If you are a child of the 1990s, you must have spent most of your weekends watching cartoon shows in an endless loop. Though cartoon shows are watched even today, the craze for them was just indescribable during the 90s. Children would rush to switch on the television set as soon as they returned home from school or anywhere else.

The love for cartoon shows or animated shows increased with each passing day. This love was not limited to watching the shows on television. Children used to buy merchandise inspired by the characters and settings in their favorite cartoon shows. Merchandise included school bags, stationery kits, raincoats, winter jackets, apparel, stickers, accessories, and much more. Kids even used to discuss, with classmates and friends, their likes and dislikes regarding the shows they watch.

Due to the rising popularity of animated cartoon shows and their characters, producers and directors started using these as a base to make full-length feature movies. Several cartoon characters became a household name, as many times, parents and other family members used to accompany children in watching cartoon shows.

While every cartoon show has a large number of fans throughout the world, some shows create a unique place for themselves in the hearts of viewers. One such show is ‘SpongeBob SquarePants’, which is also called ‘SpongeBob’ casually.

Premiered on July 17, 1999, SpongeBob SquarePants is still running on Nickelodeon, which is a German free-to-air television channel. The show is named after its main character, who is a free-spirited and charming sea sponge. His daily life, antics, and relationships with the other characters have formed the premises for the show. Both figures and statements have proved time and again that SpongeBob SquarePants is one of the most loved animated series.

But Why Are We Discussing SpongeBob SquarePants in this Post?

You can come across a ton of articles on the Internet that have explained the theme, format, characters, and other aspects related to the SpongeBob SquarePants cartoon show. Then, what new do we have to add to the information already available?

Well, we have written this blog post to shed light on the topic that is being discussed widely online these days. As you can guess from the title, we want to share information about the death of Mr. Krabs. If you are someone who stays updated with the news revolving online, you must have come to know about this. Most people who have read about it are confused and bewildered.

Hence, it’s important to understand the issue properly. To begin with, let us tell you (in case you have not been following the show lately) that Mr. Krabs has not died in the show. His death has been mentioned in a PDF document that is available online.

What Exactly is Mentioned in the PDF Document?

As the PDF document is garnering a lot of attention, more and more people are left confused and bewildered. Most people live a fast-paced lifestyle with constant notifications for tasks and reminders popping up. So, it’s not possible for them to read the document fully. Many people who have even read the document are finding it difficult to decipher the situation.

Thus, we have explained the whole situation here. The file we are talking about is titled “The Trial of SpongeBob SquarePants”. It’s an anonymous file, and so, it’s hard to find out the source or origin of the file. The creator of the file is not known yet.

But, from the contents of the file, it’s clear that it has been created for the school students. The document has been made to enable students to carry out discussions similar to the proceedings carried out in a court. The file has details about a scene wherein Mr. Krabs is lying on the floor dead. There is a pool of blood around his dead body.

In simple words, it has been suggested in a subtle way that Mr. Krabs might have been murdered. Many other vital details are also specified regarding the whereabouts and potential role of the remaining characters of the show. The document points out not only the setting around the death of Mr. Krabs but also the suspects.

Information about various pieces of evidence has also been mentioned. These evidence pieces hint toward the involvement of different characters in the murder of Mr. Krabs. But at the same time, it has also been suggested that Mr. Krabs died due to an accident. The events that took place before and after the death of Mr. Krabs lead to varied conclusions.

We will learn more about those events and other details in the later sections of the post. We will also see how students can use this file as a class project. But in order to understand all this, you should know about the life story and nuances of the characters in the SpongeBob SquarePants cartoon series.  Those who have never watched this show might not be familiar with the storyline or characters.

But the content pieces regarding the death of Mr. Krabs are being circulated so much that even non-viewers have gotten engrossed in finding out the truth. So, it makes complete sense to learn a bit about the SpongeBob SquarePants show before proceeding further.

SpongeBob SquarePants: Storyline, Characters, and More

SpongeBob SquarePants is a famous American animated television series in the genre of comedy. The series is set in ‘Bikini Bottom’, which is a fictional benthic underwater city located in the Pacific Ocean. This fictional underwater city is shown to be located beneath ‘Bikini Atoll’, which is a real-life coral reef.

In fact, Bikini Bottom is named after Bikini Atoll, as confirmed by Tom Kenny, who is one of the team members working for this wonderful show. The setting is underwater, and so, all the characters are underwater creatures. The characters are shown as citizens of the city.

