Ranking Every OG SpongeBob Episode from WORST to BEST (142 Episode Tier List)

[@jacobbrock6631]

There’s so many times where I was like “ how is this episode this low?” Only for it to be followed up with all like 80 episodes after it also being bangers. This show is just special man

[@chairsilla]

Fr

[@The3arthquake]

i kid you not, i genuinely thought that Idiot Box had ACTUAL IMAGINATION SCENES up until i rewatched it a few years ago. i was mindblown when i realized it was actually just my imagination. it's crazy how great our imaginations were as kids. i'm not saying it's any worse now that i'm older, my imagination still runs wild to this day, but man i couldn't believe that was just all in my head

[@stale.baguette]

SAME!!

[@FallenA1]

I remembered being apart of the imagination with SpongeBob and Patrick! I would even go inside a box to get the feeling that SB and PS had

[@feathdev000]

Well, the sequel episode “Squidiot Box” just aired not too long ago, and that has actual imagination scenes. But it’s apparently not as good for that very reason.

[@FallenA1]

@@feathdev000 people just think that just because it’s just the same thing as the original, it’s just unimaginative

[@jbleichman]

Don’t you mean it was your 🌈IMAGINATION🌈

[@raydarcarter6721]

The fact that I went "oh I like this episode" starting from the second to worst thing on the list really says something

[@ToyotaKudoFan]

Same, I love House Party. Shocked to see it ranked second last.

[@spingleboygle]

house party is lowkey in the middle of D-tier and C-tier

[@TheREAL_WatermelonCat]

Same house party is really good imo

[@T.Gonz1216]

I kinda see House Party differently than others because when I was younger I had, and maybe still have, this DVD with a few miscellaneous episodes like house party and the valentines day one

[@cato3277]

Let it be a testament to how solid these episodes are.

[@yadiravazquez2865]

My favorite thing about the “Squeaky Boots” episode is that Mr. Krabs last freak out was like a reference to Edgar Allen Poe’s “Tell Tale Heart”. Extremely well done and hilarious.

[@ryanstefan9378]

It’s crazy SpongeBob is so good that even D and F tiers I’m like “that’s a a classic”

[@AHaber007]

Yeah i really dont agree with alot of the f/d tier ranks.

[@5uper5kill3rz]

Yeah same, I’ve always loved music and the songs in ‘the sponge who could fly’ are simply iconic to me, they’re like a core memory within my childhood, I get the feeling the poster doesn’t really care for music that much but I enjoyed the video

[@nobodyinparticular3606]

Mrs. Puff You're Fired deserved WAY better.

[@Aiden-ham]

1:26:53 That shot of Bubble Bass grabbing Squidward and just throwing him across the room has to be one of the funniest visual gags in the whole show

[@Magnemite_]

i've heard that the reason they did this was because they needed to get squidward out of the shot and couldn't think of a more reasonable way to do it, so they just did something ridiculous instead

[@AlwaysSleepy13]

More behind the scenes on SpongeBob knowledge 😤

[@DavidRichardson-yb3ef]

100% agreed. I honestly think that’s the funniest moment in the series. As someone who’s watched a shit ton of SpongeBob in my life, that moment is one of the 3-5 moments in the show that can still make me laugh out loud

[@malachioom]

It's so funny because it makes sense the first time he does it, it's to move squidward out of the way so he can confront spongebob but that second time he just does it for no reason

[@hat4621]

for some random reason, I paused the video right on that frame and checked the comments to see you comment about it

[@soob127]

graveyard shift not making it to top 20 is sinister work

[@lvl1rock]

Fair enough! That’s a great episode

[@aceroro21]

One of my favorites bro. Introduction to horror tbh🙂‍↕️

[@donnadelrey]

the noseferatu reference at the end is so funny and unexpected

[@picoroja]

Christ is Lord

[@dweebosupremo5904]

agreed wholeheartedly. opposite day, clams and hall monitor also got snubbed.

[@richcantgame]

Bubblebass having the pickles from last time under his tongue still was crazy levels of hatred for no reason.

[@JH-xm5sn]

Why did he have car keys under his tongue tho? Lol

[@JrIcify]

@@JH-xm5sn He has a whole goblin stash under there.

[@davidthecommenter]

he got a whole inventory under that tongue

[@pretendsushi2929]

Similarly great scene is when Mr Krabs bashes Squidward saying "get away you barbarian" in squids day off

[@spingleboygle]

and the car keys were a whole new level of absolute hysteria

[@scurvyirving265]

Wishing You Well is iconic because of the line “That means he’s afraid of santa clause, HO HO HO” “PATRICK YOURE SCARING HIM”

[@5uper5kill3rz]

Also didn’t it have SpongeBob singing in it? For me, any episode featuring songs are hugely nostalgic and memorable

[@Themobilerager]

Yeah theres is a song in Wishing You Well, honestly one of my favorites

[@jasonganslaw7314]

Yeah the “it means he’s afraid of Santa Claus” line and and whole scene has such great time timing and delivery

[@garronjohnson483]

Chimps ahoy had one of my favorite jokes in the whole series as a kid. Sandy has a helmet that lets you communicate with peanuts. So SpongeBob puts it on and talks to a peanut. "It says, 'It's dark in here'" and then later the peanut gets put in a grinder with a screaming sound and you just see SpongeBobs face fall in grief and Taps starts playing. Still kills me and I can't quite put my finger on why.

