Sheldon J. Plankton

Sheldon J. Plankton, also known as Creepy Bacteria, Plankton and Shelly, is one of the main characters from the SpongeBob SquarePants series.
== Charactah Account ==
Plankton is a tiny planktonic copepod with a Napoleon complex. With the help of his computer wife Karen, he runs the failing Chum Bucket restaurant across the street from the Krusty Krab. He is always after the secret Krabby Patty formula and dreams of running the Krusty Krab out of business.
Plankton is egotistical, aggressive and power-hungry. He is very jealous of Mr. Krabs and his success. His only goal throughout the series is stealing the Krabby Patty secret formula and running Krabs out of business, a desire that has led him to destroy The Krusty Krab on more than one occasion. He is manipulative, as he manipulated SpongeBob into becoming "assertive" in "Walking Small" to drive everyone in the beach away so he could build another Chum Bucket even though SpongeBob would later figure it out. He also manipulated SpongeBob in "F.U.N." by pretending to be his friend to get a Krabby Patty.
Plankton is also deceitful, as he is always trying to convince SpongeBob and the others that he can be trusted, only to use their goodwill to get closer to the formula. Either way, he's too busy plotting revenge to interact with most of the characters. Being a villain might be lonely, but Plankton seems to like it that way.
== Appearance ==
=== Cartoons ===
* Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years
* SpongeBob SquarePants
* SpongeBob SquarePants Season 2
* SpongeBob SquarePants Season 3
* SpongeBob SquarePants Season 4
* SpongeBob SquarePants Season 5
* SpongeBob SquarePants Season 6
* SpongeBob SquarePants Season 7
* SpongeBob SquarePants Season 8
* SpongeBob SquarePants Season 9
* SpongeBob SquarePants Season 10
* SpongeBob SquarePants Season 11
* SpongeBob SquarePants Season 12
* SpongeBob SquarePants Season 13
* SpongeBob SquarePants Season 14
* The Patrick Star Show
=== Comics ===
* Disney Adventures
* Nickelodeon Magazine
* SpongeBob Comics
* SpongeBob Comics Annual Giant Swimtacular
* SpongeBob Freestyle Funnies
* SpongeBob SquarePants
* SpongeBob SquarePants: The Movie
=== Movies ===
* The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run
* The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water
* The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie
=== Video Games ===
* Drawn to Life: SpongeBob SquarePants Edition
* Minecraft
* Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2
* Nickelodeon Kart Racers 3: Slime Speedway
* Nickelodeon Toon Twister 3D
* Nicktoons Unite!
* Nicktoons: Freeze Frame Frenzy
* Nickverse
* Scary Brawl
* SpongeBob HeroPants
* SpongeBob Simulator
* SpongeBob SquarePants featuring Nicktoons: Globs of Doom
* SpongeBob SquarePants Underpants Slam!
* SpongeBob SquarePants: Atlantis Squarepantis
* SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom
* SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom – Rehydrated
* SpongeBob SquarePants: Creature From the Krusty Krab
* SpongeBob SquarePants: Employee of the Month
* SpongeBob Squarepants: Legend of the Lost Spatula
* SpongeBob SquarePants: Lights, Camera, Pants!
* Spongebob Squarepants: Nighty Nightmare
* SpongeBob SquarePants: Operation Krabby Patty
* SpongeBob SquarePants: Plankton's Robotic Revenge
* SpongeBob SquarePants: Revenge of the Flying Dutchman
* SpongeBob SquarePants: SuperSponge
* SpongeBob SquarePants: The Cosmic Shake
* SpongeBob SquarePants: The Yellow Avenger
* SpongeBob SquarePants: Typing
* Spongebob's Boating Bash
* SpongeBob's Truth or Square
* SpongeBob: Krusty Cook-Off
* Super Brawl 2
* Super Brawl 3: Good vs. Evil
* Super Brawl 4
* The Spongebob Squarepants Movie
== Trivia ==
* According to "Bottle Burglars," Plankton has a dimple on his chin.
* Though he does not have a visible nose, Plankton is capable of smelling.
* In "It Came from Goo Lagoon," Plankton is called a "creepy bacteria" by Sandy.
* Although absent from the final product, Plankton appears in a deleted scene from "Sandy's Rocket," where he is captured by SpongeBob and Patrick when trying to sneak into the Krusty Krab. In a chapter book adaptation of the episode, which was based on the original script, this scene is used.
* There is a running gag in many episodes Plankton appears in where he is squished by someone.
** Another running gag of Plankton being projected through the air back to the Chum Bucket, typically by Mr. Krabs, often screaming a sentence (normally "I went to college!") or a prolonged word meanwhile.
* It is revealed in "Single Cell Anniversary" that Plankton is not green; his outfit is. Karen removes the green and the viewer sees an underwear-clad pink Plankton embarrassed by his nakedness. He also has a rack with identical green suits.
