Kelp Jerky is a snack food that appears in the episodes "Sun Bleached" and "Porous Pockets," and the video game Nicktoons MLB.
Description[]
It comes in a small, light yellow bag with a transparent display window. The snack's name is written at the top of the bag in capitalized, red-orange letters.
The snack itself is strips of dark reddish-brown jerky.
Role in series[]
"Sun Bleached"[]
After SpongeBob becomes sun bleached, Patrick tries to give him a makeover by covering him in mud, putting armpit hair on his head, and replacing his teeth with two pieces of Kelp Jerky. This causes a mother to mistake him as a monster and run him over with her baby's stroller, with the disguise being dropped and replaced with a caramel makeover at the Ice Cream shop.
"Porous Pockets"[]
While the hundreds of trucks bring money to SpongeBob's house, he and Patrick sit back and watch while eating bags of Kelp Jerky.
Role in video games[]
Nicktoons MLB[]
It is used as an advertisement in the SpongeBob SquarePants-themed baseball field.
Trivia[]
- It is a parody of a beef jerky.
- Kelp Jerky is foreshadowed in "Porous Pockets" when, upon hearing the giant clam cough loudly, Patrick mentions to SpongeBob that he remembers coughing like that while eating a box of Kelp Jerky.
- Both of its in-series appearances are in season 6 episodes that premiered in 2008.