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SpongeBob is one of the most popular cartoons of all time with many great and memorable episodes. But, with every popular cartoon, there's also the occasional not-so-good episodes, and some episodes that are really, REALLY bad. The fans are often known for making "worst episode lists" of shows, but SpongeBob is almost always the main target when it comes to this. And that leads up to the point of this stamp.

The "worst episode lists" are almost all over the place on this site, and over the years, they have become VERY predictable. I'm not kidding, when you see a "worst SpongeBob episodes" list, it will always, ALWAYS have one of the following episodes: Good Neighbors, To Love a Patty, The Splinter, Demolition Doofus, SpongeBob You're Fired, Choir Boys, Cephalopod Lodge, Yours, Mine and Mine, Stuck in the Wringer, the list goes on. Now, don't get me wrong, I agree that some of those episodes are pretty bad, but it's getting stale and annoying seeing the same old episodes being brought up whenever someone talks about "bad SpongeBob episodes". But, all those episodes I listed are NOTHING compared to what I call, the big 3: A Pal for Gary, One Coarse Meal, and Pet Sitter Pat. These are the 3 episodes that seem to be the biggest targets of "worst episodes ever". I'm not even kidding. Try looking up one of these three episodes WITHOUT seeing YET ANOTHER cliche review, rant video, hate art, or "deep analysis".   Heck, try finding a "worst episode list" without any of these 3 episodes as the "#1 worst episode" or appearing on the list period. Again, I'm not saying these episodes are good. They are bad, but are the episodes themselves really THAT bad? Seriously, these episodes aired over half a decade ago at this point and yet people STILL bash on these three episodes like they're Satan. Have people completely forgotten these are CARTOON episodes they're going insane about?  Even worse, these are often considered SpongeBob, Mr. Krabs, and Patrick's "worst roles" in the whole show and the fanbase has the nerve to judge the characters from THESE 3 EPISODES ALONE: "SpongeBob is a stupid moron", "Mr. Krabs is evil", "Patrick is a monster and a jerk!"  This makes me sick. I STRONGLY disagree with people saying all this derogatory nonsense about these characters! Yes, these episodes were not the best performances of these 3 characters, but people even go as far to say "these characters deserve to be treated badly because of these episodes". I'm sorry, but that is just...  This is a whole new low for the SpongeBob "fans" saying such awful stuff like this. These episodes are bad, BUT I honestly think the hate for these episodes is even worse! Did I also mention how people bash and send death threats to the WRITERS of these episodes? I don't think they intended on these episodes to turn out the way they did at all. And don't say "Stephen Hillenburg hated these episodes too". For one, you have no proof of that, and secondly, in case you guys didn't know, Hillenburg didn't leave the show entirely after the movie. He was still executive producer who approved of the episodes. If he TRULY hated them, they never would've existed. There's also the petitions to ban these episodes. Short and simple: you CANNOT ban something just because you don't like it. It wouldn't be fair for those who ACTUALLY like these episodes. In fact, I'll state my reasons why I don't think these episodes are as bad as people say they are:

A Pal for Gary: Yes, SpongeBob was WAY too oblivious Puffy Fluffy's treatment of Gary in this episode, but people overexaggerate how bad he was here, saying that he was "abusing" Gary. Did SpongeBob ever hurt Gary in this episode? No! He was just ignoring Gary and trying to get him to "bond" with that monster pet. Now, I understand why the ending where SpongeBob STILL scolds Gary after he saves him is the breaking point for many, but think about the outcome: Gary was pretty much unharmed in this episode aside from getting narrowly eaten and blamed by SpongeBob. Plus, SpongeBob actually did care for his pet snail at the beginning when he was upset about leaving him alone at his house. Plus, SpongeBob's ignorance, surprinsingly, was supposed to be funny but backfired on the wirters' part because of how it played out.

