List of SpongeBob SquarePants episodes

SpongeBob SquarePants is an American animated television series created by marine biologist and animator Stephen Hillenburg that premiered on Nickelodeon on May 1, 1999.^[1] The series is set in the fictional underwater city of Bikini Bottom, and centers on the adventures and endeavors of SpongeBob SquarePants, an over-optimistic sea sponge that annoys other characters. Many of the ideas for the show originated in an unpublished, educational comic book titled The Intertidal Zone, which Hillenburg created in the mid-1980s.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 after the cancellation of Rocko's Modern Life, another Nickelodeon television series that Hillenburg previously directed.^[2][3]

As of December 10, 2021, 270 episodes of SpongeBob SquarePants have aired, currently in its thirteenth season. The thirteenth season consists of 26 episodes.^[4] The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie, a feature-length film, was released in theaters on November 19, 2004, and grossed over US$140 million worldwide.^[5] Atlantis SquarePantis, a television film guest starring David Bowie, debuted as part of the fifth season.^[6] In 2009, Nickelodeon celebrated the show's tenth anniversary with Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants and SpongeBob's Truth or Square.^[7][8] The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water, a stand-alone sequel, was released in theaters on February 6, 2015, and grossed over US$324 million worldwide.^[9]

Episodes of SpongeBob SquarePants have been nominated for a variety of different awards, including 17 Annie Awards (with six wins),^[10] 17 Golden Reel Awards (with eight wins),^[11] 15 Emmy Awards (with one win),^[12] 19 Kids' Choice Awards (with 18 wins),^[13] and four BAFTA Children's Awards (with two wins).^[14] Several compilation DVDs have been released. In addition, the first twelve seasons have been released on DVD, and are available for Regions 1, 2 and 4 as of January 12, 2021.^[15][16][17]

Series overview

Season		Episodes		Segments	Originally aired
					First aired	Last aired
	1	20		41	May 1, 1999 (1999-05-01)	March 3, 2001 (2001-03-03)
	2	20		39	October 26, 2000 (2000-10-26)	July 26, 2003 (2003-07-26)
	3	20		37	October 5, 2001 (2001-10-05)	October 11, 2004 (2004-10-11)
	4	20		38	May 6, 2005 (2005-05-06)	July 24, 2007 (2007-07-24)
	5	20		41	February 19, 2007 (2007-02-19)	July 19, 2009 (2009-07-19)
	6	26		47	March 3, 2008 (2008-03-03)	July 5, 2010 (2010-07-05)
	7	26		50	July 19, 2009 (2009-07-19)	June 11, 2011 (2011-06-11)
	8	26		47	March 26, 2011 (2011-03-26)	December 6, 2012 (2012-12-06)
	9	26		49	July 21, 2012 (2012-07-21)	February 20, 2017 (2017-02-20)
	10	11		22	October 15, 2016 (2016-10-15)	December 2, 2017 (2017-12-02)
	11	26		50	June 24, 2017 (2017-06-24)	November 25, 2018 (2018-11-25)
	12	26[18]		TBA	November 11, 2018 (2018-11-11)	TBA
	13	26[4]		TBA	October 22, 2020 (2020-10-22)	TBA

Episodes

Season 1 (1999–2001)

The first season of SpongeBob SquarePants consists of 20 episodes (41 segments, since the first episode has three segments). This is the only season that used cel animation. The episodes are ordered according to Nickelodeon's packaging order, and not their original production or broadcast order.^[19]

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Animation directors [a]	Written by [a]	Original air date [20]	Prod. code [21]	U.S. viewers (millions)
1a	1a	"Help Wanted"	Alan Smart	Written by : Stephen Hillenburg, Derek Drymon, and Tim Hill Storyboarded by : Stephen Hillenburg (director) & Derek Drymon	May 1, 1999 (1999-05-01)[22][23]	2515-127	6.90[24]
1b	1b	"Reef Blower"	Fred Miller and Tom Yasumi	Written by : Stephen Hillenburg, Derek Drymon, and Tim Hill Storyboarded by : Paul Tibbitt (director) & Jay Lender	May 1, 1999 (1999-05-01)	2515-126	6.90[24]
1c	1c	"Tea at the Treedome"	Edgar Larrazabal;[26] Tom Yasumi[b]	Written by : Peter Burns, Mr. Lawrence, and Paul Tibbitt Storyboarded by : Paul Tibbitt (director) & Mark O'Hare	May 1, 1999 (1999-05-01)	2515-101	6.90[24]
2a	2a	"Bubblestand"	Tom Yasumi	Written by : Ennio Torresan, Erik Wiese, Stephen Hillenburg, Derek Drymon, and Tim Hill Storyboarded by : Ennio Torresan (director) & Erik Wiese	July 17, 1999 (1999-07-17)	2515-105	1.90[27]
2b	2b	"Ripped Pants"	Edgar Larrazabal	Written by : Paul Tibbitt and Peter Burns Storyboarded by : Paul Tibbitt (director) & Mark O'Hare	July 17, 1999 (1999-07-17)	2515-106	1.90[27]
3a	3a	"Jellyfishing"	Alan Smart	Written by : Steve Fonti, Chris Mitchell, Peter Burns, and Tim Hill Storyboarded by : Steve Fonti (director) & Chris Mitchell	July 31, 1999 (1999-07-31)	2515-103	N/A
3b	3b	"Plankton!"	Edgar Larrazabal	Written by : Ennio Torresan, Erik Wiese, and Mr. Lawrence Storyboarded by : Ennio Torresan (director) & Erik Wiese	July 31, 1999 (1999-07-31)	2515-114	N/A
4a	4a	"Naughty Nautical Neighbors"	Fred Miller	Written by : Sherm Cohen, Aaron Springer, and Mr. Lawrence Storyboarded by : Sherm Cohen (director) & Aaron Springer	August 7, 1999 (1999-08-07)	2515-116	2.07[28]
4b	4b	"Boating School"	Tom Yasumi	Written by : Ennio Torresan Jr., Erik Wiese, and Mr. Lawrence Storyboarded by : Ennio Torresan Jr. (director) & Erik Wiese	August 7, 1999 (1999-08-07)	2515-104	2.07[28]
5a	5a	"Pizza Delivery"	Sean Dempsey	Written by : Sherm Cohen, Aaron Springer, and Peter Burns Storyboarded by : Sherm Cohen (director) & Aaron Springer	August 14, 1999 (1999-08-14)	2515-107	N/A
5b	5b	"Home Sweet Pineapple"	Tom Yasumi	Written by : Ennio Torresan Jr., Erik Wiese, and Mr. Lawrence Storyboarded by : Ennio Torresan Jr. (director) & Erik Wiese	August 14, 1999 (1999-08-14)	2515-124	N/A
6a	6a	"Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy"	Sean Dempsey	Written by : Paul Tibbitt, Mark O'Hare, and Mr. Lawrence Storyboarded by : Paul Tibbitt (director) & Mark O'Hare	August 21, 1999 (1999-08-21)	2515-119	2.17[29]
6b	6b	"Pickles"	Tom Yasumi	Written by : Steve Fonti, Chris Mitchell, and Peter Burns Storyboarded by : Steve Fonti (director) & Chris Mitchell and Jay Lender	August 21, 1999 (1999-08-21)	2515-111	2.17[29]
7a	7a	"Hall Monitor"	Edgar Larrazabal	Written by : Chuck Klein, Jay Lender, and Mr. Lawrence Storyboarded by : Chuck Klein (director) & Jay Lender	August 28, 1999 (1999-08-28)	2515-108	2.12[30]
7b	7b	"Jellyfish Jam"	Fred Miller	Written by : Ennio Torresan, Jr., Erik Wiese, and Peter Burns Storyboarded by : Ennio Torresan, Jr. (director) & Erik Wiese	August 28, 1999 (1999-08-28)	2515-118	2.12[30]
8a	8a	"Sandy's Rocket"	Tom Yasumi	Written by : Sherm Cohen, Aaron Springer, and Peter Burns Storyboarded by : Sherm Cohen (director) & Aaron Springer	September 17, 1999 (1999-09-17)	2515-110	1.89[31]
8b	8b	"Squeaky Boots"	Fred Miller	Written by : Steve Fonti, Chris Mitchell, and Mr. Lawrence Storyboarded by : Steve Fonti (director) & Chris Mitchell	September 17, 1999 (1999-09-17)	2515-102	1.89[31]
9a	9a	"Nature Pants"	Sean Dempsey	Written by : Paul Tibbitt, Mark O'Hare, and Peter Burns Storyboarded by : Paul Tibbitt (director) & Mark O'Hare	September 11, 1999 (1999-09-11)	2515-120	N/A
9b	9b	"Opposite Day"	Tom Yasumi	Written by : Chuck Klein, Jay Lender, and Mr. Lawrence Storyboarded by : Chuck Klein (director) & Jay Lender	September 11, 1999 (1999-09-11)	2515-112	N/A
10a	10a	"Culture Shock"	Edgar Larrazabal	Written by : Paul Tibbitt, Mark O'Hare, and Mr. Lawrence Storyboarded by : Paul Tibbitt (director) & Mark O'Hare	September 18, 1999 (1999-09-18)	2515-122	N/A
10b	10b	"F.U.N."	Fred Miller	Written by : Sherm Cohen, Aaron Springer, and Peter Burns Storyboarded by : Sherm Cohen (director) & Aaron Springer	September 18, 1999 (1999-09-18)	2515-121	N/A
11a	11a	"MuscleBob BuffPants"	Edgar Larrazabal	Written by : Ennio Torresan, Jr., Erik Wiese, and Mr. Lawrence Storyboarded by : Ennio Torresan, Jr. (director) & Erik Wiese	October 2, 1999 (1999-10-02)	2515-123	N/A
11b	11b	"Squidward the Unfriendly Ghost"	Fred Miller	Written by : Sherm Cohen, Aaron Springer, and Peter Burns Storyboarded by : Sherm Cohen (director) & Aaron Springer	October 2, 1999 (1999-10-02)	2515-115	N/A
12a	12a	"The Chaperone"	Sean Dempsey	Written by : Sherm Cohen, Aaron Springer, and Peter Burns Storyboarded by : Sherm Cohen (director) & Aaron Springer	March 8, 2000 (2000-03-08)	2515-113	N/A
12b	12b	"Employee of the Month"	Sean Dempsey	Written by : Paul Tibbitt and Mr. Lawrence Storyboarded by : Paul Tibbitt (director) & Mark O'Hare, Ennio Torresan Jr., & Erik Wiese	March 8, 2000 (2000-03-08)	2515-125	N/A
13a	13a	"Scaredy Pants"	Sean Dempsey	Written by : Paul Tibbitt and Peter Burns Storyboarded by : Paul Tibbitt (director) & Mark O'Hare	October 28, 1999 (1999-10-28)	2515-109	N/A
13b	13b	"I Was a Teenage Gary"	Edgar Larrazabal	Written by : Steve Fonti, Chris Mitchell, and Mr. Lawrence Storyboarded by : Steve Fonti (director) & Chris Mitchell	October 28, 1999 (1999-10-28)	2515-117	N/A
14a	14a	"SB-129"	Tom Yasumi	Written by : Aaron Springer, Erik Wiese, and Mr. Lawrence Storyboarded by : Aaron Springer (director) & Erik Wiese	December 31, 1999 (1999-12-31)	2515-129	N/A
14b	14b	"Karate Choppers"	Tom Yasumi	Written by : Aaron Springer, Erik Wiese, and Merriwether Williams Storyboarded by : Aaron Springer (director) & Erik Wiese	December 31, 1999 (1999-12-31)	2515-135	N/A
15a	15a	"Sleepy Time"	Edgar Larrazabal	Written by : Paul Tibbitt, Ennio Torresan Jr., and Mr. Lawrence Storyboarded by : Paul Tibbitt & Ennio Torresan Jr. (directors and artists)	January 17, 2000 (2000-01-17)	2515-141	2.00[32]
15b	15b	"Suds"	Edgar Larrazabal	Written by : Paul Tibbitt, Ennio Torresan Jr., and Mr. Lawrence Storyboarded by : Paul Tibbitt & Ennio Torresan Jr. (directors and artists)	January 17, 2000 (2000-01-17)	2515-132	2.00[32]
16a	16a	"Valentine's Day"	Fred Miller	Written by : Chuck Klein, Jay Lender, and Merriwether Williams Storyboarded by : Chuck Klein (director) & Jay Lender	February 14, 2000 (2000-02-14)	2515-128	N/A
16b	16b	"The Paper"	Fred Miller	Written by : Chuck Klein, Jay Lender, and Mr. Lawrence Storyboarded by : Chuck Klein (director) & Jay Lender	February 14, 2000 (2000-02-14)	2515-134	N/A
17a	17a	"Arrgh!"	Sean Dempsey	Written by : Sherm Cohen, Vincent Waller, and Merriwether Williams Storyboarded by : Sherm Cohen (director) & Vincent Waller	March 15, 2000 (2000-03-15)	2515-130	2.10[33]
17b	17b	"Rock Bottom"	Tom Yasumi	Written by : Paul Tibbitt, Ennio Torresan, and David Fain Storyboarded by : Paul Tibbitt & Ennio Torresan (directors)	March 15, 2000 (2000-03-15)	2515-138	2.10[33]
18a	18a	"Texas"	Sean Dempsey	Written by : Sherm Cohen, Vincent Waller, and David Fain Storyboarded by : Sherm Cohen (director) & Vincent Waller	March 22, 2000 (2000-03-22)	2515-139	N/A
18b	18b	"Walking Small"	Sean Dempsey	Written by : Aaron Springer, Erik Wiese, and Mr. Lawrence Storyboarded by : Aaron Springer (director) & Erik Wiese	March 22, 2000 (2000-03-22)	2515-133	N/A
19a	19a	"Fools in April"	Fred Miller	Written by : Aaron Springer, Erik Wiese, and Merriwether Williams Storyboarded by : Aaron Springer (director) & Erik Wiese	April 1, 2000 (2000-04-01)	2515-140	N/A
19b	19b	"Neptune's Spatula"	Fred Miller	Written by : Chuck Klein, Jay Lender, and David B. Fain Storyboarded by : Chuck Klein (director) & Jay Lender	April 1, 2000 (2000-04-01)	2515-137	N/A
20a	20a	"Hooky"	Edgar Larrazabal	Written by : Sherm Cohen, Vincent Waller, and Merriwether Williams Storyboarded by : Sherm Cohen (director) & Vincent Waller	February 23, 2001 (2001-02-23)[34]	2515-136	N/A
20b	20b	"Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy II"	Tom Yasumi	Written by : Chuck Klein, Jay Lender, and Mr. Lawrence Storyboarded by : Chuck Klein (director) & Jay Lender	March 3, 2001 (2001-03-03)	2515-131	N/A

Season 2 (2000–03)

The second season of SpongeBob SquarePants consists of 20 episodes (39 segments), which are ordered below according to Nickelodeon's packaging order, and not their original production or broadcast order.^[35]

