The Best Day Ever Marathon

The Best Day Ever Marathon was a 24 hour marathon of SpongeBob SquarePants that began on November 9, 2006 at 6 PM and ended at 6 PM on November 10, 2006. The marathon, which ran through hours typically occupied by programming from the block Nick@Nite, consisted of 100 SpongeBob episodes that were pre-chosen by the viewers themselves. After 99 episodes, the episode Best Day Ever premiered, followed by the number 1 episode of the marathon (Karate Island), then the television premiere of The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie. SpongeBob voice actor Tom Kenny, in character as Patchy the Pirate, hosted the marathon and went to countries and cities around the world.

Top 100 episodes

Countdown

100. Procrastination
99. Hall Monitor
98. Clams
97. Tea at the Treedome
96. Sailor Mouth
95. Squidward the Unfriendly Ghost
94. Welcome to the Chum Bucket
93. Bossy Boots
92. Wet Painters
91. My Pretty Seahorse
90. Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy IV
89. Rock-A-Bye Bivalve
88. Squid on Strike
87. Home Sweet Pineapple
86. Squirrel Jokes
85. Shell of a Man
84. Fools in April
83. Krusty Love
82. Mrs. Puff, You're Fired
81. Dumped
80. Bubblestand
79. Rock Bottom
78. SquidBob TentaclePants
77. Imitation Krabs
76. Nasty Patty
75. Missing Identity
74. Gary Takes a Bath
73. Texas
72. MuscleBob BuffPants
71. Party Pooper Pants
70. Sleepy Time
69. Krabs vs. Plankton
68. Sandy's Rocket
67. The Lost Mattress
66. Plankton's Army
65. As Seen on TV
64. Graveyard Shift
63. SB-129
62. Idiot Box
61. Suds
60. Whale of a Birthday
59. The Fry Cook Games
58. No Weenies Allowed
57. Wormy
56. Hooky
55. New Student Starfish
54. Opposite Day
53. Enemy In-Law
52. Dying for Pie
51. SpongeBob Meets the Strangler
50. I Had an Accident
49. Pressure
48. Culture Shock
47. Sandy, SpongeBob, and the Worm
46. The Paper
45. Chocolate with Nuts
44. Karate Choppers
43. Nature Pants
42. Neptune's Spatula
41. I Was a Teenage Gary
40. Jellyfishing
39. Once Bitten
38. Band Geeks
37. Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy
36. Employee of the Month
35. The Great Snail Race
34. Survival of the Idiots
33. No Free Rides
32. Squid's Day Off
31. Krabby Land
30. Arrgh!
29. Pizza Delivery
28. Pre-Hibernation Week
27. Pickles
26. Patty Hype
25. Your Shoe's Untied
24. Help Wanted / Reef Blower
23. Bubble Buddy
22. Skill Crane
21. Just One Bite
20. Snowball Effect
19. Scaredy Pants
18. Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy V
17. Grandma's Kisses
16. Ugh
15. Krusty Krab Training Video
14. F.U.N.
13. Big Pink Loser
12. All That Glitters
11. Fear of a Krabby Patty
10. Have You Seen This Snail?
9. Selling Out
8. Patrick SmartPants
7. The Camping Episode
6. New Leaf
5. Ghost Host
4. Krusty Towers
3. Dunces and Dragons
2. Wishing You Well
1. "Karate Island"

Episodes up to date that didn't make it

Season 1

• Ripped Pants
• Plankton!
• Naughty Nautical Neighbors
• Boating School
• Jellyfish Jam
• Squeaky Boots
• The Chaperone
• Valentine's Day
• Walking Small
• Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy II

Season 2

• Something Smells
• Squidville
• Life of Crime
• Christmas Who?
• I'm Your Biggest Fanatic
• Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy III
• The Smoking Peanut
• Shanghaied
• Frankendoodle
• The Secret Box
• I'm with Stupid
• Artist Unknown
• Jellyfish Hunter

Season 3

• The Algae's Always Greener
• SpongeGuard on Duty
• Club SpongeBob
• The Bully
• Doing Time
• One Krab's Trash
• Can You Spare a Dime?
• Squilliam Returns
• Krab Borg
• Mid-Life Crustacean
• Born Again Krabs
• The Sponge Who Could Fly
• Pranks a Lot

Season 4

• Good Neighbors
• Funny Pants
• Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy VI: The Motion Picture
• Chimps Ahoy
• Bummer Vacation
• Squidtastic Voyage

Number of Episodes Per Season on the List

• Season 1: 31
• Season 2: 26
• Season 3: 24
• Season 4: 21

Best Performing Episodes Per Season

• Season 1: "F.U.N." (#14)
• Season 2: "Big Pink Loser" (#13)
• Season 3: "The Camping Episode" (#7)
• Season 4: "Karate Island" (#1)

Worst Performing Episodes Per Season

• Season 1: "Hall Monitor" (#99)
• Season 2: "Procrastination" (#100)
• Season 3: "Clams" (#98)
• Season 4: "Shell of a Man" (#85)

Countries and cities Patchy visted

Bold indicates American state or city.

