SpongeBob SquarePants (season 1)

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SpongeBob SquarePants Season 1
SpongeBob SquarePants Season 1 DVD
Series	SpongeBob SquarePants
Country of origin	USA
Network	Nickelodeon
Original run	May 1, 1999 – April 8, 2000
No. of episodes	41
DVD release date	October 28, 2003 (Boxset)
Next season	2

This is a list of episodes from season one of the Nickelodeon animated television comedy, SpongeBob SquarePants. The first season of SpongeBob SquarePants premiered on01999-05-01 May 1, 1999 with "Help Wanted", "Reef Blower", and "Tea at the Treedome".^[1] The season consisted of twenty episodes. The season ended on 02000-04-08 April 8, 2000 with "Hooky" and "Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy II". The DVD for the season was released in Regions 1, 2, and 4 on 02003-10-28 October 28, 2003, 02005-11-07 November 7, 2005, and 02006-11-30 November 30, 2006, respectively. The pilot episode, "Help Wanted", was not included on the DVD due to copyright issues, however, it was included as a bonus feature on a Season 3's DVD.^[2] This was also the only season to include traditional cel animation; the next season began the newer process of digital ink and paint.

Contents 1 Overview 2 Episodes 2.1 Help Wanted / Reef Blower / Tea at the Treedome 2.2 Bubblestand / Ripped Pants 2.3 Jellyfishing / Plankton! 2.4 Naughty Nautical Neighbors / Boating School 2.5 Pizza Delivery / Home Sweet Pineapple 2.6 Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy / Pickles 2.7 Hall Monitor / Jellyfish Jam 2.8 Sandy's Rocket / Squeaky Boots 2.9 Nature Pants / Opposite Day 2.10 Culture Shock / F.U.N. 2.11 MuscleBob BuffPants / Squidward the Unfriendly Ghost 2.12 The Chaperone / Employee of the Month 2.13 Scaredy Pants / I Was a Teenage Gary 2.14 SB-129 / Karate Choppers 2.15 Sleepy Time / Suds 2.16 Valentine's Day (special) / The Paper 2.17 Arrgh! / Rock Bottom 2.18 Texas / Walking Small 2.19 Fools in April / Neptune's Spatula 2.20 Hooky / Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy II 3 References

[edit] Overview

#	Title	Airdate
1a	Help Wanted	01999-05-01 May 1, 1999
1b	Reef Blower
1c	Tea at the Treedome
2a	Bubblestand	01999-07-17 July 17, 1999
2b	Ripped Pants
3a	Jellyfishing	01999-07-31 July 31, 1999
3b	Plankton!
4a	Naughty Nautical Neighbors	01999-08-07 August 7, 1999
4b	Boating School
5a	Pizza Delivery	01999-08-14 August 14, 1999
5b	Home Sweet Pineapple
6a	Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy	01999-08-21 August 21, 1999
6b	Pickles
7a	Hall Monitor	01999-08-28 August 28, 1999
7b	Jellyfish Jam
8a	Sandy's Rocket	01999-09-04 September 4, 1999
8b	Squeaky Boots
9a	Nature Pants	01999-09-11 September 11, 1999
9b	Opposite Day
10a	Culture Shock	01999-09-18 September 18, 1999
10b	F.U.N.
11a	MuscleBob BuffPants	01999-09-25 September 25, 1999
11b	Squidward the Unfriendly Ghost
12a	The Chaperone	01999-10-02 October 2, 1999
12b	Employee of the Month
13a	Scaredy Pants	01999-10-28 October 28, 1999
13b	I Was a Teenage Gary
14a	SB-129	01999-10-31 October 31, 1999
14b	Karate Choppers
15a	Sleepy Time	02000-01-17 January 17, 2000
15b	Suds
16a	Valentine's Day	02000-02-14 February 14, 2000
16b	The Paper
17a	Arrgh!	02000-03-15 March 15, 2000
17b	Rock Bottom
18a	Texas	02000-03-22 March 22, 2000
18b	Walking Small
19a	Fools in April	02000-04-01 April 1, 2000
19b	Neptune's Spatula
20a	Hooky	02000-04-08 April 8, 2000
20b	Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy II

[edit] Episodes

[edit] Help Wanted / Reef Blower / Tea at the Treedome

"Help Wanted"
Episode №:	1a
Airdate:	May 1, 1999 July 24, 1999 (official)[3][4]
Guest(s):	Tiny Tim (musical performer)
Writer(s):	Stephen Hillenburg[5] Derek Drymon Tim Hill

