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SpongeBob Best Episode Tournaments were tournaments held to determine which episode of a SpongeBob season was the best. It began on November 7th, 2015 with Season 9A and were sporadically held until May 2023. Tournaments were done for the following seasons: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9A, 9B, 10, 11 and 12. An All-Stars edition, consisting of every season champion, was held to conclude the tournaments in May 2023. Jjs came up with the idea after seeing episode tournaments on the Technodrome, a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles forum.

Below are all of the tournaments. Winners are highlighted in bold

Season 1

The Season 1 tournament began on January 15th, 2019 and ended on February 5th, 2019. The winner was Pizza Delivery.

Round 1 (January 15-January 19):

Match Episode A Episode B
1 Naughty Nautical Neighbors Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy
2 Pickles Home Sweet Pineapple
3 MuscleBob BuffPants Suds
4 Scaredy Pants Tea at the Treedome
5 I Was a Teenage Gary Ripped Pants
6 Boating School Help Wanted
7 Jellyfishing Squeaky Boots
8 Valentine's Day Hooky
9 Arrgh! Sleepy Time

Round 2 (January 19-January 25):

Match Episode A Episode B
10 Naughty Nautical Neighbors Bubblestand
11 Jellyfish Jam Rock Bottom
12 Pickles Reef Blower
13 Suds The Paper
14 Scaredy Pants Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy II
15 Karate Choppers Hall Monitor
16 Culture Shock Ripped Pants
17 Fools in April Opposite Day
18 Squidward the Unfriendly Ghost Help Wanted
19 SB-129 Pizza Delivery
20 Nature Pants Squeaky Boots
21 Walking Small Employee of the Month
22 F.U.N. Valentine's Day
23 Sandy's Rocket Plankton!
24 The Chaperone Arrgh!
25 Neptune's Spatula Texas

Round 3 (January 25-January 29):

Match Episode A Episode B
26 Naughty Nautical Neighbors Rock Bottom
27 Pickles Suds
28 Scaredy Pants Hall Monitor
29 Culture Shock Opposite Day
30 Pizza Delivery Squidward the Unfriendly Ghost
31 Squeaky Boots Employee of the Month
32 F.U.N. Plankton!
33 Arrgh! Texas

Round 4 (January 29-February 1):

Match Episode A Episode B
34 Rock Bottom Pickles
35 Hall Monitor Culture Shock
36 Pizza Delivery Employee of the Month
37 F.U.N. Arrgh!

Round 5 (February 1-February 3):

Match Episode A Episode B
38 Rock Bottom Culture Shock
39 Pizza Delivery Arrgh!

Finale (February 3-February 5):

Match Episode A Episode B
40 Rock Bottom Pizza Delivery

Season 2

The Season 2 tournament began on August 30th, 2017 and ended on September 23rd, 2017. The winner was Dying for Pie.

Round 1 (August 30-September 3):

Match Episode A Episode B
1 Procrastination I'm With Stupid
2 Band Geeks Jellyfish Hunter
3 The Secret Box The Fry Cook Games
4 Krusty Love Sailor Mouth
5 Welcome to the Chum Bucket Sandy, SpongeBob, and the Worm
6 Graveyard Shift Artist Unknown
7 Frankendoodle Squid on Strike

Round 2 (September 3-September 12):

Match Episode A Episode B
8 Procrastination Your Shoe's Untied
9 Imitation Krabs Gary Takes a Bath
10 Wormy Shanghaied
11 Bossy Boots Band Geeks
12 Prehibernation Week Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy III
13 The Fry Cook Games Big Pink Loser
14 Squidville Squirrel Jokes
15 Sailor Mouth Squid's Day Off
16 Christmas Who? No Free Rides
17 Dying for Pie Welcome to the Chum Bucket
18 Patty Hype The Smoking Peanut
19 Something Smells Graveyard Shift
20 Life of Crime I'm Your Biggest Fanatic
21 Bubble Buddy Frankendoodle
22 Grandma's Kisses Pressure
23 Survival of the Idiots Dumped

Round 3 (September 12-September 16):