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Animation directors [a]	Written by [a]	Original air date [36]	Prod. code [37]
21a	1a	"Your Shoe's Untied"	Tom Yasumi	Written by : Walt Dohrn, Paul Tibbitt, and Merriwether Williams Storyboarded by : Chris Headrick & Erik Wiese (directors)	February 17, 2001 (2001-02-17)[36]	5571-142
21b	1b	"Squid's Day Off"	Andrew Overtoom	Written by : Walt Dohrn, Paul Tibbitt, and Merriwether Williams Storyboarded by : Jim Schumann (director)	February 17, 2001 (2001-02-17)[36]	5571-145
22a	2a	"Something Smells"	Edgar Larrazabal	Written by : Aaron Springer, C.H. Greenblatt, and Merriwether Williams Storyboarded by : Aaron Springer (director), C.H. Greenblatt	October 26, 2000 (2000-10-26)	5571-143
22b	2b	"Bossy Boots"	Tom Yasumi	Written by : Walt Dohrn, Paul Tibbitt, and Mr. Lawrence Storyboarded by : Chris Headrick (director)	October 26, 2000 (2000-10-26)	5571-146
23a	3a	"Big Pink Loser"	Sean Dempsey	Written by : Jay Lender, William Reiss, and Merriwether Williams Storyboarded by : Jay Lender (director), William Reiss	February 3, 2001 (2001-02-03)[36]	5571-144
23b	3b	"Bubble Buddy"	Sean Dempsey	Written by : Jay Lender, William Reiss, and Mr. Lawrence Storyboarded by : Jay Lender (director), William Reiss & Chuck Klein	February 3, 2001 (2001-02-03)[36]	5571-148
24a	4a	"Dying for Pie"	Edgar Larrazabal	Written by : Aaron Springer, C.H. Greenblatt, and Merriwether Williams Storyboarded by : Aaron Springer (director), C.H. Greenblatt & Erik Wiese	January 27, 2001 (2001-01-27)[36]	5571-147
24b	4b	"Imitation Krabs"	Tom Yasumi	Written by : Walt Dohrn, Paul Tibbitt, Mr. Lawrence Storyboarded by : Chris Headrick & Chuck Klein (directors)	January 27, 2001 (2001-01-27)[36]	5571-150
25a	5a	"Wormy"	Andrew Overtoom	Written by : Walt Dohrn, Paul Tibbitt, and Merriwether Williams Storyboarded by : Jim Schumann (director)	February 24, 2001 (2001-02-24)[36]	5571-149
25b	5b	"Patty Hype"	Sean Dempsey	Written by : Jay Lender, William Reiss, and Mr. Lawrence Storyboarded by : Jay Lender (director), William Reiss	February 24, 2001 (2001-02-24)[36]	5571-152
26a	6a	"Grandma's Kisses"	Andrew Overtoom	Written by : Walt Dohrn, Paul Tibbitt, and Merriwether Williams Storyboarded by : Jim Schumann & Octavio Rodriguez (directors)	April 28, 2001 (2001-04-28)[36]	5571-154
26b	6b	"Squidville"	Edgar Larrazabal	Written by : Aaron Springer, C.H. Greenblatt, and Merriwether Williams Storyboarded by : Aaron Springer (director), C.H. Greenblatt	April 28, 2001 (2001-04-28)[36]	5571-156
27a	7a	"Prehibernation Week"	Edgar Larrazabal	Written by : Aaron Springer, C.H. Greenblatt, and Merriwether Williams Storyboarded by : Aaron Springer (director), C.H. Greenblatt	May 5, 2001 (2001-05-05)	5571-151
27b	7b	"Life of Crime"	Sean Dempsey	Written by : Jay Lender, William Reiss, and Mr. Lawrence Storyboarded by : Jay Lender (director), William Reiss	May 5, 2001 (2001-05-05)	5571-157
28	8	"Christmas Who?"	Tom Yasumi	Written by : Walt Dohrn, Paul Tibbitt, and Mr. Lawrence Storyboarded by : Chris Headrick & Erik Wiese (directors)	December 6, 2000 (2000-12-06)	5571-155
29a	9a	"Survival of the Idiots"	Larry Leichliter	Written by : Aaron Springer, C.H. Greenblatt, and Merriwether Williams Storyboarded by : Aaron Springer (director), C.H. Greenblatt	May 19, 2001 (2001-05-19)[36]	5571-160
29b	9b	"Dumped"	Andrew Overtoom	Written by : Paul Tibbitt, Walt Dohrn, and Merriwether Williams Storyboarded by : Carson Kugler (director), Caleb Meurer	May 19, 2001 (2001-05-19)[36]	5571-161
30a	10a	"No Free Rides"	Tom Yasumi	Written by : Aaron Springer, C.H. Greenblatt, and Mr. Lawrence Storyboarded by : Aaron Springer (director), C.H. Greenblatt	April 14, 2001 (2001-04-14)[36]	5571-162
30b	10b	"I'm Your Biggest Fanatic"	Sean Dempsey	Written by : Jay Lender, William Reiss, and Mr. Lawrence Storyboarded by : Jay Lender (director), William Reiss	April 14, 2001 (2001-04-14)[36]	5571-159
31a	11a	"Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy III"	Andrew Overtoom	Written by : Paul Tibbitt, Walt Dohrn, and Merriwether Williams Storyboarded by : Erik Wiese (director)	September 14, 2001 (2001-09-14)	5571-158
31b	11b	"Squirrel Jokes"	Larry Leichliter and Leonard Robinson	Written by : Paul Tibbitt, Walt Dohrn, and Merriwether Williams Storyboarded by : Chris Headrick (director)	September 14, 2001 (2001-09-14)	5571-164
32a	12a	"Pressure"	Sean Dempsey	Written by : Jay Lender, William Reiss, and David Fain Storyboarded by : Jay Lender (director), William Reiss	May 12, 2001 (2001-05-12)[36]	5571-166
32b	12b	"The Smoking Peanut"	Andrew Overtoom	Written by : Paul Tibbitt, Walt Dohrn, and Mr. Lawrence Storyboarded by : Carson Kugler (director)	May 12, 2001 (2001-05-12)[36]	5571-163
33a	13a	"Shanghaied"	Frank Weiss	Written by : Aaron Springer, C.H. Greenblatt, and Merriwether Williams Storyboarded by : Aaron Springer (director), C.H. Greenblatt	March 9, 2001 (2001-03-09)	5571-165
33b	13b	"Gary Takes a Bath"	Frank Weiss	Written by : Aaron Springer, C.H. Greenblatt, and Merriwether Williams Storyboarded by : Aaron Springer (director), C.H. Greenblatt	July 26, 2003 (2003-07-26)[38][c]	5571-183
34a	14a	"Welcome to the Chum Bucket"	Andrew Overtoom	Written by : Walt Dohrn, Paul Tibbitt, and Mr. Lawrence Storyboarded by : Walt Dohrn & Paul Tibbitt (directors), Carson Kugler, Erik Wiese, & William Reiss	January 21, 2002 (2002-01-21)	5571-167
34b	14b	"Frankendoodle"	Tom Yasumi	Written by : Walt Dohrn, Paul Tibbitt, and Merriwether Williams Storyboarded by : Chris Headrick (director)	January 21, 2002 (2002-01-21)	5571-169
35a	15a	"The Secret Box"	Tom Yasumi	Written by : Walt Dohrn, Paul Tibbitt, and Merriwether Williams Storyboarded by : Walt Dohrn & Paul Tibbitt (directors), Carson Kugler, William Reiss, & Erik Wiese	September 7, 2001 (2001-09-07)	5571-168
35b	15b	"Band Geeks"	Frank Weiss	Written by : Aaron Springer, C.H. Greenblatt, and Merriwether Williams Storyboarded by : Aaron Springer (director), C.H. Greenblatt	September 7, 2001 (2001-09-07)	5571-173
36a	16a	"Graveyard Shift"	Sean Dempsey	Written by : Mr. Lawrence, Jay Lender, and Dan Povenmire Storyboarded by : Jay Lender and Dan Povenmire (directors)	September 6, 2002 (2002-09-06)[d]	5571-176
36b	16b	"Krusty Love"	Sean Dempsey	Written by : Mr. Lawrence, Jay Lender, and William Reiss Storyboarded by : Jay Lender (director), William Reiss	September 6, 2002 (2002-09-06)	5571-170
37a	17a	"Procrastination"	Tom Yasumi	Written by : Walt Dohrn, Paul Tibbitt, and Mr. Lawrence Storyboarded by : Walt Dohrn and Paul Tibbitt (directors), Carson Kugler, William Reiss, & Erik Wiese	October 19, 2001 (2001-10-19)[36]	5571-175
37b	17b	"I'm With Stupid"	Frank Weiss	Written by : C.H. Greenblatt, Aaron Springer, and Mark O'Hare Storyboarded by : Aaron Springer (director), C.H. Greenblatt	October 19, 2001 (2001-10-19)[36]	5571-179
38a	18a	"Sailor Mouth"	Andrew Overtoom	Written by : Walt Dohrn, Paul Tibbitt, and Merriwether Williams Storyboarded by : Walt Dohrn & Paul Tibbitt (directors), Carson Kugler, William Reiss, & Erik Wiese	September 21, 2001 (2001-09-21)	5571-182
38b	18b	"Artist Unknown"	Sean Dempsey	Written by : Walt Dohrn, Paul Tibbitt, and Mark O'Hare Storyboarded by : Walt Dohrn & Paul Tibbitt (directors), Carson Kugler, William Reiss, & Erik Wiese	September 21, 2001 (2001-09-21)	5571-174
39a	19a	"Jellyfish Hunter"	Andrew Overtoom	Written by : Walt Dohrn, Paul Tibbitt, and Mark O'Hare Storyboarded by : Walt Dohrn & Paul Tibbitt (directors), Carson Kugler, William Reiss, & Erik Wiese	September 28, 2001 (2001-09-28)	5571-181
39b	19b	"The Fry Cook Games"	Tom Yasumi	Written by : Dan Povenmire, Jay Lender, and Merriwether Williams Storyboarded by : Jay Lender and Dan Povenmire (directors)	September 28, 2001 (2001-09-28)	5571-171
40a	20a	"Squid on Strike"	Tom Yasumi	Written by : Walt Dohrn, Paul Tibbitt, and Mark O'Hare Storyboarded by : Walt Dohrn & Paul Tibbitt (directors), Carson Kugler, William Reiss, & Erik Wiese	October 12, 2001 (2001-10-12)	5571-185
40b	20b	"Sandy, SpongeBob, and the Worm"	Sean Dempsey	Written by : Jay Lender, Dan Povenmire, and Merriwether Williams Storyboarded by : Jay Lender and Dan Povenmire (directors)	October 12, 2001 (2001-10-12)	5571-180

Season 3 (2001–04)

The third season of SpongeBob SquarePants consists of 20 episodes (37 segments), which are ordered below according to Nickelodeon's packaging order, and not their original production or broadcast order.^[39]

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Animation directors [a]	Written by [a]	Original air date [40]	Prod. code [41]
41a	1a	"The Algae's Always Greener"	Frank Weiss	Written by : Aaron Springer, C.H. Greenblatt, and Merriwether Williams Storyboarded by : Aaron Springer (director), C.H. Greenblatt	March 22, 2002 (2002-03-22)	5572-188
41b	1b	"SpongeGuard on Duty"	Sean Dempsey	Written by : Jay Lender, Sam Henderson, and Mark O'Hare Storyboarded by : Jay Lender & Sam Henderson (directors), Caleb Meurer	March 22, 2002 (2002-03-22)	5572-187
42a	2a	"Club SpongeBob"	Andrew Overtoom	Written by : Walt Dohrn and Mark O'Hare Storyboarded by : Walt Dohrn & Mark O'Hare (directors), Carson Kugler, William Reiss, & Erik Wiese	July 12, 2002 (2002-07-12)[d]	5572-192
42b	2b	"My Pretty Seahorse"	Tom Yasumi	Written by : Kent Osborne and Paul Tibbitt Storyboarded by : Kent Osborne and Paul Tibbitt (directors), Carson Kugler, William Reiss, & Mike Roth	July 12, 2002 (2002-07-12)	5572-193
43a	3a	"Just One Bite"	Sean Dempsey	Written by : Jay Lender, Sam Henderson, and Merriwether Williams Storyboarded by : Jay Lender & Sam Henderson (directors), Caleb Meurer	October 5, 2001 (2001-10-05)	5572-194
43b	3b	"The Bully"	Frank Weiss	Written by : Aaron Springer, C.H. Greenblatt, and Merriwether Williams Storyboarded by : Aaron Springer (director), C.H. Greenblatt	October 5, 2001 (2001-10-05)	5572-191
44a	4a	"Nasty Patty"	Tom Yasumi	Written by : Paul Tibbitt, Kaz, and Mark O'Hare Storyboarded by : Paul Tibbitt & Kaz (directors), Carson Kugler, William Reiss, & Mike Roth	March 1, 2002 (2002-03-01)	5572-195
44b	4b	"Idiot Box"	Andrew Overtoom	Written by : Paul Tibbitt, Kent Osborne, and Merriwether Williams Storyboarded by : Paul Tibbitt & Kent Osborne (directors), Carson Kugler, William Reiss, & Mike Roth	March 1, 2002 (2002-03-01)	5572-178
45a	5a	"Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy IV"	Sean Dempsey	Written by : Jay Lender, Sam Henderson, and Merriwether Williams Storyboarded by : Jay Lender & Sam Henderson (directors), Caleb Meurer	January 21, 2002 (2002-01-21)	5572-177
45b	5b	"Doing Time"	Frank Weiss	Written by : Aaron Springer, C.H. Greenblatt, and Merriwether Williams Storyboarded by : Aaron Springer (director), C.H. Greenblatt	January 21, 2002 (2002-01-21)	5572-186
46a	6a	"Snowball Effect"	Andrew Overtoom	Written by : Paul Tibbitt, Kent Osborne, and Merriwether Williams Storyboarded by : Paul Tibbitt & Kent Osborne (directors), Carson Kugler, William Reiss, & Mike Roth	February 22, 2002 (2002-02-22)	5572-189
46b	6b	"One Krabs Trash"	Tom Yasumi	Written by : Paul Tibbitt, Kent Osborne, and Mark O'Hare Storyboarded by : Paul Tibbitt & Kaz (directors), Carson Kugler, William Reiss, & Mike Roth	February 22, 2002 (2002-02-22)	5572-184
47a	7a	"As Seen on TV"	Frank Weiss	Written by : Aaron Springer, C.H. Greenblatt, and Merriwether Williams Storyboarded by : Aaron Springer (director), C.H. Greenblatt	March 8, 2002 (2002-03-08)	5572-172
47b	7b	"Can You Spare a Dime?"	Sean Dempsey	Written by : Jay Lender, Sam Henderson, and Merriwether Williams Storyboarded by : Jay Lender & Sam Henderson (directors), Caleb Meurer	March 8, 2002 (2002-03-08)	5572-190
48a	8a	"No Weenies Allowed"	Andrew Overtoom	Written by : Paul Tibbitt, Kent Osborne, and Merriwether Williams Storyboarded by : Paul Tibbitt & Kent Osborne (directors), Carson Kugler, Caleb Meurer, & William Reiss	March 15, 2002 (2002-03-15)	5572-200
48b	8b	"Squilliam Returns"	Sean Dempsey	Written by : Jay Lender, Sam Henderson, and Merriwether Williams Storyboarded by : Jay Lender & Sam Henderson (directors), Heather Martinez & Mike Roth	March 15, 2002 (2002-03-15)	5572-199
49a	9a	"Krab Borg"	Tom Yasumi	Written by : Paul Tibbitt, Kent Osborne, and Mark O'Hare Storyboarded by : Paul Tibbitt & Kent Osborne (directors), Carson Kugler, William Reiss, & Mike Roth	March 29, 2002 (2002-03-29)	5572-197
49b	9b	"Rock-a-Bye Bivalve"	Sean Dempsey	Written by : Jay Lender, Sam Henderson, and Mark O'Hare Storyboarded by : Jay Lender & Sam Henderson (directors), Mike Roth	March 29, 2002 (2002-03-29)	5572-203
50a	10a	"Wet Painters"	Frank Weiss	Written by : C.H. Greenblatt, Kaz, and Mark O'Hare Storyboarded by : C.H. Greenblatt & Kaz (directors), Caleb Meurer & Carson Kugler	May 10, 2002 (2002-05-10)	5572-202
50b	10b	"Krusty Krab Training Video"	Frank Weiss	Written by : Aaron Springer, C.H. Greenblatt, Kent Osborne Storyboarded by : Aaron Springer & C.H. Greenblatt (directors), Caleb Meurer	May 10, 2002 (2002-05-10)	5572-198
51	11	"Party Pooper Pants"	Andrew Overtoom	Written by : Paul Tibbitt, Kent Osborne, and Mark O'Hare Merriwether Williams, Paul Tibbitt, Kent Osborne (Live Action) Storyboarded by : Paul Tibbitt & Kent Osborne (directors), Walt Dorhrn (song sequence), Caleb Meurer, Carson Kugler, William Reiss, & Mike Roth	May 17, 2002 (2002-05-17)	5572-204
52a	12a	"Chocolate with Nuts"	Andrew Overtoom	Written by : Paul Tibbitt, Kaz, Kent Osborne, and Merriwether Williams Storyboarded by : Paul Tibbitt & Kaz (directors), Carson Kugler, William Reiss, & Mike Roth	June 1, 2002 (2002-06-01)	5572-196
52b	12b	"Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy V"	Frank Weiss	Written by : C.H. Greenblatt, Kaz, and Merriwether Williams Storyboarded by : C.H. Greenblatt & Kaz (directors), Mike Roth	June 1, 2002 (2002-06-01)	5572-219
53a	13a	"New Student Starfish"	Tom Yasumi	Written by : Paul Tibbitt, Kent Osborne, and Mark O'Hare Storyboarded by : Paul Tibbitt & Kent Osborne (directors), Carson Kugler, Heather Martinez, William Reiss, & Mike Roth	September 20, 2002 (2002-09-20)	5572-201
53b	13b	"Clams"	Sean Dempsey	Written by : Jay Lender, Sam Henderson, and Mark O'Hare Storyboarded by : Jay Lender & Sam Henderson (directors), Caleb Meurer	September 20, 2002 (2002-09-20)	5572-207
54	14	"Ugh"	Andrew Overtoom	Written by : Paul Tibbitt and Kent Osborne Merriwether Williams (Live Action) Storyboarded by : Paul Tibbitt and Kent Osborne (directors), Carson Kugler, Caleb Meurer, & William Reiss	March 5, 2004 (2004-03-05)	5572-208
55a	15a	"The Great Snail Race"	Andrew Overtoom	Written by : Paul Tibbitt, Kent Osborne, and Joe Liss (TV), Merriwether Williams (DVD) Storyboarded by : Paul Tibbitt and Kent Osborne (directors), Chuck Klein, Carson Kugler, Caleb Meurer, & William Reiss	January 24, 2003 (2003-01-24)	5572-216
55b	15b	"Mid-Life Crustacean"	Frank Weiss	Written by : C.H. Greenblatt, Kaz, and Mark O'Hare Storyboarded by : C.H. Greenblatt & Kaz (directors), Chuck Klein	January 24, 2003 (2003-01-24)	5572-210
56a	16a	"Born Again Krabs"	Tom Yasumi	Written by : Paul Tibbitt, Kent Osborne, and Merriwether Williams Storyboarded by : Paul Tibbitt and Kent Osborne (directors), Chuck Klein, Carson Kugler, Caleb Meurer, & William Reiss	October 4, 2003 (2003-10-04)[e]	5572-213
56b	16b	"I Had an Accident"	Frank Weiss	Written by : C.H. Greenblatt, Kaz, and Merriwether Williams Storyboarded by : C.H. Greenblatt & Kaz (directors), Chuck Klein	October 4, 2003 (2003-10-04)[e]	5572-214
57a	17a	"Krabby Land"	Andrew Overtoom	Written by : Paul Tibbitt, Kent Osborne, and Mark O'Hare Storyboarded by : Paul Tibbit & Kent Osborne (directors), Chuck Klein, Carson Kugler, Caleb Meurer, & William Reiss	April 3, 2004 (2004-04-03)	5572-212
57b	17b	"The Camping Episode"	Sean Dempsey	Written by : Jay Lender, Sam Henderson, and Merriwether Williams Storyboarded by : Jay Lender & Dan Povenmire (directors), Caleb Meurer	April 3, 2004 (2004-04-03)	5572-215
58a	18a	"Missing Identity"	Tom Yasumi	Written by : Paul Tibbitt, Kent Osborne, and Merriwether Williams Storyboarded by : Paul Tibbitt and Kent Osborne (directors), Zeus Cervas, Carson Kugler, Caleb Meurer, & William Reiss	January 19, 2004 (2004-01-19)	5572-209
58b	18b	"Plankton's Army"	Sean Dempsey	Written by : Jay Lender, Sam Henderson, and Merriwether Williams Storyboarded by : Jay Lender & Sam Henderson (directors), Caleb Meurer	January 19, 2004 (2004-01-19)	5572-211
59	19	"The Sponge Who Could Fly"	Andrew Overtoom and Tom Yasumi	Written by : Paul Tibbitt, Kent Osborne, and Merriwether Williams Jay Lender and Sam Henderson (Live Action) Storyboarded by : Paul Tibbitt and Kent Osborne (directors), Carson Kugler, Caleb Meurer, & William Reiss	March 21, 2003 (2003-03-21)[f]	5572-217
60a	20a	"SpongeBob Meets the Strangler"	Tom Yasumi	Written by : Paul Tibbitt, Kent Osborne, C.H. Greenblatt, and Merriwether Williams Storyboarded by : Paul Tibbitt, Kaz, & C.H. Greenblatt (directors), Zeus Cervas, Chuck Klein, Carson Kugler, & Mike Roth	October 11, 2004 (2004-10-11)[g]	5572-221
60b	20b	"Pranks a Lot"	Andrew Overtoom	Written by : Paul Tibbitt, Kent Osborne, and Merriwether Williams Storyboarded by : Paul Tibbitt and Kent Osborne (directors), Carson Kugler, Caleb Meurer, & William Reiss	October 11, 2004 (2004-10-11)[g]	5572-218

