2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. This year saw the beginning of the third season and the conclusion of the first season.
In terms of production, the second half of season 2 ("Pressure" - "Squid on Strike") and the early part of season 3 ("The Algae's Always Greener" - "Can You Spare a Dime?") were produced.
"Shanghaied" aired on March 9, but its partner episode, "Gary Takes a Bath" didn't air until June 2002 on Nicktoons, and not on the main Nickelodeon channel until the following year.
An episode from all three seasons aired this year. The next time that three seasons aired episodes within the same year would happen in 2009, with seasons 5, 6, and 7. And also 2017, with seasons 9, 10, and 11, and similarities with 2021 with the original show, Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years, and The Patrick Star Show.
"Hooky" and "Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy II" are the only season 1 episodes to premiere this year. "Just One Bite" and "The Bully" are the only season 3 episodes to premiere this year.
This year was the first year where episodes premiered in the 21st century and 3rd millennium.
| Date | Event(s) | |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown date | Behind Closed Doors was created sometime in 2001. It's a book full of crude drawings of SpongeBob characters drawn by the SpongeBob crew and compiled by Sam Henderson. "Help Wanted", "Reef Blower", and "Tea at the Treedome" premiered in India on Zee TV, thus marking the premiere of SpongeBob SquarePants in that country. | |
| January 1 | The World's Greatest Valentine was released. | |
| January 27 | "Dying for Pie" and "Imitation Krabs" premiered. SNICK and Nicktoons Got Game-a-Thon occurred. According to a bubble transition error, "Gary Takes a Bath" was in production. | |
| January 30 | The earliest known date "Jellyfish Hunter" was in production. | |
| January 31 | "Help Wanted," "Reef Blower," and "Tea at the Treedome" premiered in the Netherlands, thus marking the premiere of SpongeBob SquarePants in the country. | |
| February 3 | "Big Pink Loser" and "Bubble Buddy" premiered. "Arrgh!" and "Rock Bottom" premiered in the UK and Ireland. "Naughty Nautical Neighbors" and "Boating School" premiered in the Netherlands. | |
| February 4 | "Texas" and "Rock Bottom" premiered in the UK and Ireland. | |
| February 7 | "Hall Monitor" and "Jellyfish Jam" premiered in the Netherlands. | |
| February 10 | "Valentine's Day" and "The Paper" premiered in Canada. "Fools in April" and "Neptune's Spatula" premiered in the UK and Ireland. Jellyfishing" and "Plankton!" premiered in the Netherlands. | |
| February 11 | "Hooky" and "Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy II" premiered in the UK and Ireland. | |
| February 14 | "Valentine's Day" and "The Paper" premiered in Spain. "Sandy's Rocket" and "Squeaky Boots" premiered in the Netherlands. | |
| February 17 | "Your Shoe's Untied" and "Squid's Day Off" premiered. "Bubblestand" and "Ripped Pants" premiered in the Netherlands. | |
| February 21 | "Nature Pants" and "Opposite Day" premiered in the Netherlands. | |
| February 23 | "Hooky" premiered. | |
| February 24 | "Wormy" and "Patty Hype" premiered. "The Chaperone" and "Employee of the Month" premiered in the Netherlands. | |
| February 26 | Bubble Trouble, I Ripped My Pants!, and Blast Off, Splash Down! were released. | |
| February 28 | "Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy" and "Pickles" premiered in the Netherlands. | |
| March 1 | SpongeBob Superstar was released. I Ripped My Pants! was released in the UK. | |
| March 3 | "Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy II" premiered, thus marking the end of Season 1. SNICK ended in the Winter of this year. "Scaredy Pants" and "I Was a Teenage Gary" premiered in the Netherlands. | |
