The Worst Episodes of SpongeBob SquarePants
Every episode of SpongeBob SquarePants ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst Episodes of SpongeBob SquarePants!
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 pineapple with his pet snail, Gary, loves his job as a fry cook at the Krusty Krab, and has a knack for getting into all kinds of trouble without really trying. When he's not getting on the nerves of his cranky next door neighbor Squidward, SpongeBob can usually be found smack in the middle of all sorts of strange situations with his best buddy, the simple yet lovable starfish, Patrick, or his thrill-seeking surfer-girl squirrel pal, Sandy Cheeks.
Lowest Rated Episode
The worst episode of "SpongeBob SquarePants" is "MuscleBob BuffPants", rated N/A/10 from 0 user votes. It was directed by N/A and written by N/A. "MuscleBob BuffPants" aired on 9/25/1999 and is rated NaN point(s) lower than the second lowest rated, "Squidward the Unfriendly Ghost".
NaN/10 0 votes#1 - MuscleBob BuffPants
Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 1999-09-25
SpongeBob thinks he can get more attention if he becomes physically fit. But he soon finds that exercise is hard work, and orders "anchor arms," which he inflates with air, and looks buff. Everyone finds out how fake he is when Sandy signs him up for the annual anchor toss competition at Muscle Beach.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
NaN/10 0 votes#2 - Squidward the Unfriendly Ghost
Season 1 Episode 23 - Aired 1999-09-25
SpongeBob thinks he accidentally killed Squidward, so Squidward decides to use it for his advantage. Threatening to haunt them for the rest of their lives, Squidward makes SpongeBob and Patrick his servants.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
NaN/10 0 votes#3 - The Chaperone
Season 1 Episode 24 - Aired 1999-10-02
SpongeBob takes Pearl to the prom because her previous prom date dumped her, and she is very emotional about it. SpongeBob and Pearl cause all kinds of mischief, and they eventually get thrown out of the prom.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
NaN/10 0 votes#4 - Employee of the Month
Season 1 Episode 25 - Aired 1999-10-02
SpongeBob must try to uphold his position as "Employee of the Month," which he has won for 27 months in a row. But, when Squidward tells him the award is a scam, SpongeBob starts to tease Squidward by saying he could never be "Employee of the Month." Squidward challenges SpongeBob, and then make a mess of everything.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
NaN/10 0 votes#5 - Scaredy Pants
Season 1 Episode 26 - Aired 1999-10-28
It's Halloween and SpongeBob tries to scare some kids as "The Flying Dutchman," but the kids just laugh at his silly costume. SpongeBob gets Patrick to shave his head round, so he will look more like a ghost. He goes to the Krusty Krab to show off his costume, but everyone is more afraid of what is inside the costume.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
NaN/10 0 votes#6 - I Was a Teenage Gary
Season 1 Episode 27 - Aired 1999-10-28
Gary becomes sick when Squidward forgets to feed him, so a doctor has to come and give Gary some medicine. The doctor has Squidward give Gary the shot. Squidward accidentally gives the medicine to Spongebob instead of Gary, which turns Spongebob into a snail.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
NaN/10 0 votes#7 - Karate Choppers
Season 1 Episode 29 - Aired 1999-12-31
SpongeBob and Sandy just can't stop practicing karate, even after Mr. Krabs warns SpongeBob that he will be fired. Soon Mr. Krabs finds them in the park using karate to make sandwiches, so he hires them both to make Krabby Patties at a super fast rate using Karate.
Director: N/A
Writer: Merriwether Williams
NaN/10 0 votes#8 - Sleepy Time
Season 1 Episode 30 - Aired 2000-01-17
SpongeBob leaves his dream in order to see what everyone else is dreaming about. But the other citizens of Bikini Bottom don't appreciate this because in the process of his "Dream Exploring" he wakes everyone up and disturbs their sleep.
Director: N/A
Writer: Mr. Lawrence, Paul Tibbitt, Ennio Torresan Jr.
NaN/10 0 votes#9 - Valentine's Day
Season 1 Episode 32 - Aired 2000-02-14
SpongeBob wants to give Patrick the best Valentine's Day gift ever, a chocolate heart shaped hot air balloon. Sandy starts to drive it over to SpongeBob and Patrick at the Valentine Day fair but, scallops attack the balloon, and SpongeBob must stall for time. Patrick goes crazy waiting for his gift, and starts to attack people at the fair.
Director: Chuck Klein
Writer: Chuck Klein, Jay Lender, Merriwether Williams
NaN/10 0 votes#10 - Arrgh!
Season 1 Episode 34 - Aired 2000-03-15
SpongeBob and Patrick play a pirate board game based on a real treasure map. Mr. Krabs joins in and wins a bunch of times in a row. The next day, Mr. Krabs takes the two boys on a treasure hunt, but they find out later that Mr. Krabs is using the game as a map, and is going crazy trying to find the Flying Dutchman's treasure.
