SpongeBob SquarePants | |
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Country of origin | United States |
No. of episodes | 26 |
Release | |
Original network | Nickelodeon |
Original release | November 11, 2018 April 29, 2022 | –
Season chronology | |
The twelfth season of SpongeBob SquarePants first started showing on television on November 11, 2018. It was first announced on May 23, 2017.[1] The season started with the episode "FarmerBob" and has not stopped yet. Only one episode was shown on television before Stephen Hillenburg, the show's creator, died on November 26, 2018. Marc Ceccarelli and Vincent Waller are the showrunners for this season.
No. overall | No. in season | Title [2][3] | Directed by [a] | Written by [a] | Storyboarded by | Original air date [2][3] | U.S. viewers (millions) | |
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242a | 1a | "FarmerBob" | Alan Smart | Luke Brookshier | John Trabbic, Dave Cunningham (director) | November 11, 2018 | 1.40[4] | |
242b | 1b | "Gary & Spot" | Andrew Overtoom | Andrew Goodman | Brian Morante, Sherm Cohen (director) | June 27, 2019 | 1.21[5] | |
243a | 2a | "The Nitwitting" | Tom Yasumi | Kaz | Kelly Armstrong, Adam Paloian (director) | January 13, 2018 | 1.05[6] | |
Patrick gets SpongeBob to join a group made by dumb people. | ||||||||
243b | 2b | "The Ballad of Filthy Muck" | Alan Smart | Kaz | Fred Osmond, Dave Cunningham (director) | January 20, 2018 | 1.65[7] | |
Patrick plays in so much trash that he turns into a monster named Filthy Muck. | ||||||||
244a | 3a | "The Krusty Slammer" | Andrew Overtoom | Andrew Goodman | John Trabbic, Sherm Cohen (director) | January 27, 2019 | 1.24[8] | |
244b | 3b | "Pineapple RV" | Tom Yasumi | Luke Brookshier | Brian Morante, Dave Cunningham (director) | July 27, 2020 | N/A | |
245a | 4a | "Gary's Got Legs" | Andrew Overtoom | Luke Brookshier | Fred Osmond, Dave Cunningham (director) | July 27, 2019 | 1.21[5] | |
SpongeBob gives Gary arms and legs, but SpongeBob can not keep up with him. | ||||||||
245b | 4b | "King Plankton" | Alan Smart | Kaz | John Trabbic, Sherm Cohen (director) | June 22, 2019 | 0.97[9] | |
Plankton takes control of SpongeBob's aquarium. | ||||||||
246a | 5a | "Plankton's Old Chum" | Andrew Overtoom | Kaz | Fred Osmond, Dave Cunningham (director) | November 30, 2019 | 1.10[10] | |
Plankton hides chum across Bikini Bottom. | ||||||||
246b | 5b | "Stormy Weather" | Tom Yasumi | Mr. Lawrence | Brian Morante, Adam Paloian (director) | June 22, 2019 | 0.97[9] | |
247a | 6a | "Swamp Mates" | Tom Yasumi | Luke Brookshier | Benjamin Arcand, Sherm Cohen (director) | April 11, 2020 | 0.89[11] | |
247b | 6b | "One Trick Sponge" | Andrew Overtoom | Mr. Lawrence | John Trabbic, Sherm Cohen (director) | April 11, 2020 | 0.89[11] | |
SpongeBob learns a card trick but cannot find anyone to show it to. | ||||||||
248a | 7a | "The Krusty Bucket" | Tom Yasumi | Mr. Lawrence | John Trabbic, Dave Cunningham (director) | July 29, 2019 | 1.09[12] | |
Plankton makes a clone of Mr. Krabs and himself together, but both Mr. Krabs and Plankton lose their restaurants. | ||||||||
248b | 7b | "Squid's on a Bus" | Tom Yasumi | Mr. Lawrence | John Trabbic, Dave Cunningham (director) | July 29, 2019 | 1.28[13] | |
