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SpongeBob SquarePants (season 1) The first season of the American animated television series "SpongeBob SquarePants", created by former marine biologist and animator Stephen Hillenburg, aired on Nickelodeon from May 1, 1999 to April 8, 2000, and consists of 20 episodes. The series chronicles the exploits and adventures of the title character and his various friends in the fictional underwater city of Bikini Bottom. The show features the voices of Tom Kenny, Bill Fagerbakke, Rodger Bumpass, Clancy Brown, Mr. Lawrence, Jill Talley, Carolyn Lawrence, Mary Jo Catlett, and Lori Alan. Among the first guest stars to appear on the show were
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return to court for another settlement conference set for May. A jury trial was set for June 2008. The matter was dropped before trial after a summary judgement in Viacom's favor. One of Walker's claims involved the titles of Bob Spongee/SpongeBob stories. In 1992, Bob Spongee mail order advertisements were published in the "Oakland Tribune" under the slogan "Sponge for Hire". In 2004, Paramount Studios released a SpongeBob video with the same "Sponge for Hire" title. As part of the court hearing, the first episode of "SpongeBob SquarePants" entitled "Help Wanted" (airdate May 1, 1999) was entered as part of
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the show." Hutchins became the regular series sound designer. "SpongeBob SquarePants" aired its first episode, "Help Wanted", along with sister episodes "Reef Blower" and "Tea at the Treedome", on May 1, 1999, following the television airing of the 1999 Kids' Choice Awards. The series later made its "official" debut on July 17, 1999 with the second episode "Bubblestand" and "Ripped Pants". "Help Wanted" was excluded in the "SpongeBob SquarePants: The Complete 1st Season" DVD, featuring the rest of the first-season episodes, since its release on October 28, 2003. It was not included because Nickelodeon did not want to pay Tiny
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in numerous languages. The episode "Help Wanted" was also a bonus feature in the series DVD called "SpongeBob SquarePants: 10 Happiest Moments" that was released on September 14, 2010. On April 29, 2014, "Help Wanted" was released on the "SpongeBob, You're Fired!" episode compilation DVD. Upon release, the DVD set was quickly sold out at Best Buy and was selling "briskly" at online retailers, including Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble and Walmart. In 2012, the DVD was released in slim packaging. Bibliography SpongeBob SquarePants (season 1) The first season of the American animated television series "SpongeBob SquarePants", created by former marine
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the Narrator says "Goodnight, and Happy Holidays." "Christmas Who?" was originally broadcast Wednesday, December 6, 2000. As of 2017, it is still rebroadcast on Nickelodeon during the Christmas season. On December 6, 2012, exactly 12 years after "Christmas Who?", another "SpongeBob" Christmas episode was released on Nickelodeon called "It's a SpongeBob Christmas!". "Christmas Who?" was released on the DVD compilation called "Christmas" on September 30, 2003. The episode was also included in "SpongeBob SquarePants: The Complete 2nd Season" DVD released on October 19, 2004. On September 22, 2009, "Christmas Who?" was released on the "SpongeBob SquarePants: The First 100 Episodes"
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"Pest of the West" was released in the "SpongeBob SquarePants: The First 100 Episodes" DVD, alongside all the episodes of seasons one through five. In 2013, Nickelodeon released a tie-in book based on the episode called "Pest of the West". The book was illustrated by Caleb Meurer, published by Random House, and was released on January 8. Pest of the West "Pest of the West" is the 16th episode of the fifth season and the 96th overall episode of the American animated television series "SpongeBob SquarePants". In this episode, SpongeBob finds that he is a distant relative of SpongeBuck SquarePants,
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it overseas [to Rough Draft Studios in South Korea]." Before his idea of Count Orlok, Lender thought of "Floorboard Harry", a deleted gag that concludes the broadcast episode, in which he initially flickers the lights. "Graveyard Shift" was released on the DVD compilation titled "SpongeBob SquarePants: Nautical Nonsense and Sponge Buddies" on March 12, 2002. It was also included on the "SpongeBob SquarePants: The Complete 2nd Season" DVD released on October 19, 2004. On September 22, 2009, the episode was released on the "SpongeBob SquarePants: The First 100 Episodes", alongside all of the episodes of seasons one through five. On
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full-length trailer of the episode to garner more exposure. Earlier that day, "The Hollywood Reporter" exclusively debuted the 45-second teaser. The source also released in advance an exclusive 90-second trailer of the episode, featuring SpongeBob getting the ax from Mr. Krabs, on November 4. "SpongeBob, You're Fired" first aired on Nickelodeon (Greece) on July 3, 2013. In the United States, it premiered on November 11. The original U.S. airing of the episode on Nickelodeon brought in the biggest audience viewership for a "SpongeBob SquarePants" episode in two years, with 5.186 million households tuning in overall. The episode tied with CBS'
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Tim's estate for the DVD rights, because his music in the episode was copyrighted. Drymon said "'Help Wanted' had to be left off[...]" However, on the German release of the season one DVD, the episode "Help Wanted" actually is included. "Help Wanted" was later released on the "SpongeBob SquarePants: The Complete 3rd Season" DVD as a bonus feature on September 27, 2005. On September 22, 2009, "Help Wanted" was released in the "SpongeBob SquarePants: The First 100 Episodes" DVD, alongside all the episodes of seasons one through five. The First 100 Episodes DVD included a special feature called ""Help Wanted"
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music in the episode was copyrighted. Drymon said "'Help Wanted' had to be left off[...]" However, on the German release of the season one DVD, the episode "Help Wanted" actually is included. "Help Wanted" was later released on the "SpongeBob SquarePants: The Complete 3rd Season" DVD as a bonus feature on September 27, 2005. On September 22, 2009, "Help Wanted" was released in the "SpongeBob SquarePants: The First 100 Episodes" DVD, alongside all the episodes of seasons one through five. The First 100 Episodes DVD included a special feature called ""Help Wanted" the Seven Seas Edition" that featured "Help Wanted"
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The Best of SpongeBob SquarePants on the May 11, 2004. It was also included on the "SpongeBob SquarePants: The Complete 1st Season" DVD on October 28, 2003. On September 22, 2009, the episode was released on the "SpongeBob SquarePants: The First 100 Episodes" DVD, alongside all the episodes of seasons one through five. "Rock Bottom" was watched by 2.1 million viewers upon its release. It received very positive reviews from media critics. Nancy Basile of About.com gave the episode a positive response and ranked it 4 on her "Best "SpongeBob SquarePants" Episodes" list. Basile said "The raspberries and SpongeBob's increasing
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The episode was also included in the "SpongeBob SquarePants: The Complete 3rd Season" DVD on September 27, 2005. On September 22, 2009, "Chocolate with Nuts" was released in the "SpongeBob SquarePants: The First 100 Episodes" DVD, alongside all the episodes of seasons one through five. "Chocolate with Nuts" has received acclaim from both critics and fans alike. Emily Estep of "WeGotThisCovered.com" rated the episode as the 10th best "SpongeBob SquarePants" episode, saying "The reason 'Chocolate with Nuts' is such a good episode is that it subtly and somewhat darkly hints at the concept of just how crazy the people who
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Kenny in character as Patchy the Pirate, the president of the fictional "SpongeBob SquarePants" fan club. "The Sponge Who Could Fly" was released on a VHS tape of the same name on March 4, 2003. "The Sponge Who Could Fly" was released on the DVD compilation titled "SpongeBob SquarePants: Lost at Sea" also on March 4, 2003. The episode was also included in the "SpongeBob SquarePants: The Complete 3rd Season" DVD on September 27, 2005. On September 22, 2009, "The Sponge Who Could Fly" was released in the "SpongeBob SquarePants: The First 100 Episodes" DVD, alongside all the episodes of
