Boxed DVD Sets

Individual DVDs

Videos (that have different names than the DVDs)

The VHSes have fewer episodes than their DVD counterparts, and the bracketed episodes below are only on that particular DVD and not the VHS. Personally, I feel that the DVDs are better to buy than the videotapes because you can skip to your favorite episodes easily and enjoy more special features. Now that Nickelodeon has been releasing so many eight-/ten-episode DVDs, I recommend waiting for all of the season sets instead.

On both the Nautical Nonsense / Sponge Buddies and The Complete 1st Season DVDs, the episode Something Smells has a glitch. After Spongebob says, "Patrick, everyone is running away from me. Watch.", he walks away and is supposed to say, "Hi, building!", but on the DVD versions, he says, "I just don't get it." while Patrick responds, "I don't either." Those two lines are actually supposed to come next, but they're then repeated. Watch the version that airs on television and compare it to the DVD one. =)


Nautical Nonsense and Sponge Buddies
released March 12, 2002

"Backstage Pants Revealed"

  • Ripped Pants
  • SB-129
  • Texas
  • Graveyard Shift
  • Something Smells
  • Jellyfishing
  • Dying for Pie
  • Wormy
  • F.U.N.
  • Club Spongebob



(also available on VHS)

Halloween
released August 27, 2002

  • Scaredy Pants
  • Imitation Krabs
  • Frankendoodle
  • I Was a Teenage Gary
  • Squidward the Unfriendly Ghost
  • [The Secret Box]
  • [Band Geeks]
  • [Welcome to the Chum Bucket]
  • [My Pretty Seahorse]
  • [Idiot Box]



(also available on VHS)

Sea Stories
released November 5, 2002

  • Shanghaied (in special features section on DVD)
  • Gary Takes a Bath
  • Hooky
  • Life of Crime
  • Pickles
  • [No Free Rides]
  • [Sailor Mouth]
  • [No Weenies Allowed]
  • [Jellyfish Jam]
  • [The Algae's Always Greener]



Tales from the Deep (Bikini Bottom Bash / Deep Sea Sillies)
released January 28, 2003

  • Party Pooper Pants (House Party)
  • Hall Monitor
  • I Had an Accident
  • Valentine's Day
  • Just One Bite
  • Mermaidman and Barnacleboy
  • Tea at the Treedome
  • The Paper
  • Born Again Krabs



Lost At Sea (The Sponge Who Could Fly / Anchors Away)
released March 4, 2003

  • The Sponge Who Could Fly (Lost Episode)
  • Plankton
  • Boating School
  • Suds
  • Mermaidman and Barnacleboy II
  • The Chaperone
  • Bubble Buddy
  • Your Shoe's Untied
  • Pre-Hibernation Week



Tide and Seek (Laugh Your Pants Off / Sponge-a-Rama)
released July 29, 2003

  • Mermaidman and Barnacleboy III
  • Big Pink Loser
  • Opposite Day
  • Squirrel Jokes
  • Rock-A-Bye Bivalve
  • Dumped
  • Bossy Boots
  • The Bully
  • Sleepy Time
  • Squidville



(also available on VHS)

Christmas
released September 30, 2003

  • Christmas Who?
  • Procrastination
  • Snowball Effect
  • Survival of the Idiots
  • [Mermaidman and Barnacleboy IV]
  • [Chocolate with Nuts]
  • [As Seen on TV]
  • [Pizza Delivery]
  • [Squeaky Boots]



The Complete 1st Season
released October 28, 2003

This DVD set does not include Help Wanted, the pilot episode, possibly due to copyright issues with Tiny Tim's song "Livin' in the Sunlight, Lovin' in the Moonlight"... or possibly because poor Steve's last name is misspelled as "Stephen Hilleburg" in the opening title credits. =) However, this episode can be found on The Complete 3rd Season DVD set.

