SpongeBob SquarePants (season 8)
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The eighth season of SpongeBob SquarePants
SpongeBob SquarePants
SpongeBob SquarePants is an American animated television series, created by marine biologist and animator Stephen Hillenburg. Much of the series centers on the exploits and adventures of the title character and his various friends in the underwater city of "Bikini Bottom"...

premiered on March 26, 2011 with the episodes "A Friendly Game" and "Oral Report" and will consist of 26 episodes, bringing the number of episodes up to 178.

Some time during this season, about 15 episodes so far, SpongeBob SquarePants will overtake Rugrats
Rugrats
Rugrats is an American animated television series created by Arlene Klasky, Gábor Csupó, and Paul Germain for Nickelodeon. The series premiered on August 11, 1991, and aired its last episode on June 8, 2004....

as the longest running Nicktoon (in terms of number of episodes in which Rugrats had 172 episodes and SpongeBob currently has 167 so far).

Accidents Will Happen / The Other Patty

Accidents Will Happen

Squidward is injured at work and forces Mr. Krabs to pamper him while he recovers while SpongeBob, Patrick and an OWS Inspector secretly investigate.

Notes:
  • Nickelodeon UK
    Nickelodeon UK
    Nickelodeon is a children's television channel available on Sky, Virgin Media, Smallworld Cable, TalkTalk TV and UPC Ireland in the United Kingdom and Ireland, including on demand on BT Vision. The channel was launched on 1 September 1993...

     promoted this episode as "A Squidward-Shaped Mystery".
  • It is revealed that there is an OWS poster, hidden in the stockroom.
  • There were many candles while Mr. Krabs was pampering Squidward, and the customers weren't bothered. But in "No Nose Knows", Patrick's scented candles annoyed everyone. This is because there is a difference between scented candles and fresh candles.
  • They didn't call the OWS in "The Splinter" when SpongeBob got the splinter in his thumb, they just threatened to send him home. This is possibly because SpongeBob's splinter was a minor injury.
  • In Squidward's false flashback, the chain on the right snaps, but in reality it was the one on the left.(its possible the scene was flipped) Also he says he lays for 6 hours before getting found. However Spongebob and Mr. Krabs run in immediately when they hear him fall.
  • It is debatable as to whether the surveillance camera operates from the same room as the one in "Truth or Square." The one in Truth or Square seemed unreachable, hinting that this one works from a different surveillance room.

The Other Patty
Mr. Krabs and Plankton find a common enemy in the popular new "Flabby Patty" restaurant. But they don't know that SpongeBob set the whole thing up.

Notes:
  • This is the second episode where Plankton & Mr. Krabs unite due to a new restaurant having many customers. The first was in "Best Frenemies".
  • This is the second time a customer blows up. The first was in "Stanley S. Squarepants".
  • This is the fourth time Mr. Krabs tries to steal other formulas. The first was in "Best Frenemies". The second was in "Spy Buddies". The third was in "Plankton's Regular".

Drive Thru / The Hot Shot

Drive Thru
Mr. Krabs finds a creative use for a hole in the wall of his restaurant: He transforms it into a drive-thru window. Trouble happens!

Notes:
  • This wasn't the first time the Krusty Krab had a drive thru. The first time was in "Driven to Tears".
  • The windows are made out of glass, not wood.
  • Patrick surprisingly does not appear in this episode.
  • Second mention of "Chum Nuggets". The first time was in "Chum Caverns"
  • Plankton had a drive-thru in "Komputer Overload".

The Hot Shot
SpongeBob gets driving lessons from the son of a legendary race-car driver, Tony Jr.

A Friendly Game / Sentimental Sponge

A Friendly Game
SpongeBob and Patrick construct a mini golf course.
Sentimental Sponge
SpongeBob struggles to part with some items because of the memories they evoke. He hoards everything, but finally parts with all of the items after taking pictures of them. However, the pictures take up even more space than the items did.

Frozen Face-Off

Frozen Face-Off
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SpongeBob and the whole of Bikini Bottom participate through a race in a winter wonderland for $1,000,000. Meanwhile, Plankton goes inside the Krusty Krab to steal the Krabby Patty formula.

