Season 13

SpongeBob SquarePantsSeason 13
General information
No. of episodes:	26
Premiere:	October 22, 2020
DVD releases
Region 1:	TBA
Chronology
Previous:	Season 12
Next:	Season 14

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 were originally supposed to be "13 half hours" in season 13. However, on August 11, 2021, it was announced that the number of episodes 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"	February 25, 2022	0.42
	SpongeBob and Patrick make it their mission to reunite the recently fired robot band from Goofy Goober's.
	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 Patrick journey to the North Pole to give Santa a present.
	273a	"Potato Puff"	April 22, 2022	0.44
	Mrs. Puff disguises herself as a potato to avoid SpongeBob's driving test, but chaos soon ensues.
	273b	"There Will Be Grease"	April 29, 2022	0.40
	Mr. Krabs and Plankton must work together after discovering a well of miracle-grease under their restaurants.
	274a	"The Big Bad Bubble Bass"	May 6, 2022	0.39
	Karen tells the fairytale of a nerd trying to steal an action figure from his three little neighbors.
	274b	"Sea-Man Sponge Haters Club"	May 6, 2022	0.39
	Squidward hosts a secret 'We Hate SpongeBob Club' at his house.
	275a	"Food PBFFT! Truck"	May 13, 2022	0.38
	SpongeBob and Squidward try to sell Krabby Patties from a food truck in the darkest depths of the ocean.
	275b	"Upturn Girls"	May 13, 2022	0.38
	Pearl and Narlene have a whales' day out in the big city.
	276a	"Say Awww!"	May 20, 2022	0.32
	Frustrated that he's seen as cute instead of evil, Plankton builds a robot to punish anyone who says 'aww!'.
	276b	"Patrick the Mailman"	May 20, 2022	0.32
	Patrick crushes the mailman, so he and SpongeBob deliver the mail around Bikini Bottom.
	277a	"Captain Pipsqueak"	July 22, 2022	TBD
	Plankton joins the League of E.V.I.L.
	277b	"Plane to Sea"	July 22, 2022	TBD
	SpongeBob and Patrick take Squidward on a plane to a tropical resort.

Trivia

• This season sees a brief return of various former SpongeBob crew members, including Richard Pursel, Ben Gruber, Heather Martinez, Benjamin Arcand, and Bill Reiss.
• This is the first season without Stephen Hillenburg's involvement after his death on November 26, 2018, although Vincent Waller, the current executive producer and showrunner, said he is still credited because he created the show.
• The episodes "A Place for Pets" and "Lockdown for Love" are the only ones to premiere in 2020.
• Currently, this is the only season not to have an episode obtaining 1 million viewers.