The FORGOTTEN SpongeBob Special

[@btanman]

WHA WHA WHA IT'S BEEN AN HOUR??????????? THERE'S NOT EVEN 1K VIEWS YET???? AND ITS AT 112 DOLLARS??????? WHO ARE YOU PEOPLE It has now been 8 hours, $400. What the barnacle.

[@bombsity]

Mwahahahahaaah. >:)

[@IncredibleCactusRoll]

Bow down to James Issac Newtron

[@fr3e.]

ngl tho, charities >>>> paid sponsorships

[@gavinnnnnnn]

@@fr3e. real

[@Nameixist]

400 MONIES GOOOODD JOBB AMAZING WORK!!!+

[@curse_word]

The second song is actually a parody of "Give Peace a Chance" by John Lennon, which explains the good rhythm and the hippie outfits at the end

[@rexgrounds]

I knew it sounded familiar!

[@bostonrailfan2427]

exactly…it’s also why it got used for years afterward by the network for promos on NickToons

[@christianmaster32x20]

​@rexgrounds that or your a earthbound fan which uses the song as the sound stone in the game as a sample

[@juliusnepos6013]

Oh, that is why

[@heehoopeanut420]

THANK YOU, stuff like this drives me crazy😂 it's like i know they're referencing something!

[@dunkanbulk14]

Plankton felt shoehorned, it made the plot into a "let's save the Krusty Krab" story than an environmental one

[@carlos6126]

and they STILL didnt let that shit fly

[@Mr.MasterOfTheMonsters]

It doesn't even make sense. Plankton is broke, and there is no way anyone with enough influence and money to build a superhighway would waste it in a failed business like the Chum bucket. Maybe there is something I'm missing, because it's been many years since I watched this episode. But still.

[@matti.8465]

​@@Mr.MasterOfTheMonsters To be fair, Plankton is almost always shown to have unlimited resources for inventions despite the state of the restaurant.

[@ZakWithTwoZs]

Something so incredibly wholesome about seeing a charity goal get absolutely obliterated. Don't care if it's $5 or $5000, seeing strangers come together to go above and beyond is amazing.

[@destinationunown]

OH IT'S THIS EPISODE. MAN I REALLY DID FORGET ABOUT THIS. it is so weird... it just feels like an episode and not a special.

[@juliusnepos6013]

Yeah

[@ddmaycare]

yeah!! i remember watching this episode a lot but i had zero clue that it was a special

[@destinationunown]

@ddmaycare I mean, I get why it is important it just also felt so much like any other episode. Environmental awareness is worthy of a special, especially with spongebob. I wouldn't mind them trying again

[@shadow__bubby]

​Normally whenever it's a special ​@@ddmaycare patchy the pirate will at least show up and tell us

[@jesusq.moreno548]

Exactly what I was thinking

[@crimson-xD]

this is actually one of my favorite specials

[@crimson-xD]

i heavily agree with your point on pacing

[@ThatGuyRNA]

Same on all counts

[@Lil_xmangle14]

Same

[@DoodleBobFG]

Same, The Great Patty Caper is more forgotten

[@itshel2677]

I have fond memories of the episode but don't remember more than the "give peace a chance" cover. I guess it's kinda mid but mid is the new perfect.

[@charoncharon-s1m]

"A Squarepants Family Vacation" has got to be my favorite forgotten Spongebob special

[@Just_some_guy742]

​@@ambertheaterroad

[@voxistaken]

@@Just_some_guy742road.

[@sei_jian]

@@voxistaken road.

[@soggywater8]

​@@sei_jianWhen I'm on the road.

[@StevenJones851]

When I'm on the Road!!

[@flutterfan2625]

i actually mainly remember this one solely for the fact i remember a rumor that this was supposedly gonna be the last spongebob episode ever before that idea got thrown out

[@lemonsmug]

Dude, same but for that one goodbye krabby patty episode

[@Firehot4321]

For some reason I remember that too

[@Xaaaach]

I remember Songebob’s Last Stand. It was kind of weird. It’s more of a PSA than anything, giving nods to protecting forests from urbanization. I’d assume it just fell to the wayside because of that.

