Film Theory: The Secret Ingredient of SpongeBob's Krabby Patty! (SpongeBob SquarePants)

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Spongebob Squarepants was a childhood favorite of many. It's an underwater adventure with great songs and memorable characters. Even more memorable is the big mystery at the heart of Spongebob's job at the Krusty Krab. You guessed it Theorists, today we are uncovering the SECRET INGREDIENT of the Krabby Patty recipe! Hold on to your Squarepants, this is NOT what you expected!
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[@magic593]

“Mr.Krabs is not a master chef” Mr.Krabs: *peels and entire potato at once with no mistakes*

[@arcanonn]

Gordon Ramsay: 0o0

[@tusatuna9903]

In that episode it was a story that he told which wasn't true soooooo

[@New3DSLuigi364]

How do we KNOW it's not true. . . Maybe he changed some aspects. . . like how the Other Crew Members looked; just to appeal to His Employees, by likening the other characters in his story, as Pre-existing Characters!!

[@coltonwilliges1140]

I thought that was a coconut lol

[@kindal5671]

I thought it was a burger bun

[@plushmoviestudios8004]

your next spongebob theory should be how Plankton stays in business

[@sillybilly23]

LOL

[@cheddohernandez8436]

Get roasted plankton

[@bentice5911]

Prostitution pays well in many places.

[@FirstnameLastnamee]

Well, chum is just ground up fish. So plankton could easily get that for free, all he has to do is find already dead fish and put them in a bucket. His only employee is his computer wife Karen, and you don’t have to give an AI money, meaning that whatever little money plankton earns, he gets to keep. Plankton also doesn’t need to eat food or worry about food and water bills, since plankton eat light and they live underwater. He pays his electric bill and rent by.. well, he doesn’t. The chum bucket is literally a bucket

[@ANG3LM1301]

Arms dealing

[@sarcasmic9338]

Matpat: "We treat nothing as sacred" Diet coke: Am I a joke to you?

[@JacobL228]

Store Brand Diet Cola with Citric Acid: You are now.

[@bryanegelhoffsanimationtec257]

Well, the formula isn't how the patty is put together, it's the spices and herbs put into the meat. The episode Friend or Foe explains that the formula was created when several different ingredients fell into the meat Mr. Krabs uses, thus creating what he called, "the perfect patty batter." So the formula actually hasn't been solved!

[@iansarmiento23]

What can be deducted in the formula was that it included seaweed sauce, dried kelp, chum, and glass bottles.

[@chumuheha]

but in that same episode it shows that Krabs and Plankton have differing recollections of that same event. so it may not have even happened at all.

[@bryanegelhoffsanimationtec257]

@@chumuheha yeah, but Karen said what actually happened, since she was a security camera back then.

[@tayloranderson7547]

For real life it should been solved

[@onebottleofwater9487]

Matt: "There is NO secret" Me: *Kungfu Panda flashback *

[@felixmunoz3668]

Love osu! But wasn’t there an episode where sponge bob and krabs looked at the list and realized that they didn’t have the right ingredients to make the sauce?

[@theultimateantihero]

That scene got me triggered 👀

[@m.plaenk9924]

I see what you did there...

[@luna.midnight8026]

Yes.

[@mirkeer814]

,i,m:8’i8’kkPlasma kkk

[@FangirlShayla]

“There is no secret ingredient... To make something special, you just have to believe it’s special.” -Mr. Ping, Kung Fu Panda

[@thebiolibrary5572]

Emmet, Spongebob, etc.

[@wafran3396]

The secret ingredient is... nothing.

[@JoseATurner]

Emmet

[@Eve25525]

Kung Fu Panda is so good!

[@azekia]

@@JoseATurner From lego?

[@cabecadeprego8772]

the Sponge on The Run movie basically confirms this since they did a whole song saying that the reason why everyone loves Krabby Patties so much is because Spongebob cooks them in a pratically flawless way

[@covagotnext8337]

Your theory gets more and more believable, the longer I watch the video. I feel like this c po old be very true in the spongebob universe but the writers probably set it up perfectly like that, unintentionally

[@ShonaMcCarthy]

Alternate theory: The secret that makes the Krabbi Pattys so good is actually Spongebob. His high integrity and extreme love of his work means that he produces burgers at a level of quality that no ordinary person ever would. The secret formula is a mcguffin that only exists so that Plankton will keep trying to steal it instead of simply abducting and/or recruiting Spongebob. It's why he's the only fry cook, and why The Krusty Krab was never franchised even though Mr Krabbs is so money obsessed, and why the product failed once they tried to mass produce it in factories, and why the Krusty Krab has to practically shut down whenever Spongebob can't work. No other employee will have the same passion Spongebob has while working for so little as Spongebob does, so Mr Krabbs can never simply replace him.

[@viofifteen4771]

For real! It was love all along. Nice theory

[@gladioluss2919]

Unless im mistaken, i remember an episode where mr krabs speaks of a former employee who is not spongebob Seriously tho, correct me if im wrong 😅

[@PurpleMoon799]

technically plankton did "take" spongebob away after mr krabs lost a bet in one of the early seasons.

