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2004 (MMIV) was a leap year of the Gregorian calendar that started on a Thursday. The year aired only 7 episodes and had a theatrical film on November 19th. After this, no new episodes would air until May 6, 2005. This is the second leap year in a row to have a 6-month hiatus between April and October. This happened for the first time in 2000, which was also a leap year. It is the third shortest year for SpongeBob, aside from the previous year 2003, and 2014.

This was intended to be the last year of SpongeBob before the show ended, but due to popular request and extreme commercial success of the movie, it was renewed.

These episodes are copyrighted in 2002 and they were first aired in South Korea and Canada during that year.

According to Tom Kenny, Bill Fagerbakke and the rest of the crew, four episodes were completed for season 4 this year and were ready to be broadcast in early 2005.

Date Event(s)
January 1 Trouble at the Krusty Krab! was published.
January 4 "Nasty Patty" premiered in France.
January 6 And the Winner Is..., The Seascape Capers, and Nickelodeon Sing Along Karaoke Volume 2 were released.
"SpongeBob Meets the Strangler" and "Pranks a Lot" were released on VHS and DVD.
"Your Shoe's Untied" and "Squid's Day Off" premiered in Romania.
January 12 "SpongeBob Meets the Strangler" premiered in France.
"Help Wanted," "Reef Blower," and "Tea at the Treedome" premiered in Austria, thus marking the premiere of SpongeBob SquarePants in that country.
January 13 Don't Pencil Me In! was published.
"Bubblestand" and "Ripped Pants" premiered in Austria.
January 14 "Jellyfishing" and "Plankton!" premiered in Austria.
January 15 "Naughty Nautical Neighbors" and "Boating School" premiered in Austria.
January 16 "Pizza Delivery" and "Home Sweet Pineapple" premiered in Austria.
January 19 "Missing Identity" and "Plankton's Army" premiered.
"Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy" and "Pickles" premiered in Austria.
January 20 "Hall Monitor" and "Jellyfish Jam" premiered in Austria.
January 21 "Sandy's Rocket" and "Squeaky Boots" premiered in Austria.
January 22 "Nature Pants" and "Opposite Day" premiered in Austria.
January 23 "Culture Shock" and "F.U.N." premiered in Austria.
January 26 "MuscleBob BuffPants" and "Squidward the Unfriendly Ghost" premiered in Austria.
January 27 "The Chaperone" and "Employee of the Month" premiered in Austria.
Show Me the Bunny! was published.
January 28 "Scaredy Pants" and "I Was a Teenage Gary" premiered in Austria.
January 29 "SB-129" and "Karate Choppers" premiered in Austria.
January 30 "Sleepy Time" and "Suds" premiered in Austria.
February 1 "Nick Takes Over the Super Bowl" premiered.
February 2 They Blow Up So Fast! and Wonderful Wormy were released.
"Valentine's Day" and "The Paper" premiered in Austria.
The SpongeBob SquarePants series premiered in Indonesia, this marking the premiere of SpongeBob SquarePants in that country.
February 3 "Arrgh!" and "Rock Bottom" premiered in Austria.
February 4 "Texas" and "Walking Small" premiered in Austria.
February 5 "Fools in April" and "Neptune's Spatula" premiered in Austria.
February 6 "Hooky" and "Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy II" premiered in Austria.
February 9 "Your Shoe's Untied" and "Squid's Day Off" premiered in Austria.
February 10 Tales from Bikini Bottom was released.
"Something Smells" and "Bossy Boots" premiered in Austria.
February 11 "Big Pink Loser" and "Bubble Buddy" premiered in Austria.
February 12 "Dying for Pie" and "Imitation Krabs" premiered in Austria.
February 13 "Wormy" and "Patty Hype" premiered in Austria.
February 16 "Grandma's Kisses" and "Squidville" premiered in Austria.
February 18 "Survival of the Idiots" and "Dumped" premiered in Austria.
February 19 "No Free Rides" and "I'm Your Biggest Fanatic" premiered in Austria.
February 20 "Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy III" and "Squirrel Jokes" premiered in Austria.
February 23 "Pressure" and "The Smoking Peanut" premiered in Austria.
February 25 "Shanghaied" and "Gary Takes a Bath" premiered in Austria.
February 26 "Welcome to the Chum Bucket" and "Frankendoodle" premiered in Austria.
February 27 "The Secret Box" and "Band Geeks" premiered in Austria.
March 4 "Jellyfish Hunter" and "The Fry Cook Games" premiered in Austria.
March 5 "Ugh" premiered.
"Squid on Strike" and "Sandy, SpongeBob, and the Worm" premiered in Austria.
