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The Best Episodes of SpongeBob SquarePants Season 2

Every episode of SpongeBob SquarePants Season 2 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of SpongeBob SquarePants Season 2!

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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

Episode Rankings

  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    SpongeBob SquarePants Season 2 Episode 1 - Something Smells
    8.8/10(1736 votes)

    #1 - Something Smells

    S2:E1

    SpongeBob eats a peanut onion sundae and acquires a hideous case of bad breath. And he can't quite understand why everyone runs away from him whenever he talks to them.

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  2. SpongeBob SquarePants Season 2 Episode 2 - Bossy Boots
    8.6/10(1754 votes)

    #2 - Bossy Boots

    S2:E2

    When Pearl remodels the Krusty Krab into a hip local hangout, SpongeBob worries about the fate of the original restaurant (not to mention, his position as Fry Cook!).

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  3. SpongeBob SquarePants Season 2 Episode 3 - Your Shoe's Untied
    8.8/10(1723 votes)

    #3 - Your Shoe's Untied

    S2:E3

    SpongeBob forgets how to tie his shoes, so he must re-learn how. But no one else knows how, either.

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  4. SpongeBob SquarePants Season 2 Episode 4 - Squid's Day Off
    9.3/10(2204 votes)

    #4 - 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.

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  5. SpongeBob SquarePants Season 2 Episode 5 - Big Pink Loser
    8.7/10(1626 votes)

    #5 - Big Pink Loser

    S2:E5

    Patrick realizes that he has never won any awards in his life, so he decides to copy everything that SpongeBob does. SpongeBob has won countless awards, so Patrick is sure that he will win one.

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  6. SpongeBob SquarePants Season 2 Episode 6 - Bubble Buddy
    8.6/10(1731 votes)

    #6 - Bubble Buddy

    S2:E6

    When no one will play with SpongeBob, he creates his own bubble buddy, but it causes many problems around town.

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  8. SpongeBob SquarePants Season 2 Episode 7 - Mermaid Man & Barnacle Boy III
    8.9/10(1688 votes)

    #7 - Mermaid Man & Barnacle Boy III

    S2:E7

    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. SpongeBob SquarePants Season 2 Episode 8 - Squirrel Jokes
    8.8/10(1945 votes)

    #8 - Squirrel Jokes

    S2:E8

    SpongeBob tells jokes in a talent show at the Krusty Krab, but ends up saying jokes about squirrels, which makes Sandy mad.

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  10. SpongeBob SquarePants Season 2 Episode 9 - Christmas Who?
    8.7/10(1654 votes)

    #9 - Christmas Who?

    S2:E9

    SpongeBob brings Christmas to Bikini Bottom.

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  11. SpongeBob SquarePants Season 2 Episode 10 - Dying for Pie
    8.4/10(1522 votes)

    #10 - Dying for Pie

    S2:E10

    It's employee brotherhood day and Squidward has nothing to give to SpongeBob, so he accidentally gives SpongeBob a pie bomb. Squidward spends the whole day with SpongeBob because SpongeBob only has one day to live.

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  12. SpongeBob SquarePants Season 2 Episode 11 - Imitation Krabs
    8.7/10(1572 votes)

    #11 - Imitation Krabs

    S2:E11

    In another attempt to steal the Krabby Patty formula, Plankton makes a robot that looks just like Mr. Krabs. But in order to get the formula, he will have to do some odd things as part of the "secret handshake."

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  13. SpongeBob SquarePants Season 2 Episode 12 - Wormy
    8.4/10(1487 votes)

    #12 - Wormy

    S2:E12

    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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  14. SpongeBob SquarePants Season 2 Episode 13 - Patty Hype
    9.1/10(1865 votes)

    #13 - Patty Hype

    S2:E13

    The Krusty Krab hasn't had costumers in weeks, so SpongeBob comes up with an idea, but Mr. Krabs and Squidward laugh at the idea. So SpongeBob opens his own restaurant and becomes a huge success in Bikini Bottom.

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  15. SpongeBob SquarePants Season 2 Episode 14 - Survival of the Idiots
    9.3/10(2021 votes)

    #14 - 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?

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  16. SpongeBob SquarePants Season 2 Episode 15 - Dumped
    9.8/10(6525 votes)

    #15 - 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?

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  17. SpongeBob SquarePants Season 2 Episode 16 - Grandma's Kisses
    9.4/10(2335 votes)

    #16 - Grandma's Kisses

    S2:E16

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

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  18. SpongeBob SquarePants Season 2 Episode 17 - Squidville
    8.4/10(1608 votes)

    #17 - Squidville

    S2:E17

    Squidward is fed up with living next to Spongebob and Patrick, so he finds new neighbors who are more like himself.

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  19. SpongeBob SquarePants Season 2 Episode 18 - No Free Rides
    9.2/10(1971 votes)

    #18 - 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.

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  20. SpongeBob SquarePants Season 2 Episode 19 - I'm Your Biggest Fanatic
    8.9/10(1592 votes)

    #19 - I'm Your Biggest Fanatic

    S2:E19

    While at a jellyfishing fan convention, SpongeBob meets Kevin C. Cucumber, who gives him a chance to see if he can join his club, The Jellyspotters. However, SpongeBob is unaware that Kevin is only trying to make a fool out of him, but soon discovers the truth after the club attacks him with a robotic queen jellyfish.

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  21. SpongeBob SquarePants Season 2 Episode 20 - Pressure
    8.7/10(1533 votes)

    #20 - Pressure

    S2:E20

    Sandy and SpongeBob get into a fierce competition doing extreme underwater sports.

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  22. SpongeBob SquarePants Season 2 Episode 21 - The Smoking Peanut
    8.0/10(5 votes)

    #21 - The Smoking Peanut

    S2:E21

    SpongeBob accidentally throws a peanut at Clamu the Oyster and then the police think that the one who threw the peanut was Patrick.

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  23. SpongeBob SquarePants Season 2 Episode 22 - Shanghaied
    8.8/10(6 votes)

    #22 - Shanghaied

    S2:E22

    When a giant anchor falls onto SpongeBob's house, Squidward, SpongeBob and Patrick decide to climb the anchor, and they find the boat of the Flying Dutchman, who imprisons them.

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  24. SpongeBob SquarePants Season 2 Episode 23 - Prehibernation Week
    7.7/10(6 votes)

    #23 - Prehibernation Week

    S2:E23

    Sandy is going wild over the fact that she will have to hibernate in a week.

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

    #24 - 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."

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  26. SpongeBob SquarePants Season 2 Episode 25 - The Secret Box
    9.0/10(7 votes)

    #25 - The Secret Box

    S2:E25

    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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Season 2 Ratings Summary

"Something Smells" is the best rated episode of "SpongeBob SquarePants" season 2. It scored 8.8/10 based on 1736 votes. Directed by Aaron Springer and written by Merriwether Williams, C.H. Greenblatt, Aaron Springer, it aired on 10/26/2000. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "Bossy Boots".