SpongeBob SquarePants
Clockwise from top left: Sandy Cheeks, SpongeBob SquarePants, Patrick Star, Mr. Krabs (Eugene H. Krabs), Squidward Tentacles, and Plankton (Sheldon J. Plankton)
Genre	Animated comedy
Created by	Stephen Hillenburg
Starring	Tom Kenny Bill Fagerbakke Rodger Bumpass Carolyn Lawrence Clancy Brown Lori Alan Mary Jo Catlett Doug Lawrence Dee Bradley Baker Sirena Irwin Jill Talley
Country of origin	United States
No. of episodes	83½[1] (List of episodes)
Production
Running time	11 minutes (22 on Special episodes)
Broadcast
Original channel	Nickelodeon
Original run	May 1, 1999 – Present
External links
Official website
IMDb profile
TV.com summary

SpongeBob SquarePants is an Emmy-nominated American animated television series and media franchise. It is one of Nickelodeon's "Nicktoons" and is one of the most watched shows on Nickelodeon. This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... Spongebob Squarepants could refer to: SpongeBob SquarePants - a Nickelodeon animated series created by Stephen Hillenburg The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie - a 2004 film based on the TV series. ... Image File history File links SpongeBob_SquarePants. ... Sandra Sandy Cheeks is a fictional character in the animated Nickelodeon animated series, SpongeBob SquarePants. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... Patrick Star is an animated character in the hit Nickelodeon animated series, SpongeBob SquarePants. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... 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Thomas James Kenny (born July 13, 1962 in East Syracuse, New York) is an American voice actor who is perhaps best known for his work in the animated series SpongeBob SquarePants, in which he is the voice of Spongebob, the narrator, Patchy the Pirate, and a number of other characters. ... William Bill Fagerbakke (born October 4, 1957, in Fontana, California) is an American actor. ... Rodger Bumpass (born 23 January 1959 in Jonesboro, Arkansas) is a voice actor with credits in cartoons stretching back to the The Jetsons. ... Carolyn Lawrence is an American voice actress who voices Sandy Cheeks on SpongeBob SquarePants, Cindy Vortex on The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius and the title character, Orel Puppington, on Moral Orel. ... Clarence J. Brown III (born January 5, 1959) is an American actor. ... Lori Alan Is most recently know to do the voice work as The Boss in Metal Gear Solid 3:Snake Eater that was released for the Sony Playstation 2, but she has done other voice work and her resume includes Family Guy as the voice of Diane Simmons, various voices... Mary Jo Catlett (b. ... Doug Lawrence (born Douglas Osowski) or simply Mr. ... Dee Bradley Baker was born August 31, 1962 [1] in Indiana. ... Sirena Irwin is an actress; her credits include Mrs. ... Jill Talley is a comedic actress, most well-known as a major cast member of Mr. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... This is a list of episodes from the Nickelodeon animated television series SpongeBob SquarePants. ... Nickelodeon (more commonly called Nick for short) is an American cable television network that is owned by Viacom International. ... is the 121st day of the year (122nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 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Although its original network is Nickelodeon, SpongeBob is now broadcast across the world. It was created by marine biologist and animator, Stephen Hillenburg, and is produced through his production company, United Plankton Pictures Inc. The series is set in the Pacific Ocean, in the city of Bikini Bottom and the surrounding lagoon floor. The pilot episode first aired in the United States on Nickelodeon after the Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards on May 1, 1999. The "official" series premiere followed on July 17, 1999 with the second episode, "Bubblestand/Ripped Pants." Nickelodeon (more commonly called Nick for short) is an American cable television network that is owned by Viacom International. ... Marine biology is the study of animal and plant life within saltwater ecosystems. ... Stephen Hillenburg (born August 21, 1961, in Fort Sill, Oklahoma, USA) is an American animator and is best known as the creator of Nickelodeons SpongeBob SquarePants. ... Stephen Hillenburg (born August 21, 1961, in Fort Sill, Oklahoma, USA) is an American animator and cartoonist, and the creator of the Nickelodeon animated series SpongeBob SquarePants. ... A television pilot is the first episode of an intended television series. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... is the 121st day of the year (122nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar). ... is the 198th day of the year (199th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar). ... Production Order Bubblestand is a SpongeBob SquarePants episode from season one. ... Production Order Ripped Pants is a SpongeBob SquarePants episode from season one. ...

Setting

Main article: Bikini Bottom

SpongeBob SquarePants is a sponge who lives in a pineapple underwater, while his squid^[2] neighbor Squidward Tentacles lives in an Easter Island head. SpongeBob's other neighbor and best friend is a pink starfish named Patrick Star, who lives under a rock. SpongeBob and Patrick live on either side of Squidward. This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... Classes Calcarea Hexactinellida Demospongiae The sponges or poriferans (from Latin porus pore and ferre to bear) are animals of the phylum Porifera. ... Binomial name Ananas comosus (L.) Merr. ... Suborders †Plesioteuthididae (incertae sedis) Myopsina Oegopsina Squid are a large, diverse group of marine cephalopods. ... Wikiquote has a collection of quotations related to: Squidward Tentacles Squidward Tentacles is a fictional character in the Nickelodeon animated television series SpongeBob SquarePants. ... motto: ( Rapa Nui ) Also called Te Pito O Te Henua (Ombligo del mundo) (Navel of the world) Capital Hanga Roa Area  - City Proper  163. ... Patrick Star is an animated character in the hit Nickelodeon animated series, SpongeBob SquarePants. ...

