Someone's In The Kitchen With Sandy:
After accidentally getting stuck in Sandy's space suit, Plankton gets the idea to steal her fur and imitate her so he can get close to the Krabby Patty formula.
Wow. Yikes. This is one of the worst Plankton stories ever. Nothing about the plot makes sense. First of all, how can anyone be dumb enough to believe that a creepy-looking eyeless pile of flesh is the real Sandy? I can buy maybe SpongeBob, but Mr. Krabs should be smarter than to fall for that.
Secondly, why didn't Sandy put on her spacesuit? She wouldn't have to suffer the ridicule of the town and could get her fur back with no problem.
Thirdly, she's not even naked. Why are the citizens calling her naked when some of them actually wear less clothes than she does? It's so god-damn stupid I don't even know how they didn't see how faulty the logic there was.
And you look aside the flaws in the plot, is there anything even remotely entertaining to be found here? Well, Plankton's interaction with Larry was amusing. Mr. Krabs wearing a maid outfit is worth a smile at least. SpongeBob showing Plankton a part of the contract that he can't give him the formula even if they are "closer than two catfish in a skillet" gave me a chuckle.
Other than those few moments, the humor is godawful. Sandy getting bullied by the town is not only tiresome and as I mentioned earlier illogical, but it's also depressing. I don't come to SpongeBob to feel like I'm watching a showcase of schoolyard bullies picking on someone for no good reason.
The scenes with Plankton aren't much better. Mr. Krabs leaving the formula in plain sight for him to steal while obviously partly intended as a joke still feels very lazy since it doesn't create much of a struggle for Plankton besides SpongeBob's incredible obliviousness. SpongeBob giving him cooking lessons is one of the worst excuses for filler they've ever used. Every single second of it is boring as hell, and makes a usually funny and cheery character surprisingly dull.
Eventually Plankton has had it with SpongeBob telling him repeatedly to put on a hamburger bun correctly and snatches the formula. Sandy bursts into The Krusty Krab and manages to tackle herse... I mean Plankton in her fur and traps him in a jar of mustard. It starts to burn him like acid and has him screaming in agony. Somehow this punishment seems a little too sadistic in nature. But here comes the biggest insult, the main reason I hate this segment as much as I do: despite catching the thief for them Sandy gets arrested! WHY? They don't even thank her for trapping Plankton inside the jar and reduce the punishment to a fine or something. Nope, instead she gets treated like the real criminal, and we're supposed to find this funny I guess. I don't. I think it's an appallingly stupid ending to an already stupid episode.
The Inside Job:
Feeling burnt out lately, Plankton does nothing but sit around and watch TV. Karen convinces him to get out of the slump and comes up with a plan so brilliant that even he didn't think of it: to get inside of Mr. Krabs' brain and find out the ingredients for the formula there!
Now this is more like it. If SITKWS wasted an awesome character, this one understands why he's still compelling, and how even an age-old format can work with the right mind and idea for it.
At first we are treated to the sight of a Plankton lazily sitting on the couch watching a hamster run around in a wheel. It's funny seeing him passive in a blissful way, when he's otherwise either moping around or coming up with evil plans. Karen is the one to give him the boost that he needs.
I love the sight gag of Plankton getting ready to crash into Mr. Krabs' brain and extract secrets, only for it to turn out to be a cardboard cutout. Somehow Krabs standing completely still doing nothing didn't leave him suspicious in any way. He get inside SpongeBob's brain instead, much to his chagrin. But Karen tells ol' Plank not to give up just yet. He just has to steer him into giving him the formula instead.
After mixturing with the brain too much, SpongeBob goes completely blind. Plankton is naive to this and is visibly confused when he hears him squirt soap into the Krabby Patty. In the end, he's come up with a patty more disgusting than the one Krabs made out of sponges once.
Once SpongeBob gains his sight back and sees to his horror what he's serving the customer, he asks Krabs to remind him of the Krabby Patty formula. This entire scene had me dying with laughter. Since Plankton messes up the hearing as well Krabs has to tell him the fomula over and over again, even resorting to screaming it through a megaphone. If Plankton didn't hear I guarantee someone else must've. Then as he finally manages to fix the hearing back to normal, Krabs and SpongeBob agree just to the whole thing be since nothing gets communicated anyway. Plankton's reaction to missing such a perfect chance is top-notch.
As a last resort, he just decides to do a deepdive and find out if the formula's available in the memory bank. The visual representation of SpongeBob's mind is to say the least... interesting. He not only has separate parts of the brain marked for completely mundane things, but has an entire room that looks just like his real home, with a Gary and everything. Except Gary of course is made up of brain parts.
This is where things *truly* go awry. You see, he doesn't just access SpongeBob's secret, but actually becomes him. Hearing him do the classic squeaky laugh is really something. And since he isn't Plankton anymore he points out to Karen that bringing the formula to The Chum Bucket would be stealing. Exasperated Karen decides this plan is doomed to fail and ejects him out of the body. At the wrongest possible moment Patrick enters The Krusty Krab. Plankton lands on his forehead and transforms into looking and sounding like Patrick.
Plantrick having no idea what Karen's talking about when she shows her disappointment is a perfect ending. Just like with SpongeBob, Mr. Lawrence really captures Patrick's personality and tone to a tee.
What a bizarrely mixed bag. The first segment is one of the worst in the entire series, while the second shows why SpongeBob is still a valued part of my calendar every week. Well, that's how it goes sometimes.