One Coarse Meal: Oh boy, this episode. Where do I begin? First of all, the one thing people are most upset about in this episode is Plankton's treatment and, more notably, his suicide attempt to get run over by a bus. Now, about the suicide, SpongeBob has always has suicide "jokes" in it (Something Smells and Band Geeks to name a few), but yet nobody complains about those scenes and uses the "it's a kids' cartoon" excuse. How ironic.  Similarly, in spite of how overly realistic it was, Plankton wouldn't have died from getting run over by the bus, anyways. He's been fried, blown up, and squashed MANY times throughout the show's long run and comes out of it unharmed. Heck, he actually got run over by a bus in an episodes of the same season as this episode (The Great Patty Caper). So, this argument is invalid. As for Mr. Krabs, yes, I agree he was horribly out of character in this episode, but going as far to call him "evil"? Give me a break.  It's not like Mr. Krabs was doing this for no reason at all. Notice how at the beginning of the episode, Plankton blew up the Krusty Krab ceiling and captured him and SpongeBob in a giant arm to get the secret formula. So, believe it or not, he has reason for doing this aside from the fact Plankton's been trying to steal the formula for years now. Also, when Mr. Krabs was scaring Plankton using the whale suit, he probably had no idea how serious Plankton's fear was. Plus, we have the scene where Mr. Krabs says "He's a mess" and laughs after SpongeBob tells him Plankton is laying on the road. Many people say this is "proof" that Krabs wanted Plankton to "die" and that he "thinks suicide is funny". I somewhat understand why this is interpreted that way, but I don't think that's what the writers were going for. I think Mr. Krabs was just laughing at how Plankton was overreacting, just like in Plankton's Regular and New Leaf. Plus, that's nothing compared to Demolition Doofus, where it was ACTUALLY made clear Mrs. Puff wanted SpongeBob to literally die in that episode, where she imagined his gravestone and even yelled "Why are you still ALIVE?!" in that episode, which is WAY more apparent than this. Plus, Krabs got his comeuppance even though it was brief, so just be glad he didn't get away with it completely. As for SpongeBob, most people judge his "good nature" line, saying he "has no good nature" and bring up episodes like Boating Buddies.  SpongeBob DOES have good nature! Sure, let's just forget episodes like Enchanted Tiki Dreams. There's even the ending where he "betrayed" Plankton. This is my POV, but I don't think he betrayed Plankton here. I think SpongeBob scared Plankton away with the projection of whales just to break up the conflict. He acknowledged Mr. Krabs was going too far, but Krabs wouldn't listen, so then he told Plankton Krabs' secret fear and that he was scaring Plankton. Then SpongeBob let Plankton get his revenge, then SpongeBob scared Plankton away because he didn't want Krabs to know he had a hand in it, and now they won't scare each other anymore. I don't know if that was the intention either, but it makes since if you don't look TOO negatively at this episode.

Pet Sitter Pat: I'll make this quick: Patrick is NOT a mosnter. Yes, Gary was treated pretty poorly in this episode, but come on. Stupidity is in Patrick's character and he didn't know any better. Also, he's NOT doing it on purpose. I also think people overreact to the flamethrower scene. Patrick wasn't "trying to burn Gary". Also, Patrick implying he was going to salt Gary is taken too seriously, too. It was more than likely just dark humor, because he never did salt Gary, right? Besides, doesn't this episode end happily with Gary reading a bedtime story to Patrick?  I feel rather sorry for Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas, and Richard Pursel for the horrible, unnecessary bashing they got for this episode.

And there you have it. This is why I think these three SpongeBob episodes are getting WAY too much hate than they deserve, and I think people need to chill out and calm down. Again, I do not think these episodes are good, BUT they aren't the worst thing ever. Plus, I think the fans need to hold back on the cliche "worst episode" lists because they're getting really stale and predictable. Favorite if you'd like and leave comments below.

