Krab Borg

Krab Borg
General
Season №:	3
Episode №:	49a
Airdate:	March 29, 2002 October 18, 2002 See more... April 15, 2003 September 11, 2003 October 30, 2004 February 5, 2009 July 17, 2019 U.S. premiere time (ET): 8:00 pm Copyright year: 2002 U.S. viewers (millions): 4.58 Running time: 11 minutes, 50 seconds Sister episode(s): "Rock-a-Bye Bivalve"
U.S. premiere time (ET):	8:00 pm
Copyright year:	2002
U.S. viewers (millions):	4.58
Running time:	11 minutes, 50 seconds
Sister episode(s):	"Rock-a-Bye Bivalve"
Credits
Guest(s):	Rodney Bingenheimer as DJ
Writer(s):	Paul Tibbitt Kent Osborne Mark O'Hare
Storyboard Artist(s):	Carson Kugler William Reiss Mike Roth
Storyboard:	Paul Tibbitt Kent Osborne
Animation:	Tom Yasumi
Creative:	Derek Drymon
Chronology
Previous	"Squilliam Returns"
Next	"Rock-a-Bye Bivalve"

"Krab Borg" is a SpongeBob SquarePants episode from season 3. In this episode, SpongeBob and Squidward think Mr. Krabs is a robot.

Characters

• Creepy Time Theater narrator ^(debut)
• SpongeBob SquarePants
• Human in movie
• Live-action robot ^(debut)
• Gary the Snail
• Margaret SquarePants ^{(mentioned as "mom")}
• Sherm SquarePants ^(mentioned)
• Eugene H. Krabs
• DJ ^(debut)
• Squidward Tentacles
• Incidental 64
• Pirates ^(mentioned)
• Jeff Tentacles ^{(mentioned as "father")}
• Pearl Krabs ^(mentioned)
• Fred
• Incidental 2
• Incidental 69
• Incidental 14
• Incidental 4
• Incidental 10
• Incidental 3
• Incidental 37A
• Incidental 42
• Fish on the Comedy Record
• Davy Jones ^(mentioned)

Synopsis

One night, SpongeBob and Gary watch a scary movie called Night of the Robot, which is about robots that take over the world, and it shows a live-action robot chasing a live-action human. Gary tells SpongeBob that he shouldn't watch it as scary movies freak him out, but SpongeBob denies this. He is then shown laying in bed shaking in fear, wondering if everyone he knows is a robot. After asking Gary if he is a robot, SpongeBob decides he has nothing to worry about and tries to get some sleep. Unfortunately, he has a nightmare about a robot chasing him, and the next day at the Krusty Krab he has become very paranoid and believes that robots are "everywhere" (one turning out to be a trolley with cleaning equipment and a sack of Sea Potatoes, and another a red light which was actually the warning light for the deep fryer).

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SpongeBob asks Thaddeus if he is a robot.

Meanwhile, Mr. Krabs is in his office listening to Bikini Bottom's number one hit song on his radio, titled "Electric Zoo." Mr. Krabs likes the song and hums to it. SpongeBob later walks past Mr. Krabs' office and overhears him saying he feels "completely recharged." He then witnesses Mr. Krabs talking to his radio, talking in a "robot" language over the phone, and doing a bizarre robot-like dance to the song.

Mr. Krabs dances like a robot

This convinces SpongeBob that Mr. Krabs is a robot imposter, and he relays this information to Squidward. Squidward does not believe him, so SpongeBob tries several tests to prove that Mr. Krabs is a robot. First, he tests Mr. Krabs sense of humor by having Squidward tell a joke, but Mr. Krabs does not laugh. SpongeBob says that this is because he is a robot as robots do not laugh, but Squidward says that "he's obviously heard it before."

SpongeBob then tests Mr. Krabs emotions by telling him that Squidward's father never hugged him to see if he will cry. Mr. Krabs says that although it is a little sad, Squidward can hug himself during his break. This further worries SpongeBob, but Squidward says that this is ridiculous and that his father loved him very much. This reminds SpongeBob of the third and final test: the love test. SpongeBob tells Mr. Krabs that Squidward loves him, but he simply tells him to get back to work.

