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{{Episode
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|title = The Great Patty Caper
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|code = 223-727<br>223-728
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|seasonnumber = 7
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|episodenumber = 143
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|airdate = {{Flag|USA}} {{Time|November 11}}, {{Time|2010}}<br>{{Flag|CAN}} {{Time|March 7}}, {{Time|2011}}<br>{{Flag|AUS}} {{Flag|NZ}} {{Time|October 1}}, {{Time|2011}}<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20170817053052/http://www.throng.co.nz/tag/spongebob-squarepants/</ref><br>{{Flag|UK}} {{Flag|IRL}} {{Time|October 17}}, {{Time|2011}}{{SeeMore}}{{Flag|BRA}} {{Flag|LAM}} {{Time|October 14}}, {{Time|2010}}<br>{{Flag|GER}} {{Time|December 24}}, {{Time|2010}} (Nicktoons)<br>{{Flag|EU}} {{Time|March 10}}, {{Time|2011}}<br>{{Flag|RUS}} {{Time|March 10}}, {{Time|2011}}<br>{{Flag|POL}} {{Time|March 10}}, {{Time|2011}}<br>{{Flag|GER}} {{Time|May 1}}, {{Time|2011}} (Nickelodeon)<br>{{Flag|ESP}} {{Flag|POR}} {{Time|May 21}}, {{Time|2011}}<ref>https://www.neeo.es/2011/05/20/episodio-especial-bob-esponja-el-gran-robo-de-la-formula/</ref><br>{{Flag|NOR}} {{Flag|DEN}} {{Flag|SWE}} {{Time|June 19}}, {{Time|2011}}<br>{{Flag|ISR}} {{Time|July 5}}, {{Time|2011}}<br>{{Flag|SEA}} {{Time|July 18}}, {{Time|2011}}<br>{{Flag|ITA}} {{Time|November 5}}, {{Time|2011}}<br>{{Flag|UKR}} {{Time|December 31}}, {{Time|2011}} (QTV)<br>{{Flag|FRA}} {{Time|January 12}}, {{Time|2012}}<br>{{Flag|ALB}} {{Time|February 5}}, {{Time|2012}}<br>{{Flag|IRL}} {{Time|September 6}}, {{Time|2012}}<br>{{Flag|JAP}} {{Time|July 11}}, {{Time|2015}}<br>{{Flag|UKR}} {{Time|July 14}}, {{Time|2018}} (TET)<br>{{Flag|UKR}} {{Time|August 5}}, {{Time|2018}} (PLUS PLUS)<br>{{Flag|FNS}} {{Time|October 15}}, {{Time|2018}}<br>{{Flag|HK}} {{Time|January 15}}, {{Time|2021}}<br>{{Flag|SLK}} {{Time|April 9}}, {{Time|2022}}<br>{{Flag|KEN}} {{Time|May 9}}, {{Time|2022}}<br>{{Flag|KZ}} {{Time|June 12}}, {{Time|2022}}{{SeeMoreEnd}}
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|year = {{Time|2010}}
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|writer = [[Casey Alexander]]<br>[[Zeus Cervas]]<br>[[Steven Banks]]<br>[[Dani Michaeli]]
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|supervising producer = [[Paul Tibbitt]]
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|director-storyboard = [[Casey Alexander]]<br>[[Zeus Cervas]]
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|director-animation = [[Alan Smart]]<br>[[Tom Yasumi]]
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|director-creative = [[Vincent Waller]]
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|briefsummary = the key to the safety deposit box that holds the [[Krabby Patty]] [[Krabby Patty secret formula|secret recipe]] goes missing, allowing {{Link|Plankton}} to finally realize his dream
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}}
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===Characters===
  
===Characters===
 
*{{Link|SpongeBob SquarePants}}
  
*{{Link|SpongeBob SquarePants}}
 
*[[Squidward Tentacles]]
  
*[[Squidward Tentacles]]
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*[[Dave]]
  
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*[[Gale Rechid]]
  
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*[[Frankie-Billy]]
  
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*[[Harold Bill Reginald Scott]]
  
 
*[[Eugene H. Krabs]]
  
*[[Eugene H. Krabs]]
 
*[[Sheldon J. Plankton]]
  
*[[Sheldon J. Plankton]]
 
*[[Gary the Snail]] {{Mentioned}}
  
*[[Gary the Snail]] {{Mentioned}}
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*[[Johnny Elaine|Elaine]]
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*[[Realistic Fish Head]]
 
*[[Perch Perkins]]
  
*[[Perch Perkins]]
 
*[[Highway Speed Patrol]]
  
*[[Highway Speed Patrol]]
 
*[[Karen Plankton]] {{Cameo}}
  
*[[Karen Plankton]] {{Cameo}}
 
*[[Patrick Star]]
  
*[[Patrick Star]]
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*[[Orin J. Ruffy]] {{Debut}}
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*[[Abigail Marge]]
  
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*{{Link|Incidentals}}
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*[[Fred]]
  
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**[[Incidental 42]]
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*[[Orin J. Ruffy]] {{Debut}}
  
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*[[Thaddeus]]
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**[[Incidental 48]]
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**[[Fred]]
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*[[Conductor of the Oceanic Express]] {{Debut}}
  
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**[[Incidental 104]]
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**[[Incidental 107]]
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**[[Incidental 40]]
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**[[Incidental 64]]
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**[[Incidental 14]]
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**[[Incidental 37A]]
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**[[Incidental 7]]
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**[[Incidental 60]]
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**[[Incidental 41]]
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**[[Incidental 49]]
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**[[Incidental 73]]
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**[[Incidental 152]]
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**[[Incidental 45]]
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**[[Incidental 92]]
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**[[Incidental 37B]]
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**[[Incidental 150]]
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**[[Incidental 106]]
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**[[Incidental 8]]
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**[[Incidental 108]]
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**[[Incidental 105]]
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**[[Incidental 27]]
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**[[Incidental 115]]
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**[[Incidental 107]]
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**[[Incidental 102]]
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**[[Incidental 84]]
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**[[Incidental 90]]
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**[[Incidental 81]]
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*[[Conductor]] {{Debut}}
 
*[[Alternate-Universe Patrick]]
  
*[[Alternate-Universe Patrick]]
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*[[Trucker (The Gift of Gum)|Trucker]]
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*[[Mr. Walker]]
  
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*[[Jewel Triplets Gang]] {{Debut}}
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*[[Jewel Triplets Gang]] {{Debut}}
 
**Woman and baby
  
**Woman and baby
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*[[Lady in teal]] {{Debut}}
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*[[Friendly lady|Miss McGuffin]] {{Debut}}
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*[[Evelyn]]
  
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*[[Gus]]
  
 
*[[Old Man Jenkins]]
  
*[[Old Man Jenkins]]
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*[[Keystone cops]] {{Debut}}
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*[[Nancy Suzy Fish]]
  
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**Brown keystone cop {{Debut}}
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*[[Nathiel Waters]]
  
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**Green keystone cop {{Debut}}
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*[[Nat Peterson]]
  
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**Purple keystone cop {{Debut}}
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*[[Norma]]
  
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*[[Paco]]
  
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*[[Taylor Fishbowl]]
  
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*[[Shubie]]
  
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*[[Dennis (citizen)|Dennis]]
  
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*[[Wobbles]]
  
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*[[Shelly Fishbowl]]
  
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*[[Ivy (gray)|Ivy]]
  
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*[[Tina Fran]]
  
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*[[Dale]]
  
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*[[Frank (red shirt)|Frank]]
  
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*[[Jimmy Gus]]
  
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*[[Mable-Monica]]
  
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*[[Keystone Cops|Brown Keystone Cop]] {{Debut}}
  
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*[[Keystone Cops|Green Keystone Cop]] {{Debut}}
  
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*[[Keystone Cops|Purple Keystone Cop]] {{Debut}}
  
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*[[Werewolf]] {{Debut}}
  
 
*[[King Neptune]] {{Mentioned}}
  
*[[King Neptune]] {{Mentioned}}
 
*Plankton on and in PQ {{Debut}}
  
*Plankton on and in PQ {{Debut}}
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*[[Teller]] {{Single appearance}}
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*[[Miss Rechid]]
  
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*[[Mable (gray)|Mable]]
  
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*[[Richard]]
  
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*[[Sylvester]]
  
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*[[Bank teller]] {{Debut}}
  
 
*[[French Narrator]]
  
*[[French Narrator]]
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*[[SpongeBob's Grandson]] {{Debut}}
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*[[SpongeBob's grandson]] {{Debut}}
   
 
==Synopsis==
  
==Synopsis==
 
===Act 1===
  
===Act 1===
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[[File:The Great Patty Caper 006.png|thumb|right|200px|SpongeBob screaming, due to no Krabby Patties being seen in the freezer.]]
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The episode starts with SpongeBob going into the [[Krusty Krab]] freezer to find that they have run out of [[Krabby Patties]]. He and Mr. Krabs try to make more but cannot remember the recipe. Mr. Krabs gives SpongeBob the key to the vault in which the recipe is hidden, and he and Patrick board a train to the bank for the safety deposit box. Sometime during the ride, the key to the box is stolen and SpongeBob and Patrick must find the thief.
  
