SpongeBob SquarePants season 13 explained

Season Number:	13
Bgcolour:	D770D2
Starring:	Tom Kenny Bill Fagerbakke Rodger Bumpass Clancy Brown Carolyn Lawrence Mr. Lawrence Jill Talley Mary Jo Catlett Lori Alan
Num Episodes:	26 (52 segments)
Network:	Nickelodeon
Episode List:	List of SpongeBob SquarePants episodes

The thirteenth season of the American animated television series SpongeBob SquarePants, created by former marine biologist and animator Stephen Hillenburg, began airing on Nickelodeon in the United States on October 22, 2020, and ended on November 1, 2023. It consists of 26 episodes comprising 52 segments, alongside two standalone clip show specials, making it the longest season to date episode-wise. The series chronicles the exploits and adventures of the title character and his various friends in the fictional underwater city of Bikini Bottom. This is the first season without Hillenburg's involvement, following his death on November 26, 2018, though he is still credited as an executive producer. During this season, showrunners and co-executive producers Marc Ceccarelli and Vincent Waller were promoted to executive producer roles.

The SpongeBob SquarePants: The Complete Thirteenth Season DVD was released in region 1 on December 5, 2023.

Production

On July 17, 2019, it was announced that the series had been renewed for a thirteenth season consisting of 13 episodes.^[1] The season began airing on October 22, 2020. On August 11, 2021, it was announced that Nickelodeon had ordered 13 additional episodes for the thirteenth season.

Episodes

See also: List of SpongeBob SquarePants episodes. The episodes are ordered below according to Nickelodeon's packaging order, and not their original production or broadcast order.

DVD release

The DVD boxset for season thirteen was released by Paramount Home Entertainment and Nickelodeon in the United States and Canada on December 5, 2023.


Set details			Special features
26 episodes (52 segment episodes) 4-disc set 1.78:1 aspect ratio Languages: English (Dolby Digital 5.1) Spanish (Dolby Stereo, only up to "Mandatory Music") French (Dolby Stereo, only up to "Mandatory Music")			"The Tidal Zone: A SpongeBob Universe Special"
Release dates
Region 1	Region 2	Region 4
December 5, 2023	TBA	TBA
Episodes
Disc 1: "A Place for Pets", "Lockdown for Love", "Under the Small Top", "Squidward's Sick Daze", "Goofy Scoopers", "Pat the Dog", "Something Narwhal This Way Comes", "C.H.U.M.S", "SpongeBob's Road to Christmas", "Potato Puff", "There Will Be Grease", "The Big Bad Bubble Bass", and "Sea-Man Sponge Haters Club" Disc 2: "Food PBFFT				Truck", "Upturn Girls", "Say Awww!", "Patrick the Mailman", "Captain Pipsqueak", "Plane to Sea", "Squidferatu", "Slappy Daze", "Welcome to Binary Bottom", "You're Going to Pay... Phone", "A Skin Wrinkle in Time", "Abandon Twits", "Wallhalla", "Salty Sponge", and "Karen for Spot" Disc 3: "Arbor Day Disarray", "Ain't That the Tooth", "Ma and Pa's Big Hurrah", "Yellow Pavement", "The Flower Plot", "SpongeBob on Parade", "Delivery to Monster Island", "Ride Patrick Ride", "Hot Crossed Nuts", "Sir Urchin and Snail Fail", "Friendiversary", "Mandatory Music", "Dopey Dick", and "Plankton and the Beanstalk" Disc 4: "My Friend Patty", "FUN-Believable", "Spatula of the Heavens", "Gary's Playhouse", "Swimming Fools", "The Goobfather", "SquidBird", "Allergy Attack	", "Big Top Flop", and "Sandy, Help Us!"

Notes and References

Nickelodeon's SpongeBob SquarePants Gets Season 13 Pick Up, As Anniversary Special Scores Double-Digit Gains Bringing in More Than 2 Million Total Viewers. Nickelodeon. The Futon Critic. July 17, 2019. September 30, 2020. https://archive.today/20240523173525/http://thefutoncritic.com/news/2019/07/17/nickelodeons-spongebob-squarepants-gets-season-13-pick-up-as-anniversary-special-scores-double-digit-gains-bringing-in-more-than-2-million-total-viewers-308215/20190717nickelodeon01/. May 23, 2024.