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2012 (MMXII) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.

This year saw the conclusion of the eighth season and the beginning of the ninth season. New episodes began airing in 1080p starting with "Extreme Spots" and "Squirrel Record."

"It's a SpongeBob Christmas!" is the first episode to use stop motion until "The Legend of Boo-Kini Bottom." The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water began production during the summer.

Date Event(s)
Unknown date Beware the Hooks was released on Amazon Prime Video.
Bikini Bottom Madness and Waves of Adventure were release on Leapfrog.
January 2 "A Friendly Game" premiered in Germany.
January 3 Dancing With The Star was released.
"Sentimental Sponge" premiered in Germany
"Frozen Face-Off" premiered in Iberia.
"SpongeBob's Frozen Face-Off" was released on iTunes.
January 8 "The Curse of the Hex" and "The Main Drain" premiered in Poland.
January 10 SpongeBob's Frozen Face-Off was released.
Sponge in Space! was published.
January 12 "Trenchbillies" and "Sponge-Cano!" premiered in Poland.
"The Curse of the Hex" and "The Main Drain" premiered in Russia.
"The Great Patty Caper" premiered in France.
January 13 "That Sinking Feeling" and "Karate Star" premiered in France.
January 14 "Frozen Face-Off" premiered in Poland, Russia, and Central & East Europe.
January 16 The original premiere date of "InSPONGEiac." It was pulled due to a plot change.
"Buried in Time" and "Enchanted Tiki Dreams" premiered in France.
January 17 "The Abrasive Side" and "Earworm" premiered in France.
January 18 "Hide and Then What Happens?" and "Shellback Shenanigans" premiered in France.
January 19 "Frozen Face-Off" premiered in Latin America.
"The Masterpiece" and "Whelk Attack" premiered in France.
January 20 "You Don't Know Sponge" and "Tunnel of Glove" premiered in France.
January 21 "Frozen Face-Off" premiered in Germany.
January 23 "Krusty Dogs" and "The Wreck of the Mauna Loa" premiered in France.
January 24 "New Fish in Town" and "Love That Squid" premiered in France.
January 25 "Big Sister Sam" and "Perfect Chemistry" premiered in France.
January 26 "Mermaid Man Begins" and "Plankton's Good Eye" premiered in Canada.
The SpongeBob SquarePants Official was founded.
January 27 Birth of Gracen Newton, the voice of Fentin Finkle.
January 28 "A Friendly Game," "Sentimental Sponge," and "Frozen Face-Off" premiered in Italy.
February 3 "Frozen Face-Off" premiered in the UK and Ireland.
February 8 SpongeBob Comics No. 7 was released.
February 13 Heroes of Bikini Bottom was released in the UK.
February 21 The Adventures of Man Sponge and Boy Patrick in E.V.I.L. vs. the I.J.L.S.A. was published.
February 28 The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water was announced.
February 29 Davy Jones passed away.
March 4 The Clam Prix was released.
March 6 Nicktoons MLB was released for Nintendo 3DS in North America.
March 13 Triple Pack 1 was released.
March 22 "Squidward's School for Grown-Ups" and "Oral Report" premiered in Canada.
March 23 "Barnacle Face" and "Pet Sitter Pat" premiered in Canada.
March 27 "Sweet and Sour Squid" and "The Googly Artiste" premiered in Israel.
March 28 "A SquarePants Family Vacation" premiered in Israel.
March 29 "Barnacle Face" and "Pet Sitter Pat" premiered in Canada.<"Patrick's Staycation" and "Walking the Plankton" premeired in Israel.
March 31 "Are You Happy Now?" and "Planet of the Jellyfish" premiered.
April 1 "Mooncation" and "Mr. Krabs Takes a Vacation" premiered in Israel.
April 2 "Restraining SpongeBob" premiered.
"Ghoul Fools" premiered in Israel.
SpongeBob SquarePants Vol. 12 was released on iTunes.
April 3 "Glove World R.I.P." premiered.
"Mermaid Man Begins" and "Plankton's Good Eye" premiered in Israel.
April 4 "Home Sweet Rubble" premiered.
"Barnacle Face" and "Pet Sitter Pat" premiered in Israel.
April 5 "Fiasco!" premiered.
"House Sittin' for Sandy" and "Smoothe Jazz at Bikini Bottom" premiered in Israel.
"Squidward's School for Grown-Ups" and "Oral Report" premiered in Italy.
April 6 "Free Samples" premiered.
April 8 "Bubble Troubles" and "The Way of the Sponge" premiered in Israel.
April 9 "InSPONGEiac" premiered.
"A Friendly Game" and "Sentimental Sponge" premiered in Latin America.
"The Krabby Patty That Ate Bikini Bottom" and "Bubble Buddy Returns" premiered in Israel.
SpongeBob SquarePants Vol. 1, SpongeBob SquarePants Vol. 2, SpongeBob SquarePants Vol. 3, SpongeBob SquarePants Vol. 4, SpongeBob SquarePants Vol. 5, SpongeBob SquarePants Vol. 6, SpongeBob SquarePants Vol. 7, SpongeBob SquarePants Vol. 8, SpongeBob SquarePants Vol. 9, SpongeBob SquarePants Vol. 10, SpongeBob SquarePants Vol. 11 and SpongeBob SquarePants Vol. 13 were all released on iTunes.
