SpongeBob SquarePants - Season 17 Episode 16
Seasons & Episodes
Episode Overview
Plankton hires Bubble Bass at the Chum Bucket and realizes he can utilize him to get his hands on a Krabby Patty.
Episode Details
Airdate: 2026-08-07
Episode Title: Painfully Employed
Runtime: 11
Rotten Tomatoes: 78
Metacritic: 7.7
Episode Runtime: 23 min
Rated: TV-Y7
First Air Date: 1999-05-01
Seasons: 16
Status: Returning Series
Creators: Vincent Waller, Dave Cunningham, Stephen Hillenburg
Awards: Top Rated TV #524 | 10 nominations for Primetime Emmy
Tagline: Be there and be square!
