List of extended/short episodes

The following is a list of episodes that are extended into 15-minute "specials" and shortened into 7-minute shorts.

15-minute episodes

Title card	#	Title	U.S. airdate	U.S. viewers (millions)
File:Shanghaied title card.png	33a	"Shanghaied" (tr • ga)	March 9, 2001	3.09
	Squidward, Patrick, and SpongeBob board the Flying Dutchman's ship.
File:Back to the Past title card.png	135a	"Back to the Past" (tr • ga)	February 15, 2010	3.63
	SpongeBob and Patrick accidentally change past events with Mermaid Man's time machine.
File:Feral Friends title card.png	215a	"Feral Friends" (tr • ga)	October 7, 2017	1.81
	A strange moon turns everyone in the city into wild animals, and Sandy is the only one who can save them.
File:Squirrel Jelly title card.png	241a	"Squirrel Jelly" (tr • ga)	November 18, 2018	1.38
	SpongeBob and Patrick have their peaceful day of jellyfishing disturbed by Sandy's competitive nature.
File:Swamp Mates title card.jpg	247a	"Swamp Mates" (tr • ga)	April 11, 2020	0.89
	Bubble Bass finds himself stranded with Patrick in a mysterious swamp, looking for a lost action figure.
File:Handemonium title card.jpg	257a	"Handemonium" (tr • ga)	November 23, 2019	1.07
	Plankton's giant Chum Bucket glove runs wild in town, but SpongeBob has a handy friend to help them out.
File:Krusty Koncessionaires title card.jpg	267a	"Krusty Koncessionaires" (tr • ga)	November 7, 2020	0.66
	The Krusty Krab crew goes to a big concert to sell Krabby Patties in the stands.
File:Squidferatu title card.jpg	278a	"Squidferatu" (tr • ga)	October 14, 2022	0.23
	Squidward ventures to Nosferatu's castle after accidentally receiving his mail.
File:Dopey Dick title card.png	288a	"Dopey Dick" (tr • ga)	June 29, 2023	0.19
	Fishmael Tentacles joins a crew of sailors hunting down the great white jellyfish.

7-minute episodes

Title card	#	Title	U.S. airdate	U.S. viewers (millions)
File:Gary Takes a Bath title card.png	33b	"Gary Takes a Bath" (tr • ga)	July 26, 2003	2.96
	SpongeBob attempts to make Gary take a bath.
File:The Bad Guy Club for Villains title card.png	135b	"The Bad Guy Club for Villains" (tr • ga)	February 15, 2010	3.63
	SpongeBob and Patrick watch a lost episode of The Adventures of Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy.
File:Don't Wake Patrick title card.png	215b	"Don't Wake Patrick" (tr • ga)	October 7, 2017	1.81
	Patrick sleepwalks and SpongeBob can't wake him up.
File:The String title card.png	241b	"The String" (tr • ga)	November 18, 2018	1.38
	SpongeBob pulls from Squidward's shirt a loose string that never seems to end.
File:One Trick Sponge title card.jpg	247b	"One Trick Sponge" (tr • ga)	April 11, 2020	0.89
	SpongeBob learns a new trick but can't find an audience to show it to.
File:Breakin' title card.jpg	257b	"Breakin'" (tr • ga)	September 14, 2019	1.14
	SpongeBob takes his first ever break at work.
File:Dream Hoppers title card.jpg	267b	"Dream Hoppers" (tr • ga)	November 7, 2020	0.66
	SpongeBob explores the melodious dreamscapes of his sleeping neighbors.
File:Slappy Daze title card.jpg	278b	"Slappy Daze" (tr • ga)	October 14, 2022	0.23
	Nosferatu's minion Slappy kills some time around Bikini Bottom.
File:Plankton and the Beanstalk title card.jpg	288b	"Plankton and the Beanstalk" (tr • ga)	July 17, 2023	0.21
	Plankton finds a magic bean that takes him to a land of giants.

Trivia

• "Shanghaied," "Handemonium," and "Dopey Dick" are the only 15-minute episodes to air before/after its sister episode.
  • Having "Shanghaied" air 2 years and 4 months before "Gary Takes a Bath," "Breakin'" air 2 months before "Handemonium," and "Dopey Dick" air exactly 18 days before "Plankton and the Beanstalk."
• Season 12 has the most 7/15 minute episodes, with 3.