It first aired on Nickelodeon in the United States on July 17, 2009, and was written by Luke Brookshier, Nate Cash and Steven Banks.

Eventually, SpongeBob goes to check on his pants which all shrunk in the dryer; he heads to the mall to buy new pairs.

SpongeBob, no longer wearing pants, then continues to be his normal self and go back to being a good employee.

[5] The episode originally aired on Nickelodeon in the United States on July 17, 2009, with a TV-Y7 parental rating.

[2] The episode was a part of the network's tenth anniversary celebration of SpongeBob SquarePants.

[10][11] On July 21, 2009, the episode became available on the DVD compilation of the same name,[12] along with fellow sixth-season episodes "Squid's Visit", "The Splinter", "Slide Whistle Stooges", "Boating Buddies", "The Krabby Kronicle", "The Slumber Party", and "Grooming Gary".

'"[13] Gordon Sullivan of DVD Verdict gave the episode a score of 5 out of 10 and said "[the episode] was one of the slighter entries [on the DVD], with the core joke being fairly well-handled with no one recognizing SpongeBob, but it went on just a little too long.