_"What could be better than serving up smiles?"_ *~ Stephen Hillenburg (1961-2018)*

ah yes, david bowie from labyrinth. not to be confused with david bowie, the iconic singer. totally different person.

I loved atlantis squarepantis as a kid, And it still holds a special place in my heart. I don't think it's top tier nowadays, But i still appreciate it for all the nostalgia it brought me.

"Have you seen this snail?" was my mom's favorite episode. She loved the song and just kept on singing it like forever! We enjoyed watching it together all the time She passed away couple months ago, I hope she still remembers the song wherever she is. 💕

The fact that friend or foe revealed Mr krabs to be poor as a child resulting in his greed as an adult is an amazing small detail to add to there back story

It’s also cool how in “Christmas Who?” Squidward didn’t originally intend on giving all his stuff away and was a bit reluctant, but because it was necessary to keep up the act and not let SpongeBob down, he kept doing it. It captures how the usual Squidward could be reluctantly driven to do something like this, so it doesn’t seem out of character.

Tom Kenny/Patchy destroying his entire house never fails to make me laugh, the desperation in his voice just kills me every time.

The fact that Squidward is actually kind to everyone... makes me cry of joy, putting a smile on my face... I understand why Christmas Who? And season 1 through 5 are some of the most memorable things on TV

Spongebob squarepants: making Joe mama jokes before the internet did.

One things for sure, there will never be a SpongeBob finale.

Honestly, I find "The Sponge Who Could Fly" a funny special. I really loved the part where Spongebob was called by someone named "Joe Mama" . 😂

5:33 there's actually a very neat easter egg in this special. The sheet music isn't the music for "Don't be a jerk" it's actually the sheet music for "The best day ever" song

The facial expressions in the Gary Come Home sequence are so heartwrenching.

When I showed my mom the Christmas episode she was literally singing " Dont be a jerk" all December

I'm still perplexed on knowing how the heck does Sandy's medieval counterpart can manage to breathe underwater.

SpongeBob is like the Simpsons of Kids Shows Because this cartoon never end and/or still keeps on going non-stop And may stephen hillenburg rest in peace

Moral of the story: Season 5-7 was weird .

Am I the only one who liked Atlantis Squarepantis? As a kid atleast?

I always liked the idea of Krabs being from a poor family.

...squidward’s relationship with spongebob is pretty much perfectly summed up in that episode...and it truly makes me happy to see squidward having a good time, or to get into any spirit other than anger/depression

Dunces and dragons is one I might’ve seen twenty gazillion times and I still like it

The 3 specials that have a place in my heart are "Have You Seen This Snail?" "Dunces and Dragons" and "Christmas Who?" and I love that these are some of your favorites too. I relate to "Have You Seen This Snail?" because I had a pet kitten die when in 4th grade and I missed that kitten so much. Yeah Gary didn't die, but I could still feel sympathy for Spongebob when missing Gary. I miss that kitten everyday and seeing someone so sad when missing a pet makes me empathize with them

Dunces and Dragons is the funniest SpongeBob special to me! It has so many fantastic moments, like SpongeBob “getting the point”, SpongeBob imitating Squidward, Squidly’s songs (especially The King is Bad), the fight with Sandy, and especially the stairs scene. That one makes me wheeze so hard! 😆😆😆

I have to agree, not giving David Bowie, the greatest glam rock artist of all time, a song in a tv special with musical numbers was one of the biggest missed opportunities in the history of the show

Isn’t it a little odd he knows David Bowie as “David Bowie from Labyrinth” rather than simply “David Bowie”

Worst Spongebob special was Super bowl 2019. Spongebob was only in that episode for like, 15 seconds and there was nothing entertaining the rest of the time

I agree! The Christmas Special was one of my favorites because it showed the essence of Squidward. He's not just some cranky mean character who's just mean spirited. Like you said, he literally cleaned out his house to give to everyone in Bikini Bottom a present. The act itself is incredibly selfless but that he did it disguised as Santa meant he got no recognition for it. It reminds me of those people who record their good deeds and post it for everyone to see. I mean, I can't be mad at it because the most important thing is the person being helped but I can't help but feel like it's set up or they take the gift back after the camera stops rolling. Something about doing good, not for recognition, but just for the sake of doing good is something rare and warms my heart more than anything as I've been in the position where I wish the same would have been done for me and the people who DID give generously with no other request but to pay it forward. I still pray for these people and hope they are greatly rewarded for the kindness they showed me at my absolute lowest. The episode meant a lot more after growing up and experiencing things like this myself. Side note, love your juggling at the end lol

The walk cycle bit was honestly more memorable than the actual special

Can we forget the fact that Dunces and Dragons is actually all a dream?

