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The Best Episodes of SpongeBob SquarePants

Every episode of SpongeBob SquarePants ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of SpongeBob SquarePants!

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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

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    SpongeBob SquarePants Season 12 Episode 28 - Who R Zoo?
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #1 - Who R Zoo?

    S12:E28

    SpongeBob and Patrick create their own zoo made entirely of bubbles!

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Mr. Lawrence

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  2. SpongeBob SquarePants Season 12 Episode 29 - Biddy Sitting
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #2 - Biddy Sitting

    S12:E29

    SpongeBob and Patrick get tricked into babysitting a grouchy old lady, who does all she can to escape.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Kaz

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  3. SpongeBob SquarePants Season 12 Episode 32 - Swamp Mates
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #3 - Swamp Mates

    S12:E32

    Bubble Bass finds himself stranded with Patrick in a mysterious swamp, looking for a lost action figure.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Luke Brookshier

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  4. SpongeBob SquarePants Season 12 Episode 33 - One Trick Sponge
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #4 - One Trick Sponge

    S12:E33

    SpongeBob learns a new magic trick, but he can’t find anyone to watch it.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Mr. Lawrence

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  5. SpongeBob SquarePants Season 12 Episode 34 - Boss for a Day
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #5 - Boss for a Day

    S12:E34

    Mr. Krabs has an accident and leaves SpongeBob in charge of the Krusty Krab. What could go wrong?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Andrew Goodman

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  6. SpongeBob SquarePants Season 12 Episode 35 - Pineapple RV
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #6 - Pineapple RV

    S12:E35

    SpongeBob and Patrick turn the pineapple into a mobile home to take Squidward on the road trip he deserves.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Luke Brookshier

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  7. SpongeBob SquarePants Season 15 Episode 19 - Delivery of Doom
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #7 - Delivery of Doom

    S15:E19

    SpongeBob is challenged by E.V.I.L. to make a delivery to their secret lair in 10 minutes or less.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Danny Giovannini

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  8. SpongeBob SquarePants Season 15 Episode 22 - A Fish Called Sandy
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #8 - A Fish Called Sandy

    S15:E22

    Sandy decides to finally give herself gills so she can truly experience Bikini Bottom, but they come with a strange side effect.

    Directors:Brian Morante, Ian Vasquez
    Writer:Mike Bell

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  9. SpongeBob SquarePants Season 2 Episode 15 - Dumped
    9.8/10(7076 votes)

    #9 - Dumped

    S2:E15

    Suddenly, Gary seems to be hanging out with Patrick more than SpongeBob. SpongeBob thinks it's because he loves Patrick more. But, what's the real reason that Gary is attached to Patrick all of a sudden?

    Directors:Walt Dohrn, Paul Tibbitt
    Writers:Paul Tibbitt, Merriwether Williams, Walt Dohrn

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  10. SpongeBob SquarePants Season 2 Episode 26 - Band Geeks
    9.7/10(9 votes)

    #10 - Band Geeks

    S2:E26

    Squidward enlists the aid of SpongeBob and the rest of Bikini Bottom to form a marching band to impress Squidward's old high school rival, Squilliam Fancyson.

    Director:Aaron Springer
    Writers:Merriwether Williams, C.H. Greenblatt, Aaron Springer

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  11. SpongeBob SquarePants Season 2 Episode 24 - Life of Crime
    9.5/10(4 votes)

    #11 - Life of Crime

    S2:E24

    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:Jay Lender
    Writers:Mr. Lawrence, William Reiss, Jay Lender

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  12. SpongeBob SquarePants Season 3 Episode 4 - Frankendoodle
    9.5/10(2349 votes)

    #12 - Frankendoodle

    S3:E4

    SpongeBob creates DoodleBob.

    Directors:Walt Dohrn, Paul Tibbitt
    Writers:Paul Tibbitt, Merriwether Williams, Walt Dohrn

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  13. SpongeBob SquarePants Season 3 Episode 10 - Can You Spare a Dime?
    9.5/10(2582 votes)

    #13 - Can You Spare a Dime?

    S3:E10

    Squidward quits his job after Mr. Krabs accuses him of stealing the first dime he ever made, but Squidward has a hard time finding a new job.

    Directors:Jay Lender, Sam Henderson
    Writers:Merriwether Williams, Sam Henderson, Jay Lender

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  14. SpongeBob SquarePants Season 3 Episode 12 - Squilliam Returns
    9.5/10(2986 votes)

    #14 - Squilliam Returns

    S3:E12

    When Squidward's old school rival, Squilliam, returns to Bikini Bottom to brag to Squidward, Squidward tells him that he owns a five star restaurant to get him to stop. Squidward must get Spongebob to turn the Krusty Krab into a fancy restaurant before Squilliam arrives.

