Sheldon J. Plankton

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SpongeBob SquarePants character
Sheldon J. Plankton
General Information
Gender:	Male
Color:	Green
Eye Color:	Red and Yellow
Birthday:	25 August 1945
Political Position:	Temporary ruler of Bikini Bottom (referred to as Planktopolis in The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie)
Occupation(s):	Owner and Founder of The Chum Bucket
Classification
Species:	Copepod
Family & Friends
Family:	Karen (wife) Clem (Cousin) Zeke Rufus Jeke Billy Bob Billy Jim Billy Billy Bo Willy Banana Fanna Fo Filly Toad Enis Rainchild Planktonimor (Ancestor) (Many other Plankton Family members, unknown names)
Ancestors:	Planktonimor
Friends:	SpongeBob SquarePants (F.U.N.)
Employees:	SpongeBob SquarePants (Welcome to the Chum Bucket) Patrick Star (The Fry Cook Games)
Enemies:	Eugene Krabs SpongeBob SquarePants Patrick Star Squidward Tentacles King Neptune & Princess Mindy
Favorites
Series Information
First appearance:	Plankton!
Portrayer:	Doug Lawrence
Other Information

Sheldon J. Plankton (usually referred to as Plankton) is a fictional character and one eyed villain in the animated series SpongeBob SquarePants. He is a technologically savvy, deep-voiced zooplankton with one central eye—a real-life characteristic of some copepods. Plankton is the smallest of the main characters in the series, able to fit in SpongeBob SquarePants's hand, as well as under Mr. Krabs's foot, as he is only slightly larger than a jelly bean (In fact, he was once mistaken for one in the episode F.U.N.). Plankton is voiced by "Mr." Doug Lawrence.

Contents 1 General 2 Family 3 His Date with Mama Krabs 4 Band 5 Rivalry 6 Video games 7 Trivia 8 Failed plans

[edit] General

Plankton, described as "1% evil; 99% hot gas" is Mr. Krabs' tiny little green oval-shaped one-eyed business rival, is a plankton, and runs a competing restaurant called the Chum Bucket, where rarely anyone eats, directly across the street from the Krusty Krab, although it's oddly and frequently unseen when Plankton is not involved in an episode. He is Mr. Krab's arch enemy, and is SpongeBob's occasional nemesis, though many times SpongeBob is naive of Plankton's evil powers. He once sang the "F.U.N song", with SpongeBob and made up his own Plankton-esque words to it in "F.U.N". In the same episode, he imagined himself riding a flying jellyfish and destroying Bikini Bottom with zap plasma rays. Plankton is a science wiz, and even knows how to induce thermonuclear fusion. His primary catch prase is "I went to college!!!", which he usually says while flying back towards the Chum Bucket after one of his schemes to steal the Krabby Patty secret formula has been thwarted, though it has been used in other context. His other catch phrases include "I WIN! I WIN!", "You're all mine you sweet Krabby Patty!", "I wish to rule you!", "Hehhehehaaa!!", and others. Plankton's desire is to put Mr. Krabs out of business and infiltrate the Krusty Krab. All of his nearly successful but ultimately foiled plans involve getting hold of the secret recipe for the copyrighted Krabby Patty, the main food item served at the Krusty Krab, in order to get customers. Plankton frequently plays on the naive trusting nature of SpongeBob to try and get the recipe, along with engaging in various forms of trickery or theft to get either a Krabby Patty or the recipe. These forms have ranged from posing as a psychiatrist for SpongeBob to using a self-controlled robot version of Mr. Krabs. Plankton is almost always scheming away in his laboratory. In the episode "The Algae's Always Greener", Plankton switched lives with Mr. Krabs for a day, and he found he preferred being himself and living with his computer wife. Most of the time it is his own evil desire to steal the secret Krabby Patty formula that causes his plans to fail, such as in the episode "Plankton!", in which his lust over a krabby patty tossed him into his own ingredient analyzing machine where it was determined that he was 1% evil, 99% hot gas. On numerous occasions, he has been seen listening to different versions of the alphabet song, including in the "Employee of the Month" CD-ROM, where he is seen on a bus listening to a metal rock version of the song, realizes it, and flips his vinyl record over to listen to some classical music.