The main character of the animated series is none other than SpongeBob SquarePants. He is a yellow-colored sea sponge whose body structure or shape is a bit different from the real-life sea sponge. He is a person who can perfectly fit the definition of a ‘happy-go-lucky’ guy. However, he does get sad or unlucky at times. The situations wherein SpongeBob SquarePants feel troubled are also an integral part of the show.

Along with him, the storyline also revolves around other characters, who are in no way side characters. One of the highlights of the series is that it has an ensemble cast of ten characters. The term ‘ensemble cast’ refers to the fact that the cast comprises multiple principal actors or characters. All the actors or characters are allotted an equal amount of screen time.

Let’s have a look at the other characters of the show, starting with Mr. Krabs. Mr. Krabs is a red-colored crab who runs a fast-food restaurant in the fictional world of Bikini Bottom. The name of his restaurant is ‘Krusty Krab’. This place is popular because of its dish ‘Krabby Patty Burger’. SpongeBob works as a fry cook at this place.

Mr. Krabs uses a secret recipe to make krabby patties. He is shown to be a rude and stingy person. One of the unique antics of Mr. Krabs is that he talks and behaves like a sailor. He even runs the Krusty Krab restaurant as if he were sailing a pirate ship. He does not have a lover or partner but has a daughter named ‘Pearl’. Just like all other characters, Pearl is also a sea creature.

The daughter of Mr. Krabs, i.e., Pearl, is a gray-colored sperm whale who is in her teen years. She styles her hair in the form of a ponytail, which is yellow in color. She wears red-colored lipstick. Thus, she looks bright and eccentric. Mr. Krabs wishes that his daughter carries on his family business, i.e., the Krusty Krab fast-food restaurant.

But Pearl instead wants to spend her life working at the shopping mall located in Bikini Bottom. She even wants to dedicate her time to listening to music. As she is not working yet, Pearl spends the money of his father to have a decent quality of life.

Though the father and the daughter might disagree on various points from time to time, they share a good relationship. They always look out for each other. Pearl has the largest brain compared to other residents of the city, as she is a sperm whale. SpongeBob and Pearl have shown to be great friends in the series.

Now, let’s see more characters in the SpongeBob SquarePants animated comedy series. There is a character named Patrick Star, who is a pink-colored starfish. Patrick Star and SpongeBob are best friends. They share an amazing rapport. He behaves in a naïve and lazy manner, but he thinks he is fairly intelligent. Patrick Star is shown to be an ignorant and unmannerly character.

SpongeBob and Patrick are not just friends but also neighbors. Their dwellings are of different types but situated close to each other. While SpongeBob lives in a submerged pineapple, Patrick lives under a rock. Between the dwellings of these characters is located a dwelling of another character, Squidward Tentacles.

This character plays a role in not just the personal life but also the professional life of SpongeBob since he also works at the Krusty Krab restaurant. Squidward Tentacles is a turquoise-colored octopus who works as a cashier at the Krusty Krab. He hates living near SpongeBob and Patrick and working as a cashier. Squidward is portrayed as a bit selfish, angry, and arrogant.

However, on many occasions, he enjoys spending time with SpongeBob and even takes a stand for the latter. In a nutshell, it can be said that Squidward and SpongeBob share a love-hate relationship. Along with Pearl, Patrick, and Squidward, SpongeBob has one more friend as well. Her name is Sandy Cheeks, and she is an anthropomorphic squirrel from Texas.

Apart from the Krusty Krab, there is one more fast-food restaurant in the fictional city of Bikini Bottom. The name of this restaurant is the ‘Chum Bucket’. Its owner is a green-colored planktonic copepod, whose name is Plankton. He has only one eye, but he is too cunning. Plankton takes the help of Karen in running his restaurant. Karen is a waterproof computer and is the wife of Plankton in the show.

Plankton’s biggest objective in life is to steal the secret recipe of Krabby Patty so that his restaurant can become more successful than Krusty Krab. Another interesting character in the SpongeBob SquarePants animated series is ‘Poppy Puff’.

Just like all other characters of the show, the character of Poppy Puff is also inspired by a sea creature. Poppy Puff, who is more popularly known as ‘Mrs. Puff’, is a pufferfish. She works as a teacher at a boating school where SpongeBob often attends boating classes. Mrs. Puff is usually patient but gets agitated at SpongeBob when he crashes a boat every time he tries to drive it. Another important character in the show is ‘Gary the Snail’.

As the name suggests, Gary is a snail, and so, his body is similar to that of a real snail. In the SpongeBob SquarePants cartoon show, Gary is shown to be a pet snail of SpongeBob. He lives in the pineapple house, i.e., the house of SpongeBob. Gary meows and behaves like a cat.

How Did Mr. Krabs Die? What is the Theory Behind It?

