SpongeBob SquarePants Season 12 Episode List | Dates & Where to Watch Options
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SpongeBob SquarePants Season 12 Episode List | Dates & Where to Watch Options
A full Season 12 reference for SpongeBob SquarePants, built for episode discovery, legal watch research, parent guidance, production context, specials, copyright status, and clean cartoon SEO.
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This lead media block links to an official SpongeBob Season 12 moments compilation on the SpongeBob SquarePants YouTube channel. Full episode access still depends on Paramount+, Nickelodeon routes, and regional digital stores.
Storyline
SpongeBob SquarePants Season 12 is the long anniversary-era season. It opens with FarmerBob, expands into zoo chaos, jailhouse Krusty Krab comedy, Gary-and-Spot material, Dirty Bubble return stories, Sandy’s nieces, Plankton experiments, SpongeBob’s birthday celebration, and multiple late-airing episodes that stretched the season into 2022.
This season is especially important because it contains SpongeBob’s Big Birthday Blowout, a major 20th anniversary special with Patchy and live-action surface-world material. It is also the last season Stephen Hillenburg was involved with before his death in November 2018, which makes the season important for production-history coverage as well as episode browsing.
Where To Watch Options
SpongeBob YouTube
The official SpongeBob SquarePants YouTube channel is the safest first check for Season 12 clips, birthday-special clips, songs, shorts, and promotional compilations. Open official Season 12 moments.
Paramount+
Paramount+ is the main official streaming route to check for SpongeBob Season 12 episodes in many regions. Availability, special grouping, and catalog rights can vary by country. Check Season 12.
Prime Video
Prime Video and similar digital stores may offer purchase, rental, or subscription access depending on region. Always check the platform directly because licensing can change. Check Prime Video.
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Cast & Character File
SpongeBob SquarePants
Season 12 puts SpongeBob through farm labor, RandomLand deliveries, birthday-party chaos, bad habits, work breaks, zoo bans, bubble zoos, Glove World jail, dream travel, and more Krusty Krab pressure.
Patrick Star
Patrick leads empty-headed club comedy, filth jokes, pineapple-road-trip trouble, Goofy Goober job chaos, tantrum wrestling, Squidward roommate jokes, and birthday-special touring.
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Squidward Tentacles
Squidward gets bus-driver misery, RandomLand delivery work, museum embarrassment, hotel disaster, Glove World punishment, concert backstage frustration, and more musical dream chaos.
Mr. Krabs
Mr. Krabs turns the Krusty Krab into a jail, fights PlanKrab, craves chum, creates concession schemes, chases discounts, handles dates with Mrs. Puff, and pushes SpongeBob into boss duty.
Plankton
Plankton gets sea-chimp ruler comedy, rotten chum panic, PlanKrab DNA experiments, Karen-baby trouble, ghost training, Pearl as an intern, and more secret-formula schemes.
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Gary the Snail
Gary shares a night-adventure segment with Spot in Gary & Spot, then becomes the center of body-swap style pet chaos in Gary’s Got Legs.
Sandy Cheeks
Sandy brings her Nutty Nieces into the season, joins the girls’ camping story in A Cabin in the Kelp, and helps SpongeBob fight his bad habit.
Mrs. Puff
Mrs. Puff appears through date comedy with Mr. Krabs, the camping setup in A Cabin in the Kelp, and the quarantine cast of Kwarantined Krab.
Patchy & the birthday crew
SpongeBob’s Big Birthday Blowout brings Patchy, the Bikini Bottom cast, birthday-party staging, and live-action surface-world material into the season’s biggest celebration.
RandomLand
RandomLand gives Season 12 one of its strangest visual detours, with SpongeBob and Squidward delivering into a logic-free realm.
PlanKrab
The Krusty Bucket uses Plankton and Mr. Krabs DNA to create PlanKrab, a restaurant-takeover threat that forces both rivals into temporary teamwork.
Glove World
Escape from Beneath Glove World turns the amusement park into an underground jail-and-chase special for SpongeBob and Patrick.
Episode Spotlights
SpongeBob’s Big Birthday Blowout
The 20th anniversary event sends SpongeBob and Patrick on a surface tour while Bikini Bottom prepares a surprise birthday party.
SpongeBob in RandomLand
A surreal delivery episode that became one of Season 12’s most discussed visual experiments.
Kwarantined Krab
The delayed quarantine-themed Krusty Krab story became the final Season 12 segment to air in the United States.
