SpongeBob SquarePants (season 7)

SpongeBob SquarePants (season 7)

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Country of origin United States
No. of episodes 26
Release
Original network Nickelodeon
Original release July 19, 2009 – June 11, 2011
Season chronology

The seventh season of the American animated television series SpongeBob SquarePants, created by marine biologist and animator Stephen Hillenburg, originally aired on Nickelodeon in the United States from July 19, 2009 to June 11, 2011. It contained 26 episodes, beginning with the episodes "Tentacle Vision" and "I Heart Dancing". 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 and writer Paul Tibbitt, who also acted as the showrunner. In 2011, Legends of Bikini Bottom, an anthology series consists of five episodes from the season, was launched. A number of guest stars appeared on the season's episodes. Several compilation DVDs that contained episodes from the season were released. The SpongeBob SquarePants: Complete Seventh Season DVD was released in Region 1 on December 6, 2011, Region 2 on September 17, 2012, and Region 4 on September 12, 2012.

The series won the 2010 Kids' Choice Awards in the category of Favorite Cartoon. The episode "That Sinking Feeling" was nominated at the 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Short-format Animated Program. Furthermore, at the 38th Annie Awards, the show won for Best Animated Television Production for Children.

Production

The season aired on Nickelodeon, which is owned by Viacom, and was produced by United Plankton Pictures and Nickelodeon. The season's executive producers were series creator Stephen Hillenburg and Paul Tibbitt, who also acted as the series' showrunner.[1][2] On March 13, 2008, during the broadcast of the sixth season, the network renewed the show for a seventh season, with 26 episodes in order.[3][4] Cyma Zarghami, president of Nickelodeon & MTVN Kids and Family Group, said, "The strength of the Nickelodeon brand comes from how we embrace everything important to kids, and how we are with them virtually everywhere they want us to be. Our open philosophy to give audiences access to everything they love, and our commitment to making relevant and innovative content, have put us at the top of cable, VOD and online. Nickelodeon has strong momentum as a brand and as a business, and we have a great foundation built on great talent and relationships with some of the best creative leaders in our industry."[5][6]

In a statement, Brown Johnson, president of animation for Nickelodeon, said, "We are thrilled to be making another season of SpongeBob SquarePants–a series we hope to make for a long time."[7] On July 19, 2009, the season premiered with the episodes "Tentacle-Vision" and "I Heart Dancing". The former was written by Luke Brookshier, Nate Cash and Derek Iversen, with Alan Smart serving as animation director.[8] The episode "I Heart Dancing" was written by Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas, Mr. Lawrence, and was directed by Tom Yasumi.[9]

In 2011, Nickelodeon debuted an anthology series, Legends of Bikini Bottom, of five seventh-season episodes in the show.[10][11] It was released on January 27, 2011 on the online social networking service Facebook before it aired on the cable channel Nickelodeon.[10][11][12][13] "Trenchbillies" was the first episode to air on Facebook and was written by Aaron Springer and Richard Pursel, with Andrew Overtoom serving as animation director.[14] Nickelodeon said on January 27 that SpongeBob SquarePants has more than 16 million "friends" on Facebook.[15][16][17] The decision of airing the series online was aimed at attracting "the young and the restless hooked to the internet and the social media."[16] In a press release, Brown Johnson said, "The anthology format of Legends of Bikini Bottom provides a great opportunity to try something new where we can give SpongeBob's 16 million fans on Facebook a first look, in addition to new content on-air".[10][11][18] Each episode was available for two weeks on Facebook.[19][20] The other four episodes called "Sponge-Cano!", "The Main Drain", "The Monster Who Came to Bikini Bottom" and "Welcome to the Bikini Bottom Triangle" premiered on Nickelodeon in an hour-long special on January 28, 2011.[10][11][21][22]

Animation was handled overseas in South Korea at Rough Draft Studios.[23][24] Animation directors credited with episodes in the seventh season included Andrew Overtoom, Alan Smart, and Tom Yasumi. Episodes were written by a team of writers, which consisted of Casey Alexander, Steven Banks, Luke Brookshier, Nate Cash, Zeus Cervas, Sean Charmatz, Derek Ivesen, Mr. Lawrence, Dani Michaeli, Richard Pursel, and Aaron Springer. The season was storyboarded by Alexander, Brookshier, Cash, Cervas, Charmatz, and Springer.[lower-alpha 1]

Cast

In the seventh season episode "Back to the Past", the young Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy were voiced by Adam West and Burt Ward, the original Batman and Robin, respectively.

