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{{Episode/1a}}
{{Episode/1a}}
===Characters===
===Characters===
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*[[French Narrator]] {{Debut}}
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*[[French narrator]] {{Debut}}
*[[Sea urchin]]s {{Debut}}
*[[Sea urchin]]s {{Debut}}
*{{Link|SpongeBob SquarePants}} {{Debut}}
*{{Link|SpongeBob SquarePants}} {{Debut}}
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*[[Squidward Tentacles]] {{Debut}}
*[[Squidward Tentacles]] {{Debut}}
*[[Eugene H. Krabs]] {{Debut}}
*[[Eugene H. Krabs]] {{Debut}}
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*[[Bus Driver]] {{Debut}}
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*Bus driver {{Debut}} {{Sup|(voice heard)}}
*[[Anchovies]] {{Debut}}
*[[Anchovies]] {{Debut}}
*[[Betsy Krabs]] {{Sup|(indirectly mentioned)}}
*[[Betsy Krabs]] {{Sup|(indirectly mentioned)}}
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*[[Hans]] {{Debut}}
==Synopsis==
==Synopsis==
[[File:Help Wanted 004.png|260px|left]]
[[File:Help Wanted 004.png|260px|left]]
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The series starts with SpongeBob getting ready for the day, as it is the day where he decides to apply for a job at the Krusty Krab. Before going to the restaurant, he lifts a weight with stuffed animals on the sides to warm himself up. SpongeBob starts jogging to the Krusty Krab while Patrick encourages him at his rock.
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Deep down in the ocean, the audience is introduced to a small 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 the yellow and porous SpongeBob lives, he is sleeping soundly in his bed with three mattresses and a diving board attached to the rear. On the floor nearby is [[SpongeBob SquarePants (character)|SpongeBob]]'s catlike 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 wakes him.
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SpongeBob starts talking about what he's going to do when he reaches the Krusty Krab, but in the end decides he's not ready. However, Patrick stops him, encouraging him that he was born to have the job. SpongeBob eventually decides to go to the Krusty Krab to get the job. Squidward sees SpongeBob running to the restaurant, making him panic and tell Mr. Krabs to watch out for SpongeBob.
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Upon his awakening, SpongeBob climbs the diving board and tells Gary that it is "the big day." 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 struggles to lift a [[stuffed animal barbell|barbell with two stuffed animals attached]], barely managing to get one rep before it is dropped with a squeak. He then proclaims, "I'm ready!" and runs outside, heading past an [[Squidward Tentacles' house|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 SpongeBob's neighbor, a pink [[starfish]], [[Patrick Star]], sticking underneath it, cheering SpongeBob on before peeling off and falling.
SpongeBob has already arrived though, and tries to get Mr. Krabs to give him the job. He tells Mr. Krabs Squidward will vouch for him, but Squidward tells Mr. Krabs, somewhat away from the sponge, that he doesn't believe SpongeBob should get the job. Mr. Krabs tells SpongeBob that if he gets a hydrodynamic spatula, he'll get the job. SpongeBob quickly runs to the Barg'N-Mart to get it, as Squidward and Mr. Krabs laugh.
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[[File:Help_Wanted_120.png|thumb|left|260px|Sea of Anchovies]]
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A couple of buses filled with anchovies arrive at the restaurant, making Squidward and Mr. Krabs panic as the latter knows what happens where anchovies come. As the anchovies flood the restaurant, Squidward tries to get them settled, but that only angers them more. It seems as though the two are finished due to the flood of anchovies, but SpongeBob comes right on time with his hydrodynamic spatula. SpongeBob goes into the kitchen to cook many Krabby Patties and tosses them to all the hungry anchovies until they all get satisfied and leave the restaurant.
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Mr. Krabs decides to hire SpongeBob as fry cook due to bringing him lots of cash, much to the dismay of Squidward. The episode ends with Patrick asking for an order, causing SpongeBob to cook many Krabby Patties and toss them all at him, flinging him out of the restaurant and ending the episode.
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Arriving outside the [[Krusty Krab]], SpongeBob prepares himself 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. Patrick convinces SpongeBob that he is truly ready for the job, giving SpongeBob the confidence to proceed.
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[[Squidward Tentacles]], a Krusty Krab employee busy cleaning graffiti which disparages him off the windows, sees SpongeBob approaching, 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|Mr. Krabs]]. Before Squidward can warn him, SpongeBob enters, and confidently states his intention of joining the [[Krusty Krew]]. He starts to approach Mr. Krabs and Squidward, but trips on a loose nail and bounces around the restaurant before landing square on his back in front of them.
