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#42. "For a second or two, I thought she was a goner!"
"Clams"
(w/ 60 points on 4 lists) Highest Ranking: #8 @Homie☆★
"A Clam eats Mr. Krabs' millionth dollar"
More: Unlike JCM below me, I have yet to see Jaws (for... some reason) and would be ill-informed about how good a parody this is, but given that I thought this was hilarious without that knowledge is further proof that this show knows how to be funny to just about anyone. Mr. Krab's obsession over his millionth dollar seems like such a weird thing to most, but his delving into insanity from losing it is completely crazy, somehow it makes complete sense that he'd tie his employees up as bait even out-of-context to show his peak of craziness. It's also great that both Squidward and SpongeBob could catch onto it and try to fake the dollar or simply run for their lives in such a sudden situation. The suspenseful music that's literally orchestrated on-screen mocking the fact that bad things only happen then is genius. Overall, I'm glad to see this here.
JCM: Clams was a brilliant parody of a brilliant film. Watching Mr. Krabs' slow descent into madness after losing his millionth dollar to a giant clam is nothing short of great television. The episode's mocking of how the beast only appears when suspenseful music plays is a breath of fresh air after over 30 years of Jaws rip-offs. What better time to review this episode than right after Shark Week, which reinforced the rule that "scary creatures underwater = lots and lots of eyeballs"? This entire show takes place underwater, but the creative way that the writers managed to re-interpret Jaws in a world where sharks are mostly nonthreatening (see: SpongeGuard on Duty) deserves attention in and of itself.
#41. "Right. And I can handle your little bull worm, too. 'Cause I am the best there is. There ain't nothin' too big or too ornery for me ta catch."
"Sandy, SpongeBob, and the Worm"
(w/ 60 points on 4 lists) Highest Ranking: #4 @E.V.I.L
"A giant worm threatens Bikini Bottom"
More: While my days of shipping SpongeBob and Sandy are far less extreme than they were some 2 years ago, I still can't help but love this for the really strong bond between the two in this excellent character study. For an episode with a plot that would indicate complete comedic chaos and fast-paced action, it's pleasant that it was used for a more quiet, personal look in their relationship. Sandy's performance is really good by showing that her strengths of intelligence and fitness also come with her underestimating situations due to her ego, leading them to the problem of threatening the worm. SpongeBob plays her off well by feeling more desperate and heartbroken because of the likelihood that one of his best friends will literally die. I also really like that most of the humor kept with the controlled style by being utilized later, such as the paperclip and string that SpongeBob fails to convince is a tail is what's used to save themselves from the ALASKAN! BULL! WORM! I'm still glad that this can still get time in the spotlight and remind me of how cute a couple Spongey and Sandy are--dangit.
E.V.I.L: OMG SPANDY SPANDY SPANDY SPANDY WOOT! I like how creative this episode got in terms of instilling fear into the characters... without being outright abusive like in Gone. I also appreciate the character interaction between SpongeBob and Sandy in order to keep Bikini Bottom saved and I am a sadist so I like that they all died anyways. <3
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#44. "Future! Future! Future!"
"SB-129"
(w/ 59 points on 4 lists) Highest Ranking: #2 @Dr. WhoBob
"Squidward accidentally freezes himself for 2000 years and experiences complications while using a time machine"
More: This is a strange and interesting episode to say the least. It isn't one that's ever struck a chord with me, but it's fascinating to watch. I put that mainly towards how it went all-out with imaginative and surreal visual art to match the simple time travel concept. Sure, the "chrome is the future" setting is kind of stereotypical, but the fact that they acknowledged how weird it is with Squidward's insanity, making it really funny. Surprisingly it's also very quiet, delving in to Squidward's inner conciseness most of the time, exploring that he more deeply desires to be in his familiar roles, despite his presentation of being annoyed by it. It's not deep, but it's interesting and gives depth to him in one of the weirdest episodes possible.
WhoBob: Nothing has changed for me, it's still my #2. My commentary may feel similar to last year's but I hope I will explain with different reasons why this episode is wonderful. I fell like this is the episode where the writers started to expand their imagination and go nuts with an idea. We see how future Bikini Bottom looks like and just how weird and crazy it is. SpongeBob and Patrick are robots in the future. In fact, we have 4 SpongeBobs and a two-headed Patrick, it's so nonsensical, I love it. Then we get to see Squidward find a time machine and use it to go back in time, as a result he goes to Before Comedy times, and we see him accidentally changing history in a funny way, primitive SpongeBob (an ugly meme in 2016
) and Patrick just going nuts and it's so much fun. And we see Squidward in pure nothingness and it couldn't go crazier than that. I just love a really crazy and nonsensical style, so that's basically the main reason why I love this episode. We also have a bit of a sweet moment when Squidward misses SpongeBob and Patrick, and while Pizza Delivery started with Squidward being a jerk with a heart, this episode really expanded Squidward's character as we see him like to be around SpongeBob and Patrick, even if that moment was like 5 seconds, but still, small moments like that make me appreciate an episode even more. So yeah, those are all the reasons why I find this episode one of the greatest.
#43. "We didn't get any money. But we found something better. We found the magic!"
"Wishing You Well"
(w/ 59 points on 5 lists) Highest Ranking: #2 @More
"Mr. Krabs opens a wishing well"
More: This has been a huge favorite of mine for as long as I can remember. While it hurts that it's significantly lower on the list than last year, I still think I'll always love this. SpongeBob give off such a happy, feel-good vibe here with all his child-like wonder towards the classic wishing well's magic, and it's really lovable that he put all the effort he could do in order to get his friend's wishes granted and continue to spread the happiness. It works great in both making me feel good, and by giving some great gags, in contrast with Squidward's pessimism, Mr. Krabs simply using it as a scam, and idiotic, but still innocent Patrick. I loved the sketch where Squidward gets trapped, claustrophobia and ribs and all, as the timing and roles were just about perfect comedy gold. It's just so memorable and crazy, as were all the wacky wishes and Mr. Krab's attempt to get the change in the beginning. It even has a really upbeat and innocent song that just makes it all flow together. Everything about this episode is pure happiness.
That is, until you actually think about the implications, from SpongeBob practically being abused to work inside the well, to the messages sent that people are throwing away their lives by tossing their life savings down a metaphorical well to achieve a dream life that can't happen and how that leads to the depression of all the Squidward's in the world. It's even brought up in the song with ♪ "When your life's come apart at the seams and you've given up all your dreams, [this well] is just the means to make those dreams come true." ♪ For an episode so innocent and so happy on the surface, it's shockingly dark once you think of it and really makes me think. If anything that only adds to the replay value of an episode that I find outstanding from every angle.
Steel: This episode did make my list, so I'll have to talk about why "Wishing You Well" strikes a chord for me. It's basically a breath of fresh air for an episode that's paired with "All That Glitters." It's also very memorable and the humor feels close to the standards of Season 3's humor. Most of the funny moments in the episode came from Squidward, especially with the whole claustrophobia bit with Patrick. Also, it's one of few episodes where post-movie can make "Squid Abuse" shamelessly funny.
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#46. "Oh, Patrick, I'm so glad you're home after working all day. I can't wait for my break!"
"Rock-a-Bye Bivalve"
(w/ 57 points on 4 lists) Highest Ranking: #2 @Hayden
"SpongeBob and Patrick care for a baby Scallop"
More: Here's yet another very good episode. It offers a surprisingly funny parody of the stereotypical 50's married couple by exaggerating it to the point where the mom (SpongeBob) is doing all the housework while the lazy dad does nothing before getting into too many arguments to raise the child (which I'm really happy led to Junior successfully flying). It's got plenty of fun gags just to emphasize this, where Patrick does no work for "Tomorrow for Sure," "Eventually," and "Uh..." or the absurdly huge mountain of diapers SpongeBob used to prove a point that he's lazy. It's a lot of fun exploring parenting by first showing the ideal family you'd expect, until the problems hit them like a steam train and it's impossible to even take care of the child in the midst of cleaning and fighting. I like that. Good for you.
