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SpongeBob SquarePants
SpongeBob SquarePants
Genre
Children's comedy[1]

Format
Animated series
Created by
Stephen Hillenburg
Developed by
Derek Drymon
Tim Hill
Nicholas R. Jennings

Creative director(s)
Derek Drymon (1999–2004)
Vincent Waller (2005–present)

Voices of
Tom Kenny
Bill Fagerbakke
Rodger Bumpass
Clancy Brown
Carolyn Lawrence
Mr. Lawrence
(Complete list)

Theme music composer
Hank Smith Music
Opening theme
"SpongeBob SquarePants Theme" by Patrick Pinney
Composer(s)
Nicolas Carr
 Eban Schletter
Country of origin
United States
Original language(s)
English
No. of seasons
9
No. of episodes
188 (List of episodes)
Production

Executive producer(s)
Stephen Hillenburg
Paul Tibbitt (2007–present)

Running time
22 minutes
Production company(s)
United Plankton Pictures
Nickelodeon Animation Studios

Distributor
MTV Networks International
Broadcast

Original channel
Nickelodeon
Picture format
480i (4:3 SDTV) (1999–2012)
1080i (4:3 HDTV) (2009)
1080i (16:9 HDTV) (2012-present)

Audio format
Advantage Audio Services (NTSC) (1999–2009)
Advantage Audio Services 8.0 (2009–present)
Dolby Surround 5.1 (NTSC) (2009–present)

Original run
Pilot:
 May 1, 1999
Official:
 July 17, 1999 – present
Chronology

Related shows
Rocko's Modern Life
External links
Website
SpongeBob SquarePants is an American animated television series created by marine biologist and animator Stephen Hillenburg. The series chronicles the adventures and endeavors of the title character and his various friends in the fictional underwater city of Bikini Bottom. The series' popularity has made it a media franchise, as well as the highest rated show to ever air on Nickelodeon, and the most distributed property of MTV Networks. The media franchise has generated $8 billion in merchandising revenue for Nickelodeon.
Many of the ideas for the series originated in an unpublished, educational comic book titled The Intertidal Zone, which Hillenburg created in the mid-1980s. He began developing SpongeBob SquarePants into a television series in 1996 upon the cancellation of Rocko's Modern Life, and turned to Tom Kenny, who had worked with him on that series, to voice the titular character. SpongeBob was originally going to be named SpongeBoy, and the series was to be called SpongeBoy Ahoy!, but these were changed, as the name was already trademarked.
Nickelodeon held a preview for the series in the United States on May 1, 1999, following the television airing of the 1999 Kids' Choice Awards. The series officially premiered on July 17, 1999. It has received worldwide critical acclaim since its premiere and gained enormous popularity by its second season. A feature film, The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie, was released in theaters on November 19, 2004, and a sequel is currently in production, with a projected release date of February 6, 2015. On July 21, 2012, the series was renewed and aired its ninth season, beginning with the episode "Extreme Spots".[2][3]
Despite its widespread popularity, the series has been involved in several public controversies, including one centered around speculation over SpongeBob's intended sexual orientation. The series has been nominated for a variety of different awards, including 17 Annie Awards (with six wins), 17 Golden Reel Awards (with eight wins), 15 Emmy Awards (with one win), 13 Kids' Choice Awards (with 12 wins), and four BAFTA Children's Awards (with two wins). In 2011, a newly described species of mushroom, Spongiforma squarepantsii, was named after the cartoon's title character.


Contents  [hide]
1 Development 1.1 Early inspirations
1.2 Conception
1.3 Pitching
2 Production 2.1 Executive producers and showrunners
2.2 Writing
2.3 Voice actors
2.4 Animation
2.5 Music
2.6 Tenth anniversary
3 Broadcast 3.1 Episodes
3.2 International
4 Characters
5 Setting
6 Reception 6.1 Ratings and run-length achievements
6.2 Critical reception
6.3 Awards and accolades
6.4 Legacy
6.5 Criticism and controversy
6.6 Criticism of declining quality and 2012 ratings slide
7 Other media 7.1 Comic books
7.2 Films
7.3 Music
7.4 Theme park rides
7.5 Video games
7.6 SpongeBob SquareShorts
8 Merchandise
9 References 9.1 Works cited
10 External links

Development
Early inspirations



 Before creating SpongeBob SquarePants, Stephen Hillenburg taught marine biology to visitors of the Ocean Institute (located in Dana Point, California).[4]
Series creator Stephen Hillenburg first became fascinated with the ocean as a child. Also at a young age, he began developing his artistic abilities. However, these two interests would not coincide for a long time—the idea of drawing fish seemed boring to him. During college, he majored in marine biology and minored in art. After graduating in 1984, he joined the Ocean Institute, an organization in Dana Point, California, dedicated to educating the public about marine science and maritime history.[4][5]
While Hillenburg was there, he created a precursor to SpongeBob SquarePants: a comic book titled The Intertidal Zone, which was used by the institute to teach visiting students about the animal life of tide pools.[5] The comic starred various anthropomorphic sea lifeforms, many of which would evolve into SpongeBob characters.[6] Hillenburg tried to get the comic professionally published, but none of the companies to which he sent it were interested.[5]
Conception
During his time of employment at the Ocean Institute, Hillenburg attended an animation festival and determined that he wanted to pursue a career in that field. He had already been planning on returning to college for a master’s degree in art. Instead, he studied experimental animation at the California Institute of the Arts.[5] His thesis film, Wormholes, is about the theory of relativity.[7] It was screened at a festival in 1995, where it was seen by Joe Murray, the creator of the popular Nickelodeon animated series, Rocko’s Modern Life. Murray was impressed by the style of the film and offered Hillenburg a job.[7][8] Hillenburg joined the series during its third season as a writer, producer and storyboard artist and continued his position for much of the fourth season.[7][9][10]
Martin Olson, one of the writers for Rocko's Modern Life, saw The Intertidal Zone and encouraged Hillenburg to create a television series with a similar concept. At that point, Hillenburg had not even considered creating his own series. However, he realized that if he ever did, this would be the best approach. He began to further develop some of the characters from The Intertidal Zone, including one named Bob the Sponge — Hillenburg has described this character as "the announcer" of the comic. He wanted his series to stand out from the most popular cartoons of the time and felt that these were exemplified by buddy comedies, such as Ren and Stimpy. So, he decided to focus on one central character; the weirdest sea creature that he could think of. This led him to the sponge. Bob the Sponge resembles an actual sea sponge, and at first Hillenburg continued this design.[5][7] He became friends with Tom Kenny, who he later approached to become the voice of the main character, SpongeBob SquarePants.[11] "Steve described SpongeBob to me as childlike and naïve," Kenny said in an interview.[12] "He's not quite an adult, he's not quite a kid. Think a Stan Laurel, Jerry Lewis kind of child-man. Kind of like a Munchkin but not quite, kind of like a kid, but not in a Charlie Brown child's voice on the TV shows".[12]
After Rocko's Modern Life ended in 1996,[13] Hillenburg began working on SpongeBob SquarePants, teaming up with several Nickelodeon veterans and Rocko crew members.[7][14] For the voice SpongeBob SquarePants, Hillenburg approached Tom Kenny, who had worked with him on Rocko's Modern Life.[11] Originally, the character was to be named SpongeBoy and the show would be called SpongeBoy Ahoy!.[15] However, after voice acting the original seven-minute pilot in 1997, the Nickelodeon legal department discovered that the name was already in use for a mop product.[16] Another reason is that Flaming Carrot Comics creator Bob Burden already owned the trademark to a character of the same name.[17] Hillenburg decided that the character's given name still had to contain "Sponge" so viewers would not mistake the character for a "Cheese Man". Hillenburg settled on the name "SpongeBob". He chose "SquarePants" as a family name, as it referred to the character's square shape and "had a nice ring to it".[18]
Pitching
"The execs from Nickelodeon flew out to Burbank, and we pitched it to them from the storyboards. We had squeezy toys, wore Hawaiian shirts and used a boom box to play the Tiny Tim song ['Livin' in the Sunlight, Lovin' in the Moonlight'] that comes on in the third act. We really went all out in that pitch because we knew the pilot lived or died by if the execs laughed. When it was over, they walked out of the room to discuss it. We figured they would fly back to New York and we'd hear in a few weeks. We were surprised when they came back in what seemed like minutes and said they wanted to make it".
— Derek Drymon[19]
In 1997, while pitching the cartoon to Nickelodeon executives, Hillenburg donned a Hawaiian shirt, brought along an "underwater terrarium with models of the characters", and Hawaiian music to set the theme. The setup was described by Nickelodeon executive Eric Coleman as "pretty amazing".[7] When they were given money and two weeks to write the pilot episode "Help Wanted",[7] Derek Drymon, Stephen Hillenberg, and Nick Jennings returned with what was described by Nickelodeon official Albie Hecht as, "a performance [he] wished [he] had on tape".[7] Although executive producer Derek Drymon described the pitch as stressful, he said it went "very well".[7] Kevin Kay and Hecht had to step outside because they were "exhausted from laughing," which worried the cartoonists.[7]
In an interview, Cyma Zarghami, the current president of Nickelodeon, said, "their [Nickelodeon executives'] immediate reaction was to see it again, both because they liked it and it was unlike anything they'd ever seen before".[20] Zarghami was one of four executives in the room when SpongeBob SquarePants was screened for the first time.[20]
Production
Executive producers and showrunners
"It reached a point where I felt I'd contributed a lot and said what I wanted to say. At that point, the show needed new blood, and so I selected Paul [Tibbitt] to produce. I totally trusted him. I always enjoyed the way he captured the SpongeBob character's sense of humor. And as a writer, you have to move on—I'm developing new projects".
—Stephen Hillenburg, The Washington Post[21]
Series creator Stephen Hillenburg has served as the executive producer over the course of the series' entire history, and functioned as the showrunner from the series' debut in 1999 until 2004. The series went on hiatus, as Hillenburg halted production in 2002 to work on the film adaptation of the series, The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie.[17] Once the film was finalized and the third season finished, Hillenburg resigned as the series' showrunner.[20] He no longer writes or runs the show on a day-to-day basis, but reviews each episode and delivers suggestions. He said, "I figure when I'm pretty old, I can still paint ... I don't know about running shows".[20][22]
When the film was completed, Hillenburg wanted to end the series "so [it] wouldn't jump the shark." However, Nickelodeon wanted more episodes,[17] so he appointed Paul Tibbitt, who previously served as the show's supervising producer, writer, director, and storyboard artist, to take over his role as showrunner and produce further seasons.[23] Hillenburg considered Tibbitt one of his favorite members of the show's crew,[24] and "totally trusted him".[21] Tibbitt still holds the showrunner position, and also functions as an executive producer.[23][25]
Writing
For SpongeBob SquarePants a team of five outline and premise writers creates the initial storylines.[26] Writer Luke Brookshier said, "SpongeBob is written differently than many television shows". Writing for an episode of the series starts with a two-page outline that the storyboard director takes and fleshes out into a full episode with gags and dialogue.[26][27] Series writer Merriwether Williams described in an interview that she and Mr. Lawrence would write a draft for an episode in an afternoon and be done at 4 o'clock.[27]
Hillenburg decided early on, prior to starting the production of the series, that he wanted SpongeBob SquarePants to be storyboard-driven, rather than script-driven.[28] This required an approach in which artists "would take a skeletal story outline and flesh it out with sight gags, dialogue and a structure that would strike a balance between narrative and whimsy".[28] Hillenburg originally wanted "a team of young and hungry people" to write for the series.[19] The group, who worked had previously worked with Hillenburg on Rocko's Modern Life, consisted of Alan Smart, Nick Jennings, and Derek Drymon.[19] Head writer Steven Banks said, "The writers come up with an idea and write premises and outlines describing the story, and the storyboarders (who are also writers) write the dialogue while they draw the storyboard panels. Most other shows are script-driven. We don't write scripts and that has made all the difference!"[29]
The writing staff often used their individual life experiences for inspirations to come up with the storylines of the series' episodes.[19][21] For example, the episode "Sailor Mouth," in which SpongeBob and Patrick learn profanity,[21] was inspired by creative director Derek Drymon's experience of getting in trouble as child for using the f-word in front of his mother.[19] Drymon said, "The scene where Patrick is running to Mr. Krabs to tattle, with SpongeBob chasing him, is pretty much how it happened in real life".[19] The end of the episode, where Mr. Krabs uses more profanity than SpongeBob and Patrick, was inspired "by the fact that my [Drymon's] mother has a sailor mouth herself".[19] In the episode "The Secret Box", SpongeBob wants to see what is inside Patrick's secret box. The idea came to Drymon because he, too, had a secret box as a child.[21][30] Creator Hillenburg said, "[He] started telling us about it. We wanted to make fun of him and use it".[21]
Almost every episode is divided into two 11-minute segments. Hillenburg explained that "[I] never really wanted to deliberately try to write a half-hour show".[21] He added, "I wrote the shows to where they felt right".[21] Each 11-minute segment takes about nine months to produce.[31]
Voice actors
Further information: List of SpongeBob SquarePants cast members and List of SpongeBob SquarePants guest stars
SpongeBob SquarePants has six main cast members: Tom Kenny, Bill Fagerbakke, Rodger Bumpass, Clancy Brown, Carolyn Lawrence, and Mr. Lawrence.
Kenny performs SpongeBob SquarePants, and his pet snail Gary, the French Narrator, Harold SquarePants, Patchy the Pirate, and the Dirty Bubble. Kenny previously worked with Hillenburg on Rocko's Modern Life and, when Hillenburg created SpongeBob SquarePants, he approached Kenny to voice the character.[32] Hillenburg utilized Kenny's and other people's personalities to help create the personality of SpongeBob.[16] The voice of SpongeBob was originally used by Kenny for a very minor female alligator character named Al in Rocko's Modern Life.[16] Kenny says that SpongeBob's high-pitched laugh was specifically created to be unique. They wanted an annoying laugh in the tradition of Popeye and Woody Woodpecker.[33]
Fagerbakke provides the voices of Patrick Star[34] and other miscellaneous characters in the series, including the City Mayor. In an interview, Fagerbakke compared himself to the character and said, "It's extremely gratifying".[35] Fagerbakke modeled his performance whenever Patrick is angry after that of American actress Shelley Winters.[36]
Bumpass provides the voice of Squidward Tentacles and other miscellaneous characters. Arthur Brown, author of Everything I Need to Know, I Learned from Cartoons!, has compared Squidward's voice to that of Jack Benny's.[37]
Brown performs the voice of Mr. Krabs.[38]
Carolyn Lawrence voices Sandy Cheeks.[39] Lawrence got the role of Sandy when she was in the Los Feliz neighborhood in Los Angeles. She met Donna Grillo, a casting director, on a sidewalk. Lawrence was with a friend who knew Grillo, and she said Lawrence had an interesting voice. Grillo brought Lawrence in to audition and she got the part of Sandy.[40][41] Lawrence modeled her performance of Sandy after that of American actress Holly Hunter.[42]
Mr. Lawrence voices the series villain, Plankton,[19] and recurring character Larry the Lobster.[43] At the same time when Hillenburg, Derek Drymon, and Tim Hill were writing the pilot "Help Wanted," Hillenburg was also conducting auditions to find voices for the characters.[19] Hillenburg originally had Lawrence in mind for the role of voicing Squidward.[19] Drymon said, "We knew Doug from Rocko, where he was a storyboard director and where he also did the voice of Filburt. We were showing Doug the storyboard, and he started reading back to us in his Tony the Tiger/Gregory Peck voice. It was really funny, and we wound up having SpongeBob use a deep voice when he entered the Krusty Krab for the first time".[19] Hillenburg loved the voice and decided to give Lawrence the part of Plankton.[19]

Main cast members
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Tom Kenny Bill Fagerbakke Rodger Bumpass Clancy Brown Carolyn Lawrence Mr. Lawrence
SpongeBob, Gary, French Narrator, Harold SquarePants, Patchy the Pirate, Dirty Bubble, others Patrick, others Squidward, others Mr. Krabs Sandy Plankton, Larry the Lobster, others
The recurring characters of Karen, Mrs. Puff, Pearl and the Flying Dutchman are voiced by Kenny's wife Jill Talley,[44] Mary Jo Catlett,[45] Lori Alan[46] and Brian Doyle-Murray,[47] respectively.[48] Mr. Krabs' mother, Mama Krabs, who debuted in the episode "Sailor Mouth," was voiced by writer Paul Tibbitt.[49][50][51] However, voice actress Sirena Irwin overtook Tibbitt's role as the character reappeared in the fourth season episode "Enemy In-Law" in 2005.[52] Tom Kenny portrays Patchy the Pirate, the president of the fictional SpongeBob SquarePants fan club, while series creator Hillenburg voiced the character of Potty the Parrot.[53] After Hillenburg's departure as showrunner in 2004, Tibbitt was given the role in voicing Potty the Parrot.[54]
In addition to the regular cast, episodes feature guest voices from many ranges of professions, including actors, athletes, authors, musicians, and artists. Recurring guest voices include Ernest Borgnine, who voiced Mermaid Man from 1999 until his death in 2012;[55] Tim Conway as the voice of Barnacle Boy;[56] and Marion Ross as Grandma SquarePants.[57] Notable guests who have provided vocal cameo appearances includes David Bowie as Lord Royal Highness in the television film Atlantis SquarePantis,[58][59] Johnny Depp as the voice of the surf guru, Jack Kahuna Laguna, in the episode "SpongeBob vs. The Big One,"[60] and Victoria Beckham as the voice of Queen Amphitrite in the episode "The Clash of Triton".[61][62]
Voice recording sessions always include a full cast of actors, which Kenny describes as "getting more unusual".[63] Kenny said, "That's another thing that's given SpongeBob its special feel. Everybody's in the same room, doing it old radio-show style. It's how the stuff we like was recorded".[63] Show writer Jay Lender said, "The recording sessions were always fun ..."[64] For the first three seasons, Hillenburg and Drymon sat in on the record studio, and they directed the actors.[65] In the fourth season, Andrea Romano took over the role as the voice director.[65] Wednesday is recording day, the same schedule followed by the crew since 1999.[65] Casting supervisor Jennie Monica Hammond said, "I loved Wednesdays".[65]
Animation
Throughout the series' run, SpongeBob SquarePants has been produced domestically at the Nickelodeon Animation Studios in Burbank, California, and animated overseas at Rough Draft Studios in South Korea.[21][66] Approximately 50 people work together in animating and producing a SpongeBob episode.[26] According to Luke Brookshier, the series' storyboard director, "SpongeBob is structured differently than most cartoons".[26] Basically, the crew at the studio in California storyboard the episode and the crew in Korea will use it.[21] The crew in Rough Draft Studios animate it by hand, color its cels in the computer, paint backgrounds and send it back to the crews in the Nickelodeon Animation Studio for them to edit, and apply the music soundtrack.[26] Characters' designs are updated or modified every season to solve technical issues in animation.[67]
During the first season, SpongeBob SquarePants was animated using cel animation.[23] The show shifted to digital ink and paint animation during its second season in 2000.[23] In 2009, executive producer Paul Tibbitt said "The first season of SpongeBob was done the old-fashioned way on cells, and every cell had to be part-painted, left to dry, paint some other colours. It's still a time-consuming aspect of the process now, but the digital way of doing things means it doesn't take long to correct".[23]
In 2008, the crew shifted to using Wacom Cintiqs for the drawings instead of pencils.[17] The fifth season episode "Pest of the West" was the first episode in the series to which the crew applied this method.[17] Series background designer Kenny Pittenger said, "The only real difference between the way we draw now and the way we drew then is that we abandoned pencil and paper during the fifth season".[17] The crew began the shift while they were working on the episode. Pittenger said, "It was while we were working on 'Pest of the West', one of the half-hour specials, that we made the switch … did you notice?"[17] The shift to Wacom Cintiqs let the designers and animators draw on computer screens and make immediate changes or undo mistakes. Pittenger said, "Many neo-Luddites—er … I mean, many of my cohorts—don't like working on them, but I find them useful. There's no substitute for the immediacy of drawing on a piece of paper, of course, but digital nautical nonsense is still pretty fun".[17]
In 2012, Nickelodeon produced and debuted the eighth season episode "It's a SpongeBob Christmas!". The episode was the first full-length episode in the series that was produced in stop motion animation.[68][69] Mark Caballero, Seamus Walsh, and Christopher Finnegan of Screen Novelties animated it, and Caballero and Walsh also served as its directors.[70] Production on the episode began in October 2011 in Los Angeles.[71] According to Finnegan, it took about five months to shoot, with a couple of months on either end for research and development and post.[72] In 2009, Screen Novelties also animated the series' 10th anniversary special stop motion opening titles.[70]
Music
"[The music has gone] from mostly sea shanties and Hawaiian music à la Roy Smeck meets Pee-wee Herman—still the main style for the show—in the early episodes, but it now includes film noir, West Side Story to [Henry] Mancini, Jerry Goldsmith and [Steven] Spielberg. There's Broadway-type scores and plain old goofy, loopy, weird stuff. I try to push the envelope on this show without getting in the way of the story, and I try to push it up and way over the top when I can get away with it, all the time keeping it as funny and ridiculous as possible.
—Music editor Nicolas Carr[73]
The theme music was composed by Hank Smith Music, which consisted of Derek Drymon, Mark Harrison, Stephen Hillenburg and Blaise Smith.[74] The song is sung by Painty the Pirate, voiced by Patrick Pinney. A cover of the song by Avril Lavigne can be found on the SpongeBob SquarePants Movie soundtrack.[75][76] Another cover by the Violent Femmes aired as a commercial on Nickelodeon to promote the series' Season 2 DVD release.[77] The end credits music was performed and composed by Steve Belfer, a friend of Hillenburg from CalArts.[19] Hillenburg had told him about wanting to use ukulele music, and Belfer wrote the song on his own.[19] Drymon said, "It's so long ago, it's hard to be sure, but I remember Hillenburg having the Belfer music early on, maybe before the pilot".[19]
The series' music editor and main composer is Nicolas Carr.[73] Carr uses the Associated Production Music Library for most of the background music to give the show its "Ren and Stimpy/Rocko over-the-top style".[73][78] Hillenburg wanted to approach the music for SpongeBob the same way he had on Rocko.[73] He was "also very interested" in building a music library for the show, to build a SpongeBob music library that could be re-edited and reused in the various episodes.[73] Correspondingly, The Sponge Divers Orchestra was formed.[73] Carr said that the show has "a wide variety of styles to draw from".[73]
Alternative rock bands such as Wilco, The Shins, The Flaming Lips, and Ween, as well as metal bands Pantera, and Motörhead, have made appearances on the show and its soundtracks.[75][79]
Tenth anniversary
In 2009, Nickelodeon began celebrating the 10th anniversary of the show with Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants, a documentary special by filmmaker Patrick Creadon, that discusses the history of the show and the ascent of the "absorbing character's journey to pop culture stardom".[80][81][82] "Ten years. I never imagined working on the show to this date and this long," said series creator Hillenburg. "I really figured we might get a season and a cult following, and that might be it".[83] In an interview, Tom Kenny said, "What I'm most proud of is that kids still really like it and care about it ... They eagerly await new episodes. People who were young children when it started 10 years ago are still watching it and digging it and think it's funny. That's the loving cup for me".[84]
Nickelodeon broadcast a 50½-hour television marathon titled "The Ultimate SpongeBob SpongeBash Weekend". The marathon featured the 10 most memorable episodes as picked by its viewers on Nick.com. The night capped off with the television encore of The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie at 8 PM.[85] On July 19, 10 new episodes, including the special episode "To SquarePants or Not to SquarePants," premiered.[86][87] On September 22, 2009, Paramount Home Entertainment released a 2,200 minute, 14-disc DVD set titled The First 100 Episodes.[88][89][90] A second television film, titled Truth or Square, debuted on Nickelodeon on November 6, 2009.[91][92] Several celebrities made live action cameo appearances on the film, including Rosario Dawson, LeBron James, Tina Fey, Will Ferrell, Craig Ferguson, Robin Williams and P!nk, while Ricky Gervais provided opening and closing narration for the special.[93][94]
Broadcast
Episodes
Main article: List of SpongeBob SquarePants episodes
SpongeBob SquarePants series overview

Season
Episodes / (segments)
Originally aired
DVD release date

Season premiere
Season finale
Region 1
Region 2
Region 4

1
20 / (41) May 1, 1999 April 8, 2000 October 28, 2003[95] November 7, 2005[96] November 30, 2006[97]

2
20 / (39) October 26, 2000 July 26, 2003 October 19, 2004[98] October 23, 2006[99] November 30, 2006[100]

3
20 / (37) October 5, 2001 October 11, 2004 September 27, 2005[101] December 3, 2007[102] November 8, 2007[103]

4
20 / (38) May 6, 2005 July 24, 2007 September 12, 2006[104] November 3, 2008[105] November 7, 2008[106]
January 9, 2007[107]

5
20 / (41) February 19, 2007 July 19, 2009 September 4, 2007[108] November 16, 2009[109] December 3, 2009[110]
November 18, 2008[111]

6
26 / (47) March 3, 2008 July 5, 2010 December 8, 2009[112] November 29, 2010[113] December 2, 2010[114]
December 7, 2010[115][116]

7
26 / (50) July 19, 2009 June 11, 2011 December 6, 2011[117] September 17, 2012[118] September 12, 2012[119]

8
26 / (47) March 26, 2011 December 6, 2012 March 12, 2013[120] October 28, 2013[121] October 30, 2013[122]

9
26 July 21, 2012 TBA TBA TBA TBA

10[123]
TBA 2014[123] TBA TBA TBA TBA
International
The series airs on Nickelodeon in Australia and New Zealand,[124] Israel,[125] [126] Canada,[127] India,[128] and the United Kingdom and Ireland.[129] It airs on TG4 in Ireland,[130] YTV and Teletoon in Canada[131] and on Eleven in Australia.[132]
Characters
Main article: List of SpongeBob SquarePants characters



 The show's main characters: (from left) Plankton, Mr. Krabs, Sandy, SpongeBob, Squidward, Patrick, and Gary.
The show revolves around its title character and his various friends. SpongeBob SquarePants is an energetic and optimistic sea sponge (although his appearance more closely resembles a kitchen sponge) who lives in a pineapple under the sea with his pet snail, Gary, who meows like a cat. Living two houses down from SpongeBob is his best friend Patrick Star, a dim-witted yet friendly pink starfish who lives under a rock. Despite his "mental setbacks," Patrick still sees himself as intelligent.[133] Squidward Tentacles is SpongeBob's next-door neighbor and co-worker at the Krusty Krab.[37] Squidward is an arrogant and ill-tempered octopus who lives in an Easter Island moai and dislikes his neighbors (especially SpongeBob) for their childlike behavior. He enjoys playing the clarinet and painting self-portraits, but hates his job working at the Krusty Krab. Another close friend of SpongeBob is Sandy Cheeks, a squirrel from Texas.[134] Sandy is a scientist and expert in karate.[135][136] She lives in an underwater tree dome. When outside of her tree dome, she wears an astronaut-like suit because she cannot breathe underwater.[37] Mr. Krabs, a miserly crab obsessed with money, is the owner of the Krusty Krab restaurant and SpongeBob's boss.[37] His rival, Plankton, is a small green copepod who owns a low-rank fast-food restaurant called the Chum Bucket located across the street from the Krusty Krab.[137] Plankton spends most of his time planning to steal the recipe for Mr. Krabs's popular Krabby Patty burgers to obtain success and put the Krusty Krab out of business.[138]
Other recurring characters appear alongside SpongeBob. These include SpongeBob's driving teacher Mrs. Puff, Mr. Krabs' daughter Pearl, Plankton's computer wife Karen, and SpongeBob and Patrick's favorite superheroes, Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy.
Setting

A blue colored image of island with one island boxed in the northeast.

Bikini Atoll, with Bikini Island boxed in the northeast
Much of the series' events take place in Bikini Bottom, an underwater city located in the Pacific Ocean beneath the real life tropical isle of Bikini Atoll.[139][140] Much of this is supported within the context of the episodes themselves. However, despite implications of the city's location, as well as analogies to real life, Hillenburg has stated that he wishes to leave the city isolated from the real world.[141] The citizens of Bikini Bottom live in mostly aquatic-themed buildings, and use "boatmobiles," amalgamations of cars and boats, as a mode of transportation.[142] Notable establishments present in Bikini Bottom includes the Krusty Krab and Mrs. Puff's Boating School, which have become common settings in the series since their first appearance in 1999.
When the crew began production on the pilot, they were tasked with designing the stock locations where "... the show would return to again and again, and in which most of the action would take place, such as the Krusty Krab and SpongeBob's pineapple house".[143] Hillenburg had a "clear vision" of what he wanted the show to look like. The idea was "to keep everything nautical," so the crew used a lot of rope, wooden planks, ships' wheels, netting, anchors, boilerplates and rivets.[143]
The show features the "sky flowers" as a main setting material.[143] They first appeared in the pilot and have since become a common feature throughout the series.[143] When series background designer Kenny Pittenger was asked what they were, he answered, "They function as clouds in a way, but since the show takes place underwater, they aren't really clouds".[143] Since the show was influenced by tiki, the background painters have to use a lot of pattern.[143] Pittenger said, "So really, the sky flowers are mostly a whimsical design element that Steve [Hillenburg] came up with to evoke the look of a flower-print Hawaiian shirt—or something like that. I don't know what they are either".[143]
Reception
Ratings and run-length achievements
By 2001, the show had flourished into Nickelodeon's No. 2 children's program, after Rugrats. Nearly 40 percent of the show's audience of 2.2 million were aged 18 to 34.[144] As a result, Nickelodeon expanded the show's exposure on television from Saturday morning to almost-prime time, broadcasting at 6 PM, Monday through Thursday.[144] In 2001, Nickelodeon took the "Saturday-morning ratings crown" for the fourth straight season, grabbing a 4.8 rating/21 share (1.9 million viewers) in kids 2-11, jumping 17% compared to the previous year.[145] During its third season, SpongeBob SquarePants passed Rugrats and earned the title of the highest-rated children's show on cable, with a 6.7 rating and 2.2 million kids 2 to 11 in the second quarter of 2002, up 22% over 2001.[144][146][147] Forbes called the show "a $1 billion honeypot," and said that the show was "almost single-handedly responsible for making Viacom's Nickelodeon the most-watched cable channel during the day and the second most popular during prime time".[144] It was also reported that, of the 50 million viewers who watch it every month, 20 million are adults.[148][149]
In October 2002, another Nickelodeon show titled The Fairly OddParents ranked as the No. 2 program for children between 2 and 11 years old.[150] Its ratings at that time have been almost equal to SpongeBob, which had an average of 2.2 million viewers per episode.[150] It even briefly surpassed SpongeBob, putting it into second place, registering a 6.2 rating and nearly 2.5 million child viewers, while SpongeBob had a 6.0 rating and 2.4 million kids 2-11.[151] Nickelodeon "recognized" the OddParents for its climbing ratings and installed it into a new time slot, previously occupied by SpongeBob, at 8 PM.[150] In an interview, Nickelodeon president Cyma Zarghami said, "Are we banking on the fact that Fairly OddParents will be the next SpongeBob? ... We are hoping. But SpongeBob is so unique, it's hard to say if it will ever be repeated".[150]
SpongeBob SquarePants is one of the longest-running shows on Nickelodeon.[152] During the eighth season, the show became the Nickelodeon series with the most episodes, surpassing the 172 episodes of Rugrats with 178.[153] In its ninth season, a total of 26 episodes are in order, which would push the series over the 200th episode mark.[154][155][156] In a statement, Brown Johnson, animation president for Nickelodeon, said, "SpongeBob's success in reaching over 200 episodes is a testament to creator Stephen Hillenburg's vision, comedic sensibility and his dynamic, lovable characters. The series now joins the club of contemporary classic Nicktoons that have hit this benchmark, so we're incredibly proud".[157][158]
Critical reception
SpongeBob SquarePants received generally positive reviews from critics, and has been noted for its appeal towards different age groups. James Poniewozik of Time magazine considered the titular character as "the anti-Bart Simpson, temperamentally and physically: his head is as squared-off and neat as Bart's is unruly, and he has a personality to match–conscientious, optimistic and blind to the faults in the world and those around him".[159] According to Laura Fries of Variety magazine, the show is "a thoughtful and inventive cartoon about a hopelessly optimistic and resilient sea sponge ... Devoid of the double entendres rife in today's animated TV shows, this is purely kid's stuff ... However, that's not to say that SpongeBob is simplistic or even juvenile. It's charming and whimsical, but clever enough to appeal to teens and college-aged kids, as well".[160] The New York Times critic Joyce Millman said SpongeBob "is clever without being impenetrable to young viewers and goofy without boring grown-ups to tears. It's the most charming toon on television, and one of the weirdest. And it's also good, clean fun, which makes sense because it is, after all, about a sponge". Millman wrote, "His relentless good cheer would be irritating if he weren't so darned lovable and his world so excellently strange ... Like Pee-wee's Playhouse, SpongeBob joyfully dances on the fine line between childhood and adulthood, guilelessness and camp, the warped and the sweet".[161]
Robert Thompson, a professor of communications and director of the Center for the Study of Popular Television at Syracuse University, told The New York Times, "There is something kind of unique about [SpongeBob]. It seems to be a refreshing breath from the pre-irony era. There's no sense of the elbow-in-rib, tongue-in-cheek aesthetic that so permeates the rest of American culture–including kids' shows like the Rugrats. I think what's subversive about it is it's so incredibly naive–deliberately. Because there's nothing in it that's trying to be hip or cool or anything else, hipness can be grafted onto it".[162] In a 2007 interview, Barack Obama named SpongeBob his favorite character, and admitted that SpongeBob SquarePants was "the show I watch with my daughters".[163][164][165] British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has also said he watches the show with his children.[20]
Awards and accolades
Main article: List of awards and nominations received by SpongeBob SquarePants
SpongeBob SquarePants has received many awards and nominations from several award bodies since its debut in 1999. It has been nominated for 15 Emmy Awards, and won Outstanding Special Class Animated Program in 2010.[166] The show received 17 Annie Awards nominations, out of which it has won six times,[167][168][169][170][171][172] as well as four BAFTA Children's Awards, out of which it has won twice. Since 2004, IGN's regional website in the UK placed SpongeBob SquarePants 15th in its top 100 animated series of all time list.[173] In 2006, IGN ranked the show at the same spot on its list of "Top 25 Animated Series of All Time".[174] In a 2013 list, the website ranked SpongeBob SquarePants 12th in "The Top 25 Animated Series for Adults".[175]
The show is among the "All-TIME 100 TV Shows" as chosen by Time television critic James Poniewozik. He said, "It's the most funny, surreal, inventive example of the explosion in creative kids' (and adult) entertainment that Nick, Cartoon Network and their ilk made possible".[176] Viewers of the UK television channel Channel 4 have voted SpongeBob SquarePants at No. 28 in its 2005's The 100 Greatest Cartoons.[177] TV Guide listed the character of SpongeBob SquarePants at No. 9 for its "50 Greatest Cartoon Characters of All Time".[178] In 2013, the publication ranked SpongeBob SquarePants the eighth "Greatest TV Cartoon of All Time".[179] In June 2010, Entertainment Weekly named SpongeBob one of the "100 Greatest Characters of the Last 20 Years".[180] However, not all critical reception for the character has been positive. AskMen's "Top 10 Irritating '90s Cartoon Characters" ranked SpongeBob at No. 4 saying that his well-meaning attitude is extremely annoying.[181]
Legacy
In July 2009, Madame Tussauds wax museum in New York launched a wax sculpture of SpongeBob in celebration of the series' 10th anniversary.[182][183] SpongeBob is the first fictional character to be featured in Tussauds.[184][185] In May 2011, a new species of mushroom, Spongiforma squarepantsii, was described, named after the series' title character.[186]
The character has also became a trend in Egypt at Cairo's Tahrir Square.[187] After the Egyptian Revolution of 2011, SpongeBob became a fashion phenomenon, appearing on various items of merchandise from hijabs to boxer shorts.[188][189] The phenomenon led to the creation of the Tumblr project called "SpongeBob on the Nile". The project was founded by American students Andrew Leber and Elisabeth Jaquette, and attempts to document every appearance of SpongeBob in Egypt.[190] Sherief Elkeshta cited the phenomenon in an essay about the incoherent state of politics in Egypt in an independent monthly paper titled Midan Masr. He wrote, "Why isn't he [SpongeBob] at least holding a Molotov cocktail? Or raising a fist?"[191] The phenomenon has even spread to Libya, where a Libyan rebel in SpongeBob dress was photographed celebrating the revolution.[192]
In 2013, a clip featuring soldiers in Russia marching as they sing the SpongeBob theme was posted on YouTube.[193] According to English Russia, "One of the most popular marching songs in Russian army is SpongeBob SquarePants theme".[193][194] The video of the soldiers singing the theme was posted online on February 14, 2013.[193] The video garnered 50,000 hits in the first week.[195]
Criticism and controversy



James Dobson accused a promotional video featuring SpongeBob SquarePants of "promoting homosexuality due to a pro-tolerance group sponsoring the video". This incident led to questions whether the character is gay, which was denied by creator Hillenburg who considers him as "almost asexual".
In 2005, a promotional video which showed SpongeBob and other characters from children's shows singing together to promote diversity and tolerance[196] was attacked by an evangelical group in the United States because they saw SpongeBob being used as an "advocate for homosexuality".[197] James Dobson of Focus on the Family accused the makers of the video of "promoting homosexuality due to a pro-tolerance group sponsoring the video".[197] The incident led to questions as to whether or not SpongeBob is homosexual. In 2002, series creator Stephen Hillenburg denied the issue, despite the fact that SpongeBob's popularity with gay men grew. He clarified that he considers the character to be "almost asexual".[198][199] After Dobson's comments, Hillenburg repeated his assertion that sexual preference was never considered during the creation of the show.[200] Tom Kenny and other production members were shocked and surprised that such an issue had arisen.[16]
Dobson later stated that his comments were taken out of context, and that his original complaints were not with SpongeBob, the video, or any of the characters in the video, but rather with the organization that sponsored the video, We Are Family Foundation. Dobson indicated that the We Are Family Foundation posted pro-homosexual material on their website, but later removed it.[201] After the controversy, John H. Thomas, the United Church of Christ's general minister and president, said they would welcome SpongeBob into their ministry. He said, "Jesus didn't turn people away. Neither do we".[202]
Jeffrey P. Dennis, author of the journal article "The Same Thing We Do Every Night: Signifying Same-Sex Desire in Television Cartoons," argued that SpongeBob and Sandy are not romantically in love, while adding that he believed that SpongeBob and Patrick "are paired with arguably erotic intensity".[203] Martin Goodman of Animation World Magazine described Dennis' comments regarding SpongeBob and Patrick as "interesting".[204] In August 2012, the Ukrainian National Expert Commission for Protecting Public Morality attempted to ban the show for "promotion of homosexuality".[205][206] The Teletubbies, Family Guy, Pokémon, and The Simpsons are among other programs accused of promoting the "destruction of the family".[207]
In April 2009, in a tie-in partnership with Burger King and Nickelodeon, Burger King released an advertisement featuring SpongeBob and Sir Mix-a-Lot singing "Baby Got Back".[208] The Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood protested the ad for being sexist and inappropriately sexual, especially considering that SpongeBob's fan base includes preschoolers.[209][210][211] In an official statement released by Burger King, they claimed that "this campaign is aimed at parents".[212]
“ The children who watched the cartoon were operating at half the capacity compared to other children. ”
—Angeline S. Lillard, University of Virginia[213]

A 2011 study conducted at the University of Virginia published in the journal Pediatrics suggested that allowing preschool audiences to watch the series caused short term disruptions in mental function and attention span due to frequent shot changes.[214][215] A Nickelodeon executive responded in an interview that the show was not intended for an audience of that age and that the study used "questionable methodology and could not possibly provide the basis for any valid findings that parents could trust".[216][217]

Criticism of declining quality and 2012 ratings slide
While the 2004 film adaptation of the series, The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie, was generally well received by fans of the show, it is also considered a turning point in the show's history, as many of said fans believe the television series has declined in quality since the film's release.[218] While episodes aired before the film were praised for their "uncanny brilliance",[219] ones aired after the film have been variously categorized as "kid-pandering attention-waster[s]",[220] "tedious",[221] "boring" and "dreck",[222] a "depressing plateau of mediocrity",[223] and "laugh-skimpy".[224] Following the film's release, fans "began to turn away from the show," causing online fansites to "[become] deserted".[218] Some believe the show's ratings decline as of 2012 correlates with the alleged decline in quality, and "whatever fan support [the show] enjoys is not enough" to save it from its ratings slide.[218]
In 2012, it was reported that the series' ratings were declining.[225][226] The average number of viewers aged 2 to 11 watching SpongeBob at any given time dropped 29% in the first quarter from a year earlier, according to Nielsen.[218] Wall Street Journal business writer John Jannarone suggested that the age of the series and oversaturation of the show might be contributing to the decline of the series' ratings, and might also be directly responsible for the decline in Nickelodeon's overall ratings.[227] Media analyst Todd Juenger directly attributes the decline in Nickelodeon's ratings to the availability of streaming video content on services like Netflix, a provider of on-demand Internet streaming media.[228]
Philippe Dauman, the president and CEO of Viacom, contradicted the notion, saying he did not think "the limited amount of Nick library content on Netflix ... has had a significant impact".[229][230] A Nickelodeon spokesman said SpongeBob is performing consistently well and remains the number one rated animated series in all of children's television.[227] He added, "There is nothing that we have seen that points to SpongeBob as a problem".[227] Dauman blamed the drop on "some ratings systemic issues" at Nielsen, citing extensive set-top-box data that "does in no way reflect" the Nielsen data.[231]
Juenger noted that SpongeBob could affect the ratings of other Nickelodeon programming because children often change channels to find their favorite programs, then stay tuned into that network.[227] Nickelodeon recently reduced its exposure in television. In the first quarter of 2012, the network cut back on the number of episodes it aired by 16% compared with a year earlier.[227]
On April 22, 2013, Netflix CEO Reed Hastings announced their intentions not to renew their existing deal with Viacom.[232] Since then, Viacom's deal with Netflix expired, and shows such as SpongeBob and Dora the Explorer were removed.[233] On June 4, 2013, Viacom announced a multi-year licensing agreement which would move its programs, such as SpongeBob and Dora the Explorer, to Amazon.com, Netflix's top competitor.[234][235] Amazon agreed to pay more than $200 million to Viacom for the license, its largest subscription streaming transaction ever.[236][237]
Other media
Further information: List of SpongeBob SquarePants merchandise
Comic books
In February 2011, creator Hillenburg first announced the release of the 32-page bimonthly comic book series, SpongeBob Comics, based on the show.[238][239] The release marked the first time Hillenburg authored his own books. He said, "I'm hoping that fans will enjoy finally having a SpongeBob comic book from me".[238][239] The comic book series is published by Hillenburg's production company, United Plankton Pictures, and distributed by Bongo Comics Group.[238][239] Although the characters of the show had previously appeared in Nickelodeon Magazine and in Cine-Manga, the first issue of SpongeBob Comics marked the first time the characters have appeared in their own comic books in the United States.[238][239] Hillenburg described the stories from the comic books as "original and always true to the humor, characters, and universe of the SpongeBob SquarePants series".[238][239]
Chris Duffy, the former senior editor of Nickelodeon Magazine, serves as managing editor of SpongeBob Comics.[238][239] Hillenburg and Duffy met with various comic book writers and artists—including James Kochalka, Hilary Barta, Graham Annable, Gregg Schigiel, and Jacob Chabot—to contribute to each issues.[238][239] Retired horror comics writer and artist Stephen R. Bissette returned to write a special Halloween issue in 2012, with Tony Millionaire and Al Jaffee.[240] In an interview with Tom Spurgeon, Bissette said, "I've even broken my retirement to do one work-for-hire gig [for SpongeBob Comics] so I could share everything about that kind of current job".[241]
In the United Kingdom, Titan Magazines publishes comics based on SpongeBob SquarePants every four weeks. These comics were first published on February 3, 2005.[242] Titan Magazines teamed-up with Lego to release a limited edition SpongeBob-themed comic.[243]
Films
Main articles: The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie and The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water
Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon Movies produced The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie, an animated film adaptation of the series that was released on November 19, 2004.[244] The film was directed by creator Stephen Hillenburg, and was written by long-time show writers comprising Hillenburg, Derek Drymon, Tim Hill, Kent Osborne, Aaron Springer, and Paul Tibbitt. Hillenburg and Julia Pistor produced the film, while the film score was composed by Gregor Narholz.[245][246][247] The film is about Plankton's evil plan to steal King Neptune's crown and send it to Shell City. SpongeBob and Patrick must retrieve it and save Mr. Krabs' life from Neptune's raft and their home, Bikini Bottom, from Plankton's plan. The film features guest appearances by Jeffrey Tambor as King Neptune, Scarlett Johansson as the King's daughter Mindy, Alec Baldwin as Dennis, and David Hasselhoff as himself.[248] It received positive critical reception,[249][250] and grossed over $140 million worldwide.[251]
A sequel to the 2004 film is currently in production and is expected to be released in theaters on February 6, 2015.[252] The series' main cast members are set to reprise their roles,[253] and will be traditionally animated in the manner of the series and its predecessor.[254][255] The film would have a budget similar to the previous film and would not cost more than $100 million to produce.[256][257][258]
Music
Collections of original music featured in the show have been released on the albums SpongeBob SquarePants: Original Theme Highlights (2001), SpongeBob's Greatest Hits (2009), and The Yellow Album (2005). The first two charted on the US Billboard 200, reaching number 171 and 122, respectively.[259][260] Several songs have been recorded with the purpose of a single or album release, and have not been featured on the show. For example, the song "My Tidy Whities" written by Tom Kenny and Andy Paley was released only for the album The Best Day Ever (2006). Kenny's inspiration for the song was "underwear humor".[261] Kenny said, "Underwear humor is always a surefire laugh-getter with kids ... Just seeing a character that odd wearing really prosaic, normal, Kmart, three-to-a-pack underwear is a funny drawing ... We thought it was funny to make a really lush, beautiful love song to his underwear".[261] The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie – Music from the Movie and More..., a soundtrack album featuring the score of The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie, was released along with the feature-length film in November 2004. Various artists including the Flaming Lips,[262] Wilco,[263] Ween,[264] Motörhead,[264] the Shins,[265] and Avril Lavigne[266] contributed to the soundtrack that reached number 76 on the US Billboard 200.[267]
Theme park rides
Main articles: SpongeBob SquarePants 4-D and SpongeBob SquarePants Rock Bottom Plunge



SpongeBob SquarePants Rock Bottom Plunge ride at the Mall of America.
SpongeBob SquarePants 4-D film and ride opened in various locations, including Six Flags Over Texas, Flamingo Land Resort, and the Shedd Aquarium.[268] The ride features water squirts, real bubbles, and other sensory enhancements. In 2012, Nickelodeon teamed up again with SimEx-Iwerks Entertainment and Super 78 to produce SpongeBob SquarePants 4-D: The Great Jelly Rescue.[269] The attraction opened in early 2013 at the Mystic Aquarium & Institute for Exploration.[270] The attraction was also released at the Nickelodeon Suites Resort Orlando in Orlando, Florida.[271][272][273] The seven-minute film follows SpongeBob, Patrick and Sandy to their old hijinks while rescuing the jellyfish of Jellyfish Fields from Plankton's evil clutches.[270]
SpongeBob SquarePants appears at the Mall of America's Nickelodeon theme park re-branded from the Mall of America's Park at MOA, formerly Camp Snoopy, to Nickelodeon Universe in the Minneapolis-St. Paul suburb of Bloomington, Minnesota. The new theme park features a SpongeBob-themed Gerstlauer Euro-Fighter custom roller coaster, the SpongeBob SquarePants Rock Bottom Plunge, which has replaced the Mystery Mine Ride and Olde Time Photo store on the west end of the theme park, which opened March 15, 2008.[274][275]
Video games
Numerous video games based on the show have been produced. Some of the early games include Legend of the Lost Spatula (2001)[276] and SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom (2003).[277] The 2003 video game was added to the Greatest Hits by Sony.[278][279] It also served as the engine basis for a video game based on the The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie. Heavy Iron Studios, the game's developers, tweaked the graphics to give the game a sharper and more imaginative look than that of Battle for Bikini Bottom. They also increased the polygon count, added several racing levels, and incorporated many of the creatures seen in the film.[280] In 2013, Nickelodeon published and distributed SpongeBob Moves In, a freemium city-building game app developed by Kung Fu Factory for iOS.[281][282][283][284]
SpongeBob SquareShorts
Nickelodeon launched the first global SpongeBob SquarePants-themed short film competition, SpongeBob SquareShorts: Original Fan Tributes, in 2013.[285][286] The contest encourages fans and filmmakers around the world to create original short films inspired by SpongeBob for a chance to win a prize and a trip for four people to a screening event in Hollywood. The contest opened on May 6 and ran through June 28, 2013.[287][288] On July 19, 2013, Nickelodeon announced the finalists for the competition,[289][290][291] and, on August 13, 2013, the "under 18 years of age" category was won by David of the United States for his "The Krabby Commercial," while the "Finally Home" short by Nicole of South Africa won the "18 and over" category.[292]
Merchandise
Further information: List of SpongeBob SquarePants merchandise
The popularity of SpongeBob SquarePants inspired merchandise from T-shirts to posters.[34] It was reported that the franchise generated an estimated $8 billion merchandising revenue for Nickelodeon.[147] It is also the most distributed property of MTV Networks.[264] SpongeBob is viewed in 170 countries speaking 24 languages, and has also become "a killer merchandising app".[293] The title character and his friends have been used as a theme for special editions of well-known family board games, including Monopoly,[294] Life,[295] and Operation,[296] as well as a SpongeBob SquarePants edition of Ants in the Pants,[297] and Yahtzee.[298]
In 2001, SpongeBob SquarePants signed a marketing deal with Target Corporation and Burger King, expanding its merchandising.[144] The popularity of SpongeBob has translated well into sales figures. In 2002, SpongeBob SquarePants dolls sold at a rate of 75,000 per week, which was faster than Tickle Me Elmo dolls were selling at the time.[299] SpongeBob has gained popularity in Japan, specifically with Japanese women. Nickelodeon's parent company Viacom purposefully targeted marketing at women in the country. Skeptics initially doubted that SpongeBob could be popular in Japan, as the character's design is very different from already popular designs for Hello Kitty and Pikachu.[300] Ratings and merchandise sales showed SpongeBob SquarePants has caught on with parents and with college audiences.[301] In a recent promotion, college-oriented website Music.com gave away 80,000 SpongeBob T-shirts, four times more than during a similar promotion for Comedy Central's South Park.[301]
Kids' meal tie-ins have been released in snacks and fast food restaurants in many different parts of the world, including Burger King in Europe and North America, as well as Wendy's in North America, and Hungry Jack's in Australia. A McDonald's Happy Meal tie-in with SpongeBob-themed Happy Meal boxes and toys was released in Europe and other international markets in the summer of 2007.[302] In Australia, the advertisement for the McDonald's SpongeBob Happy Meal won the Pester Power Award because the ads are entice young children to want its food because of the free toy.[303] As a tie-in beverage for the DVD release of The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie, 7-Eleven released the limited edition "Under-the-Sea Pineapple Slurpee" in March 2004.[304] Pirate's Booty released limited edition SpongeBob SquarePants Pirate's Booty snacks in 2013.[305][306]
In 2007, high-end SpongeBob-themed electronics have been introduced by Imation Electronics Products under the Npower brand, including MP3 players, digital cameras, a DVD player, and a flatscreen television.[307] Pictures of SpongeBob SquarePants also began to appear on the labels of 8 oz. cans of Green Giant cut green beans and frozen packages of Green Giant green beans and butter sauce, which featured free stickers in 2007 as part of an initiative to encourage kids to eat their vegetables.[308] The Simmons Jewelry Co. released a $75,000 diamond pendant as part of a SpongeBob collection.[184][309] In New Zealand, the UK-based Beechdean Group unveiled the SpongeBob SquarePants Vanilla Ice Cream character product as part of a licence deal with Nickelodeon.[310] NZ Drinks launched the SpongeBob SquarePants bottled water.[311]
Build-A-Bear Workshop introduced the new SpongeBob SqaurePants collection in stores and online in North America on May 17, 2013.[312][313][314] Shoppers can dress their SpongeBob and Patrick plush in a variety of clothing and accessories. Sandy Cheeks and Gary the Snail are also available as pre-stuffed minis.[315] Build-A-Bear Workshop stores nationwide celebrated the arrival of SpongeBob with a series of special events from May 17 through May 19.[316]
On July 13, 2013, Toyota, with Nickelodeon, unveiled a SpongeBob-inspired Toyota Highlander.[317] The 2014 Toyota Highlander was launched on SpongeBob Day at the San Diego's Giants v. Padres game.[318][319][320] The SpongeBob Toyota Highlander visited seven U.S. locations during its release, including the Nickelodeon Suites Resort Orlando in Florida.[321]
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List of SpongeBob SquarePants cast members
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 Veteran voice actor Tom Kenny, shown here in 2008, provides the voice of SpongeBob SquarePants, the show's main character.
SpongeBob SquarePants is an American animated television series created by marine biologist and animator Stephen Hillenburg that debuted on Nickelodeon in the United States on May 1, 1999. The show employs six main voice actors, and numerous regular cast and recurring guest stars. The principal voice cast consists of Tom Kenny, Bill Fagerbakke, Rodger Bumpass, Clancy Brown, Mr. Lawrence and Carolyn Lawrence. Supporting cast include Jill Talley, Mary Jo Catlett, Lori Alan, Dee Bradley Baker, Brian Doyle-Murray, Sirena Irwin, Bob Joles, Mark Fite and Thomas F. Wilson, while Ernest Borgnine, Tim Conway and Marion Ross have appeared as repeat guest cast members.
SpongeBob SquarePants chronicles the adventures and endeavors of the titular character and his various friends in the fictional underwater city of Bikini Bottom. Many of the ideas for the show originated in an unpublished, educational comic book titled The Intertidal Zone, which Hillenburg created in the mid-1980s. He began developing SpongeBob SquarePants into a television series in 1996 upon the cancellation of Rocko's Modern Life, another Nickelodeon animated series which Hillenburg directed. While creating the show, Hillenburg, with colleague Derek Drymon, was also conducting auditions to find voices for the show's characters. He turned to Kenny, who had worked with him on Rocko's Modern Life, to voice the titular character. The voice of SpongeBob was originally used by Kenny for a very minor female alligator character named Al on that series.
Kenny and Catlett were the first cast members to receive award nominations for their performance on SpongeBob SquarePants. They each received Annie Award nominations in 2001, but did not win. In 2010, Kenny won the Annie Award for Best Voice Acting in a Television Production, making it the first time a cast member had won this type of award. Bumpass was the first cast member to be nominated for an Emmy Award, receiving a nomination in 2012, although did not win.


