page_title: Extreme Spots
section_title: Production
hierarchical_section_title: Extreme Spots / Production
caption_attribution_description: English: Johnny Knoxville at the 2011 Comic Con in San Diego
context_page_description: "Extreme Spots" is the first half of the first episode of season 9 and the 179th overall episode of the American animated television series SpongeBob SquarePants. The episode originally aired on Nickelodeon in the United States on July 21, 2012. The series follows the adventures and endeavors of SpongeBob and his various friends in the underwater city of Bikini Bottom. In this episode, SpongeBob and Patrick try to join an extreme sports team called The Drasticals by completing dangerous and extreme tasks.
  The episode was written by Luke Brookshier, Marc Ceccarelli, and Derek Iversen, and the animation was directed by Tom Yasumi. The episode features the guest appearance of Johnny Knoxville as the voice of Johnny Krill. Upon release, the episode drew 3.7 million viewers and was met with positive reviews.
context_section_description: "Extreme Spots" was written by Luke Brookshier, Marc Ceccarelli, and Derek Iversen, and the animation was directed by Tom Yasumi. Brookshier and Ceccarelli also functioned as storyboard directors. The episode was the first regular-length episode to be produced  in high-definition. It originally aired on Nickelodeon in the United States on July 21, 2012, with a TV-Y7 parental rating. It was a part of the network's "The Super Spongy Square Games" marathon which debuted sports-themed episodes of the series.
  In addition to the regular cast, American stunt performer and Jackass actor Johnny Knoxville guest starred in the episode as the voice of Johnny Krill, the leader of an extreme sports team called the Drasticals and a champion of undersea extreme sports. The writing staff wrote the episode specifically for Knoxville. Executive producer Paul Tibbitt said "[Nickelodeon] wanted to do a show about extreme sports and the first thing that came to mind was Johnny Knoxville, because there are few humans living that are as extreme as him." Knoxville accepted the role because he is a fan of the show. Knoxville said "I got a lot of street cred in the office for doing SpongeBob. Everyone is psyched[...] As soon as I was done recording this episode, I started begging them to let me come back and record another one." Knoxville asked if he needed to come up with a funny voice for his character. However, the producers said "No, we want [your voice]." Knoxville claimed that "it's not easy" providing a vocal cameo. He added "It's a different kind of work."
  Aside from providing vocal cameo, Knoxville also did a photo shoot with a SpongeBob plush toy for the episode. Knoxville said "They loaded me up with a bunch of schwag! Every toy they ever made—skateboards, wristbands, all kinds of great stuff. They just don't quit with the perks." He added "They [the crews] let me do my own stunts for this episode. It was amazing."
caption: Actor Johnny Knoxville, shown here in 2011, guest starred in the episode as the voice of Johnny Krill.
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