Help Wanted

"Help Wanted" is the very first SpongeBob SquarePants episode from season one, usually referred to as the SpongeBob SquarePants pilot episode. The episode starts out with a French narrator, who introduces Bikini Bottom and SpongeBob SquarePants. SpongeBob wants to work at the local fast food restaurant, "The Krusty Krab", and with a little help from Patrick the starfish, his best friend, he applies for the job. Knowing that SpongeBob wants the job, and not wanting him there, Squidward the squid, SpongeBob's neighbor, tells Mr. Krabs, the owner of the restaurant, that SpongeBob does not qualify for the job. They decide that he must prove himself by fetching a "hydrodynamic spatula with port and starboard attachments, and turbo drive." In the meantime, The Krusty Krab is flooded by a large group of hungry anchovies. SpongeBob returns with the spatula and triumphantly feeds every last anchovy, successfully getting the job.

• Tiny Tim's cover of the song "Livin' in the Sunlight, Lovin' in the Moonlight" is featured during the feeding of the anchovies.
• First Appearance: SpongeBob SquarePants, Patrick Star, Mr. Krabs, Squidward Tentacles, Gary the Snail, Anchovies

"Reef Blower"
Episode №:	1b
Airdate:	May 1, 1999 July 24, 1999 (official)
Writer(s):	Stephen Hillenburg Derek Drymon Tim Hill

Reef Blower

Squidward walks outside to see a small clam in his yard. Wanting the yard to look perfect, he puts the clam in SpongeBob's yard. SpongeBob tries to blow it away with a reef blower, an underwater leaf blower. He ends up having a battle and at the end, not only does Squidward have a messy yard but he has the tiny clam in his yard again.

"Tea at the Treedome"
Episode №:	1c
Airdate:	May 1, 1999 July 24, 1999 (official)
Writer(s):	Peter Burns Doug Lawrence Paul Tibbitt

Tea at the Treedome

SpongeBob meets a squirrel named Sandy who is being attacked by a giant clam. When SpongeBob realizes that the squirrel was in trouble he starts to fight the clam. After rescuing Sandy, SpongeBob tries to impress her by telling her he breathes air. The only problem is that he doesn't know what air is. Sandy invites him over to her treedome, and he can't say no. SpongeBob goes to Patrick to ask him what "air" is. Patrick concludes that "air" is fancy talk, alluding to the phrase "putting on airs". Patrick gives him useless tips on how to be fancy, such as "when in doubt, pinkie out" and SpongeBob goes on over for some tea and cookies. However, SpongeBob doesn't know that there's no water in Sandy's house and slowly starts to dry out and shrivel up as he desperately searches for water. Patrick comes in to tell him he is not being fancy enough and they both shrivel up. Sandy comes up with the solution of water-filled helmets for them both. When she realize the helmets prevent them from drinking out of a cup, she puts the teabags in their helmets. Spongebob and Patrick then fancily sip the tea with their "pinkies out."

• First Appearance: Sandy Cheeks

[edit] Bubblestand / Ripped Pants

"Bubblestand"
Episode №:	2a
Airdate:	July 17, 1999
Writer(s):	Ennio Torresan Erik Wiese Stephen Hillenburg Derek Drymon Tim Hill

Bubblestand

SpongeBob and Patrick open a stand for blowing bubbles and lessons for blowing bubbles, each for 25 cents. After Squidward hears them making noise by blowing bubbles, he comes out of his house and reprimands them. After SpongeBob and Patrick leave, Squidward decides to blow a bubble but they immediately come back and catch Squidward, forcing him to pay 25 cents. After Squidward fails to blow a bubble many times, SpongeBob tells him to follow the technique, but Squidward initially refuses. After failing several more times, Squidward finally attempts SpongeBob's technique and it works. Squidward blows a huge bubble which eventually engulfs his house and takes it to the skies with himself in it. It eventually pops and Squidward's house floats back down to its original position.

"Ripped Pants"
Episode №:	2b
Airdate:	July 17, 1999
Writer(s):	Paul Tibbitt Peter Burns

Ripped Pants

After Larry the Lobster asks Sandy if she wants to go lift weights, SpongeBob tries to impress Sandy. At Mussel Beach, SpongeBob bends down to pick up the "weight" (spongebob's weight was really just a stick with 2 marshmallows on the ends) and accidentally rips his pants. He is embarrassed until Scooter tells him that it was hilarious. After purposely ripping his pants several more times, he takes it a little too far by pretending to drown. After Sandy gets angry at him, she leaves to go with Larry. SpongeBob then makes a song concert with other unfortunate beach guys to tell her how he really feels in order to get her back.

