2016 (MMXVI) was a leap year that started on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. This year saw the beginning of the tenth season and almost the conclusion of the ninth season. It was also the second year of Stephen Hillenburg's increased role in the production of the show.
"Whirly Brains" and "Mermaid Pants" are the only season 10 episodes to premiere in this year.
Date | Event(s) | |
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January 1 | "SpongeBob You're Fired" premiered in Central & Eastern Europe. "Yeti Krabs" premiered in Indonesia. | |
January 2 | "The Splinter" premiered in Wales (UK). | |
January 7 | "Cephalopod Lodge" premiered in Wales (UK). | |
January 8 | "Lost in Bikini Bottom" and "Tutor Sauce" premiered in Central & Eastern Europe. | |
January 9 | "Slide Whistle Stooges" premiered in Wales (UK). | |
January 10 | David Bowie, the voice of Lord Royal Highness, passed away. | |
January 13 | SpongeBob Comics No. 52 was released. | |
January 14 | "Kenny the Cat" and "Yeti Krabs" premiered in Canada. "Squid's Visit" premiered in Wales. (UK) "Lost in Bikini Bottom" premiered in Latin America. | |
January 15 | Rodger Bumpass, the voice of Squidward Tentacles, is arrested on suspicion of DUI in Burbank, California. "Squid Plus One" and "The Executive Treatment" premiered in Central & Eastern Europe. "Kenny the Cat" and "Yeti Krabs" premiered in South Korea. | |
January 16 | "A Life in a Day" premiered in Wales. (UK) | |
January 19 | TMZ first reports the arrest of Rodger Bumpass on their website. | |
January 21 | "Lost in Bikini Bottom" and "Tutor Sauce" premiered in Canada. "To SquarePants or Not to SquarePants" premiered in Wales (UK). | |
January 22 | "Company Picnic" and "Pull Up a Barrel" premiered in Central & Eastern Europe. "Lost in Bikini Bottom" and "Tutor Sauce" premiered in South Korea. | |
January 23 | "Sun Bleached" premiered in Wales (UK). | |
January 24 | "Squid Baby" premiered in the Philippines. | |
January 28 | "Squid Plus One" and "The Executive Treatment" premiered in Canada. "Shuffleboarding" premiered in Wales (UK). The date of "Goodbye, Krabby Patty?" | |
January 29 | "Squid Plus One" and "The Executive Treatment" premiered in South Korea and Southeast Asia. | |
January 30 | "Giant Squidward" premiered in Wales (UK). | |
February 1 | The Ultimate Bikini Bottom Buddy Search started. | |
February 3 | Joe Alaskey passed away. | |
February 4 | "Professor Squidward" premiered in Wales (UK). | |
February 5 | The Ultimate Bikini Bottom Buddy Search ended. "Company Picnic" and "Pull Up a Barrel" premiered in South Korea. | |
February 6 | "No Nose Knows" premiered in Wales (UK). Sam Spence, a music composer, passed away. | |
February 8 | Bikini Bottom's Most Wanted was released in the UK. | |
February 10 | SpongeBob Comics No. 53 was released. | |
February 11 | "Pet or Pests" premiered in Wales (UK). | |
February 13 | "Patty Caper" premiered in Wales (UK). | |
February 15 | "SpongeBob LongPants" and "Larry's Gym" premiered. | |
February 16 | The 11th season of SpongeBob SquarePants was announced. | |
February 20 | "Plankton's Regular" premiered in Wales (UK). | |
February 27 | "Boating Buddies" premiered in Wales(UK). | |
February 29 | "Lost in Bikini Bottom" and "Tutor Sauce" premiered in Spain and Portugal. | |
March 1 | "Sanctuary!" and "What's Eating Patrick?" premiered in Spain and Portugal. | |
March 2 | Production for season 11 began. "Patrick! The Game" and "The Sewers of Bikini Bottom" premiered in Spain and Portugal. | |