[@melissacooper4282]

@@gladioluss2919 you're not mistaken. I can't remember the title of that episode but there was a fry cook who used to work at the Krusty Krab before SpongeBob came along. SpongeBob thought that the guy was going to replace him until he found out that the Original Fry Cook went into business on his own.

[@kolbyst-jean1086]

Melissa Cooper I believe it’s season 5 ep 2 “The other fry cook” is the title

[@bigmac6822]

“The McDonalds brand is about reliability” “Sorry the ice cream machine isn’t working”

[@jenica7838]

Exactly, it reliability doesn't work

[@sentinel7672]

I think I remember hearing somewhere that McDonald's ice cream machines aren't actually broken down all that much: they just take a lot of work to clean and the workers just claim they're broken because they're too lazy/busy to clean them at that exact moment.

[@jenica7838]

@@sentinel7672 Thank Zeus for small lies, amirite?

[@jenniferyankee7730]

Understandable, have a nice day

[@oops5173]

the ice cream machine is reliably broken all the time.

[@tempisk]

Just getting to see how the editing has improved over the years is just great ( it’s still great here btw )

[@dxvworld1831]

"Maybe the real secret formula are the memories we got along the way"

[@prmetim3z522]

@MatPat, see normally I'd agree with you, but on this topic I can't for many reasons. Firstly, in Mr Krabs' flashback from season 1 or 3 about his history with Plankton, he clearly shows how he creates the Patty by mistake after knocking a bunch of ingredients into a mystery meat pot. He tastes it and he's shocked at how good it tastes so he writes down the ingredients and markets it the next day. He's not a master chef, he was an intermediate chef at best and just happened to stumble on to a master recipe. My second point is remember in another episode when they run out of pattys? Mr Krabs and SpongeBob are talking in the kitchen and Krabs tells SpongeBob to just make a fresh batch, but since it's been so long since either of them have made a Patty from scratch, they've both forgotten how to actually make one so SpongeBob and Patrick go on a train heist to go to a super secure bank where the real formula is stored. As a side note, it's also been shown that Krabs apparently licensed the formula for the Patty to another company to mass produce them for him and gets them delivered via armored truck as seen in another episode but I forget which. Lastly, if the recipe is a huge placebo as you claim it to be, why is it that every time Plankton manages to make a good burger, or take over the sea, it's only after he gets and reads and forgets apparently (for the sake of plot) the Krabby Patty formula? He's not an idiot, if he read it and found out it's a placebo like the dragon scroll in Kung Fu Panda, he'd say so... loudly. My point is, I think the placebo theory is too much of a cop out. Hillenburg may have made something that is harder to find than the holy Grail, garden of Eden, Atlantis, and the library of Timbuktu combined, but I believe that it is there somewhere. It just doesn't add up that it would be a placebo, or else that's one hell of a reality warping placebo.

[@mattchewhensley]

This needs more upvotes. It's exactly what I was thinking while watching the video

[@Lena-tt7dg]

Pr!me Tim3z someone’s been watching their spongebob

[@robro_1030]

Yeah, I was thinking about that Krusty Krab origin story too. Maybe we can look at what droped into the pot to get an idea of what the formula could be?

[@goob214]

Pr!me Tim3z *thoughtful nodding* Valid points

[@moveslikemacca]

Do you know about the Theorist subreddit? I think you would enjoy yourself there haha

[@0ccasional_j035]

"Telling you your favourite cartoon characters are addicted to cocaine is like my favourite pastime"

[@noodleedits9016]

Lol same

[@crzjt]

@@noodleedits9016 I'm sorry what?

[@caniculaandrei8011]

i have a question what about the episodes about flashbacks

[@allmight8155]

Ooo nice hat Nvm hats aren’t cool anymore

[@adamcheeseplease]

Apart from the misspellings, spot on hahaha

[@NeverBeenToBrisbane]

Whatever the secret ingredient is, it has to fit within the price point of a Krabby patty. I highly doubt Mr Krabs would lose money

[@TheMaskedRacoon1]

French salad dressing is the secret formula! It makes cheeseburgers taste delicious! Also, how the cheeseburgers are made: first the bun, then the burger, then lettuce, then cheese, then tomato, then onions, then pickles, followed by French dressing and then mayonnaise and then top bun. If you want it spicy, add jalapeños below the pickles. Cheddar cheese is even better.

[@Haminations]

The secret ingredient is actually love ❤️

[@limearagon5871]

Booooooooo

[@beauvinedotgov]

Love? What's that Bryson?

[@DToTheB]

*slices heart apart* love? what love?

[@Lilly-Lilac]

Haminations nah its old tofu

[@benjaminpratt2519]

Haminations oh nah

[@deadcool3227]

I feel like they're gonna reveal what the secret formula is in the final episode...if Spongebob ever ends.

[@YanZ_Edits]

Dead Cool technically the first spongebob movie could be considered how spongebob’s story ends chronologically

[@deadcool3227]

@@YanZ_Edits yeah that makes sense, since that was the only version were Neptune looked different, and the fact that they never bring it up again.