• The song "Ripped Pants" was produced by the Hot Olives, a group that occasionally opened for the Beach Boys.
• First Appearance: Larry the Lobster, Scooter, Perch Perkins, Harold

Absent: Patrick Star (Bill Fagerbakke), Mr. Krabs (Clancy Brown), Squidward Tentacles (Rodger Bumpass)

[edit] Jellyfishing / Plankton!

"Jellyfishing"
Episode №:	3a
Airdate:	July 31, 1999
Writer(s):	Steven Fonti Chris Mitchell Peter Burns Tim Hill

Jellyfishing

When SpongeBob and Patrick find that Squidward is recovering from a bicycling accident, they take him jelly-fishing and are determined to make his first day back from the hospital his "best day ever". Unfortunately, their good intentions wreak havoc on Squidward's recovery efforts. Squidward catches a jellyfish but then the jellyfish's mother emerges and stings them tremendously. The next day, SpongeBob and Patrick give Squidward, who is now in a body cast, the jellyfish he originally caught. Squidward lets it loose and it stings SpongeBob and Patrick multiple times as they run away. Squidward laughs at their pain, but the big jellyfish returns and stings him again, breaking off his body cast.

• SpongeBob and Patrick sing The Blue Danube when showing Squidward how to jellyfish

"Plankton!"
Episode №:	3b
Airdate:	July 31, 1999
Writer(s):	Ennio Torresan Erik Wiese Mr. Lawrence

Plankton!

It's mass chaos at the Krusty Krab when Plankton tries to steal the Krabby Patty formula for his own restaurant, the Chum Bucket. But as usual, Mr. Krabs stops him. That night, Plankton tries to con SpongeBob into giving him the formula. When he doesn't, Plankton has to go to his last resort - controlling SpongeBob's mind. Plankton gets just inches away from getting the secret formula by trying to make him drop it into a machine that traps any item put into it and tells him the exact ingredients. But SpongeBob ends up "tricking" him into trapping himself in his own machine.

• First Appearance: Sheldon Plankton

[edit] Naughty Nautical Neighbors / Boating School

"Naughty Nautical Neighbors"
Episode №:	4a
Airdate:	August 7, 1999
Writer(s):	Sherm Cohen Aaron Springer Mr. Lawrence

Naughty Nautical Neighbors

When SpongeBob and Patrick are communicating through bubbles, Squidward is preparing a cake for himself to eat. But he gets mad due the interruptions they produce, so he decides to impersonate Spongebob and Patrick (using some bubbles) and insult them, making them break their friendship. When they both try to make him their friend and begin to excessively spend time with him, Squidward devises a plan to get them back together, but things only ended worse (for him), as his house gets destroyed. As for Spongebob and Patrick, they become friends again.

"Boating School"
Episode №:	4b
Airdate:	August 7, 1999
Writer(s):	Ennio Torresan Erik Wiese Mr. Lawrence

Boating School

SpongeBob has to go to boating school as he continues to fail his driving test. He shares this news with Patrick, and Patrick decides to secretly give SpongeBob instructions during the test via walkie-talkie. He wears a ten-gallon hat on his head to hide the protruding antenna. SpongeBob almost passes, but, feeling guilty for cheating, ends up revealing that he is cheating. He does this while driving his car, so this causes SpongeBob to run the boat off the road, effectively failing the test.

• First Appearance: Mrs. Poppy Puff

[edit] Pizza Delivery / Home Sweet Pineapple

"Pizza Delivery"
Episode №:	5a
Airdate:	August 14, 1999
Writer(s):	Sherm Cohen Aaron Springer Peter Burns

Pizza Delivery

A customer asks for a pizza from the Krusty Krab, so Mr. Krabs sends SpongeBob and Squidward to deliver it. Squidward tells SpongeBob to back up the delivery boat, but instead, he panics and throws the boat into reverse, speeding backwards into the distance. Unfortunately, the boat runs out of gas and the two cannot find their way back to Bikini Bottom while on foot. The two go on a very tiresome journey, but after using SpongeBob's pioneering skills, they finally reach the customer's house. But the customer gets mad because he didn't get the drink that he ordered, and refuses to buy the pizza, blasting SpongeBob for this "crime". Feeling sorry for a heartbroken SpongeBob, Squidward slams the pizza in the customer's face and they both return to the Krusty Krab after the "successful" delivery. But, Squidward soon discovers that there was a shortcut from the Krusty Krab to the customer's house, and that the two had taken an unnecessarily long route, so Squidward moans.