April 10 "Treats!" premiered.
"Squidward's School for Grown-Ups" and "Oral Report" premiered in Germany and Latin America.
April 11 "Squiditis" premiered.
SpongeBob Comics No. 8 was released.
"Sweet and Sour Squid" and "The Googly Artiste" premiered in Germany and Latin America.
April 12 "For Here or to Go" premiered.
"Mermaid Man Begins" and "Plankton's Good Eye" premiered in Germany and Latin America.
"House Sittin' for Sandy" and "Smoothe Jazz at Bikini Bottom" premiered in Canada.
April 13 "Karen 2.0" premiered.
"Barnacle Face" and "Pet Sitter Pat" premiered in Germany and Latin America.
April 16 "Accidents Will Happen," "The Other Patty," "A Friendly Game," and "Sentimental Sponge" premiered in Russia and Poland.
SpongeBob SquarePants Vol. 14 was released on iTunes.
April 17 "Drive Thru," "The Hot Shot," "Squidward's School for Grown-Ups," and "Oral Report" premiered in Russia and Poland.
April 18 "Sweet and Sour Squid" and "The Googly Artiste" premiered in Russia and Poland.
April 19 "Mermaid Man Begins" and "Plankton's Good Eye" premiered in Russia and Poland.
April 20 "Barnacle Face" and "Pet Sitter Pat" premiered in Russia and Poland.
April 26 "Bubble Trouble" and "The Way of the Sponge" premiered in Canada.
May 1 The SpongeBob SquarePants series became 13 years old.
May 3 SpongeBob Diner Dash was updated for the first time.
May 4 "Mooncation" and "Mr. Krabs Takes a Vacation" premiered in Germany.
May 5 SpongeBob Freestyle Funnies 2012 was released.
May 21 Season 10 was officially announced by Nickelodeon.
"The Krabby Patty That Ate Bikini Bottom" and "Bubble Buddy Returns" premiered in Canada.
June 1 "Restraining SpongeBob" and "Fiasco!" premiered in Canada.
June 7 SpongeBob Diner Dash was updated for the second time.
June 8 "Are You Happy Now?" and "Planet of the Jellyfish" premiered in Canada.
June 13 SpongeBob Comics No. 9 was released.
June 15 "Free Samples" and "Home Sweet Rubble" premiered in Canada.
June 18 High Tides and Wild Rides was released on iTunes.
June 22 "Karen 2.0" and "InSPONGEiac" premiered in Canada.
June 29 "Face Freeze!" and "Glove World R.I.P." premiered in Canada.
July 8 Ernest Borgnine passed away.
July 10 Jolly Saint Nick was released on iTunes.
July 11 SpongeBob Comics No. 10 was released.
July 14 "A SquarePants Family Vacation," "Patrick's Staycation," and "Walking the Plankton" premiered in Germany, Russia, and Poland.
"Mooncation" and "Mr. Krabs Takes a Vacation" premiered in Russia.
July 16 Mighty Sporting of You was released on iTunes.
July 19 "A SquarePants Family Vacation," "Patrick's Staycation," "Walking the Plankton," "Mooncation," and "Mr. Krabs Takes a Vacation" premiered in Latin America.
July 21 "Extreme Spots," "Squirrel Record," "Demolition Doofus," and "Face Freeze!" and the start of Season 9 premiered.
July 22 SpongeBob SquarePants Vol. 15 was released on iTunes.
July 23 "A SquarePants Family Vacation" premiered in South Korea.
July 24 Triple Pack 2 was released.
August 8 SpongeBob Comics No. 11 was released.
August 26 "Restraining SpongeBob" and "Fiasco!" premiered in Israel.
August 27 "Are You Happy Now?" and "Planet of the Jellyfish" premiered in Israel.
August 28 "Ghouls Fools" was released.
"Free Samples" and "Home Sweet Rubble" premiered in Israel.
August 29 "Karen 2.0" and "InSPONGEiac" premiered in Israel.
August 30 "Face Freeze" and "Glove World R.I.P." premiered in Israel.
September 2 "Squiditis" and "Demolition Doofus" premiered in Israel.
September 3 "Squid Baby" and "The Good Krabby Name" premiered.
"Treats!" and "For Here or to Go" premiered in Israel.
September 4 "It's a SpongeBob Christmas!" premiered in Israel.
September 5 "Super Evil Aquatic Villain Team Up is Go!" and "Chum Fricassee" premiered in Israel.
September 6 "The Good Krabby Name" and "Move It or Lose It" premiered in Israel.
September 7 "License to Milkshake" premiered.
September 12 SpongeBob Comics No. 12 was released.
海綿寶寶百科全書 was created.
September 25 The Seascape Capers, Friend or Foe?, SpongeBob's Altantis SquarePantis, SpongeBob's Pest of the West, and SpongeBob vs. The Big One DVDs were re-released.
