It was written by Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas, Mike Mitchell, Steven Banks, and Tim Hill, and the animation was directed by supervising director Alan Smart and Tom Yasumi; Alexander, Cervas and Mitchell also functioned as storyboard directors.
After another argument with Potty, Patchy starts throwing patties at him, with one eventually hitting Mr. Pirateson, the Owner of Poop Deck.
Both were outcasts and ridiculed by a particular circle of bullies, with Plankton being viewed as a nerd for his intelligence and Mr. Krabs being extremely poor.
Plankton states that they should use the burgers to rule over the children, while Mr. Krabs argues that they should care about satisfying the customers rather than power.
Mr. Krabs' Krabby Patty becomes a success, while Plankton's Chum Burger is horrible, making him to promise to steal the formula and have his revenge.
"Friend or Foe" is a special episode written by Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas, Mike Mitchell, Steven Banks and Tim Hill, with Alan Smart and Tom Yasumi serving as animation directors.
[4] On April 5, Nick.com launched an online game themed to the special episode called "Friend or Foe Trash Bash.
"[4] Tom Ascheim, executive vice president and general manager for Nickelodeon Television, said "We are always looking for new ways to tell stories and go beyond the traditional platforms of presenting them to our audience[...] "'Friend or Foe?'
"[4] As part of the special programming event, Nickelodeon held "The Friend or Foe-Down", a convergent contest where two teams of children meet a series of challenges before the episode's premiere.
[5][6] The DVD featured six other episodes, including "The Original Fry Cook", "Night Light", "Rise and Shine", "Waiting", "Fungus Among Us" and "Spy Buddies", and the original uncut animatic for "Friend or Foe" and special Plankton and Mr. Krabs photo gallery as bonus features.
[12][13][14] Stride Rite utilized Nickelodeon as the exclusive marketing platform for its SuperBall footwear line, in support of the SpongeBob event.
[15][16][17] Advertising and promotional elements of the partnership include sponsorship of a number of Nickelodeon's big television events, starting with this episode.
Paul Mavis of DVD Talk was positive towards the episode specifically on the live action scenes, writing "Patchy and Potty are always funny, so it's great to see them slinging hamburgers in honor of their idol, SpongeBob.
"[19] He also said the episode is "[...]hilarious (I love the fact that it's a barely disguised version of Rashomon), with an especially funny look at Krabs, Plankton, and even SpongeBob, as babies.
"[20] He also said "It's a nice change of pace to see Plankton and Krabs as chums pre-Chum Bucket and finding out what led to their friendship's eventual demise.
"[20] On the DVD, Patrick Cossel of Blogcritics said "Children and adults will laugh out loud at the crazy slapstick antics of the one who lives under the sea."