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===Characters===
===Characters===
*[[Sea urchins]]
*[[Sea urchin]]s
*[[Eugene H. Krabs]]
*[[Eugene H. Krabs]]
*{{Link|SpongeBob SquarePants}}
*{{Link|SpongeBob SquarePants}}
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*Barnacle {{Mentioned}}
*Barnacle {{Mentioned}}
*Skeleton
*Skeleton
*[[Brain Crab Creature]] {{Debut}}
*Brain crab creature {{Debut}}
*[[Fred]]
*{{Link|Incidentals}}
*[[Jennifer Millie]]
**[[Fred]]
*[[Officer Rob]]
**[[Incidental 2]]
*[[Paco]]
**[[John]]
*[[Martin]]
**[[Incidental 7]]
*[[Sheila]]
**[[Incidental 10]]
*[[Molly]]
**[[Incidental 11]]
*[[Shelly Fishbowl]] {{Debut}}
**[[Carol (Inc 22)]]
**[[Incidental 27]]
**[[Incidental 29]]
**[[Incidental 35]]
**[[Incidental 37B]]
**[[Incidental 46]]
**[[Incidental 69]]
**[[Harris]]
**[[Gale]]
**[[Incidental 118]]
**[[Incidental 141]]
**[[Incidental 150]] {{Debut}}
*Monkey {{Sup|(head as a pillow; stuffed animal)}}
*Monkey {{Sup|(head as a pillow; stuffed animal)}}
*[[Archie]] {{Cameo}}
*[[Debbie Rechid]] {{Cameo}}
*[[Nazz-Mimi]] {{Cameo}}
*[[Nancy Suzy Fish]] {{Cameo}}
*[[Cara]] {{Cameo}}
*Giraffe {{Sup|(stuffed animal)}}
*Giraffe {{Sup|(stuffed animal)}}
*Bear {{Sup|(stuffed animal)}}
*Bear {{Sup|(stuffed animal)}}
*Octopus {{Sup|(stuffed animal)}}
*[[Octopus]] {{Sup|(stuffed animal)}}
*[[Davy Jones]] {{Mentioned}}
*[[Davy Jones]] {{Mentioned}}
*[[Jimmy Gus]] {{Cameo}}
*[[Sea unicorn]] {{Sup|(in picture)}}
*[[Franco]]
*[[John]]
*[[Sea Unicorn]] {{Sup|(in picture)}}
*Rabbit {{Sup|(stuffed animal)}}
*Rabbit {{Sup|(stuffed animal)}}
*Spider
*Spider
*[[Gary the Snail]] {{Cameo}}
*[[Gary the Snail]]
==Synopsis==
==Synopsis==
At the [[Krusty Krab]], Mr. Krabs is holding a meeting with his employees, informing them that 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.
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 [[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.
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.
[[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.
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.
Squidward remains the only holdout and shakes the newly-designed sign in frustration. Two passersby are surprised the Krusty Krab is seemingly gone and, thinking Squidward is a woman, ask him where's a place to eat. Enraged, Squidward quits on the spot and rips off his costume, only for a police officer to write him up and stick the ticket on him as a loincloth.
[[File:Bossy Boots 181.png|thumb|200px]]
[[File:Bossy boots.jpg|thumb|260px]]
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.
The Kuddly Krab quickly becomes a hit with the teenage crowd. SpongeBob is told to make a salad, which he has never heard of, so he makes a Krabby Patty and shows it to Pearl. Disgusted, 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. SpongeBob is then given a humiliating mascot costume to wear out front, which finally drives him to complain to Mr. Krabs.
Despite putting on a brave face, Mr. Krabs admits that the renovations are indeed causing the restaurant to lose money. He agrees that Pearl has to be let go, but can't bring himself to actually fire his own daughter, and decides SpongeBob shall do it in his place ("It's okay if she hates ''you!''"). When SpongeBob calls Pearl into the kitchen, dreading what he has to do, Pearl starts crying and reveals the truth: she hates working at the Krusty Krab and has been trying to get herself fired from the beginning. Upon hearing this, SpongeBob hatches a plan to stage Pearl being fired outside of Mr. Krabs' office.
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.
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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 finally convinces him to let SpongeBob 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 twenty dollar bill, Mr. Krabs laments what's been done to Pearl, but SpongeBob assures him that she's 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, so SpongeBob happily takes them all home in exchange for one year's salary.
==Production==
==Production==
===Sketches===
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*This episode is available on the [[Tide and Seek]], [[The Complete 2nd Season|Complete 2nd Season]], [[The First 100 Episodes|First 100 Episodes]], and [[SpongeBob, You're Fired!]] DVDs.
====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.
*After "[[Help Wanted]]" and "[[SpongeBob You're Fired]]"
*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.
*Before "[[Culture Shock]]," "[[SB-129]]," and ''[[SpongeBob's Truth or Square]]''
**The title is a reference to the 1988 film ''{{W|Working Girl}}.''
*Before or after "[[Can You Spare a Dime?]]"
**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>
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**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 episode was originally called "Working Pearl," but was later changed to the final title. Comcast still lists the original title but this has been fixed, and DirecTV originally used it too, but it was soon fixed. During the [[Best Day Ever marathon]], it was referred to by its original title by [[Patchy the Pirate]].
