"For Here or to Go" is a SpongeBob SquarePants episode from season 8. In this episode, Plankton wins a free Krabby Patty, but Mr. Krabs is determined not to let him have one.
Characters[]
- SpongeBob SquarePants
- Eugene H. Krabs
- Sheldon J. Plankton
- Squidward Tentacles
- Karen Plankton (2 cameos)
- Bogus Business Bureau agents (single appearance)
- Agent Twirp (single appearance)
- French Narrator
- Mermaid Man (mentioned)
- Incidentals
- Ted
- Trucker
- Bogus Business Bureau receptionist (single appearance)
- Patty Laddie (single appearance)
- Flankton (single appearance)
Synopsis[]
At the Krusty Krab, SpongeBob is blowing a trumpet, heralding an important announcement from Mr. Krabs: it is the first annual bun seed counting contest. Anyone who correctly guesses how many seeds are in the sesame seed jar wins a free Krabby Patty. Several people make guesses, each more ridiculous than the last. The next contestant is Plankton, but before he can guess, Mr. Krabs grabs him by the antennae and takes him outside. Plankton claims it is unfair that he does not get to guess; however, Mr. Krabs says that he can do whatever he pleases and that he knew all Plankton would do is analyze the Krabby Patty to steal his secret formula. Mr. Krabs then chews Plankton up, inflates him, and blows him away, where he splatters onto the door of the Chum Bucket. Plankton calls the Bogus Business Bureau on him, but Mr. Krabs is unconcerned.
At the Krusty Krab, agents burst through the roof along with Agent Twirp, who tells Mr. Krabs he must accept guesses from all customers no matter how "diminutive" or "annoying" they are. Plankton pops out of Twirp's shirt pocket, proudly proclaiming he is both. Mr. Krabs is adamant about refusing to let him guess, but when Twirp threatens to close down the Krusty Krab, he reluctantly agrees. Plankton uses technology to scan the jar and guesses: 500,301. Mr. Krabs laughs at him, saying it is actually 500,300 "and none." Agent Twirp interrupts and states that the contest is not official unless all the seeds are counted, and Mr. Krabs refuses until Twirp once again threatens to close down the Krusty Krab if he does not comply. Mr. Krabs painstakingly counts every single seed from the jar: 500,300. However, SpongeBob notices an uncounted seed in the jar's lid, meaning Plankton's guess was correct, thus Plankton wins.
Desperate to stall, Mr. Krabs makes excuses, but SpongeBob obliviously corrects him. Mr. Krabs says the contest included a free show, which Twirp allows. He constructs a puppet theater and performs a puppet show, but Plankton sees through the delay and continues to demand his Krabby Patty. Mr. Krabs realizes there is nothing else he can do, and sadly tells SpongeBob to prepare what could be his last Krabby Patty. Mr. Krabs has Squidward distract Twirp, giving him time to flush all the buns down the toilet, but a delivery man with buns that SpongeBob ordered thwarts his last-ditch efforts. This time SpongeBob realizes his error in unknowingly helping Plankton, as Krabs stares at him for understanding. When the Krabby Patty is ready, Plankton wants it "to go," but Mr. Krabs says it must be "dine in." Plankton stuffs the entire patty into his mouth, but Mr. Krabs tells him to swallow it. Once he does, he asks if he can go now, and is thrown out by Mr. Krabs into the Chum Bucket. In the Chum Bucket, Plankton climbs onto an operating table and tells Karen to remove the patty from his stomach right away, even declining anesthetic.
Later, Mr. Krabs and SpongeBob sadly watch the long line at the Chum Bucket. Suddenly, people rush out, sick from patties they say taste like stomach acid, aspirin, and carrots. The rest of the customers flee, and Plankton asks Karen what is going on. She tells him she followed his orders, revealing she focused on his stomach contents, rather than the Krabby Patty ingredients. Relieved, Mr. Krabs tells SpongeBob to recover the buns he flushed down the toilet and to put the seeds from the jar back onto them. SpongeBob ends the episode by saying "That's my Krabs!" and laughing.
