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The following is a list of episodes in the eighth season of SpongeBob SquarePants.
The episode "Squiditis" production code was 173a which makes SpongeBob SquarePants the longest running Nicktoon yet, surpassing the former holder, Rugrats, which ended at 172 episodes. This season was officially confirmed on August 7, 2010.
It is also the last season of the show to be presented in 4:3 standard definition.
Episodes[]
| # | Title card | Title | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 153 |  |
"Accidents Will Happen" | July 18, 2011 |
| When Squidward gets injured on the job, he forces Mr. Krabs to pamper him, threatening to take legal action if he doesn't. | |||
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"The Other Patty" | June 25, 2011 | |
| Mr. Krabs and Plankton work together to steal the formula from a new special eatery called the Flabby Patty. | |||
| 154 |  |
"Drive Thru" | July 19, 2011 |
| Mr. Krabs finds a creative use for a hole in the Krusty Krab: he transforms it into a drive-thru. | |||
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"The Hot Shot" | June 18, 2011 | |
| SpongeBob gets driving lessons from the son of a legendary race-car driver. | |||
| 155 |  |
"A Friendly Game" | March 26, 2011 |
| SpongeBob builds his own mini golf course in his house. | |||
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"Sentimental Sponge" | April 2, 2011 | |
| SpongeBob struggles to part with some items because of the memories they evoke. | |||
| 156 |  |
"Frozen Face-Off" | July 15, 2011 |
| Everyone in Bikini Bottom is participating in a worm-sled race to win one million dollars, but the race is really a front so Plankton can steal the Krabby Patty formula undetected. | |||
| 157 |  |
"Squidward's School for Grown-Ups" | June 4, 2011 |
| Patrick tries to act mature after he grows a beard. | |||
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"Oral Report" | March 26, 2011 | |
| SpongeBob is nervous about giving an oral report for boating school. | |||
| 158 |  |
"Sweet and Sour Squid" | July 20, 2011 |
| Plankton attempts to strike up a friendship with Squidward in order to get the secret formula. | |||
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"The Googly Artiste" | July 21, 2011 | |
| Patrick's artwork is coveted by everyone in town after an art critic praises it. | |||
| 159 |  |
"A SquarePants Family Vacation" | September 20, 2011 (DVD) November 11, 2011 (Nickelodeon) |
| Patrick goes on vacation with SpongeBob's family to the Great Barrier Reef. | |||
| 160 |  |
"Patrick’s Staycation" | September 20, 2011 (DVD) November 8, 2011 (Nickelodeon) |
| SpongeBob comes up with a solution when Patrick can not afford a vacation. | |||
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"Walking the Plankton" | September 20, 2011 (DVD) November 7, 2011 (Nickelodeon) | |
| Spongebob and Mr. Krabs Change To The Krusty Krab To The Krusty Cruise. | |||
| 161 |  |
"Mooncation" | September 20, 2011 (DVD) November 10, 2011 (Nickelodeon) |
| Sandy takes SpongeBob to the moon for a vacation. | |||
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"Mr. Krabs Takes a Vacation" | September 20, 2011 (DVD) November 9, 2011 (Nickelodeon) | |
| Mr. Krabs takes a vacation from work. | |||
| 162 |  |
"Ghoul Fools" | October 21, 2011 |
| SpongeBob and Patrick find a houseboat haunted by ghost pirates. | |||
| 163 |  |
"Mermaid Man Begins" | September 23, 2011 |
| Spongebob and Patrick learn the origin story of the underwater superhero and his sidekick Barnacle Boy. | |||
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"Plankton's Good Eye" | September 23, 2011 | |
| Plankton acquires a second eye, which changes his personality. | |||
| 164 |  |
"Barnacle Face" | September 16, 2011 |
| SpongeBob is asked to remove a barnacle from Pearl's face. | |||
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"Pet Sitter Pat" | September 16, 2011 | |
| Patrick watches Gary while SpongeBob attends a party for his grandmother, but his pet sitting skills are horrendous. | |||
| 165 |  |
"House Sittin' for Sandy" | September 30, 2011 |
| SpongeBob agrees to be Sandy's house sitter, but things go wrong when Patrick arrives. | |||
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"Smoothe Jazz at Bikini Bottom" | September 30, 2011 | |
| SpongeBob and Squidward try to sneak backstage at a concert after losing their passes. | |||
