Best Day Ever
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"Best Day Ever" is a television special episode of SpongeBob SquarePants
, airing as part of the fourth season
and episode 80A. It first aired in the United States
on November 10, 2006 on Nickelodeon
. The episode aired after a 24 hour SpongeBob SquarePants marathon that ended with the television premiere of The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie
. SpongeBob
starts his day looking forward to having fun with his friends, but various things go wrong so he sacrifices his day. Best Day Ever was viewed by 6.7 million viewers. A music CD called SpongeBob SquarePants: The Best Day Ever was released at the same time as this episode. There are special Best Day Ever (A Random Act Of SpongeBob) Shorts that come with Season 4 Volume 2 In Disc #2.
SpongeBob's final activity for the day is to go to Squidward's clarinet recital. However, once he meets up with Squidward, he says that he cannot play in the concert because his clarinet reed is broken. Angry because most of his day has been ruined, SpongeBob pulls out one of his teeth to replace the reed. SpongeBob attempts to enter the building, but the doorman will not let him in without a ticket. He tries various methods of sneaking in such as a fake SpongeBob marionette
as a distraction, and cutting through the ceiling, but at last he is let in because he is on the VIP list. He gets in right as the concert ends.
SpongeBob is very mad that everything went wrong and gives an elaborate speech about how his "Best Day Ever" has been ruined. However, his friends tell him about how he helped them with their problems out of his kindness and teach him that his "Best Day Ever" is not about "perfect days," but about having friends. But to make it up to him, they hold a production in which SpongeBob performs his song, "The Best Day Ever" to complete his real Best Day Ever with his friends by his side. After a few hours SpongeBob is still singing, but his friends are tired and sleepy, and the audience has departed.
30th Anniversary and during a 24-hour marathon of 100 SpongeBob SquarePants episodes. Patchy the Pirate (Tom Kenny
) presented the marathon from on a boat in the New York City harbor. Nickelodeon
asked viewers to vote for their favourite episodes and almost 3.8 million votes were cast. A marathon called The Best Day Ever Marathon started on November 9, 2006 celebrating Nickelodeon's
30th Anniversary and ran through November 10, 2006 and ended with the network premiere of The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie. This marketing method was primarily organised by Frank Tanki.
Tom Ascheim, executive vice president and general manager of Nickelodeon Digital Television, explained that Nickelodeon is using modern technology to generate interest in television shows. By allowing viewers to choose the episodes shown, Ascheim believes that this contributed to the high ratings.
. The song was originally on the soundtrack for The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie
, and later had an episode of the TV show with the same title featuring the song. The album features Brian Wilson, Tommy Erdelyi (of the Ramones
) and Flaco Jimenez. As of 2009, the album has sold 15,000 copies.
It celebrated Nickelodeon's
unofficial 30th anniversary (1977-2007).
.
On March 31, 2009, "Best Day Ever," along with "Ridin' the Hook," was made a downloadable track in Rock Band
.
SpongeBob SquarePants
SpongeBob SquarePants is an American animated television series, created by marine biologist and animator Stephen Hillenburg. Much of the series centers on the exploits and adventures of the title character and his various friends in the underwater city of "Bikini Bottom"...
, airing as part of the fourth season
SpongeBob SquarePants (season 4)
Season Four of the television series SpongeBob SquarePants premiered on May 5, 2005 and ran until July 24, 2007. Season Four consists of 20 episodes. Starting with "Fear of Krabby Patty" and "Shell of a Man" and ending with "Squid Wood". Volume 1 of Season 4 was released on 11 September 2006 in...
and episode 80A. It first aired in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
on November 10, 2006 on Nickelodeon
Nickelodeon (TV channel)
Nickelodeon, often simply called Nick and originally named Pinwheel, is an American children's channel owned by MTV Networks, a subsidiary of Viacom International. The channel is primarily aimed at children ages 7–17, with the exception of their weekday morning program block aimed at preschoolers...
. The episode aired after a 24 hour SpongeBob SquarePants marathon that ended with the television premiere of The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie
The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie
The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie is a 2004 American animated film based on the popular Nickelodeon television series SpongeBob SquarePants. The film stars the voices of Tom Kenny, Bill Fagerbakke, Clancy Brown, Rodger Bumpass, Doug Lawrence, Scarlett Johansson, Alec Baldwin, Jeffrey Tambor, and...
