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This article is about the show.If you want to see the title character click [[SpongeBob SquarePants (character)]]
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! colspan="2" |  '''SpongeBob SquarePants'''
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| '''Species:''' || Sea Sponge
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| '''Gender:''' || Male
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| '''Address:''' || 124 Conch Street [[Bikini Bottom]] Pacific Ocean
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| '''Color:''' || Yellow with green holes
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| '''Eye Color:''' || Blue
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| '''Favorite Color:''' || Beige
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| '''Height:''' ||  4 Inches
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| '''Weight:''' || 1 ounce
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| '''Ancestors:''' ||
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*[[SpongeGar]]
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*[[Primate Sponge]]
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*[[SpongeBuck SquarePants]]
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| '''Decendants''' ||
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*[[SpongeTron]]
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*[[SpongeBob's Grandson]]
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| '''Family:''' ||
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*Uncle [[Sherm SquarePants]]
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*[[Grandma SquarePants]]
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*[[Grandpa SquarePants]]
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*[[Mother SquarePants]]
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*[[Father SquarePants]]
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*[[Uncle Cap'n Blue SquarePants]]
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*[[Todd SquarePants]] 
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*[[Cousin BlackJack SquarePants]]
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*[[Cousin Stanley S. SquarePants]]
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| '''Friends:''' ||
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*[[Patrick Star|Patrick]] (many times enemy)
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*[[Squidward Tentacles|Squidward]] (To his dismay)
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*[[Sandy Cheeks|Sandy]]
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*[[Dennis]] (his friend from elementary)
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*[[Fred]] (another friend from elementary)
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*[[Tom]]
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*[[Scooter]]
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*[[Gary the Snail|Gary]] (pet)
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*[[Eugene H. Krabs|Mr. Krabs]] (boss)
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*[[Wormy (Character)|Wormy]] (till butterfly)
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*[[Spat]] (His Spatula) (assistant at [[Krusty Krab]])
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*[[Larry the Lobster]]
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*[[Bubble Buddy]] (left him)
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*[[Sheldon J. Plankton|Plankton]] (Shortly in the episode [[F.U.N. (Episode)|F.U.N.]])
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*[[Chip]], [[Penny]] and [[Used Napkin]] (Chip was eaten by Gary)
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*[[Tony Fast Jr.]] (enemy at the end of the episode)
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| '''Enemies''' ||
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*[[Sheldon J. Plankton|Plankton]](rival)
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*[[Bubble Bass]] ([[Pickles]] & [[F.U.N.]])
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*[[Flats the Flounder]] ([[The Bully (Episode)|The Bully]] & [[Sandy's Rocket (Episode)|Sandy's Rocket]])
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*[[Man Ray]]
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*[[Dirty Bubble]] (but somewhat his favorite villain)
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*[[Jack M. Crazyfish]] (Becomes a friend)
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*[[Master Udon|Udon]]
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| '''Occupations''' ||
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*Krabby Patty Fry Cook at the [[Krusty Krab]] 1999 - present
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*Waiter at the Krusty Krab 1999 - present [[Squilliam Returns (Episode)|Squilliam Returns (48b)]], [[Enemy In-Law (Episode)|Enemy In-Law (67b)]]
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*Manager of [[The Krusty Krab 2]] ([[The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie|The Movie]])
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*Employee of the [[Krabby O Mondays]]
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*Bikini Bottom Hall Monitor
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*Goo Lagoon Lifeguard [[SpongeGuard on Duty (Episode)|SpongeGuard on Duty (41b)]]
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*Creator and short term owner of the ''Pretty Patties'' Store then became owner of the Krusty Krab ([[Patty Hype (Episode)|Patty Hype (25b)]])
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*[[Bubblestand (Episode)|Bubblestand (2a)]] Teacher
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*Cashier on [[Squid's Day Off]]
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*The Part-Time Cashier ([[Stanley S. SquarePants (Episode)|Stanley S. SquarePants]])
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| '''Boss:''' ||
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*[[Eugene H. Krabs|Mr. Krabs]]
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*[[Sheldon J. Plankton|Plankton]] in episodes [[Welcome to the Chum Bucket (Episode)|Welcome to the Chum Bucket]] and [[The Algae's Always Greener (Episode)|The Algae's Always Greener]]
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*[[Carl]] in episode [[Selling Out (Episode)|Selling Out]]
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| '''Interests:''' || [[Karate]], [[Bubble Blowing]], Flipping Patties, Music, Dancing and [[Jellyfish#Jellyfishing as a Sport|Jellyfishing]]
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| '''Heroes''' ||
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*[[Mermaid Man]] and [[Barnacle Boy]]
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| '''Awards:''' || Hundreds of Awards and 74 [[Good Noodle Board|Good Noodle]] Stars
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| '''Voiced By''' || [[Tom Kenny]]
  
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SpongeBob SquarePants is an Emmy-nominated American animated television 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 as one of the greatest television shows of all time.
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Although its original network is Nickelodeon, SpongeBob is now broadcast across the world. It was created by former marine biologist and animator, Stephen Hillenburg, and is produced through his production company, United Plankton Pictures, Inc. SpongeBob has also appeared on sister network MTV2 for a short time in 2006.
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''This article is about the character. For the show, click'' [[SpongeBob SquarePants (TV Show)|here]]
  
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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 pilot episode first aired in the United States 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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'''SpongeBob SquarePants''' is the main character of the [[Nickelodeon]] animated series SpongeBob SquarePants. He was designed by marine biologist and animator [[Stephen Hillenburg]] and is voiced by [[Tom Kenny]].
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== Setting ==
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SpongeBob SquarePants is a sponge who lives in a pineapple under the sea, while his octupus 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 despair....
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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. Sandy and SpongeBob were fighting on a tall structure called the Sea Needle, referring 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 the Baywatch scene was just a reference to his favorite show of all time.
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== Appearance and characteristics ==
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SpongeBob is a porous, yellow sponge with square pants, hence the name SpongeBob SquarePants. He has large blue eyes, each with three eyelashes, and two prominent front teeth. He also has three freckles on each cheek and dimples. He wears a white shirt with a red tie, brown trousers held up by a black belt and black shoes. He usually replaces the red tie for a bow tie for special occasions. SpongeBob has a very distinctive and high-pitched laugh.
  
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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.
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SpongeBob is a sea sponge, like his parents, but he is drawn to resemble a kitchen sponge. It is said that this because Hillenburg found this design to be more amusing. Although in several episodes he is shown to have a spine, he is extremely flexible and can bend in all directions. He can also absorb large amounts of water due to his porous body.
  
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SpongeBob, who is absorbent, yellow, and porous, works as a fry cook at the [[Krusty Krab]], a fast-food restaurant, with Squidward as the cashier. The Krusty Krab is owned by Eugene H. Krabs (Mr. Krabs). Sheldon J. Plankton (commonly referred to as "Plankton") is Mr. 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.
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SpongeBob was based on Hillenburg's first sponge kid, Bob the Sponge, who was the main star of the comic The Intertidal Zone. Bob the Sponge looked round, wears sunglasses,and looked extremely different from SpongeBob. Hillenburg shows the true birth of SpongeBob in an audio commentary special feature in Disc 3 in the SpongeBob SquarePants [[The Complete 1st Season]] Box Set. Also, the Intertidal Zone was starred with Rocky the Shrimp. Hillenburg reveals the creation of SpongeBob.
  
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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. Sandy has a Texas accent and is also from there. When not inside her tree-dome, she wears an astronaut-like suit. Sandy, just like a normal squirrel, hibernates once a year, as seen in a few episodes such as Prehibernation Week and Survival of the Idiots. She secretly loves SpongeBob as much as SpongeBob loves her.
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SpongeBob was born on July 14, 1982. He is cheerful, good-natured and always happy to help anyone. He is kind to everyone and is determined to be friends with those around him. When it comes to doing a job SpongeBob completes it to the best of his ability, and gets extremely upset with himself if he fails to do something right. He is generally a happy-go-lucky character and is friendly to everyone. He is 30 years old which makes him a young adult but he and [[Patrick Star|Patrick]] still show immaturity of young boys.
  