Season 4 (2005–07)

The fourth season of SpongeBob SquarePants consists of 20 episodes (38 segments), which are ordered below according to Nickelodeon's packaging order, and not their original production or broadcast order.^[42]

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Animation directors [a]	Written by [a]	Original air date [43]	Prod. code [44]	U.S. viewers (millions)
61a	1a	"Fear of a Krabby Patty"	Alan Smart	Written by : C.H. Greenblatt and Paul Tibbitt Storyboarded by : C.H. Greenblatt (director), Zeus Cervas	May 6, 2005 (2005-05-06)	5574-401	2.60[45]
61b	1b	"Shell of a Man"	Tom Yasumi	Written by : Mike Bell and Paul Tibbitt Storyboarded by : Mike Bell and Vincent Waller (directors), Zeus Cervas and Brad Vandergrift	May 6, 2005 (2005-05-06)	5574-402	2.60[45]
62a	2a	"The Lost Mattress"	Alan Smart	Written by : Mike Bell and Tim Hill Storyboarded by : Mike Bell (director), Garrett Ho	May 13, 2005 (2005-05-13)	5574-406	N/A
62b	2b	"Krabs vs. Plankton"	Tom Yasumi	Written by : Tim Hill, Mike Mitchell, and Vincent Waller Storyboarded by : Vincent Waller (director), William Reiss	May 13, 2005 (2005-05-13)	5574-403	N/A
63	3	"Have You Seen This Snail?"	Alan Smart and Tom Yasumi	Written by : Aaron Springer and Paul Tibbitt Storyboarded by : Aaron Springer (director), Brad Vandergrift and Eric C. Wiese	November 11, 2005 (2005-11-11)	5574-404	7.93[46][47]
64a	4a	"Skill Crane"	Alan Smart	Written by : Kyle McCulloch, Aaron Springer, and Vincent Waller Storyboarded by : Vincent Waller (director), Clint Bond	May 20, 2005 (2005-05-20)	5574-407	N/A
64b	4b	"Good Neighbors"	Tom Yasumi	Written by : Mike Bell Storyboarded by : Mike Bell and Aaron Springer (directors), Zeus Cervas	May 20, 2005 (2005-05-20)	5574-408	N/A
65a	5a	"Selling Out"	Alan Smart	Written by : Zeus Cervas, Erik C. Wiese, and Tim Hill Storyboarded by : Zeus Cervas and Erik C. Wiese (directors), John Magness	September 23, 2005 (2005-09-23)	5574-409	N/A
65b	5b	"Funny Pants"	Tom Yasumi	Written by : Luke Brookshier, Tom King, and Steven Banks Storyboarded by : Luke Brookshier and Tom King (directors), Tim Parsons	September 30, 2005 (2005-09-30)	5574-410	N/A
66	6	"Dunces and Dragons"	Alan Smart and Tom Yasumi	Written by : Zeus Cervas, Erik Wiese, and Tim Hill Storyboarded by : Zeus Cervas and Erik Wiese (directors), Ted Seko and Marcelo Souza	February 20, 2006 (2006-02-20)	5574-412	8.60[48][49]
67a	7a	"Enemy In-Law"	Andrew Overtoom	Written by : Tom King, Luke Brookshier, and Tim Hill Storyboarded by : Luke Brookshier and Tom King (directors), Monica Tomova	October 14, 2005 (2005-10-14)	5574-414	N/A
67b	7b	"Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy VI: The Motion Picture"	Andrew Overtoom	Written by : Casey Alexander, Chris Mitchell, and Paul Tibbitt Storyboarded by : Casey Alexander and Chris Mitchell (directors), Brad Vandergrift	October 7, 2005 (2005-10-07)	5574-411	N/A
68a	8a	"Patrick SmartPants"	Tom Yasumi	Written by : Casey Alexander, Chris Mitchell, and Tim Hill Storyboarded by : Casey Alexander and Chris Mitchell (directors), Clint Bond	October 21, 2005 (2005-10-21)	5574-415	N/A
68b	8b	"SquidBob TentaclePants"	Alan Smart	Written by : Zeus Cervas, Erik Wiese, and Steven Banks Storyboarded by : Zeus Cervas and Erik Wiese (directors), John Magness	November 4, 2005 (2005-11-04)	5574-416	N/A
69a	9a	"Krusty Towers"	Andrew Overtoom	Written by : Luke Brookshier, Tom King, and Steven Banks Storyboarded by : Luke Brookshier and Tom King (directors), Maureen Mascarina	April 1, 2006 (2006-04-01)	5574-417	N/A
69b	9b	"Mrs. Puff, You're Fired"	Tom Yasumi	Written by : Casey Alexander, Chris Mitchell, and Tim Hill Storyboarded by : Casey Alexander and Chris Mitchell (directors), Ted Seko	April 1, 2006 (2006-04-01)	5574-418	N/A
70a	10a	"Chimps Ahoy"	Andrew Overtoom	Written by : Luke Brookshier, Tom King, and Steven Banks Storyboarded by : Luke Brookshier and Tom King (directors), Marcelo Souza	May 5, 2006 (2006-05-05)	5574-426	N/A
70b	10b	"Ghost Host"	Alan Smart	Written by : Zeus Cervas, Erik Wiese, and Tim Hill Storyboarded by : Zeus Cervas and Erik Wiese (directors), Monica Tomova	May 5, 2006 (2006-05-05)	5574-419	N/A
71a	11a	"Whale of a Birthday"	Tom Yasumi	Written by : Luke Brookshier, Tom King, and Paul Tibbitt Storyboarded by : Luke Brookshier and Tom King (directors), Brad Vandergrift	May 12, 2006 (2006-05-12)	5574-423	N/A
71b	11b	"Karate Island"	Tom Yasumi	Written by : Casey Alexander, Chris Mitchell, and Steven Banks Storyboarded by : Casey Alexander and Chris Mitchell (directors), Dave Cunningham	May 12, 2006 (2006-05-12)	5574-421	N/A
72a	12a	"All That Glitters"	Andrew Overtoom	Written by : Zeus Cervas, Erik Wiese, and Steven Banks Storyboarded by : Zeus Cervas and Erik Wiese (directors), Clint Bond	June 2, 2006 (2006-06-02)	5574-422	N/A
72b	12b	"Wishing You Well"	Andrew Overtoom	Written by : Luke Brookshier, Tom King, and Steven Banks Storyboarded by : Luke Brookshier and Tom King (directors), Chuck Klein	June 2, 2006 (2006-06-02)	5574-420	N/A
73a	13a	"New Leaf"	Alan Smart	Written by : Zeus Cervas, Erik Wiese, and Steven Banks Storyboarded by : Zeus Cervas and Erik Wiese (directors), John Magness	September 22, 2006 (2006-09-22)[h]	5574-425	N/A
73b	13b	"Once Bitten"	Alan Smart	Written by : Casey Alexander, Chris Mitchell, and Steven Banks Storyboarded by : Casey Alexander and Chris Mitchell (directors), Maureen Mascarina	September 29, 2006 (2006-09-29)	5574-424	N/A
74a	14a	"Bummer Vacation"	Tom Yasumi	Written by : Casey Alexander, Chris Mitchell, and Dani Michaeli Storyboarded by : Casey Alexander and Chris Mitchell (directors), Ted Seko	October 13, 2006 (2006-10-13)	5574-427	N/A
74b	14b	"Wigstruck"	Alan Smart	Written by : Luke Brookshier, Tom King, and Dani Michaeli Storyboarded by : Luke Brookshier and Tom King (directors), Marcelo Souza	November 17, 2006 (2006-11-17)	5574-428	N/A
75a	15a	"Squidtastic Voyage"	Tom Yasumi	Written by : Luke Brookshier, Tom King, and Dani Michaeli Storyboarded by : Luke Brookshier and Tom King (directors), Monica Tomova	October 6, 2006 (2006-10-06)	5574-431	N/A
75b	15b	"That's No Lady"	Andrew Overtoom	Written by : Casey Alexander, Chris Mitchell, and Steven Banks Storyboarded by : Casey Alexander and Chris Mitchell (directors), Brad Vandergrift	November 25, 2006 (2006-11-25)[i]	5574-430	N/A
76a	16a	"The Thing"	Andrew Overtoom	Written by : Zeus Cervas, Erik Wiese, and Steven Banks Storyboarded by : Zeus Cervas and Erik Wiese (directors), Dave Cunningham	January 15, 2007 (2007-01-15)[j]	5574-429	N/A
76b	16b	"Hocus Pocus"	Alan Smart	Written by : Casey Alexander, Chris Mitchell, and Steven Banks Storyboarded by : Casey Alexander and Chris Mitchell (directors), Chuck Klein	January 15, 2007 (2007-01-15)[k]	5574-432	N/A
77a	17a	"Driven to Tears"	Andrew Overtoom	Written by : Luke Brookshier, Tom King, and Steven Banks Storyboarded by : Luke Brookshier and Tom King (directors), Maureen Mascarina	February 19, 2007 (2007-02-19)[l]	5574-434	N/A
77b	17b	"Rule of Dumb"	Tom Yasumi	Written by : Zeus Cervas, Erik Wiese, and Dani Michaeli Storyboarded by : Zeus Cervas and Erik Wiese (directors), Ted Seko	February 19, 2007 (2007-02-19)[m]	5574-433	N/A
78a	18a	"Born to Be Wild"	Tom Yasumi	Written by : Luke Brookshier, Tom King, and Steven Banks Storyboarded by : Luke Brookshier and Tom King (directors), Marcelo Souza	March 31, 2007 (2007-03-31)[n]	5574-437	N/A
78b	18b	"Best Frenemies"	Alan Smart	Written by : Zeus Cervas, Erik Wiese, and Dani Michaeli Storyboarded by : Zeus Cervas and Erik Wiese (directors), Janice Tolentino	March 31, 2007 (2007-03-31)[o]	5574-436	N/A
79a	19a	"The Pink Purloiner"	Tom Yasumi	Written by : Luke Brookshier, Tom King, and Steven Banks Storyboarded by : Luke Brookshier and Tom King (directors), Monica Tomova	February 19, 2007 (2007-02-19)[p]	5574-440	N/A
79b	19b	"Squid Wood"	Andrew Overtoom	Written by : Casey Alexander, Chris Mitchell, and Dani Michaeli Storyboarded by : Casey Alexander and Chris Mitchell (directors), Brad Vandergrift	July 24, 2007 (2007-07-24)[q]	5574-438	N/A
80a	20a	"Best Day Ever"	Larry Leichliter	Written by : Nate Cash, Tuck Tucker, and Steven Banks Storyboarded by : Nate Cash and Tuck Tucker (directors), Sean Charmatz	November 10, 2006 (2006-11-10)	151-507	6.70[50][51]
80b	20b	"The Gift of Gum"	Alan Smart	Written by : Zeus Cervas, Erik Wiese, and Dani Michaeli Storyboarded by : Zeus Cervas and Erik Wiese (directors), Dave Cunningham	February 19, 2007 (2007-02-19)[r]	5574-439	N/A

Season 5 (2007–09)

The fifth season of SpongeBob SquarePants consists of 20 episodes (41 segments), which are ordered below according to Nickelodeon's packaging order, and not their original production or broadcast order.^[52]

