The BEST Episodes of SpongeBob SquarePants
Every episode ever - ranked by fan votes!
Last Updated: Mar 21, 2020
Network: Nickelodeon
Come follow the adventures of the world's most lovable sponge and his starfish sidekick! Though they have the best intentions, SpongeBob and Patrick are always causing trouble… and plenty of laughs! When he's not at the Krusty Krab grilling up some epic Krabby Patties, SpongeBob can be found jellyfishing with Patrick, blowing bubbles, or annoying his favorite neighbor, Squidward! Bikini Bottom is home to the coolest creatures under the sea, and you CAN'T miss out on any of their adventures. Is mayonnaise an instrument? Watch SpongeBob SquarePants to find out! Are you ready, kids? AYE AYE CAPTAIN!
#2 - A Cabin in the Kelp
Season 12 - Episode 21 - Aired Oct 12, 2019
The Gal Pals take Pearl to a cabin in the woods for a weekend of silly pranks.
8.50 
#3 - Band Geeks
Season 2 - Episode 26 - Aired Sep 7, 2001
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.
8.41 
#4 - Sailor Mouth
Season 2 - Episode 27 - Aired Sep 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! He stops SpongeBob and Patrick from using the word by informing them that it is a bad word, then SpongeBob and Patrick regret their utterings.
8.41 
#5 - BlackJack
Season 5 - Episode 27 - Aired Aug 2, 2007
SpongeBob's bully of a cousin, Blackjack, is released from prison and goes after SpongeBob's parents. So it's up to SpongeBob to save them.
8.41 
#6 - Karen's Baby
Season 12 - Episode 13 - Aired Aug 10, 2019
Karen quickly learns that kids grow up too fast after her new child arrives in the mail.
8.35 
#7 - The Ghost of Plankton
Season 12 - Episode 20 - Aired Oct 12, 2019
Plankton becomes a ghost to steal the secret formula, but requires a few lessons from the Flying Dutchman.
8.33 
#8 - To Save a Squirrel
Season 5 - Episode 39 - Aired Nov 23, 2007
SpongeBob and Patrick stow away on one of Sandy's trips and become lost in the wild.
8.31 
#9 - Banned in Bikini Bottom
Season 5 - Episode 35 - Aired Nov 23, 2007
SpongeBob's musical tribute irritates Miss Grissle Puss, causing Krabby Patties to be banned from Bikini Bottom.
8.30 
#10 - Jolly Lodgers
Season 12 - Episode 30 - Aired Mar 7, 2020
Squidward packs his bags after his house gets infested, but a different kind of pest waits at his hotel.
8.25 
#11 - The Fry Cook Games
Season 2 - Episode 30 - Aired Sep 28, 2001
SpongeBob's representing the Krusty Krab in the Fast Food Olympics. Representing the Chum Bucket, his challenger...Patrick!
8.22 
#12 - The Hankering
Season 12 - Episode 25 - Aired Nov 30, 2019
Mr. Krabs has a secret taste for something… surprising.
8.20 
#13 - Rock Bottom
Season 1 - Episode 35 - Aired Mar 15, 2000
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?
8.13 
#14 - Rule of Dumb
Season 4 - Episode 31 - Aired Feb 19, 2007
Patrick's ancestors were adlings, so Patrick is the legal king of Bikini Bottom and now he reigns/misrules Bikini Bottom.
8.06 
#15 - The Bully
Season 2 - Episode 32 - Aired Oct 5, 2001
At boating school, a new student shows up, but he says he's gonna kick SpongeBob's butt! This makes life miserable for poor SpongeBob, who is trying to figure out how to protect himself.
8.03 #16 - Biddy Sitting
Season 12 - Episode 28 - Aired Feb 8, 2020
SpongeBob and Patrick get tricked into babysitting a grouchy old lady, who does all she can to escape.
8.00 
#18 - What Ever Happened to Spongebob
Season 5 - Episode 42 - Aired Oct 13, 2008
8.00 
#19 - SpongeBob, You're Fired!
Season 10 - Episode 22 - Aired Nov 11, 2013
To save money, Mr. Krabs fires SpongeBob.
7.99 
#20 - Choir Boys
Season 6 - Episode 34 - Aired Mar 20, 2009
Squidward tries to avoid SpongeBob while on his way to an audition for the Bikini Bottom Men's Chorus.
7.98 
#21 - Just One Bite
Season 2 - Episode 31 - Aired Oct 5, 2001
Squidward takes his first bite of a Krabby Patty, and, although he tells SpongeBob he hates it, he loves it. He ends up trying to sneak one so SpongeBob won't find out he was lying.
7.98 
#22 - Mermaid Pants
Season 10 - Episode 54 - Aired Oct 29, 2016
SpongeBob and Patrick have fun playing as superheroes Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy until their sworn enemies arrive.
7.97 
#23 - Neptune's Spatula
Season 1 - Episode 39 - Aired Apr 1, 2000
SpongeBob and Patrick go to the Fry Cook Museum and are looking at the exhibits, when they come across the a spatula stuck in hardened grease. This spatula could only be pulled out by a fry cook worthy enough to cook for Neptune himself. Spongebob pulls the spatula out with ease, and is excepted to move to Atlantis as Neptune's fry cook! But, when Neptune tells SpongeBob he cannot bring his friends, SpongeBob starts to reconsider. Will SpongeBob leave his friends behind?
7.97 
#24 - A SquarePants Family Vacation
Season 9 - Episode 23 - Aired Nov 11, 2011
Patrick goes on vacation with SpongeBob's family to the Great Barrier Reef.
7.96 
#25 - Lost in Bikini Bottom
Season 10 - Episode 26 - Aired Jul 16, 2015
SpongeBob gets lost when trying to take a shortcut to work.
7.95