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All I can find is this from wikipedia: As confirmed by Vincent Waller on his former Twitter account, production on the show was halted halfway through its ninth season due to working on The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water. Once production on Sponge Out of Water concluded, production on the ninth season resumed to finish the season after a ...
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The ninth season of the American animated television series SpongeBob SquarePants, created by former marine biologist and animator Stephen Hillenburg, was announced on December 17, 2010, by Kenny Pittenger, and would be officially announced on January 3, 2011. Season 9 first aired on July 21, 2012 with the episodes "Extreme Spots" and "Squirrel Record" and ended on February 20, 2017 with "Goodbye, Krabby Patty?" The season was released on DVD on October 10, 2017, nearly eight months after it had completed broadcast on television. This season was executive produced by series creator Hillenburg and writer Paul Tibbitt, who also acted as the showrunner.
A total of 26 episodes were produced for this season, bringing the number of episodes up to 204, passing the 200-episode milestone. This season marks the show's transition to 1080i HD by now having episodes produced and aired in widescreen (16:9), the native aspect ratio of high-definition.
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. Midway through production of the eighth season, Kenny Pittenger announced on December 17, 2010 that the series had been renewed for a ninth season. Deadline.com reported on January 3, 2011 that there would be 26 episodes in the order, which would push the series over the 200th episode mark. SpongeBob SquarePants became the Nickelodeon series with the most episodes, surpassing Rugrats with 172 episodes, having 178 after the eighth season had complete broadcast on television.
In a statement, Brown Johnson, president of animation for Nickelodeon and MTVN Kids and Family Group, said "SpongeBob's success in reaching over 200 episodes is a testament to creator Stephen Hillenburg's vision, comedic sensibility and his dynamic, lovable characters. The series now joins the club of contemporary classic Nicktoons that have hit this benchmark, so we're incredibly proud."
Series creator Stephen Hillenburg executive-produces the show alongside Paul Tibbitt, who has worked on the show since after the pilot. Tibbitt served as a director and writer on for its first 3 seasons and eventually taking over the showrunner position from Hillenburg. Tibbitt said, "We never imagined we would be on for that long but we're going to keep going. The trick is to try to keep the episodes funny and simple and press from there."
On July 21, 2012, the season premiered with the episodes "Extreme Spots" and "Squirrel Record" during a SpongeBob SquarePants television marathon event called "The Super Spongy Square Games." The episode "Extreme Spots" was written by Luke Brookshier, Marc Ceccarelli, and Derek Iversen, while Tom Yasumi served as animation director. It was guest starred by actor Johnny Knoxville. Moreover, "Squirrel Record" was written by Brookshier, Ceccarelli, and Iversen, and was directed by Alan Smart. During the television event, Nickelodeon also debuted two more episodes—"Demolition Doofus" and "Face Freeze!"—of the eighth season.
Animation was handled in South Korea at Rough Draft Studios. Production switched to high-definition in the season starting with the first episode "Extreme Spots." Animation directors credited with episodes in the ninth season included Alan Smart and Tom Yasumi. Episodes were written by a team of writers, which consisted of Casey Alexander, Brookshier, Ceccarelli, Zeus Cervas, Andrew Goodman, Iversen, Mr. Lawrence, and Blake Lemons. The season was storyboarded by Alexander, Brookshier, Ceccarelli, Cervas, and Blake Lemons. Animation directors included Alan Smart and Tom Yasumi.
On September 21, 2014, Vincent Waller confirmed on Twitter that production on season 9 was halted halfway through to concentrate working on The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water. After The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water concluded production in November 2014, production on season 9 was resumed to finish remaining episodes in the second half of the season.
In addition to the regular cast members, episodes feature guest voices from many ranges of professions, including actors, musicians, and artists. For instance, the season premiere, "Extreme Spots," was guest-starred by American stunt performer and actor Johnny Knoxville voicing the character of Johnny Krill. The writing staff wrote the episode specifically for Knoxville. Executive producer Paul Tibbitt said, "In addition to the regular cast members, episodes feature guest voices from many ranges of professions, including actors, musicians, and artists. For instance, the season premiere "Extreme Spots" was guest starred by American stunt performer Johnny Knoxville voicing the character of Johnny Krill. The writing staff wrote the episode specifically for Knoxville. Executive producer Paul Tibbitt said, "[Nickelodeon] wanted to do a show about extreme sports and the first thing that came to mind was Johnny Knoxville, because there are few humans living that are as extreme as him." Knoxville accepted the role because he is a fan of the show.
