I agree a lot with this list. Also I'm pretty sure you forgot For Here or To Go in your ranking list, but I can't blame you because that episode really is forgettable anyway
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GlitchyGoomba
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Oh yeah, i knew i was forgetting something :|I agree a lot with this list. Also I'm pretty sure you forgot For Here or To Go in your ranking list, but I can't blame you because that episode really is forgettable anyway
Thanks for telling me
Heyo_Heyo
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Can’t blame you this season was filled with so many forgettable and bland episodes
GlitchyGoomba
Bomb-Selling Pirate
I agree
SlipperytheTotodile
The Pokemon Enthusiast
Terrible:
InSPONGEiac
The Googly Artiste
Fiasco!
Barnacle Face
Bad:
Bubble Buddy Returns
Walking the Plankton
A SquarePants Family Vacation
House Sittin For Sandy
Move it or Lose it
The Good Krabby Name
Meh:
Free Samples
Home Sweet Rubble
For Here or To Go
Hello Bikini Bottom!
Bubble Troubles
SWSFGU
TKPTABB
Okay:
Face Freeze!
Squiditis
Demolition Doofus
Sweet and Sour Squid
Mr Krabs Takes a Vacation
Mooncation
Ghoul Fools
Drive Thru
Patricks Staycation
Are You Happy Now?
The Other Patty
SEAVTUIG!
Pet Sitter Pat
SJABB
Planktons Good Eye
Good:
Restraining SpongeBob
Glove World R.I.P.
The Way of the Sponge
A Friendly Game
Sentimental Sponge
Accidents Will Happen
Oral Report
Great:
Treats!
Karen 2.0
Chum Fricassee
Amazing:
No amazing episodes
TOP TIER MATERIAL!:
Frozen Face off
The Hot Shot
Its A SpongeBob Christmas!
Mermaid Man Begins
Rating: Okay Season
The most meh season of the dark era
InSPONGEiac
The Googly Artiste
Fiasco!
Barnacle Face
Bad:
Bubble Buddy Returns
Walking the Plankton
A SquarePants Family Vacation
House Sittin For Sandy
Move it or Lose it
The Good Krabby Name
Meh:
Free Samples
Home Sweet Rubble
For Here or To Go
Hello Bikini Bottom!
Bubble Troubles
SWSFGU
TKPTABB
Okay:
Face Freeze!
Squiditis
Demolition Doofus
Sweet and Sour Squid
Mr Krabs Takes a Vacation
Mooncation
Ghoul Fools
Drive Thru
Patricks Staycation
Are You Happy Now?
The Other Patty
SEAVTUIG!
Pet Sitter Pat
SJABB
Planktons Good Eye
Good:
Restraining SpongeBob
Glove World R.I.P.
The Way of the Sponge
A Friendly Game
Sentimental Sponge
Accidents Will Happen
Oral Report
Great:
Treats!
Karen 2.0
Chum Fricassee
Amazing:
No amazing episodes
TOP TIER MATERIAL!:
Frozen Face off
The Hot Shot
Its A SpongeBob Christmas!
