season fourth season american animated television series created marine biologist animator aired nickelodeon july contained episodes beginning episodes fear shell man series chronicles exploits adventures title character friends fictional underwater city bikini season executive produced series creator writer acted showrunner underwent hiatus television halted production work film adaptation series film finalized previous season completed broadcast television wanted end success series led episodes took position showrunner began working fourth season broadcast received recognition including episodes fear shell man nominated 57th primetime emmy awards outstanding animated program programming hour received nomination episodes vacation primetime emmy awards category compilation dvds contained episodes season released season volume dvds released region september january respectively complete set released region november region november november complete fourth season dvd released region production season aired nickelodeon owned produced nickelodeon season executive producer series creator staff members decided stop making episodes work film completing season result went year self imposed production hiatus break television nickelodeon expanded programming season cover delay according network executive certainly delay built demand nickelodeon announced episodes shown break production film completed wanted end series wouldn jump shark nickelodeon wanted episodes said concern movie peaked concerns executives nickelodeon resigned series showrunner appointed previously served supervising producer writer director storyboard artist overtake role considered favorite members crew totally trusted helmed showrunner position october took position functions executive producer longer writes runs day day basis reviews episode delivers suggestions said figure pretty old paint don know running shows rest crew confirmed completed new episodes broadcast nickelodeon early planned finish total fourth season particular kenny said kids happy watching time parents new episodes remarked season premiered episodes fear shell man fear episode broadcast written served animation director animation handled overseas south_korea animation directors credited episodes fourth season included smart starting episode fear season use computer digital ink paint traditional animation continue animated like end eighth season episodes written team writers consisted season alexander bell cash king tucker cast fourth 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 seen american comedian actress guest starred voice sweet old woman adopted ran away appeared voice performing song come home writer appearance episode selling returned episode man boy motion picture reprising roles boy respectively fired english actor voiced driving instructor took teaching appeared episode sandy bosses professor lord respectively entry island happy days kid actor guest starred master kidnaps buy real estate died november episode dedicated memory reception season received media critics fans dvd talk gave season volumes stars episodes fear shell man nominated 57th primetime emmy awards outstanding animated program programming hour lost south_park best friends forever nominated primetime emmy awards category episodes vacation 33rd annie awards nominated animated television production episode fear fear won special award international animated film festival golden reel awards episode seen nominated best sound editing television animated received recognition including received nomination 21st awards outstanding achievement children programming lost generation 23rd awards category series win episodes key following episodes listed chart arranged according production order original air dates dvd release episodes fourth season released dvd united_states canada september volume dvd release features bonus material including remaining episodes season released title volume united_states canada january dvd release features bonus material including music videos shorts region dvd release season complete set november complete fourth season dvd released region years season completed broadcast television
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