The Chum Bucket bucket helmet is a hat worn by either employees or customers of the Chum Bucket, depending on which story it is being used in. It first appears in the episode "Welcome to the Chum Bucket," then The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie and its video game adaptation, it is used as a mind-control device.
Description
The Chum Bucket bucket helmet is a dark gray bucket with the Chum Bucket's initials written in red text in the center. This device is used to change the mindset of the fish wearing it, which the helmet covers the face of when controlled.
Role in series
"Welcome to the Chum Bucket"
SpongeBob is forced to wear the bucket helmet by Plankton, as he was working for the Chum Bucket.
The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie book
Just like in the movie, Plankton uses the bucket helmet to take over the minds of the Bikini Bottomites.
The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie
Plankton uses the bucket helmet to take over the minds of the Bikini Bottomites. He then uses them as slaves to make Bikini Bottom into Planktopolis, but at the end of the movie, SpongeBob destroys the bucket helmets, frees the minds of the Bikini Bottomites, and turns Planktopolis back into Bikini Bottom. Meanwhile Plankton was arrested for brainwashing all the people of Bikini Bottom.
The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie video game
Most enemies in the game and the background characters in Planktopolis wear mind-control bucket helmets.
The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie Cine-Manga book
Just like in the movie and book, Plankton uses the bucket helmet to take over the minds of the Bikini Bottomites.
Who's Hungry?
A bucket helmet is seen in the "Welcome to the Chum Bucket" segment of the book, where it has the same role it has in the episode.
"Chum Bucket Supreme"
Customers wear Chum Bucket bucket helmets around their necks to consume the eponymous food inside them.
Trivia
- They are mentioned on the 52 and 53ft page of the book Are We There Yet?
