SpongeBob Season 8 Best Episode Tournament: Round 1

[Jjs Goodman]

It's that time of the year again. You know the drill. It's been a decade since the height of Season 8's praise on SBC (lol), and I'm curious to see how it holds up to the community now in the current year. Which episodes will flop and which will reign victorious?

Round 1:

Match 1: Sweet and Sour Squid vs. For Here or to Go

Match 2: Super Evil Aquatic Villain Team Up Is Go! vs. Planet of the Jellyfish

Match 3: Face Freeze vs. Sentimental Sponge

Match 4: Barnacle Face vs. A Friendly Game

Match 5: Oral Report vs. Chum Fricassee

Match 6: Treats! vs. Pet Sitter Pat

Match 7: Smoothe Jazz at Bikini Bottom vs. Free Samples

Match 8: Walking the Plankton vs. Mr. Krabs Takes a Vacation

Match 9: The Way of the Sponge vs. Patrick's Staycation

Match 10: Bubble Buddy Returns vs. InSPONGEiac

Match 11: Frozen Face-Off vs. The Hot Shot

Match 12: Drive Thru vs. Ghoul Fools

Match 13: It's a SpongeBob Christmas! vs. Hello Bikini Bottom

Match 14: The Good Krabby Name vs. Squiditis

Match 15: Glove World R.I.P. vs. Demolition Doofus

You have until Wednesday, January 5th at 5pm EST to vote. We will then move onto Round 2. Feel free to post your reasonings for why you voted which episode.

[BenPaz]

These matchups are some of the most anemic I've ever seen holy shit.

[Jjs Goodman]

Winners:

Match 1: For Here or To Go

Match 2: Planet of the Jellyfish

Match 3: Sentimental Sponge

Match 4: A Friendly Game

Match 5: Oral Report

Match 6: Treats!

Match 7: Free Samples

Match 8: Mr. Krabs Takes a Vacation

Match 9: Way of the Sponge

Match 10: inSPONGEiac

Match 11: Frozen Face-Off

Match 12: Ghoul Fools

Match 13: It's a SpongeBob Christmas!

Match 14: The Good Krabby Name

Match 15: Glove World R.I.P.

These will move onto Round 2, which the thread for will come momentarily.