SpongeBob You're Fired

SpongeBob You're Fired is a SpongeBob SquarePants episode from season nine. In this episode, to save money, Mr. Krabs fires SpongeBob, but SpongeBob is undeterred and continues going to the Krusty Krab.

Characters

 * SpongeBob SquarePants
 * Squidward Tentacles (also known as the Killer Krabby Patty)
 * Eugene H. Krabs
 * Sandy Cheeks
 * Patrick Star
 * Señor Taco
 * Pizza Pete
 * Mr. Weiner
 * Hotdog Minions
 * Noodle Guy
 * Old Man Jenkins
 * Billy
 * Gary the Snail
 * Frank (red shirt)
 * Orange Fish
 * Pilar
 * John
 * Blue Fred
 * Thaddeus
 * Nat Peterson
 * Dennis (Elder)
 * Nancy
 * Abigail-Marge

Synopsis
SpongeBob is at theKrusty Krab and he is making a Krabby Patty. When he finishes making it, Mr. Krabs comes and tells him: "you're fired", and SpongeBob starts crying, and floods the Krusty Krab. Mr. Krabs said the reason why he's firing him is because he find out he can save a nickel if he cuts off SpongeBob's salary completely. Originally he wanted SpongeBob to work for free, but he found out he can't because it's illegal and he would lose his vendor's license. Squidward tells him he come back "as a customer", which makes SpongeBob cry again. Then, Squidward congratulates Mr. Krabs for his decision, and asks him who is going to make the patties, and Mr. Krabs tells him that he was a "golden spatula fry cook" in the navy, so he was going to cook.

Then, SpongeBob is home, crying about his situation, and when he hears Patrick crying because "SpongeBob was crying," SpongeBob invited him to pass inside, before telling him about his situation. Patrick tells him that "being fired is the best gig he knows" and tells SpongeBob he was going to come back the next day to tell him the steps of glorious unemployment.

The next day, SpongeBob appears depressed, and Patrick tells him the 3 steps of glorious unemployment or (as Patrick calls it) "fun-employment", the steps were: 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. So, Squidward throws food at them to go away. This is how they get their breakfast

Then, they go to Sandy's Treedome, where she is doing a psychological test, to determine how much stuff (she doesn't even know what this "stuff" is) they eat, for free.

Then, Sandy tells SpongeBob that he needs to get a job, and Spongebob tells Patrick that "unemployment" may be fun for him, but, he needs to get a job, and turns from a depressed sponge, to a happy, joyful sponge again, and goes looking for a job. The first job SpongeBob arrives at is the Weenie Hut where he gets employed by Mr. Weiner. However, Mr. Weiner soon fires SpongeBob due to him making Weenie Patties instead of weiner 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 Taco Patty, and Señior Taco asks a customer to taste it, Pilar volunteers, but when he takes a bite the taco meat gets into Billy and Frank's faces, so then he gets fired again. SpongeBob then cries a excuse to Señor Taco, but he just strictly fired him. Next and shortly, SpongeBob crying to go to Wet Noodle, but he got fired last time again, and the Noodle Guy throws the Noodle Patty on SpongeBob, causing him to insult the restaurant. But he starts crying going home. But as he went home, Gary asks SpongeBob for snail food, but he says he doesn't have any so he makes a homemade snail food for Gary. SpongeBob tastes a bit of the homemade snail food he creates, saying it tastes great. Gary eats the food saying it's the "best food he ever tasted".

Then a knock comes on the door which SpongeBob answers. The Hotdog Minions trap him in a hot dog bun. It turns out Mr. Weiner kidnapped him and promoted him because of his idea. SpongeBob can't leave because he got chained until Pete comes along and frees him with Pizza Sauce then kidnaps him with bread. Soon it's a war against all the owners of each restaurant until the Killer Krabby Patty defeats them and takes him back to the Krusty Krab where angry customers are leaving because of Mr. Krabs cooking. Mr. Krabs thanks Killer Krabby Patty for bringing SpongeBob back which he reveals to be Squidward in disguise. 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. Mr. Krabs apologizes to SpongeBob for firing him in the first place since the Krusty Krab is falling apart without him, he rehires SpongeBob. SpongeBob cleans the place and gives Mr. Krabs and Squidward a new suit and dress. To makeup for the nickel Mr. Krabs lost, he installed a pay toilet which costs a nickel to use. The episode ends.

