SpongeBob SquarePants is an animated TV series created by Stephen Hillenburg. It's about SpongeBob, a sea sponge doing many different things, such as working at the Krusty Krab for Mr. Krabs, going to Mrs. Puff's boating school and hanging out with his friends like Squidward, Patrick and Sandy. It is currently the most popular show that airs on Nickelodeon, since Rugrats. It currently has 13 seasons. PhantomStrider enjoys the first four seasons, and has warmed up to Season 5 after watching most of its good episodes, but isn't a fan of seasons 6-8, so much so in his top 10 Nickeldeon show, he showed a clip of Larry, a side character, saying " I'm just a self of my formal self " with Spongebob replying " I hear you Larry". Later, he has said it's improving and started liking the show again on its ninth and tenth seasons and onwards.
He believes the worst episode is One Coarse Meal because of Mr. Krabs being at his absolute worst, since he terrifies Plankton at the point of suicide, and is thrilled when Plankton hits that stage.
On the other hand, he believes the absolute best episode is Band Geeks because of everyone being at their absolute best (even Mr. Krabs, the only character he normally doesn’t like in the series), the comedy being really funny, having great powerful emotional moments, and the awesome ending where Squidward has his best glorious moment and victory against his rival, Squilliam, when his band consisting of everyone in Bikini Bottom performing "Sweet Victory" at the stadium where humans are watching, and he believes it not only just summons the best of this series’ golden age, but the series as a whole as well as how great Nickelodeon was back in the day.
Lists Strider Includes SpongeBob[]
- The Pre-movie seasons made it to Best Nickelodeon Shows at #3 (February 24, 2016).
- The episodes A Pal for Gary and One Coarse Meal made it to Worst Episodes of Good Cartoons at #8 and #1 respectively (May 8, 2016).
- The episode Sand Castles in the Sand made it to Best Episodes of Bad Cartoons at #8 (May 23, 2016).
- Mr. Krabs made it to Worst Cartoon Characters at #8. Modern Patrick also made it as a dishonorable mention (July 4, 2016).
- The episode SquidBob TentaclePants made it to Spookiest Cartoon Episodes at #10 (October 13, 2016).
- He made Worst SpongeBob Episodes, which shows his least favorite episodes of the series (January 2, 2017)
- The early seasons, likely the pre-movie, made it to Best Kids Cartoons at #2 (February 18, 2017).
- It made it to Top 6 Cartoons That Got Bad at #6 (March 23, 2017).
- Modern Patrick made it to Worst Characters from Good Cartoons at #5 (July 21, 2017).
- He made Weirdest SpongeBob Episodes, which shows the episodes that he personally considers the most wacky (May 5, 2018).
- The episodes Nasty Patty and Are You Happy Now? made it to Darkest Kids Show Episodes at #5 and #3 respectively (June 20, 2018).
- He made Creepiest SpongeBob Episodes, which shows what he considers the most disturbing episodes of the series (July 20, 2018).
- The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water made it to Best Cartoon Live Action Mixups at #3 best (October 13, 2018).
- "Plankton Paranoia" was #10 in Darkest Nickelodeon Episodes (February 25, 2019).
- He made Best SpongeBob Episodes, which discusses his absolute favorite episodes from the series (May 25, 2019).
- He made Worst/Best Modern SpongeBob Episodes, which features his favorite and least favorite episodes from Season 9 (2012) to date (August 9, 2019).
- He made Worst/Best SpongeBob Specials, which discusses his favorite and least favorite specials from the show (November 22, 2019).
- He made Worst/Best SpongeBob Games, which discusses his favorite and least favorite video games of the franchise (December 6, 2019).
- Characters and Locations from SpongeBob were present in Worst/Best Nickelodeon Games: on the Worst side: Nickelodeon Kart Racers and Nickelodeon Party Blast were #5 and #1; on the Best side: SpongeBob SquarePants featuring Nicktoons: Globs of Doom, Nicktoons MLB (Xbox 360 Version) and Nicktoons: Battle for Volcano Island were #5, #2 and #1; Super Brawl Universe, Nicktoons: Freeze Frame Frenzy and Nicktoons Unite! were all honorable mentions (May 8, 2020).
- He made Worst/Best SpongeBob Mobile Games, which discusses his favorite and least favorite mobile games of the franchise (August 17, 2020).
- He made Worst Classic SpongeBob Episodes, which discusses his personal least favorite episodes of seasons 1-3 (September 17, 2020).
- He made Worst/Best Squidward Episodes, which discusses his favorite and least favorite episodes revolving around Squidward Tentacles (October 24, 2020).
- He made Worst/Best SpongeBob Songs, which discusses his favorite and least favorite original songs from the series (November 15, 2020).
- He made Worst/Best Patrick Episodes, which discusses his favorite and least favorite episodes revolving around Patrick Star (December 5, 2020).
- Battle for Bikini Bottom made it to Worst/Best Animation Games as an honorable mention (January 27, 2021).
- He made 10 SpongeBob Episodes That Dealt with Serious Issues, which discusses some episodes that have surprisingly dealt with relatable real-life issues (February 27, 2021).
- He made Top 10 SpongeBob Deleted Scenes, which discusses some episodes that had interesting deleted scenes (March 25, 2021).
- He made Weirdest Modern SpongeBob Episodes, which discusses some of the most bizarre episodes from season 10 (2016) to date (April 21, 2021).
- He made Worst/Best Sandy Episodes, which discusses his favorite and least favorite episodes revolving around Sandy Cheeks (May 4, 2021).
- He made 6 Bizarre Forgotten SpongeBob Games, which discusses some interesting SpongeBob games that are rather obscure nowadays (May 18, 2021).
- He made Worst/Best SpongeBob Theories, which discusses his 5 personal favorite and least favorite theories about the series (June 25, 2021).
- He made Worst/Best Mr. Krabs Episodes, which discusses his favorite and least favorite episodes revolving around Mr. Krabs (July 24, 2021).
- He made Worst/Best Plankton Episodes, which discusses his favorite and least favorite episodes revolving around Plankton (September 28, 2021).
- The SpongeBob Lego set, Lego SpongeBob Adventures in Bikini Bottom, was #8 in Weirdest Lego Sets (October 15, 2021).
- He made 10 Banned/Controversial SpongeBob Episodes, which discusses some episodes that were either banned or gained notoriety (November 28, 2021).
- He made Most Relatable SpongeBob Episodes, which discusses the episodes he relates to the most (January 28, 2022).
- He made the Top 6 Hidden/Secret SpongeBob Stories. which reviews the Hidden or Secret comic book stories. (March 4, 2022)
- The show based cereal, SpongeBob cereal, was #8 in Worst Cereal Failures. (May 30, 2022)
- He made 10 Most Hated SpongeBob Episodes, which he discusses the episodes that are the most scum. (May 23, 2023)
- He made 10 Most Overrated SpongeBob Episodes, which he discusses the episodes that are the most overrated. (June 16, 2023)
- The Krabby Patty and the Triple Gooberry Sunrise (the latter from The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie) were #10 and #1, respectively in 10 Cartoon Foods In Real Life. (July 1, 2023).
- He made 10 Ultra Infamous SpongeBob Episodes, which discusses the episodes that are the most ultra infamous. (August 1, 2023)
- He made My 10 Favorite Hated SpongeBob Episodes, which discusses infamous episodes that he actually enjoys (October 9, 2023)
Trivia[]
- Sand Castles in the Sand made it to Best Episodes of Bad Cartoons because it was at season 6, which started the infamous seasonal rot the show had.
- The reason why the show was only #6 in Top 6 Cartoons That Got Bad was because it started improving again, during seasons 9B and 10 (after the second film).
- He also mentioned in the same video that he loves it when he gets to review SpongeBob and he just really adores the main character so much.
- He made Worst SpongeBob Creepypastas on September 11, 2017, where he and creepypasta YouTuber, HoodoHoodlumsRevenge, talk about the worst SpongeBob creepypastas.
