No. overall No. in season Title Animation directors Written by Storyboarded by Supervising director Original air date U.S. viewers (millions) 216a 1a "Cave Dwelling Sponge '' Alan Smart Mr. Lawrence Brian Morante Dave Cunningham September 23, 2017 (2017 - 09 - 23) 1.92 When a prehistoric sponge is unfrozen, he causes chaos all over town -- and SpongeBob is framed for his actions! 216b 1b "The Clam Whisperer '' Bob Jaques Ben Gruber John Trabbic Adam Paloian September 23, 2017 (2017 - 09 - 23) 1.92 SpongeBob cares for a flock of clams that wreak havoc in Bikini Bottom. 217a 2a "Spot Returns '' Tom Yasumi Andrew Goodman John Trabbic Sherm Cohen June 24, 2017 (2017 - 06 - 24) 1.96 After his pet amoeba Spot has puppies, Plankton decides to use them in another of his nefarious plots. 217b 2b "The Check - Up '' Tom Yasumi Andrew Goodman John Trabbic Sherm Cohen June 24, 2017 (2017 - 06 - 24) 1.96 After Mr. Krabs fearfully sneaks away from the Krusty Krab 's annual check - up, SpongeBob and Squidward attempt to find ways to give him his physical, because if he does not pass, the Krusty Krab will be shut down. 218a 3a "Spin the Bottle '' Bob Jaques Kaz Fred Osmond Adam Paloian July 16, 2017 (2017 - 07 - 16) 1.99 Plankton poses as a wish - granting genie in his latest scheme to get the secret formula. 218b 3b "There 's a Sponge in My Soup '' Tom Yasumi Kaz Kelly Armstrong Dave Cunningham November 7, 2017 (2017 - 11 - 07) 1.46 The new Krabby Soup at the Krusty Krab attracts three heat - loving hippies, who move into the soup vat. Mr. Krabs and SpongeBob try to get rid of them. 219a 4a "Man Ray Returns '' "Mermaid Pants and Barnacle Star II '' Alan Smart and Tom Yasumi Kaz John Trabbic Adam Paloian September 30, 2017 (2017 - 09 - 30) 2.07 When Man Ray rents Squidward 's house for the weekend, it 's up to SpongeBob and Patrick to stop his evil vacation. 219b 4b "Larry the Floor Manager '' Bob Jaques Ben Gruber Fred Osmond Sherm Cohen September 30, 2017 (2017 - 09 - 30) 2.07 Mr. Krabs takes a vacation and makes Larry the Lobster the temporary manager of the Krusty Krab. 220 5 "The Legend of Boo - Kini Bottom '' Mark Caballero and Seamus Walsh Tom Yasumi (timing) Mr. Lawrence Brian Morante and Sally Cruikshank Adam Paloian October 13, 2017 (2017 - 10 - 13) 2.21 In this special stop - motion episode, it 's Halloween in Bikini Bottom, and the Flying Dutchman is going to make sure everyone 's scared -- including SpongeBob. Guest appearance: Brian Doyle - Murray as The Flying Dutchman 221a 6a "No Pictures Please '' Tom Yasumi Mr. Lawrence Fred Osmond Dave Cunningham November 6, 2017 (2017 - 11 - 06) 1.84 Patrick leads an enthusiastic stranger on a tour of his favorite places in Bikini Bottom. 221b 6b "Stuck on the Roof '' Bob Jaques Andrew Goodman Kelly Armstrong Sherm Cohen November 6, 2017 (2017 - 11 - 06) 1.84 SpongeBob is afraid to get off the roof of the Krusty Krab, but he wo n't let that stop him from living his life! 222a 7a "Krabby Patty Creature Feature '' Alan Smart Chris Allison, Ryan Kramer and Kaz Chris Allison and Ryan Kramer Adam Paloian October 21, 2017 (2017 - 10 - 21) 1.99 A new secret Krabby Patty formula has disastrous results for Bikini Bottom, and only SpongeBob can save the day. 222b 7b "Teacher 's Pests '' Tom Yasumi Ben Gruber John Trabbic Dave Cunningham October 21, 2017 (2017 - 10 - 21) 1.99 Mr. Krabs and Plankton have to take boating school classes. Unfortunately, their rivalry gets in the way of them actually learning anything. 223a 8a "Sanitation Insanity '' Alan Smart Ben Gruber Brian Morante Sherm Cohen TBA TBD When Mr. Krabs gets in trouble for littering, he makes SpongeBob and Squidward clean up Bikini Bottom. 223b 8b "Bunny Hunt '' Bob Jaques Mr. Lawrence John Trabbic Adam Paloian TBA TBD A sea bunny ravages Squidward 's garden, but SpongeBob thinks it 's cute! 224a 9a "Squid Noir '' Alan Smart and Tom Yasumi Andrew Goodman John Trabbic Dave Cunningham November 10, 2017 (2017 - 11 - 10) 1.86 When Squidward 's clarinet disappears, he has to become a hard - boiled detective to track it down. Note: A large portion of this episode was presented in black and white. 224b 9b "Scavenger Pants '' Bob Jaques Luke Brookshier Brian Morante Sherm Cohen November 9, 2017 (2017 - 11 - 09) 1.65 Squidward sends SpongeBob and Patrick on an increasingly difficult scavenger hunt to get them out of his hair. 225a 10a "Cuddle E. Hugs '' Alan Smart and Tom Yasumi Ben Gruber Kelly Armstrong Adam Paloian November 8, 2017 (2017 - 11 - 08) 1.65 SpongeBob befriends a giant, fluffy hamster, whom no one else can see. Guest appearance: Jeff Garlin as Cuddle E. Hugs. 225b 10b "Pat the Horse '' Bob Jaques Kaz Fred Osmond Dave Cunningham December 2, 2017 (2017 - 12 - 02) 1.83 After SpongeBob tells him he can be anything he wants to be, Patrick decides to act like a horse. This leads to complications, however, as Patrick becomes hard to tame. 226a 11a "Chatterbox Gary '' TBA Luke Brookshier John Trabbic Sherm Cohen TBA TBD 226b 11b "Do n't Feed the Clowns '' TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA TBD When a small clown gets left behind by the circus, SpongeBob takes the hapless harlequin under his wing. 227b 12b "Grandmum 's the Word '' TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA TBD
when does the new spongebob halloween special come out
October 13, 2017