Match Episode A Episode B
24 Procrastination Survival of the Idiots
25 Imitation Krabs Shanghaied
26 Band Geeks Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy III
27 Squidville Big Pink Loser
28 Christmas Who? Sailor Mouth
29 Dying for Pie The Smoking Peanut
30 Graveyard Shift I'm Your Biggest Fanatic
31 Frankendoodle Grandma's Kisses

Round 4 (September 16-September 18):

Match Episode A Episode B
32 Survival of the Idiots Imitation Krabs
33 Band Geeks Squidville
34 Christmas Who? Dying for Pie
35 Graveyard Shift Frankendoodle

Round 5 (September 18-September 21):

Match Episode A Episode B
36 Imitation Krabs Band Geeks
37 Dying for Pie Graveyard Shift

Finale (September 21-September 23):

Match Episode A Episode B
38 Band Geeks Dying for Pie

Season 3

The Season 3 tournament began on January 6th, 2020 and ended on January 24th, 2020. The winner was Can You Spare a Dime.

Round 1 (January 6-January 10):

Match Episode A Episode B
1 Squilliam Returns SpongeBob Meets the Strangler
2 Rock a Bye Bivalve SpongeGuard on Duty
3 Pranks a Lot One Krabs Trash
4 Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy IV The Sponge Who Could Fly
5 Idiot Box Krabby Land
6 Party Pooper Pants Ugh
7 Krusty Krab Training Video Nasty Patty
8 The Great Snail Race As Seen on TV
9 I Had an Accident Can You Spare a Dime?

Round 2 (January 10-January 12):

Match Episode A Episode B
10 Club SpongeBob Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy IV
11 No Weenies Allowed My Pretty Seahorse
12 The Camping Episode Clams
13 Krab Borg New Student Starfish
14 Plankton's Army Chocolate With Nuts
15 Just One Bite Wet Painters
16 Born Again Krabs Missing Identity
17 The Bully SpongeBob Meets the Strangler
18 Mid-Life Crustacean Rock a Bye Bivalve

Round 3 (January 12-January 15):

Match Episode A Episode B
19 Snowball Effect One Krabs Trash
20 Doing Time Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy IV
21 The Algae's Always Greener Idiot Box
22 Krusty Krab Training Video The Great Snail Race
23 The Camping Episode Krab Borg
24 Just One Bite Missing Identity
25 SpongeBob Meets the Strangler Ugh
26 Can You Spare a Dime? Mid-Life Crustacean

Round 4 (January 15-January 18):

Match Episode A Episode B
27 Snowball Effect Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy V
28 Doing Time No Weenies Allowed
29 Idiot Box Chocolate With Nuts
30 Krusty Krab Training Video SpongeBob Meets the Strangler

Round 5 (January 18-January 22):

Match Episode A Episode B
31 Snowball Effect Can You Spare a Dime?
32 Krab Borg No Weenies Allowed
33 Chocolate With Nuts Just One Bite
34 Krusty Krab Training Video Can You Spare a Dime?
35 No Weenies Allowed Chocolate With Nuts

Finale (January 22-January 24):

Match Episode A Episode B
36 Can You Spare a Dime? Chocolate With Nuts

Season 4

The Season 4 tournament began on February 7th, 2017 and ended on March 4th, 2017. The winner was Krusty Towers.

Round 1 (February 7-February 11):

Match Episode A Episode B
1 Krusty Towers Bummer Vacation
2 Squidtastic Voyage New Leaf
3 Funny Pants The Gift of Gum
4 Good Neighbors Born to Be Wild
5 Best Day Ever Selling Out
6 Fear of a Krabby Patty Mermaid Man & Barnacle Boy VI: The Motion Picture

Round 2 (February 11-February 18):

Match Episode A Episode B
7 Krusty Towers The Lost Mattress
8 Skill Crane Hocus Pocus
9 All That Glitters Wigstruck
10 The Pink Purloiner Shell of a Man
11 Krabs vs. Plankton Squidtastic Voyage
12 Patrick SmartPants Rule of Dumb
13 Enemy In-Law The Gift of Gum
14 Squid Wood The Thing
15 Ghost Host Born to Be Wild
16 Driven to Tears Wishing You Well
17 Whale of a Birthday Dunces and Dragons
18 Once Bitten Karate Island
19 Mrs. Puff, You're Fired Selling Out
20 Best Frenemies SquidBob TentaclePants
21 Chimps Ahoy Fear of a Krabby Patty
22 That's No Lady Have You Seen This Snail

Round 3 (February 18-February 25):

Match Episode A Episode B
23 Krusty Towers Skill Crane
24 Wigstruck Shell of a Man
25 Krabs vs. Plankton Patrick SmartPants
26 Squid Wood Enemy In-Law
27 Born to Be Wild Wishing You Well
28 Dunces and Dragons Karate Island
29 Best Frenemies Selling Out
30 Have You Seen This Snail Fear of a Krabby Patty

Round 4 (February 25-February 28):

Match Episode A Episode B
31 Krusty Towers Shell of a Man
32 Krabs vs. Plankton Enemy In-Law
33 Dunces and Dragons Wishing You Well
34 Have You Seen This Snail Best Frenemies

Round 5 (February 28-March 3):

Match Episode A Episode B
35 Krusty Towers Krabs vs. Plankton
36 Dunces and Dragons Have You Seen This Snail

Finale (March 3-March 4):

Match Episode A Episode B
37 Krusty Towers Dunces and Dragons

Season 5

The Season 5 tournament began on January 1st, 2021 and ended on January 17th, 2021. The winner was Krabs a la mode.

Round 1 (January 1-January 4):

Match Episode A Episode B
1 Spy Buddies 20,000 Patties Under the Sea
2 Waiting The Two Faces of Squidward
3 Good Ol' Whatshisname The Battle of Bikini Bottom
4 The Krusty Plate SpongeBob vs. The Patty Gadget
5 Friend or Foe The Donut of Shame
6 Whatever Happened to SpongeBob? Bucket Sweet Bucket
7 Stanley S. SquarePants New Digs
8 Sing a Song of Patrick Goo Goo Gas
9 Banned in Bikini Bottom Pat No Pay

Round 2 (January 4-January 8):

Match Episode A Episode B
10 Slimy Dancing The Inmates of Summer
11 Roller Cowards Atlantis SquarePantis
12 Rise and Shine A Flea in Her Dome
13 Le Big Switch Mermaid Man vs. SpongeBob
14 Night Light Money Talks
15 Breath of Fresh Squidward The Krusty Sponge
16 The Original Fry Cook SpongeHenge
17 Pest of the West Spy Buddies
18 The Two Faces of Squidward BlackJack
19 Boat Smarts Good Ol' Whatshisname
20 Fungus Among Us SpongeBob vs. The Patty Gadget
21 Blackened Sponge Friend or Foe
22 Picture Day Bucket Sweet Bucket
23 New Digs To Love a Patty
24 Sing a Song of Patrick To Save a Squirrel
25 Krabs a la Mode Banned in Bikini Bottom

Round 3 (January 8-January 11):

Match Episode A Episode B
26 The Inmates of Summer Spy Buddies
27 The Two Faces of Squidward Boat Smarts
28 SpongeBob vs. The Patty Gadget Roller Cowards
29 Friend or Foe Rise and Shine
30 Bucket Sweet Bucket Mermaid Man vs. SpongeBob
31 New Digs Night Light
32 Sing a Song of Patrick The Krusty Sponge
33 Krabs a la Mode The Original Fry Cook

Round 4 (January 11-January 13):

Match Episode A Episode B
34 The Two Faces of Squidward Spy Buddies
35 Roller Cowards Friend or Foe
36 Bucket Sweet Bucket New Digs
37 Krabs a la Mode Sing a Song of Patrick

Round 5 (January 13-January 15):

Match Episode A Episode B
38 The Two Faces of Squidward Roller Cowards
39 New Digs Krabs a la Mode

Finale (January 15-January 17):

Match Episode A Episode B
40 Roller Cowards Krabs a la Mode

Season 6

The Season 6 tournament began on September 5th, 2016 and ended on October 21st, 2016. The winner was Sand Castles in the Sand.