"No, I don't live in a birdcage!" "Who is this?" "Joe Mama?" I both loved and hated that bit.

4:31 You know, Plankton sure has a knack for creating memorable robotic versions of SpongeBob. By my count, this is Mark III, and it’s pretty effective.

Let’s not forget that legend of bookinki bottom canonized the 2nd movie and squidward having abs

The only part of Truth or Square that I thought was pretty funny was when they were redoing the opening song with squidward where he leaves his house and sees that he's wearing jeans which the hand promptly takes away.

"Have You Seen This Snail?" is an episode I can never watch since April of 2018. My cat ran off a month to a month and a half before he passed away on April 4th of that year. It's not the concept itself of a lost pet, it's HOW the concept was explored and how it was portrayed. It's **too real** for me. Like, fuck, the way the writers made the whole episode is a testament to the greatness of the show. When it's great, it's timeless. While I cannot watch it again, I can understand just how good it is. It's one of the best of the series in my opinion.

The gross out joke in the spongebob who pants looks like spongebob the truth creepypasta but without the blood speewing out of his eyes.

The christmas one, the one that Spongebob sings “Don’t be a jerk” I always watched that when I was little :) it was my favorite.

Rest In Peace, Stephen Hillenburg

The episode “Dunces and Dragons,” Isn’t it technically like an Isekai for Spongebob fans? Like, huh...

People keep saying the episodes after the movie are the worst, but they forgot about the episode like Have You Seen This Snail. That episode is enough to making me cry, I don't even have a pet!

26:01 Cheeks in the air like he just don't care.

The Dishonorable Mentions transition with Squidward was absolutely golden

“And everyone pretends to like the fruitcake!” Couldn’t be more true

Dunces and dragons is literally the best episode of spongebob I’ve ever seen! Literally watched it this morning.

spongebobs last stand will always be my one of my favorite episodes. it had this vibe to it that was unmatched by any other special.

I personally really liked Truth or Square. It was unique and fun and I liked how the 4 main characters get stuck in the vent. And Krabs was hillarious in my opinion.

I would always like to see the claymation Spongebob every year, I would always check the schedules to see when it would air

SpongeBob’s last stand is one of my favorite SpongeBob episodes

Dunces and Dragons is basically just a western Isekai (anime sub genre) done right and I love every minute of it

"Gary come home" will always be the best spongebob song to me :) not many nickelodeon songs can make me feel emotional like that one lol

Hot Take: I actually like Atlantis Squarepantis. I know it's flawed and technically not great, but I consider it to be a guilty pleasure. Its kinda overhated imo

Unironically Spongebob's last stand is one of my favorite specials. It was just fun to watch when nothing else was on

Patchy's breakdown is one of the best scenes in the entire show. For me, that puts the episode into the realm of SpongeBob's best. Though I'm actually glad to hear I'm not the only one who found the cartoon part of the episode to be surprisingly uninspired―I never understood why the songs have to suck so much, they're just poorly written and joyless. But again, "All of it! _All of it!"_ is delivered so perfectly that that bit is one of the first things I think of when I think of the show. Tom Kenny is a legend

I totally forgot about the Joe Mama joke in the lost episode 😂😂😂 how has this not resurfaced with all the joe mama memes happening right now?

Who remembers Nickelodeon had games back then?

the claymation christmas episode is my favorite special.

The song in have you seen this snail makes me cry all these years later still

Little known fact: Atlantis Squarpantis was a musical in disguise.

Is anyone gonna point out the fact that the new Spongebob movie is basically Gary Come Home: Extended

They gave everyone a song except the guy who David Bowie played DAVID BOWIE THE ROCKSTAR

Friend or Foe is the one Spongebob Episode that rarely comes on TV

21:20 DO NOT PUT "GARY COME HOME" IN A MINOR KEY!!! My heart almost shattered...

Him: *mentions Labyrinth* Me, looking down and realizing I happen to be wearing my Labyrinth shirt with David Bowie on it: huh what a coincidence

25:19 Watch this part in French, Patchy is hilarious with that voice!