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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 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.
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SpongeBob lives in a [[SpongeBob's House|Pineapple House]] in the town of [[Bikini Bottom]], with his pet snail [[Gary the snail|Gary]]. Next-door to him is [[Squidward Tentacles]], who lives in an Easter Island head house. SpongeBob considers him very close friend, although this isn't mutual. Next-door to Squidward is [[Patrick Star]], SpongeBob's very best friend, who lives under a rock.
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== Characters ==
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*[[SpongeBob SquarePants]] — A very friendly and funny sponge that loves jellyfishing. He works at the Krusty Krab as the fry-cook.
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*[[Patrick Star]] — SpongeBob's best friend, a dimwitted, pink starfish.
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*[[Sandy Cheeks]] — A clever Texas squirrel that has to wear an oxygen tank to breathe underwater. SpongeBob has a crush on her.
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*[[Eugene H. 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.
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*[[Pearl Krabs]] — Mr. Krabs's 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.
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*[[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.
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*[[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.
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*[[Sheldon J. Plankton]] - A small plankton who is Mr. Krabs arch rival. He intends on getting the secret Krabby Patty formula and putting the Krusty Krab out of business.
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*[[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.
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*[[Mermaid Man]] and [[Barnacle Boy]] — Old, retired and foolish superheroes who are adored by Spongebob and Patrick.
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*[[Larry the Lobster]] — Buff, good-looking and well-fit lobster, usually found at Goo Lagoon, Bikini Bottom's local beach.
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*[[Perch Perkins]] - The Bikini Bottom TV Reporter.
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== Popularity ==
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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 garnered as much esteem as higher-rated (and higher-budgeted) shows, such as Rugrats, although when SpongeBob 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. 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. 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. 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.
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== Broad appeal ==
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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 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. Numerous marine biology in-jokes are woven into the show. There are also often complex ironic scenarios that need close attention.
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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.
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SpongeBob and Patrick have many hobbies. They both like [[Goofy Goober]] and spend a lot of time at [[Goofy Goober]]'s Ice Cream Party Boat. SpongeBob and Patrick are both very immature adults, as they enjoy activities that are generally favored by children. As a result, Squidward has a strong dislike for both of them, as he considers himself more sophisticated and mature. SpongeBob sees Squidward as one of his closest friends, despite the fact that Squidward obviously does not share the feeling. This means that Squidward usually bears the brunt of SpongeBob's characteristics and actions, and is particularly annoyed by SpongeBob's laugh. Another very close friend of SpongeBob's is [[Sandy Cheeks]]. They both share a love of [[Karate]], and are often shown trying to better each other by performing various moves. Squidward actually likes SpongeBob in some episodes and SpongeBob is delighted.
  
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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".
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SpongeBob is said to be an adult, but he has a very childlike manner he is not ashamed to enjoy things generally associated with younger children, such as cartoons and homemade cookies. He is not good at discerning sarcasm from sincerity, and, at times, is very literal-minded, which can lead to disaster for those around him. Despite these traits, his lightweight appearance, and his lack of physical strength, SpongeBob considers himself very mature, and has attempted – and failed – to prove his "manliness" on many occasions.
  
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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. British rock singer David Bowie announced that he will be a special guest on the SpongeBob SquarePants episode Atlantis SquarePantis airing November 12, 2007.
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SpongeBob has a career as a fry cook at the [[Krusty Krab]] restaurant. In spite of his meager salary (he once claimed that he is forced to pay his own boss) and the restaurant's poor working conditions, he is very proud of his trade. He is highly skilled at his job, and has won the Employee of the Month award hundreds of times. SpongeBob is always determined to please his boss, [[Eugene H. Krabs]], who sometimes grows weary of SpongeBob's continuous enthusiasm. However, he is favored by Mr Krabs, because he is hard-working, and very good at his job guaranteeing Mr Krabs' high income.
  
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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. When the characters arrived at his habitat, he fell down as he proceeded down the red carpet (as Willy Wonka did in Charlie and 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 Wizard of Oz - along with the movie being a musical.
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A running gag in the series is that SpongeBob is incapable of getting his driving license. He has attended [[Mrs. Puff]]'s boating school for many years, and each year manages to fail his driving test. SpongeBob attributes this to nervousness behind the wheel; despite knowing how to drive, he loses his composure when driving, often ending in a car accident.  
  