Mr. Krabs with red eyes

Back in his office, Mr. Krabs' radio breaks and he decides to give the batteries to Pearl for her Christmas present. A timer rings and he grabs a pair of tongs and removes his hard-boiled egg from a pot of boiling water, ready to eat it. But just when Mr. Krabs is about to put some salt on the egg, he is startled when SpongeBob calls out his name, and he accidentally tosses the full salt shaker into his eyes, and he screams in pain.

Squidward then asks SpongeBob what the robots in the movie looked like. SpongeBob says that they had red eyes, metal pinchers for hands, and ran on batteries. Squidward then asks if Mr. Krabs looks anything like that, and this is (seemingly) answered when Mr. Krabs barges out of his office screaming in pain with glowing bloodshot eyes, the tongs he used to hold the egg, and the radio batteries in his pocket. As Mr. Krabs runs to the bathroom, Squidward finally believes SpongeBob and tells him to call the Navy, but due to their automated phone service, SpongeBob thinks that the robots have taken over the Navy. Squidward then announces over the microphone that robots are taking over the world, causing all the customers to flee the Krusty Krab.

Mr. Krabs then emerges from the bathroom relieved that his eyes aren't hurting anymore and goes back to his office (he doesn't seem to notice the Krusty Krab is now empty). Squidward then wonders how they will find out what happened to the "real" Mr. Krabs, and SpongeBob says that the main character in the movie teamed up with a buddy and they got the poop on, or collected information from, the robot. After reading a book on how to torture, the two go into Mr. Krabs' office and tie him up, demanding to know where the "real" Mr. Krabs is.

"What?! You think I'm a robot?!"

After getting no answers and Mr. Krabs insisting that he is the real Mr. Krabs, SpongeBob and Squidward decide to interrogate his machines, which include a blender, a toaster, a food processor, and a coffee maker.

These, of course, do not give any answers either, so Squidward destroys them with a baseball bat. This greatly upsets Mr. Krabs as he paid good money for them, and he finally breaks down crying when SpongeBob brings in his cash register. He also mentions laughing with it and loving it, revealing that he is not a robot. Squidward asks how the movie ended- SpongeBob, while thinking the ending was great, remembers that the ending revealed the robot invasion was just in the characters' imagination and that there were no robots after all.

Realizing his mistake, SpongeBob declares its time to feed Gary and runs off, leaving Squidward to take the heat from Mr. Krabs. As a nervous Squidward grabs a broom and begins sweeping, a furious Mr. Krabs growls and screams "Squidward!" at the top of his lungs as the episode ends.

