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

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

graveyard shift not making it to top 20 is sinister work

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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”.

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??”

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.

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.

Ghost Host above Krusty Towers is kinda wild

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

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

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

“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.

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.

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