{{Short description|Season of television series}} {{Use American English|date=April 2015}} {{Use mdy dates|date=December 2013}} {{Infobox television season | bgcolour = #a1dffb | image = SpongeBob S7.jpg | caption = DVD cover | num_episodes = 26 (50 segments) | showrunner = Paul Tibbitt | 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|2009|7|19}} | last_aired = {{end date|2011|6|11}} | prev_season = Season 6 | next_season = Season 8 | episode_list = List of SpongeBob SquarePants episodes }} The seventh season of the American animated television series ''SpongeBob SquarePants'', created by marine biologist and animator Stephen Hillenburg, began airing on Nickelodeon in the United States on July 19, 2009, and ended on June 11, 2011. It contained 26 half-hour episodes, with a miniseries titled Legends of Bikini Bottom. The series chronicles the exploits and adventures of the title character and his various 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. In 2011, ''Legends of Bikini Bottom'', an anthology series consisting of episodes from the season, was launched. A number of guest stars appeared on the season's episodes. Several compilation DVDs that contained episodes from the season were released. The ''SpongeBob SquarePants: Complete Seventh Season'' DVD was released in Region 1 on December 6, 2011, Region 2 on September 17, 2012, and Region 4 on September 12, 2012.
The series won the 2010 Kids' Choice Awards in the category of Favorite Cartoon. The episode "That Sinking Feeling" was nominated at the 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Short-format Animated Program. Furthermore, at the 38th Annie Awards, the show won for Best Animated Television Production for Children.
== Production == The season aired on Nickelodeon, which is owned by Viacom, and was produced by United Plankton Pictures and Nickelodeon Animation Studio. The season's executive producers were series creator Stephen Hillenburg and Paul Tibbitt, who also acted as the series' showrunner.<ref>{{#invoke:cite|web|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|work=Digital Spy|access-date=May 25, 2013|date=April 3, 2011}}</ref> On March 13, 2008, during the broadcast of the sixth season, the network renewed the show for a seventh season, with 26 episodes in order.<ref name=New4>{{#invoke:cite|web|last=Zeus|first=Maxie|title=Nick Orders New Eps of "SpongeBob," "OddParents" and Other Series|url=http://www.news.toonzone.net/article.php?ID=22274|work=Toon Zone|access-date=November 9, 2013|date=March 13, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080616023120/http://www.news.toonzone.net/article.php?ID=22274|archive-date=June 16, 2008 }}</ref><ref name=New5>{{#invoke:cite|web|last=Luna|first=Kyle|title=Nickelodeon Upfront 2008|url=http://www.animationinsider.net/article.php?articleID=1656|work=Animation Insider|access-date=November 9, 2013|date=March 13, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130512191352/http://www.animationinsider.net/article.php?articleID=1656|archive-date=May 12, 2013}}</ref> Cyma Zarghami, president of Nickelodeon & MTVN Kids and Family Group, said, "The strength of the Nickelodeon brand comes from how we embrace everything important to kids, and how we are with them virtually everywhere they want us to be. Our open philosophy to give audiences access to everything they love, and our commitment to making relevant and innovative content, have put us at the top of cable, VOD and online. Nickelodeon has strong momentum as a brand and as a business, and we have a great foundation built on great talent and relationships with some of the best creative leaders in our industry."<ref name=New2>{{#invoke:cite|web|last=Ball|first=Ryan|title=Nick Renews Toons|url=http://www.animationmagazine.net/tv/nick-renews-toons/|work=Animation Magazine|access-date=November 9, 2013|date=March 13, 2008}}</ref><ref name=New3>{{#invoke:cite|web|title=Nickelodeon renews "SpongeBob SquarePants," "Fairly OddParents"|url=http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/tvguy/2008/03/13/nickelodeon-ren/|work=Orlando Sentinel|access-date=November 9, 2013|date=March 13, 2008|archive-date=November 10, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131110063711/http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/tvguy/2008/03/13/nickelodeon-ren/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
In a statement, Brown Johnson, president of animation for Nickelodeon, said, "We are thrilled to be making another season of ''SpongeBob SquarePants''–a series we hope to make for a long time."<ref name=New1>{{#invoke:cite|web|title=Nickelodeon Picks-Up Returning Animated Hits Including Seventh Seasons of SpongeBob SquarePants and The Fairly OddParents, Plus More Episodes of New Nicktoon Back at the Barnyard and the Preschool Favorite The Backyardigans |url=http://www.viacom.com/news/Pages/newstext.aspx?RID=1118469 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080315070506/http://www.viacom.com/news/Pages/newstext.aspx?RID=1118469 |url-status=dead |archive-date=March 15, 2008 |publisher=Viacom |access-date=November 9, 2013 |date=March 13, 2008 |location=New York, NY }}</ref> On July 19, 2009, the season premiered with "Tentacle-Vision" and "I Heart Dancing". The former was written by Luke Brookshier, Nate Cash and Derek Iversen, with Alan Smart serving as animation director.<ref>{{cite AV media | date=December 6, 2011 | title=SpongeBob SquarePants: The Complete Seventh Season ("Tentacle-Vision" credits)|medium=DVD|location=United States | publisher=Paramount Home Entertainment/Nickelodeon}}</ref> "I Heart Dancing" was written by Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas, Mr. Lawrence, and was directed by Tom Yasumi.<ref>{{cite AV media | date=December 6, 2011 | title=SpongeBob SquarePants: The Complete Seventh Season ("I Heart Dancing" credits) |medium=DVD|location=United States | publisher=Paramount Home Entertainment/Nickelodeon}}</ref> "Growth Spout", "Stuck in the Wringer", "Someone's in the Kitchen with Sandy", and "The Inside Job" also premiered on the same day as part of the ''Ultimate SpongeBob Sponge Bash'' marathon, that celebrate the series' tenth anniversary including the premiere of ten brand new episodes.
In 2011, Nickelodeon debuted an anthology series, ''Legends of Bikini Bottom'', of six seventh-season episodes in the show.<ref name=PR1>{{#invoke:cite|web|title=Who Lives in a Pineapple Under the Sea and has 16 Million Facebook Friends?|url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/who-lives-in-a-pineapple-under-the-sea-and-has-16-million-facebook-friends-114300099.html|publisher=PR Newswire|access-date=September 8, 2013|date=January 20, 2011}}</ref><ref name=PR2>{{#invoke:cite|web|last=DeMott|first=Rick|title=Legends of Bikini Bottom To Debut on Facebook Before Nick|url=http://www.awn.com/news/cartoons/legends-bikini-bottom-debut-facebook-nick|publisher=Animation World Network|access-date=September 8, 2013|date=January 21, 2011}}</ref> It was released on January 27, 2011, on the online social networking service Facebook before it aired on the cable channel Nickelodeon.<ref name=PR1/><ref name=PR2/><ref>{{#invoke:cite|web|title=SpongeBob Legends of Bikini Bottom Premieres on Facebook: Let's Make Krabby Patties!|url=http://www.babble.com/best-recipes/spongebob-legends-of-bikini-bottom-premieres-on-facebook-lets-make-krabby-patties/|publisher=Babble.com|access-date=September 8, 2013|date=January 28, 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921060250/http://www.babble.com/best-recipes/spongebob-legends-of-bikini-bottom-premieres-on-facebook-lets-make-krabby-patties/|archive-date=September 21, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:cite|web|last=Sullivan|first=Danielle|title=SpongeBob Legends Of Bikini Bottom: If You Missed New Episode, Find It On Facebook|url=http://www.babble.com/mom/spongebob-legends-of-bikini-bottom-if-you-missed-new-episode-find-it-on-facebook/|publisher=Babble.com|access-date=September 8, 2013|date=January 28, 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130915110734/http://www.babble.com/mom/spongebob-legends-of-bikini-bottom-if-you-missed-new-episode-find-it-on-facebook/|archive-date=September 15, 2013}}</ref> "Trenchbillies" was the first episode to air on Facebook and was written by Aaron Springer and Richard Pursel, with Andrew Overtoom serving as animation director.<ref name=DVD>''SpongeBob SquarePants: Legends of Bikini Bottom''. DVD. Paramount Home Entertainment, 2010.</ref> Nickelodeon said on January 27 that ''SpongeBob SquarePants'' has more than 16 million "friends" on Facebook.<ref>{{#invoke:cite|web|title=SpongeBob gives Facebook friends a special treat|url=https://www.csmonitor.com/The-Culture/Latest-News-Wires/2011/0129/SpongeBob-gives-Facebook-friends-a-special-treat|work=The Christian Science Monitor|access-date=September 8, 2013|date=January 29, 2011}}</ref><ref name=IBTimes>{{#invoke:cite|web|title=SpongeBob 'Legends of Bikini Bottom' hits Facebook before TV|url=http://www.ibtimes.com/spongebob-legends-bikini-bottom-hits-facebook-tv-261003|work=International Business Times|access-date=September 8, 2013|date=January 29, 2011}}</ref><ref name=AllVoices>{{#invoke:cite|web|last=Lincaster|first=Michelle|title=SpongeBob SquarePants "Legends of Bikini Bottom" premiers on Facebook|url=http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/8037412-spongebob-squarepants-legends-of-bikini-bottom-premiers-on-facebook|access-date=September 8, 2013|date=January 29, 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921060509/http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/8037412-spongebob-squarepants-legends-of-bikini-bottom-premiers-on-facebook|archive-date=September 21, 2013}}</ref> The decision of airing the series online was aimed at attracting "the young and the restless hooked to the internet and the social media."<ref name=IBTimes/> In a press release, Brown Johnson said, "The anthology format of ''Legends of Bikini Bottom'' provides a great opportunity to try something new where we can give ''SpongeBob''{{'}}s 16 million fans on Facebook a first look, in addition to new content on-air".