[@jamiepeacock6555]

I know! I think it’s far from the best, but it’s still really good. Sometimes the characters being stupid to be stupid and arrogant is funny. Sometimes the envelope is pushed too much like in season 6, but sometimes the jokes just land like in the Wishing Well episode. That’s just my opinion though.

[@cevothy]

Its crazy how many episodes i remember. Turns out SpongeBob was a big part of my childhood

[@danmulholland1634]

Agree

[@chask420]

same i never realized how much of it i watched but ive seen almost all the first few seasons

[@axelsanchez5849]

I literally remembered them all

[@rootuser429gr7]

same thing i was thinking about dude thats crazy that many people like me feel like they remember a small number of episodes... turns out i remember them all

[@CatalinaLinal7710]

The fact that we reach the great episodes at basically 29:00 with one entire hour left to go really tells you how amazing this show was in it's golden era

[@enbeats2762]

Was just thinking that when I got to around there and looked to see how much longer I had of this video, really crazy to think about

[@real1mem3s]

Okay? It's his opinion. Why are you holding so much weight to it? He's just some dude.

[@enbeats2762]

@@real1mem3s what are you yappin about big bro?? 🤣🤣

[@mattpatt4976]

@@real1mem3s in what context is this exactly?

[@CatalinaLinal7710]

@@real1mem3s my comment very clearly conveys that I don't disagree with him in that regard. That's why I giving it weight. Should be obvious, but okay, man. Whatever ruined your day.

[@nuclearblues52]

The funny thing is, I knew every single one of these episodes, but couldn’t tell you a title of any of them. I just never paid attention to that as a kid. I loved every story, and the adventures I went on with all of my underwater friends in Bikini Bottom. This video legitimately made me cry, because I can remember SpongeBob being there for me through so many things I went through as a kid. There are some episodes that, while not being written so well, made me laugh over and over again, no matter how bad I felt inside. Thank you for this. I know it’s just a tier list video, but you really helped me remember just how much this show means to me.

[@discoshark7767]

I knew I wasn’t the only one who didn’t know the episode names! I genuinely couldn’t tell you a single one, maybe, just MAYBE 1 or 2 but I couldn’t tell you a single one on the fly

[@cousinmajin]

I studied the names on purpose so I would be able to know every single one by heart. I was a weird kid.

[@TheBfutgreg]

This is me with Simpsons, but even then there weren't any title cards, I just found out the Simpsons' episodes had any names at all well after the fact, like 2013 or so The Title Card for Spongebob was part of the appeal, along with the music accompanying the episode, like "Something Smells"....so sinister and funny given the context

[@jordanriver722]

Me too 😢

[@hippiecheezburger5457]

I loved the ps2 game battle for bikini bottom even got remastered on PS4 to experience some nostalgia

[@ClipsThatTakeUpStorageOnMyXbox]

I like how quiet a lot of the early episodes were. Many moments with no background noises or music, it’s peaceful.

[@linewizard]

I specifically remember thinking "I think this show might be bad now" when I saw Chimps Ahoy as a child. Probably the first time I ever had a critical thought about a TV show.

[@felsics9441]

Literally I had this exact same experience. I remember watching and being like…Why isn’t this funny? This is supposed to be funny.

[@shrimpscampin]

I didn't like them introducing a mammal other than sandy, idk why it felt cheap

[@ravedeath7690]

For me it was the "Best Day Ever" episode. I remember watching the musical number at the end with my sister and both thinking to ourselves "Wow this is lame as fuck"

[@Jayshiver]

For me it was A Pal for Gary. Even though there were some old ones i didn’t like that much (i was a teenage gary/squirrel jokes), it felt so mean-spirited and anti-fun to watch that it made me lose a lot of my love for Spongebob in general. I always changed the channel when it came on

[@5uper5kill3rz]

Yeah I remember thinking the chimp characters just didn’t fit within the SpongeBob aesthetic at all, felt wrong

[@maxgraivier2024]

1:19:28 Fun Fact: Before creating Phineas and Ferb, Dan Povenmire worked on SpongeBob as a writer and was the one who created “The Campfire Song Song”.

[@Aflay1]

Ahhh! Perry the Platypus, I see you've stumbled upon my campfire-songinator! Yes, I'm taking a short vacation from scheming to enjoy nature. You know, it's nice to just a nice hike INTO MY TRAP! 🪤 Haha!! Now you may be wondering how a catchy song possibly be evil. Well, it all started...

[@Diamondarcher3]

I love that man. I didn’t know that, but it tracks with what I love about the song and phineas and ferb

[@Mswordx23]

Dang, in hindsight, that song does have that same Phineas and Ferb feel!

[@alakazamlover4908]

@@Aflay1 didnt....didnt doof do both a camping scheme AND a "catchy song" scheme?!

