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|name = ''SpongeBob SquarePants'' |
|name = ''SpongeBob SquarePants'' |
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|image = <gallery> |
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| − | SpongeBob SquarePants - 2018 logo (English).png|2018-present |
+ | SpongeBob SquarePants - 2018 logo (English).png|2018-present logo |
| − | SpongeBob SquarePants logo.svg.png|2009-2018 |
+ | SpongeBob SquarePants logo.svg.png|2009-2018 logo |
| − | Spongebob2007-2009.png|2008-2009 |
+ | Spongebob2007-2009.png|2008-2009 logo |
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| + | Old SpongeBob SquarePants logo.png|1999-2008 logo |
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|created = [[Stephen Hillenburg]] |
|created = [[Stephen Hillenburg]] |
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|directors = [[Derek Drymon]] (1999–2004)<br>[[Vincent Waller]] (2005–2015) |
|directors = [[Derek Drymon]] (1999–2004)<br>[[Vincent Waller]] (2005–2015) |
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| − | |executive = Stephen Hillenburg (1999–2018)<br>[[Paul Tibbitt]] ( |
+ | |executive = Stephen Hillenburg (1999–2018)<br>[[Paul Tibbitt]] (2006–2016)<br>[[Marc Ceccarelli]] (2018–present)<br>[[Vincent Waller]] (2018–present)<br>[[Jennie Monica]] (2020–2022; co-executive only) |
|genre = {{W|Comedy}}<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QRPep55zMCE&t=17s</ref><br>{{W|Slapstick}}<br>{{W|Surreal humor}}<ref>https://www.vulture.com/2018/11/spongebob-squarepants-stephen-hillenburg-legacy.html</ref> |
|genre = {{W|Comedy}}<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QRPep55zMCE&t=17s</ref><br>{{W|Slapstick}}<br>{{W|Surreal humor}}<ref>https://www.vulture.com/2018/11/spongebob-squarepants-stephen-hillenburg-legacy.html</ref> |
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|country = {{W|United States}} |
|country = {{W|United States}} |
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| + | |channel = [[Nickelodeon]] (1999–present)<br>[[Nicktoons]] (2002, "[[Gary Takes a Bath]]," 2023, "[[Buff for Puff]]," 2024, "[[Blood is Thicker Than Grease]]")<br>{{W|CBS}} (2012, "[[It's a SpongeBob Christmas!]]") |
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| − | |channel = [[Nickelodeon]] |
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| − | |seasons = [[Season |
+ | |seasons = [[Season 14|14]] (airing), [[Season 15|15]] (ordered) |
| − | |episodes = |
+ | |episodes = 299 (aired)<br>573 (segments) |
|prod = [[Nickelodeon Animation Studio]]<br>[[United Plankton Pictures, Inc.]] |
|prod = [[Nickelodeon Animation Studio]]<br>[[United Plankton Pictures, Inc.]] |
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| + | |distrib = [[Nickelodeon]], [[Paramount Global|Paramount Global Distribution Group]] |
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| − | |distrib = {{W|ViacomCBS Domestic Media Networks}} |
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| − | |picture = {{W|480i}} (4:3 SDTV, 1999–2012)<br>{{W| |
+ | |picture = {{W|480i}} (4:3 SDTV, 1999–2012)<br>{{W|1080i}} (16:9 HDTV, 2009 ("[[Truth or Square]]"), 2012–present) |
| − | |run = {{Time|May 1}}, {{Time|1999}} – present |
+ | |run = {{Time|May 1}}, {{Time|1999}} – present (24 years) |
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| − | '''''SpongeBob SquarePants''''', |
+ | '''''SpongeBob SquarePants''''', often shortened to '''''SpongeBob''''', is an American animated television series created by former marine biologist and animator [[Stephen Hillenburg]] for [[Nickelodeon]]. It is chronologically the tenth [[w:c:nickelodeon:Nicktoons|Nicktoon]] to debut. The series is produced by [[Nickelodeon Animation Studio]] and [[United Plankton Pictures, Inc.]] |
| − | The series |
+ | The series focuses on an optimistic sea sponge named {{Link|SpongeBob SquarePants}}, who lives in an [[SpongeBob SquarePants' house|underwater pineapple]] with his pet snail {{Link|Gary}}. He lives among the two nearest neighbors named [[Patrick Star]], SpongeBob's best friend, and [[Squidward Tentacles]], a grumpy octopus. SpongeBob and Squidward work together at a fast food restaurant called the [[Krusty Krab]]. Their boss is a cheapskate crab named [[Eugene H. Krabs]], who lives with his whale daughter, {{Link|Pearl}}. SpongeBob is enrolled in a [[Mrs. Puff's Boating School|boat-driving school]] run by [[Mrs. Puff]], a pufferfish, and often spends time with a thrill-seeking squirrel from the surface named [[Sandy Cheeks]]. The villains of the show are {{Link|Plankton}} and his computer wife, {{Link|Karen}}, who own a failing restaurant called the [[Chum Bucket]] across the street from the Krusty Krab. |
| − | The series was first |
+ | The series was first broadcasted on {{Time|May 1}}, 1999, as a "sneak peek" after the {{W|Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards|1999 Kids' Choice Awards}}. It officially began airing on {{Time|July 17}} of the same year. The show was initially only greenlit for 6 half-hour episodes (twelve total segments); creator Stephen Hillenburg said, "I thought if it did go to a full season that we'd get twelve chances to write stories and that might be it...twelve shows and get cancelled."<ref>[https://tbivision.com/2009/10/27/spongebob-squarepants-creator-steve-hillenburg/ TBI Vision interview]</ref> To his surprise, the show became a ratings success, and it has since run for [[Season 14|14 seasons]]. The series is currently in its fourteenth season, and has been renewed for a [[Season 15|fifteenth]]. |
| + | Throughout the series, during some episodes, the [[List of fourth wall breaks|fourth wall is broken]], [[List of live-action scenes|live-action scenes]] are shown, and sometimes the [[List of title drops|episode's title is mentioned]] during the episode. In some episodes, there are [[List of time cards|time cards]] which are often read by the [[French Narrator]]. During production of an episode, sometimes the [[List of renamed episodes|episode's title gets renamed]] before it premieres. Sometimes the production of an [[List of unproduced episodes|episode is canceled]], and some scenes of an episode can be [[List of deleted and cut scenes|deleted]], either before or after the episode is produced. Some of the SpongeBob media is [[List of lost SpongeBob media|lost]] to the public. Various locations and objects [[List of implied content|are mentioned]] but not seen. Many films, television shows, and video games sometimes [[SpongeBob SquarePants in popular culture|makes references relating to SpongeBob]]. Even [[List of memes|internet memes]] originate from the series. |
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| − | ==Overview== |
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| − | {{main|List of episodes}} |
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| − | {{main|List of episodes in order of production}} |
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| − | !Season |
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| − | !Episodes |
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| − | !Premiere |
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| − | !Finale |
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| − | !Showrunner |
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| − | | style="text-align:center;" |[[Season 1|1]] |
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| − | | style="text-align:center;" rowspan="3" |20 |
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| − | | style="text-align:center;" |{{Time|May 1}}, {{Time|1999}} |
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| − | | style="text-align:center;" |{{Time|March 3}}, {{Time|2001}} |
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| − | | style="text-align:center;" rowspan="4" | [[Stephen Hillenburg]] |
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| − | | style="text-align:center;" |[[Season 2|2]] |
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| − | | style="text-align:center;" |{{Time|October 26}}, {{Time|2000}} |
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| − | | style="text-align:center;" |{{Time|July 26}}, {{Time|2003}} |
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| − | | style="text-align:center;" |[[List of season 3 episodes|3]] |
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| − | | style="text-align:center;" |{{Time|October 5}}, {{Time|2001}} |
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| − | | style="text-align:center;" |{{Time|October 11}}, {{Time|2004}} |
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| − | | align="center" colspan="4" |''[[The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie]]'' |
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| − | | style="text-align:center;" |[[Season 4|4]] |
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| − | | style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2" |20 |
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| − | | style="text-align:center;" |{{Time|May 6}}, {{Time|2005}} |
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| − | | style="text-align:center;" |{{Time|July 24}}, {{Time|2007}} |
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| − | | style="text-align:center;" rowspan="5" | [[Paul Tibbitt]] |
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| − | | style="text-align:center;" |[[Season 5|5]] |
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| − | | style="text-align:center;" |{{Time|February 19}}, {{Time|2007}} |
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| − | | style="text-align:center;" |{{Time|July 19}}, {{Time|2009}} |
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| − | | style="text-align:center;" |[[Season 6|6]] |
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| − | | style="text-align:center;" rowspan="4" |26 |
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| − | | style="text-align:center;" |{{Time|March 3}}, {{Time|2008}} |
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| − | | style="text-align:center;" |{{Time|July 5}}, {{Time|2010}} |
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| − | | style="text-align:center;" |[[Season 7|7]] |
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| − | | style="text-align:center;" |{{Time|July 19}}, {{Time|2009}} |
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| − | | style="text-align:center;" |{{Time|June 11}}, {{Time|2011}} |
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| − | | style="text-align:center;" |[[Season 8|8]] |
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| − | | style="text-align:center;" |{{Time|March 26}}, {{Time|2011}} |
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| − | | style="text-align:center;" |{{Time|December 6}}, {{Time|2012}} |
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| − | | style="text-align:center;" |[[Season 9|9]] |
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| − | | style="text-align:center;" |{{Time|July 21}}, {{Time|2012}} |
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| − | | style="text-align:center;" |{{Time|February 20}}, {{Time|2017}} |
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| − | | style="text-align:center;" | Paul Tibbitt<br />[[Vincent Waller]]<br />[[Marc Ceccarelli]] |
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| − | | align="center" colspan="4" |''[[The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water]]'' |
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| − | | style="text-align:center;" | Paul Tibbitt |
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| − | | style="text-align:center;" |[[Season 10|10]] |
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| − | | style="text-align:center;" |11 |
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| − | | style="text-align:center;" |{{Time|October 15}}, {{Time|2016}} |
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| − | | style="text-align:center;" |{{Time|December 2}}, {{Time|2017}} |
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| − | | style="text-align:center;" rowspan="3" | Vincent Waller<br />Marc Ceccarelli |
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| − | | style="text-align:center;" |[[Season 11|11]] |
