- Season 1 - Spongebob Squarepants

SpongeBob marched toward the Krusty Krab, his shoes squeaking with the rhythmic confidence of a guy who didn't yet know that his neighbor, Squidward, viewed him as a walking migraine. Today was different. Today, a busload of hungry anchovies was about to descend, and the fate of Mr. Krabs’ first dollar rested on a "hydrodynamic spatula with port and starboard attachments."

It was 1999, though time felt fluid underwater. This was the beginning—the "Season 1" era where the colors were a bit softer, the lines a little hand-drawn, and the world felt small enough to fit inside a jellyfishing net. SpongeBob SquarePants - Season 1

Realizing that a cardboard box is better than a flat-screen TV if you have "imagination." SpongeBob marched toward the Krusty Krab, his shoes