1 00:00:00,484 --> 00:00:02,685 [phone rings] 2 00:00:02,720 --> 00:00:04,186 -[ringing] -[receiver clicks] 3 00:00:04,221 --> 00:00:07,656 [Perch] Hi. I'm a journalist from Bikini Bottom News 4 00:00:07,692 --> 00:00:09,825 with questions about one of your menu items. 5 00:00:09,860 --> 00:00:12,361 Is this The Krusty Krab? 6 00:00:12,396 --> 00:00:15,698 No! This is Patrick! 7 00:00:15,733 --> 00:00:16,799 [grunts] 8 00:00:16,834 --> 00:00:18,434 [Perch] You've heard of them. 9 00:00:18,469 --> 00:00:20,903 Voila! A Krabby Patty. 10 00:00:20,938 --> 00:00:23,272 [all] We want Patties! 11 00:00:23,307 --> 00:00:24,907 I want a Krabby Patty. 12 00:00:24,942 --> 00:00:26,608 [reporter] Customers are in a rage 13 00:00:26,644 --> 00:00:28,444 over not getting their Krabby Patties. 14 00:00:28,479 --> 00:00:31,680 -A Krabby Patty. -[Perch] You've smelled them. 15 00:00:32,316 --> 00:00:34,850 -Ow! Squidward! -So long! 16 00:00:34,885 --> 00:00:37,686 [Perch] You've seen this guy eat them. 17 00:00:38,089 --> 00:00:39,354 [gulps, sighs] 18 00:00:39,390 --> 00:00:41,457 You've stampeded for them. 19 00:00:41,492 --> 00:00:43,592 -Quiet! -Meep. 20 00:00:43,627 --> 00:00:45,527 [Perch] You've dreamt about them. 21 00:00:45,563 --> 00:00:48,363 Mmm... honey. What? 22 00:00:48,399 --> 00:00:51,366 [Perch] You've really seen this guy eat them. 23 00:00:51,869 --> 00:00:52,901 [moans] 24 00:00:52,937 --> 00:00:54,369 You've been watching this intro 25 00:00:54,405 --> 00:00:55,738 and craving them. 26 00:00:55,773 --> 00:00:56,972 The Krabby Patty, 27 00:00:57,007 --> 00:00:59,108 a burger born in Bikini Bottom. 28 00:00:59,143 --> 00:01:01,844 A mega-hit menu item mired in mystery. 29 00:01:01,879 --> 00:01:04,546 A simple sandwich shrouded in secrecy. 30 00:01:04,582 --> 00:01:07,516 So I peeled back the layers to expose the truth. 31 00:01:07,551 --> 00:01:10,119 I'm Perch Perkins, and this is... 32 00:01:12,323 --> 00:01:14,556 Beneath The Bun. 33 00:01:14,592 --> 00:01:16,892 These suspiciously delicious sandwiches 34 00:01:16,927 --> 00:01:19,128 can be found at one establishment, 35 00:01:19,163 --> 00:01:21,096 a restaurant that's been everything 36 00:01:21,132 --> 00:01:23,465 from a venue for entertainment... 37 00:01:23,501 --> 00:01:26,535 [dramatic music playing] 38 00:01:26,570 --> 00:01:30,105 [cheers and applause] 39 00:01:30,141 --> 00:01:32,307 [silence] 40 00:01:33,244 --> 00:01:36,345 [Perch] ...to a fancy five-star dining experience. 41 00:01:36,380 --> 00:01:38,480 Homina, homina, homina, homina, homina... 42 00:01:38,516 --> 00:01:40,482 Homina, homina, homina, homina... 43 00:01:40,518 --> 00:01:42,651 Homina, homina, homina, homina... 44 00:01:43,020 --> 00:01:44,253 Table for Homina. 45 00:01:44,288 --> 00:01:46,421 [Perch] A popular teen hangout. 46 00:01:47,224 --> 00:01:48,924 Hey, buddy, you need a ride? 47 00:01:48,959 --> 00:01:52,494 I was on my way to the big doofus convention. [laughs] 48 00:01:52,530 --> 00:01:54,129 This is humiliating. 49 00:01:54,165 --> 00:01:57,099 [Perch] A family-friendly home-style diner. 50 00:01:57,134 --> 00:01:59,468 Two Krabby Patty casseroles. 51 00:01:59,503 --> 00:02:02,004 I even cut it into bite-sized pieces. 52 00:02:02,039 --> 00:02:04,239 [Perch] I'm talking about The Krusty Krab, 53 00:02:04,275 --> 00:02:08,076 where I just used our company card to buy a meal for, uh, 54 00:02:08,112 --> 00:02:09,378 research. 55 00:02:10,047 --> 00:02:12,748 Thanks. Diet Dr. Kelp too, please. Yeah. 56 00:02:13,184 --> 00:02:16,819 Customers keep coming back for more Krabby Patties, 57 00:02:16,854 --> 00:02:18,253 a menu item so popular, 58 00:02:18,289 --> 00:02:20,622 it sparked a whole wave of variations. 59 00:02:20,658 --> 00:02:22,591 It's just a little old Krabby Patty 60 00:02:22,626 --> 00:02:24,493 smothered in jellyfish jelly. 61 00:02:24,528 --> 00:02:28,030 I call it a Krabby Patty With Jellyfish Jelly. 