"Selling Out" is a SpongeBob SquarePants episode from season 4. In this episode, Mr. Krabs retires and leaves the Krusty Krab under new management.
Characters[]
- Eugene H. Krabs
- SpongeBob SquarePants
- Squidward Tentacles
- Incidentals
- Sandals
- Howard Blandy (debut)
- Incidental 92
- Incidental 106 (normal; brown)
- Incidental 150
- Dale
- Incidental 27
- Incidental 41
- Incidental 46
- Incidental 48
- Anchovies
- Incidental 17
- Incidental 28
- Incidental 13
- Incidental 49
- Incidental 12
- Incidental 63
- Incidental 93
- Charlie
- Incidental 16
- Incidental 69
- Incidental 14
- John
- Incidental 3
- Harold
- Incidental 40
- Incidental 9
- Incidental 37B
- Incidental 7
- Incidental 42
- Tom
- Incidental 25
- Incidental 105
- Incidental 81
- Incidental 91
- Frank
- Incidental 107
- Incidental 151
- Billy
- Incidental 67
- Carol
- Incidental 37A
- Incidental 64
- Pearl Krabs
- King Neptune (mentioned)
- Unnamed bird (single appearance)
- Peterson (debut)
- Bikini Bottom Construction Company
- Carl (debut)
- Hook Museum audio guide (single appearance)
- Football player
- HR thug (debut)
- Basketball player
- Baby Peterson
Synopsis[]
One day at the Krusty Krab, after Mr. Krabs sings about his love and greed for money, an extremely wealthy man named Howard Blandy arrives and asks to buy the restaurant for an extremely large amount of money. Mr. Krabs happily accepts and retires, leaving SpongeBob and Squidward with a simple "See you around."
Afterwards, a new manager named Carl comes in, renaming the Krusty Krab to "Krabby O'Monday's." Mr. Krabs drives by, but forgets about it, instead going to the newly opened Bikini Bottom Hook Museum, then when he is trying to paint a bowl of fruit, he actually paints a bowl of Krabby Patties instead, followed by a round of golf; however, he then realizes that he hates golf. Mr. Krabs has done everything he wanted to do and decides to go home, where he realizes he has nothing to do. He tries to talk to his daughter, Pearl, but Pearl kicks Mr. Krabs out of the house and tells him to get a job, a hobby, or some friends.
Downtrodden, Mr. Krabs goes to the beach to look for a job, but hits a glass door with a help wanted sign. It is one of the glass doors of the Krabby O'Monday's, so he goes inside to take a look at what job is vacated.
Meanwhile, Carl wants Squidward to have more spirit, so he threatens Squidward with Human Resources. Fearful, Squidward continues his work with a forced smile. Mr. Krabs then gets a job at the Krabby O'Monday's working as a busboy, listening to SpongeBob complain about the problems. The problems are that the patties are processed (made out of a gray material and synthetically engineered) and there is an automated cash register with no one watching it. Angered, Mr. Krabs complains, only to be ignored by Carl. He also finds out how the new patties are fake and disgusting.
Now furious, Mr. Krabs shows the customers what the food is actually made of, causing them to run away, making the restaurant unpopular. Carl calls Howard to tell him what Mr. Krabs is doing. Mr. Krabs rips out the automated cash register computer and shoves it into the fake patty maker, clogging it, before he confronts Howard. As he does so, the fake patty maker overpressurizes, exploding and destroying the entire restaurant.
Mr. Krabs buys back the restaurant from Howard at full price and changes the restaurant's name back to "The Krusty Krab," saying that he got back the love of his "dear friends." That is, until he demands SpongeBob and Squidward to clean up a mess that they made.
Production[]
Art[]
Model sheets[]
Music[]
( ‣ ) Production music |
( • ) Original music |
( ◦ ) SpongeBob music |
• Drunken Sailor - Nicolas Carr [Title card.]
‣ Dingle's Regatta - Brian Peters [The opening.]
◦ The Feeling of Greed - Zeus Cervas, Clancy Brown, Eban Schletter [Mr. Krabs sings this]
‣ Furtive Footsteps - Paddy Kingsland [Businessmen enter the Krusty Krab.]
‣ Unease - Dick Stephen Walter ["Howard Blandy?"]
• Tension Bit - Nicolas Carr [Overlays "Unease"]
‣ Romantic Entrance [#23] - Harry Bluestone, Emil Cadkin ["I worship you!"]
‣ The Tip Top Polka/The Cliff Polka - Chelmsford Folk Band ["It's just that... you're rich."]
‣ Dramatic Impact (2) - Ivor Slaney ["Buy the Krusty Krab?"]