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story where Bikini Bottom is the last stop for Santa. He's tired, he wants to get home, take his shoes off ... We honed in on the old descriptions of Santa being a jolly old elf. We pictured him as humanoid, but not necessarily directly human." Nickelodeon and Random House released a book based on the episode called "It's a SpongeBob Christmas!". The book is illustrated by Heather Martinez and was released on September 10, 2013. It's a SpongeBob Christmas! "It's a SpongeBob Christmas!" is the 23rd episode of the eighth season, and the 175th episode overall, of the American
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"decent, but the surround track from earlier releases is better." Danny Cox of Inside Pulse said that the full screen format "look very good" and "Dolby Digital Stereo Sound and also come through sounding great." "", a video game based on the episode, was released for Nintendo DS. The game was published by THQ, and was released on March 3, 2009. A book based on episode was also released in 2009. The book titled "Surf's Up, SpongeBob!" was written by David Lewman, and was published by Simon Spotlight/Nickelodeon. SpongeBob SquarePants vs. The Big One "SpongeBob SquarePants vs. The Big One"
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September 14, 2010, "Graveyard Shift" was released on the "SpongeBob SquarePants: 10 Happiest Moments" DVD. "Graveyard Shift" received critical acclaim upon release and is often cited as one of the show's best episodes. Emily Esteem of WeGotThisCovered.com ranked the episode 2 on her "Top 10 Episodes of SpongeBob SquarePants" list, saying, "[It] is another scary episode of "SpongeBob", and it's my favorite one." She added, "I love 'Graveyard Shift' for a myriad of reasons, but mostly because it puts the two "SpongeBob SquarePants" characters with the best chemistry together: Squidward and SpongeBob. The episode is kind of like a puzzle,
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Pizza Delivery (SpongeBob SquarePants) "Pizza Delivery" is the first segment of the fifth episode of the American animated television series "SpongeBob SquarePants". The episode was written by Sherm Cohen, Aaron Springer, and Peter Burns, and the animation was directed by Sean Dempsey. Cohen also functioned as storyboard director, and Springer worked as storyboard artist. It originally aired on Nickelodeon in the United States on August 14, 1999. In the episode, the Krusty Krab receives a call from a customer ordering a pizza, and Mr. Krabs sends SpongeBob and Squidward to deliver it. When the two employees become stranded in the
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Season 2 Audio Commentary for "Sailor Mouth" that it was a challenge to storyboard Walt Dohrn's idea and vision of the Eels and Escalators scene. "Sailor Mouth" was released on the DVD compilation called "SpongeBob SquarePants: Sea Stories" on November 5, 2002. It was also included in the "SpongeBob SquarePants: The Complete 2nd Season" DVD released on October 19, 2004. On September 22, 2009, "Sailor Mouth" was released on the "SpongeBob SquarePants: The First 100 Episodes", alongside all the episodes of seasons one through five. The episode received generally positive reviews from fans but was heavily criticized by critics and
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"Goodbye, Krabby Patty?" was released on the "SpongeBob SquarePants: The Complete Ninth Season" DVD, alongside all episodes of the ninth season. Goodbye, Krabby Patty? "Goodbye, Krabby Patty?", also known as Factory Fresh, is the 22nd episode of season 9 and the 200th overall episode of "SpongeBob SquarePants". The episode originally aired on Nickelodeon in the United States on February 20, 2017. The series follows the adventures and endeavors of SpongeBob and his various friends in the underwater city of Bikini Bottom. In this episode, SpongeBob and Mr. Krabs seek business advice from an ad executive in Mr. Krabs' endeavor to
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as SpongeBob SquarePants in the episode "Spy Buddies". Furthermore, Alan Smart was also nominated at the 36th Annie Awards for Direction in an Animated Television Production or Short-form for the episode "Penny Foolish". Several compilation DVDs that contained episodes from the season were released. The "SpongeBob SquarePants: Season 5, Volume 1 and 2" DVDs were released in Region 1 on September 4, 2007 and November 18, 2008, respectively, while the complete season set was released in Region 2 on November 3, 2008 and Region 4 on November 7, 2008. On November 13, 2012, "The Complete Fifth Season" DVD was released
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was released on January 7, 2014. "SpongeBob, You're Fired!" was released on a DVD compilation of the same name on April 29, 2014 by Nickelodeon and Paramount Home Entertainment. The DVD includes the episode itself, "Neptune's Spatula", "Welcome to the Chum Bucket", "The Original Fry Cook", "Le Big Switch", "Model Sponge", "Employee of the Month", "Bossy Boots", "Krusty Dogs", "License to Milkshake", "Help Wanted", "Wet Painters", "Krusty Krab Training Video", and "Pizza Delivery". On October 10, 2017, "SpongeBob, You're Fired!" was released on the "SpongeBob SquarePants: The Complete Ninth Season" DVD, alongside all episodes of the ninth season. SpongeBob, You're
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but no one seems to recognizes him as SpongeBob RoundPants. The episode's animation was directed by supervising director, Alan Smart, and was written by Luke Brookshier, Nate Cash, and Steven Banks. On July 21, 2009, the DVD version of the episode was released. Upon release, the episode received positive reviews. It is laundry day, and SpongeBob is drying a whole load of his "square pants". But while all his pants are in the dryer, SpongeBob gets distracted by Patrick who wants SpongeBob to hear him make funny sounds with his tongue for a long time. Eventually, SpongeBob goes to check
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saying "These moves are amusing and charming, while Squidward's bitterness is easy to relate to." In 2009, "Pizza Delivery" was chosen by viewers on Nick.com as the 1 episode during a television marathon called "The Ultimate SpongeBob SpongeBash". In the iTunes collection, "SpongeBob SquarePants: Tom Kenny's Top 20", Tom Kenny, the voice actor for SpongeBob, lists it as among his all-time favorite episodes. He writes in the description for the episode: Pizza Delivery (SpongeBob SquarePants) "Pizza Delivery" is the first segment of the fifth episode of the American animated television series "SpongeBob SquarePants". The episode was written by Sherm Cohen,
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character and his various friends in the underwater city of Bikini Bottom, SpongeBob gets fired from the Krusty Krab after Mr. Krabs discovers he can save a nickel by eliminating him. SpongeBob subsequently decides to apply at other restaurants. "SpongeBob, You're Fired" was first screened at the 2013 San Diego Comic-Con International. Prior to broadcast on television, the episode created a level of controversy for its depiction of unemployment. It eventually sparked a political debate when Media Matters for America and Al Sharpton of MSNBC accused both the "New York Post" and Fox News of using the episode "to slam
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song "Sweet Victory" was later released in the series soundtrack album called "" on November 15, 2005. The album featured 25 tracks, including the "SpongeBob SquarePants Theme Song". "Sweet Victory" went from being a largely unknown production music track, to selling three hundred thousand iTunes downloads in one year after its exposure on the show. "Band Geeks" was released on the DVD compilation titled "SpongeBob SquarePants: Halloween" on August 27, 2002, and on "SpongeBob SquarePants: Home Sweet Pineapple" that was released on January 4, 2005. The episode was also included in "SpongeBob SquarePants: The Complete 2nd Season" DVD released on
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on Nickelodeon in the United States on February 20, 2006. Before the episode's premiere, Nickelodeon released a preview clip of the episode on their broadband online platform, TurboNick, and the full episode aired on TurboNick following the television premiere. On January 26, Nickelodeon released the "SpongeBob: Dunces and Dragons" Flash game. Nickelodeon promoted the episode as "Lost in Time". Marjorie Cohn, Executive Vice President of Development and Original Programming for Nickelodeon, said "'Lost in Time' offers fans the opportunity to see SpongeBob and the gang in an outrageous new setting and historical time period. It's fun to watch SpongeBob in
