Line #6 Recap/SpongeBobSquarePantsS12E7TheKrustyBucketSquidsOnABus


1	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/the_krusty_bucket.png]]
2	'''The Krusty Bucket'''
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4	'''Original air date''': 8/10/2019 ''(produced in 2018)''
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6	In his latest scheme, Plankton uses his and Mr. Krabs' DNA to create a combo clone named [=PlanKrab=]. [=PlanKrab=] quickly takes over both the Krusty Krab and Chum Bucket combined, leaving Plankton and Krabs to team up and stop him for good.
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8	!!"The Krusty Bucket" contains examples of:
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10	* TheAce: [=PlanKrab=] is the perfect combination of Krabs and Plankton, having Mr Krabs' business skills and Plakton's intelligence at the same time, while having none of Krabs' greed and Plankton's incompetence, thus making him the perfect businessman. This allows him not only to easily steal the Krabby Patty's secret formula but of taking over the Krusty Krab and Chum Bucket effortlessly, using his handshake, and of fusing the two into an incredibly successful restaurant. He is even able of bettering the Krabby Patty's formula with Plankton's chum, something neither Krabs or Plankton had thought of before.
11	* AffablyEvil: [=PlanKrab=] acts like a polite gentleman and a fair boss, but is also manipulative and backstabbing.
12	* TheCameo: [[Recap/SpongeBobSquarePantsS8E26HelloBikiniBottom Colonel Carper]] is seen exiting the Krusty Krab.
13	* EitherOrTitle: Promotional material called this episode "[=SpongeBob=] Meets [=PlanKrab=]".
14	* EnemyMine: Mr. Krabs and Plankton decide to team up to stop [=PlanKrab=] and get their restaurants back.
15	* HalfTheManHeUsedToBe: [=PlanKrab=] ends up splitting apart after he witnesses Plankton and Mr. Krabs fighting, and it causes both halves of the clone to fight as badly as their counterparts.
16	* HoistByHisOwnPetard: [=PlanKrab=] is melted by his own handshake.
17	* HybridizationPlot: Plankton creates a hybrid clone from his and Mr. Krabs' DNA in yet another attempt to get the secret formula for the Krabby Patty. The resulting clone, [=PlanKrab=], has Krabs' business sense and Plankton's intelligence and is able to quickly take over the Krusty Krab and win over even [=SpongeBob=] and Squidward. However, he now has no need for Plankton, and kicks him out of the restaurant. Krabs and Plankton then have to team up to get rid of [=PlanKrab=] and his new business.
18	* ImMelting: [=SpongeBob=] and Squidward do this at different points when [=PlanKrab=] shakes their hands. It gets weaponized by Mr. Krabs and Plankton when they trick [=PlanKrab=] into shaking his own hand after he is split apart.
19	* LiteralSplitPersonality: [=PlanKrab=] undergoes this when he sees Plankton and Mr. Krabs arguing and blaming each other, with both halves of the clone fighting each other just as much. The half with Mr. Krabs’ personality has his nose, red claws, eye and eyelid color, but his body has Plankton’s color scheme, while it’s all reversed with the half that has Plankton’s personality.
20	* ManipulativeBastard: [=PlanKrab=] to the point where he can get what he wants from people just by shaking their hand.
21	* MixAndMatchMan: [=PlanKrab=] is a hybrid spliced from Plankton and Mr. Krab's DNA. This turns out to make him the ultimate (unscrupulous) businessman capable of outdoing both his genetic sources.
22	* MythologyGag: When a customer asks [=SpongeBob=] why the Krabby Patties taste better than usual, he mentions the only addition to the recipe was "[[Recap/SpongeBobSquarePantsS5E1FriendOrFoe a pinch of chum]]."
23	* NeverMyFault: Mr. Krabs and Plankton blame each other for the destruction of the Krusty Bucket's[[note]]the Krusty Krab's name was changed to this while [=PlanKrab=] was the boss[[/note]] bathroom even though they chose to fight with each other.
24	-->'''Plankton:''' He did it!\
25	'''Mr. Krabs:''' He did it!\
26	'''Both Plankton and Mr. Krabs:''' No, he did it!
27	* OcularGushers: Mr. Krabs and Plankton do this after realizing they've been tricked by [=PlanKrab=] into giving up their restaurants.
28	* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: [=PlanKrab=] has not only Squidward happy to work for him, but also ''[=SpongeBob=]'', who is usually [[UndyingLoyalty extremely dedicated]] to Mr. Krabs and cries at the thought of losing Mr. Krabs as a boss. [=PlanKrab=] is just ''that'' persuasive.
29	* OtherMeAnnoysMe: A variant. When [=PlanKrab=] undergoes a LiteralSplitPersonality and both halves start fighting each other, Mr. Krabs and Plankton have this to say:
30	--> '''Mr. Krabs:''' Jeez, is that what we sound like?\
31	'''Plankton:''' I hope not, 'cause that's pathetic.
32	* PermaStubble: Both Plankton and Mr. Krabs have this after losing both their restaurants and being left on the street.
33	* RunningGag: Plankton coughing up hair.
34	* ShoutOut:
35	** Plankton calls [=PlanKrab=] "[[ComicBook/{{Batman}} Two-Face]]".
36	** After assigned toilet cleaning duty, Krabs tells Plankton, [[Creator/LaurelAndHardy "Well, here's another fine mess you've gotten us into!"]]
37	* TheStarscream: [=PlanKrab=].
38	* {{Swirlie}}: Plankton gives one to Mr. Krabs after the latter falls into a toilet.
39	* TitleDrop: The Krusty Bucket is also the name of the restaurant [=PlanKrab=] makes by combining both the Krusty Krab and the Chum Bucket.
40	* UnstoppableRage: [=PlanKrab=] becomes furious when he sees that Mr. Krabs and Plankton destroyed the Krusty Bucket's[[note]]the Krusty Krab's name was changed to this while [=PlanKrab=] was the boss[[/note]] bathroom, causing himself to split into two halves that uncontrollably argue with each other. They are about to enter a physical fight, but they melt when they shake hands before the fight was even able to start.
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43	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/squids_on_a_bus.png]]
44	'''Squid's on a Bus'''
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46	'''Original air date''': 9/28/2019 ''(produced in 2018)''
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48	Squidward couldn't be unhappier about his bad bus rides in the morning, and bets the bus driver that they should do each other's job for the day. Everything goes well until [=SpongeBob=] and Patrick hop aboard and aren't planning to get off.
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50	!!"Squid's on a Bus" contains examples of:
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52	* BigNo: Squidward does this when [=SpongeBob=] gets on his bus.
53	* {{Bowdlerise}}: UK airings of the episode cut out the scene where Plankton tries to flush Mr. Krabs down the toilet for fears that children may try to imitate it.
54	* ChildishPillowFight: Squidward unintentionally starts one between the residents of Bikini Bottom after tossing [=SpongeBob's=] pillow out the bus window.
55	* CloserThanTheyAppear: [=SpongeBob=] says this line when he shapes himself into the rearview mirror.
56	* PayingInCoins: [=SpongeBob=] pays the bus fare with tons of pennies, and later gets Patrick to do the same.
57	* RiddleForTheAges: With [=SpongeBob=] riding the bus all day, ''someone'' has to have served as fry cook for the Krusty Krab, but we never learn just who it was.
58	* SquashedFlat: Nearly happens to [=SpongeBob=], Patrick, and Squidward after falling below ocean depths and the undersea pressure starts crushing the bus.
59	* SwappedRoles: The plot is kicked off by Squidward and a disgruntled bus driver switching jobs to see who can do the other's job better.
60	* TemptingFate: At one point, Squidward says only one thing can make this worse. Sure enough, he sees Patrick waiting at the bus stop.
61	* WhoIsDriving: Patrick asks this when Squidward comes over to try and kick him off the bus. Squidward replies, "Me, of course" before noticing that they are about to drive off a cliff.
62	* WingdingEyes:
63	** At one point, Squidward's eyes resemble slot machines that stop on [=SpongeBob=] and Patrick laughing.
64	** [=SpongeBob's=] pupil turns into a turn signal while pretending to drive.

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