The Best Episodes Written By Stephen Hillenburg

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   9.1/10(24 votes)

   #1 - Tea at the Treedome

   S1:E35/1/1999

   SpongeBob meets a land squirrel named Sandy. He is invited to come over to her house, but he finds out that it is full of air. SpongeBob holds out for as long as he can, which isn't a very long time.

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   9.0/10(2 votes)

   #2 - MermaidPants

   S9:E4510/29/2016

   SpongeBob and Patrick have fun playing Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy, and Mr. Krabs and Squidward decide to play along as the bad guys.

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   9.0/10(9 votes)

   #3 - Missing Identity

   S3:E341/19/2004

   While at a diner, SpongeBob tells the story of when he lost his name tag.

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   9.0/10(1 votes)

   #4 - Cabin Fever

   S1:E1911/14/1993

   Rocko and Heffer end up sharing a camping cabin with the Bigheads.

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   9.0/10(1 votes)

   #5 - Pipe Dreams

   S2:E210/2/1994

   When Rock's toilet is too clogged to flush, he and Heffer try to fix the problem themselves.

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   8.9/10(28 votes)

   #6 - Pizza Delivery

   S1:E108/14/1999

   A customer calls and asks the Krusty Krab to deliver him some pizza. Mr. Krabs orders SpongeBob and Squidward to deliver it. SpongeBob will stop at nothing to get the pizza to the customer, even if that means getting lost.

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   8.9/10(11 votes)

   #7 - Employee of the Month

   S1:E2510/2/1999

   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.

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   8.8/10(11 votes)

   #8 - Scaredy Pants

   S1:E2610/28/1999

   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.

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   8.7/10(15 votes)

   #9 - Squeaky Boots

   S1:E179/4/1999

   Mr. Krabs gives SpongeBob a pair of "special" boots because he bought them for Pearl, but she didn't want them. SpongeBob loves them, but the squeaking drives Mr. Krabs crazy.

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10. 

    8.6/10(25 votes)

    #10 - Bubblestand

    S1:E47/17/1999

    SpongeBob and Patrick are blowing bubbles. Squidward thinks it is a simple task, but he can't blow one single bubble. SpongeBob and Patrick need to teach him the proper bubble blowing technique.

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11. 

    8.3/10(29 votes)

    #11 - Help Wanted

    S1:E15/1/1999

    SpongeBob goes to the Krusty Krab to apply for the new fry cook job. Against the advice of Squidward, Mr. Krabs, the owner of the restaurant decides to give SpongeBob a chance. Can SpongeBob find the spatula needed for the job and serve all the hungry customers?

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    8.0/10(25 votes)

    #12 - Jellyfishing

    S1:E67/31/1999

    To make Squidward feel better after a biking accident, SpongeBob and Patrick take him to go Jellyfishing.

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13. 

    7.9/10(26 votes)

    #13 - Reef Blower

    S1:E25/1/1999

    Squidward and SpongeBob are cleaning up their yards with their reef blowers. When one person ends up cleaning their yard, the others gets ruined. Who will get the clean yard in the end?

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    7.0/10(4 votes)

    #14 - The Ghost of Plankton

    S12:E2110/12/2019

    Plankton becomes a ghost to steal the secret formula, but requires a few lessons from the Flying Dutchman.

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