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Animation directors [a]	Written by [a]	Original air date [53]	Prod. code [54]	U.S. viewers (millions)
81	1	"Friend or Foe"	Alan Smart and Tom Yasumi	Written by : Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas, Mike Mitchell, Steven Banks, and Tim Hill Storyboarded by : Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas, and Mike Mitchell (directors)	April 13, 2007 (2007-04-13)	151-501/151-502	N/A
82a	2a	"The Original Fry Cook"	Andrew Overtoom	Written by : Luke Brookshier, Tom King, Steven Banks, and Dani Michaeli Storyboarded by : Luke Brookshier and Tom King (directors)	July 30, 2007 (2007-07-30)	151-503	N/A
82b	2b	"Night Light"	Andrew Overtoom	Written by : Casey Alexander, Chris Mitchell, and Steven Banks Storyboarded by : Casey Alexander and Chris Mitchell (directors)	July 30, 2007 (2007-07-30)	5574-435	N/A
83a	3a	"Rise and Shine"	Andrew Overtoom	Written by : Nate Cash and Steven Banks Storyboarded by : Nate Cash (director)	February 19, 2007 (2007-02-19)	151-504a	N/A
83b	3b	"Waiting"	Alan Smart	Written by : Nate Cash, Tuck Tucker, and Steven Banks Storyboarded by : Nate Cash and Tuck Tucker (directors)	February 19, 2007 (2007-02-19)	151-504b	N/A
83c	3c	"Fungus Among Us"	Tom Yasumi	Written by : Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas, and Richard Pursel Storyboarded by : Casey Alexander and Zeus Cervas (directors)	September 29, 2007 (2007-09-29)	151-505	N/A
84a	4a	"Spy Buddies"	Andrew Overtoom	Written by : Luke Brookshier, Tom King, and Dani Michaeli Storyboarded by : Luke Brookshier and Tom King (directors)	July 23, 2007 (2007-07-23)	151-506	N/A
84b	4b	"Boat Smarts"	Alan Smart	Written by : Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas, and Richard Pursel Storyboarded by : Casey Alexander and Zeus Cervas (directors)	July 23, 2007 (2007-07-23)	151-508b	N/A
84c	4c	"Good Ol' Whatshisname"	Alan Smart	Written by : Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas, and Dani Michaeli (TV),[55] Richard Pursel (DVD) Storyboarded by : Casey Alexander and Zeus Cervas (directors)	July 23, 2007 (2007-07-23)	151-508a	N/A
85a	5a	"New Digs"	Andrew Overtoom	Written by : Nate Cash, Tuck Tucker, and Richard Pursel Storyboarded by : Nate Cash and Tuck Tucker (directors)	July 25, 2007 (2007-07-25)	151-510	N/A
85b	5b	"Krabs à la Mode"	Tom Yasumi	Written by : Luke Brookshier, Tom King, and Eric Shaw Storyboarded by : Luke Brookshier and Tom King (directors)	July 25, 2007 (2007-07-25)	151-509	N/A
86a	6a	"Roller Cowards"	Alan Smart	Written by : Luke Brookshier, Tom King, and Steven Banks Storyboarded by : Luke Brookshier and Tom King (directors)	July 27, 2007 (2007-07-27)	151-512	N/A
86b	6b	"Bucket Sweet Bucket"	Larry Leichliter	Written by : Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas, and Richard Pursel Storyboarded by : Casey Alexander and Zeus Cervas (directors)	July 27, 2007 (2007-07-27)	151-511	N/A
87a	7a	"To Love a Patty"	Andrew Overtoom	Written by : Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas, and Eric Shaw Storyboarded by : Casey Alexander and Zeus Cervas (directors)	July 26, 2007 (2007-07-26)	151-514	N/A
87b	7b	"Breath of Fresh Squidward"	Tom Yasumi	Written by : Nate Cash, Tuck Tucker, and Richard Pursel Storyboarded by : Nate Cash and Tuck Tucker (directors)	July 26, 2007 (2007-07-26)	151-513	N/A
88a	8a	"Money Talks"	Alan Smart	Written by : Luke Brookshier, Tom King, and Dani Michaeli Storyboarded by : Luke Brookshier & Tom King (directors)	July 31, 2007 (2007-07-31)	151-515a	N/A
88b	8b	"SpongeBob vs. The Patty Gadget"	Alan Smart	Written by : Luke Brookshier and Richard Pursel Storyboarded by : Luke Brookshier (director)	July 31, 2007 (2007-07-31)	151-515b	N/A
88c	8c	"Slimy Dancing"	Tom Yasumi	Written by : Nate Cash, Tuck Tucker, and Richard Pursel Storyboarded by : Nate Cash and Tuck Tucker (directors)	July 31, 2007 (2007-07-31)	151-516	N/A
89a	9a	"The Krusty Sponge"	Andrew Overtoom	Written by : Aaron Springer and Eric Shaw Storyboarded by : Aaron Springer (director)	July 24, 2007 (2007-07-24)	151-519	N/A
89b	9b	"Sing a Song of Patrick"	Alan Smart	Written by : Luke Brookshier, Tom King, and Steven Banks Storyboarded by : Luke Brookshier and Tom King (directors)	February 19, 2007 (2007-02-19)	151-520	N/A
90a	10a	"A Flea in Her Dome"	Andrew Overtoom	Written by : Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas, and Steven Banks Storyboarded by : Casey Alexander and Zeus Cervas (directors)	August 1, 2007 (2007-08-01)	151-522	N/A
90b	10b	"The Donut of Shame"	Tom Yasumi	Written by : Nate Cash and Dani Michaeli Storyboarded by : Nate Cash (director)	August 1, 2007 (2007-08-01)	151-521a	N/A
90c	10c	"The Krusty Plate"	Tom Yasumi	Written by : Tuck Tucker and Eric Shaw Storyboarded by : Tuck Tucker (director)	August 1, 2007 (2007-08-01)	151-521b	N/A
91a	11a	"Goo Goo Gas"	Alan Smart	Written by : Luke Brookshier, Tom King, and Dani Michaeli Storyboarded by : Luke Brookshier and Tom King (directors)	July 19, 2009 (2009-07-19)[s]	151-523	4.95[56]
91b	11b	"Le Big Switch"	Tom Yasumi	Written by : Nate Cash, Tuck Tucker, and Richard Pursel Storyboarded by : Nate Cash and Tuck Tucker (directors)	September 29, 2007 (2007-09-29)	151-524	N/A
92	12	"Atlantis SquarePantis"	Andrew Overtoom	Written by : Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas, Steven Banks, and Dani Michaeli Storyboarded by : Casey Alexander and Zeus Cervas (directors)	November 12, 2007 (2007-11-12)	151-517/151-518	9.22[57]
93a	13a	"Picture Day"	Alan Smart	Written by : Casey Alexander and Dani Michaeli Storyboarded by : Casey Alexander (director)	August 2, 2007 (2007-08-02)	151-529a	N/A
93b	13b	"Pat No Pay"	Alan Smart	Written by : Zeus Cervas and Dani Michaeli Storyboarded by : Zeus Cervas (director)	August 2, 2007 (2007-08-02)	151-529b	N/A
93c	13c	"BlackJack"	Alan Smart	Written by : Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas, and Richard Pursel Storyboarded by : Casey Alexander and Zeus Cervas (directors)	August 2, 2007 (2007-08-02)	151-525	N/A
94a	14a	"Blackened Sponge"	Tom Yasumi	Written by : Greg Miller, Aaron Springer, and Eric Shaw Storyboarded by : Greg Miller and Aaron Springer (directors)	August 3, 2007 (2007-08-03)	151-530	N/A
94b	14b	"Mermaid Man vs. SpongeBob"	Tom Yasumi	Written by : Nate Cash, Tuck Tucker, and Eric Shaw Storyboarded by : Nate Cash and Tuck Tucker (directors)	August 3, 2007 (2007-08-03)	151-528	N/A
95a	15a	"The Inmates of Summer"	Alan Smart	Written by : Chris Reccardi, Aaron Springer, and Dani Michaeli Storyboarded by : Chris Reccardi and Aaron Springer (directors)	November 23, 2007 (2007-11-23)	151-534	N/A
95b	15b	"To Save a Squirrel"	Alan Smart	Written by : Luke Brookshier, Nate Cash, and Dani Michaeli Storyboarded by : Luke Brookshier and Nate Cash (directors)	November 23, 2007 (2007-11-23)	151-531	N/A
96	16	"Pest of the West"	Andrew Overtoom and Tom Yasumi	Written by : Luke Brookshier, Tom King, Steven Banks, and Richard Pursel Storyboarded by : Luke Brookshier and Tom King (directors)	April 11, 2008 (2008-04-11)	151-526/151-527	6.10[58][59]
97a	17a	"20,000 Patties Under the Sea"	Tom Yasumi	Written by : Chris Reccardi, Aaron Springer, and Richard Pursel Storyboarded by : Chris Reccardi and Aaron Springer (directors)	November 23, 2007 (2007-11-23)	151-537	N/A
97b	17b	"The Battle of Bikini Bottom"	Andrew Overtoom	Written by : Luke Brookshier, Nate Cash, and Eric Shaw Storyboarded by : Luke Brookshier and Nate Cash (directors)	November 23, 2007 (2007-11-23)	151-538	N/A
98	18	"What Ever Happened to SpongeBob?" "WhoBob WhatPants?"	Alan Smart and Tom Yasumi	Written by : Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas, and Steven Banks Storyboarded by : Casey Alexander and Zeus Cervas (directors)	October 13, 2008 (2008-10-13)	151-535/151-536	7.70[60]
99a	19a	"The Two Faces of Squidward"	Tom Yasumi	Written by : Charlie Bean, Aaron Springer, and Steven Banks Storyboarded by : Charlie Bean and Aaron Springer (directors)	November 23, 2007 (2007-11-23)	151-540	N/A
99b	19b	"SpongeHenge"	Andrew Overtoom	Written by : Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas, Richard Pursel Storyboarded by : Casey Alexander and Zeus Cervas (directors)	November 23, 2007 (2007-11-23)	151-532	N/A
100a	20a	"Banned in Bikini Bottom"	Alan Smart	Written by : Aaron Springer and Steven Banks Storyboarded by : Aaron Springer (director)	November 23, 2007 (2007-11-23)	151-539	N/A
100b	20b	"Stanley S. SquarePants"	Andrew Overtoom	Written by : Luke Brookshier, Nate Cash, and Eric Shaw Storyboarded by : Luke Brookshier and Nate Cash (directors)	November 23, 2007 (2007-11-23)	151-533	N/A

Season 6 (2008–10)

The sixth season of SpongeBob SquarePants consists of 26 episodes (47 segments), which are ordered below according to Nickelodeon's packaging order, and not their original production or broadcast order.^[61]

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Animation directors [a]	Written by [a]	Original air date [62]	Prod. code [63]	U.S. viewers (millions)
101a	1a	"House Fancy"	Tom Yasumi	Written by : Aaron Springer and Dani Michaeli Storyboarded by : Aaron Springer (director)	June 6, 2008 (2008-06-06)	193-603	4.03[64]
101b	1b	"Krabby Road"	Alan Smart	Written by : Luke Brookshier, Nate Cash, and Eric Shaw Storyboarded by : Luke Brookshier and Nate Cash (directors)	March 3, 2008 (2008-03-03)	193-602	4.77[65]
102a	2a	"Penny Foolish"	Alan Smart	Written by : Aaron Springer and Dani Michaeli Storyboarded by : Aaron Springer (director)	March 7, 2008 (2008-03-07)	193-606	4.77[65]
102b	2b	"Nautical Novice"	Tom Yasumi	Written by : Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas, and Derek Iversen Storyboarded by : Casey Alexander and Zeus Cervas (directors)	March 29, 2008 (2008-03-29)	193-607	4.67[66]
103a	3a	"Spongicus"	Andrew Overtoom	Written by : Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas, and Richard Pursel Storyboarded by : Casey Alexander and Zeus Cervas (directors)	March 29, 2008 (2008-03-29)	193-601	4.67[66]
103b	3b	"Suction Cup Symphony"	Andrew Overtoom	Written by : Luke Brookshier, Nate Cash, and Richard Pursel Storyboarded by : Luke Brookshier and Nate Cash (directors)	March 6, 2008 (2008-03-06)	193-605	4.50[65]
104a	4a	"Not Normal"	Andrew Overtoom	Written by : Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas, and Derek Iversen Storyboarded by : Casey Alexander and Zeus Cervas (directors)	March 4, 2008 (2008-03-04)	193-604	4.66[65]
104b	4b	"Gone"	Alan Smart	Written by : Luke Brookshier, Nate Cash, and Steven Banks Storyboarded by : Luke Brookshier and Nate Cash (directors)	March 5, 2008 (2008-03-05)	193-608	4.59[65]
105a	5a	"The Splinter"	Tom Yasumi	Written by : Nate Cash, Sean Charmatz, and Steven Banks Storyboarded by : Nate Cash and Sean Charmatz (directors)	June 2, 2008 (2008-06-02)	193-618	4.00[64]
105b	5b	"Slide Whistle Stooges"	Alan Smart	Written by : Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas, and Derek Iversen Storyboarded by : Casey Alexander and Zeus Cervas (directors)	February 16, 2009 (2009-02-16)	193-613	4.51[67]
106a	6a	"A Life in a Day"	Andrew Overtoom	Written by : Chris Reccardi and Dani Michaeli Storyboarded by : Chris Reccardi (director)	June 4, 2008 (2008-06-04)	193-616	4.00[64]
106b	6b	"Sun Bleached"	Tom Yasumi	Written by : Luke Brookshier, Nate Cash, and Richard Pursel Storyboarded by : Luke Brookshier and Nate Cash (directors)	June 5, 2008 (2008-06-05)	193-612	4.10[64]
107a	7a	"Giant Squidward"	Alan Smart	Written by : Luke Brookshier, Nate Cash, and Richard Pursel Storyboarded by : Luke Brookshier and Nate Cash (directors)	June 3, 2008 (2008-06-03)	193-614	4.33[64]
107b	7b	"No Nose Knows"	Andrew Overtoom	Written by : Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas, and Derek Iversen Storyboarded by : Casey Alexander and Zeus Cervas (directors)	August 4, 2008 (2008-08-04)	193-617	3.75[68]
108a	8a	"Patty Caper"	Andrew Overtoom	Written by : Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas, and Eric Shaw Storyboarded by : Casey Alexander and Zeus Cervas (directors)	August 5, 2008 (2008-08-05)	193-611	3.83[68]
108b	8b	"Plankton's Regular"	Tom Yasumi	Written by : Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas, and Dani Michaeli Storyboarded by : Casey Alexander and Zeus Cervas (directors)	August 6, 2008 (2008-08-06)	193-615	3.70[68]
109a	9a	"Boating Buddies"	Andrew Overtoom	Written by : Aaron Springer and Richard Pursel Storyboarded by : Aaron Springer (director)	August 7, 2008 (2008-08-07)	193-620	3.77[68]
109b	9b	"The Krabby Kronicle"	Tom Yasumi	Written by : Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas, and Derek Iversen Storyboarded by : Casey Alexander and Zeus Cervas (directors)	August 8, 2008 (2008-08-08)	193-622	3.62[68]
110a	10a	"The Slumber Party"	Alan Smart	Written by : Tom King and Dani Michaeli Storyboarded by : Tom King (director)	November 28, 2008 (2008-11-28)	193-623	N/A
110b	10b	"Grooming Gary"	Alan Smart	Written by : Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas, and Dani Michaeli Storyboarded by : Casey Alexander and Zeus Cervas (directors)	November 28, 2008 (2008-11-28)	193-619	N/A
111	11	"SpongeBob SquarePants vs. The Big One" "SpongeBob SquarePants and the Big Wave"	Andrew Overtoom and Alan Smart	Written by : Aaron Springer, Paul Tibbitt, and Steven Banks Storyboarded by : Aaron Springer (director)	April 17, 2009 (2009-04-17)[t]	193-609	5.80[69][70]
112a	12a	"Porous Pockets"	Tom Yasumi	Written by : Aaron Springer and Derek Iversen Storyboarded by : Aaron Springer (director)	November 28, 2008 (2008-11-28)	193-624	N/A
112b	12b	"Choir Boys"	Andrew Overtoom	Written by : Aaron Springer and Richard Pursel Storyboarded by : Aaron Springer (director)	March 20, 2009 (2009-03-20)	196-626	N/A
113a	13a	"Krusty Krushers"	Alan Smart	Written by : Nate Cash, Sean Charmatz, and Derek Iversen Storyboarded by : Nate Cash and Sean Charmatz (directors)	November 28, 2008 (2008-11-28)	196-627	N/A
113b	13b	"The Card"	Tom Yasumi	Written by : Luke Brookshier, Nate Cash, and Steven Banks Storyboarded by : Luke Brookshier and Nate Cash (directors)	November 28, 2008 (2008-11-28)	193-621	N/A
114a	14a	"Dear Vikings"	Tom Yasumi	Written by : Aaron Springer and Dani Michaeli Storyboarded by : Aaron Springer (director)	November 28, 2008 (2008-11-28)	196-631	N/A
114b	14b	"Ditchin'"	Tom Yasumi	Written by : Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas, and Dani Michaeli Storyboarded by : Casey Alexander and Zeus Cervas (directors)	November 28, 2008 (2008-11-28)	196-628	N/A
115a	15a	"Grandpappy the Pirate"	Alan Smart	Written by : Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas, and Dani Michaeli Storyboarded by : Casey Alexander and Zeus Cervas (directors)	February 18, 2009 (2009-02-18)	196-629	4.27[67]
115b	15b	"Cephalopod Lodge"	Andrew Overtoom	Written by : Luke Brookshier, Nate Cash, and Richard Pursel Storyboarded by : Luke Brookshier and Nate Cash (directors)	February 17, 2009 (2009-02-17)	193-625	4.67[67]
116a	16a	"Squid's Visit"	Tom Yasumi	Written by : Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas, and Derek Iversen Storyboarded by : Casey Alexander and Zeus Cervas (directors)	June 4, 2009 (2009-06-04)	196-632	N/A
116b	16b	"To SquarePants or Not to SquarePants"	Alan Smart	Written by : Luke Brookshier, Nate Cash, and Steven Banks Storyboarded by : Luke Brookshier and Nate Cash (directors)	July 17, 2009 (2009-07-17)	196-634	N/A
117a	17a	"Shuffleboarding"	Andrew Overtoom	Written by : Luke Brookshier, Nate Cash, and Derek Iversen Storyboarded by : Luke Brookshier and Nate Cash (directors)	February 16, 2009 (2009-02-16)	196-630	4.51[67]
117b	17b	"Professor Squidward"	Andrew Overtoom	Written by : Aaron Springer and Dani Michaeli Storyboarded by : Aaron Springer (director)	February 19, 2009 (2009-02-19)	196-633	4.47[67]
118a	18a	"Pet or Pests"	Andrew Overtoom	Written by : Aaron Springer and Richard Pursel Storyboarded by : Aaron Springer (director)	March 18, 2009 (2009-03-18)	196-639	4.21[71]
118b	18b	"Komputer Overload"	Alan Smart	Written by : Aaron Springer and Richard Pursel Storyboarded by : Aaron Springer (director)	March 19, 2009 (2009-03-19)	196-635	4.00[71]
119a	19a	"Gullible Pants"	Alan Smart	Written by : Luke Brookshier, Nate Cash, and Derek Iversen Storyboarded by : Luke Brookshier and Nate Cash (directors)	June 5, 2009 (2009-06-05)	196-638	N/A
119b	19b	"Overbooked"	Tom Yasumi	Written by : Casey Alexender, Zeus Cervas, and Derek Iversen Storyboarded by : Casey Alexander and Zeus Cervas (directors)	July 19, 2009 (2009-07-19)	196-637	5.17[72]
120a	20a	"No Hat for Pat"	Tom Yasumi	Written by : Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas, and Dani Michaeli Storyboarded by : Casey Alexander and Zeus Cervas (directors)	July 19, 2009 (2009-07-19)	196-640	5.09[73]
120b	20b	"Toy Store of Doom"	Andrew Overtoom	Written by : Luke Brookshier, Nate Cash, and Dani Michaeli Storyboarded by : Luke Brookshier and Nate Cash (directors)	March 17, 2009 (2009-03-17)	196-636	N/A
121a	21a	"Sand Castles in the Sand"	Andrew Overtoom	Written by : Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas, and Dani Michaeli Storyboarded by : Casey Alexander and Zeus Cervas (directors)	March 16, 2009 (2009-03-16)	196-642	N/A
121b	21b	"Shell Shocked"	Alan Smart	Written by : Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas, and Richard Pursel Storyboarded by : Casey Alexander and Zeus Cervas (directors)	June 1, 2009 (2009-06-01)	196-641	N/A
122a	22a	"Chum Bucket Supreme"	Tom Yasumi	Written by : Sean Charmatz and Dani Michaeli Storyboarded by : Sean Charmatz (director)	July 19, 2009 (2009-07-19)	196-643	4.68[72]
122b	22b	"Single Cell Anniversary"	Tom Yasumi	Written by : Luke Brookshier, Nate Cash, and Richard Pursel Storyboarded by : Luke Brookshier and Nate Cash (directors)	June 3, 2009 (2009-06-03)	196-652	N/A
123 124	23 24	"Truth or Square" "Stuck in the Freezer"	Andrew Overtoom, Alan Smart, and Tom Yasumi	Written by : Luke Brookshier, Nate Cash, Steven Banks, and Paul Tibbitt Storyboarded by : Luke Brookshier and Nate Cash (directors)	November 6, 2009 (2009-11-06)	123-124	7.70[74]
125a	25a	"Pineapple Fever"	Tom Yasumi	Written by : Aaron Springer and Derek Iversen Storyboarded by : Aaron Springer (director)	June 2, 2009 (2009-06-02)	196-649	N/A
125b	25b	"Chum Caverns"	Alan Smart	Written by : Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas, and Richard Pursel Storyboarded by : Casey Alexander and Zeus Cervas (directors)	July 18, 2009 (2009-07-18)	196-644	4.67[72]
126	26	"The Clash of Triton" "Neptune's Party"	Andrew Overtoom and Alan Smart	Written by : Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas, Aaron Springer, Steven Banks, and Paul Tibbitt Storyboarded by : Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas, and Aaron Springer (directors)	July 5, 2010 (2010-07-05)	196-650	5.18[75]