    Directors:Jay Lender, Sam Henderson
    Writers:Merriwether Williams, Sam Henderson, Jay Lender

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  15. SpongeBob SquarePants Season 3 Episode 24 - Graveyard Shift
    9.5/10(6 votes)

    #15 - Graveyard Shift

    S3:E24

    SpongeBob and Squidward work the night shift.

    Directors:Jay Lender, Dan Povenmire
    Writers:Mr. Lawrence, Jay Lender, Dan Povenmire

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  16. SpongeBob SquarePants Season 3 Episode 33 - I Had an Accident
    9.5/10(4 votes)

    #16 - I Had an Accident

    S3:E33

    After SpongeBob shatters his buttocks in a sandboarding injury, he becomes paranoid of everything and confines himself to his own home with inanimate objects for friends.

    Directors:C.H. Greenblatt, Kaz
    Writers:Merriwether Williams, C.H. Greenblatt, Kaz

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  17. SpongeBob SquarePants Season 6 Episode 40 - Single Cell Anniversary
    9.5/10(2 votes)

    #17 - Single Cell Anniversary

    S6:E40

    SpongeBob helps Plankton find an anniversary gift for Karen.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. SpongeBob SquarePants Season 2 Episode 16 - Grandma's Kisses
    9.4/10(2403 votes)

    #18 - Grandma's Kisses

    S2:E16

    SpongeBob asks his grandma not to kiss him because her public displays of affection are embarrassing.

    Directors:Walt Dohrn, Paul Tibbitt
    Writers:Paul Tibbitt, Merriwether Williams, Walt Dohrn

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  19. SpongeBob SquarePants Season 1 Episode 17 - Squeaky Boots
    9.3/10(2780 votes)

    #19 - Squeaky Boots

    S1:E17

    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.

    Director:Steve Fonti
    Writers:Mr. Lawrence, Steve Fonti, Chris Mitchell

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  20. SpongeBob SquarePants Season 2 Episode 4 - Squid's Day Off
    9.3/10(2276 votes)

    #20 - Squid's Day Off

    S2:E4

    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.

    Directors:Walt Dohrn, Paul Tibbitt
    Writers:Paul Tibbitt, Merriwether Williams, Walt Dohrn

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  21. SpongeBob SquarePants Season 2 Episode 14 - Survival of the Idiots
    9.3/10(2079 votes)

    #21 - Survival of the Idiots

    S2:E14

    Despite Sandy's warning, SpongeBob and Patrick sneak into her treedome, during a terrible snowstorm and since the doorknob is frozen, SpongeBob and Patrick realize they have to wait until spring. Will SpongeBob and Patrick be able to survive the entire winter? Or will Sandy, and the cold weather, stop them first?

    Director:Aaron Springer
    Writers:Merriwether Williams, C.H. Greenblatt, Aaron Springer

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  22. SpongeBob SquarePants Season 1 Episode 5 - Ripped Pants
    9.2/10(3204 votes)

    #22 - Ripped Pants

    S1:E5

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

    Director:Paul Tibbitt
    Writers:Peter Burns, Paul Tibbitt

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  23. SpongeBob SquarePants Season 1 Episode 35 - Rock Bottom
    9.2/10(6 votes)

    #23 - Rock Bottom

    S1:E35

    SpongeBob and Patrick accidentally get on the wrong bus coming out of an amusement park called Glove World, and head for a city named Rock Bottom. When they get there, Patrick gets on a bus back to Bikini Bottom, and leaves SpongeBob by mistake. How will SpongeBob ever get home?

    Director:Ennio Torresan Jr.
    Writers:Paul Tibbitt, David Fain, Ennio Torresan Jr.

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  24. SpongeBob SquarePants Season 2 Episode 18 - No Free Rides
    9.2/10(2028 votes)

    #24 - No Free Rides

    S2:E18

    To avoid another year with SpongeBob in her class, Mrs. Puff passes him with bogus extra credit and lets him have his license, but soon realizes that the consequences are beyond bad. When SpongeBob receives a new boat-mobile from his parents, Mrs. Puff attempts to steal it, and SpongeBob will stop at nothing to stop her.

    Director:Aaron Springer
    Writers:Mr. Lawrence, C.H. Greenblatt, Aaron Springer

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  25. SpongeBob SquarePants Season 2 Episode 31 - Just One Bite
    9.2/10(4 votes)

    #25 - Just One Bite

    S2:E31

    When SpongeBob learns that Squidward has never actually tried a Krabby Patty, he becomes obsessed with the idea that Squidward must try it.

    Directors:Jay Lender, Sam Henderson
    Writers:Merriwether Williams, Sam Henderson, Jay Lender

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Best Episodes Summary

"Who R Zoo?" is the best rated episode of "SpongeBob SquarePants". It scored 10/10 based on 1 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Mr. Lawrence, it aired on 2/8/2020. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Biddy Sitting".