The Original Fry Cook

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Characters

• SpongeBob SquarePants
• Jim ^(debut)
• Eugene H. Krabs
• Squidward Tentacles
• Bikini Bottomites
  • Nancy Suzy Fish
  • Martha Smith
  • Thaddeus
  • Timmy
  • Tina
  • Monroe Timmy
  • Nat Peterson

Synopsis

It is a normal day at the Krusty Krab until Jim, the Original Fry Cook, arrives in his golden limousine. He, Mr. Krabs, and Squidward remember back when the Krusty Krab had "class". Jim makes a Krabby Patty and SpongeBob eats it and loves it. He wants to cook like Jim, and Jim says not to step on the patty, since the customers run over a Krabby Patty made by SpongeBob when headed to greet Jim. He then gives SpongeBob real lessons. But SpongeBob can't meet Jim's standards. So SpongeBob decides to resign and give his job to Jim. Jim tells SpongeBob he quit because Mr. Krabs laughed at him when he asked for a raise. Mr. Krabs reveals that SpongeBob has one thing Jim doesn't have: he's cheap! Jim tells SpongeBob that he could be an even greater frycook, but only if he leaves the Krusty Krab which he calls a dump. SpongeBob says that the restaurant isn't a dump. Mr. Krabs says it is a dump, but it's his dump. Template:Section-Expand/2

Production

Music

( ‣ ) Production music

( • ) Original music

( ◦ ) SpongeBob music

 • Hawaiian Trax - Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield [title card]
 ‣ The Achterhoek Dances - Jan Rap [opening]
 ‣ Romantic Evening - Gary Hughes [adding the love]
 ‣ Gala Performance - Laurie Johnson [limo arrives]
 • ? - Nicolas Carr [SpongeBob's Krabby Patty stepped on]
 ‣ Gala Performance - Laurie Johnson ["It's Jim, me original fry cook!"]
 ‣ Fanfare (b) - David Farnon ["He who flipped Krabby Patties in the before time?"]
 ‣ The Tip Top Polka/The Cliff Polka - Chelmsford Folk Band ["You're doing well, Jim."]
 ‣ Skater's Waltz - Emile Charles Waldteufel, George Wilson [flashback to when the Krusty Krab had class]
 • Steel Licks - Jeremy Wakefield [everyone laughs]
 ‣ The Tip Top Polka/The Cliff Polka - Chelmsford Folk Band ["Employee of the Month, huh?"]
 ‣ Cartoon Capers (b) - Dick Stephen Walter [SpongeBob crashes to the floor]
 ‣ Award Winner 1 - Harry Bluestone [Jim's "Best Employee Ever" award]
 ‣ Spanish Ladies (b) - Robin Jeffrey, Tim Laycock [Jim refuses to sign SpongeBob's patty]
 ‣ Steel Licks (b) - Jeremy Wakefield ["Yeah... not unless you look RIGHT IN FRONT OF YOU!"]
 ‣ Glory Road - Sam Fonteyn ["One patty, the right way!"]
 ‣ Heavenly Voices (c) - David Farnon ["It's a thing of beauty!"]
 ‣ ? [SpongeBob eats Jim's Krabby Patty]
 ‣ A Christmas Fantasy (a) - Ron Goodwin ["Wow... that was amazing!"]
 ‣ Keel Row - Brian Peters ["Um, Mr. Jim, sir?"]
 ‣ Hawaiian Link (b) - Richard Myhill [SpongeBob grovels]
 ‣ Knights of the Air - Sam Fonteyn [Jim critiquing SpongeBob's work]
 ‣ Knights of the Air Alt. End - Sam Fonteyn [tons of patties in toilet]
 ‣ Fates - Gregor F. Narholz [SpongeBob cries]
 ‣ Steel Licks (d) - Jeremy Wakefield [SpongeBob thinks Jim's replacing him]
 ‣ Fiesta Party - Norman Dane [Squidward dances]
 ‣ Drowsy Reef - Jeremy Wakefield, Sage Guyton [SpongeBob writes his resignation letter]
 ‣ Zelle 504 - Gerhard Trede [SpongeBob hides in the freezer]
 ‣ Drama Link (e) - Hubert Clifford ["This is terrible! No one's making patties!"]
 ‣ The Achterhoek Dances - Jan Rap [Jim asks where SpongeBob is]
 ‣ Drama Link (a) - Hubert Clifford ["Look at them."]
 ‣ Hawaiian Sting 9 - Dick Stephen Walter ["Don't worry, Mr. Krabs."]
 ‣ Long Way Home - Gregor F. Narholz ["But you're the greatest fry cook in the world."]
 ‣ Soul Organ Impromptu - Alan Hawkshaw [Jim explains why he quit]
 • Hawaiian Trax - Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield [Krabs laughing]
 ‣ Daylight Shines Captain Lenoe's - Michael Arthur, Colin Cater, Mick Graves, The Folk Players, Sarah Graves, Simon Ritchie [ending]

Reception

• This episode is ranked #1 on Tom Kenny's worst SpongeBob episodes list.

Release

• This episode is available on the Friend or Foe?, Season 5 Volume 1, Complete 5th Season, First 100 Episodes and SpongeBob, You're Fired! DVDs.

Trivia

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• Running Gag: Jim flushing SpongeBob's patties down the toilet.
• The UK "Kraze Klub" magazine says that "Jim is a sponge."
• This is the first episode where the letters in the title card are made out of food, this happens again in "Plankton's Regular" and "The Other Patty."
• In the Drawn to Life: SpongeBob SquarePants Edition video game, Jim is a character the player may draw.
• In the Battle for Bikini Bottom video game, Squidward claims "I've always been bald!" However, this episode portays Squidward with long, blonde hair. 

Errors

• In the crowd, Nat can be seen twice.
• At one point, SpongeBob creates a heart out of ketchup on a Krabby Patty and it is entirely colored in. In the next shot, it is only an outline. 
• In the opening and closing credits, Patton Oswalt's name was misspelled "Patton Oswald."
• In the flashback, the Krusty Krab is shown to be designed in architecturally superior light than its normal state. However, in the flashback where Jim explains why he quit, all the decor is replaced with normal Krusty Krab decor. 
• When Old Man Jenkins (Fat) is ordering, spongebob adds the love to his Krabby Patty, but then when the scene goes back to Squidward, he is gone, when Jim is arriving, he reappears in the crowd (Blue)