[@Tacos18]

And he originally wanted Patrick to say "LETTERS LETTERS LETTERS LETTERS" But the others decided to have him say random letters

[@BackupChannel-nq6fg]

“It’s a giraffe” was the moment I thought of for the bubble blowing episode

[@AustinRBa]

My wife had never seen Spongebob, so I bought the first 100 DVD set and we watched them. "It's a giraffe!" Broke the ice for her, shes loved SpongeBob ever since. Still her favorite episode, and scene.

[@waylolz1561]

@@AustinRBa i love that so much

[@Snuredrams]

I’m here to file my grievance. Shanghai’d is legitimately one of the funniest pieces of media ever created and should be much, much higher on this list.

[@Magnemite_]

facts, it's easily in my top 5, the perfume department scene (especially "i have an idea. let's leave") will never leave my head as long as i live

[@WitchChangkyun]

Agreed

[@occultpyromancer]

i wish he had ranked it higher! *the episode moves up one place*

[@DirectorOfChaos9292]

GRIEVANCES?! THIS WHOLE TOWN IS A GREIVANCE

[@theactualchrust]

@@Magnemite_ I literally quote this scene when I actually wanna leave

[@BababooeyGooey]

You KNOW the comedy of A-tier and onward Spongebob is on point when even clips where he's talking over them still bring tears to your eyes.

[@EthanPricco]

Shanghied is still my favorite Spongebob episode. There are so many good jokes and underrated lines in it. One of my favorite lines in the show is from this episode. It’s when the Dutchman tells SpongeBob and Patrick that he’s going to eat them. They scream then Patrick says “wait, I have an idea”, SpongeBob says “what is it Patrick!?” and he responds with “let’s leave”. It doesn’t really seem that funny when I explain it, but it makes me crack up every time I watch the episode.

[@nava1436]

LEEDLE led,E leedle ,ee

[@jessehammer123]

You’re good! You’re good! You’re good!

[@jessehammer123]

But the door is locked! And the only way out is through the…perfume department!

[@jessehammer123]

Yeah, also definitely bare minimum in my top ten, very likely top five. What an episode.

[@voltagespc6097]

No Weenies Allowed at 115 made my jaw drop. Good list though.

[@ragingraichu219]

Yeah, that one I definitely didn't agree with, lol.

[@UnlimitedChill655]

Nails without milk is a joke that is better than whole episodes of other shows.

[@DUKEHadToDoItToEm]

Yeah that episode is easily top 25 if not 50 at least on any real fans list I think

[@joeyjorczak406]

dude yeah that episode is easily in my top 20

[@charlesezelle465]

For me it was that at "D" and snowball effect at "C". Imo two of the best & most quotable episodes besides Club Spongebob. Then again I also respect most other picks of the video

[@Naruto_from_the_Naruto_show]

Thr craziest part of all, is how they managed to create many memorable moments in 11 minute episodes. TIME. AFTER. TIME. AGAIN.

[@lucrekijin]

Ikr! The one that makes me feel like this the most is Clams. It's insane to me how they fit so many different moments in the plot in just 11 minutes.

[@chairsilla]

​@@lucrekijinfor me, it's pre-hibernation week and chocolate with nuts

[@jamiepeacock6555]

@@lucrekijinClams is probably in my top 10-15. Mr Krabs breakdown was so hilarious.😂

[@urfavvvcoraline]

its the way I can watch a small clip of a SpongeBob episode and tell you at least one meme from it is crazy

[@jamiepeacock6555]

@@urfavvvcoraline I know. SpongeBob is so good. I still watch it from time to time. Even after the true glory days there are still iconic moments like handsome squidward.

[@andyghkfilm2287]

Ghost Host above Krusty Towers is kinda wild

[@cellyzs]

eh theyre not that far from each other

[@fruitpun6h]

Krusty towers is way too low anyways

[@stormdoesgaming8919]

@@fruitpun6h Agreed! Not only is it a really fun episode, but it also genuinely has one of my personal favorite jokes in the series: Mr. Krabs: *freaks out about the hospital bill* Squidward: You're not gonna have a heart attack, are you? Mr. Krabs: Not at THESE prices!

[@AfterlifeAnubis]

Made me cry how the fact that the two best episodes of this childrens show is the community rallying behind the two most important characters right when their wills are finally broken, both feeling like their purpose in life had been failed, until the people come together and let them know "Hey regardless of how much you annoy us, we respect and value you as one of our own and we want you to succeed".

[@SpunchBop-ru3nz]

the piano jokes in fear of a krabby patty are hilarious to me for no reason at all

[@jaden_bricker]

The CH Greenblatt effect

[@Jowii2me]

I’m sorry but Krusty Towers is an honorary golden episode. Literally every single line is iconic and it’s just absurd joke after joke after joke, it never slows down. One of my absolute favorites. IMDB also seems to agree as it’s the highest rated of season 4 and higher rated than even many Season 1-3 episodes. “We shall never deny a guest, even the most ridiculous request!”, “This is a hotel??”

[@PhantomOfficial07]

ngl I feel like this episode was originally made for season 3 but they didn't have time

[@S4ltyTar0]

"What's in this thing, rocks?"

