For every new Krusty Krab employee, the ultimate career goal is to create a mouth-watering Krabby Patty by hand. However, before one can even think of picking up a spatula, one must thoroughly learn the ropes of the restaurant game, and the Krusty Krab Training Video is the perfect tool for fine-tuning the fresh new cog enthusiastically entering the service industry machine.
1: From Humble Beginnings
Eugene H. Krabs, from his childhood to his post-war years, has always had an eye for finance. His apt business sense leads to him converting a bankrupt retirement home into the restaurant one may know as the Krusty Krab.
2: The Krusty Krab Today
With the number of technological breakthroughs involved with today's restaurant, a new worker not yet in the know can quickly become overwhelmed. Thankfully, SpongeBob is ready and willing to guide the way to being a good employee, while the less thoroughly prepared employee, tentatively called “Squidward,” shall at least provide a clear example of what not to be.
3: Training
For a new employee woefully ignorant of what the customer has come to expect from their Krusty Krab dining experience, learning the meaning of POOP (People Order Our Patties) will make things quite clear and concise.
4: Personal Hygiene
The requirements for both cleanliness and personal appearance that an employee is obligated to adhere to are stringent. With diligence and enough soap, however, any employee can learn how to enter each new shift as clean as a whistle.
5: Your Work Station
Keeping the cooking and service areas clear of detritus is also very important, and while SpongeBob illustrates how to maintain the order of his tools and ingredients, Squidward demonstrates the trouble a poorly-kept station leads to.
6: Interfacing With Your Boss
One should never fear to ask the proprietor for a raise because the answer will always be the same. This section also covers interacting with the equally-important "Krustomers" for optimally profitable results.
7: Emergency Situation
In the event of attempted theft, especially by one Sheldon J. Plankton, this section clearly details the proper protocol for protecting a Krabby Patty in peril. The narrator also reminds Squidward to remember POOP.
Once these lessons have been grilled to perfection into the new employee's brain, he or she shall be ready to reverently receive the secret and sacred method of preparing a Krabby Patty for consumption.
This episode was released on iTunes on the Full 3rd Season and From the Beginning Vol.1.
Reception
This episode is #15 on Tom Kenny's Top 20 on iTunes. His description says:
"'P.O.O.P. – People Order Our Patties.' Need I say more? That word being said repeatedly makes me laugh. Boy, am I mature, or what? A clever, outside-the-box episode."
Currently retired critic David Ryan of the DVD Verdict praised the episode in a review of Sponge for Hire for its "upbeat narration, cheesy corporate music, and PowerPoint-like chapter titles." "This episode deviates from a "normal" SpongeBob episode in its style and presentation and will be most appreciated by adults who've sat through any corporate rah-rah or training video at some point in their lives." He also regarding the ending scene as "one of the best endings of any SpongeBob SquarePants episode produced to date."[1]
"Krusty Krab Training Video" was ranked #15 during the Best Day Ever event from November 9–10, 2006.
Plankton's line "Not until I shift into maximum overdrive!" has become a popular internet meme.
The POOP abbreviation has also become a popular internet meme.
When Mr. Krabs picks up Plankton to flick him out of the restaurant, the latter's sped-up voice slowed down can be heard saying, "Felicitations, malefactors! I am in town to find my minions. And I know just how to speak their lang-" before being flicked.
This dialogue is later reused at its original speed in "Plankton's Army." It should be noted that the line featured in this episode is different than the line in "Plankton's Army," which is, "I'll canvas all the seediest lowbrow dives intown to find my minions. And I know just how to speak their language! Felicitations, malefactors! I am endeavoring to misappropriate the formulary for the preparation of affordable comestibles!"
If one looks closely at the "Training Manual," they can see the colors of the Hungarian flag.
The reason the tape ends abruptly is as a way of maintaining the secrecy of the Krabby Patty formula out of legal protection.
SpongeBob is revealed to own a tape of the training video in "Appointment TV."
This is the first episode without a plot. "Boat Smarts" is similar to this, though instead tackling the subject of a boater's education.
This is the first episode to reveal Mr. Krabs' naval past as a war veteran. However, it is never revealed which war he fought in.
This is the second episode with a title card that is in solid black. The first is "F.U.N."
This is the second episode where the opening credits are not in an underwater background. The first is "SB-129.” This would happen again in the episode “SpongeBob's Big Birthday Blowout”.
In the Polish dub, the episode's title is "Film szkoleniowy," which translates to "The Training Video."
In the German dub, this episode is called "Das Ausbildungsvideo," which translates to "The Training Video."
In the Croatian dub, the episode's name is "Obuka za Rakovu Poslastic," which translates to "Training for Krusty Krab."
In the French dub, this episode is called "Tout ce qu'un employé doit savoir," which translates to "Everything an employee needs to know."
Earlier versions of the episode used a different credits sequence to match the title card and opening credits.
Cultural references
The music playing during two photo montages of the Krusty Krab being shown is "Quest for the Best I," which is a parody of "Eye of the Tiger" by Survivor.
At one point, a young Mr. Krabs is humming the tune of "Blow the Man Down," the sea shanty on which the SpongeBob SquarePants theme song is based off.
The sign in the bathroom written in English ("Please, wash your fins") and Spanish ("Lave las aletas") is a parody of other similar signs found in public retail stores. The Spanish part of the sign is not a totally correct translation because it literally reads "Wash the fins." The correct Spanish translation of "Please, wash your fins" is actually "Por favor, lávese las aletas."
When Mr. Krabs says "The money is always right," it is a parody of "The customer is always right," a common phrase in business used to prevent profit-damaging quarrels between customers and staff.
