2. FADE IN:
INT. KITCHEN -DAY
SPONGEBOB (28) in the kitchen flipping up some Krabby
Patties and putting them together.
SPONGEBOB
(Singing) Dubbie Do dubbie Do,
Dubbie Do dubbie Do, Dubbie Do
dubbie Do, Dubbie Do dubbie Do,
Dubbie Do dubbie Do,Dubbie Do
dubbie Do,Dubbie Do dubbie Do
SQUIDWARD(36) Looking into the Window with an annoyed
expression on his face. SpongeBob is still singing while
putting condiments onto the Krabby Patties
SQUIDWARD
SpongeBob!! Would you be quite! Are
those Krabby Patties ready yet, I
have people waiting and I want to
get rid of them.
SPONGEBOB
Coming right up.
The lights goes off as SpongeBob is walking up to the window
with the Krabby Patty. All of the sudden he trips on a
floorboard and the food goes flying and lands in Squidwards
face.
SQUIDWARD
SpongeBob watch where you are
going!
SPONGEBOB
Sorry, Squidward. Mr. Krabs!
SpongeBob runs out of the kitchen and yells for Mr. Krabs.
INT. DINING AREA -DAY
Squidward annoyed is standing at the Cash register wiping
the food off his face as SpongeBob comes running, still
yelling for Mr. Krabs.
SPONGEBOB
Mr. Krabs!!!!
MR. KRABS (72) walks out of his office.
(CONTINUED)
3. CONTINUED: 2.
MR. KRABS
What is it boy?
SPONGEBOB
The electricity just went off.
SQUIDWARD
No kidding, SpongeBob.
MR. KRABS
Yes I just shut off the
electricity.
Squidward jumps in front of the cash register and proceeds
to leave.
SQUIDWARD
Does this mean I can go home? Are
you finally shutting this nasty
place down?
SPONGEBOB
Why did you shut off the
electricity then? please don’t be
shutting down the Krusty Krab. This
is my life!
Mr. Krabs gives Squidward a weird look as he tries to leave.
MR. KRABS
I am not shutting down the Krusty
Krab, I was reading a magazine
about saving money and it said I
could save $10.00 by not using as
much electricity. It will also save
me about $10.00 on my bill for each
day.
SQUIDWARD
So this means I can’t go home.
Squidward depressingly goes back to his work station.
SPONGEBOB
How are we going to run without
electricity?
MR. KRABS
Simple. The grill runs on gas and
the fryer is used with oil. So we
will be just fine.
(CONTINUED)
4. CONTINUED: 3.
SQUIDWARD
You big fool, the fryer runs on
electricity.
MR. KRABS
Oh yeah. SpongeBob, you will have
to cook the fries on the grill then
or use the battery-powered fryer.
SPONGEBOB
What about keeping the food cold
and keeping the customers happy?
MR. KRABS
You and Squidward will have to get
creative and keep the customers
happy and figure out how to keep
the food cold yourselves.
SQUIDWARD
Ha, you forgot one more thing. The
cash register run on electricity
though.
MR. KRABS
I thought about that, as well.
Mr. Krabs quickly goes into his office and comes back out
with an old wooden beaten up cash register.
MR. KRABS
Here you go Squidward, you will be
using this.
SQUIDWARD
But Mr. Krabs this is old and
disgusting.
MR. KRABS
I don’t want to hear any
complaining, so get back to work.
SPONGEBOB
Yes sir.
SQUIDWARD
This may be the greatest day in my
life, since there may be no
customers.
SpongeBob leaves in disbelief and Squidward lays down at the
cash register, then puts on slippers on all four of his
feet.
5. 4.
INT. KITCHEN-DAY
SpongeBob is in the dark kitchen with a flashlight but it
keeps dropping as he is flipping Krabby Patties.
SPONGEBOB
Dammit this flash light keeps
falling. Squidward!!
Squidward is drinking coffee with a blanket on his body and
reading at the cash register. Hears SpongeBob calling for
him and falls to the floor.
