2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. This year marked the start of the second season and almost concluded the first season. This will be the second and last time there were episodes in December until 2012, when "It's a SpongeBob Christmas!" premiered. A six-month hiatus happened this year, which lasted from April 1 to October 20. This was also the first year where digital ink-and-paint animation is used in favor of traditional cel animation.
Production-wise, the last several episodes of season 1 were completed early this year though they were mostly in production in 1999. The first half of season 2 ("Dying for Pie" to "Squirrel Jokes") was fully produced throughout the rest of 2000. The remaining episodes of Season 2 that entered production this year, "Something Smells," "Bossy Boots," and "Christmas Who?", were the only episodes from season 2 to premiere during this year.
This year was the last year where episodes premiered in the 20th century and 2nd millennium.
This is the first year in which episodes premiered on a leap year.
| Date | Event(s) | |
|---|---|---|
| January 1 | "Help Wanted," "Reef Blower," and "Tea at the Treedome" premiered in Russia, marking the premiere of SpongeBob SquarePants in this country. This marks the first appearance of the series in Europe and Asia. The Nickellennium marathon ended. Ice Spice was born. | |
| January 2 | "Bubblestand" and "Ripped Pants" premiered in Russia. "Help Wanted," "Reef Blower," and "Tea at the Treedome" premiered in the UK and Ireland, marking the premiere of SpongeBob SquarePants in the countries. | |
| January 3 | "Bubblestand" and "Ripped Pants" premiered in the UK and Ireland. | |
| January 4 | "Jellyfishing" and "Plankton!" premiered in the UK and Ireland. | |
| January 5 | "Naughty Nautical Neighbors" and "Boating School" premiered in the UK and Ireland. "Dying for Pie"'s recording session occurs | |
| January 6 | "Pizza Delivery" and "Home Sweet Pineapple" premiered in the UK and Ireland. | |
| January 7 | "Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy" and "Pickles" premiered in the UK and Ireland. | |
| January 8 | "Jellyfishing" and "Plankton!" premiered in Russia. "Help Wanted," "Reef Blower," and "Tea at the Treedome" premiered in Japan, thus marking the premiere of SpongeBob SquarePants in the country. "Hall Monitor" and "Jellyfish Jam" premiered in the UK and Ireland. | |
| January 9 | "Naughty Nautical Neighbors" and "Boating School" premiered in Russia. "Sandy's Rocket" and "Squeaky Boots" premiered in the UK and Ireland. | |
| January 10 | "Nature Pants" and "Opposite Day" premiered in the UK and Ireland. | |
| January 11 | "Culture Shock" and "F.U.N." premiered in the UK and Ireland. | |
| January 12 | "MuscleBob BuffPants" and "Squidward the Unfriendly Ghost" premiered in the UK and Ireland. | |
| January 13 | "The Chaperone" and "Employee of the Month" premiered in the UK and Ireland. | |
| January 14 | "Scaredy Pants" and "I Was a Teenage Gary" premiered in the UK and Ireland. | |
| January 15 | "Pizza Delivery" and "Home Sweet Pineapple" premiered in Russia. | |
| January 16 | "Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy" and "Pickles" premiered in Russia. | |
| January 17 | "Sleepy Time" and "Suds" premiered. | |
| January 22 | "Hall Monitor" and "Jellyfish Jam" premiered in Russia. | |
| January 23 | "Sandy's Rocket" and "Squeaky Boots" premiered in Russia. | |
| January 29 | "Nature Pants" and "Opposite Day" premiered in Russia. | |
| January 30 | "Culture Shock" and "F.U.N." premiered in Russia. | |
| February 5 | "MuscleBob BuffPants" and "Squidward the Unfriendly Ghost" premiered in Canada. | |
| February 7 | "Help Wanted," "Reef Blower," and "Tea at the Treedome" premiered in Latin America, thus marking the premiere of SpongeBob SquarePants in the region. | |
| February 8 | "Ripped Pants" and "Bubblestand" premiered in Latin America. | |
| February 9 | "Naughty Nautical Neighbors" and "Boating School" premiered in Latin America. | |
| February 10 | "Pizza Delivery" and "Home Sweet Pineapple" premiered in Latin America. | |
| February 11 | "Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy" and "Pickles" premiered in Latin America. | |