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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.
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It is also revealed in the episodes [[Big Pink Loser (Episode)|Big Pink Loser]] and [[New Student Starfish (Episode)|New Student Starfish]] that SpongeBob is a very well behaved person and in the episode Big Pink Loser, he has won hundreds awards for being excellent in excellence. In the episode ''New Student Starfish'', SpongeBob has 74 good noodles stars. He also uses [[Sponge Gloss]] in the episode [[Picture Day (Episode)|Picture Day]], which looks like a girly bottle of lip-gloss. He once even became "[[Normal|normal]]" in the episode [[Not Normal (Episode)|Not Normal]] by watching a [[How To Be Normal For Beginners|documentation]] explaining who to be normal.
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As revealed in [[Party Pooper Pants]], his Kindergarten teacher was [[Miss Shell]].
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===SpongeBob's Weaknesses===
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Because SpongeBob is a Sponge, he can absorb or deflect many things. SpongeBob can absorb things like punches or blows, but even SpongeBob has weaknesses:
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* Dehydration, (in the episodes and movies [[Tea at the Treedome (Episode)|Tea at the Treedome]], [[The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie]], [[Squirrel Jokes (Episode)|Squirrel Jokes]] and [[Yours, Mine and Mine (Episode)|Yours, Mine and Mine]])
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* Pepper Spray ([[No Free Rides (Episode)|No Free Rides]])
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* Going into a Perfume Department ([[Shanghaied (Episode)|Shanghaied]])
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* Educational Television ([[No Free Rides (Episode)|No Free Rides]])
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== SpongeBob's Family ==   
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SpongeBob has many relatives that have looks of sea sponges and sink sponges.
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Sea sponges look like round cookies and sink sponges look like the washing sponge material in bathrooms and kitchens.
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*Uncle [[Sherm SquarePants]]                         
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*[[Grandma SquarePants]] 
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*[[Grandpa SquarePants]]
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*[[Mother SquarePants]]
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*[[Father SquarePants]] 
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*[[Uncle Cap'n Blue SquarePants]]   
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*Cousin Todd SquarePants
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*[[Cousin BlackJack SquarePants]]   
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*[[Cousin Stanley S. SquarePants]]
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*[[Primate Sponge]] (ancestor)
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*[[SpongeGar]] (ancestor) 
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[[Image:Aufsichtsperson2.jpg|thumb|250px|right|The ''Hall Monitor!'']]
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==Interests==
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Among his favorite activities besides the one Bubble Blowing and the art [[Karate]] also [[Jellyfish|Jellyfishing]]. In the episode: [[I'm Your Biggest Fanatic]], SpongeBob and [[Patrick Star|Patrick]] went to the [[Bi-Annual Jellyfish Convention]] and saw many of their favourite jellyfish enthusiasts, such as [[Kevin the Sea Cucumber]]. He is a member of the Club of Jellyspotters and [[Mermaid Man]] and [[Barnacle Boy]] Fanclub. They love Jellyfishing so much, SpongeBob, Together with Patrick, he founded the Club SpongeBob with the leader, the [[Magic Conch Shell]], in which both disguised with words communicate, and the Royal Club of good-neighborly Lodge. As said earlier, SpongeBob and Patrick love the Goofy Goober restaurant and they also enjoy watching The '''New''' Adventures Of [[Mermaid Man]] and [[Barnacle Boy]] on TV. He is also interested in Squidward's shirt as seen in: [[The Paper]]. SpongeBob appears to like rock music, as he sang "Ripped pants" in the episode (Vocals & Guitar). In the SpongeBob movie he sang "Goofy goober rock" to destroy bucket-heads. In [[Lights, Camera, Pants!]] SpongeBob plays guitar and has a rock portion in "[[Atlantis SquarePantis]]" . He sings "Sweet Victory" in band geeks, he sings "Oh Baby" when he killed all of the scallops and saved [[Patty]] and was the vocals & acoustic guitar in the campfire song song.
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=== Controversy ===
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The creators of SpongeBob SquarePants have been attacked by some evangelical groups in the US because they see the character SpongeBob as homosexual, ever since the episode Rock-a-Bye-Bivalve, in which [[Patrick Star|Patrick]] and SpongeBob were parenting a baby scallop.
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James Dobson of Focus on the Family accused the makers of a video in which SpongeBob appears with other cartoon characters meant to promote diversity and tolerance as promoting homosexuality. Creator of the character, [[Stephen Hillenburg]], has denied that SpongeBob is gay and has said that he in fact thinks of him as asexual.
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Dobson later clarified his comments by saying his original complaints were not with the video, but with the We Are Family Foundation, who he says make available pro-homosexual material on their website. After the controversy, John H. Thomas, the United Church of Christ's general minister and president said they would welcome SpongeBob into their ministry. He said, "Jesus didn't turn people away. Neither do we." What people do not understand is that it is a joke which kids do not understand so the issue should not be identified as inappropriate.
