急徴店員

	「不，那是義大利話，海綿寶寶。」 這篇條目尚未完全翻譯。請耐心等待施工完畢，並且歡迎來完善本詞條。

《急徵店員》
一般
影片編號:	PILOT(1997試播) 2515-127 (1999正式播出)
季數:	1
集數:	1a
台灣首播時間 (TST):	9:30 pm
其它譯名:	找工作
片長:	8分16秒
順序
下一集	《海底清潔隊》

《急徵店員》是《海綿寶寶》影集第一季的單集。在這一集中，。

簡介

在海底，有一座小鎮叫做比奇堡，其中有一個鳳梨屋，裡面住著一塊海綿，他的名字叫做海綿寶寶。有一天，海綿寶寶在一張有三張床墊與一個潛水板的床上睡覺，看起來睡得很熟，在床的地板旁邊則有一隻海綿寶寶的寵物蝸牛－小蝸。突然，床旁邊的鬧鐘以超高分貝響鈴，把海綿寶寶給叫醒了。

醒來之後，海綿寶寶爬到潛水板上頭並且告訴小蝸：「今天是個大日子」，小蝸只發出「喵」的一聲來回應。接著，海綿寶寶從潛水板跳到放著方形褲子地面上，衣服就瞬間換好了，這個方形褲子是棕色的，上頭的上衣與褲子是連身的，顏色則為白色，還搭配了一個紅色領帶，為了迎接今天的大日子，海綿寶寶跑到家中的小健身房並試著舉起一個有著兩個輕巧絨毛玩偶裝飾的啞鈴。隨後他跑出家門並大喊：「第一名，第一名，叫我第一名」，途中經過了一棟復活島人像屋以及一棟外觀酷似大石頭的屋子，此時這顆大石頭打開並且看到一隻粉紅色海星－派大星黏在石頭上，他對海綿寶寶說了加油之後就從石頭上掉下來了。

最後，海綿寶寶走到了一間餐廳，這個餐廳的名稱叫做蟹堡王，他站在外頭並看見門口窗戶的旁邊張貼了一張「急徵店員」的海報。然而由於心中的恐懼使海綿寶寶想回頭離開，此時派大星出現並成功說服了海綿寶寶想要這份工作的決心。

章魚哥，一位現任的蟹堡王員工正在忙著擦拭外頭的窗戶，突然看見海綿寶寶的他感到不悅，隨後看到外面張貼著急徵店員的海報而嚇得趕緊跑入店裡向這間餐廳的老闆兼持有人－蟹老闆報備，突然海綿寶寶進到了餐廳並自信的表明想要成為蟹堡王的員工之一。他漸漸靠近章魚哥與蟹老闆，卻不慎踩到凸出來的釘子而不斷反覆彈跳。

蟹老闆對海綿寶寶已經準備好這份工作這件事感到擔心，隨後章魚哥將蟹老闆推到牆角並向蟹老闆說：「不行」，蟹老闆眨了眼以示回應完後走回來向海綿寶寶表示要完成一項簡單的任務：買一個不存在的「全自動強力鍋鏟」才能勝任。海綿寶寶聽到後就戴著員工帽跑出去買鍋鏟了，留下在蟹堡王對於給海綿寶寶一件愚蠢的差事而大笑的章魚哥與蟹老闆。

當海綿寶寶跑去平價超市時，同時有大量的公車抵達了蟹堡王，此時蟹老闆在字面上聞到一股麻煩事就要發生的味道，隨後大量的沙丁魚群湧入了蟹堡王並喧嘩著要食物。章魚哥請他們照順序排成一列，結果他的請求被拒絕，而且沙丁魚群開始變的更貪婪而不守規矩。章魚哥與蟹老闆躲進收銀機的船上，在外頭沙丁魚群像海嘯般不斷躁動，接著船身被破壞了，章魚哥與蟹老闆只能趕緊爬到柱子上的最高點，面對這個結局，章魚哥與蟹老闆只能互現再見並啜泣。

