
SpongeBob SquarePants: Season 2
2000 · 36 episodes · ★ 8.6
What Season 2 of SpongeBob SquarePants
Dive into episodes featuring Bubble Buddy, Wormy, Clamu, Frankendoodle, and memorable moments like selling Pretty Patties, the 21st Annual Fry Cook Games, Patrick's secret box, performing at the Bubble Bowl, and oceans more!
Season 2 Episodes

2x01 Something Smells
SpongeBob eats a peanut onion sundae and acquires a hideous case of bad breath. And he can't quite understand why everyone runs away from him whenever he talks to them.
Directing: Aaron Springer · Writing: Aaron Springer, C.H. Greenblatt, Merriwether Williams · Starring: Sirena Irwin

2x02 Bossy Boots
When Pearl remodels the Krusty Krab into a hip local hangout, SpongeBob worries about the fate of the original restaurant (not to mention, his position as Fry Cook!).
Directing: Walt Dohrn, Paul Tibbitt · Writing: Mr. Lawrence, Paul Tibbitt, Walt Dohrn

2x03 Your Shoe's Untied
SpongeBob forgets how to tie his shoes, so he must re-learn how. But no one else knows how, either.
Directing: Walt Dohrn, Paul Tibbitt · Writing: Paul Tibbitt, Walt Dohrn, Merriwether Williams · Starring: Brian Doyle-Murray

2x04 Squid's Day Off
Squidward is put in charge of the Krusty Krab when Mr. Krabs goes to the hospital and decides to take the day off, but can't help thinking SpongeBob will do something wrong.
Directing: Walt Dohrn, Paul Tibbitt · Writing: Paul Tibbitt, Walt Dohrn, Merriwether Williams

2x05 Big Pink Loser
Patrick realizes that he has never won any awards in his life, so he decides to copy everything that SpongeBob does. SpongeBob has won countless awards, so Patrick is sure that he will win one.
Directing: Jay Lender · Writing: William Reiss, Jay Lender, Merriwether Williams

2x06 Bubble Buddy
When no one will play with SpongeBob, he creates his own bubble buddy, but it causes many problems around town.
Directing: Jay Lender · Writing: Mr. Lawrence, William Reiss, Jay Lender · Starring: Corky Carroll, Brad Abrell

2x07 Mermaid Man & Barnacle Boy III
Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy decide to go on vacation, but unfortunately they don't have anyone to look after the Merma-lair, so they ask SpongeBob and Patrick to look after it. However, they accidentally release Man Ray from a prison made of frozen tartar sauce.
Directing: Walt Dohrn, Paul Tibbitt · Writing: Paul Tibbitt, Walt Dohrn, Merriwether Williams · Starring: John Rhys-Davies, Ernest Borgnine, Tim Conway

2x08 Squirrel Jokes
SpongeBob tells jokes in a talent show at the Krusty Krab, but ends up saying jokes about squirrels, which makes Sandy mad.
Directing: Walt Dohrn, Paul Tibbitt · Writing: Paul Tibbitt, Walt Dohrn, Merriwether Williams

2x09 Christmas Who?
SpongeBob brings Christmas to Bikini Bottom.
Directing: Walt Dohrn, Paul Tibbitt · Writing: Mr. Lawrence, Paul Tibbitt, Walt Dohrn · Starring: Mike Bell, Stephen Hillenburg, Peter Bennett

2x10 Dying for Pie
It's employee brotherhood day and Squidward has nothing to give to SpongeBob, so he accidentally gives SpongeBob a pie bomb. Squidward spends the whole day with SpongeBob because SpongeBob only has one day to live.
Directing: Aaron Springer · Writing: Aaron Springer, C.H. Greenblatt, Merriwether Williams · Starring: Dee Bradley Baker

2x11 Imitation Krabs
In another attempt to steal the Krabby Patty formula, Plankton makes a robot that looks just like Mr. Krabs. But in order to get the formula, he will have to do some odd things as part of the "secret handshake."
Directing: Walt Dohrn, Chuck Klein · Writing: Mr. Lawrence, Paul Tibbitt, Walt Dohrn · Starring: Peter Bennett

2x12 Wormy
Sandy is going away and calls SpongeBob and Patrick to take care of her pets. One of them is a worm, and SpongeBob and Patrick have fun with it all day long, until the next day when it transforms into a butterfly and everybody in town gets scared of it.
Directing: Walt Dohrn, Paul Tibbitt · Writing: Paul Tibbitt, Walt Dohrn, Merriwether Williams