Ernest Borgnine and Tim Conway returned, reprising their respective roles as Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy in "Patrick-Man!" The episode was Borgnine's last voice-over work for the series as, on July 8, 2012, he died at the age of 95. The episode also marked as being Conway's final voice-over work for the series before his death on May 14, 2019 at the age of 85, though he returned to the franchise as the voice of a seagull in The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water, released in 2015. The characters were retired after this episode due to Borgnine's death prior to its release and have since been reduced to silent background cameos. In "License to Milkshake," comedian and Spinal Tap band member Michael McKean guest starred as the voice of Captain Frostymug. Rapper Biz Markie guest appeared as Kenny the Cat in the episode of the same name. In "The Executive Treatment," an American stage actor, comedian and director, Frank Ferrante, guest-starred as the voice of Stockholder eel. In "Sanctuary!," former The Price Is Right host Bob Barker guest starred as the voice of Bob Barnacle. In "Mall Girl Pearl," comedian legend Betty White and Aubrey Plaza guest starred as the voices of Beatrice and Nocturna. In "Sharks vs. Pods," Michael McKean returned and he voiced a new different character, Lonnie the Shark, along with Henry Winkler and David Lander as Sharkface and Donnie the Shark. Jon Hamm guest starred in "Goodbye, Krabby Patty?" as the voice of the business executive Don Grouper.
In a DVD review for a season release, Paul Mavis of DVDTalk was positive on the episode "Extreme Spots," writing "[It] gets big laughs from some very funny bits, including a motorcycle ripping off SpongeBob's arms, and SpongeBob's pathetic attempts at 'extreme jump roping' and 'extreme pillow fighting.'" However, the episode "Squirrel Record" was described by Mavis as "the weakest entry" on the set.
The episode "SpongeBob You're Fired" was criticized for its line that refers to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (Food Stamps benefit). In a scene from the episode, Patrick tries to show SpongeBob the benefits of being unemployed, at which he said in response, "Unemployment may be fun for you, but I need to get a job." The scene was meant to demonstrate the title character's "eternal optimism and willingness to get back to work," and "do it in a way that's still funny and relatable." However, it was reported that political activists claim the "notorious line" as a "slam" to the Food Stamps benefit. In a report by The Hollywood Reporter, it stated there that the episode may have a political agenda about the social safety net. It added that "It's not the first time SpongeBob has waded into social commentary, though usually when it does, it bugs the right and supports the left."
Nickelodeon declined to comment on the issue caused by the message of the episode. However, Russell Hicks of Nickelodeon said the show is "tapping into the news of the moment, but did not specifically address any political leanings or ideologies within the episode." In a statement, Hicks said "Like all really great cartoons, part of SpongeBob's long-running success has been its ability to tap into the zeitgeist while still being really funny for our audience. As always, despite this momentary setback, SpongeBob's eternal optimism prevails, which is always a great message for everyone."
The episode "Gary's New Toy" received a nomination at the 2013 Golden Reel Awards for the Best Sound Editing - Sound Effects, Foley, Dialogue and ADR Animation in Television category.
•This is the longest-running season of SpongeBob SquarePants, with it taking four years and seven months to complete broadcast on television.
•This season also took the longest amount of time to be produced, with the episodes being copyrighted between 2012 and 2016.
•The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water was produced halfway through this season's run, explaining the hiatus between the completion of "SpongeBob You're Fired" in 2013 and "Lost in Bikini Bottom" in 2015. No episodes were produced or copyrighted in 2014.
•This season contains the largest hiatus of the series. In this case, the time between the episodes "Kenny the Cat" and "Yeti Krabs" took exactly 1 year.
•This season marked Stephen Hillenburg's return to the series, starting with "Lost in Bikini Bottom."
•This was the last season to have Paul Tibbitt as the showrunner and executive producer before he left the series.
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Fanboy and Chum Chum wasn't 4:3 until Season 2 if i'm correct The Legend of Korra if i'm correct was Nickelodeon's first fully 16:9 animated series T.U.F.F. Puppy if i'm correct wasn't 4:3 until the last 8 episodes (I could be wrong, I don't think i've payed attention enough to any animated series other than SpongeBob lately)
RaptorZeraora13. • 1 yr. ago. There's one problem with this timeline, the 1st movie takes place in 2030 and most of season 1 takes place in 2007, spongebob has been working at the krusty krab for 30 years, the only way this makes any sense is if the spongebob square pants movie takes place in 2037, also you forgot about sponge out of water. 1.
When Sandy tries to study SpongeBob and Patrick's behavioral patterns, her science experiment goes awry. After following Plankton's advise, Mr. Krabs decides to marry the only thing he ever loved - money. Pearl gets a job to be cool like her friends, but the only store that is hiring is the lamest store at the mall.
Jul 21, 2012. A square yellow sponge named SpongeBob SquarePants lives in a pineapple with his pet snail, Gary, in the city of Bikini Bottom on the floor of the Pacific Ocean. He works as a fry ...
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Jul 21, 2012 · Purple goo bubbles begin to rise from Goo Lagoon. SpongeBob, Patrick, Squidward, and the other beachgoers have fun with the goo, while Sandy is insistent that they are dangerous. It is revealed to be a plot by Plankton, who attempts to destroy the Krusty Krab using a giant goo bubble. 186a. "Safe Deposit Krabs".
