SpongeBob SquarePants (franchise)

SpongeBob SquarePants
SpongeBob SquarePants
	Logo to the TV series.
Created by	Stephen Hillenburg
Original work	Help Wanted
Owner	Nickelodeon (via ViacomCBS Domestic Media Networks)
Years	1999–present
Print publications
Comics	SpongeBob Comics (2011-2018)
Films and television
Film(s)	The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie (2004); The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water (2015); The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run (2020);
Theatrical presentations
Play(s)	SpongeBob SquarePants (2016)
Games
Video game(s)
Audio
Original music	SpongeBob SquarePants: Original Theme Highlights (2001); The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie – Music from the Movie and More... (2004); SpongeBob SquarePants: The Yellow Album (2005); The Best Day Ever (2006); SpongeBob's Greatest Hits (2009); It's a SpongeBob Christmas! Album (2012);
Miscellaneous
Theme park attraction(s)	SpongeBob SquarePants 4-D (2003-present); SpongeBob SquarePants Rock Bottom Plunge (2008-present); Pineapple Poppers (2008-present); Dutchman's Deck Adventure Course (2010-present); SpongeBob SquarePants 4D: The Great Jelly Rescue (2013-present); Bikini Bottom Crosstown Express (2019-present); SpongeBob's Jellyfish Jam (2019-present); Sandy's Blasting Bronco (2020-present);

SpongeBob SquarePants is a Nickelodeon media franchise created by Stephen Hillenburg consisting of television shows, films, video games, and other entries. It commenced in 1999 with the premiere of the television series of the same name. The franchise chronicles the adventures and endeavors of the title character and his aquatic friends in the fictional underwater city of Bikini Bottom.

Television series

Series	Season	Episodes	Originally aired			Showrunner(s)	Status
Series	Season	Episodes	First aired	Last aired	Network	Showrunner(s)	Status
SpongeBob SquarePants	1	20	May 1, 1999 (1999-05-01)	March 3, 2001 (2001-03-03)	Nickelodeon	Stephen Hillenburg	Released
	2	20	October 26, 2000 (2000-10-26)	July 26, 2003 (2003-07-26)
	3	20	October 5, 2001 (2001-10-05)	October 11, 2004 (2004-10-11)
	4	20	May 6, 2005 (2005-05-06)	July 24, 2007 (2007-07-24)		Paul Tibbitt
	5	20	February 19, 2007 (2007-02-19)	July 19, 2009 (2009-07-19)
	6	26	March 3, 2008 (2008-03-03)	July 5, 2010 (2010-07-05)
	7	26	July 19, 2009 (2009-07-19)	June 11, 2011 (2011-06-11)
	8	26	March 26, 2011 (2011-03-26)	December 6, 2012 (2012-12-06)
	9	26	July 21, 2012 (2012-07-21)	February 20, 2017 (2017-02-20)		Paul Tibbitt, Marc Ceccarelli and Vincent Waller
	10	11	October 15, 2016 (2016-10-15)	December 2, 2017 (2017-12-02)		Marc Ceccarelli and Vincent Waller
	11	26	June 24, 2017 (2017-06-24)	November 25, 2018 (2018-11-25)
	12	26^[1]	November 11, 2018 (2018-11-11)	TBA
	13	26^[2]	October 22, 2020 (2020-10-22)	TBA
Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years	1	26	March 4, 2021 (2021-03-04)	TBA	Paramount+	Marc Ceccarelli and Vincent Waller	Released
The Patrick Star Show	1	26	July 9, 2021 (2021-07-09)	TBA	Nickelodeon	Marc Ceccarelli and Vincent Waller	Released

References

^ "Nickelodeon Greenlights Season 12 of SpongeBob SquarePants, Number-One Animated Series Across All TV with Kids" (Press release). Nickelodeon. May 23, 2017. Retrieved September 30, 2020 – via The Futon Critic.
^ Cite error: The named reference S13 extension was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[1] "Nickelodeon Greenlights Season 12 of SpongeBob SquarePants, Number-One Animated Series Across All TV with Kids" (Press release). Nickelodeon. May 23, 2017. Retrieved September 30, 2020 – via The Futon Critic.

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