The seventh season had a cast of six main actors. Tom Kenny provided 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,[25] while Rodger Bumpass played the voice of Squidward Tentacles, an arrogant and ill-tempered octopus.[26] Other members of the cast were Carolyn Lawrence as Sandy Cheeks, a squirrel from Texas;[27] Clancy Brown as Mr. Krabs, a miserly crab obsessed with money who is SpongeBob's boss at the Krusty Krab;[28] and Mr. Lawrence as Plankton, a small green copepod and Mr. Krabs' business rival.[29] The season had a number of secondary characters including Jill Talley as Plankton's computer wife, Karen;[30] Mary Jo Catlett as Mrs. Puff, SpongeBob's driving instructor;[31] Lori Alan as Pearl, Mr. Krabs' daughter;[32] and Brian Doyle-Murray as the Flying Dutchman.[33][34]

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 "Back to the Past", Ernest Borgnine and Tim Conway returned, reprising their respective roles as Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy.[35] The episode is also guest starred by the original Batman series stars Adam West as the young Mermaid Man and Burt Ward as the young Barnacle Boy.[36][37][38] Borgnie and Conway later voiced their recurring roles in the episode "The Bad Guy Club for Villains".[39] Comedian and actress Laraine Newman voices the character of Plankton's Grandma in "Gramma's Secret Recipe".[40] In the anthology series Legends of Bikini Bottom, actresses Amy Sedaris and Ginnifer Goodwin guest star. Sedaris appears in the episode "Trenchbillies" as the voice of Ma Angler.[10][11][41] Goodwin also guest stars as the voice of a purple-haired mermaid in the episode "Welcome to the Bikini Bottom Triangle".[10][11][41] She lends her voice to a teenage mermaid who steals from others through Bikini Bottom's version of the Bermuda Triangle.[10][11][41][42] In "The Curse of Hex", Saturday Night Live's Kristen Wiig guest stars as the voice of Madame Hagfish.[43] Marion Ross voiced her recurring role as Grandma SquarePants, SpongeBob's grandmother, in the episode "The Abrasive Side".[44]

Reception

The series has received recognition, including the 2010 Kids' Choice Awards for Favorite Cartoon.[45] The series also won the same category at the succeeding year's Kids' Choice Awards and at the 2010 and 2011 Indonesia Kids' Choice Awards.[46][47][48] At the Kids' Choice Awards Mexico 2010 and Kids' Choice Awards Argentina 2011, the show was nominated for Favorite Cartoon, but did not win.[49][50][51] The episode "That Sinking Feeling" was nominated at the 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Short-format Animated Program.[52] Furthermore, at the 38th Annie Awards, the show won for Best Animated Television Production for Children, while the crew members, Jeremy Wakefield, Sage Guyton, Nick Carr and Tuck Tucker, won the Music in a Television Production category.[53] SpongeBob SquarePants also won at the 2011 ASCAP Film and Television Awards for Top Television Series. At the 2010 and 2011 TP de Oro, the series won the Best Children and Youth Program category.[54][55]