- He made 10 Hilarious SpongeBob "Horror" Games on November 17, 2021, where he talks about some rather unsettling fan-made SpongeBob games.
- Stephen Hillenburg, the show's creator, tragically passed away from ALS on November 26, 2018.
- Strider made a collaboration with PieGuyRulz, an expert on SpongeBob, in Worst/Best SpongeBob Mobile Games.
- He said in his Worst/Best Plankton episodes that he doesn’t like SpongeBob in Seasons 6 to 9, meaning he’s warmed up to Seasons 4 & 5, and although he said it’s been improving since 9 and 10 in the past (in Top 6 Cartoons That Got Bad), he’s still mixed on season 9, mainly due to the first half not starting so well, but then the 2nd half was a big improvement when Stephen Hillenburg returned to the show from the 2nd movie up until his death in 2018.
Reasons Why Strider Warmed Up to Some Later Seasons beyond Seasons 1-3[]
- He talks more good than bad about Season 4: reviewed 15 episodes so far and current score is 66.7% Good
- Good Season 4:
- "Have You Seen This Snail?", which was an honorable mention in Best SpongeBob Episodes, and was 2nd Best in Worst/Best SpongeBob Specials.
- "Dunces and Dragons", which was 4th Best in Worst/Best SpongeBob Specials.
- "Krusty Towers", which was 5th Best in Worst/Best Squidward Episodes.
- "Patrick SmartPants", which was 2nd Best in Worst/Best Patrick Episodes.
- "Selling Out", which was #5 in 10 SpongeBob Episodes That Dealt with Serious Issues for dealing with Getting Old & Retirement, despite being #3 in 10 Banned/Controversial SpongeBob Episodes for being controversial for promoting left-wing politics and demonizing big businesses.
- "Fear of a Krabby Patty", which was an honorable mention in 10 SpongeBob Episodes That Dealt with Serious Issues for dealing with Overworking.
- "Ghost Host", which was #10 in My 10 Favorite Hated SpongeBob Episodes.
- "Karate Island", which was #4 in My 10 Favorite Hated SpongeBob Episodes.
- Mixed Season 4:
- "Best Day Ever": the episode's song of the same name was 5th Best in Worst/Best SpongeBob Songs, though Strider mentioned why the song is only at the START of the Best list is because he can easily see someone disliking the song, and the episode itself was "less than stellar", meaning mediocre.
- "Driven to Tears", which was a dishonorable mention in 10 Most Hated SpongeBob Episodes, but wasn’t bad enough to make the list.
- "All That Glitters", which was #8 in 10 Ultra Infamous SpongeBob Episodes. He’s mixed, because it has a funny part, where SpongeBob spends half of the episode butt naked, and Strider gives points for that joke because he found it really funny and memorable. While half of the episode is passable, the other half really bugs Strider, especially since the whole episode is a SpongeBob torture, and while Strider does find that interesting, as it’s not a Squidward torture but instead a SpongeBob one, Strider feels kind of bummed out for SpongeBob, and is really bummed out by the end because of the pain and misery SpongeBob goes through.
- "Squid Wood", which was #1 in 10 Ultra Infamous SpongeBob Episodes. He’s mixed on this one, as while there are some annoying parts, like SpongeBob breaking and entering Squidward's house, annoying him in the beginning, when Squidward gets glared at after telling a joke, and the ending of 10 seconds of SpongeBob repeatedly cackling, he points out the good in this episode. Strider likes to hear the chance for Tom Kenny as SpongeBob to do character impressions, and he particular likes his Squidward impression, as he gets to do that as a puppeteer. He also admires SpongeBob's fine craftsmanship on his puppet, it’s just like a chibi Squidward. He said it’s good to see SpongeBob finally getting the message from Squidward, after annoying him in the beginning, SpongeBob actually leaves Squidward in peace after getting the message. Sure it’s a little creepy that he made a puppet mini Squid, but it’s something. Strider said Squidward isn’t forced into this situation nearly as much, he willingly gets involved here, and he’s not gagged, trapped, attacked and humiliated repeatedly like "The Thing", and it’s not like super sadistic like "The Thing" either, he can still get a chuckle from this, like Squidward's joke, which was funny. Squidward wasn’t grievously injured or crippled, there was no big gross outs and Strider wasn’t psychically revolved by watching it. That’s why Strider is overall mixed on this one and calls it not quite terrible.
- Bad Season 4
- "SquidBob TentaclePants", which while #10 in Spookiest Cartoon Episodes, was a dishonorable mention in Worst SpongeBob Episodes.
- "Good Neighbors", which was 5th Worst in Worst/Best Squidward Episodes.
- "The Thing", which was #2 in 10 Ultra Infamous SpongeBob Episodes. Unlike some others, Strider barely found anything good in this episode, which is why he agrees it’s bad.
- He talks more good than bad about Season 5: reviewed 13 episodes so far and current score is 57.7% Good
- Good Season 5:
- "Friend or Foe", which was 3rd Best in Worst/Best SpongeBob Specials.
- "SpongeHenge", which was #6 in My 10 Favorite Hated SpongeBob Episodes, and #2 in Weirdest SpongeBob Episodes, being famous for being one of the most fat-out, bewildering and weirdest episodes. Strider also found that SpongeBob being a genius artisan interesting, and a much better potential job than being a fry cook.
- "Fungus Among Us", which was an honorable mention in Weirdest SpongeBob Episodes for being a little weird, but Strider did find it more gross than weird, but it was #1 in 10 SpongeBob Episodes That Dealt with Serious Issues for dealing with Disease & Quarantine, which Strider gives respect to.
- "Roller Cowards", which was #2 in Most Relatable SpongeBob Episodes. If we are not counting the 1st movie, then this is his most relatable episode from the show.
- "Pest of the West": while it does have one of the worst songs of the series, Idiot Friends, which was 4th Worst in Worst/Best SpongeBob Songs, Strider didn’t say that this episode was actually bad, it’s just the song that was his least favorite part, and that the episode overall is ok. Also, the song is only 1-2 minutes long and heard at the very end of the episode, which is for the best, especially for an about 22 minute episode.
- "Banned in Bikini Bottom" (10:56 whole episode; song is 1:40 when all 4 parts are combined): while it does have the worst song of the entire series, I Love Krabby Patties!, which was the Worst in Worst/Best SpongeBob Songs, Strider didn’t say that this episode was actually bad, it’s just the song that was his absolute least favorite part, and that the episode overall is ok. Also, while the 4 parts are split into different individual parts of the episode, when combined we only hear the song for 1-2 minutes overall in the episode, only about 2/11 of the episode, which is for the best.
- "Night Light", which was #9 in My 10 Favorite Hated SpongeBob Episodes.
- Mixed Season 5:
- "What Ever Happened to SpongeBob? Aka WhoBob WhatPants?", which while originally a dishonorable mention in Worst/Best SpongeBob Specials, Strider had rewatched it for the positives for #6 in 10 Most Hated SpongeBob Episodes. In the latter video, he admitted that he's mixed on this one. The 1st half is what Strider dislikes the most and understands why this episode is hated by many fans, with the 1st half having weak writing, all characters being uncharacteristically awful to SpongeBob, each saying the weakest insult "Idiot boy!", all for the sake of making him so miserable he’s driven out of town. Strider admits that the 2nd half is when things get better, as when SpongeBob has exiled himself from town, Strider actually found himself much more interested in his story. He likes that after SpongeBob loses his memory, hence the title, it’s so refreshing to see SpongeBob outside of Bikini Bottom, not working as a fry cook, working at a different job for once, even if it’s for a while. Also in the 2nd half, the maliciousness is certainly toned down as well, as Sandy tries to get her best friend back, regretting what she has done. Patrick and Krabs also regret their mistake, wanting their friend back too, even if the latter partly thinks of him as a money ticket. Squidward does everything he can to stop SpongeBob from coming back at least until he’s bribed. Strider says it’s an unusual special, and it was at least interesting to see SpongeBob hanging out in a different city, he even takes down some gang members and quickly becomes New Kelp City's mayor, which Strider finds so cool, SpongeBob being a mayor instead of a fry cook. After his friends abduct him back, SpongeBob gets another blow to the head, but Strider does like that he tries to go back and be the mayor even when he gets his old memories back, showing SpongeBob being not too forgiving to his friends for their mistakes. But, of course, plot contrivances means he’s better off staying a fry cook. The scene in the city where poor SpongeBob looks terrible before he became the mayor Strider is ok with, even if it’s a bit gross, and admitted that SpongeBob just clearly needs some good shelter and a shower, and maybe a good dental plan. That’s why Strider is mixed on this one and admitted it’s not as bad as the worst specials of the show. Also, as an honorable mention in Top 10 SpongeBob Deleted Scenes, the episode had an interesting deleted scene, the "WhoBob WhatPants" theme song, which Strider thought was a shame because this song legitimately made him smile when he saw it. He admitted that even if this good theme wasn’t removed, he would still be overall mixed on this episode.
