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Deep down in the ocean, the audience is introduced to a small little town known as [[Bikini Bottom]]; a narrator with a French accent muses on the wonders of undersea life. The narrator introduces the audience to one of his favorite creatures in the sea, {{Link|SpongeBob SquarePants}}. Inside the [[SpongeBob's house|pineapple]] where he lives, the yellow and porous SpongeBob sleeps soundly in his bed with three mattresses and a diving board attached. On the floor nearby is SpongeBob's pet snail, [[Gary the Snail|Gary]], who is also asleep, next to SpongeBob is a [[SpongeBob's alarm clock|foghorn alarm clock]], which soon loudly goes off and awakens him.
 
Deep down in the ocean, the audience is introduced to a small little town known as [[Bikini Bottom]]; a narrator with a French accent muses on the wonders of undersea life. The narrator introduces the audience to one of his favorite creatures in the sea, {{Link|SpongeBob SquarePants}}. Inside the [[SpongeBob's house|pineapple]] where he lives, the yellow and porous SpongeBob sleeps soundly in his bed with three mattresses and a diving board attached. On the floor nearby is SpongeBob's pet snail, [[Gary the Snail|Gary]], who is also asleep, next to SpongeBob is a [[SpongeBob's alarm clock|foghorn alarm clock]], which soon loudly goes off and awakens him.
   
SpongeBob climbs the diving board, and tells Gary that today is "the big day", with Gary giving a simple "meow" in reply. SpongeBob jumps off of the diving board, and lands neatly into an [[SpongeBob's pants|outfit]] consisting of square pants, a white shirt, and a red tie. To prepare for the day, he goes to a [[Teddy bear weight lifts|barbell with two stuffed animals attached]], and struggles to lift it, barely managing to get one rep before dropping it with a squeak. He then proclaims, "I'm ready!" and runs outside, heading past an [[122 Conch Street|Easter Island head]] with windows and a door, as well as a [[Patrick Star's house|brown rock]] with a bamboo weather vane. The rock opens up to reveal a pink [[starfish]], [[Patrick Star]], sticking underneath it, cheering SpongeBob on before peeling off and falling.
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SpongeBob climbs the diving board and tells Gary that today is "the big day", with Gary giving a simple "meow" in reply. SpongeBob jumps off of the diving board and lands neatly into an [[SpongeBob's pants|outfit]] consisting of square pants, a white shirt, and a red tie. To prepare for the day, he goes to a [[Teddy bear weight lifts|barbell with two stuffed animals attached]] and struggles to lift it, barely managing to get one rep before dropping it with a squeak. He then proclaims, "I'm ready!" and runs outside, heading past an [[122 Conch Street|Easter Island head]] with windows and a door, as well as a [[Patrick Star's house|brown rock]] with a bamboo weather vane. The rock opens up to reveal a pink [[starfish]], [[Patrick Star]], sticking underneath it, cheering SpongeBob on before peeling off and falling.
   
 
Arriving outside the [[Krusty Krab]], SpongeBob psyches himself up to answer the call of the [[Help Wanted sign]] in the window and ask for a job as a fry cook. However, his fears get the better of him and he turns to leave, only to find Patrick in his way. The latter convinces the former that he is truly ready for the job, giving SpongeBob the confidence to make his way over.
 
Arriving outside the [[Krusty Krab]], SpongeBob psyches himself up to answer the call of the [[Help Wanted sign]] in the window and ask for a job as a fry cook. However, his fears get the better of him and he turns to leave, only to find Patrick in his way. The latter convinces the former that he is truly ready for the job, giving SpongeBob the confidence to make his way over.
   
[[Squidward Tentacles]], a Krusty Krab employee busy cleaning graffiti off the windows, sees SpongeBob approach, and voices his displeasure, wondering why he is coming so early. He then notices the sign, and shrieks in horror, sprinting inside toward his boss and owner of the restaurant, [[Eugene H. Krabs]]. Before Squidward can warn him, SpongeBob enters, and confidently states his intention of joining the [[Krusty Crew]]. He starts to approach Mr. Krabs and Squidward, but trips and bounces around the restaurant before landing square on his back in front of them.
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[[Squidward Tentacles]], a Krusty Krab employee busy cleaning graffiti off the windows, sees SpongeBob approach and voices his displeasure, wondering why he is coming so early. He then notices the sign, and shrieks in horror, sprinting inside toward his boss and owner of the restaurant, [[Eugene H. Krabs]]. Before Squidward can warn him, SpongeBob enters, and confidently states his intention of joining the [[Krusty Crew]]. He starts to approach Mr. Krabs and Squidward, but trips and bounces around the restaurant before landing square on his back in front of them.
   
 
Mr. Krabs expresses his concern that SpongeBob is not ready for the job, but the latter asks him to reconsider, and have Squidward vouch for him, who takes Mr. Krabs aside and flatly refuses. Giving Squidward a wink, Mr. Krabs approaches SpongeBob, and says that he can apply once he is completed a simple test: purchasing a seemingly non-existent "[[hydro-dynamic spatula]]." SpongeBob eagerly heads out in his [[Krusty Krab employee hat|new employee hat]] to find one, leaving Krabs and Squidward to laugh together about his errand.
 
Mr. Krabs expresses his concern that SpongeBob is not ready for the job, but the latter asks him to reconsider, and have Squidward vouch for him, who takes Mr. Krabs aside and flatly refuses. Giving Squidward a wink, Mr. Krabs approaches SpongeBob, and says that he can apply once he is completed a simple test: purchasing a seemingly non-existent "[[hydro-dynamic spatula]]." SpongeBob eagerly heads out in his [[Krusty Krab employee hat|new employee hat]] to find one, leaving Krabs and Squidward to laugh together about his errand.
   
As SpongeBob runs to the [[Barg'N-Mart]], a convoy of [[bus]]es arrives at the Krusty Krab. Mr. Krabs literally smells trouble approaching, and soon after, a hoard of anchovies swarms in, and clamors for food. Squidward calls for their attention, asking them to behave themselves, and make a neat single-file line. His request is rejected, and the anchovies grow more ravenous and unruly. Squidward and Mr. Krabs climb into the cash register rowboat as the anchovies form a rolling ocean, but their boat breaks, and they climb a pole to the ceiling. Facing the end, Mr. Krabs and Squidward say their goodbyes and sob.
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As SpongeBob runs to the [[Barg'N-Mart]], a convoy of [[bus]]es arrives at the Krusty Krab. Mr. Krabs literally smells trouble approaching, and soon after, a hoard of anchovies swarms in, and clamors for food. Squidward calls for their attention, asking them to behave themselves and make a neat single-file line. His request is rejected, and the anchovies grow more ravenous and unruly. Squidward and Mr. Krabs climb into the cash register rowboat as the anchovies form a rolling ocean, but their boat breaks, and they climb a pole to the ceiling. Facing the end, Mr. Krabs and Squidward say their goodbyes and sob.
   