Episode Index
| Segment | Date | Episode | Story note |
|---|---|---|---|
| S12 · E242A | 11 Nov 2018 | FarmerBob | SpongeBob and Patrick work on Old Man Jenkins’ farm after Mr. Krabs gets into debt. |
| S12 · E242B | 27 Jul 2019 | Gary & Spot | Gary and Spot sneak out at night and get chased by an animal-control officer. |
| S12 · E243A | 13 Jan 2019 | The Nitwitting | Patrick recruits SpongeBob into the Empty Head Society. |
| S12 · E243B | 20 Jan 2019 | The Ballad of Filthy Muck | Patrick becomes extremely dirty, and SpongeBob sticks by him through the smell. |
| S12 · E244A | 27 Jan 2019 | The Krusty Slammer | Mr. Krabs turns the Krusty Krab into a jail after Plankton is arrested. |
| S12 · E244B | 17 Jul 2020 | Pineapple RV | SpongeBob and Patrick turn the pineapple into a road-trip vehicle for Squidward. |
| S12 · E245A | 27 Jul 2019 | Gary’s Got Legs | SpongeBob gives Gary legs, then Gary slowly takes over more of SpongeBob’s life. |
| S12 · E245B | 22 Jun 2019 | King Plankton | Plankton shrinks himself and tries to rule SpongeBob’s aquarium sea chimps. |
| S12 · E246A | 30 Nov 2019 | Plankton’s Old Chum | Plankton hides a batch of rotten chum by tricking SpongeBob into helping him. |
| S12 · E246B | 22 Jun 2019 | Stormy Weather | SpongeBob adopts a storm cloud named Drizzle. |
| S12 · E247A | 11 Apr 2020 | Swamp Mates | Bubble Bass and Patrick enter a swamp and encounter alligator locals. |
| S12 · E247B | 11 Apr 2020 | One Trick Sponge | SpongeBob learns a card trick but cannot find anyone with time to watch it. |
| S12 · E248A | 10 Aug 2019 | The Krusty Bucket | Plankton creates PlanKrab, a DNA hybrid of himself and Mr. Krabs. |
| S12 · E248B | 28 Sep 2019 | Squid’s on a Bus | Squidward swaps jobs with a bus driver and immediately regrets it. |
| S12 · E249A | 29 Jun 2019 | Sandy’s Nutty Nieces | SpongeBob babysits Sandy’s nieces Macadamia, Hazelnut, and Pistachio. |
| S12 · E249B | 29 Jun 2019 | Insecurity Guards | Patrick becomes a museum security guard and pulls SpongeBob into the job. |
| S12 · E250A | 6 Jul 2019 | Broken Alarm | SpongeBob’s alarm breaks, so he tries increasingly extreme ways to wake up. |
| S12 · E250B | 10 Aug 2019 | Karen’s Baby | Karen receives a baby computer, and Plankton becomes a bad influence. |
| S12 · E251A | 7 Mar 2020 | Shell Games | Patrick discovers his rock is actually the shell of a sea turtle named Tony. |
| S12 · E251B | 6 Jul 2019 | Senior Discount | Old Man Jenkins disrupts the Krusty Krab while Mr. Krabs tries to remove him. |
| S12 · E252A | 14 Sep 2019 | Mind the Gap | Squidward changes SpongeBob’s tooth gap and accidentally changes his personality. |
| S12 · E252B | 23 Nov 2019 | Dirty Bubble Returns | The Dirty Bubble tries to reform as the Clean Bubble. |
| S12 · E253A | 7 Mar 2020 | Jolly Lodgers | Squidward stays in a hotel, only to be followed by SpongeBob and Patrick. |
| S12 · E253B | 8 Feb 2020 | Biddy Sitting | SpongeBob and Patrick babysit an elderly woman who keeps trying to escape. |
| S12 · E254–255 | 12 Jul 2019 | SpongeBob’s Big Birthday Blowout | SpongeBob and Patrick visit the surface while Bikini Bottom prepares a party. |
| S12 · E256A | 21 Sep 2019 | SpongeBob in RandomLand | SpongeBob and Squidward deliver food to a realm where logic does not apply. |
| S12 · E256B | 21 Sep 2019 | SpongeBob’s Bad Habit | SpongeBob tries to stop biting his nails with help from his friends. |
| S12 · E257A | 23 Nov 2019 | Handemonium | Plankton brings the Chum Bucket glove to life, creating a giant hand problem. |
| S12 · E257B | 14 Sep 2019 | Breakin’ | SpongeBob is forced to take a five-minute break from work. |
| S12 · E258A | 17 Jul 2020 | Boss for a Day | SpongeBob runs the Krusty Krab after Mr. Krabs is injured. |
| S12 · E258B | 28 Sep 2019 | The Goofy Newbie | Patrick takes a job at Goofy Goober’s for free ice cream. |
| S12 · E259A | 12 Oct 2019 | The Ghost of Plankton | Plankton tries to become a ghost to steal the secret formula. |
| S12 · E259B | 18 Jan 2021 | My Two Krabses | SpongeBob and Patrick mistake Mr. Krabs’s empty shell for a melted Krabs. |
