Karen Plankton

Karen Plankton, also known as Kaarina, is one of the main characters from the SpongeBob SquarePants series.
== Charactah Account ==
Karen is a waterproof supercomputer who runs the Chum Bucket alongside her husband Plankton. She is always giving him new evil plans to steal the Krabby Patty formula, but their efforts never succeed. Karen is Plankton's own invention, and her software is built into most of his machines.
Karen does not have a heart, as stated in a conversation between her and SpongeBob in "Friend or Foe". However, this does not prevent Karen from expressing emotions or feeling true love for Plankton. She does not often show it, but Karen cares for Plankton more than anything else; almost everything she does revolves around helping him in some way. She can even cry as seen at the end of "Single Cell Anniversary".
== 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
* The Patrick Star Show
* The Patrick Star Show Season 2
=== Comics ===
* SpongeBob Comics
* SpongeBob Comics Annual Giant Swimtacular
* SpongeBob Freestyle Funnies
* SpongeBob SquarePants
* SpongeBob SquarePants: The Movie
=== Movies ===
* The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie
* The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run
* The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water
=== Video Games ===
* Drawn to Life: SpongeBob SquarePants Edition
* Minecraft
* Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2
* Nickelodeon Toon Twister 3-D
* Nicktoons Freeze Frame Frenzy
* Nickverse
* SpongeBob Game Station
* SpongeBob HeroPants
* SpongeBob Moves In!
* SpongeBob Simulator
* SpongeBob SquigglePants
* SpongeBob SquarePants featuring Nicktoons: Globs of Doom
* SpongeBob SquarePants Tooncast Studio
* SpongeBob SquarePants Typing
* SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom
* SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom - Rehydrated
* SpongeBob SquarePants: Creature from the Krusty Krab
* SpongeBob SquarePants: Lights, Camera, Pants!
* 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 Town
* SpongeBob's Atlantis SquarePantis
* SpongeBob's Atlantis SquarePantis SquareOff
* SpongeBob's Game Frenzy
* SpongeBob's Truth or Square
* SpongeBob: Patty Pursuit
* The SpongeBob Movie Game: Sponge on the Run
* The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie
== Trivia ==
* In the comic strip called "Krusty Karen," it is shown that Karen can change the color of her screen depending on her mood. It is blue when she is sad and red when she is angry.
* In several episodes, Karen appears in her mobile form with an extension cord. She is wireless in most of her other mobile appearances.
* Karen has a version called E.M.I.L.P. (short for Emergency Mother-in-Law Program).
* Karen and Plankton were promoted to the main cast in the credits of the 2004 movie. As a result, they have much more screen time after the movie than in the pre-movie seasons.
** Karen only makes three appearances in season 1, two appearances in season 2, and two appearances in season 3.
* Karen is often shown to be smarter than Plankton, a good instance of this is "Banned in Bikini Bottom," when Plankton thinks that Mr. Krabs changed the Krusty Krab's name to Closed, but Karen reveals that it's because the restaurant was closed down.
* Plankton once referred to Karen as an electroencephalograph. An electroencephalograph is a monitor that measures electrical activity in the brain.
* In "All That Glitters," a monitor that looks exactly like Karen in her portable form is seen in the hospital. In "Shellback Shenanigans," Plankton mistakes it for Karen.
* In "Not Normal," SpongeBob says that he needs to defragment his computer's hard drive. Karen also says that she does this.
* When SpongeBob puts tape on Karen's screen in "Plankton's Regular," her speech is muffled. This implies that her screen acts like a mouth.
** Similarly, in "Shellback Shenanigans," Karen is unable to see what SpongeBob and Mr. Krabs are saying without a telescope. This implies that her vision is similar to that of a character with real eyes.
* The fist on the Chum Bucket is very similar in appearance to Karen's hands.
* In "Single Cell Anniversary," Karen has a slot on the side of her screen that scans food. She also has this feature in the app SpongeBob's Game Frenzy.
* In "Krab Borg," Mr. Krabs says that he has had the Krusty Krab cash register ever since it was a calculator. This is similar to how Karen was a calculator as a baby.
* Karen mentions her hard drive in the episodes "Truth or Square," "Karen 2.0," "CopyBob DittoPants," and the film The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water.
* In the Finnish dub, Karen's name is Kaarina, which is pronounced very similarly to Gary's localized name, Kari.
* In the Latin American Spanish version of the second movie, Melanie Henriquez voices both Karen and Pearl.
* Many pieces of merchandise unrelated to the first movie use Karen's design from that film.
* In "Plankton Gets the Boot," Karen's wall form is seen in the background with a very different appearance. The monitor is thinner than usual with a dark blue keyboard and red/white buttons, instead of a silver keyboard and light red buttons.
* As of season 11, Karen's mobile form is permanently equipped with arms.
* As of season 12, Karen's mobile form has appeared more often than her wall form.
* Karen's mobile unit's model name is a reference to the UNIVAC computer, one of the first digital computers used for businesses.
* Karen's appearance in Kamp Koral was originally going to be a walkie-talkie instead of the calculating machine.
* Karen is the only main character who has not had a speaking role in The Patrick Star Show.
== Gallery ==
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== External Links ==
* Karen Plankton at Encyclopedia SpongeBobia
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Category:Females
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