Television Specials

There have been many different SpongeBob television specials, shorts, marathons and events.

Weekday Events

These occur on specific weekdays. Typically, new episodes would premiere here.

• Nick Saturdays (May 1, 1999-2004, 2006-2007, February 6, 2010-April 11, 2020)
• Nick Fridays (September 17-December 31, 1999, February 23, 2001-2006, 2011-)
• Friday Night Party with the Nicktoons (February 22-May 10, 2002)
• Nick Sundays (October 13-21, 2012, March 29, 2015, October 21, 2018-January 27, 2019)

Month events

These occur on specific months.

• March Toon Mania (March 8-29, 2000)
• 31 Nights of Frights (October 1-31, 2024)

Shorts

These are shorts that are typically broadcast to coincide with a specific episode.

• 2000 Kids' Choice Awards Short (2000)
• Astrology with Squidward (2000)
• Nicktoons Battle (2002)
• Plankton's Holiday Hits (2002)
• Patrick the Snowman (2002)
• Nickelodeon Holiday Party (2002)
• How the You-Know-Who stole the You-Know-What (2002)
• Plankton's Plan (2004)
• The Endless Summer (2005)
• Your Brain on SpongeBob (2005)
• Random Acts of SpongeBob (2006)
• SpongeBob Extras (2006)
• Foe-Gotten Years (2007)
• Journey to Atlantis (2007)
• SpongeBob Surf Shorts (2009)
• Truth or Square Shorts (2009)
• Back to the Past Shorts (2010)
• SpongeBob's Last Stand Shorts (2010)
• The Clash of Triton Shorts (2010)
• Gumshoe SquarePants (2010)
• Legends of Bikini Bottom Shorts (2011)
• Sandy's Vacation in Ruins (2011)
• Frozen Krabby Patty Shorts (2017)

Events

These are special events typically spanning 5 days within a single week. Typically, a new episode airs every day.

• NEW NEW NEW NEW NEW Week (July 23-August 3, 2007)
• Gimme 5 (March 3-7, 2008)
• SpongeBob Premiere Factor 5 (June 2-6, 2008)
• Bikini Bottom Confidential (August 4-8, 2008)
• Bob Squad (March 16-20, 2009)
• Deep Sea Danger Zone (June 1-5, 2009)
• Legends of Bikini Bottom (January 27-June 11, 2011)
• SpongeBob's Runaway Roadtrip (November 7-11, 2011)
• Two Whole Weeks of Never Before Seen SpongeBobs (April 2-13, 2012)
• You Bring the Color Week (November 6-10, 2017)
• The Tidal Zone (January 13, 2023)

Marathons

These are marathons of SpongeBob episodes. Some either debuted or lead up to new episodes.

• SpongeBob's Gold Medal Dive-a-Thon (September 16, 2000)
• The Best Day Ever Marathon (November 9-10, 2006)
• Patrick for President (February 19, 2007)
• SpongeBob Z-A (November 23, 2007)
• The Ultimate SpongeBob SpongeBash (July 17-19, 2009)
• Clash of the Triton (July 5-9, 2010)
• Mermaid Man-a-Thon (July 2012)
• The Super Spongy Square Games (July 21, 2012)
• Krabby Patty Party (February 18-19, 2017)

Other Events

These are the other events featuring SpongeBob episodes.

• SpongeBob's Nicktoons Summer Splash (2000-2001)
• Daily U-Pick (2000-2002)
• Nicktoons Got Game-a-Thon (January 27, 2001)
• Mighty Girls of Nick (February 10, 2001)
• Presidents' Day Celebration (February 19, 2001)
• Toonsday Afternoon Marathon (March 26, 2001)
• Plankton's Revenge (January 19, 2004)
• Super Stuffed Nicksgiving Weekend (2006-2011)
• The Top 100 Moments In Nicktoons History (November 22-25, 2007)
• Nick's Nonstop Five at Five (2008)
• Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants (July 14, 2009)
• SpongeBob Gold (2017)
• Super Bowl LVIII: Live from Bikini Bottom (February 11, 2024; themed Super Bowl LVIII simulcast)