[[File:Help Wanted 136.png|thumb|Sea of anchovies]] From the sky, however, arrives SpongeBob, wielding his new flight-capable hydro-dynamic spatula. Leaving the flabbergasted workers behind, SpongeBob flies into the kitchen, and starts whipping up a batch of [[Krabby Patties]]. The anchovies are satiated one by one down to the last, leaving behind a huge fat sack of cash. Mr. Krabs jumps with joy and proudly presents SpongeBob with his own nametag. Squidward tries to protest, but Mr. Krabs is too busy cheering, and carting away the money to notice.
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[[File:Help Wanted 136.png|thumb|Sea of anchovies]] From the sky, however, arrives SpongeBob, wielding his new flight-capable hydro-dynamic spatula. Leaving the flabbergasted workers behind, SpongeBob flies into the kitchen and starts whipping up a batch of [[Krabby Patties]]. The anchovies are satiated one by one down to the last, leaving behind a huge fat sack of cash. Mr. Krabs jumps with joy and proudly presents SpongeBob with his own nametag. Squidward tries to protest, but Mr. Krabs is too busy cheering, and carting away the money to notice.
   
Patrick then arrives, and orders a single Krabby Patty, but SpongeBob engages the spatula once more, and sends Patrick flying out of the restaurant with a flurry of Krabby Patties. Squidward haughtily asks Mr. Krabs to come back, and see his new employee at work.
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Patrick then arrives, and orders a single Krabby Patty, but SpongeBob engages the spatula once more and sends Patrick flying out of the restaurant with a flurry of Krabby Patties. Squidward haughtily asks Mr. Krabs to come back, and see his new employee at work.
   
 
==Production==
 
==Production==
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===Development===
 
===Development===
"Help Wanted" was written by series creator [[Stephen Hillenburg]], along with [[Derek Drymon]] and [[Tim Hill]], and was directed by [[Alan Smart]].<ref name=Plot/> Hillenburg also functioned as storyboard director, and Drymon worked as storyboard artist.<ref name=Plot>''SpongeBob SquarePants: 10 Happiest Moments''. DVD. Paramount Home Entertainment, 2010.</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/45819/spongebob-squarepants-10-happiest-moments/|title=SpongeBob SquarePants: 10 Happiest Moments|author=Mavis, Paul|date=September 16, 2010|accessdate=September 20, 2013|publisher=DVD Talk}}</ref> He began developing {{SBSP}} into a television series in late {{Time|1996}} upon the series cancellation of ''{{W|Rocko's Modern Life}}'' earlier the same year.<ref name="Hillenburg">{{cite video |people=Hillenburg, Stephen|date=2003|title=The Origin of SpongeBob SquarePants. SpongeBob SquarePants: The Complete First Season|medium=DVD|publisher=Paramount Home Entertainment}}</ref><ref name="Banks, p. 9">[[#Exposed|Banks]], p. 9</ref>
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"Help Wanted" was written by series creator [[Stephen Hillenburg]], along with [[Derek Drymon]] and [[Tim Hill]], and was directed by [[Alan Smart]].<ref name=Plot/> Hillenburg also functioned as storyboard director, and Drymon worked as a storyboard artist.<ref name=Plot>''SpongeBob SquarePants: 10 Happiest Moments''. DVD. Paramount Home Entertainment, 2010.</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/45819/spongebob-squarepants-10-happiest-moments/|title=SpongeBob SquarePants: 10 Happiest Moments|author=Mavis, Paul|date=September 16, 2010|accessdate=September 20, 2013|publisher=DVD Talk}}</ref> He began developing {{SBSP}} into a television series in late {{Time|1996}} upon the series cancellation of ''{{W|Rocko's Modern Life}}'' earlier the same year.<ref name="Hillenburg">{{cite video |people=Hillenburg, Stephen|date=2003|title=The Origin of SpongeBob SquarePants. SpongeBob SquarePants: The Complete First Season|medium=DVD|publisher=Paramount Home Entertainment}}</ref><ref name="Banks, p. 9">[[#Exposed|Banks]], p. 9</ref>
   
 
Hillenburg's original idea for the pitch was that the writers would write a storyboard for a possible episode and pitch it to [[Nickelodeon]].<ref name=DrymonHA>{{cite news | author = Drymon, Derek | title = The Oral History of SpongeBob SquarePants | work = Hogan's Alley #17 | year = 2010 | accessdate = September 21, 2012|url=http://cartoonician.com/the-oral-history-of-spongebob-squarepants/|publisher=Bull Moose Publishing Corporation}}</ref> One of the original ideas was to write an episode with SpongeBob and Squidward on a road trip, inspired by the 1989 film ''{{W|Powwow Highway}}''.<ref name=DrymonHA/> Eventually, the idea developed while they were working on it but Hillenburg gave up on the storyboard idea for the initial pitch.<ref name=DrymonHA/> The crew resurrected the road trip idea during the first season and used a lot of the ideas for the episode "[[Pizza Delivery]]."<ref name=DrymonHA/>
 
Hillenburg's original idea for the pitch was that the writers would write a storyboard for a possible episode and pitch it to [[Nickelodeon]].<ref name=DrymonHA>{{cite news | author = Drymon, Derek | title = The Oral History of SpongeBob SquarePants | work = Hogan's Alley #17 | year = 2010 | accessdate = September 21, 2012|url=http://cartoonician.com/the-oral-history-of-spongebob-squarepants/|publisher=Bull Moose Publishing Corporation}}</ref> One of the original ideas was to write an episode with SpongeBob and Squidward on a road trip, inspired by the 1989 film ''{{W|Powwow Highway}}''.<ref name=DrymonHA/> Eventually, the idea developed while they were working on it but Hillenburg gave up on the storyboard idea for the initial pitch.<ref name=DrymonHA/> The crew resurrected the road trip idea during the first season and used a lot of the ideas for the episode "[[Pizza Delivery]]."<ref name=DrymonHA/>
   
[[File:SB pg 50.jpg|thumb|260px|Original storyboard drawn 1997 and was titled "SpongeBoy Ahoy!"]]
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[[File:SB pg 50.jpg|thumb|260px|Original storyboard drawn in 1997 and was titled "SpongeBoy Ahoy!"]]
   