Contents  [hide]
1 Regular cast 1.1 Background
1.2 Main cast
1.3 Other regular cast
2 Recurring guest voices
3 Former cast members
4 Awards and nominations
5 Notes
6 References
7 External links

Regular cast[edit]
Background[edit]




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Audio sample of the voice of SpongeBob SquarePants from the episode "Secret Box" (2001).

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 Voice acting veteran Clancy Brown provides the voice of Mr. Krabs.


 Actress Carolyn Lawrence plays Sandy Cheeks.


 Kenny's wife, Jill Talley, voices Karen, Plankton's computer wife.


Dee Bradley Baker has appeared in several minor roles.


 Actor Ernest Borgnine was a recurring guest star on the show, voicing Mermaid Man from 1999 to his death in 2012.
SpongeBob SquarePants has six principal voice cast members: Tom Kenny, Bill Fagerbakke, Rodger Bumpass, Clancy Brown, Carolyn Lawrence, and Mr. Lawrence. Hillenburg began developing SpongeBob SquarePants into a television series in 1996 upon the cancellation of Rocko's Modern Life, which he directed. While creating the show and writing its pilot episode in 1997, Hillenburg and Derek Drymon, the show's then-creative director, were also conducting auditions to find voices for the show's characters.[1]
For the voice of SpongeBob, the main character, Hillenburg approached Kenny, who previously worked with him on Rocko's Modern Life.[2] Drymon said, "Steve [Hillenburg] wanted to find an original sounding voice [for SpongeBob]."[1] Hillenburg utilized Kenny's and other people's personalities to help create the personality of SpongeBob.[3] The voice of SpongeBob was originally used by Kenny for a very minor female alligator character named Al in Rocko's Modern Life. Kenny forgot the voice initially as he created it only for that single use. Hillenburg, however, remembered it when he was coming up with SpongeBob and used a video clip of the episode to remind Kenny of the voice.[3] Kenny says that SpongeBob's high-pitched laugh was specifically created to be unique. They wanted an annoying laugh in the tradition of Popeye and Woody Woodpecker.[4] Fagerbakke voices SpongeBob's best friend, a starfish named Patrick Star, and other miscellaneous characters. He auditioned for the role after Kenny had been cast as SpongeBob. Fagerbakke said, "Steve is such a lovely guy, and I had absolutely no feeling for the material whatsoever." He described his experience in the audition, saying "I was just going in for another audition, and I had no idea what was in store there in terms of the remarkable visual wit and really the kind of endearing child-like humanity in the show. I couldn't pick that up from the audition material at all. I was just kind of perfunctorially trying to give the guy what he wanted."[5] Bumpass provides the voice of Squidward Tentacles, and other characters. Squidward was "a very nasally, monotone kind of guy", said Bumpass. He said that the character "became a very interesting character to do" because of "his sarcasm, and then his frustration, and then his apoplexy, and so he became a wide spectrum of emotions".[6] Hillenburg originally had Mr. Lawrence in mind for the role of voicing Squidward.[1] Lawrence worked with Hillenburg before on Rocko's Modern Life. When working on the pilot episode, Hillenburg invited him to audition for all the characters.[7] He decided to give Lawrence the part of the series villain, Plankton, instead.[1] Voice acting veteran Clancy Brown voices Mr. Krabs, SpongeBob's boss at the Krusty Krab, while Carolyn Lawrence provides Sandy Cheeks' voice. When Lawrence was on a sidewalk in Los Feliz, Los Angeles with a friend who knew SpongeBob SquarePants casting director Donna Grillo, her friend said to the director that Lawrence had "an interesting voice". Grillo made Lawrence to audition and she then got the role voicing Sandy.[8][9]
The recurring characters of Karen, Mrs. Puff, Pearl and the Flying Dutchman are voiced by Kenny's wife Jill Talley,[10] Mary Jo Catlett,[11] Lori Alan[12] and Brian Doyle-Murray,[13] respectively.[14] Mr. Krabs' mother, Mama Krabs, who debuted in the episode "Sailor Mouth", was voiced by staff writer Paul Tibbitt.[15][16][17] However, voice actress Sirena Irwin overtook Tibbitt's role as the character reappeared in the fourth season episode "Enemy In-Law" in 2005.[18] Irwin also provides the voices of other characters in the show, including Margaret SquarePants, SpongeBob's mother. In the Christmas special "Christmas Who?", the characters of Patchy the Pirate, the president of the fictional SpongeBob SquarePants fan club, and his pet called Potty the Parrot debuted. The former is portrayed by Kenny in live-action, while series creator Hillenburg voiced the latter.[19] After Hillenburg's departure as the series' showrunner in 2004, Tibbitt was given the role voicing Potty the Parrot.[20]
Voice recording sessions always include a full cast of actors, which Kenny describes as "getting more unusual".[21] Kenny said, "That's another thing that's given SpongeBob its special feel. Everybody's in the same room, doing it old radio-show style. It's how the stuff we like was recorded".[21] It takes about four hours to record an 11-minute episode.[22] For the first three seasons, Hillenburg and Drymon sat in on recording sessions at Nickelodeon Studios, and they directed the actors.[23] In the fourth season, Andrea Romano took over the role as the voice director.[23] Wednesday is recording day, the same schedule followed by the crew since 1999.[23] Casting supervisor Jennie Monica Hammond said, "I loved Wednesdays".[23]
The cast members get residuals every time the episodes they appeared in are aired, which Carolyn Lawrence described as "a very complicated mathematical calculation."[22] Lawrence said in 2008 that it was a "declining scale" and they were "still in negotiations... both sides are still talking." She further stated that "they're still trying to work it out."[22]
Main cast[edit]

Actor
Character(s)
Tom Kenny[14][21] SpongeBob SquarePants Gary the Snail
Dirty Bubble[A] Grandpa SquarePants
Hans Harold SquarePants
Narrator Patchy the Pirate
Other miscellaneous characters
Bill Fagerbakke[14] Patrick Star
Other miscellaneous characters
Rodger Bumpass[14] Squidward Tentacles
Other miscellaneous characters
Clancy Brown[14] Mr. Krabs
Other miscellaneous characters
Mr. Lawrence[14] Plankton Larry the Lobster
Other miscellaneous characters
Carolyn Lawrence[14] Sandy Cheeks
Other miscellaneous characters
Other regular cast[edit]

Actor
Character(s)
Jill Talley[14] Karen
Other miscellaneous characters
Mary Jo Catlett[14] Mrs. Puff
Other miscellaneous characters
Lori Alan[14] Pearl
Dee Bradley Baker[24][23] Bubble Bass Squilliam Fancyson
Old Man Jenkins Perch Perkins
Other miscellaneous characters
Brian Doyle-Murray[14] Flying Dutchman
Paul Tibbitt Potty the Parrot[B]
Sirena Irwin[25] Mama Krabs[C] Margaret SquarePants
Other miscellaneous characters
Bob Joles[26] Man Ray[D]
Mark Fite[27][28] Various characters
Thomas F. Wilson[29][30] Various characters
Recurring guest voices[edit]
See also: List of SpongeBob SquarePants guest stars

Actor
Character(s)
Notes


Tim Conway
 Barnacle Boy[31] Conway first appeared in 1999 with his former McHale's Navy co-star Ernest Borgnine, who voiced Mermaid Man;[32] he has since appeared in over 15 episodes.

Marion Ross
 Grandma SquarePants[33] Ross has appeared since 2001.[34]

John O'Hurley
 King Neptune[35] O'Hurley has appeared twice as King Neptune since the character's first appearance in 2000.[36][37]
Former cast members[edit]

Actor
Character(s)
Notes


Carlos Alazraqui
 Various characters Alazraqui provided the voice of several characters in the show's first three seasons between 1999 and 2002, but has not appeared since. However, in The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie, he voiced many minor characters, including the Goofy Goober Announcer, the Thief, and King Neptune's squire.[38] Cast member Dee Bradley Baker overtook Alazraqui's former character, Scooter, as it reappeared in the seventh season episode "Sponge-Cano!".[39]

Ernest Borgnine
 Mermaid Man Borgnine made the most guest appearances on the show, voicing the character since 1999 to his death in 2012.[32][40]

Stephen Hillenburg
 Potty the Parrot Hillenburg voiced the recurring character from 2000 to 2004. When he left the show as the showrunner, writer Tibbitt was given the role voicing the character as it reappeared in the fifth season episode "Friend or Foe".[20]

Sara Paxton
 Various characters Paxton voiced many minor child characters in the show's first three seasons, but has not appeared since.[41][42][43]

Frank Welker
 Various characters Welker voiced several animal characters—including Clamu, Baby Oyster, Mystery the Seahorse, and the gorilla—between 2001 and 2003, but has not appeared since.[44]
Awards and nominations[edit]

Year
Actor
Award
Category
Role
Episode
Result
Ref(s).


2001
Mary Jo Catlett Annie Award Outstanding Individual Achievement for Voice Acting by a Female Performer in an Animated Television Production Mrs. Puff "No Free Rides" Nominated [45]
2001
Tom Kenny Annie Award Outstanding Individual Achievement for Voice Acting by a Male Performer in an Animated Television Production SpongeBob SquarePants "Wormy" Nominated [45]
2008
Tom Kenny Annie Award Best Voice Acting in an Animated Television Production SpongeBob SquarePants "Spy Buddies" Nominated [46]
2010
Tom Kenny Annie Award Best Voice Acting in a Television Production SpongeBob SquarePants "Truth or Square" Won [47]
2012
Rodger Bumpass Daytime Emmy Award Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program Squidward Tentacles  Nominated [48]

Notes[edit]
^ A. Guest star Charles Nelson Reilly originally provided the voice of the character.[49] Reilly died in 2007.[50][51]
^ B. Replaced series creator Stephen Hillenburg.
^ C. Replaced Paul Tibbitt.
^ D. Replaced John Rhys-Davies, who has voiced Man Ray in two episodes.[52][53]
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External links[edit]

Portal icon SpongeBob SquarePants portal
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Cast list at the Internet Movie Database


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 Former McHale's Navy actors Ernest Borgnine (right) and Tim Conway (left), shown here in 1962, were the first credited guest stars. Borgnine made the most guest appearances on the show, appearing in 16 episodes before his death.
In addition to the show's regular cast of voice actors, guest stars have been featured on SpongeBob SquarePants, an American animated television series created by marine biologist and animator Stephen Hillenburg for Nickelodeon. SpongeBob SquarePants chronicles the adventures and endeavors of the title character and his various friends in the fictional underwater city of Bikini Bottom. Many of the ideas for the show originated in an unpublished, educational comic book titled The Intertidal Zone, which Hillenburg created in the mid-1980s. He began developing SpongeBob SquarePants into a television series in 1996 upon the cancellation of Rocko's Modern Life, which Hillenburg directed.[1][2] The pilot episode first aired on Nickelodeon in the United States on May 1, 1999.[3] The show's ninth season premiered in 2012,[4][5] and 188 episodes of SpongeBob SquarePants have aired. A feature-length film adaptation of the show, The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie, was released in 2004.
Guest voices have come from many ranges of professions, including actors, athletes, authors, musicians, and artists. The first credited guest stars were McHale's Navy actors Ernest Borgnine and Tim Conway, who appeared in "Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy," the show's sixth episode. Borgnine and Conway have since been featured as recurring characters on the show. Rock band Ghastly Ones were the first guest stars to appear as themselves, appearing for a special musical performance in the first season episode "Scaredy Pants." Aside from the aforementioned actors, actress Marion Ross has a recurring role as Grandma SquarePants, SpongeBob's grandmother. Borgnine has made the most appearances, guest starring 16 times. Conway has made 15 guest appearances, while Ross has appeared four times. Actors John O'Hurley and John Rhys-Davies have each appeared twice.
Hillenburg "deliberately avoided" inviting guest starts onto the show, saying that "we only would cast someone if they came right out of the story."[6] A number of guest stars agreed to appear on the show after being convinced by their children who are SpongeBob SquarePants fans, while others accept because they are fans of the show themselves. Casting associate Sarah Noonan, who is responsible for casting guest stars on the show, has received three Artios Award nominations (with one win) from the Casting Society of America. As of March 29, 2014, there have been 72 guest stars on the show,[A] with this figure rising to 76 if The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie is included.


Contents  [hide]
1 History
2 Guest stars
3 Notes
4 References
5 External links

History[edit]



 Actor Johnny Depp, shown here in 2013, agreed to voice a character on the show because he and his children are fans;[7] Depp appeared in the sixth season episode "SpongeBob SquarePants vs. The Big One".
Guest stars have appeared on SpongeBob SquarePants since its first season, in addition to the main cast, consisting of Tom Kenny, Bill Fagerbakke, Rodger Bumpass, Clancy Brown, Carolyn Lawrence and Mr. Lawrence, and supporting cast of Jill Talley, Mary Jo Catlett, Lori Alan, Dee Bradley Baker, Brian Doyle-Murray, Sirena Irwin, Bob Joles, Mark Fite and Thomas F. Wilson. Series creator Stephen Hillenburg in point of fact eschewed appearances by celebrities on the show, stating in an early interview, "Honestly, I deliberately avoided that. The Simpsons is a tough act to follow, so I thought it was best not to do what they do," referring to the copious number of The Simpsons guest stars. He added, "But we've had a few exceptions."[8] According to Tom Kenny, main character SpongeBob's voice actor, "One of the things networks always try to push is getting celebrities." He said, "But Steve [Hillenburg] had no interest in that and let them know that in no uncertain terms."[9]
The first guest stars to appear on the show were actors Ernest Borgnine and Tim Conway,[10] reuniting for their first joint TV project in 33 years since the 1960s sitcom McHale's Navy.[11] They appeared as SpongeBob's favorite superheroes, Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy, respectively.[11] Hillenburg and Derek Drymon, the show's creative director, enjoyed the actors' roles in McHale's Navy, and they already wanted the two to provide the voices of Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy when they were voice casting. Hillenburg and Drymon directly approached Borgnine and Conway, and the actors both accepted.[12] When coming up for the right voice of Mermaid Man, Borgnine cracked his voice by mistake when he was saying "evil!" He said, "By golly! We started something... and we kept [the voice] in."[13] Rock band Ghastly Ones were the first guest stars to appear as themselves, appearing to perform the song "SpongeBob ScaredyPants" in the first season episode "Scaredy Pants."[14] Their song was then released in the album SpongeBob SquarePants: Original Theme Highlights in 2001.[15] Actors Jim Jarmusch and John Lurie were the first guest stars to appear in live-action.[16] They appeared as themselves in the first season episode "Hooky" via stock footage from the television program Fishing with John.[17] According to episode writer Vincent Waller, "Someone made us aware of the footage, and they graciously let us use it." The crew planned to film live-action scenes; however, "the Jarmusch and Lurie addition was a very nice surprise."[18]
Several guest stars have made multiple appearances on the show. Borgnine guest starred in 16 episodes, more than anybody else. He voiced Mermaid Man, until his death in 2012.[19] Following his death, Nickelodeon honored him with a two-hour SpongeBob SquarePants marathon featuring his character.[20] Borgnine had found a renewed fanbase among children through his work on the show.[21] Borgnine's former McHale's Navy co-star Conway has made over 15 guest appearances as Barnacle Boy, Mermaid Man's sidekick. Actress Marion Ross first appeared as Grandma SquarePants in the season two episode "Grandma's Kisses,"[22] and has since appeared in three other episodes. Actor John O'Hurley provides the voice of King Neptune, who first appeared in the first season episode "Neptune's Spatula,"[23] while John Rhys-Davies made his first appearance as Man Ray, Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy's nemesis, in the second season episode "Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy III."[24] The two have each reappeared in "The Clash of Triton" and "Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy V," respectively.[25][26] Other guest repeat guest stars include Brad Abrell, Steve Kehela and Frank Welker.
Hillenburg said that "We only would cast someone if they came right out of the story,"[6] while Sarah Noonan, vice president of talent and casting for Nickelodeon, said that guest star choices come from the writing staff and executive producer.[7] Writer Steven Banks said, "It's not just stunt casting to get publicity," and that the reasoning is "[we] do want to meet them [...]"[27] A number of guest stars have accepted to appear on the show after being persuaded by their children who are SpongeBob SquarePants fans. Some of them include Victoria Beckham, Amy Poehler and David Hasselhoff.[7] Others accept to guest appear because they are fans of the show themselves.[7] Actor Johnny Depp, who appeared as Jack Kahuna Laguna in the sixth season episode "SpongeBob SquarePants vs. The Big One," accepted the guest role on the show because he and his children are fans.[7] Hillenburg described the process, "In the beginning, it was hard to get people. Most of the people that allow themselves to be on have kids who like the show. Often, they're kids are fans. They're doing it because they want to please the family."[6] SpongeBob SquarePants has a "dream list" of celebrities that the crew would like to appear on the show, which includes actors Michael Caine and Jerry Lewis. Noonan said, "Let us know if you can help us out with them."[7]
Many guest stars record their parts in the show's recording studio, although some are recorded over the telephone.[9] Kenny joked, "With movie stars, sometimes they have to phone it in from their villa in France."[9] When recording over the phone, some guest stars would do their parts in real time with the show's cast who are in the recording studio.[9] Noonan received three Artios Award nominations from the Casting Society of America for her work on casting actors on the show. She was honored in 2011 in the Outstanding Achievement in Casting—Television Animation category.[28] As of March 29, 2014, there have been 72 guest stars, totaling 110 guest spots.[A] These figures rise to 76 and 114 respectively if The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie is included.
Guest stars[edit]

Seasons: 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • Movie

Key##A double dagger (double-dagger) denotes recurring guest stars.
##The color of the season number in the first column corresponds to the color of that season's DVD boxset.
##In the No. column: ##The first number refers to the order it aired during the entire series.
##The second number refers to the episode number within its season.




 Actress Marion Ross, shown here in 2011, guest starred on the show as Grandma SquarePants four times.


 Actor Pat Morita, shown here in 1971, voiced Master Udon in the episode "Karate Island"; Morita died before the episode aired, and the program was dedicated in his memory.


 Film critic Gene Shalit, shown here in 1973, provided the voice of Gene Scallop, his "[fish-]likeness," in "The Krusty Sponge."[29]


 Musician David Bowie, shown here in 1987, voiced Lord Royal Highness in "Atlantis SquarePantis."[30]


Kiss bass guitarist Gene Simmons (pictured), alongside his wife Shannon Tweed, guest starred in "20,000 Patties Under the Sea" as the sea monster.[31]


 Comedian Ricky Gervais narrated "Truth or Square"; he appeared in live-action as himself.[32]


 Singer Victoria Beckham, shown here in 2010, voiced Queen Amphitrite in "The Clash of Triton." She agreed to appear on the episode because her sons love the show.[25]


 In the seventh season episode "Back to the Past," the young Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy were voiced by Adam West (right) and Burt Ward (left), the original Batman and Robin, respectively.[33][34]


 Actor David Hasselhoff appeared in live-action as himself in The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie; he parodied his famous scene in the television program Baywatch.[35]
 Season
Guest star
Role(s)
No.
Episode title
Ref.

 1
Ernest Borgnine double-dagger
Mermaid Man 006a–06a "Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy" [11]
1
Tim Conway double-dagger
Barnacle Boy 006a–06a "Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy" [11]
1
Ghastly Ones
Themselves
(special musical guest) 013a–13a "Scaredy Pants" [14]
1
Junior Brown
Himself
(special musical guest) 018a–18a "Texas" [36]
1
John O'Hurley double-dagger
King Neptune 019b–19b "Neptune's Spatula" [23]
1
Jim Jarmusch
Himself
 Fisherman 020a–20a "Hooky" [16]
1
John Lurie
Himself
 Fisherman 020a–20a "Hooky" [16]
1
Ernest Borgnine double-dagger
Mermaid Man 020b–20b "Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy II" [37]
1
Tim Conway double-dagger
Barnacle Boy 020b–20b "Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy II" [37]
1
Charles Nelson Reilly
Dirty Bubble 020b–20b "Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy II" [38]
 2
Ween
Themselves
(special musical guest) 021a–01a "Your Shoe's Untied" [39]
2
The Capsules
Themselves
(special musical guest) 022b–02b "Bossy Boots" [40]
 2
Brad Abrell double-dagger
Bubble Buddy 023b–03b "Bubble Buddy" [41]
2
Corky Carroll
Grubby Grouper 023b–03b "Bubble Buddy" [42]
2
Marion Ross double-dagger
Grandma SquarePants 026a–06a "Grandma's Kisses" [22]
2
Pantera
Themselves
(special musical guest) 027a–07a "Prehibernation Week" [43]
2
Ernest Borgnine double-dagger
Mermaid Man 031a–11a "Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy III" [24]
2
Tim Conway double-dagger
Barnacle Boy 031a–11a "Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy III" [24]
2
John Rhys-Davies double-dagger
Man Ray 031a–11a "Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy III" [24]
2
Frank Welker double-dagger
Clamu
 Baby Oyster 032b–12b "The Smoking Peanut" [44]
2
Brad Abrell double-dagger
Announcer 035b–15b "Band Geeks" [45]
 3
Frank Welker double-dagger
Mystery 042b–02b "My Pretty Seahorse" [46]
 3
Steve Kehela double-dagger
TV Announcer 044b–04b "Idiot Box" [47]
 3
Ernest Borgnine double-dagger
Mermaid Man 045a–05a "Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy IV" [48]
3
Tim Conway double-dagger
Barnacle Boy 045a–05a "Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy IV" [48]
3
Rodney Bingenheimer
The DJ 049a–09a "Krab Borg" [49]
3
Steve Kehela double-dagger
Narrator 050b–10b "Krusty Krab Training Video" [50]
3
Lux Interior
Lead singer of the Bird Brains 051–11 "Party Pooper Pants" [51]
3
Kevin Michael Richardson
King Neptune 051–11 "Party Pooper Pants" [52]
3
Ernest Borgnine double-dagger
Mermaid Man 052b–12b "Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy V" [26]
3
Tim Conway double-dagger
Barnacle Boy 052b–12b "Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy V" [26]
3
Martin Olson
The Chief 052b–12b "Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy V" [26]
3
John Rhys-Davies double-dagger
Man Ray 052b–12b "Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy V" [26]
3
Frank Welker double-dagger
Gorilla 056b–16b "I Had an Accident" [53]
 4
Amy Poehler
Grandma 063–03 "Have You Seen This Snail?" [54]
4
Stew
Himself
(special musical guest) 063–03 "Have You Seen This Snail?" [55]
4
C.H. Greenblatt
Carl 065a–05a "Selling Out" [56]
4
Ernest Borgnine double-dagger
Mermaid Man 067b–07b "Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy VI: The Motion Picture" [57]
4
Tim Conway double-dagger
Barnacle Boy 067b–07b "Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy VI: The Motion Picture" [57]
4
Robin Sachs
Sam Roderick 069b–09b "Mrs. Puff, You're Fired" [58]
4
Rik Mayall
Lord Reginald 070b–10b "Chimps Ahoy" [59]
4
Nigel Planer
Dr. Marmalade 070b–10b "Chimps Ahoy" [59]
4
Christopher Ryan
Professor Percy 070b–10b "Chimps Ahoy" [59]
4
Pat Morita
Master Udon 071b–11b "Karate Island" [58]
 5
Patton Oswalt
Jim 082a–02a "The Original Fry Cook" [60]
5
Ernest Borgnine double-dagger
Mermaid Man 082b–02b "Night Light" [61]
5
Tim Conway double-dagger
Barnacle Boy 082b–02b "Night Light" [61]
5
Mark Hamill
The Moth 082b–02b "Night Light" [61]
5
Gene Shalit
Gene Scallop 089a–09a "The Krusty Sponge" [29]
5
David Bowie
Lord Royal Highness 092–12 "Atlantis SquarePantis" [30]
5
John DiMaggio
BlackJack SquarePants 093c–13c "BlackJack" [62]
5
Marion Ross double-dagger
Grandma SquarePants 093c–13c "BlackJack" [62]
5
Ernest Borgnine double-dagger
Mermaid Man 094b–14b "Mermaid Man vs. SpongeBob" [63]
5
Tim Conway double-dagger
Barnacle Boy 094b–14b "Mermaid Man vs. SpongeBob" [63]
5
R. Lee Ermey
Prison warden 095a–15a "The Inmates of Summer" [64]
5
Gene Simmons
Sea monster 097a–17a "20,000 Patties Under the Sea" [31]
5
Shannon Tweed
Mother 097a–17a "20,000 Patties Under the Sea" [31]
5
Ray Liotta
Trevor 098–18 "What Ever Happened to SpongeBob?" [65]
5
Andrea Martin
Ms. Gristlepuss 100a–20a "Banned in Bikini Bottom" [66]
5
Christopher Guest
Stanley S. SquarePants 100b–20b "Stanley S. SquarePants" [66]
 6
Alton Brown
Nicholas Withers 101a–01a "House Fancy" [60]
6
Bruce Brown
Narrator 111–11 "SpongeBob SquarePants vs. The Big One" [67]
6
Johnny Depp
Jack Kahuna Laguna 111–11 "SpongeBob SquarePants vs. The Big One" [68]
6
Davy Jones
Himself 111–11 "SpongeBob SquarePants vs. The Big One" [69]
6
Ernest Borgnine double-dagger
Mermaid Man 113b–13b "The Card" [70]
6
Ian McShane
Gordon 114a–14a "Dear Vikings" [71]
6
Ernest Borgnine double-dagger
Mermaid Man 114b–14b "Ditchin'" [72]
6
Tim Conway double-dagger
Barnacle Boy 114b–14b "Ditchin'" [72]
6
Dennis Quaid
Grandpa Redbeard 115a–15a "Grandpappy the Pirate" [73]
6
Ernest Borgnine double-dagger
Mermaid Man 117a–17a "Shuffleboarding" [72]
6
Tim Conway double-dagger
Barnacle Boy 117a–17a "Shuffleboarding" [72]
6
Dee Snider
Angry Jack 121b–21b "Shell Shocked" [74]
6
Rosario Dawson
Herself 123/124–23/24 "Truth or Square" [32]
6
Eddie Deezen
Himself 123/124–23/24 "Truth or Square" [75]
6
Craig Ferguson
Himself 123/124–23/24 "Truth or Square" [32]
6
Will Ferrell
Himself 123/124–23/24 "Truth or Square" [32]
6
Tina Fey
Herself 123/124–23/24 "Truth or Square" [32]
6
Ricky Gervais
Himself
 Narrator 123/124–23/24 "Truth or Square" [32]
6
LeBron James
Himself 123/124–23/24 "Truth or Square" [32]
6
Pink
Herself 123/124–23/24 "Truth or Square" [76]
6
Triumph, the Insult Comic Dog[B]
Himself 123/124–23/24 "Truth or Square" [32]
6
Robin Williams
Himself 123/124–23/24 "Truth or Square" [32]
6
Sebastian Bach
Triton 126–26 "The Clash of Triton" [25]
6
Victoria Beckham
Queen Amphitrite 126–26 "The Clash of Triton" [25]
6
John O'Hurley double-dagger
King Neptune 126–26 "The Clash of Triton" [25]
 7
Ernest Borgnine double-dagger
Mermaid Man 135a–09a "Back to the Past" [33]
7
Tim Conway double-dagger
Barnacle Boy 135a–09a "Back to the Past" [33]
7
Burt Ward
Young Barnacle Boy 135a–09a "Back to the Past" [33]
7
Adam West
Young Mermaid Man 135a–09a "Back to the Past" [33]
7
Ernest Borgnine double-dagger
Mermaid Man 135b–09b "The Bad Guy Club for Villains" [77]
7
Tim Conway double-dagger
Barnacle Boy 135b–9b "The Bad Guy Club for Villains" [77]
7
Laraine Newman
Grandma Plankton 139a–13a "Gramma's Secret Recipe" [78]
7
Ginnifer Goodwin
Teenage Mermaid 140b–14b "Welcome to the Bikini Bottom Triangle" [79]
7
Kristen Wiig
Madame Hagfish 141a–15a "The Curse of the Hex" [80]
7
Amy Sedaris
Ma Angler 142a–16b "Trenchbillies" [79]
7
Marion Ross double-dagger
Grandma SquarePants 146a–20a "The Abrasive Side" [81]
 8
Chris Elliott
Lord Poltergeist 162–10 "Ghoul Fools" [82]
8
Ernest Borgnine double-dagger
Mermaid Man 163a–11a "Mermaid Man Begins" [83]
8
Tim Conway double-dagger
Barnacle Boy 163a–11a "Mermaid Man Begins" [83]
8
Marion Ross double-dagger
Grandma SquarePants 164b–12b "Pet Sitter Pat" [84]
8
Rich Fulcher
Fuzzy Acorns 166b–14b "The Way of a Sponge" [85]
8
John Goodman
Santa Claus 175–23 "It's a SpongeBob Christmas!" [86]
8
Ernest Borgnine double-dagger
Mermaid Man 176a–24a "Super Evil Aquatic Villain Team Up is Go!" [87]
8
Tim Conway double-dagger
Barnacle Boy 176a–24a "Super Evil Aquatic Villain Team Up is Go!" [87]
8
Andy Samberg
Colonel Carper 178–26 "Hello Bikini Bottom" [88]
 9
Johnny Knoxville
Johnny Krill 179a–01a "Extreme Spots" [89]
9
Ernest Borgnine double-dagger
Mermaid Man 180a–02a "Patrick-Man!" [90]
9
Tim Conway double-dagger
Barnacle Boy 180a–02a "Patrick-Man!" [91]
9
Michael McKean
Captain Frostymug 181a–03a "License to Milkshake" [92]
9
Biz Markie
Kenny the Cat 188b–10a "Kenny the Cat" [93]
 Movie
Alec Baldwin
Dennis M1 The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie [94]
Movie
David Hasselhoff
Himself M1 The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie [94]
Movie
Scarlett Johansson
Princess Mindy M1 The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie [94]
Movie
Jeffrey Tambor
King Neptune M1 The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie [94]

Notes[edit]
##^ A. Bands are counted as a single unit as there is no confirmation of which of the band's members performed in their appearances.
##^ B. The character puppet was puppeteered and voiced by Robert Smigel.
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List of awards and nominations received by SpongeBob SquarePants
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Awards and nominations received by SpongeBob SquarePants
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Tom Kenny received three Annie Award nominations for his performance as the voice of SpongeBob SquarePants.


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Total number of wins and nominations
SpongeBob SquarePants 62 118
The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie 2 11
Footnotes
SpongeBob SquarePants is an American animated television series that has aired on Nickelodeon since May 1, 1999.[1] Created by marine biologist and animator Stephen Hillenburg, the show chronicles the adventures and endeavors of the title character and his various friends in the fictional underwater city of Bikini Bottom. Many of the ideas for the show originated in an unpublished, educational comic book titled The Intertidal Zone, which Hillenburg created in the mid-1980s.[2][3][4] SpongeBob SquarePants stars Tom Kenny, Bill Fagerbakke, Rodger Bumpass, Clancy Brown, Mr. Lawrence and Carolyn Lawrence. It is executive produced by Hillenburg and Paul Tibbitt, who also functions as its showrunner.
Since its debut, SpongeBob SquarePants has earned widespread critical acclaim, and has been noted for its appeal towards different age groups.[5] It has also received a variety of different award nominations, including 17 Annie Awards (with six wins), 17 Golden Reel Awards (with eight wins), 15 Emmy Awards (with two wins), 13 Kids' Choice Awards (with 12 wins), four BAFTA Children's Awards (with two wins), three Television Critics Association Awards (with one win), and two Producers Guild of America Awards.
Voice cast members Kenny, Bumpass and Mary Jo Catlett have each received nominations for their voice acting performance. Kenny is the most decorated actor in the cast, while Bumpass was the first cast member to be nominated for an Emmy Award. The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie, a feature-length film released in 2004, has received 11 award nominations, with two wins coming from the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers and the Australian Kids' Choice Awards. In total, SpongeBob SquarePants has been nominated for over 118 awards and has won 62.


Contents  [hide]
1 Awards for SpongeBob SquarePants 1.1 Annie Awards
1.2 British Academy Children's Awards
1.3 Emmy Awards

1.4 Golden Reel Awards
1.5 Kids' Choice Awards
1.6 Other awards
2 Awards for The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie
3 References 3.1 Works cited
4 External links
Awards for SpongeBob SquarePants[edit]
Annie Awards[edit]
The Annie Awards are accolades annually presented by ASIFA-Hollywood recognizing excellence in the field of animation. First awarded in 1972, it deems itself as "animation's highest honor."[6] SpongeBob SquarePants has received 17 Annie Award nominations, with six wins.
List of Annie Awards and nominations received by SpongeBob SquarePants

Year
Category
Nominee(s)
Result
Ref(s).

2001
Outstanding Individual Achievement for Voice Acting by a Female Performer in an Animated Television Production Mary Jo Catlett as Mrs. Puff
in "No Free Rides" Nominated [7]
Outstanding Individual Achievement for Voice Acting by a Male Performer in an Animated Television Production Tom Kenny as SpongeBob SquarePants
in "Wormy" Nominated [7]
Outstanding Individual Achievement for a Song in an Animated Production Peter Straus and Paul Tibbitt
for "The Very First Christmas" in "Christmas Who?" Nominated [7]
2005
Best Animated Television Production  Won [8]
2006
Best Writing in an Animated Television Production C.H. Greenblatt, Paul Tibbitt, Mike Bell, and Tim Hill
for "Fear of a Krabby Patty" Won [9]
2008
Best Voice Acting in an Animated Television Production Tom Kenny as SpongeBob SquarePants
in "Spy Buddies" Nominated [10]
2009
Direction in an Animated Television Production or Short-form Alan Smart
for "Penny Foolish" Nominated [11]
2010
Best Animated Television Production for Children  Nominated [12]
Best Home Entertainment Production "SpongeBob vs. The Big One" DVD Nominated [12]
Best Voice Acting in a Television Production Tom Kenny as SpongeBob SquarePants
in "Truth or Square" Won [12]
2011
Best Animated Television Production for Children  Won [13]
Music in a Television Production Jeremy Wakefield, Sage Guyton, Nick Carr, and Tuck Tucker Won [13]
2012
Writing in a Television Production Dani Michaeli, Sean Charmatz, Nate Cash, Luke Brookshier, and Paul Tibbitt
for "Patrick's Staycation" Nominated [14]
2013
Best Animated Television Production for Children  Nominated [15]
Character Animation in an Animated Television or other Broadcast Venue Production Dan Driscoll
for "It's a SpongeBob Christmas!" Won [15]
Character Animation in an Animated Television or other Broadcast Venue Production Savelen Forrest
for "It's a SpongeBob Christmas!" Nominated [15]
Directing in an Animated Television or other Broadcast Venue Production Mark Caballero and Seamus Walsh
for "It's a SpongeBob Christmas!" Nominated [15]
British Academy Children's Awards[edit]
Awarded since 1969, the British Academy Children's Awards are annual accolades bestowed by members of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) recognizing excellence in children's media.[16] SpongeBob SquarePants was nominated for four awards with two wins.
List of British Academy Children's Awards and nominations received by SpongeBob SquarePants

Year
Category
Recipient(s)
Result
Ref(s).

2007
International Category Stephen Hillenburg and Alan Smart Won [17][18]
2009
Kids' Vote – Television  Nominated [19][20]
2010
International Category Production team Nominated [21][22]
2012
International Category Paul Tibbitt, Casey Alexander and Zeus Cervas Won [23][24][25]
Emmy Awards[edit]
Awarded since 1949, the Primetime Emmy Award recognizes outstanding achievements in American prime time television programming. The accolade is annually bestowed by members of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Awards presented for accomplishments in daytime television programming are designated "Daytime Emmy Awards."[26] To date, the show has been nominated for 15 Emmy Awards, with two win for Outstanding Special Class Animated Program in 2010 and Outstanding Sound Editing - Animation in 2014.
Primetime Emmy Awards[edit]
List of Primetime Emmy Awards and nominations received by SpongeBob SquarePants

Year
Category
Nominee(s)
Episode(s)
Result
Ref(s).

2002
Outstanding Children's Program Stephen Hillenburg  Nominated [27][28]
2003
Outstanding Animated Program (for Programming Less Than One Hour) See below "New Student Starfish" and "Clams" Nominated [29][30]
2004
Outstanding Animated Program (for Programming Less Than One Hour) See below "Ugh" Nominated [31][32]
2005
Outstanding Animated Program (for Programming Less Than One Hour) See below "Fear of a Krabby Patty" and "Shell of a Man" Nominated [28][33]
2007
Outstanding Animated Program (for Programming Less Than One Hour) See below "Bummer Vacation" and "Wigstruck" Nominated [28][34]
2008
Outstanding Animated Program (for Programming Less Than One Hour) See below "The Inmates of Summer" and "The Two Faces of Squidward" Nominated [28][35]
2009
Outstanding Special Class - Short-Format Animated Programs See below "Dear Vikings" Nominated [28][36]
2011
Outstanding Short-format Animated Program See below "That Sinking Feeling" Nominated [28][37]

^2003 "Outstanding Animated Program (for Programming Less Than One Hour)" nominees: Sean Dempsey, Derek Drymon, Juli Murphy Hashiguchi, Sam Henderson, Stephen Hillenburg, Jay Lender, Mark O'Hare, Kent Osborne, Alan Smart, Paul Tibbitt, Tom Yasumi
^2004 "Outstanding Animated Program (for Programming Less Than One Hour)" nominees: Derek Drymon, Juli Murphy Hashiguchi, Stephen Hillenburg, Kent Osborne, Andrew Overtoom, Alan Smart, Paul Tibbitt
^2005 "Outstanding Animated Program (for Programming Less Than One Hour)" nominees: Mike Bell, C.H. Greenblatt, Stephen Hillenburg, Alan Smart, Paul Tibbitt, Vincent Waller, Tom Yasumi
^2007 "Outstanding Animated Program (for Programming Less Than One Hour)" nominees: Casey Alexander, Luke Brookshier, Stephen Hillenburg, Tom King, Dani Michaeli, Chris Mitchell, Andrew Overtoom, Alan Smart, Paul Tibbitt, Tom Yasumi
^2008 "Outstanding Animated Program (for Programming Less Than One Hour)" nominees: Steven Banks, Charlie Bean, Stephen Hillenburg, Dani Michaeli, Chris Reccardi, Alan Smart, Aaron Springer, Paul Tibbit, Tom Yasumi
^2009 "Outstanding Special Class - Short-Format Animated Programs" nominees: Dina Buteyn, Stephen Hillenburg, Dani Michaeli, Alan Smart, Aaron Springer, Paul Tibbitt, Tom Yasumi
^2011 "Outstanding Short-format Animated Program" nominees: Luke Brookshier, Dina Buteyn, Nate Cash, Stephen Hillenburg, Mr. Lawrence, Andrew Overtoom, Alan Smart, Paul Tibbit
Daytime Emmy Awards[edit]



 In 2010, Andrea Romano (pictured), alongside Andrew Overtoom, Alan Smart and Tom Yasumi, received a Daytime Emmy Award nomination for her directorial work on the show.
List of Daytime Emmy Awards and nominations received by SpongeBob SquarePants

Year
Category
Nominee(s)
Result
Ref(s).

2010
Outstanding Directing in an Animated Program Andrew Overtoom, Andrea Romano, Alan Smart, Tom Yasumi Nominated [38][39]
Outstanding Special Class Animated Program Dina Buteyn, Stephen Hillenburg, Paul Tibbitt Won [38][39]
2012
Outstanding Children's Animated Program Stephen Hillenburg, Jennie Monica Hammond, Paul Tibbitt Nominated [40][41]
Outstanding Directing in an Animated Program See below Nominated [40][41]
Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program Rodger Bumpass as Squidward Tentacles Nominated [40][41]
Outstanding Sound Editing – Animation See below Nominated [40][41]
2013
Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Animation See below Nominated [42][43]
2014
Outstanding Sound Editing – Animation Devon Bowman, Nicolas Carr, Mishelle Fordham, Jeff Hutchins, Aran Tanchum and Vincent Guisetti Won [44][45]

^2012 "Outstanding Directing in an Animated Program" nominees: Casey Alexander, Luke Brookshier, Nate Cash, Zeus Cervas, Sean Charmatz, Andrew Overtoom, Andrea Romano, Alan Smart, Aaron Springer, Paul Tibbitt, Vincent Waller, Tom Yasumi
^2012 "Outstanding Sound Editing – Animation" nominees: Todd Brodie, Nick Carr, Mishelle Fordham, Chris Gresham, Matt Hall, Jeffrey Hutchins, James Lifton, Paulette Lifton, D.J. Lynch, Aran Tanchum, Kimberlee Vanek
^2013 "Outstanding Sound Editing – Animation" nominees: Mishelle Fordham, Vincent Guisetti, Jeffrey Hutchins, James Lifton, Paulette Lifton, D.J. Lynch, Wes Otis, Monique Reymond, Aran Tanchum
Golden Reel Awards[edit]
The Golden Reel Awards are annual accolades presented by the American Motion Picture Sound Editors since 1953, honoring the year's best work in the field of sound editing.[46] Since the show's debut, it has received 17 Golden Reel Award nominations, with eight wins.
List of Golden Reel Awards and nominations received by SpongeBob SquarePants

Year
Category
Nominee(s)
Episode(s)
Result
Ref(s).

2000
Best Sound Editing in Television Animation – Music Timothy J. Borquez, Chiho Oyamada Carr, Nicolas Carr "Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy" and "Pickles" Won [47]
Best Sound Editing in Television Animation – Sound Nicolas Carr "Karate Choppers" Won [47]
2001
Best Sound Editing in Television Animation – Music Nicolas Carr "Fools in April" and "Neptune's Spatula" Nominated [48]
Best Sound Editing in Television Animation – Sound See below "Rock Bottom" and "Arrgh" Won [48]
2002
Best Sound Editing in Television – Animation Timothy J. Borquez, Jeff Hutchins, Daisuke Sawa "Secret Box" and "Band Geeks" Won [49]
Best Sound Editing in Television Animation – Music Nicolas Carr "Jellyfish Hunter" and "The Fry Cook Games" Nominated [49]
2003
Best Sound Editing in Television Animation See below "Nasty Patty" and "Idiot Box" Won [50]
Best Sound Editing in Television Animation – Music Nicolas Carr "Wet Painters" and "Krusty Krab Training Video" Won [50]
2004
Best Sound Editing in Television Animation – Music See below "Mid-Life Crustacean" Nominated [51]
Best Sound Editing in Television Animation – Music Nicolas Carr "The Great Snail Race" and "Mid-Life Crustacean" Won [51]
2005
Best Sound Editing in Television: Animated See below "Pranks A Lot" and "SpongeBob Meets the Strangler" Nominated [52]
2006
Best Sound Editing in Television: Animated See below "Have You Seen This Snail?" Nominated [53]
2008
Best Sound Editing in Television: Animated See below "SpongeHenge" Won [54]
2009
Best Sound Editing: Television Animation See below "Suction Cup Symphony" Nominated [55]
2010
Best Sound Editing: Television Animation See below "SpongeBob vs. The Big One" Nominated [56]
2013
Best Sound Editing – Sound Effects, Foley, Dialogue and ADR Animation in Television See below "Gary's New Toy" Nominated [57][58]
Best Sound Editing – Sound Effects, Foley, Dialogue and ADR Animation in Television See below "It's a SpongeBob Christmas!" Nominated [57][58]

^2001 "Best Sound Editing in Television Animation – Sound" nominees: Andrea Anderson, Timothy J. Borquez, Roy Braverman, Eric Freeman, Monett Holderer, Jeff Hutchins, Gabriel Rosas
^2003 "Best Sound Editing in Television Animation" nominees: Timothy J. Borquez, Jeff Hutchins, Tony Ostyn, Daisuke Sawa
^2004 "Best Sound Editing in Television Animation – Music" nominees: Timothy J. Borquez, Eric Freeman, Jeff Hutchins, Tony Ostyn, Thomas Syslo
^2005 "Best Sound Editing in Television: Animated" nominees: Timothy J. Borquez, Nicolas Carr, Eric Freeman, Jeff Hutchins, Tony Ostyn, Daisuke Sawa, Thomas Syslo
^2006 "Best Sound Editing in Television: Animated" nominees: Monette Becktold, Timothy J. Borquez, Nicolas Carr, Keith Dickens, Eric Freeman, Mark Howlett, Jeff Hutchins, Tony Orozco, Mishelle Smith, Tom Syslo
^2008 "Best Sound Editing in Television: Animated" nominees: Nicolas Carr, Mishelle Fordham, Vincent Giusetti, Jeff Hutchins, James Lifton, Paulette Lifton, Monique Reymond, Jason Stiff, Aran Tanchum, Kimberlee Vanek
^2009 "Best Sound Editing: Television Animation" nominees: Chiho Oyamada Carr, Nicolas Carr, Mishelle Fordham, Chris Gresham, Vincent Guisetti, Jeff Hutchins, James Ian Lifton, Paulette Victor Lifton, D.J. Lynch, Brian Magrum, Lawrence Reyes, Jason Stiff, Aran Tanchum, Kimberlee Vanek
^2010 "Best Sound Editing: Television Animation" nominees: Chino Oyamada Carr, Nicholas Carr, Mishelle Fordham, Vincent Guisetti, Jeff Hutchins, James Ian Lifton, D.J. Lynch, Paulette Victor Lifton, Monique Reymond, Jason Stiff, Sergio Silva, Aran Tanchum, Kimberlee Vanek
^2013 "Best Sound Editing – Sound Effects, Foley, Dialogue and ADR Animation in Television" nominees ("Gary's New Toy"): Devon Bowman, Justin Brinsfield, Nicolas Carr, Jessey Drake, Mishelle Fordham, Vincent Guisetti, Jeff Hutchins, D.J. Lynch, Aran Tanchum, Danny Tchibinda
^2013 "Best Sound Editing – Sound Effects, Foley, Dialogue and ADR Animation in Television" nominees ("It's a SpongeBob Christmas!"): Mishelle Fordham, Vincent Guisetti, Jeff Hutchins, Jimmy Lifton, Paulette Victor-Lifton, D.J. Lynch, Wes Otis, Monique Reymond, Edward M. Steidele, Aran Tanchum
Kids' Choice Awards[edit]
The Kids' Choice Awards is an awards show recognizing the year's best television, film and music acts, as chosen by Nickelodeon viewers. First awarded in 1988, it has been described as "the loudest, sloppiest and funniest awards show around."[59] The American awards show also has been localized in many countries.[60] To date, SpongeBob SquarePants has won 12 Kids' Choice Awards, including six straight in the Favorite Cartoon category.
List of Kids' Choice Awards and nominations received by SpongeBob SquarePants

Year
Category
Nominee(s)
Result
Ref(s).

2003
Favorite Cartoon  Won [61]
2004
Favorite Cartoon  Won [62]
2005
Favorite Cartoon  Won [63]
2006
Favorite Cartoon  Won [64]
2007
Favorite Cartoon  Won [65]
2008
Favorite Cartoon  Nominated [66]
2009
Favorite Cartoon  Won [67]
2010
Favorite Cartoon  Won [68]
2011
Favorite Cartoon  Won [69]
2012
Favorite Cartoon  Won [70]
2013
Favorite Cartoon  Won [71]
2014
Favorite Animated Animal Sidekick Patrick Star Won [72]
Favorite Cartoon  Won [72]
International versions[edit]
This is an incomplete list which may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by expanding it with entries that are reliably sourced.



 A SpongeBob SquarePants mascot during the 2011 Australian Kids' Choice Awards ceremony.
List of International Kids' Choice Awards and nominations received by SpongeBob SquarePants

Year
Country
Category
Result
Ref(s).