SpongeBob SquarePants (c) Nickelodeon, Stephen Hillenburg

Description
SpongeBob is one of the most popular cartoons of all time with many great and memorable episodes. But, with every popular cartoon, there's also the occasional not-so-good episodes, and some episodes that are really, REALLY bad. The fans are often known for making "worst episode lists" of shows, but SpongeBob is almost always the main target when it comes to this. And that leads up to the point of this stamp.

The "worst episode lists" are almost all over the place on this site, and over the years, they have become VERY predictable. I'm not kidding, when you see a "worst SpongeBob episodes" list, it will always, ALWAYS have one of the following episodes: Good Neighbors, To Love a Patty, The Splinter, Demolition Doofus, SpongeBob You're Fired, Choir Boys, Cephalopod Lodge, Yours, Mine and Mine, Stuck in the Wringer, the list goes on. Now, don't get me wrong, I agree that some of those episodes are pretty bad, but it's getting stale and annoying seeing the same old episodes being brought up whenever someone talks about "bad SpongeBob episodes". But, all those episodes I listed are NOTHING compared to what I call, the big 3: A Pal for Gary, One Coarse Meal, and Pet Sitter Pat. These are the 3 episodes that seem to be the biggest targets of "worst episodes ever". I'm not even kidding. Try looking up one of these three episodes WITHOUT seeing YET ANOTHER cliche review, rant video, hate art, or "deep analysis".   Heck, try finding a "worst episode list" without any of these 3 episodes as the "#1 worst episode" or appearing on the list period. Again, I'm not saying these episodes are good. They are bad, but are the episodes themselves really THAT bad? Seriously, these episodes aired over half a decade ago at this point and yet people STILL bash on these three episodes like they're Satan. Have people completely forgotten these are CARTOON episodes they're going insane about?  Even worse, these are often considered SpongeBob, Mr. Krabs, and Patrick's "worst roles" in the whole show and the fanbase has the nerve to judge the characters from THESE 3 EPISODES ALONE: "SpongeBob is a stupid moron", "Mr. Krabs is evil", "Patrick is a monster and a jerk!"  This makes me sick. I STRONGLY disagree with people saying all this derogatory nonsense about these characters! Yes, these episodes were not the best performances of these 3 characters, but people even go as far to say "these characters deserve to be treated badly because of these episodes". I'm sorry, but that is just...  This is a whole new low for the SpongeBob "fans" saying such awful stuff like this. These episodes are bad, BUT I honestly think the hate for these episodes is even worse! Did I also mention how people bash and send death threats to the WRITERS of these episodes? I don't think they intended on these episodes to turn out the way they did at all. And don't say "Stephen Hillenburg hated these episodes too". For one, you have no proof of that, and secondly, in case you guys didn't know, Hillenburg didn't leave the show entirely after the movie. He was still executive producer who approved of the episodes. If he TRULY hated them, they never would've existed. There's also the petitions to ban these episodes. Short and simple: you CANNOT ban something just because you don't like it. It wouldn't be fair for those who ACTUALLY like these episodes. In fact, I'll state my reasons why I don't think these episodes are as bad as people say they are:

A Pal for Gary: Yes, SpongeBob was WAY too oblivious Puffy Fluffy's treatment of Gary in this episode, but people overexaggerate how bad he was here, saying that he was "abusing" Gary. Did SpongeBob ever hurt Gary in this episode? No! He was just ignoring Gary and trying to get him to "bond" with that monster pet. Now, I understand why the ending where SpongeBob STILL scolds Gary after he saves him is the breaking point for many, but think about the outcome: Gary was pretty much unharmed in this episode aside from getting narrowly eaten and blamed by SpongeBob. Plus, SpongeBob actually did care for his pet snail at the beginning when he was upset about leaving him alone at his house. Plus, SpongeBob's ignorance, surprinsingly, was supposed to be funny but backfired on the wirters' part because of how it played out.

