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Encyclopedia > Help Wanted (SpongeBob SquarePants episode)
SpongeBob SquarePants episode
''Help Wanted''
Season №: 1
Episode №: 1a
Production №: 001
Airdate: May 1, 1999
July 24, 1999 (official)
Credits
Guest(s): Tiny Tim (musical performer)
Writer(s): Stephen Hillenburg,[1]
Derek Drymon
Tim Hill
Storyboard Artist(s): Derek Drymon
Directors
Storyboard: Stephen Hillenburg
Animation: Alan Smart
Episode list. Select show to expand.

"Help Wanted" is the opening SpongeBob SquarePants episode from season one, usually referred to as the first of three SpongeBob pilot episodes. SpongeBob SquarePants is an American animated television series and media franchise. ...

Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.

Brief summary: SpongeBob gets a job at the Krusty Krab.


Time/Date:

  • 7:00 a.m.: SpongeBob wakes up

Time cards shown: None


Characters Present:

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Contents

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Plot

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A narrator with a French accent introduces SpongeBob SquarePants, a sponge who lives in a pineapple in the city of Bikini Bottom. SpongeBob's alarm clock rings, waking him up in the morning. He tells his pet, Gary the Snail that he must be in good shape because this particular day is important. He jumps off of his diving board, and lands in his pants. He goes to his exercise room and lifts a bar-weight (which is actually two stuffed animals). Afterwards, SpongeBob declares that he is ready. He runs outside and down the street to the Krusty Krab, repeatedly saying, "I'm ready" while his neighbor and best friend, Patrick Star, cheers him on. SpongeBob sees the 'Help Wanted' sign on the Krusty Krab window. He then declares that he is ready to obtain the job, which he has dreamed of for years; however, he loses his confidence. Patrick convinces him to go for the job, and so SpongeBob does so. Squidward Tentacles, the head cashier, is cleaning the window (his head is drawn and loser is written above it). Squidward sees that SpongeBob wants the job, and so he tells restaurant-owner Eugene H. Krabs that SpongeBob doesn't qualify for the job. SpongeBob walks into the Krusty Krab and asks for the job. To get rid of him, Mr. Krabs tells SpongeBob that he can join the 'Krusty Krew' if he passes a "test"--which is to obtain a 'Hydrodynamic Spatula with Port and Starboard Attachments and a Turbo-Drive' (essentially sending SpongeBob on a form of snipe hunt). As soon as SpongeBob leaves, six buses drop off a large crowds of hungry anchovies. They barge into the Krusty Krab, demanding Krabby Patties. Attempting to keep things in order, Squidward requests that there be a single-file line in front of the cash register. But the anchovies angerly protest, forming a 'storm' of angry anchovies. This forces Squidward and Mr. Krabs to climb up the 'mast'. Thinking that it is the end for them, they say their good-byes. Suddenly, SpongeBob arrives, flying with his 'hydrodynamic spatula with port and starboard attachments and a turbo-drive' (according to SpongeBob, the Barg'n Mart only had one in stock). Mr. Krabs is flabbergasted at the fact that SpongeBob actually passed the "test." SpongeBob flies into the kitchen and as fast as he can, satisfies the needs of the angry anchovies. When the last anchovy gets their Krabby Patty, Mr. Krabs is delighted. He hires SpongeBob, by welcoming him to the Krusty Krew and giving him a nametag. Then, Mr. Krabs calls for three cheers for SpongeBob. Even though Squidward is upset, Mr. Krabs doesn't listen to him because he wants to go and count the money he just made in his office. At the end, Patrick walks in and asks for a Krabby Patty. SpongeBob races into the kitchen and makes a huge stream of Krabby Patties which hit Patrick and send him flying out of the restaurant. Worried, Squidward calls Mr. Krabs to come see his new employee. Image File history File links Help_Wanted. ... Image File history File links Help_Wanted. ... The Krusty Krab is a fictional restaurant in the city of Bikini Bottom in the animated television series SpongeBob SquarePants. ... The Narrator is the entity within a story that tells the story to the reader. ... Look up Accent in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... SpongeBob SquarePants is an American animated television series and media franchise. ... Classes Calcarea Hexactinellida Demospongiae The sponges or poriferans (from the Greek poros pore and ferro to bear) are animals of the phylum Porifera. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Chicago from the air. ... A premium digital clock radio with digital tuning. ... Pets and humans often contribute toward the happiness of the other in a pet relationship. ... Gary the Snail is a character in the Nickelodeon animated series series SpongeBob SquarePants, which first aired in July 1999. ... The Krusty Krab is a fictional restaurant in the city of Bikini Bottom in the animated television series SpongeBob SquarePants. ... Neighbourhood is also a term in topology. ... Patrick R. Star is a fictional animated character in the hit Nickelodeon animated series, SpongeBob SquarePants. ... Squidward Tentacles is a fictional character in the Nickelodeon animated television series SpongeBob SquarePants. ... A cashier is a person responsible for totaling the amount due for a purchase and then charging the consumer for that amount. ... Eugene H. Krabs is a fictional character on the Nickelodeon animated television series SpongeBob SquarePants. ... A snipe hunt, also known as a fools errand or wild goose chase, is one of a class of practical jokes that involves experienced people making fun of newcomers by giving them an impossible or imaginary task. ...