 
Originally the character was to be named "[[SpongeBoy]]" and the show was to be called ''SpongeBoy Ahoy!''<ref name=Radio>{{cite video |people = Farhat, Basima (Interviewer) |date = December 5, 2006 |title = Tom Kenny: Voice of SpongeBob SquarePants - Interview |url =http://www.thepeoplespeakradio.net/archives/mp3/tps-2006-12-05-kenny.mp3 |format = mp3 |medium = Radio production |publisher = The People Speak Radio |accessdate = November 8, 2008}}</ref><ref name=PittengerHA>{{cite news | author = Pittenger, Kenny | title = The Oral History of SpongeBob SquarePants | work = Hogan's Alley #17 | year = 2010 | accessdate = September 21, 2012|url=http://cartoonician.com/the-oral-history-of-spongebob-squarepants/|publisher=Bull Moose Publishing Corporation}}</ref> However, the Nickelodeon legal department discovered that the name "SpongeBoy" was already in use for a mop product.<ref name=Radio /><ref name="Banks 2004, p. 31">[[#Exposed|Banks 2004]], p. 31</ref> This was discovered after voice acting for the original seven-minute pilot was recorded in 1997.<ref name=Radio /> Upon finding this out, Hillenburg decided that the character's given name still had to contain "Sponge" so viewers would not mistake the character for a "Cheese Man." (This was later depicted in episodes such as "[[Band Geeks]]" and "[[What Ever Happened to SpongeBob?]]"). Hillenburg decided to use the name "SpongeBob." He chose "SquarePants" as a family name as it referred to the character's square shape and it had a "nice ring to it." Despite that, SpongeBob would be called SpongeBoy in a few episodes such as "[[Squeaky Boots]]" and "[[It's a SpongeBob Christmas!]]"<ref name="Neuwirth 2003, p. 51">[[#Exposed|Neuwirth 2003]], p. 51</ref>
 
Originally the character was to be named "[[SpongeBoy]]" and the show was to be called ''SpongeBoy Ahoy!''<ref name=Radio>{{cite video |people = Farhat, Basima (Interviewer) |date = December 5, 2006 |title = Tom Kenny: Voice of SpongeBob SquarePants - Interview |url =http://www.thepeoplespeakradio.net/archives/mp3/tps-2006-12-05-kenny.mp3 |format = mp3 |medium = Radio production |publisher = The People Speak Radio |accessdate = November 8, 2008}}</ref><ref name=PittengerHA>{{cite news | author = Pittenger, Kenny | title = The Oral History of SpongeBob SquarePants | work = Hogan's Alley #17 | year = 2010 | accessdate = September 21, 2012|url=http://cartoonician.com/the-oral-history-of-spongebob-squarepants/|publisher=Bull Moose Publishing Corporation}}</ref> However, the Nickelodeon legal department discovered that the name "SpongeBoy" was already in use for a mop product.<ref name=Radio /><ref name="Banks 2004, p. 31">[[#Exposed|Banks 2004]], p. 31</ref> This was discovered after voice acting for the original seven-minute pilot was recorded in 1997.<ref name=Radio /> Upon finding this out, Hillenburg decided that the character's given name still had to contain "Sponge" so viewers would not mistake the character for a "Cheese Man." (This was later depicted in episodes such as "[[Band Geeks]]" and "[[What Ever Happened to SpongeBob?]]"). Hillenburg decided to use the name "SpongeBob." He chose "SquarePants" as a family name as it referred to the character's square shape and it had a "nice ring to it." Despite that, SpongeBob would be called SpongeBoy in a few episodes such as "[[Squeaky Boots]]" and "[[It's a SpongeBob Christmas!]]"<ref name="Neuwirth 2003, p. 51">[[#Exposed|Neuwirth 2003]], p. 51</ref>
   
In an interview with {{W|Cyma Zarghami}}, she told "their [Nickelodeon executives'] immediate reaction was to see it again, both because they liked it and it was unlike anything they had ever seen before."<ref name=Huffington>{{cite web|last=Bauder|first=David|title=SpongeBob Turns 10 Valued At $8 Billion|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/07/14/spongebob-turns-10-valued_n_231304.html|work=Huffington Post|accessdate=May 22, 2013|date=July 13, 2009}}</ref> Hillenburg said the character construction in the episode was loose. But the character development was already "pretty strong."<ref name=Cavna>{{cite web|last=Cavna|first=Michael|title=The Top Five 'SpongeBob' Episodes: We Pick 'Em|url=http://voices.washingtonpost.com/comic-riffs/2009/07/the_top_five_spongebob_episode.html|accessdate=May 28, 2013|date=July 14, 2009|work=The Washington Post}}</ref> Cavna rewatched the episode in 2009 and said "so much of the style and polish are already in place."<ref name=Cavna2/><ref name=Cavna2>{{cite web|last=Cavna|first=Michael|title=The Interview: 'SpongeBob' Creator Stephen Hillenburg|url=http://voices.washingtonpost.com/comic-riffs/2009/07/_tom_kenny_who_voices.html|work=The Washington Post|accessdate=May 28, 2013|date=July 14, 2009}}</ref>
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In an interview with {{W|Cyma Zarghami}}, she told "their [Nickelodeon executives'] immediate reaction was to see it again, both because they liked it and it was unlike anything they had ever seen before."<ref name=Huffington>{{cite web|last=Bauder|first=David|title=SpongeBob Turns 10 Valued At $8 Billion|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/07/14/spongebob-turns-10-valued_n_231304.html|work=Huffington Post|accessdate=May 22, 2013|date=July 13, 2009}}</ref> Hillenburg said the character construction in the episode was loose. But the character development was already "pretty strong."<ref name=Cavna>{{cite web|last=Cavna|first=Michael|title=The Top Five 'SpongeBob' Episodes: We Pick 'Em|url=http://voices.washingtonpost.com/comic-riffs/2009/07/the_top_five_spongebob_episode.html|accessdate=May 28, 2013|date=July 14, 2009|work=The Washington Post}}</ref> Cavna rewatched the episode in 2009 and said: "so much of the style and polish are already in place."<ref name=Cavna2/><ref name=Cavna2>{{cite web|last=Cavna|first=Michael|title=The Interview: 'SpongeBob' Creator Stephen Hillenburg|url=http://voices.washingtonpost.com/comic-riffs/2009/07/_tom_kenny_who_voices.html|work=The Washington Post|accessdate=May 28, 2013|date=July 14, 2009}}</ref>
   
 
Stephen Hillenburg and Derek Drymon were having dinner and came up with the idea for "Help Wanted" based on an experience Hillenburg had in the {{W|Scouting|Boy Scouts}}.<ref name=DrymonHA/> Hillenburg and writer [[Tim Hill]] worked it into an outline.<ref name=DrymonHA/> In 1997 while pitching the cartoon to Nickelodeon executives, Stephen Hillenburg donned a Hawaiian shirt, brought along an "underwater terrarium with models of the characters," and Hawaiian music to set the theme. The setup was described by Nick executive Eric Coleman as "pretty amazing."<ref name="Coleman">{{cite video | people=Coleman, Eric|date=2003|title=The Origin of SpongeBob SquarePants. SpongeBob SquarePants: The Complete First Season| medium=DVD|publisher=Paramount Home Entertainment}}</ref> When given money and 2 weeks to write the pilot episode ("Help Wanted"), Hillenburg, Derek Drymon, and [[Nick Jennings]] returned with – described by Nickelodeon official Albie Hecht – "a performance [I] wish [I] had on tape."<ref name="Hecht">{{cite video | people=Hecht, Albie|date=2003|title=The Origin of SpongeBob SquarePants. SpongeBob SquarePants: The Complete First Season| medium=DVD|publisher=Paramount Home Entertainment}}</ref> Although described as stressful by executive producer Derek Drymon, the pitch went "very well"; Kevin Kay and Hecht had to step outside because they were "exhausted from laughing," making the cartoonists worried.<ref name="Hecht" /> With help from Tim Hill and art director Nick Jennings, Hillenburg finished the pitch and sold ''SpongeBob SquarePants'' to Nickelodeon.<ref name=DrymonHA/> Drymon said, "the network approved it—so we were ready to go."<ref name=DrymonHA/>
 