"Home Sweet Pineapple"
Episode №:	5b
Airdate:	August 14, 1999
Writer(s):	Ennio Torresan Erik Wiese Mr. Lawrence

Home Sweet Pineapple

Nematodes come to town and eat SpongeBob's house. SpongeBob unwillingly decides to move back with his parents. Squidward happily agrees, but Patrick does everything he can to keep him from leaving. After all of their plans fail to work, SpongeBob's parents arrive to take him to their home. Squidward dances with joy on the spot where SpongeBob's house used to be. As a last momento, SpongeBob puts what he thinks is a pebble in the ground where the house used to be. The pebble, as it turns out, is actually a pineapple seed. After SpongeBob's tear falls on the seed, the ground starts to shake, and his house grows back with Squidward being stuck underneath of it.

• First Appearance: Harold SquarePants, Claire SquarePants

[edit] Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy / Pickles

"Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy"
Episode №:	6a
Airdate:	August 21, 1999
Guest(s):	Ernest Borgnine (Mermaid Man) Tim Conway (Barnacle Boy)
Writer(s):	Paul Tibbitt Mark O'Hare Doug Lawrence

Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy

SpongeBob and Patrick discover that their favorite television superheroes, Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy, live in Shady Shoals, a retirement home on the other side of Bikini Bottom. They try to convince the crime-fighting duo to come out of retirement through several different tactics. As a last resort, SpongeBob pretends to be robbed by Patrick, and then paint their Invisible Boatmobile (which was literally invisible until it was painted). Enraged by the constant annoyance, the duo attack SpongeBob and Patrick with several superpowers, whith the final one is summoning of all the people in the retirement home (who were once the "creatures of the deep"). They form an angry mob, then pick up SpongeBob and Patrick, making them think they're heroes, and throw them away. Ultimately, Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy decide to come out of retirement.

• First Appearance: Mermaid Man, Barnacle Boy

"Pickles"
Episode №:	6b
Airdate:	August 21, 1999
Guest(s):	Dee Bradley Baker (Bubble Bass)
Writer(s):	Steven Fonti Chris Mitchell Peter Burns

Pickles

Bubble Bass, a picky overweight fish, comes to the Krusty Krab for a Krabby Patty. Bubble Bass says SpongeBob forgot the pickles, and SpongeBob loses his confidence to the point where he cannot even do simple tasks anymore. Mr. Krabs goes to SpongeBob's house and gives him the ingredients to a Krabby Patty. After three days of frustration, he successfully makes a Krabby Patty. SpongeBob returns to the Krusty Krab when Bubble Bass orders another Patty and he claims that there are still no pickles. SpongeBob discovers that Bubble Bass hid the pickles under his tongue, apparently just to humiliate SpongeBob, and he is chased out of the Krusty Krab.

• First Appearance: Bubble Bass

[edit] Hall Monitor / Jellyfish Jam

"Hall Monitor"
Episode №:	7a
Airdate:	August 28, 1999
Writer(s):	Chuck Klein Jay Lender Doug Lawrence

Hall Monitor

Mrs. Puff chooses SpongeBob to be hall monitor of the day at boating school. After accepting his role as hall monitor, SpongeBob spends the entire day giving an acceptance speech. Out of pity, Mrs. Puff allows SpongeBob to wear the uniform for the rest of the day, but he still thinks that he has all the responsibilities in Bikini Bottom. He sets out to aid the citizens but only ends up causing terror and chaos in town. A paperboy reports that a maniac is destroying the town, and, after a failed attempt to catch the maniac and causing more chaos, SpongeBob discovers that he is the maniac. As the police arrive, Mrs. Puff arrives and scolds SpongeBob, unwillingly taking the blame for SpongeBob's actions in the process and getting arrested in his place.

• First Appearance: Boating Students

"Jellyfish Jam"
Episode №:	7b
Airdate:	August 28, 1999
Writer(s):	Ennio Torresan Erik Wiese, Peter Burns

Jellyfish Jam

SpongeBob brings home a wild jellyfish and throws a big party. However, the wild jellyfish continues to party, even after SpongeBob has gone to bed. More jellyfish come to the party, forcing SpongeBob to try and stop the party, but he fails. Squidward decides to play loudly on his clarinet, which makes the jellyfish angry and start stinging SpongeBob and Squidward. SpongeBob tries to throw out the CD player and the jellyfish try to take it back. They end up breaking it and the jellyfish get even more furious. Gary begins a rhythm with his eyes and the jellyfish begin to dance out to Jellyfish Fields.

