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'''Spongebog Squarepants '''is an American cartoon that was made by Nickelodeon, May 1, 1999 and it is still ongoing. The show has been censored around the world.
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'''Spongebob Squarepants '''is an American cartoon that was made by Nickelodeon, May 1, 1999, and it is still ongoing. The show has been censored around the world.
   
 
==Censorship==
  
==Censorship==
 
===Post-Production Censorship===
  
===Post-Production Censorship===
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===Season One===
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==== Season One ====
 
*Episode 3b
  
*Episode 3b
 
#The scene that shows Squidward naked was cut. (due to concerns over nudity.) however, SpongeBob was naked in both Ripped/Nature Pants, both in Season 1.
  
#The scene that shows Squidward naked was cut. (due to concerns over nudity.) however, SpongeBob was naked in both Ripped/Nature Pants, both in Season 1.
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===Season Two===
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==== Season Two ====
 
*Episode 18a
  
*Episode 18a
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#All swear words were replaced with dolphin noises.
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#The scene where SpongeBob says "Go (Dolphin noise) yourself!" was cut.
  
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#The scene where Patrick says "(Dolphin noise) you too!" was cut.
  
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==== Season Three ====
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*Episode 9a
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#The scene where SpongeBob says "I dedicate this crash to my best friend Squidward!" was cut.
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*Episode 14a
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#The scene that shows Sandy kicking SpongeBob's bottom and as a resulted gets arrested was cut.
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==== Season Four ====
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*Episode 3
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#Originally granny was going to be holding an axe, the axe was changed to a cookie tray. 
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==== Season Nine ====
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*Episode 17b
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#The scene where Larry says "The only thing worse than donuts is ground glass." was cut.
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#The scene that shows Larry forcing a glass cup into a fishes' mouth before hitting the guy's head which causes the glass cup to break in the fish's mouth was cut.
   
 
===UK Censorship===
  
===UK Censorship===
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===Nickelodeon UK===
  
   
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===Season 1===
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==== Nickelodeon UK ====
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===== Season 1 =====
 
*Episode 5a
  
*Episode 5a
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#The scene where Squidward says  "Oh, my aching tentacles!" was cut, possibly for ad time or mishearings from the execs.
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#The scene where Squidward says  "Oh, my aching tentacles!" was cut. 
 
*Episode 13a
  
*Episode 13a
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#The scene that shows Patrick shaving off parts of SpongeBob's head was cut, possibly for scaring kids or ad time.
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#The scene that shows Patrick shaving off parts of SpongeBob's head was cut. 
   
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===Season 2===
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===== Season 2 =====
 
*Episode 13a
  
*Episode 13a
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#The Perfume Department Scene Was Cut (Shaved Time: 28 seconds)
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#The episode was banned in the UK due to it's disturbing content.
  
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*Episode 13b
  
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#The episode was banned in the UK due to the amount of innuendo.
  
 
*Episode 19a
  
*Episode 19a
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#Tthe scene that shows No Name cut the power to SpongeBob's house was replaced with a shot of the door outside of SpongeBob's house.
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#The scene that shows No Name cut the power to SpongeBob's house was modified for the Nickelodeon UK broadcast. In the Nickelodeon UK broadcast, it was replaced with a shot of the door outside of SpongeBob's house.
   
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===Season 7===
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===== Season 7 =====
 
*Episode 23a
  
*Episode 23a
 
#The scene that shows Patrick turning the blender SpongeBob is in on was cut.
  
#The scene that shows Patrick turning the blender SpongeBob is in on was cut.
   
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===Season 8===
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===== Season 8 =====
 
*Episode 8b
  
*Episode 8b
 
#The scene that shows the fat fish scooping up Plankton was cut.
  
#The scene that shows the fat fish scooping up Plankton was cut.
   
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===Season 10===
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===== Season 10 =====
 
*Episode 10b
  
*Episode 10b
 
#The scene that shows the art appraiser mimes hanging himself to demonstrate to Mr. Krabs what "out of the picture" means was cut.
  
