The Best Day Ever Marathon

The Best Day Ever Marathon was a 24 hour marathon of SpongeBob SquarePants that began on November 9, 2006 at 6PM and ended at 6PM on November 10, 2006. The marathon, which ran through hours typically occupied by programming from the block Nick@Nite, consisted of 100 SpongeBob episodes that were pre-chosen by the viewers themselves. After 99 episodes, the episode Best Day Ever premiered, followed by the number 1 episode of the marathon (Karate Island), then the television premiere of The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie. SpongeBob voice actor Tom Kenny, in character as Patchy the Pirate, hosted the marathon and went to countries and cities around the world.

Top 100 episodes

Countdown

100. Procrastination 99. Hall Monitor 98. Clams 97. Tea at the Treedome 96. Sailor Mouth 95. Squidward, the Unfriendly Ghost 94. Welcome to the Chum Bucket 93. Bossy Boots 92. Wet Painters 91. My Pretty Seahorse 90. Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy IV 89. Rock-A-Bye Bivalve 88. Squid on Strike 87. Home Sweet Pineapple 86. Squirrel Jokes 85. Shell of a Man 84. Fools in April 83. Krusty Love 82. Mrs. Puff, You're Fired 81. Dumped 80. Bubblestand 79. Rock Bottom 78. SquidBob TentaclePants 77. Imitation Krabs 76. Nasty Patty 75. Missing Identity 74. Gary Takes a Bath 73. Texas 72. MuscleBob BuffPants 71. Party Pooper Pants 70. Sleepy Time 69. Krabs vs. Plankton 68. Sandy's Rocket 67. The Lost Mattress 66. Plankton's Army 65. As Seen on TV 64. Graveyard Shift 63. SB-129 62. Idiot Box 61. Suds 60. Whale of a Birthday 59. The Fry Cook Games 58. No Weenies Allowed 57. Wormy 56. Hooky 55. New Student Starfish 54. Opposite Day 53. Enemy In-Law 52. Dying for Pie 51. SpongeBob Meets the Strangler 50. I Had an Accident 49. Pressure 48. Culture Shock 47. Sandy, SpongeBob, and the Worm 46. The Paper 45. Chocolate with Nuts 44. Karate Choppers 43. Nature Pants 42. Neptune's Spatula 41. I Was a Teenage Gary 40. Jellyfishing 39. Once Bitten 38. Band Geeks 37. Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy 36. Employee of the Month 35. The Great Snail Race 34. Survival of the Idiots 33. No Free Rides 32. Squid's Day Off 31. Krabby Land 30. Arrgh! 29. Pizza Delivery 28. Pre-Hibernation Week 27. Pickles 26. Patty Hype 25. Your Shoe's Untied 24. Help Wanted / Reef Blower 23. Bubble Buddy 22. Skill Crane 21. Just One Bite 20. Snowball Effect 19. Scaredy Pants 18. Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy V 17. Grandma's Kisses 16. Ugh 15. Krusty Krab Training Video 14. F.U.N. 13. Big Pink Loser 12. All That Glitters 11. Fear of a Krabby Patty 10. Have You Seen This Snail? 9. Selling Out 8. Patrick SmartPants 7. The Camping Episode 6. New Leaf 5. Ghost Host 4. Krusty Towers 3. Dunces and Dragons 2. Wishing You Well 1. "Karate Island"

Episodes up to date that didn't make it

Season 1

• Ripped Pants
• Plankton!
• Naughty Nautical Neighbors
• Boating School
• Jellyfish Jam
• [[Squeaky Boots (Episode)|Squeaky Boots]
• The Chaperone
• Valentine's Day
• Walking Small
• Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy II

Season 2

• Something Smells
• Squidville
• Life of Crime
• Christmas Who?
• I'm Your Biggest Fanatic
• Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy III
• The Smoking Peanut
• Shanghaied
• Frankendoodle
• The Secret Box
• I'm with Stupid
• Artist Unknown
• [[Jellyfish Hunter (Episode)|Jellyfish Hunter]

Season 3

• The Algae's Always Greener
• SpongeGuard on Duty
• Club SpongeBob
• The Bully
• Doing Time
• One Krab's Trash
• Can You Spare a Dime?
• Squilliam Returns
• Krab Borg
• Mid-Life Crustacean
• Born Again Krabs
• The Sponge Who Could Fly
• Pranks a Lot

Season 4

• Good Neighbors
• Funny Pants
• Chimps Ahoy
• Bummer Vacation
• Squidtastic Voyage
• Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy VI: The Motion Picture

Number of Episodes Per Season on the List

• Season 1: 31
• Season 2: 26
• Season 3: 24
• Season 4: 21

Best Performing Episodes Per Season

• Season 1: "F.U.N." (#14)
• Season 2: "Big Pink Loser" (#13)
• Season 3: "The Camping Episode" (#7)
• Season 4: "Karate Island" (#1)

Worst Performing Episodes Per Season

• Season 1: "Hall Monitor" (#99)
• Season 2: "Procrastination" (#100)
• Season 3: "Clams" (#98)
• Season 4: "Shell of a Man" (#85)

Countries and cities Patchy visted

Bold indicates American state or city.

• Egypt (#98)
• Japan (#97)
• Yukon, Canada (#96)
• New York City, New York, USA (#95)
• Germany (#94)
• The Amazon, Peru (#93)
• France (#92)
• Newfoundland, Canada (#91)
• Jamaica (#90)
• England (#89)
• Greece (#88)
• Nevada (#87)
• Australia (#86; Patchy was on a plane from #85 to #46)
• Sweden (#41)
• Niagara Falls (#38)
• China (#37)
• Tanzania (#36)
• Rapa Nui, Chile (#34)
• Drumheller, Canada (#33)
• Canada (#32)
• Mexico (#31)
• Hawaii (rest of countdown)

Trivia

• Although this was supposed to be a top 100 countdown, not all episodes had hosting segments with Patchy before them: the episodes numbered 99 ("Hall Monitor"), 76-62 ("Missing Identity" to "Idiot Box"), 60-57 ("Whale of a Birthday" to "Wormy"), 49 and 48 ("Pressure" and "Culture Shock"), 45-42 ("Chocolate with Nuts" to "Neptune's Spatula"), 40 and 39 ("Jellyfishing" and "Once Bitten"), 35 ("The Great Snail Race"), 11-7 ("Fear of a Krabby Patty" to "The Camping Episode"), and 5-3 ("Ghost Host" to "Dunces and Dragons") all had no hosting segments leading to them ("Reef Blower" and "Karate Island" are not counted; the former is attached directly to "Help Wanted" and the latter followed the premiere of "Best Day Ever"). In addition, Patchy fell asleep from 73-61 ("Texas" to "Suds"), and as a result, those spots were missed. However, the spots can be viewed in the Internet.
• Similar to the ball dropping on New Years Eve, a giant SpongeBob fell during the last few hours of the countdown.

Transcript

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