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SpongeBob SquarePants (born July 14, 1986) is the main protagonist of the animated series of the same name. He was designed by show creator and former marine biologist, the late Stephen Hillenburg. Hillenburg based SpongeBob on Bob the Sponge, a character he had created for his educational book The Intertidal Zone in the late 1980s. SpongeBob is a childish, joyful, and clumsy sea sponge who lives in a pineapple with his pet snail Gary in the underwater city of Bikini Bottom. He works as a fry cook at the Krusty Krab, a job which he is exceptionally skilled at and enjoys thoroughly. He attends Mrs. Puff's Boating School, and his greatest dream in life is to receive his boating license. Unfortunately, he tenses up whenever he has to drive a boatmobile, and he drives recklessly. SpongeBob is very good-natured and loves to hang out with his best friend, Patrick. His teacher is Mrs. Puff and his boss is Mr. Krabs.

In The SpongeBob Musical, SpongeBob's exact species of sea sponge is identified: Aplysina fistularis, a yellow sea sponge that is commonly found in open waters.

SpongeBob appears in some form in every episode of the series, beginning with the series' debut episode, "Help Wanted." He is voiced by Tom Kenny, who is married to Karen Plankton's voice actress, Jill Talley.

Friends[]

Enemies[]

Description[]

SpongeBob is a cute sea sponge but he is drawn to resemble a kitchen sponge, being rectangular and bright yellow with a dark brown outline. In earlier episodes, he is wider near the top and gets skinnier going further down, but in more recent episodes, he is a more of a regular square. SpongeBob has large blue eyes, a long, slightly curved nose, a large mouth with prominent front buck teeth, and dimples with three freckles on each cheek. He typically wears a white shirt with a red tie, black leather shoes with shoelaces, and brown rectangular pants with a black belt[e](the entire outfit is sometimes referred to as his "pants", hence his name). While working at the Krusty Krab, he wears a tall, white hat with a small blue anchor on it as a uniform. SpongeBob sometimes sleeps in his underwear, and at other times pajamas (beginning in Season 5). Though SpongeBob has always been voiced by Tom Kenny, his voice has changed over the course of the series; his voice is lower than normal in the pilot episode,[e] and after the movie, his voice gets slightly higher-pitched. And also, SpongeBob never passed Boating School.

Personality[]

SpongeBob is a very clueless, abnormal, immature, fun loving and hyperactive character with a happy-go-lucky personality. He is an extremely determined person, and will often stop at nothing to accomplish a task. He is also somewhat dramatic to the people who are kind to him, for example, to the Mailfish. [e] He is also very over-confident and turns into Dream SpongeBob.

He also sometimes tends to make a big deal of small problems, such as losing his name tag. [e]

SpongeBob can't detect lies or malice information as easier as the other characters, mainly due to his naive nature. He is also scared of the dark.

SpongeBob is very kind-hearted and innocent, and very rarely acts openly mean to anyone, even his enemies. He is a very selfless and loyal person, especially towards those close to him. His selfless nature is most notably shown in "Best Day Ever", where he sacrifices his "perfect day" to help his friends. Despite his well-meaning intentions, SpongeBob's actions often annoy and cause trouble for those around him, most notably his next-door neighbor, Squidward Tentacles.

SpongeBob's innocence also makes him overly trusting and very gullible, and he is easily manipulated by people who intend to use and/or harm him, such as Squidward, Mr. Krabs and Plankton; most noticeably, he is always easily fooled by Plankton no matter how bizarre or obvious his disguises are. Even though he's generally good-natured and easygoing, when frustrated and angered, SpongeBob can be sarcastic, rude and 'foul-mouthed' to his friends, even Mr. Krabs, whom he treats as a father figure/deity. Ironically, the funny fact is, Squidward is the only character that SpongeBob never insults when he's angry, with the exception of the episode, "Breath of Fresh Squidward".

Antagonistic Side[]

SpongeBob is intelligent and his antagonism does not excuse him at all, including annoyance.

