List of SpongeBob SquarePants episodes

SpongeBob SquarePants is an animated children's television series broadcast on the cable network Nickelodeon. The show has started showing on July 17, 1999.

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 20, 2000 (2000-10-20)	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)	August 12, 2017 (2017-08-12)
11	26		50	July 27, 2017 (2017-07-27)	November 25, 2018 (2018-11-25)
12	31		53	November 11, 2018 (2018-11-11)	April 29, 2022 (2022-04-29)
13	28		54	October 22, 2020 (2020-10-22)	November 1, 2023 (2023-11-01)
14	26[1]		TBA	November 2, 2023 (2023-11-02)	TBA

Episodes

Note: The episodes are listed in their production order, rather than by their original air dates.

Season 1: 1999–2000

Main article: SpongeBob SquarePants (season 1)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Animation directors [a]	Written by [a]	Original air date [2]	Prod. code [3]	U.S. viewers (millions)
1	1	"Help Wanted"	Alan Smart	Written by : Stephen Hillenburg, Derek Drymon & Tim Hill	May 1, 1999 (1999-05-01)[4][5]	PILOT (1997 version) 2515−127 (1999 version)	2.96[6] 2.14[7] (HH)[b]
		"Reef Blower"	Fred Miller & Tom Yasumi	Written by : Stephen Hillenburg, Derek Drymon & Tim Hill		2515−126
		"Tea at the Treedome"	Edgar Larrazabal;[9] Tom Yasumi[c]	Written by : Peter Burns, Mr. Lawrence & Paul Tibbitt		2515−101
2	2	"Bubblestand"	Tom Yasumi	Written by : Ennio Torresan, Erik Wiese, Stephen Hillenburg, Derek Drymon & Tim Hill	July 17, 1999 (1999-07-17)	2515−105	2.51[10][d]
		"Ripped Pants"	Edgar Larrazabal	Written by : Paul Tibbitt & Peter Burns		2515−106
3	3	"Jellyfishing"	Alan Smart	Written by : Steve Fonti, Chris Mitchell, Peter Burns & Tim Hill	July 31, 1999 (1999-07-31)	2515−103	2.89[12] 2.24[13] (HH)[b]
		"Plankton!"	Edgar Larrazabal	Written by : Ennio Torresan, Erik Wiese & Mr. Lawrence		2515−114
4	4	"Naughty Nautical Neighbors"	Fred Miller	Written by : Sherm Cohen, Aaron Springer & Mr. Lawrence	August 7, 1999 (1999-08-07)	2515−116	2.83[14] 2.07[15] (HH)[b]
		"Boating School"	Tom Yasumi	Written by : Ennio Torresan Jr., Erik Wiese & Mr. Lawrence		2515−104
5	5	"Pizza Delivery"	Sean Dempsey	Written by : Sherm Cohen, Aaron Springer & Peter Burns	August 14, 1999 (1999-08-14)	2515−107	2.47[16]
		"Home Sweet Pineapple"	Tom Yasumi	Written by : Ennio Torresan Jr., Erik Wiese & Mr. Lawrence		2515−124
6	6	"Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy"	Sean Dempsey	Written by : Paul Tibbitt, Mark O'Hare & Mr. Lawrence	August 21, 1999 (1999-08-21)	2515−119	2.94[17] 2.17[18] (HH)[b]
		"Pickles"	Tom Yasumi	Written by : Steve Fonti, Chris Mitchell & Peter Burns		2515−111
7	7	"Hall Monitor"	Edgar Larrazabal	Written by : Chuck Klein, Jay Lender & Mr. Lawrence	August 28, 1999 (1999-08-28)	2515−108	3.08[19] 2.12[20] (HH)
		"Jellyfish Jam"	Fred Miller	Written by : Ennio Torresan, Jr., Erik Wiese & Peter Burns		2515−118
8	8	"Sandy's Rocket"	Tom Yasumi	Written by : Sherm Cohen, Aaron Springer & Peter Burns	September 4, 1999 (1999-09-04)	2515−110	2.40[21]
		"Squeaky Boots"	Fred Miller	Written by : Steve Fonti, Chris Mitchell & Mr. Lawrence		2515−102
9	9	"Nature Pants"	Sean Dempsey	Written by : Paul Tibbitt, Mark O'Hare & Peter Burns	September 11, 1999 (1999-09-11)	2515−120	2.54[22]
		"Opposite Day"	Tom Yasumi	Written by : Chuck Klein, Jay Lender & Mr. Lawrence		2515−112
10	10	"Culture Shock"	Edgar Larrazabal	Written by : Paul Tibbitt, Mark O'Hare & Mr. Lawrence	September 18, 1999 (1999-09-18)	2515−122	2.41[21]
		"F.U.N."	Fred Miller	Written by : Sherm Cohen, Aaron Springer & Peter Burns		2515−121
11	11	"MuscleBob BuffPants"	Edgar Larrazabal	Written by : Ennio Torresan, Jr., Erik Wiese & Mr. Lawrence	September 25, 1999 (1999-09-25)	2515−123	2.61[23]
		"Squidward the Unfriendly Ghost"	Fred Miller	Written by : Sherm Cohen, Aaron Springer & Peter Burns		2515−115
12	12	"The Chaperone"	Sean Dempsey	Written by : Sherm Cohen, Aaron Springer & Peter Burns	October 2, 1999 (1999-10-02)	2515−113	3.23[24]
		"Employee of the Month"		Written by : Paul Tibbitt & Mr. Lawrence		2515−125
13	13	"Scaredy Pants"	Sean Dempsey	Written by : Paul Tibbitt & Peter Burns	October 28, 1999 (1999-10-28)	2515−109	2.68[25]
		"I Was a Teenage Gary"	Edgar Larrazabal	Written by : Steve Fonti, Chris Mitchell & Mr. Lawrence		2515−117
14	14	"SB-129"	Tom Yasumi	Written by : Aaron Springer, Erik Wiese & Mr. Lawrence	December 31, 1999 (1999-12-31)	2515−129	1.52[26]
		"Karate Choppers"		Written by : Aaron Springer, Erik Wiese & Merriwether Williams		2515−135
15	15	"Sleepy Time"	Edgar Larrazabal	Written by : Paul Tibbitt, Ennio Torresan Jr. & Mr. Lawrence	January 17, 2000 (2000-01-17)	2515−141	2.89[27]
		"Suds"				2515−132
16	16	"Valentine's Day"	Fred Miller	Written by : Chuck Klein, Jay Lender & Merriwether Williams	February 14, 2000 (2000-02-14)	2515−128	2.75[28]
		"The Paper"		Written by : Chuck Klein, Jay Lender & Mr. Lawrence		2515−134
17	17	"Arrgh!"	Sean Dempsey	Written by : Sherm Cohen, Vincent Waller & Merriwether Williams	March 15, 2000 (2000-03-15)	2515−130	3.08[29] 2.14[30] (HH)[b]
		"Rock Bottom"	Tom Yasumi	Written by : Paul Tibbitt, Ennio Torresan & David Fain		2515−138
18	18	"Texas"	Sean Dempsey	Written by : Sherm Cohen, Vincent Waller & David Fain	March 22, 2000 (2000-03-22)	2515−139	3.10[31] 2.11[32] (HH)[b]
		"Walking Small"		Written by : Aaron Springer, Erik Wiese & Mr. Lawrence		2515−133
19	19	"Fools in April"	Fred Miller	Written by : Aaron Springer, Erik Wiese & Merriwether Williams	April 1, 2000 (2000-04-01)	2515−140	1.78[33]
		"Neptune's Spatula"		Written by : Chuck Klein, Jay Lender & David B. Fain		2515−137
20	20	"Hooky"	Edgar Larrazabal	Written by : Sherm Cohen, Vincent Waller & Merriwether Williams	April 8, 2000 (2000-04-08)[34]	2515−136	2.17[35]
		"Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy II"	Tom Yasumi	Written by : Chuck Klein, Jay Lender & Mr. Lawrence	April 8, 2000 (2000-04-08)	2515−131	2.54[36]