Plankton lives at the Chum Bucket with Karen, his dear computer "WIFE" (Wired Integrated Female Electroencephalograph), who irritates him to no end. Plankton speaks in a deep, melodramatic voice, and enjoys pursuing various forms of villainy, such as Krabby Patty theft and trying to possess sponges by getting inside their brains. Plankton not only wants to be the king of fast food, he wants to be supreme commander of the world. Like other Nicktoon villains, he always uses disguises. He disguises himself as a giant sea cucumber, a roach, Mr. Krabs, and even as money used by a robot who sounds like he comes from the "No Weenies Allowed" episode. He is a near-perfect asset to the show, and has his own following among the fans. He made his first appearance in the episode "Plankton!", and has used many guises and plans to steal a Krabby Patty, such as using SpongeBob to try and steal a Krabby Patty, disguising himself as Mr. Krabs to get the secret formula from SpongeBob, and switching lives with Mr. Krabs, in order to get a taste of success. As disclosed in the episode "Plankton's Army", Plankton's first name is Sheldon, which amused Karen to no end. It is also revealed that sometimes Plankton is depressed because of his continual failure (in "F.U.N.", Squidward even tells him he is the most hated creature in Bikini Bottom). He is also depressed because his small stature tends to make him ignored or squished (revealed in "Plankton's Army"). In the same episode, it was also revealed that Plankton has been trying to discover Mr. Krabs' secret formula for the past 25 years.

In The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie, Plankton learns there are 26 letters in the alphabet and executes "Evil Plan Z", wherein he steals the crown of King Neptune, delivers it to Shell City (an aquatic-themed gift shop located on the surface), and frames the theft on Mr. Krabs, whom Neptune freezes. While Krabs is frozen, Plankton successfully steals the Krabby Patty formula and begins producing Krabby Patties, giving free bucket helmets away with each one. The helmets are, in fact, mind-control devices which Plankton uses to make the citizens bend to his will and change Bikini Bottom to suit his image, renaming the city "Planktopolis." Unfortunately for Plankton, SpongeBob and Patrick manage to retrieve the crown and bring it back to Neptune, and frees everyone under Plankton's control by using the power of rock and roll. Plankton is soon arrested and taken away by the authorities, but vows to return and destroy everyone. Sometime after that, he got out of jail and appeared in the episodes "Fear of a Krabby Patty, "Krabs vs. Plankton", "Enemy In-Law", "Patrick SmartPants", "Wishing You Well" and "New Leaf".

[edit] Family

Plankton has various relatives, whom he enlists help from in "Plankton's Army" while attempting to retrieve the Krabby Patty secret formula. Relatives include (but are not limited to): Clem, Zeke, Rufus, Jeke, Billy Bob, Billy Jim, Billy Billy Bo Willy Banana Fanna Fo Filly, Toad, Enis, and Rainchild. His relatives, quite strangely enough already, seem to be a big bunch of friendly, gullible, multicolored, root-beer crazed, uneducated hillbilly plankton, whom Plankton himself barely even recognizes. Unlike his relatives Plankton got his ingenious mind from going to college. In this same episode he stops trying to steal the krabby patty formula when Mr. Krab leads him to believe that the secret ingredient is plankton.

[edit] His Date with Mama Krabs

Plankton once dated Mama Krabs, Eugene Krabs's mother, after hearing endless complaints from his computer wife, at first out of genuine love, but in the end as part of a plot to get the formula. He tries to capture Mama Krabs with a giant robot, but later on his plan backfires when she falls in love with the robot instead of him.

[edit] Band

In the episode Band Geeks, Plankton, without much conflict, placidly participates in the band. At the performance he plays a keyboard. During the first rehearsal, however, he is shown with a triangle, and, later a harmonica. When Squidward asks if anyone has experience playing instruments, Plankton responds with "Do instruments of torture count?"

[edit] Rivalry

Mr. Krabs and Plankton were once college room-mates, but they slowly developed a rivalry, revealed in the comics to be caused by, 1. Being stepped on by Mr. Krabs (which didn't annoy him at all), 2. Being closed inside Mr. Krabs' book (which aggravated him a little) and 3. Mr Krabs going out with his date and Plankton's date (which started their rivalry). Plankton views Mr. Krabs as greedy (which he is), and Mr. Krabs views Plankton as a thief (which he is).

[edit] Video games

• In SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom, Plankton appears as the main antagonist of the game. In the game, he makes an attempt to take over Bikini Bottom and taking the Krabby Patty formula by creating a robot machine called the Duplicatotron 3000. After he creates the robots, the robots don't obey him, because he forgot to set the switch from Obey to Don't Obey. Plankton decided to convince SpongeBob (with the help of Patrick and Sandy) to do all the work of destroying the robots, because SpongeBob thought the situation was his fault.

• In SpongeBob SquarePants: Lights, Camera, Pants!, Plankton appears as a playable character. In the game, he uses a robotic suit to act in the auditions (the parts that are played). Also, the "Captive" role, as well as the auditions for it, takes place in the Chum Bucket.

• In Nicktoons Unite!, Plankton was recruited by Professor Finbarr Calamitous to his team. He uses a crab mech to fight the heroes.