Squidward becomes a bus driver and likes it. He is annoyed when SpongeBob and Patrick get on the bus. | ||||||||
249a | 8a | "Sandy's Nutty Nieces" | Michelle Bryan and Alan Smart | Luke Brookshier | Fred Osmond, Adam Paloian (director) | June 29, 2019 | 0.94[14] | |
249b | 8b | "Insecurity Guards" | Tom Yasumi | Luke Brookshier | John Trabbic, Dave Cunningham (director) | June 29, 2019 | 0.94[14] | |
SpongeBob and Patrick become security guards for an art museum while Squidward tries to put a painting up. | ||||||||
250a | 9a | "Broken Alarm" | Alan Smart | Ben Gruber | Kelly Armstrong, Adam Paloian (director) | July 6, 2019 | 1.36[15] | |
SpongeBob breaks his alarm clock, and no other alarm clock can wake him up on time. | ||||||||
250b | 9b | "Karen's Baby" | Andrew Overtoom | Ben Gruber | Kelly Armstrong, Sherm Cohen (director) | July 6, 2019 | 1.09[12] | |
Karen adopts a baby. | ||||||||
251a | 10a | "Shell Games" | Tom Yasumi | Andrew Goodman | Fred Osmond, Dave Cunningham (director) | March 7, 2020 | 0.80[16] | |
Patrick learns that his house is a sea turtle. | ||||||||
251b | 10b | "Senior Discount" | Michelle Bryan, Alan Smart, and Tom Yasumi | Andrew Goodman | John Trabbic, Sherm Cohen (director) | July 6, 2019 | 1.36[15] | |
Old Man Jenkins causes trouble at the Krusty Krab. | ||||||||
252a | 11a | "Mind the Gap" | Andrew Overtoom | Mr. Lawrence | Brian Morante, Adam Paloian (director) | July 6, 2019 | 1.14[17] | |
252b | 11b | "Dirty Bubble Returns" | Tom Yasumi | Mr. Lawrence | Kelly Armstrong, Dave Cunningham (director) | November 23, 2019 | 1.07[18] | |
The Dirty Bubble turns clean and gets a job as the Krusty Krab's dishwasher. | ||||||||
253a | 12a | "Jolly Lodgers" | Andrew Overtoom | Kaz | John Trabbic, Adam Paloian (director) | March 7, 2020 | 0.80[16] | |
Squidward goes to a hotel because his house is infested. However, SpongeBob and Patrick meet him at the hotel for a convention. | ||||||||
253b | 12b | "Biddy Sitting" | Michelle Bryan and Alan Smart | Kaz | Mark Ackland, Adam Paloian (director) | February 8, 2020 | 0.94[19] | |
SpongeBob and Patrick babysit an old lady who tries to escape them. | ||||||||
256a | 15a | "SpongeBob in RandomLand" | Michelle Bryan and Alan Smart | Kaz | Fred Osmond, Adam Paloian (director) | September 21, 2019 | 1.43[20] | |
256b | 15b | "SpongeBob's Bad Habit" | Andrew Overtoom | Luke Brookshier | Kelly Armstrong, Dave Cunningham (director) | September 21, 2019 | 1.43[20] | |
SpongeBob cannot stop biting his nails. | ||||||||
257a | 16a | "Handemonium" | Alan Smart and Tom Yasumi | Mr. Lawrence | Brian Morante, Adam Paloian, and Sherm Cohen (director) | November 23, 2019 | 1.07[18] | |
The glove on top of the Chum Bucket walks around town, so SpongeBob gets his friend Hans (a hand that shows up in the theme song) to stop the Chum Bucket glove. | ||||||||
257b | 16b | "Breakin'" | Tom Yasumi | Andrew Goodman | Brian Morante, Sherm Cohen (director) | September 14, 2019 | 1.14[17] | |
SpongeBob takes his first break from work. | ||||||||
258a | 17a | "Boss for a Day" | Alan Smart | Andrew Goodman | John Trabbic, Sherm Cohen (director) | July 17, 2020 | 1.00 | |