- Bad Season 5:
- "Atlantis SquarePantis", which was 4th Worst in Worst/Best SpongeBob Specials, and includes two of the worst songs of the series: Fueling the Bus & Goodbye, Atlantis!, which were 5th and 3rd Worst in Worst/Best SpongeBob Songs.
- "Breath of Fresh Squidward", which was 2nd Worst in Worst/Best Squidward Episodes.
- "To Love a Patty", which was a dishonorable mention in 10 Most Hated SpongeBob Episodes, and includes one of the worst songs of the series: I Can't Keep My Eyes Off You!, which was 2nd Worst in Worst/Best SpongeBob Songs; and also was #7 in Top 10 SpongeBob Deleted Scenes with a little interesting deleted scene, but shows why Strider thinks this is a stupid episode.
- "A Flea in Her Dome", which was 4th Worst in Worst/Best Sandy Episodes.
- "Waiting", which was #7 in 10 Most Hated SpongeBob Episodes, and unlike "WhoBob WhatPants", Strider barely found anything good in this episode, which is why he agrees it’s bad.
- He talks more good than bad about Season 9: reviewed 12 episodes so far and current score is 66.7% Good
- Good Season 9:
- "Pull Up a Barrel", which was 4th Best in Worst/Best Modern SpongeBob Episodes, and was an honorable mention in Worst/Best Mr. Krabs Episodes.
- "Mall Girl Pearl", which was 3rd Best in Worst/Best Modern SpongeBob Episodes.
- "Goodbye, Krabby Patty?", which was 2nd Best in Worst/Best Modern SpongeBob Episodes.
- "Larry's Gym", which was an honorable mention in Worst/Best Modern SpongeBob Episodes.
- "Patrick-Man!", which was 5th Best in Worst/Best Patrick Episodes.
- "Patrick! The Game", which was 4th Best in Worst/Best Patrick Episodes.
- "Bulletin Board", which was #9 in Most Relatable SpongeBob Episodes.
- "Salsa Imbecilicus", which was #5 in Weirdest SpongeBob Episodes, for being an interesting weird episode, where Plankton makes almost everyone in Bikini Bottom, including himself, dumb, except for Patrick who is already dumb, Sandy who is protected by her tree-dome and her water suit, and Karen who is a computer. This leads to an interesting and awesome team up between Karen and Sandy where they help educate Bikini Bottom back to normal again.
- Bad Season 9:
- "SpongeBob, You're Fired" (Filer The special!!), which was #5 in Worst SpongeBob Episodes, was #2 in Worst/Best SpongeBob Specials, and was a dishonorable mention in 10 Most Hated SpongeBob Episodes. It was also #5 in 10 Banned/Controversial SpongeBob Episodes, for being controversial for being offensive to poor and unemployed people.
- "Little Yellow Book", which was 2nd Worst in Worst/Best Modern SpongeBob Episodes, and was a dishonorable mention in both Worst/Best Squidward Episodes and 10 Most Hated SpongeBob Episodes.
- "The Fish Bowl", which was 2nd Worst in Worst/Best Sandy Episodes.
- "Mutiny on the Krusty", which was 3rd Worst in Worst/Best Mr. Krabs Episodes.
- He talks more good than bad about Season 10: reviewed 6 episodes so far and current score is 66.7% Good
- Good Season 10:
- "Mimic Madness", which was #3 in Best SpongeBob Episodes, and was an honorable mention in Worst/Best Modern SpongeBob Episodes. The episode's song, Who Am I?, was 2nd Best in Worst/Best SpongeBob Songs, and it’s the show's best song from an episode.
- "Whirly Brains", which was #6 in Weirdest SpongeBob Episodes, for being memorably weird as SpongeBob and Patrick turn their brains into, well, Whirly Brains, and have their brains and spinal cord, which includes their eyes, fly out of their bodies and fly all over town.
- "Feral Friends", which was #3 in Weirdest Modern SpongeBob Episodes, for being memorably weird as the green moon temporarily turns every sea creature into their primal, realistic states.
- "Sportz?", which was #2 in My 10 Favorite Hated SpongeBob Episodes.
- Bad Season 10:
- "House Worming", which was 4th Worst in Worst/Best Modern SpongeBob Episodes.
- "Plankton Gets the Boot", which was 3rd Worst in Worst/Best Plankton Episodes.
- He talks more good than bad about Season 11: reviewed 16 episodes so far and current score is 75% Good, and is so far his favorite later season:
- Good Season 11:
- "Scavenger Pants", which was #8 in Best SpongeBob Episodes.
- "My Leg!", which was #7 in Best SpongeBob Episodes, and was an honorable mention in Worst/Best Modern SpongeBob Episodes.
- "Squid Noir", which was an honorable mention in Best SpongeBob Episodes.
- "The Legend of Boo-Kini Bottom", which was the Best in Worst/Best Modern SpongeBob Episodes, and was an honorable mention in Worst/Best SpongeBob Specials.
- "Karen's Virus", which was an honorable mention in Worst/Best Plankton Episodes, and was #10 in Weirdest Modern SpongeBob Episodes.
- "Shopping List", which was 4th Best in Worst/Best Sandy Episodes.
- "Girls' Night Out", which was 2nd Best in Worst/Best Sandy Episodes.
- "Teacher's Pests", which was 5th Best in Worst/Best Plankton Episodes.
- "Krabby Patty Creature Feature", which was #1 in Creepiest SpongeBob Episodes, and #8 in Weirdest Modern SpongeBob Episodes for being weird, and certainly the creepiest episode as almost all of Bikini Bottom are turned into Krabby Patty Zombies, except for SpongeBob who uses Plankton's Chum to cure everyone and turn them back to normal.
- "Plankton Paranoia", which was #10 in Darkest Nickelodeon Episodes, and #4 in 10 SpongeBob Episodes That Dealt with Serious Issues, as it was the darkest, but still surprisingly good natured, episode of the show for dealing with Terror and Panic Attacks.
- "Doodle Dimension", which was #9 in Weirdest Modern SpongeBob Episodes, being memorably weird for SpongeBob and Patrick drawing an episode in a drawing world.
- "Sanitation Insanity", which was #7 in Weirdest Modern SpongeBob Episodes, for being a good weird episode of SpongeBob and Squidward teaming up to clean up the town.
- Bad Season 11:
- "Cuddle E. Hugs", which was 5th Worst in Worst/Best Modern SpongeBob Episodes, and was #2 in Weirdest Modern SpongeBob Episodes. Strider considers this bad weird, unlike the good weird episodes he reviews.
- "Squirrel Jelly", which was 3rd Worst in Worst/Best Modern SpongeBob Episodes, and was a dishonorable mention in Worst/Best Sandy Episodes.
- "Ink Lemonade", which was the Worst in Worst/Best Modern SpongeBob Episodes, and was a dishonorable mention in Worst/Best Squidward Episodes.