[@YanZ_Edits]

@Dead Cool also the fact that it’s the only story where a 2nd Krusty Krab exists and the only story where Spongebob would become manager, reaching the peak of his employment in the Krusty Krab

[@deadcool3227]

@@YanZ_Edits yep

[@FunBoxGamingPOG]

I would rather never know the secret Krabby Patty formula than seeing Spongebob end.

[@dragonfirede554]

Can I just say this guy would be an amazing lawyer in an advertisement court case

[@anica7438]

he would 😂

[@Phuckseeds]

6:57 "But what he is, is an expert business man." The visual completely confirms this.

[@YaGirlZero]

Telling people our favorite cartoon are addicted to cocaine is like cocaine for Mat

[@htetaung6545]

word

[@lansprimal1837]

Yes

[@tvrtkonovogradec1193]

jah

[@drewski1664]

Telling you that your favorite cartoon characters are addicted to cocaine is like my favorite pastime - MatPat 2019

[@varianmetcalf8220]

Love dat

[@sarvente2234]

Thank you for this video Mat

[@maenad1231]

2:10-3:10 In the Hashslinging slasher episode the secret sauce is also mentioned. However it’s possible the secret sauce is also some type of marinade used for the patties

[@chatteringbox7583]

Good ol' Steven Hillenburg... The Stan Lee of Nickelodeon.

[@HalfBloodPrincess-fb7gd]

CalypsoSteampunX R.I.P both of them

[@djclouse2952]

Hi

[@goldenacres08]

In more ways than one -

[@rodrigofloresumana3613]

The secret formula is krab because the krusty krab is a krab trap. And I don't think you have seen any other krabs.

[@jakobdimauro9540]

So trueeeeeeeeeeeee

[@kadenmr2677]

1:03 Flashbacks to how “Sweet Victory” wasn’t shown at the Super Bowl.

[@Clonesoldier501]

Thank god it wasn't.

[@Blurdboy]

The super bowl couldn't FIRMLY GRASP sweet victory

[@LeechGuy]

Nah brother krabby patties are made of crab Evidence: Few krabs in the show, Krusty Krab is a crab trap, and mr krabs eats a krabby patty and say, "Oh so that's what I taste like."

[@alexxans1526]

it’s pearls mother

[@UnitedCoalitionForcesHans6]

Bro watching KZbin shorts ☠️

[@ri13h44]

@@UnitedCoalitionForcesHans6 tt has more crazier things dude

[@discipleoftheLordJesusChrist]

we all know that "love" is the secret ingredient that spongebob puts in the krabby patties. he just wants his customers to eat and experience the best burger.

[@aeyenthelobster4858]

everyone knows the krabby patty secret formula is in area 51

[@thehiddenninja3428]

2 months left!

[@aeyenthelobster4858]

@@thehiddenninja3428 I think plankton is also gonna go to area 51

[@HackJax]

Fhfdzu$hjdtyfghsfhghxfghz why is Area 51 memes popular

[@TyriggityTTV]

I didn't go to area 51 and learn the secret Krabby Patty formula I know cuz I'm the one who created it it's crab meat duh.

[@kaiden_404]

Aeyen The Lobster omg

[@hanaismail6118]

But there's a couple flaws...in the season 9 episode 'Salsa Imbecilicus', we see that at the very end of the semester, the day of everyone's graduation from Bikini Bottom University that Mr. Krabs has devised the Krabby Patty's secret formula. It's also shown in ' Larry the Floor Manager' that bodybuilders who have never tried the krabby patty fall instantly in love with it, and that in many instances we see that Bikini Bottomites follow the sweet smell of a Krabby Patty. Not only those points, but it is also mentioned that there is mayonnaise in the Krabby Patty burger in 'Planet of the Jellyfish.' That may also be made of crab since in The Netherlands, the show's name for Krabby Patties means "Crab Burgers." In the episode 'Selling Out,' when people eat the synthetic Krabby Patties, they immediately notice the difference in taste, further proving the fact that there is a secret formula. I love Matt, his theories, and his channel, and this is my first time actually doing something like this, but these were just a couple of things I noticed and found out. Help Matt see this message!! Thanks

[@yicheencheung4266]

You should go work for film theorie iam form the netherlands btw

[@d_estroyz5685]

It's just a fucking show

[@anthonynorman7545]

@@d_estroyz5685 says a person watching a film theory video...

[@user-db9iz4xk6l]

So it is a cocain after all?😄

[@ydimkthis]

Well he does say that it’s about brand. People convince themselves that krabby patties are the best. And no one realized there was anything different about the synthetic patties until mr krabs freaked out about it. I think a better argument would be when squidward made the patties because sponge bob was off somewhere. And the time when sponge bob brought new rich clientele. Anyway, I think the secret is really spongebob. He’s a good fry cook. 🙂

[@RaphBlade7]

What if the ingredients text is actually a form of Lorem ipsum used by the writers to keep the formula as vague as possible to the audience!

[@megangossett2254]

I've always thought that the secret formula was that MR. Krabs made the patty out of crab hence why they call the burger the crabby patty and MR. Krabs didn't want anyone to know so he says that there's a secret ingredient even though he's practically telling every one by calling it a crabby patty

[@lanemesser9297]

I CRACKED THE CODE!!! the second formula had secret sauce but it was missing tomatoes, mustard, and ketchup. I believe that you get secret sauce by putting tomatoes, mustard, and ketchup in a blender and mixing the up.