. SpongeBob
SpongeBob SquarePants (character)
SpongeBob SquarePants is a main fictional character in the animated television series SpongeBob SquarePants. He is voiced by Tom Kenny and first appeared on television in the series' pilot episode "Help Wanted" on May 1, 1999. SpongeBob was created and designed by cartoonist Stephen Hillenburg...
starts his day looking forward to having fun with his friends, but various things go wrong so he sacrifices his day. Best Day Ever was viewed by 6.7 million viewers. A music CD called SpongeBob SquarePants: The Best Day Ever was released at the same time as this episode. There are special Best Day Ever (A Random Act Of SpongeBob) Shorts that come with Season 4 Volume 2 In Disc #2.
Plot
The episode starts out with the song, "Best Day Ever." Afterward, SpongeBob's "Best Day Ever" does not turn out as he planned when he has to postpone his activities to help his friends with their problems. He wanted to work at the Krusty Krab, but that plan is ruined by a nematode infestation, so he lures the nematodes away by using his nose as a flute. He planned to practice some karate with Sandy, but that plan is ruined since she has to fix a leak in her treedome. SpongeBob fixes it accidentally by stopping the leak with his karate glove. He wanted to go jellyfishing with Patrick using his new high-tech jellyfishing net, but Patrick breaks his net and SpongeBob is forced to give him his old one, which Patrick also breaks, so Patrick makes a deal to take turns using SpongeBob's new net, but instead decides to keep it for himself and will not let SpongeBob jellyfish with him.SpongeBob's final activity for the day is to go to Squidward's clarinet recital. However, once he meets up with Squidward, he says that he cannot play in the concert because his clarinet reed is broken. Angry because most of his day has been ruined, SpongeBob pulls out one of his teeth to replace the reed. SpongeBob attempts to enter the building, but the doorman will not let him in without a ticket. He tries various methods of sneaking in such as a fake SpongeBob marionette
Marionette
A marionette is a puppet controlled from above using wires or strings depending on regional variations. A marionette's puppeteer is called a manipulator. Marionettes are operated with the puppeteer hidden or revealed to an audience by using a vertical or horizontal control bar in different forms...
as a distraction, and cutting through the ceiling, but at last he is let in because he is on the VIP list. He gets in right as the concert ends.
SpongeBob is very mad that everything went wrong and gives an elaborate speech about how his "Best Day Ever" has been ruined. However, his friends tell him about how he helped them with their problems out of his kindness and teach him that his "Best Day Ever" is not about "perfect days," but about having friends. But to make it up to him, they hold a production in which SpongeBob performs his song, "The Best Day Ever" to complete his real Best Day Ever with his friends by his side. After a few hours SpongeBob is still singing, but his friends are tired and sleepy, and the audience has departed.
Production
Best Day Ever first aired on November 10, 2006 celebrating Nickelodeon'sNickelodeon (TV channel)
Nickelodeon, often simply called Nick and originally named Pinwheel, is an American children's channel owned by MTV Networks, a subsidiary of Viacom International. The channel is primarily aimed at children ages 7–17, with the exception of their weekday morning program block aimed at preschoolers...
30th Anniversary and during a 24-hour marathon of 100 SpongeBob SquarePants episodes. Patchy the Pirate (Tom Kenny
Tom Kenny
Thomas James "Tom" Kenny is an American actor, voice actor and comedian. He is especially known for his long-running-role as SpongeBob SquarePants in the television series of the same name, as well as the live-action character Patchy the Pirate, Gary the Snail and the French narrator based on...
) presented the marathon from on a boat in the New York City harbor. Nickelodeon
Nickelodeon (TV channel)
Nickelodeon, often simply called Nick and originally named Pinwheel, is an American children's channel owned by MTV Networks, a subsidiary of Viacom International. The channel is primarily aimed at children ages 7–17, with the exception of their weekday morning program block aimed at preschoolers...
asked viewers to vote for their favourite episodes and almost 3.8 million votes were cast. A marathon called The Best Day Ever Marathon started on November 9, 2006 celebrating Nickelodeon's
Nickelodeon (TV channel)
Nickelodeon, often simply called Nick and originally named Pinwheel, is an American children's channel owned by MTV Networks, a subsidiary of Viacom International. The channel is primarily aimed at children ages 7–17, with the exception of their weekday morning program block aimed at preschoolers...
30th Anniversary and ran through November 10, 2006 and ended with the network premiere of The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie. This marketing method was primarily organised by Frank Tanki.
