The second season of the American animated television series SpongeBob SquarePants, created by Stephen Hillenburg, was announced on August 11, 1999.^[1][2] The season began on October 20, 2000 with the episodes "Something Smells" and "Bossy Boots," and ended on July 26, 2003 with the episode "Gary Takes a Bath." The season was executive produced by series creator Hillenburg, who also acted as the showrunner, and consists of 20 episodes. The series chronicles the exploits and adventures of the title character and his various friends in the fictional underwater city of Bikini Bottom.

During the season's run, SpongeBob SquarePants became Nickelodeon's No. 2 children's program, behind Rugrats. Nearly 40 percent of SpongeBob's audience of 2.2 million were aged 18 to 34. The show signed a marketing deal with Target Corporation and Burger King, expanding its merchandising, and SpongeBob's popularity translated well into sales figures. In 2002, the show itself was nominated at the Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Children's Program. At the 29th Annie Awards, the series was nominated three times. The episodes "The Secret Box" and "Band Geeks" won at the 2002 Golden Reel Awards for Best Sound Editing in Television—Animation, while the episodes "Jellyfish Hunter" and "The Fry Cook Games" received a nomination for Best Sound Editing in Television Animation—Music category.

Several compilation DVDs that contained episodes from the season were released. The Complete 2nd Season DVD was released in Region 1 on October 5, 2004, Region 2 on October 23, 2006, and Region 4 on November 30, 2006.

List of episodes

Title card	#	Title	U.S. airdate	U.S. viewers (millions)
	21a	"Your Shoe's Untied" (tr • ga)	February 17, 2001	2.75[3] 1.84[4] (HH)*
	SpongeBob forgets how to tie his shoes.
	21b	"Squid's Day Off" (tr • ga)	February 17, 2001	2.75[3] 1.84[4] (HH)*
	Mr. Krabs goes to the hospital and leaves Squidward in charge.
	22a	"Something Smells" (tr • ga)	October 20, 2000[5][6][7]	2.27[3]
	SpongeBob makes a sundae that gives him bad breath.
	22b	"Bossy Boots" (tr • ga)	October 20, 2000[5][6][7]	2.27[3]
	Pearl gets a job at the Krusty Krab and makes some major changes to the place.
	23a	"Big Pink Loser" (tr • ga)	February 3, 2001	2.80[3]
	Patrick acts like SpongeBob to get his own award.
	23b	"Bubble Buddy" (tr • ga)	February 3, 2001	2.80[3]
	SpongeBob creates a bubble friend after seeing that everyone else is busy.
	24a	"Dying for Pie" (tr • ga)	January 27, 2001	3.43[8] 2.42[8] (HH)*
	Squidward gives SpongeBob a pie that later turns out to be explosive.
	24b	"Imitation Krabs" (tr • ga)	January 27, 2001	3.43[8] 2.42[8] (HH)*
	Plankton disguises himself as a robot version of Mr. Krabs in an attempt to steal the Krabby Patty secret formula.
	25a	"Wormy" (tr • ga)	February 24, 2001	2.69[3]
	Patrick and SpongeBob think Sandy's pet caterpillar Wormy is a dangerous monster when he becomes a butterfly.
	25b	"Patty Hype" (tr • ga)	February 24, 2001	2.69[3]
	SpongeBob creates Pretty Patties.
	26a	"Grandma's Kisses" (tr • ga)	April 28, 2001	2.09[3]
	SpongeBob decides to act more grown-up around his grandmother.
	26b	"Squidville" (tr • ga)	April 28, 2001	2.09[3]
	Squidward grows tired of his neighbors and moves to Tentacle Acres.
	27a	"Prehibernation Week" (tr • ga)	May 5, 2001	2.13[3]
	Sandy and SpongeBob play extreme sporting games before Sandy has to hibernate.
	27b	"Life of Crime" (tr • ga)	May 5, 2001	2.13[3]
	SpongeBob and Patrick leave Bikini Bottom after thinking they stole a balloon.
	28	"Christmas Who?" (tr • ga)	December 7, 2000[6][9][10]	2.17[3]
	SpongeBob learns about the traditions of Christmas and spreads it around Bikini Bottom.
	29a	"Survival of the Idiots" (tr • ga)	March 17, 2001[6][11]	2.81[3]
	SpongeBob and Patrick get trapped in Sandy's treedome during winter.
	29b	"Dumped" (tr • ga)	May 11, 2001[6][12]	2.24[3]
	SpongeBob is jealous that Gary wants to spend time with Patrick.
	30a	"No Free Rides" (tr • ga)	April 14, 2001	2.27[3]
	Mrs. Puff passes SpongeBob just so she doesn't have to deal with him.
	30b	"I'm Your Biggest Fanatic" (tr • ga)	April 14, 2001	2.27[3]
	SpongeBob attempts to join the Jellyspotters.
	31a	"Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy III" (tr • ga)	September 14, 2001	3.07[3]
	SpongeBob and Patrick accidentally free the evil Man Ray.
	31b	"Squirrel Jokes" (tr • ga)	September 14, 2001	3.07[3]
	SpongeBob tells squirrel jokes, offending Sandy and amusing everyone else.
	32a	"Pressure" (tr • ga)	May 12, 2001	2.36[3]
	SpongeBob and Sandy compete to see whether land or sea creatures are better.
	32b	"The Smoking Peanut" (tr • ga)	May 12, 2001	2.36[3]
	SpongeBob throws a peanut at a clam, causing it to throw a tantrum.
	33a	"Shanghaied" (tr • ga)	March 9, 2001 March 10, 2001 (syndicated cut)	3.09[3] 2.16[3] (syndicated cut)
	Squidward, Patrick, and SpongeBob board the Flying Dutchman's ship.
	33b	"Gary Takes a Bath" (tr • ga)	June 17, 2002 (Nicktoons) July 26, 2003 (Nickelodeon)	N/A (Nicktoons) 2.96[3] (Nick)
	SpongeBob attempts to make Gary take a bath.
	34a	"Welcome to the Chum Bucket" (tr • ga)	January 21, 2002	5.25[13] 3.08[13] (HH)*
	SpongeBob is forced to work at the Chum Bucket after Mr. Krabs loses a bet.
	34b	"Frankendoodle" (tr • ga)	January 21, 2002	5.25[13] 3.08[13] (HH)*
	SpongeBob creates the evil DoodleBob.
	35a	"The Secret Box" (tr • ga)	September 7, 2001	2.96[3]
	SpongeBob wants to see what is inside Patrick's secret box.
	35b	"Band Geeks" (tr • ga)	September 7, 2001	2.96[3]
	Squidward creates a band to perform at the Bubble Bowl.
	36a	"Graveyard Shift" (tr • ga)	September 6, 2002	3.70[3] 2.48[14] (HH)*
	SpongeBob and Squidward work the night shift.
	36b	"Krusty Love" (tr • ga)	September 6, 2002	3.70[3] 2.48[14] (HH)*
	Mr. Krabs falls in love with Mrs. Puff.
	37a	"Procrastination" (tr • ga)	October 19, 2001 May 17, 2005 (cut)	3.89[3] N/A (cut)
	SpongeBob procrastinates on writing an essay for Boating School.
	37b	"I'm with Stupid" (tr • ga)	October 19, 2001	3.89[3]
	SpongeBob pretends to be stupid to make Patrick look smart in front of his parents.
	38a	"Sailor Mouth" (tr • ga)	September 21, 2001	2.88[3]
	SpongeBob and Patrick learn a bad word on the dumpster behind the Krusty Krab.
	38b	"Artist Unknown" (tr • ga)	September 21, 2001	2.88[3]
	SpongeBob joins Squidward's art class.
	39a	"Jellyfish Hunter" (tr • ga)	September 28, 2001	2.54[3]
	Mr. Krabs sends SpongeBob to collect jellyfish jelly so he can sell it as a condiment at the Krusty Krab.
	39b	"The Fry Cook Games" (tr • ga)	September 28, 2001	2.54[3]
	SpongeBob and Patrick compete in the Fry Cook Games.
	40a	"Squid on Strike" (tr • ga)	October 12, 2001	2.52[3]
	Squidward and SpongeBob go on strike.
	40b	"Sandy, SpongeBob, and the Worm" (tr • ga)	October 12, 2001	2.52[3]
	A giant worm threatens Bikini Bottom.