March 3 | "Sanctuary!" premiered in Russia. "SpongeBob LongPants" and "Larry's Gym" premiered in Spain and Portugal. | |
March 4 | "The Fish Bowl" and "Married to Money" premiered in Spain and Portugal. "Patrick! The Game" premiered in Southeast Asia. | |
March 5 | "The Krabby Kronicle" premiered in Wales (UK). | |
March 7 | "Lost in Bikini Bottom" and "Tutor Sauce" premiered in France, Italy, and South Africa. | |
March 8 | "Squid Plus One" and "The Executive Treatment" premiered in France, Italy, and South Africa. | |
March 9 | "Company Picnic" and "Pull Up a Barrel" premiered in France, Italy, and South Africa. SpongeBob Comics No. 54 was released. | |
March 10 | "What's Eating Patrick?" premiered in France, Italy, Russia, and South Africa. "Sanctuary!" premiered in France, Italy, and South Africa. | |
March 11 | "Patrick! The Game" and "The Sewers of Bikini Bottom" premiered in France, Italy, and South Africa. | |
March 12 | "Two Thumbs Down" and "Mall Girl Pearl" premiered. "Safe Deposit Krabs" and "Plankton's Pet" premiered in Canada. "SpongeBob LongPants" and "Larry's Gym" premiered in South Africa. "The Slumber Party" premiered in Wales (UK). | |
March 13 | "Sanctuary!" premiered in Germany and Poland. "The Fish Bowl" and "Married to Money" premiered in South Africa. | |
March 14 | "Company Picnic" and "Pull Up a Barrel" premiered in Canada. "SpongeBob LongPants" and "Larry's Gym" premiered in Italy. | |
March 16 | "Sanctuary!" premiered in Central & Eastern Europe. | |
March 17 | "The Sewers of Bikini Bottom" premiered in Russia. | |
March 18 | "Sanctuary!" and "What's Eating Patrick?" premiered in Canada. | |
March 19 | "Grooming Gary" premiered in Wales (UK). | |
March 24 | "Patrick! The Game" premiered in Latin America and Russia. "LittleBigPlanet 3: SpongeBob SquarePants Premium Level Kit" was released. | |
March 28 | "Tutor Sauce" premiered in the UK and Ireland. | |
March 29 | "Sanctuary!" premiered in the UK and Ireland. | |
March 30 | "What's Eating Patrick?" premiered in the UK and Ireland. | |
March 31 | "Patrick! The Game" premiered in the UK and Ireland. | |
April 1 | "The Sewers of Bikini Bottom" premiered in the UK and Ireland. | |
April 7 | "SpongeBob LongPants" and "Larry's Gym" premiered in Latin America. | |
April 10 | "SpongeBob LongPants" premiered in Russia. | |
April 13 | SpongeBob Comics No. 55 was released. | |
April 16 | "Sanctuary!" premiered in Hispanic America. | |
April 17 | "Larry's Gym" premiered in Russia. "Sanctuary!" premiered in Brazil. | |
April 18 | SpongeShorts was released on iTunes. | |
April 25 | "What's Eating Patrick?" premiered in Germany and Poland. | |
April 26 | "SpongeBob LongPants" premiered in Germany and Poland. | |
April 27 | "Larry's Gym" premiered in Germany and Poland. "The Fish Bowl" premiered in Poland. | |
April 28 | "The Fish Bowl" premiered in Germany. | |
April 29 | "Married to Money" premiered in Germany and Poland. | |
April 30 | "Patrick! The Game" premiered in Germany. "The Sewers of Bikini Bottom" premiered in Poland. | |
May 1 | The SpongeBob SquarePants series became 17 years old. | |
May 2 | "The Fish Bowl" premiered. The May 2016 premiere week started. | |
May 3 | "Married to Money" premiered. | |
May 4 | "Sharks vs. Pods" premiered. | |
May 5 | "CopyBob DittoPants" premiered. | |
May 6 | "Sold!" premiered. The May 2016 premiere week ended. | |
May 7 | SpongeBob Comics Freestyle Funnies 2016 was released. | |
May 8 | "The Fish Bowl" premiered in Russia. | |
May 11 | SpongeBob Comics No. 56 was released. | |
