Happy 25th Anniversary to SpongeBob SquarePants!

I also remember being in a sort of minority in that I liked that episode? Doesn't seem particularly popular outside of nostalgia. I dug the "fake Disney" vibes personally, and still remember the leading song. My first actual episode of the show was either Rock Bottom or Gary Takes a Bath, but TSWCF is definitely up there as among the first episodes I remember watching, so that might also be part of it. 
And happy birthday to the sponge indeed! I was older when the show got mega popular, but I still very much appreciated it for what it was. And I felt encouraged hearing about all the "older" celebrities who liked it too, like Hilary Duff! (haha)