"Single-Celled Defense": Plankton is always getting stepped on, so he has to find a way to defend himself from the steppers. Plankton creates a laser device in his lab which seem to work at first, until he encounters Sandy who sees how dangerous his laser is. Plankton, wanting to learn more, gets taught self-defense lessons from Sandy.

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"Buff for Puff": Mr. Krabs and Mrs. Puff eat a lot of cheese fondue on their beach date. When Larry saves them from the goo, Mrs. Puff kisses Larry, and the now-out-of-shape Mr. Krabs sees this. Mr. Krabs goes to Larry's gym in a clown disguise to try to get himself back into shape to get Mrs. Puff back.

"We ♥ Hoops": SpongeBob and Patrick watch an old episode of the Kelpbed Kids show where they see some familiar faces as younger characters, and see their favorite Kelpbed Kid, Hoops, in action. SpongeBob and Patrick get out their hoops in support for Hoops, and see an address on the hoop. They go to that address to meet Hoops, which turns out to be Old Man Walker. When Ajax from the television series they watched earlier returns, Old Man Walker, along with SpongeBob and Patrick, relive a moment from Kelpbed Kids.

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"SpongeChovy": Anchovies arrive to the Krusty Krab as SpongeBob serves them, until he's left with a to-go order one of the anchovies ordered as the anchovies sweep SpongeBob away to a bus. SpongeBob meeps with an anchovy and morphs into a "faux-chovy" and joins the anchovies' lifestyles. This eventually leads to Patrick, Mr. Krabs, and other customers turning into faux-chovies too, and Squidward has to help stop the faux-chovy invasion.

"BassWard": Squidward and Bubble Bass are on a train together to Jetsam City, where they want to go to a clarinet convention and comic book convention respectively. Bubble Bass ends up being a constant annoyance to Squidward on the train, and the two get booted off after not having tickets, as they fly out the window. Squidward and Bubble Bass then get into all sorts of wild situations to get to their destination.

• Note: This is the first episode where SpongeBob does not appear in any way, shape, or form.^[11]

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"Squidiot Box": SpongeBob is cleaning up his attic and finds his old imagination box, so he takes it outside to see if it still works. It does not, so he and Patrick take it to the Imagination Box Repair and are told the reason it's not working is because the "whimsy gasket" is blown. Patrick throws the box at Squidward's house, causing Squidward to fall inside, and Squidward has to rely on SpongeBob and Patrick's imagination to escape the box he's trapped in.

"Blood is Thicker Than Grease": Plankton's parents come to town and start up the potato-based Spud Bucket restaurant right next to the Chum Bucket, overtaking it and the Krusty Krab. While Plankton attempts to sabotage the Spud Bucket, Mr. Krabs and SpongeBob watch and have a laugh as everything will eventually return to the status quo.

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"Don't Make Me Laugh": SpongeBob's funny bone is triggered after watching a melodrama movie with Patrick and it sends him into a crazed laughing spree, much to the annoyance and disgust of Bikini Bottom. His laughter eventually causes his mouth to take up his entire face.

"Momageddon": SpongeBob, Squidward, and Mr. Krabs' moms come over and make changes to the Krusty Krab, forcing them to become basement boys under the influence of Bubble Bass.

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"Pet the Rock": Patrick adopts a pet rock he names Rolly, which becomes the apple of rock collector Percival Rockhound's eye, and various physical hijinks ensue. In the end, however, it turns out that Patrick's "pet rock" is actually an egg and it hatches into a humongous dinosaur!

• Guest star: Malcolm McDowell as Percival Rockhound

"Tango Tangle": It's Karen's birthday, and Plankton grants her a gift card for tango lessons together. When Karen points out the trouble that comes with the short length of Plankton's legs, he extends them using one of his newest inventions. The two initially struggle in their classes, but with the help of their tango instructor Suzie Groove, they quickly become top of the class. The two then face off against Susie's other top tanglers, who happen to be Bubble Bass and his mom.

• Guest star: Rosie Perez as Suzie Groove

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"Necro-Nom-Nom-Nom-I-Con": Mr. Krabs sees a local breakfast joint serving breakfast and gets an idea of selling breakfast at the Krusty Krab. Mr. Krabs wants SpongeBob to get a breakfast cookbook he ordered from the bookstore, but ends up getting a magical spell book while a witch gets the cookbook. SpongeBob ends up cooking up chaos in the kitchen with his spell book, making breakfast that gives the customers side effects and transforms them into monsters.

In a clipshow, an animated Patchy the Pirate reminisces about holiday-themed SpongeBob memories on a livestream for series fans.

SpongeBob and Patrick throw a Super Bowl party and show off their rituals on how to prepare for the game.