SpongeBob SquarePants: The Essential Guide

SpongeBob SquarePants: The Essential Guide is an informational book about the SpongeBob SquarePants series. It was written by David Lewman and published by DK Publishing on November 29, 2005. It has 48 pages and includes maps, character descriptions, and information on places in Bikini Bottom.

Summary

A crazy, colorful guide to SpongeBob and his friends, this Essential Guide features character spreads, newly commissioned cutaway artworks, and lots of fun facts about the world of everyone's favorite absorbent TV star.

References to episodes

This book makes many references to episodes from the first 3 seasons. Here they are in the order they appear:

• "Bubble Buddy"
• "Big Pink Loser"
• "Valentine's Day"
• "Snowball Effect"
• "Artist Unknown"
• "Band Geeks"
• "Squilliam Returns"
• "Squidville"
• "Can You Spare a Dime?"
• "Club SpongeBob"
• "Home Sweet Pineapple"
• "Reef Blower"
• "Imitation Krabs"
• "Bossy Boots"
• "Texas"
• "Survival of the Idiots"
• "Sandy's Rocket"
• "Tea at the Treedome"
• "No Free Rides"
• "Boating School"
• "Hall Monitor"
• "New Student Starfish"
• "The Bully"
• "Jellyfish Hunter"
• "Jellyfish Jam"
• "I'm Your Biggest Fanatic"
• "Nature Pants"
• "Plankton!"
• "Welcome to the Chum Bucket"
• "Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy IV"
• "Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy II"
• "Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy"
• "Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy III"
• "Walking Small"
• "Karate Choppers"
• "MuscleBob BuffPants"
• "Arrgh!"
• "Opposite Day"
• "I Was a Teenage Gary"
• "Dumped"
• "Wormy"
• "Ripped Pants"
• "SpongeGuard on Duty"
• "Grandma's Kisses"
• "I'm with Stupid"
• "Sailor Mouth"
• "Shanghaied"
• "Your Shoe's Untied"
• "Frankendoodle"
• "Party Pooper Pants"

Trivia

General

• Some parts of the book seem to be outdated due to it being published back in 2005, as some things have been updated since.
• On some copies of this book, the front cover just says, "Nick" instead of Nickelodeon.

Errors

• There are many errors on where places are located on the map.
  • On the map, the Krusty Krab is misspelled as "The Krutsy Krab."
  • In the book, there's a map clearly showing that there is grass growing in Jellyfish Fields, Grandma SquarePants' house, Mrs. Puff's house, and Sandy's treedome. However, on page 22, in "Sandy's treedome," it says that Sandy's treedome was the only place under the sea where anyone would find grass growing.

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