- "Patnocchio", which was 4th Worst in Worst/Best Plankton Episodes.
- He talks more good than bad about Season 12: reviewed 8 episodes so far and current score is 62.5% Good
- Good Season 12:
- "SpongeBob's Big Birthday Blowout", which was 5th Best in Worst/Best Modern SpongeBob Episodes, and was an honorable mention in Worst/Best SpongeBob Specials.
- "SpongeBob in RandomLand", which was #1 in both Top 10 SpongeBob Deleted Scenes and Weirdest Modern SpongeBob Episodes, being a good weird episode for being a SpongeBob and Squidward team up, as they travel through RandomLand, and it has the most interesting deleted scene in the entire show, and Strider loves that the show was bold, cool and so fun for acknowledging the outside fan made SpongeBob world, via Red Mist Squidward, this fan made creepy pasta horror story that makes "Are You Happy Now?" look positively cheery.
- "Gary's Got Legs", which was #6 in Weirdest Modern SpongeBob Episodes, being weird for having a different side of Gary when given arms and legs.
- "Dream Hoppers", which was #5 in Weirdest Modern SpongeBob Episodes, being a unique and weird episode for SpongeBob's weird dreams.
- "King Plankton", which was #4 in Weirdest Modern SpongeBob Episodes, being weird for having Plankton become even smaller for a miniature cartoon sea monkey world, being an interesting, odd little episode with a fun concept.
- Bad Season 12:
- "Kwarantined Krab", which was #1 in 10 Banned/Controversial SpongeBob Episodes, as it was banned for its virus storyline. Strider says we’re not missing out on that much, as it’s one of his absolute least favorite episodes, mostly finding it boring and kinda grotesque.
- "SpongeBob's Bad Habit", which was #10 in 10 Most Hated SpongeBob Episodes, agreeing with fans, saying it’s pretty ew from start to finish.
- "The Nitwitting", which was #8 in 10 Most Hated SpongeBob Episodes, agreeing with fans, with Strider hating this episode for being gross, and never wanting to watch it ever again.
Strider thoughts on the Golden Age of SpongeBob (Seasons 1-3), and why he mostly loves it[]
- Definitely says that Season 1 started the show strong: reviewed 21 episodes so far and current score is 80.95% Good
- Good Season 1:
- "Ripped Pants", which was #10 in Best SpongeBob Episodes, was an honorable mention in Worst/Best Sandy Episodes, and it’s song of the same name was an honorable mention in Worst/Best SpongeBob Songs.
- "Pizza Delivery", which was #4 in Best SpongeBob Episodes, was #5 in Most Relatable SpongeBob Episodes, and it’s song, The Krusty Krab Pizza Song, was an honorable mention in Worst/Best SpongeBob Songs. While it was an honorable mention in 10 Most Overrated SpongeBob Episodes, Strider didn’t really find it overrated and still enjoys this as one of his favorite SpongeBob episodes.
- "Suds", which was an honorable mention in Best SpongeBob Episodes, and was #9 in 10 SpongeBob Episodes That Dealt with Serious Issues for dealing with Self-Medication.
- "Squeaky Boots", while an honorable mention in Worst Classic SpongeBob Episodes, Strider later explains why he actually likes this episode as 4th Best in Worst/Best Mr. Krabs Episodes and as #3 in My 10 Favorite Hated SpongeBob Episodes.
- "F.U.N.", which was an honorable mention in both Worst/Best Plankton Episodes and Top 10 SpongeBob Deleted Scenes, as the first classic Golden Age episode to have an interesting deleted scene.
- "Karate Choppers", which was 5th Best in Worst/Best Sandy Episodes.
- "Tea at the Treedome", which was an honorable mention in Worst/Best Sandy Episodes.
- "Texas", which was an honorable mention in Worst/Best Sandy Episodes.
- "Arrgh!", which was an honorable mention in Worst/Best Mr. Krabs Episodes.
- "Walking Small", which was an honorable mention in Worst/Best Plankton Episodes.
- "Plankton!", which was an honorable mention in Worst/Best Plankton Episodes.
- "SB-129", which was #3 in Weirdest SpongeBob Episodes, the first weird but classic episode from SpongeBob's Golden Age when Squidward accidentally freezes himself into the future, and after he’s thawed out, has an awesome time travel adventure to future, past, and even the end of time, before returning home to the present.
- "I Was Once a Teenage Gary", which was #4 in Creepiest SpongeBob Episodes, the first creepy but classic & fun episode from SpongeBob's Golden Age when Squidward accidentally turns SpongeBob and himself into snails, though they are back to normal in the next episode, and Strider assumes that Sandy fixed them up or something.
- "Pickles", which was #6 in 10 SpongeBob Episodes That Dealt with Serious Issues for dealing with Anxiety, and was an honorable mention in Most Relatable SpongeBob Episodes.
- "Scaredy Pants", which was #4 in Top 10 SpongeBob Deleted Scenes, as this is the classic season 1 Golden Age episode to have the most interesting deleted scene, a close up of SpongeBob and his brain.
- "Rock Bottom", which was #4 in Most Relatable SpongeBob Episodes.
- Mixed Overrated Season 1:
- "Opposite Day", which was an honorable mention in Most Relatable SpongeBob Episodes, but was #6 in 10 Most Overrated SpongeBob Episodes: Strider does find this relatable, it has a unique, creative premise, and has creative ideas from putting everything opposite, so it’s memorable and he originally liked the concept, as long as your not hurting anyone, and his favorite part is SpongeBob's imitation of Squidward, as seeing Tom Kenny impersonate any other character in the show always gets him smiling, seeing those parts as pure early SpongeBob charm. The reason why Strider is mixed on this episode is that it’s a Squidward torture episode, with SpongeBob and Patrick being annoying neighbors, ruining Squidward's attempts to move out, and leaving him trapped because the duo are too intrusive, horrible and even almost malicious in this one, as in the end, Strider felt annoyance and sadness for Squidward. While it’s not all bad, Strider doesn’t consider this all good either, especially for a Golden Age episode.
- "MuscleBob BuffPants", which was #4 in 10 Most Overrated SpongeBob Episodes: like "Opposite Day", Strider is mixed on this one. These are the parts he liked as pure early SpongeBob charm: he thinks the first 3 minutes of MuscleBob are OK, with Sandy trying to train SpongeBob, we get some very good animation jokes, as to be expected from Season 1, as Season 1 is gold when it comes to visual jokes. Also, the first 40 seconds was kind of funny and meme-able, which is part of the first 3 minutes, the joke of SpongeBob being physically weak. After the first 3 minutes, Strider did find some other good parts, like a smattering of different visual jokes here and there. He thinks how the shadow of the anchor follows the fish is a good example of one of these visual jokes. And finally, there are 2 things Strider found as his most favorite things about this episode: one is we do get a lot of Sandy and SpongeBob hanging out together, and as a Sandy SpongeBob shipper, that’s always a nice bonus for him. Two, he does like the moral of this episode that some people took away from it, as summed up quite well by gamesgamerton: "When you lift weights, you must make it all about yourself and NOT impressing others." After explaining the good stuff, the reason why Strider is mixed on this episode is that he felt this episode was too simple, as most of the episode is SpongeBob being obnoxious while showing his fake blow up arms, and everything here feels so predictable. The SpongeBob weak joke being drawn out after the first 40 seconds, and to a lesser extend the first 3 minutes, Strider rolled his eyes thinking "Oh, come on! Get to the point!" While it’s not all bad, Strider doesn’t consider this all good either, especially for a Golden Age episode.
- Bad Overrated Season 1:
- "Jellyfish Jam", which was #10 in 10 Most Overrated SpongeBob Episodes, since Strider didn’t like the Jellyfish torturing SpongeBob, and the episode being his least favorite cartoon trope "The Thing That Would Not Leave", but Strider did like the last 50 seconds, meaning the ending, which had the song of the same name, saying it’s really memorable and he thinks is pure early SpongeBob charm, as the episode's song was an honorable mention in Worst/Best SpongeBob Songs.
