The Complete 1st Season

The Complete 1st Season is a SpongeBob SquarePants DVD box set that contains 40 episodes from season 1. It was released on October 28, 2003.

Episodes

Disc 1

Disc 2

Disc 3

Special features

Specials

• The Origin of SpongeBob SquarePants
• The First Season Crew on...
• Everybody's Talking: The Voices Behind SpongeBob SquarePants
• The Bikini Bottom's Up Tour
• In Key of Sea: Krusty Krab Karaoke
• Drawing the Goo Lagoon
• SpongeBob's Life Strategies
• Violent Femmes Sing SpongeBob
• SpongeBob Scaredy Pants Music Video
• SpongeBob Dancin' Pants Music Video

Audio commentaries

Music videos

• In the Key of Sea: Krusty Krab Karaoke
• SpongeBob SquarePants Theme Song - Violent Femmes
• SpongeBob ScaredyPants
• SpongeBob Dancin' Pants

Other

• The Bikini Bottom's Up Tour

Reception

• Jason Bovberg of DVDTalk.com, said in a review that "whether you should purchase this set depends on what level of fan you are and how many of the 'theme' sets you've already purchased." He praised the extras and the video quality, although he noticed the lack of new home video releases of episodes in the set (at the time of its release, only 14 out of the 40 episodes in the set weren't released before). He also criticized the lack of the pilot episode "Help Wanted," describing the set as "annoying" for missing it.^[1]
• Bill Treadway of the DVD Verdict, praised the video and audio quality on the set, comparing it to other "television shows get lackluster treatment on DVD,: saying that "there is much to enjoy, even in the lackluster episodes." However, he also slightly criticized the absence of the pilot.^[2]

Trivia

• The following episodes on this DVD set have their music score changed due to copyright issues:
  • "Sandy's Rocket"
  • "Culture Shock"
  • "MuscleBob BuffPants"
  • "Employee of the Month"
  • "Karate Choppers"
  • "Rock Bottom"
• The first disc contains a preview for SpongeBob VHS tapes and DVDs.
• The following disc covers are based on the episodes that are:
  • Disc 1
    • "Hall Monitor"
  • Disc 2
    • "F.U.N."
  • Disc 3
    • "Hooky"
• "Help Wanted," the pilot episode of the series, was not included on this DVD set due to copyright issues with Tiny Tim's song "Livin' in the Sunlight, Lovin' in the Moonlight" being played in this episode. According to Derek Drymon, this is because Nickelodeon did not want to pay Tiny Tim's estate for the rights.^[3] However, it is included as a bonus feature on disc 3 of The Complete 3rd Season, The Third & Fourth Seasons, and 10 Happiest Moments DVDs. It is also available as a normal episode on The First 100 Episodes, SpongeBob, You're Fired!, The Pilot a Mini-Movie and the Square Shorts, and The Best 200 Episodes Ever DVDs.
• This DVD release was rated PG in Canada for brief and mild violence. This marks the first seasonal DVD release in that country to have this rating. Seasons 2-9 are rated G in Canada. The second is The Complete Tenth Season DVD in 2019 which is also rated PG in Canada.
• This DVD set was released four years after the premiere of "Scaredy Pants" and "I Was a Teenage Gary."

Errors

• On the back of disc 1, "Sandy's Rocket" is mistakenly listed as "Sandys Rocket," missing the apostrophe.
• The following are images that appear on the DVD menu but are not part of season 1:
  • Jellyfish Fields sign in "Snowball Effect."
  • Part of the transmogrifier from "The Algae's Always Greener."
  • The image of Pearl and Mr. Plankton from "The Algae's Always Greener."
  • Part of the interior of Plankton's ketchup ship from "The Algae's Always Greener." (It appears twice.)
  • The box from "Idiot Box."
  • Squidward's living room in "Snowball Effect." (It appears three times in two different images.)
  • Part of the Good Noodle Board from "New Student Starfish."
  • SpongeBob's house's top open from "The Sponge Who Could Fly."
  • SpongeBob's stereo in "Party Pooper Pants."
  • The close-up of Patrick's shoes from "Your Shoe's Untied."
  • Patrick wearing SpongeBob's clothes at the Krusty Krab in "Big Pink Loser."
  • Patrick with Krabby Patty on his face from "Big Pink Loser."
  • The close-up of the working light bulb in the closet from "New Student Starfish."
  • Patrick's license from "Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy III."
  • Part of Squidward's "I really wish I weren't here right now" button from "Krusty Krab Training Video."
  • Two images of Sandy in "Prehibernation Week."
  • The exterior of Plankton's ketchup ship from "The Algae's Always Greener."
  • The interior of the patty vault from "Just One Bite."
  • The cover of the fake Krabby Patty Recipe from "Plankton's Army."
  • The Mr. Krabs finger puppet from "Wormy."
  • Patrick's shoes from "Your Shoe's Untied."
  • Mr. Plankton in the image of Pearl and Mr. Plankton from "The Algae's Always Greener."
  • Krabs holding a Krabby Patty from "The Algae's Always Greener."
  • Sandy and SpongeBob on the Sea Needle in "Prehibernation Week."
  • The Bathrooms from "New Student Starfish."
  • Shot of Mermaid Man from "Mermaid Man And Barnacle Boy V."
• In the Disc 2 episode description of "I Was a Teenage Gary," there is a part that reads, "Gary medicine," instead of "Gary's medicine."
• In the Disc 3 episode description of "Neptune's Spatula," there is a part that reads "Worlds Greatest Fry Cook," instead of "World's Greatest Fry Cook."

• In the episode selection on disc 3, the image for "Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy II" is not from that episode. The image is actually from "Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy III," which is not on this DVD.
  • This error also happens on the Lost at Sea DVD.

Covers

Disc covers

Disc 1

Disc 2

Disc 3

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Alternate covers

2012 re-release cover

iTunes cover

Amazon video cover

UMD Video cover

French cover

Spanish release cover

Australian release cover

Australian re-release cover

Japanese release cover

Japanese re-release cover

Arabic release cover

Dutch release cover

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Commercial

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