Season 2: 2000–2002

Main article: SpongeBob SquarePants (season 2)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Animation directors [a]	Written by [a]	Original air date	Prod. code [3]	U.S. viewers (millions)
21	1	"Your Shoe's Untied"	Tom Yasumi	Written by : Walt Dohrn, Paul Tibbitt & Merriwether Williams	February 17, 2001 (2001-02-17)[37]	5571–142	2.75[38] 1.84[38] (HH)[b]
		"Squid's Day Off"	Andrew Overtoom	Written by : Walt Dohrn, Paul Tibbitt & Merriwether Williams		5571–145
22	2	"Something Smells"	Edgar Larrazabal	Written by : Aaron Springer, C.H. Greenblatt & Merriwether Williams	October 20, 2000 (2000-10-20)[37]	5571–143	2.27[39]
		"Bossy Boots"	Tom Yasumi	Written by : Walt Dohrn, Paul Tibbitt & Mr. Lawrence		5571–146
23	3	"Big Pink Loser"	Sean Dempsey	Written by : Jay Lender, William Reiss & Merriwether Williams	February 3, 2001 (2001-02-03)[37]	5571–144	2.80[40]
		"Bubble Buddy"		Written by : Jay Lender, William Reiss & Mr. Lawrence		5571–148
24	4	"Dying for Pie"	Edgar Larrazabal	Written by : Aaron Springer, C.H. Greenblatt & Merriwether Williams	January 27, 2001 (2001-01-27)[37]	5571–147	3.43[41] 2.42[41] (HH)[b]
		"Imitation Krabs"	Tom Yasumi	Written by : Walt Dohrn, Paul Tibbitt & Mr. Lawrence		5571–150
25	5	"Wormy"	Andrew Overtoom	Written by : Walt Dohrn, Paul Tibbitt & Merriwether Williams	February 24, 2001 (2001-02-24)[37]	5571–149	2.69[35]
		"Patty Hype"	Sean Dempsey	Written by : Jay Lender, William Reiss & Mr. Lawrence		5571—152
26	6	"Grandma's Kisses"	Andrew Overtoom	Written by : Walt Dohrn, Paul Tibbitt & Merriwether Williams	April 28, 2001 (2001-04-28)[37]	5571–154	2.09[42] 1.43[43] (HH)[b]
		"Squidville"	Edgar Larrazabal	Written by : Aaron Springer, C.H. Greenblatt & Merriwether Williams		5571–156
27	7	"Prehibernation Week"	Edgar Larrazabal	Written by : Aaron Springer, C.H. Greenblatt & Merriwether Williams	May 5, 2001 (2001-05-05)	5571–151	2.13[44] 1.44[45] (HH)[b]
		"Life of Crime"	Sean Dempsey	Written by : Jay Lender, William Reiss & Mr. Lawrence		5571–157
28	8	"Christmas Who?" "Patchy the Pirate Presents the SpongeBob SquarePants Christmas Special"[46]	Tom Yasumi	Written by : Walt Dohrn, Paul Tibbitt & Mr. Lawrence	December 7, 2000 (2000-12-07)[46]	5571–155 5571–153	2.17[47]
29	9	"Survival of the Idiots"	Larry Leichliter	Written by : Aaron Springer, C.H. Greenblatt & Merriwether Williams	March 17, 2001 (2001-03-17)[48]	5571–160	2.81[49]
		"Dumped"	Andrew Overtoom	Written by : Paul Tibbitt, Walt Dohrn & Merriwether Williams	May 11, 2001 (2001-05-11)[50]	5571–161	2.24[51]
30	10	"No Free Rides"	Tom Yasumi	Written by : Aaron Springer, C.H. Greenblatt & Mr. Lawrence	April 14, 2001 (2001-04-14)[37]	5571–162	2.27[52]
		"I'm Your Biggest Fanatic"	Sean Dempsey	Written by : Jay Lender, William Reiss & Mr. Lawrence		5571–159
31	11	"Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy III"	Andrew Overtoom	Written by : Paul Tibbitt, Walt Dohrn & Merriwether Williams	September 14, 2001 (2001-09-14)	5571–158	3.07[53]
		"Squirrel Jokes"	Larry Leichliter & Leonard Robinson	Written by : Paul Tibbitt, Walt Dohrn & Merriwether Williams		5571–164
32	12	"Pressure"	Sean Dempsey	Written by : Jay Lender, William Reiss & David Fain	May 12, 2001 (2001-05-12)[37]	5571–166	2.36[51] 1.65[54] (HH)[b]
		"The Smoking Peanut"	Andrew Overtoom	Written by : Paul Tibbitt, Walt Dohrn & Mr. Lawrence		5571–163
33[e]	13	"Shanghaied"	Frank Weiss	Written by : Aaron Springer, C.H. Greenblatt & Merriwether Williams	March 9, 2001 (2001-03-09) (Extended "You Wish" Special) March 10, 2001 (2001-03-10) (Normal 15-Minute Episode)	5571–165	3.09[57] 1.95[57] (HH)[b]
		"Gary Takes a Bath"		Written by : Aaron Springer, C.H. Greenblatt & Merriwether Williams	July 26, 2003 (2003-07-26)[58][DVD 1]	5571–183	2.96[59]
34	14	"Welcome to the Chum Bucket"	Andrew Overtoom	Written by : Walt Dohrn, Paul Tibbitt & Mr. Lawrence	January 21, 2002 (2002-01-21)	5571–167	5.25[60] 3.08[60] (HH)[b]
		"Frankendoodle"	Tom Yasumi	Written by : Walt Dohrn, Paul Tibbitt & Merriwether Williams		5571–169
35	15	"The Secret Box"	Tom Yasumi	Written by : Walt Dohrn, Paul Tibbitt & Merriwether Williams	September 7, 2001 (2001-09-07)	5571–168	2.96[61]
		"Band Geeks"	Frank Weiss	Written by : Aaron Springer, C.H. Greenblatt & Merriwether Williams		5571–173
36	16	"Graveyard Shift"	Sean Dempsey	Written by : Mr. Lawrence, Jay Lender & Dan Povenmire	September 6, 2002 (2002-09-06)[DVD 2]	5571–176	3.70[62] 2.48[62] (HH)[b]
		"Krusty Love"		Written by : Mr. Lawrence, Jay Lender & William Reiss		5571–170
37	17	"Procrastination"	Tom Yasumi	Written by : Walt Dohrn, Paul Tibbitt & Mr. Lawrence	October 19, 2001 (2001-10-19)[37]	5571–175	3.89[63]
		"I'm With Stupid"	Frank Weiss	Written by : C.H. Greenblatt, Aaron Springer & Mark O'Hare		5571–179
38	18	"Sailor Mouth"	Andrew Overtoom	Written by : Walt Dohrn, Paul Tibbitt & Merriwether Williams	September 21, 2001 (2001-09-21)	5571–182	2.88[64]
		"Artist Unknown"	Sean Dempsey	Written by : Walt Dohrn, Paul Tibbitt & Mark O'Hare		5571–174
39	19	"Jellyfish Hunter"	Andrew Overtoom	Written by : Walt Dohrn, Paul Tibbitt & Mark O'Hare	September 28, 2001 (2001-09-28)	5571–181	2.54[65]
		"The Fry Cook Games"	Tom Yasumi	Written by : Dan Povenmire, Jay Lender & Merriwether Williams		5571–171
40	20	"Squid on Strike"	Tom Yasumi	Written by : Walt Dohrn, Paul Tibbitt & Mark O'Hare	October 12, 2001 (2001-10-12)	5571–185	2.52[66]
		"Sandy, SpongeBob, and the Worm"	Sean Dempsey	Written by : Jay Lender, Dan Povenmire & Merriwether Williams		5571–180