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The episode starts with the curtains opening SpongeBob going into the [[Krusty Krab]] freezer to find that they have run out of {{Link|Krabby Patties}}. He and Mr. Krabs try to make more but cannot remember the recipe. Mr. Krabs gives SpongeBob the key to the vault in which the recipe is hidden, and he and Patrick board [[Oceanic Express|a train]] to the bank for the safety deposit box. Sometime during the ride, the key to the box is stolen and SpongeBob and Patrick must find the thief.
   
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After getting squished a couple of times, Plankton walks up to them, and Patrick searches him but finds him to be clean. The duo stops the train to find the suspect responsible for stealing the key. A nanny and her baby are searched, only to find a stolen jewel in the baby's diaper that was stolen by triplets who pretended to be the nanny and baby.[[File:SpongeBob AAAAA!!!.png|thumb|right|200px|SpongeBob screaming, due to no Krabby Patties being seen in the freezer.]]
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After getting squished a couple of times, Plankton walks up to them, and Patrick searches him but finds him to be clean. The duo stops the train to find the suspect responsible for stealing the key. A nanny and her baby are searched, only to find a stolen jewel in the baby's diaper that was stolen by triplets who pretended to be the nanny and baby. The curtains then close.
   
 
===Act 2===
  
===Act 2===
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The next suspect, the butler, is then revealed to be a thief named Orin J. Ruffy, who stole $75,000 worth of ham sandwiches. SpongeBob cries hopelessly but soon finds Patrick having the key; in fact, he found it while he cleaned SpongeBob's shorts. They head back into the train and are on their way to the bank. Eventually, Plankton bats them out of a window and the best friends must chase the train. It is revealed that Plankton has the key now.
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The curtains reopen and the next suspect, the butler, is then revealed to be a thief named Orin J. Ruffy, who stole $75,000 worth of ham sandwiches. SpongeBob cries hopelessly but soon finds Patrick having the key; in fact, he found it while he cleaned SpongeBob's shorts. They head back into the train and are on their way to the bank. Eventually, Plankton bats them out of a window and the best friends must chase the train. It is revealed that Plankton has the key now.
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[[File:The Great Patty Caper 276.png|thumb|SpongeBob and Patrick running after the train]]
  
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As SpongeBob morphs himself into a hang glider, he and Patrick fly back onto the train to pursue him. Once they return, SpongeBob and Patrick chase Plankton through the caboose, the coaches, the tender, and the engine before Plankton disconnects the coal tender, coaches, and caboose of the train from the engine, leaving SpongeBob and Patrick in the engine's cabin. As SpongeBob and Patrick try to stop the train, Patrick stupidly breaks the brake (of the train) causing the train to go out of control.
  
   
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[[File:The Great Patty Caper 248.png|thumb|left|200px|SpongeBob and Patrick running after the train.]]
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He makes several weird, futile attempts to stop the train, one of which is to put a heavy object on the tracks. This only causes the train to flip and move forward while some of the wheels go off the track. The two manage to bring all of the wheels back in place when they stop in front of a retirement home. Patrick then stupidly breaks the throttle, which he thought said "Break." Meanwhile, as Plankton is caught trying to steal the formula by Mr. Krabs, he still escapes with it, until the train crashes into the bank and stops Plankton before he can leave. Even though Plankton's plan fails again, Mr. Krabs has to pay the damage to the bank with his bank account, causing Mr. Krabs to scream "NOOOO!".
  
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As SpongeBob morphs himself into a hang glider, he and Patrick fly back onto the train to pursue him. Once they return, SpongeBob and Patrick chase Plankton through the caboose, the coaches, the tender, and the locomotive before Plankton separates the train by disconnecting the coal tender, coaches, and caboose from the locomotive, leaving SpongeBob and Patrick in its cabin. As the two try to stop the train, Patrick stupidly breaks its brake, causing it to go out of control.
   
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He makes several weird, futile attempts to stop the train, one of which is to put a heavy object on the tracks. This only causes the locomotive to flip and move forward while some of the wheels go off the track. The two manage to bring all of the wheels back in place when they stop in front of a retirement home just in time. Patrick then stupidly breaks the throttle, which he thought said "Break." Meanwhile, as Plankton is caught trying to steal the formula by Mr. Krabs, he still escapes with it, until the locomotive crashes into the bank and stops him before he can leave. Even though Plankton's plan fails again, Mr. Krabs has to pay the damage to the bank with his bank account, causing him to scream in disbelief.
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Seventy-five years later, Elderly SpongeBob finishes the story of the "Great Train Caper." His grandson responds by telling to keep quiet as he is in excitement over his video game, while SpongeBob says "Eh, these kids today" and goes to sleep.
  
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[[File:The Great Patty Caper 437.png|thumb|220x220px|Elderly SpongeBob and his grandson]]
  
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[[File:The Great Patty Caper 399.png|thumb|200px|Elderly SpongeBob and his grandson.]]
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Seventy-five years later, an exaggeratedly elderly SpongeBob finishes the story of the "Great Train Caper." His grandson responds by telling him to keep quiet as he is in excitement over his video game, while SpongeBob remarks about kids these days and goes to sleep, as the episode ends.
   
 
==Production==
  
==Production==
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This episode was added onto the US Copyright Office twice; one on [[March 3]], [[2010]],<ref>https://cocatalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?v1=55&ti=51,55&SEQ=20240118092718&Search%5FArg=SpongeBob&Search%5FCode=TALL&CNT=25&PID=MYxbaUL0Eforje2UrOZ7tx7k9IlQ&SID=4</ref> and the other on [[September 23]], [[2010]].<ref>https://cocatalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?v1=56&ti=51,56&SEQ=20240118092728&Search%5FArg=SpongeBob&Search%5FCode=TALL&CNT=25&PID=QzGJ1schaL6hkzz09EZsIBg0V3-d&SID=4</ref>[[File:"The Great Patty Caper" promo art.jpeg|thumb|180x180px|Promotional artwork for the episode.]]
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[[File:C79662D2-3325-4811-A2FA-4B30C8CA343E.jpeg|thumb|180x180px|Promotional artwork for the episode.]]
  
