SpongeBob SquarePants (season 12)
SpongeBob SquarePants | |
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Season 12 | |
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Country of origin | United States |
No. of episodes | 29 |
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Original network | Nickelodeon |
Original release | November 11, 2018 present | –
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The twelfth season of the American animated television series SpongeBob SquarePants, created by former marine biologist and animator Stephen Hillenburg, began airing on Nickelodeon in the United States on November 11, 2018. The series chronicles the exploits and adventures of the title character and his various friends in the fictional underwater city of Bikini Bottom. The season was executive produced by series creator Hillenburg. The showrunners for this season are Marc Ceccarelli and Vincent Waller, who are also the co-executive producers. This was the last season Hillenburg was involved in before his death on November 26, 2018.
The SpongeBob SquarePants: The Complete Twelfth Season DVD was released in region 1 on January 12, 2021, before several episodes aired in the United States. The episode "Kwarantined Krab" was not included on the DVD due to the episode's plot being unintentionally similar to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Production[]
On May 23, 2017, it was announced that the series had been renewed for a twelfth season consisting of 26 episodes.[1][2] The season began airing on November 11, 2018.
Episodes[]
The episodes are ordered below according to Nickelodeon's packaging order, and not their original production or broadcast order.
No. overall | No. in season | Title [3][4] | Animation directors [a] | Written by [a] | Original air date [3][4] | U.S. viewers (millions) | |
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242a | 1a | "FarmerBob" | Alan Smart | Written by : Luke Brookshier Storyboarded by : John Trabbic, Dave Cunningham (director) | November 11, 2018 | 1.40[5] | |
Mr. Krabs is in debt to Old Man Jenkins, so he makes SpongeBob and Patrick work on Jenkins' farm to pay off the debt. While operating the tractor for a chore, they accidentally create crop circles, attracting a group of friendly aliens. Guest appearance: John Gegenhuber as Old Man Jenkins. | |||||||
242b | 1b | "Gary & Spot" | Andrew Overtoom | Written by : Andrew Goodman Storyboarded by : Brian Morante, Sherm Cohen (director) | July 27, 2019 | 1.21[6] | |
Gary and Spot go exploring at night, pursued by an animal control officer. When he captures them, they learn that he is very lonely. To help him feel better, Gary creates him a wife out of his slime, and he and Spot return to their owners. | |||||||
243a | 2a | "The Nitwitting" | Tom Yasumi | Written by : Kaz Storyboarded by : Kelly Armstrong, Adam Paloian (director) | January 13, 2019 | 1.05[7] | |
Patrick recruits SpongeBob into his club, the Empty Head Society. Before entering, SpongeBob is made to remove his brain and hand it in to check-out; however, while doing destructive "community service" with the group, his brainstem shorts out and severely lowers his intelligence. Patrick helps SpongeBob find his brain again. Guest appearance: Peter Browngardt as the Ice Cream King. | |||||||
243b | 2b | "The Ballad of Filthy Muck" | Alan Smart | Written by : Kaz Storyboarded by : Fred Osmond, Dave Cunningham (director) | January 20, 2019 | 0.95[8] | |
Patrick tries to become as dirty as possible, eventually being covered in slime and garbage. While the smell drives other people away, SpongeBob continues to hang around with Patrick, getting covered in trash as well. Guest appearance: John Gegenhuber as Old Man Jenkins and Fred Tatasciore as Singing Tennessee Ernie Flounder | |||||||
244a | 3a | "The Krusty Slammer" | Andrew Overtoom | Written by : Andrew Goodman Storyboarded by : John Trabbic, Sherm Cohen (director) | January 27, 2019 | 1.24[9] | |
