The ninth season of SpongeBob SquarePants was announced on Monday January 3, 2011. A total of 26 episodes will be produced for the season, which began airing July @狼群资源在线观看免费完整版@21, 2012. It will bring the number of episodes up to 204 and will pass the 200-episode milestone.[1] The season premiered with the episode "Extreme Spots" on July 21, 2012. This will also be the first @盛大富翁官网@season to be produced in HD.