TheninthseasonofSpongeBobSquarePantswasannouncedonMondayJanuary3,2011.Atotalof26episodeswillbeproducedfortheseason,whichbeganairingJuly21,2012.Itwillbringthenumberofepisodesupto204andwillpassthe200-episodemilestone.[1]Theseasonpremieredwiththeepisode"ExtremeSpots"onJuly21,2012.ThiswillalsobethefirstseasontobeproducedinHD.海绵宝宝第九季由著名导演Stephen,Hillenburg亲自制作而成。汤姆·肯尼,比尔·法格巴克,罗德格尔·邦帕斯,卡罗琳·劳伦斯,克兰西·布朗,劳伦斯先生主演，耗时许久打磨，倾心打造的动漫力作。