"Krabby Land" is a SpongeBob SquarePants episode from season 3. In this episode, Mr. Krabs builds a children's playground.

Characters[]

Note: Most of the incidental characters in this episode are kid versions of themselves.

• SpongeBob SquarePants
  • Krabby Patty burglar ^(debut)
• Gary the Snail
• Squidward Tentacles
• Eugene H. Krabs
  • Krabby the Clown ^(debut)
• Firefly ^(mentioned)
• Incidentals
  • Incidental 103 ^{(named Monroe)}
  • Incidental 102
  • Harris
  • Incidental 152
  • Incidental 153
  • Incidental 67KID
  • Incidental 91KID
  • Incidental 150
  • Incidental 41
  • Incidental 151
  • Incidental 37A
  • Incidental 42
  • Incidental 37B
  • Incidental 2
  • Incidental 18
  • Incidental 106
  • Incidental 107
  • Dale
  • Incidental 45
  • Incidental 31
  • Incidental 13
  • Incidental 3
  • Incidental 14
  • Incidental 49
  • Incidental 16
  • Incidental 105
  • Incidental 9
  • Incidental 64
  • Incidental 12
  • Carol
  • Billy
  • Incidental 8
  • Tom
  • Incidental 104
  • Incidental 4
  • Incidental 63
  • Incidental 48KID
  • Incidental 7
  • Incidental 46
• Blue kid fish ^(debut)
• French Narrator
• Klaus ^(debut)
• Bubble jellyfish ^(debut)
• Bubble sea unicorn ^(debut)
• Mohawk brute 1
• Mohawk brute 2 ^(debut)

Synopsis[]

One morning, SpongeBob looks at his calendar and realizes that it is the first day of summer, and he gets excited. When he goes to work, he sees Mr. Krabs even more excited for summer. SpongeBob asks him why, and he says that on summer vacation, children go around spending money, and the Krusty Krab will get more profits through kiddie meals, which he raises the price of from $1.99 to $4.99. However, he sees that the children are all at a new playground, and decides to make a playground of his own called Krabby Land.

At work the next day, Mr. Krabs reveals the grand opening of Krabby Land, which he proudly built himself. When it is uncovered, it is revealed to be little more than an unbelievably dopey-looking assembly of cheaply made and dangerous attractions that will definitely collapse under their own weight. The children are horrified, yet speechless with disappointment, but Mr. Krabs gives them coloring books/liability waivers and says that whoever hands theirs back gets to meet "Krabby the Clown." He tells them that the clown will come soon, and tells SpongeBob to stall the kids while he counts the money.

SpongeBob pretends to be Krabby's sidekick, "the Krabby Patty Burglar," but the children hate him. He accidentally injures himself while trying to amuse them by blowing bubbles and getting soap liquid in his eyes, which makes the kids laugh. He realizes that the kids like it when he is in pain, and begins intentionally harming himself, even hiring two thugs to torture him by feeding him lima beans.

After a while, SpongeBob goes to Mr. Krabs, who is sorting through a large stack of money, and tells him that he cannot stall the children anymore, being horribly beaten and missing limbs. Mr. Krabs tells SpongeBob he is being selfish and tells him to "get back there and stall," but upon seeing SpongeBob's legs flying around, he fears that his windows will be smashed and broken, so he tells him to let the crowd of children enter the restaurant for Krabby the Clown's arrival. Excited, the children and SpongeBob rush in front of Mr. Krabs, who welcomes Krabby the Clown. However, it turns out that Mr. Krabs turns around and immediately puts on a tie and a blue-painted tomato on his nose, and does a cheap imitation of the clown. He then walks back into his office, leaving the children and SpongeBob jaw-dropped in confusion. This latest rip-off is the last straw for the children and SpongeBob.

An extremely disappointed SpongeBob confronts Mr. Krabs, expressing his disdain for such a rip-off and calls him "Cheapy the Cheapskate." Mr. Krabs undresses from his costume and finally admits that he does not care about the children, but for the money of their parents and is willing to do whatever it takes to get their money, and even calls the kids being the victims of his scam "no skin off his nose." He then taunts SpongeBob for being unable to stop him in time by saying twice, "Survival of the fittest."

Mr. Krabs tries to go to the bank with the money he has made, but he is confronted by an angry mob of children who have overheard his confession and are planning to punish him. Mr. Krabs, realizing that he is about to be punished and has given the kids his confession which was not taken well, tries to reconcile, but fails as the kids charge, beat him up, and destroy the playground.

Inside, SpongeBob is disappointed that he will never learn the true meaning of summer. Monroe then calls SpongeBob over about the summer miracle, where the kids take back all their money and distribute it back to themselves. SpongeBob guesses it is the true meaning of summer, but he asks Squidward where Mr. Krabs is, who is missing out on all the summer fun. The scene cuts to Mr. Krabs, tied on all fours between wooden poles, who wants the return of his "green stuff" and begs for freedom. However, the thugs, paid by the children for his swindling, only reply to him with a can of lima beans and a truckload of them, causing him distress by the torture of what SpongeBob went through earlier.