| 166 |  |
"Bubble Troubles" | November 25, 2011 |
| After making bubbles with hot sauce, SpongeBob and Patrick destroy Sandy's air supply and have to help her find more oxygen. | |||
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"The Way of the Sponge" | November 25, 2011 | |
| SpongeBob works toward getting a karate belt. | |||
| 167 |  |
"The Krabby Patty That Ate Bikini Bottom" | November 25, 2011 |
| A Krabby Patty grows much too large after Mr. Krabs adds Sandy's scientific ingredients to it. | |||
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"Bubble Buddy Returns" | November 25, 2011 | |
| SpongeBob tries to keep Bubble Buddy’s visiting son, Shiny, out of trouble and away from sharp edges. | |||
| 168 |  |
"Restraining SpongeBob" | April 2, 2012 |
| A fed-up Squidward finally resorts to legal action to keep SpongeBob away, but it causes difficulties with SpongeBob's job. | |||
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"Fiasco!" | April 5, 2012 | |
| Pankton mistakenly swipes a piece of art instead of a Krabby Patty. | |||
| 169 |  |
"Are You Happy Now?" | March 31, 2012 |
| When Squidward can't recall his happiest memory, SpongeBob "helps" him create one. | |||
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"Planet of the Jellyfish" | March 31, 2012 | |
| An evil jellyfish alien recreates Bikini Bottom into a Jellyfish planet. | |||
| 170 |  |
"Free Samples" | April 6, 2012 |
| Mr. Krabs loses patrons because of Plankton, so he resorts to giving food away for free. | |||
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"Home Sweet Rubble" | April 4, 2012 | |
| Spongebob's pineapple house is rotting so he and his friends try to fix it. | |||
| 171 |  |
"Karen 2.0" | April 13, 2012 |
| Karen Classic gets a job at the Krusty Krab. And Can she battle his Arch-enemy, Karen 2? | |||
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"InSPONGEiac" | April 9, 2012 | |
| SpongeBob can't get to sleep, but he gets a nightmare. | |||
| 172 |  |
"Face Freeze!" | July 21, 2012 |
| Mr. Krabs tells SpongeBob and Patrick about a man who wouldn't stop making faces so his face stopped moving, but SpongeBob and Patrick don't believe him and soon find out the awful truth. | |||
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"Glove World R.I.P." | April 3, 2012 | |
| SpongeBob and Patrick spend a final day at Glove World before it shuts down forever. | |||
| 173 |  |
"Squiditis" | April 11, 2012 |
| Squidward fakes a disease to get out of work, and SpongeBob fears he caught the illness for real. | |||
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"Demolition Doofus" | July 21, 2012 | |
| SpongeBob's bad driving comes in handy when Mrs. Puff enters him in a demolition derby, where he becomes a racing superstar. | |||
| 174 |  |
"Treats!" | April 10, 2012 |
| Gary is eager to indulge in some snail snacks SpongeBob brought home, and SpongeBob can't bring himself to say no until Patrick intervenes. | |||
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"For Here or To Go" | April 12, 2012 | |
| Plankton wins a free Krabby Patty, but Mr. Krabs is determined to have him not keep one. | |||
| 175 |  |
"It's a SpongeBob Christmas!" | October 30, 2012 (video release) November 23, 2012 (CBS) December 6, 2012 (Nickelodeon) |
| Plankton vows to get his Christmas wish – the Krabby Patty formula – by turning everyone in Bikini Bottom bad by feeding them his special jerktonium-laced fruitcake. | |||
| 176 |  |
"Super Evil Aquatic Villain Team Up is Go!" | October 14, 2012 |
| Plankton teams up with Man Ray to take over the Krusty Krab and then-the world! | |||
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"Chum Fricassee" | October 21, 2012 | |
| Squidward quits the Krusty Krab to work for Plankton, turning the Chum Bucket into an overnight success. | |||
| 177 |  |
"The Good Krabby Name" | September 3, 2012 |
| Mr. Krabs wants all of Bikini Bottom to eat at the Krusty Krab, so SpongeBob and Patrick go on an advertising blitz. | |||
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"Move It or Lose It" | October 21, 2012 | |
| When Squidward's away, Mr. Krabs and Plankton circulate petitions about the bulldozing of a Bikini Bottom restaurant. | |||
| 178 |  |
"Hello Bikini Bottom" | October 8, 2012 |
| When Mr. Krabs takes over as band manager for SpongeBob and Squidward, he threatens to bring the first show down in flames! | |||