Worst Spongebob Squarepants Seasons

The Top Ten
1 Season 7

This season was very bland, generic and followed the same similar formula but this time making a comeback with the characters being unlikable dumbed down and derailed over time including the main character of the show. The fact that everything was too repetitive and the writing was bad was a sign that the series has declined and the show was an example of seasonal rot. It was universally hated by fans and critics alike for these reasons as well. Some of the worst episodes of the show SpongeBob SquarePants where from this season such as One Coarse Meal, Yours Mine and Mine, Stuck in the Wringer and A Pal For Gary. Patrick was also an awful character in the season especially to his supposedly best friend SpongeBob in many episodes and what makes it worse is that they are both unlikable characters in this season and take up most of the screen time. 31 out of the 50 episodes are also disliked.

2 Season 6

Sure, season 7 has a lot of terrible episodes like A Pal For Gary, One Coarse Meal, Stuck In The Wringer, Rodeo Daze, Squidward in Clarinetland... But, the bad episodes from season 6 are worse! The Splinter, Choir Boys, Truth or Square, Porous Pockets... Not to mention there are more bad episodes in season 6 than in season 7. Season 6 also had some VERY gross scenes, like Squidward ripping of his eyebrow in Pineapple Fever, Squidward ripping off his toenail in House Fancy, there was a gross scene in Choir Boys (when jellyfish freed Spongebob after Squidward tied him to a tree), and TOO MUCH gross scenes in The Splinter. The worst episode of this season is Choir Boys, in which Spongebob is evil!

Oh, this season. Where do I even begin?

Well, let's start with the most infamous reason: the over-usage of gross-out humour. Apparently, we got to see Squidward's toenail getting ripped off, Plankton ripping his skin off, Spongebob getting a splinter in his thumb and his dirty, hairy feet! And this type of comedy is the cause for infamous episodes like House Fancy and The Splinter.

Also, there was an unbalanced screen time. The writers seemed to shoehorn Squidward into more episodes than usual, while Sandy only appeared in a few episodes with not much focus!

Then, there's the MASSIVE amounts of flanderisation. Spongebob had become a mind-numbing antagonist to the point of stalking Squidward in episodes like Boating Buddies, Patrick had become too dumb to live, and Mr Krabs' greed would make Plankton look like a 'hero'. Especially in Plankton's Regular.

Any decent episodes in this major suckfest of a season were lost in a sea of boring, uninspired and disgusting ones. Squidward and Plankton had become the only likeable characters left on the show. There's no denying that Season 6 deserves to be number 1 on this list.

3 Season 8

A lot of people think it's bad if not worse than season 6 and 7 due to the episodes being slow paced, bland, boring and forgettable. There are also a lot of characters who get treated like a punching bag in this season which is mainly Squidward and SpongeBob. Season 8 of the show also has many infamously bad episodes such as Pet Sitter Pat, Smoothe Jazz In Bikini Bottom, Are You Happy Know?, Face Freeze! and Demolition Doofus. The character Patrick was at his worst in this season as well even compared to the last two and the production music tends to get repetitive and unoriginal in this season. 33 out of the 47 episodes in the season are infamous and hated by fans which is more than half of season 8 just like season 6.

I often find myself wanting to turn the T.V. off whenever a Season 8 episode comes on. Even the best episodes (and there aren't very many of those) of this season have absolutely horrendous animation. On the flip side, the good episodes got better. It wasn't until Season 9, however, that the show returned to having consistently good episodes.

4 Season 4

This is a great season but compared to seasons 1 through 3 this has the most duds like good neighbours which is also known as the first truly bad episode and the first ever "squidward torture porn". But many good episodes out weigh the bad ones. Plus, "gary come home" is the best song in SpongeBob ever and aside from "beasts of england" in animal farm cartoon it might just be the most emotional song in film history and is in my top 10! Good job guys

Except for a few overly gross or bad episodes, (I'm talking about you, SquidBob TentaclePants and Squid Wood) This season was pretty good. It began to go downhill a little at the end of the season but still had a lot of great episodes.

