List of episode shorts

This is a list of episode shorts which all are shorter than the usual 11-minute runtime.

Title card	#	Title	U.S. airdate	U.S. viewers (millions)
File:Help Wanted title card.jpg	1a	"Help Wanted" (tr • ga)	May 1, 1999	2.96
	SpongeBob applies for a job at the Krusty Krab, but Squidward and Mr. Krabs secretly try to get rid of him.
File:Reef Blower title card.png	1b	"Reef Blower" (tr • ga)	May 1, 1999	2.96
	Chaos ensues when SpongeBob attempts to move a shell off of his lawn with a reef blower.
File:Gary Takes a Bath title card.png	33b	"Gary Takes a Bath" (tr • ga)	July 26, 2003	2.96
	SpongeBob attempts to make Gary take a bath.
File:Rise and Shine title card.png	83a	"Rise and Shine" (tr • ga)	February 19, 2007	5.34
	Patrick's morning routine is revealed.
File:Waiting title card.png	83b	"Waiting" (tr • ga)	February 19, 2007	5.34
	SpongeBob waits for a toy to arrive in the mail.
File:Boat Smarts title card.png	84b	"Boat Smarts" (tr • ga)	July 23, 2007	4.93
	Mrs. Puff hosts a documentary about good and bad boaters, starring SpongeBob and Squidward.
File:Good Ol' Whatshisname title card.png	84c	"Good Ol' Whatshisname" (tr • ga)	July 23, 2007	4.93
	SpongeBob and Squidward compete in a contest to learn the names of all the Krusty Krab customers to win a prize, but struggle when they can't remember the name of one customer.
File:Money Talks title card.png	88a	"Money Talks" (tr • ga)	July 31, 2007	3.46
	Mr. Krabs wishes he could talk to money, so the Flying Dutchman grants his wish.
File:SpongeBob vs. The Patty Gadget title card.png	88b	"SpongeBob vs. The Patty Gadget" (tr • ga)	July 31, 2007	3.46
	Squidward makes a machine that cooks Krabby Patties, so SpongeBob challenges it to a "patty war."
File:The Donut of Shame title card.png	90b	"The Donut of Shame" (tr • ga)	August 1, 2007	2.77
	Patrick thinks he stole SpongeBob's donut and tries to hide it from him.
File:The Krusty Plate title card.png	90c	"The Krusty Plate" (tr • ga)	August 1, 2007	2.77
	SpongeBob attempts to remove a stubborn spot from a plate at the Krusty Krab.
File:Picture Day title card.png	93a	"Picture Day" (tr • ga)	August 2, 2007	3.33
	SpongeBob tries to get to boating school without getting filthy for Picture Day.
File:Pat No Pay title card.png	93b	"Pat No Pay" (tr • ga)	August 2, 2007	3.33
	Patrick must work at the Krusty Krab because he can't pay for his food.
File:The Bad Guy Club for Villains title card.png	135b	"The Bad Guy Club for Villains" (tr • ga)	February 15, 2010	3.63
	SpongeBob and Patrick watch a lost episode of The Adventures of Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy.
File:Don't Wake Patrick title card.png	215b	"Don't Wake Patrick" (tr • ga)	October 7, 2017	1.81
	Patrick sleepwalks and SpongeBob can't wake him up.
File:The String title card.png	241b	"The String" (tr • ga)	November 18, 2018	1.38
	SpongeBob pulls from Squidward's shirt a loose string that never seems to end.
File:One Trick Sponge title card.jpg	247b	"One Trick Sponge" (tr • ga)	April 11, 2020	0.89
	SpongeBob learns a new trick but can't find an audience to show it to.
File:Breakin' title card.jpg	257b	"Breakin'" (tr • ga)	September 14, 2019	1.14
	SpongeBob takes his first break ever at work, but how will he spend his precious time?
File:Dream Hoppers title card.jpg	267b	"Dream Hoppers" (tr • ga)	November 7, 2020	0.66
	SpongeBob explores the musical dream landscapes of his sleeping neighbors.
File:Slappy Daze title card.jpg	278b	"Slappy Daze" (tr • ga)	October 14, 2022	0.23
	Nosferatu's minion Slappy kills some time around Bikini Bottom.
File:You're Going to Pay...Phone title card.png	279b	"You're Going to Pay...Phone" (tr • ga)	January 13, 2023	0.31
	Mr. Krabs installs a cursed payphone in the Krusty Krab.
File:A Skin Wrinkle in Time title card.png	279c	"A Skin Wrinkle in Time" (tr • ga)	January 13, 2023	0.31
	GrandPat travels through time to get home.
File:Plankton and the Beanstalk title card.jpg	288b	"Plankton and the Beanstalk" (tr • ga)	July 17, 2023	0.21
	Plankton finds a magic bean that takes him to a land of giants.

See also

• List of double-length episodes