305b. Sheldon SquarePants

[Jjs Goodman]

Premieres: Tuesday, July 23rd at 5pm ET/PT

Plot: Plankton joins the SquarePants family in the hope of becoming closer with SpongeBob. (and the secret formula)

[4EverGreen]

It's really amazing the LENGTHS Plankton will go to in order to get the Secret Formula. First, Plankton disguises himself as an abandoned child on the doorsteps of Spongebob's parents house, and is willing to do all SORTS of bonding activities with Spongebob, just so Spongebob will fill up his brotherhood meter of telling secrets with Plankton all the way to the top. At the very least, while it starts off with Plankton (naturally) not enjoying all the things Spongebob does, mostly because while Spongebob isn't exactly strong, Spongebob is STILL taller and stronger than Plankton is; and most of the stuff that Spongebob does unintentionally hurts Plankton. But after Spongebob SAVES Plankton from being stepped on by a clown (it makes sense in context), Plankton DOES genuinely start bonding with Spongebob for real! Once the brotherhood meter is filled all the way to the top, Plankton reveals that he has a MASSIVE Inferiority-Superiority complex, and he's so AFRAID of getting hurt either emotionally or physically; he often pushes people away so that he WON'T be hurt! Spongebob's biggest secret is...his tie is a CLIP-ON!!!! As it turns out, no amount of bonding will EVER get Plankton the Secret Formula from Spongebob's locked-up tight brain! Of course, the revelation makes Plankton LITERALLY axe-crazy as he decides to whip out a CHAINSAW in order to get the Krabby Patty Secret Formula THAT way! Thankfully, Spongebob's parents manage to come out at just that time, and reveals that EVERYONE has standards; and instead of punishing Plankton themselves, decide to dump him at the house of Patrick Star's parents Bunny and Cecil (who have now been aged to look closer to the age of Spongebob's parents), and they present Patrick with the little brother HE has always wanted; and Patrick plays with Plankton with FAR more pain that Spongebob's parents could've ever given Plankton! I guess I'd give this episode a 9.4 out of 10. Enough said, true believers!