  • In "Nasty Patty" he helped Mr. Krabs create a tainted patty to "kill" the health inspector. They both thought the health inspector was a fake one. He even put the nastiest things on the patty.
  • In "Squirrel Jokes" he made fun of Sandy by calling her stupid. Even he promised Sandy that no more squirrel jokes, he broke the promise. And he told Sandy that people laugh "with" her but they laugh at her. However this stopped once Sandy started being dumb and injured Spongebob.
  • In "Can You Spare A Dime?" he picked up Mr. Krabs tightly by the neck.
  • In "Pranks a Lot" he and Patrick trespassed and scared everyone, and attempted to burn Mr. Krabs' money.
  • In "Party Pooper Pants" Squidward went to his party when his cables were cut, obviously by SpongeBob.
  • In "Squidward the Unfriendly Ghost" he sent Squidward up in the sky even though Squidward said no more favors. But this was because he thought that Squidward was still dead.
  • In "Rodeo Daze" he kidnapped people, who wouldn't help him, to help him save Sandy from a rodeo. That is technically illegal because it counts as kidnapping.
  • In "Toy Store of Doom" he annoyed an employee by singing. He also hid in the store past open hours and someone could have thought he might have been robbing the store.
  • In "Just One Bite" he forced Squidward to eat a Krabby Patty by handcuffing himself to Squidward.
  • In "Ripped Pants" he tricked the life guard into thinking he was dying but it was a prank just to say he ripped his pants.
  • In "Sailor Mouth", he used foul language, along with Patrick. (mostly sounding like aquatic animal noises)
  • In "The Thing", he and Patrick antagonized Squidward by asking so many questions.
  • In "Walking Small" he ruthlessly took what he wanted and accidentally drove everyone from the beach but he was tricked by Plankton.
  • In "The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie" he ruthlessly scolded Mr. Krabs (though drunk but he was at the Goofy Goober place so there is no alcohol drink's sold there since it's a kids area) because Mr. Krabs didn't make him the manager of The Krusty Krab 2.
  • In "Best Day Ever" he scolded everybody who made him fail in having the best day ever.
  • In "Driven to Tears" he tore up Patrick's license and threw it out.
  • In "Squidward in Clarinetland" Squidward must go through torture SpongeBob created to find his clarinet.
  • In "A Pal for Gary" he scolded Gary for "being mean" to Puffy Fluffy, when it is actually Puffy Fluffy who is being mean to Gary. (and turned scary)
  • In "Stuck in the Wringer" SpongeBob scolded Patrick for getting him stuck in the Wringer, and for not helping him at all (and also blinded by the point that Patrick tried to help, but SpongeBob was blinded by his general stupidity), Patrick runs off crying and all the Bikini Bottomites turn on SpongeBob telling him that he deserved what he gotten, sending SpongeBob in deep depression.
  • In The Other Patty he created a new restaurant called The Flabby Patty which proves to better than the Krabby Patty. So he forces Mr. Krabs and Plankton to work together (much to their dismay) to get the recipe which they finally do, only to find out it wasn't a real recipe. And spongebob relieved it was he who created the Flabby Patty just to get them to work together.

Scapegoat Side[]

  • In New Student Starfish Patrick came with SpongeBob to Boating School in which he drew a picture calling Mrs. Puff a big fat meanie and handed it to SpongeBob. Mrs. Puff then took away one of SpongeBob's Good Noodle stars even though it was Patrick's fault. However Mrs. Puff probably did find this out when Patrick said "See ya, SpongeBob. See ya, Big, Fat Meanie."
  • In Stanley S. SquarePants SpongeBob's cousin works with him at the Krusty Krab (as Squidward moved away) and he broke many things which SpongeBob claimed were his fault. However eventually SpongeBob couldn't take it anymore, and explained it was Stanley's fault.
  • In Keep Bikini Bottom Beautiful a piece of garbage fell off a statue of Squidward (made of garbage) so a cop gave him and Squidward a ticket for it even though it fell off on it's own.

Skills[]

Like many other cartoon characters, SpongeBob has been shown to have numerous extraordinary abilities and attributes over the course of the series (even though physically weak).

  • Soft Pliable Body: Due to his soft, pliable frame, he is capable of shape shifting, has some degree of invulnerability, being able to absorb any type of physical impact, shown most notably in the episode, The Bully.
  • Regeneration: It is shown that he can quickly regenerate parts of his body that are injured or removed.
  • Boneless: SpongeBob is usually shown to be boneless (sea sponges being invertebrates) however in some episode like I Had an Accident are shown on its X-rays.
  • Absorbent: Being a sponge, he is also absorbent, and can expand his body by absorbing liquids. When he cries, he often re-absorbs his tears. Such as in The Bully when Flats the Flounder kept on hitting him but SpongeBob just absorbed all of his blows.
  • Singing and Nose Playing: SpongeBob is shown to possess a fantastic singing voice. He uses his nose as a flute, which he is very good at. He was also the lead singer in Band Geeks.
  • Fry-Cooking: SpongeBob has a job cooking Krabby patties at the Krusty Krab.
  • Jellyfishing: SpongeBob and Patrick have jellyfished in several episodes, in Jellyfish Hunter, he caught every single jellyfish in the fields.
  • Tongue-Boarding: SpongeBob tongue-boarded in Pre-Hibernation Week, he can also do it in the Battle for Bikini Bottom Video Game.
  • Survival Skills: In To Save a Squirrel, SpongeBob and Patrick almost ate each other to survive.
  • Bubble Blowing: SpongeBob can perform extraordinary moves with bubbles.

Near-Death Experiences[]

Main article: List of near-death experiences

SpongeBob's life has most usually been in good luck at his Boating School driving tests, where he gets himself and others (usually Mrs. Puff) injured or almost injured from his reckless driving. He also gets injuries from extreme sports with Sandy and the Radicals, Patrick, or living like Larry. He also almost froze to death in Frozen Face-Off. He also almost didn't make it against the Big One in SpongeBob SquarePants vs. The Big One. He one time almost got eaten and starved to death in To Save a Squirrel. SpongeBob was not concentrating and cracked his butt, in which the doctor said he was one of the lucky ones to survive in I Had an Accident.

Creation and development[]

Stephen Hillenburg intended to create a series about an over-optimistic sponge that annoys other characters. Hillenburg compared the concept to Laurel and Hardy and Pee-wee Herman. As he drew the character, he decided that a "squeaky-clean square" (like a kitchen sponge) fit the concept.

The first concept sketch portrayed the character as wearing a red hat with a green base and a white business shirt with a tie. SpongeBob's look gradually progressed to brown pants that was used in the final design. SpongeBob was designed to be a kid-like character who was goofy and optimistic in a style similar to that made famous by Jerry Lewis.

Originally the character was to be named SpongeBoy but this name was already in use. This was discovered after voice acting for the original seven minute pilot was recorded in 1997. The Nickelodeon legal department discovered that the name was already in use for a mop product.[3] Upon finding this out, Hillenburg decided that the character's given name still had to contain "Sponge" so viewers would not mistake the character for a "Cheese Man." Hillenburg decided to use the name "SpongeBob." He chose "SquarePants" as a family name as it referred to the character's square shape and it had a "nice ring to it".[4]

Although SpongeBob's driver's license says his birth date is July 14, 1986, which would make the character 12 (nearly 13) years old at the time of his debut appearance on May 1, 1999, Hillenburg joked that he is fifty in "sponge years". He explained that SpongeBob actually has no specific age, but that he is old enough to be on his own and still be going to boating school. The decision to have SpongeBob attend a boat driving school was made due to a request from Nickelodeon that the character attend a school.[5]

SpongeBob is voiced by veteran voice actor Tom Kenny. Kenny previously worked with Hillenburg on Rocko's Modern Life, and when Hillenburg created SpongeBob SquarePants, he approached Kenny to voice the character.[6] Hillenburg utilized Kenny's and other people's personalities to help create the personality of SpongeBob.[3]

The voice of SpongeBob was originally used by Kenny for a background character present in a crowd scene in Rocko's Modern Life. Kenny forgot the voice initially as he created it only for that single use. Hillenburg however remembered it when he was coming up with SpongeBob and used a video clip of the episode to remind Kenny of the voice.[3] Kenny says that SpongeBob's high pitched laugh was specifically aimed at being unique, stating that they wanted an annoying laugh in the tradition of Popeye and Woody Woodpecker.[7]

In SpongeBob SquarePants' broadcast in non-English languages, the voice actors dubbing SpongeBob's voice use Tom Kenny's rendition of the character as a starting point but also add unique elements. For example the French version has SpongeBob with a slight Daffy Duck style lisp.[3]

Biography[]

According to his driver's license in the episodes "Sleepy Time" and "No Free Rides", SpongeBob was born on July 14, 1986. He lives with his pet snail Gary in a large pineapple-shaped house on 124 Conch StreetBikini Bottom. His next-door neighbor, Squidward Tentacles, who lives in an Easter Island head, hates SpongeBob and is constantly annoyed by his antics. SpongeBob is oblivious to this, and believes Squidward to be his friend. Beside Squidward's house is the home of SpongeBob's best friend, Patrick Star, who literally lives under a rock.

SpongeBob works at the Krusty Krab, Bikini Bottom's most popular restaurant, where he is a fry cook and prepares all food served at the Krusty Krab, most notably Krabby Patties. The first episode of the series depicts SpongeBob applying for and being hired to this job. He says that it has been his lifelong dream to join the Krusty Crew, and that only now is he "ready". When he applies for the job, Squidward and Mr. Krabs, wanting no part of him, send him on a fool's errand for a "hydrodynamic spatula with port and starboard attachments and turbo drive". While he is out searching for one, several hundred hungry anchovies arrive and overwhelm Squidward and Mr. Krabs. SpongeBob soon returns, having actually found a hydrodynamic spatula, and saves their lives by feeding the anchovies, showing off his amazing cooking skills in the process.

SpongeBob's house is an orange pineapple with fully furnished windows and doors and even a gas pipe. Apparently when he first moved to Bikini Bottom, he viewed many different houses, but he didn't like any of them. Just as he was about to give up, a pineapple from a boat above the water fell into the sea and landed onto Squidward's garden where Squidward was still gardening. He loves the house and buys it, leaving Squidward in misery by losing his garden and having SpongeBob living next to him.

SpongeBob is not only extremely good at his job, being able to produce a Krabby Patty within seconds, but has a strong passion and an abnormal love for it; somewhat of a workaholic, he enjoys his job more than any other activity, and is saddened whenever he cannot be at work. He also has a similar obsession with Krabby Patties themselves; he has on numerous occasions proclaimed them to be the best food in the world and in "Just One Bite" and "Shuffleboarding", he is shocked and horrified to see one thrown away. SpongeBob is one of the few characters to have fingers and the only main character to wear shoes. He is apparently very good at his job, because he is the Vice Assistant General Manager of Certain Things (Stanley S. SquarePants). He also has been shown making a perfect Krabby Patty on his first try when he was a baby.

SpongeBob's skills as a fry cook could accurately be described as superhuman; in episodes such as "Help Wanted" and "Employee of the Month", he is seen making them at rates of hundreds or even thousands per minute. He has won 374 consecutive Employee of the Month awards at the Krusty Krab. In "Friend or Foe", it is shown that SpongeBob, as an infant, made a perfect patty on his first attempt. In "Neptune's Spatula", he is able to pull the Golden Spatula from the grease, making him the "chosen one" of King Neptune. In that same episode, it is shown that the burgers made by Neptune himself are horrible compared to SpongeBob's.

Squidward, the restaurants only other employee, runs the cashier and takes orders. Squidward is the polar opposite of SpongeBob; he hates his job (as well as the Krusty Krab itself) and performs it poorly. SpongeBob's and Squidward's boss, Eugene H. Krabs, is extremely greedy, selfish and abusive of his employees. He pays them extremely poorly, far below legal minimum wage, and is unhealthily obsessed with money. Despite this, SpongeBob is unquestioning of Mr. Krabs and looks up to him as an authority figure.