此時，海綿寶寶飛了進來並揮著他在平價超市找到的全自動強力鍋鏟，留下兩個目瞪口呆的章魚哥與蟹老闆，海綿寶寶飛進廚房並開始製作大量的美味蟹堡。被餵飽的一大群沙丁魚離開之後留下了一大堆鈔票，蟹老闆除了開心與自豪之外，還給予海綿寶寶蟹堡王的名牌以成為正式的蟹堡王員工，章魚哥試著去阻止，但被忙著歡呼並回到辦公室數鈔票的蟹老闆無視，此時派大星進入餐廳並點了一份美味蟹堡，海綿寶寶又再度打開全自動強力鍋鏟製作大量的蟹堡，派大星被這些大量的蟹堡給彈飛出去。章魚哥趕緊呼叫蟹老闆來看看他的新員工在搞什麼。

角色

• 海綿寶寶
• 派大星
• 蟹老闆
• 章魚哥
• 沙丁魚

場所

• 蟹堡王餐廳
• 海綿寶寶的家
• 派大星的住家

製片

This episode was in production in 1996-1998.

The final master for the pilot was delivered to Nickelodeon Animation Studio on September 18, 1997, and the revised, edited master was delivered to Nickelodeon Animation Studio on April 27, 1999.

Original pilot slate card.

Revised slate card. Note the "4/27/1998" date is incorrect, and is supposed to be "4/27/1999"

Early sketches/Concept art

The original SpongeBob cast as shown in Stephen Hillenburg's pitch bible.

Storyboard (Rough)

Storyboard (Final)

• Boarded by Stephen Hillenburg and Derek Drymon.

SpongeBoy Ahoy Storyboards 「Help Wanted」 Full Episode

Cels and model sheets

油畫

Title card background.

w/ foreground element

w/o foreground element

Unused painting of the Barg N-Mart.

Development

"Help Wanted" was written by series creator Stephen Hillenburg, along with Derek Drymon and Tim Hill, and was directed by Alan Smart. Hillenburg also functioned as a storyboard director, and Drymon worked as storyboard artist. He began developing 《海綿寶寶》 into a television series in late 1996 upon the cancellation of Rocko's Modern Life earlier the same year.

Hillenburg's original idea for the pitch was that the writers would write a storyboard for a possible episode and pitch it to Nickelodeon. One of the original ideas was to write an episode with SpongeBob and Squidward on a road trip, inspired by the 1989 film Powwow Highway. Even though the idea would later be substantially developed, Hillenburg gave up on the storyboard idea for the initial pitch. The crew revived the road trip idea during the first season and used many of their original ideas for the episode "Pizza Delivery."

Original storyboard drawn in 1997 and was titled "SpongeBoy Ahoy!"

Originally the character was to be named "SpongeBoy," and the show was going to be called SpongeBoy Ahoy! However, the Nickelodeon legal department discovered that the name "SpongeBoy" was already trademarked for a pencil. This was discovered after voice acting for the original seven-minute pilot was recorded in 1997. Upon finding this out, Hillenburg decided that the character's given name still had to contain "Sponge" so viewers would not take the character to be a block of anthropomorphic cheese. Hillenburg ultimately decided to name the character "SpongeBob." He chose "SquarePants" as a family name, as it referred to the character's square shape, and it had a "nice ring to it." Despite the early renaming, SpongeBob would be called SpongeBoy in a few episodes such as "Squeaky Boots" and "It's a SpongeBob Christmas!"

In an interview with Cyma Zarghami, she told "their [Nickelodeon executives] immediate reaction was to see it again, both because they liked it and it was unlike anything they had ever seen before." Hillenburg said the character construction in the episode was loose, but the character development was already "pretty strong." Cavna rewatched the episode in 2009 and said "so much of the style and polish are already in place."

Stephen Hillenburg and Derek Drymon were having dinner and came up with the idea for "Help Wanted" based on an experience Hillenburg had in the Boy Scouts. Hillenburg and writer Tim Hill worked it into an outline. In 1997, while pitching the cartoon to Nickelodeon executives, Stephen Hillenburg donned a Hawaiian shirt, brought along an "underwater terrarium with models of the characters," and Hawaiian music to set the theme. The setup was described by Nick executive Eric Coleman as "pretty amazing." When given money and two weeks to write the pilot episode "Help Wanted," Hillenburg, Derek Drymon, and Nick Jennings returned with – described by Nickelodeon official Albie Hecht – "a performance [I] wish [I] had on tape." Although described as stressful by executive producer Derek Drymon, the pitch went "very well;" Kevin Kay and Hecht had to step outside because they were "exhausted from laughing," making the cartoonists worried. With help from Tim Hill and art director Nick Jennings, Hillenburg finished the pitch and sold SpongeBob SquarePants to Nickelodeon. Drymon said, "the network approved it—so we were ready to go."

