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== Seasons 1-3 ==

 

== Season 4 ==

* "Best Day Ever" was a huge DMOS if there ever was one. So much hype and a 24-hour marathon to accompany it, and finally we got to Best Day Ever. But it wasn't an hourly special. It wasn't even a 30-minute special. It was just another 15-minute episode, and it wasn't too great either. First of all, his supposed "Best Day Ever" was really just his daily schedule. The song at the end was annoying, and SpongeBob was out of character. But the fun didn't really begin until, right outta nowhere, he shouted at somebody who tried to leave during his rant--something blatantly out-of-character for him.

* Karate Island. To summarize, SpongeBob is scammed to believe he's the Karate Master ([[Jumped the Shark|hi-ya!]]) He and Sandy travel to Karate Island to get the reward, SpongeBob being a blatant [[Took a Level in Jerkass|asshole]] along the way. SpongeBob beats up a few [[Bad Bad Acting|obvious actors]] and is whisked away. Sandy leaves, only to have to rescue SpongeBob. [[Asshole Victim|"Sandy! I need you! I can't handle this myself!"]] Sandy fights a few foes in what was trying to be a [[Homage]] to Bruce Lee-esque action scenes but turns out to just be [[Big Lipped Alligator Moment|unnecessary and time consuming]], and eventually defeats the scammer, trying to get SpongeBob to [[Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking|buy a condo]]. Granted, it gives the guy a tad of development, but of course [[Too Good to Last|it doesn't last]]. The worst part? In the above mentioned "Best Day Ever" marathon, it's the Number One voted spot, and it's now always played with "Best Day Ever".

* ''Good Neighbors,'' which, for me (and a few others) marks the start of the show's downfall. The entire episode involved Spongebob and Patrick [[Kafka Komedy|practically torture Squidward]] by making him "leader" of their cult. Despite Squidward telling them numerous times that he doesn't want to have them around him, they continue doing so. Worst of all, at the end of the episode, when [[It Makes Sense in Context|Squidward's house goes on a rampage]], Squidward is the one who gets most of the blame. The fact that the annoyance levels for Spongebob and Patrick were taken [[Up to Eleven]] was already bad, but the fact that it was like this for the entire episode made it worse.

** It's not good for those who don't like Squidward, either. At first, he just tells SpongeBob and Patrick to not bother him, at one point giving them a task to distract them from bugging him. That's normal. But then [[It Got Worse|it gets ugly]] when SpongeBob and Patrick unknowingly uses up his spa hour. Squidward outright screams at them, at a volume that has never been used before this episode, and [[Kick the Dog|tells them they're the worst neighbors ever.]] That scene gives me bad vibrations every time. So to make it up for it, SpongeBob and Patrick decided to give him an apology cake, as Squidward was installing a new security system to keep them out. What does Squidward do? [[Ungrateful Bastard|He tries to alert the security system that they are intruders.]] [[Butt Monkey|Naturally]], he only makes things worse and causes his house to rampage through the town. Squidward, I know you don't like them for ruining your Sunday, but they're trying to reach out to you! [[What Do You Mean It's Not Heinous?|They baked you a goddamn cake!]] I try to avoid this episode as much as possible. It's just...too painful to watch no matter whose side you're on.

 

 

== Season 5 ==

* My first would have to be ''Atlantis SquarePantis''. The idea: SpongeBob and friends hitch a ride to Atlantis and screw things up. What could possibly go wrong?! Lots, apparently: terribly-written and composed musical numbers, [[Flanderization|Flanderized]] personalities of nearly all characters, horridly unfunny jokes, and one of the crappiest endings I've seen in years. I hated that special.

* In ''Spy Buddies'', where Mr. Krabs sends Spongebob and Patrick to spy on Plankton, Spongebob and Patrick go over to Sandy's for some spy equipment. Of course, after she shows them the stuff, she refuses to let them use it, apparently because they would just mess up, but then Patrick has to use the knock-out ray, Sandy's favorite, to knock her out just so they can use the equipment! What is that all about?!

* The special ''What Ever Happened to SpongeBob?''. Predictable plot, predicatable ending, and [[Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking|the special guest was only appearing for a couple of minutes!]] Besides all of that, the plot ended up making no sense, either way.

* I have to agree with the sentiment about the post-movie episodes, although not all (Several Squidward episodes like Suction Cup Symphony gave him a [[Heartwarming Moments|Crowning Moment of Heartwarming]]), but ''20,000 Patties Under the Sea'' really did it for me. While the premise was funny (along with the scene where Plankton insulted all of his potential customers), the Abyss sequence was idiotic and the monster was corpulent and annoying. Quite a few episodes sucked before this (notably the twofer Karate Island and Pearl's Birthday), 20,000 Patties Under the Sea marked an almost irredeemable downhill slope for the series.

* While virtually everything on this page has earned it's spot as a DMoS, I would take the opportunity to add the episode ''Money Talks.'' Mr. Krabs sells his soul to the Flying Dutchman so....[[Exactly What It Says on the Tin|he can be able to talk to money.]] It pretty much cemented that the writers were not only just plain out of ideas at that point, but yet another prime example of the rampant Flanderization that's been plaguing the series.