After accidentally getting stuck in Sandy's space suit, Plankton gets the idea to steal her fur and imitate her so he can get close to the Krabby Patty formula.
Wow. Yikes. This is one of the worst Plankton stories ever. Nothing about the plot makes sense. First of all, how can anyone be dumb enough to believe that a creepy-looking eyeless pile of flesh is the real Sandy? I can buy maybe SpongeBob, but Mr. Krabs should be smarter than to fall for that.
Secondly, why didn't Sandy put on her spacesuit? She wouldn't have to suffer the ridicule of the town and could get her fur back with no problem.
Thirdly, she's not even naked. Why are the citizens calling her naked when some of them actually wear less clothes than she does? It's so god-damn stupid I don't even know how they didn't see how faulty the logic there was.
And you look aside the flaws in the plot, is there anything even remotely entertaining to be found here? Well, Plankton's interaction with Larry was amusing. Mr. Krabs wearing a maid outfit is worth a smile at least. SpongeBob showing Plankton a part of the contract that he can't give him the formula even if they are "closer than two catfish in a skillet" gave me a chuckle.
Other than those few moments, the humor is godawful. Sandy getting bullied by the town is not only tiresome and as I mentioned earlier illogical, but it's also depressing. I don't come to SpongeBob to feel like I'm watching a showcase of schoolyard bullies picking on someone for no good reason.
The scenes with Plankton aren't much better. Mr. Krabs leaving the formula in plain sight for him to steal while obviously partly intended as a joke still feels very lazy since it doesn't create much of a struggle for Plankton besides SpongeBob's incredible obliviousness. SpongeBob giving him cooking lessons is one of the worst excuses for filler they've ever used. Every single second of it is boring as hell, and makes a usually funny and cheery character surprisingly dull.
Eventually Plankton has had it with SpongeBob telling him repeatedly to put on a hamburger bun correctly and snatches the formula. Sandy bursts into The Krusty Krab and manages to tackle herse... I mean Plankton in her fur and traps him in a jar of mustard. It starts to burn him like acid and has him screaming in agony. Somehow this punishment seems a little too sadistic in nature. But here comes the biggest insult, the main reason I hate this segment as much as I do: despite catching the thief for them Sandy gets arrested! WHY? They don't even thank her for trapping Plankton inside the jar and reduce the punishment to a fine or something. Nope, instead she gets treated like the real criminal, and we're supposed to find this funny I guess. I don't. I think it's an appallingly stupid ending to an already stupid episode.
The Inside Job:
Feeling burnt out lately, Plankton does nothing but sit around and watch TV. Karen convinces him to get out of the slump and comes up with a plan so brilliant that even he didn't think of it: to get inside of Mr. Krabs' brain and find out the ingredients for the formula there!
Now this is more like it. If SITKWS wasted an awesome character, this one understands why he's still compelling, and how even an age-old format can work with the right mind and idea for it.
At first we are treated to the sight of a Plankton lazily sitting on the couch watching a hamster run around in a wheel. It's funny seeing him passive in a blissful way, when he's otherwise either moping around or coming up with evil plans. Karen is the one to give him the boost that he needs.
I love the sight gag of Plankton getting ready to crash into Mr. Krabs' brain and extract secrets, only for it to turn out to be a cardboard cutout. Somehow Krabs standing completely still doing nothing didn't leave him suspicious in any way. He get inside SpongeBob's brain instead, much to his chagrin. But Karen tells ol' Plank not to give up just yet. He just has to steer him into giving him the formula instead.
After mixturing with the brain too much, SpongeBob goes completely blind. Plankton is naive to this and is visibly confused when he hears him squirt soap into the Krabby Patty. In the end, he's come up with a patty more disgusting than the one Krabs made out of sponges once.
Once SpongeBob gains his sight back and sees to his horror what he's serving the customer, he asks Krabs to remind him of the Krabby Patty formula. This entire scene had me dying with laughter. Since Plankton messes up the hearing as well Krabs has to tell him the fomula over and over again, even resorting to screaming it through a megaphone. If Plankton didn't hear I guarantee someone else must've. Then as he finally manages to fix the hearing back to normal, Krabs and SpongeBob agree just to the whole thing be since nothing gets communicated anyway. Plankton's reaction to missing such a perfect chance is top-notch.
As a last resort, he just decides to do a deepdive and find out if the formula's available in the memory bank. The visual representation of SpongeBob's mind is to say the least... interesting. He not only has separate parts of the brain marked for completely mundane things, but has an entire room that looks just like his real home, with a Gary and everything. Except Gary of course is made up of brain parts.
This is where things *truly* go awry. You see, he doesn't just access SpongeBob's secret, but actually becomes him. Hearing him do the classic squeaky laugh is really something. And since he isn't Plankton anymore he points out to Karen that bringing the formula to The Chum Bucket would be stealing. Exasperated Karen decides this plan is doomed to fail and ejects him out of the body. At the wrongest possible moment Patrick enters The Krusty Krab. Plankton lands on his forehead and transforms into looking and sounding like Patrick.
Plantrick having no idea what Karen's talking about when she shows her disappointment is a perfect ending. Just like with SpongeBob, Mr. Lawrence really captures Patrick's personality and tone to a tee.
What a bizarrely mixed bag. The first segment is one of the worst in the entire series, while the second shows why SpongeBob is still a valued part of my calendar every week. Well, that's how it goes sometimes.
