Season 5, Episode 2 (Paired with "Rise and Shine" and "Fungus Among Us") Original Air Date: February 19, 2007 Runtime: Approximately 7 minutes
🥣 This is the most prominent appearance of the "Kelpo" cereal brand in the series. [S5E2] Waiting
🎂 This episode explicitly takes place on July 14, which is canonical creator lore for SpongeBob's birthday. Season 5, Episode 2 (Paired with "Rise and
SpongeBob finds a promotion on his box of "Kelpo" cereal offering a free plastic toy. After eating massive amounts of cereal to collect 99 box tops, he mails them in. Convinced the mail carrier will arrive at any second, SpongeBob sets up camp directly beside his mailbox. After eating massive amounts of cereal to collect
The image of SpongeBob sitting and blankly staring at his mailbox has become a massively popular internet meme used to depict extreme impatience or anticipation.