[@domibark]

According to Wikipedia: "Around the time of the episode's release it drew criticism from American conservatives, who argued that Nickelodeon was promoting environmentalism through this episode". Though I'm pretty sure I read somewhere that the writers didnt intend on it being a PSA, they just needed a plot and it happened to be about that.

[@thediabolicalraisin8953]

​@domibark which, I mean....if it promoted environmentalism, that's a good thing

[@ChickenNugget-v8v]

Songeob

[@saikamagoichi9202]

I remember watching this episode as a kid. I never realized it was a special until I rewatched it a couple of weeks ago. I like the episode but it just doesn't have a very unique plot or setting compared to the other specials like Christmas Who Dunces and Dragons or Atlantis Squarepantis.

[@teriyakiriceboy1243]

I remember really liking this special as a kid. It even prompted me stand on the corner by my house with a sign that said "make every day earth day", but I wrote it in pencil so absolutely no one could read it lol.

[@realleon2328]

Truly a classic child moment

[@evanrosman9226]

I did not forget SpongeBob's Last Stand.

[@Joel-oy5zc]

It's satisfying to hear someone bring up that the writers somehow FORGOT A MAIN CHARACTER'S NAME when writing this episode. "Sandy Squirrel" sounds like a name someone would make up just from seeing a picture of her. It's honestly a pretty good microcosm of why this special is so forgettable: The showrunners were just phoning it in during production.

[@digitalzealot7026]

I remember being SO excited for this episode when it came out, to the point where my mom brought me the DVD from RedBox, which I still have for some reason 😭 and I still forget this exists sometimes 😭

[@A_kool_Person]

They got rid of Redboxes 😭😭😭

[@digitalzealot7026]

@@A_kool_Person Omg reallyy?😭

[@bostonrailfan2427]

@@digitalzealot7026just went out of business

[@emofurryboyfriendasmr]

there's still a red box near me !!!!

[@Tp_hedgelinghog]

Yeah, Redboxes are increasingly rare, or all gone​@@digitalzealot7026

[@suedonnym]

I think it's interesting how this special falls into the same trap a lot of environmentalist media aimed at kids does, where the value of nature is established, ironically, by the value our protagonists can extract from it. In The Lorax (2012) it's clean air and the ability for a kid to impress a girl, in this special it's the ability to keep jellyfishing.

[@kellenoconnor4396]

I think I’m kinda fine with it honestly, it’s usually established that way in the beginning, usually more as a hook for kids watching to be interested in/understand. I don’t think most kids really understand the inherent value of the environment. The thing is that later on, after things are destroyed, you do see the wider effects, allowing the kids watching it to actually some to understand a wider value to the environment than initially presented, rather than just assuming they already believe there is one.

[@suedonnym]

I appreciate that perspective, it doesn't totally devalue everything the stories have to say and of course it's there to make the subject more approachable for kids. It's moreso an issue when you give this kind of kids' media the kind of genuine critical examination you would any other art, which it sadly wasn't written to stand up to. It's not the most egregious sin in the world I just see it as a cheapening of the story just because "it's for kids"

[@MonsterRat1000]

@@suedonnym that's not really cheapening a story though, it's more like making it digestible for kids who don't have the same ability to grasp the importance of certain things that adults do. I'm all for not acting like kids are completely stupid (because they're not), but there are just certain things that kids won't understand

[@suedonnym]

@@MonsterRat1000 I meant moreso in a narrative sense, in that making the primary drive behind the characters advocating for the environment personal leisure kind of inherently skews the angle the fiction is taking. even if it's followed up on with other reasons, the plot ultimately only happened because the characters wanted something and the environment happened to provide

[@shaansingh6048]

because it’s rare in both children and adults to care about the environment without seeing an explicit upside for them.

