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SpongeBob Goes to the Doctor

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SpongeBob has come down with a bad case of the suds and he's afraid to go to the doctor. But when being sick means having to miss a day of work at the Krusty Krab, SpongeBob must face his fear.

24 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 2005

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Steven Banks

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Steven Banks has numerous writing and acting credits. He has been a head writer for several Nickelodeon series including "The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron", "The Fairly Odd Parents", "CatDog", and "Sponge Bob Square Pants". His play, "Love Tapes," co-written with Penn Jillette (of Penn and Teller fame), was recently performed at the Sacred Fools Theater in Hollywood. And he created, wrote, produced, and starred as himself in "The Steven Banks Show," a comedy series which aired on PBS in the 90s.

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Author 2 books133 followers
September 28, 2020
I adored this, your kids will adore this, any fan of SpongeBob will adore this!

Cute and clever. Will surely make one laugh out loud!

SpongeBob has the suds! A sponge with suds being an illness, how funny and cute is that?!

The episode where SpongeBob has "the Suds", is one of my favorites, this matches the beloved TV show perfectly, with the illustrations being the exact same!

The first thing I noticed in the illustrations, making me chuckle, was SpongeBob's tissue box being a conch/seashell. There is SO much fun to be seen and had in the details!

This short starred SpongeBob with his illness and featured side characters such as Gary the Snail (house pet), Patrick Star- the hilarious (best friend), Sandy Cheeks (a land squirrel living underwater) being a good friend, and Mr. Krabs (being a good boss), sending his sick employee home to rest and recover.

This was adorable, funny, and literally, at the unfortunate case of SpongeBob, quite BUBBLY.

SpongeBob: For when I'm in the mood for something dumb and fun, and when his voice gets to be too much on TV, reading this is an even better experience!

I borrowed this cute, little, Nickelodeon e-book from the Amazon Prime Reading program. I was under no obligation to write a review, my honest opinion is freely given.
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2,277 reviews132 followers
July 23, 2013
Another Spongebob, the last we'll see for a while I hope. My 5 yr old loved the story, he knew it because apparently it was an episode on TV as well. I thought it was quite disgusting, that every time Spongebob sneezed, pink "suds" went everywhere. It was quite...um..colorful. Wouldn't have minded a small lesson on using a handkerchief in this book. But in any case, I couldn't wait to get to the end. Silly and typical, but at least it gets kids reading.
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80 reviews1 follower
July 4, 2019
This book reminds me so much of the annoying episode 😂. Patrick makes things worse than what they should be.
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4 reviews2 followers
August 26, 2021
This book truly brought me to tears, It was so well made I was surprised. I was so scared that Spongebob was gunna die when he was sick but he is a mega Uber chad and lived.
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195 reviews35 followers
December 12, 2014
Normally I don't keep track of and/or rate the children's books that I've read, but seeing how I've read this book approximately 93.5 times in the last 2 months, I figure it should count as a book I've read! ;)
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192 reviews4 followers
April 15, 2019
Stuck in bed.

Well I’m sick, and stuck in bed so I might as well read this children’s book about getting sick 😂 Fortunately I don’t have THE SUDS. But I do wish I could go to work. I hate calling in sick.
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445 reviews
December 19, 2018
Typical Sponge Bob silliness but I like it!
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987 reviews121 followers
October 23, 2019
I only read this as my nephew asked me to

I am not a fan of Spongebob, but when my nephew asks, I give in because he's so cute.

...my nephew, that is, not Spongebob.

Spongebob has the suds, but I'd afraid to go to the doctor thanks to Patrick scaring him. What ensues is hilarity in the form of Patrick trying to pretend he's a doctor and "treating" Spongebob.

I may not find it funny, but he did, so that's what counts.
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15 reviews2 followers
June 21, 2025
NOTHING LIKE THE SHOW!!!!

The surgery chapter physically made me sick, I will NEVER buy another book from this publisher. PERIOD!!!

DISGUSTING BOOK!!!