[edit] Sandy's Rocket / Squeaky Boots

"Sandy's Rocket"
Episode №:	8a
Airdate:	September 4, 1999
Writer(s):	Sherm Cohen Aaron Springer Peter Burns

Sandy's Rocket

Sandy and SpongeBob plan on going to the moon (after he insisted and convinced her), but SpongeBob and Patrick decide to sneak into the rocket to "alien-proof" it. While doing so, they accidentally start up the rocket and crash-land back in Bikini Bottom. Thinking they are on the moon, they capture different inhabitants of Bikini Bottom, thinking they are the "aliens" and they can´t trust them. Patrick captures himself, thinking he is an alien. SpongeBob relaunches the rocket and successfully lands on the moon, thinking he has returned to Bikini Bottom. He soon realizes his mistake.

• First Appearance: Flatts The Flounder

"Squeaky Boots"
Episode №:	8b
Airdate:	September 4, 1999
Writer(s):	Steven Fonti Chris Mitchell Doug Lawrence

Squeaky Boots

Mr. Krabs gives SpongeBob a pair of squeaky boots after his daughter, Pearl, refuses to take them. SpongeBob enjoys them and their squeaky sound so much that Mr. Krabs is driven crazy. Mr. Krabs hides the boots under the floorboards of the Krusty Krab. Still crazy and hearing the squeak in his mind, he ends up recovering the boots and eating the boots in order to stop the sound. In the end, as he decide to take some vacation, the boots cause Mr. Krabs to suffer from squeaky hiccups.

• First Appearance: Pearl Krabs

[edit] Nature Pants / Opposite Day

"Nature Pants"
Episode №:	9a
Airdate:	September 11, 1999
Writer(s):	Paul Tibbitt Mark O'Hare Peter Burns

Nature Pants

SpongeBob decides he wants to live with jellyfish so he goes to Jellyfish Fields. Sandy and Patrick try to convince him to come home, but he claims that jellyfish fields is his home now, and after many failed attempts to convince him, they give up. SpongeBob finds a jellyfish nest and eats the jelly and, in response, the swarm of jellyfish sting him. Disheartened, but not giving up yet, SpongeBob attempts to sleep in a cave, only to be attacked by poison sea urchins. Finally realizing his error, and realizing the great life he gave up, SpongeBob returns home and is forgiven for his actions.

"Opposite Day"
Episode №:	9b
Airdate:	September 11, 1999
Writer(s):	Chuck Klein Jay Lender Doug Lawrence

Opposite Day

Squidward wants to move away from his neighborhood, but realizes that nobody would want to live next to SpongeBob. He tells SpongeBob that it's Opposite Day, and they act the opposite of what they are on that day. Patrick and SpongeBob wreck the pineapple to make it "clean" for Opposite Day. Wanting his own house to sell, Squidward starts fixing SpongeBob's house. Confused, SpongeBob decides that his opposite iss Squidward. Patrick comes to the same conclusion and both dress to look like Squidward. SpongeBob and Patrick scare away the real estate agent who was originally trying to sell Squidward's house, preventing Squidward from moving away. In his anger, Squidward chases SpongeBob and Patrick with a bulldozer to show them how much he hates them (which Spongebob and Patrick interperate as "love" on Opposite Day).

[edit] Culture Shock / F.U.N.

"Culture Shock"
Episode №:	10a
Airdate:	September 18, 1999
Writer(s):	Paul Tibbitt Mark O'Hare Doug Lawrence

Culture Shock

When the Krusty Krab is losing customers, Squidward has the idea of hosting a talent show. SpongeBob wishes to be in it but instead, Squidward has him clean up after the show. The talent show has many people such as Pearl cheerleading, Gary reciting poetry, and Plankton performing prestidigitation, or magic tricks (though he tries to steal a Krabby Patty, as usual). Squidward does interpretive dance, hoping to become famous, he gets booed off the stage after being pelted with tomatoes. He tells SpongeBob to clean up the splattered tomatoes, for which the crowd cheers.

"F.U.N."
Episode №:	10b
Airdate:	September 18, 1999
Guest(s):	Dee Bradley Baker (Bubble Bass)
Writer(s):	Sherm Cohen Aaron Springer Peter Burns

F.U.N.

SpongeBob is convinced that Plankton is not evil, just lonely, so he befriends him. They go frolicking in jellyfish fields singing the F.U.N. song. Karen convinces Plankton to use their new friendship as a means to get the Krabby Patty secret formula. Mr. Krabs realizes Plankton and Karen's plan and tries to convince SpongeBob, but he does not listen to him. SpongeBob and Plankton go to The Reef, a local cinema, where SpongeBob discovers Plankton stole a Krabby Patty. Plankton admits that he tricked SpongeBob to get the Krabby Patty and tries to escape with the Krabby Patty by running behind the film screen, but is stopped by the solid concrete wall.

