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The Chum Bucket

The Chum Bucket is a fictional restaurant in the Nickelodeon cartoon, SpongeBob SquarePants. It is located at 130 Conch Street. It is owned by Sheldon J. Plankton, Eugene Krabs' nemesis and located across the street from the Krusty Krab, which is far more successful than the Chum Bucket. The Chum Bucket's lack of business is not just because of the good food served at the Krusty Krab and the awful food at the Chum Bucket, but also because of the cruelty of Plankton to other residents of Bikini Bottom. Plankton has consistently tried to steal the "secret recipe" for the Krabby Patty so as to duplicate it and gain more customers, but he has always been unsuccessful. Image File history File links Emblem-important. ... Image File history File links Thechumbucket. ... Image File history File links Thechumbucket. ... For other uses, see Restaurant (disambiguation). ... This article is about the TV channel. ... For the band, see Cartoons (band). ... This article or section is not written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia article. ... Sheldon J. Plankton, mostly known by his surname Plankton, is a fictional character and one-eyed typical cartoon villain in the animated series SpongeBob SquarePants. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Bikini Bottoms popular undersea eatery, the Krusty Krab restaurant. ...

Food/Drinks

All of the food served at the Chum Bucket begins with the word "Chum", e.g. Chumbalaya, a pun on jambalaya). The restaurant's name is a play on "Chum bucket", which is a container of animal or vegetable matter, such as chopped up fish heads and corn, typically thrown in a body of water in order to attract fish to catch. Only after King Neptune accused and froze Mr. Krabs for stealing his crown when it was really Plankton's fault, he did start selling the delicious Krabby Patties here...but only briefly.In Friend or Foe,it's revealed some of the recipes of the bad tasting burger is Squid Ink and a pinch of chum. Improvised looking bowl of jambalaya This article is about the food. ... King Neptune (voiced by John OHurley in the TV series, voiced by Jeffrey Tambor in the movie) is a fictional character in Nickelodeons animated television series SpongeBob SquarePants. ... The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie is a feature film based on Nickelodeons hit TV show SpongeBob SquarePants. ... Krabby Patties are a fictional food from the SpongeBob SquarePants animated television series. ...

The menu at the Chum Bucket consists of:

• Chum Burger - the chum burger was invented by Plankton after he split away from Mr. Krabs. This was the very first item. The first customer to try it was one of Plankton's classmates, Johnny. The patty is a dark green instead of a brown.
• Chum Fries
• Chum Shake
• Chum on a Stick
• Chumbalaya (New)
• Chum Chili
• Chum Pie
• Chubby Joes (Mermaid man vs. Spongebob)

History

The interior of the Chum Bucket

Plankton first opened the Chum Bucket after arch-rival Eugene Krabs discovered the Krabby Patty secret recipe and converted an ailing nursing home into a popular undersea burger joint that it is today. It is not known why he opened his restaurant following these significant events, however, judging by his evil ways, it is presumed that Plankton wanted to rule the world and wanted to do this by stealing and selling the Krabby Patties, therefore bringing lots of people into the restaurant and ultimately ruling the world (as depicted in The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie). Image File history File links ChumBucketInside. ... Image File history File links ChumBucketInside. ... The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie is a feature film based on Nickelodeons hit TV show SpongeBob SquarePants. ...

Another theory was that Mr. Krabs and Plankton were once college room-mates and that Krabs squished Plankton constantly but accidentally (according to a two-page comic strip titled Plankton: The College Years printed in "Nickelodeon Magazine Presents the SpongeBob SquarePants Movie"). It is estimated that Plankton thought that his future enemy was trying to kill him, and due to Krabs' greediness and advantages over Plankton (particularly when he discovered the Krabby Patty secret formula and decided to sell it), Plankton's jealousy of Krabs only grew stronger. When the Krusty Krab first came into being, the Chum Bucket was somehow built and opened by Plankton, so that he could start stealing the secret formula (which Krabs refused to give away) and soon start an ever-lasting rivalry between the two restaurants. This may be the reason why he hates his arch-rival so much and why he constantly reminds him that "he went to college". It is unknown where Plankton had lived before his restaurant first opened.

