CBT and Racism

CBT and Racism is the second episode of season 3 of The Amazing World of Squidward. In this episode, Squidward tries to get a job as a canned bread taster, and Dennis tries to find a job elsewhere.
==Transcript==
[The episode starts with Squidward and Dennis waking up in the morning]
Squidward: Ah, what a beautiful day in Tentacle Acres!
Dennis: Ugh, what time is it?
Squidward: [checks watch] 7:09 AM.
Dennis: Screw that, it's too early to get up. I'm going back to sleep.
Squidward: C'mon honey, you know what they say. The early bird-
Dennis: Catches the worm, yeah I know the saying. Okay fine I'll get up now. Say, since when are you so happy?
Squidward: We’ve got the best food in the world here!
Dennis: Oh yeah, bread in a can.
Squidward: CANNED BREAD!
[Squidward throws Dennis down the stairs, then proceeds to go down the stairs as well]
[Squidward opens the fridge, and eats canned bread with Dennis]
Squidward: So delicious…
Dennis: It’s bread.
Squidward: Shut it.
Dennis: Say, since it looks like we’ll be living here…shouldn’t we, you know, get a job?
Squidward: Well, a lot of my millions of dollars were left in the cult, and destroyed with it, but I’ve always managed to make money by stealing. Plus, I can rob Squilliam now!
Dennis: Huh, figured you’d want to be a canned bread taster or something.
Squidward: THAT’S A GREAT IDEA! YOU GENIUS!
Dennis: I don’t think a hitman job is available here, I think I’ll just settle for a normal job.
Squidward: You should work at the local store so you can get all the CANNED BREAD!
Dennis: Bro it’s just bread, get a grip.
Squidward: Just bread? You’re crazy! In fact, I’m going to become a canned bread taster right this instant! There’s no time to lose in the face of productivity!
[Squidward dashes out the front door as Dennis sighs. The scene bubble transitions to Squidward happily walking down the street]
Squidward: [singing] It’s the best day ever! Doo, doo, doo doo…
[He spots the supermarket up ahead]
Squidward: And there it is! My new job! I can't wait!
[Squidward enters the supermarket and goes up to the cashier]
Squidward: Hello.
Cashier: Hi, how may I help you?
Squidward: I’m here for the job. Canned bread taster.
Cashier: ……
Squidward: …….
Cashier: ………
Squidward: ………
Cashier: One moment.
[The cashier presses a button, opening a secret passage under them where they fall down into a secret room]
Squidward: Weird.
[A secret passage suddenly opens under Squidward too]
Squidward: Weirder. [falls]
[Cut to the secret room, in complete darkness, but voices are heard]
Squidward: Hello?
[The lights turn on, revealing lots of fellow ugly octopuses in the room]
Ugly octopus 1: So, you wanna join the CBT, eh?
Squidward: CBT?
Ugly octopus 1: Canned Bread Tasters.
Squidward: Oh. Well of course.
Ugly octopus 2: Then you have come to the right place. But obligated by our boss we have to show you a little training video first.
[They insert a tape into the VCR and a TV turns on with the video]
Narrator: So, you want to become a Canned Bread Taster, also known as CBT? Well, congratulations! This video will show you all there is to being a CBT.
Squidward: Can’t I just eat some canned bread?
Narrator: Haha, NO!
Squidward: How did-
Narrator: You’ve got a lot to learn before you’re ready to truly taste canned bread, my friend. There is another important acronym you must familiarise yourself with: PTSD. Palate, Taste, Savouring, Devouring. These are the four steps to truly excel at your job. These four steps were perfected by the founder of CBT, Kevin Karter Kennedy.
Squidward: That's an unfortunate name.
Narrator: Right you are! First, your palate must be of utmost perfection.  You just get some of the finest sorbet, and eat it.
Squidward: Seems simple enough.
