Nicktoons TV Guide and Schedule Listings

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12:21 AM

SpongeBob SquarePants

Squidward joins a crew of sailors hunting down the great white jellyfish; Plankton finds a magic bean that takes him to a land of giants.

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12:47 AM

SpongeBob SquarePants

SpongeBob suspects Patrick of stealing his jellyfishing net; SpongeBob builds a ventriloquist dummy modeled after Squidward.

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1:13 AM

SpongeBob SquarePants

SpongeBob befriends a sentient Krabby Patty whose only wish is to be eaten; Rube hosts an episode of "FUN-Believable! With Rube" where he explores little known oddities and attractions around Bikini Bottom.

1h
1:39 AM

SpongeBob SquarePants

SpongeBob sacrifices his perfect day to help his friends; Patrick gives SpongeBob his most-prized possession.

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2:05 AM

SpongeBob SquarePants

SpongeBob embarks on an epic journey to have his beloved spatula reforged by the legendary Guru Greasetrap; SpongeBob builds a snail-house outside for Gary to play in while he is at work.

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2:32 AM

SpongeBob SquarePants

Mr. Krabs reveals that he and Plankton have not always been bitter enemies.

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2:58 AM

SpongeBob SquarePants

SpongeBob builds a pool in his backyard, and Squidward tries to resist taking a dip; Mr. Krabs must reckon with the Goobfather after he adds patty whips to the menu.

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3:24 AM

SpongeBob SquarePants

Mr. Krabs' old fry cook pays a visit to the Krusty Krab; SpongeBob invests in night lights to ward off the boogeyman.

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3:50 AM

SpongeBob SquarePants

Squidward gets left with a mess when SpongeBob and Patrick use carrier clams to send messages to each other; after cooking his kazillionth Krabby Patty, SpongeBob believes he's developed an allergy to them.

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4:16 AM

SpongeBob SquarePants

SpongeBob sends away for a free toy; SpongeBob comes down with a case of contagious sea fungus.

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4:42 AM

SpongeBob SquarePants

When the circus comes to town and steals his customers away, Mr. Krabs tries to sabotage the show; Sandy spends the day solving everyone's issues, only to return home to her own monster of a problem.

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5:08 AM

SpongeBob SquarePants

Mr. Krabs sends SpongeBob and Patrick to spy on Plankton; Squidward and SpongeBob make an instructional video on boating techniques; Mr. Krabs holds a contest.

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5:34 AM

SpongeBob SquarePants

Plankton takes self-defense lessons from Sandy; Mr. Krabs hits the gym after a beach challenge from Larry.

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6:00 AM

SpongeBob SquarePants

After arriving one minute late for work, SpongeBob decides to move into the Krusty Krab so that he will never be late again; when Plankton secretly turns down the thermostat at the Krusty Krab the entire restaurant freezes over.

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6:25 AM

SpongeBob SquarePants

SpongeBob and Patrick discover a surprising link to their favorite Kelpbed Kid; chaos ensues as everyone in Bikini Bottom starts meeping.

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6:50 AM

SpongeBob SquarePants

SpongeBob and Patrick fear the new roller coaster at Bikini Bottom's amusement park; Plankton tricks SpongeBob, Patrick and Squidward into fixing up the Chum Bucket.

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7:15 AM

SpongeBob SquarePants

Squidward and Bubble Bass are forced to tolerate each other's company on a trip to Shell City; Squidward takes a trip inside the imagination box and must rely on SpongeBob and Patrick's creativity in order to escape.

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7:30 AM

SpongeBob SquarePants

SpongeBob has trouble letting go of a perfect Krabby Patty; Squidward's personality changes when his security fence electrocutes him.

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7:55 AM

SpongeBob SquarePants

Plankton's family open their own restaurant directly next to the Chum Bucket; SpongeBob suddenly finds everything funny, much to everyone's annoyance.

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8:20 AM

SpongeBob SquarePants

Mr. Krabs makes a wish that he could talk to money; SpongeBob competes against a patty-making machine; Squidward trains SpongeBob for a dance contest.

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8:45 AM

SpongeBob SquarePants

The Krusty crew get lazy when their moms take over the Krusty Krab; Patrick's new pet rock catches the eye of a mischievous rock collector.

