On September 21, 2019, Nickelodeon aired “SpongeBob in RandomLand.” During its door sequence, a red-eyed image associated with the online legend “Squidward’s Suicide,” also called “Red Mist,” appeared in a real SpongeBob SquarePants broadcast.

That reference is documented. The alleged 2005 lost episode at the center of the creepypasta has not been authenticated in the available evidence.

This episode follows the story from its reported 2010 7chan posting through documented readings, visual adaptations, a 2013 Reddit authorship claim, and the 2019 broadcast cameo. It also examines Vincent Waller’s reported production-side explanation that the image was a joke about dark fan fiction, not confirmation of hidden series history.

A separate archival question remains: later versions of “SpongeBob in RandomLand” reportedly replaced the red-eyed image with Baby Squidward. The reason, first replacement date, and distribution scope have not been fully established. The legend’s alleged lost episode may remain unsupported, but the real broadcast shot has a version history worth tracing.

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YES OR NO: Did the 2019 cameo prove the alleged 2005 episode existed??????