Mermaid Man Begins
Rating: Okay Season
The most meh season of the dark era
Pugs4Thugs
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Accidents Will Happen: 9.4/10
The Other Patty: 8.5/10
Drive Thru: 6.7/10
The Hot Shot: 6.2/10
A Friendly Game: 5/10
Sentimental Sponge: 7.7/10
Frozen Face-Off: 9.1/10
Squidward's School For Grown-Ups: 4.9/10
Oral Report: 5.3/10
Sweet and Sour Squid: 7.5/10
The Googly Artist: 6.8/10
A SquarePants Family Vacation: 8/10
Patrick's Staycation: 6.2/10
Walking the Plankton: 8.3/10
Mooncation: 8.9/10
Mr. Krabs Takes a Vacation: 9.4/10
Ghoul Fools: 9.5/10
Mermaid Man Begins: 8/10
Plankton's Good Eye: 7.6/10
Barnacle Face: 9.2/10
Pet Sitter Pat: 3.4/10
House Sittin' For Sandy: 8.4/10
Smoothe Jazz at Bikini Bottom: 5.6/10
Bubble Troubles: 9.3/10
The Way of the Sponge: 9/10
The Krabby Patty That Ate Bikini Bottom: 9.3/10
Bubble Buddy Returns: 8.8/10
Restraining SpongeBob: 8.3/10
Fiasco!: 7.7/10
Are You Happy Now?: 8.8/10
Planet of the Jellyfish: 9.6/10
Free Samples: 8.6/10
Home Sweet Rubble: 8.5/10
Karen 2.0: 8.3/10
InSPONGEiac: 7.6/10
Face Freeze!: 6/10
Glove World R.I.P.: 7.8/10
Squiditis: 7.9/10
Demolition Doofus: 9.2/10
Treats!: 7.4/10
For Here or To Go: 8.7/10
It's a SpongeBob Christmas!: 9.4/10
Super Evil Aquatic Villain Team Up is Go!: 6.2/10
Chum Fricasse: 9.4/10
The Good Krabby Name: 9.5/10
Move It or Lose It: 6.7/10
Hello Bikini Bottom!: 9.3/10
Top 5:
5. It's a SpongeBob Christmas!
4. Mr. Krabs Takes A Vacation
3. The Good Krabby Name
2. Planet of the Jellyfish
1. Ghoul Fools
Bottom 5:
5. Smoothe Jazz at Bikini Bottom
4. Oral Report
3. A Friendly Game
2. Squidward's School For Grown-Ups
1. Pet Sitter Pat
Scoring:
Amazing: 14
Great: 13
Good: 8
Okay: 7
Mediocre: 3
Tolerable: 1
Bad: 1
Abysmal: 0
Additional Comments:
What can I say about season 8? I guess the first thing I can do is look back at the questions I asked in my season 7 review. In that review, I said that this season had the potential to continue the trend started by that season, and that trend was improvement and refinement, and a return to adventure. And after watching season 8, I can say with confidence that this season did indeed continue that trend. While I like this season less than season 7, we’re nowhere near the lows of season 6, and I don’t think we ever will be again.
This might be an unpopular opinion, but much like seasons 4 and 5, I think season 8 is a transition season. For one thing, this season had some big changes over the course of these 47 episode segments. This season started off relatively poorly, and ended in a very strong spot. At first, season 8 felt like it was rehashing season 6 nonsense, but it eventually got over that around “Pet Sitter Pat” and started being really good, with of course some duds here and there.
Another reason why I say that season 8 is a transition season is because more than ever, I’m starting to see the vibes of “modern SpongeBob” (AKA 9B—present, which may be an overgeneralization but I’m not very familiar with seasons 12 and 13 so I’ll keep to this generalization for now). I see it in the animation, which I swear is becoming more expressive and more fluid, even if we haven’t fully switched over to the season 9B+ craziness. Additionally, just like in season 7, we can see it with the writing. Season 8 is a very adventurous season, in my opinion. How many times do I talk about character interactions and dynamics? And I do so for good reason, because I think this season really keeps up the trend of branching out a little bit when it comes to characters that interact with each other. Like Squidward and Plankton, that was awesome! Or even just seeing Karen and Plankton’s dynamic some more was a good choice. I also think it was a good choice to cut back a little bit on the Patrick appearances here. He still has many unnecessary ones, but I think that he’s starting to be used much more in moderation than he has been in season 6 or 7.
The average episode rating for season 8 was a 7.8/10, which, to remind everyone, is the same as both season 4 and season 5. Again, these averages are more used for comparison purposes, so dare I say that season 8 is similar in quality to both of these seasons? I’d for sure say it for season 5. Season 4 is a different story, though I think it would be a valid argument to say so. I think I’d prefer to watch season 4 over season 8 though, but that’s because I simply cannot stand a boring episode, and season 8 has them a lot more than season 4 does.