While not working, SpongeBob spends much of his time playing with his best friend, Patrick Star. Like SpongeBob, Patrick is childish, moronic and fun-loving. The two have known each other since early childhood, and are members of the "Best Friends Forever Club".

Their usual activities include Jellyfishing, bubble blowing, and various others. Their antics are of constant annoyance to their neighbor, Squidward, who has on numerous occasions been put in harm's way as a direct result of their actions. Despite Squidward openly hating SpongeBob and Patrick, they are completely oblivious to this and believe they are his best friends. SpongeBob and Patrick's favorite superheroes are Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy, who they convinced to come out of retirement.

SpongeBob's other best friend is a squirrel from Texas named Sandy Cheeks, who wears a special suit and helmet to survive underwater. SpongeBob first met Sandy when he saw her wrestling a giant clam, which he helped her defeat. Sandy then invited SpongeBob to her home, an airtight terrarium known as the Treedome, and SpongeBob, not knowing what air is, accepts. When he comes to the Treedome and realizes that there is no water, he begins drying up and attempts to survive without water, telling himself that he doesn't need it and that "Water is for quitters!" Eventually, however, he gives in and starts panicking. Eventually, Sandy gives SpongeBob and Patrick bowls of water to wear over their heads, which they typically wear whenever they visit the Treedome.

Unlike Patrick, Sandy is very intelligent, both technologically and practically, but is tolerant of SpongeBob's stupidity and enjoys his company, and in some episodes, it is implied that Sandy has even raised SpongeBob's intelligence considerably. They enjoy doing extreme sports together, most notably Karate. SpongeBob's skill in karate is shown to vary considerably between episodes; at times, he equals and even outmatches Sandy in skill, while at other times he is incompetent to the point where Sandy can send him flying a considerable distance with a single punch; in "Karate Island", Sandy openly states that her karate skills are better than SpongeBob's by "a country mile." SpongeBob has also, on various occasions, been hinted to have a crush on Sandy, even though SpongeBob staff has been known to disprove it.

SpongeBob also attends Mrs. Puff's Boating School, where he is periodically tested for his driver's license. However, he becomes extremely nervous and reckless when behind the wheel of a boat, and has consistently failed his test countless times, often injuring Mrs. Puff and/or damaging the school and/or the entirety of Bikini Bottom in the process. According to the episode "Mrs. Puff, You're Fired", SpongeBob has failed the exam 1,258,056 times, and is the only person in the history of the school to ever fail it. In that same episode, Mrs. Puff describes SpongeBob as "unteachable". Despite his inability to properly drive a boat, SpongeBob has been shown to be able to drive/ride various other things capably, including a rocka rocket shipa sandwich and a submarine. SpongeBob claims that he does know how to drive, but simply panics behind the wheel and cannot concentrate. In "Mrs. Puff, You're Fired," SpongeBob receives extremely good training from Mrs. Puff's extremely tough military-esque replacement and learns how to drive capably, but can only do so while blindfolded due to the teacher's strict drills and very specific teaching methods.

Although SpongeBob has several friends, and many of the citizens of Bikini Bottom often treat him quite friendly, most, if not all, citizens of Bikini Bottom have been shown to have some degree of dislike for him. In the episode "Gone", it is shown that a holiday called "National No SpongeBob Day" has been started by the citizens of Bikini Bottom. As its name suggests, it is an entire day dedicated to getting away from SpongeBob, where the people leave Bikini Bottom for the day. Even Patrick goes, stating that everyone needs at least one day away from SpongeBob's laughter. In the ceremony, they build a giant wooden effigy of SpongeBob, burn it down, dance on the ashes (though some, like Squidward, are actually shown kicking the ashes), and depart Bikini Bottom. SpongeBob is more honored than insulted by this, as he was the "inspiration" for the holiday.

Sometimes, SpongeBob is a nudist. He has a tendency to take off his clothes whenever he wants to. He was shown naked in Ripped PantsNature PantsThe PaperHookyPranks a LotAll That GlittersRise and Shine, Overbooked, and Model Sponge. SpongeBob got nude when he wanted to live with the jellyfish in Nature Pants. And in Model Sponge, SpongeBob, got undressed when he is used in a sponge commercial. In Pranks a Lot, SpongeBob and Patrick had to strip in order to use the invisible spray. In Overbooked, during the presentation, he is requested to undress and enter the machine.

Villainous Role[]

  • Nasty Patty - For burying a dead person and poisoning the health inspector.
  • Doing Time - Driving crazily into a delivery truck.
  • Driven to Tears - Claims that he threw out Patrick's license out of the window (litterbug).

Family[]

Main article: SquarePants family

SpongeBob has many relatives, most notably his parents, who appear in several episodes. Unlike SpongeBob, who has the appearance of a kitchen sponge, most of SpongeBob's relatives, while still cartoony, resemble actual sea sponges, being round in shape and brownish in color.

In "SB-129", a robotic descendant of SpongeBob named "SpongeTron" is seen, as well as a primitive ancestor. "Ugh" features a caveman version of SpongeBob known as "SpongeGar". SpongeGar is distinctly different from the primitive sponge seen in "SB-129", being more evolved and closer to his modern counterpart. "Pest of the West" features SpongeBuck SquarePants, an ancestor who saved Dead Eye Gulch which is now Bikini Bottom from Dead Eye Plankton.