[@katlyndobransky2419]

Genuinely so funny! One of my Personal favorite episodes! “This is a test? I DIDN’T STUDY”

[@yentzy8547]

I'd swap it's spot with secret box, I found that one pretty repetitive and not necessarily very fulfilling and I'm surprised it placed so high.

[@tracark2255]

@@PhantomOfficial07 no it wasnt

[@cokane8387]

Krusty towers being so low is a crime

[@redjack7296]

That's my favorite

[@Subremedy]

It's super mid lol

[@unknown6390]

​@@SubremedyHonestly I remember it being funnier than I remember. The highlight is the ending when the whole tower falls apart

[@LakituAl]

it gets carried by the "we ran out of cheese" joke for me

[@MollyDollyy774]

I agree, _"Krusty Towers"_ was a great one, I'd put that around high S Tier

[@BackupChannel-nq6fg]

Fun fact: the paper is the rarest episode since it only airs after the Valentine’s Day episode

[@taiwanisacountry]

Not here in Denmark. Because we do not celebrate valentine's day. So that is an American thing.

[@Clefablestarz]

I didn't even know the paper was an episode before this list don't execute me

[@axelsanchez5849]

I never watched the Christmas episode on TV. I had to watch it online out of curiosity because it was the only OG Spongebob episode I had never watched

[@BackupChannel-nq6fg]

@@axelsanchez5849 I had it on dvd as a kid

[@myowncomputerstuff]

I was born in the late 90s and grew up watching SpongeBob. It's such a strange feeling to see an old episode of SpongeBob that I never knew existed until now.

[@fitzlepop8101]

Two things I still say to this day! "We have technology" and "He's just standing there, MENACINGLY!!!"

[@UnohanaMash]

Mr Krabs selling SpongeBobs soul for not even a dollar will forever be the funniest thing in all of media for me

[@jessehammer123]

Because the comedy comes from it being a small amount too, due to inflation the joke just gets funnier and funnier over time. A shame jokes about comically large amounts of money get less funny over time.

[@UnohanaMash]

@@jessehammer123 exactly, what makes it even more hilarious is the fact that Krabs didn't even KNOW how much there was in the Flying Dutchman's pockets. Meaning it could've been 10 dollars, 2 cents. Or just 62 cents lmao

[@pangobara8182]

​@UnohanaMash He did know how much. He asks how much before he agrees. Honestly, him saying "That depends, how much we talkin?" before selling him for under a dollar is even funnier imo

[@UnohanaMash]

@@pangobara8182 yea, went back and rewatched, but him asking "how much we talking" implies that basically ANY sum would've been enough for him...what I believe is the most hilarious part is that Spongebob returned after thirty seconds because of how fucking annoying he was to the FD LMAOOO

[@a2rhombus2]

You know a show is good when we're describing episodes as "bulletproof" and we're not even in the top 50 yet

[@Molega54]

Never thought of Pickles like that, but now thinking about it that way and looking back at it, it’s a phenomenal episode, especially considering it was season one

[@GinoParra]

Man, seeing pickles as #1 initially had me thinking you had a slight bias, since i had Band Geeks as #1. But as you were explainjng how significant it is to see SB redeem his identity really did bring a tear to my eye. You're absolutely right.

[@derkommissar4986]

Fuck i shouldn't look at comments before finishing the video.

[@oshwaflz]

dude i felt the same way. I forgot about pickles tbh and i was like "what could be above band geeks" and then as he explained it i cried a little.

[@keithlemmons_]

Its an opinion video bro, the entire list is biased

[@shadow_master7303]

I felt the same, I was like "seriously, that one?" but after his explanation and the refresher, I understand it now

[@superdogthegreatest]

I had chocolate with nuts at one off good memories tbh

[@groerhahn225]

This is the first time that I thought about every single golden age Spongebob episode in such detail, and it made me realize how much the show influenced my values growing up. I'm convinced that I'm a better, more rounded person because of it. All thanks to Stephen Hillenburg and his little show. Rest in peace, Stephen.

[@bigal_3000]

The fact I haven’t seen some of those episodes in decades and I still remember them so vividly when you bring them up goes to show how amazing this show was early on

[@rudeboyspodcast]

Dying for Pie is still number 1 in my heart. Every joke lands and it is the best-written episode in the whole series.

[@taiwanisacountry]

It is amazing, but so are all the top 5s. They are all amazing. I do agree that Pickle should be nr 1, but I do understand why anybody would take any of the top 5 and put them as their number 1. :-D

[@dontyouworryaboutit_]

oh these aren’t pies. they’re bombs. from a bomb factory. legendary

[@DZ-DizzyDumm]

Tbh, he DID say that all of the top 10 are close enough that you can reorganize it however you want and it'd still be good

[@chairsilla]

Oh these aren't homemade, they were made in a factory; a BOMB factory. They're bombs.

[@astrobeef8231]

"maybe you can get away with it the first few years of airing it to kids, they'll just laugh about it, but when those kids grow up and make a KZbin video tier listing your episodes 20 years later, this one will be in F tier." These are the things that keep me up at night.

[@Lycanzoid]

I wish you went into the Idiot Box episode more, the imagination scenes are SO iconic. Spongebob and Patrick dramaticizing a desperate escape from an avalanche that parodies a war movie because Squidward kicked the box is SO harrowing to watch as an adult and the jokes hit so well with its concept.