2011
Argentina Best Animated Series Nominated [73][74]
2012
Best Animated Series Nominated [75][76]
2013
Best Animated Series Nominated [77][78]
2006
Australia Fave Toon Nominated [79]
2007
Fave Toon Nominated [80][81]
2008
Fave Toon Won [82]
2009
Fave Toon Won [83]
2010
Fave Toon Won [84]
2011
Fave Toon Won [85]
2003
Brazil Favorite Cartoon Won [86]
2004
Favorite Cartoon Won [87]
2005
Favorite Cartoon Won [88]
2006
Favorite Cartoon Won [89]
2008
Favorite Cartoon Won [90]
2009
Favorite Cartoon Won [91]
2010
Favorite Cartoon Won [92]
2011
Favorite Cartoon Won [93][94]
2012
Favorite Cartoon Won [95][96]
2013
Favorite Cartoon Won [97][98]
2014
Colombia Favorite Cartoon Pending [99]
2009
Indonesia Favorite Cartoon Won [100]
2010
Favorite Cartoon Won [101]
2011
Favorite Cartoon Won [102]
2012
Favorite Cartoon Won [103]
2013
Favorite Cartoon Won [104]
2014
Favorite Cartoon Won [105]
2010
Mexico Favorite Cartoon Nominated [106]
2012
Favorite Cartoon Nominated [107][108]
2013
Favorite Cartoon Nominated [109][110]
2014
Favorite Cartoon Pending [111]
2008
Philippines Favorite Cartoon Won [112]
2007
United Kingdom Best Cartoon Nominated [113]
2008
Favourite Kids' Cartoon Won [114]

Other awards[edit]
List of all other awards and nominations received by SpongeBob SquarePants

Year
Award
Category
Nominee(s)
Result
Ref(s).


2005
Annecy International Animated Film Festival Special Award "Fear of a Krabby Patty" Won [115]
2013
Special Award for a TV Series "It's a SpongeBob Christmas!" Nominated [116]
2010
Artios Awards Outstanding Achievement in Casting – Animation TV Programming Sarah Noonan Nominated [117]
2011
Outstanding Achievement in Casting – Television Animation Sarah Noonan Won [118]
2013
Outstanding Achievement in Casting – Television Animation Sarah Noonan Nominated [119]
2011
ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards Top Television Series See below Won [120]
2012
Top Television Series See below Won [121]
2013
Top Television Series See below Won [122]
2009
ASTRA Awards Favourite International Program  Nominated [123]
2013
BMI Film & TV Awards BMI Cable Award Michael Bolger, Sage Guyton, Eban Schletter, and Jeremy Wakefield Won [124]
2003
Commie Awards Funniest Animated TV Series  Nominated [125]
2012
Producers Guild of America Awards Children's Program  Nominated [126]
2014
Outstanding Children's Program  Nominated [127]
2005
Satellite Awards Best Youth DVD "SpongeBob SquarePants: The Complete 2nd Season" DVD boxset Nominated [128]
2009
Teen Choice Awards Choice TV Animated Show  Won [129]
2002
Television Critics Association Awards Outstanding Achievement in Children's Programming  Won [130]
2005
Outstanding Achievement in Children's Programming  Nominated [131]
2007
Outstanding Achievement in Children's Programming  Nominated [132]
2010
TP de Oro Best Children and Youth Program  Won [133]
2011
Best Children and Youth Program  Won [134]
2012
Best Children and Youth Program  Won [135]

^"Top Television Series" nominees: Steven Belfer, Nicolas Carr, Derek Drymon, Mark Harrison, Stephen Hillenburg, Pat Irwin, Stephen Marston, Blaise Smith, Barry Trop, Ron Wasserman
Awards for The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie[edit]



 Series creator Stephen Hillenburg, director of The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie.
The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie is the first film adaptation of the television series. It was released on November 19, 2004 and has been a financial success, grossing over $140,000,000 worldwide.[136]
List of awards and nominations received by The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie

Year
Award
Category
Nominee(s)
Result
Ref(s).


2005
Annie Awards Best Animated Feature  Nominated [8]
2005
Directing in an Animated Feature Production Stephen Hillenburg Nominated [8]
2005
Music in an Animated Feature Production Gregor Narholz Nominated [8]
2005
ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards Top Box Office Films Gregor Narholz Won [137]
2005
Australian Kids' Choice Awards Fave Movie  Won [138][139]
2005
Golden Satellite Awards Best Animated or Mixed Media Feature  Nominated [140]
2005
Golden Trailer Awards Best Animation/Family  Nominated [141]
2005
Most Original  Nominated [141]
2006
MTV Russia Movie Awards Best Cartoon  Nominated [142]
2005
People's Choice Awards Favorite Animated Movie  Nominated [143]
2005
Young Artist Awards Best Family Feature Film – Animation  Nominated [144]

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External links[edit]

Portal icon SpongeBob SquarePants portal
Portal icon Nickelodeon portal
Awards for SpongeBob SquarePants at the Internet Movie Database
Awards for The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie at the Internet Movie Database


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Stephen Hillenburg, shown here in 2011, created SpongeBob SquarePants, which premiered on May 1, 1999.
SpongeBob SquarePants is an American animated television series created by marine biologist and animator Stephen Hillenburg for Nickelodeon. Since its debut on May 1, 1999,[1] 188 episodes of the series have been broadcast; its ninth season premiered on July 21, 2012.[2][3] The series is set in the fictional underwater city of Bikini Bottom, and centers on the adventures and endeavors of SpongeBob SquarePants (Tom Kenny), an over-optimistic sea sponge that annoys other characters. The majority of the show characters includes: a starfish named Patrick Star (Bill Fagerbakke), SpongeBob's best friend; Mr. Krabs (Clancy Brown), a miserly crab obsessed with money and SpongeBob's boss at the Krusty Krab; Squidward Tentacles (Rodger Bumpass), an arrogant and ill-tempered octopus; Sandy Cheeks (Carolyn Lawrence), a squirrel from Texas; and Plankton (Mr. Lawrence), a small green copepod and Mr. Krabs' business rival.
Many of the ideas for the show originated in an unpublished, educational comic book titled The Intertidal Zone, which Hillenburg created in the mid-1980s. He began developing SpongeBob SquarePants into a television series in 1996 upon the cancellation of Rocko's Modern Life, another Nickelodeon television series which Hillenburg previously directed.[4][5] The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie, a feature-length film, was released in theaters on November 19, 2004 and grossed over US$140 million worldwide.[6] SpongeBob SquarePants is produced by Nickelodeon Animation Studios and Hillenburg's production company, United Plankton Pictures. Several compilation DVDs have been released. In addition, the first eight seasons have been released on DVD, and are available for Regions 1, 2 and 4 as of March 12, 2013.[7]
SpongeBob SquarePants has earned widespread critical acclaim, and has been noted for its appeal towards different age groups.[8][9][10] During the second season, it became Nickelodeon's No. 2 children's program, after Rugrats. Nearly 40 percent of its audience of 2.2 million were aged 18 to 34.[11] In season three, SpongeBob SquarePants passed Rugrats and earned the title of being the highest rated children's show on cable.[11][12] Forbes called the show "a $1 billion honeypot," and said the show is "almost single-handedly responsible for making Viacom's Nickelodeon the most-watched cable channel during the day and the second most popular during prime time."[11] SpongeBob SquarePants has been nominated for a variety of different awards, including 17 Annie Awards (with six wins),[13] 17 Golden Reel Awards (with eight wins),[14] 15 Emmy Awards (with one win),[15] 13 Kids' Choice Awards (with 12 wins),[16] and four BAFTA Children's Awards (with two wins).[17]


Contents  [hide]
1 Series overview
2 Episodes 2.1 Season 1 (1999–2000)
2.2 Season 2 (2000–03)
2.3 Season 3 (2001–04)
2.4 Season 4 (2005–07)
2.5 Season 5 (2007–09)
2.6 Season 6 (2008–10)
2.7 Season 7 (2009–11)
2.8 Season 8 (2011–12)
2.9 Season 9 (2012–present)
2.10 Season 10 (2014)
3 Notes
4 References 4.1 Works cited
5 External links

Series overview
Each SpongeBob SquarePants episode segment is about eleven minutes in length; pairs of segments are telecast in order to fill a half-hour episode time slot. Hillenburg explained, in 2009, that "[I] never really wanted to deliberately try to write a half-hour show."[18] He added, "I wrote the shows to where they felt right."[18] Each eleven-minute segment takes about nine months to produce.[19] The series has completed eight seasons; the first five seasons comprised twenty episodes; and the six to eight seasons had twenty-six episodes each. The series previewed on May 1, 1999, and officially premiered several weeks later, on July 17, 1999.[20] A feature-length film, The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie, complements the series, and premiered on November 19, 2004. When the film went into production, Hillenburg and the show's staff members halted production on the series,[21] resulting into a two-year "self-imposed" production hiatus.[22] During the break, Nickelodeon expanded the programming for the third season to cover the delay; however, according to Nickelodeon executive Eric Coleman, "there certainly was a delay and a built-up demand."[23] SpongeBob's Atlantis SquarePantis, a television film guest starring David Bowie, debuted as part of the fifth season.[24] In 2009, Nickelodeon began celebrating the show's tenth anniversary with Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants and SpongeBob's Truth or Square.[25][26] The show is currently on its ninth season, which started airing on July 21, 2012.[2][3] In 2013, it was reported that a tenth season is in production and is scheduled to air in 2014.[27]
SpongeBob SquarePants series overview

Season
Episodes / (segments)
Originally aired
DVD release date

Season premiere
Season finale
Region 1
Region 2
Region 4

1
20 / (41) May 1, 1999 April 8, 2000 October 28, 2003[28] November 7, 2005[29] November 30, 2006[30]

2
20 / (39) October 26, 2000 July 26, 2003 October 19, 2004[31] October 23, 2006[32] November 30, 2006[33]

3
20 / (37) October 5, 2001 October 11, 2004 September 27, 2005[34] December 3, 2007[35] November 8, 2007[36]

4
20 / (38) May 6, 2005 July 24, 2007 September 12, 2006[37] November 3, 2008[38] November 7, 2008[39]
January 9, 2007[40]

5
20 / (41) February 19, 2007 July 19, 2009 September 4, 2007[41] November 16, 2009[42] December 3, 2009[43]
November 18, 2008[44]

6
26 / (47) March 3, 2008 July 5, 2010 December 8, 2009[45] November 29, 2010[46] December 2, 2010[47]
December 7, 2010[48][49]

7
26 / (50) July 19, 2009 June 11, 2011 December 6, 2011[50] September 17, 2012[51] September 12, 2012[52]

8
26 / (47) March 26, 2011 December 6, 2012 March 12, 2013[53] October 28, 2013[54] October 30, 2013[55]

9
26 July 21, 2012 TBA TBA TBA TBA

10[27]
TBA 2014[27] TBA TBA TBA TBA
Episodes
Season 1 (1999–2000)
Main article: SpongeBob SquarePants (season 1)
The first season of SpongeBob SquarePants consists of 20 episodes (41 segments), which are listed below as ordered on the DVD collection and not in their original broadcast or production order.[56]
SpongeBob SquarePants season 1 episodes

No. in
 series
No. in
 season
Title
Animation directors[a]
Written by[a]
Original air date[57]
U.S. viewers
 (millions)

1a
1a "Help Wanted" Alan Smart Stephen Hillenburg, Derek Drymon & Tim Hill May 1, 1999[1][58] 6.9[59]
1b
1b "Reef Blower" Fred Miller & Tom Yasumi Stephen Hillenburg, Derek Drymon & Tim Hill May 1, 1999 6.9[59]
1c
1c "Tea at the Treedome" Tom Yasumi Peter Burns, Mr. Lawrence & Paul Tibbitt May 1, 1999 6.9[59]
2a
2a "Bubblestand" Tom Yasumi Ennio Torresan, Erik Wiese, Stephen Hillenburg, Derek Drymon & Tim Hill July 17, 1999 1.9[60]
2b
2b "Ripped Pants" Edgar Larrazabal Paul Tibbitt & Peter Burns July 17, 1999 1.9[60]
3a
3a "Jellyfishing" Alan Smart Steve Fonti, Chris Mitchell, Peter Burns & Tim Hill July 31, 1999 N/A
3b
3b "Plankton!" Edgar Larrazabal Ennio Torresan, Erik Wiese & Mr. Lawrence July 31, 1999 N/A
4a
4a "Naughty Nautical Neighbors" Fred Miller Sherm Cohen, Aaron Springer & Mr. Lawrence, August 7, 1999 2.1[61]
4b
4b "Boating School" Tom Yasumi Ennio Torresan, Erik Weise & Mr. Lawrence August 7, 1999 2.1[61]
5a
5a "Pizza Delivery" Sean Dempsey Sherm Cohen, Aaron Springer & Peter Burns August 14, 1999 N/A
5b
5b "Home Sweet Pineapple" Tom Yasumi Ennio Torresan Jr., Erik Wiese & Mr. Lawrence August 14, 1999 N/A
6a
6a "Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy" Sean Dempsey Paul Tibbitt, Mark O'Hare & Mr. Lawrence August 21, 1999 2.2[62]
6b
6b "Pickles" Tom Yasumi Steve Fonti, Chris Mitchell & Peter Burns August 21, 1999 2.2[62]
7a
7a "Hall Monitor" Edgar Larrazabal Chuck Klein, Jay Lender & Mr. Lawrence August 28, 1999 2.1[63]
7b
7b "Jellyfish Jam" Fred Miller Ennio Torresan, Jr., Erik Wiese & Peter Burns August 28, 1999 2.1[63]
8a
8a "Sandy's Rocket" Tom Yasumi Sherm Cohen, Aaron Springer & Peter Burns September 4, 1999 1.9[64]
8b
8b "Squeaky Boots" Fred Miller Steve Fonti, Chris Mitchell & Mr. Lawrence September 4, 1999 1.9[64]
9a
9a "Nature Pants" Sean Dempsey Paul Tibbitt, Mark O'Hare & Peter Burns September 11, 1999 N/A
9b
9b "Opposite Day" Tom Yasumi Chuck Klein, Jay Lender & Mr. Lawrence September 11, 1999 N/A
10a
10a "Culture Shock" Edgar Larrazabal Paul Tibbitt, Mark O'Hare & Mr. Lawrence September 18, 1999 N/A
10b
10b "F.U.N." Fred Miller Sherm Cohen, Aaron Springer & Peter Burns September 18, 1999 N/A
11a
11a "MuscleBob BuffPants" Edgar Larrazabal Ennio Torresan, Jr., Erik Wiese & Mr. Lawrence September 25, 1999 N/A
11b
11b "Squidward the Unfriendly Ghost" Fred Miller Sherm Cohen, Aaron Springer & Peter Burns September 25, 1999 N/A
12a
12a "The Chaperone" Sean Dempsey Sherm Cohen, Aaron Springer & Peter Burns October 2, 1999 N/A
12b
12b "Employee of the Month" Sean Dempsey Paul Tibbitt & Mr. Lawrence October 2, 1999 N/A
13a
13a "Scaredy Pants" Sean Dempsey Paul Tibbitt & Peter Burns October 28, 1999 N/A
13b
13b "I Was a Teenage Gary" Edgar Larrazabal Steve Fonti, Chris Mitchell & Mr. Lawrence October 28, 1999 N/A
14a
14a "SB-129" Tom Yasumi Aaron Springer, Erik Wiese & Mr. Lawrence December 31, 1999 N/A
14b
14b "Karate Choppers" Tom Yasumi Aaron Springer, Erik Wiese & Merriwether Williams December 31, 1999 N/A
15a
15a "Sleepy Time" Edgar Larrazabal Paul Tibbitt, Ennio Torresan Jr. & Mr. Lawrence January 17, 2000 2.0[65]
15b
15b "Suds" Edgar Larrazabal Paul Tibbitt, Ennio Torresan Jr. & Mr. Lawrence January 17, 2000 2.0[65]
16a
16a "Valentine's Day" Fred Miller Chuck Klein, Jay Lender & Merriwether Williams February 14, 2000 N/A
16b
16b "The Paper" Fred Miller Chuck Klein, Jay Lender & Mr. Lawrence February 14, 2000 N/A
17a
17a "Arrgh!" Sean Dempsey Sherm Cohen, Vincent Waller & Merriwether Williams March 15, 2000 2.1[66]
17b
17b "Rock Bottom" Tom Yasumi Paul Tibbitt, Ennio Torresan & David Fain March 15, 2000 2.1[66]
18a
18a "Texas" Sean Dempsey Sherm Cohen, Vincent Waller & David Fain March 22, 2000 N/A
18b
18b "Walking Small" Sean Dempsey Aaron Springer, Erik Wiese & Mr. Lawrence March 22, 2000 N/A
19a
19a "Fools in April" Fred Miller Aaron Springer, Erik Wiese & Merriwether Williams April 1, 2000 N/A
19b
19b "Neptune's Spatula" Fred Miller Chuck Klein, Jay Lender & David Fain April 1, 2000 N/A
20a
20a "Hooky" Edgar Larrazabal Sherm Cohen, Vincent Waller & Merriwether Williams April 8, 2000 N/A
20b
20b "Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy II" Tom Yasumi Chuck Klein, Jay Lender & Mr. Lawrence April 8, 2000 N/A
Season 2 (2000–03)
Main article: SpongeBob SquarePants (season 2)
The second season of SpongeBob SquarePants consists of 20 episodes (39 segments), which are listed below as ordered on the DVD collection and not in their original broadcast or production order.[67]
SpongeBob SquarePants season 2 episodes

No. in
 series
No. in
 season
Title
Animation directors[a]
Written by[a]
Original air date[68]

21a
1a "Your Shoe's Untied" Tom Yasumi Walt Dohrn, Paul Tibbitt & Merriwether Williams November 2, 2000
21b
1b "Squid's Day Off" Andrew Overtoom Walt Dohrn, Paul Tibbitt & Merriwether Williams November 2, 2000
22a
2a "Something Smells" Edgar Larrazabal Aaron Springer, C.H. Greenblatt & Merriwether Williams October 26, 2000
22b
2b "Bossy Boots" Tom Yasumi Walt Dohrn, Paul Tibbitt & Mr. Lawrence October 26, 2000
23a
3a "Big Pink Loser" Sean Dempsey Jay Lender, William Reiss & Merriwether Williams November 16, 2000
23b
3b "Bubble Buddy" Sean Dempsey Jay Lender, William Reiss & Mr. Lawrence November 16, 2000
24a
4a "Dying for Pie" Edgar Larrazabal Aaron Springer, C.H. Greenblatt & Merriwether Williams December 28, 2000
24b
4b "Imitation Krabs" Tom Yasumi Walt Dohrn, Paul Tibbitt, Mr. Lawrence December 28, 2000
25a
5a "Wormy" Andrew Overtoom Walt Dohrn, Paul Tibbitt & Merriwether Williams February 17, 2001
25b
5b "Patty Hype" Sean Dempsey Jay Lender, William Reiss & Mr. Lawrence February 17, 2001
26a
6a "Grandma's Kisses" Andrew Overtoom Walt Dohrn, Paul Tibbitt & Merriwether Williams March 6, 2001
26b
6b "Squidville" Edgar Larrazabal Aaron Springer, C.H. Greenblatt & Merriwether Williams March 6, 2001
27a
7a "Prehibernation Week" Edgar Larrazabal Aaron Springer, C.H. Greenblatt & Merriwether Williams May 5, 2001
27b
7b "Life of Crime" Sean Dempsey Jay Lender, William Reiss & Mr. Lawrence May 5, 2001
28
8 "Christmas Who? (The SpongeBob Christmas Special)" Tom Yasumi Walt Dohrn, Paul Tibbitt & Mr. Lawrence December 6, 2000
29a
9a "Survival of the Idiots" Larry Leichliter Aaron Springer, C.H. Greenblatt & Merriwether Williams March 5, 2001
29b
9b "Dumped" Andrew Overtoom Paul Tibbitt, Walt Dohrn & Merriwether Williams March 5, 2001
30a
10a "No Free Rides" Tom Yasumi Aaron Springer, C.H. Greenblatt & Mr. Lawrence March 7, 2001
30b
10b "I'm Your Biggest Fanatic" Sean Dempsey Jay Lender, William Reiss & Mr. Lawrence March 7, 2001
31a
11a "Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy III" Andrew Overtoom Paul Tibbitt, Walt Dohrn & Merriwether Williams November 27, 2000
31b
11b "Squirrel Jokes" Larry Leichliter & Leonard Robinson Paul Tibbitt, Walt Dohrn & Merriwether Williams November 27, 2000
32a
12a "Pressure" Sean Dempsey Jay Lender, William Reiss & David Fain March 8, 2001
32b
12b "The Smoking Peanut" Andrew Overtoom Paul Tibbitt, Walt Dohrn & Mr. Lawrence March 8, 2001
33a
13a "Shanghaied" Frank Weiss Aaron Springer, C.H. Greenblatt & Merriwether Williams March 9, 2001
33b
13b "Gary Takes a Bath" Frank Weiss Aaron Springer, C.H. Greenblatt & Merriwether Williams July 26, 2003
34a
14a "Welcome to the Chum Bucket" Andrew Overtoom Walt Dohrn, Paul Tibbitt & Mr. Lawrence January 21, 2002
34b
14b "Frankendoodle" Tom Yasumi Walt Dohrn, Paul Tibbitt & Merriwether Williams January 21, 2002
35a
15a "The Secret Box" Tom Yasumi Walt Dohrn, Paul Tibbitt & Merriwether Williams September 7, 2001
35b
15b "Band Geeks" Frank Weiss C.H. Greenblatt, Aaron Springer & Merriwether Williams September 7, 2001
36a
16a "Graveyard Shift" Sean Dempsey Mr. Lawrence, Jay Lender & Dan Povenmire September 6, 2002
36b
16b "Krusty Love" Sean Dempsey Mr. Lawrence, Jay Lender & William Reiss September 6, 2002
37a
17a "Procrastination" Tom Yasumi Walt Dohrn, Paul Tibbitt & Mr. Lawrence November 30, 2001
37b
17b "I'm with Stupid" Frank Weiss Aaron Springer, C.H. Greenblatt & Mark O'Hare November 30, 2001
38a
18a "Sailor Mouth" Andrew Overtoom Walt Dohrn, Paul Tibbitt & Merriwether Williams September 21, 2001
38b
18b "Artist Unknown" Sean Dempsey Walt Dohrn, Paul Tibbitt & Mark O'Hare September 21, 2001
39a
19a "Jellyfish Hunter" Andrew Overtoom Walt Dohrn, Paul Tibbitt & Mark O'Hare September 28, 2001
39b
19b "The Fry Cook Games" Tom Yasumi Jay Lender, Dan Povenmire & Merriwether Williams September 28, 2001
40a
20a "Sandy, SpongeBob, and the Worm" Sean Dempsey Jay Lender, Dan Povenmire & Merriwether Williams October 12, 2001
40b
20b "Squid on Strike" Tom Yasumi Walt Dohrn, Paul Tibbitt & Mark O'Hare October 12, 2001
Season 3 (2001–04)
Main article: SpongeBob SquarePants (season 3)
The third season of SpongeBob SquarePants consists of 20 episodes (39 segments), which are listed below as ordered on the DVD collection and not in their original broadcast or production order.[69]
SpongeBob SquarePants season 3 episodes

No. in
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No. in
 season
Title
Animation directors[a]
Written by[a]
Original air date[70]

41a
1a "The Algae's Always Greener" Frank Weiss Aaron Springer, C.H. Greenblatt & Merriwether Williams March 22, 2002
41b
1b "SpongeGuard on Duty" Sean Dempsey Jay Lender, Sam Henderson & Mark O'Hare March 22, 2002
42a
2a "Club SpongeBob" Andrew Overtoom Walt Dohrn & Mark O'Hare July 12, 2002
42b
2b "My Pretty Seahorse" Tom Yasumi Kent Osborne & Paul Tibbitt July 12, 2002
43a
3a "The Bully" Frank Weiss Aaron Springer, C. H. Greenblatt & Merriwether Williams October 5, 2001
43b
3b "Just One Bite" Sean Dempsey Jay Lender, Sam Henderson & Merriwether Williams October 5, 2001
44a
4a "Nasty Patty" Tom Yasumi Paul Tibbitt, Kaz & Mark O'Hare March 1, 2002
44b
4b "Idiot Box" Andrew Overtoom Paul Tibbitt, Kent Osborne & Merriwether Williams March 1, 2002
45a
5a "Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy IV" Sean Dempsey Jay Lender, Sam Henderson & Merriwether Williams January 21, 2002
45b
5b "Doing Time" Frank Weiss Aaron Springer, C. H. Greenblatt & Merriwether Williams January 21, 2002
46a
6a "Snowball Effect" Andrew Overtoom Paul Tibbitt, Kent Osborne & Merriwether Williams February 22, 2002
46b
6b "One Krab's Trash" Tom Yasumi Paul Tibbitt, Kaz & Mark O'Hare, February 22, 2002
47a
7a "As Seen on TV" Frank Weiss Aaron Springer, C. H. Greenblatt & Merriwether Williams March 8, 2002
47b
7b "Can You Spare a Dime?" Sean Dempsey Jay Lender, Sam Henderson & Merriwether Williams March 8, 2002
48a
8a "No Weenies Allowed" Andrew Overtoom Paul Tibbitt, Kent Osborne & Merriwether Williams March 15, 2002
48b
8b "Squilliam Returns" Sean Dempsey Jay Lender, Sam Henderson & Merriwether Williams March 15, 2002
49a
9a "Krab Borg" Tom Yasumi Paul Tibbitt, Kent Osborne & Mark O'Hare March 29, 2002
49b
9b "Rock-a-Bye Bivalve" Sean Dempsey Jay Lender, Sam Henderson & Mark O'Hare March 29, 2002
50a
10a "Wet Painters" Frank Weiss C. H. Greenblatt, Kaz & Mark O'Hare May 10, 2002
50b
10b "Krusty Krab Training Video" Frank Weiss Aaron Springer, C. H. Greenblatt, Kent Osborne May 10, 2002
51
11 "Party Pooper Pants" Andrew Overtoom Paul Tibbitt, Kent Osborne & Mark O'Hare May 17, 2002
52a
12a "Chocolate with Nuts" Andrew Overtoom Paul Tibbitt, Kaz, Kent Osborne & Merriwether Williams June 1, 2002
52b
12b "Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy V" Frank Weiss C. H. Greenblatt, Kaz & Merriwether Williams June 1, 2002
53a
13a "New Student Starfish" Tom Yasumi Paul Tibbitt, Kent Osborne & Mark O'Hare September 20, 2002
53b
13b "Clams" Sean Dempsey Jay Lender, Sam Henderson & Mark O'Hare September 20, 2002
54
14 "Ugh" Andrew Overtoom Paul Tibbitt & Kent Osborne March 5, 2004
55a
15a "The Great Snail Race" Andrew Overtoom Paul Tibbitt, Kent Osborne & Merriwether Williams January 24, 2003
55b
15b "Mid-Life Crustacean" Frank Weiss C. H. Greenblatt, Kaz & Mark O'Hare January 24, 2003
56a
16a "Born Again Krabs" Tom Yasumi Paul Tibbitt, Kent Osborne & Merriwether Williams October 4, 2003
56b
16b "I Had an Accident" Frank Weiss C. H. Greenblatt, Kaz & Merriwether Williams October 4, 2003
57a
17a "Krabby Land" Andrew Overtoom Paul Tibbitt, Kent Osborne & Mark O'Hare April 3, 2004
57b
17b "The Camping Episode" Sean Dempsey Jay Lender, Sam Henderson & Merriwether Williams April 3, 2004
58a
18a "Missing Identity" Tom Yasumi Paul Tibbitt, Kent Osborne & Merriwether Williams January 19, 2004
58b
18b "Plankton's Army" Sean Dempsey Jay Lender, Sam Henderson & Merriwether Williams January 19, 2004
59
19 "The Sponge Who Could Fly" Andrew Overtoom Paul Tibbitt, Kent Osborne & Merriwether Williams March 21, 2003
60a
20a "SpongeBob Meets the Strangler," Tom Yasumi Paul Tibbitt, Kent Osborne, C. H. Greenblatt & Merriwether Williams October 11, 2004
60b
20b "Pranks a Lot" Andrew Overtoom Paul Tibbitt, Kent Osborne & Merriwether Williams October 11, 2004
Season 4 (2005–07)
Main article: SpongeBob SquarePants (season 4)
The fourth season of SpongeBob SquarePants consists of 20 episodes (38 segments), which are listed below as ordered on the DVD collection and not in their original broadcast or production order.[71]

№
#
Title
Animation directors[a]
Written by[a]
Original air date[72]
U.S. viewers
 (millions)

61a
1a "Fear of a Krabby Patty" Alan Smart C.H. Greenblatt & Paul Tibbitt May 6, 2005 2.6[73]
61b
1b "Shell of a Man" Tom Yasumi Mike Bell & Paul Tibbitt May 6, 2005 2.6[73]
62a
2a "The Lost Mattress" Alan Smart Mike Bell & Tim Hill May 13, 2005 N/A
62b
2b "Krabs vs. Plankton" Tom Yasumi Tim Hill, Mike Mitchell & Vincent Waller May 13, 2005 N/A
63
3 "Have You Seen This Snail?"
 "Where's Gary?" Alan Smart & Tom Yasumi Aaron Springer & Paul Tibbitt November 11, 2005 7.9[74][75]
64a
4a "Skill Crane" Alan Smart Kyle McCulloch, Aaron Springer & Vincent Waller May 20, 2005 N/A
64b
4b "Good Neighbors" Tom Yasumi Mike Bell May 20, 2005 N/A
65a
5a "Selling Out" Alan Smart Zeus Cervas, Erik Wiese & Tim Hill September 23, 2005 N/A
65b
5b "Funny Pants" Tom Yasumi Luke Brookshier, Tom King & Steven Banks September 30, 2005 N/A
66
6 "Dunces and Dragons"
 "Lost in Time" Alan Smart & Tom Yasumi Zeus Cervas, Erik Wiese & Tim Hill February 20, 2006 8.6[76][77]
67a
7a "Enemy In-Law" Andrew Overtoom Tom King, Luke Brookshier & Tim Hill October 14, 2005 N/A
67b
7b "Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy: VI The Motion Picture" Andrew Overtoom Casey Alexander, Chris Mitchell & Paul Tibbitt October 14, 2005 N/A
68a
8a "Patrick SmartPants" Tom Yasumi Casey Alexander, Chris Mitchell & Tim Hill October 21, 2005 N/A
68b
8b "SquidBob TentaclePants" Alan Smart Zeus Cervas, Erik Wiese & Steven Banks November 4, 2005 N/A
69a
9a "Krusty Towers" Andrew Overtoom Luke Brookshier, Tom King & Steven Banks April 1, 2006 N/A
69b
9b "Mrs. Puff, You're Fired" Tom Yasumi Casey Alexander, Chris Mitchell & Tim Hill April 1, 2006 N/A
70a
10a "Ghost Host" Alan Smart Erik Wiese, Zeus Cervas & Tim Hill May 5, 2006 N/A
70b
10b "Chimps Ahoy" Andrew Overtoom Luke Brookshier, Tom King & Steven Banks May 5, 2006 N/A
71a
11a "Whale of a Birthday" Tom Yasumi Luke Brookshier, Tom King & Paul Tibbitt May 12, 2006 N/A
71b
11b "Karate Island" Tom Yasumi Casey Alexander, Chris Mitchell & Steven Banks May 12, 2006 N/A
72a
12a "All That Glitters" Andrew Overtoom Zeus Cervas, Erik Wiese & Steven Banks June 2, 2006 N/A
72b
12b "Wishing You Well" Andrew Overtoom Luke Brookshier, Tom King & Steven Banks June 2, 2006 N/A
73a
13a "New Leaf" Alan Smart Zeus Cervas, Erik Wiese & Steven Banks September 22, 2006 N/A
73b
13b "Once Bitten" Alan Smart Casey Alexander, Chris Mitchell & Steven Banks September 29, 2006 N/A
74a
14a "Bummer Vacation" Tom Yasumi Casey Alexander, Chris Mitchell & Dani Michaeli October 13, 2006 N/A
74b
14b "Wigstruck" Alan Smart Luke Brookshier, Tom King & Dani Michaeli November 17, 2006 N/A
75a
15a "Squidtastic Voyage" Tom Yasumi Luke Brookshier, Tom King & Dani Michaeli October 6, 2006 N/A
75b
15b "That's No Lady" Andrew Overtoom Casey Alexander, Chris Mitchell & Steven Banks November 25, 2006 N/A
76a
16a "The Thing" Andrew Overtoom Zeus Cervas, Erik Wiese & Steven Banks, January 15, 2007 N/A
76b
16b "Hocus Pocus" Alan Smart Casey Alexander, Chris Mitchell & Steven Banks January 15, 2007 N/A
77a
17a "Driven to Tears" Andrew Overtoom Luke Brookshier, Tom King & Steven Banks February 19, 2007 N/A
77b
17b "Rule of Dumb" Tom Yasumi Zeus Cervas, Erik Wiese & Dani Michaeli February 19, 2007 N/A
78a
18a "Born to Be Wild" Tom Yasumi Luke Brookshier, Tom King & Steven Banks March 31, 2007 N/A
78b
18b "Best Frenemies" Alan Smart Zeus Cervas, Erik Wiese & Dani Michaeli March 31, 2007 N/A
79a
19a "The Pink Purloiner" Tom Yasumi Luke Brookshier, Tom King & Steven Banks February 19, 2007 N/A
79b
19b "Squid Wood" Andrew Overtoom Casey Alexander, Chris Mitchell & Dani Michaeli July 24, 2007 N/A
80a
20a "Best Day Ever" Larry Leichliter Nate Cash, Tuck Tucker & Steven Banks November 10, 2006 6.7[78][79]
80b
20b "The Gift of Gum" Alan Smart Zeus Cervas, Erik Wiese & Dani Michaeli February 19, 2007 N/A
Season 5 (2007–09)
Main article: SpongeBob SquarePants (season 5)
The fifth season of SpongeBob SquarePants consists of 20 episodes (41 segments), which are listed below as ordered on the DVD collection and not in their original broadcast or production order.[80]
SpongeBob SquarePants season 5 episodes

No. in
 series
No. in
 season
Title
Animation directors[a]
Written by[a]
Original air date[81]
U.S. viewers
 (millions)

81
1 "Friend or Foe" Alan Smart & Tom Yasumi Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas, Mike Mitchell, Steven Banks & Tim Hill April 13, 2007 N/A
82a
2a "The Original Fry Cook" Andrew Overtoom Luke Brookshier, Tom King, Steven Banks & Dani Michaeli July 31, 2007 N/A
82b
2b "Night Light" Andrew Overtoom Casey Alexander, Chris Mitchell & Steven Banks July 31, 2007 N/A
83a
3a "Rise and Shine" Andrew Overtoom Nate Cash & Steven Banks February 19, 2007 N/A
83b
3b "Waiting" Alan Smart Nate Cash, Tuck Tucker & Steven Banks February 19, 2007 N/A
83c
3c "Fungus Among Us" Tom Yasumi Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas & Richard Pursel September 29, 2007 N/A
84a
4a "Spy Buddies" Andrew Overtoom Luke Brookshier, Tom King & Dani Michaeli July 23, 2007 N/A
84b
4b "Boat Smarts" Alan Smart Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas & Richard Pursel July 23, 2007 N/A
84c
4c "Good Ol' Whatshisname" Alan Smart Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas & Dani Michaeli July 23, 2007 N/A
85a
5a "New Digs" Andrew Overtoom Nate Cash, Tuck Tucker & Richard Pursel July 25, 2007 N/A
85b
5b "Krabs à La Mode" Tom Yasumi Luke Brookshier, Tom King & Eric Shaw July 25, 2007 N/A
86a
6a "Roller Cowards" Alan Smart Luke Brookshier, Tom King & Steven Banks July 27, 2007 N/A
86b
6b "Bucket Sweet Bucket" Larry Leichliter Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas & Richard Pursel July 27, 2007 N/A
87a
7a "To Love a Patty" Andrew Overtoom Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas & Eric Shaw July 26, 2007 N/A
87b
7b "Breath of Fresh Squidward" Tom Yasumi Nate Cash, Tuck Tucker & Richard Pursel July 26, 2007 N/A
88a
8a "Money Talks" Alan Smart Luke Brookshier, Tom King & Dani Michaeli July 31, 2007 N/A
88b
8b "SpongeBob vs. the Patty Gadget" Alan Smart Luke Brookshier & Richard Pursel July 31, 2007 N/A
88c
8c "Slimy Dancing" Tom Yasumi Nate Cash, Tuck Tucker & Richard Pursel July 31, 2007 N/A
89a
9a "The Krusty Sponge" Andrew Overtoom Aaron Springer & Eric Shaw July 24, 2007 N/A
89b
9b "Sing a Song of Patrick" Alan Smart Luke Brookshier, Tom King & Steven Banks February 19, 2007 N/A
90a
10a "A Flea in Her Dome" Andrew Overtoom Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas & Steven Banks August 1, 2007 N/A
90b
10b "The Donut of Shame" Tom Yasumi Nate Cash & Dani Michaeli August 1, 2007 N/A
90c
10c "The Krusty Plate" Tom Yasumi Tuck Tucker & Eric Shaw August 1, 2007 N/A
91a
11a "Goo Goo Gas" Alan Smart Luke Brookshier, Tom King & Dani Michaeli July 19, 2009 5.0[82]
91b
11b "Le Big Switch" Tom Yasumi Nate Cash, Tuck Tucker & Richard Pursel September 29, 2007 N/A
92
12 "Atlantis SquarePantis" Andrew Overtoom Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas, Steven Banks & Dani Michaeli November 12, 2007 9.2[83]
93a
13a "Picture Day" Alan Smart Casey Alexander & Dani Michaeli August 2, 2007 N/A
93b
13b "Pat No Pay" Alan Smart Zeus Cervas & Dani Michaeli August 2, 2007 N/A
93c
13c "BlackJack" Alan Smart Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas & Richard Pursel August 2, 2007 N/A
94a
14a "Blackened Sponge" Tom Yasumi Greg Miller, Aaron Springer & Eric Shaw August 3, 2007 N/A
94b
14b "Mermaid Man vs. SpongeBob" Tom Yasumi Nate Cash, Tuck Tucker & Eric Shaw August 3, 2007 N/A
95a
15a "The Inmates of Summer" Alan Smart Chris Reccardi, Aaron Springer & Dani Michaeli November 23, 2007 N/A
95b
15b "To Save a Squirrel" Alan Smart Luke Brookshier, Nate Cash & Dani Michaeli November 23, 2007 N/A
96
16 "Pest of the West" Andrew Overtoom & Tom Yasumi Luke Brookshier, Tom King, Steven Banks & Richard Pursel April 11, 2008 6.1[84][85]
97a
17a "20,000 Patties Under the Sea" Tom Yasumi Chris Reccardi, Aaron Springer & Richard Pursel November 23, 2007 N/A
97b
17b "The Battle of Bikini Bottom" Andrew Overtoom Luke Brookshier, Nate Cash & Eric Shaw November 23, 2007 N/A
98
18 "What Ever Happened to SpongeBob?" Alan Smart & Tom Yasumi Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas & Steven Banks October 13, 2008 7.7[86]
99a
19a "The Two Faces of Squidward" Tom Yasumi Charlie Bean, Aaron Springer & Steven Banks November 23, 2007 N/A
99b
19b "Sponge Henge" Andrew Overtoom Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas, Richard Pursel November 23, 2007 N/A
100a
20a "Banned in Bikini Bottom" Alan Smart Aaron Springer & Steven Banks November 23, 2007 N/A
100b
20b "Stanley S. SquarePants" Andrew Overtoom Luke Brookshier, Nate Cash & Eric Shaw November 23, 2007 N/A
Season 6 (2008–10)
Main article: SpongeBob SquarePants (season 6)
The sixth season of SpongeBob SquarePants consists of 26 episodes (47 segments), which are listed below as ordered on the DVD collection and not in their original broadcast or production order.[87]
SpongeBob SquarePants season 6 episodes

No. in
 series
No. in
 season
Title
Animation directors[a]
Written by[a]
Original air date[88]
U.S. viewers
 (millions)

101a
1a "House Fancy" Tom Yasumi Aaron Springer & Dani Michaeli June 6, 2008 4.0[89]
101b
1b "Krabby Road" Alan Smart Luke Brookshier, Nate Cash & Eric Shaw March 3, 2008 4.8[90]
102a
2a "Penny Foolish" Alan Smart Aaron Springer & Dani Michaeli March 7, 2008 4.8[90]
102b
2b "Nautical Novice" Tom Yasumi Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas & Derek Iversen March 29, 2008 4.7[91]
103a
3a "Spongicus" Andrew Overtoom Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas & Richard Pursel March 29, 2008 4.7[91]
103b
3b "Suction Cup Symphony" Andrew Overtoom Luke Brookshier, Nate Cash & Richard Pursel March 6, 2008 4.5[90]
104a
4a "Not Normal" Andrew Overtoom Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas & Derek Iversen March 4, 2008 4.7[90]
104b
4b "Gone" Alan Smart Luke Brookshier, Nate Cash & Steven Banks March 5, 2008 4.6[90]
105a
5a "The Splinter" Tom Yasumi Nate Cash, Sean Charmatz & Steven Banks June 2, 2008 4.2[89]
105b
5b "Slide Whistle Stooges" Alan Smart Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas & Derek Iversen February 16, 2009 4.5[92]
106a
6a "A Life in a Day" Andrew Overtoom Chris Reccardi & Dani Michaeli June 4, 2008 4.0[89]
106b
6b "Sun Bleached" Tom Yasumi Luke Brookshier, Nate Cash, Richard Pursel June 5, 2008 4.1[89]
107a
7a "Giant Squidward" Alan Smart Luke Brookshier, Nate Cash & Richard Pursel June 3, 2008 4.3[89]
107b
7b "No Nose Knows" Andrew Overtoom Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas & Derek Iversen August 4, 2008 3.7[93]
108a
8a "Patty Caper" Andrew Overtoom Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas & Eric Shaw August 5, 2008 3.8[93]
108b
8b "Plankton's Regular" Tom Yasumi Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas & Dani Michaeli August 6, 2008 3.7[93]
109a
9a "Boating Buddies" Andrew Overtoom Aaron Springer & Richard Pursel August 7, 2008 3.8[93]
109b
9b "The Krabby Kronicle" Tom Yasumi Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas & Derek Iversen August 8, 2008 3.6[93]
110a
10a "The Slumber Party" Alan Smart Tom King & Dani Michaeli November 28, 2008 N/A
110b
10b "Grooming Gary" Alan Smart Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas & Dani Michaeli November 28, 2008 N/A
111
11 "SpongeBob SquarePants vs. The Big One" Andrew Overtoom & Alan Smart Aaron Springer, Paul Tibbitt & Steven Banks April 17, 2009 5.8[94][95]
112a
12a "Porous Pockets" Tom Yasumi Aaron Springer & Derek Iversen November 28, 2008 N/A
112b
12b "Choir Boys" Andrew Overtoom Aaron Springer & Richard Pursel March 20, 2009 N/A
113a
13a "Krusty Krushers" Alan Smart Nate Cash, Sean Charmatz & Derek Iversen November 28, 2008 N/A
113b
13b "The Card" Tom Yasumi Luke Brookshier, Nate Cash & Steven Banks November 28, 2008 N/A
114a
14a "Dear Vikings" Tom Yasumi Aaron Springer & Dani Michaeli November 28, 2008 N/A
114b
14b "Ditchin'" Tom Yasumi Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas & Dani Michaeli November 28, 2008 N/A
115a
15a "Grandpappy the Pirate" Alan Smart Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas & Dani Michaeli February 18, 2009 4.3[92]
115b
15b "Cephalopod Lodge" Andrew Overtoom Luke Brookshier, Nate Cash & Richard Pursel February 17, 2009 4.7[92]
116a
16a "Squid's Visit" Tom Yasumi Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas & Derek Iversen June 4, 2009 N/A
116b
16b "To SquarePants or Not to SquarePants" Alan Smart Luke Brookshier, Nate Cash & Steven Banks July 17, 2009 N/A
117a
17a "Shuffleboarding" Andrew Overtoom Luke Brookshier, Nate Cash & Derek Iversen February 16, 2009 4.5[92]
117b
17b "Professor Squidward" Andrew Overtoom Aaron Springer & Dani Michaeli February 19, 2009 4.5[92]
118a
18a "Pet or Pests" Andrew Overtoom Aaron Springer & Richard Pursel March 18, 2009 4.2[96]
118b
18b "Komputer Overload" Alan Smart Aaron Springer & Richard Pursel March 19, 2009 4.0[96]
119a
19a "Gullible Pants" Alan Smart Luke Brookshier, Nate Cash & Derek Iversen June 5, 2009 N/A
119b
19b "Overbooked" Tom Yasumi Casey Alexender, Zeus Cervas & Derek Iversen July 19, 2009 5.2[97]
120a
20a "No Hat for Pat" Tom Yasumi Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas & Dani Michaeli July 19, 2009 5.1[98]
120b
20b "Toy Store of Doom" Andrew Overtoom Luke Brookshier, Nate Cash & Dani Michaeli March 17, 2009 N/A
121a
21a "Sand Castles in the Sand" Andrew Overtoom Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas & Dani Michaeli March 16, 2009 N/A
121b
21b "Shell Shocked" Alan Smart Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas & Richard Pursel June 1, 2009 N/A
122a
22a "Chum Bucket Supreme" Tom Yasumi Sean Charmatz & Dani Michaeli July 19, 2009 4.7[97]
122b
22b "Single Cell Anniversary" Tom Yasumi Luke Brookshier, Nate Cash & Richard Pursel June 3, 2009 N/A
123-124
23-24 "Truth or Square" Andrew Overtoom, Alan Smart & Tom Yasumi Luke Brookshier, Nate Cash, Steven Banks & Paul Tibbitt November 6, 2009 7.7[99]
125a
25a "Pineapple Fever" Tom Yasumi Aaron Springer & Derek Iversen June 2, 2009 N/A
125b
25b "Chum Caverns" Alan Smart Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas & Richard Pursel July 18, 2009 4.7[97]
126
26 "The Clash of Triton" Andrew Overtoom & Alan Smart Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas, Aaron Springer, Steven Banks & Paul Tibbitt July 5, 2010 5.2[100][101]
Season 7 (2009–11)
Main article: SpongeBob SquarePants (season 7)
The seventh season of SpongeBob SquarePants consists of 26 episodes (50 segments), which are listed below as ordered on the DVD collection and not in their original broadcast or production order.[102]
SpongeBob SquarePants season 7 episodes

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Title
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Original air date[103]
U.S. viewers
 (millions)

127a
1a "Tentacle-Vision" Alan Smart Luke Brookshier, Nate Cash & Derek Iversen July 19, 2009 5.0[104]
127b
1b "I ♥ Dancing" Tom Yasumi Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas & Mr. Lawrence July 19, 2009 5.0[104]
128a
2a "Growth Spout" Andrew Overtoom Aaron Springer & Richard Pursel July 19, 2009 5.2[104]
128b
2b "Stuck in the Wringer" Alan Smart Zeus Cervas, Sean Charmatz & Derek Iversen July 19, 2009 5.2[104]
129a
3a "Someone's in the Kitchen with Sandy" Tom Yasumi Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas & Dani Michaeli July 19, 2009 5.4[104]
129b
3b "The Inside Job" Andrew Overtoom Luke Brookshier, Nate Cash & Mr. Lawrence July 19, 2009 5.4[104]
130a
4a "Greasy Buffoons" Tom Yasumi Aaron Springer & Derek Iversen November 27, 2009 5.5[105]
130b
4b "Model Sponge" Tom Yasumi Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas & Mr. Lawrence November 27, 2009 5.5[105]
131a
5a "Keep Bikini Bottom Beautiful" Alan Smart Luke Brookshier, Nate Cash & Dani Michaeli January 2, 2010 N/A
131b
5b "A Pal for Gary" Andrew Overtoom Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas & Richard Pursel January 2, 2010 N/A
132a
6a "Yours, Mine and Mine" Andrew Overtoom Luke Brookshier, Nate Cash & Steven Banks September 11, 2010 4.5[106]
132b
6b "Kracked Krabs" Alan Smart Luke Brookshier, Nate Cash & Mr. Lawrence September 11, 2010 4.5[106]
133a
7a "The Curse of Bikini Bottom" Andrew Overtoom Luke Brookshier, Nate Cash & Mr. Lawrence October 24, 2009 4.9[107]
133b
7b "Squidward in Clarinetland" Tom Yasumi Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas & Dani Michaeli March 24, 2010 N/A
134
8 "SpongeBob's Last Stand" Andrew Overtoom & Tom Yasumi Aaron Springer, Steven Banks & Derek Iversen April 22, 2010 4.8[108]
135a
9a "Back to the Past" Alan Smart Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas & Dani Michaeli February 15, 2010 4.4[109]
135b
9b "The Bad Guy Club for Villains" Alan Smart Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas & Dani Michaeli February 15, 2010 4.4[109]
136a
10a "A Day Without Tears" Tom Yasumi Aaron Springer & Steven Banks March 22, 2010 3.9[110]
136b
10b "Summer Job" Alan Smart Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas & Derek Iversen March 23, 2010 N/A
137a
11a "One Coarse Meal/Plankton Got Served" Andrew Overtoom Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas & Mr. Lawrence March 25, 2010 4.2[110]
137b
11b "Gary in Love" Andrew Overtoom Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas & Derek Iversen February 6, 2010 5.5[111]
138a
12a "The Play's the Thing" Tom Yasumi Luke Brookshier, Nate Cash & Steven Banks March 26, 2010 N/A
138b
12b "Rodeo Daze" Alan Smart Luke Brookshier, Nate Cash & Richard Pursel February 6, 2010 5.5[111]
139a
13a "Gramma's Secret Recipe" Alan Smart Aaron Springer & Dani Michaeli July 6, 2010 N/A
139b
13b "The Cent of Money" Andrew Overtoom Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas & Dani Michaeli July 7, 2010 N/A
140a
14a "The Monster Who Came to Bikini Bottom" Andrew Overtoom Aaron Springer & Dani Michaeli January 28, 2011 6.1[112]
140b
14b "Welcome to the Bikini Bottom Triangle" Alan Smart Luke Brookshier, Nate Cash & Dani Michaeli January 28, 2011 6.1[112]
141a
15a "The Curse of the Hex" Tom Yasumi Aaron Springer & Richard Pursel June 11, 2011 4.5[113]
141b
15b "The Main Drain" Alan Smart Luke Brookshier, Nate Cash & Mr. Lawrence January 28, 2011 6.0[112]
142a
16a "Trenchbillies" Andrew Overtoom Aaron Springer & Richard Pursel January 29, 2011 6.6[112]
142b
16b "Sponge-Cano!" Tom Yasumi Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas & Derek Iversen January 28, 2011 6.0[112]
143
17 "The Great Patty Caper" Tom Yasumi Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas, Steven Banks & Dani Michaeli November 11, 2010 6.1[11][12]
144a
18a "That Sinking Feeling" Andrew Overtoom Luke Brookshier, Nate Cash & Mr. Lawrence July 8, 2010 N/A
144b
18b "Karate Star" Tom Yasumi Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas & Derek Iversen July 9, 2010 N/A
145a
19a "Buried in Time" Andrew Overtoom Nate Cash, Sean Charmatz & Mr. Lawrence September 18, 2010 4.7[114]
145b
19b "Enchanted Tiki Dreams" Alan Smart Aaron Springer, Sean Charmatz & Richard Pursel June 19, 2010 3.7[115]
146a
20a "The Abrasive Side" Tom Yasumi Luke Brookshier, Nate Cash & Mr. Lawrence November 27, 2010 4.5[116]
146b
20b "Earworm" Alan Smart Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas & Derek Iversen November 27, 2010 4.5[116]
147a
21a "Hide and Then What Happens?" Andrew Overtoom Aaron Springer & Dani Michaeli August 9, 2010 4.4[117]
147b
21b "Shellback Shenanigans" Andrew Overtoom Aaron Springer & Richard Pursel September 18, 2010 4.7[114]
148a
22a "The Masterpiece" Tom Yasumi Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas & Steven Banks October 2, 2010 4.0[118]
148b
22b "Whelk Attack" Tom Yasumi Luke Brookshier, Nate Cash & Richard Pursel October 2, 2010 4.0[118]
149a
23a "You Don't Know Sponge" Alan Smart Luke Brookshier, Nate Cash & Derek Iversen August 9, 2010 4.4[117]
149b
23b "Tunnel of Glove" Alan Smart Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas & Dani Michaeli February 12, 2011 5.0[119]
150a
24a "Krusty Dogs" Tom Yasumi Aaron Springer & Dani Michaeli October 9, 2010 4.6[120]
150b
24b "The Wreck of the Mauna Loa" Andrew Overtoom Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas & Derek Iversen October 9, 2010 4.6[120]
151a
25a "New Fish in Town" Andrew Overtoom Aaron Springer & Derek Iversen January 15, 2011 4.7[121]
151b
25b "Love That Squid" Alan Smart Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas, Sean Charmatz & Richard Pursel February 12, 2011 5.0[119]
152a
26a "Big Sister Sam" Tom Yasumi Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas & Richard Pursel January 15, 2011 4.7[121]
152b
26b "Perfect Chemistry" Alan Smart Luke Brookshier, Nate Cash & Mr. Lawrence February 26, 2011 4.8[122]
Season 8 (2011–12)
Main article: SpongeBob SquarePants (season 8)
The eighth season of SpongeBob SquarePants consists of 26 episodes (47 segments), which are listed below as ordered on the DVD collection and not in their original broadcast or production order.[123]
SpongeBob SquarePants season 8 episodes

