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SpongeBob SquarePants is an American animated television series and media franchise. It is
one of Nickelodeon's "Nicktoons". Although its original network is Nickelodeon, it is
broadcast across the world (see International Following for more details). It was created by
marine biologist and animator Stephen Hillenburg, and is produced through his production
company, United Plankton Pictures Inc. Most episodes of the comedy, set in the Pacific Ocean, takes place in the city of Bikini Bottom and 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 24, 1999 with the second
episode, "Bubblestand/Ripped Pants".The main character, SpongeBob SquarePants, is a
sponge who lives in a pineapple under the sea, while his octopus neighbor Squidward Tentacles lives in an Easter Island head. His other neighbor and best friend (on the other side of
Squidward), is a pink starfish named Patrick Star, who lives under a rock. Squidward often
gets annoyed when SpongeBob and Patrick bother him.
SpongeBob's house-pet is a snail named Gary, whose "meow" is similar to a housecat.
Although Gary (maow) 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, and producing delicious "jelly",
mocking the name "jellyfish", while still referencing a bee's honey. The jellyfish are also
collected and appreciated like butterflies, as shown in the episode Jellyfishing. Jellyfishing
(using a net to catch jellyfish) is one of SpongeBob's favorite hobbies. Fish, as a rule, are not
important characters, but are common in the community.
SpongeBob works at the Krusty Krab, a fast-food restaurant, as a fry cook with Squidward
Tentacles who is a cashier. The Krusty Krab is owned by Mr. Eugene H. Krabs, commonly
referred to as "Mr. Krabs". At the Krusty Krab, Spongebob makes Krabby Patties.

Sheldon J. Plankton (commonly referred to as "Plankton") is Mr. Krabs' arch rival who owns a
low-rank fast-food restaurant called The Chum Bucket, and he spends most of his time
plotting to steal the recipe for Krabs's popular Krabby Patty. Plankton's computer wife,
Karen, alternately helps him in his schemes or bickers with him.

Sandy Cheeks is another friend of SpongeBob. She is a squirrel that lives in an underwater
tree-dome in Bikini Bottom. Sandy has a Texas accent and is from the state itself. When not
inside her tree-dome, she wears a diving suit with a globe helmet to protect her oxygen
environment.
Perch Perkins is the news reporter of Bikini Bottom. He is 35 years old as of Once Bitten. He
is fond of ice cream and news stories.SpongeBob 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 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,[1] while the former attracted a cult following. At the time of
writing, SpongeBob is the most popular cartoon on television, and it was considered to be the
flagship cartoon for Generation Y.[citation needed] The show debuted in 1999, and during
that time, Pokemon was still the biggest craze. SpongeBob did not gain its popularity until
around 2000, and it has remained popular since then. SpongeBob SquarePants is the top TV
series on Nickelodeon.

[edit] Broad appeal

The cartoon is designed to appeal to children as well as adults. 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. 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', jokes most children would not understand.
Instead of cars, the residents of Bikini Bottom drive boats. Once, while out in the wilderness, Patrick questions how they could have a camp fire on the lagoon bottom; the fire is
immediately extinguished with a sizzle. Continuity is not consistent between episodes, however,
as one episode shows that fire can be made underwater. A flurry of bubbles accompanies
actions in many of the episodes, just to remind the viewer that everything is underwater.
SpongeBob is one cartoon in a long line of shows to put in more "adult" references, and has
become so popular with teenagers and adults that the series was broadcasted on MTV and
featured on Spike TV. A quote by Patrick ("It's gonna rock!") 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.
In the episode Krab Borg, SpongeBob makes notice of Mr. Krabs calling his radio player his
"little buddy", with an accent similar to that of Tony Montana, the main character of the movie Scarface.
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.
While 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 more
teen/adult friendly formula that was used in highly successful older Nick cartoons such as Ren
and Stimpy and Rocko's Modern Life, non-human young adults in crazy, unrealistic situations,
with minimal pop culture references.
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, Motorhead 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 legend David Bowie announced that he will be a special guest on a future episode of SpongeBob SquarePants in 2009.[2]

