SpongeBob SquarePants

Jellyfishing / Plankton! - S1-E3

Continuity mistake: In "Plankton", when Plankton is controlling Spongebob, Spongebob goes to put his pants on, but Plankton has him walk through them. As they're walking towards the pants, the tie is red. As they're walking through the pants, the tie turns black. As they walk away from the pants, the tie is red again.

Jellyfishing / Plankton! - S1-E3

Continuity mistake: Plankton! When SpongeBob and Plankton are talking at night Plankton gives SpongeBob a golden spatula. When Plankton says he wants a Krabby Patty for his birthday SpongeBob drops it. Then when SpongeBob walks away, the spatula is nowhere to be seen.

Naughty Nautical Neighbors / Boating School - S1-E4

Continuity mistake: When Squidward starts making pink bubbles with messages, he goes to his backyard. Notice he never closed the back window of his house. When he starts laughing because of the messages, suddenly the window is closed. After Patrick saves Squidward, the window is still closed, but when they go to the front of his house, the window is open.

Pizza Delivery / Home Sweet Pineapple - S1-E5

Continuity mistake: After Spongebob's house is gone, Squidward boo-hoos and goes into his house, then sounds happy. He starts throwing streamers and confetti out of his NOT-OPEN porthole. If the porthole was closed, they wouldn't fly out. Similar to some other ones in this show, and one in Fairly Odd Parents.

Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy / Pickles - S1-E6

Continuity mistake: At the beginning of "Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy", when SpongeBob and Patrick are watching TV viewing Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy show, you can see that these heroes have 5 fingers on their hands, as the real human beings. However, when SpongeBob and Patrick meet these heroes, as in the rest of the show, you can see that now, the heroes, have 4 fingers on their hands, as cartoon characters usually have.

Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy / Pickles - S1-E6

Continuity mistake: Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy: When Barnacle Boy opens the box with the two rings inside, in the closeup the "B" ring is on the left and the "M" ring on the right, but in the wideshot Barnacle Boy removes the ring on the left (the "B") and places it on Mermaid Man's finger, then in the next shot we see it's the "M" ring, before both rings vanish.

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The Secret Box / Band Geeks - S2-E14

Audio problem: At the end of "Band Geeks" when everyone is playing "Sweet Victory" at one point Mrs. Puff is shown playing the guitar. When this happens, you can see the others in the background not doing anything, even though their instruments are heard.

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Dying For Pie / Imitation Krabs - S2-E6

Mr. Krabs: What's the most important rule here?
Spongebob: No free napkins?
Mr. Krabs: No, the other most important rule!
Spongebob: Only discuss the secret formula with Mr Krabs.
Mr. Krabs: As long as you do that, the formula is safe.
Squidward: I thought the most important rule was why do today what you can put off for tomorrow?
Mr. Krabs: But what's today, but yesterday's tomorrow?
Squidward: What?

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Trivia: Spongebob's first words as a baby were, "May I take your order?"

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Question: There was supposedly one episode that ended with SpongeBob, Patrick, Squidward, and Mr. Krabs all laughing in a boat. The laughing then silences, eventually to a stop. Then SpongeBob, Patrick, and Mr. Krabs walk out of the boat, and Squidward eventually walks out too. Which episode is this?

Answer: I believe this is the Season 6 episode "Spongicus".

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