SpongeBob SquarePants 

The misadventures of a talking sea sponge who works at a fast food restaurant, attends a boating school, and lives in an underwater pineapple.

Creators:

Stephen Hillenburg, Tim Hill, Nick Jennings

Stars:

Tom Kenny, Bill Fagerbakke, Rodger Bumpass

Nominated for 10 Primetime Emmys. Another 53 wins & 51 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Tom Kenny	...	SpongeBob SquarePants / ... 269 episodes, 1999-2020
Bill Fagerbakke	...	Patrick Star / ... 249 episodes, 1999-2020
Rodger Bumpass	...	Squidward Tentacles / ... 247 episodes, 1999-2020
Clancy Brown	...	Mr. Krabs / ... 242 episodes, 1999-2020
Mr. Lawrence	...	Plankton / ... 189 episodes, 1999-2020
Dee Bradley Baker	...	Fish #1 / ... 177 episodes, 1999-2020
Jill Talley	...	Karen / ... 154 episodes, 1999-2020
Carolyn Lawrence	...	Sandy Cheeks / ... 138 episodes, 1999-2020
Sirena Irwin	...	Lady Fish / ... 126 episodes, 1999-2020
Mary Jo Catlett	...	Mrs. Puff / ... 117 episodes, 1999-2020
Lori Alan	...	Pearl Krabs / ... 116 episodes, 1999-2020

Storyline

The character-driven cartoon chronicles the nautical and often nonsensical adventures of SpongeBob, an incurably optimistic and earnest sea sponge, and his underwater friends. Dwelling a few fathoms beneath the tropical isle of Bikini Atoll in the sub-surface city of Bikini Bottom, SpongeBob lives in a two-story pineapple. Instead of taking the logical approach to everyday challenges, SpongeBob approaches life in a wayward and unconventional way. Whether searching for the ultimate spatula to perfect his burger flipping technique at the Krusty Krab or just hanging out with his best friend Patrick (an amiable starfish), SpongeBob's good intentions and overzealous approach to life usually create chaos in his underwater world.

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Plot Keywords:

slapstick comedy | sponge | fast food | nicktoon | dark comedy | 

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Taglines:

Bigger. Better. More absorbent.

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Genres:

Animation | Comedy | Family | Fantasy

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Certificate:

TV-Y

Did You Know?

Trivia

Whenever havoc breaks out, Fred the fish cries "My leg!"

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Goofs

The geography in Spongebob's house and Bikini Bottom changes almost every episode.

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Quotes

Squidward: Why don't you two go climb the rope? I'm sure it goes somewhere far away! Now look what you've done!
SpongeBob SquarePants: We didn't do it Squidward. Our hands are clean!
Patrick: Clean!

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Crazy Credits

The background of the end credits shows flowers

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Alternate Versions

The episodes Sandy's Rocket, Culture Shock, MuscleBob BuffPants, Employee of the Month, Karate Choppers, and Rock Bottom all featured songs by the band "The Woodies" , however due to rights issues, the season 1 DVD changes those songs. However the original songs are still heard for broadcast and iTunes versions. The episode Roller Cowards also had a Woodies song featured in it. But unlike the other episodes, this one was changed for broadcast and remained intact on the DVD release.

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Connections

Featured in Pet Sematary (2019)

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Soundtracks

SpongeBob SquarePants Theme Song
Lyrics by Stephen Hillenburg and Derek Drymon
Composed by Hank Smith Music
Performed by Patrick Pinney

User Reviews

Die Laughing

I'm a junior in college, and I can't help but flipping to Spongebob every saturday morning at work. This cartoon series is a work of art! It's a hilarious journey into the world of Spongebob Squarepants and his friends, a mentally challenged starfish named Patrick, a miserly 70's reject squid, Squidward, and Sandy, some sort of tripped up Squirrel who lives underwater via an air-suit.

The humor is hilarious, and as a college student, I can't stop laughing!

Details

Official Sites:

Nick.com [United States] Official Facebook

Country:

USA Spain South Korea North Korea Canada UK

Language:

English Spanish Irish Korean

Release Date:

1 May 1999 (USA)

Also Known As:

SpongeBob

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Morena Films, Televisión Española (TVE), United Plankton Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

23 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo (Seasons 1-8) Dolby Digital (Season 9-)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16:9 HD