‣ Up She Rises - Sam Spence ["It's the blood, sweat and tears of a hard day's work."]
• Funny Tymp Stinger - Nicolas Carr [A suitcase full of money.]
• Lap Steel - Nicolas Carr [Overlays "Funny Tymp Stinger."]
• Mystery Chime - Nicolas Carr [A boat full of suitcases with money is shown.]
‣ Historical Fanfare [#31.04] - Gerhard Narholz ["Jumpin' King Neptune!"]
‣ Furtive Footsteps - Paddy Kingsland [Mr. Krabs signs contract.]
‣ Alekoki - Kapono Beamer [Mr. Krabs tells his employees that he's retiring.]
‣ Hawaiian Cocktail - Richard Myhill ["Have fun, Mr. Krabs."]
• Idea Sting - Nicolas Carr [Carl is the new manager of the new "Krabby O'Mondays."]
‣ Drunken Sailor (B) - Robin Jeffrey, Tim Laycock ["Ah... the sweet smell of a brand new day!"]
• Lap Steel - Nicolas Carr ["The Krabby O'Monday's?"]
‣ On The Beach - Kapono Beamer [Mr. Krabs' hobbies/Mr. Krabs lying on his bed]
• Hello Blues - Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield [Pearl in her room talking on her phone.]
• Solo Steel 1 - Jeremy Wakefield [Mr. Krabs at the beach.]
• Vibe Q Sting - Nicolas Carr [The metal detector hits something.]
‣ Down by the Riverside - Jerry Burnham, Stephen Wade [Inside Krabby O'Monday’s...]
‣ Dramatic Encounter - Gregor F. Narholz [Human resources appears.]
‣ Witty Fellow - Gerhard Trede ["Sincere service... with a smile!"]
• Military mondy drums - Nicolas Carr [Overlays "Witty Fellow"]
‣ Dramatic Encounter - Gregor F. Narholz [Human resources goes.]
‣ Witty Fellow - Gerhard Trede [Squidward leaves Carl.]
• Military mondy drums - Nicolas Carr [Overlays "Witty Fellow"]
‣ The Rake Hornpipe - Robert Alexander White [Mr. Krabs does the dishes.]
• Idea Sting - Nicolas Carr [SpongeBob giggles, leaving Mr. Krabs unamused.]
‣ Supernatural 2 [#4] - Harry Bluestone, Emil Cadkin ["They're watching us..."]
‣ Supernatural 1 [#1] - Harry Bluestone, Emil Cadkin [Squidward points to a "Help Me" note inside the big handbook.]
‣ Dramatic Cue (F) - Ronald Hanmer [Synthetic patties.]
‣ Dramatic Cue (E) - Ronald Hanmer ["They wouldn't listen to me!"]
‣ Dramatic Cue (H) - Ronald Hanmer [automated cash register]
‣ Moon Walk - John Fox [Opening note overlays "Dramatic Cue (H)" when Mr. Krabs shouts "Carl!"]
‣ Witty Fellow - Gerhard Trede ["Our customers are quite content with the contrived and mediocre."]
‣ Drama Link (B) - Hubert Clifford ["Do you know what's in that Krabby Patty you're eating?"]
‣ Drama Link (G) - Hubert Clifford [Customers run out after seeing the goop for the customized Krabby Patties.]
‣ Dramatic Cue (E) - Ronald Hanmer ["Rules!"]
‣ Dramatic Cue (C) - Ronald Hanmer ["I'll show you automated!"]
‣ Furtive Footsteps - Paddy Kingsland [Blandy returns.]
• Tension Bit - Nicolas Carr [An alarm goes off.]
• Grass Skirt Chase - Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield [The Krabby Patty machine explodes.]
• Solo Steel 3 - Jeremy Wakefield [The Krabby O'Mondays is now ruined, and Mr. Krabs buys it back to "The Krusty Krab."]
‣ When Daylight Shines / Captain Lenoe's - The Folk Players [The ending.]
Release[]
- This episode is available on the Lost in Time DVD and VHS, Bob Esponja Vol. 1, Season 4 Volume 1, SpongeBob Schwammkopf Folge 31, First 100 Episodes, The Best Day Ever, Double Feature Volume 2, The Ultimate SpongeBob Box Set, SpongeBob SquarePants Vol. 5, Complete Fourth Season, From the Beginning, Part 2, The SpongeBob SquarePants Collection, Oceans of Laughs, The SpongeBob SquarePants 8 Season DVD Collection, Favorite Episodes Volume 2, 2-Season TV Pack, The Third & Fourth Seasons, The Best 200 Episodes Ever, and The Best 300 Episodes Ever DVDs.
