The BEST episodes of SpongeBob SquarePants season 9

Every episode of SpongeBob SquarePants season 9, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of SpongeBob SquarePants season 9!

The misadventures of a talking sea sponge who works at a fast food restaurant, attends a boating school, and lives in an underwater pineapple.

Last Updated: 4/20/2025Network: NickelodeonStatus: Continuing
Home Sweet Rubble
star
10.50
4 votes

#1 - Home Sweet Rubble

Season 9 - Episode 33 - Aired 4/4/2012

SpongeBob's pineapple is falling apart, and he needs all of his friends to help him remodel it!

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Free Samples
star
10.40
5 votes

#2 - Free Samples

Season 9 - Episode 35 - Aired 4/6/2012

After Plankton drives away Mr. Krabs' customers, Mr. Krabs is forced to give out free Krabby Patties to try to win them back.

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Karen 2.0
star
9.75
8 votes

#3 - Karen 2.0

Season 9 - Episode 40 - Aired 4/13/2012

When Plankton replaces his computer wife Karen with the new, better Karen 2, the original Karen ends up working at the Krusty Krab.

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Sentimental Sponge
star
9.67
6 votes

#4 - Sentimental Sponge

Season 9 - Episode 2 - Aired 4/3/2011

When SpongeBob realizes how many memories are attached to all of his possessions, he is reluctant to throw anything way.

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Planet of the Jellyfish
star
9.43
7 votes

#5 - Planet of the Jellyfish

Season 9 - Episode 29 - Aired 3/31/2012

When an evil Jellien overlord replaces everyone in Bikini Bottom with clones, it's up to SpongeBob and Sandy to defeat him!

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A Friendly Game
star
9.25
8 votes

#6 - A Friendly Game

Season 9 - Episode 1 - Aired 4/3/2011

SpongeBob and Patrick turn SpongeBob's house into an indoor miniature golf course!

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InSPONGEiac
star
9.14
7 votes

#7 - InSPONGEiac

Season 9 - Episode 36 - Aired 4/9/2012

SpongeBob can't get enough sleep, and asks for help from Patrick.

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A SquarePants Family Vacation
star
9.00
56 votes

#8 - A SquarePants Family Vacation

Season 9 - Episode 24 - Aired 11/11/2011

When SpongeBob and Patrick get lost on a family road trip to the Great Barrier Reef, they end up on the adventure of a lifetime.

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Treats!
star
8.22
9 votes

#9 - Treats!

Season 9 - Episode 37 - Aired 4/10/2012

SpongeBob brings home a box of new snail treats that Gary will do anything to get - especially when they run out.

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Glove World R.I.P.
star
8.00
7 votes

#10 - Glove World R.I.P.

Season 9 - Episode 32 - Aired 4/3/2012

SpongeBob and Patrick spend a final day at Glove World before it shuts down forever.

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Squiditis
star
7.76
33 votes

#11 - Squiditis

Season 9 - Episode 38 - Aired 4/11/2012

When Squidward goes home sick with a fake illness, SpongeBob thinks he's caught it for real!

Oral Report
star
7.72
65 votes

#12 - Oral Report

Season 9 - Episode 4 - Aired 6/4/2011

SpongeBob is nervous about giving an oral report for Boating School.

Fiasco!
star
7.60
5 votes

#13 - Fiasco!

Season 9 - Episode 34 - Aired 4/5/2012

Plankton mistakenly swipes a piece of art instead of a Krabby Patty.

Smoothe Jazz at Bikini Bottom
star
7.53
64 votes

#14 - Smoothe Jazz at Bikini Bottom

Season 9 - Episode 18 - Aired 9/30/2011

SpongeBob and Squidward lose their passes and try desperately to sneak backstage at the sold-out Kelpy G show.

For Here or to Go
star
7.43
7 votes

#15 - For Here or to Go

Season 9 - Episode 39 - Aired 4/12/2012

Plankton wins a free Krabby Patty, but Mr. Krabs is determined not to let him have one.

The Krabby Patty That Ate Bikini Bottom
star
7.31
35 votes

#16 - The Krabby Patty That Ate Bikini Bottom

Season 9 - Episode 25 - Aired 11/25/2011

Mr. Krabs uses Sandy's experimental growth formula on a Krabby Patty and the results are disastrous!

Drive Thru
star
7.23
62 votes

#17 - Drive Thru

Season 9 - Episode 10 - Aired 7/19/2011

Mr. Krabs tries to make even more money by turning a hole in the Krusty Krab wall into a cash-making drive-thru window!

Frozen Face-Off
star
7.14
64 votes

#18 - Frozen Face-Off

Season 9 - Episode 8 - Aired 7/15/2011

Everyone in Bikini Bottom is competing in a worm-sled race to the South Pole.

Directors: Paul Tibbitt
Pet Sitter Pat
star
6.97
37 votes

#19 - Pet Sitter Pat

Season 9 - Episode 14 - Aired 9/16/2011

SpongeBob asks Patrick to pet-sit Gary while he's away at his Grandma's birthday party.

Walking the Plankton
star
6.96
116 votes

#20 - Walking the Plankton

Season 9 - Episode 20 - Aired 11/7/2011

SpongeBob and Mr. Krabs win a free cruise, while Plankton tries to take the formula again.

The Way of the Sponge
star
6.91
35 votes

#21 - The Way of the Sponge

Season 9 - Episode 28 - Aired 11/26/2011

SpongeBob wants to earn his belt from karate master Fuzzy Acorns. Will Sandy be able to help?

Mermaid Man Begins
star
6.90
62 votes

#22 - Mermaid Man Begins

Season 9 - Episode 15 - Aired 9/23/2011

Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy let SpongeBob and Patrick in on their secret, heroic origins!

Accidents Will Happen
star
6.88
34 votes

#23 - Accidents Will Happen

Season 9 - Episode 9 - Aired 7/18/2011

When Squidward gets hurt at work, he threatens legal action unless Mr. Krabs agrees to cater to him hand and foot.

Mooncation
star
6.84
62 votes

#24 - Mooncation

Season 9 - Episode 23 - Aired 11/10/2011

Sandy only wanted to spend a relaxing vacation alone on the moon. But it seems she's got a stowaway aboard her rocket who doesn't share her idea.

The Googly Artiste
star
6.79
63 votes

#25 - The Googly Artiste

Season 9 - Episode 12 - Aired 7/21/2011

Patrick tries desperately to supply everyone in Bikini Bottom with his highly demanded "rocks-with-googly-eyes," after an art critic deems him a true artiste.