Narrator: Next, you must taste the canned bread. Use your taste buds to their full potential. You have them for a reason. Then, you savour the flavor of the canned bread. Really let it flow into you. And finally, devour the canned bread. The oh so satisfying taste of canned bread. And that's all you need to know about being a CBT! This is Unnamed Narrator, signing off.
[The video tape ends]
Ugly octopus 3: So, um…
Squidward: Squidward.
Ugly octopus 3: Now it’s time for us to test you, and see if you are good enough to be a CBT!
[Squidward sits down at a table with canned bread]
Squidward: [sweating] Oh, Neptune…[he takes a bite of it, and immediately starts gleefully swallowing it]
Ugly octopus 1: Oh my, that’s the fastest use of the four steps I’ve ever seen! You can see it in his expression!
Squidward: [swallows the bread, and then devours the can in one bite]
Ugly octopus 2: HE EVEN ATE THE CAN!
[The others members of CBT applaud Squidward]
Squidward: Thank you, thank you!
Ugly octopus 1: Squidward, you have passed the test! And as I’m kind of the boss around here, let me give you a congratulatory hug! [hugs him]
Squidward: I can’t wait to overthrow you.
Ugly octopus 1: What was that?
Squidward: Nothing!
[The scene bubble transitions to Dennis walking down the street, where people noticeably stare at him]
Dennis: Just ignore them, Dennis, just ignore them. Maybe I have something on my face.
Random kid: Mom, does that fish want to rob us, beat us to death, burn down the city, and take over the world with his dirty hands?
Mom: ye
Dennis: Hey, my hands are NOT dirty! I just washed them before going out this morning.
[Dennis notices a fast food restaurant called “Canned Bread Free”, which has a Help Wanted sign on its door]
Dennis: Well, this looks like a job I could do! [goes inside the restaurant, which is filled with dust and cobwebs] Uh, hello?
[The restaurant owner, a fat octopus, comes out of his office]
Fat octopus: OH MY GOD! A…..customer.
Dennis: Uh, actually, I’m here for the job.
Fat octopus: The job?
Dennis: Uh, yeah. You have a Help Wanted sign on the door.
Fat octopus: Oh yeah. Look, please just get everything on the menu. I need money. Everyone eats canned bread and nothing else.
Dennis: Well my buddy Squidward would love some of that stuff…
Fat octopus: Everyone loves canned bread! I thought I was a genius for selling something else, but no one wants something else!
Dennis: Well, if you hire me, we could-
Fat octopus: Ugh, don’t you get it? I’m already poor as hell, hiring a fish would just make things worse!
Dennis: What?
Fat octopus: You know how much Tentacle Acres hates people like you, don't you? You have guts to even go out in public. The city is literally called Tentacle Acres! Mayor Dunkel reminded us of our octopus superiority, and banned sponges and starfish from the city…I can tell you’re new here.
Dennis: But, why didn’t he ban fish?
Fat octopus: I don’t know, ask him! It's probably best if you just leave this place and eat canned bread, before something bad happens.
Dennis: Okay then… interesting…
[The scene bubble transitions to Squidward arriving home, where Dennis already is]
Squidward: Hey there, Dennis! I just got my dream job as a CBT!
Dennis: CBT?
Squidward: Canned Bread Taster. You peasants wouldn’t understand.
Dennis: Peasants? But Squidward-
Squidward: CBTs are the most cultured on Earth.
Dennis: Oh, yeah. You know, when you were in Bikini Bottom, did you also hear this city was racist?
Squidward: No.
Dennis: Well I did. I didn’t pay much attention to it, but today I was applying for a canned bread free restaurant-
Squidward: Ew.
Dennis: -and the guy there said some weird stuff about how everyone who isn’t an octopus is hated and something about the mayor…
Squidward: Eh, I’m sure the city’s just having a phase.
Dennis: I have been getting a lot of weird stares…
Squidward: Don’t worry about it! Enjoy the good things, like canned bread.
Dennis: *sigh* Yeah Squidward, maybe you’re right. Canned bread is okay.
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