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===Original Name===
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SpongeBob's original name is [[SpongeBoy]], but that name was already copyrighted, <br>
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it once, when Mr. Krabs said "SpongeBoy me Bob!". It is copyrighted in The Flaming Carrot.
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===In Other Languages===
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While the origins are unclear, these are foreign variants of the name SpongeBob:
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*باب اسفنجی (Bab Esfanji) (Persian)
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*Sünger Bob (Turkish)
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*Спондж Боб (Spondzh Bob) (Bulgarian)
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*SpužvaBob Skockani (Croatian)
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*SvampeBob Firkant (Danish)
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*Μπομπ Σφουγγαράκης Τετραγωνοπαντελονής (Mpomp Spoungarakes Tetragonopantelones) (Greek)
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*Bob Esponja (Spanish)
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*SpongaBobo (Esperanto)
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*Bob l'éponge (Bob the Sponge) (French)
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*네모네모 스펀지 송 (Ne-mo Ne-mo Seupeonji Song) (old Korean)
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*스폰지밥 네모바지 (new Korean)
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*Svampur Sveinsson (Icelandic)
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*SpongeBob SquarePants (about five other countries use this!)
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*スポンジ・ボブ (SuponjiBobu) (Japanese)
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*SvampeBob Firkant (Norwegian)
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*SpongeBob Kanciastoporty (Polish)
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[[Image:S und P baby.JPG|thumb|right|SpongeBob and [[Patrick Star|Patrick]] as babies.]]
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*Bob Esponja Calça Quadrada (Portuguese)
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*Губка Боб Квадратные Штаны (Gubka Bob Kvadratnye Shtany) or simply "Спанч Боб" (Russian)
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*Paavo Pesusieni (Finnish)
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*Spuži Kvadratnik (Slovene)
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*SvampBob Fyrkant (Swedish)
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*海綿寶寶 (Haimian Baobao) (Mandarin)
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*BobSfoge Michnas Meruba (Hebrew)
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*SpongeBob SchwammKopf  (German)
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== Quotes ==
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* "I'm ready!"  (Many Episodes)
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* "Good morning world and all who inhabit it!" ([[Missing Identity (Episode)|Missing Identity]])
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* "Order up!!!" (Any time at work except [[Gone (Episode)|Gone]])
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* "Oops, I GUESS I RIPPED MY PANTS AGAIN" ([[Ripped Pants (Episode)|Ripped Pants]])
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* "Imaaaaaaaginaaaaaaation!" ([[Idiot Box (Episode)|Idiot Box]])
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* "Holy Krabby Patties!" ([[SB-129 (Episode)|SB-129]])
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* "Now it's time to bring it around town!" ([[Bubblestand (Episode)|Bubblestand]])
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* "(says and does something) At night!" ([[Graveyard Shift (Episode)|Graveyard Shift]])
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* "Another day, another dollar/nickel!"
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* "Thank you Bikini Bottom!!"
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* "You'll never guess what I found in my sock this morning! Go ahead, guess!"
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* "Goodnight, Gary."
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* "Remember, licking doorknobs is illegal on other planets."
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* "Kare-a-tay!"
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* "Sandy, you may not have noticed, but I is one hundred percent m-male."
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* "What could be better than serving up smiles?"
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* "Barnacles; Dirty barnacles"
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* "It was his hat Mr. Krabs! He was number one!"
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* "A rolling sponge gathers no barnacles."
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* "This was all because of me" ([[The Clash of Triton (Episode)|The Clash of Triton]])
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{{Minor characters}}
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{{Sponges}}
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{{Movie}}
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{{Medieval Bikini Bottom}}
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{{Krusty Krab}}
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{{Criminal}}
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[[es:Bob Esponja Pantalones Cuadrados]]