Squidward's School for Grown-Ups / Oral Report

Squidward's School for Grown-Ups
SpongeBob and Patrick are asleep after playing games and, when they wake-up Patrick finds that he has growen a "beard
Beard
A beard is the collection of hair that grows on the chin, cheeks and neck of human beings. Usually, only pubescent or adult males are able to grow beards. However, women with hirsutism may develop a beard...

". Squidward and Patrick start hanging out together, going to an art center, to the Men's club, then to the Opera house where they see a lady sing (which is actually SpongeBob trying to get back their relationship) and Patrick says she's beautiful. In the end, Patrick finds out that a brown sea urchin
Sea urchin
Sea urchins or urchins are small, spiny, globular animals which, with their close kin, such as sand dollars, constitute the class Echinoidea of the echinoderm phylum. They inhabit all oceans. Their shell, or "test", is round and spiny, typically from across. Common colors include black and dull...

 was acting as the "beard". Now SpongeBob and Patrick are together again.
Notes:
  • This is the second time Patrick gets a beard. The first was To Save a Squirrel.
  • This episode was originally going to be called "Old Man Patrick" but it was changed to "Squidward's School for Grown-Ups".
  • This episode is paired with "Oral Report", but "The Hot Shot" originally was going to be paired with this episode.
  • This is the 6th time Plankton appears without Mr. Krabs. The first was "Walking Small", the 2nd was "Mermaidman and Barnacle Boy IV", the 3rd was "Patrick Smartpants", the 4th was "Krabby Road" and the 5th was "Single-Celled Anniversary".
  • Normally, sea urchins can inject poison.
  • This is the first time SpongeBob sang opera in a 'girly' way. He usually does it like a 'normal man'.

Oral Report
SpongeBob is nervous about giving an oral report for boating school. Then, SpongeBob asks Patrick for some help.

Sweet and Sour Squid / The Googly Artiste

Sweet and Sour Squid

Plankton attempts to strike up a friendship with Squidward in order to get the secret formula. This episode also features a parody of "Pinball Wizard
Pinball Wizard
"Pinball Wizard" is a song written by Pete Townshend and performed by the English rock band The Who, and featured on their 1969 rock opera album Tommy. The original recording was released as a single in 1969 and reached No. 4 in the UK charts and No. 19 on the U.S...

" by The Who
The Who
The Who are an English rock band formed in 1964 by Roger Daltrey , Pete Townshend , John Entwistle and Keith Moon . They became known for energetic live performances which often included instrument destruction...

.
The Googly Artiste

Patrick's artwork is coveted by everyone in town after an art critic praises it. But soon after, Squidward starts to become jealous.

A SquarePants Family Vacation

A SquarePants Family Vacation

SpongeBob invites Mr. Krabs, Pearl, Sandy, Mrs. Puff, Larry, Squidward and Plankton to watch a slideshow of his vacation to the Great Barrier Reef
Great Barrier Reef
The Great Barrier Reef is the world'slargest reef system composed of over 2,900 individual reefs and 900 islands stretching for over 2,600 kilometres over an area of approximately...

 with SpongeBob's parents and Patrick.

Notes:
  • This is part of the Runaway Road Trip DVD. The DVD was released on September 20, 2011 before it aired on television one month and fifteen days from its release.
  • The original title for this was "Runaway Roadtrip". The DVD cover still has it (However it is possible that the special will have two titles as most specials do).
  • Mrs SquarePants' name is revealed as Margaret Bubblebottom-SquarePants.
  • The origianal title of this episode sounds the same parody as the film, RV: Runaway Vacation
    RV (film)
    RV is a 2006 comedy film directed by Barry Sonnenfeld, written by Geoff Rodkey, and starring Robin Williams, Joanna "JoJo" Levesque, Cheryl Hines, Josh Hutcherson, Jeff Daniels, Kristin Chenoweth and Will Arnett. It was released on April 28, 2006 in North America...

    .