• First appearance: Karen

[edit] MuscleBob BuffPants / Squidward the Unfriendly Ghost

"MuscleBob BuffPants"
Episode №:	11a
Airdate:	September 25, 1999
Writer(s):	Ennio Torresan Erik Wiese Doug Lawrence

MuscleBob BuffPants

Since SpongeBob is too much of a wimp to work out, he orders inflatable muscle arms so he can seem strong, he even convince others that he got those results with a ridiculous exercise. The trick works until Sandy signs SpongeBob up for an anchor-throwing contest. SpongeBob's fake muscle arms could not hold up to the strength of the anchor so they burst under the pressure, disappointing all of audience. As an exercise regimine, Sandy makes SpongeBob flip through channels.

"Squidward the Unfriendly Ghost"
Episode №:	11b
Airdate:	September 25, 1999
Writer(s):	Sherm Cohen Aaron Springer Peter Burns

Squidward the Unfriendly Ghost

SpongeBob and Patrick think they have killed Squidward because they find a shell loged in the head of a wax replica of him. When the real Squidward appears after taking a bath, he is covered in powder, causing SpongeBob and Patrick to think he is a ghost. Squidward makes them do everything he tells them to his biding so that he won't "haunt" them. SpongeBob wishes to put Squidward's ghost to rest after reading a book about the Flying Dutchman. He blows a bubble, engulfing Squidward and sending him to dry land.

[edit] The Chaperone / Employee of the Month

"The Chaperone"
Episode №:	12a
Airdate:	October 2, 1999
Writer(s):	Sherm Cohen Aaron Springer Peter Burns

The Chaperone

SpongeBob is asked to take Mr. Krab's daughter, Pearl, to her school prom after she was dumped by her boyfriend. When they arrive, SpongeBob manages to ruin Pearl's experience, making him break down. Pearl, sad to see SpongeBob upset, gives him another chance. After making the evening better for Pearl, SpongeBob returns her home.

"Employee of the Month"
Episode №:	12b
Airdate:	October 2, 1999
Writer(s):	Paul Tibbitt Doug Lawrence

Employee of the Month

SpongeBob tells Squidward it is employee of the month day, however Squidward tells Spongebob that the award is a scam to make Him work harder for no money. (This is true) Spongebob says it isn't true and that Mr Krabs gives it to him because he works harder. Mr Krabs tells Spongebob (Who wants a 27th award) that Squidward may win the award. Spongebob tries to work harder so he could win, but instead flings the patties in the fan spraying meat at Squidward. Squidward tells Spongebob that the award is a joke and Spongebob asks him to prove it. They both decide to wake up earlier than each other. Spongebob tries to distroy Squidwards alarm clock so he won't wake up but Squidward has 58 more in his closet. They set up traps on each other the next day, but give in and run to The Krusty Krab. They overwork even when Mr. Krabs tells them to stop and distroy the Krusty Krab and Nobody becames Employee Of the month

[edit] Scaredy Pants / I Was a Teenage Gary

"Scaredy Pants (special)"
Episode №:	13a
Airdate:	October 28, 1999
Writer(s):	Paul Tibbitt Peter Burns

Scardey Pants (special)

"Scardey Pants" is often considered the Halloween special episode. SpongeBob wants to scare everybody in Bikini Bottom because they say he's too easily scared, so he dresses as the Flying Dutchman. SpongeBob is square so nobody is scared but are laughing. Patrick shaves the top of SpongeBob's body so that he has a rounded top. When SpongeBob gets to the Krusty Krab's Halloween party, he successfully scares everybody until Patrick throws him around on the rope. The real Flying Dutchman, offended by SpongeBob´s costume, comes to steal everyone's soul, but SpongeBob scares him and everyone else away by taking off his costume, showing his exposed brain.

• First Appearance: The Flying Dutchman

"I Was A Teenage Gary"
Episode №:	13b
Airdate:	October 28, 1999
Writer(s):	Steven Fonti Chris Mitchell Doug Lawrence

I Was a Teenage Gary

SpongeBob trusts Squidward to take good care of Gary while he goes to a jellyfishing convention. However, Squidward just abandons him. As SpongeBob returns, Squidward realizes that the snail has not eaten for three days and finds him sick. SpongeBob calls the veterinarian, who gives him a syringe containing snail plasma. The plasma is accidentally injected into SpongeBob's nose turning SpongeBob into a snail. Squidward runs in fear from the creature, accidentally injecting himself with snail plasma and turning into a snail himself.

