On January 3, 2011, Nickelodeon ordered 26 episodes for a ninth season, to bring the number of episodes up to 204 and pass the 200-episode milestone. Season 9 aired on July 21, 2012 with the episodes "Extreme Spots" and "Squirrel Record". This season marks the show's transition to HD by now having every episode produced in widescreen (16:9), the native aspect ratio of high definition.
Title card | # | Title | U.S. airdate | U.S. viewers (millions)
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179a | "Extreme Spots" (tr • ga) | July 21, 2012 | ||
SpongeBob and Patrick are dying to join Johnny Krill's extreme sports team. | ||||
179b | "Squirrel Record" (tr • ga) | July 21, 2012 | ||
Sandy tries to break a number of world records. | ||||
180a | "Patrick-Man!" (tr • ga) | October 27, 2012 | ||
Patrick becomes a superhero and plans to clean up Bikini Bottom. | ||||
180b | "Gary's New Toy" (tr • ga) | October 14, 2012 | ||
SpongeBob must take drastic measures when Gary becomes obsessed with his new red ball. | ||||
181a | "License to Milkshake" (tr • ga) | September 7, 2012 | ||
SpongeBob returns to the milk-shake academy after discovering his milk-shake license has expired. | ||||
181b | "Squid Baby" (tr • ga) | September 3, 2012 | ||
A head injury makes Squidward thinks he's a baby, and SpongeBob and Patrick must look after him. | ||||
182a | "Little Yellow Book" (tr • ga) | TBA | ||
Squidward finds SpongeBob's diary and reads in front of everyone in the Krusty Krab. | ||||
182b | "Bumper to Bumper" (tr • ga) | November 17, 2012 | ||
SpongeBob once again fails at his boating test, but has gone too far this time. | ||||
[[File:|70px|center]] | ' | "Eek, An Urchin!" (ga) | October 27, 2012 | |
The Krusty Krab Krew have a problem on their hands when SpongeBob finds an urchin. | ||||
183b | "Squid Defense" (tr • ga) | January 1, 2013 | ||
After Squidward's groceries are stolen, SpongeBob and Sandy teach him karate to protect himself. | ||||
184a | "Jailbreak!" (tr • ga) | TBA | ||
Plankton is in jail, but he teams up with his cellmate to break out and steal the Krabby Patty formula! | ||||
186a | "Safe Deposit Krabs" (tr • ga) | TBA | ||
Mr. Krabs has become part of Bikini Bottoms new bank! It's going to be up to SpongeBob and Patrick to save him. | ||||
[[File:|70px|center]] | ' | "It Came From Goo Lagoon" | TBA | |
A giant mucus bubble has formed over Goo Lagoon and in a desperate bid to get rid of it, ends up over all of Bikini Bottom! Note:Double Episode | ||||
184b | "Evil Spatula" (tr • ga) | TBA | ||
SpongeBob takes evasive action and decides to replace his spatula! Plankton gives him a new one and SpongeBob starts to believe it's magic. | ||||
186b | "Plankton's Pet" (tr • ga) | TBA | ||
After another failed attempt for the formula, Plankton decides that he wants a pet to help him instead of Karen. | ||||
[[File:|70px|center]] | ' | "Séance Schméance" (tr • ga) | TBA | |
SpongeBob attempts to make contact with the holy Sandwich Spirits in order to uncover a long lost sandwich recipe. | ||||
187a | "Don't Look Now" (tr • ga) | TBA | ||
SpongeBob and Patrick watch a horror movie. Both of them are convinced that the villian of the movie is after them. | ||||
188b | "Yeti Krabs" (tr • ga) | TBA | ||
Squidward starts doing zero work at the Krusty Krab so Mr. Krabs tells a scary story about a yeti crab that eats lazy employees, SpongeBob takes it seriously and starts to work in overdrive. | ||||
188a | "Kenny the Cat" (tr • ga) | TBA | ||
SpongeBob gets a new superhero to look up to: Kenny the Cat! | ||||
[[File:|70px|center]] | ' | "SpongeBob, You're Fired!" | TBA | |
To save money Mr. Krabs fires SpongeBob, but SpongeBob is deterred and continues going to the Krusty Krab. |