<ref name=PR1/><ref name=PR2/><ref>{{#invoke:cite|web|last=MacIntyre|first=April|title=Goodwin and Sedaris on Bikini Bottom SpongeBob special, Jan. 28|url=http://www.monstersandcritics.com/smallscreen/news/article_1615185.php/Goodwin-and-Sedaris-on-Bikini-Bottom-SpongeBob-special-Jan-28|work=Monsters and Critics|access-date=September 8, 2013|date=January 27, 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921060639/http://www.monstersandcritics.com/smallscreen/news/article_1615185.php/Goodwin-and-Sedaris-on-Bikini-Bottom-SpongeBob-special-Jan-28|archive-date=September 21, 2013}}</ref> Each episode was available for two weeks on Facebook.<ref name=Cavna>{{#invoke:cite|news|last=Cavna|first=Michael|title=SpongeBob SquarePants: New episode debuts tonight on Facebook|url=http://voices.washingtonpost.com/comic-riffs/2011/01/spongebob_squarepants_new_epis.html|newspaper=The Washington Post|access-date=September 8, 2013|date=January 27, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:cite|web|title="Spongebob Legends Of Bikini Bottom" Airs On Facebook|url=http://entertainment.gaeatimes.com/2011/01/29/spongebob-legends-of-bikini-bottom-airs-on-facebook-265294/|work=The Gaea Times|access-date=September 8, 2013|date=January 29, 2011}}</ref> The other four called "Sponge-Cano!", "The Main Drain", "The Monster Who Came to Bikini Bottom" and "Welcome to the Bikini Bottom Triangle" premiered on Nickelodeon in an hour-long special on January 28, 2011.<ref name=PR1/><ref name=PR2/><ref>{{#invoke:cite|web|title=Nickelodeon to Debut 'Spongebob' Episode on Facebook, Followed by Prime-Time TV Special; Stars of the New Episodes Include Amy Sedaris and 'Big Love's' Ginnifer Goodwin|url=http://www.tvweek.com/blogs/tvbizwire/2011/01/nickelodeon-to-debut-spongebob.php|work=TV Week|access-date=September 8, 2013|archive-date=November 10, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131110071835/http://www.tvweek.com/blogs/tvbizwire/2011/01/nickelodeon-to-debut-spongebob.php|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:cite|web|last=Basile|first=Nancy|title="Legends of Bikini Bottom" Premieres Tonight|url=http://animatedtv.about.com/b/2011/01/28/legends-of-bikini-bottom-premieres-tonight.htm|publisher=About.com|access-date=September 8, 2013|date=January 28, 2011|archive-date=November 18, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121118172155/http://animatedtv.about.com/b/2011/01/28/legends-of-bikini-bottom-premieres-tonight.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref>
Animation was handled overseas 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 |work=The Hollywood Reporter |access-date=May 22, 2013 |date=January 15, 2004 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080310222309/http://www.roughdraftstudios.com/press/press_20040115.html |archive-date=March 10, 2008 }}</ref> Animation directors credited with episodes in the seventh season included Andrew Overtoom, Alan Smart, and Tom Yasumi. Episodes were written by a team of writers, which consisted of Casey Alexander, Steven Banks, Luke Brookshier, Nate Cash, Zeus Cervas, Sean Charmatz, Derek Ivesen, Mr. Lawrence, Dani Michaeli, Richard Pursel, and Aaron Springer. The season was storyboarded by Alexander, Brookshier, Cash, Cervas, Charmatz, and Springer.<ref group="lower-alpha" name="credits" />
== Cast == {{multiple image | image1=AdamWestCCJul2011.jpg | width1=199 | image2=Burt Ward (2005) Lightened.jpg | width2=203 | footer=In the seventh season episode "Back to the Past", the young Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy were voiced by Adam West and Burt Ward, the original Batman and Robin, respectively. }} The seventh 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|work=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=http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/rodger-bumpass/credits/172630|work=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 is SpongeBob's boss at the Krusty Krab;<ref>{{#invoke:cite|web|title=Clancy Brown: Credits|url=http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/clancy-brown/credits/144992|work=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=http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/mr-lawrence/credits/185734|work=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=http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/jill-talley/credits/208596|work=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=http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/carolyn-lawrence/credits/212823|work=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=http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/mary-jo-catlett/credits/190527|work=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=http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/lori-alan/credits/216395|work=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|work=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, in the episode "Back to the Past", Ernest Borgnine and Tim Conway returned, reprising their respective roles as Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy.<ref name=Back>{{cite AV media | date=December 6, 2011 | title=SpongeBob SquarePants: The Complete Seventh Season ("Back to the Past" credits) |medium=DVD|location=United States |publisher=Paramount Home Entertainment/Nickelodeon}}</ref> The episode is also guest starred by the original ''Batman'' series stars Adam West as the young Mermaid Man and Burt Ward as the young Barnacle Boy.<ref>{{#invoke:cite|web|last=Hicks|first=Tony|title=When superheroes become comedians|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-21523856.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140512032549/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-21523856.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 12, 2014|work=Oakland Tribune|access-date=November 10, 2013|date=April 12, 2010|via=HighBeam}}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:cite|web|last=Booher|first=Steeve|title=Color Crew Doesn't Cut It|url=https://www.questia.com/read/1P2-33903684|work=St. Joseph News-Press|access-date=November 10, 2013|date=November 18, 2012}}{{dead link|date=July 2021}}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:cite|web|last=McMullen|first=Marion|title=YOU'RE SMARTER FOR10; What Do You Buy a Super-Hero Who Has Everything? MARION MCMULLEN Says Happy Birthday to a 64-Year-Old Crime-Fighter Who Has Been Fighting Gotham City Villains since the 1930s|url=https://www.questia.com/read/1G1-328465173|work=South Wales Echo|access-date=November 10, 2013|date=May 3, 2013}}{{dead link|date=July 2021}}</ref> Borgnine and Conway later voiced their recurring roles in the episode "The Bad Guy Club for Villains".<ref>{{cite AV media | date=December 6, 2011 | title=SpongeBob SquarePants: The Complete Seventh Season ("The Bad Guy Club for Villains" credits) |medium=DVD|location=United States |publisher=Paramount Home Entertainment/Nickelodeon}}</ref> Brian Doyle-Murray also reprised his role as the Flying Dutchman for "The Curse of Bikini Bottom".<ref>{{#invoke:cite|web|title=Brian Doyle-Murray: Credits|url=http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/brian-doyle-murray/credits/142746|work=TV Guide|access-date=May 22, 2013}}</ref> Comedian and actress Laraine Newman voices the character of Plankton's grandma in "Gramma's Secret Recipe".<ref>{{cite AV media | date=December 6, 2011 | title=SpongeBob SquarePants: The Complete Seventh Season ("Gramma's Secret Recipe" credits) |medium=DVD|location=United States |publisher=Paramount Home Entertainment/Nickelodeon}}</ref> In the anthology series ''Legends of Bikini Bottom'', actresses Amy Sedaris and Ginnifer Goodwin guest star. Sedaris appears in the episode "Trenchbillies" as the voice of Ma Angler.<ref name=PR1/><ref name=PR2/><ref name=SedarisGoodwin>{{#invoke:cite|web|last=MacKenzie|first=Carina Adly|title='SpongeBob: Legends of Bikini Bottom': Amy Sedaris and Ginnifer Goodwin star in Facebook-premiered series|url=http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2011/01/spongebob-legends-of-bikini-bottom-amy-sedaris-and-ginnifer-goodwin-star-in-facebook-premiered-serie.html|publisher=Zap2it|access-date=September 8, 2013|date=January 28, 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130815163426/http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2011/01/spongebob-legends-of-bikini-bottom-amy-sedaris-and-ginnifer-goodwin-star-in-facebook-premiered-serie.html|archive-date=August 15, 2013}}</ref> Goodwin also guest stars as the voice of a purple-haired mermaid in the episode "Welcome to the Bikini Bottom Triangle".<ref name=PR1/><ref name=PR2/><ref name=SedarisGoodwin/> She lends her voice to a teenage mermaid who steals from others through Bikini Bottom's version of the Bermuda Triangle.<ref name=PR1/><ref name=PR2/><ref name=SedarisGoodwin/><ref>{{#invoke:cite|web|last=Stanhope|first=Kate|title=Video Exclusive: Ginnifer Goodwin Dives into SpongeBob SquarePants|url=http://www.tvguide.com/news/ginnifer-goodwin-spongebob-1028319.aspx|work=TV Guide|access-date=September 8, 2013|date=January 25, 2011}}</ref> In "The Curse of Hex", ''Saturday Night Live''{{'}}s Kristen Wiig guest stars as the voice of Madame Hagfish.<ref>{{cite AV media | date=December 6, 2011 | title=SpongeBob SquarePants: The Complete Seventh Season ("The Curse of Hex" credits) |medium=DVD|location=United States |publisher=Paramount Home Entertainment/Nickelodeon}}</ref> Marion Ross voiced her recurring role as Grandma SquarePants, SpongeBob's grandmother, in "The Abrasive Side".<ref>{{cite AV media | date=December 6, 2011 | title=SpongeBob SquarePants: The Complete Seventh Season ("The Abrasive Side" credits) |medium=DVD|location=United States |publisher=Paramount Home Entertainment/Nickelodeon}}</ref>
