"Help Wanted" gained an average of 6.9 million views, receiving positive reviews from critics. "Help Wanted" was excluded from the DVD release of the series' first season because Nickelodeon was unwilling to pay Tiny Tim's estate for using "Livin' in the Sunlight, Lovin' in the Moonlight", although it had since been released on various DVDs of the series. "Help Wanted" also re-popularized the Tiny Tim cover " Livin' in the Sunlight, Lovin' in the Moonlight". The animation was directed by the show's supervising director, Alan Smart. The episode was written by Hillenburg (who also functioned as storyboard director), storyboard artist Derek Drymon (who also functioned as the credited storyboard artist) and Tim Hill.
The original idea would be used for the later episode " Pizza Delivery".
Hillenburg gave up the idea and started anew with the story he and Derek Drymon came up for "Help Wanted", based on an experience Hillenburg had in the Boy Scouts. For the series pitch, Hillenburg originally wanted the idea of having SpongeBob and Squidward on a road trip, inspired by the 1989 film Powwow Highway. To voice the character of SpongeBob, Hillenburg approached Tom Kenny, who had worked with him on Rocko's Modern Life. Series creator Stephen Hillenburg initially conceived the show in 1994, and began to work on it shortly after the cancellation of Rocko's Modern Life in 1996. The episode follows the series' eponymous protagonist, an anthropomorphic young sea sponge, attempting to get a job at a local fast food restaurant called the Krusty Krab. It first aired on Nickelodeon in the United States on May 1, 1999, following the television broadcast of the 1999 Kids' Choice Awards. " Help Wanted" is the series premiere of the American animated television series SpongeBob SquarePants.
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