SpongeBob and his friends live in the underwater city of Bikini Bottom. Bikini Bottom is like a regular city with a downtown, suburbs, and coastal areas with its own airport, bus system, and fair park. Stephen Hillenburg said once that Bikini Bottom was loosely based on Seattle, Washington. A good example of this statement is in the episode Pre-Hibernation Week. Sandy and SpongeBob were fighting on a tall structure called the Sea Needle, referring to the Space Needle, a tall structure in Seattle. Stephen has said that he wants to leave the location of Bikini Bottom to the imagination, claiming that the Baywatch scene was just a reference to his favorite show of all time. Stephen Hillenburg (born August 21, 1961, in Fort Sill, Oklahoma, USA) is an American animator and is best known as the creator of Nickelodeons SpongeBob SquarePants. ... “Seattle” redirects here. ... Production Order Pre-Hibernation Week is a SpongeBob SquarePants episode from season two. ... Space Needle from Downtown Seattle. ...

SpongeBob's house-pet is a snail named Gary, whose "meow" is similar to a cat. Although Gary only speaks in a few episodes, the characters have shown an ability to understand him. In addition to this, underwater worms bark exactly like dogs, and are kept on chains. Jellyfish are the equivalent of bees; buzzing, stinging with poison (although it appears as an electric shock), and producing delicious "jelly", mocking the name "jellyfish", while still referring to a bee's honey. Fish act as the citizens of the community but, as a rule, are not important characters. The name snail applies to most members of the molluscan class Gastropoda that have coiled shells. ... Gary the Snail is a character in the Nickelodeon animated series series SpongeBob SquarePants, which first aired on May 1, 1999 (officially premiered on July 17, 1999). ...

SpongeBob, who is absorbent, yellow and porous, works as a fry cook at the Krusty Krab, a fast-food restaurant, with Squidward as the cashier. The Krusty Krab is owned by Eugene H. Krabs, also known as Mr. Krabs. Sheldon J. Plankton (commonly referred to as "Plankton") is Mr. Krabs' arch enemy who owns a low-rank fast-food restaurant called The Chum Bucket across the street from the Krusty Krab. The Chum Bucket has almost never had a customer, and he spends most of his time plotting to steal the recipe for Mr. Krabs's popular Krabby Patty burgers. Only in the movie does he succeed; the formula is never actually revealed to the audience. Plankton's computer wife, Karen, alternately helps him in his schemes or bickers with him. Bikini Bottoms popular undersea eatery, the Krusty Krab restaurant. ... Fast food is food prepared and served quickly at a fast-food restaurant or shop at low cost. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Sheldon J. Plankton, mostly known by his surname Plankton, is a fictional character and one-eyed typical cartoon villain in the animated series SpongeBob SquarePants. ... Photomontage of plankton organisms Plankton are any drifting organism that inhabits the water column of oceans, seas, and bodies of fresh water. ... This article is being considered for deletion in accordance with Wikipedias deletion policy. ... Bikini Bottoms popular undersea eatery, the Krusty Krab restaurant. ... A Krabby Patty is a fictional food from the SpongeBob SquarePants animated television series. ...

Sandy Cheeks is another friend of SpongeBob. She is a squirrel that lives in an underwater dome in Bikini Bottom. She was sent there by her bosses, chimpanzees. Sandy has a Texan accent and is from the state itself. When not inside her tree-dome, she wears an astronaut suit. Sandy, just like a normal squirrel, hibernates once a year, as seen in a few episodes such as Prehibernation Week and Survival Of The Idiots. Sandra Sandy Cheeks is a fictional character in the animated Nickelodeon animated series, SpongeBob SquarePants. ... Official language(s) No Official Language See languages of Texas Capital Austin Largest city Houston Area  Ranked 2nd  - Total 261,797 sq mi (678,051 km²)  - Width 773 miles (1,244 km)  - Length 790 miles (1,270 km)  - % water 2. ...

Instead of cars, the residents of Bikini Bottom drive boats. SpongeBob is still in boating school after failing the driving test several times. Once, during an episode set in a wilderness area, Patrick questions how a camp fire is possible on the lagoon bottom. As soon as the question is asked, the fire is immediately extinguished with a sizzle. A flurry of bubbles accompanies actions in many of the episodes to remind the viewer that the setting is underwater. Ironically, when there is a separate body of water underwater, such as a swimming pool or lagoon, a non-car boat must be used to cross it because both SpongeBob and Patrick cannot swim, they must be taught by Larry the Lobster. Karl Benzs Velo model (1894) - entered into the first automobile race An automobile or motor car (usually shortened to just car) is a wheeled passenger vehicle that carries its own motor. ... A boat, like a ship, is a buoyant vessel designed for the purpose of transporting people and possibly goods across water. ... This is a list of minor characters on the television show SpongeBob SquarePants. ...

Characters

Main article: List of SpongeBob SquarePants characters

• SpongeBob SquarePants — A very friendly and funny Sponge that loves jelly fishing. He works at the Krusty Krab as the fry-cook
• Patrick Star — SpongeBob's best friend, a dumb, pink starfish.
• Sandy Cheeks — A clever Texas Squirrel that has to wear an oxygen tank to breathe underwater.
• Eugene Krabs (Mr Krabs) — A crab that is in charge of the Krusty Krab restaurant, where SpongeBob works. He is addicted to money.
• Squidward Tentacles — SpongeBob's next door neighbour and co-worker at the Krusty Krab, where he is the cashier. He hates SpongeBob and he plays the clarinet.
• Gary (a snail) — SpongeBob's pet, his only sound is a Miaow, similar to a cat.