Production[]

This episode was in production in 2001 and 2002.

Art[]

Animatic[]

Model sheets[]

Music[]

( ‣ ) Production music

( • ) Original music

( ◦ ) SpongeBob music

 ‣ Disneyland - Sam Fonteyn [Title card]
 ‣ Hawaiian Calypso - Jo Van Wetter, The Brussels New Concert Orchestra [Opening]
 ‣ Here it Comes A - Gregor F. Narholz [Solstice caroling]
 • Flower Harp - Nicolas Carr [SpongeBob throws petals at Squidward]
 ‣ Hello Sailor (b) - Richard Myhill [Krabs excited about summer]
 ‣ Kiss for Tomorrow E - Peter Balding, Otto Sieben ["What is it about summertime that makes us so happy?"]
 • Dreamy Harp - Nicolas Carr ["Tell me more about summer break."]
 ‣ Funny Little Man - Wyn Henry [Krabs describes summer break]
 • Steel Licks 33 - Jeremy Wakefield [Closing time]
 ‣ Dramatic Impact (3) - Ivor Slaney ["Playground?!"]
 ‣ Kommissar Maigret - Gerhard Trede ["See anything, Mr. Krabs?"]
 ‣ Hawaiian Cocktail - Richard Myhill [Krabs cries]
 • Vibe & Harp Hits - Nicolas Carr ["Unless...."]
 ‣ Caliope Carousel - Roger Roger [Krabs building a playground]
 ‣ The Main Event - Gregor F. Narholz [Krabby Land unveiled]
 • Steel Licks 78 - Jeremy Wakefield [Pile of junk]
 ‣ Caliope Carousel - Roger Roger [Coloring books/liability waivers]
 ‣ Show Fanfare 1 - David Lindup [SpongeBob blowing a jellyfish bubble]
 • Circus Snare Suspense - Nicolas Carr ["Okay, prepare to be blown back on your tailfins."]
 ‣ Show Fanfare 3 - David Lindup [SpongeBob blowing a seahorse bubble]
 • Piatti Cym Crash - Nicolas Carr [SpongeBob begins to blow another bubble]
 ‣ Show Fanfare 4 - David Lindup [SpongeBob failing to blow a bubble]
 ‣ Dramatic Cue (C) - Ronald Hanmer [SpongeBob gets soap in his eyes]
 • Idea Sting - Nicolas Carr [Kids laughing]
 • You're Nice - Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield [Montage of SpongeBob stalling]
 ‣ Keel Row - Brian Peters [SpongeBob's arms and legs missing]
 ‣ Show Fanfare 1 - David Lindup ["Are you ready to meet Krabby the Clown?"]
 • Snare Drum Suspense - Nicolas Carr [Drumroll]
 ‣ Tympup A - Sammy Burdson, John Charles Fiddy [Krabs with clown nose and tie]
 ‣ Fates [#62.02] - Gregor F. Narholz ["How could you, Mr. Krabs?"]
 ‣ The Dreadnought Tea Clipper (B) - Tim Laycock, Robert Alexander White [Krabs says he does not care about the children]
 ‣ Dramatic Cue (E) - Ronald Hanmer [Kids angry at Krabs]
 ‣ Disneyland - Sam Fonteyn [Ending]

Release[]

• This episode is available on the Sponge for Hire (with storyboard version on the special features), Complete 3rd Season, Nickelodeon Summer Pack 2009, First 100 Episodes, 3 DVD Pack, SpongeBob on DVD, Double DVD Fun 2, The Ultimate SpongeBob Box Set, SpongeBob SquarePants Vol. 5, Complete Third Season, From the Beginning, Part 2, The SpongeBob SquarePants Collection, Laugh Pack, The Holidays, The SpongeBob SquarePants 8 Season DVD Collection, Favorite Episodes, 2-Season TV Pack, The Third & Fourth Seasons, The Best 200 Episodes Ever, and The Best 300 Episodes Ever DVDs.

Reception[]

• "Krabby Land" was ranked #31 during the Best Day Ever event from November 9–10, 2006.
• "Krabby Land" was ranked #88 during the SpongeBob's Top 100 event in the UK and Ireland from June 4-8, 2012.

