As Seen on TV

"As Seen on TV" is a SpongeBob SquarePants episode from season three.

Brief summary: When the Krusty Krab commercial airs, SpongeBob becomes an entertainer, but stalls orders, believing he's now famous and no longer a fry cook.

Time/Date:

• 3:28 AM: Commercial Starts
• 3:29 AM: Commercial Ends

Time cards shown

• 3:28 A.M.

Characters Present:

• SpongeBob SquarePants
• Mr. Krabs
• Squidward Tentacles
• Gary
• Pearl Krabs
• Krusty Krab Customers
• Commercial crew
• Clown
• Old Man Jenkins
• Fred
• Monroe Timmy
• Jimmy
• John
• Mr. Doodles
• Clown
• Second Mr. Krabs

Songs:

• Striped Sweater

The best time to wear a striped sweater is all the time

One with a collar, turtleneck, that's the kind

Cause when you're wearing that.... one.... special.... sweater....

Plot

Mr. Krabs has Squidward directing a commercial for the Krusty Krab. However, When he finds out how much money Squidward is using (like putting a second Krusty Krab next to the original), he fires the crew and cast except for a clown, and he decides to direct it himself, using wigs on Pearl and Squidward/"Jenny". SpongeBob has a small role in the commercial, only appearing twice, each time a cameo appearance.

After the commercial airs, SpongeBob thinks he is famous after he is addressed by Old Man Jenkins (who actually saw a box of 'Bran Flakes'). Then he hears two fish talk about "Freddy Flounder" and how he should cut a solo record, but SpongeBob again thinks that they are talking about him.

He quits being a fry cook and starts entertaining, much to the chagrin of the customers and Squidward, who says they will be fired. When SpongeBob tries juggling, he accidentally slips and falls on the ground. Just as he thinks that his career is over, a patty drops on the grill. However, the customers are pleased, and SpongeBob actually makes Krabby Patties for them without knowing he is acting as a fry cook.

Trivia/Goofs

• Krusty Krab Commercial Cast:
  • Pearl Krabs as Amy
  • Squidward Tentacles as Jennifer
  • Eugene H. Krabs as Himself
  • SpongeBob SquarePants as Himself (only made small cameos)
• In this episode, SpongeBob is called a cereal box. SpongeBob was also called a cereal box in the episode Pre-Hibernation Week.
• The second Krusty Krab disappears for the rest of the episode.
• Mr. Krabs is shown with his pet worm, Mr. Doodles for only the second time in the series (the first time was in the episode "Sandy's Rocket").
• The second Krusty Krab is similar to the "Krusty Krab 2" from The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie. It should be noted that this episode was released two years before the film.
• When Squidward was talking to Mr. Krabs there was a fish in the background that looked suspiciously like Dennis from "The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie".
• The Krusty Krab commercial actually lasts eighty eight seconds, instead of sixty seconds like SpongeBob said.
• The Krusty Krab Commercial Plot: Amy tells her friend, Jennifer, that she has a lot of money and doesn't know what to spend it on. Mr. Krabs' laughter is heard and appears. He then poofs all of them to the Krusty Krab. They spend money on Krabby Patties and enjoy them.
• When SpongeBob is in Mr. Krabs' office, before Mr. Krabs says "Boy, those Krabby fumes must have gone into your head," his eyes fill with "tears" and bulge at the top.
• This is the second time the Matrix Mode was used.
• A fish mentions watching "Flounderman" which is a parody of David Letterman.
• While SpongeBob is going to work an elderly fish says that he saw SpongeBob on television the following day. Just as he says this a flashback is shown of the fish watching a television commercial for a cereal called Bran Flakes. Although, Bran Flakes is supposedly a made up cereal, there's is actually a cereal called Bran Flakes, which is made by Post Cereals.
• The background music playing during the commercial is the same as on the title card.
• In this episode, SpongeBob sang "Striped Sweater" in his normal voice. Usually, he would change his voice in uncommon situations, like singing. In "Welcome to the Chum Bucket", he also sings in his normal voice.
• The crowd, in unison, asked for "ONIONS! CHEESE!" but no cheese was being shown placed on the patties, but the customers didn't complain.
• A Krabby Patty was being shown flipped up in the air at the exact end of the episode, but froze in mid-air a split-second before fade-out.
• At the end of the episode, SpongeBob puts a load of Krabby Patties on the Grill. In the next shot, the amount lessens. Next, there is only five. Then there is six.
• Closed-captioning error: near the beginning of this episode, Mr. Krabs says to Squidward "What in Neptune's name is going on here?" However, the captions said "the toons' name" instead of "Neptune's name."
• The German Title: "Der Fernsehstar". In English, It Means "The TV Star"
• When SpongeBob is told he was seen on TV by an old man, his outline turns straight.
• The Krusty Krab commercial reveals the Krabby Patty Secret Formula.Wrong, the Krabby Patty formula is actually the ingredients used to make the burger itself, the rest is added.
• Look Hard: When Mr. Krabs mentioned the clown you can see another Mr. Krabs behind him.
• When the kid said there's the ketchup they got mustard

Quotes

• Mr. Krabs (to Squidward): I told you to only rent what was absolutely necessary!
  Squidward: This IS all necessary!
  Mr. Krabs: Then what's all this useless junk for?
  (He points to a pile of garbage.)
  Squidward: That's the useless junk for scene 28.
  Mr. Krabs: Well, how do you explain that?
  (He points to two Krusty Krabs.)
  Mr. Krabs: A second Krusty Krab?!?
  Squidward: Mr. Krabs, everyone needs an understudy.
  Mr. Krabs: Well, you've got me there.
  (He looks at a person who looks exactly like him.)
  Mr. Krabs: But why do we need him?
  (He points to a clown.)
  Squidward: This job gets very stressful, Mr. Krabs.

• Pearl as Amy: Oh Jenny I've got a real problem.
  Squidward as Jenny: What's you're problem Amy?
  Pearl as Amy: I've got all this money and I don't know what to do with it? And I am hungry!
  Mr. Krabs: (laughing) Argh ha haha.
  Pearl as Amy: Who's there?
  Squidward as Jenny:Where is that coming from?

• Squidward: Now we've got no crew to make the commercial!
  Mr. Krabs: We've got the cheapest crew in the world! You, me and SpongeBob! Speaking of which, where is the little barnacle?
  (SpongeBob's nose pops out of the ground.) SpongeBob: I'm down here sir.
  Mr. Krabs: What are you doing down there?
  SpongeBob: Squidward said I could help by burying myself.