Stephen Hillenburg and Derek Drymon were having dinner and came up with the idea for "Help Wanted" based on an experience Hillenburg had in the {{W|Scouting|Boy Scouts}}.<ref name=DrymonHA/> Hillenburg and writer [[Tim Hill]] worked it into an outline.<ref name=DrymonHA/> In 1997 while pitching the cartoon to Nickelodeon executives, Stephen Hillenburg donned a Hawaiian shirt, brought along an "underwater terrarium with models of the characters," and Hawaiian music to set the theme. The setup was described by Nick executive Eric Coleman as "pretty amazing."<ref name="Coleman">{{cite video | people=Coleman, Eric|date=2003|title=The Origin of SpongeBob SquarePants. SpongeBob SquarePants: The Complete First Season| medium=DVD|publisher=Paramount Home Entertainment}}</ref> When given money and 2 weeks to write the pilot episode ("Help Wanted"), Hillenburg, Derek Drymon, and [[Nick Jennings]] returned with – described by Nickelodeon official Albie Hecht – "a performance [I] wish [I] had on tape."<ref name="Hecht">{{cite video | people=Hecht, Albie|date=2003|title=The Origin of SpongeBob SquarePants. SpongeBob SquarePants: The Complete First Season| medium=DVD|publisher=Paramount Home Entertainment}}</ref> Although described as stressful by executive producer Derek Drymon, the pitch went "very well"; Kevin Kay and Hecht had to step outside because they were "exhausted from laughing," making the cartoonists worried.<ref name="Hecht" /> With help from Tim Hill and art director Nick Jennings, Hillenburg finished the pitch and sold ''SpongeBob SquarePants'' to Nickelodeon.<ref name=DrymonHA/> Drymon said, "the network approved it—so we were ready to go."<ref name=DrymonHA/>
   
''SpongeBob SquarePants'' aired this as the first episode along with "[[Reef Blower]]/[[Tea at the Treedome]]" on {{Time|May 1}}, {{Time|1999}}, following the ''Nickelodeon {{W|Kids' Choice Awards}}''.<ref name="Zap 2 It">{{cite web | url=http://tv.zap2it.com/tveditorial±/tve_main/1,1002,271%7C52151%7C1%7C,00.html | title=SpongeBob Coming Soon | accessdate=2008-04-27 | work=Zap 2 It | date=1999-05-31}}</ref><ref name="NYT">{{cite news | url=http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9802E6D61E3DF932A25754C0A96F958260&scp=1&sq=SpongeBob&st=nyt | title=Television / Radio; The Tide Pool as Talent Pool (It Had to Happen) | accessdate=2008-04-26 | work=The New York Times | date=1999-07-11 | first=Anita | last=Gates}}</ref><ref name="Banks, p. 8"></ref> The series later made its "official" debut on {{Time|July 17}}, 1999 with the second episode, "[[Bubblestand]]/[[Ripped Pants]]." This episode was reaired on {{Time|July 24}}, 1999 along with "Reef Blower/Tea at the Treedome" to consider it official.<ref name="Zap 2 It"/><ref name="NYT"/><ref name="Banks, p. 8"/>
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''SpongeBob SquarePants'' aired this as the first episode along with "[[Reef Blower]]/[[Tea at the Treedome]]" on {{Time|May 1}}, {{Time|1999}}, following the ''Nickelodeon {{W|Kids' Choice Awards}}''.<ref name="Zap 2 It">{{cite web | url=http://tv.zap2it.com/tveditorial±/tve_main/1,1002,271%7C52151%7C1%7C,00.html | title=SpongeBob Coming Soon | accessdate=2008-04-27 | work=Zap 2 It | date=1999-05-31}}</ref><ref name="NYT">{{cite news | url=http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9802E6D61E3DF932A25754C0A96F958260&scp=1&sq=SpongeBob&st=nyt | title=Television / Radio; The Tide Pool as Talent Pool (It Had to Happen) | accessdate=2008-04-26 | work=The New York Times | date=1999-07-11 | first=Anita | last=Gates}}</ref><ref name="Banks, p. 8"></ref> The series later made its "official" debut on {{Time|July 17}}, 1999, with the second episode, "[[Bubblestand]]/[[Ripped Pants]]." This episode was reaired on {{Time|July 24}}, 1999, along with "Reef Blower/Tea at the Treedome" to consider it official.<ref name="Zap 2 It"/><ref name="NYT"/><ref name="Banks, p. 8"/>
   
 
===Animation===
 
===Animation===
 
The pilot episode was made and recorded in 1997, so 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 (excluding "[[Pickles]]," "[[Employee of the Month]]," and "[[Best Day Ever]]"), and his blanket is solid blue, as opposed to purple with flowers.
 
The pilot episode was made and recorded in 1997, so 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 (excluding "[[Pickles]]," "[[Employee of the Month]]," and "[[Best Day Ever]]"), and his blanket is solid blue, as opposed to purple with flowers.
   
Differences in voices are another example. SpongeBob's voice is slightly lower, and Patrick's voice is deeper.
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Differences invoices are another example. SpongeBob's voice is slightly lower, and Patrick's voice is deeper.
   
 
Designs and colors for characters are also different.
 
Designs and colors for characters are also different.
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Other things:
 
Other things:
*The animation used for the [[bubble transitions]] are much choppier.
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*The animation used for [[bubble transitions]] is much choppier.
 
*Squidward appears to have rows of bamboo poles behind his house.
 
*Squidward appears to have rows of bamboo poles behind his house.
*There is only one window in the front of SpongeBob's house. Some other early episodes, such as "[[Boating School]]," also show SpongeBob's house with only one window.
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*There is only one window in front of SpongeBob's house. Some other early episodes, such as "[[Boating School]]," also show SpongeBob's house with only one window.
 
*Mr. Krabs' office is on the right side of the Krusty Krab as opposed to where it usually is on the left. In one shot, there appears to not have been any door in the usual location at all. It is unknown if this is an error, or a change made later in the show's production.
 
*Mr. Krabs' office is on the right side of the Krusty Krab as opposed to where it usually is on the left. In one shot, there appears to not have been any door in the usual location at all. It is unknown if this is an error, or a change made later in the show's production.
*There was an intro which was scrapped for unknown reasons.
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*There was an intro that was scrapped for unknown reasons.
   