*(HH) indicates the amount of households the episode was viewed in.

Trivia

• The series was picked up for a second season on August 11, 1999.^[15]
• Digital ink-and-paint animation replaced the traditional cel-animation that was used in the previous season. This allowed for more cleaner and sharper details to be used on the characters and new animation techniques.
  • Characters and often the background appear paler and brighter in DVD releases. This saturation error was tweaked in TV airings.
  • Eight episodes from Season 2 use the Season 1 character model for SpongeBob. This model appears in "Your Shoe's Untied", "Squid's Day Off", "Bossy Boots", "Big Pink Loser", "Imitation Krabs", "Life of Crime", "Dumped", and "I'm Your Biggest Fanatic."
• The first eleven episodes of this season were copyrighted and completed in 2000, and the rest had done so in 2001. However, storyboards and production art from "Something Smells" and "Big Pink Loser" reveal that production for the first several episodes of the season began in 1999.
• This was the last season where episodes premiered in the 20th century.
  • "Something Smells," "Bossy Boots," and "Christmas Who?" are the only episodes to premiere in 2000 and during the 20th century.
  • "Welcome to the Chum Bucket," "Frankendoodle," "Gary Takes a Bath", "Graveyard Shift," and "Krusty Love" are the only episodes to premiere in 2002.
• "Big Pink Loser" and "Bubble Buddy" are the only episodes to be PAL-pitched in some countries.
• This is the last season to be lower-pitched in the Dutch dub.
• "Gary Takes a Bath," "Welcome to the Chum Bucket," "Frankendoodle," "Graveyard Shift," Krusty Love," "Procrastination," "I'm with Stupid," "Squid on Strike," and "Sandy, SpongeBob, and the Worm" overlapped with the following season.
• "Jellyfish Hunter" was originally produced for the following season, but was moved for unknown reasons.

Videos

References

1. ^ "Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants"
2. ^ NICKELODEON'S SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS IS NUMBER ONE SATURDAY MORNING KIDS SHOW
3. ^ ^{a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj} Friends (NBC): Ratings Recap
4. ^ ^{a b} Broadcast & Cable Nielsens: Week Ending February 18, 2001
5. ^ ^{a b} Date listed on SpongeBob Exposed!, The First 100 Episodes, and the iTunes listing.
6. ^ ^{a b c d e} Nickandmore! - SpongeBob SquarePants
7. ^ ^{a b} Nickstory - October 20, 2000
8. ^ ^{a b c d} Broadcast & Cable Nielsens: Week Ending January 28, 2001
9. ^ SpongeBob Exposed! The Insider's Guide to SpongeBob SquarePants page 73
10. ^ Nickstory - December 7, 2000
11. ^ Nickstory - March 17, 2001
12. ^ Nickstory - May 11, 2001
13. ^ ^{a b c d} Broadcast & Cable Nielsens: Week Ending January 27, 2002
14. ^ ^{a b} Broadcast & Cable Nielsens: Week Ending September 8, 2002
15. ^ Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants | VH1

Notes

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