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{{Episode
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|title = SpongeBob You're Fired
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|code = 325-941<ref name="ginny"/><br>325-942
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|seasonnumber = 9
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|episodenumber = 189
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|year = {{Time|2013}}
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|writer = [[Marc Ceccarelli]]<br>[[Luke Brookshier]]<br>[[Doug Lawrence]]
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|director-storyboard = [[Marc Ceccarelli]]<br>[[Luke Brookshier]]
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|director-animation = [[Alan Smart]]<br>[[Tom Yasumi]]
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|director-creative = [[Vincent Waller]]
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|supervising producer = [[Paul Tibbitt]]
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|briefsummary = {{Link|Mr. Krabs}} fires {{Link|SpongeBob}} to save a nickel, so SpongeBob must find work at other restaurants
 
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===Characters===
 
===Characters===
 
*{{Link|SpongeBob SquarePants}}
 
*{{Link|SpongeBob SquarePants}}
 
**Mini SpongeBobs
 
**Mini SpongeBobs
*[[Jimmy Gus]]
 
*[[Shubie]]
 
 
*[[Squidward Tentacles]]
 
*[[Squidward Tentacles]]
**[[Killer Krabby Patty]] {{Debut}}
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**Killer Krabby Patty {{Debut}}
*[[Tom]]
 
*[[Thaddeus]]
 
*[[Dennis (citizen)|Denis]]
 
*[[Paco]]
 
*[[Frankie Billy]]
 
*[[Evelyn]]
 
 
*[[Eugene H. Krabs]]
 
*[[Eugene H. Krabs]]
*[[Gus]]
 
*[[Old Man Walker]]
 
 
*[[Gary the Snail]]
 
*[[Gary the Snail]]
 
*[[Patrick Star]]
 
*[[Patrick Star]]
 
*[[Sandy Cheeks]]
 
*[[Sandy Cheeks]]
*Orange fish
 
 
*[[Patrick's forehead]]
 
*[[Patrick's forehead]]
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*Mascots<ref name="ginny"/>
*[[Mister Weiner]] {{Debut}}
 
*[[Pizza Pete]] {{Debut}}
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**[[Mister Weiner]] {{Debut}}
*[[Señor Taco]] {{Debut}}
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**[[Pizza Pete]] {{Debut}}
 
**[[Señor Taco]] {{Debut}}
*[[Frank (red shirt)]]
 
 
**[[Noodleman]] {{Debut}}
*[[Ivy (gray)]]
 
*[[Frankie Billy]]
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**[[Weenie goons]] {{Debut}}
*[[Noodleman]] {{Debut}}
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*[[Davy Jones]] {{Mentioned}}
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*{{Link|Incidentals}}
*[[Hotdog henchmen]] {{Debut}}
 
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**[[Incidental 27]]
*[[Fred]] {{Sup|(blue)}}
 
*[[Nat Peterson]]
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**[[Incidental 45]]
*[[Lloyd-Rich]]
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**[[Incidental 6]]
*[[Norma Rechid]]
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**[[Incidental 64]]
*[[Clay]]
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**[[Incidental 92]]
*[[Nazz-Mimi]]
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**[[Incidental 73]]
*[[Harold (red fish)]]
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**[[Incidental 107]]
*[[Nathiel Waters]]
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**[[Incidental 14]]
*[[Cara]]
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**[[Incidental 37A]]
*[[Harv]]
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**[[Old Man Walker]]
*[[Dave]]
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**[[Incidental 36]]
*[[Scooter]]
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**[[Incidental 105]]
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**[[Incidental 106]]
*[[Harold "Bill" Reginald]]
 
*[[Sadie]]
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**[[Incidental 107]]
*[[Nancy Suzy Fish]]
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**[[Incidental 1D]]
*[[Abigail Marge]]
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**[[Incidental 41]]
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**[[Incidental 68]]
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**[[Incidental 49]]
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**[[Incidental 31]]
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**[[Incidental 46]]
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**[[Incidental 36]]
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**[[Incidental 60]]
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**[[Incidental 69]]
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**[[Incidental 67]]
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**[[Incidental 42]]
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**[[Scooter]]
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**[[Incidental 40]]
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**[[Incidental 47]]
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**[[Incidental 7]]
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**[[Incidental 48]]
   
 
==Synopsis==
 
==Synopsis==
[[File:SpongeBob You're Fired 085.png|thumb|left|Mr. Krabs fires SpongeBob]]
 
 
===Act 1===
 
===Act 1===
 
[[File:SpongeBob You're Fired 085.png|thumb|200px|Mr. Krabs fires SpongeBob.]]
SpongeBob is working happily at the [[Krusty Krab]] and is making a [[Krabby Patty]] while Squidward sleeps on the job. When he finishes making the patty, Mr. Krabs comes up and tells him he is fired. SpongeBob is devastated by the news, as Krabs says the reason why he is firing him is because he found out he can save a [[Money|nickel]] if he cuts off SpongeBob's salary completely. Squidward then asks if he can be fired as well but Mr. Krabs states he can't be fired as he has seniority, to his dismay. SpongeBob offers to work for free, but Mr. Krabs stated he already thought of that, though he had found out he cannot because it is illegal and he would lose his vendor's license. As a result, SpongeBob starts crying uncontrollably and floods the Krusty Krab with his tears. Not sympathetic to this, Squidward drains his tears and escorts the sad sponge out and mockingly tells him he should come back "as a customer," which makes him cry again before Squidward closes the blinds on a sulking SpongeBob. Then, he congratulates Mr. Krabs for his decision and asks him who is going to make the patties. Mr. Krabs tells him that he was a "golden spatula fry cook" in the navy, so he is going to be the new chef before the spatula spontaneously bursts into flames as Squidward comments on the impending disaster.
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This episode opens up by showing SpongeBob working happily at the [[Krusty Krab]] and making a [[Krabby Patty]] while Squidward sleeps on the job. When he finishes making the patty, a worrisome Mr. Krabs comes up and tells him he is fired. SpongeBob is devastated by the news, as Mr. Krabs says the reason why he is firing him is because he found out he can save a [[Money|nickel]] if he cuts off SpongeBob's salary completely. Squidward then asks if he can be fired as well, but Mr. Krabs states he cannot be fired as he has seniority, to his dismay. SpongeBob offers to work for free, but Mr. Krabs states he already thought of that, though he had found out he cannot because it is illegal, and he would lose his vendor's license. As a result, SpongeBob starts crying uncontrollably and floods the Krusty Krab with his tears. Not sympathetic to this, Squidward drains his tears and escorts the sad sponge out and mockingly tells him he should come back "as a customer," which makes him cry again before Squidward closes the blinds on a sulking SpongeBob. Then, he congratulates Mr. Krabs for his decision and asks him who is going to make the patties. Mr. Krabs tells him that he was a "golden spatula fry cook" in the navy, so he is going to be the new chef before the spatula spontaneously bursts into flames as Squidward comments on the impending disaster.
   
SpongeBob then goes [[SpongeBob's house|home]], still sad about his situation, as he is comforted by Gary who also wants to be fed. SpongeBob feeds him, but continues to cry as he hears Patrick crying because he is doing so too. Feeling bad, SpongeBob invites him to come inside, before (at first unsuccessfully) telling him about his situation. However, Patrick tells him that being unemployed is the best gig that he knows and tells SpongeBob he is going to come back the next day to tell him the steps of glorious unemployment.
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SpongeBob then goes [[SpongeBob SquarePants' house|home]], still sad about his situation from The Krusty Krab, as he is comforted by Gary, who also wants to be fed. SpongeBob feeds him, but continues to cry as he hears Patrick cry because he is doing so too. Feeling bad, SpongeBob invites him to come inside, before (at first unsuccessfully) telling him about his situation. However, Patrick tells him that being unemployed is the best gig that he knows and tells SpongeBob he is going to come back the next day to tell him the steps of glorious unemployment.
   
[[File:SpongeBob You're Fired 156.png|thumb|Unemployed, SpongeBob starts the day with Patrick]]
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[[File:SpongeBob You're Fired 156.png|thumb|200px|Unemployed, SpongeBob starts the day with Patrick.]]
The next day, Patrick arrives to get SpongeBob who appears depressed and disheveled, as Patrick tells him the 3 steps of glorious unemployment, or as Patrick likes to call it, "fun-employment." The steps are breakfast with Squidward, taking a mid-morning siesta, and free lunch with friends. First, they go to Squidward's house and step on his plants. Angered, Squidward throws food at them to go away as Patrick compliments on SpongeBob's "fun-employment" spirit. Next, Patrick and SpongeBob stick themselves to Patrick's rock to sleep, but SpongeBob falls down.
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The next day, Patrick arrives to get SpongeBob. A disheveled and unshaven SpongeBob opens the door. SpongeBob appears to have gotten depressed from being fired. Patrick is determined to show SpongeBob the bright side of unemployment. He tells him the 3 steps of glorious unemployment, or as Patrick likes to call it, "fun-employment." The steps are breakfast with Squidward, taking a mid-morning siesta, and free lunch with friends. First, they go to Squidward's house and step on his plants. Angered, Squidward throws food at them to go away as Patrick compliments on SpongeBob's "fun-employment" spirit. Next, Patrick and SpongeBob stick themselves to Patrick's rock to sleep, but SpongeBob falls down, ending act 1.
   
 
===Act 2===
 
===Act 2===
Then, the pair go to [[Sandy's treedome]], where she is handing out food which is really toxic waste that gives off mutations, such as a puffy face for one fish and an extra forehead for Patrick.
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Act 2 begins with the pair walking to {{Link|Sandy's treedome}}, where she is handing out food, which is really toxic waste that gives off mutations, such as a puffy face for one fish and an extra forehead for Patrick.
   
[[File:SpongeBob You're Fired 227.png|thumb|left|Motivated by his friends, SpongeBob decides to apply for a new job.]]
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[[File:SpongeBob You're Fired 227.png|thumb|200px|Motivated by his friends, SpongeBob decides to apply for a new job.]]
Sandy then notices SpongeBob who tells her he lost his job and tries to eat the food that she made but she quickly prevents him from eating the slop, as he asks about it and she explains her real goal is doing a psychological test to determine how much stuff (as she doesn't even know what this "stuff" is) they eat, for free. Sandy then tells SpongeBob that he needs to get a new job and not be like the "freeloaders." Motivated by her words, SpongeBob tells Patrick that "fun-employment" may be fun for him but he needs to get a new job. While Patrick's second head insults him, Patrick angrily hits the latter for insulting his friend and tells SpongeBob to go ahead with his decision. With that, he turns from a depressed sponge to back to a happy and joyful sponge again, and he goes looking for a job.
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Sandy then notices SpongeBob, who tells her he lost his job and tries to eat the food that she made, but she quickly prevents him from eating the slop, as he asks about it and she explains her real goal is doing a psychological test to determine how much stuff (as she does not even know what this "stuff" is) they eat, for free. Sandy then tells SpongeBob that he needs to get a new job and not be like the "freeloaders." Motivated by her words, SpongeBob tells Patrick that "fun-employment" may be fun for him, but he needs to get a new job. When Patrick's second head insults him, Patrick angrily hits the latter for insulting his friend and tells SpongeBob to go ahead with his decision. With that, he turns from a depressed sponge back into a happy and joyful sponge again, and he goes looking for a job.
   
The first job SpongeBob arrives at is the [[Weenie Hut]], where he gets employed by Mister Weiner. However, [[Mister Weiner]] soon fires SpongeBob due to him making [[Weenie Patty|Weenie Patties]] instead of hot dogs. Next, SpongeBob goes to [[Pizza Piehole]] where he gets hired by Pizza Pete to make pizzas, but SpongeBob makes a Pizza Patty, much to [[Pizza Pete]]'s disapproval, resulting in SpongeBob getting fired again. Next, SpongeBob goes to [[Taco Sombrero]]; he gets hired and makes a Burrito Patty, and [[Señor Taco]] decides to give it a try and asks a customer to taste it. Pilar volunteers, but when he takes a bite, the burrito meat gets into Billy and Frank's faces, so he gets fired once again. SpongeBob then cries an excuse to Señor Taco, but the latter just strictly fires him. Next and shortly, a crying SpongeBob goes to [[Wet Noodle]], but he gets fired yet again, and Noodleman throws the Noodle Patty on SpongeBob, causing him to say he'll take his cooking home.
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The first job SpongeBob arrives at is the [[Weenie Hut]], where he gets employed by Mister Weiner. However, Mister Weiner soon fires SpongeBob due to him making [[Weenie Patty|Weenie Patties]] instead of hot dogs. Next, SpongeBob goes to [[Pizza Piehole]], where he gets hired by Pizza Pete to make pizzas, but SpongeBob makes a Pizza Patty, much to Pizza Pete's disapproval, resulting in SpongeBob getting fired again. Next, SpongeBob goes to [[Taco Sombrero]]; he gets hired and makes a Burrito Patty, and Señor Taco decides to give it a try and asks a customer to taste it. Pilar volunteers, but when he takes a bite, the burrito meat sprays out of both sides of the taco gets into Billy and Frank's faces, so he gets fired once again. SpongeBob then cries an excuse to Señor Taco, but the latter just strictly fires him. Next and shortly, a crying SpongeBob goes to [[Wet Noodle]], but he gets fired yet again, and Noodleman throws the Noodle Patty on SpongeBob, causing him to say he will take his cooking home.
   
SpongeBob is crying about being fired several times in one day as he goes home. When he arrives home, Gary asks him for snail food, but he says he does not have any, so he makes a homemade can of snail food for Gary. SpongeBob tastes a bit of it, saying it tastes great. Gary eats the food, saying it is the best food he ever tasted. Patrick and his second head also eats the food.
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SpongeBob becomes depressed about being fired several times in one day as he goes home. When he arrives home, Gary asks him for snail food, but he says he does not have any, so he makes a homemade can of snail food for Gary. SpongeBob tastes a bit of it, saying it tastes great. Gary eats the food, saying it is the best food he ever tasted. Patrick and his second head also eat the food.
   
[[File:SpongeBob You're Fired 351.png|thumb|SpongeBob's bosses fighting over him]]
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[[File:SpongeBob You're Fired 351.png|thumb|200px|SpongeBob's bosses fighting over him.]]
Then, there is a knock on the door, which SpongeBob answers. The Hotdog Minions trap SpongeBob in a hot dog bun and take him away. It turns out Mr. Weiner has kidnapped him and "promotes" him because of his idea of Weenie Patties, while ignoring his mentioning of firing him. SpongeBob can't leave because he got chained until Pete comes along and frees him with [[Pizza Sauce|pizza sauce]], only for him to kidnap him with bread stick cuffs. Soon it is a war against all the owners of each restaurant who now see how useful SpongeBob's creations were. This results in a tug of war until the Killer Krabby Patty defeats them and takes him back to the Krusty Krab, where angry customers are leaving because of Mr. Krabs' terrible cooking. Krabs thanks Killer Krabby Patty, who is then revealed to be Squidward in disguise, for bringing SpongeBob back. Squidward admits that even though he hates SpongeBob, he hates the smell of burnt Krabby Patties even more. He begs SpongeBob to come back and become a fry cook again.
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Then, there is a knock on the door, which SpongeBob answers. The Hotdog Minions trap SpongeBob in a hot dog bun and take him away. It turns out Mr. Weiner has kidnapped him and "promotes" him because of his idea of Weenie Patties while ignoring his mentioning of firing him. SpongeBob cannot leave because he got chained, until Pete comes along and frees him with pizza sauce, only for him to kidnap him with breadstick cuffs. Soon, it is a war against all the owners of each restaurant, who now see how useful SpongeBob's creations were. This results in a tug of war until the Killer Krabby Patty defeats them and takes him back to the Krusty Krab, where angry customers are leaving because of Mr. Krabs' terrible cooking. Upon seeing SpongeBob again, Mr. Krabs thanks Killer Krabby Patty, who is then revealed to be Squidward in disguise, for bringing SpongeBob back. Squidward admits that even though he hates SpongeBob, he hates the smell of burnt Krabby Patties even more. As such, Squidward personally begs SpongeBob to come back and become a fry cook again.
   
 
SpongeBob says he would if it was okay with Mr. Krabs, who apologizes to SpongeBob for firing him in the first place since the Krusty Krab is falling apart without him, and rehires SpongeBob. Ecstatic at being rehired, SpongeBob cleans the whole restaurant and gives Mr. Krabs and Squidward a new suit and dress.
 
SpongeBob says he would if it was okay with Mr. Krabs, who apologizes to SpongeBob for firing him in the first place since the Krusty Krab is falling apart without him, and rehires SpongeBob. Ecstatic at being rehired, SpongeBob cleans the whole restaurant and gives Mr. Krabs and Squidward a new suit and dress.
   
SpongeBob later serves the customers patties again, even inviting his old bosses over for a meal to make amends. Mr. Krabs then says that to make up for the nickel he lost, he installed a pay toilet, which costs a nickel to use.
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As the episode closes, SpongeBob later serves the customers patties again, even inviting his old bosses over for a meal to make amends. Mr. Krabs then says that to make up for the nickel he lost, he installed a pay toilet, which costs a nickel to use.
   
 
==Production==
 
==Production==
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This episode was in production on {{Time|August 20}}, {{Time|2012}}.<ref name="ginny"/>
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It was confirmed on {{Time|December 25}}, 2012 by the now-defunct [https://web.archive.org/web/20131209020854/http://spongenews.net/ SpongeNews], with the synopsis confirmed on the following day.<ref name="spongenews">[https://web.archive.org/web/20131209022257/http://spongenews.net/news/weihnachtscountdown/ Weihnachtscountdown - SpongeNews]</ref>
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It was submitted to the US Copyright Office on {{Time|May 2}}, {{Time|2013}},<ref>[https://cocatalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?v1=226&ti=226,226&Search%5FArg=SpongeBob%20SquarePants&Search%5FCode=TALL&CNT=25&PID=BRKVOrF050mx86RC64qjbT0vPUyGg&SEQ=20221222125333&SID=2 SpongeBob SquarePants : 189, SpongeBob You’re Fired - Catalog.org - Public Catalog]</ref> alongside "[[It Came From Goo Lagoon]],"<ref name="copy">From the United States Copyright Office catalog: {{cite web|url=http://cocatalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?DB=local&PAGE=First|title=Public Catalog - Copyright Catalog (1978 to present) - Basic Search [search: "SpongeBob SquarePants : 185"]|publisher=United States Copyright Office}}</ref> alongside "[[Don't Look Now]]," "[[Séance Shméance]],"<ref>[https://cocatalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?v1=224&ti=201,224&Search%5FArg=SpongeBob%20SquarePants%20%3A&Search%5FCode=TALL&CNT=25&PID=ZTMzf9H3QdP12x1w0uNKrxvR3gkFl&SEQ=20221222145739&SID=2 SpongeBob SquarePants : 187, Don’t Look Now/Seance Shmeance - Catalog.org Public Catalog]</ref> "[[Kenny the Cat]]," and "[[Yeti Krabs]]."<ref>[https://cocatalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?v1=225&ti=201,225&Search%5FArg=SpongeBob%20SquarePants&Search%5FCode=TALL&CNT=25&PID=D-FzsndwHvgRSEbcIRSoD-nOVS1f-&SEQ=20221222122403&SID=2 SpongeBob SquarePants : 188, Kenny the Cat/Yeti Krabs. - Catalog.org - Public Catalog]</ref>
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===Model sheets===
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===Art===
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====Character design====
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*Designed by Virginia Hawes.<ref name="ginny">[https://www.ginnyhawes.com/spongebob-squarepants/ SpongeBob SquarePants | Ginny Hawes: Art & Animation]</ref>
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SB FIRED.jpeg|FiredBob
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===Storyboards===
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[[File:Unnamed.gif|thumb|An animated GIF from the storyboard.|center]]
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===Music===
 
===Music===
 
{{MLegend}}
 
{{MLegend}}
{{APM|b|Bikini Bottom Bound|Nicolas Carr, Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield|title card}}
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{{OM|Bikini Bottom Bound|Nicolas Carr, Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield|Title card}}
{{OM|Hot Steel and Slide Licks (l)|Jeremy Wakefield|opening}}
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{{OM|Hot Steel and Slide Licks 13#Hot Steel and Slide Licks 13C{{!}}Hot Steel and Slide Licks 13C|Jeremy Wakefield|SpongeBob reads an order slip}}
{{APM|t|Tentically Speaking|Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield|SpongeBob making Krabby Patties}}
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{{OM|Tentacally Speaking|Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield|SpongeBob making Krabby Patties}}
 
{{APM|d|Dragon Flight A|Daryl Neil Alexander Griffith|SpongeBob jumps into the air}}
 
