Karate Pals

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Karate Pals
General
Season №:	16
Episode №:	332a
Airdate:	December 12, 2025
U.S. premiere time (ET):	5:34 pm
Copyright year:	2025
U.S. viewers (millions):	N/A
Running time:	TBA
Sister episode(s):	"Karen's Klatch"
Credits
Supervising Producer(s):	Marc Ceccarelli Vincent Waller
Line Producer:	Joe Crowley
Chronology
Previous	"Happy Krabby Birthday"
Next	"Karen's Klatch"

"Karate Pals" is a SpongeBob SquarePants episode from season 16. In this episode, the Gal Pals become unstoppable after Sandy teaches them karate. Before long, the entire town has gotten in on the action.

Characters

• Sandy Cheeks
• Mrs. Puff
• Karen Plankton
• Pearl Krabs

Production

This episode was confirmed by Cartoonlounge.de on May 9, 2025.

Trivia

General

• This episode's plot is similar to season 7's "Karate Star," as both episodes revolve around a character learning karate and causing chaos.
• This will be the first episode to focus on the Gal Pals since season 12's "A Cabin in the Kelp."
• This episode marks the third time a main character has learned karate from Sandy, the first being Squidward in season 9's "Squid Defense," and the second being Plankton in season 14's "Single-Celled Defense."
• This episode and its sister will premiere exactly one week before The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants releases in theaters in the United States.

References

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