The episode " Kwarantined Krab" was pulled from airing due to its plot being too similar to the COVID-19 Pandemic, and was also left out of the season's DVD set. This was the last season of the show to have Stephen Hillenburg's involvement. "FarmerBob", the first episode produced and aired in this season, was the only one to premiere during Stephen Hillenburg's lifetime. It later turned out to be " Plankton's Old Chum". On August 18, 2017, Vincent Waller confirmed on Twitter that the first script of season 12 is finished, and shared a photo of the script, revealing Kaz as a writer of the episode. On June 21, 2017, Lori Alan confirmed on Instagram that voice-recording for season 12 had started, and shared a photo showing three words from an untitled season 12 episode script. Vincent Waller confirmed that it would consist of 26 episodes. This page is a list of episodes in the twelfth season of SpongeBob SquarePants, which was announced on May 5, 2017. In the episode "It's a Bundyful Life (Part 2)," Ted McGinley makes a guest appearance as Norman Jablonsky before reappearing as a regular cast member in the next season as Jefferson D'arcy.JanuSpongeBob SquarePants Seasons Previous Season This was also the first season where the audience would applaud when a major character would enter a scene for the first time in the episode, the first time that Buck "speaks", as well as a Bundyesque of the classic film It's a Wonderful Life. Marcy remained single for the remainder of the season. The fourth season saw the departure of Marcy's husband Steve Rhoades.
Jeanne Baruch & Jeanne Romano & Len O'Neill Lesa Kite & Cindy Begel & Jan Rosenbloom Pamela Wick & Susan Cridland & Carl Studebaker During the season the show became the first to have a quarter of the viewership on Fox. Michael Faustino makes his second guest appearance. This season also contains the "lost episode" " I'll See You in Court", which was not aired in North America until Jafter the show's initial run on the cable channel FX (and was included in the season three DVD set). The third season marks a notable increase in the show's popularity, based on Terry Rakolta's moral campaign against the show, which began after the episode "Her Cups Runneth Over", where Al and Steve go to a lingerie store in search of Peggy's favorite bra (which had been discontinued). Michael Faustino (David's younger brother), makes the first of five guest appearances during the course of the series. Although Buck is portrayed in later seasons as having been with the Bundys since he was a pup, it's implied by Peg that they've had him for only three years and Al states that he's actually Bud's pet he even "speaks" once ("Buck Can Do It"), something that becomes a regular feature beginning in the fourth season. This season also contains the first use of the "Bundy Cheer" and the first instance of the Bundys leaving Chicago. By the end, however, her character obtains her trademark stupidity that will become both a plot device and comic focus for the rest of the series. Season 2 (1987/88) Main article: Season 2 (1987/88)Īt the beginning of the second season, Kelly is portrayed as a girl of reasonable intelligence (though she is often teased by Bud for her promiscuity and bleached hair). Al's dislike of the French is first shown in this season and it is also the first time that he calls Marcy a "chicken." It also contains the first mention of Peg's family being "hillbillies" from the fictional Wanker County, Wisconsin. In "Thinnergy," Bud mentions that Kelly had been held back a year in school. It is also the only one where Peg can be seen doing housework under normal circumstances, and she even has her own car (as seen in "Sixteen Years and What Do You Get"). The first season is the only one in which Al and Peg are regularly intimate, to the point of Al initiating the sessions. with Children introduces the major characters: Al, Peg, Kelly and Bud Bundy, along with their neighbors, Steve and Marcy Rhoades. Episodes Season 1 (1987) Main article: Season 1 (1987)