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DVD, alongside all the episodes of seasons one through five. The special received positive reviews; a reviewer on Reviewstream.com calls it "a great story of the holiday spirit". The episode currently holds a rating of 9.0/10 based on 213 votes at TV.com. In the DVD released by Nickelodeon, the episode was ranked at number 10 as one of SpongeBob SquarePants's 10 Happiest Moments. Christmas Who? "Christmas Who?" (also known as "The SpongeBob Christmas Special") is a "SpongeBob SquarePants" special episode from season two. The episode aired on Nickelodeon in the United States on December 6, 2000. It is the series'
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the Seven Seas Edition" that featured "Help Wanted" in numerous languages. The episode "Help Wanted" was also a bonus feature in the series DVD called "SpongeBob SquarePants: 10 Happiest Moments" that was released on September 14, 2010. On April 29, 2014, "Help Wanted" was released on the "SpongeBob, You're Fired!" episode compilation DVD. Upon release, the DVD set was quickly sold out at Best Buy and was selling "briskly" at online retailers, including Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble and Walmart. In 2013, the series main cast members, including Tom Kenny, Clancy Brown, Rodger Bumpass and Bill Fagerbakke, performed a live read-through
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cable program of the day. "The Legend of Boo-Kini Bottom" was released on a DVD of the same name on September 11, 2018 by Nickelodeon and Paramount Home Entertainment. The DVD includes the episode itself and some bonus materials. The Legend of Boo-Kini Bottom "The Legend of Boo-Kini Bottom" is a "SpongeBob SquarePants" episode from season eleven. In this episode, the Flying Dutchman wants to make sure SpongeBob and his friends are scared on Halloween. The episode starts off with SpongeBob putting sparkly decorations on his house for Halloween. Patrick comes by in his knight costume, but he is not
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SpongeBob's Truth or Square (video game) SpongeBob's Truth or Square is a video game based on the "SpongeBob SquarePants" episode with the same title. It was released for SpongeBob's 10th anniversary. It was released on October 26, 2009. SpongeBob has been entrusted by Mr. Krabs to keep the Krabby Patty formula safe. But in all the excitement, SpongeBob forgets where he put the formula. He then relies on the help of the most unlikely companion, Plankton. With the help of his friends, SpongeBob must use Plankton's memory machine to retrace the happiest moments of his life (because according to SpongeBob,
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this episode, Squidward and SpongeBob are forced to work 24 hours a day by Mr. Krabs, so that he can get more money. Squidward soon gets bored, and tells SpongeBob a scary story to have some fun with him. After scaring SpongeBob, Squidward tells him that the story is fictional. However, when Squidward and SpongeBob are alone, the events in Squidward's story begin to occur. The episode featured stock footage of Max Schreck as Count Orlok from the 1922 silent film "Nosferatu". Episode writer Lender proposed the idea as a gag at the end of the episode, which series creator
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Christmas Who? "Christmas Who?" (also known as "The SpongeBob Christmas Special") is a "SpongeBob SquarePants" special episode from season two. The episode aired on Nickelodeon in the United States on December 6, 2000. It is the series' first double-length episode. The episode marks the first appearance of both Patchy the Pirate and his pet parrot, Potty. The episode follows SpongeBob as he learns what Christmas is about, and as he creates excitement for everyone in Bikini Bottom. In Encino, California, the French Narrator introduces the president of the SpongeBob SquarePants fan club, Patchy the Pirate (played by Tom Kenny), a
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he's shining SpongeBob on, and here's one of the best examples of that." He praised Count Orlok's cameo, "especially when they animate the vampire's face into a goofy, giddy smile." Mike Jackson of DVD Verdict said the episode is one of his "personal faves." He also said "[The episode] has everything that makes the show great: funny dialogue (the whole story of the Hash-Slinging Slasher is hilarious), clever sight gags (especially SpongeBob's regenerating limbs), and that aforementioned outta-nowhere ending that made me bust a gut." Graveyard Shift (SpongeBob SquarePants) "Graveyard Shift" is the first part of the 16th episode of
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Basile of About.com ranked the episode 5 on her "Best "SpongeBob SquarePants" Episodes" list. She said "I can relate to the customer who spends this entire episode running around Bikini Bottom, screaming for chocolate. 'Chocolate with Nuts' is about Patrick and SpongeBob trying to get rich by selling chocolate bars door to door ... There are witty punchlines and silly sight gags throughout the episode." Her favorite scene was when "Patrick focuses a little too hard on their unsuspecting customer." SpongeBob voice actor Tom Kenny considers this one of his favorite episodes. It was included in the iTunes collection "SpongeBob
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the elusive wave, The Big One, in order to return home. Upon premiere, the episode pulled an average of 5.8 million viewers, and met positive reviews. On March 3, 2009, the DVD and the video game based on the episode was released simultaneously. Mr. Krabs discovers a lot of people are visiting the beach, so he decides to go to sell them Krabby Patties. When SpongeBob, Squidward, and Mr. Krabs are on a surfboard, they meet up with Patrick and Sandy. Patrick tries to climb onto the board, but he causes it to tip, it collides into a large wave
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hero themes. Nickelodeon also tied-in with Burger King to release a promotional toyline based on the episode. The toyline consisted of 20 different figures. Burger King rolled out a global promotional sweepstakes called "Lost in Time With SpongeBob SquarePants", which offered customers a trip to one of the countries visited by SpongeBob in the episode. Participants wrote a 25-word adventure story. The prizes were a trip to England, Spain, Germany or Mexico plus spending money, a family trip to Orlando at the Nickelodeon Hotel, and 2,000 fans got the "SpongeBob SquarePants: Lost in Time" DVD. The episode was released as
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"Children and adults will laugh out loud at the crazy slapstick antics of the one who lives under the sea." He added that "This release is sure to be huge hit for SpongeBob fans everywhere." Lesley Aeschliman of Yahoo! Voices was negative on the episode saying "'Friend of Foe?' just felt like a regular episode that really had no reason to be hyped a special." Friend or Foe (SpongeBob SquarePants) "Friend or Foe" is the first episode of the fifth season and the 81st overall episode of the American animated television series "SpongeBob SquarePants". It was written by Casey Alexander,
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The Legend of Boo-Kini Bottom "The Legend of Boo-Kini Bottom" is a "SpongeBob SquarePants" episode from season eleven. In this episode, the Flying Dutchman wants to make sure SpongeBob and his friends are scared on Halloween. The episode starts off with SpongeBob putting sparkly decorations on his house for Halloween. Patrick comes by in his knight costume, but he is not amused by SpongeBob's house because it is "too cute for Halloween." SpongeBob shows him his flower costume, but Patrick still is not impressed because it is not scary enough. Patrick shows SpongeBob what scary is when Squidward's house scared
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features, especially the music, are remnant of earlier Heavy Iron Studio entries of SpongeBob titles including "Battle for Bikini Bottom" and "The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie". The game has received generally mixed-to-positive reviews, with the IMDb giving it a score of 6.7 out of 10 and Common Sense Media giving it a score of 4 out of 5 stars. SpongeBob's Truth or Square (video game) SpongeBob's Truth or Square is a video game based on the "SpongeBob SquarePants" episode with the same title. It was released for SpongeBob's 10th anniversary. It was released on October 26, 2009. SpongeBob has been entrusted
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were discontinued later that same year. It was also included in the "SpongeBob SquarePants: Season 4, Vol. 1" DVD on September 12, 2006. On September 22, 2009, "Dunces and Dragons" was released in the "SpongeBob SquarePants: The First 100 Episodes" DVD, alongside all the episodes of seasons one through five. "Dunces and Dragons" drew 8.6 million total viewers and 5.2 million kids 2-11, making it the biggest audience of the year to date among children, behind the Super Bowl. The episode was also the highest-rated program on Nickelodeon in about five years. The episode received positive reviews from media critics.