[@creationisntgood942]

OMG LIKE THIS COMMENT GET IT TO THE TOP

[@rexyburke8362]

Cool

[@sharpygames999]

But ketchup is tomatoes 🤔🤔🤔

[@estous]

BRILLIANT JUST BRILLIANT

[@mintgordan1237]

The secret formula is KRABS!

[@pspspspspspspspspspspspspspss]

Imagine if they open a real Krusty krab restaurant and the whole spongebob series was just a huge commercial

[@F1nley_theidiot]

RaMoNa oh my god yes 😂

[@user-fv7om7qf4o]

honestly that’s genius because I would definitely try it

[@ikeepscreamingbutgodwontan3132]

@@user-fv7om7qf4o Me too

[@hexacle6155]

They have one in nyc

[@carljacobdeveza4889]

He he crappy patty

[@markkelsey371]

Didn’t plankton and Krabs create the recipe together? That would tell me plankton has first-hand knowledge of the object of his pursuit.

[@kakDeluxe]

How does his videos age so well?? When you open this video, you cannot tell the difference from one from recently.

[@just-a-silly-goofy-guy]

I’m honestly shocked you haven’t done this one before

[@UncleCorn]

kremit

[@A_Typhlosion]

I am honestly shocked you beat Justin Y

[@aftersumtime]

Hmmmmmm.......

[@glitchingsky58]

Ah. You've changed your profile pic.

[@tristanmoore985]

Kremit

[@josephdevine8040]

“Mr Crabs is NOT an expert chef” *plays clip of him peeling a potato in ONE PEEL while SPINNING IT ON A CLAW LIKE A BASKETBALL*

[@mrkrabs8112]

Krabs*

[@engineergaming6109]

@@mrkrabs8112 canible

[@mr.sinister4641]

*cannibal

[@Ven0mancer]

LOOK OOUUUT ITS THE APPETIZER

[@austinaiola6196]

Crotchwhistle Purple omg man chill out

[@iansarmiento23]

Wow, I was genuinely excited for the answer, and then Mat started talking about marketing half way through the video. The answer can probably be found in the episode Friend or Foe. It contains seaweed sauce, dried kelp, chum, and some other ingredience in glass bottles that fell in while plankton stormed out.

[@Mukilvannan]

A Film Food Theory What a combo

[@madcowboy5700]

Idk if this is true though... In one episode, I don't remember the name, they ran out of Patties and lost the formula, so Mr Krabs who doesn't know the formula by heart asked SpongeBob to make the patties since he remembers it cause he reads and uses it all the time, but SpongeBob makes himself forget it so he can't be made to give it to someone,they spend the rest of the episode to get it back. Mr Krabs needed the secret formula to make one, this proves the theory wrong, I like this theory but my SpongeBob knowledge is too much

[@shanesams6942]

At least he didn't fall into the cocaine bait. It also ruins my idea that it was just a strange kind of meat

[@ferhanthefox4688]

Oh yeah that was an episode but im not sure if bobby made himself forget it

[@TheDaniCalifornia1]

They just have to found the bottle where the formula is, in a lot of episodes they show it, so maybe it your theory is wrong

[@VideoGameGyrl]

Plus im pretty sure in another episode they say that Plankton and Mr Krabs made the secret formula and then mr. Krabs run off with it or something- i remember it but i forget what episode.

[@worthplayingfor2197]

PaceTry that is one example I thought of but maybe it's to keep up the ruse idk

[@Handington]

Well, two things. First, in Friend or Foe, we see Mr Krabs create the formula by accidently adding a bunch of ingredients to the patty batter when they fell in, and it made the burger taste perfect after many failed attempts. Next, in the SpongeBob movie, which is cannon, Plankton steals the formula and is able to turn his burgers into being as good, so there is a real secret ingredient. However, Mr Krabs has created fake formulas before, so you'd be correct in thinking that one was gibberish.

[@Handington]

XD That would have been good too!

[@petelee2477]

He also went home to find another hiding place when he found out that squidward knew the location of the formula.

[@pop-jw3mc]

Yeah suck on that mat pat

[@ricardobravo4205]

Handington and sponge out of water the pirate manages to make patties using the stolen formula

[@samuelregular3888]

Well. It's canon, not cannon, but I'm just nitpicking here, so don't mind it '-'

[@AshleyTheFighter]

6:15 matpat out here figuring out how the writers decided to write a bit for the episode is more meta than the concept of this episode

[@snerpnerp3251]

Teacher: remember to show ur work! Matpat:

[@brandi8907]

The secret recipe is love... duh

[@creeperawman4779]

No

[@dumpling5]

It was Mr. Krabs, it was love

[@canaan466]

deSuperNoodle no it’s imitation crab meat

[@Tysean]

Nah its crab sorry to break it to ya.😅

[@whatthewhatthe9117]

Awesome Mystery? I said that too :D

[@enderteimant740]

Are you sponsored by Chum Bucket or something?

