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SpongeBob SquarePants
Season 4
File:SpongeBob S4FV.jpg
SpongeBob SquarePants: The Complete Fourth Season DVD cover art, released on November 13, 2012.
No. of episodes20
Release
Original networkNickelodeon
Original releaseMay 6, 2005 (2005-05-06) –
July 24, 2007 (2007-07-24)
Season chronology
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Season 5
List of episodes

The fourth season of the American animated television series SpongeBob SquarePants, created by former marine biologist and animator Stephen Hillenburg, aired on Nickelodeon from May 6, 2005 to July 24, 2007, and contained 20 episodes, beginning with the episodes "Fear of a Krabby Patty" and "Shell of a Man". The series chronicles the exploits and adventures of the title character and his various friends in the fictional underwater city of Bikini Bottom. The season was executive produced by series creator Hillenburg, while writer Paul Tibbitt acted as the supervising/co-executive producer and showrunner. The show underwent a hiatus on television as Hillenburg halted the production in 2002 to work on the film adaptation of the series, The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie. Once the film was finalized and the previous season had completed broadcast on television, Hillenburg wanted to end the show, but the success of the series led to more episodes, so Tibbitt took over Hillenburg's position as showrunner and began working on a fourth season for broadcast in 2005. Hillenburg remained with the show, but in a smaller advisory role in which he reviewed each episode and offered suggestions to the show's production crew.

The show itself received several recognition, including the three Kids' Choice Awards for Favorite Cartoon from 2005 to 2007. The episodes "Fear of a Krabby Patty" and "Shell of a Man" were nominated at the 57th Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Animated Program (for Programming Less Than One Hour). It also received a nomination for its episodes "Bummer Vacation" and "Wigstruck" at the 59th Primetime Emmy Awards for the same category.

Several compilation DVDs that contained episodes from the season were released. The SpongeBob SquarePants: Season 4, Volume 1 and 2 DVDs were released in Region 1 on September 12, 2006 and January 9, 2007, respectively, while the complete set was released in Region 2 on November 3, 2008 and Region 4 on November 7, 2008. On November 13, 2012, The Complete Fourth Season DVD was released in Region 1.

Production

The season aired on Nickelodeon, which is owned by Viacom, and was produced by United Plankton Pictures and Nickelodeon. The season's executive producer was series creator Stephen Hillenburg.[1] In 2002, Hillenburg and the show's staff members decided to stop making episodes to work on the 2004 film The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie, after completing the third season.[2] As a result, the show went into a two-year "self-imposed" production hiatus.[3] During the break on television, Nickelodeon expanded the programming for the third season to cover the delay, however, according to network executive Eric Coleman, "there certainly was a delay and a built-up demand."[4] Nickelodeon announced nine "as-yet-unaired" episodes would be shown during the break.[5]

Once the production on the film was completed, Hillenburg wanted to end the series "so the show wouldn't jump the shark", but Nickelodeon wanted more episodes produced.[6] Hillenburg said "Well, there was concern when we did the movie [in 2004] that the show had peaked. There were concerns among executives at Nickelodeon."[7][8] Hillenburg resigned as the series' showrunner,[9] and appointed Paul Tibbitt, who previously served as a writer, director, and storyboard artist of the show, to overtake the role.[10] Hillenburg considered Tibbitt one of his favorite members of the show's crew,[11] and "totally trusted him".[12] Tibbitt still helmed the showrunner position, until October 2015 when Vincent Waller & Marc Ceccarelli took his position, and also functions as an executive producer.[10][13] Hillenburg no longer writes or runs the show on a day-to-day basis, but reviews each episode and delivers suggestions. He said, "I figure when I'm pretty old I can still paint. I don't know about running shows."[9][14]

In November 2004, Tom Kenny, Bill Fagerbakke, and the rest of the crew confirmed that they had completed four new episodes for broadcast on Nickelodeon in early 2005,[15][16] and planned to finish about 20 total for the then-fourth season.[15][16] In particular, Kenny said, "Kids were happy watching them for the 3,000th time. It was the parents who've been busting my chops for new episodes."[17] He remarked that it would be "the same show, the same sponge".[17] On May 6, 2005, the season premiered with the episodes "Fear of a Krabby Patty" and "Shell of a Man".[17][18][19] "Fear of a Krabby Patty" was the first episode to be broadcast after the show's intermission.[17][18][19] It was written by C.H. Greenblatt and Paul Tibbitt, while Alan Smart served as animation director.[20]