Errors
The narrator says "The store closes at six," but the Krusty Krab is a restaurant, not a store. So, he should have said, "The restaurant closes at six."
The Klasky Csupo logo that appears at the end of the episode, instead of United Plankton Pictures Inc.
In T.V. airings from 2002 to 2006, the logo from Nickelodeon's Rugrats - the 1998 Klasky Csupo logo, which features their SpongeBob-like mascot Splaat - appears instead of the normal United Plankton Pictures logo. The reason the wrong logo was inserted is that the show's closing credits were electronically inserted alongside promos from other Nickelodeon programming and the show's closing logos. When the data was entered for this episode, the wrong credits were programmed in. Video evidence can be seen here.
The Nickelodeon logo at the end of SpongeBob episodes normally has seagull sounds from the United Plankton Pictures logo, but due to the error, it had the kids laughing sound effect from Klasky Csupo-produced shows.
In the Bengali tite card, "Krusty Krab" is misspelled as "Krasty Krab."
Krasty Krab
In the very beginning, on the Galley Grub, "Krusty Supreme" is misspelled as "Krusty Suprem," there is no price for "Krusty Supreme," and the text is distorted.
The graph, which shows the financial performance of the Krusty Krab, has the axis featuring the profits inverted, so the Krusty Krab's profits are actually going down.
However, the X-axis on the graph is labeled power rather than time, and the y-axis is entirely unlabeled. While the graph initially seems to display profit, it actually seems to display nothing at all.
The Krabby Patty sign is shown on the Rusty Krab window on the left.
The Rusty Krab has a Krabby Patty sign in the window, even though it was not being sold at that time.
In the second montage of still photos of the Krusty Krab, the ninth picture shows the menu that has "Krabby Patty" misspelled as "Krabby Pattie."
When the spatula, cash register, straw, and ketchup packets begin to spin around, SpongeBob's nose is much shorter during the close-up shot.
When four robotic arms come out from the Krabby Patty and the Krabby Patty starts to walk, the Krabby Patty neither just simply fall nor jump from the table to the floor. Instead, it just simply walks straight from the table to the floor.
In this episode, Plankton's eyelid is dark green, but in most episodes, it is the same color as his deep-green body.
When Mr. Krabs throws Plankton back to the Chum Bucket, nobody is seen running the register, nor are there any customers, but in the next shot, Squidward and Patrick are seen.
Running gags
SpongeBob asking, "Can I make a Krabby Patty now?"
Squidward exemplifies poor workmanship while SpongeBob exemplifies good workmanship.
Best Sound Editing in Television Animation – Sound
Nominees:Nicolas Carr (for "Karate Choppers;" 2000) • Andrea Anderson, Jimmy Lifton, Monette Holderer, D.J. Lynch, Vincent Gutisetti, Jeff Hutchins and Gabriel Rosas (for "Rock Bottom"/"Arrgh!;" 2001)
Best Sound Editing in Television – Animation
Nominees: Timothy J. Borquez, Jeff Hutchins and Daisuke Sawa (for "The Secret Box"/"Band Geeks;" 2002)
Best Sound Editing in Television Animation
Nominees: Jimmy Lifton, Jeff Hutchins, Tony Ostyn and Chris Gresham (for "Nasty Patty"/"Idiot Box;" 2003)
Best Sound Editing in Television: Animated
Nominees: Jimmy Lifton, Nicolas Carr, D.J. Lynch, Jeff Hutchins, Tony Ostyn, Chris Gresham and Paulette Lifton (for "Pranks a Lot"/"SpongeBob Meets the Strangler;" 2005) • Vincent Gutisetti, Jimmy Lifton, Nicolas Carr, Monique Reymond, D.J. Lynch, Mark Howlett, Jeff Hutchins, Aran Tanchum, Mishelle Smith and Paulette Lifton (for "Have You Seen This Snail?;" 2006) • Nicolas Carr, Mishelle Fordham, Monette Becktold, Jeff Hutchins, Timothy J. Borquez, Tom Syslo, Jason Stiff, Tony Orozco and Kimberlee Vanek (for "SpongeHenge;" 2008)
Best Sound Editing: Television Animation
Nominees: : Chiho Oyamada Carr, Nicolas Carr, Mishelle Fordham, Daisuke Sawa, Monette Becktold, Jeff Hutchins, Timothy J. Borquez, Tom Syslo, Eric Freeman, Dan Cubert, Lawrence Reyes, Jason Stiff, Tony Orozco and Kimberlee Vanek (for "Suction Cup Symphony;" 2009) • Chino Oyamada Carr, Nicolas Carr, Mishelle Fordham, Monette Becktold, Jeff Hutchins, Timothy J. Borquez, Eric Freeman, Tom Syslo, Keith Dickens, Jason Stiff, Sergio Silva, Tony Orozco and Kimberlee Vanek (for "SpongeBob SquarePants vs. The Big One;" 2010)
Best Sound Editing – Sound Effects, Foley, Dialogue and ADR Animation in Television
Nominees: Devon Bowman, Justin Brinsfield, Nicolas Carr, Andrea Anderson, Mishelle Fordham, Monette Becktold, Jeff Hutchins, Eric Freeman, Tony Orozco and Danny Tchibinda (for "Gary's New Toy;" 2013) • Mishelle Fordham, Monette Becktold, Jeff Hutchins, Timothy J. Borquez, Tom Syslo, Eric Freeman, Bobby Crew, Keith Dickens, Gabriel Rossas and Tony Orozco (for "It's a SpongeBob Christmas!;" 2013)
