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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    undefined Season 8 Episode 39 - For Here or to Go
    10.0/10(2 votes)

    S8:E39

    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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    Writer:Steven Banks

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  2. undefined Season 2 Episode 19 - Hail to the Chief
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    S2:E19

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

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Steven Banks

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  3. undefined Season 1 Episode 13 - The Island
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    S1:E13

    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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    Writer:Steven Banks

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  4. undefined Season 1 Episode 19 - Shriek Loves Dog
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    S1:E19

    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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    Writer:Steven Banks

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  5. undefined Season 1 Episode 17 - Diamond Fever
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    S1:E17

    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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    Writer:Steven Banks

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  6. undefined Season 1 Episode 22 - The Collector
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    S1:E22

    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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    Writer:Steven Banks

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  7. undefined Season 1 Episode 23 - CatDog's End
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    S1:E23

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

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    Writer:Steven Banks

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  8. undefined Season 1 Episode 29 - New Neighbors
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    S1:E29

    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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    Writer:Steven Banks

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  9. undefined Season 1 Episode 33 - Just Say CatDog Sent Ya
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    S1:E33

    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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    Writer:Steven Banks

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  10. undefined Season 1 Episode 40 - CatDog Doesn't Live Here Anymore
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    S1:E40

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

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    Writer:Steven Banks

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  11. undefined Season 4 Episode 15 - Krusty Towers
    9.3/10(11 votes)

    S4:E15

    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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    Writer:Steven Banks

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  12. undefined Season 4 Episode 20 - Karate Island
    9.1/10(7 votes)

    S4:E20

    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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    Writer:Steven Banks

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  13. undefined Season 5 Episode 30 - The Two Faces of Squidward
    9.0/10(8 votes)

    S5:E30

    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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    Writer:Steven Banks

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  14. undefined Season 8 Episode 22 - Mr. Krabs Takes a Vacation
    9.0/10(3 votes)

    S8:E22

    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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    Writer:Steven Banks

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  15. undefined Season 4 Episode 22 - Wishing You Well
    8.9/10(8 votes)

    S4:E22

    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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    Writer:Steven Banks

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  16. undefined Season 4 Episode 38 - Sing a Song of Patrick
    8.9/10(7 votes)

    S4:E38

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

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    Writer:Steven Banks

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  17. undefined Season 6 Episode 8 - Pest of the West
    8.7/10(9 votes)

    S6:E8

    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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    Writer:Steven Banks

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  18. undefined Season 1 Episode 1 - When Pants Attack
    8.7/10(3 votes)

    S1:E1

    Since Jimmy's a scientist, he has more important things to do than pick up his pants - like invent a device that'll do that chore for him. But when the nanochip develops advanced brainial capacity, Jimmy's pants lead an attack on the city of Retroville!

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    Writer:Steven Banks

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  19. undefined Season 4 Episode 17 - Chimps Ahoy
    8.6/10(10 votes)

    S4:E17

    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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    Writer:Steven Banks

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  20. undefined Season 5 Episode 11 - Roller Cowards
    8.5/10(8 votes)

    S5:E11

    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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    Writer:Steven Banks

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  21. undefined Season 1 Episode 31 - All About Cat
    8.5/10(2 votes)

    S1:E31

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

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    Writer:Steven Banks

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  22. undefined Season 4 Episode 12 - SquidBob TentaclePants
    8.3/10(7 votes)

    S4:E12

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

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Steven Banks

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  23. undefined Season 5 Episode 1 - Friend or Foe
    8.3/10(10 votes)

    S5:E1

    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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    Writer:Steven Banks

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  24. undefined Season 5 Episode 13 - The Original Fry Cook
    8.3/10(7 votes)

    S5:E13

    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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    Writer:Steven Banks

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  25. undefined Season 6 Episode 3 - Gone
    8.3/10(7 votes)

    S6:E3

    SpongeBob wakes up to find Bikini Bottom deserted.

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    Writer:Steven Banks

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Steven Banks Ratings Summary

"For Here or to Go" is the best rated episode written by Steven Banks. It scored 10.0/10 from 2 votes. It was directed by N/A. It aired on April 12, 2012.