#The scene that shows the art appraiser mimes hanging himself to demonstrate to Mr. Krabs what "out of the picture" means was cut.
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===== Season 12 =====
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# SpongeBob In Randomland cuts out the Red Mist Squidward.
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===India Censorship===
  
===India Censorship===
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===Nickelodeon India===
  
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===Season One===
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==== Nickelodeon India ====
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===== Season One =====
 
*Episode 2b
  
*Episode 2b
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#The scene that shows SpongeBob ripping his pants was modified for the Nickelodeon India broadcast. In the Nickelodeon India version SpongeBob's underwear was blurred.
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#All the scenes showing SpongeBob ripping his pants with SpongeBob's underwear was blurred.
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===Season Two===
  
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===== Season Two =====
 
*Episode 1b
  
*Episode 1b
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#The scene that shows Patrick checking his tan, but instead sees his butt was replaced with a shot of Spongebob.
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#The scene that shows Patrick checking his tan, but instead sees his butt was modified for the Nickelodeon India broadcast. In the Nickelodeon India broadcast, it was replaced with a shot of Spongebob.
 
===Poland Censorship===
  
===Poland Censorship===
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===Poland Nickelodeon===
  
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===Season One===
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==== Nickelodeon Poland ====
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===== Season One =====
 
*Episode 3a
  
*Episode 3a
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#The scene that shows Patrick jamming the net through Squidward's bandaged hand was cut. (As of 2018 this scene is no longer censored.)
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#The scene that shows Patrick jamming the net through Squidward's bandaged hand was cut. (As of 2018, this scene is no longer censored.)
 
*Episode 4a
  
*Episode 4a
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#The scene thatshows Squidward choking on the fork was cut. (As of 2018 this scene is no longer censored.)
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#The scene that shows Squidward choking on the fork was cut. (As of 2018, this scene is no longer censored.)
 
*Episode 5a
  
*Episode 5a
 
#The scene where Squidward says  "Oh, my aching tentacles!" was cut.
  
#The scene where Squidward says  "Oh, my aching tentacles!" was cut.
 
*Episode 7b
  
*Episode 7b
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#The scene that shows the Jellyfish dance was cut. (As of 2018 this scene is no longer censored.)
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#The scene that shows the Jellyfish dance was cut. (As of 2018, this scene is no longer censored.)
 
*Episode 20a
  
*Episode 20a
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#The scene that shows Patrick eatting the cheese off the hook was cut. (As of 2018 this scene is no longer censored.)
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#The scene that shows Patrick eating the cheese off the hook was cut. (As of 2018 this scene is no longer censored.)
 
===Greece Censorship===
  
===Greece Censorship===
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===Greece Nickelodeon===
  
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===Season One===
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==== Nickelodeon Greece ====
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===== Season One =====
 
*Episode 5a
  
*Episode 5a
 
#The scene where Squidward says  "Oh, my aching tentacles!" was cut.
  
#The scene where Squidward says  "Oh, my aching tentacles!" was cut.
 
===Indonesia Censorship===
  
===Indonesia Censorship===
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===Indonesia Nickelodeon===
  
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===Season One===
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==== Global TV ====
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*All episodes
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#Sandy's bikini is blurred.
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==== Nickelodeon Indonesia ====
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===== Season One =====
 
*Episode 15b
  
*Episode 15b
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#All live action scenes were cut.
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#All live-action scenes were cut.
 
===Netherlands Censorship===
  
===Netherlands Censorship===
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===Nickeldoeon===
  
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===Season One===
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==== Nickelodeon ====
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===== Season One =====
 
*Episode 16a
  
*Episode 16a
 
#The scene where Patrick says "Patrick needs love too!" it was changed to "3:15"
  
#The scene where Patrick says "Patrick needs love too!" it was changed to "3:15"
 
===Canada Censorship===
  
===Canada Censorship===
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===Nick Canada===
  
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===Season Three===
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==== Nick Canada ====
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===== Season Three =====
 
*Episode 18a
  
*Episode 18a
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#Nick Canada banned the episode due to it's deception of animal abuse.
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#Nick Canada banned the episode due to its deception of animal abuse. But Not YTV.
 