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Title
Animation directors[a]
Written by[a]
Original air date
U.S. viewers
 (millions)

153a
1a "Accidents Will Happen" Andrew Overtoom Luke Brookshier, Nate Cash & Dani Michaeli July 18, 2011 N/A
153b
1b "The Other Patty" Andrew Overtoom Luke Brookshier, Nate Cash & Mr. Lawrence June 25, 2011 N/A
154a
2a "Drive Thru" Tom Yasumi Aaron Springer & Dani Michaeli July 19, 2011 N/A
154b
2b "The Hot Shot" Alan Smart Aaron Springer & Derek Iversen June 18, 2011 N/A
155a
3a "A Friendly Game" Tom Yasumi Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas & Steven Banks March 26, 2011 N/A
155b
3b "Sentimental Sponge" Alan Smart Luke Brookshier, Nate Cash & Mr. Lawrence April 2, 2011 N/A
156
4 "Frozen Face-Off" Andrew Overtoom & Tom Yasumi Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas, Derek Iversen, Dani Michaeli & Richard Pursel July 15, 2011 5.8[124]
157a
5a "Squidward's School for Grown-Ups" Alan Smart Aaron Springer, Sean Charmatz & Richard Pursel June 4, 2011 N/A
157b
5b "Oral Report" Alan Smart Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas & Dani Michaeli March 26, 2011 N/A
158a
6a "Sweet and Sour Squid" Tom Yasumi Aaron Springer & Mr. Lawrence July 20, 2011 N/A
158b
6b "The Googly Artiste" Andrew Overtoom Luke Brookshier, Nate Cash & Derek Iversen July 21, 2011 N/A
159
7 "A SquarePants Family Vacation" Andrew Overtoom & Tom Yasumi Aaron Springer, Sean Charmatz & Derek Iversen November 11, 2011 N/A
160a
8a "Patrick's Staycation" Andrew Overtoom Luke Brookshier, Nate Cash, Sean Charmatz & Dani Michaeli November 8, 2011 N/A
160b
8b "Walking the Plankton" Alan Smart Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas & Mr. Lawrence November 7, 2011 N/A
161a
9a "Mooncation" Alan Smart Sean Charmatz, Vincent Waller, Steven Banks November 10, 2011 N/A
161b
9b "Mr. Krabs Takes a Vacation" Tom Yasumi Luke Brookshier, Marc Cecarelli, Sean Charmatz & Steven Banks November 9, 2011 N/A
162
10 "Ghoul Fools" Andrew Overtoom & Tom Yasumi Luke Brookshier, Marc Ceccarelli & Derek Iversen October 21, 2011 4.1[125]
163a
11a "Mermaid Man Begins" Alan Smart Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas, Sean Charmatz & Richard Pursel September 23, 2011 2.6[126]
163b
11b "Plankton's Good Eye" Tom Yasumi Luke Brookshier, Marc Cecarrelli & Derek Iversen September 23, 2011 2.6[126]
164a
12a "Barnacle Face" Andrew Overtoom Aaron Springer, Andrew Goodman, Dani Michaeli September 16, 2011 4.4[127]
164b
12b "Pet Sitter Pat" Tom Yasumi Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas & Richard Pursel September 16, 2011 4.4[127]
165a
13a "House Sittin' for Sandy" Alan Smart Aaron Springer, Sean Charmatz & Derek Iversen September 30, 2011 3.3[128]
165b
13b "Smoothe Jazz at Bikini Bottom" Andrew Overtoom Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas & Richard Pursel September 30, 2011 3.3[128]
166a
14a "Bubble Troubles" Andrew Overtoom Luke Brookshier, Marc Ceccarelli & Derek Iversen November 25, 2011 3.3[129]
166b
14b "The Way of the Sponge" Tom Yasumi Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas, Derek Iversen & Andrew Goodman November 25, 2011 3.3[129]
167a
15a "The Krabby Patty That Ate Bikini Bottom" Alan Smart Aaron Springer & Dani Michaeli November 25, 2011 3.3[129]
167b
15b "Bubble Buddy Returns" Alan Smart Luke Brookshier, Marc Ceccarelli & Mr. Lawrence November 25, 2011 3.3[129]
168a
16a "Restraining SpongeBob" Tom Yasumi Sean Charmatz, Vincent Waller & Paul Tibbitt April 2, 2012 N/A
168b
16b "Fiasco!" Tom Yasumi Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas & Mr. Lawrence April 5, 2012 N/A
169a
17a "Are You Happy Now?" Andrew Overtoom Luke Brookshier, Marc Ceccarelli & Dani Michaeli March 31, 2012 N/A
169b
17b "Planet of the Jellyfish" Tom Yasumi Luke Brookshier, Marc Ceccarelli & Mr. Lawrence March 31, 2012 N/A
170a
18a "Free Samples" Andrew Overtoom Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas & Dani Michaeli April 6, 2012 N/A
170b
18b "Home Sweet Rubble" Andrew Overtoom Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas & Richard Pursel April 4, 2012 N/A
171a
19a "Karen 2.0" Alan Smart Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas & Richard Pursel April 13, 2012 N/A
171b
19b "InSPONGEiac" Alan Smart Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas & Mr. Lawrence April 9, 2012 N/A
172a
20a "Face Freeze!" Andrew Overtoon Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas & Mr. Lawrence July 21, 2012 3.7[130]
172b
20b "Glove World R.I.P." Tom Yasumi Aaron Springer & Dani Michaeli April 3, 2012 N/A
173a
21a "Squiditis" Tom Yasumi Aaron Springer & Derek Iversen April 11, 2012 N/A
173b
21b "Demolition Doofus" Alan Smart Luke Brookshier, Marc Ceccarelli & Derek Iversen July 21, 2012 3.7[130]
174a
22a "Treats!" Alan Smart Aaron Springer & Dani Michaeli April 10, 2012 N/A
174b
22b "For Here or to Go" Andrew Overtoom Luke Brookshier, Marc Ceccarelli & Steven Banks April 12, 2012 N/A
175
23 "It's a SpongeBob Christmas!" Mark Caballero & Seamus Walsh Luke Brookshier, Marc Ceccarelli, Derek Iversen & Mr. Lawrence November 23, 2012 (CBS) /
December 6, 2012 (Nickelodeon) 3.6[131] /
4.8[132]
176a
24a "Super Evil Aquatic Villain Team Up is Go!" Alan Smart Aaron Springer & Dani Michaeli October 14, 2012 2.3[133]
176b
24b "Chum Fricassee" Tom Yasumi Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas & Richard Pursel October 21, 2012 2.3[134]
177a
25a "The Good Krabby Name" Alan Smart Luke Brookshier, Marc Ceccarelli & Derek Iversen September 3, 2012 3.4
177b
25b "Move It or Lose It" Andrew Overtoom Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas & Mr. Lawrence October 21, 2012 2.3[134]
178
26 "Hello Bikini Bottom!" Alan Smart, Andrew Overtoom & Tom Yasumi Aaron Springer, Sean Charmatz & Dani Michaeli October 8, 2012 2.8[135]
Season 9 (2012–present)
Main article: SpongeBob SquarePants (season 9)
SpongeBob SquarePants season 9 episodes

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No. in
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Title
Animation directors[a]
Written by[a]
Original air date
U.S. viewers
 (millions)

179a
1a "Extreme Spots" Tom Yasumi Luke Brookshier, Marc Ceccarelli & Derek Iversen July 21, 2012 3.7[136]
179b
1b "Squirrel Record" Alan Smart Luke Brookshier, Marc Ceccarelli & Derek Iversen July 21, 2012 3.7[136]
180a
2a "Patrick-Man!" Alan Smart Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas & Derek Iversen October 27, 2012 4.1[137]
180b
2b "Gary's New Toy" Tom Yasumi Marc Ceccarelli & Derek Iversen October 14, 2012 2.3[138]
181a
3a "License to Milkshake" Tom Yasumi Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas & Mr. Lawrence September 7, 2012 3.1[139]
181b
3b "Squid Baby" Alan Smart Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas & Mr. Lawrence September 3, 2012 3.4[140]
182a
4a "Little Yellow Book" Alan Smart Luke Brookshier, Marc Ceccarelli & Derek Iversen March 2, 2013 4.7[141]
182b
4b "Bumper to Bumper" Alan Smart Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas & Mr. Lawrence November 17, 2012 4.0[142]
183a
5a "Eek, an Urchin!" Alan Smart Luke Brookshier, Marc Ceccarelli & Mr. Lawrence October 27, 2012 4.1[137]
183b
5b "Squid Defense" Tom Yasumi Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas, Blake Lemons & Derek Iversen January 1, 2013 3.7[143]
184a
6a "Jailbreak!" Alan Smart Luke Brookshier, Marc Ceccarelli & Mr. Lawrence March 16, 2013 3.8[144]
184b
6b "Evil Spatula" Alan Smart & Tom Yasumi Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas, Blake Lemons & Andrew Goodman March 9, 2013 4.0[145]
185
7 "It Came from Goo Lagoon" Alan Smart & Tom Yasumi Luke Brookshier, Marc Ceccarelli, Derek Iversen & Mr. Lawrence February 17, 2014 4.0[146]
186a
8a "Safe Deposit Krabs" Alan Smart Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas, Blake Lemons & Derek Iversen May 25, 2013 4.2[147]
186b
8b "Plankton's Pet" Alan Smart & Tom Yasumi Luke Brookshier, Marc Ceccarelli & Mr. Lawrence January 19, 2013 4.4[148]
187a
9a "Don't Look Now" Tom Yasumi Luke Brookshier, Marc Ceccarelli & Mr. Lawrence October 14, 2013 3.4[149]
187b
9b "Séance Shméance" Alan Smart & Tom Yasumi Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas & Mr. Lawrence October 14, 2013 3.4[149]
188a
10a "Kenny the Cat" Tom Yasumi Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas, Blake Lemons & Mr. Lawrence March 29, 2014[150] 4.3[151]
188b
10b "Yeti Krabs" Alan Smart Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas & Mr. Lawrence TBA —
189
11 "SpongeBob, You're Fired!" Alan Smart & Tom Yasumi Luke Brookshier, Marc Ceccarelli & Mr. Lawrence November 11, 2013 5.2[152]



Season 10 (2014)
In 2013, it was reported that a tenth season is in production and is expected to air in 2014.[27][153]
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External links

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SpongeBob SquarePants (season 1)
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SpongeBob SquarePants season 1
SpongeBob S1.jpg
DVD cover art for the first season

Country of origin
United States
No. of episodes
20
Broadcast

Original channel
Nickelodeon
Original run
May 1, 1999 – April 8, 2000
Home video release
DVD release
Region 1
October 28, 2003
Region 2
November 7, 2005
Region 4
November 30, 2006
Season chronology


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List of SpongeBob SquarePants episodes
The first season of the American animated television series SpongeBob SquarePants, created by former marine biologist and animator Stephen Hillenburg, aired from May 1, 1999 to April 8, 2000, and consisted of 20 episodes. The series chronicles the exploits and adventures of the title character and his various friends in the fictional underwater city of Bikini Bottom. The shows features the voices of Tom Kenny as SpongeBob SquarePants, Bill Fagerbakke as Patrick Star, Rodger Bumpass as Squidward Tentacles, Clancy Brown as Mr. Krabs, Carolyn Lawrence as Sandy Cheeks, and Mr. Lawrence as Plankton. Among the first guest stars in the show were Ernest Borgnine and Tim Conway voicing the superhero characters of Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy, respectively.
Hillenburg initially conceived the show in 1984 and began to work on it shortly after the cancellation of Rocko's Modern Life in 1996.[1][2] To voice the character of SpongeBob, Hillenburg approached Tom Kenny, who had worked with him on Rocko's Modern Life.[3] The show was originally to be called SpongeBoy Ahoy!, but the name SpongeBoy was already in use for a mop product.[4] Upon finding it out, Hillenburg decided to use the name "SpongeBob". He chose "SquarePants" as a family name as it referred to the character's square shape and it had a "nice ring to it".[5]
Several compilation DVDs that contained episodes from the season were released. The SpongeBob SquarePants: The Complete 1st Season DVD was released in Region 1 on October 28, 2003, Region 2 on November 7, 2005, and Region 4 on November 30, 2006. The pilot episode, "Help Wanted", was not included on the DVD due to copyright issues, but was later released as a bonus feature on various series DVDs, including that of the third season. The season received positive reviews from media critics upon release.


Contents  [hide]
1 Development
2 Production 2.1 Cast
2.2 Writing
2.3 Animation and design
3 Reception
4 Episodes
5 DVD release
6 Notes
7 References
8 External links

Development[edit]
See also: History of SpongeBob SquarePants and Help Wanted (SpongeBob SquarePants)



Stephen Hillenburg became an animator during his period of study at the California Institute of the Arts.
Creator Stephen Hillenburg initially conceived SpongeBob SquarePants in 1984, while he was teaching and studying marine biology at what is now the Orange County Ocean Institute.[6] During this period, Hillenburg became fascinated with animation, and wrote a comic book entitled The Intertidal Zone starring various anthropomorphic forms of sea life, many of which would evolve into SpongeBob SquarePants characters,[7] including "Bob the Sponge", who was the co-host of the comic and resembled an actual sea sponge, as opposed to SpongeBob who resembles a kitchen sponge.[1] In 1987, Hillenburg left the institute to pursue his dream of becoming an animator,[1][7] and began to envision the possible concept of a project involving anthropomorphic sea life, drawing several rough sketches.[1] In 1992, Hillenburg began to attend the California Institute of the Arts to study animation, having been accepted into the institute by Jules Engel, who was impressed with Hillenburg's previous work.[7][8]
While attending animation school, Hillenburg received a job on the children's television series Mother Goose and Grimm, and worked on the series from 1991 to 1993. When attending the California Institute of the Arts, he made his thesis film entitled Wormholes,[1] which was funded by the Princess Grace Foundation and was later displayed at various animation festivals.[1] In 1995, Joe Murray, creator of Rocko's Modern Life, met Hillenburg at an animation festival, and offered him a job as a director of the series.[1][9][10][11]
Rocko's Modern Life ended in 1996.[12] Shortly following this, Hillenburg began working on SpongeBob SquarePants, teaming up with several Nickelodeon veterans and Rocko crew members,[1] including creative director Derek Drymon, writers and directors Sherm Cohen, and Dan Povenmire,[13] writer Tim Hill, actor and writer Martin Olson, animation director Alan Smart, and story editor Merriwether Williams.[2] To voice the character of SpongeBob, Hillenburg approached Tom Kenny, who had worked with him on Rocko's Modern Life.[3] Originally the character was to be named SpongeBoy and the show would be called SpongeBoy Ahoy!.[14][15] However, the Nickelodeon legal department discovered that the name SpongeBoy was already in use for a mop product.[4][14] This was discovered after voice acting for the original seven-minute pilot was recorded in 1997.[14] Upon finding this out, Hillenburg decided that the character's given name still had to contain "Sponge" so viewers would not mistake the character for a "Cheese Man." Hillenburg decided to use the name "SpongeBob." He chose "SquarePants" as a family name as it referred to the character's square shape and it had a "nice ring to it".[5]
Production[edit]
Cast[edit]








Ernest Borgnine (left) and Tim Conway guest starred as the voices of Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy, respectively, in the episode of the same name.
The first season had a cast of six main actors. Tom Kenny provided the voice of the title character SpongeBob SquarePants and his pet snail Gary. SpongeBob's best friend, a starfish named Patrick Star, was voiced by Bill Fagerbakke,[16] while Rodger Bumpass played the voice of Squidward Tentacles, an arrogant and ill-tempered octopus.[17] Other members of the cast were Carolyn Lawrence as Sandy Cheeks, a squirrel from Texas;[18] Clancy Brown as Mr. Krabs, a miserly crab obsessed with money and SpongeBob's boss at the Krusty Krab;[19] and Mr. Lawrence as Plankton, a small green copepod and Mr. Krabs' business rival.[20]
While Hillenburg, Derek Drymon and Tim Hill were writing the pilot "Help Wanted", Hillenburg was also conducting auditions to find voices for the show characters.[21] He had created the character of SpongeBob with Tom Kenny,[3][21] in which he utilised Kenny's and other people's personalities to help create SpongeBob's personality.[14] The voice of SpongeBob was originally used by Kenny for a very minor female alligator character named Al in Rocko's Modern Life. Kenny forgot the voice initially as he created it only for that single use. Hillenburg, however, remembered it when he was coming up with SpongeBob and used a video clip of the episode to remind Kenny of the voice.[14] Kenny says that SpongeBob's high pitched laugh was specifically aimed at being unique, stating that they wanted an annoying laugh in the tradition of Popeye and Woody Woodpecker.[22] Hillenburg originally had Mr. Lawrence for the role of voicing Squidward.[21] Drymon said "We knew Doug from Rocko, where he was a storyboard director and where he also did the voice of Filburt. We were showing Doug the storyboard, and he started reading back to us in his Tony the Tiger/Gregory Peck voice. It was really funny, and we wound up having SpongeBob use a deep voice when he entered the Krusty Krab for the first time."[21] Hillenburg loved the voice and decided to give Lawrence the part of the series villain, Plankton.[21]
The season had a number of secondary characters including Jill Talley as Plankton's computer wife, Karen;[23] Mary Jo Catlett as Mrs. Puff, SpongeBob's driving instructor;[24] Lori Alan as Pearl, Mr. Krabs' daughter;[25] and Brian Doyle-Murray as the Flying Dutchman.[26][27] In addition to the regular cast members, episodes feature guest voices from many ranges of professions, including actors, musicians, and artists. Former McHale's Navy actors Ernest Borgnine and Tim Conway reunited for their first joint TV project in 33 years as guest actors portraying SpongeBob's favorite superheroes, Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy, respectively.[28] Borgnine said "We [he and Conway] played off each other. Tim's such a performer - a little more caustic than I am. We were making all sorts of noise. People outside the room were guffawing. We're supposed to be underwater, you know."[29] They would reprise their role in the episode "Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy II", which also guest starred Charles Nelson Reilly as their nemesis, the Dirty Bubble.[30][31] In the episode "Scaredy Pants", a Halloween special, American band the Ghastly Ones performed a special musical performance,[32] while Brian Doyle-Murray voiced the Flying Dutchman.[26] American country guitarist and singer Junior Brown made a vocal cameo, performing the song "Texas" in the episode of the same name.[33][34] In "Neptune's Spatula", John O'Hurley appeared as King Neptune.[35][36] John Lurie and Jim Jarmusch (who collaborated to make the films Stranger Than Paradise and Down by Law) made a cameo as themselves in the episode "Hooky",[37] through excerpts from the Bravo serial, Fishing with John.
Writing[edit]



Ray Bradbury wrote the book Zen in the Art of Writing, upon which Merriwether Williams used to conceive an exercise for writing meetings that could generate ideas for possible episodes.
Prior to start of production on the show, Hillenburg decided early that he wanted SpongeBob SquarePants to be a storyboard-driven show, rather than script-driven.[38] Storyboard-driven is an approach that required artists who could take a skeletal story outline and flesh it out with sight gags, dialogue and a structure that "would strike a balance between narrative and whimsy."[38] Hillenburg originally wanted "a team of young and hungry people" to work on the show.[21] The group, who worked with Hillenburg on Rocko's Modern Life before, consisted of Alan Smart, Nick Jennings, and Derek Drymon.[21] Tim Hill was asked about if he want to work as story editor, but was unavailable at the time.[21] The crew got Peter Burns to work as story editor who developed the idea for the episode "Ripped Pants" about SpongeBob ripping his pants.[21]
During the first season, the writing staff used most of the story ideas that were in Hillenburg's series bible and they had problems on how to generate new ideas.[21] At one point, the writing staff went to the beach for inspiration for a possible episode.[21] However, the day "was overcast and cold, so we [the writers] had to stay in the car." Drymon said "We didn't come up with too many ideas that day."[21] Story editor Peter Burns left, and the crew had Merriwether Williams to overtake.[21] Hillenburg said to Williams that "it was her responsibility to get us [the writers] to come up with new ideas."[21] Drymon said "[It] is a tall order." Williams gave Drymon a book called Zen in the Art of Writing, written by Ray Bradbury, that catalogs a collection of essays about writing processes.[21] One of the ways in the book to inspire plots was "to write nouns that interested him [Bradbury] on a note card and hang them in his office. He felt just having the word in his eyesight would get his mind working." Williams took this scheme and made it into "a writing exercise."[21] In writing meetings, the staff would all enumerate 10 nouns on strips of paper and place them in a hat.[21] The hat would be passed throughout and a writer would have a limited time to spawn an idea based on the noun he wrote.[21] Drymon said "It would almost always start a discussion, and we wound up getting a lot of episodes out of it."[21] Furthermore, Drymon said that Williams "really came up with a great addition to the process."[21]
One time, Hillenburg came to Williams and said, "Why don't you go read a bunch of books about writing."[39] Hillenburg wanted to keep the enthusiasm in the writing room, because, according to Williams, "sometimes it can be a slog."[39] She went off, read more books about writing, and came up with two more exercises for writing meetings.[39]
Animation and design[edit]
The animation was handled overseas in South Korea at Rough Draft Studios.[40][41] Throughout the season's run, from 1999 to 2000, SpongeBob was animated using cel animation.[42] The show shifted to digital ink and paint animation during its second season in 2000.[42] Executive producer Paul Tibbitt, in 2009, said "[...] The first season of SpongeBob was done the old-fashioned way on cells, and every cell had to be part-painted, left to dry, paint some other colours. It's still a time-consuming aspect of the process now, but the digital way of doing things means it doesn't take long to correct."[42] The season was storyboarded and by Sherm Cohen, Derek Drymon, Steve Fonti, Stephen Hillenburg, Chuck Klein, Jay Lender, Chris Mitchell, Mark O'Hare, Aaron Springer, Paul Tibbitt, Ennio Torresan, Vincent Waller, and Erik Wiese.[a]
When the crew began production on the pilot, they were tasked to design the stock locations where "[...] the show would return to again and again, and in which most of the action would take place, such as the Krusty Krab and SpongeBob's pineapple house."[15] Hillenburg had a "clear vision" of what he wanted the show to look like. The idea was "to keep everything nautical" so the crew used lots of rope, wooden planks, ships' wheels, netting, anchors, and boilerplate and rivets.[15]
The season marked the introduction of the "sky flowers" as the main background.[15] It first appeared in the pilot and has since become a common feature throughout the series.[15] When series background designer Kenny Pittenger was asked "What are those things?," he answered "They function as clouds in a way, but since the show takes place underwater, they aren't really clouds."[15] Since the show was influenced by tiki, the background painters have to use a lot of pattern.[15] Pittenger said "So really, the sky flowers are mostly a whimsical design element that Steve [Hillenburg] came up with to evoke the look of a flower-print Hawaiian shirt—or something like that. I don't know what they are either."[15]
Reception[edit]
The season was well received by media critics. Three of its episodes won Best Sound Editing in Television Animation at the 2000 Golden Reel Awards.[43] It consisted of the episodes "Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy" and "Pickles" for Music, while the "Karate Choppers" won for the Sound.[43] In 2001, "Rock Bottom" and "Arrgh!" also won the Golden Reel Awards for Best Sound Editing in Television Animation — Sound, while "Fools in April" and "Neptune's Spatula" were nominated for Best Sound Editing in Television Animation — Music.[44]
In his review for the Variety, Noel Holston said "[The show] is smarter and freakier than most of the prime-time animated series that have popped up in the past year."[45] Furthermore, most of the first season DVD reviews were positive towards the series as being one of the best American comedy shows. In a DVD review by Bill Treadway for DVD Verdict, he called the show "the best animated American comedy since The Simpsons, it is a claim I stand behind." Treadway said the show is "accessible to all" that "adults will enjoy the witty satire and sly in-jokes subtly inserted into every episode."[46][46] He also mentioned that "children will love the bright colors, spunky pace, and lively characters" and that "parents will not have to worry about violence or crude humor."[46] Jason Bovberg of DVD Talk called SpongeBob SquarePants "the coolest Saturday morning cartoon since the heyday of Warner Bros."[47] In a separate review for the season's DVD release, Bovberg "highly recommended" the set and wrote "I love the show so much, I can't see any way around giving this one a recommendation."[48] Bovberg was particular on the exclusion of the pilot episode "Help Wanted", saying "But why is 'Help Wanted' missing? I suppose I'll have to buy a "theme" disc down the road to secure that one. Sigh."[48] Furthermore, he described it as "the only disappointment of the set."[48] Ron J. Epstein, also from DVD Talk, said that the character of SpongeBob is "one of the strangest cartoon characters I have ever had the pleasure to watch." He said that "Unlike most cartoons today, SpongeBob SquarePants caters to both a child and an adult audience."[49]
In his review for The Washington Post, Michael Cavna rewatched the pilot episode "Help Wanted" in 2009 and said "so much of the style and polish are already in place."[50] He ranked the episode at No. 3 at his The Top Five SpongeBob Episodes: We Pick 'Em list.[51] Nancy Basile of the About.com said "[The] humor and optimistic essence of SpongeBob is evident even in this first episode."[52]
Episodes[edit]
See also: List of SpongeBob SquarePants episodes
KeyThe following episodes listed in the chart are arranged according to their production order, rather than by their original air dates.[53]
SpongeBob SquarePants season 1 episodes

No. in
 series
No. in
 season
Title
Animation directors[a]
Written by[a]
Original air date[54]
U.S. viewers
 (millions)

1a
1a "Help Wanted" Alan Smart Stephen Hillenburg, Derek Drymon & Tim Hill May 1, 1999[55][56] 6.9[57]
SpongeBob SquarePants attempts to get a job at the local restaurant called the Krusty Krab, but is tasked to find a mechanical spatula because the owner, Mr. Krabs, considers him unqualified for the position. Eventually, crowds of ravenous anchovies stop by the Krusty Krab and demand for meals. SpongeBob returns from his errand, having fulfilled the request of Mr. Krabs and utilizes the spatula to fulfill the anchovies' hunger. He is then welcomed by Mr. Krabs as his employee.
1b
1b "Reef Blower" Fred Miller & Tom Yasumi Stephen Hillenburg, Derek Drymon & Tim Hill May 1, 1999 6.9[57]
Trying to keep his front yard meticulous, Squidward, SpongeBob's next door neighbor, picks up a shell sitting and throws it over to SpongeBob's yard. SpongeBob finds this the perfect time to use his electric, high powered "reef blower" to remove the shell off his yard. Squidward, however, is unaware what havoc likely to happen for his quiet afternoon.
1c
1c "Tea at the Treedome" Tom Yasumi Peter Burns, Mr. Lawrence & Paul Tibbitt May 1, 1999 6.9[57]
SpongeBob meets a squirrel named Sandy Cheeks and becomes friends with her. Sandy invites him over to her Treedome for a tea, but when SpongeBob arrives, he is surprised to find that there is no water, so he spends his time trying to find some. Patrick Star later comes into the Treedome not knowing that there was no water in there. Sandy later finds out that both SpongeBob and Patrick needed water when they look shriveled up, so she fills glass bowls with water, and puts it on their heads to solve their problem.
2a
2a "Bubblestand" Tom Yasumi Ennio Torresan, Erik Wiese, Stephen Hillenburg, Derek Drymon & Tim Hill July 17, 1999 1.9[58]
SpongeBob loudly begins to build and opens a stand for blowing bubbles, much to Squidward's dismay. Patrick comes to the stand, and asks to try it out. SpongeBob offers to teach him and shows how he blow bubbles with a particular technique. Squidward is enraged, but he begins to blow a bubble out of curiosity. Squidward then attempts to impress them, but fails. Eventually, he blows an enormous bubble by screaming in anger. SpongeBob and Patrick congratulate Squidward, who thanks them and walks back into his house. However, the gigantic bubble floats and traps Squidward's house inside it, unearthing it, and sending it up in the air.
2b
2b "Ripped Pants" Edgar Larrazabal Paul Tibbitt & Peter Burns July 17, 1999 1.9[58]
While in the Goo Lagoon, SpongeBob accidentally rips his pants, causing everyone to laugh hysterically, while trying to impress Sandy Cheeks. Feeling embarrassed, SpongeBob sadly leaves, but a fish compliments him for the good laugh, so he use this to his advantage. After some time, he attempts to revive his joke, but fails. After realizing that he has driven all his friends away, he meets three beach goers, who considered themselves as "the biggest losers on the beach". They ask SpongeBob what happened to him, and he tells his story through a song. Everyone on the beach hears his song, and understands how he feels and that he apologizes. Sandy tells SpongeBob that if he wanted her to be his friend, he should be himself.
3a
3a "Jellyfishing" Alan Smart Steve Fonti, Chris Mitchell, Peter Burns & Tim Hill July 31, 1999 N/A
SpongeBob and Patrick take Squidward, who is recovering from an accident, to "jellyfishing" (a sport involving the capture of jellyfish). When they arrive in the Jellyfish Fields, a jellyfish stings Squidward, so he goes after it for revenge. He manages to catch the jellyfish, and bangs his net triumphantly against a queen jellyfish. The queen jellyfish chases after him, attacking him with an extremely massive sting. The next day, the now life-support-bound Squidward is discovered and stung by the queen jellyfish again.
3b
3b "Plankton!" Edgar Larrazabal Ennio Torresan, Erik Wiese & Mr. Lawrence July 31, 1999 N/A
It is mass chaos at the Krusty Krab when Plankton, Mr. Krabs' business rival, tries to steal the Krabby Patty formula for his own restaurant, the Chum Bucket. At night, Plankton asks SpongeBob a Krabby Patty, but he loudly and boldly refuses and runs back home. Later that night, Plankton enters SpongeBob's head through a pore and makes his way to SpongeBob's brain. He attaches a mind control device to the brain and bends SpongeBob to his will, forcing him to walk to the Krusty Krab, get a Krabby Patty, and bring it to the Chum Bucket.
4a
4a "Naughty Nautical Neighbors" Fred Miller Sherm Cohen, Aaron Springer & Mr. Lawrence, August 7, 1999 2.1[59]
Squidward destroys SpongeBob and Patrick's friendship, after being annoyed by their constant laughing. Eventually, all goes terribly awry when SpongeBob and Patrick fight over a new friend who is Squidward. Squidward decides to invite Patrick and SpongeBob to a dinner party in order to repair their friendship.
4b
4b "Boating School" Tom Yasumi Ennio Torresan, Erik Weise & Mr. Lawrence August 7, 1999 2.1[59]
SpongeBob has to go to boating school as he continues to fail his driving test. He shares this info with Patrick, who decides to secretly give SpongeBob instructions during the test via walkie-talkie. Upon realizing that he has been cheating, SpongeBob goes into hysterics and driving wildly all over the course, while Mrs. Puff, in a panic, tries desperately to stop him. SpongeBob refuses to listen causing him to crash the boat and fail the test again.
5a
5a "Pizza Delivery" Sean Dempsey Sherm Cohen, Aaron Springer & Peter Burns August 14, 1999 N/A
The Krusty Krab receives a call from a customer demanding to deliver him a pizza, so Mr. Krabs decides to have Squidward and SpongeBob deliver it. While on the way delivering the pizza, SpongeBob and Squidward get stranded in a desert. When they reached the customer's house, the customer gets angry that he did not get the soda he said he ordered. SpongeBob starts crying because the customer did not take the pizza. Angered that the customer made SpongeBob cry, Squidward knocks on the door and smacks the pizza on his face.
5b
5b "Home Sweet Pineapple" Tom Yasumi Ennio Torresan Jr., Erik Wiese & Mr. Lawrence August 14, 1999 N/A
A horde of hungry nematodes come to town and consumes SpongeBob's pineapple house. When this happens, SpongeBob plans to move back with his parents, though with a lot of reluctance because he will miss his old house and friends dearly. On the day he would leave town, SpongeBob finds a small pebble left from his house, and buries it where his house used to be. When SpongeBob cries, his tears is absorbed by the pebble (which is actually a seed), causing his pineapple house to grow back.
6a
6a "Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy" Sean Dempsey Paul Tibbitt, Mark O'Hare & Mr. Lawrence August 21, 1999 2.2[60]
SpongeBob and Patrick want to meet their favorite retired superheroes, Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy. They try to bring them out of retirement, much to the superheroes annoyance who only want their TV fixed. SpongeBob and Patrick go through various kinds of hilarious antics to reunite them and eventually succeed.
6b
6b "Pickles" Tom Yasumi Steve Fonti, Chris Mitchell & Peter Burns August 21, 1999 2.2[60]
Bubble Bass, a picky overweight bass, comes to the Krusty Krab for a Krabby Patty. Bubble Bass says SpongeBob forgot the pickles, and SpongeBob, shocked by this, loses his confidence. Mr. Krabs is worried about losing money, so he approaches SpongeBob to explain to him that if he remembers how to make a Krabby Patty, he will be back in order. It takes days, but SpongeBob eventually learns how to make a Krabby Patty properly again.
7a
7a "Hall Monitor" Edgar Larrazabal Chuck Klein, Jay Lender & Mr. Lawrence August 28, 1999 2.1[61]
Mrs. Puff makes SpongeBob a hall monitor for the day. SpongeBob patrols the town, but it results into chaos. SpongeBob and Patrick decides to watch over a maniac causing trouble around town. Eventually, SpongeBob sees a wanted poster for himself and realizes that he is the maniac. The police arrive to arrest him, and Mrs. Puff appears to explain the situation to them, saying that he is her responsibility. The police interpret this as taking responsibility for the crimes, and she is arrested.
7b
7b "Jellyfish Jam" Fred Miller Ennio Torresan, Jr., Erik Wiese & Peter Burns August 28, 1999 2.1[61]
SpongeBob brings home a wild jellyfish and throws a big party. However, the wild jellyfish continues through the night and more jellyfish come to the party. The next morning, SpongeBob wakes up to find his living room filled with hundreds of dancing jellyfish, and attempts to make them leave. After Gary drives them away by clicking his eyes together, SpongeBob leads them out to Jellyfish Fields.
8a
8a "Sandy's Rocket" Tom Yasumi Sherm Cohen, Aaron Springer & Peter Burns September 4, 1999 1.9[62]
SpongeBob and Patrick sneak onto Sandy's rocket ship. When they do, they accidentally start the engine but crash-land back to Bikini Bottom. Thinking they are on the moon, they capture everyone thinking they are aliens. Eventually, SpongeBob is convinced that Patrick is an alien. SpongeBob starts the rocket to return home, and when it reaches the moon, the rocket crashes on top of it. SpongeBob looks out the window and realizes his mistake.
8b
8b "Squeaky Boots" Fred Miller Steve Fonti, Chris Mitchell & Mr. Lawrence September 4, 1999 1.9[62]
Mr. Krabs gives his daughter Pearl a pair of squeaky boots as a cheap birthday present, but when she refuses to take them, he gives them to SpongeBob. SpongeBob enjoys them and the squeaky sounds they make, but the sound begins to bother Mr. Krabs. Mr. Krabs cannot stand the sounds anymore, so he steals the boots and buries them underneath the Krusty Krab. The next day, SpongeBob comes crying because he could not find the boots. Mr. Krabs feels guilty, starts going crazy, and confesses that he stole the boots.
9a
9a "Nature Pants" Sean Dempsey Paul Tibbitt, Mark O'Hare & Peter Burns September 11, 1999 N/A
SpongeBob decides he wants to live with jellyfish, so he goes to Jellyfish Fields. Meanwhile, Patrick and Sandy have a set-up picnic to try to trick SpongeBob into coming back. They eat Krabby Patties, as an attempt to bribe SpongeBob, but he resists. Realizing his mistakes and the great life he gave up, SpongeBob returns home and is surprised by his friends, who forgive and hug him.
9b
9b "Opposite Day" Tom Yasumi Chuck Klein, Jay Lender & Mr. Lawrence September 11, 1999 N/A
Squidward plans to sell his house, so that he may move out of Bikini Bottom, after being annoyed by SpongeBob and Patrick. However, he is warned by the real estate broker named Patty that if his home is surrounded by bad neighbors, the house may not be sold. Squidward tells SpongeBob and Patrick that it is "Opposite Day", and that everyone must act opposite to how they usually act. When Squidward is away and Patty arrives, SpongeBob and Patrick both pretend to be Squidward, giving her a tour of the house, while describing it negatively and doing the opposite of what she asks. After the incident, the real Squidward begs Patty to sell his house, but refuses leaves.
10a
10a "Culture Shock" Edgar Larrazabal Paul Tibbitt, Mark O'Hare & Mr. Lawrence September 18, 1999 N/A
The Krusty Krab has hit a depression of customers, and Mr. Krabs tells Squidward and SpongeBob that the Krusty Krab needs ideas to get more customers. Squidward suggests a talent show at the Krusty Krab, and Mr. Krabs agrees. When the night of the show arrives, it is a major success, attracting a full house of customers. The final act features Squidward, but the audience quickly hates it. They begin throwing tomatoes at him, making Squidward leave the stage. SpongeBob goes onstage and begins mopping up the mess, which the audience enjoys and starts cheering.
10b
10b "F.U.N." Fred Miller Sherm Cohen, Aaron Springer & Peter Burns September 18, 1999 N/A
SpongeBob thinks Plankton is evil because he is lonely, so he befriends him. Eventually, while at the movie theater, SpongeBob realizes that Plankton used him to get a Krabby Patty, and Plankton attempts to explain that he realizes now that he only ever wanted friendship. However, he runs directly through the screen with the patty into a solid wall. Plankton is squashed, and Mr. Krabs flicks him off the wall onto Bubble Bass' hand, who mistakes Plankton for a jellybean and chases him around his hand.
11a
11a "MuscleBob BuffPants" Edgar Larrazabal Ennio Torresan, Jr., Erik Wiese & Mr. Lawrence September 25, 1999 N/A
SpongeBob orders fake arms with inflatable muscles to impress everyone. When Sandy sees him, she decides to enroll the both of them in a competition, where each contestant must throw an anchor the farthest they can. SpongeBob realizes that this would expose that his "muscles" are fake. At the competition, every contestant heaves their anchors the farthest, but SpongeBob, with his fake muscles, cannot even lift his anchor. He inflates his arms to strengthen himself, but instead they explode, revealing him as a fraud.
11b
11b "Squidward the Unfriendly Ghost" Fred Miller Sherm Cohen, Aaron Springer & Peter Burns September 25, 1999 N/A
SpongeBob and Patrick think Squidward is dead after breaking his self-replica. Squidward decides to take advantage of their beliefs by telling them that he will spare them if they accept all of his commands. SpongeBob and Patrick decide that since Squidward is a vengeful spirit, they need to have Squidward to be put to rest. Squidward eventually admits his charade, but SpongeBob and Patrick believe that Squidward is simply in denial about his death. SpongeBob blows a giant bubble that engulfs Squidward and sends him floating up to the sky.
12a
12a "The Chaperone" Sean Dempsey Sherm Cohen, Aaron Springer & Peter Burns October 2, 1999 N/A
SpongeBob is asked to take Pearl, to her school prom after she was dumped by her boyfriend. When they arrive, SpongeBob clumsily ruins Pearl's experience, making him break down. Pearl, feeling sorry for him, attempts to console him and restore his confidence. Pearl and SpongeBob perform a dance, which everyone else soon begins doing. However, this results in many injuries and mass destruction. An angry mob forms and throws Pearl and SpongeBob out of the building. SpongeBob apologizes, and Pearl says even though it was a disaster, it was really fun.
12b
12b "Employee of the Month" Sean Dempsey Paul Tibbitt & Mr. Lawrence October 2, 1999 N/A
SpongeBob is always the best employee ever but Squidward wants the Employee of the Month Award. The two argued about the award and set several traps for each other as they both desperately try to reach the Krusty Krab first. They get there at the same time, just as Mr. Krabs opens the doors. They begin overworking in an attempt to impress him, doing more harm than good, scaring Mr. Krabs out of his wits in the process. They then begin trying to make as many Krabby Patties as possible, eventually causing the Krusty Krab to explode.
13a
13a "Scaredy Pants" Sean Dempsey Paul Tibbitt & Peter Burns October 28, 1999 N/A
SpongeBob is tired of always getting scared on Halloween, and people calling him "Scaredy Pants" so he decides to dress like the Flying Dutchman to get revenge. For his costume, SpongeBob realizes that a real ghost has a round head, and that he has a square one. Patrick shaves SpongeBob's head, making it round. The real Flying Dutchman appears and explains to the people how offended he is by people dressing up as him for Halloween, and that SpongeBob's costume is the worst of all. He takes off SpongeBob's costume, which revealed that his brain is exposed as a result of Patrick's shaving. Subsequently, everyone runs away, including the Dutchman, leaving SpongeBob satisfied to finally have succeeded in scaring people.
13b
13b "I Was a Teenage Gary" Edgar Larrazabal Steve Fonti, Chris Mitchell & Mr. Lawrence October 28, 1999 N/A
SpongeBob trusts Squidward to take good care of Gary while he goes to a jelly-fishing convention. However, Squidward neglects him and Gary falls sick. SpongeBob calls the veterinarian, who gives him a syringe filled with snail plasma. Squidward accidentally injects the serum into SpongeBob's nose, causing SpongeBob to turn into a snail. The transformed SpongeBob approaches Squidward, who runs in fear, accidentally injects himself with the serum, and thus turns into a snail himself.
14a
14a "SB-129" Tom Yasumi Aaron Springer, Erik Wiese & Mr. Lawrence December 31, 1999 N/A
After being asked by SpongeBob and Patrick for jellyfishing, Squidward refuses and wants to go away from them so he hides inside of the Krusty Krab's freezer, and gets trapped in there. 2,000 years later, he is in "the future" and experiences time traveling only to go back to his time. In the process, the time machine malfunctions, leaving Squidward in "a surreal realm of nothingness". Suddenly realizing his loneliness, he attempts to escape and lands in the time machine room. He begs it to return to the present, which it does. Only, he finds that he's now the one who invented "jellyfishing".
14b
14b "Karate Choppers" Tom Yasumi Aaron Springer, Erik Wiese & Merriwether Williams December 31, 1999 N/A
SpongeBob and Sandy are constantly practicing karate, but Mr. Krabs forbids him from doing karate as he attacks the customers at the Krusty Krab and prevents him from working for a longer time. They attempt to forget karate, and go to the park. However, while slicing sandwiches, they begin doing karate again, which is saw by Mr. Krabs. However, he finds that karate chops can replace knives, and has SpongeBob and Sandy slice Krabby Patties this way, earning him more money.
Note: Last year of 1999 of the 1990s.
15a
15a "Sleepy Time" Edgar Larrazabal Paul Tibbitt, Ennio Torresan Jr. & Mr. Lawrence January 17, 2000 2.0[63]
When SpongeBob goes to sleep, he gains the ability of astral projection (because of Mrs. Puff) and ventures into his friends' dreams. After his journey to his friends' dreams, SpongeBob then goes back to his own dream. When he wakes up, everyone is in his house complaining that he messed up their dreams.
Note: First year of New Year Millenium 2000 of the Y2K, and it has problems about bugs.
15b
15b "Suds" Edgar Larrazabal Paul Tibbitt, Ennio Torresan Jr. & Mr. Lawrence January 17, 2000 2.0[63]
SpongeBob tries to fall asleep but fails. He decides that eating a sandwich would help, but he accidentally leaves the refrigerator door open. His open refrigerator gives him a bad case of a sickness like the common cold called the suds, causing him to sneeze bubbles out of his pores. Unfortunately Patrick foolishly tells SpongeBob going to the doctor is a terrifying experience, and SpongeBob asks Patrick to cure him but he only make it worse. Sandy then takes SpongeBob to a doctor, who prescribes the "sponge treatment". The treatment cures SpongeBob completely. Patrick fakes having the suds then gets the painful "starfish treatment".
16a
16a "Valentine's Day" Fred Miller Chuck Klein, Jay Lender & Merriwether Williams February 14, 2000 N/A
SpongeBob and Sandy set up a Valentine's Day treat for Patrick, a hot-air balloon made completely of chocolate at a Valentine's Day-themed park. Unfortunately, their plan is going through a delay, as the balloon is attacked by scallops, and SpongeBob gives Patrick a handshake in order to keep the balloon a surprise. SpongeBob's treat for Patrick arrives, and Patrick becomes friends with SpongeBob and Sandy again.
16b
16b "The Paper" Fred Miller Chuck Klein, Jay Lender & Mr. Lawrence February 14, 2000 N/A
SpongeBob plays around with a gum wrapper Squidward thrown on his yard. SpongeBob uses his imagination to have fun and do amazing things with the paper, and Squidward becomes jealous and attempts to take it back. However, SpongeBob refuses to give it back, as he promised not to. Squidward desperately begs SpongeBob for the paper, and is not successful until he agrees to trade everything he owns. However, Squidward does not have fun with the paper, and realizes that it is completely worthless.
17a
17a "Arrgh!" Sean Dempsey Sherm Cohen, Vincent Waller & Merriwether Williams March 15, 2000 2.1[64]
SpongeBob, Patrick, and Mr. Krabs play a board game based on the legend of the Flying Dutchman, which involves an in-game treasure hunt. Mr. Krabs likes the game so much that he wants to go on a real treasure hunt. In their hunt, SpongeBob and Patrick find the treasure, but Mr. Krabs says that all of the treasure belongs to him. They begin fighting over the chest, and their arguing wakes up the Flying Dutchman, who appears and congratulates SpongeBob and Patrick for digging it for him. He takes the treasure, but gives them two gold coins. Mr. Krabs asks for a reward, but only receives a tiny plastic treasure chest.
17b
17b "Rock Bottom" Tom Yasumi Paul Tibbitt, Ennio Torresan & David Fain March 15, 2000 2.1[64]
SpongeBob and Patrick accidentally took the bus to Rock Bottom, an abyssal zone where they know their fate to go. After being abandoned by Patrick, SpongeBob tries it possible to take the bus to Bikini Bottom.
18a
18a "Texas" Sean Dempsey Sherm Cohen, Vincent Waller & David Fain March 22, 2000 N/A
Sandy is homesick and wishes she was back in Texas. SpongeBob attempts to cheer her up by organizing a Texas-themed surprise party at the Krusty Krab. They go to Sandy's house to ask her to come to the Krusty Krab with them, but she tells them that she is leaving Bikini Bottom to go back to Texas. SpongeBob and Patrick is shocked by this, and after they luring her to the Krusty Krab, Sandy realizes how much her underwater friends care about her, and that Bikini Bottom has become her true home, and decides to stay.
18b
18b "Walking Small" Sean Dempsey Aaron Springer, Erik Wiese & Mr. Lawrence March 22, 2000 N/A
At Goo Lagoon, Plankton arrives to turn the beach into the future site of a Chum Bucket branch, and demands everyone to leave the beach. However, no one listens to him. He concludes that he needs someone big to help clear the beach for him, and encounters SpongeBob. Plankton decides to trick SpongeBob into being "assertive" in order to get the things that he wants. After a series of cruel and rude actions by SpongeBob, everyone leaves the beach. Plankton then reveals his true intentions to SpongeBob, making him very upset. SpongeBob defeats Plankton by becoming "aggressively nice" performing kind actions that attract the people back to the beach. Plankton leaves the beach, disgusted by the overwhelming amounts of kindness.
19a
19a "Fools in April" Fred Miller Aaron Springer, Erik Wiese & Merriwether Williams April 1, 2000 N/A
At the Krusty Krab, SpongeBob pulls numerous playful and harmless pranks on people. Eventually, Squidward gets so annoyed that he pulls his own cruel and nasty prank on SpongeBob in retaliation. Squidward goes to see SpongeBob to apologize, but finds himself physically unable to say "I'm sorry" to him. He is able to say it by putting a bubble over his head, so that SpongeBob cannot actually hear his apology. Squidward walks away, saying that his conscience is clear, but is confronted by memories of what he did. He goes back and genuinely apologizes to SpongeBob. Suddenly, SpongeBob fully opens his front door, revealing that everyone else is inside behind him, and witnessed Squidward's apology. Squidward states that he was fooling them as well before running away to his house while laughing maniacally.
19b
19b "Neptune's Spatula" Fred Miller Chuck Klein, Jay Lender & David Fain April 1, 2000 N/A
While at the Fry Cook Museum, SpongeBob pulls a legendary spatula out of a bucket of grease, summoning King Neptune. King Neptune challenges SpongeBob to prove his ability as he is not pleased to find that SpongeBob is the one destined to be his eternal fry cook. At the competition, King Neptune makes 1000 burgers, in the time it takes SpongeBob to make just one, winning the challenge. However, when Neptune shares his patties with the audience, they find that they taste terrible. Neptune is angered by this and tastes SpongeBob's patty, and finds it to be delicious. SpongeBob is declared the winner, but when he finds out that his friends cannot come with him to Atlantis, he refuses to go, and instead arranges for King Neptune to be a trainee under SpongeBob at the Krusty Krab.
20a
20a "Hooky" Edgar Larrazabal Sherm Cohen, Vincent Waller & Merriwether Williams April 8, 2000 N/A
Mr. Krabs comes into the Krusty Krab warning everybody of the fishing hooks arriving into the waters surrounding Bikini Bottom. Patrick encourages SpongeBob to play on them, thinking they are not dangerous. SpongeBob gets caught on the hook, and runs to the Krusty Krab for help. After escaping the hook successfully by removing his clothes, he runs naked to his house, embarrassed by the incident.
20b
20b "Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy II" Tom Yasumi Chuck Klein, Jay Lender & Mr. Lawrence April 8, 2000 N/A
SpongeBob wins a conch shell that can summon his favorite superheroes, Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy, in emergencies. However, SpongeBob abuses this privilege, constantly calling the superheroes to help with everyday tasks. Eventually, the two heroes are exhausted, and SpongeBob apologizes and explains that he just wanted to spend time with them. As a result, they let SpongeBob join them on their daily patrol. At a restaurant, Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy decide to "ditch" SpongeBob. Outside, however, they are attacked and trapped by their arch nemesis, the Dirty Bubble. SpongeBob comes outside to tell them, and sees their predicament. He asks the Dirty Bubble for his autograph, saying that he is his favorite supervillain, and "accidentally" pops the Dirty Bubble with a pencil tip, saving the day.
DVD release[edit]
The DVD boxset for season one was released by Paramount Home Entertainment and Nickelodeon in the United States and Canada in October 2003, three years after it had completed broadcast on television. The DVD release features bonus materials including audio commentaries, featurettes, and music videos.[46][48][65] The pilot episode "Help Wanted" was excluded in the DVD release due to copyright issues.[65] According to Derek Drymon, the episode was not included because Nickelodeon did not want to pay Tiny Tim's estate for the DVD rights.[21] "Help Wanted" was later released on the SpongeBob SquarePants: The Complete 3rd Season DVD as a bonus feature on September 27, 2005.[66][67] It was also released on the SpongeBob SquarePants: The First 100 Episodes DVD, alongside all the episodes of seasons one through five.[68][69] The DVD included a featurette called "Help Wanted" the Seven Seas Edition that featured "Help Wanted" in numerous languages.[70][71] The episode was also a bonus feature in the series DVD called SpongeBob SquarePants: 10 Happiest Moments that was released on September 14, 2010.[72][73] Upon release, the DVD set was quickly sold out at Best Buy and was selling "briskly" at online retailers, including Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble and Walmart.[74]
SpongeBob SquarePants: The Complete 1st Season
Set details[46][48][65] Special features[46][48][65]
20 episodes (excluding "Help Wanted")
3-disc set
1.33:1 aspect ratio
Languages: English (Dolby Digital 2.0)
 Audio commentaries for "Plankton!" and "Karate Choppers"
Featurettes: The Origin of SpongeBob SquarePants
Recollections From the First Season Crew
Everybody's Talking: The Voices Behind SpongeBob SquarePants
Drawing the Goo Lagoon
SpongeBob's Life Strategies
The Bikini Bottom's Up Tour
In the Key of Seas: Krusty Krab Karaoke
Music videos Violent Femmes Sing SpongeBob
SpongeBob Scaredy Pants Music Video
SpongeBob Dancin' Pants Music Video

Release dates
Region 1 Region 2 Region 4
October 28, 2003[75] November 7, 2005[76] November 30, 2006[77]
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32.Jump up ^ "The Ghastly Ones: Band". Ghastly Ones. Archived from the original on November 2, 2013. Retrieved October 29, 2013.
33.Jump up ^ "Junior Brown's Biography". JuniorBrown.com. Archived from the original on September 24, 2013. Retrieved March 16, 2014.
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37.Jump up ^ Hefferman, Virginia (February 3, 2003). "Mark Twain Under the Sea: The moral vision of SpongeBob SquarePants". Slate. Retrieved October 31, 2013.
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43.^ Jump up to: a b "Motion Picture Sound Editors, USA". Golden Reel Awards. Motion Picture Sound Editors. 2000. Retrieved October 29, 2013.
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SpongeBob SquarePants season 2
SpongeBob S2.jpg
DVD cover art for the second season

Country of origin
United States
No. of episodes
20
Broadcast

Original channel
Nickelodeon
Original run
October 26, 2000 – July 26, 2003
Home video release
DVD release
Region 1
October 19, 2004
Region 2
October 23, 2006
Region 4
November 30, 2006
Season chronology

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List of SpongeBob SquarePants episodes
The second season of the American animated television series SpongeBob SquarePants, created Stephen Hillenburg, aired on Nickelodeon from October 26, 2000, to July 26, 2003, and consists of 20 episodes. The series chronicles the exploits and adventures of the title character and his various friends in the fictional underwater city of Bikini Bottom. The season was executive produced by series creator Hillenburg, who also acted as the showrunner.
During the season's run, SpongeBob SquarePants became Nickelodeon's No. 2 children's program, behind Rugrats. Nearly 40 percent of SpongeBob's audience of 2.2 million were aged 18 to 34. The show signed a marketing deal with Target Corporation and Burger King, expanding its merchandising, and SpongeBob's popularity translated well into sales figures. In 2002, the show itself was nominated at the Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Children's Program. At the 29th Annie Awards, the series was nominated three times. The episodes "The Secret Box" and "Band Geeks" won at the 2002 Golden Reel Awards for Best Sound Editing in Television—Animation, while the episodes "Jellyfish Hunter" and "The Fry Cook Games" received a nomination for Best Sound Editing in Television Animation—Music category.
Several compilation DVDs that contained episodes from the season were released. The SpongeBob SquarePants: The Complete 2nd Season DVD was released in Region 1 on October 19, 2004, Region 2 on October 23, 2006, and Region 4 on November 30, 2006.


