"Plankton and the Beanstalk" is a SpongeBob SquarePants episode from season 13. In this episode, Jack Plankton finds a magic bean that takes him to a land of giants.
Characters[]
- SpongeGoose (single appearance)
- SquidHarp (single appearance)
- Sheldon J. Plankton (voice heard only)
- Jack Plankton (single appearance)
- Giant Krabs (single appearance)
- Clockwork Karen Plankton (single appearance)
- French Narrator
- Incidentals
- Fred
- Incidental 14
- Charlie
- Incidental 41
- Incidental 42
- Incidental 174
- "Klopnod" incidentals
- Klopnod 7
- Unknown "Klopnod" 1
- Unknown "Klopnod" 2
- Unknown "Klopnod" 3
Synopsis[]
Jack receives a magic bean.
The episode opens to a pan shot of an open field, with Plankton narrating the fairytale. Jack "Spriggins" Plankton is seen holding a single coin in sadness, with his chum farm all dried up. He comes across a slot machine giving him the chance to earn a magic bean, to which he seizes. Jack hits the jackpot and obtains a bean, showing it off to Clockwork Karen at home. She's disappointed in him, but decides to feed him the bean so he doesn't famish. This ends up going in an unexpected direction when it ends up growing a beanstalk from his mouth into the sky.
Jack ends up at Ye Old Krusty Krab, wondering if someone there can make him rich. Instead, he hears laughter and confuses for it for choking, running under the door and trying to save them. This turns out to be SpongeGoose, which Jack's frightened by and attempts to hide from, jumping into a hole on the floor with - but SpongeGoose pecks him up and eats him. Suddenly, the duo hear stomping noises, and Jack hides in the goose's holes. It turns out to be Giant Krabs, who believes to smell the blood of a "bottomite," but instead smells SpongeGoose's flatulence. He sets the goose on a nest and Krabs brings out SquidHarp to play music so SpongeGoose will dance - which causes it to lay out edible, gold Krabby Patty. Jack's thrown out of Sponge's holes and stepped on, but soon encounters another golden patty. He attempts to escape with it, but Krabs realizes and quickly catches him. The giant feeds Jack to SpongeGoose, but he quickly escapes through the power of Sponge's holes. Jack rides away with the goose and rides back down on the beanstalk, but they slip off of it, so Jack "abandons goose," which proves to be a mistake, falling flat on land while SpongeGoose softly drops onto the floor. Unfortunately, Giant Krabs is still climbing down the beanstalk for revenge, but Jack breaks the storybook mold and shoots out a laser, cutting the beanstalk, causing Krabs to fall and crushing his house.
Jack opens his own shop for Golden Patties.
Later, Jack is shown to be just fine, using Krabs' shell and SpongeGoose's golden patty-laying powers to create a successful business for himself, with SpongeGoose joyfully frolicking and serving customers. Jack's next order, however, is revealed to be a shell-less Krabs and Jack closes the episode exclaiming "no shirt, no shoes, no shell, no service," leaving Krabs disappointed.
Production[]
This episode was confirmed by CartoonLounge.de on December 20, 2022.[1]
Promotional art[]
- Drawn by Vincent Waller, in response to a fan asking him if they were excited for the premiere of this episode.[2]
Storyboards[]
- Boarded by Benjamin Arcand.[3]
Production notes[]
Vincent Waller:
- Waller, in response to a fan, said that they could "see all the joy the crew had in making the gem of a cartoon."[4]
Music[]
| ( ‣ ) Production music |
| ( • ) Original music |
| ( ◦ ) SpongeBob music |
• The Magic Harp Jig - Nicolas Carr [Title card.]
‣ Dance Of The Elves - Paddy Kingsland [Opening.]
• Jackpot Fanfare - Nicolas Carr [Jack finds a magic bean dispenser.]
• Vibe Q Sting - Nicolas Carr [Jack thinks.]
• Got It - Nicolas Carr ["Ka-ching!"]
‣ Pompous Period Piece - Wolf Droysen [Jack gets a bean from the bean machine.]
‣ Without a Care (b) - Paddy Kingsland [Jack returns home with the bean.]
• Hot Steel and Slide Licks 18 - Jeremy Wakefield [Jack swallows the bean.]