| March 4 | TeenNick was founded as a programming block on Nickelodeon. | |
| March 5 | Toonsday Afternoon Marathon occurred. Legend of the Lost Spatula was released on GameBoy Color in North America. | |
| March 7 | "Pizza Delivery" and "Home Sweet Pineapple" premiered in the Netherlands. | |
| March 9 | "Shanghaied" premiered. | |
| March 10 | A 15-minute version of "Shanghaied" premiered. "SB-129" and "Karate Choppers" premiered in the the Netherlands. | |
| March 14 | "SB-129" and "Karate Choppers" premiered in Spain. "Arrgh!" and "Rock Bottom" premiered in the Netherlands. | |
| March 17 | "Survival of the Idiots" premiered. "MuscleBob BuffPants" and "Squidward the Unfriendly Ghost" premiered in Russia and the Netherlands. | |
| March 18 | "The Chaperone" and "Employee of the Month" premiered in Russia. | |
| March 21 | "Sleepy Time" and "Suds" premiered in Spain. "Texas" and "Walking Small" premiered in the Netherlands. | |
| March 24 | "Scaredy Pants" and "I Was a Teenage Gary" premiered in Russia. "Culture Shock" and "F.U.N." premiered in the Netherlands. | |
| March 25 | "SB-129" and "Karate Choppers" premiered in Russia. | |
| March 26 | Toonsday Afternoon Marathon ended. | |
| March 28 | "Just One Bite" was in production. "Arrgh!" and "Rock Bottom" premiered in Spain. "Fools in April" and "Neptune's Spatula" premiered in the Netherlands. | |
| March 31 | "Sleepy Time" and "Suds" premiered in Russia. | |
| April 1 | "Valentine's Day" and "The Paper" premiered in Russia. | |
| April 4 | "Help Wanted," "Reef Blower," and "Tea at the Treedome" premiered in Portugal, marking the premiere of SpongeBob SquarePants in the country. Hooky" and "Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy II" premiered in the Netherlands. | |
| April 7 | "Arrgh!" and "Rock Bottom" premiered in Russia. "Help Wanted," "Reef Blower," and "Tea at the Treedome" premiered in Southeast Asia, marking the premiere of SpongeBob SquarePants in the region. "Texas" and "Walking Small" premiered in Spain. "Sleepy Time" and "Suds" premiered in the Netherlands. | |
| April 8 | "Texas" and "Walking Small" premiered in Russia. | |
| April 14 | "No Free Rides" and "I'm Your Biggest Fanatic" premiered. SNICK was brought back. "Fools in April" and "Neptune's Spatula" premiered in Russia and Spain. | |
| April 15 | "Hooky" and "Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy II" premiered in Russia. | |
| April 21 | "Your Shoe's Untied" and "Squid's Day Off" premiered in Russia. "Hooky" and "Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy II" premiered in Spain. | |
| April 22 | "Something Smells" and "Bossy Boots" premiered in Russia. | |
| April 28 | "Grandma's Kisses" and "Squidville" premiered. "Big Pink Loser" and "Bubble Buddy" premiered in Russia. "Your Shoe's Untied" and "Squid's Day Off" premiered in Spain. "Arrgh!" and "Rock Bottom" premiered in Brazil. | |
| April 29 | "Dying for Pie" and "Imitation Krabs" premiered in Russia. | |
| May 1 | The SpongeBob SquarePants series became 2 years old. Sandy's Rocket book was released. | |
| May 5 | "Prehibernation Week" and "Life of Crime" premiered. | |
| May 6 | "Something Smells" and "Bossy Boots" premiered in Spain. | |
| May 11 | "Dumped" premiered. | |
| May 12 | "Pressure" and "The Smoking Peanut" premiered. | |
| May 19 | SNICK ended. | |
| July 1 | The Good, the Bad, and the Krabby and A Christmas Coral were published. | |
| July 2 | "Help Wanted," "Reef Blower" and "Tea at the Treedome" premiered in Ukraine, marking the premiere of SpongeBob SquarePants in the country. | |
| July 3 | "Bubblestand" and "Ripped Pants" premiered in Ukraine. | |
| July 4 | "Help Wanted," "Reef Blower" and "Tea at the Treedome" premiered in South Korea, marking the premiere of SpongeBob SquarePants in the country. "Jellyfishing" and "Plankton!" premiered in Ukraine. | |
