Rock Bottom (SpongeBob SquarePants)

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"Rock Bottom" is the second segment of the 17th episode of the first season of the American animated television series SpongeBob SquarePants. It first aired on Nickelodeon in the United States on March 15, 2000. In this episode, SpongeBob gets stranded in Rock Bottom, a strange city in the abyssopelagic zone. The episode was written by Paul Tibbitt, Ennio Torresan, and David Fain, and the animation was directed by Tom Yasumi. The premise of the episode was inspired by a childhood incident from series writer and voice of Plankton, Mr. Lawrence, wherein he got on to the wrong bus on his way back from school. The idea was simple enough for the storyboarders to create most of the gags and humor. Upon release, "Rock Bottom" was viewed by over two million households. It has received positive reviews from critics, and is widely regarded as one of the best SpongeBob episodes. The episode inspired the SpongeBob SquarePants Rock Bottom Plunge ride which opened in 2008 at Mall of America's Nickelodeon...

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