[@wildbill7942]

FORGOTTEN??? I WISH I COULD GET THAT FUCKING JELLYFISHING SONG OUT OF MY HEAD SINCE IT AIRED. FORGOTTEN. YOU MAKE ME LAUGH.

[@dotrawrrr]

same i dont know why "give jellyfish fieeeeelds a chance" why is it catchy

[@placeholder_009]

I really remember this special, especially the part with the Krusty Krab underneath the highway. It was such a break from what I normally associated Spongebob with. Seeing the KK is such a dilapidated state was really memorable. I also remember playing the flash game associated with this episode on the Nick website, and it was harder than anything i'd ever played at that point (I was 9) and my dad tried to help me beat it but he was worse than me lol

[@expendableindigo9639]

I remember having so much fun with the Dunces & Dragons flash game.

[@RyanMorgan-i9r]

'Our vietnam protestors' got me Nevermind I just heard the tiananmen square thing I'm fucking dying

[@T-01-31-ALEPH]

13:06 "Grass grows, birds fly, sun shines, and bruddah? I hurt people." - Scout

[@Kyranyoutubevids]

"Boink!"

[@thegoldenknight6283]

I’m a force of nature.

[@Kyranyoutubevids]

@@thegoldenknight6283 "BONK!"

[@thegoldenknight6283]

@@Kyranyoutubevids you were from, where i was from, you be f##kin dead.

[@Jelehman]

Hey somebody keeping track of how many heads I’ve batted in? BONK

[@Hamantha]

13:12 that was the cheekiest, stupidest tf2 reference that snuck its way and brotha, that deserves a subscription. Fantastic. Amazing.

[@justinganz1173]

I love that you're donating the Ocean Institute. Such an amazing place to see different animals did a field trip there in 2007 and was amazing. Such a great place to donate to.

[@Birthday_Dad]

Just brought the donation amount to $420. Great cause and great video

[@btanman]

I am still in shock, we are FOUR TIMES THE GOAL. FOUR TIMES. HOW?!

[@Auroraborealymusic]

@@btanmannow 7x

[@destinymeme3113]

@@btanmanyou’re 8 times the goal now lol

[@alexthornton8805]

That was one of my favourite episodes I’ll be honest I forgot it existed but I vividly remember watching that with my dad and we had a very wholesome conversation on the importance of environmental awareness and its where I learned my dad was a volunteer firefighter and that my grandpa was a conservation officer and was super passionate about the environment it’s one of my fondest memories

[@quinnmcmanus3562]

As soon as you described it I immediately knew which episode you were talking about. I didn’t realize how unpopular it went

[@gemstone108]

The “Sandy Squirrel” thing is honestly the thing I hear talked about the most from this special in a “how did they fuck up so bad??” kind of way. Also memes of the hippie designs which i always found pretty funny imo

[@Mikadasia]

I completely forgot about this episode but as soon as I saw the first second in 2:50 my memories suddenly flashed through my brain The spongebob effect needs to be studied lmao

[@andromedatants8940]

Spongebob's Last Stand is one that comes to mind for me when I think of spongebob specials but only because of nostalgia bias. I have memories of being a young kid and making sure the TV was working so I could watch that special when it aired. But I always found it odd that no one ever talked about it, not even in commentary vids

[@Frysken]

Seriously crazy coincidence - I've literally had the "Jelly-lelly-lelly Jelly" song stuck in my head all week, and this video gets uploaded today.... Small world.

[@CaveMiner]

I actually always liked SpongeBob’s Last Stand

[@NoahJamesGaming]

same

[@sboxes5447]

I watched it before

[@theflightengineer_]

This was genuinely my favourite episode of the show as a little kid. I probably haven't seen it in at least 5 years, so you've just brought back some really old memories for me.

[@queennai6471]

this episode had so much potential to be one of the greatest episodes

[@madolynjoy]

It’s so cool to see the donations already at 5x the original goal in one day.