Season 3: 2001–2004

Main article: SpongeBob SquarePants (season 3)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Animation directors [a]	Written by [a]	Original air date [67]	Prod. code [3]	U.S. viewers (millions)
41	1		March 22, 2002 (2002-03-22)	4.55[68] 2.64[68] (HH)[b]
42	2		July 5, 2002 (2002-07-05)[DVD 2]	2.52[69]
43	3		October 5, 2001 (2001-10-05)	2.92[70]
44	4		March 1, 2002 (2002-03-01)	3.91[71] 2.65[71] (HH)[b]
45	5		January 21, 2002 (2002-01-21)	5.74[60] 3.29[60] (HH)[b]
46	6		February 22, 2002 (2002-02-22)	3.85[72] 2.29[72] (HH)[b]
47	7		March 8, 2002 (2002-03-08)	3.65[73]
48	8		March 15, 2002 (2002-03-15)	4.78[74] 2.92[74] (HH)[b]
49	9		March 29, 2002 (2002-03-29)	4.58[75] 2.65[75] (HH)[b]
50	10		Frank Weiss	May 10, 2002 (2002-05-10)	3.86[76] 2.60[76] (HH)[b]
51	11	"Party Pooper Pants" "SpongeBob’s House Party"	Andrew Overtoom	Written by : Paul Tibbitt, Kent Osborne, and Mark O'Hare Merriwether Williams, Paul Tibbitt, Kent Osborne (Live Action)	May 17, 2002 (2002-05-17)	6.32[77] 3.88[77] (HH)[b]
52	12		May 31, 2002 (2002-05-31)	4.33[78] 3.41[78] (HH)[b]
53	13		September 20, 2002 (2002-09-20)	3.92[79] 2.69[79] (HH)[b]
54	14	"Ugh" "SpongeBob BC"	Andrew Overtoom	Written by : Paul Tibbitt and Kent Osborne Merriwether Williams (Live Action)	November 5, 2002 (2002-11-05)	5.96[80] 4.11[80] (HH)[b]
55	15		November 6, 2002 (2002-11-06)	4.10[81] 2.72[81] (HH)[b]
56	16		November 12, 2002 (2002-11-12)[DVD 3]	3.60[82]
57	17		November 13, 2002 (2002-11-13)	5.40[83] 3.57[84] (HH)[b]
58	18		November 14, 2002 (2002-11-14)	5.66[85] 4.07[86] (HH)[b]
59	19	"The Sponge Who Could Fly" "Lost Episode"	Andrew Overtoom and Tom Yasumi	Written by : Paul Tibbitt, Kent Osborne, and Merriwether Williams Jay Lender and Sam Henderson (Live Action)	March 21, 2003 (2003-03-21)[DVD 4]	7.64[87] 4.33[87] (HH)[b]
60	20		November 19, 2002 (2002-11-19)[DVD 5]	4.61[88] 3.47[88] (HH)[b]