Patrick’s Staycation / Walking the Plankton

Patrick's Staycation

SpongeBob comes up with a solution when Patrick can't afford a vacation.
  • Note: This is part of the Runaway Road Trip DVD.


Walking the Plankton

Mr. Krabs and SpongeBob win free tickets to a cruise thanks to Plankton, but they don't know this was to steal the Krabby Patty. So, Plankton tricks Karen for a vacation and both hop on the same cruise as Mr. Krabs and SpongeBob.
  • Note: This is part of the Runaway Road Trip DVD.


Mooncation / Mr. Krabs Takes a Vacation

Mooncation

Sandy goes to the moon
Moon
The Moon is Earth's only known natural satellite,There are a number of near-Earth asteroids including 3753 Cruithne that are co-orbital with Earth: their orbits bring them close to Earth for periods of time but then alter in the long term . These are quasi-satellites and not true moons. For more...

 for a vacation with SpongeBob. They set out camp and play some whacky sports including riding on the craters of the moon. But will they get back home before the fuel in their rocket runs out?

Notes:
  • This is part of the Runaway Road Trip DVD.
  • This is possibly the sequel to "Sandy's Rocket", as SpongeBob and Sandy were previously going to the moon in this episode.
  • This episode aired on Nickelodeon Canada before Nickelodeon USA could. Nickelodeon Canada aired it on November 9, 2011 while Nickelodeon USA aired it on the 10th.

Mr. Krabs Takes a Vacation

Mr. Krabs shows SpongeBob, Patrick, Squidward, Pearl and Sandy pictures of his vacation to the Bikini Bottom Mint. It all starts in his office
Office
An office is generally a room or other area in which people work, but may also denote a position within an organization with specific duties attached to it ; the latter is in fact an earlier usage, office as place originally referring to the location of one's duty. When used as an adjective, the...

, when Mr. Krabs says that he will close the Krusty Krab tomorrow and Squidward immediately leaves. Mr. Krabs explains to SpongeBob that he will go on a vacation
Vacation
A vacation or holiday is a specific trip or journey, usually for the purpose of recreation or tourism. People often take a vacation during specific holiday observances, or for specific festivals or celebrations...

 with Pearl and him. The next day they get ready. But when Pearl realizes that SpongeBob is going as well she throws a suitcase
Suitcase
A suitcase is a general term for a distinguishable form of luggage. It is often a somewhat flat, rectangular-shaped bag with rounded/square corners, either metal, hard plastic or made of cloth, vinyl or leather that more or less keeps its shape. It has a carrying handle on one side and is used...

 on top of SpongeBob, telling him not to get up until they leave town.

Ghoul Fools

Ghoul Fools

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Ghoul Fools
"Ghoul Fools" is the fourteenth episode of SpongeBob SquarePants eighth season. It first aired on Nickelodeon on October 21, 2011. The episode received positive views by most critics and air an audience of 4.2 million views.-Plot:...



SpongeBob and Patrick are cloud watching when the Lord Poltergeist house crashes because its engines failed. SpongeBob and Patrick decide to go in when they find Lord Poltergeist who haunts the house. But Patrick doesn't believe the Poltergeist is a ghost. But when he shows Patrick anchovies in a pizza he believes. Because the engine room broke down Lord Poltergeist gives them 24 hours to fix it. So now SpongeBob and Patrick tell Mr. Krabs, Squidward and Sandy to help.

Notes:
  • This is the second Halloween special; the first one was "Scaredy Pants".
  • 3rd appearance of the Anchovies.


Mermaid Man Begins / Plankton's Good Eye

Mermaid Man Begins

SpongeBob and Patrick learn the secret origins of Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy from the heroes themselves.

