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SpongeBob SquarePants

SpongeBob SquarePants is an animated television series created by marine biologist Stephen Hillenburg and first aired in the US on Nickelodeon after The Kids Choice Awards on April 1, 1999. It offically aired on July 17 of the same year with the first episode "Bubblestand / Ripped Pants". The main characters are SpongeBob SquarePants, Patrick Star, Squidward Tentacles, Mr. Krabs and Sandy Cheeks. Most episodes take place in the town of Bikini Bottom or the surrounding lagoon floor, islets, or deep.

The show's appeal to older viewers has a lot to do with the way underwater life and situations are represented as almost equivalent to normal terrestrial lifestyles. Instead of cars, the residents of Bikini Bottom drive boats—with wheels of course. And once, while on a camping trip, Patrick questions how they could have a camp fire on the lagoon bottom—the fire is immediately extinguished with a sizzle. A flurry of bubbles accompany many actions, just to remind the viewer everything is underwater. SpongeBob's house pet is a snail named Gary that only meows like a cat. Jellyfish are the equivalent of bees (buzzing and stinging), but are collected or appreciated like butterflies and are used for their jelly.

Work began in 2003 on The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie; planned for a release on November 19, 2004. The latest teaser trailers has the release date of November 2004.

Popularity

SpongeBob is overwhelmingly popular with children and adults alike. Its merchandise, for instance, ranges from Kraft macaroni and cheese to underwear. It has become a favorite cartoon for TV viewers. The SpongeBob SquarePants cartoon won a daytime Emmy for animation, and two Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards, one for favorite video game, and one for favorite cartoon.

Voice Actors and their characters

• Tom Kenny: SpongeBob SquarePants, Gary the Snail, French Narrator, Patchy the Pirate
• Rodger Bumpass: Squidward Tentacles
• Bill Fagerbakke: Patrick Star
• Carolyn Lawrence: Sandy Cheeks
• Clancy Brown: Eugene Krabs
• Doug Lawrence: Sheldon Plankton, Larry Lobster
• Pearl Krabs
• Poppy Puff
• Ernest Borgnine: Mermaid Man
• Tim Conway: Barnacle Boy
• Potty

History

Before the show started in July, Stephen Hillenburg provided a concept of short comics with the same style of the show, but the characters looked different. Spongebob, used to be named Spongeboy, used to wear a red hat with a green base, white buisness shirt with a tie. The name "Spongeboy" did not make it into the show since the name was already officialy trademarked. Stephen Hillenburg thought of the name "Spongebob". The Krusty Krab was originally began with the letter C rather than K but Stephen Hillenburg thought K's were funnier.

Characters

Main

• SpongeBob SquarePants - A square sponge that lives in a pineapple under the sea.
• Squidward Tentacles - A squid that seems to dislike SpongeBob even though SpongeBob likes him, though Squidward probably really likes him deep down. Lives next door to SpongeBob and Patrick.
• Patrick Star - A dumb starfish. SpongeBob's best friend.
• Sandy Cheeks - Another friend of SpongeBob's. An athletic squirrel from Texas living underwater in a 'tree dome'.
• Eugene Krabs - The money-addicted owner of the Krusty Krab. Commonly known just as Mr. Krabs. He employs SpongeBob and Squidward.

Regulars

• Gary - SpongeBob's pet Snail that mainly says 'Meow'. Very intelligent as revealed in episode 'Sleepy Time'.
• Sheldon Plankton - The owner of The Chum Bucket. Always called by his surname (Plankton). Determined to steal the Krabby Patty formula from The Krusty Krab.

Others

• Larry Lobster - A very strong lobster. Regurarly goes to Bikini Bottom's beach, Goo Lagoon.
• Pearl Krabs - The teenage whale daughter of Mr. Krabs. She is popular at school.
• Poppy Puff - More commonly known as Mrs. Puff. Teaches students (including SpongeBob) at Mrs. Puff's Boating School.
• Mermaid Man - Lives in retirement home. He is older than Barnacle Boy, who he fights evil with.
• Barnacle Boy - Now retired and living in a retirement home. Fights evil with Mermaid Man.
• Squilliam Fancyson - An octopus that went to Squidward's band class. Always putting Squidward down. He is very rich.
• The Flying Dutchman - A ghost that is coloured green. Lives in a giant ship that floats in the sky underwater.
• Mr. and Mrs. SquarePants - SpongeBob's parents.
• Patchy the Pirate and Potty - Presenters of the SpongeBob specials.

Less Known

• Bubble Bass - An obese, geeky fish who undermines Spongebob's confidence in 'Pickles' and first sits on, then nearly eats Plankton (mistaking him for a jellybean) in 'F.U.N.'.
• Doodle Bob - A crude drawing of SpongeBob that came to life in 'Frankendoodle'.
• Dirty Bubble - One of Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy's enemies. Giant bubble.
• Man Ray - Another one of Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy's enemies, but changed his ways in the third MM & BB episode.
• Evelyn
• Flats the Flounder
• Frank
• Fred
• Grandma SquarePants
• Grandpa SquarePants
• Jimmy
• King Neptune
• Monroe
• Officer Nancy
• Scooter
• Tom
• Bubble Buddy

Episodes

Season 1

• Help Wanted / Reef Blowers / Tea at the Treedome
• Bubblestand / Ripped Pants
• Jellyfishing / Plankton!
• Naughty Nautical Neighbors / Boating School
• Pizza Delivery / Home Sweet Pineapple
• Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy / Pickles
• Hall Monitor / Jellyfish Jam
• Sandy's Rocket / Squeaky Boots
• Nature Pants / Opposite Day
• Culture Shock / F.U.N.
• MuscleBob BuffPants / Squidward, the Unfriendly Ghost
• The Chaperone / Employee of the Month
• Scaredy Pants / I Was a Teenage Gary
• SB-129 / Karate Choppers
• Sleepy Time / Suds
• Valentine's Day / The Paper
• Arrgh! / Rock Bottom
• Texas / Walking Small
• Fools in April / Neptune's Spatula
• Hooky / Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy II

Season 2

• Your Shoe's Untied / Squid's Day Off
• Something Smells / Bossy Boots
• Big Pink Loser / Bubble Buddy
• Dying For Pie / Imitation Krabs
• Wormy / Patty Hype
• Grandma's Kisses / Squidville
• Pre-Hibernation Week / Life of Crime
• Christmas Who? (Christmas Special)
• Survival of the Idiots / Dumped
• No Free Rides / I'm Your Biggest Fanatic
• Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy III / Squirrel Jokes
• Pressure / The Smoking Peanut
• Shanghaied (You Wish Special) / Gary Takes a Bath
• Welcome to the Chum Bucket / Frankendoodle
• The Secret Box / Band Geeks
• Graveyard Shift / Krusty Love
• Procrastination / I'm With Stupid
• Sailor Mouth / Artist Unknown
• Jellyfish Hunter / The Fry Cook Games
• Squid on Strike / Sandy, SpongeBob and the Worm

Season 3

• The Algae's Always Greener / SpongeGuard On Duty
• Club SpongeBob / My Pretty Seahorse
• Just one Bite / The Bully
• Nasty Patty / The Idiot Box
• Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy IV / Doing Time
• Snowball Effect / One Krabs' Trash
• As Seen on TV / Can You Spare a Dime?
• No Weenies Allowed / Squilliam Returns
• Krab Borg / Rock-a-Bye Bivalve
• Wet Painters / Krusty Krab Training Video
• Party Pooper Pants
• Chocolate With Nuts / Mermaid Man And Barnacle Boy V
• New Student Starfish / Clams
• SpongeBob BC
• The Great Snail Race / Mid-Life Crustacean
• Born Again Krabs / I Had An Accident
• Krabby Land / The Camping Episode
• Missing Identity / Plankton's Army
• The Sponge Who Could Fly (Lost Episode)
• SpongeBob Meets The Strangler / Pranks-a-Lot

Total episodes: 60

Movie

The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie (2004)

Videos and DVDs

Products in italics are video releases.

• Nautical Nonsense and Sponge Buddies
• Nautical Nonsense
• Sponge Buddies
• Halloween
• Sea Stories
• Tales from the Deep
• Bikini Bottom Bash
• Deep Sea Sillies
• Lost at Sea
• The Sponge Who Could Fly
• Anchors Away
• Tide and Seek
• Laugh Your Pants Off
• Sponge-a-Rama
• Christmas
• The Seascape Capers
• SpongeBob Goes Prehistoric
• SpongeGuard on Duty
• Sponge for Hire
• The Complete 1st Season
• The Complete 2nd Season