Animation was handled overseas in South Korea at Rough Draft Studios.[12][21] Animation directors credited with episodes in the fourth season included Larry Leichliter, Andrew Overtoom, Smart, and Tom Yasumi.[a] Episodes were written by a team of writers, which consisted of Casey Alexander, Steven Banks, Mike Bell, Luke Brookshier, Nate Cash, Zeus Cervas, Greenblatt, Tom King, Tim Hill, Kyle McCulloch, Dani Michaeli, Chris Mitchell, Mike Mitchell, Aaron Springer, Tibbitt, Vincent Waller, Tuck Tucker, and Erik Wiese.[a] The storyboard directors for this season were Alexander, Bell, Brookshier, Cash, Cervas, Greenblatt, King, Chris Mitchell, Springer, Tuck Tucker, Brad Vandergrift, Waller, and Wiese.[a]

Cast

Amy Poehler (left) guest starred in the episode "Have You Seen This Snail?". Pat Morita voiced Master Udon in "Karate Island"; Morita died before the episode aired, and the program was dedicated in his memory.

The fourth season featured Tom Kenny as the voice of the title character SpongeBob SquarePants and his pet snail Gary. SpongeBob's best friend, a starfish named Patrick Star, was voiced by Bill Fagerbakke,[22] while Rodger Bumpass played the voice of Squidward Tentacles, an arrogant and ill-tempered octopus.[23] Other members of the cast were Clancy Brown as Mr. Krabs, a miserly crab obsessed with money who is SpongeBob's boss at the Krusty Krab;[24] Mr. Lawrence as Plankton, a small green copepod and Mr. Krabs' business rival;[25] Jill Talley as Karen, Plankton's sentient computer sidekick;[26] Carolyn Lawrence as Sandy Cheeks, a squirrel from Texas;[27] Mary Jo Catlett as Mrs. Puff, SpongeBob's boating school teacher;[28] and Lori Alan as Pearl, a teenage whale who is Mr. Krabs' daughter.[29][30]

In addition to the regular cast members, episodes feature guest voices from many ranges of professions, including actors, musicians, and artists. For instance, in the episode "Have You Seen This Snail?", American comedian and actress Amy Poehler guest starred as the voice of Grandma, a sweet old woman who adopted Gary after he ran away.[31][32] Musician Stew also appeared as a voice, performing the song "Gary, Come Home".[31][33][34] Show writer C.H. Greenblatt made an appearance in the episode "Selling Out" as Carl.[35][36] Ernest Borgnine and Tim Conway returned in the episode "Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy: VI The Motion Picture", reprising their roles as Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy, respectively.[37] Brian Doyle-Murray reprised his role as the Flying Dutchman for "Ghost Host".[38] In "Mrs. Puff, You're Fired", English actor Robin Sachs voiced Sergeant Sam Roderick, a driving instructor who took over Mrs. Puff in teaching SpongeBob.[39] Christopher Ryan, Nigel Planer and Rik Mayall appeared in the episode "Chimps Ahoy" as Sandy's bosses—Professor Percy, Dr. Marmalade and Lord Reginald, respectively.[40] In the entry "Karate Island", Happy Days and The Karate Kid actor Pat Morita guest starred as Master Udon, a scammer who kidnaps SpongeBob to make him buy real estate.[35][41] Morita died in November 2005, and the May 2006 episode was dedicated to Morita's memory.[41]

