SpongeBob SquarePants (season 9)

SpongeBob SquarePants
Starring
No. of episodes26 (49 segments)
Release
Original networkNickelodeon
Original releaseJuly 21, 2012 (2012-07-21) –
February 27, 2017 (2017-02-27)
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List of SpongeBob SquarePants episodes

The ninth season of SpongeBob SquarePants began on July 21, 2012 with the episodes "Extreme Spots" and "Squirrel Record". It ran through February 20, 2017, ending with "Goodbye, Krabby Patty?".

Episodes

See also: List of SpongeBob SquarePants episodes
No.
overall		No. in
season		Title [1] [2]Directed by [a][b]Written by [a]Original air date [1][2]Prod.
code [3]		U.S. viewers
(millions)
1791 July 21, 2012 (2012-07-21)3.65[4]
1802
1813
1824 Alan Smart
1835
1846
1857 "It Came from Goo Lagoon" Alan Smart and Tom YasumiWritten by : Marc Ceccarelli, Luke Brookshier, Derek Iversen, and Mr. LawrenceFebruary 17, 2014 (2014-02-17)4.04[5]
1868
1879 October 14, 2013 (2013-10-14)3.42[6]
18810
18911 "SpongeBob, You're Fired" Alan Smart and Tom YasumiWritten by : Marc Ceccarelli, Luke Brookshier, and Mr. LawrenceNovember 15, 2013 (2013-11-15)5.19[7]
19012 Alan Smart and Tom Yasumi (animation), Sherm Cohen (storyboard supervision)July 28, 2015 (2015-07-28)2.76[8]
19113 September 1, 2015 (2015-09-01)1.98[9]
19214 Alan Smart and Tom Yasumi (animation), Sherm Cohen (storyboard supervision)
19315
19416 November 11, 2015 (2015-11-11)2.05[10]
19517 February 15, 2016 (2016-02-15)2.93[11]
19618
19719 March 12, 2016 (2016-03-12)3.11[12]
19820
19921
20022 "Goodbye, Krabby Patty?" Alan Smart and Tom Yasumi (animation), Sherm Cohen and Dave Cunningham (supervising)Written by : Kyle McCullochFebruary 20, 2017 (2017-02-20)2.67[13]
20123
20224
20325
20426

DVD release

The DVD boxset for season nine was released by Paramount Home Entertainment and Nickelodeon in the United States and Canada on October 10, 2017, eight months after the season had completed broadcast on television. The DVD release features bonus materials, including "animated shorts".

SpongeBob SquarePants: The Complete Ninth Season
Set details Special features
  • "Goodbye, Krabby Patty?" shorts:
    • "Frozen Krabby Patty"
    • "More Feeling"
    • "What Else Can a Krabby Patty Do?"
    • "Krabby Patty Report"
    • "Krabby Patty Jingle"
Release dates
Region 1 Region 2 Region 4
October 10, 2017[14] TBA October 7, 2020[15]

Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Information is taken from the opening credits of each episode.
  2. ↑ 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.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "SpongeBob SquarePants Episode Listings". The Futon Critic.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "SpongeBob SquarePants Season 9 Episode Guide". Zap2it.
  3. ↑ "SpongeBob SquarePants Episode Guide -Nicktoons Prods @ BCDB". May 20, 1999. Archived from the original on December 9, 2012. Retrieved July 19, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Saturday's Cable Ratings: Lifetime's "An Officer and a Murderer" Tops Originals in 18-49". The Futon Critic. July 24, 2012. Retrieved September 11, 2022.
  5. ↑ Bibel, Sara (February 19, 2014). "Monday Cable Ratings:WWE Raw Wins Night, Basketball Wives, Single Ladies, Teen Wolf, Switched at Birth & More". TV by the Numbers. Zap2it. Archived from the original on March 1, 2014. Retrieved February 23, 2014.
  6. ↑ Bibel, Sara (October 15, 2013). "Monday Cable Ratings: Monday Night Football Wins Night, WWE Raw, Basketball Wives, Fast N Loud, Teen Mom 3 & More". TV by the Numbers. Zap2it. Archived from the original on October 18, 2013. Retrieved November 8, 2013.
  7. ↑ Bibel, Sara (November 12, 2013). "Monday Cable Ratings: Monday Night Football Wins Night, Love & Hip Hop, WWE Raw, Real Housewives of Beverly Hills & More". TV by the Numbers. Zap2it. Archived from the original on November 12, 2013. Retrieved November 12, 2013.
  8. ↑ Metcalf, Mitch (July 17, 2015). "SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 100 Thursday Cable Originals (& Network Update): 7.16.2015". ShowBuzzDaily. Retrieved September 11, 2022.
  9. ↑ Kondolojy, Amanda (September 9, 2015). "Monday Cable Ratings: College Football Dominates Night + 'Monday Night RAW', 'Love & Hip Hop: Hollywood', 'Black Ink Crew; & More". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on September 11, 2015. Retrieved September 9, 2015.
  10. ↑ Porter, Rick (November 12, 2015). "Wednesday cable ratings: 'AHS: Hotel' on top, plus 'Alaskan Bush People,' 'South Park'". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on November 14, 2015. Retrieved November 14, 2015.
  11. ↑ Mitch Metcalf (February 17, 2016). "Top 150 Monday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 2.15.2016". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on February 18, 2016. Retrieved February 19, 2016.
  12. ↑ Mitch Metcalf (March 15, 2016). "Top 150 Saturday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 3.12.2016". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on March 15, 2016. Retrieved March 17, 2016.
  13. ↑ Mitch Metcalf (February 22, 2017). "Top 150 Monday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 2.20.2017". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on February 23, 2017. Retrieved February 22, 2017.
  14. ↑ "SpongeBob SquarePants - 'Season 9' DVD Date, Artwork from Nickelodeon/Paramount". www.tvshowsondvd.com. Archived from the original on July 27, 2017.
  15. ↑ "Spongebob Squarepants - Season 9".

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