The Chum Bucket

4981-1 SpongeBob SquarePants 2007 337 parts 5.4% Intermediate

Plankton enacts his latest plan from the LEGO SpongeBob SquarePants The Chum Bucket (4981-1) set. Inside his eatery, Plankton attempts to steal the Krabby Patty recipe, utilizing his computer and a spinning brainwasher. The set features minifigures of Plankton and SpongeBob, integral to the villain's schemes. Plankton employs a Krabby Patty analyzer and can deploy his Plankton's Burger Walker to secure the recipe. A robotic SpongeBob and a robot customer are also included, populating this Bikini Bottom scene and enabling interactive play with the Chum Bucket's interior mechanisms, such as the functional rotation of the brainwasher.

Parts Inventory

🧱 337 parts
PartQty
Panel 1 x 2 x 3 [Hollow Studs]

Panel 1 x 2 x 3 [Hollow Studs]

2362b

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Tile Special 1 x 2 Grille with Bottom Groove

Tile Special 1 x 2 Grille with Bottom Groove

2412b

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Tile Special 1 x 2 Grille with Bottom Groove

Tile Special 1 x 2 Grille with Bottom Groove

2412b

€0,06
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Tile Special 1 x 2 Grille with Bottom Groove

Tile Special 1 x 2 Grille with Bottom Groove

2412b

€0,06
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Plate 2 x 2 Corner

Plate 2 x 2 Corner

2420

€0,07
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Tile 1 x 4 with Groove

Tile 1 x 4 with Groove

2431

€0,12
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Tile 1 x 4 with Groove

Tile 1 x 4 with Groove

2431

€0,12
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Bracket 1 x 2 - 1 x 4 [Square Corners]

Bracket 1 x 2 - 1 x 4 [Square Corners]

2436

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Slope Inverted 75° 2 x 1 x 3

Slope Inverted 75° 2 x 1 x 3

2449

€0,23
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Brick 1 x 1 x 5 with Blocked Open or Hollow Stud

Brick 1 x 1 x 5 with Blocked Open or Hollow Stud

2453a

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Plate Special 1 x 2 Side Handle [Free Ends]

Plate Special 1 x 2 Side Handle [Free Ends]

2540

€0,07
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Plate Round 2 x 2 with Rounded Bottom [Boat Stud]

Plate Round 2 x 2 with Rounded Bottom [Boat Stud]

2654

€0,07
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Repairability

Can you fix The Chum Bucket if a piece goes missing?

5.4%Moderate repair risk
easy to fixguard this box

7 of the 129 part+color combinations in this set appear in 3 or fewer sets ever made. Lose one of those and a replacement is very hard to find.

Theme average

5.7%

All sets

6.7%

Hardest to replace

Dish 3 x 3 Inverted [Radar] · Tan · only this setDoor 1 x 4 x 5 Left · Light Bluish Gray · only this setMinifig Head Special, SpongeBob · Yellow · only this set
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Build DNA

Parts inventory insights for The Chum Bucket

337 pieces puts this build +8% against the average SpongeBob SquarePants set and -20% against the average 2007 release.

LEGOSPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS

Vs average SpongeBob SquarePants set

+8%+25 parts
This set337
Average set312

Average SpongeBob SquarePants set: 312 pieces across 13 other sets.

Vs average 2007 set

-20%-83 parts
This set337
Average set420

Average 2007 set: 420 pieces across 165 other sets.

Color profile

22different colors

Dominant color

Dark Bluish Gray

Dark Bluish Gray6x
29%
White4x
19%
Dark Gray4x
19%
Black3x
14%

Unique parts

0.2 pieces per unique type

101

Repeat factor

Average pieces per unique type.

1x

Most used part

Plate Special 1 x 1 with Clip Horizontal [Thick U Clip]

Plate Special 1 x 1 with Clip Horizontal [Thick U Clip]26x

Results are based on official LEGO part inventories. Accuracy improves as you confirm set completeness.

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