May 12 | "The Sewers of Bikini Bottom" premiered in Germany. | |
May 14 | "The Sewers of Bikini Bottom" premiered in Latin America. | |
May 15 | "Married to Money" premiered in Russia. | |
June 2 | Krabby Days was released in Germany. | |
June 5 | "Lost in Bikini Bottom" and "Tutor Sauce" premiered in Greece. | |
June 7 | The SpongeBob Movie Collection was released. | |
June 8 | SpongeBob Comics No. 57 was released. | |
June 10 | SpongeBob Checks His Snapper Chat was uploaded to YouTube. | |
June 12 | "Squid Plus One" and "The Executive Treatment" premiered in Greece. | |
June 13 | Tom Kenny appears on Cake Wars. "Accidents Will Happen," "The Other Patty," "Drive Thru," and "The Hot Shot" all premiered in Albania, marking the premiere of Season 8 in that country. | |
June 14 | "A Friendly Game," "Sentimental Sponge," and "Frozen Face-Off" all premiered in Albania. | |
June 15 | The SpongeBob Comics Annual-Size Super-Giant Swimtacular #4 was released. Krabby Days was released in the Netherlands. "Squidward's School for Grown-Ups," "Oral Report," "Sweet and Sour Squid," and "The Googly Artiste" all premiered in Albania. | |
June 16 | "A SquarePants Family Vacation," "Patrick's Staycation," and "Walking the Plankton" all premiered in Albania. | |
June 17 | "Patrick! The Game" and "The Sewers of Bikini Bottom" premiered in Canada. "Mooncation," "Mr. Krabs Takes a Vacation," and "Ghoul Fools" all premiered in Albania. | |
June 19 | "Company Picnic" and "Pull Up a Barrel" premiered in Greece. | |
June 20 | "Mermaid Man Begins," "Plankton's Good Eye," "Barnacle Face," and "Pet Sitter Pat" all premiered in Albania. | |
June 21 | "House Sittin' for Sandy," "Smoothe Jazz at Bikini Bottom," "Bubble Troubles," and "The Way of the Sponge" all premiered in Albania. | |
June 22 | "The Krabby Patty That Ate Bikini Bottom," "Bubble Buddy Returns," "Restraining SpongeBob," and "Fiasco!" all premiered in Albania. | |
June 23 | "The Fish Bowl" and "Married to Money" premiered in Latin America. "Are You Happy Now?," "Planet of the Jellyfish," "Free Samples," and "Home Sweet Rubble" all premiered in Albania. | |
June 24 | "SpongeBob LongPants" and "Larry's Gym" premiered in Canada. "Patrick! The Game" premiered in Poland. "Karen 2.0," "InSPONGEiac," "Face Freeze!," and "Glove World R.I.P." all premiered in Albania. | |
June 26 | "Sanctuary!" and "What's Eating Patrick?" premiered in Greece. | |
June 27 | "Squiditis," "Demolition Doofus," "Treats!," and "For Here or to Go" all premiered in Albania. | |
June 28 | "It's a SpongeBob Christmas!," "Super Evil Aquatic Villain Team Up is Go!," and "Chum Fricassee" all premiered in Albania. | |
June 29 | "The Good Krabby Name," "Move It or Lose It," and "Hello Bikini Bottom!" all premiered in Albania, thus ending the Eighth Season. in that country. | |
July 1 | "Mall Girl Pearl" and "Two Thumbs Down" premiered in Canada. "Patrick! The Game" and "The Sewers of Bikini Bottom" premiered in Israel. | |
July 3 | "Patrick! The Game" and "The Sewers of Bikini Bottom" premiered in Greece. "SpongeBob LongPants" and "Larry's Gym" premiered in Israel. | |
July 4 | "The Fish Bowl" and "Married to Money" premiered in Israel. | |
July 5 | "Mall Girl Pearl" and "Two Thumbs Down" premiered in Israel. | |
July 6 | "Sharks vs. Pods" and "CopyBob DittoPants" premiered in Israel. | |
July 7 | Krabby Days was released in Australia. "Sold!" and "Lame and Fortune" premiered in Israel. "Sharks vs. Pods" premiered in Latin America. | |
