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The first season of ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'' feels ''very'' different from the rest of the show, mainly due to being produced with actual ink and paint, rather than digital ink and paint and later the ''UsefulNotes/ToonBoom'' software. Besides that, there's many other stuff that qualifies, such as the following.

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The first season of ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'' feels ''very'' different from the rest of the show, mainly due to being produced with actual [[CelAnimation ink and paint, paint,]] rather than digital ink and paint and later the ''UsefulNotes/ToonBoom'' software. Besides that, there's many other stuff that qualifies, such as the following.
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* In his later years Steven Hillenberg insisted SpongeBob never have a romantic interest due to real life sea sponges being asexual but if you look in early episodes the Sandy {{Ship Tease}} is out there.

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The first season of ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'' feels ''very'' different than the rest of the show, mainly due to being produced with actual ink and paint, rather than digital ink and paint and later the ''UsefulNotes/ToonBoom'' software. Besides that, there's many other stuff that qualifies, such as the following.

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The first season of ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'' feels ''very'' different than from the rest of the show, mainly due to being produced with actual ink and paint, rather than digital ink and paint and later the ''UsefulNotes/ToonBoom'' software. Besides that, there's many other stuff that qualifies, such as the following.


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** Even then, she's never seen mobile in the show itself until season 5. In the first and third movies, her mobile form is gray, while in the show and second movie, her mobile form is blue.
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* In the early episodes featuring [=SpongeBob's=] boating test, he is shown to get nervous behind the wheel and crashes out of fear. Most later episodes rarely utilize the fear aspect and have him go out of control and crash for no apparent reason.
* Mrs. Puff seems more calm and competent with [=SpongeBob=] behind the wheel in her first appearance. All later appearances have her stay calm with him in the classroom while she dreads him when it's time to get behind the wheel.
* [=SpongeBob=] is shown to have a vast knowledge of boats in "Boating School" which allows him to pass the oral test in an instant. Later seasons establish him as having zero knowledge at every boating school aspect, as shown in "Boating Buddies" when he flunks at every question on the written test.
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* In "Bubblestand", some of SpongeBob's animal bubble creations are those of a butterfly and a caterpillar. Season 2's "Wormy" shows he and Patrick are unfamiliar with those creatures, in addition to treating butterfly-Wormy as a scary monster who ate him.

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* In "Bubblestand", some of SpongeBob's [=SpongeBob's=] animal bubble creations are those of a butterfly and a caterpillar. Season 2's "Wormy" shows he and Patrick are unfamiliar with those creatures, in addition to treating butterfly-Wormy as a scary monster who ate him.
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* In "Bubblestand", some of SpongeBob's animal bubble creations are those of a butterfly and a caterpillar. Season 2's "Wormy" shows he and Patrick are unfamiliar with those creatures, in addition to treating butterfly-Wormy as a scary monster who ate him.
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[[caption-width-right:350:As [[Recap/SpongeBobSquarePantsS1E2BubblestandRippedPants time went on]], land creatures became [[Recap/SpongeBobSquarePantsS2E5WormyPattyHype less understood]] in Bikini Bottom.]]

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[[caption-width-right:350:As [[Recap/SpongeBobSquarePantsS1E2BubblestandRippedPants time went on]], land creatures became [[Recap/SpongeBobSquarePantsS2E5WormyPattyHype less understood]] in Bikini Bottom.]]
[[note]]Top panel: "Bubble Stand". Bottom panel: "Wormy"[[/note]]]]
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* In it's first appearance ("Squeaky Boots"), there was a chain attached to Mr. Krabs' house (being an anchor, it makes sense). Starting only in its second appearance ("The Chaperone"), the chain is no longer present. Interestingly, the chain would appear again in ''WesternAnimation/TheSpongeBobMovieSpongeOnTheRun''.

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* In it's its first appearance ("Squeaky Boots"), there was a chain attached to Mr. Krabs' house (being an anchor, it makes sense). Starting only in its second appearance ("The Chaperone"), the chain is no longer present. Interestingly, the chain would appear again in ''WesternAnimation/TheSpongeBobMovieSpongeOnTheRun''.
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** In "Prehibernation Week", [=SpongeBob=] offers to spend all his remaining time not in work with Sandy before she hibernates. When Sandy later reports that [=SpongeBob=]'s gone missing at the Krusty Krab, the patrons are eating Krabby Patties. This implies that there are other fry cooks who work there when [=SpongeBob=] isn’t around. Although the fifth season episode "The Original Fry Cook" reveals this is the case, it’s implied that only [=SpongeBob=] can make the delicacy so delicious.

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** In "Prehibernation Week", [=SpongeBob=] offers to spend all his remaining time not in work with Sandy before she hibernates. When Sandy later reports that [=SpongeBob=]'s gone missing at the Krusty Krab, the patrons are eating Krabby Patties. This implies that there are other fry cooks who work there when [=SpongeBob=] isn’t around. Although the fifth season episode "The Original Fry Cook" reveals this is the case, it’s implied that only [=SpongeBob=] can make the delicacy so delicious. Some episodes also show either Squidward (who can't cook Krabby Patties to save his life) or Mr. Krabs behind the grill when [=SpongeBob=] isn't there.
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* While the show's famous scene transitions of bubbles engulfing the screen and settling down to reveal another scene were present from the very beginning, early episodes also used more traditional fade and wipe transitions interchangeably with them. As the show went on, it became increasingly rare for any scene transitions other than the bubble ones to be used.
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* During Season 1, there was a chain attached to Mr. Krabs' house (being an anchor, it makes sense). Interestingly, the chain would appear again in ''WesternAnimation/TheSpongeBobMovieSpongeOnTheRun''.