- "Valentine's Day", which was #8 in 10 Most Overrated SpongeBob Episodes, since Strider thought this episode was weak, and he wanted to add it to the Worst Patrick Episodes (though ultimately, the ones that did make it and the dishonorable mentions turned out to be way worse). It’s the first episode where Patrick is unlikable, as it’s the first time Strider says "Hey, this Patrick guy is kind of annoying. I wonder why SpongeBob hangs out with him at all." But there are some parts he likes, such as when SpongeBob presents his Valentine's gift to Sandy and it’s a delightfully detailed gift of vocals, and it’s also a great spotlight episode for Sandy, as she plays a big role in getting Patrick's gift to him, and he considers those parts pure early SpongeBob charm.
- "Jellyfishing", which was #1 in 10 Most Overrated SpongeBob Episodes: Strider doesn’t blame this one for being subpar, as it’s only the sixth episode in the first season. But unlike the other overrated episodes, there wasn’t anything good he found in this episode, at all, saying it’s truly Season 1 at its WORST. In his own SpongeBob books, "Jellyfishing" easily falls into "offensively bad", believing to be the very first Squidward torture episode, and the first notorious SpongeBob sandbagging. Squidward is injured and disabled in an uncomfortable scene, comes home in a wheelchair unable to move, and is tortured by a very unlikable SpongeBob and Patrick, with Squidward being completely helpless. Every joke he finds predictable and unfunny, and the song SpongeBob sings was high pitched and was like a jackhammer to his brain. Strider said if he could and it wouldn’t outrage fans, "Jellyfishing" would probably be a good competitor for the Worst Classic SpongeBob Episode, "I’m With Stupid". But on a side note, Strider thinks that the spilled soup joke works better in a later classic episode, "The Camping Episode". Strider believes that episode works better and is glad the writers learned their lesson on how to do that joke correctly, because Squidward's not disabled and he also doesn’t look like he’s in scolding, searing agony. He just has those annoyed expressions and it makes it really funny.
- Definitely says that Season 2 was a bit of an improvement over season 1, continuing the show's Golden Age streak of brilliant seasons: reviewed 21 episodes so far and current score is 83.3% Good
- Good Season 2:
- "Sailor Mouth", which was #5 in Best SpongeBob Episodes, was #3 in Top 10 SpongeBob Deleted Scenes, and #4 in 10 Banned/Controversial SpongeBob Episodes, for being the classic Golden Age episode with the most interesting deleted scene, and being controversial for excessive swearing.
- "Band Geeks", which was #1 in Best SpongeBob Episodes, was an honorable mention in Worst/Best Squidward Episodes, and its song, "Sweet Victory", was an honorable mention in Worst/Best SpongeBob Songs. While it was an honorable mention in 10 Most Overrated SpongeBob Episodes, Strider didn’t really find it overrated and still enjoys this his favorite SpongeBob episode of all time.
- "Christmas Who?", which was the Best in Worst/Best SpongeBob Specials.
- "Dying for Pie", which was 3rd Best in Worst/Best Squidward Episodes, and was an honorable mention in Top 10 SpongeBob Deleted Scenes.
- "Squidville", which was 2nd Best in Worst/Best Squidward Episodes.
- "Big Pink Loser", which was 3rd Best in Worst/Best Patrick Episodes.
- "Something Smells", which was the Best in Worst/Best Patrick Episodes.
- "Sandy, SpongeBob, and the Worm", which was the Best in Worst/Best Sandy Episodes.
- "Survival of the Idiots", which was an honorable mention in Worst/Best Sandy Episodes.
- "Krusty Love", which was 2nd Best in Worst/Best Mr. Krabs Episodes.
- "Patty Hype", which was an honorable mention in Worst/Best Mr. Krabs Episodes.
- "Frankendoodle", which was #4 in Weirdest SpongeBob Episodes, a great example of the writers playing with the 4th wall, to create a weird and kind of creepy but creative and gripping episode.
- "Graveyard Shift", which was #2 in Creepiest SpongeBob Episodes, as a fun and creepy episode for the Hash-Slinging Slasher story Squidward tells, and looking like the story is real.
- "Squirrel Jokes", which was #8 in 10 SpongeBob Episodes That Dealt with Serious Issues, and #2 in 10 Banned/Controversial SpongeBob Episodes, for dealing with Racism, and that’s why it’s also controversial.
- "Squid's Day Off", which was #7 in 10 SpongeBob Episodes That Dealt with Serious Issues, and was an honorable mention in Most Relatable SpongeBob Episodes, for dealing with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder.
- "Procrastination", which was an honorable mention in Top 10 SpongeBob Deleted Scenes, and was #7 in both 10 Banned/Controversial SpongeBob Episodes and Most Relatable SpongeBob Episodes, a relatable Golden Age episode that’s controversial for its deleted scenes.
- "Wormy", which was an honorable mention in Most Relatable SpongeBob Episodes, and was #7 in My 10 Favorite Hated SpongeBob Episodes.
- Mixed Overrated Season 2:
- "I'm Your Biggest Fanatic", which was #3 in 10 Most Overrated SpongeBob Episodes: he’s mixed on this one. Strider does say that this is one of the weaker Golden Age episodes to him, but there are some things he liked as pure early SpongeBob charm. This episode was made 15 years before we even had celebrity YouTubers, and Strider really thinks the writers predicted the future quite well here. Also, the two parts of the episodes he kind of liked, the good jokes. One was some of the jokes in the middle with Kevin the Pickle being stung in different bizarre ways, and two was the don’t touch joke with Patrick at the start, which was pretty funny. And finally, Strider believes there’s some value in the episode's good moral, and the moral is at the heart of this episode. As summoned up quite well by feministsandycheeks: "Sometimes, the people we idolize are actually bad people. Don’t let yourself be blind to it just because you like or admire them. It’s natural to want to see only the best in people we like, but in the end…that does more harm, than good." After stating the positives, the reason why Strider is mixed on this episode is that he just found Kevin the Pickle too unlikable, yet the episode is focused on this ugly looking character. While it’s not all bad, Strider doesn’t consider this all good either, especially for a Golden Age episode.
- Bad Season 2:
- "Dumped", which was #6 in Worst Classic SpongeBob Episodes, and was a dishonorable mention in 10 Most Hated SpongeBob Episodes.
- "Grandma's Kisses", which was #5 in Worst Classic SpongeBob Episodes.
- "I'm With Stupid", which was #1 in both Worst Classic SpongeBob Episodes and 10 Most Hated SpongeBob Episodes. In the latter, it placed as #3 in "Top 6 Super Duper Hyper Ultra Infamous ScumBob Episodes".
- Definitely says that Season 3 still continued the show's Golden Age streak of brilliant seasons, but says this is his least favorite classic season: reviewed 24 episodes so far and current score is 77.1% Good, barely beating Season 11's score
- Good Season 3:
- "Wet Painters", which was #6 in Best SpongeBob Episodes.
- "Chocolate with Nuts", which was #2 in Best SpongeBob Episodes.
- "Krusty Krab Training Video", which was an honorable mention in Best SpongeBob Episodes.
- "Idiot Box", which was the Best in Worst/Best Squidward Episodes.
- "The Camping Episode", whose song, "The Campfire Song Song", was an honorable mention in Worst/Best SpongeBob Songs.
- "One Krabs Trash", which was 3rd Best in Worst/Best Mr. Krabs Episodes.
- "Krab Borg", which was the Best in Worst/Best Mr. Krabs Episodes.
- "Mid-Life Crustacean", which was an honorable mention in Worst/Best Mr. Krabs Episodes, and was #10 in 10 Banned/Controversial SpongeBob Episodes, with this good classic Golden Age episode being banned for its panty raid scene.