‣ Time for Terror - Jack Dorsey [The bean turns into a beanstalk and sends Jack into the sky.]
‣ Bridge 3 - Wilfred Burns ["There he goes, anything to win an argument..."]
‣ Time for Terror - Jack Dorsey [Jack gets pushed into the clouds.]
• Hot Steel and Slide Licks 35 - Jeremy Wakefield ["I don't care if they are good for my heart."]
‣ Evil Horror - Harry Lubin [Jack enters Ye Olde Krusty Krab.]
‣ The Rascals - Laurent Bacri, Jean-Louis Negro [SpongeGoose playing with his mirror reflection.]
‣ Capering Clowns - Max Saunders [Jack sees SpongeGoose.]
‣ Big Bad Giant - Paddy Kingsland [Giant Krabs appears.]
• Hot Steel and Slide Licks 19C - Jeremy Wakefield ["I have to stop feeding you people food."]
‣ Big Bad Giant - Paddy Kingsland ["Be a good goose and lay some Krabby Patties on me!"]
• The Magic Harp Scene - Nicolas Carr [SpongeGoose dances to the magic harp's music/SpongeGoose gets ready to lay a golden Krabby Patty/Golden Krabby Patty lands on Jack.]
• Golden Krabby Patties - Nicolas Carr [Giant Krabs dances after SpongeGoose lays the golden patty.]
• Vibe Q Sting - Nicolas Carr [Giant Krabs sees the golden patty moving.]
‣ Big Bad Giant - Paddy Kingsland ["Who disturbs me inner sanctum?!"]
‣ Evil Horror - Harry Lubin [Giant Krabs feeds Jack to SpongeGoose.]
• Question Mark - Nicolas Carr ["I'll have a solid gold pipsqueak... in about four hours."]
• Greenhorn Rag New Mix - Nicolas Carr, Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield [Jack rides SpongeGoose down the beanstalk.]
‣ Madman - Harry Lubin [Jack blasts the stalk with his laser gun.]
• Hot Steel and Slide Licks 34C - Jeremy Wakefield [Jack thinks Karen got crushed.]
• The Magic Harp Jig - Nicolas Carr [Jack selling Golden Patties.]
• Stunned Moment 2 - Nicolas Carr [Jack sees Giant Krabs standing over him.]
‣ Lumbering Giant - Paddy Kingsland [Giant Krabs asks for a double gold patty combo.]
• Orchestra Hit - Nicolas Carr [Ending.]
Release[]
- This episode is available on the SpongeBob SquarePants Vol. 23 digital collection and The Complete Thirteenth Season DVD.
Trivia[]
General[]
- This is the third episode based on a fairytale, after "Patnocchio" and "The Big Bad Bubble Bass."
- This episode is 7 minutes long, while its sister is 15 minutes long, following the same formula as "Gary Takes a Bath," "The Bad Guy Club for Villains," "Don't Wake Patrick," "The String," "One Trick Sponge," "Breakin'," "Dream Hoppers" and "Slappy Daze."
- This episode premiered on July 17, 2023 to celebrate the 24th anniversary of the official series premiere.
- This episode was originally scheduled to premiere on the same day at 1:00pm, but was later rescheduled to debut at 5:00pm instead.
- This is the fourth episode in the main series to feature an alternate version of SpongeBob instead of the main-universe SpongeBob, with the others being "The Algae's Always Greener," "Welcome to Binary Bottom," and "Dopey Dick."
- This is the first fairytale-themed episode without Karen narrating or the presence of a storybook beginning or ending.
- This episode along with its sister episode was originally scheduled to premiere in Italy on July 19, 2023, but was likely pulled because the episode wasn't fully dubbed at the time.
Episode references[]
- Jack Plankton's line, "No shirt, no shoes, no shell, no service!" is similar to how a different Alternate-Universe SpongeBob says it in "The Algae's Always Greener."
Cultural references[]
- This episode's title and plot is a spoof of the fairytale Jack and the Beanstalk.
- Jack Plankton is a parody of Jack.
- SquidHarp is a parody of the harp.
- Giant Krabs is a parody of the giant.
- SpongeGoose is a parody of the golden goose.
- The Golden Patties are a parody of the golden eggs
Errors[]
- Shortly after SpongeGoose lays a Golden Patty over his nest, his shirt briefly disappears.