31:55 I know it’s just your opinion, but I found the patchy segments absolutely hilarious. It’s cheesy but it’s funny.

Though it’s your opinion, I still love “Give Jellyfish Fields a Chance”. It’s catchy (to me).

I agree WHY DIDN'T THEY GIVE DAVID BOWIE A SONG

Wow I just remembered my mom watching Labyrinth all the time.

I always loved Spongebob Christmas! I like the episode because of the characters' design.

"Christmas Who?" Is one of my all time favourite Spongebob episodes.

Nobody: My reccomended feed at 3 am when i have finals tommorow

10:00 Actually the original scene was in the season one episode, "Sleepy Time" when Spongy is in Plankton's dream and he's about to get stepped on by Plankton, he turned into a pin when Plankton stepped on him, then he said, "I think he's got the point"

David Bowie from labyrinth, the way you say that is like he’s most known for that movie, he is a very well respected musician to begin with.

"David Bowie from Labyrinth" Oh Strider, you have no idea

31:30 *"You're a peanut butter jello forever"*

How can you only play a few seconds of the Gary Come Home song? Teasing me with tears and then the music stops

Oh boy the flashbacks from that background music

13:12 That line got a chuckle from me.

Don’t forget that Christmas who has probably one of the best comebacks/Roasts and that apparently MR Krabs can hit those high notes

Alternate Scene in SpongeBob's Last Stand: When SpongeBob sees the jellyfish attacking Bikini Bottom and its citizens, as a result of replacing Jellyfish Fields with a highway, SpongeBob decides to let the jellyfish attack the town and its people for not listening to him and Patrick about the dangers of replacing Jellyfish Fields with a highway. I know it may sound cruel, but the townspeople of Bikini Bottom do deserve it for treating SpongeBob and Patrick like outcasts for protesting against the highway.

I actually really liked both Atlantis Squarepantis and Truth or Square, I think Truth or Square was extremely fitting for the sponge’s anniversary and Atlantis is probably one of the most underrated episodes. Yeah, there was a lot of filler, but most of it was done right :)

The “have you seen this snail” episode actually made me cry.

"David Bowie from Labyrinth" "The guy who did 'Dance Magic' " *ouch* that hurt my Bowiedom hard, my friend.

“Who is this? Joe mama?”

I know it's not a SpongeBob special period but opposite day was my favorite where SpongeBob acts like Squidward so damn funny

Let’s be real, the only reason party pooper pants didn’t make the worst list is because “Underwater Sun” is the most underrated spongebob song

David Bowie NOT singing is more painful then the special itself

31:36 I don't know why, but I haven't laughed as hard as I did at this for a long time xD

That first Christmas special will always have a place in my heart where I get to watch it every year multiple times a year, and never get sick of it.

I actually personally like the sponge who could fly!

I can imagine how Tom Kenny was sick & tired of Spongebob back in season 7.

Spongebob straight up went into depression in s.b. you're fired. That kind of reminds me of Squidwards depression in "Are you happy now" and the first spongebob movie where he went into depression after not getting his manager job he deserved, AND STRAIGHT UP GOT DRUNK. You know what depression leads to? Loss of happiness and suicide. Good thing neither Squidward or Spongebob committed to society in their depressions. That would be immediately pulled off the air like the red Mist reference in the Randomland episode

I think Spongebob’s House Party should’ve been there either as an Honorable Mention or one of the best Still a great list Strider

I always remember something about SpongeBob..... *THE COPS ARE PATHETIC....*

I genuinely liked truth or square when it first came out

In some countries, Truth or Square is known as "Stuck in the Freezer", which is a more suitable title because at least it tells you it's a giant filler episode

Truth or Square does hold a special place in my heart because it was the first SpongeBob episode I ever watched. As a kid my parents wouldn’t let me watch SpongeBob because they thought that he’d be a bad influence on me, but that was when I was really young. Anyways, Truth or Square popped up one day while I was on a trip and I watched it, I only remember the marriage part tho. Since it was the first episode I watched, it holds a special place in my heart even if it was bad

What’s really ironic is that the best Spongebob Special is the very first spongebob special.

18:30 “Hell even singing!” - *Flashbacks* The best time to wear a striped sweaterrrr...

sponge bob: who is this. Joe mama? me: invest

Truth or square is one of my favorite