This is a list of episodes from the Nickelodeon animated television series SpongeBob SquarePants.
Season 1: (1999–2000)
| # | Airdate | First short | Overview | Second short | Overview |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 May 1999 | Help Wanted |
SpongeBob attempts to get a job at the Krusty Krab. In a special three-minute long silent short, SpongeBob attempts to rid his lawn of a shell. |
Tea at the Treedome | SpongeBob meets Sandy Cheeks, and is invited to her treedome for tea. However, SpongeBob cannot breathe air. |
| 2 | 17 July 1999 | Bubblestand | SpongeBob opens a bubble blowing stand outside his house, much to the annoyance of Squidward. | Ripped Pants | At Goo Lagoon, SpongeBob rips his pants and becomes popular. However, it backfires due to his annoyance. |
| 3 | 31 July 1999 | Jellyfishing | SpongeBob and Patrick take a wheelchair-bound Squidward jellyfishing. | Plankton! | Mr. Krabs' enemy Plankton attempts brain-control to steal the Krabby Patty formula. |
| 4 | 7 August 1999 | Naughty Nautical Neighbors | When Squidward splits up SpongeBob and Patrick, the two fight over who is Squidward's best friend. | Boating School | SpongeBob tries, yet again, to pass his driving exam, with the help of Patrick. |
| 5 | 14 August 1999 | Pizza Delivery | SpongeBob and Squidward attempt to deliver the first Krusty Krab pizza. | Home Sweet Pineapple | Nematodes eat SpongeBob's pineapple house. |
| 6 | 21 August 1999 | Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy | SpongeBob and Patrick try to get Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy out of retirement. | Pickles | SpongeBob serves a Krabby Patty with no pickles, so he loses his confidence. |
| 7 | 28 August 1999 | Hall Monitor | When SpongeBob becomes Hall Monitor at Boating School, he takes it upon himself to protect the entire town, with disastrous results. | Jellyfish Jam | When a stray jellyfish follows SpongeBob home, it invites more jellyfish to have a wild party. |
| 8 | 4 September 1999 | Sandy's Rocket | SpongeBob and Patrick go to the "moon" in Sandy’s rocket. | Squeaky Boots | When Mr. Krabs sells SpongeBob "fry cook boots", he goes mad with guilt. |
| 9 | 11 September 1999 | Nature Pants | SpongeBob goes to live wild among the jellyfish. | Opposite Day | In order to get SpongeBob to behave whilst a realtor visits, Squidward tells him that it is Opposite Day. |
| 10 | 18 September 1999 | Culture Shock | The Krusty Krab holds a talent show. | F.U.N. | Plankton befriends SpongeBob in order to steal the Krabby Patty formula. |
| 11 | 25 September 1999 | MuscleBob BuffPants | SpongeBob dons fake muscle arms to impress the residents of Bikini Bottom. | Squidward the Unfriendly Ghost | SpongeBob and Patrick are convinced Squidward is dead and is now a ghost. |
| 12 | 2 October 1999 | The Chaperone | SpongeBob takes Pearl Krabs to a school prom. | Employee of the Month | Squidward and SpongeBob compete for the Employee of the Month award. |
| 13 | 28 October 1999 | Scaredy Pants | SpongeBob attempts to be scary at Halloween. | I Was a Teenage Gary | When Squidward forgets to feed Gary, he falls ill. |
| 14 | 31 December 1999 | SB-129 | Squidward gets frozen, and awakes in the future. | Karate Choppers | SpongeBob becomes obsessed with karate after he and Sandy play it continually. |
| 15 | 17 January 2000 | Sleepy Time | SpongeBob ventures into Patrick, Sandy, Squidward, Mr. Krabs, Plankton and Pearl's dreams. | Suds | SpongeBob catches the suds. |
| 16 | 14 February 2000 | Valentine’s Day | SpongeBob and Sandy's Valentine's Day gift to Patrick goes wrong, much to the anger of Patrick. | The Paper | SpongeBob has a lot of fun with a piece of paper. |
| 17 | 15 March 2000 | Arrgh! | Mr. Krabs leads SpongeBob and Patrick on a treasure hunt. | Rock Bottom | SpongeBob gets stuck in the town of Rock Bottom. |
| 18 | 22 March 2000 | Texas | Sandy becomes homesick, and decides to return to Texas. | Walking Small | Plankton teaches SpongeBob to be aggressive. |
| 19 | 1 April 2000 | Fools in April | It's April Fools Day, the one day Squidward really hates. | Neptune's Spatula | SpongeBob and King Neptune hold a tournament to see who can make the most burgers. |
| 20 | 8 April 2000 | Hooky | SpongeBob plays with fishing hooks. | Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy II | SpongeBob wins the conch signal, which can summon Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy. |
Season 2: (2000–2001)
| # | Airdate | First short | Overview | Second short | Overview |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | 2 November 2000 | Your Shoe's Untied | SpongeBob forgets how to tie his shoelaces. | Squid's Day Off | A hospitalized Mr. Krabs leaves Squidward in charge of the Krusty Krab. |