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| − | | style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2" |26 |
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| − | | style="text-align:center;" |{{Time|June 24}}, {{Time|2017}} |
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| − | | style="text-align:center;" |{{Time|November 25}}, {{Time|2018}} |
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| − | | style="text-align:center;" |[[Season 12|12]] |
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| − | | style="text-align:center;" |{{Time|November 11}}, {{Time|2018}} |
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| − | | style="text-align:center;" |TBA |
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| − | | align="center" colspan="4" |''[[The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run]]'' |
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| − | | style="text-align:center;" | [[Tim Hill]] |
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| − | | style="text-align:center;" |[[Season 13|13]] |
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| − | | style="text-align:center;" |26 |
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| − | | style="text-align:center;" |{{Time|October 22}}, {{Time|2020}} |
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| − | | style="text-align:center;" |TBA |
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| − | | style="text-align:center;" | Vincent Waller<br />Marc Ceccarelli |
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==Setting== |
==Setting== |
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[[File:Man Ray Returns 001.png|thumb|260px|Conch Street.]] |
[[File:Man Ray Returns 001.png|thumb|260px|Conch Street.]] |
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| − | The series is set in an underwater city named [[Bikini Bottom]], which is located on the floor of the {{Link|Pacific Ocean}} beneath [[Bikini Atoll]]. The citizens are mostly fish of different colors who live in ship funnels and drive [[boatmobile]]s. Main locations within Bikini Bottom include [[Conch Street]], the [[Krusty Krab]], |
+ | The series is set in an underwater city named [[Bikini Bottom]], which is located on the floor of the {{Link|Pacific Ocean}} beneath [[Bikini Atoll]]. The citizens are mostly fish of different colors who live in ship funnels and drive [[boatmobile]]s. Main locations within Bikini Bottom include [[Conch Street]], the [[Krusty Krab]], the [[Chum Bucket]], [[Mrs. Puff's Boating School]], {{Link|Sandy's treedome}}, [[Jellyfish Fields]], and [[Goo Lagoon]]. Special episodes of the show are usually presented from [[Patchy's house]] in [[Encino]], California. |
| − | Bubbles are seen whenever something moves quickly, and they fill the screen to transition between scenes. As a cartoon, it includes many unrealistic occurrences that could not happen underwater: fires, tears, flooding a building, inhabitants drinking liquids from glasses, bathtubs filled with what seems to be water, and fish walking instead of swimming |
+ | [[Bubbles (object)|Bubbles]] are seen whenever something moves quickly, and they fill the screen to [[Bubble transitions|transition between scenes]]. As a cartoon, it includes many unrealistic occurrences that could not happen underwater: fires, tears, rain, flooding a building, inhabitants drinking liquids from glasses, bathtubs filled with what seems to be water, a seaside resort, and fish walking instead of swimming. |
==Characters== |
==Characters== |
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| + | {{Main|List of characters/Main}} |
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| − | {{Main|List of characters/Main}}The show stars an ensemble cast of ten main characters, consisting of SpongeBob and his aquatic friends who live in Bikini Bottom. |
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| + | The show stars an ensemble cast of the ten main characters, consisting of SpongeBob and his aquatic friends who live in Bikini Bottom. |
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;SpongeBob |
;SpongeBob |
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[[File:SpongeBob SquarePants Porthole.png|thumb]] |
[[File:SpongeBob SquarePants Porthole.png|thumb]] |
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| + | [[File:Help Wanted 016.png|left|thumb|260px|SpongeBob's debut appearance]] |
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{{Main|SpongeBob SquarePants (character)}} |
{{Main|SpongeBob SquarePants (character)}} |
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| − | SpongeBob is a yellow sea sponge. He is nerdy, optimistic, and passionate about life. He lives in a fully-furnished pineapple house. He loves his job as a fry cook at a fast-food restaurant called the Krusty Krab. His greatest goal in life is to earn his boat-driving license. He has been diligently attending {{Link|Mrs. Puff's Boating School}} for years, but he never passes. He is best friends with Patrick and has a pet snail named Gary. |
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| + | SpongeBob is a yellow sea sponge. He is outgoing, optimistic, and passionate about life. He lives in a fully-furnished pineapple house. He loves his job as a fry cook at a fast-food restaurant called the Krusty Krab. His greatest goal in life is to earn his boat-driving license. He has been diligently attending [[Mrs. Puff's Boating School]] for years, but he never passes. He is best friends with Patrick and has a pet snail named Gary. |
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| − | SpongeBob is voiced by [[Tom Kenny]]. Stephen Hillenburg originally called the character "SpongeBoy," but renamed him after finding out that the name was already used by a mop company. He originally drew SpongeBob in the shape of a natural sea sponge, but later decided that a "squeaky clean square" would fit SpongeBob's nerdy personality.<ref>[https://archive.org/details/makintoonsinside0000neuw Makin' Toons]</ref> |
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| + | SpongeBob is voiced by [[Tom Kenny]]. Stephen Hillenburg originally called the character "[[SpongeBoy]]," but renamed him. He originally drew SpongeBob in the shape of a natural sea sponge, but later decided that a "squeaky clean square" would fit SpongeBob's nerdy personality.<ref>[https://archive.org/details/makintoonsinside0000neuw Makin' Toons]</ref> |
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;Patrick |
;Patrick |
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[[File:SpongeBob SquarePants Patrick Porthole.png|thumb]] |
[[File:SpongeBob SquarePants Patrick Porthole.png|thumb]] |
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| + | [[File:Help Wanted 030.png|left|thumb|260px|Patrick's debut appearance]] |
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{{Main|Patrick Star}} |
{{Main|Patrick Star}} |
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| − | Patrick is a pink starfish. He lives under a rock and wears floral swim trunks. He is SpongeBob's best friend and spends his time without SpongeBob waiting for him to come back. Patrick is rather unintelligent and can make poor decisions that get both him and SpongeBob in trouble. Patrick's attitude is usually relaxed and easygoing, but when someone is mean to him or SpongeBob, he can get angry. |
+ | Patrick is a pink starfish. He lives under a [[Patrick Star's house|rock]] and wears floral swim trunks. He is SpongeBob's best friend and spends his time without SpongeBob waiting for him to come back. Patrick is rather unintelligent and can make poor decisions that get both him and SpongeBob in trouble. Patrick's attitude is usually relaxed and easygoing, but when someone is mean to him or SpongeBob, he can get angry. |
Patrick is voiced by [[Bill Fagerbakke]]. Stephen Hillenburg created Patrick as a "surfer dude" character who could hang out with SpongeBob during his time off from school and work. Hillenburg wanted to convey the behavior of starfish— slow-looking but capable of violent movement- in Patrick's demeanor. |
Patrick is voiced by [[Bill Fagerbakke]]. Stephen Hillenburg created Patrick as a "surfer dude" character who could hang out with SpongeBob during his time off from school and work. Hillenburg wanted to convey the behavior of starfish— slow-looking but capable of violent movement- in Patrick's demeanor. |
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;Squidward |
;Squidward |
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[[File:SpongeBob SquarePants Squidward Porthole.png|thumb]] |
[[File:SpongeBob SquarePants Squidward Porthole.png|thumb]] |
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| + | [[File:Help Wanted 058.png|left|thumb|260px|Squidward's debut appearance]] |
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{{Main|Squidward Tentacles}} |
{{Main|Squidward Tentacles}} |
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Squidward is a turquoise octopus. He is SpongeBob's coworker at the Krusty Krab and lives in an [[Squidward Tentacles' house|Easter Island Head]] next door to him. Squidward loves to paint self-portraits and play his clarinet. He is usually grumpy because nobody recognizes his artistic talents. He often gets annoyed with SpongeBob's optimism, but truly appreciates SpongeBob's friendship at times. |
Squidward is a turquoise octopus. He is SpongeBob's coworker at the Krusty Krab and lives in an [[Squidward Tentacles' house|Easter Island Head]] next door to him. Squidward loves to paint self-portraits and play his clarinet. He is usually grumpy because nobody recognizes his artistic talents. He often gets annoyed with SpongeBob's optimism, but truly appreciates SpongeBob's friendship at times. |
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| + | Squidward is voiced by [[Rodger Bumpass]]. Squidward, despite being called "Squid"ward, is an octopus. |
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| − | Squidward is voiced by [[Rodger Bumpass]]. Stephen Hillenburg designed Squidward as an octopus because their bulbous heads give the look of an inflated sense of self-importance. Squidward is usually drawn with six limbs because giving him a full set of eight was too difficult to animate.<ref>[[Case of the Sponge "Bob"]]</ref> Squids have ''ten'' limbs and thin, triangular heads, unlike Squidward. |
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;Mr. Krabs |
;Mr. Krabs |
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[[File:SpongeBob SquarePants Mr Krabs Porthole.png|thumb]] |
[[File:SpongeBob SquarePants Mr Krabs Porthole.png|thumb]] |
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| + | [[File:Help Wanted 062.png|left|thumb|260px|Mr. Krabs' debut appearance]] |
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{{Main|Eugene H. Krabs}} |
{{Main|Eugene H. Krabs}} |
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| − | Mr. Krabs is a red crab. He owns the Krusty Krab and is Pearl's single father. He lives with his daughter Pearl in a [[ |
+ | Mr. Krabs is a red crab. He owns the Krusty Krab and is Pearl's single father. He lives with his daughter Pearl in a [[Eugene H. Krabs and Pearl Krabs' house|hollow anchor]]. He is obsessed with money and will do almost anything to make a profit, even if it means overworking his employees SpongeBob and Squidward. The only people who have more control over him than money are Pearl and Mrs. Puff, one of his love interests. |
| − | Mr. Krabs is voiced by [[Clancy Brown]], best known for his extensive live-action filmography. Stephen Hillenburg |
+ | Mr. Krabs is voiced by [[Clancy Brown]], best known for his extensive live-action filmography. Stephen Hillenburg felt that Brown's voice fit the character perfectly. Brown has defended Mr. Krabs as a character, saying he is "not a bad guy, just like your local banker or businessman. He loves Pearl too!"<ref>[https://www.bustle.com/p/you-know-the-guy-who-voices-mr-krabs-in-spongebob-squarepants-from-a-very-famous-movie-66254 Clancy Brown interview]</ref> |
;Plankton |
;Plankton |
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[[File:SpongeBob SquarePants Plankton Porthole.png|thumb]] |
[[File:SpongeBob SquarePants Plankton Porthole.png|thumb]] |
