SpongeBob SquarePants: Season 8
Season eight of the animated comedy television series SpongeBob SquarePants follows the underwater adventures of a talking sea sponge who lives in a pineapple under the sea in the subterranean city of Bikini Bottom. This season features Bikini Bottom's new Flabby Patty restaurant, Patrick's art sensations, Plankton's turn to the nice side, and the last hurrah for Glove World. The season is also packed with double-len
Season 8 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- The series centers on a talking sea sponge who lives in a pineapple under the sea in the underwater city of Bikini Bottom.
- The main character works at a fast food restaurant and attends a boating school.
- The voice cast includes Tom Kenny as SpongeBob SquarePants and Bill Fagerbakke as Patrick Star.
- The show has launched and maintained its run since its premiere on July 17, 1999.
Season overview
Season eight of the animated comedy television series SpongeBob SquarePants follows the underwater adventures of a talking sea sponge who lives in a pineapple under the sea in the subterranean city of Bikini Bottom. This season features Bikini Bottom's new Flabby Patty restaurant, Patrick's art sensations, Plankton's turn to the nice side, and the last hurrah for Glove World. The season is also packed with double-length specials including Frozen Face-Off, A SquarePants Family Vacation, and Hello Bikini Bottom, bringing viewers a wave of new laughs deep down in the Pacific Ocean.
Episode Guide
Season 8 Progress Shield
A Friendly Game
Mar 26, 2011 · 12 min
SpongeBob and Patrick decide to build an indoor miniature golf course in SpongeBob's pineapple house after it has rained outside. Squidward, who was sleeping and annoyed, tells the
Oral Report
Mar 26, 2011 · 11 min
While preparing to give an oral report for boating school, SpongeBob comes down with stage fright. SpongeBob asks Sandy for help, and receives a pair of goggles that would enable h
Sentimental Sponge
Apr 2, 2011 · 11 min
Squidward becomes concerned when Patrick convinces SpongeBob that he needs to become more sentimental.
Squidward's School for Grown Ups
Jun 4, 2011 · 11 min
When Patrick suddenly grows a beard, he decides it is time to act like a grown-up. He tags along with Squiward, who offers to teach him everything he knows about how to be mature,
The Hot Shot
Jun 18, 2011 · 11 min
SpongeBob gets driving lessons from the son of a legendary race-car driver, Tony Fast Jr.
The Other Patty
Jun 25, 2011 · 12 min
Mr. Krabs and Plankton, his business rival and Chum Bucket owner, set out to find clues on why they have no customers. The enemies find a common enemy—a popular new restaurant—in w
Frozen Face-Off
Jul 15, 2011 · 23 min
SpongeBob and the gang, including Patrick, Mr. Krabs, Squidward, Sandy Cheeks, Plankton and Karen, and Gary, participate in a sled worm race for one million dollars. However, just
Accidents Will Happen
Jul 18, 2011 · 12 min
When Squidward gets hurt on the job, he menaces to take legal action unless his employer, Mr. Krabs, agrees to cater to him to his every need. Mr. Krabs, who eventually gets tired
Drive Thru
Jul 19, 2011 · 12 min
Instead of paying money to repair a hole in the wall of the Krusty Krab, Mr. Krabs decides to use it to gain more income by turning it into a drive-thru window. However, his two em
Sweet and Sour Squid
Jul 20, 2011 · 12 min
Plankton tries to befriend Squidward in order to get the Krabby Patty secret formula. However, Squidward refuses to discourse with him until SpongeBob tells Plankton that he must c
The Googly Artiste
Jul 21, 2011 · 11 min
When doing arts and crafts with his best friend SpongeBob, Patrick is coveted by everyone in town after an art critic praises his artwork. He soon becomes a famous artist, which ma
Barnacle Face
Sep 16, 2011 · 12 min
The night before a school dance, Pearl gets a barnacle on her face. Mr. Krabs asks SpongeBob to help his daughter remove the blemish to save money, instead of taking Pearl to expen
Pet Sitter Pat
Sep 16, 2011 · 23 min
When SpongeBob gets an invitation to his Grandma's birthday party, he asks his best friend Patrick to pet-sit Gary. However, Patrick only causes trouble, which makes SpongeBob angr
Mermaid Man Begins
Sep 23, 2011 · 11 min
SpongeBob and Patrick learn the secret origins of Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy from the heroes themselves.
