SpongeBob SquarePants season 8

The eighth season of SpongeBob SquarePants began on July 18, 2011 with the episodes "Accidents Will Happen" and "The Other Patty." It ran through October 8, 2012, ending with "Hello Bikini Bottom!"

SpongeBob SquarePants season 8
Starring	Tom Kenny Bill Fagerbakke Rodger Bumpass Clancy Brown Mr. Lawrence Jill Talley Carolyn Lawrence Mary Jo Catlett Lori Alan
No. of episodes	26 (47 segments)
Release
Original network	Nickelodeon
Original release	March 26, 2011 (2011-03-26) – November 23, 2012 (2012-11-23)
chronology
List of episodes

Episodes

See also: List of SpongeBob SquarePants episodes

No. overall	No. in season	Title [1]	Animation directors [a]	Written by [a]	Original air date [1]	Prod. code [2]	U.S. viewers (millions)
153	1	"Accidents Will Happen"	Andrew Overtoom	Written by : Luke Brookshier, Nate Cash, and Dani Michaeli	July 18, 2011 (2011-07-18)	268–801	3.80[3]
		"The Other Patty"		Written by : Luke Brookshier, Nate Cash, and Mr. Lawrence	June 25, 2011 (2011-06-25)	268–804	3.82[4]
154	2	"Drive Thru"	Tom Yasumi	Written by : Aaron Springer and Dani Michaeli	July 19, 2011 (2011-07-19)	268–807	3.68[3]
		"The Hot Shot"	Alan Smart	Written by : Aaron Springer and Derek Iversen	June 18, 2011 (2011-06-18)	268–802	3.49[5]
155	3	"A Friendly Game"	Tom Yasumi	Written by : Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas, and Steven Banks	March 26, 2011 (2011-03-26)	268–803	4.55[6]
		"Sentimental Sponge"	Alan Smart	Written by : Luke Brookshier, Nate Cash, and Mr. Lawrence	April 2, 2011 (2011-04-02)	268–808	3.27[7][b]
156	4	"Frozen Face-Off"	Andrew Overtoom and Tom Yasumi	Written by : Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas, Derek Iversen, Dani Michaeli, and Richard Pursel	July 15, 2011 (2011-07-15)	268–805	5.76[8]
						268–806
157	5	"Squidward's School for Grown-Ups"	Alan Smart	Written by : Aaron Springer, Sean Charmatz, and Richard Pursel	June 4, 2011 (2011-06-04)	268–809	5.02[9]
		"Oral Report"		Written by : Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas, and Dani Michaeli	March 26, 2011 (2011-03-26)	268–811	4.55[6]
158	6	"Sweet and Sour Squid"	Tom Yasumi	Written by : Aaron Springer and Mr. Lawrence	July 20, 2011 (2011-07-20)	268–812	3.58[3]
		"The Googly Artiste"	Andrew Overtoom	Written by : Luke Brookshier, Nate Cash, and Derek Iversen	July 21, 2011 (2011-07-21)	268–810	3.61[3]
159	7	"A SquarePants Family Vacation"	Andrew Overtoom and Tom Yasumi	Written by : Aaron Springer, Sean Charmatz, and Derek Iversen	November 11, 2011 (2011-11-11)[DVD 1]	268–815A	3.57[10]
						268–815B
160	8	"Patrick's Staycation"	Andrew Overtoom	Written by : Luke Brookshier, Nate Cash, Sean Charmatz, and Dani Michaeli	November 8, 2011 (2011-11-08)[DVD 1]	268–813	3.01[11]
		"Walking the Plankton"	Alan Smart	Written by : Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas, and Mr. Lawrence	November 7, 2011 (2011-11-07)[DVD 1]	268–816	2.97[11]
161	9	"Mooncation"	Alan Smart	Written by : Sean Charmatz, Vincent Waller, Steven Banks	November 10, 2011 (2011-11-10)[DVD 1]	268–818	2.83[11]
		"Mr. Krabs Takes a Vacation"	Tom Yasumi	Written by : Luke Brookshier, Marc Ceccarelli, Sean Charmatz, and Steven Banks	November 9, 2011 (2011-11-09)[DVD 1]	268–817	3.14[11]
162	10	"Ghoul Fools"	Andrew Overtoom and Tom Yasumi	Written by : Luke Brookshier, Marc Ceccarelli, and Derek Iversen	October 21, 2011 (2011-10-21)	268–819	3.91[12]
						268–820
163	11	"Mermaid Man Begins"	Alan Smart	Written by : Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas, Sean Charmatz, and Richard Pursel	September 23, 2011 (2011-09-23)	268–822	2.65[13]
		"Plankton's Good Eye"	Tom Yasumi	Written by : Luke Brookshier, Marc Cecarrelli, and Derek Iversen		268–825
164	12	"Barnacle Face"	Andrew Overtoom	Written by : Aaron Springer, Andrew Goodman, and Dani Michaeli	September 16, 2011 (2011-09-16)	268–821	4.39[14]
		"Pet Sitter Pat"	Tom Yasumi	Written by : Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas, and Richard Pursel		268–835
165	13	"House Sittin' for Sandy"	Alan Smart	Written by : Aaron Springer, Sean Charmatz, and Derek Iversen	September 30, 2011 (2011-09-30)	268–823	3.33[15]
		"Smoothe Jazz at Bikini Bottom"	Andrew Overtoom	Written by : Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas, and Richard Pursel		268–826
166	14	"Bubble Troubles"	Andrew Overtoom	Written by : Luke Brookshier, Marc Ceccarelli, and Derek Iversen	November 25, 2011 (2011-11-25)	268–829	3.28[16]
		"The Way of the Sponge"	Tom Yasumi	Written by : Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas, Derek Iversen, and Andrew Goodman		268–830
167	15	"The Krabby Patty That Ate Bikini Bottom"	Alan Smart	Written by : Aaron Springer and Dani Michaeli	November 25, 2011 (2011-11-25)	268–828	3.27[17]
		"Bubble Buddy Returns"		Written by : Luke Brookshier, Marc Ceccarelli, and Mr. Lawrence		268–824
168	16	"Restraining SpongeBob"	Tom Yasumi	Written by : Sean Charmatz, Vincent Waller, and Paul Tibbitt	April 2, 2012 (2012-04-02)	268–814A 268–814B	2.04[18]
		"Fiasco!"		Written by : Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas, and Mr. Lawrence	April 5, 2012 (2012-04-05)	268–834	1.69[18]
169	17	"Are You Happy Now?"	Andrew Overtoom	Written by : Luke Brookshier, Marc Ceccarelli, and Dani Michaeli	March 31, 2012 (2012-03-31)	268–833	4.12[19]
		"Planet of the Jellyfish"	Tom Yasumi	Written by : Luke Brookshier, Marc Ceccarelli, and Mr. Lawrence		268–827
170	18	"Free Samples"	Andrew Overtoom	Written by : Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas, and Dani Michaeli	April 6, 2012 (2012-04-06)	268–839	1.67[20]
		"Home Sweet Rubble"		Written by : Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas, and Richard Pursel	April 4, 2012 (2012-04-04)	268–843	2.40[18]
171	19	"Karen 2.0"	Alan Smart	Written by : Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas, and Richard Pursel	April 13, 2012 (2012-04-13)	268–846	2.25[21]
		"InSPONGEiac"		Written by : Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas, and Mr. Lawrence	April 9, 2012 (2012-04-09)	268–837	2.02[22]
172	20	"Face Freeze!"	Andrew Overtoom	Written by : Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas, and Mr. Lawrence	July 21, 2012 (2012-07-21)	268–848	3.65[23]
		"Glove World R.I.P."	Tom Yasumi	Written by : Aaron Springer and Dani Michaeli	April 3, 2012 (2012-04-03)	268–844	2.71[24]
173	21	"Squiditis"	Tom Yasumi	Written by : Aaron Springer and Derek Iversen	April 11, 2012 (2012-04-11)	268–849	2.27[25]
		"Demolition Doofus"	Alan Smart	Written by : Luke Brookshier, Marc Ceccarelli, and Derek Iversen	July 21, 2012 (2012-07-21)	268–845	3.65[23]
174	22	"Treats!"	Alan Smart	Written by : Aaron Springer and Dani Michaeli	April 10, 2012 (2012-04-10)	268–847	2.15[25]
		"For Here or to Go"	Andrew Overtoom	Written by : Luke Brookshier, Marc Ceccarelli, and Steven Banks	April 12, 2012 (2012-04-12)	268–840	2.52[26]
175	23	"It's a SpongeBob Christmas!"	Mark Caballero and Seamus Walsh	Written by : Luke Brookshier, Marc Ceccarelli, Derek Iversen, and Mr. Lawrence	November 23, 2012 (2012-11-23) (CBS) December 6, 2012 (Nickelodeon)	268–841	3.63[27] 4.61[28]
						268–842
176	24	"Super Evil Aquatic Villain Team Up is Go!"	Alan Smart	Written by : Aaron Springer and Dani Michaeli	October 14, 2012 (2012-10-14)	268–836	2.28[29]
		"Chum Fricassee"	Tom Yasumi	Written by : Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas, and Richard Pursel	October 21, 2012 (2012-10-21)	268–850	2.30[30]
177	25	"The Good Krabby Name"	Alan Smart	Written by : Luke Brookshier, Marc Ceccarelli, and Derek Iversen	September 3, 2012 (2012-09-03)	268–851	3.36[31]
		"Move It or Lose It"	Andrew Overtoom	Written by : Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas, and Mr. Lawrence	October 21, 2012 (2012-10-21)	268–838	2.30[30]
178	26	"Hello Bikini Bottom!"	Alan Smart, Andrew Overtoom, and Tom Yasumi	Written by : Aaron Springer, Sean Charmatz, and Dani Michaeli	October 8, 2012 (2012-10-08)	268–831	2.76[32]
						268–832

DVD release

The DVD boxset for season eight was released by Paramount Home Entertainment and Nickelodeon in the United States and Canada on March 12, 2013, three months after the season had completed broadcast on television. The DVD release features bonus materials, including the animated short "Sandy's Vacation in Ruins."^[33]

SpongeBob SquarePants: The Complete Eighth Season
Set details			Special features
26 episodes (47 segment episodes) 4-disc set 1.33:1 aspect ratio Languages: English (Dolby Digital 2.0)			Sandy's Vacation in Ruins featurette
Release dates
Region 1	Region 2	Region 4
March 12, 2013[34]	October 28, 2013[35]	October 30, 2013[36]

Notes

1. Information is taken from the opening credits of each episode.
2. Due to airing as a part of Nickelodeon's Countdown to the Kids' Choice Awards 2011 event, the exact ratings for this episode went undocumented. The ratings listed here are what the 7:30pm half-hour of this event received.^[7]

1. This episode was first released on the SpongeBob's Runaway Roadtrip DVD on September 20, 2011.