs puts the Krusty Krab on lockdown and security arrives ("Patty Caper")
- Mr. Krabs' video surveillance system ("Truth or Square")
- Squidward enters the patty vault ("Just One Bite")
- A second safe behind Mr. Krabs' safe ("Pineapple Invasion")
- Plankton escapes with a patty, which explodes ("The Other Patty")
- Robot Krabs tries to prove he is real ("Imitation Krabs")
- Vent blueprints of the Krusty Krab ("Truth or Square")
- Exterior shot of the Krusty Krab (?)
- SpongeBob crying, then protesting the Krusty Krab, and Squidward getting a bill ("Squid on Strike")
- SpongeBob saying a nickel is more than he makes in a year ("Bummer Vacation")
- Mr. Krabs opening the Krusty Krab for 24 hours and SpongeBob going insane ("Fear of a Krabby Patty")
- SpongeBob working at night ("Graveyard Shift")
- Mr. Krabs' jellyfish harvesting factory ("Jellyfish Hunter")
- The health inspector arrives ("Greasy Buffoons")
- Pets in the Krusty Krab ("A Place for Pets")
- Many people in the Krusty Krab ("Spatula of the Heavens")
- The fire marshal kicks everyone out ("A Place for Pets")
- The inspector noticing the excess grease ("Greasy Buffoons")
- SpongeBob giving a cockroach a Krabby Patty ("Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy IV")
- The health inspector choking and getting buried, and the news report on the fake inspector ("Nasty Patty")
- The health inspector taking off his disguise ("A Place for Pets")
- The health inspector is bribed by the Plankton family ("Blood is Thicker Than Grease")
- The health inspector having eaten all his food ("Nasty Patty")
- The health inspector declaring quarantine and everyone getting sick ("Kwarantined Krab")
- The health inspector singing "Pets Are People Too" ("A Place for Pets")
- Plankton showing the health inspector the Spud Bucket ("Blood is Thicker Than Grease")
- A sick-looking SpongeBob ("Kwarantined Krab")
- The health department truck driving away ("Greasy Buffoons")
- The health inspector inspecting a potato ("Blood is Thicker Than Grease")
- The Krusty Krab going under intense quarantine ("Kwarantined Krab")
- The Krusty Krab is closed down ("Banned in Bikini Bottom")
- Sick Patrick and SpongeBob approaching the health inspector ("Kwarantined Krab")
- The Aged Patty ("Cuddle E. Hugs")
- A moldy patty is saved and resold ("Born Again Krabs")
- Frozen Krabby Patties are revealed to be made from sand ("Goodbye, Krabby Patty?")
- Spongy Patties turn everyone into zombies ("The Krusty Sponge")
- Secret Patties turn Perch into a zombie ("Krabby Patty Creature Feature")
- Bubble Bass narrates not finding pickles on his patty ("Pickles")
- Plankton using a scanner helmet on the roof of the Chum Bucket ("C.H.U.M.S")
- Exterior shot of the Chum Bucket (?)
- Chum Bucket commercial ("Late for Breakfast")
- Plankton steals the formula and tries to open the bottle ("Bottle Burglars")
- The Krusty Krab safe spinning
- Krabs trying to entice Plankton to steal the formula ("Plankton Paranoia")
- Plankton taking the formula out of a bank vault ("The Great Patty Caper")
- Plankton walking up to the formula paper ("New Leaf")
- Plankton hiding under the formula ("Krabby Road")
- The recipe being torn apart ("Friend or Foe")
- The Krabby Patty formula unfurled in a safe ("Spy Buddies")
- Plankton opens the formula bottle, which has TNT in it ("Plankton Paranoia")
- Ingredients fall into the patty batter ("Friend or Foe")
- SpongeBob and Krabs mixing the formula ("The Great Patty Caper")
- The Krabby Patty formula written in gibberish ("Krabby Road")
- Plankton gets salt as an ingredient ("SpongeBob on Parade")
- Plankton laughing evilly (?)
- Plankton saying "I went to college!" (?)
