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(I prefer using a version of the "SpongeBob's Big Birthday Blowout" theme song with actual footage.)
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|writer = [[Stephen Hillenburg]]<br>[[Derek Drymon]]
  
|writer = [[Stephen Hillenburg]]<br>[[Derek Drymon]]
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|performer1 = [[Captain]]
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|performer1 = [[Burger Beard]]
 
|voice1 = [[Patrick Pinney]] in all episodes except "[[Truth or Square]]," "[[Christmas Who?]]," and ''[[The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie]]'' / {{W|CeeLo Green}} in "Truth or Square"
  
|voice1 = [[Patrick Pinney]] in all episodes except "[[Truth or Square]]," "[[Christmas Who?]]," and ''[[The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie]]'' / {{W|CeeLo Green}} in "Truth or Square"
 
|performer2 = The kids
  
|performer2 = The kids
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|voice2 = Camryn Walling, Austin Stout, Devin Johnson, Devin Johnson, [[Sara Paxton]], Seth Mumy and Harrison Fahn<ref>https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0206512/fullcredits/</ref>
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|voice2 = Camryn Walling, Austin Stout, Devin Johnson, [[Sara Paxton]], Seth Mumy, and Harrison Fahn<ref>https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0206512/fullcredits/</ref>
 
|performer3 = {{Link|SpongeBob SquarePants}} (nose flute)
  
|performer3 = {{Link|SpongeBob SquarePants}} (nose flute)
 
|voice3 = a flute
  
|voice3 = a flute
 
|performer4 = A Choir ("Christmas Who?" version)
  
|performer4 = A Choir ("Christmas Who?" version)
 
|voice4 = Local Vocals
  
|voice4 = Local Vocals
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|performer5 = [[Gary the Snail]] (brand new {{Time|June}} {{Time|2011}} Premieres version)
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|performer5 = [[Gary the Snail]] (brand new June {{Time|2011}} Premieres version)
 
|voice5 = [[Tom Kenny]]
  
|voice5 = [[Tom Kenny]]
 
|performer6 = The Pirates (''The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie'')
  
|performer6 = The Pirates (''The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie'')
 
|voice6 = Jeremy Birchall, Dwayne Condon, Craig Copeland, Randy Crenshaw, Kevin Dorsey, Michael Geiger, Nick Jameson, Bob Joyce, Norman Large, Rick Logan and Gary Stockdale with The London Metropolitan Orchestra
  
|voice6 = Jeremy Birchall, Dwayne Condon, Craig Copeland, Randy Crenshaw, Kevin Dorsey, Michael Geiger, Nick Jameson, Bob Joyce, Norman Large, Rick Logan and Gary Stockdale with The London Metropolitan Orchestra
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|performer7 = SpongeBob SquarePants, Patrick Star, Squidward Tentacles, Eugene H. Krabs, Sheldon J. Plankton, Karen Plankton, Sandy Cheeks, Pearl Krabs and Mrs. Puff ("[[The SpongeBob Musical: Live on Stage!]]"); [[Patchy the Pirate]]
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|performer7 = [[Patchy the Pirate]]
  
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|voice7 = Ethan Slater, Danny Skinner, Gavin Lee, Carlos Lopez, Nick Blaemire, Stephanie Hsu, Lilli Cooper, Emmy Raver-Lampman and Abby C. Smith ("[[The SpongeBob Musical: Live on Stage!]]"); [[Tom Kenny]]
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|voice7 = [[Tom Kenny]]
  
 
|episode = Every episode
  
|episode = Every episode
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|recorded =
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|recorded = 1997
 
|released = {{Time|1999}}
  
|released = {{Time|1999}}
 
|length = 0:41
  
|length = 0:41
 
|watch = "SpongeBob SquarePants" Theme Song (NEW HD) Episode Opening Credits Nick Animation
  
|watch = "SpongeBob SquarePants" Theme Song (NEW HD) Episode Opening Credits Nick Animation
 
}}
  
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The "'''<i>SpongeBob SquarePants</i> Theme Song'''" is the song sung at the beginning of every {{SBSP}} [[List of episodes|episode]]. It is performed by [[Captain]] and a group of kids. Other versions were made for special events and episodes.
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The "'''<i>SpongeBob SquarePants</i> Theme Song'''" is the song sung at the beginning of every {{SBSP}} [[List of episodes|episode]]. It is performed by [[Painty the Pirate|Captain]] and a group of kids. Other versions have been made for special events and episodes.
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==Usage Outside The Opening==
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===Episodes===
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{{APM-list|Truth or Square|Squidward Tentacles theme song/Patrick Star theme song/Eugene Krabs theme song.}}
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{{APM-list|Unreal Estate|Banana house; Hot pepper house/Chicken parmesan hero house.}}
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{{APM-list|Old Man Patrick|"Who lives in a pineapple under the sea?"; Rest of the song.}}
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{{APM-list|Handemonium|SpongeBob starts singing his theme song.}}
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===Movies===
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{{APM-list|The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie|Pirates sing this.}}
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{{APM-list|The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water|Gulls sing this; Burger Beard and gulls sing this; Burger Beard and gulls sing this.}}
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===Other===
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{{APM-list|SpongeBob SquarePants 4-D: Ride|Opening.}}
   
 
==Versions==
  
==Versions==
 
===Normal version===
  
===Normal version===
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:'''[[Captain]]:''' ''Are you ready, kids?'' ''[Seagulls sounds can be heard in the background]''
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:'''[[Painty the Pirate|Captain]]:''' ''Are you ready, kids?'' ''[Seagulls sounds can be heard in the background]''
 
:'''Kids:''' ''Aye-aye, Captain!''
  
:'''Kids:''' ''Aye-aye, Captain!''
 
:'''Captain:''' ''I can't hear you!''
  
:'''Captain:''' ''I can't hear you!''
 
:'''Kids:''' ''Aye-aye, Captain!''
  
:'''Kids:''' ''Aye-aye, Captain!''
 
:'''Captain:''' ''Ohhhhhhhh...! Who lives in a [[SpongeBob's house|pineapple]] under the sea?''
  
:'''Captain:''' ''Ohhhhhhhh...! Who lives in a [[SpongeBob's house|pineapple]] under the sea?''
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:'''Kids:''' ''{{Link|SpongeBob SquarePants}}!''
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:'''Kids:''' ''SpongeBob SquarePants!''
 
:'''Captain:''' ''Absorbent and yellow and porous is he?''
  
:'''Captain:''' ''Absorbent and yellow and porous is he?''
 
:'''Kids:''' ''SpongeBob SquarePants!''
  
:'''Kids:''' ''SpongeBob SquarePants!''
 
:'''Captain:''' ''If nautical nonsense be something you wish,''
  
:'''Captain:''' ''If nautical nonsense be something you wish,''
 
:'''Kids:''' ''SpongeBob SquarePants!''
  
:'''Kids:''' ''SpongeBob SquarePants!''
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:'''Captain:''' ''Then drop on the deck and flop like a fish!''
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:'''Captain:''' [doing the voice of Johnny] ''Then drop on the deck and flop like a fish!''
 
:'''Kids:''' ''SpongeBob SquarePants!''
  
:'''Kids:''' ''SpongeBob SquarePants!''
 
:'''Captain:''' ''Ready?''
  
