Steven Fonti, Chris Mitchell, Peter Burns Steven Fonti, Chris Mitchell, Peter Burns, Tim Hill Stephen Hillenburg, Derek Drymon, Tim HillĮnnio Torresan, Erik Wiese, Stephen Hillenburg, Derek Drymon, Tim Hill However, this episode was included as a bonus feature on the season three DVD. The pilot episode, 'Help Wanted' was not included on the season one DVD, due to copyright issues with Tiny's Tim song 'Livin' in the Sunlight, Lovin' in the Moonlight,' which was used in the episode. The DVD for the season was released in regions one, two and four on October 28, 2003, November 7, 2005, and November 30, 2006, respectively. The first season of SpongeBob SquarePants started on May 1, 1999. See the main article: SpongeBob SquarePants (season 1)