Tom Ascheim, executive vice president and general manager of Nickelodeon Digital Television, explained that Nickelodeon is using modern technology to generate interest in television shows. By allowing viewers to choose the episodes shown, Ascheim believes that this contributed to the high ratings.
Top 100 episodes
Leading up to the premiere of this episode, a marathon the of top 100 episodes voted by fans online aired. "Procrastination" was ranked the #100 episode and "Karate Island" was ranked the #1 episode. The rankings on TurboNick are oddly different from the marathon order, and some have changed in the process. The Top 100 episodes are shown on the table below.| Rank | Television | TurboNick |
|---|---|---|
| 100 | Procrastination | Procrastination Sailor Mouth Sailor Mouth "Sailor Mouth" is the 18th episode of the second season of SpongeBob SquarePants. It first aired on Nickelodeon on September 21, 2001. In the episode, SpongeBob and Patrick discover graffiti scribbled on the dumpster of the Krusty Krab. Patrick explains that this "word" is a "sentence enhancer"... |
| 99 | Hall Monitor Hall Monitor (SpongeBob SquarePants episode) Hall Monitor may refer to:*An episode of SpongeBob SquarePants.*hall monitor - a person that maintains order within the corridors of a school.*'hall monitor video' - a famous video test sequence used in image processing.... |
Hall Monitor Hall Monitor (SpongeBob SquarePants episode) Hall Monitor may refer to:*An episode of SpongeBob SquarePants.*hall monitor - a person that maintains order within the corridors of a school.*'hall monitor video' - a famous video test sequence used in image processing.... |
| 98 | Clams | Clams |
| 97 | Tea at the Treedome | Tea at the Treedome Welcome to the Chum Bucket |
| 96 | Sailor Mouth Sailor Mouth "Sailor Mouth" is the 18th episode of the second season of SpongeBob SquarePants. It first aired on Nickelodeon on September 21, 2001. In the episode, SpongeBob and Patrick discover graffiti scribbled on the dumpster of the Krusty Krab. Patrick explains that this "word" is a "sentence enhancer"... |
Squidward the Unfriendly Ghost Tea at the Treedome |
| 95 | Squidward the Unfriendly Ghost | I Had an Accident Squidward the Unfriendly Ghost |
| 94 | Welcome to the Chum Bucket | Bossy Boots |
| 93 | Bossy Boots | Wet Painters |
| 92 | Wet Painters | My Pretty Seahorse |
| 91 | My Pretty Seahorse | Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy IV |
| 90 | Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy IV | Rock-a-Bye Bivalve |
| 89 | Rock-a-Bye Bivalve | Squid on Strike |
| 88 | Squid on Strike | Home Sweet Pineapple |
| 87 | Home Sweet Pineapple | Squirrel Jokes |
| 86 | Squirrel Jokes | Shell of a Man |
| 85 | Shell of a Man | Fools in April |
| 84 | Fools in April | Krusty Love |
| 83 | Krusty Love | Mrs. Puff, You're Fired Dumped Dumped Dumped was a British reality television programme which started on 2 September 2007 and aired nightly until 5 September 2007 on Channel 4. It involved 11 contestants living for three weeks on a rubbish dump next to a landfill site near Croydon, Surrey... |
| 82 | Mrs. Puff, You're Fired | The Smoking Peanut Mrs. Puff, You're Fired |
| 81 | Dumped Dumped Dumped was a British reality television programme which started on 2 September 2007 and aired nightly until 5 September 2007 on Channel 4. It involved 11 contestants living for three weeks on a rubbish dump next to a landfill site near Croydon, Surrey... |
Bubblestand Mrs. Puff, You're Fired |
| 80 | Bubblestand | Rock Bottom Bubblestand |
| 79 | Rock Bottom | SquidBob TentaclePants Rock Bottom |
| 78 | SquidBob TentaclePants | Survival of the Idiots SquidBob TentaclePants |
| 77 | Imitation Krabs | Imitation Krabs |
| 76 | Nasty Patty | Nasty Patty Missing Identity |
| 75 | Missing Identity | Bubble Buddy Nasty Patty |
| 74 | Gary Takes a Bath | Gary Takes a Bath |
| 73 | Texas | Texas |
| 72 | MuscleBob BuffPants | MuscleBob BuffPants |
| 71 | Party Pooper Pants | Party Pooper Pants |
| 70 | Sleepy Time | Sleepy Time |