62 00:02:28,065 --> 00:02:31,333 And I've tasted every one of them. 63 00:02:31,368 --> 00:02:32,734 Ultra-supreme Patties, 64 00:02:32,770 --> 00:02:33,836 Pipsqueak Patties, 65 00:02:33,871 --> 00:02:35,804 Monster Patties, Nature Patties, 66 00:02:35,840 --> 00:02:37,906 Paper Patties, Krusty Dog Patties, 67 00:02:37,942 --> 00:02:39,741 Rainbow Patties, Chopper Patties, 68 00:02:39,777 --> 00:02:42,444 All Bun Patties, Hatty Patties, and Night Patties, 69 00:02:42,479 --> 00:02:44,379 just to name a few. 70 00:02:44,415 --> 00:02:45,714 [clears throat] In fact, 71 00:02:45,749 --> 00:02:47,816 the Krabby Patty is so influential, 72 00:02:47,852 --> 00:02:50,118 it's inspired a string of imitators 73 00:02:50,154 --> 00:02:53,555 outside The Krusty Krab, from local business owners... 74 00:02:53,591 --> 00:02:56,158 [reporter] Mr. SquarePants, how do you explain 75 00:02:56,193 --> 00:02:57,559 all this success? 76 00:02:57,595 --> 00:02:59,695 Uh... 77 00:02:59,730 --> 00:03:01,163 I don't know. 78 00:03:01,198 --> 00:03:03,999 [Perch] ...to monsters, every food chain in the sea 79 00:03:04,034 --> 00:03:06,568 has put their spin on the infamous burger. 80 00:03:06,604 --> 00:03:08,670 Pizza Patties, Coconut Patties, 81 00:03:08,706 --> 00:03:10,739 Weenie Patties, Burrito Patties, 82 00:03:10,774 --> 00:03:12,941 Noodle Patties, Pretty Patties. 83 00:03:12,977 --> 00:03:15,210 [all] They match our purses! 84 00:03:15,246 --> 00:03:16,879 Mmm. [crunching] 85 00:03:16,914 --> 00:03:19,648 I have tried them all. [swallows loudly] 86 00:03:19,683 --> 00:03:22,885 But is this edible research safe, 87 00:03:22,920 --> 00:03:25,420 or am I at risk of what they call 88 00:03:25,456 --> 00:03:28,090 Krabby Patty Withdrawal? 89 00:03:30,628 --> 00:03:32,261 What's happening to me? 90 00:03:32,296 --> 00:03:34,162 I think I can explain. 91 00:03:35,099 --> 00:03:39,001 Yes. I've seen this one before. It's a common symptom. 92 00:03:39,036 --> 00:03:40,302 Patrick is suffering from 93 00:03:40,337 --> 00:03:42,804 Krabby Patty Withdrawal. He needs one! 94 00:03:42,840 --> 00:03:46,708 [Perch] Could Krabby Patties be Krabby-Paddictive? 95 00:03:47,611 --> 00:03:51,446 Squidward, you can't eat all those patties at one time. 96 00:03:51,482 --> 00:03:53,181 Squidward! 97 00:03:53,217 --> 00:03:56,618 What's gonna happen? Am I gonna blow up? 98 00:03:56,654 --> 00:04:00,622 [SpongeBob] No. Worse. It'll go right to your thighs. 99 00:04:00,658 --> 00:04:02,457 My thighs? 100 00:04:02,493 --> 00:04:04,760 [SpongeBob] And then you'll blow up. 101 00:04:05,362 --> 00:04:06,728 [rumbling] 102 00:04:06,764 --> 00:04:08,764 [siren blaring] 103 00:04:10,801 --> 00:04:12,234 Yeah. [laughs] 104 00:04:12,269 --> 00:04:15,070 I remember my first Krabby Patty. 105 00:04:15,105 --> 00:04:19,041 It begs the question, are Krabby Patties life-shaving 106 00:04:19,076 --> 00:04:22,210 or are they life-saving? 107 00:04:22,246 --> 00:04:23,979 I know just what you need. 108 00:04:24,581 --> 00:04:26,248 [gasps] 109 00:04:27,618 --> 00:04:28,650 A Krabby Patty. 110 00:04:28,686 --> 00:04:29,718 [ding] 111 00:04:32,323 --> 00:04:34,156 -[coughing] -[rooster crowing] 112 00:04:34,191 --> 00:04:38,460 [gasps] I did it! I'm alive! 113 00:04:38,495 --> 00:04:41,096 To further investigate, we took a look back 114 00:04:41,131 --> 00:04:44,066 at The Krusty Krab's humble origins. 115 00:04:44,101 --> 00:04:45,834 Our team discovered the business's 116 00:04:45,869 --> 00:04:48,804 employee training tapes and archival footage 117 00:04:48,839 --> 00:04:52,140 capturing its founder, Eugene H. Krabs's 118 00:04:52,176 --> 00:04:54,309 side of the story. 119 00:04:54,812 --> 00:04:56,078 Even as a child, 120 00:04:56,113 --> 00:04:58,981 Eugene had an entrepreneurial spirit. 121 00:04:59,016 --> 00:05:02,250 The brave young hustler started his first business, 122 00:05:02,286 --> 00:05:05,454 a burger restaurant that sold what he and his cofounder 123 00:05:05,489 --> 00:05:07,255 called the Plab Patty. 124 00:05:07,291 --> 00:05:09,725 Now, that's a handsome looking burger. 125 00:05:09,760 --> 00:05:12,027 You said it, old chum! 126 00:05:12,062 --> 00:05:14,162 [Perch] After poisoning its first customer, 127 00:05:14,198 --> 00:05:16,565 the business was off to a rough start. 