SQUIDWARD
What, SpongeBob?
SPONGEBOB
Can you help me in the kitchen?
Squidward gets up from the floor and proceeds to go back to
relaxing on the cash register.
SQUIDWARD
No, I have my own work to do.
SPONGEBOB
Okay when you’re finished would
you help me.
SQUIDWARD
NO!!!
SPONGEBOB
But Squidward we need to work
together. With the lights off It’s
hard to get things done.
SQUIDWARD
Like I care, I just want to sit
here and hopefully have to do
nothing today.
SPONGEBOB
Okay Squidward.
SpongeBob slowly walks over to the freezer. Opens the door
and water falls over him.
SPONGEBOB
Holy Moly!! Mr. Krabs!!
SpongeBob runs and slams the door and goes into Mr. Krabs
Office.
6. 5.
INT. MR. KRABS OFFICE-DAY
Mr. Krabs sitting at his desk counting his money as
SpongeBob slams the door open.
MR. KRABS
What SpongeBob?
SPONGEBOB
(fast-pace) We need to turn back on
the power. The ice in the freezer
is melting and the Krabby Pattie
meat is getting all gooey. And the
fries aren’t cooking correctly.
MR. KRABS
No Spongebob, Find a solution and
get Back to Work.
SPONGEBOB
Yes sir.
SpongeBob leaves all depressed.
INT. CHUM BUCKET-DAY
PLANKTON (72) on a table while looking into his telescope
across the street at the Krusty Krab
PLANKTON
Do I see this correctly? The
Krusty Krab is now out of business.
While still looking into the telescope he sees four
customers go into the restaurant as well four customers come
out of the restaurant with food.
PLANKTON
Dammit!! Wait a minute, Krabs is
running a restaurant without
electricity.
Plankton Pushes the telescope up and walks around the table.
PLANKTON
With Krabs not having any lights
on. This could finally give me the
opportunity I need to steal the
Krabby Patty Secret formula.
Tonight while its pitch black in
the restaurant, I am going to march
over there and steal the Krabby
Patty Secret formula. Krabs won’t
know what he has coming.
7. 6.
Plankton makes an evil laugh and then jumps off the table
hurting himself.
INT. DINING AREA -NIGHT
Squidward relaxing has a line forming in front of the
register. Squidward gets up meanly yells next as the next
customer and comes to the register.
SQUIDWARD
What do you want? I don’t have all
day.
The customer looks at the menu, jumping up and down to get a
look at the menu.
SQUIDWARD
Have you made up your mind yet?
CUSTOMER 1
I can’t see the menu. Can you turn
on the lights?
SQUIDWARD
No.
CUSTOMER 1
Would you read the menu to me then?
SQUIDWARD
No you read it.
Mr. Krabs overhears as he comes out of his office into the
dining room.
MR. KRABS
Squidward, read the menu to the
customer and make me some money.
SQUIDWARD
Fine. We have Krabby Patty, Double
Patty Patty and Quarter Ouncer
Double Pounder.
CUSTOMER 1
Okay I’ll have four of those.
SQUIDWARD
That will be 12 dollars.
The customer hands Squidward the money and walks away to sit
down.
8. 7.
Squidward tries open the cash register but misses and hits
his hand on the bell instead. Several tries later, he
finally gives up and throws the money on the counter. He
tries to sit down with his book as another customer
approaches him.
INT. KITCHEN -NIGHT
The Kitchen is a mess. Krabby patties, buns, water spilled,
pickles out all, over the kitchen.
SpongeBob sadly, puts four brownish raw Krabby patties onto
the grill.
SPONGEBOB
Oh Krabby patty, I wish you were
cold it would be easier to cook
you. You are just not the same and
I really don’t want you to go to
the customers, but Krabs wants
me to.
SpongeBob sighs and flips the Krabby patty. The patty falls
apart as he flips it and falls to the floor.
Mr. Krabs comes into the Kitchen.
MR. KRABS
SpongeBob! what’s the hold up and
why is this place a mess. I have a
huge line outside at its not making
me any money.
SPONGEBOB
Sorry sir. But with the lights off
I can’t see anything and its
becoming harder to keep up with the
orders. Can we please turn back on
the lights?
MR. KRABS
No, you better just gets this mess
cleaned up and move faster.
SPONGEBOB
But sir, it’s not safe for me and
Squidward as well as the customers.
Its getting dark. Can we use
candles to bring in the light?
MR. KRABS
Okay but its coming out of your pay
check. Now get back to work!
9. 8.
SpongeBob grabs a bag of candles and starts lighting them
throughout the restaurant.
INT. DINGING AREA-NIGHT
Customers are tripping and bumping into each other in the
restaurant. A line is forming with yelling and screaming at
Squidward as he is just siting at the cashing register with
his hands crossed.
GUY 1
My food is cold
GUY 2
My burger is half cooked and my
fries are raw.
LADY 1
This guy isn’t doing anything.
Squidward grumpily gets up and proceeds to the customers.
SQUIDWARD
People, I will help you if you
stand in one complete line.
LADY 1
We can’t see, turn on the lights
Customers start chanting turn on the lights.
GUY 2
Let’s throw food at him!
The customers agree and then start whipping Krabby Patty’s,
chairs, tables across the restaurant.
SpongeBob comes out of the door with a pile of Krabby
patty’s that don’t look very appetizing and gets hit with a
chair as he comes out.
Krabby patty’s fall everywhere as SpongeBob gets hit with
random objects.
SPONGEBOB
Squidward, what’s going on here?
SQUIDWARD
The customers are restless. We need
to get these lights back on!
SpongeBob trying to duck from the food being thrown at him.
(CONTINUED)
10. CONTINUED: 9.
SPONGEBOB
I know, but Mr. Krabs isn’t
budging. What can we do? I have
tried everything.
SQUIDWARD
Not sure, SpongeBob.
One of the Customers throws a table and it breaks in half in
front of Squidward.
INT. MR. KRABS OFFICE-NIGHT
Mr. Krabs sitting in a plastic swimming pool filled with
tons of money singing about money.
MR. KRABS
I love money. I really love money.
Money is so green. When you shut
off electricity more money comes to
me. If money is on the ground I
will pick it up. I will be a rich
man. I won’t spend any money if I
don’t have to. I want billions of
money. Nothing will keep my money
from going anywhere. I will have so
much money I won’t know what do
with it.
Mr. Krabs hears a loud bang coming from the restaurant.
MR. KRABS
What in the world was that noise?
Mr. Krabs gets out of his pool, sniffs his money and
proceeds to leave the office.
EXT. OUTSIDE OF KRUSTY KRAB-NIGHT
Plankton walking across the street to the Krusty Krab from
the Chum Bucket.
PLANKTON
I can’t believe it, today will be
the day I finally steal The Krabby
Patty Secret formula. Krabs won’t
expect it but I will succeed in
having the best restaurant in
Bikini Bottom.
Plankton hurries into the restaurant as someone leaves the
restaurant.
11. 10.
INT. DINGING AREA-NIGHT
Mr. Krabs comes out of his office and sees Squidward roped
up, customers throwing chairs and Krabby patties at
SpongeBob, and customers shouting they want their money
back.
MR. KRABS
No one’s getting their money back.
Squidward, what’s going on?
SQUIDWARD
It’s the customers, sir. They’re
throwing everything because you
won’t turn on the electricity.
MR. KRABS
I told you and SpongeBob to make
sure the customers are happy and
fed.
SPONGEBOB
But sir, in order to make the
customers happy we all need light
to see.
SQUIDWARD
Mr. Krabs you’re out of your mind
trying to run a restaurant in the
dark!
MR. KRABS
But I want to save money.
Plankton enters the Krusty Krab and runs across the room.
SPONGEBOB
You can still make your money, but
you need light and electricity in
order to operate and maintain good
quality food.