Season 7 (2009–11)

The seventh season of SpongeBob SquarePants consists of 26 episodes (50 segments), which are ordered below according to Nickelodeon's packaging order, and not their original production or broadcast order.^[76]

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Animation directors [a]	Written by [a]	Original air date [77]	U.S. viewers (millions)
127a	1a	"Tentacle-Vision"	Alan Smart	Written by : Luke Brookshier, Nate Cash, and Derek Iversen Storyboarded by : Luke Brookshier and Nate Cash (directors)	July 19, 2009 (2009-07-19)	4.95[78]
127b	1b	"I ♥ Dancing"	Tom Yasumi	Written by : Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas, and Mr. Lawrence Storyboarded by : Casey Alexander and Zeus Cervas (directors)	July 19, 2009 (2009-07-19)	4.95[78]
128a	2a	"Growth Spout"	Andrew Overtoom	Written by : Aaron Springer and Richard Pursel Storyboarded by : Aaron Springer (director)	July 19, 2009 (2009-07-19)	5.17[78]
128b	2b	"Stuck in the Wringer"	Alan Smart	Written by : Zeus Cervas, Sean Charmatz, and Derek Iversen Storyboarded by : Zeus Cervas and Sean Charmatz (directors)	July 19, 2009 (2009-07-19)	5.17[78]
129a	3a	"Someone's in the Kitchen with Sandy"	Tom Yasumi	Written by : Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas, and Dani Michaeli Storyboarded by : Casey Alexander and Zeus Cervas (directors)	July 19, 2009 (2009-07-19)	5.37[78]
129b	3b	"The Inside Job"	Andrew Overtoom	Written by : Luke Brookshier, Nate Cash, and Mr. Lawrence Storyboarded by : Luke Brookshier and Nate Cash (directors)	July 19, 2009 (2009-07-19)	5.37[78]
130a	4a	"Greasy Buffoons"	Tom Yasumi	Written by : Aaron Springer and Derek Iversen Storyboarded by : Aaron Springer (director)	November 27, 2009 (2009-11-27)	5.51[79]
130b	4b	"Model Sponge"	Tom Yasumi	Written by : Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas, and Mr. Lawrence Storyboarded by : Casey Alexander and Zeus Cervas (directors)	November 27, 2009 (2009-11-27)	5.51[79]
131a	5a	"Keep Bikini Bottom Beautiful"	Alan Smart	Written by : Luke Brookshier, Nate Cash, and Dani Michaeli Storyboarded by : Luke Brookshier and Nate Cash (directors)	January 2, 2010 (2010-01-02)	N/A
131b	5b	"A Pal for Gary"	Andrew Overtoom	Written by : Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas, and Richard Pursel Storyboarded by : Casey Alexander and Zeus Cervas (directors)	January 2, 2010 (2010-01-02)	N/A
132a	6a	"Yours, Mine, and Mine"	Andrew Overtoom	Written by : Luke Brookshier, Nate Cash, and Steven Banks Storyboarded by : Luke Brookshier and Nate Cash (directors)	September 11, 2010 (2010-09-11)	4.53[80]
132b	6b	"Kracked Krabs"	Alan Smart	Written by : Luke Brookshier, Nate Cash, and Mr. Lawrence Storyboarded by : Luke Brookshier and Nate Cash (directors)	September 11, 2010 (2010-09-11)	4.53[80]
133a	7a	"The Curse of Bikini Bottom"	Andrew Overtoom	Written by : Luke Brookshier, Nate Cash, and Mr. Lawrence Storyboarded by : Luke Brookshier and Nate Cash (directors)	October 24, 2009 (2009-10-24)	4.95[81]
133b	7b	"Squidward in Clarinetland"	Tom Yasumi	Written by : Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas, and Dani Michaeli Storyboarded by : Casey Alexander and Zeus Cervas (directors)	March 24, 2010 (2010-03-24)	N/A
134	8	"SpongeBob's Last Stand"	Andrew Overtoom and Tom Yasumi	Written by : Aaron Springer, Steven Banks, and Derek Iversen Storyboarded by : Aaron Springer (director)	April 22, 2010 (2010-04-22)	4.76[82]
135a	9a	"Back to the Past"	Alan Smart	Written by : Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas, and Dani Michaeli Storyboarded by : Casey Alexander and Zeus Cervas (directors)	February 15, 2010 (2010-02-15)	4.39[83]
135b	9b	"The Bad Guy Club for Villains"	Alan Smart	Written by : Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas, and Dani Michaeli Storyboarded by : Casey Alexander and Zeus Cervas (directors)	February 15, 2010 (2010-02-15)	4.39[83]
136a	10a	"A Day Without Tears"	Tom Yasumi	Written by : Aaron Springer and Steven Banks Storyboarded by : Aaron Springer (director)	March 22, 2010 (2010-03-22)	3.95[84]
136b	10b	"Summer Job"	Alan Smart	Written by : Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas, and Derek Iversen Storyboarded by : Casey Alexander and Zeus Cervas (directors)	March 23, 2010 (2010-03-23)	N/A
137a	11a	"One Coarse Meal"	Andrew Overtoom	Written by : Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas, and Mr. Lawrence Storyboarded by : Casey Alexander and Zeus Cervas (directors)	March 25, 2010 (2010-03-25)	4.19[84]
137b	11b	"Gary in Love"	Andrew Overtoom	Written by : Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas, and Derek Iversen Storyboarded by : Casey Alexander and Zeus Cervas (directors)	February 6, 2010 (2010-02-06)	5.52[85]
138a	12a	"The Play's the Thing"	Tom Yasumi	Written by : Luke Brookshier, Nate Cash, and Steven Banks Storyboarded by : Luke Brookshier and Nate Cash (directors)	March 26, 2010 (2010-03-26)	N/A
138b	12b	"Rodeo Daze"	Alan Smart	Written by : Luke Brookshier, Nate Cash, and Richard Pursel Storyboarded by : Luke Brookshier and Nate Cash (directors)	February 6, 2010 (2010-02-06)	5.52[85]
139a	13a	"Gramma's Secret Recipe"	Alan Smart	Written by : Aaron Springer and Dani Michaeli Storyboarded by : Aaron Springer (director)	July 6, 2010 (2010-07-06)	3.80[86]
139b	13b	"The Cent of Money"	Andrew Overtoom	Written by : Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas, and Dani Michaeli Storyboarded by : Casey Alexander and Zeus Cervas (directors)	July 7, 2010 (2010-07-07)	N/A
140a	14a	"The Monster Who Came to Bikini Bottom"	Andrew Overtoom	Written by : Aaron Springer and Dani Michaeli Storyboarded by : Aaron Springer (director)	January 28, 2011 (2011-01-28)[u]	6.05[87]
140b	14b	"Welcome to the Bikini Bottom Triangle"	Alan Smart	Written by : Luke Brookshier, Nate Cash, and Dani Michaeli Storyboarded by : Luke Brookshier and Nate Cash (directors)	January 28, 2011 (2011-01-28)[v]	6.05[87]
141a	15a	"The Curse of the Hex"	Tom Yasumi	Written by : Aaron Springer and Richard Pursel Storyboarded by : Aaron Springer (director)	June 11, 2011 (2011-06-11)[w]	4.52[88]
141b	15b	"The Main Drain"	Alan Smart	Written by : Luke Brookshier, Nate Cash, and Mr. Lawrence Storyboarded by : Luke Brookshier and Nate Cash (directors)	January 28, 2011 (2011-01-28)[x]	6.00[87]
142a	16a	"Trenchbillies"	Andrew Overtoom	Written by : Aaron Springer and Richard Pursel Storyboarded by : Aaron Springer (director)	January 27, 2011 (2011-01-27) (Facebook) January 29, 2011 (2011-01-29) (Nickelodeon)[y]	6.55[87]
142b	16b	"Sponge-Cano!"	Tom Yasumi	Written by : Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas, and Derek Iversen Storyboarded by : Casey Alexander and Zeus Cervas (directors)	January 28, 2011 (2011-01-28)[z]	6.00[87]
143	17	"The Great Patty Caper"	Tom Yasumi and Alan Smart	Written by : Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas, Steven Banks, and Dani Michaeli Storyboarded by : Casey Alexander and Zeus Cervas (directors)	November 11, 2010 (2010-11-11)	6.10[89]
144a	18a	"That Sinking Feeling"	Andrew Overtoom	Written by : Luke Brookshier, Nate Cash, and Mr. Lawrence Storyboarded by : Luke Brookshier and Nate Cash (directors)	July 8, 2010 (2010-07-08)	N/A
144b	18b	"Karate Star"	Tom Yasumi	Written by : Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas, and Derek Iversen Storyboarded by : Casey Alexander and Zeus Cervas (directors)	July 9, 2010 (2010-07-09)	N/A
145a	19a	"Buried in Time"	Andrew Overtoom	Written by : Nate Cash, Sean Charmatz, and Mr. Lawrence Storyboarded by : Nate Cash and Sean Charmatz (directors)	September 18, 2010 (2010-09-18)	4.74[90]
145b	19b	"Enchanted Tiki Dreams"	Alan Smart	Written by : Aaron Springer, Sean Charmatz, and Richard Pursel Storyboarded by : Aaron Springer and Sean Charmatz (directors)	June 19, 2010 (2010-06-19)	3.72[91]
146a	20a	"The Abrasive Side"	Tom Yasumi	Written by : Luke Brookshier, Nate Cash, and Mr. Lawrence Storyboarded by : Luke Brookshier and Nate Cash (directors)	November 27, 2010 (2010-11-27)	4.54[92]
146b	20b	"Earworm"	Alan Smart	Written by : Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas, and Derek Iversen Storyboarded by : Casey Alexander and Zeus Cervas (directors)	November 27, 2010 (2010-11-27)	4.54[92]
147a	21a	"Hide and Then What Happens?"	Andrew Overtoom	Written by : Aaron Springer and Dani Michaeli Storyboarded by : Aaron Springer (director)	August 9, 2010 (2010-08-09)	4.38[93]
147b	21b	"Shellback Shenanigans"	Andrew Overtoom	Written by : Aaron Springer and Richard Pursel Storyboarded by : Aaron Springer (director)	September 18, 2010 (2010-09-18)	4.74[90]
148a	22a	"The Masterpiece"	Tom Yasumi	Written by : Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas, and Steven Banks Storyboarded by : Casey Alexander and Zeus Cervas (directors)	October 2, 2010 (2010-10-02)	3.99[94]
148b	22b	"Whelk Attack"	Tom Yasumi	Written by : Luke Brookshier, Nate Cash, and Richard Pursel Storyboarded by : Luke Brookshier and Nate Cash (directors)	October 2, 2010 (2010-10-02)	3.99[94]
149a	23a	"You Don't Know Sponge"	Alan Smart	Written by : Luke Brookshier, Nate Cash, and Derek Iversen Storyboarded by : Luke Brookshier and Nate Cash (directors)	August 9, 2010 (2010-08-09)	4.38[93]
149b	23b	"Tunnel of Glove"	Alan Smart	Written by : Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas, and Dani Michaeli Storyboarded by : Casey Alexander and Zeus Cervas (directors)	February 12, 2011 (2011-02-12)	5.01[95]
150a	24a	"Krusty Dogs"	Tom Yasumi	Written by : Aaron Springer and Dani Michaeli Storyboarded by : Aaron Springer (director)	October 9, 2010 (2010-10-09)	4.58[96]
150b	24b	"The Wreck of the Mauna Loa"	Andrew Overtoom	Written by : Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas, and Derek Iversen Storyboarded by : Casey Alexander and Zeus Cervas (directors)	October 9, 2010 (2010-10-09)	4.58[96]
151a	25a	"New Fish in Town"	Andrew Overtoom	Written by : Aaron Springer and Derek Iversen Storyboarded by : Aaron Springer (director)	January 15, 2011 (2011-01-15)	4.71[97]
151b	25b	"Love That Squid"	Alan Smart	Written by : Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas, Sean Charmatz, and Richard Pursel Storyboarded by : Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas, and Sean Charmatz (directors)	February 12, 2011 (2011-02-12)	5.01[95]
152a	26a	"Big Sister Sam"	Tom Yasumi	Written by : Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas, and Richard Pursel Storyboarded by : Casey Alexander and Zeus Cervas (directors)	January 15, 2011 (2011-01-15)	4.71[97]
152b	26b	"Perfect Chemistry"	Alan Smart	Written by : Luke Brookshier, Nate Cash, and Mr. Lawrence Storyboarded by : Luke Brookshier and Nate Cash (directors)	February 26, 2011 (2011-02-26)	4.80[98]

Season 8 (2011–12)

The eighth season of SpongeBob SquarePants consists of 26 episodes (47 segments), which are ordered below according to Nickelodeon's packaging order, and not their original production or broadcast order.^[99]

