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2008 (MMVIII) is a leap year of the Gregorian calendar that started on a Tuesday. Many fans said this was the worst year of SpongeBob. No new episodes aired until March 3, with the season 6 episode "Krabby Road".
32 episodes premiered this year.
- January 29 - To Love a Patty was released on DVD in North America.
- March 3 - "Krabby Road" premiered.
- March 4 - "Not Normal" premiered.
- March 5 - "Gone" premiered.
- March 6 - "Suction Cup Symphony" premiered.
- March 7 - "Penny Foolish" premiered.
- March 29 - "Nautical Novice" and "Spongicus" premiered.
- April 11 - "Pest of the West" premiered.
- April 15 - The Pest of the West DVD was released in North America.
- June 2 - "The Splinter" premiered.
- June 3 - "Giant Squidward" premiered.
- June 5 - "Sun Bleached" premiered.
- June 6 - "House Fancy" premiered.
- August 4 - "No Nose Knows" premiered.
- August 5 - "Patty Caper" premiered.
- August 6 - "Plankton's Regular" premiered.
- August 7 - "Boating Buddies" premiered.
- August 8 - "The Krabby Kronicle" premiered and Christmas Who? premiered in Australia.
- August 11 - SpongeBob SquarePants is dubbed in Tagalog for the first time.
- October 13 - "What Ever Happened to SpongeBob?" premiered.
- October 14 - WhoBob WhatPants? was released on DVD in North America.
- November 3 - The Complete Fourth Season was released on DVD in the UK.
- November 28 - "The Slumber Party", "Grooming Gary", "Porous Pockets", "Krusty Krushers", "The Card", "Dear Vikings", and "Ditchin'" premiered.