Trivia[]

General[]

• This is the second episode where SpongeBob calls Gary "Gare-Bear." The first is "Krab Borg."
• The design used as the title card is shown on a small poster during the middle of the episode.
  • This episode marks the first time a title card is shown in the episode itself.
• The attractions in Krabby Land include:
  • "Rocketship Fantistica" (a garbage barrel hanging by a rope)
  • "Pit of Doom" (a bashed-in dumpster with the name spray-painted on the side, it appears to be full of lima beans)
  • "Hose World" (hoses hanging from a bar)
  • "Fort Adventure" (a pile of nasty mattresses and other junk)
  • "Toaster Rodeo" (toasters attached to springs)
  • A stack of tires
  • A tire swing
  • An old rusty slide
  • A bowling ball pool

• When SpongeBob falls into the box of bowling balls and the kids are laughing at him, in the group of children are two of Incidental 103, one with a hat and one without.
• When SpongeBob is distracting the kids by injuring himself, his screaming audio is reused from "Hall Monitor," "Shanghaied," and "Welcome to the Chum Bucket."
• Things that SpongeBob does to distract the kids:
  • Pour bubble soap into his eyes
  • Rip his face off with adhesive tape
  • Have a truck smash his tongue three times
  • Have a thug hit his head with a hammer
  • Have the thug smash SpongeBob with a wrecking ball
  • Have the thug hold him and force-feed him lima beans
  • Have the thug and another thug play tennis using SpongeBob as a tennis ball
  • Have the thugs play tug-of-war with SpongeBob and rip him in half
  • Let the kids use his arms and legs as boomerangs to break and smash the Krusty Krab's windows
• This is the third episode where Mr. Krabs is the main antagonist. The first was in "The Smoking Peanut" and the second was in "Jellyfish Hunter."
• This is the fourth episode where SpongeBob gets ripped in half. The first was "Texas," the second was "Procrastination," and the third was "I Had an Accident."
• During the Best Day Ever marathon, this episode was paired up with "Arrgh!."^[2]
• On October 28, 2007, the Netherlands' Best Day Ever marathon named this episode as #1.
• Clips from the episode were shown in the commercial for the Operation SpongeBob SquarePants edition board game.

• In SpongeBob Comics #52, there is a comic strip titled "Krabbyland." The only difference between that comic title and this episode's title is that the comic title combines the words "Krabby" and "Land" into one word.

Dub facts[]

• In the Hebrew dub, Incidental 103 is called Amnon instead of Monroe

Cultural references[]

• Krabby Land is a parody of McDonaldland and the McDonald's play places.
  • Krabby the Clown is a spoof of Ronald McDonald, while the Krabby Patty Burglar is a parody of the Hamburglar.
  • Krabby the Clown's name is a reference to Krusty the Clown from The Simpsons.
• The motto of Krabby Land, "Where a kid can have fun-for the right price.", is a reference to Chuck E. Cheese's motto, "Where a kid can be a kid."
• One of the attractions is called "Rocketship Fantastica," which is a pun on Battlestar Galactica.

Errors[]

• When the line of people is seen before zooming into Krabby Land, most people in line are adults or adult height.
  • Also, when Mr. Krabs tries to leave the Krusty Krab to go to the bank, the kids are much smaller than they were in the previous scenes. When they are seen getting their money back, they are back to their usual sizes.
• When Krabby Land is first seen, the structure is approximately twice as tall as the Krusty Krab, with the resemblance of medieval architecture. But when Mr. Krabs unveils it, it is much shorter than seen previously.

• When SpongeBob pulls out the bubble soap and wand, his eyelashes are seen on his red mask.

• SpongeBob wears a red mask around his eyes when he blows an irregular shaped bubble. However, when the bubble pops and the bubble water spills onto his eyes in the close-up view, the mask is gone.
• Just when SpongeBob ends the monologue "They enjoy other people's misery," his voice slightly fades from the echoing sound to the normal sound and his mouth unexpectedly does not move.
• When SpongeBob visits Mr. Krabs' office, the door on the side shows a hallway that cannot possibly fit in the Krusty Krab instead of the kitchen.
• When Squidward replies to SpongeBob when he says that he thought what Mr. Krabs said was the true meaning of summer for a long time ago, he replies, "You mean this morning?"
  • This is false, considering SpongeBob walked back to work after the playground "infiltration" with Mr. Krabs the previous day.

• At the end when SpongeBob says, "Where's Mr. Krabs? He's missing out on all the summer fun," the wrinkles on Squidward's head are missing.

• On the Sponge for Hire DVD-credits, this episode is listed as "Krabbyland," combining the two words into one.
• When Monroe says, "Come outside Mr. SquarePants! It's a summer miracle!", the Chum Bucket is not seen across the street.

Names in other languages[]

Language	Name	Meaning
Russian	Крабби Ленд Krabbi Lend	Krabby Land
Spanish (American)	Cascarudolandia	Krusty Land
Spanish (European)	Cangrejolandia	Krabby Land

References[]

1. ^ http://inatheque.ina.fr/doc/TV-RADIO/SA_23614.060/la-magie-de-l-ete-l-ours-des-mers?rang=1
2. ^ https://nickstory.fandom.com/wiki/November_10,_2006