"CopyBob DittoPants" is a SpongeBob SquarePants episode from season 9. In this episode, Plankton makes clones of SpongeBob to steal the secret formula, but his plans may be ruined by the original SpongeBob.
Characters[]
- Karen Plankton
- Sheldon J. Plankton
- SpongeBob SquarePants
- 297 SpongeBob SquarePants clones (debut)
- Me Two (debut)
- Me Three (debut)
- Squidward Tentacles
- Short customer (debut)
- Boy fish
- Jellyfish (mentioned)
- Eugene H. Krabs
- Incidentals
- Patrick Star (cameo)
- Nine mini Patricks (cameo)
- King Neptune (mentioned)
Synopsis[]
The SpongeBob copies marching into the Krusty Krab.
When Plankton, Karen, and SpongeBob throw a party at the Chum Bucket, SpongeBob gets tricked into putting his face on a copy machine. Plankton puts the copier on "Scan" and it scans SpongeBob. He clicks print and makes a SpongeBob clone the next day and then colors the tie blue with a marker.
The next day, at the Krusty Krab, the copy walks over to the real SpongeBob, who befriends him and calls him "Me Two," and they work for Mr. Krabs. Squidward goes crazy because he thinks he is dreaming, causing him to beat up the customers and Mr. Krabs. To Plankton's shock, Me Two refuses to tell Plankton the formula because of the friendship he formed with SpongeBob, so Plankton makes another copy and tries again; however, SpongeBob ends up befriending that copy as well, calling him "Me Three," but he also refuses to tell the formula.
Plankton makes 305 more clones to ask for the formula, making sure they don't come into contact with the real one this time, but then, after they find out what the formula is twice, they intercept the real SpongeBob's chore duties. SpongeBob sees all the clones working and compliments on them. Suddenly, Me Two turns into a light gray hue and SpongeBob suggests he's getting sick and offers to take him home. Upon asking where he's from, Me Two tells SpongeBob he came from the Chum Bucket, causing SpongeBob to find out that one of his copies was made to steal the secret formula. SpongeBob confronts Plankton outside, but all of a sudden, Me Two scrunches up, then rolls up into the shape of a burrito in mid-air before vanishing out of existence. SpongeBob is shocked, Plankton revealing he used cheap toner to make the clones, before he asks the other copies about the formula, but is foiled when the other clones quickly vanish as well and SpongeBob cries for his loss of his friends. Mr. Krabs comes with the paychecks for the copies, and the final clone disappears. When Plankton comes out to find another SpongeBob, he asks for the formula before he disappears, but it was the real SpongeBob. SpongeBob is still sad for the loss of the clones, treating them like they were his friends, but Plankton says that the citizens are better with one SpongeBob.
Squidward, still believing he's in a dream, comes back and then squishes Plankton after trying to fly and Plankton says, "Right on my keys," as the episode ends.
Production[]
This episode's board draft script was completed on May 20, 2015.[4]
This episode's rough storyboard was completed on July 19, 2015.[3]
Kaz posted an image featuring a boxed section of the script on August 5, 2015.[5]
Vincent Waller confirmed this episode on Twitter on April 18, 2016.[6] A painting of background art from this segment was found a few weeks earlier during a tour of Rough Draft Korea, which was posted on Facebook on April 8, 2016.[1]
Kaz posted this episode's script cover on May 3, 2016, saying it was all he could legally share from the episode at the time.[4]
Script[]
- Posted and written by Kaz.[4]
Model sheets[]
- Designed by Dustin D'Arnault.[2]
Art[]
Storyboards[]
![Revised by Dave Cunningham.[7]](/wiki/File:SB961-storyboard_1.jpg "SB961-storyboard 1.jpg (66 KB)")
![Revised by Dave Cunningham.[8]](/wiki/File:SB961-storyboard_2.jpg "SB961-storyboard 2.jpg (25 KB)")
Music[]
| ( ‣ ) Production music |
| ( • ) Original music |
| ( ◦ ) SpongeBob music |
• Traveling Along in the Key of D - Nicolas Carr, Barry Anthony, Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield [Title card]
‣ King Conga - Dennis Farnon [Party at the Chum Bucket]
‣ On The Beach - Kapono Beamer ["More fruit punch, SpongeBob?"]
• Hot Steel and Slide Licks 19B - Jeremy Wakefield ["How's this?"]
‣ Alien Spacecraft A - Gregor Narholz [Plankton presses "Scan" button]
‣ On The Beach - Kapono Beamer [Plankton tells SpongeBob to take the day off.]
‣ Twilight Zone [#22] - Harry Bluestone, Emil Cadkin [Plankton prints a copy of SpongeBob.]
• Silly Bob Conversation 2 - Nicolas Carr, Barry Anthony [Copy goes to the Krusty Krab.]
‣ Alien Spacecraft A - Gregor Narholz [Squidward thinks he is dreaming.]
‣ ? [Drink cup floats in midair.]
• Hot Steel and Slide Licks 19E - Jeremy Wakefield [Kid with propeller hat]
• Jolly Little Roger - Michael Bolger, Nicolas Carr ["What's your name, handsome stranger?"]
• The Fruitcake Vendor 2 - Nicolas Carr, Barry Anthony [Plankton asks copy for the secret formula.]
• Hot Steel and Slide Licks 22A - Jeremy Wakefield [Plankton bounces.]
• Hot Steel and Slide Licks 31C - Jeremy Wakefield ["You are to good to us, Mr. Krabs."]