July 8 | "The Fish Bowl" and "Married to Money" premiered in Canada. "Mall Girl Pearl" premiered in Russia. | |
July 9 | The HDTV version of the "SpongeBob SquarePants Theme Song" premiered. | |
July 10 | "SpongeBob LongPants" and "Larry's Gym" premiered in Greece. | |
July 11 | "Lame and Fortune" premiered. The July 2016 premiere week started. | |
July 12 | "Sandy's Nutmare" premiered. | |
July 13 | "Food Con Castaways" premiered. SpongeBob Comics No. 58 was released. | |
July 14 | "Pineapple Invasion" premiered. "CopyBob DittoPants" premiered in Latin America. | |
July 15 | "Salsa Imbecilicus" premiered. The July 2016 premiere week ended. "CopyBob DittoPants" premiered in Canada and Russia. "Sharks vs. Pods" premiered in Canada. "What's Eating Patrick?" premiered in Central & Eastern Europe. | |
July 17 | "The Fish Bowl" and "Married to Money" premiered in Greece. | |
July 20 | Krabby Days was released in Italy. | |
July 21 | "Two Thumbs Down" premiered in Latin America. | |
July 22 | "Sharks vs. Pods" premiered in Russia. "Patrick! The Game" and "The Sewers of Bikini Bottom" premiered in Central & Eastern Europe. "Sanctuary!" and "What's Eating Patrick?" premiered in South Korea. | |
July 25 | "Mall Girl Pearl" premiered in Latin America. | |
July 29 | "Two Thumbs Down" premiered in Russia. "SpongeBob LongPants" and "Larry's Gym" premiered in Central & Eastern Europe. "Patrick! The Game" and "The Sewers of Bikini Bottom" premiered in South Korea. | |
July 31 | "Two Thumbs Down" premiered in Southeast Asia. | |
August 5 | "Sold!" premiered in Canada and Russia. "Lame and Fortune" premiered in Canada. "The Fish Bowl" and "Married to Money" premiered in Central & Eastern Europe. "SpongeBob LongPants" and "Larry's Gym" premiered in South Korea. | |
August 8 | "The Sewers of Bikini Bottom" officially premiered in Germany. | |
August 10 | SpongeBob Comics No. 59 was released. | |
August 12 | "Sandy's Nutmare" and "Bulletin Board" premiered in Canada. "Lame and Fortune" premiered in Russia. "The Fish Bowl" and "Married to Money" premiered in South Korea. | |
August 19 | "Mall Girl Pearl" and "Two Thumbs Down" premiered in South Korea. | |
August 26 | "Sharks vs. Pods" and "CopyBob DittoPants" premiered in South Korea. | |
September 1 | "Sold!" premiered in Latin America. | |
September 5 | "Salsa Imbecilicus" premiered in Canada. | |
September 8 | "Lame and Fortune" premiered in Latin America. | |
September 14 | SpongeBob Comics No. 60 was released. | |
September 15 | "Pineapple Invasion" premiered in Latin America. "Help Wanted," "Reef Blower," and "Tea at the Treedome" premiered in Vietnam. | |
September 16 | "Bubblestand" and "Ripped Pants" premiered in Vietnam. | |
September 17 | "Jellyfishing" and "Plankton!" premiered in Vietnam. | |
September 18 | "Naughty Nautical Neighbors" and "Boating School" premiered in Vietnam. | |
September 19 | "Pizza Delivery" and "Home Sweet Pineapple" premiered in Vietnam. | |
September 20 | "New Leaf" premiered in Poland. "Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy" and "Pickles" premiered in Vietnam. | |
September 21 | "The Pink Purloiner" premiered in Poland. "Hall Monitor" and "Jellyfish Jam" premiered in Vietnam. | |
September 22 | "Salsa Imbecilicus" premiered in Latin America. "Best Day Ever" premiered in Poland. "Sandy's Rocket" and "Squeaky Boots" premiered in Vietnam. | |
September 23 | "Nature Pants" and "Opposite Day" premiered in Vietnam. | |
September 24 | "Culture Shock" and "F.U.N." premiered in Vietnam. | |
September 25 | "MuscleBob BuffPants" and "Squidward the Unfriendly Ghost" premiered in Vietnam. | |
