FarmerBob (Spongebob Squarepants)

FarmerBob is the 1st half of the 1st episode of Season 12 of SpongeBob SquarePants. It first aired on November 11, 2018.



Plot
SpongeBob and Patrick spend the day working at Old Man Jenkins' farm, much to his dismay.

Why It Rocks

 * 1) Very creative and entertaining plot.
 * 2) A lot of creative and funny gags such as Patrick showing off his different licenses, SpongeBob and Patrick raising a baby barn to adulthood and SpongeBob and Patrick's certified fools badges.
 * 3) Speaking of SpongeBob and Patrick's certified fools badges, the pictures of them on their badges is a nice reference to their poses in the Season 3 episode "Mid-Life Crustacean". This is also a nice reference to the classic era (Seasons 1-3).
 * 4) The animation is nicely done as usual.
 * 5) The enjoyable track "Hillbilly Party" is played throughout the episode.
 * 6) A nice start to a new season.

Bad Qualities

 * 1) The worm hogs are an unfortunate reference to the ugly worms in the Season 6 episode "Pet or Pests".
 * 2) The scene where a group of aliens comes down to earth and joins the barn party comes out of nowhere and feels like filler.

Reception
This episode was well received by many fans because of its creative plot and clever gags.

Trivia
When this episode premiered on November 11, 2018, it was paired with the Season 11 episode "Surf N' Turf", which also premiered that same day.

This is the only episode of Season 12 to air during Stephen Hillenburg's lifetime before his passing on November 26, 2018.

This is the only episode of Season 12 to premiere in 2018.