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Tight 3-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

During one of his shifts at the Krusty Krab, SpongeBob amuses himself by overusing the restaurant's order up bell, much to the dismay of his grumpy co-worker and neighbor, Squidward.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

Tom Kenny
SpongeBob (voice)

Rodger Bumpass
Squidward (voice)
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Sean Charmatz directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.
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I reckon anyone who gives someone a bell to attract their attention needs their head read! In this case, it’s the bone idle “Squidward” who is getting fed up when “Bob” takes to the kitchen of their local diner and uses one a bit enthusiastically every time he has rustled up someone’s order. Now to be fair to our waffle-esque, two-dimensional, chum he seems to be a fairly popular chef, and as the orders mount up, so do his opportunities to induce tinnitus in his increasingly impatient colleague. It’s barely two minutes long but the animation is vibrant and the moral from a mischievous “Bob” emphasises that bells should only be rung on Sundays, once a month, and ideally only on the moon!
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Nickelodeon Animation Studio
US

United Plankton Pictures
US

Nickelodeon Movies
US

Paramount Pictures
US

Rough Draft Korea
KR
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