{{APM|d|Dragon Flight A|Daryl Neil Alexander Griffith|SpongeBob jumps into the air}}
{{APM|p|A Pirate's Life for Me (a)|Ron Goodwin|SpongeBob mops the floor while tied to the ceiling}}
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{{APM-article|A Pirate's Life For Me (A)|Ron Goodwin|SpongeBob mops the floor while tied to the ceiling}}
{{APM|t|Tentically Speaking|Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield|SpongeBob goes back to the kitchen.}}
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{{OM|Tentacally Speaking|Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield|SpongeBob goes back to the kitchen.}}
{{APM|h|Harp Ding|Nicolas Carr|SpongeBob gets a idea}}
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{{OM|Hgliss & Bell|Nicolas Carr|SpongeBob gets an idea}}
{{APM|t|Tentically Speaking|Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield|SpongeBob choose a pickle jar.}}
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{{OM|Tentacally Speaking|Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield|SpongeBob chooses a pickle jar.}}
{{APM|l|Lap Steel Lullabye|Nicolas Carr|SpongeBob puts pickles on a pattie}}
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{{OM|Lap Steel Lullabye|Nicolas Carr|SpongeBob puts pickles on a patty}}
{{APM|c|Circus Parade (b)|Dick Stephen Walter|"Order up!"}}
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{{APM-article|Circus Parade{{!}}Circus Parade (B)|Dick Stephen Walter|"Order up!"}}
{{APM|f|Fanfare (b)|Nicolas Carr|"One perfect patty on a pristine plate!"}}
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{{OM|Birth of the Krabby Patty|Nicolas Carr|"One perfect patty on a pristine plate!"}}
{{APM|m|Monocle and Pocket-Watch|Brian Douglas Gulland|"You're fired."}}
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{{APM-article|Monocle and Pocket-Watch|Brian Douglas Gulland|"You're fired."}}
{{APM|d|Drama Link (d)|Hubert Clifford|"WHAT?!"}}
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{{APM-article|Drama Link (D)|Hubert Clifford|"WHAT?!"}}
{{APM|s|Sailor's Sting 16|"Well, I've been doing some calculating..."}}
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{{OM|Another Tragic Tale Of Woe|Michael Bolger, Nicolas Carr|"Well, I've been doing some calculating..."}}
{{APM|s|Saltwater Works|Nicolas Carr, Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield|SpongeBob cries}}
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{{OM|Saltwaterworks|Nicolas Carr, Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield|SpongeBob cries}}
{{APM|a|Another Krusty Krab Day|Michael Bolger, Nicolas Carr|Krabs says he'll be running the grill}}
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{{OM|Daily Chores Jig|Michael Bolger, Nicolas Carr|Krabs says he'll be running the grill}}
 
{{APM|h|Hebrew Lament|John Leach|SpongeBob sadly comes home}}
 
{{APM|h|Hebrew Lament|John Leach|SpongeBob sadly comes home}}
{{APM|v|Vibe Q Sting|Nicolas Carr|SpongeBob hears Patrick crying}}
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{{OM|New Vibe Hits|Nicolas Carr|SpongeBob hears Patrick crying}}
{{OM|Hot Steel and Slide Licks (j)|Jeremy Wakefield|Patrick at the window}}
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{{OM|Hot Steel and Slide Licks 40#Hot Steel and Slide Licks 40A{{!}}Hot Steel and Slide Licks 40A|Jeremy Wakefield|Patrick at the window}}
{{APM|c|Cartoon Sting 4|SpongeBob stutters trying to say "fired"/"Great. See you then."}}
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{{OM|A Simple Conversation#A Simple Conversation 1{{!}}A Simple Conversation 1|Nicolas Carr, Barry Anthony|SpongeBob stutters trying to say "fired"}}
{{APM|s|Skipping to School|Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield|The next morning}}
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{{OM|Skipping to School|Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield|The next morning}}
{{APM|d|Dramatic Impact 3|Ivor Slaney|SpongeBob answers the door}}
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{{APM-article|Dramatic Impact (3)|Ivor Slaney|SpongeBob answers the door}}
{{APM|s|Skipping to School|Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield|"Ready for your first day of unemployment?"}}
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{{OM|Skipping to School|Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield|"Ready for your first day of unemployment?"}}
{{APM|t|Tension Bits|Nicolas Carr, Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield|Squidward gets angry}}
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{{OM|Tension Bits|Nicolas Carr, Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield|Squidward gets angry}}
{{APM|c|Cartoon Sting 5|Mid-morning siesta}}
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{{OM|Silly Bob Conversation#Silly Bob Conversation 2{{!}}Silly Bob Conversation 2|Nicolas Carr, Barry Anthony|Mid-morning siesta}}
{{APM|f|Fooling Around|Barry Anthony|SpongeBob sitting outside Patrick's rock}}
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{{OM|Fooling Around#Fooling Around 2 w e gtr{{!}}Fooling Around 2 w e gtr|Nicolas Carr, Barry Anthony|SpongeBob sitting outside Patrick's rock}}
{{APM|l|Lap Steel|Nicolas Carr|"Yippee."}}
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{{OM|Lap Steel|Nicolas Carr|"Yippee."}}
{{APM|f|The Fruitcake Vendor|Nicolas Carr, Barry Anthony|Sandy's experiment}}
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{{OM|The Fruitcake Vendor#The Fruitcake Vendor 2{{!}}The Fruitcake Vendor 2|Nicolas Carr, Barry Anthony|Sandy's experiment}}
{{APM|h|Hot Steel and Slide Licks|Jeremy Wakefield|Patrick punches his forehead}}
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{{OM|Hot Steel and Slide Licks 7#Hot Steel and Slide Licks 7A{{!}}Hot Steel and Slide Licks 7A|Jeremy Wakefield|Patrick punches his forehead}}
{{OM|Hot Steel and Slide Licks (l)|Jeremy Wakefield|"Thanks, Patrick."}}
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{{OM|Hot Steel and Slide Licks 13#Hot Steel and Slide Licks 13D{{!}}Hot Steel and Slide Licks 13D|Jeremy Wakefield|"Thanks, Patrick."}}
{{APM|u|Unknown Track 40|Nicolas Carr|SpongeBob loses five o'clock shadow.}}
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{{OM|MailboxTensionBuild#Transformer Tension{{!}}Transformer Tension|Nicolas Carr|SpongeBob loses five o'clock shadow.}}
{{APM|h|Harp Ding|Nicolas Carr|SpongeBob loses five o'clock shadow}}
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{{OM|Hgliss & Bell|Nicolas Carr|SpongeBob loses five o'clock shadow}}
{{APM|c|Cream Pie|Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield|"I'm ready! Whoo-hoo!"}}
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{{OM|Cream Pie|Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield|"I'm ready! Whoo-hoo!"}}
{{APM|n|Nude Sting|Nicolas Carr|SpongeBob grins enthusiastically}}
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{{OM|Nude Sting|Nicolas Carr|SpongeBob grins enthusiastically}}
{{APM|c|Comic Walk|Sidney Torch|Weenie Hut kitchen}}
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{{APM-article|Comic Walk|Sidney Torch|Weenie Hut kitchen}}
{{APM|d|Drama Link (d)|Hubert Clifford|SpongeBob screams}}
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{{APM-article|Drama Link (D)|Hubert Clifford|SpongeBob screams}}
{{APM|c|Comic Walk|Sidney Torch|weenie patties}}
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{{APM-article|Comic Walk|Sidney Torch|weenie patties}}
{{OM|Hot Steel and Slide Licks (t)|Jeremy Wakefield|"But Mr. Krabs, why?"}}
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{{OM|Hot Steel and Slide Licks 34#Hot Steel and Slide Licks 34C{{!}}Hot Steel and Slide Licks 34C|Jeremy Wakefield|"But Mr. Krabs, why?"}}
 
{{APM|v|Via Porchio|Mario Tomasso, Serge Tomassi|Pizza Piehole}}
 
{{APM|v|Via Porchio|Mario Tomasso, Serge Tomassi|Pizza Piehole}}
{{APM|p|Parting of the Clouds|Nicolas Carr|shot of pizza patty}}
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{{OM|Parting of the Clouds Sting|Nicolas Carr|shot of pizza patty}}
{{OM|Hot Steel and Slide Licks (u)|Jeremy Wakefield|"But who will make the Krabby Patties?"}}
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{{OM|Hot Steel and Slide Licks 18|Jeremy Wakefield|"But who will make the Krabby Patties?"}}
 
{{APM|g|Guaracha Senorita|Heidi Pehofer|Taco Sombrero}}
 
{{APM|g|Guaracha Senorita|Heidi Pehofer|Taco Sombrero}}
{{APM|s|Solo Steel|Jeremy Wakefield|SpongeBob cries}}
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{{OM|Solo Steel 3|Jeremy Wakefield|SpongeBob cries}}
{{APM|u|Unknown Track 102|Wet Noodle}}
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{{OM-nonarticle|c|Chopped Suey Kung Fu|Nicolas Carr|Wet Noodle}}
{{APM|b|Blue Tide|Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield|SpongeBob sadly come home}}
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{{OM|Blue Tide|Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield|SpongeBob sadly comes home}}
{{APM|u|Unknown Track 1|Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield|SpongeBob making snail food}}
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{{OM|A Pinapple Luau|Nicolas Carr, Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield|SpongeBob making snail food}}
{{APM|d|Drama Link (g)|Hubert Clifford|SpongeBob kidnapped}}
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{{APM-article|Drama Link (G)|Hubert Clifford|SpongeBob kidnapped}}
{{APM|s|Stealth by Night|Jack Coles|SpongeBob chained to Weenie Hut grill}}
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{{APM-article|Stealth by Night|Jack Coles|SpongeBob chained to Weenie Hut grill}}
{{APM|d|Dramatic Impact 5|Ivor Slaney|"Parmesan crusted breadstick?"}}
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{{APM-article|Dramatic Impact 5|Ivor Slaney|"Parmesan crusted breadstick?"}}
{{APM|g|Grass Skirt Chase|Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield|restaurant owners fighting over on SpongeBob}}
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{{OM|Grass Skirt Chase|Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield|restaurant owners fighting over on SpongeBob}}
{{APM|t|Tension Bits|Nicolas Carr, Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield|restaurant owners holding over on SpongeBob}}
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{{OM|Tension Bits|Nicolas Carr, Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield|restaurant owners holding over on SpongeBob}}
{{APM|a|Adventurers|Larry Hochman|"Stop! Unhand that sponge!"}}
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{{APM-article|Adventurers|Larry Hochman|"Stop! Unhand that sponge!"}}
{{APM|b|Bloodbath|Harry Lubin|Killer Patty beats up restaurant owners}}
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{{APM-article|Bloodbath|Harry Lubin|Killer Patty beats up restaurant owners}}
{{APM|s|Sponge Monger|Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield|"Well, here we go again."}}
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{{OM|Spongemonger|Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield|"Well, here we go again."}}
{{APM|d|Daily Chores Jig|Michael Bolger, Nicolas Carr|"How can you serve this slop?"}}
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{{OM|Another Krusty Krab Day|Michael Bolger, Nicolas Carr|"How can you serve this slop?"}}
{{APM|s|Solo Steel|Jeremy Wakefield|Krabs re-hires SpongeBob}}
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{{OM|Solo Steel 3|Jeremy Wakefield|Krabs re-hires SpongeBob}}
{{APM|s|SpongeBob History Song|Nicolas Carr, Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield|SpongeBob cleaning the Krusty Krab}}
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{{OM|Another Best Day Ever|Nicolas Carr, Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield|SpongeBob cleaning the Krusty Krab}}
{{APM|j|Jovial Pirates Jig|Michael Bolger, Nicolas Carr|ending}}
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{{OM|Jovial Pirate's Jig|Michael Bolger, Nicolas Carr|ending}}
   
