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This is a list of SpongeBob SquarePants special episodes. This list is purely a reference while I undertake the (re)creation of the individual episode articles that were redirected because they failed to establish notability. The special episodes were heavily marketed by Nickelodeon and usually aired in prime time. This attracted more attention in the press than standard episodes and would therefore be able to pass the inclusion criteria.

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On 2002-06-14, SpongeBob escaped from a research lab and terrorised civilians in downtown Los Angeles. Local residents were mildly confused.

Dunces and Dragons (Lost In Time)

Aired on 2006-02-20. 8.6 million viewers - Good coverage. Y In progress.

• "SpongeBob Gets Medieval in Half-Hour, Prime-Time Special 'Lost in Time' Premiering Monday, February 20 at 8 p.m. on Nickelodeon". PR Newswire. 2006-02-02. Retrieved 2008-11-17.
• "Nickelodeon Heads into Eleventh Year as Number One Cable Network and Leader on Digital Media Platforms". PR Newswire. 2006-03-28. Retrieved 2008-11-17.
• "SpongeBob SquarePants Ratings Transcend Time: 'Lost In Time' Special #1 on all TV for the Year with Kids Behind Only the Super Bowl!". PR Newswire. 2006-02-23. Retrieved 2008-11-17.
• de Moraes, Lisa (2006-03-01). "NBC's Two Tales of Olympic Ratings". Washington Post. Retrieved 2008-11-17.
• Oldenburg, Ann (2006-01-20). "Coming Attractions". USA Today. Retrieved 2008-11-17.
• "Nickelodeon Marketing Ups Tanki and Tracy" (Press release). Nickelodeon. 2007-02-06. Retrieved 2008-11-13. {{cite press release}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= and |date= (help)
• Wallenstein, Andrew (2006-02-24). "'spongebob' Nets Record Viewers". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2008-11-17.

SpongeBob's House Party (Party Pooper Pants)

Aired on 2002-05-17. Weak coverage. Good reception details. No ratings Press Release. ?

• Spreier, Jeanne (2002-02-12). "Comin' atcha: Our hot picks for kids' TV". Dallas Morning News. Retrieved 2008-11-17.
• Heffley, Lynne (2002-05-17). "SpongeBob Throws a House Party". LA Times. Retrieved 2008-11-17.*

Christmas Who?

Weak coverage. N

• "Nickelodeon Delivers Cheer this December with Five Never-Before-Seen Holiday Themed Episodes and Marathons of Seasonal Favorites". PR Newswire. 2007-11-20. Retrieved 2008-11-17.
• "Nick US lines up programming for festive season". Indiantelevision.com. 2007-11-21. Retrieved 2008-11-17. (plot details only)
• "Nickelodeon's Knapsack Brims With Holiday-Themed Prime-Time Treats in The Merry Month of December". PR Newswire. 2000-12-01. Retrieved 2008-11-17.

Atlantis SquarePantis

Article already exists with some good content. Good coverage. Aired 2007-11-12. 8.8m viewers. Y

• Shales, Tom (2007-11-12). "'SquarePantis': Squeezing The Life Out of SpongeBob". Washington Post. Retrieved 2008-11-19.
• "SpongeBob's Atlantis SquarePantis Nets Series' Biggest Audience Ever, with Almost 9 Million Total Viewers Tuning In". PR Newswire. 2007-11-14. Retrieved 2008-11-19.
• Umstead, R. Thomas (2007-11-14). "SpongeBob Telefilm Nets Nick 8.8 Million Viewers". Multichannel News. Retrieved 2008-11-19.
• "SpongeBob Goes Where No Sea-Fearing Creature Has Gone Before... to the Lost City of Atlantis". PR Newswire. 2007-10-29. Retrieved 2008-11-19. (Anouncement)
• "Gamers Join SpongeBob in His Search for the World's Oldest Bubble in SpongeBob's Atlantis SquarePantis". Business Wire. 2007-10-24. Retrieved 2008-11-19. (video game announcement)
• Ostrow, Joanne (2007-11-08). "A bubbly special for SpongeBob surfaces: "Atlantis SquarePantis". Denver Post. Retrieved 2008-11-22. (reception)

Pest of the West

Aired 2008-04-11. Prime Time. 6.1m viewers. Weak coverage. N

• "SpongeBob Pays Homage to his Western Roots in 'Pest of the West', a New Special Episode Premiering Friday, April 11, at 8 p.m. on Nickelodeon" (Press release). Viacom. 2008-03-24. Retrieved 2008-11-20. {{cite press release}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= and |date= (help)
• "SpongeBob SquarePants 'Pest Of The West' Earns Basic Cable's Total Viewer Top Spot for Week of April 7" (Press release). Viacom. 2008-04-15. Retrieved 2008-11-20. {{cite press release}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= and |date= (help)
• Starr, Michael (2008-04-16). "'Sponge'-worthy "SpongeBob SquarePants"". New York Post. Retrieved 2008-11-20.

Other episodes

It is unlikely content in this section will be enough build individual articles, but will be useful to add out of universe information to episode lists.

• Ripped Pants -- Neuwirth, Allan (2003). "Putting It Together". Makin' Toons. Allworth Communications. pp. 53, 54. ISBN 9781581152692.
• Big Pink Loser -- Case, Steve L. (2005). Toons That Teach. Zondervan. p. 145. ISBN 9780310259923.
• SpongeBob BC -- Menton, Ham (2006). War of the Worldviews. New Leaf Publishing Group. p. 79. ISBN 9780890514702. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)

Sources

This is a list of automated google results for SpongeBob SquarePants episodes. Hits on Google do not indicate notability and further research needs to be done to extract useful information.