Season 4

SpongeBob SquarePantsSeason 4

2005
40 Episodes

Episodes

Fear of a Krabby Patty
S04E01
9.1

Fear of a Krabby Patty

Plankton unleashes a new plan; to get the Krusty Krab to work 24 hours. SpongeBob thinks this is a dream, until he thinks he is being chased by killer Krabby Patties.

06 May 200511m
Shell of a Man
S04E02
7.8

Shell of a Man

Mr. Krabs is going to a naval reunion, but molts (leaves his shell) before he goes. He asks SpongeBob to go in his shell and imitate him for the reunion.

06 May 200511m
The Lost Mattress
S04E03
8.7

The Lost Mattress

Mr. Krabs complains that his back hurts, so SpongeBob and Patrick buy a new mattress and Squidward tries to take credit for it. They give the new mattress to Mr. Krabs, but Mr. Krabs put his money in his old mattress, which SpongeBob, Patrick, and Squidward must find while Mr. Krabs is at the hospital.

13 May 200511m
Krabs vs. Plankton
S04E04
9.1

Krabs vs. Plankton

Plankton tries to steal the formula, but slips and sues Mr. Krabs. Mr. Krabs hires a lawyer, but his lawyer slips and is hurt, so SpongeBob must try to help Mr. Krabs win the case by trying to open a briefcase that has something very important in it.

13 May 200511m
Skill Crane
S04E05
9.0

Skill Crane

Mr. Krabs gets a new toy vender by the name of "Skill Crane." At first, Squidward doesn't like it, but when Mr. Krabs lets him and SpongeBob give it a try, Squidward becomes obsessed with it. Can he win anything from the Skill Crane before it ruins his life?

20 May 200511m
Good Neighbors
S04E06
7.7

Good Neighbors

It's Sunday and Squidward just wants to relax. But when SpongeBob and Patrick elect him as Good Neighbor President, they won't leave him alone.

20 May 200511m
Selling Out
S04E07
8.8

Selling Out

Mr. Krabs sells the Krusty Krab to a conglomerate that plans to turn it into a big corporate chain.

23 Sept 200511m
Funny Pants
S04E08
8.3

Funny Pants

Squidward fools SpongeBob into thinking that he has a laughter-related illness and convinces SpongeBob that if he laughs one more time in the next 24 hours, his laugh box could explode.

30 Sept 200511m
Mermaid Man & Barnacle Boy VI - The Motion Picture
S04E09
9.1

Mermaid Man & Barnacle Boy VI - The Motion Picture

The adventures of Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy are being told in a thrilling new motion picture. But after SpongeBob learns the heroes will be played by young actors, he sets out to make his own version of the movie using the real guys, fresh from their retirement home.

07 Oct 200511m
Enemy In-Law
S04E10
8.3

Enemy In-Law

Mr. Krabs' mom is dating again, and it seems like things could be serious. Krabs tries to be happy for his mother, but he is absolutely horrified when he learns that the secret paramour is his arch-rival Plankton! Convinced that this just another trick aimed at getting the family formula for Krabby Patties, Krabs tries to reveal Plankton's schemes and break up the ill-favored fling.

14 Oct 200511m
Patrick SmartPants
S04E11
9.0

Patrick SmartPants

After Patrick accidentally falls off a cliff while jellyfishing, he wakes up with superior intellect.

21 Oct 200511m
SquidBob TentaclePants
S04E12
8.8

SquidBob TentaclePants

Sandy's experimental teleportation device malfunctions, melding SpongeBob and Squidward into one body.

04 Nov 200511m
Have You Seen This Snail?
S04E13
9.1

Have You Seen This Snail?

While trying to beat a paddle-ball world record, SpongeBob forgets to feed Gary -- for 10 days. Gary runs away to downtown Bikini Bottom where he is taken in by a kindly old woman who confuses him with one of her many deceased pets. Once SpongeBob realizes that he has neglected Gary, he sets out in a town-wide search for him. Meanwhile, as Gary is wrapped in comfy blankets and indulged in an endless assortment of snacks, he discovers a very dark secret about this sweet old woman...

