The Best Episodes Directed By Paul Tibbitt

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   9.4/10(5 votes)

   #1 - Mermaid Man & Barnacle Boy III

   S2:E711/27/2000

   Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy decide to go on vacation, but unfortunately they don't have anyone to look after the Merma-lair, so they ask SpongeBob and Patrick to look after it. However, they accidentally release Man Ray from a prison made of frozen tartar sauce.

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   9.3/10(6 votes)

   #2 - Christmas Who?

   S2:E912/6/2000

   SpongeBob brings Christmas to Bikini Bottom.

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   9.2/10(6 votes)

   #3 - 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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   9.2/10(4 votes)

   #4 - Squid's Day Off

   S2:E411/2/2000

   Squidward is put in charge of the Krusty Krab when Mr. Krabs goes to the hospital and decides to take the day off, but can't help thinking SpongeBob will do something wrong.

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   9.2/10(4 votes)

   #5 - Nasty Patty

   S3:E73/1/2002

   A health inspector shows up at the Krusty Krab, and while he is there, SpongeBob and Mr. Krabs see the news about a guy passing himself off as a health inspector to get free food.  Mr. Krabs is so mad he and SpongeBob make a Krabby Patty made with a bunch of nasty things. After it is served to the inspector he chokes on a fly and the two think he died from the patty. They later find out that he was a real health inspector, and that the other one was caught. Now, what will SpongeBob and Mr. Krabs do with the dead health inspector?

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   9.2/10(6 votes)

   #6 - Krab Borg

   S3:E153/29/2002

   After watching a horror movie, SpongeBob thinks that Mr. Krabs is a robot.

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   9.2/10(5 votes)

   #7 - Chocolate with Nuts

   S3:E206/1/2002

   SpongeBob and Patrick decide to become rich entrepreneurs by selling chocolate bars door to door.

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   9.1/10(19 votes)

   #8 - 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(7 votes)

   #9 - The Secret Box

   S2:E259/7/2001

   Patrick keeps a small box everywhere he goes and refuses to tell SpongeBob what's in it. Curiosity eventually gets the better of our spongy hero, as he decides to try and sneak a peek while Patrick is sleeping.

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10. 

    9.0/10(3 votes)

    #10 - Artist Unknown

    S2:E289/21/2001

    Squidward starts to teach an art class at the Recreation Center, but SpongeBob is the only person who shows up.

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    9.0/10(5 votes)

    #11 - Squid on Strike

    S2:E3310/12/2001

    SpongeBob and Squidward go on strike after they don't get their paycheck from Mr. Krabs. How long will the strike last?

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12. 

    9.0/10(4 votes)

    #12 - Welcome to the Chum Bucket

    S3:E31/21/2002

    SpongeBob is forced to work at the Chum Bucket.

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    9.0/10(4 votes)

    #13 - Born Again Krabs

    S3:E3210/4/2003

    After Mr. Krabs eats a rotten Krabby Patty to save money, he ends up hospitalized for food poisoning and bargains with the Flying Dutchman for his soul, leading him to second-guess his cheap and miserly ways.

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    8.8/10(4 votes)

    #14 - Procrastination

    S2:E3511/30/2001

    SpongeBob must write an 800-word essay for boating school but gets distracted easily.

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15. 

    8.8/10(4 votes)

    #15 - One Krab's Trash

    S3:E62/22/2002

    Mr. Krabs has a garage sale and sells SpongeBob the most valuable of items.

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16. 

    8.8/10(5 votes)

    #16 - No Weenies Allowed

    S3:E113/15/2002

    Spongebob must find a way to prove that he's tough so he can get into the Salty Spitoon.

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17. 

    8.7/10(6 votes)

    #17 - Wormy

    S2:E122/17/2001

    Sandy is going away and calls SpongeBob and Patrick to take care of her pets. One of them is a worm, and SpongeBob and Patrick have fun with it all day long, until the next day when it transforms into a butterfly and everybody in town gets scared of it.

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    8.7/10(3 votes)

    #18 - Idiot Box

    S3:E83/1/2002

    SpongeBob and Patrick buy a big screen TV, just so they can use the box using imagination, while Squidward refuses to believe that they are using their imagination inside the box on account of all the noise they are making.

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    8.7/10(3 votes)

    #19 - Frankendoodle

    S3:E41/21/2002

    SpongeBob creates DoodleBob.

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    8.6/10(17 votes)

    #20 - Ripped Pants

    S1:E57/17/1999

    While at Goo Lagoon, SpongeBob accidentally rips his pants while trying to impress Sandy, causing everyone to laugh.

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    8.6/10(5 votes)

    #21 - Snowball Effect

    S3:E52/22/2002

    SpongeBob and Patrick try to show Squidward how much fun it can be to play in the snow.

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    8.5/10(18 votes)

    #22 - Culture Shock

    S1:E209/18/1999

    A talent show is taking place at the Krusty Krab to get more customers and more money, and Squidward is in charge. He will do anything to prevent SpongeBob from doing participating in it.

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    8.5/10(6 votes)

    #23 - 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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    8.4/10(8 votes)

    #24 - Sailor Mouth

    S2:E279/21/2001

    SpongeBob and Patrick pick up a "bad word," and start repeating it to the shocked patrons of the Krusty Krab, but Mr. Krabs doesn't like this!

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    8.3/10(7 votes)

    #25 - 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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