8.6/101,441 votes#1 - Something Smells
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 10/26/2000
SpongeBob eats a peanut onion sundae and acquires a hideous case of bad breath. And he can't quite understand why everyone runs away from him whenever he talks to them.
Director: Aaron Springer
Writer: C.H. Greenblatt, Aaron Springer, Merriwether Williams
8.8/101,446 votes#2 - Bossy Boots
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 10/26/2000
When Pearl remodels the Krusty Krab into a hip local hangout, SpongeBob worries about the fate of the original restaurant (not to mention, his position as Fry Cook!).
Director: Walt Dohrn, Paul Tibbitt
Writer: Mr. Lawrence, Paul Tibbitt, Walt Dohrn
8.8/101,440 votes#3 - Your Shoe's Untied
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 11/2/2000
SpongeBob forgets how to tie his shoes, so he must re-learn how. But no one else knows how, either.
Director: Walt Dohrn, Paul Tibbitt
Writer: Paul Tibbitt, Merriwether Williams, Walt Dohrn
9.3/101,799 votes#4 - Squid's Day Off
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 11/2/2000
Squidward is put in charge of the Krusty Krab when Mr. Krabs goes to the hospital and decides to take the day off, but can't help thinking SpongeBob will do something wrong.
Director: Walt Dohrn, Paul Tibbitt
Writer: Paul Tibbitt, Merriwether Williams, Walt Dohrn
8.7/101,362 votes#5 - Big Pink Loser
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 11/16/2000
Patrick realizes that he has never won any awards in his life, so he decides to copy everything that SpongeBob does. SpongeBob has won countless awards, so Patrick is sure that he will win one.
Director: Jay Lender
Writer: Jay Lender, Merriwether Williams, William Reiss
8.6/101,427 votes#6 - Bubble Buddy
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 11/16/2000
When no one will play with SpongeBob, he creates his own bubble buddy, but it causes many problems around town.
Director: Jay Lender
Writer: Mr. Lawrence, Jay Lender, William Reiss
8.9/101,410 votes#7 - Mermaid Man & Barnacle Boy III
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 11/27/2000
Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy decide to go on vacation, but unfortunately they don't have anyone to look after the Merma-lair, so they ask SpongeBob and Patrick to look after it. However, they accidentally release Man Ray from a prison made of frozen tartar sauce.
Director: Walt Dohrn, Paul Tibbitt
Writer: Paul Tibbitt, Merriwether Williams, Walt Dohrn
8.7/101,608 votes#8 - Squirrel Jokes
Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 11/27/2000
SpongeBob tells jokes in a talent show at the Krusty Krab, but ends up saying jokes about squirrels, which makes Sandy mad.
Director: Walt Dohrn, Paul Tibbitt
Writer: Paul Tibbitt, Merriwether Williams, Walt Dohrn
8.6/101,372 votes#9 - Christmas Who?
Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 12/6/2000
SpongeBob brings Christmas to Bikini Bottom.
Director: Walt Dohrn, Paul Tibbitt
Writer: Mr. Lawrence, Paul Tibbitt, Walt Dohrn
8.4/101,252 votes#10 - Dying for Pie
Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 12/28/2000
It's employee brotherhood day and Squidward has nothing to give to SpongeBob, so he accidentally gives SpongeBob a pie bomb. Squidward spends the whole day with SpongeBob because SpongeBob only has one day to live.
Director: Aaron Springer
Writer: C.H. Greenblatt, Aaron Springer, Merriwether Williams
8.7/101,318 votes#11 - Imitation Krabs
Season 2 Episode 11 - Aired 12/28/2000
In another attempt to steal the Krabby Patty formula, Plankton makes a robot that looks just like Mr. Krabs. But in order to get the formula, he will have to do some odd things as part of the "secret handshake."
Director: Walt Dohrn, Paul Tibbitt
Writer: Mr. Lawrence, Paul Tibbitt, Walt Dohrn
8.4/101,226 votes#12 - Wormy
Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 2/17/2001
Sandy is going away and calls SpongeBob and Patrick to take care of her pets. One of them is a worm, and SpongeBob and Patrick have fun with it all day long, until the next day when it transforms into a butterfly and everybody in town gets scared of it.
Director: Walt Dohrn, Paul Tibbitt
Writer: Paul Tibbitt, Merriwether Williams, Walt Dohrn
9.0/101,557 votes#13 - Patty Hype
Season 2 Episode 13 - Aired 2/17/2001
The Krusty Krab hasn't had costumers in weeks, so SpongeBob comes up with an idea, but Mr. Krabs and Squidward laugh at the idea. So SpongeBob opens his own restaurant and becomes a huge success in Bikini Bottom.
Director: Jay Lender
Writer: Mr. Lawrence, Jay Lender, Bill Reiss
9.3/101,674 votes#14 - Survival of the Idiots
Season 2 Episode 14 - Aired 3/5/2001
Despite Sandy's warning, SpongeBob and Patrick sneak into her treedome, during a terrible snowstorm and since the doorknob is frozen, SpongeBob and Patrick realize they have to wait until spring. Will SpongeBob and Patrick be able to survive the entire winter? Or will Sandy, and the cold weather, stop them first?