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===Music===
  
===Music===
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{{MLegend}}{{APM|s|Salty Squid Jig|Michael Bolger, Nicolas Carr, Sage Guyton, James King|Title card}}
  
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{{OM|Salty Squid Jig#Salty Squid Jig 1{{!}}Salty Squid Jig 1|Michael Bolger, Nicolas Carr, Sage Guyton, James King|Title card}}
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{{APM|z|Zoom (d)|Dick De Benedictis|SpongeBob enters the freezer}} {{APM|e|Evil Mind 4|Dick De Benedictis|SpongeBob enters the freezer}} {{APM|d|Dramatic Impact 6|Ivor Slaney|SpongeBob screams}} {{APM|d|Dramatic Cue (e)|Ronald Hanmer|"We're all out of Krabby Patties, sir!"}} {{APM|h|Happy Sack Shanty|Michael Bolger, Nicolas Carr|making more patties}} {{APM|v|Vibe Sting|Nicolas Carr|"What are you on about, boy?"}} {{APM|h|Happy Sack Shanty|Michael Bolger, Nicolas Carr|S.C.A.B.S.}} {{APM|d|Dramatic Cue (b)|Ronald Hanmer|Plankton flies out of Krabs' safe on a rocket}} {{APM|s|Sneaking About|Phil Green|"Don't you have any respect for tradition?"}} {{APM|h|Harp Ding|Nicolas Carr|"I know!"}} {{APM|s|Salty Krab Jig|Michael Bolger, Nicolas Carr|SpongeBob solves Krabs' dilemma}} {{APM|b|Bikini Bottom News Theme|Nicolas Carr|news on TV}} {{APM|a|The Adventurers|Paul Lawler|Krabs sends the formula away}} {{APM|d|Danger Sign|Harry Bluestone, Emil Cadkin|Plankton turns off the TV}} {{APM|t|Terror|Alan Braden|Plankton laughs evilly}} {{APM|n|Nude Sting|Nicolas Carr|SpongeBob and Krabs realize they forgot to look at the formula}} {{APM|s|Steel Licks (d)|Jeremy Wakefield|Krabs bangs his head against the wall}} {{APM|a|Against All Odds|Paul Lawler|Krabs tells SpongeBob where the formula is}} {{APM|s|Synopsis|Frank Harlow|the key to Krabs' heart}} {{APM|h|Hall of Fame|Harry Bluestone, Emil Cadkin|Krabs gives SpongeBob the safe deposit box key}} {{APM|z|Zelle 501|Gerhard Trede|Plankton listening}} {{APM|p|Puffing Along|Harry Bluestone|"The Oceanic Express."}} {{APM|l|Lap Steel|Nicolas Carr|bus runs over Plankton}} {{APM|l|Locomotion|Harry Bluestone, Emil Cadkin|"Your sleeping quarters."}} {{APM|t|Train Ride|Sidney Torch|Plankton on top of the bus}} {{APM|s|Steel Licks|Jeremy Wakefield|Plankton on a windshield}} {{APM|t|Train Ride|Sidney Torch|dining car}} {{APM|d|Drama Link (f)|Hubert Clifford|"The key!"}} {{APM|i|Imminent 1|Harry Bluestone, Emil Cadkin|SpongeBob accuses Plankton of stealing the key}} {{APM|b|Befuddled Gent|Phil Green|Patrick puts on rubber gloves}} {{APM|b|Beware the Ripper (c)|Richard Myhill|Patrick calls the cops}} {{APM|d|Desperate Situation|Phil Green|Line of suspects/"Mr. Police Commissioner?"}} {{APM|c|Cloak and Dagger [#69]|Phil Green|"...the nanny!"}} {{APM|h|Harp Ding|Nicolas Carr|"The key!"}} {{APM|i|International Law|Peter Yorke|diamond}} {{APM|c|Cocksure Capers|Phil Green|"I told you taking the train was a mistake."}} {{APM|d|Dramatic Bridge 1|Phil Green|"If they didn't do it, that means the key was stolen by..."}} {{APM|c|Cloak and Dagger [#70]|Phil Green|"...the butler!"}} {{APM|d|Dramatic Bridge 1|Phil Green|"You may not be a butler, but are you a werewolf?"}} {{APM|c|The Creature (b)|Gregor F. Narholz|Full moon}} {{APM|c|The Creature (a)|Gregor F. Narholz|Guy turns into a werewolf}} {{APM|t|Tragic Bridge 2|Phil Green|"Okay, butler, you may have hoodwinked the sponge, but I ain't no pushover!"}} {{APM|b|Befuddled Gent|Phil Green|Patrick eating popcorn}} {{APM|b|Bubble Poppin' Boys|Nicolas Carr, Barry Anthony|"I don't believe either of you."}} {{APM|i|International Law|Peter Yorke|Orin J. Ruffy}} {{APM|s|Solo Steel 1|Jeremy Wakefield|SpongeBob cries}} {{APM|u|Unknown Track 37|Nicolas Carr|"The key!"}} {{APM|s|Seaweed|Steve Belfer|SpongeBob and Patrick get back on the train}} {{APM|d|Dramatic Bridge 7|Phil Green|"Me three."}} {{APM|c|Closing the Door|Nicolas Carr|Plankton closes the door}} {{APM|t|Train Ride|Sidney Torch|Plankton opens a window}} {{APM|t|Tragic Bridge 4|Phil Green|Plankton kicks SpongeBob and Patrick out}} {{APM|s|Steel Sting|Jeremy Wakefield|they get up}} {{APM|d|Dramatic Bridge 4|Phil Green|"And thanks for the key!"}} {{APM|g|Grass Skirt Chase|Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield|SpongeBob and Patrick run after the train}} {{APM|m|Mystery Murder [#60]|Phil Green|"Patrick, hop up on my back."}} {{APM|h|High Hazard|Philippe Pares|they jump off the cliff}} {{APM|i|The Intruder|Phil Green|SpongeBob and Patrick get back on the train}} {{APM|p|Panic Patrol|Kenny Graham|SpongeBob and Patrick chase Plankton}} {{APM|r|Rescue|Cecil Milner|"Over here, choo-choo heads!"}} {{APM|t|Tragic Bridge 3|Phil Green|passengers complaining}} {{APM|e|Excited Chase 1|Phil Green|SpongeBob and Patrick panicking}} {{APM|s|Sword Fight|Harry Bluestone, Emil Cadkin|SpongeBob trying to stop the train}} {{APM|m|Maui Beach|Hans Haider|rest home}} {{APM|s|Sword Fight|Harry Bluestone, Emil Cadkin|"And that means..."}} {{APM|v|Vibe Sting|Nicolas Carr|"Oh, yeah."}} {{APM|s|Sword Fight|Harry Bluestone, Emil Cadkin|Patrick holds up a stop sign}} {{APM|s|Steel Link (b)|Jeremy Wakefield|Patrick selling lemonade}} {{APM|s|Sword Fight|Harry Bluestone, Emil Cadkin|train flips over}} {{APM|m|Maui Beach|Hans Haider|"There's a train behind you."}} {{APM|s|Sword Fight|Harry Bluestone, Emil Cadkin|train stops}} {{APM|m|Maui Beach|Hans Haider|"Hey!"}} {{APM|r|Runaway Train|Harry Bluestone, Emil Cadkin|throttle}} {{APM|m|Mission Improbable|Nicolas Carr, Barry Anthony|Plankton at the bank}} {{APM|l|Lite Conversation|Nicolas Carr, Barry Anthony|"Well, well."}} {{APM|e|Excited Chase 1|Phil Green|"Checkmate, Krabs!"}} {{APM|e|Expectant Stab [#28]|Harry Bluestone, Emil Cadkin|train crashes through the wall}} {{APM|s|Steel Licks (b)|Jeremy Wakefield|Plankton crushed}} {{APM|s|Sea Shanty in Minor Key|Michael Bolger, Nicolas Carr, Sage Guyton|giant hole in wall}} {{APM|s|Skipping to School|Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield|ending}}
  