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Popularity

SpongeBob is the only cartoon to consistently make the Top 10 list in the Nielsen ratings, and is the first "low budget" Nickelodeon cartoon, according to the network, to become extremely popular. Low-budget cartoons had not garnered as much esteem as higher-rated (and higher-budgeted) shows, such as Rugrats, although when SpongeBob aired in 1999, it had gained a significant enough number of viewers in the ratings to be considered popular, eventually becoming more popular than Rugrats had ever been. SpongeBob follows other Nickelodeon shows that have attracted "older" followers: The Ren & Stimpy Show, Rocko's Modern Life, the Kablam! skits, Action League Now! and The Angry Beavers. Other shows have followed in this trend as well: Invader Zim and The Fairly OddParents won a similar fan base when they aired in 2001, and the latter is now second only to SpongeBob in popularity, while the former attracted a cult following^{[citation needed]}. The show debuted in 1999, and during that time, Pokémon was still the biggest craze. SpongeBob did not gain its popularity until around 2000, and it has remained popular since then. When TV viewers or entertainment professionals in the United States mention ratings they are often referring to Nielsen Ratings, a system developed by Nielsen Media Research to determine the audience size and composition of television programming. ... Nicktoons TV NickToons, also known as NickToons TV, is a digital cable and satellite television network. ... For the 1980s Canadian childrens band, see The Rugrats. ... Nickelodeon (more commonly called Nick for short) is an American cable television network that is owned by Viacom International. ... Ren and Stimpy are the title characters of two cartoon TV series created by Canadian animator John Kricfalusi. ... Rockos Modern Life is an American animated television series whose four seasons aired from 1993 to 1996. ... KaBlam! is an American animated television series that ran on Nickelodeon from 1996 to 2000. ... The main characters of the animated series. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Invader Zim is an American animated television series created by comic book writer/artist Jhonen Vasquez and aired on Nickelodeon. ... The Fairly OddParents is an American animated television series created by Butch Hartman. ... The official Pokémon logo. ...

Broad appeal

SpongeBob is one in a long line of cartoons that is designed to appeal to adults as well as children. This has a lot to do with the absurd way underwater life and situations are represented, and with the situations, references, and words used, which younger viewers might not understand. Certain innuendos also are intended to go over younger viewers' heads. For example, SpongeBob tried to show his grandma that he was a mature adult by wearing sideburns and a derby, and listening to 'free form jazz', jokes most children would not understand. Numerous marine biology in-jokes are woven into the show. There are also often complex ironic scenarios that need close attention. The bowler hat is a hard felt hat with a rounded crown created for Thomas Coke, 2nd Earl of Leicester, in 1850. ... Free jazz, or progressive jazz, is a movement of jazz music characterized by diminished dependence on formal constraints. ... Marine biology is the scientific study of the plants, animals and other organisms that live in the ocean or any other body of water. ...

While many newer cartoons revolve around pre-adolescents with strange lives and feature many pop-culture references (e.g. The Fairly OddParents), SpongeBob chooses to go for a formula that was used in highly successful older Nick cartoons such as Ren and Stimpy and Rocko's Modern Life, with non-human young adults in crazy, unrealistic situations, with minimal pop culture references. The Fairly OddParents is an American animated television series created by Butch Hartman. ... Ren and Stimpy are the eponymous characters of two cartoon television series created by Canadian animator John Kricfalusi. ... Rockos Modern Life is an American animated television series whose four seasons aired from 1993 to 1996. ...

Part of the show's appeal has to do with the childlike nature of SpongeBob and his best friend, Patrick Star, both of whom are adults but display an innocence typical of human children. However, the characters are not immune from more adult avocations, including rock musicianship in a stadium performance, reminiscent of a hard rock concert, or Patrick turning to SpongeBob after they had nurtured a baby clam, holding his arms out saying "Lets have another".

Unlike the Nickelodeon network, SpongeBob features well-known independent musicians who contribute to its soundtrack. Alternative rock bands such as Wilco, The Shins, The Flaming Lips and Ween (who have contributed two original songs to the show and their 1997 song "Ocean Man" to the movie soundtrack), as well as metal bands Pantera, Motörhead and Twisted Sister have made appearances on the show and movies soundtracks, and heavy metal group Metallica even released a T-shirt featuring cartoon versions of themselves playing live with the characters SpongeBob and Patrick. British rock singer David Bowie announced that he will be a special guest on a future episode of SpongeBob SquarePants in 2009.^[3] Alternative rock (also called alternative music or simply alternative; known primarily in the UK as indie) is a genre of rock music that emerged in the 1980s and became widely popular in the 1990s. ... Wilco is an American rock band based in Chicago, Illinois. ... The Shins are an indie rock group with elements of folk and alternative country on Sub Pop Records comprising singer, songwriter and guitarist James Russell Mercer, keyboardist/guitarist/bassist Martin Crandall, bassist/guitarist Dave Hernandez, drummer Jesse Sandoval, and Eric Johnson of the Fruit Bats. ... The Flaming Lips (formed in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma in 1983) are a Grammy-award winning[1] American alternative rock band. ... Ween is an alternative rock group formed in 1984 in New Hope, Pennsylvania when Aaron Freeman and Mickey Melchiondo met in an eighth grade typing class. ... Pantera was an American heavy metal band from Arlington, Texas, that formed in 1981. ... Motörhead are a Grammy Award-winning British heavy metal band formed in 1975 by bassist, singer and songwriter Lemmy (real name Ian Kilmister), who has remained the sole constant member. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Heavy metals, in chemistry, are chemical elements of a particular range of atomic weights. ... Metallica is a Grammy Award-winning American heavy metal/thrash metal band formed in 1981[1] and has become one of the most commercially successful musical acts of recent decades. ... David Bowie (IPA: []) (born David Robert Jones on 8 January 1947) is an English singer, songwriter, actor, multi-instrumentalist, producer, arranger and audio engineer. ...

