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The eleventh season of the American animated television series SpongeBob SquarePants, created by former marine biologist and animator Stephen Hillenburg, was announced on February 16, 2016.[1]
A total of 26 half-hour episodes were produced for this season, bringing the number of episodes up to 241. Season 11 was confirmed to be in production by Nickelodeon on March 2, 2016.[2]
Season 11 premiered on June 24, 2017 with "Spot Returns" and "The Check-Up" and ended on November 25, 2018 with "Goons on the Moon." The season was released on DVD on March 31, 2020, one year and four months after it had completed its broadcast on television.
Production
Production for this season began on March 2, 2016. Starting in March 2017, Hena Hong worked freelance as a background painter for episodes in this season.[3]
On May 15, 2017, Vincent Waller released three screenshots from a future season 11 episode on Twitter.[4] They later turned out to be from "There's a Sponge in My Soup."
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On May 16, 2017, Vincent Waller released another screenshot from a future season 11 episode.[5] It later turned out to be from "Pat the Horse."
On August 23, 2017, Vincent Waller released two storyboard images from a future season 11 episode storyboarded by John Trabbic. It was later revealed to be from the episode "Call the Cops."[6]
On March 28, 2018, Vincent Waller released another storyboard from a future season 11 episode.[7] It later turned out to be from "Library Cards."
List of episodes
| Title card | # | Title | U.S. airdate | U.S. viewers (millions)
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216a | "Cave Dwelling Sponge" (tr • ga) | September 23, 2017 | |
| When a prehistoric sponge is unfrozen, he causes chaos all over town – and only SpongeBob can communicate with him. | ||||
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216b | "The Clam Whisperer" (tr • ga) | September 23, 2017 | |
| SpongeBob must stop a flock of clams from attacking Bikini Bottom. | ||||
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217a | "Spot Returns" (tr • ga) | June 24, 2017 | |
| When his pet amoeba Spot produces offspring, Plankton wants to use them for one of his evil plans. | ||||
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217b | "The Check-Up" (tr • ga) | June 24, 2017 | |
| Mr. Krabs is too afraid of his medical examination, but if he fails it, the Krusty Krab will get closed. | ||||
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218a | "Spin the Bottle" (tr • ga) | July 16, 2017 | 2.50[11] (simulcast) |
| Plankton poses as a wish-granting genie in his latest scheme to get the secret formula. | ||||
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218b | "There's a Sponge in My Soup" (tr • ga) | November 7, 2017 | |
| Mr. Krabs' new Krabby Soup is a hit – until some heat-loving hippies move into the soup vat. | ||||
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219a | "Man Ray Returns" (tr • ga) | September 30, 2017 | |
| Man Ray rents Squidward's house for the weekend. | ||||
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219b | "Larry the Floor Manager" (tr • ga) | September 30, 2017 | |
| Mr. Krabs takes a vacation and makes Larry the Lobster the temporary manager of the Krusty Krab. | ||||
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220 | "The Legend of Boo-Kini Bottom" (tr • ga) | October 13, 2017 | |
| The Flying Dutchman wants to make sure SpongeBob and his friends are scared on Halloween. | ||||
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221a | "No Pictures Please" (tr • ga) | November 6, 2017 | |
| Patrick leads an enthusiastic stranger on a tour of his favorite places in Bikini Bottom. | ||||
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221b | "Stuck on the Roof" (tr • ga) | November 6, 2017 | |
| SpongeBob is afraid to get off the roof of the Krusty Krab, but he won't let that stop him from living his life. | ||||
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222a | "Krabby Patty Creature Feature" (tr • ga) | October 21, 2017 | |
| A new secret Krabby Patty formula has disastrous results for Bikini Bottom, and only SpongeBob can save the day. | ||||
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222b | "Teacher's Pests" (tr • ga) | October 21, 2017 | |
| Mr. Krabs and Plankton go to boating school. | ||||
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223a | "Sanitation Insanity" (tr • ga) | May 7, 2018 | |
| When Mr. Krabs gets in trouble for littering, he makes SpongeBob and Squidward clean up Bikini Bottom. | ||||
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223b | "Bunny Hunt" (tr • ga) | March 30, 2018 | |
| A sea bunny ravages Squidward's garden, but SpongeBob thinks it's cute. | ||||
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224a | "Squid Noir" (tr • ga) | November 10, 2017 | |
| When Squidward's clarinet disappears, he has to become a hard-boiled detective to track it down. | ||||
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224b | "Scavenger Pants" (tr • ga) | November 9, 2017 | |
| Squidward sends SpongeBob and Patrick on a scavenger hunt. | ||||
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225a | "Cuddle E. Hugs" (tr • ga) | November 8, 2017 | |
| SpongeBob's new friend is a giant, fluffy hamster, but no one else is able to see him. | ||||
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225b | "Pat the Horse" (tr • ga) | December 2, 2017 | |
| Patrick wants to be a horse. | ||||
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226a | "Chatterbox Gary" (tr • ga) | February 12, 2018 | |
| Gary has a pet translation collar, and he's talking up a storm. Everyone loves it, except for Squidward. | ||||
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226b | "Don't Feed the Clowns" (tr • ga) | February 12, 2018 | |
| When a small clown gets left behind by the circus, SpongeBob takes the hapless harlequin under his wing. | ||||
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227a | "Drive Happy" (tr • ga) | February 13, 2018 | |
| SpongeBob can't drive, but he doesn't need a license to operate a self-driving car. | ||||