- The Chum Bucket at sunrise ("Plankton's Old Chum")
- Plankton lies about his cue card ("Party Pooper Pants")
- Karen analyzes the formula ("Single Cell Anniversary")
- Karen synthesizes the formula and deletes it after Plankton ruins date night ("Lockdown for Love")
- SpongeBob serves food made with love ("Le Big Switch")
- Squidward smiles after trying his first patty ("Just One Bite")
- Kids reacting to their first tastes of Krabby Patties ("Friend or Foe")
- Heart man ("Valentine's Day")
- SpongeBob presses his spatula against a patty ("Just One Bite")
- A patty being assembled ("As Seen on TV")
- Squidward tries to bite a patty ("Just One Bite")
- ChefBob's branded patty ("ChefBob")
- Sponge Sauce and SpongeBob napkins ("The Krusty Sponge")
- SpongeBob points to himself in the commercial ("As Seen on TV")
- SpongeBob's eyes turn into Krabby Patties ("SpongeBob You're Fired")
- SpongeBob flips ingredients ("Spatula of the Heavens")
- SpongeBob assembles his first patty ("Friend or Foe")
- SpongeBob in his mother's womb ("Truth or Square")
- Picture of SpongeBob and Patrick wearing the same pair of pants ("Goodbye, Krabby Patty?")
- SpongeBob hugging Mr. Krabs ("Born Again Krabs")
- SpongeBob signs a teenager's spatula ("Squid on Strike")
- SpongeBob tucks in the pickles on a Krabby Patty ("Neptune's Spatula")
- Margaret peeling a Krabby Patty's crust ("Momageddon")
- Patrick putting his hand on the grill ("Big Pink Loser")
- SpongeBob sees Patrick with patties on his body ("Bummer Vacation")
- Squidward behind the grill ("SpongeBob LongPants")
- Customers complain about Squidward's cooking ("Hooky")
- Krabs microwaves a Frozen Krabby Patty ("Goodbye, Krabby Patty?")
- Krabs can't cook Krabby Patties ("SpongeBob's Place")
- Squidward shows Krabs how the Patty Gadget works ("SpongeBob vs. The Patty Gadget")
- SpongeBob presses Enter and Krabby Patties come out of a computer ("Not Normal")
- Robot SpongeBob ("Welcome to the Chum Bucket")
- Synthetic Patties being made ("Selling Out")
- Plankton seeing love as an ingredient ("Plankton's Army")
- SpongeBob rowing with Patty ("To Love a Patty")
- Mr. Krabs pulls down a picture of SpongeBob ("Allergy Attack!")
- SpongeBob befriends a living patty ("My Friend Patty")
- SpongeBob rubbing pickles together ("Patty Hype")
- SpongeBob caresses Patty ("To Love a Patty")
- SpongeBob says he made his food with love and blows a heart, which Squidward chokes on ("Le Big Switch")
- SpongeBob's first day on the job ("Help Wanted")
- An anchovy holding a Krusty Krab bag ("SpongeChovy")
Production[]
This special was confirmed on November 28, 2024.[1]
Trivia[]
General[]
- This is the second and final stand-alone special to air in 2024, following "SpongeBob's Super Bowl Party."
- This episode was originally titled "Beneath the Bun: Krabby Patty Secrets."
- One of the Krabby Patty varieties shown is the Rainbowger from "Plankton's Color Nullifier." This makes it the only short to have clips used in a stand-alone special.
- While showing a clip from "Krabby Patty Creature Feature," Perch acknowledges that he was purple in said episode, referencing his inconsistent color palette throughout the series.
- This special has the same animation style as the Bikini Bottom Inquirer web series.
- Perch refers to the patties that normal SpongeBob makes in "Not Normal" as Paper Patties. This was a fan name that has been used on Encyclopedia SpongeBobia without a source since 2014, although the notifier that the name is unofficial was falsely removed in March 2023.
- "My leg!": Heard after Perch throws away the gross Krabby Patty that Mr. Krabs made.
Episode references[]
- Perch asks for a Diet Dr. Kelp, like the customer in "Pizza Delivery."
Errors[]

- Ben Kurzrock's last name is misspelled as "Kuzrock."
References[]
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