SpongeBob SquarePants
Starring
No. of episodes20 (39 segments)
Release
Original networkNickelodeon
Original releaseOctober 20, 2000 (2000-10-20) –
July 26, 2003 (2003-07-26)
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List of SpongeBob SquarePants episodes

The second season of SpongeBob SquarePants first aired on October 20, 2000 and ended in 2003.

Production

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The season aired on Nickelodeon, which is owned by Viacom, and was produced by United Plankton Pictures and Nickelodeon Animation Studio. The season's executive producer was series creator Stephen Hillenburg, who also functioned as the series' showrunner.[1] During production of the previous season, Nickelodeon picked up a second season for SpongeBob SquarePants on August 31, 1999.[2] The season premiered more than a year later, on October 20, 2000.[3] Season production assistant Derek Iversen commented, "We hoped it would go one season. We hoped it would go two seasons. I figured you do the best you can and you hope."[4]

In this season, production switched from cel animation, used during the first season, to digital ink and paint.[5] Executive producer Paul Tibbitt, in 2009, said "The first season of SpongeBob was done the old-fashioned way on cells, and every cell had to be part-painted, left to dry, paint some other colours.

Cast

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American rock band Ween (left) composed and recorded the song "Loop de Loop" that is featured in "Your Shoe's Untied", while John Rhys-Davies (right) guest starred in the episode "Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy III" as Man Ray, the heroes' arch-nemesis and the primary antagonist.

The second season featured Tom Kenny as the voice of the title character SpongeBob SquarePants and his pet snail Gary.

Episodes

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No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleAnimation directors [a]Written by [a]Original air dateProd.
code [6]		U.S. viewers
(millions)
211"Your Shoe's Untied"Tom YasumiWritten by : Walt Dohrn, Paul Tibbitt & Merriwether WilliamsFebruary 17, 2001 (2001-02-17)[7]5571–1422.75[8]
1.84[8]
(HH)[b]
"Squid's Day Off"Andrew OvertoomWritten by : Walt Dohrn, Paul Tibbitt & Merriwether Williams5571–145
222"Something Smells"Edgar LarrazabalWritten by : Aaron Springer, C.H. Greenblatt & Merriwether WilliamsOctober 20, 2000 (2000-10-20)[7]5571–1432.27[9]
"Bossy Boots"Tom YasumiWritten by : Walt Dohrn, Paul Tibbitt & Mr. Lawrence5571–146
233"Big Pink Loser"Sean DempseyWritten by : Jay Lender, William Reiss & Merriwether WilliamsFebruary 3, 2001 (2001-02-03)[7]5571–1442.80[10]
"Bubble Buddy"Written by : Jay Lender, William Reiss & Mr. Lawrence5571–148
244"Dying for Pie"Edgar LarrazabalWritten by : Aaron Springer, C.H. Greenblatt & Merriwether WilliamsJanuary 27, 2001 (2001-01-27)[7]5571–1473.43[11]
2.42[11]
(HH)[b]
"Imitation Krabs"Tom YasumiWritten by : Walt Dohrn, Paul Tibbitt & Mr. Lawrence5571–150
255"Wormy"Andrew OvertoomWritten by : Walt Dohrn, Paul Tibbitt & Merriwether WilliamsFebruary 24, 2001 (2001-02-24)[7]5571–1492.69[12]
"Patty Hype"Sean DempseyWritten by : Jay Lender, William Reiss & Mr. Lawrence5571—152
266"Grandma's Kisses"Andrew OvertoomWritten by : Walt Dohrn, Paul Tibbitt & Merriwether WilliamsApril 28, 2001 (2001-04-28)[7]5571–1542.09[13]
1.43[14]
(HH)[b]
"Squidville"Edgar LarrazabalWritten by : Aaron Springer, C.H. Greenblatt & Merriwether Williams5571–156
277"Prehibernation Week"Edgar LarrazabalWritten by : Aaron Springer, C.H. Greenblatt & Merriwether WilliamsMay 5, 2001 (2001-05-05)5571–1512.13[15]
1.44[16]
(HH)[b]
"Life of Crime"Sean DempseyWritten by : Jay Lender, William Reiss & Mr. Lawrence5571–157
288"Christmas Who?"
"Patchy the Pirate Presents the SpongeBob SquarePants Christmas Special"[17]		Tom YasumiWritten by : Walt Dohrn, Paul Tibbitt & Mr. LawrenceDecember 7, 2000 (2000-12-07)[17]5571–155
5571–153		2.17[18]
299"Survival of the Idiots"Larry LeichliterWritten by : Aaron Springer, C.H. Greenblatt & Merriwether WilliamsMarch 17, 2001 (2001-03-17)[19]5571–1602.81[20]
"Dumped"Andrew OvertoomWritten by : Paul Tibbitt, Walt Dohrn & Merriwether WilliamsMay 11, 2001 (2001-05-11)[21]5571–1612.24[22]
3010"No Free Rides"Tom YasumiWritten by : Aaron Springer, C.H. Greenblatt & Mr. LawrenceApril 14, 2001 (2001-04-14)[7]5571–1622.27[23]
"I'm Your Biggest Fanatic"Sean DempseyWritten by : Jay Lender, William Reiss & Mr. Lawrence5571–159
3111"Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy III"Andrew OvertoomWritten by : Paul Tibbitt, Walt Dohrn & Merriwether WilliamsSeptember 14, 2001 (2001-09-14)5571–1583.07[24]
"Squirrel Jokes"Larry Leichliter & Leonard RobinsonWritten by : Paul Tibbitt, Walt Dohrn & Merriwether Williams5571–164
3212"Pressure"Sean DempseyWritten by : Jay Lender, William Reiss & David FainMay 12, 2001 (2001-05-12)[7]5571–1662.36[22]
1.65[25]
(HH)[b]
"The Smoking Peanut"Andrew OvertoomWritten by : Paul Tibbitt, Walt Dohrn & Mr. Lawrence5571–163
33[c]13"Shanghaied"Frank WeissWritten by : Aaron Springer, C.H. Greenblatt & Merriwether WilliamsMarch 9, 2001 (2001-03-09)5571–1653.09[28]
1.95[28]
(HH)[b]
"Gary Takes a Bath"Written by : Aaron Springer, C.H. Greenblatt & Merriwether WilliamsJuly 26, 2003 (2003-07-26)[29][DVD 1]5571–1832.96[30]
3414"Welcome to the Chum Bucket"Andrew OvertoomWritten by : Walt Dohrn, Paul Tibbitt & Mr. LawrenceJanuary 21, 2002 (2002-01-21)5571–1675.25[31]
3.08[31]
(HH)[b]
"Frankendoodle"Tom YasumiWritten by : Walt Dohrn, Paul Tibbitt & Merriwether Williams5571–169
3515"The Secret Box"Tom YasumiWritten by : Walt Dohrn, Paul Tibbitt & Merriwether WilliamsSeptember 7, 2001 (2001-09-07)5571–1682.96[32]
"Band Geeks"Frank WeissWritten by : Aaron Springer, C.H. Greenblatt & Merriwether Williams5571–173
3616"Graveyard Shift"Sean DempseyWritten by : Mr. Lawrence, Jay Lender & Dan PovenmireSeptember 6, 2002 (2002-09-06)[DVD 2]5571–1763.70[33]
2.48[33]
(HH)[b]
"Krusty Love"Written by : Mr. Lawrence, Jay Lender & William Reiss5571–170
3717"Procrastination"Tom YasumiWritten by : Walt Dohrn, Paul Tibbitt & Mr. LawrenceOctober 19, 2001 (2001-10-19)[7]5571–1753.89[34]
"I'm With Stupid"Frank WeissWritten by : C.H. Greenblatt, Aaron Springer & Mark O'Hare5571–179
3818"Sailor Mouth"Andrew OvertoomWritten by : Walt Dohrn, Paul Tibbitt & Merriwether WilliamsSeptember 21, 2001 (2001-09-21)5571–1822.88[35]
"Artist Unknown"Sean DempseyWritten by : Walt Dohrn, Paul Tibbitt & Mark O'Hare5571–174
3919"Jellyfish Hunter"Andrew OvertoomWritten by : Walt Dohrn, Paul Tibbitt & Mark O'HareSeptember 28, 2001 (2001-09-28)5571–1812.54[36]
"The Fry Cook Games"Tom YasumiWritten by : Dan Povenmire, Jay Lender & Merriwether Williams5571–171
4020"Squid on Strike"Tom YasumiWritten by : Walt Dohrn, Paul Tibbitt & Mark O'HareOctober 12, 2001 (2001-10-12)5571–1852.52[37]
"Sandy, SpongeBob, and the Worm"Sean DempseyWritten by : Jay Lender, Dan Povenmire & Merriwether Williams5571–180

Notes

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Information is taken from the opening credits of each episode.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 (HH) denotes the amount of households that an episode was viewed in on premiere.
  3. ↑ "Shanghaied" was alternatively listed under the syndication number #999[26] when it originally aired as part of a half-hour special event.[27]
  1. ↑ This episode was first released on the Sea Stories VHS/DVD on November 5, 2002.
  2. ↑ This episode was first released on the Nautical Nonsense and Sponge Buddies DVD on March 12, 2002.

References

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  1. ↑ Martin, Denise (September 22, 2004). "Nick lathers up 'SpongeBob'". Variety. Archived from the original on December 29, 2013. Retrieved December 29, 2013.
  2. ↑ Hillenburg, Stephen (2009). The First 100 Episodes - Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants (DVD). Paramount Home Entertainment.
  3. ↑ Bovberg, Jason (October 11, 2004). "SpongeBob SquarePants: The Complete Second Season". DVD Talk. Retrieved October 29, 2013.
  4. ↑ Iversen, Derek (2009). The First 100 Episodes - Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants (DVD). Paramount Home Entertainment.
  5. ↑ Fletcher, Alex (April 3, 2011). "Paul Tibbitt (Spongebob Squarepants)". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on October 31, 2013. Retrieved May 25, 2013.
  6. ↑ "SpongeBob SquarePants Episode Guide -Nicktoons Prods @ BCDB". May 20, 1999. Archived from the original on December 9, 2012. Retrieved July 19, 2016.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6 7.7 7.8 "SpongeBob SquarePants, Season 2". iTunes. Apple Inc. Retrieved November 26, 2013.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Cable TV Ratings: Nickelodeon (February 12−18, 2001) (Report). Nielsen Media Research.
  9. ↑ Cable TV Ratings: Nickelodeon (October 16−22, 2000) (Report). Nielsen Media Research.
  10. ↑ Cable TV Ratings: Nickelodeon (January 29−February 4, 2001) (Report). Nielsen Media Research.
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 Cable TV Ratings: Nickelodeon (January 22−28, 2001) (Report). Nielsen Media Research.
  12. ↑ Cable TV Ratings: Nickelodeon (February 19−25, 2001) (Report). Nielsen Media Research.
  13. ↑ Cable TV Ratings: Nickelodeon (April 23−29, 2001) (Report). Nielsen Media Research.
  14. ↑ "4/23-4/29 Basic Cable Primetime Ratings (8PM-11PM)". HH Ratings. Sitcoms Online. May 4, 2001. Retrieved June 18, 2023.
  15. ↑ Cable TV Ratings: Nickelodeon (April 30−May 6, 2001) (Report). Nielsen Media Research.
  16. ↑ "4/30-5/6 Basic Cable Primetime Ratings (8-11PM)". HH Ratings. Sitcoms Online. May 10, 2001. Retrieved June 18, 2023.
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 "SpongeBob SquarePants - Patchy the Pirate Presents the SpongeBob SquarePants Christmas Special", Nick.com, Paramount Global, archived from the original on 2022-12-10, retrieved December 10, 2022
  18. ↑ Cable TV Ratings: Nickelodeon (December 4−10, 2000) (Report). Nielsen Media Research.
  19. ↑ "Newspapers.com Search - Survival of the idiots, March 17, 2001". November 18, 2022. Retrieved January 19, 2022.
  20. ↑ Cable TV Ratings: Nickelodeon (March 12−18, 2001) (Report). Nielsen Media Research.
  21. ↑ "The Call Leader (pg. 11)". May 11, 2001. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
  22. ↑ 22.0 22.1 Cable TV Ratings: Nickelodeon (May 7−13, 2001) (Report). Nielsen Media Research.
  23. ↑ Cable TV Ratings: Nickelodeon (April 9−15, 2001) (Report). Nielsen Media Research.
  24. ↑ Cable TV Ratings: Nickelodeon (September 10−16, 2001) (Report). Nielsen Media Research.
  25. ↑ "5/7-5/13 Basic Cable Primetime Ratings (8-11PM)". HH Ratings. Sitcoms Online. May 15, 2001. Retrieved June 18, 2023.
  26. ↑ "YTV broadcast logs". YTV. Internet Archive. October 8, 2021.
  27. ↑ Bovberg, Jason (November 15, 2002). "SpongeBob Squarepants: Sea Stories". DVD Talk. Retrieved August 31, 2020.
  28. ↑ 28.0 28.1 Cable TV Ratings: Nickelodeon (March 5−11, 2001) (Report). Nielsen Media Research.
  29. ↑ "SpongeBob Schwammkopf — Episodenguide". Fernsehserien. Retrieved July 17, 2015.
  30. ↑ Cable TV Ratings: Nickelodeon (July 21−27, 2003) (Report). Nielsen Media Research.
  31. ↑ 31.0 31.1 Downey, Kevin (February 7, 2002). "Bowl gives Fox nifty sweeps boost". Media Life Magazine. Archived from the original on March 7, 2015. Retrieved October 7, 2022.
  32. ↑ Cable TV Ratings: Nickelodeon (September 2−8, 2001) (Report). Nielsen Media Research.
  33. ↑ 33.0 33.1 Cable TV Ratings: Nickelodeon (September 2−8, 2002) (Report). Nielsen Media Research.
  34. ↑ Cable TV Ratings: Nickelodeon (October 15−21, 2001) (Report). Nielsen Media Research.
  35. ↑ Cable TV Ratings: Nickelodeon (September 17−23, 2001) (Report). Nielsen Media Research.
  36. ↑ Cable TV Ratings: Nickelodeon (September 24−30, 2001) (Report). Nielsen Media Research.
  37. ↑ Cable TV Ratings: Nickelodeon (October 8−14, 2001) (Report). Nielsen Media Research.
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