Director: Sherm Cohen
Writer: Sherm Cohen, Vincent Waller, Merriwether Williams
NaN/10 0 votes#11 - Walking Small
Season 1 Episode 37 - Aired 2000-03-22
Plankton's newest scheme involves getting someone to scare everyone away from "Goo Lagoon" so he can create his new restaurant, "The Mega Bucket." He tricks SpongeBob into scaring everyone away from the beach, until SpongeBob realizes what he is doing is wrong.
Director: N/A
Writer: Mr. Lawrence, Erik Wiese, Aaron Springer
NaN/10 0 votes#12 - Fools in April
Season 1 Episode 38 - Aired 2000-04-01
Squidward wakes up and finds out it is April Fools Day. April Fools Day is SpongeBob's favorite holiday so Squidward becomes paranoid, thinking SpongeBob will play a joke on him. Squidward plays a mean trick on SpongeBob, but after SpongeBob runs home crying, Squidward must apologize.
Director: Aaron Springer
Writer: Erik Wiese, Aaron Springer, Merriwether Williams
NaN/10 0 votes#13 - Neptune's Spatula
Season 1 Episode 39 - Aired 2000-04-01
SpongeBob and Patrick go to the Fry Cook Museum and are looking at the exhibits, when they come across the a spatula stuck in hardened grease. This spatula could only be pulled out by a fry cook worthy enough to cook for Neptune himself. Spongebob pulls the spatula out with ease, and is excepted to move to Atlantis as Neptune's fry cook! But, when Neptune tells SpongeBob he cannot bring his friends, SpongeBob starts to reconsider. Will SpongeBob leave his friends behind?
Director: Chuck Klein
Writer: David Fain, Chuck Klein, Jay Lender
NaN/10 0 votes#14 - Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy II
Season 1 Episode 41 - Aired 2000-04-08
SpongeBob is awarded a prize for his life size Krabby Patty sculptures of Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy. The prize is the "Magic Conch" as seen in many episodes of the television show "The Adventures of Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy." The conch shell, when blown, will make a noise and Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy will come running! It is meant only for danger. SpongeBob blows the conch for simple chores. Will the heroes be so annoyed they must take back the conch?
Director: Chuck Klein
Writer: Mr. Lawrence, Chuck Klein, Jay Lender
NaN/10 0 votes#15 - Life of Crime
Season 2 Episode 24 - Aired 2001-05-05
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: N/A
Writer: N/A
NaN/10 0 votes#16 - The Fry Cook Games
Season 2 Episode 30 - Aired 2001-09-28
SpongeBob and Patrick compete in the Fry Cook Games after they get in a fight. Who will come out victorious?
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
NaN/10 0 votes#17 - Just One Bite
Season 2 Episode 31 - Aired 2001-10-05
When SpongeBob learns that Squidward has never actually tried a Krabby Patty, he becomes obsessed with the idea that Squidward must try it.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
NaN/10 0 votes#18 - The Bully
Season 2 Episode 32 - Aired 2001-10-05
At boating school, a new student shows up, but he says he's gonna kick SpongeBob's butt!
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
NaN/10 0 votes#19 - Squid on Strike
Season 2 Episode 33 - Aired 2001-10-12
SpongeBob and Squidward go on strike after they don't get their paycheck from Mr. Krabs. How long will the strike last?
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
NaN/10 0 votes#20 - Sandy, SpongeBob, and the Worm
Season 2 Episode 34 - Aired 2001-10-12
An Alaskan Bull Worm is on the loose in Bikini Bottom, and Sandy must stop it from destroying the town.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
NaN/10 0 votes#21 - Procrastination
Season 2 Episode 35 - Aired 2001-11-30
SpongeBob must write an 800-word essay for boating school but gets distracted easily.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
NaN/10 0 votes#22 - I'm with Stupid
Season 2 Episode 36 - Aired 2001-11-30
Patrick's parents are coming over and Patrick doesn't want to look stupid, so he tells SpongeBob to be stupider than him.
Director: N/A
Writer: C.H. Greenblatt
NaN/10 0 votes#23 - Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy V
Season 3 Episode 21 - Aired 2002-06-01
After being treated too much like a child by everyone, Barnacle Boy quits being a superhero and decides to be a supervillain.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
NaN/10 0 votes#24 - My Pretty Seahorse
Season 3 Episode 23 - Aired 2002-07-12
It's spring in Bikini Bottom, and SpongeBob finds a wild seahorse and decides to keep her.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
NaN/10 0 votes#25 - Krusty Love
Season 3 Episode 25 - Aired 2002-09-06
Mr. Krabs falls in love with Mrs. Puff.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A