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The ninth season of the American animated television series ''SpongeBob SquarePants'', created by former marine biologist and animator Stephen Hillenburg, originally aired on Nickelodeon in the United States on July 21, 2012, beginning with the episode "Extreme Spots" and "Squirrel Record". The series chronicles the exploits and adventures of the title character and his various friends in the fictional underwater city of Bikini Bottom. The season was executive produced by series creator Stephen Hillenburg and writer Paul Tibbitt, who also acted as the showrunner. The season was first announced on January 3, 2011, and premiered on July 21, 2012. A total of 26 episodes were produced for the season bringing the number of episodes up to 204. ==Production== The season aired on Nickelodeon, which is owned by Viacom, and was produced by United Plankton Pictures and Nickelodeon. The season's executive producers were series creator Stephen Hillenburg and Paul Tibbitt, who also acted as the series' showrunner. During production of the eighth season, Deadline.com reported on January 3, 2011 that Nickelodeon had renewed the series for a ninth season, with 26 episodes in order, which would push the series over the 200th episode mark.〔 ''SpongeBob SquarePants'' became the Nickelodeon series with most episodes, surpassing ''Rugrats'' with 172 episodes, having 178 after the eighth season had complete broadcast on television.〔 〕 In a statement, Brown Johnson, president of animation for Nickelodeon and MTVN Kids and Family Group, said "SpongeBob's success in reaching over 200 episodes is a testament to creator Stephen Hillenburg's vision, comedic sensibility and his dynamic, lovable characters. The series now joins the club of contemporary classic Nicktoons that have hit this benchmark, so we're incredibly proud."〔〔 〕 Series creator Stephen Hillenburg executive produces the show alongside Paul Tibbitt, who has work on show since after the pilot.〔 Tibbitt served as a director and writer on for its first three seasons and eventually taking over the showrunner position from Hillenburg.〔 Tibbitt said "We never imagined we would be on for that long but we're going to keep going. The trick is to try to keep the episodes funny and simple and press from there." On July 21, 2012, the season premiered with the episodes "Extreme Spots" and "Squirrel Record" during a ''SpongeBob SquarePants'' television marathon event called "The Super Spongy Square Games".〔〔〔〔 The episode "Extreme Spots" was written by Luke Brookshier, Marc Ceccarelli, and Derek Iversen, while Tom Yasumi served as animation director. It was guest starred by actor Johnny Knoxville.〔〔〔〔 Moreover, "Squirrel Record" was written by Brookshier, Ceccarelli and Iversen, and was directed by Alan Smart. During the television event, Nickelodeon also debuted two more episodes—"Demolition Doofus" and "Face Freeze"—of the eighth season. The animation was handled in South Korea at Rough Draft Studios. Production switched to high-definition in the season; the first episode "Extreme Spots", aired July 21, 2012.〔 Episodes were written by a team of writers, which consisted of Casey Alexander, Brookshier, Ceccarelli, Zeus Cervas, Andrew Goodman, Iversen, Mr. Lawrence, and Blake Lemons. The season was storyboarded by Alexander, Brookshier, Ceccarelli, Cervas, and Blake Lemons. The animation directors were Alan Smart and Tom Yasumi.〔 As confirmed by Vincent Waller on his Twitter account, production on the show was halted halfway through its ninth season due to working on ''The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water'', but has since resumed to finish the season. Also, according to an interview with Princess Grace Foundation-USA, creator Stephen Hillenburg says he will return for the show following production on the second film adaptation. Season 9 resumed when a new two-segment episode led into the ''2015 Kids' Choice Sports Awards'' on July 16, 2015; Viacom claimed at the beginning of the year that several new episodes would premiere over the summer of 2015, but only "Lost in Bikini Bottom"/"Tutor Sauce" and "Squid Plus One"/"The Executive Treatment" aired before the end of Labor Day on September 7, which is the effective end of Nickelodeon's summer season. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「SpongeBob SquarePants (season 9)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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