[@zyynomian]

“You're going to have to cut them off with a saw! No, Patrick, I can't do that! Why not? Because I already cut off my own arms.” Like how was this a kids show? 😂

[@shiddyangler]

The "my leg!" scream as the SpongeBob universe's Wilhelm scream will never get old.

[@DUKEHadToDoItToEm]

Hash Slinging Slasher being their way of saying he's a drug dealing murderer to get the adult joke past censors is probably the best instance of an adult joke in any kids cartoon ever

[@alexisdawnx]

WHAT

[@pinetreepizza]

Damn, you're on the good shit aren't you?

[@DUKEHadToDoItToEm]

@@pinetreepizza like every single day brother Just started making some hash of my own recently infact

[@SobeCrunkMonster]

hash is a food that a typical cheap place would have on a menu, its not weed hash lmao. corned beef hash etc???

[@bobf9749]

Doubtful about the drug dealing. Hash in this case is just the breakfast side dish.

[@jennafay8256]

no weenies allowed at #115 is enough to make me lose all trust in this tier list. that episode is PURE gold!

[@TheREAL_WatermelonCat]

Agreed, I had the same feeling about "have you seen this snail?"

[@owenwilliams3510]

@@TheREAL_WatermelonCattea at the treedome was it for me

[@nmweissm]

skill claw in D tier sealed this list's fate for me. AT LEAST C tier imo

[@tweer64]

Same with putting "Welcome to the Chum Bucket" in S tier.

[@vamplife333]

I was looking for this comment, possibly a top 15 episode for me

[@britishkamikaze]

I love how no commentary was needed for #66 “He was number one!”

[@Crable2]

There were some weird rankings I won’t lie. Squidward the unfriendly ghost for example being way to low imo. But having pickles as number 1 might be one of the most based opinions on the internet. I had such an emotional connection to this episode and I’m glad you see it too.

[@thecodester6669]

This i've seen. This was like now the tenth ranking kf the golden era episodes where apparently i'm the only guy to enjoy all 3 s3 specials(all 22 min)

[@TotalDramaHarold]

Bro has beef with season 4

[@nosredep7873]

too low*

[@BoldandBrash12]

@@TotalDramaHaroldseason 4 kinda sucks

[@TotalDramaHarold]

@@BoldandBrash12 Eh, I liked it

[@BrynCole-r8s]

the most nostalgia ive ever felt in my life.. and such good takes. thanks brother for the trip down memory road

[@belowaverageasian7197]

Excellent job doing an objective analysis on so many episodes! I’ve already watched this twice it’s so entertaining!

[@DanilegoPlays]

My personal SS tier: 1- SB-129 2- Band Geeks 3- Graveyard Shift 4- Chocolate with Nuts 5- KK Training Video 6- Wet Painters 7- Rock Bottom 8- Mermaidman and Barnacle Boy V 9- Christmas Who? 10- Club Spongebob This was a lot harder than I thought

[@Schlaym]

I think I agree with you. SB-129 and Band Geeks touched me emotionally far more than a funny cartoon has any right to.

[@dr_popcorn]

god the KK Training video is so good

[@matthewcook4643]

I personally loved Can You Spare a Dime and No Weenies Allowed too.

[@TheBangladeshMapper]

I loved just one bite and squidvile and also grandmas kisses

[@peacefusion]

I would switch training video and wet painters with #1 hat and Sandy homesick.10 with SB house party.

[@ScottDerkez]

Amazing; thank you for giving me a new appreciation for these episodes on such a deeper level. I never thought I’d hear such an analysis of Pickles of all episodes; well done.

[@Cantodorum]

Whatever other people say, holy shit dude, the whole video is an absolute masterpiece. Sure, some ranks in the lower tiers may have been interchangeable, yet the leading episodes of each tier (including SS) depict a real understanding of what makes the whole series (season 1-3 lol) such a memorable masterpiece to this day. With nostalgia in mind, sure, those earlier episodes stick way deeper in out memories than that soulless crap modern Spongebob is, but with so many episodes representing and explaining current topics such as strikes, existentialism and human interaction in manifold it really shows how it is something more than just silly jokes. Thank you a lot for the time and effort that went into creating this list!

[@laurenelizabeth_9745]

Can’t believe we’re gonna talk about the pre-hibernation episode and NOT mention how Pantera did the music and how iconic that is

[@spicytuna62]

Flats' dad's delivery of "Great! Now he's gonna kick _my_ butt!" is a line that lives rent-free in my head.

[@haleyshaffer2239]

I’m glad you addressed karate island because I remember riding hard for that episode and then rewatching it present day and it has NO substance or anything clever like at least frycook games had funny and relevant events

[@BackupChannel-nq6fg]

I remember the video game based on it

[@flyinyoku3543]

​@@BackupChannel-nq6fgYeah i remember playing so many of those spongebob flash games as a kid

[@kauanjos3199]

Yeah Karate Island is basically Og dragon ball Muscle tower but without any of the funny jokes. We even have a chubby fish that is exactly like the monster Goku fights

[@stormdoesgaming8919]

I have respect for it, since the karate master was literally voiced by none other than Pat Morita himself before he passed.

