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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!

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    SpongeBob SquarePants Season 5 Episode 1 - Friend or Foe
    8.3/10(1271 votes)

    #1 - Friend or Foe

    S5:E1

    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.

    Directors:Zeus Cervas, Casey Alexander, Mike Mitchell
    Writers:Casey Alexander, Tim Hill, Zeus Cervas, Steven Banks, Mike Mitchell

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  2. SpongeBob SquarePants Season 5 Episode 2 - Spy Buddies
    8.8/10(1080 votes)

    #2 - Spy Buddies

    S5:E2

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

    Directors:Luke Brookshier, Tom King
    Writers:Luke Brookshier, Dani Michaeli, Tom King

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  3. SpongeBob SquarePants Season 5 Episode 3 - Boat Smarts
    8.4/10(1059 votes)

    #3 - Boat Smarts

    S5:E3

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

    Directors:Zeus Cervas, Casey Alexander
    Writers:Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas, Richard Pursel

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  4. SpongeBob SquarePants Season 5 Episode 4 - Good Ol' Whatshisname
    8.4/10(956 votes)

    #4 - Good Ol' Whatshisname

    S5:E4

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

    Directors:Zeus Cervas, Casey Alexander
    Writers:Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas, Dani Michaeli

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  5. SpongeBob SquarePants Season 5 Episode 5 - The Krusty Sponge
    7.9/10(1041 votes)

    #5 - The Krusty Sponge

    S5:E5

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

    Director:Aaron Springer
    Writers:Aaron Springer, Eric Shaw

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  6. SpongeBob SquarePants Season 5 Episode 6 - Squid Wood
    8.0/10(1006 votes)

    #6 - Squid Wood

    S5:E6

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

    Directors:Casey Alexander, Chris Mitchell
    Writers:Casey Alexander, Chris Mitchell, Dani Michaeli

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  7. SpongeBob SquarePants Season 5 Episode 7 - New Digs
    8.0/10(1095 votes)

    #7 - New Digs

    S5:E7

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

    Directors:Nate Cash, Tuck Tucker
    Writers:Richard Pursel, Nate Cash, Tuck Tucker

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  8. SpongeBob SquarePants Season 5 Episode 8 - Krabs à la Mode
    9.6/10(927 votes)

    #8 - Krabs à la Mode

    S5:E8

    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.

    Directors:Luke Brookshier, Tom King
    Writers:Luke Brookshier, Tom King, Eric Shaw

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  9. SpongeBob SquarePants Season 5 Episode 9 - To Love a Patty
    6.5/10(960 votes)

    #9 - To Love a Patty

    S5:E9

    SpongeBob falls in love with a Krabby Patty.

    Directors:Zeus Cervas, Casey Alexander
    Writers:Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas, Eric Shaw

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  10. SpongeBob SquarePants Season 5 Episode 10 - Breath of Fresh Squidward
    7.6/10(943 votes)

    #10 - Breath of Fresh Squidward

    S5:E10

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

    Directors:Nate Cash, Tuck Tucker
    Writers:Richard Pursel, Nate Cash, Tuck Tucker

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  11. SpongeBob SquarePants Season 5 Episode 11 - Roller Cowards
    8.7/10(893 votes)

    #11 - Roller Cowards

    S5:E11

    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.

    Directors:Luke Brookshier, Tom King
    Writers:Luke Brookshier, Tom King, Steven Banks

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  12. SpongeBob SquarePants Season 5 Episode 12 - Bucket Sweet Bucket
    8.2/10(1432 votes)

    #12 - Bucket Sweet Bucket

    S5:E12

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

    Directors:Zeus Cervas, Casey Alexander
    Writers:Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas, Richard Pursel

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  13. SpongeBob SquarePants Season 5 Episode 13 - The Original Fry Cook
    8.3/10(914 votes)

    #13 - The Original Fry Cook

    S5:E13

    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.

