The Krusty Bucket

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The Krusty Bucket
General
Production code:	325-1204
Season №:	12
Episode №:	248a
Airdate:	June 5, 2019 August 10, 2019 August 14, 2019 (VOD, Nickelodeon Play and Foxtel) October 11, 2019 April 23, 2020 See more... August 17, 2019 August 23, 2019 September 10, 2019 September 10, 2019 September 12, 2019 September 12, 2019 September 12, 2019 October 7, 2019 October 28, 2019 November 4, 2019 November 6, 2019 November 6, 2019 (Nicktoons) November 30, 2019 December 10, 2019 December 17, 2019 December 31, 2019 April 6, 2020 July 4, 2020 September 9, 2020 February 6, 2021 March 15, 2021 February 20, 2022 November 7, 2022 June 2, 2023 (Nick HD)
U.S. premiere time (ET):	11:00 am
Copyright year:	2019
U.S. viewers (millions):	1.09
Running time:	10 minutes, 58 seconds
Sister episode(s):	"Squid's on a Bus"
Credits
Writer(s):	Doug Lawrence
Supervising Producer(s):	Marc Ceccarelli Vincent Waller
Supervising:	Dave Cunningham
Storyboard:	John Trabbic
Animation:	Tom Yasumi
Chronology
Previous	"One Trick Sponge"
Next	"Squid's on a Bus"

"The Krusty Bucket" is a SpongeBob SquarePants episode from season 12. In this episode, Plankton creates a hybrid clone of himself and Mr. Krabs, but neither restaurant is safe from the newcomer.

Characters

• Eugene H. Krabs
• Pearl Krabs ^{(pictured in a photo)}
• Sheldon J. Plankton
• Karen Plankton
• SpongeBob SquarePants ^{(3 cameos)}
• Squidward Tentacles ^{(2 cameos)}
• PlanKrab ^{(single appearance)}
  • Red PlanKrab ^{(single appearance)}
  • Green PlanKrab ^{(single appearance)}
• Hairball ^{(single appearance)}
• Administrator Flotsam ^(cameo)
• Colonel Carper ^(cameo)
• Scallop
• Incidentals
  • Fred
  • Incidental 14
  • Incidental 41
  • Incidental 159 ^(cameo)

Synopsis

Plankton gets a hair sample from Mr. Krabs while he is showering. After Mr. Krabs uses Plankton while showering, he comes back to the Chum Bucket to combine one of the hairs with one of his antennae to create PlanKrab.

PlanKrab has already created a plan to steal the formula and ends up gaining control of the entire restaurant due to his hearty handshake. He uses this handshake on Plankton to trick him and kick him out of the restaurant.

The Krusty Bucket.

After Mr. Krabs and Plankton see that the Chum Bucket and the Krusty Krab have been combined to become the Krusty Bucket, the two eavesdrop on the restaurant. They get sad after seeing how PlanKrab runs his restaurant, and the two decide to team up to get their restaurants back.

They try several attempts to defeat PlanKrab, but they fail. Eventually, they go to the restaurant to apply for manager. However, PlanKrab makes the two managers of the restrooms.

PlanKrab splits into two.

Plankton and Mr. Krabs get into a brawl in the bathrooms, causing PlanKrab to intervene and get so angry that he splits into two. The split PlanKrabs get into a fight, but Mr. Krabs stops them and tells them to have a clean fight. Before that, he makes the two handshake, causing the two PlanKrabs to melt due to how good their handshakes are.

Production

The episode was confirmed by Vincent Waller on March 23, 2019.

Storyboards

An animated GIF of a deleted scene boarded by John Trabbic.

