7.8/101,011 votes#1 - Fear of a Krabby Patty
Season 4 Episode 1 - Aired 5/6/2005
Plankton unleashes a new plan; to get the Krusty Krab to work 24 hours. SpongeBob thinks this is a dream, until he thinks he is being chased by killer Krabby Patties.
Director: N/A
Writer: C.H. Greenblatt
8.1/10962 votes#2 - Shell of a Man
Season 4 Episode 2 - Aired 5/6/2005
Mr. Krabs is going to a naval reunion, but molts (leaves his shell) before he goes. He asks SpongeBob to go in his shell and imitate him for the reunion.
Director: N/A
Writer: Paul Tibbitt, Mike Bell
8.4/101,206 votes#3 - The Lost Mattress
Season 4 Episode 3 - Aired 5/13/2005
Mr. Krabs complains that his back hurts, so SpongeBob and Patrick buy a new mattress and Squidward tries to take credit for it. They give the new mattress to Mr. Krabs, but Mr. Krabs put his money in his old mattress, which SpongeBob, Patrick, and Squidward must find while Mr. Krabs is at the hospital.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.3/10910 votes#4 - Krabs vs. Plankton
Season 4 Episode 4 - Aired 5/13/2005
Plankton tries to steal the formula, but slips and sues Mr. Krabs. Mr. Krabs hires a lawyer, but his lawyer slips and is hurt, so SpongeBob must try to help Mr. Krabs win the case by trying to open a briefcase that has something very important in it.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.4/10827 votes#5 - Skill Crane
Season 4 Episode 5 - Aired 5/20/2005
Mr. Krabs gets a new toy vender by the name of "Skill Crane." At first, Squidward doesn't like it, but when Mr. Krabs lets him and SpongeBob give it a try, Squidward becomes obsessed with it. Can he win anything from the Skill Crane before it ruins his life?
Director: Vincent Waller
Writer: Vincent Waller, Aaron Springer, Kyle McCulloch
7.8/10974 votes#6 - Good Neighbors
Season 4 Episode 6 - Aired 5/20/2005
It's Sunday and Squidward just wants to relax. But when SpongeBob and Patrick elect him as Good Neighbor President, they won't leave him alone.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.6/10822 votes#7 - Selling Out
Season 4 Episode 7 - Aired 9/23/2005
Mr. Krabs sells the Krusty Krab to a conglomerate that plans to turn it into a big corporate chain.
Director: N/A
Writer: C.H. Greenblatt
7.4/10853 votes#8 - Funny Pants
Season 4 Episode 8 - Aired 9/30/2005
Squidward fools SpongeBob into thinking that he has a laughter-related illness and convinces SpongeBob that if he laughs one more time in the next 24 hours, his laugh box could explode.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.5/101,095 votes#9 - Mermaid Man & Barnacle Boy VI - The Motion Picture
Season 4 Episode 9 - Aired 10/7/2005
The adventures of Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy are being told in a thrilling new motion picture. But after SpongeBob learns the heroes will be played by young actors, he sets out to make his own version of the movie using the real guys, fresh from their retirement home.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.3/10778 votes#10 - Enemy In-Law
Season 4 Episode 10 - Aired 10/14/2005
Mr. Krabs' mom is dating again, and it seems like things could be serious. Krabs tries to be happy for his mother, but he is absolutely horrified when he learns that the secret paramour is his arch-rival Plankton! Convinced that this just another trick aimed at getting the family formula for Krabby Patties, Krabs tries to reveal Plankton's schemes and break up the ill-favored fling.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.2/10860 votes#11 - Patrick SmartPants
Season 4 Episode 11 - Aired 10/21/2005
After Patrick accidentally falls off a cliff while jellyfishing, he wakes up with superior intellect.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.1/10796 votes#12 - SquidBob TentaclePants
Season 4 Episode 12 - Aired 11/4/2005
Sandy's experimental teleportation device malfunctions, melding SpongeBob and Squidward into one body.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.2/10714 votes#13 - Have You Seen This Snail?
Season 4 Episode 13 - Aired 11/11/2005
While trying to beat a paddle-ball world record, SpongeBob forgets to feed Gary -- for 10 days. Gary runs away to downtown Bikini Bottom where he is taken in by a kindly old woman who confuses him with one of her many deceased pets. Once SpongeBob realizes that he has neglected Gary, he sets out in a town-wide search for him. Meanwhile, as Gary is wrapped in comfy blankets and indulged in an endless assortment of snacks, he discovers a very dark secret about this sweet old woman...