Notes:
  • This episode is similar to "Friend or Foe", as it tells 2 different stories, then finally the true story.
  • Tim Conway
    Tim Conway
    Thomas Daniel "Tim" Conway is an American comedian and actor, primarily known for his roles in sitcoms, films and television. Conway is best known for his role as the inept second-in-command officer, Ensign Charles Parker, to Lt...

     voices as Barnacle Boy, and in this episode, Barnacle Boy's incorrect real name is Tim. His real name has already been confirmed as Kyle in a previous episode. Ernest Borgnine
    Ernest Borgnine
    Ernest Borgnine is an American actor of television and film. His career has spanned more than six decades. He was an unconventional lead in many films of the 1950s, including his Academy Award-winning turn in the 1955 film Marty...

     plays as Mermaid Man, and Mermaid Man's name is really Ernie.
  • The radioactive bug biting Mermaid Man's forehead is a reference to Peter Parker getting bitten by a radioactive spider from Spider-Man
    Spider-Man
    Spider-Man is a fictional Marvel Comics superhero. The character was created by writer-editor Stan Lee and writer-artist Steve Ditko. He first appeared in Amazing Fantasy #15...

    .
  • Squidward was watching some 1980's dancing show.
  • The episode's title is an obvious parody of the 2005 film Batman Begins
    Batman Begins
    Batman Begins is a 2005 American superhero action film based on the fictional DC Comics character Batman, directed by Christopher Nolan. It stars Christian Bale as Batman, along with Michael Caine, Gary Oldman, Liam Neeson, Katie Holmes, Cillian Murphy, Morgan Freeman, Ken Watanabe, Tom Wilkinson,...

    .

Plankton's Good Eye

Plankton grows himself a second eye using SpongeBob's DNA
DNA
Deoxyribonucleic acid is a nucleic acid that contains the genetic instructions used in the development and functioning of all known living organisms . The DNA segments that carry this genetic information are called genes, but other DNA sequences have structural purposes, or are involved in...

 because he wants to steal the Krabby Patty recipe, and becomes nice (or as Karen calls it, "NEEVIL"). In the end, thanks to SpongeBob, he's evil again.

Barnacle Face / Pet Sitter Pat

Barnacle Face

The night before the school dance, Pearl gets a large barnacle
Barnacle
A barnacle is a type of arthropod belonging to infraclass Cirripedia in the subphylum Crustacea, and is hence related to crabs and lobsters. Barnacles are exclusively marine, and tend to live in shallow and tidal waters, typically in erosive settings. They are sessile suspension feeders, and have...

 on her face. After requesting expensive treatment to get rid of the blemish, Mr. Krabs opts instead to make SpongeBob help her out. He tries prying the barnacle out with his spatula
Spatula
The term spatula is used to refer to various small implements with a broad, flat, flexible blade used to mix, spread and lift materials including foods, drugs, plaster and paints...

, then a shovel
Shovel
A shovel is a tool for digging, lifting, and moving bulk materials, such as soil, coal, gravel, snow, sand, or ore. Shovels are extremely common tools that are used extensively in agriculture, construction, and gardening....

, then a jackhammer
Jackhammer
A jackhammer is a pneumatic tool that combines a hammer directly with a chisel that was invented by Charles Brady King. Hand-held jackhammers are typically powered by compressed air, but some use electric motors. Larger jackhammers, such as rig mounted hammers used on construction machinery, are...

, all to no avail. Then, when Pearl washes her face with soap, more barnacles sprout up. Thinking all hope is lost, she locks herself in the restroom and cries violently. SpongeBob then decides to simply hide the barnacles under a layer of facial cream, which ends up making Pearl's face look severely deformed. Finally, when Pearl asks SpongeBob to get her more soap from the basement
Basement
__FORCETOC__A basement is one or more floors of a building that are either completely or partially below the ground floor. Basements are typically used as a utility space for a building where such items as the furnace, water heater, breaker panel or fuse box, car park, and air-conditioning system...

, he finds Mr. Krabs producing the house's soap from leftover Krabby Patties. Realizing that she's been washing her face with grease, Pearl screams at her father and gives up trying to remove the barnacles. SpongeBob, inspired by something she said, resolves to cover up the barnacles with Mr. Krabs' precious jewels. Pearl's friends are dazzled by her sparkling face, and they happily depart for the school dance. At the end, Mr. Krabs realizes that his jewels are gone, and he screams "Stop that whale!"
Pet Sitter Pat

Patrick watches Gary while SpongeBob attends a birthday party for his grandmother. But soon later chaos erupts.

