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{{Link|Karen}} is one of the show's ten main characters, as well as one of the two main villains along with {{Link|Plankton}}. She was created by [[Stephen Hillenburg]] in 1998, shortly after he married his wife, [[Karen Hillenburg]]. Stephen called his wife "the funniest person he knows"<ref>[https://archive.org/details/ERIC_ED481961/page/n136 Stephen Hillenburg biography]</ref> and her sense of humor inspired the cartoon Karen's personality. |
{{Link|Karen}} is one of the show's ten main characters, as well as one of the two main villains along with {{Link|Plankton}}. She was created by [[Stephen Hillenburg]] in 1998, shortly after he married his wife, [[Karen Hillenburg]]. Stephen called his wife "the funniest person he knows"<ref>[https://archive.org/details/ERIC_ED481961/page/n136 Stephen Hillenburg biography]</ref> and her sense of humor inspired the cartoon Karen's personality. |
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| − | [[Doug Lawrence]], the voice of Plankton and a writer on the show, helped Hillenburg develop Karen's character.<ref name="nicknz">[https://web.archive.org/web/20100611022322/http://www.nicknz.co.nz/SpongeBob/Backstage/Blog/ ''SpongeBob'' Backstage with Mr. Lawrence]</ref> Lawrence notably decided that she and Plankton should be an inseparable duo, with Karen as the brains of the operation, always supplying Plankton with evil plans. In early episodes, Karen was an immobile computer screen stationed in the Chum Bucket; she eventually gained a "mobile form" that allows her to interact with other characters. |
+ | [[Doug Lawrence]], the voice of Plankton and a writer on the show, helped Hillenburg develop Karen's character.<ref name="nicknz">[https://web.archive.org/web/20100611022322/http://www.nicknz.co.nz/SpongeBob/Backstage/Blog/ ''SpongeBob'' Backstage with Mr. Lawrence]</ref> Lawrence notably decided that she and Plankton should be an inseparable duo, with Karen as the brains of the operation, always supplying Plankton with evil plans. In early episodes and up to "[[Plankton's Pet]]", Karen was an immobile computer screen stationed in the Chum Bucket; she eventually gained a "mobile form" that allows her to interact with other characters. |
Karen and Plankton were both officially promoted to main characters in the [[The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie (credits)|credits of the 2004 film]] and have been part of the main cast ever since. Karen has also appeared in numerous tie-in books, comics, and video games. |
Karen and Plankton were both officially promoted to main characters in the [[The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie (credits)|credits of the 2004 film]] and have been part of the main cast ever since. Karen has also appeared in numerous tie-in books, comics, and video games. |
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{{Appear3|[[File:The Ghost of Plankton 155.png|150px]]|The Ghost of Plankton|Supporting; Karen puts on a funeral for Plankton when he is thought to be dead.}} |
{{Appear3|[[File:The Ghost of Plankton 155.png|150px]]|The Ghost of Plankton|Supporting; Karen puts on a funeral for Plankton when he is thought to be dead.}} |
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{{Appear3|[[File:My Two Krabses 063.png|150px]]|My Two Krabses|Minor; she brings out some chum to make Chum Krabs.}} |
{{Appear3|[[File:My Two Krabses 063.png|150px]]|My Two Krabses|Minor; she brings out some chum to make Chum Krabs.}} |
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+ | {{Appear3|[[File:TBA.png|150px]]|Hiccup Plague|Minor; she catches a hiccup bubble, but shortly gets rid of it.}} |
{{Appear3|[[File:A Cabin in the Kelp 129.png|150px]]|A Cabin in the Kelp|Major; she is one of the Gal Pals.}} |
{{Appear3|[[File:A Cabin in the Kelp 129.png|150px]]|A Cabin in the Kelp|Major; she is one of the Gal Pals.}} |
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{{Appear3|[[File:The Hankering 200.png|150px]]|The Hankering|Supporting; she analyzes Mr. Krabs to find Plankton inside.}} |
{{Appear3|[[File:The Hankering 200.png|150px]]|The Hankering|Supporting; she analyzes Mr. Krabs to find Plankton inside.}} |
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{{Appear3|[[File:Who R Zoo 165.png|150px]]|Who R Zoo?|Minor; she and Plankton are scared by bubble penguins.}} |
{{Appear3|[[File:Who R Zoo 165.png|150px]]|Who R Zoo?|Minor; she and Plankton are scared by bubble penguins.}} |
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Appearances
Karen is one of the show's ten main characters, as well as one of the two main villains along with Plankton. She was created by Stephen Hillenburg in 1998, shortly after he married his wife, Karen Hillenburg. Stephen called his wife "the funniest person he knows"[1] and her sense of humor inspired the cartoon Karen's personality.
