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The Best Episodes of SpongeBob SquarePants

Every episode of SpongeBob SquarePants ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of SpongeBob SquarePants!

The Best Episodes of SpongeBob SquarePants

Deep down in the Pacific Ocean in the subterranean city of Bikini Bottom lives a square yellow sponge named SpongeBob SquarePants. SpongeBob lives in a...
  1. 10.0/10(2 votes)

    #1 - Karate Choppers

    S1:E29

    SpongeBob and Sandy just can't stop practicing karate, even after Mr. Krabs warns SpongeBob that he will be fired. Soon Mr. Krabs finds them in the park using karate to make sandwiches, so he hires them both to make Krabby Patties at a super fast rate using Karate.

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  2. 10.0/10(2 votes)

    #2 - Rock Bottom

    S1:E35

    SpongeBob and Patrick accidentally get on the wrong bus coming out of an amusement park called Glove World, and head for a city named Rock Bottom. When they get there, Patrick gets on a bus back to Bikini Bottom, and leaves SpongeBob by mistake. How will SpongeBob ever get home?

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  3. 10.0/10(1 votes)

    #3 - Walking Small

    S1:E37

    Plankton's newest scheme involves getting someone to scare everyone away from "Goo Lagoon" so he can create his new restaurant, "The Mega Bucket." He tricks SpongeBob into scaring everyone away from the beach, until SpongeBob realizes what he is doing is wrong.

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  4. 10.0/10(1 votes)

    #4 - Neptune's Spatula

    S1:E39

    SpongeBob and Patrick go to the Fry Cook Museum and are looking at the exhibits, when they come across the a spatula stuck in hardened grease. This spatula could only be pulled out by a fry cook worthy enough to cook for Neptune himself. Spongebob pulls the spatula out with ease, and is excepted to move to Atlantis as Neptune's fry cook! But, when Neptune tells SpongeBob he cannot bring his friends, SpongeBob starts to reconsider. Will SpongeBob leave his friends behind?

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  5. 10.0/10(1 votes)

    #5 - Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy II

    S1:E41

    SpongeBob is awarded a prize for his life size Krabby Patty sculptures of Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy. The prize is the "Magic Conch" as seen in many episodes of the television show "The Adventures of Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy." The conch shell, when blown, will make a noise and Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy will come running! It is meant only for danger. SpongeBob blows the conch for simple chores. Will the heroes be so annoyed they must take back the conch?

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  6. 10.0/10(2 votes)

    #6 - Life of Crime

    S2:E24

    SpongeBob and Patrick find out that you can borrow anything without permission as long as you return it, or that's what wise Mr. Krabs says. SpongeBob and Patrick want a balloon, but neither one has any money, so they "borrow" it and it pops. They decide to run away and live like criminals, because they think they're now "thieves."

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  8. 10.0/10(5 votes)

    #7 - Band Geeks

    S2:E26

    Squidward enlists the aid of SpongeBob and the rest of Bikini Bottom to form a marching band to impress Squidward's old high school rival, Squilliam Fancyson.

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  9. 10.0/10(1 votes)

    #8 - The Bully

    S2:E32

    At boating school, a new student shows up, but he says he's gonna kick SpongeBob's butt!

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  10. 10.0/10(1 votes)

    #9 - I'm with Stupid

    S2:E36

    Patrick's parents are coming over and Patrick doesn't want to look stupid, so he tells SpongeBob to be stupider than him.

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  11. 10.0/10(2 votes)

    #10 - Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy V

    S3:E21

    After being treated too much like a child by everyone, Barnacle Boy quits being a superhero and decides to be a supervillain.

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  12. 10.0/10(1 votes)

    #11 - My Pretty Seahorse

    S3:E23

    It's spring in Bikini Bottom, and SpongeBob finds a wild seahorse and decides to keep her.

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  13. 10.0/10(1 votes)

    #12 - Krusty Love

    S3:E25

    Mr. Krabs falls in love with Mrs. Puff.