Hayden: Here's one for all you Spongebob and Patrick shippers. Or at least one where their conflict is intelligently and sharply written. Whether it's a delightful music montage, pile of clam diapers larger than Whale Blubber, or one of the most classic uses of time cards, the episode and its gags always deliver on the absurdity of the situation. To top it off, they nail the emotional moment of Junior learning to fly. I hope one day Spongebob and Patrick have another.....episode like this. *rimshot*
#45. "Ya know, that reminds me, there's been something I've been wanting to say to you since the day we met. Goodbye. Next time you see me, this town will be eating out of the palm of my hands!"
"Can You Spare a Dime?"
(w/ 58 points on 4 lists) Highest Ranking: #4 @Hayden
"Squidward quits his job"
More: Well, let's just be glad this ended up on the best list in the end and everything's fine, okay? Okay. This episode is great. It's an incredibly fun role-reversal with gags pasted on at every second there was free time, whether its a random free sample or some freaky heart attachment, or more major like SpongeBob raising Squidward with such well-intent to become such a brat leading to a crazy breakdown where SpongeBob finally lashes out to get Squidward back into work.
Whatever's done is fast-paced mayhem that makes it really fun and it's cartoonishly unexpected and random, yet always makes sense in the story to build up the conflict. It's a great look into SpongeBob's character and helps to balance him out by pushing him to his limits and showing a far more emotional side of him, and with that shows a surprisingly mature lesson of immediate kindness not always being a good thing, when one looks at how Squidward turned out after SpongeBob's pampering. If you say that this belongs on the worst list due to it being mean-spirited, you're not doing a good job even summarizing the episode as everything here's completely deserved as far as I know.
Trophy: OK, first things first, to those that almost got this on the worst list, sit in the timeout corner. Just do so to make this easier. Good? Now that the hard part is done, this one is most certainly deserving, coming from a guy who had it as his 9th (is this going to be a trend where I commentate?) overall. So yeah, this episodes humor was quite honestly spot on, from Interpretive Dance Quarterlies, Mr. Krabs pretty much needing protection for his eye stalks, the whole "GET A JOB" with alphabet soup and the puppet show, to the dark parts of having to eat his own paintings, and of course, football playing king in space, with a mustache. I don't get how anyone could dislike this episode, and to counter one point, SpongeBob SPOILS Squidward, he never said no or that he was too tired, and pampered him like a little brat. This is essentially what Squidward became, so if anything SpongeBob brought it upon himself, and it backfired in a hilarious cartoon manner that you'd expect from the show. That would possibly be the only thing to dislike, and I can't see why after that anyone could hate this, I just needed to bring that up because I feel I had to.
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#48. "Where was I? Oh yeah...but the worst part is, my dreams of completing a marathon like I promised my old' Grammy have been dashed. I'm...I'm sorry Gram-gram! Sorry!"
"Krabs vs. Plankton"
(w/ 53 points on 6 lists) Highest Ranking: #7 @jjsthekid
"Plankton sues Mr. Krabs"
More: At first glance, I was actually quite shocked that this made the list, albeit barely, but due to its high list count it makes sense, and I don't mind its inclusion even though there are better episodes. I really loved all the random slapstick gags with SpongeBob trying to open that case he was never given the code to, and how he continually testified just about everything down to the mop that made Plankton trip, and the setting here's very different from the norm by giving a good parody of courtroom drama and making it really silly. ok tbh I haven't seen this in a while, so my thoughts are a bit krusty. I'll let jjs take this one.
jjsthekid: This is a Season 4 episode I've always felt was a bit under-appreciated. I dunno, I really have a thing for court case episodes of tv shows, so I guess this one tickled my fancy. There's just a lot of good gags here, and the whole courtroom plot is pretty unique/different than what we are used to for SpongeBob, which they managed to work with brilliantly. I always found this one funny, even when it first aired. I also really liked how SpongeBob took up the lawyer position and tried his best to defend Mr. Krabs, showing how he truly cares about his boss deep down. While this may not be everyone's favorite S4 episode, I do consider it one of the best ones, and am glad to see it on the list.
#47. "There it is. The finest eating establishment ever established for eating. The Krusty Krab."
