SpongeBob SquarePants (season 5)

SpongeBob SquarePants
Starring
No. of episodes20 (41 segments)
Release
Original networkNickelodeon
Original releaseFebruary 19, 2007 (2007-02-19) –
July 19, 2009 (2009-07-19)
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List of SpongeBob SquarePants episodes

The fifth season of SpongeBob SquarePants premiered on April 13, 2007, 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.

Episodes

See also: List of SpongeBob SquarePants episodes
No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleAnimation directors [a]Written by [a]Original air date [1]Prod.
code [2]		U.S. viewers
(millions)
811 "Friend or Foe" Alan Smart and Tom YasumiWritten by : Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas, Mike Mitchell, Steven Banks, and Tim HillApril 13, 2007 (2007-04-13)5.91[3]
822 July 30, 2007 (2007-07-30)2.85[4]
833
844 July 23, 2007 (2007-07-23)4.93[5]
855 July 25, 2007 (2007-07-25)3.90[6]
866 July 27, 2007 (2007-07-27)3.03[6]
877 July 26, 2007 (2007-07-26)3.68[6]
888 July 31, 2007 (2007-07-31)3.46[4]
899
9010 August 1, 2007 (2007-08-01)2.77[4]
9111
92[b]12 "Atlantis SquarePantis" Andrew OvertoomWritten by : Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas, Steven Banks, and Dani MichaeliNovember 12, 2007 (2007-11-12)8.76[8]
9313 Alan SmartAugust 2, 2007 (2007-08-02)3.33[4]
9414 Tom YasumiAugust 3, 2007 (2007-08-03)3.28[4]
9515 Alan SmartNovember 23, 2007 (2007-11-23)
9616 "Pest of the West" Andrew Overtoom and Tom YasumiWritten by : Luke Brookshier, Tom King, Steven Banks, and Richard PurselApril 11, 2008 (2008-04-11)6.14[9]
9717 November 23, 2007 (2007-11-23)
9818 "What Ever Happened to SpongeBob?"
"WhoBob WhatPants?"		Alan Smart and Tom YasumiWritten by : Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas, and Steven BanksOctober 13, 2008 (2008-10-13)7.67[10]
9919 November 23, 2007 (2007-11-23)
10020 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]
  • 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]
  • 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. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Information is taken from the opening credits of each episode.
  2. ↑ Alternatively listed under the syndication number #998.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "SpongeBob SquarePants, Season 5". iTunes. Apple Inc. May 1999. Archived from the original on February 26, 2014. Retrieved November 26, 2013.
  2. ↑ "SpongeBob SquarePants Episode Guide -Nicktoons Prods @ BCDB". May 20, 1999. Archived from the original on December 9, 2012. Retrieved July 19, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Low TV ratings stir networks". Variety. April 17, 2007. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 Nickelodeon Ratings Report (July 30–August 5, 2007) (Report). Nielsen Media Research.
  5. ↑ "Cable Series by Total Households: week of 07/23/07-07/29/07". Zap2it. Tribune Media Services. Archived from the original on August 10, 2007. Retrieved March 24, 2014.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Nickelodeon Ratings Report (July 23–29, 2007) (Report). Nielsen Media Research.
  7. ↑ "YTV broadcast logs". YTV. Internet Archive. October 8, 2021.
  8. ↑ Seidman, Robert (November 20, 2007). "Top Cable November 12–18: All Hail SpongeBob". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on November 22, 2007. Retrieved November 17, 2022.
  9. ↑ "Nielsen's Most Watched Shows (Cable Networks)". TVbytheNumbers. April 15, 2008. Archived from the original on April 16, 2008. Retrieved September 14, 2022.
  10. ↑ "ALCS Game 7 More Watched Than MNF, Future President and Spongebob". TVbytheNumbers. October 21, 2008. Archived from the original on October 19, 2012. Retrieved February 10, 2012.
  11. ↑ Cite error: The named reference 19-25 was used but no text was provided for refs named (see the help page).
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 Mavis, Paul (September 3, 2007). "SpongeBob SquarePants - Season 5, Vol. 1". DVD Talk. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved November 2, 2013.
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 Hrab, Roy (December 12, 2007). "SpongeBob SquarePants: Season 5, Volume 1". DVD Verdict. Archived from the original on September 22, 2013. Retrieved November 4, 2013.
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 Mavis, Paul (November 5, 2008). "SpongeBob SquarePants - Season 5, Vol. 2". DVD Talk. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved November 2, 2013.
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 Prince, Dennis. "SpongeBob SquarePants: Season 5, Volume 2". DVD Verdict. Archived from the original on September 21, 2013. Retrieved November 4, 2013.
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 Lacey, Gord (November 30, 2008). "SpongeBob SquarePants - Season 5, Volume 2 Review". TVShowsOnDVD.com. Archived from the original on December 3, 2013. Retrieved November 4, 2013.
  17. ↑ Lambert, David (November 12, 2012). "SpongeBob SquarePants - It's Not a Blu Christmas After All (Plus Final Complete Artwork)". Archived from the original on November 3, 2013. Retrieved November 2, 2013.
  18. ↑ "SpongeBob SquarePants - Season 5, Volume 1". TVShowsOnDVD.com. Archived from the original on October 22, 2012. Retrieved November 2, 2013.
  19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 "SpongeBob Complete Season 5 Boxset [DVD]". Amazon.co.uk. Archived from the original on November 5, 2009. Retrieved November 2, 2013.
  20. ↑ 20.0 20.1 "SpongeBob SquarePants - Season 5 (Complete) (DVD)". JB Hi-Fi. Archived from the original on 11 July 2012. Retrieved November 2, 2013.
  21. ↑ "SpongeBob SquarePants - Season 5, Volume 2". TVShowsOnDVD.com. Archived from the original on October 22, 2012. Retrieved November 2, 2013.

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