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  14. 10.0/10(2 votes)

    #13 - I Had an Accident

    S3:E33

    After SpongeBob shatters his buttocks in a sandboarding injury, he becomes paranoid of everything and confines himself to his own home with inanimate objects for friends.

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  15. 10.0/10(2 votes)

    #14 - The Camping Episode

    S3:E38

    SpongeBob and Patrick decide to go camping for the weekend, they camp out in the backyard. Squidward lures a sea bear to the campsite by doing stuff that would allure a sea bear.

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  16. 10.0/10(1 votes)

    #15 - Wishing You Well

    S4:E22

    Mr. Krabs makes SpongeBob go down the new wishing well after experiencing one for himself, and Patrick and Squidward accidentally join in. So, will they be able to get out and watch everybody's wishes come true? Or will Mr. Krabs just make them stay down there when he enjoys the money?

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  17. 10.0/10(1 votes)

    #16 - Once Bitten

    S4:E24

    Gary starts biting everyone in town, starting with Squidward. When Squid asks if Gary has been up-to-date on all of his snail shots, SpongeBob reveals that he's never done any of that before. This only sends Squidward into a panic. Does he now have some rare snail-related disease? Is this the end for Squidward?

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  18. 10.0/10(1 votes)

    #17 - Wigstruck

    S4:E28

    SpongeBob finds an old-time wig and starts wearing it everywhere he goes.

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  19. 10.0/10(2 votes)

    #18 - That's No Lady

    S4:E29

    A misunderstanding over a vacation getaway advertisement causes Patrick to think he must "get out of town" or face dire consequences. SpongeBob can't bear the thought of his best buddy moving away, so he decides to do what he can to hide Patrick's identity from his "pursuers." After many failed attempts at disguises, they finally settle on the perfect one: Patrick is transformed into a girl, Patricia, to be exact. Patricia catches the eye of Mr. Krabs and soon she becomes the most charming waitress/waiter at the Krusty Krab.

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  20. 10.0/10(1 votes)

    #19 - Hocus Pocus

    S4:E31

    SpongeBob tries out his new magic kit on Squidward and is convinced he's turned his neighbor into an ice cream cone!

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  21. 10.0/10(1 votes)

    #20 - Rule of Dumb

    S4:E33

    Patrick's ancestors were adlings, so Patrick is the legal king of Bikini Bottom and now he reigns/misrules Bikini Bottom.

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  22. 10.0/10(1 votes)

    #21 - The Gift of Gum

    S4:E35

    It's Best Friends Day, so Patrick and SpongeBob trade presents.

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  23. 10.0/10(1 votes)

    #22 - Waiting

    S4:E37

    After SpongeBob discovers that his breakfast cereal has an offer for a free toy, he mails his requests. But now the hardest part is upon him: waiting for the toy to arrive.

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  24. 10.0/10(1 votes)

    #23 - Best Frenemies

    S4:E40

    A new Kelp Smoothie chain is opening up all over Bikini Bottom. The chain's smoothies are so delicious that soon everyone in town can be seen drinking one. But now that customers already have their smoothie, they don't need to buy a beverage with their Krusty Krab order. This could hurt Mr. Krabs' profits.

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  25. 10.0/10(1 votes)

    #24 - BlackJack

    S5:E23

    When SpongeBob's parents go missing, he suspects that his cousin BlackJack, the family bully who used to torment him when they were little, has kidnapped them.

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  26. 10.0/10(1 votes)

    #25 - Mermaid Man vs SpongeBob

    S5:E25

    After Plankton turns Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy into his minions with his mind controlling device, he controls the heroes and orders them to encourage the customers of the Krusty Krab to eat at the Chum Bucket.

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Best Episodes Summary

"Karate Choppers" is the best rated episode of "SpongeBob SquarePants". It scored 10/10 based on 2 votes. Directed by Aaron Springer and written by Merriwether Williams, Erik Wiese, Aaron Springer, it aired on 12/31/1999. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Rock Bottom".