Line #52 Recap/SpongeBobSquarePantsS9E11SpongeBobYoureFired


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3	'''[=SpongeBob=] You're Fired'''
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5	'''Original air date''': 11/11/2013 ''(produced in 2012)''
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7	To save a nickel, Mr. Krabs fires [=SpongeBob=]. However, [=SpongeBob=] is unable to handle unemployment, so he tries out at new fast food joints.
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9	!!"[=SpongeBob=] You're Fired" contains examples of:
10	* AdaptedOut: The book adaptation leaves out a few moments, such as Mr. Krabs saying Squidward has seniority, [=SpongeBob=] being given a can, pink slip, and axe, [=SpongeBob=] CryingARiver, [=SpongeBob=] telling Gary the bad news, Patrick crying with him, and Patrick was absent during the scene [=SpongeBob=] made homemade Snail-Po for Gary.
11	* AesopAmnesia: Apparently, Mr. Krabs has forgotten all the other times the Krusty Krab fell apart without [=SpongeBob=].
12	* {{Autocannibalism}}: After he wakes up from his nap against Patrick's rock, [=SpongeBob=] breaks a chunk off of his head and eats it.
13	* BathroomControl: At the end of the episode, Mr. Krabs has installed a pay toilet which the customer has to pay a nickel to get in. An old man, who is about to use it, searches for a nickel in his wallet while [[PottyDance crossing his legs]].
14	* BeardOfSorrow: Showing how depressed [=SpongeBob=] is after getting fired, he grows a 5 o'clock shadow, along with a messy shirt and a loose tie.
15	* BigBallOfViolence: All the managers of the separate restaurants duke it out over Spongebob.
16	* BreakTheCutie: [=SpongeBob=] does not take getting fired well, at all.
17	* ContinuityNod:
18	** 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.
19	** This was not the first time [[Recap/SpongeBobSquarePantsS6E22ChumBucketSupremeSingleCellAnniversary Patrick's head was sentient.]]
20	* CouldHaveAvoidedThisPlot: Had Mr. Krabs simply decided to fire Squidward instead of [=Spongebob=], or even forgo the extra nickel, the entire episode, or at least most of it, would've most likely never happened.
21	* CryingARiver: [=SpongeBob=] is so upset over being fired that he cries for [[OverlyLongGag a minute]], literally flooding the Krusty Krab with his tears.
22	* CurbStompBattle: As the four mascots fight over [=SpongeBob=], Squidward comes in as the killer patty and beats them with little to no effort. Mr. Weiner surrenders after seeing the others get beat to avoid getting hurt himself, only to get hit by a bus afterward.
23	* CuttingCorners: Mr. Krabs fires [=SpongeBob=] solely to save a nickel on his salary. After re-hiring him, Krabs installs a nickel toll at the restroom.
24	* 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]].
25	-->'''Squidward:''' Hmm. ''(examines dress)'' [[CampStraight Not exactly my color.]]
26	* EatingPetFood: Patrick eats [=SpongeBob=]'s homemade Snail-Po and finds it delicious.
27	* EpicFail: Mr Krabs declares that he's going to man the grill and shows the spatula to prove he's the four-time Golden Spatula winner. Then his spatula catches fire.
28	-->'''[[DeadpanSnarker Squidward]]:''' I can smell the grease fires already.
29	* EverybodyLaughsEnding: The episode ends with [=SpongeBob=] and Mr. Krabs sharing a laugh with each other after Old Man Walker is unable to pay to use the new pay toilet.
30	* EveryoneHasStandards:
31	** Squidward may hate [=SpongeBob=], but he hates the smell of burning Krabby Patties even more; he even personally begs to have [=SpongeBob=] back as the fry chef.
32	** Sandy, having no qualms about feeding freeloaders lethal waste, doesn’t give any to [=SpongeBob=], encouraging him to look for another job instead.
33	* FiringDay: The episode deals with [=SpongeBob=] being fired from the Krusty Krab to save a nickel; Squidward does not get fired due to having seniority. [=SpongeBob=] then tries to get a new job at other restaurants, but is fired from each one of them. In the end, he is rehired after Mr. Krabs realizes the Krusty Krab is falling apart without him.
34	* FloweryInsults: [=SpongeBob=] rather descriptively insults Pizza Pete after getting fired from the Pizza Piehole.
35	-->'''[=SpongeBob=]:''' Oh, like I needed his dumb job, anyway. I hope his pepperoni falls off...
36	* ForegoneConclusion: We all knew [=SpongeBob=] would be re-employed at the Krusty Krab at the end in order to keep the show consistent.
37	* GrossUpCloseUp: Of [=SpongeBob=]'s face when Sandy tells him he looks awful.
38	* HereWeGoAgain: After the person in the Krabby Patty costume scares away all the other costumed restaurant owners when they tried to carry [=SpongeBob=] off, the Krabby Patty starts carrying off [=SpongeBob=], who says this afterwards.
39	* HeroicBSOD: [=SpongeBob=] going through a severe depression after getting fired. He gets out of it once Sandy recognizes him at her experiment and talks him into looking for a new job.
40	* IllFatedFlowerbed: Once again, Squidward's begonias end up stomped by Patrick and [=SpongeBob=].
41	* {{Irony}}: One day after getting fired from the job he loves, the coffee mug [=SpongeBob=] was holding has "best day ever" on it.