How is this a terrible season? It's awesome! Well, it's definitely true that SquidBob TentaclePants is one of the worst SpongeBob episodes of all time, (especially at the end of that episode. ) But overall, this is a great season!

5 Season 10

Season 10 pretty much ruined Spongebob for me. It makes the all of the characters complete idiots, the plots of every episode is dumb which makes you think the writers are running out of ideas, the animation morphs the character's faces weird, and they base everything on violence. I feel that this is Nickelodeon's way of roping in younger audiences but still I watched this show from the beginning and this season ruined it for me.

If a show has bad or gross animation, it's hard for me to even like it, no matter the quality of the show. This season's animation looks horrible. All of the characters feel out of character, even Spongebob, Squidward, and Plankton. We have episodes like Out of the Picture, Plankton Retires, and (shudder) Snooze You Looze. This season actually feels worse than seasons 6-8.

Season 10 actually had some good episodes. In my opinion, spongebob is getting better, however, the damage has already been done. Despite that, it seems like patrick is a likeable character again, and the episodes became more enjoyable to watch. We deserve this season after a horrible season like season 9.

6 Season 1

This season wasn't the best but wasn't the worst either
this is my season ranking of the series best to worst
1. Season 2 (brilliant 10/10, no bad episodes and only one not so good episode but still decent)
2. Season 3 (excellent 9/10, great episodes and memes, neck and neck with season 2 but season 2 is better because there is one episode in this season I am mixed on which is sponge who could fly)
3. Season 1 (fun 8.5/10, also no bad episodes but there are some animation glitches every now and then)
4. Season 4 (amazing 8/10, not bad for a Paul Tibbitt season, flananderization for characters like SpongeBob, Patrick and Mr. Krabs hasn't totally set in yet, some good episodes especially Krusty Towers and Dunces and Dragons but pales in comparison to seasons 1-3)
5. Season 9 (great 7.5/10, great episodes especially after Sponge Out of Water)
6. Season 5 (good 7/10, hit and miss but mostly good )
7. Season 8 (okay 6/10, some bad episodes like Demolition Dofus, Face Freeze and Pet Sitter Patrick and good episodes were only average at best)
8. Season 7 (middling 5/10, had the worst episodes like A Pal for Gary, One Coarse Meal, Stuck in the Wringer and many more but slightly better then the previous season )
9. Season 6 (mediocre 4/10, worst season with major out of character and flanderization episodes and had too many gross out moments only good episode is Sand Castles in the Sky )

7 Season 9

I thought this was a good season. After season5,6, and 7, it started to get better. While there were some bad episodes like squid baby, there were some amazing episodes. Don't get me wrong, it's not as good as 1,2,3, and 4 but rather an improvement from the horrid seasons. I fully expect season 10 and 11 to be om par with 2 and 4 ( my favorite season)

The first half of Season 9 was FILLED TO THE BRIM with terrible pieces of crap, including Little Yellow Book, Squid Baby, and Spongebob You're Fired, just to name a few. This season is the worst instead of season 7 because it's first few episodes gave false hope of an improvement, before a streak of bad or mediocre episodes came along, instead of everybody guessing the season was gonna be crap.

When people say that season 9 is bad its really season 9A which ran from 2012-2014 and it had terrible episodes like little yellow book and squid baby. Call me weird but I enjoyed spongebob you're fired. Its depressing but I found it somewhat enjoyable.

8 Season 5

I hate howi this season is really underrated to people. While Seasons 1-3 are my favorite, there is a lot of good stuff in Season 5 that I think can honestly compete with a lot of stuff in those seasons and even more than Season 4. Besides Atlantis Squarepantis, WhoBob Whatpants, and even To Love a Patty, there was really nothing here that was really damaging to the show. Even when things did fail, it was honestly kinda in a creative way like in SpongeHenge or Boat Smarts. Honestly I think this season is stronger than Season 4. This season also only had 1 Patrick's a prick shared with a Mr Krabs torture porn. Also Season 4 had a couple of Squidward torture porns. Season 5 only really had 2. There was also only 2 SpongeBob torture porns. Honestly I enjoyed Season 5 a bit more than Season 4.