Round 1 (September 5-September 22):

Match Episode A Episode B
1 Slide Whistle Stooges The Slumber Party
2 Porous Pockets Giant Squidward
3 Grandpappy the Pirate House Fancy
4 Suction Cup Symphony Toy Store of Doom
5 No Hat for Pat Nautical Novice
6 Plankton's Regular Pineapple Fever
7 Gullible Pants A Life in a Day
8 Not Normal Chum Bucket Supreme
9 Truth or Square Chum Caverns
10 Squid's Visit To SquarePants or Not to SquarePants
11 The Splinter Choir Boys
12 Komputer Overload Professor Squidward
13 Patty Caper Penny Foolish
14 Krabby Road The Card
15 Shell Shocked Spongicus

Round 2 (September 22-October 6):

Match Episode A Episode B
16 Sand Castles in the Sand Grooming Gary
17 Pet or Pests The Slumber Party
18 Krusty Krushers Porous Pockets
19 Grandpappy the Pirate Single Cell Anniversary
20 Dear Vikings Suction Cup Symphony
21 The Clash of Triton Nautical Novice
22 Boating Buddies Pineapple Fever
23 A Life in a Day Gone
24 Not Normal SpongeBob vs. The Big One
25 Chum Caverns Cephalopod Lodge
26 To SquarePants or Not to SquarePants The Krabby Kronicle
27 The Splinter Ditchin'
28 Sun Bleached Komputer Overload
29 Patty Caper Overbooked
30 No Nose Knows Krabby Road
31 Spongicus Shuffleboarding

Round 3 (October 6-October 13):

Match Episode A Episode B
32 Sand Castles in the Sand The Slumber Party
33 Krusty Krushers Single Cell Anniversary
34 Suction Cup Symphony Nautical Novice
35 A Life in a Day Pineapple Fever
36 Not Normal Chum Caverns
37 The Krabby Kronicle Ditchin'
38 Komputer Overload Patty Caper
39 Krabby Road Spongicus

Round 4 (October 13-October 16):

Match Episode A Episode B
40 Sand Castles in the Sand Single Cell Anniversary
41 Suction Cup Symphony A Life in a Day
42 Chum Caverns Ditchin'
43 Patty Caper Krabby Road

Round 5 (October 16-October 19):

Match Episode A Episode B
44 Sand Castles in the Sand A Life in a Day
45 Chum Caverns Krabby Road

Finale (October 19-October 21):

Match Episode A Episode B
46 Sand Castles in the Sand Krabby Road

Season 7

The Season 7 tournament began on July 10th, 2021 and ended on August 4th, 2021. The winner was Earworm.

Round 1 (July 10-July 18):

Match Episode A Episode B
1 Keep Bikini Bottom Beautiful A Pal for Gary
2 The Abrasive Side Welcome to the Bikini Bottom Triangle
3 The Monster Who Came to Bikini Bottom Yours, Mine and Mine
4 I ♥ Dancing Greasy Buffoons
5 You Don't Know Sponge Back to the Past
6 Model Sponge Krusty Dogs
7 Shellback Shenanigans Rodeo Daze
8 Summer Job Karate Star
9 The Wreck of the Mauna Loa That Sinking Feeling
10 Trenchbillies Whelk Attack
11 The Great Patty Caper The Cent of Money
12 Growth Spout Gramma's Secret Recipe
13 New Fish in Town Tunnel of Glove
14 Perfect Chemistry The Play's the Thing
15 One Coarse Meal Hide and Then What Happens?
16 Squidward in Clarinetland The Main Drain
17 Sponge-Cano! SpongeBob's Last Stand
18 Enchanted Tiki Dreams The Masterpiece

Round 2 (July 18-July 25):

Match Episode A Episode B
19 Someone's in the Kitchen with Sandy Keep Bikini Bottom Beautiful
20 The Abrasive Side Yours, Mine and Mine
21 A Day Without Tears I ♥ Dancing
22 Stuck in the Wringer Back to the Past
23 Earworm Krusty Dogs
24 The Curse of Bikini Bottom Shellback Shenanigans
25 The Bad Guy Club for Villains Karate Star
26 The Inside Job The Wreck of the Mauna Loa
27 Tentacle-Vision Whelk Attack
28 The Great Patty Caper Growth Spout
29 Gary in Love Tunnel of Glove
30 Kracked Krabs Perfect Chemistry
31 The Curse of the Hex One Coarse Meal
32 Love That Squid Squidward in Clarinetland
33 Big Sister Sam SpongeBob's Last Stand
34 Buried in Time Enchanted Tiki Dreams

