Starfish for Hire (Undersea Adventures)

Starfish for Hire is the first episode of the first season, and the first episode overall of SpongeBob SquarePants: Undersea Adventures. In this episode, Patrick gets a job at the Krusty Krab. 
==Characters==
*French Narrator (debut)
*SpongeBob (debut)
*Patrick (debut)
*Mr. Krabs (debut)
*Squidward (debut)
*Plankton (debut)
*Bubble Bass (debut)
*Incidentals: 
**Lauren (debut) 
**Colin (debut) 
**Nat (debut) 
**Debbie (debut; cameo) 
**Fred (debut) 
**John (debut; cameo) 
**Nancy (debut; cameo) 
**Tom (debut) 
**Jackson (debut; cameo)
== Synopsis ==
Episode begins with the French Narrator indrocuing the Krusty Krab while explaining that SpongeBob finds himself in a staff meeting. 
Inside the Krusty Krab, the Krusty Krew is indeed taking part in a staff meeting, SpongeBob initially believes it would be about a new shipment of spatulas only for Mr. Krabs to dismiss this. Mr. Krabs explains that he had previously gotten in trouble with Fish Resources for being understaff and that to fix this he would be hiring a third employee. Squidward initially believed that they did not need another employee but was defeated when Mr. Krabs reminds him of his tendency to sleep on the job. While Squidward reluctantly agrees to have another employee, SpongeBob is excited that the Krusty Krew would be getting a new member. 
Mr. Krabs was later seen holding job interviews in his office. He first interviews Lauren, though she does not get the job due to her tendency of high pitched singing. Next he interviews Colin, though he does not get the job due to his apparent irresponsibility. Later, Mr. Krabs is interviewing Bubble Bass, who had no intention for the job and was simply complaining about his Krabby Patty. After turning down many potential employees, only Patrick remained, who Mr. Krabs reluctantly gives an interview. Patrick explains that he wished to get a job due to being bored of his life and tired of having to fish money out of the gutters, additionally he says he will do anything, as such Mr. Krabs hires him. Mr. Krabs then introduces Patrick to his other employees and while SpongeBob was excited to have Patrick working at the Krusty Krab, Squidward was enraged at the thought of having to work with both SpongeBob and Patrick. However, Mr. Krabs was able to appease Squidward by explaining that Patrick was only taking the trial run and would only officially be hired if he passes by the end of the day. 
Mr. Krabs first assign Patrick to be the Krusty Krab's janitor, to which Patrick believes he can do. When Patrick starts, however, he attempts to sweep with the broom upside down, which prompts Nat to ask if he just "blew in from stupid town". After seeing this, Mr. Krabs decides to try and give Patrick a different job. Next, Patrick is assigned to answer the phone and take orders form there. Unfortunately, every time he is asked "is this the Krusty Krab?" he would misunderstand and say "no, this is Patrick". SpongeBob comes and explains that "The Krusty Krab" was actually the name of the restaurant, much to Patrick's frustration. Mr. Krabs later asks Patrick try and do the simple job of taking out the trash, unfortunately Patrick mistakes "take out" as beating up the trash, even causing Fred to crash his boatmobile. 
An enraged Mr. Krabs drags Patrick back inside the Krusty Krab, in which he explains that he would find one more job for Patrick but if he fails the next one he would be fired, Squidward was amused by this while SpongeBob felt bad for Patrick. A robot then enters to restaurant and orders a Krabby Patty to go, which SpongeBob happily complies. Upon receiving the Krabby Patty, the robot reveals itself to actually be Plankton. SpongeBob and Mr. Krabs fight Plankton for some time in an attempt to regain the Krabby Patty, but to no avail. Plankton begins to gloat in his vistory but he had unfortunately called Patrick "tubby", which enraged him. Patrick eats the Krabby Patty himself and destroys Plankton's robot in a fit of rage. Plankton asks if it was too late to say he was sorry, only to be thrown back to the Chum Bucket by Patrick. Patrick then notices Tom at the drive thru and rushes to take his order. After he successfully delivers Tom's order, Mr. Krabs chooses to officially hire Patrick as the drive thru worker. The episode ends with SpongeBob and Patrick walking home together while happy to now be coworkers. 
==Trivia==
=== General ===
*As of this episode, Patrick now works at the Krusty Krab as it's drive thru worker. 
**It is also revealed in this episode that before getting a job, he simply fished loose change out of the gutters. 
*When Fred crashes his boatmobile, he begins the popular "MY LEG!" gag in which he injures his leg. 
*This is the first time "tartar sauce" was used as an interjection. 
*Of all the jobs Patrick was assigned in this episode, the job of answering the phone is the only one in which Mr. Krabs does not check on him. 
=== Canon-Series References ===
*The entire plot of this episode was inspired by Patrick having various episodes in which he works at the Krusty Krab. It was because of this that the developers chose to simply have Patrick hired as a full-time employee though out the series.
*The scenes of Patrick uses the broom upside down and Nat's quote "Hey pal, you just blow from stupid down?", as well as Patrick incorrectly answering the phone and of him and SpongeBob walking home and talking about what happened were all reused from the episode "Big Pink Loser". 
*The flashbacks of Squidward sleeping on the job were reused from the episode "Truth or Square".
*Plankton's quote "Is it too late to say I'm sorry?" was a reference to the episode "Chum Bucket Supreme". 
*In the staff meeting, SpongeBob initially believes that they would be getting new spatulas, this was a reference to the episode "Bossy Boots". 
*Squidward angrily confronting Mr. Krabs about hiring Patrick was reused to the episode "Restraining SpongeBob".
*The robot that Plankton uses to infiltrate the Krusty Krab was the same as the one he attempted to use in "Plankton's Army". 
*Bubble Bass' order and complaint about too little pickles was reused from the episode "Broken Alarm". 
*The way Patrick beats up the garbage bag is similar to how both he and SpongeBob due so in "Mermaid Pants".
*Plankton calls out "I went to college!" while flying through the air, this was a reference to the episodes "Plankton!" and "Imitation Krabs". 
*Patrick becomes enraged when called "tubby" which was a reference to the episode "Salty Sponge". 
=== Cultural References ===
*The part about the job interviews and the way they play out was similar to the job interviews in the Loud House episode "Cooked!", even having the same reasons for rejection. 
*"Fish Resources" is a parody of the real-life "Human Resources". 
=== Errors ===
*When Squidward angrily storms up to Mr. Krabs, Patrick's new Krusty Krab hat disappears, but in the next scene where he and SpongeBob were excitedly talking about the new job, the hat was back. 
*When Fred was first seen driving, the stripe on the bottom of his mobile was red, but when he was about to crash it was green. 
*When SpongeBob is serving a Krabby Patty to Plankton, his tie was momentarily white. 
Category:Undersea Adventures
Category:Episode
Category:Season 1
Category:Series Premiere