| 22 | 26 October 2000 | Something Smells | A repulsive sundae which SpongeBob eats has the town running away from him. | Bossy Boots | Mr. Krabs calls in his daughter Pearl to help run the Krusty Krab. |
| 23 | 16 November 2000 | Big Pink Loser | Patrick attempts to win an award. | Bubble Buddy | SpongeBob makes himself a friend made of bubbles, because no one else will play with him. |
| 24 | 28 December 2000 | Dying for Pie | Squidward is convinced he has fed SpongeBob a bomb. | Imitation Krabs | Plankton creates a Mr. Krabs robot to fool SpongeBob. |
| 25 | 17 February 2001 | Wormy | SpongeBob and Patrick look after Sandy's pet worm whilst she is away. The "worm" overnight turns into a butterfly. | Patty Hype | SpongeBob creates the highly popular "Pretty Patties". |
| 26 | 6 March 2001 | Grandma's Kisses | SpongeBob becomes a laughing stock when everyone sees his grandma kissing him. | Squidville | Squidward moves to a resort full of people exactly like himself. |
| 27 | 5 May 2001 | Pre-Hibernation Week | SpongeBob promises Sandy he will help her have fun before her hibernation. | Life of Crime | SpongeBob and Patrick believe they have stolen a balloon. |
| 28 | 6 December 2000 | Christmas Who? | Double-length. SpongeBob learns about Christmas. | ||
| 29 | 5 March 2001 | Survival of the Idiots | SpongeBob and Patrick are trapped in Sandy's treedome in winter. | Dumped | Gary leaves SpongeBob for Patrick. |
| 30 | 7 March 2001 | No Free Rides | In order to get rid of SpongeBob, Mrs. Puff gives him a license. | I'm Your Biggest Fanatic | SpongeBob tries to join Kevin C. Cucumber's, "Jellyfish Spotters" jellyfishing club. |
| 31 | 27 November 2000 | Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy III | SpongeBob and Patrick unleash Manray. | Squirrel Jokes | SpongeBob tells jokes that are offensive to squirrels, especially to Sandy. |
| 32 | 8 March 2001 | Pressure | Sandy argues with SpongeBob, Patrick, Squidward and Mr. Krabs over who is better, land creatures or sea creatures. | The Smoking Peanut | Clamu, a giant clam, is madly upset and SpongeBob believes it is his fault. |
| 33 | 7 March 2001 | Shanghaied | SpongeBob, Patrick and Squidward are captured by the Flying Dutchman. | Gary Takes a Bath | SpongeBob tries to get Gary to take a bath. |
| 34 | 21 January 2002 | Welcome to the Chum Bucket | Mr. Krabs loses his fry cook, SpongeBob to Plankton in a card game. | Frankendoodle | SpongeBob and Patrick unleash an evil drawing on Bikini Bottom. |
| 35 | 7 September 2001 | The Secret Box | Patrick has a secret box, which he forbids SpongeBob to look in. | Band Geeks | Squidward and his “band” must perform at a stadium. |
| 36 | 6 September 2002 | Graveyard Shift | Squidward tells SpongeBob about the Hash-Slinging Slasher. | Krusty Love | Mr. Krabs falls in love with Mrs. Puff. |
| 37 | 30 November 2001 | Procrastination | SpongeBob must write an 800-word essay, but gets easily distracted. | I’m With Stupid | Patrick’s parents are coming to visit, and Patrick doesn’t want to seem stupid. |
| 38 | 21 September 2001 | Sailor Mouth | SpongeBob and Patrick overuse a swear word. | Artist Unknown | Squidward teaches an art class and his only student is ... SpongeBob. |
| 39 | 28 September 2001 | Jellyfish Hunter | SpongeBob hunts jellyfish for the new Krabby Patty with jellyfish jelly. | The Fry Cook Games | SpongeBob represents the Krusty Krab and Patrick represents the Chum Bucket in the Fry Cook Games. |
| 40 | 12 October 2001 | Squid on Strike | Squidward and SpongeBob go on strike due to Mr. Krabs charging them for ridiculous things (e.g. existing, breathing). | Sandy, SpongeBob, and the Worm | An Alaskan Bull Worm threatens Bikini Bottom, so Sandy decides to fight it. |
Season 3: (2002–2004)
| # | Airdate | First short | Overview | Second short | Overview |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | 22 March 2002 | The Algae's Always Greener | Plankton uses a machine to switch lives with Mr. Krabs. | SpongeGuard on Duty | Larry mistakes SpongeBob for a lifeguard, so he leaves him in charge, but SpongeBob can't swim which is bad because someone might drown. |
| 42 | 12 July 2002 | Club SpongeBob | SpongeBob, Patrick, and Squidward get lost in the Kelp Forest. | My Pretty Seahorse | SpongeBob adopts a wild seahorse, but Mr. Krabs wants him to get rid of it. |
| 43 | 5 October 2001 | Just One Bite | SpongeBob tries to get Squidward to try a Krabby Patty. | The Bully | A bully threatens SpongeBob at Mrs. Puff's boating school. |