Production[]
This episode was produced during 2011.[1]
Music[]
( ‣ ) Production music |
( • ) Original music |
( ◦ ) SpongeBob music |
• Salty Squid Jig 1 - Michael Bolger, Nicolas Carr, Sage Guyton, James King [title card]
• Grand Opening Trumpet Fanfare - Nicolas Carr [SpongeBob playing horn]
• Hot Steel and Slide Licks 7A - Jeremy Wakefield [SpongeBob tied up]
• It's Showtime 1 - Michael Bolger, Nicolas Carr [bun seed guessing contest]
• Salty Krab Jig - Michael Bolger, Nicolas Carr [The contest starts]
‣ Dramatic End [#49] - Harry Bluestone, Emil Cadkin ["You'll pay for this, Krabs!"]
• Hot Steel and Slide Licks 11D - Jeremy Wakefield [Plankton calls the Bogus Business Bureau]
• Sponge Bob Theme - Brad Carow [Bogus Business Bureau arrives]
‣ Furtive Footsteps - Paddy Kingsland ["Are you the proprietor of this establishment?"]
‣ Zelle 501 - Gerhard Trede ["You have to let me guess now, Krabs!"]
‣ The Creature (b) - Gregor F. Narholz [Plankton calculating]
• Hot Steel and Slide Licks 23A - Jeremy Wakefield [Krabs laughs]
• A Simple Conversation 1 - Nicolas Carr, Barry Anthony ["It's not official unless you count them."]
• Hot Steel and Slide Licks 35 - Jeremy Wakefield ["Plankton was right."]
• A Simple Conversation 1 - Nicolas Carr, Barry Anthony ["I now command you to give Plankton his prize."]
• Earls Revenge - Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield [Krabs preparing for the show]
• Toy Piano 2 - Nicolas Carr, Barry Anthony [puppet show]
‣ Enter the Villain - Chris Payne, Paul Rogers ["...by the name of Pla... Flankton!"]
• Toy Piano 2 - Nicolas Carr, Barry Anthony ["So one day, when the lad was minding his own business..."]
‣ Hero v. the Villain - Johnny Pearson ["...Flankton took a huge bite out of the laddie's face!"]
• Short Heavenly Harp - Nicolas Carr [harp music]
‣ Dramatic Cue (E) - Ronald Hanmer [Krabs pops the paper bag puppet]
• Hot Steel and Slide Licks 19C - Jeremy Wakefield ["Oh, bravo."]
• Melodramatic Moments - Michael Bolger, Nicolas Carr ["All right, SpongeBob."/SpongeBob sadly enters the kitchen/SpongeBob cries hardly.]
• The Donut Dilema - Nicolas Carr [Krabs flushes buns down the toilet]
‣ Drama Link (F) - Hubert Clifford ["We're all out of buns!"]
• Hot Steel and Slide Licks 31C - Jeremy Wakefield [bun delivery]
• Funeral for a Friend - Nicolas Carr [SpongeBob plays this]
• Hot Steel and Slide Licks 4A - Jeremy Wakefield ["Go ahead, wrap that up."]
• Lopey Sailor's Jig - Michael Bolger, Nicolas Carr [Plankton swallows the Krabby Patty]
• Drama Sting 3 - Steve Marston [Karen cuts the patty out of Plankton]
• Hot Steel and Slide Licks 16D - Jeremy Wakefield [line of customers at Chum Bucket]
• Clownfish Capers - Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield [sick customers]
• Jovial Pirate's Jig - Michael Bolger, Nicolas Carr [ending]
Release[]
- This episode is available on SpongeBob, You're Fired! (international releases only), The Complete Eighth Season, The SpongeBob SquarePants Collection, The SpongeBob SquarePants 8 Season DVD Collection, SpongeBob SquarePants Vol. 14, Home Sweet Rubble, The Best 200 Episodes Ever, and Next 100 Episodes DVDs.