Plankton's Good Eye
Sep 23, 2011 · 11 min
Plankton grows himself another eye because he lacks depth perception. However, it changes his personality and causes him to be nice, because the eye is from SpongeBob's DNA.
House Sittin' for Sandy
Sep 30, 2011 · 11 min
SpongeBob gladly accepts to house sit Sandy's Treedome, while she is away. Sandy first shows SpongeBob what he should do, and all is quiet until Patrick arrives for a visit. The be
Smoothe Jazz at Bikini Bottom
Sep 30, 2011 · 11 min
Squidward and SpongeBob win backstage passes and tickets to Kelpy G's live concert. However, Patrick eats their passes shortly after the concert begins. Losing their passes, Sponge
Ghoul Fools
Oct 21, 2011 · 22 min
SpongeBob and Patrick find a houseboat haunted by a crew of ghost pirates headed by Lord Poltergeist. The two get caught in a feud between them and the Flying Dutchman.
Walking the Plankton
Nov 7, 2011 · 11 min
Mr. Krabs and SpongeBob win free tickets to a cruise, thanks to Plankton, but they do not know that it is a secret plan to steal the Krabby Patty formula. At the same time, Plankto
Patrick's Staycation
Nov 8, 2011 · 12 min
When feeling that he is doing the same activities every day, Patrick moans that he needs a break. SpongeBob suggests a vacation out of town, which cheers him. When at a travel agen
Mr. Krabs Takes a Vacation
Nov 9, 2011 · 11 min
Mr. Krabs takes a vacation with SpongeBob and Pearl to the Bikini Bottom Mint. However, his daughter does not want to tag along, so she stays at a museum. SpongeBob and Mr. Krabs p
Mooncation
Nov 10, 2011 · 12 min
SpongeBob meets Sandy, who is preparing her rocket to go to the Moon for a vacation. However, SpongeBob accidentally stows away, and when on the Moon, the two set out camp. SpongeB
A SquarePants Family Vacation
Nov 11, 2011 · 22 min
SpongeBob invites Mr. Krabs, Pearl, Sandy, Mrs. Puff, Larry, Squidward, and Plankton to watch a slideshow of his family vacation to the Great Barrier Reef. In the slideshow, Sponge
The Krabby Patty That Ate Bikini Bottom
Nov 25, 2011 · 12 min
While looking for spare change, Mr. Krabs notices an over-sized soybean at Sandy's Treedome. Mr. Krabs is interested in what could have enlarged the plant, and Sandy revealed an ex
Bubble Buddy Returns
Nov 25, 2011 · 11 min
SpongeBob receives a letter from an old friend Bubble Buddy, asking to babysit his son Shiny, who causes mischievous antics. SpongeBob must keep Shiny out of trouble and away from
The Way of the Sponge
Nov 26, 2011 · 11 min
Sandy introduces Fuzzy Acorns, "the greatest karate master ever", to SpongeBob. The master is training Sandy to earn the "blacker belt", the highest belt in karate. SpongeBob wishe
Bubble Troubles
Nov 26, 2011 · 11 min
After making bubbles with hot sauce, SpongeBob and Patrick accidentally destroy Sandy's air supply by causing a fire and fill her Treedome with water by contaminating it. They must
Are You Happy Now?
Mar 31, 2012 · 12 min
Squidward tries to find his happiest memory, but gives up after hope is lost. Desperately, SpongeBob "helps" him create one.
Planet of the Jellyfish
Mar 31, 2012 · 11 min
SpongeBob and Sandy battle an evil Jellyfish overlord, who is replacing everyone in town with clones. After searching for clues, they figure out that its weakness is mayonnaise.
