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This page is a list of episodes in the seventh season of SpongeBob SquarePants.
Episodes
| # | Title card | Title | Air date |
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| 127 |  |
"Tentacle-Vision" | July 19, 2009 |
| Squidward gets his own television show which is interrupted by SpongeBob and the others. | |||
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"I ♥ Dancing" | July 19, 2009 | |
| Squidward tries to sabotage SpongeBob's dancing audition. | |||
| 128 |  |
"Growth Spout" | July 19, 2009 |
| Pearl goes through her growth spurt and to avoid spending money, Mr. Krabs steals food from friends. | |||
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"Stuck in the Wringer" | July 19, 2009 | |
| SpongeBob gets stuck in a wringer and tries to do his regular agenda, with the wringer stuck with him. | |||
| 129 |  |
"Someone's in the Kitchen with Sandy" | July 19, 2009 |
| Plankton steals Sandy's pelt so he can disguise himself as the female squirrel and make SpongeBob spill the beans of the formula. Meanwhile, Sandy must chase the thief. | |||
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"The Inside Job" | July 19, 2009 | |
| Plankton tries to steal the formula by launching himself into Mr. Krabs' brain but goes into SpongeBob's instead. | |||
| 130 |  |
"Greasy Buffoons" | November 27, 2009 |
| Mr. Krabs and Plankton compete against each other and put unhealthy, yet delicious grease into their food. | |||
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"Model Sponge" | November 27, 2009 | |
| After SpongeBob thinks he's fired from the Krusty Krab, he tries to work as a Sponge for a Kitchen Sponge commercial. | |||
| 131 |  |
"Keep Bikini Bottom Beautiful" | January 2, 2010 |
| Squidward gets in trouble and has to do community service with unwanted assistance from SpongeBob. | |||
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"A Pal for Gary" | January 2, 2010 | |
| Spongebob buys another pet so Gary won't be lonely, but whenever SpongeBob is not present, the pet terrorizes Gary. | |||
| 132 |  |
"Yours, Mine and Mine" | September 11, 2010 |
| Patrick orders a Krabby Kiddie Meal, but doesn't share it with SpongeBob like he promised. | |||
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"Kracked Krabs" | September 11, 2010 | |
| Mr. Krabs gets nominated for the Cheapest Krab Award. | |||
| 133 |  |
"The Curse of Bikini Bottom" | October 24, 2009 |
| After SpongeBob and Patrick cut off the Flying Dutchman's beard with a lawn mower, he turns them both into ghosts which they soon find to be difficult to go about their lives. | |||
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"Squidward in Clarinetland" | March 24, 2010 | |
| Squidward must chase SpongeBob to get his clarinet back, only to find out that he is in another world. | |||
| 134 |  |
"SpongeBob's Last Stand" | March 16, 2010 (DVD) April 22, 2010 (Nickelodeon) |
| SpongeBob and Patrick here that there will be a new Highway built throw the Jellyfish Fields. After they here this they start to protest. | |||
| 135 |  |
"Back to the Past" | February 15, 2010 |
| SpongeBob and Patrick go back in time to see the young Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy, where they accidentally alter history and get sent to a different Bikini Bottom where Man Ray rules. | |||
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"The Bad Guy Club for Villains" | February 15, 2010 | |
| SpongeBob and Patrick watch a lost episode of Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy. | |||
| 136 |  |
"A Day Without Tears" | March 22, 2010 |
| After SpongeBob finds out that he cries a lot, he makes a bet with Squidward and tries not to cry for a whole day. | |||
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"Summer Job" | March 23, 2010 | |
| Mrs. Puff has to help SpongeBob at the Krusty Krab during the Summer Break. | |||
| 137 |  |
"One Coarse Meal" | March 25, 2010 |
| Mr. Krabs finds out that Plankton is afraid of whales and starts using his fear to his advantage. | |||
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"Gary in Love" | February 6, 2010 | |
| Gary falls in love with a snail called Mary. | |||
| 138 |  |
"The Play's the Thing" | March 26, 2010 |
| Squidward gets an invitation to be in a play, and the Krusty Krab hosts one which does not seem to impress anyone. | |||
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"Rodeo Daze" | February 6, 2010 | |
| SpongeBob brings his friends to Texas to try and save Sandy from a rodeo. | |||
| 139 |  |
"Gramma's Secret Recipe" | July 6, 2010 |
| Plankton disguises himself as SpongeBob's great-grandma to get the Krabby Patty Formula. | |||
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"The Cent of Money" | July 7, 2010 | |
| Mr. Krabs uses Gary to get spare change in Bikini Bottom. | |||
| 140 |  |
"The Monster Who Came to Bikini Bottom" | November 16, 2010 (DVD) January 28, 2011 (Nickelodeon) |
| Patrick becomes friends with a monster that invades Bikini Bottom. | |||
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"Welcome to the Bikini Bottom Triangle" | November 16, 2010 (DVD) January 28, 2011 (Nickelodeon) | |
| SpongeBob and his pals get trapped in the Bikini Bottom Triangle. | |||
| 141 |  |
"The Curse of the Hex" | November 16, 2010 (DVD) June 11, 2011 (Nickelodeon) |
| An evil hagfish curses the Krusty Krab. | |||
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"The Main Drain" | November 16, 2010 (DVD) January 28, 2011 (Nickelodeon) | |
| SpongeBob and Patrick go on an adventure to find a drain that once destroyed Bikini Bottom. | |||
| 142 |  |
"Trenchbillies" | November 16, 2010 (DVD) January 29, 2011 (Nickelodeon) |
| SpongeBob and Patrick are held prisoners by a backward gang. | |||
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"Sponge Cano!" | November 16, 2010 (DVD) January 28, 2011 (Nickelodeon) | |