In his review of the seventh season for DVD Talk, Ian Jane wrote that the series "is one of those rare animated shows that can be enjoyed equally as much by both adults and children."[56] He described the concept of the show as "utterly ludicrous."[56] He cited the episodes "SpongeBob's Last Stand" and "Tentacle-Vision" as "interesting stand outs," while the episodes "The Inside Job", "Back To The Past", "Gary in Love", and "The Abrasive Side" as "memorable episodes this time around."[56] However, Jane said that the season is not as good as the previous seasons, writing "It's not that this more recent material isn't fun, because it is, but by this point in time storylines are beginning to get a little repetitive and as such, the series doesn't seem quite as fresh and original as it once did."[56] Jane "recommended" the DVD set, writing "This latest collection of episodes is not a high point in the series but it's still decent enough family friendly entertainment, even if it does get too repetitive for its own good."[56]

Josh Rode of DVD Verdict said that the season "has its moments", but is "by far the least consistently funny season of the venerable cartoon."[57] Rode also said that the characters of SpongeBob SquarePants and Patrick Star "have become the least engaging parts of the show, which is a problem since they dominate screen time."[57] He perceived that Patrick "has been dumbed down too far."[57] As for the character of SpongeBob, he criticized his changing voice that has become "more nasal over the years."[57] He described the character "like a happy, fun-loving, not-overly-intelligent sponge," but said that "[He] has entirely lost the naïveté which has long been the basis of his charm."[57]

