Dead SpongeBob

The Introduction
Added by Mr.JawaCofee I was 19 at the time of the break between seasons 7 and 8 of the SpongeBob SquarePants cartoon, and I am one of the only known ones to know why the break happened, as there are only a handful of us who experienced the tragedy known as "Season 7.5", a small cartoon that was released as the season 8 pilot, airing on Nick at Night at 11:45 PM Western Time, as a secret preview that Nickelodeon had launched, but it was quickly pulled off air and Season 8 had waited about a year and a half later. This is the story.

The Tape
I began to surf channels on my TV around 9 PM and ended up on giving up, as most of it was garbage or just stuff i didn't know. So i headed into the guest bedroom of my house, where i kept my DVDs and old VHS tapes. I had found a VHS of "Fairly Odd Parents" and popped it into my VCR downstairs on my TV. It was the episode entitled "Beddy Bye" that i recorded along time ago. I watched it and sat back as Nostalgia took in.

Eventually, the episode cut out to a black screen of my recorder that sat for 4 seconds before the screen went to blue and the tape ejected and I went upstairs for a new show or movie. I found an old milk crate that i had filled up with my old collection of VHS tapes. In it I had a lot of bad ones, but i had the Star Wars Collection and Spider-Man, but one especially caught my eye.

It was another recorded tape, in a Memorex tape box that had been abused and had scotch tape all over it. The box was sealed by some sort of sealing tape i bought back in '09. I ripped the tape open to see what the tape was titled, but it wasn't like the others I had labeled. This was not written in Sharpie or pen, but instead it was labeled with a blue label gun strip. It read "Spongebob SquareShorts". I had laughed at this, because I thought it was a joke. When i was a kid, i made all kinds of joke tapes. Even one that was the Ring on VHS with the cover scraped off, making look like the tape from the movie. Anyway, below the title i wrote "Pineapple Fever", which I recalled being an official episode. I took it and went downstairs and inserted it into the VCR and sat down to watch the episode. Boy, that was my worst mistake.

The episode began with the normal episode introduction, but it was slightly setback and had a tiny bit lower pitch. I really didn't care, and i kept watching it with no problems. The introduction faded and it cut to a very peculiar and disturbing title card. It was a hollow, sketchy black circle with deep blood red fog in the middle. In the default SpongeBob font, it had read "Dead SpongeBob". I could have sworn i saw a depressed SpongeBob face, deep in the card, but it was only there for a short period of time, so i couldn't have looked at it longer.

Suddenly, i remembered. This was the one show I vowed myself that I would never see again - The Lost Episode of SpongeBob. I wanted to turn it off, but curiosity kept me still. I sat up and prepared for hell once more.

Act 1
The show had started with Mr. Krabs walking towards SpongeBob's pineapple house. He opened the door and called for Spongebob, but know one answered. Instead, there was a sound of heavy wind, as if the audio was damaged. Then, the screen cut to white static, as if a scene or an act was cut, or missing. It cut to the interior of the "Krusty Krab", but it was different. The wind noise was still present, and it was empty. Some tables and chairs were knocked over, and it looked like the grill was burning, because there was black smoke coming from the window. But in the middle of the room sat SpongeBob. He began to mutter to himself, as if he was talking to someone.

The screen then flashed black and cut once more, but the audio kept going. Mr. Krabs called to SpongeBob again, but this time he replied. He yelled "I've been waiting for you-" and the audio cut as if the rest was gone. Then the screen began to flash with static, rapidly this time. During the skips, I could make out SpongeBob, grabbing his spatula off the grill, which had been burning in the previous scene. Then, the screen cleared up, as SpongeBob dug his spatula into Mr. Krab's chest, as he let out a scream. During this, a strange noise that sounded like a screech played for about 1 second, but it was loud enough to hurt my ears. The screen then cut to SpongeBob, looking into his blood covered Spatula, then making this smile. It was different than his other smiles, and he looked very menacing, as if he was proud of his murder. I gagged a little bit from the shock, but i pursued anyway.

The screen cut to another picture of static, but this one was more bizarre than the other ones. This one showed the screen shaking, with a picture of Squidward in the background. He had static in his eyes and had no expression. It then showed a dark distorted scene of SpongeBob talking to Gary, his pet snail. He claimed that "He was not overly dramatic", as if Gary had talked to him. The screen then flashed a picture for half a second, but I could not pause it to find out what it was. It then showed the screen shaking with a red tint, as SpongeBob's face appear as he let off a long grunt, then the scene changed. It was Squidward, in the bathtub, as he was in the "errands" episode. While he relaxed, SpongeBob could be heard outside. The screen jolted as SpongeBob broke into the window, just to snap Squidward's neck.

Act 2
The screen then showed a picture of a bloody Squidward, with a knife in his forehead. Some soft music played in the background, as if it was a funeral. Then, SpongeBob is heard, asking "Are you finished with those errands?" Then Squidward's eyes sprung open, as he gave a emotionless look to the viewer. The scene changed again, but this time it was to a scene where Squidward had snuck into Patrick's house. He had a knife and was approaching Patrick, who was sound asleep in bed. The only noise at this point was a static sound, and it got louder the closer he was to the bed. The scene cut to black, as audio is heard of Squidward, stabbing Patrick over and over, laughing like crazy. At this point I was horrified, and I wanted to walk away. I tried to eject the tape, but it was jammed into the slot. So i sat down in horror, hoping it would just end.

It then showed a scene, where a mortified Squidward stabbed SpongeBob, as he let out a scream. Then, he lowered the knife as he stood still. The scene cut to several bits of static, but resumed on a horrifying picture. It was a picture of SpongeBob, with no mouth. His eyes were severely bloodshot, and looked like a red cloud. He was covered in blood, and he just stood still, as if he wasn't breathing. During this scene, a blood curdling scream is heard in the background, making me throw up in my mouth. It cut to a picture of SpongeBob, wearing Mr. Krab's shell, with a bare Mr. Krabs with his mouth sewed open, lying on a table. The screams kept going, but then it all stopped with a screen of static, with absolutely no audio. The last scene was the picture of the bloody SpongeBob from before. Then, my VCR rejected the tape by itself, with the recording screen still playing.

Ending
After watching it, I emailed one of my friends, who had took some animation classes as an intern for Nickelodeon back in '08. He told me to send him proof, so I replayed the tape again, only with my capture card plugged into the VCR. He replied, claiming that the animation was official, but to record of the tape had ever even been made. But then he had told me that there was ONE episode change during season 7 and 8 of SpongeBob. The episode was leaked on air on a PBS in the western US - where I had watched and recorded the show. He explained it was leaked by an intern who had been sent to prison a year later, for manslaughter in the state of Maine.

Conclusion
This was a year ago. I am typing this for closure, to get away from my dark memories. I tried to explain what I had watched, and i kept trying to replay the tape, but the ribbon on the inside was crinkled and burnt, as if it was on fire. I gave the tape to an old video store, but it had closed down 6 months ago, taking all of it's merchandise and tape with it.

Please, if you ever come across my tape, do me a favor. Destroy it.

Break it, burn it, and scatter the ashes. I can't bare it anymore.

Please, don't ruin your mind like I did. Don't take any chances.

Do it for me...just destroy it.