As always, I’ve gotta give season 8 a name that I think describes what the season means to me. This time around, I’m going with the Twinkling Season. And I know that that name sounds weird and unserious, but hear me out. Twinkle is a synonym for waver, which is another word I thought of calling this season. But the connotations of that word are negative, and there’s a few other reasons I chose ‘twinkle’, which I’ll get to in a second. I think this season wavers a lot in deciding what it wants to be, which is another reason why it’s so clearly a transition season to me. Like I said before, this season brings back a lot of things that season 7 had done away with, like highly boring episodes. But this season also does a lot of things characteristic of later seasons, like more adventurous plots and character uses. So it’s kinda like it’s trying to anchor to one of these vibes, and can’t decide which one. And I also use ‘twinkling’ because this season is undoubtedly a hidden gem. I mean, it’s lumped into the “bad era” (which at this point I can definitively say is one “bad” season), so that’s already reason enough to say it’s underrated. But not only that, but some people consider it to be the worst season, which I cannot allow to happen (I know, everyone has their own opinions, hush). This season is good. It is! And it gets a bad rap for episodes that aren’t even that bad. I mean the worst episode of this season was “Pet Sitter Pat”, which to be clear I did not like, but it’s not even Abysmal-tier. I’d say season 7 is more underrated than this one is, but it’s decently close.
The Other Patty: 8.5/10
Drive Thru: 6.7/10
The Hot Shot: 6.2/10
A Friendly Game: 5/10
Sentimental Sponge: 7.7/10
Frozen Face-Off: 9.1/10
Squidward's School For Grown-Ups: 4.9/10
Oral Report: 5.3/10
Sweet and Sour Squid: 7.5/10
The Googly Artist: 6.8/10
A SquarePants Family Vacation: 8/10
Patrick's Staycation: 6.2/10
Walking the Plankton: 8.3/10
Mooncation: 8.9/10
Mr. Krabs Takes a Vacation: 9.4/10
Ghoul Fools: 9.5/10
Mermaid Man Begins: 8/10
Plankton's Good Eye: 7.6/10
Barnacle Face: 9.2/10
Pet Sitter Pat: 3.4/10
House Sittin' For Sandy: 8.4/10
Smoothe Jazz at Bikini Bottom: 5.6/10
Bubble Troubles: 9.3/10
The Way of the Sponge: 9/10
The Krabby Patty That Ate Bikini Bottom: 9.3/10
Bubble Buddy Returns: 8.8/10
Restraining SpongeBob: 8.3/10
Fiasco!: 7.7/10
Are You Happy Now?: 8.8/10
Planet of the Jellyfish: 9.6/10
Free Samples: 8.6/10
Home Sweet Rubble: 8.5/10
Karen 2.0: 8.3/10
InSPONGEiac: 7.6/10
Face Freeze!: 6/10
Glove World R.I.P.: 7.8/10
Squiditis: 7.9/10
Demolition Doofus: 9.2/10
Treats!: 7.4/10
For Here or To Go: 8.7/10
It's a SpongeBob Christmas!: 9.4/10
Super Evil Aquatic Villain Team Up is Go!: 6.2/10
Chum Fricasse: 9.4/10
The Good Krabby Name: 9.5/10
Move It or Lose It: 6.7/10
Hello Bikini Bottom!: 9.3/10
Top 5:
5. It's a SpongeBob Christmas!
4. Mr. Krabs Takes A Vacation
3. The Good Krabby Name
2. Planet of the Jellyfish
1. Ghoul Fools
Bottom 5:
5. Smoothe Jazz at Bikini Bottom
4. Oral Report
3. A Friendly Game
2. Squidward's School For Grown-Ups
1. Pet Sitter Pat
Scoring:
Amazing: 14
Great: 13
Good: 8
Okay: 7
Mediocre: 3
Tolerable: 1
Bad: 1
Abysmal: 0
Additional Comments:
What can I say about season 8? I guess the first thing I can do is look back at the questions I asked in my season 7 review. In that review, I said that this season had the potential to continue the trend started by that season, and that trend was improvement and refinement, and a return to adventure. And after watching season 8, I can say with confidence that this season did indeed continue that trend. While I like this season less than season 7, we’re nowhere near the lows of season 6, and I don’t think we ever will be again.
This might be an unpopular opinion, but much like seasons 4 and 5, I think season 8 is a transition season. For one thing, this season had some big changes over the course of these 47 episode segments. This season started off relatively poorly, and ended in a very strong spot. At first, season 8 felt like it was rehashing season 6 nonsense, but it eventually got over that around “Pet Sitter Pat” and started being really good, with of course some duds here and there.
