#30
Season: 3
Atrocity Points: 17
Premise: With his new "How to Throw a Party Kit", Spongebob decides to throw a huge bash. No one has any fun until SpongeBob locks himself out of the house.
Why I Dislike It: Yep. That's right. I put a PRE-MOVIE episode in my Bottom 30! While many people will say that the older series (Seasons 1-3) had NO flawed episodes whatsoever, I disagree. While Pre-Movie was amazing, it's episodes like this that proved that it was not perfect. Now, I get that the title is Party POOPER Pants, but it's still really irritating to see Spongebob so strict and arrogant that it comes out more annoying than funny (No laughing? Really?). So annoying that you'd just LOVE to see him out of the picture. And when he DOES get out of the picture (by being arrested), it's for one of the stupidest reasons ever. Because he didn't invite the cops over to his party.
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That's right, kids! If you don't invite the police over to your party, expect to spend some time in the slammer! (Seriously, what the heck?) Also, the mat joke not only makes no sense, but it was really stupid. In fact, almost the entire episode is stupid! At least the Patchy segments were good (Underwater Sun for the win!). They couldn't save this episode, though. :(
Final Rating: As a whole: 5/10 | Patchy's Plot: 8/10 | Spongebob's Plot: 3/10
#29
Season: 9
Atrocity Points: 20
Premise: Squidward turns into a baby after hitting his head and SpongeBob and Patrick have to take care of him.
Why I Dislike It: I know 20-29 means intolerable, but to be fair, this is the ONLY episode in the 20s zone that I can tolerate. I personally found some parts to be pretty darn stupid and disturbing, and I absolutely hated how the Bikini Bottomites treated poor Squidward at the Krusty Krab. This is actually one of the worst Squidward Torture episodes because Squidward turns into a BABY in an adult's body, and not only that, he's forced to suffer many mean-spirited scenes throughout. On the positive side, however, I liked how Spongebob and Patrick tried to take care of Squidward (other than accidentally hitting his head on something), and I liked how Patrick actually acted more like a good father, rather than be a lazy jerk who lets Spongebob suffer through all the work. Also, I found some parts kind of funny, like Nat's "My Leg" line, Squidward saying "Hey, don't you scoot away from me, I'm scolding here!", and "for here or to 'GOO'". Other than that, though, this episode was stupid, mean-spirited, cringe-worthy, and actually kind of creepy, and not in a good way. Also, Head-Go-Boom-Boom-Itis? Really?
Final Rating: 2.9/10
#28
Season: 7
Atrocity Points: 20
Premise: When Mrs. Puff has to work through her summer break at The Krusty Krab, guess who trains her?
Why I Dislike It: This is what happens when you mix Boating Buddies and Krusty Love! Mrs. Puff gets stuck with Spongebob annoying the heck out of her (though it's pretty tame this time), and then we get the most infamous scene of the episode, where Mr. Krabs pretty much kills Kruff for us. That's just... no. It's an even bigger slap in the face when you find out that it was used all for the sake of the stupid ending, which did NOT make me laugh, at all. R.I.P. Kruff 2002-2010. :( You will be missed.
Final Rating: 2.7/10
Hint A: Don't go or evil clowns will kill all of you.
Hint B: He only wanted my shorts! (this one should be easy)
Hint C: A Nightmare on Conch Street