| 69 | Krabs vs. Plankton | Krabs vs. Plankton |
| 68 | Sandy's Rocket | Sandy's Rocket |
| 67 | The Lost Mattress | The Lost Mattress |
| 66 | Plankton's Army | Plankton's Army |
| 65 | As Seen on TV | As Seen on TV |
| 64 | Graveyard Shift | Graveyard Shift |
| 63 | SB-129 | SB-129 |
| 62 | Idiot Box | Idiot Box |
| 61 | Suds | Suds |
| 60 | Whale of a Birthday | Whale of a Birthday |
| 59 | The Fry Cook Games | The Fry Cook Games |
| 58 | No Weenies Allowed | No Weenies Allowed |
| 57 | Wormy | Wormy |
| 56 | Hooky | Hooky |
| 55 | New Student Starfish | New Student Starfish |
| 54 | Opposite Day | Opposite Day |
| 53 | Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy VI: The Motion Picture | Enemy In-Law |
| 52 | Dying for Pie | Dying for Pie |
| 51 | SpongeBob Meets the Strangler | SpongeBob Meets the Strangler |
| 50 | I Had an Accident | I Had an Accident |
| 49 | Pressure | Pressure |
| 48 | Culture Shock | Culture Shock |
| 47 | Sandy, SpongeBob, and the Worm | Sandy, SpongeBob, and the Worm |
| 46 | The Paper | The Paper |
| 45 | Chocolate with Nuts | Chocolate with Nuts |
| 44 | Karate Choppers | Karate Choppers |
| 43 | Nature Pants | Nature Pants |
| 42 | Neptune's Spatula | Neptune's Spatula |
| 41 | I Was a Teenage Gary | I Was a Teenage Gary |
| 40 | Jellyfishing | Jellyfishing |
| 39 | Once Bitten | Once Bitten |
| 38 | Band Geeks | Band Geeks |
| 37 | Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy | Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy |
| 36 | Employee of the Month | Employee of the Month |
| 35 | The Great Snail Race | The Great Snail Race |
| 34 | Survival of the Idiots | Survival of the Idiots |
| 33 | No Free Rides | No Free Rides |
| 32 | Squid's Day Off | Squid's Day Off |
| 31 | Krabby Land | Krabby Land |
| 30 | Arrgh! | Arrgh! |
| 29 | Pizza Delivery | Pizza Delivery |
| 28 | Pre-Hibernation Week | Pre-Hibernation Week |
| 27 | Pickles | Pickles |
| 26 | Patty Hype | Patty Hype |
| 25 | Your Shoe's Untied | Your Shoe's Untied |
| 24 | Help Wanted Help Wanted (SpongeBob SquarePants episode) "Help Wanted" is the pilot episode of the animated series SpongeBob SquarePants. It originally aired on Nickelodeon on May 1, 1999 following the 1999 Kids' Choice Awards; however, the episode was not officially aired until July 24, 1999... |
Help Wanted Help Wanted (SpongeBob SquarePants episode) "Help Wanted" is the pilot episode of the animated series SpongeBob SquarePants. It originally aired on Nickelodeon on May 1, 1999 following the 1999 Kids' Choice Awards; however, the episode was not officially aired until July 24, 1999... Reef Blower |
| 23 | Bubble Buddy | Bubble Buddy |
| 22 | Skill Crane | Skill Crane |
| 21 | Just One Bite | Just One Bite |
| 20 | Snowball Effect Snowball effect Snowball effect is a figurative term for a process that starts from an initial state of small significance and builds upon itself, becoming larger , and perhaps potentially dangerous or disastrous , though it might be beneficial instead... |
Snowball Effect Snowball effect Snowball effect is a figurative term for a process that starts from an initial state of small significance and builds upon itself, becoming larger , and perhaps potentially dangerous or disastrous , though it might be beneficial instead... |
| 19 | Scaredy Pants | Scaredy Pants |
| 18 | Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy V | Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy V |
| 17 | Grandma's Kisses | Grandma's Kisses |
| 16 | Ugh | Ugh |
| 15 | Krusty Krab Training Video | Krusty Krab Training Video |
| 14 | F.U.N. | F.U.N. |
| 13 | Big Pink Loser | Big Pink Loser |
| 12 | All That Glitters | All That Glitters |
| 11 | Fear of a Krabby Patty | Fear of a Krabby Patty |
| 10 | Have You Seen This Snail? | Have You Seen This Snail? |
| 9 | Selling Out | Selling Out |
| 8 | Patrick SmartPants | Patrick SmartPants |
| 7 | The Camping Episode | The Camping Episode |
| 6 | New Leaf | New Leaf |
| 5 | Ghost Host | Ghost Host |
| 4 | Krusty Towers | Krusty Towers |
| 3 | Dunces and Dragons | Dunces and Dragons |