Differences from the rest of the series

The pilot episode was made and recorded in 1997, so it has many differences to the rest of the series. However, the original version of the episode had many other minor differences corrected later. For example, this and a few other early episodes have SpongeBob's bed on the right, while the rest of the series properly has it on the left; this is also the only episode where his blanket is solid blue, as opposed to purple with yellow flowers (although a few early Season 1 episodes color it blue with yellow flowers).

Differences in voices are another example. SpongeBob's voice is slightly low-pitched, and Patrick's voice is even more lower-pitched than the one he would have going forward. The designs and colors for characters are also different:

Squidward with pale cyan skin and Mr. Krabs with light red eyelids.

• SpongeBob has fewer holes than he does in other episodes. He also looks slightly fatter, and his shoes are slightly larger. SpongeBob's toes are pointier, and his walking is not accompanied with any sound effects.
• Mr. Krabs' eyelids are bright pink as opposed to the same shade of red as the rest of his body.
• Patrick's pants are a slightly different shade of green, not to mention he looks slightly chubbier. In some shots, his eyebrows closer resemble a mirrored version of their season 2-present appearance than their season 1-early season 2 form.
• Squidward's complexion is paler, his eyelids are the same color as his skin instead of darker, his laugh is different, the comedic "splat" sound is different, his legs are shorter, and his nose does not puff in and out when he laughs.
• Gary's eye pupils are red dots and his irises are smaller, and the red spots on his shell are arranged in a much messier pattern. He has a higher, somewhat squeakier tone of voice in the "meow" that sounds a little closer to an actual cat's meow; Tom Kenny claims to use a new "meow" for each episode where Gary is shown making noises, and the recording of this episode was much more removed from the rest of the series than consecutive episodes, even across different seasons, are from each other, explaining the more consistent "meow" throughout the rest of the series.
• The characters' tongues have a black outline instead of red.

-4K Upscaled- SpongeBob SquarePants Original 1997 Intro

1997 intro

SpongeBob SquarePants!

Miscellaneous:

• The animation used for bubble transitions is much choppier.
• Squidward appears to have rows of bamboo poles behind his house, as in the concept art.
• Squidward's house has a path consisting of wooden blocks instead of stones as seen in every other episode.
• There is only one window in the front of SpongeBob's house. This was a feature in some of the other early episodes, such as "Jellyfishing" and "Boating School," but after those very early episodes, it is almost always depicted with multiple windows on the front.
• Mr. Krabs' office is on the right side of the Krusty Krab as opposed to its position the left for the duration of the series. In one shot, there is nothing visually to suggest there was a door in the usual location at all. It is unknown if this is an error, or a change made later in the show's production.
• The original 1997 version uses a different intro with "Sponge Bob Theme." It plays after Patrick says, "Go SpongeBob." The more familiar intro was used when the series officially aired.

Music

( ‣ ) 素材音樂

( • ) 原創音樂

( ◦ ) 海綿寶寶音樂

1997 pilot version

 ‣ Glissando (A) - Richard Myhill, Skaila Kanga [Opening to the sound of crashing waves]
 ‣ Aloha Oé - George K, Hans Haider, Queen Lili'uokalani [The opening]
 ‣ Honolulu March - George K, J Dounfrey, Hans Haider ["Today's the big day, Gary."]
 ‣ The Land Is Ours - Gregor F. Narholz [SpongeBob lifts his teddy bear weights.]
 ‣ Timpani Roll [#48] - Sammy Burdson [Overlays "The Land Is Ours."]
 ‣ Grand Orchestral Fanfare - Gregor F. Narholz [SpongeBob lifts his teddy bear weights.]
 ‣ Honolulu March - George K, J Dounfrey, Hans Haider ["I'm ready, I'm ready, I'm ready..."]
 • Sponge Bob Theme - Brad Carow [Title sequence]