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9:10 AM

SpongeBob SquarePants

SpongeBob becomes a local sensation after a food critic gives him high ratings; SpongeBob helps Patrick promote a song that he wrote.

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9:35 AM

SpongeBob SquarePants

Plankton and Karen take dance lessons; equipped with a magical spell book, SpongeBob cooks up chaos in the Krusty Krab kitchen.

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10:00 AM

SpongeBob SquarePants

SpongeBob and Patrick try to help Sandy rid her dome of fleas; Patrick accidentally takes SpongeBob's doughnut; SpongeBob washes dishes at the Krusty Krab.

1h
10:27 AM

SpongeBob SquarePants

Plankton travels two thousand years into the future and finds a few unfamiliar faces; SpongeBob, Patrick and Sandy find themselves in the middle of a long-standing feud between the Narwhals and the Planktons.

1h
10:53 AM

SpongeBob SquarePants

Plankton creates a gas that turns everyone at the Krusty Krab into babies; SpongeBob trades places with a French chef from a fancy restaurant.

1h
11:19 AM

SpongeBob SquarePants

When a storm sweeps the Krusty Krab away, the crew and customers must rely on a crazed Krabs to lead them back home; Patrick's last baby tooth needs to come out, but he fears letting it go.

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11:45 AM

SpongeBob SquarePants

SpongeBob tries to stay clean for picture day at school; Mr. Krabs puts Patrick to work at the Krusty Krab; SpongeBob's parents are missing.

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12:11 PM

SpongeBob SquarePants

When Snow Yellow is deemed the Squarest of them all, the evil Queen Karen seeks to claim the title for herself by any means necessary.

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12:37 PM

SpongeBob SquarePants

SpongeBob accidentally gives himself a black eye; Plankton brainwashes Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy to wreak havoc on the Krusty Krab.

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1:03 PM

SpongeBob SquarePants

Bubble Bass and the dirty bubble team up to become Bikini Bottom's nastiest nefarious nuisance; Plankton joins the SquarePants family in the hope of becoming closer to SpongeBob and the secret formula.

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1:30 PM

SpongeBob SquarePants

SpongeBob and Patrick accidentally board a ship full of prisoners; SpongeBob and Patrick find themselves left behind on one of Sandy's extreme wilderness expeditions.

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1:56 PM

SpongeBob SquarePants

When the Krusty Krab is left filthy, a magical fish teaches SpongeBob how to keep surfaces looking spiffy, lickety-split; SpongeBob is recruited to cook in the big leagues, but first, he must prove his worth in the test kitchen.

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2:22 PM

SpongeBob SquarePants

While researching his family tree, SpongeBob discovers that one of his ancestors was a famous chili-slinger named SpongeBuck.

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2:49 PM

SpongeBob SquarePants

Lady Upturn becomes Squidward's patron and introduces his music to her rich friends; Squidward tries to disprove aliens until he has a close encounter with one.

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3:15 PM

SpongeBob SquarePants

SpongeBob and Mr. Krabs turn an old submarine into a mobile Krusty Krab; SpongeBob and Patrick engage in an epic battle over cleanliness.

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3:41 PM

SpongeBob SquarePants

SpongeBob experiences a bad luck streak when his lucky tie clip suddenly goes missing.

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4:07 PM

SpongeBob SquarePants

SpongeBob's friends must search for him when he develops amnesia and goes missing.

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4:33 PM

SpongeBob SquarePants

After the Science Scouts begin selling biscuits to fund a trip to Mars, Mr. Krabs enters the ring and turns it into a competition; a new driving school opens in town.

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4:59 PM

SpongeBob SquarePants

Squidward is rushed to the hospital when SpongeBob accidentally slams the door on his face; the music that comes from the wind blowing through SpongeBob's holes attracts jellyfish.

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5:25 PM

SpongeBob SquarePants

Squidward takes a new job as manager of Weenie Hut Jr's; Squidward gets trapped on his way to return a nearly overdue library book.

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5:51 PM

SpongeBob SquarePants

Miss Priss has Krabby Patties banned from Bikini Bottom; SpongeBob's clumsy cousin visits.

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6:17 PM

SpongeBob SquarePants

Squidward's new life is threatened; stuck in her dome, Sandy suspects Plankton's up to no good and gets Patrick to investigate.