11 Nov 200522m
Dunces and Dragons
S04E14
8.7

Dunces and Dragons

After a freak jousting accident at a Medieval Times-style restaurant, SpongeBob and Patrick are transported to a medieval version of Bikini Bottom. There they are mistaken for great knights and sent on a quest by King Krabs to rescue his daughter, the Princess Pearl, from the clutches of the evil wizard Planktonamor.

20 Feb 200622m
Krusty Towers
S04E15
9.3

Krusty Towers

After Mr. Krab's gets a huge hotel bill he decides that he can make a profit from opening his own. When Patrick decides to visit the hotel Mr. Krabs demands Squidward to never deny a guest even the most ridiculous request, but after Patrick frustrates Squidward so badly he quits his job. Then he decides to check into the Krusty Towers.

01 Apr 200611m
Mrs. Puff, You're Fired
S04E16
8.0

Mrs. Puff, You're Fired

Mrs. Puff gets fired from her boating school job due to her lack of passing Spongebob. Instead, a more-intense new instructor takes her place.

01 Apr 200611m
Chimps Ahoy
S04E17
8.8

Chimps Ahoy

The Chimpanzee beneficiaries of Sandy's undersea treedome are paying a visit to see what progress she has made with her inventions. But Sandy doesn't think any of her work will satisfy the chimps, and if they don't like what she's invented Sandy could lose her funding forcing her to leave Bikini Bottom. SpongeBob and Patrick decide to help their distraught friend by taking over her work and finishing her inventions.

05 May 200611m
Ghost Host
S04E18
8.8

Ghost Host

The Flying Dutchman takes up residence at SpongeBob's house where he proceeds to scare, startle and surprise SpongeBob around the clock. Eventually all the spooky shenanigans grow old, and SpongeBob is no longer afraid of the Dutchman. This creates a panic for the old ghost who now fears that he has lost his scary touch. So SpongeBob decides to lend a hand and help the Flying Dutchman learn to scare people again.

05 May 200611m
Whale of a Birthday
S04E19
8.2

Whale of a Birthday

Mr. Krabs wants to give his daughter Pearl the best birthday ever. While he works on the party, SpongeBob is assigned the task of figuring out what Pearl would like for a present. So he trails her through the Bikini Bottom mall and takes note of everything she thinks is "Coral." Once Pearl arrives at her party she is horrified to find that her dad's miserly ways have won out again. What was supposed to be the most fun and fabulous event ended up cheap and lame. It looks like Pearl's birthday will go down in history as the worst one ever - until SpongeBob shows up with a truck-load of presents. Everything Pearl looked at in the mall was so Coral that SpongeBob bought it all - maxing out Mr. Krab's credit card in the process.

12 May 200611m
Karate Island
S04E20
9.0

Karate Island

SpongeBob receives an invitation to take part in a competition on mysterious Karate Island for the chance to be crowned "King of Karate." SpongeBob and Sandy arrive at Karate Island and it turns out that it was just all a set-up to make SpongeBob buy real estate.

12 May 200611m
All That Glitters
S04E21
7.8

All That Glitters

When a customer orders the one thing that no one has ordered for years, the monster krabby patty, SpongeBob tries to lift it, but old Spat cracks in two. So he sells every single thing he owns (plus his clothes) for a new spatula, but the spatula refuses to flip a single patty, so SpongeBob tries to get his old spatula back. Will Spat forgive him? Will SpongeBob ever be dressed again?

02 Jun 200611m
Wishing You Well
S04E22
8.8

Wishing You Well

Mr. Krabs makes SpongeBob go down the new wishing well after experiencing one for himself, and Patrick and Squidward accidentally join in. So, will they be able to get out and watch everybody's wishes come true? Or will Mr. Krabs just make them stay down there when he enjoys the money?

02 Jun 200611m
New Leaf
S04E23
9.2

New Leaf

In the battle for fast food supremacy, Plankton has decided to throw in the towel and start a new business selling trinkets and souvenir gifts. He even renames his store from The Chum Bucket to The Chumporium. But Mr. Krabs doesn't buy the change for a second. He's determined to prove that this is nothing more than one of Plankton's elaborate schemes aimed at stealing the Krabby Patty formula.