 
===Release===
 
===Release===
*This episode is available on the [[SpongeBob, You're Fired! (DVD)|SpongeBob, You're Fired!]], [[The Complete Ninth Season|Complete Ninth Season]], and [[The Next 100 Episodes|Next 100 Episodes]] DVDs.
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*This episode is available on the SpongeBob SquarePants Vol. 15, [[Get to Work!]], [[SpongeBob, You're Fired! (DVD)|SpongeBob, You're Fired!]], [[The Complete Ninth Season|Complete Ninth Season]], [[The Next 100 Episodes|Next 100 Episodes]], and [[The Best 200 Episodes Ever]] DVDs.
   
 
===Reception===
 
===Reception===
*This episode was criticized and panned with negative reviews for its references to unemployment, especially from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, which caused the media matters for America to take action, and prompted MSNBC's Al Sharpton to "stick up for poor Americans."<ref>http://www.inquisitr.com/1019991/spongebob-squarepants-fired-political-debate-food-stamps/</ref>
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*The episode received a large amount of criticism before the episode premiered for its depiction of unemployment, especially from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, which caused the media matters for America to take action, and prompted MSNBC's Al Sharpton to "stick up for poor Americans."<ref>[http://www.inquisitr.com/1019991/spongebob-squarepants-fired-political-debate-food-stamps/ SpongeBob SquarePants Fired, Sparks Political Debate (Video) - INQUISITR]</ref><ref>[https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/oct/31/youre-fired-spongebob-squarepants-economy/ You’re fired: SpongeBob SquarePants gets taste of economy - The Washington Times]</ref>
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**Due to the controversy, the episode rarely airs on Nickelodeon USA airings. However, it regularly airs in places like Australia and New Zealand due to them airing all SpongeBob episodes in production order.
*{{Reception
 
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*In a scene from the episode, Patrick also tries to show SpongeBob the benefits of being unemployed, at which he said in response, "Unemployment may be fun for you, but I need to get a job."<ref>{{cite web|last=McCalmont|first=Lucy|title=Jobless SpongeBob nets fans on right|url=http://www.politico.com/story/2013/11/jobless-spongebob-nets-fans-on-right-99375.html|work=Politico|accessdate=November 6, 2013|date=November 5, 2013}}</ref> The scene was meant to demonstrate the title character's "eternal optimism and willingness to get back to work," and "do it in a way that's still funny and relatable." However, it was reported that political activists claim the "notorious line" as a "slam" to the Food Stamps benefit. In a report by ''{{W|The Hollywood Reporter}}'', it stated there that the episode may have a political agenda about the social safety net.<ref name=THR/> It added that "It's not the first time ''SpongeBob'' has waded into social commentary, though usually when it does, it bugs the right and supports the left."<ref name=THR>{{cite news|last=Bond|first=Paul|title=SpongeBob's Firing Sparks Political Debate (Exclusive Video)|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/spongebobs-firing-sparks-political-debate-652727|work=The Hollywood Reporter|accessdate=November 5, 2013|date=November 4, 2013}}</ref>
|date = {{Time|June 21}}, {{Time|2019}}
 
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*Nickelodeon also declined to comment on the issue caused by the message of the episode.<ref name=MJ>{{cite web|last=Suebsaeng|first=Asawin|title=Former Gay Propagandist SpongeBob SquarePants Is Now a Conservative Darling|url=http://www.motherjones.com/mixed-media/2013/11/spongebob-squarepants-fox-news-food-stamps-unemployment-episode|work=Mother Jones|accessdate=November 6, 2013|date=November 5, 2013}}</ref> However, Russell Hicks of Nickelodeon said the show is "tapping into the news of the moment, but did not specifically address any political leanings or ideologies within the episode." In a statement, Hicks said "Like all really great cartoons, part of <i>SpongeBob</i>'s long-running success has been its ability to tap into the zeitgeist while still being really funny for our audience. As always, despite this momentary setback, SpongeBob's eternal optimism prevails, which is always a great message for everyone."
|IMDB = 5.3
 
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*Critical reception was mostly negative,{{Citation needed}} but Paul Mavis on [http://dvdtalk.com/ DVD Talk] was positive on the episode, saying "Lots of solid gags here," even recommending the DVD.<ref>[https://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/review/66085 SpongeBob SquarePants: SpongeBob, You're Fired! - DVD Talk]</ref>
|IMDBreviews = 372
 
|IMDBid = <ref>http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3034760/?ref_=ttep_ep11</ref>
 
|TV = 4.3
 
|TVvotes = 79
 
|TVid = <ref>http://www.tv.com/shows/spongebob-squarepants/spongebob-youre-fired-2991860/</ref>
 
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==Trivia==
 
==Trivia==
 
===General===
 
===General===
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*Fascinatingly, this episode was originally called "SpongeBob, You're Fired!," utilizing proper grammar unlike the current title.<ref name="spongenews"/>
*This is the last episode to premiere in {{Time|2013}}.
 
 
**The TV Guide on Xfinity/Comcast displays the title as this.{{Citation needed}}
*Although this episode premiered in 2013, it was produced in 2012 according to the credits. It is also the last episode to be made in 2012.
 
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*This episode may have been an 11-minute episode at some point, as [[Virginia Hawes]]' website featuring various character designs have the mascot designs listed under the production code #941, which represented the first 11 minutes of this episode, despite them appearing in the second half, which is under the production code #942.<ref name="ginny"/>
*There is an [[SpongeBob, You're Fired! (online game)|online game]] based on this episode.
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*There is an [[SpongeBob, You're Fired! (online game)|online game of the same name]] based on this episode.
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**There are also two books based on this episode called ''[[Fry Cook Freak-Out!]]'' and ''[[You're Fired!]]''
 
*This is the last episode for many things:
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**The last episode and special to be produced before ''[[The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water]]'' entered production,<ref>https://twitter.com/VincentWaller72/status/513736507082149888</ref> hence its episode number immediately preceding "[[Lost in Bikini Bottom]]."
 
**The last episode to credit Paul Tibbitt as the supervising producer in the opening credits. He would be credited as an executive producer in the opening credits for the rest of [[season 9]].
 
**The last episode to date to have [[Marc Ceccarelli]] as a writer and storyboard director.
 
**The last episode to have Steve Downs as an animatic supervisor, [[Peter Bennett]] as a background painter, [[Blake Lemons]] as an animatic director, and [[Clint Bond Jr.|Clint Bond]] as a storyboard supervisor.
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**The last episode to have [[Tuck Tucker]] as a supervising storyboard director; he died on {{Time|December 22}}, {{Time|2020}}.<ref>[https://www.animationmagazine.net/people/passings/director-storyboard-artist-writer-and-animator-tuck-tucker-dies-at-59/ Director, Storyboard Artist, Writer and Animator Tuck Tucker Dies at 59 - Animation Magazine]</ref>
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***He was also the production storyboard artist for ''[[The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water]]''. This was the last time he received a credit for the show.
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**The last episode to have an original version of [[United Plankton Pictures, Inc.]] logo in a 16:9 format. The next episode has the new version that is smaller with [[Plankton's cousins]] being further away from the camera.
 
**The last episode to have a clean-up artist credited in the end credits.
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**The last episode to have three writers until "[[Krabby Patty Creature Feature]]."
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**The last episode to use larger text for the opening credits. Starting with "Lost in Bikini Bottom" and "[[Tutor Sauce]]," the opening credits use smaller text, similar to the [[season 6]] special, "[[Truth or Square]]."
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**The last episode to date where the track "[[Bikini Bottom Bound]]" is used as title card music.
 
**The last episode where all captions in an episode are in uppercase.
 
**The last episode of the series to be dubbed by MBC 3 in the Arabic dub due to Nickelodeon Arabia's 2015 relaunch.
 
*The title of this episode is similar to that of "[[Mrs. Puff, You're Fired]]."
 
*The title of this episode is similar to that of "[[Mrs. Puff, You're Fired]]."
*This is the second half hour special of season 9. The first is "[[It Came From Goo Lagoon]]."
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*This is the second half-hour special of season 9. The first is "[[It Came from Goo Lagoon]]," and the third is "[[Goodbye, Krabby Patty?]]"
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**In airing order, this is the first half-hour special of season 9. The second is "It Came from Goo Lagoon" and the third is "Goodbye, Krabby Patty?"
*This is the last episode to be produced before ''[[The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water]]'' began production.
 
 
*This is the highest-rated episode of season 9, with 5.186 million U.S. viewers.
*This is the last episode to credit Paul Tibbitt as the supervising producer in the opening credits. He would be credited as an executive producer from Lost in Bikini Bottom and onward.
 
*Τhis episode aired in Greece on {{Time|July 3}}, {{Time|2013}}, before it aired in the USA.
 
*In this episode, Mr. Krabs does a terrible job making Krabby Patties, even though in "[[Friend or Foe]]," a flashback shows he made delicious Krabby Patties. It's possible he forgot how to properly cook them over the years.
 
*This is the last episode where all captions in an episode are in uppercase.
 
 
*The plot of this episode is similar to "[[Bummer Vacation]]" and "[[Model Sponge]]."
 