Trivia[]
General[]
- This episode was originally called "Plankton Eats!," then was renamed "For Here or to Go?," having a question mark unlike the final title.[1]
- This is the first episode in which Plankton is able to eat a Krabby Patty.
- This was Steven Banks' last episode as a writer.
- This episode shows one of Plankton's many launchings that Karen records in "Truth or Square," although this one does not make the highlight reel.
- According to the buttons Plankton presses, the Bogus Business Bureau's phone number is 8918.
- Plankton is on the left arm of the chair, but when Squidward walks up, he is on the right arm. Plankton simply moves to the other arm when the scene shows SpongeBob, Squidward, and Mr. Krabs.
- Guesses made by characters include:
- 3
- 42
- Billions and billions
- Blue
- Mermaid Man
- 500,301 (the correct answer)
- SpongeBob's hat disappears after Plankton eats the Krabby Patty, but is back on when he is squirted with ketchup. It is possible that he simply removes it for a brief time.
- This is the second episode in which a character says "Flankton" as opposed to "Plankton." The first was in "Free Samples."
- Coincidentally, both are season 8 episodes.
- When the Bogus Business Bureau enters the Krusty Krab, the Sponge Bob Theme plays.
- Moreover, this episode and "Hall Monitor" are the only episodes that have ever played this music.
- However, it was used on the original pilot 1997 version of "Help Wanted" during the title sequence, but was replaced with the now-iconic theme song.
- This is also the last episode to play this track.
- However, it was used on the original pilot 1997 version of "Help Wanted" during the title sequence, but was replaced with the now-iconic theme song.
- Moreover, this episode and "Hall Monitor" are the only episodes that have ever played this music.
- This episode premiered during the Two Whole Weeks of Never Before Seen SpongeBob event.
- Coincidentally, this, "Free Samples," and "Move It or Lose It" are all Mr. Krabs and Plankton-themed episodes that began production after each other. (#838 is "Move It," #839 is "Samples," and #840 is this)
Episode references[]
- The scene where Mr. Krabs stuffs the buns into a toilet is similar to when Jim and SpongeBob flush Krabby Patties down the toilet in "The Original Fry Cook."
Cultural references[]
- The title is a reference to the same question asked by fast food workers to confirm whether the customer wants to eat the food at the restaurant or have it served in a takeout bag.
- The bun seed guessing contest is based on real-life jellybean guessing contests. Unlike Mr. Krabs' contest rules, the winner is usually determined by whomever guesses the closest to the actual number, rather than getting the exact number that is in the jar.
- Nat answering "42" to the bun seed guessing contest is possibly a reference to The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy novel series by Douglas Adams, in which "42" is the "answer to the ultimate question of life, the universe, and everything."
- The Bogus Business Bureau references Better Business Bureau. The purpose of both organizations is to make sure businesses are not being unfair to customers.
Errors[]
- When the first fish in line at the Chum Bucket turns around as another customer runs out, his eye stays in one place and moves to the other side of his face. When he turns around, the eye makes it to its original state.
- Just before SpongeBob pulls out his spatula, Mr. Krabs' pupils disappear.
- In one shot of the Chum Bucket, both the mobile and wall versions of Karen appear at the same time.
- In the scene where Mr. Krabs walks toward the Bogus Business Bureau and says "Drat the luck," the Krusty Krab table behind him has a pixelated white outline. This makes the table look like as if it was poorly photoshopped into that scene.
- The tape over Plankton's stomach wound from cutting the Krabby Patty out disappears in his final scene at the end of the episode.
- The lid and SpongeBob's arms disappear when he splits in half, even though they are sticking forward by a fair amount.
- When the customers gasp at the sound of free food, the Chum Bucket and its path are missing in the background.