10.0/101 votes#1 - Squidward the Unfriendly Ghost
Season 1 Episode 23 - Aired 9/25/1999
SpongeBob thinks he accidentally killed Squidward, so Squidward decides to use it for his advantage. Threatening to haunt them for the rest of their lives, Squidward makes SpongeBob and Patrick his servants.
Director: Sherm Cohen
Writer: Peter Burns
10.0/102 votes#2 - Hooky
Season 1 Episode 40 - Aired 4/8/2000
Patrick introduces SpongeBob to a carnival but this "carnival" is really colored fishing hooks dropped by fishermen on land. Mr. Krabs warns SpongeBob to stay away and how dangerous they are, but Patrick keeps on talking about how fun they are. Who will SpongeBob listen to, Patrick or Mr. Krabs?
Director: Sherm Cohen
Writer: Sherm Cohen
9.5/102 votes#3 - Arrgh!
Season 1 Episode 34 - Aired 3/15/2000
SpongeBob and Patrick play a pirate board game based on a real treasure map. Mr. Krabs joins in and wins a bunch of times in a row. The next day, Mr. Krabs takes the two boys on a treasure hunt, but they find out later that Mr. Krabs is using the game as a map, and is going crazy trying to find the Flying Dutchman's treasure.
Director: Sherm Cohen
Writer: Sherm Cohen
9.2/104 votes#4 - Texas
Season 1 Episode 36 - Aired 3/22/2000
Sandy gets homesick, so SpongeBob and Patrick do as much as they can to cheer her up. When they want to throw her a surprise party and she won't come, SpongeBob and Patrick make Sandy chase them to the Krusty Krab, where the party is being held.
Director: Sherm Cohen
Writer: Sherm Cohen
8.9/1016 votes#5 - Pizza Delivery
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 8/14/1999
A customer calls and asks the Krusty Krab to deliver him some pizza. Mr. Krabs orders SpongeBob and Squidward to deliver it. SpongeBob will stop at nothing to get the pizza to the customer, even if that means getting lost.
Director: Sherm Cohen
Writer: Peter Burns
8.5/1011 votes#6 - Naughty Nautical Neighbors
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 8/7/1999
Squidward is having a peaceful day, until he hears giggling from next door. He gets SpongeBob and Patrick to believe that they hate each other, but now they want to be his best friend.
Director: Sherm Cohen
Writer: Mr. Lawrence
8.5/104 votes#7 - The Chaperone
Season 1 Episode 24 - Aired 10/2/1999
SpongeBob takes Pearl to the prom because her previous prom date dumped her, and she is very emotional about it. SpongeBob and Pearl cause all kinds of mischief, and they eventually get thrown out of the prom.
Director: Sherm Cohen
Writer: Peter Burns
8.4/1011 votes#8 - F.U.N.
Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 9/18/1999
SpongeBob thinks that Plankton is evil only because he is lonely and has no friends. SpongeBob becomes Plankton's friend and plays with him. But, Mr. Krabs is convinced that Plankton is evil and that SpongeBob should not be hanging around with him.
Director: Sherm Cohen
Writer: Peter Burns
8.0/101 votes#9 - Roughin' It
Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 12/2/1996
Grandpa, Arnold, and Gerald are all going on an old fashioned camping trip... until Big Bob, Helga, and Phoebe show up with luxurious camping equipment.
Director: Sherm Cohen
Writer: Jonathan Greenberg
8.0/101 votes#10 - Arnold the Tutor
Season 1 Episode 26 - Aired 12/30/1996
Arnold is given the assignment to tutor Torvald, the meanest, toughest kid in Arnold's math class, for the big math test on Friday.
Director: Sherm Cohen
Writer: Joe Ansolabehere
8.0/109 votes#11 - Sandy's Rocket
Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 9/4/1999
SpongeBob and Patrick accidentally launch Sandy's rocket, and land back in Bikini Bottom. They think they've landed on the moon and that everyone in Bikini Bottom are aliens.
Director: Sherm Cohen
Writer: Peter Burns
7.5/102 votes#12 - Crabby Author
Season 3 Episode 34 - Aired 12/28/1998
Arnold has to do a book report, and he decides to do it on his favorite author, Agitha Cawfield, but he sees her bad side when she is very crabby & rude to him.