[@universal_wisdom3416]

“Having pride in your work is nothing to be ashamed of, it’s the only thing that makes it all worthwhile” THIS is only one example from millions for why SpongeBob was so pivotal for me as a kid. Genuine life advice snuck into a humorous kids show. Not to mention I learned how to tie my shoes from that one SpongeBob episode.

[@andyghkfilm2287]

Remember; licking doorknobs is illegal on other planets

[@moarmosspatoproductions1475]

55:32 Not to mention it has three endings.. but the only cons to those endings is the fact that two of them end the same way with the Flying Dutchman eating them. SpongeBob's won with them turned into fruit in a blender and chased by the Flying Dutchman as a vegetarian, as SpongeBob wished for in his ending.

[@jamespotter6209]

Personally I think ranking SpongeBob episodes is insane. I could sit through all 142 of these and enjoy every single second of it

[@chickensandwich9977]

That was an awesome video At first, I was like "a long video about a stupid cartoon. Perfect background noise." But I genuinely started getting invested. Even though I didn't grow up watching SpongeBob (my parents didn't let me), you brought out what little memories I did have. The simple joys. The memorable bits. Thank you for making this

[@ItsPapaEddy]

Fuckin “firmly grasp it is fire” is a crazy sentence and made me lose my collective shit. Good show sir

[@Daniel_d573fjd]

The fact that you consider part of season 4 a part of the Golden age warms my heart.

[@7Kazi7]

Yeah, but he still put most of the episodes in dteir for some stupid retarded reason

[@neonthunder3261]

S4 and S5 slept on ngl. People still say they’re good but I feel like it’s more out of obligation than anything. Squidward in Clarinetland is honestly one of my favs

[@Daniel_d573fjd]

@@neonthunder3261 Clarinetland is all the way in season 7, but I agree

[@7Kazi7]

@@neonthunder3261 yeah

[@neonthunder3261]

@@Daniel_d573fjd swear it was season 5 i guess i forgot.

[@mattrjohnson]

i think your breakdown and reasoning for each tier is excellent and revisiting the original list from the 2000s is an awesome idea. as others in the comments have suggested, you can debate placements of your favorite episodes and moments amongst yourselves, but the overall curation and quality of the video is amazing! i love the style of OG spongebob tier list/video essay’s and this is up there with the best. great work man.

[@pineapplequeen13]

There were a few placements I wasn't expecting, but your reasoning for all of them was very good. You honestly made me love Pickles as an episode way more by painting it in the light of an identity crisis and eventual redemption arc. Great video and great list!

[@gabrielibarra5551]

The amount of top tier episodes i never got to see as a kid is criminal, ESPECIALLY sandys rocket and pizza delivery, im tempted to rewatch spongebob now just to relive the nostalgia but also finally get to see these gems

[@bobf9749]

You absolutely should. There’s no age limit.

[@AidanS99]

I really had to temper my feelings for this list, because I was saying “I really liked that episode” to half of the “F tier” episodes. 😂

[@lukamagicc]

It’s actually so accurate, season 4 is such a departure from the 1st 3 and the show never came back. I would have left season 4 off entirely if it wasn’t considered OG. It’s so bad compared to some of greatest cartoon television of all time.

[@AidanS99]

@@lukamagicc they got some of their stride back with Season 5. Some of my all time favorite episodes are in that season.

[@Favouritegam]

I heard people also like season 9....​@@AidanS99

[@Fisticuffss]

I love the video, great idea, you explain your points really well, just you putting the Christmas episode in C really hurts me

[@lvl1rock]

That’s fair, the Christmas episode is actually spectacular

[@kendallmonge649]

@@lvl1rock Yeah, TBH, if I were making a ranking, Christmas Who would easily make top 10. It's one of the few episodes that makes me genuinely emotional. It has so much pure heart to it. But it's not my ranking, and it's your opinion. Also, even if I don't agree with a lot of your rankings, you explained them so smartly, that it's hard to be too frustrated because you articulated your reasons well. This was a fantastic list.

[@Fisticuffss]

@@kendallmonge649 Ditto, while I think the Christmas episode should’ve been higher, I still respect and understand why you ranked other episodes higher.

[@PopLadd]

My family watches that special every Christmas season even as we're all grown up now. It's just GOOD.

[@miguelortiz8350]

Sb-129 is my all time favorite episode of all time. About damn time it gets some love. I am a huge sucker for reality bending and breaking episodes. Its fantastic. This and ed edd and eddy. I love episodes that just randomly go into that realm of WHAT?!

[@apfelstrudlOfOA]

Whoah, you too mentioned Ed Edd and Eddy here! I just posted my two cents in a comment here mentioning how I have never laughed so hard to a cartoon as I did watching The Strangler episode. Except for when I was 4 years old and watched a specific Ed Edd and Eddy episode where they built a dangerous roller coaster and rode it almost flying. I was so filled with excitement and thought it was hilarious! I have never seen either that scene or that episode since I was 4, and I'm 26 now. And I still remember that scene vividly. Thank you for your comment and thank you for reading and I wish you a great day!