Two kids are fighting in the rear of the restaurant as
plankton runs past.
PLANKTON
Yes, it’s working I am going to get
it.
Plankton doesn’t see the mustard on the floor. He trips and
slides across the room while screaming. Plankton lands close
to Mr. Krabs.
(CONTINUED)
12. CONTINUED: 11.
Mr. Krabs hears a load scream in the restaurant whiling
talking to SpongeBob and Squidward.
MR. KRABS
Wait a minute SpongeBob, I smell a
rat.
Mr. Krabs looks around the restaurant, and spots plankton
running away from him as he falls into a raw Krabby patty
laying on the ground.
MR. KRABS
I thought that was you. You thought
you would get away with stealing
the Secret formula this time, did
you?
PLANKTON
Dammit Krabs! Why do you always
have to catch me? Couldn’t you let
me have it this time? How about I
just walk out this time?
MR. KRABS
You will always get caught. I have
my eyes on you, but why didn’t the
alarm go off when Plankton came in?
SPONGEBOB
Because it runs on electricity and
isn’t protecting the Secret formula
also on top of your list?
MR. KRABS
Oh right. Now plankton it’s time
for you to get out of my
restaurant.
Mr. Krabs proceeds to the door and throws Plankton out. He
flies through the air while screaming down the path to his
restaurant.
PLANKTON
Curse you Krabs!!
SpongeBob walks over to Mr. Krabs
SPONGEBOB
Mr. Krabs can you turn the
electricity back on now to protect
the secret formula?
(CONTINUED)
13. CONTINUED: 12.
MR. KRABS
No.
SQUIDWARD
Come on Mr. Krabs we need light.
A man with a clipboard enters the restaurant.
HEALTH INSPECTOR
Are you Mr. Krabs?
MR. KRABS
Yes, can I help you?
HEALTH INSPECTOR
I just got a call that you are
running a restaurant without
electricity. Is that true?
MR. KRABS
Um, no.
HEALTH INSPECTOR
Then why is it black in here?
MR. KRABS
Blackout. Ha Ha. We don’t need to
say anything happened here.
HEALTH INSPECTOR
That’s what I thought. That would
be a $10.00/hr fine for a total of
50.00 dollars. Good day.
Mr. Krabs’s eyes crack and fall down to the floor. As Mr.
Krabs places his eyes back while he rushes to the inspector
who is getting ready to leave.
MR. KRABS
Wait a minute, maybe we can work
something out. It’ll just be a
secret between me and you.
The inspector walks away and leaves. Mr. Krabs, depressed,
falls into the front door while crying like a baby.
MR. KRABS
No! Who called on me?
SPONGEBOB
Sorry sir, I called. Something had
to be done.
(CONTINUED)
14. CONTINUED: 13.
MR. KRABS
SpongeBob! That fine is coming out
of your paycheck. Get back to work.
SpongeBob heads to the Kitchen as Squidward tries to sit
down, but a huge line forms at the register.
INT. DINGING AREA-NIGHT
SpongeBob is happily cleaning when Mr. Krabs comes into the
Krustry Krab with a long extension cord.
Mr. Krabs plugs the cord into the outlet and the lights come
back on. Everyone dining in the restaurant cheers as the
lights go back on.
SPONGEBOB
It’s great to have the lights on
again. I’m glad you decided to turn
them back on.
SQUIDWARD
No I want them back off, so I can
relax.
SPONGEBOB
What is that cord for?
MR. KRABS
Well SpongeBob someone won’t have
any electricity tonight and I won’t
have to pay for any of it.
Mr. krabs, Squidward and Spongebob laugh it away, looking
across the street from the window. The Chum Bucket lights
are on but the Chum Bucket suddenly goes black.
INT. CHUM BUCKET-NIGHT
Plankton comes home to find his place dark and quiet. He
goes for the light switch but the lights won’t turn on.
PLANKTON
Krabs!!!
FADE OUT:
