Why Plankton Never Fell Off

this episode is sponsored by mantisly Plankton is the only member of the original cast who have not fallen off in the 20 plus years of premiering new episodes of SpongeBob and episodes like the flower Plot show it very well to explain why Plankton never fell off let's look at the four ways that the main casts have fallen off and how Plankton has avoided that the fastest way to kill a character's popularity is to never evolve what they're able to offer we've seen this time and again with characters such as Sandy Mrs Puff and Squidward where they often do not have them act outside of a few safe areas of their own personalities within this episode which is another Plankton episode about attempting to steal the Krabby Patty secret formula this episode takes a surprising twist early on I'm leaving for good Karen and I are gonna travel the world before I take it over [Music] right okay bye-bye then what better way to start off a tried and true formula with Plankton than by quitting Savvy fans May point out the episode new Leaf a season 4 episode where Plankton quit immediately in the episode was about him turning over a new Leaf but unlike yellow pavement an episode that failed to distinguish itself from a similar prior episode boat smarts this episode doesn't deal with Plankton publicly turning a new Leaf it's actually a lot more Sinister we'd see that he went the extra mile to destroy the Chum Bucket and leave no reminders of himself around instead having a giant flower pot take the chum bucket's Place why is the flower pot so important in the first place well it's not just a giant pot but a flower shop that features a bubbly friendly shop owner yo Mr Krabs huh and you run the Krusty Krab huh it's my favorite restaurant well nice to meet you petunia I just wanted to stop by and welcome you to the neighborhood you stop by anytime well thank you you may already see the twist but petunia is Plankton and his plan is to gain the Krabby Patty secret formula via trust and deception by playing the role of a super friendly shopkeep no one is the wiser as the Bikini Bottom has flower fever this episode stands out immediately compared to New Leaf in which Plankton himself was playing the role of being a nice guy and thus this episode isn't giving fans more of the same however it goes deeper than not being repetitive there are characters on the main cast that have simply not been exciting in many of their recent episodes and thus are labeled boring while SpongeBob the show already struggles with compelling stories in its 13th season plankton in this episode is far from boring compared to garrier Pearl who are interesting characters but haven't been known for a streak of interesting episodes revolving around them for a long time given that Plankton is not a static character he can play different emotions and be engaging whether it is deceivingly friendly to Mr Krabs cautiously nervous around SpongeBob or being weirded out by Squidward romantic Pursuit Squidward if you ever need any help arranging your flowers give me a holler think of me as your forgonia Pappy this is the secret to other Dynamics such as Elmer Fudd and Bugs Bunnies back and forth Ed in Eddie's pursuit of the jawbreaker or Phineas and Ferb's summer we're the ending to any of these rarely if ever changes but the adventure almost certainly does whether it has to do with Plankton making a rock band taking sandy's fur to disguise as SpongeBob's friend or calling his extended family regardless of the quality of these attempts it is clear that the team enjoys finding different unique ways to tell a very static story petunia even brings out a different side of Karen who's often unsupportive of plankton's ideas plus it's just nice to see a character being happy in a show where that's not guaranteed for anyone Beyond SpongeBob and Patrick had Plankton become boring I wouldn't even put on these episodes like in the background fall asleep to because I already have a man to 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shell of their former selves in recent time opting for one or two traits of their complex prior selves Plankton avoids that because while he does largely have the same personality he benefited from the change that a lot of older fans would argue killed the entire show within the ninth season the show decided to take on a much more wacky approach leaning into references more and adopting a free-formed less serious approach to episodes it was a change that made at the time what was referred to as modern SpongeBob not feel like what it was because it changed how the characters felt to the viewer while newer fans generally have no issue with this older fans did and it caused a Great Divide however I would argue that this didn't affect Plankton as much as the other main characters because a wackier plankton only accentuates the parts of his personality that people already love and crave to see more of in fact watch Plankton as petunia spread love and joy to the citizens of Bikini Bottom [Music] don't pick your nose pick a flower laughs and this leads into the final but worst way to kill off the enjoyment of a character and that is to make them flat out unlikable as this is what happened at select episodes of this series to Patrick and Karen whom became insufferable because their character was boiled down to one or two things Plankton here is funny unpredictable wholesome relatable likable and acting as he logically should but the episode takes it one step further with what I think is the most interesting part of the episode Plankton as petunia gives Mr Krabs a giant order of flowers of which a bomb is planted inside to destroy the Krusty Krab giving Plankton enough time to run in grab the formula and take over the world however he has a change of mind I was thinking of putting my plan on hold for a while and becoming a full-time florist I love making customers smile and I really think I have the knack for flower arranging boom oh that's so sweet my little man wants to be a forest it's my new dream he actually turns over a new Leaf unlike in the episode new Leaf where in that episode it was a giant ruse from beginning to end Karen in a wholesome twist supports seeing her husband take up an interest that isn't the Krabby Patty secret formula it would be hard to argue that Plankton is unlikable for actually enjoying a hobby that he never would have known he'd be into until he did it the show would have never ran with this the status quo is still indeed God although I would not have been upset if they wanted this to linger for an episode or two it's just a nice change of pace for a character some of us have seen for over two decades so in usual fashion how does he mess up his plan to gain the secret formula unfortunately his plan is too rock solid as he delivers a bomb when he didn't exactly want to leading into him needing to take all the flowers back but before he can dispose of them properly we get another funny moment with Squidward ah you loopy lovesick lamix you sabotaged my whole plan [Music] Plankton just had a great way of bringing out the best in everyone in this episode from showing a nicer side of Mr Krabs than we'd normally see a sweeter side of Karen than we'd normally see a funny Squidward appearance and SpongeBob while overbearing in his modern state was reeled back and used sparingly in this episode making it one of the better ones he also defends and appreciates the return of Plankton the episode even protects him who while quite soft in this episode because of the whole flower thing gets the last laugh whether it is his early episodes or post-movie or his Dynamic with spot in the later episodes or new episodes like this one Plankton is the only character from the main cast who have not fallen off and is still able to provide gems of episodes which Speaking of this episode is up there alongside shell games which has the best twists in modern SpongeBob history

Channel: Alpha Jay Show

Views: 153,767

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Id: yT7P0DvA194

Length: 8min 43sec (523 seconds)

Published: Thu May 04 2023