"SpongeBob SquarePants" premiere week

"SpongeBob SquarePants" Premiere Week was an even that occurred on Nickelodeon UK and Ireland from October 17 through October 21, 2011. The event premiered 9 new episodes from season 7, including the half-hour special, "The Great Patty Caper."

Production

On October 12, 2011, NickALive! would publish an article stating that Nickelodeon had released a promo for a premiere week of SpongeBob that would air all next week at 5:00pm. These episodes were also announced to air once again at 6:00pm on Nickelodeon Replay. The site also transcribed the trailer's promo, with multiple episodes that were to air being hinted at:

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• "Who steals the key to the secret formula?" ("The Great Patty Caper")
• "Where are Mr. Krabs' clothes?" ("The Masterpiece")
• "What's a Krusty Dog?" ("Krusty Dogs")
• "When did Sandy get so buff?" ("Whelk Attack")
• "Why's SpongeBob wearing lipstick?" ("Love That Squid")
• "And when did Squidward become a sausage? ("Krusty Dogs")

Nickelodeon's schedule listed that the episodes "The Masterpiece" and "Whelk Attack" would commence the event.

Promotion

• The premiere of the episode on Nickelodeon was aided by a promotional tweet from the network's Twitter account, which used box art from the DVD based on the episode.

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Premieres

Title card	#	Title	Airdate	Viewers (millions)
File:The Masterpiece title card.png	148a	"The Masterpiece" (tr • ga)	October 17, 2011	0.14
	Squidward erects a statue of Mr. Krabs to try and attract customers.
File:Whelk Attack title card.png	148b	"Whelk Attack" (tr • ga)	October 17, 2011	0.14
	Large sea whelks invade Bikini Bottom.
File:You Don't Know Sponge title card.png	149a	"You Don't Know Sponge" (tr • ga)	October 18, 2011	0.09
	SpongeBob and Patrick take a quiz on each other, which threatens their friendship.
File:Tunnel of Glove title card.png	149b	"Tunnel of Glove" (tr • ga)	October 18, 2011	0.09
	Pearl and SpongeBob get stuck in the Tunnel of Glove.
File:The Great Patty Caper title card.png	143	"The Great Patty Caper" (tr • ga)	October 19, 2011	0.14
	When cooking up a new batch of Krabby Patties, Mr. Krabs accidentally sends the formula away to the other side of the ocean, and sends SpongeBob and Patrick to fetch it.
File:Krusty Dogs title card.png	150a	"Krusty Dogs" (tr • ga)	October 20, 2011	0.17
	The Krusty Krab starts selling hot dogs.
File:The Wreck of the Mauna Loa title card.png	150b	"The Wreck of the Mauna Loa" (tr • ga)	October 20, 2011	0.17
	SpongeBob and Patrick find a lost ship, which Mr. Krabs uses for financial gain.
File:New Fish in Town title card.png	151a	"New Fish in Town" (tr • ga)	October 21, 2011	0.13
	Squidward becomes friends with his new neighbor.
File:Love That Squid title card.png	151b	"Love That Squid" (tr • ga)	October 21, 2011	0.13
	Squidward gets ready to go out on a date and SpongeBob assists him.

Trivia

General

• "The Great Patty Caper" initially premiered in the UK and Ireland on ITV1's Saturday morning children's block on June 18, 2011 at 7:55am.

• Ratings on Nick UK
  Ratings on Nick UK
• Ratings on Nick Replay
  Ratings on Nick Replay

• The premieres of each episode pair on Nick UK and Nick Repkay were some of the highest-rated programs on both networks during their weeks of airtime:
  • Monday - #148 - "The Masterpiece" / "Whelk Attack"
    • 137,000 viewers; 3rd highest rated program on Nick UK
  • Tuesday - #149 - "You Don't Know Sponge" / "Whelk Attack"
    • 92,000 viewers; Highest rated program on Nick Replay
  • Wednesday - #143 - "The Great Patty Caper"
    • 140,000 viewers; 2nd highest-rated program on Nick UK
  • Thursday - #150 - "Krusty Dogs" / "The Wreck of the Mauna Loa"
    • 104,000 viewers; 6th highest-rated program on Nick UK
    • 62,000 additional; 5th highest rated program on Nick Replay
  • Thursday - #150 - "Krusty Dogs" / "The Wreck of the Mauna Loa"
    • 104,000 viewers; 6th highest-rated program on Nick UK
  • Friday - #151 - "New Fish in Town" / "Love That Squid"
    • 128,000 viewers; 4th highest-rated program on Nick UK