No. overall	No. in season	Title [100]	Animation directors [a]	Written by [a]	Original air date [100]	U.S. viewers (millions)
153a	1a	"Accidents Will Happen"	Andrew Overtoom	Written by : Luke Brookshier, Nate Cash, and Dani Michaeli Storyboarded by : Luke Brookshier and Nate Cash (directors)	July 18, 2011 (2011-07-18)	N/A
153b	1b	"The Other Patty"	Andrew Overtoom	Written by : Luke Brookshier, Nate Cash, and Mr. Lawrence Storyboarded by : Luke Brookshier and Nate Cash (directors)	June 25, 2011 (2011-06-25)	3.82[citation needed]
154a	2a	"Drive Thru"	Tom Yasumi	Written by : Aaron Springer and Dani Michaeli Storyboarded by : Aaron Springer (director)	July 19, 2011 (2011-07-19)	N/A
154b	2b	"The Hot Shot"	Alan Smart	Written by : Aaron Springer and Derek Iversen Storyboarded by : Aaron Springer (director)	June 18, 2011 (2011-06-18)	N/A
155a	3a	"A Friendly Game"	Tom Yasumi	Written by : Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas, and Steven Banks Storyboarded by : Casey Alexander and Zeus Cervas (directors)	March 26, 2011 (2011-03-26)	4.55[citation needed]
155b	3b	"Sentimental Sponge"	Alan Smart	Written by : Luke Brookshier, Nate Cash, and Mr. Lawrence Storyboarded by : Luke Brookshier and Nate Cash (directors)	April 2, 2011 (2011-04-02)	N/A
156	4	"Frozen Face-Off"	Andrew Overtoom and Tom Yasumi	Written by : Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas, Derek Iversen, Dani Michaeli, and Richard Pursel Storyboarded by : Casey Alexander and Zeus Cervas (directors)	July 15, 2011 (2011-07-15)	5.76[101]
157a	5a	"Squidward's School for Grown-Ups"	Alan Smart	Written by : Aaron Springer, Sean Charmatz, and Richard Pursel Storyboarded by : Aaron Springer and Sean Charmatz (directors)	June 4, 2011 (2011-06-04)	5.02[citation needed]
157b	5b	"Oral Report"	Alan Smart	Written by : Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas, and Dani Michaeli Storyboarded by : Casey Alexander and Zeus Cervas (directors)	March 26, 2011 (2011-03-26)	4.55[citation needed]
158a	6a	"Sweet and Sour Squid"	Tom Yasumi	Written by : Aaron Springer and Mr. Lawrence Storyboarded by : Aaron Springer (director)	July 20, 2011 (2011-07-20)	N/A
158b	6b	"The Googly Artiste"	Andrew Overtoom	Written by : Luke Brookshier, Nate Cash, and Derek Iversen Storyboarded by : Luke Brookshier and Nate Cash (directors)	July 21, 2011 (2011-07-21)	N/A
159	7	"A SquarePants Family Vacation"	Andrew Overtoom and Tom Yasumi	Written by : Aaron Springer, Sean Charmatz, and Derek Iversen Storyboarded by : Aaron Springer and Sean Charmatz (directors)	November 11, 2011 (2011-11-11)	3.57[citation needed]
160a	8a	"Patrick's Staycation"	Andrew Overtoom	Written by : Luke Brookshier, Nate Cash, Sean Charmatz, and Dani Michaeli Storyboarded by : Luke Brookshier, Nate Cash, and Sean Charmatz (directors)	November 8, 2011 (2011-11-08)	N/A
160b	8b	"Walking the Plankton"	Alan Smart	Written by : Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas, and Mr. Lawrence Storyboarded by : Casey Alexander and Zeus Cervas (directors)	November 7, 2011 (2011-11-07)	N/A
161a	9a	"Mooncation"	Alan Smart	Written by : Sean Charmatz, Vincent Waller, Steven Banks Storyboarded by : Sean Charmatz and Vincent Waller (directors)	November 10, 2011 (2011-11-10)	N/A
161b	9b	"Mr. Krabs Takes a Vacation"	Tom Yasumi	Written by : Luke Brookshier, Marc Ceccarelli, Sean Charmatz, and Steven Banks Storyboarded by : Luke Brookshier, Marc Ceccarelli, and Sean Charmatz (directors)	November 9, 2011 (2011-11-09)	N/A
162	10	"Ghoul Fools"	Andrew Overtoom and Tom Yasumi	Written by : Luke Brookshier, Marc Ceccarelli, and Derek Iversen Storyboarded by : Luke Brookshier and Marc Ceccarelli (directors)	October 21, 2011 (2011-10-21)	3.91[102]
163a	11a	"Mermaid Man Begins"	Alan Smart	Written by : Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas, Sean Charmatz, and Richard Pursel Storyboarded by : Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas, and Sean Charmatz (directors)	September 23, 2011 (2011-09-23)	2.65[103]
163b	11b	"Plankton's Good Eye"	Tom Yasumi	Written by : Luke Brookshier, Marc Cecarrelli, and Derek Iversen Storyboarded by : Luke Brookshier and Marc Ceccarelli (directors)	September 23, 2011 (2011-09-23)	2.65[103]
164a	12a	"Barnacle Face"	Andrew Overtoom	Written by : Aaron Springer, Andrew Goodman, and Dani Michaeli Storyboarded by : Aaron Springer (director)	September 16, 2011 (2011-09-16)	4.39[104]
164b	12b	"Pet Sitter Pat"	Tom Yasumi	Written by : Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas, and Richard Pursel Storyboarded by : Casey Alexander and Zeus Cervas (directors)	September 16, 2011 (2011-09-16)	4.39[104]
165a	13a	"House Sittin' for Sandy"	Alan Smart	Written by : Aaron Springer, Sean Charmatz, and Derek Iversen Storyboarded by : Aaron Springer (director)	September 30, 2011 (2011-09-30)	3.33[105]
165b	13b	"Smoothe Jazz at Bikini Bottom"	Andrew Overtoom	Written by : Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas, and Richard Pursel Storyboarded by : Casey Alexander and Zeus Cervas (directors)	September 30, 2011 (2011-09-30)	3.33[105]
166a	14a	"Bubble Troubles"	Andrew Overtoom	Written by : Luke Brookshier, Marc Ceccarelli, and Derek Iversen Storyboarded by : Luke Brookshier and Marc Ceccarelli (directors)	November 25, 2011 (2011-11-25)	3.27[106]
166b	14b	"The Way of the Sponge"	Tom Yasumi	Written by : Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas, Derek Iversen, and Andrew Goodman Storyboarded by : Casey Alexander and Zeus Cervas (directors)	November 25, 2011 (2011-11-25)	3.27[106]
167a	15a	"The Krabby Patty that Ate Bikini Bottom"	Alan Smart	Written by : Aaron Springer and Dani Michaeli Storyboarded by : Aaron Springer (director)	November 25, 2011 (2011-11-25)	3.27[106]
167b	15b	"Bubble Buddy Returns"	Alan Smart	Written by : Luke Brookshier, Marc Ceccarelli, and Mr. Lawrence Storyboarded by : Luke Brookshier and Marc Ceccarelli (directors)	November 25, 2011 (2011-11-25)	3.27[106]
168a	16a	"Restraining SpongeBob"	Tom Yasumi	Written by : Sean Charmatz, Vincent Waller, and Paul Tibbitt Storyboarded by : Sean Charmatz and Vincent Waller (directors)	April 2, 2012 (2012-04-02)	N/A
168b	16b	"Fiasco!"	Tom Yasumi	Written by : Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas, and Mr. Lawrence Storyboarded by : Casey Alexander and Zeus Cervas (directors)	April 5, 2012 (2012-04-05)	N/A
169a	17a	"Are You Happy Now?"	Andrew Overtoom	Written by : Luke Brookshier, Marc Ceccarelli, and Dani Michaeli Storyboarded by : Luke Brookshier and Marc Ceccarelli (directors)	March 31, 2012 (2012-03-31)	4.12[citation needed]
169b	17b	"Planet of the Jellyfish"	Tom Yasumi	Written by : Luke Brookshier, Marc Ceccarelli, and Mr. Lawrence Storyboarded by : Luke Brookshier and Marc Ceccarelli (directors)	March 31, 2012 (2012-03-31)	4.12[citation needed]
170a	18a	"Free Samples"	Andrew Overtoom	Written by : Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas, and Dani Michaeli Storyboarded by : Casey Alexander and Zeus Cervas (directors)	April 6, 2012 (2012-04-06)	N/A
170b	18b	"Home Sweet Rubble"	Andrew Overtoom	Written by : Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas, and Richard Pursel Storyboarded by : Casey Alexander and Zeus Cervas (directors)	April 4, 2012 (2012-04-04)	N/A
171a	19a	"Karen 2.0"	Alan Smart	Written by : Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas, and Richard Pursel Storyboarded by : Casey Alexander and Zeus Cervas (directors)	April 13, 2012 (2012-04-13)	2.25[citation needed]
171b	19b	"inSPONGEiac"	Alan Smart	Written by : Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas, and Mr. Lawrence Storyboarded by : Casey Alexander and Zeus Cervas (directors)	April 9, 2012 (2012-04-09)	2.01[citation needed]
172a	20a	"Face Freeze"	Andrew Overtoom	Written by : Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas, and Mr. Lawrence Storyboarded by : Casey Alexander and Zeus Cervas (directors)	July 21, 2012 (2012-07-21)	3.65[107]
172b	20b	"Glove World R.I.P."	Tom Yasumi	Written by : Aaron Springer and Dani Michaeli Storyboarded by : Aaron Springer (director)	April 3, 2012 (2012-04-03)	2.70[citation needed]
173a	21a	"Squiditis"	Tom Yasumi	Written by : Aaron Springer and Derek Iversen Storyboarded by : Aaron Springer (director)	April 11, 2012 (2012-04-11)	N/A
173b	21b	"Demolition Doofus"	Alan Smart	Written by : Luke Brookshier, Marc Ceccarelli, and Derek Iversen Storyboarded by : Luke Brookshier and Marc Ceccarelli (directors)	July 21, 2012 (2012-07-21)	3.65[107]
174a	22a	"Treats!!"	Alan Smart	Written by : Aaron Springer and Dani Michaeli Storyboarded by : Aaron Springer (director)	April 10, 2012 (2012-04-10)	N/A
174b	22b	"For Here Or To Go?"	Andrew Overtoom	Written by : Luke Brookshier, Marc Ceccarelli, and Steven Banks Storyboarded by : Luke Brookshier and Marc Ceccarelli (directors)	April 12, 2012 (2012-04-12)	2.51[citation needed]
175	23	"It's a SpongeBob Christmas!"	Mark Caballero and Seamus Walsh	Written by : Luke Brookshier, Marc Ceccarelli, Derek Iversen, and Mr. Lawrence Storyboarded by : Luke Brookshier and Marc Ceccarelli (directors)	November 23, 2012 (2012-11-23) (CBS) December 6, 2012 (Nickelodeon)	3.61[108] 4.61[109]
176a	24a	"Super Evil Aquatic Villain Team Up is Go!"	Alan Smart	Written by : Aaron Springer and Dani Michaeli Storyboarded by : Aaron Springer (director)	October 14, 2012 (2012-10-14)	2.28[110]
176b	24b	"Chum Fricassee"	Tom Yasumi	Written by : Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas, and Richard Pursel Storyboarded by : Casey Alexander and Zeus Cervas (directors)	October 21, 2012 (2012-10-21)	2.30[111]
177a	25a	"The Good Krabby Name"	Alan Smart	Written by : Luke Brookshier, Marc Ceccarelli, and Derek Iversen Storyboarded by : Luke Brookshier and Marc Ceccarelli (directors)	September 3, 2012 (2012-09-03)	3.36[112]
177b	25b	"Move It or Lose It"	Andrew Overtoom	Written by : Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas, and Mr. Lawrence Storyboarded by : Casey Alexander and Zeus Cervas (directors)	October 21, 2012 (2012-10-21)	2.30[111]
178	26	"Hello Bikini Bottom!"	Alan Smart, Andrew Overtoom, and Tom Yasumi	Written by : Aaron Springer, Sean Charmatz, and Dani Michaeli Storyboarded by : Aaron Springer and Sean Charmatz (directors)	October 8, 2012 (2012-10-08)	2.76[113]

Season 9 (2012–17)

The ninth season of SpongeBob SquarePants consists of 26 episodes (49 segments), which are ordered below according to Nickelodeon's packaging order, and not their original production or broadcast order.

No. overall	No. in season	Title [100][114]	Animation directors [a]	Written by [aa][a]	Original air date [100][114]	U.S. viewers (millions)
179a	1a	"Extreme Spots"	Tom Yasumi	Written by : Luke Brookshier, Marc Ceccarelli, and Derek Iversen Storyboarded by : Luke Brookshier and Marc Ceccarelli, Clint Bond (director)	July 21, 2012 (2012-07-21)	3.70[115]
179b	1b	"Squirrel Record"	Alan Smart	Written by : Luke Brookshier, Marc Ceccarelli, and Derek Iversen Storyboarded by : Luke Brookshier and Marc Ceccarelli, Clint Bond (director)	July 21, 2012 (2012-07-21)	3.70[115]
180a	2a	"Patrick-Man!"	Alan Smart	Written by : Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas, and Derek Iversen Storyboarded by : Casey Alexander and Zeus Cervas, Clint Bond (director)	October 27, 2012 (2012-10-27)	4.10[116]
180b	2b	"Gary's New Toy"	Tom Yasumi	Written by : Marc Ceccarelli and Derek Iversen Storyboarded by : Marc Ceccarelli, Clint Bond (director)	October 14, 2012 (2012-10-14)	2.36[117]
181a	3a	"License to Milkshake"	Tom Yasumi	Written by : Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas, and Mr. Lawrence Storyboarded by : Casey Alexander and Zeus Cervas, Clint Bond (director)	September 7, 2012 (2012-09-07)	3.13[118]
181b	3b	"Squid Baby"	Alan Smart	Written by : Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas, and Mr. Lawrence Storyboarded by : Casey Alexander and Zeus Cervas, Clint Bond (director)	September 3, 2012 (2012-09-03)	3.36[119]
182a	4a	"Little Yellow Book"	Alan Smart	Written by : Luke Brookshier, Marc Ceccarelli, and Derek Iversen Storyboarded by : Luke Brookshier and Marc Ceccarelli, Clint Bond (director)	March 2, 2013 (2013-03-02)	4.73[120]
182b	4b	"Bumper to Bumper"	Alan Smart	Written by : Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas, and Mr. Lawrence Storyboarded by : Casey Alexander and Zeus Cervas, Clint Bond (director)	November 17, 2012 (2012-11-17)	4.01[121]
183a	5a	"Eek, an Urchin!"	Alan Smart	Written by : Marc Ceccarelli, Luke Brookshier, and Mr. Lawrence Storyboarded by : Marc Ceccarelli and Luke Brookshier, Clint Bond (director)	October 27, 2012 (2012-10-27)	4.10[116]
183b	5b	"Squid Defense"	Tom Yasumi	Written by : Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas, Blake Lemons, and Derek Iversen Storyboarded by : Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas and Blake Lemons, Clint Bond (director)	January 1, 2013 (2013-01-01)	3.70[122]
184a	6a	"Jailbreak!"	Alan Smart	Written by : Marc Ceccarelli, Luke Brookshier, and Mr. Lawrence Storyboarded by : Marc Ceccarelli and Luke Brookshier, Clint Bond (director)	March 16, 2013 (2013-03-16)	3.81[123]
184b	6b	"Evil Spatula"	Alan Smart and Tom Yasumi	Written by : Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas, Blake Lemons, and Andrew Goodman Storyboarded by : Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas and Blake Lemons, Clint Bond (director)	March 9, 2013 (2013-03-09)	4.04[124]
185	7	"It Came from Goo Lagoon"	Alan Smart and Tom Yasumi	Written by : Marc Ceccarelli, Luke Brookshier, Derek Iversen, and Mr. Lawrence Storyboarded by : Marc Ceccarelli and Luke Brookshier, Clint Bond (director)	February 17, 2014 (2014-02-17)	4.04[125]
186a	8a	"Safe Deposit Krabs"	Alan Smart	Written by : Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas, Blake Lemons, and Derek Iversen Storyboarded by : Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas and Blake Lemons, Clint Bond (director)	May 25, 2013 (2013-05-25)	4.18[126]
186b	8b	"Plankton's Pet"	Alan Smart and Tom Yasumi	Written by : Marc Ceccarelli, Luke Brookshier, and Mr. Lawrence Storyboarded by : Marc Ceccarelli and Luke Brookshier, Clint Bond (director)	January 19, 2013 (2013-01-19)	4.37[127]
187a	9a	"Don't Look Now"	Tom Yasumi	Written by : Marc Ceccarelli, Luke Brookshier, and Mr. Lawrence Storyboarded by : Marc Ceccarelli and Luke Brookshier, Clint Bond (director)	October 14, 2013 (2013-10-14)	3.42[128]
187b	9b	"Séance Shméance"	Alan Smart and Tom Yasumi	Written by : Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas, and Mr. Lawrence Storyboarded by : Casey Alexander and Zeus Cervas, Clint Bond (director)	October 14, 2013 (2013-10-14)	3.42[128]
188a	10a	"Kenny the Cat"	Tom Yasumi	Written by : Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas, Blake Lemons, and Mr. Lawrence Storyboarded by : Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas and Blake Lemons, Clint Bond (director)	March 29, 2014 (2014-03-29)	4.33[129]
188b	10b	"Yeti Krabs"	Alan Smart	Written by : Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas, and Mr. Lawrence Storyboarded by : Casey Alexander and Zeus Cervas, Clint Bond (director)	March 29, 2015 (2015-03-29)	2.25[130]
189	11	"SpongeBob, You're Fired"	Alan Smart and Tom Yasumi	Written by : Marc Ceccarelli, Luke Brookshier, and Mr. Lawrence Storyboarded by : Marc Ceccarelli and Luke Brookshier, Clint Bond (director)	November 11, 2013 (2013-11-11)	5.19[131]
190a	12a	"Lost in Bikini Bottom"	Alan Smart and Tom Yasumi	Written by : Jack Pendarvis Storyboarded by : Bob Camp, Sherm Cohen (director)	July 16, 2015 (2015-07-16)	3.20[132]
190b	12b	"Tutor Sauce"	Alan Smart and Tom Yasumi	Written by : Jack Pendarvis Storyboarded by : Fred Osmond, Sherm Cohen (director)	July 16, 2015 (2015-07-16)	3.20[132]
191a	13a	"Squid Plus One"	Alan Smart and Tom Yasumi	Written by : Kyle McCulloch and Jack Pendarvis Storyboarded by : Fred Osmond, Sherm Cohen and Dave Cunningham (director)	September 7, 2015 (2015-09-07)	1.98[133]
191b	13b	"The Executive Treatment"	Alan Smart and Tom Yasumi	Written by : Jack Pendarvis Storyboarded by : Fred Osmond, Sherm Cohen and Dave Cunningham (director)	September 7, 2015 (2015-09-07)	1.98[133]
192a	14a	"Company Picnic"	Alan Smart and Tom Yasumi	Written by : Kyle McCulloch and Jack Pendarvis Storyboarded by : Lynne Naylor, Sherm Cohen (director)	September 25, 2015 (2015-09-25)	1.61[134]
192b	14b	"Pull Up a Barrel"	Alan Smart and Tom Yasumi	Written by : Jack Pendarvis Storyboarded by : Bob Camp, Sherm Cohen (director)	September 18, 2015 (2015-09-18)	2.09[135]
193a	15a	"Sanctuary!"	Alan Smart and Tom Yasumi	Written by : Kyle McCulloch Storyboarded by : Fred Osmond, Dave Cunningham (director)	October 16, 2015 (2015-10-16)	1.28[136]
193b	15b	"What's Eating Patrick?"	Alan Smart and Tom Yasumi	Written by : Kyle McCulloch and Jack Pendarvis Storyboarded by : Joe Wierenga, Sherm Cohen (director)	October 2, 2015 (2015-10-02)	1.77[137]
194a	16a	"Patrick! The Game"	Alan Smart and Tom Yasumi	Written by : Kyle McCulloch Storyboarded by : Fred Osmond, Sherm Cohen (director)	November 11, 2015 (2015-11-11)	2.05[138]
194b	16b	"The Sewers of Bikini Bottom"	Alan Smart and Tom Yasumi	Written by : Kaz and Derek Iversen Storyboarded by : Lynne Naylor, Dave Cunningham (director)	November 11, 2015 (2015-11-11)	2.05[138]
195a	17a	"SpongeBob LongPants"	Alan Smart and Tom Yasumi	Written by : Kaz Storyboarded by : Lynne Naylor, Dave Cunningham (director)	February 15, 2016 (2016-02-15)	2.93[139]
195b	17b	"Larry's Gym"	Alan Smart and Tom Yasumi	Written by : Jack Pendarvis Storyboarded by : Fred Osmond, Sherm Cohen (director)	February 15, 2016 (2016-02-15)	2.93[139]
196a	18a	"The Fish Bowl"	Alan Smart and Tom Yasumi	Written by : Kyle McCulloch and Jack Pendarvis Storyboarded by : John Trabbic, Dave Cunningham (director)	May 2, 2016 (2016-05-02)	1.96[140]
196b	18b	"Married to Money"	Alan Smart and Tom Yasumi	Written by : Josh Androsky and Daniel Dominguez Storyboarded by : Lynne Naylor, Sherm Cohen (director)	May 3, 2016 (2016-05-03)	1.76[141]
197a	19a	"Mall Girl Pearl"	Alan Smart and Tom Yasumi	Written by : Clare O'Kane Storyboarded by : John Trabbic, Sherm Cohen (director)	March 12, 2016 (2016-03-12)	3.11[142]
197b	19b	"Two Thumbs Down"	Alan Smart and Tom Yasumi	Written by : Kyle McCulloch Storyboarded by : Fred Osmond, Dave Cunningham (director)	March 12, 2016 (2016-03-12)	3.11[142]
198a	20a	"Sharks vs. Pods"	Tom Yasumi	Written by : Solomon Georgio Storyboarded by : Shellie O'Brien, Sherm Cohen (director)	May 4, 2016 (2016-05-04)	1.81[143]
198b	20b	"CopyBob DittoPants"	Alan Smart	Written by : Kaz Storyboarded by : Howie Perry, Dave Cunningham (director)	May 5, 2016 (2016-05-05)	1.71[144]
199a	21a	"Sold!"	Alan Smart and Tom Yasumi	Written by : Kyle McCulloch and Kaz Storyboarded by : Shellie O'Brien, Dave Cunningham (director)	May 6, 2016 (2016-05-06)	1.80[145]
199b	21b	"Lame and Fortune"	Alan Smart and Tom Yasumi	Written by : Mr. Lawrence Storyboarded by : Chong Lee, Sherm Cohen (director)	July 11, 2016 (2016-07-11)	1.96[146]
200	22	"Goodbye, Krabby Patty?"	Alan Smart and Tom Yasumi	Written by : Kyle McCulloch Storyboarded by : Fred Osmond, Sherm Cohen and Dave Cunningham (director)	February 20, 2017 (2017-02-20)	2.67[147]
201a	23a	"Sandy's Nutmare"	Alan Smart and Tom Yasumi	Written by : Andrew Goodman Storyboarded by : John Trabbic, Sherm Cohen (director)	July 12, 2016 (2016-07-12)	2.00[148]
201b	23b	"Bulletin Board"	Alan Smart and Tom Yasumi	Written by : Jack Pendarvis Storyboarded by : Ed Baker, Dave Cunningham (director)	October 1, 2016 (2016-10-01)	2.11[149]
202a	24a	"Food Con Castaways"	Alan Smart	Written by : Daniel Dominguez and Josh Androsky Storyboarded by : Chris Allison and Ryan Kramer, Sherm Cohen (director)	July 13, 2016 (2016-07-13)	2.02[150]
202b	24b	"Snail Mail"	Tom Yasumi	Written by : Clare O'Kane Storyboarded by : Chong Lee, Dave Cunningham (director)	October 22, 2016 (2016-10-22)	1.67[151]
203a	25a	"Pineapple Invasion"	Alan Smart	Written by : Kaz Storyboarded by : Fred Osmond, Sherm Cohen (director)	July 14, 2016 (2016-07-14)	2.24[152]
203b	25b	"Salsa Imbecilicus"	Tom Yasumi	Written by : Kaz Storyboarded by : Brian Morante, Dave Cunningham (director)	July 15, 2016 (2016-07-15)	1.83[153]
204a	26a	"Mutiny on the Krusty"	Tom Yasumi	Written by : Kaz Storyboarded by : Fred Osmond, Sherm Cohen (director)	October 8, 2016 (2016-10-08)	1.93[154]
204b	26b	"The Whole Tooth"	Alan Smart	Written by : Kyle McCulloch Storyboarded by : John Trabbic, Dave Cunningham (director)	December 3, 2016 (2016-12-03)	2.12[155]

Season 10 (2016–17)

The tenth season of SpongeBob SquarePants consists of 11 episodes (22 segments), which are ordered below according to Nickelodeon's packaging order, and not their original production or broadcast order. It is the shortest season, lacking the usual 26 episode length.