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of the About.com said "[The] humor and optimistic essence of SpongeBob is evident even in this first episode." <onlyinclude> </onlyinclude> The DVD boxset for season one was released by Paramount Home Entertainment and Nickelodeon in the United States and Canada in October 2003, three years after it had completed broadcast on television. The DVD release features bonus materials including audio commentaries, featurettes, and music videos. The pilot episode "Help Wanted" was excluded in the DVD release due to copyright issues. It was not included because Nickelodeon did not want to pay Tiny Tim's estate for the DVD rights, because his
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July 21 release. Next a 2,200 minute, 14-disc DVD set titled "The First 100 Episodes" was released on September 22. Finally, on November 6, an hour-long television film, titled "Truth or Square", debuted on Nickelodeon. The film is narrated by Ricky Gervais and features live action cameo appearances by Rosario Dawson, Craig Ferguson, Will Ferrell, Tina Fey, LeBron James, P!nk, Triumph the Insult Comic Dog, and Robin Williams. It was released as part of a five-episode DVD set on November 10, 2009. Within its first month on air, "SpongeBob SquarePants" overtook "Pokémon" as the highest rated Saturday-morning children's series on
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Rock Bottom (SpongeBob SquarePants) "Rock Bottom" is the 35th episode of the first season of the American animated television series "SpongeBob SquarePants". It originally was produced in 1999 and aired on Nickelodeon in the United States on March 15, 2000. The series follows the adventures of the title character in the underwater city of Bikini Bottom. In the episode, SpongeBob becomes stranded in an abyssopelagic zone that is a city called Rock Bottom. The episode was written by Paul Tibbitt, Ennio Torresan, Jr., and David Fain, and the animation was directed by Tom Yasumi. Upon release, "Rock Bottom" was viewed
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less funny than 'Pest of the West'," adding the episode was "Not a good sign." WhoBob WhatPants? "What Ever Happened to SpongeBob?", promotionally known as "WhoBob WhatPants?", is the 18th episode of the fifth season and the 98th overall episode of the American animated television series "SpongeBob SquarePants". It originally aired on Nickelodeon in the United States on October 13, 2008. The series follows the adventures and endeavors of the title character and his various friends in the underwater city of Bikini Bottom. In this episode, SpongeBob feels neglected and ends up a nuisance when he tries to hang out
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viewers on Nick.com. The night capped off with the television encore of "The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie" at 8 PM. On July 19, ten new episodes including the special episode "To SquarePants or Not to SquarePants" premiered. Paramount Home Entertainment released a 14-disc DVD titled "The First 100 Episodes" on September 22, 2009. The DVD runs approximately 2200 minutes and includes the first 100 episodes of the series. A second "SpongeBob SquarePants" television film, titled "Truth or Square", aired on Nickelodeon on November 6, 2009. Several celebrities made live action cameo appearances on the film, including Rosario Dawson, LeBron James, Tina
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WhoBob WhatPants? "What Ever Happened to SpongeBob?", promotionally known as "WhoBob WhatPants?", is the 18th episode of the fifth season and the 98th overall episode of the American animated television series "SpongeBob SquarePants". It originally aired on Nickelodeon in the United States on October 13, 2008. The series follows the adventures and endeavors of the title character and his various friends in the underwater city of Bikini Bottom. In this episode, SpongeBob feels neglected and ends up a nuisance when he tries to hang out with the other characters. They all angrily call him "Idiot Boy", so SpongeBob decides to
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Seamus Walsh, two of the founders of the company. The animation style was inspired by those of the classic Rankin/Bass television specials. Written by Luke Brookshier, Marc Ceccarelli, Derek Iversen, and Mr. Lawrence, "It's a SpongeBob Christmas!" was based on Tom Kenny and Andy Paley's 2009 song "Don't Be a Jerk (It's Christmas)", which was also featured in the episode. John Goodman guest starred as the voice of Santa Claus. On November 6, 2012, the soundtrack album and the DVD for the episode were released simultaneously. Upon premiere, "It's a SpongeBob Christmas!" attracted nearly five million viewers and met positive
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to the character's square shape and it had a "nice ring to it". Several compilation DVDs that contained episodes from the season were released. The "SpongeBob SquarePants: The Complete 1st Season" DVD was released in Region 1 on October 28, 2003, Region 2 on November 7, 2005, and Region 4 on November 30, 2006. The pilot episode, "Help Wanted", was not included on the DVD due to copyright issues with the song "Living in the Sunlight" by Tiny Tim, which appears in the episode, but was later released as a bonus feature on various series DVDs, including that of the
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Life", and when Hillenburg created "SpongeBob SquarePants", he approached Kenny to voice the character. Hillenburg utilized Kenny's and other people's personalities to help create the personality of SpongeBob. The voice of SpongeBob was originally used by Kenny for a minor background character in "Rocko's Modern Life". Kenny forgot the voice initially as he created it only for that single use. Hillenburg, however, remembered it when he was coming up with SpongeBob and used a video clip of the episode to remind Kenny of the voice. When Hillenburg heard Kenny do the voice, he said, "That's it—I don't want to hear
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Extreme Spots "Extreme Spots" is the first half of the first episode of season 9 and the 179th overall episode of the American animated television series "SpongeBob SquarePants". The episode originally aired on Nickelodeon in the United States on July 21, 2012. The series follows the adventures and endeavors of SpongeBob and his various friends in the underwater city of Bikini Bottom. In this episode, SpongeBob and Patrick try to do their best to join the extreme sports team the Drasticals, by completing dangerous and extreme tasks. The episode will see the duo try their hand at many extreme sports,
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Brown providing vocal cameo as the episode's narrator. On March 3, 2009, the episode became available on DVD as Paramount Home Entertainment and Nickelodeon announced its release. It was also released in the series' season six DVD compilation. The premiere of the episode on April 17, 2009 drew an estimated 5.8 million viewers, and was 1.6 million higher than the highest-rated "SpongeBob" of the previous week, which aired April 11. The episode was Nickelodeon's fifth highest-rated telecast in total viewers so far that year and garnered significant ratings increases among all kid and tween demographics. The episode received mostly positive
