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The Dump is a junkyard that first appears in the episode "Artist Unknown." This is where Mr. Krabs and Plankton opened their first and only burger store together, as revealed in "Friend or Foe."
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Description
It looks like any dump. It has mountains of trash and is guarded by a guard worm named JK. It is covered with garbage waste and there are also tall metal gates surrounding the area and a sign that reads "dump" in green and all capital letters.

Role in series
"Artist Unknown"
SpongeBob hides in a cereal box in the Dump from Squidward because he thinks that his art is not good enough.
"Idiot Box"
Squidward is brought to the Dump by a garbage truck while playing in the box.
"The Lost Mattress"
SpongeBob, Patrick, and Squidward are ordered to visit this dump to retrieve Mr. Krabs' original mattress in which all his money was stored in.
"Wigstruck"
The Dump briefly appears at the beginning of the episode. Ned's wig flies through the dump before flying onto SpongeBob's head.
"Friend or Foe"
When Mr. Krabs and Plankton were kids, this was their base and later location for their restaurant.
Karen's first known job was here as a security camera.
"Lost in Bikini Bottom"
When SpongeBob is in a hurry to get to the Krusty Krab, he goes over one of the garbage piles at this location and over the razor-wired fence.
"The Ballad of Filthy Muck"
After going to many filthy areas, Patrick ends up at the dump where he is astonished by the filthiness of it, and goes in.
Role in video games
Plankton's Krusty Bottom Weekly!
The dump is one of the locations the player can visit to take pictures.
SpongeBob SquarePants featuring Nicktoons: Globs of Doom
It is the second level that Jimmy Neutron and Plankton take on, in order to stop Bubble Bass.