<Ul> <Li> The episodes listed in the following chart are arranged according to their production order, rather than by their original air dates . </Li> </Ul> <Li> The episodes listed in the following chart are arranged according to their production order, rather than by their original air dates . </Li> <Table> <Tr> <Th> No . overall </Th> <Th> No. in season </Th> <Th> Title </Th> <Th> Animation directors </Th> <Th> Written by </Th> <Th> Storyboarded by </Th> <Th> Original air date </Th> <Th> Prod . code </Th> <Th> U.S. viewers (millions) </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1a </Th> <Td> 1a </Td> <Td> "Help Wanted" </Td> <Td> Alan Smart </Td> <Td> Stephen Hillenburg, Derek Drymon, and Tim Hill </Td> <Td> Stephen Hillenburg (director) Derek Drymon </Td> <Td> May 1, 1999 (1999 - 05 - 01) </Td> <Td> 2515 - 127 </Td> <Td> 6.90 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="9"> In the show's pilot episode, an eccentric sea sponge named SpongeBob SquarePants attempts to get a job at a local restaurant called the Krusty Krab . Mr. Krabs, the owner of the restaurant, considers SpongeBob unqualified for the job and sends him on a fool's errand to return with a special mechanical spatula . Later, crowds of ravenous anchovies stop by the Krusty Krab and demand to be fed . SpongeBob somehow finds the spatula and utilizes it to fulfill the anchovies' hunger . He is then welcomed by Mr. Krabs as his new fry cook . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1b </Th> <Td> 1b </Td> <Td> "Reef Blower" </Td> <Td> Fred Miller and Tom Yasumi </Td> <Td> Stephen Hillenburg, Derek Drymon, and Tim Hill </Td> <Td> Paul Tibbitt (director) Jay Lender </Td> <Td> May 1, 1999 (1999 - 05 - 01) </Td> <Td> 2515 - 126 </Td> <Td> 6.90 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="9"> Wishing to keep his front yard clean, Squidward Tentacles finds a small sea shell and throws it into SpongeBob's yard . SpongeBob notices the shell and decides to use his high powered electric "reef blower" to remove the shell from his yard . Squidward is unaware what havoc is to ensue because of his small act and how it will ruin his quiet day . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1c </Th> <Td> 1c </Td> <Td> "Tea at the Treedome" </Td> <Td> Edgar Larrazabal; Tom Yasumi </Td> <Td> Peter Burns, Mr. Lawrence, and Paul Tibbitt </Td> <Td> Paul Tibbitt (director) Mark O'Hare </Td> <Td> May 1, 1999 (1999 - 05 - 01) </Td> <Td> 2515 - 101 </Td> <Td> 6.90 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="9"> SpongeBob meets and befriends a squirrel named Sandy Cheeks . Sandy invites him over to her Treedome for tea, but when SpongeBob arrives he is surprised to find that there is no water in the treedome . He tries to act like he is used to Sandy's air, despite needing water to breathe . Patrick, SpongeBob's best friend, later comes into the Treedome not knowing that there is no water in there . Sandy finds SpongeBob and Patrick shriveled up, so she gives them "water helmets" to solve the problem . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 2a </Th> <Td> 2a </Td> <Td> "Bubblestand" </Td> <Td> Tom Yasumi </Td> <Td> Ennio Torresan, Erik Wiese, Stephen Hillenburg, Derek Drymon, and Tim Hill </Td> <Td> Ennio Torresan (director) Erik Wiese </Td> <Td> July 17, 1999 (1999 - 07 - 17) </Td> <Td> 2515 - 105 </Td> <Td> 1.90 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="9"> SpongeBob builds and opens a stand for blowing bubbles, much to Squidward's dismay . Patrick comes to the stand and asks to try it out . SpongeBob offers to teach him and shows off his particular bubble blowing technique . Squidward is disgusted by this, but is tempted by curiosity to blow a bubble . Squidward attempts to impress them, but fails . Eventually, he blows an enormous bubble by utilizing all of the techniques SpongeBob had taught Patrick . He then begins screaming at the bubble wand in anger . SpongeBob and Patrick congratulate Squidward, who thanks them and walks back into his house . However, the gigantic bubble floats and engulfs Squidward's house, unearthing it and sending it up in the air . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 2b </Th> <Td> 2b </Td> <Td> "Ripped Pants" </Td> <Td> Edgar Larrazabal </Td> <Td> Paul Tibbitt and Peter Burns </Td> <Td> Paul Tibbitt (director) Mark O'Hare </Td> <Td> July 17, 1999 (1999 - 07 - 17) </Td> <Td> 2515 - 106 </Td> <Td> 1.90 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="9"> While at Goo Lagoon, SpongeBob accidentally rips his pants while trying to impress Sandy, causing everyone to laugh hysterically . SpongeBob leaves feeling embarrassed and sad, but a fish compliments him for the good laugh, making him realize the comedic potential of his accidental stunt, causing him to continue to rip his pants intentionally as a joke . The joke is initially enjoyed by the residents of Goo Lagoon, but it soon becomes old and eventually goes too far when SpongeBob pretends to actually die while surfing, driving the beachgoers away, including Sandy . Later, he meets the three "biggest losers on the beach", and they ask SpongeBob what happened to him . SpongeBob tells his story and apologizes through a song, winning back Sandy . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 3a </Th> <Td> 3a </Td> <Td> "Jellyfishing" </Td> <Td> Alan Smart </Td> <Td> Steve Fonti, Chris Mitchell, Peter Burns, and Tim Hill </Td> <Td> Steve Fonti (director) Chris Mitchell </Td> <Td> July 31, 1999 (1999 - 07 - 31) </Td> <Td> 2515 - 103 </Td> <Td> N / A </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="9"> SpongeBob and Patrick take Squidward, who is recovering from an bicycle accident in a full body cast, on a "jellyfishing" trip (a sport involving the capture of jellyfish). When they arrive in the Jellyfish Fields, a jellyfish stings Squidward, so he goes after it for revenge . He manages to catch the jellyfish, and bangs his net triumphantly against a queen jellyfish . The queen jellyfish chases after him, attacking him with a massive sting . The next day, the bandaged SpongeBob and Patrick go to the now life - support - bound Squidward's house to apologize, only to be chased away by the jellyfish caught by Squidward . As Squidward laughs about it, he is discovered and stung by the queen jellyfish again . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 3b </Th> <Td> 3b </Td> <Td> "Plankton!" </Td> <Td> Edgar Larrazabal </Td> <Td> Ennio Torresan, Erik Wiese, and Mr. Lawrence </Td> <Td> Ennio Torresan (director) Erik Wiese </Td> <Td> July 31, 1999 (1999 - 07 - 31) </Td> <Td> 2515 - 114 </Td> <Td> N / A </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="9"> It is mass chaos at the Krusty Krab when Plankton, Mr. Krabs' business rival, tries to steal the Krabby Patty formula for his own restaurant, the Chum Bucket . At night, Plankton attempts to make friends with SpongeBob by asking him for a Krabby Patty, but he loudly and boldly refuses and runs back home . Later that night, Plankton enters SpongeBob's head through a pore and makes his way to SpongeBob's brain . He attaches a mind control device to the brain and bends SpongeBob to his will, forcing him to walk to the Krusty Krab, get a Krabby Patty, and bring it to the Chum Bucket, where he intends to force SpongeBob to drop the Krabby Patty into an analyzer revealing the ingredients of whatever is to put into it . SpongeBob feels sorry for letting down the Krabby Patty, and his appetizing description of the sandwich causes a hungry Plankton to leap out of SpongeBob's head towards the sandwich . He lands in his own analyzer and becomes trapped in his computer Karen . SpongeBob then leaves as Plankton begs for him to return with the Patty . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 4a </Th> <Td> 4a </Td> <Td> "Naughty Nautical Neighbors" </Td> <Td> Fred Miller </Td> <Td> Sherm Cohen, Aaron Springer, and Mr. Lawrence </Td> <Td> Sherm Cohen (director) Aaron Springer </Td> <Td> August 7, 1999 (1999 - 08 - 07) </Td> <Td> 2515 - 116 </Td> <Td> 2.10 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="9"> Squidward destroys SpongeBob and Patrick's friendship after being annoyed by them sending each other messages by blowing bubbles and laughing . Eventually, all goes terribly awry when SpongeBob and Patrick fight over who is Squidward's best friend . Squidward decides to invite Patrick and SpongeBob to a dinner party in order to repair their friendship . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 4b </Th> <Td> 4b </Td> <Td> "Boating School" </Td> <Td> Tom Yasumi </Td> <Td> Ennio Torresan Jr., Erik Wiese, and Mr. Lawrence </Td> <Td> Ennio Torresan Jr. (director) Erik Wiese </Td> <Td> August 7, 1999 (1999 - 08 - 07) </Td> <Td> 2515 - 104 </Td> <Td> 2.10 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="9"> SpongeBob has to go to boating school but continues to fail his driving test . He shares this info with Patrick, who decides to secretly give SpongeBob instructions during the test via walkie - talkie . Upon realizing that he has been cheating, SpongeBob goes into hysterics and drives wildly all over the course, while his driving teacher Mrs. Puff tries desperately to stop him . SpongeBob refuses to listen, causing him to crash the boat and fail the test again . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 5a </Th> <Td> 5a </Td> <Td> "Pizza Delivery" </Td> <Td> Sean Dempsey </Td> <Td> Sherm Cohen, Aaron Springer, and Peter Burns </Td> <Td> Sherm Cohen (director) Aaron Springer </Td> <Td> August 14, 1999 (1999 - 08 - 14) </Td> <Td> 2515 - 107 </Td> <Td> N / A </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="9"> The Krusty Krab receives a call from a customer ordering a pizza, so Mr. Krabs decides to have Squidward and SpongeBob deliver it . While on the way delivering the pizza, SpongeBob and Squidward get stranded in a desert, and fight over whether to eat the pizza . Squidward becomes increasingly annoyed over SpongeBob's survival skills, but is impressed when SpongeBob manages to use a rock to return home . When they finally reach the customer's house, the customer gets angry that he did not get the soda he also ordered . SpongeBob cries because the customer does not take the pizza . Angered that the customer made SpongeBob cry, Squidward knocks on the door and throws the pizza in the customer's face . As they leave, SpongeBob tells Squidward that it is time to return to work, and he groans in displeasure . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 5b </Th> <Td> 5b </Td> <Td> "Home Sweet Pineapple" </Td> <Td> Tom Yasumi </Td> <Td> Ennio Torresan Jr., Erik Wiese, and Mr. Lawrence </Td> <Td> Ennio Torresan Jr. (director) Erik Wiese </Td> <Td> August 14, 1999 (1999 - 08 - 14) </Td> <Td> 2515 - 124 </Td> <Td> N / A </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="9"> A horde of hungry nematodes come to town and consume SpongeBob's pineapple house . After this happens, SpongeBob reluctantly plans to move back in with his parents, though he will miss his old house and friends dearly . Squidward is delighted by the thought of SpongeBob moving . Nevertheless, SpongeBob attempts to stay with Patrick, only for the arrangement to become unsuitable . Squidward refuses to allow SpongeBob to stay with him . On the day he leaves town, SpongeBob finds a small pebble left from his house, and buries it where his house used to be . SpongeBob begins to cry, and his tears are absorbed by the pebble (which is actually a seed), causing his pineapple house to grow back, crushing Squidward . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 6a </Th> <Td> 6a </Td> <Td> "Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy" </Td> <Td> Sean Dempsey </Td> <Td> Paul Tibbitt, Mark O'Hare, and Mr. Lawrence </Td> <Td> Paul Tibbitt (director) Mark O'Hare </Td> <Td> August 21, 1999 (1999 - 08 - 21) </Td> <Td> 2515 - 119 </Td> <Td> 2.20 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="9"> <P> SpongeBob and Patrick want to meet their favorite retired superheroes, Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy, who are now elderly and living in a retirement home . They try to bring them out of retirement, much to the annoyance of the superheroes, who only want their television repaired . SpongeBob and Patrick go through various antics to help them out of retirement and eventually succeed when the two heroes treat them as villains and use their superpowers to force them away from the retirement home . SpongeBob and Patrick then watch The New Adventures of Mermaid Man & Barnacle Boy on TV, which consists of the two playing chess and complaining that their telephone needs to be fixed . </P> Guest appearances: Ernest Borgnine and Tim Conway as Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 6b </Th> <Td> 6b </Td> <Td> "Pickles" </Td> <Td> Tom Yasumi </Td> <Td> Steve Fonti, Chris Mitchell, and Peter Burns </Td> <Td> Steve Fonti (director) Chris Mitchell and Jay Lender </Td> <Td> August 21, 1999 (1999 - 08 - 21) </Td> <Td> 2515 - 111 </Td> <Td> 2.20 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="9"> Bubble Bass, a picky overweight bass and old rival of SpongeBob's, comes to the Krusty Krab for a Krabby Patty . Bubble Bass says SpongeBob forgot the pickles, and SpongeBob, shocked by this, loses his confidence . Mr. Krabs is worried about losing money, so he approaches SpongeBob to explain to him that if he remembers how to make a Krabby Patty, he will be back in order . It takes days, but SpongeBob eventually learns how to make a Krabby Patty properly again . When Bubble Bass comes again to challenge SpongeBob, he again says that SpongeBob forgot the pickles . However, SpongeBob is absolutely sure that he had put pickles in the Krabby Patty . He then grabs Bubble Bass's tongue to reveal to everyone in the Krusty Krab that Bubble Bass had hidden the pickles all along . Embarrassed by the revelation, Bubble Bass quickly runs away . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 7a </Th> <Td> 7a </Td> <Td> "Hall Monitor" </Td> <Td> Edgar Larrazabal </Td> <Td> Chuck Klein, Jay Lender, and Mr. Lawrence </Td> <Td> Chuck Klein (director) Jay Lender </Td> <Td> August 28, 1999 (1999 - 08 - 28) </Td> <Td> 2515 - 108 </Td> <Td> 2.10 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="9"> Mrs. Puff makes SpongeBob a hall monitor for the day . SpongeBob patrols the town, but it results in chaos . SpongeBob invites Patrick to help him patrol as a deputy . They learn that a maniac has been causing trouble around town . Eventually, SpongeBob sees a wanted poster for himself and realizes that he is the maniac . The police arrive to arrest him, and Mrs. Puff appears to explain the situation to them, saying that he is her responsibility . The police interpret this as taking responsibility for the crimes, and she is arrested . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 7b </Th> <Td> 7b </Td> <Td> "Jellyfish Jam" </Td> <Td> Fred Miller </Td> <Td> Ennio Torresan, Jr., Erik Wiese, and Peter Burns </Td> <Td> Ennio Torresan, Jr. (director) Erik Wiese </Td> <Td> August 28, 1999 (1999 - 08 - 28) </Td> <Td> 2515 - 118 </Td> <Td> 2.10 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="9"> SpongeBob brings home a wild jellyfish and throws a big dance party . However, the wild jellyfish continues through the night and more jellyfish come to the party . The next morning, SpongeBob wakes up to find his living room filled with hundreds of dancing jellyfish, and attempts to make them leave . After Gary calms them down by clicking his eyes together and creating a beat, SpongeBob uses Gary to lead the Jellyfish back out to Jellyfish Fields . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 8a </Th> <Td> 8a </Td> <Td> "Sandy's Rocket" </Td> <Td> Tom Yasumi </Td> <Td> Sherm Cohen, Aaron Springer, and Peter Burns </Td> <Td> Sherm Cohen (director) Aaron Springer </Td> <Td> September 4, 1999 (1999 - 09 - 04) </Td> <Td> 2515 - 110 </Td> <Td> 1.90 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="9"> SpongeBob and Patrick sneak onto Sandy's rocket ship one night . When they do, they accidentally start the engine but crash - land back in Bikini Bottom . Thinking they are on the moon, they capture everyone believing they are aliens . Eventually, SpongeBob believes that Patrick is an alien . SpongeBob starts the rocket to return home, and when it reaches the moon, the rocket crashes on top of it . SpongeBob looks out the window and realizes his mistake . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 8b </Th> <Td> 8b </Td> <Td> "Squeaky Boots" </Td> <Td> Fred Miller </Td> <Td> Steve Fonti, Chris Mitchell, and Mr. Lawrence </Td> <Td> Steve Fonti (director) Chris Mitchell </Td> <Td> September 4, 1999 (1999 - 09 - 04) </Td> <Td> 2515 - 102 </Td> <Td> 1.90 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="9"> Mr. Krabs gives his daughter Pearl a pair of old boots as a cheap birthday present, but when she refuses to take them, he gives them to SpongeBob, claiming that the boots are the boots of a true fry cook . SpongeBob enjoys the boots and the high - pitched, "squeaky" sounds they make, but the noises that the boots make begin to annoy Mr. Krabs, eventually to the point that he cannot stand the sounds anymore . Because of this, Mr. Krabs steals the boots and buries them underneath the Krusty Krab, reminiscent of The Tell - Tale Heart . The next day, SpongeBob comes to work crying because he could not find the boots . Mr. Krabs, feeling guilty that he stole the boots, begins going crazy, and eventually confesses that he stole the boots, then proceeding to fry the boots in a deep fryer and eat them . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 9a </Th> <Td> 9a </Td> <Td> "Nature Pants" </Td> <Td> Sean Dempsey </Td> <Td> Paul Tibbitt, Mark O'Hare, and Peter Burns </Td> <Td> Paul Tibbitt (director) Mark O'Hare </Td> <Td> September 11, 1999 (1999 - 09 - 11) </Td> <Td> 2515 - 120 </Td> <Td> N / A </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="9"> SpongeBob decides that he wants to live with jellyfish, so he leaves his old life to live in Jellyfish Fields . Patrick and Sandy have a set - up picnic to try to convince SpongeBob to move back, but he resists . SpongeBob soon finds out that living among the jellyfish is not quite as he had dreamed . He realizes that he had a great life he gave up, so he returns home . When he gets home he is surprised by his friends who forgive and hug him, only for them to start itching from the poisonous sea urchins SpongeBob picked up while living among jellyfish . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 9b </Th> <Td> 9b </Td> <Td> "Opposite Day" </Td> <Td> Tom Yasumi </Td> <Td> Chuck Klein, Jay Lender, and Mr. Lawrence </Td> <Td> Chuck Klein (director) Jay Lender </Td> <Td> September 11, 1999 (1999 - 09 - 11) </Td> <Td> 2515 - 112 </Td> <Td> N / A </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="9"> Squidward plans to move out of Bikini Bottom after being annoyed by SpongeBob and Patrick . However, he is warned by the real estate broker that if his home is surrounded by bad neighbors, the house may not be sold . Squidward tells SpongeBob that it is "Opposite Day", and that everyone must act opposite to how they usually act . SpongeBob later tells Patrick about Opposite Day . When Squidward is busy and the real estate broker arrives, SpongeBob and Patrick both pretend to be Squidward, giving her a tour of the house, while describing it negatively and doing the opposite of what she asks . Then, the real Squidward arrives and begs the broker to sell his house, but, feeling deceived, she refuses, leaving Squidward stuck where he is . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 10a </Th> <Td> 10a </Td> <Td> "Culture Shock" </Td> <Td> Edgar Larrazabal </Td> <Td> Paul Tibbitt, Mark O'Hare, and Mr. Lawrence </Td> <Td> Paul Tibbitt (director) Mark O'Hare </Td> <Td> September 18, 1999 (1999 - 09 - 18) </Td> <Td> 2515 - 122 </Td> <Td> N / A </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="9"> The Krusty Krab has a lack of customers, and Mr. Krabs tells Squidward and SpongeBob that the Krusty Krab needs ideas to bring in more . Squidward suggests a talent show at the Krusty Krab, and Mr. Krabs agrees . When the night of the show arrives, it is a major success, attracting a full house of customers . The final act features Squidward dancing to various genres of music, but the audience quickly hates it . They begin throwing tomatoes at him, making Squidward leave the stage . SpongeBob goes onstage and begins mopping up the mess, which the audience enjoys and starts cheering . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 10b </Th> <Td> 10b </Td> <Td> "F.U.N." </Td> <Td> Fred Miller </Td> <Td> Sherm Cohen, Aaron Springer, and Peter Burns </Td> <Td> Sherm Cohen (director) Aaron Springer </Td> <Td> September 18, 1999 (1999 - 09 - 18) </Td> <Td> 2515 - 121 </Td> <Td> N / A </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="9"> After another failed attempt by the evil Plankton to steal a Krabby Patty, SpongeBob reasons that Plankton is just lonely and needs a friend; that's why he's so evil . After SpongeBob befriends Plankton, the two engage in a variety of friendship activities . Unfortunately, Mr. Krabs must show SpongeBob Plankton's true colors . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 11a </Th> <Td> 11a </Td> <Td> "MuscleBob BuffPants" </Td> <Td> Edgar Larrazabal </Td> <Td> Ennio Torresan, Jr., Erik Wiese, and Mr. Lawrence </Td> <Td> Ennio Torresan, Jr. (director) Erik Wiese </Td> <Td> September 25, 1999 (1999 - 09 - 25) </Td> <Td> 2515 - 123 </Td> <Td> N / A </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="9"> SpongeBob orders fake arms with inflatable muscles to impress everyone . When Sandy sees him, she decides to enroll the both of them in a competition, where each contestant must throw an anchor the farthest they can . SpongeBob realizes that this would expose that his "muscles" are fake . At the competition, every contestant heaves their anchors far, but with his fake muscles, SpongeBob cannot even lift his anchor . He inflates his arms to strengthen himself, but instead they explode, revealing him as a fraud . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 11b </Th> <Td> 11b </Td> <Td> "Squidward the Unfriendly Ghost" </Td> <Td> Fred Miller </Td> <Td> Sherm Cohen, Aaron Springer, and Peter Burns </Td> <Td> Sherm Cohen (director) Aaron Springer </Td> <Td> September 25, 1999 (1999 - 09 - 25) </Td> <Td> 2515 - 115 </Td> <Td> N / A </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="9"> SpongeBob and Patrick think Squidward is dead after ruining his self - replica . Squidward decides to take advantage of their mistake by telling them that he will spare them if they accept all of his commands . SpongeBob and Patrick decide that since Squidward is a vengeful spirit, they need to have Squidward put to rest . Squidward eventually admits his charade, but SpongeBob and Patrick believe that Squidward is simply in denial about his death . SpongeBob blows a giant bubble that engulfs Squidward and sends him floating up to the sky . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 12a </Th> <Td> 12a </Td> <Td> "The Chaperone" </Td> <Td> Sean Dempsey </Td> <Td> Sherm Cohen, Aaron Springer, and Peter Burns </Td> <Td> Sherm Cohen (director) Aaron Springer </Td> <Td> October 2, 1999 (1999 - 10 - 02) </Td> <Td> 2515 - 113 </Td> <Td> N / A </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="9"> SpongeBob is asked to take Pearl to her school prom after she was dumped by her boyfriend . When they arrive, SpongeBob clumsily ruins Pearl's experience, making him break down . Feeling sorry for him, Pearl attempts to console him and restore his confidence . Pearl and SpongeBob perform a dance, which everyone else soon begins doing . However, this results in many injuries and mass destruction . An angry mob forms and throws Pearl and SpongeBob out of the building . SpongeBob apologizes, and Pearl says that even though it was a disaster, it was really fun . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 12b </Th> <Td> 12b </Td> <Td> "Employee of the Month" </Td> <Td> Sean Dempsey </Td> <Td> Paul Tibbitt and Mr. Lawrence </Td> <Td> Paul Tibbitt (director) Mark O'Hare, Ennio Torresan Jr., & Erik Wiese </Td> <Td> October 2, 1999 (1999 - 10 - 02) </Td> <Td> 2515 - 125 </Td> <Td> N / A </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="9"> SpongeBob is always the best employee ever but Squidward wants the Employee of the Month Award for a change . The two argue about the award and set several traps for each other as they both desperately try to reach the Krusty Krab first . They get there at the same time, just as Mr. Krabs opens the doors . They begin overworking themselves in an attempt to impress him, doing more harm than good, scaring Mr. Krabs out of his wits in the process . They then try to make as many Krabby Patties as possible, eventually causing the Krusty Krab to explode . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 13a </Th> <Td> 13a </Td> <Td> "Scaredy Pants" </Td> <Td> Sean Dempsey </Td> <Td> Paul Tibbitt and Peter Burns </Td> <Td> Paul Tibbitt (director) Mark O'Hare </Td> <Td> October 28, 1999 (1999 - 10 - 28) </Td> <Td> 2515 - 109 </Td> <Td> N / A </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="9"> SpongeBob is tired of always getting scared on Halloween and being called "Scaredy Pants", so he decides to dress like the Flying Dutchman to get revenge . For his costume, SpongeBob realizes that a real ghost has a round head, and that he has a square one . Patrick shaves SpongeBob's head, making it round . The real Flying Dutchman appears and explains to the people how offended he is by people dressing up as him for Halloween, and that SpongeBob's costume is the worst of all . He takes off SpongeBob's costume, which revealed that his brain is exposed as a result of Patrick's shaving . Subsequently, everyone runs away, including the Dutchman, leaving SpongeBob satisfied to finally have succeeded in scaring people . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 13b </Th> <Td> 13b </Td> <Td> "I Was a Teenage Gary" </Td> <Td> Edgar Larrazabal </Td> <Td> Steve Fonti, Chris Mitchell, and Mr. Lawrence </Td> <Td> Steve Fonti (director) Chris Mitchell </Td> <Td> October 28, 1999 (1999 - 10 - 28) </Td> <Td> 2515 - 117 </Td> <Td> N / A </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="9"> SpongeBob trusts Squidward to take good care of Gary while he goes to a jellyfishing convention . However, Squidward neglects him and Gary falls sick . SpongeBob calls the veterinarian, who gives him a syringe filled with snail plasma . Squidward accidentally injects the serum into SpongeBob's nose, causing SpongeBob to turn into a snail . The transformed SpongeBob approaches Squidward who runs in fear, accidentally injects himself with the serum, and thus turns into a snail himself . The three snails are last seen meowing a song on a fence at night, which annoys Patrick . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 14a </Th> <Td> 14a </Td> <Td> "SB - 129" </Td> <Td> Tom Yasumi </Td> <Td> Aaron Springer, Erik Wiese, and Mr. Lawrence </Td> <Td> Aaron Springer (director) Erik Wiese </Td> <Td> December 31, 1999 (1999 - 12 - 31) </Td> <Td> 2515 - 129 </Td> <Td> N / A </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="9"> After being invited by SpongeBob and Patrick to go jellyfishing, Squidward refuses and wants to be away from them . He hides inside of the Krusty Krab's freezer, getting trapped in there . Two thousand years later, the freezer finally rusts open and Squidward finds himself in "the future ." Attempting to get back home using a time machine, he accidentally goes too far back . After meeting prehistoric versions of SpongeBob and Patrick, he successfully gets the time machine working again, only to break it "mid-flight ." As a result, he experiences "a surreal realm of nothingness". Suddenly realizing his loneliness, he attempts to escape and lands in the time machine room . He begs it to return to the present, which it does . However, he finds that he's now famous for inventing "jellyfishing" after having shown it to prehistoric SpongeBob and Patrick . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 14b </Th> <Td> 14b </Td> <Td> "Karate Choppers" </Td> <Td> Tom Yasumi </Td> <Td> Aaron Springer, Erik Wiese, and Merriwether Williams </Td> <Td> Aaron Springer (director) Erik Wiese </Td> <Td> December 31, 1999 (1999 - 12 - 31) </Td> <Td> 2515 - 135 </Td> <Td> N / A </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="9"> SpongeBob is constantly practicing karate with Sandy, but Mr. Krabs forbids SpongeBob to do karate after attacking the customers at the Krusty Krab and threatens to fire him for good . They attempt to forget karate, and go to the park instead . However, while slicing sandwiches, they begin doing karate again, which is seen by Mr. Krabs . SpongeBob gives Mr. Krabs permission to fire him . However, Mr. Krabs finds out that karate chops can replace knives, so he forces SpongeBob and Sandy to slice Krabby Patties this way, which earns him more money . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 15a </Th> <Td> 15a </Td> <Td> "Sleepy Time" </Td> <Td> Edgar Larrazabal </Td> <Td> Paul Tibbitt, Ennio Torresan Jr., and Mr. Lawrence </Td> <Td> Paul Tibbitt & Ennio Torresan Jr. (directors and artists) </Td> <Td> January 17, 2000 (2000 - 01 - 17) </Td> <Td> 2515 - 141 </Td> <Td> 2.00 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="9"> When SpongeBob goes to sleep, he gains the ability of astral projection (because of Mrs. Puff) and ventures into his friends' dreams . After a journey to his friends' dreams, SpongeBob then goes back to his own dream . When he wakes up, everyone is in his room, upset that he messed up their dreams . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 15b </Th> <Td> 15b </Td> <Td> "Suds" </Td> <Td> Edgar Larrazabal </Td> <Td> Paul Tibbitt, Ennio Torresan Jr., and Mr. Lawrence </Td> <Td> Paul Tibbitt & Ennio Torresan Jr. (directors and artists) </Td> <Td> January 17, 2000 (2000 - 01 - 17) </Td> <Td> 2515 - 132 </Td> <Td> 2.00 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="9"> SpongeBob tries to fall asleep but fails . He decides that eating a seanut butter and jellyfish sandwich would help, but he accidentally leaves his refrigerator door open . The open refrigerator gives him a bad case of a sickness similar to the common cold called the suds, causing him to sneeze bubbles out of his pores . Unfortunately, Patrick foolishly tells SpongeBob that going to the doctor is a terrifying experience . SpongeBob asks Patrick to cure him, but he only makes it worse . Sandy then takes SpongeBob to a real doctor, who prescribes the "sponge treatment", involving SpongeBob being used to clean dishes, a car, a mans back, a human foot, and the floor . The treatment cures SpongeBob completely and he is given a lollipop . Patrick wanting a lollipop then fakes having the suds and gets the painful "starfish treatment" in which he is used to clean a cactus and a toilet . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 16a </Th> <Td> 16a </Td> <Td> "Valentine's Day" </Td> <Td> Fred Miller </Td> <Td> Chuck Klein, Jay Lender, and Merriwether Williams </Td> <Td> Chuck Klein (director) Jay Lender </Td> <Td> February 14, 2000 (2000 - 02 - 14) </Td> <Td> 2515 - 128 </Td> <Td> N / A </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="9"> SpongeBob and Sandy set up a Valentine's Day treat for Patrick, a hot - air balloon made completely of chocolate, at a Valentine's Day - themed park . Unfortunately, their plan is delayed, as the balloon is attacked by scallops . SpongeBob gives Patrick a handshake in order to keep the balloon a surprise . Patrick nearly goes insane with rage, but SpongeBob's treat for Patrick arrives, and Patrick becomes friends with SpongeBob and Sandy again . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 16b </Th> <Td> 16b </Td> <Td> "The Paper" </Td> <Td> Fred Miller </Td> <Td> Chuck Klein, Jay Lender, and Mr. Lawrence </Td> <Td> Chuck Klein (director) Jay Lender </Td> <Td> February 14, 2000 (2000 - 02 - 14) </Td> <Td> 2515 - 134 </Td> <Td> N / A </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="9"> SpongeBob plays around with a gum wrapper Squidward threw on his yard . SpongeBob uses his imagination to have fun and do amazing things with the paper, and Squidward becomes jealous and attempts to take it back . However, SpongeBob refuses to give it back, as he promised not to . Squidward desperately begs SpongeBob for the paper, and is not successful until he agrees to trade everything he owns . However, Squidward does not have fun with the paper, and realizes that it is completely worthless . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 17a </Th> <Td> 17a </Td> <Td> "Arrgh!" </Td> <Td> Sean Dempsey </Td> <Td> Sherm Cohen, Vincent Waller, and Merriwether Williams </Td> <Td> Sherm Cohen (director) Vincent Waller </Td> <Td> March 15, 2000 (2000 - 03 - 15) </Td> <Td> 2515 - 130 </Td> <Td> 2.10 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="9"> SpongeBob, Patrick, and Mr. Krabs play a board game based on the legend of the Flying Dutchman, which involves an in - game treasure hunt . Mr. Krabs likes the game so much that he wants to go on a real treasure hunt . In their hunt, SpongeBob and Patrick find the treasure, but Mr. Krabs says that all of the treasure belongs to him . They begin fighting over the chest, and their arguing wakes up the Flying Dutchman, who appears and congratulates SpongeBob and Patrick for digging it up for him . He takes the treasure, but gives them two gold coins . Mr. Krabs asks for a reward, but receives only a tiny plastic treasure chest . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 17b </Th> <Td> 17b </Td> <Td> "Rock Bottom" </Td> <Td> Tom Yasumi </Td> <Td> Paul Tibbitt, Ennio Torresan, and David Fain </Td> <Td> Paul Tibbitt & Ennio Torresan (directors) </Td> <Td> March 15, 2000 (2000 - 03 - 15) </Td> <Td> 2515 - 138 </Td> <Td> 2.10 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="9"> When a delightful day at the glove - themed amusement park called Glove World is over, SpongeBob and Patrick take the wrong bus when they are trying to go home and end up in the abyssal zone of Rock Bottom . Patrick gets on a bus to go home and accidentally leaves SpongeBob behind . SpongeBob makes several unsuccessful attempts to get on a bus . Meanwhile, he meets a friendly - looking anglerfish, who has SpongeBob's balloon from Glove World . The creature blows up the balloon, ties it to SpongeBob's wrist, and allows him to float up the cliff and back to Bikini Bottom . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 18a </Th> <Td> 18a </Td> <Td> "Texas" </Td> <Td> Sean Dempsey </Td> <Td> Sherm Cohen, Vincent Waller, and David Fain </Td> <Td> Sherm Cohen (director) Vincent Waller </Td> <Td> March 22, 2000 (2000 - 03 - 22) </Td> <Td> 2515 - 139 </Td> <Td> N / A </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="9"> Sandy is homesick and wishes she was back in Texas . SpongeBob attempts to cheer her up by organizing a Texas - themed surprise party at the Krusty Krab . They go to Sandy's house to ask her to come to the Krusty Krab with them, but she tells them that she is leaving Bikini Bottom to go back to Texas . SpongeBob and Patrick are shocked by this, so after making several insults about Texas and getting Sandy angry, they lure her to the Krusty Krab . Sandy realizes how much her underwater friends care about her, and that Bikini Bottom has become her true home, so she decides to stay . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 18b </Th> <Td> 18b </Td> <Td> "Walking Small" </Td> <Td> Sean Dempsey </Td> <Td> Aaron Springer, Erik Wiese, and Mr. Lawrence </Td> <Td> Aaron Springer (director) Erik Wiese </Td> <Td> March 22, 2000 (2000 - 03 - 22) </Td> <Td> 2515 - 133 </Td> <Td> N / A </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="9"> At Goo Lagoon, Plankton arrives to turn the beach into the future site of a Chum Bucket branch, demanding that everyone leave the beach . However, no one listens to him, due to how small he is . He concludes that he needs someone big to help clear the beach for him, and encounters SpongeBob . Plankton decides to trick SpongeBob into being "assertive" in order to get the things that he wants . After a series of cruel and nasty actions by SpongeBob, everyone leaves the beach . Plankton then reveals his true intentions to SpongeBob, making him very upset . SpongeBob defeats Plankton by becoming "aggressively nice", performing kind actions that attract the people back to the beach . Plankton leaves the beach, disgusted by the overwhelming amount of kindness . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 19a </Th> <Td> 19a </Td> <Td> "Fools in April" </Td> <Td> Fred Miller </Td> <Td> Aaron Springer, Erik Wiese, and Merriwether Williams </Td> <Td> Aaron Springer (director) Erik Wiese </Td> <Td> April 1, 2000 (2000 - 04 - 01) </Td> <Td> 2515 - 140 </Td> <Td> N / A </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="9"> At the Krusty Krab, SpongeBob pulls numerous playful and harmless pranks on people . Squidward gets so annoyed that he pulls his own cruel and nasty prank on SpongeBob in retaliation . It ends poorly as SpongeBob runs for home, physically and emotionally hurt . Squidward goes to see SpongeBob to apologize, but finds it impossible to say "I'm sorry" to him . He is able to say it by putting a bubble over his head, so that SpongeBob cannot actually hear his apology . Squidward walks away, saying that his conscience is clear, but is confronted by memories of what he did . He goes back and genuinely apologizes to SpongeBob . Suddenly, SpongeBob fully opens his front door, revealing that everyone else is inside behind him, and witnessed Squidward's apology . Squidward states that he was fooling them as well before running away to his house while laughing maniacally . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 19b </Th> <Td> 19b </Td> <Td> "Neptune's Spatula" </Td> <Td> Fred Miller </Td> <Td> Chuck Klein, Jay Lender, and David B. Fain </Td> <Td> Chuck Klein (director) Jay Lender </Td> <Td> April 1, 2000 (2000 - 04 - 01) </Td> <Td> 2515 - 137 </Td> <Td> N / A </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="9"> <P> While at the Fry Cook Museum, SpongeBob pulls a legendary spatula out of a bucket of grease, summoning King Neptune . King Neptune challenges SpongeBob to prove his ability, as he is not pleased to find that SpongeBob is the one destined to be his eternal fry cook . At the competition, King Neptune makes 1,000 burgers in the time it takes SpongeBob to make just one, winning the challenge . However, when Neptune shares his patties with the audience, they find that they taste terrible . Neptune is angered by this and tastes SpongeBob's patty, and finds it to be delicious . SpongeBob is declared the winner, but when he finds out that his friends cannot come with him to Atlantis, he refuses to go . He instead arranges for Neptune to be a trainee under him at the Krusty Krab . </P> Guest appearance: John O'Hurley as King Neptune . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 20a </Th> <Td> 20a </Td> <Td> "Hooky" </Td> <Td> Edgar Larrazabal </Td> <Td> Sherm Cohen, Vincent Waller, and Merriwether Williams </Td> <Td> Sherm Cohen (director) Vincent Waller </Td> <Td> April 8, 2000 (2000 - 04 - 08) </Td> <Td> 2515 - 136 </Td> <Td> N / A </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="9"> <P> Mr. Krabs comes into the Krusty Krab warning everybody of the fishing hooks appearing in the waters surrounding Bikini Bottom . Patrick encourages SpongeBob to play on them with him, thinking they are not dangerous . Mr. Krabs catches the two playing on the hooks and warns them never to do it again . The next day, SpongeBob tries to avoid the hooks but gives in to temptation, gets caught on one, and runs to the Krusty Krab for help . The hook ends up removing SpongeBob's clothes in front of Pearl and her friends, and he runs naked to his house, embarrassed by the incident . As it turns out, Squidward was the one fishing, to teach SpongeBob a lesson . </P> Guest appearances: John Lurie and Jim Jarmusch (archival recording) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 20b </Th> <Td> 20b </Td> <Td> "Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy II" </Td> <Td> Tom Yasumi </Td> <Td> Chuck Klein, Jay Lender, and Mr. Lawrence </Td> <Td> Chuck Klein (director) Jay Lender </Td> <Td> April 8, 2000 (2000 - 04 - 08) </Td> <Td> 2515 - 131 </Td> <Td> N / A </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="9"> <P> SpongeBob wins a conch shell that can summon Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy in emergencies . However, he abuses this privilege, constantly calling the superheroes to help with everyday tasks . Eventually, the two heroes are exhausted, and SpongeBob apologizes, explaining that he just wanted to spend time with them . As a result, they let SpongeBob join them on their daily patrol, but he ends up doing several accidental things, annoying them . At a diner, Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy decide to "ditch" SpongeBob by asking him to search for their theme song on the jukebox . Outside, however, they are attacked and trapped by their arch nemesis, the Dirty Bubble . SpongeBob comes outside to tell them, and sees their predicament . He asks the Dirty Bubble for his autograph, saying that he is his favorite supervillain, and "accidentally" pops the Dirty Bubble with a pencil tip, saving the day . </P> <P> Note: This was the last episode to use traditional cel animation . </P> Guest appearances: Ernest Borgnine and Tim Conway as Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy, Charles Nelson Reilly as the Dirty Bubble . </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> No . overall </Th> <Th> No. in season </Th> <Th> Title </Th> <Th> Animation directors </Th> <Th> Written by </Th> <Th> Storyboarded by </Th> <Th> Original air date </Th> <Th> Prod . code </Th> <Th> U.S. viewers (millions) </Th> </Tr>

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