As we have mentioned earlier in this blog post, Mr. Krabs hasn’t died in the SpongeBob SquarePants show. A viral PDF document has presented a theory that Mr. Krabs has been found dead. Now that you have become familiar with the characters and their backgrounds, let’s dig deeper into the document.

• According to the file shared online, Mr. Krabs was found dead in his own restaurant. His neck had been slashed, and the back of his head indicated symptoms of blunt-force trauma.
• His dead body was discovered roughly two hours after the opening time of the Krusty Krab. There was a pool of blood on the spot.
• A metal spatula was found near the body. The spatula had stains of blood and more than one set of fingerprints. It had fingerprints of Mr. Krabs, SpongeBob, and Squidward.

Some other disturbing points were also noticed in the restaurant.

• The cash register at the restaurant was empty. The safe was open, and from one look at it, it was clear that it did not contain the secret recipe of the Krabby Patty.
• The coroner’s report stated that the neck of Mr. Krabs was slashed using a metal spatula. However, there were no signs of forced entry inside the restaurant.
• The investigators revealed that the claw of Mr. Krabs showed signs of minor injury that was in the healing process at the time of his death. They believed that Mr. Krabs could have gotten his claw injured a few weeks before his death.
• Another point worth mentioning regarding the incident spot was that there was a lot of grease on the floor. It was difficult for even investigators to study the circumstances due to the slippery floor. There were several footprints of different people in the grease.
• But there was not a single footprint in the pool of blood of Mr. Krabs.

Who are the Suspects in the Murder of Mr. Krabs?

You must have understood from the points mentioned above that the death of Mr. Krabs is not natural. It seems that he must have been murdered. But the real question is, “who committed this murder?”. Well, SpongeBob SquarePants and Plankton are shown as suspects.

Many pieces of evidence have been discussed on various blogs. While some evidence pieces are in favor of SpongeBob, others are against him. The same is true in the case of Plankton. Some points hint towards his involvement, while others deny it.

• A metal spatula was found inside the house of SpongeBob SquarePants by investigators. It had both blood stains and fingerprints. While the stains were of Mr. Krabs’s blood, the fingerprints were of Mr. Krabs and SpongeBob.
• Besides Mr. Krabs, only SpongeBob had keys to the Krusty Krab restaurant. Similarly, only Mr. Krabs and SpongeBob knew the combination to the safe where the secret recipe of the Krabby Patty was kept.
• Patrick told the investigators that he went to the restaurant four hours before the dead body was found. The restaurant was locked from inside as two hours were still remaining until the opening time. So, Patrick knocked on the door, and Mr. Krabs came out. Mr. Krabs was visibly upset and told Patrick that the restaurant was closed. He even went on to say that he might never sell another Krabby Patty again.
• Along with describing the mood and statements of Mr. Krabs, Patrick also informed the police about his conversation with SpongeBob. Patrick said that SpongeBob once called Mr. Krabs a greedy pig. SpongeBob exclaimed that Mr. Krabs would wish that he would have given him a raise.
• Squidward testified that he saw SpongeBob entering the restaurant two hours before the dead body of Mr. Krabs was found. He heard the loud screams of Mr. Krabs an hour after that. Then, he waited for some time before going inside the restaurant to check what had happened. At that time, he discovered the dead body of Mr. Krabs.
• Investigators also spoke to Sandy Cheeks, the lovely friend of SpongeBob. She informed the investigators that SpongeBob was quite upset regarding not being given a raise. SpongeBob had recently requested Mr. Krabs to increase his salary, as he was in dire need of money. He had taken a home loan, and the bank was going to repossess his pineapple house. Mr. Krabs denied the request of SpongeBob, citing the non-availability of funds as the reason.
• Plankton started selling the burgers that had patties made using a recipe similar to the secret recipe of the Krabby Patty three days after the death of Mr. Krabs. He was selling the burgers on his website.
• Along with using a similar recipe to the recipe of Krabby Patty, Plankton also carried out one more unusual activity. He went to the bank and paid the remainder of the house loan taken by SpongeBob two days after the death of Mr. Krabs.

What Statements Did SpongeBob and Plankton Give?

As you can see, the events that happened around the death of Mr. Krabs indicate toward the involvement of SpongeBob and Plankton. Either of them can be behind the murder of the owner of the Krusty Krab restaurant. It’s also possible that both of them committed this crime together, especially considering the fact that Plankton paid off the loan amount owed by SpongeBob.

The evidence might suggest the role of an end number of people in a crime, but as long as nothing is proven, the accused persons are not considered criminals. All the accused people have the right to defend themselves to prove themselves innocent.

