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An obvious example is Help Wanted, which was recorded in 1997, but didn't air until two years afterwards, the Season itself didn't finish production until the Autumn of 1999. Season 2-3, have many examples since they have a mis-matched airing schedule, and episodes are created at a quicker rate due to the switch to digital coloring. Krusty Love was made in 2000-ish, since the rest of S2 ended in late-2001. I even remeber looking at the copyright date at the credits and it said 2000, even though it aired in 2002. Another example would be almost every season 3 Episode, episodes early in the Season like MM&BB IV, Doing Time, Snowball Effect, One Krabs Trash, Can You Spare a Dime,and As Seen On TV were all copyrighted in 2001, according to the credits. The second half of S3 was produced in 2002 to make accommodations for the movie. Oh, and lastly, Here's a shocking example, I remember seeing Fear Of a krabby Patty/Shell Of a Man on Netflix, and I looked at the end credits and the copyright year was 2004! Really odd, since those are the only two Spongebob episodes to be produced in 2004.
Don't know any other post-movie examples, since some episodes aren't even finished within days before the first promo, instead of a few months in advanced.
Don't know any other post-movie examples, since some episodes aren't even finished within days before the first promo, instead of a few months in advanced.