Season 13

SpongeBob SquarePantsSeason 13
General information
No. of episodes:	26
Premiere:	October 22, 2020
DVD releases
Region 1:	TBA
Chronology
Previous:	Season 12

The thirteenth season of SpongeBob SquarePants was announced by Vincent Waller on Twitter on July 14, 2019. On July 17, 2019, it was announced that there will be "13 half hours" in season 13. On August 11, 2021, it was announced that the number had been extended to "26 half hours" in season 13. Season 13 premiered on October 22, 2020 with the episodes "A Place for Pets" and "Lockdown for Love," and so far more episodes are to be aired.

List of episodes

Title card	#	Title	U.S. airdate	U.S. viewers (millions)
	268a	"A Place for Pets"	October 22, 2020	0.85
	Customers bring pets into the Krusty Krab, and Mr. Krabs learns pets are more profitable than owners.
	268b	"Lockdown for Love"	October 22, 2020	0.85
	When Plankton ruins a date with Karen, she puts the Chum Bucket on lockdown until he can show affection.
	269a	"Under the Small Top"	April 16, 2021	0.59
	Squidward's house becomes infested with a mail-order flea circus meant for SpongeBob.
	269b	"Squidward's Sick Daze"	April 16, 2021	0.59
	Squidward fakes being sick to get out of work, but his agony intensifies when SpongeBob arrives to care for him.
	270a	"Goofy Scoopers"	TBA	TBD
	SpongeBob and Patrick make it their mission to reunite the recently fired robot band from Goofy Goobers.
	270b	"Pat the Dog"	July 9, 2021	0.56
	Patrick is sent to the pound for acting like a worm, but he won't be able to leave unless SpongeBob can train him.
	271a	"Something Narwhal This Way Comes"	November 19, 2021	0.49
	Two familiar faces from SpongeBob's past visit Bikini Bottom, but they bring a big problem along with them.
	271b	"C.H.U.M.S"	November 19, 2021	0.49
	After falling down the drain, Plankton finds an unlikely ally in the sewers.
	272	"SpongeBob's Road to Christmas"	December 10, 2021	0.44
	SpongeBob and his pals journey to the North Pole to give Santa a present.

Trivia

• This season marks the first work of Richard Pursel on the show since "House Worming" in 2017.
• This is the first season without Stephen Hillenburg's involvement after his death in November 2018, although Vincent Waller, the current executive producer and showrunner, said he is still credited because he created the show.