[edit] SB-129 / Karate Choppers

"SB-129"
Episode №:	14a
Airdate:	December 31, 1999
Writer(s):	Aaron Springer Erik Wiese Doug Lawrence

SB-129

Squidward flees to the Krusty Krab in search of quiet from SpongeBob and Patrick but traps himself in the freezer. When he finally thaws, he finds himself 2,000 years in the future and is desperate to get back. He meets future descendants of SpongeBob and Patrick, who are several clones named Spongetron and a two-headed starfish name Patron, and asks them how to return to the past. They send Squidward to a time machine. He goes to the past and meets the ancestors of SpongeBob and Patrick. Squidward makes them jellyfishing nets, inventing the sport of jellyfishing. He returns to the time machine and accidentally breaks it, sending him somewhere that seems dimensionless and timeless. He breaks through whatever is beneath him, landing in the time machine and promptly returns him to his own time period.

"Karate Choppers"
Episode №:	14b
Airdate:	December 31, 1999
Writer(s):	Aaron Springer Erik Wiese Merriwether Williams

Karate Choppers

SpongeBob and Sandy are practicing karate, but Mr. Krabs forbids him from using karate as it prevents him from working for a longer time. Sandy fights him, but SpongeBob does not fight back because Mr. Krabs would fire him. Sandy does not believe him and SpongeBob is fired. After a bit of explaining, he gets a second chance at keeping his job. Sandy and SpongeBob later went to the park where they are tempted into fighting again. Mr. Krabs catches them, but instead of firing SpongeBob, he makes him use karate-chops to make Krabby Patties.

[edit] Sleepy Time / Suds

"Sleepy Time"
Episode №:	15a
Airdate:	January 17, 2000
Writer(s):	Paul Tibbitt Ennio Torresan Doug Lawrence

Sleepy Time

When SpongeBob goes to sleep, his consciousness ventures into his friend's dreams. He ends up drastically changing them, and they all wake up angry at him.

"Suds"
Episode №:	15b
Airdate:	January 17, 2000
Writer(s):	Paul Tibbitt Ennio Torresan Doug Lawrence

Suds

Spongebob tries to fall asleep but fails; he decides that eating would help, but he accidentally leaves the refrigerator door open. He gets a bad case of the "suds" from his open refrigerator, a disease that makes him sneeze bubbles out of his pores. He tells Patrick about the problem and Patrick advises him not to go the doctor; he decides to be SpongeBob's doctor. Meanwhile, Sandy attempts to bring SpongeBob to a real doctor. When SpongeBob finally arrives at the hospital, he receives the quick, painless treatment for the suds.

[edit] Valentine's Day (special) / The Paper

"Valentine's Day (special)"
Episode №:	16a
Airdate:	February 14, 2000
Writer(s):	Chuck Klein Jay Lender Merriwether Williams

Valentine's Day

"Valentine's Day" is an episode about SpongeBob and Sandy set up a Valentine's Day treat for Patrick, a hot-air balloon made completely of chocolate at a Valentine's-Day-themed park. Unfortunately, their plan goes wrong and SpongeBob is forced to give Patrick a handshake. Patrick snaps after SpongeBob didn't give him a real gift and tries to tear him apart. After the park is destroyed, SpongeBob's gift arrives and Patrick becomes friends with SpongeBob and Sandy again.

"The Paper"
Episode №:	16b
Airdate:	February 14, 2000
Writer(s):	Chuck Klein Jay Lender Doug Lawrence

The Paper

Squidward unwraps a piece of gum, throwing the wrapper away. SpongeBob rescues it and uses it as a source of entertainment. Squidward decides that he wants the paper back and trades everything he owns with SpongeBob for the paper. After receiving the paper, Squidward does not enjoy the wrapper like he thought he would.

[edit] Arrgh! / Rock Bottom

"Arrgh!"
Episode №:	17a
Airdate:	March 15, 2000
Writer(s):	Sherm Cohen Vincent Waller Merriwether Williams

Arrgh!

SpongeBob, Patrick, and Mr. Krabs play a board game based on the Legend of the Flying Dutchman. Mr. Krabs likes the game so much that he wants to go on a real treasure hunt. After several mistakes in trying to find the treasure, the crew is about ready to give up when they pitch a tent. Mr. Krabs goes to bed for the night and SpongeBob and Patrick find the "map", which is actually the board game, and end up really finding the treasure.

"Rock Bottom"
Episode №:	17b
Airdate:	March 15, 2000
Writer(s):	Paul Tibbitt Ennio Torresan Doug Lawrence

Rock Bottom

After a delightful day at Glove World, SpongeBob and Patrick take the wrong bus home and end up in Rock Bottom. Here, the fish speak in a different dialect, making it difficult for SpongeBob to communicate. SpongeBob stands in line for the bus schedule when the next bus comes, taking Patrick home. SpongeBob then misses all of the buses for the rest of the night, and gets scared. An angler fish helps SpongeBob return home by over-inflating his balloon.

