Plankton

Plankton is a band mentioned in Canadian-American author Gordon Korman's 1980 teen novel Who is Bugs Potter?. They are also mentioned in the 1983 sequel Bugs Potter: LIVE at Nickaninny.

Plankton is Bugs' all-time favourite band.

Their songs include:

• A Whale Is Here
• Out With the Tide
• The Ballad of Al The Moray
• Ocean Minestrone
• Under the Microscope
• Seaweed Rhapsody (their biggest hit)

"Oh, I guess I forgot to tell you the big news. There's this little club called The Trap Door a few blocks east of here. Adam, when you hear who's playing there, you’ll just freak out!"

"I'm ready. Give it to me straight. I can take it."

"Plankton," crowed Bugs. "Wow – we're actually going to see Plankton! They're my favourite group!"

Notes

• Gordon Korman, Who is Bugs Potter?, (Toronto: Scholastic Canada, 1980), p.131, ISBN 0-590-42791-1
• Gordon Korman's website page for Who is Bugs Potter?