The Best Episodes Written By Steven Banks

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   10.0/10(2 votes)

   #1 - For Here or to Go

   S8:E394/12/2012

   Mr. Krabs organizes a guessing game to his customers at the Krusty Krab for a Krabby Patty. When Plankton tries it, he actually wins. Mr. Krabs will do anything to stop him from collecting his prize.

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   #2 - Hail to the Chief

   S2:E199/27/2002

   Timmy decides to run for Student Body President to capture the attention and affection of the lovely, popular Trixie Tang.

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   #3 - The Island

   S1:E1310/6/1998

   CatDog try to go on a vacation, but they nd up in the middle of a giant traffic jam that never stops. After they make the best of it, they turn on each other when they need food. Eventually, they make peace and try to get out. They end up on a bulletin board, and think they're on an island.

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   #4 - Shriek Loves Dog

   S1:E1910/7/1998

   Cat tries to get Shriek and Dog married so the Greasers will stop pounding him. Then, he dreams about there life together, and sees how bad it would be. When he wakes up, the beginning of his dream comes into play, he makes Dog say bad things about her. The catch? Dog says that the insults were from Cat.

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   #5 - Diamond Fever

   S1:E178/10/1998

   CatDog become greedy when the realize a Gopher has a lot of diamonds underground. Eventually, the rich makes them greedy, and forget that there brothers. At the end our hero's find out that the diamonds were really just rock candy.

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   #6 - The Collector

   S1:E2210/15/1998

   Cat collects every ""Mean Bob"" toy even if it means selling everything they own, while Dog plays with his one Mean Bob.

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   #7 - CatDog's End

   S1:E2310/19/1998

   Cat wants to be alone, and wants a new butt instead of having Dog attached on him.

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   #8 - New Neighbors

   S1:E2910/22/1998

   Dog is frightened after reading a comic book about aliens invading, and he thinks the new next door neighboors, which turn out to be ""Grannies"", are aliens.

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   #9 - Just Say CatDog Sent Ya

   S1:E3310/27/1998

   All of Nearburg's Dogs love ""Farburg Burger Bones"", but they get banned from Nearburg because Fargburg makes all of the money, so Cat gets a plan to sell bones for over 5x the price to become rich.

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    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #10 - CatDog Doesn't Live Here Anymore

    S1:E4010/28/1998

    Winslow missed CatDog after he thinks they moved away, except they are really on vacation.

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    9.3/10(11 votes)

    #11 - Krusty Towers

    S4:E154/1/2006

    After Mr. Krab's gets a huge hotel bill he decides that he can make a profit from opening his own. When Patrick decides to visit the hotel Mr. Krabs demands Squidward to never deny a guest even the most ridiculous request, but after Patrick frustrates Squidward so badly he quits his job. Then he decides to check into the Krusty Towers.

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    9.1/10(7 votes)

    #12 - Karate Island

    S4:E205/12/2006

    SpongeBob receives an invitation to take part in a competition on mysterious Karate Island for the chance to be crowned "King of Karate." SpongeBob and Sandy arrive at Karate Island and it turns out that it was just all a set-up to make SpongeBob buy real estate.

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    9.0/10(8 votes)

    #13 - The Two Faces of Squidward

    S5:E3011/23/2007

    After SpongeBob accidentally breaks Squidward's face by slamming a door into it, the resulting plastic surgery repair makes Squidward look handsome.

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14. 

    9.0/10(3 votes)

    #14 - Mr. Krabs Takes a Vacation

    S8:E2211/9/2011

    Mr. Krabs takes a vacation with SpongeBob and Pearl to the Bikini Bottom Mint. However, his daughter does not want to tag along, so she stays at a museum. SpongeBob and Mr. Krabs proceed inside the mint, but the tour guide is instantly annoyed by their antics. When two bank robbers seize the mint, SpongeBob and Mr. Krabs stop them and they are rewarded with a special edition one-dollar bill with their faces on it, but Pearl confiscates the dollars and spends them on a new pair of shoes, causing Mr. Krabs to blast endless tear beams in the mint.

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    8.9/10(8 votes)

    #15 - Wishing You Well

    S4:E226/2/2006

    Mr. Krabs makes SpongeBob go down the new wishing well after experiencing one for himself, and Patrick and Squidward accidentally join in. So, will they be able to get out and watch everybody's wishes come true? Or will Mr. Krabs just make them stay down there when he enjoys the money?

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    8.9/10(7 votes)

    #16 - Sing a Song of Patrick

    S4:E382/19/2007

    After Patrick writes a song, SpongeBob helps him try to get it played on the radio.

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    8.7/10(9 votes)

    #17 - Pest of the West

    S6:E84/11/2008

    While researching his family tree, SpongeBob finds that he is a distant relative of SpongeBuck, a sheriff from Bikini Bottom's past who helped save the citizens from the quickest whip draw in town, the evil Dead Eye Plankton.

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    8.6/10(10 votes)

    #18 - Chimps Ahoy

    S4:E175/5/2006

    The Chimpanzee beneficiaries of Sandy's undersea treedome are paying a visit to see what progress she has made with her inventions. But Sandy doesn't think any of her work will satisfy the chimps, and if they don't like what she's invented Sandy could lose her funding forcing her to leave Bikini Bottom. SpongeBob and Patrick decide to help their distraught friend by taking over her work and finishing her inventions.

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    8.5/10(8 votes)

    #19 - Roller Cowards

    S5:E117/27/2007

    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.

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    8.5/10(2 votes)

    #20 - All About Cat

    S1:E3110/29/1998

    Cat tried to be the part of Abraham Lincoln in a play, but Dog gets accepted for the part.

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    8.3/10(7 votes)

    #21 - SquidBob TentaclePants

    S4:E1211/4/2005

    Sandy's experimental teleportation device malfunctions, melding SpongeBob and Squidward into one body.

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    8.3/10(10 votes)

    #22 - Friend or Foe

    S5:E14/13/2007

    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.

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    8.3/10(7 votes)

    #23 - The Original Fry Cook

    S5:E137/30/2007

    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.

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    8.3/10(7 votes)

    #24 - Gone

    S6:E33/5/2008

    SpongeBob wakes up to find Bikini Bottom deserted.

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    8.2/10(8 votes)

    #25 - New Leaf

    S4:E239/22/2006

    In the battle for fast food supremacy, Plankton has decided to throw in the towel and start a new business selling trinkets and souvenir gifts. He even renames his store from The Chum Bucket to The Chumporium. But Mr. Krabs doesn't buy the change for a second. He's determined to prove that this is nothing more than one of Plankton's elaborate schemes aimed at stealing the Krabby Patty formula.

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