SpongeBob SquarePants season 9

{{Short description|Season of television series}} {{Use American English|date=May 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=September 2023}} {{good article}} {{Infobox television season | bgcolour = #ffaad7 | image = SpongeBob S9.jpg | caption = DVD cover | num_episodes = 26 (49 segments) | showrunner = {{plainlist| * Paul Tibbitt (episodes 1–11) * Marc Ceccarelli * Vincent Waller (episodes 12–26) }} | starring = {{plainlist}} * Tom Kenny * Bill Fagerbakke * Rodger Bumpass * Clancy Brown * Mr. Lawrence * Jill Talley * Carolyn Lawrence * Mary Jo Catlett * Lori Alan {{endplainlist}} | network = Nickelodeon | first_aired = {{Start date|2012|07|21}} | last_aired = {{End date|2017|02|20}} | prev_season = Season 8 | next_season = Season 10 | episode_list = List of SpongeBob SquarePants episodes }} The ninth season of the American animated television series ''SpongeBob SquarePants'', created by animator and former marine biologist Stephen Hillenburg, originally aired on Nickelodeon in the United States from July 21, 2012, to February 20, 2017, and contained 26 half-hour episodes. The series chronicles the adventures of SpongeBob SquarePants and his friends in the fictional underwater city of Bikini Bottom. The season was executive produced by series creator Hillenburg and writer Paul Tibbitt, who also acted as the showrunner for the first 11 episodes of the season. Starting with "Lost in Bikini Bottom", Marc Ceccarelli and Vincent Waller became the supervising producers and showrunners and served in that position for the rest of the season.

This season marks the show's transition to 1080i HDTV by now having episodes produced and aired in widescreen (16:9), the native aspect ratio of high-definition.

The season was first announced on October 4, 2010. A total of 26 episodes were produced for the season, bringing the number of episodes up to 204. The ninth season is the longest-running season of ''SpongeBob SquarePants'' to date, airing for four and a half years. The ''SpongeBob SquarePants: The Complete Ninth Season'' DVD was released in region 1 on October 10, 2017, and region 4 on October 7, 2020.

== Production == The season's executive producers were series creator Stephen Hillenburg and Paul Tibbitt, who also acted as the series' showrunner.<ref>{{#invoke:cite|news|last=Martin|first=Denise|title=Nick lathers up 'SpongeBob'|url=https://variety.com/2004/scene/news/nick-lathers-up-spongebob-1117910793/|work=Variety|access-date=December 29, 2013|date=September 22, 2004|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131229052355/http://variety.com/2004/scene/news/nick-lathers-up-spongebob-1117910793/|archive-date=December 29, 2013}}</ref><ref name=Tibbitt>{{#invoke:cite|web|last=Fletcher|first=Alex|title=Paul Tibbitt ('Spongebob Squarepants')|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/interviews/a312387/paul-tibbitt-spongebob-squarepants.html|website=Digital Spy|access-date=May 25, 2013|date=April 3, 2011}}</ref> During production of the eighth season, ''Deadline Hollywood'' reported on October 4, 2010, that Nickelodeon had renewed the series for a ninth season, with 26 episodes in order, which would push the series over the 200th episode mark.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Labrecque|first=Jeff|title='SpongeBob SquarePants' buckles up for ninth season|url=http://insidetv.ew.com/2011/01/03/spongebob-renewed/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110106035133/http://insidetv.ew.com/2011/01/03/spongebob-renewed/|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 6, 2011|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|access-date=November 8, 2013|date=January 3, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:cite|news|title='SpongeBob SquarePants' renewed for ninth season|url=https://nypost.com/2011/01/03/spongebob-squarepants-renewed-for-ninth-season/|work=New York Post|access-date=November 8, 2013|date=January 3, 2011|author=Post Staff}}</ref> ''SpongeBob SquarePants'' became the sixth Nickelodeon series with most episodes, surpassing ''Rugrats'' with 172 episodes, having 178 after the eighth season had completed broadcast on television.<ref>{{#invoke:cite|web|title=5 of the best|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-277305615.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140610050540/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-277305615.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 10, 2014|website=Sunday Tribune|access-date=November 8, 2013|date=January 15, 2011}}</ref>

On July 21, 2012, the season premiered with the episode "Extreme Spots"/"Squirrel Record" during a ''SpongeBob SquarePants'' television marathon event called "The Super Spongy Square Games".<ref name=mara1 /><ref name=mara2 /> The episode "Extreme Spots" was written by Luke Brookshier, Marc Ceccarelli, and Derek Iversen, while Tom Yasumi served as animation director.<ref>{{cite AV media | date=January 15, 2013 | title=SpongeBob SquarePants: Extreme Kah-Rah-Tay ("Extreme Spots" credits) |medium=DVD|location=United States | publisher=Paramount Home Entertainment/Nickelodeon}}</ref> It was guest starred by actor Johnny Knoxville.<ref name=mara1 /><ref name=mara2 /> Moreover, "Squirrel Record" was written by Brookshier, Ceccarelli and Iversen, and Alan Smart served as animation director.<ref>{{cite AV media | date=January 15, 2013 | title=SpongeBob SquarePants: Extreme Kah-Rah-Tay ("Squirrel Records" credits) |medium=DVD|location=United States | publisher=Paramount Home Entertainment/Nickelodeon}}</ref> During the television event, Nickelodeon also debuted – "Face Freeze!" and "Demolition Doofus" – of the eighth season.<ref name=mara1>{{#invoke:cite|web|title=Nickelodeon Debuts 4 New Episodes of SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS in 'The Super Spongy Square Games', 7/21|url=http://tv.broadwayworld.com/article/Nickelodeon-Debuts-4-New-Episodes-of-SPONGEBOB-SQUAREPANTS-in-The-Super-Spongy-Square-Games-721-20120702|website=Broadway World|access-date=July 14, 2013|date=July 2, 2012}}</ref><ref name=mara2>{{#invoke:cite|web|last=Kondolojy|first=Amanda|title=Nickelodeon Debuts Four Brand-New Episodes of 'Spongebob Squarepants' in 'The Super Spongy Square Games' One Hour TV Event|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/07/02/nickelodeon-debuts-four-brand-new-episodes-of-spongebob-squarepants-in-the-super-spongy-square-games-one-hour-tv-event/140290/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120725221256/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/07/02/nickelodeon-debuts-four-brand-new-episodes-of-spongebob-squarepants-in-the-super-spongy-square-games-one-hour-tv-event/140290/|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 25, 2012|website=TV by the Numbers|publisher=Zap2it|access-date=July 14, 2013|date=July 2, 2012}}</ref> The animation took place in South Korea at Rough Draft Studios.<ref name=Childhood>{{#invoke:cite|news|last=Cavna|first=Michael|title=The Interview: 'SpongeBob' Creator Stephen Hillenburg|url=http://voices.washingtonpost.com/comic-riffs/2009/07/_tom_kenny_who_voices.html|newspaper=The Washington Post|access-date=May 25, 2013|date=July 14, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:cite|web|last=Richmond|first=Ray|title=Special Report: Animation|url=http://www.roughdraftstudios.com/press/press_20040115.html|website=The Hollywood Reporter|access-date=May 22, 2013|date=January 15, 2004|archive-date=March 10, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080310222309/http://www.roughdraftstudios.com/press/press_20040115.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> Production also switched to high-definition in the season; the first episode "Extreme Spots", aired July 21, 2012.<ref name=Mavis1 /> Episodes were written by a team of writers, which consisted of Casey Alexander, Josh Androsky, Brookshier, Ceccarelli, Zeus Cervas, Daniel Dominguez, Solomon Georgio, Andrew Goodman, Iversen, Clare O'Kane, Kyle McCulloch, Mr. Lawrence, Blake Lemons, Jack Pendarvis, and Kaz. The season was storyboarded by Alexander, Chris Allison, Ed Baker, Brookshier, Bob Camp, Ceccarelli, Cervas, Ryan Kramer, Chong Lee, Blake Lemons, Brian Morante, Lynne Naylor, Shellie O'Brien, Fred Osmond, Howie Perry, John Trabbic, and Joe Wierenga. The animation directors were Alan Smart and Tom Yasumi.<ref group="lower-alpha" name="credits" /> This is the first season to be produced in high-definition.

Production on season nine was temporarily suspended in 2013 so the show's staff could work on ''The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water''. According to an interview with Princess Grace Foundation-USA, creator Stephen Hillenburg said he would return for the show following production on the film.<ref>{{#invoke:cite|web|title=Happy Birthday SpongeBob SquarePants!|url=http://www.pgfusa.com/news/view/Happy-Birthday-SpongeBob-SquarePants/|publisher=Princess Grade Foundation-USA|access-date=October 10, 2014|date=April 25, 2014}}</ref>

Season nine resumed when a new two-segment episode led into the 2015 Kids' Choice Sports on July 16, 2015; Viacom claimed at the beginning of the year that several new episodes would premiere over the summer of 2015, but only "Lost in Bikini Bottom"/"Tutor Sauce" and "Squid Plus One"/"The Executive Treatment" aired before the end of Labor Day on September 7, which is the effective end of Nickelodeon's summer season.<ref>{{#invoke:cite|web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-01-29/spongebob-new-movie-12-billion-in-endorsement-deals|title=SpongeBob: New Movie, $12 Billion in Endorsement Deals – Bloomberg Business|author=Felix Gillette|date=January 29, 2015|website=Bloomberg.com}}</ref> During this season, the series diverged from its long-standing storyboard-driven writing format (in which the storyboard artists write the episodes as they draw its storyboard), instead opting for a script-driven format. In October 2015, Vincent Waller and Marc Ceccarelli took Paul Tibbitt's place as showrunners.

== Cast == {{multiple image | image1=Johnny Knoxville by Gage Skidmore.jpg | width1= 200 | image2=MichaelMcKeanApr09.jpg | width2= 311 | footer=Stunt performer Johnny Knoxville (left) guest starred in "Extreme Spots" as Johnny Krill, while Michael McKean voiced the characters of Captain Frostymug in "License to Milkshake" and Lonnie the Shark in "Sharks vs. Pods". }} The ninth season featured Tom Kenny as the voice of the title character SpongeBob SquarePants and his pet snail Gary. SpongeBob's best friend, a starfish named Patrick Star, was voiced by Bill Fagerbakke,<ref name=Star>{{#invoke:cite|web|last=Crump|first=Steve|title=COLUMN: Do you remember Bill Fagerbakke? He's a star|url=http://magicvalley.com/news/local/article_77dc5ce6-783d-5532-baf1-b09328b232db.html|website=Magic Valley|access-date=May 22, 2013|date=March 19, 2009}}</ref> while Rodger Bumpass played the voice of Squidward Tentacles, an arrogant and ill-tempered octopus.<ref>{{#invoke:cite|web|title=Rodger Bumpass: Credits|url=https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/rodger-bumpass/credits/172630|website=TV Guide|access-date=October 29, 2013}}</ref> Other members of the cast were Clancy Brown as Mr. Krabs, a miserly crab obsessed with money who's SpongeBob's boss at the Krusty Krab;<ref>{{#invoke:cite|web|title=Clancy Brown: Credits|url=https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/clancy-brown/credits/144992|website=TV Guide|access-date=October 29, 2013}}</ref> Mr. Lawrence as Plankton, a small green copepod and Mr. Krabs' business rival;<ref>{{#invoke:cite|web|title=Mr. Lawrence: Credits|url=https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/mr-lawrence/credits/185734|website=TV Guide|access-date=October 29, 2013}}</ref> Jill Talley as Karen, Plankton's sentient computer sidekick;<ref>{{#invoke:cite|web|title=Jill Talley: Credits|url=https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/jill-talley/credits/208596|website=TV Guide|access-date=May 22, 2013}}</ref> Carolyn Lawrence as Sandy Cheeks, a squirrel from Texas;<ref>{{#invoke:cite|web|title=Carolyn Lawrence: Credits|url=https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/carolyn-lawrence/credits/212823|website=TV Guide|access-date=October 29, 2013}}</ref> Mary Jo Catlett as Mrs. Puff, SpongeBob's boating school teacher;<ref>{{#invoke:cite|web|title=Mary Jo Catlett: Credits|url=https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/mary-jo-catlett/credits/190527|website=TV Guide|access-date=May 22, 2013}}</ref> and Lori Alan as Pearl, a teenage whale who is Mr. Krabs' daughter.<ref>{{#invoke:cite|web|title=Lori Alan: Credits|url=https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/lori-alan/credits/216395|website=TV Guide|access-date=May 22, 2013}}</ref><ref name=Cast>{{#invoke:cite|web|last=Basile|first=Nancy|title=''SpongeBob SquarePants'' Cast|url=http://animatedtv.about.com/od/spongebobsquarepants/tp/SpongeBob-SquarePants-Cast.htm|website=Animated TV|publisher=About.com|access-date=March 29, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130412230115/http://animatedtv.about.com/od/spongebobsquarepants/tp/SpongeBob-SquarePants-Cast.htm|archive-date=April 12, 2013}}</ref>

