@@DistortedMemories555 not exactly. What I'm assuming they mean is that SpongeBob might both possess feminine and masculine aspects, because sea sponges and other hermaphroditic animals possess both male and female reproductive organs. Intersex just means that a person possess reproductive organs that essentially don't fall in the categories of male or female. And then there's also the whole discussion of the difference between gender and biological sex, which I'm not even gonna get into.
@@formersamonellaclone You make a fair point. (I myself am Non-binary, and I might be Intersex but I'm not sure.) It might be canon, it might not be canon. I could be wrong, but I like the headcanon anyway. Also thank you for being respectful in your comment, I genuinely appreciate that!
@@DistortedMemories555 Yeah, of course! Everyone has valid interpretation of media, and I think that you have a genuinely interesting headcanon. Cheers!
I love how the Scumbob wiki can’t just call an episode terrible, it has to be “hyper-infamous” “super-infamous” or “ultra-infamous”. Just thought it was funny.
I've seen semi-infamous for episodes that aren't absolutely terrible. Like Fools in April. Most of the episode is fine, Squidward's prank at the end goes too far, but at least he apologizes for it in the end and Spongebob forgives him.
Worst of all is that the characters don't learn anything after that, since right after they explain the "festivity" to SpongeBob, they do the same festivity but with Patrick, including the main SpongeBob.
@@sosamsthe townspeople must be really evil to basically chastise SpongeBob for no reason, I was also surprised Mr Krabs was into it too considering SpongeBob is basically the only thing keeping the restaurant from closing.
Looking over the "You Don't Know Sponge" episode, I think the biggest thing that gripes me the wrong way about it is the fact that Spongee's and Patrick's friendship is "repaired" with Patrick giving Spongee a gift, basically telling people that it's ok to be a garbage friend as long as you bribe your friend with things and stuff. If someone needs to give you stuff to keep you around, chances are they are not worth hanging out with regardless.
I bet Patrick was just kidding, I honestly like Patrick; since his species don’t have brains he couldn’t possibly understand/think what he does or says is wrong or not so STOP JUDGING HIM
20:30 With this episode, it had a lot of potential! An episode where SpongeBob, Patrick and Squidward stay inside from a storm would be a really good chance to develop them as friends. We could see a more friendly side to Squidward through them playing games. You could get a lot of humour out of all three of them playing games. It’s unfortunate we got an episode like that when we could of had development of their friendships.
Honestly, it feels like the writers of these episodes think that having an episode about the characters' bonds developing or helping each other out is completely out of character for them, is not within the spirit of the show and is not as funny as them acting like idiots or assholes or punching bags.
@@spydersoup8447 yeah, it’s likely that nick also pushed them to make it more kid friendly rather than the small jokes and humor that made the first 3 seasons funny
Uh, Spongebob is almost always a comedy show first. Relationship development and character growth isn’t a major point in most episodes so, realistically I don’t think that would make for a funny episode.
One thing I did like about Slide Whistle Stooges is the visuals they combined the slide whistle sounds with, like them flying around and moving objects, I found that pretty creative, honestly quite cool to watch.
"This episode will make you HATE slide whistles with a passion!" Yeah no, Phantom, when I was a kid this episode had the OPPOSITE effect on me, I enjoyed SpongeBob and Patrick's shenanigans but I understood where Squidward was coming from, this episode actually got me INTO slide whistles!
The scene in “The Thing” where Squidward pitifully attempts to waddle out of Jellyfish Fields and then screams via is single bubble was genuinely haunting to me
@@alliekuma4234 That's something I wished happened in season 7's "The Play's the Thing". There was potential there but of course, the writers took the easy route out. The closest we have are Band Geeks and Suction Cup Symphony.
This year I had some Brainstorming on this sort of idea. For the sake of this reply I remain it short and barebones, but I feel I may still get to be called cringe for making this. (Which is strange cause those same people also say stuff related giving justice for Squidward, but when I make a story like this I get bashing. Anyway onto the actual story) Basically it would focus on him and another character, in this case I placed my character Eliza (a Little Egret) for that role. In it the two clearly have their differences in personality (Squidward is more grouchy, aggravated, and so on. Whilst Eliza is more soft but overall open for others when needed) once both of them engage in a conversation, they realize that they share simillar problems and interests (like dealing with crazy people on a daily basis, and getting under appreciated in their art) Because of this, she encourages him to perform somewhere so he can prove what he's trully capable of. In the meantime he also let's her to practice her talents, which also encourages her to feel a little more confident in herself after a long time thanks to him. The story receives a happy ending for both of them of course, simillar that of band geeks with a song performance. Like I said this is imperfect and still need to improve on it sometime in the future. (And left out a couple of details in the story to not make this summary too long) Feel free to write down anything that may improve on this.
