The Good, the Bad, and the Spongy

The Good, the Bad and the Spongy is the third episode of SpongeBob SquarePants: War for Bikini Bottom. It is the third episode of the first season.

Characters

 * Squidward
 * Crazy Tom (debut)
 * SpongeBill (debut)
 * Ranger Rick (debut)
 * Ol' Krabby (debut)
 * Doug (debut)
 * Pinhead Pat (debut)
 * Western Anchovy Goons (debut)
 * Sherrif Octoward (mentioned)
 * SpongeBob (cameo)

Plot
When SpongeBob decides to loudly run around in circles for no reason, Squidward angrily stomps on the floor, breaking it, and revealing a secret time machine that was there before he moved. Squidward accidentally turns it on, and he is sent to western times. He ends up in Bikini Hollow, a western version of Bikini Bottom, where he is mistakan as the Sheriff Octoward, who happened to be on vacation. He is introduced to his partners, SpongeBill and Ranger Rick. Ol' Krabby tasks them to defeat Doug, a man who terrorizes the western city, all the while Squidward is trying to get back to his time machine. After standing off Doug while SpongeBill and Ranger Rick deal with Doug's goons, Squidward finally finds a way home.

Transcript
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Trivia

 * The episode first aired on June 13, 2018.
 * Title card music is "The Wild Wild West," a unique choice for the show.
 * This was the first War for Bikini Bottom episode to use the music "Gunfighter."