 ‣ Next Door Neighbour - Rick Cassman, Vyvyan Hope-Scott ["The Krusty Krab, home of the Krabby Patty."]
 ‣ The Land Is Ours - Gregor F. Narholz [Patrick encourages SpongeBob.]
 ‣ Grand Orchestral Fanfare - Gregor F. Narholz ["Who's a big yellow cube with holes?"]
 ‣ Honolulu March - George K, J Dounfrey, Hans Haider [SpongeBob runs to the Krusty Krab.]
 ‣ Oyster Girls - Robert Alexander White ["Permission to come aboard, captain!"]
 ‣ The Rake Hornpipe - Robert Alexander White [Mr. Krabs gives SpongeBob a test.]
 ‣ Bartmania A - Guy Moon ["That sounded like hatch doors."]
 ‣ Menace from the Deep - Robert Cornford ["That smell... a kind of smelly smell."]
 ‣ Bartmania A - Guy Moon [Anchovies rush into the Krusty Krab/Anchovies pick up the boat/"All hands on deck! Get your anchors out of your pants!"]
 ‣ Cymbals [#85] - Mark Nolan [Plays before "Death Trap"]
 ‣ Death Trap [#27] - Gregor F. Narholz ["Batten down the hatches, Mr. Squidward!"]
 ‣ Bossa Cubana - Gerhard Narholz [SpongeBob shops for a hydro-dynamic spatula at Barg'N-Mart.]
 ‣ Battle at Sea - Johnny Pearson ["Climb, Mr. Squidward! Climb!"]
 ‣ Reach for the Stars - Richard A. Harvey [SpongeBob returns.]
 ‣ The Main Event - Gregor F. Narholz [The hydro-dynamic spatula is revealed.]
 ‣ Livin' in the Sunlight, Lovin' in the Moonlight - Tiny Tim [Montage of SpongeBob making Krabby Patties/Ending.]

1999 recut version

 ‣ Hawaiian Train - Victor Cavini [Title card]
 ‣ Glissando (A) - Richard Myhill, Skaila Kanga [Bubble wipe]
 ‣ Aloha Oé - George K, Hans Haider, Queen Lili'uokalani [The opening]
 ‣ Honolulu March - George K, J Dounfrey, Hans Haider ["Today's the big day, Gary."]
 ‣ The Land Is Ours - Gregor F. Narholz [SpongeBob lifts his teddy bear weights.]
 ‣ Timpani Roll [#48] - Sammy Burdson [Overlays "The Land Is Ours."]
 ‣ Grand Orchestral Fanfare - Gregor F. Narholz [SpongeBob lifts his teddy bear weights.]
 ‣ Honolulu March - George K, J Dounfrey, Hans Haider ["I'm ready, I'm ready, I'm ready..."]
 ‣ Next Door Neighbour - Rick Cassman, Vyvyan Hope-Scott ["The Krusty Krab, home of the Krabby Patty."]
 ‣ The Land Is Ours - Gregor F. Narholz [Patrick encourages SpongeBob.]
 ‣ Grand Orchestral Fanfare - Gregor F. Narholz ["Who's a big yellow cube with holes?"]
 ‣ Honolulu March - George K, J Dounfrey, Hans Haider [SpongeBob runs to the Krusty Krab.]
 ‣ Oyster Girls - Robert Alexander White ["Permission to come aboard, captain!"]
 ‣ The Rake Hornpipe - Robert Alexander White [Mr. Krabs gives SpongeBob a test.]
 ‣ Bartmania A - Guy Moon ["That sounded like hatch doors."]
 ‣ Menace from the Deep - Robert Cornford ["That smell... a kind of smelly smell."]
 ‣ Bartmania A - Guy Moon [Anchovies rush into the Krusty Krab/Anchovies pick up the boat/"All hands on deck! Get your anchors out of your pants!"]
 ‣ Cymbals [#85] - Mark Nolan [Plays before "Death Trap"]
 ‣ Death Trap [#27] - Gregor F. Narholz ["Batten down the hatches, Mr. Squidward!"]
 ‣ Bossa Cubana - Gerhard Narholz [SpongeBob shops for a hydro-dynamic spatula at Barg'N-Mart.]
 ‣ Battle at Sea - Johnny Pearson ["Climb, Mr. Squidward! Climb!"]
 ‣ Reach for the Stars - Richard A. Harvey [SpongeBob returns.]
 ‣ The Main Event - Gregor F. Narholz [The hydro-dynamic spatula is revealed.]
 ‣ Livin' in the Sunlight, Lovin' in the Moonlight - Tiny Tim [Montage of SpongeBob making Krabby Patties/Ending.]

