Production Timeline

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1997

Date	Description	Ref
June 3	Storyboard for the pilot is finalized
September 18	Final master for the pilot is shipped in	[1]

1998

Date	Description	Ref
June 23	Sandy's Rocket is pitched by the crew, initially titled "Space Show"
July 14	Script for Bubblestand is completed, recording session is held	[2]
July 27	Recorded script for Tea at the Treedome is completed	[2]
July 29	Recorded script for Pizza Delivery is completed	[2]
August 3	Recorded script for Jellyfishing is completed	[2]
August 24	Recorded script for Boating School is completed	[2]
August 31	Recorded script for Ripped Pants is completed	[2]
September 9	Recorded script for Squeaky Boots is completed	[2]
September 15	I Was A Teenage Gary is pitched by Mr. Lawrence, initially titled "Critical Condition"
September 21	Recorded script for Sandy's Rocket is completed	[2]
September 24	Recorded script for Plankton is completed	[2]
September 28	Jellyfish Jam is pitched by the crew, initially titled "Jellyfish Jamboree"	[3]
October 19	Recorded script for Naughty Nautical Neighbors is completed	[2]
October 26	Storyboard for I Was A Teenage Gary is completed
November 2	Recorded script for Jellyfish Jam is completed	[2]
November 9	Recorded script for I Was a Teenage Gary is completed	[2]
December 4	Recorded script for Pickles and F.U.N. is completed	[2]
December 7	Recorded script for MuscleBob BuffPants is completed	[2]
December 11	Home Sweet Pineapple is pitched by the crew	[3]
December 15	Bubblestand was in production around this time
	Recorded script for Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy is completed	[2]
Mid-Late December	Animation for the first season starts getting shipped in	[4]

1999

Date	Description	Ref
January 11	Recorded script for Hall Monitor is completed	[2]
January 16	Recorded script for Nature Pants is completed	[2]
January 25	Recorded script for The Chaperone is completed	[2]
January 29	Recorded script for Opposite Day is completed	[2]
February 8	Recorded script for Culture Shock is completed	[2]
February 19	Recorded script for Employee of the Month is completed	[2]
February 23	Recorded script for Squidward the Unfriendly Ghost (known as "Squidward's House of Wax" at the time) is completed	[2]
April 12	Recorded script for SB-129 is completed	[2]
April 21	Storyboard for Squidward the Unfriendly Ghost is shipped out
April 27	Final master for the opening theme is shipped in
	Revised master for Help Wanted/Reef Blower/Tea at the Treehouse is shipped in	[1]
May 23	Final master for Bubblestand and Ripped Pants is shipped in	[1]
May/June (ekd)	Storyboard for SB-129 (known as "SpongeBob 3000" at the time) is shipped out
June 3	Storyboard for Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy II (known as "25 Words or Less" at the time) is shipped out
June 9	Storyboard for Fools in April (known as "April Fools" at the time) is shipped out
June 14	Final master for Jellyfishing and Plankton is shipped in	[1]
July 6	Final master for Naughty Nautical Neighbors and Boating School is shipped in	[1]
July 29	Final master for Pizza Delivery and Home Sweet Pineapple is shipped in	[1]
August 4	Final master for Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy and Pickles is shipped in	[1]
August 23	Storyboard for Hooky is shipped out
August 31	Show is renewed for a second season	[5]
November 22	Storyboard for Big Pink Loser (known as "Single Pink Starfish" at the time) is shipped out

2000

Date	Description	Ref
January 5	Recorded script for Dying for Pie (known as "Biscuits" at the time) is drafted
February 25	Storyboard for Dying for Pie is shipped out
May 2	Storyboard for Grandma's Kisses is shipped out
June 2	Storyboard for Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy III is shipped out
July 30	Early line reading for Shanghaied (known as "You Wish" at the time) is held
August 30	Squidville was in production around this time	[6]
September 20	Show is renewed for a third season	[5]

2001

Date	Description	Ref
January 23	Final master for You Wish/Shanghaied is shipped in	[1]
April(?) 27	Gary Takes a Bath was in production around this time	[6]
May 29	The Algae's Always Greener was in production around this time	[6]
May 30	Final master for Gary Takes a Bath is shipped in alongside the recut version of Shanghaied	[1]
September 14	Chocolate with Nuts was in production around this time	[6]
November 5	Storyboard for The Sponge Who Could Fly (known as "Volcano Pants" at the time) is shipped out

2002

Date	Description	Ref
February (ekd)	The last few episode pairings of the third season are shipped out	[7]
March 15	Final master for Wet Painters and Krusty Krab Training Video is shipped in	[1]
April 2	Final master for Party Pooper Pants is shipped in	[1]
May 17	SpongeBob Meets the Strangler was in production around this time	[6]
July 30	Final master for Born Again Krabs and I Had an Accident is shipped in	[1]
August 2	Final master for SpongeBob Meets the Strangler and Pranks A Lot is shipped in	[1]

Cited Sources

1. NauticalSponge wiki file uploads
2. Assets found in the SuperSponge PS1 development archives
3. "The First Season Crew" DVD bonus special on the Complete First Season set
4. https://www.jobkorea.co.kr
5. Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants (2009)
6. Slates accidentally left in through bubble transitions in the episode
7. https://www.hoganmag.com/blog/the-oral-history-of-spongebob-squarepants