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2003 (MMIII) was a common year of the Gregorian calendar that started on a Wednesday. 1 episode was in the 2001 hiatus. The creators needed time for film production. "Gary Takes a Bath" was the only episode that premiered in the summer of 2003, as well as being the only season 2 episode to premiere this year. Only 6 episodes premiered, making it the second shortest year of SpongeBob besides 2014.

This is the year that season 3 was halted to focus on The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie.

Date Event(s)
Unknown date Nicktoons: Laugh-a-Lot was released.
SpongeBob SquarePants Plug 'n Play was released.
January 1 The Amazing SpongeBobini and Sleepy Time were released.
SpongeBob JokePants was published.
January 13 "Jellyfish Hunter" and "The Fry Cook Games" premiered in Norway.
January 14 "Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy" and "Pickles" premiered in Romania.
Don't Rock the Boat! and Fly Like a Fish were published.
January 20 "Squid on Strike" and "Sandy, SpongeBob, and the Worm" premiered in Norway.
January 22 "Hall Monitor" and "Jellyfish Jam" premiered in Romania.
January 24 "The Great Snail Race" and "Mid-Life Crustacean" premiered.
January 28 Tales from the Deep, Bikini Bottom Bash!, and Deep Sea Sillies were released.
"Born Again Krabs" and "I Had an Accident" premiered on VHS and DVD.
February 1 "Sandy's Rocket" and "Squeaky Boots" premiered in Romania.
Patrick's Backpack Book was published.
March 1 "As Seen on TV" and "Can You Spare a Dime?" premiered in the UK and Ireland.
March 3 "Nature Pants" and "Opposite Day" premiered in Romania.
March 4 Nickstravaganza!, Lost at Sea, The Sponge Who Could Fly VHS, and Anchors Away were released.
"The Sponge Who Could Fly" premiered on DVD and VHS.
"The Algae's Always Greener" and "SpongeGuard on Duty" premiered in Norway, Sweden, and Denmark.
March 8 "No Weenies Allowed" and "Squilliam Returns" premiered in the UK and Ireland.
March 11 "Just One Bite" and "The Bully" premiered in Norway.
March 14 Revenge of the Flying Dutchman was released on Playstation 2 in Europe.
March 15 "Krab Borg" and "Rock-a-Bye Bivalve" premiered in the UK and Ireland.
March 18 "Nasty Patty" and "Idiot Box" premiered in Norway.
March 21 "The Sponge Who Could Fly" premiered.
March 22 "Wet Painters" and "Krusty Krab Training Video" premiered in the UK and Ireland.
March 25 "Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy IV" and "Doing Time" premiered in Norway.
March 28 Revenge of the Flying Dutchman was released on Game Boy Advance and GameCube in Europe.
March 29 "Chocolate with Nuts" and "Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy V" premiered in the UK and Ireland.
April 1 "As Seen on TV" and "Can You Spare a Dime?" premiered in Norway.
April 5 "New Student Starfish" and "Clams" premiered in the UK and Ireland.
April 7 "Party Pooper Pants" premiered in Hispanic America.
"Chocolate with Nuts" and "Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy V" premiered in Brazil.
April 8 "No Weenies Allowed" and "Squilliam Returns" premiered in Norway.
"Chocolate with Nuts" and "Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy V" premiered in Hispanic America.
"New Student Starfish" and "Clams" premiered in Brazil.
April 9 "New Student Starfish" and "Clams" premiered in Hispanic America.
"Ugh" premiered in Brazil.
April 10 "Ugh" premiered in Hispanic America.
April 11 Jimmy Neutron's Nicktoon Blast opened.
"The Great Snail Race" and "Mid-Life Crustacean" premiered in Hispanic America.
April 12 "Born Again Krabs" and "I Had an Accident" premiered in Hispanic America.
"The Great Snail Race" and "Mid-Life Crustacean" premiered in the UK and Ireland.
April 13 "Krabby Land" and "The Camping Episode" premiered in Hispanic America.
April 14 "Missing Identity" and "Plankton's Army" premiered in Hispanic America.
April 15 "Krab Borg" and "Rock-a-Bye Bivalve" premiered in Norway.
"SpongeBob Meets the Strangler" and "Pranks a Lot" premiered in Hispanic America.
April 19 "Born Again Krabs" and "I Had an Accident" premiered in the UK and Ireland.
April 21 "The Great Snail Race," "Mid-Life Crustacean," "Born Again Krabs," and "I Had an Accident" premiered in Brazil.
"One Krabs Trash" premiered in France.
April 22 "Wet Painters" and "Krusty Krab Training Video" premiered in Norway.
April 23 "Krabby Land," "The Camping Episode," and "Missing Identity," "Plankton's Army" premiered in Brazil.
