SpongeBob SquarePants season 5

The fifth season of SpongeBob SquarePants premiered on April 13, 2007, with the episode "Friend or Foe". The season ended on October 13, 2008 with the airing of "Whatever Happened to SpongeBob?".

SpongeBob SquarePants season 5
Starring	Tom Kenny Bill Fagerbakke Rodger Bumpass Clancy Brown Mr. Lawrence Jill Talley Carolyn Lawrence Mary Jo Catlett Lori Alan
No. of episodes	20 (41 segments)
Release
Original network	Nickelodeon
Original release	April 13, 2007 (2007-04-13) – October 13, 2008 (2008-10-13)
chronology
List of SpongeBob SquarePants episodes

Episodes

See also: List of SpongeBob SquarePants episodes

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Animation directors [a]	Written by [a]	Original air date [1]	Prod. code [2]	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[3]
82	2		May 14, 2007 (2007-05-14)	2.85[4]
83	3		April 27, 2007 (2007-04-27)
84	4		April 30, 2007 (2007-04-30)	4.93[5]
85	5		May 4, 2007 (2007-05-04)	3.90[6]
86	6		May 12, 2007 (2007-05-12)	3.03[6]
87	7		May 10, 2007 (2007-05-10)	3.68[6]
88	8		May 16, 2007 (2007-05-16)	3.46[4]
89	9		May 2, 2007 (2007-05-02)
90	10		May 18, 2007 (2007-05-18)	2.77[4]
91	11		September 29, 2007 (2007-09-29)
92[c]	12	"Atlantis SquarePantis"	Andrew Overtoom	Written by : Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas, Steven Banks, and Dani Michaeli	November 12, 2007 (2007-11-12)	8.76[8]
93	13		Alan Smart	May 22, 2007 (2007-05-22)	3.33[4]
94	14		Tom Yasumi	May 24, 2007 (2007-05-24)	3.28[4]
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[9]
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[10]
99	19		November 23, 2007 (2007-11-23)
100	20		November 23, 2007 (2007-11-23)	4.26[11]

DVD release

The first 20 segment episodes of the fifth season were released on DVD by Paramount Home Entertainment in the United States and Canada on September 4, 2007.^[12][13] The "Volume 1" DVD release features bonus material including "Bubble Burst Trivia" for "Friend or Foe" and "The Krusty Sponge".^[12][13] The remaining 21 segment episodes of the season were also released under the title "Volume 2" in the United States and Canada on November 18, 2008.^[14][15][16] In Region 2 and 4, the DVD release for the season was a complete set. On November 13, 2012, The Complete Fifth Season DVD was released in Region 1, three years after the season had completed broadcast on television.^[17]

SpongeBob SquarePants: Season 5, Volume 1
Set details[12][13]			Special features[12][13]
20 segment episodes 2-disc set 1.33:1 aspect ratio Languages: English (Dolby Digital 5.1)			Bubble Burst Trivia for "Friend or Foe" and "The Krusty Sponge" "Friend or Foe" shorts
Release dates
Region 1	Region 2	Region 4
September 4, 2007[18]	November 16, 2009[19]	December 3, 2009[20]

SpongeBob SquarePants: Season 5, Volume 2
Set details[14][15][16]			Special features[14][15][16]
21 segment episodes 2-disc set 1.33:1 aspect ratio Languages: English (Dolby Digital 5.1)			Karaoke music videos: "Bubble Song" "Good-Bye Atlantis" "Dead Eye" "Together" "If I Could Talk to Money"
Release dates
Region 1	Region 2	Region 4
November 18, 2008[21]	November 16, 2009[19]	December 3, 2009[20]

Notes

1. Information is taken from the opening credits of each episode.
2. Alternatively listed under the syndication number #998.^[7]
3. Alternatively listed under the syndication number #998.^[7]