*While introducing himself to the sponges, Mr. Krabs uses a greeting that is similar to a quote that would later be used in ''[[The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie]]'' and become his most famous quote.
*While introducing himself to the sponges, Mr. Krabs uses a greeting that is similar to a quote that would later be used in ''[[The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie]]'' and become his most famous quote.
*These are all the known performers in the talent show and their talent:
*These are all the known performers in the talent show and their talent:
**1. Pearl performs cheerleading for the Krusty Krab.
**'''List of performers and their talents:'''
**2. Gary meows poetry.
***1. Pearl performs cheerleading for the Krusty Krab.
**3. Plankton does a "magic trick" (but is really trying to steal a [[Krabby Patty]]).
***2. Gary meows poetry.
**4. Squidward dances bizarrely to techno music.
***3. Plankton does a "magic trick" (but is really trying to steal a [[Krabby Patty]]).
**5. SpongeBob mops.
***4. Squidward dances bizarrely to techno music.
**(A few background characters are seen when Squidward gathers the performers, but they are never seen performing.)
***5. SpongeBob mops.
***(A few background characters are seen when Squidward gathers the performers, but they are never seen performing.)
*Plankton and Squidward were the only ones to be booed off by the audience for their talents.
*"'''[[My leg! (running gag)|My leg!]]''':" Pearl finishes her cheerleading just as the people crash everywhere.
*"'''[[My leg! (running gag)|My leg!]]''':" Pearl finishes her cheerleading just as the people crash everywhere.
*This is the only episode where music from The Woodies gets changed on DVD but Mavericks doesn't play.
*This is the only episode where music from The Woodies gets changed on DVD but Mavericks doesn't play.
On a slow day at the Krusty Krab, Mr. Krabs is manning a free salad bar, SpongeBob is preoccupied with cleaning rogue dust particles off a table, and Squidward is daydreaming about dancing. Mr. Krabs is getting irritated at the lack of customers when one decides to come in. Ecstatic at finally getting a customer, Mr. Krabs orders SpongeBob to cater to the fish's every whim. Unfortunately for them, the fish was only looking to get change for a dollar and is driven away by SpongeBob's excessive enthusiasm, though not before leaving a penny behind for SpongeBob. However, Mr. Krabs notices the penny and gets the drop on it first.
As Mr. Krabs stores the penny away in his vault, he gives his two employees the bad news: profits are way down this month, and they need a gimmick to bring in customers. His request for ideas yields a response of apathy from Squidward and increasingly absurd ideas from SpongeBob. After Mr. Krabs points out that he was thinking along the lines of "live entertainment," Squidward hits a brainstorm: the first Krusty Krab talent show, which he would host. He nearly blurts out his intent to make himself into a star, but quickly corrects his faux-pas by claiming it would "bring culture to this cultural wasteland we call Bikini Bottom," and that it would bring in much-needed revenue; and also Mr. Krabs' daughter, Pearl, could become a star through this as well. SpongeBob is excited at the chance to show off his talents and runs off to call his parents, while Mr. Krabs gives Squidward approval to organize the show.
Preparations are undertaken at the Krusty Krab for the upcoming show. SpongeBob asks Squidward when he is going to go on the show, even demonstrating his act, which consists of blowing a hippopotamus-shaped bubble, then tap dancing along with it. Unfortunately, the talent does not impress Squidward, who claims it is not "cultured" enough. SpongeBob runs off, vowing to come up with the most "cultural" performance ever.
Later that evening, the Krusty Krab is packed. Among the audience attending the show are Patrick and SpongeBob's parents, the latter of whom Mr. Krabs personally introduces himself to and nonchalantly admits his miserliness. Backstage, Squidward makes it very clear to everyone else that this is his own chance to reach stardom but is interrupted by SpongeBob's newest act: inflating himself with water to show off his absorbency. Squidward once again shoots him down, not wanting SpongeBob to ruin his chances at stardom. SpongeBob tearfully begs Squidward to let him on the show, claiming he will do anything; so the cephalopod assigning him to clean up after the show is done. SpongeBob, not realizing that Squidward has assigned him custodial duties, endeavors on his new "act" with great enthusiasm.
Squidward goes on stage to introduce the audience to the first Krusty Krab talent show, in the process making a joke about how no one else would give the Krabby Patty a home. This greatly amuses Patrick to the point where he randomly interrupts the next parts of Squidward's speech with loud guffawing. Not able to get in a word edgewise, Squidward eventually just introduces Pearl by her name alone and leaves the stage. Pearl is unveiled with a set of cheerleader pom-poms, and Mr. Krabs is ecstatic to see his daughter in the spotlight. Her act is a cheerleading routine about the Krusty Krab, but her size and weight launch the entire audience up into the air with each jump, resulting in everyone eventually lying about in various states of pain. As she leaves the stage, SpongeBob drops in to badger Squidward about his next "act," asking which direction he should mop the floor, but the latter simply ignores him.