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| + | [[File:Plankton! 027.png|left|thumb|260px|Plankton's debut appearance]] |
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{{Main|Sheldon J. Plankton}} |
{{Main|Sheldon J. Plankton}} |
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Plankton is a green copepod (a type of plankton). Along with his computer wife Karen, he runs a restaurant called the Chum Bucket across the street from the Krusty Krab. He sells food made from chum, which is bait made from fish meat. Because of this, the Chum Bucket rarely gets any customers. Plankton's goal is to steal the Krabby Patty formula and rule the fast-food world with Karen by his side. He is a skilled inventor, but his machines usually go wrong. |
Plankton is a green copepod (a type of plankton). Along with his computer wife Karen, he runs a restaurant called the Chum Bucket across the street from the Krusty Krab. He sells food made from chum, which is bait made from fish meat. Because of this, the Chum Bucket rarely gets any customers. Plankton's goal is to steal the Krabby Patty formula and rule the fast-food world with Karen by his side. He is a skilled inventor, but his machines usually go wrong. |
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| − | Plankton is voiced by [[Doug Lawrence]], who is |
+ | Plankton is voiced by [[Doug Lawrence]], who is also an episode writer. Stephen Hillenburg had created Plankton as a potential villain for the show in 1997. Doug Lawrence loved the character and used his writing skills and voice to prove that Plankton could work as a major antagonist. |
;Karen |
;Karen |
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[[File:SpongeBob SquarePants Karen Porthole.png|thumb]] |
[[File:SpongeBob SquarePants Karen Porthole.png|thumb]] |
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| + | [[File:Plankton! 151.png|left|thumb|260px|Karen's debut appearance]] |
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{{Main|Karen Plankton}} |
{{Main|Karen Plankton}} |
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| − | Karen is a waterproof computer. She lives in the laboratory of the Chum Bucket, where she calculates evil plans to help her husband Plankton steal the Krabby Patty formula. She is the smartest resident of Bikini Bottom but sometimes feels that her intellect is wasted on Plankton. Karen has a dry, sarcastic sense of humor. Despite being a machine, Karen has a wide range of emotions and cares a lot about Plankton deep down. |
+ | Karen is a waterproof computer.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20180502234851/https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/02/arts/spongebob-tony-nominations.html</ref> She lives in the laboratory of the Chum Bucket, where she calculates evil plans to help her husband Plankton steal the Krabby Patty formula. She is the smartest resident of Bikini Bottom but sometimes feels that her intellect is wasted on Plankton. Karen has a dry, sarcastic sense of humor. Despite being a machine, Karen has a wide range of emotions and cares a lot about Plankton deep down. |
Karen is voiced by [[Jill Talley]], who is married to Tom Kenny. Stephen Hillenburg named Karen after his wife, [[Karen Hillenburg]]. He based Karen's deadpan humor on his wife's personality, calling her "the funniest person I know."<ref>[https://archive.org/details/ERIC_ED481961/page/n135 Biographies Today: Stephen Hillenburg]</ref> Along with Plankton, Karen was promoted to a main cast member in the credits of the 2004 movie. |
Karen is voiced by [[Jill Talley]], who is married to Tom Kenny. Stephen Hillenburg named Karen after his wife, [[Karen Hillenburg]]. He based Karen's deadpan humor on his wife's personality, calling her "the funniest person I know."<ref>[https://archive.org/details/ERIC_ED481961/page/n135 Biographies Today: Stephen Hillenburg]</ref> Along with Plankton, Karen was promoted to a main cast member in the credits of the 2004 movie. |
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;Sandy |
;Sandy |
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[[File:SpongeBob SquarePants Sandy Porthole.png|thumb]] |
[[File:SpongeBob SquarePants Sandy Porthole.png|thumb]] |
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| + | [[File:Tea at the Treedome 057.png|left|thumb|260px|Sandy's debut appearance]] |
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{{Main|Sandy Cheeks}} |
{{Main|Sandy Cheeks}} |
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| − | Sandy is a brown squirrel. She wears a diving suit and lives in an air-filled Treedome to breathe underwater. Sandy is a daredevil who loves practicing karate and extreme sports. Having come from the U.S. state of Texas, she talks with a Southern drawl and loves rodeos. She earns a living by working as a scientist. |
+ | Sandy is a brown squirrel. She wears a diving suit and lives in an air-filled Treedome to breathe underwater. Sandy is a daredevil who loves practicing karate and extreme sports. Having come from the U.S. state of [[Texas (state)|Texas]], she talks with a Southern drawl and loves rodeos. She earns a living by working as a scientist. |
| + | Sandy is voiced by [[Carolyn Lawrence]]. |
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| − | Sandy is voiced by [[Carolyn Lawrence]]. Stephen Hillenburg stated in 2014 that he created Sandy as "a strong female character that could be a friend to SpongeBob but ''not'' a love interest." [[Tim Hill]] wanted to add a romantic aspect to the show when he helped Hillenburg with the series' pitch bible, but this did not end up occurring. |
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;Mrs. Puff |
;Mrs. Puff |
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[[File:SpongeBob SquarePants Mrs Puff Porthole.png|thumb]] |
[[File:SpongeBob SquarePants Mrs Puff Porthole.png|thumb]] |
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| + | [[File:Boating School 030.png|left|thumb|260px|Mrs. Puff's debut appearance]] |
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{{Main|Mrs. Puff}} |
{{Main|Mrs. Puff}} |
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Mrs. Puff is a beige pufferfish. She is SpongeBob's teacher at boating school. She knows everything about boats and how to drive them. Mrs. Puff is extremely determined and will stop at nothing to get SpongeBob his driver's license. After so many years with SpongeBob as her perpetual student, she has become paranoid and prone to outbursts. She is always trying to come up with new lessons that could help SpongeBob succeed, but they never work. |
Mrs. Puff is a beige pufferfish. She is SpongeBob's teacher at boating school. She knows everything about boats and how to drive them. Mrs. Puff is extremely determined and will stop at nothing to get SpongeBob his driver's license. After so many years with SpongeBob as her perpetual student, she has become paranoid and prone to outbursts. She is always trying to come up with new lessons that could help SpongeBob succeed, but they never work. |
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| + | Mrs. Puff is voiced by [[Mary Jo Catlett]]. |
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| − | Mrs. Puff is voiced by [[Mary Jo Catlett]]. Stephen Hillenburg called Mrs. Puff the "most important" character to the series' history.<ref name="steve">[http://www.webcitation.org/6M1QBJ1BZ Stephen Hillenburg, artist and animator]</ref> In 1997, Nickelodeon told him that they would only produce the show if SpongeBob was a kid who went to school, with his teacher as a main character.<ref name="steve" /> As a compromise, Hillenburg created Mrs. Puff's Boating School, which introduced a teacher to the main cast while keeping SpongeBob as an adult.<ref>[https://tbivision.com/2009/10/27/spongebob-squarepants-creator-steve-hillenburg/7414/ TBI Vision: Stephen Hillenburg]</ref> |
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;Pearl |
;Pearl |
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[[File:SpongeBob SquarePants Pearl Porthole.png|thumb]] |
[[File:SpongeBob SquarePants Pearl Porthole.png|thumb]] |
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| + | [[File:Squeaky Boots 003.png|left|thumb|260px|Pearl's debut appearance]] |
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{{Main|Pearl Krabs}} |
{{Main|Pearl Krabs}} |
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| − | Pearl is a gray-colored sperm whale. She is a self-conscious teenager who just wants to fit in with the fish of Bikini Bottom |
+ | Pearl is a gray-colored sperm whale. She is a self-conscious teenager who just wants to fit in with the fish of Bikini Bottom, but because she is so big, she has a hard time blending in. Pearl usually stomps around and shakes the seafloor below her. She is Mr. Krabs' daughter and lives with him in their hollow anchor house. |
| − | Pearl is voiced by [[Lori Alan]]. Stephen Hillenburg was inspired to create Pearl while working as a tour guide for whale watches at the Ocean Institute. |
+ | Pearl is voiced by [[Lori Alan]]. Stephen Hillenburg was inspired to create Pearl while working as a tour guide for whale watches at the Ocean Institute. Pearl was one of the earliest characters that Stephen Hillenburg created, and he often tried to suggest story ideas about Pearl when he visited the writer's room.<ref name="steve">[http://www.webcitation.org/6M1QBJ1BZ Stephen Hillenburg, artist and animator]</ref> Hillenburg was strongly against revealing the identity of Pearl's mother and kept it a secret throughout the show.<ref>https://twitter.com/VincentWaller72/status/1154402000886304769</ref> |
;Gary |
;Gary |
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[[File:SpongeBob SquarePants Gary Porthole.png|thumb]] |
[[File:SpongeBob SquarePants Gary Porthole.png|thumb]] |
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| + | [[File:Help Wanted 017.png|left|thumb|260px|Gary's debut appearance]] |
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{{Main|Gary the Snail}} |
{{Main|Gary the Snail}} |
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Gary is a light blue sea snail with a pink shell. He lives with SpongeBob in their pineapple home. Gary's mannerisms are based on a housecat, and he meows to communicate with others. SpongeBob can seemingly understand Gary and often sees him as a voice of reason. |
Gary is a light blue sea snail with a pink shell. He lives with SpongeBob in their pineapple home. Gary's mannerisms are based on a housecat, and he meows to communicate with others. SpongeBob can seemingly understand Gary and often sees him as a voice of reason. |
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| − | Gary's meows are provided by Tom Kenny. His speaking voice in "Sleepy Time" is provided by [[Dee Bradley Baker]], and his translation collar in "Chatterbox Gary" is voiced by [[Keith David]]. Gary was not featured in Stephen Hillenburg's original drawings for the show; he was added as a new character during the production of the pilot. |
+ | Gary's meows are provided by Tom Kenny. His speaking voice in "[[Sleepy Time]]" is provided by [[Dee Bradley Baker]], and his translation collar in "[[Chatterbox Gary]]" is voiced by [[Keith David]]. Gary was not featured in Stephen Hillenburg's original drawings for the show; he was added as a new character during the production of the pilot. |
;Recurring characters |
;Recurring characters |
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| − | Special episodes of the show are hosted by a live-action pirate named {{Link|Patchy}} and his pet parrot {{Link|Potty}}. Patchy is the president of a fictional ''SpongeBob'' fan club and dreams of meeting SpongeBob himself. Potty is a crude marionette puppet who likes to make fun of Patchy's enthusiasm and causes trouble for him. An unseen scuba diver called the [[French Narrator]] often introduces episodes and narrates the time cards. His voice is a reference to the oceanographer Jacques Cousteau, who was an idol to Stephen Hillenburg. |
+ | Special episodes of the show are hosted by a live-action pirate named {{Link|Patchy}} and his pet parrot {{Link|Potty}}. Patchy is the president of a fictional ''SpongeBob'' fan club and dreams of meeting SpongeBob himself. Potty is a crude marionette puppet who likes to make fun of Patchy's enthusiasm and causes trouble for him. An unseen scuba diver called the [[French Narrator]] often introduces episodes and narrates the time cards. His voice is apparently a reference to the oceanographer Jacques Cousteau, who was an idol to Stephen Hillenburg. |
