List of SpongeBob SquarePants episodes
Season 12 was announced on May 5, 2017. It premiered on November 11, 2018 with the episode "FarmerBob", and finished on April 29, 2022 with the episode "Kwarantined Krab". This is the last season show creator Stephen Hillenburg was involved in before his death on November 26, 2018, with "Pineapple RV" being the last episode he oversaw full completion of before his death, according to Vincent Waller. The season includes the third hour-long special of the series, "SpongeBob's Big Birthday Blowout", which was made to celebrate the series' 20th anniversary, and is dedicated in memory of Hillenburg. The DVD for this season was released on January 12, 2021, before several episodes premiered in the United States; however, "Kwarantined Krab" is not included on this DVD, due to the episode being unintentionally similar to the COVID-19 pandemic at the time of the DVD's release; this makes it the second season DVD not to exclude an episode, after the Complete 1st Season, which excluded "Help Wanted".