Season 4: 2005–2007

Main article: SpongeBob SquarePants (season 4)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Animation directors [a]	Written by [a]	Original air date [89]	Prod. code [3]	U.S. viewers (millions)
61	1	"Fear of a Krabby Patty"	Alan Smart	Written by : C.H. Greenblatt and Paul Tibbitt	May 6, 2005 (2005-05-06)	5574–401	3.81[90] 2.60[91] (HH)[b]
		"Shell of a Man" "Molting"	Tom Yasumi	Written by : Mike Bell and Paul Tibbitt		5574–402
62	2	"The Lost Mattress"	Alan Smart	Written by : Mike Bell and Tim Hill	May 13, 2005 (2005-05-13)	5574–406	3.34[92]
		"Krabs vs. Plankton"	Tom Yasumi	Written by : Tim Hill, Mike Mitchell, and Vincent Waller		5574–403
63	3	"Have You Seen This Snail?" "Where's Gary"	Alan Smart and Tom Yasumi	Written by : Aaron Springer and Paul Tibbitt	November 11, 2005 (2005-11-11)	5574–404	7.93[93][94][95] 4.95[95] (HH)[b]
						5574–405
64	4	"Skill Crane"	Alan Smart	Written by : Kyle McCulloch, Aaron Springer, and Vincent Waller	May 20, 2005 (2005-05-20)	5574–407	3.26[96]
		"Good Neighbors"	Tom Yasumi	Written by : Mike Bell		5574–408
65	5	"Selling Out"	Alan Smart	Written by : Zeus Cervas, Erik C. Wiese, and Tim Hill	September 23, 2005 (2005-09-23)	5574–409	2.53[97]
		"Funny Pants"	Tom Yasumi	Written by : Luke Brookshier, Tom King, and Steven Banks	September 30, 2005 (2005-09-30)	5574–410	2.85[98]
66	6	"Dunces and Dragons" "Lost in Time"	Alan Smart and Tom Yasumi	Written by : Zeus Cervas, Erik Wiese, and Tim Hill	February 20, 2006 (2006-02-20)	5574–412	8.56[99] 5.43[99] (HH)[b]
						5574–413
67	7	"Enemy In-Law"	Andrew Overtoom	Written by : Tom King, Luke Brookshier, and Tim Hill	October 14, 2005 (2005-10-14)	5574–414	2.08[100]
		"Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy VI: The Motion Picture"	Andrew Overtoom	Written by : Casey Alexander, Chris Mitchell, and Paul Tibbitt	October 7, 2005 (2005-10-07)	5574–411	2.68[101]
68	8	"Patrick SmartPants"	Tom Yasumi	Written by : Casey Alexander, Chris Mitchell, and Tim Hill	October 21, 2005 (2005-10-21)	5574–415	2.73[102]
		"SquidBob TentaclePants"	Alan Smart	Written by : Zeus Cervas, Erik Wiese, and Steven Banks	November 4, 2005 (2005-11-04)	5574–416	3.28[103]
69	9	"Krusty Towers"	Andrew Overtoom	Written by : Luke Brookshier, Tom King, and Steven Banks	April 1, 2006 (2006-04-01)	5574–417	5.83[104] 3.80[104] (HH)[b]
		"Mrs. Puff, You're Fired"	Tom Yasumi	Written by : Casey Alexander, Chris Mitchell, and Tim Hill		5574–418
70	10	"Chimps Ahoy"	Andrew Overtoom	Written by : Luke Brookshier, Tom King, and Steven Banks	May 5, 2006 (2006-05-05)	5574–426	2.16[105]
		"Ghost Host"	Alan Smart	Written by : Zeus Cervas, Erik Wiese, and Tim Hill		5574–419
71	11	"Whale of a Birthday"	Tom Yasumi	Written by : Luke Brookshier, Tom King, and Paul Tibbitt	May 12, 2006 (2006-05-12)	5574–423	2.85[106]
		"Karate Island"		Written by : Casey Alexander, Chris Mitchell, and Steven Banks		5574–421
72	12	"All That Glitters"	Andrew Overtoom	Written by : Zeus Cervas, Erik Wiese, and Steven Banks	June 2, 2006 (2006-06-02)	5574–422	3.37[107]
		"Wishing You Well"		Written by : Luke Brookshier, Tom King, and Steven Banks		5574–420
73	13	"New Leaf"	Alan Smart	Written by : Zeus Cervas, Erik Wiese, and Steven Banks	September 22, 2006 (2006-09-22)[DVD 6]	5574–425	2.58[108]
		"Once Bitten"		Written by : Casey Alexander, Chris Mitchell, and Steven Banks	September 29, 2006 (2006-09-29)	5574–424	3.05[109]
74	14	"Bummer Vacation"	Tom Yasumi	Written by : Casey Alexander, Chris Mitchell, and Dani Michaeli	October 13, 2006 (2006-10-13)	5574–427	3.10[110]
		"Wigstruck"	Alan Smart	Written by : Luke Brookshier, Tom King, and Dani Michaeli	November 17, 2006 (2006-11-17)[DVD 7]	5574–428	2.64[111]
75	15	"Squidtastic Voyage"	Tom Yasumi	Written by : Luke Brookshier, Tom King, and Dani Michaeli	October 6, 2006 (2006-10-06)	5574–431	3.17[112]
		"That's No Lady"	Andrew Overtoom	Written by : Casey Alexander, Chris Mitchell, and Steven Banks	November 25, 2006 (2006-11-25)[DVD 7]	5574–430	2.99[113]
76	16	"The Thing"	Andrew Overtoom	Written by : Zeus Cervas, Erik Wiese, and Steven Banks	January 15, 2007 (2007-01-15)[DVD 8]	5574–429	3.60[114] 2.88[114] (HH)[b]
		"Hocus Pocus"	Alan Smart	Written by : Casey Alexander, Chris Mitchell, and Steven Banks		5574–432
77	17	"Driven to Tears"	Andrew Overtoom	Written by : Luke Brookshier, Tom King, and Steven Banks	February 19, 2007 (2007-02-19)[DVD 8]	5574–434	4.99[115] 3.34[115] (HH)[b]
		"Rule of Dumb"	Tom Yasumi	Written by : Zeus Cervas, Erik Wiese, and Dani Michaeli		5574–433
78	18	"Born to Be Wild"	Tom Yasumi	Written by : Luke Brookshier, Tom King, and Steven Banks	March 31, 2007 (2007-03-31)[DVD 8]	5574–437	4.42[116] 2.99[116] (HH)[b]
		"Best Frenemies"	Alan Smart	Written by : Zeus Cervas, Erik Wiese, and Dani Michaeli		5574–436
79	19	"The Pink Purloiner"	Tom Yasumi	Written by : Luke Brookshier, Tom King, and Steven Banks	February 19, 2007 (2007-02-19)[DVD 8]	5574–440	5.39[115] 3.41[115] (HH)[b]
		"Squid Wood"	Andrew Overtoom	Written by : Casey Alexander, Chris Mitchell, and Dani Michaeli	July 24, 2007 (2007-07-24)[DVD 8]	5574–438	3.91[117]
80	20	"Best Day Ever"	Larry Leichliter	Written by : Nate Cash, Tuck Tucker, and Steven Banks	November 10, 2006 (2006-11-10)	151–507	6.66[118]
		"The Gift of Gum"	Alan Smart	Written by : Zeus Cervas, Erik Wiese, and Dani Michaeli	February 19, 2007 (2007-02-19)[DVD 8]	5574–439	5.39[115] 3.41[115] (HH)[b]

