Pickles are a common ingredient used in Krabby Patties and a favorite of Bubble Bass'. They first appear in the "Plankton!" but have their first main role in the episode with the same name.
Description
A pickle is a green cucumber that has been pickled in a brine, vinegar, or other solution and left to ferment for some time. They are most often sliced into individual pieces and added to sandwiches.
Role in series
"Pickles"
Pickles are the driving point of this episode. SpongeBob is reminded by Bubble Bass that he forgot to put pickles on his Double Triple Bossy Deluxe, which destroys his memory of how to make a Krabby Patty, let alone do anything.
Toward the end of the episode, it is revealed by SpongeBob that Bubble Bass had been hiding the pickles under his tongue the whole time, among many other belongings of the Bikini Bottomites.
"Neptune's Spatula"
While making a Krabby Patty during the cook-off, SpongeBob adds a smiley face and eyes on two pickles and tucks them in "bed" with a slice of cheese to tell them a bedtime story.
"Patty Hype"
SpongeBob is too distracted listening to the sound of two pickle slices being squeaked together to save Mr. Krabs from an angry mob.
Road Trip in 3-D!
They are seen when SpongeBob and Patrick were looking for the key for the Patty Wagon.
"That's No Lady"
After being told to move out of town by a salesman, Patrick packs many things in his suitcase that belongs to SpongeBob, some of which are pickles.
"Squiditis"
SpongeBob uses pickles on his leg burns, believing that pickles are like cucumbers, only for the vinegar to burn them even more.
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water
When SpongeBob and Patrick are battling, Plankton starts shooting pickles at SpongeBob and Patrick, which makes it raining pickles and French fries.
"The Incredible Shrinking Sponge"
SpongeBob, having shrunk and lost his pants, uses a pickle slice to censor his crotch area.
Trivia
- Pickle juice has been known to cause different effects on the characters.
- In "Pressure," Sandy can somehow breathe normally with a pickle jar on her head even though the pickle juice could easily hurt her eyes.
- In "Company Picnic," Squidward gets pickle juice in one of his eyes and feels pain.
External links
- Pickles on Wikipedia