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! colspan="2" | Karen’s wall form
 
! colspan="2" | Karen’s wall form
 
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| Species: || Waterproof analog biomechanial automated vacuum tube supertelecomputerized cash register fish
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| Species: || Waterproof supercomputer
 
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| Nickname: || Baby, Sweetie, Honey (all by Plankton)
 
| Nickname: || Baby, Sweetie, Honey (all by Plankton)
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| Address: || The [[Chum Bucket]], [[Bikini Bottom]], Pacific Ocean
 
| Address: || The [[Chum Bucket]], [[Bikini Bottom]], Pacific Ocean
 
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| Gender: || Female programming
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| Gender: || None (female voice)
 
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| Color: || Blue and silver with black screen and green line
 
| Color: || Blue and silver with black screen and green line
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| Family: ||
 
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*[[Sheldon J. Plankton]] (husband)
 
*[[Sheldon J. Plankton]] (husband)
*[[Chip II Plankton]] (son)
 
*[[Karen 2.0 (Character)|Karen 2.0]] (sister)
 
*[[EMILP]] (mother)
 
*[[Fredrick]] (father)
 
*[[Chip I]] (grandfather)
 
 
*[[Clem]] (cousin-in-law)
 
*[[Clem]] (cousin-in-law)
 
*[[Plankton’s Cousins]] (cousins-in-law)
 
*[[Plankton’s Cousins]] (cousins-in-law)
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*Michèle Lituac - French
 
*Michèle Lituac - French
 
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'''Surplus Wired Integrated Female Electroencephalograph-O-MAT Integral Computer (WIFE-O-MATIC) III "Assistant Professor Karen Plankton" Classic''' is one of the main characters in the series. She is the waterproof analog biomechanical automated vacuum tube supertelecomputerized cash register fish of [[Sheldon J. Plankton]]’s laboratory, as well as his creation, henchwoman, best friend and wife. She usually comes up with plans to steal the Krabby Patty secret formula, which Plankton tends to claim as his own ideas. She is voiced by [[Jill Talley]], an actress who is also the wife of SpongeBob’s voice actor [[Tom Kenny]].
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'''Karen''' is one of the main characters in the series. She is the computer system of [[Sheldon J. Plankton]]’s laboratory, as well as his henchwoman, best friend and wife. She usually comes up with plans to steal the Krabby Patty secret formula, which Plankton tends to claim as his own ideas. She is voiced by [[Jill Talley]], an actress who is also the wife of SpongeBob’s voice actor [[Tom Kenny]].
  
Karen was introduced in the episode [[Plankton! (Episode)|Plankton!]] along with her husband. She is one of the two main antagonists. As mostly revealed in the episode [[Friend or Foe? (Episode)|Friend or Foe?]], Karen upgraded from a calculator to a security system before she started dating Plankton. She has a midwestern accent, in contrast to [[Sandy Cheeks|Sandy the Squirrel]]’s western accent and Plankton’s eastern accent.
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Karen was introduced in the episode [[Plankton! (Episode)|Plankton!]] along with her husband. She is one of the two main antagonists. As revealed in the episode [[Friend or Foe? (Episode)|Friend or Foe?]], Karen was just a security system when she started dating Sheldon. She has a Midwestern accent, in contrast to [[Sandy Cheeks|Sandy the Squirrel]]’s Southern accent and Plankton’s Eastern accent.
  
 
In the [[The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie|first movie]], Karen informs Plankton of "Plan Z" by setting into motion the rest of the film’s events. The movie also marks the first time Karen is seen in her mobile form; she is smaller and has wheels. [[Plankton]] also installed a button into Karen that would help him succeed in Plan Z and take over [[Bikini Bottom]]. In the [[The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water|sequel]], she also plays a main role by powering the time machine that SpongeBob and Plankton use. She shares a heartfelt moment with Plankton when she is about to lose all of her power.
 
In the [[The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie|first movie]], Karen informs Plankton of "Plan Z" by setting into motion the rest of the film’s events. The movie also marks the first time Karen is seen in her mobile form; she is smaller and has wheels. [[Plankton]] also installed a button into Karen that would help him succeed in Plan Z and take over [[Bikini Bottom]]. In the [[The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water|sequel]], she also plays a main role by powering the time machine that SpongeBob and Plankton use. She shares a heartfelt moment with Plankton when she is about to lose all of her power.
  