Reception[]
- "Selling Out" was ranked #9 during the Best Day Ever event from November 9–10, 2006.
Trivia[]
General[]
- The text in the alternate title card for this episode is stylized as "$elling Out." A nearly identical text style would be later seen in "Blood is Thicker Than Grease."
- Carl, the manager of the Krabby O'Monday's, is a fish-caricature of C.H. Greenblatt, with his name that references Greenblatt's first name.
- However, in "Krusty Koncessionaires," Carl is voiced by Tom Kenny instead.
- This episode became controversial due to big businesses, along with the season 7 episode "SpongeBob's Last Stand."[3]
- The quote by Mr. Krabs "Wait a minute, I hate golf!" has become a popular internet meme.
- When the Krabby O'Monday's is being flooded by the synthetic Krabby Patties, it is revealed that Incidental 115 wears a wig.
- Despite mistreating his employees most of the time, Mr. Krabs is shown that he would not bend so low as to make fake food or physically threaten the staff.
- A later episode called "Goodbye, Krabby Patty?" further supports this as Mr. Krabs, who was largely oblivious to the process of frozen Krabby Patties, was shocked and horrified when he heard that the frozen Krabby Patties were made with sand.
- This is the first episode for many things:
- The first episode to switch to regularly premiering one 11-minute segment instead of having both segments aired together, which was introduced with "Hooky"/"Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy II."
- The first episode to premiere during Friday Night Slimetime.
- The first episode to use the track "Drunken Sailor."
- Zeus Cervas' first episode as a writer and storyboard director instead of a storyboard artist.
- The first episode Erik Wiese wrote since "Fools in April" and his first episode as a storyboard director since "Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy III."
- This episode was also the first of a total of 10 episodes that Cervas and Wiese worked on together as writers.
- The first appearance of Pearl's bedroom.
- The first episode in which Mr. Krabs works at the Krusty Krab as an employee.
- This is the only episode in which Erik Wiese is credited as "Erik C. Wiese" in the opening credits.
- This episode was paired up with different episodes in different marathons:
- During the Best Day Ever marathon, this episode was paired up with "Patrick SmartPants."[4]
- On the November 22, 2006 airing, this episode was paired up with "Patrick SmartPants" yet again like it did in the "Best Day Ever" marathon, but it unfortunately lost to "Karate Island."[5]
- During the SpongeBob vs. The Goo marathon, this episode was paired up with "Ditchin'."[6]
Cultural references[]
- The trailer that has the suitcases full of money reads "U Pull" on the side, parodying U-Haul.
- Krabby O'Monday's is a parody of TGI Fridays. The employees all wear colorful lapel buttons on their vests and the restaurant also has red-and-white pinstripe tables, which used to be a trademark of the latter restaurant.
Errors[]
- At one point, Mr. Krabs says that he does not know how to ride a bike, yet earlier in the episode during the "Feeling of Greed" song with the photo album of Pearl, one of the photos shows Mr. Krabs teaching Pearl how to ride a bike.
- When Mr. Krabs holds suitcase up in the air, the Galley Grub sign says, "Galley Gruh."
- The boat is parked in front of the restaurant, however, Mr. Krabs passes the restaurant again when he drives away.
- After Pearl kicks Mr. Krabs out of the house, he searches for metal on the beach with his metal detector. However, he walks into Krabby O'Monday's in the middle of the beach. When he looks up at it, he is suddenly at the Krabby O'Monday's parking lot.
- The human resource room should be a fish resource room because most of the Bikini Bottom residents are fish.
- Incidental 42 has a female voice when he says, "What did he say? Garbage?"
- When the customers scream when running out of the Krabby O'Monday's, their mouths are closed.
- All the customers flee after they see the gray gunk they are eating. However, when Krabby O'Monday's gets flooded with the gunk, all the customers are back in the restaurant.
Videos[]
Names in other languages[]
Language | Name | Meaning |
---|---|---|
Russian | Всё на продажу Vsyo na prodazhu |
Everything for Sale |
Spanish (American) | Vendiéndolo todo | Selling Everything |
Spanish (European) | La venta | The Sale |
References[]
- ^ https://www.sbmania.net/forums/threads/season-4-in-uk.6925/
- ^ https://www.sbmania.net/forums/threads/season-4.12402/
- ^ SpongeBob's Firing Sparks Political Debate (November 4, 2013). Retrieved on June 9, 2020.
- ^ Nickstory - November 10, 2006
- ^ Nickstory - November 22, 2006
- ^ Nickstory - February 17, 2014