| − | Recurring guest characters appear throughout the series, such as [[Mermaid Man]] and [[Barnacle Boy]], a pair of elderly, semi-retired superheroes of whom SpongeBob and Patrick are big fans. Bikini Bottom is sometimes haunted by a pirate ghost called the [[Flying Dutchman]], who glows green and owns a floating pirate ship. The sea is ruled by a merman god named [[King Neptune]], who lives in a palace with his family. News in Bikini Bottom is usually presented by a field reporter named [[Perch Perkins]] and a newsreader, the [[Realistic Fish Head]] |
+ | Recurring guest characters appear throughout the series, such as [[Mermaid Man]] and [[Barnacle Boy]], a pair of elderly, semi-retired superheroes of whom SpongeBob and Patrick are big fans. Bikini Bottom is sometimes haunted by a pirate ghost called the [[Flying Dutchman]], who glows green and owns a floating pirate ship. The sea is ruled by a merman god named [[King Neptune]], who lives in a palace with his family. News in Bikini Bottom is usually presented by a field reporter named [[Perch Perkins]] and a newsreader, the [[Realistic Fish Head]]. Bikini Bottom is home to many other sea creatures who make occasional appearances, including [[Old Man Jenkins]], [[Larry the Lobster]], and [[Fred]]. |
==Cast== |
==Cast== |
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{{main|List of cast members}} |
{{main|List of cast members}} |
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;Main cast |
;Main cast |
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| − | *[[Tom Kenny]]: {{Link|SpongeBob}}, {{Link|Gary}}, {{Link|Patchy}}, [[French Narrator]] |
+ | *[[Tom Kenny]]: {{Link|SpongeBob}}, {{Link|Gary}}, {{Link|Patchy}}, [[French Narrator]] |
*[[Bill Fagerbakke]]: {{Link|Patrick}} |
*[[Bill Fagerbakke]]: {{Link|Patrick}} |
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*[[Rodger Bumpass]]: {{Link|Squidward}} |
*[[Rodger Bumpass]]: {{Link|Squidward}} |
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*[[Clancy Brown]]: {{Link|Mr. Krabs}} |
*[[Clancy Brown]]: {{Link|Mr. Krabs}} |
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| − | *[[Mr. Lawrence]]: {{Link|Plankton}}, {{Link|Potty}} (season 10–), various characters |
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| − | *[[Jill Talley]]: {{Link|Karen}}, various characters |
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*[[Carolyn Lawrence]]: {{Link|Sandy}} |
*[[Carolyn Lawrence]]: {{Link|Sandy}} |
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| + | *[[Doug Lawrence|Mr. Lawrence]]: {{Link|Plankton}}, [[Larry the Lobster]], {{Link|Potty}} (Season 10–) |
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| + | *[[Jill Talley]]: {{Link|Karen}}, [[Squidina Star|Squidina]] |
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*[[Mary Jo Catlett]]: [[Mrs. Puff]] |
*[[Mary Jo Catlett]]: [[Mrs. Puff]] |
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*[[Lori Alan]]: {{Link|Pearl}} |
*[[Lori Alan]]: {{Link|Pearl}} |
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| − | ;Supporting cast |
+ | ;'''Supporting cast''' |
| − | *[[Stephen Hillenburg]]: Potty ( |
+ | *[[Stephen Hillenburg]]: Potty (Seasons 2–3) |
| − | *[[Paul Tibbitt]]: Potty ( |
+ | *[[Paul Tibbitt]]: Potty (Seasons 5–8) |
| − | *[[Ernest Borgnine]]: [[Mermaid Man]] ( |
+ | *[[Ernest Borgnine]]: [[Mermaid Man]] (Seasons 1–9) |
| − | *[[Tim Conway]]: [[Barnacle Boy]] ( |
+ | *[[Tim Conway]]: [[Barnacle Boy]] (Seasons 1–9) |
*[[Brian Doyle-Murray]]: [[Flying Dutchman]] |
*[[Brian Doyle-Murray]]: [[Flying Dutchman]] |
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*[[John O'Hurley]]: [[King Neptune]] |
*[[John O'Hurley]]: [[King Neptune]] |
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| − | *[[Marion Ross]]: [[Grandma SquarePants]] ( |
+ | *[[Marion Ross]]: [[Grandma SquarePants]] (Seasons 2–8) |
| − | *[[Dee Bradley Baker]]: [[Perch Perkins]], [[Bubble Bass]], various characters |
+ | *[[Dee Bradley Baker]]: [[Perch Perkins]], [[Bubble Bass]], [[Squilliam Fancyson]], various characters |
| − | *[[Sirena Irwin]]: [[Margaret SquarePants|Mrs. SquarePants]], various characters |
+ | *[[Sirena Irwin]]: [[Margaret SquarePants|Mrs. SquarePants]], [[Lady Upturn]], various characters |
*[[Thomas F. Wilson]]: various characters |
*[[Thomas F. Wilson]]: various characters |
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*[[Carlos Alazraqui]]: various characters |
*[[Carlos Alazraqui]]: various characters |
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*[[Sara Paxton]]: various characters |
*[[Sara Paxton]]: various characters |
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| − | *[[John Gegenhuber]]: [[Old Man Jenkins]] ( |
+ | *[[John Gegenhuber]]: [[Old Man Jenkins]] (Season 11–) |
| + | *[[Kevin Michael Richardson]]: various characters |
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| − | ;Guest roles |
+ | ;'''Guest roles''' |
{{main|List of guest stars}} |
{{main|List of guest stars}} |
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*[[Scarlett Johansson]]: [[Princess Mindy]] in ''[[The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie]]'' |
*[[Scarlett Johansson]]: [[Princess Mindy]] in ''[[The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie]]'' |
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*[[Jeffrey Tambor]]: King Neptune in ''The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie'' |
*[[Jeffrey Tambor]]: King Neptune in ''The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie'' |
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| − | *[[Amy Poehler]]: [[ |
+ | *[[Amy Poehler]]: [[Grandma]] in "[[Have You Seen This Snail?]]" |
| − | *[[Pat Morita]]: [[Master Udon]] in "[[Karate Island]]" |
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*[[Nigel Planer]] and [[Rik Mayall]]: [[Dr. Marmalade]] and [[Lord Reginald]] in "[[Chimps Ahoy]]" |
*[[Nigel Planer]] and [[Rik Mayall]]: [[Dr. Marmalade]] and [[Lord Reginald]] in "[[Chimps Ahoy]]" |
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| + | *[[Pat Morita]]: [[Master Udon]] in "[[Karate Island]]" |
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*[[Patton Oswalt]]: [[Jim]] in "[[The Original Fry Cook]]" |
*[[Patton Oswalt]]: [[Jim]] in "[[The Original Fry Cook]]" |
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| − | *[[Gene Shalit]]: [[Gene Scallop]] in "[[The Krusty Sponge]]" |
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| − | *[[Johnny Depp]]: [[Jack Kahuna Laguna]] in "[[SpongeBob SquarePants vs. The Big One]]" |
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*[[Mark Hamill]]: [[The Moth]] in "[[Night Light]]" |
*[[Mark Hamill]]: [[The Moth]] in "[[Night Light]]" |
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| + | *[[Gene Shalit]]: [[Gene Scallop]] in "[[The Krusty Sponge]]" |
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*[[David Bowie]]: [[Lord Royal Highness]] in "[[Atlantis SquarePantis]]" |
*[[David Bowie]]: [[Lord Royal Highness]] in "[[Atlantis SquarePantis]]" |
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| − | *[[Johnny |
+ | *[[Johnny Depp]]: [[Jack Kahuna Laguna]] in "[[SpongeBob SquarePants vs. The Big One]]" |
| + | *[[Laraine Newman]]: [[Granny Plankton]] in "[[Gramma's Secret Recipe]]" and "[[Grandmum's the Word]]" |
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*[[John Goodman]]: [[Santa Claus]] in "[[It's a SpongeBob Christmas!]]" |
*[[John Goodman]]: [[Santa Claus]] in "[[It's a SpongeBob Christmas!]]" |
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| + | *[[Johnny Knoxville]]: [[Johnny Krill]] in "[[Extreme Spots]]" |
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| − | *[[Michael McKean]]: [[Captain Frostymug]] in "[[License to Milkshake]]" and [[Lonnie (shark)|Lonnie]] in "[[Sharks vs. Pods]]" |
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| + | *[[Michael McKean]]: [[Captain Frostymug]] in "[[License to Milkshake]]" and [[Lonnie]] in "[[Sharks vs. Pods]]" |
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*[[Antonio Banderas]]: [[Burger Beard]] in ''[[The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water]]'' |
*[[Antonio Banderas]]: [[Burger Beard]] in ''[[The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water]]'' |
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| − | *[[Matt Berry]]: [[Bubbles]] in ''The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water'' |
+ | *[[Matt Berry]]: [[Bubbles (character)|Bubbles]] in ''The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water'' and [[King Poseidon]] in ''[[The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run]]'' |
*[[J. K. Simmons]]: [[Maestro Mackerel]] in "[[Snooze You Lose]]" |
*[[J. K. Simmons]]: [[Maestro Mackerel]] in "[[Snooze You Lose]]" |
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*[[Jeff Garlin]]: [[Cuddle E. Hugs (character)|Cuddle E. Hugs]] in "[[Cuddle E. Hugs]]" |
*[[Jeff Garlin]]: [[Cuddle E. Hugs (character)|Cuddle E. Hugs]] in "[[Cuddle E. Hugs]]" |
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| − | *[[Kevin Michael Richardson]]: A live-action [[King Neptune]] in "[[Party Pooper Pants]]," [[Nurse Bazooka]] in "[[My Leg!]]," and [[Sir Urchin]] in "[[Library Cards]]" |
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| − | *[[Laraine Newman]]: [[Lily Plankton]] and the [[Nurse]] in "[[Gramma's Secret Recipe]]" and "[[Grandmum's the Word]]," and the [[crab lady]] in "[[Ink Lemonade]]" |
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*[[Lewis Black]]: Santa Claus in "[[Goons on the Moon]]" |
*[[Lewis Black]]: Santa Claus in "[[Goons on the Moon]]" |
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*[[Gilbert Gottfried]]: [[Sal (The Hankering)|Sal]] in "[[The Hankering]]" |
*[[Gilbert Gottfried]]: [[Sal (The Hankering)|Sal]] in "[[The Hankering]]" |
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| + | (Note, not all Guest Stars are listed here) |
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| − | ;Musical guests |
+ | ;'''Musical guests''' |
*[[Junior Brown]] in "[[Texas]]" |
*[[Junior Brown]] in "[[Texas]]" |
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| − | *[[Ween]] in "[[Your Shoe's Untied]]" |
+ | *[[List of guest stars|Ween]] in "[[Your Shoe's Untied]]" |
*[[David Glen Eisley]] in "[[Band Geeks]]" |
*[[David Glen Eisley]] in "[[Band Geeks]]" |
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| − | *[[Pantera]] in "[[Prehibernation Week]]" |
+ | *[[List of guest stars|Pantera]] in "[[Prehibernation Week]]" |
| + | *[[List of guest stars|Stew]] in "[[Have You Seen This Snail?]]" |
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| − | == |
+ | ==Episodes== |
| − | {{main|List of |
+ | {{main|List of episodes}} |
| + | {{main|List of SpongeBob SquarePants episodes (sorted)}} |
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| + | {| class="wikitable" |
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| + | !Season |
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| + | !Episodes |
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| + | !Premiere |
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| + | !Finale |
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| + | !Showrunner |
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| + | |- |
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| + | | style="text-align:center;" |[[Season 1|1]] |
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| + | | rowspan="3" style="text-align:center;" |20 |
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| + | | style="text-align:center;" |{{Time|May 1}}, {{Time|1999}} |
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| + | | style="text-align:center;" |{{Time|March 3}}, {{Time|2001}} |
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| + | | rowspan="4" style="text-align:center;" | [[Stephen Hillenburg]] |
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| + | |- |
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| + | | style="text-align:center;" |[[Season 2|2]] |
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| + | | style="text-align:center;" |{{Time|October 20}}, {{Time|2000}} |
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| + | | style="text-align:center;" |{{Time|July 26}}, {{Time|2003}} |
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| + | |- |
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| + | | style="text-align:center;" |[[Season 3|3]] |
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| + | | style="text-align:center;" |{{Time|October 5}}, {{Time|2001}} |
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| + | | style="text-align:center;" |{{Time|October 11}}, {{Time|2004}} |
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| + | |- |
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| + | | colspan="4" align="center" |''[[The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie]]'' |
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| + | |- |
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| + | | style="text-align:center;" |[[Season 4|4]] |
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| + | | rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" |20 |
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| + | | style="text-align:center;" |{{Time|May 6}}, {{Time|2005}} |
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| + | | style="text-align:center;" |{{Time|July 24}}, {{Time|2007}} |
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| + | | rowspan="5" style="text-align:center;" | [[Paul Tibbitt]] |
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| + | |- |
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| + | | style="text-align:center;" |[[Season 5|5]] |
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| + | | style="text-align:center;" |{{Time|February 19}}, {{Time|2007}} |
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| + | | style="text-align:center;" |{{Time|July 19}}, {{Time|2009}} |
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| + | |- |
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| + | | style="text-align:center;" |[[Season 6|6]] |
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| + | | rowspan="4" style="text-align:center;" |26 |
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| + | | style="text-align:center;" |{{Time|March 3}}, {{Time|2008}} |
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| + | | style="text-align:center;" |{{Time|July 5}}, {{Time|2010}} |
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| + | |- |
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| + | | style="text-align:center;" |[[Season 7|7]] |
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| + | | style="text-align:center;" |{{Time|July 19}}, {{Time|2009}} |
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| + | | style="text-align:center;" |{{Time|June 11}}, {{Time|2011}} |
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| + | |- |
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| + | | style="text-align:center;" |[[Season 8|8]] |
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| + | | style="text-align:center;" |{{Time|March 26}}, {{Time|2011}} |
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| + | | style="text-align:center;" |{{Time|December 6}}, {{Time|2012}} |
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| + | |- |
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| + | | style="text-align:center;" |[[Season 9|9]] |
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| + | | style="text-align:center;" |{{Time|July 21}}, {{Time|2012}} |
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| + | | style="text-align:center;" |{{Time|February 20}}, {{Time|2017}} |
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| + | | style="text-align:center;" | Paul Tibbitt<br />[[Marc Ceccarelli]]<br>[[Vincent Waller]] |
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| + | |- |
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| + | | colspan="4" align="center" |''[[The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water]]'' |
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| + | | style="text-align:center;" | Paul Tibbitt |
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| + | |- |
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| + | | style="text-align:center;" |[[Season 10|10]] |
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| + | | style="text-align:center;" |11 |
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| + | | style="text-align:center;" |{{Time|October 15}}, {{Time|2016}} |
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| + | | style="text-align:center;" |{{Time|December 2}}, {{Time|2017}} |
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| + | | rowspan="3" style="text-align:center;" | Marc Ceccarelli<br>Vincent Waller |
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| + | |- |
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| + | | style="text-align:center;" |[[Season 11|11]] |
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| + | | rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" |26 |
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| + | | style="text-align:center;" |{{Time|June 24}}, {{Time|2017}} |
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| + | | style="text-align:center;" |{{Time|November 25}}, {{Time|2018}} |
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| + | |- |
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| + | | style="text-align:center;" |[[Season 12|12]] |
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| + | | style="text-align:center;" |{{Time|November 11}}, {{Time|2018}} |
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| + | | style="text-align:center;" |{{Time|April 29}}, {{Time|2022}} |
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| + | | colspan="4" align="center" |''[[The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run]]'' |
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| + | | style="text-align:center;" | [[Tim Hill]] |
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| + | |- |
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| + | | style="text-align:center;" |[[Season 13|13]] |
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| + | | rowspan="3" style="text-align:center;" |26 |
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| + | | style="text-align:center;" |{{Time|October 22}}, {{Time|2020}} |
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| + | | style="text-align:center;" |{{Time|November 1}}, {{Time|2023}} |
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| + | | style="text-align:center;" | Marc Ceccarelli<br>Vincent Waller |
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| + | |- |
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| + | | style="text-align:center;" |[[Season 14|14]] |
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| + | | style="text-align:center;" |{{Time|November 2}}, {{Time|2023}} |
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| + | | style="text-align:center;" |TBA |
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| + | | style="text-align:center;" |TBD |
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| + | |- |
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| + | | style="text-align:center;" |[[Season 15|15]] |
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| + | | style="text-align:center;" |TBA |
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| + | | style="text-align:center;" |TBA |
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| + | | style="text-align:center;" |TBD |
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| + | | colspan="4" align="center" |''[[The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants]]'' |
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| + | | style="text-align:center;" | [[Derek Drymon]] |
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| + | |} |
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| + | ==Spin-off media== |
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| − | [[Brian Robbins]], the current president of Nickelodeon, announced on {{Time|February 14}}, {{Time|2019}} that multiple ''SpongeBob SquarePants'' spin-off shows were in development. The spin-offs will tell new stories for SpongeBob and his friends, as well as introduce new characters into the franchise.<ref name="variety.com">https://variety.com/2019/tv/news/nickelodeon-brian-robbins-spongebob-lego-paddington-john-cena-1203139534/</ref> |
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| + | [[File:Spongebobuniverselogo.jpg|thumb|260px|The official logo for the "SpongeBob Universe."]] |
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| + | ===Movies=== |
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| + | {{Main|List of movies}} |
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| + | Three films based on the series have been made. The first film, ''[[The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie]]'', was released theatrically in 2004. It was directed, co-written, and produced by Stephen Hillenburg. The second film, ''[[The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water]]'', was released theatrically in 2015. The third film, ''[[The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run]]'', was only released theatrically in Canada in 2020 and had a digital release in all other territories. |
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| + | ''[[The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants]]'' was announced on {{Time|February 15}}, {{Time|2022}}, during [[Paramount Global|Paramount]]'s Investor Event.<ref>https://twitter.com/paramountplus/status/1493707479275827200</ref><ref>https://twitter.com/SpongeBob/status/1493708961497088000</ref> Its title and plot were confirmed on {{Time|April 27}}, {{Time|2023}}.<ref>[https://twitter.com/DiscussingFilm/status/1651644651055480832 ''SpongeBob SquarePants: The Search for SquarePants'' Announcement - DiscussingFilm]</ref> The film is set to release theatrically in 2025. |
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| − | In a 2019 press release, Brian Robbins said he feels there is an avenue to "tell an original story about SpongeBob and Patrick, or maybe tell a Sandy Cheeks stand-alone story, or can Plankton have his own? I think the fans are clamoring for it." He further said "That's our Marvel Universe... You have this amazing show that's run for almost twenty years."<ref name="variety.com"/> These spinoffs could take the form of new series, specials, and feature-length movies.<ref>https://www.nickpress.com/press-releases/2019/02/14/nickelodeon-embarks-on-new-direction-with-its-biggest-most-wide-ranging-content-slate-ever-new-shows-are-all-that-and-much-more</ref> |
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| + | On {{Time|March 4}}, 2020, it was announced that [[Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie|two spin-off films]] based on the series for Netflix.<ref>https://www.mediaplaynews.com/its-a-spongebob-squarepants-vision-at-viacomcbs/</ref> On {{Time|February 15}}, {{Time|2022}}, a [[Untitled Patrick Star spin-off film|third character-driven SpongeBob movie]] was officially announced during Paramount' Investor Event and will release on [[Paramount+]] alongside ''Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie'' and [[Plankton (film)|''Plankton'']].<ref>https://twitter.com/paramountplus/status/1493707479275827200</ref><ref>https://twitter.com/SpongeBob/status/1493708961497088000</ref> |
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| − | On {{Time|June 4}}, 2019, it was announced that the series' first-ever spin-off was in development under the working title of ''Kamp Koral''.<ref>https://deadline.com/2019/06/spongebob-squarepants-cg-animated-prequel-series-kamp-koral-greenlighted-nickelodeon-1202626441/</ref> The plot will focus on a 10-year-old SpongeBob and his friends at the titular camp located in the [[Kelp Forest]], where they spend the summer catching [[jellyfish]], building campfires, and swimming in Lake Yuckymuck.<ref>http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2019/06/04/nickelodeon-greenlights-kamp-koral-original-animated-spinoff-of-hit-series-spongebob-squarepants-104415/20190604nickelodeon02/</ref><ref>https://deadline.com/2019/06/spongebob-squarepants-cg-animated-prequel-series-kamp-koral-greenlighted-nickelodeon-1202626441/</ref> It serves as a tie-in to the animated film ''[[The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run]]''.<ref>https://deadline.com/2019/06/spongebob-squarepants-cg-animated-prequel-series-kamp-koral-greenlighted-nickelodeon-1202626441/</ref> |
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| − | On {{Time|February 19}}, {{Time|2020}}, it was announced that the series had been given an official title of ''[[Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years]]''.<ref>http://thefutoncritic.com/news/2020/02/19/nickelodeon-announces-voice-cast-for-kamp-koral-spongebobs-under-years-first-ever-spongebob-squarepants-spinoff-575101/20200219nickelodeon06/</ref> On {{Time|July 30}}, 2020, it was announced that the series would be released on [[Paramount+]] (at the time CBS All Access), the {{W|ViacomCBS}} streaming service, in early {{Time|2021}}.<ref>https://deadline.com/2020/07/spongebob-squarepants-spinoff-kamp-koral-shifts-to-cbs-all-access-as-nickelodeon-library-shows-arrive-1202998734/</ref><ref>http://thefutoncritic.com/news/2020/07/30/viacomcbs-debuts-expanded-and-enhanced-cbs-all-access-370101/20200730cbs01/</ref> On {{Time|January 28}}, 2021, it was announced that the series would premiere on {{Time|March 4}}, 2021.<ref>https://www.thewrap.com/spongebob-movie-sponge-on-the-run-release-paramount-plus-march-launch/</ref> |
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| + | [[Brian Robbins]], the president of Nickelodeon, announced on {{Time|February 14}}, {{Time|2019}} that multiple ''SpongeBob SquarePants'' spin-off shows were in development.<ref name="variety.com">https://variety.com/2019/tv/news/nickelodeon-brian-robbins-spongebob-lego-paddington-john-cena-1203139534/</ref> The first, {{KKSUY}}, is a CGI-animated series. It features younger versions of the main characters attending a summer camp called Kamp Koral. The second spin-off, {{TPSS}}, is a show hosted by Patrick. |
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| − | On {{Time|November 13}}, 2019, it was reported that a "music-based" Squidward spin-off was in development for {{W|Netflix}}.<ref>https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/13/business/media/netflix-nickelodeon-spongebob-squarepants.html</ref> But in July 2020 however, in tweets by [[Vincent Waller]] on Twitter confirmed that the Squidward spin-off is fake and not real.<ref>https://twitter.com/VincentWaller72/status/1279854012246880261</ref><ref>https://twitter.com/VincentWaller72/status/1286285132408614913</ref><ref>https://twitter.com/VincentWaller72/status/1299401138702229505</ref> |
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| − | On {{Time|March 4}}, 2020, ViacomCBS announced that it will be producing [[Saving Bikini Bottom|two spin-off films]] based on the series for for Netflix.<ref>https://www.mediaplaynews.com/its-a-spongebob-squarepants-vision-at-viacomcbs/</ref> |
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| − | On {{Time|August 10}}, 2020, it was reported that a Patrick Star talk show titled ''[[The Patrick Star Show]]'' was in development with a 13-episode order. The show is similar to other talk shows such as ''{{W|The Larry Sanders Show}}'' and ''{{W|Comedy Bang! Bang! (TV series)|Comedy Bang! Bang!}}''<ref>https://deadline.com/2020/08/spongebob-squarepants-spinoff-series-the-patrick-star-show-set-nickelodeon-bill-fagerbakke-1203006633/</ref><ref>https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/spongebob-squarepants-spinoff-the-patrick-star-show-in-the-works-nickelodeon-1234730755/</ref><ref>https://twitter.com/VincentWaller72/status/1293044468086476800</ref> The series premiered on Nickelodeon on {{Time|July 9}}, 2021,<ref>https://deadline.com/video/nickelodeon-trailers-spongebob-squarepants-spinoff-the-patrick-star-show-middleman-post-premiere-date/</ref> with the series set to be available on Paramount+ later on.<ref>https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/spongebob-squarepants-patrick-star-nickelodeon-paramount-plus-1234921485/</ref> |
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==Trivia== |
==Trivia== |
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[[File:SpongeBob SquarePants Original Theme Clip 1997|thumb|260px]] |
[[File:SpongeBob SquarePants Original Theme Clip 1997|thumb|260px]] |
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| + | [[File:KCASpongebob.jpg|thumb|260px|The SpongeBob cast accepting the award for Favorite Cartoon at the 2015 Kids Choice Awards.]] |
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| + | *''SpongeBob SquarePants'' is now the longest-running show on Nickelodeon, after it took the title from ''{{W|Nick News}}'' on {{Time|December 15}}, {{Time|2022}} and also the longest running animated show on Nickelodeon. |
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| + | **''SpongeBob SquarePants'' is also the second longest-running American children's animated series altogether after ''{{W|Arthur (TV series)|Arthur}}''. Since the show has been renewed for a fourteenth season, it will beat Arthur's record of 25 years, 4 months, and 14 days on the air by May 1, 2024 and become ''the'' longest-running American children's animated TV series and the ''second'' longest-runner in Paramount Global American animated-television after ''{{W|South Park}}''. |
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| + | *''SpongeBob'' is the only NickToon and Nickelodeon show that premiered in the 1990s and is still airing new episodes on TV today. This does not include the {{W|Rugrats (2021 TV series)|''Rugrats'' 2021 revival series}}, as the {{W|Rugrats|original series}} ended in 2004. |
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| + | *The URL "spongebob.com" was accessed to the original URL page in the past, but currently it's redirects to the page of nick.com. |
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| + | *Some of the characters were inspired by people from Stephen Hillenburg's life. Karen was inspired by Stephen Hillenburg's wife, [[Karen Hillenburg]].<ref>https://podcasts.apple.com/si/podcast/jill-talley-karen-conspiracies-and-computers/id1586201809?i=1000552095911</ref> Mr. Krabs was inspired by one of Hillenburg's former bosses at a seafood restaurant.<ref>http://nieonline.com/coloradonie/downloads/minipage/minipage7.15.15.pdf</ref> |
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| + | *According to Vincent Waller, Stephen Hillenburg had several "rules" and guidelines for the show.<ref name="rules">https://twitter.com/VincentWaller72/status/1279471355549716480</ref> One rule was to never explain why Pearl and Mr. Krabs are different species.<ref name="rules"/> Another rule was that the Krabby Patty has no animal meat in it.<ref name="rules"/> |
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| + | *The show was originally rated TV-Y while the first four seasons were airing, along with a few episodes from season 5. Since then, it has been rated TV-Y7. |
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| + | *The episode "[[It's a SpongeBob Christmas!]]" premiered on CBS in the USA, making it the first ''SpongeBob'' episode to premiere on an American network outside of [[Nickelodeon]] or any of its sister networks, and also the first time the show has aired on {{W|terrestial television}}. |
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| + | *''SpongeBob SquarePants'' has won 15 consecutive Favorite Cartoon Awards and 21 overall awards at the [[w:c:nickelodeon:Kids' Choice Awards|Kids' Choice Awards]]. The series won 2 awards in 2014, one for Favorite Cartoon and one for Favorite Animated Animal Sidekick (Patrick Star). |
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*The original 1997 version of "[[Help Wanted]]" featured an opening with a different theme song. The [[SpongeBob SquarePants Theme Song|show's current theme song]] had not been written at the time.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UNfLaA5uzUg</ref> |
*The original 1997 version of "[[Help Wanted]]" featured an opening with a different theme song. The [[SpongeBob SquarePants Theme Song|show's current theme song]] had not been written at the time.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UNfLaA5uzUg</ref> |
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| + | *''SpongeBob SquarePants'' is the most distributed property of Paramount Global. |
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| − | *''SpongeBob SquarePants'' is the second longest-running Nickelodeon series and the longest-running Nickelodeon animated series. Nickelodeon's longest-running show, in general, is ''{{W|Nick News with Linda Ellerbee}}'', which ran for 23 years from 1992 to {{Time|2015}}. |
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| + | *It is widely rumored that in the early 2000s, Spike TV offered Stephen Hillenburg to make an adult show version of ''SpongeBob SquarePants'' that would've been similar to ''Ren & Stimpy "Adult Party Cartoon"'', but Hillenburg declined the offer. |
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| − | *''SpongeBob SquarePants'' is the first Nickelodeon cartoon to reach its eleventh season. |
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| + | *According to tweets by Vincent Waller, it takes anywhere from five to nine months to make a single regular-length episode.<ref>https://twitter.com/VincentWaller72/status/639616200775888896</ref><ref>https://twitter.com/VincentWaller72/status/726440072145334273</ref><ref>https://twitter.com/VincentWaller72/status/897105593420308480</ref> |
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| − | *''SpongeBob SquarePants'' is the second longest-running [[ViacomCBS]] animated series in general, behind ''{{W|South Park}}''. |
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| − | *''SpongeBob SquarePants'' has won 13 consecutive Favorite Cartoon Awards and 19 overall awards at the {{W|Kids Choice Awards}}. The series won 2 awards in 2015, one for Favorite Cartoon and one for Favorite Animated Animal Sidekick (Patrick Star). |
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| − | *Ever since the cancellation of ''{{W|CatDog}}'' in {{Time|2005}}, ''SpongeBob SquarePants'' is the only remaining 1990s series on Nickelodeon currently on the air and in production. |
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| − | *According to tweets by Vincent Waller on Twitter, it takes approximately anywhere from 5 months to 9 months to make a single episode.<ref>https://twitter.com/VincentWaller72/status/639616200775888896</ref><ref>https://twitter.com/VincentWaller72/status/726440072145334273</ref><ref>https://twitter.com/VincentWaller72/status/897105593420308480</ref> |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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| − | *[[List of merchandise]] |
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*[[SpongeBob SquarePants in popular culture]] |
*[[SpongeBob SquarePants in popular culture]] |
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| + | *[[List of SpongeBob SquarePants Internet phenomena/Parodies]] |
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| + | *[[List of SpongeBob SquarePants Internet phenomena/Miscellaneous]] |
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| + | *[[List of SpongeBob SquarePants fan sites]] |
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| + | *[[List of memes|List of memes based on the series]] |
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*[[List of notable fans of SpongeBob SquarePants]] |
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| + | *[[Encyclopedia SpongeBobia (website)|Encyclopedia SpongeBobia]] |
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Latest revision as of 12:49, 15 April 2024
This is the page about the series. For other uses, see SpongeBob (disambiguation).
SpongeBob SquarePants, often shortened to SpongeBob, is an American animated television series created by former marine biologist and animator Stephen Hillenburg for Nickelodeon. It is chronologically the tenth Nicktoon to debut. The series is produced by Nickelodeon Animation Studio and United Plankton Pictures, Inc.
The series focuses on an optimistic sea sponge named SpongeBob SquarePants, who lives in an underwater pineapple with his pet snail Gary. He lives among the two nearest neighbors named Patrick Star, SpongeBob's best friend, and Squidward Tentacles, a grumpy octopus. SpongeBob and Squidward work together at a fast food restaurant called the Krusty Krab. Their boss is a cheapskate crab named Eugene H. Krabs, who lives with his whale daughter, Pearl. SpongeBob is enrolled in a boat-driving school run by Mrs. Puff, a pufferfish, and often spends time with a thrill-seeking squirrel from the surface named Sandy Cheeks. The villains of the show are Plankton and his computer wife, Karen, who own a failing restaurant called the Chum Bucket across the street from the Krusty Krab.
The series was first broadcasted on May 1, 1999, as a "sneak peek" after the 1999 Kids' Choice Awards. It officially began airing on July 17 of the same year. The show was initially only greenlit for 6 half-hour episodes (twelve total segments); creator Stephen Hillenburg said, "I thought if it did go to a full season that we'd get twelve chances to write stories and that might be it...twelve shows and get cancelled."[3] To his surprise, the show became a ratings success, and it has since run for 14 seasons. The series is currently in its fourteenth season, and has been renewed for a fifteenth.
Throughout the series, during some episodes, the fourth wall is broken, live-action scenes are shown, and sometimes the episode's title is mentioned during the episode. In some episodes, there are time cards which are often read by the French Narrator. During production of an episode, sometimes the episode's title gets renamed before it premieres. Sometimes the production of an episode is canceled, and some scenes of an episode can be deleted, either before or after the episode is produced. Some of the SpongeBob media is lost to the public. Various locations and objects are mentioned but not seen. Many films, television shows, and video games sometimes makes references relating to SpongeBob. Even internet memes originate from the series.
Setting
Conch Street.
The series is set in an underwater city named Bikini Bottom, which is located on the floor of the Pacific Ocean beneath Bikini Atoll. The citizens are mostly fish of different colors who live in ship funnels and drive boatmobiles. Main locations within Bikini Bottom include Conch Street, the Krusty Krab, the Chum Bucket, Mrs. Puff's Boating School, Sandy's treedome, Jellyfish Fields, and Goo Lagoon. Special episodes of the show are usually presented from Patchy's house in Encino, California.
Bubbles are seen whenever something moves quickly, and they fill the screen to transition between scenes. As a cartoon, it includes many unrealistic occurrences that could not happen underwater: fires, tears, rain, flooding a building, inhabitants drinking liquids from glasses, bathtubs filled with what seems to be water, a seaside resort, and fish walking instead of swimming.
Characters
The show stars an ensemble cast of the ten main characters, consisting of SpongeBob and his aquatic friends who live in Bikini Bottom.
- SpongeBob
SpongeBob's debut appearance
SpongeBob is a yellow sea sponge. He is outgoing, optimistic, and passionate about life. He lives in a fully-furnished pineapple house. He loves his job as a fry cook at a fast-food restaurant called the Krusty Krab. His greatest goal in life is to earn his boat-driving license. He has been diligently attending Mrs. Puff's Boating School for years, but he never passes. He is best friends with Patrick and has a pet snail named Gary.
SpongeBob is voiced by Tom Kenny. Stephen Hillenburg originally called the character "SpongeBoy," but renamed him. He originally drew SpongeBob in the shape of a natural sea sponge, but later decided that a "squeaky clean square" would fit SpongeBob's nerdy personality.[4]
- Patrick
Patrick's debut appearance
Patrick is a pink starfish. He lives under a rock and wears floral swim trunks. He is SpongeBob's best friend and spends his time without SpongeBob waiting for him to come back. Patrick is rather unintelligent and can make poor decisions that get both him and SpongeBob in trouble. Patrick's attitude is usually relaxed and easygoing, but when someone is mean to him or SpongeBob, he can get angry.
Patrick is voiced by Bill Fagerbakke. Stephen Hillenburg created Patrick as a "surfer dude" character who could hang out with SpongeBob during his time off from school and work. Hillenburg wanted to convey the behavior of starfish— slow-looking but capable of violent movement- in Patrick's demeanor.
- Squidward
Squidward's debut appearance
Squidward is a turquoise octopus. He is SpongeBob's coworker at the Krusty Krab and lives in an Easter Island Head next door to him. Squidward loves to paint self-portraits and play his clarinet. He is usually grumpy because nobody recognizes his artistic talents. He often gets annoyed with SpongeBob's optimism, but truly appreciates SpongeBob's friendship at times.
Squidward is voiced by Rodger Bumpass. Squidward, despite being called "Squid"ward, is an octopus.
- Mr. Krabs
Mr. Krabs' debut appearance
Mr. Krabs is a red crab. He owns the Krusty Krab and is Pearl's single father. He lives with his daughter Pearl in a hollow anchor. He is obsessed with money and will do almost anything to make a profit, even if it means overworking his employees SpongeBob and Squidward. The only people who have more control over him than money are Pearl and Mrs. Puff, one of his love interests.
Mr. Krabs is voiced by Clancy Brown, best known for his extensive live-action filmography. Stephen Hillenburg felt that Brown's voice fit the character perfectly. Brown has defended Mr. Krabs as a character, saying he is "not a bad guy, just like your local banker or businessman. He loves Pearl too!"[5]
- Plankton
Plankton's debut appearance
Plankton is a green copepod (a type of plankton). Along with his computer wife Karen, he runs a restaurant called the Chum Bucket across the street from the Krusty Krab. He sells food made from chum, which is bait made from fish meat. Because of this, the Chum Bucket rarely gets any customers. Plankton's goal is to steal the Krabby Patty formula and rule the fast-food world with Karen by his side. He is a skilled inventor, but his machines usually go wrong.
Plankton is voiced by Doug Lawrence, who is also an episode writer. Stephen Hillenburg had created Plankton as a potential villain for the show in 1997. Doug Lawrence loved the character and used his writing skills and voice to prove that Plankton could work as a major antagonist.
- Karen
Karen's debut appearance
Karen is a waterproof computer.[6] She lives in the laboratory of the Chum Bucket, where she calculates evil plans to help her husband Plankton steal the Krabby Patty formula. She is the smartest resident of Bikini Bottom but sometimes feels that her intellect is wasted on Plankton. Karen has a dry, sarcastic sense of humor. Despite being a machine, Karen has a wide range of emotions and cares a lot about Plankton deep down.
Karen is voiced by Jill Talley, who is married to Tom Kenny. Stephen Hillenburg named Karen after his wife, Karen Hillenburg. He based Karen's deadpan humor on his wife's personality, calling her "the funniest person I know."[7] Along with Plankton, Karen was promoted to a main cast member in the credits of the 2004 movie.
- Sandy
Sandy's debut appearance
Sandy is a brown squirrel. She wears a diving suit and lives in an air-filled Treedome to breathe underwater. Sandy is a daredevil who loves practicing karate and extreme sports. Having come from the U.S. state of Texas, she talks with a Southern drawl and loves rodeos. She earns a living by working as a scientist.
Sandy is voiced by Carolyn Lawrence.
- Mrs. Puff
Mrs. Puff's debut appearance
Mrs. Puff is a beige pufferfish. She is SpongeBob's teacher at boating school. She knows everything about boats and how to drive them. Mrs. Puff is extremely determined and will stop at nothing to get SpongeBob his driver's license. After so many years with SpongeBob as her perpetual student, she has become paranoid and prone to outbursts. She is always trying to come up with new lessons that could help SpongeBob succeed, but they never work.
Mrs. Puff is voiced by Mary Jo Catlett.
- Pearl
Pearl's debut appearance
Pearl is a gray-colored sperm whale. She is a self-conscious teenager who just wants to fit in with the fish of Bikini Bottom, but because she is so big, she has a hard time blending in. Pearl usually stomps around and shakes the seafloor below her. She is Mr. Krabs' daughter and lives with him in their hollow anchor house.
Pearl is voiced by Lori Alan. Stephen Hillenburg was inspired to create Pearl while working as a tour guide for whale watches at the Ocean Institute. Pearl was one of the earliest characters that Stephen Hillenburg created, and he often tried to suggest story ideas about Pearl when he visited the writer's room.[8] Hillenburg was strongly against revealing the identity of Pearl's mother and kept it a secret throughout the show.[9]
- Gary
Gary's debut appearance
Gary is a light blue sea snail with a pink shell. He lives with SpongeBob in their pineapple home. Gary's mannerisms are based on a housecat, and he meows to communicate with others. SpongeBob can seemingly understand Gary and often sees him as a voice of reason.
Gary's meows are provided by Tom Kenny. His speaking voice in "Sleepy Time" is provided by Dee Bradley Baker, and his translation collar in "Chatterbox Gary" is voiced by Keith David. Gary was not featured in Stephen Hillenburg's original drawings for the show; he was added as a new character during the production of the pilot.
- Recurring characters
Special episodes of the show are hosted by a live-action pirate named Patchy and his pet parrot Potty. Patchy is the president of a fictional SpongeBob fan club and dreams of meeting SpongeBob himself. Potty is a crude marionette puppet who likes to make fun of Patchy's enthusiasm and causes trouble for him. An unseen scuba diver called the French Narrator often introduces episodes and narrates the time cards. His voice is apparently a reference to the oceanographer Jacques Cousteau, who was an idol to Stephen Hillenburg.
Recurring guest characters appear throughout the series, such as Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy, a pair of elderly, semi-retired superheroes of whom SpongeBob and Patrick are big fans. Bikini Bottom is sometimes haunted by a pirate ghost called the Flying Dutchman, who glows green and owns a floating pirate ship. The sea is ruled by a merman god named King Neptune, who lives in a palace with his family. News in Bikini Bottom is usually presented by a field reporter named Perch Perkins and a newsreader, the Realistic Fish Head. Bikini Bottom is home to many other sea creatures who make occasional appearances, including Old Man Jenkins, Larry the Lobster, and Fred.
Cast
A Comic-Con poster signed by some of the main cast members.
- Main cast
- Tom Kenny: SpongeBob, Gary, Patchy, French Narrator
- Bill Fagerbakke: Patrick
- Rodger Bumpass: Squidward
- Clancy Brown: Mr. Krabs
- Carolyn Lawrence: Sandy
- Mr. Lawrence: Plankton, Larry the Lobster, Potty (Season 10–)
- Jill Talley: Karen, Squidina
- Mary Jo Catlett: Mrs. Puff
- Lori Alan: Pearl
- Supporting cast
- Stephen Hillenburg: Potty (Seasons 2–3)
- Paul Tibbitt: Potty (Seasons 5–8)
- Ernest Borgnine: Mermaid Man (Seasons 1–9)
- Tim Conway: Barnacle Boy (Seasons 1–9)
- Brian Doyle-Murray: Flying Dutchman
- John O'Hurley: King Neptune
- Marion Ross: Grandma SquarePants (Seasons 2–8)
- Dee Bradley Baker: Perch Perkins, Bubble Bass, Squilliam Fancyson, various characters
- Sirena Irwin: Mrs. SquarePants, Lady Upturn, various characters
- Thomas F. Wilson: various characters
- Carlos Alazraqui: various characters
- Sara Paxton: various characters
- John Gegenhuber: Old Man Jenkins (Season 11–)
- Kevin Michael Richardson: various characters
- Guest roles
- Charles Nelson Reilly: Dirty Bubble in "Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy II"
- John Rhys-Davies: Man Ray in "Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy III" and "V"
- Scarlett Johansson: Princess Mindy in The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie
- Jeffrey Tambor: King Neptune in The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie
- Amy Poehler: Grandma in "Have You Seen This Snail?"
- Nigel Planer and Rik Mayall: Dr. Marmalade and Lord Reginald in "Chimps Ahoy"
- Pat Morita: Master Udon in "Karate Island"
- Patton Oswalt: Jim in "The Original Fry Cook"
- Mark Hamill: The Moth in "Night Light"
- Gene Shalit: Gene Scallop in "The Krusty Sponge"
- David Bowie: Lord Royal Highness in "Atlantis SquarePantis"
- Johnny Depp: Jack Kahuna Laguna in "SpongeBob SquarePants vs. The Big One"
- Laraine Newman: Granny Plankton in "Gramma's Secret Recipe" and "Grandmum's the Word"
- John Goodman: Santa Claus in "It's a SpongeBob Christmas!"
- Johnny Knoxville: Johnny Krill in "Extreme Spots"
- Michael McKean: Captain Frostymug in "License to Milkshake" and Lonnie in "Sharks vs. Pods"
- Antonio Banderas: Burger Beard in The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water
- Matt Berry: Bubbles in The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water and King Poseidon in The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run
- J. K. Simmons: Maestro Mackerel in "Snooze You Lose"
- Jeff Garlin: Cuddle E. Hugs in "Cuddle E. Hugs"
- Lewis Black: Santa Claus in "Goons on the Moon"
- Gilbert Gottfried: Sal in "The Hankering"
(Note, not all Guest Stars are listed here)
- Musical guests
- Junior Brown in "Texas"
- Ween in "Your Shoe's Untied"
- David Glen Eisley in "Band Geeks"
- Pantera in "Prehibernation Week"
- Stew in "Have You Seen This Snail?"
Episodes
| Season | Episodes | Premiere | Finale | Showrunner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 | May 1, 1999 | March 3, 2001 | Stephen Hillenburg |
| 2 | October 20, 2000 | July 26, 2003 | ||
| 3 | October 5, 2001 | October 11, 2004 | ||
| The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie | ||||
| 4 | 20 | May 6, 2005 | July 24, 2007 | Paul Tibbitt |
| 5 | February 19, 2007 | July 19, 2009 | ||
| 6 | 26 | March 3, 2008 | July 5, 2010 | |
| 7 | July 19, 2009 | June 11, 2011 | ||
| 8 | March 26, 2011 | December 6, 2012 | ||
| 9 | July 21, 2012 | February 20, 2017 | Paul Tibbitt Marc Ceccarelli Vincent Waller | |
| The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water | Paul Tibbitt | |||
| 10 | 11 | October 15, 2016 | December 2, 2017 | Marc Ceccarelli Vincent Waller |
| 11 | 26 | June 24, 2017 | November 25, 2018 | |
| 12 | November 11, 2018 | April 29, 2022 | ||
| The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run | Tim Hill | |||
| 13 | 26 | October 22, 2020 | November 1, 2023 | Marc Ceccarelli Vincent Waller |
| 14 | November 2, 2023 | TBA | TBD | |
| 15 | TBA | TBA | TBD | |
| The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants | Derek Drymon | |||
Spin-off media
The official logo for the "SpongeBob Universe."
Movies
Three films based on the series have been made. The first film, The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie, was released theatrically in 2004. It was directed, co-written, and produced by Stephen Hillenburg. The second film, The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water, was released theatrically in 2015. The third film, The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run, was only released theatrically in Canada in 2020 and had a digital release in all other territories.
The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants was announced on February 15, 2022, during Paramount's Investor Event.[10][11] Its title and plot were confirmed on April 27, 2023.[12] The film is set to release theatrically in 2025.
On March 4, 2020, it was announced that two spin-off films based on the series for Netflix.[13] On February 15, 2022, a third character-driven SpongeBob movie was officially announced during Paramount' Investor Event and will release on Paramount+ alongside Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie and Plankton.[14][15]
Spin-off series
Brian Robbins, the president of Nickelodeon, announced on February 14, 2019 that multiple SpongeBob SquarePants spin-off shows were in development.[16] The first, Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years, is a CGI-animated series. It features younger versions of the main characters attending a summer camp called Kamp Koral. The second spin-off, The Patrick Star Show, is a show hosted by Patrick.
References in other media
See also: SpongeBob SquarePants in popular culture/Films, SpongeBob SquarePants in popular culture/Books and comic strips, SpongeBob SquarePants in popular culture/Video games, and SpongeBob SquarePants in popular culture/gallery.
Trivia
SpongeBob SquarePants Original Theme Clip 1997
The SpongeBob cast accepting the award for Favorite Cartoon at the 2015 Kids Choice Awards.
- SpongeBob SquarePants is now the longest-running show on Nickelodeon, after it took the title from Nick News on December 15, 2022 and also the longest running animated show on Nickelodeon.
- SpongeBob SquarePants is also the second longest-running American children's animated series altogether after Arthur. Since the show has been renewed for a fourteenth season, it will beat Arthur's record of 25 years, 4 months, and 14 days on the air by May 1, 2024 and become the longest-running American children's animated TV series and the second longest-runner in Paramount Global American animated-television after South Park.
- SpongeBob is the only NickToon and Nickelodeon show that premiered in the 1990s and is still airing new episodes on TV today. This does not include the Rugrats 2021 revival series, as the original series ended in 2004.
- The URL "spongebob.com" was accessed to the original URL page in the past, but currently it's redirects to the page of nick.com.
- Some of the characters were inspired by people from Stephen Hillenburg's life. Karen was inspired by Stephen Hillenburg's wife, Karen Hillenburg.[17] Mr. Krabs was inspired by one of Hillenburg's former bosses at a seafood restaurant.[18]
- According to Vincent Waller, Stephen Hillenburg had several "rules" and guidelines for the show.[19] One rule was to never explain why Pearl and Mr. Krabs are different species.[19] Another rule was that the Krabby Patty has no animal meat in it.[19]
- The show was originally rated TV-Y while the first four seasons were airing, along with a few episodes from season 5. Since then, it has been rated TV-Y7.
- The episode "It's a SpongeBob Christmas!" premiered on CBS in the USA, making it the first SpongeBob episode to premiere on an American network outside of Nickelodeon or any of its sister networks, and also the first time the show has aired on terrestial television.
- SpongeBob SquarePants has won 15 consecutive Favorite Cartoon Awards and 21 overall awards at the Kids' Choice Awards. The series won 2 awards in 2014, one for Favorite Cartoon and one for Favorite Animated Animal Sidekick (Patrick Star).
- The original 1997 version of "Help Wanted" featured an opening with a different theme song. The show's current theme song had not been written at the time.[20]
- SpongeBob SquarePants is the most distributed property of Paramount Global.
- It is widely rumored that in the early 2000s, Spike TV offered Stephen Hillenburg to make an adult show version of SpongeBob SquarePants that would've been similar to Ren & Stimpy "Adult Party Cartoon", but Hillenburg declined the offer.
- According to tweets by Vincent Waller, it takes anywhere from five to nine months to make a single regular-length episode.[21][22][23]
Videos
SpongeBob SquarePants Series Premiere Promo (1999)
SpongeBob SquarePants Series Premiere - "Help Wanted," "Reef Blower," and "Tea at the Treedome" Next Saturday Morning Official Promo (May 1, 1999)
SpongeBob SquarePants Series Premiere - "Help Wanted," "Reef Blower," and "Tea at the Treedome" Official Promo (1999)
See also
- List of merchandise based on the series
- SpongeBob SquarePants in popular culture
- List of SpongeBob SquarePants Internet phenomena/Parodies
- List of SpongeBob SquarePants Internet phenomena/Miscellaneous
- List of SpongeBob SquarePants fan sites
- List of memes based on the series
- List of notable fans of SpongeBob SquarePants
- List of fast food promotions
- List of places
- List of characters
- List of DVDs
- List of games
- List of production music
- List of books
- Encyclopedia SpongeBobia
- Wikia Fan App for: SpongeBob
- International SpongeBob SquarePants
External links
References
- ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QRPep55zMCE&t=17s
- ^ https://www.vulture.com/2018/11/spongebob-squarepants-stephen-hillenburg-legacy.html
- ^ TBI Vision interview
- ^ Makin' Toons
- ^ Clancy Brown interview
- ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20180502234851/https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/02/arts/spongebob-tony-nominations.html
- ^ Biographies Today: Stephen Hillenburg
- ^ Stephen Hillenburg, artist and animator
- ^ https://twitter.com/VincentWaller72/status/1154402000886304769
- ^ https://twitter.com/paramountplus/status/1493707479275827200
- ^ https://twitter.com/SpongeBob/status/1493708961497088000
- ^ SpongeBob SquarePants: The Search for SquarePants Announcement - DiscussingFilm
- ^ https://www.mediaplaynews.com/its-a-spongebob-squarepants-vision-at-viacomcbs/
- ^ https://twitter.com/paramountplus/status/1493707479275827200
- ^ https://twitter.com/SpongeBob/status/1493708961497088000
- ^ https://variety.com/2019/tv/news/nickelodeon-brian-robbins-spongebob-lego-paddington-john-cena-1203139534/
- ^ https://podcasts.apple.com/si/podcast/jill-talley-karen-conspiracies-and-computers/id1586201809?i=1000552095911
- ^ http://nieonline.com/coloradonie/downloads/minipage/minipage7.15.15.pdf
- ^ a b c https://twitter.com/VincentWaller72/status/1279471355549716480
- ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UNfLaA5uzUg
- ^ https://twitter.com/VincentWaller72/status/639616200775888896
- ^ https://twitter.com/VincentWaller72/status/726440072145334273
- ^ https://twitter.com/VincentWaller72/status/897105593420308480
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