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25 Essential Episodes of SpongeBob SquarePants


Our favorite absorbent, yellow, porous guy turns 25.

The final segment in SpongeBob ’s first episode, “Tea at the Treedome,” provides an excellent introduction to the Texan scientist squirrel Sandy (Carolyn Lawrence), who caps off the show’s main cast of undersea misfits. A display of impressive visual humor — ridiculous facial expressions and extreme close-ups reign supreme here — “Wet Painters” also makes great use of the now-famous SpongeBob “hours later” time cards. What ensues is a perfectly paced laugh riot as SpongeBob and Patrick go through all the phases of business ownership while selling chocolate, from shady dealers to struggling sales to the funniest gag about an old fish you’ve ever seen.

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