| A volcano eruption brings an ancient warrior to Bikini Bottom with dire predictions. | |||
| 143 |  |
"The Great Patty Caper" | November 11, 2010 |
| When Mr. Krabs gives the only key to the Krabby Patty vault to SpongeBob, he loses it. Now SpongeBob and Patrick must find the lost key before Plankton finds it. | |||
| 144 |  |
"That Sinking Feeling" | July 8, 2010 |
| SpongeBob and Patrick build a tunnel under their houses, which annoys Squidward. | |||
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"Karate Star" | July 9, 2010 | |
| Patrick's new karate moves cause trouble in Bikini Bottom. | |||
| 145 |  |
"Buried in Time" | September 18, 2010 |
| SpongeBob, Patrick, and Squidward get stuck in a time capsule. | |||
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"Enchanted Tiki Dreams" | June 19, 2010 | |
| SpongeBob and Patrick built a Tiki land for Squidward. | |||
| 146 |  |
"The Abrasive Side" | November 27, 2010 |
| Gary orders SpongeBob a product that helps him say no to anyone that needs SpongeBob's help, but the product is self-aware and takes over his life. | |||
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"Earworm" | November 27, 2010 | |
| SpongeBob gets addicted to a song, and can't stop singing it. | |||
| 147 |  |
"Hide and Then What Happens?" | August 9, 2010 |
| SpongeBob and Patrick play hide and seek, but then SpongeBob can't find Patrick unaware he's in the spot where he least expects. | |||
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"Shellback Shenanigans" | September 18, 2010 | |
| Plankton disguises himself as Gary to get the Krabby Patty Formula off SpongeBob, but it causes SpongeBob to assume "Gary" is terminally ill and takes him to the hospital. | |||
| 148 |  |
"The Masterpiece" | October 2, 2010 |
| Squidward erects a statue of Mr. Krabs. | |||
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"Whelk Attack" | October 2, 2010 | |
| Large sea whelks invade Bikini Bottom. | |||
| 149 |  |
"You Don't Know Sponge" | August 9, 2010 |
| SpongeBob and Patrick take a personality test which causes a strain on their friendship. | |||
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"Tunnel of Glove" | February 12, 2011 | |
| SpongeBob and Patrick see Pearl at Glove World and SpongeBob and Pearl end up riding the Tunnel of Glove together when the ride breaks down. | |||
| 150 |  |
"Krusty Dogs" | October 9, 2010 |
| SpongeBob invents the Krusty Dog, the Krusty Krab's version of a hot dog made from ground beef, and Mr. Krabs decides to replace the krabby patty with it. | |||
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"The Wreck of the Mauna Loa" | October 9, 2010 | |
| SpongeBob and Patrick find a lost ship and make it their secret hideout, but Mr. Krabs catches on. | |||
| 151 |  |
"New Fish in Town" | January 15, 2011 |
| Squidward becomes friends with his new neighbor. | |||
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"Love That Squid" | February 12, 2011 | |
| Squidward gets ready to go out a date and SpongeBob assists him. | |||
| 152 |  |
"Big Sister Sam" | January 15, 2011 |
| Patrick's big sister Samantha visits him. | |||
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"Perfect Chemistry" | February 26, 2011 | |
| Sandy makes a teleporter, which Plankton tries to use to steal the formula. | |||
Reception
The series has received recognition, including the 2010 Kids' Choice Awards for Favorite Cartoon. The series also won the same category at the succeeding year's Kids' Choice Awards and at the 2010 and 2011 Indonesia Kids' Choice Awards. At the Kids' Choice Awards Mexico 2010 and Kids' Choice Awards Argentina 2011, the show was nominated for Favorite Cartoon, but did not win. The episode "That Sinking Feeling" was nominated at the 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Short-format Animated Program. Furthermore, at the 38th Annie Awards, the show won for Best Animated Television Production for Children, while the crew members, Jeremy Wakefield, Sage Guyton, Nick Carr and Tuck Tucker, won the Music in a Television Production category. SpongeBob SquarePants also won at the 2011 ASCAP Film and Television Awards for Top Television Series. At the 2010 and 2011 TP de Oro, the series won the Best Children and Youth Program category.
The season received mixed to negative reviews, with certain episodes being panned by critics and audiences alike. In his review of the season for DVD Talk, Ian Jane wrote that the series "is one of those rare animated shows that can be enjoyed equally as much by both adults and children." He described the concept of the show as "utterly ludicrous." He cited the episodes "SpongeBob's Last Stand" and "Tentacle-Vision" as "interesting stand outs," while the episodes "The Inside Job", "Back to the Past", "Gary in Love", and "The Abrasive Side" as "memorable episodes this time around." However, Jane said that the season was not as good as the previous seasons, writing "It's not that this more recent material isn't fun, because it is, but by this point in time storylines are beginning to get a little repetitive and as such, the series doesn't seem quite as fresh and original as it once did." Jane still "recommended" the DVD set, writing "This latest collection of episodes is not a high point in the series but it's still decent enough family friendly entertainment, even if it does get too repetitive for its own good."
Josh Rode of DVD Verdict said that the season "has its moments", but is "by far the least consistently funny season of the venerable cartoon." Rode also said that SpongeBob and Patrick had "become the least engaging parts of the show, which is a problem since they dominate screen time." He perceived that Patrick "has been dumbed down too far," and that SpongeBob's voice had become "more nasal over the years." He described the character "like a happy, fun-loving, not-overly-intelligent sponge," but said that "[He] has entirely lost the naïveté which has long been the basis of his charm."