In addition to the regular cast members, episodes feature guest voices from many ranges of professions, including actors, musicians, and artists. For instance, the season premiere "Extreme Spots" was guest starred by American stunt performer and ''Jackass'' actor Johnny Knoxville voicing the character of Johnny Krill.<ref>{{#invoke:cite|web|last=Raymundo|first=Neil|title=Johnny Knoxville Visits Spongebob Squarepants|url=http://www.toonbarn.com/spongebob/johnny-knoxville-visits-spongebob-squarepants/|website=Toon Barn|access-date=July 14, 2013|date=January 5, 2012|archive-date=December 3, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203022533/http://www.toonbarn.com/spongebob/johnny-knoxville-visits-spongebob-squarepants/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:cite|web|last=Morrow|first=Terry|title=Johnny Knoxville to put on his 'Squarepants'|url=http://blogs.knoxnews.com/telebuddy/archives/2012/01/knoxville-celebrities-johnny-knoxville-spongebob-squarepants-cartoon.shtml|publisher=KnoxNews.com|access-date=July 14, 2013|date=January 8, 2012|archive-date=December 29, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121229134246/http://blogs.knoxnews.com/telebuddy/archives/2012/01/knoxville-celebrities-johnny-knoxville-spongebob-squarepants-cartoon.shtml|url-status=dead}}</ref> The writing staff wrote the episode specifically for Knoxville.<ref name=Animation>{{#invoke:cite|web|last=Zahed|first=Ramin|title=Johnny Knoxville Visits SpongeBob and Friends|url=http://www.animationmagazine.net/tv/johnny-knoxville-visits-spongebob-and-friends/|website=Animation|access-date=July 14, 2013|date=January 5, 2012}}</ref> Executive producer Paul Tibbitt said, "[Nickelodeon] wanted to do a show about extreme sports and the first thing that came to mind was Johnny Knoxville, because there are few humans living that are as extreme as him." Knoxville accepted the role because he is a fan of the show.<ref name=Knoxville>{{#invoke:cite|web|last=Morrow|first=Terry|title=Terry Morrow: Johnny Knoxville absorbs chance to do 'SpongeBob'|url=http://www.knoxville.com/news/2012/jul/18/knoxville-celebrities-johnny-knoxville-spongebob/|publisher=Knoxville.com|access-date=July 14, 2013|date=July 18, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:cite|web|last=Lee|first=Michelle|title=SPONGEBOB GOES 'JACKASS' WITH JOHNNY KNOXVILLE — EXCLUSIVE PIC|url=http://www.hollywood.com/news/tv/34205187/spongebob-goes-jackass-with-johnny-knoxville-exclusive-pic?page=all|publisher=Hollywood.com|access-date=July 14, 2013|date=July 17, 2012}}</ref>

Ernest Borgnine and Tim Conway returned, reprising their respective roles as Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy in "Patrick-Man!". The episode was Borgnine's last voice-over work for the series as, on July 8, 2012, he died at the age of 95.<ref>{{#invoke:cite|news|last=Lloyd|first=Robert|title=Ernest Borgnine: From Marty to McHale to Mermaid Man|url=https://articles.latimes.com/2012/jul/09/entertainment/la-et-st-ernest-borgnine-from-marty-to-mchale-to-mermaid-man-20120709|work=Los Angeles Times|access-date=May 2, 2013|date=July 9, 2012}}</ref> The episode also marked as being Conway's final voice-over work for the series before his death on May 14, 2019, at the age of 85, though he returned to the franchise as the voice of a seagull in ''The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water'', released in 2015.<ref name=Lednicer>{{#invoke:cite|news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/tim-conway-uninhibited-crack-up-artist-on-the-carol-burnett-show-dies-at-85/2019/05/14/5f1e8eba-7664-11e9-b7ae-390de4259661_story.html|title=Tim Conway, uninhibited crack-up artist on 'The Carol Burnett Show,' dies at 85|first=Lisa Grace|last=Lednicer|date=May 14, 2019|newspaper=The Washington Post|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190519130817/https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/tim-conway-uninhibited-crack-up-artist-on-the-carol-burnett-show-dies-at-85/2019/05/14/5f1e8eba-7664-11e9-b7ae-390de4259661_story.html|archive-date=May 19, 2019|access-date=May 15, 2019}}</ref><ref name="variety.com">{{cite magazine|author=Carmel Dagan|date=May 14, 2019|title=Tim Conway, Comedian and 'Carol Burnett Show' Star, Dies at 85|url=https://variety.com/2019/film/news/tim-conway-comedian-and-carol-burnett-show-star-dies-at-85-1203214644/|magazine=Variety|location=United States|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190516083900if_/https://variety.com/2019/film/news/tim-conway-dies-at-85-1203214644/|archive-date=May 16, 2019|access-date=May 14, 2019}}</ref> The characters were retired after this episode due to Borgnine's death prior to its release and have since been reduced to silent background cameos. In "License to Milkshake", comedian and Spinal Tap band member Michael McKean guest starred as the voice of Captain Frostymug.<ref>{{#invoke:cite|web|last=Wolfe|first=Jennifer|title=Michael McKean Lends Voice to Sponge Bob Episode|url=http://www.awn.com/news/television/michael-mckean-lends-voice-sponge-bob-episode|website=Animation World Network|access-date=November 8, 2013|date=August 31, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:cite|web|last=Kondolojy|first=Amanda|title=Nickelodeon Cures Back-to-School Blues With a Dose of 'SpongeBob SquarePants'|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/08/31/nickelodeon-cures-back-to-school-blues-with-a-dose-of-spongebob-squarepants/146900/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120905004539/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/08/31/nickelodeon-cures-back-to-school-blues-with-a-dose-of-spongebob-squarepants/146900/|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 5, 2012|website=TV by the Numbers|publisher=Zap2it|access-date=November 8, 2013|date=August 31, 2012}}</ref> Rapper Biz Markie guest appeared as Kenny the Cat in the episode of the same name.<ref>{{#invoke:cite|web|title=Biz Markie to appear in SpongeBob Squarepants|url=http://www.hollywood.com/news/brief/56844810/biz-markie-to-appear-in-spongebob-squarepants|publisher=Hollywood.com|access-date=March 30, 2014|date=March 28, 2014}}</ref> In "The Executive Treatment", an American stage actor, comedian and director, Frank Ferrante, guest-starred as the voice of Stockholder Eel. In "Sanctuary!", former ''Price is Right'' host Bob Barker guest starred as the voice of Bob Barnacle. In "Mall Girl Pearl", comedian legend Betty White and Aubrey Plaza guest starred as the voices of Beatrice and Nocturna. In "Sharks vs. Pods", Michael McKean returned and he voiced a new different character, Lonnie the Shark, along with Henry Winkler and David Lander as Sharkface and Donnie the Shark.<ref>{{#invoke:cite|web|url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/whitneyjefferson/aubrey-plaza-betty-white-spongebob-squarepants|title=Aubrey Plaza, Betty White, Bob Barker, And More Guest Star On SpongeBob SquarePants|website=BuzzFeed}}</ref> Jon Hamm guest starred in "Goodbye, Krabby Patty?" as the voice of the business executive Don Grouper.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=''SpongeBob SquarePants'' meets ''Mad Men'': See Jon Hamm as Don Grouper|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|url=https://ew.com/tv/2017/01/30/spongebob-squarepants-jon-hamm-mad-men/|last=Snierson|first=Dan|date=January 30, 2017}}</ref>

== Reception == === Critical reception === The season received mixed to positive reviews from media critics. In a DVD review for a season release, Paul Mavis of DVD Talk was positive on the episode "Extreme Spots", writing "[It] gets big laughs from some very funny bits, including a motorcycle ripping off SpongeBob's arms, and SpongeBob's pathetic attempts at 'extreme jump roping' and 'extreme pillow fighting.'"<ref name=Mavis1 /> However, the episode "Squirrel Record" was described by Mavis as "the weakest entry" on the set.<ref name=Mavis1>{{#invoke:cite|web|last=Mavis|first=Paul|title=SpongeBob SquarePants: Extreme Kah-Rah-Tay|url=https://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/58839/spongebob-squarepants-extreme-kah-rah-tay/|publisher=DVD Talk|access-date=November 8, 2013|date=January 14, 2013}}</ref>

The episode "Gary's New Toy" received a nomination at the 2013 Golden Reel Awards for the Best Sound Editing – Sound Effects, Foley, Dialogue and ADR Animation in Television category.<ref>{{#invoke:cite|news|last=Giardina|first=Carolyn|title=Sound Editors Announce Golden Reel Nominees|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/race/golden-reel-nominees-413536|work=The Hollywood Reporter|access-date=April 15, 2013|date=January 17, 2013}}</ref> The show itself also received recognition. At the 40th Daytime Emmy Awards, the series was nominated for Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Animation.<ref>{{#invoke:cite|web|title=The Nation Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Announces The 40th Annual Daytime Entertainment Emmy Award Nominations|url=http://www.emmyonline.tv/mediacenter/_pdf/day_1213_nominations_v03.2.pdf|publisher=Emmy Award|access-date=May 25, 2013|archive-date=October 16, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131016024819/http://www.emmyonline.tv/mediacenter/_pdf/day_1213_nominations_v03.2.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> The show won the 2013 Kids' Choice Awards for Favorite Cartoon,<ref>{{#invoke:cite|news|last=Derschowitz|first=Jessica|title=Kids' Choice Awards 2013: List of winners|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/8301-207_162-57575987/kids-choice-awards-2013-list-of-winners/|publisher=CBS News|access-date=May 21, 2013|date=March 23, 2013}}</ref> and the ASCAP Film and Television Awards for Top Television Series.<ref>{{#invoke:cite|web|title=Top Television Series|url=http://www.ascap.com/eventsawards/awards/filmtv/2013/top-television-series.aspx|publisher=American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers|access-date=December 30, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131102125604/http://www.ascap.com/eventsawards/awards/filmtv/2013/top-television-series.aspx|archive-date=November 2, 2013}}</ref> At the BMI Film & TV Awards, the show won the BMI Cable Award.<ref>{{#invoke:cite|web|title=Cliff Martinez and Top Composers Honored at the 2013 BMI Film & TV Awards|url=http://www.bmi.com/news/entry/cliff_martinez_and_top_composers_honored_at_the_2013_bmi_film_tv_awards|publisher=Broadcast Music, Inc.|access-date=December 30, 2013|date=May 16, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131014014402/http://www.bmi.com/news/entry/cliff_martinez_and_top_composers_honored_at_the_2013_bmi_film_tv_awards|archive-date=October 14, 2013}}</ref> Sarah Noonan was nominated at the Artios Awards of the Casting Society of America,<ref>{{#invoke:cite|web|title=2013 Artios Award Nominations for Outstanding Achievement in Casting|url=http://www.castingsociety.com/awards/artios#2013|publisher=Casting Society of America|access-date=December 30, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131102213058/http://www.castingsociety.com/awards/artios|archive-date=November 2, 2013}}</ref> and the episode "Company Picnic" was nominated for an Emmy for "Outstanding Short-format Animated Program".<ref>{{#invoke:cite|web|url=http://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/2016/outstanding-short-format-animated-program|title=Nominees/Winners|access-date=July 14, 2016|publisher=The Emmys}}</ref> The ninth season was also nominated for a Producer's Guild Award in 2017.<ref>{{#invoke:cite|web|url=http://www.producersguild.org/blogpost/923036/267120/Winners-2017-Producers-Guild-Awards|title=Winners: 2017 Producers Guild Awards – Producers Guild of America|website=www.producersguild.org|access-date=April 22, 2017|archive-date=June 5, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170605043239/http://www.producersguild.org/blogpost/923036/267120/Winners-2017-Producers-Guild-Awards|url-status=dead}}</ref>

=== Political controversy === In 2013, the episode "SpongeBob, You're Fired" was involved in a political debate among the media surrounding the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (Food Stamps benefit).<ref name=Inqui>{{#invoke:cite|web|title=SpongeBob SquarePants Fired, Sparks Political Debate [Video]|url=http://www.inquisitr.com/1019991/spongebob-squarepants-fired-political-debate-food-stamps/|website=The Inquisitr|access-date=November 6, 2013|date=November 5, 2013}}</ref><ref name=Politico /> During a scene from the episode, Patrick Star tried to show SpongeBob "the benefits of being unemployed", at which he said in response, "Unemployment may be fun for you, but I need to get a job."<ref name=Inqui /><ref name=Politico>{{#invoke:cite|web|last=McCalmont|first=Lucy|title=Jobless SpongeBob nets fans on right|url=http://www.politico.com/story/2013/11/jobless-spongebob-nets-fans-on-right-99375.html|website=Politico|access-date=November 6, 2013|date=November 5, 2013}}</ref> The scene was meant to demonstrate the title character's "eternal optimism and willingness to get back to work", and "do it in a way that's still funny and relatable".<ref name=Inqui /> However, some political activists claimed that this scene was a "slam" to the Food Stamps benefit.<ref name=MSN /> A report by ''The Hollywood Reporter'' claimed that the episode may have a political agenda about the social safety net,<ref name=THR /> adding that the series is usually left-leaning when it comes to the social commentary of some episodes.<ref name=THR>{{#invoke:cite|news|last=Bond|first=Paul|title=SpongeBob's Firing Sparks Political Debate (Exclusive Video)|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/spongebobs-firing-sparks-political-debate-652727|work=The Hollywood Reporter|access-date=November 5, 2013|date=November 4, 2013}}</ref> This sparked a political debate,<ref name=MSN>{{#invoke:cite|web|title=SpongeBob gets fired, prompts political debate about food stamps|url=http://now.msn.com/spongebob-squarepants-episode-prompts-political-debate|publisher=MSN|access-date=November 6, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131107060110/http://now.msn.com/spongebob-squarepants-episode-prompts-political-debate|archive-date=November 7, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:cite|news|last=Weisman|first=Aly|title=SpongeBob Gets Fired From His Job Amid 'Harsh Underwater Economy' And Sparks A Real-Life Political Debate|url=http://www.seattlepi.com/technology/businessinsider/article/SpongeBob-Gets-Fired-From-His-Job-Amid-Harsh-4954779.php|work=Seattle Post-Intelligencer|access-date=November 5, 2013|date=November 4, 2013|archive-date=November 5, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131105110142/http://www.seattlepi.com/technology/businessinsider/article/SpongeBob-Gets-Fired-From-His-Job-Amid-Harsh-4954779.php|url-status=dead}}</ref> after the ''New York Post'' and Fox News remarked on the episode. Media Matters for America, a politically progressive media watchdog group, responded, saying that the attacking news media, both owned by media tycoon Rupert Murdoch, were using the episode "to slam poor people who use social services".<ref name=MMA /><ref name=THR /><ref name=Newscorp>{{#invoke:cite|web|title=Entertainment- Fox News Uses 'SpongeBob' Episode to Attack Poor People (Video)|url=http://www.usprocyclingnews.com/entertainment-23/fox-news-uses-039-spongebob-039-episode-to-attack-poor-people-video-1720.html|publisher=U.S. Pro Cycling News|access-date=November 3, 2013|date=October 31, 2013|archive-date=November 3, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131103221924/http://www.usprocyclingnews.com/entertainment-23/fox-news-uses-039-spongebob-039-episode-to-attack-poor-people-video-1720.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Mediaite, another website focused on the news media, argued that the talking heads were "using the firing of fictional cartoon character SpongeBob SquarePants to attack the social safety net and those who rely on it", noting that it's not the first time that right-wing media has criticized the social safety net.<ref name=MMA /><ref>{{#invoke:cite|web|last=Feldman|first=Josh|title=Who's Not Collecting Welfare Under the Sea? Spongebob Squarepants!|url=http://www.mediaite.com/online/whos-not-collecting-welfare-under-the-sea-spongebob-squarepants/|publisher=Mediaite|access-date=November 6, 2013|date=November 5, 2013}}</ref> Media Matters was "also particularly bothered by [a] line from ''The Post''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s piece: "Lest he sit around idly, mooching off the social services of Bikini Bottom, a depressed SpongeBob sets out to return to gainful employment wherever he can find it," reporter Andrea Morabito wrote. "No spoilers – but it's safe to say that our hero doesn't end up on food stamps, as his patty-making skills turn out to be in high demand.<ref name="THR" /><ref name=MMA>{{#invoke:cite|web|last=Groch-Begley|first=Hanna|title=Right-Wing Media Use SpongeBob SquarePants' Firing To Attack Social Safety Net|url=http://mediamatters.org/blog/2013/10/31/right-wing-media-use-spongebob-squarepants-firi/196685|publisher=Media Matters for America|access-date=November 3, 2013|date=October 31, 2013}}</ref> Furthermore, the coverage from Fox News prompted civil rights activist, and talk show host Al Sharpton of MSNBC to remark in the October 31 episode of ''PoliticsNation'', criticizing the right-wing media outlets for using SpongeBob SquarePants as a talking point in their argument against government help programs.<ref name=Sharpton1>{{#invoke:cite|web|title=MSNBC's Sharpton Ridicules Right-Wing Media For Using SpongeBob To Attack Social Safety Net|url=http://mediamatters.org/video/2013/10/31/msnbcs-sharpton-ridicules-right-wing-media-for/196702|publisher=Media Matters for America|access-date=November 6, 2013|date=October 31, 2013|author=Media Matters Staff}}</ref><ref name=Sharpton2>{{#invoke:cite|web|title=PoliticsNation: SpongeBob and the poor?|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/id/45755884/vp/53429223/#53429223|publisher=MSNBC|access-date=November 6, 2013|date=October 31, 2013}}</ref><ref name=MJ />

Nickelodeon declined to comment on the issue caused by the message of the episode.<ref name=MJ>{{#invoke:cite|web|last=Suebsaeng|first=Asawin|title=Former Gay Propagandist SpongeBob SquarePants Is Now a Conservative Darling|url=http://www.motherjones.com/mixed-media/2013/11/spongebob-squarepants-fox-news-food-stamps-unemployment-episode|website=Mother Jones|access-date=November 6, 2013|date=November 5, 2013}}</ref> However, Russell Hicks of Nickelodeon said the show is "tapping into the news of the moment," but did not specifically address any political leanings or ideologies within the episode.<ref name="Politico" />

== Episodes == {{See also|List of SpongeBob SquarePants episodes (seasons 1–10)}} The episodes are ordered below according to Nickelodeon's packaging order, and not their original production or broadcast order.