128 00:05:16,600 --> 00:05:19,201 Bad press created tension between Eugene Krabs 129 00:05:19,236 --> 00:05:20,702 and his business partner. 130 00:05:20,738 --> 00:05:22,804 Stop! You're gonna-- 131 00:05:22,840 --> 00:05:24,423 -[grunts] -[groans] 132 00:05:24,458 --> 00:05:27,626 You wanna fight over thard around the sea 133 00:05:27,661 --> 00:05:29,094 that changed the course of history. 134 00:05:29,129 --> 00:05:32,297 Krabs usedound the a 135 00:05:32,333 --> 00:05:35,884 that changed the course of history. 136 00:05:35,919 --> 00:05:38,086 Krabs used to create the perfect product. 137 00:05:38,122 --> 00:05:40,722 He acquired a bankrupt retirement home 138 00:05:40,758 --> 00:05:44,493 to start his new restaurant, The Krusty Krab. 139 00:05:44,528 --> 00:05:46,094 Quite the origin story. 140 00:05:46,130 --> 00:05:49,631 But what could possibly inspire this crustacean creator 141 00:05:49,666 --> 00:05:52,434 of The Krusty Krab's Krabby Patty craze? 142 00:05:52,469 --> 00:05:54,569 -Money! -Could it be a passion 143 00:05:54,605 --> 00:05:55,704 for cuisine? 144 00:05:55,739 --> 00:05:56,872 Money! 145 00:05:56,907 --> 00:05:59,574 A love for hosting a communal space 146 00:05:59,610 --> 00:06:01,843 where Bikini Bottomites can gather? 147 00:06:01,879 --> 00:06:04,079 Money! 148 00:06:04,114 --> 00:06:08,517 Hard to say. And his feelings aren't all he keeps locked up. 149 00:06:08,952 --> 00:06:12,287 [alarm blaring] 150 00:06:12,322 --> 00:06:15,123 [dramatic music playing] 151 00:06:15,159 --> 00:06:17,392 [beeping] 152 00:06:17,428 --> 00:06:20,762 Now go, and make sure to guard it with your life! 153 00:06:20,798 --> 00:06:22,164 I won't let you down. 154 00:06:22,199 --> 00:06:24,032 Our team retrieved evidence 155 00:06:24,068 --> 00:06:26,935 of its all-encompassing video surveillance system. 156 00:06:26,970 --> 00:06:29,971 Cameras everywhere, monitoring a restaurant 157 00:06:30,007 --> 00:06:34,876 with strict barriers to entry, a vault inside the kitchen, 158 00:06:34,912 --> 00:06:37,479 and a safe inside a safe 159 00:06:37,514 --> 00:06:40,048 inside the executive office. 160 00:06:40,084 --> 00:06:43,018 What? The old safe in the safe routine? 161 00:06:43,053 --> 00:06:45,287 [Perch] A restaurant with explosive 162 00:06:45,322 --> 00:06:47,255 patty protection protocol 163 00:06:47,291 --> 00:06:50,325 and a cutting-edge identity verification system. 164 00:06:53,230 --> 00:06:56,765 Yum, yum. This spaghetti sure is good. Belch. 165 00:06:56,800 --> 00:06:59,568 [both] Meatball, meatball, spaghetti underneath! 166 00:06:59,603 --> 00:07:02,938 Ravioli, ravioli, Great Barrier Reef! 167 00:07:02,973 --> 00:07:06,007 Okay. Now let's hear that formula. 168 00:07:06,043 --> 00:07:08,610 Sorry. No can do, Mr. Krabs. 169 00:07:08,645 --> 00:07:10,545 What?! 170 00:07:10,581 --> 00:07:13,415 So, what about the Krabby Patty is valuable enough 171 00:07:13,450 --> 00:07:15,784 to warrant this super security? 172 00:07:15,819 --> 00:07:19,454 I knew I needed an expert researcher in the field 173 00:07:19,490 --> 00:07:20,555 to find out. 174 00:07:20,591 --> 00:07:22,891 So I called the second most handsome 175 00:07:22,926 --> 00:07:25,160 investigative journalist in Bikini Bottom, 176 00:07:25,195 --> 00:07:27,395 Lurch Lurkins. 177 00:07:27,431 --> 00:07:29,798 [clattering] 178 00:07:29,833 --> 00:07:32,167 Uh... it's locked. 179 00:07:32,202 --> 00:07:35,537 Locked. Just as Lurch and I suspected. 180 00:07:35,572 --> 00:07:39,941 So what could The Krusty Krab be working so hard to hide? 181 00:07:39,977 --> 00:07:44,112 Could it be its unethical labor practices? 182 00:07:44,148 --> 00:07:45,747 Krusty Krab is unfair! 183 00:07:45,782 --> 00:07:49,217 Mr. Krabs is in there standing at the concession 184 00:07:49,253 --> 00:07:50,852 plotting his oppression! 185 00:07:50,888 --> 00:07:53,255 -What the heck does that mean? -I don't know. 186 00:07:53,290 --> 00:07:54,923 Squidward told me to yell it at people. 187 00:07:54,958 --> 00:07:57,192 [Perch] After all, we've uncovered records 188 00:07:57,227 --> 00:07:59,494 of their criminally low salaries... 