Kwarantined Krab
"Kwarantined Krab" | |
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SpongeBob SquarePants episode | |
Episode no. | Season 12 Episode 22b |
Directed by | Dave Cunningham |
Written by | Andrew Goodman |
Produced by |
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Original air date | April 29, 2022 |
Running time | 11 minutes |
"Kwarantined Krab" is the second segment of the 263rd episode of
Plot
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When Squidward begins to scratch his itching arm, Pearl assumes that he has caught the disease; Mr. Krabs then throws him into the freezer. Mr. Krabs notices that Mrs. Puff has yawned, making him think that she has caught the Clam Flu too; she is also locked in the freezer. After Pearl remembers that she has some money left over from last time she was in the mall, Mr. Krabs believes her mind is poisoned from the disease, locking her up as well. After everyone else in the freezer reports feeling well, Mrs. Puff concludes that Mr. Krabs himself is the one that has caught the disease; she and the rest of the characters break out of the freezer. The characters chase Mr. Krabs around the restaurant in order to lock Mr. Krabs in the freezer, but all end up incapacitated in doing so. When the health inspector returns, he says that he made a mistake, and that no one is actually sick, before assuming that everyone has caught a different disease, with Mr. Krabs catching all of them. He orders the Krusty Krab in an even stronger lockdown. The restaurant is transported onto the Chum Bucket, where Plankton begs everyone to stay away from him to avoid catching the disease, before realizing that he may have already caught it.
Reception
David King at Bubbleblabber.com gave the episode a positive review, and notes that the humor comes from the paranoia between the characters; King states "as they're quarantined from disease yet the synopsis itself slowly, makes it obvious near the end with a very ironic ending."[2]
Temporary ban
"Kwarantined Krab" was initially meant to air during 2020, but was pulled until April 29, 2022, due to the plot revolving around a pandemic, as the real-world COVID-19 pandemic was first detected near the end of 2019.[3] Due to this, it was not available to watch on Paramount+ (until 2023) with the other episodes,[4] nor included in the show's Season 12 DVD set.[5] However, it is available to purchase on iTunes and Amazon Prime.[6][7] Regarding the pulling of the episode, as well as the third season episode, "Mid-Life Crustacean," Michelle Mehrtens at Screen Rant commented "Considering the fact that SpongeBob SquarePants is specifically geared toward children, it is understandable that Nickelodeon would be hesitant to keep these episodes in their digital rotation. At the same time, the show exists in a compelling televisual spectrum, one that balances between the consumption of children and adults."[8]
References
- ^ "SpongeBob SquarePants: Kwarantined Krab (S13EP12 Nickelodeon Fri April 29, 2022)". April 27, 2022.
- ^ King, David (April 30, 2022). "REVIEW: SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS 'Kwarantined Krab; There Will be Grease!'". Bubbleblabber.
- ^ Petski, Denise (March 30, 2021). "'SpongeBob SquarePants' Episode Pulled Over Storyline Concern".
- ^ March 31, Nick Romano; EDT, 2021 at 10:18 AM. "'SpongeBob SquarePants' episode pulled over 'sensitivities' with the pandemic". EW.com.
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Oneto, Petey (March 26, 2021). "SpongeBob SquarePants Episodes Pulled Over Storyline Concerns". IGN.
- ^ "Who R Zoo?/Kwarantined Krab". iTunes. 30 April 1999.
- ^ "SpongeBob SquarePants Season 12". Amazon Prime Video.
- ^ "SpongeBob SquarePants Episodes Pulled For Inappropriate Story Elements". ScreenRant. March 28, 2021.
External links
- "Kwarantined Krab" at IMDb