| July 5 | "Naughty Nautical Neighbors" and "Boating School" premiered in Ukraine. "Bubblestand" and "Ripped Pants" premiered in South Korea. | |
| July 6 | "Pizza Delivery" and "Home Sweet Pineapple" premiered in Ukraine. | |
| July 9 | "Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy" and "Pickles" premiered in Ukraine. | |
| July 10 | "Hall Monitor" and "Jellyfish Jam" premiered in Ukraine. | |
| July 11 | "Sandy's Rocket]" and "Squeaky Boots" premiered in Ukraine. "Jellyfishing" and "Plankton!" premiered in South Korea. | |
| July 12 | "Nature Pants" and "Opposite Day" premiered in Ukraine. "Naughty Nautical Neighbors" and "Boating School" premiered in South Korea. | |
| July 13 | "Culture Shock" and "F.U.N." premiered in Ukraine. | |
| July 15 | "Big Pink Loser" premiered in Spain. | |
| July 16 | "MuscleBob BuffPants" and "Squidward the Unfriendly Ghost" premiered in Ukraine. | |
| July 17 | "The Chaperone" and "Employee of the Month" premiered in Ukraine. | |
| July 18 | "Scaredy Pants" and "I Was a Teenage Gary" premiered in Ukraine. "Pizza Delivery" and "Home Sweet Pineapple" premiered in South Korea. | |
| July 19 | "SB-129" and "Karate Choppers" premiered in Ukraine. "Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy" and "Pickles" premiered in South Korea. | |
| July 20 | "Sleepy Time" and "Suds" premiered in Ukraine. | |
| July 24 | "Hall Monitor" and "Sandy's Rocket" premiered in South Korea. | |
| July 25 | "Sandy's Rocket" and "Squeaky Boots" premiered in South Korea. | |
| August 1 | SpongeBob NaturePants was released. "Nature Pants" and "Opposite Day" premiered in South Korea. | |
| August 2 | "Culture Shock" and "F.U.N." premiered in South Korea. | |
| August 8 | "Something Smells" and "Bossy Boots" premiered in the Netherlands. "MuscleBob BuffPants" and "Squidward the Unfriendly Ghost" premiered in South Korea. | |
| August 9 | "The Chaperone" and "Employee of the Month" premiered in South Korea. | |
| August 11 | "Wormy" and "Patty Hype" premiered in the Netherlands. | |
| August 13 | SuperSponge was released in Europe. | |
| August 14 | Original Theme Highlights was released. | |
| August 15 | "Your Shoe's Untied" and "Squid's Day Off" premiered in the Netherlands. "Scaredy Pants" and "I Was a Teenage Gary" premiered in South Korea. | |
| August 16 | "SB-129" and "Karate Choppers" premiered in South Korea. | |
| August 22 | "No Free Rides" and "I'm Your Biggest Fanatic" premiered in the Netherlands. "Sleepy Time" and "Suds" premiered in South Korea. | |
| August 23 | "Valentine's Day" and "The Paper" premiered in South Korea. | |
| August 25 | "Prehibernation Week" and "Life of Crime" premiered in the Netherlands. "Arrgh!" and "Rock Bottom" premiered in Norway, Sweden, and Denmark. | |
| August 26 | "Texas" and "Walking Small" premiered in Norway, Sweden, and Denmark. | |
| August 29 | "Arrgh!" and "Rock Bottom" premiered in South Korea. | |
| August 30 | "Texas" and "Walking Small" premiered in South Korea. | |
| September 1 | "Survival of the Idiots" and "Dumped" premiered in the Netherlands. "Fools in April" and "Neptune's Spatula" premiered in Norway, Sweden, and Denmark. | |
| September 2 | "Hooky" and "Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy II" premiered in Norway, Sweden, and Denmark. | |
| September 5 | "Big Pink Loser" and "Bubble Buddy" premiered in the Netherlands. "Fools in April" and "Neptune's Spatula" premiered in South Korea. | |
| September 6 | "Hooky" and "Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy II" premiered in South Korea | |
| September 7 | "The Secret Box" and "Band Geeks" premiered. Totally Twisted Telly started. | |
| September 8 | "Your Shoe's Untied" and "Squid's Day Off" premiered in Norway, Sweden, and Denmark. | |
| September 9 | "Something Smells" and "Bossy Boots" premiered in Norway, Sweden, and Denmark. | |
| September 12 | "Your Shoe's Untied" and "Squid's Day Off" premiered in South Korea. | |
| September 13 | Nicktoons Nick Tunes was released. "Something Smells" and "Bossy Boots" premiered in South Korea. | |
| September 14 | "Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy III" and "Squirrel Jokes" premiered. | |
| September 15 | "Big Pink Loser" and "Bubble Buddy" premiered in Norway, Sweden, and Denmark. | |
| September 16 | "Dying for Pie" and "Imitation Krabs" premiered in Norway, Sweden, and Denmark. "Your Shoe's Untied" and "Squid's Day Off" premiered in Canada. | |
| September 19 | "Big Pink Loser" and "Bubble Buddy" premiered in South Korea. | |
| September 20 | SuperSponge was released on PlayStation 1 in North America. Operation Krabby Patty was released in North America. "Dying for Pie" and "Imitation Krabs" premiered in South Korea. | |
| September 21 | "Sailor Mouth" and "Artist Unknown" premiered. | |
| September 22 | "Wormy" and "Patty Hype" premiered in Norway, Sweden, and Denmark. | |
| September 23 | "Grandma's Kisses" and "Squidville" premiered in Norway, Sweden, and Denmark. "Something Smells" and "Bossy Boots" premiered in Canada. | |
| September 26 | "Wormy" and "Patty Hype" premiered in South Korea. | |
| September 27 | "Grandma's Kisses" and "Squidville" premiered in South Korea. | |
| September 28 | "Jellyfish Hunter" and "The Fry Cook Games" premiered. | |
| September 29 | "Prehibernation Week" and "Life of Crime" premiered in Norway, Sweden, and Denmark. | |
| September 30 | "Survival of the Idiots" and "Dumped" premiered in Norway, Sweden, and Denmark. "Big Pink Loser" and "Bubble Buddy" premiered in Canada. | |
| October 2 | The Newest Nicktoons was released. | |
| October 3 | "Prehibernation Week and "Life of Crime premiered in South Korea. | |
| October 4 | "Survival of the Idiots" and "Dumped" premiered in South Korea. | |
| October 5 | "Just One Bite," and "The Bully" premiered, starting season 3. "Your Shoe's Untied" and "Squid's Day Off" premiered in the UK and Ireland. | |
| October 6 | "Your Shoe's Untied," "Squid's Day Off," "Something Smells," "Bossy Boots," "Big Pink Loser," "Bubble Buddy," and "Shanghaied" all premiered in Latin America. | |
| October 7 | "Dying for Pie" and "Imitation Krabs" premiered in Canada and Latin America. "Wormy" and "Patty Hype" alos premiered in Latin America. | |
| October 8 | "Grandma's Kisses" and "Squidville" premiered in Latin America. | |
| October 9 | "Pre-Hibernation Week" and "Life of Crime" premiered in Latin America. "Dying for Pie" and "Imitation Krabs" premiered in Spain. "No Free Rides" and "I'm Your Biggest Fanatic" premiered in South Korea. | |
| October 10 | "Christmas Who?" premiered in Latin America. "Wormy" and "Patty Hype" premiered in Spain. "No Free Rides" and "I'm Your Biggest Fanatic" premiered in South Korea. | |
| October 11 | "Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy III" and "Squirrel Jokes" premiered in South Korea. "No Free Rides" and "I'm Your Biggest Fanatic" premiered in Latin America. "Grandma's Kisses" and "Squidville" premiered in Spain. | |
| October 12 | "Squid on Strike" and "Sandy, SpongeBob, and the Worm" premiered. "Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy III" and "Squirrel Jokes" premiered in Latin America. "Prehibernation Week" and "Life of Crime" premiered in Spain. "Something Smells" and "Bossy Boots" premiered in the UK and Ireland. | |
| October 13 | "Pressure" and "The Smoking Peanut" premiered in Latin America. | |
| October 14 | "Wormy" and "Patty Hype" premiered in Canada. "Something Smells" and "Bossy Boots" premiered in Sweden and Denmark. | |
| October 17 | "Pressure" and "The Smoking Peanut" premiered in South Korea. | |
| October 18 | "Welcome to the Chum Bucket" and "Frankendoodle" premiered in South Korea. | |