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6:43 PM

SpongeBob SquarePants

Squidward is outraged when he sees Squilliam on a TV show about fancy homes; Plankton forms a rock band with SpongeBob, Patrick and Squidward.

1h
7:09 PM

SpongeBob SquarePants

SpongeBob must go to extreme lengths when Gary refuses to go to the vet; SpongeBob gets stuck while working out.

1h
7:35 PM

SpongeBob SquarePants

Mr. Krabs becomes obsessed when he thinks that SpongeBob has found a penny; SpongeBob tries to memorize the history of boating in one night.

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8:01 PM

SpongeBob SquarePants

Squidward's prankster dad visits and brings all sorts of gags with him, much to Squidward's annoyance; Plankton tries to get a taste of the secret formula by attaching himself to SpongeBob's tongue.

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8:27 PM

SpongeBob SquarePants

Plankton builds a coliseum and holds a gladiator show; SpongeBob and Patrick keep Squidward from concentrating on his music.

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8:53 PM

SpongeBob SquarePants

Perch Perkins fights for his job after he's fired and replaced by a robot anchorman; SpongeBob, Patrick and Squidward feel the heat when they become volunteer firefighters.

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9:19 PM

SpongeBob SquarePants

SpongeBob makes it his mission to become normal; SpongeBob wakes to find that everyone in Bikini Bottom is gone.

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9:45 PM

SpongeBob SquarePants

Plankton wins the cutest baby contest and becomes the face of a baby food brand; when Squidward's one-off portrait of SpongeBob takes the art world by storm, he has no choice but to produce more.

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10:11 PM

SpongeBob SquarePants

SpongeBob tries to remove a splinter before Mr. Krabs learns about it and sends him home early; SpongeBob and Patrick get new slide whistles and keep playing them, much to the annoyance of Squidward.

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10:37 PM

SpongeBob SquarePants

SpongeBob is challenged by E.V.I.L. to make a delivery to their secret lair in 10 minutes or less; when Mr. Krabs gets trapped inside Pearl's new boat, he must pretend to be its engine to avoid being caught.

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11:03 PM

SpongeBob SquarePants

Patrick wants to become more of a daredevil like Larry the Lobster; SpongeBob and Patrick decide to get tan so that they can attend a big party.

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11:29 PM

SpongeBob SquarePants

Squidward and Plankton come together to make their very own stage play where SpongeBob is cast as the villain; Sandy decides to give herself gills so she can truly experience Bikini Bottom.

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11:55 PM

SpongeBob SquarePants

Squidward turns into a giant after he is sprayed with plant growth spray; Patrick decides that he wants a nose.

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12:21 AM

SpongeBob SquarePants

Mr. Krabs and Plankton must learn to get along after ending up shipwrecked on an island; SpongeBob and Squidina try to start their very own Captain Quasar fan club after being kicked out of Bubble Bass's.

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12:47 AM

SpongeBob SquarePants

Squidward turns SpongeBob and Patrick against each other; boat-driving exam.

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1:13 AM

SpongeBob SquarePants

SpongeBob is in charge of delivering the secret Krabby Patty ingredient safely to the Krusty Krab; Plankton has a customer who eats at the Chum Bucket every day.

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1:39 AM

SpongeBob SquarePants

Squidward gets caught speeding and is sent to boating school; Mr. Krabs launches a tabloid newspaper.

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2:05 AM

SpongeBob SquarePants

SpongeBob and Patrick visit a retirement home; SpongeBob loses his confidence.

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2:32 AM

SpongeBob SquarePants

Squidward gets SpongeBob fired; Sandy and SpongeBob encounter a ferocious worm.

1h
2:58 AM

SpongeBob SquarePants

SpongeBob and Patrick paint Mr. Krabs's living room; Krusty Krab training video.

1h
3:24 AM

SpongeBob SquarePants

SpongeBob, Patrick and Squidward are swept away to a remote tropical island by a giant wave.

1h
3:50 AM

SpongeBob SquarePants

SpongeBob and Patrick take Squidward jellyfishing; SpongeBob is a victim of Plankton's scheme.

1h
4:16 AM

SpongeBob SquarePants

SpongeBob gains a lot of new friends when he becomes wealthy; Squidward tries to avoid SpongeBob while on his way to an audition for the Bikini Bottom Men's Chorus.