<onlyinclude>{{Episode table|dontclose=y | background = #FFAAD7 | overall = 5 | season = 5 | title = 16 | titleR = <ref name="The Futon Critic S9">{{#invoke:cite|web|url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/showatch/spongebob-squarepants/listings/|title=''SpongeBob SquarePants'' Episode Listings|publisher=The Futon Critic}}</ref> <ref name="Zap2it Season 9">{{#invoke:cite|web|url=https://tvschedule.zap2it.com/overview.html?programSeriesId=SH00307766&tabName=guide&season=9|title=''SpongeBob SquarePants'' Season 9 Episode Guide|publisher=Zap2it}}</ref> | director = 15 | directorR = <ref group="lower-alpha" name="credits" />{{efn|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.}} | writer = 30 | writerR = <ref group="lower-alpha" name="credits" /> | airdate = 13 | airdateR = <ref name="The Futon Critic S9" /><ref name="Zap2it Season 9" /> | prodcode=6 | prodcodeR= <ref name="bcdb">{{#invoke:cite|web|url=http://www.bcdb.com/cartoons/Other_Studios/N/Nickelodeon/Nicktoons_Productions/SpongeBob_SquarePants/index.html |title=SpongeBob SquarePants Episode Guide -Nicktoons Prods @ BCDB |date= May 20, 1999|access-date=July 19, 2016 |archive-date=December 9, 2012 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20121209054354/http://www.bcdb.com/cartoons/Other_Studios/N/Nickelodeon/Nicktoons_Productions/SpongeBob_SquarePants/index.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> | viewers = 10 | country = U.S. }} {{Episode table/part|subtitle=Part 1|c=#FFAAD7}} {{#invoke:Episode list|sublist|SpongeBob SquarePants season 9 | EpisodeNumber = 179 | EpisodeNumber2 = 1 | ProdCode_1=325–902 | ProdCode_2=325–901 | Title_1 = Extreme Spots | Title_2 = Squirrel Record | DirectedBy_1 = Tom Yasumi | DirectedBy_2 = Alan Smart | WrittenBy_1 = {{StoryTeleplay|ex1label=Written by|ex1=Luke Brookshier, Marc Ceccarelli, and Derek Iversen|sb=Luke Brookshier and Marc Ceccarelli (directors)}} | WrittenBy_2 = {{StoryTeleplay|ex1label=Written by|ex1=Luke Brookshier, Marc Ceccarelli, and Derek Iversen|sb=Luke Brookshier and Marc Ceccarelli (directors)}} | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2012|7|21}} | Viewers = 3.65<ref name=Ratings>{{#invoke:cite|web|title= Saturday's Cable Ratings: Lifetime's "An Officer and a Murderer" Tops Originals in 18–49|url= http://www.thefutoncritic.com/ratings/2012/07/24/saturdays-cable-ratings-lifetimes-an-officer-and-a-murderer-tops-originals-in-18-49-753011/cable_20120721/ |website=The Futon Critic|access-date=September 11, 2022|date=July 24, 2012}}</ref> | ShortSummary = "Extreme Spots": SpongeBob and Patrick are determined to join an extreme sports group called the Drasticals. {{hr}} "Squirrel Record": Upon finding a world record book in the Krusty Krab's dumpster, Sandy is determined to break all the records. SpongeBob joins her, but soon worries that she is getting too obsessed and tries to destroy the record book. | LineColor = FFAAD7 | NumParts = 2 }} {{#invoke:Episode list|sublist|SpongeBob SquarePants season 9 | EpisodeNumber = 180 | EpisodeNumber2 = 2 | ProdCode_1=325–907 | ProdCode_2=325–906 | Title_1 = Patrick-Man! | Title_2 = Gary's New Toy | DirectedBy_1 = Alan Smart | DirectedBy_2 = Tom Yasumi | WrittenBy_1 = {{StoryTeleplay|ex1label=Written by|ex1=Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas, and Derek Iversen|sb=Casey Alexander and Zeus Cervas (directors)}} | WrittenBy_2 = {{StoryTeleplay|ex1label=Written by|ex1=Marc Ceccarelli and Derek Iversen|sb=Marc Ceccarelli (directors)}} | OriginalAirDate_1 = {{Start date|2012|10|27}} | OriginalAirDate_2 = {{Start date|2012|10|14}} | Viewers_1 = 3.78<ref name="patrickman">{{#invoke:cite|web|last=Bibel|first=Sara|title=Cable Top 25: ''Monday Night Football'' Again Tops Cable Viewership for the Week Ending October 28, 2012|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/10/30/cable-top-25-monday-night-football-again-tops-cable-viewership-for-the-week-ending-october-28-2012/155129/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121101231417/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/10/30/cable-top-25-monday-night-football-again-tops-cable-viewership-for-the-week-ending-october-28-2012/155129/|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 1, 2012|website=TV by the Numbers|publisher=Zap2it|access-date=June 15, 2013|date=October 30, 2012}}</ref> | Viewers_2 = 2.28<ref name="176B-180B">{{#invoke:cite|web|url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/ratings/2012/10/16/sundays-cable-ratings-amcs-the-walking-dead-mauls-the-competition-134414/cable_20121014/|title=Sunday's Cable Ratings: AMC's ''The Walking Dead'' Mauls the Competition|author=The Futon Critic Staff|date=October 16, 2012|access-date=April 2, 2014|work=The Futon Critic}}</ref> | ShortSummary = "Patrick-Man!": Bored with his life, Patrick is inspired by Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy to become a superhero. He attempts to stop crimes in Bikini Bottom, doing more harm than good, until he unmasks the Dirty Bubble in the Krusty Krab. {{hr}} "Gary's New Toy": SpongeBob buys Gary a red ball, but worries when Gary is obsessed with the ball and seems to care about it more than him. | LineColor = FFAAD7 | NumParts = 2 }} {{#invoke:Episode list|sublist|SpongeBob SquarePants season 9 | EpisodeNumber = 181 | EpisodeNumber2 = 3 | ProdCode_1=325–915 | ProdCode_2=325–905 | Title_1 = License to Milkshake | Title_2 = Squid Baby | DirectedBy_1 = Tom Yasumi | DirectedBy_2 = Alan Smart | WrittenBy_1 = {{StoryTeleplay|ex1label=Written by|ex1=Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas, and Mr. Lawrence|sb=Casey Alexander and Zeus Cervas (directors)}} | WrittenBy_2 = {{StoryTeleplay|ex1label=Written by|ex1=Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas, and Mr. Lawrence|sb=Casey Alexander and Zeus Cervas (directors)}} | OriginalAirDate_1 = {{Start date|2012|9|7}} | OriginalAirDate_2 = {{Start date|2012|9|3}} | Viewers_1 = 3.13<ref>{{#invoke:cite|web|last=Bibel|first=Sara|title=Friday Cable Ratings: WWE on Top + ''Bering Sea Gold: Under The Ice'', ''Daily Show'', ''American Pickers'', ''Hardcore History'', ''Yukon Men'' & More|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/09/10/friday-cable-ratings-wwe-on-top-bering-sea-gold-under-the-ice-daily-show-american-pickers-hardcore-history-more/148009/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120914065906/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/09/10/friday-cable-ratings-wwe-on-top-bering-sea-gold-under-the-ice-daily-show-american-pickers-hardcore-history-more/148009/|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 14, 2012|website=TV by the Numbers|publisher=Zap2it|access-date=June 15, 2013|date=September 10, 2012}}</ref> | Viewers_2 = 3.36<ref name="177A-181B">{{#invoke:cite|web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/09/05/monday-cable-ratings-love-and-hip-hop-atlanta-wins-night-t-i-and-tiny-switched-at-birth-wwe-raw-major-crimes-perception-more/147334/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120908072043/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/09/05/monday-cable-ratings-love-and-hip-hop-atlanta-wins-night-t-i-and-tiny-switched-at-birth-wwe-raw-major-crimes-perception-more/147334/|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 8, 2012|last=Bibel|first=Sara|title=Monday Cable Ratings: ''Love and Hip Hop Atlanta'' Wins Night, ''T.I. and Tiny'', ''Switched at Birth'', ''WWE Raw'', ''Major Crimes'', ''Perception'' & More|work=TV by the Numbers|publisher=Zap2it|access-date=December 22, 2014|date=September 5, 2012}}</ref> | ShortSummary = "License to Milkshake": When SpongeBob's milkshake license expires, he enrolls in the militaristic Milkshake Academy to renew it. {{hr}} "Squid Baby": Squidward gets into a severe accident that causes his brain to swell up and he physically and mentally regresses to the state of a baby. SpongeBob and Patrick take care of him until he recovers. | LineColor = FFAAD7 | NumParts = 2 }} {{#invoke:Episode list|sublist|SpongeBob SquarePants season 9 | EpisodeNumber = 182 | EpisodeNumber2 = 4 | ProdCode_1=325–916 | ProdCode_2=325–904 | Title_1 = Little Yellow Book | Title_2 = Bumper to Bumper | DirectedBy = Alan Smart | WrittenBy_1 = {{StoryTeleplay|ex1label=Written by|ex1=Luke Brookshier, Marc Ceccarelli, and Derek Iversen|sb=Luke Brookshier and Marc Ceccarelli (directors)}} | WrittenBy_2 = {{StoryTeleplay|ex1label=Written by|ex1=Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas, and Mr. Lawrence|sb=Casey Alexander and Zeus Cervas (directors)}} | OriginalAirDate_1 = {{Start date|2013|3|2}} | OriginalAirDate_2 = {{Start date|2012|11|17}} | Viewers_1 = 4.73<ref>{{#invoke:cite|web|last=Bibel|first=Sara|title=Cable Top 25: ''The Bible'' Tops Cable Viewership for the Week Ending March 3, 2013|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2013/03/05/cable-top-25-the-bible-tops-cable-viewership-for-the-week-ending-march-3-2013/171779/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130312040634/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2013/03/05/cable-top-25-the-bible-tops-cable-viewership-for-the-week-ending-march-3-2013/171779/|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 12, 2013|website=TV by the Numbers|publisher=Zap2it|access-date=June 15, 2013|date=March 5, 2013}}</ref> | Viewers_2 = 4.01<ref>{{#invoke:cite|web|last=Kondolojy|first=Amanda|title=Sunday Cable Ratings: ''Walking Dead'' Wins Night + ''Breaking Amish'', ''Real Housewives of Atlanta'', ''Dexter'', ''Sofia the First'' & More|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/11/20/sunday-cable-ratings-walking-dead-wins-night-breaking-amish-real-housewives-of-atlanta-dexter-sofia-the-first-more/158379/comment-page-4/#comments|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131101231840/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/11/20/sunday-cable-ratings-walking-dead-wins-night-breaking-amish-real-housewives-of-atlanta-dexter-sofia-the-first-more/158379/comment-page-4/#comments|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 1, 2013|website=TV by the Numbers|publisher=Zap2it|access-date=June 15, 2013|date=November 20, 2012}}</ref> | ShortSummary = "Little Yellow Book": Squidward discovers SpongeBob's diary, and reads it to the customers of the Krusty Krab. SpongeBob is devastated, and Squidward is shunned by the town for invading his privacy. {{hr}} "Bumper to Bumper": Following another failed driving test, Mrs. Puff realizes that SpongeBob is afraid of the driving course, and takes him to an empty desert road to practice. While repeating a surreal mantra, SpongeBob is able to succeed at first, until he mistakenly drives into a busy intersection. | LineColor = FFAAD7 | NumParts = 2 }} {{#invoke:Episode list|sublist|SpongeBob SquarePants season 9 | EpisodeNumber = 183 | EpisodeNumber2 = 5 | ProdCode_1=325–921 | ProdCode_2=325–911 | Title_1 = Eek, an Urchin! | Title_2 = Squid Defense | DirectedBy_1 = Alan Smart | DirectedBy_2 = Tom Yasumi | WrittenBy_1 = {{StoryTeleplay|ex1label=Written by|ex1=Marc Ceccarelli, Luke Brookshier, and Mr. Lawrence|sb=Marc Ceccarelli and Luke Brookshier (directors)}} | WrittenBy_2 = {{StoryTeleplay|ex1label=Written by|ex1=Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas, Blake Lemons, and Derek Iversen|sb=Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas and Blake Lemons (directors)}} | OriginalAirDate_1 = {{Start date|2012|10|27}} | OriginalAirDate_2 = {{Start date|2013|1|1}} | Viewers_1 = 3.78<ref name="patrickman" /> | Viewers_2 = 3.70<ref>{{#invoke:cite|web|last=Kondolojy|first=Amanda|title=Tuesday Cable Ratings: ''Rose Bowl'' Wins Night, ''Orange Bowl'', ''Dance Moms'', ''Storage Wars New York'' & More|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2013/01/03/tuesday-cable-ratings-rose-bowl-wins-night-orange-bowl-dance-moms-storage-wars-new-york-more/163499/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130107001047/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2013/01/03/tuesday-cable-ratings-rose-bowl-wins-night-orange-bowl-dance-moms-storage-wars-new-york-more/163499/|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 7, 2013|website=TV by the Numbers|publisher=Zap2it|access-date=June 15, 2013|date=January 3, 2013}}</ref> | ShortSummary = "Eek, an Urchin!": SpongeBob, Squidward, Mr. Krabs, and Plankton team up to get rid of an urchin in the Krusty Krab. {{hr}} "Squid Defense": Squidward is attacked in a dark alley and has his groceries stolen. He takes up karate training for self-defense with SpongeBob and Sandy. | LineColor = FFAAD7 | NumParts = 2 }} {{#invoke:Episode list|sublist|SpongeBob SquarePants season 9 | EpisodeNumber = 184 | EpisodeNumber2 = 6 | ProdCode_1=325–909 | ProdCode_2=325–924 | Title_1 = Jailbreak! | Title_2 = Evil Spatula | DirectedBy_1 = Alan Smart | DirectedBy_2 = Alan Smart and Tom Yasumi | WrittenBy_1 = {{StoryTeleplay|ex1label=Written by|ex1=Marc Ceccarelli, Luke Brookshier, and Mr. Lawrence|sb=Marc Ceccarelli and Luke Brookshier (directors)}} | WrittenBy_2 = {{StoryTeleplay|ex1label=Written by|ex1=Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas, Blake Lemons, and Andrew Goodman|sb=Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas and Blake Lemons (directors)}} | OriginalAirDate_1 = {{Start date|2013|3|16}} | OriginalAirDate_2 = {{Start date|2013|3|9}} | Viewers_1 = 3.81<ref>{{#invoke:cite|web|last=Bibel|first=Sara|title=Cable Top 25: ''The Bible'' Tops Cable Viewership for the Week Ending March 17, 2013|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2013/03/19/cable-top-25-the-bible-tops-cable-viewership-for-the-week-ending-march-17-2013/173769/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130322100841/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2013/03/19/cable-top-25-the-bible-tops-cable-viewership-for-the-week-ending-march-17-2013/173769/|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 22, 2013|website=TV by the Numbers|publisher=Zap2it|access-date=June 15, 2013|date=March 19, 2013}}</ref> | Viewers_2 = 4.04<ref>{{#invoke:cite|web|last=Kondolojy|first=Amanda|title=Cable Top 25: ''The Walking Dead'' Tops Cable Viewership for the Week Ending March 10, 