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He lives in a pineapple under the sea.
Hes absorbent, yellow, and porous.
It may sound cliche, but there isnt anything else on television quite likeSpongeBob SquarePants.
Its storytelling is tremendous, telling complete, engaging, and hysterical tales in 11-minute episodes.
Here we find SpongeBob (Tom Kenny) facing his greatest enemy: dehydration.
Squidward is also rarely more lovable, understandably irritated by SpongeBobs determination.
And the punch line about a missing beverage is the chefs kiss.
His wife is a computer.
But SpongeBobs eternal optimism and kindness means F.U.N.
song perfectly encapsulates SpongeBobs spirit, and Mr. Krabs and Planktons rivalry is never not funny.
But when he inadvertently freezes himself and travels 2,000 years into the future, hes finally free of them.
Except hes not: SpongeTron, made entirely of chrome, waits for him.
Traveling back in time is no better, as prehistoric SpongeBob and Patrick are there, too.
Its a hilarious, if also damning, episode; Squidward will never be free from his tormentors.
Its funnier that way.
None are better than SpongeBobs endless mishaps while trying to get a bus back home.
He eats the nastiest food youve ever seen and gets atrocious breath as a result.
Predictably, and hilariously, madness ensues.
Plankton creates a robotMr.
Krabs suit to try and get the recipe from SpongeBob, and lots of absurd high jinks ensue.
It has everything he could ever want: Canned Bread!
Watching Squidward embrace chaos and become a menace to society is one of the great joysSpongeBob SquarePantshas to offer.
No Free Rides (Season 2, Episode 10)
Driving instructor Mrs.
So she does what any reasonable puffer fish would do: She steals his car.
Part of becoming an adult means you relate more to Mrs.
Puff than any other character.
But theres only one wrinkle: Squidward doesnt have a band.
Plus it finally answers the eternal questionIs mayonnaise an instrument?
Just you and me working together for hours and hours and hours?
Graveyard Shift is an outrageous episode that twists Squidwards plan to torment SpongeBob on its head.
It also has the single-most-outlandish endingSpongeBob SquarePantshas ever done.
SpongeBob has no idea the word is a profanity (Patrick calls it a sentence enhancer).
The montage of everyone reacting to SpongeBobs foul mouth in the Krusty Krab is comic gold.
SpongeBob imagining their punishment (Well probably get 40 lashes!)
The various sound effects replacing the swear words never get tired.
It wont be easy; Squidward refers to Krabby Patties as radioactive sludge balls.
The duo buy a gigantic TV so they can throw it away and play in the box.
Idiot Box is a delightful celebration of the endless creativity of both its characters and the show itself.
It also spawned thewonderful imagination meme.
is an unbeatable joke) and some great character humor.
The extremely long reveal of the Krabby Patty ties it all together.
Tired of being treated like a child, Barnacle Boy becomes Barnacle Man.
He forms a devastating new group of villains with the perfect name: Every Villain Is Lemons (a.k.a.
The drive home, in which everything starts turning into pennies, is especially funny.