- "The Algae's Always Greener", which was 2nd Best in Worst/Best Plankton Episodes.
- "Plankton's Army", which was the Best in Worst/Best Plankton Episodes.
- "Nasty Patty", which was #5 in Darkest Kids Show Episodes, and was an honorable mention in 10 SpongeBob Episodes That Dealt with Serious Issues, being the darkest classic Golden Age episode for discussing Attempted Murder.
- "Just One Bite", which was #10 in 10 SpongeBob Episodes That Dealt with Serious Issues, #6 in Top 10 SpongeBob Deleted Scenes, and #7 in 10 Banned/Controversial SpongeBob Episodes, for dealing with Addiction, having an interesting deleted scene, and that deleted scene is why it’s controversial.
- "Clams", which was an honorable mention in Top 10 SpongeBob Deleted Scenes.
- "Rock-a-Bye Bivalve", which was #9 in 10 Banned/Controversial SpongeBob Episodes, for being controversial, somehow, for two men raising a baby, and SpongeBob's sexual orientation implications.
- "I Had an Accident", which was #3 in Most Relatable SpongeBob Episodes, being the most relatable classic Golden Age episode.
- "The Bully", which was an honorable mention in Most Relatable SpongeBob Episodes.
- Mixed/Mixed Overrated Season 3:
- "The Sponge Who Could Fly aka The Lost Episode" which was a dishonorable mention in Worst/Best SpongeBob Specials, and was #9 in 10 Most Overrated SpongeBob Episodes: Strider is mixed on this one, as he didn’t say this was abysmal, terrible, or even bad. It does have a lot of pure early SpongeBob charm to it: first, the Patchy the Pirate segments are pretty funny and turned out to be far more interesting and memorable than the SpongeBob episode itself. As for the good things about the SpongeBob episode: examples include the "Jo Mama" joke, SpongeBob's silly way of flying, inflating his pants, the ending where SpongeBob finally gets a chance to fly peacefully with the help of his Jellyfish friends, much to his happiness, and the ending also has one of the show's best songs, All You Need Is Friends, which was 4th Best in Worst/Best SpongeBob Songs. The reason why Strider is mixed on this one is because the SpongeBob episode itself is mostly forgettable, SpongeBob trying different methods to fly with a few mediocre songs peppered in between, and the townsfolk being unlikable in this episode. Strider barely gives this one a 5/10, meaning just exactly average, with that said, Strider doesn’t consider it that memorable, especially for a classic Golden Age episode.
- "Club SpongeBob", which was #7 in 10 Most Overrated SpongeBob Episodes: Strider is mixed on this one, as he didn’t say this was abysmal, terrible, or even bad, it’s just boring. It’s a goofy silly story with Squidward torture thrown in, but Strider admits Squidward's line at the start was pretty funny and that line was pure early SpongeBob charm: "Why must every 11 minutes of my life be filled with misery? Why!?"
- "Snowball Effect", which was an honorable mention in Top 10 SpongeBob Deleted Scenes, and was #5 in 10 Most Overrated SpongeBob Episodes: Strider is mixed on this one, as he didn’t say this was abysmal, terrible, or even bad, it’s just monotonous and strange. Very little happens beyond a snowball fight, and Strider felt there were barely any good jokes or quippy dialogue on it. The parts Strider liked as pure early SpongeBob charm were a couple of clever lines when Squidward was trying to convince SpongeBob and Patrick to snowball fight. Overall, though, Strider found this a mixed version of "Sand Castles in the Sand", which Strider was surprised to find that the season 6 writers improved on the flaws of this episode to make it so much more memorable and creative, and one of the few times season 6…got it right. Anyways, this episode also had an interesting deleted scene, where Squidward imagined taking SpongeBob and Patrick to a snowball dungeon. Even if this deleted scene wasn’t removed, Strider would still be mixed on this episode.
- "New Student Starfish", which was an honorable mention in Worst Classic SpongeBob Episodes, but it wasn’t bad enough to make the list, since one of the bigger positives Strider mentioned that kept it from being one of the worst is that SpongeBob and Patrick working together in the end, and the duo's charming friendship is pure early SpongeBob charm. But the ending aside, Strider certainly finds this a weaker classic Golden Age episode.
- "Squilliam Returns", which was an honorable mention in Worst Classic SpongeBob Episodes, but it wasn’t bad enough to make the list, since Strider considers the beginning and middle having your usual pure early SpongeBob charm. The reason why Strider finds this a weaker classic Golden Age episode is because he really disliked the ending, where the rug is pulled under Squidward's legs. Considering that "Bank Geeks" and even "House Fancy" has a more satisfying outcome, this episode left a bad taste in his mouth due to the ending.
- Bad Season 3:
- "Party Pooper Pants (SpongeBob's House Party)", which was #4 in Worst Classic SpongeBob Episodes.
- "Krabby Land", which was #3 in Worst Classic SpongeBob Episodes, and 4th Worst in Worst/Best Mr. Krabs Episodes.
- "The Great Snail Race", which was #2 in Worst Classic SpongeBob Episodes.
Strider thoughts on the ScumBob era (seasons 6-8), and why he mostly dislikes it[]
- The notorious season 6, which Strider said is when SpongeBob became…a Cartoon That Got BAD: reviewed 19 episodes so far and current score is a bad 34.2% Good; also, started the era where Strider disliked modern Patrick in seasons 6-8; modern Patrick only had 8 noticeable likable in-character appearances in this season, with the rest of season 6 showing him as completely out of character and derailed, with 7 noticeable worst appearances, and 4 episodes he’s not present that made Strider say "Oh, thank Jeebus he’s absent…he would have made the episode much worse…"
- Good Season 6 (the times Modern Patrick in seasons 6-8 was actually likable):
- "Sand Castles in the Sand", which was #8 in Best Episodes of Bad Cartoons, and #9 in Best SpongeBob Episodes, being his favorite episode from the ScumBob era.
- "Suction Cup Symphony", which was an honorable mention in Worst/Best Squidward Episodes.
- "Single Cell Anniversary", which was 3rd Best in Worst/Best Plankton Episodes.
- "The Krabby Kronicle", which was #5 in My 10 Favorite Hated SpongeBob Episodes, and #3 in 10 SpongeBob Episodes That Dealt with Serious Issues, for dealing with Misinformation and Sensationalism.
- "To SquarePants or Not to SquarePants", which was actually an honorable mention in 10 Most Hated SpongeBob Episodes, as Strider doesn’t understand why this was an infamous episode. He happily laughed a lot at this, as the first half was passable, especially for season 6 standards, while the second half was hilarious to him, when SpongeBob comes back as RoundPants, and he willingly becomes Squidward's understudy, which was perfect, brilliant and funny to him.
- "House Fancy", which was #8 in My 10 Favorite Hated SpongeBob Episodes.
- Mixed Season 6:
- "Giant Squidward", which was #10 in 10 Ultra Infamous SpongeBob Episodes. Strider is mixed on this one, as the beginning was ok, with Squidward using Kelp Grow to help his garden, and it also works on Patrick's Ice Cream and SpongeBob's shoes. After Patrick steals the Kelp Grow and he and SpongeBob mess around with it for a bit, they turn Squidward giant. Strider appreciated how fast past this episode was, compared to most of season 6. The townsfolk chasing Squidward Strider found understandable since Squidward is destroying the roads, and chasing after 2 Bikini Bottom citizens, one of which is beloved by the community for his cooking skills. Strider does admit that they go a bit far when they plan to take out his eyeballs and kill him. Then they start attacking him with giant rakes for some reason, they even encourage him to explore his secret interests a bit more, and Squidward isn’t complaining and makes it work. Strider actually found it pretty funny that Squidward starts doing good deeds to the town to prove he’s a nice giant, as it’s so random to him, it actually makes him chuckle. But then Squidward doesn’t say bless you, so they instantly turn on him, and Strider says this is certainly the most nitpicky and judgy the Bikini Bottom people have ever been. As for Strider's biggest complaint and why he’s mixed on this episode…NO, it’s NOT Modern seasons 6-8 Patrick for once, as he’s actually likable in this episode, and not his usual, cruel, unpleasant self like most of season 6. Strider's real complaint is SpongeBob, who is pretty maliciously stupid here, as he wrecks Squidward's life, and still calls making him a giant…a kindness. But he, along with a likable Modern seasons 6-8 Patrick, do try and make it up to him by giving him a giant clarinet at the end, which somehow brings Squidward back to normal size. Personally, Strider is mixed and wouldn’t label this episode as fully bad. By the end, it’s so absurd that he can’t take it seriously.