 
[[File:SPONGEBOB 1997.jpg|thumb|260px|1997 Intro]]
 
[[File:SPONGEBOB 1997.jpg|thumb|260px|1997 Intro]]
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**[[The First 100 Episodes]] (disc 1)
 
**[[The First 100 Episodes]] (disc 1)
 
**[[The Complete Third Season]] (disc 3, bonus)
 
**[[The Complete Third Season]] (disc 3, bonus)
**[[SpongeBob, You're Fired! (DVD)|SpongeBob, You're Fired!]] (as single episode, chapter 11)
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**[[SpongeBob, You're Fired! (DVD)|SpongeBob, You're Fired!]] (a single episode, chapter 11)
**[[The Pilot a Mini-Movie and the Square Shorts]] (as single episode)
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**[[The Pilot a Mini-Movie and the Square Shorts]] (a single episode)
 
**[[Tea at the Treedome (DVD)|Tea at the Treedome]]
 
**[[Tea at the Treedome (DVD)|Tea at the Treedome]]
   
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*On {{Time|September 7}}, {{Time|2013}}, there was a live script reading with the voice actors at {{W|Universal Studios}} Hollywood for this episode.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d3FlaYx8nzk</ref>
 
*On {{Time|September 7}}, {{Time|2013}}, there was a live script reading with the voice actors at {{W|Universal Studios}} Hollywood for this episode.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d3FlaYx8nzk</ref>
 
*Starting in {{Time|2015}}, during reruns of this episode, the intro repeatedly goes faster and changes back to its normal speed.{{citation needed}}
 
*Starting in {{Time|2015}}, during reruns of this episode, the intro repeatedly goes faster and changes back to its normal speed.{{citation needed}}
*This episode was finished in 1997, but did not air until May 1, 1999, because the cast wanted to change various things.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UNfLaA5uzUg</ref>[[File:CBSH.png|thumb|300px|The early ending]]
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*This episode was finished in 1997 but did not air until May 1, 1999, because the cast wanted to change various things.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UNfLaA5uzUg</ref>[[File:CBSH.png|thumb|300px|The early ending]]
 
*The original pilot version of this episode has some differences, including the early intro being played a bit later in the episode - specifically after SpongeBob gets ready and goes to the Krusty Krab - and at the ending, instead of the [[United Plankton Pictures, Inc.]] logo being displayed, it instead shows a picture of SpongeBob with the text "created by Stephen Hillenburg."
 
*The original pilot version of this episode has some differences, including the early intro being played a bit later in the episode - specifically after SpongeBob gets ready and goes to the Krusty Krab - and at the ending, instead of the [[United Plankton Pictures, Inc.]] logo being displayed, it instead shows a picture of SpongeBob with the text "created by Stephen Hillenburg."
**Another difference with production and the sorts is that the [[Nickelodeon Animation Studio]]s logo at the end has a small copyright notice with 1997 as the production date. The television airing has a more detailed and prolonged copyright notice with a production of 1999.
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**Another difference with production and the sort is that the [[Nickelodeon Animation Studio]]s logo at the end has a small copyright notice with 1997 as the production date. The television airing has a more detailed and prolonged copyright notice with a production of 1999.
 
*In the [[SpužvaBob Skockani|Croatian dub]], this episode is called "Tražimo Kuhara," which translates to "We are Looking for the Fry Cook."
 
*In the [[SpužvaBob Skockani|Croatian dub]], this episode is called "Tražimo Kuhara," which translates to "We are Looking for the Fry Cook."
 
*In the [[SüngərBob KvadratŞalvar|Azerbaijani voiceover]], this episode is called "İşçi tələb olunur," which translates to "Workers Are Required."
 
*In the [[SüngərBob KvadratŞalvar|Azerbaijani voiceover]], this episode is called "İşçi tələb olunur," which translates to "Workers Are Required."
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===Errors===
 
===Errors===
 
[[File:Stephen Hilleburg error in Help Wanted.png|thumb|260px|Should be written as "Stephen Hille'''n'''burg"]]
 
[[File:Stephen Hilleburg error in Help Wanted.png|thumb|260px|Should be written as "Stephen Hille'''n'''burg"]]
*Stephen Hillenburg's name in the "Written By" section of the opening credits is misspelled as "Stephen Hilleburg."
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*Stephen Hillenburg's name in the "Written By" section of the opening credits is misspelled as "Stephen Hillenburg."
 
*The last time SpongeBob says "I'm ready!" his collar turns red.
 
*The last time SpongeBob says "I'm ready!" his collar turns red.
   
* When SpongeBob walks inside the Krusty Krab and says, "I've been waiting my entire life to join the Krusty Krab crew!," the Krusty Krab's lights are off, but when he says "And now I'm ready!," the lights are on. However, the storyboards show this could've been done on purpose.
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* When SpongeBob walks inside the Krusty Krab and says, "I've been waiting my entire life to join the Krusty Krab crew!," the Krusty Krab's lights are off, but when he says "And now I'm ready!" the lights are on. However, the storyboards show this could've been done on purpose.
 
*In the Krusty Krab, all doors to the left of the [[Krusty Krab cash register|cash register]] are not there. When Mr. Krabs goes to his office, he goes to the right.
 
*In the Krusty Krab, all doors to the left of the [[Krusty Krab cash register|cash register]] are not there. When Mr. Krabs goes to his office, he goes to the right.
   
 
*When Mr. Krabs jumps every time he says "Hip, hip!" his white undershirt disappears for less than a second.
 
*When Mr. Krabs jumps every time he says "Hip, hip!" his white undershirt disappears for less than a second.
*When Patrick says "Who's ready?," his eyelids are pink instead of purple.
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*When Patrick says "Who's ready?" his eyelids are pink instead of purple.
 
[[File:Help Wanted 057.png|thumb|Red collar error]]
 
[[File:Help Wanted 057.png|thumb|Red collar error]]
 
*During the scene where SpongeBob jumps proudly, the color of his collar is red instead of white. The same is true in the final shot of SpongeBob using his spatula to hit several Krabby Patties out to the anchovies.
 
*During the scene where SpongeBob jumps proudly, the color of his collar is red instead of white. The same is true in the final shot of SpongeBob using his spatula to hit several Krabby Patties out to the anchovies.
 
*The original captions spell "Krabby Patty" as "Crabby Patty."
 
*The original captions spell "Krabby Patty" as "Crabby Patty."
*When Mr. Krabs says "Climb Mr. Squidward! Climb!," Squidward's top layer of teeth are purple.
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*When Mr. Krabs says "Climb Mr. Squidward! Climb!," Squidward's top layer of teeth is purple.
 
*When Squidward says "Mr. Krabs!," the anchor illustration on his hat disappears for a split second.
 
*When Squidward says "Mr. Krabs!," the anchor illustration on his hat disappears for a split second.
 