[@skylarcat3]

I was so hyped for this special when it came out, I managed to download it onto my Ipod Nano. Even on a tiny screen it was the best thing. Granted, I was like 9, but still.

[@maxwheatley4497]

It took me 18 years to finally discover SpongeBob's House Party! SpongeBob's Last Stand is a classic. I even rented it from the library as a kid, lol.

[@themanbehindtheslaughter676]

Love the Moonview Highway in the background when you’re talking about the super highway!! Adds a nice touch to the subject haha

[@btanman]

SOMEONE NOTICED, THANK YOU! I tried to link most of the tracks to stuff that I talk about (like the desert theme from NSMB wii for the dust bowl bit)

[@rebirthphoenix5646]

I got that too as soon as it played too lol

[@skellyartzidations4524]

Wow! An actual good post intro announcement that isnt a scam product ad read. The fact its actually related somewhat to the video topic is unique.

[@OmegaRejectz]

Traffic engineers always stop 1 lane before fixing traffic congestion

[@dippin4dots]

9:43 You are sitting on the Krabby Patty Formula right here, that is a great video idea, just exploring the depths of the Spongebob Wiki and finding nautical nonsense, porous holes in facts and logic, and stretches like these that flop hard.

[@amesstarline5482]

I remember roughly when it was teased- I don't know if I watched it live or not, but it definitely felt like a distinct moment of Spongebob.

[@thetrashman1120]

Another easily forgotten one is “It came from Goo Lagoon”. I don’t remember it being anything to write home about nor an abomination worth condemning, but then again I can’t speak towards its quality since I haven’t seen it since it aired like over 10 years ago (Jesus Christ that’s scary)

[@gameuniverse5973]

Felt like the purple orbs was a more boring version of the jellains

[@_vanessajane]

Wasn't that the one weird episode with the goo bubble coming out of the ocean and floating towards Bikini Bottom? Damn that one sucked.. Easily one of the most boring out of all episodes

[@shaansingh6048]

I remember that one because of the very creepy video MatPat made on it

[@VonWasHere13]

I Really Liked That Special, I Never Forgot It But I Never Knew It Was A Special

[@AbsoluteBot806Not]

Same dude honestly the logic behind this video is just weird lol I thought id see an episode i genuinely haven’t ever seen yet were talking about the famous clip of patrick and sponge Bob being total hippies

[@VonWasHere13]

@@AbsoluteBot806Not Yeah

[@xdramen538]

spongebobs last stand is my favorite episode. ive had it on a dvd as a kid and own it on itunes to rewatch. happy to see a video about it

[@sydneyskindasquare]

I’ve been watching SpongeBob for my entire childhood, every special you named at the beginning I had a vivid memory of. But the moment you named SpongeBobs last stand, I racked my brain for so long before cracking and googling it.

[@feuerstern3001]

I personally remember this episode very much (although I didn't know it was a special). It was playing in the background while I had my first kiss xD

[@newtfigton8795]

Lol

[@MASTEROFEVIL]

That's a weird way to remember a cartoon 😂

[@birdboy16]

SpongeBob got you that kiss, don’t forget that

[@amaikarai5007]

New subscriber! Your videos deserve so much more love. Having a charity placement rather than an ad was so refreshing

[@warrenmfouapon]

When the world needed him, he came back

[@themspaintwizard3584]

I remembered this special, but it felt more like a random episode in my mind rather than a full blown special!

[@genericgamingpodcastsreddi3728]

this unironically might be my favorite spongebob special, so cool to see someone talking about it!

[@SuperUnknownPerson]

I love the use of mario kart wii toad turnpike music

[@moonxliqht]

this episode is literally one of my favorite spongebob episodes ever. its so fucking good

[@nyxcal]

this and truth or square were my favorites as a kid, my brother and I would sing the “give jellyfish fields a chance” song nonstop

[@Selleri_]

I really like this episode, but it was interesting to hear about gripes others have with it.