Doug Lawrence, the voice of Plankton and a writer on the show, helped Hillenburg develop Karen's character.[2] Lawrence notably decided that she and Plankton should be an inseparable duo, with Karen as the brains of the operation, always supplying Plankton with evil plans. In early episodes and up to "Plankton's Pet", Karen was an immobile computer screen stationed in the Chum Bucket; she eventually gained a "mobile form" that allows her to interact with other characters.
Karen and Plankton were both officially promoted to main characters in the credits of the 2004 film and have been part of the main cast ever since. Karen has also appeared in numerous tie-in books, comics, and video games.
Episodes
Note: In the first three seasons, Karen and Plankton were not main cast members yet.
| Image | # | Episode | Role in episode |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | |||
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"Plankton!" (tr • ga) | Debut (wall form); she analyzes a piece of seaweed and Plankton. | |
| File:F.U.N 094.png | "F.U.N." (tr • ga) | Supporting; she gives Plankton the plan to trick SpongeBob. | |
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"Sleepy Time" (tr • ga) | Cameo (desktop form); her rarely-seen desktop form is on Plankton's desk. | |
| Season 2 | |||
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"Imitation Krabs" (tr • ga) | Supporting (Robot Krabs form); her system is built into Robot Krabs, and her voice announces the self-destruct mode. | |
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"Welcome to the Chum Bucket" (tr • ga) | Supporting; she gives Plankton the plan to show SpongeBob some compassion. | |
| Season 3 | |||
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"The Algae's Always Greener" (tr • ga) | Supporting; she gives Plankton the plan to use his transmogrifier. | |
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"Plankton's Army" (tr • ga) | Major; she helps and consoles Plankton after his failures, and later meets Plankton's cousins. She learns Plankton's first name, Sheldon. | |
| Season 4 | |||
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"Fear of a Krabby Patty" (tr • ga) | Minor; Plankton asks Karen why she isn't laughing with him. Note: This is Karen and Plankton's first appearance as official main cast members, as they were both promoted in the credits of the 2004 movie. | |
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"Krabs vs. Plankton" (tr • ga) | Minor; | |
| File:Dunces and Dragons 124.jpg | "Dunces and Dragons" (tr • ga) | Supporting, Karen's medieval ancestor appears as a crystal ball. | |
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"Enemy In-Law" (tr • ga) | Major; Plankton is bored and annoyed with Karen and wants to find a new romance. | |
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"New Leaf" (tr • ga) | Cameo, Robot Krabs form; the Robot Krabs (which has Karen's system built into it) appears. | |
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"Best Frenemies" (tr • ga) | Supporting; she analyzes the Kelp Shakes and finds out what they are made of. | |
| Season 5 | |||
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"Friend or Foe" (tr • ga) | Major; she tells the real story of how Plankton and Mr. Krabs became enemies. | |
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"Spy Buddies" (tr • ga) | Cameo; Plankton talks to her from off-screen, and she is later seen in the Chum Bucket. | |
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"Krabs à la Mode" (tr • ga) | Supporting; Karen gives Plankton the idea to steal a Krabby Patty in the cold confusion. | |
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"Bucket Sweet Bucket" (tr • ga) | Major; she wants the Chum Bucke to have a makeover. | |
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"Goo Goo Gas" (tr • ga) | Major; she tells Plankton how to make his plan really work. | |
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"Atlantis SquarePantis" (tr • ga) | Appears in video game adaptation | |
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"Mermaid Man vs. SpongeBob" (tr • ga) | Supporting; she brings Plankton a Mermaid Man kids' meal. | |
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"20,000 Patties Under the Sea" (tr • ga) | Karen's voice is built into the Chum Bucket glove and says "Customer approaching." Her control panel is also seen in the Chum Bucket. | |
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"Banned in Bikini Bottom" (tr • ga) | Supporting; she explains that the Krusty Krab was closed down. | |
| Season 6 | |||
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"Krabby Road" (tr • ga) | Supporting; she throws Plankton out of the Chum Bucket for being a jailbird. | |
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"Spongicus" (tr • ga) | Supporting; she is Plankton's helper at the Chum Coliseum. | |
