SpongeBob SquarePants

SpongeBob SquarePants is a popular cartoon character who stars in Nickelodeon's animated children's show of the same name. The character's likeness also appears often in children's games and on toys.

Fast Facts

1. First airdate: May 1, 1999
2. Created by: Stephen Hillenburg
3. SpongeBob voiced by Tom Kenny
4. Network: Nickelodeon
5. 2004: The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie debuted
6. Show runtime: 30 minutes
7. The SpongeBob SquarePants cartoon special Atlantis SquarePants aired November 12, 2007

Cast

• SpongeBob SquarePants: A friendly but occasionally annoying square sea sponge who wears pants
• Patrick Star: SpongeBob's best friend, the not-so-smart starfish
• Sandy Cheeks: The squirrel scientist from Texas who wears an air helmet and space suit
• Eugene H. Krabs: A crab and owner of the Krusty Crab restaurant; also SpongeBob's boss
• Pearl Krabs: A sperm whale who is the teenage daughter of Mr. Krabs
• Squidward Tentacles: SpongeBob's cranky next-door neighbor and co-worker
• Gary the Snail: SpongeBob's pet snail
• Sheldon J. Plankton: The resident arch-villain

Setting

The sea sponge SpongeBob SquarePants lives in a pineapple under the sea in an underwater city called Bikini Bottom. Bikini Bottom is like any other city with its own airport, bus system and fair park. Bikini Bottom residents drive boats instead of cars and have all the luxuries of living above water, including swimming pools, toilets and showers.

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