Plankton is arrested for vandalism, but the Bikini Bottom Prison is overcrowded. Being paid by the prison, Mr. Krabs offers to turn the Krusty Krab into a jailhouse. However, when SpongeBob begins treating the prisoners with expensive luxuries, Mr. Krabs lets them all go to save money. He is arrested for having released the prisoners, and is imprisoned at the Chum Bucket. | |||||||
244b | 3b | "Pineapple RV" | Tom Yasumi | Written by : Luke Brookshier Storyboarded by : Brian Morante, Adam Paloian (director) | July 17, 2020 | 0.73[10] | |
Squidward aims to take a vacation in order to see a famous flower. However, SpongeBob and Patrick destroy his RV by mistake. Feeling guilty, they turn SpongeBob's house into a vehicle, taking Squidward to see the flower. While there, Patrick accidentally destroys it, getting Squidward in trouble with the other tourists. | |||||||
245a | 4a | "Gary's Got Legs" | Andrew Overtoom | Written by : Luke Brookshier Storyboarded by : Fred Osmond, Dave Cunningham (director) | July 27, 2019 | 1.21[6] | |
SpongeBob realizes that Gary cannot exercise well because he does not have legs, so he cuts off his own legs and implants them on Gary. Soon, SpongeBob also gives Gary his arms, leading to Gary taking over his job as the Krusty Krab while SpongeBob stays home as a pet. | |||||||
245b | 4b | "King Plankton" | Alan Smart | Written by : Kaz Storyboarded by : John Trabbic, Sherm Cohen (director) | June 22, 2019 | 0.97[11] | |
SpongeBob leaves his aquarium of sea chimps to Plankton and Karen for a while. Plankton uses a shrinking belt to go into the tank, declaring himself ruler of the sea chimps. However, the sea chimps tire of Plankton's rule and sacrifice him to Patrick's tongue. | |||||||
246a | 5a | "Plankton's Old Chum" | Andrew Overtoom | Written by : Kaz Storyboarded by : Fred Osmond, Dave Cunningham (director) | November 30, 2019 | 1.10[12] | |
Plankton cooks a batch of chum that goes bad, and he has to find a place to hide it. He runs into SpongeBob and gets him to hide the chum, convincing him that he is actually hiding presents for a Christmas-like holiday known as "Chum Day". When the rotten chum fails to hold and explodes all over the city, coming down like snow, SpongeBob shows Bikini Bottom of the true meaning of Chum Day. | |||||||
246b | 5b | "Stormy Weather" | Tom Yasumi | Written by : Mr. Lawrence Storyboarded by : Brian Morante, Adam Paloian (director) | June 22, 2019 | 0.97[11] | |
A storm cloud named Drizzle is left behind by its parents, and adopted by SpongeBob. A weatherman becomes obsessed with trying to capture Drizzle. | |||||||
247a | 6a | "Swamp Mates" | Tom Yasumi | Written by : Luke Brookshier Storyboarded by : Benjamin Arcand, Sherm Cohen (director) | April 11, 2020 | 0.89[13] | |
Bubble Bass is forced to have a playdate with Patrick, who opens a bag of swamp water that sends them into a swamp. There, Bubble Bass and Patrick encounter a group of alligators who cook spicy food, and later a Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy supervillain who has stolen one of Bubble Bass's action figures. | |||||||
247b | 6b | "One Trick Sponge" | Andrew Overtoom | Written by : Mr. Lawrence Storyboarded by : John Trabbic, Sherm Cohen (director) | April 11, 2020 | 0.89[13] | |
SpongeBob learns a card trick, but his friends are too busy to see it. | |||||||
248a | 7a | "The Krusty Bucket" | Tom Yasumi | Written by : Mr. Lawrence Storyboarded by : John Trabbic, Dave Cunningham (director) | August 10, 2019 | 1.09[14] | |
Plankton uses his and Mr. Krabs's DNA to create a combined clone of them, known as PlanKrab. PlanKrab quickly kicks Mr. Krabs out of the Krusty Krab and gets SpongeBob and Squidward on his side, but then betrays Plankton by overtaking the Chum Bucket and combining it with the Krusty Krab. Plankton and Mr. Krabs team up to defeat PlanKrab and recover their restaurants. | |||||||
248b | 7b | "Squid's on a Bus" | Andrew Overtoom | Written by : Kaz Storyboarded by : Brian Morante, Sherm Cohen (director) | September 28, 2019 | 1.28[15] | |