== 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=#A1DFFB |overall=5 |season=5 |title=16 |director=15 |writer=30 |airdate=13 |prodcode=6 |viewers=10 |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> |country=U.S. |directorT=Animation directors |titleR= |directorR=<ref group="lower-alpha" name="credits" /> |writerR=<ref group="lower-alpha" name="credits" /> |airdateR=<ref name=tunes>{{#invoke:cite|web|title=''SpongeBob SquarePants'', Season 7|url=https://itunes.apple.com/ca/tv-season/spongebob-squarepants-season/id322975888|work=iTunes|publisher=Apple Inc.|access-date=November 26, 2013}}</ref> }} {{Episode table/part|subtitle=Episodes 1–13|c=#A1DFFB}} {{#invoke:Episode list|sublist|SpongeBob SquarePants season 7 | EpisodeNumber = 127 | EpisodeNumber2 = 1 | ProdCode_1 = 223–704 | ProdCode_2 = 223–703 | Title_1 = Tentacle-Vision | Title_2 = I ♥ Dancing | DirectedBy_1 = Alan Smart | DirectedBy_2 = Tom Yasumi | WrittenBy_1 = {{StoryTeleplay|ex1label=Written by|ex1=Luke Brookshier, Nate Cash, and Derek Iversen|sb=Luke Brookshier and Nate Cash <small>(directors)</small>}} | WrittenBy_2 = {{StoryTeleplay|ex1label=Written by|ex1=Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas, and Mr. Lawrence|sb=Casey Alexander and Zeus Cervas <small>(directors)</small>}} | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2009|7|19}} | Viewers_1 = 5.17<ref name="ssp">{{#invoke:cite|web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2009/07/21/wizards-on-deck-w-hannah-montana-sets-annual-cable-top-spongebob-cannot-be-stopped/23180/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120606142934/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2009/07/21/wizards-on-deck-w-hannah-montana-sets-annual-cable-top-spongebob-cannot-be-stopped/23180/|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 6, 2012|title=''Wizards On Deck'' w/ ''Hannah Montana'' Sets Cable Top; ''SpongeBob'' Cannot Be Stopped|author=Gorman, Bill|date=July 21, 2009|access-date=November 9, 2010|work=TV by the Numbers|publisher=Zap2it}}</ref> | Viewers_2 = 2.89<ref name="116B-127B">{{cite report|title=Nickelodeon Ratings Report (July 13–19, 2009)|publisher=Nielsen Media Research}}</ref> | ShortSummary = "Tentacle-Vision": Squidward becomes the star of his own talk show, but everyone else wants to join in and they ruin the set. In the end, the show gets restructured into a televised house party, without Squidward. {{hr}} "I ♥ Dancing": Squidward is envious when he learns that SpongeBob is invited to a dance audition, and deliberately overworks him so that he can take his place. Squidward passes the audition, but is then given to a production led by his arch rival Squilliam Fancyson, who clearly plans to overwork him just as he did to SpongeBob. | LineColor = A1DFFB | AltTitle = I Heart Dancing<ref name=tunes/> | NumParts = 2 }} {{#invoke:Episode list|sublist|SpongeBob SquarePants season 7 | EpisodeNumber = 128 | EpisodeNumber2 = 2 | ProdCode_1 = 223–705 | ProdCode_2 = 223–701 | Title_1 = Growth Spout | Title_2 = Stuck in the Wringer | DirectedBy_1 = Andrew Overtoom | DirectedBy_2 = Alan Smart | WrittenBy_1 = {{StoryTeleplay|ex1label=Written by|ex1=Aaron Springer and Richard Pursel|sb=Aaron Springer <small>(director)</small>}} | WrittenBy_2 = {{StoryTeleplay|ex1label=Written by|ex1=Zeus Cervas, Sean Charmatz, and Derek Iversen|sb=Zeus Cervas and Sean Charmatz <small>(directors)</small>}} | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2009|7|19}} | Viewers_1 = 4.95<ref name="ssp"/> | Viewers_2 = 5.37<ref name="ssp"/> | ShortSummary = "Growth Spout": As Pearl goes through her growth spurt one night, her hunger gets worse. Mr. Krabs tries to find enough food to feed his daughter. Wanting to save money, he raids his friends' houses to see if there is any food he can steal that can satisfy Pearl. {{hr}} "Stuck in the Wringer": After slipping on a bar of soap, SpongeBob gets wedged in his wringer. His condition only gets worse when Patrick, who fails to understand the situation, uses "Forever Glue" to permanently trap SpongeBob inside it. SpongeBob tries to go about his usual day, but as a result falls upon hardships. | LineColor = A1DFFB | NumParts = 2 }} {{#invoke:Episode list|sublist|SpongeBob SquarePants season 7 | EpisodeNumber = 129 | EpisodeNumber2 = 3 | ProdCode_1 = 223–706 | ProdCode_2 = 223–702 | Title_1 = Someone's in the Kitchen with Sandy | Title_2 = The Inside Job | DirectedBy_1 = Tom Yasumi | DirectedBy_2 = Andrew Overtoom | WrittenBy_1 = {{StoryTeleplay|ex1label=Written by|ex1=Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas, and Dani Michaeli|sb=Casey Alexander and Zeus Cervas <small>(directors)</small>}} | WrittenBy_2 = {{StoryTeleplay|ex1label=Written by|ex1=Luke Brookshier, Nate Cash, and Mr. Lawrence|sb=Luke Brookshier and Nate Cash <small>(directors)</small>}} | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2009|7|19}} | Viewers_1 = 5.09<ref name="ssp"/> | Viewers_2 = 5.17<ref name="ssp"/> | ShortSummary = "Someone's in the Kitchen with Sandy": As part of yet another Krabby Patty secret formula stealing scheme, Plankton purloins Sandy's fur to impersonate her and trick SpongeBob to give him the formula. Meanwhile, Sandy, who is naked, searches for the culprit around the town. She finds her fur and Plankton at the Krusty Krab where she is arrested for public nudity. {{hr}} "The Inside Job": Plankton tries to launch himself into Mr. Krabs to try to find the secret formula but ends up in SpongeBob instead, so he searches through him, such as his heart and brain, to find where it is kept. | LineColor = A1DFFB | NumParts = 2 }} {{#invoke:Episode list|sublist|SpongeBob SquarePants season 7 | EpisodeNumber = 130 | EpisodeNumber2 = 4 | ProdCode_1 = 223–709 | ProdCode_2 = 223–712 | Title_1 = Greasy Buffoons | Title_2 = Model Sponge | DirectedBy = Tom Yasumi | WrittenBy_1 = {{StoryTeleplay|ex1label=Written by|ex1=Aaron Springer and Derek Iversen|sb=Aaron Springer <small>(director)</small>}} | WrittenBy_2 = {{StoryTeleplay|ex1label=Written by|ex1=Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas, and Mr. Lawrence|sb=Casey Alexander and Zeus Cervas <small>(directors)</small>}} | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2009|11|27}} | Viewers = 4.25<ref>{{#invoke:cite|web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2009/12/02/cable-ratings-nfl-college-football-monk-and-icarly-top-weekly-cable-charts/34996/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110816150138/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2009/12/02/cable-ratings-nfl-college-football-monk-and-icarly-top-weekly-cable-charts/34996/|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 16, 2011|title=Cable ratings: NFL & College Football, ''Monk'' and ''iCarly'' top weekly cable charts|author=Seidman, Robert|date=December 2, 2009|access-date=November 9, 2013|publisher=Zap2it|work=TV by the Numbers}}</ref> | ShortSummary = "Greasy Buffoons": After emptying the Krusty Krab's grease trap, Mr. Krabs illegally dumps it behind the Chum Bucket, which starts a greasy war between Mr. Krabs and Plankton to increase the taste of their food with greasy entrées. {{hr}} "Model Sponge": After overhearing Mr. Krabs talking on the phone, SpongeBob thinks that he has been fired from his job at the Krusty Krab. As a result, SpongeBob tries a career at being a model in a kitchen sponge commercial. | LineColor = A1DFFB | NumParts = 2 }} {{#invoke:Episode list|sublist|SpongeBob SquarePants season 7 | EpisodeNumber = 131 | EpisodeNumber2 = 5 | ProdCode_1 = 223–713 | ProdCode_2 = 223–708 | Title_1 = Keep Bikini Bottom Beautiful | Title_2 = A Pal for Gary | DirectedBy_1 = Alan Smart | DirectedBy_2 = Andrew Overtoom | WrittenBy_1 = {{StoryTeleplay|ex1label=Written by|ex1=Luke Brookshier, Nate Cash, and Dani Michaeli|sb=Luke Brookshier and Nate Cash <small>(directors)</small>}} | WrittenBy_2 = {{StoryTeleplay|ex1label=Written by|ex1=Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas, and Richard Pursel|sb=Casey Alexander and Zeus Cervas <small>(directors)</small>}} | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2010|1|2}} | Viewers = 4.28<ref>{{cite report|title=Nickelodeon Ratings Report (December 27, 2009 – January 2, 2010)|publisher=Nielsen Media Research}}</ref> | ShortSummary = "Keep Bikini Bottom Beautiful": Squidward is sentenced to do community service and clean up garbage after getting caught by the police in an act of littering. However, his arch-rival Squilliam distracts him by boasting about his progress and a statue depicting himself. {{hr}} "A Pal for Gary": Thinking that Gary is lonely when he is at work, SpongeBob gets his pet a playmate but ignores a dangerous warning about it. Whenever SpongeBob is not present, the new pet terrorizes Gary, and SpongeBob thinks Gary is being mean to it as a result. | LineColor = A1DFFB | NumParts = 2 }} {{#invoke:Episode list|sublist|SpongeBob SquarePants season 7 | EpisodeNumber = 132 | EpisodeNumber2 = 6 | ProdCode_1 = 223–711 | ProdCode_2 = 223–707 | Title_1 = Yours, Mine, and Mine | Title_2 = Kracked Krabs | DirectedBy_1 = Andrew Overtoom | DirectedBy_2 = Alan Smart | WrittenBy_1 = {{StoryTeleplay|ex1label=Written by|ex1=Luke Brookshier, Nate Cash, and Steven Banks|sb=Luke Brookshier and Nate Cash <small>(directors)</small>}} | WrittenBy_2 = {{StoryTeleplay|ex1label=Written by|ex1=Luke Brookshier, Nate Cash, and Mr. Lawrence|sb=Luke Brookshier and Nate Cash <small>(directors)</small>}} | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2010|9|11}} | Viewers = 4.53<ref>{{#invoke:cite|web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/09/14/cable-top-25-vmas-boise-state-the-closer-rizzoli-isles-top-week%E2%80%99s-cable-viewing/63194/2/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110618235108/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/09/14/cable-top-25-vmas-boise-state-the-closer-rizzoli-isles-top-week%E2%80%99s-cable-viewing/63194/2/|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 18, 2011|title=Cable Top 25: VMAs, Boise State, ''The Closer'' & ''Rizzoli & Isles'' Top Week's Cable Viewing|author=Seidman, Robert|date=September 14, 2010|access-date=November 9, 2010|work=TV by the