2x13 Patty Hype
The Krusty Krab hasn't had costumers in weeks, so SpongeBob comes up with an idea, but Mr. Krabs and Squidward laugh at the idea. So SpongeBob opens his own restaurant and becomes a huge success in Bikini Bottom.
Directing: Jay Lender · Writing: Mr. Lawrence, William Reiss, Jay Lender

2x14 Survival of the Idiots
Despite Sandy's warning, SpongeBob and Patrick sneak into her treedome, during a terrible snowstorm and since the doorknob is frozen, SpongeBob and Patrick realize they have to wait until spring. Will SpongeBob and Patrick be able to survive the entire winter? Or will Sandy, and the cold weather, stop them first?
Directing: Aaron Springer · Writing: Aaron Springer, C.H. Greenblatt, Merriwether Williams

2x15 Dumped
Suddenly, Gary seems to be hanging out with Patrick more than SpongeBob. SpongeBob thinks it's because he loves Patrick more. But, what's the real reason that Gary is attached to Patrick all of a sudden?
Directing: Walt Dohrn, Paul Tibbitt · Writing: Paul Tibbitt, Walt Dohrn, Merriwether Williams

2x16 Grandma's Kisses
SpongeBob asks his grandma not to kiss him because her public displays of affection are embarrassing.
Directing: Walt Dohrn, Paul Tibbitt · Writing: Paul Tibbitt, Walt Dohrn, Merriwether Williams · Starring: Marion Ross

2x17 Squidville Mid-Season Finale
Squidward is fed up with living next to Spongebob and Patrick, so he finds new neighbors who are more like himself.
Directing: Aaron Springer · Writing: Aaron Springer, C.H. Greenblatt, Merriwether Williams

2x18 No Free Rides
To avoid another year with SpongeBob in her class, Mrs. Puff passes him with bogus extra credit and lets him have his license, but soon realizes that the consequences are beyond bad. When SpongeBob receives a new boat-mobile from his parents, Mrs. Puff attempts to steal it, and SpongeBob will stop at nothing to stop her.
Directing: Aaron Springer · Writing: Mr. Lawrence, Aaron Springer, C.H. Greenblatt · Starring: Sirena Irwin

2x19 I'm Your Biggest Fanatic
While at a jellyfishing fan convention, SpongeBob meets Kevin C. Cucumber, who gives him a chance to see if he can join his club, The Jellyspotters. However, SpongeBob is unaware that Kevin is only trying to make a fool out of him, but soon discovers the truth after the club attacks him with a robotic queen jellyfish.
Directing: Jay Lender · Writing: Mr. Lawrence, William Reiss, Jay Lender · Starring: Dee Bradley Baker

2x20 Pressure
Sandy and SpongeBob get into a fierce competition doing extreme underwater sports.
Directing: Jay Lender · Writing: William Reiss, Jay Lender, David B. Fain

2x21 The Smoking Peanut
SpongeBob accidentally throws a peanut at Clamu the Oyster and then the police think that the one who threw the peanut was Patrick.
Directing: Walt Dohrn, Paul Tibbitt · Writing: Mr. Lawrence, Paul Tibbitt, Walt Dohrn · Starring: Frank Welker, Stephen Hillenburg

2x22 Shanghaied
When a giant anchor falls onto SpongeBob's house, Squidward, SpongeBob and Patrick decide to climb the anchor, and they find the boat of the Flying Dutchman, who imprisons them.
Directing: Aaron Springer, Alan Smart · Writing: Aaron Springer, C.H. Greenblatt, Merriwether Williams · Starring: Brian Doyle-Murray, Stephen Hillenburg

2x23 Prehibernation Week
Sandy is going wild over the fact that she will have to hibernate in a week.
Directing: Aaron Springer · Writing: Aaron Springer, C.H. Greenblatt, Merriwether Williams · Starring: Aaron Springer

2x24 Life of Crime
SpongeBob and Patrick find out that you can borrow anything without permission as long as you return it, or that's what wise Mr. Krabs says. SpongeBob and Patrick want a balloon, but neither one has any money, so they "borrow" it and it pops. They decide to run away and live like criminals, because they think they're now "thieves."
Directing: Jay Lender · Writing: Mr. Lawrence, William Reiss, Jay Lender

2x25 The Secret Box
Patrick keeps a small box everywhere he goes and refuses to tell SpongeBob what's in it. Curiosity eventually gets the better of our spongy hero, as he decides to try and sneak a peek while Patrick is sleeping.
Directing: Walt Dohrn, Paul Tibbitt · Writing: Paul Tibbitt, Walt Dohrn, Merriwether Williams