[@your._.kinnie4913]

this is my favorite comment A+

[@blujay8342]

I was going to like but you had 420 sooooooooo.....

[@snowflakeserpert6834]

@@blujay8342 *the number of the stuff he puts in his secret sauce*

[@noelpepa_]

Underated comment

[@liamstudios1390]

@@snowflakeserpert6834 Krabs*

[@Navnos7]

I remember as a kid buying a magazine from Clan, the channel that screened spongebob and other cartoons in my country (Spain), because it had the krabby patties (burguer cangreburguer in Spain) formula, and just getting completely traumatized when I read that it had crab sauce over the patty.

[@MellowLol]

If food theory was made around the time of this video, this would definitely have been a food theory video

[@caca8367]

thats what i was thinking, or he would attempt to make it

[@Iraxvii]

Mr. Krabs even got me talking. Crazy how a fictional character got me helping his market.

[@chickennugget8955]

*Krabbs

[@babygodzilla6668]

speech! '-' crabs*

[@chickennugget8955]

Godzillaphoenix Krabs*

[@jaykayli]

@@chickennugget8955 kArbS*

[@chickennugget8955]

JayKayLi 183 Krabs* ***keep it going everybody***

[@fruitsbasketissweet]

Here's a giant hole in this theory. In the episode "Friend or Foe", Karen says that when Krabs and Plankton were kids and had their own restaurant together, they had a falling out and ended up tearing a recipe. Plankton got a tiny portion that only said "Chum" while Krabs got the rest of the recipe. Now a really interesting Spongebob theory would be on Old Man Jenkins. The various incarnations, all the odd things that happen to him (he literally got poisoned in the episode I mentioned), etc

[@sofg573]

Bonderito this is what I thought of while watching the episode too

[@joshpeterken8514]

I thought of this too. With the movie as well (how could Plankton recreate the Krabby Patty if there is no formula?), this theory doesn't work at all.

[@fullorganicalchemyst2715]

I could easily be wrong here, I haven't seen this episode in a long time so don't take this as me attacking you. But I'm pretty sure I remember the friendship between Plankton and Mr. Krabs being revealed to have been a fictional story.

[@joshpeterken8514]

@@fullorganicalchemyst2715 the two stories told earlier in the episode are false but in the end Karen tells the real story

[@Inkyink]

Well I wouldn't blame him for missing it. There are so many episodes of Spongebob after all.

[@RealHyperHedgehog]

That’s what I’ve always thought the Krabby Patty secret formula was, even since I was a kid.

[@chikky234]

Remember that episode where the flashback shows the ingredients you mist it

[@lazyninja1793]

This video is brought to you by the Chum Bucket: Come eat at the Chum Bucket, where we now will start selling Krabby Patties.

[@AdamFord152]

And a free Chum Bucket Bucket-Helmet for every purchase!!!

[@PewPewBeets]

WARNING: Chum Bucket is not responsible for any medical complications, both physical and mental, that result from eating raw ground up fish.

[@vaseante2026]

Yo is this like in kung fu panda. there is no secret in the noodles

[@rawrrawrbinks742]

I'm glad someone else thought of this too

[@waldowaggins1330]

I literally am watching that scene right now

[@edwardhulse]

Vaseante indeed it is my friend. Indeed it is.🧐

[@alexhuynh1066]

You just got to believe it's special

[@jennietwicexonce9177]

I was looking for this comment

[@aniyaharvey9710]

Can you do a video of every crime Mr. Krabs did and the punishment for said crime

[@lillemonbeatz3818]

The secret is in the patty, it's made out of crab meat, in one episode mr krabs takes a burger from an orange child fish, bites a bit and says, "so that's what I taste like", which makes sense, because crabs are cannibals. And if it's real, that the patty is made out of crab meat, it makes sense why it's called "krabby" patty or "Krusty krab"

[@yoshikagekira2350]

"ITS LOVE! THE SECRET INGREDIENT IS LOVE!" -The Spongebob Movie: Sponge out of Water

[@christroyer69]

I thought it was from the episode where pearl was going through something (sorry my spongebob knowledge is a little rusty)

[@jasperkt6838]

That’s canon

[@joshuavogel2562]

Christopher Brijalba I guess you could say that your Krusty Krab knowledge is a bit KRUSTY

[@ronald4life1]

thought it was plankin...

[@ericktheking123]

I knew it

[@DWN037]

The gibberish formula could've just been a decoy, and Mr. Krabs just acts like it's the real deal so everyone will believe him. Nobody would leave something like that just lying around inside the safe in the restaurant.

[@nullvoid7188]

Knowing krabs has probabily has the real formula written on the inside of his money mattress.

[@skepp136]

Even tho this is like 3 years old, this should be a food theory episode

[@thewolfstu]

Coming across this vid again and I can say... What about the episode that talks about Plankton's and Krab's past business efforts? In this earlier episode it shows Mr.Krabs accidentally spilling a bunch of ingredients into a vast of hamburger meat and coming up with his Secret Formula.