Reception

The season was well received by media critics and fans. Paul Mavis of DVD Talk gave both of the season's volumes 4½ stars. The episodes "Fear of a Krabby Patty" and "Shell of a Man" were nominated at the 57th Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Animated Program (for Programming Less Than One Hour), but lost to South Park's "Best Friends Forever".[42] The show was also nominated at the 59th Primetime Emmy Awards for the same category for the episodes "Bummer Vacation" and "Wigstruck".[43] At the 33rd Annie Awards, C.H. Greenblatt, Paul Tibbitt, Mike Bell and Tim Hill were also nominated for Best Writing in an Animated Television Production for the episode "Fear of a Krabby Patty".[44] "Fear of a Krabby Patty" won for a Special Award at the 2005 Annecy International Animated Film Festival.[45] At the 2006 Golden Reel Awards, the episode "Have You Seen This Snail?" was nominated for Best Sound Editing in Television: Animated.[46] The show itself received several recognition, including the three Kids' Choice Awards for Favorite Cartoon from 2005 to 2007.[47][48][49] It also received a nomination at the 21st TCA Awards for Outstanding Achievement in Children's Programming, but lost to Degrassi: The Next Generation,[50] and at the 23rd TCA Awards for the same category. However, the series did not win.[51]

Episodes

Key
  • The following episodes listed in the chart are arranged according to their production order, rather than by their original air dates.[52]