"Help Wanted"
(w/ 54 points on 4 lists) Highest Ranking: #5 @Fred Rechid
"SpongeBob gets a job at the Krusty Krab"
More: Okay, why didn't this episode kick off the list? Oh well. This isn't the most funny or well-made episode by any means. The animation is objectively a mess, and the story is way too simple to carry much weight. Still, this is a pilot that I really like because it feels like the most hand-crafted, cared for episode in the show. It's animation's organic and the simplicity helps with its classic charm and genuineness, by allowing the characters to be really sweet and innocent. It even does a good job at capturing the feeling of getting a job for the first time. It's nice.
Fred: Ah, the first episode. Honestly, what else do I have to say about this episode that hasn't been said before? It is truly one of the most classic episodes of the entire series. It introduces us to The Krusty Krab where SpongeBob works at. Mr. Krabs and Squidward send SpongeBob out to Barg n Mart to find a hydrodynamic spatula with port and starboard attachments. The conflict occurs when buses full of hungry anchovies arrive at The Krusty Krab. In the end, SpongeBob feeds them all Krabby Patties with "Livin' in the Sunlight" playing in the background. What a great way to start off the show.
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1 minute ago, jjsthekid said:
This is actually the legit new title of it, Vincent confirmed it on twitter. The title is in Latin.
Well I really like it.
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Maybe this is just the title of the Spanish dub? It literally translates to "Sauce Imbecile"
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Just now, Homie☆★ said:
I should've put ATG higher so it would've made it. smh
It would not have made it unless someone else put it on the list. Mathematically impossible. Sorry.
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Alright! The list begins... uh... it begins...
"I'd give her eleven minutes..."
Right now!
Welcome to SBC's Top Fifty Best Episodes Ever!, where we get an arbitrary and random set of people to passionately discuss a children's cartoon that's not meant to be more than a joke! Well, we've got twenty-one lists. Not as good as even the worst list's turnout, but it's still appreciated and I rewarded 200 doubloons to all who participated.
Thank you. I was also shocked to see the ridiculous amount of diversity in the list. I mean, A LOT of diversity. No episode even came close to getting on everyone's list and there were some surprising placements down the line, although the choices themselves are easy to guess. In order to break ties, I will be using the method from Clappy in 2013, first point count, then list count, then highest ranking. Granted that's irrelevant because... there are no ties
Even if you didn't get a chance to send a list, you can always follow along, or you can get into the discussion by sending commentary to me. Simply PM me, @More, that you'd like to commentate and I'll assign you an episode based on list placement or at random. Write one or two paragraphs describing why you like the episode, and I'll feature you on one of my posts. I've already assigned the first commentator though, and they are... Trophy and SpongeTron RobotPants with #50 and #49! Enjoy. (Also, all pictures and quotes are from SBM's page)
SBC's Top Fifty Best Episodes Ever! 2016 Edition
#50. "SpongeBob, it's Unfair, not Funfair"
"Squid on Strike"
(w/ 50 points on 3 lists) Highest Ranking: #7 @E.V.I.L
"Squidward and SpongeBob go on Strike"
More: And we're dropping off the deck to start the list. What a better way to do that than with an episode's that's really grown on me. I find this episode quite funny on it's own, gags like "It's Unfair, not Funfair" are really ridiculous and highlight the contrast in attitude behind Squidward's and SpongeBob's work ethic. It makes sure to keep it fun and unexpected with SpongeBob not even knowing what a strike is until he's fired while Squidward woefully denies wacky bills. Heck, Mr. Krabs wanting the two back due to annoying replacement teenagers also made surprising sense. And then you realize that this is a social commentary on the state of business today, addressing corporate greed and the common denial of that from workers. What's great is that it isn't one-sided and satirizes both ends, while it still shows the benefits of both (Krab's customers and riches, Squidward's unfair treatment and eventual success... until SpongeBob literally dismantled the establishment, really Squidward, you should've expected that), allowing it to be accessible to any belief. It's really good.