[edit] Trivia

• In "Sleepy Time", Plankton's dream is that he became big and zaps everything he sees.
• Plankton's size varies through episodes. Sometimes he is microscopic, and other times he is about knee high.
• Plankton once intended to harness the power of snow to conquer the world.
• Plankton seems to like toys as seen in "New Leaf".
• In "Dunces and Dragons", Plankton's ancestor Lord Planktonomer held Bikinibottomshire (medievial version of Bikini Bottom.) under his power until his plans are ruined by a Krabby Patty. Thus it is hinted that is the beginning of Krab family secret "Krabby Patty" and the Plankton family search for the secret "Krabby Patty".
• Plankton was constantly made fun of his first name, Sheldon, by his computer wife.
• Plankton has the same birthday as Gene Simmons.

[edit] Failed plans

Regrading Krabby Patty Formula

1. Plankton first tried to steal the formula 25 years before "Plankton's Army", namely by asking for it.
2. Plankton uses "pretty please" seconds after his first plan.
3. Plankton tries to sneak in as a roach in a costume, but Mr. Krabs crushes him.
4. Plankton uses "super science" by drinking a chemical and turnng into a roach, but Mr. Krabs crushed him once again.
5. In "Plankton!", after SpongeBob refuses to get the Krabby Patty for him, Plankton decides to take control of his body to go to the Chum Bucket.
6. In "Culture Shock", Plankton uses "magic" to make a Krabby Patty disappear at a Krusty Krab talent show.
7. In "F.U.N.", Plankton gets inside of a Krabby Patty and escapes the Krusty Krab. However, when SpongeBob annoys him, he gives it up.
8. In "F.U.N.", Plankton befriends SpongeBob in order to get the Krabby Patty.
9. In "Imitation Krabs", Plankton pretends to be Mr. Krabs by making a robot of him. He gets rid of Mr. Krabs by rolling a penny on the floor and it rolls out the door.
10. In "Welcome to the Chum Bucket", after Krabs loses a card game against him, Plankton decides to have SpongeBob making a Krabby Patty, instead of stealing the formula. Plankton later admits that he cheated.
11. In "The Algae's Always Greener", Plankton planted himself in a ketchup bottle, hoping someone will squeeze him onto a patty. Old Man Jenkins squeezes it into the air and shoots him into a wall and he fails.
12. In "Krusty Krab Training Video", Plankton steals a Krabby Patty by using a robotic machine built in, to escape the Krusty Krab.
13. In "Plankton's Army", after Plankton gets tired of being squashed by Mr. Krabs, he decides to make an army of his own. Plankton almost succeeds until he realizes that the formula book says to have 4 heaping pounds of freshly ground Plankton (The book was a fake).
14. In "Fear of a Krabby Patty", Plankton indirectly forces the Krusty Krab to stay open 24 hours, thereby making SpongeBob afraid of Krabby Patties. He tries to hypnotize SpongeBob into giving him the formula.
15. In "Krabs vs. Plankton" Plankton countersues Mr. Krabs for not having a wet floor sign.
16. In "Enemy In-Law" after a date with Mama Krabs', he finds out that she has the formula, and so he proposes a marriage.
17. In The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie, after Plankton steals King Neptune's crown and tries to keep Mr. Krabs framed for the theft, SpongeBob and Patrick return six days later from the forbidden Shell City with it. After Plankton is stepped on all over and flattened to a pancake, he was arrested and sent to the Institution for the Criminally Tiny. In spite of this, Plankton has appeared in several episodes afterwards.
18. In "New Leaf", Plankton elaborates an incredibly convoluted and bizarre plan to get the formula: he pretends to reform and becomes friends with Krabs, who gives him the formula as a token of their friendship, believing he won't read it. However, when Plankton opens it, it says "Gotcha - ♥ Krabs".

Other Plans

1. In "Walking Small", after the beachers refuse to leave Goo Lagoon to construct the Mega Bucket, Plankton teaches SpongeBob how to be aggressive. He planned on having fun with him. In the end, it is revealed that Plankton is only using him to get the Krabby SpongeBob make the beachers leave.
2. In "The Algae's Always Greener", Plankton used his "Switch-lives-just-to-know-what-it's-like-omagrifier" to switch lives with Eugene H. Krabs, so he can own a successful restaurant. When he finds out how hard it is to be Mr. Krabs, he changes back.
3. In "Snowball Effect", Plankton plans to harness the energy of the snow, and take over the world, but there was too much snow and it covered Plankton.
4. In "Enemy In-Law", Plankton builds a giant robot to kidnap Bikini Bottomites and bring them to the Chum Bucket to eat food.
5. In "Wishing You Well", Plankton uses the wishing well to wish to be big enough to crush his enemies.