The Googly Artiste episode is now funnier in hindsight. Googly eyes being put on a rock is now considered high art, and one of the best films ever made. And I’m happy, Everything Everywhere All at Once is one of my favourite films of all time.
I actually liked Gone. For the most part, I found the premise interesting, and while disturbing, I did find the whole boat relationship funny. But yeah the end sorta kills it all. If there was some plot twist like "Oh it was a dream", that would ironically make this episode a whole lot better. Or better yet, it would be funny if it was real, and the whole bikini bottom just happened to have vacation days on the same day, returning to spongebob and comforting him, telling him that he'll be invited to their vacation next time.
I can see how Slide-Whistle Stooges would be annoying, but I do appreciate the creativity of timing the visuals with the slide whistle noises. It kinda reminds me of a off-brand Squeaky Boots; an episode that also has much of its writing surrounding an annoying noise. Except he's driving squidward insane this time instead of mr krabs. Though I guess being the follow-up episode to The Splinter didn’t exactly help matters. Honestly though I don’t actually think Slide Whistle Stooges is that bad. It’s definitely better than a lot of other mid-season episodes.
Except Squeaky Boots makes sense in that it's Krabs' attempt at being cheap backfiring on him with the episode ending with him making it up to Pearl and SpongeBob after going full Telltale Heart.
Ah gotcha thanks! Hyper infamous is the worst of worst from what I was seeing 🙂I discussed hyper infamous in "the most hated spongebob episodes" assuming this 😃 Thanks for helping make such a fun wiki!
Gone was a really good episode, especially when SpongeBob started making crabby patties out of his friends, talking to cars and dressing up as Ms puff. Up until the abysmal ending
It would've been better if it had mutant fish chasing after him like in the movie I Am Legend which I think they might've got inspiration from since the episode aired months after the film's release.
'the googly artiste' REALLY bothered me aswell cause i am also a self taught artist and i can kinda relate to squidward. ALL the time i have seen good artists (including myself) get less recognition on their work that can take up to hours if not DAYS to do. then i see the people who hardly put in ANY effort and get LOTS more recognition. its SOO INFURIATING
That’s how it is for most creative fields now, people spend a long time making something great and it gets no attention but someone does the bare minimum and they get millions.
I think the title _"Not All Glitters Are Gold"_ really says a lot about that "La Spatula" in a nutshell -- that stuff is expensive that you put a lot of effort and savings to buy it, but its usefulness comes out as worthless at the end. Out of all the mean-spirited Bikini Bottomites, La Spatula completely outranked everyone, even Squidward of all people.
I remember this episode because while SpongeBob’s crying didn’t bother me, I wholeheartedly agree that this was very mean-spirited and can’t help but feel terribly bad for SpongeBob. Yes, he does get his own spatula back but the entirety of the episode felt uncomfortable and unnecessary, why!!!? 😐😬😰
Interesting little aside, if Le Spatula's voice sounds familiar, it's because he's voiced by Dee Bradley Baker. If you've watched American Dad, that name should sound familiar, because he voices the goldfish, Klaus Heisler. He's also voiced Squilliam and Bubble Bass in Spongebob, and is also notable for playing Captain Rex from Star Wars The Clone Wars.
I think you and Nin are really sweet together. And hearing her voice as well when quoting reviews is also interesting to listen to. Also just a side note, I liked some of the “ultra” infamous episodes as a kid so my nostalgia has probably made me biased lol
All this Spongebob, and I'm happy as a clam to hear how you met the Missus, I'm so happy for you and you guys sound like a really wholesome and healthy and happy couple. I'm glad you guys found each other!!! Thanks for the great content as always!