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SpongeBob SquarePants
Species: Sea Sponge
Gender: Male
Address: 124 Conch Street Bikini Bottom Pacific Ocean
Color: Yellow with green holes
Eye Color: Blue
Favorite Color: Beige
Height: 4 Inches
Weight: 1 ounce
Ancestors:
Decendants
Family:
Friends:
Enemies
Occupations
Boss:
Interests: Karate, Bubble Blowing, Flipping Patties, Music, Dancing and Jellyfishing
Heroes
Awards: Hundreds of Awards and 74 Good Noodle Stars
Voiced By Tom Kenny

This article is about the character. For the show, click here

SpongeBob SquarePants is the main character of the Nickelodeon animated series SpongeBob SquarePants. He was designed by marine biologist and animator Stephen Hillenburg and is voiced by Tom Kenny.

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[edit] Appearance and characteristics

SpongeBob is a porous, yellow sponge with square pants, hence the name SpongeBob SquarePants. He has large blue eyes, each with three eyelashes, and two prominent front teeth. He also has three freckles on each cheek and dimples. He wears a white shirt with a red tie, brown trousers held up by a black belt and black shoes. He usually replaces the red tie for a bow tie for special occasions. SpongeBob has a very distinctive and high-pitched laugh.

SpongeBob is a sea sponge, like his parents, but he is drawn to resemble a kitchen sponge. It is said that this because Hillenburg found this design to be more amusing. Although in several episodes he is shown to have a spine, he is extremely flexible and can bend in all directions. He can also absorb large amounts of water due to his porous body.

SpongeBob was based on Hillenburg's first sponge kid, Bob the Sponge, who was the main star of the comic The Intertidal Zone. Bob the Sponge looked round, wears sunglasses,and looked extremely different from SpongeBob. Hillenburg shows the true birth of SpongeBob in an audio commentary special feature in Disc 3 in the SpongeBob SquarePants The Complete 1st Season Box Set. Also, the Intertidal Zone was starred with Rocky the Shrimp. Hillenburg reveals the creation of SpongeBob.

[edit] Character info

SpongeBob was born on July 14, 1982. He is cheerful, good-natured and always happy to help anyone. He is kind to everyone and is determined to be friends with those around him. When it comes to doing a job SpongeBob completes it to the best of his ability, and gets extremely upset with himself if he fails to do something right. He is generally a happy-go-lucky character and is friendly to everyone. He is 30 years old which makes him a young adult but he and Patrick still show immaturity of young boys.

SpongeBob lives in a Pineapple House in the town of Bikini Bottom, with his pet snail Gary. Next-door to him is Squidward Tentacles, who lives in an Easter Island head house. SpongeBob considers him very close friend, although this isn't mutual. Next-door to Squidward is Patrick Star, SpongeBob's very best friend, who lives under a rock.

SpongeBob and Patrick have many hobbies. They both like Goofy Goober and spend a lot of time at Goofy Goober's Ice Cream Party Boat. SpongeBob and Patrick are both very immature adults, as they enjoy activities that are generally favored by children. As a result, Squidward has a strong dislike for both of them, as he considers himself more sophisticated and mature. SpongeBob sees Squidward as one of his closest friends, despite the fact that Squidward obviously does not share the feeling. This means that Squidward usually bears the brunt of SpongeBob's characteristics and actions, and is particularly annoyed by SpongeBob's laugh. Another very close friend of SpongeBob's is Sandy Cheeks. They both share a love of Karate, and are often shown trying to better each other by performing various moves. Squidward actually likes SpongeBob in some episodes and SpongeBob is delighted.

SpongeBob is said to be an adult, but he has a very childlike manner he is not ashamed to enjoy things generally associated with younger children, such as cartoons and homemade cookies. He is not good at discerning sarcasm from sincerity, and, at times, is very literal-minded, which can lead to disaster for those around him. Despite these traits, his lightweight appearance, and his lack of physical strength, SpongeBob considers himself very mature, and has attempted – and failed – to prove his "manliness" on many occasions.

SpongeBob has a career as a fry cook at the Krusty Krab restaurant. In spite of his meager salary (he once claimed that he is forced to pay his own boss) and the restaurant's poor working conditions, he is very proud of his trade. He is highly skilled at his job, and has won the Employee of the Month award hundreds of times. SpongeBob is always determined to please his boss, Eugene H. Krabs, who sometimes grows weary of SpongeBob's continuous enthusiasm. However, he is favored by Mr Krabs, because he is hard-working, and very good at his job guaranteeing Mr Krabs' high income.

A running gag in the series is that SpongeBob is incapable of getting his driving license. He has attended Mrs. Puff's boating school for many years, and each year manages to fail his driving test. SpongeBob attributes this to nervousness behind the wheel; despite knowing how to drive, he loses his composure when driving, often ending in a car accident.

It is also revealed in the episodes Big Pink Loser and New Student Starfish that SpongeBob is a very well behaved person and in the episode Big Pink Loser, he has won hundreds awards for being excellent in excellence. In the episode New Student Starfish, SpongeBob has 74 good noodles stars. He also uses Sponge Gloss in the episode Picture Day, which looks like a girly bottle of lip-gloss. He once even became "normal" in the episode Not Normal by watching a documentation explaining who to be normal.

As revealed in Party Pooper Pants, his Kindergarten teacher was Miss Shell.

[edit] SpongeBob's Weaknesses

Because SpongeBob is a Sponge, he can absorb or deflect many things. SpongeBob can absorb things like punches or blows, but even SpongeBob has weaknesses:

[edit] SpongeBob's Family

SpongeBob has many relatives that have looks of sea sponges and sink sponges. Sea sponges look like round cookies and sink sponges look like the washing sponge material in bathrooms and kitchens.

