The Krusty Krab cash register (also called Cashy[1] and Betsy[2]) is a cash register and the co-owner of the Krusty Krab. It first appears in the episode "Help Wanted."
Description
It is a slate-gray or dark blue cash register. Iys sole purpose is to store money given by customers at the Krusty Krab.
Role in series
"SpongeBob SquarePants vs. The Big One"
Mr. Krabs names it Cashy while he is stuck in the ocean by himself. The Flying Dutchman taters to take it away from Krabs, but the thug war ends in Cashy being lunched into the air. It hits Sandy's heilcopter, causing to hit the Flying Dutchman, knocking him out and later crashing into the Goo Lagoon sands.
"Sponge-Cano!"
Mr. Krabs calls it Cashy once again when it is set alight by fire.
"The Krabby Patty That Ate Bikini Bottom"
Mr. Krabs calls it Cashy again when the giant Krabby Patty swallows it whole.
Damages
It has been damaged many times, mostly by explosions.
- "Employee of the Month": The explosion decimates the whole Krusty Krab.
- "Suds": SpongeBob's suds make the Krusty Krab explode.
- "Dying for Pie": The exploding pie incident causes all of Bikini Bottom to explode.
- "Sandy, SpongeBob, and the Worm:" The Alaskan Bull Worm crushes the Krusty Krab.
- "Just One Bite:" Squidward eats too many Krabby Patties all in single bites and later explodes along with the Krusty Krab due to overeating.
- "Can You Spare A Dime?:" The drawer is ripped out of it, bending the metal around the hole and top.
- "Skill Crane:" Squidward's carelessness destroys the Krusty Krab.
- "Krusty Towers:" It is at the bottom of the hotel and does the most damage.
- "Spy Buddies:" Patrick's cannon shot leads the blimp to the Krusty Krab exploding.
- "The Krusty Plate:" The Spot-Master 6000's explosion destroys the Krusty Krab.
- "Pat No Pay:" The trash chute explosion destroys the Krusty Krab.
- "SpongeHenge:" The Krusty Krab is destroyed by the sand burial.
- "Stanley S. SquarePants:" When Stanley touches the cash register, it ignites.
- "SpongeBob SquarePants vs. The Big One:" It goes underwater multiple times.
- "The Curse of the Hex:" It is set on fire when Mr. Krabs refuses to serve Madame Hagfish, who subsequently curses the Krusty Krab and eventually sets fire to all of the money inside.
- "Sponge-Cano!:" It gets burned.
- "The Krabby Patty That Ate Bikini Bottom:" Once the giant Krabby Patty becomes too big and everyone starts running, it gets absorbed by the Krabby Patty.
- "Eek, an Urchin!:" It is pounded with a mallet by Mr. Krabs because the sea urchin is inside of in it.
Abuses
- "Squid's Day Off:" It is knocked over by Squidward, causing all of the money inside of it to spill out.
- "The Incredible Shrinking Sponge:" Squidward uses the cash register to try and squish a sea urchin, before he gets his head stuck in it.
Trivia
- Its name is Betsy in the German version, the name of Mr. Krabs' mother. It is also called Betsy in the Spanish version.
- It is also called Betsy in "Banned in Bikini Bottom."
- Its name is Kassie in Dutch.
- Mr. Krabs got it when it was just a little calculator and raised it as if it was his own child[3].
- Like Karen Plankton, it was a calculator when it was younger.
- Mr. Krabs refers to this technology as an automated money-handling system in "Krusty Krab Training Video."
References
- ^ "SpongeBob SquarePants vs. The Big One." SpongeBob SquarePants. Nickelodeon. April 17, 2009. Television.
- ^ "Banned in Bikini Bottom." SpongeBob SquarePants. Nickelodeon. November 23, 2007. Television.
- ^ "Krab Borg." SpongeBob SquarePants. Nickelodeon. March 29, 2002. Television.