Restraining SpongeBob
Apr 2, 2012 · 12 min
A fed-up Squidward has had it with SpongeBob's annoying antics, pranks, wisecracks, and practical jokes and issues SpongeBob a restraining order against his neighbor. SpongeBob is
Glove World R.I.P.
Apr 3, 2012 · 11 min
SpongeBob and Patrick spend a final day at Glove World before it shuts down forever, only for a new amusement park called Glove Universe to open.
Home Sweet Rubble
Apr 4, 2012 · 11 min
SpongeBob's pineapple house is falling apart and is in needing repairs, so he gets all of his friends to help him refurbish it. However, despite the big changes, SpongeBob is not h
Fiasco!
Apr 5, 2012 · 11 min
Squidward discovers a piece of art by an artist named "Fiasco", and Mr. Krabs decides to use it as an attraction to his customers at the Krusty Krab. But soon after, Plankton steal
Free Samples
Apr 6, 2012 · 12 min
Plotting to ruin Mr. Krabs, Plankton, his business rival, drives away his customers. As a result, Mr. Krabs is forced to give out free Krabby Patties in order to try to win them ba
InSPONGEiac
Apr 9, 2012 · 11 min
SpongeBob has difficulty falling asleep, while Patrick struggles to stay awake.
Treats!
Apr 10, 2012 · 12 min
SpongeBob brings home a box of new snail treats that Gary will do anything to get – especially when they run out.
Squiditis
Apr 11, 2012 · 11 min
When Squidward goes home sick with a fake illness, SpongeBob thinks he has caught it for real.
For Here or to Go
Apr 12, 2012 · 11 min
Mr. Krabs organizes a guessing game to his customers at the Krusty Krab for a Krabby Patty. When Plankton tries it, he actually wins. Mr. Krabs will do anything to stop him from co
Karen 2.0
Apr 13, 2012 · 11 min
When Plankton replaces his computer wife Karen with an upgrade called Karen 2.0, the original Karen leaves and gets a job at the Krusty Krab.
Extreme Spots
Jul 21, 2012 · 11 min
When the drasticals come to town, SpongeBob and Patrick try to do whatever it takes to join them, no matter how extreme – or dangerous. Whether attempting sand motorbiking, hang gl
Squirrel Record
Jul 21, 2012 · 11 min
Sandy is determined to break a record number of world records, in record time, so SpongeBob joins her for an action-packed weekend of dangerous record setting.
Demolition Doofus
Jul 21, 2012 · 11 min
Mrs. Puff enters SpongeBob into a demolition derby, but SpongeBob's awful driving makes him a superstar.
Face Freeze!
Jul 21, 2012 · 11 min
SpongeBob and Patrick get face freeze after making too many faces despite being warned not to by Mr. Krabs.
The Good Krabby Name
Sep 3, 2012 · 12 min
Mr. Krabs wants all of Bikini Bottom to eat at the Krusty Krab, so SpongeBob and Patrick go on an advertising blitz.
Squid Baby
Sep 3, 2012 · 11 min
A head injury makes Squidward think he's a baby, and SpongeBob and Patrick must look after him.
License to Milkshake
Sep 7, 2012 · 11 min
SpongeBob returns to the Milkshake Academy after discovering his milkshake license has expired.
Hello Bikini Bottom!
Oct 8, 2012 · 23 min
A concert promoter named Colonel Carper wants SpongeBob and Squidward to form a band together and send them on a "world tour". However, the greedy Mr. Krabs decides to manage them
Super Evil Aquatic Villain Team Up Is Go!
Oct 14, 2012 · 11 min
Plankton teams up with Man Ray to get the Krabby Patty formula and rule the world.
Gary's New Toy
Oct 14, 2012 · 11 min
Spongebob must take drastic measures when Gary’s new red ball starts to control him.
Chum Fricassee
Oct 21, 2012 · 11 min
Squidward quits the Krusty Krab to work for Plankton, turning the Chum Bucket into an overnight success.
Move It or Lose It
Oct 21, 2012 · 11 min
Mr. Krabs and Plankton circulate petitions about the bulldozing of a Bikini Bottom restaurant.