The twelfth season of the American animated television series ''
SpongeBob SquarePants
''SpongeBob SquarePants'' is an American animated television series, animated comedy television series created by marine science educator and animator Stephen Hillenburg for Nickelodeon. It first aired as a sneak peek after the 1999 Kids' C ...
'', created by former
marine biologist
Marine biology is the scientific study of the biology of marine life, organisms that inhabit the sea. Given that in biology many phyla, families and genera have some species that live in the sea and others that live on land, marine biology clas ...
and animator Stephen Hillenburg, began airing on Nickelodeon in the United States on November 11, 2018, and ended on April 29, 2022. It consists of 26 half-hours of 48 segments, along with five standalone specials, making it the longest season of the whole show. The series chronicles the exploits and adventures of the SpongeBob SquarePants (character), title character and his various friends in the fictional underwater city of Bikini Bottom. The season was Executive producer, executive produced by series creator Hillenburg. The showrunners for this season are Marc Ceccarelli and Vincent Waller, who are also the co-executive producers. This was the last season Hillenburg was involved in before his death on November 26, 2018.
The ''SpongeBob SquarePants: The Complete Twelfth Season'' DVD was released in DVD region code, region 1 on January 12, 2021, before several episodes aired in the United States; however, the episode "Kwarantined Krab" was not included on the DVD due to the episode's plot being unintentionally similar to the COVID-19 pandemic, which was ongoing at the time of the DVD's release.
Production
On May 23, 2017, it was announced that the series had been renewed for a twelfth season consisting of 26 episodes.
The season began airing on November 11, 2018.
Episodes
The episodes are ordered below according to Nickelodeon's packaging order, and not their original production or broadcast order.
Specials
DVD release
The DVD boxset for season twelve was released by Paramount Home Media Distribution, Paramount Home Entertainment and Nickelodeon in the United States and Canada on January 12, 2021; a few episodes on this DVD by then had yet to air on American television. "Kwarantined Krab" is excluded from this DVD due to being too unintentionally similar to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, making this the second season DVD to exclude an episode from its set, after The Complete 1st Season which excluded "Help Wanted".
Notes
References
{{wikiquote, SpongeBob SquarePants/Season 12
SpongeBob SquarePants seasons
2018 American animated television seasons
2019 American animated television seasons
2020 American animated television seasons
2021 American animated television seasons
2022 American animated television seasons