Episodes

Key
No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleAnimation directors [lower-alpha 1]Written by [lower-alpha 1]Original air date [59]U.S. viewers
(millions)
127a1a"Tentacle-Vision"
"(Squid TV)"		Alan SmartLuke Brookshier, Nate Cash, and Derek IversenJuly 19, 20094.95[60]
Squidward becomes the star of his own television show, but when the other characters find out, they go to the set to promote their own skills on-air, and end up making a big mess of the show. In the end, the show becomes a televised house party, without Squidward.
127b1b"I ♥ Dancing"Tom YasumiCasey Alexander, Zeus Cervas, and Mr. LawrenceJuly 19, 20094.95[60]
Squidward is envious when he learns that SpongeBob is invited to a dance audition, therefore he deliberately overworks him so that he can take his place.
128a2a"Growth Spout"Andrew OvertoomAaron Springer and Richard PurselJuly 19, 20095.17[60]
As Pearl goes through her growth spurt one night, her hunger gets worse. Mr. Krabs tries to find enough food to feed his daughter. However, wanting to save money, he raids his friends' houses to see if there is any food he can steal that can satisfy Pearl.
128b2b"Stuck in the Wringer"Alan SmartZeus Cervas, Sean Charmatz, and Derek IversenJuly 19, 20095.17[60]
SpongeBob gets stuck in his wringer. His condition only gets worse when Patrick, who fails to understand the situation, uses "Forever Glue" in his possession to permanently trap SpongeBob inside it. Although SpongeBob is dismayed, he tries to go about his usual day, but as a result falls upon hardships.
129a3a"Someone's in the Kitchen with Sandy"Tom YasumiCasey Alexander, Zeus Cervas, and Dani MichaeliJuly 19, 20095.37[60]
As part of yet another Krabby Patty secret formula stealing scheme, Plankton purloins Sandy's fur to impersonate her and trick SpongeBob to give him the formula. Meanwhile, Sandy, who is naked, finds the culprit throughout the town. She finds her fur and Plankton at the Krusty Krab where she is arrested for public nudity.
129b3b"The Inside Job"Andrew OvertoomLuke Brookshier, Nate Cash, and Mr. LawrenceJuly 19, 20095.37[60]
Plankton tries to control SpongeBob in order to retrieve the Krabby Patty secret formula, but fails. He soon discovers that the formula is located in SpongeBob's heart. He sucks information from there, but becomes and acts bubbly like SpongeBob.
130a4a"Greasy Buffoons"Tom YasumiAaron Springer and Derek IversenNovember 27, 20095.51[61]
After emptying the Krusty Krab's grease trap, Mr. Krabs illegally dumps it behind the Chum Bucket which starts a greasy war between Mr. Krabs and Plankton to increase the taste of their food with greasy entrées.
130b4b"Model Sponge"Tom YasumiCasey Alexander, Zeus Cervas, and Mr. LawrenceNovember 27, 20095.51[61]
After overhearing Mr. Krabs talking on the phone, SpongeBob thinks that he has been fired from his job at the Krusty Krab. As a result, SpongeBob tries a career at being a model in a kitchen sponge commercial.
131a5a"Keep Bikini Bottom Beautiful"Alan SmartLuke Brookshier, Nate Cash, and Dani MichaeliJanuary 2, 2010N/A