*In the scene where the buses pull up to the Krusty Krab, there are four buses, but in the next scene when they park, there are five of them.
 
*In the scene where the buses pull up to the Krusty Krab, there are four buses, but in the next scene when they park, there are five of them.

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Characters

Synopsis

Deep down in the ocean, the audience is introduced to a small little town known as Bikini Bottom; a narrator with a French accent muses on the wonders of undersea life. The narrator introduces the audience to one of his favorite creatures in the sea, SpongeBob SquarePants. Inside the pineapple where he lives, the yellow and porous SpongeBob sleeps soundly in his bed with three mattresses and a diving board attached. On the floor nearby is SpongeBob's pet snail, Gary, who is also asleep, next to SpongeBob is a foghorn alarm clock, which soon loudly goes off and awakens him.

SpongeBob climbs the diving board and tells Gary that today is "the big day", with Gary giving a simple "meow" in reply. SpongeBob jumps off of the diving board and lands neatly into an outfit consisting of square pants, a white shirt, and a red tie. To prepare for the day, he goes to a barbell with two stuffed animals attached and struggles to lift it, barely managing to get one rep before dropping it with a squeak. He then proclaims, "I'm ready!" and runs outside, heading past an Easter Island head with windows and a door, as well as a brown rock with a bamboo weather vane. The rock opens up to reveal a pink starfish, Patrick Star, sticking underneath it, cheering SpongeBob on before peeling off and falling.

Arriving outside the Krusty Krab, SpongeBob psyches himself up to answer the call of the Help Wanted sign in the window and ask for a job as a fry cook. However, his fears get the better of him and he turns to leave, only to find Patrick in his way. The latter convinces the former that he is truly ready for the job, giving SpongeBob the confidence to make his way over.

Squidward Tentacles, a Krusty Krab employee busy cleaning graffiti off the windows, sees SpongeBob approach and voices his displeasure, wondering why he is coming so early. He then notices the sign, and shrieks in horror, sprinting inside toward his boss and owner of the restaurant, Eugene H. Krabs. Before Squidward can warn him, SpongeBob enters, and confidently states his intention of joining the Krusty Crew. He starts to approach Mr. Krabs and Squidward, but trips and bounces around the restaurant before landing square on his back in front of them.

Mr. Krabs expresses his concern that SpongeBob is not ready for the job, but the latter asks him to reconsider, and have Squidward vouch for him, who takes Mr. Krabs aside and flatly refuses. Giving Squidward a wink, Mr. Krabs approaches SpongeBob, and says that he can apply once he is completed a simple test: purchasing a seemingly non-existent "hydro-dynamic spatula." SpongeBob eagerly heads out in his new employee hat to find one, leaving Krabs and Squidward to laugh together about his errand.

As SpongeBob runs to the Barg'N-Mart, a convoy of buses arrives at the Krusty Krab. Mr. Krabs literally smells trouble approaching, and soon after, a hoard of anchovies swarms in, and clamors for food. Squidward calls for their attention, asking them to behave themselves and make a neat single-file line. His request is rejected, and the anchovies grow more ravenous and unruly. Squidward and Mr. Krabs climb into the cash register rowboat as the anchovies form a rolling ocean, but their boat breaks, and they climb a pole to the ceiling. Facing the end, Mr. Krabs and Squidward say their goodbyes and sob.

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Sea of anchovies

From the sky, however, arrives SpongeBob, wielding his new flight-capable hydro-dynamic spatula. Leaving the flabbergasted workers behind, SpongeBob flies into the kitchen and starts whipping up a batch of Krabby Patties. The anchovies are satiated one by one down to the last, leaving behind a huge fat sack of cash. Mr. Krabs jumps with joy and proudly presents SpongeBob with his own nametag. Squidward tries to protest, but Mr. Krabs is too busy cheering, and carting away the money to notice.

Patrick then arrives, and orders a single Krabby Patty, but SpongeBob engages the spatula once more and sends Patrick flying out of the restaurant with a flurry of Krabby Patties. Squidward haughtily asks Mr. Krabs to come back, and see his new employee at work.

Production

Early Sketches

Development

"Help Wanted" was written by series creator Stephen Hillenburg, along with Derek Drymon and Tim Hill, and was directed by Alan Smart.[1] Hillenburg also functioned as storyboard director, and Drymon worked as a storyboard artist.[1][2] He began developing SpongeBob SquarePants into a television series in late 1996 upon the series cancellation of Rocko's Modern Life earlier the same year.[3][4]

Hillenburg's original idea for the pitch was that the writers would write a storyboard for a possible episode and pitch it to Nickelodeon.[5] One of the original ideas was to write an episode with SpongeBob and Squidward on a road trip, inspired by the 1989 film Powwow Highway.[5] Eventually, the idea developed while they were working on it but Hillenburg gave up on the storyboard idea for the initial pitch.[5] The crew resurrected the road trip idea during the first season and used a lot of the ideas for the episode "Pizza Delivery."[5]

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Original storyboard drawn in 1997 and was titled "SpongeBoy Ahoy!"

Originally the character was to be named "SpongeBoy" and the show was to be called SpongeBoy Ahoy![6][7] However, the Nickelodeon legal department discovered that the name "SpongeBoy" was already in use for a mop product.[6][8] This was discovered after voice acting for the original seven-minute pilot was recorded in 1997.[6] Upon finding this out, Hillenburg decided that the character's given name still had to contain "Sponge" so viewers would not mistake the character for a "Cheese Man." (This was later depicted in episodes such as "Band Geeks" and "What Ever Happened to SpongeBob?"). Hillenburg decided to use the name "SpongeBob." He chose "SquarePants" as a family name as it referred to the character's square shape and it had a "nice ring to it." Despite that, SpongeBob would be called SpongeBoy in a few episodes such as "Squeaky Boots" and "It's a SpongeBob Christmas!"[9]

In an interview with Cyma Zarghami, she told "their [Nickelodeon executives'] immediate reaction was to see it again, both because they liked it and it was unlike anything they had ever seen before."[10] Hillenburg said the character construction in the episode was loose. But the character development was already "pretty strong."[11] Cavna rewatched the episode in 2009 and said: "so much of the style and polish are already in place."[12][12]

Stephen Hillenburg and Derek Drymon were having dinner and came up with the idea for "Help Wanted" based on an experience Hillenburg had in the Boy Scouts.[5] Hillenburg and writer Tim Hill worked it into an outline.[5] In 1997 while pitching the cartoon to Nickelodeon executives, Stephen Hillenburg donned a Hawaiian shirt, brought along an "underwater terrarium with models of the characters," and Hawaiian music to set the theme. The setup was described by Nick executive Eric Coleman as "pretty amazing."[13] When given money and 2 weeks to write the pilot episode ("Help Wanted"), Hillenburg, Derek Drymon, and Nick Jennings returned with – described by Nickelodeon official Albie Hecht – "a performance [I] wish [I] had on tape."[14] Although described as stressful by executive producer Derek Drymon, the pitch went "very well"; Kevin Kay and Hecht had to step outside because they were "exhausted from laughing," making the cartoonists worried.[14] With help from Tim Hill and art director Nick Jennings, Hillenburg finished the pitch and sold SpongeBob SquarePants to Nickelodeon.[5] Drymon said, "the network approved it—so we were ready to go."[5]

SpongeBob SquarePants aired this as the first episode along with "Reef Blower/Tea at the Treedome" on May 1, 1999, following the Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards.[15][16][17] The series later made its "official" debut on July 17, 1999, with the second episode, "Bubblestand/Ripped Pants." This episode was reaired on July 24, 1999, along with "Reef Blower/Tea at the Treedome" to consider it official.[15][16][17]

Animation

The pilot episode was made and recorded in 1997, so 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 (excluding "Pickles," "Employee of the Month," and "Best Day Ever"), and his blanket is solid blue, as opposed to purple with flowers.

