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SpongeBob SquarePants

SpongeBob SquarePants
★ 7.7/10•1999•TV-Y7•Animation•Comedy•Family
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Be there and be square!

Deep down in the Pacific Ocean in the subterranean city of Bikini Bottom lives a square yellow sponge named SpongeBob SquarePants. SpongeBob lives in a pineapple with his pet snail, Gary, loves his job as a fry cook at the Krusty Krab, and has a knack for getting into all kinds of trouble without really trying. When he's not getting on the nerves of his cranky next door neighbor Squidward, SpongeBob can usually be found smack in the middle of all sorts of strange situations with his best buddy, the simple yet lovable starfish, Patrick, or his thrill-seeking surfer-girl squirrel pal, Sandy Cheeks.

StatusReturning Series
LanguageEN
First Air DateMay 1, 1999

Episodes

Episode 1 - Help WantedE19m

Help Wanted

SpongeBob goes to the Krusty Krab to apply for the new fry cook job. Against the advice of Squidward, Mr. Krabs, the owner of the restaurant decides to give SpongeBob a chance. Can SpongeBob find the spatula needed for the job and serve all the hungry customers?

May 1, 1999

Episode 2 - Reef BlowerE23m

Reef Blower

Squidward and SpongeBob are cleaning up their yards with their reef blowers. When one person ends up cleaning their yard, the others gets ruined. Who will get the clean yard in the end?

May 1, 1999

Episode 3 - Tea at the TreedomeE311m

Tea at the Treedome

SpongeBob meets a land squirrel named Sandy. He is invited to come over to her house, but he finds out that it is full of air. SpongeBob holds out for as long as he can, which isn't a very long time.

May 1, 1999

Episode 4 - BubblestandE412m

Bubblestand

SpongeBob and Patrick are blowing bubbles. Squidward thinks it is a simple task, but he can't blow one single bubble. SpongeBob and Patrick need to teach him the proper bubble blowing technique.

Jul 17, 1999

Episode 5 - Ripped PantsE512m

Ripped Pants

While at Goo Lagoon, SpongeBob accidentally rips his pants while trying to impress Sandy, causing everyone to laugh.

Jul 17, 1999

Episode 6 - JellyfishingE612m

Jellyfishing

To make Squidward feel better after a biking accident, SpongeBob and Patrick take him to go Jellyfishing.

Jul 31, 1999

Episode 7 - Plankton!E712m

Plankton!

Plankton is always trying to steal the secret Krabby Patty formula, but his tiny size gets in his way. In Plankton's latest scheme, he controls SpongeBob's brain to try and steal the Krabby Patty recipe.

Jul 31, 1999

Episode 8 - Naughty Nautical NeighborsE811m

Naughty Nautical Neighbors

Squidward is having a peaceful day, until he hears giggling from next door. He gets SpongeBob and Patrick to believe that they hate each other, but now they want to be his best friend.

Aug 7, 1999

Episode 9 - Boating SchoolE911m

Boating School

SpongeBob is going to take a driving test, a synonym for disaster. This time is a little different, as SpongeBob gets some help from Patrick.

Aug 7, 1999

Episode 10 - Pizza DeliveryE1011m

Pizza Delivery

A customer calls and asks the Krusty Krab to deliver him some pizza. Mr. Krabs orders SpongeBob and Squidward to deliver it. SpongeBob will stop at nothing to get the pizza to the customer, even if that means getting lost.

Aug 14, 1999

Episode 11 - Home Sweet PineappleE1111m

Home Sweet Pineapple

One night, some nematodes feast on SpongeBob's pineapple house. All that is left is a tiny pebble. Now, SpongeBob must live with his parents! How will he get a new house?

Aug 14, 1999

Episode 12 - Mermaid Man and Barnacle BoyE1211m

Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy

SpongeBob and Patrick find that their television heroes, Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy, are retired old people. SpongeBob and Patrick try to get them back into Superhero business again.

Aug 21, 1999

Episode 13 - PicklesE1311m

Pickles

SpongeBob gives an incomplete Krabby Patty to Bubble Bass for the first time. SpongeBob goes crazy, and forgets how to do everything, including his job.

Aug 21, 1999

Episode 14 - Hall MonitorE1411m

Hall Monitor

SpongeBob is finally given the chance to be a hall monitor at his boating school, but he wastes the school day giving a speech and doesn't get to do anything. That doesn't mean he can't be a Hall Monitor outside of school, right?

Aug 28, 1999

Episode 15 - Jellyfish JamE1511m

Jellyfish Jam

A wild jellyfish follows SpongeBob home, so he decides to keep it. The jellyfish loves to party and dance. Unluckily, SpongeBob's house turns into a party overnight with more jellyfish coming by the second.

