This article is a transcript of the SpongeBob SquarePants episode "Wormy" from season 2, which aired on February 24, 2001.

• [The episode opens and zooms in outside of Sandy's treedome.]
• French Narrator: Ah, Sandy Cheeks is going out of town and has asked SpongeBob and Patrick to do a little pet-sitting for her. [inside the treedome, there are a few animals in cages and jars]
• Patrick: Pet-sitting? Won't that hurt them? [he and SpongeBob walk up to a bird cage with a blue bird inside the cage]
• French Narrator: Perhaps she should have asked someone else. [Patrick whistles at the bird]
• SpongeBob: Gee, Patrick, I didn't know you spoke bird.
• Patrick: No, that's Italian, SpongeBob. [Sandy walks up to them and puts a big sack of bird feed down on the ground in front of them]
• Sandy: Okay boys, this here is Birdie's food. Feed him twice a day.
• SpongeBob: [points at the bird feed] This whole sack?
• Sandy: No, [holds up a small red mug] just a cup's worth. [they all walk over to a cricket in a small cage] This here's my cricket. [the cricket makes some noises] he's saying hello to you. Ain't he cute?
• SpongeBob: Uh, sorry, I don't speak Italian.
• Sandy: Okay, and this here's Snakey. [holds up the snake that has a mouse in its belly]
• SpongeBob: What's that lump in its belly?
• Sandy: Well, that's his dinner. [SpongeBob pokes it and the mouse chuckles] Well, I guess that's it. I gotta go. [walks off with a suitcase] I'll see you fellers in a couple of days.
• SpongeBob and Patrick: Bye, Sandy! [SpongeBob notices Wormy in a jar and picks up the jar]
• SpongeBob: [gasps] Wait! You forgot about this pet!
• Sandy: [in her diving suit, preparing to leave her treedome] Oh, that's only Wormy. He don't eat much. [walks out]
• SpongeBob: Look at him, Patrick, isn't he great? [Wormy moves on top of his stick] Hey, little fella.
• Patrick: Kitchie-kitchie koo, koo.
• SpongeBob: Aw, look, isn't he just precious? Let's take him out to play. [cut to SpongeBob playing hide-n-seek and counting behind a tree] 998, 999, 1,000. Ready or not, here I come! [when he turns around, he notices Patrick standing behind him with a table cover over his head and takes it off of Patrick's head]
• Patrick: You found me. [both look for Wormy, who is on a leaf]
• SpongeBob and Patrick: There you are! [cuts to them hiding behind a tree. Wormy pops up behind it] He found us! [they laugh]
• [A montage begins over the song "That's What Friends Do" In the montage, SpongeBob and Patrick throw flowers near Wormy while circling around him. They then run around the treedome with Wormy on their water helmets. SpongeBob and Patrick then raise their arms in delight then plunge down on the grass. Amid previous shots of our dynamic duo enjoying their time with Wormy, the pair hold hands and spin round in circles with Wormy on a plant, smack dab in the center of SpongeBob and Patrick. The montage ends with SpongeBob and Patrick's heads circling Wormy over a heart background. Fade to the pair lying on the grass.]
• Patrick: Gee, SpongeBob, I don't want today to end ever.
• SpongeBob: I know, Patrick, days like today only come once, maybe twice in a lifetime. Savor every moment. And it's all thanks to Wormy. I made this for Wormy. [puts a 'Best Friend' ribbon on Wormy] Our new best friend. [puts Wormy back into his jar] Until tomorrow, new best friend. Don't be sad, little buddy. We'll be back first thing in the morning for frolic and fun.
• Patrick: Why must the sun set on this perfect day? Sleep well, Wormy. [cries as they both walk home]
• SpongeBob: Aw, don't be sad, Patrick. [echos] It's only until tomorrow.
• [Cut to the Bikini Atoll Island as day turns into night. As we return to Sandy's treedome, we witness a remarkable transformation taking place before our eyes. Wormy is now portrayed in live action stock image of a caterpillar, hanging upside down from a long leaf. He is in the process of shedding his skin for the final time, as he prepares to undergo a metamorphosis. As Wormy sheds his skin, he wraps himself in a cocoon-like structure known as a chrysalis, where he will undergo a complete transformation. After a period of time has passed, Wormy emerges from the chrysalis as a breathtaking butterfly. The next morning, the rooster crows and SpongeBob wakes up.]
• SpongeBob: Here I come, Wormy! [Patrick pokes his head out of SpongeBob's alarm clock]
• Patrick: Me, too! [both run off to Sandy's with their water helmets already on] And then we're gonna play tag, and then we're gonna color, and then we're gonna build a house of cards!
• SpongeBob and Patrick: We're back, Wormy! Wormy? [holds up the jar with Wormy in it, who is now a butterfly]
• Patrick: Wormy! Wormy! Wormy? Where's Wormy? What's that thing?