| S12 · E260A | 23 Apr 2021 | Knock Knock, Who’s There? | SpongeBob guards Mr. Krabs’s house and mistakes him for a burglar. |
| S12 · E260B | 9 Jul 2021 | Pat Hearts Squid | Squidward moves in with Patrick after his house is damaged. |
| S12 · E261A | 18 Jan 2021 | Lighthouse Louie | SpongeBob cleans Mrs. Puff’s lighthouse and finds a snail named Louie. |
| S12 · E261B | 22 Apr 2022 | Hiccup Plague | A hiccup bubble spreads through Bikini Bottom. |
| S12 · E262A | 12 Oct 2019 | A Cabin in the Kelp | Sandy, Karen, Mrs. Puff, Pearl, and SpongeBob go camping in the kelp forest. |
| S12 · E262B | 30 Nov 2019 | The Hankering | Mr. Krabs develops a craving for chum and risks the secret formula. |
| S12 · E263A | 8 Feb 2020 | Who R Zoo? | SpongeBob and Patrick create a bubble zoo after SpongeBob is banned from the real one. |
| S12 · E263B | 29 Apr 2022 | Kwarantined Krab | The Krusty Krab is quarantined after a health-inspector scare. |
| S12 · E264A | 30 Apr 2021 | Plankton’s Intern | Plankton hires Pearl as an intern while Karen is away. |
| S12 · E264B | 25 Feb 2022 | Patrick’s Tantrum | Patrick has uncontrollable rage whenever he hears a bell. |
| S12 · E265A | 9 Apr 2021 | Bubble Bass’s Tab | Bubble Bass refuses to pay his Krusty Krab bill. |
| S12 · E265B | 9 Apr 2021 | Kooky Cooks | Mr. Krabs hires SpongeBob and Squidward to cook a special dinner for Mrs. Puff. |
| S12 · E266 | 18 Jan 2020 | Escape from Beneath Glove World | SpongeBob and Patrick are trapped in Glove World’s underground jail system. |
| S12 · E267A | 7 Nov 2020 | Krusty Koncessionaires | The Krusty Krab runs concessions at a concert for The Low Tides. |
| S12 · E267B | 7 Nov 2020 | Dream Hoppers | SpongeBob enters a musical dream that hops through his friends’ dreams. |
Swipe the table left and right to view the full Season 12 segment ledger. Order follows Nickelodeon packaging order, not strict broadcast chronology.
Standalone Specials
Patchy’s Playlist
Patchy hosts a music-focused clip show built around memorable SpongeBob songs.
SpongeBob Appreciation Day: Patchy’s Beach Bash!
Patchy celebrates SpongeBob from a deserted-island setup with guest appearances and beach-party framing.
The Stars of SpongeBob Fan Favorites Special
A fan-favorites style special built around classic scenes and cast/guest presentation.
SpongeBob’s Spookiest Scenes Countdown Special
Patchy counts down spooky moments from the show’s history.
The SpongeBob SportsPants Countdown Special
A sports-themed countdown special tied to SpongeBob athletic and competition moments.
Parent Guide
Anniversary-era fast comedy
Season 12 mixes farm slapstick, gross-out filth jokes, clone villains, jailhouse comedy, haunted Plankton material, surreal RandomLand visuals, and birthday-special nostalgia.
Gross-out and scare elements
Parents may want to check episodes with filth humor, chum jokes, spooky ghost material, quarantine panic, hiccup contagion jokes, Glove World jail scenes, and RandomLand weirdness.
Milestone-season browsing
Good for viewers tracking SpongeBob’s 20th anniversary period, late Hillenburg-era production context, Patchy specials, and the long 2018–2022 release window.
Copyright Status
SpongeBob SquarePants is a modern copyrighted television series. It is not public domain. This page is an editorial reference guide for episode discovery, legal watch navigation, parent guidance, and cartoon-history context.
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Sources
- Official SpongeBob Season 12 moments compilation — official SpongeBob channel route.
- Official SpongeBob SquarePants YouTube channel — official clips, shorts, songs, and uploads.
- Paramount+ SpongeBob SquarePants Season 12 — official streaming availability check.
- Nickelodeon SpongeBob SquarePants — official show page and brand route.
- IMDb Season 12 episode listing — cast, episode, and title reference.
- SpongeBob SquarePants Season 12 overview — episode count, dates, specials, and production context.
- SpongeBob episode list, Seasons 11–present — packaging-order and segment reference.
- Encyclopedia SpongeBobia: Season 12 — segment order, dates, story notes, title-card, and image-source reference.