[@Ur_fav_prototype]

That actually used to be my favourite episode when I was younger

[@OmaeOPTC]

Really? This is quite the memorable episode for me. Sometimes me and my siblings randomly go "GIVE, JELLYFISH FIELDS! A CHANCE!" 😭😭

[@familybroakajonny]

I absolutely adore this special The best part is OBVIOUSLY the jellyfishing song duhh

[@macreator9497]

i was like please don't say ocean cleaning but your choice seems so wise :)

[@btanman]

I had a lot of trouble trying to find a decent charity. I wanted to do ocean cleanup stuff, but there seems to be a LOT of back and forth on how effective it actually is (or how much of a negative impact it makes), so I wasn't super sure.

[@seafoamspirit3484]

oh, this sounds familiar, but we never realised it was a special!

[@sober_katz]

forgotten?? i've had that jellyfish song stuck in my head for years!

[@EternalStar2401]

This is at least one of the funniest specials

[@madelineg2515]

I'm gonna be honest I randomly get Give Jellyfish Fields a Chance stuck in my head regularly

[@Vampire.Princess666]

9:14 extremely underrated joke

[@NPGLAMB]

You made $700 congratulations. It was a great fundraiser. Very kind hearted

[@SpungyBoyob]

only an hour up and you're at 112 dollars donated. Way to go!

[@allensu9363]

Man this was one of my favorite special

[@TheSandshrewBoss]

This episode got a lot of bummer space in the month leading up to its premier. I remember watching it (maybe 14?) and not liking that they blamed the environmental damage on plankton and that the fields were *instantly* healed. I needed a Lorax moment at the end and I was denied 😅

[@bloomdies]

lol this one was my fav as a kid, always loved when it came on because the give jellyfish fields a chance song is so catchy to me. awesome video!

[@sebroart]

WAIT OMG I REMEMBER THIS EPISODE!!! It felt like a fever dream!!!

[@hypermelons8406]

I LITERALLY LOVED THIS EPISODE AS A KID

[@Queen_PerfectHeart_S2]

i can never forget this special, no matter how hard i try

[@ShockwaveFPSStudios]

I remember being one of the first couple of kids who saw SpongeBob’s Last Stand when it initially aired on Nick. In fact, much like Truth or Square, Nick was advertising this big time, as it somewhat made younger kids like me hyped for it. That said, while I can’t say about my little kid thoughts on SpongeBob’s Last Stand as that was 14 years ago… I can say as an adult that the Special’s just a no brainer. It’s your standard SpongeBob special where the characters do something, as well as stopping Plankton. Compared to the Great Patty Caper, It’s a SpongeBob Christmas, and Frozen Face Off, Last Stand had potential to be one of best specials, but as it is, it’s just another attempt at trying to end SpongeBob except not really. I mean seriously, it’s clear Nickelodeon doesn’t want to end SpongeBob, so there was no point in making a special called SpongeBob’s Last Stand, when it’s not even the series finale of the show. The special really doesn’t feel like a finale, in fact I argue Truth Or Square would’ve been a better finale to the Tibet Era of SpongeBob (I say Tibet because we all know the SpongeBob SquarePants Movie’s basically the end of the Hillenburg Era, unless you count Season 4 as the end of the Hillenburg Era despite it being the first season Paul Tibbit was a Showrunner of) but that’s just me.

[@StarboundRose]

7:43 my man if you’re criticizing the pacing you can’t use One Piece as an example lol

[@whybetrayerispoison5413]

Truer words have never been said

[@willum214]

It's so forgettable that I forgot that I already watched this video, and the thing that made me remember was the fundraiser

[@NerdMiGerd]

I think doing an environmental story makes for a great SpongeBob special, and the visuals are really top notch here. That’s kinda the main thing I remember in this one. I just wish Plankton didn’t hijack the plot, it’s such an uninteresting turn for this special.