189 00:07:59,530 --> 00:08:02,130 Wow. That's more than I make in a year. 190 00:08:02,166 --> 00:08:03,732 ...impossible work hours... 191 00:08:03,767 --> 00:08:07,502 Hey, Squidward, guess what? I'm chopping lettuce at night! 192 00:08:07,538 --> 00:08:10,672 Look at me. I'm swabbing the bathroom... 193 00:08:11,308 --> 00:08:12,407 at night. 194 00:08:12,442 --> 00:08:15,410 Ow! I burned my hand! 195 00:08:15,746 --> 00:08:17,345 At night. 196 00:08:17,381 --> 00:08:20,815 ♪ Night, night, night, night, night, night, night, night ♪ 197 00:08:20,851 --> 00:08:23,385 ♪ Night, night, night, night, nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-night ♪ 198 00:08:23,420 --> 00:08:24,753 Night! 199 00:08:24,788 --> 00:08:28,023 [Perch] ...even exploitation of innocent animals. 200 00:08:28,058 --> 00:08:29,858 Gitchy-gitchy-goo. 201 00:08:30,327 --> 00:08:31,993 [squeaking] 202 00:08:32,529 --> 00:08:36,531 What kind of monster is responsible for this horror? 203 00:08:37,901 --> 00:08:42,070 That's it, boys, keep that gelatinous gold a-flowin'. 204 00:08:42,105 --> 00:08:43,905 [laughs] 205 00:08:43,941 --> 00:08:47,042 Mr. Krabs? No! 206 00:08:47,077 --> 00:08:51,246 Are they hiding horrific health and safety violations 207 00:08:51,281 --> 00:08:53,815 like allowing pets in their restaurant, 208 00:08:53,850 --> 00:08:55,183 being over capacity... 209 00:08:55,219 --> 00:08:56,918 I'm the fire marshal, 210 00:08:56,954 --> 00:08:59,654 and you're over capacity, Krabs! 211 00:08:59,690 --> 00:09:02,390 [Perch] ...excess grease, vermin! 212 00:09:02,426 --> 00:09:04,092 [dramatic music playing] 213 00:09:04,127 --> 00:09:06,428 -Come again, sir. -Why would they feed 214 00:09:06,463 --> 00:09:08,830 their own health inspector a Nasty Patty 215 00:09:08,865 --> 00:09:11,833 only to then bury him alive? 216 00:09:11,868 --> 00:09:16,071 -Something ain't quite right. -What do you mean, Mr. Krabs? 217 00:09:16,106 --> 00:09:17,572 His head's sticking out! 218 00:09:17,975 --> 00:09:20,375 Sorry, Mr. Krabs. I thought he might need air. 219 00:09:20,410 --> 00:09:22,444 They don't need air where he's goin'. 220 00:09:22,479 --> 00:09:24,980 And was that guy really the health inspector 221 00:09:25,015 --> 00:09:28,516 or just the health impostor ? 222 00:09:28,552 --> 00:09:31,019 Be on the lookout for a man passing himself off 223 00:09:31,054 --> 00:09:33,688 as a health inspector in order to obtain free food. 224 00:09:33,724 --> 00:09:36,658 How can you ever know who is or isn't the health inspector 225 00:09:36,693 --> 00:09:40,228 when he could be amongst us anywhere we go? 226 00:09:40,264 --> 00:09:41,529 Taking bribes... 227 00:09:41,565 --> 00:09:44,899 It deserves... a triple A+! 228 00:09:44,935 --> 00:09:47,736 [Perch] ...using their status to eat free food. 229 00:09:47,771 --> 00:09:50,071 Perhaps The Krusty Krab is conspiring 230 00:09:50,107 --> 00:09:53,341 with the health inspector to cover up something much darker. 231 00:09:53,377 --> 00:09:56,711 After all, when standards are thrown out the window, 232 00:09:56,747 --> 00:10:00,315 who can inspect the health inspector himself? 233 00:10:00,784 --> 00:10:02,751 Find out next week on... 234 00:10:02,786 --> 00:10:05,086 Beneath the Hat. 235 00:10:05,389 --> 00:10:07,522 Anyways, back to the story. 236 00:10:07,557 --> 00:10:10,225 Is there something about the Krabby Patty 237 00:10:10,260 --> 00:10:11,860 being kept from the public? 238 00:10:11,895 --> 00:10:14,829 Perhaps they've been dug out from the garbage... 239 00:10:15,465 --> 00:10:19,234 [voice] Pinch-o-Matic has saved you 5.2 cents. 240 00:10:19,269 --> 00:10:21,536 And tomorrow, a customer will find it 241 00:10:21,571 --> 00:10:23,171 under his bun. 242 00:10:23,206 --> 00:10:25,307 Here you are, sir. One Krabby Patty. 