Lockdown for Love

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"Lockdown for Love" is a SpongeBob SquarePants episode from season 13. In this episode, when Plankton ruins a date with Karen, she puts the Chum Bucket on lockdown until he proves his affection.

Characters

Synopsis

Karen gets mad at Plankton for always putting the secret formula before their relationship, so she locks down the Chum Bucket and won't let Plankton leave until they spend one interruption free, romantic night together.

Production

The episode was confirmed on September 30, 2020.^[3]

Music

( ‣ ) Production music
( • ) Original music
( ◦ ) SpongeBob music

‣ Pe'i Tau'eva (b) - Kapono Beamer [Title card]

‣ Ladies in Waiting No. 1 - Cyril Watters [Opening]
‣ Esta Noche (b) - Hans Ehrlinger [Plankton dressed as Ray Ray.]
• Ahoy Landlubbers - Michael Bolger, Nicolas Carr [Krabs gets in his boat. (High-Pitched)]
‣ Esta Noche (b) - Hans Ehrlinger [Plankton sees the formula.]
‣ Droopy - Arthur Wilkinson ["Hold that thought, baby."]
‣ Dramatic Cue (e) - Ronald Hanmer [Plankton falls.]
• Vibe Sting - Nicolas Carr [Plankton passes through the formula.]
‣ ? [Formula disappears.]
‣ Tiptoe Footsteps - [ProjectSAM Symphobia Colours: Animator] [Plankton tries to find the formula.]
‣ Oh My Trill! - [ProjectSAM Symphobia Colours: Animator] ["Is this some kind of horrible nightmare?"]
‣ Laughter Muted Trumpet - [ProjectSAM Symphobia Colours: Animator] ["A projector?"]
‣ Bad Slide - [ProjectSAM Symphobia Colours: Animator] ["You tricked me with a simulation!?"]
• The Donut Dilema - Nicolas Carr [Karen tells Plankton that he failed the test.]
‣ ? ["But, babycakes!"]
‣ Chase to the Finish - Alan Wynn [Karen puts the Chum Bucket on lockdown.]
• Lap Steel - Nicolas Carr [Transition to next scene.]
‣ Light-Hearted Links (1-6) - Eric Spear [Plankton making stew for Karen.]
‣ Six Comedy-Mysterioso Links 5 - Ronald Hanmer [Plankton sees the formula.]
‣ Light-Hearted Links (1-6) - Eric Spear ["Plankton, what are you doing?"]
‣ Sliding 2 - Hans Ehrlinger, Roy Etzel ["Slow it down, you maniac!"]
‣ Slip 'n Slide - Stephen Bulla, Jeff Kidwell [Plankton gives Patrick directions.]
• Unknown Vibe Sting - Nicolas Carr ["Huh?"]
‣ Slip 'n Slide - Stephen Bulla, Jeff Kidwell [Patrick appears behind Plankton.]
‣ ? ["A thin piece of glass is all that stands between me and what I want most in the world."]
‣ Hide and Seek - Arthur Wilkinson [Karen asks Plankton if dinner is ready.]
• Great Idea Patrick - Nicolas Carr [Plankton gets an idea.]
‣ Slippery Sid - Roger Roger [Plankton disguises Patrick as Ray Ray.]
‣ Esta Noche (b) - Hans Ehrlinger ["Ray Ray" serves dinner.]
• Sneaky Panther Pants - Nicolas Carr ["Krabby Patty secret formula, here I come!"]
• A Fishy Conversation - Nicolas Carr, Barry Anthony [Plankton massages Karen's wheels.]
• Ahoy Landlubbers - Michael Bolger, Nicolas Carr [Krabs driving his boat.]
‣ Death Trap [#25] - Gregor Narholz [Krabs notices the formula fell off his boat.]
‣ Frantic Pursuit - Barry Tattenhall [Krabs searching for the formula.]
‣ Six Comedy-Mysterioso Links 1 - Ronald Hanmer ["Plankton!"]
‣ Lazybones - Xavier Edmunds, Zoltan Biscotti [Karen hears Krabs' knocking.]
‣ Comedy Chase Sequence - Paul Andrew Williams ["The formula is finally mine!"]
• Unknown Vibe Sting - Nicolas Carr [Krabs sees Plankton with the formula.]
‣ Comedy Chase Sequence - Paul Andrew Williams [Krabs and Plankton try to grab the formula from each other.]
‣ Charming Waltz - Cedric Palmer [Karen reveals she has the Krabby Patty formula downloaded onto her.]
• Slide Whistle Stooges - Nicolas Carr, Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield [Plankton lets go of the formula.]
‣ Happy Jose - Ulrich Wenzel [Plankton flies over to Karen.]
• Parting of the Clouds - Nicolas Carr [Karen about to reveal the formula.]
• Birth of the Krabby Patty - Nicolas Carr [Karen about to reveal the formula.]
• The Fruitcake Vendor - Nicolas Carr, Barry Anthony [Karen gets mad and deletes the formula.]
• Lap Steel - Nicolas Carr [Transition to next scene.]
‣ Ladies in Waiting No. 1 - Cyril Watters [Plankton and Karen in a hot air balloon.]
‣ ? [Patrick playing the violin badly.]
• Hot Steel and Slide Licks 5 - Jeremy Wakefield [Ending]

Release

This episode is available on the SpongeBob SquarePants Vol. 21 digital DVD.

Trivia

This episode and "A Place for Pets" preceded the series premiere of the Nickelodeon game show Unleashed, because of this, they were countdown screenbugs at the left corner on the Nick logo for both episodes.
This episode was leaked on Amazon Prime Video in Canada on October 16, 2020 before airing in the US.
In Canada, this episode was originally going to air on October 19, 2020, but was later postponed, and got replaced with a rerun of "Cuddle E. Hugs" and "Pat the Horse."

General

This episode has the lowest season premiere in the series with only 0.85 million viewers.
The episode's title card is similar to the title cards of "Welcome to the Chum Bucket" and Enemy In-Law," only it's in widescreen.
Starting with this episode and "A Place for Pets" going forward, the copyright trademark in the end credits now uses "ViacomCBS International Inc." instead of "Viacom International".
Most TV guides list this episode as a season 12 episode.^{[citation needed]} It's possible because its sister episode was originally going to be a season 12 episode.

This is the fourth episode directed by Marc Ceccarelli and Vincent Waller. The first was "Who R Zoo?," the second was "Plankton's Intern" and the third was "A Place for Pets."
This episode marks SpongeBob's smallest cameo, beating "Mall Girl Pearl" and "Shell Games," appearing only for 5 seconds. He is only heard panting and breathing, making this the second episode where SpongeBob only has non-verbal dialogue after "Whale Watching."
This is the second episode where Patrick turns into Plankton, with the first being "The Inside Job."

Errors

When Plankton does puppy eyes, his eyebrow is missing.

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[3] ttp://www.thefutoncritic.com/showatch/spongebob-squarepants/listings/

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