History Recap / SpongeBobSquarePantsS9E11SpongeBobYoureFired

** Mr. Krabs himself, for firing [=SpongeBob=] over five cents. He also shows no remorse when [=SpongeBob=] cries over being fired.

* OneNoteCook: Zig-Zagged. All [=SpongeBob=] knows how to cook is Krabby Patties, which gets him fired from all the other restaurants, until they find out how delicious Krabby Patties are and fight over [=SpongeBob=]. However, when [=SpongeBob=] is able to make homemade snail food for Gary (and apparently really good snail food at that) without accidentally making a Krabby Patty, but [[WhatHappenedToTheMouse this is never brought up again afterwards.]]
* OutOfFocus: Noodleman gets the least amount of screen time and the interior of Wet Noodle is never shown.

* TheScrooge: All mentions of "saving a nickel" in this page are [[NotHyperbole not a usage of slang]] - the whole plot happens because Krabs wishes to save five cents.

* WrongNameOutburst: [=SpongeBob=] tries out new jobs after getting fired from the Krusty Krab, but he gets fired every time. When that happens, he impulsively shouts "But I've given you the best years of my life, Mr. Krabs!".

* DraggedIntoDrag: When [=SpongeBob=] cleans up the Krusty Krab, he puts Squidward in a sparkly pink dress. The latter is [[SeenItAll not phased at all by this.]]
-->'''Squidward''': Hmm. (''examines dress'') [[CampStraight Not exactly my color]].

-->'''[[DeadpanSnarker Squidward]]''': I can smell the grease fires already.

'''Patrick:''' Frothy frappe?\\

-->'''Mr. Krabs''': You know I love you like a son. But you can't argue with a nickel.

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* AnAesop: Firing a hard-working employee for a petty reason (such as CuttingCorners) is ''not'' good for business, ''especially'' if [[RemovingTheCrucialTeammate they're the reason you're still in business]].

* DraggedIntoDrag: When [=SpongeBob=] cleans up the Krusty Krab, he puts Squidward in a sparkly pink dress. The latter is not phased at all by this.
-->'''Squidward''': Hmm. (''examines dress'') Not exactly my color.

!!'''[=SpongeBob=] You're Fired''' contains examples of:

** Mr. Krabs himself, for firing SpongeBob over five cents. He also shows no remorse when SpongeBob cries over being fired.

* {{Jerkass}}: The mascots who (save for the Taco Man) fire [=SpongeBob=] without even ''testing'' if his food is good enough for their customers. Then, when they recognize [=SpongeBob=]'s talents, they resort to kidnapping and never apologize for their actions.

* ContinuityNod: We see a FreezeFrameBonus of a patty with pickles tucked in, similar to the competition with Neptune in a much earlier episode. Also, Snail-Po, the snail food company is mentioned again.

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* LaserGuidedKarma: For firing [=SpongeBob=] for a petty reason, the Krusty Krab goes downhill and Mr. Krabs loses customers.

** Squidward may hate [=SpongeBob=], but he hates the smell of burning Krabby Patties even more, and wants [=SpongeBob=] back.

* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Despite that he hates [=SpongeBob=] and was happy that he was fired, Squidward admits that he hates the smell of burnt Krabby Patties more, and wants him back as fry cook.
* LaserGuidedKarma: For firing [=SpongeBob=] for a terrible reason, the Krusty Krab goes downhill and Mr. Krabs loses customers.

* EveryoneHasStandards: Squidward may hate [=SpongeBob=], but he hates the smell of burning Krabby Patties even more, and wants [=SpongeBob=] back.

* DespairEventHorizon: [=SpongeBob=] going through a severe depression after getting fired.

* {{Jerkass}}: The mascots who kidnap [=SpongeBob=] for no reason and (save for the Taco Man) fire him without even ''testing'' if his food is good enough for their customers.
* JerkassHasAPoint: Of all the people [=SpongeBob=] got fired by, the Taco Man was the only one who at least gave the food a try. He fired [=SpongeBob=] because the "burrito patty" he made exploded everywhere (including into people's faces) when a customer bit into it.

* LaserGuidedKarma: For firing Spongebob for a terrible reason, the Krusty Krab goes downhill and Mr. Krabs loses customers.

* RemovingTheCrucialTeammate: It's not long after Krabs fires [=SpongeBob=] to save a nicklel that he discovers SB is the only employee who can cook Krabby Patties well (Krabs tries, but [[LethalChef let's just say it was a huge mistake]]) and the Krusty Krab nearly keels over.

** Mr Krabs says he can't let [=SpongeBob=] work for free because it's illegal, and he'd lose his vendor's licence. This hasn't stopped Krabs from doing illegal things before, such as paying his employees with fake money, making them work 24 hours a day, firing them for striking, and underpaying them in general.

* CouldHaveAvoidedThisPlot: Had Mr. Krabs simply decided to fire Squidward instead of [=Spongebob=], the entire episode, or at least most of it, would've most likely never happened.

* AnAesop: Firing a hard-working employee for a petty reason (such as CuttingCorners) is ''not'' good for business, ''especially'' if they're the reason you're still in business.

* AnAesop: Firing a hard-working employee for a petty reason is ''not'' good for business, ''especially'' if they're the reason you're still in business.

* TheScrooge: All mentions of "saving a nickel" in this page are [[NotHyperbole not a usage of slang]] - the whole plot happens because Krabs wishes to save ten cents.

* RemovingTheCrucialTeamMember: It's not long after Krabs fires [=SpongeBob=] to save a nicklel that he discovers SB is the only employee who can cook Krabby Patties well (Krabs tries, but [[LethalChef let's just say it was a huge mistake]]) and the Krusty Krab nearly keels over.
* TheScrooge: All mentions of saving a nickel in this page are [[NotHyperbole not a usage of slang]] - the whole plot happens because Krabs wishes to save ten cents.