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SpongeBob SquarePants: Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy/Pickles (1999) Season 1, Episode 6

Both fantastic episodes!

[10/10 · 13 August 2023]

Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy is a hilarious episode! These characters are hilarious and the concept of old superheroes that really can't do much anymore is so hilarious, and we take it for granted now but imagine watching this one its premiere. The buildup to the reveal of their designs would've been so funny! And the whole episode of SpongeBob and Patrick trying to bring their heroes out of retirement is really funny! My favorite part is when Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy try to fight them. The beginning scene is also really cute and is a great representation of the maturity difference between Squidward and SpongeBob and Patrick. It's funny because they really do anything that harms Squidward, all they really do is put a tarp over him. It's just them innocently playing! I love this episode.

Pickles is also fantastic! I love watching SpongeBob and Bubble Bass's rivalry, he's a great antagonist to SpongeBob. This is the first instance of a character going insane, which is a common theme in the show, and it's SpongeBob this time. There are some really funny moments there, and the story about losing your confidence is great. Squidward is also quite hilarious here, which subtle comments and the ending where everyone boos him. And also when Bubble Bass casually throws him across the room and no one even acknowledges it, that was really funny! The whole episode is just amazing.

SpongeBob SquarePants: BubbleStand/Ripped Pants (1999) Season 1, Episode 2

Pretty good!

[7/10 · 13 August 2023]

Bubblestand isn't the best or funniest episode of all time or anything, but it's a good time. Everyone knows the best part is "Bring it around town!" Very iconic and hilarious. The rest of the episode isn't stellar but it's quite funny and is worth a watch.

Ripped Pants is a weird but surprisingly really good episode. It's a bizarre concept but it ends being really funny and possibly relatable when SpongeBob acts like a fool to get his friends' attention, and it's topped off by the best part of the episode, the amazing song that's really catchy with a great moral. Overall, it's a great episode with a lot of love about it.

SpongeBob SquarePants: Help Wanted/Reef Blower/Tea at the Treedome (1999) Season 1, Episode 1

Great start to the series!

[8/10 · 19 July 2023]

Help Wanted is a good introduction to this show and its humor and some characters (SpongeBob, Gary, Patrick, Squidward and Mr. Krabs). I love the montage of SpongeBob making the Krabby Patties for the first time. The episode just has a lot of charm to it, but being the first episode of the series it's nowhere near as fast paced or funny as the show would later become. Still a really enjoyable watch.

Reef Blower is, in addition to being the shortest episode of the entire series, also the only episode to not have any talking at all! It could've been boring and annoying if the episode weren't so short and sweet, which makes it really funny! The funniest part is when the shell lands on Squidward's nose. It doesn't overstay its welcome and it feels very classic cartoon-like. What I love about this episode though is how it perfectly introduces the relationship between Squidward and SpongeBob, and their personalities with the ways both of them try to get rid of the shell. Great episode!

Tea at the Treedome is the first full 11 minute episode, with Help Wanted being 8 minutes and Reef Blower being 3 minutes. It is a really good introduction to the character of Sandy. It shows how good a friend she is and SpongeBob's freak-out was hilarious! Not much else to say, it's good.