October 1 Rockin' Bikini Bottom was released on iTunes in the US.
October 3 "Spongicus" and "Suction Cup Symphony" premiered in Poland.
October 4 "Not Normal," "Gone," "The Splinter," and "Slide Whistle Stooges" premiered in Poland.
October 5 "A Life in a Day," "Sun Bleached," "Giant Squidward," and "No Nose Knows" premiered in Poland.
October 8 "Hello Bikini Bottom!" premiered.
"Bubble Troubles" and "The Way of the Sponge" premiered in the UK and Ireland.
"Patty Caper," "Plankton's Regular," "Boating Buddies," and "The Krabby Kronicle" premiered in Poland.
October 9 "The Slumber Party" and "Grooming Gary" premiered in Poland.
October 10 SpongeBob Comics No. 13 was released.
"Porous Pockets," "Choir Boys," "Krusty Krushers," and "The Card" premiered in Poland.
October 14 "Gary's New Toy" and "Super Evil Aquatic Villain Team Up is Go!" premiered.
October 15 "The Krabby Patty That Ate Bikini Bottom" and "Bubble Buddy Returns" premiered in the UK and Ireland.
October 21 "Move It or Lose It" and "Chum Fricassee" premiered.
October 22 "Ghoul Fools" premiered in the UK and Ireland.
October 26 "Ghoul Fools" premiered in Canada.
October 27 "Eek, an Urchin!" and "Patrick-Man!" premiered.
"Ghoul Fools" premiered in Germany and Poland.
October 30 The It's a SpongeBob Christmas! DVD was released in Canada.
October 31 "Ghoul Fools" premiered in Russia.
November 5 "Squiditis" and "Demolition Doofus" premiered in Canada.
November 6 The It's a SpongeBob Christmas! DVD was released in USA.
The Christmas DVD Double Pack was released.
November 9 "House Sittin' for Sandy" and "Smoothe Jazz at Bikini Bottom" premiered in Russia.
November 10 "Ghoul Fools," "House Sittin' for Sandy," "Smoothe Jazz at Bikini Bottom," "Bubble Troubles," and "The Way of the Sponge" premiered in Latin America.
November 12 "Extreme Spots" and "Squirrel Record" premiered in Canada.
Rockin' Bikini Bottom and Mermaid Man & Barnacle Boy: Defenders of the Deep were released on iTunes in Canada.
November 13 The Complete Fourth Season, The Complete Fifth Season, The Complete Sixth Season, and The Complete First Season were released.
November 14 SpongeBob Comics No. 14 was released.
November 16 "Bubble Troubles" and "The Way of the Sponge" premiered in Russia.
November 17 "Bumper to Bumper" premiered.
November 19 "Super Evil Aquatic Villain Team Up Is Go!" and "Chum Fricassee" premiered in Canada.
"House Sittin' for Sandy" and "Smoothe Jazz at Bikini Bottom" premiered in Germany and Poland.
Merry Nickmas was released.
November 20 "Bubble Troubles" and "The Way of the Sponge" premiered in Germany and Poland.
November 21 "The Krabby Patty That Ate Bikini Bottom" and "Bubble Buddy Returns" premiered in Germany and Poland.
November 22 "Restraining SpongeBob" and "Fiasco!" premiered in Germany and Poland.
November 23 "It's a SpongeBob Christmas!" premiered in the United States on CBS and in Canada.
"The Krabby Patty That Ate Bikini Bottom" and "Bubble Buddy Returns" premiered in Russia.
November 26 "Hello Bikini Bottom!" premiered in Canada.
November 30 "Restraining SpongeBob" and "Fiasco!" premiered in Russia.
December 2 "It's a SpongeBob Christmas!" premiered in the UK and Ireland.
December 3 Orange Collection and 10 Happiest Moments were released on iTunes.
December 6 "It's a SpongeBob Christmas!" premiered on Nickelodeon.
December 7 "It's a SpongeBob Christmas!" premiered in Australia, New Zealand, and South Korea.
December 8 "It's a SpongeBob Christmas!" premiered in Germany, Poland, the Netherlands, Belgium, and Scandinavia.
December 10 Nickelodeon's Happy Holiday Pack was released on iTunes.
December 11 "Dear Vikings" and "Ditchin'" premiered in Poland.
December 12 SpongeBob Comics No. 15 was released.
"Grandpappy the Pirate" and "Cephalopod Lodge" premiered in Poland.
December 13 "Shuffleboarding" and "Professor Squidward" premiered in Poland.
December 15 "It's a SpongeBob Christmas!" premiered in Iberia.
December 16 "It's a SpongeBob Christmas!" premiered in Russia.
December 20 SpongeBob Diner Dash was updated for the third time.
"It's a SpongeBob Christmas!" premiered in Latin America.
December 21 "It's a SpongeBob Christmas!" premiered in Southeast Asia.
December 24 "It's a SpongeBob Christmas!" premiered in France on TFOU.
December 25 "It's a SpongeBob Christmas!" premiered in Italy.
December 31 "It's a SpongeBob Christmas!" premiered in Turkey on CNBC-e.

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