• Hot Steel and Slide Licks 31D - Jeremy Wakefield [Transition to next scene]
• The Fruitcake Vendor 2 - Nicolas Carr, Barry Anthony ["Karen, did you know you're married to a genius?"]
• Lap Steel - Nicolas Carr ["You had it tattooed on my hard drive."]
‣ Alien Spacecraft A - Gregor Narholz [Plankton prints another copy.]
• The Fruitcake Vendor 2 - Nicolas Carr, Barry Anthony [Copy puts Plankton in his mouth.]
• Hot Steel and Slide Licks 7A - Jeremy Wakefield ["This is why I never had children."]
• Breathing Underwater 2 - Nicolas Carr ["Yup, I'm still dreaming."]
• Grass Skirt Chase - Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield [Squidward goes crazy.]
‣ Hostile Space - Harry Lubin [Copy asks Mr. Krabs for the secret formula.]
• Hot Steel and Slide Licks 20D - Jeremy Wakefield ["Hey look, another handsome devil!"]
‣ Creeping Up [#63] - Harry Bluestone, Emil Cadkin ["Neptune's puddle!"]
• March My Pretties - Nicolas Carr [Plankton playing snare drum.]
‣ Working Machines - Gerhard Trede [Army of copies]
• Hot Steel and Slide Licks 11D - Jeremy Wakefield [Copies exit Mr. Krabs' office.]
‣ Zelle 501 - Gerhard Trede ["They all know the formula!"]
• The Fruitcake Vendor 2 - Nicolas Carr, Barry Anthony [Copy disappears.]
• Hot Steel and Slide Licks 8B - Jeremy Wakefield ["What does that mean?"]
‣ Romantic Ending [#31] - Harry Bluestone, Emil Cadkin [SpongeBob cries.]
• Clownfish Capers - Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield [Other copies disappear.]
• Hot Steel and Slide Licks 31F - Jeremy Wakefield [Patrick rolls on the ground.]
• Tentacally Speaking - Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield ["What's the formula?"]
• Hot Steel and Slide Licks 20A - Jeremy Wakefield [Plankton leaves the Krusty Krab.]
• Hot Steel and Slide Licks 35 - Jeremy Wakefield ["Nice try, Plankton."]
• FlexTone Sting - Nicolas Carr ["The original sponge."]
‣ Alekoki - Kapono Beamer ["I can't believe they're all gone."]
• Grass Skirt Chase - Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield [Ending]
Release[]
Distribution[]
- This episode is available on the SpongeBob SquarePants Vol. 16, SeaSide Story, Complete Ninth Season, Next 100 Episodes, The Best 200 Episodes Ever, and The Best 300 Episodes Ever DVDs.
Trivia[]
General[]
- This episode confirms that Plankton has tattooed a picture of himself in a graduation gown, graduation cap, and eyeglass onto Karen's hard drive.
- This is the second episode where SpongeBob gets cloned. The first is "Overbooked."
- This is the second episode where Patrick gets shredded by a lawnmower. The first is "Born to Be Wild."
Dub facts[]
- In the Russian dub, after the original SpongeBob arrives to Krusty Krab, Squidward, instead of saying, "I said 'Whatever,'" says, "You already said that to me."
Cultural references[]
- Plankton's line "March, march, my pretties!" mimics The Wicked Witch of the West's line "Fly my pretties!" from the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz.
- Patrick's line "Life is but a walking shadow" is from "Macbeth" by William Shakespeare. In the original play, Macbeth says the line after the death of his wife, while Patrick says it after the SpongeBob copies disappear.
Errors[]
The missing cup and reappearing cup.
Karen's buttons and wheels error.
- When SpongeBob and Me Two first walk into the Krusty Krab, the cup behind Squidward on the boat is not there, but then appears after a customer orders.
- Also, at the same time, one of Me Two's eyelashes has a different color, as well as part of his left eye.
- The hat rack also disappears.
- During the scene where Squidward attempts to fly, the Krusty Krab clam sign is missing.
- In one scene, the front teeth of one of the SpongeBob duplicates disappears.
- The location of Karen's wheels changes throughout the episode. Occasionally, they are beneath the lower platform, but sometimes, they also appear outside the lower platform, like in other episodes.
- At one point, Karen is seen with red buttons, while they are normally light aquamarine throughout the rest of her scenes.
Video[]
SpongeBob SquarePants - Two Sponges - Nickelodeon UK
Names in other languages[]
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| French | Moi-aussi | Me Too |
| German | SpongeBob Kopiekopf | SpongeBob CopyPants |
| Italian | Le Spongecoppie | The SpongeCopies |
| Polish | KseroBob Kopioporty | PrinterBob CopyPants |
| Russian | Новый Боб Прежние Штаны Novyy Bob Prezhniye Shtany |
NewBob FormerPants |
| Spanish (American) | Bob Esponja fotocopiado | Photocopied SpongeBob |
| Spanish (European) | FotoBob CopiaEsponja | PhotoBob CopyPants |
References[]
- ^ a b Yongsan International School of Seoul on Facebook - "Thank you, Scott Mansz..."
- ^ a b SpongeBob SquarePants - Dustin d'Arnault
- ^ a b tv | howie perry
- ^ a b c d Kaz on Facebook - "Hey SpongeBob fans! This..."
- ^ Kaz on Instagram - "Work."
- ^ https://twitter.com/VincentWaller72/status/722199953464950784
- ^ Dave Cunningham on Instagram - "Rough day for the sponge."
- ^ Dave Cunningham on Instagram - "He felt a twinge."