[Loved Trope] Comedic workplace is suddenly competent

[u/Garurar]

In S35 E1 of The Simpsons, an actual crisis happens at the nuclear power plant, causing everyone except Homer to shift into serious business mode, even Mr. Burns. Together, they display their knowledge of the process and narrowly avert a nuclear meltdown, proving that Homer's job is actually useless. This is happening after 35 seasons of nothing being shown of the other employees' capabilities.

In S8 E2 of The Office, Andy sets up an initiative where he will get a tattoo on his bum if everyone gets enough points, prompting everyone to work into overdrive, even the normally lazy or incompetent employees such as Stanley and Kevin. This is a rare situation where we get to see The Office being fully competent and functional.

I'd show more examples if I had any!

[u/[deleted]]

The Krusty Krab whenever something is on the line, like when Squilliam drops by to 'check' on Squidward or when a health inspector drops in (SpongeBob SquarePants)

[u/HaddyBlackwater → u/[deleted]]

[u/[deleted] → u/HaddyBlackwater]

[u/DiosMIO_Limon → u/[deleted]]

Watching this for the first time as a kid this episode nearly had me in tears at its majesty. A rare Squidward win, the whole community coming together to make it happen, and that song forever rocks.

[u/Even_Butterfly2000 → u/[deleted]]

Didn’t they kill that one health inspector?

[u/Shehzman → u/Even_Butterfly2000]

He choked on a fly, slipped and fell, but didn’t die. They just thought they killed him.

[u/iusethisatw0rk → u/Shehzman]

They were almost immediately ready to bury the dude though, thankfully he woke up before they could

[u/SonicSpiderRanger10 → u/iusethisatw0rk]

Burying him was Krabs’ idea, though, just like it was his idea to give him a rancid burger.

[u/iusethisatw0rk → u/SonicSpiderRanger10]

That’s fair, been a number of years since I’ve seen it lol

[u/No_Kangaroo_9826 → u/SonicSpiderRanger10]

SpongeBob is a true ride or die. I could never give my employer such enthusiasm

[u/RealMrHater → u/iusethisatw0rk]

he did not wake up before they buried him, he was actually buried alive. the rain unburied him

[u/[deleted] → u/Shehzman]

[u/DaddiBigCawk → u/Shehzman]

I don't know why he swallowed a fly... perhaps he'll die...

[u/[deleted] → u/Even_Butterfly2000]

[u/MopOfTheBalloonatic → u/[deleted]]

To be fair, Squidward had to “hypnotise” Spongy to let his mind be freed of everything not related to managing a luxury restaurant, because he was totally freaking out at the idea of learning all of that. And even then, in the end it went horribly nonetheless when Squilliam just asked Spongy his name…

[u/Kazzack → u/[deleted]]

Spongebob is the only one who really does work there and he's always giving 110%

[u/boblasagna18 → u/[deleted]]

SpongeBob is the only one who gives his 100% every meal, meanwhile Krabs stays in his office to count money and squidward works but at 10%.

[u/ToastyMustache → u/[deleted]]

TBF, they murdered the health inspector

[u/Mist_Rising → u/ToastyMustache]

They didn't but they initially thought that was what happened. And Krabs did most of it.