CopyBob DittoPants

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Characters

• Karen Plankton
• Sheldon J. Plankton
• SpongeBob SquarePants
• 297 SpongeBob SquarePants copies ^(debut)
  • Me Two  ^(debut)
  • Me Three ^(debut)
• Squidward Tentacles
• Short customer ^(debut)
• Repeller Beanie Boy ^(debut)
• Jellyfish ^(mentioned)
• Eugene H. Krabs
• Frank (red shirt)
• Fred ^(Blue)
• Abigail Marge
• Bill
• Sadie
• Tina Fran
• Tom
• Harold Bill Reginald Scott
• Norma Rechid
• Thaddeus
• Patrick Star ^(cameo)
  • Nine mini Patricks ^(cameo)
• King Neptune ^(mentioned)

Synopsis

SpongeBob's copies

When Plankton, Karen, and SpongeBob throw a party, 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 he colors the tie blue with a marker.

Then the next day, at the Krusty Krab, the copy walks over to the real SpongeBob and they work for Mr. Krabs. Squidward goes crazy because he thinks he's dreaming, causing him to beat up customers and Krabs.

Plankton makes 305 more clones to ask for the formula but then after they find out what the formula is twice, one of them turns into a light gray hue. SpongeBob finds out that one of his copies was made to steal the formula. The copy then rolls up into the shape of a burrito and then vanishes in mid-air. As SpongeBob cries for his loss of his friends and Plankton asks the other copies about the formula, the other clones quickly vanish as well, due to Plankton using cheap toner to make the clones. 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, but Plankton says that the citizens are better with one SpongeBob. Squidward comes back and then squishes Plankton after trying to fly and Plankton says "Right on my keys" and then the episode ends.

Production

Vincent Waller confirmed this episode on Twitter on April 18, 2016.

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 (e) - 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 - Harry Bluestone, Emil Cadkin [Plankton prints a copy of SpongeBob]
 ‣ A Simple Conversation - Nicolas Carr, Barry Anthony [Copy goes to the Krusty Krab]
 ‣ Alien Spacecraft (a) - Gregor Narholz [Squidward thinks he's dreaming]
 ‣ ? [Drink cup floats in midair]
 ‣ Hot Steel and Slide Licks (IX) - Jeremy Wakefield [Kid with propeller hat]
 ‣ Jolly Little Roger - Michael Bolger, Nicolas Carr ["What's your name, handsome stranger?"]
 ‣ The Fruitcake Vendor - Nicolas Carr, Barry Anthony [Plankton asks copy for the secret formula]
 • Hot Steel and Slide Licks (a) - Jeremy Wakefield [Plankton bounces]
 • Hot Steel and Slide Licks (b) - Jeremy Wakefield ["You are to good to us, Mr. Krabs."]
 ‣ The Fruitcake Vendor - 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 - Nicolas Carr, Barry Anthony [Copy puts Plankton in his mouth]
 ‣ Hot Steel and Slide Licks - Jeremy Wakefield ["This is why I never had children."]
 ‣ Harps and Bells - Nicolas Carr ["Yup, I'm still dreaming."]
 ‣ Grass Skirt Chase - Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield [Squidward goes crazy]
 ‣ Hostile Space - Harry Lubin [Copy asks Krabs for the secret formula]
 • Hot Steel and Slide Licks (d) - Jeremy Wakefield ["Hey look, another handsome devil!"]
 ‣ Creeping Up 29 - Harry Bluestone, Emil Cadkin ["Neptune's puddle!"]
 ‣ Working Machines - Gerhard Trede [Army of copies]
 • Hot Steel and Slide Licks (k) - Jeremy Wakefield [Copies exit Krabs' office.]
 ‣ Zelle 501 - Gerhard Trede ["They all know the formula!"]
 ‣ The Fruitcake Vendor - Nicolas Carr, Barry Anthony [Copy disappears]
 • Hot Steel and Slide Licks (n) - 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 (b) - Jeremy Wakefield [Patrick rolls on the ground]
 ‣ Tentically Speaking - Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield ["What's the formula?"]
 • Hot Steel and Slide Licks (d) - Jeremy Wakefield [Plankton leaves the Krusty Krab]
 • Hot Steel and Slide Licks (f) - Jeremy Wakefield ["Nice try, Plankton."]
 ‣ Alekoki - Kapono Beamer ["I can't believe they're all gone."]
 ‣ Grass Skirt Chase - Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield [Ending]

Release

• This episode is available on the Sea Side Story, Complete Ninth Season, and Next 100 Episodes DVDs.

Trivia

General

• When the episode originally aired, it was paired with "SpongeBob LongPants," which coincidentally, was also written by Kaz. The next day, it was paired with "Larry's Gym."
• In the Russian dub, after original SpongeBob arrives to Krusty Krab, Squidward, instead of saying, "I said whatever," says, "You already said that to me."
• This episode confirms Plankton currently has no children.
• This episode marks Karen's first speaking role since The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water.
• This is the first episode to have a title card with the title words being repeated more than twice.
• This is the second episode where Plankton asks SpongeBob to step on him. The first is "One Coarse Meal."
• 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."
• This is the fourth episode to air during the May 2016 premiere week.
• This is the fourth episode that is a play on SpongeBob's name in the title. The other three are "MuscleBob BuffPants," "SquidBob TentaclePants," and "SpongeBob LongPants."
• This episode premiered on John Rhys-Davies's 72nd birthday, 15 years after "Prehibernation Week" and "Life of Crime" premiered, ten years after "Chimps Ahoy" and "Ghost Host" premiered, and four years after SpongeBob Freestyle Funnies (2012) was released.
• This episode premiered in Canada eight years after the premiere of "Nature Pants," "Opposite Day," "Culture Shock," and "F.U.N." in Poland and five years after "Frozen Face-Off" premiered.
• This episode premiered in Poland 10 years after "That's No Lady" premiered.
• In the Polish dub, the episode's title is "KseroBob Kopioporty," which translates to "PhotocopyBob CopyPants."
• The episode's plot is similar to the Teen Titans GO! episode Double Trouble.
• The original American airing of this episode preceded the premiere of the Loud House episodes "Project Loud House" and "In Tents Debate".

Cultural References

• In the scene where a bunch of clones march out of the Chum Bucket to the Krusty Krab, it is a reference to The Wizard of Oz.
• Patrick's line "Life is but a walking shadow," is a reference to "Macbeth" by William Shakespeare.
• The last part of the title card: Copybob Dittopants might be reference to the pokemon: Ditto, a pokemon known for mimicking the appearances of other pokemon

Errors

Notice the missing cup and reappearing cup

• During the scene where Squidward attempts to fly, the Krusty Krab clam sign is missing.
• When SpongeBob and CopyBob first walk into the Krusty Krab, the cup behind Squidward on the boat is not there, but then appears after the fish orders.
  • Also, at the same time, one of CopyBob's eyelashes has a different color, as well as part of his left eye.
• The hat rack also disappears.
• In one scene, the front teeth of one of the Spongebob duplicates disappears.
• The location of Karen's wheels change throughout the episode. Occasionally they are beneath the lower platform, but sometimes they also appear outside the lower platform, like in other episodes.
• The SpongeBob copies are able to each get a Krusty Krab employee hat even though Plankton is not shown cloning the hats and Mr. Krabs is never shown giving the copies their own hats.
  • Likewise, Plankton colors the first SpongeBob copy's tie blue, but for the other copies, they already have a blue tie when sent out of the Chum Bucket.

Video

SpongeBob SquarePants - Two Sponges - Nickelodeon UK