Music

( ‣ ) Production music

( • ) Original music

( ◦ ) SpongeBob music

 ‣ Waikiki Dance - Lionel Wendling [Title card]
 ‣ Grieg - Morning Mood - Full Mix - Edvard Hagerup Grieg, Cornelius Oberhauser [Opening]
 ‣ Stool Pigeon - Kenny Graham [Plankton hidden in Mr. Krabs' toothpaste tube]
 ‣ Bikini Babes [#48] - Eric Spencer [Krabs opens his medicine cabinet]
 ‣ Fast Steps - Anselm Kreuzer [Krabs uses Plankton as his razor blade]
 ‣ Il Trovatore - Anvil Chorus (Full) - Giuseppe Verdi [Karen reading a book]
 • Ascending Organ Drama - Nicolas Carr ["Well, if it isn't my thieving husband."]
 ‣ Hide and Seek C - Laurent Dury [Karen removes the hair from Plankton's mouth]
 ‣ Piano Wit B - Laurent Dury [Plankton falls over]
 ‣ Planet Xz-3 - Gregor Narholz [Krabs' hair and Plankton's antenna inside the cloning machine]
 • Horror House Of Wax Retro 2 - Nicolas Carr, Ron Wasserman [Cloning machine is activated]
 ‣ Approaching Danger - Ronald Hanmer [Clone is created]
 • Horror House Of Wax Retro 2 - Nicolas Carr, Ron Wasserman [PlanKrab emerges from the cloning machine]
 ‣ Planet Xz-3 A - Gregor Narholz ["How is this a good thing?"]
 ‣ My Sweet Baby [#34] - Karin Nobbs [Baby sucking on Plankton]
 ‣ Planet Xz-3 A - Gregor Narholz ["This is different! Isn't it, PlanKrab, my pretty?"]
 ‣ Breezing Around - Edward White ["Don't waste your breath, Plankton. I already mapped out the perfect plot to swipe that formuler."]
 ‣ Planet Xz-3 A - Gregor Narholz [Plankton laughs and coughs]
 ‣ Happy Links 6-9 - Paul Fenoulhet [Plankton waiting for PlanKrab outside the Krusty Krab]
 ‣ Happy Links 1-5 - Paul Fenoulhet [Colonel Carper steps on Plankton]
 ‣ Cool Cats - Max Saunders ["What's the big idea? What have you been doing all this time?"]
 ‣ Little Helpers - William Arthur Davies ["Uh-whaaa?"]
 ‣ A Visit to Aunty - Johnny Hawksworth [PlanKrab is the new owner of the Krusty Krab]
 ‣ Rue Montmartre - Ludovic Beier [Krabs looking sadly through the window of the Krusty Krab]
 ‣ Cool Cats - Max Saunders [PlanKrab tells Plankton all it took was a hearty handshake to be the owner of the Krusty Krab]
 ‣ Harp Glissando (n) - Jim Rattigan [Plankton gets mesmerized by PlanKrab's hearty handshake]
 ‣ Heavenly Voices (a) - David Farnon [Plankton gets mesmerized by PlanKrab's hearty handshake]
 ‣ Ghastly Ghouls - Sean Elder [PlanKrab tells Plankton he's also gonna be the new owner of the Chum Bucket]
 ‣ Scorched Earth - Trevor Duncan [Plankton lands in Krabs' coffee mug]
 ‣ Lonely Heart's Club - David Bell, Otto Sieben [Krabs and Plankton crying]
 ‣ Medieval Fantasy Cartoon Suspense - Sylvain Ott ["I... I... I don't know what happened..."]
 ‣ Archeology Mystery Scary - Sylvain Ott ["It's a trick, Krabs!"]
 ‣ Medieval Fantasy Cartoon Suspense - Sylvain Ott ["A dirty beautiful trick."]
 ‣ Duel to the Death - Ronald Hanmer [The Krusty Krab becomes The Krusty Bucket]
 • Horror House Of Wax Retro 2 - Nicolas Carr, Ron Wasserman [Krabs and Plankton scream]
 ‣ Happy Trills 1 - Louis Mofsie [Krabs and Plankton roll towards the Krusty Bucket]
 ‣ Impossible Mission (a) - Magnum Opus [Krabs and Plankton peek into the Krusty Bucket]
 • Mission Improbable - Nicolas Carr, Barry Anthony ["Say, this Krabby Patty tastes even better than usual."]
 ‣ Kitsch Comedy - Peter Jeffries [SpongeBob tells Incidental 41 each patty now has a pinch of chum added]
 ‣ Bridge 3 - Wilfred Burns [PlanKrab shakes SpongeBob's hand]
 ‣ Exit Right - David Lindup [SpongeBob faints]
 ‣ Lonely Violin - Dick Stephen Walter ["Me boy-o?"]
 ‣ Finger of Suspicion - Max Saunders [Krabs and Plankton realize they have to work together to get their restaurants back]
 • Salty Krab Jig - Michael Bolger, Nicolas Carr [PlanKrab takes out the trash]
 ‣ Duel to the Death - Ronald Hanmer [Krabs and Plankton beat up PlanKrab]
 ‣ Il Trovatore - Anvil Chorus (Full) - Giuseppe Verdi [Krabs and Plankton have the key of the Krusty Bucket]
 • Happy Sponge Chase Vibes - Nicolas Carr [PlanKrab takes the key back]
 ‣ Screw on the Loose - Tony Lowry [Krabs and Plankton trying to take PlanKrab's customers]
 ‣ Dramatic Encounter - Gregor Narholz [Truck runs over Krabs and Plankton]
 ‣ Hawaiian Beach - Peter Dennis ["All right, all right. I can't go any lower, Eugene. Please make it stop!"]
 • Krusty Krab Jig - Michael Bolger, Nicolas Carr [Krabs and Plankton in PlanKrab's office]
 ‣ Rue Blanche - Ludovic Beier [PlanKrab hires Krabs and Plankton as his new managers]
 ‣ Tijuca [#4.2] - Gerhard Narholz [Krabs and Plankton jump into the air]
 ‣ Bell Hop-Short Version A - John Shakespeare [Krabs and Plankton got hired as bathroom attendants]
 • Clownfish Capers - Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield [Krabs and Plankton fighting in the bathroom]
 ‣ Heavenly Voices (a) - David Farnon [PlanKrab shakes Squidward's hand, causing him to faint]
 ‣ Harp Glissando (n) - Jim Rattigan [PlanKrab shakes Squidward's hand, causing him to faint]
 ‣ Brickbat (Build-Up) - Laurie Johnson ["Two guys fighting! Toilet paper everywhere!"]
 ‣ Apples And Pears - Bruce Campbell [Krabs and Plankton blaming each other for destroying the bathroom]
 ‣ Disruption - Max Saunders [PlanKrab separates into two clones]
 • WFL Parade Snare Drum - Nicolas Carr ["All right, you clones, I want a clean fight, no rough stuff."]
 ‣ Drama Link (B) - Hubert Clifford ["But first, you gotta shake hands."]
 ‣ Harp Glissando (n) - Jim Rattigan [Clones shake hands with each other, and they melt]
 ‣ Heavenly Voices (a) - David Farnon [Clones shake hands with each other, and they melt]
 • Happy Sponge Chase Vibes - Nicolas Carr [Ending]