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"Patty Caper" (tr • ga) | Minor; she gives Plankton their own version of a Krabby Patty. | |
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"Plankton's Regular" (tr • ga) | Major; she pays Nat to eat at the Chum Bucket. | |
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"The Krabby Kronicle" (tr • ga) | Minor; Plankton tries to show Karen a chum stick when the restaurant gets shut down. Later, Karen is seen powered off when Plankton is out of business. | |
| File:Komputer Overload 172.jpg | "Komputer Overload" (tr • ga) | Major; Plankton tries to replace Karen with an army of new robots. | |
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"Chum Bucket Supreme" (tr • ga) | Supporting; she gives Plankton the idea to advertise his products. | |
 
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"Single Cell Anniversary" (tr • ga) | Major; it is Karen and Plankton's anniversary, and Plankton gets SpongeBob to help him find a gift for Karen. | |
  
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"Truth or Square" (tr • ga) | Supporting; she gives Plankton the courage to go out and steal the formula. All three of her main forms are seen in this episode: wall, desktop, and mobile. | |
| File:Chum Caverns 030.jpgFile:Chum Caverns 050.jpg | "Chum Caverns" (tr • ga) | Major; Karen gives Plankton the directions to the cavern, and later gives him the plan to use the scenery to attract customers. | |
| Season 7 | |||
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"Tentacle-Vision" (tr • ga) | Cameo; Plankton watches the show on Karen's screen. | |
| File:Someone's in the Kitchen with Sandy 048.jpgFile:Someone's in the Kitchen with Sandy 058.jpg | "Someone's in the Kitchen with Sandy" (tr • ga) | Supporting; Karen thinks Plankton's plan is repulsive. | |
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"The Inside Job" (tr • ga) | Major; Karen gives Plankton her mind connector to get inside other people's brains. | |
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"Greasy Buffoons" (tr • ga) | Supporting; Karen helps serve the greasy food. | |
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"SpongeBob's Last Stand" (tr • ga) | Minor; Karen gives Plankton a back massage. | |
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"One Coarse Meal" (tr • ga) | Supporting; Karen doesn't believe that Pearl is actually following Plankton. | |
| Dialogue mention | "Gramma's Secret Recipe" (tr • ga) | Indirectly mentioned as "family" | |
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"The Great Patty Caper" (tr • ga) | Cameo; Plankton says goodbye to Karen. | |
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"Buried in Time" (tr • ga) | Minor; Karen brings Plankton prunes. | |
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"Shellback Shenanigans" (tr • ga) | Supporting; she uses her telescope to spy on SpongeBob and Mr. Krabs. | |
| File:Perfect Chemistry 032.jpg | "Perfect Chemistry" (tr • ga) | Supporting; Sandy compliments Karen when she visits. | |
| Season 8 | |||
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"Frozen Face-Off" (tr • ga) | Major; after Plankton leaves Karen in the snow, she teams up with SpongeBob to stop Plankton. | |
| File:Sweet and Sour Squid 031.jpg | "Sweet and Sour Squid" (tr • ga) | Minor; Plankton shows Karen his idea. | |
| File:Walking the Plankton 206.jpg | "Walking the Plankton" (tr • ga) | Major; Karen and Plankton go on their second honeymoon. | |
| File:Plankton's Good Eye 047.jpg | "Plankton's Good Eye" (tr • ga) | Major; Karen gives Plankton the eye surgery. | |
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"Fiasco!" (tr • ga) | Deleted scene, credited in voice cast | |
| File:Free Samples 008.jpg | "Free Samples" (tr • ga) | Supporting; Karen is confused by Plankton's free sample idea. | |
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"Karen 2.0" (tr • ga) | Major; Plankton builds a new version of Karen, making her feel devastated. | |
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"For Here or to Go" (tr • ga) | Supporting; Karen cuts the patty out of Plankton and analyzes it. | |
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"It's a SpongeBob Christmas!" (tr • ga) | Supporting; Karen tells Plankton that he would get a real present if he wasn't a jerk. | |
| File:Chum Fricassee 121.jpg | "Chum Fricassee" (tr • ga) | Supporting; Karen is the cashier for the restaurant. | |
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"Move It or Lose It" (tr • ga) | Supporting; Karen helps Plankton sell things to earn money. | |
| Season 9 | |||
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"Eek, an Urchin!" (tr • ga) | Voice only; Karen calls Plankton on his cell phone. | |