*This is the first episode for a few things:
*All-caps captioning ceased until the Best Day Ever marathon when they went back to all-caps captioning. However, every episode from "Help Wanted" to this had text in explanation brackets in non-caps to make it stand out, and then, as of "Best Day Ever," the text in explanation brackets are in all-caps. These days, when it comes to captioning on "SpongeBob," the captions don't put text in explanation brackets in all-caps to make it stand out.
**The first episode in which the [[Krusty Krab]] has been remodeled.
*This is the first time SpongeBob's grill is removed. The second time is in "[[Krusty Dogs]]."
**The first episode in which the [[Krusty Krab grill]] is removed from the kitchen.
**Pearl does it this time, while Mr. Krabs does it in the latter.
**The first episode in which Incidental 7 is seen without lipstick or nostrils. However, in one scene, she does have nostrils.
*This is the first episode where [[Nancy Suzy Fish]] is seen without lipstick or nostrils in one scene. However, in one of the scenes of this episode in which she appears, she does have nostrils.
**The first time Squidward quits his job.
*This is the second episode with the word "Boots" in the title. The first was "[[Squeaky Boots]]."
**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 was "[[SB-129]]."
*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:
*The ideas Pearl and SpongeBob come up for the new Krusty Krab are:
**Pearl: The Kutie Krab
**Pearl: The Kutie Krab
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**SpongeBob: The Killer Krab
**SpongeBob: The Killer Krab
**Both: The Kuddly Krab
**Both: The Kuddly Krab
*When [[Jimmy Gus]] 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.
*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.
*Pearl's idea of The '''Kissy''' Krab has the word "Kissy" in the title that would later be referenced in a character's name (the Kissing Fish) in the animated film, ''{{W|Romeo & Juliet: Sealed with a Kiss}}'' which came out 6 years after this episode aired.
*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.
*Both SpongeBob and Squidward have seniority in this episode. Therefore, this episode must take place after "[[SpongeBob You're Fired]]" because Squidward couldn't get fired as he had seniority, unlike SpongeBob in that episode.
*This is Pearl's only major role in season 2.
*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.
*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]]."
*In [[SpongeBob Kanciastoporty|the Polish dub]], the episode's title is "Nowa szefowa" translating to "The New Manageress."
*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>
**Also, in the Croatian dub, the episode's title is "Nova šefica" translating to "The New Menageress."
*Frames from this episode was later used in "[[Friendiversary]]" when SpongeBob remembers Squidward.
*This episode and "[[Something Smells]]" are the first episodes not to appear in chronological episode number order. Instead of airing after "[[Your Shoe's Untied]]"/"[[Squid's Day Off]]," which would be chronologically in order of episode number, it had first aired after "[[Hooky]]"/"[[Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy II]]."
*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]]''.
===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]]."
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===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.
===Errors===
===Errors===
*When Mr. Krabs tells SpongeBob and Squidward to get to his office, in the end, there is the noise that a walkie talkie or electronic megaphone makes before and after one talks into it. However, Mr. Krabs was using a non-electronic megaphone.
*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 SpongeBob and Squidward are in Mr. Krabs' office, his door has a porthole window; but when he leaves and they're shaking hands, the porthole is gone and there's a life ring instead.
*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.
*When Squidward is outside after SpongeBob and Pearl go inside, a car seen beside [[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.
*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 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.
*When Pearl said "SpongeBob, order up!," to SpongeBob, the closed-captions said "Order up!."
*[[File:Bossy Boots 117.png|thumb|260x260px|SpongeBob without sleeves.]]SpongeBob's sleeves are gone during one shot of the new menu.
*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.
*When SpongeBob says "No patties," he removes the bottom bun from the patty instead, and removes the actual patty when he says "happenin'."
*[[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 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 is crying on his desk.
*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 SpongeBob is in Mr. Krabs' office he said, "Sure Mr. Krabs, but I've got some bad news," captions said "I've got some bad news."
*When Pearl kisses SpongeBob after he "fired" her, her eyelids are gray instead of light violet.
*When SpongeBob bumps into Pearl, her eyes are black.
*When SpongeBob walks into the kitchen to fire Pearl, on a close-up on his face, he's missing his K's on his uniform.
*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.
*When SpongeBob knocks on Mr. Krabs' metal office door, the knock sounds like a knock from a wooden door instead of a metal door.
[[File:BBe2.png|thumb|260px|Squidward's eyelids reverting to their season 1 color.]]
*In one of the final shots, SpongeBob's house is shown, but not Squidward's house next-door.
*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]].
*In some of the closed-captioning, "[[Krabby Patty]]" is written as "Crabby Patty."
[[File:SpongeBob's eyelashes mistake in Bossy Boots.png|thumb|260px|SpongeBob's visible eyelashes mistake.]]
*Mr. Krabs' blue stress toy is on his desk before SpongeBob came over. When SpongeBob comes over and the view zooms out his stress toy is gone.
[[File:Bossy Boots 155.png|thumb|260px|SpongeBob's uniform without the "K"]]
*In [[:File:BBe2.png|some]] scenes, Squidward's eyelids go back to the seafoam color they were in the first season rather than the teal they had become this season.
*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.
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.
