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🎞️ S16 E21 ✅ All clear

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Is SpongeBob SquarePants S16 E21 OK for kids?

Karen's Klatch

Plankton infiltrates a party thrown by Karen for her computer friends, but Karen quickly uncovers his ruse.

📺 Where to watch

Netflix, HBO or Disney+ — catalogs differ by country.

🛒 Where to buy

Digital seasons or a box set to keep.

Content guide

👊 Violence
💋 Sex
🙊 Language
⭐ Overall

Mild — okay from about 8+

SpongeBob SquarePants S16 E21, “Karen's Klatch”, scores 2/5 for violence, 1/5 for sex and 1/5 for language, for an overall kid-rating of 2/5 — Mild — okay from about 8+. Plankton infiltrates a party thrown by Karen for her computer friends, but Karen quickly uncovers his ruse.

Across the episode we counted 5 flagged moments in 1 themes: Violence & injury (5). Every moment below is either a direct quote from the episode transcript or a short description of what happens on screen, so you can decide before you press play.

Watch for — every moment, theme by theme

Violence & injury 5 moments

How Violence & injury shows up in SpongeBob SquarePants S16 E21:

  • MildLate in episode
    Karen Great idea, Bim! Who wants to play [turns the drawing around] Punch 'Em Crunch 'Em Robots?
  • MildLate in episode
    Plankton Punch 'em, crunch 'em?
  • MildLate in episode
    Bim throws some punches near "Tandy." Plankton spams the button on his joystick but is stopped by Bim. Bim then throws a winning punch at him, knocking him over.
  • MildLate in episode
    Zip [enters the ring, rapidly punching "Tandy," then gives a finishing blow to knock him over]
  • MildLate in episode
    Karen [throws hard punches at "Tandy," making Plankton bounce around inside his head]

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