243 00:10:25,342 --> 00:10:27,976 [sniffs, screams] 244 00:10:28,011 --> 00:10:30,712 [Perch] ...made in a factory, made of sand. 245 00:10:30,747 --> 00:10:33,381 It has been revealed that frozen Krabby Patties 246 00:10:33,417 --> 00:10:35,183 are made with sand. 247 00:10:35,786 --> 00:10:38,086 [groaning] 248 00:10:38,121 --> 00:10:41,156 [groaning, coughing] 249 00:10:41,191 --> 00:10:44,025 -[grunting] -[groaning] 250 00:10:44,061 --> 00:10:47,295 -Eee! -[groaning] 251 00:10:47,331 --> 00:10:48,496 -Bleh! -[meows] 252 00:10:48,532 --> 00:10:51,333 [all moaning, groaning] 253 00:10:51,368 --> 00:10:54,469 [dramatic music playing] 254 00:10:54,504 --> 00:10:58,106 There must be something fishy going on in there 255 00:10:58,141 --> 00:11:00,742 if it's capable of turning its own customers 256 00:11:00,777 --> 00:11:02,944 into zombies. 257 00:11:02,979 --> 00:11:05,747 Mr. Krabs, what have you done? 258 00:11:05,782 --> 00:11:08,183 You poisoned all these people! 259 00:11:08,218 --> 00:11:10,985 -[Krabs] What the-- -Tell it to the judge, Krabs. 260 00:11:11,021 --> 00:11:14,989 How could a simple sandwich turn me into a monster 261 00:11:15,025 --> 00:11:16,491 back when I was-- What? 262 00:11:16,526 --> 00:11:18,827 D-did I used to be... 263 00:11:20,097 --> 00:11:21,062 Anyways... 264 00:11:21,098 --> 00:11:22,197 This is Perch Perkins 265 00:11:22,232 --> 00:11:24,199 reporting live from The Krusty Krab 266 00:11:24,234 --> 00:11:27,936 where I am one of three people still unaffected 267 00:11:27,971 --> 00:11:30,171 by this rabid patty pandemonium. 268 00:11:30,207 --> 00:11:33,842 The second unaffected person is in this dumpster. 269 00:11:33,877 --> 00:11:36,044 Care to comment, sir, on the chaos? 270 00:11:36,079 --> 00:11:38,646 Perch Perkins? How did you know I was in here? 271 00:11:38,682 --> 00:11:40,115 I was napping in this dumpster 272 00:11:40,150 --> 00:11:42,717 when you snuck in seeking refuge. 273 00:11:42,753 --> 00:11:44,119 -No! No! -Take a bite! 274 00:11:44,154 --> 00:11:46,821 Wait, who's the third person not affected? 275 00:11:46,857 --> 00:11:49,424 Puh-puh-buh! Bluh, bluh, bluh, bluh... 276 00:11:50,060 --> 00:11:51,559 Plankton! 277 00:11:51,595 --> 00:11:52,861 [groans] 278 00:11:53,497 --> 00:11:54,562 Plankton? 279 00:11:54,598 --> 00:11:55,597 The Chum Bucket! 280 00:11:55,632 --> 00:11:58,266 [all] Eat... us! 281 00:11:58,301 --> 00:12:00,435 Eat us! 282 00:12:00,470 --> 00:12:03,471 [shudders] It's hard to say what's really going on 283 00:12:03,507 --> 00:12:05,106 behind closed doors. 284 00:12:05,142 --> 00:12:06,641 [slow motion] It's locked. 285 00:12:06,676 --> 00:12:09,511 Just when we thought it couldn't get any darker, 286 00:12:09,546 --> 00:12:13,214 we discovered an even juicier controversy. 287 00:12:13,250 --> 00:12:15,016 An anonymous Krabby Patty customer 288 00:12:15,051 --> 00:12:19,354 delivered us a secret tape sharing their story. 289 00:12:19,389 --> 00:12:21,256 Stay tuned. 290 00:12:26,430 --> 00:12:30,432 I stepped into The Krusty Krab with a simple order. 291 00:12:30,467 --> 00:12:32,834 One Double Triple Bossy Deluxe on a raft, 292 00:12:32,869 --> 00:12:35,870 four-by-four animal style, an extra side of shingles 293 00:12:35,906 --> 00:12:39,040 with a shimmy and a squeeze, light axle grease. 294 00:12:39,075 --> 00:12:42,143 I told them to make it cry, burn it, and let it swim. 295 00:12:42,179 --> 00:12:44,245 An easy request. 296 00:12:44,281 --> 00:12:48,616 I heard talk that the fry cook made a mean Krabby Patty, 297 00:12:48,652 --> 00:12:51,953 so my expectations were reasonably high. 298 00:12:51,988 --> 00:12:55,423 My meal was served, and I took a bite. 299 00:12:55,459 --> 00:12:58,359 [chewing] 300 00:12:58,395 --> 00:13:02,764 Everything seemed pretty good, except one thing. 301 00:13:02,799 --> 00:13:06,468 The fry cook forgot the pickles! 302 00:13:06,503 --> 00:13:09,270 [woman] Bubble Bass, would you quiet down 303 00:13:09,306 --> 00:13:11,372 and turn on a light! 304 00:13:11,408 --> 00:13:15,910 No, Mother! I'm being anonymous! 305 00:13:15,946 --> 00:13:18,546 [voice reading on-screen text] 306 00:13:20,884 --> 00:13:22,150 Despicable. 