September 26 | "The Chaperone" and "Employee of the Month" premiered in Vietnam. | |
September 27 | "Scaredy Pants" and "I Was a Teenage Gary" premiered in Vietnam. | |
September 28 | "SB-129" and "Karate Choppers" premiered in Vietnam. | |
September 29 | "Sleepy Time" and "Suds" premiered in Vietnam. | |
September 30 | "SpongeBob LongPants" and "Larry's Gym" premiered in the UK and Ireland. "Valentine's Day" and "The Paper" premiered in Vietnam. | |
October 1 | "Bulletin Board" premiered. The SpongeBob Challenge started. "Arrgh!" and "Rock Bottom" premiered in Vietnam. | |
October 2 | "Texas" and "Walking Small" premiered in Vietnam. | |
October 3 | "Fools in April" and "Neptune's Spatula" premiered in Vietnam. | |
October 4 | "Hooky" and "Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy II" premiered in Vietnam. | |
October 7 | "Food Con Castaways" and "Snail Mail" premiered in Canada. "The Fish Bowl" and "Married to Money" premiered in the UK and Ireland. | |
October 8 | "Mutiny on the Krusty" premiered. | |
October 12 | SpongeBob Comics No. 61 was released. | |
October 14 | "Pineapple Invasion" premiered in Canada. "Mall Girl Pearl" and "Two Thumbs Down" premiered in the UK and Ireland. | |
October 15 | "Whirly Brains" and the start of Season 10 premiered. | |
October 21 | "Sharks vs. Pods" and "CopyBob DittoPants" premiered in the UK and Ireland. | |
October 22 | "Snail Mail" premiered. | |
October 24 | "Sandy's Nutmare" premiered in Latin America. | |
October 25 | "Bulletin Board" premiered in Latin America. | |
October 26 | "Food Con Castaways" premiered in Latin America. | |
October 27 | "Snail Mail" premiered in Latin America. Barry Anthony Trop, a music composer for the show, died. | |
October 28 | "Sold!" and "Lame and Fortune" premiered in the UK and Ireland. | |
October 29 | "Mermaid Pants" premiered in the US and Canada. "Whirly Brains" premiered in Canada. | |
November 4 | Jean-Jacques Perrey passed away. Jeanette Miller passed away. | |
November 6 | "Sandy's Nutmare" and "Bulletin Board" premiered in Russia. | |
November 9 | SpongeBob Comics No. 62 was released. | |
November 13 | "Food Con Castaways" and "Snail Mail" premiered in Russia. | |
November 15 | "Mutiny on the Krusty" premiered in Russia. | |
November 20 | "Pineapple Invasion" and "Salsa Imbecilicus" premiered in Russia. "Sandy's Nutmare" and "Bulletin Board" premiered in Israel. | |
November 21 | "Food Con Castaways" and "Snail Mail" premiered in Israel. | |
November 22 | "Pineapple Invasion" and "Salsa Imbecilicus" premiered in Israel. | |
November 23 | "Mutiny on the Krusty" and "The Whole Tooth" premiered in Israel. | |
November 24 | "Sharks vs. Pods" premiered in Poland. | |
November 25 | "CopyBob DittoPants" premiered in Poland. | |
November 26 | "SpongeBob LongPants," "Larry's Gym," "The Fish Bowl," and "Married to Money" premiered in France. | |
November 27 | "Mall Girl Pearl" and "Two Thumbs Down" premiered in Turkey, Poland, and Central & Eastern Europe. | |
November 28 | "Sold!" and "Lame and Fortune" premiered in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, and Poland. | |
November 29 | "Sandy's Nutmare" and "Bulletin Board" premiered in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, and Poland. | |
November 30 | "Food Con Castaways" premiered in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and Poland. "Snail Mail" premiered in Poland, Austria, and Switzerland. | |