2013|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2013/03/12/cable-top-25-the-walking-dead-tops-cable-viewership-for-the-week-ending-march-10-2013/173049/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130314234236/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2013/03/12/cable-top-25-the-walking-dead-tops-cable-viewership-for-the-week-ending-march-10-2013/173049/|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 14, 2013|website=TV by the Numbers|publisher=Zap2it|access-date=June 15, 2013|date=March 13, 2013}}</ref> | ShortSummary = "Jailbreak!": Plankton is sentenced to jail, where he is highly respected by the prisoners for his continual schemes. He and the other criminals make a plan to break out of jail and then steal the Krabby Patty formula. {{hr}} "Evil Spatula": Plankton breaks SpongeBob's spatula and gives him a high-tech one, which he remotely controls and speaks out of from the Chum Bucket. After earning SpongeBob's respect, Plankton attempts to sabotage his job. | LineColor = FFAAD7 | NumParts = 2 }} {{#invoke:Episode list|sublist|SpongeBob SquarePants season 9 | EpisodeNumber = 185 | EpisodeNumber2 = 7 | ProdCode_1 = 325–917 | ProdCode_2 = 325–918 | Title = It Came from Goo Lagoon | AltTitle = | DirectedBy = Alan Smart and Tom Yasumi | WrittenBy = {{StoryTeleplay|ex1label=Written by|ex1=Marc Ceccarelli, Luke Brookshier, Derek Iversen, and Mr. Lawrence|sb=Marc Ceccarelli and Luke Brookshier (directors)}} | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2014|2|17}} | Viewers = 4.04<ref>{{#invoke:cite|web|last=Bibel|first=Sara|title=Monday Cable Ratings:''WWE Raw'' Wins Night, ''Basketball Wives'', ''Single Ladies'', ''Teen Wolf'', ''Switched at Birth'' & More|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/02/19/monday-cable-ratingswwe-raw-wins-night-basketball-wives-single-ladies-teen-wolf-switched-at-birth-more/238352/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140301204248/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/02/19/monday-cable-ratingswwe-raw-wins-night-basketball-wives-single-ladies-teen-wolf-switched-at-birth-more/238352/|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 1, 2014|website=TV by the Numbers|publisher=Zap2it|access-date=February 23, 2014|date=February 19, 2014}}</ref> | ShortSummary = Purple goo bubbles begin to rise from Goo Lagoon. SpongeBob, Patrick, Squidward, and the other beachgoers have fun with the goo, while Sandy is insistent that they are dangerous. It is revealed to be a plot by Plankton, who attempts to destroy the Krusty Krab using a giant goo bubble. | LineColor = FFAAD7 | NumParts = 2 }} {{#invoke:Episode list|sublist|SpongeBob SquarePants season 9 | EpisodeNumber = 186 | EpisodeNumber2 = 8 | ProdCode_1=325–931 | ProdCode_2=325–934 | Title_1 = Safe Deposit Krabs | Title_2 = Plankton's Pet | DirectedBy_1 = Alan Smart | DirectedBy_2 = Alan Smart and Tom Yasumi | WrittenBy_1 = {{StoryTeleplay|ex1label=Written by|ex1=Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas, Blake Lemons, and Derek Iversen|sb=Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas and Blake Lemons (directors)}} | WrittenBy_2 = {{StoryTeleplay|ex1label=Written by|ex1=Marc Ceccarelli, Luke Brookshier, and Mr. Lawrence|sb=Marc Ceccarelli and Luke Brookshier, (directors)}} | OriginalAirDate_1 = {{Start date|2013|5|25}} | OriginalAirDate_2 = {{Start date|2013|1|19}} | Viewers_1 = 4.18<ref>{{#invoke:cite|web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2013/05/29/cable-top-25-nba-playoffs-wwe-raw-top-cable-viewership-for-the-week-ending-may-26-2013/184630/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131014034207/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2013/05/29/cable-top-25-nba-playoffs-wwe-raw-top-cable-viewership-for-the-week-ending-may-26-2013/184630/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 14, 2013 |title=Cable Top 25: NBA Playoffs & ''WWE Raw'' Top Cable Viewership for the Week Ending May 26, 2013|website=TV by the Numbers |first=Sara|last=Bibel |date=May 29, 2013|access-date=May 29, 2013}}</ref> | Viewers_2 = 4.37<ref>{{#invoke:cite|web|last=Bibel|first=Sara|title=Cable Top 25: ''WWE Raw'' Tops Cable Viewership for the Week Ending January 20, 2013|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2013/01/23/cable-top-25tops-cable-viewership-for-the-week-ending-january-20-2013/166087/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130128034838/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2013/01/23/cable-top-25tops-cable-viewership-for-the-week-ending-january-20-2013/166087/|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 28, 2013|website=TV by the Numbers|publisher=Zap2it|access-date=June 15, 2013|date=January 23, 2013}}</ref> | ShortSummary = "Safe Deposit Krabs": When a new bank opens in Bikini Bottom, Mr. Krabs gets a safe deposit box where he is trapped inside and finds his way into the bank's vault. SpongeBob and Patrick try to break into the vault, while Mr. Krabs slowly goes insane and hallucinates from oxygen deprivation. {{hr}} "Plankton's Pet": To take his mind off the Krabby Patty formula, Plankton adopts a pet amoeba, whom he names Spot. Plankton has fun with Spot, until he runs away, and Plankton gets SpongeBob's help to find him. | LineColor = FFAAD7 | NumParts = 2 }} {{#invoke:Episode list|sublist|SpongeBob SquarePants season 9 | EpisodeNumber = 187 | EpisodeNumber2 = 9 | ProdCode_1=325–938 | ProdCode_2=325–937 | Title_1 = Don't Look Now | Title_2 = Séance Shméance | DirectedBy_1 = Tom Yasumi | DirectedBy_2 = Alan Smart and Tom Yasumi | WrittenBy_1 = {{StoryTeleplay|ex1label=Written by|ex1=Marc Ceccarelli, Luke Brookshier, and Mr. Lawrence|sb=Marc Ceccarelli and Luke Brookshier, (directors)}} | WrittenBy_2 = {{StoryTeleplay|ex1label=Written by|ex1=Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas, and Mr. Lawrence|sb=Casey Alexander and Zeus Cervas (directors)}} | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2013|10|14}} | Viewers = 3.42<ref>{{#invoke:cite|web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2013/10/15/monday-cable-ratings-monday-night-football-wins-night-wwe-raw-basketball-wives-fast-n-loud-teen-mom-3-more/209167/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131018020833/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2013/10/15/monday-cable-ratings-monday-night-football-wins-night-wwe-raw-basketball-wives-fast-n-loud-teen-mom-3-more/209167/|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 18, 2013|title=Monday Cable Ratings: ''Monday Night Football'' Wins Night, ''WWE Raw'', ''Basketball Wives'', ''Fast N Loud'', ''Teen Mom 3'' & More|author=Bibel, Sara|website=TV by the Numbers|publisher=Zap2it|access-date=November 8, 2013|date=October 15, 2013}}</ref> | ShortSummary = "Don't Look Now": SpongeBob and Patrick are paranoid after watching a horror movie. Their panicky behavior keeps Squidward awake, and he dresses up as the antagonist of the movie to frighten them. {{hr}} "Séance Shméance": Old Man Jenkins orders a sandwich that the Krusty Krab does not sell. SpongeBob finds that this sandwich comes from a restaurant demolished years ago, and conducts a séance to speak to the restaurant's owner and learn the recipe. | LineColor = FFAAD7 | NumParts = 2 }} {{#invoke:Episode list|sublist|SpongeBob SquarePants season 9 | EpisodeNumber = 188 | EpisodeNumber2 = 10 | ProdCode_1=325–927 | ProdCode_2=325–940 | Title_1 = Kenny the Cat | Title_2 = Yeti Krabs | DirectedBy_1 = Tom Yasumi | DirectedBy_2 = Alan Smart | WrittenBy_1 = {{StoryTeleplay|ex1label=Written by|ex1=Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas, Blake Lemons, and Mr. Lawrence|sb=Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas and Blake Lemons (directors)}} | WrittenBy_2 = {{StoryTeleplay|ex1label=Written by|ex1=Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas, and Mr. Lawrence|sb=Casey Alexander and Zeus Cervas (directors)}} | OriginalAirDate_1 = {{Start date|2014|3|29}} | OriginalAirDate_2 = {{Start date|2015|3|29}} | Viewers_1 = 4.33<ref>{{#invoke:cite|web|last=Bibel|first=Sara|title=Saturday Cable Ratings: NCAA Basketball Wins Night, 'Kids Choice Awards', 'Sam & Cat', 'The Boondocks' & More|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/04/01/saturday-cable-ratings-ncaa-basketball-wins-night-kids-choice-awards-sam-cat-the-boondocks-more/249746/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140404094411/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/04/01/saturday-cable-ratings-ncaa-basketball-wins-night-kids-choice-awards-sam-cat-the-boondocks-more/249746/|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 4, 2014}}</ref> | Viewers_2 = 2.25<ref>{{#invoke:cite|web|url=http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-top-25-sunday-cable-originals-3-29-2015.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402113858/http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-top-25-sunday-cable-originals-3-29-2015.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 2, 2015|title=Top 25 Sunday Cable Originals (& Network Update): 3.29.2015|work=Showbuzz Daily|author=Mitch Metcalf|date=March 31, 2015|access-date=March 31, 2015}}</ref> | ShortSummary = "Kenny the Cat": SpongeBob is obsessed with media sensation Kenny the Cat, who can hold his breath underwater for long periods of time. When Kenny visits Bikini Bottom, Sandy becomes skeptical. SpongeBob finds that Kenny is a fraud and uses an oxygen mask in private, but is convinced by Kenny not to tell anyone and ruin his popularity. {{hr}} "Yeti Krabs": On a slow day at the Krusty Krab, Squidward refuses to work. Mr. Krabs comes up with a story about a yeti crab that eats lazy employees. When a real yeti crab shows up, Squidward believes it is Mr. Krabs in disguise, and SpongeBob tries working twice as hard to make up for Squidward's laziness. | LineColor = FFAAD7 | NumParts = 2 }} {{#invoke:Episode list|sublist|SpongeBob SquarePants season 9 | NumParts = 2 | EpisodeNumber = 189 | EpisodeNumber2 = 11 | ProdCode_1 = 325–941 | ProdCode_2 = 325–942 | Title = SpongeBob, You're Fired | DirectedBy = Alan Smart and Tom Yasumi | WrittenBy = {{StoryTeleplay|ex1label=Written by|ex1=Marc Ceccarelli, Luke Brookshier, and Mr. Lawrence|sb=Marc Ceccarelli and Luke Brookshier (directors)}} | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2013|11|11}} | Viewers = 5.19<ref>{{#invoke:cite|web|last=Bibel|first=Sara|title=Monday Cable Ratings: ''Monday Night Football'' Wins Night, ''Love & Hip Hop'', ''WWE Raw'', ''Real Housewives of Beverly Hills'' & More|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2013/11/12/monday-cable-ratings-monday-night-football-wins-night-love-hip-hop-wwe-rawreal-housewives-of-beverly-hills-more/215109/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131112225805/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2013/11/12/monday-cable-ratings-monday-night-football-wins-night-love-hip-hop-wwe-rawreal-housewives-of-beverly-hills-more/215109/|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 12, 2013|website=TV by the Numbers|publisher=Zap2it|access-date=November 12, 2013|date=November 12, 2013}}</ref> | ShortSummary = When Mr. Krabs wants to save five cents, he fires SpongeBob from his job. SpongeBob falls into depression, and despite encouragement from Patrick, finds that he does not enjoy being unemployed. He takes his talents to multiple other restaurants, making Krabby Patty-style food that turns out to be delicious. | LineColor = FFAAD7 }} {{Episode table/part|subtitle=Part 2|c=#FFAAD7}} {{#invoke:Episode list|sublist|SpongeBob SquarePants season 9 | EpisodeNumber = 190 | EpisodeNumber2 = 12 | ProdCode_1=325–939 | ProdCode_2=325–935 | Title_1 = Lost in Bikini Bottom | Title_2 = Tutor Sauce | AltTitle = | DirectedBy = Alan Smart and Tom Yasumi (animation), Sherm Cohen (storyboard supervision) | WrittenBy_1 = {{StoryTeleplay|ex1label=Written by|ex1=Jack Pendarvis|sb=Bob Camp}} | WrittenBy_2 = {{StoryTeleplay|ex1label=Written by|ex1=Jack Pendarvis|sb=Fred Osmond}} | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2015|7|16}} | Viewers = 2.76<ref>{{#invoke:cite|web|last=Metcalf|first=Mitch|title= SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 100 Thursday Cable Originals (& Network Update): 7.16.2015|url= https://showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-top-100-thursday-cable-originals-network-update-7-16-2015.html|website=ShowBuzzDaily|access-date=September 11, 2022|date=July 17, 2015}}</ref> | ShortSummary = "Lost in Bikini Bottom": SpongeBob tries to take a shortcut to work, but ends up lost in the bad side of town. {{hr}} "Tutor Sauce": Mr. Krabs teaches SpongeBob how to drive, but starts losing his patience. | LineColor = FFAAD7 | RowColor = | RTitle = | NumParts = 2 }} {{#invoke:Episode list|sublist|SpongeBob SquarePants season 9 | EpisodeNumber = 191 | EpisodeNumber2 = 13 | ProdCode_1=325–945 | ProdCode_2=325–923 | Title_1 = Squid Plus One | Title_2 = The Executive Treatment | RTitle = | DirectedBy_1 = Alan Smart and Tom Yasumi (animation), Dave Cunningham (storyboard supervision) | DirectedBy_2 = Alan Smart and Tom Yasumi (animation), Sherm Cohen (storyboard supervision) | WrittenBy_1 = {{StoryTeleplay|ex1label=Written by|ex1=Kyle McCulloch and Jack Pendarvis|sb=Fred Osmond}} | WrittenBy_2 = {{StoryTeleplay|ex1label=Written by|ex1=Jack Pendarvis|sb=Fred Osmond}} | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2015|9|7}} | Viewers = 1.98<ref>{{#invoke:cite|web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/09/09/monday-cable-ratings-college-football-dominates-night-monday-night-raw-love-more/459754/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150911095149/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/09/09/monday-cable-ratings-college-football-dominates-night-monday-night-raw-love-more/459754/|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 11, 2015|title=Monday Cable Ratings: College Football Dominates Night + 'Monday Night RAW', 'Love & Hip Hop: Hollywood', 'Black Ink Crew; & More|last=Kondolojy|first=Amanda|website=TV by the Numbers|date=September 9, 2015|access-date=September 9, 2015}}</ref> | ShortSummary = "Squid Plus One": Squidward receives an invitation to a gallery opening. Not wanting to be seen as a loser, he tries to find a friend to take with him, spending time with both the mailman and Larry. Both attempts fail due to the mailman hating his favorite hobby and Squidward mocking Larry when he wants to make a protein shake—leading Squidward to go to the opening with himself as the plus one. {{hr}} "The Executive Treatment": Mr. Krabs creates a Krabby Patty only for business executives. Patrick buys a tie and glasses, but before he can receive his sandwich, he is confused for a businessman and taken to an office building. Unable to clear up their mistake, Patrick is involved in a boardroom meeting. | LineColor = FFAAD7 | RowColor = | NumParts = 2 }} {{#invoke:Episode list|sublist|SpongeBob SquarePants season 9 | EpisodeNumber = 192 | EpisodeNumber2 = 14 | ProdCode_1=325–919 | ProdCode_2=325–949 | Title_1 = Company Picnic | Title_2 = Pull Up a Barrel | DirectedBy = Alan Smart and Tom Yasumi (animation), Sherm Cohen (storyboard supervision) | WrittenBy_1 = {{StoryTeleplay|ex1label=Written by|ex1=Kyle McCulloch and Jack Pendarvis|sb=Lynne Naylor}} | WrittenBy_2 = {{StoryTeleplay|ex1label=Written by|ex1=Jack Pendarvis|sb=Bob Camp}} | OriginalAirDate_1 = {{Start date|2015|9|25}} | OriginalAirDate_2 = {{Start date|2015|9|18}} | Viewers_1 = 1.61<ref>{{#invoke:cite|web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/09/28/friday-cable-ratings-girl-meets-world-tops-night-bring-it-college-football-more/472789/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150930163831/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/09/28/friday-cable-ratings-girl-meets-world-tops-night-bring-it-college-football-more/472789/|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 30, 2015|title=Friday Cable Ratings: 'Girl Meets World' Tops Night + 'Bring It!', 'College Football' & More|last=Dixon|first=Dani|date=September 28, 2015|website=TV by the Numbers|access-date=September 29, 2015}}</ref> | Viewers_2 = 2.09<ref>{{#invoke:cite|web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/09/21/friday-cable-ratings-college-football-tops-night-sportscenter-girl-meets-world-bering-sea-gold-more/469294/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923033539/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/09/21/friday-cable-ratings-college-football-tops-night-sportscenter-girl-meets-world-bering-sea-gold-more/469294/|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 23, 2015|title=Friday Cable Ratings: College Football Tops Night + 'SportsCenter', 'Girl Meets World', 'Bering Sea Gold' & More|last=Kondolojy|first=Amanda|date=September 21, 2015|website=TV by the Numbers|access-date=September 21, 2015}}</ref> | ShortSummary = "Company Picnic": To boost morale, Mr. Krabs holds a low-budget company picnic. Plankton arrives, holding an extravagant picnic with his two robot employees, in an attempt to get Mr. Krabs and Squidward to work for him. {{hr}} "Pull Up a Barrel": During a thunderstorm, Mr. Krabs tells an old story about his navy days: how his cooking skills were restrained by his mean captain, and how he fought off a pirate invasion. | LineColor = FFAAD7 | RowColor = | AltTitle = | NumParts = 2 }} {{#invoke:Episode list|sublist|SpongeBob SquarePants season 9 | EpisodeNumber = 193 | EpisodeNumber2 = 15 | ProdCode_1=325–933 | ProdCode_2=325–953 | Title_1 = Sanctuary! | Title_2 = What's Eating Patrick? | AltTitle = | DirectedBy_1 = Alan Smart and Tom Yasumi (animation), Dave Cunningham (storyboard supervision) | DirectedBy_2 = Alan Smart and Tom Yasumi (animation), Sherm Cohen (storyboard supervision) | WrittenBy_1 = {{StoryTeleplay|ex1label=Written by|ex1=Kyle McCulloch|sb=Fred Osmond}} | WrittenBy_2 = {{StoryTeleplay|ex1label=Written by|ex1=Kyle McCulloch and Jack Pendarvis|sb=Joe Wierenga}} | OriginalAirDate_1 = {{Start date|2015|10|16}} | OriginalAirDate_2 = {{Start date|2015|10|2}} | Viewers_1 = 1.28<ref>{{#invoke:cite|web|url=http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-top-100-friday-cable-originals-network-update-10-16-2015.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151021002547/http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-top-100-friday-cable-originals-network-update-10-16-2015.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 21, 2015|title=Top 100 Friday Cable Originals & Network Update: 10.16.2015|work=Showbuzz Daily|author=Mitch Metcalf|date=October 19, 2015|access-date=November 14, 2015}}</ref> | Viewers_2 = 1.77<ref>{{#invoke:cite|web|url=http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-top-100-friday-cable-originals-network-update-10-2-2015.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151006063420/http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-top-100-friday-cable-originals-network-update-10-2-2015.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 6, 2015|title=Top 100 Friday Cable Originals & Network Update: 10.2.2015|work=Showbuzz Daily|author=Mitch Metcalf|date=October 5, 2015|access-date=November 14, 2015}}</ref> | ShortSummary = "Sanctuary!": SpongeBob starts to take care of many snails. He slowly grows isolated and loses his sanity, while Squidward suffers allergies from the snail slime. {{hr}} "What's Eating Patrick?": Patrick enters a Krabby Patty-eating competition to restore Bikini Bottom's honor. | LineColor = FFAAD7 | RowColor = | NumParts = 2 }} {{#invoke:Episode list|sublist|SpongeBob SquarePants season 9 | EpisodeNumber = 194 | EpisodeNumber2 = 16 | ProdCode_1=325–959 | ProdCode_2=325–926 | Title_1 = Patrick! The Game | Title_2 = The Sewers of Bikini Bottom | DirectedBy_1 = Alan Smart and Tom Yasumi (animation), Sherm Cohen (storyboard supervision) | DirectedBy_2 = Alan Smart and Tom Yasumi (animation), Dave Cunningham (storyboard supervision) | WrittenBy_1 = {{StoryTeleplay|ex1label=Written by|ex1=Kyle McCulloch|sb=Fred Osmond}} | WrittenBy_2 = {{StoryTeleplay|ex1label=Written by|ex1=Kaz and Derek Iversen|sb=Lynne Naylor}} | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2015|11|11}} | Viewers = 2.05<ref name=Nov11Futon>{{#invoke:cite|web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/11/12/wednesday-cable-ratings-nov-11-2015/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151114021124/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/11/12/wednesday-cable-ratings-nov-11-2015/|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 14, 2015|title=Wednesday cable ratings: 'AHS: Hotel' on top, plus 'Alaskan Bush People,' 'South Park'|last=Porter|first=Rick|website=TV by the Numbers|date=November 12, 2015|access-date=November 14, 2015}}</ref> | ShortSummary = "Patrick! The Game": Patrick creates a new board game consisting of a variety of different games, and invites SpongeBob, Squidward, and Sandy to play it with him. However, Patrick starts to make up rules of the game as they go along. {{hr}} "The Sewers of Bikini Bottom": SpongeBob and Squidward accidentally flush Mr. Krabs's safe containing the Krabby Patty secret formula down the toilet, so they go into the sewers to retrieve it. Meanwhile, Mr. Krabs visits the new Krusty Krab Stadium, which has cheap plumbing systems. | LineColor = FFAAD7 | RowColor = | NumParts = 2 }} {{#invoke:Episode list|sublist|SpongeBob SquarePants season 9 | EpisodeNumber = 195 | EpisodeNumber2 = 17 | ProdCode_1=325–957 | ProdCode_2=325–912 | Title_1 = SpongeBob LongPants | Title_2 = Larry's Gym | DirectedBy_1 = Alan Smart and Tom Yasumi (animation), Dave Cunningham (storyboard supervision) | DirectedBy_2 = Alan Smart and Tom Yasumi (animation), Sherm Cohen (storyboard supervision) | WrittenBy_1 = {{StoryTeleplay|ex1label=Written by|ex1=Kaz|sb=Lynne Naylor}} | WrittenBy_2 = {{StoryTeleplay|ex1label=Written by|ex1=Jack Pendarvis|sb=Fred Osmond}} | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2016|2|15}} | Viewers = 2.93<ref>{{#invoke:cite|web|url=http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-top-150-monday-cable-originals-network-finals-2-15-2016.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160218033755/http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-top-150-monday-cable-originals-network-finals-2-15-2016.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 18, 2016|title=Top 150 Monday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 2.15.2016|work=Showbuzz Daily|author=Mitch Metcalf|date=February 17, 2016|access-date=February 19, 2016}}</ref> | ShortSummary = "SpongeBob LongPants": SpongeBob buys a pair of long pants. He is viewed as fancy and mature, hanging out with a group of wealthy friends, but is conflicted when the Mermaid Man movie he wants to watch is deemed too childish. {{hr}} "Larry's Gym": Larry the Lobster opens a gym. SpongeBob is determined to become stronger, but ends up so muscular that he cannot work properly, while Larry is overwhelmed by amounts of paperwork and is unable to exercise. | LineColor = FFAAD7 | RowColor = | NumParts = 2 }} {{#invoke:Episode list|sublist|SpongeBob SquarePants season 9 | EpisodeNumber = 196 | EpisodeNumber2 = 18 | ProdCode_1=325–928 | ProdCode_2=325–963 | Title_1 = The Fish Bowl | Title_2 = Married to Money | DirectedBy_1 = Alan Smart and Tom Yasumi (animation), Dave Cunningham (storyboard supervision) | DirectedBy_2 = Alan Smart and Tom Yasumi (animation), Sherm Cohen (storyboard supervision) | WrittenBy_1 = {{StoryTeleplay|ex1label=Written by|ex1=Kyle McCulloch and Jack Pendarvis|sb=John Trabbic}} | WrittenBy_2 = {{StoryTeleplay|ex1label=Written by|ex1=Josh Androsky and Daniel Dominguez|sb=Lynne Naylor}} | OriginalAirDate_1 = {{Start date|2016|5|2}} | OriginalAirDate_2 = {{Start date|2016|5|3}} | Viewers_1 = 1.96<ref>{{#invoke:cite|web|url=http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-top-150-monday-cable-originals-network-finals-5-2-2016.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160504055350/http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-top-150-monday-cable-originals-network-finals-5-2-2016.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 4, 2016|title=Top 150 Monday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 5.2.2016|work=Showbuzz Daily|author=Mitch Metcalf|date=May 3, 2016|access-date=May 4, 2016}}</ref> | Viewers_2 = 1.76<ref>{{#invoke:cite|web|url=http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-top-150-tuesday-cable-originals-network-finals-5-3-2016.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160505055720/http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-top-150-tuesday-cable-originals-network-finals-5-3-2016.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 5, 2016|title=Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 5.3.2016|work=Showbuzz Daily|author=Mitch Metcalf|date=May 4, 2016|access-date=May 5, 2016}}</ref> | ShortSummary = "The Fish Bowl": Sandy reads a book on behavioral psychology, and sets up an observation to see how SpongeBob and Patrick act. Patrick is put in charge, leading him to act bossy when Sandy gives them various tasks. {{hr}} "Married to Money": Mr. Krabs meets and falls in love with an anthropomorphic pile of cash named Cashina. Unknown to Mr. Krabs, Cashina is actually a robot piloted by Plankton who intends to scam Mr. Krabs into giving him the Krabby Patty secret formula. | LineColor = FFAAD7 | RowColor = | NumParts = 2 }} {{#invoke:Episode list|sublist|SpongeBob SquarePants season 9 | EpisodeNumber = 197 | EpisodeNumber2 = 19 | ProdCode_1=325–964 | ProdCode_2=325–956 | Title_1 = Mall Girl Pearl | Title_2 = Two Thumbs Down | DirectedBy_1 = Alan Smart and Tom Yasumi (animation), Sherm Cohen (supervising) | DirectedBy_2 = Alan Smart and Tom Yasumi (animation), Dave Cunningham (supervising) | WrittenBy_1 = {{StoryTeleplay|ex1label=Written by|ex1=Clare O'Kane|sb=John Trabbic}} | WrittenBy_2 = {{StoryTeleplay|ex1label=Written by|ex1=Kyle McCulloch|sb=Fred Osmond}} | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2016|3|12}} | Viewers = 3.11<ref>{{#invoke:cite|web|url=http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-top-150-saturday-cable-originals-network-finals-3-12-2016.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160315234953/http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-top-150-saturday-cable-originals-network-finals-3-12-2016.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 15, 2016|title=Top 150 Saturday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 3.12.2016|work=Showbuzz Daily|author=Mitch Metcalf|date=March 15, 2016|access-date=March 17, 2016}}</ref> | ShortSummary = "Mall Girl Pearl": To earn some money and hang out with her friends, Pearl looks for a job at the mall. The only store that is hiring – Grandma's Apron, which is oriented towards elderly women – is unpopular with her friends. {{hr}} "Two Thumbs Down": SpongeBob gives out too many thumbs-ups, causing him to break his thumbs. Unable to work, he falls into a depression until Sandy encourages him to re-train his thumbs. | LineColor = FFAAD7 | RowColor = | NumParts = 2 }} {{#invoke:Episode list|sublist|SpongeBob SquarePants season 9 | EpisodeNumber = 198 | EpisodeNumber2 = 20 | ProdCode_1=325–946 | ProdCode_2=325–961 | Title_1 = Sharks vs. Pods | Title_2 = CopyBob DittoPants | DirectedBy_1 = Tom Yasumi (animation), Sherm Cohen (supervising) | DirectedBy_2 = Alan Smart (animation), Dave Cunningham (supervising) | WrittenBy_1 = {{StoryTeleplay|ex1label=Written by|ex1=Solomon Georgio|sb=Shellie O'Brien}} | WrittenBy_2 = {{StoryTeleplay|ex1label=Written by|ex1=Kaz|sb=Howie Perry}} | OriginalAirDate_1 = {{Start date|2016|5|4}} | OriginalAirDate_2 = {{Start date|2016|5|5}} | Viewers_1 = 1.81<ref>{{#invoke:cite|web|url=http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-top-150-wednesday-cable-originals-network-finals-5-4-2016.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160506075708/http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-top-150-wednesday-cable-originals-network-finals-5-4-2016.