[@Impalingthorn]

"THIS ISN'T A SPONSOR OR AN AD READ." Me, finger posed over the KZbin Home button, slowly easing off: "Very well, I will hear your plea to innocence."

[@degariuslozak2169]

Never knew this one was a special, in fact out of all the specials this is the one that I know the most

[@BinglesP]

Props for using the SpongeBob SquigglePants fanfare SFX for the chapter transitions

[@btanman]

SOMEONE NOTICED, I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR SO LONG punk artstyle >>>>> all the other styles hands down

[@superiorcorpse]

dude i still have this on a goddamn dvd lmao also loved the video

[@speedowarrior1239]

Very underrated thank you for mentioning it

[@aluxtaiwan2691]

What? In my country this episode are on repeat for multiple times(could be because its educational value). And for younger me it's pretty solid episode and hippy costume are quite funny so I remember it pretty clear. I even remember how to sing Chinese translation version of jellyfish song.

[@MinerB2023]

This is actually a great episode, it might be in my top 10.

[@Technicolor-vo7ii]

The way my smile faded as soon as i saw the clash of triton

[@jussjaiko]

This episode used to rerun at the weirdest times, I forgot this episode was more than a standard 12 minutes

[@moderateatlife8496]

this video deserves wayyy more views

[@samv.3217]

How metal would it have been if the special ended with Squidward actually showing up and using his clarinet to summon the remaining jellyfish to strike down plankton for his crimes, blaring Bury The Light from DMC 5?

[@themement3616]

13:55 oh my god the image jumped with the "bah"

[@Pierced_Light]

ONE PIECE REFERENCE. Also love the video. Very well made and executed keep up the good work man these videos are fun to watch

[@ph6251]

Such a weird coincidence, I just watched this one the other day because I had just tossed Spongebob on for background noise

[@randywhooo]

brooooo i been looking, seeking, searching for this ep, I knew it existed. IDGAF this was one of my favorite ep, I only seen it once on tv years ago, I always thought it was a lost ep. I knew as soon as I saw the title of this video. I always loved how they came tg and sang at the end.

[@spongebobfan78]

This special was actually well... special to me because it caught me off-guard. I had a bootleg DVD (3rd-world problems) that contains random assortment of episodes that aren't Seasons 1-4 (there's a lot of Seasons 1-3 bootleg DVDs that I got sick of tired of those), and Last Stand caught me off-guard when it felt like it was running a lot longer than a regular episode and the story felt like SpongeBob and Patrick were losing hard, so I was actually hooked. That small scene of SpongeBob "fainting" after hearing Krabs executing his plan, then Squidward asking what is it, him being shocked and comforting SpongeBob hit hard for a very young me.

[@faeri_]

I was severely underwhelmed by this special lmao. Like I remember it ending and being like “that’s it?”

[@kidsschool1515]

Atlantis SquarePantis is One of my favourite episodes

[@stumpmemes8352]

when i was a kid this was actually one of the only specials that aired lol. That damn jellyfish fields song kept getting stuck in my head

[@blamingfish432]

I LOVE THIS EPISODE

[@sackboyjr0775]

me too, probably one of my favorite episodes of season 7 lol

[@AlexDaeling]

I did NOT forget this episode donate to charity

[@neonthunder3261]

All we've been tryna say is give Jellyfish Fields a chance

[@LDT2001]

This is one of my favorite specials. Havent seen it since I was in second grade, but I remember that age because I remember me and a friend singing the jellyfish song like 14 years ago

[@AbsoluteBot806Not]

This was my favourite episode…

[@Faniwa828]

I can't believe people forget about this one. This and Atlantis Squarepantis are the first ones I think of when I think of specials

[@FungusUnited]

I donated 20 bucks of my hard earned cash since hillenburgs birthday wasnt too long ago

[@Papaw_YeeHee]

13:10 TF2 REFERENCE?!?!?!

[@Engieanimations]

SAME PFP

[@That-mant]

Let’s go