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out to be nothing at all. Mr. Krabs then makes a deal with SpongeBob that he can be their boss again, and charge actual money for the patties. SpongeBob happily agrees and everything returns to normal. This special of SpongeBob was written by Kyle McCulloch, storyboarded by Fred Osmond, and directed by Sherm Cohen and Dave Cunningham, with Alan Smart and Tom Yasumi serving as animation directors. Nickelodeon and Little Golden Books released a book based on the episode called "Factory Fresh!". The book is illustrated by Harry Moore and was released on January 3, 2017. On October 10, 2017,
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anything like me. I channeled this very strange person. Only three people I know figured out it was even me when they saw it." Actor and musician Johnny Depp guest starred in the episode "SpongeBob vs. The Big One" as the voice of Jack Kahuna Laguna, a surf guru that taught SpongeBob how to surf. According to Sarah Noonan, vice president of talent and casting for Nickelodeon, Depp accepted the role because he and his kids were fans of the show. The episode was also guest starred by musician and The Monkees' Davy Jones who starred in the episode as
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with "The Ultimate SpongeBob SpongeBash" marathon, "" documentary, and a special "SpongeBob" episode entitled "To SquarePants or Not to SquarePants". On November 10, 2009, it was released on the DVD compilation of the same name in the United States and Canada, on November 16, 2009 in region 2, and on October 29, 2009 in region 4. The DVD consists of five season six episodes, a short called "Behind the Scenes of the SpongeBob Opening", and karaoke-mode songs: "F.U.N.", "Campfire Song", and "We've Got Scurvy". It was also released in the series' season six DVD compilation. In late 2009, Burger King
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SpongeBob Christmas!" officially aired on CBS. It also premiered in the United Kingdom and Ireland on December 2, 2012. On December 6, 2012, "It's a SpongeBob Christmas!" aired on Nickelodeon in the United States, twelve years after the original airing of the first "SpongeBob SquarePants" Christmas special "Christmas Who?". According to Caballero, the decision to make the episode a CBS prime time special "came along later" and the crew "were stoked when [they] heard the news." He said it may be because "most of the classic Christmas specials like "Rudolph" ["the Red-Nosed Reindeer"], "Frosty" ["the Snowman"]. air on that channel.
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in hopes SpongeBob will later get fired. After a series of complaints from the customers, Mr. Krabs confronts SpongeBob for his lousy work, to which SpongeBob explains since he has new pants, he is no longer "SpongeBob SquarePants". Mr. Krabs then convinces SpongeBob that he should take his pants off then. SpongeBob, no longer wearing pants, then continues to be his normal self and go back to being a good employee. When Sandy comes in seeing SpongeBob in his underwear, however, she (teasingly) calls him "SpongeBob UnderPants", SpongeBob looks at his underwear and screams in horror, ending the episode. "To
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Drawn to Life: SpongeBob SquarePants Edition Drawn to Life: SpongeBob SquarePants Edition is a video game for the Nintendo DS. It is a spin-off of 5th Cell's 2007 DS game "Drawn to Life", and is based on the Nickelodeon animated comedy series "SpongeBob SquarePants", specifically the episode "Frankendoodle". The game was developed by Altron and published by Play THQ. The game was released in North America, Australia and Europe in 2008. Within the game, the player creates their own character and populates the world of Bikini Bottom. Players can also create their own customisable home in Bikini Bottom. The player
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episode became available on the VHS of the same name and the "Lost at Sea" DVD on March 4, 2003. Tie-in promotions made with Burger King, which released a series of toys. Upon release, "The Sponge Who Could Fly" gained seven million views receiving mixed reviews from television critics, especially concerning the live action segments. "The Sponge Who Could Fly" was adapted into a musical called "SpongeBob SquarePants Live! The Sponge Who Could Fly!", which toured selected cities in Asia, in 2007. The musical was renamed to "SpongeBob SquarePants: The Sponge Who Could Fly! A New Musical" when it toured
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Graveyard Shift (SpongeBob SquarePants) "Graveyard Shift" is the first part of the 16th episode of the second season, and the 36th episode overall, of the American animated television series "SpongeBob SquarePants". The episode was written by Mr. Lawrence, Jay Lender and Dan Povenmire, and the animation was directed by Sean Dempsey. Lender and Povenmire also served as storyboard directors. It originally aired on Nickelodeon in the United States on September 6, 2002, one year after "Band Geeks". The series follows the adventures and endeavours of the title character and his various friends in the underwater city of Bikini Bottom. In
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of what we were thinking about." The story of the song was conceived with the help of one of the episode's writers Mr. Lawrence. Kenny explained, "...Eventually somebody at Nickelodeon found it [the song] on their desk and decided to make it into a holiday special." The network let Kenny and Paley write three more songs for the upcoming special episode (Nickelodeon eventually decided to release a soundtrack album, which became "It's a SpongeBob Christmas! Album", containing the songs to coincide with the episode). "It's a SpongeBob Christmas!" was the first full-length episode of the series to be produced in
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Friend or Foe (SpongeBob SquarePants) "Friend or Foe" is the first episode of the fifth season and the 81st overall episode of the American animated television series "SpongeBob SquarePants". It was written by Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas, Mike Mitchell, Steven Banks and Tim Hill, and the animation was directed by supervising director, Alan Smart and Tom Yasumi. Alexander, Cervas and Mitchell also function as storyboard directors. The episode originally aired on Nickelodeon in the United States on April 13, 2007. The series follows the adventures and endeavors of the title character and his various friends in the underwater city of
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The idea for "Sailor Mouth" was inspired by creative director Derek Drymon's experience "[when] I got in trouble for saying the f-word in front of my mother." Drymon said, "The scene where Patrick is running to Mr. Krabs to tattle, with SpongeBob chasing him, is pretty much how it happened in real life." The end of the episode, where Mr. Krabs uses more profanity than SpongeBob and Patrick, was also inspired "by the fact that my [Drymon's] mother has a sailor mouth herself." Voice actor Tom Kenny reveals in the description of this episode in the iTunes collection, "SpongeBob SquarePants:
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was also filmed in their music video "Closure". Bach provided the voice of Prince Triton, King Neptune's rebellious son, in the "SpongeBob SquarePants" episode, "SpongeBob and the Clash of Triton" in 2010. On June 15, 2011, Bach revealed the title of his upcoming solo album would be "Kicking & Screaming". In July 8, 2011 track list, cover art and title of the first single were revealed. It was released September 27, 2011 for North America and worldwide and September 23, 2011 for Europe on Frontiers Records. On August 13, 2012, Nick Sterling was fired by Bach after refusing to sign