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{{OM|In the Cooler Tension Build Up|Nicolas Carr|SpongeBob enters the freezer.}}
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{{APM-article|Dramatic Impact (6)|Ivor Slaney|SpongeBob screams.}}
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{{APM-article|Dramatic Cue (E)|Ronald Hanmer|"We're all out of Krabby Patties, sir!"}}
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{{OM|Happy Sack Shanty|Michael Bolger, Nicolas Carr|making more patties}}
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{{OM|New Vibe Hits|Nicolas Carr|"What are you on about, boy?"}}
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{{OM|Happy Sack Shanty|Michael Bolger, Nicolas Carr|S.C.A.B.S.}}
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{{APM-article|Dramatic Cue (B)|Ronald Hanmer|Plankton flies out of Krabs' safe on a rocket.}}
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{{APM-article|Sneaking About|Phil Green|"Don't you have any respect for tradition?"}}
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{{OM|Hgliss & Bell|Nicolas Carr|"I know!"}}
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{{OM|Salty Krab Jig|Michael Bolger, Nicolas Carr|SpongeBob solves Mr. Krabs' dilemma.}}
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{{OM|Bikini Bottom News Theme|Nicolas Carr|news on TV}}
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{{APM|a|The Adventurers|Paul Lawler|Mr. Krabs sends the formula away.}}
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{{APM-article|Danger Sign|Harry Bluestone, Emil Cadkin|Plankton turns off the TV.}}
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{{APM-article|Terror|Alan Braden|Plankton laughs evilly.}}
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{{OM|Nude Sting|Nicolas Carr|SpongeBob and Mr. Krabs realize they forgot to look at the formula.}}
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{{OM|Steel Licks 78|Jeremy Wakefield|Mr. Krabs bangs his head against the wall.}}
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{{APM-article|Against All Odds|Paul Lawler|Mr. Krabs tells SpongeBob where the formula is.}}
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{{OM|Carrol Chimes|Nicolas Carr|Mr. Krabs takes out a key.}}
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{{APM-article|Synopsis|Frank Harlow|the key to Krabs' heart}}
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{{OM|Bell Tree Gliss|Nicolas Carr|Mr. Krabs takes out the safe deposit key.}}
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{{APM|h|Hall of Fame [#79]|Harry Bluestone, Emil Cadkin|Mr. Krabs gives SpongeBob the safe deposit box key.}}
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{{APM-article|Zelle{{!}}Zelle 501|Gerhard Trede|Plankton listening}}
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{{APM|p|Puffing Along|Harry Bluestone|"The Oceanic Express."}}
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{{OM|Lap Steel|Nicolas Carr|The bus runs over Plankton.}}
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{{APM|l|Locomotion|Harry Bluestone, Emil Cadkin|"Your sleeping quarters."}}
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{{APM|t|Train Ride|Sidney Torch|Plankton on top of the bus}}
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{{OM|Steel Licks 41|Jeremy Wakefield|Plankton on a windshield}}
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{{APM|t|Train Ride|Sidney Torch|dining car}}
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{{APM-article|Drama Link (F)|Hubert Clifford|"The key!"}}
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{{APM|i|Imminent 1|Harry Bluestone, Emil Cadkin|SpongeBob accuses Plankton of stealing the key.}}
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{{APM-article|Befuddled Gent|Phil Green|Patrick puts on rubber gloves.}}
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{{APM|b|Beware the Ripper (C)|Richard Myhill|Patrick calls the cops.}}
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{{APM-article|Desperate Situation|Phil Green|Line of suspects/"Mr. Police Commissioner?"}}
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{{APM-article|Cloak And Dagger{{!}}Cloak And Dagger [#69]|Phil Green|"...the nanny!"}}
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{{OM|Hgliss & Bell|Nicolas Carr|"The key!"}}
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{{APM-article|International Law|Peter Yorke|diamond}}
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{{APM-article|Cocksure Capers|Phil Green|"I told you taking the train was a mistake."}}
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{{APM-article|Dramatic Bridges{{!}}Dramatic Bridge 1|Phil Green|"If they didn't do it, that means the key was stolen by..."}}
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{{APM-article|Cloak And Dagger{{!}}Cloak And Dagger [#70]|Phil Green|"...the butler!"}}
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{{APM-article|Dramatic Bridges{{!}}Dramatic Bridge 1|Phil Green|"You may not be a butler, but are you a werewolf?"}}
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{{APM-article|The Creature{{!}}The Creature (b)|Gregor F. Narholz|Full moon}}
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{{APM-article|The Creature{{!}}The Creature (a)|Gregor F. Narholz|Guy turns into a werewolf}}
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{{APM-article|Tragic Bridges{{!}}Tragic Bridge 2|Phil Green|"Okay, butler, you may have hoodwinked the sponge, but I ain't no pushover!"}}
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{{APM-article|Befuddled Gent|Phil Green|Patrick eating popcorn}}
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{{OM|Bubble Popping Boys|Nicolas Carr, Barry Anthony|"I don't believe either of you."}}
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{{APM-article|International Law|Peter Yorke|Orin J. Ruffy}}
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{{OM|Solo Steel 1|Jeremy Wakefield|SpongeBob cries.}}
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{{OM|Birth of the Krabby Patty|Nicolas Carr|"The key!"}}
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{{OM|Gator|Steve Belfer|SpongeBob and Patrick get back on the train.}}
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{{APM-article|Dramatic Bridges{{!}}Dramatic Bridge 7|Phil Green|"Me three."}}
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{{OM|Closing Door Sting|Nicolas Carr|Plankton closes the door.}}
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{{APM|t|Train Ride|Sidney Torch|Plankton opens a window.}}
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{{APM-article|Tragic Bridges{{!}}Tragic Bridge 4|Phil Green|Plankton kicks SpongeBob and Patrick out.}}
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{{OM|Steel Licks 22|Jeremy Wakefield|They get up.}}
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{{APM-article|Dramatic Bridges{{!}}Dramatic Bridge 4|Phil Green|"And thanks for the key!"}}
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{{OM|Grass Skirt Chase|Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield|SpongeBob and Patrick run after the train.}}
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{{APM-article|Mystery Murder{{!}}Mystery Murder [#60]|Phil Green|"Patrick, hop up on my back."}}
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{{APM-article|High Hazard|Philippe Pares|They jump off the cliff.}}
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{{APM|i|The Intruder|Phil Green|SpongeBob and Patrick get back on the train.}}
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{{APM-article|Panic Patrol|Kenny Graham|SpongeBob and Patrick chase Plankton.}}
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{{APM-article|Rescue|Cecil Milner|"Over here, choo-choo heads!"}}
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{{APM-article|Tragic Bridges{{!}}Tragic Bridge 3|Phil Green|passengers complaining}}
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{{APM|e|Excited Chase 1|Phil Green|SpongeBob and Patrick panicking}}
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{{APM-article|Sword Fight|Harry Bluestone, Emil Cadkin|SpongeBob trying to stop the train}}
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{{APM-article|Maui Beach|Hans Haider|rest home}}
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{{APM-article|Sword Fight|Harry Bluestone, Emil Cadkin|"And that means..."}}
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{{APM|b|Boulevard of Dreams 1.6|Ray Davies [Strip Sounds]|train goes through loop-de-loops}}
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{{OM|New Vibe Hits|Nicolas Carr|"Oh, yeah."}}
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{{APM-article|Sword Fight|Harry Bluestone, Emil Cadkin|Patrick holds up a stop sign.}}
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{{OM|Steel Licks 35|Jeremy Wakefield|Patrick selling lemonade}}
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{{APM-article|Sword Fight|Harry Bluestone, Emil Cadkin|train flips over}}
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{{APM-article|Maui Beach|Hans Haider|"There's a train behind you."}}
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{{APM-article|Sword Fight|Harry Bluestone, Emil Cadkin|train stops just in time}}
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{{APM-article|Maui Beach|Hans Haider|"Hey!"}}
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{{APM|r|Runaway Train|Harry Bluestone, Emil Cadkin|throttle}}
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{{OM|Mission Improbable|Nicolas Carr, Barry Anthony|Plankton at the bank}}
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{{OM|Light Conversation 1#Light Conversation 1 Full Mix{{!}}Light Conversation 1 Full Mix|Nicolas Carr, Barry Anthony|"Well, well."}}
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{{APM|e|Excited Chase 1|Phil Green|"Checkmate, Krabs!"}}
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{{APM-article|Expectant Stab{{!}}Expectant Stab [#28]|Harry Bluestone, Emil Cadkin|The train crashes through the wall.}}
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{{OM|Steel Licks 18|Jeremy Wakefield|Plankton gets crushed.}}
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{{OM|Sea Shanty in a Minor Key|Michael Bolger, Nicolas Carr, Sage Guyton|giant hole in wall}}
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{{OM|Skipping to School|Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield|ending}}
   