April 26 "Krabby Land" and "The Camping Episode" premiered in the UK and Ireland.
May 1 The SpongeBob SquarePants series became 4 years old.
May 3 "Missing Identity" and "Plankton's Army" premiered in the UK and Ireland.
May 5 "SpongeBob Meets the Strangler" and "Pranks a Lot" premiered in Brazil.
May 10 "SpongeBob Meets the Strangler" and "Pranks a Lot" premiered in the UK and Ireland.
May 17 "Party Pooper Pants" premiered in the UK and Ireland.
May 19 "The Sponge Who Could Fly" premiered in Canada.
June 1 Hands Off! was published.
July 1 "Help Wanted," "Reef Blower," and "Tea at the Treedome" premiered in Israel, marking the premiere of SpongeBob SquarePants in that country.
July 3 "The Algae's Always Greener" premiered in France.
July 5 "SpongeGuard on Duty" premiered in France.
July 12 "Club SpongeBob" premiered in France.
July 19 "Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy IV" premiered in France.
July 26 "Gary Takes a Bath" premiered on Nickelodeon, thus ending the second season of the series.
"Chocolate with Nuts" premiered in France.
July 27 "Doing Time" premiered in France.
July 29 Tide and Seek, Laugh Your Pants Off, and Sponge-a-Rama were released.
August 2 "My Pretty Seahorse" premiered in France.
August 9 "Just One Bite" premiered in France.
August 16 "The Bully" premiered in France.
August 23 "Idiot Box" premiered in France.
August 26 Nicktoons Halloween was released.
August 29 The Times that are A'Changin' occurred.
August 30 "Can You Spare a Dime?" premiered in France.
September 1 Special Delivery!, The Big Halloween Scare, SpongeBob Airpants: The Lost Episode, and Fish Happens! were published.
"As Seen on TV" premiered in France.
"The Algae's Always Greener" and "SpongeGuard on Duty" premiered in Germany.
September 2 "No Weenies Allowed" and "Squilliam Returns" premiered in France.
"Club SpongeBob" and "My Pretty Seahorse" premiered in Germany.
September 3 "Wet Painters," "Krusty Krab Training Video," "Party Pooper Pants," and "New Student Starfish" premiered in France.
"Just One Bite" and "The Bully" premiered in Germany.
September 4 "Nasty Patty" and "Idiot Box" premiered in Germany.
September 5 "Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy IV" and "Doing Time" premiered in Germany.
September 8 "Clams" premiered in France.
"Snowball Effect" and "One Krabs Trash" premiered in Germany.
September 9 "Ugh" premiered in France.
"As Seen on TV" and "Can You Spare a Dime?" premiered in Germany.
September 10 "Born Again Krabs," "I Had an Accident," and "The Sponge Who Could Fly" premiered in France.
"No Weenies Allowed" and "Squilliam Returns" premiered in Germany.
September 11 "The Great Snail Race" and "Mid-Life Crustacean" premiered in France.
"Krab Borg" and "Rock-a-Bye Bivalve" premiered in Germany.
September 12 "Krabby Land" and "The Camping Episode" premiered in France.
"Wet Painters" and "Krusty Krab Training Video" premiered in Germany.
September 13 "Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy V" premiered in France.
September 15 "Missing Identity" and "Plankton's Army" premiered in France.
"Party Pooper Pants" premiered in Germany.
September 16 The Krusty Krab Adventures book was published.
"Chocolate with Nuts" and "Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy V" premiered in Germany.
September 17 "New Student Starfish" and "Clams" premiered in Germany.
September 18 "Ugh" premiered in Germany.
September 19 "The Great Snail Race" and "Mid-Life Crustacean" premiered in Germany.
September 22 "Born Again Krabs" and "I Had an Accident" premiered in Germany.
September 23 "Krabby Land" and "The Camping Episode" premiered in Germany.
September 24 "Missing Identity" and "Plankton's Army" premiered in Germany.
September 25 "The Sponge Who Could Fly" premiered in Germany.
September 26 "SpongeBob Meets the Strangler" and "Pranks a Lot" premiered in Germany.
September 27 "Pranks a Lot" premiered in France.
September 30 The Christmas DVD, Christmas VHS, and Nicktoons Christmas were released.
October 4 "Born Again Krabs" and "I Had an Accident" premiered.
October 15 Nickelodeon Toon Twister 3-D was released.
October 28 The Complete 1st Season was released.
October 29 Battle for Bikini Bottom was released.
November 11 Friends Forever was released.
December 1 Robert Irwin was born.
December 9 Nickelodeon Sing Along Karaoke was released.
December 31 "Hooky" and "Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy II" premiered in Romania.

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