Round 3 (July 25-July 29):

Match Episode A Episode B
35 Someone's in the Kitchen with Sandy Whelk Attack
36 The Abrasive Side The Great Patty Caper
37 I ♥ Dancing Tunnel of Glove
38 Back to the Past Kracked Krabs
39 Earworm The Curse of the Hex
40 The Curse of Bikini Bottom Squidward in Clarinetland
41 The Bad Guy Club for Villains SpongeBob's Last Stand
42 The Inside Job Buried in Time

Round 4 (July 29-August 1):

Match Episode A Episode B
43 Whelk Attack The Abrasive Side
44 I ♥ Dancing Kracked Krabs
45 Earworm Squidward in Clarinetland
46 The Bad Guy Club for Villains The Inside Job

Round 5 (August 1-August 3):

Match Episode A Episode B
47 The Abrasive Side Kracked Krabs
48 Earworm The Bad Guy Club for Villains

Finale (August 3-August 4):

Match Episode A Episode B
49 The Abrasive Side Earworm

Season 8

The Season 8 tournament began on January 2nd, 2022 and ended on January 21st, 2022. The winner was It's a SpongeBob Christmas.

Round 1 (January 2-January 5):

Match Episode A Episode B
1 Sweet and Sour Squid For Here or to Go
2 Super Evil Aquatic Villain Team Up is Go! Planet of the Jellyfish
3 Face Freeze! Sentimental Sponge
4 Barnacle Face A Friendly Game
5 Oral Report Chum Fricassee
6 Treats! Pet Sitter Pat
7 Smoothe Jazz at Bikini Bottom Free Samples
8 Walking the Plankton Mr. Krabs Takes a Vacation
9 The Way of the Sponge Patrick's Staycation
10 Bubble Buddy Returns InSPONGEiac
11 Frozen Face-Off The Hot Shot
12 Drive Thru Ghoul Fools
13 It's a SpongeBob Christmas! Hello Bikini Bottom!
14 The Good Krabby Name Squiditis
15 Glove World R.I.P. Demolition Doofus

Round 2 (January 5-January 11):

Match Episode A Episode B
16 Karen 2.0 The Krabby Patty That Ate Bikini Bottom
17 For Here or to Go Are You Happy Now?
18 A SquarePants Family Vacation Planet of the Jellyfish
19 Sentimental Sponge Squidward's School for Grown-Ups
20 Plankton's Good Eye A Friendly Game
21 Oral Report Home Sweet Rubble
22 Treats! Mooncation
23 Free Samples Accidents Will Happen
24 Fiasco! Mr. Krabs Takes a Vacation
25 Bubble Troubles The Way of the Sponge
26 The Other Patty InSPONGEiac
27 House Sittin' for Sandy Frozen Face-Off
28 Mermaid Man Begins Ghoul Fools
29 It's a SpongeBob Christmas! Restraining SpongeBob
30 The Good Krabby Name The Googly Artiste
31 Glove World R.I.P. Move It or Lose It

Round 3 (January 11-January 14):

Match Episode A Episode B
32 Karen 2.0 For Here or to Go
33 Planet of the Jellyfish Sentimental Sponge
34 Oral Report Plankton's Good Eye
35 Mooncation Free Samples
36 Mr. Krabs Takes a Vacation The Way of the Sponge
37 Frozen Face-Off The Other Patty
38 It's a SpongeBob Christmas! Mermaid Man Begins
39 The Good Krabby Name Glove World R.I.P.

Round 4 (January 14-January 17):

Match Episode A Episode B
40 Karen 2.0 Planet of the Jellyfish
41 Plankton's Good Eye Mooncation
42 The Way of the Sponge Frozen Face-Off
43 It's a SpongeBob Christmas! The Good Krabby Name

Round 5 (January 17-January 19):

Match Episode A Episode B
44 Planet of the Jellyfish Mooncation
45 Frozen Face-Off It's a SpongeBob Christmas!