Another reason why I say that season 8 is a transition season is because more than ever, I’m starting to see the vibes of “modern SpongeBob” (AKA 9B—present, which may be an overgeneralization but I’m not very familiar with seasons 12 and 13 so I’ll keep to this generalization for now). I see it in the animation, which I swear is becoming more expressive and more fluid, even if we haven’t fully switched over to the season 9B+ craziness. Additionally, just like in season 7, we can see it with the writing. Season 8 is a very adventurous season, in my opinion. How many times do I talk about character interactions and dynamics? And I do so for good reason, because I think this season really keeps up the trend of branching out a little bit when it comes to characters that interact with each other. Like Squidward and Plankton, that was awesome! Or even just seeing Karen and Plankton’s dynamic some more was a good choice. I also think it was a good choice to cut back a little bit on the Patrick appearances here. He still has many unnecessary ones, but I think that he’s starting to be used much more in moderation than he has been in season 6 or 7.
The average episode rating for season 8 was a 7.8/10, which, to remind everyone, is the same as both season 4 and season 5. Again, these averages are more used for comparison purposes, so dare I say that season 8 is similar in quality to both of these seasons? I’d for sure say it for season 5. Season 4 is a different story, though I think it would be a valid argument to say so. I think I’d prefer to watch season 4 over season 8 though, but that’s because I simply cannot stand a boring episode, and season 8 has them a lot more than season 4 does.
As always, I’ve gotta give season 8 a name that I think describes what the season means to me. This time around, I’m going with the Twinkling Season. And I know that that name sounds weird and unserious, but hear me out. Twinkle is a synonym for waver, which is another word I thought of calling this season. But the connotations of that word are negative, and there’s a few other reasons I chose ‘twinkle’, which I’ll get to in a second. I think this season wavers a lot in deciding what it wants to be, which is another reason why it’s so clearly a transition season to me. Like I said before, this season brings back a lot of things that season 7 had done away with, like highly boring episodes. But this season also does a lot of things characteristic of later seasons, like more adventurous plots and character uses. So it’s kinda like it’s trying to anchor to one of these vibes, and can’t decide which one. And I also use ‘twinkling’ because this season is undoubtedly a hidden gem. I mean, it’s lumped into the “bad era” (which at this point I can definitively say is one “bad” season), so that’s already reason enough to say it’s underrated. But not only that, but some people consider it to be the worst season, which I cannot allow to happen (I know, everyone has their own opinions, hush). This season is good. It is! And it gets a bad rap for episodes that aren’t even that bad. I mean the worst episode of this season was “Pet Sitter Pat”, which to be clear I did not like, but it’s not even Abysmal-tier. I’d say season 7 is more underrated than this one is, but it’s decently close.
distinctincident5624
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Accidents Will Happen: 4/10
The Other Patty: 3/10
Drive Thru: 7/10
The Hot Shot: 6/10
A Friendly Game: 4/10
Sentimental Sponge: 6/10
Frozen Face-Off: 8/10
Squidward's School for Grown Ups: 4/10
Oral Report: 3/10
Sweet and Sour Squid: 4/10
The Googly Artiste: 3/10
A SquarePants Family Vacation: 4/10
Patrick's Staycation: 3/10
Walking the Plankton: 5/10
Mooncation: 8/10
Mr. Krabs Takes a Vacation: 7/10
Ghoul Fools: 8/10
Mermaid Man Begins: 8/10
Plankton's Good Eye: 6/10
Barnacle Face: 7/10
Pet Sitter Pat: 2/10
House Sittin' for Sandy: 3/10
Smoothe Jazz at Bikini Bottom: 1/10
Bubble Troubles: 2/10
The Way of the Sponge: 7/10
The Krabby Patty That Ate Bikini Bottom: 7/10
Bubble Buddy Returns: 3/10
Restraining SpongeBob: 2/10
Fiasco!: 4/10
Are You Happy Now?: 1/10
Planet of the Jellyfish: 9/10
Free Samples: 3/10
Home Sweet Rubble: 4/10
Karen 2.0: 7/10
InSPONGEiac: 6/10
Face Freeze: 2/10
Glove World R.I.P: 3/10
Squiditis: 4/10
Demolition Doofus: 1/10
Treats!: 4/10
For Here or to Go?: 7/10
It's a SpongeBob Christmas!: 10/10
Super Evil Aquatic Villain Team Up Is GO!: 3/10
Chum Fricassee: 8/10
The Good Krabby Name: 7/10
Move it or Lose It: 5/10
Hello Bikini Bottom!: 9/10
Yeah this season wasn't great. It's not terrible as there were some legitimately good ones, but there are more bad episodes in this season than any other seasons of the show. Still, the good episodes here were surprisingly good so I guess I can cut the season a bit of slack. It's still no better than 5/10 though.