 
===Reception===
  
===Reception===
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*When this episode aired on {{Time|November 11}}, {{Time|2010}}, it gained an audience of 6.6 million viewers and the most watched non-sports broadcast on cable for the week of November 14, and second overall only to a Monday Night Football game between the Steelers and the Bengals. It was the most viewed episode in a year after "[[Truth or Square]]."
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*When this episode aired on {{Time|November 11}}, {{Time|2010}}, it gained an audience of 6.1 million viewers and the most-watched non-sports broadcast on cable for the week of November 14, and second overall only to a Monday Night Football game between the Steelers and the Bengals. It was the most viewed episode in a year after "[[Truth or Square]]."<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/ratings/2010/11/16/spongebob-squarepants-ranks-as-basic-cables-number-one-entertainment-telecast-with-total-viewers-for-week-509115/20101116nickelodeon01/|title="SpongeBob SquarePants" Ranks as Basic Cable's Number-One Entertainment Telecast With Total Viewers for Week|date=November 16, 2010|acessdate=May 29, 2020}}</ref>
   
 
===Release===
  
===Release===
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*This episode is available on the [[The Great Patty Caper (DVD)|Great Patty Caper]], [[Complete Seventh Season]], and [[The Next 100 Episodes|Next 100 Episodes]] DVDs.
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*This episode is available on the [[The Great Patty Caper (DVD)|Great Patty Caper]], [[Complete Seventh Season]], [[Welcome Aboard]], [[Sunđer Bob Kockalone DVD 7]], [[The SpongeBob SquarePants Collection]], [[Season 7 Volume 3]], [[Kids Double Pack: Volume 4]], [[3 DVD Value Pack Volume 2]], [[The SpongeBob SquarePants 8 Season DVD Collection]], [[The Best 200 Episodes Ever]], SpongeBob SquarePants Vol. 12, and [[The Next 100 Episodes|Next 100 Episodes]] DVDs.
   
 
==Trivia==
  
==Trivia==
 
===General===
  
===General===
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*There are two online games based on this episode named ''[[The Great Patty Caper 2]]'' and ''[[Mystery Train]]''.
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*There are two online games based on this episode named ''[[The Great Patty Caper 2]]'' and ''Mystery Train''.
 
**There is a book based on this episode called ''[[The Great Train Mystery]]''.
  
**There is a book based on this episode called ''[[The Great Train Mystery]]''.
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[[File:Mystery with a Twistery.jpg|thumb|260px|"Mystery With a Twistery."]]
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*The original name for this episode was "Krabby Patty No More," as seen on some of the original character storyboards on Facebook.
  
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*The [[List of renamed episodes|original name for this episode]] was "Krabby Patty No More," as seen on some of the original character storyboards on Facebook.<ref>https://books.google.com/books?id=VZuH5CDvLa4C&pg=PA3&lpg=PA3&dq="krabby+patty+no+more"&source=bl&ots=9haVEhtA69&sig=ACfU3U2E92Rb7Fm710RQ4BsyZCRe9GUGXA&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiLqpKVxtnpAhVnJzQIHQv8Ay8Q6AEwAXoECAMQAQ#v=onepage&q="krabby%20patty%20no%20more"&f=false</ref>
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*This episode is also known as "Mystery With a Twistery."
  
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*This episode is also known as "Mystery With a Twistery." Amazon Prime and iTunes lists the other name of this episode.<ref>https://youtube.com/watch?v=Qd--4i4cdo0</ref>
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*The title of this episode is similar to that of "[[Patty Caper]]".
  
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*This is the second episode whose title contains the name of another episode, being "[[Patty Caper]]."
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*On one of the original storyboards, Patrick says the same line "Don’t touch me, I’m sterile!" from the episode "[[Suds]]." [http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=449004571365&set=a.449004231365.243998.42798291365&type=3&theater Click here] to take a look at the storyboard.
  
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**The first instance is was in "[[The Play's the Thing]]," which contained the name of another episode being "[[The Thing]]."
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*This is said to be the first ever ''SpongeBob'' mystery even though "[[Patty Caper]]" was also an episode involving a mystery. This may be why it says "the first ever SpongeBob mystery '''special'''" in a later commercial.
  
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*This is the seventh time [[Earth]] is seen in full view, the first is "[[Sandy's Rocket]]," the second is "[[Chocolate with Nuts]]," the third is ''[[The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie]],'' the fourth is "[[Whale of a Birthday]]," the fifth is "[[Squidward in Clarinetland]]," and the sixth is "[[Back to the Past]]."
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*In this episode, a few of the Krabby Patty formula ingredients are revealed. They are flour, barnacle shavings, turmeric and either sea salt or land salt (Mr. Krabs and SpongeBob could not agree on which one would be used).
  
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*The rubber gloves Patrick wears in the episode are the same ones he wore in "[[Suds]]."<ref>http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=449004571365&set=a.449004231365.243998.42798291365&type=3&theater</ref>
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*This episode premiered first in Latin America and in Brazil on October 14 before its release in the U.S.A.
  
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*This is said to be the first-ever ''SpongeBob'' mystery even though "Patty Caper" was also an episode involving a mystery.
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*There are 3 shorts associated with this episode. The shorts are bundled with the episode on iTunes.
  
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*In this episode, a few of the Krabby Patty formula ingredients are revealed. They are flour, barnacle shavings, turmeric, and either sea salt or land salt.
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*In this episode, [[Perch Perkins]] reveals that the [[Johnny Elaine|Realistic Fish Head]]'s real name is "Elaine."
  
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*When Mr. Krabs tries to remember the recipe of Krabby Patty, the abbreviations SCABS and LESIONS appear. Both are actually conditions related to skin and the tissue beneath it.
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*The only time card shown is "75 Years Later," implying that SpongeBob will live to be at least 99 years old.
  
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*There are three shorts associated with this episode. The shorts are bundled with the episode on iTunes.
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*In this episode, Perch Perkins reveals that the Realistic Fish Head's real name is "Elaine."
 
*Plankton is seen reading a book on mitosis, which is the process in which cells make copies of themselves.
  
*Plankton is seen reading a book on mitosis, which is the process in which cells make copies of themselves.
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*Sandy does not appear in this episode, but she appears in the short "[[What if the Mystery Ended This Way...?]]"
  
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*It seems that SpongeBob only suspects the people he met or ran into on the train.
  
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*The steam train featured in the episode doesn't seem to be based off of a specific real-world engine design.
  
 
*The process on how the formula went to Far-Out-Ville:
  
*The process on how the formula went to Far-Out-Ville:
 
**A small safe truck.
  
**A small safe truck.
 
**A big safe truck escorted by cops on motorcycles.
  
**A big safe truck escorted by cops on motorcycles.
 
**A Bikini Bottom Movers truck.
  
**A Bikini Bottom Movers truck.
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**A bullet train with the moving truck on it.
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**A bullet train engine with the moving truck on it.
 
**A helicopter takes the platform from the train to a big jet.
  
**A helicopter takes the platform from the train to a big jet.
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*The attempts Patrick makes in an attempt to stop the train are:
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*The attempts Patrick makes in an attempt to stop the runaway locomotive are:
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**Putting a stop sign
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**Putting a stop sign, gets ignored by;
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**Building a lemonade stand
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**Building a lemonade stand, still gets ignored;
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**Putting a rock on the rails, the locomotive does a front flip and then goes "drifting" before it stops just in time before hitting the retirement home
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**Putting a rock on the rails
  
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*This episode marks the second time someone says the line "Cops! I need you!" In this episode, it was said by Patrick. The first time was in the episode "[[Banned in Bikini Bottom]]" where the line is said by Plankton.
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*When Plankton says "Oh, now they're on time!" it may be a reference to "[[One Coarse Meal]]," since he was waiting for the bus to hit him in that episode. However, it is much more likely to be a reference to the previous scene, where Plankton missed the train due to the bus being late.
  
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*This is the second time someone says the line "Cops! I need you!" In this episode, it was said by Patrick. The first time was in the episode "[[Banned in Bikini Bottom]]" where the line is said by Plankton.
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*This was the second double-length episode that aired on {{W|Remembrance Day}}. The first one was "[[Have You Seen This Snail?]]" in {{Time|2005}}.
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*This was the second special that aired on {{Time|November 11}}. The first one was "[[Have You Seen This Snail?]]" in {{Time|2005}}.
  
