The BEST seasons of SpongeBob SquarePants

#1 - Season 3

First Aired 1/21/2002

Check out some of the funniest moments in SpongeBob history, like when Plankton trades lives with Mr. Krabs, SpongeBob patrols the beach, Patrick comes to school, the boys go camping, SpongeBob throws a party to remember, and more!

#2 - Season 2

First Aired 10/26/2000

Dive into episodes featuring Bubble Buddy, Wormy, Clamu, Frankendoodle, and memorable moments like selling Pretty Patties, the 21st Annual Fry Cook Games, Patrick's secret box, performing at the Bubble Bowl, and oceans more!

#3 - Season 1

First Aired 5/1/1999

These are the moments that turned SpongeBob from a cartoon into a worldwide phenomenon! Meet Bikini Bottom's denizens of the deep, learn the technique to blow the perfect bubble, sing "The F.U.N. Song," ride the hooks, turn a gum wrapper into a gold mine of entertainment, and so much more!

#4 - Season 4

First Aired 5/6/2005

Dive into SpongeBob hilarity with this collection of some of the most comical episodes ever to make land, like when SpongeBob attends a party with Mr. Krabs' Navy buddies - as Mr. Krabs!... SpongeBob and Patrick make a movie... SpongeBob goes on a quest to become King of Karate... Patrick becomes Patricia... and more!

#5 - Season 5

First Aired 4/13/2007

Money talks and donuts walk in this rip-roaring collection of SpongeBob episodes! See chewed gum take over the pineapple, tag along with SpongeBob and Patrick on an undercover spying mission, help rid the treedome - and Sandy! - of fleas, and see Squidward act... nice? It's underwater hijinks at their best!

#6 - Season 14

First Aired 11/2/2023

Excitement is bubbling up in Bikini Bottom with SpongeBob SquarePants, the incurably optimistic sea sponge and his undersea friends! Watch as Plankton learns self-defense from Sandy and Squidward and Bubble Bass are forced to tolerate each other's company on a trip to Jetsam City. Then SpongeBob and Patrick teach Sandy all about Bikini Bottom's fascinating, yet questionable, history.

#7 - Season 10

First Aired 2/25/2017

Check out the grand opening of SpongeBob's Place, say farewell to the Chum Bucket and grab some free ice cream with Patrick! Then, stick around for more tales of the deep: SpongeBob is allergic to his pineapple home, a strange moon turns everyone in town into wild animals, and Plankton and Karen lose their love connection!

#8 - Season 11

First Aired 9/23/2017

Season 11 is surfacing, and it's bringing some of the most unforgettable characters in Bikini Bottom with it! Dive headfirst into 50 deep-sea tales of nautical nonsense! Enter DoodleBob's alternate dimension and take a trip to Bubble Buddy's hometown. Help SpongeBob keep Fred's leg out of harm's way, move Bubble Bass out of his mom's basement, and stop SpongeGar from wreaking havoc all over town! Make new friends, including an imaginary hamster, a sea bunny, the Krusty Krab's peculiar night crew and Sandy's nutty nieces. Plus, take a trip to the moon, solve the curious case of the missing clarinet and hear Gary speak for the very first time ever!

#9 - Season 9

First Aired 10/27/2012

Dive into over 20 tales and three double-length episodes, including the latest food craze to sweep Bikini Bottom, SpongeBob's search for a new job, and a mysterious goo bubble battle!

#10 - Season 16

First Aired 6/27/2025

#11 - Season 15

First Aired 12/3/2024

Nautical nonsense continues to bubble up in Bikini Bottom! Find out why Mrs. Puff must rely on SpongeBob to keep her boating school in business. Watch Squidward enjoy his amazing new life in the witness protection program until SpongeBob and Patrick discover his whereabouts. See SpongeBob go to great extremes to trick Gary into going to the vet ― and Plankton attempts to get a taste of the Krabby Patty secret formula. Then, E.V.I.L. challenges SpongeBob to make a delivery to their secret lair in ten minutes or less!

#12 - Season 6

First Aired 3/3/2008

It's an entire season of hilarious SpongeBob firsts! He's round, tanned, and boringly normal! Plus, our intrepid fry cook becomes a tabloid reporter, tries professional wrestling, crashes Pearl's slumber party, and shrinks his last pair of square pants! The horror!

#13 - Season 8

First Aired 3/26/2011

Check out Bikini Bottom's new Flabby Patty restaurant, Patrick's art sensations, Plankton's turn to the nice side, and the last hurrah for Glove World. Plus, this season is packed with double-length specials including "Frozen Face-Off," "A SquarePants Family Vacation," and "Hello Bikini Bottom!" So dive in - the water's fine and the laughs come in waves!

#14 - Season 7

First Aired 7/19/2009

This season features SpongeBob's entire modeling career, Squidward's whole public television career, and Mrs. Puff's complete Krusty Krab career. Plus, you'll get a hilarious whodunit, a song you won't easily forget, a slimy love story, the entire multi-chapter special "Legends of Bikini Bottom," and oceans more!

#15 - Season 12

First Aired 1/13/2019

Everyone's favorite Bikini Bottom buddies bubble up in Season 12 of SpongeBob SquarePants! See what happens when SpongeBob and Patrick work on Old Man Jenkins's farm for a day! Don't miss Sandy narrating Gary's nocturnal adventures (and discover the identity of his secret pal). Then Patrick learns something totally new about his own home sweet rock. Plus - why did Patrick get a new job? (For free ice cream. Duh!) And prepare yourself as SpongeBob explores the dreams of his sleeping neighbors. All this and MORE nautical nonsense await within!

#16 - Season 13

First Aired 10/22/2020

Dive into Season 13, featuring tales of nautical nonsense with SpongeBob, Patrick, Squidward, and all the other citizens of Bikini Bottom! See what happens when Mr. Krabs learns that pets are more profitable than their owners. Then Squidward fakes being sick to get out of work, Karen tells a fairytale, and SpongeBob and Patrick take Squidward to a tropical resort. Next, Squidward hosts a 'We Hate SpongeBob Club' and Sandy's homemade snacks become a big hit at the Krusty Krab.

#17 - Season 17

First Aired 6/12/2026