SpongeBob SquarePants is an American animated television series created by former marine biologist and animator Stephen Hillenburg. It is broadcasted on the American cable network Nickelodeon. Since its debut on May 1, 1999, the series has aired over 300 half-hour episodes and is currently in its fifteenth season, which premiered on July 24, 2024. The series follows the adventures of the title character and his various friends in the fictional underwater city of Bikini Bottom.
The series' first feature film, The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie, was released in theaters in the United States on November 19, 2004. The series' first television movie, "Atlantis SquarePantis," premiered on November 12, 2007, as part of season 5, after a 12-hour television marathon. The series' second television movie, "Truth or Square," premiered on November 6, 2009, as part of season 6, to celebrate the show's 10-year anniversary. A second feature film, The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water, was released in theaters in the United States on February 6, 2015. The series' third television movie, "SpongeBob's Big Birthday Blowout," premiered on July 12, 2019 as part of season 12, to celebrate the show's 20-year anniversary. The series' third feature film, The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run, was released digitally on Paramount+ in the United States on March 4, 2021. The series' fourth television movie, "Kreepaway Kamp," premiered on October 10, 2024 as part of season 14, to celebrate the show's 25-year anniversary. A fourth feature film, The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants, is currently slated to premiere in the United States on December 19, 2025.
The first eight seasons are available on DVD for Regions 1, 2, and 4 as of October 2017. Seasons 9-13 are available on DVD for Region 1 as of December 5, 2023. The series is officially available for streaming on Paramount+.
SpongeBob SquarePants has received two spin-offs: Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years, which premiered on Paramount+ on March 4, 2021; and The Patrick Star Show, which premiered on Nickelodeon on July 9, 2021. The franchise also received a spin-off film titled Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie, which was released on Netflix on August 2, 2024. Two additional spin-off films are currently slated to release in the future, which are Plankton: The Movie and a currently untitled Patrick Star spin-off film.
Hillenburg initially began to work on creating the show shortly after the cancellation of Rocko's Modern Life in 1996. To voice the character of SpongeBob, Hillenburg approached Tom Kenny, who had worked with him on Rocko's Modern Life as a voice actor. SpongeBob was originally to be named "SpongeBoy," but the name was already in use for a pencil product. Upon finding it out, Hillenburg decided to use the name "SpongeBob." He chose "SquarePants" as a family name, as it referred to the character's square shape and it had a "nice ring to it."
Episodes[]
SpongeBob SquarePants[]
Season 1[]
Season 2[]
Season 3[]
Season 4[]
Season 5[]
Season 6[]
Season 7[]
Season 8[]
Season 9[]
Season 10[]
# | Title | Transcript |
Whirly Brains | ||
Mermaid Pants | ||
Unreal Estate | ||
Code Yellow | ||
Mimic Madness | ||
House Worming | ||
Snooze You Lose | ||
Krusty Katering | ||
SpongeBob's Place | ||
Plankton Gets the Boot | ||
Life Insurance | ||
Burst Your Bubble | ||
Plankton Retires | ||
Trident Trouble | ||
The Incredible Shrinking Sponge | ||
Sportz? | ||
The Getaway | ||
Lost and Found | ||
Patrick's Coupon | ||
Out of the Picture | ||
Feral Friends | ||
Don't Wake Patrick |
Season 11[]
Season 12[]
Season 13[]
Season 14[]
# | Title | Transcript |
Single-Celled Defense | ||
Buff for Puff | ||
We ♥ Hoops | ||
SpongeChovy | ||
BassWard | ||
Squidiot Box | ||
Blood is Thicker Than Grease | ||
Don't Make Me Laugh | ||
Momageddon | ||
Pet the Rock | ||
Tango Tangle | ||
Necro-Nom-Nom-Nom-I-Con | ||
PL-1413 | ||
In the Mood to Feud | ||
Mooned! | ||
Hysterical History | ||
Kreepaway Kamp | ||
Snow Yellow and the Seven Jellies | ||
The Dirty Bubble Bass | ||
Sheldon SquarePants | ||
Sandy's Country Christmas |
Season 15[]
# | Title | Transcript |
Sammy Suckerfish | ||
Big League Bob | ||
UpWard | ||
Unidentified Flailing Octopus | ||
Bad Luck Bob | ||
The Sandman Cometh | ||
Biscuit Ballyhoo | ||
Student Driver Survivor | ||
Wiener Takes All | ||
Stuck in an Elevator | ||
Squidness Protection | ||
Dome Alone | ||
Wary Gary | ||
Pinned |
Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years[]
Season 1[]
Season 2[]
The Patrick Star Show[]
Season 1[]
Season 2[]
Season 3[]
# | Title | Transcript |
The Fun Bucket | ||
The Patrick Show After Dark | ||
Chopping Spree | ||
All Bot Myself | ||
Star-Robics | ||
