Help Wanted

Help Wanted

May 1, 1999 TV Episode SpongeBob SquarePants

Studio
NickToon Productions
Distributor
Viacom International, Inc.

Synopsis

SpongeBob applies for a job at the local burger place, "The Krusty Krab."

Characters

SpongeBob SquarePants, Mr. Eugene H. Krabs, Patrick Star, Squidward Tentacles, Gary, Anchovies, Sub Driver, Musical Guest

Credits

Directing

Director
Alan Smart

Producing

Producer
Larry LeFrancis
Executive Producer
Stephen Hillenburg
Line Producer
Donna Castricone

Animation

Animator
Alan Smart

Voices

Voice
Tom Kenny (SpongeBob, Gary, Sub Driver), Clancy Brown (Mr. Krabs), Bill Fagerbakke (Patrick), Rodger Bumpass (Squidward), Tiny Tim (Musical Guest)

Music

Music
Bradley Carow

Crew

Created by
Stephen Hillenburg
Storyboard Director
Stephen Hillenburg
Storyboard Artist
Stephen Hillenburg
Animation Director
Alan Smart
Senior Producer
Michael Lessa
Production Executive
Andy Rheingold, Eric Coleman
Character Layout
Mark O'Hare, Erik Wiese
Key Animator
Erik Wiese
Art Director
Nicholas R. Jennings
Supervising Director
Alan Smart
Story Editor
Peter Burns
Script Coordinator
Alex Gordon
Casting Director
Donna Grillo
Casting Coordinators
Alex Gordon, Dawn Hershey
Executive Assistants
Jennie Monica, Dina Buteyn
Recording Engineer
Al Johnson
2nd Engineer
Jim Leber
Audio Supervisor and Dialogue Editor
Tony Ostyn
Animatic Operator
Brian Robitaille
Animatic Scanner
Jon Delaurie
Assistant Storyboard Artists
Carl Greenblatt, Bruce B. Heller, Bill Reiss
Original Character Design
Stephen Hillenburg
Character Designer
Todd White
Prop Designer
Thaddeus Paul Couldron
Clean-Up Artists
SoonJin Mooney, Erik Wiese
Artist Intern
Cynthia Tello
Layout Supervisor
Dave Gordon
BG Layout Design
Kenny Pittenger, John Seymore
Background Painters
Andy "Spike" Clark, Calvin G. Liang, Nicholas R. Jennings
Digital BG Supervisor
Andrew Brandou
Digital BG Coordinator
Walter Hong
Digital BG Assistants
Stephen Christian, David Wigforss
Supervising Color Stylist
Teale Reon Wang
Color Stylists
Dene Ann Heming, Christina Long
Assistant Color Key
Meg Hanna
Sheet Timer
Tom Yasumi
Final Checker
Karen Shaffer
Production Coordinators
Megan Brown, June Tedesco, Tony Garcia
Production Assistants
Marcy Deway, Derek Iversen
Post Production Director
Heather Adams
Post Production Supervisor
Wendi McNeese
Post Production Assistants
Matt Brown, Michelle Smith, Shawn Trask
Picture Editors
Brad Carow, Christopher Hink, Lynn Hobson
Assistant Editors
Mark Merthe, Matt Corey
Post Production Sound Supervisor and Mixer
Timothy J. Borquez
Sound FX Editors
Jeffery Hutehins
Dialogue-ADR Editor
Jason Freeman
Re-Recording Mixers
Timothy J. Borquez, Timothy J. Garrity
Foley Mixer
Brad Brock
Foley Artist
Diane Greco
Music Editors
Nicolas Carr, William B. Griggs
Music Composed by
The Blue Hawaiians, Sage Buyton, Jeremy Wakefield, Steve Belfer
Main Title Composed by
Hank Smith Music
Music Contributions
Lovecat Music
"Living in the Sunshine, Loving in the Moonlight" Written & Performed by
Tiny Tim (Courtesy Reprise Records)
On-Line Editors
Dan Aguilar, Brian Birkland
DaVinci Colorist
Dexter P
Post Production Services
Todd AO - Hollywood Digital, Anderson Video, Encore Video
Overseas Supervisors
Doug Williams, Mark Petlock
Still Photography by
David Frapwell
Developed by
Derek Drymon, Tim Hill, Nicholas R. Jennings
Executive in Charge of Production
Brian A. Miller
Crew
Nicktoons

Companies and other credits

  • Music Contributions: "Los Mel-Tones"
  • Music Contributions: "The Langhorns"
  • Live Action Footage by: Bad Clams Productions
  • Live Action Footage by: inc
  • Live Action Footage by: Sample Corporation
  • United Plankton Pictures Inc
  • "SpongeBob SquarePants"
  • all related logos
  • titles and characters are trademarks of Viacom International
  • Inc
  • © 1999 Viacom International Inc. All rights reserved

Production notes

Help Wanted was the pilot for SpongeBob SquarePants. It debuts SpongeBob, Patrick, Squidward, Mr. Krabs, Gary and the Anchovies.

Painty the Pirate, the pirate on the theme song, is also introduced."

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