Animation directors included Alan Smart and Tom Yasumi. The season was storyboarded by Alexander, Brookshier, Ceccarelli, Cervas, and Blake Lemons. Episodes were written by a team of writers, which consisted of Casey Alexander, Brookshier, Ceccarelli, Zeus Cervas, Andrew Goodman, Iversen, Mr. Production switched to high-definition in the season starting with the first episode 'Extreme Spots.' Animation directors credited with episodes in the ninth season included Alan Smart and Tom Yasumi. Īnimation was handled in South Korea at Rough Draft Studios. During the television event, Nickelodeon also debuted two more episodes-' Demolition Doofus' and ' Face Freeze!'-of the eighth season. Moreover, 'Squirrel Records' was written by Brookshier, Ceccarelli, and Iversen, and was directed by Alan Smart. It was guest starred by actor Johnny Knoxville. On July 21, 2012, the season premiered with the episodes 'Extreme Spots' and 'Squirrel Record' during a SpongeBob SquarePants television marathon event called ' The Super Spongy Square Games.' The episode 'Extreme Spots' was written by Luke Brookshier, Marc Ceccarelli, and Derek Iversen, while Tom Yasumi served as animation director. The trick is to try to keep the episodes funny and simple and press from there.'

Tibbitt said, 'We never imagined we would be on for that long but we're going to keep going. Tibbitt served as a director and writer on for its first 3 seasons and eventually taking over the showrunner position from Hillenburg. Series creator Stephen Hillenburg executive-produces the show alongside Paul Tibbitt, who has worked on the show since after the pilot. The series now joins the club of contemporary classic Nicktoons that have hit this benchmark, so we're incredibly proud.' In a statement, Brown Johnson, president of animation for Nickelodeon and MTVN Kids and Family Group, said ' SpongeBob's success in reaching over 200 episodes is a testament to creator Stephen Hillenburg's vision, comedic sensibility and his dynamic, lovable characters. SpongeBob SquarePants became the Nickelodeon series with the most episodes, surpassing Rugrats with 172 episodes, having 178 after the eighth season had complete broadcast on television. During production of the eighth season, reported on Januthat Nickelodeon had renewed the series for a ninth season, with 26 episodes in order, which would push the series over the 200th episode mark.

The season's executive producers were series creator Stephen Hillenburg and Paul Tibbitt, who also acted as the series' showrunner. The season aired on Nickelodeon, which is owned by Viacom, and was produced by United Plankton Pictures and Nickelodeon.

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