Aug 28, 1999

Episode 16 - Sandy's RocketE1611m

Sandy's Rocket

SpongeBob and Patrick accidentally launch Sandy's rocket, and land back in Bikini Bottom. They think they've landed on the moon and that everyone in Bikini Bottom are aliens.

Sep 4, 1999

Episode 17 - Squeaky BootsE1711m

Squeaky Boots

Mr. Krabs gives SpongeBob a pair of "special" boots because he bought them for Pearl, but she didn't want them. SpongeBob loves them, but the squeaking drives Mr. Krabs crazy.

Sep 4, 1999

Episode 18 - Nature PantsE1811m

Nature Pants

SpongeBob wants to give up his current life to live with the jellyfish against the wishes of all his friends. But, SpongeBob learns that a jellyfish life is not an easy one.

Sep 11, 1999

Episode 19 - Opposite DayE1911m

Opposite Day

Squidward gets so mad at SpongeBob and Patrick, he decides to sell his house. Squidward needs to get rid of his annoying neighbors so he can sell his house. He tells SpongeBob and Patrick that it is "Opposite Day." Squid hopes that they will act the opposite of what they usually are, annoying. Of course, it doesn't work out as planned.

Sep 11, 1999

Episode 20 - Culture ShockE2011m

Culture Shock

A talent show is taking place at the Krusty Krab to get more customers and more money, and Squidward is in charge. He will do anything to prevent SpongeBob from doing participating in it.

Sep 18, 1999

Episode 21 - F.U.N.E2111m

F.U.N.

SpongeBob thinks that Plankton is evil only because he is lonely and has no friends. SpongeBob becomes Plankton's friend and plays with him. But, Mr. Krabs is convinced that Plankton is evil and that SpongeBob should not be hanging around with him.

Sep 18, 1999

Episode 22 - MuscleBob BuffPantsE2211m

MuscleBob BuffPants

SpongeBob thinks he can get more attention if he becomes physically fit. But he soon finds that exercise is hard work, and orders "anchor arms," which he inflates with air, and looks buff. Everyone finds out how fake he is when Sandy signs him up for the annual anchor toss competition at Muscle Beach.

Sep 25, 1999

Episode 23 - Squidward the Unfriendly GhostE2311m

Squidward the Unfriendly Ghost

SpongeBob thinks he accidentally killed Squidward, so Squidward decides to use it for his advantage. Threatening to haunt them for the rest of their lives, Squidward makes SpongeBob and Patrick his servants.

Sep 25, 1999

Episode 24 - The ChaperoneE2411m

The Chaperone

SpongeBob takes Pearl to the prom because her previous prom date dumped her, and she is very emotional about it. SpongeBob and Pearl cause all kinds of mischief, and they eventually get thrown out of the prom.

Oct 2, 1999

Episode 25 - Employee of the MonthE2511m

Employee of the Month

SpongeBob must try to uphold his position as "Employee of the Month," which he has won for 27 months in a row. But, when Squidward tells him the award is a scam, SpongeBob starts to tease Squidward by saying he could never be "Employee of the Month." Squidward challenges SpongeBob, and then make a mess of everything.

Oct 2, 1999

Episode 26 - Scaredy PantsE2611m

Scaredy Pants

It's Halloween and SpongeBob tries to scare some kids as "The Flying Dutchman," but the kids just laugh at his silly costume. SpongeBob gets Patrick to shave his head round, so he will look more like a ghost. He goes to the Krusty Krab to show off his costume, but everyone is more afraid of what is inside the costume.

Oct 28, 1999

Episode 27 - I Was a Teenage GaryE2711m

I Was a Teenage Gary

Gary becomes sick when Squidward forgets to feed him, so a doctor has to come and give Gary some medicine. The doctor has Squidward give Gary the shot. Squidward accidentally gives the medicine to SpongeBob instead of Gary, which turns SpongeBob into a snail.

Oct 28, 1999

Episode 28 - SB-129E2812m

SB-129

Squidward becomes frozen while hiding from SpongeBob and Patrick. He stays frozen for so long, he wakes up in the future. Once he's in the future, he thinks he will be able to get away from SpongeBob and Patrick, but it seems where ever he goes, they are always there somehow.

Dec 31, 1999

Episode 29 - Karate ChoppersE2911m

Karate Choppers

SpongeBob and Sandy just can't stop practicing karate, even after Mr. Krabs warns SpongeBob that he will be fired. Soon Mr. Krabs finds them in the park using karate to make sandwiches, so he hires them both to make Krabby Patties at a super fast rate using Karate.

Dec 31, 1999

Episode 30 - Sleepy TimeE3012m

Sleepy Time

SpongeBob leaves his dream in order to see what everyone else is dreaming about. But the other citizens of Bikini Bottom don't appreciate this because in the process of his "Dream Exploring" he wakes everyone up and disturbs their sleep.

