Sup Shoebox! Its ya boi, back at it again with another blog. I hope y’all had a great week! I am actually writing to you from Maryland right now, I think. I don’t know where I’m at actually. I just now I’m on a bus to some weird town in Virginia. Anyways, just sit back and enjoy the blog.
As some may know, I am a pretty big Spongebob fanatic. Or “The Bob,” as I call it. I honestly think its the best television show ever conceived. Its funny, clever, and it always reminds me of a simpler time. Every morning after a workout, I like to grab an egg and bagel sandwich, sit on the couch, unwind, and watch a few episodes of The Bob. So I think I know what I am talking about when I’m ranking the top 5 episodes of the best thing ever put on a TV screen. To be blunt, if you disagree with my rankings, you’re wrong.
5- Something Smells
Coming in at the number 5 spot is a season 2 episode in which Spongebob eats some twisted version of an ice cream sundae, ventures around bikini bottom confused as to why everyone turns and runs away from him, then his best friend Patrick convinces him that its just because he’s ugly, only later to find out its just because his breath stinks from his “sundae”. This episode has some very memorable moments such as Patrick’s “ugly barnacle story,” as well as Spongebob screeching “I’m ugly and I’m proud” atop his pineapple home. Nice episode, would definitely recommend, 4.6 out of 5 stars.
4- Krusty Krab Training Episode
This episode coming from season 3 takes a different approach to the normal story driven episodes, to provide the viewer an explanation of the inner workings of the Krusty Krab. This episode climaxes in telling the viewer how to make the famous Krabby Patty, but is abruptly cut off before giving away Mr. Krab’s secret formula. Memorable moments of this episode include the quote “sounds like a lot of hoopla,” the funny opening theme music, and Squidward banging his head on the cash register a repeated number of times. Pretty good episode, probably 6.52 out of 7 stars TBH.
3- Sailor Mouth
Rounding out the number 3 spot is a very solid season 2 episode, where the writers of The Bob decided to implement cursing into their children’s cartoon. As a child, I never understood the joke behind this episode, but as a young adult, this episode is pretty darn funny. In “Sailor Mouth” Spongebob and Patrick find curse words inscribed in a dumpster behind the Krusty Krab. Thinking they are “sentence enhancers,” they decide to repeat these words in each of their sentences. Of course, these words are bleeped out by dolphin noises, but a matured viewer can understand what Spongebob and Patrick are trying to say by context. This episode eventually ends in Spongebob, Patrick, and Mr. Krabs cleaning Mrs. Krabs’ house as punishment for their dirty language. Awesome episode, definitely a 94.37% rating.
2- Frankendoodle
Our runner up for best Spongebob episode of all time has got to be “Frankendoodle.” This episode in season 2 has Spongebob creating a clone of himself using a magical pencil, which eventually results in the clone terrorizing Bikini Bottom. Spongebob and Patrick then work together in order to defeat this creation. After supposedly being successful in destroying Spongebob’s clone, this “Doodlebob” finds his way to the magic pencil in order to restore himself to his original form. Spongebob then has to defeat his clone once more and send the magical pencil back to the surface world. Funny moments include Patrick’s “Finland!” comment as well as Doodlebob’s incessant yapping throughout the episode. Good episode, I’ll give it a 96.333/100 TBH rating.
Honorable Mention- Chocolate With Nuts
Not gonna write about this one too much because I’m not a walking type writer, but honestly a real superb episode, I’ll give it a 9/10.
1- Band Geeks
Finally, the best Bob episode of all time. “Band Geeks” is the 15th episode of the second season of Spongebob and it is pure art. It’s laugh out loud hilarious, inspirational, and even has a sick song at the end. In order to impress his rival Squilliam, Squidward must form a band to play in Bikini Bottom’s “Bubble Bowl.” At first the band is in complete disarray with members attacking each other and not having any knowledge in their instruments. After Squidward finally gives up on his dysfunctional group, Spongebob rallies the band together to help Squidward achieve his dream of conducting in the famous Bubble Bowl. Once they get to the Bubble Bowl, the band shocks Squidward by preforming an epic symphony which totally blows Squilliam away. It is worth noting that this episode was referenced in the half time show of the 2019 Superbowl and is one of the only Bob episodes which features every single primary character. Finally, this episode gives us arguably the most famous Spongebob quote of all time: “is mayonnaise an instrument?” Ultimately, this is the GOAT episode, so I’ll give it a 1234213/12 rating. Pretty solid if you ask me.
That’s all I got for you guys this week. So if you haven’t already, I would highly recommend watching some Bob this weekend. Just put down whatever your doing pick up that TV remote, because Spongebob is better than whatever else your doing right now. That’s all. Have a great weekend Shoebox!
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