Differences invoices are another example. SpongeBob's voice is slightly lower, and Patrick's voice is deeper.

Designs and colors for characters are also different.

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Squidward with pale cyan skin, and Mr. Krabs with light red eyelids

  • SpongeBob has fewer holes than he does in newer episodes. He also looks a little bit fatter. His shoes are also a bit bigger.
  • Mr. Krabs' eyelids are bright pink as opposed to red.
  • Patrick's pants are in a slightly different color, not to mention he looks slightly chubbier.
  • Squidward's complexion is paler, his laugh is different, the comedic "splat" sound is different, and his nose does not puff in and out when he laughs.
  • Gary's eye pupils are red dots and his irises are smaller, and he has a higher, somewhat squeakier tone of voice in the "meow" that sounds a little closer to a realistic cat's meow – although Tom Kenny claims to use a new "meow" for each episode (when Gary is shown meowing).

Other things:

  • The animation used for bubble transitions is much choppier.
  • Squidward appears to have rows of bamboo poles behind his house.
  • There is only one window in front of SpongeBob's house. Some other early episodes, such as "Boating School," also show SpongeBob's house with only one window.
  • Mr. Krabs' office is on the right side of the Krusty Krab as opposed to where it usually is on the left. In one shot, there appears to not have been any door in the usual location at all. It is unknown if this is an error, or a change made later in the show's production.
  • There was an intro that was scrapped for unknown reasons.
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1997 Intro

The changes were made when the series officially aired.

Music

 ) Production music
 ) Original music
 ) SpongeBob music

  Hawaiian Train - Victor Cavini [title card (1999 version)]

  Aloha Oe - Hans Haider, Queen Lili'uokalani [The opening]
  Honolulu March - Hans Haider ["Today's the big day, Gary."]
  The Land is Ours - Gregor F. Narholz [SpongeBob lifts hid teddy bear weights.]
  Grand Orchestral Fanfare - Gregor F. Narholz [SpongeBob lift his teddy bear weights.]
  Honolulu March - Hans Haider ["I'm ready, I'm ready, I'm ready..."]
  SpongeBob Action Theme - Brad Carow [title card (1997 version)]
  Next Door Neighbour - Rick Cassman, Vyvyan Hope-Scott ["The Krusty Krab, home of the Krabby Patty."]
  The Land is Ours - Gregor F. Narholz [Patrick encourages SpongeBob.]
  Grand Orchestral Fanfare - Gregor F. Narholz ["Who's a big yellow cube with holes?"]
  Honolulu March - Hans Haider [SpongeBob runs to the Krusty Krab.]
  Oyster Girls - Robert Alexander White ["Permission to come aboard, captain!"]
  The Rake Hornpipe - Robert Alexander White [Mr. Krabs gives SpongeBob a test.]
  Bartmania A - Guy Moon ["That sounded like hatch doors."]
  Menace from the Deep - Robert Cornford ["That smell... a kind of smelly smell."]
  Bartmania A - Guy Moon [Anchovies rush into the Krusty Krab/Anchovies pick up the boat/"All hands on deck! Get your anchors out of your pants!"]
  Death Trap - Gregor F. Narholz ["Batten down the hatches, Mr. Squidward!"]
  Bossa Cubana - Gerhard Narholz [SpongeBob shops for a hydro-dynamic spatula at Barg-'N-Mart.]
  Battle at Sea - Johnny Pearson ["Climb, Mr. Squidward! Climb!"]
  Reach for the Stars - Richard A. Harvey [SpongeBob returns.]
  The Main Event - Gregor F. Narholz [The hydro-dynamic spatula is revealed.]
  Living in the Sunlight, Loving in the Moonlight - Tiny Tim [Montage of SpongeBob making Krabby Patties/Ending.]

Release

Reception

  • As of December 16, 2018, The Internet Movie Database (IMDB) gives this episode a rating of 8.8/10 based on 942 ratings by users.[18] TV.com users give this episode a rating of 8.7/10 based on 459 votes.[19]
  • This episode ranks #1 on Tom Kenny's Top 20 collection on iTunes.
  • In fan-voted SpongeBob SquarePants marathons, "Help Wanted" was ranked #24 during the Best Day Ever event from November 9–10, 2006 and #6 during The Ultimate SpongeBob SpongeBash event from July 17–19, 2009.


Trivia

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General

  • This is the only season 1 episode not featured on the Complete First Season DVD and The First And Second Seasons DVD, due to copyright issues with the song "Livin' in the Sunlight, Lovin' in the Moonlight" by Tiny Tim, which is played during the episode. However, on the German release of the DVD, the episode is actually included.[20]
  • This is the only season 1 episode produced in 1997.
  • The beginning of the episode, in which SpongeBob says, "Today's the big day, Gary," can be seen on a TV in the 2002 comedy film Orange County.
  • SpongeBob's bed is on the right side of his room, whereas later episodes show it on the left side.
  • SpongeBob is shown to have a pet scallop that he keeps in a birdcage. The scallop makes occasional appearances throughout the series.
  • The French narrator is the first to speak in the series.
  • It is revealed that SpongeBob's first words were "May I take your order?"
    • It is also revealed that SpongeBob built a spatula out of toothpicks in the wood shop.
  • SpongeBob states that he has been training his whole life to join the Krusty Crew. This is supported in the episode "Friend or Foe."
  • Normally, when SpongeBob walks, his shoes make a squeaky sound. However, in this episode, the squeak is not heard.
  • Right before Squidward tells the anchovies to get in a "neat single-file line," one of them says "Speak up!” if one were to listen closely.
  • This is one of the seven episodes in which the 1986-2002 Paramount logo is plastered with the 2002-2011 Paramount logo. The others are "Squeaky Boots," "F.U.N.," "Squidward the Unfriendly Ghost," "Employee of the Month," "Karate Choppers," and "Rock Bottom."
  • There is an old SpongeBob online game based on this episode called Anchovy Feeding Frenzy.
  • On September 7, 2013, there was a live script reading with the voice actors at Universal Studios Hollywood for this episode.[21]
  • Starting in 2015, during reruns of this episode, the intro repeatedly goes faster and changes back to its normal speed.[citation needed]
  • This episode was finished in 1997 but did not air until May 1, 1999, because the cast wanted to change various things.[22]
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    The early ending

