SpongeBob SquarePants
Clockwise from top left: Sandy Cheeks, SpongeBob SquarePants, Patrick Star, Mr. Krabs (Eugene H. This is a list of characters from the Nickelodeon animated series SpongeBob SquarePants. SpongeBob SquarePants is the main character of the Fictional Nickelodeon Animated series SpongeBob SquarePants. This is a list of characters from the Nickelodeon animated series SpongeBob SquarePants. Krabs), Squidward Tentacles, and Plankton (Sheldon J. This is a list of characters from the Nickelodeon animated series SpongeBob SquarePants. This is a list of characters from the Nickelodeon animated series SpongeBob SquarePants. Plankton)
Format	Animated comedy
Created by	Stephen Hillenburg
Starring	Tom Kenny Bill Fagerbakke Rodger Bumpass Carolyn Lawrence Clancy Brown Lori Alan Mary Jo Catlett Doug Lawrence Dee Bradley Baker Sirena Irwin Jill Talley
Country of origin	United States
No. The bouncing ball animation (below consists of these 6 frames Comedy (from the Greek κωμωδίαkomodia has a popular meaning (any discourse generally intended to amuse especially in Television, Film, and Stephen Hillenburg (born August 21 1961 in Fort Sill, Oklahoma) is an American Animator and is perhaps most notable as the creator of Thomas James Kenny (born July 13, 1962, in East Syracuse New York) is an American Voice actor and Comedian perhaps best William "Bill" Fagerbakke (born October 4, 1957 in Fontana California) is an American Actor. Rodger Bumpass (born November 20, 1951) is an American Voice actor with credits in cartoons stretching back to The Jetsons Clarence J Brown III (born January 5, 1959) is an American Actor. Lori Alan (born July 18, 1966) sometimes credited as Lori Allen is most recently known to do the voice work as " The Boss " in Mary Jo Catlett (born September 2, 1938) is an American actress Doug Lawrence (born Douglas Osowski in October 12, 1969) or simply Mr Dee Bradley Baker (born August 31 1962) is an American Voice actor for multiple Animated television series, as well as Video Sirena Irwin is an actress whose credits include Mrs SquarePants on the animated television series SpongeBob SquarePants. Jill Talley (born December 19, 1962, age 45 in Chicago Illinois) is a comedic actress most well-known as a major cast member of Mr The United States of America —commonly referred to as the of seasons	6
No.  of episodes	104½ [1] (List of episodes)
Production
Running time	Typically about 11 minutes per cartoon (occasionally longer or shorter)
Broadcast
Original channel	Nickelodeon
Original run	May 1, 1999 – present
External links
Official website
IMDb profile
TV.com summary

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The series is set in the Pacific Ocean, in the city of Bikini Bottom and on the surrounding lagoon floor. The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth 's Oceanic divisions The pilot episode first aired in the United States on Nickelodeon after the Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards on May 1, 1999. A television pilot is a test episode of an intended Television series. The Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards, also known as the KCAs, is an annual awards show which always aired live and usually is held in late March or early April that honors Events 305 - Diocletian and Maximian retire from the office of Roman Emperor. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) The "official" series premiere followed on July 17, 1999 with the second episode, "Bubblestand/Ripped Pants. Events 180 - Twelve inhabitants of Scillium in North Africa are executed for being Christians Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) This article is a list of episodes from season one of the Nickelodeon animated television series SpongeBob SquarePants. This article is a list of episodes from season one of the Nickelodeon animated television series SpongeBob SquarePants. "

Setting

Main article: Bikini Bottom

SpongeBob SquarePants is a sea sponge who lives in a pineapple under the sea, while his squid neighbor, Squidward Tentacles, lives in a moai. SpongeBob SquarePants is the main character of the Fictional Nickelodeon Animated series SpongeBob SquarePants. The sponges or poriferans (from Latin porus "pore" and ferre "to bear" are Animals Pineapple ( Ananas comosus) is the common name for an edible Tropical Plant and also its Fruit It is native to the southern part of Brazil Moai (or mo‘ai) (ˈmoʊаɪ are Monolithic human figures carved from rock on the Polynesian island of Rapa Nui (Easter Island SpongeBob's other neighbor and best friend is a pink starfish named Patrick Star, who lives under a rock. SpongeBob and Patrick live on either side of Squidward Tentacles, much to Squidward's despair. Squidward is constantly annoyed by SpongeBob and Patrick's antics.

SpongeBob and his friends live in the underwater city of Bikini Bottom. Bikini Bottom is like a regular city with a downtown, suburbs, coastal areas, its own airport, bus system, and fair park. Stephen Hillenburg said once that Bikini Bottom was loosely based on Seattle, Washington. A good example of this statement is in the episode "Pre-Hibernation Week". This article is a list of episodes from season two of the Nickelodeon animated television series SpongeBob SquarePants. Sandy and SpongeBob were fighting on a tall structure called the Sea Needle, referring to the Space Needle, a tall structure in Seattle. The Space Needle (often called just "the Needle" by locals is a Tower in Seattle Washington, and is a major landmark of the Pacific Northwest Hillenburg has said that he wants to leave the location of Bikini Bottom to the imagination, claiming that the Baywatch scene was just a reference to his favorite show of all time. Baywatch was an American Television series about the Los Angeles County Lifeguards who patrol the crowded Beaches of

SpongeBob's house-pet is a snail named Gary, whose "meow" is similar to a cat. The word snail is a Common name that can be used for almost all members of the Molluscan class Gastropoda which have coiled shells in the This is a list of characters from the Nickelodeon animated series SpongeBob SquarePants. Although Gary only speaks in a few episodes, the characters have shown an ability to understand him. In addition to this, underwater worms bark exactly like dogs, and are kept on chains. Jellyfish are the equivalent of bees; buzzing, stinging with poison (although it appears as an electric shock), and producing delicious "jelly", mocking the name "jellyfish", while still referring to a bee's honey. Fish act as the citizens of the community but, as a rule, are not important characters.

SpongeBob, who is absorbent, yellow, and porous (according to the title song), works as a fry cook at the Krusty Krab, a fast-food restaurant, with Squidward as the cashier. Fast food is the term given to food that can be prepared and served very quickly The Krusty Krab is owned by Eugene H. Krabs (Mr. Krabs). Sheldon J. Plankton (commonly referred to as "Plankton") is Mr. This is a list of characters from the Nickelodeon animated series SpongeBob SquarePants. Krabs's arch enemy who owns a low-rank fast-food restaurant called the Chum Bucket across the street from the Krusty Krab. The Chum Bucket has almost never had a customer, and Plankton spends most of his time plotting to steal the recipe for Mr. Krabs's popular Krabby Patty burgers. Only in the movie does he succeed; the formula is never actually revealed to the audience. Plankton's computer wife, Karen, alternately helps him in his schemes or bickers with him.

Sandy Cheeks is another friend of SpongeBob. She is a squirrel that lives in an underwater dome in Bikini Bottom. She was sent there by her bosses, chimpanzees, according to the episode, "Chimps Ahoy". Season four of the television series SpongeBob SquarePants premiered on 6 May 2005 and ran until 31 March 2007. Sandy is from Texas, and speaks with a Texan accent. Texas ( is a state geographically located in the South Central United States and is also known as the Lone Star State. Sometimes she gets a little home-sick and sings a little song. When not inside her tree-dome, she wears an astronaut-like suit because she cannot breathe in water. Sandy, just like a normal squirrel, hibernates once a year, as seen in a few episodes such as "Pre-Hibernation Week" and "Survival of the Idiots". This article is a list of episodes from season two of the Nickelodeon animated television series SpongeBob SquarePants. This article is a list of episodes from season two of the Nickelodeon animated television series SpongeBob SquarePants. She likes SpongeBob as much as SpongeBob likes her.

Instead of cars, the residents of Bikini Bottom drive boats. A boat is a Watercraft of modest size designed to float or plane on water and provide transport over it SpongeBob is still in boating school after failing the driving test over seventy-two times. Once, during an episode set in a wilderness area, Patrick questions how a camp fire is possible on the lagoon bottom. As soon as the question is asked, the fire is immediately extinguished with a sizzle. A flurry of bubbles accompanies actions in many of the episodes to remind the viewer that the setting is underwater. Ironically, when there is a separate body of water underwater, such as a swimming pool or lagoon, a non-car boat must be used to cross it because both SpongeBob and Patrick cannot swim, they must be taught by Larry the Lobster. This is a list of characters from the Nickelodeon animated series SpongeBob SquarePants. In the episode "Snowball Effect" (Episode 46 Season 3) it snows in Bikini Bottom. This article is a list of episodes from season three of the Nickelodeon animated television series SpongeBob SquarePants. The show also frequently ignores its underwater setting when dealing with water in other uses; Bikini Bottom has functional baths, pools, and toilets.

