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SpongeBob SquarePants, the titular main character of the show.

SpongeBob SquarePants is an Emmy-nominated American animated television comedy series and media franchise. It is one of Nickelodeon's Nicktoons and is currently the most watched show on Nickelodeon. In 2007, it was named by TIME magazine as one of the greatest television shows of all time.[1]

Although its original network is Nickelodeon, SpongeBob is now broadcast across the world, and appeared on MTV2 for a short time in 2006. It was created by former marine biologist and animator, Stephen Hillenburg, and is produced through his production company, United Plankton Pictures, Inc.

The series is set in the Pacific Ocean, in the city of Bikini Bottom and on the surrounding lagoon floor. The pilot episode first aired in the United States on March 7, 1999 and on Nickelodeon after the Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards on May 1, 1999. The "official" series premiere followed on July 17, 1999 with the second episode, "Bubblestand/Ripped Pants."

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Setting

SpongeBob SquarePants is a sponge who lives in a pineapple under the sea, while his squid[2] neighbor Squidward Tentacles lives in an Easter Island head. 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, much to Squidward's dismay.

Although the citizens of Bikini Bottom live underwater, they mostly do not float, and gravity usually applies. A flurry of bubbles accompanies actions in many of the episodes to remind the viewer that the setting is underwater. However, the laws of physics in Bikini Bottom change somewhat from time to time, but mostly the water acts like air. For instance, characters can pour a glass of liquid, just as we do above the sea. Bikini Bottom has functional baths, pools, and toilets, and there are lakes and streams. In Battle for Bikini Bottom and a regular beach setting, Goo Lagoon, underwater liquid is referred to as goo. 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; however, this is only used for comedic effect, as fire is often used and seen. In another episode, Squidward sets up a functional electric fence. Strangely, all creatures in the series (except Sandy) are completely dependent on water for survival; if any sea creature on the show (even those that can survive above water, such as crabs) go on dry land, they begin to rapidly dehydrate and eventually suffocate.

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.[citation needed] A good example of this statement is in the episode Pre-Hibernation Week. Sandy and SpongeBob are fighting on a tall structure called the Sea Needle, similar to the Space Needle, a tall structure in Seattle. Stephen has said that he wants to leave the location of Bikini Bottom to the imagination, claiming that a Baywatch scene was just a reference to his favorite show of all time.[citation needed]

SpongeBob's house-pet is a snail named Gary, whose "meow" is similar to a cat. 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, works as a fry cook at the Krusty Krab, a fast-food restaurant, where Squidward is the cashier. The Krusty Krab is owned by Mr. Krabs. Sheldon J. Plankton (commonly referred to as "Plankton") is Mr. Krabs' 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 (he did once have a customer named Nat in the episode Plankton's Regular), and Plankton spends most of his time plotting to steal the recipe for Mr. Krabs' popular Krabby Patties. He succeeded in The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie. The formula is never actually revealed to the audience. Plankton's computer wife, Karen, alternately helps him in his schemes and bickers with him.

Sandy Cheeks is another friend of SpongeBob. She is a squirrel that lives in an underwater treedome in Bikini Bottom. She was sent there by her bosses, chimpanzees. Sandy has a Texas accent and is also from there. When not inside her treedome, she wears an astronaut-like suit. 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. She likes SpongeBob as much as SpongeBob likes her, but only as friends.

Instead of cars, the residents of Bikini Bottom drive boats. SpongeBob is still in boating school after failing the driving test over thirty-eight times. Once, during an episode set in a wilderness area, Patrick questions how a campfire 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. In the episode Snowball Effect/One Krabs Trash it snows in Bikini Bottom. The sky has multi-colored flowers that never seem to change.

Characters

Main article: List of SpongeBob SquarePants characters
  • SpongeBob SquarePants — A very friendly and funny sponge that loves jellyfishing. He works at the Krusty Krab as the fry cook. He is Patrick Star's best friend.
  • Patrick Star — SpongeBob's best friend, a dumb, pink starfish.
  • Sandy Cheeks — A clever Texas squirrel that has to wear an oxygen tank to breathe underwater. Inside her house she wears a purple and green frilly bikini. Some people find it indecent. I find it cute.
  • Eugene Krabs — A crab that is in charge of the Krusty Krab restaurant, where SpongeBob works. He is addicted to money and is selfish and greedy. He takes any coin or bill that he finds.
  • Pearl Krabs — Mr. Krabs' teenage daughter. She is a whale who acts like a stereotypical American teenage girl. Her father thinks he's spoiling her when quite frankly he is doing the opposite.
  • Squidward Tentacles — SpongeBob's next door neighbor and co-worker at the Krusty Krab, where he is the cashier. He hates SpongeBob and Patrick, and openly displays his hatred towards them, not that they ever truly understood. He believes he is an amazing artist and clarinet player, but quite the opposite in reality.
  • Gary the Snail — SpongeBob's pet, his only sound is a "meow", similar to a cat. In fact, he is considered to be a sea cat, like a worm is considered a sea dog.
  • Sheldon J. Plankton - Sea plankton, who is Mr. Krabs' arch rival. He intends on getting the secret Krabby Patty formula and putting the Krusty Krab out of business.
  • Mrs. Puff — Widowed, husband captured and turned into a pufferfish lamp. SpongeBob's pufferfish boating teacher. Mrs. Puff is eager to get SpongeBob out of her class.
  • Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy — Old, retired and foolish superheroes who are adored by SpongeBob, Patrick, And members of the "Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy" Fan Club.
  • Larry the Lobster — Buff, good-looking and well-fit lobster, usually found at Goo Lagoon, Bikini Bottom's local beach.
  • Perch Perkins — The Bikini Bottom TV Reporter.
  • Princess Mindy — The daughter of King Neptune (she was revealed in The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie). Patrick seems to like her.

Episodes 

Main Article: List of SpongeBob SquarePants episodes

Continuity

There seems to be little continuity between the episodes, as often the characters meet a horrible fate only for everything to be returned to normal. Numerous examples are as follows:

  • In numerous episodes, the Krusty Krab and sometimes the entirety of Bikini Bottom itself is completely destroyed seemingly beyond repair, usually due to a mishap caused by SpongeBob.
  • In "Clams", Mr. Krabs is eaten (spare his head and left arm) by a giant clam.
  • In "Squidward the Unfriendly Ghost", SpongeBob traps Squidward in a giant bubble and sends him to the surface, where he is swarmed by seagulls.
  • In "Wishing You Well", Mr. Krabs, in an attempt to prove to SpongeBob that magic doesn't exist, wishes that he was steamed and served with melted butter, which comes true seconds later.
  • In "Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy IV", SpongeBob uses the gadgets in Mermaid Man's utility belt to shrink Bikini Bottom and its inhabitants down to microscopic size, much smaller than even Plankton.
  • In "Squidbob Tentaclepants" in a frantic attempt to physically combine himself with SpongeBob again in order to re-create the ultimate show business spectacle, Squidward meddles with Sandy's "Molecular-Separator Ray" in such a way that the resulting disaster leaves Squidward, Mr. Krabs, SpongeBob, Patrick, Plankton, Larry the Lobster, Sandy, Pearl, and Mrs. Puff eternally fused together into one giant life form.
  • In "Enemy-in-Law," Mr. Krabs claims that the Krabby Patty formula has been passed down his family, yet in "Friend or Foe," it is shown that Mr. Krabs and Plankton invented the formula together purely by accident.
  • In "Stanley S. SquarePants", Squidward moves and does not return in the episode.
  • In "The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie" there is a second Krusty Krab.
  • In many episodes, the character Old Man Jenkins appears with many different personalities and histories.
  • SpongeBob is interchangeably shown both with and without a skeleton.
  • In many episodes, Bikini Bottom is either portrayed as a big city (Pizza Delivery, Pre-Hibernation Week), or a small town (WhoBob WhatPants?).
  • In "Hocus Pocus", Spongebob turns Patrick into a jar of mayonaise.
  • In "Shell Shocked", Gary's shell breaks and he uses Mr. Krabs' head as a shell.

However, there does seem to be some continuity, such as the Mr. Krabs robot from "Imitation Krabs" appearing in "New Leaf", or the seven "Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy" episodes. Also, in "Wet Painters", it is shown that Mr. Krabs framed his first dollar. This is done during the events of "Friend or Foe?".

Although bubbles are often seen throughout an episode, occurrences such as tears flooding a building, inhabitants drinking liquids from glasses, and bathtubs filled with what seems to be water all fracture the underwater setting.

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. Low-budget cartoons had not previously garnered as much esteem as higher-rated (and higher-budgeted) shows, such as Rugrats. When SpongeBob aired in 1999, it gained a significant number of viewers in the ratings, eventually becoming more popular than Rugrats had ever been. SpongeBob follows other Nickelodeon shows that have attracted "older" followers, including: The Ren & Stimpy Show, Rocko's Modern Life, the Kablam! skits, Action League Now! and The Angry Beavers. Other shows have followed in this trend as well: Invader Zim, Avatar: The Last Airbender 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. The show debuted in 1999, and during that time, DragonBall Z and Pokémon were still the biggest crazes. SpongeBob did not gain its popularity until around 2000, and it has remained popular since then. It has extremely high ratings on tv.com scoring an average of 9.0 . WOW. Spongebob Squarepants ranked 15 in IGN's Top 100 Best Animated Series, just five spots behind the top 10 list, but was able to place in the top 20. [3].

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. For example, SpongeBob tries to show his grandma that he is a mature adult by wearing sideburns and a derby, and listening to 'free form jazz'. In another example, when Squidward tricks Spongebob and Patrick into thinking he is a ghost, a coral reef sculpted like Toulouse-Lautrec's can-can girls stands in the background (leading to a pun by Squidward). These are jokes most children would not understand. Numerous marine biology in-jokes are woven into the show. 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, using minimal pop culture references.

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 clam, holding his arms out saying "Lets have another".

Unlike most shows on 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. British rock singer David Bowie was a special guest on the SpongeBob SquarePants episode Atlantis SquarePantis, which aired on November 12, 2007.[3] The episode drew a total of 8.8 million viewers, the biggest audience in the show's eight-year history.[3]

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 from Yellow Submarine - quite fitting for an underwater adventure. When the characters arrived at his habitat, he fell down as he proceeded down the red carpet (as Willy Wonka did in the "Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory" film), before leading them on a tour. 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 teenagers and adults that the series was broadcast on MTV and featured on Spike TV. 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. 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.

Merchandising and marketing

Main article: List of SpongeBob SquarePants merchandise

Merchandise based on the show ranges from Kraft Macaroni & Cheese, Kellogg's cereal, and video games to boxer shorts, flip-flops, pajamas, t-shirts, and slippers.

The show also spawned a large and popular merchandise line at Hot Topic, Claire's, RadioShack, Target, Wal-Mart and Toys "R" Us stores in the United States as well as the Zellers, Wal-Mart Canada and Toys "R" Us stores in Canada, and a limited selction of merchandise in Australia at Kmart Australia and Target Australia.

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. 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. In November 2007, another Burger King Kids Meal was released to tie-in with the new episode "Atlantis SquarePantis", and of March 2008 to April 2008 there are Kids Meals to tie-in with "Pest of the West".

A McDonald's Happy Meal tie-in has not been released in North America yet, but has already been released in Europe in the United Kingdom and Germany in early 2007 at about the same time a Catscratch Happy Meal was released in the United States and Canada.

In Japan, they had a kids meal tie-in with Kentucky Fried Chicken which featured different toys based on the TV series.[4]

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.

A tie-in beverage for the SpongeBob SquarePants Movie in 2004 at 7-Eleven convenience stores has been created, a pineapple-flavored Slurpee, which was discontinued in 2005.

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. 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. There were contests tied in with the movie where fans could win SpongeBob-related items or a trip to the Cayman Islands.

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. 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. LEGO received license to produce SpongeBob SquarePants building sets, which are available in stores now. SpongeBob will also appear at the Mall of America's new theme along with the rest of the Nicktoons in a new Nickelodeon theme park re-branded from the Mall of America's Park at MOA (formerly Camp Snoopy) to Nickelodeon Universe starting in 2008 in the Minneapolis-St. Paul suburb of Bloomington, Minnesota. The new theme park will feature a SpongeBob-themed Gerstlauer Euro-Fighter roller coaster, the SpongeBob SquarePants Rock Bottom Plunge, which will replace the Mystery Mine Ride and Olde Tyme Photo store on the eastern end of the theme park.

Other items featuring SpongeBob include special edition Monopoly, The Game of Life and Operation board games as well as a SpongeBob SquarePants edition of Ants in the Pants and Yahtzee. SEGA Corporation introduced a ticket redemption game based on the show that has become popular with most video arcades.[5]

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.

Currently, there is a promotion from Burger King that promotes Spongebob Squarepants. It features the King and dancers dressed like Spongebob and in some scenes, some parts of Spongebob episodes. It promotes that if you get a kids meal and you get a Spongebob toy with it.

History

Development (1993–1998)

SpongeBob's history can be traced back to 1993 when Rocko's Modern Life first aired. 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!. 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. Lawrence"), actor-writer Martin Olson and animation director Alan Smart. 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 1998.

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,[6] 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. 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 [citation needed].

SpongeBob aired its first episode, "Help Wanted/Reef Blower/Tea at the Treedome", after the 1998 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. 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 were enjoyable to both younger and older audiences.

Peak years (2000 – 2003)

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

Unfortunately, things changed later in the year. Due to rumors of a movie, there was 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 after it was released on DVD in late 2003.

Hiatus and movie era (2003 – 2005)

A hiatus from 2003 to 2005 challenged viewer loyalty. The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie]] earned over $85,000,000 in revenue in the United States, considered to be under-expectations: People assumed that the show's popularity showed something of a decline at the time of its release. The Rugrats Movie, on the other hand, debuted when the animated series upon which it is based, Rugrats, was at the height of its popularity. Interestingly, that movie, despite its great popularity and success, would also be considered Rugrats' "jump the shark" moment by fans, while the SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS movie was generally well received by fans who saw it.

It was announced late in 2004 that SpongeBob would be continuing with a new season in 2005. Hillenburg, despite the rumors, did not actually leave the show but 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.]]

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. The first new episode of Season 4 was "Fear of a Krabby Patty"/"Shell of a Man". After airing three new episodes on Fridays from May 6 – May 20, Nickelodeon showed no new episodes until September 2005.

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.

The Star Online eCentral reported in December 2005 that Nickelodeon had ordered 20 more episodes, bringing the show’s total to 100.[7]

Nickelodeon aired the special "Have You Seen This Snail?" in November 2005. However, it was not until February 2006 that new episodes resumed, starting with "Dunces and Dragons" and continuing until June 2 2006. Further new episodes appeared during September 2006 ("New Leaf/Once Bitten"), October ("Wigstruck"), and November ("Best Day Ever") — drawing 6.7 million viewers — 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 Best 10 Ever airs after Best Day Ever.

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. 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. 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

SpongeBob SquarePants has been approved for a sixth season, which consists of twenty episodes. It started the sixth season on March 3, starting a week of new episodes, starting with House Fancy/Krabby Road. On March 29, right after Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards 2008, Spongicus/Nautical Novice aired. Then, on April 11, Pest of the West, a special, aired.[8]Then on June 2, 2008, SpongeBob Premiere Factor 5

A new TV special "What Ever Happened to SpongeBob?" aired on October 13, 2008. After the TV movie, a DVD was release on October 14, 2008 with the unknown episode, Goo Goo Gas. After the DVD "WhoBob WhatPants" They seem to have more new episodes of SpongeBob SquarePants on November 28, 2008 with the episodes "The Slumber Party/Grooming Gary", "Krusty Krushers/The Card", Porous Pockets and "Dear Vikings/Ditchin'" during SuperStuffed Nicktoons Weekend in November 2008.

Beginning on February 16th, 2009, Nickelodeon aired a week of new episodes, beginning with Shuffleboarding and Cephalopod Lodge. In the summer of 2009, they are going to do a 10 year special on Spongebob, since it has been on 10 years. In Novemeber of 2009, a new movie comes out where Spongebob, Patrick, Mr. Krabs, Squidward and Sandy get stuck in the freezer on the night of their 117th anniversery and while they go through the air ducts, they remember memorable times.

Cast

Guest appearances

Crew

Name Position Years
Steven Banks Head Writer 2004 – present
Steven Belfer Music
Miachel Bell Writer/Storyboard Director 2005 – present
Peter Burns Writer 1998 – present
Nicholas Carr Music
Bradley Carow Music
Sherm Cohen Storyboard Supervisor/Artist, Writer, Director
Sean Dempsey Animation Director
Derek Drymon Writer 1998 – present
Storyboard Artist 1998 – present
Creative Director 1998 - 2005
Story Editor
Exective Producer 2005 - present
Steven Fonti Writer/Storyboard Director 1998
C.H. Greenblatt Writer, Storyboard Artist, Director
Sage Guyton Music
Sam Henderson Writer, Storyboard Director
Tim Hill Writer
Stephen Hillenburg Creator 1998 – present
Executive Producer 1998 – 2005
Writer 1998 – present
Storyboard Director 1998 – present
Kaz Writer, Storyboard Artist
Chuck Klein Writer, Storyboard Artist & Director
Doug Lawrence (a.k.a. "Mr. Lawrence") Writer, Story Editor
Jay Lender Writer, Storyboard Artist, Director
John Magness Storyboard Artist
Mark "Thurop" Van Orman Storyboard Artist
Chris Mitchell Writer, Storyboard Artist 1998
Caleb Muerer Storyboard Artist
Marc O'Hare Writer, Storyboard Artist, Director
Andrew Overtoom Animation Director
Andy Rheingold Executive in Charge of Production
Ted Seko Storyboard Artist
Alan Smart Animation Director 1998 – present
Aaron Springer Writer/Storyboard Artist & Director
Jimmy Stone Animation Director
Paul Tibbitt Writer/Storyboard Director/Supervising Producer
Co-Executive Producer 		2004 – present
2006 – present
Brad Vandergrift Storyboard Artist
Storyboard Director/Writor 		2010-present
Jeremy Wakefield Music
Vincent Waller Writer/Storyboard Artist & Director/Technical Director (2005 – present)
Frank Weiss Animation Director
Erik Wiese Writer/Storyboard Artist
David Wigforss Special Effects (CG visual effects animator)
Merriwether Williams Story Editor/Writer
Tom Yasumi Animation Director
Oliver Truby Storyboard Artist Superviser


DVD Releases

DVD Name Ep # Release dates Additional Features
Region 1 Region 2 Region 4
Season 1 41 October 282003 November 72005 November 302006 This three disc boxset includes the 41 episodes from Season 1.
Season 2 39 October 192004 October 232006 November 302006 This three disc boxset includes the 39 episodes from Season 2.
Season 3 37 September 272005 October 202006 November 82007 This three disc boxset includes the 37 episodes from Season 3 as well as the pilot episode for Help Wanted.
Season 4
Volume One 		20 September 122006 TBA TBA This two disc boxset includes the first 18 episodes from Season 4.
Season 4
Volume Two 		20 January 92007 TBA TBA This two disc boxset includes the last 20 episodes from Season 4.
Season 5
Volume One 		20 September 42008 TBA TBA This two disc boxset includes the first 20 episodes from Season 5.
Season 5
Volume Two 		20 November 182008 TBA TBA This two disc boxset includes the last 21 episodes from Season 5.


Awards

The following list shows the awards the show has won:

Annie Awards
Best Animated Television
Kid's Choice Awards:
Favorite Cartoon Show of 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009

References

  1. ^ [1]
  2. ^ Tide and Seek DVD commentary feature with Stephen Hillenburg explains that Squidward is an octopus.
  3. ^ a b BOWIE 'SPONGE' MAKES SPLASH. New York Post (November 15, 2007). Retrieved on 2007-12-07.
  4. ^ [2]
  5. ^ www.segaarcade.com/pr/SpongeBob.asp. Retrieved on 2007-01-22.
  6. ^ "SpongeBob Exposed! The Insiders Guide to SpongeBob SquarePants" book
  7. ^ www.star-ecentral.com/news/story.asp?file=/2005/12/27/tvnradio/12578379&sec=tvnradio. Retrieved on 2007-01-22.
  8. ^ www.zap2it.com/tv/news/zap-mightybamypoehlerspongebobsixthseason,0,6061089.story?coll=zap-news-headlines. Retrieved on 2007-02-23.



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