I think a lot of people will mostly point out the obvious bad spongebob episodes (good neighbors, one course meal, etc.). But, I think its interesting how the wiki puts some of these episodes as "ultra infamous" when I see barely anyone mention how bad it is.
as a kid my season 6 DVD had scratches on it, so it would never let me get to the end of Gone. Looks like my dvd player was trying to hide me of the pain
Plot twist: Modern Patrick is a robot created by some evil being who despised spongebob. Meaning fake Patrick plays ignorant and brainwashed the sea sponge turning him into a man-child. The original Patrick was kidnapped by this unidentified specimen. Luckily, He surrendered and brought the real Patrick back after season 9. This explains why Patrick turned from a kind-hearted simpleton into a sociopathic asteroidean. But that's just a theory, A film theory!
I don't understand why SpongeBob writers love to humiliate abstract art so much (we have at least 4 or 5 episodes with that theme) *considering how they make money from the Bold and Brash drawing,* that let's be honest, is a little gem.
phantom, watching your videos always puts a smile on my face. you're always so well-spoken and handle a lot of topics with grace, or just make the video generally fun :)
9:18 I’d argue the camping episode for example- he kinda brings it on himself and he’s rude to them at first so that kinda makes the seabear payoff at the end hilarious, Krusty towers would be another example of it done well technically. He gets his payback and it turned into a really funny and satisfying episode
In regards to the art thing, I think most of those kinds of episodes are saying that the idea of art is so abstract that what is classified as art is subjective
I really like this! I was very curious on some of your thoughts on these surprisingly overlooked infamous episodes. I also appreciate your point of view for some of them like the #10 and #6 spots. Great video as always Strider!
I just want to say that I’ve been a huge fan of your content for years now and have inspired me for a while now. I love all of your uploads and they make me feel better whenever I’m down and I want to thank you for making me and many others happy with your videos. Also I like how you have your partner in your videos, it’s honestly really sweet. Anyways great video as always PhantomStrider 👍
I will say that “Gone” is the first time they’ve had that exact twist to “Last man on earth” plot, and somehow possibly worse than everyone actually being dead.
One thing we need to remember is that a lot of these episodes were written during a dark time at Nickelodeon. The company was ABSOLUTELY MILKING Spongebob for anything worth he had left! Correct me if I'm wrong, but at one point it was almost the ONLY thing playing on Nickelodeon! Since they were pumping out episode so quickly, they didn't have time for quality assurance! or proper screening, for that matter, because there was a LOT of fetish fodder in some of those episodes!
Do you have any examples of "fetish fodder"? I never noticed as a kid and I haven't seen any episodes from that era in a while so I'm sorta curious now lol
@@socialgutbrain7774 Off the top of my head, Giant Squidward seemed to have a navel fetish tone (and arguably a giant fetish), The Splinter did have a scene that could be regarded as foot fetish, and both squid baby and goo goo gas seem to pander to the diaper fetish, just to name a few! My hypothesis is that since the show was so crunched for time at that point, the studio didn't have time to proofread the script, meaning the writers could put dang near anything they wanted into an episode with little to no time for the studio to say no. So I believe we're seeing some of the writers kinks peaking out in their work (sad thing is, it wouldn't be the first time they've let something like this happen). Again, that's just a hypothesis! So please don't quote me on it until I'm proven right!
I honestly really liked Squidwood because Squidward could've gotten exactly what he wanted, he never had to deal with Spongebob again and he never had to work again, but because of his own ego he couldn't let the puppet have all of the attention, it's really funny!
I'm very surprised by how much hate Squid Wood gets, as I don't have any big problems with it, and there are a lot of episodes I consider bad, but Squid Wood doesn't have anything that infuriates me.
@@unanimouslyhatedI agree with you. Squidwood isn't really funny. That episode is make me hate both Spongebob and the people of Bikini Bottom. Heck, even those people of Bikini Bottom are assholes to Squidward. That episode make me wants to punch those dirtbags in the face for being a jerk to Squidward.
Even in my younger years I didn’t like some of these episodes. Most of these episodes make me feel sorry for squidward even though he’s a character now I realized the opinion towards the spongeboomers for not liking anything beyond the first movie. It feels like they mostly relied heavily on schadenfreude and harassment towards squidward and I relate to you strider, squidwards doesn’t deserve this.
