The WORST episodes of SpongeBob SquarePants
Every episode of SpongeBob SquarePants ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst 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.
#1 - Go Fetch!
Season 16 - Episode 9 - Aired 10/3/2025
Gary's favorite ball falls into a monster-filled trench.
#2 - Curse of the WereDoodle
Season 16 - Episode 4 - Aired 9/19/2025
DoodleBob bites SpongeBob, transforming him into a "WereDoodle".
#3 - Slappy Daze
Season 13 - Episode 33 - Aired 10/14/2022
Nosferatu's minion Slappy kills some time around Bikini Bottom.
#4 - Mutiny on the Krusty
Season 10 - Episode 51 - Aired 10/8/2016
When a storm sweeps the Krusty Krab away, its crew and customers will need a crazed Krabs to lead them back home.
#5 - Kenny the Cat
Season 10 - Episode 24 - Aired 3/29/2014
SpongeBob will do anything to get to meet his newest hero, Kenny The Cat.
#6 - Snooze You Lose
Season 10 - Episode 58 - Aired 3/4/2017
Squidward is so tired that SpongeBob and Patrick can't wake him up, but they won't let him miss his big audition!
#7 - House Worming
Season 10 - Episode 57 - Aired 2/25/2017
When worms move in to SpongeBob's holes, it's up to him to hide his disgusting new friends from everyone else.
#8 - Salsa Imbecilicus
Season 10 - Episode 49 - Aired 7/15/2016
When a freak accident causes everyone in town to become as stupid as Patrick, Sandy must save the day.
#9 - Stuck in an Elevator
Season 15 - Episode 8 - Aired 12/24/2024
When Squidward gets trapped in an elevator with SpongeBob and Patrick, he tries to escape in time to return a nearly overdue library book.
#10 - Whirly Brains
Season 10 - Episode 52 - Aired 10/15/2016
SpongeBob and Patrick get hooked on the latest fad - flying your own brain like a tiny drone!
#11 - A Taste of Plankton
Season 15 - Episode 14 - Aired 2/28/2025
Plankton tries to get a taste of the secret formula by attaching himself to SpongeBob's tongue.
#12 - Allergy Attack!
Season 13 - Episode 62 - Aired 10/30/2023
After cooking his kazillionth Krabby Patty, SpongeBob believes he's developed an allergy to them.
#13 - Surf N' Turf
Season 11 - Episode 51 - Aired 11/11/2018
Sandy struggles to build a ship-in-a-bottle before a big contest, so SpongeBob calls in a little extra help.
#14 - Life Insurance
Season 10 - Episode 62 - Aired 3/18/2017
After a misunderstanding, SpongeBob and Patrick try to prove their life insurance protects them from any danger!
#15 - Laundro-Madness
Season 16 - Episode 10 - Aired 10/10/2025
Squidward spends a day at the laundromat with his fellow Bikini Bottomites.
#16 - Friendiversary
Season 13 - Episode 49 - Aired 6/22/2023
SpongeBob celebrates the anniversary of his friendship with Squidward, but the latter does not.
#17 - Wallhalla
Season 13 - Episode 38 - Aired 1/20/2023
SpongeBob discovers a crazed castaway living in his walls.
#18 - Arbor Day Disarray
Season 13 - Episode 51 - Aired 6/27/2023
Sandy gives her friends special saltwater trees, but they need more attention than she expected.
#19 - Hog Huntin
Season 16 - Episode 11 - Aired 10/17/2025
SpongeBob and Patrick must track down Old Man Jenkins' prized worm hog.
#20 - Sharks vs. Pods
Season 10 - Episode 42 - Aired 5/4/2016
"The Sharks" are the toughest guys in town, but their next confrontation might be too much for SpongeBob to handle.
#21 - Unreal Estate
Season 10 - Episode 66 - Aired 6/3/2017
When SpongeBob thinks he's allergic to his pineapple, Squidward offers to help find him a new home.
#22 - Sir Urchin and Snail Fail
Season 13 - Episode 48 - Aired 6/21/2023
SpongeBob and Patrick's favorite comedy duo has a falling out on live television.
#23 - Kreepaway Kamp
Season 14 - Episode 21 - Aired 10/10/2024
While at Kamp Koral for a reunion, SpongeBob and the gang are stalked by a mysterious figure lurking in the shadows as campers start disappearing one by one!
#24 - Making Waves
Season 15 - Episode 23 - Aired 6/20/2025
Mr. Krabs and Plankton must learn to get along after ending up shipwrecked on an island.
#25 - Exchange Student Driver
Season 16 - Episode 6 - Aired 9/26/2025
Mrs. Puff sends SpongeBob far away to a driving school in Klopnod.