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Mr. Krabs expresses his concern that SpongeBob is not ready for the job, but SpongeBob asks him to reconsider, and [[File:Help Wanted 100.png|thumb|260px|"ANCHOVIES!"]]consult Squidward on SpongeBob's skills; Squidward takes Mr. Krabs outside SpongeBob's earshot and denies SpongeBob has the necessary skills. They return, and Mr. Krabs says that he can apply once he is completed a simple test: purchasing a seemingly rare "[[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 they do not believe that such a cooking implement exists.
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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. Seemingly coming to terms with their impending demise, Mr. Krabs and Squidward say their farewells and weep.
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[[File:Help_Wanted_120.png|thumb|260px|Sea of Anchovies]] From above, however, arrives SpongeBob, wielding his new flight-capable hydro-dynamic spatula. Leaving his baffled future co-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, inside an otherwise wrecked restaurant. Mr. Krabs jumps with joy and proudly presents SpongeBob with his own name tag. Mr. Krabs is too busy cheering and carting away his profits to notice Squidward's protests.
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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 grossly overcompensated flurry of Krabby Patties. Squidward haughtily asks Mr. Krabs to come back, and see his new employee at work.
{{APM|n|Next Door Neighbour|Rick Cassman, Vyvyan Hope-Scott|"The Krusty Krab, home of the Krabby Patty."}}
{{APM|n|Next Door Neighbour|Rick Cassman, Vyvyan Hope-Scott|"The Krusty Krab, home of the Krabby Patty."}}
{{APM|l|The Land is Ours|Gregor F. Narholz|Patrick encourages SpongeBob.}}
{{APM|l|The Land is Ours|Gregor F. Narholz|Patrick encourages SpongeBob.}}
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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. Similar stretches of time between production of pilot episodes and their premiere on television are somewhat regular.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UNfLaA5uzUg</ref>
*This episode was finished in 1997, but did not air until May 1, 1999, because the cast wanted to change various things. Similar stretches of time between production of pilot episodes and their premiere on television are somewhat regular.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UNfLaA5uzUg</ref>
*The end credits for the 1997 and 1999 versions of "Help Wanted" have several differences including:
*The end credits for the 1997 and 1999 versions of "Help Wanted" have several differences including:
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**In the cast credits in the 1997 version, Bill Fa'''ger'''bakke's name is misspelled as "Bill Fa'''bber'''bakke."
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**In the cast credits in the 1997 version, Bill Fagerbakke's name is misspelled as "Bill Fabberbakke."
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**In the cast credits in the 1997 version, Pa'''tr'''ick Star's name is misspelled as "Pa'''rt'''ick Star."
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**In the cast credits in the 1997 version, Patrick Star's name is misspelled as "Partick Star."
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**Gary the Snail who was voiced by Tom Kenny is not credited in the 1997 version.
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**Gary the Snail is not credited in the 1997 version.
**In the credits in the 1997 version, Erik Wiese's name is misspelled as "Erik Weise."
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**[[Carolyn Lawrence]] who voiced Sandy is not credited in the 1997 version. This is due to the 1997 version of "Help Wanted" not being paired with "Tea at the Treedome."
**In the credits in the 1997 version, Erik W'''ie'''se's name is misspelled as "Erik W'''ei'''se."
**Near the ending of the 1997 version, instead of the [[United Plankton Pictures, Inc.]] logo being displayed, there is a logo with the "Created By" text above, the SpongeBob sketch drawing in the middle, and the "Stephen Hillenburg" text below. This is due to the fact that the United Plankton Pictures, Inc. company did not exist during the production of the 1997 version.
**Near the ending of the 1997 version, instead of the [[United Plankton Pictures, Inc.]] logo being displayed, there is a logo with the "Created By" text above, the SpongeBob sketch drawing in the middle, and the "Stephen Hillenburg" text below. This is due to the fact that the United Plankton Pictures, Inc. company did not exist during the production of the 1997 version.
**At the ending of the 1997 version, there is an early Nicktoons logo that has a small and short copyright notice with a production date of 1997. The ending of the 1999 version has a more detailed and prolonged copyright notice with a production date of 1999.
**At the ending of the 1997 version, there is an early Nicktoons logo that has a small and short copyright notice with a production date of 1997. The ending of the 1999 version has a more detailed and prolonged copyright notice with a production date of 1999.
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Firsts from the First Episode SpongeBob SquarePants Edition Nick
Firsts from the First Episode SpongeBob SquarePants Edition Nick
SpongeBob's Official Debut 🦀 The Very FIRST 5 Minutes of Help Wanted!
SpongeBob's Official Debut 🦀 The Very FIRST 5 Minutes of Help Wanted!
