Explaining Cartoons on Instagram: "SpongeBob SquarePants — “Wet Painters” (Season 3, Episode 12a) “Wet Painters” is a Season 3 episode of SpongeBob SquarePants that first aired in 2002. It’s widely remembered for the line “He’s just standing there… menacingly!” and is considered one of the show’s best examples of tension-driven slapstick mixed with absurd comedy. In the episode, Mr. Krabs hires SpongeBob and Patrick to paint his house, giving them one strict rule: don’t get paint on anything exc