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"You think I'm special!"
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The fifteenth season of the American animated television series SpongeBob SquarePants, created by former marine biologist and animator Stephen Hillenburg, was announced on September 29, 2023.[3]
It was originally confirmed that this season would consist of 26 half-hour episodes. However, on September 11, 2024, it was revealed that the latter half of season 14 would be split off into this season, and just 11 days later, the season was shortened to only 20 half-hour episodes.
This season is set to premiere sometime in late 2024.
Production[]
On October 13, 2023, Carolyn Lawrence, the voice of Sandy Cheeks, released a custom promotional image for the season renewal and the series' 25th anniversary, as well as a piece previously used for the "SpongeBob Universe" premieres that took place during summer 2023. The former piece contained a cut out picture of the main characters hugging SpongeBob from "Nature Pants," as well as a quote from "Texas."[4]
On November 28, 2023, Nick Lauer confirmed that he had returned to the series to help out with storyboards.[5]
On December 7, 2023, Kamp Koral supervising director Brandon Warren posted a video on Instagram featuring various sketches of SpongeBob characters, saying he had "been brushing up and learning the intricacies of drawing [them] correctly."[6] Considering the former show has since concluded production,[7] and Warren never officially stated that he had left the show or Nickelodeon Animation Studio, it is possible that he transitioned on work from the spin-off to the main series. This was later confirmed when during spring 2024, he would provide punch-up storyboards on "Firehouse Bob" and "Delivery of DOOM!"
On March 15, 2024, Chase Mack announced he had been freelancing on the series.[8]
On August 18, 2024, Leo Laifa confirmed they had returned to the show as a storyboard artist.[9]
On September 11, 2024, it was revealed that the second half of season 14 would be split off into this season, and then just 11 days later on September 22, season 15 was revealed to have been shortened to 20 half-hour episodes instead of the originally greenlit 26.
Promotional images[]
![An already used "SpongeBob Universe" promo image, used by Carolyn Lawrence to celebrate season 15 and 25 years of SpongeBob[4]](/wiki/File:SB_Universe_Promo_Art.png "SB Universe Promo Art.png (7.61 MB)")
![Art by Carolyn Lawrence used to celebrate season 15 and 25 years of SpongeBob[4]](/wiki/File:Season15promo.jpg "Season15promo.jpg (102 KB)")
List of episodes[]
| Title card | # | Title | U.S. airdate | U.S. viewers (millions)
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307a | "UpWard"[10] (ga) | TBA | |
| Lady Upturn introduces Squidward, and his musical "talents," to her high society friends after she becomes his patron. | ||||
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307b | "Unidentified Flailing Octopus"[11] (ga) | TBA | |
| Squidward sets out to prove that aliens aren't real... until he has a close encounter of his own. | ||||
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308a | "Bad Luck Bob"[12] (ga) | TBA | |
| SpongeBob experiences a bad luck streak when his lucky tie clip suddenly goes missing. | ||||
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308b | "The Sandman Cometh"[13] (ga) | TBA | |
| When Patrick can't fall asleep, he seeks assistance from the Sandman. | ||||
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309a | "Biscuit Ballyhoo"[14] | TBA | |
| Sandy and the Science Scouts sell biscuits to fund a trip to Mars. When Mr. Krabs and his Krusty Scouts get in on the action, it turns into an all-out competition. | ||||
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309b | "Student Driver Survivor"[15] (ga) | TBA | |
| When a competitor threatens to shut down Mrs. Puff's driving school, she must rely on SpongeBob to stay in business. | ||||
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310a | "Wiener Takes All"[16] | TBA | |
| Tired of doing grunt work at the Krusty Krab, Squidward takes a new job as Manager of Weenie Hut Jr's. | ||||
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310b | "Stuck in an Elevator"[17] | TBA | |
| When Squidward gets trapped in an elevator with SpongeBob and Patrick, he tries to escape in time to return a nearly overdue library book. | ||||
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311 | "Sandy's Country Christmas"[18] | TBA | |
| When one of Sandy's experiments goes awry, the Cheeks family team up to save Christmas in Bikini Bottom. | ||||
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312a | "Squidness Protection"[19] | TBA | |
| Squidward's amazing new life in witness protection is threatened after SpongeBob and Patrick discover his whereabouts. | ||||
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312b | "Dome Alone"[20] | TBA | |
| While stuck in her dome, Sandy suspects Plankton's up to no good and recruits Patrick to investigate. | ||||
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313a | "Wary Gary"[21] | TBA | |
| SpongeBob goes to extreme lengths to trick Gary into going to the vet. | ||||
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313b | "Pinned"[22] | TBA | |
| SpongeBob becomes desperate when he accidentally gets pinned under his exercise equipment and must wait for help to arrive. | ||||