Squidward is sentenced to do community service and clean up garbage after getting caught by the police in an act of "littering". However, his arch-rival Squilliam distracts him by boasting about his progress and a statue depicting himself. In the end, Squidward manages to clean up the city with "help" from SpongeBob.
131b5b"A Pal for Gary"Andrew OvertoomCasey Alexander, Zeus Cervas, and Richard PurselJanuary 2, 2010N/A
Realizing that his pet is lonely when he is at work, SpongeBob gets Gary a playmate. He gets it from a peddler, but she warns him about the pet's habit of terrorizing other animals. Ignoring the warning, he still buys the pet and calls it Puffy Fluffy. Whenever SpongeBob is not present, the new fish terrorizes Gary, and SpongeBob thinks Gary is being mean to the new pet as a result. In the end, SpongeBob decides to bring Gary with him at the Krusty Krab the next day so he will not be lonely again.
132a6a"Yours, Mine and Mine"Andrew OvertoomLuke Brookshier, Nate Cash, and Steven BanksSeptember 11, 20104.53[62]
SpongeBob buys a meal for himself and Patrick to share, and gets a special toy made by Mr. Krabs along with it. However, as SpongeBob soon finds out, Patrick's idea of sharing is that SpongeBob buys something for the two of them, and Patrick keeps that something all for himself.
132b6b"Kracked Krabs"Alan SmartLuke Brookshier, Nate Cash, and Mr. LawrenceSeptember 11, 20104.53[62]
When Mr. Krabs is nominated at the Cheapest Crab Awards, SpongeBob goes with him to the Cheapest Crab Convention for the award ceremony.
133a7a"The Curse of Bikini Bottom"Andrew OvertoomLuke Brookshier, Nate Cash, and Mr. LawrenceOctober 24, 20094.95[63]
When SpongeBob and Patrick anger the Flying Dutchman by accidentally shaving off his beard, he turns SpongeBob and Patrick into ghosts until his beard grows back. At first, they have much fun as ghosts, but eventually realize the hardships of "living without souls."
133b7b"Squidward in Clarinetland"Tom YasumiCasey Alexander, Zeus Cervas, and Dani MichaeliMarch 24, 2010N/A
At the Krusty Krab, Squidward demands Mr. Krabs to provide him a locker to place his clarinet. Mr. Krabs is forced to grant him his request, but Squidward must also share the locker with SpongeBob. Eventually, Squidward's clarinet goes missing and he learns that SpongeBob took it. He chases SpongeBob all around the re-done locker, before finding a missing hole, and stumbling into an Eagle Head. He is eaten by the head, and Squidward travels through different dimensions to track down SpongeBob and get his clarinet back. His audition is disrupted when SpongeBob attempts to give Squidward his clarinet, in which Squidward runs away.
1348"SpongeBob's Last Stand"Andrew Overtoom and Tom YasumiAaron Springer, Steven Banks, and Derek IversenApril 22, 20104.76[64]
SpongeBob and Patrick learn that Plankton is building a new highway that would destroy the Jellyfish Fields. As a result, they protest against its construction. SpongeBob discovers that it is another scheme to steal the Krabby Patty formula.
135a9a"Back to the Past"Alan SmartCasey Alexander, Zeus Cervas, and Dani MichaeliFebruary 15, 20104.39[65]

SpongeBob and Patrick go back in time to see their favorite superheroes, Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy, when they were young. However, they accidentally alter history by making Man Ray the ruler of Bikini Bottom.