In the episode [[Welcome to Binary Bottom (Episode)|Welcome to Binary Bottom]], Karen is a [[Fish Karen|cyborg fish]] in an alternate reality where Bikini Bottom’s inhabitants are all robots. She is still voiced by Jill Talley.
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In the episode [[Welcome to Binary Bottom (Episode)|Welcome to Binary Bottom]], Karen is a fish in an alternate reality where Bikini Bottom’s inhabitants are all robots. Fish Karen is also voiced by Jill Talley.
  
 
==Design/Changes==
 
==Design/Changes==
She has a green wave on her screen to tell in which frequency she is speaking at. She has many buttons below the screen. [[Clem]] and the rest of [[Plankton’s Cousins]] think that she is pretty. She has a built in analyzer, which can tell the ingredients in an item. In the majority of her appearances, Karen manifests as a large monitor in Plankton’s lab or as her mobile, wheeled form. She is also installed into most of Plankton’s inventions, such as Robot Krabs, Plankton’s seashell submarine (as seen in [[It Came From Goo Lagoon (Episode)|It Came From Goo Lagoon]]), and the Chum Bucket’s fist itself (as seen in [[20,000 Patties Under the Sea (Episode)|20,000 Patties Under the Sea]]). In the episode [[Goo Goo Gas (Episode)|Goo Goo Gas]], her baby face is shown as that of a calculator. As a baby, the only word she knows is "Hello". In "Welcome to Binary Bottom," she is a purple cyborg fish with a lab coat, black heels and hair and green glasses.  
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She has a green wave on her screen to tell in which frequency she is speaking at. She has many buttons below the screen. [[Clem]] and the rest of [[Plankton’s Cousins]] think that she is pretty. She has a built in analyzer, which can tell the ingredients in an item. In the majority of her appearances, Karen manifests as a large monitor in Plankton’s lab or as her mobile, wheeled form. She is also installed into most of Plankton’s inventions, such as Robot Krabs, Plankton’s seashell submarine (as seen in [[It Came From Goo Lagoon (Episode)|It Came From Goo Lagoon]]), and the Chum Bucket’s fist itself (as seen in [[20,000 Patties Under the Sea (Episode)|20,000 Patties Under the Sea]]). In the episode [[Goo Goo Gas (Episode)|Goo Goo Gas]], her baby face is shown as that of a calculator. As a baby, the only word she knows is "Hello". In "Welcome to Binary Bottom," she is a purple fish with a lab coat, black heels and hair and green glasses.  
  
 
==Family==
 
==Family==
 
[[Image:Glaskugelkaren.JPG|105px|thumb|right|Medieval Karen]]
 
[[Image:Glaskugelkaren.JPG|105px|thumb|right|Medieval Karen]]
Karen and Plankton share a family. Karen has a mother named "[[EMILP|Emergency Mother-In-Law-Program (EMILP)]]", who is seen in "[[Single Cell Anniversary (Episode)|Single Cell Anniversary]]" as a computer program. Her father called [[Fredrick|Fredrick 2000]] has never been seen in the series, but appears in an issue of ''Nickelodeon Magazine''. Karen’s cousins-in-law are [[Plankton’s Cousins]] and [[Clem]].
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Karen and Plankton share a family. Karen has a mother-in-law named "EMILP", who is seen in "[[Single Cell Anniversary (Episode)|Single Cell Anniversary]]" as a computer program. Her father, Fredrick, has never been seen in the series, but appears in an issue of ''Nickelodeon Magazine''. Karen’s cousins-in-law are [[Plankton’s Cousins]] and [[Clem]].
  
Some of the Planktons' ancestors have been shown. They include [[Planktonamor]], [[Dead Eye Plankton]] and Karen the Crystal Ball, the latter of which acted exactly like modern Karen but inside a crystal ball.
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Some of the Planktons' ancestors have been shown: [[Planktonamor]], [[Dead Eye Plankton]], and Karen the Crystal Ball, the latter of which acted exactly like modern Karen but inside a crystal ball.
  
 
==Quotes==
 
==Quotes==
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Latest revision as of 08:45, 6 May 2026

SpongeBob SquarePants Karen Plankton.jpg
Karen’s mobile form
SpongeBob-Karen-the-Computer-Wall-stock-art.png
Karen’s wall form
Species: Waterproof supercomputer
Nickname: Baby, Sweetie, Honey (all by Plankton)
Address: The Chum Bucket, Bikini Bottom, Pacific Ocean
Gender: None (female voice)
Color: Blue and silver with black screen and green line
Eye color: Green (when she has them)
Job(s):
  • Co-owner of the Chum Bucket
  • Security system in flashbacks from "Friend or Foe?"
  • Temporary Krusty Krab cashier in "Karen 2.0"
Family:
Friends:
Enemies:
Pets:
Interests: Lots of music, coming up with plans, playing cards, long walks on the beach with Plankton
First appearance: "Plankton!"
Portrayer:
  • Jill Talley - English
  • Susanne Geier - German
  • Michèle Lituac - French

Karen is one of the main characters in the series. She is the computer system of Sheldon J. Plankton’s laboratory, as well as his henchwoman, best friend and wife. She usually comes up with plans to steal the Krabby Patty secret formula, which Plankton tends to claim as his own ideas. She is voiced by Jill Talley, an actress who is also the wife of SpongeBob’s voice actor Tom Kenny.