307 00:13:22,185 --> 00:13:24,152 But The Krusty Krab is hiding something 308 00:13:24,187 --> 00:13:26,921 much more mysterious than any controversy 309 00:13:26,957 --> 00:13:29,691 we've uncovered so far. How do we know? 310 00:13:29,726 --> 00:13:32,060 Look no further than its biggest-- 311 00:13:32,095 --> 00:13:35,897 er, the smallest competitor whom you may recognize 312 00:13:35,932 --> 00:13:38,433 if you look closely. 313 00:13:38,468 --> 00:13:39,501 Closer. 314 00:13:40,604 --> 00:13:42,237 Closer still. 315 00:13:42,272 --> 00:13:43,671 Even closer than that. 316 00:13:43,707 --> 00:13:46,841 Ah. That guy. Sheldon J. Plankton, 317 00:13:46,877 --> 00:13:49,077 founder of The Chum Bucket. 318 00:13:49,112 --> 00:13:50,278 ♪ Chum, chum, chum ♪ 319 00:13:50,313 --> 00:13:52,547 [Plankton] Chum! Here at The Chum Bucket, 320 00:13:52,582 --> 00:13:55,917 chum comes in three delicious varieties: 321 00:13:55,952 --> 00:13:57,051 moist, 322 00:13:57,087 --> 00:14:00,555 soggy, and Pumpkin Spice. 323 00:14:00,590 --> 00:14:03,391 That microscopic maniac has tried repeatedly 324 00:14:03,426 --> 00:14:06,861 to steal what sits in this glass bottle. 325 00:14:06,897 --> 00:14:08,596 Ah! It's alive! 326 00:14:08,632 --> 00:14:10,265 Hold on. 327 00:14:10,300 --> 00:14:12,033 [shrill whirring] 328 00:14:12,402 --> 00:14:16,237 -Plankton? -But what is in that bottle? 329 00:14:17,874 --> 00:14:20,708 The Krabby Patty's secret formula. 330 00:14:20,744 --> 00:14:22,844 Could this supposed formula 331 00:14:22,879 --> 00:14:25,813 hold the answers we've been searching for all along? 332 00:14:25,849 --> 00:14:29,017 Could it be the secret to the success of the Krabby Patty? 333 00:14:29,052 --> 00:14:31,986 Or is it just a piece of paper rolled up inside a bottle? 334 00:14:32,923 --> 00:14:38,159 Ooh! That fool Krabs left the Krabby Patty formula behind. 335 00:14:40,864 --> 00:14:42,897 [giggling] 336 00:14:42,933 --> 00:14:44,966 [groans] Mommy. 337 00:14:46,503 --> 00:14:49,737 [Perch] What really fell into the perfect patty batter pot 338 00:14:49,773 --> 00:14:52,807 after Plankton's fateful door slam? 339 00:14:52,842 --> 00:14:55,143 Archived Krusty Krab surveillance footage 340 00:14:55,178 --> 00:14:57,078 pointed us to some clues. 341 00:14:57,113 --> 00:14:59,581 You always start with flour. 342 00:14:59,616 --> 00:15:01,115 [jaunty music playing] 343 00:15:01,151 --> 00:15:03,885 Next, we add barnacle shavings. 344 00:15:03,920 --> 00:15:07,155 Ha! It's like riding a boatcycle, ain't it, boy? 345 00:15:07,190 --> 00:15:09,424 -You never forget, boss man. -What do you say 346 00:15:09,459 --> 00:15:12,560 we do the next one together, hey? 347 00:15:12,596 --> 00:15:13,828 -Sea salt! -Tumeric! 348 00:15:13,863 --> 00:15:16,164 [Perch] One teaspoon of xuogfjail, 349 00:15:16,199 --> 00:15:18,132 four cups of gdsgohsg, 350 00:15:18,168 --> 00:15:19,801 some chopped dhfhgh. 351 00:15:19,836 --> 00:15:21,736 I got something! 352 00:15:21,771 --> 00:15:24,906 An ingredient to the secret formula! 353 00:15:24,941 --> 00:15:28,543 I got an ingredient! I got an ingredient! 354 00:15:29,613 --> 00:15:30,812 [Krabs] Hmm. Salt. 355 00:15:30,847 --> 00:15:33,548 We knew there had to be more to the story, 356 00:15:33,583 --> 00:15:36,684 so our team reached out to the Krabby culprit. 357 00:15:36,720 --> 00:15:39,153 Plankton refused to comment on the matter 358 00:15:39,189 --> 00:15:41,522 but did leave us with this. 359 00:15:41,558 --> 00:15:43,758 [Plankton] I went to college! 360 00:15:43,793 --> 00:15:45,460 Good for him! 361 00:15:45,495 --> 00:15:49,130 Thankfully, his wife was willing to sit down with us. 362 00:15:50,133 --> 00:15:53,668 -[squeaking, beeping] -9,999. 363 00:15:53,703 --> 00:15:56,604 Our records show that's how many times your husband 364 00:15:56,640 --> 00:16:00,241 has tried to steal the Krabby Patty secret formula. 365 00:16:00,276 --> 00:16:02,343 That's it? It's gotta be more than that. 366 00:16:02,379 --> 00:16:04,312 How does that make you feel? 367 00:16:04,347 --> 00:16:06,114 Like I married a failure. 368 00:16:06,149 --> 00:16:08,016 What does yours say, Plankton? 369 00:16:08,051 --> 00:16:10,151 Oh, uh, yes, it says 370 00:16:10,186 --> 00:16:13,988 discuss the secret ingredient of the Krabby Patty formula. 