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Production

Music

( ‣ ) Production music

( • ) Original music

( ◦ ) SpongeBob music

 • Electric Zoo - Paul Tibbitt [Title card]
 ‣ Saw Theme - William Trytel [SpongeBob watching TV]
 ‣ Savage Episode - Len Stevens [robot movie]
 ‣ Unease - Dick Stephen Walter ["What if Gary is a robot?"]
 ‣ Savage Episode - Len Stevens [SpongeBob's nightmare]
 ‣ Hawaiian Link (a) - Richard Myhill [the next morning]
 ‣ Vibe Q Sting - Nicolas Carr ["Robot, oh my gosh!"]
 • Electric Zoo - Paul Tibbitt [plays on radio]
 ‣ The Tip Top Polka/The Cliff Polka - Chelmsford Folk Band [Number 17's order]
 ‣ Stealth by Night - Jack Coles [Krabs talking to his radio]
 ‣ Dramatic Impact 6 - Ivor Slaney ["I'd say he was... a robot!"]
 ‣ Stealth by Night - Jack Coles [Krabs on the phone]
 ‣ Dramatic Impact 6 - Ivor Slaney ["Could it be that he's a robot?"]
 ‣ Dramatic Cue (d) - Ronald Hanmer [SpongeBob gasps]
 • Electric Zoo - Paul Tibbitt [Krabs dancing]
 ‣ Stand-Up Comic C - Sammy Burdson, John Charles Fiddy [Squidward's joke]
 ‣ Stealth by Night - Jack Coles ["Not even a chuckle!"]
 ‣ Dramatic Impact 6 - Ivor Slaney ["...a robot!"]
 ‣ Lonely Violin - Dick Stephen Walter ["Isn't that sad?"]
 ‣ Hercule Poirot - Gerhard Trede ["Squidward can hug himself during his break."]
 • Electric Zoo - Paul Tibbitt [Krabs' radio dies]
 ‣ Dramatic Impact 5 - Ivor Slaney [Krabs gets salt in his eyes]
 ‣ House of Horror - W. Merrick Farran [Squidward convinced that Krabs is a robot]
 ‣ Sweet and Lovely - Alan Braden ["You've reached the Navy's automated phone service."]
 ‣ House of Horror - W. Merrick Farran ["Squidward, the robots are running the Navy!"/Customers run out the Krusty Krab]
 ‣ Dramatic Climax - Mike Sunderland ["We need to find out what that robot did with the real Mr. Krabs."]
 ‣ Mambo Fantastico - Gerhard Narholz [getting supplies for interrogation]
 ‣ Danger Zone - Mike Sunderland ["Why did you lock the door?"]
 ‣ Against the Law (b) - Wilfred William Burns [Krabs tied up]
 ‣ Crime Time 2 - Gerhard Trede [Interrogating Krabs]
 ‣ Crime Time 3 - Gerhard Trede [Interrogating Krabs' blender]
 ‣ Botany Bay (b) - Robert Alexander White [Krabs cries]
 ‣ Tympup A - Sammy Burdson, John Charles Fiddy [SpongeBob laughs nervously]
 ‣ Drunken Sailor (b) - Robin Jeffrey, Tim Laycock [ending]

Release

• This episode is available on The Seascape Capers, The Best 200 Episodes Ever, The Third & Fourth Seasons, From the Beginning, Pt.1, SpongeBob SquarePants Vol. 4, SpongeBob's WhoBob WhatPants? (Greek release), Tales from the Deep (Russian version), Complete 3rd Season, First 100 Episodes, Complete Third Season, and Robot Invasion DVDs.
• This episode is available on the UK version of The Seascape Capers VHS tape.

Trivia

General

• According to SpongeBob, the robots in the movie:
  • Say they are recharged
  • Make beeping sounds
  • Make robotic movements
  • Cannot laugh
  • Cannot cry
  • Cannot love
  • Have piercing red eyes
  • Have metal pinchers for hands
  • Run on batteries
  • Do not really exist since they are just pure imagination
• The scene where Mr. Krabs is dancing to "Electric Zoo" has became a popular internet meme.
• SpongeBob claims that robots cannot laugh, cry, and love, but robot characters in the series like Karen can express said emotions.
• Episode writer and series executive producer Paul Tibbitt wrote the song "Electric Zoo."
• This is the only episode where Squidward's father is mentioned.
  • The SpongeBob SquarePants book Hooray for Dads!, however, shows that Squidward's father is, in fact, alive and well.
• The music "Electric Zoo" is featured on The Yellow Album.
• In the "Friend or Foe" marathon, this episode aired with "Dying for Pie."
• Mr. Krabs was previously accused of being a robot in "Imitation Krabs." However, in that episode, the other Krabs actually was a robot controlled by Plankton.
  • In that episode, Mr. Krabs is accused of being a robot by everyone in Bikini Bottom whereas, in this episode, he is accused of being a robot by SpongeBob and Squidward.
• When Squidward takes a hammer and saw out of a shed, a Krusty Krab calendar can be seen and it says that it is September, meaning that this episode takes place in that month.
• During Mr. Krabs' interrogation, Squidward destroys $120.12 worth of appliances.
• In various other countries, Squidward's joke is changed, due to the fact that many countries do not use the American television rating system.
  • In the Korean dub, Squidward's joke was "Why did the idiot die?," and the answer was "Because he forgot how to breathe."
  • In the German dub, Squidward's joke was, "Why do Chinese not like pirate movies?" and the answer was "Because they can't say Arr!"
  • In the Brazilian dub, Squidward's joke was "Why could the pirate only watch half of the movie?" and the answer was "Because he was wearing an eye patch."
  • In the Polish dub, Squidward's joke was "What's the name of Santa Claus' wife?" and the answer was "Renifer Lopez." ("renifer" means "reindeer")
  • In the Bahasa Indonesia dub, the answer of the joke is "Because he hasn't got his report cards yet."
  • In the Latin Spanish dub, the answer to the joke is "Because it was forbidden for cabin boys."
• When Squidward and SpongeBob barge into Mr. Krabs' office, they beat up Mr. Krabs. When they are beating him up, it shows a picture of the Krusty Krab. If one looks closely at that picture, there is a fish at the door.
• When shown on October 24 of an unknown year at 7:00 pm, on YTV, the episode starts at the Krusty Krab.
• The man that the robot was chasing in the movie is Dee Bradley Baker.
• After SpongeBob and Squidward evacuate the customers, Mr. Krabs comes out of the bathroom and goes back into his office. He does not seem angry or surprised that there is no one in the Krusty Krab, but, in most episodes he does.
• According to this episode, salt hurts Mr. Krabs' eyes even though he is a salt water crustacean.
• In the Bahasa Indonesia dub, Squidward's line "Hilarious. Just deliver the food." was changed to "Just deliver the food. Hurry!"