Contents  [hide]
1 Production
2 Cast
3 Reception
4 Episodes
5 DVD release
6 Notes
7 References
8 External links

Production[edit]
The season aired on Nickelodeon, which is owned by Viacom, and was produced by United Plankton Pictures and Nickelodeon. The season's executive producer was series creator Stephen Hillenburg, who also functioned as the series' showrunner.[1] During production of the previous season, Nickelodeon picked up a second season for SpongeBob SquarePants on August 31, 1999.[2] The season premiered more than a year later, on October 26, 2000.[3] Season production assistant and then-staff writer Derek Iversen commented, "We hoped it would go one season. We hoped it would go two seasons. I figured you do the best you can and you hope."[4]
In this season, production switched from cel animation, used during the first season, to digital ink and paint.[5] Executive producer Paul Tibbitt, in 2009, said "The first season of SpongeBob was done the old-fashioned way on cells, and every cell had to be part-painted, left to dry, paint some other colours. It's still a time-consuming aspect of the process now, but the digital way of doing things means it doesn't take long to correct."[5] The animation was handled overseas in South Korea at Rough Draft Studios.[6][7] Animation directors credited with episodes in the second season included Sean Dempsey, Edgar Larrazabal, Larry Leichliter, Andrew Overtoom, Leonard Robinson, Frank Weiss, and Tom Yasumi.[a] The season was storyboarded by Walt Dohrn, C.H. Greenblatt, Chris Headrick, Chuck Klein, Carson Kugler, Jay Lender, Caleb Meurer, Dan Povenmire, Bill Reiss, William Reiss, Octavio Rodriguez, Jim Schumann, Aaron Springer, Paul Tibbitt, and Erik Wiese.[a]
Episodes were written by a team of writers, which consisted of Dohrn, David Fain, Greenblatt, Mr. Lawrence, Lender, Mark O'Hare, Povenmire, William Reiss, Springer, Tibbitt, and Merriwether Williams.[a] During the season, the writing staff used their individual childhood experiences as inspirations to come up with much of the story lines for individual episodes.[6][8] For example, in the episode "Sailor Mouth", SpongeBob learns profanity.[6] The idea for the episode was inspired by creative director Derek Drymon's experience "[when] I got in trouble for saying the f-word in front of my mother."[8] Drymon said, "The scene where Patrick is running to Mr. Krabs to tattle, with SpongeBob chasing him, is pretty much how it happened in real life."[8] The end of the episode, where Mr. Krabs uses more profanity than SpongeBob and Patrick, was also inspired "by the fact that my [Drymon's] mother has a sailor mouth herself."[8] In "Secret Box", SpongeBob wants to see what is inside Patrick's secret box. The idea came to Drymon because he too had a secret box as a child.[6][9] Creator Hillenburg said, "[He] started telling us about it. We wanted to make fun of him and use it."[6]
Cast[edit]








American rock band Ween (left) composed and recorded the song "Loop de Loop" that is featured in "Your Shoe's Untied", while John Rhys-Davies (right) guest starred in the episode "Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy III" as Man Ray, the heroes' arch-nemesis and the primary antagonist.
The second season had a cast of six main actors. Tom Kenny provided the voice of the title character SpongeBob SquarePants and his pet snail Gary. SpongeBob's best friend, a starfish named Patrick Star, was voiced by Bill Fagerbakke,[10] while Rodger Bumpass played the voice of Squidward Tentacles, an arrogant and ill-tempered octopus.[11] Other members of the cast were Carolyn Lawrence as Sandy Cheeks, a squirrel from Texas;[12] Clancy Brown as Mr. Krabs, a miserly crab obsessed with money and SpongeBob's boss at the Krusty Krab;[13] and Mr. Lawrence as Plankton, a small green copepod and Mr. Krabs' business rival.[14] The season had a number of secondary characters including Jill Talley as Plankton's computer wife, Karen;[15] Mary Jo Catlett as Mrs. Puff, SpongeBob's driving instructor;[16] Lori Alan as Pearl, Mr. Krabs' daughter;[17] and Brian Doyle-Murray as the Flying Dutchman.[18][19]
Season two introduced various characters that would recur throughout the series. Mr. Krabs' mother, Mama Krabs, debuted in the episode "Sailor Mouth" and was voiced by writer Paul Tibbitt.[20][21][22] However, voice actress Sirena Irwin overtook Tibbitt's role as the character reappeared in the fourth season episode "Enemy In-Law" in 2005.[23] In the Christmas special "Christmas Who?", SpongeBob's voice actor, Tom Kenny, portrayed Patchy the Pirate, the president of the fictional SpongeBob SquarePants fan club, while series creator Hillenburg voiced the character of Potty the Parrot.[24] After Hillenburg's departure from the show as showrunner in 2004, Tibbitt was given the role voicing Potty the Parrot.[25]
In addition to the regular cast members, episodes feature guest voices from many ranges of professions, including actors, athletes, authors, musicians, and artists. American rock band Ween guest starred as themselves in "Your Shoe's Untied".[26][27] The band performed "Loop de Loop", a song they written for the episode.[26][27] Before SpongeBob SquarePants aired on television in 1999, Hillenburg had approached band guitarist Dean Ween to compose a song for the show.[26] Dean Ween said "[Hillenburg] called me and told me [he] was a marine biologist who was starting a cartoon about underwater sea creatures and that The Mollusk was a big reference point for him creatively and would we like to do a song for the show."[26] The band conceived the song and wrote it in about three minutes.[26] They recorded it on Christmas Eve that year.[26] Dean Ween said "We are very proud to have been a part of it. They went on to use and reference us a lot on that show."[26] Ween would return to record their 1997 song "Ocean Man" for the 2004 film The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie and as part of its soundtrack.[28][29] In the episode "Bossy Boots", American band The Capsules performed the song "Bossy Boots",[24][30] which was later released on SpongeBob SquarePants: The Yellow Album in 2005.[31] In "Bubble Buddy", professional American surfer Corky Carroll made a vocal cameo as Grubby Grouper, a famous surfer.[24] It also stars Brad Abrell as titular character Bubble Buddy.[32] "Grandma's Kisses" features Marion Ross as SpongeBob's grandmother.[33][34] She would reprise her role throughout the series, including the fifth season episode "BlackJack".[35] In the entry "Pre-Hibernation Week", where Sandy and SpongeBob play extreme sporting games, American groove metal band Pantera appeared as themselves for a special musical performance.[24] McHale's Navy actors Ernest Borgnine and Tim Conway returned in the episode "Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy III", reprising their roles as Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy, respectively.[36][37] John Rhys-Davies also guest starred in the same episode as the heroes' nemesis, Man Ray.[38][39][40] Various other characters were voiced by voice acting veterans Dee Bradley Baker, Thomas F. Wilson and Clea Lewis.[41]
Reception[edit]
Since SpongeBob SquarePants made its debut in 1999, the show had flourished into Nickelodeon's number 2 children's program, after Rugrats. Nearly 40 percent of the show's audience of 2.2 million were aged 18 to 34.[42] As a result, Nickelodeon moved the show from Saturday morning to a much more valuable timeslot: almost-prime time, appearing at 6 PM, from Monday through Thursday.[42] In 2001, Nickelodeon took the "Saturday-morning ratings crown" for the fourth straight season, grabbing a 4.8 rating/21 share (1.9 million viewers) in two- to eleven-year-olds, jumping 17% from the previous year.[43]
SpongeBob SquarePants signed a marketing deal with Target Corporation and Burger King, expanding its merchandising.[42] Furthermore, the popularity of SpongeBob translated well into sales figures. In 2002, SpongeBob SquarePants dolls sold at a rate of 75,000 per week, which was faster than Tickle Me Elmo dolls were selling at the time.[44] Nickelodeon's parent company Viacom purposefully targeted women in Japan as a way of marketing the SpongeBob SquarePants brand. Skeptics initially doubted that SpongeBob could be popular in Japan, as the character's design is very different from popular designs for Hello Kitty and Pikachu,[45] but SpongeBob has gained popularity in Japan among women. Ratings and merchandise sales showed SpongeBob SquarePants had caught on with parents and with the college audience.[46] In a recent promotion, college-oriented website Music.com gave away 80,000 SpongeBob T-shirts, four times more than during a similar promotion for Comedy Central's South Park.[46]
The second season was well received by media critics. In 2002, the show itself was nominated at the Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Children's Program.[47] At the 29th Annie Awards, the series was nominated three times,[48] including Outstanding Individual Achievement for Voice Acting by a Female and Male Performer in an Animated Television Production categories for Mary Jo Catlett for her role as Mrs. Puff in "No Free Rides" and Tom Kenny for his role as SpongeBob SquarePants in "Wormy", respectively.[48] Peter Straus and Paul Tibbitt were nominated for Outstanding Individual Achievement for a Song in an Animated Production for their song "The Very First Christmas" that was featured in "Christmas Who?"[48] In 2002, the episodes "The Secret Box" and "Band Geeks" won at the Golden Reel Awards for Best Sound Editing in Television—Animation, while the episodes "Jellyfish Hunter" and "The Fry Cook Games" received a nomination for Best Sound Editing in Television Animation—Music category.[49]
In his review for the The Spokesman-Review, Isamu Jordan said, "I'll be honest. I dig the little yellow dude who lives in a pineapple under the sea quite a bit for his absurdity À la Ren and Stimpy."[38] He said that "season two is worth having in your or your kid's SpongeBob collection" given that the episodes "Krusty Love", "Squid's Day Off", and "Mermaidman and Barnacleboy III" are on the set.[38] Jason Bovberg of the DVD Talk wrote that the season release is "recommended."[3] He said "Let me state up front that I adore this show. I get a total kick out of watching it with my 4-year-old daughter. We laugh uproariously at SpongeBob's adventures and I'm helplessly reduced to a boy about her age as I beam and giggle at the screen."[3] However, Bovberg called the included audio commentaries "downright boring."[3] Various celebrities—including Lance Bass of 'N Sync, Will Ferrell of Saturday Night Live, singer-songwriter Tom Waits, and Jerry Lewis—admitted they were fans of the show.[46]
During the 2001–02 television season, the Parents Television Council (PTC), a watchdog media group, named SpongeBob SquarePants among the best programs on cable television.[50] However, according to a report titled Wolves in Sheep's Clothing,[51] which documents the increase in potentially violent, profane, and sexual content in children's programming, the PTC and fans believed the episode "Sailor Mouth", which originally aired during the 2001–02 season, was an implicit attempt to promote and satirize use of profanity among children.[51] The report cited a repeat broadcast of the episode from 2005 to prove its point that it promoted use of profanity among children.[51] In a later report, several members of the PTC listed "Sailor Mouth" as an example of how levels of profane, sexual, and violent activity has increased in children's television programming.[52] Nickelodeon, in response to the incident, said "It's sad and a little desperate that they stooped to literally putting profane language in the mouths of our characters to make a point. Has the FCC looked at this?"[53] Richard Huff of the New York Daily News criticized the report for misinterpreting the episode over its intent to satirize profanity implicitly.[54]
Episodes[edit]
See also: List of SpongeBob SquarePants episodes
KeyThe following episodes listed in the chart are arranged according to their production order, rather than by their original air dates. [55]
SpongeBob SquarePants season 2 episodes

No. in
 series
No. in
 season
Title
Animation directors[a]
Written by[a]
Original air date[56]

21a
1a "Your Shoe's Untied" Tom Yasumi Walt Dohrn, Paul Tibbitt & Merriwether Williams November 2, 2000
SpongeBob forgets how to tie his shoes, so he asks everyone in town.
21b
1b "Squid's Day Off" Andrew Overtoom Walt Dohrn, Paul Tibbitt & Merriwether Williams November 2, 2000
Since Mr. Krabs has to go to the hospital, Squidward makes SpongeBob in charge of the cash register at the Krusty Krab. Squidward takes the day off and he thinks SpongeBob is on his trail.
22a
2a "Something Smells" Edgar Larrazabal Aaron Springer, C.H. Greenblatt & Merriwether Williams October 26, 2000
SpongeBob makes a rancid "sundae" and gets terrible breath. Everyone in town is disgusted by his breath, and avoids him.
22b
2b "Bossy Boots" Tom Yasumi Walt Dohrn, Paul Tibbitt & Mr. Lawrence October 26, 2000
Mr. Krabs's daughter, Pearl, comes to work at the Krusty Krab during her summer vacation, and she has many ideas for improving the restaurant. However, her ideas cause the restaurant to lose income.
23a
3a "Big Pink Loser" Sean Dempsey Jay Lender, William Reiss & Merriwether Williams November 16, 2000
Envious of SpongeBob's numerous awards, Patrick works at the Krusty Krab in an attempt to get his own award.
23b
3b "Bubble Buddy" Sean Dempsey Jay Lender, William Reiss & Mr. Lawrence November 16, 2000
SpongeBob makes his own bubble friend because he is feeling lonely. He shows it to everyone, but they do not like it.
24a
4a "Dying for Pie" Edgar Larrazabal Aaron Springer, C.H. Greenblatt & Merriwether Williams December 28, 2000
Squidward thinks that he gave SpongeBob an explosive pie and decides to spend time with SpongeBob while he is still alive.
24b
4b "Imitation Krabs" Tom Yasumi Walt Dohrn, Paul Tibbitt, Mr. Lawrence December 28, 2000
Plankton builds a robot imitating Mr. Krabs to steal the Krabby Patty formula.
25a
5a "Wormy" Andrew Overtoom Walt Dohrn, Paul Tibbitt & Merriwether Williams February 17, 2001
SpongeBob and Patrick pet-sit for Sandy and befriend her pet caterpillar, Wormy. Meanwhile, Wormy (now as a butterfly) wanders the town, but is feared by the people, causing mass chaos.
25b
5b "Patty Hype" Sean Dempsey Jay Lender, William Reiss & Mr. Lawrence February 17, 2001
With the Krusty Krab low on customers, SpongeBob introduces his own idea: colorful "Pretty Patties". However, Mr. Krabs denies his idea. SpongeBob leaves the Krusty Krab and sets up a stand selling his patties.
26a
6a "Grandma's Kisses" Andrew Overtoom Walt Dohrn, Paul Tibbitt & Merriwether Williams March 6, 2001
SpongeBob loves going to his Grandma's house but feels embarrassed after being teased for it.
26b
6b "Squidville" Edgar Larrazabal Aaron Springer, C.H. Greenblatt & Merriwether Williams March 6, 2001
SpongeBob and Patrick's antics destroy Squidward's house, prompting him to move to a gated community among his own kind.
27a
7a "Prehibernation Week" Edgar Larrazabal Aaron Springer, C.H. Greenblatt & Merriwether Williams May 5, 2001
As Sandy prepares for hibernation, SpongeBob happily agrees to play extreme sports with her.
27b
7b "Life of Crime" Sean Dempsey Jay Lender, William Reiss & Mr. Lawrence May 5, 2001
SpongeBob and Patrick steal a balloon, but are forced on the lam when it pops.
28
8 "Christmas Who? (The SpongeBob Christmas Special)" Tom Yasumi Walt Dohrn, Paul Tibbitt & Mr. Lawrence December 6, 2000
This Christmas special is narrated by Patchy the Pirate, the president of the fictional SpongeBob SquarePants fan club. In the episode, Sandy tells SpongeBob about Christmas traditions, and he then relays the event to everybody in Bikini Bottom.
29a
9a "Survival of the Idiots" Larry Leichliter Aaron Springer, C.H. Greenblatt & Merriwether Williams March 5, 2001
Patrick and SpongeBob are trapped in Sandy's treedome while she hibernates for winter. As the winter storm becomes more intense, SpongeBob and Patrick shear all of Sandy's fur to survive.
29b
9b "Dumped" Andrew Overtoom Paul Tibbitt, Walt Dohrn & Merriwether Williams March 5, 2001
SpongeBob's pet snail Gary becomes attached to Patrick, leaving SpongeBob feeling dumped. SpongeBob, out of jealousy, attempts to find a new pet to show Gary that he does not need him.
30a
10a "No Free Rides" Tom Yasumi Aaron Springer, C.H. Greenblatt & Mr. Lawrence March 7, 2001
Mrs. Puff finally passes SpongeBob in his driving test, giving him his license. Soon after SpongeBob leaves, Mrs. Puff believes she has made a mistake, and starts feeling guilty.
30b
10b "I'm Your Biggest Fanatic" Sean Dempsey Jay Lender, William Reiss & Mr. Lawrence March 7, 2001
At a convention, SpongeBob meets the Jellyspotters, a highly-regarded group of jellyfishing experts. SpongeBob does everything to impress Kevin, the group leader. Kevin asks SpongeBob if he wants to join the group, intending to get him hurt.
31a
11a "Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy III" Andrew Overtoom Paul Tibbitt, Walt Dohrn & Merriwether Williams November 27, 2000
Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy are packing for vacation. While they are gone on vacation, they have SpongeBob and Patrick watch their Merma-Lair, but they immediately want to touch everything.
31b
11b "Squirrel Jokes" Larry Leichliter & Leonard Robinson Paul Tibbitt, Walt Dohrn & Merriwether Williams November 27, 2000
The Krusty Krab begins hosting stand-up comedy nights. SpongeBob, being one of the comedy acts, makes mean jokes about Sandy that the audience likes.
32a
12a "Pressure" Sean Dempsey Jay Lender, William Reiss & David Fain March 8, 2001
Sandy, SpongeBob, Patrick, Mr. Krabs, and Squidward start fighting because the sea creatures think that they are better than land creatures, and Sandy thinks the opposite.
32b
12b "The Smoking Peanut" Andrew Overtoom Paul Tibbitt, Walt Dohrn & Mr. Lawrence March 8, 2001
A trip to the zoo during "Free Day" goes wrong when a giant clam gets angry, and Spongebob thinks it is his fault.
33a
13a "Shanghaied" Frank Weiss Aaron Springer, C.H. Greenblatt & Merriwether Williams March 9, 2001
SpongeBob, Squidward, and Patrick climb to the Flying Dutchman's ship after its anchor damages both SpongeBob's and Squidward's houses. Squidward complains about this, and the Dutchman throws him into a chaotic dimension. The Flying Dutchman then has SpongeBob and Patrick help him go around Bikini Bottom to scare people.
33b
13b "Gary Takes a Bath" Frank Weiss Aaron Springer, C.H. Greenblatt & Merriwether Williams July 26, 2003
When Gary has to take a bath, he refuses to enter the bathtub, so he makes SpongeBob do it.
34a
14a "Welcome to the Chum Bucket" Andrew Overtoom Walt Dohrn, Paul Tibbitt & Mr. Lawrence January 21, 2002
Mr. Krabs loses Spongebob's contract to Plankton in a poker game, and SpongeBob is forced to work at the Chum Bucket.
34b
14b "Frankendoodle" Tom Yasumi Walt Dohrn, Paul Tibbitt & Merriwether Williams January 21, 2002
SpongeBob and Patrick discover a pencil that fell down from the surface from a human artist at sea. It is no ordinary pencil—whatever artwork they make using it comes to life.
35a
15a "The Secret Box" Tom Yasumi Walt Dohrn, Paul Tibbitt & Merriwether Williams September 7, 2001
SpongeBob wants Patrick to go jellyfishing with him, but Patrick is distracted by his "secret box".
35b
15b "Band Geeks" Frank Weiss C.H. Greenblatt, Aaron Springer & Merriwether Williams September 7, 2001
Squidward recruits the citizens of Bikini Bottom to play in a marching band for the Bubble Bowl, in an attempt to impress his rival, Squilliam Fancyson.
36a
16a "Graveyard Shift" Sean Dempsey Mr. Lawrence, Jay Lender & Dan Povenmire September 6, 2002
Squidward and SpongeBob are forced to work 24 hours a day by Mr. Krabs, so that he can get more money. Squidward soon gets bored, and tells SpongeBob a scary story to have some fun with him. After getting scared, SpongeBob is told by Squidward that the story is fictional. However, when Squidward and SpongeBob are alone, the events in Squidward's story begin to occur.
36b
16b "Krusty Love" Sean Dempsey Mr. Lawrence, Jay Lender & William Reiss September 6, 2002
Mr. Krabs meets Mrs. Puff and is instantly smitten by her. Mr. Krabs cannot control spending his money for Mrs. Puff, so he leaves SpongeBob in charge of his wallet.
37a
17a "Procrastination" Tom Yasumi Walt Dohrn, Paul Tibbitt & Mr. Lawrence November 30, 2001
SpongeBob is assigned to compose an 800-word essay on what not to do at a stoplight. Every time he tries to continue his essay, he constantly procrastinates to the point of him having a nightmare about his procrastination.
37b
17b "I'm with Stupid" Frank Weiss Aaron Springer, C.H. Greenblatt & Mark O'Hare November 30, 2001
SpongeBob helps Patrick attempt to impress his visiting parents by making himself ignorant, so the parents would think Patrick is smarter by comparison.
38a
18a "Sailor Mouth" Andrew Overtoom Walt Dohrn, Paul Tibbitt & Merriwether Williams September 21, 2001
SpongeBob and Patrick learn to use profanity. However, Mr. Krabs tells them that it is bad, so they promise not to do it again.
38b
18b "Artist Unknown" Sean Dempsey Walt Dohrn, Paul Tibbitt & Mark O'Hare September 21, 2001
Squidward becomes an art teacher at the community center. SpongeBob attends his class, much to Squidward's dismay. SpongeBob produces impressive works, but Squidward, jealous, scoffs his masterpieces and refuses to acknowledge his talent.
39a
19a "Jellyfish Hunter" Andrew Overtoom Walt Dohrn, Paul Tibbitt & Mark O'Hare September 28, 2001
Mr. Krabs tricks SpongeBob into collecting jellyfish to produce Jelly Krabby Patties. A blue jellyfish brings SpongeBob to an abandoned factory to see that the jellyfish he caught are being mistreated by Mr. Krabs.
39b
19b "The Fry Cook Games" Tom Yasumi Jay Lender, Dan Povenmire & Merriwether Williams September 28, 2001
At the Fast Food Coliseum, the Fry Cook Games (a fast food-themed sports competition) commence. The main event is a bitter rivalry between Mr. Krabs and Plankton—fast food competitors and former Fry Cook Games athletes.
40a
20a "Sandy, SpongeBob, and the Worm" Sean Dempsey Jay Lender, Dan Povenmire & Merriwether Williams October 12, 2001
An Alaskan bullworm terrorizes Bikini Bottom, and Sandy volunteers to go after it. SpongeBob tries to stop her, which fails.
40b
20b "Squid on Strike" Tom Yasumi Walt Dohrn, Paul Tibbitt & Mark O'Hare October 12, 2001
Mr. Krabs tightens his belt, leading Squidward and SpongeBob to go on labor strike.
DVD release[edit]
The DVD boxset for season two was released by Paramount Home Entertainment and Nickelodeon in the United States and Canada in October 2004, almost two years after the season had completed broadcast on television. The DVD release features bonus materials including audio commentaries, storyboards, and featurettes.[3][57][58] In 2005, the DVD compilation was nominated at the 9th Golden Satellite Awards for Best Youth DVD, although did not win.[59]
SpongeBob SquarePants: The Complete 2nd Season
Set details[3][57][58] Special features[3][57][58]
20 episodes (two segments each)
3-disc set
1.33:1 aspect ratio
Languages: English (Dolby Digital 2.0)
 Audio commentaries for: "Something Smells"
"Big Pink Loser"
"Pre-Hibernation Week"
"Survival of the Idiots"
"Shanghaied"
"Welcome to the Chum Bucket""
"Sailor Mouth"
Storyboards for "Christmas Who?" and "Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy III"
Around the World With SpongeBob SquarePants featurette
Nick DVD Game Demo
Tickets to The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie[58]

Release dates
Region 1 Region 2 Region 4
October 28, 2003[60] October 23, 2006[61] November 30, 2006[62]
Notes[edit]
a.^ Jump up to: a b c d e Information is taken from the opening credits of each episode.
References[edit]
1.Jump up ^ Martin, Denise (September 22, 2004). "Nick lathers up 'SpongeBob'". Variety. Archived from the original on December 29, 2013. Retrieved December 29, 2013.
2.Jump up ^ Hillenburg, Stephen (2009). The First 100 Episodes - Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants (DVD). Paramount Home Entertainment.
3.^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g Bovberg, Jason (October 11, 2004). "SpongeBob SquarePants: The Complete Second Season". DVD Talk. Retrieved October 29, 2013.
4.Jump up ^ Iversen, Derek (2009). The First 100 Episodes - Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants (DVD). Paramount Home Entertainment.
5.^ Jump up to: a b Fletcher, Alex (April 3, 2011). "Paul Tibbitt (Spongebob Squarepants)". Digital Spy. Retrieved May 25, 2013.
6.^ Jump up to: a b c d e Cavna, Michael (July 14, 2009). "The Interview: SpongeBob Creator Stephen Hillenburg". The Washington Post. Retrieved May 25, 2013.
7.Jump up ^ Richmond, Ray (January 15, 2004). "Special Report: Animation". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved May 22, 2013.
8.^ Jump up to: a b c d Drymon, Derek (2010). "The Oral History of SpongeBob SquarePants". Hogan's Alley #17 (Bull Moose Publishing Corporation). Retrieved September 21, 2012.
9.Jump up ^ Williams, Merriwether (2010). "The Oral History of SpongeBob SquarePants". Hogan's Alley#17 (Bull Moose Publishing Corporation). Retrieved September 21, 2012.
10.Jump up ^ Crump, Steve (March 19, 2009). "COLUMN: Do you remember Bill Fagerbakke? He's a star". Magic Valley. Retrieved May 22, 2013.
11.Jump up ^ "Rodger Bumpass: Credits". TV Guide. Retrieved October 29, 2013.
12.Jump up ^ "Carolyn Lawrence: Credits". TV Guide. Retrieved October 29, 2013.
13.Jump up ^ "Clancy Brown: Credits". TV Guide. Retrieved October 29, 2013.
14.Jump up ^ "Mr. Lawrence: Credits". TV Guide. Retrieved October 29, 2013.
15.Jump up ^ "Jill Talley: Credits". TV Guide. Retrieved May 22, 2013.
16.Jump up ^ "Mary Jo Catlett: Credits". TV Guide. Retrieved May 22, 2013.
17.Jump up ^ "Lori Alan: Credits". TV Guide. Retrieved May 22, 2013.
18.Jump up ^ "Brian Doyle-Murray: Credits". TV Guide. Retrieved May 22, 2013.
19.Jump up ^ Basile, Nancy. "SpongeBob SquarePants Cast". Animated TV. About.com. Archived from the original on April 12, 2013. Retrieved March 29, 2014.
20.Jump up ^ Wiese, Erik (2004). SpongeBob SquarePants season 2 DVD commentary for the episode "Sailor Mouth" (DVD). Paramount Home Entertainment.
21.Jump up ^ Dohrn, Walt (2004). SpongeBob SquarePants season 2 DVD commentary for the episode "Sailor Mouth" (DVD). Paramount Home Entertainment.
22.Jump up ^ Overtoom, Andrew (2004). SpongeBob SquarePants season 2 DVD commentary for the episode "Sailor Mouth" (DVD). Paramount Home Entertainment.
23.Jump up ^ SpongeBob SquarePants: Season 4, Vol. 1 (DVD). United States: Paramount Home Entertainment/Nickelodeon. September 12, 2006.
24.^ Jump up to: a b c d SpongeBob SquarePants: The Complete 2nd Season (DVD). United States: Paramount Home Entertainment/Nickelodeon. October 19, 2004.
25.Jump up ^ SpongeBob SquarePants: Friend or Foe ("Friend or Foe" credits) (DVD). United States: Paramount Home Entertainment/Nickelodeon. April 17, 2007.
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SpongeBob SquarePants season 3
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DVD cover art for the third season

Country of origin
United States
No. of episodes
20
Broadcast

Original channel
Nickelodeon
Original run
October 5, 2001 – October 11, 2004
Home video release
DVD release
Region 1
September 27, 2005
Region 2
December 3, 2007
Region 4
November 8, 2007
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List of SpongeBob SquarePants episodes
The third season of the American animated television series SpongeBob SquarePants, created by Stephen Hillenburg, aired on Nickelodeon from October 5, 2001 to October 11, 2004, and consists of 20 episodes. The series chronicles the exploits and adventures of the title character and his various friends in the fictional underwater city of Bikini Bottom. The season was executive produced by series creator Hillenburg, who also acted as the showrunner. Hillenburg halted production on the show to work on the 2004 film adaptation of the series, The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie. After production on the film, Hillenburg resigned from the show as its showrunner, and appointed staff writer Paul Tibbitt to overtake the position.
The season was well received by media critics and fans. During its run, SpongeBob SquarePants became the highest rated children's show on cable, with over 50 million viewers a month. The show received several recognition, including its nomination at the Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Children's Program. The episodes "New Student Starfish" and "Clams" were nominated for Outstanding Animated Program (for Programming Less Than One Hour) category, while the entry "SpongeBob B.C. (Ugh)" won the same category. The season was also the first time the show received a nomination at the Kids' Choice Awards and won. It won the 2003 Kids' Choice Awards for Favorite Cartoon, and also won the following year's Kids' Choice Award for the same category. Celebrities—including Justin Timberlake, Kelly Osbourne, Britney Spears, Bruce Willis, Noel Gallagher, rapper Dr. Dre, Mike Myers, and Noel Gallagher—were reported that they are fans of the show.
Several compilation DVDs that contained episodes from the season were released. The SpongeBob SquarePants: The Complete 3rd Season DVD was released in Region 1 on September 27, 2005, Region 2 on December 3, 2007, and Region 4 on November 8, 2007.


Contents  [hide]
1 Production
2 Cast
3 Reception
4 Episodes
5 DVD release
6 Notes
7 References
8 External links

Production[edit]
The season aired on Nickelodeon, which is owned by Viacom, and was produced by United Plankton Pictures and Nickelodeon. The season's executive producer was series creator Stephen Hillenburg, who also functioned as the showrunner.[1] During production of the previous season, Nickelodeon already picked up a third season for SpongeBob SquarePants on September 20, 2000, due to the show's high ratings across basic cable television.[2] It premiered more than a year later, on October 5, 2001.
In 2002, Hillenburg and the show's staff members decided to stop making episodes to work on the 2004 film The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie, after completing production of the third season.[3] As a result, the show went into a "self-imposed" two-year hiatus on television.[4] During the break, Nickelodeon expanded the programming for the third season to cover the delay, however, according to Nickelodeon executive Eric Coleman, "there certainly was a delay and a built-up demand."[5] Nickelodeon announced nine "as-yet-unaired" episodes would be shown.[6] "The Sponge Who Could Fly" first aired during a two-hour "Sponge"-a-thon, while the other eight were broadcast subsequently.[6]
Once the film was completed, Hillenburg wanted to end the series "so the show wouldn't jump the shark," but Nickelodeon wanted to do more episodes.[7] Hillenburg said "Well, there was concern when we did the movie [in 2004] that the show had peaked. There were concerns among executives at Nickelodeon."[8][9] Hillenburg resigned as the series' showrunner,[10] and appointed Paul Tibbitt, who previously served as the show's supervising producer, writer, director, and storyboard artist, to overtake the role.[11] Hillenburg considered Tibbitt one of his favorite members of the show's crew,[2] and "totally trusted him."[12] Tibbitt still holds the showrunner position and also functions as an executive producer.[11][13] Hillenburg no longer writes or runs the show on a day-to-day basis, but reviews each episode and delivers suggestions. He said "I figure when I'm pretty old I can still paint[...] I don't know about running shows."[10][14] Tom Kenny and Bill Fagerbakke and the rest of the crew confirmed they have completed four new episodes for broadcast on Nickelodeon in early 2005, and planned to finish about 20 total for the then-fourth season.[15][16]
Animation was handled overseas in South Korea at Rough Draft Studios.[12][17] Animation directors credited with episodes in the third season included Sean Dempsey, Andrew Overtoom, Frank Weiss, and Tom Yasumi.[a] Episodes were written by a team of writers, which consisted of Walt Dohrn, C.H. Greenblatt, Sam Henderson, Kaz, Jay Lender, Mark O'Hare, Kent Osborne, Aaron Springer, Paul Tibbitt, and Merriwether Williams.[a] The season was storyboarded by Zeus Cervas, Dohrn, Greenblatt, Henderson, Kaz, Chuck Klein, Carson Kugler, Lender, Heather Martinez, Caleb Meurer, O'Hare, Osborne, Dan Povenmire, William Reiss, Mike Roth, Springer, Tibbitt, Wiese, and Williams.[a]
Cast[edit]



Lux Interior, the lead vocalist of the Cramps, voiced the lead singer of the Bird Brains in "Party Pooper Pants".
The third season had a cast of six main actors. Tom Kenny provided the voice of the title character SpongeBob SquarePants and his pet snail Gary. SpongeBob's best friend, a starfish named Patrick Star, was voiced by Bill Fagerbakke,[18] while Rodger Bumpass played the voice of Squidward Tentacles, an arrogant and ill-tempered octopus.[19] Other members of the cast were Carolyn Lawrence as Sandy Cheeks, a squirrel from Texas;[20] Clancy Brown as Mr. Krabs, a miserly crab obsessed with money and SpongeBob's boss at the Krusty Krab;[21] and Mr. Lawrence as Plankton, a small green copepod and Mr. Krabs' business rival.[22] The season had a number of secondary characters including Jill Talley as Plankton's computer wife, Karen;[23] Mary Jo Catlett as Mrs. Puff, SpongeBob's driving instructor;[24] Lori Alan as Pearl, Mr. Krabs' daughter;[25] and Brian Doyle-Murray as the Flying Dutchman.[26][27]
In addition to the regular cast members, episodes feature guest voices from many ranges of professions, including actors, musicians, and artists. Former McHale's Navy actors Ernest Borgnine and Tim Conway returned in the episode "Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy IV", reprising their roles as Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy, respectively.[28][27] Borgnine and Conway reappeared in the episode "Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy V", which was also guest starred by John Rhys-Davies as Man Ray, and Martin Olson as The Chief.[29][28][27][27] Radio disc jockey Rodney Bingenheimer guest starred in the episode "Krab Borg" as The DJ.[28][27] In "Party Pooper Pants", American rock band the Cramps lead vocalist Lux Interior performed the voice of the lead singer of the all-bird rock band called the Bird Brains.[30] Kevin Michael Richardson also appeared in the live action segments of the episode as King Neptune.[28][27] Various other characters were voiced by Dee Bradley Baker, Steve Kehela, Frank Welker and Thomas F. Wilson.[28][27]
Reception[edit]
During its third season, SpongeBob SquarePants passed Rugrats and earned the title of being the highest rated children's show on cable, with a 6.7 rating and 2.2 million kids 2 to 11 in the second quarter of 2002, up 22% over 2001.[31][32] Forbes called the show "a $1 billion honeypot," and said the show is "almost single-handedly responsible for making Viacom's Nickelodeon the most-watched cable channel during the day and the second most popular during prime time."[31] It was also reported that of the 50 million viewers who watch it every month, 20 million are adults.[33]
The season was well received by media critics and fans. In 2002, the show itself was nominated at the Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Children's Program.[34] Its episodes "New Student Starfish" and "Clams" were nominated for Outstanding Animated Program (for Programming Less Than One Hour) category,[35] while the entry "Ugh" won the same category.[36] The show also won the Television Critics Association Awards for Outstanding Achievement in Youth Programming.[37] The season was also the first time the show received a nomination at the Kids' Choice Awards and won. In 2003, the show won the 2003 Kids' Choice Awards for Favorite Cartoon,[38] and also won the succeeding year's Kids' Choice Award for the same category.[39] At the 2003 Golden Reel Awards, the show won Best Sound Editing in Television Animation and Best Sound Editing in Television Animation — Music categories for the episodes "Nasty Patty"/"Idiot Box" and "Wet Painters"/"Krusty Krab Training Video", respectively.[40] The episodes "The Great Snail Race" and "Mid-Life Crustacean" won at the 2004 Golden Reel Awards for "Best Sound Editing in Television Animation — Music", while the episode "Mid-Life Crustacean" itself received a nomination for "Best Sound Editing in Television Animation".[41]
In his review for the DVD Verdict, Bryan Pope wrote that "the show's charm lies in the vast world of nautical nonsense" and that the show is "a world of aquanaut squirrels, clarinet-playing squids, underwater campfires, retired superheroes, plankton obsessed with world domination, and the most head-scratching family units I've ever come across (a crab and a puffer fish are parents to a teenage whale, while pint-sized Plankton is married to a no-nonsense computer named Karen)."[42] Pope pointed out that the season "remains the high point for the series" as it had produced "classic" episodes such as "No Weenies Allowed", "SpongeBob Meets the Strangler", and "Krusty Krab Training Video".[42] However, Pope described "The Lost Episode" as a "misstep" that "veers too far away from Bikini Bottom and into unfunny live-action territory."[42] Furthermore, various celebrities—including Justin Timberlake, Kelly Osbourne, Britney Spears, Bruce Willis, Noel Gallagher, rapper Dr. Dre, Mike Myers, and Noel Gallagher—were reported that they are fans of the show.[43][44] American actor Rob Lowe said, "You've got to love a sponge in tightie whities."[43] In 2002, fans of the show formed a "new religion"—the Church of SpongeBob SquarePants.[43][44] The organization has more than 700 members.[44] Its manifesto said it wanted to push "simple things like having fun and using your imagination", and even offered study courses on the show.[44] A Nickelodeon spokesman said "SpongeBob's appeal is extraordinary."[44]
The popularity of SpongeBob translated well into sales figures. In 2002, SpongeBob SquarePants dolls sold at a rate of 75,000 per week, which was faster than Tickle Me Elmo dolls were selling at the time.[45] SpongeBob has gained popularity in Japan, specifically with Japanese women.[46] Nickelodeon's parent company Viacom purposefully targeted marketing at women in the country as a method of the SpongeBob SquarePants brand.[46] Skeptics initially doubted that SpongeBob could be popular in Japan as the character's design is very different from already popular designs for Hello Kitty and Pikachu.[46] Nickelodeon also expanded the merchandising of the show, bringing it around $500 million revenue.[32] It was reported that SpongeBob-themed goods are the best-selling character merchandise at Hot Topic store at Park City Center.[33] T-shirts, pillows, shoelaces, pins, sunglasses, and air fresheners were sold "extremely well if they have SpongeBob's likeness on them," said Erin Aguirre, lead sales associate of Hot Topic.[33] He added "[Customers] come in and they just jump right into it. "Did you see last week's episode?' They totally talk all about it, just that it's funny, that it's hilarious."[33]
Moreover, the gay community had embraced the show, according to BBC Online.[47] The Wall Street Journal also raised questions about SpongeBob and Patrick in a recent article that pointed up the show's popularity in the gay community.[48] Tom Kenny, in response to the article, said "[I] felt the insinuation was a stretch."[48] Kenny said "I had heard that gay viewers enjoy the show in the same way that lots of people—college students, parents and children—like the show[...] I thought it was rather silly to hang an entire article on that. I don't think it's a case of it being a gay-friendly show—It's a human-being-friendly show. They're all welcome."[48] Hillenburg responded about the character's sexual orientation that it is "[a] cheerful character [but] is not gay."[47] He clarified that he considers the character to be "almost asexual".[49][50] The show's popularity among gay men would become controversial. In 2005 a promotional video, which showed SpongeBob along with other characters from children's shows singing together to promote diversity and tolerance,[51] was attacked by an evangelical group in the United States because they saw SpongeBob being used as an "advocate for homosexuality".[52] James Dobson of Focus on the Family accused the makers of the video of "promoting homosexuality due to a pro-tolerance group sponsoring the video".[52] After Dobson made the comments, Hillenburg repeated this assertion that sexual preference was never considered during the creation of the show.[53] Tom Kenny and other production members were shocked and surprised that such an issue had arisen.[54] Dobson later asserted that his comments were taken out of context and that his original complaints were not with SpongeBob, the video, or any of the characters in the video but with the organization that sponsored the video, We Are Family Foundation. Dobson indicated that the We Are Family Foundation posted pro-homosexual material on their website, but later removed it.[55]
Episodes[edit]
See also: List of SpongeBob SquarePants episodes
KeyThe following episodes listed in the chart are arranged according to their production order, rather than by their original air dates. [56]
SpongeBob SquarePants season 3 episodes

No. in
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No. in
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Title
Animation directors[a]
Written by[a]
Original air date[57]

