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, Rodger Bumpass, Bill Fagerbakke

Nominated for 9 Primetime Emmys. Another 48 wins & 42 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Tom Kenny	...	SpongeBob SquarePants / ... 235 episodes, 1999-2018
Rodger Bumpass	...	Squidward / ... 218 episodes, 1999-2018
Bill Fagerbakke	...	Patrick Star / ... 217 episodes, 1999-2018
Clancy Brown	...	Mr. Krabs / ... 209 episodes, 1999-2018
Dee Bradley Baker	...	Fish #1 / ... 161 episodes, 1999-2018
Mr. Lawrence	...	Plankton / ... 159 episodes, 1999-2018
Jill Talley	...	Karen / ... 119 episodes, 1999-2018
Carolyn Lawrence	...	Sandy Cheeks / ... 115 episodes, 1999-2017
Sirena Irwin	...	Lady Fish / ... 112 episodes, 1999-2018
Lori Alan	...	Pearl Krabs / ... 97 episodes, 1999-2018
Mary Jo Catlett	...	Mrs. Puff / ... 93 episodes, 1999-2017

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:

sponge | spongebob squarepants | fast food | underwater | nicktoon | 

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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

Details

Official Sites:

Nick.com [United States] Official Facebook

Country:

USA

Language:

English Irish

Release Date:

30 April 1999 (USA)

Also Known As:

Sponge Bob Square Pants

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

United Plankton Pictures,Nickelodeon Animation Studios

Technical Specs

Runtime:

23 min

Sound Mix:

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

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16:9 HD

Did You Know?

Trivia

Stephen Hillenburg, the Creator of the show is a marine biologist, and presented his idea for the show to Nickelodeon in a bizarre way. He brought in a fish tank into the boardroom, and explained what was living inside. He then placed a cartoon drawing of SpongeBob into the tank and said "This is SpongeBob, the star of your new show."

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Goofs

When Plankton is turning the thermometer in the Krusty Krab, you can see he is turning the knob back and forth. Yet you see the temperature is just going down, not up and down like it should be.

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Quotes

[opening sequence]
Painting: Are you ready kids?
Kids: Aye Aye Captain!
Painting: I can't hear you!
Kids: Aye Aye Captain!
Painting, Kids: Ohhhh... Who lives in a pineapple under the sea?
Kids: SpongeBob SquarePants!
Painting: Absorbent and yellow and porous is he!
Kids: SpongeBob SquarePants!
Painting: If nautical nonsense be somethin' you wish.
[...]

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Connections

Referenced in My Entire High School Sinking Into the Sea (2016)

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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

HOLY CRAP!!! SpongeBob SquarePants is funny!!!

I'm 15 years old, I have a cousin who is 5 years old, and my mom is over 40. What do we all have in common? We like SpongeBob! A show that is for all ages. SpongeBob is a silly cartoon that reaches young, old, and in between. Younger kids will enjoy the silly antics and slapstick. While teens and adults will enjoy a lot of adult and more witty humor that passes over little kids heads.

The show takes place underwater. The main character, SpongeBob, is a talking sponge, who works as a fry cook for Mr. Krabs, the greedy owner of the Krusty Krab. He also works with his depressing and more sophisticated next door neighbor, Squidword Tentacles, who is constantly annoyed by SpongeBob's crazy, stupid antics. SpongeBob's other neighbor and long-life best friend, Patrick Star, is a talking pink starfish that maybe the most stupid character ever. There is also Plankton, a tiny but evil character that is jealous of Mr. Krab's restaurant and always is trying to steal his formula for the sacred Krabby Patty, but he always ends up failing miserably. Then there is Sandy Cheeks, a squirrel that for some reason lives underwater in a space-suit. Sandy befriends SpongeBob and Patrick and loves to do exciting things with them. are these not the most ridiculous characters.

You might be thinking, this sounds stupid. Well it is stupid, thats the beauty of the show. The premise is so ridiculous that anything can happen. None of the episodes ever continue the story and plot of the previous episode. Its a cartoon. Every new episode starts a new story. And the story lines of the episodes are just sometimes ridiculous, but the characters in the show are so good that everything works. Squidword is a great straight-man for the comedy. He seems to hate his life because SpongeBob and Patrick are constantly ruining things for him. Not on purpose, SpongeBob and Patrick are just stupid. Especially Patrick who is my favorite character. The show at times seems to make a point on how stupid he really is. Sometimes Patrick seems mentally retarded. But he is good at heart along with SpongeBob. Mr. Krabs on the other hand is just plain greedy. His character amuses me because he is so cheap that its ridiculous. He'll do anything to save a dollar or make an extra penny. And Plankton is the worst one of them all. Plankton comes up with these Genius plans to steal the Krabby Patty formula but he has one problem, he is an 8th of the size of everyone else. all of these characters make for great comedy.

There is stupid comedy in SpongeBob, but there is also a lot of jokes and situations that only adults can understand. There is dark humor and even some witty jokes. Sometimes you will even see some references to pop-culture events. Kids will enjoy the silly stuff when adults and teens will enjoy some of the other jokes.

This cartoon is unique because its a kids cartoon but all the main characters are full-grown adults. Yes there sea creatures but they are grown-ups. But SpongeBob and Patrick act like little kids. Thats what I find charming about the show.

Watch SpongeBob Squarepants! Any age can find humor in the show.