  • The original pilot version of this episode has some differences, including the early intro being played a bit later in the episode - specifically after SpongeBob gets ready and goes to the Krusty Krab - and at the ending, instead of the United Plankton Pictures, Inc. logo being displayed, it instead shows a picture of SpongeBob with the text "created by Stephen Hillenburg."
    • Another difference with production and the sort is that the Nickelodeon Animation Studios logo at the end has a small copyright notice with 1997 as the production date. The television airing has a more detailed and prolonged copyright notice with a production of 1999.
  • In the Croatian dub, this episode is called "Tražimo Kuhara," which translates to "We are Looking for the Fry Cook."
  • In the Azerbaijani voiceover, this episode is called "İşçi tələb olunur," which translates to "Workers Are Required."
  • In a video on the official Nickelodeon YouTube channel, called "Firsts From the First Episode: SpongeBob SquarePants Edition," the song "Livin' in the Sunlight, Lovin' in the Moonlight" is replaced with Twelfth Street Rag.[23]
  • SpongeBob mentions the episode title when he says "There it is. The finest eating establishment ever established for eating: The Krusty Krab, home of the Krabby Patty. With a Help Wanted sign in the window."
  • In the Italian dub, the episode is called ''Cercasi Aiuto'' which translates to ''Wanted Help''. Also, when SpongeBob comes in with red lights flashing and flying with the spatula, singing a heroic tune, it's actually the 20th Century Fox theme.
  • This episode first aired in Denmark on April 29, 2002.
  • This is the only episode in Season 1 with more than one sister episode. One of the sister episodes being the only short in seasons 1-4, "Reef Blower".

Errors

Stephen Hilleburg error in Help Wanted

Should be written as "Stephen Hillenburg"

  • Stephen Hillenburg's name in the "Written By" section of the opening credits is misspelled as "Stephen Hillenburg."
  • The last time SpongeBob says "I'm ready!" his collar turns red.
  • When SpongeBob walks inside the Krusty Krab and says, "I've been waiting my entire life to join the Krusty Krab crew!," the Krusty Krab's lights are off, but when he says "And now I'm ready!" the lights are on. However, the storyboards show this could've been done on purpose.
  • In the Krusty Krab, all doors to the left of the cash register are not there. When Mr. Krabs goes to his office, he goes to the right.
  • When Mr. Krabs jumps every time he says "Hip, hip!" his white undershirt disappears for less than a second.
  • When Patrick says "Who's ready?" his eyelids are pink instead of purple.
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Red collar error

  • During the scene where SpongeBob jumps proudly, the color of his collar is red instead of white. The same is true in the final shot of SpongeBob using his spatula to hit several Krabby Patties out to the anchovies.
  • The original captions spell "Krabby Patty" as "Crabby Patty."
  • When Mr. Krabs says "Climb Mr. Squidward! Climb!," Squidward's top layer of teeth is purple.
  • When Squidward says "Mr. Krabs!," the anchor illustration on his hat disappears for a split second.
  • In the scene where the buses pull up to the Krusty Krab, there are four buses, but in the next scene when they park, there are five of them.
  • When Mr. Krabs and Squidward hit the pole, a frame of what looks like the alternate or inverted background for the credits appear.

Videos

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Firsts from the First Episode SpongeBob SquarePants Edition Nick

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SpongeBob's Official Debut 🦀 The Very FIRST 5 Minutes of Help Wanted!

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What’s That Smell?!👃 ThrowbackThursdays SpongeBob

References

  1. ^ a b SpongeBob SquarePants: 10 Happiest Moments. DVD. Paramount Home Entertainment, 2010.
  2. ^ Mavis, Paul (September 16, 2010). SpongeBob SquarePants: 10 Happiest Moments. DVD Talk. Retrieved on September 20, 2013.
  3. ^ Hillenburg, Stephen (2003). The Origin of SpongeBob SquarePants. SpongeBob SquarePants: The Complete First Season (DVD). Paramount Home Entertainment. 
  4. ^ Banks, p. 9
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h Drymon, Derek. "The Oral History of SpongeBob SquarePants", Hogan's Alley #17, Bull Moose Publishing Corporation. Retrieved on September 21, 2012. 
  6. ^ a b c Farhat, Basima (Interviewer) (December 5, 2006) (mp3). Tom Kenny: Voice of SpongeBob SquarePants - Interview (Radio production). The People Speak Radio. http://www.thepeoplespeakradio.net/archives/mp3/tps-2006-12-05-kenny.mp3. Retrieved November 8, 2008. 
  7. ^ Pittenger, Kenny. "The Oral History of SpongeBob SquarePants", Hogan's Alley #17, Bull Moose Publishing Corporation. Retrieved on September 21, 2012. 
  8. ^ Banks 2004, p. 31
  9. ^ Neuwirth 2003, p. 51
  10. ^ Bauder, David (July 13, 2009). SpongeBob Turns 10 Valued At $8 Billion. Huffington Post. Retrieved on May 22, 2013.
  11. ^ Cavna, Michael (July 14, 2009). The Top Five 'SpongeBob' Episodes: We Pick 'Em. The Washington Post. Retrieved on May 28, 2013.
  12. ^ a b Cavna, Michael (July 14, 2009). The Interview: 'SpongeBob' Creator Stephen Hillenburg. The Washington Post. Retrieved on May 28, 2013.
  13. ^ Coleman, Eric (2003). The Origin of SpongeBob SquarePants. SpongeBob SquarePants: The Complete First Season (DVD). Paramount Home Entertainment. 
  14. ^ a b Hecht, Albie (2003). The Origin of SpongeBob SquarePants. SpongeBob SquarePants: The Complete First Season (DVD). Paramount Home Entertainment. 
  15. ^ a b SpongeBob Coming Soon. Zap 2 It (1999-05-31). Retrieved on 2008-04-27.
  16. ^ a b Gates, Anita. "Television / Radio; The Tide Pool as Talent Pool (It Had to Happen)", The New York Times, 1999-07-11. Retrieved on 2008-04-26. 
  17. ^ a b Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named Banks, p. 8
  18. ^ IMDB rating
  19. ^ TV.com rating
  20. ^ https://www.amazon.de/SpongeBob-Schwammkopf-komplette-erste-Season/dp/B00HW5250Y/ref=sr_1_4_sspa?s=dvd&ie=UTF8&qid=1540771083&sr=1-4-spons&keywords=SpongeBob+Schwammkopf+-+Die+komplette+Season+1&psc=1
  21. ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d3FlaYx8nzk
  22. ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UNfLaA5uzUg
  23. ^ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named YouTube TSR

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