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#	Titlecard	Title	Airdate	Description	Screenshot
1		Help Wanted	May 1, 1999	Contrary to prevent protests of Krusty Krab cashier Squidward Tentacles, SpongeBob SquarePants is being employed by the restaurant's owner Mr. Eugene H. Krabs as the new fry cook. Patrick Star and Gary the Snail also make their debuts.
		Reef Blower		A short film in which we experience SpongeBob's attempt to cleanse his garden with a reef blower.
		Tea at the Treedome		SpongeBob makes Sandy Cheeks an acquaintance. Sandy wants SpongeBob to come in to her Treedome, but SpongeBob doesn't know the word "air", and he and Patrick are nearly dried.
2		Bubblestand	July 17, 1999	SpongeBob opens "The Bubblestand." With SpongeBob's help, Patrick learns how to blow bubble, as does Squidward, who makes a gigantic bubble that takes his house to the surface.
		Ripped Pants		SpongeBob unwittingly rips his pants. At first, it's fun, but as time goes on, he goes over the top and is the beach's biggest loser because he loses his friend Sandy.
3		Jellyfishing	July 31, 1999	Squidward is left wheelchair-bound after a accident, so SpongeBob and Patrick want to make Squidward's day his "best day ever." The highlight is to go Jellyfishing with Squidward.
		Plankton!		As part of a plot to steal the Krabby Patty formula, Sheldon J. Plankton makes SpongeBob an "acquaintance" and puts him under his control. With this, he nearly steals the formula. Karen Plankton and the Chum Bucket also make their debuts.
4		Naughty Nautical Neighbors	August 7, 1999	Squidward separates SpongeBob and Patrick, so they can't get on his nerves anymore. But now they want to be his friend and he gets the contrary of his idea.
		Boating School		SpongeBob fails the boat exam. Patrick helps him cheat, but SpongeBob doesn't know that he's cheating and then he still fails his exam. Mrs. Puff makes her debut.
5		Pizza Delivery	August 14, 1999	Squidward and SpongeBob try to deliver a Krusty Krab Pizza. But they get lost and Squidward wants to eat the pizza!
		Home Sweet Pineapple		SpongeBob's house is reduced to a pebble after Nematodes suck the juice out of it. Now homeless, SpongeBob knows that he'll have to move back in with his parents, but Patrick wants him to stay in Bikini Bottom.
6		Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy	August 21, 1999	Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy are SpongeBob and Patrick's favorite heroes. As SpongeBob hears that they are retired, he and Patrick want them to re-become super heroes and they try a lot of things for that.
		Pickles		SpongeBob loses his confidence because of Bubble Bass. He also loses his mind!!!
7		Hall Monitor	August 28, 1999	Mrs. Puff gives SpongeBob the job of Hall Monitor. However, school ends before he can assume his duties, so Mrs. Puff lets him wear the uniform for the rest of the day. Then SpongeBob becomes a control freak...
		Jellyfish Jam		SpongeBob brings home a wild Jellyfish. After he goes to bed, a horde of Jellyfishes make a party in SpongeBob's house. And this is very bad.
8		Sandy's Rocket	September 17, 1999	SpongeBob and Patrick take Sandy's rocket to what they think is the moon, not realizing that they're in fact still in Bikini Bottom. Trouble endues when they capture all the citizens, thinking they're aliens.
		Squeaky Boots		Mr. Krabs gives SpongeBob a pair of boots that he tried to give to his daughter, Pearl Krabs, for her birthday. Krabs soon becomes mad because of their squeaky sound and eats them.
9		Nature Pants	September 11, 1999	SpongeBob tries to live with the Jellyfish in the wild. But will it work?
		Opposite Day		Squidward wants to move away from SpongeBob and Patrick, and he invents Opposite Day, thinking that they'll act more "normal." But to SpongeBob and Patrick, the opposite of crazy is... well, crazy!
10		Culture Shock	September 18, 1999	Since a while, the Krusty Krab has had no customers, so Mr. Krabs plans a talent show. Squidward is in charge.
		F.U.N.		SpongeBob wants Plankton to have "F.U.N."
11		MuscleBob BuffPants	October 2, 1999	SpongeBob buys two inflatable arms which have big muscles, so that everyone will adore him. Problems arise when Sandy enters him into the weightlifting competition.
		Squidward the Unfriendly Ghost		SpongeBob and Patrick think they have killed Squidward. Now, they do everything for him to Squidward's liking.
12		The Chaperone	March 8, 2000	When Pearl is stood up to by her prom date, SpongeBob has to accompany her at the prom.
		Employee of the Month		Squidward wants to prove SpongeBob that he can, like SpongeBob, become "Employee of the Month," but SpongeBob doesn't want that. The two soon battle it out for the award.
13		Scaredy Pants	October 28, 1999	SpongeBob, who has a reputation for being easily scared, is determined to scare others on Halloween, instead of being the one scared himself. Can he scare people?
		I Was a Teenage Gary		After accidentally being stung by Gary the Snail's snail medication, SpongeBob becomes a snail.
14		SB-129	December 31, 1999	While trying to hide from SpongeBob and Patrick, Squidward accidentally freezes himself and ends up unfrozen 2,000 years later in a chrome-coated, futuristic Bikini Bottom. He then meets SpongeTron, Patron and, after using time travel to go to the past, Primate Sponge and Prehistoric Starfish.
		Karate Choppers		SpongeBob and Sandy's Karate causes chaos at the Krusty Krab. Mr. Krabs orders SpongeBob to stop, but he and Sandy just can't stop fighting and SpongeBob gets fired!
15		Sleepy Time	January 17, 2000	SpongeBob dreams of invading the dreams of his friends. This gets on their nerves as he not only visits, but he gets involved.
		Suds		SpongeBob becomes sick and gets the suds. To "help" him, Patrick impersonates a doctor, calling himself Doctor Patrick! But Sandy wants to take him to a real doctor, Dr. Gill Gilliam, who will help...
16		Valentine's Day	February 14, 2000	Sandy and SpongeBob plan a method to give Patrick his Valentine's Day present. But it doesn't go as planned and SpongeBob ends up having to engage "Plan B."
		The Paper		SpongeBob does fun things with a piece of paper, a gum wrapper specifically, that Squidward threw away. Soon, Squidward wants the paper back.
17		Arrgh!	March 15, 2000	Mr. Krabs, SpongeBob, and Patrick go on a treasure hunt, not realizing that they're following a treasure map from a board game they played the day before. They eventually find the treasure, and its real owner...
		Rock Bottom		After he and Patrick board the wrong bus, SpongeBob gets lost in Rock Bottom, a city that is very different compared to Bikini Bottom.
18		Texas	March 22, 2000	Sandy is homesick for Texas, the place where she came from. So SpongeBob and Patrick make a plan to bring Texas to Bikini Bottom.
		Walking Small		Plankton schemes to turn the Goo Lagoon into a mega-sized Chum Bucket known as the Mega Bucket. He convinces SpongeBob to make the Bikini Bottomites leave and give space!
19		Fools in April	April 1, 2000	On April Fools' Day, Squidward is annoyed of SpongeBob's April Fools pranks. He plots a demise for SpongeBob!
		Neptune's Spatula		SpongeBob pulls out the legendary Golden Spatula and is challenged by King Neptune to an "Ultimate Cook-Off."
20		Hooky	February 23, 2001	Mr. Krabs tries to warn SpongeBob of fishing hooks that have returned. Patrick shows SpongeBob the new Hook "Carnival," not realizing the dangerous truth...
		Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy II	March 3, 2001	SpongeBob wins a mystery item from The New Adventures of Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy.