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SpongeBob SquarePants season 17

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SpongeBob SquarePants
Season 17
Showrunners
Starring
No. of episodes3
Release
Original networkNickelodeon
Original releaseJune 12, 2026 (2026-06-12) –
present
Season chronology
← Previous
Season 16
List of episodes

The seventeenth season of the American animated television series SpongeBob SquarePants, created by former marine biologist and animator Stephen Hillenburg, premiered on Nickelodeon on June 12, 2026.[1] The series chronicles the exploits and adventures of the title character and his various friends in the fictional underwater city of Bikini Bottom.

Production

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The second half of the fourteenth season was split into a fifteenth season,[2] with the first half of the fifteenth production season airing as the sixteenth season,[1] therefore making the second half of said production season the seventeenth season.

Episodes

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No.
overall		No. in
season		Title [3][4][5]Directed by [a]Written by [a]Original release date [3][4]U.S. viewers
(millions)
333[5]1"The Nerds"N/AN/ATBATBD
"The SquarePants Method"N/AN/A
TBATBA"Kiss of the Nematode"Supervising direction by : Dave Cunningham
Animation directed by : Eric Bryan		Storyboarded by : Fred Osmond (director)
Written by : Danny Giovannini		June 12, 2026 (2026-06-12)TBD
"Brainless Brawn"Supervising direction by : Sherm Cohen
Animation directed by : Michelle Bryan		Storyboarded by : Kurt Snyder (director)
Written by : Kaz
"Kiss of the Nematode": SpongeBob kisses a nematode which turns it back into an actual person named Guy Fishman, who was cursed by a witch after taking the last spot at a movie theater. However, Guy enjoyed being a worm, and was about to propose to a female nematode, forcing him and SpongeBob to persuade the witch to turn him back before his wedding.
"Brainless Brawn": After discovering that Patrick's stupidity boosts his strength, Larry decides to study his actions in order to gain enough strength to win a weightlifting tournament, which Patrick is also attending.
TBATBA"Home Away From Home"Supervising direction by : Ian Vazquez
Animation directed by : Michelle Bryan		Storyboarded by : Zeus Cervas (director)
Written by : Mr. Lawrence		June 19, 2026 (2026-06-19)TBD
"SpongeBob SpareParts"Supervising direction by : Dave Cunningham
Animation directed by : Eric Bryan		Storyboarded by : Dan Becker (director)
Written by : Luke Brookshier
"Home Away from Home": When Patrick's rock gets collected by construction workers, SpongeBob and Squidward's houses come to life and travel across the city in order to rescue it before their owners get back.
"SpongeBob SpareParts": After SpongeBob breaks his arms and legs while cooking, Sandy equips robotic limbs on him. However, SpongeBob soon learns that technological advancements aren't what they're cracked up to be when he becomes fully cyborg, and a malfunction leads him to destroy the Krusty Krab.
TBATBA"The Lady in the Lighthouse"Supervising direction by : Sherm Cohen
Animation directed by : Michelle Bryan		Storyboarded by : Fred Osmond (director)
Written by : Andrew Goodman		June 26, 2026 (2026-06-26)TBD
"Bitter Groans and Gardens"Supervising direction by : Ian VazquezStoryboarded by : Brian Morante (director)
Written by : Mike Bell
"The Lady in the Lighthouse": After Mrs. Puff discovers that her boating school has been vandalized, Squidward and SpongeBob play as detectives to solve the crime.
"Bitter Groans and Gardens": After taking notice of SpongeBob's beautiful flower garden, Squidward tries to grow a better garden in order to win a gardening competition.
TBATBA"Plankton's Squeeze Play"N/AN/AJuly 10, 2026 (2026-07-10)TBD
"How the West Was Dumb"N/AN/A

Notes

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  1. Jump up to: 1 2 Information is taken from the opening credits of each episode.

References

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