Notes:
  • This is the second time Gary stays with Patrick; the first was in "Dumped".
  • This is paired with "Barnacle Face" although it was confirmed by Nick that "House Sittin' for Sandy" would be paired with it. They changed this later on.
  • Apparently, SpongeBob has a storage room/pantry that hasn't appeared in any episodes before this one.


House Sittin' for Sandy / Smoothe Jazz at Bikini Bottom

House Sittin' for Sandy

It starts off with SpongeBob sleeping and then getting ready for work, but Gary keeps on bothering him and SpongeBob realizes it's Sunday, so he goes back to sleep. Then the phone rings; it's Sandy and SpongeBob agrees to house sit for her. However, chaos erupts when Patrick arrives for a visit.

Notes:
  • During the first half of the episode, SpongeBob was in the treedome without a water helmet, yet he wasn't drying out.
  • This episode has a Battle for Bikini Bottom reference in it, which is robots causing destruction.
  • Running Gag: Patrick saying "It wasn't me".
  • This episode was supposed to be paired with "Pet Sitter Pat", but it changed to "Smoothe Jazz at Bikini Bottom".
  • In previous episodes, Sandy didn't have a greenhouse
    Greenhouse
    A greenhouse is a building in which plants are grown. These structures range in size from small sheds to very large buildings...

    .
  • Even though the robot dropped her laser
    Laser
    A laser is a device that emits light through a process of optical amplification based on the stimulated emission of photons. The term "laser" originated as an acronym for Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation...

    , Sandy blamed SpongeBob.
  • This is the second time Spongebob watches Sandy's house. The first one was in "Wormy"

Smoothe Jazz at Bikini Bottom
Squidward and SpongeBob win backstage passes and tickets to go to one of Kelpy G's concerts, but Patrick eats the passes shortly after the concert begins, so they have to sneak in.

Notes:
  • Kelpy G is an obvious parody of saxophone
    Saxophone
    The saxophone is a conical-bore transposing musical instrument that is a member of the woodwind family. Saxophones are usually made of brass and played with a single-reed mouthpiece similar to that of the clarinet. The saxophone was invented by the Belgian instrument maker Adolphe Sax in 1846...

     player Kenny G.
    Kenny G
    Kenneth Bruce Gorelick , better known by his stage name Kenny G, is an American, adult contemporary and smooth jazz saxophonist. His fourth album, Duotones, brought him breakthrough success in 1986...

  • This is the second appearance of Kelpy G; the first was in "The Thing".


The Way of the Sponge / Bubble Troubles

The Way of the Sponge

SpongeBob wants to earn his belt from karate master Fuzzy Acorns with Sandy's help.
Bubble Troubles

After making bubbles with hot sauce, SpongeBob and Patrick destroy Sandy's air supply and have to help her find more oxygen.

The Krabby Patty That Ate Bikini Bottom / Bubble Buddy Returns

The Krabby Patty That Ate Bikini Bottom

Mr. Krabs uses Sandy's experimental growth formula on a Krabby Patty with disastrous results.
Bubble Buddy Returns

SpongeBob tries to keep Bubble Buddy's visiting son, Shiny, out of trouble and away from sharp edges.

Sandy's Vacation in Ruins

Sandy's Vacation in Ruins

Sandy takes SpongeBob to see some ancient ruins and they meet some amazing robot toilet cleaners.

InSpongeiac

InSpongeiac

Mr. Krabs has a nightmare, and turns into a mustard dispenser.

Tis the Season to be Jerky

Tis the Season to be Jerky

SpongeBob and Patrick set up a puppet show on Christmas, and play Classic Hits
Classic hits
Classic hits is a radio format which generally includes rock and pop music from 1964 to 1989. The term is sometimes erroneously used as a synonym for the adult hits format, but is more accurately characterized as a contemporary style of the oldies format...

from 1955 to open the show.
Notes:
  • This is the second Christmas special after "Christmas Who?" from Season 2.
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