[@manuelrivera9166]

*Plankton has entered the chat*

[@patrickbrena6683]

LOL

[@galactictulip2021]

Mat pat what have you done!😉

[@mediocreandworse59]

*The secret ingredient to the Krabby Patty formula is* HOOPLA

[@inkbendy3524]

HOPPLA!!!

[@Damstraight68]

Its fish.

[@TETITO14]

no it's not, the secret formula is LEEDLE LEEDLE LEEDLE LEEDLE

[@gamingplayeronline6761]

Alternate Alternate theory: The secret that makes the Krabbi Pattys so good is actually is a crab

[@ZackMorrisDoesThings]

I randomly decided to research this topic last night and thought of this theory. Apparently one of the show's creators clarified that the formula is intentionally in jibberish to keep the audience from seeing it. That said, I think marketing could still be the source of the Krabby Patty's success since we know for a fact that Mr. Krabs is ironically a horrible chef and made the original batter by accident. Supporting that is the fact that the few times the Chum Bucket has been successful are also the few times where Plankton had a better gimmick or marketing campaign than Mr. Krabs, and even turned his rival's own word-of-mouth strategy against him in one episode.

[@Ziraya_]

in the first spongebob film where Neptunes crown was stolen, Plankton actually stole the formula and started selling krabby patties. If it really was marketing wouldn't had Plankton just sold them after the movie anyway ?

[@christianx1z]

maybe he was zapped with an amnesia ray lol

[@abellinns4013]

Wouldn't he remember the formula anyways?

[@mjbf20]

Hellingburg said the movie is chronologically the end of spongebob. Every episode or other movie takes place before the first movie.

[@flowerbloom6047]

Abel Raregroove maybe the formula is really forgettable

[@Ziraya_]

Abel Raregroove He just used them to get everyone to wear his helmets, he probably just made a few batches

[@bababagelbrain]

Don’t forget that Mr Krabs has 2 bottles with the formula, shown in a movie. The bottle that plankton stole could be the fake one , and the real formula could be somewhere else.

[@TiarasWorld]

You're right!

[@Ben_19M]

mabye both are fake

[@nextgenbatman04]

I enjoy watching Mattpatt's videos and would love nickelodeon to continue working with him.

[@halogamer6187]

"Poseidon Powder might be cocaine", how very family friendly MatPat, great script

[@operationsauce7511]

Rest in peace Stephen Hillenburg. You was love and will be remembered forever.

[@sammieegoldwand]

He will be missed

[@corey.3421]

Who is Stephen hillenburg

[@collskies]

I'm just here to see how many people said, "ThE sEcReT iS cRaB mEaT iTs In ThE nAmE!!!"

[@ShonaS]

yo same, like they say crabs is the only crab, but then there's that episode when crabs went to the cheapskate contest, with like 50 other CRABS, and theres larry

[@collskies]

@@ShonaS If were talking about Larry, its Lobster Patties in that case, which still sound tasty AF

[@dx8976]

Amal Chamchaoui Holy-

[@mechasentai]

It's cannibalism!!!!! Lol yeah sounds legit.

[@noimsquidward7327]

@Amal Chamchaoui yes he has man I don't remember what episode but he has been in the crusty crab.

[@scrungis]

This felt like a film and a food theory at the same time

[@romeorich2004]

Mr.Krabs is just stashing Pearl’s Mother and that’s the secret formula

[@overtflow]

there is no secret ingredient - kung fu panda

[@painplayer1614]

Oh damn. I just posted that. Good to know there are those that thought that from the start lol

[@pandaproductions9525]

Damn it I just posted that

[@illuminate8979]

Its just you~poe

[@momplzstop7858]

overtflow oh wow I did this with my tough

[@ninjapanda0822]

Ninja panda

[@mrpay4444AYypIgEDLbwfZm4kjaQk]

*The real formula is under Mr krabs mattress.*

[@TuckyBlue]

o boi

[@thanos4959]

mr pay oh I see

[@dejaypage1575]

CURSE YOU SQUIDWARD!!!!

[@luvvleia]

No it's in him ass

[@OuterOcean6]

I thought it was in his pants.

[@The_Infamous_Boogyman]

The secret ingredient is shredded receipts so Mr Krabs can evade taxes

[@MeleeFox2004]

For your next theory you should do why the Darkness (the glitch from Pibby) took over the cartoon world and what it means

[@themememaster6775]

According to the new movie Sponge On The Run, SpongeBob is the secret formula. (Not literally, of course, but he is the one that makes the krabby patties taste so good.)

[@jerryseinfeld1988]

I mean unless you're watching the meatcanyon SpongeBob video

[@go460]

@@jerryseinfeld1988 yeah, thats exactly what i was thinking lol

[@MadChristoph]

So MeatCanyon's video is canon

[@SarahTheBreadGod]

I got meatcanyon vibes from this comment.

[@amesstarline5482]

@Garrett Smith This must be why Human Spongebob was called Jimbob.

[@Yesimaminordealwithit]

I have one leading theory: Mr. Krabs uses other crabs to make his patties. You never see crab relatives or any other crab in the show, just him. Even when he eats a Krabby Patty, he says: "Hmm.. so that's what I taste like."

