The episode was written by Luke Brookshier, Marc Ceccarelli, and Derek Iversen, and the animation was directed by Tom Yasumi.

Johnny laughs and tells SpongeBob to try motorbiking to see if he is good at extreme sports, while Patrick sandboards down the mountain with Granny.

SpongeBob boxes a pillow and loses, which Johnny puts in a washing machine and is attacked by a living mattress.

"Extreme Spots" was written by Luke Brookshier, Marc Ceccarelli, and Derek Iversen, and the animation was directed by Tom Yasumi.

[5] It was a part of the network's "The Super Spongy Square Games" marathon which debuted sports-themed episodes of the series.

[6][7][8][9] In addition to the regular cast, American stunt performer and Jackass actor Johnny Knoxville guest starred in the episode as the voice of Johnny Krill, the leader of an extreme sports team called the Drasticals and a champion of undersea extreme sports.

"[13] Aside from providing vocal cameo, Knoxville also did a photo shoot with a SpongeBob plush toy for the episode.

"[16] On January 15, 2013, "Extreme Spots" became available on the DVD compilation SpongeBob SquarePants: Extreme Kah-Rah-Tay along with fellow eighth and ninth-season episodes "Squid Defense", "The Way of the Sponge", "House Sittin' For Sandy", "The Krabby Patty That Ate Bikini Bottom", "Squirrel Record", "Face Freeze!

The premiere of "Extreme Spots" on July 21, 2012, as part of "The Super Spongy Square Games" marathon scored 3.7 million total viewers, ranking as the most watched kids program among total viewers for the entire week.

Paul Mavis of DVD Talk enjoyed the episode and said: "'Extreme Spots' gets big laughs from some very funny bits."