258b | 17b | "The Goofy Newbie" | Tom Yasumi | Kaz | Kelly Armstrong, Dave Cunningham (director) | September 28, 2019 | 1.28[13] | |
Patrick gets a job at the Goofy Goober's because he wants free ice cream. | ||||||||
259a | 18a | "The Ghost of Plankton" | Alan Smart | Mr. Lawrence | Brian Morante, Adam Paloian (director) | October 12, 2019 | 1.00[21] | |
259b | 18b | "My Two Krabses" | Michelle Bryan | Andrew Goodman | Fred Osmond (director) | January 18, 2021 | N/A | |
260a | 19a | "Knock Knock, Who's There?" | Tom Yasumi | Kaz | John Trabbic (director) | April 23, 2021 | N/A | |
260b | 19b | "Pat Hearts Squid" | Michelle Bryan | Mr. Lawrence | Fred Osmond (director) | July 9, 2021 | N/A | |
261a | 20a | "Lighthouse Louie" | Alan Smart | Luke Brookshier | John Trabbic, Adam Paloian (director) | January 18, 2021 | N/A | |
SpongeBob cleans Mrs. Puff's lighthouse. He finds a snail inside, who he takes care of. | ||||||||
261b | 20b | "Hiccup Plague" | Dave Cunningham | Luke Brookshier | Brian Morante | April 22, 2022 | N/A | |
The hiccups spread around Bikini Bottom. | ||||||||
262a | 21a | "A Cabin in the Kelp" | Michelle Bryan | Kaz | Kristen Morrison, Sherm Cohen (director) | October 12, 2019 | 1.00[21] | |
262b | 21b | "The Hankering" | Alan Smart | Andrew Goodman | Fred Osmond, Adam Paloian (director) | November 30, 2019 | 1.00[21] | |
Mr. Krabs becomes hungry for chum. | ||||||||
263a | 22a | "Who R Zoo?" | Tom Yasumi | Mr. Lawrence | John Trabbic | February 8, 2020 | 1.22[19] | |
263b | 22b | "Kwarantined Krab" | Dave Cunningham | Andrew Goodman | Brian Morante | April 29, 2022 | N/A | |
264a | 23a | "Plankton's Intern" | Alan Smart | Luke Brookshier | John Trabbic | April 30, 2021 | N/A | |
264b | 23b | "Patrick's Tantrum" | Tom Yasumi | Kaz | Fred Osmond | February 25, 2022 | N/A | |
265a | 24a | "Bubble Bass's Tab" | Alan Smart | Kaz | Benjamin Arcand | April 9, 2021 | N/A | |
265b | 24b | "Kooky Cooks" | Alan Smart, Tom Yasumi | Luke Brookshier | Fred Osmond | April 9, 2021 | N/A | |
266 | 25 | "Escape from Beneath Glove World" | Alan Smart and Tom Yasumi | Mr. Lawrence | Brian Morante, Sherm Cohen, and Dave Cunningham (director) | January 18, 2020 | 1.25[22] | |
SpongeBob and Patrick get sent to the Glove World jail, leading to an escape. | ||||||||
267a | 26a | "Krusty Koncessionaries" | Michelle Bryan | Andrew Goodman | Benjamin Arcand | November 7, 2020 | N/A | |
SpongeBob, Squidward, and Mr. Krabs go to a concert to sell Krabby Patties. | ||||||||
267b | 26 | "Dream Hoppers" | Alan Smart and Tom Yasumi | Andrew Goodman | Benjamin Arcand | November 7, 2020 | N/A | |
SpongeBob explores his neighbors' dreams. |
Title [2][3] | Directed by [a] | Written by [a] | Storyboarded by | Original air date [2][3] | Prod. code | U.S. viewers (millions) |
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"SpongeBob's Big Birthday Blowout" | Michelle Bryan, Alan Smart, Tom Yasumi | Kaz and Mr. Lawrence | Brian Morante, Fred Osmond, Sherm Cohen, Dave Cunningham, and Adam Paloian (director) | July 12, 2019 | 893 | 1.83[23] |
SpongeBob and Patrick take a tour out of the water, while the people in Bikini Bottom get a surprise party ready for SpongeBob. This episode is a celebration of SpongeBob's 20th anniversary. |