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"Jailbreak!" (tr • ga) | Minor; she visits Plankton in jail. | |
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"Evil Spatula" (tr • ga) | Supporting; she mixes the ingredients that Mr. Krabs says. | |
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"It Came from Goo Lagoon" (tr • ga) | Minor; she has a mini form built into the submarine. | |
 
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"Plankton's Pet" (tr • ga) | Major; she gives Plankton the idea to get a pet. | |
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"Company Picnic" (tr • ga) | Deleted scene, credited in voice cast | |
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"Mall Girl Pearl" (tr • ga) | Cameo; she is at the mall on the top floor. | |
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"CopyBob DittoPants" (tr • ga) | Supporting; she has a party with SpongeBob and Plankton, then tries to help teach the SpongeCopies. | |
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"Lame and Fortune" (tr • ga) | Major; she makes the fortune cookies and calms down the crowd. | |
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"Pineapple Invasion" (tr • ga) | Minor; she gives Plankton a push. | |
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"Salsa Imbecilicus" (tr • ga) | Major; she and Sandy team up to help make the town smart again. | |
| Season 10 | |||
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"Mimic Madness" (tr • ga) | Deleted scene;[3] in the original storyboard, when Sandy and Plankton are playing chess and SpongeBob mimics them, Karen comes out of the Chum Bucket and laughs at SpongeBob's impression of Plankton. | |
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"Plankton Gets the Boot" (tr • ga) | Major; she kicks Plankton out of the Chum Bucket and he tries to make her jealous. | |
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"Plankton Retires" (tr • ga) | Supporting; she consoles Plankton after his failure. | |
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"The Incredible Shrinking Sponge" (tr • ga) | Minor; she scans SpongeBob and flicks him away. | |
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"Feral Friends" (tr • ga) | Deleted scene;[4] in the rough storyboard, she gave Plankton his food when he got turned into a feral copepod. | |
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"Don't Wake Patrick" (tr • ga) | Cameo (wall form); Karen's wall form is seen in the corner of the Chum Bucket. | |
| Season 11 | |||
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"Spot Returns" (tr • ga) | Major; she has a "cute overload" from all the puppies. | |
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"Spin the Bottle" (tr • ga) | Supporting; she asks Plankton about his genie scheme. | |
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"The Legend of Boo-Kini Bottom" (tr • ga) | Supporting; she puts on a show about the horrors of the Krusty Krab. | |
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"Krabby Patty Creature Feature" (tr • ga) | Minor; she gets infected by the patties. | |
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"Grandmum's the Word" (tr • ga) | Supporting; she and Plankton try to have a date when Plankton's grandma interrupts it. | |
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"Bottle Burglars" (tr • ga) | Supporting; Karen is proud of Plankton, and later, she sleepwalks and scares SpongeBob. | |
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"Shopping List" (tr • ga) | Minor; Karen is a chef and tells Plankton not to add the last ingredient. | |
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"Patnocchio" (tr • ga) | Narrates episode; Karen plays a computer fairy who tells the story of Patnocchio. | |
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"Karen's Virus" (tr • ga) | Major; Karen gets a virus, and Plankton and SpongeBob have to journey into her hard drive to get it out. | |
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"Girls' Night Out" (tr • ga) | Major; she is one of the Gal Pals. | |
| Season 12 | |||
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"Gary & Spot" (tr • ga) | Minor; she sleeps while Spot escapes. | |
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"King Plankton" (tr • ga) | Major; she offers to watch SpongeBob's sea chimps for the day. | |
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"Plankton's Old Chum" (tr • ga) | Supporting; she tells Plankton to throw out his old chum. | |
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"The Krusty Bucket" (tr • ga) | Supporting; she watches the creation of PlanKrab. | |
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"Karen's Baby" (tr • ga) | Major; she orders a baby computer in the mail. | |