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 6, 2016|title=Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 5.4.2016|work=Showbuzz Daily|author=Mitch Metcalf|date=May 5, 2016|access-date=May 6, 2016}}</ref> | Viewers_2 = 1.71<ref>{{#invoke:cite|web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2016/05/06/thursday-cable-ratings-may-5-2016/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160507095609/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2016/05/06/thursday-cable-ratings-may-5-2016/|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 7, 2016|title=Thursday cable ratings: NBA Playoffs continue their dominance, 'Smackdown' rises: 5.5.2016|last=Welch|first=Alex|website=TVbytheNumbers|date=May 5, 2016|access-date=May 17, 2016}}</ref> | ShortSummary = "Sharks vs. Pods": SpongeBob joins a gang called the Sharks, but soon learns that they are feared and hated around town. When SpongeBob mistakenly believes the Sharks kidnapped Gary, SpongeBob prepares to fight with them at a showdown, only to find that it is a dance battle, with Gary as the DJ. {{hr}} "CopyBob DittoPants": Plankton clones SpongeBob using a printer. He sends the clones to get the Krabby Patty formula, although SpongeBob interferes by befriending them. | LineColor = FFAAD7 | RowColor = | NumParts = 2 }} {{#invoke:Episode list|sublist|SpongeBob SquarePants season 9 | EpisodeNumber = 199 | EpisodeNumber2 = 21 | ProdCode_1=325–969 | ProdCode_2=325–968 | Title_1 = Sold! | Title_2 = Lame and Fortune | DirectedBy_1 = Alan Smart and Tom Yasumi (animation), Dave Cunningham (supervising) | DirectedBy_2 = Alan Smart and Tom Yasumi (animation), Sherm Cohen (supervising) | WrittenBy_1 = {{StoryTeleplay|ex1label=Written by|ex1=Kyle McCulloch and Kaz|sb=Shellie O'Brien}} | WrittenBy_2 = {{StoryTeleplay|ex1label=Written by|ex1=Mr. Lawrence|sb=Chong Lee}} | OriginalAirDate_1 = {{Start date|2016|5|6}} | OriginalAirDate_2 = {{Start date|2016|7|11}} | Viewers_1 = 1.80<ref>{{#invoke:cite|web|url=http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-top-150-friday-cable-originals-network-finals-5-6-2016.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160512061104/http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-top-150-friday-cable-originals-network-finals-5-6-2016.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 12, 2016|title=Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 5.6.2016|work=Showbuzz Daily|author=Mitch Metcalf|date=May 9, 2016|access-date=May 9, 2016}}</ref> | Viewers_2 = 1.96<ref>{{#invoke:cite|web|url=http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-top-150-monday-cable-originals-network-finals-7-11-2016.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160715015904/http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-top-150-monday-cable-originals-network-finals-7-11-2016.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 15, 2016|title=Top 150 Monday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 7.11.2016|work=Showbuzz Daily|author=Mitch Metcalf|date=July 12, 2016|access-date=July 13, 2016}}</ref> | ShortSummary = "Sold!": A TV commercial misleads SpongeBob and Patrick into thinking that their houses have been sold. They move into the Krusty Krab and make a house out of trash, but when they want to visit their old houses, Squidward tells them that the houses have already been bought. He acts as both a German family in SpongeBob's house and a rock star in Patrick's house to maintain the lie, but it backfires when SpongeBob and Patrick literally flip his house. {{hr}} "Lame and Fortune": A crate of fortune cookies falls into SpongeBob's backyard. He shares them with Mr. Krabs, who finds that all the fortunes magically come true. To sabotage his business, Plankton begins writing insulting and negative fortunes, culminating in a death threat against Krabs unless he gives up the formula. | LineColor = FFAAD7 | RowColor = | NumParts = 2 }} {{#invoke:Episode list|sublist|SpongeBob SquarePants season 9 | EpisodeNumber = 200 | EpisodeNumber2 = 22 | ProdCode_1 = 325–972 | ProdCode_2 = 325–973 | Title = Goodbye, Krabby Patty? | AltTitle = | DirectedBy = Alan Smart and Tom Yasumi (animation), Sherm Cohen and Dave Cunningham (supervising) | WrittenBy = {{StoryTeleplay|ex1label=Written by|ex1=Kyle McCulloch|sb=Fred Osmond}} | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2017|2|20}} | Viewers = 2.67<ref>{{#invoke:cite|web|url=http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-top-150-monday-cable-originals-network-finals-2-20-2017.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170223025231/http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-top-150-monday-cable-originals-network-finals-2-20-2017.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 23, 2017|title=Top 150 Monday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 2.20.2017|work=Showbuzz Daily|author=Mitch Metcalf|date=February 22, 2017|access-date=February 22, 2017}}</ref> | ShortSummary = Mr. Krabs notes the convenience of frozen food and, with the help of ad executive Don Grouper, starts a popular line of microwavable Frozen Krabby Patties. SpongeBob is dismayed when the Krusty Krab is turned into a museum and gift shop, and he is not allowed to make fresh Krabby Patties anymore. Meanwhile, Patrick becomes rich and famous for acting in Frozen Krabby Patty advertisements, costing his friendship with SpongeBob. | LineColor = FFAAD7 | NumParts = 2 | RowColor = }} {{#invoke:Episode list|sublist|SpongeBob SquarePants season 9 | EpisodeNumber = 201 | EpisodeNumber2 = 23 | ProdCode_1=325–966 | ProdCode_2=325–958 | Title_1 = Sandy's Nutmare | Title_2 = Bulletin Board | DirectedBy_1 = Alan Smart and Tom Yasumi (animation), Sherm Cohen (supervising) | DirectedBy_2 = Alan Smart and Tom Yasumi (animation), Dave Cunningham (supervising) | WrittenBy_1 = {{StoryTeleplay|ex1label=Written by|ex1=Andrew Goodman|sb=John Trabbic}} | WrittenBy_2 = {{StoryTeleplay|ex1label=Written by|ex1=Jack Pendarvis|sb=Ed Baker}} | OriginalAirDate_1 = {{Start date|2016|7|12}} | OriginalAirDate_2 = {{Start date|2016|10|1}} | Viewers_1 = 2.00<ref>{{#invoke:cite|web|url=http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-top-150-tuesday-cable-originals-network-finals-7-12-2016.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160715051758/http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-top-150-tuesday-cable-originals-network-finals-7-12-2016.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 15, 2016|title=Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 7.12.2016|work=Showbuzz Daily|author=Mitch Metcalf|date=July 13, 2016|access-date=July 13, 2016}}</ref> | Viewers_2 = 2.11<ref>{{#invoke:cite|web|url=http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-top-150-saturday-cable-originals-network-finals-10-1-2016.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161004201553/http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-top-150-saturday-cable-originals-network-finals-10-1-2016.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 4, 2016|title=Top 150 Saturday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 10.1.2016|work=Showbuzz Daily|author=Mitch Metcalf|date=October 4, 2016|access-date=October 4, 2016}}</ref> | ShortSummary = "Sandy's Nutmare": Following a surplus of acorns from an experimental fertilizer, Sandy produces a nut-based food product called Nutty Butter, which becomes popular around town. However, when her tree's health starts to suffer, Sandy is unsure whether to keep producing Nutty Butter or save her tree. {{hr}} "Bulletin Board": A community bulletin board is posted inside the Krusty Krab. While it attracts positive comments at first, an anonymous user begins bullying and insulting people. SpongeBob, Squidward, and Mr. Krabs hold a stakeout to find out who it is. | LineColor = FFAAD7 | RowColor = | NumParts = 2 }} {{#invoke:Episode list|sublist|SpongeBob SquarePants season 9 | EpisodeNumber = 202 | EpisodeNumber2 = 24 | ProdCode_1=325–967 | ProdCode_2=325–970 | Title_1 = Food Con Castaways | Title_2 = Snail Mail | DirectedBy_1 = Alan Smart (animation), Sherm Cohen (supervising) | DirectedBy_2 = Tom Yasumi (animation), Dave Cunningham (supervising) | WrittenBy_1 = {{StoryTeleplay|ex1label=Written by|ex1=Daniel Dominguez and Josh Androsky|sb=Chris Allison and Ryan Kramer}} | WrittenBy_2 = {{StoryTeleplay|ex1label=Written by|ex1=Clare O'Kane|sb=Chong Lee}} | OriginalAirDate_1 = {{Start date|2016|7|13}} | OriginalAirDate_2 = {{Start date|2016|10|22}} | Viewers_1 = 2.02<ref>{{#invoke:cite|web|url=http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-top-150-wednesday-cable-originals-network-finals-7-13-2016.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160715052047/http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-top-150-wednesday-cable-originals-network-finals-7-13-2016.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 15, 2016|title=Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 7.13.2016|work=Showbuzz Daily|author=Mitch Metcalf|date=July 14, 2016|access-date=July 14, 2016}}</ref> | Viewers_2 = 1.67<ref>{{#invoke:cite|web|url=http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-top-150-saturday-cable-originals-network-finals-10-22-2016.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161025235936/http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-top-150-saturday-cable-originals-network-finals-10-22-2016.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 25, 2016|title=Top 150 Saturday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 10.22.2016|work=Showbuzz Daily|author=Mitch Metcalf|date=October 25, 2016|access-date=October 26, 2016}}</ref> | ShortSummary = "Food Con Castaways": SpongeBob, Mr. Krabs, Squidward, and Patrick head to Food Con, where Mr. Krabs plans to present the Krabby Patty and win an award. Patrick eats all the Krabby Patties on the way, leaving only one, which the group must protect while they are stranded in the forest. {{hr}} "Snail Mail": Gary's slime deforms a letter on SpongeBob's note to his pen pal, from "frying" to "flying." SpongeBob does not want to disappoint his pen pal and admit the mistake, so Sandy teaches him how to be a pilot in time for the Bikini Bottom Air Show. | LineColor = FFAAD7 | RowColor = | NumParts = 2 }} {{#invoke:Episode list|sublist|SpongeBob SquarePants season 9 | EpisodeNumber = 203 | EpisodeNumber2 = 25 | ProdCode_1=325–954 | ProdCode_2=325–971 | Title_1 = Pineapple Invasion | Title_2 = Salsa Imbecilicus | DirectedBy_1 = Alan Smart (animation), Sherm Cohen (supervising) | DirectedBy_2 = Tom Yasumi (animation), Dave Cunningham (supervising) | WrittenBy_1 = {{StoryTeleplay|ex1label=Written by|ex1=Kaz|sb=Fred Osmond}} | WrittenBy_2 = {{StoryTeleplay|ex1label=Written by|ex1=Kaz|sb=Brian Morante}} | OriginalAirDate_1 = {{Start date|2016|7|14}} | OriginalAirDate_2 = {{Start date|2016|7|15}} | Viewers_1 = 2.24<ref>{{#invoke:cite|web|url=http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-top-150-thursday-cable-originals-network-finals-7-14-2016.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160716014827/http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-top-150-thursday-cable-originals-network-finals-7-14-2016.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 16, 2016|title=Top 150 Thursday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 7.14.2016|work=Showbuzz Daily|author=Mitch Metcalf|date=July 15, 2016|access-date=July 15, 2016}}</ref> | Viewers_2 = 1.83<ref>{{#invoke:cite|web|url=http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-top-150-friday-cable-originals-network-finals-7-15-2016.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160721084544/http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-top-150-friday-cable-originals-network-finals-7-15-2016.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 21, 2016|title=Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 7.15.2016|work=Showbuzz Daily|author=Mitch Metcalf|date=July 18, 2016|access-date=July 18, 2016}}</ref> | ShortSummary = "Pineapple Invasion": Mr. Krabs has SpongeBob keep the secret formula safe in his house. While SpongeBob is away, Gary is left to defend the house from Plankton. {{hr}} "Salsa Imbecilicus": Plankton creates a sauce that lowers the intelligence of whoever eats it. The fumes are sucked into an air vent, absorbed by a cloud, and rain on Bikini Bottom, turning everyone as stupid as Patrick. Sandy and Karen are the only ones not affected, and must re-educate the town. | LineColor = FFAAD7 | RowColor = | NumParts = 2 }} {{#invoke:Episode list|sublist|SpongeBob SquarePants season 9 | EpisodeNumber = 204 | EpisodeNumber2 = 26 | ProdCode_1=325–962 | ProdCode_2=325–965 | Title_1 = Mutiny on the Krusty | Title_2 = The Whole Tooth | RTitle = | DirectedBy_1 = Tom Yasumi (animation), Sherm Cohem (supervising) | DirectedBy_2 = Alan Smart (animation), Dave Cunningham (supervising) | WrittenBy_1 = {{StoryTeleplay|ex1label=Written by|ex1=Kaz|sb=Fred Osmond}} | WrittenBy_2 = {{StoryTeleplay|ex1label=Written by|ex1=Kyle McCulloch|sb=John Trabbic}} | OriginalAirDate_1 = {{Start date|2016|10|8}} | OriginalAirDate_2 = {{Start date|2016|12|3}} | Viewers_1 = 1.94<ref>{{#invoke:cite|web|url=http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-top-150-saturday-cable-originals-network-finals-10-8-2016.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161011200014/http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-top-150-saturday-cable-originals-network-finals-10-8-2016.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 11, 2016|title=Top 150 Saturday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 10.8.2016|work=Showbuzz Daily|author=Mitch Metcalf|date=October 11, 2016|access-date=October 11, 2016}}</ref> | Viewers_2 = 2.12<ref>{{#invoke:cite|web|url=http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-top-150-saturday-cable-originals-network-finals-12-3-2016.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161209114238/http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-top-150-saturday-cable-originals-network-finals-12-3-2016.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 9, 2016|title=Top 150 Saturday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 12.3.2016|work=Showbuzz Daily|author=Mitch Metcalf|date=December 6, 2016|access-date=December 6, 2016}}</ref> | ShortSummary = "Mutiny on the Krusty": The Krusty Krab is caught in a rip current, trapping everyone inside. Annoyed by Mr. Krabs's greedy and rude nature, the customers seek new leadership. {{hr}} "The Whole Tooth": Patrick has a toothache, and a visit to the dentist reveals that he needs his last baby tooth removed. Although he is frightened, Patrick is able to go through with his dental appointment with encouragement from SpongeBob. | LineColor = FFAAD7 | RowColor = | AltTitle = | NumParts = 2 }} {{End|Episode table|html=y}}</onlyinclude>