Krusty Krab

The Krusty Krab.

The Krusty Krab, owned by Mr. Eugene H. Krabs, is the most popular restaurant in Bikini Bottom. This is a list of characters from the Nickelodeon animated series SpongeBob SquarePants. A restaurant is a retail establishment that serves prepared Food to Customers. It usually has two employees: SpongeBob SquarePants, the restaurant's fry cook, and Squidward Tentacles, the restaurant's cashier. SpongeBob SquarePants is the main character of the Fictional Nickelodeon Animated series SpongeBob SquarePants. Fast food is the term given to food that can be prepared and served very quickly This is a list of characters from the Nickelodeon animated series SpongeBob SquarePants. Both employees have difficulties with working together: Squidward hates SpongeBob, and SpongeBob in turn exacerbates the situation by remaining completely naive toward Squidward's spiteful attitude. Originally there was a frycook called Jim who left on account of Mr. Krab's small salary. In one episode when Squidward and SpongeBob go on strike, they are temporarily replaced by three teenagers (though seemingly they looked more like children). The restaurant's menu consists of the usual fast-food products, with its specialty being Krabby Patties, similar to hamburgers in appearance. Plankton, the owner of the Krusty Krab's rival restaurant, The Chum Bucket, is always trying to find out the mystery ingredients for the Krabby patty formula. This is a list of characters from the Nickelodeon animated series SpongeBob SquarePants.

Like many buildings in the show, the Krusty Krab does not have a specific floor plan. In most episodes, however, the restaurant includes the main dining room with doors leading to Mr. A dining room is a room for consuming food In modern times it is usually adjacent to the Kitchen for convenience in serving although in Medieval times Krabs' office, a kitchen, and a restroom. For the Banana Yashimoto novel see Kitchen (novel A kitchen, is a room or part of a room (sometimes called "kitchen See also Toilet A washroom, public toilet, public convenience, comfort room, toilet room, bathroom, water closet The building's design is based on a New England lobster trap. History See also History of New England New England's earliest inhabitants were Algonquian -speaking Native Americans including the A lobster trap is a portable trap which traps Lobsters or Crayfish and is used in Lobster fishing. In the front, the Krusty Krab has a parking area, even though cars are usually not seen in it. In the back of the Krusty Krab, a dumpster is seen in most episodes. The Krusty Krab is open most days from 8:00 am until 8:00 pm, and is closed on Sunday. Sunday shopping refers to the ability of retailers to operate stores on Sunday a day that Christian tradition typically recognizes

The food served at the Krusty Krab consists of its specialty, the world-famous Krabby Patty burgers, as well as a host of other meals off the Galley Grub, with food ranging from Kelp Fries to Coral Bits to Dr Kelp (derived from the Dr Pepper soft drink) and more, including Silly Meals. Dr Pepper is a soft drink marketed in North America, South America and Europe by Dr Pepper Snapple Group. This is enough evidence that the menu is similar to that of Checkers Drive-In, McDonald's, Burger King or its Australian counterpart, Hungry Jack's. Checkers Drive-In Restaurants Inc is the largest chain of double drive-thru restaurants in the United States and parent company of both Checkers and Rally's concepts Burger King ( often abbreviated to For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. Hungry Jack's (sometimes colloquially abbreviated to HJ's is the exclusive Australian master Fast food franchisee of Burger King Corporation They have also sold Krusty Krab pizzas in "Pizza Delivery. "^[3]

Characters

Main article: List of SpongeBob SquarePants characters

• SpongeBob SquarePants — A very friendly sponge that loves krabby patties, jellyfishing, karate, and blowing bubbles. This is a list of characters from the Nickelodeon animated series SpongeBob SquarePants. SpongeBob SquarePants is the main character of the Fictional Nickelodeon Animated series SpongeBob SquarePants. He works at the Krusty Krab as the fry cook.
• Patrick Star — SpongeBob's best friend; a dimwitted, pink starfish. This is a list of characters from the Nickelodeon animated series SpongeBob SquarePants. Starfish (also called sea stars) are any Echinoderms belonging to the class Asteroidea.
• Sandy Cheeks — A clever squirrel scientist from Texas who has to wear an air helmet and space suit to work underwater. This is a list of characters from the Nickelodeon animated series SpongeBob SquarePants. A squirrel is one of the many small or medium-sized Rodents in the family Sciuridae.
• Eugene H. Krabs — A crab that is in charge of the Krusty Krab restaurant, where SpongeBob works. This is a list of characters from the Nickelodeon animated series SpongeBob SquarePants. Crabs are decapod Crustaceans of the infraorder Brachyura, which typically have a very short projecting "tail" (βραχύ / brachy He loves money and is selfish and greedy, even to his daughter.
• Pearl Krabs — Mr. This is a list of characters from the Nickelodeon animated series SpongeBob SquarePants. Krabs's teenage daughter. She is a whale who acts like a stereotypical American teenage girl. She acts like a spoiled girl and her father is seen to both pamper and deprive her throughout the series.
• Squidward Tentacles — SpongeBob's cranky next door neighbor and co-worker at the Krusty Krab, where he is the cashier. This is a list of characters from the Nickelodeon animated series SpongeBob SquarePants. He hates SpongeBob and Patrick, and openly displays his hatred towards them, not that they ever truly understand. He has always wanted hair since he went bald (seen in the episode, "The Original Fry Cook". The fifth season of SpongeBob SquarePants premiered on April 13, 2007, with the episodes "Friend or Foe He also believes he is an amazing artist and clarinet player, but is quite the opposite in reality. The clarinet is a Musical instrument in the Woodwind family The name derives from adding the suffix -et meaning little to the Italian word
• Gary the Snail — SpongeBob's pet, his only sound is a "meow", similar to a cat. This is a list of characters from the Nickelodeon animated series SpongeBob SquarePants. In fact, he is considered to be a sea cat, like a worm is considered a sea dog.
• Sheldon J. Plankton - A small plankton who is Mr. This is a list of characters from the Nickelodeon animated series SpongeBob SquarePants. Krabs arch rival. He intends on getting the secret Krabby Patty formula and putting the Krusty Krab out of business. Also, his wife Karen and his "cousins" consider his first name hilarious as shown in one episode.
• Mrs. Puff — A pufferfish that is SpongeBob's boating teacher. This is a list of characters from the Nickelodeon animated series SpongeBob SquarePants. Tetraodontidae is a family of primarily marine and estuarine fish Mrs. Puff dislikes SpongeBob and is eager to get him out of her class. She usually gets in jail after one of SpongeBob's foolish acts. A widow, her husband was captured and turned into a pufferfish lamp.
• Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy — Old, retired and foolish superheroes who are adored by SpongeBob, Patrick, and people from the "Mermaid Man & Barnacle Boy" Fan Club. This is a list of characters from the Nickelodeon animated series SpongeBob SquarePants. This is a list of characters from the Nickelodeon animated series SpongeBob SquarePants. SpongeBob SquarePants is an American animated television series and Media franchise.
• Larry the Lobster — Buff, good-looking and fit lobster, usually found at Goo Lagoon, Bikini Bottom's local beach. This is a list of characters from the Nickelodeon animated series SpongeBob SquarePants. Larry is one of Sandy's main friends, and is usually friendly with Spongebob and Patrick. He is cocky, but generally good-natured.
• Perch Perkins - The Bikini Bottom TV Reporter. This is a list of characters from the Nickelodeon animated series SpongeBob SquarePants.
• Karen - Plankton's computer wife
• Patchy the Pirate is a non-animated pirate played by Tom Kenny, the voice of SpongeBob. This is a list of characters from the Nickelodeon animated series SpongeBob SquarePants. He hosts all of the 30-minute SpongeBob specials, such as House Party and The Lost Episode. Fan reception is polarized between love and hate of the character. Not to be confused with Painty the Pirate who sings the theme tune to each episode. This is a list of characters from the Nickelodeon animated series SpongeBob SquarePants.

Popularity

SpongeBob SquarePants is the only cartoon to consistently make the Top 10 list in the Nielsen ratings, and is the first "low budget" Nickelodeon cartoon, according to the network, to become extremely popular. Nielsen Ratings are audience measurement systems developed by Nielsen Media Research to determine the Audience size and composition of television Nicktoons are animated television programs airing on the children's television channel Nickelodeon and its many spin-offs Low-budget cartoons had not garnered as much esteem as higher-rated (and higher-budgeted) shows, such as Rugrats, although when SpongeBob SquarePants aired in 1999, it had gained a significant enough number of viewers in the ratings to be considered popular, eventually becoming more popular than Rugrats had ever been. Rugrats is an American Animated television series that aired from August 11, 1991 to June 8, 2004 on SpongeBob follows other Nickelodeon shows that have attracted "older" followers: The Ren & Stimpy Show, Rocko's Modern Life, the Kablam! skits, Action League Now! and The Angry Beavers. The Ren and Stimpy Show is an American / Canadian animated television series created by Canadian Animator John Rocko's Modern Life is an American Animated series created by Joe Murray that aired for four seasons from 1993 to 1996 KaBlam! (written as KaBLaM! in the logo is an American animated television series that ran on Nickelodeon from 1996 to 2000 Action League Now! is a Stop motion children's Television series that was originally part of All That and KaBlam! The Angry Beavers is a Nickelodeon American Animated television series about Daggett and Norbert Beaver, two Beaver brothers Other shows have followed in this trend as well: Invader Zim and The Fairly OddParents won a similar fan base when they aired in 2001, and the latter is now second only to SpongeBob in popularity, while the former was cancelled despite gaining a cult following. Invader Zim, Branded as Invader ZIM, is an American Animated television series that was produced by and subsequently The show debuted in 1999, and during that time, DragonBall Z and Pokémon were still the biggest crazes. If you came here to express your personal opinion about Pokémon please go somewhere else SpongeBob did not gain its popularity until around 2000, and it has remained popular since then. It has achieved the "Great" rating on tv. com, with a 8. 7 rating, the third best rating in Nickelodeon, the first being Avatar: The Last Airbender with a rating of 9. Avatar The Last Airbender (also known in some countries as Avatar The Legend of Aang) is an Emmy award -winning American 3 and the second being The Fairly OddParents with a rating of 8. 8.

Broad appeal

SpongeBob is one in a long line of cartoons that is designed to appeal to adults as well as children. This has a lot to do with the absurd way underwater life and situations are represented, and with the situations, references, and words used, which younger viewers might not understand. Certain innuendos also are intended to go over younger viewers' heads. ^[4] For example, SpongeBob tried to show his grandma that he was a mature adult by wearing sideburns and a derby, and listening to 'free form jazz' or when Squidward tricked SpongeBob and Patrick into thinking he was a ghost, a coral reef sculpted like Toulouse-Lautrec's can-can girls stands in the background (leading to a pun by Squidward), are jokes most children would not understand. The bowler hat, also known as a derby (US or billycock, is a Hard Felt Hat with a rounded crown originally created in 1849 for Edward For the Ornette Coleman album after which this genre was named see Free Jazz A Collective Improvisation. Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (ɑ̃ʁi dø tuluz loˈtʁɛk (24 November 1864 &ndash 9 September 1901 was a French painter, printmaker, draftsman Numerous marine biology in-jokes are woven into the show. Marine biology is the scientific study of living Organisms in the Ocean or other marine or Brackish bodies of water There are also often complex ironic scenarios that need close attention.

While many newer cartoons revolve around pre-adolescents with strange lives and feature many pop-culture references (e. g. The Fairly OddParents), SpongeBob chooses to go for a formula that was used in highly successful older Nick cartoons such as Ren and Stimpy and Rocko's Modern Life, with non-human young adults in crazy, unrealistic situations, with minimal pop culture references. The Ren and Stimpy Show is an American / Canadian animated television series created by Canadian Animator John Rocko's Modern Life is an American Animated series created by Joe Murray that aired for four seasons from 1993 to 1996

Part of the show's appeal has to do with the childlike nature of SpongeBob and his best friend, Patrick Star, both of whom are adults but display an innocence typical of human children. However, the characters are not immune from more adult avocations, including rock musicianship in a stadium performance, reminiscent of a hard rock concert, or Patrick turning to SpongeBob after they had nurtured a baby scallop, holding his arms out saying "Lets have another".

Unlike the Nickelodeon network, SpongeBob features well-known independent musicians who contribute to its soundtrack. Alternative rock bands such as Wilco, The Shins, The Flaming Lips and Ween (who have contributed two original songs to the show and their 1997 song "Ocean Man" to the movie soundtrack), as well as metal bands Pantera, Motörhead and Twisted Sister have made appearances on the show and movies soundtracks, and heavy metal group Metallica even released a T-shirt featuring cartoon versions of themselves playing live with the characters SpongeBob and Patrick. Alternative rock (also called alternative music, alt-rock or simply alternative; known primarily in the UK as indie) is a genre of Wilco is an American rock band based in Chicago, Illinois. The band was formed in 1994 by the remaining members of Alternative country group The Shins is an American Indie rock group comprising singer, Songwriter and Guitarist James Russell Mercer, keyboardist The Flaming Lips (formed in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma in 1983 is an American rock band Ween is an Alternative rock group formed in 1984 in New Hope Pennsylvania when Aaron Freeman and Mickey Melchiondo met in an eighth grade typing class Pantera was an American heavy metal band from Arlington, Texas, formed by the Abbott brothers Vinnie Paul ( drums) and Twisted Sister is an American heavy metal band from New York City. Metallica is an American heavy metal band that formed in 1981 in. British rock singer David Bowie was a special guest on the SpongeBob SquarePants episode Atlantis SquarePantis, which aired on November 12, 2007. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located David Bowie (ˈboʊiː born David Robert Jones on 8 January 1947 is an English Musician, actor producer, and arranger. Events 764 - Tibetan troops occupy Chang'an, the capital of the Chinese Tang Dynasty, for fifteen days Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ^[5] The episode drew total 8. 8 million viewers, the biggest audience in the show's eight-year history. ^[5]

The TV movie Atlantis SquarePantis referenced numerous other movies or stories. David Bowie's character Lord Royal Highness (with his upper class accent) and the locals looked remarkably like the Blue Meanies (Yellow Submarine) - quite fitting for an underwater adventure. The Blue Meanies are a Fictional Army of fierce if buffoonish music-hating creatures in the Surreal 1968 Beatle's film Yellow Submarine When the characters arrived at his habitat, he fell down as he proceeded down the red carpet (as Willy Wonka did in Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, before leading them on a tour. Willy Wonka is a fictional character in the Roald Dahl novel Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and its sequel Charlie and the Great Glass Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory is a 1971 motion picture based on the 1964 Roald Dahl novel Charlie and the Chocolate Factory A case can also be made for the yellow road used in the tour and a reference to The Wizard of Oz - along with the movie being a musical.

The show became so popular with adolescents and adults that the series was broadcast on MTV and featured on Spike TV. MTV ( Music Television) is an American Cable television network based in New York City. Spike (formerly called Spike TV) a division of MTV Networks, is an American cable network designed for an audience described A quote by Patrick ("It's gonna rock!" from the episode Mid-Life Crustacean) has been used as a promotional tag-line for rock stations. This article is a list of episodes from season three of the Nickelodeon animated television series SpongeBob SquarePants. Ren and Stimpy, among others, had followed a similar path. The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie, released on November 19, 2004, features a cameo appearance by actor David Hasselhoff, in a parody of his role from the Baywatch TV series. The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie is a 2004 Feature film based on Nickelodeon 's TV series SpongeBob SquarePants. Events 1095 - The Council of Clermont, called by Pope Urban II to discuss sending the First Crusade to the Holy Land "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " A cameo role or cameo appearance (often shortened to just cameo) is a brief appearance of a known person in a work of the Performing arts, such as An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works David Michael Hasselhoff (born July 17, 1952) is an American Actor and Singer, who is best known for his lead roles on Knight

Merchandising and marketing

Main article: List of SpongeBob SquarePants merchandise

Merchandise based on the show ranges from Kraft Macaroni & Cheese, Go-Gurt, Kellogg's cereal, and video games to boxer shorts, flip-flops, pajamas, t-shirts, slippers and radios. This is a list of SpongeBob SquarePants merchandise, including home videos and DVDs CDs video games and books Kraft Dinner, also known as KD, Kraf Dinner, Kraft Mac n' Cheese, Kraft Macaroni & Cheese, or Kraft Macaroni & Cheese Dinner is a Introduced by General Mills ' owned Yoplait in 1999 Go-Gurt is an American brand of Yogurt targeted at "on-the-go kids" as it is squeezed Kellogg Company (often referred to as simply Kellogg or Kellogg's, or even more formally Kellogg's of Battle Creek) is an American multinational Boxer shorts (also known as loose boxers or as simply boxers) are a type of Underwear worn by men Radio is the transmission of signals by Modulation of electromagnetic waves with frequencies below those of visible Light.

The show also spawned a large and popular merchandise line at Hot Topic, Claire's, Waldenbooks, Borders Books, Barnes & Noble, Best Buy, RadioShack, Target, KB Toys, Big Lots, Wal-Mart, Shopko, Meijer, Kmart, Sears, JCPenney, Kohl's, Lowe's, T.J. Maxx, Toys "R" Us and Ames stores in the United States as well as the Zellers, Wal-Mart Canada and Toys "R" Us stores in Canada, and a limited selection of merchandise in Australia at Kmart Australia and Target Australia. Hot Topic ( is an American Chain store. It has over 690 locations across the United States and Puerto Rico the majority of which are located in Shopping Claire's is a retail store chain that primarily targets female Teenagers and Preteens Claire's has over 3000 locations worldwide in North America Waldenbooks (often called Waldens) operated by the Walden Book Company Inc Borders Group ( is an international bookseller based in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Barnes & Noble Inc is the largest book retailer in the United States, operating mainly through its Barnes & Noble Booksellers chain of Bookstores Best Buy Co Inc ( is a Fortune 100 company and the largest specialty retailer of Consumer electronics in the United States and Canada RadioShack Corporation (formerly Tandy Corporation) (  is a chain of electronics retail stores in the United States, as well as parts of North America Target Corporation ( is an American Retailing company that was founded in Minneapolis Minnesota in 1902 KB Toys (previously known as Kay Bee Toys) is a chain of mall-based Retail Toy stores in the United States. Big Lots Inc ( is a Fortune 500 retail corporation with annual Revenues well over $4 billion Wal-Mart Stores Inc (or Walmart as written in its new logo is an American public corporation that runs a chain of large discount department stores Shopko (formerly ShopKo until May 2007 is a chain of retail stores based in Ashwaubenon Wisconsin, outside of Green Bay, behind Bay Park Square Meijer ( Dutch, ˈmaɪər is a regional American Hypermarket chain based in Walker Michigan. Kmart (sometimes spelled as " K-Mart " is a chain of department stores in the United States, Puerto Rico, the U Sears Roebuck and Company, commonly known as Sears, is an American mid-range chain of International Department stores founded by Richard J C Penney Company Inc ( most commonly known today by the name JCPenney or simply Penneys) is a mid-range chain of American Department stores Kohl's Corporation ( is an American Department store chain headquartered in Menomonee Falls Wisconsin, a suburb of Milwaukee. Lowe's Companies Inc ( is a US -based chain of Retail Home improvement and appliance stores TJ Maxx (sometimes referred to as TJ's or TJ) is a chain of American Department stores owned by TJX Companies Toys "R" Us ( currently typeset as Toys Я Us in the logo and before as Toys "Я" Us) is a Toy store chain based Ames was a chain of Discount stores based in Rocky Hill Connecticut in the United States. Zellers Inc is Canada 's second-largest chain of mass merchandise Department stores, with 282 locations in communities across Canada. Wal-Mart Canada is the Canadian unit of Wal-Mart and was founded in 1994 in Mississauga Ontario with the purchase of the Canadian Woolco Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. Kmart Australia is a discount department store chain that operates in Australia (and New Zealand trading as Kmart New Zealand Target Australia Pty Ltd is an Australian department store chain owned by Wesfarmers (formerly by Coles Group)

There have been kids meal tie-ins at Wendy's for SpongeBob's House Party Special in 2002 and at Burger King restaurants in 2001, 2003, and for the movie in 2004. Wendy's is an international chain of Fast food Restaurants founded by Dave Thomas in 1969 in Columbus Ohio. Burger King ( often abbreviated to In 2006, another kids meal tie-in for Burger King was introduced for the Lost in Time special, and in 2007 for the "Friend or Foe" special featuring containers for BK Chicken Fries designed to look like SpongeBob. BK Chicken Fries are a fried chicken product sold by the international Fast-food restaurant chain Burger King. In November 2007, a Burger King Kids Meal was released to tie-in with the new episode Atlantis SquarePantis. The most recent tie-in kids meal for Burger King features Pest of the West toys.

A McDonald's Happy Meal tie-in with SpongeBob-themed Happy Meal boxes and toys has not been released in North America yet, but will be in 2008 and has already been released in Europe in the United Kingdom, Germany, Italy and also in Australia in early 2007 at about the same time a Catscratch Happy Meal was released in the United States and Canada. " Happy Meal " is a Meal specially tailored for Children sold at the fast-food chain McDonald's since June 1979 Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. Catscratch is an American Animated television series created by Doug TenNapel (the creator of The Neverhood games company Earthworm ^[6] In Australia, the advertisement for the McDonald's SpongeBob Happy Meal won the Pester Power Award for the fact that the ads are enticing young children to want its food because of the free toy. ^[7]

In Japan, they had a kids meal tie-in with KFC which featured different toys based on the TV series. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. Kentucky Fried Chicken, usually known as KFC, is a chain of Fast food restaurants based in Louisville Kentucky. ^[8]

SpongeBob was also featured on VH1's I Love the 90s: Part Deux: I Love 1999: Part Deux as part of a commentary by Michael Ian Black and "Weird Al" Yankovic among other celebrities. VH1 (known as VH-1 Video Hits One from 1985 to 1994 and VH1 Music First until 2003) is an American Cable television I Love the '90s Part Deux is a miniseries on VH1 in which various Music and TV personalities reminisce about 1990s culture I Love the '90s Part Deux is a miniseries on VH1 in which various Music and TV personalities reminisce about 1990s culture Michael Ian Black (born Michael Ian Schwartz; August 12, 1971) is an American Comedian, Actor, and Writer. Alfred Matthew "Weird Al" Yankovic (ˈjæŋkəvɪk born October 23 1959 is a Grammy Award winning American singer Musician, actor satirist

A tie-in beverage for the SpongeBob SquarePants Movie in 2004 at 7-Eleven convenience stores has been created, a pineapple-flavored Slurpee, which has already been discontinued as of 2005. 7-Eleven is a worldwide chain of Convenience stores It is since March 2007 the largest chain store in any category beating McDonald's by 1000 stores Worldwide consumption 7-Eleven stores are a franchise, and Slurpees are offered in many but not all covered countries

Events in the past with the SpongeBob SquarePants theme include an exhibit at Underwater Adventures Aquarium in the Mall of America called SeaCrits of Bikini Bottom during the summer of 2003. Underwater Adventures Aquarium is a public Aquarium located in the Mall of America in Bloomington Minnesota, USA. Mall of America (also MOA, MoA or the Megamall) is a super-regional shopping mall located in the Twin Cities suburb of Bloomington In October 2004, a NASCAR Busch Series race was named The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie 300, presented by Lowe's and broadcast on TNT featuring Jimmie Johnson's #48 Lowe's stock car and Kyle Busch's #5 stock car painted for the race with the SpongeBob Movie paint schemes. The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing ( NASCAR) is the largest sanctioning body of Stock cars in the United States. The NASCAR Nationwide Series is a Stock car racing series owned and operated by the National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing. Lowe's Companies Inc ( is a US -based chain of Retail Home improvement and appliance stores Turner Network Television, usually referred to as TNT, is an American cable TV network created by media mogul Ted Turner and currently owned Jimmie Kenneth Johnson Kyle Thomas Busch (born May 2, 1985 in Las Vegas, Nevada) nicknamed "Rowdy Busch" "Wild Thing" or "Shrub" There were contests tied in with the movie where fans could win SpongeBob-related items or a trip to the Cayman Islands. The Cayman Islands are a British overseas territory located in the western Caribbean Sea, comprising the islands of Grand Cayman, Cayman Brac

The SpongeBob SquarePants Rock Bottom Plunge roller coaster inside Nickelodeon Universe Mall of America in Bloomington, Minnesota, United States. SpongeBob SquarePants Rock Bottom Plunge is a Roller coaster located at Nickelodeon Universe in the Mall of America, Bloomington The roller coaster is a popular Amusement ride developed for Amusement parks and modern Theme parks LaMarcus Adna Thompson patented the first For the Nickelodeon themed area inside Kings Island theme park see Kings Island - Nickelodeon Universe. Mall of America (also MOA, MoA or the Megamall) is a super-regional shopping mall located in the Twin Cities suburb of Bloomington Bloomington is the fifth largest city in the US state of Minnesota in Hennepin County, and the third core city of the Minneapolis-St The United States of America —commonly referred to as the

The motion simulator/interactive movie ride "Escape from Dino-Island 3D" at Six Flags Over Texas was turned into "SpongeBob SquarePants 4-D", with water squirts, real bubbles, and other sensory enhancements. Six Flags Over Texas is a major Amusement park located in Arlington, Texas ( USA) east of Fort Worth and about west of Dallas SpongeBob SquarePants 4-D is an Amusement ride based upon the popular television series SpongeBob SquarePants. The SpongeBob SquarePants 4-D ride opened at the Noah's Ark Dive-In Theater located at Noah's Ark Waterpark in Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin in the summer of 2007. Noah's Ark (officially Noah's Ark Family Park Inc is America's largest Water park, with 46 Water slides and dozens of other various attractions Wisconsin Dells is a city in south-central Wisconsin, with a population of 2418 as of the 2000 census. LEGO received license to produce SpongeBob SquarePants building sets, which are available in stores now. Lego, officially trademarked LEGO, is a line of construction Toys manufactured by the Lego Group, a privately SpongeBob appears at the Mall of America's new Nickelodeon theme park re-branded from the Mall of America's Park at MOA (formerly Camp Snoopy) to Nickelodeon Universe in the Minneapolis-St. Paul suburb of Bloomington, Minnesota. For the Nickelodeon themed area inside Kings Island theme park see Kings Island - Nickelodeon Universe. For the Nickelodeon themed area inside Kings Island theme park see Kings Island - Nickelodeon Universe. Bloomington is the fifth largest city in the US state of Minnesota in Hennepin County, and the third core city of the Minneapolis-St The new theme park features a SpongeBob-themed Gerstlauer Euro-Fighter custom roller coaster, the SpongeBob SquarePants Rock Bottom Plunge, which has replaced the Mystery Mine Ride and Olde Time Photo store on the west end of the theme park next to the Dora the Explorer ferris wheel and across from the Pepsi Orange Streak. Gerstlauer Amusement Rides GmbH is a German manufacturer of stationary and transportable Amusement rides and Roller coasters located in Münsterhausen, The roller coaster is a popular Amusement ride developed for Amusement parks and modern Theme parks LaMarcus Adna Thompson patented the first SpongeBob SquarePants Rock Bottom Plunge is a Roller coaster located at Nickelodeon Universe in the Mall of America, Bloomington See also Dora the Female Explorer Dora the Explorer is an American Animated television series that is carried on the Nickelodeon Pepsi Orange Streak (formerly known as Pepsi Ripsaw and also known simply as the Orange Streak) is a Roller coaster located in Nickelodeon Universe The theme park opened March 15, 2008. Events 44 BC - Julius Caesar, Dictator of the Roman Republic, is stabbed to death by Marcus Junius Brutus, 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common The SpongeBob Rock Bottom plunge features a statue of SpongeBob and Patrick riding a bus down a 90° angle holding a giant rubber glove.

In 2007, some new high-end SpongeBob-themed electronics have been introduced by Imation Electronics Products under the Npower brand, such as MP3 players, digital cameras, a DVD player, and a flatscreen television. Electronics refers to the flow of charge (moving Electrons through Nonmetal conductors (mainly Semiconductors, whereas electrical Imation is a US based multi-national Corporation that designs manufactures sources or markets a wide range of recordable data storage media and consumer electronics products A digital audio player, more commonly referred to as an MP3 player, is a Consumer electronics device that stores organizes and plays audio files Some Many compact digital still cameras can record Sound and moving Video as well as still Photograph. This page relates to a Hardware device used to play DVDs For the Apple Software program, see DVD Player (Apple. Television ( TV) is a widely used Telecommunication medium for sending ( Broadcasting) and receiving moving Images, either monochromatic ^[9]

Other items featuring SpongeBob include a special edition Monopoly board game, Life and Operation board game as well as a SpongeBob SquarePants edition of Ants in the Pants and Yahtzee. Monopoly is a Board game published by Parker Brothers, a subsidiary of Hasbro. A board game is a Game in which counters or pieces that are placed on removed from or moved across a "board" (a premarked surface usually specific to that game LIFE, also known as The Game of Life, is a Board game originally created in 1861 by Milton Bradley, as The Checkered Operation is a battery-operated Game of physical skill that tests players' hand-eye co-ordination Ants in the Pants is a Game designed by insect-theme game designer William H Yahtzee is a popular Dice game made by Milton Bradley (now owned by Hasbro) SEGA Corporation introduced a ticket redemption game based on the show that has become popular with most video arcades. is a multinational Video game Software and Hardware development company and a former Home computer Redemption games are typically arcade games of skill that reward the player proportionally to their score in the game A video arcade (also known as an amusement arcade in the United Kingdom in Japan or as an "arcade" is a venue where people play arcade video games ^[10]

The SpongeBob SquarePants market saturation has become something of a joke. In the comic strip "Sherman's Lagoon", Hawthorne the crab is showing off a small nuclear (Junior) reactor, and Herman the shark says "Boy, that SpongeBob will endorse anything!"

When the complete first season of SpongeBob SquarePants was released in the United Kingdom, it included some heavy editing (though not to the cartoons themselves). The audio commentaries were cut out, and only two extras were left in, possibly to avoid a 12 rating. A similar approach was taken with the second season; it included no audio commentaries and only one extra, Around the World with SpongeBob SquarePants.

History

Development (1993 – 1999)

SpongeBob's history can be traced back to 1993 when Rocko's Modern Life first aired. Rocko's Modern Life is an American Animated series created by Joe Murray that aired for four seasons from 1993 to 1996 One of the producers was Stephen Hillenburg, a cartoon worker/marine biologist who loved both his careers. When Rocko's Modern Life was canceled in 1996, Hillenburg began working on SpongeBob (although sketches trace back to 1987). He teamed up with creative director Derek Drymon, who had worked on shows such as Doug, Action League Now!, and Hey Arnold!. Derek Drymon (born 1968 is an American Writer & Storyboard artist. Doug was an American animated series that originally aired on Nickelodeon, and starred 6th grader Douglas Yancey Funnie Action League Now! is a Stop motion children's Television series that was originally part of All That and KaBlam! Hey Arnold! is an American Animated television series that aired from October 7, 1996 until June 8, 2004 on Drymon had worked with Hillenburg on Rocko's Modern Life as well, as did many SpongeBob crew members, including writer-directors Sherm Cohen and Dan Povenmire, writer Tim Hill, voice actors Tom Kenny and Doug Lawrence (aka "Mr. Phineas and Ferb is an Emmy -nominated Disney Channel animated musical television series that targets between 2-10 age group centers Tim Hill is one of the most "well known infamous" cartoon workers of the 90's and 2000's Voice acting is the art of providing voices for animated characters (including those in feature films television series animated shorts and Video games) and Lawrence"), actor-writer Martin Olson and animation director Alan Smart. Martin Olson is a Hollywood Television producer, director and composer Another crew member with previous Nickelodeon cartoon experience was former Angry Beavers story editor Merriwether Williams, who worked on that show for its first few seasons and switched to SpongeBob in July 1999. The Angry Beavers is a Nickelodeon American Animated television series about Daggett and Norbert Beaver, two Beaver brothers Merriwether Williams is a television writer and was a junior executive at Nickelodeon cartoons who issued Network notes to the shows' creators

During production of the show, Bobson provided a concept of short comics with the same style of the show, but the characters looked different. SpongeBob used to be named SpongeBoy,^[11] and used to wear a red hat with a green base and a white business shirt with a tie. The name "SpongeBoy" did not make it into the show since the name was already officially trademarked by Bob Burden, creator of Flaming Carrot. Bob Burden is an American comic book artist and writer, best known as the creator of Flaming Carrot Comics and the Mystery Men. Flaming Carrot Comics is a Surrealist Comic book by Bob Burden originally published by Aardvark-Vanaheim, then by Renegade Hillenburg later chose the alternative name "SpongeBob". The original name was once referenced in the show by Mr. Krabs' line, "SpongeBoy, me Bob!. " The Krusty Krab was originally spelled with the letter C rather than K, but Stephen Hillenburg thought Ks were funnier and it would fit his Ukrainian heritage. Ukrainians (Українці Ukrayintsi,) are an East Slavic Ethnic group primarily living in Ukraine, or more broadly— Citizens

Rise In Popularity (1999 - 2000)

SpongeBob aired its first episode, "Help Wanted/Reef Blower/Tea at the Treedome", after the 1999 Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards. At this time, Rugrats was the most popular show on Nickelodeon and had already outlived dozens of other lower-budget cartoons. SpongeBob, with its generally lower-class animation and humor style more rooted in clever word-play and culture-references unlike the potty humor that made Rugrats so popular, was expected to be just another one of those shows. Toilet humour, or scatological humour, is a type of off-colour humour dealing with Defecation, Urination, Flatulence, Vomiting Following early struggles, its ratings soared, and a year after release, it surpassed Rugrats as Nickelodeon's highest rated show. SpongeBob's signature voice (provided by Tom Kenny) and humorous style was enjoyable to both younger and older audiences. Thomas James Kenny (born July 13, 1962, in East Syracuse New York) is an American Voice actor and Comedian perhaps best

Peak years (2000 – 2003)

The show began its second season in 2000 with more high-quality animation and even more popular episodes. By then it was clear to the world that SpongeBob had opened the door to many other cartoons to use more "adult" senses of humor and come from smaller companies. In 2001, The Fairly OddParents aired from the then-small Frederator company. It focused on a sense of humor similar to SpongeBob’s, only more realistic, slightly crazier (and more suggestive to "adult" topics), and with more pop culture references; this show managed to become a hit as well and currently ranks behind SpongeBob as Nick's second most popular show. That same year, Invader Zim aired, created by comic book writer Jhonen Vasquez; it had a dark but silly sense of humor (similar to Vasquez's other comic books) that managed to attract a very loyal cult following consisting more of teens and adults than young children (Though also containing a moderate amount of preteens). SpongeBob, however, was the leader of all these shows and had by this time started its now famous merchandise line.

The first part of 2002 saw SpongeBob at its peak. The beginning of the third season produced many of classic episodes and focused on the same style and animation concepts as the second season.

Unfortunately, things changed late in the year. Due to rumors of a movie, there was high speculation that the show would be canceled and that 2002 would feature the last season of new episodes. Fans were devastated and online petitions were widely distributed to convince Nickelodeon to produce more episodes by showing continuing fan support. "SpongeBob Meets The Strangler/Pranks A Lot" was the last episode of this season, and aired in October 2004. It was also released on DVD at the end of 2003. Following this, the movie was released in November 2004.

Hiatus and movie era (2003 – 2005)

A hiatus from 2003 to 2005 challenged viewer loyalty. This was before the program's lowest ratings with Survival of the Idiots on March 5, 2001 aired, causing speculation that the show might even be cancelled after the movie's release.

The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie earned over $85,000,000 in revenue in the United States, considered to be under-expectations. The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie is a 2004 Feature film based on Nickelodeon 's TV series SpongeBob SquarePants. It was announced late in 2004 that SpongeBob would be continuing with a new season due in 2005. Hillenburg, despite the rumors, did not actually leave the show but has resigned from his position as the show's executive producer (this job now belongs to Derek Drymon, with Paul Tibbitt taking over Drymon's job as creative director. Paul Tibbitt is a prolific Cartoon writer and Storyboard artist on the hit TV series SpongeBob SquarePants.

Comeback (2005 – Present)

TV advertisements for SpongeBob's fourth season first aired publicly during the 2005 Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards. The new episodes began airing on May 6, 2005. Events 1527 - Spanish and German troops sack Rome; some consider this the end of the Renaissance. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The first new episode of Season 4 was "Fear of a Krabby Patty"/"Shell of a Man". Season four of the television series SpongeBob SquarePants premiered on 6 May 2005 and ran until 31 March 2007. Season four of the television series SpongeBob SquarePants premiered on 6 May 2005 and ran until 31 March 2007. After airing three new episodes on Fridays from May 6 – May 20, Nickelodeon showed no new episodes until September 2005. Events 1527 - Spanish and German troops sack Rome; some consider this the end of the Renaissance. Events 325 - The First Council of Nicaea &ndash the first Ecumenical Council of the Christian Church is held

For the first time in the series' run, Nickelodeon began airing 11-minute segments of new episodes separately, spread over two weeks. This practice began with the airing of the episode "Selling Out" on September 23; its companion episode, "Funny Pants," premiered the following week. Season four of the television series SpongeBob SquarePants premiered on 6 May 2005 and ran until 31 March 2007. Events 1122 - Concordat of Worms. 1459 - Battle of Blore Heath, the first major battle of the English Season four of the television series SpongeBob SquarePants premiered on 6 May 2005 and ran until 31 March 2007.

The Star Online eCentral reported in December 2005 that Nickelodeon had ordered 20 more episodes, bringing the show’s total to 100. ^[12]

In December 2006, SpongeBob SquarePants was approved for a sixth season, which consisted of thirteen episodes, unlike the usual twenty. ^[13]

Nickelodeon aired the special "Have You Seen This Snail?" in November 2005. Season four of the television series SpongeBob SquarePants premiered on 6 May 2005 and ran until 31 March 2007. However, it was not until February 2006 that new episodes resumed, starting with "Dunces and Dragons" and continuing until June 2, 2006. Season four of the television series SpongeBob SquarePants premiered on 6 May 2005 and ran until 31 March 2007. Events 455 - The Vandals enter Rome, and plunder the city for two weeks Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Further new episodes appeared during September 2006 ("New Leaf" and "Once Bitten"), October ("Wigstruck"), and November ("The Best Day Ever" — drawing 6. Season four of the television series SpongeBob SquarePants premiered on 6 May 2005 and ran until 31 March 2007. Season four of the television series SpongeBob SquarePants premiered on 6 May 2005 and ran until 31 March 2007. SpongeBob SquarePants The Best Day Ever is an album based on the television cartoon show SpongeBob SquarePants. 7 million viewers — the Best Day Ever was a 25-hour 100-episode SpongeBob TV event ending with the SpongeBob SquarePants Movie although the Nickelodeon narrator made a goof about the marathon being 24 hours instead of the actual 25 hours. Fans voted for Karate Island as the most popular SpongeBob episode.

The new episodes in 2007 started airing on January 15, showing three new episodes back to back on February 19, 2007, officially beginning the airing of the fifth season which featured more potty humor than previously shown. Events 588 BC - Nebuchadrezzar II of Babylon lays siege to Jerusalem under Zedekiah 's reign Events 197 - Roman Emperor Septimius Severus defeats usurper Clodius Albinus in the Battle of Lugdunum Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. On July 23, 2007 Nickelodeon aired a special event, called the "SpongeBob New-New-New-New-New Week" in which from Monday to Friday, a new episode of season five (except for Squid Wood, from season four) would air. This continued until the end of the second week.

On November 12, 2007 SpongeBob's first TV movie, "Atlantis SquarePantis" premiered, after a SpongeBob marathon. Events 764 - Tibetan troops occupy Chang'an, the capital of the Chinese Tang Dynasty, for fifteen days Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Atlantis SquarePantis is a TV Movie for the show SpongeBob SquarePants. A behind the scenes feature aired after the movie. Also, on November 23, 2007, there was another SpongeBob marathon including a rerun of Atlantis SquarePantis and four new episodes as part of a Nickelodeon Thanksgiving event. Events 800 - Charlemagne arrives at Rome to investigate the alleged crimes of Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The event also named the "Sweet Victory" scene in "Band Geeks" as the greatest moment in Nicktoons history. Season Six officially premiered with five new 11-minute episodes airing in a marathon from March 3 to March 7, 2008. Events 1284 - Statute of Rhuddlan incorporated the Principality of Wales into England 1575 - Indian Events 161 - Roman Emperor Antoninus Pius dies and is succeeded by co-Emperors Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common There is still an episode from the fifth production season which has yet to air.

On March 13, 2008, it was announced that SpongeBob SquarePants will have an additional thirty-nine episodes, which includes the remaining episodes of season six, and a season seven. Events 1138 - Cardinal Gregorio Conti is elected Antipope as Victor IV, succeeding Anacletus II. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common ^[14][15][16]

In April 2008, another SpongeBob special, "Pest of the West," aired after a marathon of SpongeBob episodes, chosen by voters in the previous weeks.

Cast

• Tom Kenny: SpongeBob SquarePants, Gary the Snail, Narrator, Patchy the Pirate, Mr. Thomas James Kenny (born July 13, 1962, in East Syracuse New York) is an American Voice actor and Comedian perhaps best This is a list of characters from the Nickelodeon animated series SpongeBob SquarePants. SquarePants, miscellaneous characters
• Bill Fagerbakke: Patrick Star
• Rodger Bumpass: Squidward Tentacles, Dr. William "Bill" Fagerbakke (born October 4, 1957 in Fontana California) is an American Actor. Rodger Bumpass (born November 20, 1951) is an American Voice actor with credits in cartoons stretching back to The Jetsons Gill Gilliam
• Carolyn Lawrence: Sandy Cheeks
• Clancy Brown: Eugene Krabs
• Dee Bradley Baker: Squilliam Fancyson, miscellaneous characters
• Mr. Lawrence: Sheldon J. Clarence J Brown III (born January 5, 1959) is an American Actor. Dee Bradley Baker (born August 31 1962) is an American Voice actor for multiple Animated television series, as well as Video Doug Lawrence (born Douglas Osowski in October 12, 1969) or simply Mr Plankton, Larry Lobster, miscellaneous characters
• Lori Alan: Pearl Krabs
• Mary Jo Catlett: Mrs. Lori Alan (born July 18, 1966) sometimes credited as Lori Allen is most recently known to do the voice work as " The Boss " in This is a list of characters from the Nickelodeon animated series SpongeBob SquarePants. Mary Jo Catlett (born September 2, 1938) is an American actress Poppy Puff
• Sirena Irwin: miscellaneous characters
• Lauren Tom: miscellaneous characters
• Stephen Hillenburg: Potty the Parrot
• Brian Doyle-Murray: The Flying Dutchman
• Jill Talley: Karen (Plankton's computer wife)
• Paul Tibbitt: Mama Krabs ("Sailor Mouth", "Mid-Life Crustacean") Potty the Parrot
• Thomas F. Wilson: miscellaneous characters
• Carlos Alazraqui: miscellaneous characters
• Clea Lewis: miscellaneous characters
• Sara Paxton: miscellaneous characters
• Ollie Young: miscellaneous characters
• Frank Welker: animal vocal effects, talking Gorilla ("I Had an Accident")

Guest appearances

• Ernest Borgnine: Mermaid Man
• Tim Conway: Barnacle Boy
• Charles Nelson Reilly: Dirty Bubble ("Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy II")
• John Rhys-Davies: Man Ray
• Jim Jarmusch: self ("Hooky")
• John Lurie: self ("Hooky")
• John Di Maggio: Black Jack ("BlackJack")
• John O'Hurley: King Neptune ("Neptune's Spatula")
• Kevin Michael Richardson: King Neptune (voice in "Party Pooper Pants")
• Billy West: King Neptune (voice in "Sponge Bob VS The Patty Gadget")
• Amy Poehler: Grandma
• Pat Morita: Master Udon ("Karate Island")
• Martin Olson: live-action sequence as Chief of the Superheroes ("Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy V")
• Junior Brown: Sandy Cheeks ("Texas"; sang the last line: "I want to go home. Sirena Irwin is an actress whose credits include Mrs SquarePants on the animated television series SpongeBob SquarePants. Lauren Tom (born August 4, 1961) is an American actress. Biography Early life Tom a Chinese American, Stephen Hillenburg (born August 21 1961 in Fort Sill, Oklahoma) is an American Animator and is perhaps most notable as the creator of Brian Doyle-Murray (born October 31, 1945) is an American Comedian, Screenwriter and Character actor. The Flying Dutchman, according to Folklore, is a Ghost ship that can never go home and is doomed to sail the oceans forever Jill Talley (born December 19, 1962, age 45 in Chicago Illinois) is a comedic actress most well-known as a major cast member of Mr Paul Tibbitt is a prolific Cartoon writer and Storyboard artist on the hit TV series SpongeBob SquarePants. 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• David Glen Eisley: SpongeBob SquarePants when he was singing the song ("Band Geeks")
• Pantera: "Pre-Hibernation" plays in "Pre-Hibernation Week"
• Ween: "Loop de Loop" is on a record Gary the Snail plays for SpongeBob to teach him how to tie his shoes in "Your Shoe's Untied. David Glen Eisley (born September 5 1952 in Los Angeles California) is an actor and musician David Glen Eisley (born September 5 1952 in Los Angeles California) is an actor and musician This article is a list of episodes from season two of the Nickelodeon animated television series SpongeBob SquarePants. Pantera was an American heavy metal band from Arlington, Texas, formed by the Abbott brothers Vinnie Paul ( drums) and This article is a list of episodes from season two of the Nickelodeon animated television series SpongeBob SquarePants. Ween is an Alternative rock group formed in 1984 in New Hope Pennsylvania when Aaron Freeman and Mickey Melchiondo met in an eighth grade typing class "
• Patton Oswalt: Jim the Original Frycook in The Original Fry Cook
• Marion Ross: Grandma in Grandma's Kisses
• Gene Shalit: Food Critic Gene Scallop in The Krusty Sponge
• Mark Hamill: The Moth in Night Light
• Nigel Planer and Rik Mayall, UK comic actors (best known for anarchic 1980s sitcom The Young Ones) guest-starred as "Dr. Patton Oswalt (born January 27 1969) is an American Stand-up comedian, voiceover artist and Actor. The fifth season of SpongeBob SquarePants premiered on April 13, 2007, with the episodes "Friend or Foe Marion Ross (born October 25, 1928) is a Golden Globe -nominated American Actress, best known for her role as Marion Cunningham This article is a list of episodes from season two of the Nickelodeon animated television series SpongeBob SquarePants. Gene Shalit (born March 25, 1932 in New York City) is the film and book critic on NBC 's The Today Show. The fifth season of SpongeBob SquarePants premiered on April 13, 2007, with the episodes "Friend or Foe Mark Richard Hamill (born September 25, 1951) is an American Actor, Comedian and Voice actor. The fifth season of SpongeBob SquarePants premiered on April 13, 2007, with the episodes "Friend or Foe Nigel George Planer (born 22 February 1953 in London) is an English Actor, Novelist and Playwright. Richard Michael "Rik" Mayall (born 7 March, 1958) is an English Actor, Writer and Comedian. The Young Ones was a popular British sitcom, first seen in 1982, on BBC2. Marmalade" and "Lord Reginald" in the episode "Chimps Ahoy"
• David Bowie: Lord Royal Highness in the "Atlantis SquarePantis" episode
• Christopher Guest: guest-starred as SpongeBob's klutzy cousin, Stanley SquarePants in the episode "Stanley S. Season four of the television series SpongeBob SquarePants premiered on 6 May 2005 and ran until 31 March 2007. David Bowie (ˈboʊiː born David Robert Jones on 8 January 1947 is an English Musician, actor producer, and arranger. Christopher Guest (born February 5 1948 is an Emmy Award-winning writer Grammy Award-winning composer/musician director and comic actor SquarePants"
• R. Lee Ermey: Played prison guard in The "Inmates of Summer / To Save a Squirrel"
• Gene Simmons: Played a fish insulted by Plankton in "20,000 Patties Under The Sea". Ronald Lee Ermey (born March 24 1944 is a former US Marine Corps Drill instructor and later Golden Globe -nominated Actor, often playing Gene Simmons (born Chaim Witz (pronounced Haium on August 25, 1949) is an Israeli -born American Hard rock Bass His (unmarried) partner Shannon Tweed played his mother. Shannon Lee Tweed (born 10 March 1957 is a Canadian actress and model

Crew

DVD Releases

Awards

Episodes and media releases

Main article: List of SpongeBob SquarePants episodes

Episodes:

Films:

Shorts:

• Astrology With Squidward
• Patrick the Snowman
• Plankton's Holiday Hits
• How The You-Know-Who Stole You-Know-What!
• 12 Days of Nickmas
• The Endless Summer^[17]
• A Random Act of SpongeBob- promotion for The Best Day Ever. The Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards, also known as the KCAs, is an annual awards show which always aired live and usually is held in late March or early April that honors The Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards, also known as the KCAs, is an annual awards show which always aired live and usually is held in late March or early April that honors The Television Critics Association (or TCA) is a group of approximately 200 United States and Canadian journalists and columnists who cover Television The Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards, also known as the KCAs, is an annual awards show which always aired live and usually is held in late March or early April that honors "Driven to Tears" redirects here For the song by The Police, see Zenyatta Mondatta. This article is a list of episodes from season one of the Nickelodeon animated television series SpongeBob SquarePants. Events 305 - Diocletian and Maximian retire from the office of Roman Emperor. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Events 217 - Roman Emperor Caracalla is Assassinated (and succeeded by his Praetorian 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. This article is a list of episodes from season two of the Nickelodeon animated television series SpongeBob SquarePants. Events 740 - An Earthquake strikes Constantinople, causing much damage and death 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Events 3114 BC - According to the Proleptic Julian calendar the current era in the Maya Long Count Calendar started See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. This article is a list of episodes from season three of the Nickelodeon animated television series SpongeBob SquarePants. Events 869 - The Fourth Council of Constantinople is convened to decide about what to do about Patriarch Photius of Constantinople Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Events 1138 - A massive earthquake struck Aleppo, Syria. 1531 - Huldrych Zwingli is killed "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Season four of the television series SpongeBob SquarePants premiered on 6 May 2005 and ran until 31 March 2007. Events 1527 - Spanish and German troops sack Rome; some consider this the end of the Renaissance. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1132 - Battle of Nocera between Ranulf II of Alife and Roger II of Sicily. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The fifth season of SpongeBob SquarePants premiered on April 13, 2007, with the episodes "Friend or Foe Events 197 - Roman Emperor Septimius Severus defeats usurper Clodius Albinus in the Battle of Lugdunum Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The sixth season of the animated television series SpongeBob SquarePants began on March 3, 2008 and will consist of 13 episodes Events 1284 - Statute of Rhuddlan incorporated the Principality of Wales into England 1575 - Indian 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common The seventh season of SpongeBob SquarePants was announced in March 2008 but it is unknown when it will premiere or what the contents are The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie is a 2004 Feature film based on Nickelodeon 's TV series SpongeBob SquarePants. Events 1095 - The Council of Clermont, called by Pope Urban II to discuss sending the First Crusade to the Holy Land "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Atlantis SquarePantis is a TV Movie for the show SpongeBob SquarePants. Events 764 - Tibetan troops occupy Chang'an, the capital of the Chinese Tang Dynasty, for fifteen days Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. These shorts were broadcasted during promos. They can now be seen on the SpongeBob Season Four Volume 2 DVD Box Set.
• The Foe-Gotten Years- promotional shorts for "Friend or Foe?"
• Journey to Atlantis by Vantis- promotional shorts for "Atlantis SquarePantis". Atlantis SquarePantis is a TV Movie for the show SpongeBob SquarePants.
• Pest of the West Shorts- Promotion for Pest of the West. Shorts feature: "Saloon Door Sarrows" Parodie of an old short film from the 1910s. It shows SpongeBob’s great, great, great, etc. Grandfather, SpongeBuck trying to get into a saloon, but the doors will not open. "How to be a Tough Guy" SpongeBob wants to learn how to be a tough cowboy. And "Spur Skates" a parody on most commercials and a parody of roller skates. Roller skates are devices worn on the Feet to enable the wearer to glide along on Wheels History The first Patented roller skate was introduced

Music

• The SpongeBob SquarePants theme song is primarily based on the sea shanty, "Blow the Man Down". The phrase theme music usually refers to that of a radio program, Television program, or Movie. Sea shanties (singular " shanty " also spelled " chantey " derived from the French word "chanter" 'to sing' were Shipboard Blow the Man Down is an old Sea shanty. One verse I'll sing you a song a good song of the sea With a way hey blow the man down It is sung by Painty the Pirate, voiced by Patrick Pinney, and can be found on the soundtrack SpongeBob SquarePants: Original Theme Highlights. Patrick Pinney is a Voice actor. Pinney has done voice-overs for animated cartoons including Mighty Mouse in the short-lived Mighty Mouse The New Adventures SpongeBob SquarePants Original Theme Highlights is a collection of songs played on the Nickelodeon TV series SpongeBob SquarePants. This song is popularly misattributed to "Weird Al" Yankovic. A cover of the song by Avril Lavigne can be found on The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie (soundtrack). Avril Lavigne Whibley (born September 27 1984 better known by her birth name of Avril Lavigne (ˈævrɨl ləˈviːn is a Canadian Grammy Award The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie is the soundtrack album for the film of the same name. Another cover by the Violent Femmes, which aired as a commercial on Nickelodeon to promote Season 2, can be viewed in the special features of the Nautical Nonsense/Sponge Buddies DVD. The Violent Femmes, formed in Milwaukee Wisconsin, in 1980 are an American Alternative rock band noted for laying the groundwork for Folk punk. This is a list of SpongeBob SquarePants merchandise, including home videos and DVDs CDs video games and books A choral version was recorded for the SpongeBob Christmas special where the last repetition of "SpongeBob SquarePants" was replaced by, "It's the SpongeBob Christmas special. Christmas themes have long been an inspiration to artists writers and weavers of folklore " The theme song is occasionally utilized as marching cadence.
• Traditional sea shanties are used for the musical themes in the show. Most commonly used is that of "Drunken Sailor". Drunken Sailor is a famous traditional Sea shanty also known as What Shall We Do with a Drunken Sailor?. In the episode "Krusty Krab Training Video," a young Eugene Krabs is shown walking to a soda vending machine, la-laing the shanty "Blow the Man Down. " Various songs used in SpongeBob SquarePants come from the Associated Production Music library, some of which have also been used in shows such as The Simpsons,Ren & Stimpy, Rocko's Modern Life, The X Factor, Camp Lazlo, and My Gym Partner's a Monkey. The Ren and Stimpy Show is an American / Canadian animated television series created by Canadian Animator John Rocko's Modern Life is an American Animated series created by Joe Murray that aired for four seasons from 1993 to 1996 For the original UK version see The X Factor (UK Camp Lazlo is an award-winning American Animated television series created by Joe Murray, produced by Cartoon Network Studios. My Gym Partner's a Monkey is an American Animated television series created by Timothy and Julie McNally Cahill and produced by Cartoon Network Studios For competition-based episodes, some of Sam Spence's NFL Films music is used (such as "A Golden Boy Again" used in episodes such as The Fry Cook Games and "Ramblin' Man from Gramblin" is used in Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy V. Samuel Lloyd Spence is an American soundtrack composer best known for his work with NFL Films. NFL Films is a Mount Laurel New Jersey -based company devoted to producing Commercials, Television This article is a list of episodes from season two of the Nickelodeon animated television series SpongeBob SquarePants. ) Ironically, one of Spence's more famous songs for the NFL Films library of music is an orchestral version of "Drunken Sailor" called "Up She Rises", first suggested by Steven Sabol to his father Ed because he liked the song at summer camp. Steven "Steve" Sabol (born October 2, 1942) is an American Filmmaker. Edward "Ed" Sabol (born September 11, 1916) is an American Filmmaker and the founder (with his son Steve Sabol, among

• Also used to great comedic and dramatic effect in the show, is Hawaiian steel guitar music. Various compositions featuring the Hawaiian steel convey happy, sad, or goofy emotions and situations. Many are traditional Hawaiian melodies such as "Aloha 'Oe" and are performed by classic steel guitar artists.

• In the episode "Prehibernation Week," the music is played by the heavy metal band Pantera. When ever SpongeBob does something dangerous, the music starts playing. The opening credits have a shot that reads "Special musical guests Pantera".
• The guitarist Newton Faulkner sometimes plays SpongeBob SquarePants in his set and has even invented a Jungle version: JungleBob. Sam Newton Battenberg Faulkner (born 11 January 1985 in Reigate, Surrey) is an English musician Jungle usually refers to a dense Forest in a hot climate such as a Tropical rainforest.
• The episode "SpongeBob B. C. " features background music including a track best known to British viewers as the theme to 1970s TV sitcom Terry and June. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Terry and June is a British sitcom that aired on BBC1 from 1979 to 1987 The music was written by John Shakespeare, a former member of 1960s pop group The Ivy League. John Carter (born John Shakespeare, 20 October 1942 The Ivy League were a English pop trio, created in 1964 who enjoyed two Top 10 Hit singles in the UK Singles Chart in 1965

Magazine

In the United Kingdom, a SpongeBob SquarePants magazine is currently being published by Titan Magazines every four weeks. Magazines, periodicals or serials are Publications generally published on a regular schedule containing a variety of articles, generally Titan Magazines is a division of the Titan Publishing Group run by Nick Landau, which also owns several Forbidden Planet specialist comics and collector stores (it It was first published on February 3, 2005. Events 1112 - Ramon Berenguer III of Barcelona and Douce I of Provence marry uniting the fortunes of those two states Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The issue published on February 1, 2007 was the second anniversary of the magazine. Events 1327 - Teenaged Edward III is crowned King of England, but the country is ruled by his mother Queen Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. An anniversary (from the Latin anniversarius, from the words for year and to turn meaning (returning yearly known in English since c. The magazine contains comic strips, fan letters, competitions and several features including games.

References

External links

• Official site
• Official site (Australia)
• Official site (UK)
• SpongeBob SquarePants at the Internet Movie Database
• SpongeBob SquarePants at TV.com
• SpongeBob SquarePants at the Big Cartoon DataBase
• SpongeBob SquarePants at YTV.com
• SpongeBob at epguides.com

Wikis

• SpongePedia
• SpongeBob SquarePants Wikia
• SpongyWiki