The show became so popular with teenagers and adults that the series was broadcast on MTV and featured on Spike TV. A quote by Patrick ("It's gonna rock!" from the episode Mid-Life Crustacean) has been used as a promotional tag-line for rock stations. Ren and Stimpy, among others, had followed a similar path. The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie, released on November 19, 2004, features a cameo appearance by actor David Hasselhoff, in a parody of his role from the Baywatch TV series. MTV (Music Television) is an American cable television network based in New York City. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Patrick Star is an animated character in the hit Nickelodeon animated series, SpongeBob SquarePants. ... Production Order Mid-Life Crustacean is a SpongeBob SquarePants episode from season three. ... Ren and Stimpy are the eponymous characters of two cartoon television series created by Canadian animator John Kricfalusi. ... The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie is a feature film based on Nickelodeons hit TV show SpongeBob SquarePants. ... is the 323rd day of the year (324th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... shelby was here 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2002 Lincoln cent, obverse, proof with cameo Cameo is a method of carving, or an item of jewelry made in this manner. ... Actors in period costume sharing a joke whilst waiting between takes during location filming. ... David Michael Hasselhoff (born July 17, 1952 in Baltimore, Maryland), nicknamed The Hoff, is an American actor who is best known for his lead roles on Knight Rider and Baywatch. ... Baywatch was a popular American television series about the Los Angeles County Lifeguards who patrol the crowded beaches of Los Angeles County, California. ...

Merchandising and marketing

LEGO SpongeBob SquarePants

Merchandise based on the show ranges from Kraft Macaroni & Cheese and Kraft SuperMac & Cheese, Kellogg's cereal, and video games to boxer shorts, thongs, pajamas and t-shirts. A line of SpongeBob SquarePants was even produced. The show also spawned a large and popular merchandise line at Hot Topic, Claire's, RadioShack, Target, Wal-Mart and Toys "R" Us stores. There have been kids meal tie-ins at Wendy's for SpongeBob's House Party Special in 2002 and at Burger King restaurants in 2001, 2003, and for the movie in 2004. In 2006, another kids meal tie-in for Burger King was introduced for the Lost in Time special, and a McDonald's Happy Meal or Mighty Kids Meal tie-in will be released soon. In Japan, they had a kids meal tie-in with KFC which featured different toys based on the TV series.[1] SpongeBob was also featured on VH1's I Love the 90s: Part Deux: I Love 1999: Part Deux as part of a commentary by Michael Ian Black and "Weird Al" Yankovic among other celebrities. A tie-in beverage for 7-Eleven convenience stores has been created, a pineapple-flavored Slurpee. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1600x1200, 431 KB) Summary Image of LEGO 2006 sets featuring Spongebob Squarepants(r) characters, to be released under license from Nikelodeon in August 2006 and previewed at toy shows. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1600x1200, 431 KB) Summary Image of LEGO 2006 sets featuring Spongebob Squarepants(r) characters, to be released under license from Nikelodeon in August 2006 and previewed at toy shows. ... 2006 sets from ToyFair in New York City Lego SpongeBob SquarePants is a series of Lego building sets based on SpongeBob SquarePants, a Nicktoon on the childrens cable TV network, Nickelodeon. ... Box on left, purchased in the USA. Box on right, purchased in Canada Kraft Dinner, also known as KD, Kraft Mac n Cheese, or Kraft Macaroni & Cheese, is a pasta dish of macaroni and cheese that is produced by the Kraft company. ... For other things with Kellogg in the name, see Kellogg (disambiguation). ... Boxer shorts (also known as loose boxers or, imprecisely, as boxers) are a type of underwear, worn by men. ... Hot Topic (NASDAQ: HOTT) is an American company that operates chain stores aimed at teenagers and young adults. ... Claires (NYSE: CLE) is a retail store chain that primarily targets female teenagers and preteens. ... The exterior of a typical free-standing RadioShack store. ... Target Stores is a division of Target Corporation. ... Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. ... Toys R Us (often typeset as Toys Я Us to fit their logo) is a toy store chain based in the United States, Canada, Australia and the United Kingdom. ... Wendys is a chain of fast-food restaurants founded by the late Dave Thomas and owned by the United States corporation, Wendys International, Inc. ... Burger King (often abbreviated to BK) is a large international chain of fast food restaurants, predominantly selling burgers, french fries, soft drinks, desserts, and various sandwiches. ... McDonalds Corporation (NYSE: MCD) is the worlds largest chain of fast-food restaurants, primarily selling hamburgers, chicken, french fries, milkshakes and soft drinks. ... Happy Meal logo, English Happy Meal logo, Japanese. ... The Mighty Kids Meal is a meal from McDonalds designed for preteens, who are older than those who might eat a Happy Meal, but still not hungry enough to eat from the full menu. ... KFC, or Kentucky Fried Chicken, is a fast food restaurant chain based in Louisville, Kentucky. ... VH1 (VH-1: Video Hits One until 1994) is an American cable television channel that was created in January 1985 by Warner-Amex Satellite Entertainment, at the time a division of Warner Communications and owners of MTV. VH1 and sister channel MTV are currently part of the MTV Networks division... I Love the 90s: Part Deux is a miniseries on VH1 in which various music and TV personalities reminisce about 1990s culture. ... Michael Ian Black (born Michael Schwartz on August 12, 1971) is an American actor, comedian and comedy writer. ... This article is about the musician himself. ... 7-Eleven is an international franchisor, licensor, and operator of a chain of convenience stores in eighteen countries including: Canada, United States, Mexico and Puerto Rico in the Americas; Norway, Sweden and Denmark in Europe; mainland China, Hong Kong, South Korea, Japan and Taiwan in East Asia; Philippines, Thailand, Malaysia... In 1967, 7-Eleven licensed the frozen carbonated beverage from the ICEE Company, and began selling the product as the Slurpee. ...