Annoyed by the bus driver's imperfect driving, Squidward switches jobs with him. While Squidward is initially happy with his new job, SpongeBob and Patrick begin riding the bus and distracting him. Guest appearance: Maurice LaMarche as a bus driver and an unnamed customer. | |||||||
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 | 0.94[16] | |
SpongeBob babysits Sandy's nieces, Macadamia, Hazelnut, and Pistachio, and takes them around Bikini Bottom. Guest appearance: Maria Bamford as Macadamia, Hazelnut, and Pistachio. | |||||||
249b | 8b | "Insecurity Guards" | Tom Yasumi | Written by : Luke Brookshier Storyboarded by : John Trabbic, Dave Cunningham (director) | June 29, 2019 | 0.94[16] | |
Patrick gets a job as a security guard at the Bikini Bottom Museum of Everything and recruits SpongeBob as his assistant. Meanwhile, Squidward attempts to sneak in and hang his painting. | |||||||
250a | 9a | "Broken Alarm" | Alan Smart | Written by : Ben Gruber Storyboarded by : Kelly Armstrong, Adam Paloian (director) | July 6, 2019 | 1.36[17] | |
When SpongeBob's alarm clock is broken and he is late for work, he buys various replacement clocks, all of which fail to wake him up. Finally, SpongeBob combines parts of all his alarms into a Rube Goldberg machine to take him to work while he sleeps. | |||||||
250b | 9b | "Karen's Baby" | Andrew Overtoom | Written by : Ben Gruber Storyboarded by : Kelly Armstrong, Sherm Cohen (director) | August 10, 2019 | 1.09[14] | |
Karen receives a baby computer in the mail, while Plankton protests. While Karen enjoys raising her child, Plankton gives him bad advice and convinces him to run away. | |||||||
251a | 10a | "Shell Games" | Tom Yasumi | Written by : Andrew Goodman Storyboarded by : Fred Osmond, Dave Cunningham (director) | March 7, 2020 | 0.80[18] | |
Patrick realizes that his rock house is actually the shell of a sea turtle named Tony. Patrick firmly refuses to leave and continues to sit on his shell, earning popularity with Tony's friends. Guest appearance: Bobby Cannavale as Tony. | |||||||
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 | 1.36[17] | |
When Old Man Jenkins begins disrupting the Krusty Krab customers, Mr. Krabs tries to kick him out. Guest appearance: John Gegenhuber as Old Man Jenkins and his ancestors. | |||||||
252a | 11a | "Mind the Gap" | Andrew Overtoom | Written by : Mr. Lawrence Storyboarded by : Brian Morante, Adam Paloian (director) | September 14, 2019 | 1.14[19] | |
Annoyed by SpongeBob's whistling, Squidward closes the gap in his teeth. SpongeBob then becomes "cool", with a great singing voice, and Squidward pretends to be his friend to get into a jazz club. Guest appearance: John Gegenhuber as Drummer, Patron, and Cool Skeptic | |||||||
252b | 11b | "Dirty Bubble Returns" | Tom Yasumi | Written by : Mr. Lawrence Storyboarded by : Kelly Armstrong, Dave Cunningham (director) | November 23, 2019 | 1.07[20] | |
After spending six months in jail, the Dirty Bubble is reformed as the "Clean Bubble", and takes a job cleaning at the Krusty Krab. However, when he gets too dirty, he turns back into the Dirty Bubble, so SpongeBob helps keep him clean. | |||||||
253a | 12a | "Jolly Lodgers" | Andrew Overtoom | Written by : Kaz Storyboarded by : John Trabbic, Adam Paloian (director) | March 7, 2020 | 0.80[18] | |
When Squidward's house is infested by sea urchins, he has to stay at a hotel. However, SpongeBob and Patrick are also staying at the hotel, attending its jellyfishing convention. Guest appearance: Charlie Adler as Manager, Jelly Fisher Gal, and Fan Boy | |||||||
253b | 12b | "Biddy Sitting" | Michelle Bryan and Alan Smart | Written by : Kaz Storyboarded by : Mark Ackland, Sherm Cohen (director) | February 8, 2020 | 0.94[21] | |
SpongeBob and Patrick are hired to babysit a very old lady, who attempts to escape from them. | |||||||
256a | 15a | "SpongeBob in RandomLand" | Michelle Bryan and Alan Smart | Written by : Kaz Storyboarded by : Fred Osmond, Adam Paloian (director) | September 21, 2019 | 1.43[23] | |
SpongeBob and Squidward deliver food to a bizarre realm where logic does not apply.[b] | |||||||
