*Monkey {{Sup|(head as a pillow; stuffed animal)}}
*Giraffe {{Sup|(stuffed animal)}}
*Bear {{Sup|(stuffed animal)}}
*[[Octopus]] {{Sup|(stuffed animal)}}
*[[Davy Jones]] {{Mentioned}}
*[[Sea unicorn]] {{Sup|(in picture)}}
*Rabbit {{Sup|(stuffed animal)}}
*Spider
*[[Gary the Snail]]
'''Songs:''' "Bossy Boots" by [[The Capsules]]
==Synopsis==
At the [[Krusty Krab]], Mr. Krabs holds a meeting with his employees, informing them that his daughter Pearl is going to be working at the Krusty Krab during her summer vacation and that she has lots of new ideas to improve the restaurant. Squidward does not like the idea of being told what to do by a teenager, and he and SpongeBob agree to stand up to her to protect their jobs.
==Plot==
Pearl soon arrives and SpongeBob's resolution quickly crumbles, adoring the flamboyant new [[Kuddly Krab uniform|uniform]] Pearl gives them. After exchanging many ideas, Pearl and SpongeBob agree to turn the Krusty Krab into the "[[Kuddly Krab]]," and re-purpose the restaurant into a hip café, all with Mr. Krabs' blessing.
At the Krusty Krab, Mr. Krabs is holding a meeting, saying that Pearl is going to be working at the [[Krusty Krab]] during her Summer vacation, has lots of new ideas to help improve profits.Pearl immediately arrives, and Mr. Krabs goes out to greet her. Squidward does not like the idea of being told what to do by a teenager, and he and SpongeBob agree to stand up to her to protect their jobs, but SpongeBob quickly falls through on this, and loves the flamboyant new uniform that Pearl gives them. After exchanging many ideas, Pearl and SpongeBob agree to turn the Krusty Krab into the "Kuddly Krab", and a teen hangout cafe.
The Kuddly Krab quickly becomes a hit, but when SpongeBob is told to make a salad, which he has never heard of, he makes a Krabby Patty and shows it to Pearl. She tells him to take off the buns and the patty, leaving only tomatoes and lettuce. Upon returning to the kitchen, SpongeBob is horrified to see that his stove is gone. Pearl explains to him that Krabby Patties are no longer "hip", and that they now serve only tea and salad. She then gives Squidward the new job of wearing the mascot costume outside, which he rips his costumes off leaving him naked, while two spouses on a car surprised and a police officer making a note and puting it on Squidward as a loincloth.
Squidward remains the only holdout and shakes the newly designed sign in frustration. Two passersby are disappointed the Krusty Krab is seemingly gone and, thinking Squidward is a woman, ask him where a place to eat is. Enraged, Squidward quits on the spot and rips off his costume.
SpongeBob goes into Mr. Krabs' office to complain, and Mr. Krabs admits that they are indeed causing the restaurant to lose money. He says that Pearl has to be fired, but cannot bring himself to fire his own daughter, and asks SpongeBob to fire her. ("It's okay if she hates ''you!''") When SpongeBob calls Pearl into the kitchen to fire her, Pearl begins crying, and explains to him that she was only pretending to like her job and has been trying to get fired from the beginning. However, she cannot let her father know this, and she and SpongeBob stage her being fired. Mr. Krabs hears this from his office, and has a heart attack upon hearing Pearl being fired. After firing Pearl, SpongeBob enters his office to report his success, and sees Mr. Krabs in a coma on the floor. He revives him with a twenty dollar bill, and convinces him that his daughter is happy with her life outside of the family business. However, Mr. Krabs does not know how to get his money back for the Kuddly Krab's decorations, and SpongeBob buys it all for one year's salary.
[[File:Bossy Boots 097.png|thumb|200px|"But where are the Krabby Patties?"]]