[@abb13]

absolute banger. 100/10 recommend asking this guy what he's up to lately at a house party and getting recommended this video

[@michaelroy6630]

"Spongebob breaks his spatula and is naked the whole episode" S-tier synopsis

[@aplive58]

I strongly disagree with a ton of these picks, but respect the effort. Dropping a like.

[@lvl1rock]

you’re real for that

[@rasmus274]

Crazy how Squidward dominates the top 10, proving he is the best character to interact emotionally, plot-wise, psychologically, socially, comically with SpongeBob in the entire show

[@jazzora]

the nasty patty is still so fucking funny to me after all these years

[@kfcoyote]

This video gave me a new appreciation for spongebob, thank you I need to get whatever streaming service it's on.. i remember growing out of the show, but I'd guess that what actually happened was the episodes just became more annoying as the seasons went on. This video also made me remember so many episodes and scenes i forgot about! And just how much spongebob has affected us and how we unknowingly quote it all the time. It's like one of those things that can connect any two people (with limitations, obviously depends on the age group) Also, i gotta watch the spongebob movie again. I remember enjoying it SO much as a kid

[@lucasandrews5689]

Graveyard Shift in B Tier is an actual tragedy, that's a top 5 Episode

[@JSmusiqalthinka]

The whole bit @ 33:00-33:24 is FIRE social commentary on how schools tend to not be very good at bullying prevention

[@ellisjealous]

The craziest part about Karate Island being #1 in the original list is that I doubt 50% of the viewers actually understood the punchline at the time.

[@WonkiWeaboo]

Which line

[@charliedreitzer4463]

@@WonkiWeaboo the timeshare bit

[@joshstaples]

respect all these takes but i actually really liked the episode where they all turn into snails, its like uncharacteristically fucked up body horror for early spongebob and reminds me of 90s nickelodeon cartoons like ahh real monsters

[@fouger3989]

Its crazy that I remember every one of these episodes more than 10 years later. Great ranking !

[@BonitoJoe111]

While Plankton is the most prevalent villain, I totally agree that Bubble Bass is arguably the best and most underrated of Spongebob villains, even more evil than Plankton. Why? Because he was he one of the few antagonists to almost singlehandedly cause the Krusty Krab to go bankrupt. He psychologically wrecked Sponge so bad that it forced Squidward to be the new fry cook. But his food was terrible and caused the customers to leave. Had this continued, Mr. Krabs would have went out of business for good, all because of ONE lie. Sure Krabs could've hired someone else, but who else could match Spongebob's fry cook skills AND work for cheap? Even besides that, Bubble Bass is a rare character that really tests Spongebob's fortitude. Him being a lazy, bossy, spiteful, overly-pedantic, and dishonest person in sharp contrast to Spongebob's hard working, easygoing, friendly, accepting, and honest personality. Nowadays, Bubble Bass is just a harmless neckbeard that lives in his mom's basement and is completely useless. But I'll always prefer Season 1 Bubble Bass as a really effective antagonist.

[@Jeremiah-pd5lm]

Bro in scaredy pants when squidward say “ I’ve came for your pickle” I Don’t blame SpongeBob for jumping like that I would be scared too

[@slippedonturd]

I wonder if they were being meta with it and referring to "Pickles"? Since that came after. That would be amazing

[@locha2581]

Man I gotta say as a fan of the show and as someone who’s watched a lot of top ten lists on epsiodes, seeing you pick genuine choices and not just going with obvious fan favourites was so satisfying. Seeing pickles at the top was so cathartic haha. Finally someone who loves that episode as much as I do! Dunno if it’s the number 1 for me but top 3 for sure.

[@tallskeleton]

Salty Spatoon being so far down hurt me

[@Pheminon1]

Personally, my absolute FAVORITE episode is Shanghaied. Literally SO MANY quotes from that episode, and you laugh like every 5 seconds Goated episode and the fact that it didn't make the original Top 100 list is absolutely digusting

[@nathanrakhman7176]

I 100% agree with you. I was absolutely shocked it was that low. Shanghaied is easily top 20, with all of its memorable/funny moments

[@zihark8444]

Great video! Going into the top 15 and my personal favorite, SB-129 hasn't appeared yet. Looking forward to finishing up the video. Well done :)

[@whysharktalesdvd3368]

its absolutely criminal that this only has 266 views

[@atroposV]

hey

[@Cardboard_Bot]

As someone who viscerally despised the Karate Island episode as a kid for reasons I couldn’t explain, this tier list healed a small part of my soul.