I thought Season 5 was pretty decent it's my 4th favorite season. sure there were bad episodes like waiting, to love a patty, atlantis square pantis, fungus among us, and whatever happened to SpongeBob. But there were really good episodes like Krabs ale la mode, Roller cowards, Spy buddies, the two faces of squidward, SpongeBob VS The patty gadget, and goo goo gas. Also look up a YouTube channel PIEGUYRULZ. He is going to review every episode of SpongeBob. Also you may want to change your opinion when you watch every season 5 episode and PIEGUYRULZ's season 5 review. There are some great season 5 episodes to be waiting!

9 Season 11

The first few episodes were great. They had the same kind of humor as season 3. But after the 5th episode of the season, it went straight back to the disgusting, gory visuals and dumb, cheap humor that was season 7. It showed promise, but it was a psych out. I don't get why Paul Tibbitt can't see how he ruined this show. He only continues to make it worse. Where is the old, witty humor? What makes him think that is is okay to show horrific gory scenes on a kid's show? You'd think that a nearly 50 year old man would have some common sense as to what is appropriate for kids. This show either needs a new director or the show needs to stop, because it's only been getting worse.

This is a decent season, in my opinion. I think the worst episode of this season will have to be The String. In this episode, SpongeBob finds a loose thread on Squidward's shirt. He tries to pluck it out, but ends up unravelling his entire shirt. Soon enough, the string is on an unravelling rampage, erasing Mr. Krabs's first dollar, which looks nothing like the one in Can You Spare A Dime?, Sandy's treedome, Bikini Bottom, the ocean, and the WORLD AND THE ENTIRE UNIVERSE. This is Kirby's Epic Yarn gone wrong. It just shocks me that Season 11 had to end on that note! Worst post-sequel SpongeBob episode, ever. Even more than Ink Lemonade.

10 Season 2

What on earth is this doing at number 1 the third season was way better. In fact I think I like season 4 better than this don't hate me though

I totally agree, but there are episodes like I'm With Stupid, Squid On Strike, Jellyfish Hunter are poor in my opinion.

Not a bad season, but it's got a few REALLY bad episodes such as Dumped and I'm With Stupid.

The Contenders
11 Season 12

This season is actually pretty good. It started off bad with episodes like The Nitwitting, Gary and Spot, and the Ballad of Filthy Muck, but then it improved fast with good episodes like SBB, Goofy Newbie, and many more. If the writers keep this up, it could compete with pre-movie seasons.

People say that the previous season is bad, yet they ignore how bad this one is so far.

This season has many awful episodes. If it keeps it up, it may be my least favorite

12 Season 3

"There you are! We've been waiting for you! "

I found that particular expression to be funny, but one animation trait that I disliked about starting with this season, is that whenever a character spoke, they HAD to do that little 'head lift' halfway through, and they lowered it when they finished speaking. You really started to notice it after a while and wish they'd move a little more creatively when they talk, like in Season 1.

The series peaked in Season 2 but Season 3 feels a little overrated and the episodes written by Sam Henderson and Jay Lender are been lackluster. I mean come on, the characters were less likeable than they used to be being out of character at times.

Some season 3 episodes have been pretty good, like "The Krusty Krab Training Video", "The Graveyard Shift.", "Born Again Krabs" (63 cents for SpongeBob), "Chocolate With Nuts", "MM&BB5", "KK Training Video" Some of the other episodes have been pretty disappointing -- some good jokes but a very bad plot (such as "My Pretty Seahorse" and "I Had An Accident").

13 Season 13
14 Season 14
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