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viewings." Emily Estep of WeGotThisCovered.com ranked the episode 1 on her "Top 10 Episodes of "SpongeBob SquarePants"" list, saying "But – the pizza is for the customer, and flawless employee SpongeBob won't let Squidward eat any of it." She wrote "[The episode] has the undervalued nostalgia of being episode five of the entire series and it benefits from the aforementioned chemistry of Spongebob and Squidward." She also praised the episode as "an in-depth look at their [SpongeBob and Squidward] relationship, and it set the tone for just how strange the show could be." Estep lauded the hitchhiking dances by SpongeBob,
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Mr. Krabs forgets the recipe himself he gives SpongeBob the key to the vault and sends him on a journey across the ocean to retrieve it. Things go bad when the key goes missing aboard the Oceanic Express train and SpongeBob must identify the culprit and get the key back before the Krabby Patty recipe is missing forever!" "The Great Patty Caper" was released on a DVD compilation of the same name on March 8, 2011 by Paramount Home Entertainment. The DVD includes the episode itself, "Growth Spout", "Stuck in the Wringer", "Someone's in the Kitchen With Sandy", "The Inside
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episode originally aired on Nickelodeon in the United States on April 22, 2010, following a two-hour marathon of nature-themed "SpongeBob" episodes. A tie-in game to the episode was released online prior to its television airing. According to Nickelodeon, "[kids will] learn about the environment through different levels at different Bikini Bottom locales." Nickelodeon officially announced the episode on a press release on April 5, 2010. According to the network, "SpongeBob and Patrick learn the 'Shelly Super Highway' is coming to Bikini Bottom - right through Jellyfish Fields! They must find a way to galvanize their neighbors, or it could be
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part of Squidward, Hillenburg originally had Mr. Lawrence in mind for the role. Lawrence worked with Hillenburg and Drymon before on "Rocko's Modern Life", so while working on the episode, Hillenburg invited him to audition for all the characters. Drymon said, "We were showing Doug the storyboard, and he started reading back to us in his Tony the Tiger/Gregory Peck voice. It was really funny, and we wound up having SpongeBob use a deep voice when he entered the Krusty Krab for the first time." Hillenburg decided to give Lawrence the part of the series villain, Plankton, instead. The episode
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frustration make this an hilarious episode." She cited the episode as a "running up against Murphy's law over and over again" and said "so it's very relatable." Basile's favorite scene was "SpongeBob tries to extract a snack from the vending machine before the bus across the road drives away." Emily Estep of WeGotThisCovered.com ranked the episode 5 on her "Top 10 Episodes of "SpongeBob SquarePants"" list. She said "While 'Rock Bottom' is mostly a goofy episode, it's also one of the scarier episodes of "SpongeBob"." She also said the episode has "the ideal balance of cuteness and sheer terror –
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and SpongeBob's relentless cheer in the midst of likely doom is inspiring." In his review for the DVD Talk, Jason Bovberg praised the episode for its "spooky wonderfulness", stating that the episode scared his daughter. Paul Mavis of DVD Talk said, "A fun, 'scary' (for little kids) "SpongeBob" that adults will appreciate, 'Graveyard Shift' uses the old standby of the headless/handless/legless (take your pick) killer-seeking-revenge stories we all told as kids, and cleverly grafts it onto a 'SpongeBob at work' storyline." Mavis added, "I always enjoy it when Rodger Bumpass, the voice actor for Squidward, gets quiet and manipulative when
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It's a SpongeBob Christmas! "It's a SpongeBob Christmas!" is the 23rd episode of the eighth season, and the 175th episode overall, of the American animated television series "SpongeBob SquarePants". It originally aired on CBS in the United States on November 23, 2012, and on Nickelodeon on December 6. In the special, Plankton tries to convince SpongeBob to transform everybody in Bikini Bottom into jerks by feeding them his special jerktonium-laced fruitcakes in order to get his Christmas wishthe Krabby Patty secret formula. The episode was produced in stop motion animation at Screen Novelties, and was directed by Mark Caballero and
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Bikini Bottom" is an anthology series of six episodes in "SpongeBob SquarePants". The series was released on January 27, 2011 on the online social networking service Facebook before it aired on the cable channel Nickelodeon. "Trenchbillies" was the first episode to air on Facebook and was written by Aaron Springer and Richard Pursel, with Andrew Overtoom serving as animation director. Nickelodeon said on Wednesday, January 27, that "SpongeBob SquarePants" has more than 16 million "friends" on Facebook. The decision of airing the series online was aimed at attracting "the young and the restless hooked to the internet and the social
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journey to nine different worlds, supposedly, inside the dreams of the characters. The Wii version was a North American launch title. It is also the first "SpongeBob" game released in Japan (PlayStation 2 and Wii versions), but was released under the title SpongeBob (スポンジ・ボブ "Suponjibobu"), to mark it as the first video game in the "SpongeBob" series to have a Japanese release. The Windows version of the game is titled "SpongeBob SquarePants: Nighty Nightmare". Players have access to three playable characters during the game, SpongeBob SquarePants, Patrick Starfishman (Patrick Star in superhero form), and Sheldon J. Plankton, and must guide
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SpongeBob SquarePants vs. The Big One "SpongeBob SquarePants vs. The Big One" is the 11th episode of the sixth season and the 111th overall episode of the American animated television series "SpongeBob SquarePants". The episode was written by Aaron Springer who also directed the stoyboards, Paul Tibbitt, and Steven Banks, and the animation was directed by Andrew Overtoom and supervising director, Alan Smart. The episode was part of the series' tenth anniversary celebration in 2009. It features guest appearances by Johnny Depp as the voice of Jack Kahuna Laguna, Bruce Brown as the narrator, and Davy Jones as himself. It
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event called "SpongeCon 2013: The Year of the Fan" at the San Diego Comic-Con International 2013. The event hosted the official and exclusive sneak preview of "SpongeBob, You're Fired" and the screening of the SpongeBob SquareShorts global short film competition finalists. Prior to the official preview, a sneak peek of the episode was featured on "Nick Studio 10", hosted by Noah Grossman and Gabrielle "Gabby" Senn, on June 10, 2013. A "SpongeBob expert" named Sophia said that "the unthinkable [will] happen to SpongeBob [in this episode]". She remarked that the episode is "pretty top secret". In an October 30, 2013
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SpongeBob, You're Fired "SpongeBob, You're Fired" is a television special of the American animated television series "SpongeBob SquarePants". It serves as the 11th episode of the ninth season and the 189th overall episode. The animation directors were the supervising director, Alan Smart and Tom Yasumi, and was written by Marc Ceccarelli, Luke Brookshier, and Mr. Lawrence. Ceccarelli and Brookshier also served as storyboard directors. The episode originally aired in Greece on July 3, 2013. In the United States, it aired on Nickelodeon on November 11. In this episode of the series, which follows the adventures and endeavors of the title