1h
4:42 AM

SpongeBob SquarePants

SpongeBob and Patrick must learn to share a toy; SpongeBob and Mr. Krabs go to the Cheapest Crab Convention.

1h
5:08 AM

SpongeBob SquarePants

Mr. Krabs wants to manage SpongeBob and Patrick as a tag team wrestling duo; SpongeBob searches for a rare trading card.

1h
5:34 AM

SpongeBob SquarePants

Sandy and SpongeBob compete doing underwater sports; SpongeBob and Patrick visit the zoo.

1h
6:00 AM

SpongeBob SquarePants

SpongeBob wants to learn about Vikings; SpongeBob leaves boating school to go to a book signing.

1h
6:25 AM

SpongeBob SquarePants

SpongeBob attempts to write an 800-word essay before morning; Patrick tries to impress his parents on Starfish Day.

1h
6:50 AM

SpongeBob SquarePants

Mr. Krabs must pretend that he is a pirate when his grandfather comes to visit; SpongeBob discovers that Squidward is a member of a secret society and decides that he wants to join.

1h
7:15 AM

SpongeBob SquarePants

Gary runs away from home when SpongeBob forgets to feed him.

1h
7:30 AM

SpongeBob SquarePants

SpongeBob tries to find a way to get Squidward to visit him at his home; SpongeBob must search for a new pair of pants after his square pants shrink in the dryer.

1h
7:55 AM

SpongeBob SquarePants

SpongeBob and Patrick intrude upon Squidward's day off; Squidward becomes obsessed with winning a stuffed animal from the skill crane.

1h
8:20 AM

SpongeBob SquarePants

SpongeBob and Patrick dress up as Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy to attend a shuffleboard tournament in their place; Squidward is mistaken for his rival Squilliam and is invited to teach a class at a prestigious music school.

1h
8:45 AM

SpongeBob SquarePants

SpongeBob suspects Patrick of stealing his jellyfishing net; SpongeBob builds a ventriloquist dummy modeled after Squidward.

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9:10 AM

SpongeBob SquarePants

SpongeBob adopts a stray worm who gives birth to worm babies overnight; Plankton tries to replace Karen with some new computer inventions.

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9:35 AM

SpongeBob SquarePants

Mr. Krabs' old fry cook pays a visit to the Krusty Krab; SpongeBob invests in night lights to ward off the boogeyman.

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10:00 AM

SpongeBob SquarePants

SpongeBob is determined to do a great job when he is left in charge of the Krusty Krab for a few minutes; SpongeBob is determined to do everything on his schedule for the day.

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10:27 AM

SpongeBob SquarePants

Patrick becomes smart after he gets hit on the head; Sandy's experiment causes SpongeBob and Squidward to meld into one body.

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10:53 AM

SpongeBob SquarePants

Mr. Krabs offers Patrick a job holding a sign at the Krusty Krab; SpongeBob and Patrick are accidentally locked in a toy store after it closes.

1h
11:19 AM

SpongeBob SquarePants

SpongeBob wants to learn about Vikings; SpongeBob leaves boating school to go to a book signing.

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11:45 AM

SpongeBob SquarePants

Plankton hires Patrick to create advertising slogans for the Chum Bucket; SpongeBob helps Plankton find the perfect anniversary gift for Karen.

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12:11 PM

SpongeBob SquarePants

SpongeBob and Patrick create their own zoo that is made entirely of bubbles; the Krusty Krab goes under emergency quarantine, but no one knows who is carrying the mysterious illness.

1h
12:37 PM

SpongeBob SquarePants

Squidward is stuck indoors with SpongeBob and Patrick during a storm; Plankton creates an underground restaurant that threatens to put the Krusty Krab out of business.

1h
1:03 PM

SpongeBob SquarePants

SpongeBob brings home a box of new snail treats for Gary; when Plankton wins a free Krabby Patty, Mr. Krabs tries to keep him from collecting his prize.

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1:30 PM

SpongeBob SquarePants

SpongeBob and his friends prepare for King Neptune's birthday party at the Krusty Krab.

1h
1:56 PM

SpongeBob SquarePants

SpongeBob finds a sea urchin living in the Krusty Krab; Squidward convinces SpongeBob and Sandy to teach him karate.