* I never thought season 4 and beyond was very funny, (except for ''Skill Crane'' and a few exceptions) but the worst one that made me actually cut the show was ''Good Ol' Whatshisname''. It was basically yet another Squidward torment episode, with him and Spongebob trying to find out some guy's name before the contest Mr. Krabs sets up is over. Long dull story short, the episode carries on with Squidward going crazy and stealing the guy's wallet, only to find out the guy's name was actually Whatzittooya, the name the guy was yelling at him earlier on in the episode. The guy yells for the police and they proceed to arrest him, the guy calling him a wallet snatcher. Worse, the real prize wasn't a trip--it was just the fuckin' brochure. What the hell, writers? Oh, and the brochure part seemed like the worst part, tacked on to make Squidward's life even more miserable than it already was. Tell me why this show is still lurching like a zombie again?

** Actually, he doesn't yell for the police. It's even worse. One of them starts chasing him for running a red light (on foot). His punishment for running a red light, resisting arrest and stealing a wallet? Ten years in prison. Not kidding.

*** It's possible that they planned it in advance, since it didn't seem like enough of a punishment to begin with.

 

== Season 6 ==

* The 6th season episode, "Gullible Pants", was this troper's breaking point. Basically, Mr. Krabs puts [[SpongeBob]] in charge of the Krusty Krab for 15 minutes. While Squidward takes advantage of the situation, things get worse and worse until the end of the episode when Krabs gets back to see all the customers are cowering in the corner, there's a huge mess everywhere, and [[SpongeBob]] is dancing in a creepy fashion. That's how the episode ends, and there is [[No Ending|no resolution at all]]! Way to leave us hanging, writers!

* The ending of ''Gone'' was a good example for me. Instead of it being a horrible nightmare or something, it that everyone, even his friends have spent a week having a holiday called 'No SpongeBob Day,' doing things like burning him in effigy. Now while I can understand Plankton, Squidward, and Mrs. Puff, the others make no sense. This included Krabs, who makes a fortune off the guy, Sandy, who once married him, and Patrick, his best friend. And Patrick's excuse that everyone needs time away from Spongebob's laugh is a bit of a lame excuse.

* ''Penny Foolish'', which was in my opinion one of the worst episodes in Spongebob history. Basically, it was just a worse version of ''[[Crowning Moment of Funny|One Krab's Trash]]'', where Krabs (being the money obsessed [[Jerkass]] he is) sees Spongebob pick up a penny on the street. After several hallucinations of pennies that Krabs has, [[Money Fetish|he decides that he really needs the penny.]] Mind you, it is a mere hundredth of a dollar, but for a money-obssessed person like Krabs this is excusable. He attempts to 'borrow a penny' from Spongebob but fails. That's fine. But from then on his obsession with money comes in full force- he decides to open a movie theather, with a ticket price of one penny (Now I'm not an economist but to build a theater itself costs millions of dollars... and he would be making a loss by selling those tickets at such a low price- just to get a stupid penny!), and hosting a 'charity night' to donate one penny for the cause of accompanying other coins (which, needless to say, is completely idiotic and besides, it costs more than just one cent to hold such an event...). In the end, nobody attends except for Spongebob, who is deeply excited/moved by Krabs' absurd claims, but he reveals he can't cough up a single cent each time, sending Krabs on a rampage (who is too dense to come to terms with the fact that Spongebob has no freaking penny!). In the end he has to stalk Spongebob down for the penny before getting spotted by Spongebob and is forced to say why he's so 'penny foolish'. This is where it gets too absurd- it had been evident Spongebob has picked up a reddish-copper disk from the floor, but guess what? He reveals it to be peppermint gum! And here's the [[Sarcasm Mode|surprise]]- Krabs is still too dense to realise that Spongebob has no penny and excavates the area surrounding his house! That's not even the worst part- when Gary's saliva falls onto the 'gum' it soaks the moisture up and reveals to be a 500 dollar bill (how the freak does this happen, anyway??)! Of which Spongebob so [[Sarcasm Mode|cleverly]] [[What an Idiot!|discards (because it isn't what he wants, apparently)]]. ''Penny Foolish'' marked the all-time low for Spongebob besides 20,000, Wringer and Boating Buddies- it [[Ruined FOREVER|ruined One Krab's Trash forever]].

* The episode "Pets or Pests" had a huge one, there's a particular scene where Larry the Lobster claims that he doesn't know who [[SpongeBob]] is. Okay, so we're supposed to forget "Ripped Pants", "House Fancy", "Lifeguard on Duty".etc?! Granted, those were made years ago, but with Larry's position in those episodes, he can't forget who Spongebob is, he might not be one of his best friends, but [[SpongeBob]] goes to the beach alot, and with the amount of episodes he's been there, Larry is supposed to not forget who he is, he knows who [[SpongeBob]] is in the other episodes, so why not in this one?! Continuity errors are frequent, but with the times that Larry the Lobster has appeared, this is why this is a DMOS for me, Stephen Hillenburg(the show's creator) might not be involved with the newer episodes, but Paul Tibbitt(current showrunner) and the writers should at least try and put some more effort into it, instead of trying to deliberately piss off the show's fanbase.