Numbers|publisher=Zap2it}}</ref> | ShortSummary = "Yours, Mine, and Mine": SpongeBob buys a meal for himself and Patrick to share, and gets a special toy called "Patty Pal" along with it. However, as SpongeBob soon finds out, Patrick's idea of sharing is that SpongeBob buys something for the two of them, and Patrick keeps that something all for himself. {{hr}} "Kracked Krabs": When Mr. Krabs is nominated at the Cheapest Crab Awards, SpongeBob goes with him to the Cheapest Crab Convention for the award ceremony. | LineColor = A1DFFB | NumParts = 2 }} {{#invoke:Episode list|sublist|SpongeBob SquarePants season 7 | EpisodeNumber = 133 | EpisodeNumber2 = 7 | ProdCode_1 = 223–717 | ProdCode_2 = 223–718 | Title_1 = The Curse of Bikini Bottom | Title_2 = Squidward in Clarinetland | DirectedBy_1 = Andrew Overtoom | DirectedBy_2 = Tom Yasumi | WrittenBy_1 = {{StoryTeleplay|ex1label=Written by|ex1=Luke Brookshier, Nate Cash, and Mr. Lawrence|sb=Luke Brookshier and Nate Cash <small>(directors)</small>}} | WrittenBy_2 = {{StoryTeleplay|ex1label=Written by|ex1=Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas, and Dani Michaeli|sb=Casey Alexander and Zeus Cervas <small>(directors)</small>}} | OriginalAirDate_1 = {{Start date|2009|10|24}} | OriginalAirDate_2 = {{Start date|2010|3|24}} | Viewers_1 = 4.95<ref>{{#invoke:cite|web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2009/10/27/cable-ratings-football-baseball-monk-white-collar-jeff-dunham-and-sons-of-anarchy-top-weekly-cable-chart/31697/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110402060756/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2009/10/27/cable-ratings-football-baseball-monk-white-collar-jeff-dunham-and-sons-of-anarchy-top-weekly-cable-chart/31697|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 2, 2011|title=Cable ratings: Football, Baseball Monk, White Collar, Jeff Dunham & Sons of Anarchy top weekly cable chart|author=Seidman, Robert|work=TV by the Numbers|publisher=Zap2it|date=October 27, 2009|access-date=November 9, 2013}}</ref> | Viewers_2 = 3.68<ref name="mar2010">{{cite report|title=Nickelodeon Ratings Report (March 22–28, 2010)|publisher=Nielsen Media Research}}</ref> | ShortSummary = "The Curse of Bikini Bottom": When SpongeBob and Patrick anger the Flying Dutchman by accidentally shaving off his beard, he turns SpongeBob and Patrick into ghosts until his beard grows back in 1000 years. At first, they have much fun as ghosts, but eventually realize the hardships of "living without souls." Upon learning that the Dutchman is only upset that he can't go on a date due to the loss of his beard, SpongeBob and Patrick decide to help him look good for the date. {{hr}} "Squidward in Clarinetland": At the Krusty Krab, Squidward demands Mr. Krabs to provide him a locker to place his clarinet. Mr. Krabs is forced to grant him his request, but Squidward must also share the locker with SpongeBob. Eventually, Squidward's clarinet goes missing and he learns that SpongeBob took it. He chases SpongeBob around the locker, and travels through different dimensions to track down SpongeBob and get his clarinet back. | LineColor = A1DFFB | NumParts = 2 }} {{#invoke:Episode list|sublist|SpongeBob SquarePants season 7 | EpisodeNumber = 134 | EpisodeNumber2 = 8 | ProdCode_1 = 223–714 | ProdCode_2 = 223–715 | Title = SpongeBob's Last Stand | DirectedBy = Andrew Overtoom and Tom Yasumi | WrittenBy = {{StoryTeleplay|ex1label=Written by|ex1=Aaron Springer, Steven Banks, and Derek Iversen|sb=Aaron Springer <small>(director)</small>}} | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2010|4|22}} {{refn|group=DVD|name=SLS|This episode was first released on the ''SpongeBob's Last Stand'' DVD on March 16, 2010.}} | Viewers = 4.76<ref>{{#invoke:cite|web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/04/27/cable-top-25-nfl-draft-america-the-story-of-us-top-weekly-cable-viewing/49736/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121104043954/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/04/27/cable-top-25-nfl-draft-america-the-story-of-us-top-weekly-cable-viewing/49736/|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 4, 2012|title=Cable Top 25: NFL Draft, America The Story of US Top Weekly Cable Viewing|author=Seidman, Robert|work=TV by the Numbers|publisher=Zap2it|date=April 27, 2010|access-date=November 9, 2013}}</ref> | ShortSummary = SpongeBob and Patrick learn that Plankton is building a new highway that will destroy the Jellyfish Fields. As a result, they protest against its construction. SpongeBob discovers that it is another scheme to steal the Krabby Patty formula. | NumParts = 2 | LineColor = A1DFFB }} {{#invoke:Episode list|sublist|SpongeBob SquarePants season 7 | EpisodeNumber = 135 | EpisodeNumber2 = 9 | ProdCode_1 = 223–710 | ProdCode_2 = 223–724 | Title_1 = Back to the Past | Title_2 = The Bad Guy Club for Villains | DirectedBy = Alan Smart | WrittenBy = {{StoryTeleplay|ex1label=Written by|ex1=Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas, and Dani Michaeli|sb=Casey Alexander and Zeus Cervas <small>(directors)</small>}} | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2010|2|15}} | Viewers = 3.63<ref>{{cite report|title=Nickelodeon Ratings Report (February 15–21, 2010)|publisher=Nielsen Media Research}}</ref> | ShortSummary = "Back to the Past": SpongeBob and Patrick go back in time to see their favorite superheroes, Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy, as young adults. However, they accidentally alter history and make Man Ray the ruler of Bikini Bottom. {{hr}} "The Bad Guy Club for Villains": SpongeBob and Patrick watch Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy fight villains and criminals in a lost episode of a show within a show called ''The Adventures of Mermaid Man & Barnacle Boy''. | LineColor = A1DFFB | NumParts = 2 }} {{#invoke:Episode list|sublist|SpongeBob SquarePants season 7 | EpisodeNumber = 136 | EpisodeNumber2 = 10 | ProdCode_1 = 223–721 | ProdCode_2 = 223–716 | Title_1 = A Day Without Tears | Title_2 = Summer Job | DirectedBy_1 = Tom Yasumi | DirectedBy_2 = Alan Smart | WrittenBy_1 = {{StoryTeleplay|ex1label=Written by|ex1=Aaron Springer and Steven Banks|sb=Aaron Springer <small>(director)</small>}} | WrittenBy_2 = {{StoryTeleplay|ex1label=Written by|ex1=Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas, and Derek Iversen|sb=Casey Alexander and Zeus Cervas <small>(directors)</small>}} | OriginalAirDate_1 = {{Start date|2010|3|22}} | OriginalAirDate_2 = {{Start date|2010|3|23}} | Viewers_1 = 3.64<ref name="mar2010"/> | Viewers_2 = 3.27<ref name="mar2010"/> | ShortSummary = "A Day Without Tears": SpongeBob spends one entire morning crying over the littlest things, annoying Squidward. So Squidward bets SpongeBob that he cannot go a single day without crying. If Squidward wins, SpongeBob will have to do his chores for a year, and if SpongeBob wins the bet, Squidward has to come to SpongeBob's house for a sleepover. Squidward tries to cheat and force SpongeBob crying, but he manages to resist every single time, and wins the bet. {{hr}} "Summer Job": When trying to escape from SpongeBob during the start of summer break, Mrs. Puff accidentally wrecks the Krusty Krab's front doors. To pay off the damage she caused, she is forced to work through her vacation by assisting SpongeBob in the kitchen. | LineColor = A1DFFB | NumParts = 2 }} {{#invoke:Episode list|sublist|SpongeBob SquarePants season 7 | EpisodeNumber = 137 | EpisodeNumber2 = 11 | ProdCode_1 = 223–722 | ProdCode_2 = 223–720 | Title_1 = One Coarse Meal | Title_2 = Gary in Love | DirectedBy = Andrew Overtoom | WrittenBy_1 = {{StoryTeleplay|ex1label=Written by|ex1=Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas, and Mr. Lawrence|sb=Casey Alexander and Zeus Cervas <small>(directors)</small>}} | WrittenBy_2 = {{StoryTeleplay|ex1label=Written by|ex1=Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas, and Derek Iversen|sb=Casey Alexander and Zeus Cervas <small>(directors)</small>}} | OriginalAirDate_1 = {{Start date|2010|3|25}} | OriginalAirDate_2 = {{Start date|2010|2|6}} | Viewers_1 = 4.19<ref name=mar28end>{{#invoke:cite|web|last=Seidman|first=Robert|title=Cable Top 25: Kids' Choice Awards, ''Victorious'' & Discovery's Life Top Weekly Cable Viewing|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/03/30/cable-top-25-kids-choice-awards-victorious-discoverys-life-top-weekly-cable-viewing/46661/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131104074113/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/03/30/cable-top-25-kids-choice-awards-victorious-discoverys-life-top-weekly-cable-viewing/46661/|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 4, 2013|work=TV by the Numbers|publisher=Zap2it|access-date=December 14, 2013|date=March 30, 2010}}</ref> | Viewers_2 = 5.52<ref name="gil">{{#invoke:cite|web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/02/09/cable-ratings-wwe-raw-spongebob-penguins-of-madagascar-and-icarly-top-weekly-cable-charts/41534/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101129212836/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/02/09/cable-ratings-wwe-raw-spongebob-penguins-of-madagascar-and-icarly-top-weekly-cable-charts/41534|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 29, 2010|title=Cable ratings: WWE RAW, SpongeBob, Penguins of Madagascar and iCarly Top Weekly Cable Charts|author=Seidman, Robert|work=TV by the Numbers|publisher=Zap2it|date=February 9, 2010|access-date=November 9, 2010}}</ref> | ShortSummary = "One Coarse Meal": When Mr. Krabs discovers that Plankton is afraid of whales, he uses it to his advantage with his daughter, Pearl. However, when his daughter refuses, Mr. Krabs disguises himself as Pearl to torment his rival, leaving SpongeBob to defend him over it. {{hr}} "Gary in Love": When SpongeBob takes Gary to a "snail park," Gary meets another snail named Mary and falls in love with her. When at home, Gary thinks about and misses Mary, so he sneaks out to find her. Meanwhile, SpongeBob discovers that Gary is missing, and searches for him. | LineColor = A1DFFB | NumParts = 2 }} {{#invoke:Episode list|sublist|SpongeBob SquarePants season 7 | EpisodeNumber = 138 | EpisodeNumber2 = 12 | ProdCode_1 = 223–723 | ProdCode_2 = 223–719 | Title_1 = The Play's the Thing | Title_2 = Rodeo Daze | DirectedBy_1 = Tom Yasumi | DirectedBy_2 = Alan Smart | WrittenBy_1 = {{StoryTeleplay|ex1label=Written by|ex1=Luke Brookshier, Nate Cash, and Steven Banks|sb=Luke Brookshier and Nate Cash <small>(directors)</small>}} | WrittenBy_2 = {{StoryTeleplay|ex1label=Written by|ex1=Luke Brookshier, Nate Cash, and Richard Pursel|sb=Luke Brookshier and Nate Cash <small>(directors)</small>}} | OriginalAirDate_1 = {{Start date|2010|3|26}} | OriginalAirDate_2 = {{Start date|2010|2|6}} | Viewers_1 = 3.25<ref name="mar2010"/> | Viewers_2 = 5.52<ref name="gil"/> | ShortSummary = "The Play's the Thing": Squidward performs a play at the Krusty Krab, but must serve the customers and act on stage simultaneously. {{hr}} "Rodeo Daze": When Sandy receives a letter that she is invited to a rodeo, she leaves and heads to Texas. However, SpongeBob thinks the rodeo is too dangerous for Sandy, so he tries to save her by bringing all of Bikini Bottom to Texas. | LineColor = A1DFFB | NumParts = 2 }} {{#invoke:Episode list|sublist|SpongeBob SquarePants season 7 | EpisodeNumber = 139 | EpisodeNumber2 = 13 | ProdCode_1 = 223–725 | ProdCode_2 = 223–731 | Title_1 = Gramma's Secret Recipe | Title_2 = The Cent of Money | DirectedBy_1 = Alan Smart | DirectedBy_2 = Andrew Overtoom | WrittenBy_1 = {{StoryTeleplay|ex1label=Written by|ex1=Aaron Springer and Dani Michaeli|sb=Aaron Springer <small>(director)</small>}} | WrittenBy_2 = {{StoryTeleplay|ex1label=Written by|ex1=Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas, and Dani Michaeli|sb=Casey Alexander and Zeus Cervas <small>(directors)</small>}} | OriginalAirDate_1 = {{Start date|2010|7|6}} | OriginalAirDate_2 = {{Start date|2010|7|7}} | Viewers_1 = 3.62<ref>{{#invoke:cite|web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/sdsdskdh279882992z1/cable-tv-top-25-lebron-pawn-stars-royal-pains-deadliest-catch-top-weeks-viewership/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180330012453/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/sdsdskdh279882992z1/cable-tv-top-25-lebron-pawn-stars-royal-pains-deadliest-catch-top-weeks-viewership/|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 30, 2018|title=Cable TV Top 25: LeBron, Pawn Stars, Hannah Montana Forever, Deadliest Catch Top Week's Viewership|date=July 13, 2010|website=Zap2it|access-date=April 16, 2018}}</ref> | Viewers_2 = 2.49<ref name="july2010">{{cite report|title=Nickelodeon Ratings Report (July 5–11, 2010)|publisher=Nielsen Media Research}}</ref> | ShortSummary = "Gramma's Secret Recipe": Plankton tricks SpongeBob by pretending that he is his great-grandmother in order to get the Krabby Patty secret formula. {{hr}} "The Cent of Money": SpongeBob is walking his pet snail, Gary, and coins start sticking to Gary's shell. When Mr. Krabs learns this, he uses Gary to steal coins from others all around town. In the end, it is revealed that Gary ate SpongeBob's very powerful Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy fridge magnet. | LineColor = A1DFFB | NumParts = 2 }} {{Episode table/part|subtitle=Legends of Bikini Bottom|c=#A1DFFB}} {{#invoke:Episode list|sublist|SpongeBob SquarePants season 7 | EpisodeNumber = 140 | EpisodeNumber2 = 14 | ProdCode_1 = 223–743 | ProdCode_2 = 223–742 | Title_1 = The Monster Who Came to Bikini Bottom | Title_2 = Welcome to the Bikini Bottom Triangle | DirectedBy_1 = Andrew Overtoom | DirectedBy_2 = Alan Smart | WrittenBy_1 = {{StoryTeleplay|ex1label=Written by|ex1=Aaron Springer and Dani Michaeli|sb=Aaron Springer <small>(director)</small>}} | WrittenBy_2 = {{StoryTeleplay|ex1label=Written by|ex1=Luke Brookshier, Nate Cash, and Dani Michaeli|sb=Luke Brookshier and Nate Cash <small>(directors)</small>}} | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2011|1|28}}{{refn|group=DVD|name=LOBB|This episode was first released on the ''SpongeBob SquarePants: Legends of Bikini Bottom'' DVD on November 16, 2010.}} | Viewers = 6.05<ref name="slobb">{{#invoke:cite|web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/02/01/cable-top-25-jersey-shore-pawn-stars-and-spongebob-top-weekly-cable-viewing/81000/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110203042714/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/02/01/cable-top-25-jersey-shore-pawn-stars-and-spongebob-top-weekly-cable-viewing/81000|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 3, 2011|title=Cable Top 25: ''Jersey Shore'', ''Pawn Stars'' and ''SpongeBob'' Top Weekly Cable Viewing|author=Seidman, Robert|date=February 1, 2011|access-date=November 9, 2013|work=TV by the Numbers|publisher=Zap2it}}</ref> | ShortSummary = "The Monster Who Came to Bikini Bottom": Patrick accidentally creates a monster after contaminating a coral group with radioactive waste. While Patrick befriends "Rarrg", the other citizens of Bikini Bottom try to drive it away. {{hr}} "Welcome to the Bikini Bottom Triangle": SpongeBob discovers that Mr. Krabs, along with a few other things, has gone missing. While SpongeBob and Squidward investigate, they get accidentally sucked into an alternate realm called the "Bikini Bottom Triangle." There, they discover a quintet of mermaids, who steal various items and stockpile them in the island. | LineColor = A1DFFB | NumParts = 2 }} {{#invoke:Episode list|sublist|SpongeBob SquarePants season 7 | EpisodeNumber = 141 | EpisodeNumber2 = 15 | ProdCode_1 = 223–745 | ProdCode_2 = 223–746 | Title_1 = The Curse of the Hex | Title_2 = The Main Drain | DirectedBy_1 = Tom Yasumi | DirectedBy_2 = Alan Smart | WrittenBy_1 = {{StoryTeleplay|ex1label=Written by|ex1=Aaron Springer and Richard Pursel|sb=Aaron Springer <small>(director)</small>}} | WrittenBy_2 = {{StoryTeleplay|ex1label=Written by|ex1=Luke Brookshier, Nate Cash, and Mr. Lawrence|sb=Luke Brookshier and Nate Cash <small>(directors)</small>}} | OriginalAirDate_1 = {{Start date|2011|6|11}}{{refn|group=DVD|name=LOBB}} | OriginalAirDate_2 = {{Start date|2011|1|28}}{{refn|group=DVD|name=LOBB}} | Viewers_1 = 4.45<ref>{{#invoke:cite|web|last=Gorman|first=Bill|title=Cable Top 25: 'iCarly iParty,' 'Pawn Stars,' 'American Pickers' Top Weekly Cable Viewing|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/06/14/cable-top-25-icarly-iparty-pawn-stars-american-pickers-top-weekly-cable-viewing/95500/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110616091413/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/06/14/cable-top-25-icarly-iparty-pawn-stars-american-pickers-top-weekly-cable-viewing/95500/|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 16, 2011|work=TV by the Numbers|publisher=Zap2it|access-date=December 22, 2014|date=June 14, 2011}}</ref> | Viewers_2 = 6.00<ref name="slobb"/> | ShortSummary = "The Curse of the Hex": After being forbidden to order at the Krusty Krab at closing time, an evil hagfish known as Madame Hagfish curses the restaurant. The next day, unnatural events occur at the restaurant, which concerns Mr. Krabs. He and SpongeBob set out to find the hagfish in hope that she will lift the curse. {{hr}} "The Main Drain": Mr. Krabs warns SpongeBob and Patrick about a "Main Drain," a drain at the bottom of the ocean that once destroyed Bikini Bottom. Curious, SpongeBob and Patrick set out to find the drain. | LineColor = A1DFFB | NumParts = 2 }} {{#invoke:Episode list|sublist|SpongeBob SquarePants season 7 | EpisodeNumber = 142 | EpisodeNumber2 = 16 | ProdCode_1 = 223–741 | ProdCode_2 = 223–744 | Title_1 = Trenchbillies | Title_2 = Sponge-Cano! | DirectedBy_1 = Andrew Overtoom | DirectedBy_2 = Tom Yasumi | WrittenBy_1 = {{StoryTeleplay|ex1label=Written by|ex1=Aaron Springer and Richard Pursel|sb=Aaron Springer <small>(director)</small>}} | WrittenBy_2 = {{StoryTeleplay|ex1label=Written by|ex1=Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas, and Derek Iversen|sb=Casey Alexander and Zeus Cervas <small>(directors)</small>}} | OriginalAirDate_1 = {{Start date|2011|1|27}} <span style="font-size:85%;">(Facebook)</span><br />{{Start date|2011|1|29}} <span style="font-size:85%;">(Nickelodeon)</span>{{refn|group=DVD|name=LOBB}} | OriginalAirDate_2 = {{Start date|2011|1|28}}{{refn|group=DVD|name=LOBB}} | Viewers_1 = 6.55<ref name="slobb"/> | Viewers_2 = 6.00<ref name="slobb"/> | ShortSummary = "Trenchbillies": After falling off a cliff, SpongeBob and Patrick are held prisoners by a backward gang of trench-dwelling hillbillies called "trenchbillies," led by their matriarch Ma Angler. The two are sentenced to a series of challenges, which they must complete in order to be set free. {{hr}} "Sponge-Cano!": Squidward, who dubs himself as "the most miserable person in Bikini Bottom", complains about everything around him, when a more serious problem arises in the form of a volcanic eruption. A mysterious dolphin warrior predicts that they must sacrifice "the most miserable person" to stop the volcano, and Squidward tries to take back his statement. | LineColor = A1DFFB | NumParts = 2 }} {{Episode table/part|subtitle=Episodes 17–26|c=#A1DFFB}} {{#invoke:Episode list|sublist|SpongeBob SquarePants season 7 | EpisodeNumber = 143 | EpisodeNumber2 = 17 | ProdCode_1 = 223–727 | ProdCode_2 = 223–728 | Title = The Great Patty Caper | DirectedBy = Tom Yasumi and Alan Smart | WrittenBy = {{StoryTeleplay|ex1label=Written by|ex1=Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas, Steven Banks, and Dani Michaeli|sb=Casey Alexander and Zeus Cervas <small>(directors)</small>}} | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2010|11|11}} | Viewers = 6.10<ref>* {{#invoke:cite|web|title=''SpongeBob SquarePants'' Ranks as Basic Cable's Number-One Entertainment Telecast With Total Viewers for Week|url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/ratings/2010/11/16/spongebob-squarepants-ranks-as-basic-cables-number-one-entertainment-telecast-with-total-viewers-for-week-509115/20101116nickelodeon01/|work=The Futon Critic|access-date=September 7, 2013|date=November 16, 2010}} * {{#invoke:cite|web|last=Seidman|first=Robert|title=''SpongeBob Squarepants'' Ranks as Cable's No. 1 Entertainment Program in Total Viewers, Takes Top Spots With Kids on All TV|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/11/16/spongebob-sqaurepants-ranks-as-cables-no-1-entertainment-program-in-total-viewers-takes-top-spots-with-kids-on-all-tv/72265/|work=TV by the Numbers|publisher=Zap2it|access-date=September 7, 2013|date=November 16, 2010|archive-date=November 10, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131110065123/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/11/16/spongebob-sqaurepants-ranks-as-cables-no-1-entertainment-program-in-total-viewers-takes-top-spots-with-kids-on-all-tv/72265/|url-status=dead}} * {{#invoke:cite|web|url=http://thefutoncritic.com/ratings/2010/11/12/thursdays-cable-ratings-nfl-nba-spoil-burn-notices-return-353411/cable_20101111/|title=Thursday's Cable Ratings: NFL, NBA Spoil "Burn Notice's" Return|date=November 12, 2010|work=The Futon Critic|access-date=December 22, 2014}}</ref> | ShortSummary = Discovering that the Krusty Krab has run out of Krabby Patties, Mr. Krabs sends SpongeBob to get the ingredient from a storage vault that he accesses by train. However, the key goes missing, and SpongeBob must find out what happened to it. | NumParts = 2 | LineColor = A1DFFB }} {{#invoke:Episode list|sublist|SpongeBob SquarePants season 7 | EpisodeNumber = 144 | EpisodeNumber2 = 18 | ProdCode_1 = 223–729 | ProdCode_2 = 223–730 | Title_1 = That Sinking Feeling | Title_2 = Karate Star | DirectedBy_1 = Andrew Overtoom | DirectedBy_2 = Tom Yasumi | WrittenBy_1 = {{StoryTeleplay|ex1label=Written by|ex1=Luke Brookshier, Nate Cash, and Mr. Lawrence|sb=Luke Brookshier and Nate Cash <small>(directors)</small>}} | WrittenBy_2 = {{StoryTeleplay|ex1label=Written by|ex1=Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas, and Derek Iversen|sb=Casey Alexander and Zeus Cervas <small>(directors)</small>}} | OriginalAirDate_1 = {{Start date|2010|7|8}} | OriginalAirDate_2 = {{Start date|2010|7|9}} | Viewers_1 = 2.72<ref name="july2010"/> | Viewers_2 = 3.46<ref name="july2010"/> | ShortSummary = "That Sinking Feeling": When SpongeBob and Patrick keep running across Squidward's front yard, he forbids them from playing in it. As a result, SpongeBob and Patrick dig tunnels between their two houses, playing under Squidward's house, and accidentally sink it as a result. {{hr}} "Karate Star": After Patrick saves SpongeBob from choking, SpongeBob decides to reward him by giving him karate lessons. Patrick goes out of control with his karate chopping, destroying the town. | LineColor = A1DFFB | NumParts = 2 }} {{#invoke:Episode list|sublist|SpongeBob SquarePants season 7 | EpisodeNumber = 145 | EpisodeNumber2 = 19 | ProdCode_1 = 223–726 | ProdCode_2 = 223–732 | Title_1 = Buried in Time | Title_2 = Enchanted Tiki Dreams | DirectedBy_1 = Andrew Overtoom | DirectedBy_2 = Alan Smart | WrittenBy_1 = {{StoryTeleplay|ex1label=Written by|ex1=Nate Cash, Sean Charmatz, and Mr. Lawrence|sb=Nate Cash and Sean Charmatz <small>(directors)</small>}} | WrittenBy_2 = {{StoryTeleplay|ex1label=Written by|ex1=Aaron Springer, Sean Charmatz, and Richard Pursel|sb=Aaron Springer and Sean Charmatz <small>(directors)</small>}} | OriginalAirDate_1 = {{Start date|2010|9|18}} | OriginalAirDate_2 = {{Start date|2010|6|19}} | Viewers_1 = 4.74<ref name="buried">{{#invoke:cite|web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/09/21/cable-top-25-monday-night-football-fred-figglehorn-the-closer-rizzoli-isles-covert-affairs-top-week%E2%80%99s-cable-viewing/64391/|title=Cable Top 25: Monday Night Football, Fred Figglehorn, ''The Closer'','' Rizzoli & Isles'' & ''Covert Affairs'' Top Week's Cable Viewing|author=Seidman, Robert|date=September 21, 2010|access-date=November 9, 2013|work=TV by the Numbers|publisher=Zap2it|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131104074104/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/09/21/cable-top-25-monday-night-football-fred-figglehorn-the-closer-rizzoli-isles-covert-affairs-top-week%E2%80%99s-cable-viewing/64391/|archive-date=November 4, 2013}}</ref> | Viewers_2 = 3.72<ref>{{#invoke:cite|web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/06/22/cable-tv-top-25-pawn-stars-tops-royal-pains-burn-notice-raw-hot-in-cleveland-true-blood/54869/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110621072531/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/06/22/cable-tv-top-25-pawn-stars-tops-royal-pains-burn-notice-raw-hot-in-cleveland-true-blood/54869/|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 21, 2011|title=Cable TV Top 25: ''Pawn Stars'' Tops ''Royal Pains'', ''Burn Notice'', RAW, ''Hot In Cleveland'', ''True Blood''|author=Gorman, Bill|date=June 22, 2010|access-date=November 9, 2013|work=TV by the Numbers|publisher=Zap2it}}</ref> | ShortSummary = "Buried in Time": Mr. Krabs creates a time capsule from a tartar sauce container. SpongeBob, Patrick, and Squidward accidentally get locked in the time capsule, which gets buried underground and will not be seen again for 50 years. {{hr}} "Enchanted Tiki Dreams": Squidward is annoyed by SpongeBob and Patrick and wants to live in his own world where he can relax in peace. As a result, SpongeBob and Patrick promise to make up for him, so they build a tiki world for Squidward. | LineColor = A1DFFB | NumParts = 2 }} {{#invoke:Episode list|sublist|SpongeBob SquarePants season 7 | EpisodeNumber = 146 | EpisodeNumber2 = 20 | ProdCode_1 = 223–734 | ProdCode_2 = 223–733 | Title_1 = The Abrasive Side | Title_2 = Earworm | DirectedBy_1 = Tom Yasumi | DirectedBy_2 = Alan Smart | WrittenBy_1 = {{StoryTeleplay|ex1label=Written by|ex1=Luke Brookshier, Nate Cash, and Mr. Lawrence|sb=Luke Brookshier and Nate Cash <small>(directors)</small>}} | WrittenBy_2 = {{StoryTeleplay|ex1label=Written by|ex1=Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas, and Derek Iversen|sb=Casey Alexander and Zeus Cervas <small>(directors)</small>}} | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2010|11|27}} | Viewers = 4.54<ref>{{#invoke:cite|web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/11/30/cable-top-25-nfl-college-football-the-walking-dead-victorious-and-wwe-raw-top-weeks-cable-viewing/73781/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101202012125/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/11/30/cable-top-25-nfl-college-football-the-walking-dead-victorious-and-wwe-raw-top-weeks-cable-viewing/73781|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 2, 2010|title=Cable Top 25: NFL, College Football, ''The Walking Dead'', ''Victorious'' and WWE RAW Top Week's Cable Viewing|author=Seidman, Robert|date=November 30, 2010|access-date=November 9, 2013|work=TV by the Numbers|publisher=Zap2it}}</ref> | ShortSummary = "The Abrasive Side": SpongeBob has trouble saying "no" to people and misses out going to Glove World with Patrick because everyone takes advantage of his day off, so Gary orders an "abrasive side" for him. However, the abrasive side causes him to start acting rude to his friends without knowing. {{hr}} "Earworm": SpongeBob gets an earworm with a song called "Musical Doodle," and starts acting crazy. Patrick, Mr. Krabs, Sandy, and Squidward tries to play other catchy tunes to save SpongeBob. | LineColor = A1DFFB | NumParts = 2 }} {{#invoke:Episode list|sublist|SpongeBob SquarePants season 7 | EpisodeNumber = 147 | EpisodeNumber2 = 21 | ProdCode_1 = 223–735 | ProdCode_2 = 223–738 | Title_1 = Hide and Then What Happens? | Title_2 = Shellback Shenanigans | DirectedBy = Andrew Overtoom | WrittenBy_1 = {{StoryTeleplay|ex1label=Written by|ex1=Aaron Springer and Dani Michaeli|sb=Aaron Springer <small>(director)</small>}} | WrittenBy_2 = {{StoryTeleplay|ex1label=Written by|ex1=Aaron Springer and Richard Pursel|sb=Aaron Springer <small>(director)</small>}} | OriginalAirDate_1 = {{Start date|2010|8|9}} | OriginalAirDate_2 = {{Start date|2010|9|18}} | Viewers_1 = 4.38<ref name=aug9>{{#invoke:cite|web|last=Seidman|first=Robert|title=Cable Top 25: ''Rizzoli & Isles'', ''The Closer'', ''Burn Notice'', ''Jersey Shore'' & ''Royal Pains'' Top Week's Cable Viewing|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/08/17/cable-top-25-rizzoli-isles-the-closer-burn-notice-jersey-shore-royal-pains-top-week%E2%80%99s-cable-viewing/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131214112113/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/08/17/cable-top-25-rizzoli-isles-the-closer-burn-notice-jersey-shore-royal-pains-top-week%E2%80%99s-cable-viewing/|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 14, 2013|work=TV by the Numbers|publisher=Zap2it|access-date=December 14, 2013|date=August 17, 2010}}</ref> | Viewers_2 = 4.74<ref name="buried"/> | ShortSummary = "Hide and Then What Happens?": During a game of hide-and-seek, SpongeBob travels across the world to find Patrick, not knowing he's where'd he least expect. {{hr}} "Shellback Shenanigans": Plankton gets Gary away on a vacation as part of another plan to steal the Krabby Patty formula. While Gary is away, Plankton disguises himself as Gary to trick SpongeBob in order to obtain the formula. Unfortunately, it causes SpongeBob to believe "Gary" is terminally ill, experiencing a trip to the hospital. | LineColor = A1DFFB | NumParts = 2 }} {{#invoke:Episode list|sublist|SpongeBob SquarePants season 7 | EpisodeNumber = 148 | EpisodeNumber2 = 22 | ProdCode_1 = 223–736 | ProdCode_2 = 223–739 | Title_1 = The Masterpiece | Title_2 = Whelk Attack | DirectedBy = Tom Yasumi | WrittenBy_1 = {{StoryTeleplay|ex1label=Written by|ex1=Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas, and Steven Banks|sb=Casey Alexander and Zeus Cervas <small>(directors)</small>}} | WrittenBy_2 = {{StoryTeleplay|ex1label=Written by|ex1=Luke Brookshier, Nate Cash, and Richard Pursel|sb=Luke Brookshier and Nate Cash <small>(directors)</small>}} | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2010|10|2}} | Viewers = 3.99<ref>{{#invoke:cite|web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/10/05/cable-top-25-monday-night-football-jersey-shore-wizards-of-waverly-place-phineas-and-ferb-top-week%E2%80%99s-cable-viewing/66700/|title=Cable Top 25: ''Monday Night Football'', ''Jersey Shore'', ''Wizards of Waverly Place'', ''Phineas and Ferb'' Top Week's Cable Viewing|author=Seidman, Robert|date=October 5, 2010|access-date=November 9, 2013|work=TV by the Numbers|publisher=Zap2it|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131104074140/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/10/05/cable-top-25-monday-night-football-jersey-shore-wizards-of-waverly-place-phineas-and-ferb-top-week%E2%80%99s-cable-viewing/66700/|archive-date=November 4, 2013}}</ref> | ShortSummary = "The Masterpiece": Squidward sculpts a giant statue of Mr. Krabs to attract customers to the Krusty Krab. {{hr}} "Whelk Attack": Giant sea whelks invade Bikini Bottom and terrorize the residents. | LineColor = A1DFFB | NumParts = 2 }} {{#invoke:Episode list|sublist|SpongeBob SquarePants season 7 | EpisodeNumber = 149 | EpisodeNumber2 = 23 | ProdCode_1 = 223–737 | ProdCode_2 = 223–740 | Title_1 = You Don't Know Sponge | Title_2 = Tunnel of Glove | DirectedBy = Alan Smart | WrittenBy_1 = {{StoryTeleplay|ex1label=Written by|ex1=Luke Brookshier, Nate Cash, and Derek Iversen|sb=Luke Brookshier and Nate Cash <small>(directors)</small>}} | WrittenBy_2 = {{StoryTeleplay|ex1label=Written by|ex1=Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas, and Dani Michaeli|sb=Casey Alexander and Zeus Cervas <small>(directors)</small>}} | OriginalAirDate_1 = {{Start date|2010|8|9}} | OriginalAirDate_2 = {{Start date|2011|2|12}} | Viewers_1 = 4.38<ref name=aug9/> | Viewers_2 = 5.01<ref name="tunnel">{{#invoke:cite|web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/02/15/cable-top-25-jersey-shore-and-pawn-stars-top-weekly-cable-viewing-yet-again/82760/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110218180048/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/02/15/cable-top-25-jersey-shore-and-pawn-stars-top-weekly-cable-viewing-yet-again/82760|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 18, 2011|title=Cable Top 25: ''Jersey Shore'' and ''Pawn Stars'' Top Weekly Cable Viewing Yet Again|author=Seidman, Robert|date=February 15, 2011|access-date=November 9, 2013|work=TV by the Numbers|publisher=Zap2it}}</ref> | ShortSummary = "You Don't Know Sponge": SpongeBob and Patrick take a quiz about each other to test their friendship. When Patrick gets all the answers wrong, SpongeBob tries to search for a new friend. {{hr}} "Tunnel of Glove": Pearl is forced to go on the "Tunnel of Glove" ride with SpongeBob, much to her dismay. While they are on the ride, it malfunctions, which only makes Pearl angrier. Patrick unintentionally makes their condition inside the ride worse while looking for SpongeBob. | LineColor = A1DFFB | NumParts = 2 }} {{#invoke:Episode list|sublist|SpongeBob SquarePants season 7 | EpisodeNumber = 150 | EpisodeNumber2 = 24 | ProdCode_1 = 223–748 | ProdCode_2 = 223–747 | Title_1 = Krusty Dogs | Title_2 = The Wreck of the Mauna Loa | DirectedBy_1 = Tom Yasumi | DirectedBy_2 = Andrew Overtoom | WrittenBy_1 = {{StoryTeleplay|ex1label=Written by|ex1=Aaron Springer and Dani Michaeli|sb=Aaron Springer <small>(director)</small>}} | WrittenBy_2 = {{StoryTeleplay|ex1label=Written by|ex1=Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas, and Derek Iversen|sb=Casey Alexander and Zeus Cervas <small>(directors)</small>}} | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2010|10|9}} | Viewers = 4.58<ref>{{#invoke:cite|web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/10/12/cable-top-25-monday-night-football-new-york-yankees-jersey-shore-lsu-florida-more-baseball-top-week%E2%80%99s-cable-viewing/67627/|title=Cable Top 25: ''Monday Night Football'', New York Yankees, ''Jersey Shore'', LSU-Florida & More Baseball Top Week's Cable Viewing|author=Seidman, Robert|date=October 12, 2010|access-date=November 9, 2013|work=TV by the Numbers|publisher=Zap2it|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131104074128/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/10/12/cable-top-25-monday-night-football-new-york-yankees-jersey-shore-lsu-florida-more-baseball-top-week%E2%80%99s-cable-viewing/67627/|archive-date=November 4, 2013}}</ref> | ShortSummary = "Krusty Dogs": SpongeBob invents the "Krusty Dog" out of leftover Krabby Patty ingredients. It becomes very successful, which makes Mr. Krabs to remove the Krabby Patties from the menu. SpongeBob becomes upset and tries to sabotage the Krusty Dogs and bring back the patties. {{hr}} "The Wreck of the Mauna Loa": SpongeBob and Patrick accidentally find the wreck of a lost ship called the Mauna Loa. They decide to make it their "secret hideout." However, Mr. Krabs overhears the two and discovers the ship. Realizing that the ship is actually an abandoned amusement park, Mr. Krabs turns the ship into an amusement ride to make profit, but he ends up being arrested due to the ride being considered dangerous. | LineColor = A1DFFB | NumParts = 2 }} {{#invoke:Episode list|sublist|SpongeBob SquarePants season 7 | EpisodeNumber = 151 | EpisodeNumber2 = 25 | ProdCode_1 = 223–751 | ProdCode_2 = 223–749 | Title_1 = New Fish in Town | Title_2 = Love That Squid | DirectedBy_1 = Andrew Overtoom | DirectedBy_2 = Alan Smart | WrittenBy_1 = {{StoryTeleplay|ex1label=Written by|ex1=Aaron Springer and Derek Iversen|sb=Aaron Springer <small>(director)</small>}} | WrittenBy_2 = {{StoryTeleplay|ex1label=Written by|ex1=Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas, Sean Charmatz, and Richard Pursel|sb=Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas, and Sean Charmatz <small>(directors)</small>}} | OriginalAirDate_1 = {{Start date|2011|1|15}} | OriginalAirDate_2 = {{Start date|2011|2|12}} | Viewers_1 = 4.71<ref name="bigs">{{#invoke:cite|web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/01/19/cable-top-25-bcs-championship-jersey-shore-the-game-top-weekly-cable-viewing/79301/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110121130701/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/01/19/cable-top-25-bcs-championship-jersey-shore-the-game-top-weekly-cable-viewing/79301|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 21, 2011|title=Cable Top 25: BCS Championship, ''Jersey Shore'', ''The Game'' Top Weekly Cable Viewing|author=Seidman, Rober|date=January 19, 2011|access-date=November 9, 2013|work=TV by the Numbers|publisher=Zap2it}}</ref> | Viewers_2 = 5.01<ref name="tunnel"/> | ShortSummary = "New Fish in Town": A new fish named Howard moves into the neighborhood, and Squidward wants to befriend him. Howard hates "jelly-fishing bubble-blowers," so Squidward tries to keep SpongeBob and Patrick away from him at all costs. {{hr}} "Love That Squid": At the Krusty Krab, Squidward meets another octopus named Squilvia and falls in love with her. However, he is nervous to attend their first date, so he seeks SpongeBob to help him. SpongeBob suggests that Squidward go on a "practice date" with him, but Squidward gets annoyed by his antics. | LineColor = A1DFFB | NumParts = 2 }} {{#invoke:Episode list|sublist|SpongeBob SquarePants season 7 | EpisodeNumber = 152 | EpisodeNumber2 = 26 | ProdCode_1 = 223–752 | ProdCode_2 = 223–750 | Title_1 = Big Sister Sam | Title_2 = Perfect Chemistry | DirectedBy_1 = Tom Yasumi | DirectedBy_2 = Alan Smart | WrittenBy_1 = {{StoryTeleplay|ex1label=Written by|ex1=Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas, and Richard Pursel|sb=Casey Alexander and Zeus Cervas <small>(directors)</small>}} | WrittenBy_2 = {{StoryTeleplay|ex1label=Written by|ex1=Luke Brookshier, Nate Cash, and Mr. Lawrence|sb=Luke Brookshier and Nate Cash <small>(directors)</small>}} | OriginalAirDate_1 = {{Start date|2011|1|15}} | OriginalAirDate_2 = {{Start date|2011|2|26}} | Viewers_1 = 4.71<ref name="bigs"/> | Viewers_2 = 4.78<ref>{{#invoke:cite|web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/03/01/cable-top-25-jersey-shore-wwe-raw-ncis-spongebob-top-weekly-cable-viewing-knicks-vs-heat/84137/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110303074439/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/03/01/cable-top-25-jersey-shore-wwe-raw-ncis-spongebob-top-weekly-cable-viewing-knicks-vs-heat/84137|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 3, 2011|title=Cable Top 25: ''Jersey Shore'', ''WWE Raw'', ''NCIS''. ''SpongeBob'' Top Weekly Cable Viewing + Knicks vs. Heat|author=Seidman, Robert|date=March 1, 2011|access-date=November 9, 2013|work=TV by the Numbers|publisher=Zap2it}}</ref> | ShortSummary = "Big Sister Sam": Patrick's older sister Sam comes to Bikini Bottom to visit Patrick. Squidward has a feud with Sam, and the two go back and forth fighting. Even SpongeBob finds himself in the middle of the conflict when he tries to get the Star siblings and Squidward to stop their fighting. {{hr}} "Perfect Chemistry": Plankton tries to use Sandy's new invention in an attempt to steal the Krabby Patty formula (without her knowing). However, SpongeBob becomes jealous when he believes there is a bond between their love of science. | LineColor = A1DFFB | NumParts = 2 }} {{End|Episode table|html=y}}</onlyinclude>
