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2008 (MMVIII) was a leap year of the Gregorian calendar that started on a Tuesday. No new episodes aired until March 3, with the season 6 episode "Krabby Road."

2008 was the year that Wacom took over for the animating, and the year that hand drawn pencils for animating were ditched in favor of said company.

"Pest of the West" and "What Ever Happened to SpongeBob?" are the only season 5 episodes to premiere during this year.

Date Event(s)
Unknown date Absorbingly SpongeBob and Sportingly Sandy were released on Amazon Prime Video and iTunes.
Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards 2009 was released on Amazon Prime Video.
Ghost Chasers opened.
WhoBob WhatPants??? was released on Nick.com.
Mermaid Man vs. SpongeBob was released in Israel.
January 1 "Best Day Ever" and "The Gift of Gum" premiered in South Africa.
January 4 "Best Day Ever" and "The Gift of Gum" premiered in Norway.
January 5 "Party Pooper Pants" premiered in Albania.
January 6 Fists of Foam was released.
"Chocolate with Nuts" and "Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy V" premiered in Albania.
January 7 "To Love a Patty" and "Breath of Fresh Squidward" premiered in Canada.
January 8 Vote for SpongeBob and Blizzard Bluster!: SpongeBob's Book of Frosty Funnies were released.
January 12 PC Double Pack Volume 3 was released.
"New Student Starfish" and "Clams" premiered in Albania.
January 13 "Ugh" premiered in Albania.
Catch a Wave! was published.
January 18 "Picture Day," "Pat No Pay," and "BlackJack" premiered in Canada
January 19 "The Great Snail Race" and "Mid-Life Crustacean" premiered in Albania.
January 20 "Born Again Krabs" and "I Had an Accident" premiered in Albania.
January 21 "Money Talks," "SpongeBob vs. The Patty Gadget," and "Slimy Dancing" premiered in Canada.
"Friend or Foe" premiered in South Africa.
January 23 SpongeBob's Atlantis SquarePantis SquareOff was released.
January 25 "Blackened Sponge" and "Mermaid Man vs. SpongeBob" premiered in Canada.
January 26 "Krabby Land" and "The Camping Episode" premiered in Albania.
January 27 "Missing Identity" and "Plankton's Army" premiered in Albania.
January 29 The To Love a Patty DVD was released.
February 2 "Money Talks," "SpongeBob vs. The Patty Gadget," and "Slimy Dancing" premiered in Canada.
"The Sponge Who Could Fly" premiered in Albania.
"Best Day Ever" premiered in Australia and New Zealand.
February 3 "SpongeBob Meets the Strangler" and "Pranks a Lot" premiered in Albania.
February 4 SpongeBob's Special Delivery was published.
February 8 SpongeBob's Atlantis SquarePantis was released on Nintendo DS, Playstation 2, and Gameboy Advance in Europe.
February 9 "The Krusty Sponge" and "Sing a Song of Patrick" premiered in Canada.
"Fear of a Krabby Patty" and "Shell of a Man" premiered in Albania.
February 10 "The Lost Mattress" and "Krabs vs. Plankton" premiered in Albania.
February 14 SpongeBob's Atlantis SquarePantis was released on Wii in Central & Eastern Europe.
February 15 "Pest of the West" premiered in Germany.
February 16 "A Flea in Her Dome," "The Donut of Shame," and "The Krusty Plate" premiered in Canada.
"Have You Seen This Snail?" premiered in Albania.
February 17 "Skill Crane" and "Good Neighbors" premiered in Albania.
February 23 "Goo Goo Gas" and "Le Big Switch" premiered in Canada.
"Selling Out" and "Funny Pants" premiered in Albania.
February 24 "Dunces and Dragons" premiered in Albania.
February 26 "The Pink Purloiner" and "Squid Wood" premiered in Norway.
March 1 "Picture Day" "Pat No Pay," and "BlackJack" premiered in Canada.
20,000 Patties Under the Sea was published.
"Enemy In-Law" and "Mermaid Man & Barnacle Boy VI: The Motion Picture" premiered in Albania.
March 2 "Patrick SmartPants" and "SquidBob TentaclePants" premiered in Albania.
March 3 "Krabby Road," and the start of season 6, premiered.
March 4 "Not Normal" premiered.
"Wishing You Well" premiered in Norway.
March 5 "Gone" premiered.
March 6 "Suction Cup Symphony" premiered.
March 7 "Penny Foolish" premiered.
March 8 "Blackened Sponge" and "Mermaid Man vs. SpongeBob" premiered in Canada.
"Krusty Towers" and "Mrs. Puff, You're Fired" premiered in Albania.
March 9 "Chimps Ahoy" and "Ghost Host" premiered in Albania.
March 11 "Born to Be Wild" and "Best Frenemies" premiered in Norway.
March 13 SpongeBob SquarePants gets picked up for a 7th season.
March 15 "The Inmates of Summer" and "To Save a Squirrel" premiered in Canada.
"Whale of a Birthday" and "Karate Island" premiered in Albania.
March 16 "All That Glitters" and "Wishing You Well" premiered in Albania.
March 17 Part 1 of "Friend or Foe" premiered in Italy.
March 18 Part 2 of "Friend or Foe" premiered in Italy.
The Your Shoe's Untied (DVD) was released in Greece.
March 19 "The Original Fry Cook" premiered in Italy.
March 20 "Night Light" premiered in Italy.
"Atlantis SquarePantis" premiered in Japan.
SpongeBob's Atlantis SquarePantis was released on Wii in Australia.
March 21 "The Inmates of Summer" and "To Save a Squirrel" premiered in the UK and Ireland.
"Rise and Shine" and "Waiting" premiered in Italy.
March 22 "20,000 Patties Under the Sea" and "The Battle of Bikini Bottom" premiered in Canada.
"New Leaf" and "Once Bitten" premiered in Albania.
"Pest of the West" premiered in Austria and Switzerland.
March 23 "Bummer Vacation" and "Wigstruck" premiered in Albania.
March 24 "Pest of the West" premiered in the UK, Ireland, Spain, and Portugal.
March 25 "Fungus Among Us" premiered in Italy.
March 26 "Spy Buddies" premiered in Italy.
March 29 "Nautical Novice" and "Spongicus" premiered.
"The Two Faces of Squidward" and "SpongeHenge" premiered in Canada.
"Squidtastic Voyage" and "That's No Lady" premiered in Albania.
March 30 "The Thing" and "Hocus Pocus" premiered in Albania.
"Goo Goo Gas" and "Le Big Switch" premiered in Israel.
April 4 "The Inmates of Summer," "To Save a Squirrel," and "Pest of the West" premiered in Latin America.
"The Two Faces of Squidward" and "SpongeHenge" premiered in the UK and Ireland.
April 5 "Driven to Tears" and "Rule of Dumb" premiered in Albania.
April 6 "Born to Be Wild" and "Best Frenemies" premiered in Albania.
April 7 SpongeBob's Pest of the West was released in the UK.
April 11 "Pest of the West" premiered.
"20,000 Patties Under the Sea" and "The Battle of Bikini Bottom" premiered in Latin America.
April 14 "Pest of the West" premiered in Canada.
April 15 The "Pest of the West" shorts "Sea Horse Riding Made Easy," "Spurskate," "Saloon Door Sorrows," and "Yokel to Tough Guy" premiered.
The SpongeBob's Pest of the West DVD was released.
April 18 "The Two Faces of Squidward" and "SpongeHenge" premiered in Latin America.
"Have You Seen This Snail?" premiered in Southeast Asia and Indonesia.
April 21 "Friend or Foe" premiered in Germany.
April 22 "The Inmates of Summer" and "To Save a Squirrel" premiered in Germany.
April 24 "The Two Faces of Squidward" and "SpongeHenge" premiered in Germany.
April 25 "Banned in Bikini Bottom" and "Stanley S. SquarePants" premiered in Germany and Latin America.
"20,000 Patties Under the Sea" and "The Battle of Bikini Bottom" premiered in Germany.
April 30 "House Fancy" premiered in Germany.
May 1 The SpongeBob SquarePants series became 9 years old.
"Krabby Road" premiered in Germany.
May 2 "Penny Foolish" premiered in Germany.
May 3 "Nautical Novice" premiered in Germany.
May 19 "Boat Smarts" and "Good Ol' Whatshisname" premiered in Italy.
May 20 "New Digs" premiered in Italy.
May 21 "Krabs à la Mode" premiered in Italy.
May 22 "Roller Cowards" premiered in Italy.
May 23 "Bucket Sweet Bucket" premiered in Italy.
May 24 "Goo Goo Gas" and "Le Big Switch" premiered in Albania.
May 26 "To Love a Patty" premiered in Italy.
May 27 "Breath of Fresh Squidward" premiered in Italy.
May 28 "Money Talks" and "SpongeBob vs. The Patty Gadget" premiered in Italy.
May 29 "Slimy Dancing" premiered in Italy.
May 30 Part of 1 of "Pest of the West" premiered in Italy.
June 2 "The Splinter" premiered.
June 3 "Giant Squidward" premiered.
Part 2 of "Pest of the West" premiered in Italy.
June 4 "A Life in a Day" premiered.
"The Krusty Sponge" premiered in Italy.
June 5 "Sun Bleached" premiered.
"Sing a Song of Patrick" premiered in Italy.
June 6 "House Fancy" premiered.
"A Flea in Her Dome" premiered in Italy.