41a
1a "The Algae's Always Greener" Frank Weiss Aaron Springer, C.H. Greenblatt & Merriwether Williams March 22, 2002
Plankton is still yearning for the Krabby Patty secret formula, so as a result of him disliking his normal and dull life, he changes lives with Krabs. When he finds himself at the Krusty Krab as "Mr. Plankton", he has to constantly fulfill his tasks as the manager of the restaurant. Plankton soon finds that Krabs' life is not easier than his.
41b
1b "SpongeGuard on Duty" Sean Dempsey Jay Lender, Sam Henderson & Mark O'Hare March 22, 2002
At the Goo Lagoon beach, SpongeBob wishes he was a lifeguard after seeing lifeguard Larry the Lobster adored by the beach-goers. Larry then offers him to be a lifeguard and SpongeBob becomes very popular in the beach. When Larry asks SpongeBob to take over for the day and leaves him, SpongeBob finds the hardships of being a lifeguard.
42a
2a "Club SpongeBob" Andrew Overtoom Walt Dohrn & Mark O'Hare July 12, 2002
SpongeBob and Patrick build a small clubhouse in a tree, and an irritated Squidward wants to join after getting enraged by the two. When they all try to squeeze inside, the house get launched deep into the Kelp Forest and try to use a novelty toy, the "Magic Conch Shell", to find their way home. Squidward does not believe the powers of the toy and tries to find on his own a way out. When he fails, SpongeBob and Patrick are rewarded with a full buffet that falls out of a descending airplane. Squidward wants the food, but the toy forbids it. A park ranger comes and the gang believes they're saved, but Squidward is shocked when the ranger praises the same novelty toy. Squidward eventually gives in and praises the toy and waits for the its advice to occur.
42b
2b "My Pretty Seahorse" Tom Yasumi Kent Osborne & Paul Tibbitt July 12, 2002
SpongeBob finds and adopts a seahorse, and names it Mystery. They become best friends, and when Mystery follows him to work at the Krusty Krab, Mr. Krabs orders SpongeBob to rid his pet after harming the customers. Instead of sending it home, SpongeBob hides Mystery in a cupboard in the kitchen. Mystery still causes chaos and Mr. Krabs asks SpongeBob to release it into the wild.
43a
3a "The Bully" Frank Weiss Aaron Springer, C. H. Greenblatt & Merriwether Williams October 5, 2001
SpongeBob gets terrified when a new student named Flatts the Flounder, attending Mrs. Puff Boating School, threatens him of kicking his buttocks. SpongeBob desperately seeks for help, but Flatts eventually corners SpongeBob and beats him up. However, SpongeBob's resilient body absorbs the blows, and he is unharmed. Flatts continues to hit SpongeBob, until he finally faints from exhaustion.
43b
3b "Just One Bite" Sean Dempsey Jay Lender, Sam Henderson & Merriwether Williams October 5, 2001
When SpongeBob learns that Squidward has never tasted a Krabby Patty, it becomes his obsession to get his co-worker to take even just a bite, believing that it is the reason why he is "always so miserable." After several attempts of making him taste the sandwich, Squidward finally gives up and tries the patty. He pretends to hate it, but actually likes it. Squidward gets obsessed and gets blown after eating several sandwiches.
44a
4a "Nasty Patty" Tom Yasumi Paul Tibbitt, Kaz & Mark O'Hare March 1, 2002
A health inspector comes to the Krusty Krab unannounced. Mr. Krabs and SpongeBob have to give one of everything on the menu to the inspector so he can pass the inspection. After hearing a news report of a stranger passing himself off as a health inspector to obtain free food, Mr. Krabs believes that the inspector at the restaurant is the impostor. Mr. Krabs and SpongeBob formulates a "nasty patty" for the inspector and serves it to him. As SpongeBob and Mr. Krabs watch him suffer from the kitchen, another report comes and reveals that he is not the impostor. They believe that the patty killed him, and begin to panic. Mr. Krabs and SpongeBob decide to take the body and bury it.
44b
4b "Idiot Box" Andrew Overtoom Paul Tibbitt, Kent Osborne & Merriwether Williams March 1, 2002
SpongeBob and Patrick order a giant television just to play in its box. Squidward gets to have the television, and while he is watching it he hears noises and looks outside. Patrick and SpongeBob are found in the box playing with their imaginations. Squidward hears more noises and suspects they have something in the box that creates the noises. Squidward finally sneaks out at night and finds the true powers of his imagination.
45a
5a "Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy IV" Sean Dempsey Jay Lender, Sam Henderson & Merriwether Williams January 21, 2002
Mermaid Man accidentally leaves his utility belt at the Krusty Krab. SpongeBob tries to return it to him, but it becomes too late. SpongeBob keeps the belt and gets into all kinds of mischief. He plays with it and accidentally shrinks all of Bikini Bottom.
45b
5b "Doing Time" Frank Weiss Aaron Springer, C. H. Greenblatt & Merriwether Williams January 21, 2002
During a routine boating exam, SpongeBob gets into an accident. Ms. Puff takes the blame and gets thrown off to prison. Guilt ridden, SpongeBob and Patrick try to break Ms. Puff out of jail, but she does not want to go because she wants to stay away from SpongeBob. In the end she finds it could be all her imagination.
46a
6a "Snowball Effect" Andrew Overtoom Paul Tibbitt, Kent Osborne & Merriwether Williams February 22, 2002
A snowstorm hits Bikini Bottom after a glacier settles above the city. For SpongeBob and Patrick, it means snowball fights. They go out in the snow and play, while Squidward complains about the racket. When SpongeBob and Patrick decide to have a snowball war, Squidward is dismayed when they call a truce, so he tries to restart the war. When demonstrating, he accidentally declares war on SpongeBob and Patrick, and takes it too far when building his fort.
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6b "One Krab's Trash" Tom Yasumi Paul Tibbitt, Kaz & Mark O'Hare, February 22, 2002
Mr. Krabs decides to have a yard sale that is made up of garbage, but finds himself frantically pursuing an off-handed sale to SpongeBob that could be possibly worth a fortune. He tries to get it back from SpongeBob so he can get the fortune, but finds it is worth nothing in the end.
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7a "As Seen on TV" Frank Weiss Aaron Springer, C. H. Greenblatt & Merriwether Williams March 8, 2002
SpongeBob makes a very short cameo in the first Krusty Krabs commercial. SpongeBob lets fame go to his head when an elderly man recognizes him. SpongeBob feels he does not need his job at the Krusty Krab anymore, so he gives up fry cooking now that he is a big famous celebrity.
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7b "Can You Spare a Dime?" Sean Dempsey Jay Lender, Sam Henderson & Merriwether Williams March 8, 2002
Mr. Krabs loses his first dime earned and accuses Squidward of stealing it. Squidward gets fed up with his employer's insults, so he quits his job thinking he will find another one easily. He falls upon hardships and spends all his savings. He is forced to turn to SpongeBob, who eventually gets tired of doing everything for Squidward. SpongeBob must get him his job back at the Krusty Krab.
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8a "No Weenies Allowed" Andrew Overtoom Paul Tibbitt, Kent Osborne & Merriwether Williams March 15, 2002
SpongeBob and Sandy come across the Salty Spitoon, the toughest club in the city, after a karate duel at the beach. Sandy makes it through the bouncer, but SpongeBob does not. He has to prove to the bouncer that he is tough enough. After several attempts, with a help from Patrick, he gets inside.
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8b "Squilliam Returns" Sean Dempsey Jay Lender, Sam Henderson & Merriwether Williams March 15, 2002
Squidward's rival, Squilliam Fancyson, has returned to torment Squidward on his failures since high school. He lies and tells that he actually owns a restaurant to impress Squilliam. He turns the Krusty Krab into a five-star restaurant after convincing Mr. Krabs to let him run it. However, things do not go well as Squidward planned.
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9a "Krab Borg" Tom Yasumi Paul Tibbitt, Kent Osborne & Mark O'Hare March 29, 2002
SpongeBob stays late one night to watch a horror film, where robots dominate the world. He becomes paranoid after the film and, at work, he thinks Mr. Krabs is actually a robot. He convinces Squidward to help him, and they soon think they are overrun by robots. The two interrogate Mr. Krabs about where he put the "real" Mr. Krabs.
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9b "Rock-a-Bye Bivalve" Sean Dempsey Jay Lender, Sam Henderson & Mark O'Hare March 29, 2002
Patrick and SpongeBob find an abandoned baby scallop, and they decide to adopt and pamper it. SpongeBob takes the role of a mother and Patrick as the father who goes to work all day. The two friends soon find parenting is not easy.
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10a "Wet Painters" Frank Weiss C. H. Greenblatt, Kaz & Mark O'Hare May 10, 2002
SpongeBob and Patrick are causing chaos at the Krusty Krab, so Mr. Krabs decides to give them a task. Mr. Krabs hires and tells them to paint the living room of his house. After successfully painting the room, they accidentally get paint all over Mr. Krabs' first earned dollar and must hide up the evidence before Mr. Krabs returns home.
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10b "Krusty Krab Training Video" Frank Weiss Aaron Springer, C. H. Greenblatt, Kent Osborne May 10, 2002
A training narration of the Krusty Krab, demonstrating what an aspiring employee must do at work at the Krusty Krab. Note: At the end, it accidentally showed The 1998 Klasky Csupo Robot Logo instead of The United Plankton Pictures logo due to an editing error. This was corrected in 2006.
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11 "Party Pooper Pants" Andrew Overtoom Paul Tibbitt, Kent Osborne & Mark O'Hare May 17, 2002
SpongeBob gets a "plan-your-own-party" kit while grocery shopping. He decides to throw a party and invite everyone he knows. Unfortunately for his guests, SpongeBob plans everything, taking all the fun from his party. When he gets accidentally locked outside, the real party begins, but SpongeBob freaks out thinking that his plan is not being followed. He gets arrested for not inviting the police officers to his party.
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12a "Chocolate with Nuts" Andrew Overtoom Paul Tibbitt, Kaz, Kent Osborne & Merriwether Williams June 1, 2002
After accidentally getting Squidward's Fancy Living Digest magazine in the mail, SpongeBob and Patrick want to live "fancy" as well. They decide to sell chocolate bars door-to-door to everyone in Bikini Bottom. Their chocolate bars become a success after they start lying claiming that the chocolate saves lives.
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12b "Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy V" Frank Weiss C. H. Greenblatt, Kaz & Merriwether Williams June 1, 2002
While at the Krusty Krab, the two superheroes of Bikini Bottom, Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy, argue because Barnacle Boy feels he should not be considered a child sidekick anymore. He wants to called "Barnacle Man" and everyone laughs at his protests so he decides to team up with Man Ray and the Dirty Bubble. They cause chaos all over Bikini Bottom that alarms Mermaid Man. It stimulates him to call a league of heroes to stop Barnacle Boy.
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13a "New Student Starfish" Tom Yasumi Paul Tibbitt, Kent Osborne & Mark O'Hare September 20, 2002
Patrick accompanies SpongeBob to boating school. Patrick gets SpongeBob in big trouble. Later on the two get in a fight in the halls and get detention. The two bring their friendship back together by saving the class science project, Rodger.
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13b "Clams" Sean Dempsey Jay Lender, Sam Henderson & Mark O'Hare September 20, 2002
Mr. Krabs earns his millionth dollar, and rewards SpongeBob and Squidward by taking them clam fishing for the weekend. Mr. Krabs loses his dollar after an over eager SpongeBob accidentally hooks it with his fishing line and throws it out into the water. A giant clam eats it and Mr. Krabs will not rest until he gets it returned, leaving his two employees stranded.
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14 "Ugh" Andrew Overtoom Paul Tibbitt & Kent Osborne March 5, 2004
Prehistoric ancestors of SpongeBob, Patrick and Squidward—SpongeGar, Patar, and Squog (respectively)—discover fire after a lightning bolt strikes a piece of wood and sets it ablaze. The gang eventually find the numerous uses of fire. After gorging themselves, a battle for who should control and keep the fire ensues.
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15a "The Great Snail Race" Andrew Overtoom Paul Tibbitt, Kent Osborne & Merriwether Williams January 24, 2003
SpongeBob and Patrick discover that Squidward has ordered a female purebred racing snail named Snellie, whom he plans to enter in a snail race. After getting insulted by Squidward, SpongeBob becomes competitive and enters his own pet snail, Gary, coaching him to the point of exhaustion. At the race, Gary collapses, and Snellie comes to his aid. The two falls in love, while the race is won by Patrick's rock "pet", Rocky.
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15b "Mid-Life Crustacean" Frank Weiss C. H. Greenblatt, Kaz & Mark O'Hare January 24, 2003
Mr. Krabs realizes that he is getting old and has hit his midlife crisis. He overhears SpongeBob and Patrick hyping up a night out that they are planning, and figures that it would be a good way to get hip again. Mr. Krabs gets to tag along with SpongeBob and Patrick.
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16a "Born Again Krabs" Tom Yasumi Paul Tibbitt, Kent Osborne & Merriwether Williams October 4, 2003
Mr. Krabs keeps a rotten Krabby Patty to save little money. To demonstrate it is still good, Mr. Krabs tries it and ends up hospitalized for food poisoning. Mr. Krabs bargains with the Flying Dutchman for his soul, leading him to second-guess his miserly ways.
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16b "I Had an Accident" Frank Weiss C. H. Greenblatt, Kaz & Merriwether Williams October 4, 2003
SpongeBob shatters his buttocks in a sandboarding injury. He soon becomes paranoid of everything and confines himself to his own home with inanimate objects for friends. Sandy and Patrick try everything to get him out, but find they must resort to trickery to succeed.
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17a "Krabby Land" Andrew Overtoom Paul Tibbitt, Kent Osborne & Mark O'Hare April 3, 2004
Mr. Krabs attempts to attract children (and their money) by turning the Krusty Krab into a child-friendly amusement park. He takes a pile of junk and assembles a playground. He also promises them that Krabby the Klown will appear to entertain them if they will spend their money to play and eat Krabby Patties.
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17b "The Camping Episode" Sean Dempsey Jay Lender, Sam Henderson & Merriwether Williams April 3, 2004
SpongeBob and Patrick go camping in their yards. Annoyed, Squidward tells them to be quiet, but gets challenged and sets up camp with them. They stay late at night, and SpongeBob tells the story of the "sea bear".
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18a "Missing Identity" Tom Yasumi Paul Tibbitt, Kent Osborne & Merriwether Williams January 19, 2004
On a rainy day in a diner, SpongeBob recounts a recent tale in which he loses his nametag.
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18b "Plankton's Army" Sean Dempsey Jay Lender, Sam Henderson & Merriwether Williams January 19, 2004
At the 25th anniversary of Plankton's first attempt to steal the Krabby Patty secret formula, the entire Krusty Krab crew becomes alert. Plankton decides to enlist the help of all of his plankton relatives. Plankton successfully steals the formula, with his family's help, but is frightened after reading it.
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19 "The Sponge Who Could Fly" Andrew Overtoom Paul Tibbitt, Kent Osborne & Merriwether Williams March 21, 2003
While at the Jellyfish Fields, SpongeBob realizes that he wants to fly among with the jellyfish. He proceeds to come up with numerous ways to fly. While at home, his hair dryer inflates his trousers, giving him the ability to fly. He goes around helping people, earning their admiration and becoming a superhero of sorts.
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20a "SpongeBob Meets the Strangler," Tom Yasumi Paul Tibbitt, Kent Osborne, C. H. Greenblatt & Merriwether Williams October 11, 2004
SpongeBob catches a stranger littering and turns him in to the police. It is revealed that it is the "Tattle-tale Strangler", a criminal who promises to strangle anyone who reports on him and his crimes. The Strangler escapes custody, so SpongeBob finds a bodyguard to protect him. The Strangler disguises himself as SpongeBob's bodyguard, all along seeking for a moment to strangle him.
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20b "Pranks a Lot" Andrew Overtoom Paul Tibbitt, Kent Osborne & Merriwether Williams October 11, 2004
SpongeBob takes Patrick to his favorite prank store, and his newest purchase, the "invisible spray", leads to hi-jinks all over town. The two get invisible and go on a major pranking spree, scaring everyone in town as ghosts. At the Krusty Krab, Mr. Krabs figures them out and the joke is on them.
DVD release[edit]
The DVD boxset for season three was released by Paramount Home Entertainment and Nickelodeon in the United States and Canada in October 2004, a year after the season had completed broadcast on television.[42][58] The DVD release features bonus materials including the pilot episode "Help Wanted" and featurettes.[42]
SpongeBob SquarePants: The Complete 3rd Season
Set details[42] Special features[42]
20 episodes (two segments each)
3-disc set
1.33:1 aspect ratio
Languages: English (Dolby Digital 2.0)
French (Dolby Digital 2.0)
Spanish (Dolby Digital 2.0)
 "Help Wanted"
Pop-Up Video Track on select episodes
How-To-Draw SpongeBob And Friends featurette

Release dates
Region 1 Region 2 Region 4
September 27, 2005[58] December 3, 2007[59] November 8, 2007[60]
Notes[edit]
a.^ Jump up to: a b c d e Information is taken from the opening credits of each episode.
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24.Jump up ^ "Mary Jo Catlett: Credits". TV Guide. Retrieved May 22, 2013.
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SpongeBob SquarePants season 4
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DVD cover art for Volumes 1 (left) and 2

Country of origin
United States
No. of episodes
20
Broadcast

Original channel
Nickelodeon
Original run
May 6, 2005 – July 24, 2007
Home video release
DVD release
Region 1
Volume 1: September 12, 2006
Volume 2: January 9, 2007
Complete set: November 13, 2012
Region 2
November 3, 2008
Region 4
November 7, 2008
Season chronology

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Season 5

List of SpongeBob SquarePants episodes
The fourth season of the American animated television series SpongeBob SquarePants, created by former marine biologist and animator Stephen Hillenburg, aired on Nickelodeon from May 6, 2005 to July 24, 2007, and contained 20 episodes, beginning with the episodes "Fear of a Krabby Patty" and "Shell of a Man". The series chronicles the exploits and adventures of the title character and his various friends in the fictional underwater city of Bikini Bottom. The season was executive produced by series creator Hillenburg, while writer Paul Tibbitt acted as the showrunner. The show underwent a hiatus on television as Hillenburg halted the production in 2002 to work on the film adaptation of the series, The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie. Once the film was finalized and the previous season had completed broadcast on television, Hillenburg wanted to end the show, but Nickelodeon wanted more episodes, so Tibbitt took over Hillenburg's position as showrunner and began working on a fourth season for broadcast in 2005.
The show itself received several recognition, including the three Kids' Choice Awards for Favorite Cartoon from 2005 to 2007. The episodes "Fear of a Krabby Patty" and "Shell of a Man" were nominated at the 57th Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Animated Program (for Programming Less Than One Hour). It also received a nomination for its episodes "Bummer Vacation" and "Wigstruck" at the 59th Primetime Emmy Awards for the same category. In 2005, James Dobson, founder of Focus on the Family, accused a promotional video, which showed SpongeBob singing to promote diversity and tolerance, of "promoting homosexuality due to a pro-tolerance group sponsoring the video." This incident led to questions whether the character is gay. However, it was denied by creator Hillenburg who considers him as "almost asexual."
Several compilation DVDs that contained episodes from the season were released. The SpongeBob SquarePants: Season 4, Volume 1 and 2 DVDs were released in Region 1 on September 12, 2006 and January 9, 2007, respectively, while the complete set was released in Region 2 on November 3, 2008 and Region 4 on November 7, 2008. On November 13, 2012, The Complete Fourth Season DVD was released in Region 1.


Contents  [hide]
1 Production
2 Cast
3 Reception
4 Episodes
5 DVD release
6 Notes
7 References
8 External links

Production[edit]
The season aired on Nickelodeon, which is owned by Viacom, and was produced by United Plankton Pictures and Nickelodeon. The season's executive producer was series creator Stephen Hillenburg.[1] In 2002, Hillenburg and the show's staff members decided to stop making episodes to work on the 2004 film The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie, after completing the third season.[2] As a result, the show went into a two-year "self-imposed" production hiatus.[3] During the break on television, Nickelodeon expanded the programming for the third season to cover the delay, however, according to network executive Eric Coleman, "there certainly was a delay and a built-up demand."[4] Nickelodeon announced nine "as-yet-unaired" episodes would be shown during the break.[5]
Once the production on the film was completed, Hillenburg wanted to end the series "so the show wouldn't jump the shark," but Nickelodeon wanted to do more episodes.[6] Hillenburg said "Well, there was concern when we did the movie [in 2004] that the show had peaked. There were concerns among executives at Nickelodeon."[7][8] Hillenburg resigned as the series' showrunner,[9] and appointed Paul Tibbitt, who previously served as the show's supervising producer, writer, director, and storyboard artist, to overtake the role.[10] Hillenburg considered Tibbitt one of his favorite members of the show's crew,[11] and "totally trusted him."[12] Tibbitt still holds the showrunner position and also functions as an executive producer.[10][13] Hillenburg no longer writes or runs the show on a day-to-day basis, but reviews each episode and delivers suggestions. He said "I figure when I'm pretty old I can still paint. I don't know about running shows."[9][14]
In 2004, Tom Kenny and Bill Fagerbakke and the rest of the crew confirmed they have completed four new episodes for broadcast on Nickelodeon in early 2005,[15][16] and planned to finish about 20 total for the then-fourth season.[15][16] In particular, Kenny said "Kids were happy watching them for the 3,000th time. It was the parents who've been busting my chops for new episodes."[17] He remarked that it would be "the same show, the same sponge".[17] On May 6, 2005, the season premiered with the episodes "Fear of a Krabby Patty" and "Shell of a Man".[17][18][19] "Fear of a Krabby Patty" was the first episode to be broadcast after the show's intermission.[17][18][19] It was written by C.H. Greenblatt and Paul Tibbitt, while Alan Smart served as animation director.[20]
Animation was handled overseas in South Korea at Rough Draft Studios.[12][21] Animation directors credited with episodes in the fourth season included Larry Leichliter, Andrew Overtoom, Smart, and Tom Yasumi.[a] Episodes were written by a team of writers, which consisted of Casey Alexander, Steven Banks, Mike Bell, Luke Brookshier, Nate Cash, Zeus Cervas, Greenblatt, Tom King, Tim Hill, Kyle McCulloch, Dani Michaeli, Chris Mitchell, Mike Mitchell, Aaron Springer, Tibbitt, Vincent Waller, and Erik Wiese.[a] The season was storyboarded by Alexander, Bell, Brookshier, Cash, Cervas, Greenblatt, King, Chris Mitchell, Springer, Tuck Tucker, Brad Vandergrift, Waller, and Wiese.[a]
Cast[edit]








Amy Poehler (left) guest starred in the episode "Have You Seen This Snail?". Pat Morita voiced Master Udon in "Karate Island"; Morita died before the episode aired, and the program was dedicated in his memory.
The fourth season had a cast of six main actors. Tom Kenny provided the voice of the title character SpongeBob SquarePants and his pet snail Gary. SpongeBob's best friend, a starfish named Patrick Star, was voiced by Bill Fagerbakke,[22] while Rodger Bumpass played the voice of Squidward Tentacles, an arrogant and ill-tempered octopus.[23] Other members of the cast were Carolyn Lawrence as Sandy Cheeks, a squirrel from Texas;[24] Clancy Brown as Mr. Krabs, a miserly crab obsessed with money and SpongeBob's boss at the Krusty Krab;[25] and Mr. Lawrence as Plankton, a small green copepod and Mr. Krabs' business rival.[26] The season had a number of secondary characters including Jill Talley as Plankton's computer wife, Karen;[27] Mary Jo Catlett as Mrs. Puff, SpongeBob's driving instructor;[28] Lori Alan as Pearl, Mr. Krabs' daughter;[29] and Brian Doyle-Murray as the Flying Dutchman.[30][31]
In addition to the regular cast members, episodes feature guest voices from many ranges of professions, including actors, musicians, and artists. For instance, in the episode "Have You Seen This Snail?", American comedienne and actress Amy Poehler guest starred as the voice of Grandma, a sweet old woman who adopted Gary after he ran away.[32][33] Musician Stew also appeared as a voice, performing the song "Gary, Come Home".[32][34][35] Show writer C.H. Greenblatt made an appearance in the episode "Selling Out" as Carl.[36][37] Ernest Borgnine and Tim Conway returned in the episode "Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy: VI The Motion Picture", reprising their roles as Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy, respectively.[38] In "Mrs. Puff, You're Fired", English actor Robin Sachs voiced Sergeant Sam Roderick, a driving instructor who took over Mrs. Puff in teaching SpongeBob.[39] Christopher Ryan, Nigel Planer and Rik Mayall appeared in the episode "Chimps Ahoy" as Sandy's bosses—Professor Percy, Dr. Marmalade and Lord Reginald, respectively.[40] In the entry "Karate Island", Happy Days and The Karate Kid actor Pat Morita guest starred as Master Udon, a scammer who kidnaps SpongeBob to make him buy real estate.[36][41] Morita died in November 2005, and the May 2006 episode was dedicated to Morita's memory.[41]
Reception[edit]
The season was well received by media critics and fans. The episodes "Fear of a Krabby Patty" and "Shell of a Man" were nominated at the 57th Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Animated Program (for Programming Less Than One Hour), but lost to South Park's "Best Friends Forever".[42] The show was also nominated at the 59th Primetime Emmy Awards for the same category for the episodes "Bummer Vacation" and "Wig Struck".[43] At the 33rd Annie Awards, C.H. Greenblatt, Paul Tibbitt, Mike Bell and Tim Hill were also nominated for Best Writing in an Animated Television Production for the episode "Fear of a Krabby Patty".[44] "Fear of a Krabby Patty" won for a Special Award at the 2005 Annecy International Animated Film Festival.[45] At the 2006 Golden Reel Awards, the episode "Have You Seen This Snail?" was nominated for Best Sound Editing in Television: Animated.[46] The show itself received several recognition, including the three Kids' Choice Awards for Favorite Cartoon from 2005 to 2007.[47][48][49] It also received a nomination at the 21st TCA Awards for Outstanding Achievement in Children's Programming, but lost to Degrassi: The Next Generation,[50] and at the 23rd TCA Awards for the same category. However, the series did not win.[51]



James Dobson, founder of Focus on the Family, accused a promotional video, which showed SpongeBob singing to promote diversity and tolerance, of "promoting homosexuality due to a pro-tolerance group sponsoring the video." This incident led to questions whether the character is gay. However, it was denied by creator Hillenburg who considers him as "almost asexual."
In his review for DVD Talk, Paul Mavis wrote "SpongeBob SquarePants is first and foremost, unapologetically silly."[52] He said that "Kids love SpongeBob SquarePants's humor that distorts reality, with the repetition of physical gags (SpongeBob's repeated screaming, over and over again to the point of insanity) carried to such an extreme that even they can understand that the conventions of typical cartoon comedy are being perverted for their pleasure. And adults — well, they know that, too."[52] Mavis "highly recommended" the set, saying "[It] is chock-full of great SpongeBob moments, that you won't feel guilty about watching — even if the kids aren't home. You know you like the show, and you've seen it a hundred times."[52] In a separate review for the "Volume 2" DVD, Mavis also "highly recommended" the set and wrote "[It] has ten more classic episodes from a particularly strong season (Karate Island is one of the best SpongeBobs out there). Nothing grabs kids attention like SpongeBob, and you can't go wrong getting these collections for their libraries. And if they're for you — who cares? We won't tell (because we're watching them, too)."[53] In particular, Mavis praised the episodes "Whale of a Birthday", "Chimps Ahoy", "Squidtastic Voyage", "Hocus Pocus" and "Born to Be Wild" as "some particular favorites" on the set.[53] Furthermore, he lauded "Karate Island" calling it "an almost perfect melding of two slacker favorites: sitting on your butt watching cartoons, and sitting on your butt watching karate flicks."[53]
In 2005, a promotional video which showed SpongeBob along with other characters from children's shows singing together to promote diversity and tolerance,[54] was attacked by an evangelical group in the United States because they saw SpongeBob being used as an "advocate for homosexuality".[55] James Dobson of Focus on the Family accused the makers of the video of "promoting homosexuality due to a pro-tolerance group sponsoring the video."[55] The incident led to questions to whether or not SpongeBob is homosexual. In 2002, series creator Stephen Hillenburg denied the issue, despite the fact that SpongeBob's popularity with gay men grew. He clarified that he considers the character to be "almost asexual".[56][57] After Dobson made the comments, Hillenburg repeated this assertion that sexual preference was never considered during the creation of the show.[58] Tom Kenny and other production members were shocked and surprised that such an issue had arisen.[59]
Dobson later asserted that his comments were taken out of context and that his original complaints were not with SpongeBob, the video, or any of the characters in the video but with the organization that sponsored the video, We Are Family Foundation. Dobson indicated that the We Are Family Foundation posted pro-homosexual material on their website, but later removed it.[60] After the controversy, John H. Thomas, the United Church of Christ's general minister and president, said they would welcome SpongeBob into their ministry. He said "Jesus didn't turn people away. Neither do we".[61]
Jeffrey P. Dennis, author of the journal article "The Same Thing We Do Every Night: Signifying Same-Sex Desire in Television Cartoons," argued that SpongeBob and Sandy are not romantically in love, while adding that he believed that SpongeBob and Patrick "are paired with arguably erotic intensity."[62] Martin Goodman of Animation World Magazine described Dennis' comments regarding SpongeBob and Patrick as "interesting."[63]
While 2004 film adaptation of the series, The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie, was generally well received by fans of the show, it is also considered a turning point in the show's history, as many of said fans believe the television series has declined in quality since the film's release.[64] While episodes aired before the film were praised for their "uncanny brilliance",[65] ones aired after the film have been variously categorized as "kid-pandering attention-waster[s]",[66] "tedious",[67] "boring" and "dreck",[68] a "depressing plateau of mediocrity",[69] and "laugh-skimpy."[70] Following the film's release, fans also "began to turn away from the show," causing online fansites to "bec[ome] deserted."[64] Some believe the show's ratings decline as of 2012 correlates with the alleged decline in quality, and "whatever fan support [the show] enjoys is not enough" to save it from its ratings slide.[64]
Episodes[edit]
See also: List of SpongeBob SquarePants episodes
KeyIn the № column the number refers to the order it aired during the entire series.
In the # column the number refers to the episode number within its season.
The following episodes listed in the chart are arranged according to their production order, rather than by their original air dates.[71]




№
#
Title
Animation directors[a]
Written by[a]
Original air date[72]
U.S. viewers
 (millions)

61a
1a "Fear of a Krabby Patty" Alan Smart C.H. Greenblatt & Paul Tibbitt May 6, 2005 2.6[73]
After seeing Plankton's tactic of keeping the Chum Bucket open for 23 hours, Mr. Krabs decides to keep the Krusty Krab open 24/7. Eventually, SpongeBob suffers a mental breakdown and becomes afraid of Krabby Patties due to the nonstop work. Plankton pretends to be a psychiatrist, naming himself Dr. Peter Lankton in order to treat SpongeBob's phobia, and in turn get the Krabby Patty secret formula. Much to Plankton's dismay, SpongeBob stays asleep during a hypnosis session, where he overcomes his phobia in a dream, and goes back to the Krusty Krab fully rehabilitated.
61b
1b "Shell of a Man" Tom Yasumi Mike Bell & Paul Tibbitt May 6, 2005 2.6[73]
Mr. Krabs is going to a Naval reunion, but he moults his shell right before the event. So SpongeBob attempts to impersonate Mr. Krabs by wearing the recently molted shell. At the reunion, everything is going well, until SpongeBob has to fight one of Mr. Krabs' buddies and the shell breaks in the process. The real Mr. Krabs comes out and tells the truth, but to the surprise of him and SpongeBob, Mr. Krabs' old buddies had secrets to hide themselves.
62a
2a "The Lost Mattress" Alan Smart Mike Bell & Tim Hill May 13, 2005 N/A
Mr. Krabs is having trouble sleeping on his old mattress, so Patrick and SpongeBob buy him a new one and Squidward takes the credit. Unbeknownst to them, Mr. Krabs' money was in the mattress because he doesn't trust banks. Mr. Krabs ends up in the hospital suffering from a "cash coma," leaving SpongeBob, Patrick, and Squidward to retrieve it from the nearby dump, and Squidward will go to jail if he doesn't come out. After a few encounters with a guard worm, they retrieve the mattress and Mr. Krabs is awakened from his coma.
62b
2b "Krabs vs. Plankton" Tom Yasumi Tim Hill, Mike Mitchell & Vincent Waller May 13, 2005 N/A
After slipping on a wet floor while trying to steal a Krabby Patty, Plankton sues Mr. Krabs and SpongeBob is forced to defend him after the same floor injures Mr. Krabs' high-priced lawyer. SpongeBob spends most of the trial trying to open a briefcase, but what's in it can help Mr. Krabs win the case.
63
3 "Have You Seen This Snail?"
 "Where's Gary?" Alan Smart & Tom Yasumi Aaron Springer & Paul Tibbitt November 11, 2005 7.9[74][75]
SpongeBob takes the "Dirty Bubble Challenge" with his new paddleball set and neglects Gary in the process, which causes him to run away and be adopted by a senile old fish who mistakes him for her snail. While the woman seems gentle, she overfeeds Gary, who soon finds out the old lady's bad history with snails.
 Guest stars: Amy Poehler, Stew
64a
4a "Skill Crane" Alan Smart Kyle McCulloch, Aaron Springer & Vincent Waller May 20, 2005 N/A
Mr. Krabs purchases a skill crane for the Krusty Krab. SpongeBob wins something from the machine every time he inserts a quarter, while Squidward loses every time. This drives Squidward insane, and soon he puts all of his money, as well as the deed to his house, into the machine, trying to beat it. When SpongeBob tells him the secret to winning, Squidward finally wins something, a hairless teddy bear. His constant bragging soon gets him into trouble, though.
64b
4b "Good Neighbors" Tom Yasumi Mike Bell May 20, 2005 N/A
It's Sunday, and Squidward just wants to relax. He has a pedicure scheduled for later in the afternoon, but SpongeBob and Patrick keep spoiling his day. When Squidward is taken to the hospital by a couple who thinks he's sick, SpongeBob and Patrick end up getting his pedicure, driving him to set up a new security system in his home. Eventually, the system comes to cause more harm for Squidward than good.
65a
5a "Selling Out" Alan Smart Zeus Cervas, Erik Wiese & Tim Hill September 23, 2005 N/A
Mr. Krabs sells the Krusty Krab to a franchise restauranteur and retires. The restaurant is then converted into the "Krabby O' Mondays", a sports-themed restaurant. After being restless in retirement, Mr. Krabs finds a job at his old restaurant and discover the corner cutting by the new management: Krabby Patties are now made with grey synthetic goop and spray-painted to look authentic. Mr. Krabs drives everybody out and gets the Krusty Krab back.
65b
5b "Funny Pants" Tom Yasumi Luke Brookshier, Tom King & Steven Banks September 30, 2005 N/A
Squidward tricks SpongeBob into thinking he broke his "laugh box" after he is annoyed by his laughter one too many times. Concerned, SpongeBob attempts not to laugh for an entire day, and although he succeeds, he find he cannot laugh anymore the next morning. He starts crying profusely until Squidward admits that he fooled him. Squidward then blows his laugh box out while laughing at his attempt to fool SpongeBob. SpongeBob gives half of his laugh box to Squidward, causing him to laugh like SpongeBob.
66
6 "Dunces and Dragons"
 "Lost in Time" Alan Smart & Tom Yasumi Zeus Cervas, Erik Wiese & Tim Hill February 20, 2006 8.6[76][77]
After a jousting accident, SpongeBob and Patrick go back in time to restore peace to a kingdom in peril: a medieval Bikini Bottom.
67a
7a "Enemy In-Law" Andrew Overtoom Tom King, Luke Brookshier & Tim Hill October 14, 2005 N/A
Plankton falls in love with Mr. Krabs' mother and begins to date her, much to Mr. Krabs' dismay. When Mr. Krabs finds out, he tries to convince his mother that Plankton's only after the Krabby Patty secret formula, but Mama Krabs orders her son to stay out of her personal affairs. Mr. Krabs painfully obliges, until Plankton decides to pop the question. The next day, Plankton asks Mama Krabs to marry him, and Mr. Krabs tries to stop him. When she says no, Plankton asks for the secret formula, and Mama Krabs beats him up.
67b
7b "Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy: VI The Motion Picture" Andrew Overtoom Casey Alexander, Chris Mitchell & Paul Tibbitt October 14, 2005 N/A
After seeing a preview of a Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy film that will not include the real heroes, SpongeBob and Patrick set out to make their own film, using the real Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy, and with Pearl in a starring role. They also recruit some of their friends to help out, but run into many setbacks. Finally, SpongeBob and Patrick present their movie at the Krusty Krab. The end result is a poorly edited, low-quality film that disappoints fans of Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy, but the heroes themselves are quite proud of it regardless.
68a
8a "Patrick SmartPants" Tom Yasumi Casey Alexander, Chris Mitchell & Tim Hill October 21, 2005 N/A
After falling off a cliff, Patrick's intelligence increases significantly. SpongeBob tries to get Patrick to play with him but he finds SpongeBob childish and declines. However, Patrick wants to be SpongeBob's friend so he jumps off the cliff again, and he and SpongeBob find out that he landed in a brain coral field. Patrick gets his own head back and becomes normal again.
68b
8b "SquidBob TentaclePants" Alan Smart Zeus Cervas, Erik Wiese & Steven Banks November 4, 2005 N/A
On the eve of Squidward's big clarinet recital, he and SpongeBob are accidentally morphed together by Sandy's teleportation device. Daily life proves to be difficult for them when they are fused together. During Squidward's clarinet recital, their disguise falls off and everybody becomes amazed at how they are morphed together, but Sandy spoils the moment by sending the two back to their original form with her Molecular Separator Ray. Squidward, wanting to be famous again, tries to reverse the device by tampering with it, and ends up fusing himself with SpongeBob, Patrick, Mr. Krabs, Sandy, and Mrs. Puff into a grotesque flesh-colored blob. He then goes to a therapy session in this new form, now more miserable than ever.
69a
9a "Krusty Towers" Andrew Overtoom Luke Brookshier, Tom King & Steven Banks April 1, 2006 N/A
Due to his high hotel bill, Mr. Krabs believes hotels to be a gold mine and opens Krusty Towers. Patrick checks in and begins requesting Squidward for the most ridiculous things, paying him with rocks. Squidward then does the same with Mr. Krabs, but his request for an indoor pool collapses the hotel, landing everyone at the hospital. Mr. Krabs finds hospitals to have even greater money than hotels.
69b
9b "Mrs. Puff, You're Fired" Tom Yasumi Casey Alexander, Chris Mitchell & Tim Hill April 1, 2006 N/A
Mrs. Puff is fired after SpongeBob fails his driving test again, and is replaced by a drill sergeant whose methods are uncommon.
70a
10a "Ghost Host" Alan Smart Erik Wiese, Zeus Cervas & Tim Hill May 5, 2006 N/A
After his ship crashes and he is forced to live at SpongeBob's, the Flying Dutchman comes to the realization he is no longer scary.
70b
10b "Chimps Ahoy" Andrew Overtoom Luke Brookshier, Tom King & Steven Banks May 5, 2006 N/A
Sandy's benefactors from the surface threaten to pull her from the Treedome if she cannot come up with an invention. SpongeBob and Patrick decide to help.
71a
11a "Whale of a Birthday" Tom Yasumi Luke Brookshier, Tom King & Paul Tibbitt May 12, 2006 N/A
Pearl is turning 16, and warns Mr. Krabs not to give her a cheap party and gifts, like in the past. Mr. Krabs sends SpongeBob out with a credit card to buy presents for Pearl, and she turns out to love her party and gifts.
71b
11b "Karate Island" Tom Yasumi Casey Alexander, Chris Mitchell & Steven Banks May 12, 2006 N/A
SpongeBob wins a trip to "Karate Island", run by a scammer who kidnaps him and forces Sandy to save him.
72a
12a "All That Glitters" Andrew Overtoom Zeus Cervas, Erik Wiese & Steven Banks June 2, 2006 N/A
While preparing a Monster Krabby Patty, SpongeBob's spatula breaks and he needs a new one.
72b
12b "Wishing You Well" Andrew Overtoom Luke Brookshier, Tom King & Steven Banks June 2, 2006 N/A
Mr. Krabs has SpongeBob and Patrick dig a wishing well in another moneymaking scheme.
73a
13a "New Leaf" Alan Smart Zeus Cervas, Erik Wiese & Steven Banks September 22, 2006 N/A
Plankton says he is giving up on his many tries to steal the Krabby Patty formula to turn the Chum Bucket into a store. Plankton even renames The Chum Bucket to The Chumporium, but Mr. Krabs is smart to not believe him.
73b
13b "Once Bitten" Alan Smart Casey Alexander, Chris Mitchell & Steven Banks September 29, 2006 N/A
Gary bites Squidward because of a splinter that is infected, but Patrick tells everyone that it is "Mad Snail Disease", and the whole town panics.
74a
14a "Bummer Vacation" Tom Yasumi Casey Alexander, Chris Mitchell & Dani Michaeli October 13, 2006 N/A
SpongeBob is forced to take his vacation days at work but cannot accept that. When Patrick is hired as his temporary replacement, SpongeBob goes crazy.
74b
14b "Wigstruck" Alan Smart Luke Brookshier, Tom King & Dani Michaeli November 17, 2006 N/A
SpongeBob begins wearing an old ratty wig around town to the ridicule of others.
75a
15a "Squidtastic Voyage" Tom Yasumi Luke Brookshier, Tom King & Dani Michaeli October 6, 2006 N/A
SpongeBob and Patrick cause Squidward to swallow his clarinet reed and they must retrieve it.
75b
15b "That's No Lady" Andrew Overtoom Casey Alexander, Chris Mitchell & Steven Banks November 25, 2006 N/A
After misinterpreting a salesman's pitch, Patrick disguises himself as a woman and immediately becomes the center of attention in Bikini Bottom.
76a
16a "The Thing" Andrew Overtoom Zeus Cervas, Erik Wiese & Steven Banks, January 15, 2007 N/A
After Squidward's day is ruined yet again by SpongeBob and Patrick while he is trying to watch public television, Squidward rides his bike into a cement mixer and emerges as a hideous looking creature that SpongeBob and Patrick adopt.
76b
16b "Hocus Pocus" Alan Smart Casey Alexander, Chris Mitchell & Steven Banks January 15, 2007 N/A
SpongeBob thinks he accidentally turned Squidward into an ice cream cone with a magic set.
77a
17a "Driven to Tears" Andrew Overtoom Luke Brookshier, Tom King & Steven Banks February 19, 2007 N/A
Patrick passes his driving exam and it goes to his head, which makes SpongeBob furious.
77b
17b "Rule of Dumb" Tom Yasumi Zeus Cervas, Erik Wiese & Dani Michaeli February 19, 2007 N/A
Patrick is revealed to have descended from "King Amoeba" and is thus now King of Bikini Bottom. He quickly becomes tyrannical until it is revealed that in fact Gary the Snail is the true heir.
78a
18a "Born to Be Wild" Tom Yasumi Luke Brookshier, Tom King & Steven Banks March 31, 2007 N/A
SpongeBob finds a patch from a biker's jacket in Jellyfish Fields and immediately becomes frightened.
78b
18b "Best Frenemies" Alan Smart Zeus Cervas, Erik Wiese & Dani Michaeli March 31, 2007 N/A
After a smoothie stand selling "kelpshakes" opens near the Krusty Krab and the Chum Bucket, Plankton and Mr. Krabs work together to stop it.
79a
19a "The Pink Purloiner" Tom Yasumi Luke Brookshier, Tom King & Steven Banks February 19, 2007 N/A
There is a migration of many exotic jellyfish species. SpongeBob and Patrick bring their nets to catch them. However, SpongeBob's jellyfish net is missing and he thinks Patrick stole it.
79b
19b "Squid Wood" Andrew Overtoom Casey Alexander, Chris Mitchell & Dani Michaeli July 24, 2007 N/A
After Squidward won't play with him, SpongeBob makes a miniature wooden puppet version of Squidward that becomes much more popular than the actual Squidward.
80a
20a "Best Day Ever" Larry Leichliter Nate Cash, Tuck Tucker & Steven Banks November 10, 2006 6.7[78][79]
SpongeBob wants to have the best day ever. He keeps a list of pastimes, including working at the Krusty Krab, jellyfishing, karate, and watching Squidward perform. However, many problems prevent him from doing them.
80b
20b "The Gift of Gum" Alan Smart Zeus Cervas, Erik Wiese & Dani Michaeli February 19, 2007 N/A
Patrick gives SpongeBob a huge wad of bubble gum on Best Friends' Day.
DVD release[edit]



SpongeBob SquarePants: The Complete Fourth Season DVD cover art, released on November 13, 2012.
The first ten episodes of the fourth season were released on DVD by Paramount Home Entertainment in the United States and Canada on September 12, 2006.[52] The "Volume 1" DVD release features bonus material including animatics and featurettes.[52] The remaining ten episodes of the season were also released under the title "Volume 2" in the United States and Canada on January 9, 2007.[53] The DVD release also features bonus material including music videos, shorts and featurettes.[53] In Region 2 and 4, the DVD release for the season was a complete set. On November 13, 2012, The Complete Fourth Season DVD was released in Region 1, five years after the season had completed broadcast on television.[80]
SpongeBob SquarePants: Season 4, Volume 1
Set details[52] Special features[52]
10 episodes (18 segment episodes)
2-disc set
1.33:1 aspect ratio
Languages: English (Dolby Digital 5.1)
 Animatics for "Fear of a Krabby Patty" and "Dunces and Dragons"
Behind the Scenes with SpongeBob SquarePants featurette

Release dates
Region 1 Region 2 Region 4
September 12, 2006[81] November 3, 2008[82] November 7, 2008[83]
SpongeBob SquarePants: Season 4, Volume 2
Set details[53] Special features[53]
10 episodes
2-disc set
1.33:1 aspect ratio
Languages: English (Dolby Digital 5.1)
 "Best Day Ever" shorts
Best Day Ever Karaoke Music Video
Behind the Scenes with Pick Boy and SpongeBob

Release dates
Region 1 Region 2 Region 4
January 9, 2007[84] November 3, 2008[82] November 7, 2008[83]
Notes[edit]
a.^ Jump up to: a b c d e Information is taken from the opening credits of each episode.
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SpongeBob SquarePants season 5
SpongeBob S5FV.jpg
DVD cover art for the fifth season

Country of origin
United States
No. of episodes
20
Broadcast

Original channel
Nickelodeon
Original run
February 19, 2007 – July 19, 2009
Home video release
DVD release
Region 1
Volume 1: September 4, 2007
Volume 2: November 18, 2008
Complete set: November 13, 2012
Region 2
November 16, 2009
Region 4
December 3, 2009
Season chronology

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Season 4
Next →
Season 6

List of SpongeBob SquarePants episodes
The fifth season of the American animated television series SpongeBob SquarePants, created by former marine biologist and animator Stephen Hillenburg, aired on Nickelodeon from April 13, 2007 to July 19, 2009, and contained 20 episodes, beginning with the special episode "Friend or Foe". The series chronicles the exploits and adventures of the title character and his various friends in the fictional underwater city of Bikini Bottom. The season was executive produced by series creator Hillenburg and writer Paul Tibbitt, who also acted as the showrunner.
The show itself received several recognition, including the Kids' Choice Awards for Favorite Cartoon in 2009 and 2010. At the 60th Primetime Emmy Awards, the episodes "The Inmates of Summer" and "The Two Faces of Squidward" were nominated for Outstanding Animated Program (for Programming Less Than One Hour), but lost to The Simpsons episode "Eternal Moonshine of the Simpson Mind". The episode "Dear Vikings" was nominated at the 61st Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Special Class - Short-Format Animated Programs. The show won the 2007 BAFTA Children's Awards for the International category. Tom Kenny was nominated at the 35th Annie Awards for Best Voice Acting in an Animated Television Production for his role as SpongeBob SquarePants in the episode "Spy Buddies". Furthermore, Alan Smart was also nominated at the 36th Annie Awards for Direction in an Animated Television Production or Short-form for the episode "Penny Foolish".
Several compilation DVDs that contained episodes from the season were released. The SpongeBob SquarePants: Season 5, Volume 1 and 2 DVDs were released in Region 1 on September 4, 2007 and November 18, 2008, respectively, while the complete season set was released in Region 2 on November 3, 2008 and Region 4 on November 7, 2008. On November 13, 2012, The Complete Fifth Season DVD was released in Region 1.


Contents  [hide]
1 Production
2 Cast
3 Reception
4 Episodes
5 DVD release
6 Notes
7 References
8 External links

Production[edit]
The season aired on Nickelodeon, which is owned by Viacom, and was produced by United Plankton Pictures and Nickelodeon. The season's executive producers were series creator Stephen Hillenburg and Paul Tibbitt, who also acted as the series' showrunner.[1][2] The animation was handled overseas in South Korea at Rough Draft Studios.[3][4] Throughout the series run, from 1999 to 2008, SpongeBob SquarePants was drawn and animated using pencils.[5] In 2008, the crew shifted and used Wacom Cintiqs for the drawings, instead of pencils.[5] The episode "Pest of the West" was the first episode in the series that the crew used it.[5] Series background designer Kenny Pittenger said that "the only real difference between the way we draw now and the way we drew then is that we abandoned pencil and paper during the fifth season."[5] The crew began the shift while they were working on the episode. Pittenger said that "it was while we were working on 'Pest of the West', one of the half-hour specials, that we made the switch… did you notice?"[5] The shift to Wacom Cintiqs let the designers and animators draw on computer screen and make immediate changes or undo mistakes. Pittenger said "Many neo-Luddites—er… I mean, many of my cohorts—don't like working on them, but I find them useful. There's no substitute for the immediacy of drawing on a piece of paper, of course, but digital nautical nonsense is still pretty fun."[5]
Animation directors credited with episodes in the fifth season included Larry Leichliter, Andrew Overtoom, Alan Smart, and Tom Yasumi. Episodes were written by a team of writers, which consisted of Casey Alexander, Steven Banks, Charlie Bean, Luke Brookshier, Nate Cash, Zeus Cervas, Tim Hill, Tom King, Dani Michaeli, Greg Miller, Chris Mitchell, Mike Mitchell, Richard Pursel, Chris Reccardi, Eric Shaw, Aaron Springer, and Tuck Tucker. The season was storyboarded by Alexander, Bean, Brookshier, Cash, Cervas, King, Miller, Chris Mitchell, Mike Mitchell, Reccardi, Springer, and Tucker.[a]
Cast[edit]
The fifth season had a cast of six main actors. Tom Kenny provided the voice of the title character SpongeBob SquarePants and his pet snail Gary. SpongeBob's best friend, starfish named Patrick Star, was voiced by Bill Fagerbakke,[6] while Rodger Bumpass played the voice of Squidward Tentacles, an arrogant and ill-tempered octopus.[7] Other members of the cast were Carolyn Lawrence as Sandy Cheeks, a squirrel from Texas;[8] Clancy Brown as Mr. Krabs, a miserly crab obsessed with money and SpongeBob's boss at the Krusty Krab;[9] and Mr. Lawrence as Plankton, a small green copepod and Mr. Krabs' business rival.[10] The season had a number of secondary characters including Jill Talley as Plankton's computer wife, Karen;[11] Mary Jo Catlett as Mrs. Puff, SpongeBob's driving instructor;[12] Lori Alan as Pearl, Mr. Krabs' daughter;[13] and Brian Doyle-Murray as the Flying Dutchman.[14][15]
In addition to the regular cast members, episodes feature guest voices from many ranges of professions, including actors, musicians, and artists. For instance, in the episode "The Original Fry Cook", American comedian and actor Patton Oswalt guest starred as the voice of Jim the Fry Cook.[16] Oswalt reflected on his voice-over work for the episode, saying "The best part was that I sat next to Clancy Brown in the studio. I'm a big Highlander fan, so to see him do Mr. Krabs was really fun."[16] In the episode "Night Light", Ernest Borgnine and Tim Conway returned to reprise their roles as Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy, respectively.[17] It was also guest starred by Mark Hamill as the voice of The Moth.[18] American film and book critic Gene Shalit made a vocal cameo in "The Krusty Sponge" as his "[fish-]likeness", Gene Scallop.[19][20] In the special episode and television film SpongeBob's Atlantis SquarePantis, English musician and actor David Bowie guest starred as Lord Royal Highness (LRH).[21][22][23] Bowie accepted the role when he was persuaded by his 6-year-old daughter, Alexandria Zahra, who is a fan of the show.[21] Bowie wrote in his blog that he "[is] hit the Holy Grail of animation gigs. We, the family, are thrilled. Nothing else need happen this year, well, this week anyway."[21] In "BlackJack", Marion Ross returned to reprise her role as the voice of Grandma SquarePants.[24] The episode was also guest starred by John DiMaggio as BlackJack SquarePants, SpongeBob's cousin.[24] In "The Inmates of Summer", R. Lee Ermey appeared as the Prison Warden.[25] In the entry "20,000 Patties Under the Sea", American musician and Kiss vocalist Gene Simmons guest starred as the Sea Monster, while his wife, Shannon Tweed, voiced the Mother.[26] American Emmy Award winning actor Ray Liotta guest starred in the episode "WhoBob WhatPants?" as Trevor, the leader of New Kelp City's Bubble Poppin Boys gang, and the main villain in the episode.[27][28] In "Banned in Bikini Bottom", Andrea Martin voiced the character of Ms. Gristlepuss.[29][30] English-American actor and director Christopher Guest voiced Stanley S. SquarePants, SpongeBob's cousin, in the episode of the same name.[31]
Reception[edit]
In 2008, Tom Kenny was nominated at the 35th Annie Awards for Best Voice Acting in an Animated Television Production for his role as SpongeBob SquarePants in the episode "Spy Buddies".[32] Alan Smart was also nominated at the 36th Annie Awards for Direction in an Animated Television Production or Short-form for the episode "Penny Foolish".[33] In 2010, the "SpongeBob vs. The Big One" DVD won the Best Home Entertainment Production category.[34][35] At the 60th Primetime Emmy Awards, the episodes "The Inmates of Summer" and "The Two Faces of Squidward" were nominated for Outstanding Animated Program (for Programming Less Than One Hour), but lost to The Simpsons episode "Eternal Moonshine of the Simpson Mind".[36] The episode "Dear Vikings" was nominated at the 61st Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Special Class - Short-Format Animated Programs; however, it had no winner as the nominees neither received the necessary 50 percent support.[37] At the BAFTA Children's Awards, the show won the International category.[38] At the 2008 Golden Reel Awards, the episode "SpongeHenge" won the Best Sound Editing in Television: Animated category.[39] The episode "Suction Cup Symphony" received a nomination at the 2009 Golden Reel Awards for Best Sound Editing: Television Animation,[40] while the episode "SpongeBob vs. The Big One" was also nominated for the same category in 2010.[41] However, neither of the episodes win. The show itself received several recognition, including the Kids' Choice Awards for Favorite Cartoon in 2009 and 2010.[42][43] The series was nominated for the award in 2008, but lost to Avatar: The Last Airbender.[44] The series also won the same category at the Philippines Kids' Choice Awards and Indonesia Kids' Choice Awards, held in 2008 and 2009, respectively.[45][46] At the 2009 ASTRA Awards, the show was nominated for the Favourite International Program category.[47] Furthermore, the show won the Choice TV Animated Show category at the 2009 Teen Choice Awards.[48]
In his review for DVD Talk, Paul Mavis "highly recommended" the Volume 1 season set, saying "[This] is another winner from Nickelodeon DVD, and a must-have for parents who can't get enough of the braying little yellow sponge. Oh yeah; the kids will probably like it, too."[49] Mavis also praised the voice actors who contributed on the show, and wrote "As funny as the stories are, and in this collection, there are some real gems, I can't stress enough the importance of those voice talents in conveying the unhinged, manic quality that is so integral to the success of SpongeBob SquarePants.[49] In a separate review for the Volume 2 DVD, Mavis only "recommended" the set and wrote "SpongeBob may, and I repeat, 'may,' be starting to level off."[50] He particularly criticized the later entries as "indication of that potential trend."[50]
Roy Hrab of DVD Verdict was positive on the season, but wrote "I do not think that adults will be as entertained as in previous seasons. The comedy is more targeted at the kids than in the past."[51] In particular, Hrab cited the episode "Rise and Shine" as "tiresome (for adults, anyway; kids will enjoy it)."[51] In conclusion, he said "there's nothing new here and adults will be disappointed, but the latest installment of SpongeBob SquarePants delivers a lot of silly and good-natured fun for the kids and there's nothing wrong with that."[51] In the Volume 2 review also for the DVD Verdict, Dennis Prince said "[The season] is not the series' best work but, nevertheless, is an improvement over the inexplicable sourness of the previous Season 4."[52] He added "[It] delivers more of what SpongeBob fans crave."[52]
Episodes[edit]
See also: List of SpongeBob SquarePants episodes
KeyThe following episodes listed in the chart are arranged according to their production order, rather than by their original air dates. [53]
SpongeBob SquarePants season 5 episodes

No. in
 series
No. in
 season
Title
Animation directors[a]
Written by[a]
Original air date[54]
U.S. viewers
 (millions)