:'''Captain:''' ''Ready?''
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==="[[SpongeBob ScaredyPants]]"===
  
==="[[SpongeBob ScaredyPants]]"===
 
[[File:SpongeBob ScaredyPants - The Ghastly Ones|thumb|right|335 px]]
  
[[File:SpongeBob ScaredyPants - The Ghastly Ones|thumb|right|335 px]]
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{{Lyr|{{Link|Mr. Krabs}}|Hope you're not too scared to come to me party tonight, SpongeBob ScaredyPants!}}
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:'''Mr. Krabs:''' ''Hope you're not too scared to come to me party tonight, SpongeBob ScaredyPants!''
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{{Lyr|All right, boils and ghouls, you ready?}}
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:'''Captain:''' ''All right, boils and ghouls, you ready?''
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{{Lyr|'''Yeah!'''}}
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:'''Kids:''' ''Yeah!''
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{{Lyr|Well...! ''Who lives near a graveyard under the sea?''}}
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:'''Captain:''' ''Well...! Who lives near a graveyard under the sea?''
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{{Lyr|Kids:'''SpongeBob ScaredyPants!'''}}
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:'''Kids:''' ''SpongeBob ScaredyPants!''
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{{Lyr|Absorbent and yellow and spooky is he!}}
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:'''Captain:''' ''Absorbent and yellow and spooky is he!''
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{{Lyr|Kids:'''SpongeBob ScaredyPants!'''}}
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:'''Kids:''' ''SpongeBob ScaredyPants!''
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{{Lyr|If nautical chills be something you wish?}}
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:'''Captain:''' ''If nautical chills be something you wish?''
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{{Lyr|Kids:'''SpongeBob ScaredyPants!'''}}
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:'''Kids:''' ''SpongeBob ScaredyPants!''
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{{Lyr|Then scream your gills out and flop like a fish!}}
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:'''Captain:''' ''Then scream your gills out and flop like a fish!''
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{{Lyr|'''SpongeBob ScaredyPants!'''}}
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:'''Kids:''' ''SpongeBob ScaredyPants!''
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:'''Captain:''' ''SpongeBob.... ScaredyPants, SpongeBob.... ScaredyPants, SpongeBob.... ScaredyPants, SpongeBob.... ScaredyPants!''
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{{Lyr|All:SpongeBob.... ScaredyPants,}}
  
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:'''Mr. Krabs:''' [playing quickly] ''SpongeBob ScaredyPants! SpongeBob ScaredyPants! SpongeBob ScaredyPants! SpongeBob ScaredyPants!''
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{{Lyr|SpongeBob.... ScaredyPants,}}
  
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:'''Squidward:''' ''You're killing me, SpongeBob. You really are.''
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{{Lyr|Kids:SpongeBob.... ScaredyPants,}}
  
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{{Lyr|SpongeBob.... ScaredyPants!}}
  
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{{Lyr|<nowiki>(link|Mr. Krabs) [playing quickly] SpongeBob ScaredyPants! SpongeBob ScaredyPants! SpongeBob ScaredyPants! SpongeBob ScaredyPants!</nowiki>}}
  
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{{Lyr-spoken|{{Link|Squidward}}|You're killing me, SpongeBob. You really are.}}
  
   
 
==="[[Christmas Who?]]" version===
  
==="[[Christmas Who?]]" version===
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[[File:Spongebob Christmas Who? Intro|thumb|right|335 px]]
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[[File:SpongeBob - Christmas Who Intro (1080p)|thumb|right|335 px]]
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[[File:SpongeBob Christmas Who? Theme song (Instrumental version)|thumb|right|335 px]]
  
 
:'''Captain:''' ''Ready for Christmas, kids?''
  
:'''Captain:''' ''Ready for Christmas, kids?''
 
:'''Kids:''' ''Aye-aye, Captain!''
  
:'''Kids:''' ''Aye-aye, Captain!''
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:'''A Pirate:''' ''SpoooongeBoooob... SquaaaarePaaaaaaants!''
  
:'''A Pirate:''' ''SpoooongeBoooob... SquaaaarePaaaaaaants!''
   
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===''[[The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie (soundtrack)|The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie]] soundtrack'' version===
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===''The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie soundtrack'' version===
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This version was later used for ''[[Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants]]'', with clips from various SpongeBob episodes used.
  
 
[[File:Square Roots The Story of Spongebob Squarepants Part 1 HQ|thumb|right|335 px]]
  
[[File:Square Roots The Story of Spongebob Squarepants Part 1 HQ|thumb|right|335 px]]
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This version was later used for ''[[Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants]]'', with clips from various episodes used.
 
:'''Captain:''' ''Are you ready, kids?''
  
:'''Captain:''' ''Are you ready, kids?''
 
:'''Kids:''' ''Aye-aye, Captain.''
  
:'''Kids:''' ''Aye-aye, Captain.''
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:'''Kids:''' ''Aye-aye, Captain!''
  
:'''Kids:''' ''Aye-aye, Captain!''
 
:'''Captain:''' ''Ohhhhhhhh......!''
  
:'''Captain:''' ''Ohhhhhhhh......!''
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:'''{{W|Avril Lavigne}}''': '''''''Are you ready kids?! I said, 'are you ready'?!
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:'''[[Avril Lavigne]]''': '''''''Are you ready kids?! I said, 'are you ready'?!
 
:''Who lives in a pineapple under the sea? SpongeBob! SquarePants!''
  
:''Who lives in a pineapple under the sea? SpongeBob! SquarePants!''
 
:''Absorbent and yellow and porous is he? SpongeBob! SquarePants!''
  
:''Absorbent and yellow and porous is he? SpongeBob! SquarePants!''
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==="[[What Ever Happened to SpongeBob?]]" version===
  
==="[[What Ever Happened to SpongeBob?]]" version===
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[[File:Who bob what pants? Theme|thumb|right|335 px]]
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[[File:SpongeBob SquarePants "WhoBob WhatPants?" Theme Song 1080p|thumb|right|335 px]]
 
:'''Captain:''' ''Are you ready, kids?''
  
:'''Captain:''' ''Are you ready, kids?''
 
:'''Kids:''' ''Aye-aye, Captain.''
  
:'''Kids:''' ''Aye-aye, Captain.''
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==="[[Truth or Square]]" version===
  
==="[[Truth or Square]]" version===
 
[[File:SpongeBob Theme in Stop Motion|thumb|right|335 px]]
  
[[File:SpongeBob Theme in Stop Motion|thumb|right|335 px]]
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:'''Captain:''' ''Are you ready, kids?''
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:'''Fortune-telling Captain:''' ''Are you ready, kids?''
 
:'''Kids:''' ''Aye-aye, Captain.''
  
:'''Kids:''' ''Aye-aye, Captain.''
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:'''Captain:''' ''I can't hear you!''
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:'''Fortune-telling Captain:''' ''I can't hear you!''
 
:'''Kids:''' ''Aye-aye, Captain!''
  
:'''Kids:''' ''Aye-aye, Captain!''
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:'''Captain:''' ''Ha-ha-ha! Who lives in a pineapple under the sea?''
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:'''Fortune-telling Captain:''' Ooooooooooooh''! Who lives in a pineapple under the sea?''
 
:'''Kids:''' ''SpongeBob SquarePants!''
  
:'''Kids:''' ''SpongeBob SquarePants!''
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:'''Captain:''' ''Absorbent and yellow and porous is he?''
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:'''Fortune-telling Captain:''' ''Absorbent and yellow and porous is he?''
 
:'''Kids:''' ''SpongeBob SquarePants!''
  
