Employee of the Month (SpongeBob SquarePants)

Template:SpongeBob episode "Employee of the Month" is a SpongeBob SquarePants episode from season one. See Employee of the Month (disambiguation) for other uses of the term. Template:Spoiler Brief summary: When it's Employee of the Month Award day, Squidward says that the award is a sham and he could get it if he wanted to. SpongeBob, not wanting to give up his reputation, competes against him to be the best employee.

Time/Date:

• January 27
  • 1:15 PM: SpongeBob is told by the photo of himself to work harder
  • 9:00 PM: SpongeBob looks through the binoculars at Squidward's house
  • 9:05 PM: Squidward shows all 28 of his alarm clocks
• January 28
  • 6:50 AM: The Krusty Krab explodes

Time cards shown: None

Characters Present:

• Squidward Tentacles
• SpongeBob SquarePants
• Eugene Krabs
• Customers taking the free Krabby Patties
• Gary the Snail

Songs:

• Money

Money!

Money!

Gonna make some money!

Plot

At the Krusty Krab, SpongeBob reminds Squidward that it's Employee of the Month Award day. However, Squidward tells SpongeBob that the award is a scam, and Mr. Krabs is using it to make him work harder. SpongeBob doesn't believe him, and works harder. Mr. Krabs warns SpongeBob that Squidward might get the new Employee of the Month Award, and since SpongeBob has 26 consecutive awards (and wants a 27th), he starts worrying. Squidward says that he could get the award if he wanted to, and SpongeBob asks him to prove it. They both decide that they will arrive at the Krusty Krab earlier than the other; SpongeBob tries to destroy Squidward's alarm clock so he won't wake up, but Squidward has 28 more in his closet. They set up traps early in the morning, but they finally get out and start running towards the Krusty Krab. They 'overwork' (ex: Squidward cleans the tables as much as to break), eventually causing the Krusty Krab to explode. As Krabby Patties rain down from the sky, some of the citizens of Bikini Bottom believe that they are free, and while Mr. Krabs tries to makes the citizens pay for them, SpongeBob and Squidward ask him who is the Employee of the Month.

Quotes

• (Krusty Krab)

SpongeBob: Look, Mr. Krabs, clean floors!

Squidward: Clean tables, Mr. Krabs!

SpongeBob: Clean dishes, Mr. Krabs!

Squidward: Flowers and chocolates for you, Mr. Krabs!

• (The destroyed Krusty Krab)

Citizen: Hey look! Free Krabby Patties!! (As Krabby Patties fall from the sky)

Mr. Krabs: Wait! No, you've to pay for those!!

SpongeBob: So, who's the Employee of the month Mr. Krabs? Is it me?

Squidward :Is it me?

SpongeBob and Squidward: (Continuously ask the same question)

Trivia/Goofs

• You can see that next to the unfilled January E.o.t.M (Employee of the Month) picture is a February E.o.t.M. picture and next to the February E.o.t.M. picture is a December E.o.t.M. picture, but January comes before February.
• This is the one of two episodes in which Squidward's house has a window on its right ear.
• The winner of the Employee of the Month award was never revealed,probably Spngebob
• January 15th is Annoy Squidward Day.
• Apparently, Squidward can make Krabby Patties as well, but in Pickles, Hooky, and The Algae's Always Greener, he is terrible at making Krabby Patties, which means that most likely, this episode's occurrence came after Pickles, The Algae's Always Greener, and Hooky, and Squidward learned how to make Krabby Patties in the meantime.
• When the "Drill Sergeant SpongeBob" appeared, he was in the March picture, probably a reference to an army march.
• SpongeBob has won the E.o.t.M award 26 times in a row, which means that (if he'd gotten his first within his first month of working) he's been working at the Krusty Krab for 2 years and 2 months. Also, there are a lot more than 26 E.o.t.M pictures on the "Wall of Shame".
• Consequently, the wall disappears next episode.
• But, this is possible because all of the awards can be seen on one of the walls in spongebob's bedroom in The Spongebob Squarepants Movie.