It’s not easy being a pirate–or a food entrepreneur, for that matter. Now kids can learn both lessons with the Imaginext SpongeBob SquarePants Krabby Patty Food Truck, based on the pirate ship turned food truck in The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water. This toy and play set, from Nickelodeon and Fisher-Price, is intended for kids ages 3 and up, and as such, is full of surprises to keep little ones entertained.
In the film, the Krabby Patty Food Truck serves as the base of operations for Burger Beard, that recipe-stealing rogue. The ship-on-wheels, however, comes with an Invincibubble (SpongeBob’s superhero alter ego) action figure, making play potentially more complex. Kids can either put him behind the wheel–or up in the Crow’s nest–of his own sweet land/sea ride, or they can as Invincibubble exploring hostile territory for the first time. Either way, there’s a raised platform with pegs that fit into the action figure’s feet, and if he swivels while affixed to it, two front hatches swing open to reveal cannons. There’s also a mast with that aforementioned Crow’s nest, which seems like an ideal place for SpongeBob to survey the seas/local food truck scene; however, if the front of the ship suffers an impact, the entire mast goes flying.
Whenever kids want to switch from playing pirate to food truck, the side of the ship opens to reveal a space big enough for Invincibubble, the cash register accessory, and a stack of Krabby Patties. From here, kids can play as SpongeBob the small business owner, which seems like a slightly more stressful life than SpongeBob the pirate’s. (No subordinates helping him out–and did we mention that his novelty food truck has a mast that breaks off? That might be a safety code violation.) At least he has those cannons.