The Kuddly Krab quickly becomes a hit with the teenage crowd. SpongeBob is told to make a salad, which he never heard of, so he makes a Krabby Patty and shows it to Pearl. Disgusted, she orders him to take off the buns and the patty, leaving only tomatoes and lettuce. Upon returning to the kitchen, SpongeBob is horrified to see that his grill is gone. Pearl explains to him that [[Krabby Patties]] are no longer "hip," and that they now serve only [[tea]] and [[salad]]. SpongeBob is then given a humiliating mascot costume to wear out front, and this is the final straw for him. He goes to Mr. Krabs' office to complain.
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Despite putting on a brave face, Mr. Krabs agrees with SpongeBob's complaints and admits that Pearl's renovations are losing them money. Though Mr. Krabs knows that Pearl needs to go, he can't bring himself to fire his own daughter, so he makes SpongeBob be the one to fire her. SpongeBob calls Pearl into the kitchen, dreading what he has to do. Before he can even say anything, however, Pearl breaks down crying and reveals to SpongeBob that she's really been trying to get herself fired since the beginning and hates working at the restaurant, only taking the job and pretending to like it to please her dad and doesn't want to risk disappointing him by quitting. After hearing all this, SpongeBob comes up with a plan to stage Pearl being fired outside of her dad's office.
==Trivia/Goofs==
[[File:Bossy Boots 181.png|thumb|200px]]
*This episode was originally called "Working Pearl", but was later changed to "Bossy Boots." Comcast still lists it as "Working Pearl" to this day, and DirecTV originally used this title, too, but it was soon changed to its current title. During Nickelodeon's [[Best Day Ever marathon]], it was referred to as "Working Pearl" by [[Patchy the Pirate]].
As Mr. Krabs listens in to the exchange, he debates with himself whether he should allow it to happen. The sight of his empty safe with a spider web finally prompts him to yell to SpongeBob to get on with it, but with the words, "Pearl, you're fired," the strain on Mr. Krabs' heart knocks him out cold. Pearl thanks SpongeBob for letting her go and kisses him on the cheek before dashing off to the mall with her friends.
*This is the second episode with the word "Boots" in the title. The first is [[Squeaky Boots]].
*This is the only episode in which Squidward and Pearl talk to each other.
*The ideas Pearl and SpongeBob come up for the new Krusty Krab are:
-The Kutie Krab
-The Kooky Krab
SpongeBob enters Mr. Krabs' office to report his success, only to find him passed out on the floor. After being revived with a $20 bill, Mr. Krabs laments what's been done to Pearl—but SpongeBob assures his boss that Pearl's fine, claiming that she's off to bigger and better things. While he's glad that the situation is resolved, Mr. Krabs wonders how he'll get his money back for all of Kuddly Krabs' decorations/merchandise. SpongeBob buys all of them, costing him one year's salary, and puts them in his [[SpongeBob SquarePants' house|house]] for his enjoyment, much to Gary's chagrin.
-The Khaotic Krab
==Production==
===Sketches===
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-The Kissy Krab
===Paintings===
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{{APM-article|Hawaiian Link (B)|Richard Myhill|Later...}}
{{APM-article|Action Cut A|Gregor F. Narholz|SpongeBob pretending to fire Pearl}}
{{SB|Bossy Boots Song|The Capsules|"Come on, gang, the mall waits!"}}
{{APM-article|House Of Horror{{!}}House Of Horror [#10.5]|W. Merrick Farran|SpongeBob screams}}
{{APM-article|Hawaiian Breeze|Jon Jelmer|"How could we have done such a thing to me own flesh and blood?"}}
{{OM|Vibe & Harp Hits|Nicolas Carr|"Hmm..."}}
{{SB|Bossy Boots Song|The Capsules|Ending}}
-The Kandy Krab
===Release===
====Distribution====
*This episode is available on the [[Tide and Seek (DVD)|Tide and Seek]], [[The Complete 2nd Season|Complete 2nd Season]], [[Squidward's Day Off]], [[Imitation Krabs (DVD)|Imitation Krabs]], [[Sponge Crazy]], [[Your Shoe's Untied (DVD)|Your Shoe's Untied]], [[The First 100 Episodes|First 100 Episodes]], [[SpongeBob on DVD]], [[The Ultimate SpongeBob Box Set]], [https://itunes.apple.com/us/tv-season/spongebob-squarepants-vol-2/id517092988 SpongeBob SquarePants Vol. 2], [[The Complete Second Season]], [[The SpongeBob SquarePants Collection]], [[From the Beginning, Part 1]], [[Tales of a Teenage Whale]], [[SpongeBob, You're Fired! (DVD)|SpongeBob, You're Fired!]], [[I'm Your Biggest Fan]], [[The SpongeBob SquarePants 8 Season DVD Collection]], [[The First & Second Seasons]], [[The Best 200 Episodes Ever]], and [[The Best 300 Episodes Ever]] DVDs.