[edit] Texas / Walking Small

"Texas"
Episode №:	18a
Airdate:	March 22, 2000
Guest(s):	Junior Brown (musical performer)
Writer(s):	Sherm Cohen Vincent Waller David Fain

Texas

Sandy is homesick. SpongeBob is determined to cheer her up by organizing a surprise, Texas-themed party at the Krusty Krab. However, when they go to fetch Sandy, she is leaving Bikini Bottom to go to Texas and they desperately try to get her to stay. After much frustration from Sandy because SpongeBob and Patrick insult Texas, all three manage to make it back to the Krusty Krab, where the surprise party is, with such activities as square dancing, barbecue, and pecan pie (they showed parodies such as dancing while holding a square box for square dancing, a prickly steel bar shaped into the letter Q for barbecue, and peas in a can pie for pecan pie). Laughing at their funny attempts, Sandy finally feels at home with her Bikini Bottom friends.

"Walking Small"
Episode №:	18b
Airdate:	March 22, 2000
Writer(s):	Aaron Springer Erik Wiese Doug Lawrence

Walking Small

Wanting to build The Mega Bucket on the beach of Goo Lagoon, Plankton trains SpongeBob to drive everybody away from the beach by teaching him by being aggressive. After making everyone leave the beach, SpongeBob learns of Plankton's ulterior motives. SpongeBob, out of guilt, brings everyone back beeing positively agressive.

[edit] Fools in April / Neptune's Spatula

"Fools in April (special)"
Episode №:	19a
Airdate:	April 1, 2000
Writer(s):	Aaron Springer Erik Wiese Merriwether Williams

Fools in April (special)

"Fools in April" is considered the "April Fools" special episode. SpongeBob plays harmless April Fool's jokes on everyone, but Squidward plays one very mean and painful joke on him. After SpongeBob runs away crying, the crowd angrily scrutinizes the cruel joke played on him. Squidward tries to ignore it, but he realizes that he must set things right to ease his conscience. After much effort, Squidward manages to apologize to SpongeBob.

"Neptune's Spatula"
Episode №:	19b
Airdate:	April 1, 2000
Guest(s):	John O'Hurley (King Neptune)
Writer(s):	Chuck Klein Jay Lender David Fain

Neptune's Spatula

While at the Fry Cook Museum, SpongeBob pulls a legendary spatula out of a bucket of grease, summoning King Neptune. He isn't pleased to find that SpongeBob is the one destined to be his eternal fry cook. After some goading by Patrick, Neptune challenges SpongeBob to prove his ability, risking his freedom to cook. SpongeBob takes him up on the offer, but quickly loses the race to make one thousand burgers. Feeling victorious, Neptune passes his burgers out to all the spectators only to find that they taste terrible. Tasting SpongeBob's burger, Neptune declares him the winner.

• First Appearance: King Neptune

[edit] Hooky / Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy II

"Hooky"
Episode №:	20a
Airdate:	April 8, 2000
Writer(s):	Sherm Cohen Vincent Waller Merriwether Williams

Hooky

Mr. Krabs comes into the Krusty Krab warning everybody of the fishing hooks in town. Patrick encourages SpongeBob to play on them, thinking they are not dangerous and are covered with free cheese. Mr. Krabs discovers that SpongeBob has taken a break from the Krusty Krab to go play. When he finds SpongeBob and Patrick out on the hooks, he scolds them from doing it again. The next day, Patrick continues to play on the hooks and SpongeBob soon joins him. He finds the hook has snagged his pants and begs for Mr. Krabs' help, for which Mr. Krabs advises him to take off his pants. He finally gives in, running home embarrassed and nude. After SpongeBob runs, Patrick returns from playing, only to be returned in a can of tuna.

"Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy II"
Episode №:	20b
Airdate:	April 8, 2000
Guest(s):	Charles Nelson Reilly (Dirty Bubble)
Writer(s):	Chuck Klein Jay Lender Doug Lawrence

Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy II

SpongeBob wins a conch shell that can call his favorite superheroes in emergencies. However, SpongeBob's definition of "emergency" is drastically different than Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy's. Barnacle Boy takes the conch shell away and, in return, Mermaid Man allows SpongeBob to follow them on their heroic rounds for a day, but the crime fighting duo soon become annoyed with him. When they attempt to ditch him, they are snagged by their arch-nemesis, The Dirty Bubble, and SpongeBob is forced to rescue them.

• First Appearance: The Dirty Bubble

[edit] References

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