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Keep Bikini Bottom Beautiful/A Pal for Gary

  • Episode aired Jan 3, 2010
  • 24m
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3.3/10
1.4K
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Dee Bradley Baker in SpongeBob SquarePants (1999)
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Squidward cleans up the city of Bikini Bottom with 'help' from SpongeBob.SpongeBob brings Gary a pet that terrorizes him.Squidward cleans up the city of Bikini Bottom with 'help' from SpongeBob.SpongeBob brings Gary a pet that terrorizes him.Squidward cleans up the city of Bikini Bottom with 'help' from SpongeBob.SpongeBob brings Gary a pet that terrorizes him.

  • Director
    • Vincent Waller
  • Writers
    • Stephen Hillenburg
    • Luke Brookshier
    • Nate Cash
  • Stars
    • Tom Kenny
    • Rodger Bumpass
    • Dee Bradley Baker
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    3.3/10
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    • Director
      • Vincent Waller
    • Writers
      • Stephen Hillenburg
      • Luke Brookshier
      • Nate Cash
    • Stars
      • Tom Kenny
      • Rodger Bumpass
      • Dee Bradley Baker
    • 30User reviews
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    1nicholaspottenger

    A Pal for Gary is the worst thing ever.

    The first episode I could care less about. But it's sister episode. Oh. My. God. A Pal for Gary is freaking horrendous. In fact, I'd consider it the worst SpongeBob episode out there. Gary is tortured for no reason, SpongeBob is completely oblivious and annoying, and Puffy Fluffy is one of the scariest things I've ever seen from this show. This episode is so sadistic to Gary, it makes you wonder if this episode was made by Satan! So overall, it is one of the worst episodes of ANY Nickelodeon show I've ever seen. So whenever you see A Pal for Gary on TV, Either change the channel, turn off your TV, or smash your TV. I don't understand how this episode got a 3.7 rating. It deserves a 1.0 but even that's pushing it!
    1uwukawaiicowuwu

    Waste of your time

    "Keep Bikini Bottom Beautiful" Is boring and a waste of time its also unfair since squidward didn't even litter in the first places its unenjoyable and a bit frustrating to get through but its nothing compared to the second one.

    "A Pal For Gary" is so bad. It starts off fine but then after spongebob gets his new pet his pet wants to eat Gary and everytime he gets mad at Gary despite him doing nothing he's so oblivious to this that even when the new pet is attacking Gary Infront of him he blames Gary and tells him to stop hurting his new pet. Spongebob is so unlikable in this episode and extremely out of character. This episode has no redeeming qualities and honestly your better off not watching it.
    1goberkorey

    My eyes

    I understand why the episode is infamous it's horrible. It's just SpongeBob at his stupidest. And when he saw Gary being held up by fluffy, he still blamed, this episode had potential but for me it's the absolute worst episode of SpongeBob ever made. The only thing I liked about it is well Mr. Krabs is totally in character here and he's just there everything else I do not like about the episode and it's partnered with an episode that is one that I consider to be meh I hate this episode don't watch this episode if you do not like SpongeBob doing animal cruelty on his pet that he will go to Atlantis for.
    1warrenodobo-23885

    WORST EPISODE EVER!!!

    I hate animal abuse. I HATE IT! Poor Gary was suffering from that monstrosity puffy fluffy and SpongeBob was so out of character! He did not realize that he bought a pet for Gary and did not know his pet was going to get killed? After Gary lassos it SpongeBob ever blames Gary, WORST EPISODE EVER! 1/10.
    2talisquared

    Just bad

    The only good thing about these two episodes is the song in "Keep Bikini Bottom Beautiful", which, although it has almost nothing to do with the episode, is catchy.

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    • Quotes

      SpongeBob: Gary!

      [cuts to Puffy Fluffy holding Gary in his mouth]

      SpongeBob: You put Puffy Fluffy down right now!

    • Connections
      Featured in Animated Atrocities: A Pal for Gary (2013)
    • Soundtracks
      SpongeBob SquarePants Theme Song
      Written by Stephen Hillenburg and Derek Drymon

      Composed by Hank Smith Music

      Performed by Patrick Pinney

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      • January 3, 2010 (United States)
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    • Language
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    • Production company
      • United Plankton Pictures
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