"One Coarse Meal" is a SpongeBob SquarePants episode from season 7. In this episode, Mr. Krabs discovers that Plankton is afraid of whales and disguises as his daughter to scare him.
Characters[]
- Eugene H. Krabs
- SpongeBob SquarePants
- Sheldon J. Plankton
- Whales
- Karen Plankton
- Plankton's ancestors
- French Narrator
- Grand Dad Plankton (debut)
- Plankton's cousins
- Mime (not Mr. Mime/Incidental CM19/Marcel)
Synopsis[]
As the episode opens, Mr. Krabs is sleeping in his money bath, when he smells something burning. SpongeBob then tells Mr. Krabs that it smells like Plankton with his new explosives. Plankton then blows up the Krusty Krab, while his machine captures SpongeBob and Mr. Krabs. Plankton tickles Mr. Krabs with a feather. SpongeBob accidentally reveals the location of the Krabby Patty secret formula. Then, Pearl comes to the kitchen. Plankton runs back to the Chum Bucket in panic, as it turns out he's terrified of whales. Afterwards, Mr. Krabs asks Pearl if he could use one of her dresses.
Plankton tells Karen about his fear of whales and finding Pearl in the lab, along with how they ate his family members in the past. Unsympathetic, She tells him there are no whales in the Chum Bucket. Later, seemingly Pearl terrorizes Plankton. He flees inside the Chum Bucket, where Pearl quickly reappears, claiming she wants to eat Plankton. This goes on for two whole weeks--Plankton becomes severely traumatized and eventually has a nightmare about a demonic Pearl eating him and his kinfolk. Unknown to Plankton, it turns out that "Pearl" was actually Mr. Krabs in disguise the entire time.
Mr. Krabs disguised as Pearl.
The next day, Plankton appears on the road, laying on it to try to get ran over by a bus. SpongeBob becomes concerned about this and confronts Mr. Krabs in his office and tries to ask him to stop harassing Plankton, but he refuses to listen. Mr. Krabs reminds SpongeBob that he revealed the location of the formula which is a violation in the Krusty Krab Rule Book. Since Mr. Krabs won't listen to reason, SpongeBob then tells Plankton about Mr. Krabs' worst fear. Plankton suddenly stops his attempt to get ran over and is surprised but becomes angry when SpongeBob tells him that it has been Mr. Krabs disguised as Pearl that's been scaring him the entire time. SpongeBob leaves while Plankton is left with a plan to get revenge on his rival.
Plankton decides to get revenge on Mr. Krabs by tormenting him with a mime which turns out to be Mr. Krabs' fear. Later, SpongeBob scares Plankton away with holographic whales to keep him from getting the formula. SpongeBob then releases Mr. Krabs, and the episode closes as mime continues to bother him.
Production[]
The episode was confirmed and added to the US Copyright Office on January 14, 2010,[4] along with its sister episode "Gary in Love."
Art[]
Music[]
| ( ‣ ) Production music |
| ( • ) Original music |
| ( ◦ ) SpongeBob music |
• Another Best Day Ever - Nicolas Carr, Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield [Title card]
• Undertow - Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield [Mr. Krabs takes a money bath]
• New Vibe Hits - Nicolas Carr ["Something don't smell right."]
• Salty Krab Jig - Michael Bolger, Nicolas Carr [SpongeBob cooking Krabby Patties]
‣ Crime And Danger Sign #3 - Delle Haensch, Hans Conzelmann ["Explosive?!"]
• Steel Licks 43 - Jeremy Wakefield ["It didn't go off."]
‣ Guerilla Warfare [#21] - Harry Bluestone, Emil Cadkin ["A dud, huh?"]
‣ Zelle 501 - Gerhard Trede [Plankton tickling Krabs]
• Steel Licks 22 - Jeremy Wakefield ["Clever."]