| February 12 | "The Chaperone" and "Employee of the Month" premiered in Canada. | |
| February 14 | "Valentine's Day" and "The Paper" premiered. "Sandy's Rocket" and "Squeaky Boots" premiered in Latin America. | |
| February 15 | "Nature Pants" and "Opposite Day" premiered in Latin America. | |
| February 16 | "The Chaperone" and "Employee of the Month" premiered in Latin America. | |
| February 25 | The rough storyboards for "Dying for Pie" were finished. | |
| February 26 | "Help Wanted," "Reef Blower," and "Tea at the Treedome" premiered in Spain, thus marking the premiere of SpongeBob SquarePants in that country. | |
| March 4 | "Bubblestand" and "Ripped Pants" premiered in Spain. | |
| March 6 | "Help Wanted," "Reef Blower," and "Tea at the Treedome," the pilot episodes, premiered in Australia and New Zealand[1] thus marking the premiere of SpongeBob SquarePants in those countries, this marks the first appearance of the series in Oceania. | |
| March 7 | "Bubblestand" and "Ripped Pants" premiered in Australia and New Zealand. | |
| March 8 | "The Chaperone" and "Employee of the Month" premiered. March Toon Mania started. | |
| March 11 | "Jellyfishing" and "Plankton!" premiered in Spain. | |
| March 15 | "Arrgh!" and "Rock Bottom" premiered. "Jellyfishing" and "Plankton!" premiered in Australia and New Zealand. | |
| March 16 | "Naughty Nautical Neighbors" and "Boating School" premiered in Australia and New Zealand. | |
| March 17 | "Pizza Delivery" and "Home Sweet Pineapple" premiered in Australia and New Zealand. | |
| March 18 | "Naughty Nautical Neighbors" and "Boating School" premiered in Spain. | |
| March 20 | The video game developer, Denki was founded. "Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy" and "Pickles" premiered in Australia and New Zealand. "Jellyfishing" and "Plankton!" premiered in Latin America. | |
| March 21 | "Hall Monitor" and "Jellyfish Jam" premiered in Australia and New Zealand. | |
| March 22 | "Texas" and "Walking Small" premiered. "March Toon Mania ended. "Sandy's Rocket" and "Squeaky Boots" premiered in Australia and New Zealand. | |
| March 23 | "Nature Pants" and "Opposite Day" premiered in Australia and New Zealand. | |
| March 24 | "Culture Shock" and "F.U.N." premiered in Australia and New Zealand. | |
| March 25 | "Pizza Delivery" and "Home Sweet Pineapple" premiered in Spain. | |
| April 1 | "Fools in April" and "Neptune's Spatula" premiered. "Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy" and "Pickles" premiered in Spain. | |
| April 3 | "Hall Monitor" and "Jellyfish Jam" premiered in Latin America. | |
| April 26 | "Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy II" was released on Music.com, ahead of its TV premiere date. | |
| May 13 | "Scaredy Pants" and "I Was a Teenage Gary" premiered in Canada. | |
| June 30 | "Shanghaied"'s recording session occurs. | |
| July 3 | SpongeBob's Nicktoon Summer Splash was ran for the first time. | |
| July 11 | "MuscleBob BuffPants," "Squidward the Unfriendly Ghost," "Culture Shock," and "F.U.N." premiered in Latin America. | |
| July 13 | "Scaredy Pants" and "I Was a Teenage Gary" premiered in Latin America. | |
| August 1 | Tea at the Treedome book was published. | |
| September 1 | Naughty Nautical Neighbors (book) was published. SpongeBob SquarePants Trivia Book was published. | |
| September 4 | "MuscleBob BuffPants" and "Squidward the Unfriendly Ghost" premiered in Australia and New Zealand. | |
| September 5 | "The Chaperone" and "Employee of the Month" premiered in Australia and New Zealand. | |
| September 6 | "Scaredy Pants" and "I Was a Teenage Gary" premiered in Australia and New Zealand. | |
| September 7 | "SB-129" and "Karate Choppers" premiered in Australia and New Zealand. | |
| September 8 | "Sleepy Time" and "Suds" premiered in Australia and New Zealand. | |
| September 9 | "Help Wanted," "Reef Blower," and "Tea at the Treedome" premiered in Norway, Sweden, and Denmark, thus marking the premiere of SpongeBob SquarePants in the Nordics. | |
| September 10 | "Bubblestand" and "Ripped Pants" premiered in Norway, Sweden, and Denmark. | |