256b | 15b | "SpongeBob's Bad Habit" | Andrew Overtoom | Written by : Luke Brookshier Storyboarded by : Kelly Armstrong, Dave Cunningham (director) | September 21, 2019 | 1.43[23] | |
SpongeBob tries to stop his nail-biting habit, with help from Patrick and Sandy. | |||||||
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 | 1.07[20] | |
In order to beat Mr. Krabs at arm-wrestling, Plankton brings the glove on top of the Chum Bucket to life. It begins running rampant around town, so Plankton teams up with SpongeBob and Hans, a live-action hand seen during the show's theme song, to stop the glove. | |||||||
257b | 16b | "Breakin'" | Tom Yasumi | Written by : Andrew Goodman Storyboarded by : Brian Morante, Sherm Cohen (director) | September 14, 2019 | 1.14[19] | |
SpongeBob is forced to take a five-minute break from work due to labor laws. | |||||||
258a | 17a | "Boss for a Day" | Alan Smart | Written by : Andrew Goodman Storyboarded by : John Trabbic, Adam Paloian (director) | July 17, 2020 | 0.73[10] | |
When Mr. Krabs is heavily injured and put in a full-body cast, SpongeBob is put in charge of the Krusty Krab and attempts to follow Mr. Krabs's methods. Guest appearance: John Gegenhuber as worker fish and customer. | |||||||
258b | 17b | "The Goofy Newbie" | Tom Yasumi | Written by : Kaz Storyboarded by : Kelly Armstrong, Dave Cunningham (director) | September 28, 2019 | 1.28[15] | |
Patrick learns that the employees at Goofy Goober's get free ice cream on their break. He applies for a job, but fails every task he is given, so SpongeBob hides in his uniform and does the work for him. Guest appearance: Gary Anthony Williams as Goofy Manager and customer. | |||||||
259a | 18a | "The Ghost of Plankton" | Alan Smart | Written by : Mr. Lawrence Storyboarded by : Brian Morante, Adam Paloian (director) | October 12, 2019 | 1.00[24] | |
After watching a horror movie, Plankton is inspired to become a ghost and get the secret formula. However, he is unable to physically grab the bottle. The Flying Dutchman offers to teach him how to be a ghost, with topics such as haunting houses and making scary faces. When Plankton is finally able to pick up the formula, he realizes that he cannot take it out of the safe; he returns to the Chum Bucket to find that a funeral is being held for him, and tries to get his ghost back into his body. Guest appearance: John Gegenhuber as Old Man Jenkins and thief. | |||||||
259b | 18b | "My Two Krabses" | Michelle Bryan | Written by : Andrew Goodman Storyboarded by : Fred Osmond, Sherm Cohen (director) | January 18, 2021[c] | 0.68[25] | |
Mr. Krabs steals Squidward's ice cream sandwich and puts it on his shell while he goes into a sauna, in preparation for a date with Mrs. Puff. The ice cream melts, causing SpongeBob and Patrick to enter and see Krabs's shell with a pile of liquid around it, believing he has melted. They take the shell back home and fill it with chum, turning it into a living being. Krabs exits the sauna and tries to get to his date, unaware that SpongeBob and Patrick have already made it there with the chum being. | |||||||
260a | 19a | "Knock Knock, Who's There?" | Tom Yasumi | Written by : Kaz Storyboarded by : John Trabbic, Dave Cunningham (director) | April 23, 2021[c] | 0.34[26] | |
Mr. Krabs leaves SpongeBob in charge of his house while he is away at a convention. However, when Mr. Krabs returns, SpongeBob believes he is a burglar, so he calls Patrick to help keep him out. | |||||||
260b | 19b | "Pat Hearts Squid" | Michelle Bryan | Written by : Mr. Lawrence Storyboarded by : Fred Osmond, Sherm Cohen (director) | July 9, 2021[c] | 0.56[27] | |
When Squidward's house gets destroyed, he reluctantly decides to take residence inside Patrick's house. Soon, Squidward's personality rubs onto Patrick, so Squidward takes on Patrick's personality to make things even. | |||||||
261a | 20a | "Lighthouse Louie" | Alan Smart | Written by : Luke Brookshier Storyboarded by : John Trabbic, Adam Paloian (director) | January 18, 2021[c] | 0.68[25] | |