Trophy: Nice to see this one kick off the list, I'm really contempt with it just making to be completely honest, although I do wish it was a bit higher, considering...well, this is my number 8 after all. The concept of SpongeBob, a diehard workaholic being tricked into going on strike, mainly due to Squidward finding Mr. Krabs's absurd paydocks unfair, is a valid point. Seeing Squidward trying to get SpongeBob to strike properly was quite hilarious if I say so myself, and the replacements backfiring on Mr. Krabs by annoying him to death was unexpected. The point where SpongeBob becomes a vandal in effort to become a good striker out of completely nowhere backfired everything, however. So in the end Squidward is stuck working forever anyways. The humor was spot-on in this, and the plot wasn't too predictable, so it kept it fresh throughout the whole way, so looking deeply at the context of workers unions and all, it works out almost perfectly for me. This one is quite often overlooked by the other "classics", a term I use extremely lightly, of the pre-movie era. Finally it gets the time in the spotlight that it deserves.
#49. "What am I gonna do? My friends, taken by those Jelly creatures! I can feel their creepy, rope-like tentacles now!"
"Planet of the Jellyfish"
(w/ 53 points on 3 lists) Highest Ranking: #1 @Spongetron Robotpants
"SpongeBob and Sandy must fight an evil jellyfish who has cloned other Bottomites"
More: Remember my Season 8 list from a few months back? Remember when I put this as the third worst episode that season? While that still stands, I don't hate this, it just confuses the heck out of me with a storyline that can never decide when it should be silly or serious and never took either element far enough, which just took me out of the adventure. But this is the best list. I may as well talk about it's strengths. That plot is awesome on paper. SpongeBob and Sandy team up to save the world from utter destruction by silly jellyfish? Count me in! Invasion of the Body Snatcher's parody? Awesome! Really quotable jokes like the jellion choking on popcorn, SpongeBob saying he hates mustard, and breaking the fourth wall? All great! It even kept me wondering what'd happen next. It's just too bad that the story's so botched and stuck between atmospheres to enjoy as much as its creative merit. But regardless, it's great that we're getting post-movie power on this list, and apparently many liked this, (one of my friends even insisted this was a pre-movie episode) and I can't blame 'em. I even got someone who picked this as #1.
SpongeTron: I like it because it has that good B-movie feel to it. I like how the writers went outside the box and created an episode that's basically an Invasion of the Body Snatchers parody. Plus, I really love the horror aspect of it. It feels more like an Invader Zim episode then a Spongebob one. The biggest plothole in the episode is, where did the alien jellyfish come from? Was it always in Jellyfish Fields? Did it come from space? Who knows where it came from, and why it wanted to take over Bikini Bottom. But I digress. It's still a good episode, and I enjoy watching it. Also, the ending makes you wonder if there'll be a sequel. I hope there is.
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LAST DAY TO SUBMIT LISTS!!!
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Team Krusty Krab!
Clue #2: You're getting warmer. Go to where the 2nd challenge of The Fry Cook Games IV was.
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IMPORTANT CHANGE: I'm extending the due date to SUNDAY, JULY THIRD, at 10:00pm. This is FINAL. Should give plenty of time to finish up.
And... still lagging at 14 lists right now.
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17 hours ago, Stanthemiddleagedadult said:
I'm not too well-versed on this issue, but it's supposedly going to kill their economy and trade? If so, this was a very poor decision on the voter's behalf.
Not really. No matter what happens, the country will still need to trade with the rest of Europe in order to keep their resources in supply and will most likely just continue trading with them or some other country. It's really stupid to have made this a public vote at all, given most of the country only found out what the European Union is after the vote was held.
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These are just modified versions of Mac & Cheese Balls. I don't see anything strange about it.
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Wait make that 12, just got one from @Hayden
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Clap along if you feel like a room without a roof... because Happy Birthday Wumbo.
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Okay then, second week in and I've got eleven lists from:
This turnout isn't as good as it was past lists. All you I mentioned definitely good, but it could do better. Still have a week left.
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"Spirits" - The Strumbellas
SBC's Top 50 Best Episodes Ever 2016 Edition!
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Well if you're not a Spandy shipper, then why the heck would you send me you commentary from last year's list?