The Hall Monitor!

[edit] Interests

Among his favorite activities besides the one Bubble Blowing and the art Karate also Jellyfishing. In the episode: I'm Your Biggest Fanatic, SpongeBob and Patrick went to the Bi-Annual Jellyfish Convention and saw many of their favourite jellyfish enthusiasts, such as Kevin the Sea Cucumber. He is a member of the Club of Jellyspotters and Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy Fanclub. They love Jellyfishing so much, SpongeBob, Together with Patrick, he founded the Club SpongeBob with the leader, the Magic Conch Shell, in which both disguised with words communicate, and the Royal Club of good-neighborly Lodge. As said earlier, SpongeBob and Patrick love the Goofy Goober restaurant and they also enjoy watching The New Adventures Of Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy on TV. He is also interested in Squidward's shirt as seen in: The Paper. SpongeBob appears to like rock music, as he sang "Ripped pants" in the episode (Vocals & Guitar). In the SpongeBob movie he sang "Goofy goober rock" to destroy bucket-heads. In Lights, Camera, Pants! SpongeBob plays guitar and has a rock portion in "Atlantis SquarePantis" . He sings "Sweet Victory" in band geeks, he sings "Oh Baby" when he killed all of the scallops and saved Patty and was the vocals & acoustic guitar in the campfire song song.

[edit] Other

[edit] Controversy

The creators of SpongeBob SquarePants have been attacked by some evangelical groups in the US because they see the character SpongeBob as homosexual, ever since the episode Rock-a-Bye-Bivalve, in which Patrick and SpongeBob were parenting a baby scallop.

James Dobson of Focus on the Family accused the makers of a video in which SpongeBob appears with other cartoon characters meant to promote diversity and tolerance as promoting homosexuality. Creator of the character, Stephen Hillenburg, has denied that SpongeBob is gay and has said that he in fact thinks of him as asexual.

Dobson later clarified his comments by saying his original complaints were not with the video, but with the We Are Family Foundation, who he says make available pro-homosexual material on their website. After the controversy, John H. Thomas, the United Church of Christ's general minister and president said they would welcome SpongeBob into their ministry. He said, "Jesus didn't turn people away. Neither do we." What people do not understand is that it is a joke which kids do not understand so the issue should not be identified as inappropriate.

[edit] Original Name

SpongeBob's original name is SpongeBoy, but that name was already copyrighted,
But Hillenburg referenced it once, when Mr. Krabs said "SpongeBoy me Bob!". It is copyrighted in The Flaming Carrot.

[edit] In Other Languages

While the origins are unclear, these are foreign variants of the name SpongeBob:

  • باب اسفنجی (Bab Esfanji) (Persian)
  • Sünger Bob (Turkish)
  • Спондж Боб (Spondzh Bob) (Bulgarian)
  • SpužvaBob Skockani (Croatian)
  • SvampeBob Firkant (Danish)
  • Μπομπ Σφουγγαράκης Τετραγωνοπαντελονής (Mpomp Spoungarakes Tetragonopantelones) (Greek)
  • Bob Esponja (Spanish)
  • SpongaBobo (Esperanto)
  • Bob l'éponge (Bob the Sponge) (French)
  • 네모네모 스펀지 송 (Ne-mo Ne-mo Seupeonji Song) (old Korean)
  • 스폰지밥 네모바지 (new Korean)
  • Svampur Sveinsson (Icelandic)
  • SpongeBob SquarePants (about five other countries use this!)
  • スポンジ・ボブ (SuponjiBobu) (Japanese)
  • SvampeBob Firkant (Norwegian)
  • SpongeBob Kanciastoporty (Polish)
SpongeBob and Patrick as babies.
  • Bob Esponja Calça Quadrada (Portuguese)
  • Губка Боб Квадратные Штаны (Gubka Bob Kvadratnye Shtany) or simply "Спанч Боб" (Russian)
  • Paavo Pesusieni (Finnish)
  • Spuži Kvadratnik (Slovene)
  • SvampBob Fyrkant (Swedish)
  • 海綿寶寶 (Haimian Baobao) (Mandarin)
  • BobSfoge Michnas Meruba (Hebrew)
  • SpongeBob SchwammKopf (German)