March 9 SpongeBob Goes Prehistoric was released.
April 3 "Krabby Land," "The Camping Episode," and "Plankton's Plan" premiered.
"Ugh" premiered in the UK and Ireland.
April 13 Crime and Funishment/Bikini Bottom's Most Wanted was released.
May 1 The SpongeBob SquarePants series became 5 years old.
The Song That Never Ends was released.
May 12 SpongeBob SquarePants Volume 2 was released.
May 28 "Chocolate with Nuts" and "Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy V" premiered in Norway.
June 1 SpongeBob and the Princess and the SpongeGuard on Duty DVD and VHS were released.
June 4 "New Student Starfish" and "Clams" premiered in Norway.
August 7 "The Sponge Who Could Fly" premiered in the UK and Ireland.
August 15 SpongeBob SquarePants Volume 1 & Nicktoons Collection Volume 1 were released.
August 30 "Help Wanted" and "Reef Blower" premiered in Italy, thus marking the premiere of SpongeBob SquarePants in that country.
August 31 "Tea at the Treedome" premiered in Italy.
September 1 "Bubblestand" premiered in Italy.
"The Algae's Always Greener" and "SpongeGuard on Duty" premiered in Germany.
September 2 "Ripped Pants" premiered in Italy.
September 3 "Jellyfishing" premiered in Italy.
September 6 "Plankton!" premiered in Italy.
September 7 Nicktoons Collection Volume 2 was released.
"Naughty Nautical Neighbors" premiered in Italy.
September 8 "Boating School" premiered in Italy.
September 9 "Pizza Delivery" premiered in Italy
September 10 "Home Sweet Pineapple" premiered in Italy.
September 11 Nicktoons Basketball was released.
September 13 "Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy" premiered in Italy.
September 14 "Pickles" premiered in Italy.
September 15 "Hall Monitor" premiered in Italy.
September 16 "Jellyfish Jam" premiered in Italy.
September 17 "Sandy's Rocket" premiered in Italy.
September 20 Nicktoons Freeze Frame Frenzy was released.
"Squeaky Boots" premiered in Italy.
September 21 Bubble Blowers, Beware!, Ice-Cream Dreams, Buried Treasure!: Tales from Bikini Bottom, SpongeBob Exposed! The Insider's Guide to SpongeBob SquarePants, Trouble at the Krusty Krab!, and The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie were published.
"Nature Pants" premiered in Italy.
September 22 Season 4 was announced.
The Nicktoons: Laugh-a-Minute DVD was released in UK and Australia.
"Opposite Day" premiered in Italy.
September 23 "Culture Shock" premiered in Italy.
September 24 "F.U.N." premiered in Italy.
September 27 Nicktoons The Show Must Go On! was released.
"The Great Snail Race" and "Mid-Life Crustacean" premiered in Norway.
"MuscleBob BuffPants" premiered in Italy.
September 28 "Squidward the Unfriendly Ghost" premiered in Italy.
September 29 "The Chaperone" premiered in Italy.
September 30 "Employee of the Month" premiered in Italy.
October 1 I'm Ready! and Bring on the Rock! were published.
"Help Wanted," "Reef Blower," and "Tea at the Treedome" premiered in Poland on MTV.
"Scaredy Pants" premiered in Italy.
October 2 "The Algae's Always Greener" and "SpongeGuard on Duty" premiered in Central & Eastern Europe and Russia.
October 3 "Club SpongeBob" and "My Pretty Seahorse" premiered in Central & Eastern Europe and Russia.
October 4 "I Was a Teenage Gary" premiered in Italy.
October 5 The Complete 2nd Season was released.
"SB-129" premiered in Italy.
October 6 "Karate Choppers" premiered in Italy.
October 7 "Sleepy Time" premiered in Italy.
October 8 "Suds" premiered in Italy.
October 9 "Just One Bite" and "The Bully" premiered in Central & Eastern Europe and Russia.
October 10 "Nasty Patty" and "Idiot Box" premiered in Central & Eastern Europe and Russia.
October 11 "SpongeBob Meets the Strangler" and "Pranks a Lot" premiered.
Bikini Bottom's Most Wanted event occurred.
"Valentine's Day" premiered in Italy.
October 12 "The Paper" premiered in Italy.
October 13 "Arrgh!" premiered in Italy.
October 14 "Rock Bottom" premiered in Italy.
October 15 "Texas" premiered in Italy.
October 16 "Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy IV" and "Doing Time" premiered in Central & Eastern Europe and Russia.
October 17 "Snowball Effect" and "One Krabs Trash" premiered in Central & Eastern Europe and Russia.
October 18 "Walking Small" premiered in Italy.
October 19 "Fools in April" premiered in Italy.
October 20 "Neptune's Spatula" premiered in Italy.
October 21 Nicktoons Movin' was released in North America.
"Hooky" premiered in Italy.
October 22 "Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy II" premiered in Italy.