‣ Guerilla Warfare [#22] - Harry Bluestone, Emil Cadkin [Plankton smells blubber]
‣ Drama Link (G) - Hubert Clifford ["Ahhhhh! Call off your daughter Krabs! Call her off!"]
‣ Drama Link (E) - Hubert Clifford ["Stay back, whale!"]
• Steel Licks 40 - Jeremy Wakefield [Plankton leaves]
• Salty Krab Jig - Michael Bolger, Nicolas Carr [Krabs gives Pearl mall money]
‣ Tympup A - Sammy Burdson, John Charles Fiddy [Wacky bucks]
• Salty Krab Jig - Michael Bolger, Nicolas Carr ["This is what Mr. Krabs pays me with: Mr. Krabs' Wacky Bucks!"]
• Lap Steel - Nicolas Carr [Plankton running home]
‣ Sneaking About - Phil Green ["My triumphant husband returns. How'd you fail this time?"]
• OLD 49er Banjo Fiddle. - Nicolas Carr [Flashback to Plankton's ancestors on a picnic]
‣ Lovely Scenery C - Mladen Franko [Whale eats them]
‣ Sneaking About - Phil Green [Plankton takes out the trash]
‣ Tales From The Swamp (A) - Ron Goodwin ["I'm hungry!"]
‣ Wooden Bear - Gil Flat, Tony Tape, Florian Voelxen [Empty laboratory]
• Lap Steel - Nicolas Carr [16 paranoia-filled days later]
‣ Lonely Stranger - Laurie Johnson ["Yes, I can hear you."]
• Closing the Door Sting 2 - Nicolas Carr [Pearl snickers]
‣ Death Throws [#9] - Harry Bluestone, Emil Cadkin [Plankton's nightmare]
• OLD 49er Banjo Fiddle. - Nicolas Carr ["Hey, Plankton!"]
‣ Cellar Search - Philippe Pares ["Gastric acid?"]
• Steel Licks 8 - Jeremy Wakefield [Plankton crying]
• Drunken Sailor Transition - Nicolas Carr [Krabs disguised as Pearl]
• Blue Tide - Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield ["What's the point of going on?"]
• Daily Chores Jig - Michael Bolger, Nicolas Carr [Krabs in his office]
• Poor Ol Sod Shanty - Michael Bolger, Nicolas Carr [SpongeBob calls out Mr. Krabs for tormenting Plankton]
• Steel Licks 70 - Jeremy Wakefield [Plankton lying in the street]
• Skipping to School - Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield [SpongeBob tells Plankton about Krabs' secret fear]
• Closing Door Sting - Nicolas Carr [Plankton laughs evilly]
• Drunken Sailor Solo Accordion - Nicolas Carr [Krabs putting on the disguise]
‣ Drama Link (D) - Hubert Clifford [Krabs tries to scare Plankton]
• New Vibe Hits - Nicolas Carr [Krabs imitates Pearl]
‣ Shock Entrance [#24] - Harry Bluestone, Emil Cadkin ["The jig is up, Krabs!"]
‣ Dramatic Cue (E) - Ronald Hanmer ["Secret fear?"]
‣ Dachshund Walk - John Fox, Mac Prindy [Krabs afraid of mimes]
• Slide Whistle Stooges Theme - Nicolas Carr, Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield [Ending]
Release[]
- This episode is available on the Loveable Sponge, Complete Seventh Season, Let's Play, SpongeBob SquarePants Vol. 11, SpongeBob's Frozen Face-Off DVD (UK version only), The Best 300 Episodes Ever, The SpongeBob SquarePants Collection, Gary Falls in Love, The SpongeBob SquarePants 8 Season DVD Collection, Next 100 Episodes, Big Hits: Volume 2, The Best 200 Episodes Ever, and The Seventh & Eighth Seasons DVDs.
Reception[]
- "One Coarse Meal" was ranked #99 during the SpongeBob's Top 100 event in the UK and Ireland from June 4-8, 2012.