42	* IsItSomethingYouEat:
43	-->'''[=SpongeBob=]:''' Oh, Patrick, the most horrible thing happened today. I got f-f-f-f-f-f...\
44	'''Patrick:''' Free french fries?\
45	'''[=SpongeBob=]:''' F-f-f-f-f-f...\
46	'''Patrick:''' Fried frittatas?\
47	'''[=SpongeBob=]:''' F-f-f-f-f-f...\
48	'''Patrick:''' Frothy frappé?\
49	'''[=SpongeBob=]:''' F-f-f...\
50	'''Patrick:''' I can't think of any more food [[TheDitz that starts with the letter C]], [=SpongeBob=].\
51	'''[=SpongeBob:=]''' It's not food, Patrick. I got...fired.
52	* {{Jerkass}}:
53	** 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.
54	** Mr. Krabs himself, for firing [=SpongeBob=] over five cents. He also shows no remorse when [=SpongeBob=] cries over being fired. He gets LaserGuidedKarma when the Krusty Krab falls to shambles in an instant.
55	* JerkassHasAPoint: Of all the people [=SpongeBob=] got fired by, Señor Taco 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. Still, he attempts to kidnap [=SpongeBob=] just like the other mascots.
56	* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Despite the fact that he hates [=SpongeBob=] and was happy that he was fired, Squidward admits that he hates the smell of burnt Krabby Patties more, and personally wants [=SpongeBob=] back as the fry cook.
57	* LaserGuidedKarma: For firing [=SpongeBob=] for a petty reason, [[NiceJobBreakingItHero the Krusty Krab goes downhill and Mr. Krabs loses customers.]]
58	* LethalChef: Mr. Krabs, arguably moreso than Squidward.
59	* LikeASonToMe:
60	-->'''Mr. Krabs:''' You know I love you like a son. But you can't argue with a nickel!
61	* LiteralMetaphor: When Krabs fires [=SpongeBob=], he gives him an actual pink slip, an axe and a can.
62	* MultipleHeadCase: Patrick briefly grows a mini-face over his forehead from eating bio-waste. When [=SpongeBob=] opts out of "fun-employment", the mini-Patrick mocks him which prompts the real Patrick to punch it and encourage [=SpongeBob=] to follow his heart.
63	* NewJobEpisode: Poor Spongebob wasn't taking his firing very well. He goes to new jobs, and ends up getting fired from each one.
64	* {{NEET}}: Patrick, who encourages [=SpongeBob=] to enjoy unemployment, or as he puts it, "fun-employment".
65	* NiceGuy: Patrick, contrary to many of his other appearances in this time period. He tries his best to make [=SpongeBob=] happy again after he was fired, and is completely supportive of [=SpongeBob=] finding a new job after "fun-employment" fails to bring him any happiness.
66	* NiceJobBreakingItHero: By firing [=SpongeBob=], aka the ''only'' employee who knows how Krabby Patties are made, Mr. Krabs immediately loses business and the Krusty Krab falls apart in seconds.
67	* NotAgain: In the German dub, Squidward's half-asleep remark of "Oh, again." after [=SpongeBob=] knocks his hat off implies that this keeps happening.
68	* OcularGushers: After getting fired, [=SpongeBob=]'s tears flood the Krusty Krab, and Squidward uses a cranking hole maker to make a hole in the floor to drain the tears.
69	* OneNoteCook: [[ZigZaggingTrope 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]].
70	* OutOfFocus: Noodleman gets the least amount of screen time, and the interior of Wet Noodle is never shown.
71	* OverlyLongGag:
72	** [=SpongeBob=] cries for about a full minute after Mr. Krabs fires him. As this happens, the tears affect customers in the background.
73	** Then, [=SpongeBob=] continually attempts to cling to Patrick's rock, to no avail.
74	** Earlier, the joke of Squidward sleeping at the till while [=SpongeBob=] works in the kitchen. He only wakes up when his hat is knocked off, and a little later when [=SpongeBob=] slams the kitchen door open.
75	* ProneToTears: Along with "All That Glitters" and "A Day without Tears", [=SpongeBob=] cries a ''lot'' in this episode.
76	* RemovingTheCrucialTeammate: It's not long after Krabs fires [=SpongeBob=] to save a nickel 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.
77	* 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.
78	* SeriesContinuityError:
79	** In this episode, [=SpongeBob=] doesn't seem to know what a hot dog is, but back in "Krusty Dogs" he makes hot dogs perfectly.
80	** 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. In "Big Pink Loser" it was noted that when [=SpongeBob=] first started at the Krusty Krab, ''he'' had to pay ''Mr. Krabs''.
81	* StatusQuoIsGod: Unsurprisingly, [=SpongeBob=] gets his job back.
82	* TakeAThirdOption: Mr. Krabs was faced with the decision to pay the extra nickel or fire someone to save money. He chose the latter by firing [=SpongeBob=], but faces the terrible consequences that followed when the Krusty Krab went downhill. After re-hiring him, Mr. Krabs decides to take a third option and installs a pay toilet to make up for the extra nickel.
83	* TookALevelInBadass: Squidward. He was dressed in a Krabby Patty costume and beats the tar out of competing fry cooks before carrying [=SpongeBob=] off.
84	* UltimateJobSecurity: The reason [=SpongeBob=] is fired despite being a better employee than Squidward is because Squidward has "seniority".
85	* VisualPun: Mr. Krabs gives [=SpongeBob=] a list of items that are also used as euphemisms for being fired: a can, a pink slip (shirt), and an ax.
86	* WingdingEyes: [=SpongeBob=]'s eyes have little Krabby Patties in them after reading the order Squidward gives him at the beginning.
87	* 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!"

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