December 1 | "Sharks vs. Pods" premiered in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Norway, Sweden, and Denmark. | |
December 2 | "CopyBob DittoPants" premiered in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Norway, Sweden, and Denmark. | |
December 3 | "The Whole Tooth" premiered in the USA and Russia. The SpongeBob Challenge ended. "Mall Girl Pearl," Two Thumbs Down," "Sharks vs. Pods," and "CopyBob DittoPants" premiered in France. | |
December 5 | "Snail Mail" premiered in Germany. "Pineapple Invasion" premiered in Poland, Austria, and Switzerland. | |
December 6 | "Pineapple Invasion" premiered in Germany. "Salsa Imbecilicus" premiered in Poland, Austria, and Switzerland. "Mall Girl Pearl" and "Two Thumbs Down" premiered in Iberia. | |
December 7 | "Salsa Imbecilicus" premiered in Germany. "Mutiny on the Krusty" premiered in Poland, Austria, and Switzerland. "Sharks vs. Pods" and "CopyBob DittoPants" premiered in Iberia. | |
December 8 | "Mutiny on the Krusty" premiered in Germany and Norway. "The Whole Tooth" premiered in Poland, Austria, Switzerland, and Norway. "Sold!" and "Lame and Fortune" premiered in Iberia. | |
December 9 | "Mall Girl Pearl" premiered in Poland, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Norway, Sweden, and Denmark. "Two Thumbs Down" premiered in Poland, Austria, Switzerland, Norway, Sweden, and Denmark. | |
December 10 | "Sold!," "Lame and Fortune," "Sandy's Nutmare," and "Bulletin Board" premiered in France. | |
December 12 | "Mall Girl Pearl" and "Two Thumbs Down" premiered in Turkey and South Africa. "The Fish Bowl" and "Married to Money" premiered in Italy. "Sandy's Nutmare" and "Bulletin Board" premiered in Iberia. | |
December 13 | "Sharks vs. Pods" and "CopyBob DittoPants" premiered in Turkey and South Africa. "Mall Girl Pearl" and "Two Thumbs Down" premiered in Italy. "Food Con Castaways" and "Snail Mail" premiered in Iberia. | |
December 14 | SpongeBob Comics No. 63 was released. "Sold!" and "Lame and Fortune" premiered in Turkey and South Africa. "Sharks vs. Pods" and "CopyBob DittoPants" premiered in Italy. "Pineapple Invasion" and "Salsa Imbecilicus" premiered in Iberia. | |
December 15 | "Mutiny on the Krusty" and "The Whole Tooth" premiered in Iberia. "Sandy's Nutmare" and "Bulletin Board" premiered in Turkey and South Africa. "Sold!" and "Lame and Fortune" premiered in Italy. | |
December 16 | "Food Con Castaways" and "Snail Mail" premiered in Turkey and South Africa. | |
December 17 | "Food Con Castaways," "Snail Mail," "Pineapple Invasion," and "Salsa Imbecilicus" premiered in France. | |
December 19 | "Pineapple Invasion" and "Salsa Imbecilicus" premiered in Turkey and South Africa. "Sandy's Nutmare" and "Bulletin Board" premiered in Italy. | |
December 20 | "Mutiny on the Krusty" and "The Whole Tooth" premiered in Turkey and South Africa. "Food Con Castaways" and "Snail Mail" premiered in Italy. | |
December 21 | "Pineapple Invasion" and "Salsa Imbecilicus" premiered in Italy. | |
December 22 | "Mutiny on the Krusty" and "The Whole Tooth" premiered in Italy. | |
December 23 | "Mall Girl Pearl" and "Two Thumbs Down" premiered in Greece. | |
December 25 | "It's a SpongeBob Christmas!" premiered in Japan. | |
December 26 | "Sharks vs. Pods" and "CopyBob DittoPants" premiered in Greece. | |
December 28 | "Sandy's Nutmare" and "Bulletin Board" premiered in Greece. | |
December 30 | "Sold!" and "Lame and Fortune" premiered in South Korea. "Pineapple Invasion" and "Salsa Imbecilicus" premiered in Greece. | |
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