The next act is poetry by SpongeBob's pet snail, Gary. While the pet "speaks" in meows, no one, except for Sandy, can understand how good his poetry is. Squidward is increasingly anxious at this point, both from how much time Gary is wasting with his act and from SpongeBob bothering him again. The third act is performed by Mr. Krabs' business rival Plankton, who puts on a magic act where he plans to make a Krabby Patty "disappear" before the audience's eyes. However, it is just another ploy to steal the Krabby Patty formula, one that Mr. Krabs puts a stop to. Plankton, vowing revenge, attempts to vanish into thin air with a magic spell, but only blows himself up and leaves the restaurant in shame as the crowd boos him.
The crowd by this point is getting fed up with the terrible acts, and Mr. Krabs storms backstage, angry at the lack of good responses. Squidward temporarily placates him by claiming he "saved the best for last." Squidward finally arrives on stage with his dancing gear, wearing a blue leotard, to looks of confusion from the audience.
Squidward starts out dancing to orchestral music before the music suddenly changes into a trance-like techno beat; Squidward's dancing also becomes incredibly bizarre. Unfortunately for him, his time in the spotlight comes to an abrupt end when the audience members, completely disgusted by his talent (or lack thereof), erupt into boos and pelt him with tomatoes from the free salad bar. Mr. Krabs, hoping to cash in on the audience's rage, quickly slaps a one-dollar price tag on the front of the free salad bar, which one audience member admits is "worth every penny" because they all hate Squidward's act more than all of the other acts put together. An infuriated Squidward defensively criticizes the audience for having no appreciation for his talent, only to be coldly rebuffed as the equally enraged crowd chants, "No talent!" repeatedly. Furious, he storms backstage, where a waiting SpongeBob asks whether he can go on now. Squidward permits him to do so, as the show is over, much to the sponge's confusion.
SpongeBob gets to work on cleaning the stage, only to receive an unexpected surprise: the audience not only interprets the cleaning as an act, but appreciates it. Squidward thinks the audience has changed their mind about him and charges in as SpongeBob leaves, only to be met with silence. He storms off again, and SpongeBob continues cleaning to great applause. Squidward charges in and is once again met by silence. However, he begins to realize that SpongeBob seems to be tied to the audience's sudden change in behavior and tries several times to get the audience to cheer for him by doing SpongeBob's act, only to be rejected and have another tomato thrown at him. Squidward is forced to conclude that it is SpongeBob the audience is cheering for, and watches from the sidelines. Squidward gets praised by Mr. Krabs for organizing the event, and SpongeBob's parents for making their son a star. Mr. Krabs, lying in a wheelbarrow full of money, says he will need another one for next week's show; Squidward can only sigh and watch with sad envy as SpongeBob gets a standing ovation for his cleaning skills.
When Mr. Krabs is introducing himself to Margaret SquarePants and Harold SquarePants, Patrick is wearing the same suit and hat he wore in “Home Sweet Pineapple.”
While introducing himself to the sponges, Mr. Krabs uses a greeting that is similar to a quote that would later be used in The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie and become his most famous quote.
These are all the known performers in the talent show and their talent:
List of performers and their talents:
1. Pearl performs cheerleading for the Krusty Krab.
2. Gary meows poetry.
3. Plankton does a "magic trick" (but is really trying to steal a Krabby Patty).
4. Squidward dances bizarrely to techno music.
5. SpongeBob mops.
(A few background characters are seen when Squidward gathers the performers, but they are never seen performing.)
Plankton and Squidward were the only ones to be booed off by the audience for their talents.
"My leg!:" Pearl finishes her cheerleading just as the people crash everywhere.
This is the only episode where music from The Woodies gets changed on DVD but Mavericks doesn't play.
There are two online games based on this episode, named Dancin' Tentacles and BoogieBob DancePants, respectively.
There is also a book based on this episode named Talent Show.
The lettering and music style when Squidward begins his act is a parody of the NBC long-running show "Saturday Night Live."
The audience cheering for SpongeBob and not for Squidward is a reference to the 1957Looney Tunes cartoon Show Biz Bugs where everyone cheers for Bugs Bunny and not for Daffy Duck. Unlike Squidward, however, Daffy successfully gets the standing ovation he wants in the end.
Errors
File:CSeyelid.pngSquidward's incorrectly-colored eyelids.When Squidward first suggests he host the talent show, his eyelids are the same color as his skin instead of darker.
In the scene in which SpongeBob's parents walk in, Patrick is seen standing next to Mr. Krabs, but in the next scene, he is not.
File:Chinerror.pngSpongeBob's chin in front of the Dr. Clean bottle.For a split second, when SpongeBob shows Dr. Clean, his chin goes in front of the bottle.
When SpongeBob says "So this is what it feels like..." his buck teeth disappear.
When the background comes down for Squidward's act, his outline is not drawn, but it is drawn in the next scene.
Sandy is nowhere to be found the few times that the entire audience is shown, only during Gary's poetry.
When SpongeBob runs up while Mr. Krabs says, "SpongeBob, cater to his every whim...," SpongeBob's footsteps are heard even though he slides into the frame as opposed to running in.
When Mr. Krabs puts his arm around Squidward's neck and says to him that he will have another wheelbarrow for the next week's show, his arm is seen going through Squidward's neck.
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