RIP Sponge
10 reviews2 followers
January 19, 2021
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48 reviews2 followers
July 16, 2025
Thankfully sponge bobby does get better at the end of this story. Thank god. Only issue I have with the book is that there’s not enough Patrick (Star) in the book.
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5 reviews
May 10, 2019
TERRIBLE, WHY THE FRIKKKKKK WOULD SPINGEBILL GO SEE A DOCTOR, HE IS OUR LORD AND SAVIOUR, WHY...........WHYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THE WORST PART IS WHEN HE FRIKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKIN DIES, wait, that was the FRIKKKKIN DEVELOPER. REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
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979 reviews6 followers
February 2, 2016
A fun story of SpongeBob getting sick and becoming scared of going to the doctor. His friend tries to cure him but only makes things worse. The doctor as it turns out is not scary and actually helps!

This book can be used with a little person resisting going to the doctor when ill.
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12 reviews
May 15, 2008
Iliked this book because i think it was amazing.
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26 reviews
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May 15, 2008
SPONGEBOB CAME DOWN WITH A COLD AND PATRICK KEPT SAYING THAT THE DOCTOR WAS BAD
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4 reviews1 follower
March 23, 2009
go to the docter nobody going to hurt you, and don/t listen to no body
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January 28, 2016
I thought this was a great book! It's hilarious, and I personally love spongebob!!! ;)
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12 reviews1 follower
June 1, 2016
Nice story about going to the doctor
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27 reviews4 followers
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May 22, 2021
My high ass really got nothing better to do
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523 reviews
May 23, 2020
Annoying Writing, Boring, Missing the Charm of the Show

Remember the episode where Spongebob got the suds? Remember the humour in it and the amusing storyline where Patrick convinces Spongebob that the doctor is evil yet ultimately gets jealous of how well he's treated and fakes being sick only to be used as a toilet brush? Yeah, you won't find it here. This book scrubs away all the fun of the episode to make it dull, lifeless, and boring.

The grammar is clunky, the flow basically non-existent, and the ending ridiculous. Basically, Spongebob goes to the doctor and is given medicine then Patrick runs away in terror because there's an old magazine in the waiting room. Just... what?

If someone has a child interested in Spongebob, then it's almost guaranteed the child has watched the show. So why try to sanitize it to this degree? All that does is ruin a somewhat entertaining story and make it boring. Highly disappointed by this book, and would not recommend it for the young Spongebob fans in my family.
3 reviews
September 6, 2017
Supernatural is a TV show that two brothers go around saving the world from these monsters. Their names are Sam and Dean they are called the Winchester brothers. Their father and mother died and they try and revenge them. There is a demon that killed their mother and they are trying to kill it and that's how they are avenging their parents.
I recommend this show to anybody who likes ghosts, demons and, other kind of monsters. It is a scary show so some people probably couldn't watch it so just a fair warning before you watch it. It is a very long show and it will last you a long time so for people who have a lot of time on your hands you should try out this show. I think the lesson of the TV show is to stay together with your family because Sam and Dean never split up and always have their backs.
10 reviews
May 1, 2020
The book is a good book for children who know they do not feel well but proceed to do activities when they need to rest. Sponge bob is an example of a kid who doesn't feel well but still want to play out but in spongebobs case, he want to work. This is a nice picture book for 1st grade an up. I say 1st grade because kids under that grade level usually do not know when they are sick because they do not know what being sick feel like. If a kid was to read this book alone, they would more so try to tell the story from the pictures instead of reading the words. I like the book overall, its funny because he was afraid to go to the doctors for all of the wrong reasons. What kids can also learn from this book is that the doctors is not a bad place to go. Doctors help people get better. Its a learning book for children.

4/30/2020
1 review
March 12, 2020
Summary\slingshot was sick but he still went to work when he sneezed in the kitchen after Mr Krabs said it he was fine then he had to go home because he was sick he called Sandy to bring him to the doc then Patrick said are you going Skiing Spongebob said no I'm going to the doctor then Patrick said all the things that they make you do then he didn't want to go so Patrick was the doc SpongeBob tried to call but his fingers where to big so Patrick did it instead they tried to cancel the Sandy to not being him but she was still coming she rolled SpongeBob down the hill then went to the doc

I Choose this Rating cuz it's good for kids and it was a really good book
Well I don't really dislike any of it well it was a good book bye
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