Guest appearances: Ernest Borgnine and Tim Conway as Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy, Adam West and Burt Ward as young Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy.
135b9b"The Bad Guy Club for Villains"Alan SmartCasey Alexander, Zeus Cervas, and Dani MichaeliFebruary 15, 20104.39[65]

SpongeBob and Patrick watch Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy fight villains and criminals in "The Secret Meeting", a lost episode of a show within a show called The Adventures of Mermaid Man & Barnacle Boy.

Guest appearances: Ernest Borgnine and Tim Conway as Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy.
136a10a"A Day Without Tears"Tom YasumiAaron Springer and Steven BanksMarch 22, 20103.95[66]
Squidward is annoyed that SpongeBob cries so much so he bets SpongeBob that he cannot go a single day without crying. If Squidward wins, SpongeBob will have to do his chores for a year, and if SpongeBob wins the bet, Squidward has to come to SpongeBob's house for a sleepover.
136b10b"Summer Job"Alan SmartCasey Alexander, Zeus Cervas, and Derek IversenMarch 23, 2010N/A
When trying to escape from SpongeBob as it is the start of summer break, Mrs. Puff accidentally wrecks the Krusty Krab's front doors. To pay off the damage she caused, she is forced to work through her vacation by assisting SpongeBob in the kitchen.
137a11a"One Coarse Meal"Andrew OvertoomCasey Alexander, Zeus Cervas, and Mr. LawrenceMarch 25, 20104.19[66]
When Mr. Krabs discovers that Plankton is afraid of whales, he uses it to his advantage with his daughter, Pearl. However, when his daughter refuses, Mr. Krabs disguises himself as Pearl to continue to torment his rival. He has a nightmare where Pearl is chasing him in a pipe, where Plankton falls into her blowhole, being swallowed by Pearl, and landing in citric acid. SpongeBob ditches Mr. Krabs and Plankton torments him until he runs away fitting in a nail hole.
137b11b"Gary in Love"Andrew OvertoomCasey Alexander, Zeus Cervas, and Derek IversenFebruary 6, 20105.52[67]
When SpongeBob takes Gary to a "snail park", Gary meets another snail named Mary and falls in love with her. When at home, Gary thinks and misses Mary, so he sneaks out to find her. Meanwhile, SpongeBob discovers that Gary goes missing, so he searches for him all over town.
138a12a"The Play's the Thing"Tom YasumiLuke Brookshier, Nate Cash, and Steven BanksMarch 26, 2010N/A
When Squidward gets a note that a play he wrote will not be produced, he is saddened. However, SpongeBob gives Squidward an idea to open the play at the Krusty Krab. At first, Mr. Krabs refuses, but then goes for it when he discern that he can charge customers double for the show.
138b12b"Rodeo Daze"Alan SmartLuke Brookshier, Nate Cash, and Richard PurselFebruary 6, 20105.52[67]
When Sandy receives a letter that she is invited to a rodeo, she leaves and heads to Texas. However, SpongeBob thinks rodeo is too dangerous for Sandy, so he tries to save her by bringing all of Bikini Bottom to Texas.
139a13a"Gramma's Secret Recipe"Alan SmartAaron Springer and Dani MichaeliJuly 6, 2010N/A

When his grandmother is sleeping, Plankton takes some of her clothes to mimic her. He tricks SpongeBob by pretending that he is his great-grandmother in order to get the Krabby Patty secret formula.

