Selling Out

Season 4, Episode 4, Aired
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Mr. Krabs sells The Krusty Krab to a conglomerate that plans to turn it into a big corporate chain. At first the sell out brings the kind of peace and quiet Krabs always wanted. But his early retirement quickly turns into nothing more than one boring day after another, and Krabs finds himself living a life without purpose. So he takes a job as a busboy at the Krusty Krab only to find that it has been transformed into a heartless mockery of his former restaurant. With the help of SpongeBob and Squidward, Krabs stages a fast food coup against the new management.moreless
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  • Perfect

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    By jmbsonic555, Nov 03, 2011 Report Abuse
    This episode starts out with Mr. Krabs singing a song about money, then Howard Blandy, president of the Blandy Franchising Company, comes to the Krusty Krab and wants Krabs to retire for a bunch of money. He accepts it and says "See you around" to SpongeBob and Squidward. A new manager called "Carl" comes to them and ires them to work at the Krabby O' Mondays. Mr. Krabs drives past Krabby'O Mondays, ignoring it. He goes to Bikini Bottom Discovery Place, Then goes to play golf, But he then claims he hates golf, Then he goes home and lies in his bed saying he has nothing to do. He tries to talk to Pearl but Pearl kicks Mr. Krabs out of the house and tells him to get a job, Then he goes to the beach looking for a job, Meanwhile..Carl wants Squidward to have the spirit, So he shows him what punishment he will get if he dosen't, a henchman, So Squidward smiles for the first time possibly, Meanwhile...Mr. Krabs arrives at the Krusty'O Monday and SpongeBob is sad about not being able to be a fry cook. Mr. Krabs comes in there, and SpongeBob hugs him and shows him what is happening, Mr. Krabs gets mad because it wasn't made by hand, So he complains to Carl, and he says "It's better if you don't know" then closes the door, Mr. Krabs gets mad so he brakes the TV, and messes up the Krusty'O Monday, and shows the coustumers what it is made of, Garbage, They spit it out and then the Krusty Krab explodes. Then Howard Blandy comes and is suprised to see the place destroyed. Mr. Krabs sells all his money to work at the Krusty Krab, then he yells at SpongBob and Squidward to clean up the mess
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  • Wait a second. I hate golf!

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    By fenway98, Jun 08, 2011 Report Abuse
    These episode is great. It starts off with Mr. Krabs singing a song about money. Just like in Money Talks and Atlantis Squarepants. I think the song was unneeded though. If you watch the show, you already know he's greedy. He dosn't need to sing about it. Anyways, a parody of Donald Trump(Howard Blandy) comes in. He buys the Krusty Krab away from Mr. Krabs. Mr. Krabs happily accepts, on account of all the money. With Carl, the new manager, Spongebob and Squidward are terrified. Thare are many changes. The patties are made with some sort of goo. The restaurant is renamed Krabby O Mondays. And Squidward is forced to(GASP!) respect the coustumers. Soon Mr. Krabs comes back because retirement is boring. He has to put a stop to all the madness. But the Krusty Krab explodes thanks to him. He buys the reatuarant back from them. Now he has the love of his employees. (Not Really)moreless

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  • Great episode

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    By tigerdude22, Mar 04, 2011 Report Abuse
    I thought that this was a great episode but it wasn't my favorite episode of SpongeBob. I liked this episode for the most part. There were a couple of things that I didn't like in this episode such as Carl because he was creeping me out being cheerful and acting suspicious and I didn't like how Pearl threw Mr. Krabs of the house... Mr. Krabs should punish Pearl for that and not let Pearl get her own ways. Other than those things, this was a great episode. Now to get to the funny moments, I thought Mr. Krabs singing that song "Cha Ching" in the beginning of this episode was funny and kind of enjoyable but it's not my favorite song. I thought it was funny when Mr. Krabs was doing everything after he quit his job especially when he was playing golf and said "Wait a minute, I hate golf". I also thought it was funny when Squidward was depressingly singing "happy birthday" to that little boy. It was also cool to see that Mr. Krabs used all of this money to buy back the Krusty Krab because when do you ever see him do that because he is so dang cheap. Overall, this was a great episode. 8.5/10moreless

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  • It's okey...

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    By spongebobfan_17, Feb 17, 2011 Report Abuse
    Selling Out

    This episode isn't very original, the idea was already used very much, the end and the beggining are okey, the jokes and the story are not what I was waiting for.

    The episode needed more creativity, specially because that idea was already use it for another cartoons and programs, but maybe the writers had the chance of changed it a little.

    I like the episode, but honestly, I think that isn't like the episodes of the other seasons and some jokes don't make laught like before, but I think that is a good episode, I hope the new episodes get better.

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  • Great episode, except for a couple things.

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    By marebear2009, Sep 04, 2010 Report Abuse
    I thought this was a pretty good episode, but not one of the best of season 4. It had its good moments, such as the scene with Mr. Krabs trying to have fun after quitting his job and Squidward singing "Happy Birthday" to that kid. I also liked the fact that Mr. Krabs stood up for himself and was willing to buy the Krusty Krab back at the very end. You don't see Mr. Krabs do things like that very often. While this was a mostly good episode, there were a couple things I disliked about it. Firstly, I didn't like the song Mr. Krabs sang at the beginning. I don't really know why. I just sort of felt like it didn't need to be in there and that the writers just threw it in as filler. Secondly, I didn't like Carl. He was really annoying to me since he was so cheerful through the whole episode. Other than those things, though, this was a good episode overall. Final grade: B-. Marebear2009, out!moreless

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    • Why would Mr. Krabs pay full price to buy the Krusty Krab back when one of the financial aid fishes said they might only get a fraction of what they paid? He could have saved millions of dollars. Edit
    • When the man fish says "What did he say? Garbage?", he sounds like a girl. Edit
    • When Mr. Krabs pulls up in the boat with the money in a trailer attached to the boat, the trailer has "U-Pull" written on it, which is a pun on U-Haul. Edit

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    • Squidward was forced to be happy in this episode. Edit
    • We learn that Krabby O' Monday's Krabby Patties were made out of garbage. Edit
    • Song Included: Feeling of the Greed. Edit

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    • Carl: Uh, Squidward? Can I talk to you for a second? What's our motto here at Krabby O'Mondays? Squidward: Sincere service with a smile. Carl: Well, yes. But with the Krabby O' Mondays spirit. Now, Squidward, you wouldn't want to have to talk to human resources... (a big fish steps out of the door)would ya? So what's our motto again? Squidward: Sincere service (slaps himself and then gets happy) with a smile! Edit

    • Carl: Eugene, you're in violation of your contract. Mr. Krabs: Rules, here's a rule for ya! People can't eat stain glass barstools!

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    • Pearl: Get out! That's it, Dad! Get a job, get a hobby, or make some friends, because I can't take this anymore! Edit

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    • The boss that gives Mr. Krabs the money looks and sounds similar to Donald Trump, complete with a toupee. Edit
    • Song Mr. Krabs' song about money: "Cha Ching, Cha Ching, Cha Ching a-ree" is an imitation of the Oscar-winning Mary Poppins song, "Chim Chim Chir-ee", which was written by the Sherman Brothers. Edit
    • Moving Trailer: Name If you look at the name of the moving trailer filled with suitcases of money, the trailer says U-Pull on it. This is a reference to the famous moving company U-Haul. Edit

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