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*This episode premiered seven years after [[Friends Forever]] was released and five years after "Have You Seen This Snail?" premiered.
  
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*This episode premiered in Poland on [[Jon Hamm]]'s 41st birthday.
  
 
*It is revealed that Patrick knows his letters, but still cannot read.
  
*It is revealed that Patrick knows his letters, but still cannot read.
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*This marks the second double-length episode where SpongeBob wears his [[Krusty Krab employee hat]] throughout the majority of the episode, the first was "[[SpongeBob SquarePants vs. The Big One]]."
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*The time card “75 Years Later” is similar to the title card of "[[Pizza Delivery]]."
  
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*The shot of SpongeBob and Patrick running around in the locomotive screaming is used for a 2011-2012 bumper.
   
 
===Cultural references===
  
===Cultural references===
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*When the train is stopped and SpongeBob is questioning some of the suspects, he asks them "Where were you on the night of January 16th?" This is a reference to the courtroom drama play {{W|The Night of January 16th}}, where said question was asked to the witnesses.
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*SpongeBob's question "Where were you on the night of January 16th?" is a reference to the courtroom drama play ''{{W|Night of January 16th}}'', where said question was asked to the witnesses.
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*Orin J. Roughy is a pun on an orange roughy fish.
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*Miss McGuffin is named after a "{{W|MacGuffin}}," which is an object that serves as a trigger for the plot, but is otherwise insignificant.
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*The first half of the patty caper plot likely got inspiration from a murder mystery/item mystery plot where there are some suspects and one murder/thief out of all of them and the detectives have to record clues to see who could be the murder or thief,the thief being in this case being the green baby fish.
   
 
===Errors===
  
===Errors===
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*On Stan, the episode is listed as "The Great ''Party'' Caper."
  
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**Also on Netflix, its icon is actually a screenshot from "[[Patty Caper]]."
  
 
*The number of passenger cars keeps changing throughout the episode.
  
*The number of passenger cars keeps changing throughout the episode.
 
*When Patrick gets knocked over at the lemonade stand, his mouth is closed while he is talking.
  
*When Patrick gets knocked over at the lemonade stand, his mouth is closed while he is talking.
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*When SpongeBob and Patrick were chasing Plankton, they pass [[Nat Peterson]] who is asleep on the train, but when they call for help, Nat is at the Railroad Depot, even though he was supposedly on the train.
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*When SpongeBob and Patrick are chasing Plankton, they pass Incidental 41, who is asleep on the train, but when they call for help, Incidental 41 is at the Railroad Depot, even though he was supposedly on the train.
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*When {{Link|Mr. Krabs}} was banging his head on the wall, his lips do not move when he says "it."
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*When Mr. Krabs is banging his head on the wall, his lips do not move when he says "it."
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*When the runaway train engine goes through the tunnel, it flips around when it comes out to the other side.
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*When the runaway locomotive goes through the tunnel, it flips around when it comes out to the other side.
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*When SpongeBob and Patrick look for Plankton in the train (before luggage was dumped on their heads), the people themselves change seats.
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*When SpongeBob and Patrick look for Plankton in the train, the people themselves change seats.
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*When the Butler, who was later revealed to be [[Orin J. Ruffy]], was first about to be blamed, a full moon showed up during the daytime. This isn't possible since a full moon can only be seen the day the Moon rises at sunset, and the whole episode took place long before sunset.
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*When the Butler, who was later revealed to be Orin J. Ruffy, was first about to be blamed, a full moon showed up during the daytime. This is not possible since a full moon can only be seen the day the moon rises at sunset, and the whole episode takes place long before sunset.
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*When the werewolf fish appears, he is not a wearing a shirt. However, after turning into a werewolf, he strangely has a shirt on.
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*When the werewolf fish appears, he is not wearing a shirt. However, after turning into a werewolf, he strangely has a shirt on.
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*During the scene when the cops arrived after the train stopped, Lady in Teal was one of the suspects. She was not arrested or searched as the other two suspects were searched first and Plankton was found to be guilty but she disappears after the cops find the Triplets gang.
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*During the scene when the cops arrive after the train stops, the lady in teal is one of the suspects. She was not arrested or searched as the other two suspects were searched first and Plankton was found to be guilty but she disappears after the cops find the Triplets gang.
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*When Plankton uncouples the tender from the engine, the steam engine still keeps moving. However, by uncoupling the tender, the steam train engine would come to a complete stop, as it would involve disconnecting the water pipes and vacuum brake pipes between the cabin and the tender, preventing water from coming to the boiler. Furthermore, tender engines do not store coal behind them: they store it in the tender.
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*When Plankton uncouples the tender from the locomotive, the steam locomotive still keeps moving. However, by uncoupling the tender, the steam locomotive would come to a complete stop, as it would involve disconnecting the water pipes and vacuum brake pipes between the cabin and the tender, preventing water from coming to the boiler. Furthermore, tender engines do not really store coal behind them: they only store it in their tenders.
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*When the engine land back on the rails after hitting the rock Patrick put in its way, its coupling rods suddenly vanish.
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*When the runaway locomotive lands back on the rails after hitting the rock Patrick put in its way, its coupling rods suddenly vanish.
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*When Plankton knocks SpongeBob and Patrick out of the train, he is in the middle of the train, but when he says "Thanks for the key," Plankton is in the caboose.
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*When Plankton knocks SpongeBob and Patrick out of the train, he is in the middle of it, but later when he says "Thanks for the key," he is now in the caboose.
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[[File:Screenshot 2022-07-24 6.39.15 PM.png|thumb|260px|The driver is missing.]]
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*There is no driver inside the Bikini Bottom Movers truck.
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===Running gags===
  
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{{Clear}}
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*SpongeBob calling Orin J. Ruffy a butler and Patrick breaking the train levers.
  
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==Videos==
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HQ "SpongeBob's Mystery with a Twistery" Official Trailer
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(HQ) "SpongeBob's Mystery with a Twistery" Trailer 2
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(HQ) SpongeBob's "Mystery with a Twistery" Trailer 3
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</gallery>
   
 
==References==
  
==References==
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{{Reflist}}[[de:Das große Zugabenteuer (Episode)]]
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[[es:La Gran Conspiración de la Hamburguesa]]
  
[[es:La Gran Conspiración de la Hamburguesa]]
 
[[hr:Velika rakburger ludorija]]
  
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[[ja:オセアニック急行事件]]
 
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[[pl:Wielka burgerowa heca]]
 
[[pt-br:O Grande Assalto ao Trem]]
  
[[pt-br:O Grande Assalto ao Trem]]

Latest revision as of 01:13, 17 April 2024

This is the page about the episode. For other uses, see The Great Patty Caper (disambiguation).

"The Great Patty Caper" is a SpongeBob SquarePants episode from season 7. In this episode, the key to the safety deposit box that holds the Krabby Patty secret recipe goes missing, allowing Plankton to finally realize his dream.

Characters

Synopsis

Act 1

The Great Patty Caper 006

SpongeBob screaming, due to no Krabby Patties being seen in the freezer.

The episode starts with the curtains opening SpongeBob going into the Krusty Krab freezer to find that they have run out of Krabby Patties. He and Mr. Krabs try to make more but cannot remember the recipe. Mr. Krabs gives SpongeBob the key to the vault in which the recipe is hidden, and he and Patrick board a train to the bank for the safety deposit box. Sometime during the ride, the key to the box is stolen and SpongeBob and Patrick must find the thief.

After getting squished a couple of times, Plankton walks up to them, and Patrick searches him but finds him to be clean. The duo stops the train to find the suspect responsible for stealing the key. A nanny and her baby are searched, only to find a stolen jewel in the baby's diaper that was stolen by triplets who pretended to be the nanny and baby. The curtains then close.

Act 2

The curtains reopen and the next suspect, the butler, is then revealed to be a thief named Orin J. Ruffy, who stole $75,000 worth of ham sandwiches. SpongeBob cries hopelessly but soon finds Patrick having the key; in fact, he found it while he cleaned SpongeBob's shorts. They head back into the train and are on their way to the bank. Eventually, Plankton bats them out of a window and the best friends must chase the train. It is revealed that Plankton has the key now.

