But when you really stop to think about it, this is actually a really dark episode. WHY IT MAKES THE LIST: On the surface, this is a pretty cute episode and a nice variation of an imaginary friend story. And when the Slasher finally appears outside the Krusty Krab, THAT'S WHEN YOU START FREAKING OUT! You have no idea what's going to happen to Spongebob and Squidward! And then.the twist ending (which I will not spoil here, even though I'm sure everyone's seen it)! But if there's one lesson to learn from this episode, it's that if the lights start to flicker on and off, it's just Nosferatu. We know at first that Squidward is making up the story, but when his story starts coming true, you can't help but start to get scared. WHY IT MAKES THE LIST: Have you ever been so scared that you start to eat your own arms repeatedly and even scream out of your eyes? Keeping with the freaky tone from my last pick, this is probably the scariest episode of the early Spongebob seasons. This excites Spongebob, but Squidward tries to ruin it for him by making up the story of the Hash-Slinging Slasher, only for aspects of his story to mysteriously begin to come to fruition. Krabs decides to leave the Krusty Krab open 24 hours, with Spongebob and Squidward left to work in the dead of night. PLOT: Realizing the potential for more money by staying open, Mr. Who can blame him? I don't remember how many buses stopped and drove off without, but they only waited for half a second. What also makes this episode stand out is that it's one of those rare moments where Spongebob legitimately get angry and pushed to his limits. Having their own *pfft* accent was a *pfft* nice touch *pfft* too. I didn't realize it originally, but learning later in school about how some of the uglier fish lived in a deeper and darker level of the ocean, I got why the fish of Rock Bottom were so scary. WHY IT MAKES THE LIST: For the longest time, this was the only other town besides Bikini Bottom that we had seen under the sea, and I think the animators of this episode used this opportunity to get really creative and draw as many freaky fish as they could. PLOT: After getting on the wrong bus, Spongebob finds himself stranded in the strange town of Rock Bottom trying to catch another bus back home to Bikini Bottom, only have obstacles constantly get in his way. "I AM SPONGEBOB! DESTROYER OF EVIL!" It's such a good episode, you can just ignore why a pencil from the human world has magical properties under water. And I just love the quote from Spongebob when he thinks he's defeated Doodle-Bob. Besides that, it delivers some hilarious Patrick moments, from his "Finland!" quote and when he forgets what's going on thinking that they're going to surprise Doodle-Bob for his birthday (which it kind of is) and ends up getting a rock to the head. Plus, it's an creative variation of an evil twin story. To the episode's credit, it does go an interesting path from Spongebob and Patrick using the pencil for hijinks before becoming something of a heroic quest. WHY IT MAKES THE LIST: Did you ever wonder what it would be like if Spongebob was a complete psychopath.before later episodes make him act like a complete psychopath? Add in the violent tendencies, and you would pretty much get Doodle-Bob. But when a drawing of Spongebob becomes too violent, it's up to the two best friends to erase him. PLOT: When an artist at sea drops his pencil into the water, Spongebob and Patrick happen upon it and discover anything they draw with it comes to life. I would consider doing best and worst lists for modern Spongebob episodes (season 4 and up), but it's not a top priority. I'm not saying that later seasons don't have their moments, but much like the Simpsons, the early seasons are definitely considered the best. * Most importantly, this list only contains episodes from the first three seasons. * I may do a little over-analyzing in some areas and delve into some harsh language (it's my blog I do what I want). Now before I start the countdown, I do want to make things clear. And so I bring you, THE TOP 11 EPISODES OF SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS! And then I thought, "Why just 3? There's surely more great episodes that deserve recognition". A conversation with a friend at work led to discussing the top 3 episodes of Spongebob. This is actually how the idea for this post came about. You may even find yourself talking about the show and quoting from episodes. Whether you love him or hate him, it can't be denied that Spongebob Squarepants is a cultural icon.
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