Director: Aaron Springer
Writer: C.H. Greenblatt, Aaron Springer, Merriwether Williams
9.7/105,359 votes#15 - Dumped
Season 2 Episode 15 - Aired 3/5/2001
Suddenly, Gary seems to be hanging out with Patrick more than SpongeBob. SpongeBob thinks it's because he loves Patrick more. But, what's the real reason that Gary is attached to Patrick all of a sudden?
Director: Walt Dohrn, Paul Tibbitt
Writer: Paul Tibbitt, Merriwether Williams, Walt Dohrn
9.3/101,935 votes#16 - Grandma's Kisses
Season 2 Episode 16 - Aired 3/6/2001
SpongeBob asks his grandma not to kiss him because her public displays of affection are embarrassing.
Director: Walt Dohrn, Paul Tibbitt
Writer: Paul Tibbitt, Merriwether Williams, Walt Dohrn
8.4/101,329 votes#17 - Squidville
Season 2 Episode 17 - Aired 3/6/2001
Squidward is fed up with living next to Spongebob and Patrick, so he finds new neighbors who are more like himself.
Director: Aaron Springer
Writer: C.H. Greenblatt, Aaron Springer, Merriwether Williams
9.2/101,650 votes#18 - No Free Rides
Season 2 Episode 18 - Aired 3/7/2001
To avoid another year with SpongeBob in her class, Mrs. Puff passes him with bogus extra credit and lets him have his license, but soon realizes that the consequences are beyond bad. When SpongeBob receives a new boat-mobile from his parents, Mrs. Puff attempts to steal it, and SpongeBob will stop at nothing to stop her.
Director: Aaron Springer
Writer: Mr. Lawrence, C.H. Greenblatt, Aaron Springer
8.9/101,340 votes#19 - I'm Your Biggest Fanatic
Season 2 Episode 19 - Aired 3/7/2001
While at a jellyfishing fan convention, SpongeBob meets Kevin C. Cucumber, who gives him a chance to see if he can join his club, The Jellyspotters. However, SpongeBob is unaware that Kevin is only trying to make a fool out of him, but soon discovers the truth after the club attacks him with a robotic queen jellyfish.
Director: Jay Lender
Writer: Mr. Lawrence, Jay Lender, William Reiss
8.7/101,292 votes#20 - Pressure
Season 2 Episode 20 - Aired 3/8/2001
Sandy and SpongeBob get into a fierce competition doing extreme underwater sports.
Director: Jay Lender
Writer: Jay Lender, William Reiss, David B. Fain
5.5/103 votes#21 - The Smoking Peanut
Season 2 Episode 21 - Aired 3/8/2001
SpongeBob accidentally throws a peanut at Clamu the Oyster and then the police think that the one who threw the peanut was Patrick.
Director: Walt Dohrn, Paul Tibbitt
Writer: Mr. Lawrence, Paul Tibbitt, Walt Dohrn
9.0/103 votes#22 - Shanghaied
Season 2 Episode 22 - Aired 3/9/2001
When a giant anchor falls onto SpongeBob's house, Squidward, SpongeBob and Patrick decide to climb the anchor, and they find the boat of the Flying Dutchman, who imprisons them.
Director: Aaron Springer
Writer: C.H. Greenblatt, Aaron Springer, Merriwether Williams
8.7/103 votes#23 - Prehibernation Week
Season 2 Episode 23 - Aired 5/5/2001
Sandy is going wild over the fact that she will have to hibernate in a week.
Director: Aaron Springer
Writer: C.H. Greenblatt, Aaron Springer, Merriwether Williams
10.0/101 votes#24 - Life of Crime
Season 2 Episode 24 - Aired 5/5/2001
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."
Director: Jay Lender
Writer: Mr. Lawrence, Jay Lender, William Reiss
10.0/103 votes#25 - The Secret Box
Season 2 Episode 25 - Aired 9/7/2001
Patrick keeps a small box everywhere he goes and refuses to tell SpongeBob what's in it. Curiosity eventually gets the better of our spongy hero, as he decides to try and sneak a peek while Patrick is sleeping.
Director: Walt Dohrn, Paul Tibbitt
Writer: Paul Tibbitt, Merriwether Williams, Walt Dohrn
The Best Episodes of SpongeBob SquarePants Season 2
Every episode of SpongeBob SquarePants Season 2 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of SpongeBob SquarePants Season 2!
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Season 2 Ratings Summary
"Something Smells" is the best rated episode of "SpongeBob SquarePants" season 2. It scored 8.6/10 based on 1441 votes. Directed by Aaron Springer and written by C.H. Greenblatt, Aaron Springer, Merriwether Williams, it aired on 10/26/2000. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "Bossy Boots".