24 Shanghaied

SpongeBob, Squidward, and Patrick climb to the Flying Dutchman's ship after its anchor damages both SpongeBob's and Squidward's houses. Squidward complains about this, and the Dutchman throws him into a chaotic dimension. The Flying Dutchman then has SpongeBob and Patrick help him go around Bikini Bottom to scare people, which fails. Feeling annoyed with this, he decided to eat them instead. The two decide to steal the Flying Dutchman's sock, which is the mandatory item before he eats anything. He noticed the two and asks to trade for three wishes, which they accept. Note: On its original broadcast, it was a voting competition hosted by Patchy the Pirate in which the audience would choose any one of the three alternate endings by phone and online. In these endings, Squidward wishes that he has never known SpongeBob and Patrick in his entire life; Patrick wishes for chewing gum; and SpongeBob wishes that the Flying Dutchman is a vegetarian. The latter ending received the most votes, and has been the official ending ever since. The original broadcast can only be found on the First 100 Episodes DVD set.