Cultural references

• KRUM, the radio station Mr. Krabs listens to, is the name of a real radio station.
• Squidward's answer to his joke asking why the 11-year-old could not get into the pirate movie is because "It was rated 'Arrgh!'" This is a parody of the R rating of the Motion Picture Association of America, a rating used for movies with mature content that children under 17 are prohibited from seeing in theaters without the presence of an adult.
• The title of this episode is a parody of the word cyborg, which is a half-human, half-robot.

Errors

• When Mr. Krabs has salt in his eyes, one is bigger than the other is, but in the close up, it is the same size.
• When SpongeBob yells "I surrender!," the Krabby Patties are gone, but when SpongeBob's Krusty Krab employee hat flies through Squidward's nose, the Krabby Patties are back.
• When SpongeBob is shown in bed, shivering over the potential of his relatives being robots, his alarm clock is nowhere to be seen, but once Gary is shown to be sleeping, it appears. It disappears again once he touches Gary's eye. It reappears when Gary sighs, but it disappears again when SpongeBob went back to sleep.
• A Help Wanted sign is seen in the right window the first time the Krusty Krab appears in this episode and when Mr. Krabs is screaming at the end of the episode, despite the fact that there are already enough employees working at the place.

  

  The Help Wanted sign is seen.

• When SpongeBob calls for Mr. Krabs the fourth time and Mr. Krabs spills the salt in his eyes, the supposedly "hard-boiled" egg breaks and splatters like a raw egg.
• When Squidward slaps Mr. Krabs and says "We can do this all night if you want," a part of the chair is missing behind Mr. Krabs.
• When the salt flies into Mr. Krabs' eyes, it is near the top of his eyes, but as he bursts through the door, the salt has collected into small piles at the bottom of his eyes and eyelids.
• In the beginning, there is no cash register, but when Mr. Krabs goes to the bathroom, the cash register is back.

  

  The cash register isn't there

• The door to Mr. Krabs' office, for the most part of this episode, has a window. But in the scene where Mr. Krabs runs for the bathroom, his door has an anchor on it.
• When SpongeBob and Squidward fight to get a hold of Mr. Krabs, the shot of the Krusty Krab is just a paused frame of the scene when the customers run out.

Frank Weiss is credited as an animation director instead of Tom Yasumi

• In the French dub, Frank Weiss is credited as the animation director rather than Tom Yasumi.

The fish are frozen inside the Krusty Krab.

• When SpongeBob and Squidward ties up Mr. Krabs, the second shot from the Krusty Krab is reused, and even the fish are frozen.

Running gags

• SpongeBob's face zooming in every time he says "a robot" and then saying "Nah!"
• SpongeBob calling Mr. Krabs; the latter getting more annoyed every time SpongeBob calls him.