== Reception == The series has received recognition, including the 2010 Kids' Choice Awards for Favorite Cartoon.<ref>{{#invoke:cite|web|title=Releases|url=http://www.nickkcapress.com/2010KCA/releases/winners/|work=Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards|publisher=Nickelodeon|access-date=May 21, 2013|archive-date=April 13, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160413195843/http://www.nickkcapress.com/2010KCA/releases/winners/|url-status=dead}}</ref> The series also won the same category at the succeeding year's Kids' Choice Awards and at the 2010 and 2011 Indonesia Kids' Choice Awards.<ref>{{#invoke:cite|web|title=Johnny Depp, Justin Bieber, Selena Gomez, iCarly, The Black Eyed Peas, Miley Cyrus, Jennette McCurdy, SpongeBob SquarePants, Eddie Murphy, Despicable Me, Shaquille O'Neal and more win coveted Orange Blimps at Nickelodeon's 2011 Kids' Choice Awards|url=http://nickkcapress.com/2011KCA/release/winners|work=Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards|publisher=Nickelodeon|access-date=May 21, 2013|date=April 2, 2011|archive-date=April 6, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110406043705/http://nickkcapress.com/2011KCA/release/winners|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:cite|web|title=Pemenang Indonesia Kids' Choice Awards|url=http://oktavita.com/pemenang-indonesia-kids-choice-awards-kca-2010.htm|publisher=Oktavita|access-date=May 22, 2013|date=May 10, 2010|archive-date=September 17, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130917164706/http://oktavita.com/pemenang-indonesia-kids-choice-awards-kca-2010.htm|url-status=usurped}}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:cite|web|title=Daftar Pemenang Indonesia Kids Choice Awards 2011|url=http://www.kapanlagi.com/showbiz/selebriti/daftar-pemenang-indonesia-kids-choice-awards-2011.html|publisher=Kapanlagi|access-date=May 22, 2013|date=July 23, 2011|language=id}}</ref> At the Kids' Choice Awards Mexico 2010 and Kids' Choice Awards Argentina 2011, the show was nominated for Favorite Cartoon, but did not win.<ref>{{#invoke:cite|web|title=Lista de ganadores de los Kids' Choice Awards México 2012|url=http://entretenimiento.starmedia.com/alfombra-roja/lista-ganadores-kids-choice-awards-mexico-2012.html|publisher=Star Media|access-date=May 21, 2013|date=September 3, 2012|archive-date=March 4, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304112544/http://entretenimiento.starmedia.com/alfombra-roja/lista-ganadores-kids-choice-awards-mexico-2012.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:cite|web|last=Riano|first=Cecilia|title=Los ganadores de los Kids' Choice Awards y un reconocimiento a Cris Morena|url=http://www.ciudad.com.ar/espectaculos/85326/los-ganadores-de-los-kids%E2%80%99-choice-awards-y-un-reconocimiento-cris-morena|publisher=Ciudad.com.ar|access-date=May 22, 2013|date=October 13, 2011|language=es}}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:cite|web|title=Lista de Nominados a los Kids' Choice Awards Argentina 2011|url=http://www.sonicomusica.info/2011/08/lista-nominados-kids%25e2%2580%2599-choice-awards-argentina-2011|publisher=SonicaMusica|access-date=May 22, 2013|language=es|archive-date=November 10, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131110070100/http://www.sonicomusica.info/2011/08/lista-nominados-kids%25e2%2580%2599-choice-awards-argentina-2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> The episode "That Sinking Feeling" was nominated at the 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Short-format Animated Program.<ref>{{#invoke:cite|web|title=Primetime Emmy Awards nominations for 2011: Outstanding Special Class -Short-format Animated Program|url=http://www.emmys.com/nominations/2011/Outstanding%20Short-format%20Animated%20Program|publisher=Emmy Award|access-date=May 21, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120321203758/http://www.emmys.com/nominations/2011/Outstanding%20Short-format%20Animated%20Program|archive-date=March 21, 2012}}</ref> Furthermore, at the 38th Annie Awards, the show won for Best Animated Television Production for Children, while the crew members, Jeremy Wakefield, Sage Guyton, Nick Carr and Tuck Tucker, won the Music in a Television Production category.<ref name=Annie38>{{#invoke:cite|web|title=38th Annual Annie Nominations|url=http://www.annieawards.org/consideration.html|publisher=Annie Award|access-date=May 21, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110906082547/http://www.annieawards.org/consideration.html|archive-date=September 6, 2011}}</ref> ''SpongeBob SquarePants'' also won at the 2011 ASCAP Film and Television Awards for Top Television Series. At the 2010 and 2011 TP de Oro, the series won the Best Children and Youth Program category.<ref>{{#invoke:cite|web|title=Ganadores de los Premios TP de Oro 2010|url=http://www.laguiago.com/_espana/evento/27300/ganadores-de-los-premios-tp-de-oro-2010/|publisher=Laguiago|access-date=May 27, 2013|date=March 3, 2010|language=es|archive-date=November 10, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131110065235/http://www.laguiago.com/_espana/evento/27300/ganadores-de-los-premios-tp-de-oro-2010/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:cite|web|title=Ganadores de los TP de Oro 2011|url=http://www.formulatv.com/noticias/23597/ganadores-tp-oro-2011/|access-date=May 27, 2013|publisher=Formula TV|language=es}}</ref>
The season received mixed to negative reviews, with certain episodes being panned by critics and audiences alike. In his review of the seventh season for DVD Talk, Ian Jane wrote that the series "is one of those rare animated shows that can be enjoyed equally as much by both adults and children."<ref name=DVD1/> He described the concept of the show as "utterly ludicrous."<ref name=DVD1/> He cited the episodes "SpongeBob's Last Stand" and "Tentacle-Vision" as "interesting stand outs," while the episodes "The Inside Job", "Back to the Past", "Gary in Love", and "The Abrasive Side" as "memorable episodes this time around."<ref name=DVD1/> However, Jane said that the season is not as good as the previous seasons, writing "It's not that this more recent material isn't fun, because it is, but by this point in time storylines are beginning to get a little repetitive and as such, the series doesn't seem quite as fresh and original as it once did."<ref name=DVD1/> Jane "recommended" the DVD set, writing "This latest collection of episodes is not a high point in the series but it's still decent enough family friendly entertainment, even if it does get too repetitive for its own good."<ref name=DVD1/>
Josh Rode of DVD Verdict said that the season "has its moments", but is "by far the least consistently funny season of the venerable cartoon."<ref name=DVD2/> Rode also said that the characters of SpongeBob SquarePants and Patrick Star "have become the least engaging parts of the show, which is a problem since they dominate screen time."<ref name=DVD2/> He perceived that Patrick "has been dumbed down too far."<ref name=DVD2/> As for the character of SpongeBob, he criticized his changing voice that has become "more nasal over the years."<ref name=DVD2/> He described the character "like a happy, fun-loving, not-overly-intelligent sponge," but said that "[He] has entirely lost the naïveté which has long been the basis of his charm."<ref name=DVD2/>
== DVD release == The DVD boxset for season seven was released by Paramount Home Entertainment in the United States and Canada in December 2011, six months after the season had completed broadcast on television. The DVD release features bonus materials, including "animated shorts."<ref name=DVD1/><ref name=DVD2/>
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;" |- style="background:#A1DFFB; color:#000;" | colspan="4" | '''''SpongeBob SquarePants: Complete Seventh Season''''' |- valign="top" | style="text-align:center; width:400px;" colspan="3" | '''Set details'''<ref name=DVD1>{{#invoke:cite|web|last=Jane|first=Ian|title=Spongebob Squarepants: The Complete 7th Season|url=http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/52684/spongebob-squarepants-the-complete-7th-season/|publisher=DVD Talk|access-date=November 9, 2013|date=December 16, 2011}}</ref><ref name=DVD2>{{#invoke:cite|web|last=Rode |first=Josh |title=SpongeBob SquarePants: The Complete Seventh Season |url=http://www.dvdverdict.com/reviews/spongebob7.php |publisher=DVD Verdict |access-date=November 9, 2013 |date=December 11, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131016144015/http://www.dvdverdict.com/reviews/spongebob7.php |archive-date=October 16, 2013 }}</ref> | style="width:300px; text-align:center;" | '''Special features'''<ref name=DVD1/><ref name=DVD2/> |- valign="top" | colspan="3" style="text-align:left; width:400px;" | * 26 episodes * 4-disc set * 1.33:1 aspect ratio * Languages: ** English (Dolby Digital 5.1) | rowspan="4" style="text-align:left; width:300px;" | * Animated shorts for: ** "Back to the Past" ** "SpongeBob's Last Stand" ** "Legends of Bikini Bottom" ** "The Great Patty Caper" |- | 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;" || December 6, 2011<ref>{{#invoke:cite|web|title=SpongeBob SquarePants – Season 7|url=http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/releases/SpongeBob-SquarePants-Season-7/11580|publisher=TVShowsOnDVD.com|access-date=October 29, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131110064351/http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/releases/SpongeBob-SquarePants-Season-7/11580|archive-date=November 10, 2013}}</ref> || September 17, 2012<ref>{{#invoke:cite|web|title=Spongebob – Season 7 (Animated) (Box Set) (DVD)|url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/Spongebob-Squarepants-The-Complete-Season/dp/B008BHVPI0|publisher=Amazon.co.uk|access-date=October 29, 2013}}</ref> || September 9, 2012<ref>{{#invoke:cite|web|title=SpongeBob SquarePants: Season 7|url=http://www.jbhifionline.com.au/dvd/dvd-genres/kids-family/spongebob-squarepants-season-7/670709|publisher=JB Hi-Fi|access-date=October 29, 2013|archive-date=November 10, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131110064401/http://www.jbhifionline.com.au/dvd/dvd-genres/kids-family/spongebob-squarepants-season-7/670709|url-status=dead}}</ref> |}
== Notes == {{Notelist|group=lower-alpha|refs= <ref group="lower-alpha" name="credits">Information is taken from the opening credits of each episode.</ref> }}
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== References == <references />
== External links == * [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0206512/episodes?season=7&ref_=tt_eps_sn_7] at IMDb * [http://www.metacritic.com/tv/spongebob-squarepants/season-7 Season 7] at Metacritic
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