*The plot of this episode is similar to "[[Bummer Vacation]]" and "[[Model Sponge]]."
**In "[[Bummer Vacation]]," SpongeBob gets bored when he takes a vacation from work.
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**In "Bummer Vacation," SpongeBob gets bored when he takes a vacation from work.
***In "[[Model Sponge]]," SpongeBob thinks he is being fired, when he is not.
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***In "Model Sponge," SpongeBob thinks he is being fired when he is not.
 
*This episode is similar to "[[Can You Spare a Dime?]]," except for the fact that SpongeBob suffers being fired instead of Squidward.
 
*This episode is similar to "[[Le Big Switch]]," where SpongeBob also makes patties out of ordinary food. In both episodes, at first his bosses hate it, they then love it after positive reception.
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*Squidward does not get fired because according to Mr. Krabs, he has seniority. This is somewhat similar to ''[[The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie]],'' when Squidward is initially given the job of manager of the Krusty Krab 2 instead of SpongeBob because SpongeBob is "just a kid" while Squidward is "a man." The difference between the movie and this episode being that it's their mentality differences that determined Mr. Krabs' decision to make Squidward manager in the movie, while in the episode it's SpongeBob and Squidward's age difference that got SpongeBob fired instead of Squidward.
 
*In this episode, Mr. Krabs does a terrible job making Krabby Patties, even though in "[[Friend or Foe]]," a flashback shows he made delicious Krabby Patties. It is possible that his cooking skills deteriorated overtime.
 
*This is the third time SpongeBob gets fired from his job at the Krusty Krab.
 
*This is the third time SpongeBob gets fired from his job at the Krusty Krab.
**The first was in "[[Karate Choppers]]" and the second was in "[[Squid on Strike]]."
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**The first was in "[[Karate Choppers]]," and the second was in "[[Squid on Strike]]."
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*This is the third episode where SpongeBob has a habit of making Krabby Patties instead of other foods or something else as well, alongside with "Le Big Switch" and "[[Model Sponge]]." He even thinks that he's still in the Krusty Krab and that his former employers are Mr. Krabs.
***He is also fired in the episode "[[Sleepy Time]]," although it was only in a dream.
 
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*This is the first episode in which SpongeBob and Patrick mess up [[Squidward's vegetable garden]].
*Near the end, Mister Wekner, Pizza Pete and the other people who worked in the restaurants SpongeBob tried to get a job in are seen eating at the Krusty Krab.
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*Near the end, Mister Weiner, Pizza Pete, and the other people who worked in the restaurants SpongeBob tried to get a job in are seen eating at the Krusty Krab, presumably invited by SpongeBob to make amends.
*This was the fourth 30-minute {{SBSP}} special to air on {{Time|November 11}}. The first three were "[[Have You Seen This Snail?]]" in {{Time|2005}}, "[[The Great Patty Caper]]" in {{Time|2010}}, and "[[A SquarePants Family Vacation]]" in {{Time|2011}}.
 
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*The phrases Mr. Krabs says, and the accompanying items he gives SpongeBob, are all references to getting fired:
*Since SpongeBob didn't know what a hot dog was, this episode probably takes place before "[[SpongeGuard on Duty]]" and "[[Krusty Dogs]]."
 
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**Canned (a soup can); being dismissed from one's job, but also refers to food being kept in a can.
*To date, this is the last episode to have [[Marc Ceccarelli]] as a writer.
 
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**A pink slip (a pink slipover dress); a notice of dismissal given to an employee.
**This is also the last episode to have Steve Downs as an animatic supervisor, Peter Bennett as a background painter, and [[Blake Lemons]] as an animatic director.
 
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**Axed (an axe); being ended, cancelled, or dismissed all of a sudden, or to suddenly cut costs.
*This is a rare time where Squidward physically attacks someone.
 
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*Patrick is humming to the music playing in background, "Skipping to School," when he is walking over to SpongeBob's house.
*This is the last episode to have a clean-up artist credited in the end credits.
 
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*A promo for this episode was aired on Nickelodeon during the commercial breaks of July and August 2013.
*'''Irony''': If Mr. Krabs changed the prices of everything on the menu to higher prices to avoid losing 5 cents, then he wouldn't have to fire SpongeBob.
 
 
*This is the fourth special to air on {{W|Remembrance Day}}. The first three were "[[Have You Seen This Snail?]]" in {{Time|2005}}, "[[The Great Patty Caper]]" in {{Time|2010}}, and "[[A SquarePants Family Vacation]]" in {{Time|2011}}.
 
*Squidward reveals that he hates the smell of burnt Krabby Patties more than SpongeBob.
 
*Squidward reveals that he hates the smell of burnt Krabby Patties more than SpongeBob.
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*Weenie Hut has a very similar name to [[Weenie Hut Jr's]], [[Super Weenie Hut Jr's]], and [[Weenie Hut General]].
**However, he actually gave the customers burnt Krabby Patties in "[[The Play's the Thing]]." This likely explains where he developed the hatred.
 
*SpongeBob's mug says "Best Day Ever." This is a reference to the [[Best Day Ever|episode of the same name]].
 
*SpongeBob is able to make the [[Snail-Po]] recipe. It is possible that he remembered the taste that he had from "[[Missing Identity]]."
 
*This episode is a bit out of character for both Squidward and SpongeBob. SpongeBob makes a remark about Pizza Pete, saying "I hope his pepperoni falls off," and Squidward went out of his way to save SpongeBob (something he would most likely despise).
 
*Weenie Hut may be a reference to [[Weenie Hut Jr's]].
 
*Until "[[Krabby Patty Creature Feature]]," this was the last episode to have 3 writers.
 
*When Mr. Krabs says "golden spatula fry cook," this might be a reference to the [[Golden Spatula]] collectibles of the ''SpongeBob'' video games, most notably, ''[[Battle for Bikini Bottom]]'', where SpongeBob has to collect golden spatulas to enter new levels. He might also be referencing the same spatula seen in "[[Plankton!]]."
 
*SpongeBob gets his pink slip in the form of a shirt. When one receives a pink slip, it's on paper, and then they get fired.
 
**In the same scene, SpongeBob also holds a can and an ax. The can means "Being Canned" (which means "Getting Fired"); the axe, and the way it falls on SpongeBob and slices him in half, may be supposed to be a visual pun on "Getting Axed" (which also means "Getting Fired").
 
*This episode aired on {{Time|March 31}}, {{Time|2014}} in Southeast Asia except for the Philippines, in which it aired on {{Time|April 2}}, {{Time|2014}}. Both premieres were before the {{W|Kids' Choice Awards}}.
 
*This episode is similar to "[[Le Big Switch]]," where SpongeBob also makes patties out of ordinary food. In both episodes first his bosses hate it, then they love it.
 
 
*This is the second time Patrick's forehead is shown with the ability to speak, the first being time being in "[[Chum Bucket Supreme]]."
 
*This is the second time Patrick's forehead is shown with the ability to speak, the first being time being in "[[Chum Bucket Supreme]]."
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*In this episode, SpongeBob seems not to know what a hot dog (or wiener) is. However, in "[[Krusty Dogs]]," he makes them out of Krabby Patty meat, and he sees hot dogs in "[[Walking Small]]" and "[[SpongeGuard on Duty]]."
*This was the last episode of the series to be dubbed by MBC 3 in the Arabic dub due to Nickelodeon Arabia's 2015 relaunch.
 
 
*This episode was aired alongside various specials from this cartoon and ''{{W|The Fairly OddParents}}'' leading up to the Nickelodeon movie ''{{W|100 Things to Do Before High School}}''.<ref>[[w:c:nickstory:November 11, 2014|November 11, 2014 - Nickstory]]</ref>
*This is one of the few times where Mr. Krabs wears the [[Krusty Krab employee hat]], the other being the "[[What if SpongeBob Was Gone? (Mr. Krabs)]]" short.
 
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**Coincidentally, this marathon occurred a month after the episode premiered in the US.
*This episode is similar to "[[Can You Spare a Dime?]]," except for the fact that SpongeBob suffers being fired instead of Squidward.
 
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*In the [[Bob Esponja (Latin American Spanish)|Latin American dub]], the term "fun-employment" was changed to "divertivago," which translates "fun-vague."
*This is one of few episodes to sneak in controversial content under the radar.
 
*In the promo for this episode, it said "Will the greatest fry cook of [[Bikini Bottom]] hit Rock Bottom?" This may have been a reference to the episode "[[Rock Bottom]]."
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*In the German dubbing, this episode is the last time in which Eberhard Prüter dubbed Squidward before his death on October 28, 2014 at the age of 69 from a serious illness.
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**This is also the case with the French dubbing. It was the last episode of the series in which Érik Colin dubbed Patrick before his death on November 15, 2013 at the age of 66 from a serious illness.
*The episode name was actually said in "[[Karate Choppers]]," which is an older episode. This may just be a coincidence.
 
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**Same situation is with [[Губка Боб Квадратні Штани|Ukrainian voice-over]], it is the last episode to include [[Oleksandr Chmykhalov]], the voice of SpongeBob and Mr. Krabs, who has died of cancer on August 17, 2015.
*The TV Guide on Xfinity/Comcast displays the title as "SpongeBob, You're Fired!"
 
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*This episode was aired alongside various specials from this cartoon and ''{{W|The Fairly OddParents}}'' leading up to the Nickelodeon movie ''{{W|100 Things to Do Before High School}}''.
 
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===Episode references===
*This episode premiered in the Philippines on [[Martin Olson]]'s 62nd birthday, nine years after ''[[Nickelodeon Blimp]]'' premiered, three years after "[[Sentimental Sponge]]" premiered and "[[Greasy Buffoons]]" and "[[Model Sponge]]" premiered in Poland, two years after "Restraining SpongeBob" premiered, and one year after "[[Patrick's Staycation]]" and "[[Walking the Plankton]]" premiered in Greece.
 
 
*SpongeBob's mug says "Best Day Ever." This is a reference to the [[Best Day Ever|episode]] and [[The Best Day Ever|song]] of the same name.
*This episode premiered ten years after [[Friends Forever]] was released, eight years after "Have You Seen This Snail?" premiered, three years after "[[The Great Patty Caper]]" premiered, and two years after "[[A SquarePants Family Vacation]]" premiered.
 
*This episode premiered two years before the premiere of "[[Patrick! The Game]]" and "[[The Sewers of Bikini Bottom]]."
 
*This episode premiered in Canada on {{W|Shannon Tweed}}'s 57th birthday, [[Jon Hamm]]'s 43rd birthday, and five years after [[Surf's Up SpongeBob!]] was released.
 
*This episode premiered in Southeast Asia seven years after the premiere of "[[Born to Be Wild]]" and "[[Best Frenemies]]" and two years after the premiere of "[[Are You Happy Now?]]" and "[[Planet of the Jellyfish]]."
 