發行

Pre-release

• According to an old newspaper listing, Nickelodeon showcased 《海綿寶寶》, alongside CatDog and Action League Now! at an event for kids and families in Austin, Texas between April 18 - 26, 1998. This was the earliest mention of the series in a print newspaper. This episode was likely shown at the event, considering it was the only episode completed at the time.

Broadcast

• SpongeBob SquarePants aired its first episode, "Help Wanted," along with sister episodes "Reef Blower" and "Tea at the Treedome," on May 1, 1999, following the television airing of the 1999 Kids' Choice Awards. The series later made its "official" debut on July 17, 1999 with the second episode, "Bubblestand/Ripped Pants." This episode was re-aired on July 24, 1999, along with "Reef Blower/Tea at the Treedome" to consider it official.

Distribution

• This episode was released on the The Best of Nicktoons 1998 VHS and the following media:
  • The Complete 3rd Season (disc 3, bonus feature)
  • Tea at the Treedome
  • The Tom Kenny Collection
  • 10 Happiest Moments (bonus feature)
  • The First 100 Episodes (disc 1)
  • SpongeBob SquarePants, iSponge Offer Pack
  • 100,000,000 Fans Can't Be Wrong press kit
  • SpongeBob Schwammkopf Folge 1
  • Best of SpongeBob
  • Really Big Box Set
  • SpongeBob on DVD
  • The SpongeBob Birthday Box
  • The Ultimate SpongeBob Box Set
  • Treasure Chest: Double Pack
  • SpongeBob SquarePants Vol. 1
  • Employee of the Month
  • From the Beginning, Part 1
  • The SpongeBob SquarePants Collection
  • Welcome Aboard
  • SpongeBob, You're Fired! (as a single episode, chapter 11)
  • The Pilot a Mini-Movie and the Square Shorts (as a single episode)
  • Triple Pack 3
  • The SpongeBob SquarePants 8 Season DVD Collection
  • 2-Season TV Pack (disc 3, bonus feature)
  • The Third & Fourth Seasons (disc 3, bonus feature)
  • Big Hits: Volume 2
  • The Best 200 Episodes Ever
  • The Best 300 Episodes Ever

Reception

• 根據《海綿寶寶》粉絲投票馬拉松的結果，2006年11月9至10日舉辦的「Best Day Ever」活動中，《急徵店員》排第 24 名；而2009年7月17至19日舉辦的「The Ultimate SpongeBob SpongeBash」活動中則排第 6 名。
• In the "Top 100 Moments in Nicktoons History," one scene of the episode was ranked #29, and again #17 in the part near the beginning where SpongeBob lifts his stuffed animal barbell.
• 2012年6月4至8日英國和愛爾蘭舉辦的「SpongeBob's Top 100」活動中，《急徵店員》排第 69 名。
• This episode is number 1 on The Tom Kenny Collection on iTunes and Amazon.com. His description states:

"It's hard to believe that when we started work on this maybe a dozen people knew what a 'SpongeBob' was. I fell in love with the characters and drawings at first sight. 'Havin a Wonderful Time'Template:Sic by Tiny Tim is one of the greatest songs ever recorded - (sorry, Beatles!)."

• This is Bill Fagerbakke's favorite episode.