- Bad Season 6:
- "The Splinter", which was #6 in Worst SpongeBob Episodes, and was #1 in 10 Most Hated SpongeBob Episodes. In the latter, it placed as #5 in "Top 6 Super Duper Hyper Ultra Infamous ScumBob Episodes".
- "Truth or Square?", which was a dishonorable mention in both Worst SpongeBob Episodes and 10 Most Hated SpongeBob Episodes, and was the Worst in Worst/Best SpongeBob Specials. It was also #8 in Top 10 SpongeBob Deleted Scenes, for having an interesting deleted scene, but it was an out of character moment for Sandy and Strider is glad that the scene was removed. He would still not like this special, even if the scene wasn’t removed.
- "Cephalopod Lodge", which was 4th Worst in Worst/Best Squidward Episodes.
- "Boating Buddies", which was 3rd Worst in Worst/Best Squidward Episodes. Modern seasons 6-8 Patrick is absent in this one.
- "Choir Boys", which was the Worst in Worst/Best Squidward Episodes, and was a dishonorable mention in 10 Most Hated SpongeBob Episodes. Modern seasons 6-8 Patrick is absent in this one.
- "The Card", which was 5th Worst in Worst/Best Patrick Episodes.
- "Plankton's Regular", which was 2nd Worst in Worst/Best Plankton Episodes. Modern seasons 6-8 Patrick is absent in this one.
- "Pet or Pests", which was #5 in 10 Most Hated SpongeBob Episodes. Although, this is one of the few noticeable times that Modern Patrick in seasons 6-8 was actually likable.
- "Penny Foolish", which was #3 in 10 Most Hated SpongeBob Episodes. Modern seasons 6-8 Patrick is absent in this one.
- "Slide Whistle Stooges", which was #9 in 10 Ultra Infamous SpongeBob Episodes, and Strider says it’s well worth the title of "Ultra-Infamous".
- "Gone", which was #5 in 10 Ultra Infamous SpongeBob Episodes, and Strider says it’s well worth the title of "Ultra-Infamous".
- "Pineapple Fever", which was #3 in 10 Ultra Infamous SpongeBob Episodes, and Strider says it’s well worth the title of "Ultra-Infamous".
- The abysmal season 7, which Strider said still continued SpongeBob as…a Cartoon That Got BAD: reviewed 27 episodes so far and current score is a pretty terrible 25.9% Good, making this Strider's absolute least favorite season; also, continued the era where Strider disliked modern Patrick in seasons 6-8; this is probably seasons 6-8 modern Patrick at his absolute worst, which further proves why this is Strider's absolute least favorite season: negatives: modern Patrick only had 6 noticeable likable in-character appearances in this season (1 less than season 6), and 1 of those appearances was a passable cameo, with the rest of season 7 showing him as completely out of character and derailed, with 12 noticeable worst appearances (5 more than season 6); the only positive: 9 episodes he’s not present (5 more than season 6) that made Strider say "Oh, thank Jeebus he’s absent…he would have made the episode much worse…"
- Good Season 7 (the times Modern Patrick in seasons 6-8 was actually likable, if he’s present unless noted):
- "Tentacle-Vision", which was 4th Best in Worst/Best Squidward Episodes.
- "Perfect Chemistry", which was 3rd Best in Worst/Best Sandy Episodes. Modern seasons 6-8 Patrick is absent in this one, with Strider saying "Hooray! A good season 7 episode without Patrick! Good for you, SpongeBob!"
- "Growth Spout", which was 5th Best in Worst/Best Mr. Krabs Episodes. Modern seasons 6-8 Patrick just has a cameo sleeping, with Strider saying "Ok, as long as Patrick remains sleeping, I’m ok with seeing him in a cameo. This is still a good season 7 episode."
- "The Inside Job", which was 4th Best in Worst/Best Plankton Episodes.
- "Squidward in Clarinetland", which was #1 in Weirdest SpongeBob Episodes, being the weirdest, but surprisingly inherently creative, colorful, and good cheerful episode.
- "The Abrasive Side", which was #8 in Most Relatable SpongeBob Episodes.
- "Earworm", which was #6 in Most Relatable SpongeBob Episodes.
- Bad Season 7:
- "A Pal for Gary", which was #8 in Worst Episodes of Good Cartoons, was a dishonorable mention in Worst SpongeBob Episodes, and #6 in 10 Banned/Controversial SpongeBob Episodes for being controversial for very poor use of dark humor. It was also #1 in 10 Most Hated SpongeBob Episodes, and it placed as #1 in "Top 6 Super Duper Hyper Ultra Infamous ScumBob Episodes". Modern seasons 6-8 Patrick is absent in this one.
- "One Coarse Meal", Strider declares this the WORST SpongeBob episode of all time. It was #1 in 3 lists: Worst Episodes of Good Cartoons, Worst SpongeBob Episodes, and 10 Most Hated SpongeBob Episodes. In the latter, it placed as #2 in "Top 6 Super Duper Hyper Ultra Infamous ScumBob Episodes". It was also a dishonorable mention in both Worst/Best Mr. Krabs Episodes and Worst/Best Plankton Episodes, and #6 in 10 Banned/Controversial SpongeBob Episodes for being controversial for very poor use of dark humor. Modern seasons 6-8 Patrick is absent in this one, with Strider saying "Wow…I think Patrick would have made this episode…even more rotten than it already is. Cause even if he’s not in this one, I’m still saying this is the WORST SpongeBob episode!"
- "Stuck in the Wringer", which was #2 in Worst SpongeBob Episodes, was a dishonorable mention in Worst/Best Patrick Episodes, and #1 in 10 Most Hated SpongeBob Episodes. In the latter, it placed as #6 in "Top 6 Super Duper Hyper Ultra Infamous ScumBob Episodes".
- "SpongeBob's Last Stand", which was 5th Worst in Worst/Best SpongeBob Specials, and #8 in 10 Banned/Controversial SpongeBob Episodes for being controversial for promoting environmentalism, and it’s song, Jellyfishing Song, was a dishonorable mention in Worst/Best SpongeBob Songs. "Legends of Bikini Bottom": consisting of:
- "The Monster Who Came to Bikini Bottom"
- "Welcome to the Bikini Bottom Triangle"
- "The Curse of the Hex", Modern seasons 6-8 Patrick is absent in this one
- "The Main Drain"
- "Trenchbillies"
- "Sponge-Cano!", Modern seasons 6-8 Patrick is absent in this one; all 6 of these episodes were collectively the 3rd Worst in Worst/Best SpongeBob Specials.
- "Yours, Mine, and Mine", which was the Worst in Worst/Best Patrick Episodes, and was a dishonorable mention in 10 Most Hated SpongeBob Episodes.
- "Someone's in the Kitchen with Sandy", which was a dishonorable mention in Worst/Best Sandy Episodes, and was #10 in Top 10 SpongeBob Deleted Scenes, as it had a few interesting deleted scenes, like Sandy being completely naked, and Sandy wearing a construction cone. The funniest deleted scene Strider found was Sandy trying to buy clothes from a clothing store, but no clothes, no service. Even if the deleted scenes weren’t removed, which would take care of the plot hole, Strider still wouldn’t like this episode. Modern seasons 6-8 Patrick is absent in this one.