| 44 | 1 March 2002 | Nasty Patty | SpongeBob and Mr. Krabs create a 'Nasty Patty' and a health inspector eats it, but seems to get sick. | Idiot Box | SpongeBob and Patrick play with a box. |
| 45 | 21 January 2002 | Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy IV | Mermaid Man leaves his belt at the Krusty Krab, and SpongeBob plays with it. | Doing Time | Mrs. Puff gets in an accident during SpongeBob's exam and ends up going to jail, enjoying her new life. |
| 46 | 22 February 2002 | Snowball Effect | SpongeBob and Patrick have a snowball fight. Squidward hates it, but then eventually joins in. | One Krabs Trash | Mr. Krabs holds a trash sale. |
| 47 | 8 March 2002 | As Seen on TV | When the Krusty Krab commercial airs, SpongeBob thinks he's an entertainer but stalls orders, believing he is a star. | Can You Spare a Dime? | When Squidward quits his job, months later he ends up living on the street. SpongeBob lets him live in his house as long as he needs to, but Squidward takes advantage of this. |
| 48 | 15 March 2002 | No Weenies Allowed | SpongeBob tries to get inside the Salty Spitoon. | Squilliam Returns | Squidward tells Squilliam that he owns a 5-star restaurant, and SpongeBob makes it possible, but disaster follows. |
| 49 | 29 March 2002 | Krab Borg | SpongeBob watches a robot movie and is convinced that Mr. Krabs is a robot. | Rock-a-Bye Bivalve | SpongeBob and Patrick raise an orphaned scallop. |
| 50 | 10 May 2002 | Wet Painters | Mr. Krabs gives SpongeBob and Patrick a job to paint the inside of his house. | Krusty Krab Training Video | The narrator describes the Krusty Krab and what employees are expected to do. |
| 51 | 17 May 2002 | Party Pooper Pants | SpongeBob creates a party at his house, but it seems to bore his guests. However, when SpongeBob is locked out of the house, they seem to enjoy the party. | ||
| 52 | 1 June 2002 | Chocolate with Nuts | SpongeBob and Patrick have become entrepreneurs, by selling chocolate bars. | Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy V | Barnacle Boy doesn't like it that he is being treated like a little kid, so he becomes evil. |
| 53 | 20 September 2002 | New Student Starfish | Patrick goes to boating school with SpongeBob, but gets SpongeBob into trouble and they both get detention. | Clams | Mr. Krabs becomes a millionaire, but then loses the dollar that brought him this status, to a clam. SpongeBob and Squidward are forced to help him get it back. |
| 54 | 5 March 2004 | SpongeBob B.C. | In prehistoric Bikini Bottom, SpongeGar, Patar, and Squag discover fire. | ||
| 55 | 24 January 2003 | The Great Snail Race | Squidward enters his new pure-bred snail Snellie into the Great Snail Race. SpongeBob enters Gary, leading to disastrous consequences. | Mid-Life Crustacean | Mr. Krabs realizes that he's old, and hangs out with SpongeBob and Patrick to feel young again. However, they're not as 'cool' as he thinks. |
| 56 | 4 October 2003 | Born Again Krabs | When Mr. Krabs tries to sell a moldy old Krabby Patty, he gets food poisoning and is sent to Davey Jones' locker because he was cheap. | I Had an Accident | While sandboarding, SpongeBob gets a serious injury to his butt, and the doctor warns him that another injury like that and he'll have to have an iron butt. |
| 57 | 3 April 2004 | Krabby Land | This summer vacation, kids aren't coming to the Krusty Krab. Mr. Krabs finds out that they're playing at a new playground, and decides to make a playground of his own. | The Camping Episode | This weekend, SpongeBob and Patrick are camping, and Squidward is excited. However, they are only camping 10 feet from their homes, much to Squidward's disappointment. |
| 58 | 19 January 2004 | Plankton's Army | Plankton hires his family, who are hillbillies, to help him reveal the recipe. | Missing Identity | SpongeBob recounts the story of when he loses his identity. At work, Squidward tells him to retrace his steps, so that he can find his missing name-tag. |
| 59 | 21 March 2003 | The Sponge Who Could Fly | When Patchy loses the 'lost episode', he tries to get it back. He does, but it's not as good as he'd expected (at least for the first few minutes.) | ||
| 60 | 11 October 2004 | SpongeBob Meets the Strangler | SpongeBob gets the Tattle-tale strangler caught for littering, but he escapes. Now the Tattle-tale strangler wants revenge by strangling SpongeBob. | Pranks a Lot | SpongeBob and Patrick play with invisible spray can which ends up empty |
Season 4: (2005–2006)
Nickelodeon aired shorts separately on a few episodes, giving two airdates for a single episode. Both airdates are recorded here.
