In December 2009, Nickelodeon ordered enough episodes to bring the series up to 178 episodes. Previously, when season seven was announced in March 2008, the number of episodes was brought up to 152 episodes. Season 8 first aired on March 26, 2011 with the episodes "Oral Report" and "A Friendly Game". It will consist of episodes 153-178. On April 12, 2012 it passed Rugrats, which had 172 episodes, and became Nickelodeon's longest running cartoon.

Title card	#	Title	Airdate
	153a	Accidents Will Happen	July 18, 2011
	Squidward is injured at work and forces Mr. Krabs to pamper him while he recovers.
	153b	The Other Patty	June 25, 2011
	Mr. Krabs and Plankton unite in their dislike of a new eatery called the Flabby Patty.
	154a	Drive Thru	July 19, 2011
	Mr. Krabs finds a creative use for a hole in the Krusty Krab: he transforms it into a drive thru.
	154b	The Hot Shot	June 18, 2011
	SpongeBob gets driving lessons from the son of a legendary race-car driver.
	155a	A Friendly Game	March 26, 2011
	SpongeBob builds his own mini golf course in his house.
	155b	Sentimental Sponge	April 2, 2011
	SpongeBob struggles to part with some items because of the memories they evoke.
	156	Frozen Face-Off	July 15, 2011
	Everyone in Bikini Bottom is participating in a worm-sled race to win one million dollars.
	157a	Squidward's School for Grown Ups	June 4, 2011
	Patrick tries to act mature after he grows a beard.
	157b	Oral Report	March 26, 2011
	SpongeBob is nervous about giving an oral report for boating school.
	158a	Sweet and Sour Squid	July 20, 2011
	Plankton attempts to strike up a friendship with Squidward in order to get the secret formula.
	158b	The Googly Artiste	July 21, 2011
	Patrick's artwork is coveted by everyone in town after an art critic praises it.
	159	A SquarePants Family Vacation	November 11, 2011
	Patrick goes on vacation with SpongeBob's family to the Great Barrier Reef.
	160a	Patrick’s Staycation	November 8, 2011
	SpongeBob comes up with a solution when Patrick can not afford a vacation.
	160b	Walking the Plankton	November 7, 2011
	Mr. Krabs and SpongeBob win a free cruise thanks to Plankton.
	161a	Mooncation	November 10, 2011
	Sandy takes SpongeBob to the moon for a vacation.
	161b	Mr. Krabs Takes a Vacation	November 9, 2011
	Mr. Krabs takes a vacation from work.
	162	Ghoul Fools	October 21, 2011
	SpongeBob and Patrick find a houseboat haunted by ghost pirates.
	163a	Mermaid Man Begins	September 23, 2011
	SpongeBob and Patrick learn the story of their heroes' origins.
	163b	Plankton's Good Eye	September 23, 2011
	Plankton acquires a second eye, which changes his personality.
	164a	Barnacle Face	September 16, 2011
	SpongeBob is asked to remove a barnacle from Pearl's face.
	164b	Pet Sitter Pat	September 16, 2011
	Patrick watches Gary while SpongeBob attends a party for his grandmother.
	165a	House Sittin' for Sandy	September 30, 2011
	SpongeBob agrees to be Sandy's house sitter, but things go wrong when Patrick arives.
	165b	Smoothe Jazz at Bikini Bottom	September 30, 2011
	SpongeBob and Squidward try to sneak backstage at a concert after losing their passes.
	166a	The Way of the Sponge	November 25, 2011
	SpongeBob works toward getting a karate belt.
	166b	Bubble Troubles	November 25, 2011
	SpongeBob and Patrick search for oxygen for Sandy after they ruin her supply.
	167a	The Krabby Patty That Ate Bikini Bottom	November 25, 2011
	A Krabby Patty grows much too large after Mr. Krabs adds Sandy's scientific ingredients to it.
	167b	Bubble Buddy Returns	November 25, 2011
	SpongeBob attempts to keep Bubble Buddy's son out of danger.
	168a	Restraining SpongeBob	April 2, 2012
	A fed-up Squidward resorts to legal action to keep SpongeBob away.
	168b	Fiasco!	April 5, 2012
	Plankton mistakenly swipes a piece of art instead of a Krabby Patty.
	169a	Are You Happy Now?	March 31, 2012
	When Squidward can't recall his happiest memory, SpongeBob "helps" him create one.
	169b	Planet of the Jellyfish	March 31, 2012
	SpongeBob and Sandy battle an evil jellyfish who have cloned other Bikini Bottomites.
	170a	Free Samples	April 6, 2012
	Mr. Krabs loses patrons because of Plankton, so he resorts to giving food away for free.
	170b	Home Sweet Rubble	April 4, 2012
	SpongeBob gets his pals to help him fix up pineapple home, which is in need of repairs.
	171a	Karen 2.0	April 13, 2012
	Plankton upgrades to Karen 2, so his first Karen leaves and gets a job at the Krusty Krab.
	171b	InSPONGEiac	April 9, 2012
	SpongeBob can't get to sleep, and asks for help from Patrick, who can't stay awake.
	172a	Face Freeze!	TBA
	TBA
	172b	Glove World R.I.P.	April 3, 2012
	SpongeBob and Patrick spend a final day at Glove World before it shuts down forever.
	173a	Squiditis	April 11, 2012
	SpongeBob fears he's caught Squidward's illness, not knowing that Squidward was only faking it.
	173b	Demolition Doofus	TBA
	TBA
	174a	Treats!	April 10, 2012
	Gary is eager to indulge in some snail snacks SpongeBob brought home.
	174b	For Here or To Go	April 12, 2012
	Plankton wins a free Krabby Patty, but Mr. Krabs is determined to have him not keep one.
	TBA	Extreme Spots	Summer, 2012
	SpongeBob and Patrick attempt to join an extreme sports team. [1]
	TBA	It’s a SpongeBob Christmas!	December, 2012
	Plankton vows to get his Christmas wish – the Krabby Patty formula – by turning everyone in Bikini Bottom bad by feeding them his special jerktonium-laced fruitcake. [2]