371 00:16:14,024 --> 00:16:16,591 [clears throat] How interesting. 372 00:16:16,626 --> 00:16:18,059 Nice try, Plankton. 373 00:16:18,094 --> 00:16:20,294 Wow. So that formula 374 00:16:20,330 --> 00:16:23,164 sure must be impossible to figure out, right? 375 00:16:23,199 --> 00:16:27,402 -Not for me. -You... know the formula? 376 00:16:27,437 --> 00:16:28,703 Ha. 377 00:16:28,738 --> 00:16:30,905 One Krabby Patty, please. 378 00:16:30,940 --> 00:16:32,407 [ding] 379 00:16:32,442 --> 00:16:35,276 [jaunty accordion music playing] 380 00:16:37,814 --> 00:16:40,148 -Thank you. -Whatever. 381 00:16:40,183 --> 00:16:44,052 I'm a computer. I can use data to analyze anything. 382 00:16:44,087 --> 00:16:47,955 After years of research, I finally synthesized the data 383 00:16:47,991 --> 00:16:51,492 and came up with the Krabby Patty secret formula. 384 00:16:51,528 --> 00:16:54,062 I just never let Sheldon see it. 385 00:16:54,097 --> 00:16:56,197 Not like he'd understand it anyway. 386 00:16:56,232 --> 00:16:57,899 Expand on that. 387 00:16:57,934 --> 00:16:59,867 What won't he understand? 388 00:16:59,903 --> 00:17:01,903 Well, it's made with love. 389 00:17:01,938 --> 00:17:04,906 For your dining pleasure, two double Krabby Patties 390 00:17:04,941 --> 00:17:07,341 cooked to perfection, complemented by a side 391 00:17:07,377 --> 00:17:09,677 of coral bits and a jumbo diet soda, 392 00:17:09,713 --> 00:17:12,780 topped off with a little extra love. 393 00:17:14,751 --> 00:17:18,152 [gasping, whimpering] 394 00:17:18,788 --> 00:17:20,421 Enjoy! 395 00:17:20,457 --> 00:17:22,890 [inhales, sighs] 396 00:17:22,926 --> 00:17:25,993 How can my husband understand love 397 00:17:26,029 --> 00:17:27,862 when he can't even plan 398 00:17:27,897 --> 00:17:31,065 a candlelit holographic dinner date with his wife? 399 00:17:31,101 --> 00:17:32,867 Love, eh? 400 00:17:32,902 --> 00:17:34,569 Anything else you can share? 401 00:17:34,604 --> 00:17:36,471 Yep. Flour-- 402 00:17:36,506 --> 00:17:39,207 [beeping, short-circuiting] 403 00:17:39,609 --> 00:17:42,243 Karen? Uh... Karen? 404 00:17:42,645 --> 00:17:43,778 We'll be back. 405 00:17:46,483 --> 00:17:49,750 but she pointed us towards something much deeper. 406 00:17:49,786 --> 00:17:51,853 Did you hear it? Watch again. 407 00:17:51,888 --> 00:17:53,955 It's made with love. 408 00:17:53,990 --> 00:17:55,556 [shrill whirring] 409 00:17:55,892 --> 00:17:56,924 Love. 410 00:17:56,960 --> 00:17:58,292 Love. 411 00:17:58,328 --> 00:18:00,461 Love. 412 00:18:02,665 --> 00:18:06,968 [light, tinkling music playing] 413 00:18:07,003 --> 00:18:11,472 So, is love really what we've been missing all along? 414 00:18:11,508 --> 00:18:14,575 Not entirely. But love did open our eyes 415 00:18:14,611 --> 00:18:18,412 beyond what the secret is, and forced us to ask 416 00:18:18,448 --> 00:18:19,947 who it is. 417 00:18:19,983 --> 00:18:24,418 So who is the true secret ingredient to the Krabby Patty? 418 00:18:24,454 --> 00:18:26,387 We discovered the secret ingredient 419 00:18:26,422 --> 00:18:28,856 was right in front of us all along. 420 00:18:28,892 --> 00:18:31,192 Through detailed analysis of the footage 421 00:18:31,227 --> 00:18:32,660 our production team gathered, 422 00:18:32,695 --> 00:18:35,930 there seems to be one common absorbent, yellow, 423 00:18:35,965 --> 00:18:37,398 and porous thread. 424 00:18:37,433 --> 00:18:38,533 Him. 425 00:18:38,568 --> 00:18:39,800 [dramatic music playing] 426 00:18:39,836 --> 00:18:42,136 The one Krusty Krab fry cook 427 00:18:42,172 --> 00:18:44,639 who is full of love. 428 00:18:44,674 --> 00:18:46,574 Love for his family, 429 00:18:46,609 --> 00:18:48,109 love for his friends, 430 00:18:48,144 --> 00:18:50,077 love for his boss, 431 00:18:50,113 --> 00:18:52,280 love for his customers, 432 00:18:52,315 --> 00:18:54,315 and most important of all, 433 00:18:54,350 --> 00:18:57,084 love for his Krabby Patties. 434 00:18:57,120 --> 00:19:00,221 [lullaby-like music plays] 435 00:19:00,256 --> 00:19:03,191 Imagine a Krabby Patty cooked by anyone else. 436 00:19:03,226 --> 00:19:06,527 You don't have to imagine. Just watch. 