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lynch mob has been formed to find and kill "CheeseHead BrownPants". SpongeBob starts cooking Krabby Patties again, much to his friends' delight. With a sigh of happiness, SpongeBob announces that he will stay in Bikini Bottom for the foreseeable future. Upon hearing this, a frustrated Squidward removes his brain and drops it in a trash can. "What Ever Happened to SpongeBob?", also known as "WhoBob WhatPants?", was a special episode written by Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas, and Steven Banks. The animation and supervising director was Alan Smart. Alexander and Cervas also functioned as storyboard directors. The episode was first announced
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[SpongeBob] keeps missing the bus and how that makes him feel." Williams said the episode was "so small that you could explore gags and opportunities for gags." The episode was an example of "a good outline" in the series where the storyboards and humor were done easily. Williams said "it was great for the board guys." She added "In many ways, my job was to create situations where the board guys could be funny, to create a situation that could be funny, and let them go for the actual, specific jokes." "Rock Bottom" was released on the DVD compilation called
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report for misinterpreting the episode over its intent to satirize profanity implicitly. <onlyinclude> </onlyinclude> The DVD boxset for season two was released by Paramount Home Entertainment and Nickelodeon in the United States and Canada on October 19, 2004, one year after the season had completed broadcast on television. The DVD release features bonus materials including audio commentaries, storyboards, and featurettes. In 2005, the DVD compilation was nominated at the 9th Golden Satellite Awards for Best Youth DVD, although did not win. SpongeBob SquarePants (season 2) The second season of the American animated television series "SpongeBob SquarePants", created by Stephen Hillenburg,
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written together by Springer and Cohen, which they would continue to work on episodes together until midway of the first season. "Pizza Delivery" was released on the DVD compilation called "SpongeBob SquarePants: Christmas" on September 30, 2003. It was also included in "SpongeBob SquarePants: The Complete 1st Season" DVD released on October 28, 2003. On September 22, 2009, "Pizza Delivery" was released on the "SpongeBob SquarePants: The First 100 Episodes" DVD, alongside all the episodes of seasons one through five. "Pizza Delivery" received critical acclaim and is frequently cited as one of the show's best episodes. Nancy Basile of About.com
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underwater city of Bikini Bottom. In this episode, SpongeBob and Patrick go back in time. There, they find that Mr. Krabs' ancestor is the ruler of the kingdom, which is being attacked by Planktonimor, Plankton's ancestor and an evil wizard. SpongeBob and Patrick, assisted by Squidly, a jester and ancestor of Squidward, and the Dark Knight, Sandy's ancestor, have to rescue Princess Pearl, ancestor of Pearl and King Krabs' daughter, who has been captured by Planktonimor the wizard. Tie-in promotions were made with Burger King, which released a series of toys based on the episode. "Dunces and Dragons" was the
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the movie was mocked directly when it was featured in episode 809 of "Mystery Science Theater 3000". The host segments, however, parody the film "Alien." The October 28, 1999 episode of "SpongeBob SquarePants" is titled "I Was a Teenage Gary" and features SpongeBob transforming into a snail after a hypodermic injection. A "Phineas and Ferb" episode in 2010 was titled "I Was a Middle-Aged Robot". It involves Phineas' dad, Mr. Fletcher, having his imagination sucked away and the O.W.C.A. (Organization Without a Cool Acronym) replacing him with a robot controlled by Phineas & Ferb's pet platypus, Perry, also known as
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Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants is a 2009 American documentary film directed and co-written by Patrick Creadon. The special was released on VH1 on July 14, 2009, and was included on the North American DVD "The First 100 Episodes" released on September 23, 2009. The documentary chronicles the popular culture success of the animated television series "SpongeBob SquarePants". It features commentaries from series creator Stephen Hillenburg and other celebrity fans. "Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants" focuses on the American animated television series "SpongeBob SquarePants" and its immersion into global
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released on the "SpongeBob SquarePants: The Complete Eighth Season" DVD, alongside all episodes of the eighth season. In its original airing on CBS on November 23, the episode was viewed by an estimated 3.626 million households and received a 0.9 Nielsen rating and a 3% share among adults between the ages of 18 and 49. On December 8, Saturday, the airing of the episode on Nickelodeon drew 4.8 million viewers making the special win its time period across all television and posted strong, double-digit gains over last year with Kids 2-11 (7.8/2.6 million, +30%), Kids 6-11 (7.7/1.5 million, +45%), Teens
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bonus features. It was also released on the "SpongeBob SquarePants: Season 5, Vol. 1" DVD on September 4, 2007. On September 22, 2009, "Friend or Foe" was released in the "SpongeBob SquarePants: The First 100 Episodes" DVD, alongside all the episodes of seasons one through five. In 2007, Nickelodeon partnered with Stride Rite Corporation to co-sponsor the "SpongeBob SquarePants Friend or Foe?" network event on Nickelodeon on Friday, April 13. Stride Rite utilized Nickelodeon as the exclusive marketing platform for its SuperBall footwear line, in support of the "SpongeBob" event. Stride Rite vice president Phil Risinger said ""SpongeBob SquarePants Friend
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Best Day Ever "Best Day Ever" is the first segment of the 20th episode of the fourth season and the 80th overall episode of the American animated television series "SpongeBob SquarePants". The episode was written by Nate Cash, Tuck Tucker, and Steven Banks, and the animation was directed by Larry Leichliter. Cash and Tucker also functioned as storyboard directors. It originally aired on Nickelodeon in the United States on November 10, 2006. The series follows the adventures and endeavors of the title character and his various friends in the underwater city of Bikini Bottom. In the episode, SpongeBob is determined
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film "Atlantis SquarePantis", John Goodman as the voice of Santa in the episode "It's a SpongeBob Christmas!", Johnny Depp as the voice of the surf guru, Jack Kahuna Laguna, in the episode "SpongeBob SquarePants vs. The Big One", and Victoria Beckham as the voice of Queen Amphitrite in the episode "The Clash of Triton". Voice recording sessions always include a full cast of actors, which Kenny describes as "getting more unusual". Kenny said, "That's another thing that's given "SpongeBob" its special feel. Everybody's in the same room, doing it old radio-show style. It's how the stuff we like was recorded".