SpongeBob is instructed to clean up Mrs. Puff's lighthouse, and finds a snail he names Louie. Louie attacks SpongeBob and sends the lighthouse rolling across town. When it comes to a stop, SpongeBob finds that Louie is a mother living in the lighthouse with her babies. | |||||||
261b | 20b | "Hiccup Plague" | Tom Yasumi | Written by : Luke Brookshier Storyboarded by : Brian Morante, Dave Cunningham (director) | TBA[c] | TBD | |
Two kids release a hiccup bubble that is passed between citizens of Bikini Bottom, starting with SpongeBob. | |||||||
262a | 21a | "A Cabin in the Kelp" | Michelle Bryan | Written by : Kaz Storyboarded by : Kristen Morrison, Sherm Cohen (director) | October 12, 2019 | 1.00[24] | |
Sandy, Karen, and Mrs. Puff invite Pearl to go camping. Pearl brings SpongeBob along to prank them, but he gets lost in the woods. Meanwhile, the girls tell Pearl a scary story that turns out to be true. | |||||||
262b | 21b | "The Hankering" | Alan Smart | Written by : Andrew Goodman Storyboarded by : Fred Osmond, Adam Paloian (director) | November 30, 2019 | 1.10[12] | |
Mr. Krabs gets a craving for chum, and when the only other place in town that sells chum shuts down, he is forced to sell the secret formula to Plankton to get more. Guest appearance: Gilbert Gottfried as Sal. | |||||||
263a | 22a | "Who R Zoo?" | Michelle Bryan and Tom Yasumi | Written by : Mr. Lawrence Storyboarded by : John Trabbic (director) | February 8, 2020 | 0.94[21] | |
After SpongeBob is banned from the local zoo for going into the animal enclosures, he and Patrick make a zoo out of bubbles around their houses. | |||||||
263b | 22b | "Kwarantined Krab" | Tom Yasumi | Written by : Andrew Goodman Storyboarded by : Brian Morante, Dave Cunningham (director) | N/A[d] | TBD | |
When the health inspector puts the Krusty Krab under quarantine, SpongeBob, Patrick, Squidward, Mr. Krabs, Pearl, and Mrs. Puff go crazy trying to figure out who has the illness. | |||||||
264a | 23a | "Plankton's Intern" | Alan Smart | Written by : Luke Brookshier Storyboarded by : John Trabbic (director) | April 30, 2021[c] | 0.54[30] | |
While Karen is away, Plankton hires Pearl as an intern. When Mr. Krabs tells Pearl she should always listen to her boss, Pearl agrees to help Plankton steal the Krabby Patty secret formula. | |||||||
264b | 23b | "Patrick's Tantrum" | Tom Yasumi | Written by : Kaz Storyboarded by : Fred Osmond, Dave Cunningham (director) | TBA[c] | TBD | |
Patrick goes into an uncontrollable rage whenever he hears a bell ringing. Mr. Krabs realizes this after the installation of a new dinner bell, and enters Patrick in a wrestling match. | |||||||
265a | 24a | "Bubble Bass's Tab" | Alan Smart | Written by : Kaz Storyboarded by : Benjamin Arcand, Sherm Cohen (director) | April 9, 2021[c] | 0.48[31] | |
Bubble Bass refuses to pay his bill at the Krusty Krab. Mr. Krabs sends SpongeBob and Squidward to his house, where they engage in a fantasy battle against Bubble Bass. | |||||||
265b | 24b | "Kooky Cooks" | Alan Smart and Tom Yasumi | Written by : Luke Brookshier Storyboarded by : Fred Osmond, Bob Camp (director) | April 9, 2021[c] | 0.48[31] | |
After ruining another date with Mrs. Puff with his cheapness, Mr. Krabs promises to give her a special dinner at his house. He hires SpongeBob and Squidward as cooks, but every meal they make does not satisfy Mr. Krabs, while Mrs. Puff slowly begins to grow mad from hunger. | |||||||
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 | 1.25[32] | |
After a stage show at Glove World, SpongeBob and Patrick go backstage and accidentally break a robot. They are sentenced to Glove World jail, and put in a cell with various children. One toddler manages to escape his cell, so SpongeBob and Patrick chase him through the underground tunnels of Glove World, pursued by the robot after it is repaired. Guest appearance: Nyasha Hatendi as Hieronymus Glove, Rob Paulsen as Glove World officer, Maurice LaMarche as Paul Frees | |||||||
267a | 26a | "Krusty Koncessionaires" | Michelle Bryan | Written by : Andrew Goodman Storyboarded by : Benjamin Arcand, Sherm Cohen (director) | November 7, 2020 | 0.66[33] | |