81
1 "Friend or Foe" Alan Smart & Tom Yasumi Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas, Mike Mitchell, Steven Banks & Tim Hill April 13, 2007 N/A
Mr. Krabs and Plankton have been rivals for a long time. However, one day, Mr. Krabs reveals to SpongeBob that they were actually best friends during their childhood. Through a series of flashbacks, Mr. Krabs tells the story of how that friendship deteriorated, the cause of their rivalry, and how the Krabby Patty sandwich was created in the process.
82a
2a "The Original Fry Cook" Andrew Overtoom Luke Brookshier, Tom King, Steven Banks & Dani Michaeli July 31, 2007 N/A
Jim, Mr. Krab's old fry cook, pays a special visit to the Krusty Krab. SpongeBob is astonished by his predecessor, who has since become a famous chef following his resignation from the restaurant. He is welcomed to the restaurant which makes SpongeBob feel unneeded and rejected. SpongeBob decides to quit, but Jim tells him that he is not at the Krusty Krab to take over his job. Jim further tells SpongeBob that he could be a greater fry cook, only if he leaves the restaurant.
82b
2b "Night Light" Andrew Overtoom Casey Alexander, Chris Mitchell & Steven Banks July 31, 2007 N/A
After reading a horror book, SpongeBob becomes afraid of the dark. When at the Krusty Krab, Mr. Krabs suggests SpongeBob to buy a nightlight, so he will have comfort or convenience in dark. However, SpongeBob invests in as many nightlights as his pineapple house can fit, and even tags with Patrick for a sleepover that is guaranteed to keep the creatures of the dark away.
83a
3a "Rise and Shine" Andrew Overtoom Nate Cash & Steven Banks February 19, 2007 N/A
Patrick goes through his morning routine.
83b
3b "Waiting" Alan Smart Nate Cash, Tuck Tucker & Steven Banks February 19, 2007 N/A
SpongeBob discovers and responds to an offer in his breakfast cereal for a free toy. He starts waiting for the toy to arrive, so he sets up right next to his mailbox, determined to be present when the mailman arrives. When the toy arrives, Patrick "breaks" it, leaving SpongeBob furious. However, Squidward shows him later that it is supposed to spring off, and reattaches it.
83c
3c "Fungus Among Us" Tom Yasumi Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas & Richard Pursel September 29, 2007 N/A
SpongeBob becomes infected by an itch-causing fungus. When at the Krusty Krab, his disease gets on the Krabby Patties and fries, all of the customers at the restaurant get infected. Eventually, Gary arrives and saves everyone by licking the contagious fungi off.
84a
4a "Spy Buddies" Andrew Overtoom Luke Brookshier, Tom King & Dani Michaeli July 23, 2007 N/A
Mr. Krabs enlists SpongeBob and Patrick to spy on Plankton. They start following Plankton and end up to the Chum Bucket. Plankton thinks that they came to eat. While waiting for Plankton, Patrick tells SpongeBob that his laser pants is malfunctioning. As he keeps on trying to hold it, the laser shoots out and destroys the Chum Bucket. Plankton becomes angry and destroys the Krusty Krab for revenge.
84b
4b "Boat Smarts" Alan Smart Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas & Richard Pursel July 23, 2007 N/A
Mrs. Puff presents a film on good and bad boat drivers.
84c
4c "Good Ol' Whatshisname" Alan Smart Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas & Dani Michaeli July 23, 2007 N/A
Mr. Krabs organizes a work contest for SpongeBob and Squidward that involves naming all the customers at the Krusty Krab. He shows them a brochure for a cruise vacation as a prize. After efforts from his two employees, Mr. Krabs did not tally the scores, but tells them that to know the last customer's name will decide who will win. Squidward then asks the fish his name but fails. After several attempts to find out his name, Squidward gets his driving license and name, but gets arrested for stealing the wallet. In jail, he gets the prize from Mr. Krabs only to find that the cruise that the brochure offers has long been expired.
85a
5a "New Digs" Andrew Overtoom Nate Cash, Tuck Tucker & Richard Pursel July 25, 2007 N/A
After being late to work, SpongeBob moves into the Krusty Krab. Wreak havoc is at the Krusty Krab after SpongeBob lives there a few more days. Mr. Krabs becomes angry and makes SpongeBob leave the Krusty Krab. In the end, SpongeBob moves back to his house, much to Squidward's dismay. Squidward is upset, so he moves into the Krusty Krab.
85b
5b "Krabs à La Mode" Tom Yasumi Luke Brookshier, Tom King & Eric Shaw July 25, 2007 N/A
Plankton alters the Krusty Krab's thermostat as part of another Krabby Patty stealing scheme. It backfires on him when Mr. Krabs turns the Krusty Krab into a skating rink. Plankton goes in and attempts to steal a patty himself but gets pummeled. He freezes the customers, but Mr. Krabs stops him and sets the thermostat. The Krusty Krab is turned into a popular public pool the following summer.
86a
6a "Roller Cowards" Alan Smart Luke Brookshier, Tom King & Steven Banks July 27, 2007 N/A
SpongeBob and Patrick are determined to ride a new roller coaster at Glove World. However, the more they think about the extreme coaster, the more they get scared, so both of them find ways to stall themselves from riding it. After learning that Glove World will close in five minutes, they decide to ride the roller coaster and becomes strong to face their fears.
86b
6b "Bucket Sweet Bucket" Larry Leichliter Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas & Richard Pursel July 27, 2007 N/A
Plankton tricks SpongeBob and Patrick to help him redecorate the Chum Bucket. Plankton sees this as an opportunity to purloin the Krabby Patty formula, as Mr. Krabs is on vacation. The two remodeled the Chum Bucket by dismantling the Krusty Krab, while Plankton fails to retrieve the formula in the process. Mr. Krabs arrives and moves the now Krusty Krab-like Chum Bucket to his place, deserting Plankton.
87a
7a "To Love a Patty" Andrew Overtoom Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas & Eric Shaw July 26, 2007 N/A
SpongeBob falls in love with a patty. After some time, the patty has spoiled. Oblivious to this, SpongeBob decides to take it on a date. When at the Krusty Krab, SpongeBob still thinks the sandwich is beautiful until he smells it, then sees the hideous appearance of the expired patty. Mr. Krabs tells SpongeBob that Krabby Patties are meant to be loved and eaten. SpongeBob then eats the spoiled Krabby Patty, feeling nauseous afterward.
87b
7b "Breath of Fresh Squidward" Tom Yasumi Nate Cash, Tuck Tucker & Richard Pursel July 26, 2007 N/A
Squidward gets accidentally electrocuted by his own electric fence, causing a complete change in his personality. He becomes friendly to everyone in town and SpongeBob thinks that he is rejected. SpongeBob's behavior towards Squidward changes over jealousy, making Squidward to feel sorry. SpongeBob follows him to his house to apologize, but becomes ill-tempered after slapping Squidward, who is suffering again from electrocution upon entering his house.
88a
8a "Money Talks" Alan Smart Luke Brookshier, Tom King & Dani Michaeli July 31, 2007 N/A
Mr. Krabs makes a wish that he could talk to money. When his wish is magically granted by the Flying Dutchman in exchange for his soul, Mr. Krabs becomes restless after learning that they want to be spent. Mr. Krabs starts to regret his deal, and asks the Flying Dutchman for a refund, who refuses.
88b
8b "SpongeBob vs. the Patty Gadget" Alan Smart Luke Brookshier & Richard Pursel July 31, 2007 N/A
Squidward invents a Krabby Patty-making machine to try and make SpongeBob lose his job. SpongeBob will not go down without a fight, so he competes against it.
88c
8c "Slimy Dancing" Tom Yasumi Nate Cash, Tuck Tucker & Richard Pursel July 31, 2007 N/A
SpongeBob, Patrick, and Squidward enter a dance contest, but Squidward fails to proceed to the finals, so he decides to coach for SpongeBob to win the trophy. At the night of the competition, they win the contest. However, they get disqualified when SpongeBob reveals that he has a partner, which is Squidward. The trophy is confiscated, and it turns out that all the contestants are partnered. The only individual dancer in the contest is Patrick, making him win the trophy.
89a
9a "The Krusty Sponge" Andrew Overtoom Aaron Springer & Eric Shaw July 24, 2007 N/A
After a food critic raves about SpongeBob's cooking, Mr. Krabs makes him the focal point of the Krusty Krab restaurant. The next day, Mr. Krabs begins selling yellow patties (tainted meat), replacing the Krabby Patty sandwiches. The new brand makes the customers sick, and Mr. Krabs is ordered to the court. The Krusty Krab changes back to normal after Mr. Krabs teats the judge, who is a huge fan of SpongeBob, to his restaurant.
89b
9b "Sing a Song of Patrick" Alan Smart Luke Brookshier, Tom King & Steven Banks February 19, 2007 N/A
Patrick writes an annoying song. SpongeBob, however, tells Patrick that the song is great, so they try to get the song played on the radio. The local radio station rejects them, but they manage to play the song after putting the recorder on top of the station's antenna. The song is heard throughout the town, which causes chaos. An angry mob forms and starts to chase the two.
90a
10a "A Flea in Her Dome" Andrew Overtoom Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas & Steven Banks August 1, 2007 N/A
SpongeBob and Patrick organize a party in the Treedome to welcome Sandy, who is returning from Texas. However, unknown to her, Sandy has carried fleas. The fleas take over the Treedome, until Sandy get an idea that would rid the fleas. She opens the door, letting saltwater get inside.
90b
10b "The Donut of Shame" Tom Yasumi Nate Cash & Dani Michaeli August 1, 2007 N/A
After waking up with a hangover from a party last night, Patrick accidentally takes SpongeBob's donut. He is wracked with guilt over his action. SpongeBob arrives to watch a videotape of the party and it is revealed that the donut is a birthday present for Patrick. Patrick shares his donut to SpongeBob.
90c
10c "The Krusty Plate" Tom Yasumi Tuck Tucker & Eric Shaw August 1, 2007 N/A
During an evening of washing dishes at the Krusty Krab, SpongeBob cannot remove a spot from a dinner plate. He attempts to use various methods, to the point of destroying the restaurant. In the end, SpongeBob succeeds to clean the plate, but destroys the Krusty Krab in the process from a nuclear explosion.
91a
11a "Goo Goo Gas" Alan Smart Luke Brookshier, Tom King & Dani Michaeli July 19, 2009 5.0[55]
Plankton's latest scheme sees him invent a gas that causes people to turn into babies. Plankton hijacks the Krusty Krab and turns all the customers into babies. Plankton then gets the secret formula, but SpongeBob accidentally overpowers the gas canister by bashing it, causing it to explode. The gas turns Plankton into a microscopic baby.
91b
11b "Le Big Switch" Tom Yasumi Nate Cash, Tuck Tucker & Richard Pursel September 29, 2007 N/A
SpongeBob and an executive chef trade jobs in a cultural exchange program. SpongeBob did not start out well at the new restaurant as the owner demands him to cook other than Krabby Patties. The owner continues to yell at him until he tastes a patty, realizing how good it tastes. The owner begins to sell Krabby Patties, which all the rich clientele enjoy. The exchange program ends and SpongeBob is eager to return to the Krusty Krab. SpongeBob takes the Krabby Patties back and all the customers follows him.
92
12 "Atlantis SquarePantis" Andrew Overtoom Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas, Steven Banks & Dani Michaeli November 12, 2007 9.2[56]
SpongeBob and his friends visit Atlantis. Several attractions at Atlantis have charm each of the friends, including Sandy, Mr. Krabs, and Squidward. However, after popping the Oldest Bubble, they are chased by the guards. Plankton appears and is adored by the king, who makes Plankton as the replacement attraction of the bubble. SpongeBob and the gang returns to Bikini Bottom.
93a
13a "Picture Day" Alan Smart Casey Alexander & Dani Michaeli August 2, 2007 N/A
It is picture day for Mrs. Puff Boating School Year Book, and SpongeBob has spent all morning getting ready for it. He has to make it to Boating School without getting dirty, but this proves to be more difficult than he imagined. After several attempts, he has finally take the picture. The episode ends with SpongeBob and Gary looking at the yearbook.
93b
13b "Pat No Pay" Alan Smart Zeus Cervas & Dani Michaeli August 2, 2007 N/A
When Patrick eats Krabby Patties without paying, Mr. Krabs puts him to work in the restaurant to pay it back. However, he only causes wreak havoc up the restaurant and makes it explode.
93c
13c "BlackJack" Alan Smart Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas & Richard Pursel August 2, 2007 N/A
SpongeBob's parents go missing and he suspects that his cousin BlackJack, the family bully who used to torment SpongeBob when they were little, has kidnapped them. SpongeBob go to BlackJack's house and sees his parents. They explain to SpongeBob that they are throwing a party for BlackJack's return from prison. His cousin arrives and all of them enjoys the party.
94a
14a "Blackened Sponge" Tom Yasumi Greg Miller, Aaron Springer & Eric Shaw August 3, 2007 N/A
While brushing his teeth, SpongeBob accidentally gets a black eye. Too embarrassed to tell anyone the truth behind his injury, SpongeBob makes up a tale about a fight with a thug. When at the Krusty Krab, SpongeBob learns the bully in his story really exists after it arrives, which makes SpongeBob tell the truth.
94b
14b "Mermaid Man vs. SpongeBob" Tom Yasumi Nate Cash, Tuck Tucker & Eric Shaw August 3, 2007 N/A
Plankton turns Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy into his minions with his mind controlling device. Plankton controls the heroes and orders them to encourage the customers of the Krusty Krab to eat at the Chum Bucket. By feeding them Krabby Patties, SpongeBob turns Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy to normal and they all go to the Krusty Krab, leaving the Chum Bucket empty.
95a
15a "The Inmates of Summer" Alan Smart Chris Reccardi, Aaron Springer & Dani Michaeli November 23, 2007 N/A
Instead of getting on a ship headed for summer camp, SpongeBob and Patrick accidentally board a ship full of prisoners on their way to jail on Inferno Island. At the prison, the warden gets annoyed by the two. Out of boredom, SpongeBob conceives to make a play. The play is shown and the warden likes it.
95b
15b "To Save a Squirrel" Alan Smart Luke Brookshier, Nate Cash & Dani Michaeli November 23, 2007 N/A
After sneaking into Sandy's camping trip SpongeBob and Patrick are stranded in a cave. SpongeBob and Patrick meet an old man, who convinces each of them to eat his friend. SpongeBob and Patrick then make attempts to eat each other. The old man is impressed, and he then reveals that he is really Sandy. Sandy gives SpongeBob and Patrick survivor badges.
96
16 "Pest of the West" Andrew Overtoom & Tom Yasumi Luke Brookshier, Tom King, Steven Banks & Richard Pursel April 11, 2008 6.1[57][58]
While researching his family tree, SpongeBob finds that he is a distant relative of SpongeBuck, a sheriff from Bikini Bottom's past who helped save the citizens from the quickest whip draw in town, the evil Dead Eye Plankton.
97a
17a "20,000 Patties Under the Sea" Tom Yasumi Chris Reccardi, Aaron Springer & Richard Pursel November 23, 2007 N/A
Mr. Krabs opens a mobile underwater restaurant to compete with Plankton. SpongeBob and Patrick are tasked for the job and are unsuccessful with their first customers. They fall into an abyss and wake a sea monster up. The monster purchases Krabby Patties and Plankton comes along. Plankton is mistaken by the monster for a dessert (a chocolate éclair) and the monster chases him away.
97b
17b "The Battle of Bikini Bottom" Andrew Overtoom Luke Brookshier, Nate Cash & Eric Shaw November 23, 2007 N/A
When Patrick and SpongeBob discover they have conflicting views on cleanliness, their disagreement blows up into an epic battle. After several attacks to each other, SpongeBob gets dirty, while Patrick ends up clean.
98
18 "What Ever Happened to SpongeBob?" Alan Smart & Tom Yasumi Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas & Steven Banks October 13, 2008 7.7[59]
When SpongeBob tries to spend quality time with his friends, he just ends up being a nuisance to them instead. He has no other choice but to move to another city. In the process, he hits his head, loses all of his memory and wanders away into a new town.
99a
19a "The Two Faces of Squidward" Tom Yasumi Charlie Bean, Aaron Springer & Steven Banks November 23, 2007 N/A
SpongeBob breaks Squidward's face by slamming a door into it, and the resulting plastic surgery repair makes Squidward look handsome. His beauty is making everyone in Bikini Bottom to be in love with the new Squidward.
99b
19b "Sponge Henge" Andrew Overtoom Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas, Richard Pursel November 23, 2007 N/A
SpongeBob's holes create a jellyfish-enticing sound when wind blows through them. SpongeBob cannot stand the jellyfish anymore, so he hides in a cave for a long period of time. After a while, SpongeBob makes several stone replicas, which produce better and louder music, to make sure that the jellyfish will leave him alone. He succeeds, so he runs to the Krusty Krab only to discover that it is already abandoned.
100a
20a "Banned in Bikini Bottom" Alan Smart Aaron Springer & Steven Banks November 23, 2007 N/A
A community headed by Miss Gristlepuss, who is against all things fun and delicious, bans the Krusty Krab. Mr. Krabs decides to open the Krusty Krab at SpongeBob's pineapple house. Miss Gristlepuss arrives only to close the restaurant, but she trips and a Krabby Patty is dropped into her mouth. It makes her love the sandwich and the restaurant opens. SpongeBob loves Krabby Patties so much, he cannot help singing and dancing when he is around the delicious sandwiches.
100b
20b "Stanley S. SquarePants" Andrew Overtoom Luke Brookshier, Nate Cash & Eric Shaw November 23, 2007 N/A
SpongeBob's cousin Stanley comes to visit. Stanley attempts to get a job at the Krusty Krab, with a help from SpongeBob. After several troubles by Stanley, Mr. Krabs tells him to get a job at the Chum Bucket, with the purpose of destroying it. Plankton hires Stanley and he accidentally destroys the Chum Bucket, much to Mr. Krabs' delight.
DVD release[edit]



SpongeBob SquarePants: The Complete Fifth Season DVD cover art, released on November 13, 2012.
The first 20 segment episodes of the fifth season were released on DVD by Paramount Home Entertainment in the United States and Canada on September 4, 2007.[49][51] The "Volume 1" DVD release features bonus material including "Bubble Burst Trivia" for "Friend or Foe" and "The Krusty Sponge".[49][51] The remaining 21 segment episodes of the season were also released under the title "Volume 2" in the United States and Canada on November 18, 2008.[50][52][60] In Region 2 and 4, the DVD release for the season was a complete set. On November 13, 2012, The Complete Fifth Season DVD was released in Region 1, three years after the season had completed broadcast on television.[61]
SpongeBob SquarePants: Season 5, Volume 1
Set details[49][51] Special features[49][51]
20 segment episodes
2-disc set
1.33:1 aspect ratio
Languages: English (Dolby Digital 5.1)
 "Bubble Burst Trivia" for "Friend or Foe" and "The Krusty Sponge"
"Friend or Foe" shorts

Release dates
Region 1 Region 2 Region 4
September 4, 2007[62] November 16, 2009[63] December 3, 2009[64]
SpongeBob SquarePants: Season 5, Volume 2
Set details[50][52][60] Special features[50][52][60]
21 episodes
2-disc set
1.33:1 aspect ratio
Languages: English (Dolby Digital 5.1)
 Karaoke music videos: "Bubble Song"
"Good-Bye Atlantis"
"Dead Eye"
"Together"
"If I Could Talk to Money"

Release dates
Region 1 Region 2 Region 4
November 18, 2008[65] November 16, 2009[63] December 3, 2009[64]
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SpongeBob SquarePants season 6
SpongeBob S6.jpg
DVD cover art for Volumes 1 (left) and 2

Country of origin
United States
No. of episodes
26
Broadcast

Original channel
Nickelodeon
Original run
March 3, 2008 – July 5, 2010
Home video release
DVD release
Region 1
Volume 1: December 8, 2009
Volume 2: December 7, 2010
Complete set: November 13, 2012
Region 2
November 29, 2010
Region 4
December 2, 2010
Season chronology

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List of SpongeBob SquarePants episodes
The sixth season of the American animated television series SpongeBob SquarePants, created by former marine biologist and animator Stephen Hillenburg, aired on Nickelodeon from March 3, 2008 to July 5, 2010, and contained 26 episodes, beginning with the episode "Krabby Road". The series chronicles the exploits and adventures of the title character and his various friends in the fictional underwater city of Bikini Bottom. The season was executive produced by series creator Hillenburg, who also acted as the showrunner. In 2009, the show celebrated its tenth anniversary on television. The documentary film titled Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants premiered on July 17, 2009, and marked the anniversary. SpongeBob's Truth or Square, a television film, and the special episode "To SquarePants or Not to SquarePants" were broadcast on Nickelodeon, as part of the celebration.
The show itself received several recognition, including the Kids' Choice Awards for Favorite Cartoon in 2009 and 2010. At the 2009 ASTRA Awards, the show was nominated for the Favourite International Program category, but did not win. At the 37th Daytime Emmy Awards, the show won for Outstanding Special Class Animated Program, while the directors of the show were nominated for Outstanding Directing in an Animated Program. The show was also nominated at the 2009 and 2010 BAFTA Children's Awards for the Kids' Vote – Television and International category, respectively. The episode "SpongeBob vs. The Big One" was nominated at the 2010 Golden Reel Awards. At the 37th Annie Awards, SpongeBob SquarePants was nominated for Best Animated Television Production for Children, while Tom Kenny won Best Voice Acting in a Television Production for his work on SpongeBob's Truth or Square. Furthermore, at the 38th Annie Awards, the show won for Best Animated Television Production for Children, while the crew members, Jeremy Wakefield, Sage Guyton, Nick Carr and Tuck Tucker, won the Music in a Television Production category. SpongeBob SquarePants also won at the 2011 ASCAP Film and Television Awards for Top Television Series.
Several compilation DVDs that contained episodes from the season were released. The SpongeBob SquarePants: Season 6, Volume 1 and 2 DVDs were released in Region 1 on December 8, 2009 and December 7, 2010, respectively, while the complete set was released in Region 2 on November 29, 2010 and Region 4 on December 2, 2010. On November 13, 2012, The Complete Sixth Season DVD was released in Region 1.


Contents  [hide]
1 Production
2 Cast
3 Reception
4 Episodes
5 DVD release
6 Notes
7 References
8 External links

Production[edit]
The season aired on Nickelodeon, which is owned by Viacom, and was produced by United Plankton Pictures and Nickelodeon. The season's executive producers were series creator Stephen Hillenburg and Paul Tibbitt, who also acted as the series' showrunner.[1][2] Upon the announcement of Nickelodeon signing the new show The Mighty B! on December 12, 2006, it renewed SpongeBob SquarePants for a sixth season with 26 episodes in order, surpassing the 100-episode mark.[3][4][5][6] Cyma Zarghami, president of Nickelodeon, said "One of the great things about animation is that you can play it over and over again, and kids will still watch it [...] With live action they won't."[7] On March 3, 2008, the season premiered with the episode "Krabby Road". It was written by Luke Brookshier, Nate Cash and Eric Shaw, while Alan Smart served as animation director.
In 2009, Nickelodeon began celebrating the tenth anniversary of the show with Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants, a documentary special by filmmaker Patrick Creadon, that discuss the history of the show and the ascent of the "absorbing character's journey to pop culture stardom."[8][9][10] Creator Stephen Hillenburg, speaking by phone from Southern California, said "Ten years. I never imagined working on the show to this date and this long. I really figured we might get a season and a cult following, and that might be it."[11] In an interview, Tom Kenny told that "What I'm most proud of is that kids still really like it and care about it [...] They eagerly await new episodes. People who were young children when it started 10 years ago are still watching it and digging it and think it's funny. That's the loving cup for me."[12]
Nickelodeon also broadcast a 50½-hour television marathon titled "The Ultimate SpongeBob SpongeBash Weekend". The marathon featured the ten most memorable episodes as picked by its viewers on Nick.com. The night capped off with the television encore of The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie at 8 PM.[13] On July 19, 10 new episodes including the special episode "To SquarePants or Not to SquarePants" premiered.[14][15] Paramount Home Entertainment released a 14-disc DVD titled The First 100 Episodes on September 22, 2009.[16] The DVD runs approximately 2200 minutes and includes the first 100 episodes of the series.[17][18] A second SpongeBob SquarePants television film aired on Nickelodeon, titled Truth or Square, on November 6, 2009.[19][20] Several celebrities made live action cameo appearances on the film, including Rosario Dawson, LeBron James, Tina Fey, Will Ferrell, Craig Ferguson, Robin Williams and P!nk, while Ricky Gervais provided opening and closing naration for the film.[21][22]
Animation was handled overseas in South Korea at Rough Draft Studios.[23][24] Animation directors credited with episodes in the sixth season included Andrew Overtoom, Alan Smart, and Tom Yasumi. Episodes were written by a team of writers, which consisted of Casey Alexander, Steven Banks, Luke Brookshier, Nate Cash, Zeus Cervas, Sean Charmatz, Derek Iversen, Tom King, Dani Michaeli, Richard Pursel, Chris Reccardi, Aaron Springer, Eric Shaw, and Paul Tibbitt. The season was storyboarded by Alexander, Brookshier, Cash, Cervas, Charmatz, King, Reccardi, and Springer.[a][25][26]
Cast[edit]








The sixth season featured many guest celebrities, including actor Johnny Depp (left) and English singer and Spice Girls member Victoria Beckham (right), among others. The two accepted to lend their voices to the show because their children are fans.
The sixth season had a cast of six main actors. Tom Kenny provided the voice of the title character SpongeBob SquarePants and his pet snail Gary. SpongeBob's best friend, a starfish named Patrick Star, was voiced by Bill Fagerbakke,[27] while Rodger Bumpass played the voice of Squidward Tentacles, an arrogant and ill-tempered octopus.[28] Other members of the cast were Carolyn Lawrence as Sandy Cheeks, a squirrel from Texas;[29] Clancy Brown as Mr. Krabs, a miserly crab obsessed with money and SpongeBob's boss at the Krusty Krab;[30] and Mr. Lawrence as Plankton, a small green copepod and Mr. Krabs' business rival.[31] The season had a number of secondary characters including Jill Talley as Plankton's computer wife, Karen;[32] Mary Jo Catlett as Mrs. Puff, SpongeBob's driving instructor;[33] Lori Alan as Pearl, Mr. Krabs' daughter;[34] and Brian Doyle-Murray as the Flying Dutchman.[35][36]
In addition to the regular cast members, episodes feature guest voices from many ranges of professions, including actors, athletes, authors, musicians, and artists. For instance, in the episode "House Fancy", television personality Alton Brown guest starred as the character of Nicholas Whithers, the host and judge of a show of the same name.[37] In an interview, Brown described the work as "a blast." He said "I came up with this voice that didn't sound anything like me. I channeled this very strange person. Only three people I know figured out it was even me when they saw it."[38] Actor and musician Johnny Depp guest starred in the episode "SpongeBob vs. The Big One" as the voice of Jack Kahuna Laguna, a surf guru that taught SpongeBob how to surf.[39][40][41][42] According to Sarah Noonan, vice president of talent and casting for Nickelodeon, Depp accepted the role because he and his kids are fans of the show.[43] The episode was also guest starred by musician and The Monkees' Davy Jones who starred in the episode as himself, appearing at the bottom of the sea with his locker,[44][45] and Bruce Brown providing vocal cameo as the episode's narrator.[46] In "The Card", Ernest Borgnine returned, reprising his role as Mermaid Man. Borgnine later reappeared in the episodes "Ditchin'" and "Shuffleboarding", voicing his recurring role, with Tim Conway as Barnacle Boy. In "Dear Vikings", English actor Ian McShane voiced Gordon, the leader of the large group of Vikings outside of Bikini Bottom.[47] Dennis Quaid also appeared in the "Grandpappy the Pirate" as Grandpa Redbeard, Mr. Krabs' grandfather.[37] Furthermore, Dee Snider, the frontman of the heavy metal band Twisted Sister, guest starred in "Shell Shocked" as Angry Jack.[37] Snider said "I knew they must be fans [of mine] because in the SpongeBob movie, they took my song 'I Wanna Rock' and changed it to 'Goofy Goober Rock.' I flipped at the opportunity to be in the show. I have four kids, and everybody loved SpongeBob."[38] In the entry "The Clash of Triton", English singer Victoria Beckham guest starred in the episode as the wife of King Neptune, Queen Amphitrite.[48][49][50] The writers created the role of a Queen Amphitrite especially for Beckham.[51][52] The former Spice Girl accepted the role because her sons, Brooklyn, Romeo, and Cruz, love the show,[53][54][55] were excited when their mother told them of the role, and looked forward to watching the episode with her.[56][57] Beckham recorded the voice-over in late-2008[51] in a day,[52][58] and claimed that she was "thrilled" to provide the vocal cameo.[59][60][61] Other guests in the episode including Seinfeld actor John O'Hurley also made a vocal cameo in the episode as King Neptune, and Skid Row heavy metal vocalist Sebastian Bach as the voice of Triton.[62][63][64]
Moreover, in the television film SpongeBob's Truth or Square, various celebrities guest appeared, including Rosario Dawson, Craig Ferguson, Will Ferrell, Tina Fey, LeBron James, Triumph, the Insult Comic Dog, and Robin Williams as guest actors appearing as themselves in the live action sequences, while Ricky Gervais provided vocal cameo as the narrator.[21][65][66][67]
Reception[edit]
The show itself received several recognition, including the Kids' Choice Awards for Favorite Cartoon in 2009 and 2010.[68][69] SpongeBob SquarePants won the 2009 and 2010 Indonesia Kids' Choice Awards for Favorite Cartoon,[70][71] while being nominated at the 2010 Kids' Choice Awards Mexico for the same category.[72] At the 2009 ASTRA Awards, the show was nominated for the Favourite International Program category, but did not win.[73] At the 37th Daytime Emmy Awards, the show won for Outstanding Special Class Animated Program,[74] while the directors, including Andrea Romano, Tom Yasumi, Andrew Overtoom and Alan Smart, were nominated for Outstanding Directing in an Animated Program.[74] The episode "SpongeBob vs. The Big One" was nominated at the 2010 Golden Reel Awards.[75] At the 2009 and 2010 BAFTA Children's Awards, the show was nominated for the Kids' Vote – Television and International category, respectively.[76][77] The DVD release of the episode was nominated at the 37th Annie Awards for Best Home Entertainment Production.[78] At the same award body, SpongeBob SquarePants was nominated for Best Animated Television Production for Children, while Tom Kenny won Best Voice Acting in a Television Production for his work on the television film SpongeBob's Truth or Square as SpongeBob SquarePants.[78][79] Furthermore, at the 38th Annie Awards, the show won for Best Animated Television Production for Children, while the crew members, Jeremy Wakefield, Sage Guyton, Nick Carr and Tuck Tucker, won the Music in a Television Production category.[80] SpongeBob SquarePants also won at the 2011 ASCAP Film and Television Awards for Top Television Series.[81] At the 2010 and 2011 TP de Oro, the series won the Best Children and Youth Program category.[82][83] Sarah Noonan has been nominated for two Artios Awards of the Casting Society of America, out of which she won for Television Animation.[84][85]
In a DVD review, Paul Mavis of DVD Talk "highly recommended" the set, saying "[The season has a shaky start], but the laughs definitely pick up on the second disc."[86] In particular, Mavis praised the episode "The Splinter" as "one of the very best SpongeBob [episodes]," while "Slide Whistle Stooges", "Boating Buddies", and "The Slumber Party" were described by Mavis as "SpongeBob season's best offerings."[86] In a separate review for the "Volume 2" DVD, Mavis only "recommended" it.[87] He said that the episodes, including "Choir Boys", "Pet or Pests", "Overbooked", "Shell Shocked", "Komputer Overload", "Chum Bucket Supreme", and "Single Cell Anniversary" are "solid entries" and "all deliver steady laughs," but has doubts that "they're on a par with series' best entries like 'The Splinter', 'Slide Whistle Stooges', 'Boating Buddies', and 'The Slumber Party'."[87]
In a DVD review for the individual episode DVD release Spongicus, Roy Hrab of DVD Verdict said that "In my previous SpongeBob reviews I have commented that series has lost its edge. This offering does nothing to change my opinion. But what the heck do I know? Clearly, the show continues to maintain a large following and the franchise is a license to print money for Nickelodeon."[88] The DVD consists of eight episodes and praised the episodes "Not Normal" and "Gone" by describing them "the best episode on the disc" and "a decent episode", respectively.[88] Also from DVD Verdict, Gordon Sullivan, on the DVD release To SquarePants or Not to SquarePants, said that "[it is] a solid collection of SpongeBob SquarePants episodes."[89] He added that "My only serious problem with this set is that it's only eight episodes long; a more complete season-style release would be more efficient. On the technical front everything is fine, with the bright, solid colors of Bikini Bottom shining through clearly and all the dialogue and effects clear and detailed."[89] Sullivan gave the episodes "The Splinter", "Slide Whistle Stooges", and "The Krabby Kronicle" an 8/10 rating, while "Boating Buddies" received the lowest rating with 3/10.[89]
Episodes[edit]
See also: List of SpongeBob SquarePants episodes
Key##The following episodes listed in the chart are arranged according to the numbering found in their U.S. Copyright registration records, rather than by their original air dates.[90]



SpongeBob SquarePants season 6 episodes

No. in
 series
No. in
 season
Title
Animation directors[a]
Written by[a]
Original air date[91]
U.S. viewers
 (millions)

101a
1a "House Fancy" Tom Yasumi Aaron Springer & Dani Michaeli June 6, 2008 4.0[92]
Squidward enters a fancy house contest.
101b
1b "Krabby Road" Alan Smart Luke Brookshier, Nate Cash & Eric Shaw March 3, 2008 4.8[93]
After getting out of jail and having Karen leave him, Plankton forms a rock band with SpongeBob, Patrick, and Squidward.
102a
2a "Penny Foolish" Alan Smart Aaron Springer & Dani Michaeli March 7, 2008 4.8[93]
SpongeBob finds a penny and Mr. Krabs tries to steal it.
102b
2b "Nautical Novice" Tom Yasumi Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas & Derek Iversen March 29, 2008 4.7[94]
SpongeBob's class goes to a boating museum, and he studies the complete history of boating.
103a
3a "Spongicus" Andrew Overtoom Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas & Richard Pursel March 29, 2008 4.7[94]
Plankton turns the Chum Bucket into a colosseum as a ploy to draw customers.
103b
3b "Suction Cup Symphony" Andrew Overtoom Luke Brookshier, Nate Cash & Richard Pursel March 6, 2008 4.5[93]
Squidward composes a symphony.
104a
4a "Not Normal" Andrew Overtoom Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas & Derek Iversen March 4, 2008 4.7[93]
After Squidward tells SpongeBob he is not normal, he undergoes a series of drastic changes.
104b
4b "Gone" Alan Smart Luke Brookshier, Nate Cash & Steven Banks March 5, 2008 4.6[93]
Bikini Bottom is deserted and SpongeBob doesn't know why.
105a
5a "The Splinter" Tom Yasumi Nate Cash, Sean Charmatz & Steven Banks June 2, 2008 4.2[92]
SpongeBob gets a splinter.
105b
5b "Slide Whistle Stooges" Alan Smart Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas & Derek Iversen February 16, 2009 4.5[95]
SpongeBob, Squidward, and Patrick annoy each other with slide whistles.
106a
6a "A Life in a Day" Andrew Overtoom Chris Reccardi & Dani Michaeli June 4, 2008 4.0[92]
After Larry the Lobster convinces him to live life on the edge, Patrick takes him up on the suggestion.
106b
6b "Sun Bleached" Tom Yasumi Luke Brookshier, Nate Cash, Richard Pursel June 5, 2008 4.1[92]
SpongeBob wants to get a tan so he can go to a party but stays under the tanning bed too long.
107a
7a "Giant Squidward" Alan Smart Luke Brookshier, Nate Cash & Richard Pursel June 3, 2008 4.3[92]
SpongeBob and Patrick spray Squidward with fertilizer, causing him to grow gigantic.
107b
7b "No Nose Knows" Andrew Overtoom Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas & Derek Iversen August 4, 2008 3.7[96]
Patrick gets a nose.
108a
8a "Patty Caper" Andrew Overtoom Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas & Eric Shaw August 5, 2008 3.8[96]
The Krabby Patty secret ingredient is stolen.
108b
8b "Plankton's Regular" Tom Yasumi Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas & Dani Michaeli August 6, 2008 3.7[96]
The Chum Bucket finally gets a customer, who becomes a regular.
109a
9a "Boating Buddies" Andrew Overtoom Aaron Springer & Richard Pursel August 7, 2008 3.8[96]
Squidward gets a boating ticket and is forced to join SpongeBob at boating school.
109b
9b "The Krabby Kronicle" Tom Yasumi Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas & Derek Iversen August 8, 2008 3.6[96]
Mr. Krabs begins publishing a sensationalistic newspaper at the Krusty Krab.
110a
10a "The Slumber Party" Alan Smart Tom King & Dani Michaeli November 28, 2008 N/A
SpongeBob invades Pearl's slumber party.
110b
10b "Grooming Gary" Alan Smart Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas & Dani Michaeli November 28, 2008 N/A
SpongeBob enters Gary in a pet show, until Gary starts a rebellion there.
111
11 "SpongeBob SquarePants vs. The Big One" Andrew Overtoom & Alan Smart Aaron Springer, Paul Tibbitt & Steven Banks April 17, 2009 5.8[97][98]
A giant tidal wave hits Bikini Bottom.
112a
12a "Porous Pockets" Tom Yasumi Aaron Springer & Derek Iversen November 28, 2008 N/A
SpongeBob becomes rich after finding a pearl and his change in attitude alienates Patrick.
112b
12b "Choir Boys" Andrew Overtoom Aaron Springer & Richard Pursel March 20, 2009 N/A
Squidward does not want SpongeBob to join his men's choir.
113a
13a "Krusty Krushers" Alan Smart Nate Cash, Sean Charmatz & Derek Iversen November 28, 2008 N/A
Patrick and SpongeBob become professional wrestlers.
113b
13b "The Card" Tom Yasumi Luke Brookshier, Nate Cash & Steven Banks November 28, 2008 N/A
Patrick has a Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy trading card that SpongeBob is afraid he will destroy, ruining its value.
114a
14a "Dear Vikings" Tom Yasumi Aaron Springer & Dani Michaeli November 28, 2008 N/A
Vikings kidnap Squidward and SpongeBob.
114b
14b "Ditchin'" Tom Yasumi Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas & Dani Michaeli November 28, 2008 N/A
SpongeBob cuts boating school due to various distractions.
115a
15a "Grandpappy the Pirate" Alan Smart Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas & Dani Michaeli February 18, 2009 4.3[95]
Mr. Krabs' grandfather, a pirate named Redbeard, visits.
115b
15b "Cephalopod Lodge" Andrew Overtoom Luke Brookshier, Nate Cash & Richard Pursel February 17, 2009 4.7[95]
SpongeBob and Patrick get Squidward expelled from the Cephalopod Lodge and then try to get him readmitted.
116a
16a "Squid's Visit" Tom Yasumi Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas & Derek Iversen June 4, 2009 N/A
Squidward won't come over to SpongeBob's house no matter how many times he asks.
116b
16b "To SquarePants or Not to SquarePants" Alan Smart Luke Brookshier, Nate Cash & Steven Banks July 17, 2009 N/A
After SpongeBob has to buy a pair of rounded pants for work, he takes on a new personality.
117a
17a "Shuffleboarding" Andrew Overtoom Luke Brookshier, Nate Cash & Derek Iversen February 16, 2009 4.5[95]
Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy are injured and SpongeBob and Patrick take their places.
117b
17b "Professor Squidward" Andrew Overtoom Aaron Springer & Dani Michaeli February 19, 2009 4.5[95]
Squidward begins teaching a music class and SpongeBob and Patrick are his students.
118a
18a "Pet or Pests" Andrew Overtoom Aaron Springer & Richard Pursel March 18, 2009 4.2[99]
SpongeBob is left with a litter of baby worms after Gary scares the mother away.
118b
18b "Komputer Overload" Alan Smart Aaron Springer & Richard Pursel March 19, 2009 4.0[99]
Karen is replaced by new robots built by Plankton.
119a
19a "Gullible Pants" Alan Smart Luke Brookshier, Nate Cash & Derek Iversen June 5, 2009 N/A
Mr. Krabs needs an emergency manicure and SpongeBob is left in charge of the Krusty Krab for fifteen minutes.
119b
19b "Overbooked" Tom Yasumi Casey Alexender, Zeus Cervas & Derek Iversen July 19, 2009 5.2[100]
SpongeBob becomes pressed for time when he is enlisted to help Patrick, Sandy, and Mr. Krabs simultaneously.
120a
20a "No Hat for Pat" Tom Yasumi Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas & Dani Michaeli July 19, 2009 5.1[101]
Patrick wants to wear a hat, so he gets a job at the Krusty Krab.
120b
20b "Toy Store of Doom" Andrew Overtoom Luke Brookshier, Nate Cash & Dani Michaeli March 17, 2009 N/A
SpongeBob and Patrick get locked in a toy store after hours.
121a
21a "Sand Castles in the Sand" Andrew Overtoom Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas & Dani Michaeli March 16, 2009 N/A
SpongeBob and Patrick's day of building sand castles takes an odd turn.
121b
21b "Shell Shocked" Alan Smart Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas & Richard Pursel June 1, 2009 N/A
Gary's shell accidentally breaks and SpongeBob must find him a new one.
122a
22a "Chum Bucket Supreme" Tom Yasumi Sean Charmatz & Dani Michaeli July 19, 2009 4.7[100]
Patrick is hired to do advertising for the Chum Bucket and amazingly succeeds in getting business for Plankton.
122b
22b "Single Cell Anniversary" Tom Yasumi Luke Brookshier, Nate Cash & Richard Pursel June 3, 2009 N/A
Plankton and Karen are having their anniversary and Plankton cannot get a gift for her.
123-124
23-24 "Truth or Square" Andrew Overtoom, Alan Smart & Tom Yasumi Luke Brookshier, Nate Cash, Steven Banks & Paul Tibbitt November 6, 2009 7.7[102]
Everyone gets trapped in the freezer at the Krusty Krab.
125a
25a "Pineapple Fever" Tom Yasumi Aaron Springer & Derek Iversen June 2, 2009 N/A
A thunderstorm hits Bikini Bottom forcing SpongeBob, Patrick, and Squidward to coexist under one roof.
125b
25b "Chum Caverns" Alan Smart Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas & Richard Pursel July 18, 2009 4.7[100]
Plankton discovers a cavern under the Chum Bucket and uses it as a new marketing ploy.
126
26 "The Clash of Triton" Andrew Overtoom & Alan Smart Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas, Aaron Springer, Steven Banks & Paul Tibbitt July 5, 2010 5.2[103][104]
Neptune's son Triton has gone missing and his parents want to celebrate his birthday at the Krusty Krab.
DVD release[edit]



SpongeBob SquarePants: The Complete Sixth Season DVD cover art, released on November 13, 2012.
The first 24 segment episodes of the sixth season were released on DVD by Paramount Home Entertainment in the United States and Canada on December 8, 2009.[86] The "Volume 1" DVD release features bonus material including animated shorts.[86] The remaining 23 segment episodes were also released under the title "Volume 2" in the United States and Canada on December 7, 2010.[87] The DVD release also features bonus material including music videos, shorts and featurettes.[87] In Region 2 and 4, the DVD release for the season was a complete set. On November 13, 2012, The Complete Sixth Season DVD was released in Region 1, two years after the season had completed broadcast on television.[105]
SpongeBob SquarePants: Season 6, Volume 1
Set details[86] Special features[86]
##24 segment episodes
##2-disc set
##1.33:1 aspect ratio
##Languages: ##English (Dolby Digital 5.1)
 ##The SpongeBob History Song featurette
##Animated shorts: ##Separation Anxiety
##Surfing Dreams
##SpongeBoard
##Balloons
##Juiceman
##Traffic
##The Outfit

Release dates
Region 1 Region 2 Region 4
December 8, 2009[106] November 29, 2010[107] December 2, 2010[108]
SpongeBob SquarePants: Season 6, Volume 2
Set details[87] Special features[87]
##23 segment episodes
##2-disc set
##1.33:1 aspect ratio
##Languages: ##English (Dolby Digital 5.1)
 ##"SpongeBob's Last Stand" extras
##"The Clash of Triton" extras
##Best Day Ever Karaoke Music Video
##Behind the Scenes with Pick Boy and SpongeBob
##Bollywood Bob music video
##How To Make SpongeBob SquarePants featurette
##"The Clash of Triton" shorts ##SpongeGod
##Neptune's Origins

Release dates
Region 1 Region 2 Region 4
December 7, 2010[109] November 29, 2010[107] December 2, 2010[108]
Notes[edit]
a.^ Jump up to: a b c Information is taken from the opening credits of each episode.
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SpongeBob SquarePants (season 7)
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SpongeBob SquarePants season 7
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DVD cover art for the seventh season

Country of origin
United States
No. of episodes
26
Broadcast

Original channel
Nickelodeon
Original run
July 19, 2009 – June 11, 2011
Home video release
DVD release
Region 1
December 6, 2011
Region 2
September 17, 2012
Region 4
September 12, 2012
Season chronology

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List of SpongeBob SquarePants episodes
The seventh season of the American animated television series SpongeBob SquarePants, created by marine biologist and animator Stephen Hillenburg, originally aired on Nickelodeon in the United States from July 19, 2009 to June 11, 2011. It contained 26 episodes, beginning with the episodes "Tentacle Vision" and "I Heart Dancing". The series chronicles the exploits and adventures of the title character and his various friends in the fictional underwater city of Bikini Bottom.
The season was executive produced by series creator Hillenburg and writer Paul Tibbitt, who also acted as the showrunner. In 2011, Legends of Bikini Bottom, an anthology series consists of five episodes from the season, was launched. A number of guest stars appeared on the season's episodes. Several compilation DVDs that contained episodes from the season were released. The SpongeBob SquarePants: The Complete Seventh Season DVD was released in Region 1 on December 6, 2011, Region 2 on September 17, 2012, and Region 4 on September 12, 2012.
The series won the 2010 Kids' Choice Awards in the category of Favorite Cartoon. The episode "That Sinking Feeling" was nominated at the 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Short-format Animated Program. Furthermore, at the 38th Annie Awards, the show won for Best Animated Television Production for Children.