Director: Sherm Cohen
Writer: Steve L. Hayes
- 7.5/102 votes
#13 - Girl Trouble
Season 3 Episode 36 - Aired 1/4/1999
Arnold snaps at school after Helga tries his patience once too often.
Director: Sherm Cohen
Writer: Craig Bartlett
- 7.0/102 votes
#14 - Helga and the Nanny
Season 3 Episode 20 - Aired 10/19/1998
Bob hires a nanny to help Miriam around the house, much to Helga's dismay. From this moment on, Helga attempts to scare the nanny away.
Director: Sherm Cohen
Writer: Antoinette Stella
- 6.5/102 votes
#15 - Best Man
Season 3 Episode 23 - Aired 11/2/1998
The Coach wants to remarry Tish and asks Arnold to be his best man. Along the way, Arnold teaches the coach a thing or two about love and sacrifice.
Director: Sherm Cohen
Writer: Steve Viksten
- 6.0/101 votes
#16 - Dangerous Lumber
Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 9/2/1998
Arnold becomes a hot (and dangerous) hitter. He keeps injuring people everytime he swings the bat. Afraid of hurting more people, Arnold refuses to play ball. Mickey Kaline helps him out.
Director: Sherm Cohen
Writer: John D. Beck
- 6.0/101 votes
#17 - Gerald's Tonsils
Season 3 Episode 6 - Aired 9/7/1998
Gerald's voice is deepened after having his tonsils out, just a few days before the school recital.
Director: Sherm Cohen
Writer: Craig Bartlett
- 6.0/101 votes
#18 - Grandpa's Birthday
Season 3 Episode 13 - Aired 9/30/1998
Grandpa thinks he's going to die soon because no one in his family ever made it past his age. He prepares to die, and Arnold tries to convince him that life is still worth living.
Director: Sherm Cohen
Writer: Craig Bartlett
- 6.0/101 votes
#19 - Eugene's Birthday
Season 4 Episode 5 - Aired 3/17/1999
After losing Eugene's birthday party invitations, Arnold feels obliged to throw him another party, but it doesn't work out.
Director: Sherm Cohen
Writer: Craig Bartlett
5.0/101 votes#20 - Kick the Habit
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 2/20/2012
Facing the risk of being sent to military school, Kick sets out to prove to his concerned parents (and the neighborhood), that he can refrain from performing any stunts for an entire day, despite Brad and the neighbors wanting to ensure Kick will succumb to temptation.
Director: Sherm Cohen
Writer: David Shayne
5.0/101 votes#21 - Those Who Camp, Do
Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 5/8/2010
Kick is stoked to be going on an overnight camping trip, since he hopes to "become a man". However, there is an obstacle, the "rustic campsite", is too civilized for his liking. After that false start, Kick and Brad have a true test to complete.
Director: Sherm Cohen
Writer: David Shayne
- 5.0/101 votes
#22 - Dad's Car
Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 5/15/2010
Kick and Brad are watching their dad's car, "Monique." While horsing around, Kick notices a scratch on the passenger side door, which Brad immediately tries to blame on Kick. Rather than be grounded, Kick decides to fix it himself, while Gunther runs interference. Gunther must keep Brad and Kick's dad detained while all 3 are at the hospital, due to an encounter with a swarm of angry bees on Brad.
Director: Sherm Cohen
Writer: Clay Morrow
- 5.0/101 votes
#23 - Father From the Truth
Season 1 Episode 24 - Aired 5/22/2010
Kick dreads "Bring your father to school day", as he fears his dad would be too lame, thereby earning his son, much shame, in the eyes of his peers. Kick must get his "square dad", Wade, to become "more cool" before Monday.
Director: Sherm Cohen
Writer: Mike Kunkel
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"Squidward the Unfriendly Ghost" is the best rated episode directed by Sherm Cohen. It scored 10/10 based on 1 votes. It was written by Peter Burns. It aired on 9/25/1999 and is rated 0.0 points higher than their second-best episode, "Hooky".