The Other Patty: 3/10
Drive Thru: 7/10
The Hot Shot: 6/10
A Friendly Game: 4/10
Sentimental Sponge: 6/10
Frozen Face-Off: 8/10
Squidward's School for Grown Ups: 4/10
Oral Report: 3/10
Sweet and Sour Squid: 4/10
The Googly Artiste: 3/10
A SquarePants Family Vacation: 4/10
Patrick's Staycation: 3/10
Walking the Plankton: 5/10
Mooncation: 8/10
Mr. Krabs Takes a Vacation: 7/10
Ghoul Fools: 8/10
Mermaid Man Begins: 8/10
Plankton's Good Eye: 6/10
Barnacle Face: 7/10
Pet Sitter Pat: 2/10
House Sittin' for Sandy: 3/10
Smoothe Jazz at Bikini Bottom: 1/10
Bubble Troubles: 2/10
The Way of the Sponge: 7/10
The Krabby Patty That Ate Bikini Bottom: 7/10
Bubble Buddy Returns: 3/10
Restraining SpongeBob: 2/10
Fiasco!: 4/10
Are You Happy Now?: 1/10
Planet of the Jellyfish: 9/10
Free Samples: 3/10
Home Sweet Rubble: 4/10
Karen 2.0: 7/10
InSPONGEiac: 6/10
Face Freeze: 2/10
Glove World R.I.P: 3/10
Squiditis: 4/10
Demolition Doofus: 1/10
Treats!: 4/10
For Here or to Go?: 7/10
It's a SpongeBob Christmas!: 10/10
Super Evil Aquatic Villain Team Up Is GO!: 3/10
Chum Fricassee: 8/10
The Good Krabby Name: 7/10
Move it or Lose It: 5/10
Hello Bikini Bottom!: 9/10
Yeah this season wasn't great. It's not terrible as there were some legitimately good ones, but there are more bad episodes in this season than any other seasons of the show. Still, the good episodes here were surprisingly good so I guess I can cut the season a bit of slack. It's still no better than 5/10 though.
zerocool
Moby Dollar
My Top 5 Currently (episodes I recommend):
- Chum Fricassee
- Restraining SpongeBob
- For Here or To Go
- Drive Thru
- Karen 2.0
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Would you look at that! For Here or To Go appreciation!
In my opinion it's actually a pretty great episode, it's not the most memorable or creative but it's a worthwhile 11 minutes of SpongeBob. Chum Fricassee is also a really nice episode as well, but I just wish the ending wasn't so abrupt. As for Restraining SpongeBob... it's okay, but it's probably in my top half of S8 episodes.
SlipperytheTotodile
The Pokemon Enthusiast
I am glad I am not the only here who also really like For Here or To Go
zerocool
Moby Dollar
I liked the customer’s guesses and the concept of the episode. It was definitely a stronger episode than, say, Walking the Plankton. I think the number four spot would have to go to Drive Thru as of right now.
SpongebobMaster
The Guy Who Reviews UHHHHH
Favorite: its a SpongeBob christmas
least favorite: face freeze!
underrated: the Krabby patty that ate bikini bottom
overhated: are you happy now and oral report
overrated: treats!
least favorite: face freeze!
underrated: the Krabby patty that ate bikini bottom
overhated: are you happy now and oral report
overrated: treats!
