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SpongeBob SquarePants episode "Best Day Ever" Season no.: 4 Episode no.: 80a Airdate: November 10, 2006 Credits Writer(s): Nate Cash
Tuck Tucker
Steven BanksEpisode List
Select show to expand.Premiere OrderProduction Order"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.
Contents
Plot
SpongeBob gets to perform a musical about his "Best Day Ever".
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 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's 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.[1] 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.[2]
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.[3]
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.
The Best Day Ever Marathon No. of episodes 100 Broadcast Original channel Nickelodeon Original run November 9 – 10, 2006 Rank Television TurboNick[4] 100 Procrastination Procrastination
Sailor Mouth99 Hall Monitor Hall Monitor 98 Clams Clams 97 Tea at the Treedome Tea at the Treedome
Welcome to the Chum Bucket96 Sailor Mouth Squidward the Unfriendly Ghost
Tea at the Treedome95 Squidward the Unfriendly Ghost I Had an Accident
Squidward the Unfriendly Ghost94 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
Dumped82 Mrs. Puff, You're Fired The Smoking Peanut
Mrs. Puff, You're Fired81 Dumped Bubblestand
Mrs. Puff, You're Fired80 Bubblestand Rock Bottom
Bubblestand79 Rock Bottom SquidBob TentaclePants
Rock Bottom78 SquidBob TentaclePants Survival of the Idiots
SquidBob TentaclePants77 Imitation Krabs Imitation Krabs 76 Nasty Patty Nasty Patty
Missing Identity75 Missing Identity Bubble Buddy
Nasty Patty74 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
Reef Blower23 Bubble Buddy Bubble Buddy 22 Skill Crane Skill Crane 21 Just One Bite Just One Bite 20 Snowball Effect Snowball Effect 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. Merchandising
Album
The Best Day Ever 
Studio album by SpongeBob & The Hi-Seas Released September 12, 2006 Recorded 2006 Genre Alternative rock, surf rock, pop rock, country Label Nick
ColumbiaProducer Andy Paley SpongeBob & The Hi-Seas chronology The Yellow Album
(2005)The Best Day Ever
(2006)SpongeBob's Greatest Hits
(2009)Singles from The Best Day Ever - "Employee of the Month"
Released: August 2006 - "Best Day Ever"
Released: September 2006
Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating Allmusic 
linkSpongeBob SquarePants: The Best Day Ever is the an first studio album by fictional animated music group SpongeBob & The Hi-Seas. 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).
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" Single by SpongeBob SquarePants from the album The Best Day Ever and The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie Released 2006 Recorded 2004 Genre Power pop Length 3:02 Label Nick Records Writer(s) Andy Paley
Tom KennyProducer Andy Paley 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,[5] and The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie: Music from the Movie and More..., as the song was featured in the film's end credits.[6]
On March 31, 2009, "Best Day Ever," along with "Ridin' the Hook," was made a downloadable track in Rock Band.
Reception
The marathon raised Nickelodeon's ratings to an average of over 6.7 million viewers and became the network's most highest-rated day ever. The episode attracted a high number of viewers for the promotional website, with 3.1 million votes cast and over 5 million downloads of video samples.[7]
References
- ^ "Nickelodeon Gives Kids Their Best SpongeBob Day Ever With a 24-Hour Marathon Counting Down Viewer Favorites". PR Newswire. 2006-10-31. http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-23184200_ITM. Retrieved 2008-11-13.
- ^ "Nickelodeon Marketing Ups Tanki and Tracy" (Press release). Nickelodeon. 2007-02-06. http://digital50.com/news/items/PR/2007/02/06/NYTU139/nickelodeon-marketing-ups-tanki-and-tracy.html. Retrieved 2008-11-13.
- ^ Kridel, Tim (2007-01-29). "Nick"s Ascheim: Viewers Love to be Programmers". Multichannel News. http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-29420359_ITM. Retrieved 2008-11-13.
- ^ Rankings according to nick.com
- ^ Bubbeo, Daniel (2006-11-05). "Fast Chat Tom Kenny". newsday.com. http://www.newsday.com/entertainment/ny-fffast4956134nov05,0,4012699.story?coll=ny-entertainment-promo. Retrieved 2008-11-22.
- ^ Freeman, Jennifer (2004-11-23). "CD Review: SpongeBob soundtrack has novelty, not lasting musical talent.". The America's Intelligence Wire. http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-14594368_ITM. Retrieved 2008-11-22.
- ^ Ball, Ryan (2006-11-15). "SpongeBob Ratings Give Nick "Best Day Ever"". animationmagazine.net. http://www.animationmagazine.net/article/6147. Retrieved 2008-11-13.
External links
SpongeBob SquarePants Seasons Episodes "Help Wanted" • "Christmas Who?" • "Graveyard Shift" • "Sailor Mouth" • "The Sponge Who Could Fly" • "Have You Seen This Snail?" • "Best Day Ever" • "Atlantis SquarePantis" • "Pest of the West" • "What Ever Happened to SpongeBob?" • "SpongeBob SquarePants vs. The Big One" • "Truth or Square" • "To SquarePants or Not to SquarePants" • "The Clash of Triton" • "SpongeBob's Last Stand" • "Frozen Face-Off" • "Ghoul Fools"Films The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie • Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants • Atlantis SquarePantis • Truth or SquareMiniseries Legends of Bikini BottomCharacters SpongeBob • Patrick • Squidward • Mr. Krabs • Gary • Sandy • Plankton • Mrs. Puff • Larry The Lobster • Pearl KrabsAmusement rides Bikini Bottom Bus Tour • Krusty Krab Order Up • Rock Bottom Plunge • SpongeBob SquarePants 4-D • SpongeBob's Splash Bash • Jimmy Neutron's Nicktoon BlastPlaces Krusty KrabRelated Articles Categories:- SpongeBob SquarePants albums
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