Guest appearance: Laraine Newman as Gramma Plankton.
139b13b"The Cent of Money"Andrew OvertoomCasey Alexander, Zeus Cervas, and Dani MichaeliJuly 7, 2010N/A
SpongeBob is walking his pet snail Gary and coins starts sticking to Gary's shell. When Mr. Krabs learns this, he uses Gary to steal coins from others all around town. In the end, it is revealed that Gary hid SpongeBob's very powerful Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy fridge magnet inside his shell.
140a14a"Legends of Bikini Bottom: The Monster Who Came to Bikini Bottom"Andrew OvertoomAaron Springer and Dani MichaeliJanuary 28, 20116.05[68]
Patrick accidentally creates a monster after contaminating a coral group with radioactive wastes. Patrick, however, discovers that he has a lot in common with the monster, so he befriends him, and he and SpongeBob name the monster "Rarrg".
140b14b"Legends of Bikini Bottom: Welcome to the Bikini Bottom Triangle"Alan SmartLuke Brookshier, Nate Cash, and Dani MichaeliJanuary 28, 20116.05[68]

SpongeBob discovers that Mr. Krabs, along with a few other things, has gone missing. While SpongeBob and Squidward investigate, they get accidentally sucked into an alternate realm called the "Bikini Bottom Triangle". There, they discover mermaids, who steal various items and stockpile them in the island.

Guest appearance: Ginnifer Goodwin as lead mermaid.
141a15a"Legends of Bikini Bottom: The Curse of the Hex"Tom YasumiAaron Springer and Richard PurselJune 11, 20114.52[69]

After forbidding her to order as the restaurant is closed, an evil hagfish known as Madame Hagfish becomes furious and curses the Krusty Krab. The next day, unnatural events occur at the restaurant, which concerns Mr. Krabs. As a result, Mr. Krabs and SpongeBob set out to find the hagfish in hope that she would lift the curse.

Guest appearance: Kristen Wiig as Madame Hagfish.
141b15b"Legends of Bikini Bottom: The Main Drain"Alan SmartLuke Brookshier, Nate Cash, and Mr. LawrenceJanuary 28, 20116.00[68]
Overhearing SpongeBob and Patrick playing a sink drain by pulling the plug, Mr. Krabs stops them. He warns them by telling the story of the "Main Drain", a drain at the bottom of the ocean that once destroyed Bikini Bottom. Curious, SpongeBob and Patrick set out to find the drain.
142a16a"Legends of Bikini Bottom: Trenchbillies"Andrew OvertoomAaron Springer and Richard PurselJanuary 29, 20116.55[68]

After accidentally falling off a cliff, SpongeBob and Patrick are held prisoners by a backward gang of trench-dwelling hillbillies called "trenchbillies", led by their matriarch Ma Angler. The two are sentenced to a series of challenges, which they must complete in order to be set free.

Guest appearance: Amy Sedaris as Ma Angler.
142b16b"Legends of Bikini Bottom: Sponge-Cano!"Tom YasumiCasey Alexander, Zeus Cervas, and Derek IversenJanuary 28, 20116.00[68]
Squidward, who is dubbing himself as "the most miserable person in Bikini Bottom", complains about everything around him when another, more serious problem arises in the form of a volcanic eruption. Everybody in the town evacuates to a shelter. There, a mysterious dolphin warrior comes in and predicts that they must sacrifice "the most miserable person", but he actually meant to sacrifice "the most miserable person's house".
14317"The Great Patty Caper"
"(Mystery with a Twistery)"		Tom YasumiCasey Alexander, Zeus Cervas, Steven Banks, and Dani MichaeliNovember 11, 20106.10[70]
Discovering that the Krusty Krab has run out of Krabby Patties, SpongeBob and Mr. Krabs try to make the sandwich, but cannot decide on the recipe. Mr. Krabs gives SpongeBob the only key to the vault holding the Krabby Patty's secret ingredient to retrieve the formula. Despite his efforts of guarding it, the key goes missing, and SpongeBob and Patrick must find the culprit, who winds up being Plankton.
144a18a"That Sinking Feeling"Andrew OvertoomLuke Brookshier, Nate Cash, and Mr. LawrenceJuly 8, 2010N/A
When SpongeBob and Patrick keep running across Squidward's front yard, he forbids them from running across it. As a result, SpongeBob and Patrick dig tunnels between their two houses, passing below Squidward's house, which annoys Squidward.
144b18b"Karate Star"Tom YasumiCasey Alexander, Zeus Cervas, and Derek IversenJuly 9, 2010N/A
After Patrick saves SpongeBob's life, SpongeBob decides to reward him by giving him karate lessons. At first Patrick cannot get anything right but then chops through cinder blocks, which amazes SpongeBob. However, Patrick's karate skills get out of control, which cause havoc in Bikini Bottom.
145a19a"Buried in Time"Andrew OvertoomNate Cash, Sean Charmatz, and Mr. LawrenceSeptember 18, 20104.74[71]
Mr. Krabs creates a time capsule from a tartar sauce vat. Everyone in Bikini Bottom contributes to the capsule. SpongeBob, Patrick, and Squidward accidentally get locked in the time capsule, which gets buried underground and will not be seen for 50 years.
145b19b"Enchanted Tiki Dreams"Alan SmartAaron Springer, Sean Charmatz, and Richard PurselJune 19, 20103.72[72]
Squidward is annoyed by SpongeBob and Patrick and wants to live in his own world where he can relax in peace. As a result, SpongeBob and Patrick promise to make up for him, so they build a tiki world, where Squidward can relax.
146a20a"The Abrasive Side"Tom YasumiLuke Brookshier, Nate Cash, and Mr. LawrenceNovember 27, 20104.54[73]

