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Memorable Facts

Season 1

Help Wanted or Pilot

Reef Blower

  • First episodes without bubble transitions.
  • Frst episode to only have two of all ten main characters present. In this case, Squidward and SpongeBob.
  • First episode without AMP Music
  • First episode were Patrick, Mr. Krabs and Gary do not appear.
  • This episode marks SpongeBob's first non-speaking appearance. He does not have any lines in "Whale Watching," but he laughs in said episode.
  • Only shortest episode to date.

Tea at the Treedome

Bubblestand

  • First episode where Patrick plays a major role.
  • First episode without any deleted scenes.
  • First episode to have five writers.

Ripped Pants

Jellyfishing

Plankton!

  • First appearance of Plankton and Karen.
  • Chum Bucket debut.
  • First episode where Squidward and Mr. Krabs appears, but do not play a major role.
  • All the Main Characters appears in this episode except Sandy Cheeks.
    • Making the first episode where all of the main characters appear except for one.
  • First episode to have a character name in the title card.

Naughty Nautical Neighbors

  • First episode to show what the backside of Squidward's and Patrick's houses look like.
  • First episode to play SpongeBob Closing Theme, albeit the version used in the credits.
  • First episode not to featuring a new character.

Boating School

  • First appearance of Mrs. Puff.
  • Mrs. Puff's Boating School debut.
  • First episode where Squidward makes a cameo.
  • This and its sister episode Naughty Nautical Neighbors are the first pair of episodes where Patrick plays a major role.
  • This is the second pair of episodes not to featuring Mr. Krabs.

Pizza Delivery

  • First episode taking in the night.
  • This is first episode where a character does not laugh.
  • This is the second episode where the SpongeBob's House does not appear.

Home Sweet Pineapple'

Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy

Pickles

  • First appearance of Bubble Bass, who later becomes a recurring character in the series.
  • This is the last episode during 18 years until Moving Bubble Bass would have a major role.

Hall Monitor

Jellyfish Jam

  • This is the first episode where is only focusing on Spongebob.

Sandy's Rocket

  • First episode to have Sandy's name in the title. Making the first episode where a Main character have a name in the title.
  • First episode where Mr. Krabs appears without The Krusty Krab.
  • All the main Characters appears in this episode except Plankton, Although he appears in the book version.

Squeaky Boots

  • First appearance of Pearl. In production order, she is the seventh main character to debut, followed by Mrs. Puff, Plankton, and Karen. In the airing order, she is the last one to debut.
  • Mr. Krabs and Pearl's house debut
  • This is the first episode where Squidward quits the Krusty Krab.
  • First episode where Mr. Krabs pays Spongebob.
  • This is the first episode to be centered around clothing.
  • This is the first episode focusing on Mr. Krabs.
  • This and its sister episode Sandy Rocket are the first episode that Mr. Krabs appear in both episodes.

Nature Pants

  • This is the first episode where Spongebob appears without clothes.
  • This is the first episode where SpongeBob shrinks.
  • This is the first episode in which Sandy plays a non-major role.
  • All the main characters appears in this episode except Plankton.

Opposite Day

Culture Shock

  • This is the first episode where Plankton appears without Karen.
    • This is also the first time Plankton appears without the Chum Bucket.
  • This episode, and its sister episode, F.U.N., both are the first pair of episodes where the SpongeBob's House does not appear.
  • This is the first episode where all the main characters appear in the same episode.

F.U.N.

  • This and its sister episode Culture Shock are the first pair of episodes where Plankton appear in both episodes.
  • This episode, and its sister episode, Culture Shock, both are the first pair of episodes where the SpongeBob's House does not appear.
  • "F.U.N." is the only episode title to date whose title is an acronym.

MuscleBob BuffPants

  • Patrick and Plankton does not appear at all in this episode, but all the other main characters make appearances or cameos.

Squidward the Unfriendly Ghost

  • This episode marks the debut of the Flying Dutchman, although he is only seen in pictures and doesn't physically appear. His first physical appearance is in the episode "Scaredy Pants."
  • This is the first episode that Squidward's name appears in the title.

The Chaperone

  • This is the first episode in the series where SpongeBob and Pearl meet each other.
    • This is also the first episode in which Pearl plays a major role.
  • This is the first episode to premiere on a Wednesday.
  • This episode and its sister are the first episodes to premiere in another country before premiering in the United States. In this case, they aired in Mexico two months earlier.

Employee of the Month

  • This is the first episode where the Krusty Krab explodes.
  • This is the second episode where Squidward cooks, the other was in The Pickles
  • This episode was the first pair of episode not to featuring Patrick.

Scaredy Pants

  • This is the Flying Dutchman's first physical appearance. He previously appeared in a magazine in Squidward the Unfriendly Ghost.
  • This is the first Halloween special of the series.
  • This is the first episode to be based on a holiday.
  • This is the first episode to take place entirely at night.
  • This is the first time Mrs. Puff appears without her boating school.
  • This episode marks the first time Patrick shaves SpongeBob. The second time he does so is in The Good Krabby Name.
    • This is also the only time SpongeBob is completely shaved, exposing the brain.
  • This is the only time the Flying Dutchman's pigtails are not straight.
  • The main characters' Halloween costumes:
    • Sandy is a pet goldfish in a bowl.
    • Squidward is the Flying Dutchman.
    • Pearl is the Bride of Frankenstein or a lady vampire.
    • Patrick is Groucho Marx.
    • Mrs. Puff is a witch.
    • SpongeBob is the Ghost of the Flying Dutchman.
  • Plankton was the only main character to not appear in this episode.
  • This episode, I Was a Teenage Gary, and The Legend of Boo-Kini Bottom only tend to air in reruns in the United States on or around Halloween, making this episode extremely rare to find on TV, since they both air during the Halloween season and are Halloween-themed episodes.
  • This is the first episode only happens in the night.

