10 Best SpongeBob SquarepPants Episodes

10. Shanghaied (Season 2, Episode 13a)

After a mysterious large anchor lands in SpongeBob's house, he, Patrick, and Squidward climb up the anchor to investigate, only to find it comes from the ship of the Flying Dutchman. The Dutchman then shanghais SpongeBob and Patrick into his crew (Squidward, meanwhile, is sent down some terrifying dimension). But, as this is SpongeBob and Patrick we're talking about, they don't exactly make competent crew members, nor are they good at scaring people...at all.

What results is a frequently hilarious episode that takes some surprising twists and turns, and it even ends on a rather dark note for a usually lighthearted show. Seriously, did the Dutchman eat SpongeBob, Patrick, and Squidward? Probably not, since we've gotten a lot more episodes, but this is a show that plays loosely with continuity.

Best Moment: "But the door is locked, and the only way out is through the...perfume department!"