• SpongeBob: He's gotta be in here! [opens up the jar, causing Wormy to fly out] I think something bad happened to Wormy. [the best friend ribbon and Wormy's chrysalis are shown inside the jar]
• Patrick: He left his "Best Friend" ribbon behind!
• [Wormy lands on SpongeBob's water helmet, catching his attention. As he looks closer, the camera zooms in to show a live-action close-up of a common horse fly's buzzing face. The sight causes both SpongeBob and Patrick to scream in terror before they quickly run and hide behind Sandy's table for safety.]
• Patrick: What is that thing? [Wormy is on the tree]
• SpongeBob: I don't know, Patrick. But whatever it is... it must've eaten Wormy!
• Patrick: [in tears] Why does this keep happening to me?!
• SpongeBob: Quick, Patrick! We've gotta make a run for the door! [they start to run to the exit but Wormy flies in front of the door] No! Patrick, he's blocking our only exit! [they begin to run backwards to the back of Sandy's tree]
• Patrick: Now what? We're trapped in here with that... that... "Best Friend Eater!"
• SpongeBob: Let's not panic. We just have to stick together. Remember, it's two against one. Right, Patrick? Patrick? [sees Patrick gone and Wormy flying at him and shrieks] He's eaten Patrick! [runs away and jumps in a barrel and sees Patrick in it] Patrick, you're alive!
• Patrick: I am?
• SpongeBob: Patrick, we can't leave this horrible monster in Sandy's house. It might eat Sandy's other pets!
• Patrick: Or worse, it might eat Sandy's pets.
• SpongeBob: No, it might eat Sandy! We've gotta get it out of here!
• [Bubble transitions to SpongeBob and Patrick now hiding behind Sandy's table and Sandy's phone in a jar to trap Wormy and the phone begins to ring.]
• Patrick: It's for you! [Wormy begins to fly by the jar]
• SpongeBob: It's working. He's gonna answer it. [Wormy flies past the jar and the lid closes in the process]
• Patrick: Tartar sauce.
• [Bubble transitions to Patrick on a plate with an apple in his mouth.]
• SpongeBob: You look pretty appetizing, Patrick! Now, just stay here and wait for the monster! I'll go get the net! [walks off and Wormy begins to fly by and land on Patrick's butt which makes Patrick feel scared]
• Patrick: [whimpering, spitting out the apple] SpongeBob! Hurry up with that net!
• SpongeBob: Hold on, Patrick! [searches through Sandy's trunk for the net]
• Patrick: I really don't taste that good, Mister Monster. [Wormy crawls down his water helmet. Patrick sees the big buzzing horse fly close-up and runs off screaming, leaving his discarded undergarments behind. SpongeBob runs by with the net]
• SpongeBob: I'm coming, Patrick! [Patrick then rips right through the net and crashes into the tree, causing some acorns to fall into his water helmet. SpongeBob sees the broken net as Wormy corners him] No, Mister Monster, please don't eat me! No, no, no! Spare me, I don't taste good, no! Please! Wait a second! [takes out a bottle of bubbles and blows one to get Wormy stuck in one. SpongeBob jumps with glee wearing a cheerleader outfit with pom-poms] Yeah! [Still in the bubble, Wormy flies out of the treedome. Patrick shuts the door behind Wormy] We did it, Patrick! Sandy's gonna be so proud of us. We got that horrible monster out of her house and best of all her pets are safe. 'Cause that horrible creature is now... [notices that Wormy is flying towards the Krusty Krab] ...headed straight for the Krusty Krab! [they both run off towards the Krusty Krab] It's going in the front! Let's use the secret entrance. [they both go inside a door that's embedded in a rock and then they appear inside the Krusty Krab coming out of another rock. They gasp as Wormy flies toward Squidward and Mr. Krabs, where Squidward is taking a picture of Mr. Krabs, who is holding a bill]
• Squidward: [holding the camera] Okay, hold still.
• Patrick: It's gonna eat Squidward and Mr. Krabs! [they both jump towards Squidward and Mr. Krabs]
• SpongeBob: Hit the deck, Mr. Krabs!
• Squidward: Say "money."
• Mr. Krabs: "Money...!" [Squidward takes the picture. It reveals SpongeBob and Patrick jumping on top of Mr. Krabs. They all four wrestle inside the register boat]
• Mr. Krabs: What's the meaning of this, SpongeBob?!
• SpongeBob: We're in serious danger. There's a-a-a... a monster out there!
• Mr. Krabs: Is he a paying customer?
• SpongeBob: Oh, no, Mr. Krabs. It doesn't want to eat Krabby Patties. It wants to eat you!
• Patrick: [crying] Just like it ate Wormy!
• Squidward: Um, Wormy? [SpongeBob and Patrick start to cry as they hug each other]
• SpongeBob: Why?! Why?! He was so young!
• Patrick: We'll never forget you, Wormy!
• Squidward: Well, if Moron Theater's over, I think I'll just take a look at this "monster." [SpongeBob, Squidward, Patrick, and Mr. Krabs pop their heads up from the side of the register boat to take a look. Wormy is fluttering around in a bubble] That's the monster?