Disc 1

  • Reef Blower
  • Tea At the Treedome
  • Bubblestand
  • Ripped Pants
  • Jellyfishing
  • Plankton!
  • Naughty Nautical Neighbors
  • Boating School
  • Pizza Delivery
  • Home Sweet Pineapple
  • Mermaidman and Barnacleboy
  • Pickles
  • Hall Monitor
  • Jellyfish Jam
  • Sandy's Rocket
  • Squeaky Boots
Disc 2
  • Nature Pants
  • Opposite Day
  • Culture Shock
  • F.U.N.
  • Musclebob Buffpants
  • Squidward the Unfriendly Ghost
  • The Chaperone
  • Employee of the Month
  • Scaredy Pants
  • I Was a Teenage Gary
  • SB-129
  • Karate Choppers
  • Sleepy Time
  • Suds
  • Valentine's Day
  • The Paper
Disc 3
  • Arrgh!
  • Rock Bottom
  • Texas
  • Walking Small
  • Fools in April
  • Neptune's Spatula
  • Hooky
  • Mermaidman and Barnacleboy II
Special Features
  • Audio Commentary on Plankton! and Karate Choppers
  • The Origin of Spongebob Squarepants
  • Recollections from the First Season Crew
  • Everybody's Talking: The Voices of Spongebob Squarepants
  • The Bikini Bottom's Up Tour
  • In the Key of Sea: Krusty Krab Karaoke
  • Drawing the Goo Lagoon
  • Spongebob's Life Strategies
  • Violent Femmes Sing Spongebob
  • Spongebob Scaredy Pants Music Video
  • Spongebob Dancin' Pants Music Video



(also available on VHS)

The Seascape Capers
released January 6, 2004

  • The Fry Cook Games
  • Bubblestand
  • Squid's Day Off
  • Spongebob Meets the Strangler
  • Pranks a Lot
  • [Artist Unknown]
  • [Grandma's Kisses]
  • [Krusty Love]
  • [Krab Borg]
  • [The Smoking Peanut]



(also available on VHS)

Spongebob Goes Prehistoric
released March 9, 2004

  • Ugh (Spongebob BC)
  • Nature Pants
  • Fools in April
  • I'm With Stupid
  • [Patty Hype]
  • [Squid On Strike]
  • [The Great Snail Race]
  • [Plankton's Army]
  • [Squilliam Returns]



(also available on VHS)

Spongeguard on Duty
released June 1, 2004

  • Spongeguard on Duty
  • Naughty Nautical Neighbors
  • Walking Small
  • Pressure
  • Jellyfish Hunter
  • [Nasty Patty]
  • [Doing Time]
  • [Clams]



The Complete 2nd Season
released October 19, 2004

Disc 1
  • Your Shoe's Untied
  • Squid's Day Off
  • Something Smells
  • Bossy Boots
  • Big Pink Loser
  • Bubble Buddy
  • Dying for Pie
  • Imitation Krabs
  • Wormy
  • Patty Hype
  • Grandma's Kisses
  • Squidville
  • Pre-Hibernation Week
  • Life of Crime
  • Christmas Who?
Disc 2
  • Survival of the Idiots
  • Dumped
  • No Free Rides
  • I'm Your Biggest Fanatic
  • Mermaidman and Barnacleboy III
  • Squirrel Jokes
  • Pressure
  • The Smoking Peanut
  • You Wish / Shanghaied
  • Gary Takes a Bath
  • Welcome to the Chum Bucket
  • Frankendoodle
  • The Secret Box
  • Band Geeks
Disc 3
  • Graveyard Shift
  • Krusty Love
  • Procrastination
  • I'm With Stupid
  • Sailor Mouth
  • Artist Unknown
  • Jellyfish Hunter
  • The Fry Cook Games
  • Sandy, Spongebob and the Worm
  • Squid on Strike
Special Features
  • Audio Commentary on Something Smells, Big Pink Loser, Pre-Hibernation Week, Survival of the Idiots, Shanghaied, Welcome to the Chum Bucket, and Sailor Mouth
  • Storyboards for Christmas Who? and Mermaidman and Barnacleboy III
  • Around the World with Spongebob Squarepants featurette
  • Nick DVD game demo
  • Script Viewer (CD-ROM feature)
  • English and Spanish audio