Finale (January 19-January 21):

Match Episode A Episode B
46 Planet of the Jellyfish It's a SpongeBob Christmas!

Season 9B

The Season 9B tournament began on November 4th, 2018 and ended on November 22nd, 2018. The winner was The Sewers of Bikini Bottom.

Round 1 (November 4-November 8):

Match Episode A Episode B
1 Sharks vs. Pods Food Con Castaways
2 Squid Plus One Pull Up a Barrel
3 CopyBob DittoPants Snail Mail
4 Patrick! The Game Married to Money
5 The Whole Tooth Goodbye, Krabby Patty?
6 Lame and Fortune The Fish Bowl
7 The Sewers of Bikini Bottom What's Eating Patrick?
8 Salsa Imbecilicus Mutiny on the Krusty
9 Sanctuary! Two Thumbs Down
10 Sandy's Nutmare SpongeBob LongPants
11 Tutor Sauce Mall Girl Pearl
12 Pineapple Invasion The Executive Treatment
13 Company Picnic Larry's Gym

Round 2 (November 8-November 12):

Match Episode A Episode B
14 Sharks vs. Pods Lost in Bikini Bottom
15 Pull Up a Barrel CopyBob DittoPants
16 Patrick! The Game The Whole Tooth
17 Lame and Fortune The Sewers of Bikini Bottom
18 Bulletin Board Salsa Imbecilicus
19 Two Thumbs Down Sandy's Nutmare
20 Sold! Mall Girl Pearl
21 Pineapple Invasion Larry's Gym

Round 3 (November 12-November 16):

Match Episode A Episode B
22 Sharks vs. Pods Pull Up a Barrel
23 The Whole Tooth The Sewers of Bikini Bottom
24 Bulletin Board Sandy's Nutmare
25 Mall Girl Pearl Pineapple Invasion

Round 4 (November 16-November 19):

Match Episode A Episode B
26 Sharks vs. Pods The Sewers of Bikini Bottom
27 Bulletin Board Mall Girl Pearl

Finale (November 19-November 22):

Match Episode A Episode B
28 The Sewers of Bikini Bottom Mall Girl Pearl

Season 10

The Season 10 tournament began on January 16th, 2018 and ended on January 28th, 2018. The winner was Mimic Madness.

Round 1 (January 16-January 19):

Match Episode A Episode B
1 Sportz? The Getaway
2 Plankton Retires Out of the Picture
3 Burst Your Bubble Feral Friends
4 The Incredible Shrinking Sponge Lost and Found
5 Trident Trouble Patrick's Coupon
6 Life Insurance Don't Wake Patrick

Round 2 (January 19-January 22):

Match Episode A Episode B
7 Whirly Brains The Getaway
8 Krusty Katering SpongeBob's Place
9 Code Yellow Out of the Picture
10 Mimic Madness Burst Your Bubble
11 The Incredible Shrinking Sponge Mermaid Pants
12 Snooze You Lose Plankton Gets the Boot
13 Unreal Estate Trident Trouble
14 House Worming Life Insurance

Round 3 (January 22-January 25):

Match Episode A Episode B
15 The Getaway SpongeBob's Place
16 Out of the Picture Mimic Madness
17 Mermaid Pants Plankton Gets the Boot
18 House Worming Unreal Estate

Round 4 (January 25-January 27):

Match Episode A Episode B
19 The Getaway Mimic Madness
20 Plankton Gets the Boot Unreal Estate

Finale (January 27-January 28):

Match Episode A Episode B
21 Mimic Madness Unreal Estate

Season 11

The Season 11 tournament began on June 20th, 2022 and ended on July 10th, 2022. The winner was The Legend of Boo-Kini Bottom.

Season 12

The Season 12 tournament began on December 31st, 2022 and ended January 15th, 2023. The winner was Dream Hoppers.

All-Stars

The All-Stars tournament began on May 1st, 2023 and ended May 10th, 2023. The grand winner was Dying for Pie.