Occupation[]

For the majority of the series, SpongeBob takes the job of a fry cook in the Krusty Krab. Acting like a workaholic, he treats his job seriously and with dignity. Primarily, he works as the janitor and fry cook but occasionally takes the role of the cashier and manager.

SpongeBob also has been shown to have taken other jobs such as Mayor of New Kelp City after saving the denizens from the Bubble Poppin' Boys. He created the Pretty Patties and opened his own store, which was highly successful. Later, the painted food poisoned the many consumers that admired the creation. In "Model Sponge," SpongeBob seemingly hears he was to be let go, but he mistaken himself as the person to vacate his current life. Throughout his unemployed life during the episode, he tries to apply for many jobs, but he wasn't qualified for them as he was meant for the fry cook role at the Krusty Krab. He has also worked at Fancy!, as seen in Le Big Switch.

Throughout the run of SpongeBob SquarePants, the SpongeBob characters have become very popular with both children and adults. The character's popularity has spread from Nickelodeon's original demographic of two to eleven-year-olds, to teenagers and adults,[8] including college campuses and celebrities such as Sigourney Weaver and Bruce Willis.[9] Salon.com indicates that the unadulterated innocence of SpongeBob is what makes the character so appealing.[10] SpongeBob has also become popular with gay men, despite Stephen Hillenburg saying that none of the characters are homosexual. The character draws fans due to his flamboyant lifestyle and tolerant attitude.[11]

The popularity of SpongeBob translated well into sales figures. In 2002, SpongeBob SquarePants dolls sold at a rate of 75,000 per week, which was faster than Tickle Me Elmo dolls were selling at the time.[2] SpongeBob has gained popularity in Japan, specifically with Japanese women parent company Viacom purposefully targeted marketing at women in the country as a method of building the SpongeBob SquarePants brand. Skeptics initially doubted that SpongeBob could be popular in Japan as the character's design is very different to already popular designs

However, not all reception for SpongeBob has been positive. Many viewers, particularly those older or some that consider them "above" the series, find his character to be very obnoxious and/or annoying. Such issues have been amplified since season four and onwards as hundreds of formerly loyal fans turned on SpongeBob due to a "quality loss", in which the character's antics and mannerisms are significantly up played. AskMen's Top 10: Irritating '90s Cartoon Characters ranked SpongeBob at number four. The publication said that his well meaning attitude is "extremely annoying."[12]

Multiverse[]

An alternate SpongeBob exists in a world where Plankton was successful. Like his mainstream counterpart, he likes his career, likes promotions and gets sad when he makes an error in someone's order. The most significant difference is that he was made co-cashier by Plankton and is employed by him.

An alternate SpongeBob is mentioned in every short of the series. What if SpongeBob Was Gone? is one example: without him, Gary threw a huge party that ended in disaster; Patrick couldn't hunt jellyfish properly; Sandy gets injured when practicing karate and the Krusty Krab gets ruined and all would say except Gary, everything's better with SpongeBob.

Other SpongeBobs exist throughout non-TV media (see SpongeBob SquarePants in popular culture).

SpongeBob also has friends from other universes as shown in the video game Nicktoons Unite and its other sequels, Nicktoons: Battle for Volcano Island, Nicktoons: Attack of the Toybots and SpongeBob SquarePants featuring Nicktoons: Globs of Doom. In these games, he and Patrick befriend Timmy Turner (as well as his fairy godparents Cosmo and Wanda), Danny Phantom, Sam Manson, Tak, ZIM, XJ9/Jenny, Stimpy, Jimmy Neutron, Tucker Foley, Goddard, Rocko, and Gir.

Relationships[]

Patrick Star: SpongeBob's best friend and neighbor.

Sandy Cheeks: SpongeBob's second best friend. Many fans speculate whether they have crushes on each other. In "Truth or Square", when SpongeBob was trapped in the air duct, he remembered a marriage between Sandy and himself; however, it was only a stage show and not an actual marriage.

Pearl: Mr. Krabs' daughter and a distant friend of SpongeBob.

Squidward Tentacles: SpongeBob's neighbor and friend (but only to his dismay).

Mr. Krabs: SpongeBob's employer/boss and friend.

Gary: SpongeBob's pet snail.

Quotes[]

  • "Today's the big day, Gary!" (first line, Help Wanted)
  • "Go, SpongeBob! Go, SpongeBob! Go, SpongeBob! Go, self!" (Help Wanted)
  • "Cleanliness is next to managerliness." (The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie)
  • "It's all about finger strength, baby!" (Pressure)
  • "I'm ready!" (Several episodes)
  • "Good morning world and all who inhabit it!"
  • "Order up!!!" (Several episodes)
  • "Jumping Jellyfish!!"
  • "Holy Krabby patties!"
  • "Kare-a-tay!" (Karate Choppers)
  • "Holy shrimp!"
  • "Barnacles!"
  • "Tartar sauce!"
  • "Fish paste!" (Rock Bottom)
  • "Ah, shrimp!"
  • "I'm ugly and I'm proud!" (Something Smells)
  • "Sandy, you may not have noticed, but I is 100% ma-mmal." (Prehibernation Week)
  • "What could be better than serving up smiles?" (Can You Spare a Dime?)
  • "K-R-A-B-B-Y-P-A-T-T-Y says I!"
  • "I'M READY TO PARTY!! ARE YOU READY TO PARTY!?"
  • "Extra credit!"
  • "You don't need a license to drive a sandwich." (The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie)
  • "I'm ready, promotion!" (The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie)
  • "I'm ready, depression." (The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie)
  • "Gary!!! You are gonna finish your dessert, and you are gonna like it!!!" (Dying For Pie)
  • "Well, it's no secret that the best thing about a secret is secretly telling someone your secret, thereby secretly adding another secret to their secret collection of secrets. Secretly" (The Secret Box).
  • "I have to skip town, start a new life, live under an assumed name! BobPants SpongeSquare! Yeah, that's good. Grow a beard and shave it off, and live happily ever after!"
  • "Hey, you know, life's like a bucket of wood shavings, except for when the shavings are in a pail, then it's like a pail of wood shavings!"
  • "I'm wearing three pairs of underwear right now!" (The Secret Box)
  • "Good afternoon, sir. Could we interest you in some chocolate?" (Chocolate with Nuts)
  • "So, how long have you two ladies known each other?" (Chocolate with Nuts)
  • "I like Squidward." (20,000 Patties Under the Sea)
  • "Let's change our names to 'Why' and 'Bother'." (Chocolate with Nuts)
  • "No, let's save that for when we're selling real-estate" (Chocolate with Nuts)
  • "Wanna see me run to that mountain and back?…Wanna see me do it again?" (Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy V)
  • "I'm a Goofy Goober, yeah!" (The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie)
  • "I'm a Goofy Goober, ROCK!!!" (The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie)
  • "Wonderful weather we're having."
  • "Okay, see you around."
  • "No one can change person, but someone can be a reason to a person to change."
  • "We've been smackledorfed!" (Nasty Patty)
  • "C-A-M-P-F-I-R-E-S-O-N-G SONG" (The Camping Episode)
  • "I call this one the Campfire Song song" (The Camping Episode)
  • "Ah, now wasn't that relaxing."
  • "The most important meal of the day, servin' it up, Gary's way, pop!!" (Missing Identity)
  • "You know, I've been feeding this to Gary for years, And I don't know what it tastes like." (Missing Identity)
  • "There it is. The finest eating establishment ever established for eating: The Krusty Krab, home of the Krabby Patty, with a Help Wanted sign on the window. I've waited years for this moment. I'm gonna go in there, march straight up to the manager, look at him straight in the eye, lay it on the line, and - I can't do this!" (Help Wanted)
  • "The world is your litter box!!!"
  • "And you don't even need to use a bowlwlwlwlwlwl!!!"
  • "TEAM KRUSTY KRAB!"
  • "And the best part, no breaks! OWWWW!!!"
  • "I gotta pinch myself because I must be dreaming."
  • "Can I make a Krabby Patty now?" (Krusty Krab Training Video)
  • "Life is as extreme as you wanna make it."
  • "Remember that time that me and Sandy got married?" (Truth or Square)
  • "Patrick, go home and check your mailbox."
  • "Squidward, that wasn't the peace treaty, that was just a copy of the peace treaty."
  • "Yeah, Triple Gooberry Sundaes tonight?
  • "It matters not whether one is dirty or clean... for can cleanliness exist without filthiness? And would filthiness exist without cleanliness? (The Battle of Bikini Bottom)
  • "This was all because of me!"
  • "I am so excited I think I'm gonna explode!"
  • "This is perhaps the greatest day of my young life, Mr. Krabs!"
  • "Airline food. My gosh, what is up with that stuff? Thank you, good night!" (Walking Small)
  • (Imitating Mystery the sea horse) "Wee-Snaw!" (My Pretty Seahorse)
  • "Step aside, and you won't have to feel the awesome wrath of our mustaches!"
  • "Krabby The Clown is in the building!" (Krabby Land)
  • "I got 'em right where I want 'em."
  • "The Krabby Patty Secret Formula is the sole property of The Krusty Krab and is only to be discussed in part or in whole with its creator, Mr. Krabs. Duplication of this Formula is punishable by law. Restrictions apply. Results may vary."
  • "If we're discussing the Secret Formula on the third Wednesday in January and it's not raining outside, after we gargle vanilla pudding, what do we do?"
  • "Bring it around town. Bring it around town!" (Bubblestand)
  • "I am now going to assault your mind with subliminal messages!" (Gary Takes a Bath)
  • "It's the Best Day Ever!" (Best Day Ever)
  • "Who put you on the planet? UGH!" (I ♥ Dancing)
  • "BAD BOY GARY BAD, BAD!!!" (A Pal for Gary)

Trivia[]

  • On some occasions, SpongeBob wears glasses, like for Jellyfishing (for protection) or for reading. These are similar to those worn by his portrayer, Tom Kenny.
  • In seasons one and two, his eyes are larger compared to other seasons.
  • In Help Wanted, it is revealed that his first words were, "May I take your order?” However, this is wrong, as in Truth or Square his first words are "Krabby Patty". Though, in Truth or Square, he was still inside his mother's womb, so when he said "May I take your order?”, it may have been after he was born.
  • If SpongeBob was born in 1986, then when the episode "Sleepy Time" first aired in 2000, he was only 14. If that is so, than he is a fourteen year old kid living by himself, and he does go to high school like Pearl. And he got a job at 13 (or almost 12).
  • SpongeBob has displayed some forms of telepathy. This usually is displayed in form of jokes about how annoying he can be.
    • Sleepy Time - SpongeBob affects his friends' dreams.
    • Dying for Pie - SpongeBob greets Mr. Krabs in Squidward's thoughts.
    • The Great Snail Race - SpongeBob asks Gary "Are you thinking what I'm thinking?" Gary thinks about the TV, and SpongeBob replies negatively.
    • Big Pink Loser - SpongeBob thinks, "At least I'm safe inside my mind". Patrick thinks the same, as a result they both scream.
    • Gary Takes a Bath - SpongeBob assaults Gary's mind with creepy images.
    • The Hot Shot- SpongeBob appears to have read Mrs. Puff's mind asking her what "incorrigible" means and Mrs. Puff said "incorrigible" in her mind.
  • During the talk screens of the DS version of Creature from the Krusty Krab, SpongeBob has green eyes instead of blue.
  • SpongeBob is shown to be weak but in episodes like Can You Spare a Dime?, he showed super strength.
  • SpongeBob has on various occasions, insulted any or everyone who insults him or rather enrages him, including his friends. Strangely enough, SpongeBob has never once insulted Squidward except for in Can You Spare a Dime, when he was mad at Squidward for mooching off of him and taking advantage of him while living at SpongeBob's house and in The Abrasive Side where he, due to his abrasive side, has insulted everyone who took advantage of him, including Squidward.
  • On the cover of the SpongeBob's Box of Books box, SpongeBob's passageway to the esophagus was dark purple. In the books, it was maroon.
  • SpongeBob is the only main character to have a pet. This may be incorrect because Sandy has a snake, a bird and a butterfly and Squidward has a female pure bred snail. Mr. Krabs also has a worm in several episodes.
  • SpongeBob voice changes by the fourth season; it is lighter and sounds like a complete child. Also his personality changes somewhat to be even more childish, this affected the episodes plots from the fourth season onward. It is unknown why this was done. Most likely to attract even younger viewers, this possibly lessened adult viewers though.
  • SpongeBob has appeared on a few pictures on iCarly.com.
  • SpongeBob wears green pajamas instead of his usual underwear whenever he has a visitor or is at a sleepover (usually with Patrick or Squidward), possibly to make the episode more appropriate.
  • SpongeBob is a shape shifter in some episodes shown.
  • SpongeBob is a mascot of Nickelodeon and Nickelodeon Movies.
  • SpongeBob's regular outfit has two shirt pockets, two back pockets, two front pockets, a pocket in his tie, and another pocket.
  • SpongeBob appeared in every episode of the series, even as a cameo. He did not miss a single appearance. He's the only character to hold this distinction.
  • Most of the time, his pants refer to his entire outfit, including the shirt and tie.
  • In one episode, SpongeBob was given a ten-dollar paycheck on Monday. It was a raise from starting out being paid as nothing then receiving underwear.
  • In I Was a Teenage Gary, he is left-handed, but in later episodes, like You Don't Know Sponge, he is ambidextrous. This could be he was born a dominant lefty, but an accident with his left arm might have happened sometime after I Was a Teenage Gary, which made him learn with his right or he just learned to write with both hands.
  • SpongeBob is considered to be the most popular character in Nickelodeon.
  • In Mrs. Puff, You're Fired, Mr. Fitz states that he has failed Boating School 1025856 times. This is likely an exaggeration.
  • Beginning in My Pretty Seahorse and heavily used in post-season 5 episodes, SpongeBob's nose usually droops down when he is sad, much like Squidward's nose is normally.
  • SpongeBob's voice actor also does the voices the Ice King in Adventure Time, another show that debuted on Cartoon Network.
  • In The Fry Cook Games it shows that he hates having his feet licked because he was screaming when Patrick was licking his foot.
  • SpongeBob has yet to make an appearance in Bleedman's popular web comic, PowerPuff Girls Doujinshi. He is only featured in a character chart.
  • SpongeBob's head has gotten bigger in each season.
  • SpongeBob's name was originally supposed to be SpongeBoy, but this name was already in use by a mop product. Mr. Krabs references this by saying, "SpongeBoy, me Bob!" in the episode "Squeaky Boots".
  • Even though Mr. Krabs is the creator of the Krabby Patty, in Are You Happy Now? the narrator said he was the creator.
  • When he goes to the beach, he often wears Swimming Wear, in earlier episodes they are blue, but they change to red in later episodes. This is first seen as a cameo in Clams, but is very noticeable in newer seasons.
  • It was revealed in Love That Squid that SpongeBob is allergic to tulips.
  • SpongeBob is allegedly to pass his boating test in one of the two currently known season 10 episodes.
  • SpongeBob's middle name might be Reginald because in SpongeBob's Truth or Square he said it was Reginald although he could have been fake like the voice he was using.

References[]

  1. ^ SpongeBob's license
  2. a b Strauss, Gary (2002-05-17). Life's good for SpongeBob. USA Today. Retrieved on 2008-11-08.
  3. a b c d You must specify title = and url = when using {{cite web}}.. The People Speak Radio. Retrieved on 2008-11-08.
  4. ^ Template:Cite book
  5. ^ Stephen Hillenburg created the undersea world of SpongeBobOrange County Register (2002-02-12). Retrieved on 2008-11-09.
  6. ^ Orlando, Dana (2003-03-17). SpongeBob: the excitable, absorbent star of Bikini BottomSt Petersburg Times. Retrieved on 2008-11-08.
  7. ^ SpongeBob's Alter Ego. CBS News (2002-12-30). Retrieved on 2008-11-08.
  8. ^ Park, Michael Y. (2002-10-09). SpongeBob HotPants?. FOXNews. Retrieved on 2008-11-09.
  9. ^ Imperiale Wellons, Nancy (2001-05-01). SpongeBob cartoon proves its hip to be SquarePants.. Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved on 2008-11-09.
  10. ^ Zacharek, Stephanie (2004-09-19). The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie. Salon.com. Retrieved on 2008-11-08.
  11. ^ BBC Staff (2005-01-20). US right attacks SpongeBob videoBBC News. Retrieved on 2007-06-11.
  12. ^ Murphy, Ryan. Top 10: Irritating '90s Cartoon Characters. AskMen. Retrieved on 2008-11-08.

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "The Algae's Always Greener." SpongeBob SquarePants. Nickelodeon. DATE. Television.
  2. ^ "Squilliam Returns." SpongeBob SquarePants. Nickelodeon. DATE. Television.
  3. ^ The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie
  4. ^ "Patty Hype." SpongeBob SquarePants. Nickelodeon. DATE. Television.
  5. ^ "Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy VI: The Motion Picture." SpongeBob SquarePants. Nickelodeon. DATE. Television.
  6. ^ "Gullible Pants." SpongeBob SquarePants. Nickelodeon. DATE. Television.
  7. ^ Battle of Bikini Bottom
  8. ^ "Jailbreak!." SpongeBob SquarePants. Nickelodeon. DATE. Television.
  9. ^ "Summer Job." SpongeBob SquarePants. Nickelodeon. DATE. Television.
  10. ^ "Party Pooper Pants." SpongeBob SquarePants. Nickelodeon. DATE. Television.
  11. a b "Frankendoodle." SpongeBob SquarePants. Nickelodeon. DATE. Television.
  12. ^ "The Chaperone." SpongeBob SquarePants. Nickelodeon. October 2, 1999. Television.
  13. ^ "Big Pink Loser." SpongeBob SquarePants. Nickelodeon. DATE. Television.
  14. ^ "Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy II." SpongeBob SquarePants. Nickelodeon. April 8, 2000. Television.
  15. ^ "Krusty Krushers." SpongeBob SquarePants. Nickelodeon. DATE. Television.
  16. a b "What Ever Happened to SpongeBob?." SpongeBob SquarePants. Nickelodeon. DATE. Television.
  17. ^ "MuscleBob BuffPants." SpongeBob SquarePants. Nickelodeon. September 25, 1999. Television.
  18. ^ "Enchanted Tiki Dreams." SpongeBob SquarePants. Nickelodeon. DATE. Television.
  19. ^ "Employee of the Month." SpongeBob SquarePants. Nickelodeon. October 2, 1999. Television.
  20. ^ "Scaredy Pants." SpongeBob SquarePants. Nickelodeon. October 28, 1999. Television.
  21. ^ "Karate Choppers." SpongeBob SquarePants. Nickelodeon. December 31, 1999. Television.
  22. ^ "BlackJack." SpongeBob SquarePants. Nickelodeon. DATE. Television.
  23. ^ "The Sponge Who Could Fly." SpongeBob SquarePants. Nickelodeon. DATE. Television.
  24. ^ "Demolition Doofus." SpongeBob SquarePants. Nickelodeon. DATE. Television.
  25. ^ "Pet or Pests." SpongeBob SquarePants. Nickelodeon. DATE. Television.
  26. a b c "Dumped." SpongeBob SquarePants. Nickelodeon. DATE. Television.
  27. ^ "A Pal for Gary." SpongeBob SquarePants. Nickelodeon. DATE. Television.
  28. ^ "Rock-a-Bye Bivalve." SpongeBob SquarePants. Nickelodeon. DATE. Television.
  29. a b c "Help Wanted." SpongeBob SquarePants. Nickelodeon. May 1, 1999. Television.
  30. ^ SpongeBob's license
  31. a b Strauss, Gary (2002-05-17). Life's good for SpongeBob. USA Today. Retrieved on 2008-11-08.
  32. a b c d You must specify title = and url = when using {{cite web}}.. The People Speak Radio. Retrieved on 2008-11-08.
  33. ^ > (2003-04-01) Makin' Toons: Inside the Most Popular Animated TV Shows and Movies. Allworth Press. Retrieved on [[2008-11-08]].
  34. ^ Stephen Hillenburg created the undersea world of SpongeBob. Orange County Register (2002-02-12). Retrieved on 2008-11-09.
  35. ^ Orlando, Dana (2003-03-17). SpongeBob: the excitable, absorbent star of Bikini Bottom. St Petersburg Times. Retrieved on 2008-11-08.
  36. ^ SpongeBob's Alter Ego. CBS News (2002-12-30). Retrieved on 2008-11-08.
  37. ^ Park, Michael Y. (2002-10-09). SpongeBob HotPants?. FOXNews. Retrieved on 2008-11-09.
  38. ^ Imperiale Wellons, Nancy (2001-05-01). SpongeBob cartoon proves its hip to be SquarePants.. Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved on 2008-11-09.
  39. ^ Zacharek, Stephanie (2004-09-19). The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie. Salon.com. Retrieved on 2008-11-08.
  40. ^ BBC Staff (2005-01-20). US right attacks SpongeBob video. BBC News. Retrieved on 2007-06-11.
  41. ^ Murphy, Ryan. Top 10: Irritating '90s Cartoon Characters. AskMen. Retrieved on 2008-11-08.
  42. ^ His full body is seen in "All That Glitters."

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