Karen was introduced in the episode Plankton! along with her husband. She is one of the two main antagonists. As revealed in the episode Friend or Foe?, Karen was just a security system when she started dating Sheldon. She has a Midwestern accent, in contrast to Sandy the Squirrel’s Southern accent and Plankton’s Eastern accent.

In the first movie, Karen informs Plankton of "Plan Z" by setting into motion the rest of the film’s events. The movie also marks the first time Karen is seen in her mobile form; she is smaller and has wheels. Plankton also installed a button into Karen that would help him succeed in Plan Z and take over Bikini Bottom. In the sequel, she also plays a main role by powering the time machine that SpongeBob and Plankton use. She shares a heartfelt moment with Plankton when she is about to lose all of her power.

In the episode Welcome to Binary Bottom, Karen is a fish in an alternate reality where Bikini Bottom’s inhabitants are all robots. Fish Karen is also voiced by Jill Talley.

[edit] Design/Changes

She has a green wave on her screen to tell in which frequency she is speaking at. She has many buttons below the screen. Clem and the rest of Plankton’s Cousins think that she is pretty. She has a built in analyzer, which can tell the ingredients in an item. In the majority of her appearances, Karen manifests as a large monitor in Plankton’s lab or as her mobile, wheeled form. She is also installed into most of Plankton’s inventions, such as Robot Krabs, Plankton’s seashell submarine (as seen in It Came From Goo Lagoon), and the Chum Bucket’s fist itself (as seen in 20,000 Patties Under the Sea). In the episode Goo Goo Gas, her baby face is shown as that of a calculator. As a baby, the only word she knows is "Hello". In "Welcome to Binary Bottom," she is a purple fish with a lab coat, black heels and hair and green glasses.

[edit] Family

Medieval Karen

Karen and Plankton share a family. Karen has a mother-in-law named "EMILP", who is seen in "Single Cell Anniversary" as a computer program. Her father, Fredrick, has never been seen in the series, but appears in an issue of Nickelodeon Magazine. Karen’s cousins-in-law are Plankton’s Cousins and Clem.

Some of the Planktons' ancestors have been shown: Planktonamor, Dead Eye Plankton, and Karen the Crystal Ball, the latter of which acted exactly like modern Karen but inside a crystal ball.

[edit] Quotes

The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie

Characters: David HasselhoffDennisCyclopsGoofy GooberGoofy Goober WaiterKarenKing NeptuneEugene H. KrabsPatrick StarMindySheldon J. PlanktonSpongeBob SquarePantsGas Station AttendantsCar StealerThe Pirates
Locations: Krusty Krab 2PlanktopolisShell CityGoofy Goober’s Ice Cream Party BoatThug Tug
Songs: Now That We’re MenGoofy Goober RockThe Best Day EverThe Goofy Goober SongUnder My RockYou Better SwimJust a KidSpongeBob and Patrick Confront the Psychic Wall of Energy
Video Games: SpongeBob SquarePants: The Movie
Books: Bubble Blowers, Beware!Hold Your Sea HorsesIce-Cream DreamsRoad TripThe SpongeBob SquarePants Movie: A Novelization of the Hit Movie!
Transcript: Part 1Part 2Part 3Part 4Part 5

The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water

Characters: Burger-BeardBubbles the DolphinKarenMr. Krabs (alter ego Sir Pinch-a-Lot) • Patrick Star (alter ego Mr. Superawesomeness) • Sandy Cheeks (alter ego The Rodent) • Sheldon J. Plankton (alter ego Plank-Ton) • SpongeBob SquarePants (alter ego InvinciBubble) • Squidward Tentacles (alter ego Sour Note)
Minor characters: Kicking BoyMrs. PuffSandcastle GirlSquidasaurus RexThe Seagull Crew
Locations: Bikini AtollTaco Haüs
Songs: Thank Goodness It’s MondayTeamworkSqueeze MePatrick StarSandy Squirrel
Video Games: SpongeBob HeroPants
Books: The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water - The Junior Novelization

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