[@-.socks.-]

FINALLY SOMEONE ELSE THINKS THIS TOO

[@juaninigom.tresreyes4696]

like kung fu panda where daddy duck says "there is no secret" to the recipe of his special soup

[@lazymorris5293]

Wasn't there a episode when it was a flashback when Plankton and Mr Krabs worked together and Mr krabs accidentally knocked ingredients into a pot to make the secret formula?

[@Ishtanbul.]

We must look at at it

[@ivohbyronkuizon5430]

Those were basic sauces but we know for a fact that the krabby patty was made with chum

[@freddythesavagefan4229]

That was powerpuff girls

[@dogeboi3431]

I have a disk on that. Yes that did happen and the people loved it even thought he didn't tell them there was secret sauce or anything. I might be wrong but this theory does have a lot of holes.

[@phottiogames56]

They were also inside the jar so there are crushed glass on the patty.

[@TFICreations]

Are we forgetting the Spongebob Movie where Plankton actually stole the formula and became famous for selling them? Plus the show died after the movie when Stephen stepped away from the series. So the following seasons don't follow the continuity of the first movie.

[@CrispyShroom]

That happened in the timeline before the 1st movie

[@mudkap8373]

i was just going to put that

[@summoner4986]

It's because he had an idea of something better than the krabbypatty

[@errolbrice5397]

He only went through the episodes

[@phalonblace6192]

NOO NON NO

[@dika_hilman]

I always think the real magic about Krabby Patty is all the casts and crews behind the scene

[@Masterslam999]

I believe that the secret ingredient is the fry cook himself. Mr. Krabs always took care that he'd have a good fry cook. Couple it with good marketing and you have the perfect one two combo.

[@cleorubindionela7575]

Can you do a theory about how rich is mr. Krabs

[@vangel0x]

I need to see that

[@notreallysure4575]

+

[@nwordta5042]

Succ

[@eugenekrabs5820]

Why do you need to know?

[@NPC-bs3pm]

@@eugenekrabs5820 Afraid to reveal questionable sources of wealth mr. Krabs : )? [COUGHembezzler/cough]

[@davidkrcil9326]

Me before watching the video: "Please don't go for the "There is no secret formula" cliché" The video: *goes for the "There is no secret formula" cliché*

[@treehugger0241]

At least they presented a believable and detailed argument instead of just going "lol what a twist".

[@monroerobbins7551]

At least he covered it well, and had actual evidence beyond ‘no consistency in ingredients revealed’.

[@davidkrcil9326]

@@monroerobbins7551 Well yeah that is true, but still. I've seen millions of videos explaining the exact same principle. Honestly I am not sure if the "evidence" is enough to justify making another video of this kind.

[@monroerobbins7551]

Dave, well, that I can agree with. I’m just trying to be optimistic.

[@AwesomeJDO]

Thanks for saving me 14 minutes of my life lol

[@moldagalibeksultan7e203]

There was an episode where mr crabs randomly creates a soup which eventually becomes the secret formula

[@kayplaya86]

You say it isn't unique, but it is the best type of burger

[@blankname6657]

Plot twist : The Krabby Patty is a hot dog in disguise...

[@clueless_music5157]

I already fapped to that

[@morganwhite4537]

Possible Theory: How much money does Mr. Krabs have?

[@starwarslov3r6]

$0

[@ravennaheart16]

@River Heinze maybe, but what if Mr. krabs has way more money than 1 million dollars, My guess is 5 million dollars

[@imofficiallyinsane2312]

$400.000

[@ravennaheart16]

@@imofficiallyinsane2312 holy carp, that's a lot of money than I could even imagine.

[@staz_korragg7746]

@@ravennaheart16 I wonder what he does with all that money

[@AssassinFE4R]

What about spong out of water when the pirate made a patty with the formula when he never knew how to make it?

[@isnt_itkingstar]

in spanish, when spongebob lists the ingredients he mentions krab when putting the patty

[@TheColossalMixel]

But what about that one episode where Mr.Krabs and Plankon tell their origins on how they became enemies and it shows one scene where a bunch of stuff falls in the giant pot and when Mr.Krabs tastes it and found out the formula?

[@SSHale21]

Exactly what I was thinking, the Friend vs. Foe episode.

[@rodrigoalvarado8380]

I don't know how trustworthy is Mr Krab's word, but it at least deserved to be mentioned since its a direct origin story for the Secret Formula.

[@andykishore]

Plankton only got part of the recipe.

[@Jinx-se7wp]

ikr

[@yishai8466]

Go to sleep kid

[@SILENTS1X]

*_THE FBI WOULD LIKE TO KNOW YOUR LOCATION_*

[@unusannus..8005]

RayX16 ahem it called a joke ya idiot

[@manelgrinder3027]

XD

[@ojwiddis1523]

I legit though of the exact same joke

[@tylerk1150]

@@rayx1679 woah dude relax dude

[@appleseeds3602]

RayX16 r/whoooooooosh

[@whatthehelldoiputhere]

I think there is a real formula bc in that one episode where there is robot krabs spongebob seems to know the recipe from the formula itself

[@giasands3814]

I'm pretty sure if I ever walk into a business class and the teacher says, "Okay, we'll be taking notes today on some videos," and they pull up Spongebob I'll die laughing.

