Culture Shock

Template:Episode "Culture Shock" is a SpongeBob SquarePants episode from season one.

Brief summary: When the Krusty Krab's profit goes down, the Krusty Krew arranges a talent show in order to gain publicity. Time/Date:

• 12:15 PM: Customer walks into the Krusty Krab.
• 3:00 PM: The stage is first shown.
• 6:35 PM: Gary recites his poem.

Characters Present:

• Squidward Tentacles
• SpongeBob SquarePants
• Eugene Krabs
• Pearl Krabs
• Sheldon J. Plankton
• Gary the Snail
• Mrs. SquarePants
• Harold SquarePants
• Bikini Bottomites
• Patrick Star
• Sandy Cheeks
• Tom
• What Zit Tooya(in orange skin)
• Fred

Songs: None

Plot

When the Krusty Krab's profits are down, Squidward is allowed to establish the 1st Krusty Krab talent show.

Trivia

• The talent show is originally slated to be an annual event, but by the episode's end Mr. Krabs begins planning for the next week's show. It is possible that the talent show became so popular because of SpongeBob, that Mr. Krabs decided to change the show into a weekly event.
• In the beginning of the episode, the background music on the season 1 box set is different than on the TV version.
• Bonus episodes are "Culture Shock", "Musclebob buffpants" and "Employee of the Month" in Home Sweet Pineapple on DVD.
• Reference in "Magical Mirror Starring Mickey Mouse": Flappy Dumbo and Paper Parrot.
• Reference in "Gumby's 50th Anniversry Birthday Special": Gumby special Live.
• This is the second time there was a financial issue in the Krusty Krab, the first one was Pickles, the third one was

My Pretty Seahorse, the fourth was Best Frenemies, and the fifth was Mermaid Man vs. SpongeBob.

• For one second, when Mr.Krabs was rolling up the map, his right claw turns pink, then back to red.
• The curtains that are on the stage change color throughout the episode. In the beggining, the curtains are red, then when Mr. Krabs gets angry at Squidward, and he says he has "saved the best for last", the curtains are green. Then when Squidward is performing, the curtains are purple.