細節

一般

• This episode was originally called "Sponge Overboard" when it was outlined in the 1997 pitch bible.
• This episode was produced as a stand-alone pilot before a full season was ordered. Because of this, it originally had no production code. It was later re-cut for broadcast and given the title "Help Wanted." The re-cut was produced along with the theme song sequence in the middle of season one. Together, the re-cut and the theme sequence make up production code "#127."
• This is the very first episode for a few things:
  • The very first episode of not just SpongeBob SquarePants, but also the entire SpongeBob SquarePants franchise.
  • The very first episode that SpongeBob, Gary, Patrick, Squidward, Mr. Krabs, and the anchovies appear in.
  • The very first episode to show a live-action scene. The corals at the beginning are live-action.
• This is the only episode for a few things:
  • The only episode where the music is edited by William B. Griggs, M.P.S.E., as the next episode to be produced, "Tea at the Treedome," was edited by Nicolas Carr.
  • The only episode in the first three seasons to not have a creative director credited in the opening credits.
    • This does not count "Reef Blower" because it does not have opening credits.
• This episode is referenced in "Bottle Burglars" when the bottom of Mr. Krabs' desk reads "05-01-99," which is the airdate for this episode.
• This episode is not included on The Complete 1st Season, The 1st Season: Volume 1, The Complete First Season, The First & Second Seasons, and Movies & TV Collection DVDs, due to a copyright claim with the song "Livin' in the Sunlight, Lovin' in the Moonlight" by Tiny Tim, which is played near the end of the episode. According to Derek Drymon, this is because Nickelodeon did not want to pay Tiny Tim's estate for the rights.
  • Because of that, this is the only season 1 episode to not be featured on those DVDs.
    • It is also the only licensed song by a non stock-music record label to have been used on the show nor has it been created by an artist who appeared as a guest performer or guest star.
  • However, it is included as a bonus feature on disc 3 of The Complete 3rd Season, 10 Happiest Moments, The Complete Third Season, 2-Season TV Pack, and The Third & Fourth Seasons DVDs.
    • However, on the German DVD release of season 1, the episode is included.
• Also, "Livin' in the Sunlight, Lovin' in the Moonlight" is occasionally replaced with "12th St Rag" on newer releases, most notably on the official SpongeBob SquarePants YouTube channel, which uses the same sped-up, high pitched variation as "Employee of the Month."
• This episode was paired up with different episodes multiple times:
  • During the Best Day Ever marathon, this episode was paired up with "Reef Blower" and "Your Shoe's Untied."
  • During the Ultimate SpongeBob SpongeBash marathon, this episode was paired up with the premiere of "To SquarePants or Not to SquarePants," and afterwards, "The Paper."
  • During the SpongeBob's Winner Take All Sunday marathon, this episode was paired up with "Reef Blower" and "Face Freeze!"
  • On the February 18, 2017 airing, this episode was paired up with "Reef Blower" and "Patty Hype."
  • On the December 3, 2019 airing, this episode was paired up with "Reef Blower" and "Wormy."
  • On the April 17, 2024 airing, this episode was paired up with "Reef Blower" and "Pizza Delivery."

SpongeBob is close towards the camera and stares at it with one eye open.

• Fourth wall break: When SpongeBob is prepping himself and says, "Look 'em straight in the eye," he briefly approaches the camera and stares at it with one eye open.
• The part where SpongeBob says 'I'm ready!" is featured in the song, "I'm Ready," a song from the band AJR.
• According to "The Origin of SpongeBob SquarePants," the crew had two weeks to write this episode.
• The beginning of the episode, in which SpongeBob says "Today's the big day, Gary," can be seen on a TV in the 2002 comedy film, Orange County.
• The French Narrator is the first character to speak in the series, if not counting the theme song.
  • However, if not counting him either, then SpongeBob is the first.
• This, "Pickles," "Employee of the Month," "One Krabs Trash," and "Best Day Ever" are the only five episodes to have SpongeBob's bed placed on the right side of his room and not the left.
• It is revealed that SpongeBob's first words were "May I take your order?"
  • However, in "Truth or Square," he said, "Krabby Patty!", as a fetus.
• SpongeBob states that he has been training his whole life to join the Krusty Krew. These aspirations are further manifested in the episode, "Friend or Foe," where it is shown that he cooked his very first Krabby Patty with perfect results as a baby.
• During the cooking scene, two ketchup dispensers have the Flag of Japan on them.
• This is one of the seven episodes in which the 1986-2002 Paramount logo is plastered with the 2002-2011 Paramount logo. The others are "Squeaky Boots," "F.U.N.," "Squidward the Unfriendly Ghost," "Employee of the Month," "Karate Choppers," and "Rock Bottom."
• There is an online game based on this episode titled Anchovy Feeding Frenzy.
  • The quote, "Go, SpongeBob! Go, SpongeBob! Go, SpongeBob! Go, self!", would later appear in the online game, Reef Rumble and the Pixter software game, Aqua Adventure.
• On September 7, 2013, there was a live script reading with the voice actors at Universal Studios Hollywood for this episode as part of SpongeBob Fan Shellabration.
• SpongeBob mentions the episode's title when he says, "With a Help Wanted sign on the window."
• This episode was referenced in "Gary's Playhouse" where little buses arrived as loads to nematodes goes into the Tiny Krusty Krab as they flood it for Krabby Patties which is making a reference to the anchovies scene in this episode. BunnyKrabs also gives SpongeGary a Hydro-dynamic spatula, which is referencing this episode as well.