SpongebobMaster
The Guy Who Reviews UHHHHH
The best mid season but it had issues some of these episode range to boring to FREAKING AMAZINGLY it has more good than bad but the bad can get really bad it was filled with some forgotten episodes but doesn’t mean that we’re all bad I liked accidents can happened, for here or to go, the hot shot and drive trough it could get rough sometimes but the best mid season overall
7.5/10 season
7.5/10 season
SpongebobMaster
The Guy Who Reviews UHHHHH
I don't think treats is overrated anymore
- It's A Spongebob Christmas! (15/10)
- Frozen Face Off (10/10)
- Hello Bikini Bottom! (10/10)
- Ghoul Fools (10/10)
- Planet Of The Jellyfish (10/10)
- The Krabby Patty That Ate Bikini Bottom (10/10)
- A Squarepants Family Vacation (10/10)
- Mooncation (10/10)
- Mermaid Man Begins (10/10)
- The Hot Shot (10/10)
- Are You Happy Now? (9.5/10)
- Oral Report (9.5/10)
- Chum Fricassee (9.5/10)
- Drive Thru (9.5/10)
- Treats! (9.5/10)
- Plankton's Good Eye (9/10)
- The Good Krabby Name (9/10)
- A Friendly Game (8.5/10)
- The Way Of The Sponge (8/10)
- InSPONGEiac (8/10)
- Home Sweet Rubble (8/10)
- Walking The Plankton (8/10)
- Squidward's School For Grown Ups (8/10)
- Sweet And Sour Squid (7.5/10)
- Sentimental Sponge (7/10)
- Move It Or Lose It (7/10)
- Accidents Will Happen (6.5/10)
- Glove World R.I.P (6/10)
- The Other Patty (6/10)
- Super Evil Aquatic Villain Team Up Is Go! (6/10)
- Free Samples (5.5/10)
- Bubble Troubles (4.5/10)
- Fiasco! (4/10)
- Barnacle Face (3.5/10)
- Squiditis (3.5/10)
- For Here Or To Go (3.5/10)
- Karen 2.0 (3.5/10)
- Mr Krabs Takes A Vacation (3.5/10)
- Bubble Buddy Returns (3/10)
- Demolition Doofus (2/10)
- Restraining Spongebob (2/10)
- The Googly Artiste (1.5/10)
- Patrick's Staycation (1.5/10)
- Smoothe Jazz At Bikini Bottom (1/10)
- House Sittin For Sandy (1/10)
- Pet Sitter Pat (0/10)
- Face Freeze! (-9999999/10)
SpongebobMaster
The Guy Who Reviews UHHHHH
Since this season has a lot of bad and good I'm doing a top 10 and bottom 10
Top 10:
Bottom 10:
Thoughts: Oh boy.... This season.... it sure is mixed bag.... while I think its still B tier material its kind of on the lower side of A but on the higher side of C so its a mixed season it was the best at times it was the worst at times I think its a good season it's like season 5 2.0
Top 10:
- It's A Spongebob Christmas! (15/10)
- Frozen Face Off (10/10)
- Hello Bikini Bottom! (10/10)
- Ghoul Fools (10/10)
- Planet Of The Jellyfish (10/10)
- The Krabby Patty That Ate Bikini Bottom (10/10)
- A Squarepants Family Vacation (10/10)
- Mooncation (10/10)
- Mermaid Man Begins (10/10)
- The Hot Shot (10/10)
Bottom 10:
- Mr Krabs Takes A Vacation (3.5/10)
- Bubble Buddy Returns (3/10)
- Demolition Doofus (2/10)
- Restraining Spongebob (2/10)
- The Googly Artiste (1.5/10)
- Patrick's Staycation (1.5/10)
- Smoothe Jazz At Bikini Bottom (1/10)
- House Sittin For Sandy (1/10)
- Pet Sitter Pat (0/10)
- Face Freeze! (-9999999/10)
Thoughts: Oh boy.... This season.... it sure is mixed bag.... while I think its still B tier material its kind of on the lower side of A but on the higher side of C so its a mixed season it was the best at times it was the worst at times I think its a good season it's like season 5 2.0