Yeah a lot of people seem to think 1 is the best but I personally think it's overrated. The first couple episodes of 1 are just pure yawns IMO, and despite having a couple of the best episodes ever on the show (Opposite Day, the one where Spongebob gets the 'anchor arms' [forgot what it's called]), I think the show kind of came into it's own more later in 2 and 3...and then became a parody of itself in 4, 5 and 6.
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