"One Coarse Meal" is a SpongeBob SquarePants episode from season seven. In this episode, Mr. Krabs discovers that Plankton is afraid of whales, and uses his daughter Pearl to scare Plankton.

Characters

Synopsis

Mr. Krabs is sleeping in his money bath, when he smells something burning. SpongeBob then tells Mr. Krabs that it smells like Plankton with his new explosives. Plankton then blows up the Krusty Krab, while his machine captures SpongeBob and Mr. Krabs. Then, Pearl comes to the kitchen and, being afraid of whales, Plankton runs back to the Chum Bucket in panic. Mr. Krabs asks Pearl for one of her dresses so he could disguise as her to scare Plankton.

Plankton tells Karen about his fear of whales and finding Pearl in the lab. She tells him there are no whales in the Chum Bucket. Then, Mr. Krabs, disguised as Pearl, scares Plankton. He enters in the Chum Bucket and Mr. Krabs appears saying that he wants to eat Plankton. This goes on for two nonstop weeks. Plankton then runs away and has a nightmare about a demonic Pearl eating him and his cousins.

Plankton appears in the road, attempting suicide to get run over. SpongeBob becomes concerned about this and tries to tell Krabs to stop harassing Plankton, but he doesn't listen. Since Krabs won't listen to reason, SpongeBob then tells Plankton about Mr. Krabs' worst fear. Plankton suddenly stops his suicide attempt, and is surprised but becomes angry when SpongeBob tells him that it has been Mr. Krabs disguised as Pearl that's been scaring him the entire time. SpongeBob leaves while Plankton is left with a plan to get even with his rival.

Plankton decides to get revenge on Mr. Krabs by tormenting him with a mime. Later, SpongeBob scares Plankton away with holographic whales to keep him from getting the formula. SpongeBob then releases Mr. Krabs and the mime continues to torment him as the episode ends.

Production

Art

Music

( ‣ ) Associated production music

( • ) Original music

( ◦ ) SpongeBob music



• Another Best Day Ever - Nicolas Carr, Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield [Title card]

• Undertow - Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield [Mr. Krabs takes a money bath]

• Vibe Q Sting - Nicolas Carr ["Something don't smell right."]

• Salty Krab Jig - Michael Bolger, Nicolas Carr [SpongeBob cooking Krabby Patties]

‣ Crime and Danger Sign #3 - Delle Haensch, Hans Conzelmann ["Explosive?!"]

• Steel Licks 28 - Jeremy Wakefield ["It didn't go off."]

‣ Guerilla Warfare [#21] - Harry Bluestone, Emil Cadkin ["A dud, huh?"]

‣ Zelle 501 - Gerhard Trede [Plankton tickling Krabs]

• Steel Sting - Jeremy Wakefield ["Clever."]

‣ Guerilla Warfare [#22] - Harry Bluestone, Emil Cadkin [Plankton smells blubber]

‣ Drama Link (g) - Hubert Clifford ["Ahhhhh! Call off your daughter Krabs! Call her off!"]

‣ Drama Link (e) - Hubert Clifford ["Stay back, whale!"]

• Steel Licks 8 - Jeremy Wakefield [Plankton leaves]

• Salty Krab Jig - Michael Bolger, Nicolas Carr [Krabs gives Pearl mall money]

‣ Tympup A - Sammy Burdson, John Charles Fiddy [Wacky bucks]

• Salty Krab Jig - Michael Bolger, Nicolas Carr ["This is what Mr. Krabs pays me with: Mr. Krabs' Wacky Bucks!"]

• Lap Steel - Nicolas Carr [Plankton running home]

‣ Sneaking About - Phil Green ["My triumphant husband returns. How'd you fail this time?"]

• Old 49er Banjo Fiddle - Nicolas Carr [Flashback to Plankton's ancestors on a picnic]

‣ Lovely Scenery (c) - Mladen Franko [Whale eats them]

‣ Sneaking About - Phil Green [Plankton takes out the trash]

‣ Tales from the Swamp (a) - Ron Goodwin ["I'm hungry!"]

‣ Wooden Bear - Gil Flat, Tony Tape, Florian Voelxen [Empty laboratory]

• Lap Steel - Nicolas Carr [16 paranoia-filled days later]

‣ Lonely Stranger - Laurie Johnson ["Yes, I can hear you."]

‣ Crescendo Fin 10 F# - Marcin Pospieszalski [Pearl snickers]

‣ Death Throws [#9] - Harry Bluestone, Emil Cadkin [Plankton's nightmare]

• Old 49er Banjo Fiddle - Nicolas Carr ["Hey, Plankton!"]

‣ Cellar Search - Philippe Pares ["Gastric acid?"]

• Steel Licks 33 - Jeremy Wakefield [Plankton crying]

• Drunken Sailor Solo Accordion - Nicolas Carr [Krabs disguised as Pearl]

• Blue Tide - Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield ["What's the point of going on?"]

• Daily Chores Jig - Michael Bolger, Nicolas Carr [Krabs in his office]

• Poor Ol Sod Shanty - Michael Bolger, Nicolas Carr ["I know you and Plankton are both sworn enemies and all, but putting on a dress to frighten him? Isn't that taking it a little too far?"]

• Steel Licks 26 - Jeremy Wakefield [Plankton lying in the street]

• Skipping to School - Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield [SpongeBob tells Plankton about Krabs' secret fear]

• Closing the Door - Nicolas Carr [Plankton laughs evilly]

• Drunken Sailor Solo Accordion-2 - Nicolas Carr [Krabs putting on the disguise]

‣ Drama Link (d) - Hubert Clifford [Krabs tries to scare Plankton]

• What the Huh Vibe Sting - Nicolas Carr [Krabs imitates Pearl]

‣ Shock Entrance [#24] - Harry Bluestone, Emil Cadkin ["The jig is up, Krabs!"]

‣ Dramatic Cue (e) - Ronald Hanmer ["Secret fear?"]

‣ Dachshund Walk - John Fox, Mac Prindy [Krabs afraid of mimes]

• Slide Whistle Stooges - Nicolas Carr, Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield [Ending]



Release

Reception

"One Coarse Meal" was ranked #99 during the SpongeBob's Top 100 event in the UK and Ireland from June 4-8, 2012.

Trivia

General

Errors

When the camera zooms out on Plankton, a box appears over his face.

When SpongeBob goes into Mr. Krabs' office after he erases a drawing of Plankton, the pencil and paper he used is gone.

When SpongeBob is letting Plankton know about the whales outside the Krusty Krab, his facial animation resets for a brief moment.