== 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".

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;" |- style="background:#FFAAD7; color:#000;" | colspan="4" | '''''SpongeBob SquarePants: The Complete Ninth Season''''' |- valign="top" | style="text-align:center; width:400px;" colspan="3" | '''Set details''' | style="width:300px; text-align:center;" | '''Special features''' |- valign="top" | colspan="3" style="text-align:left; width:400px;" | * 26 episodes * 4-disc set * 1.78:1 aspect ratio * Languages: ** English (Dolby Digital 5.1) ** Spanish (Dolby Stereo) ** French (Dolby Stereo) | rowspan="4" style="text-align:left; width:300px;" | * "Goodbye, Krabby Patty?" shorts: ** "Frozen Krabby Patty" ** "More Feeling" ** "What Else Can a Krabby Patty Do?" ** "Krabby Patty Report" ** "Krabby Patty Jingle" |- | colspan="3" style="text-align:center;" | '''Release dates''' |- | style="text-align:center;" | Region 1 | style="text-align:center;" | Region 2 | style="text-align:center;" | Region 4 |- style="text-align:center;" || October 10, 2017<ref>{{#invoke:cite|web|url=http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/SpongeBob-SquarePants-Season-9/23492|title=SpongeBob SquarePants – 'Season 9' DVD Date, Artwork from Nickelodeon/Paramount|website=www.tvshowsondvd.com|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170727222316/http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/SpongeBob-SquarePants-Season-9/23492|archive-date=July 27, 2017}}</ref> || TBA || October 7, 2020<ref>{{#invoke:cite|web|url=https://www.sanity.com.au/products/2531310/Spongebob-Squarepants---Season-9|title=Spongebob Squarepants – Season 9}}</ref> |}

== Notes == {{reflist|group=nb}} {{Notelist|group=lower-alpha|refs= <ref group="lower-alpha" name="credits">Information is taken from the opening credits of each episode.</ref> }}

== References == {{Reflist}}

== External links == * [https://www.metacritic.com/tv/spongebob-squarepants/season-9 Season 9] at Metacritic

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