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#13 - Have You Seen This Snail?
"Somewhere I hope you're reading my latest three-word poem: Gary come home."
Throughout the show's history, Gary has always been treated as a background character. I understand the reasons; there's not a lot to do with a character who sits around and says "meow" for most of the day. Still, a double-length episode that not only gives Gary a major role but focuses on the snail for the duration of the 22 minutes is well-deserved and very much welcome. This episode shows that Gary is not only an important character but maybe the most important out of all them. Gary is part of what makes SpongeBob who he is, and nothing demonstrates that more than the image shown above, of the previously jolly little sponge sniveling behind an empty food bowl, reduced to a shell of what he once was. Rarely before has the series had such an emotional resonance, and there was no better episode to have it in than this one, the first two-parter not padded with scenes of Patchy the Pirate and his sarcastic parrot, scenes that would have dragged this episode down and kept it off of my list for sure. (As they did with all the Season 3 specials, which were good ideas turned gimmicky and stale.)
#12 - I Had An Accident
"I know of a place where you'll never get harmed, a magical place with magical charms. Indoors, indoors, indoors!"
This episode gets its place on my list by being really freakin' funny. Whether he's breaking his butt on a sandboarding fall, or talking to a penny, a chip, and a napkin, or getting beaten up by a live gorilla, you can always count on SpongeBob to give you plenty of laughs at his expense. And the ending is just a perfect little piece of meta-humor that reminds you that you could be doing something productive right now and makes you all the more happier that you aren't.
#11 - Something Smells
"There once was an ugly barnacle. He was so ugly that everyone died. The End."
This is one of the earlier Season 2 episodes, and it also happens to be one of the best. The writers did well by choosing a plot that had tons of potential for comedy. SpongeBob eats a snack that turns his breath sour, and he has no idea! What could go wrong? A lot, it seems, and with Patrick to accompany him in figuring out what's repelling people, the jokes keep rolling along. This episode wasn't quite good enough to make my top ten, but that doesn't detract from the fact that it's awesome, especially considering how young the show was at the time.
We're down to the final ten! Due to school, I'll have to start on it Saturday, and then we'll continue up the list every Saturday from then on. Don't miss it!
"Somewhere I hope you're reading my latest three-word poem: Gary come home."
Throughout the show's history, Gary has always been treated as a background character. I understand the reasons; there's not a lot to do with a character who sits around and says "meow" for most of the day. Still, a double-length episode that not only gives Gary a major role but focuses on the snail for the duration of the 22 minutes is well-deserved and very much welcome. This episode shows that Gary is not only an important character but maybe the most important out of all them. Gary is part of what makes SpongeBob who he is, and nothing demonstrates that more than the image shown above, of the previously jolly little sponge sniveling behind an empty food bowl, reduced to a shell of what he once was. Rarely before has the series had such an emotional resonance, and there was no better episode to have it in than this one, the first two-parter not padded with scenes of Patchy the Pirate and his sarcastic parrot, scenes that would have dragged this episode down and kept it off of my list for sure. (As they did with all the Season 3 specials, which were good ideas turned gimmicky and stale.)
#12 - I Had An Accident
"I know of a place where you'll never get harmed, a magical place with magical charms. Indoors, indoors, indoors!"
This episode gets its place on my list by being really freakin' funny. Whether he's breaking his butt on a sandboarding fall, or talking to a penny, a chip, and a napkin, or getting beaten up by a live gorilla, you can always count on SpongeBob to give you plenty of laughs at his expense. And the ending is just a perfect little piece of meta-humor that reminds you that you could be doing something productive right now and makes you all the more happier that you aren't.
#11 - Something Smells
"There once was an ugly barnacle. He was so ugly that everyone died. The End."
This is one of the earlier Season 2 episodes, and it also happens to be one of the best. The writers did well by choosing a plot that had tons of potential for comedy. SpongeBob eats a snack that turns his breath sour, and he has no idea! What could go wrong? A lot, it seems, and with Patrick to accompany him in figuring out what's repelling people, the jokes keep rolling along. This episode wasn't quite good enough to make my top ten, but that doesn't detract from the fact that it's awesome, especially considering how young the show was at the time.
We're down to the final ten! Due to school, I'll have to start on it Saturday, and then we'll continue up the list every Saturday from then on. Don't miss it!