The Best Episodes of SpongeBob SquarePants Season 5

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.

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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.

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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.

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After being enrolled in a chef exchange program, SpongeBob switches places with a snooty French chef from a high-end restaurant.

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After SpongeBob becomes infected by an itch-causing fungus, he accidentally spreads it to the customers at the Krusty Krab.

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Writer: Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas

SpongeBob loves Krabby Patties so much, he can't help singing and dancing when he's around them. Appalled by his behavior, Miss Gristlepuss bans Krabby Patties in Bikini Bottom.

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A windy day in Bikini Bottom causes SpongeBob's holes to create a jellyfish-enticing sound.

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When SpongeBob's klutzy cousin Stanley comes to visit, he attempts to get a job at the Krusty Krab but quickly causes trouble.

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SpongeBob and his friends journey to Atlantis, where each member of the group is charmed by an attraction.

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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.

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

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Instead of getting on a ship headed for summer camp, SpongeBob and Patrick accidentally board a ship full of prisoners on their way to jail on Inferno Island.

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After SpongeBob and Patrick stow away on one of Sandy's wilderness adventures, they become stranded in a cave.

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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.

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Writer: Casey Alexander, Tim Hill, Paul Tibbitt, Luke Brookshier, Zeus Cervas, Tom King, Steven Banks, Mike Mitchell

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

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

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Writer: Casey Alexander, Chris Mitchell, Dani Michaeli

When Patrick and SpongeBob discover they have conflicting views on cleanliness, their disagreement blows up into an epic battle.

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Mr. Krabs opens a mobile underwater restaurant to compete with Plankton.

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

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

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SpongeBob falls in love with a Krabby Patty.

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

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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.

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

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

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