• Egypt (#98)
• Japan (#97)
• Yukon, Canada (#96)
• New York City, New York, USA (#95)
• Germany (#94)
• The Amazon, Peru (#93)
• France (#92)
• Newfoundland, Canada (#91)
• Jamaica (#90)
• England (#89)
• Greece (#88)
• Nevada (#87)
• Australia (#86; Patchy was on a plane from #85 to #46)
• Sweden (#41)
• Niagara Falls (#38)
• China (#37)
• Tanzania (#36)
• Rapa Nui, Chile (#34)
• Drumheller, Canada (#33)
• Canada (#32)
• Mexico (#31)
• Hawaii (rest of countdown)

Trivia

• Although this was supposed to be a top 100 countdown, not all episodes had hosting segments with Patchy before them: the episodes numbered 99 ("Hall Monitor"), 75-62 ("Missing Identity" to "Idiot Box"), 60-57 ("Whale of a Birthday" to "Wormy"), 49 and 48 ("Pressure" and "Culture Shock"), 45-42 ("Chocolate with Nuts" to "Neptune's Spatula"), 40 and 39 ("Jellyfishing" and "Once Bitten"), 35 ("The Great Snail Race"), 11-7 ("Fear of a Krabby Patty" to "The Camping Episode"), and 5-3 ("Ghost Host" to "Dunces and Dragons") all had no hosting segments leading to them ("Reef Blower" and "Karate Island" are not counted; the former is attached directly to "Help Wanted" and the latter followed the premiere of "Best Day Ever"). In addition, Patchy fell asleep from 73-61 ("Texas" to "Suds"), and as a result, those spots were missed. However, the spots can be viewed in the Internet.
• Similar to the ball dropping on New Year's Eve, a giant SpongeBob fell during the last few hours of the countdown.

Transcript

Transcript for The Best Day Ever Marathon

TV Specials, Shorts, Marathons and Events

Nick Saturdays (1999-2004, 2006-2007, 2010-2020) • Nick Fridays (1999, 2001-2006, 2011-) • March Toon Mania (2000) • 2000 Kids' Choice Awards Short (2000) • Astrology with Squidward (2000) • SpongeBob's Nicktoons Summer Splash (2000-2001) • SpongeBob's Gold Medal Dive-a-Thon (2000) • Daily U-Pick (2000-2002) • Nicktoons Afternoon Snack Packs (2000) • Nicktoons Got Game-a-Thon (2001) • Mighty Girls of Nick (2001) • Presidents' Day Celebration (2001) • Toonsday Afternoon Marathon (2001) • Spine-Tingling, Teeth-Chattering, Hair-Raising, Spooktastic Nicktoon Boo-Fest (2001) • SpongeBob-a-Thon (2002) • Friday Night Party with the Nicktoons (2002) • Nicktoons Battle (2002) • 12 Days of Nickmas (2002) • Plankton's Holiday Hits (2002) • Patrick the Snowman (2002) • Nickelodeon Holiday Party (2002) • How the You-Know-Who stole the You-Know-What (2002) • Nicktoons Studios Rules (2003) • Plankton's Revenge (2004) • Plankton's Plan (2004) • The Endless Summer (2005) • Your Brain on SpongeBob (2005) • Random Acts of SpongeBob (2006) • SpongeBob Extras (2006) • The Best Day Ever Marathon (2006) • Super Stuffed Nicksgiving Weekend (2006-2011) • Patrick for President (2007) • Foe-Gotten Years (2007) • NEW NEW NEW NEW NEW Week (2007) • The Top 100 Moments In Nicktoons History (2007) • Journey to Atlantis (2007) • SpongeBob Z-A (2007) • Gimme 5 (2008) • SpongeBob Premiere Factor 5 (2008) • Bikini Bottom Confidential (2008) • Nick's Nonstop Five at Five (2008) • The Big Green Help Shorts (2009) • Bob Squad (2009) • Deep Sea Danger Zone (2009) • The Ultimate SpongeBob SpongeBash (2009) • SpongeBob Surf Shorts (2009) • Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants (2009) • Truth or Square Shorts (2009) • Back to the Past Shorts (2010) • SpongeBob's Last Stand Shorts (2010) • Clash of the Triton (2010) • The Clash of Triton Shorts (2010) • Gumshoe SquarePants (2010) • Legends of Bikini Bottom (2011) • Legends of Bikini Bottom Shorts (2011) • SpongeBob's Runaway Roadtrip (2011) • Sandy's Vacation in Ruins (2011) • Two Whole Weeks of Never Before Seen SpongeBobs (2012) • Mermaid Man-a-Thon (2012) • The Super Spongy Square Games (2012) • Nick Sundays (2012, 2015, 2018-2019) • SpongeBob's Greatest Grilling Moments (2015-2021; 2023-) • Best of the Pets (2015-) • Krabby Patty Party (2017) • Frozen Krabby Patty Shorts (2017) • SpongeBob Gold (2017) • You Bring the Color Week (2017) • SpongeBob's Winter Wonderland (2021) • The Tidal Zone (2023) • Best of the Flying Dutchman (2023-) • SpongeBob SquarePants' Super Stuffed Thanksgiving (2023) • Super Bowl LVIII: Live from Bikini Bottom (2024) • 31 Nights of Frights (2024) • 25 Days of Spongemas (2024)