So, I guess this is kinda a hot take, but I actually enjoyed the episode "Gone". Like, sure, the ending really sucked, but the rest of the episode I actually find myself enjoying. I'm not exactly sure why I enjoy it, but I think it's because of how they show how someone can go insane if they don't have enough social contact for extended periods of time. I also found it entertaining to see how SpongeBob starts saying he doesn't think he can trust any vehicle and then proceeds to axe a vehicle (the bus) before he essentially snaps out of it because everyone comes back (not sure why, but I appreciate the connection). I'd say the part where it starts really being terrible is after everyone piles out of the bus. Although I'm kinda glad they leave Patrick at the end, too, for unknown reasons
I'm surprised by comments by those saying they enjoyed the episode aside from the ending, as I feel the same way and hadn't heard of others enjoying the majority of it before. While the ending could have been far better, I really got into everything that came before it.
15:12 People always seem to forget that after Sponge Bob was so hurt, he immediately turns around does the same to Patrick on "No Patrick "Day"" which makes Sponge Bob horrible as well.
woke up, had breakfast, had some of the worst tooth pain of my life, realized i had an ulser, then i went to my computer and found this, i love phantom strider videos, thanks, strider.
I think they brought back the concept of 'Pineapple Fever' for a later episode in the series, specifically how 3 of the characters are stuck indoors together due to a storm. I believe the episode was titled 'Pull up a Barrel', where Mr Krabs regales Spongebob and Squidward with a tale of one of his adventures while in the navy whilst they were stuck inside the Krusty Krab together. I personally enjoyed that episode way more than 'Pineapple Fever'.
Agree completely. Although not partially a fan of post-sequel SpongeBob, Pull up a Barrel was certainly a hidden jem. I do also see similarities in the concepts of the two episodes and I know which one I would pick.
This was an awesome video. I always find that the episode where SpongeBob gets insomnia is probably very iconic to me. Mainly because that is the episode that aired the most when I was a kid. But as in terms of ultra infamous, the slide whistle one was very annoying
29:08 You forgot to mention the fact that later The Squidward Puppet tells those same people the exact same joke, but they then think that it's hilarious.
I noticed this same stupid joke is used in a lot of other cartoons as well and I honestly never quite understood it. Supposedly it's meant to be funny, but I don't see how. For once I want the character attempting to tell the joke to question their audience why it's only funny when the other character tells the joke, but not when they tell it.
Honestly I was expecting that certain episode involving Plankton's fear of Whales or A Pal for Gary, But then again they may have been featured before in his other videos so there you go.
Yeah they were probably the episode he talked about the most. Also I’m pretty sure they are literally above ultra infamous infamous on the scumbob wiki, they were hyper infamous
Yo Josh, I thank you for the video you posted. This brings back memories because I remember watching the season 6 episodes as a child. Really, the episode "Giant Squidward" is what gets me.
Didn’t expect to find out what kind of friend I truly am from a video about infamous SpongeBob episodes. But thank you, Strider, for bringing this “fairweather friend” thing to light for me. I will try my best to fix this part of me and hopefully not keep making the same mistakes that Patrick has made.
You have always been one of my favorite RU-vidrs because you’re earnest, honest, adorable and so, so positive. And I’m so thrilled you found someone who goes together so well with you. Congratulations!!! 😁😁❤️
Not gonna lie, I'm a person who doesn't really care if SpongeBob is bad or not. I just roll with it. I just enjoy the little Sponge too much. I can't hate him.
It’s the same thing with me, while I genuinely understand why many people don’t like the episodes that on the list, I guess I have very high tolerance in comparison to those who do. Yes, I also don’t like seeing Squidward or any character for that matter getting tortured/treating as punching bags throughout the show considering they make me more sad than angry and I do agree with some of the criticisms but issues aside, I don’t mind them personally. I can’t hate SpongeBob regardless if he’s bad or not, there are definitely some things that go out of character at times but excluding that, I still love SpongeBob!!! 😝😊
9:15 Band Geeks. Band Geeks is how you do Squidward torture right. You see the torture. You see that someone else (Spongebob) sees the torture. You see them acknowledge it as torture. You see them fix the torture. You see Squidward no longer tortured and happy.
@lilpetz500 The toenail scene made me cower in fear as a child, and this is from someone who was unphased by the Invader Zim episode "Dark Harvest". I could handle a lot of creepy stuff growing up, but that scene was particularly awful. I've eventually found that acute and abrupt expressions of pain are often more upsetting for me than slow-burn horror.
