Plankton!

"Plankton!" is the second segment of the third episode of SpongeBob SquarePants. It first aired on July 31, 1999. As the title suggests, it marks the debut of Sheldon Plankton, owner of rival fast food restaurant called the Chum Bucket.
==Plot==
At the Krusty Krab, Squidward sends SpongeBob an order for a Krabby Patty. After making the patty, it begins to "move" and makes its way towards the front door. Mr. Krabs pulls the burger up to reveal that it was actually being stolen by his business rival, Sheldon J. Plankton. Tossing the Napoleonic anemone across the street to his restaurant, the Chum Bucket, Krabs explains to SpongeBob that Plankton has been trying to steal the Krabby Patty's secret formula for years.
That night, after the Krusty Krab closes, Plankton tries to convince SpongeBob that he and the fry cook are friends, claiming that it's his birthday and that SpongeBob should give him a Krabby Patty. SpongeBob refuses and runs back home, but Plankton promises that SpongeBob will hand deliver it to him personally.
Later that night, Plankton enters SpongeBob's head through a pore and makes his way to SpongeBob's brain. He attaches a mind control device to the brain and bends SpongeBob to his will, forcing him to walk to the Krusty Krab, get a Krabby Patty, and bring it to the Chum Bucket's Laboratory.
Plankton shows SpongeBob his computer/wife, Karen, who can display the components of whatever he places in a nearby bowl. Before he can force SpongeBob to drop the Krabby Patty in, SpongeBob begins a sorrowful tribute to the Patty describing its tastiness. A hungry Plankton leaps onto the burger, bounces off its bun and falls into the bowl before being absorbed by the device. With Plankton trapped inside the computer, SpongeBob walks back home.
==Notes==
* The scene when Plankton says, "Come back here, you swine!" is sometimes cut because the word "swine" is offensive in some countries.
* This episode was ranked #42 in The 100 Greatest Nicktoon Episodes countdown.
* When SpongeBob walks out of the laboratory door, he doesn't walk through the room with Plankton's lab in it.
* In Plankton's laboratory, Karen is on the right wall from the doors, rather than her usual location straight ahead of the doors.
* When SpongeBob drops the golden spatula it is right next to him, but when he walks away from Plankton, it is gone.
* Patrick appears in this episode, but has no dialogue.
==Home video releases==
;VHS
* SpongeBob SquarePants: The Sponge Who Could Fly
;DVD
* SpongeBob SquarePants: Lost at Sea
* SpongeBob SquarePants: The Complete 1st Season
* SpongeBob SquarePants: The First 100 Episodes
;iTunes
* SpongeBob SquarePants: Volume 1
* SpongeBob SquarePants: From the Beginning - Part 1
==External links==
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