June 9 "The Donut of Shame" and "The Krusty Plate" premiered in Italy.
June 10 "Goo Goo Gas" premiered in Italy.
June 11 "Le Big Switch" premiered in Italy.
June 12 "Picture Day" and "Pat No Pay" premiered in Italy.
June 13 "BlackJack" premiered in Italy.
June 14 "Best Day Ever" and "The Gift of Gum" premiered in Russia.
June 16 "Blackened Sponge" premiered in Italy.
June 17 "Mermaid Man vs. SpongeBob" premiered in Italy.
June 18 "The Inmates of Summer" premiered in Italy.
June 19 "To Save a Squirrel" premiered in Italy.
June 20 "20,000 Patties Under the Sea" premiered in Italy.
June 23 "The Battle of Bikini Bottom" premiered in Italy.
June 24 "The Two Faces of Squidward" premiered in Italy.
June 25 "SpongeHenge" premiered in Italy.
June 26 "Banned in Bikini Bottom" premiered in Italy.
June 27 "Stanley S. SquarePants" premiered in Italy.
June 29 Nicktoons: Android Invasion was released.
July 10 "Help Wanted," "Reef Blower," "Tea at the Treedome," "Bubblestand," "Ripped Pants," "Jellyfishing," "Plankton!," "Naughty Nautical Neighbors," and "Boating School" premiered in Poland with a dub, unlike the 2004 voicover of SpongeBob SquarePants in that country.
July 11 "Pizza Delivery," "Home Sweet Pineapple," "Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy," and "Pickles" premiered in Poland.
July 14 "Hall Monitor," "Jellyfish Jam," "Sandy's Rocket," and "Squeaky Boots" premiered in Poland.
"Not Normal" and "Gone" premiered in Norway.
July 15 "Nature Pants," "Opposite Day," "Culture Shock," and "F.U.N." premiered in Poland.
July 16 "MuscleBob BuffPants," "Squidward the Unfriendly Ghost," "The Chaperone," and "Employee of the Month" premiered in Poland.
July 17 "Scaredy Pants," "I Was a Teenage Gary," "SB-129," and "Karate Choppers" premiered in Poland.
July 18 "Sleepy Time," "Suds," "Valentine's Day," and "The Paper" premiered in Poland.
July 21 "Arrgh!," "Rock Bottom," "Texas," and "Walking Small" premiered in Poland.
"The Splinter" and "Slide Whistle Stooges" premiered in Norway.
July 22 "Fools in April," "Neptune's Spatula," "Hooky," and "Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy II" premiered in Poland.
July 23 "Your Shoe's Untied," "Squid's Day Off," "Something Smells," and "Bossy Boots" premiered in Poland.
"Help Wanted" premiered in Saudi Arabia thus marking the premiere of SpongeBob SquarePants in that country.
July 24 "Big Pink Loser," "Bubble Buddy," "Dying for Pie," and "Imitation Krabs" premiered in Poland.
"Goo Goo Gas" premiered on VOD and TurboNick[1]
July 28 "Grandma's Kisses" and "Squidville" premiered in Poland.
"A Life in a Day" and "Sun Bleached" premiered in Norway.
July 30 "No Free Rides" and "I'm Your Biggest Fanatic" premiered in Poland.
August 4 "No Nose Knows" premiered.
August 5 "Patty Caper" premiered.
Spongezilla Attacks! was released.
August 6 "Plankton's Regular" premiered.
August 7 "Boating Buddies" premiered.
August 8 "The Krabby Kronicle" premiered.
August 11 The series started airing in the Philippines in the Tagalog/Filipino language, as a part of the Nick sa TV5 block on the channel TV5.
August 13 "Le Big Switch" premiered in Canada.
August 18 "Atlantis SquarePantis" premiered in Germany.
August 25 "House Fancy" and "Krabby Road" premiered in Latin America.
"Squidtastic Voyage" and "That's No Lady" premiered in Canada.
August 26 "Penny Foolish" and "Nautical Novice" premiered in Latin America.
August 27 "Spongicus" and "Suction Cup Symphony" premiered in Latin America.
August 28 "Not Normal" and "Gone" premiered in Latin America.
September 1 "Banned in Bikini Bottom" and "Stanley S. SquarePants" premiered in Canada.
September 9 The WhoBob WhatPants? book and SpongeBob's Slap Shot were released.
September 15 Drawn to Life: SpongeBob SquarePants Edition was released in North America.
Season 6 was released on iTunes.
September 25 Drawn to Life: SpongeBob SquarePants Edition was released in Australia.
September 26 Drawn to Life: SpongeBob SquarePants Edition was released in Europe.
September 27 "Goo Goo Gas" and "Le Big Switch" premiered in the UK and Ireland.
October 13 "What Ever Happened to SpongeBob?" premiered in the US and Canada.
