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Old Man Patrick is at its most entertaining when enthusiasm outruns common sense, which happens almost immediately and rarely slows down. First released on 14 February 2018, it places SpongeBob and Patrick inside a story shaped by friendship. The setup is easy to understand, but the pleasure comes from the reactions, stubborn choices and visual surprises gathered around it. ⁠ A useful strength is the way shady, shoals and rest become immediate personal problems for SpongeBob

Drive Happy has the bright, peculiar confidence of a cartoon that knows silliness works best when the feelings underneath remain sincere. First released on 13 February 2018, it places SpongeBob and his neighbours inside a story shaped by work. The setup is easy to understand, but the pleasure comes from the reactions, stubborn choices and visual surprises gathered around it. ⁠ The setup connects SpongeBob and his neighbours with coupe, krusty and krab, then lets personality d

A good SpongeBob story needs a clear desire and one terrible way of pursuing it. Chatterbox Gary arrives with both already bubbling. First released on 12 February 2018, it places SpongeBob and Squidward inside a story shaped by personal responsibility. The setup is easy to understand, but the pleasure comes from the reactions, stubborn choices and visual surprises gathered around it. ⁠ A useful strength is the way collar, allowing and gary's become immediate personal problems

There is a wonderfully elastic comic idea at the centre of Don't Feed the Clowns, and the story stretches it without losing sight of the characters. First released on 12 February 2018, it places SpongeBob and his neighbours inside a story shaped by work. The setup is easy to understand, but the pleasure comes from the reactions, stubborn choices and visual surprises gathered around it. ⁠ At the centre are clown, little and left, with SpongeBob and his neighbours carrying the

Pat the Horse begins with recognisable frustration, adds Bikini Bottom logic, and finds a surprisingly human centre inside the absurdity. First released on 2 December 2017, it places SpongeBob and Patrick inside a story shaped by work. The setup is easy to understand, but the pleasure comes from the reactions, stubborn choices and visual surprises gathered around it. ⁠ Rather than spending too long explaining itself, the episode builds through reads, storybook and saying. Spo

A good SpongeBob story needs a clear desire and one terrible way of pursuing it. The Incredible Shrinking Sponge arrives with both already bubbling. First released on 2 December 2017, it places SpongeBob and his neighbours inside a story shaped by food. The setup is easy to understand, but the pleasure comes from the reactions, stubborn choices and visual surprises gathered around it. ⁠ The plot uses turns, temperature and grill as pressure points for SpongeBob and his neighb

Squid Noir begins with recognisable frustration, adds Bikini Bottom logic, and finds a surprisingly human centre inside the absurdity. First released on 10 November 2017, it places SpongeBob and Patrick inside a story shaped by adventure. The setup is easy to understand, but the pleasure comes from the reactions, stubborn choices and visual surprises gathered around it. ⁠ A useful strength is the way squidward's, scavenger and clarinet become immediate personal problems for S

Scavenger Pants begins with recognisable frustration, adds Bikini Bottom logic, and finds a surprisingly human centre inside the absurdity. First released on 9 November 2017, it places SpongeBob and Patrick inside a story shaped by adventure. The setup is easy to understand, but the pleasure comes from the reactions, stubborn choices and visual surprises gathered around it. ⁠ At the centre are hunt, sends and increasingly, with SpongeBob and Patrick carrying the consequences.

Cuddle E. Hugs takes a simple Bikini Bottom inconvenience and turns it into the sort of cheerful disaster this series handles beautifully. First released on 8 November 2017, it places SpongeBob and his neighbours inside a story shaped by food. The setup is easy to understand, but the pleasure comes from the reactions, stubborn choices and visual surprises gathered around it. ⁠ The setup connects SpongeBob and his neighbours with rotten, patty and krabby, then lets personality

There's a Sponge in My Soup is at its most entertaining when enthusiasm outruns common sense, which happens almost immediately and rarely slows down. First released on 7 November 2017, it places SpongeBob and Squidward inside a story shaped by work. The setup is easy to understand, but the pleasure comes from the reactions, stubborn choices and visual surprises gathered around it. ⁠ The setup connects SpongeBob and Squidward with hippies, winter and starts, then lets personal

There is a wonderfully elastic comic idea at the centre of No Pictures Please, and the story stretches it without losing sight of the characters. First released on 6 November 2017, it places Patrick and Bikini Bottom inside a story shaped by identity. The setup is easy to understand, but the pleasure comes from the reactions, stubborn choices and visual surprises gathered around it. ⁠ Rather than spending too long explaining itself, the episode builds through tourist, pretend

Stuck on the Roof begins with recognisable frustration, adds Bikini Bottom logic, and finds a surprisingly human centre inside the absurdity. First released on 6 November 2017, it places SpongeBob and Squidward inside a story shaped by work. The setup is easy to understand, but the pleasure comes from the reactions, stubborn choices and visual surprises gathered around it. ⁠ The plot uses krusty, krab and customers as pressure points for SpongeBob and Squidward. One small mis