Contents  [hide]
1 Production
2 Cast
3 Reception
4 Episodes
5 DVD release
6 Notes
7 References
8 External links

Production[edit]
The season aired on Nickelodeon, which is owned by Viacom, and was produced by United Plankton Pictures and Nickelodeon. The season's executive producers were series creator Stephen Hillenburg and Paul Tibbitt, who also acted as the series' showrunner.[1][2] On March 13, 2008, during the broadcast of the sixth season, the network renewed the show for a seventh season, with 26 episodes in order.[3][4] Cyma Zarghami, president of Nickelodeon & MTVN Kids and Family Group, said, "The strength of the Nickelodeon brand comes from how we embrace everything important to kids, and how we are with them virtually everywhere they want us to be. Our open philosophy to give audiences access to everything they love, and our commitment to making relevant and innovative content, have put us at the top of cable, VOD and online. Nickelodeon has strong momentum as a brand and as a business, and we have a great foundation built on great talent and relationships with some of the best creative leaders in our industry."[5][6]
In a statement, Brown Johnson, president of animation for Nickelodeon, said, "We are thrilled to be making another season of SpongeBob SquarePants–a series we hope to make for a long time."[7] On July 19, 2009, the season premiered with the episodes "Tentacle-Vision" and "I Heart Dancing". The former was written by Luke Brookshier, Nate Cash and Derek Iversen, with Alan Smart serving as animation director.[8] The episode "I Heart Dancing" was written by Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas, Mr. Lawrence, and was directed by Tom Yasumi.[9]
In 2011, Nickelodeon debuted an anthology series, Legends of Bikini Bottom, of five seventh season episodes in the show.[10][11] It was released on January 27, 2011 on the online social networking service Facebook before it aired on the cable channel Nickelodeon.[10][11][12][13] "Trenchbillies" was the first episode to air on Facebook and was written by Aaron Springer and Richard Pursel, with Andrew Overtoom serving as animation director.[14] Nickelodeon said on January 27 that SpongeBob SquarePants has more than 16 million "friends" on Facebook.[15][16][17] The decision of airing the series online was aimed at attracting "the young and the restless hooked to the internet and the social media."[16] In a press release, Brown Johnson said, "The anthology format of Legends of Bikini Bottom provides a great opportunity to try something new where we can give SpongeBob's 16 million fans on Facebook a first look, in addition to new content on-air".[10][11][18] Each episode was available for two weeks on Facebook.[19][20] The other four episodes called "Sponge-Cano!", "The Main Drain", "The Monster Who Came to Bikini Bottom" and "Welcome to the Bikini Bottom Triangle" premiered on Nickelodeon in an hour-long special on January 28, 2011.[10][11][21][22]
Animation was handled overseas in South Korea at Rough Draft Studios.[23][24] Animation directors credited with episodes in the seventh season included Andrew Overtoom, Alan Smart, and Tom Yasumi. Episodes were written by a team of writers, which consisted of Casey Alexander, Steven Banks, Luke Brookshier, Nate Cash, Zeus Cervas, Sean Charmatz, Derek Ivesen, Mr. Lawrence, Dani Michaeli, Richard Pursel, and Aaron Springer. The season was storyboarded by Alexander, Brookshier, Cash, Cervas, Charmatz, and Springer.[a]
Cast[edit]








In the seventh season episode "Back to the Past", the young Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy were voiced by Adam West and Burt Ward, the original Batman and Robin, respectively.
The seventh season had a cast of six main actors. Tom Kenny provided the voice of the title character SpongeBob SquarePants and his pet snail Gary. SpongeBob's best friend, a starfish named Patrick Star, was voiced by Bill Fagerbakke,[25] while Rodger Bumpass played the voice of Squidward Tentacles, an arrogant and ill-tempered octopus.[26] Other members of the cast were Carolyn Lawrence as Sandy Cheeks, a squirrel from Texas;[27] Clancy Brown as Mr. Krabs, a miserly crab obsessed with money who is SpongeBob's boss at the Krusty Krab;[28] and Mr. Lawrence as Plankton, a small green copepod and Mr. Krabs' business rival.[29] The season had a number of secondary characters including Jill Talley as Plankton's computer wife, Karen;[30] Mary Jo Catlett as Mrs. Puff, SpongeBob's driving instructor;[31] Lori Alan as Pearl, Mr. Krabs' daughter;[32] and Brian Doyle-Murray as the Flying Dutchman.[33][34]
In addition to the regular cast members, episodes feature guest voices from many ranges of professions, including actors, musicians, and artists. For instance, in the episode "Back to the Past", Ernest Borgnine and Tim Conway returned, reprising their respective roles as Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy.[35] The episode is also guest starred by the original Batman series stars Adam West as the young Mermaid Man and Burt Ward as the young Barnacle Boy.[36][37][38] Borgnie and Conway later voiced their recurring roles in the episode "The Bad Guy Club for Villains".[39] Comedienne and actress Laraine Newman voices the character of Plankton's Grandma in "Gramma's Secret Recipe".[40] In the anthology series Legends of Bikini Bottom, actresses Amy Sedaris and Ginnifer Goodwin guest star. Sedaris appears in the episode "Trenchbillies" as the voice of Ma Angler.[10][11][41] Goodwin also guest stars as the voice of a purple-haired mermaid in the episode "Welcome to the Bikini Bottom Triangle".[10][11][41] She lends her voice to a teenage mermaid who steals from others through Bikini Bottom's version of the Bermuda Triangle.[10][11][41][42] In "The Curse of Hex", Saturday Night Live's Kristen Wiig guest stars as the voice of Madame Hagfish.[43] Marion Ross voiced her recurring role as Grandma SquarePants, SpongeBob's grandmother, in the episode "The Abrasive Side".[44]
Reception[edit]
The series has received recognition, including the 2010 Kids' Choice Awards for Favorite Cartoon.[45] The series also won the same category at the succeeding year's Kids' Choice Awards and at the 2010 and 2011 Indonesia Kids' Choice Awards.[46][47][48] At the Kids' Choice Awards Mexico 2010 and Kids' Choice Awards Argentina 2011, the show was nominated for Favorite Cartoon, but did not win.[49][50][51] The episode "That Sinking Feeling" was nominated at the 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Short-format Animated Program.[52] Furthermore, at the 38th Annie Awards, the show won for Best Animated Television Production for Children, while the crew members, Jeremy Wakefield, Sage Guyton, Nick Carr and Tuck Tucker, won the Music in a Television Production category.[53] SpongeBob SquarePants also won at the 2011 ASCAP Film and Television Awards for Top Television Series. At the 2010 and 2011 TP de Oro, the series won the Best Children and Youth Program category.[54][55]
In his review of the seventh season for DVD Talk, Ian Jane wrote that the series "is one of those rare animated shows that can be enjoyed equally as much by both adults and children."[56] He described the concept of the show as "utterly ludicrous."[56] He cited the episodes "SpongeBob's Last Stand" and "Tentacle-Vision" as "interesting stand outs," while the episodes "The Inside Job", "Back To The Past", "Gary in Love", and "The Abrasive Side" as "memorable episodes this time around."[56] However, Jane said that the season is not as good as the previous seasons, writing "It's not that this more recent material isn't fun, because it is, but by this point in time storylines are beginning to get a little repetitive and as such, the series doesn't seem quite as fresh and original as it once did."[56] Jane "recommended" the DVD set, writing "This latest collection of episodes is not a high point in the series but it's still decent enough family friendly entertainment, even if it does get too repetitive for its own good."[56]
Josh Rode of DVD Verdict said that the season "has its moments", but is "by far the least consistently funny season of the venerable cartoon."[57] Rode also said that the characters of SpongeBob SquarePants and Patrick Star "have become the least engaging parts of the show, which is a problem since they dominate screen time."[57] He perceived that Patrick "has been dumbed down too far."[57] As for the character of SpongeBob, he criticized his changing voice that has become "more nasal over the years."[57] He described the character "like a happy, fun-loving, not-overly-intelligent sponge," but said that "[He] has entirely lost the naïveté which has long been the basis of his charm."[57]
Episodes[edit]
See also: List of SpongeBob SquarePants episodes
KeyThe following episodes listed in the chart are arranged according to their production order, rather than by their original air dates.[58]
SpongeBob SquarePants season 7 episodes

No. in
 series
No. in
 season
Title
Animation directors[a]
Written by[a]
Original air date[59]
U.S. viewers
 (millions)

127a
1a "Tentacle-Vision" Alan Smart Luke Brookshier, Nate Cash & Derek Iversen July 19, 2009 5.0[60]
Squidward becomes the star of his own television show, but when the other characters find out, they go to the set to promote their own skills on-air, and wind up making a mess of the show. In the end, the show becomes a televised house party.
127b
1b "I ♥ Dancing" Tom Yasumi Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas & Mr. Lawrence July 19, 2009 5.0[60]
Squidward is envious when he learns that SpongeBob is invited to a dance audition. He then tells SpongeBob that he is willing to train him for the audition, which SpongeBob gladly accepts. However, Squidward is only overworking him with dancing lessons to take his nomination. In the ending, Squidward wins the nomination but is dismayed to hear that he has been selected into a production made by his rival Squilliam and that Squilliam clearly plans to overwork him like he did to SpongeBob.
128a
2a "Growth Spout" Andrew Overtoom Aaron Springer & Richard Pursel July 19, 2009 5.2[60]
As Pearl goes through her growth spurt one night, her hunger gets worse. Mr. Krabs tries to find enough food to feed his daughter. However, wanting to save money, he raids his friends' houses to see if there is any food he can steal that can satisfy Pearl.
128b
2b "Stuck in the Wringer" Alan Smart Zeus Cervas, Sean Charmatz & Derek Iversen July 19, 2009 5.2[60]
SpongeBob gets stuck in his wringer. His condition gets worse when Patrick, who is misunderstanding the situation, uses a "Forever Glue" to permanently trap SpongeBob in it. SpongeBob, who is dismayed, tries to go about his usual day, but falls upon hardships.
129a
3a "Someone's in the Kitchen with Sandy" Tom Yasumi Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas & Dani Michaeli July 19, 2009 5.4[60]
As part of yet another Krabby Patty secret formula stealing scheme, Plankton purloins Sandy's fur to impersonate her and trick SpongeBob to give him the formula. Meanwhile, Sandy, who is naked, finds the culprit throughout the town.
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3b "The Inside Job" Andrew Overtoom Luke Brookshier, Nate Cash & Mr. Lawrence July 19, 2009 5.4[60]
Plankton tries to control SpongeBob in order to retrieve the Krabby Patty secret formula, but fails. He soon discovers that the formula is located in SpongeBob's heart. He sucks information from there, but becomes and acts bubbly like SpongeBob.
130a
4a "Greasy Buffoons" Tom Yasumi Aaron Springer & Derek Iversen November 27, 2009 5.5[61]
After emptying the Krusty Krab's grease trap, Mr. Krabs illegally dumps it behind the Chum Bucket which starts a competition between Mr. Krabs and Plankton to increase the taste of their food with greasy entrées.
130b
4b "Model Sponge" Tom Yasumi Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas & Mr. Lawrence November 27, 2009 5.5[61]
After overhearing Mr. Krabs talking on the phone, SpongeBob thinks that he has been fired from his job at the Krusty Krab. As a result, SpongeBob tries a career at being a model in a kitchen sponge commercial.
131a
5a "Keep Bikini Bottom Beautiful" Alan Smart Luke Brookshier, Nate Cash & Dani Michaeli January 2, 2010 N/A
Squidward is sentenced to do community service and clean up garbage after being getting caught by the police in an act of "littering". However, his arch-rival Squilliam distracts him by boasting about his progress and a statue depicting himself. In the end, Squidward manages to clean up the city with "help" from SpongeBob.
131b
5b "A Pal for Gary" Andrew Overtoom Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas & Richard Pursel January 2, 2010 N/A
Realizing that his pet is lonely when he is at work, SpongeBob gets Gary a playmate. But whenever SpongeBob is not present, the new fish terrorizes Gary. In the end, SpongeBob decides to bring Gary with him at the Krusty Krab the next day so he will not be lonely again.
132a
6a "Yours, Mine and Mine" Andrew Overtoom Luke Brookshier, Nate Cash & Steven Banks September 11, 2010 4.5[62]
SpongeBob buys a meal for himself and Patrick to share, and gets a special toy made by Mr. Krabs along with it. However, as SpongeBob soon finds out, Patrick's idea of sharing is that SpongeBob buys something for the two of them, and Patrick keeps that something all for himself.
132b
6b "Kracked Krabs" Alan Smart Luke Brookshier, Nate Cash & Mr. Lawrence September 11, 2010 4.5[62]
When Mr. Krabs is nominated at the Cheapest Crab Awards, SpongeBob goes with him to the Cheapest Crab Convention for the award ceremony.
133a
7a "The Curse of Bikini Bottom" Andrew Overtoom Luke Brookshier, Nate Cash & Mr. Lawrence October 24, 2009 4.9[63]
When SpongeBob and Patrick anger the Flying Dutchman by accidentally shaving off his beard, he turns SpongeBob and Patrick into ghosts until his beard grows back. At first, they have much fun as ghosts, but eventually realize the hardships of "living without souls."
133b
7b "Squidward in Clarinetland" Tom Yasumi Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas & Dani Michaeli March 24, 2010 N/A
At the Krusty Krab, Squidward demands Mr. Krabs to provide him a locker to place his clarinet. Mr. Krabs is forced to grant him his request, but Squidward must also share the locker with SpongeBob. Eventually, his clarinet goes missing, and Squidward starts looking for it. He ends up in a sacred place for clarinets only.
134
8 "SpongeBob's Last Stand" Andrew Overtoom & Tom Yasumi Aaron Springer, Steven Banks & Derek Iversen April 22, 2010 4.8[64]
SpongeBob and Patrick learn that Plankton is building a new highway that would destroy the Jellyfish Fields. As a result, they protest against its construction. SpongeBob discovers that it is another scheme to steal the Krabby Patty formula.
135a
9a "Back to the Past" Alan Smart Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas & Dani Michaeli February 15, 2010 4.4[65]
SpongeBob and Patrick go back in time to see their favorite superheroes, Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy, when they were young. However, they accidentally alter history by making Man Ray the ruler of Bikini Bottom.
135b
9b "The Bad Guy Club for Villains" Alan Smart Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas & Dani Michaeli February 15, 2010 4.4[65]
SpongeBob and Patrick watch Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy fight villains and criminals in "The Secret Meeting", a lost episode of a show within a show called The Adventures of Mermaid Man & Barnacle Boy.
136a
10a "A Day Without Tears" Tom Yasumi Aaron Springer & Steven Banks March 22, 2010 3.9[66]
Squidward, who is annoyed, has seen SpongeBob cry too many. As a result, he makes a bet that SpongeBob cannot go a single day without crying. But if SpongeBob wins the bet, Squidward has to come to SpongeBob's house for a sleepover.
136b
10b "Summer Job" Alan Smart Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas & Derek Iversen March 23, 2010 N/A
When trying to escape from SpongeBob as it is the start of summer break, Mrs. Puff accidentally wrecks the Krusty Krab's front doors. To pay off the damage she caused, she is forced to work through her vacation by assisting SpongeBob in the kitchen.
137a
11a "One Coarse Meal/Plankton Got Served" Andrew Overtoom Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas & Mr. Lawrence March 25, 2010 4.2[66]
When Mr. Krabs discovers that Plankton is afraid of whales, he uses it to his advantage with his daughter, Pearl. However, when his daughter refuses, Mr. Krabs disguises himself as Pearl to continue to torment his rival.
137b
11b "Gary in Love" Andrew Overtoom Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas & Derek Iversen February 6, 2010 5.5[67]
When SpongeBob takes Gary to a "snail park", Gary meets another snail named Mary and falls in love with her. When at home, Gary thinks and misses Mary, so he sneaks out to find her. Meanwhile, SpongeBob discovers that Gary goes missing, so he searches him all over the town.
138a
12a "The Play's the Thing" Tom Yasumi Luke Brookshier, Nate Cash & Steven Banks March 26, 2010 N/A
When Squidward gets a note that a play he wrote will not be produced, he is saddened. However, SpongeBob gives Squidward an idea to open the play at the Krusty Krab. At first, Mr. Krabs refuses, but then goes for it when he discern that he can charge customers double for the show.
138b
12b "Rodeo Daze" Alan Smart Luke Brookshier, Nate Cash & Richard Pursel February 6, 2010 5.5[67]
When Sandy receives a letter that she is invited to a rodeo, she leaves and heads to Texas. However, SpongeBob thinks rodeo is too dangerous for Sandy, so he tries to save her by bringing all of Bikini Bottom to Texas.
139a
13a "Gramma's Secret Recipe" Alan Smart Aaron Springer & Dani Michaeli July 6, 2010 N/A
When his grandmother is sleeping, Plankton takes some of her clothes to mimic her. He tricks SpongeBob by pretending that he is his great-grandmother in order to get the Krabby Patty secret formula.
139b
13b "The Cent of Money" Andrew Overtoom Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas & Dani Michaeli July 7, 2010 N/A
SpongeBob is walking his pet snail Gary and coins starts sticking onto the snail's shell. Mr. Krabs discovers it, so he takes Gary and uses him as a magnet to steal coins from others all around town.
140a
14a "The Monster Who Came to Bikini Bottom" Andrew Overtoom Aaron Springer & Dani Michaeli January 28, 2011 6.1[68]
Patrick accidentally creates a monster after contaminating a coral group with radioactive wastes. The coral monster lives and invades Bikini Bottom. Patrick, however, discovers that he has lots in common with the monster, so he befriends him.
140b
14b "Welcome to the Bikini Bottom Triangle" Alan Smart Luke Brookshier, Nate Cash & Dani Michaeli January 28, 2011 6.1[68]
SpongeBob discovers that Mr. Krabs, along with a few other things, goes missing. While SpongeBob and Squidward investigate, they get accidentally sucked into an island called "Bikini Bottom Triangle". There, they discover mermaids, who steal various items and stockpile them in the island.
141a
15a "The Curse of the Hex" Tom Yasumi Aaron Springer & Richard Pursel June 11, 2011 4.5[69]
After forbidding her to order as the restaurant is closed, an evil hagfish known as Madame Hagfish becomes furious and curses the Krusty Krab. The next day, unnatural events occur at the restaurant, which concerns Mr. Krabs. As a result, Mr. Krabs and SpongeBob set out to find the hagfish in hope that she would lift the curse.
141b
15b "The Main Drain" Alan Smart Luke Brookshier, Nate Cash & Mr. Lawrence January 28, 2011 6.0[68]
Overhearing SpongeBob and Patrick playing a sink drain by pulling the plug, Mr. Krabs stops them. He warns them by telling the story of the "Main Drain", the drain that once destroyed Bikini Bottom. Curious, SpongeBob and Patrick set out to find the drain.
142a
16a "Trenchbillies" Andrew Overtoom Aaron Springer & Richard Pursel January 29, 2011 6.6[68]
After accidentally falling off a cliff down to a village, SpongeBob and Patrick are held prisoners by a backward gang of undersea hillbillies called "trenchbillies", led by their matriarch Ma Angler. The two are sentenced to a series of challenges. SpongeBob and Patrick try to convince the trenchbillies to let them leave but they will not let them.
142b
16b "Sponge-Cano!" Tom Yasumi Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas & Derek Iversen January 28, 2011 6.0[68]
Squidward, who is dubbing himself as "the most miserable person in Bikini Bottom", complains everything about his life, which triggers a volcanic eruption. Everybody in the town evacuates to a shelter. There, a mysterious dolphin warrior comes in and predicts that they must sacrifice "the most miserable person".
143
17 "The Great Patty Caper" Tom Yasumi Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas, Steven Banks & Dani Michaeli November 11, 2010 6.1[70][71]
Discovering that the Krusty Krab has run out of Krabby Patties, SpongeBob and Mr. Krabs try to make the sandwich, but cannot decide on the recipe. Mr. Krabs gives SpongeBob the only key to the vault holding the Krabby Patty's secret ingredient to retrieve the formula. Despite his efforts of guarding it, the key goes missing, and SpongeBob and Patrick must find the culprit.
144a
18a "That Sinking Feeling" Andrew Overtoom Luke Brookshier, Nate Cash & Mr. Lawrence July 8, 2010 N/A
When SpongeBob and Patrick keep running across Squidward's front yard, he forbids them from running across it. As a result, SpongeBob and Patrick dig tunnels between their two houses, passing below Squidward's house, which annoys Squidward.
144b
18b "Karate Star" Tom Yasumi Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas & Derek Iversen July 9, 2010 N/A
After Patrick saves SpongeBob's life, SpongeBob decides to reward him by giving him karate lessons. At first Patrick cannot get anything right but then chops through cinder blocks, which amazes SpongeBob. However, Patrick's karate skills get out of control, which cause wreak havoc in Bikini Bottom.
145a
19a "Buried in Time" Andrew Overtoom Nate Cash, Sean Charmatz & Mr. Lawrence September 18, 2010 4.7[72]
Mr. Krabs creates a time capsule from a tartar sauce vat. Everyone in Bikini Bottom contributes to the capsule. However, SpongeBob, Patrick, and Squidward accidentally get locked in the time capsule, which gets buried underground and will not be seen for 50 years.
145b
19b "Enchanted Tiki Dreams" Alan Smart Aaron Springer, Sean Charmatz & Richard Pursel June 19, 2010 3.7[73]
Squidward is annoyed by SpongeBob and Patrick and wants to live in his own world where he can relax in peace. As a result, SpongeBob and Patrick promise to make up for him, so they build a tiki world, where Squidward can relax.
146a
20a "The Abrasive Side" Tom Yasumi Luke Brookshier, Nate Cash & Mr. Lawrence November 27, 2010 4.5[74]
SpongeBob can never say "no" to anyone, so Gary orders an "abrasive side" for him. At first, SpongeBob thinks the abrasive side is working well, but soon falls upon hardships as the evilness on the abrasive side takes him over. As a result, SpongeBob becomes cruel to his friends.
146b
20b "Earworm" Alan Smart Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas & Derek Iversen November 27, 2010 4.5[74]
SpongeBob gets an earworm with a song called "Musical Doodle". He goes obsessed with it and becomes out of control, which alarms his friends. As a result, the gang—including Patrick, Mr. Krabs, Sandy, and Squidward—tries to play other catchy tunes to save SpongeBob.
147a
21a "Hide and Then What Happens?" Andrew Overtoom Aaron Springer & Dani Michaeli August 9, 2010 4.4[75]
SpongeBob tells Patrick that they should play hide-and-seek. However, Patrick do not know what hide-and-seek is and how to play it, so SpongeBob teaches him. When they start playing SpongeBob cannot find Patrick, so he set out on an adventure, searching the whole town and other proximate places to find him.
147b
21b "Shellback Shenanigans" Andrew Overtoom Aaron Springer & Richard Pursel September 18, 2010 4.7[72]
Plankton gets Gary away on a vacation as part of another plan to steal the Krabby Patty formula. While the snail is away, Plankton disguises himself as Gary to trick SpongeBob in order to obtain the formula.
148a
22a "The Masterpiece" Tom Yasumi Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas & Steven Banks October 2, 2010 4.0[76]
After learning that another restaurant called the Sea Chicken Shack attracts customers with a statue of its mascot, Mr. Krabs decides and asks Squidward to make a statue of him to attract customers to come at the Krusty Krab.
148b
22b "Whelk Attack" Tom Yasumi Luke Brookshier, Nate Cash & Richard Pursel October 2, 2010 4.0[76]
Giant sea whelks invade Bikini Bottom and terrorize the residents. They eat everything in their wake, which alarms SpongeBob and Patrick. The two go to Sandy at her Treedome to get away from the whelks. There, Sandy discovers that the whelks have sniffles, so SpongeBob soaks them, curing the whelks.
149a
23a "You Don't Know Sponge" Alan Smart Luke Brookshier, Nate Cash & Derek Iversen August 9, 2010 4.4[75]
SpongeBob and Patrick take a quiz about each other to test their friendship. However, Patrick is always getting wrong answers. SpongeBob feels dismayed, and tries to ignore him. He discovers that Patrick is hanging out with Larry the Lobster, which makes SpongeBob more jealous. In the end, Larry is revealed that he is only helping Patrick to buy a gift for SpongeBob.
149b
23b "Tunnel of Glove" Alan Smart Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas & Dani Michaeli February 12, 2011 5.0[77]
Pearl is forced to go on the "Tunnel of Glove" ride with SpongeBob, much to her dismay. While they are on the ride, it malfunctions, which only makes Pearl angrier. Patrick unintentionally makes their condition inside the ride worse while looking for SpongeBob.
150a
24a "Krusty Dogs" Tom Yasumi Aaron Springer & Dani Michaeli October 9, 2010 4.6[78]
SpongeBob invents the "Krusty Dog" out of leftover Krabby Patty ingredients. It becomes very successful, which makes Mr. Krabs to remove the Krabby Patties from the menu. SpongeBob becomes upset and tries several attempts to get the sandwich back at the menu.
150b
24b "The Wreck of the Mauna Loa" Andrew Overtoom Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas & Derek Iversen October 9, 2010 4.6[78]
SpongeBob and Patrick accidentally find the wreck of a lost ship called Mauna Loa. There, they decide to make it their "secret hideout", where they can play. However, Mr. Krabs overhears the two and discovers about the ship. Conflict arises when Mr. Krabs turns the ship into an amusement ride only to make profits.
151a
25a "New Fish in Town" Andrew Overtoom Aaron Springer & Derek Iversen January 15, 2011 4.7[79]
A new fish called Howard moves into the neighborhood, and Squidward wants to befriend him. Howard hates "jelly-fishing bubble-blowers", so Squidward tries to keep SpongeBob and Patrick away at all costs.
151b
25b "Love That Squid" Alan Smart Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas, Sean Charmatz & Richard Pursel February 12, 2011 5.0[77]
At the Krusty Krab, Squidward meets another octopus named Squilvia and falls in love with her. However, he is nervous to attend their first date, so he seeks SpongeBob to help him. In their "practice date", everything is working well at first. However, as they progress, Squidward is only getting annoyed by SpongeBob and Patrick's antics.
152a
26a "Big Sister Sam" Tom Yasumi Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas & Richard Pursel January 15, 2011 4.7[79]
Patrick's older sister Sam comes to Bikini Bottom to visit him. However, Sam only causes wreak havoc and mass chaos to the neighborhood.
152b
26b "Perfect Chemistry" Alan Smart Luke Brookshier, Nate Cash & Mr. Lawrence February 26, 2011 4.8[80]
Plankton tries to use Sandy's new invention in an attempt to steal the Krabby Patty formula (without her knowing). However, SpongeBob becomes jealous when he believes there is a bond between their love of science.
DVD release[edit]
The DVD boxset for season seven was released by Paramount Home Entertainment and Nickelodeon in the United States and Canada in December 2011, almost six months after the season had completed broadcast on television. The DVD release features bonus materials, including "animated shorts."[56][57]
SpongeBob SquarePants: The Complete Seventh Season
Set details[56][57] Special features[56][57]
26 episodes
4-disc set
1.33:1 aspect ratio
Languages: English (Dolby Digital 2.0)
 Animated shorts for: "Back to the Past"
"SpongeBob's Last Stand"
Legends of Bikini Bottom
"The Great Patty Caper"

Release dates
Region 1 Region 2 Region 4
December 6, 2011[81] September 17, 2012[82] September 9, 2012[83]
Notes[edit]
a.^ Jump up to: a b c Information is taken from the opening credits of each episode.
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SpongeBob SquarePants
season 8
SpongeBob S8.jpg
DVD cover art for the eighth season

Country of origin
United States
No. of episodes
26
Broadcast

Original channel
Nickelodeon
Original run
March 26, 2011 – December 6, 2012
Home video release
DVD release
Region 1
March 12, 2013
Region 2
October 28, 2013
Region 4
October 30, 2013
Season chronology

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List of SpongeBob SquarePants episodes
The eighth season of the American animated television series SpongeBob SquarePants, created by former marine biologist and animator Stephen Hillenburg, originally aired on Nickelodeon in the United States from March 26, 2011 to December 6, 2012, and contained 26 episodes, beginning with the episodes "A Friendly Game" and "Oral Report". The series chronicles the exploits and adventures of the title character and his various friends in the fictional underwater city of Bikini Bottom. The season was executive produced by series creator Hillenburg and writer Paul Tibbitt, who also acted as the showrunner.
The show itself received several recognition, including the 2011 and 2012 Kids' Choice Awards for Favorite Cartoon. The series was also nominated in various international Kids' Choice Awards ceremonies for the same category. At the 39th Daytime Emmy Awards the show received four nominations—including Outstanding Children's Animated Program, Outstanding Directing in an Animated Program, Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program for Rodger Bumpass as Squidward Tentacles, and Outstanding Sound Editing -Animation. At the 40th Daytime Emmy Awards, the series was nominated for Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing - Animation. The show won the BAFTA Children's Awards for the International category. The episode "It's a SpongeBob Christmas!" was well received at the 40th Annie Awards, being nominated for three categories, including a successful win for Dan Driscoll for the Character Animation in an Animated Television or other Broadcast Venue Production category. In 2012, it was reported that the show was receiving a decline in ratings. The Wall Street Journal pointed to a few possible problems: It could be too old, or it may be shown on TV too often.[1] Another issue could be its licensing to Netflix, an on-demand Internet streaming media, the previous year. As a result, Netflix CEO Reed Hastings announced not to renew their existing deal with Viacom, owner of the SpongeBob trademark. Since then, Viacom's deal with Netflix expired, removed its shows such as SpongeBob, and Dora the Explorer, and moved its programmings to Amazon.com, Netflix's top competitor.
Several compilation DVDs that contained episodes from the season were released. The SpongeBob SquarePants: The Complete Eighth Season DVD was released in Region 1 on March 12, 2013, Region 2 on October 28, 2013, and Region 4 on October 30, 2013.


Contents  [hide]
1 Production
2 Cast
3 Reception 3.1 Ratings
3.2 Reviews and accolades
4 Episodes
5 DVD release
6 Notes
7 References
8 External links

Production[edit]
The season aired on Nickelodeon, which is owned by Viacom, and was produced by United Plankton Pictures and Nickelodeon. The season's executive producers were series creator Stephen Hillenburg and Paul Tibbitt, who also acted as the series' showrunner.[2][3] Due to the success of the show, the New York Daily News reported that Nickelodeon picked up SpongeBob SquarePants for an eighth season on December 14, 2009, during the year which the show was celebrating its tenth anniversary on television.[4] Brown Johnson, president of animation for Nickelodeon and MTVN Kids & Family Group, announced the renewal of the series.[5][6][7] The season was ordered with 26 episodes, that would bring the total number of episodes for the series to 178.[5][6][7] With its episode count of 178, SpongeBob SquarePants surpassed Rugrats in episodes to claim the spot as the Nickelodeon series with most episodes.[8] Johnson said "After a decade on our air, SpongeBob has emerged as one of the most beloved and popular characters in television history. Audiences of all ages have fallen in love with this show and we're delighted to be serving up additional original episodes to our viewers for many years."[5][6][7]
Nickelodeon President Cyma Zarghami said "There are a bunch of different theories about SpongeBob. You can't dismiss the fact that it is a creatively excellent property. It's a character of good, positive energy. It came at a time when people wanted something more positive."[4] On March 26, 2011, the season premiered with the episode "A Friendly Game" and "Oral Report". The episode "A Friendly Game" was written by Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas and Steven Banks, with Tom Yasumi serving as animation director.[9] The episode "Oral Report" was written by Alexander, Cervas and Dani Michaeli, and was directed by Alan Smart.[10]
Animation was handled overseas in South Korea at Rough Draft Studios.[11][12] In 2012, Nickelodeon produced and debuted "It's a SpongeBob Christmas!", the first full-length episode of the series that was produced in stop motion animation.[13] Mark Caballero, Seamus Walsh, and Christopher Finnegan of Screen Novelties animated it, and Caballero and Walsh also served as its directors.[14] Production on the episode began in October 2011 at Los Angeles, California.[15] According to Finnegan, it took about five months to shoot, with a couple of months on either end for research and development and post.[16] Animation directors credited with episodes in the eighth season included Caballero, Andrew Overtoom, Alan Smart, Walsh, and Tom Yasumi. Episodes were written by a team of writers, which consisted of Alexander, Banks, Luke Brookshier, Nate Cash, Marc Ceccarelli, Cervas, Sean Charmatz, Andrew Goodman, Derek Iversen, Mr. Lawrence, Michaeli, Richard Pursel, Aaron Springer, Paul Tibbitt, and Vincent Waller.[a] The season was storyboarded by Alexander, Brookshier, Cash, Ceccarelli, Cervas, Charmatz, Springer, and Waller.[a]
Cast[edit]
The eighth season had a cast of six main actors. Tom Kenny provided the voice of the title character SpongeBob SquarePants and his pet snail Gary. SpongeBob's best friend, a starfish named Patrick Star, was voiced by Bill Fagerbakke,[17] while Rodger Bumpass played the voice of Squidward Tentacles, an arrogant and ill-tempered octopus.[18] Other members of the cast were Carolyn Lawrence as Sandy Cheeks, a squirrel from Texas;[19] Clancy Brown as Mr. Krabs, a miserly crab obsessed with money and SpongeBob's boss at the Krusty Krab;[20] and Mr. Lawrence as Plankton, a small green copepod and Mr. Krabs' business rival.[21] The season had a number of secondary characters including Jill Talley as Plankton's computer wife, Karen;[22] Mary Jo Catlett as Mrs. Puff, SpongeBob's driving instructor;[23] Lori Alan as Pearl, Mr. Krabs' daughter;[24] and Brian Doyle-Murray as the Flying Dutchman.[25][26]
In addition to the regular cast members, episodes feature guest voices from many ranges of professions, including actors, musicians, and artists. For instance, in the episode "Ghoul Fools", American actor and comedian Chris Elliott guest starred in the episode as Lord Poltergeist, ghost pirate who runs a "haunted house boat."[27] Ernest Borgnine and Tim Conway returned in the episode "Mermaid Man Begins", reprising their roles as SpongeBob and Patrick's favorite superheroes, Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy, respectively.[28] They reappeared in "Super Evil Aquatic Villain Team Up is Go!", voicing their respective roles.[29] In "Pet Sitter Pat", Marion Ross voiced her recurring role as Grandma SquarePants, SpongeBob's grandmother.[30] In "The Way of the Sponge", comedian Rich Fulcher guest starred as Fuzzy Acorns, Sandy's karate instructor.[31] John Goodman guest starred in the special episode "It's a SpongeBob Christmas!" as Santa Claus.[32][33][34][35] In "Hello Bikini Bottom", Andy Samberg voiced the character of Colonel Carper, a concert manager who wants to become SpongeBob and Squidward's band manager.[36] Samberg said "I've been a SpongeBob fan for years, so I was honored to be asked. It's one of the few shows ever that's just as funny for kids as it is for adults."[37]
Reception[edit]
Ratings[edit]
During its peak years in early 2000, SpongeBob received enormous ratings and number of viewers. By 2012, it was reported that the series' ratings were declining.[38][39] The average number of viewers aged 2 to 11 watching SpongeBob at any given time dropped 29% in the first quarter from a year earlier, according to Nielsen.[40] Wall Street Journal business writer John Jannarone suggested that the age of the series and oversaturation of the show might be contributing to the decline of the series' ratings, and might also be directly responsible for the decline in Nickelodeon's overall ratings.[1] Media analyst Todd Juenger, directly attributes the decline in Nickelodeon's ratings to the availability of streaming video content on services like Netflix, a provider of on-demand Internet streaming media.[41] Philippe Dauman, the president and CEO of Viacom, contradicted the notion saying he did not think "the limited amount of Nick library content on Netflix [...] has had a significant impact".[42][43] A Nickelodeon spokesman says SpongeBob is performing consistently well and remains as the number one rated animated series in all of children's television.[1] He added "there is nothing that we have seen that points to SpongeBob as a problem."[1] Dauman blamed the drop on "some ratings systemic issues" at Nielsen, citing extensive set-top-box data that "does in no way reflect" the Nielsen data.[44]
Juenger also notes that SpongeBob could affect the ratings of other Nickelodeon programming because children often change channels to find their favorites program, then stay tuned into that network.[1] Nickelodeon recently reduced its exposure in television. In the first quarter of 2012, the network cut back on the number of episodes it aired by 16% compared with a year earlier.[1]
On April 22, 2013, Netflix CEO Reed Hastings announced not to renew their existing deal with Viacom.[45] Since then, Viacom's deal with Netflix expired and removed its shows such as SpongeBob, and Dora the Explorer.[46] On June 4, 2013, Viacom announced a multi-year licensing agreement moving its programmings, such as SpongeBob and Dora the Explorer, to Amazon.com, Netflix's top competitor.[47][48] Amazon agreed to pay more than $200 million to Viacom for the license, its largest subscription streaming transaction ever.[49][50]
Reviews and accolades[edit]
At the 39th Annie Awards, Dani Michaeli, Sean Charmatz, Nate Cash, Luke Brookshier and Paul Tibbitt were nominated for Best Writing in an Animated Television Production for the episode "Patrick's Staycation".[51] Moreover, directors Mark Caballero and Seamus Walsh also received a nomination at the 40th Annie Awards for Directing in an Animated Television or other Broadcast Venue Production for the episode "It's a SpongeBob Christmas!".[52][53] Nominated for the same episode, Dan Driscoll won the Character Animation in an Animated Television or other Broadcast Venue Production category.[52][53] Savelen Forrest received the same nomination for his work on the episode, but lost.[52][53] The episode was also nominated at the 2013 Golden Reel Awards for Best Sound Editing - Sound Effects, Foley, Dialogue and ADR Animation in Television.[54] "It's a SpongeBob Christmas!" was nominated at the Annecy International Animated Film Festival for Special Award for a TV Series.[55]
The show itself received several recognition. At the 39th Daytime Emmy Awards the show received four nominations—including Outstanding Children's Animated Program, Outstanding Directing in an Animated Program, Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program for Rodger Bumpass as Squidward Tentacles, and Outstanding Sound Editing - Animation.[56][57] At the 40th Daytime Emmy Awards, the series was nominated for Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing - Animation.[58] The show was nominated at the Producers Guild of America for the Children's Program category.[59] At the BAFTA Children's Awards, the show won the International category.[60][61] At the 2011 and 2012 ASCAP Film and Television Awards, SpongeBob SquarePants won the Top Television Series category.[62][63] Furthermore, at the 2011 Kids' Choice Awards, the show won the Favorite Cartoon category.[64] The series also won the succeeding year's Kids' Choice Awards and the 2011 Indonesia Kids' Choice Awards for the same category.[65][66] SpongeBob SquarePants also received Favorite Cartoon nominations at the Kids' Choice Awards Argentina 2011 and 2012, and at the 2012 Kids' Choice Awards Mexico.[67][68][69][70][71][72] At the TP de Oro, the show won the Best Children and Youth Program category.[73]
The season received positive reviews from media critics. In his review for The Boston Globe, Tom Russo was positive on the season DVD set.[74] Russo praised the episode that "topped the shortlist", "Plankton's Good Eye", writing "the micro-antagonist clones one of SpongeBob's eyeballs for himself, and suddenly develops a more bubbly worldview."[74]
Episodes[edit]
See also: List of SpongeBob SquarePants episodes
KeyThe following episodes listed in the chart are arranged according to their production order, rather than by their original air dates. [75]
SpongeBob SquarePants season 8 episodes

No. in
 series
No. in
 season
Title
Animation directors[a]
Written by[a]
Original air date
U.S. viewers
 (millions)

153a
1a "Accidents Will Happen" Andrew Overtoom Luke Brookshier, Nate Cash & Dani Michaeli July 18, 2011 N/A
When Squidward gets hurt on the job, he menaces to take legal action unless his employer, Mr. Krabs, agrees to cater to him to his every need. Mr. Krabs, who eventually gets tired of doing everything for Squidward, hires SpongeBob to investigate the scene. It is revealed in a surveillance camera footage that Squidward is lying. The episode ends with Squidward catering Mr. Krabs.
153b
1b "The Other Patty" Andrew Overtoom Luke Brookshier, Nate Cash & Mr. Lawrence June 25, 2011 N/A
Mr. Krabs and Plankton, his business rival and Chum Bucket owner, set out to find clues on why they have no customers. The enemies find a common enemy—a popular new restaurant—in which they must work together to steal the secret formula of its "Flabby Patty" burgers.
154a
2a "Drive Thru" Tom Yasumi Aaron Springer & Dani Michaeli July 19, 2011 N/A
Instead of paying money to repair a hole in the wall of the Krusty Krab, Mr. Krabs decides to use it to gain more income by turning it into a drive-thru window. However, his two employees, SpongeBob and Squidward, have difficulty in keeping up with orders, which results to wreak havoc.
154b
2b "The Hot Shot" Alan Smart Aaron Springer & Derek Iversen June 18, 2011 N/A
SpongeBob gets driving lessons from the son of a legendary race-car driver, Tony Fast Jr.
155a
3a "A Friendly Game" Tom Yasumi Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas & Steven Banks March 26, 2011 N/A
SpongeBob and Patrick decide to build an indoor miniature golf course in SpongeBob's pineapple house after it has rained outside. Squidward, who was sleeping and annoyed, tells the two to keep the noise down in constructing the course. They must not disturb Squidward, while Patrick distracts SpongeBob to make him lose in the process.
155b
3b "Sentimental Sponge" Alan Smart Luke Brookshier, Nate Cash & Mr. Lawrence April 2, 2011 N/A
In springtime, SpongeBob is cleaning his house, but has trouble in throwing his garbage away when he realizes how many memories are appended to all those possessions. SpongeBob begins collecting anything and starts to stockpile them inside his house, which calls the attention of the sanitation police.
156
4 "Frozen Face-Off" Andrew Overtoom & Tom Yasumi Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas, Derek Iversen, Dani Michaeli & Richard Pursel July 15, 2011 5.8[76]
SpongeBob and the gang, including Patrick, Mr. Krabs, Squidward, Sandy Cheeks, Plankton and Karen, and Gary, participate in a sled worm race for one million dollars. However, just before the race begins, Plankton sneaks off to the Krusty Krab and uses a robot as his replacement in the race. Plankton goes inside the Krusty Krab to steal the Krabby Patty formula, while the group must keep a yeti, who is attacking them, away.
157a
5a "Squidward's School for Grown-Ups" Alan Smart Aaron Springer, Sean Charmatz & Richard Pursel June 4, 2011 N/A
When Patrick suddenly grows a beard, he decides it is time to act like a grown-up. He tags along with Squiward, who offers to teach him everything he knows about how to be mature, much to SpongeBob's dismay. When at an opera house, the two watch SpongeBob, who disguises himself as a character to win Patrick back. Patrick begins to cry and his tears dip the beard. It is revealed that the beard is actually a sea urchin.
157b
5b "Oral Report" Alan Smart Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas & Dani Michaeli March 26, 2011 N/A
While preparing to give an oral report for boating school, SpongeBob comes down with stage fright. SpongeBob asks Sandy for help, and receives a pair of goggles that would enable him to see people in their undergarments, so he will not feel nervous. However, in his oral presentation, his goggles malfunction, which makes SpongeBob to panic and run out with a boatmobile. Beating the red light, it calls the attention of a police, who starts chasing after him.
158a
6a "Sweet and Sour Squid" Tom Yasumi Aaron Springer & Mr. Lawrence July 20, 2011 N/A
Plankton tries to befriend Squidward in order to get the Krabby Patty secret formula. However, Squidward refuses to discourse with him until SpongeBob tells Plankton that he must compliment Squidward's music in order to strike up a friendship. The two become friends and share their music to all of Bikini Bottom.
158b
6b "The Googly Artiste" Andrew Overtoom Luke Brookshier, Nate Cash & Derek Iversen July 21, 2011 N/A
When doing arts and crafts with his best friend SpongeBob, Patrick is coveted by everyone in town after an art critic praises his artwork. He soon becomes a famous artist, which makes Squidward jealousy. When he reaches an artist's block, Patrick must find new inspirations for his next masterpiece.
159
7 "A SquarePants Family Vacation" Andrew Overtoom & Tom Yasumi Aaron Springer, Sean Charmatz & Derek Iversen November 11, 2011 N/A
SpongeBob invites Mr. Krabs, Pearl, Sandy, Mrs. Puff, Larry, Squidward, and Plankton to watch a slideshow of his family vacation to the Great Barrier Reef. In the slideshow, SpongeBob and his parents are on a family road trip with Patrick, but the two best friends get lost and end up in a forest for adventure.
160a
8a "Patrick's Staycation" Andrew Overtoom Luke Brookshier, Nate Cash, Sean Charmatz & Dani Michaeli November 8, 2011 N/A
When feeling that he is doing the same activities every day, Patrick moans that he needs a break. SpongeBob suggests a vacation out of town, which cheers him. When at a travel agency, Patrick is given options, but they are thrown out when it is revealed that he cannot afford a trip. SpongeBob comes up with a solution—a "staycation", a vacation at home—which delights Patrick.
160b
8b "Walking the Plankton" Alan Smart Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas & Mr. Lawrence November 7, 2011 N/A
Mr. Krabs and SpongeBob win free tickets to a cruise, thanks to Plankton, but they do not know that it is a secret plan to steal the Krabby Patty formula. At the same time, Plankton tricks his Computer W.I.F.E Karen for a vacation, and she is initially excited until when she realizes that this is part of his plan to steal the formula. He lies to her and the both hop on the same cruise as Mr. Krabs and SpongeBob.
161a
9a "Mooncation" Alan Smart Sean Charmatz, Vincent Waller, Steven Banks November 10, 2011 N/A
SpongeBob meets Sandy, who is preparing her rocket to go to the Moon for a vacation. However, SpongeBob accidentally stows away, and when on the Moon, the two set out camp. SpongeBob and Sandy play sports including sandboarding on its craters. After accidentally crashing the sandboard into the fuel tank, they immediately start the rocket because they need to return home before the fuel runs out.
161b
9b "Mr. Krabs Takes a Vacation" Tom Yasumi Luke Brookshier, Marc Cecarelli, Sean Charmatz & Steven Banks November 9, 2011 N/A
Mr. Krabs takes a vacation with SpongeBob and Pearl to the Bikini Bottom Mint. However, his daughter does not want to tag along, so she stays at a museum. SpongeBob and Mr. Krabs proceed inside the mint, but the tour guide is instantly annoyed by their antics. When two bank robbers seize the mint, SpongeBob and Mr. Krabs stop them and they are rewarded with a special edition one-dollar bill with their faces on it.
162
10 "Ghoul Fools" Andrew Overtoom & Tom Yasumi Luke Brookshier, Marc Ceccarelli & Derek Iversen October 21, 2011 4.1[77]
SpongeBob and Patrick find a houseboat haunted by a crew of ghost pirates headed by Lord Poltergeist. The two get caught in a feud between them and the Flying Dutchman.
163a
11a "Mermaid Man Begins" Alan Smart Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas, Sean Charmatz & Richard Pursel September 23, 2011 2.6[78]
SpongeBob and Patrick learn the secret origins of Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy from the heroes themselves.
163b
11b "Plankton's Good Eye" Tom Yasumi Luke Brookshier, Marc Cecarrelli & Derek Iversen September 23, 2011 2.6[78]
Plankton grows himself another eye because he lacks depth perception. However, it changes his personality and causes him to be nice, because the eye is from SpongeBob's DNA.
164a
12a "Barnacle Face" Andrew Overtoom Aaron Springer, Andrew Goodman, Dani Michaeli September 16, 2011 4.4[79]
The night before a school dance, Pearl gets a barnacle on her face. Mr. Krabs asks SpongeBob to help his daughter remove the blemish to save money, instead of taking Pearl to expensive treatment.
164b
12b "Pet Sitter Pat" Tom Yasumi Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas & Richard Pursel September 16, 2011 4.4[79]
When SpongeBob gets an invitation to his Grandma's birthday party, he asks his best friend Patrick to pet-sit Gary. However, Patrick only causes trouble, which makes SpongeBob worry.
165a
13a "House Sittin' for Sandy" Alan Smart Aaron Springer, Sean Charmatz & Derek Iversen September 30, 2011 3.3[80]
SpongeBob gladly accepts to house sit Sandy's Treedome, while she is away. Sandy first shows SpongeBob what he should do, and all is quiet until Patrick arrives for a visit. The best friend causes chaos and wreak havoc, which results to the house getting destroyed.
165b
13b "Smoothe Jazz at Bikini Bottom" Andrew Overtoom Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas & Richard Pursel September 30, 2011 3.3[80]
Squidward and SpongeBob win backstage passes and tickets to Kelpy G's live concert. However, Patrick accidentally eats their passes shortly after the concert begins. Losing their passes, SpongeBob and Squidward try to sneak backstage to meet Kelpy G.
166a
14a "Bubble Troubles" Andrew Overtoom Luke Brookshier, Marc Ceccarelli & Derek Iversen November 25, 2011 3.3[81]
After making bubbles with hot sauce, SpongeBob and Patrick destroy Sandy's air supply and fills her Treedome with water. They have to help her find enough oxygen in order to breath. In the end, SpongeBob go to the surface to create a giant air-filled bubble, and puts it into the Treedome.
166b
14b "The Way of the Sponge" Tom Yasumi Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas, Derek Iversen & Andrew Goodman November 25, 2011 3.3[81]
Sandy introduces Fuzzy Acorns, "the greatest karate master ever", to SpongeBob. The master is training Sandy to earn the "blacker belt", the highest belt in karate. SpongeBob wishes he had a belt, which Fuzzy overhears and tells SpongeBob that if he wants one, he has to earn it. Fuzzy offers to train SpongeBob so that he can earn the belt, which he accepts.
167a
15a "The Krabby Patty That Ate Bikini Bottom" Alan Smart Aaron Springer & Dani Michaeli November 25, 2011 3.3[81]
While looking for spare change, Mr. Krabs noticed an over-sized soybean at Sandy's Treedome. Mr. Krabs is interested in what could have enlarged the plant, and Sandy revealed an experimental growth formula, which Mr. Krabs steal out of sight. At the Krusty Krab, he uses the growth formula on a Krabby Patty, but it keeps on growing until chaos erupts.
167b
15b "Bubble Buddy Returns" Alan Smart Luke Brookshier, Marc Ceccarelli & Mr. Lawrence November 25, 2011 3.3[81]
While causing mischievous antics, SpongeBob receives a letter from an old friend Bubble Buddy, asking to babysit his son Shiny. SpongeBob must keep Shiny out of trouble and away from sharp and pointy edges.
168a
16a "Restraining SpongeBob" Tom Yasumi Sean Charmatz, Vincent Waller & Paul Tibbitt April 2, 2012 N/A
A fed-up Squidward has had enough of SpongeBob's annoying antics and issues a restraining order against the neighbor.
168b
16b "Fiasco!" Tom Yasumi Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas & Mr. Lawrence April 5, 2012 N/A
Squidward discovers a piece of art by an artist named "Fiasco", and Mr. Krabs decides to use it as an attraction to his customers at the Krusty Krab. But soon after, Plankton steals it, believing he can reverse engineer the Krabby Patty formula from it.
169a
17a "Are You Happy Now?" Andrew Overtoom Luke Brookshier, Marc Ceccarelli & Dani Michaeli March 31, 2012 N/A
Squidward tries to find his happiest memory, but gives up after hope is lost. Desperate, SpongeBob "helps" him create one.
169b
17b "Planet of the Jellyfish" Tom Yasumi Luke Brookshier, Marc Ceccarelli & Mr. Lawrence March 31, 2012 N/A
SpongeBob and Sandy battle an evil Jellyfish overlord, who is replacing everyone in town with clones. After searching for clues, they figure out that its weakness is mayonnaise.
170a
18a "Free Samples" Andrew Overtoom Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas & Dani Michaeli April 6, 2012 N/A
Plotting to ruin Mr. Krabs, Plankton, his business rival, drives away his customers. As a result, Mr. Krabs is forced to give out free Krabby Patties in order to try to win them back.
170b
18b "Home Sweet Rubble" Andrew Overtoom Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas & Richard Pursel April 4, 2012 N/A
SpongeBob's pineapple house is falling apart and is in needing repairs, so he gets all of his friends to help him refurbish it. However, despite the big changes, SpongeBob is not happy with it. In the end, his pet snail Gary helps him with his can, which contains a fully furnished pineapple.
171a
19a "Karen 2.0" Alan Smart Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas & Richard Pursel April 13, 2012 N/A
When Plankton replaces his Computer W.I.F.E. Karen with an upgrade called Karen 2.0, the original Karen leaves and gets a job at the Krusty Krab.
171b
19b "InSPONGEiac" Alan Smart Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas & Mr. Lawrence April 9, 2012 N/A
SpongeBob has difficulty falling asleep, while Patrick struggles to stay awake.
172a
20a "Face Freeze!" Andrew Overtoon Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas & Mr. Lawrence July 21, 2012 3.7[82]
When at the Krusty Krab, SpongeBob and Patrick start making ugly faces at each other. Annoyed, Mr. Krabs tells them a story of a man who gets his face frozen when he did not stop making faces. SpongeBob and Patrick are terrified and vow never to do it again. However, they did not stop and even bet who can hold a "funny face" the longest – until their faces freeze that way.
172b
20b "Glove World R.I.P." Tom Yasumi Aaron Springer & Dani Michaeli April 3, 2012 N/A
SpongeBob and Patrick spend a final day at Glove World before it shuts down forever, only for a new amusement park called Glove Universe to open.
173a
21a "Squiditis" Tom Yasumi Aaron Springer & Derek Iversen April 11, 2012 N/A
When Squidward goes home sick with a fake illness, SpongeBob thinks he has caught it for real.
173b
21b "Demolition Doofus" Alan Smart Luke Brookshier, Marc Ceccarelli & Derek Iversen July 21, 2012 3.7[82]
Mrs. Puff enters SpongeBob into a demolition derby, but SpongeBob's awful driving makes him a superstar.
174a
22a "Treats!" Alan Smart Aaron Springer & Dani Michaeli April 10, 2012 N/A
SpongeBob brings home a box of new snail treats that Gary will do anything to get – especially when they run out.
174b
22b "For Here or to Go" Andrew Overtoom Luke Brookshier, Marc Ceccarelli & Steven Banks April 12, 2012 N/A
Mr. Krabs organizes a guessing game to his customers at the Krusty Krab for a Krabby Patty. When Plankton tries it, he actually wins. Mr. Krabs will do anything to stop him from collecting his prize.
175
23 "It's a SpongeBob Christmas!" Mark Caballero & Seamus Walsh Luke Brookshier, Marc Ceccarelli, Derek Iversen & Mr. Lawrence November 23, 2012 (CBS) /
December 6, 2012 (Nickelodeon) 3.6[83] /
4.8[84]
Plankton turns everybody in Bikini Bottom from nice to naughty by feeding them his special jerktonium-laced fruitcakes all in an effort to get his Christmas wish—the Krabby Patty secret formula.
176a
24a "Super Evil Aquatic Villain Team Up is Go!" Alan Smart Aaron Springer & Dani Michaeli October 14, 2012 2.3[85]
Plankton teams up with Man Ray to get the Krabby Patty formula.
176b
24b "Chum Fricassee" Tom Yasumi Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas & Richard Pursel October 21, 2012 2.3[86]
Squidward quits the Krusty Krab to work for Plankton, turning the Chum Bucket into an overnight success.
177a
25a "The Good Krabby Name" Alan Smart Luke Brookshier, Marc Ceccarelli & Derek Iversen September 3, 2012 3.4
Mr. Krabs wants all of Bikini Bottom to eat at the Krusty Krab, so SpongeBob and Patrick go on an advertising blitz.
177b
25b "Move It or Lose It" Andrew Overtoom Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas & Mr. Lawrence October 21, 2012 2.3[86]
Mr. Krabs and Plankton circulate petitions about the bulldozing of a Bikini Bottom restaurant.
178
26 "Hello Bikini Bottom!" Alan Smart, Andrew Overtoom & Tom Yasumi Aaron Springer, Sean Charmatz & Dani Michaeli October 8, 2012 2.8[87]
A concert promoter named Colonel Carper wants SpongeBob and Squidward to form a band together and send them on a "world tour". However, the greedy Mr. Krabs decides to manage them in order to make his own profits from his to employees' success.
DVD release[edit]
The DVD boxset for season eight was released by Paramount Home Entertainment and Nickelodeon in the United States and Canada in March 2013, three months after it had completed broadcast on television. The DVD release features bonus materials.[88]
SpongeBob SquarePants: The Complete Eighth Season
Set details[89] Special features[89]
26 episodes
4-disc set
1.33:1 aspect ratio
Languages: English (Dolby Digital 2.0)
 Sandy's Vacation in Ruins featurette

Release dates
Region 1 Region 2 Region 4
March 12, 2013[89] October 28, 2013[90] October 30, 2013[91]
Notes[edit]
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