Events in the past with the SpongeBob SquarePants theme include an exhibit at Underwater Adventures Aquarium in the Mall of America called SeaCrits of Bikini Bottom during the summer of 2003. In October 2004, a NASCAR Busch Series race was named The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie 300, presented by Lowe's and broadcast on TNT featuring Jimmie Johnson's #48 Lowe's stock car and Kyle Busch's #5 stock car painted for the race with the SpongeBob Movie paint schemes. There were contests tied in with the movie where fans could win SpongeBob-related items or a trip to the Cayman Islands. The motion simulator/interactive movie ride "Escape from Dino-Island 3D" at Six Flags Over Texas was turned into "SpongeBob SquarePants 4-D", with water squirts, real bubbles, and other sensory enhancements. The SpongeBob SquarePants 4-D ride opened at the Noah's Ark Dive-In Theater located at Noah's Ark Waterpark in Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin in the summer of 2007. LEGO received license to produce SpongeBob SquarePants building sets, which are available in stores now. SpongeBob will also appear at the Mall of America's new theme along with the rest of the Nicktoons in a new Nickelodeon theme park re-branded from The Park at MOA (formerly Camp Snoopy) starting in 2008. Underwater Adventures Aquarium is a public aquarium located in the Mall of America in Bloomington, Minnesota. ... Mall of America (also MOA, MoA, or the Megamall) is a shopping mall located in the Twin Cities suburb of Bloomington, Minnesota. ... Jeff Burton (99), Elliott Sadler (38), Ricky Rudd (21), Dale Jarrett (88), Sterling Marlin (40), Jimmie Johnson (48), and Casey Mears (41) practice for the 2004 Daytona 500 The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) is the largest sanctioning body of motorsports in the United States. ... The NASCAR Busch Series is a stock car racing series owned and operated by NASCAR. It is NASCARs minor league circuit (often compared to Triple-A baseball), and is a proving ground for drivers who wish to step up to the organizations big league circuit, the Nextel Cup. ... “Lowes” redirects here. ... Turner Network Television, usually referred to as TNT, is an American cable TV network created by media mogul Ted Turner and currently owned by the Turner Broadcasting System division of Time Warner. ... James Kenneth Johnson (born September 17, 1975, El Cajon, California) is a current NASCAR NEXTEL Cup race car driver who drives the #48 Lowes Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS and Chevrolet Impala SS owned by his teammate Jeff Gordon and operated by Rick Hendricks Hendrick Motorsports. ... Kyle Thomas Busch (born May 2, 1985 in Las Vegas, Nevada) is an American race car driver. ... Six Flags Over Texas is a major amusement park located in Arlington, Texas (USA), east of Fort Worth and about west of Dallas. ... SpongeBob SquarePants 4-D is a ride based upon the popular television series SpongeBob SquarePants. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Location of Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin Lower Dells Intersection between Downtown & The Strip Wisconsin Dells is a city located in south-central Wisconsin, in the United States. ... Lego Group logo. ... The Park at MOA, formerly Camp Snoopy, February 2000. ...

Other items featuring SpongeBob include a special edition Monopoly board game, Life and Operation board game as well as a SpongeBob SquarePants edition of Ants in the Pants and Yahtzee. SEGA Corporation introduced a ticket redemption game based on the show that has become popular with most video arcades.^[4] The SpongeBob SquarePants market saturation has become something of a joke. In the comic strip "Sherman's Lagoon", Hawthorne the crab is showing off a small nuclear (Junior) reactor, and Herman the shark says "Boy, that SpongeBob will endorse anything!" Monopoly is the best-selling commercial board game in the world. ... A board game is a game played with counters or pieces that are placed on, removed from, or moved across a board (a premarked surface, usually specific to that game). ... The Game of Life is a board game originally created in 1861 by Milton Bradley as The Checkered Game of Life. ... Operation is a battery-operated board game that tests players hand-eye co-ordination. ... Ants in the Pants is a game designed by insect-theme game designer William H. (Herb) Schaper. ... This article is about the game. ... Sega Corporation ) is a Japanese multinational video game software and hardware developing company, and a former home computer and console manufacturer. ... Redemption games are typically arcade games of skill that reward the player proportionally to their score in the game. ... A video arcade is a place where people play arcade video games. ...

When the complete first season of SpongeBob SquarePants was released in the United Kingdom, it included some heavy editing (though not to the cartoons themselves). The audio commentaries were cut out, and only two extras were left in, possibly to avoid a 12 rating. A similar approach was taken with the second season; it included no audio commentaries and only one extra, Around the World with SpongeBob Squarepants.