Who's the Dummy Now? | ||
Patrick Show Land | ||
Legend of the Lost Bathroom | ||
Driven to Drive | ||
A Patty in Time | ||
Pat-per Route | ||
Day of the Dartfish | ||
Patty Poo | ||
Swaptoberfest | ||
Patrickle Jobs | ||
Pat Roast | ||
All Out of Idea Bricks | ||
A Fool Schooled | ||
Something Stupid This Way Comes | ||
Thanks But No Thanksgiving | ||
Get Ouch | ||
Day of the Living Dad Joke | ||
Squidina's Holidaze Special |
Shorts[]
Themed shorts[]
Astrology with Squidward shorts[]
# | Title | Transcript |
Cancer | ||
Gemini | ||
Leo | ||
Pisces | ||
Sagittarius | ||
Taurus |
Kids' Choice Awards shorts[]
# | Title | Transcript |
Nicktoons Battle | ||
Plankton's Plan | ||
Nickelodeon Blimp |
Merry Nickmas shorts[]
The Big Green Help shorts[]
# | Title | Transcript |
SpongeBob & You Save the Big Blue | ||
Educate and Activate | ||
Educate and Activate 2 |
Plankton's Diary shorts[]
# | Title | Transcript |
Plankton's Diary: Karen | ||
Plankton's Diary: Evil Laugh | ||
Plankton's Diary: Plankton's Evil Plan |
Social Media shorts[]
# | Title | Transcript |
SpongeBob Checks His Instaclam | ||
Patrick Star Checks His Instaclam | ||
SpongeBob Checks His Snapper Chat |
Digital shorts[]
# | Title | Transcript |
Fish Food Rescue: The Krusty Krab | ||
The Museum of Cartoon Sponges | ||
You Know You're From Bikini Bottom When... |
SpongeBob: You Bring The Color shorts[]
# | Title | Transcript |
Plankton's Color Nullifier | ||
Bad Neighbor Blues | ||
Green Stuff Rap |
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Shanghaied shorts[]
# | Title | Transcript |
Shanghaied: Patrick's ending | ||
Shanghaied: Squidward's ending |
Best Day Ever shorts[]
# | Title | Transcript |
Crossing the Street | ||
Anything for Baby | ||
Flowers for Sandy | ||
Me Money | ||
Pie |
Friend or Foe shorts[]
# | Title | Transcript |
Can't Swim | ||
Remodeling | ||
Loop dee Loop |
Atlantis SquarePantis shorts[]
# | Title | Transcript |
Are We There Yet? | ||
Beware Flying Jellyfish | ||
Documenting Our Road Trip |
Pest of the West shorts[]
# | Title | Transcript |
Sea Horse Riding Made Easy | ||
Spurskate | ||
Saloon Door Sorrows | ||
Yokel to Tough Guy |
What Ever Happened to SpongeBob? shorts[]
SpongeBob SquarePants vs. The Big One shorts[]
# | Title | Transcript |
Separation Anxiety | ||
Surfing Dreams | ||
SpongeBoard |
Truth or Square shorts[]
# | Title | Transcript |
Balloons | ||
Juice Man | ||
Traffic | ||
The Outfit |
The Clash of Triton shorts[]
# | Title | Transcript |
SpongeGod | ||
The Story of King Neptune |
SpongeBob's Last Stand shorts[]
# | Title | Transcript |
Tips for Jellyfish Fields | ||
Jellyfishing Safety Tips | ||
Plankton Pays |
Back to the Past shorts[]
# | Title | Transcript |
Time Machine | ||
Lessons Learned | ||
And Krabs Saves the Day |
Legends of Bikini Bottom shorts[]
# | Title | Transcript |
SpongeBob's Legendary Dance Party | ||
Things to Do When Encountering a Legendary Creature | ||
The Legend of SpongeBob |
The Great Patty Caper shorts[]
# | Title | Transcript |
GumShoe SquarePants | ||
SpongeLock Holmes and Dr. Patson | ||
What if the Mystery Ended This Way...? |
A SquarePants Family Vacation shorts[]
# | Title | Transcript |
Sandy's Vacation in Ruins |
Goodbye, Krabby Patty? shorts[]
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The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie shorts[]
# | Title | Transcript |
Picture | ||
Watch Out! | ||
Around the World |
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water shorts[]
Other shorts[]
Educational shorts[]
# | Title | Transcript |
The Endless Summer | ||
Plankton. A Thank You Would Be Nice. | ||
Bike Safety Tips | ||
Movie Etiquette |
Holiday shorts[]
# | Title | Transcript |
Moldy Sponge | ||
Gary's Holiday Sing Along |
Possibility shorts[]
# | Title | Transcript |
Squidward's Back |
Interactive shorts[]
# | Title | Transcript |
Ask Patrick Anything |
Movies[]
# | Title | Transcript |
The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie | ||
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water | ||
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run |
Spin-off movies[]
# | Title | Transcript |
Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie |
DVD bonus features[]
Rides[]
Video games[]
Theme[]
Crossover[]
# | Title | Transcript |
Nicktoons Racing | ||
Nicktoons Nick Tunes | ||
Nickelodeon Party Blast | ||
Nickelodeon Toon Twister 3-D | ||
Nicktoons Basketball | ||
Nicktoons Freeze Frame Frenzy | ||
Nicktoons Movin' | ||
Nicktoons Unite! | ||
Nicktoons Winners Cup Racing | ||
Nicktoons: Battle for Volcano Island | ||
Nicktoons: Attack of the Toybots | ||
Nicktoons: Android Invasion | ||
SpongeBob SquarePants featuring Nicktoons: Globs of Doom | ||
Nicktoons Nitro | ||
Nicktoons MLB | ||
Nickverse | ||
Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2 |