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* During Season 1, In it's first appearance ("Squeaky Boots"), there was a chain attached to Mr. Krabs' house (being an anchor, it makes sense). Starting only in its second appearance ("The Chaperone"), the chain is no longer present. Interestingly, the chain would appear again in ''WesternAnimation/TheSpongeBobMovieSpongeOnTheRun''.
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* Also in "Pizza Delivery", [=SpongeBob=] and Squidward treat coral as something only eaten in times of hardship by the pioneers. Just two shorts later, in "Pickles", Coral Bits were a part of the Krusty Krab menu and continued to be ordered occasionally by customers in later episodes.
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** Another oddity regarding Patrick's house occurs in the episode "Home Sweet Pineapple", where he uses the rock as a giant blanket when he sleeps (which is used for a joke in this episode). No other episode after this shows Patrick sleeping like this.

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** Another oddity regarding Patrick's house occurs in the episode "Home Sweet Pineapple", where he uses the rock as a giant blanket when he sleeps (which is used for a joke in this episode). No other episode after this shows Patrick sleeping like this.this, though it was used for his LimitBreak in ''Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2'' which recreates the "Spider!" joke and Patrick repeatedly hitting the opponent with his rock house.
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** In "Prehibernation Week", [=SpongeBob=] offers to spend all his remaining time not in work with Sandy before she hibernates. When Sandy later reports that [=SpongeBob=]'s gone missing at the Krusty Krab, the patrons are eating Krabby Patties. This implies that there are other fry cooks who work there when [=SpongeBob=] isn’t around. Although the fifth season episode "The Original Fry Cook" reveals this is the case, it’s implied that only [=SpongeBob=] can make the delicacy so delicious.
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[[caption-width-right:350:As [[Recap/SpongeBobSquarePantsS1E2BubblestandRippedPants time went on]], land creatures became [[Recap/SpongeBobSquarePantsS2E5WormyPattyHype less understood]] in Bikini Bottom.]]
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** Another oddity regarding Patrick's house occurs in the episode "Home Sweet Pinneapple", where he uses the rock as a giant blanket when he sleeps (which is used for a joke in this episode). No other episode after this shows Patrick sleeping like this.

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** Another oddity regarding Patrick's house occurs in the episode "Home Sweet Pinneapple", Pineapple", where he uses the rock as a giant blanket when he sleeps (which is used for a joke in this episode). No other episode after this shows Patrick sleeping like this.
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The scallop's name is Shelley and she's has appeared more times than you'd think. Check the Sponge Bob Wiki


* In "Help Wanted" Spongebob is shown to have a pet scallop in a cage which was ultimately never seen again afterwards.

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* In "Help Wanted" Spongebob is shown to have a pet scallop in a cage which was ultimately never seen again afterwards.



* In "Scaredy Pants", the opening scenes in the Krusty Krab alone stand in stark contrast to how the character dynamics change in later episodes and seasons. [=SpongeBob=] actually becomes angry with Squidward's teasing when he usually assumes Squidward thinks he's his best friend out of naïveté, and he also gets annoyed with Mr. Krabs, who he usually displays [[UndyingLoyalty Undying Loyalty]] to and quickly forgives him for any mistreatment.

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* In "Scaredy Pants", the opening scenes in the Krusty Krab alone stand in stark contrast to how the character dynamics change in later episodes and seasons. [=SpongeBob=] actually becomes angry with Squidward's teasing when he usually assumes Squidward thinks he's his best friend out of naïveté, naivete and he also gets annoyed with Mr. Krabs, who he usually displays [[UndyingLoyalty Undying Loyalty]] to and quickly forgives him for any mistreatment.



* Also, [=SpongeBob=] is able to catch on to one of Squidward's tricks in "Pizza Delivery" when he realizes he was only trying to entice him into eating the pizza meant for the customer, when in later seasons, the sponge is easily led to believe what Squidward tells him, with "Gullible Pants" being the worst example.

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* Also, [=SpongeBob=] is able to catch on to one of Squidward's tricks in "Pizza Delivery" when he realizes he was only trying to entice him into eating the pizza meant for the customer, when in later seasons, the sponge is easily led to believe what Squidward tells him, him with "Gullible Pants" being the worst most notable example.



* The first season also seemed very much geared towards immersing viewers in a colourful aquatic world, while the humour was more gentle, subtle, and occasional. For example, the conclusion of "Jellyfish Jam" features an entire instrumental song artistically crafted from undersea sounds. Later seasons essentially make the comedy the show's main focus, toning down the "nautical" and considerably upping the "nonsense" of the show's "nautical nonsense" selling point. Starting from the post-movie era, the show became a purely screwball/slapstick comedy set underwater.

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* The first season also seemed very much geared towards immersing viewers in a colourful colorful aquatic world, while the humour humor was more gentle, subtle, and occasional. For example, the conclusion of "Jellyfish Jam" features an entire instrumental song artistically crafted from undersea sounds. Later seasons essentially make the comedy the show's main focus, toning down the "nautical" and considerably upping the "nonsense" of the show's "nautical nonsense" selling point. Starting from the post-movie era, the show became a purely screwball/slapstick comedy set underwater.
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* During Season 1, there was a chain attached to Mr. Krabs' house (which is an anchor, of course). Interestingly, the chain would appear again in ''WesternAnimation/TheSpongeBobMovieSpongeOnTheRun''.

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* During Season 1, there was a chain attached to Mr. Krabs' house (which is (being an anchor, of course).it makes sense). Interestingly, the chain would appear again in ''WesternAnimation/TheSpongeBobMovieSpongeOnTheRun''.
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* During Season 1, there was a chain attached to Mr. Krabs' house (which is an anchor, of course). Interestingly, the chain would appear again in ''WesternAnimation/TheSpongeBobMovieSpongeOnTheRun''.

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