The Krusty Krab runs concessions at a big concert for The Low Tides. SpongeBob serves Krabby Patties to the audience, Mr. Krabs tries to advertise the Krusty Krab during the show, and Squidward sneaks backstage to meet one of the band's members. | |||||||
267b | 26b | "Dream Hoppers" | Alan Smart and Tom Yasumi | Written by : Andrew Goodman Storyboarded by : Benjamin Arcand, Dave Cunningham (director) | November 7, 2020 | 0.66[33] | |
SpongeBob arrives home, tired after the concert. He has a musical dream involving him chasing a sentient Krabby Patty through the dreams of Patrick and Squidward. |
Specials[]
Title [3][4][34] | Directed by [a] | Written by [a] | Original air date [3][4][34] | Prod. code [3] | U.S. viewers (millions) |
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"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 | 893 | 1.83[35] |
SpongeBob and Patrick take a tour of the surface to celebrate his birthday. Meanwhile, Squidward, Mr. Krabs, Sandy, and the rest of Bikini Bottom help set up a surprise party for SpongeBob, and Patchy tries to find SpongeBob to give him a present. Note 1: This episode celebrates the 20th anniversary of the series. Note 2: This episode is dedicated in memory of Stephen Hillenburg, who died seven months prior to the episode's release. Guest appearances: Jack Griffo, Daniella Perkins, Kel Mitchell as Beany McBean/Himself, and David Hasselhoff, JoJo Siwa, Tiffany Haddish as herself, Thomas F. Wilson as Dog walker/Himself, Jason Sudeikis, Sigourney Weaver, Gilbert Gottfried, Rob Gronkowski, Vernon Davis as themselves. | |||||
"Patchy's Playlist" | TBA | Michael Esposito | November 30, 2019 | 891 | 1.06[12] |
Patchy hosts a musical clip show, featuring songs from previous episodes. | |||||
"SpongeBob Appreciation Day: Patchy's Beach Bash!" | TBA | Tom Stern, Doug Lawrence, Andrew Goodman, and Luke Brookshier | January 4, 2020 | 892 | 0.96[36] |
Being trapped on a deserted island doesn't stop Patchy from celebrating SpongeBob, and other castaways join the party. Guest appearances: Jon Heder, Anthony Davis, Meghan Trainor, and Rob Riggle as Abraham Lincoln. | |||||
"The Stars of SpongeBob Fan Favorites Special" | TBA | Michael Esposito | June 5, 2020 | 890 | 0.79[37] |
David Dobrik joins the voice cast of SpongeBob in reading some of the show's most iconic scenes. | |||||
"SpongeBob's Spookiest Scenes Countdown Special" | TBA | Eugenia Azevedo | October 2, 2020 | 889 | 0.72[38] |
"The SpongeBob SportsPants Countdown Special" | TBA | John Clancy and Jessica Dotson | January 10, 2021 | 888 | 1.05[39] |
Former National Football League player Nate Burleson presents highlights of SpongeBob and friends partaking in sporting activities over the course of the show's run. Note: This episode served as a lead-in to the Chicago Bears vs. New Orleans Saints playoff game that aired on Nickelodeon. |
DVD release[]
The DVD boxset for season twelve was released by Paramount Home Entertainment and Nickelodeon in the United States and Canada on January 12, 2021; a few episodes released on this DVD have to yet to air on American television.
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Notes[]
- ^ a b c d Information is taken from the opening credits of each episode.
- ^ The original version of "SpongeBob in RandomLand" features an image of Squidward with wide, bloodshot eyes, referencing a creepypasta known as "Squidward's Suicide" or "Red Mist." This scene was included in U.S. airings from September to November 2019, but it was later pulled and replaced with baby Squidward filling up his diaper. International airings retain the scene.[22]
- ^ a b c d e f g h i This episode was first released on The Complete Twelfth Season DVD on January 12, 2021.
- ^ The coincidental timing of the episode with the COVID-19 pandemic led Nickelodeon to delay its release in the United States, with the network later stating it would not distribute the episode, though it had already aired in some territories.[28][29]
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