SpongeBob couldn't say "no" when everyone needs his help, rendering him unable to go to Glove World with Patrick, so Gary orders an "abrasive side" for him. At first, SpongeBob thinks the abrasive side is working well, but soon falls upon hardships as the evilness when the abrasive side takes him over. As a result, SpongeBob becomes cruel to his friends.

Guest appearance: Marion Ross as Grandma SquarePants.
146b20b"Earworm"Alan SmartCasey Alexander, Zeus Cervas, and Derek IversenNovember 27, 20104.54[73]
SpongeBob gets an earworm with a song called "Musical Doodle". He goes obsessed with it and becomes out of control, which alarms his friends. As a result, the gang—including Patrick, Mr. Krabs, Sandy, and Squidward—tries to play other catchy tunes to save SpongeBob.
147a21a"Hide and Then What Happens?"Andrew OvertoomAaron Springer and Dani MichaeliAugust 9, 20104.38[74]
SpongeBob tells Patrick that they should play hide-and-seek. However, Patrick does not know what hide-and-seek is or how to play it, so SpongeBob teaches him. When they start playing, SpongeBob cannot find Patrick, so he sets out on an adventure, searching the whole town and other proximate places to find him.
147b21b"Shellback Shenanigans"Andrew OvertoomAaron Springer and Richard PurselSeptember 18, 20104.74[71]
Plankton gets Gary away on a vacation as part of another plan to steal the Krabby Patty formula. While the snail is away, Plankton disguises himself as Gary to trick SpongeBob in order to obtain the formula.
148a22a"The Masterpiece"Tom YasumiCasey Alexander, Zeus Cervas, and Steven BanksOctober 2, 20103.99[75]
The Krusty Krab loses all its customers to the Sea Chicken Shack. However, when Mr. Krabs sees an ad on SpongeBob and Squidward's TV about the Sea Chicken Shack, he sends SpongeBob to investigate. There, SpongeBob discovers the Sea Chicken Shack has a giant statue for kids to play on. Mr. Krabs then asks Squidward to construct a giant statue of himself to get the customers back.
148b22b"Whelk Attack"Tom YasumiLuke Brookshier, Nate Cash, and Richard PurselOctober 2, 20103.99[75]
Giant sea whelks invade Bikini Bottom and terrorize the residents. They eat everything in their wake, which alarms SpongeBob and Patrick. They head to the Krusty Krab, where Mr. Krabs welcomes the whelks, but SpongeBob, Patrick, and Squidward spot the mother whelk, who eats all of Bikini Bottom, including Squidward and Mr. Krabs. SpongeBob and Patrick go to Sandy at her Treedome to get away from the whelks, but the mother eats all three of them. SpongeBob and Patrick wake up in the mother's stomach and manage to swim to the eaten Krusty Krab. There, Sandy discovers that the whelks have sniffles, so SpongeBob soaks them, curing the whelks.
149a23a"You Don't Know Sponge"Alan SmartLuke Brookshier, Nate Cash, and Derek IversenAugust 9, 20104.38[74]
SpongeBob and Patrick take a quiz about each other to test their friendship. However, Patrick is always getting wrong answers. SpongeBob feels dismayed, and tries to ignore him. He discovers that Patrick is hanging out with Larry the Lobster, which makes SpongeBob more jealous. In the end, Larry is revealed that he is only helping Patrick to buy a gift for SpongeBob.
149b23b"Tunnel of Glove"Alan SmartCasey Alexander, Zeus Cervas, and Dani MichaeliFebruary 12, 20115.01[76]
Pearl is forced to go on the "Tunnel of Glove" ride with SpongeBob, much to her dismay. While they are on the ride, it malfunctions, which only makes Pearl angrier. Patrick unintentionally makes their condition inside the ride worse while looking for SpongeBob.
150a24a"Krusty Dogs"Tom YasumiAaron Springer and Dani MichaeliOctober 9, 20104.58[77]
SpongeBob invents the "Krusty Dog" out of leftover Krabby Patty ingredients. It becomes very successful, which makes Mr. Krabs to remove the Krabby Patties from the menu. SpongeBob becomes upset and tries several attempts to get the sandwich back at the menu.
150b24b"The Wreck of the Mauna Loa"Andrew OvertoomCasey Alexander, Zeus Cervas, and Derek IversenOctober 9, 20104.58[77]
SpongeBob and Patrick accidentally find the wreck of a lost ship called Mauna Loa. There, they decide to make it their "secret hideout", where they can play. However, Mr. Krabs overhears the two and discovers about the ship. Conflict arises when Mr. Krabs turns the ship into an amusement ride only to make profits.
151a25a"New Fish in Town"Andrew OvertoomAaron Springer and Derek IversenJanuary 15, 20114.71[78]
A new fish named Howard moves into the neighborhood, and Squidward wants to befriend him. Howard hates "jelly-fishing bubble-blowers", so Squidward tries to keep SpongeBob and Patrick away from him at all costs. However, Howard gets infected by SpongeBob and Patrick's jellyfishing and bubble-blowing personalities.
151b25b"Love That Squid"Alan SmartCasey Alexander, Zeus Cervas, Sean Charmatz, and Richard PurselFebruary 12, 20115.01[76]
At the Krusty Krab, Squidward meets another octopus named Squilvia and falls in love with her. However, he is nervous to attend their first date, so he seeks SpongeBob to help him. In their "practice date", everything is working well at first. However, as they progress, Squidward is only getting annoyed by SpongeBob and Patrick's antics.
152a26a"Big Sister Sam"Tom YasumiCasey Alexander, Zeus Cervas, and Richard PurselJanuary 15, 20114.71[78]
Patrick's older sister Sam comes to Bikini Bottom to visit him. However, Sam only causes wreak havoc and mass chaos to the neighborhood.
152b26b"Perfect Chemistry"Alan SmartLuke Brookshier, Nate Cash, and Mr. LawrenceFebruary 26, 20114.80[79]
Plankton tries to use Sandy's new invention in an attempt to steal the Krabby Patty formula (without her knowing). However, SpongeBob becomes jealous when he believes there is a bond between their love of science.

DVD release

The DVD boxset for season seven was released by Paramount Home Entertainment and Nickelodeon in the United States and Canada in December 2011, six months after the season had completed broadcast on television. The DVD release features bonus materials, including "animated shorts."[56][57]

SpongeBob SquarePants: Complete Seventh Season
Set details[56][57] Special features[56][57]
Release dates
Region 1 Region 2 Region 4
December 6, 2011[80] September 17, 2012[81] September 9, 2012[82]

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 Information is taken from the opening credits of each episode.

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