*This episode is also available on the [[Tide and Seek (VHS)|Tide and Seek VHS]] and [[Sponge-a-Rama]] VHS tapes.
-The Kool Krab
===Reception===
*{{Rank|Bossy Boots|BDE=93}}
-The Kowboy Krab
==Trivia==
===General===
[[File:Working Pearl.jpg|thumb|260px]]
*This episode was originally titled "Working Pearl," but was later changed to the final title. Comcast had still listed it with the original title, but this has since been fixed, and DirecTV originally used it too, but it was also soon fixed.
**The title is a reference to the 1988 film ''{{W|Working Girl}}.''
**During the [[Best Day Ever marathon]], it was referred to by its original title by [[Patchy the Pirate]].<ref>[https://www.bcdb.com/cartoon/29943-Bossy-Boots Bossy Boots (2000) Season 2 Episode 22B. Production Number:5571-146- SpongeBob SquarePants Cartoon Episode Guide - The Big Cartoon Database]</ref>
**The iTunes version still has "Working Pearl" as the name of the episode, but when watched the correct name is displayed.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20171203224617/https://itunes.apple.com/us/tv-season/spongebob-squarepants-season-2/id128316018 SpongeBob SquarePants, Season 2 - iTunes] Retrieved on December 3, 2017.</ref>[[File:Workingpearlitunes.jpg|thumb|260px|Working Pearl on iTunes]]
*This is the first episode for a few things:
**The first episode in which the [[Krusty Krab]] has been remodeled.
**The first episode in which the [[Krusty Krab grill]] is removed from the kitchen.
**The first episode in which Incidental 7 is seen without lipstick or nostrils. However, in one scene, she does have nostrils.
**The first time Squidward quits his job.
**This along with [[Something Smells|its sister episode]] were the first episodes to use the 2000-2006 Nickelodeon Productions logo at the end.
*This is the second episode to feature chrome. The first is "[[SB-129]]."
*This is one of eight Season 2 episodes to use the Season 1 character model for SpongeBob, the others being "[[Your Shoe's Untied]]," "[[Squid's Day Off]]," "[[Big Pink Loser]]," "[[Imitation Krabs]]," "[[Life of Crime]]," "[[Dumped]]," and "[[I'm Your Biggest Fanatic]]."
*The ideas Pearl and SpongeBob come up for the new Krusty Krab are:
**Pearl: The Kutie Krab
**Pearl: The Kooky Krab
**SpongeBob: The Khaotic Krab
**Pearl: The Kissy Krab
**SpongeBob: The King Krab
**Pearl: The Kandy Krab
**SpongeBob: The Kool Krab
**SpongeBob: The Kowboy Krab
**SpongeBob: The Kurly Krab
**SpongeBob: The Kreepy Krab
**SpongeBob: The Killer Krab
**Both: The Kuddly Krab
*When Incidental 27 drives by SpongeBob and then insults him, he inadvertently insults himself: by saying, "... I was just on my way to the big doofus convention!" he implies that he will be attending as a doofus as well.
*The image of SpongeBob, Mr. Krabs, and Squidward with mustaches is featured on the protective case of ''[[The SpongeBob SquarePants Experience: A Deep Dive into the World of Bikini Bottom]]''. Squidward's head appears on a different part of the case.
