EPISODE GUIDE

SpongeBob SquarePants
Season 1.

41 episodes in the catalogue. Explore the stories and air dates, then choose an episode to open FRAME’s player.

1. Help Wanted

Air date: 1999-05-01 · 8 min

Encouraged by his best friend, Patrick Starfish, SpongeBob overcomes his fears and finally applies for that dream job as a fry cook at the Krusty Krab. Challenged by the owner, Mr. Krabs, and his assistant Squidward, to prove himself worthy of the job, SpongeBob rises to the occasion, with the help of one very special spatula, by feeding a sea of ravenous anchovies.

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2. Reef Blower

Air date: 1999-05-01 · 3 min

SpongeBob's tendencies toward the extreme are highlighted in this four minute short. In an attempt to keep his yard meticulous, Squidward picks up the single shell sitting in an otherwise perfect lawn and tosses it over to SpongeBob's yard. Finding the perfect use for his electric, high powered 'reef blower,' SpongeBob goes to work. Squidward had no idea what chaos lay in store for his quiet afternoon at home.

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3. Tea at the Treedome

Air date: 1999-05-01 · 11 min

When SpongeBob meets Sandy Cheeks for the first time, she invites him over to her glass enclosed home. SpongeBob finds the biodome is full of air, something he's never seen. Slowly when there, he is shriveling up and desperately searches for water. Sandy comes up with a quick solution to the problem.

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4. Bubblestand

Air date: 1999-07-17 · 11 min

SpongeBob introduces Patrick and Squidward to his unique talent, the art of bubble blowing. After first turning his nose up at this plebeian pastime, Squidward accepts the challenge and attempts to surpass SpongeBob's level of expertise. Squidward's plan to humiliate SpongeBob completely "blows up" in his face.

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5. Ripped Pants

Air date: 1999-07-17 · 11 min

When SpongeBob tries to impress Sandy Cheeks at Mussel Beach, he accidentally rips his pants. SpongeBob is embarrassed until he realizes the beach crowd thought he jokingly did it on purpose. SpongeBob's ripped pants are the hit of the beach, until he pushes the joke too far.

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6. Jellyfishing

Air date: 1999-07-31 · 11 min

When SpongeBob and Patrick find Squidward is recovering from a bicycling accident, SpongeBob and Patrick decide to take Squidward jellyfishing with them so that he can have his "best day ever." Good intentions notwithstanding, SpongeBob and Patrick thrust poor Squidward into the far more hazardous rigors of their favorite pastime.

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7. Plankton!

Air date: 1999-07-31 · 11 min

SpongeBob falls victim to a scheme by the evil Plankton, Mr. Krabs' minuscule arch-rival with the Napoleon complex. Plankton hides out in SpongeBob's head and takes control of his brain. SpongeBob finds he must fight his own body to prevent himself from handing over the secret Krabby Patty recipe to Plankton.

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8. Naughty Nautical Neighbors

Air date: 1999-08-07 · 11 min

Squidward plays a joke on SpongeBob and Patrick, but the joke backfires on Squidward.

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9. Boating School

Air date: 1999-08-07 · 11 min

It's exam time again at Mrs. Puff's Boating School.

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10. Pizza Delivery

Air date: 1999-08-14 · 11 min

Mr. Krabs has SpongeBob and Squidward make the first successful pizza delivery.

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11. Home Sweet Pineapple

Air date: 1999-08-14 · 11 min

SpongeBob is losing his pineapple house to parasites.

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12. Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy

Air date: 1999-08-21 · 11 min

SpongeBob and Patrick learn that their heroes, Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy, are in fact living in the Shady Shoals underwater retirement home.

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13. Pickles

Air date: 1999-08-21 · 11 min

SpongeBob loses his self-confidence when an arrogant customer claims SpongeBob forgot to put pickles on his Krabby Patty.

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14. Hall Monitor

Air date: 1999-08-28 · 11 min

Mrs. Puff's Boating School picks SpongeBob as this weeks Hall Monitor.

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15. Jellyfish Jam

Air date: 1999-08-28 · 11 min

Over the repeated warning of his friends, SpongeBob takes a wild jellyfish home.

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16. Sandy's Rocket

Air date: 1999-09-04 · 11 min

Sandy has taken on the enviable mission of taking a rocket ship into outer space.

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17. Squeaky Boots

Air date: 1999-09-04 · 11 min

Mr. Krabs surreptitiously gives SpongeBob a pair of squeaky boots in lieu of pay.

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18. Nature Pants

Air date: 1999-09-11 · 11 min

SpongeBob decides to leave his industrialized life and live off the land with the jellyfish.

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19. Opposite Day

Air date: 1999-09-11 · 11 min

Fed up with SpongeBob and Patrick, Squidward decides to sell his house.

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20. Culture Shock

Air date: 1999-09-18 · 11 min

There's a talent show at the Krusty Krab and Squidward takes over the planning.

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21. F.U.N.

Air date: 1999-09-18 · 11 min

The evil Plankton tries to steal a Krusty Krabs' Krabby Patty.

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22. MuscleBob BuffPants

Air date: 1999-09-25 · 11 min

SpongeBob gets pumped up with the aid of inflatable muscles.

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23. Squidward the Unfriendly Ghost

Air date: 1999-09-25 · 11 min

Squidward's accidental pasting by a flying shell haunts SpongeBob and Patrick.

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24. The Chaperone

Air date: 1999-10-02 · 11 min

When Mr. Krab's daughter Pearl is stood up, SpongeBob agrees to step in.

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25. Employee of the Month

Air date: 1999-10-02 · 11 min

Mr. Krabs dupes SpongeBob into believing he might break his winning streak and lose to Squidward.

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26. Scaredy Pants

Air date: 1999-10-28 · 11 min

It's Halloween and SpongeBob is the easiest to scare in Bikini Bottom.

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27. I Was a Teenage Gary

Air date: 1999-10-28 · 11 min

Squidward reluctantly agrees to take care of SpongeBob's pet snail, Gary.

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28. SB-129

Air date: 1999-12-31 · 11 min

Fleeing from SpongeBob and Patrick's consistent noise, Squidward winds up frozen.

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29. Karate Choppers

Air date: 1999-12-31 · 11 min

SpongeBob and Sandy's incessant Karate sparring is starting to wreak havoc in the Krusty Krab.

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30. Sleepy Time

Air date: 2000-01-17 · 11 min

SpongeBob suddenly posses the ability to visit the dreams of his friends.

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31. Suds

Air date: 2000-01-17 · 11 min

SpongeBob comes down with a case of the Suds, an illness which turns him into a bubble-maker.

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32. Valentine's Day

Air date: 2000-02-14 · 11 min

Patrick feels snubbed when SpongeBob's Valentine's Day gift doesn't arrive as planned.

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33. The Paper

Air date: 2000-02-14 · 11 min

When Squidward discards what to him is a worthless gum wrapper, SpongeBob teaches him that this piece of paper can be a magical toy.

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34. Arrgh!

Air date: 2000-03-15 · 11 min

A pretend search for gold turns into a real treasure hunt.

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35. Rock Bottom

Air date: 2000-03-15 · 11 min

SpongeBob gets on the wrong bus and finds himself lost in a mysterious part of the sea.

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