437 00:19:06,563 --> 00:19:08,896 -Patrick Star... -Time for your lunch-- 438 00:19:08,932 --> 00:19:11,265 -Oh! Oh! -[dramatic musical sting] 439 00:19:13,136 --> 00:19:15,536 Patrick, you can't do that! 440 00:19:15,572 --> 00:19:18,005 -Huh? -We need to turn up the grill 441 00:19:18,041 --> 00:19:21,342 to exactly 298 degrees Fahrenheit. 442 00:19:21,377 --> 00:19:23,244 [Perch] Squidward Tentacles... 443 00:19:23,279 --> 00:19:26,047 -You call this food? -My sandwich tastes like 444 00:19:26,082 --> 00:19:27,315 a fried boot. 445 00:19:27,350 --> 00:19:29,116 My sandwich is a fried boot! 446 00:19:29,152 --> 00:19:31,285 Hurry it up, will ya? 447 00:19:31,321 --> 00:19:33,788 We're hungry over here. Look at us! 448 00:19:33,823 --> 00:19:36,224 My kids haven't eaten and could die! 449 00:19:36,659 --> 00:19:38,926 That's not how you're supposed to flip it. 450 00:19:38,962 --> 00:19:42,096 [overlapping yelling] 451 00:19:42,131 --> 00:19:45,233 Why do you wanna eat this stuff anyway? 452 00:19:45,635 --> 00:19:47,068 [Perch] Eugene Krabs, 453 00:19:47,103 --> 00:19:50,037 the alleged inventor of the patty himself... 454 00:19:52,008 --> 00:19:53,241 Whoa! 455 00:19:53,276 --> 00:19:56,277 -These are being sent back. -[dinging] 456 00:19:58,581 --> 00:20:00,481 What? What's wrong with 'em? 457 00:20:00,516 --> 00:20:03,985 Customer said to make 'em good like they used to be. 458 00:20:04,020 --> 00:20:07,455 Like they used to be? It's the same formuler! 459 00:20:07,490 --> 00:20:08,856 Hey! 460 00:20:09,959 --> 00:20:13,461 I see the problem. SpongeBob's not in the kitchen! 461 00:20:13,496 --> 00:20:14,528 [all] Huh? 462 00:20:14,564 --> 00:20:16,530 [spitting, gagging] 463 00:20:19,269 --> 00:20:21,836 I mean, just look at this thing. 464 00:20:21,871 --> 00:20:23,237 Krabby Patty? 465 00:20:23,273 --> 00:20:26,540 More like Krabby Pa-die! 466 00:20:26,576 --> 00:20:28,042 -Echh! -[object shatters] 467 00:20:28,077 --> 00:20:30,945 Even machines and artificial intelligence 468 00:20:30,980 --> 00:20:34,081 aren't capable of recreating what SpongeBob can do. 469 00:20:34,450 --> 00:20:35,983 [dramatic music playing] 470 00:20:43,660 --> 00:20:45,493 -Where's the love? -That's because 471 00:20:45,528 --> 00:20:49,163 nobody loves Krabby Patties more than SpongeBob, 472 00:20:49,198 --> 00:20:52,600 and his love is infused into every bite. 473 00:20:52,635 --> 00:20:55,703 Just good food prepared with love. 474 00:20:55,738 --> 00:20:57,104 Isn't that right, SpongeBob? 475 00:20:57,140 --> 00:20:59,707 You got it, Mr. Krabs. 476 00:20:59,742 --> 00:21:01,575 Mwah! 477 00:21:02,278 --> 00:21:05,012 [gasping, gagging] 478 00:21:05,048 --> 00:21:06,914 [crunching] 479 00:21:06,949 --> 00:21:08,849 When I eat a Krabby Patty, 480 00:21:08,885 --> 00:21:11,986 I begin to feel like a sponge. 481 00:21:12,021 --> 00:21:15,089 [giggling like SpongeBob] Oh! Excuse me. 482 00:21:15,124 --> 00:21:17,658 From his very first day of employment, 483 00:21:17,694 --> 00:21:20,461 SpongeBob has been the real secret 484 00:21:20,496 --> 00:21:22,997 to the success of the Krabby Patty. 485 00:21:23,032 --> 00:21:27,234 ♪ Dut-da-da-da-da-dut-da-da Da-da, da-da, da-da ♪ 486 00:21:27,270 --> 00:21:29,737 Did someone order a spatula? 487 00:21:29,772 --> 00:21:32,206 [overlapping chatter] 488 00:21:32,241 --> 00:21:33,674 To the kitchen! 489 00:21:33,710 --> 00:21:36,811 We've unearthed audio recordings revealing what it was like 490 00:21:36,846 --> 00:21:39,814 on SpongeBob's first day of employment. 491 00:21:40,216 --> 00:21:41,749 Listen carefully. 492 00:21:41,784 --> 00:21:42,650 [Anchovy] Meep. 493 00:21:42,685 --> 00:21:44,985 That really says it all. 494 00:21:45,021 --> 00:21:48,055 Until next time, Bikini Bottom, I'm Perch Perkins, 495 00:21:48,091 --> 00:21:51,225 and I just revealed what's really going on 496 00:21:51,260 --> 00:21:53,327 Beneath the Bun. 497 00:21:53,363 --> 00:21:54,795 Good night. 498 00:21:55,264 --> 00:21:57,298 Now, if that doesn't win me a Seabody Award, 499 00:21:57,333 --> 00:21:59,266 I might just quit.