No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleAnimation directors [a]Written by [a]Storyboarded by [a]Original air date [53]Prod.
code [54]
U.S. viewers
(millions)
61a1a"Fear of a Krabby Patty"Alan SmartC.H. Greenblatt and Paul TibbittC.H. Greenblatt (director)
Zeus Cervas
May 6, 2005 ( May 6, 2005)5574-4012.60[55]
61b1b"Shell of a Man"Tom YasumiMike Bell and Paul TibbittMike Bell & Vincent Waller (directors)
Zeus Cervas & Brad Vandergrift
May 6, 2005 ( May 6, 2005)5574-4022.60[55]
62a2a"The Lost Mattress"Alan SmartMike Bell and Tim HillMike Bell (director)
Zeus Cervas, Brad Vandergrift, Erik C. Wiese, William Reiss, & Garrett Ho
May 13, 2005 ( May 13, 2005)5574-406N/A
62b2b"Krabs vs. Plankton"Tom YasumiTim Hill, Mike Mitchell, and Vincent WallerVincent Waller (director)
Zeus Cervas, Brad Vandergrift, Erik C. Wiese, William Reiss, & Garrett Ho
May 13, 2005 ( May 13, 2005)5574-403N/A
633"Have You Seen This Snail?"
"Where's Gary?"
Alan Smart and Tom YasumiAaron Springer and Paul TibbittAaron Springer (director)
Zeus Cervas, Brad Vandergrift, Erik C. Wiese, & Garrett Ho
November 11, 2005 ( November 11, 2005)5574-4047.93[56][57]
64a4a"Skill Crane"Alan SmartKyle McCulloch, Aaron Springer, and Vincent WallerVincent Waller (director)
Clint Bond Jr., John Magness, Tim Parsons, Ted Seko, Zeus Cervas, Brad Vandergrift, Erik Wiese, & Garrett Ho
May 20, 2005 ( May 20, 2005)5574-407N/A
64b4b"Good Neighbors"Tom YasumiMike BellMike Bell & Aaron Springer (directors)
Clint Bond Jr., John Magness, Tim Parsons, Ted Seko, Zeus Cervas, Brad Vandergrift, Erik Wiese, & Garrett Ho
May 20, 2005 ( May 20, 2005)5574-408N/A
65a5a"Selling Out"Alan SmartZeus Cervas, Erik Wiese and Tim HillZeus Cervas & Erik Wiese (directors)
John Magness, Tim Parsons, Ted Seko, & Brad Vandergrift
September 23, 2005 ( September 23, 2005)5574-409N/A
65b5b"Funny Pants"Tom YasumiLuke Brookshier, Tom King, and Steven BanksLuke Brookshire & Tom King (directors)
John Magness, Tim Parsons, Ted Seko, & Brad Vandergrift
September 30, 2005 ( September 30, 2005)5574-410N/A
666"Dunces and Dragons"
"Lost in Time"
Alan Smart and Tom YasumiZeus Cervas, Erik Wiese, and Tim HillZeus Cervas & Erik Wiese (directors)
Clint Bond Jr., John Magness, Ted Seko, Maureen Muscarina, Marcelo Souza, Monica Tamova, & Brad Vandergrift
February 20, 2006 ( February 20, 2006)5574-4128.60[58][59]
67a7a"Enemy In-Law"Andrew OvertoomTom King, Luke Brookshier, and Tim HillLuke Brookshire & Tom King (directors)
Clint Bond Jr., Carson Kugler, Ted Seko, Maureen Muscarina, Monica Tamova, & Brad Vandergrift
October 14, 2005 ( October 14, 2005)5574-414N/A
67b7b"Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy VI: The Motion Picture"Andrew OvertoomCasey Alexander, Chris Mitchell, and Paul TibbittCasey Alexander & Chris Mitchell (directors)
Clint Bond Jr., Carson Kugler, Ted Seko, Maureen Muscarina, Monica Tamova, & Brad Vandergrift
October 7, 2005 ( October 7, 2005)5574-411N/A
68a8a"Patrick SmartPants"
"Abracamoron"
Tom YasumiCasey Alexander, Chris Mitchell, and Tim HillCasey Alexander & Chris Mitchell (directors)
Clint Bond Jr., Marcelo Souza, Ted Seko, Maureen Muscarina, Monica Tamova, & Brad Vandergrift
October 21, 2005 ( October 21, 2005)5574-415N/A
68b8b"SquidBob TentaclePants"Alan SmartZeus Cervas, Erik Wiese, and Steven BanksZeus Cervas & Erik Wiese (directors)
Clint Bond Jr., Marcelo Souza, Ted Seko, Maureen Muscarina, Monica Tamova, & Brad Vandergrift
November 4, 2005 ( November 4, 2005)5574-416N/A
69a9a"Krusty Towers"Andrew OvertoomLuke Brookshier, Tom King, and Steven BanksLuke Brookshire & Tom King (directors)
Clint Bond Jr., Marcelo Souza, Ted Seko, Maureen Muscarina, Monica Tamova, & Brad Vandergrift
April 1, 2006 ( April 1, 2006)5574-417N/A
69b9b"Mrs. Puff, You're Fired"Tom YasumiCasey Alexander, Chris Mitchell, and Tim HillCasey Alexander & Chris Mitchell (directors)
Clint Bond Jr., Marcelo Souza, Ted Seko, Maureen Muscarina, Monica Tamova, & Brad Vandergrift
April 1, 2006 ( April 1, 2006)5574-418N/A
70a10a"Ghost Host"Alan SmartErik Wiese, Zeus Cervas, and Tim HillErik Wiese & Zeus Cervas (directors)
Clint Bond Jr., Dave Cunningham, Chuck Klein, John Magness, Marcelo Souza, Ted Seko, Maureen Muscarina, Monica Tamova, & Brad Vandergrift
May 5, 2006 ( May 5, 2006)5574-419N/A
70b10b"Chimps Ahoy"Andrew OvertoomLuke Brookshier, Tom King, and Steven BanksLuke Brookshire & Tom King (directors)
Clint Bond Jr., Dave Cunningham, Chuck Klein, John Magness, Marcelo Souza, Ted Seko, Maureen Muscarina, Monica Tamova, & Brad Vandergrift
May 5, 2006 ( May 5, 2006)5574-426N/A
71a11a"Whale of a Birthday"Tom YasumiLuke Brookshier, Tom King, and Paul TibbittLuke Brookshire & Tom King (directors)
Clint Bond Jr., Dave Cunningham, Chuck Klein, John Magness, Marcelo Souza, Ted Seko, Maureen Muscarina, Monica Tamova, & Brad Vandergrift
May 12, 2006 ( May 12, 2006)5574-423N/A
71b11b"Karate Island"Tom YasumiCasey Alexander, Chris Mitchell, and Steven BanksCasey Alexander & Chris Mitchell (directors)
Clint Bond Jr., Dave Cunningham, Chuck Klein, John Magness, Marcelo Souza, Ted Seko, Maureen Muscarina, Monica Tamova, & Brad Vandergrift
May 12, 2006 ( May 12, 2006)5574-421N/A
72a12a"All That Glitters"Andrew OvertoomZeus Cervas, Erik Wiese, and Steven BanksZeus Cervas & Erik Wiese (directors)
Clint Bond Jr., Chuck Klein, John Magness, Ted Seko, Marcelo Souza, Maureen Muscarina, Monica Tamova, & Brad Vandergrift
June 2, 2006 ( June 2, 2006)5574-422N/A
72b12b"Wishing You Well"Andrew OvertoomLuke Brookshier, Tom King, and Steven BanksLuke Brookshire & Tom King (directors)
Clint Bond Jr., Chuck Klein, John Magness, Ted Seko, Marcelo Souza, Maureen Muscarina, Monica Tamova, & Brad Vandergrift
June 2, 2006 ( June 2, 2006)5574-420N/A
73a13a"New Leaf"Alan SmartZeus Cervas, Erik Wiese, and Steven BanksZeus Cervas & Erik Wiese (directors)
Clint Bond Jr., Chuck Klein, John Magness, Marcelo Souza, Maureen Muscarina, Monica Tamova, Ted Seko, & Brad Vandergrift
September 22, 2006 ( September 22, 2006)5574-425N/A
73b13b"Once Bitten"Alan SmartCasey Alexander, Chris Mitchell, and Steven BanksCasey Alexander & Chris Mitchell (directors)
Clint Bond Jr., Chuck Klein, John Magness, Marcelo Souza, Maureen Muscarina, Monica Tamova, Ted Seko, & Brad Vandergrift
September 29, 2006 ( September 29, 2006)5574-424N/A
74a14a"Bummer Vacation"Tom YasumiCasey Alexander, Chris Mitchell, and Dani MichaeliCasey Alexander & Chris Mitchell (directors)
Clint Bond Jr., Dave Cunningham, Marcelo Souza, Maureen Muscarina, Monica Tamova, Ted Seko, & Brad Vandergrift
October 13, 2006 ( October 13, 2006)5574-427N/A
74b14b"Wigstruck"Alan SmartLuke Brookshier, Tom King, and Dani MichaeliLuke Brookshire & Tom King (directors)
Clint Bond Jr., Dave Cunningham, Marcelo Souza, Maureen Muscarina, Monica Tamova, Ted Seko, & Brad Vandergrift
November 17, 2006 ( November 17, 2006)5574-428N/A
75a15a"Squidtastic Voyage"Tom YasumiLuke Brookshier, Tom King, and Dani MichaeliLuke Brookshire & Tom King (directors)
Chuck Klein, Dave Cunningham, Marcelo Souza, Maureen Muscarina, Monica Tamova, Ted Seko, & Brad Vandergrift
October 6, 2006 ( October 6, 2006)5574-431N/A
75b15b"That's No Lady"Andrew OvertoomCasey Alexander, Chris Mitchell, and Steven BanksCasey Alexander & Chris Mitchell (directors)
Chuck Klein, Dave Cunningham, Marcelo Souza, Maureen Muscarina, Monica Tamova, Ted Seko, & Brad Vandergrift
November 25, 2006 ( November 25, 2006)5574-430N/A
76a16a"The Thing"Andrew OvertoomZeus Cervas, Erik Wiese, and Steven BanksZeus Cervas & Erik Wiese (directors)
Chuck Klein, Dave Cunningham, Marcelo Souza, Maureen Muscarina, Monica Tamova, Ted Seko, & Brad Vandergrift
January 15, 2007 ( January 15, 2007)5574-429N/A
76b16b"Hocus Pocus"Alan SmartCasey Alexander, Chris Mitchell, and Steven BanksCasey Alexander & Chris Mitchell (directors)
Chuck Klein, Dave Cunningham, Marcelo Souza, Maureen Muscarina, Monica Tamova, Ted Seko, & Brad Vandergrift
January 15, 2007 ( January 15, 2007)5574-432N/A
77a17a"Driven to Tears"Andrew OvertoomLuke Brookshier, Tom King, and Steven BanksLuke Brookshire & Tom King (directors)
Sean Charmatz, Chuck Klein, Dave Cunningham, Marcelo Souza, Janice Tolentino, Maureen Muscarina, Monica Tamova, Ted Seko, & Brad Vandergrift
February 19, 2007 ( February 19, 2007)5574-434N/A
77b17b"Rule of Dumb"
"Starfish of Royalty"
Tom YasumiZeus Cervas, Erik Wiese, and Dani MichaeliZeus Cervas & Erik Wiese (directors)
Sean Charmatz, Chuck Klein, Dave Cunningham, Marcelo Souza, Janice Tolentino, Maureen Muscarina, Monica Tamova, Ted Seko, & Brad Vandergrift
February 19, 2007 ( February 19, 2007)5574-433N/A
78a18a"Born to Be Wild"Tom YasumiLuke Brookshier, Tom King, and Steven BanksLuke Brookshire & Tom King (directors)
Sean Charmatz, Dave Cunningham, Marcelo Souza, Janice Tolentino, Chuck Klein, Maureen Muscarina, Monica Tamova, Ted Seko, & Brad Vandergrift
March 31, 2007 ( March 31, 2007)5574-437N/A
78b18b"Best Frenemies"Alan SmartZeus Cervas, Erik Wiese, and Dani MichaeliZeus Cervas & Erik Wiese (directors)
Sean Charmatz, Dave Cunningham, Marcelo Souza, Janice Tolentino, Chuck Klein, Maureen Muscarina, Monica Tamova, Ted Seko, & Brad Vandergrift
March 31, 2007 ( March 31, 2007)5574-436N/A
79a19a"The Pink Purloiner"Tom YasumiLuke Brookshier, Tom King, and Steven BanksLuke Brookshire & Tom King (directors)
Sean Charmatz, Dave Cunningham, Marcelo Souza, Janice Tolentino, Chuck Klein, Maureen Muscarina, Monica Tamova, Ted Seko, & Brad Vandergrift
February 19, 2007 ( February 19, 2007)5574-440N/A
79b19b"Squid Wood"Andrew OvertoomCasey Alexander, Chris Mitchell, and Dani MichaeliCasey Alexander & Chris Mitchell (directors)
Sean Charmatz, Dave Cunningham, Marcelo Souza, Janice Tolentino, Chuck Klein, Maureen Muscarina, Monica Tamova, Ted Seko, & Brad Vandergrift
July 24, 2007 ( July 24, 2007)5574-438N/A
80a20a"Best Day Ever"Larry LeichliterNate Cash, Tuck Tucker, and Steven BanksNate Cash & Tuck Tucker (directors)
Sean Charmatz, Chuck Klein, Dave Cunningham, Marcelo Souza, Janice Tolentino, Maureen Muscarina, Monica Tamova, Ted Seko, & Brad Vandergrift
November 10, 2006 ( November 10, 2006)151-5076.70[60][61]
80b20b"The Gift of Gum"Alan SmartZeus Cervas, Erik Wiese, and Dani MichaeliZeus Cervas & Erik Wiese (directors)
Sean Charmatz, Chuck Klein, Dave Cunningham, Marcelo Souza, Janice Tolentino, Maureen Muscarina, Monica Tamova, Ted Seko, & Brad Vandergrift
February 19, 2007 ( February 19, 2007)5574-439N/A