A reference to this episode is seen as "Help Wanted" is used as a quest title.

• This episode was referenced in Nickverse as a title for a quest.
• On Apple TV listings of this episode (along with its two sister episodes), the airdate is accidentally listed as April 9, 2012 instead of the correct May 1, 1999.

Squidward is about to clean up graffiti.

• As part of a timeline, 《派大星秀》 episode, "5 Star Restaurant," takes place before this episode. At the end of that episode, Squidward sees graffiti of himself and "Loser" pointing to it, similar to how he cleans the graffiti when he sees SpongeBob approaching in this episode.
• This episode was finished in 1997, but it did not air until May 1, 1999 because the cast wanted to change various things. Similar periods between production of pilot episodes and their premiere on television are somewhat regular.
  • This is also the only episode to be produced that year.
• The end credits for the 1997 and 1999 versions of "Help Wanted" have several differences, including:
  • In the cast credits in the 1997 version, Bill Fagerbakke's name is misspelled as "Bill Fabberbakke." This error was corrected in the 1999 version.
  • In the cast credits in the 1997 version, Patrick Star's name is misspelled as "Partick Star." This error was corrected in the 1999 version.
  • Gary the Snail, who was voiced by Tom Kenny, is not credited in the 1997 version. This error was corrected in the 1999 version with Gary being added in.
  • Carolyn Lawrence, who voiced Sandy, is not credited in the 1997 version. This is because "Tea at the Treedome" had not been produced yet.
  • In the credits in the 1997 version, Erik Wiese's name is misspelled as "Erik Weise." This error was corrected in the 1999 version.
  • In the credits in the 1997 version, the song "Livin' in the Sunlight, Lovin' in the Moonlight" is incorrectly listed as "Living in the Sunshine, Loving in the Moonlight."Template:Sic The same screen in the 1997 version also reads "written and performed by Tiny Tim (courtesy Reprise Records.)" with a period at the end. The 1999 version has the song listed as "Living in The Sunshine, Loving in The Moonlight."Template:Sic The same screen in the 1999 version also reads "written & performed by Tiny Tim (courtesy Reprise Records)" without a period at the end. The word "and" is written in ampersand form instead of letter form like in the 1997 version.
  • Near the ending of the 1997 version, instead of the United Plankton Pictures, Inc. logo being displayed, there is a logo with the "Created By" text above, the SpongeBob sketch drawing in the middle, and the "Stephen Hillenburg" text below. This is because Stephen Hillenburg had not yet created the company.
  • The 1997 version is the only episode to be produced by Games Animation, which would later be renamed to Nickelodeon Animation Studio the following year.
  • At the ending of the 1997 version, there is an early Nicktoons logo that has a small and short copyright notice with a production date of 1997. The ending of the 1999 version has a more detailed and prolonged copyright notice with a production date of 1999.
    • This is the first time where the copyright year does not match the actual production year. In this case, being the 1999 full version. However, the reason why is because its sister episodes were produced in 1999.

Cast credits of "Help Wanted" 1997 version.

Cast credits of "Help Wanted" 1999 version.

Misspelled "Erik Weise" in the 1997 credits version.

Correctly spelled "Erik Wiese" in the 1999 credits version.

The song "Livin' in the Sunlight, Lovin' in the Moonlight" is incorrectly listed in the 1997 credits version.

The song "Livin' in the Sunlight, Lovin' in the Moonlight" is still incorrectly listed in the 1999 credits version, but with some slight grammar changes.