Nickelodeon Shocktober! Vol. 2 was released on iTunes.
October 14 Four shorts by the name of "What if SpongeBob Was Gone?" premiered. They are: Gary's version, Mr. Krabs' version, Patrick's version, and Sandy's version.
The WhoBob WhatPants? DVD was released, and "Goo Goo Gas" premiered on DVD.
October 16 "Shanghaied" and "Gary Takes a Bath" premiered in Poland.
October 20 SpongeBob SquarePants featuring Nicktoons: Globs of Doom was released in North America.
"Spongicus" and "Suction Cup Symphony" premiered in Germany.
"Survival of the Idiots" and "Dumped" premiered in Poland.
October 21 "Not Normal" premiered in Germany.
"Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy III" and "Squirrel Jokes" premiered in Poland.
October 22 "Gone" premiered in Germany.
October 23 SpongeBob SquarePants featuring Nicktoons: Globs of Doom was released in Australia.
"The Splinter" and "Slide Whistle Stooges" premiered in Germany.
October 24 "A Life in a Day" and "Sun Bleached" premiered in Germany.
October 25 "Giant Squidward" and "No Nose Knows" premiered in Germany.
October 26 "Patty Caper" and "Plankton's Regular" premiered in Germany.
October 28 "Graveyard Shift" and "Krusty Love" premiered in Poland.
October 31 SpongeBob SquarePants featuring Nicktoons: Globs of Doom was released in Europe.
"Gary Takes a Bath" premiered in UK and Ireland.
November 3 Drawn to Life: SpongeBob SquarePants Edition was released in Japan.
The Ultimate Box Set and The Complete Fourth Season were released in the UK.
November 8 "The Splinter" and "Slide Whistle Stooges" premiered in the UK and Ireland.
November 10 A marathon occurred that featured the following eight new episodes that premiered in Norway: "Friend or Foe," "Picture Day," "Pat No Pay," "BlackJack," "Blackened Sponge," "Mermaid Man vs. SpongeBob," "Giant Squidward," and "No Nose Knows."
November 15 "Welcome to the Chum Bucket" and "Frankendoodle" premiered in Poland.
November 16 "Prehibernation Week" and "Life of Crime" premiered in Poland.
November 18 Season 5 Volume 2 was released.
"Goo Goo Gas" premiered on DVD again after WhoBob WhatPants?
November 25 "Friend or Foe" premiered in Russia.
November 26 "The Original Fry Cook" and "Night Light" premiered in Russia.
November 27 "Rise and Shine," "Waiting" and "Fungus Among Us" premiered in Russia.
November 28 A marathon occurred that featured the following seven new episodes: "The Slumber Party," "Grooming Gary," "Porous Pockets," "Krusty Krushers," "The Card," "Dear Vikings," and "Ditchin'."
"Spy Buddies," "Boat Smarts," and "Good Ol' Whatshisname" premiered in Russia.
"Atlantis SquarePantis" premiered in Latin America.
December 1 "Wormy" and "Patty Hype" premiered in Poland.
"New Digs" and "Krabs à la Mode" premiered in Russia.
December 2 "Roller Cowards" and "Bucket Sweet Bucket" premiered in Russia.
December 3 "To Love a Patty" and "Breath of Fresh Squidward" premiered in Russia.
December 4 "Money Talks," "SpongeBob vs. The Patty Gadget," and "Slimy Dancing" premiered in Russia.
December 5 "The Krusty Sponge" and "Sing a Song of Patrick" premiered in Russia.
December 11 "The Thing" and "Hocus Pocus" premiered in Japan.
December 13 "A Flea in Her Dome," "The Donut of Shame, "The Krusty Plate," "Picture Day," "Pat No Pay," "BlackJack," "Blackened Sponge," and "Mermaid Man vs. SpongeBob" premiered in Russia.
December 14 "The Inmates of Summer," "To Save a Squirrel," "20,000 Patties Under the Sea," "The Battle of Bikini Bottom," "The Two Faces of Squidward," "SpongeHenge," "Banned in Bikini Bottom," and "Stanley S. SquarePants" premiered in Russia.
December 15 Nick X-Mas Special was released on iTunes.
December 20 "Porous Pockets" and "Choir Boys" premiered in Germany.
December 22 "Christmas Who?," "Sailor Mouth," and "Artist Unknown" premiered in Poland.
December 25 "Jellyfish Hunter" and "The Fry Cook Games" premiered in Poland.
December 27 "Boating Buddies" and "The Krabby Kronicle" premiered in Germany.
"The Secret Box" and "Band Geeks" premiered in Poland.
December 29 "Squid on Strike" and "Sandy, SpongeBob, and the Worm" premiered in Poland.
December 31 "SpongeBob Meets the Strangler" and "Pranks a Lot" premiered in Italy.

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