*This is the fourth time SpongeBob's tears caused flooding, the first being "[[Grandma's Kisses]]," the second being "[[Funny Pants]]," and the third being "[[A Day Without Tears]]."
 
*This is the highest rated episode of "[[Season 9]]" with 5.19 (in millions) U.S. Viewers.
 
   
 
===Errors===
 
===Errors===
*On [[the Complete Ninth Season]] DVD, this episode is incorrectly listed as "SpongeBob''',''' You're Fired'''!'''," adding a comma and exclamation point to the title.
 
 
*When SpongeBob's corner grew back after he ate it, the scene skipped a part, paused, and then started again.
 
*When SpongeBob's corner grew back after he ate it, the scene skipped a part, paused, and then started again.
*Mister Weiner knows where SpongeBob lives.
 
**However, SpongeBob could have told him when applying.
 
 
*When SpongeBob is smelling (looking) at the paper, his buck teeth are together for a split second.
 
*When SpongeBob is smelling (looking) at the paper, his buck teeth are together for a split second.
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*When SpongeBob says, "They're Weenie Patties!" and "But you just fired me," his Weenie Hut hat is replaced with his Krusty Krab hat.
 
*When SpongeBob says, "They're Weenie Patties!" and "But you just fired me," his Weenie Hut hat is replaced with his Krusty Krab hat.
 
*Normally SpongeBob's mouth is a dark red color in HD episodes, but in some scenes in this episode, it is an even darker shade of red than usual, to the point where it looks like a nearly rust-like color.
 
*Normally SpongeBob's mouth is a dark red color in HD episodes, but in some scenes in this episode, it is an even darker shade of red than usual, to the point where it looks like a nearly rust-like color.
*At the end of the episode, the four restaurant owners are seen at the Krusty Krab despite being beat up earlier.
 
 
[[File:Mister Weiner in SpongeBob You're Fired credits.png|thumb|260px]]
 
[[File:Mister Weiner in SpongeBob You're Fired credits.png|thumb|260px]]
*Although the end credits spell Mister Weiner's name as "W'''ei'''ner," the proper German spelling is actually "w'''i.e.'''ner."
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*Although the [[SpongeBob You're Fired (credits)|closing credits]] spell Mister Weiner's name as "W'''ei'''ner," the proper spelling is actually "W'''ie'''ner."
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[[File:SpongeBob You're Fired 327.png|thumb|260px]]
 
*When Mr. Weenie says, "My customers love your little sliders!," the Weenie Patty is smaller.
 
*When Mr. Weenie says, "My customers love your little sliders!," the Weenie Patty is smaller.
 
*When SpongeBob is forced out of the Krusty Krab by Squidward, there are no tables inside.
 
*When SpongeBob is forced out of the Krusty Krab by Squidward, there are no tables inside.
*SpongeBob makes Snail-Po, even though it's stated in the same episode that he can only make krabby patties.
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*SpongeBob makes Snail-Po, even though it is stated in the same episode that he can only make Krabby Patties. It is possible that he may have meant that Krabby Patties were his specialty and actually does know how to make other types of food.
*When Patrick is disturbing Squidward when he is gardening, there are 3 markers for plants. When SpongeBob says, "Hey, Squidward, look at me, I'm fun-employed!", there's only one plant marker.
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*When Patrick is disturbing Squidward while he is gardening, there are three markers for plants. When SpongeBob says, "Hey, Squidward, look at me, I'm fun-employed!," there is only one plant marker.
 
*When SpongeBob wraps his arm around the custom Snail-Po can while opening it, in the next scene when he gives it to Gary, his arm is wrapped around the can more.
 
*When SpongeBob wraps his arm around the custom Snail-Po can while opening it, in the next scene when he gives it to Gary, his arm is wrapped around the can more.
 
*The order wheel is not seen in the order window at the end of the episode.
 
*The order wheel is not seen in the order window at the end of the episode.
 
*When SpongeBob is feeding Gary the first time, he uses Slimy Can Snail food, but later he makes some Snail-Po and even says before he makes the snail food, "I'll open up a can of Snail-Po for you Gary."
 
*When SpongeBob is feeding Gary the first time, he uses Slimy Can Snail food, but later he makes some Snail-Po and even says before he makes the snail food, "I'll open up a can of Snail-Po for you Gary."
*When SpongeBob is preparing the homemade Snail-Po can, his eyelashes briefly disappear.[[File:SpongeBob's_Eyelashes_Disappear_in_SBYF.png|thumb|SB's eyelashes disappeared.]]
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[[File:SpongeBob's Eyelashes Disappear in SBYF.png|thumb|260px|SpongeBob's eyelashes disappeared.]]
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*When SpongeBob is preparing the homemade Snail-Po can, his eyelashes briefly disappear.
*When SpongeBob goes to the cupboard to get some snail food for Gary the first time, if one looks closely, one can see there are multiple cans inside, but when SpongeBob says "I'll open up a can of Snail-Po for you" while opening the cupboard, it is empty.
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*When SpongeBob goes to the cupboard to get some snail food for Gary the first time, if one looks closely, one can see there are multiple cans inside, but when SpongeBob says "I'll open up a can of Snail-Po for you." while opening the cupboard, it is empty.
*After SpongeBob got fired from the Wet Noodle, he said that he is been fired five times in one day. However, he was fired from the Krusty Krab a day ago, so he was actually fired ''four'' times in one day, it is possible that it might have been later that day.[[File:SpongeBob You're Fired 321.png|thumb|His house looks much wider than usual.]]
 
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[[File:Tear Path Error.png|thumb|260px|The tear path vanishes.]]
*When the [[hotdog henchmen]] kidnap SpongeBob out of his house, his house is much wider than it usually is.
 
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*When SpongeBob enters the Wet Noodle, his tears make a tear path. But in the next scene after Noodleman holds the Noodle Patty, the tear path vanishes.
 
*After SpongeBob got fired from the Wet Noodle, he said that he is been fired five times in one day. However, he was fired from the Krusty Krab a day ago, so he was actually fired ''five'' times in two days.
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[[File:SpongeBob You're Fired 321.png|thumb|260px|His house looks much wider than usual.]]
 
*When the weenie goons kidnap SpongeBob out of his house, his house is much wider than it usually is.
 
*Throughout SpongeBob's "funemployment," his coffee cup spills twice, yet later, it is full again without SpongeBob going back to his house to refill his coffee mug.
 
*Throughout SpongeBob's "funemployment," his coffee cup spills twice, yet later, it is full again without SpongeBob going back to his house to refill his coffee mug.
 
*Patrick is technically a displaced and discouraged worker, meaning he may have looked for a job in the past, but has given up actively searching. To be unemployed, one must be without a job, and actively searching for another job, for which Patrick does not meet both these requirements.
 
*Patrick is technically a displaced and discouraged worker, meaning he may have looked for a job in the past, but has given up actively searching. To be unemployed, one must be without a job, and actively searching for another job, for which Patrick does not meet both these requirements.
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*Throughout the whole episode, the Chum Bucket and the pathway leading to it are missing across the street.
 
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=== Running Gags ===
 
*SpongeBob overreacting after getting fired.
 
*SpongeBob combining food with [[Krabby Patty|Krabby Patties]].
 
   
 
==Videos==
 
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HQ SpongeBob You're Fired! - Weenie Hut - Promo
 
HQ SpongeBob You're Fired! - Weenie Hut - Promo
 
SpongeBob You're Fired Pizza Piehole
 
SpongeBob You're Fired Pizza Piehole
 
SpongeBob You're Fired Taco Sombrero
 
SpongeBob You're Fired Taco Sombrero
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"SpongeBob, You're Fired!" Commercial Breaks November 11, 2013
 
SpongeBob SquarePants You're Fired Nickelodeon UK
 
SpongeBob SquarePants You're Fired Nickelodeon UK
 
SpongeBob SquarePants No Place For Patties Nickelodeon UK
 
SpongeBob SquarePants No Place For Patties Nickelodeon UK
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SpongeBob FIRED From the Krusty Krab! 🔥 - The Bikini Bottom Inquirer Ep 8
 
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Latest revision as of 18:25, 11 March 2024

This is the page about the episode. For other uses, see SpongeBob You're Fired (disambiguation).

"SpongeBob You're Fired" is a SpongeBob SquarePants episode from season 9. In this episode, Mr. Krabs fires SpongeBob to save a nickel, so SpongeBob must find work at other restaurants.

Characters

Synopsis

Act 1

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Mr. Krabs fires SpongeBob.

This episode opens up by showing SpongeBob working happily at the Krusty Krab and making a Krabby Patty while Squidward sleeps on the job. When he finishes making the patty, a worrisome Mr. Krabs comes up and tells him he is fired. SpongeBob is devastated by the news, as Mr. Krabs says the reason why he is firing him is because he found out he can save a nickel if he cuts off SpongeBob's salary completely. Squidward then asks if he can be fired as well, but Mr. Krabs states he cannot be fired as he has seniority, to his dismay. SpongeBob offers to work for free, but Mr. Krabs states he already thought of that, though he had found out he cannot because it is illegal, and he would lose his vendor's license. As a result, SpongeBob starts crying uncontrollably and floods the Krusty Krab with his tears. Not sympathetic to this, Squidward drains his tears and escorts the sad sponge out and mockingly tells him he should come back "as a customer," which makes him cry again before Squidward closes the blinds on a sulking SpongeBob. Then, he congratulates Mr. Krabs for his decision and asks him who is going to make the patties. Mr. Krabs tells him that he was a "golden spatula fry cook" in the navy, so he is going to be the new chef before the spatula spontaneously bursts into flames as Squidward comments on the impending disaster.

SpongeBob then goes home, still sad about his situation from The Krusty Krab, as he is comforted by Gary, who also wants to be fed. SpongeBob feeds him, but continues to cry as he hears Patrick cry because he is doing so too. Feeling bad, SpongeBob invites him to come inside, before (at first unsuccessfully) telling him about his situation. However, Patrick tells him that being unemployed is the best gig that he knows and tells SpongeBob he is going to come back the next day to tell him the steps of glorious unemployment.

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Unemployed, SpongeBob starts the day with Patrick.

