Squid Noir

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"Squid Noir"
SpongeBob SquarePants episode
Title Card
Episode no.	Season 11 Episode 9a
Directed by	Alan Smart (animation and supervising) Tom Yasumi (animation) John Trabbic (storyboard) Dave Cunningham (supervising)
Written by	Andrew Goodman
Production code	325-1122[1]
Original air date	November 10, 2017 (2017-11-10)
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"Squid Noir" is the first half of the ninth episode of the eleventh season and the 224th overall episode of the American animated television series SpongeBob SquarePants. The episode originally aired on Nickelodeon in the United States on November 10, 2017. This episode aired as part of a premiere week of new SpongeBob episodes called "You Bring the Color". During the premiere week, users could color in frames from the SpongeBob SquarePants theme song online and had a chance for them to be used in the opening sequence. The original American airing of "Squid Noir" featured each frame of the last minute of the episode also colored by viewers.^[2] The episode revolves around Squidward's clarinet suddenly disappearing prior to his open mic performance.

The episode was written by Andrew Goodman, storyboarded by John Trabbic, and directed by Dave Cunningham, with Alan Smart and Tom Yasumi serving as animation directors. The episode is unique for the series as the majority of the episode is in black-and-white and 1.33:1 full screen, parodying the film noir genre. "Squid Noir" was met with decent reception from critics.