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Season 1

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This article is about the first season of the main SpongeBob SquarePants television series. For the first season of Kamp Koral, see Season 1 (Kamp Koral). For the first season of The Patrick Star Show, see Season 1 (The Patrick Star Show).
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Season 1 is the first season of the show SpongeBob SquarePants. The season aired from May 1, 1999 to April 8, 2000


List of episodes[edit]

Title card # Title Premiere date
1a
"Help Wanted" May 1, 1999
SpongeBob applies for a job at the Krusty Krab.
1b
"Reef Blower" May 1, 1999
In a silent short, SpongeBob attempts to rid his lawn of a shell.
1c
"Tea at the Treedome" May 1, 1999
SpongeBob meets and befriends a land squirrel named Sandy Cheeks.
2a
"Bubblestand" July 17, 1999
SpongeBob sets up a bubblestand to blow bubbles at.
2b
"Ripped Pants" July 17, 1999
SpongeBob accidentally rips his pants at the beach.
3a
"Jellyfishing" July 31, 1999
SpongeBob and Patrick take Squidward to go jellyfishing.
3b
"Plankton!" July 31, 1999
Plankton tries to mind control SpongeBob to obtain the Krabby Patty secret formula.
4a
"Naughty Nautical Neighbors" August 7, 1999
Squidward breaks up SpongeBob and Patrick's friendship.
4b
"Boating School" August 7, 1999
SpongeBob gets Patrick's help to pass his boating exam.
5a
"Pizza Delivery" August 14, 1999
Mr. Krabs tasks SpongeBob and Squidward with delivering a pizza.
5b
"Home Sweet Pineapple" August 14, 1999
When SpongeBob's house is eaten by nematodes, he needs to find a new place to live.
6a
"Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy" August 21, 1999
SpongeBob and Patrick try to get Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy out of retirement.
6b
"Pickles" August 21, 1999
SpongeBob is left confused after he forgets to add pickles on a Krabby Patty.
7a
"Hall Monitor" August 28, 1999
SpongeBob is promoted to hall monitor at Boating School, hiring Patrick to help him watch for crime in town.
7b
"Jellyfish Jam" August 28, 1999
Jellyfish invade SpongeBob's house for a party.
8a
"Sandy's Rocket" September 4, 1999
SpongeBob and Patrick sneak into Sandy's rocket ship and blast off to the Moon. The rocket crash lands, and they go alien hunting, despite still being on Bikini Bottom.
8b
"Squeaky Boots" September 4, 1999
Mr. Krabs gives SpongeBob a pair of squeaky boots, but quickly regrets it as the sound gets on his nerves.
9a
"Nature Pants" September 11, 1999
SpongeBob quits his current life to live with the jellyfish, only too realize that maybe his past life was better.
9b
"Opposite Day" September 11, 1999
To change their regular annoying personalities, Squidward manipulates SpongeBob and Patrick by telling them it is Opposite Day.
10a
"Culture Shock" September 18, 1999
Squidward hosts a talent show at the Krusty Krab.
10b
"F.U.N." September 18, 1999
SpongeBob tries to befriend Plankton.
11a
"MuscleBob BuffPants" September 25, 1999
SpongeBob orders a pair of fake muscles in an attempt to show off.
11b
"Squidward the Unfriendly Ghost" September 25, 1999
SpongeBob and Patrick knock over a statue of Squidward, believing they have killed him. The real Squidward acts as a ghost, forcing them to do his bidding.
12a
"The Chaperone" October 2, 1999
SpongeBob acts as a chaperone to Pearl at her school prom.
12b
"Employee of the Month" October 2, 1999
SpongeBob and Squidward compete for the title of "employee of the month."
13a
"Scaredy Pants" October 28, 1999
SpongeBob dresses up as a ghost to scare his friends on Halloween.
13b
"I Was a Teenage Gary" October 28, 1999
SpongeBob leaves Gary in Squidward's care for a few days. Gary becomes very sick, and Squidward mistakenly injects SpongeBob with snail medicine, turning him into a snail.
14a
"SB-129" December 31, 1999
After he is accidentally trapped in the Krusty Krab's freezer for 2,000 years, Squidward operates a time machine to get back to his regular time period.
14b
"Karate Choppers" December 31, 1999
SpongeBob and Sandy get too competitive with their karate, putting SpongeBob's job at stake.
15a
"Sleepy Time" January 17, 2000
SpongeBob travels into his friends' dreams.
15b
"Suds" January 17, 2000
Spongebob gets the Suds and has Patrick tries to cure him.
16a
"Valentine's Day" February 14, 2000
Sandy and SpongeBob give Patrick a Valentine's Day gift.
16b
"The Paper" February 14, 2000
SpongeBob plays with Squidwards Bubble Gum Wrapper.
17a
"Arrgh!" March 15, 2000
Mr. Krabs,SpongeBob, and Patrick go on a treasure hunt.
17b
"Rock Bottom" March 15, 2000
SpongeBob gets stuck in Rock Bottom.
18a
"Texas" March 22, 2000
Sandy feels homesick and wants to go back to Texas.
18b
"Walking Small" March 22, 2000
Plankton tricks SpongeBob to be assertive so Plankton can build the Chum Bucket Mega Bucket
19a
"Fools in April" April 1, 2000
SpongeBob annoys Squidward with his April Fools pranks. Squidward does a mean prank in return, but feels guilty and tries to apologize.
19b
"Neptune's Spatula" April 1, 2000
SpongeBob gets in a cooking competition with King Neptune.
20a
"Hooky" April 8, 2000
SpongeBob and Patrick endanger themselves by playing with fishing hooks against Mr. Krabs's warnings.
20b
"Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy II" April 8, 2000
SpongeBob wins the conch signal in a contest, allowing him to call Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy at will, but the two heroes get fed up by his constant calls.