Season 5: 2007–2009

Main article: SpongeBob SquarePants (season 5)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Animation directors [a]	Written by [a]	Original air date [119]	Prod. code [3]	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	April 13, 2007 (2007-04-13)	5.91[120]
82	2		May 14, 2007 (2007-05-14)	2.85[121]
83	3		April 27, 2007 (2007-04-27)
84	4		April 30, 2007 (2007-04-30)	4.93[122]
85	5		May 4, 2007 (2007-05-04)	3.90[117]
86	6		May 12, 2007 (2007-05-12)	3.03[117]
87	7		May 10, 2007 (2007-05-10)	3.68[117]
88	8		May 16, 2007 (2007-05-16)	3.46[121]
89	9		May 2, 2007 (2007-05-02)
90	10		May 18, 2007 (2007-05-18)	2.77[121]
91	11		September 29, 2007 (2007-09-29)
92[g]	12	"Atlantis SquarePantis"	Andrew Overtoom	Written by : Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas, Steven Banks, and Dani Michaeli	November 12, 2007 (2007-11-12)	8.76[123]
93	13		Alan Smart	May 22, 2007 (2007-05-22)	3.33[121]
94	14		Tom Yasumi	May 24, 2007 (2007-05-24)	3.28[121]
95	15		Alan Smart	November 23, 2007 (2007-11-23)
96	16	"Pest of the West"	Andrew Overtoom and Tom Yasumi	Written by : Luke Brookshier, Tom King, Steven Banks, and Richard Pursel	April 11, 2008 (2008-04-11)	6.14[124]
97	17		November 23, 2007 (2007-11-23)
98	18	"What Ever Happened to SpongeBob?" "WhoBob WhatPants?"	Alan Smart and Tom Yasumi	Written by : Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas, and Steven Banks	October 13, 2008 (2008-10-13)	7.67[125]
99	19		November 23, 2007 (2007-11-23)
100	20		November 23, 2007 (2007-11-23)	4.26[126]

Season 6: 2008–2010

Main article: SpongeBob SquarePants (season 6)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Animation directors [a]	Written by [a]	Original air date [127]	Prod. code [3]	U.S. viewers (millions)
101	1
102	2
103	3
104	4
105	5
106	6
107	7
108	8
109	9
110	10		Alan Smart	November 28, 2008 (2008-11-28)	4.34[128]
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	April 17, 2009 (2009-04-17)[DVD 9]	5.78[129]
112	12
113	13		November 28, 2008 (2008-11-28)	4.15[128]
114	14		Tom Yasumi	November 28, 2008 (2008-11-28)	4.09[128]
115	15
116	16
117	17		Andrew Overtoom
118	18		Written by : Aaron Springer and Richard Pursel
119	19
120	20
121	21
122	22
"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	November 6, 2009 (2009-11-06)	7.66[130]
125	25
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	July 5, 2010 (2010-07-05)	5.18[131]

Season 7: 2009–2011

Main article: SpongeBob SquarePants (season 7)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Animation directors [a]	Written by [a]	Original air date [132]	Prod. code [3]	U.S. viewers (millions)
Episodes 1-13
127	1	"I Heart Dancing[132]"	July 19, 2009 (2009-07-19)
128	2		July 19, 2009 (2009-07-19)
129	3		July 19, 2009 (2009-07-19)
130	4		Tom Yasumi	November 27, 2009 (2009-11-27)	4.25[133]
131	5		January 2, 2010 (2010-01-02)	4.28[134]
132	6		September 11, 2010 (2010-09-11)	4.53[135]
133	7
134	8	"SpongeBob's Last Stand"	Andrew Overtoom and Tom Yasumi	Written by : Aaron Springer, Steven Banks, and Derek Iversen	April 22, 2010 (2010-04-22)	4.76[136]
135	9		Alan Smart	Written by : Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas, and Dani Michaeli	February 15, 2010 (2010-02-15)	3.63[137]
136	10
137	11		Andrew Overtoom
138	12
139	13
Legends of Bikini Bottom
140	14		January 28, 2011 (2011-01-28)[DVD 10]	6.05[138]
141	15
142	16
Episodes 17-26
143	17	"The Great Patty Caper"	Tom Yasumi and Alan Smart	Written by : Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas, Steven Banks, and Dani Michaeli	November 11, 2010 (2010-11-11)	6.10[139]
144	18
145	19
146	20		November 27, 2010 (2010-11-27)	4.54[140]
147	21		Andrew Overtoom
148	22		Tom Yasumi	October 2, 2010 (2010-10-02)	3.99[141]
149	23		Alan Smart
150	24		October 9, 2010 (2010-10-09)	4.58[142]
151	25
152	26

Season 8: 2011–2012

Main article: SpongeBob SquarePants (season 8)

No. overall	No. in season	Title [143]	Animation directors [a]	Written by [a]	Original air date [143]	Prod. code [3]	U.S. viewers (millions)
153	1		Andrew Overtoom
154	2
155	3
156	4	"Frozen Face-Off"	Andrew Overtoom and Tom Yasumi	Written by : Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas, Derek Iversen, Dani Michaeli, and Richard Pursel	July 15, 2011 (2011-07-15)	5.76[144]
157	5		Alan Smart
158	6
159	7	"A SquarePants Family Vacation"	Andrew Overtoom and Tom Yasumi	Written by : Aaron Springer, Sean Charmatz, and Derek Iversen	November 11, 2011 (2011-11-11)[DVD 11]	3.57[145]
160	8
161	9
162	10	"Ghoul Fools"	Andrew Overtoom and Tom Yasumi	Written by : Luke Brookshier, Marc Ceccarelli, and Derek Iversen	October 21, 2011 (2011-10-21)	3.91[146]
163	11		September 23, 2011 (2011-09-23)	2.65[147]
164	12		September 16, 2011 (2011-09-16)	4.39[148]
165	13		September 30, 2011 (2011-09-30)	3.33[149]
166	14		November 25, 2011 (2011-11-25)	3.28[150]
167	15		Alan Smart	November 25, 2011 (2011-11-25)	3.27[151]
168	16		Tom Yasumi
169	17		March 31, 2012 (2012-03-31)	4.12[152]
170	18		Andrew Overtoom
171	19		Alan Smart
172	20
173	21
174	22
175	23	"It's a SpongeBob Christmas!"	Mark Caballero and Seamus Walsh	Written by : Luke Brookshier, Marc Ceccarelli, Derek Iversen, and Mr. Lawrence	November 23, 2012 (2012-11-23) (CBS) December 6, 2012 (Nickelodeon)	3.63[153] 4.61[154]
176	24
177	25
178	26	"Hello Bikini Bottom!"	Alan Smart, Andrew Overtoom, and Tom Yasumi	Written by : Aaron Springer, Sean Charmatz, and Dani Michaeli	October 8, 2012 (2012-10-08)	2.76[155]

Season 9: 2012–2017

Main article: SpongeBob SquarePants (season 9)

No. overall	No. in season	Title [156] [157]	Directed by [a][h]	Written by [a]	Original air date [156][157]	Prod. code [3]	U.S. viewers (millions)
179	1		July 21, 2012 (2012-07-21)	3.65[158]
180	2
181	3
182	4		Alan Smart
183	5
184	6
185	7	"It Came from Goo Lagoon"	Alan Smart and Tom Yasumi	Written by : Marc Ceccarelli, Luke Brookshier, Derek Iversen, and Mr. Lawrence	February 17, 2014 (2014-02-17)	4.04[159]
186	8
187	9		October 14, 2013 (2013-10-14)	3.42[160]
188	10
189	11	"SpongeBob, You're Fired"	Alan Smart and Tom Yasumi	Written by : Marc Ceccarelli, Luke Brookshier, and Mr. Lawrence	November 15, 2013 (2013-11-15)	5.19[161]
190	12		Alan Smart and Tom Yasumi (animation), Sherm Cohen (storyboard supervision)	July 28, 2015 (2015-07-28)	2.76[162]
191	13		September 1, 2015 (2015-09-01)	1.98[163]
192	14		Alan Smart and Tom Yasumi (animation), Sherm Cohen (storyboard supervision)
193	15
194	16		November 11, 2015 (2015-11-11)	2.05[164]
195	17		February 15, 2016 (2016-02-15)	2.93[165]
196	18
197	19		March 12, 2016 (2016-03-12)	3.11[166]
198	20
199	21
200	22	"Goodbye, Krabby Patty?"	Alan Smart and Tom Yasumi (animation), Sherm Cohen and Dave Cunningham (supervising)	Written by : Kyle McCulloch	February 20, 2017 (2017-02-20)	2.67[167]
201	23
202	24
203	25
204	26

Season 10: 2016-2017

Main article: SpongeBob SquarePants (season 10)

No. overall	No. in season	Title [168] [169]	Directed by [a][i]	Written by [a]	Original air date [168][169]	Prod. code [3]	U.S. viewers (millions)
205	1
206	2		June 3, 2017 (2017-06-03)	1.69[170]
207	3		March 9, 2017 (2017-03-09)	2.12[171]
208	4		March 4, 2017 (2017-03-04)	2.12[172]
209	5		March 11, 2017 (2017-03-11)	2.27[173]
210	6		March 18, 2017 (2017-03-18)	2.13[174]
211	7		April 21, 2017 (2017-04-21)	2.07[175]
212	8
213	9		June 10, 2017 (2017-06-10)	1.66[176]
214	10		June 17, 2017 (2017-06-17)	1.77[177]
215	11		October 7, 2017 (2017-10-07)	1.81[178]

Season 11: 2017-2018

Main article: SpongeBob SquarePants (season 11)

No. overall	No. in season	Title [179] [180]	Directed by [a]	Written by [a]	Original air date [179][180]	Prod. code [3]	U.S. viewers (millions)
216	1		September 23, 2017 (2017-09-23)	1.92[181]
217	2		Tom Yasumi (animation), Sherm Cohen (supervising)	Written by : Andrew Goodman	July 27, 2017 (2017-07-27)	1.96[182]
218	3
219	4		September 30, 2017 (2017-09-30)	2.07[183]
220	5	"The Legend of Boo-Kini Bottom"	Mark Caballero and Seamus Walsh Tom Yasumi (timing) Adam Paloian (supervising)	Written by : Mr. Lawrence	October 13, 2017 (2017-10-13)	2.21[184]
221	6		November 6, 2017 (2017-11-06)	1.84[185]
222	7		October 21, 2017 (2017-10-21)	1.99[186]
223	8
224	9
225	10
226	11		February 12, 2018 (2018-02-12)	1.70[187]
227	12
228	13
229	14
230	15
231	16
232	17
233	18
234	19
235	20
236	21
237	22	"Goons on the Moon" "SpaceBob MerryPants"	Alan Smart and Tom Yasumi (animation), Dave Cunningham and Adam Paloian (supervising)	Written by : Kaz	November 25, 2018 (2018-11-25)	1.34[188]
238	23
239	24		October 21, 2018 (2018-10-21)	1.37[189]
240	25
241	26		November 18, 2018 (2018-11-18)	1.38[190]

Season 12: 2018-2022

Main article: SpongeBob SquarePants (season 12)

No. overall	No. in season	Title [191] [192]	Directed by [a]	Written by [a]	Original air date [191][192]	U.S. viewers (millions)
242	1
243	2
244	3
245	4
246	5
247	6		April 11, 2020 (2020-04-11)	0.89[193]
248	7
249	8		June 29, 2019 (2019-06-29)	0.94[194]
250	9		Written by : Ben Gruber
251	10
252	11
253	12
"SpongeBob's Big Birthday Blowout"	Michelle Bryan, Alan Smart, and Tom Yasumi (animation), Sherm Cohen, Dave Cunningham, and Adam Paloian (supervising)	Written by : Kaz and Mr. Lawrence	July 12, 2019 (2019-07-12)	1.83[195]
256	15		September 21, 2019 (2019-09-21)	1.43[196]
257	16
258	17
259	18
260	19
261	20
262	21
263	22
264	23
265	24		April 9, 2021 (2021-04-09)[DVD 12]	0.48[197]
266	25	"Escape from Beneath Glove World" "Escape from Glove World"	Alan Smart and Tom Yasumi (animation), Sherm Cohen and Dave Cunningham (supervising)	Written by : Mr. Lawrence	January 18, 2020 (2020-01-18)	1.25[198]
267	26		Written by : Andrew Goodman	November 7, 2020 (2020-11-07)	0.66[199]

Season 13: 2020-2023

Main article: SpongeBob SquarePants (season 13)

No. overall	No. in season	Title [200] [201]	Directed by [a]	Written by [a]	Original air date [200][201]	U.S. viewers (millions)
268	1		Animation by : Alan Smart	October 22, 2020 (2020-10-22)	0.85[202]
269	2		Animation by : Alan Smart	April 16, 2021 (2021-04-16)	0.59[203]
270	3
271	4		November 19, 2021 (2021-11-19)	0.49[204]
272	5	"SpongeBob's Road to Christmas"	Animation by : Michelle Bryan and Andrew Overtoom Supervising direction by : Benjamin Arcand	Written by : Kaz	December 10, 2021 (2021-12-10)	0.44[205]
273	6
274	7		May 6, 2022 (2022-05-06)	0.39[206]
275	8		May 13, 2022 (2022-05-13)	0.38[207]
276	9		May 20, 2022 (2022-05-20)	0.32[208]
277	10		Animation by : Michelle Bryan Supervising direction by : Sherm Cohen	July 22, 2022 (2022-07-22)	0.37[209]
278	11		October 14, 2022 (2022-10-14)	0.23[210]
279	12	[a]	January 13, 2023 (2023-01-13)	0.31[211]
280	13		January 20, 2023 (2023-01-20)	0.32[212]
281	14
282	15
283	16
284	17
285	18
286	19
287	20
288	21
289	22
290	23
291	24
292	25
293	26

Season 14: 2023-present

Main article: SpongeBob SquarePants (season 14)

