List of Plankton's schemes

The following is a list of schemes used by Sheldon J. Plankton to steal the Krabby Patty secret formula and/or put the Krusty Krab out of business. Most of Plankton's plans come from Karen, but he usually takes all the credit. Note that all such schemes with the exception of Plan Z and Plan 3,087 have failed.

First movie

• Plans A-Y - These are all the plans in 25 folders that Plankton had employed before, which all had failed. He thinks he has exhausted every plan until Karen reminds him that there is one more letter in the alphabet for him to try. On November 12, 2004, SpongeBlogger (part of The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie marketing campaign's Nickelodeon support)[1] had them listed:
  • Plan A - "Request that Krabs relinquish Secret Krabby Patty Recipe."[2]
  • Plan B - "Stealthily remove Secret Recipe from Krusty Krab grill. Stealthily remove self from Krusty Krab. Quickly."[2]
  • Plan C - "Give dim-witted fry cook shiny golden spatula. Convince dim-witted that tomorrow is my birthday. Convince dim-witted fry cook that we are friends, and friends give friends presents on their birthdays. Convince dim-witted fry cook to give me the Secret Recipe."[2]
  • Plan D - "Enter slumbering fry cook's brain and engage Total Control Device. Instruct SpongeBob to deliver Krabby Patty to the Chum Bucket for examination."[2]
  • Plan E - "Construct portable backpack device with robotic hands and propeller. Enter Krusty Krab. Remove Secret Recipe with robotic hands and enact airborne escape."[2]
  • Plan F - "Disguise Krabby Patty for undetected removal and examination."[2]
  • Plan G - "Pretend to be NICE and befriend misguided fry cook, who has the ridiculous notion that loneliness is the root of my evil. Ha! Sniff..."[2]
  • Plan H - "Replace Krabby Patty with meticulously designed replica. Steal Krabby Patty for examination."[2]
  • Plan I - "Construct mobile robot. Enter robot. Enter Krusty Krab. Convince gullible fry cook he has won $1 million—if he reveals Secret Recipe."[2]
  • Plan J - "Trick gullible fry cook into handing over Secret Recipe by memorizing inflated Krusty Krab price list and insipid Secret Handshake."[2]
  • Plan K - "Construct robotic Krabs costume. Enter Krusty Krab and convince unsuspecting fry cook I'm his crustaceous boss, Krabs. Demand recitation of Secret Recipe."[2]
  • Plan L - "Win unwitting fry cook in poker game from rival Krabs. Will require cheating. Fake NICENESS so fry cook will return kindness with Krabby Patties."[2]
  • Plan M - "Engage the Switch-Lives-Just-To-Know-What-It's-Like-O-Mogrifier and trade places with Krabs."[2]
  • Plan N - "Attend absorbent fry cook's party. Play putrid party game. Convince Krabs that the game card he receives says, 'Discuss the Krabby Patty Secret Recipe.'"[2]
  • Plan O - "Construct cockroach costume. Don masterful disguise and enter Krusty Krab undetected. Stealthily remove Secret Recipe."[2]