*This is Pearl's only major role in season 2.
*Oddly, SpongeBob uses his [[season 1]] design in this episode, with his more trapezoidal head shape and legs bent backwards. The season 1 design also appears in the episodes "[[Big Pink Loser]]," "[[Imitation Krabs]]," "[[Life of Crime]]," "[[Dumped]]," "[[I'm Your Biggest Fanatic]]," "[[Shanghaied]]," and various scenes in "[[Welcome to the Chum Bucket]]."
*During the [[Best Day Ever marathon]], this episode was paired up with "[[Welcome to the Chum Bucket]]."<ref>[[w:c:nickstory:November 9, 2006|Nickstory - November 9, 2006]]</ref>
*Frames from this episode was later used in "[[Friendiversary]]" when SpongeBob remembers Squidward.
*After Squidward quits and gets a ticket for indecent exposure from ripping off his uniform, he is not seen again for the rest of the episode even though he was mentioned a few times.
*SpongeBob's Kuddly Krab uniform features as a playable costume in ''[[The Cosmic Shake]]''.
-The Kurly Krab
===Dub facts===
[[File:22b DE.jpg|thumb|200px|German title card.]]
[[File:22bFR.png|thumb|200px|French title card.]]
*In the [[SpongeBob Schwammkopf|German dub]], the background for the title card is the exact same background from "[[Squidville]]."
*In the [[Bob l'éponge|French dub]], the background for the title card is the exact same background from "[[Bubble Buddy]]."
{{Clear}}
-The Kreepy Krab
===Cultural references===
*Mr. Krabs' blue stress toy is a direct reference to {{W|Panic Pete}}, a novelty toy created by John M. Auzin in the 1950s.
-The Killer Krab
===Errors===
*When SpongeBob and Squidward are in Mr. Krabs' office, his door has a porthole window, but when he leaves and they are shaking hands, the porthole is gone and there is a life ring instead.[[File:Bossy Boots 082.png|thumb|260px|No sign.]]
*When Squidward is outside after SpongeBob and Pearl go inside, a car is seen beside the Krusty Krab. When Squidward shakes the Kuddly Krab sign, it disappears.
*[[File:Bossy Boots 085.png|thumb|260x260px|Missing Chum Bucket]]When Squidward is shaking the sign and then two people ask him where they can get something to eat, there is no Chum Bucket across the street.
*[[File:Bossy Boots 187.png|thumb|260x260px|The K's briefly aren't rounded.]]The "K"s on Mr. Krabs' new uniform are rounded, but when it zooms into the scene of him lying on the floor, they are straight.
*[[File:Bossy Boots 117.png|thumb|260x260px|SpongeBob without sleeves.]]SpongeBob's sleeves are gone during one shot of the new menu.
*When SpongeBob enters the Kuddly Krab office, the sea unicorn has a horn, but when Mr. Krabs points it out, the horn is gone. It then returns when Mr. Krabs cries on his desk.
*[[File:Bossy Boots 150.png|thumb|260x260px|Pearl with black eyes.]]When SpongeBob bumps into Pearl, her eyes are black rather than blue.
*When SpongeBob walks into the kitchen to fire Pearl, on a close-up on his face, he is missing his K's on his uniform.
*When Pearl kisses SpongeBob after he "fired" her, her eyelids are gray instead of light violet.
*Mr. Krabs' blue stress toy is on his desk before SpongeBob comes over. When SpongeBob comes over and the view zooms out, the toy is gone.
[[File:BBe2.png|thumb|260px|Squidward's eyelids reverting to their season 1 color.]]
*In some scenes, Squidward's eyelids go back to the seafoam color they were in season 1 rather than the teal they had become in [[season 2]].
[[File:SpongeBob's eyelashes mistake in Bossy Boots.png|thumb|260px|SpongeBob's visible eyelashes mistake.]]
