Continuity mistake: In "Sleepy Time", Spongebob is driving a car in his dream. When he starts to drive faster, he sticks his tongue out on his left cheek. When he makes a left turn in the next shot, it's sticking out on the right cheek.
Spongicus/Suction Cup Symphony - S6-E3
Continuity mistake: In "Spongicus" when Mr. Krabs and SpongeBob are outside looking at the "Chum Coliseum" and Mr. Krabs says "it's very suspicious" the tables inside the Krusty Krab are missing.
Jellyfishing / Plankton! - S1-E3
Continuity mistake: Plankton! When SpongeBob and Plankton are talking at night Plankton gives SpongeBob a golden spatula. When Plankton says he wants a Krabby Patty for his birthday SpongeBob drops it. Then when SpongeBob walks away, the spatula is nowhere to be seen.
Skill Crane/Good Neighbors - S4-E4
Continuity mistake: During "Good Neighbors" Squidward is sitting on his couch trying to enjoy his afternoon. SpongeBob and Patrick pop up behind him. In the next shot. Instead of Squidward sitting on his couch with Bob and Pat behind him, they are standing in the middle of the kitchen.
Help Wanted / Reef Blowers / Tea at the Treedome - S1-E2
Continuity mistake: In "Tea at the Treedome", in one shot, Spongebob's pants are inflated, and in the next shot they're not.
Buried in Time/Shellback Shenanigans - S8-E5
Continuity mistake: The authentic plate that SpongeBob accidentally drops in the time capsule and breaks repairs itself when it is seen inside the capsule after being buried.
Karen 2.0/InSPONGEiac - S8-E28
Continuity mistake: Squidward's house is missing in the shot that shows SpongeBob running from his house to Patrick's house.
Spongebob's Last Stand - S7-E22
Continuity mistake: As soon as a man stamps on a tambourine, it disappears 2 shots later.
Born to Be Wild/Best Frenemies - S4-E18
Continuity mistake: When we first see Plankton, the distance between him and the Kelpshake store keeps changing between shots. (00:02:20)
Pressure / The Smoking Peanut - S2-E12
Continuity mistake: In the episode "The Smoking Peanut" At the end when the man holds up the pearl out of Mr. Krabs pocket, despite being surrounded by a stadium, the close-up of his hand shows complete blue sky in the background.
Chocolate With Nuts / Mermaid Man And Barnacle Boy V - S3-E11
Continuity mistake: When Barnacle Boy and E.V.I.L. are hiding behind the rock you can see Barnacle Boy's fingers. In the next shot he is wearing gloves.
Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy / Pickles - S1-E6
Continuity mistake: In the episode "Pickles", there is a large fish named Bubble Bass. Although his name is Bubble Bass, the captions say his name is Bubble Bath. It is clear that Spongebob is saying "Bass" not "Bath", and his name is given as Bubble Bass in SpongeBob's Diner Dash.
Krab Borg / Rock-a-Bye Bivalve - S3-E8
Continuity mistake: In "Rock-a-Bye Bivalve" when Spongebob and Patrick hear the bivalve chirping, the coral that vibrates is bright green and is standing up straight. However, when they find the bivalve and take it out from behind the coral, the coral is dark green and is bent over.
The Great Snail Race / Mid-Life Crustacean - S3-E15
Continuity mistake: When Squidward looks through a window of SpongeBob's house, Patrick looks through a higher window. An outside shot shows that Patrick is standing in Squidward's shoulders, however, an inside shot shows that Patrick isn't in Squidward's shoulders.
Pre-Hibernation Week / Life of Crime - S2-E13
Continuity mistake: When Spongebob falls off the sea needle, he lands on a fire hydrant. It shows his ripped-off skin; then it shows his back with the piece missing, but the shapes are different.
Sandy, SpongeBob and the Worm / Squid on Strike - S2-E18
Continuity mistake: When Spongebob shows Sandy the paper clip and a piece of string the string is very small. Yet later after Sandy says, "no silly, how about s for saving our skins", the string is a lot longer.
Welcome to the Chum Bucket / Frankendoodle - S3-E2
Continuity mistake: At the end of "Welcome To The Chum Bucket", look at Spongebob's eyes. His eyebrows are more far apart than usual, also his eyeballs are uneven a bit.
MuscleBob BuffPants / Squidward, the Unfriendly Ghost - S1-E11
Continuity mistake: When Patrick throws Squidward the watermelon, it lands on his torso and he falls down. When the camera goes back to Squidward, the watermelon is in his mouth.
Help Wanted / Reef Blowers / Tea at the Treedome - S1-E2
Continuity mistake: In "Help Wanted" Gary doesn't have eyelashes. In every other episode he does.
Suggested correction: Gary never had eyelashes at any point throughout the show.
Suggested correction: So Gary not having eyelashes could count as an early design for him. It's common that characters and environments may undergo changes after a pilot. Not a mistake.
But Gary never had eyelashes.
The Secret Box / Band Geeks - S2-E14
Continuity mistake: When the band is marching through the streets, whilst Squidward is pressuring the flag twirlers to move faster, there are some fish drumming behind them. One is a blue fish wearing a yellow shirt seen standing on the left, and another is a brown fish wearing a red shirt seen standing on the right. When the flag twirlers behind to fly off the ground, those two fish have swapped places.
