season eighth season american animated television series created marine biologist animator originally aired nickelodeon united_states march december contained episodes beginning episodes friendly game oral report series chronicles exploits adventures title character friends fictional underwater city bikini season executive produced series creator writer acted showrunner received recognition including kids choice awards favorite cartoon series nominated international ceremonies category 39th daytime emmy awards received nominations including outstanding sound editing 40th daytime emmy awards series nominated outstanding achievement sound editing animation won category episode christmas received 40th annie awards nominated categories including successful win character animation category reported receiving decline ratings wall_street_journal pointed possible problems old shown issue licensing demand internet streaming media previous year result ceo announced renew existing deal owner trademark deal expired removed shows moved competitor compilation dvds contained episodes season released released region march region october region october production season aired nickelodeon owned produced nickelodeon season executive producers series creator acted series showrunner success new_york_daily_news reported nickelodeon picked eighth season december year celebrating tenth anniversary television president animation nickelodeon announced renewal series season ordered episodes bring total number episodes series episode count surpassed episodes claim spot nickelodeon series episodes johnson said decade air emerged beloved popular characters television history audiences ages fallen love delighted serving additional original episodes viewers years nickelodeon president said bunch different theories dismiss fact creatively excellent property character good positive energy came time people wanted positive march season premiered episode friendly game oral report episode friendly game written serving animation director episode oral report written directed animation handled overseas south_korea nickelodeon produced debuted christmas length episode series produced stop motion animation animated served directors production episode began october los_angeles california according took months shoot couple months end research development post animation directors credited episodes eighth season included episodes written team writers consisted lawrence season cast eighth season cast main actors provided voice title character pet best friend named voiced played voice arrogant ill tempered octopus members cast texas crab obsessed money boss lawrence small green business rival season number secondary characters including computer wife karen driving instructor pearl daughter addition regular cast members episodes feature guest voices ranges including actors musicians artists instance episode american actor comedian guest starred episode lord ghost pirate runs haunted house boat returned episode man begins reprising roles patrick favorite boy respectively reappeared super evil aquatic villain team voicing respective roles pet pat voiced recurring role grandmother way comedian guest starred sandy instructor guest starred special episode christmas hello bikini voiced character colonel concert manager wants band manager said fan years honored asked shows funny kids adults reception ratings peak years early received enormous ratings number viewers reported series ratings declining average number viewers aged watching given time dropped quarter year earlier according nielsen wall_street_journal business writer suggested age series contributing decline series ratings directly responsible decline nickelodeon overall ratings media analyst directly attributes decline nickelodeon ratings availability streaming video content services like provider demand internet streaming media president ceo contradicted notion saying think limited nick library content significant impact nickelodeon spokesman says performing consistently remains number rated animated series children television added seen points problem blamed drop ratings issues nielsen citing extensive set box data way reflect nielsen data notes affect ratings nickelodeon programming children change channels find favorites program stay tuned network nickelodeon recently reduced exposure television quarter network cut number episodes aired compared year earlier april ceo announced renew existing deal deal expired removed shows available stream canada june announced multi year licensing agreement moving competitor amazon agreed pay million license largest subscription streaming transaction reviews accolades 39th annie awards nominated animated television production episode patrick directors received nomination 40th annie awards directing episode christmas nominated episode won character animation category received nomination work episode lost episode nominated golden reel awards best sound editing sound effects dialogue christmas nominated series received recognition 39th daytime emmy awards received nominations including outstanding sound editing animation 40th daytime emmy awards series nominated outstanding achievement sound editing animation nominated children program category won international category won television series category furthermore kids choice awards won category series won succeeding year indonesia kids choice awards category received favorite cartoon nominations argentina kids choice awards mexico won best children youth program category season received positive reviews media critics review boston_globe positive season dvd set russo praised episode topped good eye writing micro antagonist clones suddenly develops author cited scene school grown ups tries win patrick friendship dressing classic cartoon opera example supposed gay series claimed exist critics denied creator episodes key following episodes listed chart arranged according production order original air dates dvd release dvd season released nickelodeon united_states canada march months completed broadcast television dvd release features bonus materials
SpongeBob SquarePants (season 8)