I Was a Teenage Gary

  • This is the first episode in which Gary plays a major role.
  • This episode, "Scaredy Pants," and "The Legend of Boo-Kini Bottom" only tend to air in reruns in the United States on or around Halloween, making this episode extremely rare to find on TV, since they both air during the Halloween season and are Halloween-themed episodes.
  • Mr. Krabs and Plankton are the only 2 male main characters absent in this episode. All 4 female main characters are also absent in this episode

SB-129

  • This is the first episode where a time card is read out.
  • This is the first episode where the opening credits do not appear in an underwater background.
  • This is the first episode not focusing on Spongebob
  • This is the first episode where the Krusty Krab appears without Mr. Krabs.

Karate Choppers

  • This episode marks the first time that SpongeBob gets fired (albeit briefly) from the Krusty Krab.
  • This marks the only time which Sandy gets a job at the Krusty Krab.
  • This is the first episode to premiere in the 1990's decade.
  • This is the first pair of episodes not to featuring Gary.

Sleepy Time

  • The dreams that were seen in this episode:
    • SpongeBob's dream: SpongeBob is driving a racecar through a world filled with Krabby Patties. He gets his driving license, but Mrs. Puff appears and rips it up, destroying his confidence.
    • Gary's dream: Gary is the humanoid keeper of a vast library.
    • Patrick's dream: Patrick is riding a kiddy ride in an empty purple landscape.
    • Squidward's dream: Squidward, as Wolfgang Amadeus Tentacles, performs at a clarinet recital for a king.
    • Sandy's dream: Sandy is skydiving from an airplane to land on a red target.
    • Pearl's dream: Pearl is having a tea party with stuffed animals in her fantasy world.
    • Mr. Krabs' dream: Mr. Krabs is at sea during a storm, trying to catch a giant dollar bill named "Moby Dollar."
    • Plankton's dream: Plankton is a giant causing destruction in Bikini Bottom.
    • SpongeBob's second dream: When SpongeBob tucks himself into his bed in his dream bubble, he is surrounded by all of his angry friends' heads.
  • Patrick is the only one who doesn't get angry at SpongeBob for entering his dream.
  • This is the first episode to premiere in the 2000's decade.
  • This and its sister episode are the first pair episode where Sandy appear in both episodes.

Suds

  • This marks the first appearance of Hans outside of the theme song.
  • This episode marks the first appearance of SpongeBob's wringer.
  • This is the first episode where the Krusty Krab appears without Squidward.
  • All main characters appear in this episode except Squidward and Plankton.
  • This and its Sister episode are the first pair episode where Sandy appear in both episodes.

Valentine's Day

  • Here is a list of people SpongeBob gives Valentine's Day gifts to:
    • Squidward gets a colored heart made out of paper.
    • Mrs. Puff also receives the same kind of heart as Squidward.
    • Plankton is given a tiny heart.
    • Sandy eats the chocolate heart bubble SpongeBob blows for her.
    • Patrick is delivered the chocolate hot air balloon that SpongeBob and Sandy had planned to fly into the carnival.
  • This is the first episode in the series where Plankton appears without Mr. Krabs.
  • Mr. Krabs and Gary the Snail does not appear at all in this episode, but all the other main characters make appearances or cameos.
  • This episode and The Paper used to only tend to air in reruns in the United States on or around Valentine's Day, making this episode extremely rare to find on TV, since they both air on Valentine's Day and are Valentine's Day specials. However, in the beginning of 2020, it has started to air on other days as well.
  • This and its Sister episode is the last episode where premiered on February 14 during 18 years until Old Man Patrick.

The Paper

Arrgh!

  • This marks the first appearance of the Flying Dutchman's ship.
  • This is the second episode to have an exclamation point in the title. The first was "Plankton!"
  • This is the first episode in which Patrick gets hired at the Krusty Krab, although he gets fired immediately afterwards
  • This is the second episode where the Krusty Krab appears without Squidward.
    • The first was in Suds.

Rock Bottom

Texas

  • This is the first episode in the series where a map of Texas is shown.
  • This is the first and few times where Sandy is shown crying.
  • This is the first time Sandy is heard singing.
  • This episode, and its sister episode, Walking Small, both are the second pair of episodes where the SpongeBob's House does not appear.

Walking Small

Fools in April

  • This is Bubble Bass' final appearance in the series until the episode Truth or Square, 9 years later. He would later return again in Plankton's Good Eye and would stay on the series as a recurring character since then.
  • This episode and Neptune's Spatula used to only tend to air on April Fools' Day, as "Neptune's Spatula" is "Fools in April's" sister episode.
  • This was Sandy's last appearance in season 1 before her ten-month hiatus until her return in Wormy in season 2.
  • All of the main characters appear in this episode except Plankton.

Neptune's Spatula