No. overall	No. in season	Title [213][214]	Directed by [a]	Written by [a]	Original air date [213][214]	U.S. viewers (millions)
294	1	"Single-Celled Defense"	Animation directed by : Michelle Bryan Supervising direction by : Sherm Cohen	Written by : Danny Giovannini	November 2, 2023 (2023-11-02)	0.19[215]
		"Buff for Puff"	Animation directed by : Michelle Bryan Supervising direction by : Ian Vazquez	Written by : Andrew Goodman	November 20, 2023 (2023-11-20)	0.14[216]
295	2	"We ♥ Hoops" "We Heart Hoops"	Animation directed by : Andrew Overtoom Supervising direction by : Dave Cunningham	Written by : Kaz	November 21, 2023 (2023-11-21)	0.15[217]
		"SpongeChovy"	Animation directed by : Michelle Bryan Supervising direction by : Sherm Cohen	Written by : Mr. Lawrence	November 22, 2023 (2023-11-22)	0.14[218]
296	3	"BassWard"	Supervising direction by : Ian Vazquez	Written by : Mike Bell	November 23, 2023 (2023-11-23)	0.17[219]
		"Squidiot Box"	Animation directed by : Andrew Overtoom Supervising direction by : Dave Cunningham	Written by : Luke Brookshier	February 12, 2024 (2024-02-12)	0.20[220]
297	4	"Blood is Thicker Than Grease"	Animation directed by : Michelle Bryan Supervising direction by : Sherm Cohen	Written by : Luke Brookshier	July 15, 2024 (2024-07-15)[nb 1]	N/A
		"Don't Make Me Laugh"	Supervising direction by : Ian Vazquez	Written by : Mr. Lawrence	February 12, 2024 (2024-02-12)	0.20[220]
298	5	"Momageddon"	Animation directed by : Andrew Overtoom Supervising direction by : Dave Cunningham	Written by : Mike Bell	February 14, 2024 (2024-02-14)	0.18[221]
		"Pet the Rock"	Animation directed by : Michelle Bryan Supervising direction by : Sherm Cohen	Written by : Danny Giovannini
299	6	"Tango Tangle"	Supervising direction by : Ian Vazquez Animation directed by : Michelle Bryan	Written by : Mr. Lawrence	February 20, 2024 (2024-02-20)	0.16[222]
		"Necro-Nom-Nom-Nom-I-Con"	Animation directed by : Andrew Overtoom Supervising direction by : Dave Cunningham	Written by : Luke Brookshier	February 26, 2024 (2024-02-26)	0.17[223]
300	7	"PL-1413"	Supervising direction by : Sherm Cohen Animation directed by : Michelle Bryan	Written by : Danny Giovannini	July 15, 2024 (2024-07-15)	N/A
		"In the Mood to Feud"	Supervising direction by : Ian Vazquez	Written by : Kaz	July 16, 2024 (2024-07-16)
301	8	"Mooned!"	Supervising direction by : Dave Cunningham Animation directed by : Andrew Overtoom	Written by : Andrew Goodman	July 17, 2024 (2024-07-17)	N/A
		"Hysterical History"	Supervising direction by : Sherm Cohen Animation directed by : Michelle Bryan	Written by : Danny Giovannini	July 18, 2024 (2024-07-18)
302	9	"Kreepaway Kamp"[224]	TBA	TBA	TBA	TBD
303	10
304	11	"Snow Yellow and the Seven Jellies"[224]	TBA	TBA	TBA	TBD
305	12	"The Dirty Bubble Bass"	Supervising direction by : Ian Vazquez	Written by : Luke Brookshier	July 22, 2024 (2024-07-22)	N/A
		"Sheldon SquarePants"	Supervising direction by : Dave Cunningham Animation directed by : Andrew Overtoom	Written by : Andrew Goodman	July 23, 2024 (2024-07-23)
306	13	"Sandy's Country Christmas"[224]	TBA	TBA	TBA	TBD
307	14	"Sammy Suckerfish"	Supervising direction by : Dave Cunningham Animation directed by : Andrew Overtoom	Written by : Mr. Lawrence	July 24, 2024 (2024-07-24)	N/A
		"Big League Bob"	N/A	N/A	July 25, 2024 (2024-07-25)
308	15	"UpWard"	TBD	TBD	N/A	TBD
		"Unidentified Flailing Octopus"			N/A
309	16	"Bad Luck Bob"	TBD	TBD	N/A	TBD
		"The Sandman Cometh"			N/A
310	17	"Biscuit Ballyhoo"	TBD	TBD	N/A	TBD
		"Student Driver Survivor"			N/A
311	18	"Wiener Takes All"	TBD	TBD	N/A	TBD
		"Stuck in an Elevator"			N/A
312	19	"Squidness Protection"	TBD	TBD	N/A	TBD
		"Dome Alone"			N/A
313	20	"Wary Gary"	TBD	TBD	N/A	TBD
		"Pinned"			N/A
314	21	"Jeffy T's Prankwell Emporium"	TBD	TBD	N/A	TBD
		"A Taste of Plankton"			N/A
315	22	"Smartificial Intelligence"	TBD	TBD	N/A	TBD
		"Firehouse Bob"			N/A
316	23	"Pablum Plankton"	TBD	TBD	N/A	TBD
		"MuseBob ModelPants"			N/A
317	24	"Delivery of DOOM!"	TBD	TBD	N/A	TBD
		"The Play's Not the Thing"			N/A
318	25	"My Father, the Boat"	TBD	TBD	N/A	TBD
		"A Fish Called Sandy"			N/A
319	26	"Captain Quasar: The Next Generation"	TBD	TBD	N/A	TBD
		"Port of Brawl"			N/A

Notes

1. Information is taken from the opening credits of each episode.
2. (HH) denotes the amount of households that an episode was viewed in on premiere.
3. Later reruns, The Complete 1st Season DVD, The First 100 Episodes DVD, and 10 Happiest Moments DVD versions.
4. This episode also received 1.9 million viewers with children aged 2 through 11.^[11]
5. "Shanghaied" was alternatively listed under the syndication number #999^[55] when it originally aired as part of a half-hour special event.^[56]
6. Alternatively listed under the syndication number #998.^[55]
7. Alternatively listed under the syndication number #998.^[55]
8. From #179A "Extreme Spots" to #189 "SpongeBob You're Fired," only animation directors are credited. Following the series' transition from a board-driven format to a script-driven one with #190A "Lost in Bikini Bottom," storyboard supervisors (later referred to as supervising directors beginning with #197A "Mall Girl Pearl") are also listed in the opening and end credits.
9. Adam Paloian did not use the supervising director title in his episodes at first. Instead, he used the title "storyboard supervisor" up until episode 213a, where he is credited as a supervising director from then on.

1. This episode first aired on Nicktoons on February 21, 2024.

DVD notes

1. This episode was first released on the Sea Stories VHS/DVD on November 5, 2002.
2. Graveyard Shift was first released in Nautical Nonsense VHS and Nautical Nonsense and Sponge Buddies DVD on March 12, 2002.
3. This episode was released on the Tales from the Deep DVD in 2003.
4. This episode was released on the Lost at Sea DVD in 2003.
5. This episode was released on The Seascape Capers DVD in 2004.
6. This episode was first released on the SpongeBob SquarePants: Karate Island DVD on July 18, 2006.
7. This episode was first released on the SpongeBob SquarePants: Whale of a Birthday DVD on October 31, 2006.
8. This episode was first released on the SpongeBob SquarePants: Season 4, Volume 2 DVD on January 9, 2007.
9. This episode was first released on the SpongeBob vs. The Big One DVD on March 3, 2009.
10. This episode was first released on the SpongeBob SquarePants: Legends of Bikini Bottom DVD on November 16, 2010.
11. This episode was first released on the SpongeBob's Runaway Roadtrip DVD on September 20, 2011.