8.7/102,923 votes#1 - Help Wanted
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 5/1/1999
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?
Director: Stephen Hillenburg
Writer: Stephen Hillenburg, Derek Drymon, Tim Hill
8.5/102,324 votes#2 - Reef Blower
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 5/1/1999
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?
Director: Paul Tibbitt
Writer: Stephen Hillenburg, Derek Drymon, Tim Hill
8.4/102,038 votes#3 - Tea at the Treedome
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 5/1/1999
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.
Director: Paul Tibbitt
Writer: Mr. Lawrence, Peter Burns, Paul Tibbitt
8.4/101,891 votes#4 - Bubblestand
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 7/17/1999
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.
Director: Ennio Torresan Jr.
Writer: Stephen Hillenburg, Derek Drymon, Tim Hill
9.2/102,555 votes#5 - Ripped Pants
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 7/17/1999
While at Goo Lagoon, SpongeBob accidentally rips his pants while trying to impress Sandy, causing everyone to laugh.
Director: Paul Tibbitt
Writer: Peter Burns, Paul Tibbitt
8.5/101,904 votes#6 - Jellyfishing
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 7/31/1999
To make Squidward feel better after a biking accident, Spongebob and Patrick take him to go Jellyfishing.
Director: Steve Fonti
Writer: Tim Hill, Peter Burns, Steve Fonti, Chris Mitchell
8.5/101,783 votes#7 - Plankton!
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 7/31/1999
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.
Director: Ennio Torresan Jr.
Writer: Mr. Lawrence, Erik Wiese, Ennio Torresan Jr.
8.2/101,693 votes#8 - 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, Sherm Cohen, Aaron Springer
8.4/101,651 votes#9 - Boating School
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 8/7/1999
SpongeBob is going to take a driving test, a synonym for disaster. This time is a little different, as SpongeBob gets some help from Patrick.
Director: Ennio Torresan Jr.
Writer: Mr. Lawrence, Erik Wiese, Ennio Torresan Jr.
8.7/101,748 votes#10 - 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, Sherm Cohen, Aaron Springer
8.3/101,567 votes#11 - Home Sweet Pineapple
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 8/14/1999
One night, some nematodes feast on SpongeBob's pineapple house. All that is left is a tiny pebble. Now, SpongeBob must live with his parents! How will he get a new house?
Director: Ennio Torresan Jr.
Writer: Mr. Lawrence, Erik Wiese, Ennio Torresan Jr.
8.3/101,537 votes#12 - Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 8/21/1999
SpongeBob and Patrick find that their television heroes, Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy, are retired old people. SpongeBob and Patrick try to get them back into Superhero business again.
Director: Paul Tibbitt
Writer: Mr. Lawrence, Paul Tibbitt, Mark O'Hare
8.3/101,603 votes#13 - Pickles
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 8/21/1999
SpongeBob gives an incomplete Krabby Patty to Bubble Bass for the first time. Spongebob goes crazy, and forgets how to do everything, including his job.
Director: Steve Fonti
Writer: Peter Burns, Steve Fonti, Chris Mitchell
9.1/102,024 votes#14 - Hall Monitor
Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 8/28/1999
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?
Director: Chuck Klein
Writer: Mr. Lawrence, Chuck Klein, Jay Lender
8.7/101,606 votes#15 - Jellyfish Jam
Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 8/28/1999
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.
Director: Ennio Torresan Jr.
Writer: Peter Burns, Erik Wiese, Ennio Torresan Jr.
8.3/101,463 votes#16 - 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, Sherm Cohen, Aaron Springer
9.3/102,166 votes#17 - Squeaky Boots
Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 9/4/1999
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.
Director: Steve Fonti
Writer: Mr. Lawrence, Steve Fonti, Chris Mitchell
8.4/101,491 votes#18 - Nature Pants
Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 9/11/1999
SpongeBob wants to give up his current life to live with the jellyfish against the wishes of all his friends. But, Spongebob learns that a jellyfish life is not an easy one.
Director: Paul Tibbitt
Writer: Peter Burns, Paul Tibbitt, Mark O'Hare
8.4/101,443 votes#19 - Opposite Day
Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 9/11/1999
Squidward gets so mad at SpongeBob and Patrick, he decides to sell his house. Squidward needs to get rid of his annoying neighbors so he can sell his house. He tells SpongeBob and Patrick that it is "Opposite Day." Squid hopes that they will act the opposite of what they usually are, annoying. Of course, it doesn't work out as planned.
Director: Chuck Klein
Writer: Mr. Lawrence, Chuck Klein, Jay Lender
8.7/101,525 votes#20 - Culture Shock
Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 9/18/1999
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.
Director: Paul Tibbitt
Writer: Mr. Lawrence, Paul Tibbitt, Mark O'Hare
8.4/1011 votes#21 - 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, Sherm Cohen, Aaron Springer
9.0/102 votes#22 - MuscleBob BuffPants
Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 9/25/1999
SpongeBob thinks he can get more attention if he becomes physically fit. But he soon finds that exercise is hard work, and orders "anchor arms," which he inflates with air, and looks buff. Everyone finds out how fake he is when Sandy signs him up for the annual anchor toss competition at Muscle Beach.
Director: Ennio Torresan Jr.
Writer: Mr. Lawrence, Erik Wiese, Ennio Torresan Jr.
10.0/101 votes#23 - 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, Sherm Cohen, Aaron Springer
8.5/104 votes#24 - 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, Sherm Cohen, Aaron Springer
10.0/102 votes#25 - Employee of the Month
Season 1 Episode 25 - Aired 10/2/1999
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.
Director: Paul Tibbitt
Writer: Mr. Lawrence, Paul Tibbitt
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!
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Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Help Wanted" is the best rated episode of "SpongeBob SquarePants" season 1. It scored 8.7/10 based on 2923 votes. Directed by Stephen Hillenburg and written by Stephen Hillenburg, Derek Drymon, Tim Hill, it aired on 5/1/1999. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "Reef Blower".