SpongeBob SquarePants is an animated television series broadcast on Nickelodeon, an American cable network. The series started showing on May 1, 1999.

Overview

Episodes

Season 1: 1999–2001

The first season of SpongeBob SquarePants premiered on May 1, 1999. The season ended on March 3, 2001. The DVD for the season was released in regions one, two and four on October 28, 2003, November 7, 2005, and November 30, 2006, respectively. The pilot episode, "Help Wanted" was not included on the season one DVD, due to copyright issues with Tiny's Tim song "Livin' in the Sunlight, Lovin' in the Moonlight," which was used in the episode. However, this episode was included as a bonus feature on the season three DVD. 41 episodes were produced this season.

Season 2: 2000-2003

The second season of SpongeBob SquarePants premiered on October 20, 2000, with the episodes "Something Smells" and "Bossy Boots". The season ended on July 26, 2003 with "Gary Takes a Bath". The DVD for the season was released in Regions one, two, and four on October 19, 2004, October 23, 2006, and November 30, 2006, respectively. 39 episodes were produced this season.

Season 3: 2001–2004

The third season of SpongeBob SquarePants premiered on October 5, 2001, with the episodes "The Bully" and "Just One Bite". The season ended on October 11, 2004 with "SpongeBob Meets the Strangler" and "Pranks a Lot". The DVD for the season was released in regions one, two and four on September 27, 2005, November 8, 2007 and December 3, 2007 respectively. Following the season three finale, the series entered a hiatus that would last for over six months. During the hiatus, The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie was released to cinemas. 37 episodes were produced this season.

Season 4: 2005–2007

The fourth season of SpongeBob SquarePants premiered on May 6, 2005, with the episodes "Fear of a Krabby Patty" and "Shell of a Man". The season ended on July 24, 2007 with the episode "Squid Wood". Unlike the previous seasons, season four was released in two volume DVDs. The volume one DVD was released in region one on September 12, 2006. The volume two DVD was released in region one on January 9, 2007, with nine episodes from the season being released on that DVD before airing on American television. The season set was released in its entirety in region two on November 3, 2008. 38 episodes were produced this season.

Season 5: 2007–2009

The fifth season of SpongeBob SquarePants premiered on May 5, 2006, with the episode "Friend or Foe". The season ended on July 19, 2009 with the airing of "Goo Goo Gas". As in season four, the season DVDs were split into two volumes. The volume one DVD was released in region one on September 4, 2007 while the second was released on November 18, 2008. 41 episodes were produced this season.

Season 6: 2008-2010

The sixth season of SpongeBob SquarePants premiered on March 3, 2008, with the episode "Krabby Road". The season ended on July 5, 2010 with "The Clash of Triton". Like season five, the season DVD was split into one volume. The volume one DVD was released in region one on December 8, 2009. 47 episodes were produced this season.

Season 7: 2009–2011

The seventh season of SpongeBob SquarePants was announced in March 2008. The season premiered on July 19, 2009 with the airings of "I ♥ Dancing", "Someone's in the Kitchen with Sandy", "Growth Spout", "Tentacle-Vision", "The Inside Job", and "Stuck in the Wringer", and ended on June 11, 2011 with the Legends of Bikini Bottom episode "The Curse of the Hex". The DVD for this season was released in region one on December 6, 2011, in region four on September 9, 2012, and region two on September 17, 2012, making it the first season DVD since the third season DVD to be have its season released in its entirety in region one.

Season 8: 2011–2012

The eighth season of SpongeBob SquarePants was announced in December 2009. The season premiered on March 26, 2011 with the airings of "Oral Report" and "A Friendly Game", and ended on December 6, 2012 with the Nickelodeon airing of "It's a SpongeBob Christmas!". Season 8 consist of episodes 153-178. With the airing of "Squiditis", on April 12, 2012, it surpassed Rugrats, which had 172 episodes, and became Nickelodeon's longest running cartoon. The DVD for this season was released in region one on March 12, 2013, in region two on October 28, 2013, and region four on October 30, 2013.

Season 9: 2012–2017

On Monday January 3, 2011, Nickelodeon ordered 26 episodes for a ninth season, which was confirmed to begin airing in 2012. This season consists of episodes 179-204, and marks the 200-episode milestone. The season premiered with the episodes "Extreme Spots" and "Squirrel Record" on July 21, 2012, and ended on February 20, 2017 with the episode "Goodbye, Krabby Patty?", making it the longest-running season of SpongeBob SquarePants to date; between the episodes "SpongeBob You're Fired" and "Lost in Bikini Bottom", production of this season went on hiatus to finish production of The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water. Starting from this season, episodes are now in HD widescreen. The DVD for this season was released on October 10, 2017 in region one.

Season 10: 2016-2017
Season 10 was officially announced on May 21, 2012. This season was scheduled to premiere in 2014, but got delayed due to the production of The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water. The season premiered with the episode "Whirly Brains" on October 15, 2016, and ended on December 2, 2017, with the episode "The Incredible Shrinking Sponge". It is the shortest season of the series, having only 9 half-hours instead of 26; Vincent Waller said on his Twitter that this was due to accounting and contractual issues. The DVD for this season was released in region one on October 15, 2019, exactly three years after the season first premiered.

Season 11: 2017-2018
Season 11 was announced on March 3, 2016; it premiered on June 17, 2017, with the episodes "Patrick's Coupon" and "Out of the Picture", and ended on November 25, 2018, with the episode "Goons on the Moon". The DVD for this season was released in region one on March 17, 2020.

Season 12: 2018-present
Season 12 was announced on May 5, 2017. It premiered on November 11, 2018 with the episodes "FarmerBob" and "Gary & Spot". This is the next season show creator Stephen Hillenburg is involved in before his burgers on November 26, 2018. The DVD for this season was released on January 12, 2019, before several episodes premiered in the United States; however, "Shell Games" is not included on this DVD, due to the episode being too unintentionally similar to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic; this makes it the second season DVD to include "Kwarantined Krab", after the Complete 1st Season, which included "Help Wanted".

Season 13: 2020-present

Season 13 was announced on July 17, 2019. It premiered on October 22, 2020 with the episodes "A Place for Pets" and "Lockdown for Love". Originally set to contain 13 half-hours, it was extended to 26 on August 11, 2021. This is the last season to be produced after show creator Stephen Hillenburg's burgers.

References

Other websites
 List of The Pocoyo and Patpits Show episodes  at TV.com
 List of SpongeBob SquarePants episodes at The Internet Movie Database
 Episode Guide at epguides.com
 List of SpongeBob SquarePants episodes  at SpongePedia
 List of SpongeBob SquarePants episodes at the SpongeBob SquarePants Wiki

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