• Patrick: Pretty scary, huh?
• SpongeBob: A living nightmare!
• Squidward: I should have known. [gets up and steps out of the register boat and begins to walk away] Well, that's it. I'm getting off the Looney Express.
• Mr. Krabs: Now just 'cause you swabs never seen a creature like this, doesn't mean it's dangerous!
• SpongeBob: We tried to warn them. I can't watch! [pushes his eyes into his head]
• Squidward: Get a load of the scary monster. [laughs] Monster. [laughs]
• Mr. Krabs: Aww, it looks harmless...
• Squidward: It's kinda cute!
• Mr. Krabs: It reminds me of money!
• Squidward: Monster. [both laugh until they see the horsefly buzzing again up-close. Squidward and Mr. Krabs scream as their teeth and eyes fall out and they both run away]
• SpongeBob: Squidward?
• Patrick: Mr. Krabs?
• SpongeBob: [screams when he sees Squidward and Mr. Krabs' underwear and Squidward's Krusty Krab employee hat on the floor] It ate them! And there it goes! [Wormy flies out of the Krusty Krab] First Wormy, then Squidward, Mr. Krabs! [holds up three finger puppets for each person on his right hand] That flying monster has eaten three friends too many. We must inform the citizens! Evil has surfaced. The fate of Bikini Bottom is in our hands, Patrick. Now let's roll.
• Patrick: Aye-aye, captain. [pushes a lever to make the register boat sail out of the Krusty Krab. Cut to SpongeBob and Patrick on the streets. A bunch of citizens are minding their own business, they include: a street vendor, a mailman, an old lady with a kid with a balloon, and Fred reading a newspaper]
• SpongeBob: Okay, Patrick, this is a very delicate situation and must be treated with great care and sensitivity.
• Patrick: Gotcha.
• SpongeBob: Run, everybody, run!
• Patrick: Hey! Monster on the loose!
• SpongeBob: Monster! [all the citizens run away screaming. SpongeBob and Patrick give each other a thumbs up. Cut to SpongeBob and Patrick putting up a sign of the butterfly saying "Beware" when a crowd of citizens runs by screaming. Wormy flies by and SpongeBob and Patrick hide in the bucket of glue and bounce off]
• [Cut to SpongeBob inflating a red balloon, but then inhales the air in the balloon so he can float in the sky.]
• Patrick: [using a megaphone] Attention, Bikini Bottom! There's a flying monster that's going to eat you!
• [Everyone gasped and screams and runs away. Cut to SpongeBob waving his arms and horrifyingly pointing at Wormy flying by. Everybody runs off, and in the commotion, a lamppost gets knocked over, and the whole city is set on fire.]
• Realistic Fish Head: Attention, attention! This just in! [a TV shows a live-action monarch butterfly] A giant monster is attacking Bikini Bottom. [a man watching the announcement swallows his eyes and has them appear in his mouth when he screams and runs through the wall, as lands on the ground not far from two firemen holding a trampoline, as a bunch of citizens scream in fear, a guy showering in the chaos, a fire truck drives by with it's siren blaring.]
• SpongeBob: We did it, Patrick! We saved the city! [in the background a bunch of citizens run in fear, as a meteor flies down and destroys a building and it burn down with black smoke] Just think what might have happened if we didn't tell everyone about the monster.
• Patrick: About the what? [a group of citizens stop running, and look at SpongeBob and Patrick's direction]
• [Just then, Wormy flies by, as "12th St Rag" starts to play. SpongeBob, Patrick, and the group of citizens run away from Wormy, but Wormy always finds them no matter where they go. Eventually, the crowd stops at an old-fashioned traffic light (that's shaped like a shell) to allow another crowd through. The first crowd passes as well, and soon enough, Wormy stops at the light, too. The crowd runs inside of a burnt building, and Wormy enters as well. In the struggle to get out, all of the citizens are ejected through the chimney. Cut to the crowd running and screaming. As SpongeBob's mouth engulfs the camera, as only his scream can be heard. Bikini Bottom's welcome sign is burnt snaps in half with black smoke, and a "Beware" poster drifts through the wind. Then, a bus drops off Sandy. Sandy sees the destroyed town of black smoke.]
• Sandy: Shoot! Looks like a twister hit this place. Where is everybody? [as she notices that Bikini Bottom is destroyed, Wormy flies by] Oh, hey there, Wormy. You weren't supposed to change till I got back. [unzips her suit and pulls out a jar from it and puts Wormy inside the jar and securely closes the lid] That oughta hold ya, little guy. [everyone comes out from hiding and cheer, surprising Sandy in the process. SpongeBob runs up and gives Sandy a hug. Patrick runs up and gives Sandy a hug as well. Everyone else also runs up] Howdy, SpongeBob!
• SpongeBob: Sandy caught the monster! [everyone cheers and picks up SpongeBob and Sandy and bring them into town]
• Sandy: I didn't know I'd be missed so much. Golly, maybe I should go out of town more often!