| 2 | Wishing You Well | Wishing You Well |
| 1 | Karate Island | Karate Island |
A Random Act of SpongeBob (The Best Day Ever) Shorts
| # | Airdate | Title | Overview |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | November 2, 2006 | Crossing the Street | SpongeBob attempts to help an old lady cross the street. |
| 2 | November 2, 2006 | Anything for Baby | SpongeBob cheers up a crying baby. |
| 3 | November 2, 2006 | Flowers for Sandy | SpongeBob surprises Sandy |
| 4 | November 2, 2006 | Me Money | SpongeBob cleans Mr. krabs' money. |
| 5 | November 2, 2006 | Pie | SpongeBob and Patrick make a pie. |
Album
SpongeBob SquarePants: The Best Day Ever is the an first studio album by fictional animated music group SpongeBob & The Hi-SeasSpongeBob SquarePants
SpongeBob SquarePants is an American animated television series, created by marine biologist and animator Stephen Hillenburg. Much of the series centers on the exploits and adventures of the title character and his various friends in the underwater city of "Bikini Bottom"...
. The song was originally on the soundtrack for The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie
The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie
The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie is a 2004 American animated film based on the popular Nickelodeon television series SpongeBob SquarePants. The film stars the voices of Tom Kenny, Bill Fagerbakke, Clancy Brown, Rodger Bumpass, Doug Lawrence, Scarlett Johansson, Alec Baldwin, Jeffrey Tambor, and...
, and later had an episode of the TV show with the same title featuring the song. The album features Brian Wilson, Tommy Erdelyi (of the Ramones
Ramones
The Ramones were an American rock band that formed in the New York City neighborhood of Forest Hills, Queens, in 1974. They are often cited as the first punk rock group...
) and Flaco Jimenez. As of 2009, the album has sold 15,000 copies.
It celebrated Nickelodeon's
Nickelodeon (TV channel)
Nickelodeon, often simply called Nick and originally named Pinwheel, is an American children's channel owned by MTV Networks, a subsidiary of Viacom International. The channel is primarily aimed at children ages 7–17, with the exception of their weekday morning program block aimed at preschoolers...
unofficial 30th anniversary (1977-2007).
Track listing
- WH2O Radio Show Open
- The Best Day Ever
- SpongeBob & The Hi-Seas in Concert
- Employee of the Month
- Patrick! Turn Your Radio Down!
- Under My Rock
- Mrs. Puff's Boating School Ad
- Where's Gary? (song)
- The Tuneful Tuna's Advice
- Barnacles!
- Pearl Krabs aka Caller #5!
- My Tighty Whiteys
- Dover Sole With Bikini Bottom Weather
- Ridin' the Hook
- Squidward's Request
- Superior
- Krusty Krab Radio Spot
- Doin' the Krabby Patty
- Plankton Jams the Signal
- You Will Obey!
- That Was Weird
- Who Wants to Race Me
- The Spotlight Continues
- Fishin' for Money
- SpongeBob & The Hi-Seas Drop By WH2O
- Bikini Bottom-Rock Bottom
Music
Best Day Ever features a musical piece where SpongeBob sings about the anticipation of his day. This song was included on two albums, an album of the same name SpongeBob SquarePants: The Best Day Ever, and The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie: Music from the Movie and More..., as the song was featured in the film's end creditsEnd Credits
"End Credits" is the first single from Drum and Bass duo Chase & Status' second studio album No More Idols. The single was co-written, co-produced and features vocals from Plan B and was released on 29 October 2009, reaching a peak position of No. 9 in the UK Singles Chart...
.
On March 31, 2009, "Best Day Ever," along with "Ridin' the Hook," was made a downloadable track in Rock Band
Rock Band
Rock Band is a music video game developed by Harmonix Music Systems, published by MTV Games and Electronic Arts. It is the first title in the Rock Band series. The PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions were released in the United States on November 20, 2007, while the PlayStation 2 version was...
.