[edit] Quotes

  • "I'm ready!" (Many Episodes)
  • "Good morning world and all who inhabit it!" (Missing Identity)
  • "Order up!!!" (Any time at work except Gone)
  • "Oops, I GUESS I RIPPED MY PANTS AGAIN" (Ripped Pants)
  • "Imaaaaaaaginaaaaaaation!" (Idiot Box)
  • "Holy Krabby Patties!" (SB-129)
  • "Now it's time to bring it around town!" (Bubblestand)
  • "(says and does something) At night!" (Graveyard Shift)
  • "Another day, another dollar/nickel!"
  • "Thank you Bikini Bottom!!"
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  • "You'll never guess what I found in my sock this morning! Go ahead, guess!"
  • "Goodnight, Gary."
  • "Remember, licking doorknobs is illegal on other planets."
  • "Kare-a-tay!"
  • "Sandy, you may not have noticed, but I is one hundred percent m-male."
  • "What could be better than serving up smiles?"
  • "Barnacles; Dirty barnacles"
  • "It was his hat Mr. Krabs! He was number one!"
  • "A rolling sponge gathers no barnacles."
  • "This was all because of me" (The Clash of Triton)
  Main characters  
SpongeBob SquarePants • Patrick Star • Squidward Tentacles • Eugene H. Krabs • Sandy Cheeks • Gary the Snail • Sheldon J. Plankton
Sponges
BlackJack SquarePants • Cap'n Blue SquarePants • Girly TeenGirl • Grandma SquarePants • Grandpa SquarePants • Margaret SquarePants • Harold SquarePants • Primate Sponge • Sherm SquarePants • SpongeBob's Grandson • SpongeBob SquarePants • SpongeBuck SquarePants • Stanley SquarePants • SpongeGar • SpongeTron • The Drifter • Todd SquarePants
The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie

Characters: David Hasselhoff • Dennis (eliminator) • Cyclops • Goofy Goober • Karen • King Neptune • Mr. Krabs • Patrick Star • Mindy • Sheldon J. Plankton • SpongeBob SquarePants • Gas Station Attendants • Car Stealer
Locations: Krusty Krab 2 • Shell City • Goofy Goober's Ice Cream Party Boat • Thug Tug
Songs: Now That We're Men • Goofy Goober Rock • The Best Day Ever • The Goofy Goober Song • Under My Rock

Dunces and Dragons

Characters: SpongeBob • Patrick • Maurice • Maurice's Wife • Leech (Ancestor of Gary) • Squidly (Ancestor of Squidward) • Princess Pearl (Ancestor of Pearl) • King Krabs (Ancestor of Mr. Krabs) • Dark Knight (Ancestor of Sandy) • Planktonamor (Ancestor of Plankton) • Dragon Jellyfish (Ancestor of Jellyfish King) • Black Smith
Locations: Ye Olde Folks Home • Medieval Moments • Ye Olde Bowling Alley • Blacksmith
Songs: Squidly's Songs
Food: Mutton

The Krusty Krab

Owner: Eugene H. Krabs

Major Employees: SpongeBob SquarePants • Squidward Tentacles • Cashy

Minor Employees: Jim • Patrick Star • Patricia • Sandy Cheeks • Pearl Krabs • Gary the Snail • Carl • Stanley SquarePants • Not SpongeBob • Pirates (Grandpappy the Pirate)

Variations: Krusty Kantina • 5 Star Krusty Krab • Krabby O Mondays • The Kuddly Krab • The Krusty Sponge • Krusty Towers • The Krusty Krab 2

Machines: Trash Chute • Dishwasher • Cashy • Krusty Krab's TV • DJ System • Patty Gadget • Pinch-o-Matic • Ice Machine • Printing Press

Food: Krabby Patty • Coral Bits • Kiddie Meal • Pipsqueak Patty • Krusty Dog • Kelp Fries • Monster Krabby Patty • Krusty Krab Pizza • Jim Patty • Krusty Kids Meal • Patty • Chopper Burger • Nasty Patty • Krabby Patty Ice Statue • Kelp Rings • Frozen Krabby Patty

Other: Krusty Krab Key • Krusty Krab Stand • Krusty Krab Playset • The Customers Of The Krusty Krab • Krusty Krab Industries Labor Agreement • Krusty Krab's Videoroom • Krusty Krab's Air Vents • Patty Pal • Eugene Krabs Memorial Wishing Well • Drive-thru • SpongeBob's Annual Employee Report Card • Bonnet from Krusty Krab • Patty Vault • Utensil Stand • Krabby Kronicle • Krabby Land Park

  Bikini Bottom Criminals  
Mrs. Puff • SpongeBob • Criminal • Plankton
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