Release

• This episode is available on the SpongeBob SquarePants Vol. 20 digital collection and The Complete Twelfth Season DVD.

Trivia

General

• The title card's background is similar to "Lost in Bikini Bottom," but the background is darkened, re-colored, and has black fishnets on it.
• Due to the heavy usage of Mr. Krabs and Plankton, SpongeBob and Squidward only play cameos. Most of them are from SpongeBob, as he has three.
• Promotions for this episode have alternatively titled it "SpongeBob Meets PlanKrab."
• This episode was paired up with "Karen's Baby" during the original American airing, but has since been re-airing with "Squid's on a Bus."
  • Ironically, PlanKrab and Chip are both family members of the Plankton family.
• Colonel Carper from "Hello Bikini Bottom!" has a cameo appearance in this episode, as he steps on Plankton while the latter was waiting for PlanKrab to deliver the secret formula.
• This episode premiered on the same day as the 2019 Kids' Choice Sports.
• In Australia and New Zealand, this episode was originally going to air on August 8, 2019 for an event called Animated August, but was replaced by "Sandy's Nutty Nieces," and pushed it to April 23, 2020.
• This is the third time where Mr. Krabs and Plankton team up against a foe. The first was in "Best Frenemies," and the second was in "The Other Patty."
• A clip from "Plankton's Old Chum" was used in a promo for this episode.

Episode references

• PlanKrab's Krabby Patty features a pinch of chum, something the original Krabby Patty formula had as stated in "Friend or Foe."
• The tube of Krust toothpaste from "Blackened Sponge" reappears.

Cultural references

• Plankton hides inside a tube of Krust toothpaste, which is an allusion to the real-life toothpaste brand Crest.
• Mr. Krabs' line "Well, here's another fine mess you've gotten us into!," references the Laurel and Hardy shorts, wherein Oliver Hardy would say the same phrase to Stan Laurel.

Errors

• After Red PlanKrab and Green PlanKrab melt from doing the soothing handshake, both hands switch places in the next scene.
  • When PlanKrab is splitting up, both Red and Green PlanKrab have red hands. After successfully splitting, Red PlanKrab has green hands.
• In the French dub, the opening credits are taken from its sister episode "Squid's on a Bus."
• When Administrator Flotsam says, "Hey, I'm trying to read!", his lip-syncing does not match his dialogue.

Videos

SpongeBob SquarePants 'The Krusty Bucket' Promo ( Lego City Adventures) HD

Spongebob Meets Plankrab Promo

SpongeBob SquarePants - PlanKrab Nickelodeon

The Krusty Bucket UK Deleted Scene

Plankton + Mr. Krabs = PlanKrab? - The Krusty Bucket - SpongeBob