2x26 Band Geeks
Squidward enlists the aid of SpongeBob and the rest of Bikini Bottom to form a marching band to impress Squidward's old high school rival, Squilliam Fancyson.
Directing: Aaron Springer · Writing: Aaron Springer, C.H. Greenblatt, Merriwether Williams · Starring: Dee Bradley Baker

2x27 Sailor Mouth
SpongeBob and Patrick pick up a "bad word," and start repeating it to the shocked patrons of the Krusty Krab, but Mr. Krabs doesn't like this!
Directing: Walt Dohrn, Paul Tibbitt · Writing: Paul Tibbitt, Walt Dohrn, Merriwether Williams · Starring: Paul Tibbitt

2x28 Artist Unknown
Squidward starts to teach an art class at the Recreation Center, but SpongeBob is the only person who shows up.
Directing: Walt Dohrn, Paul Tibbitt · Writing: Paul Tibbitt, Mark O'Hare, Walt Dohrn · Starring: Dee Bradley Baker

2x29 Jellyfish Hunter
Mr. Krab's turns SpongeBob's idea for 'Jelly Krabby Patties' into a colossal customer favorite, and it leads to trouble when the local population of jellyfish become hunted to near-extinction.
Directing: Walt Dohrn, Paul Tibbitt · Writing: Paul Tibbitt, Mark O'Hare, Walt Dohrn

2x30 The Fry Cook Games
SpongeBob and Patrick compete in the Fry Cook Games after they get in a fight. Who will come out victorious?
Directing: Jay Lender, Dan Povenmire · Writing: Dan Povenmire, Jay Lender, Merriwether Williams

2x31 Just One Bite
When SpongeBob learns that Squidward has never actually tried a Krabby Patty, he becomes obsessed with the idea that Squidward must try it.
Directing: Jay Lender, Sam Henderson · Writing: Sam Henderson, Jay Lender, Merriwether Williams

2x32 The Bully
At boating school, a new student shows up, but he says he's gonna kick SpongeBob's butt!
Directing: Aaron Springer · Writing: Aaron Springer, C.H. Greenblatt, Merriwether Williams · Starring: Thomas F. Wilson, Dee Bradley Baker

2x33 Squid on Strike
SpongeBob and Squidward go on strike after they don't get their paycheck from Mr. Krabs. How long will the strike last?
Directing: Walt Dohrn, Paul Tibbitt · Writing: Paul Tibbitt, Mark O'Hare, Walt Dohrn

2x34 Sandy, SpongeBob, and the Worm Season Finale
An Alaskan Bull Worm is on the loose in Bikini Bottom, and Sandy must stop it from destroying the town.
Directing: Jay Lender, Dan Povenmire · Writing: Dan Povenmire, Jay Lender, Merriwether Williams

2x35 Procrastination
SpongeBob must write an 800-word essay for boating school but gets distracted easily.
Directing: Walt Dohrn, Paul Tibbitt · Writing: Mr. Lawrence, Paul Tibbitt, Walt Dohrn

2x36 I'm with Stupid
Patrick's parents are coming over and Patrick doesn't want to look stupid, so he tells SpongeBob to be stupider than him.
Directing: Aaron Springer · Writing: Mark O'Hare, Aaron Springer, C.H. Greenblatt · Starring: Thomas F. Wilson, Susan Boyajian
Season 2 Cast
Tom KennySpongeBob SquarePants / Gary the Snail / French Narrator (voice) / Patchy The Pirate36 episodes
Stephen HillenburgHans3 episodes
Sirena IrwinCrossing Guard (voice)2 episodes
Mike BellSanta ClausEpisode 1
Brad AbrellBubble Buddy (voice)Episode 1
Susan BoyajianJanet / Margie Star (voice)Episode 1All Seasons
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Frequently Asked Questions
How many episodes are in season 2 of SpongeBob SquarePants?
Season 2 of SpongeBob SquarePants has 36 episodes.
When Did Season 2 of SpongeBob SquarePants Premiere?
Aired October 26, 2000.
Where to Watch Season 2 of SpongeBob SquarePants?
By subscription on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Movistar Plus+, Movistar Plus+ Ficción Total, SkyShowtime, Netflix Standard with Ads, and Amazon Prime Video with Ads (availability may vary by country).
What is the best episode of Season 2?
According to the audience rating on TMDB, episode 2x26, "Band Geeks," has a 9.7.


















