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and both he and Mr. Krabs ask SpongeBob to be the fry cook again. Mr. Krabs admits that he made a huge mistake in firing SpongeBob in the first place. SpongeBob gladly accepts his old job as the fry cook and puts the restaurant back on track, which brings back all the customers, even the four restaurant managers who fought over SpongeBob. At the end of the episode, Mr. Krabs installs a pay toilet that costs a nickel to use, thus making up the nickel that he previously lost by hiring SpongeBob. On July 21, 2013, Tom Kenny presented an
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"Bossy Boots", which was later released on "" in 2005. In "Bubble Buddy", professional American surfer Corky Carroll made a vocal cameo as Grubby Grouper, a famous surfer. It also stars Brad Abrell as titular character Bubble Buddy. "Grandma's Kisses" features Marion Ross as SpongeBob's grandmother. She would reprise her role throughout the series, including the fifth-season episode "BlackJack". In the entry "Pre-Hibernation Week", where Sandy and SpongeBob play extreme sporting games, American heavy metal band Pantera appeared as themselves for a special musical performance. "McHale's Navy" actors Ernest Borgnine and Tim Conway returned in the episode "Mermaid Man and
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Patchy gets angry, thinking SpongeBob betrayed him, and gets rid of his "SpongeBob" merchandise, including his SpongeBob underwear, which results in him running away. The real episode then begins to start playing, and Patchy returns, fixes all of his stuff literally in reverse, then enjoys the episode. In the episode, SpongeBob wishes he could fly with the jellyfish. He makes several attempts to do so, including a biplane, bat wings, a lawn chair with balloons, and a giant kite pulled by a bicycle. All of these attempts fail, and SpongeBob faces ridicule from others. He tells those mocking him that
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October 19, 2004. On September 22, 2009, "Band Geeks" was released on the "SpongeBob SquarePants: The First 100 Episodes" DVD, alongside all the episodes of seasons one through five. "Band Geeks" received critical acclaim, and is regarded by critics and fans alike as the best episode of the series. Upon release, the episode was awarded and honored at the 2002 Golden Reel Awards for Best Sound Editing in Television – Animation category. Tom Kenny, SpongeBob's voice actor, considers "Band Geeks" one of his favorite episodes. In a 2009 review, Michael Cavna of "The Washington Post" ranked the episode at 5
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the Snail, the French narrator (a parody of Jacques Cousteau), SpongeBob's father Harold SquarePants, and his live-action portrayal of Patchy the Pirate. In 2010, Kenny received the Annie Award for "Voice Acting in a Television Production" for his role as SpongeBob in "SpongeBob's Truth or Square" (season 6, episode 23-24). He also voiced SpongeBob in the sequel film released on February 6, 2015. In 2018, he received the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program. Kenny first met his wife Jill Talley in 1992 while working on "The Edge". The two have also collaborated on HBO's "Mr.
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SpongeBob SquigglePants SpongeBob SquigglePants (Also known as Spongebob SquigglePants 3D for the Nintendo 3DS port remake) is an action video game based on the "SpongeBob SquarePants" television series, developed by WayForward Technologies and published by THQ. The game was first announced on March 23, 2011 and was released for Wii in North America on April 12, 2011, April 14, 2011 in Australia, and in Europe on April 15, 2011. The Nintendo 3DS version was released on May 17, 2011 in North America and in Europe on May 27, 2011. It is the fourth game to use the uDraw GameTablet accessory
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SpongeBob's Truth or Square (arcade game) SpongeBob's Truth or Square: SpongeBob SquarePants is an arcade party game based on the episode of the same name. It was released on October 26, 2009, the date that the video game of the same name released. It was used only in Microsoft Windows, and is now considered to be a lost piece of media. After being entrusted by Mr. Krabs to keep the Krabby Patty formula safe, SpongeBob is overcome with grief for losing the recipe. He then relies on the help of the most unlikely companion, Plankton, who wants the secret Krabby
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gave 7+ points to the graphics of the game, the sound, and the gameplay. Criticism from IGN was focused on the dialogue being repetitive and the game lacking depth. IGN gave it a 7 overall rating. SpongeBob SquarePants: Lights, Camera, Pants! SpongeBob SquarePants: Lights, Camera, Pants! is a party video game based on the TV series "SpongeBob SquarePants". It was released in October 2005 for the Xbox, PlayStation 2, GameCube, Game Boy Advance, and the PC. It was released for the Nintendo DS in Korea in 2007, its North American release was cancelled. It is the first "SpongeBob SquarePants" title
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Bikini Bottom. In this episode, SpongeBob reads a "bad word" off a dumpster behind the Krusty Krab, but does not know what it means. Patrick explains to him that it is a "sentence enhancer" which is used "when you want to talk fancy." The two start using it in every sentence they speak. However, when Mr. Krabs hears them, he warns the two never to use the word again or any of the 13 bad words. Later on, SpongeBob accidentally swears again. Patrick then runs to tell Mr. Krabs with SpongeBob trying to stop him. However, when Mr. Krabs accidentally
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SpongeBob SquarePants: Lights, Camera, Pants! SpongeBob SquarePants: Lights, Camera, Pants! is a party video game based on the TV series "SpongeBob SquarePants". It was released in October 2005 for the Xbox, PlayStation 2, GameCube, Game Boy Advance, and the PC. It was released for the Nintendo DS in Korea in 2007, its North American release was cancelled. It is the first "SpongeBob SquarePants" title to feature multiplayer mini-games, similar to the "Mario Party" video game series. In the home console versions of the game, the city of Bikini Bottom is producing an anniversary show of "The New Adventures of Mermaid
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directed by Andrew Overtoom and Tom Yasumi. Upon release, the episode met positive reviews. On March 16, 2010, the episode became available on DVD. Early one day, SpongeBob and Patrick become the first visitors to a new section of Jellyfish Fields. As they wander in the area, they discover a sign that states that a "super highway" will be built through Jellyfish Fields to allow people to get around. Believing that the highway will pollute and ultimately destroy Jellyfish Fields, SpongeBob resolves to prevent the highway's creation. SpongeBob asks Mr. Krabs for assistance, but he supports the highway, believing that
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Squid Noir "Squid Noir" is the first half of the ninth episode of Season 11 and the 224th overall episode of the American animated television series "SpongeBob SquarePants." The episode originally aired on Nickelodeon in the United States on November 10, 2017. This episode aired as part of a premiere week of new SpongeBob episodes called "You Bring the Color". In addition to each episode of the premiere week beginning with different variations of the show's theme song with each frame colored online by viewers, the original airing of "Squid Noir" featured each frame of the last minute of the
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in an Animated Television or other Broadcast Venue Production for the episode "It's a SpongeBob Christmas!". Nominated for the same episode, Dan Driscoll won the Character Animation in an Animated Television or other Broadcast Venue Production category. Savelen Forrest received the same nomination for his work on the episode, but lost. The episode was also nominated at the 2013 Golden Reel Awards for Best Sound Editing - Sound Effects, Foley, Dialogue and ADR Animation in Television. "It's a SpongeBob Christmas!" was nominated at the Annecy International Animated Film Festival for Special Award for a TV Series. The show itself received
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a watchdog media group, claimed the season 2 "SpongeBob SquarePants" episode "Sailor Mouth" was an implicit attempt to promote and satirize use of profanity among children, while "SpongeBob's Last Stand" and "Selling Out" have received criticism for promoting environmentalism and left-wing politics due to their negative portrayal of big business. "SpongeBob, You're Fired", a 2013 season 9 episode, gained heavy controversy and sparked a political debate over its portrayal of unemployment; after Fox News and the "New York Post" commented on the episode, Media Matters for America accused the two organizations of using the episode to "attack the social safety
SpongeBob SquarePants
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35th Annie Awards for Best Voice Acting in an Animated Television Production for his role as SpongeBob SquarePants in the episode "Spy Buddies". Alan Smart was also nominated at the 36th Annie Awards for Direction in an Animated Television Production or Short-form for the episode "Penny Foolish". In 2010, the "SpongeBob vs. The Big One" DVD won the Best Home Entertainment Production category. At the 60th Primetime Emmy Awards, the episode "The Inmates of Summer"/"The Two Faces of Squidward" was nominated for Outstanding Animated Program (for Programming Less Than One Hour), but lost to "The Simpsons" episode "Eternal Moonshine of
SpongeBob SquarePants (season 5)