DVD release

DVD cover art for Volume 1 (left) and Volume 2 (right)

The first ten episodes of the fourth season were released on DVD by Paramount Home Entertainment in the United States and Canada on September 12, 2006.[62] The "Volume 1" DVD release features bonus material including animatics and featurettes.[62] The remaining ten episodes of the season were also released under the title "Volume 2" in the United States and Canada on January 9, 2007.[63] The DVD release also features bonus material including music videos, shorts and featurettes.[63] In Region 2 and 4, the DVD release for the season was a complete set. On November 13, 2012, The Complete Fourth Season DVD was released in Region 1, five years after the season had completed broadcast on television.[64]

SpongeBob SquarePants: Season 4, Volume 1
Set details[62] Special features[62]
Release dates
Region 1 Region 2 Region 4
September 12, 2006[65] November 3, 2008[66] November 7, 2008[67]
SpongeBob SquarePants: Season 4, Volume 2
Set details[63] Special features[63]
  • "Best Day Ever" shorts
  • Best Day Ever Karaoke Music Video
  • Behind the Scenes with Pick Boy and SpongeBob
Release dates
Region 1 Region 2 Region 4
January 9, 2007[68] November 3, 2008[66] November 7, 2008[67]

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e f Information is taken from the opening credits of each episode.

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