* The episode "Cephalopod Lodge" was in my opinion a huge downgrade in the series. The entire thing was a terrible plot. It starts with a normal day at work and Spongebob, seeing Squidward so happy decides to find out why. So they stalk him and find out he is part of a secret club and they somehow get in. how did they get in? Seriousy! Did anyone stop them? Anyway, Squidward gets kicked out as they trailed him but when they want to get him back in, they deny it being their fault which it was! Screw Rule of Funny! They decide to make things up which ultimately fails as they are torturing Squidward even more. So they come up with a good plan to get him bakc in which succeeds but they come out of their freaking disguise and blows his chances again! This was a Squidward torment episode which marked the downhill slope of Spongebob.

** Let's not forget the fact that the mystery only lasts for the first half of the episode. The second half consists of mindless antics with the train. Meaning that this episode is dependent on filler to make it last a half hour.

** Mine for this episode was the "butler is a werewolf" thing. Meaningless, as is the whole show after season 4. But what do I know? Most tropers are idiots, after all.

* The episode "Yours, Mine and Mine" was the one that made this troper finally give up the series. Patrick can't afford a Krusty Krab meal, so Spongebob helps pay for it, the two agreeing to share. Naturally Patrick eats it all. When he complains that there's no toy, Mr. Krabs hastily puts one together out of a Patty and some straws, charging extra. Patrick's response? Much like the episode "Sing a Song of Patrick" he steals Spongebob's money to pay for it. When our young Sponge reminds his "best friend" that they agreed to share it, Patrick goes from being a colossal, selfish jerkass when it's his turn with the toy, to whiny and needy the few seconds Spongebob gets ahold of it. Finally Patrick ends up snatching it, and after a lengthy chase, [[If I Can't Have You|eating it.]] But what luck, Mr. Krabs made more! Patrick then steals more of Spongebob's money, and when called on it, ends the episode with this gem. "Have you learned nothing about sharing?" The title sends an obvious message but there was room for at least an Aesop or comeuppance.

* The episode ''Kracked Krabs''. It has perhaps the Most Triumphant example of flanderization by having Mr.Krabs and Spongebob go to a competition in which a bunch of crabs see who can be the cheapest. What!? Oh, and it gets worse by having Mr.Krabs and Spongebob win by stealing an entire hotel room! Basically, they're teaching our kids to [[Unusual Euphemism|"Exaggerate"]] people's belongings into their suitcases, and get rewarded for it. If Mr. Krabs really wanted to be cheap, he should have stuffed his own room into his suitcase. He'd have a free room and he wouldn't be... you know, 'stealing'. When I saw the episode, I gave up on the show and now hope it gets axed.

** Oh, but there's another [[Sarcasm Mode|cleverly hidden]] DMOS in this episode. When Mrs. Puff tries to [[Continuity Nod|bring up]] Krusty Love's date plotline again by asking if he'd like to go on a date, he cruelly shoots her down like a jackass. Wow, Krabs. This is a new low, even for you.

* ''Keep Bikini Bottom Beautiful'' is my ultimate DMOS. Squidward is stuck on litter patrol with Squilliam Fancyson because he threw gum on the sidewalk. Logical, but than it gets more annoying thanks to the police officer being a [[Jerkass]]. He later than tickets Squidward for being near trash while he was on cleanup control. But then, Squidward is beaten since he stole a wagon to help with the garbage, than have the garbage knocked over on him, and the police officer [[Police Are Useless|only tickets him instead of Spongebob who was in the garbage as well!]] And then, Spongebob than makes a house of garbage in place of Squidward's house [[Insane Troll Logic|because the dump is closed]]. Squidward obviously gets disgusted by this, than is ticketed for having his home turned into a garbage house!]] Hey police officer, there's a thing called recycling, maybe that's what he was doing. But then, Squidward is ticked again because his other ticket fell. What the hell police?!? Than Spongebob soaks the garbage up, than everytime a drop falls off, Squidward, instead of Spongebob who was made of garbage at the time, is ticketed since he stood in a 3 feet radius of dirt! Than he is ticketed for Spongebob stepping into his own trashcan as officer directly sees this happen! We get it guys, Squidward is equal to Charlie Brown. But nope, the real kicker in the teeth is when {{spoiler|the ending have Spongebob and Squidward ticketed by the police who was right there when a single empty can rolls by them, not the statue of garbage in Squidward's image, but the empty can rolling past them with the police watching it!}} Squidward just dove into [[The Woobie]] territory and has every reason to be a [[Jerkass]] just by this episode alone! [[Sarcasm Mode|Nice job writers. I'm totally staying in for the conclusion!]]