History

Development (1993–1999)

SpongeBob's history can be traced back to 1993 when Rocko's Modern Life first aired. One of the producers was Stephen Hillenburg, a cartoon worker/marine biologist who loved both his careers. When Rocko's Modern Life was canceled in 1996, Hillenburg began working on SpongeBob (although sketches trace back to 1987). He teamed up with creative director Derek Drymon, who had worked on shows such as Doug, Action League Now!, and Hey Arnold!. Drymon had worked with Hillenburg on Rocko's Modern Life as well, as did many SpongeBob crew members, including writer-directors Sherm Cohen and Dan Povenmire, writer Tim Hill, voice actors Tom Kenny and Doug Lawrence (aka "Mr. Lawrence"), actor-writer Martin Olson and animation director Alan Smart. Another crew member with previous Nickelodeon cartoon experience was former Angry Beavers story editor Merriwether Williams, who worked on that show for its first few seasons and switched to SpongeBob in July 1999. Rockos Modern Life is an American animated television series whose four seasons aired from 1993 to 1996. ... Stephen Hillenburg (born August 21, 1961, in Fort Sill, Oklahoma, USA) is an American animator and is best known as the creator of Nickelodeons SpongeBob SquarePants. ... Derek Drymon (born 1965 in Jefferson, New Jersey, USA) is an American writer & storyboard artist. ... Doug is an American animated television series that originally aired on Nickelodeon, and starring a 6th grader named Douglas Yancey Funnie. ... The main characters of the animated series. ... Hey Arnold was an American animated television series that aired from October 7, 1996 until June 8, 2004 on Nickelodeon. ... Rockos Modern Life is an American animated television series whose four seasons aired from 1993 to 1996. ... Rockos Modern Life is an American animated television series whose four seasons aired from 1993 to 1996. ... Tim Hill is one of the most well known infamous cartoon workers of the 90s and 2000s. ... A voice actor (also a voice artist) is a person who provides voices for animated characters (including those in feature films, television series, animated shorts), voice-overs in radio and television commercials, audio dramas, dubbed foreign language films, video games, puppet shows, and amusement rides. ... Thomas James Kenny (born July 13, 1962 in East Syracuse, New York) is an American voice actor who is perhaps best known for his work in the animated series SpongeBob SquarePants, in which he is the voice of Spongebob, the narrator, Patchy the Pirate, and a number of other characters. ... Doug Lawrence (born Douglas Osowski) or simply Mr. ... Rockos Modern Life is an American animated television series whose four seasons aired from 1993 to 1996. ... Nickelodeon (more commonly called Nick for short) is an American cable television network that is owned by Viacom International. ... Merriwether Williams is a story editor for Nickelodeon cartoons. ...

During production of the show, Bobson provided a concept of short comics with the same style of the show, but the characters looked different. SpongeBob used to be named SpongeBoy,^[5] and used to wear a red hat with a green base and a white business shirt with a tie. The name "SpongeBoy" did not make it into the show since the name was already officially trademarked by Bob Burden, creator of Flaming Carrot. Hillenburg later chose the alternative name "SpongeBob". The original name was once referenced in the show by Mr. Krabs' line, "SpongeBoy, me Bob!." The Krusty Krab was originally spelled with the letter C rather than K, but Stephen Hillenburg thought Ks were funnier and it would fit his Ukrainian heritage. This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... Bob Burden is the creator of The Flaming Carrot. Categories: Eisner Award winners | Comics creator stubs ... Flaming Carrot Comics is a surrealist comic book by Bob Burden between 1979 and 1993. ...

SpongeBob aired its first episode, "Help Wanted/Reef Blower/Tea at the Treedome", after the 1999 Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards. At this time, Rugrats was the most popular show on Nickelodeon and had already outlived dozens of other lower-budget cartoons. SpongeBob, with its generally lower-class animation and humor style more rooted in clever word-play and culture-references unlike the potty humor that made Rugrats so popular, was expected to be just another one of those shows. Following early struggles, its ratings soared, and a year after release, it surpassed Rugrats as Nickelodeon's highest rated show. SpongeBob's signature voice (provided by Tom Kenny) and humorous style was enjoyable to both younger and older audiences. This article does not cite any references or sources. ... For the 1980s Canadian childrens band, see The Rugrats. ... Toilet humor or potty humor (humour in Commonwealth English) is a type of humor dealing with bodily toilet functions. ... Thomas James Kenny (born July 13, 1962 in East Syracuse, New York) is an American voice actor who is perhaps best known for his work in the animated series SpongeBob SquarePants, in which he is the voice of Spongebob, the narrator, Patchy the Pirate, and a number of other characters. ...

Peak years (2000–2003)

The first part of 2002 saw SpongeBob at its peak. The beginning of the third season produced many of classic episodes and focused on the same style and animation concepts.

Unfortunately things changed late in the year. Due to rumors of a movie, there was high speculation that the show would be canceled and that 2003/2004 would feature the last season of new episodes. Fans were devastated and online petitions were widely distributed to convince Nickelodeon to produce more episodes by showing continuing fan support. "SpongeBob Meets The Strangler/Pranks A Lot" was the last episode of this season, and aired in October 2004. It was also released on DVD at the end of 2003. Following this, the movie was released in November of that year.

The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie poster.

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Hiatus and movie era (2003–2005)

A hiatus from 2003 to 2005 challenged viewer loyalty. This led to the program's lowest ratings with Survival of the Idiots on March 5, 2001, causing speculation that the show might even be cancelled after the movie's release.

The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie achieved over $85,000,000 in revenue in the United States, considered to be under-expectations: People assumed that the show's popularity showed something of a decline at the time of its release. The Rugrats Movie, on the other hand, debuted when the animated series which it is based on, Rugrats, was at the height of its popularity. Interestingly, that movie would also be considered Rugrats' jump the shark moment by fans, while the SpongeBob movie was actually generally well received by fans who saw it. The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie is a feature film based on Nickelodeons hit TV show SpongeBob SquarePants. ... For the 1980s Canadian childrens band, see The Rugrats. ... Jumping the shark is a slang term used by television critics since the 1990s. ...