I love Pineapple Fever and a good amount of season 6, there are a lot of hidden gems in that season like Porous Pockets, A Life in A Day, Komputer Overload and SpongeBob vs. the Big One.
I always think the season is very over-hated. Sure, there are some stinkers but there are a lot in there that are actually quite good. Examples include Krabby Road, Suction Cup Symphony, Not Normal and Dear Vikings. The only one I would disagree with is SpongeBob vs. the Big One. Can't stand that episode.
@@ItsHailee7 I love Krabby Road and Not Normal too. Big One, while being very weak in story, has a lot of great gags like the Mr. Krab’s not paying for the fan, Squidward’s “who are you” to Sandy and a lot of Patrick’s lines. But, I totally understand the hate the episode receives.
Kinda funny how the writers of spongebob eventually thought that "all that glitters" was pretty horrible too so they redid that plot of spongebob breaking his spatula, but better (although a bit forgettable, it's still a step up from that episode)
One course meal and a pal for Garry were actually classified as hyper-infamous on the scumbob wiki, which is consistent of how sonics forms are ranked in power
Seeing a new Strider's video puts a smile on my face. I've been watching your videos for a while, and you are one of the calmest and most good vibing youtuber
I used to like all these episodes as a kid but I hate some of these episodes now. Well I did have low standards when I was under 10 years old but I know my standards now at age 19. Also my brother can’t even watch “Pineapple Fever” because the flashing lights trigger his seizures
I'm sorry your brother's seizures are triggered by those stupid effects in Pineapple Fever. It was way too bad for one of my videos so I've no idea why it was considered okay multiple times in a professionally animated Spongebob episode 😆
I remember the first time I actually felt angry at a bad episode of SpongeBob I was 9 with my sister and we reached the end of the special episode Clash Of Triton where Neptune out of nowhere loves his son after the stuff he did to him. Me and my sister both collectively said "WHAT?" in disappointment.
4:00 Ironically, this episode is what prompted me to get a slide whistle for Christmas, a device I'd never heard of outside this episode, and honestly, outside of the one I have now, haven't heard of since
Still nice to know this man is still thriving on youtube still doing what he loves, I've always loved watching phantomstrider he's always seemed like a friendly happy fellow to watch no matter the subject and he'd always take it with respect and dignity and still trying to lighten up with some humor every now and then, sometimes educating the audience as well with facts or knowledge. Phantomstrider is a wonderful channel and really underrated as well he's the RU-vid equivalent to Mr Rodgers or Steve from Blues Clues just a very inviting person. I'd love to chat with this fellow sometime sense I'd think it would be a very pleasant experience. Keep up the great work strider 👍
I haven't watched that much Season 6 episode but when you described Pineapple Fever sounded like it could have been a good, quotable episode, like Survival of the Idiots, The Camping Episode or Club Spongebob, or at least a decent one like Good ol' Whatshisname. I didn't imagine it would reach this level of abysmal.
The only redeeming thing about All That Glitters is that it's paired with "Wishing you Well" which is a pretty good episode. I guess in a way, that episode is a reward for enduring All That Glitters
Pairings like that are so frustrating to me, pairing a bad episode with a good episode. It's subjective, but other pairings such as Skill Crane/Good Neighbors, Whale Of A Birthday/Karate Island, Sand Castles In The Sand/Shell Shocked, Are You Happy Now?/Planet Of The Jellyfish, Company Picnic/Pull Up A Barrel, Mimic Madness/House Worming, and Doodle Dimension/Moving Bubble Bass come to mind.
I'm surprised nobody has talked about professor squidward and shuffleboarding and pineapple fever since those were considered the worst SpongeBob episodes.
Would love to see you cover more of the episodes. Ink Lemonade being one of them. Strangely enough while it is a hated episode, I somehow enjoy it still
I'm pretty much indifferent to Ink Lemonade. I really don't find it super frustrating or super gross to watch unlike certain other episodes, and certain moments such as Patrick's way of answering Squidward's question and the haunted house were entertaining, although Squidward does go through quite a lot of torment. It's a clear definition of a mixed bag for me, and I'm surprised that some consider it the absolute worst episode of the series.
I always liked to imagine that Squidward was the one that invented "National No Spongebob Day", because that just sounds like something only _he_ would do. Aside from that, I actually liked "Gone", minus the ending.
