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The SpongeBob SquarePants Theme Song is the intro used at the beginning of every SpongeBob SquarePants episode. It is performed by Painty the Pirate and a group of kids. Other versions have been made for special events and episodes.
The theme song sequence was produced in the middle of season 1, and it was given its own production code: "127,"[1] meaning the 27th segment made for season one; the production code was shared with a new version of the pilot episode, "Help Wanted," which included a different title card among other minor tweaks. The pilot was originally made without a production code and with an entirely different title sequence.[2]
With a tempo of 140 bpm, the theme song is composed in the key of G major.
Theme song sequence[]
The theme song sequence begins on a wall with Painty (alongside his parrot) in a frame with a realistic mouth, asking the kids offscreen that if they are ready. Then a view of Bikini Atoll is shown, followed by a bubble transition going down to SpongeBob's house (Squidward's house can also be seen on the left). While opening his door, SpongeBob is in his underwear and Hans puts his normal clothes on. In a Hawaiian-flowered, fuchsia-colored backdrop, SpongeBob jumps in the bathtub, inflates, and exhales out water. A transition leads to the show's title appearing in bubble text (the title character is a bubble in the international-language version) and then pops out. 4 SpongeBobs sail 4 different types of boats to rope and build the show's logo. The show's logo is shown in different backdrops (a green box in the international-language version). As the Realistic Fish Head overdubs the theme song, bamboo spell out the show's logo (absent in the international-language version). In a backdrop with multiple colors, SpongeBob's parts are mixed up in multiple ways, before he goes back to normal. SpongeBob is then seen jumping on his name. While he is seen over "Bob," his pants fall off until he turns upside down to get his pants back on (rocks and cliffs in the international-language version). Again, the show's logo appears alongside a drawn SpongeBob in a slate-colored backdrop. SpongeBob plays his nose as a flute. The late Stephen Hillenburg is billed at the end.
Usage outside of the opening[]
Episodes[]
SpongeBob SquarePants[]
- . "[[]]" -
- 92. "Atlantis SquarePantis" - Patchy's cellphone rings.
- 123-124. "Truth or Square" - Squidward Tentacles, Patrick Star, and Eugene H. Krabs theme songs.
- 206a. "Unreal Estate" - Banana, hot pepper, and chicken parmesan hero houses.
- 227b. "Old Man Patrick" - Sung by SpongeBob to get Patrick to remember him.
- 254-255. "SpongeBob's Big Birthday Blowout" - At the end, they start singing the birthday version.
- 257a. "Handemonium" - SpongeBob starts singing his theme song to call Hans over to fight the Chum Bucket glove.
- 279c. "A Skin Wrinkle in Time" - GrandPat Star version.
- 281a. "Salty Sponge" - Softy Spitoon song; ending.
- 301b. "Hysterical History" - Original drawings of SpongeBob and Patrick.
Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years[]
- 8b. "Camp SpongeBob" - Bubble replica of SpongeBob.
The Patrick Star Show[]
- 14a. "Shrinking Stars" - SpongeBob-shaped cake mold.
- 48b. "A Fool Schooled" - Overlays "Swinging Cocktail [#94]."
Movies[]
- F2. "The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water" - Gulls sing this as Burger Beard turns into Painty.
Other[]
- . "SpongeBob SquarePants 4-D: Ride" - Opening.
Versions[]
Normal version[]
- Captain: Are you ready, kids? [Seagulls sounds can be heard in the background]
- Children: Aye-aye, Captain.
- Captain: I can't hear you!
- Children: [louder] Aye-aye, Captain!
- Captain: Oh...! Who lives in a pineapple under the sea?
- Children: SpongeBob SquarePants!
- Captain: Absorbent and yellow and porous is he!
- Children: SpongeBob SquarePants!
- Captain: If nautical nonsense be something you wish,
- Children: SpongeBob SquarePants!
- Captain: [doing the voice of Johnny] or Johnny: [lip-syncing] Then drop on the deck and flop like a fish!
- Children: SpongeBob SquarePants!
- Captain: Ready?
- Captain and Children: SpongeBob SquarePants! SpongeBob SquarePants! SpongeBob SquarePants!
- Captain: SpongeBob... SquarePants! A-ha-ha-ha-ha!
- [SpongeBob plays his nose like a flute. The seagulls are heard again as the song ends]
International versions[]
"SpongeBob ScaredyPants"[]
- Mr. Krabs: Hope you're not too scared to come to me party tonight, SpongeBob ScaredyPants!
- Captain: All right, boils and ghouls, you ready?
- Children: Yeah!
- Captain: Well...! Who lives near a graveyard under the sea?
- Children: SpongeBob ScaredyPants!
- Captain: Absorbent and yellow and spooky is he!
- Children: SpongeBob ScaredyPants!
- Captain: If nautical chills be something you wish?
- Children: SpongeBob ScaredyPants!
- Captain: Then scream your gills out and flop like a fish!
- Children: 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.
"Texas"/"Walking Small" credits version[]
- Junior Brown: Oh...! Who lives in pineapple under the sea?
- Children: SpongeBob SquarePants!
- Junior Brown: Absorbent and yellow and porous is he?
- Children: SpongeBob SquarePants!
- Junior Brown: If nautical nonsense be something you wish,
- Children: SpongeBob SquarePants!
- Junior Brown: Then drop on the deck and flop like a fish!
- Children: SpongeBob SquarePants!
- [Country-style acoustic interlude for eight seconds]
- Junior Brown: Ready?
- Junior Brown and Children: SpongeBob SquarePants! SpongeBob SquarePants! SpongeBob SquarePants! SpongeBob... SquarePants!
- Junior Brown: A-ha-ha-ha-ha!
- [All bulls mooing and bellowing]
"Christmas Who?" version[]
- Captain: Ready for Christmas, kids? [Christmas bells can be heard in the background]'
- Children: Aye-aye, Captain.
- Captain: I can't hear you!
- Children: [louder] Aye-aye, Captain!
- Captain: Oh...!
- Choir: 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! It's the SpongeBob Christmas Special! Fa la la la la la la la la la la la la... [Christmas bells can be heard again]
Employee of the Month/Revenge of the Flying Dutchman/Battle for Bikini Bottom version[]
- Captain: Are you ready, kids? [Seagulls sounds can be heard in the background]'
- Children: Aye-aye, Captain.
- Captain: I can't hear you!
- Children: [louder] Aye-aye, Captain!
- Captain: Oh...! Who lives in a pineapple under the sea?
- Children: SpongeBob SquarePants!
- Captain: Absorbent and yellow and porous is he?
- Children: SpongeBob SquarePants!
- Captain: If nautical nonsense be something you wish,
- Children: SpongeBob SquarePants!
- Captain: [doing the voice of Johnny] Then drop on the deck and flop like a fish!
- Children: SpongeBob SquarePants!
- Captain: Ready?
- Captain and Children: SpongeBob SquarePants! SpongeBob SquarePants! SpongeBob SquarePants!
- Captain: SpongeBob... SquarePants! A-ha-ha-ha-ha!
- [SpongeBob plays his nose like a flute. We hear the seagulls again and the song ends]
"SpongeBobMovie.com" version[]
Version 1[]
- Captain: Arrgh! Ahoy mateys, they're making a movie!
- Audience: SpongeBobMovie.com!
- Captain: All of the actors are under the sea.
- Audience: SpongeBobMovie.com!
- Captain: On November 19th, you'll get what you wish.
- Audience: SpongeBobMovie.com!
- Captain: Then flip to your seat like a floppity fish.
- Audience: SpongeBobMovie.com!
- Commercial: Log on to SpongeBobMovie.com and explore the wonders of Bikini Bottom!
- Person: Let's go into the pineapple! Bob put on your pants!
- Audience: SpongeBobMovie.com! SpongeBobMovie.com!
Version 2[]
- Captain: Arrgh! Ahoy mateys, they're making a movie!
- Audience: SpongeBobMovie.com!
- Captain: All of the actors are under the sea.
- Audience: SpongeBobMovie.com!
- Captain: On November 19th, you'll get what you wish.
- Audience: SpongeBobMovie.com!
- Captain: Then flip to your seat like a floppity fish.
- Audience: SpongeBobMovie.com!
- Commercial: Log on to SpongeBobMovie.com and play the 3D driving game!
- Audience: SpongeBobMovie.com!
The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie version[]
- 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
- SpongeBob SquarePants...
- Pirates: SpongeBob SquarePants, SpongeBob SquarePants
- SpongeBob SquarePants...
- Pirates: SpongeBob SquarePants, SpongeBob SquarePants
- A Pirate: SpongeBob... SquarePants!
The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie soundtrack version[]
This version was later used for Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants, with clips from various episodes used.
- Captain: Are you ready, kids? [Seagulls sounds can be heard in the background]'
- Children: Aye-aye, Captain.
- Captain: I can't hear you!
- Children: [louder] 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!
WhoBob WhatPants version from "What Ever Happened to SpongeBob?"[]
- Captain: Are you ready, kids? [Seagulls sounds can be heard in the background]
- Children: Aye-aye, Captain.
- Captain: I can't hear you!
- Children: [louder] Aye-aye, Captain!
- Captain: Ohhhhhhhh...!
- Captain: Who lives in a pineapple under the sea?
- Children: WhoBob WhatPants!
- Captain: Absorbent and yellow and porous is he?
- Children: WhoBob WhatPants!
- Captain: If nautical nonsense be something you wish,
- Children: WhoBob WhatPants!
- Captain: Then drop on the deck and flop like a fish!
- Children: WhoBob WhatPants!
- Captain: Ready?
- Captain and Children: WhoBob WhatPants! WhoBob WhatPants! WhoBob WhatPants!
- Captain: WhoBob... WhatPants! A-ha-ha-ha-ha!
- [SpongeBob plays his nose like a flute. We hear the seagulls heard at the start]
"Truth or Square" version[]
- Fortune-telling Captain: Are you ready, kids?
- Children: Aye-aye, Captain.
- Fortune-telling Captain: I can't hear you!
- Children: [louder] Aye-aye, Captain!
- Fortune-telling Captain: Ha-ha. (Oh!) (Yow!) Who lives in a pineapple under the sea?
- Children: SpongeBob SquarePants!
- Fortune-telling Captain: Absorbent and yellow and porous is he?
- Children: SpongeBob SquarePants!
- Fortune-telling Captain: Now, if nautical nonsense be something you wish,
- Children: SpongeBob SquarePants!
- Fortune-telling Captain: [doing the voice of Johnny] Then drop on the deck and flop like a fish!
- Children: SpongeBob SquarePants!
- Fortune-telling Captain: Awwwhhh!
- Children: SpongeBob!
- Fortune-telling Captain: Come on!
- Children: SpongeBob!
- Fortune-telling Captain: Everybody!
- Fortune-telling Captain and Children: SpongeBob SquarePants, SpongeBob... SquarePants!
- '[Instrumental]'
- Fortune-telling Captain: A-ha-ha-haaa!
- [SpongeBob plays his nose like a trombone. Seagulls are heard]
"Squidward Tentacles," "Patrick Star," and "Eugene H. Krabs" versions[]
"Brand New Premieres" version (advertisement)[]
- Captain: Oh...! Who's kicking off summer with brand new premieres?
- Children: SpongeBob SquarePants!
- Captain: You'll be laughing so hard, you'll end up in tears!
- Children: SpongeBob SquarePants!
- Captain: You won't be believin' what SpongeBob will do!
- Children: SpongeBob SquarePants!
- Captain: Each Saturday morning, it's brand-spankin' new!
- Children: SpongeBob SquarePants!
- Captain and Children: Brand new SquarePants! Brand new SquarePants!
- Captain: Brand new... SquarePants! Don't miss a brand new SpongeBob! Every Saturday morning in June on Nick!
- Gary: Meow.
2012 McDonald's advertisement version[]
- Announcer: Are you ready, kids?
- Animals and Children: Yeah!
- Announcer: Who likes to practice karate?
- Animals and Children: SpongeBob SquarePants!
- Announcer: And who likes to jellyfish everyday?
- Animals and Children: 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 children are going "toot"]
- Everyone: SpongeBob SquarePants! SpongeBob SquarePants!
"It's a SpongeBob Christmas!" version[]
- Captain: Ready for Christmas, kids? [Jingle bells can be heard in the background]'
- Children: Aye-aye, Captain.
- Captain: I can't hear you!
- Children: [louder] Aye-aye, Captain!
- Captain: Ohhhhhhhh......!
- Children: Who lives in a pineapple under the sea? SpongeBob SquarePants!
- Children: Absorbent and yellow and porous is he? SpongeBob SquarePants!
- Children: If nautical nonsense be something you wish? SpongeBob SquarePants!
- Children: Then drop on the deck and flop like a fish! SpongeBob SquarePants!
- Children: 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[]
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!
- Children: Sure does, Captain!
- Captain: I can't hear you!
- Children: [yelling] We're yelling, captain!
- Captain: Down...! Here is a pineapple, where are the shells?
- Children: Here comes a man hand!
- Captain: Taking a bath so he no longer smells!
- Children: Bubble title!
- Captain: Multiple SpongeBobs on multiple ships...
- Children: Here's the title again!
- Captain: What's with this fish and what's with his lips?
- Children: 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.
SpongeBob Anthem Music Video[]
Karaoke version[]
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water version[]
- 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 the Captain]'
- Captain: Who lives in a pineapple under the sea?
- Children: [doing the voices of the seagulls] SpongeBob SquarePants!
- Captain: Absorbent and yellow and porous is he?
- Children: [doing the voices of the seagulls] SpongeBob SquarePants!
- Captain: If nautical nonsense is something you wish,
- Children: [doing the voices of the seagulls] SpongeBob SquarePants!
- Captain: Then drop on the deck and flop like a fish!
- Children: [doing the voices of the seagulls] SpongeBob SquarePants!
- Captain: Ready?
- All: SpongeBob SquarePants!
- Bubbles: Stop it!
- All: SpongeBob SquarePants!
- Bubbles: That's enough!
- All: 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: SpongeBob... SquarePants!
Nick Stars vs. Nick Noises[]
April Fool's Day/Rock version[]
On the April 1, 2017 airing of "Funny Pants," the episode's theme song is replaced with an April Fool's Day/Rock version, with differences being that it is foggy, less colored, has a lower frame rate, and randomly cuts to clips from "Krabby Road."[3] This theme song returned on a March 31, 2018 airing of "Mimic Madness" and "House Worming." It played again during an April 1, 2020 airing of "New Fish in Town" and "Love That Squid." The YouTube upload of this variant (found on "Song: April Fools Edition | SpongeBob" as the fourth and final intro in the video) is the same, but after "Then drop on the deck and flop like a fish! SpongeBob SquarePants!" is sung, it cuts to footage from "Graveyard Shift" where SpongeBob repeatedly screams while the remainder of the song plays.
- Captain: Are you ready, kids? [seagull sounds can be heard in the background]'
- Children: Aye-aye, Captain.
- Captain: I can't hear you!
- Children: [louder] Aye-aye, Captain!
- Captain: Ohhhhhhhh...!
- Screamo voice: 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!
- '[SpongeBob plays his nose like a flute but sounds like an electric guitar. The song ends.]'
- SpongeBob: April Fools!
"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: Oh...! Who lives in a banana under the sea?
- Children: SpongeBob SquarePants!
- SpongeBob: [slips on a banana upon opening the door]'
Hot pepper house[]
- Captain: Oh...! Who lives in a hot pepper under the sea?
- Children: SpongeBob SquarePants!
- SpongeBob: [screams as he's on fire while Hans puts him out with an extinguisher]'
Chicken parmesan hero house[]
- Captain: Oh...! Who lives in a chicken parmesan hero under the sea?
- Children: 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.
- Captain: Are you ready, kids? [Seagulls sounds can be heard in the background]'
- Children: Aye-aye, Captain.
- Captain: I can't hear you!
- Children: [louder] Aye-aye, Captain!
- Captain: Oh...! Who lives in a pineapple under the sea?
- Children: SpongeBob SquarePants!
- Captain: Absorbent and yellow and porous is he?
- Children: SpongeBob SquarePants!
- Captain: If nautical nonsense be something you wish,
- Children: SpongeBob SquarePants!
- Captain: Then drop on the deck and flop like a fish!
- Children: SpongeBob SquarePants!
- Captain: Ready?
- Captain and Children: SpongeBob SquarePants! SpongeBob SquarePants! SpongeBob SquarePants!
- Captain: SpongeBob... SquarePants! A-ha-ha-ha-ha!
- [SpongeBob plays his nose like a trombone but it sounds like a flute. Seagulls are heard]
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!
"OHHHHHHHHHH" version from "NEW Theme Song?!? 🎶" video[]
- Captain: Ohhhhhhhhh...! SpongeBob... SquarePants! A-ha-ha-ha-ha!
- [SpongeBob plays his nose like a flute. Seagulls are heard as the song ends]
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[]
- 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! SpongeBob... SquarePants!
Shorter version from "Handemonium"[]
- SpongeBob: Who lives in a pineapple under the sea?
- Hans: You do!
"The SpongeBob Musical: Live on Stage!" version[]
- 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!
"SpongeBob Appreciation Day: Patchy's Beach Bash!" version[]
This is mostly the same as the regular high-definition theme song, except during the part where the animation of SpongeBob rearranging himself is replaced by fan favorite clips from the series and the episodes shown are:
- "Little Yellow Book" (shown in 4:3 aspect ratio)
- "Ugh"
- "Jellyfish Jam" (twice)
- "Bubblestand" (twice)
- "The Slumber Party"
- "Bubble Buddy Returns"
- "Squirrel Jokes"
- "Idiot Box"
"The Spongebob Squarepants[sic] Collection" version[]
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The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run version[]
- Captain and Children: SpongeBob SquarePants, SpongeBob SquarePants, SpongeBob SquarePants!
- Captain: SpongeBob... SquarePants! A-ha-ha-ha-ha!
- '[SpongeBob plays his nose like a flute. Seagulls are heard again and the song transitions into Agua]'
"SpongeBob's Spookiest Scenes Countdown Special" version[]
- [Captain howls like a wolf]
- Captain: Who lives in a pineapple under the sea?
- Patchy the Pirate: SpongeBob ScarePants!
- Captain: Absorbent and yellow and porous is he!
- Patchy the Pirate: SpongeBob ScarePants!
- Captain: If nautical nonsense be something you wish,
- Patchy the Pirate: SpongeBob ScarePants!
- Captain: [doing the voice of Johnny] Then drop on the deck and flop like a fish!
- Patchy the Pirate: SpongeBob ScarePants!
- Captain and Children: SpongeBob SquarePants! SpongeBob SquarePants! SpongeBob SquarePants!
- Captain: SpongeBob... SquarePants! A-ha-ha-ha-ha!
- [Squidward wakes up and looks panicked while a organ plays and the title card shows up]
"The SpongeBob SportsPants Countdown Special" version[]
- Captain: Are you ready, kids? [People cheering up can be heard in the background]'
- Children: Aye-aye, Captain.
- Captain: I can't hear you!
- Children: [louder] Aye-aye, Captain!
- Captain: Oh...! Who lives in a pineapple under the sea?
- Children: SpongeBob SportsPants!
- Captain: Absorbent and yellow and porous is he?
- Children: SpongeBob SportsPants!
- Captain: If nautical nonsense be something you wish,
- Children: SpongeBob SportsPants!
- Captain: [doing the voice of Johnny] Then drop on the deck and flop like a fish!
- Children: SpongeBob SportsPants!
- Captain: Ready?
- Captain and Children: SpongeBob SportsPants! SpongeBob SportsPants! SpongeBob SportsPants!
- Captain: SpongeBob... SportsPants! A-ha-ha-ha-ha!
- [SpongeBob plays his nose like a whistle. Seagulls are heard again and the song ends]
"The Patrick Star Fan Favorites Special" version[]
The show's theme song shown at the beginning has Patrick in it. Painty has a different look along with the fish.
- Captain: Are you ready, Patrick? [seagull sounds can be heard in the background]'
- Patrick: Uhhh...
- Captain: Patrick, you're supposed to say "Aye-aye, Captain!". Patrick?
- Patrick: [snoring]
- Captain: Oh, nevermind! Oh...! Who lives like a barnacle under the sea?
- Patrick: Leedle-leedle-leedle-lee!
- Captain: Hilarious and pink and awesome is he?
- Patrick: Leedle-leedle-leedle-lee!
- Captain: If friendship and laughter be something you wish,
- Patrick: Leedle-leedle-leedle-lee!
- Captain: [doing the voice of Johnny] Then Patrick's the sea starriest fish!
- Patrick: Leedle-leedle-leedle-lee!
- Captain: Ready?
- Captain and Children: Patrick Sea Star! Patrick Sea Star! Patrick Sea Star!
- Captain: Patrick... Sea Star!
- Patrick: [laughs] It's a giraffe!
GrandPat version from "A Skin Wrinkle in Time"[]
- Captain: Oh...! Who lives in a pineapple under the sea?
- Children: GrandPat Sea Star!
- Captain: Absorbent and yellow and porous is he!
- Children: GrandPat Sea Star!
- Captain: If nautical nonsense be something you wish,
- Children: GrandPat Sea Star!
- Captain: [doing the voice of Johnny] Then drop on the deck and flop like a fish!
- Children: GrandPat Sea Star!
- Captain: Ready?
- Captain and Children: GrandPat Sea Star! GrandPat Sea Star! GrandPat Sea Star!
- Captain: GrandPat... Sea Star! A-ha-ha-ha-ha!
- [GrandPat's dentures are heard chattering as the song ends.]
Softy Spitoon version from "Salty Sponge"[]
- SpongeBob: Oh...! Come on and come all to the Softy Spitoon!
- Softy Spitoon customers: Softy Spitoon!
- SpongeBob: Where all of our cupcakes come with a balloon,
- Softy Spitoon customers: Softy Spitoon!
- SpongeBob: If you like head kisses and cuddly hugs,
- Softy Spitoon customers: Softy Spitoon!
- Unknown: Then raise up your milk with "I Heart Mom" mugs!
- Softy Spitoon customers: Softy Spitoon!
- SpongeBob: Ready?
- SpongeBob and Softy Spitoon customers: Soft-
- Barracuda: Enough!
Reprise[]
- SpongeBob and Softy Spitoon customers: Softy Spitoon! Softy Spitoon! Softy...Spitoon!
- (SpongeBob laughs)
Super Bowl 2024 promo version[]
Version 1[]
- Captain: Oh...! We're bringing the Super Bowl under the sea!
- Children: Are we there yet?
- Captain: With SpongeBob and Patrick, it's sweet victory!
- Children: Are we there yet?
- Captain: If nautical football be something you wish,
- Children: Are we there yet?
- Captain: There's no other game that brings it like this! Ready?
- Captain and Children: Super Bowl LVIII! Bikini Bottom is the place! Let's slime the field and celebrate! Are we there yet?
- Captain: Catch Super Bowl LVIII: Live from Bikini Bottom! Sunday, February 11, only on Nickelodeon!
Version 2[]
- Captain: Oh...! We're bringing the Super Bowl under the sea!
- Children: Are we there yet?
- Captain: With SpongeBob and Patrick, it's sweet victory!
- Children: Are we there yet?
- Captain: If nautical football be something you wish,
- Children: Are we there yet?
- Captain: There's no other game that brings it like this! Ready?
- Captain and Children: Super Bowl LVIII! Bikini Bottom is the place! Let's slime the field and celebrate! Are we there yet?
- Captain: Ha-ha!
- Male voice: Super Bowl LVIII: Live from Bikini Bottom! Sunday, February 11, 6.30 East/3.30 Pacific, on Nickelodeon!
Uniqlo UT x SpongeBob SquarePants x Cactus Plant Flea Market version[]
- Captain: Are you ready, kids? [Seagulls sounds can be heard in the background]
- Children: Aye-aye, Cactus.
- Group of pirates: We can't hear you!
- Children: [louder] Aye-aye, Cactus!
- Captain: Oh...! Who lives in a pineapple under the sea?
- Children: SpongeBob SquarePants!
- Captain: Absorbent and yellow and porous is he!
- Children: SpongeBob SquarePants!
- Captain: If nautical nonsense be something you wish,
- Children: SpongeBob SquarePants!
- Captain: [doing the voice of Johnny] or Johnny: [lip-syncing] Then drop on the deck and flop like a fish!
- Children: SpongeBob SquarePants!
- Captain: Ready?
- Captain and Children: SpongeBob SquarePants! SpongeBob SquarePants! SpongeBob SquarePants!
- Captain: SpongeBob... SquarePants! A-ha-ha-ha-ha!
- [SpongeBob plays his nose like a flute. The seagulls are heard again as the song ends]
- Children: Cactus Plant Flea Market.
Trivia[]
General[]
- The title card logo was nicknamed "The Colored DoodleBob" (post-Frankendoodle,) the one that has been called by fans.[4]

Cel Animation for the theme, labeled with its production code (127).
- The theme song's production code is 127. It shares this code with the broadcast version of "Help Wanted." The theme song was storyboarded between "Reef Blower" (126) and "Valentine's Day" (128).
- An orchestral version of the theme song is played in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade ever since 2014.
SpongeBob Backstage Pants
- According to the "Backstage Pants" special feature on the Nautical Nonsense and Sponge Buddies DVD, it's stated by Derek Drymon that, "Steve [Hillenburg]'s idea was to try to make the most annoying song you can…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."
- An instrumental version of the theme song can be heard on main menus of the Tide and Seek, Christmas, The Complete 1st Season, The Complete 2nd Season, Sponge for Hire, Nick For the Holidays!, Sponge Crazy, Holidays with SpongeBob 3-DVD Gift Set, The Complete First Season, The Complete Second Season, The First & Second Seasons, and Movies & TV Collection DVDs.
- A similar version, Sandy Cheeks Theme, plays in the end credits for Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie.
- Captain Maggot of Emilie Autumn's musical group likes to sing this song.
- The version used for Square Roots version was sung by Avril Lavigne.
- The theme song plays low-pitched rarely in airings on Nicktoons USA.
- 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.

The Nickelodeon logo seen on top of the show's logo for non-USA airings of Seasons 1-6 and early Season 7 episodes, and some USA DVD releases
- 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, and some USA DVD releases, an orange Nickelodeon flag logo is added to the show logo at the end of the intro.
- Plankton's ringtone in the episode, "Fear of a Krabby Patty," is a sped-up version of the show's theme 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 the 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 Beard is the original performer of the theme song as the Captain or Painty the Pirate, meaning the chorus of children might have been his seagulls all along.

- At the end of The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run, the ending of the song plays during the "In Memory of Stephen Hillenburg" message.
- In "Atlantis SquarePantis," when Potty calls Patchy by telephone, the final notes from the theme song can be heard as Patchy's ringtone.
- 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, a new digitally-animated theme song in high definition is used instead.
NEW SPONGEBOB INTRO
- 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.[5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13]
- Nearly a year later 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.[14][15][16][17]
- 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.
- 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. As other pre-2011 Nicktoons and long running shows had a widescreen intro produced before switching, including The Fairly OddParents.
- This song was also featured in the online game Nick Jr. Radio for some reason.[18]
- 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 the backwards lyrics sound inappropriate to some people.

The lyrics as they were originally written by Derek Drymon.[19]
- The opening lines of the song 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 used the Early Modern English, "ye," instead of the more contemporary "you."[20]
- 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 like they do in the regular theme song.
- In "Krusty Koncessionaires," SpongeBob plays his nose as a flute similarly to how he does in the theme song.
- The song is re-recorded for Employee of the Month, the console version of Revenge of the Flying Dutchman, and the original console version of Battle for Bikini Bottom. This version still has Pat Pinney voicing Painty. Battle for Bikini Bottom's remake used the original recording of the song instead.
- In the "Who Lives in a banana under the sea?" variant, the word "banana" is pronounced in a "bah-nah-ner" instead of the American pronunciation.

The reference in The Cosmic Shake.
- In Battle for Bikini Bottom: Rehydrated and The Cosmic Shake, SpongeBob wrestles the same way he does in one of the idles.
Nickverse - KCA 2023 Commercial
The theme song was referenced in the commercial.
- In Nickverse, there was a Lunchables AD event, you get a radio that plays the SpongeBob SquarePants theme song but it appears to be the instrumental version. Referencing this song in Nickverse.

SpongeBob SquarePants 2012 McDonald's Happy Meal Commercial
SpongeBong HempPants Intro
- The theme song was referenced in other media such as the commercial for the McDonald's SpongeBob sport toys. It was even parodied in VH1 ILL-ustrated's SpongeBong HempPants. It was also referenced in Minecraft as one of the splash texts that come up on the title screen reads "Lives in a Pineapple Under The Sea!," making a reference to the SpongeBob SquarePants Theme Song.
- In The Mr. Men Show episode "Ships," Mr. Persnickety says "I can't hear you!" to the tune of the SpongeBob SquarePants Theme Song.[21]

The title card with the sheet music for the theme song.

The sheet music used for the theme song.
- The sheet music for this theme song was used in the title card background for "Mandatory Music."
- As well as that, when SpongeBob plays on his nose in the episode, it's exactly like how he does on the series' theme song.
- In some other countries, the intro footages are different.
- For instance, in the Albanian, European Spanish, French, Italian, Korean, and Macedonian versions, it uses footage in which no text is to be seen except the logo (where it shows the international text of that show,) including a portions of a bubble of SpongeBob and where SpongeBob jumps between rocks and cliffs rather than his name in massive font.
Cultural references[]
- The song's melody is derived from the sea shanty "Blow The Man Down."
- A carnival version of the song is heard playing in "The Krusty Sponge."
Errors[]

Textless logo in Nicktoons UK and Ireland, Nick India.
- During international TV airings of the episodes "Texas"/"Walking Small"[22] and "Extreme Spots"/"Squirrel Record,"[23] the show's logo is textless at the end of the intro. This does not happen with Germany, France, and a few other countries as they use their own localized versions of the intro.
Videos[]
References[]
- ^ Theme song animation cel labeled with its production code, 127
- ^ Original 1997 theme sequence
- ^ Nickstory - April 1, 2017
- ^ w:c:logos:SpongeBob SquarePants#1999–2016
- ^ https://twitter.com/VincentWaller72/status/629139502372552704
- ^ https://twitter.com/VincentWaller72/status/669707610614992896
- ^ https://twitter.com/VincentWaller72/status/692966804122136576
- ^ https://twitter.com/VincentWaller72/status/694965693343617025
- ^ https://twitter.com/VincentWaller72/status/699617315843756033
- ^ https://twitter.com/VincentWaller72/status/708303171739734016
- ^ https://twitter.com/VincentWaller72/status/722973856277786626
- ^ https://twitter.com/VincentWaller72/status/722984381325811713
- ^ https://twitter.com/VincentWaller72/status/745817100254515201
- ^ https://twitter.com/VincentWaller72/status/748675646373531648
- ^ https://twitter.com/VincentWaller72/status/748677538147274752
- ^ https://twitter.com/VincentWaller72/status/748680944593231873
- ^ https://twitter.com/VincentWaller72/status/750342071043575810
- ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u7rLPyGpE4U
- ^ https://genius.com/Spongebob-squarepants-spongebob-squarepants-theme-song-lyrics
- ^ The SpongeBob SquarePants Experience: A Deep Dive into the World of Bikini Bottom
- ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZOsISNdhlQ
- ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jpH6qrDjF44
- ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQz9DHjbTJ4
SpongeBob's Big Birthday Blowout (V • E) | |
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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 • Happy Birthday, SpongeBob! |
The Tidal Zone (V • E) | |
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Episodes: | Shrinking Stars • The Switch Glitch • Welcome to Binary Bottom • You're Going to Pay...Phone • A Skin Wrinkle in Time |
Characters: | SpongeBot • RoboGary • Pat-Tron • SquidBot • SquidBot twin • Sandroid • RoboKrabs • PlankBot • Karen • "RobotInc" incidentals • RoboLarry • Bubble Bass robot • Mama Bass robot • Mrs. Puff robot • Lady Upturn robot • RoboRube • Bathroom mirror robot • SpongeBot's alarm clock robot • Rubedor • Demon • Cowboy 1 • Cowboy 2 |
Locations: | Binary Bottom • Shmandor • SpongeBot's house • SquidBot's house • Pat-Tron's house • The Krabby Battery • Grease Bucket • Sandroid's treedome • Lube Lagoon |
Objects: | Lightning berries • Pat-Tron's shrink ray • Jumbo Grow • Krabby Battery employee hat |
Songs: | GrandPat Sea Star |
Others: | The Tidal Zone (in-universe event) |