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SpongeBob SquarePants S9E3 — Bumper to Bumper

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SpongeBob SquarePants•Season 9•Episode 3

Bumper to Bumper

5.7/10 · 754 votesNov 17, 201211 min

Ranked #45 of 47 in Season 9•−1.9 vs season avg

Mrs. Puff tries a new method to try and get SpongeBob to pass his boating test.

Directed byZeus Cervas, Casey Alexander

Written byCasey Alexander, Mr. Lawrence, Zeus Cervas

Previous episodeE2 · Eek, an Urchin!Next episodeE4 · It's a SpongeBob Christmas!

Seasons20

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Season 9 Episodes47

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Patrick-Man!

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Eek, an Urchin!

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Bumper to Bumper

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It's a SpongeBob Christmas!

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Squid Defense

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Plankton’s Pet

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Little Yellow Book

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Evil Spatula

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Jailbreak!

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Safe Deposit Krabs

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Don’t Look Now

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Séance Shméance

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Lost in Bikini Bottom

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The Executive Treatment

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Cast9

Tom Kenny

Tom Kenny

SpongeBob SquarePants / Gary the Snail / French Narrator (voice) / Patchy The Pirate

Bill Fagerbakke

Bill Fagerbakke

Patrick Star (voice)

Rodger Bumpass

Rodger Bumpass

Squidward (voice)

Clancy Brown

Clancy Brown

Mr. Krabs (voice)

Carolyn Lawrence

Carolyn Lawrence

Sandy Cheeks (voice)

Mary Jo Catlett

Mary Jo Catlett

Mrs. Puff (voice)

Mr. Lawrence

Mr. Lawrence

Plankton / Larry the Lobster (voice)

Jill Talley

Jill Talley

Karen Plankton (voice)

Lori Alan

Lori Alan

Pearl Krabs (voice)

Crew9

C

Casey Alexander

Writer

A

Alan Smart

Animation Director

Mr. Lawrence

Mr. Lawrence

Writer

Paul Tibbitt

Paul Tibbitt

Supervising Producer

Z

Zeus Cervas

Writer

Vincent Waller

Vincent Waller

Creative Director

Z

Zeus Cervas

Director

C

Casey Alexander

Director

P

Philip Harris

Production Coordinator

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Episode Summary

"Bumper to Bumper" is episode 3 of SpongeBob SquarePants season 9. It scored 5.7/10 from 754 votes, ranking #45 of 47 episodes this season (season average 7.6). Directed by Zeus Cervas, Casey Alexander and written by Casey Alexander, Mr. Lawrence, Zeus Cervas, it aired on November 17, 2012.

Next: E4 · It's a SpongeBob Christmas!Best of Season 9