1999

Year 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year of the Gregorian calendar that started on a Friday. 29 episodes premiered. It is the 1st year of SpongeBob, and the year of episodes with the most in the Hillenburg era.

May 1: "Help Wanted", "Reef Blower", and "Tea at the Treedome", the pilot episodes, premiered, thus starting the series.