(also available on VHS)

Sponge for Hire
released November 2, 2004

  • Krusty Krab Training Video
  • Can You Spare a Dime?
  • Missing Identity
  • Krabby Land
  • Wet Painters
  • [New Student Starfish]
  • [Mid-Life Crustacean]
  • [The Camping Episode]



(also available on VHS)

Home Sweet Pineapple
released January 4, 2005

  • Home Sweet Pineapple
  • Band Geeks
  • Sandy, Spongebob and the Worm
  • Ripped Pants
  • Sandy's Rocket
  • [Culture Shock]
  • [Musclebob Buffpants]
  • [Employee of the Month]



The Spongebob Squarepants Movie
released March 1, 2005

Available in these formats
  • DVD - Widescreen
  • DVD - Fullscreen
  • VHS
DVD Special Features
  • The Absorbing Tale Behind The Spongebob Squarepants Movie
  • The Spongebob Squarepants Movie 20-minute animatic featuring the voice of creator Stephen Hillenburg
  • "Saving the Surf" Featurette
  • Special "Undersea" Featurette, "Case of the Sponge'Bob'", with voiceover by Stephen Hillenburg & Jean-Michel Cousteau
  • "Submarine" Teaser Trailer
  • Spongebob Squarepants THQ Game Demo
  • Dolby Digital audio in English, French, and Spanish
  • English subtitles



(also available on VHS)

Fear of a Krabby Patty
released May 24, 2005

  • Fear of a Krabby Patty
  • Shell of a Man
  • Arrgh!
  • Neptune's Spatula
  • One Krabs Trash
  • [Mermaidman and Barnacleboy V]
  • [Karate Choppers]
  • [I'm Your Biggest Fanatic]



(also available on VHS)

Absorbing Favorites
released September 20, 2005

  • Ripped Pants
  • Mermaidman and Barnacleboy
  • Karate Choppers
  • Gary Takes a Bath
  • Jellyfish Hunter
  • [The Fry Cook Games]
  • [Club Spongebob]
  • [Plankton's Army]
  • [The Sponge Who Could Fly]



The Complete 3rd Season
released September 27, 2005

Disc 1
  • The Algae's Always Greener
  • Spongeguard on Duty
  • Club Spongebob
  • My Pretty Seahorse
  • The Bully
  • Just One Bite
  • Nasty Patty
  • Idiot Box
  • Mermaidman and Barnacleboy IV
  • Doing Time
  • Snowball Effect
  • One Krabs Trash
  • As Seen on TV
  • Can You Spare a Dime?
  • No Weenies Allowed
  • Squilliam Returns
Disc 2
  • Krab Borg
  • Rock-A-Bye Bivalve
  • Wet Painters
  • Krusty Krab Training Video
  • Party Pooper Pants (House Party)
  • Chocolate With Nuts
  • Mermaidman and Barnacleboy V
  • New Student Starfish
  • Clams
  • Ugh (Spongebob BC)
  • The Great Snail Race
  • Mid-Life Crustacean
  • Born Again Krabs
  • I Had an Accident
Disc 3
  • Krabby Land
  • The Camping Episode
  • Missing Identity
  • Plankton's Army
  • The Sponge Who Could Fly (Lost Episode)
  • Spongebob Meets the Strangler
  • Pranks A Lot
Special Features
  • Pop-Up Trivia Facts from Stephen Hillenburg & Crew on My Pretty Seahorse, No Weenies Allowed, and Krusty Krab Training Video
  • Help Wanted (pilot episode)
  • How to Draw Spongebob Squarepants and His Underwater Buddies"
  • English, French, and Spanish audio
  • English, French, and Spanish subtitles on Help Wanted and How to Draw SB et.al



(also available on VHS)

Where's Gary?
released November 15, 2005

  • Have You Seen This Snail? (Where's Gary?)
  • The Lost Mattress
  • Skill Crane
  • Krabs vs. Plankton
  • [The Great Snail Race]
  • [Good Neighbors]



(also available on VHS)