- "Rodeo Daze", which was the Worst in Worst/Best Sandy Episodes.
- "The Cent of Money", which was 2nd Worst in Worst/Best Mr. Krabs Episodes. Modern seasons 6-8 Patrick is absent in this one.
- "Summer Job", which was the Worst in Worst/Best Mr. Krabs Episodes. Modern seasons 6-8 Patrick is absent in this one.
- "Gramma's Secret Recipe", which was the Worst in Worst/Best Plankton Episodes. Modern seasons 6-8 Patrick is absent in this one.
- "Big Sister Sam", which was #2 in 10 Most Hated SpongeBob Episodes.
- "You Don't Know Sponge", which was #4 in 10 Ultra Infamous SpongeBob Episodes.
- "That Sinking Feeling", which was a one-word honorable mention in 10 Ultra Infamous SpongeBob Episodes, Strider says it’s filler.
- "Hide and Then What Happens?", which was an honorable mention in 10 Ultra Infamous SpongeBob Episodes.
- The mediocre season 8, which Strider said was the final season that SpongeBob was…a Cartoon That Got BAD: reviewed 19 episodes so far and current score is a close to mediocre 39.5% Good, making this the least bad season of the ScumBob era; also, the final season where Strider disliked modern Patrick in seasons 6-8; this is probably seasons 6-8 modern Patrick at his least bad: positives: modern Patrick only had 9 noticeable likable in-character appearances in this season (2 more than season 6), and 1 of those appearances was a passable cameo, with the rest of season 8 showing him as completely out of character and derailed, with 8 noticeable worst appearances (1 more than season 6, but at least 4 less than season 7); the only negative: 2 episodes he’s not present (2 less than season 6) that made Strider say "Oh, thank Jeebus he’s absent…he would have made the episode much worse…"
- Good Season 8 (the times Modern Patrick in seasons 6-8 was actually likable):
- "Are You Happy Now?", which was #3 in Darkest Kids Show Episodes, was an honorable mention in both Worst/Best Modern SpongeBob Episodes and Worst/Best Squidward Episodes, was #2 in 10 SpongeBob Episodes That Dealt with Serious Issues, and #1 in My 10 Favorite Hated SpongeBob Episodes, being the darkest episode of seasons 6-8 for dealing with Depression, but also good, as it’s dark subject was handled very well. Modern seasons 6-8 Patrick just has a cameo, with Strider saying "Ok, as long as Patrick remains in a cameo, I’m ok with seeing him in a cameo. This is still a good season 8 episode."
- "It's a SpongeBob Christmas!", which was 5th Best in Worst/Best SpongeBob Specials, and it’s song, Don't Be a Jerk, It's Christmas, was an honorable mention in Worst/Best SpongeBob Songs.
- "Planet of the Jellyfish", which was #5 in Creepiest SpongeBob Episodes, being creepy, but also fun.
- "Ghoul Fools", which was #3 in Creepiest SpongeBob Episodes, being the creepiest episode of seasons 6-8, but also fun.
- "Sentimental Sponge", which was an honorable mention in 10 SpongeBob Episodes That Dealt with Serious Issues, for dealing with Hoarding.
- "InSPONGEiac", which was #10 in Most Relatable SpongeBob Episodes.
- Mixed Season 8:
- "Face Freeze!", which was an honorable mention in Weirdest SpongeBob Episodes, and #4 in 10 Most Hated SpongeBob Episodes. Strider is mixed on this one, as this is weird for the weird faces, but Strider says this makes for a creative and good old-fashioned cautionary kid’s tale on silly faces, so he gives the episode credit for that. Strider also admits that aside from his weird faces being disturbing, although creative, modern seasons 6-8 Patrick was tolerable in this one, unlike most of season 8. The main reason he’s mixed on this episode is that the faces can be disturbing, and that the characters, mostly SpongeBob and Patrick, make disturbing faces, and yeah that’s about all we get, and as a result, this becomes annoying. Strider is interested to know that there are SpongeBob fans who are split on this episode, certainly people who hate it, but also a small following of people who like the episode.
- "Hello, Bikini Bottom!", which was an honorable mention in Worst/Best SpongeBob Specials, but was #2 in 10 Most Overrated SpongeBob Episodes. Strider is mixed on this one. The positives this one has that he digs, is that it’s a fine musical, and that it really showcases how great the duo of SpongeBob and Squidward can be when the two find common ground, it shows the duo in a very different light, as both feel truly connected by music throughout the episode, and it works creatively in its musical numbers too. It has the feeling of a fun, albeit simple, adventure, and it ends with a feeling of a powerhouse duet by the two, that also has a nice moral. Strider also feels bad about calling it overrated, as it has a lot of ambition and talent behind it. Other positives include Strider conceptually liking Squidward chasing his dream of being a clarinet musician, and it’s realistic that he and SpongeBob start on a small scale, and it’s nice to see the Spongey crew in a change of scenery. Strider also admits that modern seasons 6-8 Patrick was tolerable in this one, unlike most of season 8. As for why Strider is mixed, well, he barely cracked a smile for this thing, and by the 13 minute mark does it drag. The main negative is that Strider felt this was an uncomfortable, but barely more tolerable, retread of Atlantis Squarepantis. Colonel Carper is typical, cliched and ugly when compared to most other SpongeBob characters. There’s the characters doing awkward, but more tolerable, sing talking for an immediate long line beginning, and somehow they’re even less coherent than Atlantis Squarepantis songs. While the songs are fine and creative, they go on way too long, and it feels like so much animation here just drags on in order to kill time. Strider feels like it’s dull, and no effort dialogue. While it’s nice that there’s a change of scenery, it’s a shame that a lot of that scenery is buses, dead grocery stores, and retirement homes. Finally, while the ending has the feeling of a powerhouse duet by the duo with a nice moral, Strider personally found this ending song below-average for Spongy standards.
- "The Googly Artiste", which was #7 in 10 Ultra Infamous SpongeBob Episodes. Strider is mixed on this one. The main minus was that it was a cliche story of Bikini Bottom seeing Patrick as a master artist. Strider didn’t say it’s quite as bad, just silly. The biggest positives is that Strider said at least modern seasons 6-8 Patrick was tolerable in this one, unlike most of season 8. Also, at least SpongeBob remains likable and in character, and he didn’t have that obnoxiousness or spinelessness you might expect of say, season 6.
- Bad Season 8:
- "Pet Sitter Pat", which was #4 in Worst SpongeBob Episodes, and was a dishonorable mention in Worst/Best Patrick Episodes.
- "Demolition Doofus", which was #3 in Worst SpongeBob Episodes, and #1 in 10 Most Hated SpongeBob Episodes. In the latter, it was placed as #4 in "Top 6 Super Duper Hyper Ultra Infamous ScumBob Episodes", and Strider said it’s his choice for his personal least favorite. While "One Course Meal" is still the worst in terms of writing and characterization, it seems this one was the most sensitive to him since it’s the worst Mrs. Puffs torture episode. Modern seasons 6-8 Patrick is absent in this one.
- "Patrick's Staycation", which was 4th Worst in Worst/Best Patrick Episodes.
- "Restraining SpongeBob", which was 3rd Worst in Worst/Best Patrick Episodes.
- "Oral Report", which was 2nd Worst in Worst/Best Patrick Episodes, and was #6 in 10 Ultra Infamous SpongeBob Episodes.
- "Bubble Troubles", which was 5th Worst in Worst/Best Sandy Episodes.
- "House Sittin' for Sandy", which was 3rd Worst in Worst/Best Sandy Episodes.
- "Accidents Will Happen", which was 5th Worst in Worst/Best Mr. Krabs Episodes.
- "Karen 2.0", which was 5th Worst in Worst/Best Plankton Episodes. Modern seasons 6-8 Patrick is absent in this one.
- "Smoothe Jazz at Bikini Bottom", which was #9 in 10 Most Hated SpongeBob Episodes.