| October 19 | "Procrastination" and "I'm with Stupid" premiered. "Totally Twisted Telly ended. "Big Pink Loser" premiered in the UK and Ireland. | |
| October 21 | "Grandma's Kisses" and "Squidville" premiered in Canada. | |
| October 24 | "The Secret Box" and "Band Geeks" premiered in South Korea. | |
| October 25 | "Sailor Mouth" and "Artist Unknown" premiered in South Korea. | |
| October 26 | The Spine-Tingling, Teeth-Chattering, Hair-Raising, Spooktastic Nicktoon Boo-Fest occurred. | |
| October 27 | Nicktoons Creepy Teacher Afternoon occurred. | |
| October 31 | "Graveyard Shift" and "Krusty Love" premiered in South Korea. | |
| November 1 | Life's a Beach and Other SpongeBob-isms was released. "Procrastination" and "I'm with Stupid" premiered in South Korea. "Prehibernation Week" and "Life of Crime" premiered in Spain. | |
| November 3 | "Survival of the Idiots" and "Dumped" premiered in Spain. | |
| November 4 | "Prehibernation Week" and "Life of Crime" premiered in Canada. | |
| November 7 | "Jellyfish Hunter" and "The Fry Cook Games" premiered in South Korea. | |
| November 9 | "Dying for Pie" and "Imitation Krabs" premiered in the UK and Ireland. | |
| November 8 | SuperSponge was released on Game Boy Advance in North America. The date for "Born Again Krabs." "Squid on Strike," and "Sandy, SpongeBob, and the Worm premiered in South Korea. "Survival of the Idiots" and "Dumped" premiered in Canada. | |
| November 10 | "No Free Rides" and "I'm Your Biggest Fanatic" premiered in Spain. | |
| November 14 | "Shanghaied" and "Gary Takes a Bath" premiered in South Korea. | |
| November 15 | "No Free Rides" and "I'm Your Biggest Fanatic" premiered in Canada. "Christmas Who?" premiered in South Korea, | |
| November 16 | "Wormy" and "Patty Hype" premiered in the UK and Ireland. | |
| November 17 | Mix n' Match-athon occurred. "Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy III" and "Squirrel Jokes" premiered in Spain. | |
| November 24 | "Pressure" and "The Smoking Peanut" premiered in Spain. | |
| November 22 | "Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy III" and "Squirrel Jokes" premiered in Canada. | |
| November 23 | "Grandma's Kisses" and "Squidville" premiered in the UK and Ireland. | |
| November 26 | "Survival of the Idiots" and "Dumped" premiered in Latin America. | |
| November 29 | "Pressure" and "The Smoking Peanut" premiered in Canada. | |
| November 30 | "Prehibernation Week" and "Life of Crime" premiered in the UK and Ireland. | |
| December 1 | "Welcome to the Chum Bucket" and "Frankendoodle" premiered in Spain. | |
| December 4 | "Jellyfish Hunter" and "The Fry Cook Games" premiered in Spain. | |
| December 6 | "Shanghaied" and "Gary Takes a Bath" premiered in Canada. | |
| December 7 | "Survival of the Idiots" and "Dumped" premiered in the UK and Ireland. | |
| December 8 | "The Secret Box" and "Band Geeks" premiered in Spain. | |
| December 14 | "No Free Rides" and "I'm Your Biggest Fanatic" premiered in the UK and Ireland. | |
| December 15 | "Procrastination" and "I'm with Stupid" premiered in Spain. "Christmas Who?" premiered in the Netherlands. | |
| December 17 | "Help Wanted," "Reef Blower," and "Tea at the Treedome" premiered in Central and Eastern Europe, marking the premiere of SpongeBob SquarePants in the region. | |
| December 18 | "Christmas Who?" premiered in the UK and Ireland. "Bubblestand" and "Ripped Pants" premiered in Central and Eastern Europe. | |
| December 19 | "Christmas Who?" premiered in Canada. "Jellyfishing" and "Plankton!" premiered in Central and Eastern Europe. | |
| December 20 | "Naughty Nautical Neighbors" and "Boating School" premiered in Central and Eastern Europe. | |
| December 22 | "Christmas Who?" premiered in Spain, Norway, Sweden, and Denmark. | |
External links[]
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