| September 11 | "Valentine's Day" and "The Paper" premiered in Australia and New Zealand. | |
| September 12 | "Arrgh!" and "Rock Bottom" premiered in Australia and New Zealand. | |
| September 13 | "Texas" and "Walking Small" premiered in Australia and New Zealand. | |
| September 14 | "Fools in April" and "Neptune's Spatula" premiered in Australia and New Zealand. | |
| September 15 | "Hooky" and "Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy II" premiered in Australia and New Zealand. | |
| September 16 | "SB-129" and "Karate Choppers" premiered in Canada. "Jellyfishing" and "Plankton!" premiered in Norway, Sweden, and Denmark. | |
| September 17 | "Naughty Nautical Neighbors" and "Boating School" premiered in Norway, Sweden, and Denmark. | |
| September 20 | SpongeBob SquarePants got picked up for a third season. | |
| September 23 | "Sleepy Time" and "Suds" premiered in Canada. "Pizza Delivery" and "Home Sweet Pineapple" premiered in Norway, Sweden, and Denmark. | |
| September 24 | "Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy" and "Pickles" premiered in Norway, Sweden, and Denmark. | |
| September 26 | "Sleepy Time" and "Suds" premiered in Latin America. | |
| September 28 | "Valentine's Day" and "The Paper" premiered in Latin America. | |
| September 30 | "Arrgh!" and "Rock Bottom" premiered in Canada. "Hall Monitor" and "Jellyfish Jam" premiered in Norway, Sweden, and Denmark. | |
| October 1 | "Sandy's Rocket" and "Squeaky Boots" premiered in Norway, Sweden, and Denmark. | |
| October 3 | "Fools in April" and "Neptune's Spatula" premiered in Latin America. | |
| October 5 | "Grandma's Kisses" and "Squidville" completed production. "Hooky" and "Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy II" premiered in Latin America. | |
| October 7 | "Texas" and "Walking Small" premiered in Canada. | |
| October 9 | "Fools in April" and "Neptune's Spatula" premiered in the UK and Ireland. | |
| October 10 | "Texas" and "Walking Small" premiered in the UK and Ireland. | |
| October 11 | "SB-129" and "Karate Choppers" premiered in the UK and Ireland. | |
| October 12 | "Sleepy Time" and "Suds" premiered in the UK and Ireland. | |
| October 13 | "Valentine's Day" and "The Paper" premiered in the UK and Ireland. | |
| October 14 | "Fools in April" and "Neptune's Spatula" premiered in Canada. | |
| October 16 | "Dying for Pie," "Imitation Krabs," "Wormy," and "Patty Hype" completed production. | |
| October 20 | "Something Smells" and "Bossy Boots" premiered, thus marking the premiere of season 2. | |
| October 21 | "Hooky" and "Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy II" premiered in Canada. | |
| October 31 | Nicktoons Racing was released on PC. | |
| November 1 | The Hall Monitor book was released. | |
| November 3 | "Christmas Who?" completed production. | |
| November 11 | "Hall Monitor" and "Jellyfish Jam" premiered in Spain. | |
| November 18 | "Sandy's Rocket" and "Squeaky Boots" premiered in Spain. | |
| November 21 | "Texas" and "Walking Small" premiered in Latin America. | |
| November 25 | "Nature Pants" and "Opposite Day" premiered in Spain. | |
| December 2 | "Culture Shock" and "F.U.N." premiered in Spain. | |
| December 5 | "SB-129" and "Karate Choppers" premiered in Latin America. | |
| December 7 | "Christmas Who?" premiered. | |
| December 9 | "Nature Pants" and "Opposite Day" premiered in Spain, Norway, Sweden, and Denmark. | |
| December 10 | "Culture Shock" and "F.U.N." premiered in Norway, Sweden, and Denmark. | |
| December 16 | "MuscleBob BuffPants" and "Employee of the Month" premiered in Spain, Norway, Sweden, and Denmark. | |
| December 17 | "The Chaperone" and "Employee of the Month" premiered in Norway, Sweden, and Denmark. | |
| December 23 | "Scaredy Pants and "I Was a Teenage Gary" premiered in Spain, Norway, Sweden, and Denmark. | |
| December 24 | "SB-129" and "Karate Choppers" premiered in Norway, Sweden, and Denmark. | |
| December 30 | "Sleepy Time" and "Suds" premiered in Norway, Sweden, and Denmark. | |
| December 31 | "Valentine's Day" and "The Paper" premiered in Norway, Sweden, and Denmark. | |
External links
- 2000 on Wikipedia