Trivia[]
General[]
Original title card.
- This episode was originally titled "Plankton Got Served," and a title card for "Plankton Got Served" was even made before they decided to change it to "One Coarse Meal."[5][6]
- The Wacky Bucks would later appear in the video game Battle for Bikini Bottom: Rehydrated.
- Plankton is scared of whales in this episode, although in previous episodes, he has encountered Pearl without panicking. Also, in "The Algae's Always Greener," Plankton says, "Look at his daughter, she's as big as a whale."
- At the end of "Sleepy Time," Plankton and Pearl encounter each other when the other main characters (excluding Karen) tell SpongeBob to stay out of their dreams. Plankton doesn't seem to be afraid of Pearl.
- In "Mermaid Man & Barnacle Boy VI: The Motion Picture," Plankton does not show his fear.
- In "Tentacle-Vision," Plankton appears in Squidward's set along with Pearl. He is not afraid of her.
- In the future episode "Jailbreak!," one of the inmates looks similar to Pearl. Plankton doesn't seem afraid.
- Plankton shows his fear again in "Plankton's Intern."
- This episode shows that Plankton is a skilled bubble blower, as he was able to make a bubble shield strong enough to withstand the peas that SpongeBob was spitting at the speed of a bullet.
- It is revealed that Plankton is afraid of whales and that Mr. Krabs has a secret fear of mimes.
- The transmutator was a scanner in "Plankton!"
- Foreshadowing: There are several hints that prove the "Pearl" that gets Plankton paranoid is actually Mr. Krabs in disguise:
- The real Pearl shows no interest in Plankton and would do nothing to terrorize him.
- Mr. Krabs tells Pearl that he needs to borrow one of her dresses, much to her and SpongeBob's confusion.
- At one point, one can hear a laugh that sounds just like Mr. Krabs.
- It is revealed that Mr. Krabs can do a perfect Pearl impression; he can imitate her voice perfectly.
- One of Plankton's ancestors resembles Clem from "Plankton's Army."
- This is the first episode where "Another Best Day Ever" plays.
Episode references[]
- When Mr. Krabs is crying because of the mime, Plankton calls him "Scaredy Pants," which is the name of a Halloween episode from season 1.
- When Plankton calls SpongeBob "CheeseHead," it is a reference to "What Ever Happened to SpongeBob?" in which SpongeBob goes by that alias as mayor of New Kelp City.
Cultural references[]
- The title is a parody of the term "one course meal."
- "Coarse" means "rough" or "heavy," referring to Plankton's torment throughout the episode.
- When Plankton starts living in isolation due to his fear of Pearl, his hair and nails grow out and he starts wearing tissue boxes as shoes. This is a reference to the 20th-century entrepreneur Howard Hughes, who fell into a similar state after he isolated himself from society.
- Mr. Krabs' Wacky Bucks look like US dollar bills.
Errors[]
One Course Meal
- In the closing credits, the episode is spelled as "One Course Meal."
- When the camera zooms out on Plankton, a box appears over his face.
- When SpongeBob goes into Mr. Krabs' office after he erases a drawing of Plankton, the pencil and paper he used is gone.
- When SpongeBob is letting Plankton know about the whales outside the Krusty Krab, his facial animation resets for a brief moment.
- Even though the Pearl that scares Plankton is Mr. Krabs in disguise, his arms are just like Pearl's instead of his usual claws.
Plankton's green teeth.
- While he is gliding, Plankton's teeth turn green for a frame.
- When SpongeBob sees Plankton crying outside the Krusty Krab door, the Chum Bucket and the pathway leading to it are missing.
Names in other languages[]
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Russian | Обед из одного блюда Obed iz odnogo blyuda |
Lunch of One Dish |
| Spanish (American) | Una comida vulgar | One Vulgar Meal |
| Spanish (European) | Una comida indigesta | One Indigestable Meal |