The BEST episodes of SpongeBob SquarePants season 4

Every episode of SpongeBob SquarePants season 4, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of SpongeBob SquarePants season 4!

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: 11/18/2024Network: NickelodeonStatus: Continuing
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Mrs. Puff, You're Fired
star
7.65
336 votes

#1 - Mrs. Puff, You're Fired

Season 4 - Episode 14 - Aired 4/1/2006

Mrs. Puff gets fired when the higher ups learn of SpongeBob's repeated failure.

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Rule of Dumb
star
7.62
146 votes

#2 - Rule of Dumb

Season 4 - Episode 31 - Aired 2/19/2007

Patrick discovers in a genealogy document that he is next in line to receive a kingly title!

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Selling Out
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7.62
455 votes

#3 - Selling Out

Season 4 - Episode 7 - Aired 9/23/2005

Mr. Krabs sells the Krusty Krab to a conglomerate and explores the joys of retirement.

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New Leaf
star
7.56
277 votes

#4 - New Leaf

Season 4 - Episode 21 - Aired 9/22/2006

Plankton has decided to throw in the towel and start a new business selling trinkets and souvenir gifts.

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Skill Crane
star
7.54
465 votes

#5 - Skill Crane

Season 4 - Episode 5 - Aired 5/20/2005

Squidward becomes obsessed with winning a prize from the Skill Crane.

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Once Bitten
star
7.52
286 votes

#6 - Once Bitten

Season 4 - Episode 22 - Aired 9/29/2006

Gary starts biting everyone in town, starting with Squidward.

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Hocus Pocus
star
7.51
255 votes

#7 - Hocus Pocus

Season 4 - Episode 29 - Aired 1/15/2007

SpongeBob tries to impress Squidward with his new magic kit.

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Krabs vs. Plankton
star
7.45
425 votes

#8 - Krabs vs. Plankton

Season 4 - Episode 4 - Aired 5/13/2005

Plankton slips and falls on some water at the Krusty Krab and sues Mr. Krabs for not posting a wet floor sign.

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Funny Pants
star
7.42
375 votes

#9 - Funny Pants

Season 4 - Episode 8 - Aired 9/23/2005

Squidward tricks his neighbor into believing that SpongeBob has a laugh-related illness.

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Patrick SmartPants
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7.42
387 votes

#10 - Patrick SmartPants

Season 4 - Episode 11 - Aired 10/21/2005

Patrick gets hit in the head and comes to with superior intellect!

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Fear of a Krabby Patty
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7.42
647 votes

#11 - Fear of a Krabby Patty

Season 4 - Episode 1 - Aired 5/6/2005

With the Krusty Krab's new "open 24 hours" policy, the employees must work 'round the clock.

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Bummer Vacation
star
7.40
260 votes

#12 - Bummer Vacation

Season 4 - Episode 24 - Aired 10/13/2006

SpongeBob has never had a vacation. To save his job, Mr.Krabs gives him the day off!

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star
7.39
238 votes

#13 - Best Day Ever

Season 4 - Episode 25 - Aired 11/10/2006

SpongeBob is going to have the best day ever. But when work, karate, jellyfishing and Squidward's clarinet recital don't go as planned will his day be ruined?

The Pink Purloiner
star
7.38
128 votes

#14 - The Pink Purloiner

Season 4 - Episode 32 - Aired 2/19/2007

SpongeBob's favorite jellyfishing net is missing! And worst of all, Patrick may have been the one that stole it.

All That Glitters
star
7.37
273 votes

#15 - All That Glitters

Season 4 - Episode 19 - Aired 6/2/2006

SpongeBob's spatula breaks mid-patty flip to be replaced by "Le Spatula."

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Mermaid Man & Barnacle Boy VI: The Motion Picture
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7.37
388 votes

#16 - Mermaid Man & Barnacle Boy VI: The Motion Picture

Season 4 - Episode 9 - Aired 10/7/2005

SpongeBob sets out to make his own Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy movie using the original actors, fresh from the retirement home.

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SquidBob TentaclePants
star
7.36
359 votes

#17 - SquidBob TentaclePants

Season 4 - Episode 12 - Aired 11/4/2005

Sandy accidentally melds SpongeBob and Squidward into one body when her teleportation device malfunctions.

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Squidtastic Voyage
star
7.36
290 votes

#18 - Squidtastic Voyage

Season 4 - Episode 23 - Aired 10/6/2006

When Squidward swallows his clarinet reed Sandy offers to retrieve the piece.

Krusty Towers
star
7.35
470 votes

#19 - Krusty Towers

Season 4 - Episode 13 - Aired 4/1/2006

In another one of his money making schemes, Mr. Krabs turns the Krusty Krab into an upscale hotel.

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Karate Island
star
7.34
301 votes

#20 - Karate Island

Season 4 - Episode 18 - Aired 5/12/2006

SpongeBob competes on Karate Island for the title "King of Karate."

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Chimps Ahoy
star
7.31
329 votes

#21 - Chimps Ahoy

Season 4 - Episode 16 - Aired 5/5/2006

Sandy is worried her inventions won't satisfy her chimp beneficiaries.

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Ghost Host
star
7.28
343 votes

#22 - Ghost Host

Season 4 - Episode 15 - Aired 5/5/2006

The Flying Dutchman crashes at SpongeBob's house where he constantly scares, startles and surprises SpongeBob.

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The Lost Mattress
star
7.28
460 votes

#23 - The Lost Mattress

Season 4 - Episode 3 - Aired 5/13/2005

SpongeBob buys Mr. Krabs a new mattress to help him sleep better.

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Driven to Tears
star
7.23
155 votes

#24 - Driven to Tears

Season 4 - Episode 30 - Aired 2/19/2007

SpongeBob has failed his driving test - again. Patrick is so outraged that he takes the test to prove that it is unfair, only he passes!

Good Neighbors
star
7.20
441 votes

#25 - Good Neighbors

Season 4 - Episode 6 - Aired 5/20/2005

Squidward's lazy Sunday is constantly interrupted by SpongeBob and Patrick's Good Neighbor Club activities.

Writer: Mike Bell
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