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.0/10720 votes#14 - Dunces and Dragons
Season 4 Episode 14 - Aired 2/20/2006
After a freak jousting accident at a Medieval Times-style restaurant, SpongeBob and Patrick are transported to a medieval version of Bikini Bottom. There they are mistaken for great knights and sent on a quest by King Krabs to rescue his daughter, the Princess Pearl, from the clutches of the evil wizard Planktonamor.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
6.9/10729 votes#15 - Krusty Towers
Season 4 Episode 15 - Aired 4/1/2006
After Mr. Krab's gets a huge hotel bill he decides that he can make a profit from opening his own. When Patrick decides to visit the hotel Mr. Krabs demands Squidward to never deny a guest even the most ridiculous request, but after Patrick frustrates Squidward so badly he quits his job. Then he decides to check into the Krusty Towers.
Director: Luke Brookshier, Tom King
Writer: Luke Brookshier
7.0/10720 votes#16 - Mrs. Puff, You're Fired
Season 4 Episode 16 - Aired 4/1/2006
Mrs. Puff gets fired from her boating school job due to her lack of passing Spongebob. Instead, a more-intense new instructor takes her place.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
6.7/10704 votes#17 - Chimps Ahoy
Season 4 Episode 17 - Aired 5/5/2006
The Chimpanzee beneficiaries of Sandy's undersea treedome are paying a visit to see what progress she has made with her inventions. But Sandy doesn't think any of her work will satisfy the chimps, and if they don't like what she's invented Sandy could lose her funding forcing her to leave Bikini Bottom. SpongeBob and Patrick decide to help their distraught friend by taking over her work and finishing her inventions.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.4/10722 votes#18 - Ghost Host
Season 4 Episode 18 - Aired 5/5/2006
The Flying Dutchman takes up residence at SpongeBob's house where he proceeds to scare, startle and surprise SpongeBob around the clock. Eventually all the spooky shenanigans grow old, and SpongeBob is no longer afraid of the Dutchman. This creates a panic for the old ghost who now fears that he has lost his scary touch. So SpongeBob decides to lend a hand and help the Flying Dutchman learn to scare people again.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
6.9/10682 votes#19 - Whale of a Birthday
Season 4 Episode 19 - Aired 5/12/2006
Mr. Krabs wants to give his daughter Pearl the best birthday ever. While he works on the party, SpongeBob is assigned the task of figuring out what Pearl would like for a present. So he trails her through the Bikini Bottom mall and takes note of everything she thinks is "Coral." Once Pearl arrives at her party she is horrified to find that her dad's miserly ways have won out again. What was supposed to be the most fun and fabulous event ended up cheap and lame. It looks like Pearl's birthday will go down in history as the worst one ever - until SpongeBob shows up with a truck-load of presents. Everything Pearl looked at in the mall was so Coral that SpongeBob bought it all - maxing out Mr. Krab's credit card in the process.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
6.6/10854 votes#20 - Karate Island
Season 4 Episode 20 - Aired 5/12/2006
SpongeBob receives an invitation to take part in a competition on mysterious Karate Island for the chance to be crowned "King of Karate." SpongeBob and Sandy arrive at Karate Island and it turns out that it was just all a set-up to make SpongeBob buy real estate.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
10.0/101 votes#21 - All That Glitters
Season 4 Episode 21 - Aired 6/2/2006
When a customer orders the one thing that no one has ordered for years, the monster krabby patty, SpongeBob tries to lift it, but old Spat cracks in two. So he sells every single thing he owns (plus his clothes) for a new spatula, but the spatula refuses to flip a single patty, so SpongeBob tries to get his old spatula back. Will Spat forgive him? Will SpongeBob ever be dressed again?
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
10.0/101 votes#22 - Wishing You Well
Season 4 Episode 22 - Aired 6/2/2006
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?
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
10.0/101 votes#23 - New Leaf
Season 4 Episode 23 - Aired 9/22/2006
In the battle for fast food supremacy, Plankton has decided to throw in the towel and start a new business selling trinkets and souvenir gifts. He even renames his store from The Chum Bucket to The Chumporium. But Mr. Krabs doesn't buy the change for a second. He's determined to prove that this is nothing more than one of Plankton's elaborate schemes aimed at stealing the Krabby Patty formula.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
10.0/101 votes#24 - Once Bitten
Season 4 Episode 24 - Aired 9/29/2006
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?
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
10.0/101 votes#25 - Squidtastic Voyage
Season 4 Episode 25 - Aired 10/6/2006
While Squidward is playing the clarinet, he accidentally swallows the reed. SpongeBob and Patrick take a microscopic submarine to try to retrieve it from inside Squidward.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
The Best Episodes of SpongeBob SquarePants Season 4
Every episode of SpongeBob SquarePants Season 4 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of SpongeBob SquarePants Season 4!
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Season 4 Ratings Summary
"Fear of a Krabby Patty" is the best rated episode of "SpongeBob SquarePants" season 4. It scored 7.8/10 based on 1011 votes. Directed by N/A and written by C.H. Greenblatt, it aired on 5/6/2005. This episode is rated 0.3 points higher than the second-best, "Shell of a Man".