* Plankton and Mr. Krabs were born exactly on the same date, as revealed in "Friend or Foe".
* The United Plankton Pictures logo features a planktonic organism that looks very similar to Plankton, only with different feet.
* Plankton is called "Shelly," short for Sheldon by Mr. Krabs in "SpongeBob's Last Stand".
* Plankton is college-educated, which has become a running gag throughout the series, as he would usually shout "I went to college!".
* In the Japanese dub, Plankton has an actress as opposed to an actor.
** Plankton's Japanese voice is very squeaky like female anime characters, likely meant to emphasize his small size.
* Plankton is afraid of whales in "One Coarse Meal" and "The Ghost of Plankton," but not in "The Algae's Always Greener", "Jailbreak!" or "Married to Money".
* Out of his whole family, Plankton is the smartest, as the rest of his family is shown to be clueless and unintelligent.
* Plankton's family is made up of hillbillies, and he appears to have forgotten their stereotype after all these years, as in their episode, he believes they are "criminal masterminds" but when he sees them, he is shocked and says "I've been away from home longer than I thought".
* As of "Truth or Square," Plankton has made 1,003 failed attempts to steal the formula.
* At two inches tall, Plankton is gigantic for his kind. The creators did this to make viewers see him on the screen.
** Plankton actually should be half the size of SpongeBob, as the latter is four inches tall.
* In "Plankton!," Plankton has a lab, which is just a real Labrador.
* In "Single Cell Anniversary" and "The Main Drain," when SpongeBob holds Plankton in his hand, he is bigger or SpongeBob's hand is smaller, unlike in "Plankton!".
* In "The Main Drain," Plankton is unusually bigger than he is in other episodes. This also happens in "Sweet and Sour Squid".
* Plankton and Mr. Krabs are the only members in their families to ever make friends with each other; their predecessors are enemies.
* In several episodes from late-season 4 to early season 5, the inside of Plankton's mouth is purple. It was corrected back to red in later episodes.
* Season 2 is the season with the least amount of appearances by Plankton, with only five appearances.
* Plankton has inventions for equipment in contrast to Mr. Krabs' spy technology.
* As seen in "Evil Spatula", Plankton is revealed to have a room full of spatulas in the Chum Bucket.
* In "Plankton's Special Sinister Commentary" Plankton reveals that Squidward freaks him out.
* The episode "Plankton's Army" reveals that Plankton's full name is Sheldon J. Plankton.
* In the episode "Sweet and Sour Squid" Plankton is revealed to have ears.
* Plankton finds Mr. Krabs' life to be worse than his life when he experiences it in "The Algae's Always Greener" and "Spy Buddies". In the former episode, he found numerous reasons that make Mr. Krabs' life difficult:
** SpongeBob is always asking him for a Weekly Performance Review on Tuesday and throws a minor temper tantrum if Plankton refuses. He also suffers nervous breakdowns when finding guilty of minor errors, such as using too much sauce on a Krabby Patty or giving a customer a large drink when a medium-sized one was ordered.
** Squidward complains to Plankton that he does not want to work with SpongeBob. Later, when Plankton puts him in charge of fry cooking, a customer gets angry because the Krabby Patty that Squidward cooked is unappetizing.
** Pearl, his virtual reality daughter, throws a big temper tantrum because she doesn't get more than $1.
** Mr. Krabs tries to steal the Krabby Patty formula while naked, with an annoying persistence that finally convinces Plankton that Mr. Krabs' life is intolerable.
* In all but one of Plankton's appearances in season 5, Plankton plays a major role, the exception being "Stanley S. SquarePants".
* Plankton learns about teamwork in The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water.
* The analysis of what is inside Plankton changes. Karen's screen in "Plankton!" shows he is 1% evil and 99% hot gas. In "Plankton Gets the Boot", he is 30% mean guy, 20% spiteful monster, and 50% evil butt-head, totaling to 100% big jerk.
* Plankton's phone number is 1-800-328-2486 or 1-800-EAT-CHUM according to the episode "Gary's New Toy".
* Plankton once had an official SpongeBob Twitter account, at @SheldonPlankton, but it was suspended. It can still be seen at an archive.
** Tweets mentioning the @SheldonPlankton account from Karen's and Mr. Krabs' Twitter accounts are still up. Examples here and here.
* Plankton dislikes the taste of pineapple.
* So far, "Banned in Bikini Bottom" and "Free Samples" are the only episodes where SpongeBob and Mr. Krabs are unaware of Plankton's plans, nor do they ever see him.
* Plankton's horoscope is a Leo, like Patrick.
** Plankton's birthday is four days after Patrick's.
== Gallery ==
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== External Links ==
* Sheldon J. Plankton at Encyclopedia SpongeBobia
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