1h
2:22 PM

SpongeBob SquarePants

Squidward gets his own public access television show; Squidward becomes jealous of SpongeBob and tries to sabotage his dance audition.

1h
2:49 PM

SpongeBob SquarePants

SpongeBob and Mr. Krabs turn an old submarine into a mobile Krusty Krab; SpongeBob and Patrick engage in an epic battle over cleanliness.

1h
3:15 PM

SpongeBob SquarePants

Pearl's growing appetite leads Mr. Krabs to sneak into his friends' houses to find some free food; SpongeBob gets stuck in his wringer after showering.

1h
3:41 PM

SpongeBob SquarePants

Plankton closes the Chum Bucket and moves to a new town, but Mr. Krabs suspects he is still up to no good; when SpongeBob accidentally picks up Neptune's magic trident, there is no telling what trouble he may cause.

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4:07 PM

SpongeBob SquarePants

Plankton steals Sandy's pelt to impersonate her; Plankton tries to launch himself into Mr. Krabs' head and misses his target.

1h
4:33 PM

SpongeBob SquarePants

SpongeBob is determined to do a great job when he is left in charge of the Krusty Krab for a few minutes; SpongeBob is determined to do everything on his schedule for the day.

1h
4:59 PM

SpongeBob SquarePants

Mr. Krabs and Plankton woo customers with greasy entrées; SpongeBob tries to be a model in a kitchen sponge commercial.

1h
5:25 PM

SpongeBob SquarePants

The Gal Pals take Pearl to a cabin in the woods for a weekend of silly pranks; Mr. Krabs has a secret taste for something surprising.

1h
5:51 PM

SpongeBob SquarePants

Mr. Krabs convinces SpongeBob and Patrick to join him on a treasure hunt; SpongeBob gets on the wrong bus.

1h
6:17 PM

SpongeBob SquarePants

SpongeBob attempts to write an 800-word essay before morning; Patrick tries to impress his parents on Starfish Day.

1h
6:43 PM

SpongeBob SquarePants

SpongeBob and Patrick must learn to share a toy; SpongeBob and Mr. Krabs go to the Cheapest Crab Convention.

1h
7:09 PM

SpongeBob SquarePants

Mr. Krabs and SpongeBob hide the health inspector's body; SpongeBob and Patrick throw out their new TV and keep the box.

1h
7:35 PM

SpongeBob SquarePants

SpongeBob and Patrick are cursed when they anger the Flying Dutchman; Squidward and SpongeBob must share a locker.

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8:01 PM

SpongeBob SquarePants

Patrick joins SpongeBob at boating school, but it's not smooth sailing; Mr. Krabs celebrates a business milestone.

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8:27 PM

SpongeBob SquarePants

SpongeBob and Patrick protest the construction of a highway that would destroy Jellyfish Fields.

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8:53 PM

SpongeBob SquarePants

In prehistoric Bikini Bottom, SpongeGar, Patar, and Squog discover fire.

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9:19 PM

SpongeBob SquarePants

SpongeBob and Patrick go back in time to see the young Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy; SpongeBob and Patrick watch their heroes fight bad guys.

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9:45 PM

SpongeBob SquarePants

SpongeBob's spatula breaks; Mr. Krabs wants to collect all the coins from a wishing well.

1h
10:11 PM

SpongeBob SquarePants

Squidward bets that SpongeBob can not go one day without crying; Mrs. Puff must work at the Krusty Krab over her summer break.

1h
10:37 PM

SpongeBob SquarePants

Mr. Krabs convinces SpongeBob and Patrick to join him on a treasure hunt; SpongeBob gets on the wrong bus.

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11:03 PM

SpongeBob SquarePants

Mr. Krabs discovers that Plankton is afraid of whales; Gary falls in love with a snail named Mary.

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11:29 PM

SpongeBob SquarePants

SpongeBob and Patrick try to help Sandy rid her dome of fleas; Patrick accidentally takes SpongeBob's doughnut; SpongeBob washes dishes at the Krusty Krab.

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11:55 PM

SpongeBob SquarePants

Mr. Krabs opens a dinner theater at the Krusty Krab; SpongeBob takes his friends to Texas to see Sandy in a squirrel rodeo.

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