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In the show's pilot episode, an eccentric sea sponge named SpongeBob SquarePants attempts to get a job at a local restaurant called the Krusty Krab. Mr. Krabs, the owner of the restaurant, considers SpongeBob unqualified for the job and sends him on a fool's errand to return with a special mechanical spatula. Later, crowds of ravenous anchovies stop by the Krusty Krab and demand to be fed. SpongeBob somehow finds the spatula and utilizes it to fulfill the anchovies' hunger. He is then welcomed by Mr. Krabs as his new fry cook.