:'''Kids:''' ''SpongeBob SquarePants!''
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:'''Captain:''' ''Now, if nautical nonsense be something you wish,''
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:'''Fortune-telling Captain:''' ''Now, if nautical nonsense be something you wish,''
 
:'''Kids:''' ''SpongeBob SquarePants!''
  
:'''Kids:''' ''SpongeBob SquarePants!''
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:'''Captain:''' ''Then drop on the deck and flop like a fish!''
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:'''Fortune-telling Captain:''' ''Then drop on the deck and flop like a fish!''
 
:'''Kids:''' ''SpongeBob SquarePants!''
  
:'''Kids:''' ''SpongeBob SquarePants!''
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:'''Captain:''' ''Oh!''
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:'''Fortune-telling Captain:''' ''Ready?''
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:'''Captain and Kids:''' ''SpongeBob! (SquarePants!) Come on. SpongeBob! (SquarePants!) Everybody. SpongeBob SquarePants! SpongeBob... SquarePants!''
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:'''Fortune-telling Captain and Kids:''' ''SpongeBob SquarePants SpongeBob SquarePants SpongeBob SquarePants SpongeBoooob... SquarePaaants!''
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:
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:'''Captain:''' ''A-ha-ha-haaa!''
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'''Fortune-telling Captain:''' ''A-ha-ha-haaa!''
 
''[SpongeBob plays his nose like a trombone. We hear seagulls and the episode starts]''
  
''[SpongeBob plays his nose like a trombone. We hear seagulls and the episode starts]''
   
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:'''Kids:''' ''SpongeBob SquarePants!''
  
:'''Kids:''' ''SpongeBob SquarePants!''
 
:'''Captain and Kids:''' ''Brand new SquarePants! Brand new SquarePants!''
  
:'''Captain and Kids:''' ''Brand new SquarePants! Brand new SquarePants!''
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:'''Kids:''' ''Brand neeeew... SquarePaaaaaaants!''
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:'''Captain:''' ''Brand neeeew... SquarePaaaaaaants!'' Don't miss a brand new SpongeBob! Every Saturday morning in June on Nick!
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:'''Captain:''' ''Don't miss a brand new SpongeBob! Every Saturday morning in June on Nick!''
  
 
:'''{{Link|Gary}}:''' ''Meow.''
  
:'''{{Link|Gary}}:''' ''Meow.''
   
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:'''Burger Beard''': ''Uh, What did you say? There's sand in my ears and I can't hear you.''
  
:'''Burger Beard''': ''Uh, What did you say? There's sand in my ears and I can't hear you.''
 
:'''Seagulls''': ''Aye-aye, Captain.''
  
:'''Seagulls''': ''Aye-aye, Captain.''
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:'''Burger Beard''': ''Ohhhhhhh.........!''
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:'''Burger Beard and Seagulls''': ''Ohhhhhhh.........!''
 
:(Scene switches to cartoon and Burger Beard becomes Captain)
  
:(Scene switches to cartoon and Burger Beard becomes Captain)
 
:'''Captain''': ''Who lives in a pineapple under the sea?''
  
:'''Captain''': ''Who lives in a pineapple under the sea?''
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:'''Seagulls''': ''SpongeBob SquarePants!''
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:'''Kids''': [doing the voices of the seagulls] ''SpongeBob SquarePants!''
 
:'''Captain''': ''Absorbent and yellow and porous is he?''
  
:'''Captain''': ''Absorbent and yellow and porous is he?''
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:'''Seagulls''': ''SpongeBob SquarePants!''
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:'''Kids''': [doing the voices of the seagulls] ''SpongeBob SquarePants!''
 
:'''Captain''': ''If nautical nonsense is something you wish,''
  
:'''Captain''': ''If nautical nonsense is something you wish,''
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:'''Seagulls''': ''SpongeBob SquarePants!''
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:'''Kids''': [doing the voices of the seagulls] ''SpongeBob SquarePants!''
 
:'''Captain''': ''Then drop on the deck and flop like a fish!''
  
:'''Captain''': ''Then drop on the deck and flop like a fish!''
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:'''Seagulls''': ''SpongeBob SquarePants!''
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:'''Kids''': [doing the voices of the seagulls] ''SpongeBob SquarePants!''
 
:'''Captain''': ''Ready?''
  
:'''Captain''': ''Ready?''
 
:All: ''SpongeBob SquarePants!'' (Bubbles: Stop it!)
  
:All: ''SpongeBob SquarePants!'' (Bubbles: Stop it!)
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:''SpongeBob SquarePants!''
  
:''SpongeBob SquarePants!''
 
:''SpongeBob SquarePants!''
  
:''SpongeBob SquarePants!''
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:'''Captain, Seagulls, Humpback whales, African elephants, and Wild Western banjo players''': ''SpongeBooob... SquarePaaaaaaants!''
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:''SpongeBob SquarePants!''
  
   
 
===SpongeBob Anthem Music Video===
  
===SpongeBob Anthem Music Video===
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====[[Chicken parmesan hero house]]====
  
====[[Chicken parmesan hero house]]====
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:'''Captain:''' Ohhhhhh, who lives in a chicken parmesan gyro under the sea?
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:'''Captain:''' Ohhhhhh, who lives in a chicken parmesan hero under the sea?
 
:'''Kids:''' SpongeBob! SquarePants!
  
:'''Kids:''' SpongeBob! SquarePants!
 
:'''SpongeBob:''' [opens his door to Hans poking his large belly] He he!
  
:'''SpongeBob:''' [opens his door to Hans poking his large belly] He he!
   
 
==="[[The Legend of Boo-Kini Bottom]]" version===
  
==="[[The Legend of Boo-Kini Bottom]]" version===
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Uses the same exact footage as the "Truth or Square" version, with the exception of Captain and Bikini Atoll.
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Uses the same exact footage as the "Truth or Square" version, with the exception of Captain and Bikini Atoll and is edited to be on time with the original theme music instead of the CeeLo Green version. 
 
[[File:SpongeBob SquarePants 🎤 Theme Song Reimagined in Stop Motion Nick|thumb|right|335 px]]
  
[[File:SpongeBob SquarePants 🎤 Theme Song Reimagined in Stop Motion Nick|thumb|right|335 px]]
 
:'''Captain:''' ''Are you ready, kids?'' ''[Seagulls sounds can be heard in the background]''
  
:'''Captain:''' ''Are you ready, kids?'' ''[Seagulls sounds can be heard in the background]''
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:'''All''': ''SpongeBob SquarePants!''
  
:'''All''': ''SpongeBob SquarePants!''
 
:'''SpongeBob''': Happy birthday to me! ''SpongeBooob... SquarePaaaaaaants!''
  
:'''SpongeBob''': Happy birthday to me! ''SpongeBooob... SquarePaaaaaaants!''
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==="[[The SpongeBob Musical: Live on Stage!]]" version===
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[[File:The Spongebob Musical Theme Song at Proctors|thumb|right|335 px]]
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<poem>
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'''SpongeBob & Company''':
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''Who lives in a pineapple under the sea?''
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''SpongeBob SquarePants!''
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''Absorbent and yellow and porous is he,''
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''SpongeBob SquarePants!''
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''If nautical nonsense be something you wish;''
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''SpongeBob SquarePants!''
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''Then drop on the deck and flop like a fish;''
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''SpongeBob SquarePants!''
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''SpongeBob SquarePants,''
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''SpongeBob SquarePants,''
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''SpongeBob SquarePants,''
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''SpongeBob… SquarePants!''
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</poem>
   
 
==Trivia==
  
==Trivia==
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*The song is based on the sea shanty "Blow the Man Down."
  
*The song is based on the sea shanty "Blow the Man Down."
 
*Captain Maggot of Emilie Autumn's musical group likes to sing this song.
  
*Captain Maggot of Emilie Autumn's musical group likes to sing this song.
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*In the version used for [[Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants|Square Roots version]], Avril Lavigne sings it.
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*In the version used for [[Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants|Square Roots version]], [[Avril Lavigne]] sings it.
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*A stop-motion opening with Cee-Lo Green performing the theme was only seen in "[[Truth or Square]]."
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*A stop-motion opening with Cee-Lo Green performing the theme was seen in "[[Truth or Square]]."
 
**It is later used in "[[The Legend of Boo-Kini Bottom]]," but it includes Captain and uses the normal singers.
  
**It is later used in "[[The Legend of Boo-Kini Bottom]]," but it includes Captain and uses the normal singers.
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*In non-USA airings of Seasons 1-6 and early Season 7 (up until the Season 7 episodes "[[The Abrasive Side]]"/"[[Earworm]]" excluding the "[[Legends of Bikini Bottom]]" episodes), an orange Nickelodeon flag logo is added to the show logo at the end of the intro.
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*In non-USA airings of Seasons 1-6 and early Season 7 up until "[[The Abrasive Side]]"/"[[Earworm]]" and excluding the "[[Legends of Bikini Bottom]]" episodes, an orange Nickelodeon flag logo is added to the show logo at the end of the intro.
 
*In the first movie, it was a real song.
  
*In the first movie, it was a real song.
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*In ''[[The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water]]'', when [[Burger Beard the Pirate]] begins reading the story to some talking seagulls, the seagulls begin to sing the theme song, but Burger Beard orders them to stop before they can finish, threatening them with death. At the end of the movie, having accepted defeat, Kyle, a younger seagull, asks him if they can sing it. They put a hat on Burger-Beard and a picture frame around him, and Burger-Beard reluctantly agrees to lead them in singing the song. The scene then becomes animated with Burger-Beard replaced by Captain, and audio from the TV version of the theme song is used.
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*In ''[[The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water]]'', when [[Burger Beard]] begins reading the story to some talking seagulls, the seagulls begin to sing the theme song, but Burger Beard orders them to stop before they can finish, threatening them with death. At the end of the movie, having accepted defeat, Kyle, a younger seagull, asks him if they can sing it. They put a hat on Burger-Beard and a picture frame around him, and Burger-Beard reluctantly agrees to lead them in singing the song. The scene then becomes animated with Burger-Beard replaced by Captain, and audio from the TV version of the theme song is used.
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**At the beginning of the second movie, when camera localizes the [[Bikini Atoll]], the final notes from the theme song is heard.
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**At the beginning of the second movie, when the camera localizes the [[Bikini Atoll]], the final notes from the theme song are heard.
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**Also, this final scene reveals that Burger Bear is the original performer of the theme song as the Captain or Painty the Pirate, as it could also reveals that the voice of the chorus kids are portrayed by his seagulls.
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* In "[[Atlantis SquarePantis]]," when Potty calls Patchy by telephone, the final notes from the theme song can be heard as Patchy's ringtone on his mobile phone.
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*In "[[Atlantis SquarePantis]]," when Potty calls Patchy by telephone, the final notes from the theme song can be heard as Patchy's ringtone on his mobile phone.
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*In some other countries, the intro footage is different. (Ex: the French version has a bubble of SpongeBob, a face of him and his name in French too)
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*In some other countries, the intro footage is different. For instance, the French version has a bubble of SpongeBob, a face of him and his name in French too.
 
*In the [[Bobsfungjeri Pantallona-katrori|Albanian]], [[Bob Esponja (European Spanish)|European Spanish]], [[Bob l'éponge|French]], [[SpongeBob (Italian series)|Italian]], [[스폰지밥 네모바지|Korean]], and [[Сунѓерот Боб Панталоновски|Macedonian]] versions, it uses footage in which no text is to be seen.
  
*In the [[Bobsfungjeri Pantallona-katrori|Albanian]], [[Bob Esponja (European Spanish)|European Spanish]], [[Bob l'éponge|French]], [[SpongeBob (Italian series)|Italian]], [[스폰지밥 네모바지|Korean]], and [[Сунѓерот Боб Панталоновски|Macedonian]] versions, it uses footage in which no text is to be seen.
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*After {{Link|Season 1}}, the animation in {{Link|Season 2}} was changed to digital ink and paint. Despite the transition to HD in Season 9, the song remained cel animated and in standard definition until the episode "[[Lame and Fortune]]." Starting with that episode, there was a new theme song in high definition.
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*After {{Link|season 1}}, the animation in {{Link|season 2}} was changed to digital ink and paint. Despite the transition to HD in season 9, the song remained cel-animated and in standard definition until the episode "[[Lame and Fortune]]." Starting with that episode, there was a new theme song in high definition.
 
*On {{Time|August 5}}, {{Time|2015}}, in tweets by [[Vincent Waller]] on Twitter, it was confirmed that a 16:9 HDTV/widescreen version of the theme song was in the works.<ref>https://twitter.com/VincentWaller72/status/629139502372552704</ref><ref>https://twitter.com/VincentWaller72/status/669707610614992896</ref><ref>https://twitter.com/VincentWaller72/status/692966804122136576</ref><ref>https://twitter.com/VincentWaller72/status/694965693343617025</ref><ref>https://twitter.com/VincentWaller72/status/699617315843756033</ref><ref>https://twitter.com/VincentWaller72/status/708303171739734016</ref><ref>https://twitter.com/VincentWaller72/status/722973856277786626</ref><ref>https://twitter.com/VincentWaller72/status/722984381325811713</ref><ref>https://twitter.com/VincentWaller72/status/745817100254515201</ref>
  
*On {{Time|August 5}}, {{Time|2015}}, in tweets by [[Vincent Waller]] on Twitter, it was confirmed that a 16:9 HDTV/widescreen version of the theme song was in the works.<ref>https://twitter.com/VincentWaller72/status/629139502372552704</ref><ref>https://twitter.com/VincentWaller72/status/669707610614992896</ref><ref>https://twitter.com/VincentWaller72/status/692966804122136576</ref><ref>https://twitter.com/VincentWaller72/status/694965693343617025</ref><ref>https://twitter.com/VincentWaller72/status/699617315843756033</ref><ref>https://twitter.com/VincentWaller72/status/708303171739734016</ref><ref>https://twitter.com/VincentWaller72/status/722973856277786626</ref><ref>https://twitter.com/VincentWaller72/status/722984381325811713</ref><ref>https://twitter.com/VincentWaller72/status/745817100254515201</ref>
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**On {{Time|June 30}}, {{Time|2016}}, in a tweet by Vincent Waller, it was confirmed that the 16:9 HDTV/widescreen version of the theme song had been finished and was set to be publicly released in July 2016.<ref>https://twitter.com/VincentWaller72/status/748675646373531648</ref><ref>https://twitter.com/VincentWaller72/status/748677538147274752</ref><ref>https://twitter.com/VincentWaller72/status/748680944593231873</ref><ref>https://twitter.com/VincentWaller72/status/750342071043575810</ref>
 
**On {{Time|July 9}}, 2016, the 16:9 HDTV/widescreen version of the theme song premiered during a rerun airing of "[[Eek, an Urchin!]]" and "[[Squid Defense]]" and is now used on all widescreen episodes. The 4:3 standard definition intro is still used on pre-season 9 episodes.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9MYMjpsP3M</ref>
  
**On {{Time|July 9}}, 2016, the 16:9 HDTV/widescreen version of the theme song premiered during a rerun airing of "[[Eek, an Urchin!]]" and "[[Squid Defense]]" and is now used on all widescreen episodes. The 4:3 standard definition intro is still used on pre-season 9 episodes.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9MYMjpsP3M</ref>
 
**As a result, the show went a full 17 years without the 16:9 HDTV/widescreen version of the theme song from {{Time|May 1}}, {{Time|1999}} to July 2016.
  
**As a result, the show went a full 17 years without the 16:9 HDTV/widescreen version of the theme song from {{Time|May 1}}, {{Time|1999}} to July 2016.
 
*There are at least six production images featured in the protective case of [[The SpongeBob SquarePants Experience: A Deep Dive into the World of Bikini Bottom]].
  
*There are at least six production images featured in the protective case of [[The SpongeBob SquarePants Experience: A Deep Dive into the World of Bikini Bottom]].
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*The theme song has been [[List of SpongeBob SquarePants Internet phenomena/Miscellaneous#SpongeBob Backwards|very popular]] when reversed, as many have found the lyrics showing it has inappropriate lyrics in reverse.
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*Captain's first lines were lines that [[Stephen Hillenburg]] had to say to kids when he worked as a fake sailor at the Orange County Marine Institute. However, Hillenburg said, "ye," instead of "you."<ref>[[The SpongeBob SquarePants Experience: A Deep Dive into the World of Bikini Bottom]]</ref>
  
*Captain's first lines were lines that [[Stephen Hillenburg]] had to say to kids when he worked as a fake sailor at the Orange County Marine Institute. However, Hillenburg said, "ye," instead of "you."<ref>[[The SpongeBob SquarePants Experience: A Deep Dive into the World of Bikini Bottom]]</ref>
 
*In "[[Sanitation Insanity]]," SpongeBob's holes whistle the last notes of the theme song.
  
*In "[[Sanitation Insanity]]," SpongeBob's holes whistle the last notes of the theme song.
 
*In "[[Old Man Patrick]]," SpongeBob sang the opening part of the theme song. This also occurs in "[[Handemonium]]."
  
*In "[[Old Man Patrick]]," SpongeBob sang the opening part of the theme song. This also occurs in "[[Handemonium]]."
 
*In "[[Karen's Virus]]," Karen sings a warped version of the theme song in her delusional state.
  
*In "[[Karen's Virus]]," Karen sings a warped version of the theme song in her delusional state.
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The "SpongeBob SquarePants Theme Song" is the song sung at the beginning of every SpongeBob SquarePants episode. It is performed by Captain and a group of kids. Other versions have been made for special events and episodes.

Usage Outside The Opening

Episodes

  • 123-124. "Truth or Square" - Squidward Tentacles theme song/Patrick Star theme song/Eugene Krabs theme song.
  • 206a. "Unreal Estate" - Banana house; Hot pepper house/Chicken parmesan hero house.
  • 227b. "Old Man Patrick" - "Who lives in a pineapple under the sea?"; Rest of the song.
  • 257a. "Handemonium" - SpongeBob starts singing his theme song.

Movies

Other

Versions

Normal version

Captain: Are you ready, kids? [Seagulls sounds can be heard in the background]
Kids: Aye-aye, Captain!
Captain: I can't hear you!
Kids: Aye-aye, Captain!
Captain: Ohhhhhhhh...! Who lives in a pineapple under the sea?
Kids: SpongeBob SquarePants!
Captain: Absorbent and yellow and porous is he?
Kids: SpongeBob SquarePants!
Captain: If nautical nonsense be something you wish,
Kids: SpongeBob SquarePants!
Captain: [doing the voice of Johnny] Then drop on the deck and flop like a fish!
Kids: SpongeBob SquarePants!
Captain: Ready?
Captain and Kids: SpongeBob SquarePants! SpongeBob SquarePants! SpongeBob SquarePants!
Captain: SpongeBooob... SquarePaaaaaaants! A-ha-ha-ha-ha!
[SpongeBob plays his nose like a flute. We hear the seagulls again and the song ends]

"SpongeBob ScaredyPants"

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SpongeBob ScaredyPants - The Ghastly Ones

Mr. Krabs: Hope you're not too scared to come to me party tonight, SpongeBob ScaredyPants!
Captain: All right, boils and ghouls, you ready?
Kids: Yeah!
Captain: Well...! Who lives near a graveyard under the sea?
Kids: SpongeBob ScaredyPants!
Captain: Absorbent and yellow and spooky is he!
Kids: SpongeBob ScaredyPants!
Captain: If nautical chills be something you wish?
Kids: SpongeBob ScaredyPants!
Captain: Then scream your gills out and flop like a fish!
Kids: SpongeBob ScaredyPants!
Captain: SpongeBob.... ScaredyPants, SpongeBob.... ScaredyPants, SpongeBob.... ScaredyPants, SpongeBob.... ScaredyPants!
Mr. Krabs: [playing quickly] SpongeBob ScaredyPants! SpongeBob ScaredyPants! SpongeBob ScaredyPants! SpongeBob ScaredyPants!
Squidward: You're killing me, SpongeBob. You really are.

"Christmas Who?" version

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SpongeBob - Christmas Who Intro (1080p)

Captain: Ready for Christmas, kids?
Kids: Aye-aye, Captain!
Captain: I can't hear you!
Kids: Aye-aye, Captain!
Captain: Ohhhhhhhh...!
Choir: Who lives in a pineapple under the sea?
SpongeBob SquarePants!
Choir: Absorbent and yellow and porous is he?
SpongeBob SquarePants!
Choir: If nautical nonsense be something you wish?
SpongeBob SquarePants!
Choir: Then drop on the deck and flop like a fish!
SpongeBob SquarePants!
Choir: SpongeBob SquarePants! SpongeBob SquarePants! SpongeBob SquarePants! The SpongeBob Christmas Special!
Fa la la la la la la la la la la la la...

The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie version

File:The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie Theme Song
Pirates: Who lives in a pineapple under the sea?
Pirate Choir: SpongeBob SquarePants...
Pirates: Absorbent and yellow and porous is he?
Pirate Choir: SpongeBob SquarePants...
Pirates: If nautical nonsense be something you wish,
Pirate Choir: SpongeBob SquarePants...
Pirates: Then drop on the deck and flop like a fish!
Pirate Choir: SpongeBob SquarePants...
Pirates: SpongeBob SquarePants, SpongeBob SquarePants
SpooongeBooob SquaaarePaaaants...
Pirates: SpongeBob SquarePants, SpongeBob SquarePants
SpooongeBooob SquaaarePaaaants...
Pirates: SpongeBob SquarePants, SpongeBob SquarePants
A Pirate: SpoooongeBoooob... SquaaaarePaaaaaaants!

The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie soundtrack version

File:Square Roots The Story of Spongebob Squarepants Part 1 HQ

This version was later used for Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants, with clips from various episodes used.

Captain: Are you ready, kids?
Kids: Aye-aye, Captain.
Captain: I can't hear you!
Kids: Aye-aye, Captain!
Captain: Ohhhhhhhh......!
'Avril Lavigne: ''Are you ready kids?! I said, 'are you ready'?!
Who lives in a pineapple under the sea? SpongeBob! SquarePants!
Absorbent and yellow and porous is he? SpongeBob! SquarePants!
If nautical nonsense be something you wish... SpongeBob! SquarePants!
...then drop on the deck and flop like a fish! SpongeBob! SquarePants!
SpongeBob (SpongeBob!)... SquarePants! (SquarePants!) SpongeBob (SpongeBob!)... SquarePants! (SquarePants!) SpongeBob (SpongeBob!)... SquarePants! (SquarePants!) SpongeBob... (SpongeBob!) ...SquarePants!

"What Ever Happened to SpongeBob?" version

File:SpongeBob SquarePants "WhoBob WhatPants?" Theme Song 1080p
Captain: Are you ready, kids?
Kids: Aye-aye, Captain.
Captain: I can't hear you!
Kids: Aye-aye, Captain!
Captain: Ohhhhhhhh...!
Captain: Who lives in a pineapple under the sea?
Kids: WhoBob WhatPants!
Captain: Absorbent and yellow and porous is he?
Kids: WhoBob WhatPants!
Captain: If nautical nonsense be something you wish,
Kids: WhoBob WhatPants!
Captain: Then drop on the deck and flop like a fish!
Kids: WhoBob WhatPants!
Captain and Kids: WhoBob WhatPants! WhoBob WhatPants! WhoBob WhatPants!
Captain: WhoBooob... WhatPaaaaaaants! A-ha-ha-ha-ha!

[SpongeBob plays his nose like a flute. We hear the seagulls heard at the start and the episode starts]

"Truth or Square" version

File:SpongeBob Theme in Stop Motion
Fortune-telling Captain: Are you ready, kids?
Kids: Aye-aye, Captain.
Fortune-telling Captain: I can't hear you!
Kids: Aye-aye, Captain!
Fortune-telling Captain: Ooooooooooooh! Who lives in a pineapple under the sea?
Kids: SpongeBob SquarePants!
Fortune-telling Captain: Absorbent and yellow and porous is he?
Kids: SpongeBob SquarePants!
Fortune-telling Captain: Now, if nautical nonsense be something you wish,
Kids: SpongeBob SquarePants!
Fortune-telling Captain: Then drop on the deck and flop like a fish!
Kids: SpongeBob SquarePants!
Fortune-telling Captain: Ready?
Fortune-telling Captain and Kids: SpongeBob SquarePants SpongeBob SquarePants SpongeBob SquarePants SpongeBoooob... SquarePaaants!

Fortune-telling Captain: A-ha-ha-haaa! [SpongeBob plays his nose like a trombone. We hear seagulls and the episode starts]

"Squidward Tentacles," "Patrick Star," and "Eugene Krabs" versions

Main article: List of theme songs in "Truth or Square"

"Brand New Premieres" version (advertisement)

File:SpongeBob Episode EVERY Saturday in June 2011
Captain: Ohhhhhhhh......!
Captain: Who's kicking off summer with brand new premieres?
Kids: SpongeBob SquarePants!
Captain: You'll be laughing so hard, you'll end up in tears!
Kids: SpongeBob SquarePants!
Captain: You won't be believin' what SpongeBob will do!
Kids: SpongeBob SquarePants!
Captain: Each Saturday morning, it's brand-spankin' new!
Kids: SpongeBob SquarePants!
Captain and Kids: Brand new SquarePants! Brand new SquarePants!
Captain: Brand neeeew... SquarePaaaaaaants! Don't miss a brand new SpongeBob! Every Saturday morning in June on Nick!
Gary: Meow.

2012 McDonald's advertisement version

File:SpongeBob 2012 McDonald's advertisement
Announcer: Are you ready, kids?
Animals and Kids: Yeah!
Announcer: Who likes to practice karate?
Animals and Kids: SpongeBob SquarePants!
Announcer: And who likes to jellyfish everyday?
Animals and Kids: SpongeBob SquarePants!
Announcer: Here's some milk, now eat some fruit!
Bird: Fruit, fruit! Milk and fruit!
Announcer: Now play your nose just like a flute!
[SpongeBob plays his nose flute while the kids are going "toot"]
Everyone: SpongeBob SquarePants! SpongeBob SquarePants!

"It's a SpongeBob Christmas!" version

File:Its a SpongeBob Christmas instrumental intro
Captain: Ready for Christmas, kids?
Kids: Aye-aye, Captain.
Captain: I can't hear you!
Kids: AYE-AYE, CAPTAIN!
Captain: Ohhhhhhhh......!
Kids: Who lives in a pineapple under the sea?
SpongeBob SquarePants!
Kids: Absorbent and yellow and porous is he?
SpongeBob SquarePants!
Kids: If nautical nonsense be something you wish?
SpongeBob SquarePants!
Kids: Then drop on the deck and flop like a fish!
SpongeBob SquarePants!
Kids: Fa la la la la la la la la, Fa la la la la la la la la, Fa la la la la la la la la, SpongeBob SquarePants! Fa la la la la la la, Christmas!

Literal Version

File:Literal Spongebob Theme Song

A literal version (describing what goes on in the video) was made as a Nickelodeon commercial. It goes as such:

Captain: My mouth looks weird!
Kids: Sure does, Captain!
Captain: I can't hear you!
Kids: WE'RE YELLING, CAPTAIN!!
Captain: Dooooown...!
Captain: Here is a pineapple, where are the shells?
Kids: Here comes a man hand!
Captain: Taking a bath so he no longer smells!
Kids: Bubble title!
Captain: Multiple SpongeBobs on multiple ships...
Kids: Here's the title again!
Captain: What's with this fish? And what's with his lips?
Kids: Let's try a tiki title!
Captain: That looks painful! Lots of spinning! Must be dizzy! SpongeBob loses his pants...! There they are! Sometimes his nose sounds like a flute.

The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water Version

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The SpongeBob Movie Sponge Out of Water - Rap Battle (HD with video)

Burger Beard: Are you ready, kids?
Seagulls: Aye-aye, Captain.
Burger Beard: Uh, What did you say? There's sand in my ears and I can't hear you.
Seagulls: Aye-aye, Captain.
Burger Beard and Seagulls: Ohhhhhhh.........!
(Scene switches to cartoon and Burger Beard becomes Captain)
Captain: Who lives in a pineapple under the sea?
Kids: [doing the voices of the seagulls] SpongeBob SquarePants!
Captain: Absorbent and yellow and porous is he?
Kids: [doing the voices of the seagulls] SpongeBob SquarePants!
Captain: If nautical nonsense is something you wish,
Kids: [doing the voices of the seagulls] SpongeBob SquarePants!
Captain: Then drop on the deck and flop like a fish!
Kids: [doing the voices of the seagulls] SpongeBob SquarePants!
Captain: Ready?
All: SpongeBob SquarePants! (Bubbles: Stop it!)
SpongeBob SquarePants! (Bubbles: That's enough!)
SpongeBob SquarePants! (Bubbles: Silence!)
[Rap Battle is sung]
Captain and Seagulls: SpongeBob SquarePants!
SpongeBob SquarePants!
SpongeBob SquarePants!
Captain, Seagulls, Humpback whales, African elephants, and Wild Western banjo players: SpongeBooob... SquarePaaaaaaants!

SpongeBob Anthem Music Video

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Karaoke version

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Nick Stars vs. Nick Noises

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SpongeBob SquarePants Theme Song Battle Nick Stars vs. Nick Noises Nick

International versions

See the international page.

April Fools/Rock Version

File:Rare Spongebob Intro April 1st 2017 Part 1

On a April 1, 2017 airing of "Funny Pants," a rock version of the theme song plays, with differences being that it is foggy, less colored and has clips from "Krabby Road." The theme returned on a March 31, 2018 airing of "Mimic Madness" and "House Worming."

Captain: Are you ready, kids? [Seagulls sounds can be heard in the background]
Kids: Aye-aye, Captain.
Captain: I can't hear you!
Kids: Aye-aye, Captain!
Captain: Ohhhhhhhh...! Who lives in a pineapple under the sea?
Kids: SpongeBob SquarePants!
Captain: Absorbent and yellow and porous is he?
Kids: SpongeBob SquarePants!
Captain: If nautical nonsense be something you wish,
Kids: SpongeBob SquarePants!
Captain: Then drop on the deck and flop like a fish!
Kids: SpongeBob SquarePants!
Captain: Ready?
Captain and Kids: SpongeBob SquarePants! SpongeBob SquarePants! SpongeBob SquarePants!
Captain: SpongeBooob... SquarePaaaaaaants! A-ha-ha-ha-ha!

"Unreal Estate" versions

In "Unreal Estate," three different parodies of the theme song play as SpongeBob and Squidward go house hunting with many things.

Banana house

Captain: Ohhhhhhhh, who lives in a banana under the sea?
Kids: SpongeBob SquarePants!
SpongeBob: [slips on a banana upon opening the door]

Hot pepper house

Captain: Ohhhhhhhhhhhhh, who lives in a hot pepper under the sea?
Kids: SpongeBob! SquarePants!
SpongeBob: [screams as he's on fire while Hans puts him out with an extinguisher]

Chicken parmesan hero house

Captain: Ohhhhhh, who lives in a chicken parmesan hero under the sea?
Kids: SpongeBob! SquarePants!
SpongeBob: [opens his door to Hans poking his large belly] He he!

"The Legend of Boo-Kini Bottom" version

Uses the same exact footage as the "Truth or Square" version, with the exception of Captain and Bikini Atoll and is edited to be on time with the original theme music instead of the CeeLo Green version. 

File:SpongeBob SquarePants 🎤 Theme Song Reimagined in Stop Motion Nick
Captain: Are you ready, kids? [Seagulls sounds can be heard in the background]
Kids: Aye-aye, Captain.
Captain: I can't hear you!
Kids: Aye-aye, Captain!
Captain: Ohhhhhhhh...! Who lives in a pineapple under the sea?
Kids: SpongeBob SquarePants!
Captain: Absorbent and yellow and porous is he?
Kids: SpongeBob SquarePants!
Captain: If nautical nonsense be something you wish,
Kids: SpongeBob SquarePants!
Captain: Then drop on the deck and flop like a fish!
Kids: SpongeBob SquarePants!
Captain: Ready?
Captain and Kids: SpongeBob SquarePants! SpongeBob SquarePants! SpongeBob SquarePants!
Captain: SpongeBooob... SquarePaaaaaaants! A-ha-ha-ha-ha!
[SpongeBob plays his nose like a trombone but it sounds like a flute. We hear seagulls and the episode starts]

Shorter version from "Old Man Patrick"

SpongeBob: Patrick, it's me. Remember? Who lives in a pineapple under the sea?
Patrick: I don't know. A wizard?
SpongeBob: Absorbent and yellow and porous is he! Ehh.
Patrick: SpongeBob SquarePants!

Shorter, warped version from "Karen's Virus"

Karen (delusional): Who lives in a crabapple under a pea?
SpongeBob: Hey, catchy song.
Karen: Observant and yellow fellow is he...

"SpongeBob's Big Birthday Blowout" version

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SpongeBob SquarePants - Happy Birthday, SpongeBob! Nickelodeon

Patchy: Oh! Who's having a birthday under the sea?
SpongeBob: Me! Me! Me! Me!
Patchy: With presents and cake and Caller ID?
All: SpongeBob SquarePants!
Patchy: Would you like to send him a nice birthday wish?
All: Yes, we would!
Potty: (squawks) Then drop on the deck and flop like a fish!
All: SpongeBob SquarePants, SpongeBob SquarePants!
(celebrities wish SpongeBob a happy birthday)
All: SpongeBob SquarePants!
SpongeBob: Happy birthday to me! SpongeBooob... SquarePaaaaaaants!

"The SpongeBob Musical: Live on Stage!" version

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The Spongebob Musical Theme Song at Proctors

SpongeBob & Company:
Who lives in a pineapple under the sea?
SpongeBob SquarePants!
Absorbent and yellow and porous is he,
SpongeBob SquarePants!
If nautical nonsense be something you wish;
SpongeBob SquarePants!
Then drop on the deck and flop like a fish;
SpongeBob SquarePants!
SpongeBob SquarePants,
SpongeBob SquarePants,
SpongeBob SquarePants,
SpongeBob… SquarePants!

Trivia

  • Derek Drymon made a comment about the SpongeBob theme song: "Steve's idea was to try to make the most annoying song you can, to—so when Saturday morning, when kids turn the TV on and parents are trying to sleep, you have this pirate screaming in the other room for the kids to jump on the floor."
  • The song is based on the sea shanty "Blow the Man Down."
  • Captain Maggot of Emilie Autumn's musical group likes to sing this song.
  • In the version used for Square Roots version, Avril Lavigne sings it.
  • A stop-motion opening with Cee-Lo Green performing the theme was seen in "Truth or Square."
  • In non-USA airings of Seasons 1-6 and early Season 7 up until "The Abrasive Side"/"Earworm" and excluding the "Legends of Bikini Bottom" episodes, an orange Nickelodeon flag logo is added to the show logo at the end of the intro.
  • In the first movie, it was a real song.
  • In The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water, when Burger Beard begins reading the story to some talking seagulls, the seagulls begin to sing the theme song, but Burger Beard orders them to stop before they can finish, threatening them with death. At the end of the movie, having accepted defeat, Kyle, a younger seagull, asks him if they can sing it. They put a hat on Burger-Beard and a picture frame around him, and Burger-Beard reluctantly agrees to lead them in singing the song. The scene then becomes animated with Burger-Beard replaced by Captain, and audio from the TV version of the theme song is used.
    • At the beginning of the second movie, when the camera localizes the Bikini Atoll, the final notes from the theme song are heard.
    • Also, this final scene reveals that Burger Bear is the original performer of the theme song as the Captain or Painty the Pirate, as it could also reveals that the voice of the chorus kids are portrayed by his seagulls.
  • In "Atlantis SquarePantis," when Potty calls Patchy by telephone, the final notes from the theme song can be heard as Patchy's ringtone on his mobile phone.
  • In some other countries, the intro footage is different. For instance, the French version has a bubble of SpongeBob, a face of him and his name in French too.
  • In the Albanian, European Spanish, French, Italian, Korean, and Macedonian versions, it uses footage in which no text is to be seen.
  • After season 1, the animation in season 2 was changed to digital ink and paint. Despite the transition to HD in season 9, the song remained cel-animated and in standard definition until the episode "Lame and Fortune." Starting with that episode, there was a new theme song in high definition.
  • On August 5, 2015, in tweets by Vincent Waller on Twitter, it was confirmed that a 16:9 HDTV/widescreen version of the theme song was in the works.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10]
    • On June 30, 2016, in a tweet by Vincent Waller, it was confirmed that the 16:9 HDTV/widescreen version of the theme song had been finished and was set to be publicly released in July 2016.[11][12][13][14]
    • On July 9, 2016, the 16:9 HDTV/widescreen version of the theme song premiered during a rerun airing of "Eek, an Urchin!" and "Squid Defense" and is now used on all widescreen episodes. The 4:3 standard definition intro is still used on pre-season 9 episodes.[15]
    • As a result, the show went a full 17 years without the 16:9 HDTV/widescreen version of the theme song from May 1, 1999 to July 2016.
  • There are at least six production images featured in the protective case of The SpongeBob SquarePants Experience: A Deep Dive into the World of Bikini Bottom.
  • The theme song has been very popular when reversed, as many have found the lyrics showing it has inappropriate lyrics in reverse.
  • Captain's first lines were lines that Stephen Hillenburg had to say to kids when he worked as a fake sailor at the Orange County Marine Institute. However, Hillenburg said, "ye," instead of "you."[16]
  • In "Sanitation Insanity," SpongeBob's holes whistle the last notes of the theme song.
  • In "Old Man Patrick," SpongeBob sang the opening part of the theme song. This also occurs in "Handemonium."
  • In "Karen's Virus," Karen sings a warped version of the theme song in her delusional state.
  • In "SpongeBob's Big Birthday Blowout," during the "Birthday Song" rendition of the theme song, SpongeBob sings "Me! Me! Me! Me!" in place of the choir saying his name in the first verse of the theme song. He also sings his own name in the final verse but his pants do not fall off once like they do in the regular theme song.

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SpongeBob, Patrick, Camera, and Cheese Fizz
"Patrick! You're spraying the camera with Cheese Fizz!"

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References

  1. ^ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0206512/fullcredits/
  2. ^ https://twitter.com/VincentWaller72/status/629139502372552704
  3. ^ https://twitter.com/VincentWaller72/status/669707610614992896
  4. ^ https://twitter.com/VincentWaller72/status/692966804122136576
  5. ^ https://twitter.com/VincentWaller72/status/694965693343617025
  6. ^ https://twitter.com/VincentWaller72/status/699617315843756033
  7. ^ https://twitter.com/VincentWaller72/status/708303171739734016
  8. ^ https://twitter.com/VincentWaller72/status/722973856277786626
  9. ^ https://twitter.com/VincentWaller72/status/722984381325811713
  10. ^ https://twitter.com/VincentWaller72/status/745817100254515201
  11. ^ https://twitter.com/VincentWaller72/status/748675646373531648
  12. ^ https://twitter.com/VincentWaller72/status/748677538147274752
  13. ^ https://twitter.com/VincentWaller72/status/748680944593231873
  14. ^ https://twitter.com/VincentWaller72/status/750342071043575810
  15. ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9MYMjpsP3M
  16. ^ The SpongeBob SquarePants Experience: A Deep Dive into the World of Bikini Bottom


SpongeBob's Big Birthday Blowout (V • E)
Characters and actors: JimBob • Patrick (live-action) • Mr. Manward • Mr. Slabs • Pearl Slabs • Mr. Charleston • Carol • Jack Griffo • Daniella Perkins • Kel Mitchell • Beanie McBean • Jace Norman • David Hasselhoff • Can • Gorilla boss • Monkey Middle managers • Gilbert Gottfried • Slappy Laszlo • Patrick's lover fish • Dog walker • Rube Goldfish • Pie dragon • JoJo Siwa • Michael Strahan
Locations: Trusty Slab • Crumb Basket • Beach Blanket Bean-Go • Land Aquarium • Surface Land • Paperclip Jungle
Songs: Slabby Patty Song • SpongeBob SquarePants Theme Song
Objects: Slabby Patty • Patchy's boat car
Shorts: 1 Second From Every SpongeBob Episode!
Miscellaneous: Double Dare SpongeBob Week • Best Yellow Summer Ever marathons • Bikini Bottom Bash DVD


Music (V • T • E)
Albums: Original Theme Highlights • The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie • The Yellow Album • The Best Day Ever • The Sponge Who Could Fly • SpongeBob's Greatest Hits • It's a SpongeBob Christmas! • Music from The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water • The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water • SpongeBob SquarePants: The New Musical • The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) • The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run (Music from the Motion Picture)
Songs: Theme Song • A Day Like This • Ahhhh • All You Need Is Friends to Fly • The Alphabet Song • Back in Encino • Barnacles! • Beats by Bob • Beautiful Dreamer • Bee Line for the Tree Line • The Best Day Ever • Bikini Bottom • Bikini Bottom - Rock Bottom • Bossy Boots • Bubble Song • Camp Fire Song Song • Christmas Eve Jitters • Christmas Is Mine • Clarinet Wizard • Dead Eye • Doing the Sponge • Doin' the Krabby Patty • Dear Friend • Don't Be a Jerk • Down the Well • Electric Zoo • Everybody Loves the Sponge • Everything Juice • Employee of the Month • Feeding Frenzy • Feeling of Greed • Fishin' for Money • Frozen Krabby Patty Song • Fueling the Bus • F.U.N. Song • Gary's Song • Give It All You Got • Give Jellyfish Fields a Chance • Gloves • Goober Rag • Good-Bye, Atlantis • Goofy Goober Rock • Goofy Goober Song • Gratitude • This Grill is Not a Home • He's Flying • He's Our Mermaid Man • Hey All You People • Hey, Mean Mr. Bossman • High Tide Time • Ho Ho Hoedown • Hot Fruitcake • I Can't Keep My Eyes Off of You • I Hate People • Idiot Friends • If I Could Talk to Money • I Love Krabby Patties • If Only I Could Join You • The Jellyfishing Song • Just a Kid • Krabby Patty Jingle (song) • Kung Fu Rock • The Krusty Krab Pizza • Let's Be Dumb • Livin' in the Sunlight, Lovin' in the Moonlight • Loop de Loop • Meatball, Meatball • Mr. Krabs' song • Musical Doodle • My Leg Is In Love! • My Tighty Whiteys • Never Give Up • Now That We're Men • Ocean Man • Oh, Krusty Krab • Oh, My Karen • Pets Are People Too • Plankton's Song • Patrick Star • Pretty Ribbons and Bows • Prehibernation (song) • Prince Paul's Bubble Party • Plankton Jams the Signal • Ridin' the Hook • Ripped Pants • Rubber Hose Rag • Rap Battle • The Road Song • Sad Song • Sandy's song • Sailing Over The Dogger Bank • Santa Has His Eye on Me • Santa Won't Let You Down • Snowflakes • So Long, Bikini Bottom • SpongeBob and Patrick Confront the Psychic Wall of Energy • The SpongeBob History Song • Squidward's Song • Squidward's Tiki Land • Squeeze Me • Superior • Surreptitiously Mine • Surfin' Summer • Sandy Squirrel • Squidward's Back • The Suction Cup Symphony • Sweater Song • Sweet Victory • Tag, You're It • That's a Rodeo • Thank Gosh It's Monday • Two Thumbs Down • Teamwork • The Patrick Song • Together • They'll Soon Discover • Truth or Square Theme Songs • Texas • That's What Friends Do • The Tuneful Tuna's Advice • Twinkle, Twinkle, Patrick Star • Under My Rock • Underwater Sun • The Very First Christmas • We've Got Scurvy • When Worlds Collide • Where's Gary • We're the Ghouls of the Briny Deep • Wet, Wet Christmas • Who Am I? • Who Wants to Race Me? • You Will Obey! • You Better Swim • You're Old
Other: Short songs • Production music • Original music
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