Jan 17, 2000

Episode 31 - SudsE3112m

Suds

SpongeBob becomes sick after he leaves the door to the fridge open, and his house becomes icy. But when he gets ready to go to the doctor, Patrick scares him, and tries to cure SpongeBob himself.

Jan 17, 2000

Episode 32 - Valentine's DayE3211m

Valentine's Day

SpongeBob wants to give Patrick the best Valentine's Day gift ever, a chocolate heart shaped hot air balloon. Sandy starts to drive it over to SpongeBob and Patrick at the Valentine Day fair but, scallops attack the balloon, and SpongeBob must stall for time. Patrick goes crazy waiting for his gift, and starts to attack people at the fair.

Feb 14, 2000

Episode 33 - The PaperE3311m

The Paper

SpongeBob gets a small piece of paper from Squidward to play with. Squidward thinks that the paper is useless and just gives it away. SpongeBob soon does many fun things with it, and makes Squidward very jealous.

Feb 14, 2000

Episode 34 - Arrgh!E3411m

Arrgh!

SpongeBob and Patrick play a pirate board game based on a real treasure map. Mr. Krabs joins in and wins a bunch of times in a row. The next day, Mr. Krabs takes the two boys on a treasure hunt, but they find out later that Mr. Krabs is using the game as a map, and is going crazy trying to find the Flying Dutchman's treasure.

Mar 15, 2000

Episode 35 - Rock BottomE3511m

Rock Bottom

SpongeBob and Patrick accidentally get on the wrong bus coming out of an amusement park called Glove World, and head for a city named Rock Bottom. When they get there, Patrick gets on a bus back to Bikini Bottom, and leaves SpongeBob by mistake. How will SpongeBob ever get home?

Mar 15, 2000

Episode 36 - TexasE3611m

Texas

Sandy gets homesick, so SpongeBob and Patrick do as much as they can to cheer her up. When they want to throw her a surprise party and she won't come, SpongeBob and Patrick make Sandy chase them to the Krusty Krab, where the party is being held.

Mar 22, 2000

Episode 37 - Walking SmallE3711m

Walking Small

Plankton's newest scheme involves getting someone to scare everyone away from "Goo Lagoon" so he can create his new restaurant, "The Mega Bucket." He tricks SpongeBob into scaring everyone away from the beach, until SpongeBob realizes what he is doing is wrong.

Mar 22, 2000

Episode 38 - Fools in AprilE3811m

Fools in April

Squidward wakes up and finds out it is April Fools Day. April Fools Day is SpongeBob's favorite holiday so Squidward becomes paranoid, thinking SpongeBob will play a joke on him. Squidward plays a mean trick on SpongeBob, but after SpongeBob runs home crying, Squidward must apologize.

Apr 1, 2000

Episode 39 - Neptune's SpatulaE3912m

Neptune's Spatula

SpongeBob and Patrick go to the Fry Cook Museum and are looking at the exhibits, when they come across the a spatula stuck in hardened grease. This spatula could only be pulled out by a fry cook worthy enough to cook for Neptune himself. SpongeBob pulls the spatula out with ease, and is excepted to move to Atlantis as Neptune's fry cook! But, when Neptune tells SpongeBob he cannot bring his friends, SpongeBob starts to reconsider. Will SpongeBob leave his friends behind?

Apr 1, 2000

Episode 40 - HookyE4011m

Hooky

Patrick introduces SpongeBob to a carnival but this "carnival" is really colored fishing hooks dropped by fishermen on land. Mr. Krabs warns SpongeBob to stay away and how dangerous they are, but Patrick keeps on talking about how fun they are. Who will SpongeBob listen to, Patrick or Mr. Krabs?

Apr 8, 2000

Episode 41 - Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy IIE4111m

Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy II

SpongeBob is awarded a prize for his life size Krabby Patty sculptures of Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy. The prize is the "Magic Conch" as seen in many episodes of the television show "The Adventures of Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy." The conch shell, when blown, will make a noise and Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy will come running! It is meant only for danger. SpongeBob blows the conch for simple chores. Will the heroes be so annoyed they must take back the conch?

Apr 8, 2000

Actors

Tom Kenny

Tom Kenny

SpongeBob SquarePants / Gary the Snail / French Narrator (voice) / Patchy The Pirate

Bill Fagerbakke

Bill Fagerbakke

Patrick Star (voice)

Rodger Bumpass

Rodger Bumpass

Squidward (voice)

Clancy Brown

Clancy Brown

Mr. Krabs (voice)

Carolyn Lawrence

Carolyn Lawrence

Sandy Cheeks (voice)

Mary Jo Catlett

Mary Jo Catlett

Mrs. Puff (voice)

Mr. Lawrence

Mr. Lawrence

Plankton / Larry the Lobster (voice)

Jill Talley

Jill Talley

Karen Plankton (voice)

Lori Alan

Lori Alan

Pearl Krabs (voice)

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