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SpongeBob Schwammkopf is the German dub of SpongeBob SquarePants. It is part of International SpongeBob SquarePants.

Broadcast[]

Super RTL[]

The dub first aired on Super RTL as part of their programming block Toggo on August 23, 2002 when the channel got the rights to air Nickelodeon shows. Back in 1998, Nickelodeon Germany closed due to its more successful rival, KiKa. Nickelodeon Germany relaunched in 2005 under the name NICK, but the network still continued to reruns of the show until June 28, 2009. On May 5, 2021, Super RTL brought back the Nickelodeon rights after a 12 year hiatus,[1] and the series aired on May 31, 2021,

Nickelodeon Austria[]

On June 1, 2006, Nickelodeon Austria made its debut to timeshare with VIVA Germany, Austria, and Switzerland until December 31, 2010.[2] The next day it would later timeshare with Comedy Central until September 30, 2014. And the day after that, the block rebranded itself as a 24 hour television channel timesharing with Nickelodeon Switzerland.

On October 1, 2021, Nickelodeon Austria merged with Nickelodeon CEE , with an out-opt feed for premieres exclusively to these countries with the premiere of "Kwarantined Krab" on October 31, 2022. On January 1, 2024, the network merged with Nickelodeon Commercial Light

Nickelodeon Switzerland[]

The channel made its debut on April 1, 2009. It would air both the German dub and the French dub. On June 30, 2021, Viacom CBS signed a multi-year partnership with Swiss Media company to merge Nickelodeon Switzerland with 7+, as a kids' block,[3] as a result for being merged with Nickelodeon CEE on October 1, 2021 and then merged with Commercial Light on January 1, 2021.

Comedy Central[]

During the Think Happy - The Year of the Sponge event, Comedy Central would air a marathon of SpongeBob SquarePants episodes, with their event Captain's Secrets. No episode would air until September 15, 2014,[4] airing an episode for at least two weeks. On March 11, 2018, Comedy Central would re-air episodes regularly.[5]

MTV[]

During the Think Happy - The Year of the Sponge event, MTV would air marathons of SpongeBob SquarePants episode between May 2, and November 28 to November 29, 2009.[6] The event re-aired again later next year.

For Best Year Ever, MTV aired a marathon for the show's 20th anniversary after nine years of no episodes airing. On March 23, 2020, the series airs regularly on that channel, including its sister channel MTV+ which would air on November 14 around the same year.

On 2022, the network started airing new episodes before it would air on Nickelodeon Germany, Austria, and Switzerland.

Viva[]

During the Think Happy - The Year of the Sponge, Viva would air a marathon of SpongeBob SquarePants episodes between May 12 and August 8, 2009.[7] It would air episodes on Mondays through Fridays until September 1, 2014.[8]

Episodes[]

Episodes aired in this dub before airing in the United States[]

Name changes/translations[]

Characters[]

Places[]

Voice cast[]

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Character Voice
SpongeBob SquarePants
SpongeBob Schwammkopf
Santiago Ziesmer
Patrick Star
Marco Kröger (2002–2011)
Fritz Rott (2011–)
Squidward Tentacles
Thaddäus Tentakel
Eberhard Prüter (2002–2014) †
Tobias Lelle (The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water)
Joachim Kaps (2015-)
Mr. Krabs
Jürgen Kluckert (2002-2023) †

Axel Lutter (2023-)

Sandy Cheeks
Cathlen Gawlich
Sheldon J. Plankton
Thomas Petruo (2002-2018) †
Sebastian Christoph Jacob (2018–)
Gary
Jörg Hengstler / Santiago Ziesmer
Mrs. Puff
Rita Engelmann (2002-2014) †
Joseline Gassen (The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water)
Sonja Deutsch (2015-)
Pearl Krabs
Perla Krabs
Sabine Winterfeldt
Mama Krabs
Marianne Lutz (2002-2008) †
Jellyfish
Bob van der Houven
Squilliam Fancyson
Siegbert Schnösel
Eberhard Prüter (2002–2014) †
The Flying Dutchman
Fliegender Holländer
Hans Teuscher (2002–2014) †

Axel Lutter (2017-)

Karen
Susanne Geier
Mermaid Man
Meerjungfraumann
Karl Schulz
Barnacle Boy
Blaubarschbube
Uwe Paulsen (2002–2007) †
Hasso Zorn (2009–2016) †
Dirty Bubble
Drecksackblase
Reinhard Kuhnert
Man Ray
Mantarochen
Hans-Werner Bussinger (2002-2009) †
Joachim Tennstedt (2009-)
King Neptune
König Neptun
Hans-Werner Bussinger † in
The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie / Hubertus Bengsch
Larry the Lobster
Larry der Hummer
Jörg Hengstler
Bubble Bass
Blubberbernd
Engelbert von Nordhausen
Harold SquarePants
Harald Schwammkopf
Frank-Otto Schenk †
Gretchen SquarePants
Margarethe Schwammkopf
Margot Rothweiler
Grandma SquarePants
Oma Schwammkopf
Christel Merian (2002) †
Margot Rothweiler (2007-2012)

Episodes[]

Shorts[]

Movies[]

Dubbed title Original title Premiere Dubbed logo
Der SpongeBob Schwammkopf Film The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie December 23, 2004

The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie German logo

SpongeBob Schwammkopf 3D/SpongeBob Schwammkopf: Schwamm aus der Wasser The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water February 19, 2015 Unnamed2The SpongeBob Movie- Sponge Out of Water German logo
SpongeBob Schwammkopf: Eine schwammtastische Rettung The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run November 5, 2020

SpongeBob Movie 3 German logo

DVDs[]

Songs[]

SpongeBob SquarePants Theme Song - Titlesong / SpongeBob Schwammkopf-Intro[]

Painty: "Alles klar, Kinder?"
Kinder: "Aye, aye, Kapitän!"
Painty: "Geht das nicht lauter?"
Kinder: "Aye, aye, Kapitän!"
Painty: "Ohhhhhhhhhhhh..."
Painty: "Wer wohnt in ’ner Ananas ganz tief im Meer?"
Kinder: "SpongeBob Schwammkopf!"
Painty: "Saugstark und gelb und porös und zwar sehr?"
Kinder: "SpongeBob Schwammkopf!"
Painty: "Wenn der Sinn nach pazifischem Blödsinn euch steht..."
Kinder: "SpongeBob Schwammkopf!"
Painty: "Dann schwingt euch an Deck und kommt ja nicht zu spät!"
Kinder: "SpongeBob Schwammkopf!"
Painty: "Und alle!"
Kinder: SpongeBob Schwammkopf, SpongeBob Schwammkopf, SpongeBob Schwammkopf!"
Painty: "SpongeBob Schwammkopf!"

Translation to English[]

Painty: "All right, kids?"
Children: "Aye, aye, captain!"
Painty: "Isn't that louder?"
Children: "Aye, aye, captain!"
Painty: "Ohhhhhhhhhhhh ..."
Painty: "Who lives in a pineapple deep in the sea?"
Children: "SpongeBob SpongeHead!"
Painty: "Absorbent and yellow and porous very much?"
Children: "SpongeBob SpongeHead!"
Painty: "If you're in the mood for Pacific nonsense ..."
Children: "SpongeBob SpongeHead!"
Painty: "Then swing on deck and don't be late!"
Children: "SpongeBob SpongeHead!"
Painty: "And everyone!"
Children: SpongeBob SpongeHead, SpongeBob SpongeHead, SpongeBob SpongeHead! "
Painty: "SpongeBob, SpongeHead!"

Events[]

Promotional images[]

The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie promotional images[]

SpongeBob SquarePants Theme Song (1999, German) Gallery[]

SpongeBob SquarePants Theme Song (2016, German HD) Gallery[]

Localization[]

Videos[]

Trivia[]

  • Jürgen Kluckert also voiced Benjamin Blümchen from the show of the same name and the character has been referenced in the German dub of the episode "Born Again Krabs," where Mr. Krabs tells the Flying Dutchman that he is not Eugene Krabs but instead tells him that he is "Benjamin Blümchen."
  • In "Christmas Who?," Sandy tells SpongeBob about the Nativity, the Three Wise Men, and Farmhand Rupert. Farmhand Rupert was St. Nicholas' companion in German folklore.
  • In "Band Geeks," instead of a Sedan, Patrick mentions an Opel Kapitän. The Kapitän was a model of the German brand Opel make of car, which was manufactured from 1938 to 1970.[citation needed]
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"Naughty Nautical Neighbors" title card.

  • The title cards in seasons 1-12 are translated and have had 4 fonts.
    • The first and second seasons used the Gilligan's Island font.
    • Seasons 3-8 used various fonts on the title cards.
    • In late season 8 and season 9, Krabby Patty was integrated into some title cards (it also remade the title card of "Dumped")[citation needed]
    • In seasons 10-12, SpongeBoy Me Bob is the title card font.
  • In "Squid on Strike," after Squidward is trampled by the crowd a second time, he says, "Food first, morals later." This is a quote from Bertolt Brecht's The Threepenny Opera.
  • After The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water, both Tobias Lelle and Joachim Kaps auditioned for the role of Squidward to replace his original voice actor, Eberhard Prüter, who died in October 2014 at age 69. Both auditions were streamed online. Lelle had two auditions, in a normal voice and in a slightly more nasal one. The role eventually went to Joachim Kaps. Additionally, Squidward is the only SpongeBob character in the German dub whose replacement was chosen by the general public.[citation needed]
    • This also happened to Plankton, whose voice actor. Thomas Petruo, died in April 2018 at age 61. His void was filled by Sebastian Christoph Jacob, although unlike Squidward, Plankton's replacement was not chosen by the public.[citation needed]
  • The word "SquarePants" in the theme song has been replaced with "Schwammkopf."
  • On the original SpongeBob Schwammkopf title card, the sketch of SpongeBob does not have legs. This has been fixed on the new title card.
  • Patrick's old voice actor, Marco Kröger, was fired after a disagreement with Nickelodeon, Fritz Rott replaced his role.[citation needed]
  • There is an old German Comedy Central promo that accuses SpongeBob of being transgender. The episodes containing these claims are aired as part of the Captain's Secrets marathon on 28 November.[9]
  • The show, besides Think Happy - The Year of the Sponge, aired on Viva for (possibly) one week.
  • Mr. Krabs' voice actor Jürgen Kluckert passed away on August 16, 2023 at age 79. Axel Lutter will become the new voice actor of Mr. Krabs.
  • The dub manages to dub most nonverbal sounds. The few exceptions were Squidward's snoring in Truth or Square and SpongeBob's screaming in The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water .

See also[]

The dub has two wikis, a translated version of Encyclopedia SpongeBobia and the German SpongePedia.

External links[]

References[]


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