A more plausible explaination of the simultanious opening of both the Krusty Krab and the Chum Bucket was revealed in the episode: Friend or Foe? (originally aired April 13, 2007) where it is explained that, as school pals Krabs and Plankton were picked on by the "cool kids". Their only refuge is behind the popular local burger joint. They must sit in back so the cool kids still want to eat there. After being shutdown Krabs and Plankton buy the empty space. Then both Krabs and Plankton tell their own versions of why they parted ways until Plankton's computer wife tells the real story. The burgers they were making were lousy and each blamed the other. They begin to fight over the recipe they have and who can improve it. The recipe rips in half sending Krabs flying into the shelf full of spices, which all fall in his patty mix. Plankton storms out telling Krabs he would show him one day. This is how the secret recipe was born and the reasoning behind the bitter rivalry.

In "New Leaf," Plankton changed the Chum Bucket from a restaurant to a souvenir stall. He sold snowglobes (one featuring a snowman, another featuring a house and pine tree), stuffed toys (including brown bears, pink bears, ducks, cows, chickens, cats, rabbits, penguins, pigs), lava lamps (in purple, green, orange, and yellow), t-shirts (black, orange, green, purple, blue, red, and pink), guitars, masks, mugs, lanterns, dolls, nets, plastic toys,Those balloons-on-a-stick, and many other knick-knacks and gifts. Production Order For the 1971 film, see A New Leaf. ...

The Chum Bucket has been destroyed only 2 times while the Krusty Krab has been destroyed more than 10 times including the Krabby Patties.

• In Welcome to the Chum Bucket,the mechanical hand that holds the handle of the Chum Bucket will be replaced by a burger that

is standing on the Chum Bucket's handle.

• Plankton's wife, Karen, described the Chum Bucket as to have: Bad plumbing, dust bunnies, and creaking walls.

Advertising

Plankton has various ways to advertise the Chum Bucket. Like the Krusty Krab, there are many billboards advertising the Chum Bucket on Sand Mountain. Plankton has a telephone directory ad in the Bikini Bottom Yellow Pages and he spent all his money for the advertisement. See episode "Enemy In-Law" Production Order Enemy In-Law is a SpongeBob SquarePants episode from season four. ...

Past employees

• SpongeBob SquarePants - recruited from the Krusty Krab after Mr. Krabs lost a card game to Plankton. SpongeBob was annoying and troublesome and cooking up crazy food. He was later sold to the rival restaurant for $50 after SpongeBob became too much of a nuisance for Plankton.
• Patrick Star - hired by Plankton five minutes before the Fry Cook Games after a dispute with SpongeBob. He abandoned the job at the end of the event after SpongeBob and Patrick both found out that they really cared about each other. He also was a delivery person on SpongeBob SquarePants: Revenge of the Flying Dutchman
• Patrick Robot - On Spongebob 4-D,Planton creates a Patrick robot that steals a pickle from the Krusty Krab in order to get the recipe. However, the robot gets unplugged by the real Patrick.

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Customers

The Chum Bucket usually barely has any customers due to Plankton's evil ways and because the Krusty Krab is much better than his ailing restaurant, and food poisoning. It is unknown how Plankton keeps his restaurant open, which is also his residence with his computer wife, Karen. There is also no explanation as to how Plankton can fund his evil schemes, since the Chum Bucket is unprofitable. In the beginning of the episode "Enemy In-Law", a giant Plankton-shaped robot named Chum-Bot kidnaps citizens of Bikini Bottom and deposits them into the Chum Bucket so that Plankton can sell them his food. In the episode New Leaf, Plankton says that the only customer was a rat that died when it ate Plankton's food. However, The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie was the only time that the Chum Bucket was highly popular. A series of incidents planned and caused by Plankton led to the near-execution of Mr. Krabs by King Neptune. This left Plankton to steal the Krabby Patty secret formula and sell Krabby Patties, therefore filling the void left by the Krusty Krab. Plankton even sold bucket helmets, only to turn the wearers into his slaves as soon as Squidward exposed his evil plans. It is not known what happened to his restaurant after he was arrested. Plankton also lured customers in by hypnotizing Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy and making them say they prefer the Chum Bucket in front of the Krusty Krab clientèle in Mermaid Man vs. Spongebob. In this episode, Plankton claims this is the first time he's had to serve food in the Chum Bucket to customers. Squidward Tentacles Squidward Johannsen Tentacles is a fictional character in the animated cartoon television show SpongeBob SquarePants. ...

Mentions in video games

• The SpongeBob joystick game by Jakks Pacific has a Chum Bucket minigame. It is a parody of Donkey Kong.
• In Battle for Bikini Bottom, SpongeBob battles robotic versions of himself and Plankton in the Chum Bucket.
• There are three mini-games in Lights, Camera, Pants! that take place at the Chum Bucket: Machine Meltdown, Surface Tension, and Charge!.