[[File:Bossy Boots 155.png|thumb|260px|SpongeBob's uniform without the "K"]]
*At the ending when SpongeBob says, "Isn't this great, Gary? And it only cost me one year's salary!," SpongeBob blinks his eyes, but his eyelashes are still seen.
*When SpongeBob tries to fire Pearl, his left pupil's outline becomes purple for a split second.
*Fred's voice is different than any other episode.
{{Clear}}
-The Kuddly Krab
==Videos==
*SpongeBob's sleeves are gone during one shot of the menu.
[[File:What’s That Smell?!👃 ThrowbackThursdays SpongeBob|thumb|center|335px]]
*When Squidward rips off the new uniform and is naked, a police officer places a note on his genital area, although Squidward doesn't normally wear trousers.
At the Krusty Krab, Mr. Krabs holds a meeting with his employees, informing them that his daughter Pearl is going to be working at the Krusty Krab during her summer vacation and that she has lots of new ideas to improve the restaurant. Squidward does not like the idea of being told what to do by a teenager, and he and SpongeBob agree to stand up to her to protect their jobs.
Pearl soon arrives and SpongeBob's resolution quickly crumbles, adoring the flamboyant new uniform Pearl gives them. After exchanging many ideas, Pearl and SpongeBob agree to turn the Krusty Krab into the "Kuddly Krab," and re-purpose the restaurant into a hip café, all with Mr. Krabs' blessing.
Squidward remains the only holdout and shakes the newly designed sign in frustration. Two passersby are disappointed the Krusty Krab is seemingly gone and, thinking Squidward is a woman, ask him where a place to eat is. Enraged, Squidward quits on the spot and rips off his costume.
The Kuddly Krab quickly becomes a hit with the teenage crowd. SpongeBob is told to make a salad, which he never heard of, so he makes a Krabby Patty and shows it to Pearl. Disgusted, she orders him to take off the buns and the patty, leaving only tomatoes and lettuce. Upon returning to the kitchen, SpongeBob is horrified to see that his grill is gone. Pearl explains to him that Krabby Patties are no longer "hip," and that they now serve only tea and salad. SpongeBob is then given a humiliating mascot costume to wear out front, and this is the final straw for him. He goes to Mr. Krabs' office to complain.
Despite putting on a brave face, Mr. Krabs agrees with SpongeBob's complaints and admits that Pearl's renovations are losing them money. Though Mr. Krabs knows that Pearl needs to go, he can't bring himself to fire his own daughter, so he makes SpongeBob be the one to fire her. SpongeBob calls Pearl into the kitchen, dreading what he has to do. Before he can even say anything, however, Pearl breaks down crying and reveals to SpongeBob that she's really been trying to get herself fired since the beginning and hates working at the restaurant, only taking the job and pretending to like it to please her dad and doesn't want to risk disappointing him by quitting. After hearing all this, SpongeBob comes up with a plan to stage Pearl being fired outside of her dad's office.
As Mr. Krabs listens in to the exchange, he debates with himself whether he should allow it to happen. The sight of his empty safe with a spider web finally prompts him to yell to SpongeBob to get on with it, but with the words, "Pearl, you're fired," the strain on Mr. Krabs' heart knocks him out cold. Pearl thanks SpongeBob for letting her go and kisses him on the cheek before dashing off to the mall with her friends.
SpongeBob enters Mr. Krabs' office to report his success, only to find him passed out on the floor. After being revived with a $20 bill, Mr. Krabs laments what's been done to Pearl—but SpongeBob assures his boss that Pearl's fine, claiming that she's off to bigger and better things. While he's glad that the situation is resolved, Mr. Krabs wonders how he'll get his money back for all of Kuddly Krabs' decorations/merchandise. SpongeBob buys all of them, costing him one year's salary, and puts them in his house for his enjoyment, much to Gary's chagrin.
This episode was originally titled "Working Pearl," but was later changed to the final title. Comcast had still listed it with the original title, but this has since been fixed, and DirecTV originally used it too, but it was also soon fixed.