It was announced late in 2004 that SpongeBob would be continuing with a new session due in 2005. Hillenburg, despite the rumors, did not actually leave the show but has resigned from his position as the show's executive producer (this job now belongs to Derek Drymon, with Paul Tibbitt taking over Drymon's job as creative director). Derek Drymon (born 1965 in Jefferson, New Jersey, USA) is an American writer & storyboard artist. ... Paul Tibbitt born in 1954 is a prolific cartoon writer and storyboard artist on the hit TV series SpongeBob SquarePants. ...

Comeback (2005–Present)

TV advertisements for SpongeBob's fourth season first aired publicly during the 2005 Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards. The new episodes began airing on May 6, 2005. The first new episode of Season 4 was "Fear of a Krabby Patty"/"Shell of a Man". After airing three new episodes on Fridays from May 6 – May 20, Nickelodeon showed no new episodes until September 2005. This article does not cite any references or sources. ... is the 126th day of the year (127th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Production Order Fear of a Krabby Patty is the Emmy nominated opening episode of SpongeBob SquarePants from season four. ... Shell of a Man is a SpongeBob SquarePants episode from season four. ... is the 126th day of the year (127th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... May 20 is the 140th day of the year (141st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

For the first time in the series' run, Nickelodeon began airing 11-minute segments of new episodes separately, spread over two weeks. This practice began with the airing of the episode "Selling Out" on September 23; its companion episode, "Funny Pants," premiered the following week. Production Order Selling Out is a SpongeBob SquarePants episode from season four. ... September 23 is the 266th day of the year (267th in leap years). ... Funny Pants is a SpongeBob SquarePants episode from season four. ...

The Star Online eCentral reported in December 2005 that Nickelodeon had ordered 20 more episodes, bringing the show’s total to 100.^[6]

Spongebob SquarePants has been approved for a sixth season, which consists of thirteen episodes.^[7]

In November 2005, Nickelodeon aired the special "Have You Seen This Snail?" and did not air new episodes until February 2006, when they showed the special "Dunces and Dragons". The show was sponsored by Burger King. They then showed new episodes until June 2, 2006. On September 23, 2006 Nickelodeon began to air new episodes, which included "New Leaf", "Once Bitten" in September. SpongeBob also aired 2 October episodes and the November episodes include "The Best Day Ever", which featured a 24-hour marathon before its premiere. This drew 6.7 million viewers on November 9 along with "Wigstruck" (Originally October 20) and "That's No Lady," which aired late the same month. The new episodes in 2007 started airing on January 15 and, one of the first times in SpongeBob history, aired three new episodes back to back on February 19, 2007. It's announced in February 2007 that KISS rocker Gene Simmons will be voicing the Sea Monster in a new episode called "20,000 Patties Under the Sea", schedule to air in 2007. [2] Production Order Have You Seen This Snail? is a 22 minute special of SpongeBob SquarePants from season four. ... Production Order Dunces and Dragons is a SpongeBob SquarePants episode from Season four. ... Burger King (often abbreviated to BK) is a large international chain of fast food restaurants, predominantly selling burgers, french fries, soft drinks, desserts, and various sandwiches. ... is the 153rd day of the year (154th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... September 23 is the 266th day of the year (267th in leap years). ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... Production Order For the 1971 film, see A New Leaf. ... Once Bitten was Annabel Lambs 1983 debut album. ... This article or section is not written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia article. ... Production Order Wigstruck is a SpongeBob SquarePants episode from season four. ... Production Order Thats No Lady is a SpongeBob SquarePants episode from season four. ... January 15 is the 15th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 50th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is now the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... Gene Simmons (born August 25, 1949) is an Israeli-American hard rock bass guitarist and vocalist for the rock band Kiss. ... This is a list of episodes from the Nickelodeon animated television series SpongeBob SquarePants. ...

Cast

• Tom Kenny: SpongeBob SquarePants, Gary the Snail, Narrator, Patchy the Pirate, Mr. SquarePants, miscellaneous characters
• Bill Fagerbakke: Patrick Star
• Rodger Bumpass: Squidward Tentacles, Dr. Gill Gilliam
• Carolyn Lawrence: Sandy Cheeks
• Clancy Brown: Eugene Krabs
• Dee Bradley Baker: Squilliam Fancyson, miscellaneous characters
• Mr. Lawrence: Sheldon J. Plankton, Larry Lobster, miscellaneous characters
• Lori Alan: Pearl Krabs
• Mary Jo Catlett: Mrs. Poppy Puff
• Sirena Irwin: miscellaneous characters
• Lauren Tom: miscellaneous characters
• Stephen Hillenburg: Potty the Parrot
• Brian Doyle-Murray: The Flying Dutchman
• Jill Talley: Karen (Plankton's computer wife)
• Paul Tibbitt: Mama Krabs ("Sailor Mouth", "Mid-Life Crustacean") Potty the Parrot Friend or Foe?
• Thomas F. Wilson: miscellaneous characters
• Carlos Alazraqui: miscellaneous characters
• Clea Lewis: miscellaneous characters
• Sara Paxton: miscellaneous characters
• Ollie Young : miscellaneous characters