Quotes

  • Patrick: Whose first words were, "May I take your order?"
    SpongeBob: Mine were.
    Patrick: Who made a spatula out of toothpicks in wood shop?
    SpongeBob: I did.
    Patrick: Who's a... Uhh... Who's... Who's a big yellow cube with holes?
    SpongeBob: I am!
    Patrick: Who's ready?
    SpongeBob: I'm ready!
    Patrick: Who's ready?
    SpongeBob: I'm ready!
    Patrick: WHO'S READY??
    SpongeBob: I'm ready!![2]
  • Mr. Krabs: (as the anchovies swarm the Krusty Krab) Batten down the hatches, Mr. Squidward! We're taking on water, Mr. Squidward! I want my mommy, Mr. Squidward!
  • Patrick: Good morning, Krusty Krew!
    Squidward: What would you like, Patrick?
    Patrick: One Krabby Patty, please.
    (SpongeBob zooms in the kitchen, making hundreds of patties)
    Patrick: AAAAAAAHHHHHH!!!!!
    Squidward: Mr. Krabs! Mr. Krabs! MR. KRABS!! Come see your new employee!
Spoilers end here.

Animation Style

Because this episode is the first, it has many differences to the rest of the series. However, the original version of the episode had many other minor differences corrected later. For example, this is the only episode where SpongeBob's bed is on the right. Differences in voices are another example. SpongeBob's voice is slightly lower and Patrick's is deeper. Designs and colors are also different. Mr. Krabs' eyelids are bright pink opposed to just red, Squidward wears a regular orange shirt instead of brown-orange, his complexion is more pale, his laugh is different, the comedic "splat" sound is different, and Gary's eye pupils & irises are smaller with a lower tone of voice in the "meow" (although Tom Kenny claims to use a new "meow" for each episode where Gary is shown meowing). Squidward also appears to have rows of sticks behind his house. In addition, the animation wasn't as high quality unlike the following episodes, as the rapid movement made by SpongeBob when he was bouncing off the walls, roof, and floor of the Krusty Krab showed just a yellow square. When the anchovies were jumping up and down they were just blue and brown (mostly blue) finger-shaped ovals. Differences in SpongeBob's house are also present in this episode, but not other, such as there is only one window in front. SpongeBob's alarm clock has a different ship horn sound than his alarm clock in later episodes. Also, SpongeBob has a pet scallop that he kept in a bird cage in his room. The changes were made when the series officially aired. Tom Kenny Thomas Tom James Kenny (born on July 13, 1962 in East Syracuse, New York) is a voice actor who is perhaps best known for his work in the animated series SpongeBob SquarePants, in which he is the voice of the title character, the narrator, Patchy the Pirate, and... Animation is the technique of filming a sequence of drawings or positions of models to create an illusion of movement. ... Genera See text. ...


Notes

  1. ↑  Stephen Hillenburg in the "Written By:" section of the title card was mistakenly spelled as "Stephen Hilleburg."
  2. ↑  SpongeBob says "I'm ready" at the Krusty Krab three times. The last time he says it, his collar turns red.
  3. Initially, this episode was not included on the SpongeBob season one DVD set, presumably because of music licensing issues involving the aforementioned song. However, the episode has since been made available on the DVD release of the third season as a bonus feature.

Stephen Hillenburg (born August 21, 1961, in Fort Sill, Oklahoma, USA) is an American animator and cartoonist, and the creator of the Nickelodeon animated series SpongeBob SquarePants. ... In motion pictures, an intertitle is a piece of filmed, printed text edited into the midst of (i. ... Music licensing is the licensed use of copyrighted music. ...

External links

  • Watch this episode
  • This episode at TV.com
  • Watch the German version of this episode


Preceded by:
'"None"'		 Succeeded by:
'"Reef Blower"'


This is a list of episodes from the Nickelodeon animated television series SpongeBob SquarePants. ... Reef Blower is a SpongeBob SquarePants episode from season one, the second part of the pilot episode, containing a brief pop-culture reference and a pun. ...



 

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