
SpongeBob Meets the Strangler / Pranks a Lot - S3-E20
Other mistake: Pranks a Lot: When everyone is cheering on Spongebob and Patrick at the end, Sandy whistles by putting her hand through her helmet. Impossible. (00:23:30)
15th May 2024
SpongeBob Meets the Strangler / Pranks a Lot - S3-E20
Other mistake: Pranks a Lot: When everyone is cheering on Spongebob and Patrick at the end, Sandy whistles by putting her hand through her helmet. Impossible. (00:23:30)
22nd Dec 2024
No Free Rides / I'm Your Biggest Fanatic - S2-E10
Continuity mistake: No Free Rides: When SpongeBob's boat is falling towards the police car, SpongeBob rips off the top part of Mrs. Puff's ski mask, leaving the bottom half of it on her. In the next shot, it disappears, and her regular outfit is shown. (00:11:12)
8th Dec 2024
Bubblestand / Ripped Pants - S1-E1
Character mistake: Ripped Pants: During the opening credits, Paul Tibbitt's name is misspelled as "Paul Tibibitt" (it is spelled correctly the second time it is shown), and Mark O'Hare's name is misspelled as "Mark O'hare." (00:11:54)
6th Dec 2024
Hall Monitor / Jellyfish Jam - S1-E7
Continuity mistake: Hall Monitor: When SpongeBob sees the open window to the house, the window is opened to the left. When the two fish run out of the house after SpongeBob scares them, the window is opened the opposite way, then reverts back in the next shot. (00:05:19)
5th May 2020
Atlantis SquarePantis - S5-E12
Revealing mistake: Atlantis SquarePantis: After the Atlantis van crashes through the museum's ceiling, Squidward is surprised that it's the magical path to Atlantis, and while Krabs says, "Nice hot rod flames," note how only the disembodied tip of Patrick's arm clips in front of SpongeBob's body (it even moves as Patrick moves), due to an animation error in this shot. (00:09:55)
13th Jun 2024
Other mistake: Rock Bottom: When SpongeBob sets up a cardboard version of himself and is shown sneaking to the bus, his holes are missing and he is perfectly square, instead of his usual sponge-like shape. (00:18:47)
2nd Aug 2024
The Sponge Who Could Fly (aka The Lost Episode) - S3-E16
Trivia: The miner who gives Patchy the video tape is Stephen Hillenburg, the creator of SpongeBob SquarePants. (00:04:53)
27th May 2016
The Krabby Patty That Ate Bikini Bottom/Bubble Buddy Returns - S8-E15
Continuity mistake: At the beginning of Bubble Buddy Returns, right after SpongeBob reads the letter from Bubble Buddy, Gary's swirl is blue and his spots are red.
24th Apr 2004
Club SpongeBob / My Pretty Seahorse - S3-E12
Revealing mistake: In Club SpongeBob, when SpongeBob, Patrick and Squidward are in the forest, Squidward asks the magic conch shell if he can have something to eat. Straight after he asks "Can't you say anything else but 'No'?", it has a close-up of the shell. But Squidward's arm appears to be yellow, like SpongeBob's. This error was later corrected in 2019 when the episode was remastered for digital releases.
13th Jun 2024
Continuity mistake: Rock Bottom: When the cardboard version of Spongebob next to the candy machine is shown, it is frowning, but it turns into a smile when it falls over. (00:18:48)
10th Jun 2024
Big Pink Loser / Bubble Buddy - S2-E3
Revealing mistake: Big Pink Loser: When Patrick says, "Why can't I do anything right?", and starts hitting his broom on the floor, the drinks that are supposed to be on the customers' tables are instead layered behind them. (00:05:18)
7th Jun 2024
Big Pink Loser / Bubble Buddy - S2-E3
Revealing mistake: Big Pink Loser: When Patrick is answering phone calls, the third time he picks up and says, "No, this is Patrick", the anchor symbol on his hat briefly vanishes. (00:04:36)
Suggested correction: This mistake can only be detected by freezing the film and advancing frame by frame. It is not visible while watching the film at a normal running speed. According to the rules of this site, this invalidates the error.
So, I reworded the mistake to say that it "briefly vanishes," because it's actually gone for a few frames, not one. I did not advance frame by frame to find the error. If you watch the scene at normal speed, it disappears for a brief moment, then comes back. I assume this correction might have been made without watching the scene, especially since the show was referred to as a "film."
This is not true. You can see it disappear if you watch it at normal speed; it does not require pausing at all. At least, I am able to see it.
28th Apr 2017
Revealing mistake: In "Patrick! The Game," when Squidward holds out the notepad, it's obviously written on. Just when the bubble transition comes, the notepad and all the other papers on the floor clear themselves.
10th Oct 2013
Help Wanted / Reef Blowers / Tea at the Treedome - S1-E2
Continuity mistake: In "Help Wanted", the last time SpongeBob says "I'm ready!", his collar turns red.
1st Aug 2017
Jellyfishing / Plankton! - S1-E3
Continuity mistake: In "Jellyfishing", Patrick and Spongebob slide down two ropes and burn their hands on them. The two shots after they land show them trying to cool down their hands and in the shot after that, the ropes they had just slid down on have disappeared.
22nd May 2024
Whatever Happened to SpongeBob? (WhoBob WhatPants) - S5-E18
Continuity mistake: Near the beginning, Spongebob picks up Gary, and some of his slime falls on the floor. When he hugs him and breaks his shell, the slime is gone. (00:01:56)
18th May 2024
Have You Seen This Snail? - S4-E3
Revealing mistake: After SpongeBob tells Patrick, "I can't find Gary," text that reads "Rough Draft Korea" briefly appears on screen during the bubble transition. (00:08:24)
13th May 2024
The Snowball Effect / One Krabs Trash - S3-E3
Other mistake: One Krab's Trash: When Mr. Krabs sticks the ghost drawing in Spongebob's window with the fishing rod, the shadow of the paper is visible on Spongebob, but there is no shadow of the fishing line holding it up. (00:17:27)
13th May 2024
Bummer Vacation/Wigstruck - S4-E14
Other mistake: Bummer Vacation: When Spongebob says, "You're right, Gary. It is unhealthy to think of the Krusty Krab while I'm on vacation," his legs are missing. (00:05:55)
23rd Jul 2008
Trivia: In "Where's Gary?" when Spongebob takes the Dirty Bubble Challenge, look closely at the paddleball box; it has the Nickelodeon logo on it.
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