The Great Patty Caper 248

SpongeBob and Patrick running after the train.

As SpongeBob morphs himself into a hang glider, he and Patrick fly back onto the train to pursue him. Once they return, SpongeBob and Patrick chase Plankton through the caboose, the coaches, the tender, and the locomotive before Plankton separates the train by disconnecting the coal tender, coaches, and caboose from the locomotive, leaving SpongeBob and Patrick in its cabin. As the two try to stop the train, Patrick stupidly breaks its brake, causing it to go out of control.

He makes several weird, futile attempts to stop the train, one of which is to put a heavy object on the tracks. This only causes the locomotive to flip and move forward while some of the wheels go off the track. The two manage to bring all of the wheels back in place when they stop in front of a retirement home just in time. Patrick then stupidly breaks the throttle, which he thought said "Break." Meanwhile, as Plankton is caught trying to steal the formula by Mr. Krabs, he still escapes with it, until the locomotive crashes into the bank and stops him before he can leave. Even though Plankton's plan fails again, Mr. Krabs has to pay the damage to the bank with his bank account, causing him to scream in disbelief.

The Great Patty Caper 399

Elderly SpongeBob and his grandson.

Seventy-five years later, an exaggeratedly elderly SpongeBob finishes the story of the "Great Train Caper." His grandson responds by telling him to keep quiet as he is in excitement over his video game, while SpongeBob remarks about kids these days and goes to sleep, as the episode ends.

Production

This episode was added onto the US Copyright Office twice; one on March 3, 2010,[3] and the other on September 23, 2010.[4]

"The Great Patty Caper" promo art

Promotional artwork for the episode.

Art

Storyboards

Music

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

 • Salty Squid Jig 1 - Michael Bolger, Nicolas Carr, Sage Guyton, James King [Title card]
 • In the Cooler Tension Build Up - Nicolas Carr [SpongeBob enters the freezer.]
 ‣ Dramatic Impact (6) - Ivor Slaney [SpongeBob screams.]
 ‣ Dramatic Cue (E) - Ronald Hanmer ["We're all out of Krabby Patties, sir!"]
 • Happy Sack Shanty - Michael Bolger, Nicolas Carr [making more patties]
 • New Vibe Hits - Nicolas Carr ["What are you on about, boy?"]
 • Happy Sack Shanty - Michael Bolger, Nicolas Carr [S.C.A.B.S.]
 ‣ Dramatic Cue (B) - Ronald Hanmer [Plankton flies out of Krabs' safe on a rocket.]
 ‣ Sneaking About - Phil Green ["Don't you have any respect for tradition?"]
 • Hgliss & Bell - Nicolas Carr ["I know!"]
 • Salty Krab Jig - Michael Bolger, Nicolas Carr [SpongeBob solves Mr. Krabs' dilemma.]
 • Bikini Bottom News Theme - Nicolas Carr [news on TV]
 ‣ The Adventurers - Paul Lawler [Mr. Krabs sends the formula away.]
 ‣ Danger Sign - Harry Bluestone, Emil Cadkin [Plankton turns off the TV.]
 ‣ Terror - Alan Braden [Plankton laughs evilly.]
 • Nude Sting - Nicolas Carr [SpongeBob and Mr. Krabs realize they forgot to look at the formula.]
 • Steel Licks 78 - Jeremy Wakefield [Mr. Krabs bangs his head against the wall.]
 ‣ Against All Odds - Paul Lawler [Mr. Krabs tells SpongeBob where the formula is.]
 • Carrol Chimes - Nicolas Carr [Mr. Krabs takes out a key.]
 ‣ Synopsis - Frank Harlow [the key to Krabs' heart]
 • Bell Tree Gliss - Nicolas Carr [Mr. Krabs takes out the safe deposit key.]
 ‣ Hall of Fame [#79] - Harry Bluestone, Emil Cadkin [Mr. Krabs gives SpongeBob the safe deposit box key.]
 ‣ Zelle 501 - Gerhard Trede [Plankton listening]
 ‣ Puffing Along - Harry Bluestone ["The Oceanic Express."]
 • Lap Steel - Nicolas Carr [The bus runs over Plankton.]
 ‣ Locomotion - Harry Bluestone, Emil Cadkin ["Your sleeping quarters."]
 ‣ Train Ride - Sidney Torch [Plankton on top of the bus]
 • Steel Licks 41 - Jeremy Wakefield [Plankton on a windshield]
 ‣ Train Ride - Sidney Torch [dining car]
 ‣ Drama Link (F) - Hubert Clifford ["The key!"]
 ‣ Imminent 1 - Harry Bluestone, Emil Cadkin [SpongeBob accuses Plankton of stealing the key.]
 ‣ Befuddled Gent - Phil Green [Patrick puts on rubber gloves.]
 ‣ Beware the Ripper (C) - Richard Myhill [Patrick calls the cops.]
 ‣ Desperate Situation - Phil Green [Line of suspects/"Mr. Police Commissioner?"]
 ‣ Cloak And Dagger [#69] - Phil Green ["...the nanny!"]
 • Hgliss & Bell - Nicolas Carr ["The key!"]
 ‣ International Law - Peter Yorke [diamond]
 ‣ Cocksure Capers - Phil Green ["I told you taking the train was a mistake."]
 ‣ Dramatic Bridge 1 - Phil Green ["If they didn't do it, that means the key was stolen by..."]
 ‣ Cloak And Dagger [#70] - Phil Green ["...the butler!"]
 ‣ Dramatic Bridge 1 - Phil Green ["You may not be a butler, but are you a werewolf?"]
 ‣ The Creature (b) - Gregor F. Narholz [Full moon]
 ‣ The Creature (a) - Gregor F. Narholz [Guy turns into a werewolf]
 ‣ Tragic Bridge 2 - Phil Green ["Okay, butler, you may have hoodwinked the sponge, but I ain't no pushover!"]
 ‣ Befuddled Gent - Phil Green [Patrick eating popcorn]
 • Bubble Popping Boys - Nicolas Carr, Barry Anthony ["I don't believe either of you."]
 ‣ International Law - Peter Yorke [Orin J. Ruffy]
 • Solo Steel 1 - Jeremy Wakefield [SpongeBob cries.]
 • Birth of the Krabby Patty - Nicolas Carr ["The key!"]
 • Gator - Steve Belfer [SpongeBob and Patrick get back on the train.]
 ‣ Dramatic Bridge 7 - Phil Green ["Me three."]
 • Closing Door Sting - Nicolas Carr [Plankton closes the door.]
 ‣ Train Ride - Sidney Torch [Plankton opens a window.]
 ‣ Tragic Bridge 4 - Phil Green [Plankton kicks SpongeBob and Patrick out.]
 • Steel Licks 22 - Jeremy Wakefield [They get up.]
 ‣ Dramatic Bridge 4 - Phil Green ["And thanks for the key!"]
 • Grass Skirt Chase - Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield [SpongeBob and Patrick run after the train.]
 ‣ Mystery Murder [#60] - Phil Green ["Patrick, hop up on my back."]
 ‣ High Hazard - Philippe Pares [They jump off the cliff.]
 ‣ The Intruder - Phil Green [SpongeBob and Patrick get back on the train.]
 ‣ Panic Patrol - Kenny Graham [SpongeBob and Patrick chase Plankton.]
 ‣ Rescue - Cecil Milner ["Over here, choo-choo heads!"]
 ‣ Tragic Bridge 3 - Phil Green [passengers complaining]
 ‣ Excited Chase 1 - Phil Green [SpongeBob and Patrick panicking]
 ‣ Sword Fight - Harry Bluestone, Emil Cadkin [SpongeBob trying to stop the train]
 ‣ Maui Beach - Hans Haider [rest home]
 ‣ Sword Fight - Harry Bluestone, Emil Cadkin ["And that means..."]
 ‣ Boulevard of Dreams 1.6 - Ray Davies [Strip Sounds] [train goes through loop-de-loops]
 • New Vibe Hits - Nicolas Carr ["Oh, yeah."]
 ‣ Sword Fight - Harry Bluestone, Emil Cadkin [Patrick holds up a stop sign.]
 • Steel Licks 35 - Jeremy Wakefield [Patrick selling lemonade]
 ‣ Sword Fight - Harry Bluestone, Emil Cadkin [train flips over]
 ‣ Maui Beach - Hans Haider ["There's a train behind you."]
 ‣ Sword Fight - Harry Bluestone, Emil Cadkin [train stops just in time]
 ‣ Maui Beach - Hans Haider ["Hey!"]
 ‣ Runaway Train - Harry Bluestone, Emil Cadkin [throttle]
 • Mission Improbable - Nicolas Carr, Barry Anthony [Plankton at the bank]
 • Light Conversation 1 Full Mix - Nicolas Carr, Barry Anthony ["Well, well."]
 ‣ Excited Chase 1 - Phil Green ["Checkmate, Krabs!"]
 ‣ Expectant Stab [#28] - Harry Bluestone, Emil Cadkin [The train crashes through the wall.]
 • Steel Licks 18 - Jeremy Wakefield [Plankton gets crushed.]
 • Sea Shanty in a Minor Key - Michael Bolger, Nicolas Carr, Sage Guyton [giant hole in wall]
 • Skipping to School - Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield [ending]

