The BEST episodes of SpongeBob SquarePants

Every episode of SpongeBob SquarePants ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of SpongeBob SquarePants!

The misadventures of a talking sea sponge who works at a fast food restaurant, attends a boating school, and lives in an underwater pineapple.

Last Updated: 7/6/2025Network: NickelodeonStatus: Continuing

9.56

9 votes

#1 - Mimic Madness

Season 10 - Episode 56 - Aired 2/25/2017

SpongeBob learns that "imitation is the sincerest form of flattery" - too bad no one told him how to stop!

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9.00

6 votes

#2 - Patrick! The Game

Season 10 - Episode 34 - Aired 11/11/2015

Patrick invents a new board game, and invites SpongeBob, Sandy and Squidward to play it with him.

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8.68

489 votes

#3 - Band Geeks

Season 2 - Episode 26 - Aired 9/7/2001

Squidward's old rival brags to Squid about his famous marching band. Feeling outdone, Squid says he has a band too.

Directors: Aaron Springer

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8.47

449 votes

#4 - Sailor Mouth

Season 2 - Episode 27 - Aired 9/21/2001

SpongeBob reads a "bad" word off a dumpster behind the Krusty Krab and he doesn't know what it means.

Directors: Aaron Springer, Jay Lender

Writer: Merriwether Williams, Walt Dohrn

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8.40

5 votes

#5 - Patrick's Coupon

Season 10 - Episode 70 - Aired 6/17/2017

Patrick has a coupon for free ice cream, but he'll have to get to the store if he wants to use it.

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8.32

110 votes

#6 - To Save a Squirrel

Season 5 - Episode 39 - Aired 11/23/2007

SpongeBob and Patrick stow away on one of Sandy's wilderness adventure.

Directors: Alan Smart, Luke Brookshier, Nate Cash, Vincent Waller

Writer: Dani Michaeli, Luke Brookshier, Nate Cash

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8.31

391 votes

#7 - The Fry Cook Games

Season 2 - Episode 30 - Aired 9/28/2001

Mr. Krabs enters SpongeBob in the Fry Cook Games where he competes against Patrick.

Directors: Sherm Cohen, Walt Dohrn

Writer: Dan Povenmire, Paul Tibbitt, Mark O'Hare

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8.30

436 votes

#8 - Rock Bottom

Season 1 - Episode 35 - Aired 3/15/2000

SpongeBob gets on the wrong bus and finds himself lost in a mysterious part of the sea.

Directors: Walt Dohrn

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8.29

302 votes

#9 - Just One Bite

Season 2 - Episode 31 - Aired 10/5/2001

SpongeBob becomes obsessed with the fact that Squidward has never actually tried a Krabby Patty.

Directors: Alan Smart

Writer: Jay Lender, Merriweather Williams, Sam Henderson

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8.05

348 votes

#10 - Artist Unknown

Season 2 - Episode 28 - Aired 9/21/2001

When SpongeBob enrolls in Squidward's community art class, arrogant Squidward attempts to teach him strictly by the book.

Directors: Aaron Springer, Jay Lender

Writer: Merriwether Williams, Walt Dohrn

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8.04

48 votes

#11 - SpongeBob, You're Fired

Season 10 - Episode 22 - Aired 11/11/2013

In order to save money, Mr. Krabs fires SpongeBob; however, unable to just "do nothing", SpongeBob decides to go back to work, no matter what - or where.

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8.00

11 votes

#12 - Lost in Bikini Bottom

Season 10 - Episode 26 - Aired 7/16/2015

SpongeBob tries to take a shortcut to work, but becomes lost along the way.

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8.00

4 votes

#13 - What's Eating Patrick?

Season 10 - Episode 32 - Aired 10/2/2015

To defend Bikini Bottom's honor, Patrick enters a Krabby Patty eating competition.

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8.00

8 votes

#14 - CopyBob DittoPants

Season 10 - Episode 43 - Aired 5/5/2016

Plankton clones SpongeBob in an effort to steal Krabs' secret formula, but the original SpongeBob might ruin his plans.

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8.00

5 votes

#15 - Sold!

Season 10 - Episode 44 - Aired 5/6/2016

When SpongeBob and Patrick think their homes have been sold, they move away - much to Squidward's delight.

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8.00

1 votes

#16 - FarmerBob

Season 11 - Episode 52 - Aired 11/11/2018

SpongeBob and Patrick work a day on Old Man Jenkins' farm, much to his dismay.

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8.00

13 votes

#17 - UpWard

Season 15 - Episode 1 - Aired 12/3/2024

Lady Upturn introduces Squidward, and his musical "talents," to her high society friends after she becomes his patron.

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7.99

276 votes

#18 - The Bully

Season 2 - Episode 32 - Aired 10/5/2001

The new bully in school, Flats, threatens to beat SpongeBob up after school.

Directors: Alan Smart

Writer: Jay Lender, Merriweather Williams, Sam Henderson

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7.95

494 votes

#19 - Neptune's Spatula

Season 1 - Episode 39 - Aired 4/1/2000

SpongeBob seizes the mythical spatula of King Neptune.

Directors: Sherm Cohen, Walt Dohrn

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7.92

431 votes

#20 - The Algae's Always Greener

Season 3 - Episode 13 - Aired 3/22/2002

Plankton has a new invention that allows him to switch lives with Mr. Krabs.

Directors: Aaron Springer, Paul Tibbitt

Writer: Merriweather Williams

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7.90

204 votes

#21 - BlackJack

Season 5 - Episode 27 - Aired 8/2/2007

SpongeBob's parents are missing and with his bully of a cousin, BlackJack, recently released from prison, he fears the worst.

Writer: Casey Alexander, Richard Pursel, Zeus Cervas

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7.90

543 votes

#22 - Scaredy Pants

Season 1 - Episode 26 - Aired 10/28/1999

It's Halloween and SpongeBob is the easiest to scare in Bikini Bottom.

Directors: Alan Smart

Writer: Paul Tibbitt, Peter Burns

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7.86

531 votes

#23 - Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy V

Season 3 - Episode 20 - Aired 5/17/2002

Barnacle Boy wants to be called "Barnacle Man" and rebels when everyone rejects his request.

Directors: Walt Dohrn, Alan Smart

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7.86

14 votes

#24 - Pull Up a Barrel

Season 10 - Episode 31 - Aired 9/18/2015

Mr. Krabs regales SpongeBob with tales from his old Navy days.

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7.84

334 votes

#25 - Life of Crime

Season 2 - Episode 24 - Aired 5/5/2001

SpongeBob and Patrick end up popping Mr. Krabs balloon and fear the consequences.

Directors: Alan Smart

Writer: Aaron Springer, C.H. Greenblatt

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