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
  • Monroe Timmy
  • Tina Fran
  • Nat Peterson

Synopsis

It is a normal day at the Krusty Krab until Jim, the Original Krusty Krab Fry Cook, arrives in his golden limousine. He, Mr. Krabs, and Squidward remember back when the Krusty Krab had "class." Squidward had long hair and Jim was the fry cook. 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 cannot 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 does not have: he is 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 is not a dump. Mr. Krabs says it is a dump, but it's his dump as the episode ends.

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Production

Music

( ‣ ) Production music

( • ) Original music

( ◦ ) SpongeBob music

 ‣ Wahini Wobble - Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield [title card]
 ‣ Achterhoek Dance (1) - Jan Rap [opening]
 ‣ Romantic Evening - Gary Hughes [adding the love]
 ‣ Gala Performance - Laurie Johnson [limo arrives]
 ‣ Lap Steel - Nicolas Carr [SpongeBob's Krabby Patty stepped on]
 ‣ Gala Performance - Laurie Johnson ["It's Jim, me original fry cook!"]
 ‣ Parting of the Clouds - 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 (Original Version) - 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!"]
 ‣ Parting of the Clouds - David Farnon ["It's a thing of beauty!"]
 ‣ The Power Within - 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]
 ‣ 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]
 ‣ Mission Improbable - Gerhard Trede [SpongeBob hides in the freezer]
 ‣ Drama Link (e) - Hubert Clifford ["This is terrible! No one's making patties!"]
 ‣ Achterhoek Dance (4) - Jan Rap [Jim asks where SpongeBob is]
 ‣ Drama Link (a) - Hubert Clifford ["Look at them."]
 ‣ Solo Steel - 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]
 ‣ Puka A - Sage Guyton, Jeremy Wakefield [Krabs laughing]
 ‣ 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 Fifth 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.
• 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 states, "I've always been bald!" However, this episode portrays Squidward with long, blonde hair.
• This episode premiered on Jim Wise's 43rd birthday.

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.
• The UK "Kraze Klub" magazine says that Jim is a sponge.