This is a list of episodes in the fifth season of the animated series SpongeBob SquarePants.
Just like the fourth season, this season's DVDs were initially split into two volumes. The Volume 1 DVD was released in Region 1 on September 4, 2007. The Volume 2 DVD was released on November 18, 2008. A complete set of the season was released in Region 2 on November 16, 2009, and in Region 1 on November 13, 2012.
Episodes
| Title card | # | Title | Air date |
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81 | "Friend or Foe?" | April 13, 2007 |
| Mr. Krabs tells the story behind his and Plankton's rivalry. | |||
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82a | "The Original Fry Cook" | July 30, 2007 |
| SpongeBob feels inferior when a former Krusty Krab fry cook, Jim, visits. | |||
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82b | "Night Light" | July 30, 2007 |
| SpongeBob reads a scary book and develops a fear of the dark. | |||
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83a | "Rise and Shine" | February 19, 2007 |
| Patrick's morning routine is revealed. | |||
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83b | "Waiting" | February 19, 2007 |
| SpongeBob waits for a toy to arrive in the mail. | |||
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83c | "Fungus Among Us" | September 29, 2007 |
| SpongeBob spreads an itchy fungus around Bikini Bottom. | |||
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84a | "Spy Buddies" | July 23, 2007 |
| Mr. Krabs hires SpongeBob and Patrick to spy on Plankton. | |||
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84b | "Boat Smarts" | July 23, 2007 |
| Mrs. Puff hosts a documentary about good and bad boaters, starring SpongeBob and Squidward. | |||
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84c | "Good Ol' Whatshisname" | July 23, 2007 |
| SpongeBob and Squidward vie in a contest to learn the names of all the Krusty Krab customers. | |||
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85a | "New Digs" | July 25, 2007 |
| SpongeBob moves into the Krusty Krab after being late to work. | |||
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85b | "Krabs à la Mode" | July 25, 2007 |
| Mr. Krabs turns the Krusty Krab into an ice rink after Plankton turns down the heat. | |||
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86a | "Roller Cowards" | July 27, 2007 |
| SpongeBob and Patrick are afraid to go on a new roller coaster. | |||
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86b | "Bucket Sweet Bucket" | July 27, 2007 |
| Plankton gets SpongeBob, Patrick, and Squidward to fix up the Chum Bucket. | |||
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87a | "To Love a Patty" | July 26, 2007 |
| SpongeBob falls in love with a Krabby Patty and takes it everywhere. | |||
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87b | "Breath of Fresh Squidward" | July 26, 2007 |
| Squidward turns nice after being shocked by an electric fence, and he becomes even more annoying then SpongeBob. | |||
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88a | "Money Talks" | July 31, 2007 |
| Mr. Krabs wishes he could talk to money, and his wish is granted by The Flying Dutchmen. | |||
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88b | "SpongeBob vs. the Patty Gadget" | July 31, 2007 |
| Squidward makes a machine that cooks Krabby Patties, so SpongeBob challenges it to a "patty war". | |||
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88c | "Slimy Dancing" | July 31, 2007 |
| Squidward dances in SpongeBob's body in a dancing contest, and invents a new dance craze. | |||
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89a | "The Krusty Sponge" | July 24, 2007 |
| Mr. Krabs makes the Krusty Krab SpongeBob-themed after a critic reviews SpongeBob's work. | |||
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89b | "Sing a Song of Patrick" | February 19, 2007 |
| Patrick writes a horrible song that Bikini Bottomites hate. | |||
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90a | "A Flea in Her Dome" | August 1, 2007 |
| Sandy brings a flea to the treedome and SpongeBob and Patrick get caught up in the mess it makes | |||
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90b | "The Donut of Shame" | August 1, 2007 |
| Patrick thinks he stole SpongeBob's doughnut and tries to hide it from SpongeBob. | |||
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90c | "The Krusty Plate" | August 1, 2007 |
| SpongeBob attempts to remove a spot from a plate, but the spot won't come off. | |||
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91a | "Goo Goo Gas" | July 19, 2009 |
| Plankton creates a gas that can turn adults into babies, so he tries to use it to steal the formula. | |||
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91b | "Le Big Switch" | September 29, 2007 |
| After Mr.Krabs uses the chef exchange program, SpongeBob works for a fancy french restraunt, while a french chef works for the Krusty Krab. | |||
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92 | "Atlantis SquarePantis" | November 12, 2007 |
| SpongeBob and Patrick find the path to Atlantis, and Squidward, Mr. Krabs, Sandy, and Plankton come with them on a wild ride to Atlantis. | |||
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93a | "Picture Day" | 02 August 2007 |
| SpongeBob tries to get to Boating School without getting filthy for Picture Day. | |||
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93b | "Pat No Pay" | August 2, 2007 |
| Patrick has to work for the Krusty Krab because he can't pay for his food. | |||
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93c | "BlackJack" | August 2, 2007 |
| SpongeBob thinks his cousin BlackJack has kidnapped his parents. | |||
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94a | "Blackened Sponge" | August 3, 2007 |
| SpongeBob gets a black eye trying to open a toothpaste tube and tells everyone that he got it in a fight instead. | |||
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94b | "Mermaid Man vs. SpongeBob" | August 3, 2007 |
| Plankton hypnotizes Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy to say they like the Chum Bucket. | |||
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95a | "The Inmates of Summer" | November 23, 2007 |
| SpongeBob and Patrick are accidentally sent to a prison camp. | |||
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95b | "To Save a Squirrel" | November 23, 2007 |
| SpongeBob and Patrick are left in the woods without Sandy. | |||
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96 | "Pest of the West" | April 11, 2008 |
| The story of SpongeBob's western ancestor is told. | |||
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97a | "20,000 Patties Under the Sea" | November 23, 2007 |
| Mr. Krabs sends SpongeBob and Patrick to run a traveling restraunt. | |||
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97b | "The Battle of Bikini Bottom" | November 23, 2007 |
| SpongeBob and Patrick battle over cleanliness. | |||
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98 | "What Ever Happened to SpongeBob?" | October 13, 2008 |
| SpongeBob develops amnesia and goes missing. | |||
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99a | "The Two Faces of Squidward" | November 23, 2007 |
| After SpongeBob slams Squidward's face, he becomes handsome. | |||
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99b | "SpongeHenge" | November 23, 2007 |
| Jellyfish like the sound that SpongeBob's holes make in the wind. | |||
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100a | "Banned in Bikini Bottom" | November 23, 2007 |
| Mrs. Grizzlepuss bans Krabby Patties for being fun and delicious. | |||
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100b | "Stanley S. SquarePants" | November 23, 2007 |
| SpongeBob's cousin visits and causes trouble. | |||