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Guest appearances

• Ernest Borgnine: Mermaid Man
• Tim Conway: Barnacle Boy
• Charles Nelson Reilly: Dirty Bubble ("Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy II")
• John Rhys-Davies: Man Ray
• Jim Jarmusch: self ("Hooky")
• John Lurie: self ("Hooky")
• John O'Hurley: King Neptune ("Neptune's Spatula")
• Kevin Michael Richardson: King Neptune (voice in "Party Pooper Pants")
• Amy Poehler: Grandma
• Pat Morita: Master Udon ("Karate Island")
• Martin Olson appeared in a live-action sequence as Chief of the Superheroes ("Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy V")
• David Bowie: Set to appear in a future episode next year playing as Lord Royal Highness. (fact)
• Junior Brown: Sandy Cheeks ("Texas"; sang the last line: "I want to go home.") NOTE: Brown also sang the entire "Spongebob Squarepants Theme Song" over the closing credits; however, because Nickelodeon usually runs advertising or promotional spot announcements during the closing credit sequences, the soundtrack is obliterated on both Nickelodeon and Nickelodeon 2 telecasts of this episode. Junior Brown's vocals may, however, be heard in their entirety on broadcasts of "Texas" that are telecast on the NickToons network, which runs the credits without the promotional vocals that it adds on its two flagship stations.
• David Glen Eisley: SpongeBob SquarePants when he was singing the song ("Band Geeks")
• Pantera: "Pre-Hibernation" plays in "Pre-Hibernation Week"
• Ween: "Loop de Loop" is on a record Gary the Snail plays for SpongeBob to teach him how to tie his shoes in "Your Shoe's Untied."

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Crew

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Awards

The following list shows the awards the show has won:

Annie Awards

Best Animated Television Production (2005)

Best Writing in an Animated Television Production (2006)

Kids' Choice Awards

Best Cartoon (2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007)

Golden Reel Award

Best Sound Editing in Television Animation—Music (2000, 2001, 2002, 2003)

Best Sound Editing in Television Animation—Music (2000, 2003, 2004)

Television Critics Association Awards

Outstanding Achievement in Children's Programming (2002)

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Episodes and media releases

Episodes:

Main article: List of SpongeBob SquarePants episodes

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• The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie (November 19, 2004)

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• Astrology With Squidward
• Patrick the Snowman
• Plankton's Holiday Hits
• How The You-Know-Who Stole You-Know-What!
• 12 Days of Nickmas
• The Endless Summer^[8]
• A Random Act of SpongeBob

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Music

Main article: Music of SpongeBob SquarePants

• Painty the Pirate, who appears at the start of the opening theme song sequence, employs a chroma key for the moving lips. The lips are actually those of Stephen Hillenburg, and the voice is of Patrick Pinney.
• The SpongeBob SquarePants theme song is primarily based on the sea shanty, "Blow the Man Down". It is sung by Painty the Pirate, voiced by Pat Pinney, and can be found on the soundtrack SpongeBob SquarePants: Original Theme Highlights. This song is popularly misattributed to "Weird Al" Yankovic. A cover of the song by Avril Lavigne can be found on The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie (soundtrack). Another cover by the Violent Femmes, which aired as a commercial on Nickelodeon to promote Season 2, can be viewed in the special features of the Nautical Nonsense/Sponge Buddies DVD. A choral version was recorded for the SpongeBob Christmas special where the last repetition of "SpongeBob SquarePants" was replaced by, "It's the SpongeBob Christmas special." The theme song is occasionally utilized as marching cadence.
• Traditional sea shanties are used for the musical themes in the show. Most commonly used is that of "Drunken Sailor". In the episode "Krusty Krab Training Video," a young Eugene Krabs is shown walking to a soda vending machine, la-laing the shanty "Blow the Man Down." Various songs used in SpongeBob SquarePants come from the Associated Production Music library, some of which have also been used in shows such as Ren & Stimpy, Rocko's Modern Life, The X Factor, Camp Lazlo, and My Gym Partner's a Monkey. For competition-based episodes, some of Sam Spence's NFL Films music is used (such as "A Golden Boy Again" used in episodes such as The Fry Cook Games and "Ramblin' Man from Gramblin" is used in Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy V.) Ironically, one of Spence's more famous songs for the NFL Films library of music is an orchestral version of "Drunken Sailor" called "Up She Rises", first suggested by Steven Sabol to his father Ed because he liked the song at summer camp.
• In the episode "Prehibernation Week," the music is played by the heavy metal band Pantera. When ever SpongeBob does something dangerous, the music starts playing. The opening credits have a shot that reads "Special musical guests Pantera".

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Magazine

In the United Kingdom, a SpongeBob SquarePants magazine is currently being published by Titan Magazines every four weeks. It was first published on February 3, 2005. The next issue was published on February 1, 2007 and was be the second anniversary of the magazine. The magazine contains comic strips, fan letters, competitions and several features. This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Titan Magazines is a division of the Titan Entertainment Group, which also owns several Forbidden Planet specialist comics and collector stores (it should not be confused with Forbidden Planet International, which largely owns similar stores, mostly in the North of England). ... February 3 is the 34th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 32nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is now the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... An anniversary (from the Latin anniversarius, from the words for year and to turn, meaning (re)turning yearly; known in English since c. ...

References

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External links

• Official site
• Official site (Australia)
• Official site (UK)
• Official site (Latin America)
• Official site (Italy)
• Official site (Germany)
• SpongeBob SquarePants at the Big Cartoon DataBase
• SpongeBob SquarePants at YTV.com
• An interview with Stephen Hillenburg regarding the movie
• SpongeBob at epguides.com
• SpongeBuddy Mania
• SpongeBob SquarePants Wiki

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