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			SpongeBob SquarePants is an American animated television series and media franchise. It is one of Nickelodeon's "Nicktoons". Although its original network is Nickelodeon, it is broadcast across the world (see International Following for more details). It was created by marine biologist and animator Stephen Hillenburg, and is produced through his production company, United Plankton Pictures Inc. Most episodes of the comedy, set in the Pacific Ocean, takes place in the city of Bikini Bottom and 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 24, 1999 with the second episode, "Bubblestand/Ripped Pants".The main character, SpongeBob SquarePants, is a sponge who lives in a pineapple under the sea, while his octopus neighbor Squidward Tentacles lives in an Easter Island head. His other neighbor and best friend (on the other side of Squidward), is a pink starfish named Patrick Star, who lives under a rock. Squidward often gets annoyed when SpongeBob and Patrick bother him. SpongeBob's house-pet is a snail named Gary, whose "meow" is similar to a housecat. Although Gary (maow) 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, and producing delicious "jelly", mocking the name "jellyfish", while still referencing a bee's honey. The jellyfish are also collected and appreciated like butterflies, as shown in the episode Jellyfishing. Jellyfishing (using a net to catch jellyfish) is one of SpongeBob's favorite hobbies. Fish, as a rule, are not important characters, but are common in the community. SpongeBob works at the Krusty Krab, a fast-food restaurant, as a fry cook with Squidward Tentacles who is a cashier. The Krusty Krab is owned by Mr. Eugene H. Krabs, commonly referred to as "Mr. Krabs". At the Krusty Krab, Spongebob makes Krabby Patties. Sheldon J. Plankton (commonly referred to as "Plankton") is Mr. Krabs' arch rival who owns a low-rank fast-food restaurant called The Chum Bucket, and he spends most of his time plotting to steal the recipe for Krabs's popular Krabby Patty. Plankton's computer wife, Karen, alternately helps him in his schemes or bickers with him. Sandy Cheeks is another friend of SpongeBob. She is a squirrel that lives in an underwater tree-dome in Bikini Bottom. Sandy has a Texas accent and is from the state itself. When not inside her tree-dome, she wears a diving suit with a globe helmet to protect her oxygen environment. Perch Perkins is the news reporter of Bikini Bottom. He is 35 years old as of Once Bitten. He is fond of ice cream and news stories.SpongeBob 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 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,[1] while the former attracted a cult following. At the time of writing, SpongeBob is the most popular cartoon on television, and it was considered to be the flagship cartoon for Generation Y.[citation needed] The show debuted in 1999, and during that time, Pokemon was still the biggest craze. SpongeBob did not gain its popularity until around 2000, and it has remained popular since then. SpongeBob SquarePants is the top TV series on Nickelodeon. [edit] Broad appeal The cartoon is designed to appeal to children as well as adults. 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. 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', jokes most children would not understand. Instead of cars, the residents of Bikini Bottom drive boats. Once, while out in the wilderness, Patrick questions how they could have a camp fire on the lagoon bottom; the fire is immediately extinguished with a sizzle. Continuity is not consistent between episodes, however, as one episode shows that fire can be made underwater. A flurry of bubbles accompanies actions in many of the episodes, just to remind the viewer that everything is underwater. SpongeBob is one cartoon in a long line of shows to put in more "adult" references, and has become so popular with teenagers and adults that the series was broadcasted on MTV and featured on Spike TV. A quote by Patrick ("It's gonna rock!") 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. In the episode Krab Borg, SpongeBob makes notice of Mr. Krabs calling his radio player his "little buddy", with an accent similar to that of Tony Montana, the main character of the movie Scarface. 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. While 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 more teen/adult friendly formula that was used in highly successful older Nick cartoons such as Ren and Stimpy and Rocko's Modern Life, non-human young adults in crazy, unrealistic situations, with minimal pop culture references. 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, Motorhead 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 legend David Bowie announced that he will be a special guest on a future episode of SpongeBob SquarePants in 2009.[2]