Reception

  • When this episode aired on November 11, 2010, it gained an audience of 6.1 million viewers and the most-watched non-sports broadcast on cable for the week of November 14, and second overall only to a Monday Night Football game between the Steelers and the Bengals. It was the most viewed episode in a year after "Truth or Square."[5]

Release

Trivia

General

Mystery with a Twistery

"Mystery With a Twistery."

  • The original name for this episode was "Krabby Patty No More," as seen on some of the original character storyboards on Facebook.[6]
  • This episode is also known as "Mystery With a Twistery." Amazon Prime and iTunes lists the other name of this episode.[7]
  • This is the second episode whose title contains the name of another episode, being "Patty Caper."
  • This is the seventh time Earth is seen in full view, the first is "Sandy's Rocket," the second is "Chocolate with Nuts," the third is The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie, the fourth is "Whale of a Birthday," the fifth is "Squidward in Clarinetland," and the sixth is "Back to the Past."
  • The rubber gloves Patrick wears in the episode are the same ones he wore in "Suds."[8]
  • This is said to be the first-ever SpongeBob mystery even though "Patty Caper" was also an episode involving a mystery.
  • In this episode, a few of the Krabby Patty formula ingredients are revealed. They are flour, barnacle shavings, turmeric, and either sea salt or land salt.
  • When Mr. Krabs tries to remember the recipe of Krabby Patty, the abbreviations SCABS and LESIONS appear. Both are actually conditions related to skin and the tissue beneath it.
  • There are three shorts associated with this episode. The shorts are bundled with the episode on iTunes.
  • In this episode, Perch Perkins reveals that the Realistic Fish Head's real name is "Elaine."
  • Plankton is seen reading a book on mitosis, which is the process in which cells make copies of themselves.
  • The process on how the formula went to Far-Out-Ville:
    • A small safe truck.
    • A big safe truck escorted by cops on motorcycles.
    • A Bikini Bottom Movers truck.
    • A bullet train engine with the moving truck on it.
    • A helicopter takes the platform from the train to a big jet.
  • The attempts Patrick makes in an attempt to stop the runaway locomotive are:
    • Putting a stop sign, gets ignored by;
    • Building a lemonade stand, still gets ignored;
    • Putting a rock on the rails, the locomotive does a front flip and then goes "drifting" before it stops just in time before hitting the retirement home
  • This episode marks the second time someone says the line "Cops! I need you!" In this episode, it was said by Patrick. The first time was in the episode "Banned in Bikini Bottom" where the line is said by Plankton.
  • This was the second double-length episode that aired on Remembrance Day. The first one was "Have You Seen This Snail?" in 2005.
  • It is revealed that Patrick knows his letters, but still cannot read.
  • This marks the second double-length episode where SpongeBob wears his Krusty Krab employee hat throughout the majority of the episode, the first was "SpongeBob SquarePants vs. The Big One."
  • The shot of SpongeBob and Patrick running around in the locomotive screaming is used for a 2011-2012 bumper.

Cultural references

  • SpongeBob's question "Where were you on the night of January 16th?" is a reference to the courtroom drama play Night of January 16th, where said question was asked to the witnesses.
  • Orin J. Roughy is a pun on an orange roughy fish.
  • Miss McGuffin is named after a "MacGuffin," which is an object that serves as a trigger for the plot, but is otherwise insignificant.
  • The first half of the patty caper plot likely got inspiration from a murder mystery/item mystery plot where there are some suspects and one murder/thief out of all of them and the detectives have to record clues to see who could be the murder or thief,the thief being in this case being the green baby fish.

Errors

  • The number of passenger cars keeps changing throughout the episode.
  • When Patrick gets knocked over at the lemonade stand, his mouth is closed while he is talking.
  • When SpongeBob and Patrick are chasing Plankton, they pass Incidental 41, who is asleep on the train, but when they call for help, Incidental 41 is at the Railroad Depot, even though he was supposedly on the train.
  • When Mr. Krabs is banging his head on the wall, his lips do not move when he says "it."
  • When the runaway locomotive goes through the tunnel, it flips around when it comes out to the other side.
  • When SpongeBob and Patrick look for Plankton in the train, the people themselves change seats.
  • When the Butler, who was later revealed to be Orin J. Ruffy, was first about to be blamed, a full moon showed up during the daytime. This is not possible since a full moon can only be seen the day the moon rises at sunset, and the whole episode takes place long before sunset.
  • When the werewolf fish appears, he is not wearing a shirt. However, after turning into a werewolf, he strangely has a shirt on.
  • During the scene when the cops arrive after the train stops, the lady in teal is one of the suspects. She was not arrested or searched as the other two suspects were searched first and Plankton was found to be guilty but she disappears after the cops find the Triplets gang.
  • When Plankton uncouples the tender from the locomotive, the steam locomotive still keeps moving. However, by uncoupling the tender, the steam locomotive would come to a complete stop, as it would involve disconnecting the water pipes and vacuum brake pipes between the cabin and the tender, preventing water from coming to the boiler. Furthermore, tender engines do not really store coal behind them: they only store it in their tenders.
  • When the runaway locomotive lands back on the rails after hitting the rock Patrick put in its way, its coupling rods suddenly vanish.
  • When Plankton knocks SpongeBob and Patrick out of the train, he is in the middle of it, but later when he says "Thanks for the key," he is now in the caboose.
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The driver is missing.

  • There is no driver inside the Bikini Bottom Movers truck.


Videos

References

  1. ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20170817053052/http://www.throng.co.nz/tag/spongebob-squarepants/
  2. ^ https://www.neeo.es/2011/05/20/episodio-especial-bob-esponja-el-gran-robo-de-la-formula/
  3. ^ https://cocatalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?v1=55&ti=51,55&SEQ=20240118092718&Search%5FArg=SpongeBob&Search%5FCode=TALL&CNT=25&PID=MYxbaUL0Eforje2UrOZ7tx7k9IlQ&SID=4
  4. ^ https://cocatalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?v1=56&ti=51,56&SEQ=20240118092728&Search%5FArg=SpongeBob&Search%5FCode=TALL&CNT=25&PID=QzGJ1schaL6hkzz09EZsIBg0V3-d&SID=4
  5. ^ "SpongeBob SquarePants" Ranks as Basic Cable's Number-One Entertainment Telecast With Total Viewers for Week (November 16, 2010).
  6. ^ https://books.google.com/books?id=VZuH5CDvLa4C&pg=PA3&lpg=PA3&dq="krabby+patty+no+more"&source=bl&ots=9haVEhtA69&sig=ACfU3U2E92Rb7Fm710RQ4BsyZCRe9GUGXA&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiLqpKVxtnpAhVnJzQIHQv8Ay8Q6AEwAXoECAMQAQ#v=onepage&q="krabby%20patty%20no%20more"&f=false
  7. ^ https://youtube.com/watch?v=Qd--4i4cdo0
  8. ^ http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=449004571365&set=a.449004231365.243998.42798291365&type=3&theater
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