    Directors:Luke Brookshier, Tom King
    Writers:Luke Brookshier, Dani Michaeli, Tom King, Steven Banks

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  14. SpongeBob SquarePants Season 5 Episode 14 - Night Light
    8.0/10(888 votes)

    #14 - Night Light

    S5:E14

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

    Directors:Casey Alexander, Chris Mitchell
    Writers:Casey Alexander, Chris Mitchell, Steven Banks

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  15. SpongeBob SquarePants Season 5 Episode 15 - Money Talks
    7.8/10(952 votes)

    #15 - Money Talks

    S5:E15

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

    Directors:Luke Brookshier, Tom King
    Writers:Luke Brookshier, Dani Michaeli, Tom King

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  16. SpongeBob SquarePants Season 5 Episode 16 - SpongeBob vs. The Patty Gadget
    8.5/10(919 votes)

    #16 - SpongeBob vs. The Patty Gadget

    S5:E16

    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:Luke Brookshier
    Writers:Luke Brookshier, Richard Pursel

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  17. SpongeBob SquarePants Season 5 Episode 17 - Slimy Dancing
    7.8/10(892 votes)

    #17 - Slimy Dancing

    S5:E17

    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.

    Directors:Nate Cash, Tuck Tucker
    Writers:Richard Pursel, Nate Cash, Tuck Tucker

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  18. SpongeBob SquarePants Season 5 Episode 18 - A Flea in Her Dome
    7.3/10(1001 votes)

    #18 - A Flea in Her Dome

    S5:E18

    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.

    Directors:Zeus Cervas, Casey Alexander
    Writers:Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas, Steven Banks

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  19. SpongeBob SquarePants Season 5 Episode 19 - The Donut of Shame
    7.8/10(1126 votes)

    #19 - The Donut of Shame

    S5:E19

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

    Director:Nate Cash
    Writers:Dani Michaeli, Nate Cash

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  20. SpongeBob SquarePants Season 5 Episode 20 - The Krusty Plate
    8.0/10(915 votes)

    #20 - The Krusty Plate

    S5:E20

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

    Director:Tuck Tucker
    Writers:Tuck Tucker, Eric Shaw

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  21. SpongeBob SquarePants Season 5 Episode 21 - Picture Day
    7.6/10(7 votes)

    #21 - Picture Day

    S5:E21

    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:Casey Alexander
    Writers:Casey Alexander, Dani Michaeli

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  22. SpongeBob SquarePants Season 5 Episode 22 - Pat No Pay
    7.5/10(6 votes)

    #22 - Pat No Pay

    S5:E22

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

    Director:Zeus Cervas
    Writers:Zeus Cervas, Dani Michaeli

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  23. SpongeBob SquarePants Season 5 Episode 23 - BlackJack
    8.2/10(5 votes)

    #23 - BlackJack

    S5:E23

    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.

    Directors:Zeus Cervas, Casey Alexander
    Writers:Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas, Richard Pursel

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  24. SpongeBob SquarePants Season 5 Episode 24 - Blackened Sponge
    8.2/10(5 votes)

    #24 - Blackened Sponge

    S5:E24

    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.

    Directors:Aaron Springer, Greg Miller
    Writers:Aaron Springer, Eric Shaw, Greg Miller

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  25. SpongeBob SquarePants Season 5 Episode 25 - Mermaid Man vs SpongeBob
    9.0/10(4 votes)

    #25 - Mermaid Man vs SpongeBob

    S5:E25

    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.

    Directors:Nate Cash, Tuck Tucker
    Writers:Nate Cash, Tuck Tucker, Eric Shaw

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Season 5 Ratings Summary

"Friend or Foe" is the best rated episode of "SpongeBob SquarePants" season 5. It scored 8.3/10 based on 1271 votes. Directed by Zeus Cervas, Casey Alexander, Mike Mitchell and written by Casey Alexander, Tim Hill, Zeus Cervas, Steven Banks, Mike Mitchell, it aired on 4/13/2007. This episode is rated 0.5 points higher than the second-best, "Spy Buddies".