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"SpongeBob's Big Birthday Blowout" (tr • ga) | Minor; she and Plankton dance at the party. | |
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"The Ghost of Plankton" (tr • ga) | Supporting; Karen puts on a funeral for Plankton when he is thought to be dead. | |
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"My Two Krabses" (tr • ga) | Minor; she brings out some chum to make Chum Krabs. | |
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"Hiccup Plague" (tr • ga) | Minor; she catches a hiccup bubble, but shortly gets rid of it. | |
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"A Cabin in the Kelp" (tr • ga) | Major; she is one of the Gal Pals. | |
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"The Hankering" (tr • ga) | Supporting; she analyzes Mr. Krabs to find Plankton inside. | |
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"Who R Zoo?" (tr • ga) | Minor; she and Plankton are scared by bubble penguins. | |
| File:Plankton's Intern 04.png | "Plankton's Intern" (tr • ga) | Minor; she leaves for vacation and later returns. | |
Movies
| Image | # | Episode | Role in episode |
|---|---|---|---|
 
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"The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie" (tr • ga) | Supporting, debut of mobile Karen; she gives Plankton the idea to use "Plan Z" and works beside him when he becomes a dictator. Note: This is Karen and Plankton's first appearance as main cast members. | |
 
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"The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water" (tr • ga) | Supporting; she helps Plankton and later powers the time machine. |
Video games
| Game | Role in game | |
|---|---|---|
| PC and console games | ||
| Revenge of the Flying Dutchman | GBA version, level 3 boss fight: Appears on Plankton's robot | |
| Battle for Bikini Bottom | Appears in opening cutscene and Kah-Rah-Tae! | |
| SpongeBob SquarePants Typing | Mentioned | |
| Nickelodeon Toon Twister 3-D | Appears in the Chum Bucket in the opening and menu | |
| The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie (video game) | PC version, Evil Under the Sea level: Player interacts with Karen GBA and console versions: Appears in cutscenes | |
| Lights, Camera, Pants! | Console version: Host of Chum Bucket levels PC version: Appears as an unlockable actor | |
| The Yellow Avenger | Interacts with the player in the Chum Bucket | |
| Creature from the Krusty Krab | Guide for the player in Plankton's levels | |
| SpongeBob's Atlantis SquarePantis | Mentioned many times by Plankton | |
| Drawn to Life: SpongeBob SquarePants Edition | Mobile Karen is one of the preset playable character designs | |
| SpongeBob SquarePants featuring Nicktoons: Globs of Doom | Appears in the Chum Bucket | |
| SpongeBob's Truth or Square | Appears and talks in the Chum Bucket throughout the game | |
| SpongeBob SquigglePants | Appears in various minigames | |
| SpongeBob SquarePants Tooncast Studio | Appears in Chum Bucket background | |
| Plankton's Robotic Revenge | Talks in opening cutscene | |
| SpongeBob HeroPants | Karen's time machine form appears throughout the game | |
| Mobile apps | ||
| SpongeBob Moves In! | Appears in multiple quests | |
| SpongeBob's Game Frenzy | Scan the Patty minigame: Playable | |
| The SpongeBob Movie Game: Sponge on the Run | Karen's time machine form appears throughout the game | |
| SpongeBob Game Station | Appears in Sponge Run minigame and promo art | |
| SpongeBob Town | Appears with Plankton | |
Books
| Book | Role in book |
|---|---|
| Krusty Krab Adventures | Appears in "The Algae's Always Greener" segment |
| Tales From Bikini Bottom | Appears in "F.U.N." segment |
| SpongeBob Saves the Day | Appears in "Plankton!" segment |
| The SpongeBob SquarePants Oracle | Quotes from Karen are featured |
| SpongeBob Exposed! The Insider's Guide to SpongeBob SquarePants | Appears on Chum Bucket and Plankton bio pages |
| The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie (book) | Same role as the movie |
| The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie (Cine-Manga book) | Same role as the movie |
| Who's Hungry? | Appears in "Welcome to the Chum Bucket" segment |
| Stop the Presses! | Supporting |
| Comic Number 8 | Appears in "Imitation Krabs" segment |
| SpongeBob DetectivePants: The Case of the Missing Spatula | Supporting |
| Comic Crazy! | Appears in Best Fiend |
| The Great Escape | Same role as "Truth or Square" |
| Pirates of Bikini Bottom | Karen's screen appears on Plankton's robots |
| SpongeBob's Runaway Roadtrip (book) | Appears in "Walking the Plankton" segment |
| Dancing With The Star | Minor |
| The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water: The Junior Novelization | Same role as the movie |
| Krabby Patty Caper | Same role as the movie |