22 Sept 200611m
Once Bitten
S04E24
8.5

Once Bitten

Gary starts biting everyone in town, starting with Squidward. When Squid asks if Gary has been up-to-date on all of his snail shots, SpongeBob reveals that he's never done any of that before. This only sends Squidward into a panic. Does he now have some rare snail-related disease? Is this the end for Squidward?

29 Sept 200611m
Squidtastic Voyage
S04E25
8.4

Squidtastic Voyage

While Squidward is playing the clarinet, he accidentally swallows the reed. SpongeBob and Patrick take a microscopic submarine to try to retrieve it from inside Squidward.

06 Oct 200611m
Bummer Vacation
S04E26
8.3

Bummer Vacation

Mr. Krabs forces SpongeBob to take a vacation, but he doesn't know how. Meanwhile, Patrick takes SpongeBob's place as fry cook.

13 Oct 200611m
Best Day Ever
S04E27
8.0

Best Day Ever

SpongeBob is going to have the best day ever. But when work, karate, jellyfishing and Squidward's clarinet recital don't go as planned will his day be ruined?

10 Nov 200611m
Wigstruck
S04E28
8.5

Wigstruck

SpongeBob finds an old-time wig and starts wearing it everywhere he goes.

17 Nov 200611m
That's No Lady
S04E29
8.2

That's No Lady

A misunderstanding over a vacation getaway advertisement causes Patrick to think he must "get out of town" or face dire consequences. SpongeBob can't bear the thought of his best buddy moving away, so he decides to do what he can to hide Patrick's identity from his "pursuers." After many failed attempts at disguises, they finally settle on the perfect one: Patrick is transformed into a girl, Patricia, to be exact. Patricia catches the eye of Mr. Krabs and soon she becomes the most charming waitress/waiter at the Krusty Krab.

25 Nov 200611m
The Thing
S04E30
7.8

The Thing

After being covered in cement, the Bikini Bottomites are convinced that Squidward is an unknown species and SpongeBob tries to keep him as a pet.

15 Jan 200711m
Hocus Pocus
S04E31
7.8

Hocus Pocus

SpongeBob tries out his new magic kit on Squidward and is convinced he's turned his neighbor into an ice cream cone!

15 Jan 200711m
Driven to Tears
S04E32
8.6

Driven to Tears

For the 58th time in a row, SpongeBob has failed his driving test, so Patrick takes a test and passes. But SpongeBob is angry that he did.

19 Feb 200711m
Rule of Dumb
S04E33
8.0

Rule of Dumb

Patrick's ancestors were adlings, so Patrick is the legal king of Bikini Bottom and now he reigns/misrules Bikini Bottom.

19 Feb 200711m
The Pink Purloiner
S04E34
8.0

The Pink Purloiner

Patrick is jealous of SpongeBob's jellyfish net. When SpongeBob finds out that it's been stolen, he suspects Patrick is the culprit.

19 Feb 200711m
The Gift of Gum
S04E35
8.2

The Gift of Gum

It's Best Friends Day, so Patrick and SpongeBob trade presents.

19 Feb 200711m
Rise and Shine
S04E36
8.0

Rise and Shine

Take a look inside Patrick Star's rock, where we see that his morning routine is anything but ordinary.

19 Feb 20074m
Waiting
S04E37
7.8

Waiting

After SpongeBob discovers that his breakfast cereal has an offer for a free toy, he mails his requests. But now the hardest part is upon him: waiting for the toy to arrive.

19 Feb 20077m
Sing a Song of Patrick
S04E38
9.2

Sing a Song of Patrick

After Patrick writes a song, SpongeBob helps him try to get it played on the radio.

19 Feb 200711m
Born to Be Wild
S04E39
8.2

Born to Be Wild

When SpongeBob hears that a ferocious biker gang is coming to town, SpongeBob dons his leather jacket, warms up his bike, and prepares to protect the town all by himself.

31 Mar 200711m
Best Frenemies
S04E40
8.4

Best Frenemies

A new Kelp Smoothie chain is opening up all over Bikini Bottom. The chain's smoothies are so delicious that soon everyone in town can be seen drinking one. But now that customers already have their smoothie, they don't need to buy a beverage with their Krusty Krab order. This could hurt Mr. Krabs' profits.

31 Mar 200711m