"Wise Kraken" is a Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years episode from season 1. In this episode, it's stand-up comedy night at Kamp Koral, and the campers are ready to laugh until they scream.
Characters[]
- SpongeBob SquarePants
- Patrick Star
- Squidward Tentacles
- Sheldon J. Plankton
- Karen Plankton
- Eugene H. Krabs
- Sandy Cheeks
- Mrs. Puff
- Kidferatu
- Lady Upturn
- Harvey
- Narlene
- Nobby
- Larry the Lobster
- Craig Mammalton
- Bubble Bass
- Wise kraken (debut)
- Shecky (debut)
- Tall Tail
- Perch Perkins
- Rea (cameo)
- Roh (cameo)
- Kevin C. Cucumber (cameo)
- Incidentals
Synopsis[]
SpongeBob's stand-up act.
Plankton is telling Karen about his new invention, a "doomsday pie," when Perch announces Kamp Koral stand-up comedy night at the Krusty Kanteen. An enraged Plankton tells Krabs to shut it down, but he refuses. As the night starts, Mrs. Puff announces a badge for the funniest camper. The first comedian is a camper named Shecky. The campers like his jokes, but they offend Lady Upturn. Harvey shoves him off-stage to talk about Martian conspiracies. Next, SpongeBob does bubble impressions: first of Mrs. Puff, then Mr. Krabs. The Krabs bubble floats into Plankton's lair, interrupting him and making him drop the explosive pie on himself. He shouts at the campers, but they knock him away.
Narlene does a ventriloquist act with Nobby, which the campers enjoy. Krabs chases them off the stage, and Harvey runs up again to warn about a kraken, before being pulled off by a hook. Squidward does a mime act, which the campers dislike. Meanwhile, Plankton takes out another pie, but drops it and explodes himself. Patrick does prop comedy, attempting to smash a melon with a hammer, but missing and hitting himself in the head repeatedly. The resulting quakes make Plankton drop a third pie on himself. Afterwards, a montage shows everyone telling jokes and Plankton dropping more pies.
Harvey talks about Martians again, and anchovies take him off the stage. Plankton shows up, holding the biggest pie yet, and a kraken surfaces from the lake. Plankton tries to destroy the kraken with the pie, but it has no effect. Karen tells him that pie was just a normal one because they already used up all of his explosives. The kraken grabs Plankton and shifts its tone, telling a bunch of jokes to the campers. Mrs. Puff awards him the comedy award. Karen brings more explosives, but Plankton runs into them and explodes, saying again that he hates comedy.
Production[]
Promotional art[]
Art[]
- Erica Liu Kwon was responsible for the look development and texturing of the kraken.[4]
Music[]
| ( ‣ ) Production music |
| ( • ) Original music |
| ( ◦ ) SpongeBob music |
‣ Alley Cat - Tommy Reilly, James Moody [Opening.]
‣ Monster Bug [#35] - Gregor F. Narholz [Plankton screaming.]
‣ Perfect Hostess - Allan Gray ["I'm screaming with excitement, Karen!"]
‣ Six Powerful Cues (C) - Wilfred Burns [Doomsday Pie.]
‣ Car By Car - Alf Saro [Perch Perkins' announcement.]
• More Hawaiian Steel Stings 20 - Jeremy Wakefield [Plankton gets squashed by the pie hologram.]
‣ Beefy Bass Clarinet - Gilbert Vinter [Plankton talks to Krabs.]
• Steel Licks 17 - Jeremy Wakefield [Krabs throws Plankton out.]
• More Hawaiian Steel Stings 15 - Jeremy Wakefield [Plankton gets launched back to his shack.]
‣ Stars and Games [#17.2] - Alf Saro [Komedy Kanteen getting set up.]
‣ Kitsch Latin Cool - Malcolm Lockyer [Later that night.]
‣ ? [Drum roll]
‣ Stars and Games [#17.2] - Alf Saro [Shecky goes on stage.]
‣ Sailors Hornpipe (a) - Richard Allen Harvey [Shecky's sailor joke.]
‣ Stars and Games [#17.2] - Alf Saro [Shecky tells another joke.]
‣ Epic Struggle - Fredric Bayco [Harvey warns the campers.]
‣ Bossa Cubana - Gerhard Narholz [SpongeBob goes on stage.]
‣ Left Foot Forward - Graham Preskett [SpongeBob does an impression of Mrs. Puff.]
‣ Hello Sailor (B) - Richard Myhill [SpongeBob does an impression of Mr. Krabs.]
‣ Pandora - Marc-Oliver Dupin [Kidferatu blows away the Krabs bubble replica.]
