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SpongeBob SquarePants is an animated television series broadcast on Nickelodeon, an American cable network. The series premiered on May 1, 1999 and is currently in its seventh season.

As of January 15, 2011, a total of 284 individual episodes have aired, with a total of 147½ shows. The episodes air in half-hour time blocks in which each half-hour airing consists of either two eleven-minute shorts, a triad of seven-minute shorts, or a twenty-two minute special. In a rare case, a forty-five minute television movie will take up a one-hour time block.

A feature film, The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie complements the series, and premiered in theaters in the United States on November 19, 2004. In season five, the series' first television film, Atlantis SquarePantis, premiered on November 12, 2007 after a television marathon. Six seasons are available on DVD.

Season 1: 1999–2000
The first season of SpongeBob SquarePants premiered on May 1, 1999. The season ended on April 8, 2000. The DVD for the season was released in Regions 1, 2, and 4 on October 28, 2003, November 7, 2005, and November 30, 2006, respectively. The pilot episode, "Help Wanted" was not included on the season one DVD. However, this episode was included as a bonus feature on the season three DVD. 41 episodes were produced this season.

Season 2: 2000–2003
The second season of SpongeBob SquarePants premiered on October 26, 2000, with the episodes "Something Smells" and "Bossy Boots". The season ended on July 26, 2003 with "Gary Takes a Bath". The DVD for the season was released in Regions 1, 2, and 4 on October 19, 2004, October 23, 2006, and November 30, 2006, respectively. 39 episodes were produced this season.

Season 3: 2001–2004
The third season of SpongeBob SquarePants premiered on October 5, 2001, with the episodes "The Bully" and "Just One Bite". The season ended on October 11, 2004 with "SpongeBob Meets the Strangler" and "Pranks a Lot". The DVD for the season was released in Regions 1, 4 and 2 on September 27, 2005, November 8, 2007 and December 3, 2007 respectively. Following the season three finale, the series entered a hiatus that would last for over six months. During the hiatus, The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie was released to cinemas. 37 episodes were produced this season.

Season 4: 2005–2007
The fourth season of SpongeBob SquarePants premiered on May 6, 2005, with the episodes "Fear of a Krabby Patty" and "Shell of a Man". The season ended on July 24, 2007 with "Squid Wood". Unlike the previous seasons, season four was released in two volume DVDs. The volume one DVD was released in Region 1 on September 12, 2006. The volume two DVD was released in Region 1 on January 9, 2007. The Season set was released its entirety in Region 2 on November 3, 2008. 38 episodes were produced this season.

Season 5: 2007–2009
The fifth season of SpongeBob SquarePants premiered on February 19, 2007, with the episodes "Rise and Shine", "Waiting", and "Sing a Song of Patrick". The season ended on July 19, 2009 with the airing of "Goo Goo Gas". As in season four, the season DVDs were split into two volumes. The volume one DVD was released in Region 1 on September 4, 2007 while the second was released on November 18, 2008. 41 episodes were produced this season.

Season 6: 2008–2010
The sixth season of SpongeBob SquarePants premiered on March 3, 2008, with the episode "Krabby Road". The season ended on July 5, 2010 with "The Clash of Triton". The volume one DVD was released in Region 1 on December 8, 2009. The volume two DVD was released in Region 1 on December 7, 2010. 47 episodes were produced this season.

Season 7: 2009–present
The seventh season of SpongeBob SquarePants was announced in March 2008. The season premiered on July 19, 2009 with the airings of "Tentacle-Vision", "I ? Dancing", "Growth Spout", "Stuck in the Wringer", "Someone's in the Kitchen with Sandy", and "The Inside Job". On January 28, 2011, Nickelodeon will air six individual episodes branded as "Legends of Bikini Bottom," which are listed with an asterisk (*). So far, 41 out of 50 episodes have aired this season, including the two double-length specials.