No. overall	No. in season	Title [100][156]	Animation director [a]	Written by [ab][a]	Original air date [100][156]	U.S. viewers (millions)
205a	1a	"Whirly Brains"	Bob Jaques	Written by : Mr. Lawrence Storyboarded by : Fred Osmond, Sherm Cohen (director)	October 15, 2016 (2016-10-15)	1.77[157]
205b	1b	"Mermaid Pants"	Alan Smart	Written by : Kaz Storyboarded by : John Trabbic, Dave Cunningham (director)	October 29, 2016 (2016-10-29)	2.17[158]
206a	2a	"Unreal Estate"	Tom Yasumi	Written by : Ben Gruber Storyboarded by : Brian Morante, Adam Paloian (director)	June 3, 2017 (2017-06-03)	1.69[159]
206b	2b	"Code Yellow"	Tom Yasumi	Written by : Andrew Goodman Storyboarded by : John Trabbic, Dave Cunningham (director)	June 3, 2017 (2017-06-03)	1.69[159]
207a	3a	"Mimic Madness"	Bob Jaques	Written by : Mr. Lawrence Storyboarded by : Brian Morante, Adam Paloian (director)	February 25, 2017 (2017-02-25)	2.12[160]
207b	3b	"House Worming"	Alan Smart	Written by : Richard Pursel Storyboarded by : Fred Osmond, Sherm Cohen (director)	February 25, 2017 (2017-02-25)	2.12[160]
208a	4a	"Snooze You Lose"	Alan Smart	Written by : Kaz Storyboarded by : Fred Osmond, Sherm Cohen (director)	March 4, 2017 (2017-03-04)	2.12[161]
208b	4b	"Krusty Katering"	Tom Yasumi	Written by : Ben Gruber Storyboarded by : John Trabbic, Dave Cunningham (director)	March 4, 2017 (2017-03-04)	2.12[161]
209a	5a	"SpongeBob's Place"	Tom Yasumi	Written by : Kaz Storyboarded by : Kelly Armstrong, Adam Paloian (director)	March 11, 2017 (2017-03-11)	2.27[162]
209b	5b	"Plankton Gets the Boot"	Tom Yasumi	Written by : Ben Gruber Storyboarded by : Fred Osmond, Sherm Cohen (director)	March 11, 2017 (2017-03-11)	2.27[162]
210a	6a	"Life Insurance"	Bob Jaques	Written by : Kaz Storyboarded by : Brian Morante, Adam Paloian (director)	March 18, 2017 (2017-03-18)	2.13[163]
210b	6b	"Burst Your Bubble"	Alan Smart	Written by : Andrew Goodman Storyboarded by : John Trabbic, Dave Cunningham (director)	March 18, 2017 (2017-03-18)	2.13[163]
211a	7a	"Plankton Retires"	Bob Jaques[ac]	Written by : Mr. Lawrence Storyboarded by : Fred Osmond, Sherm Cohen (director)	March 25, 2017 (2017-03-25)	2.07[164]
211b	7b	"Trident Trouble"	Tom Yasumi	Written by : Ben Gruber Storyboarded by : John Trabbic, Dave Cunningham (director)	March 25, 2017 (2017-03-25)	2.07[164]
212a	8a	"The Incredible Shrinking Sponge"	Alan Smart	Written by : Mr. Lawrence Storyboarded by : Brian Morante, Adam Paloian (director)	December 2, 2017 (2017-12-02)	1.83[165]
212b	8b	"Sportz?"	Bob Jaques	Written by : Andrew Goodman Storyboarded by : John Trabbic, Dave Cunningham (director)	July 16, 2017 (2017-07-16)	1.99[166]
213a	9a	"The Getaway"	Alan Smart	Written by : Kaz Storyboarded by : Brian Morante, Adam Paloian (director)	June 10, 2017 (2017-06-10)	1.66[167]
213b	9b	"Lost and Found"	Tom Yasumi	Written by : Dani Michaeli Storyboarded by : Fred Osmond, Sherm Cohen (director)	June 10, 2017 (2017-06-10)	1.66[167]
214a	10a	"Patrick's Coupon"	Tom Yasumi	Written by : Kaz Storyboarded by : Kelly Armstrong, Dave Cunningham (director)	June 17, 2017 (2017-06-17)	1.77[168]
214b	10b	"Out of the Picture"	Alan Smart	Written by : Ben Gruber Storyboarded by : Fred Osmond, Sherm Cohen (director)	June 17, 2017 (2017-06-17)	1.77[168]
215a	11a	"Feral Friends"	Alan Smart	Written by : Mr. Lawrence Storyboarded by : Brian Morante, Dave Cunningham (director)	October 7, 2017 (2017-10-07)	1.81[169]
215b	11b	"Don't Wake Patrick"	Tom Yasumi	Written by : Brian Morante and Mr. Lawrence Storyboarded by : Brian Morante, Adam Paloian (director)	October 7, 2017 (2017-10-07)	1.81[169]

Season 11 (2017–18)

The eleventh season of SpongeBob SquarePants consists of 26 episodes (50 segments), which are ordered below according to Nickelodeon's packaging order, and not their original production or broadcast order.

No. overall	No. in season	Title [100][170]	Animation directors [a]	Written by [a]	Original air date [100][170]	U.S. viewers (millions)
216a	1a	"Cave Dwelling Sponge"	Alan Smart	Written by : Mr. Lawrence Storyboarded by : Brian Morante, Dave Cunningham (director)	September 23, 2017 (2017-09-23)	1.92[171]
216b	1b	"The Clam Whisperer"	Bob Jaques	Written by : Ben Gruber Storyboarded by : John Trabbic, Adam Paloian (director)	September 23, 2017 (2017-09-23)	1.92[171]
217a	2a	"Spot Returns"	Tom Yasumi	Written by : Andrew Goodman Storyboarded by : John Trabbic, Sherm Cohen (director)	June 24, 2017 (2017-06-24)	1.96[172]
217b	2b	"The Check-Up"	Tom Yasumi	Written by : Andrew Goodman Storyboarded by : John Trabbic, Sherm Cohen (director)	June 24, 2017 (2017-06-24)	1.96[172]
218a	3a	"Spin the Bottle"	Bob Jaques	Written by : Kaz Storyboarded by : Fred Osmond, Adam Paloian (director)	July 16, 2017 (2017-07-16)	1.99[173]
218b	3b	"There's a Sponge in My Soup"	Tom Yasumi	Written by : Kaz Storyboarded by : Kelly Armstrong, Dave Cunningham (director)	November 7, 2017 (2017-11-07)	1.46[174]
219a	4a	"Man Ray Returns"	Alan Smart and Tom Yasumi	Written by : Kaz Storyboarded by : John Trabbic, Adam Paloian (director)	September 30, 2017 (2017-09-30)	2.07[175]
219b	4b	"Larry the Floor Manager"	Bob Jaques	Written by : Ben Gruber Storyboarded by : Fred Osmond, Sherm Cohen (director)	September 30, 2017 (2017-09-30)	2.07[175]
220	5	"The Legend of Boo-Kini Bottom"	Mark Caballero and Seamus Walsh Tom Yasumi (timing)	Written by : Mr. Lawrence Storyboarded by : Brian Morante and Sally Cruikshank, Adam Paloian (director)	October 13, 2017 (2017-10-13)	2.21[176]
221a	6a	"No Pictures Please"	Tom Yasumi	Written by : Mr. Lawrence Storyboarded by : Fred Osmond, Dave Cunningham (director)	November 6, 2017 (2017-11-06)	1.84[177]
221b	6b	"Stuck on the Roof"	Bob Jaques	Written by : Andrew Goodman Storyboarded by : Kelly Armstrong, Sherm Cohen (director)	November 6, 2017 (2017-11-06)	1.84[177]
222a	7a	"Krabby Patty Creature Feature"	Alan Smart	Written by : Chris Allison, Ryan Kramer and Kaz Storyboarded by : Chris Allison and Ryan Kramer, Adam Paloian (director)	October 21, 2017 (2017-10-21)	1.99[178]
222b	7b	"Teacher's Pests"	Tom Yasumi	Written by : Ben Gruber Storyboarded by : John Trabbic, Dave Cunningham (director)	October 21, 2017 (2017-10-21)	1.99[178]
223a	8a	"Sanitation Insanity"	Alan Smart	Written by : Ben Gruber Storyboarded by : Brian Morante, Sherm Cohen (director)	May 7, 2018 (2018-05-07)	1.35[179]
223b	8b	"Bunny Hunt"	Bob Jaques	Written by : Mr. Lawrence Storyboarded by : Fred Osmond, Adam Paloian (director)	March 30, 2018 (2018-03-30)	1.44[180]
224a	9a	"Squid Noir"	Alan Smart and Tom Yasumi	Written by : Andrew Goodman Storyboarded by : John Trabbic, Dave Cunningham (director)	November 10, 2017 (2017-11-10)	1.86[181]
224b	9b	"Scavenger Pants"	Bob Jaques	Written by : Luke Brookshier Storyboarded by : Brian Morante, Sherm Cohen (director)	November 9, 2017 (2017-11-09)	1.65[182]
225a	10a	"Cuddle E. Hugs"	Alan Smart and Tom Yasumi	Written by : Ben Gruber Storyboarded by : Kelly Armstrong, Adam Paloian (director)	November 8, 2017 (2017-11-08)	1.65[183]
225b	10b	"Pat the Horse"	Bob Jaques	Written by : Kaz Storyboarded by : Fred Osmond, Dave Cunningham (director)	December 2, 2017 (2017-12-02)	1.83[184]
226a	11a	"Chatterbox Gary"	Tom Yasumi	Written by : Luke Brookshier Storyboarded by : John Trabbic, Sherm Cohen (director)	February 12, 2018 (2018-02-12)	1.70[185]
226b	11b	"Don't Feed the Clowns"	Alan Smart	Written by : Mr. Lawrence Storyboarded by : Brian Morante, Adam Paloian (director)	February 12, 2018 (2018-02-12)	1.70[185]
227a	12a	"Drive Happy"	Alan Smart	Written by : Kaz Storyboarded by : Brian Morante, Adam Paloian (director)	February 13, 2018 (2018-02-13)	1.63[186]
227b	12b	"Old Man Patrick"	Bob Jaques	Written by : Kaz Storyboarded by : Fred Osmond, Dave Cunningham (director)	February 14, 2018 (2018-02-14)	1.63[187]
228a	13a	"Fun-Sized Friends"	Tom Yasumi	Written by : Andrew Goodman Storyboarded by : Kelly Armstrong, Dave Cunningham (director)	February 15, 2018 (2018-02-15)	1.97[188]
228b	13b	"Grandmum's the Word"	Tom Yasumi	Written by : Mr. Lawrence Storyboarded by : John Trabbic, Sherm Cohen (director)	February 16, 2018 (2018-02-16)	1.45[189]
229a	14a	"Doodle Dimension"	Bob Jaques	Written by : Luke Brookshier Storyboarded by : John Trabbic, Sherm Cohen (director)	March 9, 2018 (2018-03-09)	1.30[190]
229b	14b	"Moving Bubble Bass"	Alan Smart and Tom Yasumi	Written by : Mr. Lawrence Storyboarded by : Fred Osmond, Adam Paloian (director)	March 16, 2018 (2018-03-16)	1.35[191]
230a	15a	"High Sea Diving"	Bob Jaques	Written by : Kaz Storyboarded by : Brian Morante, Dave Cunningham (director)	April 6, 2018 (2018-04-06)	1.21[192]
230b	15b	"Bottle Burglars"	Alan Smart and Tom Yasumi	Written by : Luke Brookshier Storyboarded by : John Trabbic, Sherm Cohen (director)	April 13, 2018 (2018-04-13)	1.23[193]
231a	16a	"My Leg!"	Alan Smart and Tom Yasumi	Written by : Mr. Lawrence Storyboarded by : Fred Osmond, Adam Paloian (director)	May 8, 2018 (2018-05-08)	1.24[194]
231b	16b	"Ink Lemonade"	Bob Jaques	Written by : Kaz Storyboarded by : Kelly Armstrong, Dave Cunningham (director)	May 9, 2018 (2018-05-09)	1.31[195]
232a	17a	"Mustard O' Mine"	Alan Smart and Tom Yasumi	Written by : Kaz Storyboarded by : Brian Morante, Adam Paloian (director)	May 10, 2018 (2018-05-10)	1.30[196]
232b	17b	"Shopping List"	Alan Smart and Tom Yasumi	Written by : Zeus Cervas Storyboarded by : Zeus Cervas, Sherm Cohen (director)	September 24, 2018 (2018-09-24)	1.08[197]
233a	18a	"Whale Watching"	Bob Jaques	Written by : Andrew Goodman Storyboarded by : John Trabbic, Dave Cunningham (director)	August 6, 2018 (2018-08-06)	1.59[198]
233b	18b	"Krusty Kleaners"	Alan Smart	Written by : Kaz Storyboarded by : Brian Morante, Sherm Cohen (director)	August 7, 2018 (2018-08-07)	1.40[199]
234a	19a	"Patnocchio"	Tom Yasumi	Written by : Mr. Lawrence Storyboarded by : Fred Osmond, Adam Paloian (director)	August 8, 2018 (2018-08-08)	1.22[200]
234b	19b	"ChefBob"	Alan Smart	Written by : Kaz Storyboarded by : Kelly Armstrong, Dave Cunningham (director)	August 9, 2018 (2018-08-09)	1.04[201]
235a	20a	"Plankton Paranoia"	Tom Yasumi	Written by : Luke Brookshier Storyboarded by : John Trabbic, Adam Paloian (director)	September 26, 2018 (2018-09-26)	1.18[202]
235b	20b	"Library Cards"	Bob Jaques	Written by : Mr. Lawrence Storyboarded by : Fred Osmond, Sherm Cohen (director)	September 25, 2018 (2018-09-25)	1.25[203]
236a	21a	"Call the Cops"	Bob Jaques	Written by : Kaz Storyboarded by : John Trabbic, Sherm Cohen (director)	September 27, 2018 (2018-09-27)	1.19[204]
236b	21b	"Surf N' Turf"	Alan Smart	Written by : Kaz Storyboarded by : Zeus Cervas, Dave Cunningham (director)	November 11, 2018 (2018-11-11)	1.40[205]
237	22	"Goons on the Moon" "SpaceBob MerryPants"	Alan Smart and Tom Yasumi	Written by : Kaz Storyboarded by : Brian Morante, Dave Cunningham and Adam Paloian (director)	November 25, 2018 (2018-11-25)	1.34[206]
238a	23a	"Appointment TV"	Bob Jaques	Written by : Andrew Goodman Storyboarded by : John Trabbic, Sherm Cohen (director)	October 28, 2018 (2018-10-28)	1.25[207]
238b	23b	"Karen's Virus"	Alan Smart and Tom Yasumi	Written by : Kaz Storyboarded by : Fred Osmond, Adam Paloian (director)	November 4, 2018 (2018-11-04)	1.20[208]
239a	24a	"The Grill is Gone"	Alan Smart	Written by : Andrew Goodman Storyboarded by : Fred Osmond, Adam Paloian (director)	October 21, 2018 (2018-10-21)	1.37[209]
239b	24b	"The Night Patty"	Bob Jaques	Written by : Luke Brookshier Storyboarded by : Kelly Armstrong, Dave Cunningham (director)	October 21, 2018 (2018-10-21)	1.37[209]
240a	25a	"Bubbletown"	Alan Smart and Tom Yasumi	Written by : Andrew Goodman and John Trabbic Storyboarded by : John Trabbic, Dave Cunningham (director)	October 28, 2018 (2018-10-28)	1.25[207]
240b	25b	"Girls' Night Out"	Bob Jaques	Written by : Mr. Lawrence Storyboarded by : Brian Morante, Sherm Cohen (director)	November 4, 2018 (2018-11-04)	1.20[208]
241a	26a	"Squirrel Jelly"	Tom Yasumi	Written by : Kaz and Zeus Cervas Storyboarded by : Brian Morante, Sherm Cohen (director)	November 18, 2018 (2018-11-18)	1.38[210]
241b	26b	"The String"	Alan Smart and Tom Yasumi	Written by : Fred Osmond Storyboarded by : Fred Osmond, Adam Paloian (director)	November 18, 2018 (2018-11-18)	1.38[210]

Season 12 (2018–21)

The twelfth season of SpongeBob SquarePants consists of 26 episodes, which are ordered according to Nickelodeon's packaging order, and not their original production or broadcast order. This was the last season that series creator, Stephen Hillenburg was involved in before his death from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis on November 26, 2018, at age 57.