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314a | "Jeffy T's Prankwell Emporium"[23] | TBA | |
| Squidward's prankster dad visits and brings all sorts of gags with him (much to Squidward's annoyance). | ||||
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314b | "A Taste of Plankton"[24] | TBA | |
| Plankton tries to get a taste of the secret formula by attaching himself to SpongeBob's tongue. | ||||
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315a | "Smartificial Intelligence"[25] | TBA | |
| Perch fights for his job after he's fired and replaced by a robot anchorman. | ||||
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315b | "Firehouse Bob"[26] | TBA | |
| SpongeBob, Patrick, and Squidward feel the heat when they become volunteer firefighters. | ||||
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316a | "Pablum Plankton"[27] | TBA | |
| Plankton wins a "cutest baby" contest and becomes the face of a baby food brand. | ||||
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316b | "MuseBob ModelPants"[28] | TBA | |
| When Squidward's one-off portrait of SpongeBob takes the art world by storm, he has no choice but to produce more. | ||||
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317a | "Delivery of DOOM!"[29] | TBA | |
| SpongeBob is challenged by E.V.I.L. to make a delivery to their secret lair in 10 minutes or less. | ||||
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317b | "The Play's Not the Thing"[30] | TBA | |
| Squidward and Plankton come together to make their very own stage play... and SpongeBob is casted as the villain! | ||||
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318a | "My Father, the Boat"[31] | TBA | |
| When Mr. Krabs gets trapped inside of Pearl's new boat, he must pretend to be its engine to avoid being caught. | ||||
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318b | "A Fish Called Sandy"[32] | TBA | |
| Sandy decides to finally give herself gills so she can truly experience Bikini Bottom, but they come with a strange side effect. | ||||
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319a | "Captain Quasar: The Next Generation"[33] | TBA | |
| SpongeBob and Squidina try to start their very own Captain Quasar fan club after being kicked out of Bubble Bass's. | ||||
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319b | "Port of Brawl"[34] | TBA | |
| Mr. Krabs and Plankton must learn to get along after ending up shipwrecked on an island. | ||||
Trivia[]
- This is the second season in the franchise to be split from a previous season, with the first being The Patrick Star Show seasons 2 and 3.
- This season will contain the 600th episode segment of the series, that being "Firehouse Bob."
- This season was originally confirmed on September 29, 2023 to have 26 episodes[3] but almost one year later on September 22, 2024, it was confirmed to be shortened to 20.
- This will make it the first season since season 5 to have 20 episodes.
References[]
- ^ a b Promo image
- ^ SpongeBob's 25th Anniversary Promo - YouTube
- ^ a b 'SpongeBob SquarePants' Renewed for Season 15 at Nickelodeon - Deadline
- ^ a b c Carolyn Lawrence on Instagram - "Season 15 and our 25th year..."
- ^ Nick Lauer on Twitter - "Been helping out with storyboards on Spongebob recently :-)"
- ^ Brandon Warren on Instagram - "I’ve been brushing up and learning the intricacies of drawing..."
- ^ Bob Camp on The Ren & Stimpy Show and SpongeBob SquarePants - YouTube
- ^ Chase Mack on Instagram - "beyond extra ecstatified to announce..."
- ^ Leo Laifa on Twitter - "been lending a hand..."
- ^ Upward - Episode 307a (SpongeBob SquarePants) - Cartoonlounge
- ^ Unidentified Flailing Octopus - Episode 307b (SpongeBob SquarePants) - Cartoonlounge
- ^ Bad Luck Bob - Episode 308a (SpongeBob SquarePants) - Cartoonlounge
- ^ The Sandman Cometh - Episode 308b (SpongeBob SquarePants) - Cartoonlounge
- ^ Biscuit Ballyhoo - Episode 309a (SpongeBob SquarePants) - Cartoonlounge
- ^ Student Driver Suvivor - Episode 309b (SpongeBob SquarePants) - Cartoonlounge
- ^ Wiener Takes All - Episode 310a (SpongeBob SquarePants) - Cartoonlounge
- ^ Stuck in an Elevator - Episode 310b (SpongeBob SquarePants) - Cartoonlounge
- ^ File:20231224 111911.png
- ^ Squidness Protection - Episode 312a (SpongeBob SquarePants) - Cartoonlounge
- ^ Dome Alone - Episode 312b (SpongeBob SquarePants) - Cartoonlounge
- ^ Wary Gary - Episode 313a (SpongeBob SquarePants) - Cartoonlounge
- ^ Pinned - Episode 313b (SpongeBob SquarePants) - Cartoonlounge
- ^ Jeffy T's Prankwell Emporium - Episode 314a (SpongeBob SquarePants) - Cartoonlounge
- ^ A Taste of Plankton - Episode 314b (SpongeBob SquarePants) - Cartoonlounge
- ^ Smartificial Intelligence - Episode 315a (SpongeBob SquarePants) - Cartoonlounge
- ^ Firehouse Bob - Episode 315b (SpongeBob SquarePants) - Cartoonlounge
- ^ Pablum Plankton - Episode 316a (SpongeBob SquarePants) - Cartoonlounge
- ^ MuseBob ModelPants - Episode 316b (SpongeBob SquarePants) - Cartoonlounge
- ^ Delivery of DOOM! - Episode 317a (SpongeBob SquarePants) - Cartoonlounge
- ^ The Play's Not the Thing - Episode 317b (SpongeBob SquarePants) - Cartoonlounge
- ^ My Father, the Boat - Episode 318a (SpongeBob SquarePants) - Cartoonlounge
- ^ A Fish Called Sandy - Episode 318b (SpongeBob SquarePants) - Cartoonlounge
- ^ Captain Quasar: The Next Generation - Episode 319a (SpongeBob SquarePants) - Cartoonlounge
- ^ Port of Brawl - Episode 319b (SpongeBob SquarePants) - Cartoonlounge