Music
• ? - Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield [title card] • ? - Jeremy Wakefield [opening] ‣ 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] • ? - Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield [SpongeBob puts pickles on the Krabby Patty] ‣ Circus Parade (b) - Dick Stephen Walter [Order up!] ‣ ? [One perfect patty on a pristine plate!] ‣ Monocle, Pocket-Watch - Brian Douglas Gulland [You're fired.] ‣ Drama Link (d) - Hubert Clifford [WHAT?!] ‣ ? [Well, I've been doing some calculating...] ‣ ? [SpongeBob cries] • ? - Michael Bolger, Nicolas Carr [Krabs says he'll be running the grill] ‣ Hebrew Lament - John Leach [SpongeBob sadly comes home] • ? - Nicolas Carr [SpongeBob hears Patrick crying] • ? - Jeremy Wakefield [Patrick at the window] ‣ ? [SpongeBob stutters trying to say "fired"] • ? - Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield [the next morning...] ‣ Dramatic Impact 3 - Ivor Slaney [SpongeBob answers the door] • ? - Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield [Ready for your first day of unemployment?] ‣ ? [mid-morning siesta] • ? - Nicolas Carr [Yippee.] • ? - Barry Anthony [Sandy's experiment] • Steel Sting - Jeremy Wakefield [Patrick punches his forehead] • ? - Jeremy Wakefield [Thanks, Patrick.] ‣ ? [SpongeBob loses five o'clock shadow] • ? - Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield ''[I'm ready! Whoo-hoo!]'' ‣ Tympup A - Sammy Burdson, John Charles Fiddy [SpongeBob grins enthusiastically] • ? - 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] • ? - Jeremy Wakefield [But Mr. Krabs, why?] ‣ Via Porchio - Mario Tomasso, Serge Tomassi [Pizza Piehole] ‣ ? [shot of pizza patty] • ? - Jeremy Wakefield [But who will make the Krabby Patties?] ‣ Guaracha Senorita - Heide Pehofer [Taco Sombrero] ‣ ? [SpongeBob cries] ‣ ? [Wet Noodle] • ? - 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?] • Chase Cue 1 - Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield [restaurant owners fighting over SpongeBob] ‣ Adventurers - Larry Hochman ''[Stop! Unhand that sponge!]'' ‣ Bloodbath - Harry Lubin [Killer Patty beats up restaurant owners] ‣ Chase Cue 2 - Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield [Well, here we go again.] • ? - Michael Bolger, Nicolas Carr [How can you serve this slop?] ‣ ? [Krabs re-hires SpongeBob] • SpongeBob History Song - Nicolas Carr, Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield [SpongeBob cleaning the Krusty Krab] • ? - Michael Bolger, Nicolas Carr [ending]

Trivia

 * This is the last episode to air in 2013. 
 * This episode has the same title card music as License to Milkshake and Plankton's Pet. 
 * Τhis episode aired in Greece on July 3, 2013, before it aired in the USA. 
 * A clip of this episode was shown on June 10, 2013. It contained footage with SpongeBob trying to get a job at a taco shop. 
 * The plot of this episode is similar to Bummer Vacation and Model Sponge. 
 * The restaurants that SpongeBob worked at but got fired from were Weenie Hut, Pizza Pie Hole, Taco Sombrero, and Wet Noodle. 
 * The title of this episode is similar to Mrs. Puff, You're Fired. 
 * This is the third time SpongeBob gets fired in the Krusty Krab. The first was in Karate Choppers, the second was in Squid on Strike. 
 * A promo for this episode was aired on Nickelodeon during the commercial breaks of July and August 2013. 
 * This was the fourth time a 30-minute special aired on November 11. The first three were Have You Seen This Snail in 2005, The Great Patty Caper in 2010, and A SquarePants Family Vacation in 2011. 
 * Since SpongeBob didn't know what a hot dog was, this episode probably comes before Krusty Dogs and SpongeGuard on Duty. 
 * This is the first time SpongeBob says his famous line "I'm Ready!" outside the original series. 
 * Squidward reveals that he hates the smell of burnt Krabby Patties more than SpongeBob. 
 * SpongeBob's mug says: Best Day Ever. This is a reference to the episode Best Day Ever. 
 * SpongeBob is able to make the Snail-Po recipe, it is possible that he remembered the tastes that he took from Missing Identity. 
 * Weenie Hut may be a reference to Weenie Hut Jr's. 
 * When Mr. Krabs says "golden spatula fry cook", this might be a reference to some of the SpongeBob video games, most notable, Battle for Bikini Bottom, where SpongeBob has to collect golden spatulas to enter new levels. 

Cultural References

 * The "Killer Krabby Patty" looked similar to McDonald's "Mayor McCheese". 
 * Squidward's princess outfit at the end of the episode is strikingly similar to Princess Bubblegum from "Adventure Time". 

Errors

 * When SpongeBob's corner grew back after he ate it, the scene skipped a part, paused, and then started again.
 * For some reason, Mr. Weenie knows where SpongeBob lives.
 * When SpongeBob says: "They're Weenie Patties!", his Weenie Hut hat is replaced with the Krusty Krab hat.
 * 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 Patrick is disturbing Squidward when he's 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.
 * When SpongeBob wraps his arm around the custom Snailpo can while opening it, in the next scene when he gives it to Gary, his arm is wrapped around the can more.
 * There is a continuity error when Mr. Krabs says  he was a "golden spatula fry cook" in the navy, even though he  was the head chef on the S.S Diarrhea in Squilliam Returns.