• In response to the spatula found inside the house of SpongeBob, he said that he had taken the spatula to his house two weeks before the death of Mr. Krabs. According to SpongeBob, Mr. Krabs cut his finger accidentally on a spatula. At that time, he took the spatula home to clean it. But he forgot to bring it back to the Krusty Krab restaurant.
• As far as the raise is concerned, SpongeBob agreed that he had asked Mr. Krabs for a raise. In fact, he asked for a raise even on the morning of the day Mr. Krabs died. As Mr. Krabs denied his request, he decided to quit his job. He informed Mr. Krabs of his decision. SpongeBob thought that Mr. Krabs would regret losing him and would not be able to replace him easily.
• Plankton came under the radar because of selling burgers on his website. He clarified that the recipe he used was not the secret recipe used by Mr. Krabs. He mentioned that he created the recipe with the help of Karen, his computerized wife.
• Regarding the remainder of SpongeBob’s house loan paid by Plankton, he said that he did it out of the goodness of his heart. Plankton said that he wanted to help SpongeBob, and so, he paid off the loan amount to the bank.

Both SpongeBob and Plankton gave their statements to the investigators and tried to convince them that they were not involved in the murder of Mr. Krabs. The investigators did not find the secret recipe of the Krabby Patty or the cash from the cash register of the restaurant in SpongeBob’s or Plankton’s house.

Is the Death of Mr. Krabs a Murder or an Accident?

You might be surprised to know that the various documents state two possibilities for the death of Mr. Krabs. As we have seen in the previous sections, the first possibility is murder. The second possibility is an accident. If you remember, we had mentioned the grease on the floor in the restaurant.

The document suggests that the grease is the reason why Mr. Krabs had to die. Mr. Krabs might have slipped on the floor just like investigators were slipping. The metal spatula found near the dead body of Mr. Krabs might have been in his hands when he slipped on the floor. As a result, the spatula slashed his throat. In such a case, the blunt-force trauma on the back of his head might also be the outcome of the slip.

However, the cash and the secret recipe were also missing from the Krusty Krab restaurant. So, now the question is, “If Mr. Krabs died accidentally, then how did the cash and recipe go missing?”. Well, the viral document has also suggested that the death of Mr. Krabs and the theft might not be related to each other.

In simple words, it’s quite possible that Mr. Krabs died by slipping on the floor, but theft has also taken place on the same day. SpongeBob or Plankton might have seen the dead body of Mr. Krabs and taken advantage of the situation. While SpongeBob was furious about not getting a raise even after working at the restaurant for so many years, Plankton had always tried to steal the recipe of the Krabby Patty.

It seems that both SpongeBob SquarePants and Plankton have a motive to kill Mr. Krabs. The presence of SpongeBob’s fingerprints on the spatula found near the dead body, SpongeBob’s meeting with Mr. Krabs on the morning of the day the dead body was found, and SpongeBob’s conversations with others regarding the raise are strong pieces of evidence.

Moreover, the keys to the restaurant were available only with Mr. Krabs and SpongeBob. The combination of the safe was also known by these two. Even Squidward saw SpongeBob entering the restaurant two hours before the dead body of Mr. Krabs was found.

Similarly, there are strong pieces of evidence in the case of Plankton as well. It’s a known fact that he had tried multiple times in the past to get his hands on the secret recipe used by Mr. Krabs. He made attempts to pull off several methods suggested by Karen to steal the recipe.

But he never succeeded, and so, it’s possible that he committed a crime in frustration. The fact that Plankton paid off the loan amount owed by SpongeBob indicates the presence of both of them in the murder. It’s also possible that Plankton did this intentionally to frame SpongeBob or deceive investigators.

What is the Use of the Document that Shows Mr. Crabs as Dead?

You must have read in one of the earlier paragraphs that the document that is being circulated on the Internet has been created to be used for a class project. The students can be divided into two groups – the prosecution and the defense.

While the prosecution has to prove that SpongeBob SquarePants is guilty of killing Mr. Krabs, the defense has to prove that SpongeBob is not guilty. Both groups can use the information regarding the evidence and other aspects related to the incident mentioned in the document.

Key Takeaways

SpongeBob SquarePants has been the highest-rated Nickelodeon series and the fifth-longest-running American animated series. Created by Stephen Hillenburg, who is a Marine Science educator and an animator, this series has won a number of awards. The thirteenth season of the show was telecasted in the years 2020, 2021, and 2022. So, it’s no surprise that documents related to this show are being created and shared. Such kinds of documents allow the fans of the show to present their theories and viewpoints.