Lost in Time
released February 21, 2006

  • Dunces and Dragons (Lost in Time)
  • Selling Out
  • Funny Pants
  • Mermaidman and Barnacleboy VI - The Motion Picture



Karate Island
released July 18, 2006

  • Squidbob Tentaclepants
  • Krusty Towers
  • Mrs. Puff, You're Fired
  • Ghost Host
  • Wishing You Well
  • Karate Island
  • New Leaf



Season 4, Volume 1
released September 12, 2006

Disc 1
  • Fear of a Krabby Patty
  • Shell of a Man
  • The Lost Mattress
  • Krabs vs. Plankton
  • Have You Seen This Snail?
  • Skill Crane
  • Good Neighbors
  • Selling Out
  • Funny Pants
Disc 2
  • Dunces and Dragons
  • Mermaidman and Barnacleboy VI - The Motion Picture
  • Enemy-In-Law
  • Patrick Smartpants
  • Squidbob Tentaclepants
  • Krusty Towers
  • Mrs. Puff, You're Fired
  • Ghost Host
  • Wishing You Well



Whale of a Birthday
released October 31, 2006

  • All That Glitters
  • Whale of a Birthday
  • Once Bitten
  • Chimps Ahoy
  • Bummer Vacation
  • Wigstruck
  • That's No Lady



Season 4, Volume 2
released January 9, 2007

Disc 1
  • Chimps Ahoy
  • Whale of a Birthday
  • Karate Island
  • All That Glitters
  • New Leaf
  • Once Bitten
  • Bummer Vacation
  • Wigstruck
  • Squidtastic Voyage
  • That's No Lady
Disc 2
  • Hocus Pocus
  • The Thing
  • Driven to Tears
  • Rule of Thumb
  • Best Frenemies
  • Born to Be Wild
  • Squid Wood
  • The Pink Purloiner
  • Best Day Ever
  • The Gift of Gum



Friend or Foe
released April 17, 2007

  • Friend or Foe?
  • Night Light
  • The Original Fry Cook
  • Waiting
  • Rise and Shine
  • Fungus Among Us
  • Spy Buddies



Bikini Bottom Adventures
released June 5, 2007

  • Boat Smarts
  • Good Ol' Whatshisname
  • New Digs
  • Krabs a la Mode
  • Roller Cowards
  • Bucket Sweet Bucket
  • Breath of Fresh Squidward



Season 5, Volume 1
released September 4, 2007

Disc 1
  • Friend or Foe?
  • The Original Fry Cook
  • Night Light
  • Rise and Shine
  • Waiting
  • Fungus Among Us
  • Spy Buddies
  • Boat Smarts
  • Good Ol' Whatshisname
  • New Digs
  • Krabs a la Mode
Disc 2
  • Roller Cowards
  • Bucket Sweet Bucket
  • Breath of Fresh Squidward
  • To Love a Patty
  • Spongebob vs. The Patty Gadget
  • Money Talks
  • Slimy Dancing
  • The Krusty Sponge
  • Sing a Song of Patrick



Atlantis Squarepantis
released November 13, 2007

  • Atlantis Squarepantis
  • Money Talks
  • Spongebob vs. The Patty Gadget
  • Slimy Dancing
  • The Krusty Sponge
  • Sing a Song of Patrick
  • Picture Day



To Love a Patty
released January 29, 2008

  • To Love a Patty
  • A Flea in Her Dome
  • Mermaidman vs. Spongebob
  • Le Big Switch
  • The Donut of Shame
  • Blackjack
  • Blackened Sponge



Pest of the West
released April 15, 2008

  • Pest of the West
  • The Krusty Plate
  • Pat No Pay
  • The Inmates of Summer
  • To Save a Squirrel
  • 20,000 Patties Under the Sea
  • Banned in Bikini Bottom



WhoBob WhatPants?
released October 14, 2008




Season 5, Volume 2
released November 18, 2008




Spongicus
released January 27, 2009




Spongebob vs. The Big One
released March 3, 2009




To Squarepants or Not to Squarepants
released July 21, 2009




The First 100 Episodes
September 22, 2009




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