October 23 "As Seen on TV" and "Can You Spare a Dime?" premiered in Central & Eastern Europe and Russia.
October 24 "No Weenies Allowed" and "Squilliam Returns" premiered in Central & Eastern Europe and Russia.
October 25 "Your Shoe's Untied" premiered in Italy.
October 26 "Squid's Day Off" premiered in Italy.
October 27 The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie game was released.
"Something Smells" premiered in Italy.
October 28 "Born Again Krabs" and "I Had an Accident" premiered in Norway.
"Bossy Boots" premiered in Italy.
October 29 "Big Pink Loser" premiered in Italy.
October 30 "Krab Borg" and "Rock-a-Bye Bivalve" premiered in the Central & Eastern Europe and Russia.
Nicktoons Scare-a-Thon started.
October 31 "Wet Painters" and "Krusty Krab Training Video" premiered in Central & Eastern Europe and Russia.
Nicktoons Scare-a-Thon ended,
November 1 The Tales from the Deep VHS was released in Wales (UK).
"Bubble Buddy" premiered in Italy.
November 2 Sponge for Hire was released.
"Dying for Pie" premiered in Italy
November 5 "Imitation Krabs" premiered in Italy.
November 6 The Hole Truth About Work was published.
"Party Pooper Pants" premiered in Brazil.
November 8 Part 1 of "Christmas Who?" premiered in Italy.
November 9 The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie soundtrack and SpongeBob SquarePants Cine-Manga Box Set were released.
Part 2 of "Christmas Who?" premiered in Italy.
November 10 "Prehibernation Week" premiered in Italy.
November 11 "Life of Crime" premiered in Italy.
November 12 "Grandma's Kisses" premiered in Italy.
November 14 The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie was released in the United States in Grauman's Chinese Theatre.
November 15 SpongeBob SquarePants Volume 3 was released.
"Inside the Pineapple with David Hasselhoff" premiered.
"Squidville" premiered in Italy.
November 16 "Survival of the Idiots" premiered in Italy.
November 17 "Dumped" premiered in Italy.
November 18 "No Free Rides" premiered in Italy.
November 19 The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie was released to theaters in the United States and Canada.
"I'm Your Biggest Fanatic" premiered in Italy.
November 22 "Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy III" premiered in Italy.
November 23 "Squirrel Jokes" premiered in Italy.
November 24 "Pressure" premiered in Italy.
November 25 "The Smoking Peanut" premiered in Italy.
November 26 "Shanghaied" premiered in Italy.
November 26 Nicktoons Movin' was released in Europe.
November 29 "Gary Takes a Bath" premiered in Italy.
November 30 "Welcome to the Chum Bucket" premiered in Italy.
December 1 "Frankendoodle" premiered in Italy.
December 2 "The Secret Box" premiered in Italy.
December 3 The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie was released in theaters in Mexico.
"Band Geeks" premiered in Italy.
December 6 "Graveyard Shift" premiered in Italy.
December 7 "Krusty Love" premiered in Italy.
December 8 Dimebag Darrell passed away.
December 9 "Procrastination" premiered in Italy.
December 10 "I'm with Stupid" premiered in Italy.
December 13 "Sailor Mouth" premiered in Italy.
December 14 "Artist Unknown" premiered in Italy.
December 15 "Jellyfish Hunter" premiered in Italy.
December 16 The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie was released in theaters in Chile.
"The Fry Cook Games" premiered in Italy.
December 17 The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie was released in theaters in Brazil.
December 19 "Squid on Strike" premiered in Italy.
December 20 "Sandy, SpongeBob, and the Worm" premiered in Italy.
December 21 "The Algae's Always Greener" premiered in Italy.
December 22 "SpongeGuard on Duty" premiered in Italy.
December 23 The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie was released in theaters in Germany and Switzerland.
SpongeBob's Secret Valentine was released.
"Club SpongeBob" premiered in Italy.
December 24 The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie was released in theaters in Brazil.
December 25 The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie was released in theaters in Venezuela.
"Christmas Who?" premiered in Austria.
December 27 "My Pretty Seahorse" premiered in Italy.
December 28 "Just One Bite" premiered in Italy.
December 29 "The Bully" premiered in Italy.
December 30 "Nasty Patty" premiered in Italy.

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