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227b | "Old Man Patrick" (tr • ga) | February 14, 2018 | |
| Patrick thinks he is an old man, so it is up to SpongeBob to remind him how much fun being a child can be. | ||||
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228a | "Fun-Sized Friends" (tr • ga) | February 15, 2018 | |
| SpongeBob and Patrick exchange tiny living versions of themselves. | ||||
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228b | "Grandmum's the Word" (tr • ga) | February 16, 2018 | |
| Plankton lies to his grandma about owning the Krusty Krab. | ||||
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229a | "Doodle Dimension" (tr • ga) | March 9, 2018 | |
| SpongeBob and Patrick become trapped in an alternate dimension where anything they draw comes to life. | ||||
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229b | "Moving Bubble Bass" (tr • ga) | March 16, 2018 | |
| SpongeBob and Patrick help Bubble Bass move out of his mother's basement. | ||||
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230a | "High Sea Diving" (tr • ga) | April 6, 2018 | |
| SpongeBob wants to be the first sponge to dive all the way up to the surface of the ocean. | ||||
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230b | "Bottle Burglars" (tr • ga) | April 13, 2018 | |
| SpongeBob and Squidward accidentally let Plankton slip away with the formula, and it is up to them to retrieve it. | ||||
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231a | "My Leg!" (tr • ga) | May 8, 2018 | |
| Once Fred's leg heals up, SpongeBob is determined to keep it out of harm's way. | ||||
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231b | "Ink Lemonade" (tr • ga) | May 9, 2018 | |
| Patrick's lemonade stand is unsuccessful until he gets a secret ingredient from Squidward. | ||||
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232a | "Mustard O' Mine" (tr • ga) | May 10, 2018 | |
| When the Krusty Krab runs out of mustard, Mr. Krabs sends SpongeBob, Patrick, and Squidward to dig up some more. | ||||
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232b | "Shopping List" (tr • ga) | September 24, 2018 | |
| SpongeBob and Sandy have to collect Krabby Patty ingredients, but Plankton follows their every step. | ||||
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233a | "Whale Watching" (tr • ga) | August 6, 2018 | |
| Mr. Krabs hires Squidward to babysit Pearl for the night, but she just wants to sneak out to a cool teen party. | ||||
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233b | "Krusty Kleaners" (tr • ga) | August 7, 2018 | |
| After spilling a milkshake during a delivery, SpongeBob vows to return and clean the entire building. | ||||
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234a | "Patnocchio" (tr • ga) | August 8, 2018 | |
| Plankton tells Patrick he's his conscience so he can convince the wooden-headed star to steal him a Krabby Patty. | ||||
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234b | "ChefBob" (tr • ga) | August 9, 2018 | |
| When Mr. Krabs puts in an open kitchen, SpongeBob gets stage fright and has to invent a new persona. | ||||
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235a | "Plankton Paranoia" (tr • ga) | September 26, 2018 | |
| Plankton hasn't tried to steal the secret formula in a while... and that's making Mr. Krabs nervous. | ||||
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235b | "Library Cards" (tr • ga) | September 25, 2018 | |
| When Patrick discovers the pineapple's library, SpongeBob introduces him to the wonderful world of books. | ||||
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236a | "Call the Cops" (tr • ga) | September 27, 2018 | |
| Plankton goes to jail, but the secret formula is taken as evidence, so SpongeBob and Mr. Krabs try to get it back. | ||||
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236b | "Surf N' Turf" (tr • ga) | November 11, 2018 | |
| Sandy struggles to build a ship-in-a-bottle before a big contest, so SpongeBob calls in a little extra help. | ||||
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237 | "Goons on the Moon" (tr • ga) | November 25, 2018 | |
| Sandy takes her Science Scout troop on a trip to the moon. | ||||
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238a | "Appointment TV" (tr • ga) | October 28, 2018 | |
| The long-lost episode of "Mermaid Man" is finally showing on TV, but SpongeBob might not make it home in time to watch. | ||||
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238b | "Karen's Virus" (tr • ga) | November 4, 2018 | |
| Karen catches a computer virus, and it's up to SpongeBob to get it out of her. | ||||
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239a | "The Grill is Gone" (tr • ga) | October 21, 2018 | |
| When a gang of kids steal the Krusty Krab's grill, SpongeBob and Mr. Krabs go to extreme lengths to win it back. | ||||
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239b | "The Night Patty" (tr • ga) | October 21, 2018 | |
| SpongeBob helps out the Krusty Krab's night shift crew, but the customers crave something creepier than usual. | ||||
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240a | "Bubbletown" (tr • ga) | October 28, 2018 | |
| SpongeBob visits his old friend Bubble Buddy in his hometown Bubbletown. | ||||
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240b | "Girls' Night Out" (tr • ga) | November 4, 2018 | |
| Sandy wants to spend a night in the city with Karen and Mrs. Puff, so the ladies can blow off some steam. | ||||
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241a | "Squirrel Jelly" (tr • ga) | November 18, 2018 | |
| SpongeBob and Patrick have their peaceful day of jellyfishing disturbed by Sandy's competitive nature. | ||||
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241b | "The String" (tr • ga) | November 18, 2018 | |
| SpongeBob pulls from Squidward's shirt a loose string that never seems to end. | ||||
Trivia
- This season made SpongeBob SquarePants the first (and only) Nicktoon to make it past ten seasons, since Rugrats ended at its ninth season on August 1, 2004, and The Fairly OddParents ended at its tenth season on July 26, 2017.