[@LavenousForever]

So it’s like the soup from Kung fu panda 😂

[@michaelm9688]

Lol! This needs more notes 😂

[@lukaza1261]

Or the dragon scroll

[@mayu277]

I was just about to comment this! If you think it's special, then it becomes special.

[@catbert4809]

@@michaelm9688 *Upvotes

[@Me-zl7mu]

The Krabby Patty Is More legendary

[@wastingmytime7258]

The problem with this theory, that I can see at least, is that we see in canon that there IS a secret recipe. While there's some conflicting evidence about where the recipe comes from (Krabs once says it was an old family recipe, I believe), there was a flashback episode featuring Plankton where they explore when Krabs and Plankton tried opening their first food stand. Initially they served chum, like the chum at the Chum Bucket, but then Krabs knocks some ingredients into a stock pot and it drastically changes the taste. From there, Krabs took whatever ingredient mix was in the pot and turned it into Krabby Patties. Since this story is accepted as truth by Krabs, Plankton, and Karen, it can be reasonably assumed that it's the true origin of the Krabby Patty. What's more, we know that the incomplete recipe minus whatever Krabs added (Since Plankton only has half a recipe himself), makes chum. Since that's what Plankton makes at his restaurant and seems to be what Krabs and Plankton were making prior to the ingredients change. In the real world, chum is essentially the guts, blood, bones, and other inedible pieces of fish that are typically used as bait. When we see what Plankton makes, that lines up. He essentially had a stomach on a bun, at one point. I'll also go on a limb and assume that these fish parts are from non-sentient fishlife, rather than assume Krabs is cannibalizing other citizens of Bikini Bottom. Given all of this, I'd guess that the secret ingredient is a binding agent +spices. It's very hard to make a fish-based ground patty without some form of a binding agent, like a flour, starch, egg, etc. The binding agent would help the chum stay in the traditional patty shape, while the excessive spices would help mask that they were using cheap cuts of meat. It's a bit like a hot dog or a cheap sausage. You're talking about a product that's made from scraps, designed to make those scraps taste good. Without being packaged properly and without a lot of added spices, none of that is going to be appetizing. Hell, you get a badly made hotdog and it's downright gross.

[@edwinyang7595]

I was also thinking about this episode as well. Plankton doesn't remember the rest of the ingredients, but Mr. Krabs easily knows the ingredients listed on the side that plankton took, the chum. So does Mr. Krabs include the chum as part of the Krabby Patty, or did he continue to make a patty with only the list of ingredients he tore off?

[@stormyparker9483]

Makes a lot of sense

[@Ericshadowblade]

i may be mistaken but in one episode i swear it was revealed that the recipe is hidden in mr krabs mattress with his money

[@chickenalpaca0332]

The only flaw I see in your theory is that we don't really see a whole lot of non-sentient sea animals and plankton's chum is made of fish (according to u/BATIRONSHARK in r/FanTheories) so if kraby patties are made of the same stuff then they also have fish in them

[@robar5617]

What if the it was made from crab meat as we don’t see many crabs apart from mister crabs himself which would explain the name of the patty(unless he named it after him self but let’s assume he didn’t). This would explain how he could get the base ingredient (chum) and then combine it with the other ingredients.

[@Haley-_.Haybale-_.]

did you notice that the crusty crab is shaped exactly like a crab trap, my theory is that the paty in the burger is made out of crabs and that is why mr crabs doesn't want anyone to know the seacret formula

[@kayplaya86]

Even you found that Krabby patties and found that they're amazing

[@sans1724]

There’s a few problems with your theory: 1.Earlier In that band episode you mentioned plankton hears sponge bob singing the recipe, well gibberish and the amounts, most likely that’s a reference to it and the real formula is hidden in crabs house , in another episode (the one where plankton comes for the formula with his family) get scared and runs when he learns what in the fake formula , crabs says he hide it somewhere else , squidwards guess his house and he’s right.Crabs must have been hiding the real formula at his house the whole time. 2.Most likely crabs didn’t include the whole list of ingredients because remember it was the patty with the works and he just listed the main ingredients to save money on how long his commercial was, and the reason sponge bob doesn’t include secret sauce is because if you look , you see crabs didn’t bring the sauce fearing plankton might try to steal it. 3.we see in one episode that the sauce isn’t made in the restaurant, we see it get delivered by military men, and we see crabs stealing it to try not to pay to get it made. Finally: we see in the movie a pirate using a magic book to steal the formula to make crabby patties on the surface and we see people buying the burgers and loving it even though they haven’t seen or heard of it before, proving you theory false! Check and mate matpat

[@ParadoxParadise]

Tbh, I'm glad I read the comments for this because I was like, "There's a few holes here~"

[@jp100780]

actually squidward specifically guesses that "its at home under your mattress isn't it" mr.krabs then frantically exits the building

[@benshapirohamburgerhelper1239]

Sans ruins this man's life yet again

[@theredhare2483]

-_-

[@CHAARVIN]

How many Worldy Places have you went and gone through sans?