*Episode 18b
  
*Episode 18b
 
#Nick Canada banned the episode due to the sister episode.
  
#Nick Canada banned the episode due to the sister episode.
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===Southeast Asia Censorship===
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==Where to find it uncensored==
  
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====Nick Southeast Asia====
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The DVD's and American airings are completely uncensored.
  
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*Any scene with the David statue in "Artist Unknown" was cut.
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{{Stub}}
  
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*In "SpongeGuard on Duty", the scene when Patrick accidentally looks at his own butt was cut.
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===Egypt/Arabic Censorship===
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====MBC3====
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*Truth or Square
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#The wedding scene was cut 
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*Seasons 5-7
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#The episodes "It's a Spongebob Christmas", "Gary's in Love", and "Love that Squid" are banned.
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*Season 8
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#Butt Jokes are cut.
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*All
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#The Krusty Krab's front side is cut due to the Romeo flags looking like crosses. Some episodes have the flag all red.
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===Persian Censorship===
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#All the bikinis are drawn over with dresses. 
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=== Italian Censorship ===
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==== Nick Italy ====
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===== Season 1 =====
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* Episode 1a
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# Tiny Tim's song "Livin' in the Sunlight, Lovin' in the Moonlight" was shortened. 
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* Episode 2b
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# The ripped pants song was cut.
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* Episode 15b
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# The live-action scenes for SpongeBob and Patrick were cut. 
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* Episode 19b
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# The scene when Tom Kenny was taking a shower was cut.
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===== Season 2 =====
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* Episode 5a
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# The wormy song was cut.
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* Episode 15b
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# The Sweet Victory song was cut.
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=== Chinese Censorship ===
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==== CCTV ====
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* The show was banned in 2008. 
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== Where to find it uncensored ==
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There is no completely uncensored version (except maybe the Just One Bite fire scene), but the DVDs and the American/Australian/New Zealand airings are nearly completely uncensored.
 
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Revision as of 09:09, 24 July 2020

Spongebob Squarepants is an American cartoon that was made by Nickelodeon, May 1, 1999, and it is still ongoing. The show has been censored around the world.

Censorship

Post-Production Censorship

Season One

  • Episode 3b
  1. The scene that shows Squidward naked was cut. (due to concerns over nudity.) however, SpongeBob was naked in both Ripped/Nature Pants, both in Season 1.

Season Two

  • Episode 18a
  1. All swear words were replaced with dolphin noises.

Season Three

  • Episode 9a
  1. The scene where SpongeBob says "I dedicate this crash to my best friend Squidward!" was cut.
  • Episode 14a
  1. The scene that shows Sandy kicking SpongeBob's bottom and as a resulted gets arrested was cut.

Season Four

  • Episode 3
  1. Originally granny was going to be holding an axe, the axe was changed to a cookie tray. 

Season Nine

  • Episode 17b
  1. The scene where Larry says "The only thing worse than donuts is ground glass." was cut.
  2. The scene that shows Larry forcing a glass cup into a fishes' mouth before hitting the guy's head which causes the glass cup to break in the fish's mouth was cut.

UK Censorship

Nickelodeon UK

Season 1
  • Episode 5a
  1. The scene where Squidward says  "Oh, my aching tentacles!" was cut. 
  • Episode 13a
  1. The scene that shows Patrick shaving off parts of SpongeBob's head was cut. 
Season 2
  • Episode 13a
  1. The Perfume Department Scene Was Cut (Shaved Time: 28 seconds)
  • Episode 19a
  1. The scene that shows No Name cut the power to SpongeBob's house was modified for the Nickelodeon UK broadcast. In the Nickelodeon UK broadcast, it was replaced with a shot of the door outside of SpongeBob's house.
Season 7
  • Episode 23a
  1. The scene that shows Patrick turning the blender SpongeBob is in on was cut.
Season 8
  • Episode 8b
  1. The scene that shows the fat fish scooping up Plankton was cut.
Season 10
  • Episode 10b
  1. The scene that shows the art appraiser mimes hanging himself to demonstrate to Mr. Krabs what "out of the picture" means was cut.
Season 12
  1. SpongeBob In Randomland cuts out the Red Mist Squidward.