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 * rowspan="2"| 127 || "Tentacle-Vision" || Luke Brookshier, Nate Cash, Derek Iversen || rowspan="2"| July 19, 2009
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 * "I ? Dancing" || Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas, Doug Lawrence
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 * rowspan="2"| 128 || "Growth Spout" || Aaron Springer, Richard Pursel || rowspan="2"| July 19, 2009
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 * "Stuck in the Wringer" || Zeus Cervas, Sean Charmatz, Derek Iversen
 * - style="background-color: #C39AE5;"
 * rowspan="2"| 129 || "Someone's in the Kitchen with Sandy" || Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas, Dani Michaeli || rowspan="2"| July 19, 2009
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 * "The Inside Job" || Luke Brookshier, Nate Cash, Doug Lawrence
 * - style="background-color: #FFFFFF;"
 * rowspan="2"| 130 || "Greasy Buffoons" || Aaron Springer, Derek Iversen || rowspan="2"| November 27, 2009
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 * "Model Sponge" || Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas, Doug Lawrence
 * - style="background-color: #C39AE5;"
 * rowspan="2"| 131 || "Keep Bikini Bottom Beautiful" || Luke Brookshier, Nate Cash, Dani Michaeli ||rowspan="2"|January 2, 2010
 * - style="background-color: #C39AE5;"
 * "A Pal for Gary" || Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas, Richard Pursel
 * - style="background-color: #FFFFFF;"
 * rowspan="2"| 132 || "The Curse of Bikini Bottom" ||Luke Brookshier, Nate Cash, Doug Lawrence
 * October 24, 2009
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 * "Squidward in Clarinetland" || Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas, Dani Michaeli || March 24, 2010
 * - style="background-color: #FFFFFF;"
 * 133 || "SpongeBob's Last Stand" || Aaron Springer, Steven Banks, Derek Iversen || April 22, 2010
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 * rowspan="2"| 134 || "Back to the Past" || rowspan="2"| Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas, Dani Michaeli || rowspan="2"| February 15, 2010
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 * "The Bad Guy Club for Villains"
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 * rowspan="2"| 135 || "A Day Without Tears" || Aaron Springer, Steven Banks || March 22, 2010
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 * "Summer Job"|| Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas, Derek Iversen || March 23, 2010
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 * rowspan="2"| 136 || "One Coarse Meal" || Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas, Doug Lawrence || March 25, 2010
 * - style="background-color: #C39AE5;"
 * "Gary in Love" || Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas, Derek Iversen || February 6, 2010
 * - style="background-color: #FFFFFF;"
 * rowspan="2"| 137 || "The Play's the Thing" || Luke Brookshier, Nate Cash, Steven Banks || March 26, 2010
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 * "Rodeo Daze"|| Luke Brookshier, Nate Cash, Richard Pursel || February 6, 2010
 * - style="background-color: #C39AE5;"
 * rowspan="2"| 138 || "That Sinking Feeling" || Luke Brookshier, Nate Cash, Doug Lawrence|| July 8, 2010
 * - style="background-color: #FFFFFF;"
 * "Karate Star" || Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas, Derek Iversen || July 9, 2010
 * - style="background-color: #C39AE5;"
 * rowspan="2"| 139 || "Buried in Time" || Nate Cash, Sean Charmatz, Doug Lawrence || September 18, 2010
 * - style="background-color: #C39AE5;"
 * "Enchanted Tiki Dreams" || Aaron Springer, Sean Charmatz, Richard Pursel|| June 19, 2010
 * - style="background-color: #FFFFFF;"
 * rowspan="2"| 140 || "The Monster Who Came to Bikini Bottom" * || Aaron Springer, Dani Michaeli || rowspan="2" | January 28, 2011
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 * "Welcome to the Bikini Bottom Triangle" * || Luke Brookshier, Nate Cash, Dani Michaeli
 * - style="background-color: #C39AE5;"
 * rowspan="2"| 141 || "The Curse of the Hex" * || Aaron Springer, Richard Pursel ||  January 29, 2011
 * - style="background-color: #C39AE5;"
 * "The Main Drain" * || Luke Brookshier, Nate Cash, Mr. Lawrence ||  January 28, 2011
 * - style="background-color: #FFFFFF;"
 * rowspan="2"| 142 || "Trenchbillies" * || Aaron Springer, Richard Pursel ||  January 29, 2011
 * - style="background-color: #FFFFFF;"
 * "Sponge-Cano!" * || Casey Alexander, Zeus Cervas, Derek Iversen|| January 28, 2011
 * - style="background-color: #C39AE5;"