The Krusty Krab employee hat is the Krusty Krab uniform which is worn by the Krusty Crew. This hat is mandatory for all workers of the Krusty Krab. It first appears in the episode "Help Wanted."
Description
This hat is given to anyone who is a part of the Krusty Crew, most notably SpongeBob SquarePants and Squidward Tentacles. The hat is fully white except for a blue anchor in the center, a black ring at the bottom, and a blue curved peak.
The manager-employee hat has almost no difference from the regular employee hat, except it is slightly taller, and has the word "Manager" written on it in black, instead of having the blue anchor on it.
A crudely drawn version of the Krusty Krab employee hat appears in the online game Hero's Choice and the episode "Doodle Dimension."
Role in series
The manager hat
The manager hat in The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie video game
Doodle Krusty Krab employee hat
The Krusty Krab employee hat is seen in many SpongeBob SquarePants episodes that primarily take place at the Krusty Krab, as well as the films.
In the credits of The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie, a similar looking hat is worn by SpongeBob after becoming the manager of the Krusty Krab 2. This hat is larger than the standard employee hat, and in place of the anchor is the word "manager" in capital letters, going vertically.
The video game of the movie's version of the hat is red with yellow letters, but it is otherwise identical to the one in the movie.
Trivia
- In several episodes, the hat has a slightly different appearance, such as having a white brim instead of a blue one.
- The Krusty Krab hat has a tendency to disappear and reappear on characters' heads over a few scene shots.
- In the episode "Squid's Day Off," Squidward gives SpongeBob two employee hats since he was giving SpongeBob the duty of operating the cash register and making Krabby Patties.
- When employees wear this hat, it mysteriously stays on even if it does not fit. Forces such as the wind and water are however capable of pushing the hat off.
- In Rayman Raving Rabbids 2, the Krusty Krab employee hat appears as an unlockable costume for the Rabbids.
- In the episode "Planet of the Jellyfish," Jellien Patrick grows a Krusty Krab employee hat on his head.
- All of the main characters have worn a Krusty Krab hat at least once in the series.
- SpongeBob - Most Krusty Krab episodes
- Squidward - Most Krusty Krab episodes
- Patrick - "Arrgh!," "Fools in April," "Big Pink Loser," "Bummer Vacation," "No Hat for Pat," "Restraining SpongeBob," and "Two Thumbs Down"
- Mr. Krabs - "What if SpongeBob Was Gone? (Mr. Krabs)," "SpongeBob You're Fired," and "SpongeBob's Place"
- Sandy - "Karate Choppers"
- Plankton - "Chum Caverns" and "Free Samples"
- Gary - "Banned in Bikini Bottom," "A Pal for Gary," "Shellback Shenanigans," "Chum Fricassee," and "SpongeBob's Place"
- In the season 6 episode "No Hat for Pat," Patrick wants to wear a Krusty Krab hat.
- SpongeBob is seen eating numerous Krusty Krab employee hats in "The Two Faces of Squidward."
- SpongeBob thinks a good employee should always keep a block of lead in their hat, as revealed in "Employee of the Month."
- SpongeBob is revealed to keep his Krusty Krab hat inside of his head's holes in "A Pal for Gary," as the hat pops out of his head whenever he presses his nose.
- In "Squid on Strike," SpongeBob is nearly incapable of letting go of his hat.
- There is a similar hat for Weenie Hut employees, which is in the shape of a hot dog.
SpongeBob wearing the Weenie Hut employee hat in "SpongeBob You're Fired"
- In one scene in "Pizza Delivery," SpongeBob wears the hat backwards.
