Though either way it raises the question of why SpongeBob would act this way if he knew it meant having his brain taken out but let’s just disregard that.Īnyway, here’s the problem with the robot chef. I like to think it’s the latter, partially because that’s funnier to me and partially because I like to imagine that SpongeBob has at least some control over his situation. Something I like about this episode is that it never really makes it clear whether SpongeBob was legitimately being a brat or if he was on to Plankton’s scheme the entire time and was just playing him. Plankton gets angry, SpongeBob back sasses him hilariously, and Plankton decides his brain is going in the robot chef after all. I just think that’s a cool detail.Īfter an unspecified amount of time, during which SpongeBob’s demands have becoming increasingly more ridiculous, Plankton casually asks SpongeBob to make some krabby patties. I like how when Plankton reveals the new kitchen, the Krusty Krab theme plays but it has a slight echo effect. To start with, he turns the Chum Bucket kitchen into an exact replica of the Krusty Krab kitchen. Plankton does everything he can to make SpongeBob feel more comfortable. The computer screen in Plankton’s lab that won’t be given a name until season 3 suggests that Plankton win SpongeBob over by being nice to him, and that SpongeBob will give Plankton what he wants then. Plankton threatens to take SpongeBob’s brain and put it in a robot chef if SpongeBob doesn’t comply, but the threats don’t exactly help SpongeBob feel more relaxed. Of course Plankton just wants SpongeBob to make krabby patties for him, but SpongeBob is so terrified and Plankton’s kitchen is so strange and unfamiliar that he isn’t able to. So SpongeBob has to go and work for Plankton. Krabs bets SpongeBob’s contract to Plankton and loses it. But still, I like the idea that despite how much they deny it, Plankton and Krabs do still enjoy each other’s company on some level. Krabs only playing because he knows Plankton is a terrible card player, and Plankton apparently throwing games on purpose to build Krabs’ confidence so he’ll eventually slip up. The episode makes their card games sound shady, what with Mr. Krabs and Plankton get together to play cards once a week? Because according to this episode, they do! That’s actually pretty cute.