The next day, Patrick arrives to get SpongeBob. A disheveled and unshaven SpongeBob opens the door. SpongeBob appears to have gotten depressed from being fired. Patrick is determined to show SpongeBob the bright side of unemployment. He tells him the 3 steps of glorious unemployment, or as Patrick likes to call it, "fun-employment." The steps are breakfast with Squidward, taking a mid-morning siesta, and free lunch with friends. First, they go to Squidward's house and step on his plants. Angered, Squidward throws food at them to go away as Patrick compliments on SpongeBob's "fun-employment" spirit. Next, Patrick and SpongeBob stick themselves to Patrick's rock to sleep, but SpongeBob falls down, ending act 1.

Act 2

Act 2 begins with the pair walking to Sandy's treedome, where she is handing out food, which is really toxic waste that gives off mutations, such as a puffy face for one fish and an extra forehead for Patrick.

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Motivated by his friends, SpongeBob decides to apply for a new job.

Sandy then notices SpongeBob, who tells her he lost his job and tries to eat the food that she made, but she quickly prevents him from eating the slop, as he asks about it and she explains her real goal is doing a psychological test to determine how much stuff (as she does not even know what this "stuff" is) they eat, for free. Sandy then tells SpongeBob that he needs to get a new job and not be like the "freeloaders." Motivated by her words, SpongeBob tells Patrick that "fun-employment" may be fun for him, but he needs to get a new job. When Patrick's second head insults him, Patrick angrily hits the latter for insulting his friend and tells SpongeBob to go ahead with his decision. With that, he turns from a depressed sponge back into a happy and joyful sponge again, and he goes looking for a job.

The first job SpongeBob arrives at is the Weenie Hut, where he gets employed by Mister Weiner. However, Mister Weiner soon fires SpongeBob due to him making Weenie Patties instead of hot dogs. Next, SpongeBob goes to Pizza Piehole, where he gets hired by Pizza Pete to make pizzas, but SpongeBob makes a Pizza Patty, much to Pizza Pete's disapproval, resulting in SpongeBob getting fired again. Next, SpongeBob goes to Taco Sombrero; he gets hired and makes a Burrito Patty, and Señor Taco decides to give it a try and asks a customer to taste it. Pilar volunteers, but when he takes a bite, the burrito meat sprays out of both sides of the taco gets into Billy and Frank's faces, so he gets fired once again. SpongeBob then cries an excuse to Señor Taco, but the latter just strictly fires him. Next and shortly, a crying SpongeBob goes to Wet Noodle, but he gets fired yet again, and Noodleman throws the Noodle Patty on SpongeBob, causing him to say he will take his cooking home.

SpongeBob becomes depressed about being fired several times in one day as he goes home. When he arrives home, Gary asks him for snail food, but he says he does not have any, so he makes a homemade can of snail food for Gary. SpongeBob tastes a bit of it, saying it tastes great. Gary eats the food, saying it is the best food he ever tasted. Patrick and his second head also eat the food.

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SpongeBob's bosses fighting over him.

Then, there is a knock on the door, which SpongeBob answers. The Hotdog Minions trap SpongeBob in a hot dog bun and take him away. It turns out Mr. Weiner has kidnapped him and "promotes" him because of his idea of Weenie Patties while ignoring his mentioning of firing him. SpongeBob cannot leave because he got chained, until Pete comes along and frees him with pizza sauce, only for him to kidnap him with breadstick cuffs. Soon, it is a war against all the owners of each restaurant, who now see how useful SpongeBob's creations were. This results in a tug of war until the Killer Krabby Patty defeats them and takes him back to the Krusty Krab, where angry customers are leaving because of Mr. Krabs' terrible cooking. Upon seeing SpongeBob again, Mr. Krabs thanks Killer Krabby Patty, who is then revealed to be Squidward in disguise, for bringing SpongeBob back. Squidward admits that even though he hates SpongeBob, he hates the smell of burnt Krabby Patties even more. As such, Squidward personally begs SpongeBob to come back and become a fry cook again.

SpongeBob says he would if it was okay with Mr. Krabs, who apologizes to SpongeBob for firing him in the first place since the Krusty Krab is falling apart without him, and rehires SpongeBob. Ecstatic at being rehired, SpongeBob cleans the whole restaurant and gives Mr. Krabs and Squidward a new suit and dress.

As the episode closes, SpongeBob later serves the customers patties again, even inviting his old bosses over for a meal to make amends. Mr. Krabs then says that to make up for the nickel he lost, he installed a pay toilet, which costs a nickel to use.

Production

This episode was in production on August 20, 2012.[1]

It was confirmed on December 25, 2012 by the now-defunct SpongeNews, with the synopsis confirmed on the following day.[3]

It was submitted to the US Copyright Office on May 2, 2013,[4] alongside "It Came From Goo Lagoon,"[5] alongside "Don't Look Now," "Séance Shméance,"[6] "Kenny the Cat," and "Yeti Krabs."[7]

Model sheets

Art

Character design

  • Designed by Virginia Hawes.[1]

Storyboards

Unnamed

An animated GIF from the storyboard.

Music

 ) Production music
 ) Original music
 ) SpongeBob music

  Bikini Bottom Bound - Nicolas Carr, Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield [Title card]
  Hot Steel and Slide Licks 13C - Jeremy Wakefield [SpongeBob reads an order slip]
  Tentacally Speaking - Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield [SpongeBob making Krabby Patties]
  Dragon Flight A - Daryl Neil Alexander Griffith [SpongeBob jumps into the air]
  A Pirate's Life For Me (A) - Ron Goodwin [SpongeBob mops the floor while tied to the ceiling]
  Tentacally Speaking - Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield [SpongeBob goes back to the kitchen.]
  Hgliss & Bell - Nicolas Carr [SpongeBob gets an idea]
  Tentacally Speaking - Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield [SpongeBob chooses a pickle jar.]
  Lap Steel Lullabye - Nicolas Carr [SpongeBob puts pickles on a patty]
  Circus Parade (B) - Dick Stephen Walter ["Order up!"]
  Birth of the Krabby Patty - Nicolas Carr ["One perfect patty on a pristine plate!"]
  Monocle and Pocket-Watch - Brian Douglas Gulland ["You're fired."]
  Drama Link (D) - Hubert Clifford ["WHAT?!"]
  Another Tragic Tale Of Woe - Michael Bolger, Nicolas Carr ["Well, I've been doing some calculating..."]
  Saltwaterworks - Nicolas Carr, Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield [SpongeBob cries]
  Daily Chores Jig - Michael Bolger, Nicolas Carr [Krabs says he'll be running the grill]
  Hebrew Lament - John Leach [SpongeBob sadly comes home]
  New Vibe Hits - Nicolas Carr [SpongeBob hears Patrick crying]
  Hot Steel and Slide Licks 40A - Jeremy Wakefield [Patrick at the window]
  A Simple Conversation 1 - Nicolas Carr, Barry Anthony [SpongeBob stutters trying to say "fired"]
  Skipping to School - Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield [The next morning]
  Dramatic Impact (3) - Ivor Slaney [SpongeBob answers the door]
  Skipping to School - Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield ["Ready for your first day of unemployment?"]
  Tension Bits - Nicolas Carr, Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield [Squidward gets angry]
  Silly Bob Conversation 2 - Nicolas Carr, Barry Anthony [Mid-morning siesta]
  Fooling Around 2 w e gtr - Nicolas Carr, Barry Anthony [SpongeBob sitting outside Patrick's rock]
  Lap Steel - Nicolas Carr ["Yippee."]
  The Fruitcake Vendor 2 - Nicolas Carr, Barry Anthony [Sandy's experiment]
  Hot Steel and Slide Licks 7A - Jeremy Wakefield [Patrick punches his forehead]
  Hot Steel and Slide Licks 13D - Jeremy Wakefield ["Thanks, Patrick."]
  Transformer Tension - Nicolas Carr [SpongeBob loses five o'clock shadow.]
  Hgliss & Bell - Nicolas Carr [SpongeBob loses five o'clock shadow]
  Cream Pie - Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield ["I'm ready! Whoo-hoo!"]
  Nude Sting - Nicolas Carr [SpongeBob grins enthusiastically]
  Comic Walk - Sidney Torch [Weenie Hut kitchen]
  Drama Link (D) - Hubert Clifford [SpongeBob screams]
  Comic Walk - Sidney Torch [weenie patties]
  Hot Steel and Slide Licks 34C - Jeremy Wakefield ["But Mr. Krabs, why?"]
  Via Porchio - Mario Tomasso, Serge Tomassi [Pizza Piehole]
  Parting of the Clouds Sting - Nicolas Carr [shot of pizza patty]
  Hot Steel and Slide Licks 18 - Jeremy Wakefield ["But who will make the Krabby Patties?"]
  Guaracha Senorita - Heidi Pehofer [Taco Sombrero]
  Solo Steel 3 - Jeremy Wakefield [SpongeBob cries]
  Chopped Suey Kung Fu - Nicolas Carr [Wet Noodle]
  Blue Tide - Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield [SpongeBob sadly comes home]
  A Pinapple Luau - Nicolas Carr, Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield [SpongeBob making snail food]
  Drama Link (G) - Hubert Clifford [SpongeBob kidnapped]
  Stealth by Night - Jack Coles [SpongeBob chained to Weenie Hut grill]
  Dramatic Impact 5 - Ivor Slaney ["Parmesan crusted breadstick?"]
  Grass Skirt Chase - Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield [restaurant owners fighting over on SpongeBob]
  Tension Bits - Nicolas Carr, Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield [restaurant owners holding over on SpongeBob]
  Adventurers - Larry Hochman ["Stop! Unhand that sponge!"]
  Bloodbath - Harry Lubin [Killer Patty beats up restaurant owners]
  Spongemonger - Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield ["Well, here we go again."]
  Another Krusty Krab Day - Michael Bolger, Nicolas Carr ["How can you serve this slop?"]
  Solo Steel 3 - Jeremy Wakefield [Krabs re-hires SpongeBob]
  Another Best Day Ever - Nicolas Carr, Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield [SpongeBob cleaning the Krusty Krab]
  Jovial Pirate's Jig - Michael Bolger, Nicolas Carr [ending]