One Coarse Meal: Oh boy, this episode. Where do I begin? First of all, the one thing people are most upset about in this episode is Plankton's treatment and, more notably, his suicide attempt to get run over by a bus. Now, about the suicide, SpongeBob has always has suicide "jokes" in it (Something Smells and Band Geeks to name a few), but yet nobody complains about those scenes and uses the "it's a kids' cartoon" excuse. How ironic.  Similarly, in spite of how overly realistic it was, Plankton wouldn't have died from getting run over by the bus, anyways. He's been fried, blown up, and squashed MANY times throughout the show's long run and comes out of it unharmed. Heck, he actually got run over by a bus in an episodes of the same season as this episode (The Great Patty Caper). So, this argument is invalid. As for Mr. Krabs, yes, I agree he was horribly out of character in this episode, but going as far to call him "evil"? Give me a break.  It's not like Mr. Krabs was doing this for no reason at all. Notice how at the beginning of the episode, Plankton blew up the Krusty Krab ceiling and captured him and SpongeBob in a giant arm to get the secret formula. So, believe it or not, he has reason for doing this aside from the fact Plankton's been trying to steal the formula for years now. Also, when Mr. Krabs was scaring Plankton using the whale suit, he probably had no idea how serious Plankton's fear was. Plus, we have the scene where Mr. Krabs says "He's a mess" and laughs after SpongeBob tells him Plankton is laying on the road. Many people say this is "proof" that Krabs wanted Plankton to "die" and that he "thinks suicide is funny". I somewhat understand why this is interpreted that way, but I don't think that's what the writers were going for. I think Mr. Krabs was just laughing at how Plankton was overreacting, just like in Plankton's Regular and New Leaf. Plus, that's nothing compared to Demolition Doofus, where it was ACTUALLY made clear Mrs. Puff wanted SpongeBob to literally die in that episode, where she imagined his gravestone and even yelled "Why are you still ALIVE?!" in that episode, which is WAY more apparent than this. Plus, Krabs got his comeuppance even though it was brief, so just be glad he didn't get away with it completely. As for SpongeBob, most people judge his "good nature" line, saying he "has no good nature" and bring up episodes like Boating Buddies.  SpongeBob DOES have good nature! Sure, let's just forget episodes like Enchanted Tiki Dreams. There's even the ending where he "betrayed" Plankton. This is my POV, but I don't think he betrayed Plankton here. I think SpongeBob scared Plankton away with the projection of whales just to break up the conflict. He acknowledged Mr. Krabs was going too far, but Krabs wouldn't listen, so then he told Plankton Krabs' secret fear and that he was scaring Plankton. Then SpongeBob let Plankton get his revenge, then SpongeBob scared Plankton away because he didn't want Krabs to know he had a hand in it, and now they won't scare each other anymore. I don't know if that was the intention either, but it makes since if you don't look TOO negatively at this episode.

Pet Sitter Pat: I'll make this quick: Patrick is NOT a mosnter. Yes, Gary was treated pretty poorly in this episode, but come on. Stupidity is in Patrick's character and he didn't know any better. Also, he's NOT doing it on purpose. I also think people overreact to the flamethrower scene. Patrick wasn't "trying to burn Gary". Also, Patrick implying he was going to salt Gary is taken too seriously, too. It was more than likely just dark humor, because he never did salt Gary, right? Besides, doesn't this episode end happily with Gary reading a bedtime story to Patrick?  I feel rather sorry for Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas, and Richard Pursel for the horrible, unnecessary bashing they got for this episode.

And there you have it. This is why I think these three SpongeBob episodes are getting WAY too much hate than they deserve, and I think people need to chill out and calm down. Again, I do not think these episodes are good, BUT they aren't the worst thing ever. Plus, I think the fans need to hold back on the cliche "worst episode" lists because they're getting really stale and predictable. Favorite if you'd like and leave comments below.

SpongeBob SquarePants (c) Nickelodeon, Stephen Hillenburg