- This is the second season to have an episode fully animated in stop-motion, this episode being "The Legend of Boo-Kini Bottom," with the first being season 8 with "It's a SpongeBob Christmas!"
- Although the series is primarily script-driven during this season, two episode segments were storyboard-driven (where the storyboard artists also contributed to the writing). These episodes are "Shopping List" and "The String."
- There were also an episode where the storyboard contributed to the script, causing the storyboard director to get another credit as a writer, with that being "Bubbletown."[35][36]
- One of these are unknown to be either storyboard or script-driven, being "Krabby Patty Creature Feature."[35][36]
- This season had the most fourth wall breaks with a total of thirty-five.
- This is the first season not to play "Hawaiian Cocktail", "Dramatic Bridges", "Befuddled Gent", "Adventure Fanfare 1" or "Agitation Bridges".
- In the Japanese dub, the episodes starting with "Chatterbox Gary" and ending with "The String" have PAL-pitched audio despite Japan using NTSC. UK airings of "Surf N' Turf" also have PAL-pitched audio.
Videos
BEST of SpongeBob Season 11! (Part 1) 🥇 - 30 Minute Compilation - SpongeBob SquarePants
BEST of SpongeBob Season 11! (Part 2) 🥇 - 1 Hour Compilation - SpongeBob SquarePants
BEST of SpongeBob Season 11! (Part 3) 🥇 - 1 Hour Compilation - SpongeBob SquarePants
BEST of SpongeBob Season 11! (Part 4) 🥇 - 1 Hour Compilation - SpongeBob SquarePants
BEST of SpongeBob Season 11! (Part 5) 🥇 - 50 Minute Compilation - SpongeBob SquarePants
References
- ^ Vincent Waller on Twitter
- ^ Nickelodeon Unveils Four Live-Action Series, Animated Movie at Upfront
- ^ https://www.linkedin.com/in/hena-hong-572a85b7/details/experience/
- ^ Vincent Waller on Twitter
- ^ Vincent Waller on Twitter
- ^ Vincent Waller on Twitter
- ^ Vincent Waller on Twitter
- ^ a b UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Saturday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 9.23.2017
- ^ a b UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Saturday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 6.24.2017
- ^ UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 7.16.2017
- ^ 'Game of Thrones' Hits HBO's Highest Ratings Since 'Sopranos' Finale | 2017-07-16
- ^ a b c d e f U.S. Cable TV Ratings: 11/6 - 11/12/2017
- ^ a b UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Saturday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 9.30.2017
- ^ UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 10.13.2017
- ^ a b UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Saturday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 10.21.2017
- ^ a b c d U.S. Cable TV Ratings: 5/7 - 5/13/2018
- ^ UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 3.30.2018
- ^ UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Saturday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 12.2.2017
- ^ a b c d e f U.S. Cable TV Ratings: 2/12 - 2/18/2018
- ^ UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 3.9.2018
- ^ UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 3.16.2018
- ^ UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 4.6.2018
- ^ UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 4.13.2018
- ^ UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Monday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 9.24.2018
- ^ a b c d U.S. Cable TV Ratings: 8/6 - 8/12/2018
- ^ UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 9.26.2018
- ^ UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 9.25.2018
- ^ UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Thursday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 9.27.2018
- ^ UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 11.11.2018
- ^ UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 11.25.2018
- ^ a b UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 10.28.2018
- ^ a b UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 11.4.2018
- ^ a b UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Saturday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 10.21.2018
- ^ a b UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 11.18.2018
- ^ a b Dave Cunningham on Twitter - "Bubbletown was scripted. I believe..."
- ^ a b Dave Cunningham on Twitter - "I think they may..."