The title is a reference to the 1988 film Working Girl.
The iTunes version still has "Working Pearl" as the name of the episode, but when watched the correct name is displayed.[2]File:Workingpearlitunes.jpgWorking Pearl on iTunes
This is the first episode for a few things:
The first episode in which the Krusty Krab has been remodeled.
The first episode in which the Krusty Krab grill is removed from the kitchen.
The first episode in which Incidental 7 is seen without lipstick or nostrils. However, in one scene, she does have nostrils.
The first time Squidward quits his job.
This along with its sister episode were the first episodes to use the 2000-2006 Nickelodeon Productions logo at the end.
This is the second episode to feature chrome. The first is "SB-129."
The ideas Pearl and SpongeBob come up for the new Krusty Krab are:
Pearl: The Kutie Krab
Pearl: The Kooky Krab
SpongeBob: The Khaotic Krab
Pearl: The Kissy Krab
SpongeBob: The King Krab
Pearl: The Kandy Krab
SpongeBob: The Kool Krab
SpongeBob: The Kowboy Krab
SpongeBob: The Kurly Krab
SpongeBob: The Kreepy Krab
SpongeBob: The Killer Krab
Both: The Kuddly Krab
When Incidental 27 drives by SpongeBob and then insults him, he inadvertently insults himself: by saying, "... I was just on my way to the big doofus convention!" he implies that he will be attending as a doofus as well.
Frames from this episode was later used in "Friendiversary" when SpongeBob remembers Squidward.
After Squidward quits and gets a ticket for indecent exposure from ripping off his uniform, he is not seen again for the rest of the episode even though he was mentioned a few times.
SpongeBob's Kuddly Krab uniform features as a playable costume in The Cosmic Shake.
In the German dub, the background for the title card is the exact same background from "Squidville."
In the French dub, the background for the title card is the exact same background from "Bubble Buddy."
Cultural references
Mr. Krabs' blue stress toy is a direct reference to Panic Pete, a novelty toy created by John M. Auzin in the 1950s.
Errors
When SpongeBob and Squidward are in Mr. Krabs' office, his door has a porthole window, but when he leaves and they are shaking hands, the porthole is gone and there is a life ring instead.File:Bossy Boots 082.pngNo sign.
When Squidward is outside after SpongeBob and Pearl go inside, a car is seen beside the Krusty Krab. When Squidward shakes the Kuddly Krab sign, it disappears.
File:Bossy Boots 085.pngMissing Chum BucketWhen Squidward is shaking the sign and then two people ask him where they can get something to eat, there is no Chum Bucket across the street.
File:Bossy Boots 187.pngThe K's briefly aren't rounded.The "K"s on Mr. Krabs' new uniform are rounded, but when it zooms into the scene of him lying on the floor, they are straight.
File:Bossy Boots 117.pngSpongeBob without sleeves.SpongeBob's sleeves are gone during one shot of the new menu.
When SpongeBob enters the Kuddly Krab office, the sea unicorn has a horn, but when Mr. Krabs points it out, the horn is gone. It then returns when Mr. Krabs cries on his desk.
File:Bossy Boots 150.pngPearl with black eyes.When SpongeBob bumps into Pearl, her eyes are black rather than blue.
When SpongeBob walks into the kitchen to fire Pearl, on a close-up on his face, he is missing his K's on his uniform.
When Pearl kisses SpongeBob after he "fired" her, her eyelids are gray instead of light violet.
Pearl's gray eyelids.
Mr. Krabs' blue stress toy is on his desk before SpongeBob comes over. When SpongeBob comes over and the view zooms out, the toy is gone.
File:BBe2.pngSquidward's eyelids reverting to their season 1 color.
In some scenes, Squidward's eyelids go back to the seafoam color they were in season 1 rather than the teal they had become in season 2.
At the ending when SpongeBob says, "Isn't this great, Gary? And it only cost me one year's salary!," SpongeBob blinks his eyes, but his eyelashes are still seen.
