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The Best Episodes of SpongeBob SquarePants Season 1

Every episode of SpongeBob SquarePants Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of SpongeBob SquarePants Season 1!

The Best Episodes of SpongeBob SquarePants Season 1

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...

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  1. 10.0/10(2 votes)

    #1 - Karate Choppers

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    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

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    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

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    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

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    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

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    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. 9.7/10(3 votes)

    #6 - Employee of the Month

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    S1:E25

    SpongeBob must try to uphold his position as "Employee of the Month," which he has won for 27 months in a row. But, when Squidward tells him the award is a scam, SpongeBob starts to tease Squidward by saying he could never be "Employee of the Month." Squidward challenges SpongeBob, and then make a mess of everything.

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  8. 9.3/10(2.3k votes)

    #7 - Squeaky Boots

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    S1:E17

    Mr. Krabs gives SpongeBob a pair of "special" boots because he bought them for Pearl, but she didn't want them. Spongebob loves them, but the squeaking drives Mr. Krabs crazy.

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  9. 9.2/10(2.7k votes)

    #8 - Ripped Pants

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    S1:E5

    While at Goo Lagoon, SpongeBob accidentally rips his pants while trying to impress Sandy, causing everyone to laugh.

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  10. 9.1/10(2.2k votes)

    #9 - Hall Monitor

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    S1:E14

    SpongeBob is finally given the chance to be a hall monitor at his boating school, but he wastes the school day giving a speech and doesn't get to do anything. That doesn't mean he can't be a Hall Monitor outside of school, right?

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  11. 9.0/10(2 votes)

    #10 - Suds

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    S1:E31

    SpongeBob becomes sick after he leaves the door to the fridge open, and his house becomes icy. But when he gets ready to go to the doctor, Patrick scares him, and tries to cure SpongeBob himself.

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  12. 9.0/10(3 votes)

    #11 - The Paper

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    S1:E33

    SpongeBob gets a small piece of paper from Squidward to play with. Squidward thinks that the paper is useless and just gives it away. SpongeBob soon does many fun things with it, and makes Squidward very jealous.

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  13. 8.7/10(3.1k votes)

    #12 - Help Wanted

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    S1:E1

    SpongeBob goes to the Krusty Krab to apply for the new fry cook job. Against the advice of Squidward, Mr. Krabs, the owner of the restaurant decides to give SpongeBob a chance. Can SpongeBob find the spatula needed for the job and serve all the hungry customers?

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  14. 8.7/10(1.9k votes)

    #13 - Pizza Delivery

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    S1:E10

    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.

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  15. 8.7/10(1.7k votes)

    #14 - Jellyfish Jam

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    S1:E15

    A wild jellyfish follows SpongeBob home, so he decides to keep it. The jellyfish loves to party and dance. Unluckily, SpongeBob's house turns into a party overnight with more jellyfish coming by the second.

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  16. 8.7/10(1.6k votes)

    #15 - Culture Shock

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    S1:E20

    A talent show is taking place at the Krusty Krab to get more customers and more money, and Squidward is in charge. He will do anything to prevent SpongeBob from doing participating in it.

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  17. 8.7/10(3 votes)

    #16 - Arrgh!

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    S1:E34

    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.

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  18. 8.6/10(8 votes)

    #17 - SB-129

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    S1:E28

    Squidward becomes frozen while hiding from SpongeBob and Patrick. He stays frozen for so long, he wakes up in the future. Once he's in the future, he thinks he will be able to get away from SpongeBob and Patrick, but it seems where ever he goes, they are always there somehow.

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  19. 8.6/10(5 votes)

    #18 - Texas

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    S1:E36

    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.

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  20. 8.5/10(2.5k votes)

    #19 - Reef Blower

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    S1:E2

    Squidward and SpongeBob are cleaning up their yards with their reef blowers. When one person ends up cleaning their yard, the others gets ruined. Who will get the clean yard in the end?

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  21. 8.5/10(2.0k votes)

    #20 - Jellyfishing

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    S1:E6

    To make Squidward feel better after a biking accident, Spongebob and Patrick take him to go Jellyfishing.

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  22. 8.5/10(1.9k votes)

    #21 - Plankton!

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    S1:E7

    Plankton is always trying to steal the secret Krabby Patty formula, but his tiny size gets in his way. In Plankton's latest scheme, he controls SpongeBob's brain to try and steal the Krabby Patty recipe.

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  23. 8.5/10(1 votes)

    #22 - Squidward the Unfriendly Ghost

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    S1:E23

    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.

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  24. 8.5/10(4 votes)

    #23 - Hooky

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    S1:E40

    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?

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  25. 8.4/10(2.2k votes)

    #24 - Tea at the Treedome

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    S1:E3

    SpongeBob meets a land squirrel named Sandy. He is invited to come over to her house, but he finds out that it is full of air. SpongeBob holds out for as long as he can, which isn't a very long time.

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  26. 8.4/10(2.0k votes)

    #25 - Bubblestand

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    S1:E4

    SpongeBob and Patrick are blowing bubbles. Squidward thinks it is a simple task, but he can't blow one single bubble. SpongeBob and Patrick need to teach him the proper bubble blowing technique.

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Karate Choppers" is the best rated episode of "SpongeBob SquarePants" season 1. 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 is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "Rock Bottom".