A rare early logo used in the ending of the original 1997 version of "Help Wanted," before United Plankton Pictures, Inc. was created.

The United Plankton Pictures, Inc. logo used in the ending of the 1999 version of "Help Wanted."

1997 copyright of "Help Wanted."

1999 copyright of "Help Wanted."

• Mr. Krabs' line, "That kind of smelly smell that smells smelly," has become a popular internet meme among various users on the internet smelling a really terrible scent.

Errors

• Stephen Hillenburg's name in the "Written By" section of the opening credits is misspelled as "Stephen Hilleburg," missing the "N" in his surname.
• In the beginning, SpongeBob's house is missing a window.
• When SpongeBob is looking at the Krusty Krab, he is on the sand. In the next shot, he is on the road.
• When Patrick says, "Who's ready?," his eyelids are pink instead of the usual purple.
• The last time SpongeBob says, "I'm ready!," his collar turns red.
  • The same thing happens in the final shot of him making Krabby Patties for the anchovies.
• After Squidward looks back to see SpongeBob, the arrow in the graffiti is gone.
• When SpongeBob arrives at the Krusty Krab, the "Enter" sign in front of the Krusty Krab is on the road instead of next to it.
  • Also, in all the over-head shots of the Krusty Krab throughout the episode, the "Enter" sign is missing.
• In one shot, it shows four buses pulling up to the Krusty Krab. However, a few shots later, there are five buses that are parked outside the Krusty Krab.
• When Mr. Krabs yells "Anchovies!," the top of Squidward's mouth is separated with a line.
• Whenever the anchovies say, "Meep," their pupils are small. However, in the next scene, their pupils are big.
• When Squidward says, "Quiet! Is this anyway to behave?," the Krusty Krab's side window and metal back wall are both gone.
• When the anchovies are picking up the ordering boat, the "Order Here" sign is nowhere to be seen.
• In the over-head shot of the Krusty Krab where the restaurant is jumping left to right, the white spots on two of the Krusty Krab's decorative flags are purple.
• When Mr. Krabs and Squidward hit the pole, a frame of what looks like the alternate or inverted background for the credits appears.
• When Mr. Krabs says, "Climb Mr. Squidward! Climb!," Squidward's upper teeth are purple.
• When Squidward says, "Mr. Krabs!," the anchor illustration on his hat disappears for a split second.
• When SpongeBob asks, "Did someone order a spatula?," the pole that Mr. Krabs and Squidward are on has a red covering. In the other scenes, it is blue.
• Every time Mr. Krabs jumps when he says, "Hip, hip!," his white undershirt disappears for a split second.
• In one scene, SpongeBob's teeth turn yellow.
• During the scene where SpongeBob chops down the patties, the gap between his two front teeth is discolored, making him appear as if he has three front teeth.
• When SpongeBob says, "So, uh, when do I start?," the screen shakes for a split second.
• The Chum Bucket is not across the street from the Krusty Krab in this episode. This is due to the Chum Bucket not appearing until its debut episode. This error will happen again in future episodes.
• When SpongeBob is heading towards the Krusty Krab saying, "Go SpongeBob, Go, SpongeBob!," his mouth movements are animated incorrectly.
• SpongeBob's eyelashes disappear when he looks for a spatula in the Barg'N-Mart.

Stephen Hilleburg mistake, missing the N.

SpongeBob's house is missing a window.

SpongeBob isn't turning.

On the left, SpongeBob is seen on the sand. On the right, SpongeBob is seen on the road.

Patrick having pink eyelids instead of purple.

SpongeBob's red collar.

Another instance of SpongeBob's red collar.

Sign error.

The arrow is missing.

The screen shakes for a split second.

Four buses arrive, then it becomes five.

The top of Squidward's mouth is separated with a line (error circled).

The order here sign is missing.

White parts of the Krusty Krabs flags are purple.

Missing eyelashes.

Alternate/inverted credits background error.

Squidward's purple teeth.

Red circles are shown, however in the next frame they change to blue.

The gap is white, making SpongeBob appear as if he has 3 front teeth.

Yellow teeth error.

Mr. Krabs with no undershirt.

The anchor on Squidward's hat is missing.

References

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