‣ Approaching Danger - Ronald Hanmer [Plankton's pie is ready.]
‣ Left Foot Forward - Graham Preskett [The Krabs bubble replica floats into Plankton's lab.]
‣ Stars and Games [#17.2] - Alf Saro ["Next, we have..."]
‣ Raging Fire - Rudolf Bibl [Plankton yells at the campers.]
‣ Hoedown Banjo - Christian Lancry, Gianfranco Le Guilcher [Narlene & Nobby go on stage.]
• ? - Ego Plum [Overlays "Hoedown Banjo"]
‣ Letter Scene - Pyotr Ilych Tchaikovsky [Nobby singing.]
‣ Runaway Banjo - Paul Biondi [End of Narlene & Nobby's act.]
‣ Epic Struggle - Fredric Bayco [Harvey warns the campers again.]
‣ Terror - Alan Braden [Harvey holds up a poster of the Kraken.]
‣ Bossa Cubana - Gerhard Narholz [Squidward goes on stage.]
‣ Accordéon Sur Seine 1 - Daniel Jean Jeannin [Squidward's performance.]
• Lap Steel - Nicolas Carr [The pie explodes on Plankton again.]
‣ Stars and Games [#17.2] - Alf Saro [Patrick goes on stage.]
• FlexTone Gong Hits - Nicolas Carr [Patrick turns around.]
‣ Jolly Fellow 1 A - Gil Flat, Frank Syman [Patrick's performance.]
‣ Capstan Hornpipe - Tommy Reilly, James Moody [Sandy goes up on stage.]
‣ Silly Season A - David Bell, Otto Sieben [Camper makes a joke about Krabs' legs.]
• Steel Licks 13 - Jeremy Wakefield [Campers laughing.]
‣ Andy Anorak - Christopher Marshall [Camper makes a joke about Plankton's food.]
‣ Comic Chase A - John Fox [Montage of campers telling jokes.]
• Closing Door Sting - Nicolas Carr ["Karen, turn on the big oven!"]
‣ Epic Struggle - Fredric Bayco [Harvey warns the campers about the Kraken again.]
‣ Bossa Cubana - Gerhard Narholz [He gets taken away by anchovies.]
‣ Stealth and Capture - Wilfred Burns [The Kraken rises.]
‣ The Creature (c) - Gregor F. Narholz
‣ Creatures in the Closet - Cris Velasco
‣ The Creature (a) - Gregor F. Narholz
• More Hawaiian Steel Stings 16 - Jeremy Wakefield [Karen tells Plankton he already used up all of his explosives.]
‣ Horror Cue 5 C - Gregor F. Narholz [The Kraken grabs Plankton.]
‣ The Creature (a) - Gregor F. Narholz [The Kraken growls.]
‣ The Mad Hatter's Ball - Syd Dale [The Kraken starts telling jokes.]
‣ Stars and Games [#17.2] - Alf Saro [The Kraken wins the contest.]
‣ Alley Cat - Tommy Reilly, James Moody [Ending.]
Release[]
- This episode is available on the Kamp Koral Season 1, Volume 1 DVD.
Trivia[]
General[]
- This and the sister episode "Squatch Swap" premiered on American television exactly one year after they were added to Paramount+.
- This episode's title is a pun on the word "wisecracking" which means making a witty remark or joke.
- It is revealed that Mr. Krabs hates Narlene and Nobby and forbids them from stepping foot at Kamp Koral, especially because they don't even attend there, making them trespassers.
- Shecky was voiced by the late real life comedian Gilbert Gottfried, fitting for the plot of the episode.
- Kraken is voiced by real-life stand-up comedian Brad Garrett from the TV show Everybody Loves Raymond which ran from 1996 to 2005.
- It revealed that Plankton hates comedy because "it burns him up."
- Lady Upturn pretty much doesn't have a sense of humor either because she was offended by Shecky's jokes and Narlene and Nobby's pseudo-ventriloquist act.
- This marks the first time that the track "Andy Anorak" is used since "Driven to Tears."
- The "two-milk minimum" is a reference to the drink minimum for comedy clubs, where patrons have to pay upfront for drinks before entering.
Episode references[]
- The Komedy Kanteen! is similar to the Komedy Krab from "Squirrel Jokes."
- Lady Upturn stands up during various acts and says "I am offended!" She does the same thing while reacting to FitzPatrick's show in "FitzPatrick."
Cultural references[]
- Patrick impersonates the prop comedian, Gallagher, who is best known for smashing watermelons and other things with a sledgehammer called "The Sledge-O-Matic."
- The Kraken in his true form and nature parodies the late comedian, Rodney Dangerfield.
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