India Censorship

Nickelodeon India

Season One
  • Episode 2b
  1. All the scenes showing SpongeBob ripping his pants with SpongeBob's underwear was blurred.
Season Two
  • Episode 1b
  1. The scene that shows Patrick checking his tan, but instead sees his butt was modified for the Nickelodeon India broadcast. In the Nickelodeon India broadcast, it was replaced with a shot of Spongebob.

Poland Censorship

Nickelodeon Poland

Season One
  • Episode 3a
  1. The scene that shows Patrick jamming the net through Squidward's bandaged hand was cut. (As of 2018, this scene is no longer censored.)
  • Episode 4a
  1. The scene that shows Squidward choking on the fork was cut. (As of 2018, this scene is no longer censored.)
  • Episode 5a
  1. The scene where Squidward says  "Oh, my aching tentacles!" was cut.
  • Episode 7b
  1. The scene that shows the Jellyfish dance was cut. (As of 2018, this scene is no longer censored.)
  • Episode 20a
  1. The scene that shows Patrick eating the cheese off the hook was cut. (As of 2018 this scene is no longer censored.)

Greece Censorship

Nickelodeon Greece

Season One
  • Episode 5a
  1. The scene where Squidward says  "Oh, my aching tentacles!" was cut.

Indonesia Censorship

Global TV

  • All episodes
  1. Sandy's bikini is blurred.

Nickelodeon Indonesia

Season One
  • Episode 15b
  1. All live-action scenes were cut.

Netherlands Censorship

Nickelodeon

Season One
  • Episode 16a
  1. The scene where Patrick says "Patrick needs love too!" it was changed to "3:15"

Canada Censorship

Nick Canada

Season Three
  • Episode 18a
  1. Nick Canada banned the episode due to its deception of animal abuse. But Not YTV.
  • Episode 18b
  1. Nick Canada banned the episode due to the sister episode.

Southeast Asia Censorship

Nick Southeast Asia

  • Any scene with the David statue in "Artist Unknown" was cut.
  • In "SpongeGuard on Duty", the scene when Patrick accidentally looks at his own butt was cut.

Egypt/Arabic Censorship

MBC3

  • Truth or Square
  1. The wedding scene was cut 
  • Seasons 5-7
  1. The episodes "It's a Spongebob Christmas", "Gary's in Love", and "Love that Squid" are banned.
  • Season 8
  1. Butt Jokes are cut.
  • All
  1. The Krusty Krab's front side is cut due to the Romeo flags looking like crosses. Some episodes have the flag all red.

Persian Censorship

  1. All the bikinis are drawn over with dresses. 

Italian Censorship

Nick Italy

Season 1
  • Episode 1a
  1. Tiny Tim's song "Livin' in the Sunlight, Lovin' in the Moonlight" was shortened. 
  • Episode 2b
  1. The ripped pants song was cut.
  • Episode 15b
  1. The live-action scenes for SpongeBob and Patrick were cut. 
  • Episode 19b
  1. The scene when Tom Kenny was taking a shower was cut.
Season 2
  • Episode 5a
  1. The wormy song was cut.
  • Episode 15b
  1. The Sweet Victory song was cut.

Chinese Censorship

CCTV

  • The show was banned in 2008. 

Where to find it uncensored

There is no completely uncensored version (except maybe the Just One Bite fire scene), but the DVDs and the American/Australian/New Zealand airings are nearly completely uncensored.

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