| # | Airdate(s) | First short | Overview | Second short | Overview |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 61 | 6 May 2005 | Fear of a Krabby Patty | After working non-stop, SpongeBob becomes afraid of Krabby Patties. | Shell of a Man | Mr. Krabs molts his shell right before he is supposed to go to his Navy Reunion. |
| 62 | 13 May 2005 | The Lost Mattress | SpongeBob, Patrick and Squidward buy Mr. Krabs a new mattress, but his old one went to the dump and it contained all his money. | Krabs vs. Plankton | Plankton sues Mr. Krabs after he slips on the floor at the Krusty Krab. |
| 63 | 11 November 2005 | Have You Seen This Snail? | Gary runs away from home, and SpongeBob and Patrick set out to search for him. | ||
| 64 | 20 May 2005 | Skill Crane | Mr. Krabs buys a skill crane game machine for the Krusty Krab, in which Squidward becomes obsessed. | Good Neighbors | After being annoyed by SpongeBob and Patrick, Squidward buys a security system, but it backfires. |
| 65 | 23 September 2005 30 September 2005 |
Selling Out | Mr. Krabs retires and the new management changes the Krusty Krab. | Funny Pants | Squidward tells SpongeBob if he uses his "laughbox" too much, he will never laugh again. So, SpongeBob tries avoiding laughter for 24 hours. |
| 66 | 20 February 2006 | Dunces and Dragons | A jousting accident sends SpongeBob and Patrick back in time to Bikini Bottomshire where they must defeat the evil Planktonimor to restore peace to a kingdom in peril. | ||
| 67 | 7 October 2005 14 October 2005 |
Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy VI: The Motion Picture | SpongeBob and Patrick try to make a Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy movie with the real superheroes, because another one is in production with "actors". | Enemy In-Law | Plankton dates Mr. Krabs' mother. |
| 68 | 21 October 2005 4 November 2005 |
Patrick SmartPants | Patrick falls off a cliff and becomes smarter, even surpassing Sandy. | SquidBob TentaclePants | SpongeBob and Squidward fuse together, right before Squidward's clarinet recital. |
| 69 | 1 April 2006 | Krusty Towers | Mr. Krabs changes the Krusty Krab into a hotel, leading to chaos from Patrick and Squidward. | Mrs. Puff, You're Fired | Mrs. Puff loses her job and a strict army-like shark instructor takes over. |
| 70 | 5 May 2006 | Chimps Ahoy | Sandy must pass an inspection by the chimps or else she will be forced to leave her treedome. | Ghost Host | The Flying Dutchman loses his spooky talent and SpongeBob helps him get it back. |
| 71 | 12 May 2006 | Whale of a Birthday | It's Pearl's birthday, and Mr. Krabs is trying to throw her the best party ever. | Karate Island | SpongeBob gets an invitation to a mystery karate island to be crowned King of Karate. |
| 72 | 2 June 2006 | All That Glitters | SpongeBob breaks his spatula and tries to get a new one. | Wishing You Well | When a wishing well is installed near the Krusty Krab, SpongeBob sets out to make all of the wishers' wishes come true. |
| 73 | 22 September 2006 | New Leaf | Plankton turns the Chum Bucket into a shop that sells trinkets, souvenirs and other gifts. | Once Bitten | Gary starts biting too much, and Squidward thinks he will spread around. |
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| 75 | Date TBA | Bummer Vacation | TBA | Wigstruck | TBA |
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