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The Best Episodes of SpongeBob SquarePants Season 5

Every episode of SpongeBob SquarePants Season 5 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of SpongeBob SquarePants Season 5!

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...
Genres:AnimationComedyFamily
Network:Nickelodeon

Season 5 Ratings Summary

"Friend or Foe" is the best rated episode of "SpongeBob SquarePants" season 5. It scored 7.9/10 based on 926 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 4/13/2007. This episode is rated 0.8 points higher than the second-best, "Spy Buddies".

  • Friend or Foe
    7.9/10926 votes

    #1 - Friend or Foe

    Season 5 Episode 1 - Aired 4/13/2007

    After yet another attack on the Krusty Krab by Plankton, SpongeBob asks Mr. Krabs why they hate each other so much. Mr. Krabs tells his side of the story in a series of flashbacks.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Spy Buddies
    7.1/10775 votes

    #2 - Spy Buddies

    Season 5 Episode 2 - Aired 7/23/2007

    Mr. Krabs enlists SpongeBob and Patrick to spy on Plankton.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Boat Smarts
    6.2/10755 votes

    #3 - Boat Smarts

    Season 5 Episode 3 - Aired 7/23/2007

    Mrs. Puff presents a film on good and bad boat drivers.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Good Ol' Whatshisname
    7.0/10688 votes

    #4 - Good Ol' Whatshisname

    Season 5 Episode 4 - Aired 7/23/2007

    Mr. Krabs organizes a work contest for SpongeBob and Squidward that involves naming all the customers at the Krusty Krab.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Krusty Sponge
    7.9/10749 votes

    #5 - The Krusty Sponge

    Season 5 Episode 5 - Aired 7/24/2007

    After a food critic raves about SpongeBob's cooking, Mr. Krabs makes him the focal point of the Krusty Krab restaurant.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Squid Wood
    7.8/10734 votes

    #6 - Squid Wood

    Season 5 Episode 6 - Aired 7/24/2007

    Rejected yet again by Squidward, SpongeBob decides that if he can't hang with the real Squidward, he'll make his own.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Casey Alexander, Chris Mitchell, Dani Michaeli

  • New Digs
    5.6/10795 votes

    #7 - New Digs

    Season 5 Episode 7 - Aired 7/25/2007

    After being late to work, SpongeBob decides to move into the Krusty Krab.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Krabs à la Mode
    6.6/10659 votes

    #8 - Krabs à la Mode

    Season 5 Episode 8 - Aired 7/25/2007

    Plankton turns down the Krusty Krab's thermostat as part of another Krabby Patty stealing scheme, but it backfires on him when Mr. Krabs turns the Krusty Krab into a skating rink.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • To Love a Patty
    7.3/10692 votes

    #9 - To Love a Patty

    Season 5 Episode 9 - Aired 7/26/2007

    SpongeBob falls in love with a Krabby Patty.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Breath of Fresh Squidward
    6.8/10683 votes

    #10 - Breath of Fresh Squidward

    Season 5 Episode 10 - Aired 7/26/2007

    Squidward gets electrocuted by his own electric fence, causing a complete change in his personality.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Roller Cowards
    6.9/10634 votes

    #11 - Roller Cowards

    Season 5 Episode 11 - Aired 7/27/2007

    SpongeBob and Patrick are determined to ride a new roller coaster at Glove World called "The Fiery Fist o' Pain," but the more they think about it, the more they get scared.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Bucket Sweet Bucket
    5.9/101,103 votes

    #12 - Bucket Sweet Bucket

    Season 5 Episode 12 - Aired 7/27/2007

    While Mr. Krabs is on vacation, Plankton tricks SpongeBob, Patrick, and Squidward into helping him redecorate the Chum Bucket.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Original Fry Cook
    6.4/10654 votes

    #13 - The Original Fry Cook

    Season 5 Episode 13 - Aired 7/30/2007

    When Mr Krabs' old fry cook pays a special visit to the Krusty Krab, SpongeBob is in awe of his predecessor, who has since become a world renowned chef.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Night Light
    7.0/10633 votes

    #14 - Night Light

    Season 5 Episode 14 - Aired 7/30/2007

    After SpongeBob reads a scary book before bedtime, he sees scary creatures in the dark.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Money Talks
    7.4/10687 votes

    #15 - Money Talks

    Season 5 Episode 15 - Aired 7/31/2007

    Mr. Krabs makes a wish that he could talk to money.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • SpongeBob vs. The Patty Gadget
    7.1/10661 votes

    #16 - SpongeBob vs. The Patty Gadget

    Season 5 Episode 16 - Aired 7/31/2007

    Squidward invents a Krabby Patty-making machine to try to make SpongeBob lose his job. SpongeBob will not go down without a fight, so he competes against it.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Slimy Dancing
    7.0/10647 votes

    #17 - Slimy Dancing

    Season 5 Episode 17 - Aired 7/31/2007

    SpongeBob, Patrick, and Squidward enter a dance contest, but when Squidward fails to proceed to the finals, he decides to coach SpongeBob to win the trophy.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • A Flea in Her Dome
    6.2/10736 votes

    #18 - A Flea in Her Dome

    Season 5 Episode 18 - Aired 8/1/2007

    SpongeBob and Patrick organize a party in the Treedome to welcome Sandy, who is returning from Texas. However, unknown to her, Sandy has carried back fleas.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Donut of Shame
    7.4/10800 votes

    #19 - The Donut of Shame

    Season 5 Episode 19 - Aired 8/1/2007

    After Patrick accidentally takes SpongeBob's donut, he is wracked with guilt over his action.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Krusty Plate
    6.5/10666 votes

    #20 - The Krusty Plate

    Season 5 Episode 20 - Aired 8/1/2007

    During an evening of washing dishes at the Krusty Krab, SpongeBob cannot remove a spot from a dinner plate.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Picture Day
    10.0/101 votes

    #21 - Picture Day

    Season 5 Episode 21 - Aired 8/2/2007

    It's picture day for the Boating School year book, and SpongeBob has spent all morning getting ready for it. Now he has to make it to school without getting dirty, but this proves to be more difficult than he imagined.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Pat No Pay
    10.0/101 votes

    #22 - Pat No Pay

    Season 5 Episode 22 - Aired 8/2/2007

    When Patrick eats Krabby Patties without paying, Mr. Krabs puts him to work in the restaurant to pay it back.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • BlackJack
    10.0/101 votes

    #23 - BlackJack

    Season 5 Episode 23 - Aired 8/2/2007

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Blackened Sponge
    10.0/101 votes

    #24 - Blackened Sponge

    Season 5 Episode 24 - Aired 8/3/2007

    While brushing his teeth, SpongeBob accidentally gets a black eye. Too embarrassed to tell anyone the truth behind his injury, SpongeBob makes up a tale about a fight with a thug.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Mermaid Man vs SpongeBob
    10.0/101 votes

    #25 - Mermaid Man vs SpongeBob

    Season 5 Episode 25 - Aired 8/3/2007

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A