[@peanutbutter6720]

I feel that same way about Suds. I know intellectually that it’s a good episode, but every part of it has always made me extremely uncomfortable. I don’t think I have a single good memory involving it

[@sk1llerdrag]

The time share joke as an adult propels it a lot. Fucking hilarious to me

[@josiea.3855]

​@peanutbutter6720 so we all had an episode we absolutely despised as a kid for no reason? It was Spongehenge for me lol

[@JangaLangaBanga]

I know it's an easy argument to make that any kid from any era feels the same way as any other kid from any other era about their respective favorite childhood shows. And maybe there's a good amount of truth to that, but I don't think that means that shows don't vary in quality. And I'm biased because I was born in 1998, and still quote Spongebob in daily life to friends who also remember it as fondly, but I've also seen a lot of television and I don't think that it's very common whatsoever for a show aimed at an audience for children is so well written, acted, animated, has such great music, memorability and constant bar raising creativity. The show always demanded respect by respecting its viewers. It can be hard to be grateful for things in a mind that constantly resets itself in the present, assessing for threats and anxieties and "is that person looking at me?" But it's nice to be able to step back and appreciate how lucky we were to be at the right time and place and age to see this masterpiece of a show. Also, incredibly well made and satisfying video. I can tell how much time this took you to make and it's inspiring how committed you must have been. I may update this comment as the video goes on to include other blunders such as SKILL CRANE BEING OUTSIDE THE TOP 100!? WHAT!? Skill Crane is Top 50. C'mon! But the passion I feel for disagreeing with you is the same passion you felt that drove you to correct that abhorrent and distasteful list that was somehow voted on.

[@journeyburney]

Underrated comment, 100% agree

[@chiefelijah1]

You forgot the “hahaha hahaha… It’s a giraffe!” 💀💀🤣literally in my head rent free since I was 5

[@Squanto1776]

The house party episode being that low is genuinely criminal. It’s B tier at the worst imo

[@valoriePH]

Every time I watch one of these videos, I feel obligated to rewatch the Golden era again. Good shit

[@SJ-di5zu]

Krusty Towers and Nautical Neighbors should be so much higher lmao. Thought both were top 20 locks! Great video though

[@lvl1rock]

I respect those picks! Thx for watching :)

[@SJ-di5zu]

@@lvl1rockNo problem! I’ve been watching in bits and pieces and wow, I’ve underestimated how many great SpongeBob episodes there are. I keep seeing episodes from the 70-80 range, wondering why they’re not higher, but as I climb up the list I can see just how competitive seasons 1-3 really are

[@elismith5934]

Krusty Towers best EP in season 4 fs many iconic moments and a unique concept.

[@jagerzaku9160]

Krusty towers is way too low. For me it’s the best season 4 episode.

[@Karmy.]

The Paper is one of my all time favorites and so is Jellyfish Hunter, super happy to see that one in top 20 always thought it was an underrated gem from season 2 that doesn't get brought up much outside of Moar Krabs

[@XaleanderS]

"a new leaf" is severely underrated episode. Imagine just them being nice to each other again. Whole series would be different af.

[@zacharyzuver]

My Top 20 20. Jellyfish Hunter 19. Welcome to The Chum Bucket 18. F.U.N 17. Arrugh 16. Dying for Pie 15. Mermaidman and Barnacleboy 5 14. I Had an Accident 13. Wet Painters 12. SB-129 11. Frankendoodle 10. Pickles 9. Idiot Box 8. Krusty Krab Training video 7. Rock Bottom 6. Graveyard Shift 5. Shanghaied 4. The Camping Episode 🥉 Chocolate with Nuts 🥈 Pizza Delivery 🥇 Band Geeks Honorable mentions: Nasty Patty, Neptune's Spatula, Patrick Smartpants, Squid on Strike, and Spongebob Meets The Strangler

[@awokenkekw2866]

Rock bottom, pickles, neptunes spatula, and the one with plankton and bob in the beach are my favourites

[@sskkssa]

Rock bottom always made me uncomfortable as kid ngl

[@ScringleScrobble]

I kinda find it funny that, if Stephen Hillenburg's plan to end spongebob after the movie went through, the strangler episode would've been the last episode of the original show before the movie. I dunno, I just kinda find it funny that would've been the note they would've ended it on.

[@PowerfulRift]

Excellent video mate!

[@rockstarrzz7171]

Banging list, I personally wouldn't have Pickles that high and maybe 5 other placements I didn't agree with but overall very very strong list, great vid. Such a great show, I spent my childhood well, it really is surprising how well it holds up into adulthood.

[@Mxtthew24]

This just made me realize how many bangers they had. The sheer number is insane. The top 50 was just HITTER AFTER HITTER AFTER HITTER, good lord.

[@sonamiku1121]

That pickles episode is also my number 1 😂 not only it's like redemption arc or something but the amount of bubble bass throwing squidward was really making me laugh 🤣

[@TotalDramaHarold]

Why are all those banger episodes in D tier, KRUSTY TOWERS IN D TIER IS CRAZY

[@granttownsend1175]

Wow just stumbled upon this video and watched the whole thing and loved it! Obviously, i would make a few changes in my own personal ranking, but I really loved your picks! One thing this video made me realize is how few seasons are the golden era. I just looked it up and realized as i kid i gave up on spongebob after season 6, but when i was a kid, there were so many classics i had always assumed there were over like 10 seasons at the point because the show was so good. But after watching your video, it made me realize that like 95% of the episodes that i consider good is just the entirety of the first 3 seasons and then there was a huge drop in quality and as a kid i just didnt realize that all these classics were just 3 seasons. Still to this day, my favorite show from when i was a kid.

[@BroodVI]

One more video before I go to bed... The video: