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The "SpongeBob SquarePants Theme Song" is the song sung at the beginning of every SpongeBob SquarePants episode. It is performed by Painty the Pirate and a group of kids. Other versions were made for special events and episodes.
Versions
Normal version
- Painty: Are you ready, kids? [Seagulls sounds can be heard in the background]
- Kids: Aye-aye, Captain!
- Painty: I can't hear you!
- Kids: Aye-aye, Captain!
- Painty: Ohhhhhhhh...! Who lives in a pineapple under the sea?
- Kids: SpongeBob SquarePants!
- Painty: Absorbent and yellow and porous is he?
- Kids: SpongeBob SquarePants!
- Painty: If nautical nonsense be something you wish,
- Kids: SpongeBob SquarePants!
- Painty: Then drop on the deck and flop like a fish!
- Kids: SpongeBob SquarePants!
- Painty: Ready?
- Painty and Kids: SpongeBob SquarePants! SpongeBob SquarePants! SpongeBob SquarePants!
- Painty: SpongeBooob... SquarePaaaaaaants! A-ha-ha-ha-ha!
- [SpongeBob plays his nose like a flute. We hear the seagulls again and the song ends]
"Christmas Who?" version
- Painty: Ready for Christmas, kids?
- Kids: Aye-aye, Captain!
- Painty: I can't hear you!
- Kids: Aye-aye, Captain!
- Painty: Ohhhhhhhh...!
- Choir: Who lives in a pineapple under the sea?
- SpongeBob SquarePants!
- Choir: Absorbent and yellow and porous is he?
- SpongeBob SquarePants!
- Choir: If nautical nonsense be something you wish?
- SpongeBob SquarePants!
- Choir: Then drop on the deck and flop like a fish!
- SpongeBob SquarePants!
- Choir: SpongeBob SquarePants! SpongeBob SquarePants! SpongeBob SquarePants! The SpongeBob Christmas Special!
- Fa la la la la la la la la la la la la...
The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie version
- Pirates: Who lives in a pineapple under the sea?
- Pirate Choir: SpongeBob SquarePants...
- Pirates: Absorbent and yellow and porous is he?
- Pirate Choir: SpongeBob SquarePants...
- Pirates: If nautical nonsense be something you wish,
- Pirate Choir: SpongeBob SquarePants...
- Pirates: Then drop on the deck and flop like a fish!
- Pirate Choir: SpongeBob SquarePants...
- Pirates: SpongeBob SquarePants, SpongeBob SquarePants
- SpooongeBooob SquaaarePaaaants...
- Pirates: SpongeBob SquarePants, SpongeBob SquarePants
- SpooongeBooob SquaaarePaaaants...
- Pirates: SpongeBob SquarePants, SpongeBob SquarePants
- A Pirate: SpoooongeBoooob... SquaaaarePaaaaaaants!
The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie soundtrack version
This version was later used for Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants, with clips from various SpongeBob episodes used.
- Painty: Are you ready, kids?
- Kids: Aye-aye, Captain.
- Painty: I can't hear you!
- Kids: AYE-AYE, CAPTAIN!
- Painty: Ohhhhhhhh......!
- Avril Lavigne: ''Are you ready kids?! I said, 'are you ready'?!
- Who lives in a pineapple under the sea? SPONGEBOB! SQUAREPANTS!
- Absorbent and yellow and porous is he? SPONGEBOB! SQUAREPANTS!
- If nautical nonsense be something you wish... SPONGEBOB! SQUAREPANTS!
- ...then drop on the deck and flop like a fish! SPONGEBOB! SQUAREPANTS!
- SpongeBob (SPONGEBOB!)... SquarePants! (SQUAREPANTS!) SpongeBob (SPONGEBOB!)... SquarePants! (SQUAREPANTS!) SpongeBob (SPONGEBOB!)... SquarePants! (SQUAREPANTS!) SpongeBob... (SPONGEBOB!) ...SquarePants!
"SpongeBob ScaredyPants"
- Mr. Krabs: Hope you're not too scared to come to me party tonight, SpongeBob ScaredyPants!
- All right, boils and ghouls, you ready?
- Yeah!
- Well...! Who lives near a graveyard under the sea?
- SpongeBob ScaredyPants!
- Absorbent and yellow and spooky is he!
- SpongeBob ScaredyPants!
- If nautical chills be something you wish?
- SpongeBob ScaredyPants!
- Then scream your gills out and flop like a fish!
- SpongeBob ScaredyPants!
- SpongeBob.... ScaredyPants,
- SpongeBob.... ScaredyPants,
- SpongeBob.... ScaredyPants,
- SpongeBob.... ScaredyPants!
- [playing quickly] SpongeBob ScaredyPants! SpongeBob ScaredyPants! SpongeBob ScaredyPants! SpongeBob ScaredyPants!
- Squidward: You're killing me, SpongeBob. You really are.
"What Ever Happened to SpongeBob?" version
- Painty: Are you ready, kids?
- Kids: Aye-aye, Captain.
- Painty: I can't hear you!
- Kids: AYE-AYE, CAPTAIN!
- Painty: Ohhhhhhhh...!
- Painty: Who lives in a pineapple under the sea?
- Kids: WHOBOB WHATPANTS!
- Painty: Absorbent and yellow and porous is he?
- Kids: WHOBOB WHATPANTS!
- Painty: If nautical nonsense be something you wish,
- Kids: WHOBOB WHATPANTS!
- Painty: Then drop on the deck and flop like a fish!
- Kids: WHOBOB WHATPANTS!
- Painty and Kids: WHOBOB WHATPANTS! WHOBOB WHATPANTS! WHOBOB WHATPANTS!
- Painty: WhoBooob... WhatPaaaaaaants! A-ha-ha-ha-ha!
[SpongeBob plays his nose like a flute. We hear the seagulls heard at the start and the episode starts]
"Truth or Square" version
- Painty: Are you ready, kids?
- Kids: Aye-aye, Captain.
- Painty: I can't hear you!
- Kids: AYE-AYE, CAPTAIN!
- Painty: Ha-ha-ha! Who lives in a pineapple under the sea?
- Kids: SpongeBob SquarePants!
- Painty: Absorbent and yellow and porous is he?
- Kids: SpongeBob SquarePants!
- Painty: Now, if nautical nonsense be something you wish,
- Kids: SpongeBob SquarePants!
- Painty: Then drop on the deck and flop like a fish!
- Kids: SpongeBob SquarePants!
- Painty: Oh!
- Painty and Kids: SpongeBob! (SQUAREPANTS!) Come on. SpongeBob! (SQUAREPANTS!) Everybody. SpongeBob SquarePants! SpongeBob... SQUAREPANTS!
- Painty: A-ha-ha-haaa!
[SpongeBob plays his nose like a trombone. We hear seagulls and the episode starts]
"Squidward Tentacles," "Patrick Star," and "Eugene Krabs" versions
"Brand New Premieres" version (advertisement)
- Painty: Ohhhhhhhh......!
- Painty: Who's kicking off summer with brand new premieres?
- Kids: SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS!
- Painty: You'll be laughing so hard, you'll end up in tears!
- Kids: SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS!
- Painty: You won't be believin' what SpongeBob will do!
- Kids: SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS!
- Painty: Each Saturday morning, it's brand-spankin' new!
- Kids: SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS!
- Painty and Kids: BRAND NEW SQUAREPANTS! BRAND NEW SQUAREPANTS!
- Kids: Brand neeeew... SquarePaaaaaaants!
- Painty: Don't miss a brand new SpongeBob! Every Saturday morning in June on Nick!
- Gary: Meow.
2012 McDonald's advertisement version
- Announcer: Are you ready, kids?
- Animals and Kids: Yeah!
- Announcer: Who likes to practice karate?
- Animals and Kids: SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS!
- Announcer: And who likes to jellyfish everyday?
- Animals and Kids: SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS!
- Announcer: Here's some milk, now eat some fruit!
- Bird: Fruit, fruit! Milk and fruit!
- Announcer: Now play your nose just like a flute!
- [SpongeBob plays his nose flute while the kids are going "toot"]
- Everyone: SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS! SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS!
"It's a SpongeBob Christmas!" version
- Painty: Ready for Christmas, kids?
- Kids: Aye-aye, Captain.
- Painty: I can't hear you!
- Kids: AYE-AYE, CAPTAIN!
- Painty: Ohhhhhhhh......!
- Kids: Who lives in a pineapple under the sea?
- SpongeBob SquarePants!
- Kids: Absorbent and yellow and porous is he?
- SpongeBob SquarePants!
- Kids: If nautical nonsense be something you wish?
- SpongeBob SquarePants!
- Kids: Then drop on the deck and flop like a fish!
- SpongeBob SquarePants!
- Kids: Fa la la la la la la la la! Fa la la la la la la la la! Fa la la la la la la la la! SpongeBob SquarePants! Fa la la la la la la, Christmas!
Literal Version
A literal version (describing what goes on in the video) was made as a Nickelodeon commercial. It goes as such:
- Painty: My mouth looks weird!
- Kids: Sure does, Captain!
- Painty: I can't hear you!
- Kids: WE'RE YELLING, CAPTAIN!
- Painty: Dooooown...
- Painty: Here is a pineapple, where are the shells?
- Kids: Here comes a man hand!
- Painty: Taking a bath so he no longer smells!
- Kids: Bubble title!
- Painty: Multiple SpongeBobs on multiple ships...
- Kids: Here's the title again!
- Painty: What's with this fish? And what's with his lips?
- Kids: Let's try a tiki title!
- Painty: That looks painful! Lots of spinning! Must be dizzy! SpongeBob loses his pants...! There they are! Sometimes his nose sounds like a flute!
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water Version
- Burger Beard: Are you ready, kids?
- Seagulls: Aye-aye, Captain.
- Burger Beard: Uh, What did you say? There's sand in my ears and I can't hear you.
- Seagulls: Aye-aye, Captain.
- Burger Beard: Ohhhhhhh.........!
- (Scene switches to cartoon and Burger Beard becomes Painty the Pirate)
- Painty: Who lives in a pineapple under the sea?
- Seagulls: SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS!
- Painty: Absorbent and yellow and porous is he?
- Seagulls: SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS!
- Painty: If nautical nonsense is something you wish,
- Seagulls: SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS!
- Painty: Then drop on the deck and flop like a fish!
- Seagulls: SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS!
- Painty: Ready?
- All: SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS! (Bubbles: Stop it!)
- SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS! (Bubbles: That's enough!)
- SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS! (Bubbles: Silence!)
- [Rap Battle is sung]
- Painty and Seagulls: SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS!
- SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS!
- SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS!
- SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS!
SpongeBob Anthem Music Video
Karaoke version
Nick Stars vs. Nick Noises
International versions
"Unreal Estate" versions
In "Unreal Estate," three different parodies of the theme song play as SpongeBob and Squidward go house hunting.
Banana house
- Painty: Ohhhhhhhh, who lives in a banana under the sea?
- Kids: SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS!
- SpongeBob: [slips on a banana upon opening the door]
Hot pepper house
- Painty: Ohhhhhhhhhhhhh, who lives in a hot pepper under the sea?
- Kids: SPONGEBOB! SQUAREPANTS!
- SpongeBob: [screams as he's on fire while Hans puts him out with an extinguisher]
Chicken parmesan hero house
- Painty: Ohhhhhh, who lives in a chicken parmesan hero under the sea?
- Kids: SPONGEBOB! SQUAREPANTS!
- SpongeBob: [opens his door to Hans poking his large belly] He he!
"The Legend of Boo-Kini Bottom" version
Uses the same exact footage as the "Truth or Square" version, with the exception of Painty the Pirate and Bikini Atoll.
- Painty: Are you ready, kids? [Seagulls sounds can be heard in the background]
- Kids: Aye-aye, Captain!
- Painty: I can't hear you!
- Kids: Aye-aye, Captain!
- Painty: Ohhhhhhhh...! Who lives in a pineapple under the sea?
- Kids: SpongeBob SquarePants!
- Painty: Absorbent and yellow and porous is he?
- Kids: SpongeBob SquarePants!
- Painty: If nautical nonsense be something you wish,
- Kids: SpongeBob SquarePants!
- Painty: Then drop on the deck and flop like a fish!
- Kids: SpongeBob SquarePants!
- Painty: Ready?
- Painty and Kids: SpongeBob SquarePants! SpongeBob SquarePants! SpongeBob SquarePants!
- Painty: SpongeBooob... SquarePaaaaaaants! A-ha-ha-ha-ha!
- [SpongeBob plays his nose like a trombone but it sounds like a flute. We hear seagulls and the episode starts]
April Fools/Rock Version
On a April 1, 2017 airing of "Funny Pants," a rock version of the theme song plays, with differences being that it is foggy, less colored and has cilps from "Krabby Road." The theme returned on a March 31, 2018 airing of "Mimic Madness" and "House Worming."
- Painty: Are you ready, kids? [Seagulls sounds can be heard in the background]
- Kids: Aye-aye, Captain!
- Painty: I can't hear you!
- Kids: Aye-aye, Captain!
- Painty: Ohhhhhhhh...! Who lives in a pineapple under the sea?
- Kids: SpongeBob SquarePants!
- Painty: Absorbent and yellow and porous is he?
- Kids: SpongeBob SquarePants!
- Painty: If nautical nonsense be something you wish,
- Kids: SpongeBob SquarePants!
- Painty: Then drop on the deck and flop like a fish!
- Kids: SpongeBob SquarePants!
- Painty: Ready?
- Painty and Kids: SpongeBob SquarePants! SpongeBob SquarePants! SpongeBob SquarePants!
- Painty: SpongeBooob... SquarePaaaaaaants! A-ha-ha-ha-ha!
Trivia
- Derek Drymon made a comment about the SpongeBob theme song: "Steve's idea was to try to make the most annoying song you can, to—so when Saturday morning, when kids turn the TV on and parents are trying to sleep, you have this pirate screaming in the other room for the kids to jump on the floor."
- The song is based on the sea shanty "Blow the Man Down."
- Captain Maggot of Emilie Autumn's musical group likes to sing this song.
- In the version used for Square Roots version, Avril Lavigne sings it.
- A stop-motion opening with CeeLo Green performing the theme was only seen in "Truth or Square."
- It is later used in "The Legend of Boo-Kini Bottom," but it includes Painty and uses the normal singer.
- "SquidBob TentaclePants" was originally going to have an intro, but later on, it was switched back into the normal theme song.
- In the first movie, it was a real song.
- When SpongeBob plays the trombone in Truth or Square, it was similar to Pinky Dinky Doo when Mr. Guinea Pig played trumpet every time someone was about to say the "Great Big Fancy Word."
- In The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water, when Burger-Beard the Pirate begins reading the story to some talking seagulls, the seagulls begin to sing the theme song, but Burger Beard orders them to stop before they can finish, threatening them with death. In the end of the movie, having accepted defeat, Kyle, a younger seagull, asks him if they can sing it. They put a hat on Burger-Beard and a picture frame around him, and Burger-Beard reluctantly agrees to lead them in singing the song. The scene then becomes animated with Burger-Beard replaced by Painty the Pirate, and audio from the TV version of the theme song is used.
- At the beginning of the movie, when camera localizes the Bikini Atoll, the final notes from the theme song is heard.
- In Atlantis SquarePantis, when Potty calls Patchy by telephone, it can be heard final notes from the theme song as the Patchy ringtone in his mobile.
- In some other countries, the intro footage is different. (Ex: the French version has a bubble of SpongeBob, a face of him and his name in French too)
- In the Albanian, European Spanish, French, Italian, Korean, and Macedonian versions, it uses footage in which no text is to be seen.
- After Season 1, the animation in Season 2 was changed to digital ink and paint. Despite the transition to HD in Season 9, the song remained cel animated and in standard definition until the episode "Lame and Fortune." Starting with that episode, there was a new theme song in high definition.
- On August 5, 2015, in tweets by Vincent Waller on Twitter, it was confirmed that a 16:9 HDTV/widescreen version of the theme song was in the works.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10]
- On June 30, 2016, in a tweet by Vincent Waller, it was confirmed that the 16:9 HDTV/widescreen version of the theme song has been finished and was set to be publicly released in July 2016.[11][12][13][14]
- On July 9, 2016, the 16:9 version of the theme song premiered during an airing of Eek, an Urchin! and is now used on all widescreen episodes. The 4:3 intro is still used on pre-season 9 episodes.[15]
- There are at least six production images featured in the protective case of The SpongeBob SquarePants Experience: A Deep Dive into the World of Bikini Bottom.
- The theme song has been very popular when reversed as many have found the lyrics showing it has inappropriate lyrics in reverse.
- This song become a meme.
- Painty's first lines were lines that Stephen Hillenburg had to say to kids when he worked as a fake sailor at the Orange County Marine Institute. However, Hillenburg said, "ye," instead of "you."[16]
- In "Sanitation Insanity", SpongeBob's holes whistle the last notes of the theme song.
- In "Old Man Patrick", SpongeBob sang the opening part of the theme song.
Gallery
Production images
References
- ^ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0206512/fullcredits/
- ^ https://twitter.com/VincentWaller72/status/629139502372552704
- ^ https://twitter.com/VincentWaller72/status/669707610614992896
- ^ https://twitter.com/VincentWaller72/status/692966804122136576
- ^ https://twitter.com/VincentWaller72/status/694965693343617025
- ^ https://twitter.com/VincentWaller72/status/699617315843756033
- ^ https://twitter.com/VincentWaller72/status/708303171739734016
- ^ https://twitter.com/VincentWaller72/status/722973856277786626
- ^ https://twitter.com/VincentWaller72/status/722984381325811713
- ^ https://twitter.com/VincentWaller72/status/745817100254515201
- ^ https://twitter.com/VincentWaller72/status/748675646373531648
- ^ https://twitter.com/VincentWaller72/status/748677538147274752
- ^ https://twitter.com/VincentWaller72/status/748680944593231873
- ^ https://twitter.com/VincentWaller72/status/750342071043575810
- ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9MYMjpsP3M
- ^ The SpongeBob SquarePants Experience: A Deep Dive into the World of Bikini Bottom