No. overall	No. in season	Title [100][211]	Animation directors [a]	Written by [a]	Original air date [100][211]	U.S. viewers (millions)
242a	1a	"FarmerBob"	Alan Smart	Written by : Luke Brookshier Storyboarded by : John Trabbic, Dave Cunningham (director)	November 11, 2018 (2018-11-11)	1.40[212]
242b	1b	"Gary & Spot"	Andrew Overtoom	Written by : Andrew Goodman Storyboarded by : Brian Morante, Sherm Cohen (director)	July 27, 2019 (2019-07-27)	1.21[213]
243a	2a	"The Nitwitting"	Tom Yasumi	Written by : Kaz Storyboarded by : Kelly Armstrong, Adam Paloian (director)	January 13, 2019 (2019-01-13)	1.05[214]
243b	2b	"The Ballad of Filthy Muck"	Alan Smart	Written by : Kaz Storyboarded by : Fred Osmond, Dave Cunningham (director)	January 20, 2019 (2019-01-20)	0.95[215]
244a	3a	"The Krusty Slammer"	Andrew Overtoom	Written by : Andrew Goodman Storyboarded by : John Trabbic, Sherm Cohen (director)	January 27, 2019 (2019-01-27)	1.24[216]
244b	3b	"Pineapple RV"	Tom Yasumi	Written by : Luke Brookshier Storyboarded by : Brian Morante, Adam Paloian (director)	July 17, 2020 (2020-07-17)	0.73[217]
245a	4a	"Gary's Got Legs"	Andrew Overtoom	Written by : Luke Brookshier Storyboarded by : Fred Osmond, Dave Cunningham (director)	July 27, 2019 (2019-07-27)	1.21[213]
245b	4b	"King Plankton"	Alan Smart	Written by : Kaz Storyboarded by : John Trabbic, Sherm Cohen (director)	June 22, 2019 (2019-06-22)	0.97[218]
246a	5a	"Plankton's Old Chum"	Andrew Overtoom	Written by : Kaz Storyboarded by : Fred Osmond, Dave Cunningham (director)	November 30, 2019 (2019-11-30)	1.10[219]
246b	5b	"Stormy Weather"	Tom Yasumi	Written by : Mr. Lawrence Storyboarded by : Brian Morante, Adam Paloian (director)	June 22, 2019 (2019-06-22)	0.97[218]
247a	6a	"Swamp Mates"	Tom Yasumi	Written by : Luke Brookshier Storyboarded by : Benjamin Arcand, Sherm Cohen (director)	April 11, 2020 (2020-04-11)	0.89[220]
247b	6b	"One Trick Sponge"	Andrew Overtoom	Written by : Mr. Lawrence Storyboarded by : John Trabbic, Sherm Cohen (director)	April 11, 2020 (2020-04-11)	0.89[220]
248a	7a	"The Krusty Bucket"	Tom Yasumi	Written by : Mr. Lawrence Storyboarded by : John Trabbic, Dave Cunningham (director)	August 10, 2019 (2019-08-10)	1.09[221]
248b	7b	"Squid's on a Bus"	Andrew Overtoom	Written by : Kaz Storyboarded by : Brian Morante, Sherm Cohen (director)	September 28, 2019 (2019-09-28)	1.28[222]
249a	8a	"Sandy's Nutty Nieces"	Michelle Bryan and Alan Smart	Written by : Luke Brookshier Storyboarded by : Fred Osmond, Adam Paloian (director)	June 29, 2019 (2019-06-29)	0.94[223]
249b	8b	"Insecurity Guards"	Tom Yasumi	Written by : Luke Brookshier Storyboarded by : John Trabbic, Dave Cunningham (director)	June 29, 2019 (2019-06-29)	0.94[223]
250a	9a	"Broken Alarm"	Alan Smart	Written by : Ben Gruber Storyboarded by : Kelly Armstrong, Adam Paloian (director)	July 6, 2019 (2019-07-06)	1.36[224]
250b	9b	"Karen's Baby"	Andrew Overtoom	Written by : Ben Gruber Storyboarded by : Kelly Armstrong, Sherm Cohen (director)	August 10, 2019 (2019-08-10)	1.09[221]
251a	10a	"Shell Games"	Tom Yasumi	Written by : Andrew Goodman Storyboarded by : Fred Osmond, Dave Cunningham (director)	March 7, 2020 (2020-03-07)	0.80[225]
251b	10b	"Senior Discount"	Michelle Bryan, Alan Smart, and Tom Yasumi	Written by : Andrew Goodman Storyboarded by : John Trabbic, Sherm Cohen (director)	July 6, 2019 (2019-07-06)	1.36[224]
252a	11a	"Mind the Gap"	Andrew Overtoom	Written by : Mr. Lawrence Storyboarded by : Brian Morante, Adam Paloian (director)	September 14, 2019 (2019-09-14)	1.14[226]
252b	11b	"Dirty Bubble Returns"	Tom Yasumi	Written by : Mr. Lawrence Storyboarded by : Kelly Armstrong, Dave Cunningham (director)	November 23, 2019 (2019-11-23)	1.07[227]
253a	12a	"Jolly Lodgers"	Andrew Overtoom	Written by : Kaz Storyboarded by : John Trabbic, Adam Paloian (director)	March 7, 2020 (2020-03-07)	0.80[225]
253b	12b	"Biddy Sitting"	Michelle Bryan and Alan Smart	Written by : Kaz Storyboarded by : Mark Ackland, Sherm Cohen (director)	February 8, 2020 (2020-02-08)	0.94[228]
256a	15a	"SpongeBob in RandomLand"	Michelle Bryan and Alan Smart	Written by : Kaz Storyboarded by : Fred Osmond, Adam Paloian (director)	September 21, 2019 (2019-09-21)	1.43[229]
256b	15b	"SpongeBob's Bad Habit"	Andrew Overtoom	Written by : Luke Brookshier Storyboarded by : Kelly Armstrong, Dave Cunningham (director)	September 21, 2019 (2019-09-21)	1.43[229]
257a	16a	"Handemonium"	Alan Smart and Tom Yasumi	Written by : Mr. Lawrence Storyboarded by : Brian Morante, Adam Paloian and Sherm Cohen (director)	November 23, 2019 (2019-11-23)	1.07[227]
257b	16b	"Breakin'"	Tom Yasumi	Written by : Andrew Goodman Storyboarded by : Brian Morante, Sherm Cohen (director)	September 14, 2019 (2019-09-14)	1.14[226]
258a	17a	"Boss for a Day"	Alan Smart	Written by : Andrew Goodman Storyboarded by : John Trabbic, Adam Paloian (director)	July 17, 2020 (2020-07-17)	0.73[217]
258b	17b	"The Goofy Newbie"	Tom Yasumi	Written by : Kaz Storyboarded by : Kelly Armstrong, Dave Cunningham (director)	September 28, 2019 (2019-09-28)	1.28[222]
259a	18a	"The Ghost of Plankton"	Alan Smart	Written by : Mr. Lawrence Storyboarded by : Brian Morante, Adam Paloian (director)	October 12, 2019 (2019-10-12)	1.00[230]
259b	18b	"My Two Krabses"	Michelle Bryan	Written by : Andrew Goodman Storyboarded by : Fred Osmond, Sherm Cohen (director)	January 18, 2021 (2021-01-18)[ad]	0.68[231]
260a	19a	"Knock Knock, Who's There?"	Tom Yasumi	Written by : Kaz Storyboarded by : John Trabbic, Dave Cunningham (director)	April 23, 2021 (2021-04-23)[ad]	0.34[232]
260b	19b	"Pat Hearts Squid"	Michelle Bryan	Written by : Mr. Lawrence Storyboarded by : Fred Osmond, Sherm Cohen (director)	July 9, 2021 (2021-07-09)[ad]	0.56[233]
261a	20a	"Lighthouse Louie"	Alan Smart	Written by : Luke Brookshier Storyboarded by : John Trabbic, Adam Paloian (director)	January 18, 2021 (2021-01-18)[ad]	0.68[231]
261b	20b	"Hiccup Plague"	Tom Yasumi	Written by : Luke Brookshier Storyboarded by : Brian Morante, Dave Cunningham (director)	TBA (TBA)[ad]	TBD
262a	21a	"A Cabin in the Kelp"	Michelle Bryan	Written by : Kaz Storyboarded by : Kristen Morrison, Sherm Cohen (director)	October 12, 2019 (2019-10-12)	1.00[230]
262b	21b	"The Hankering"	Alan Smart	Written by : Andrew Goodman Storyboarded by : Fred Osmond, Adam Paloian (director)	November 30, 2019 (2019-11-30)	1.10[219]
263a	22a	"Who R Zoo?"	Michelle Bryan and Tom Yasumi	Written by : Mr. Lawrence Storyboarded by : John Trabbic (director)	February 8, 2020 (2020-02-08)	0.94[228]
263b	22b	"Kwarantined Krab"	Tom Yasumi	Written by : Andrew Goodman Storyboarded by : Brian Morante, Dave Cunningham (director)	N/A[ae] (N/A[ae])	TBD
264a	23a	"Plankton's Intern"	Alan Smart	Written by : Luke Brookshier Storyboarded by : John Trabbic (director)	April 30, 2021 (2021-04-30)[ad]	0.54[236]
264b	23b	"Patrick's Tantrum"	Tom Yasumi	Written by : Kaz Storyboarded by : Fred Osmond, Dave Cunningham (director)	TBA (TBA)[ad]	TBD
265a	24a	"Bubble Bass's Tab"	Alan Smart	Written by : Kaz Storyboarded by : Benjamin Arcand, Sherm Cohen (director)	April 9, 2021 (2021-04-09)[ad]	0.48[237]
265b	24b	"Kooky Cooks"	Alan Smart and Tom Yasumi	Written by : Luke Brookshier Storyboarded by : Fred Osmond, Bob Camp (director)	April 9, 2021 (2021-04-09)[ad]	0.48[237]
266	25	"Escape from Beneath Glove World" "Escape from Glove World"	Alan Smart and Tom Yasumi	Written by : Mr. Lawrence Storyboarded by : Brian Morante, Sherm Cohen & Dave Cunningham (director)	January 18, 2020 (2020-01-18)	1.25[238]
267a	26a	"Krusty Koncessionaires"	Michelle Bryan	Written by : Andrew Goodman Storyboarded by : Benjamin Arcand, Sherm Cohen (director)	November 7, 2020 (2020-11-07)	0.66[239]
267b	26b	"Dream Hoppers"	Alan Smart and Tom Yasumi	Written by : Andrew Goodman Storyboarded by : Benjamin Arcand, Dave Cunningham (director)	November 7, 2020 (2020-11-07)	0.66[239]

Title [100][211][240]	Directed by [a]	Written by [a]	Original air date [100][211][240]	Prod. code [100]	U.S. viewers (millions)
"SpongeBob's Big Birthday Blowout"	Jonas Morganstein Michelle Bryan, Alan Smart, and Tom Yasumi (animation)	Written by : Kaz and Mr. Lawrence Storyboarded by : Brian Morante and Fred Osmond, Sherm Cohen, Dave Cunningham and Adam Paloian (directors)	July 12, 2019 (2019-07-12)	893	1.83[241]
"Patchy's Playlist"	TBA	Michael Esposito	November 30, 2019 (2019-11-30)	891	1.06[219]
"SpongeBob Appreciation Day: Patchy's Beach Bash!"	TBA	Tom Stern, Doug Lawrence, Andrew Goodman, and Luke Brookshier	January 4, 2020 (2020-01-04)	892	0.96[242]
"The Stars of SpongeBob Fan Favorites Special"	TBA	Michael Esposito	June 5, 2020 (2020-06-05)	890	0.79[243]
"SpongeBob's Spookiest Scenes Countdown Special"	TBA	Eugenia Azevedo	October 2, 2020 (2020-10-02)	889	0.72[244]
"The SpongeBob SportsPants Countdown Special"	TBA	John Clancy and Jessica Dotson	January 10, 2021 (2021-01-10)	888	1.05[245]

Season 13 (2020–21)

The thirteenth season of SpongeBob SquarePants consists of 26 episodes, which are ordered below according to Nickelodeon's packaging order, and not their original production or broadcast order.

No. overall	No. in season	Title [100][246]	Animation director [a]	Written by [a]	Original air date [100][246]	U.S. viewers (millions)
268a	1a	"A Place for Pets"	Alan Smart	Written by : Andrew Goodman Storyboarded by : Benjamin Arcand	October 22, 2020 (2020-10-22)	0.85[247]
268b	1b	"Lockdown for Love"	Alan Smart	Written by : Mr. Lawrence Storyboarded by : John Trabbic	October 22, 2020 (2020-10-22)	0.85[247]
269a	2a	"Under the Small Top"	Alan Smart	Written by : Ben Gruber Storyboarded by : Mike Dougherty	April 16, 2021 (2021-04-16)	0.59[248]
269b	2b	"Squidward's Sick Daze"	Alan Smart	Written by : Ben Gruber Storyboarded by : Sarah Visel	April 16, 2021 (2021-04-16)	0.59[248]
270a	3a	"Goofy Scoopers"	TBA	TBA	TBA	TBD
270b	3b	"Pat the Dog"	Alan Smart	Written by : Kaz Storyboarded by : Mike Dougherty	July 9, 2021 (2021-07-09)	0.56[249]
271a	4a	"Something Narwhal This Way Comes"	Alan Smart	Written by : Mr. Lawrence Storyboarded by : Piero Piluso, Dave Cunningham (director)	November 19, 2021 (2021-11-19)	0.49[250]
271b	4b	"C.H.U.M.S"	Andrew Overtoom	Written by : Ben Gruber Storyboarded by : Bill Reiss, Sherm Cohen (director)	November 19, 2021 (2021-11-19)	0.49[250]
272	5	"SpongeBob's Road to Christmas"	Michelle Bryan and Andrew Overtoom	Written by : Kaz Storyboarded by : Benjamind Arcand (also director)	December 10, 2021 (2021-12-10)	0.44[251]

Title [100][240]	Directed by [af]	Written by [af]	Original air date [100][240]	Prod. code [100]	U.S. viewers (millions)
"The Patrick Star Fan Favorites Special"	Alex Foley	Alex Foley and Keston McMillan	November 12, 2021 (2021-11-12)	881	0.37[252]

Films

Title	Directed by	Written and storyboarded by	Release date
The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie	Stephen Hillenburg	Derek Drymon, Tim Hill, Stephen Hillenburg, Kent Osborne, Aaron Springer, and Paul Tibbitt	November 19, 2004 (2004-11-19) (U.S.) November 14, 2004 (international)
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water	Paul Tibbitt	Story by : Stephen Hillenburg and Paul Tibbitt Screenplay by : Jonathan Aibel and Glenn Berger Storyboard by : Luke Brookshier, Mike Cachuela, Marc Ceccarelli, Emma Coats, Joel Crawford, Nick Cross, Heiko Drengenberg, Bob Flynn, Matt Flynn, Dalton Grant Jr., Elizabeth Ito, Tom King, Jay Oliva, Howie Perry, Chris Reccardi, Johnny Ryan, David P. Smith, Eddie Trigueros, and Carson Kuglar	February 6, 2015 (2015-02-06) (U.S.) January 28, 2015 (international)
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run	Tim Hill	Story by : Jonathan Aibel, Glenn Berger, and Tim Hill Screenplay by : Tim Hill Storyboard by : Zeus Cervas, Charlotte Jackson, Charles Klein, Kenny Pittenger, Chris Reccardi, Jason Reicher, Josh Engel, Brian Morante, Fred Osmond, John Trabbic, and Josh Zinman	August 14, 2020 (2020-08-14) (Canada) November 5, 2020 (international) March 4, 2021 (U.S.)

Notes

References

Works cited

• Banks, Steven (September 24, 2004). SpongeBob Exposed! The Insider's Guide to SpongeBob SquarePants. Schigiel, Gregg (Illustrator). Simon Spotlight/Nickelodeon. ISBN 978-0-689-86870-2.
• Neuwirth, Allan (2003). Makin' Toons: Inside the Most Popular Animated TV Shows and Movies. Allworth Communications, Inc. pp. 50, 252–253. ISBN 1-58115-269-8.

External links

• SpongeBob SquarePants at IMDb
• SpongeBob SquarePants at Curlie
• SpongeBob SquarePants at the Big Cartoon DataBase