What is the beginning of SpongeBob?

Answer 1

"Help Wanted" is the pilot episode of the animated series SpongeBob SquarePants. It originally aired on Nickelodeon on May 1, 1999 following the 1999 Kids' Choice Awards; however, the episode was not officially aired until July 24, 1999. In "Help Wanted", the series' main protagonist, an anthropomorphic sponge named SpongeBob, attempts to get a job at the Krusty Krab fast food restaurant, but the owner Mr. Krabs believes he is incompetent for the job and sends him on a snipe hunt to retrieve a supposedly non-existent "rare" spatula. While SpongeBob is away, the establishment is ambushed by a group of anchovy customers, much to the dismay of Krabs and the cashier Squidward Tentacles; however, SpongeBob returns with the spatula, much to the surprise of Mr. Krabs and Squidward, and caters to the anchovies. In the United States, this episode was not on the SpongeBob SquarePants season one box set due to copyright issues, but was a bonus feature on the season three box set. Critical reception for the episode was generally favorable.