Release

Reception

  • The episode received a large amount of criticism before the episode premiered for its depiction of unemployment, especially from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, which caused the media matters for America to take action, and prompted MSNBC's Al Sharpton to "stick up for poor Americans."[8][9]
    • Due to the controversy, the episode rarely airs on Nickelodeon USA airings. However, it regularly airs in places like Australia and New Zealand due to them airing all SpongeBob episodes in production order.
  • In a scene from the episode, Patrick also tries to show SpongeBob the benefits of being unemployed, at which he said in response, "Unemployment may be fun for you, but I need to get a job."[10] The scene was meant to demonstrate the title character's "eternal optimism and willingness to get back to work," and "do it in a way that's still funny and relatable." However, it was reported that political activists claim the "notorious line" as a "slam" to the Food Stamps benefit. In a report by The Hollywood Reporter, it stated there that the episode may have a political agenda about the social safety net.[11] It added that "It's not the first time SpongeBob has waded into social commentary, though usually when it does, it bugs the right and supports the left."[11]
  • Nickelodeon also declined to comment on the issue caused by the message of the episode.[12] However, Russell Hicks of Nickelodeon said the show is "tapping into the news of the moment, but did not specifically address any political leanings or ideologies within the episode." In a statement, Hicks said "Like all really great cartoons, part of SpongeBob's long-running success has been its ability to tap into the zeitgeist while still being really funny for our audience. As always, despite this momentary setback, SpongeBob's eternal optimism prevails, which is always a great message for everyone."
  • Critical reception was mostly negative,[citation needed] but Paul Mavis on DVD Talk was positive on the episode, saying "Lots of solid gags here," even recommending the DVD.[13]

Trivia

General

  • Fascinatingly, this episode was originally called "SpongeBob, You're Fired!," utilizing proper grammar unlike the current title.[3]
    • The TV Guide on Xfinity/Comcast displays the title as this.[citation needed]
  • This episode may have been an 11-minute episode at some point, as Virginia Hawes' website featuring various character designs have the mascot designs listed under the production code #941, which represented the first 11 minutes of this episode, despite them appearing in the second half, which is under the production code #942.[1]
  • There is an online game of the same name based on this episode.
  • This is the last episode for many things:
    • The last episode and special to be produced before The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water entered production,[14] hence its episode number immediately preceding "Lost in Bikini Bottom."
    • The last episode to credit Paul Tibbitt as the supervising producer in the opening credits. He would be credited as an executive producer in the opening credits for the rest of season 9.
    • The last episode to date to have Marc Ceccarelli as a writer and storyboard director.
    • The last episode to have Steve Downs as an animatic supervisor, Peter Bennett as a background painter, Blake Lemons as an animatic director, and Clint Bond as a storyboard supervisor.
    • The last episode to have Tuck Tucker as a supervising storyboard director; he died on December 22, 2020.[15]
    • The last episode to have an original version of United Plankton Pictures, Inc. logo in a 16:9 format. The next episode has the new version that is smaller with Plankton's cousins being further away from the camera.
    • The last episode to have a clean-up artist credited in the end credits.
    • The last episode to have three writers until "Krabby Patty Creature Feature."
    • The last episode to use larger text for the opening credits. Starting with "Lost in Bikini Bottom" and "Tutor Sauce," the opening credits use smaller text, similar to the season 6 special, "Truth or Square."
    • The last episode to date where the track "Bikini Bottom Bound" is used as title card music.
    • The last episode where all captions in an episode are in uppercase.
    • The last episode of the series to be dubbed by MBC 3 in the Arabic dub due to Nickelodeon Arabia's 2015 relaunch.
  • The title of this episode is similar to that of "Mrs. Puff, You're Fired."
  • This is the second half-hour special of season 9. The first is "It Came from Goo Lagoon," and the third is "Goodbye, Krabby Patty?"
    • In airing order, this is the first half-hour special of season 9. The second is "It Came from Goo Lagoon" and the third is "Goodbye, Krabby Patty?"
  • This is the highest-rated episode of season 9, with 5.186 million U.S. viewers.
  • The plot of this episode is similar to "Bummer Vacation" and "Model Sponge."
    • In "Bummer Vacation," SpongeBob gets bored when he takes a vacation from work.
      • In "Model Sponge," SpongeBob thinks he is being fired when he is not.
  • This episode is similar to "Can You Spare a Dime?," except for the fact that SpongeBob suffers being fired instead of Squidward.
  • This episode is similar to "Le Big Switch," where SpongeBob also makes patties out of ordinary food. In both episodes, at first his bosses hate it, they then love it after positive reception.
  • Squidward does not get fired because according to Mr. Krabs, he has seniority. This is somewhat similar to The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie, when Squidward is initially given the job of manager of the Krusty Krab 2 instead of SpongeBob because SpongeBob is "just a kid" while Squidward is "a man." The difference between the movie and this episode being that it's their mentality differences that determined Mr. Krabs' decision to make Squidward manager in the movie, while in the episode it's SpongeBob and Squidward's age difference that got SpongeBob fired instead of Squidward.
  • In this episode, Mr. Krabs does a terrible job making Krabby Patties, even though in "Friend or Foe," a flashback shows he made delicious Krabby Patties. It is possible that his cooking skills deteriorated overtime.
  • This is the third time SpongeBob gets fired from his job at the Krusty Krab.
  • This is the third episode where SpongeBob has a habit of making Krabby Patties instead of other foods or something else as well, alongside with "Le Big Switch" and "Model Sponge." He even thinks that he's still in the Krusty Krab and that his former employers are Mr. Krabs.
  • This is the first episode in which SpongeBob and Patrick mess up Squidward's vegetable garden.
  • Near the end, Mister Weiner, Pizza Pete, and the other people who worked in the restaurants SpongeBob tried to get a job in are seen eating at the Krusty Krab, presumably invited by SpongeBob to make amends.
  • The phrases Mr. Krabs says, and the accompanying items he gives SpongeBob, are all references to getting fired:
    • Canned (a soup can); being dismissed from one's job, but also refers to food being kept in a can.
    • A pink slip (a pink slipover dress); a notice of dismissal given to an employee.
    • Axed (an axe); being ended, cancelled, or dismissed all of a sudden, or to suddenly cut costs.
  • Patrick is humming to the music playing in background, "Skipping to School," when he is walking over to SpongeBob's house.
  • A promo for this episode was aired on Nickelodeon during the commercial breaks of July and August 2013.
  • This is the fourth special to air on Remembrance Day. The first three were "Have You Seen This Snail?" in 2005, "The Great Patty Caper" in 2010, and "A SquarePants Family Vacation" in 2011.
  • Squidward reveals that he hates the smell of burnt Krabby Patties more than SpongeBob.
  • Weenie Hut has a very similar name to Weenie Hut Jr's, Super Weenie Hut Jr's, and Weenie Hut General.
  • This is the second time Patrick's forehead is shown with the ability to speak, the first being time being in "Chum Bucket Supreme."
  • In this episode, SpongeBob seems not to know what a hot dog (or wiener) is. However, in "Krusty Dogs," he makes them out of Krabby Patty meat, and he sees hot dogs in "Walking Small" and "SpongeGuard on Duty."
  • This episode was aired alongside various specials from this cartoon and The Fairly OddParents leading up to the Nickelodeon movie 100 Things to Do Before High School.[16]
    • Coincidentally, this marathon occurred a month after the episode premiered in the US.
  • In the Latin American dub, the term "fun-employment" was changed to "divertivago," which translates "fun-vague."
  • In the German dubbing, this episode is the last time in which Eberhard Prüter dubbed Squidward before his death on October 28, 2014 at the age of 69 from a serious illness.
    • This is also the case with the French dubbing. It was the last episode of the series in which Érik Colin dubbed Patrick before his death on November 15, 2013 at the age of 66 from a serious illness.
    • Same situation is with Ukrainian voice-over, it is the last episode to include Oleksandr Chmykhalov, the voice of SpongeBob and Mr. Krabs, who has died of cancer on August 17, 2015.

Episode references

  • SpongeBob's mug says "Best Day Ever." This is a reference to the episode and song of the same name.

Errors

  • When SpongeBob's corner grew back after he ate it, the scene skipped a part, paused, and then started again.
  • When SpongeBob is smelling (looking) at the paper, his buck teeth are together for a split second.
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  • When SpongeBob says, "They're Weenie Patties!" and "But you just fired me," his Weenie Hut hat is replaced with his Krusty Krab hat.
  • Normally SpongeBob's mouth is a dark red color in HD episodes, but in some scenes in this episode, it is an even darker shade of red than usual, to the point where it looks like a nearly rust-like color.
Mister Weiner in SpongeBob You're Fired credits
  • Although the closing credits spell Mister Weiner's name as "Weiner," the proper spelling is actually "Wiener."
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  • When Mr. Weenie says, "My customers love your little sliders!," the Weenie Patty is smaller.
  • When SpongeBob is forced out of the Krusty Krab by Squidward, there are no tables inside.
  • SpongeBob makes Snail-Po, even though it is stated in the same episode that he can only make Krabby Patties. It is possible that he may have meant that Krabby Patties were his specialty and actually does know how to make other types of food.
  • When Patrick is disturbing Squidward while he is gardening, there are three markers for plants. When SpongeBob says, "Hey, Squidward, look at me, I'm fun-employed!," there is only one plant marker.
  • When SpongeBob wraps his arm around the custom Snail-Po can while opening it, in the next scene when he gives it to Gary, his arm is wrapped around the can more.
  • The order wheel is not seen in the order window at the end of the episode.
  • When SpongeBob is feeding Gary the first time, he uses Slimy Can Snail food, but later he makes some Snail-Po and even says before he makes the snail food, "I'll open up a can of Snail-Po for you Gary."
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SpongeBob's eyelashes disappeared.

  • When SpongeBob is preparing the homemade Snail-Po can, his eyelashes briefly disappear.
  • When SpongeBob goes to the cupboard to get some snail food for Gary the first time, if one looks closely, one can see there are multiple cans inside, but when SpongeBob says "I'll open up a can of Snail-Po for you." while opening the cupboard, it is empty.
Tear Path Error

The tear path vanishes.

  • When SpongeBob enters the Wet Noodle, his tears make a tear path. But in the next scene after Noodleman holds the Noodle Patty, the tear path vanishes.
  • After SpongeBob got fired from the Wet Noodle, he said that he is been fired five times in one day. However, he was fired from the Krusty Krab a day ago, so he was actually fired five times in two days.
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His house looks much wider than usual.

  • When the weenie goons kidnap SpongeBob out of his house, his house is much wider than it usually is.
  • Throughout SpongeBob's "funemployment," his coffee cup spills twice, yet later, it is full again without SpongeBob going back to his house to refill his coffee mug.
  • Patrick is technically a displaced and discouraged worker, meaning he may have looked for a job in the past, but has given up actively searching. To be unemployed, one must be without a job, and actively searching for another job, for which Patrick does not meet both these requirements.
  • Throughout the whole episode, the Chum Bucket and the pathway leading to it are missing across the street.


Videos

References

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  16. ^ November 11, 2014 - Nickstory