SpongeBob SquarePants

SpongeBob SquarePants is an American animated television series created by Stephen Hillenburg for Nickelodeon. The series is about a square yellow sea sponge called SpongeBob SquarePants who lives in the aquatic city of Bikini Bottom with his aquatic friends. The series original held a preview on May 1st, 1999 before officially premiering on July 17th, 1999, and it became Nickelodeon longest running Nicktoon and media franchise.

## SpongeBob SquarePants

### voice actors:

Tom KennyBill FaggerbakkeRodger BumpassClancy BrownCarolyn LawrenceMr.Lawrence

### picture format:

480i, fullscreen (Seasons 1-8)1080i, widescreen (Seasons 9 and beyond)

### run time:

11 minutes (regular)22 mintes (special episodes)

## Animation crew

### **Derek Drymon**

creative director (1999-2004)

developer (2019-present)

## Other Media

### **Movies**

* The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie (2004)
* The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water (2015)
* The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge On the Run (2020/2021)

### **Spin Offs**

* Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years (TBA 2021)
* The Patrick Star Show (TBA)

### **Video Games**

* Revenge of the Flying Dutchman (2002; GameCube, Playstation 2, GameBoy Advance)
* Battle for Bikini Bottom (2003; GameCube, Playstation 2, Xbox, GameBoy Advance, PC)
* The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie Game (2004; GameCube, PS2, Xbox, GameBoy Advance, PC)
* Lights, Camera, Pants! (2005; GameCube, PS2, Xbox, GameBoy Advance, PC)
* Creature from the Krusty Krab (2006; Wii, GameCube, PS2, Nintendo DS, GameBoy Advance)
* SpongeBob's Atlantis SquarePantis (2007; Wii, PS2, Nintendo DS, GameBoy Advance)
* SpongeBob Moves in (2013; iOS)
* SpongeBob's Krusty Cook Off (2020; iOS)
* SpongeBob's Patty Pursuit (2020; Apple Arcade)
* Battle for Bikini Bottom-Rehydrated (2020; Nintendo Switch, PS4, Xbox One, PC)

### **Crossover Games**

* Nicktoons Racing (2000-2003; PS1, PC, GameBoy Advance, GameBoy Color, Arcade)
* Nicktoons Nick Tunes (2001; PC)
* Nickelodeon: Party Blast (2002; GameCube, Xbox, PC)
* Nicktoons Basketball (2004; PC)
* Nicktoons Movin' (2004; Playstation 2)
* Nicktoons: Freeze Frame Frenzy (2004; GameBoy Advance)
* Nicktoons Unite! (2005; Gamecube, Playstation 2, GameBoy Advance, Nintendo DS)
* Nicktoons: Battle for Volcano Island (2006; GameCube, Playstation 2, GameBoy Advance, Nintendo DS)
* Nicktoons: Attack of the ToyBots (2007; Wii, Playstation 2, Nintendo DS)
* SpongeBob SquarePants featuring Nicktoons: Globs of Doom (2008; Wii, Playstation 2, Nintendo DS)
* Nicktoons MLB (2011/2012; Wii, Xbox 360, Nintendo DS, Nintendo 3DS)
* Nickelodeon: Kart Racers (2018; Nintendo Switch, Playstation 4, Xbox One)
* Super Brawl Universe (2018/2019; iOS, Android)
* Nickelodeon: Pixel Town (2019/2020; iOS, Android)
* Nickelodeon: Kart Racers 2- Grand Prix (2020; Nintendo Switch, Playstation 4, Xbox Series X, Xbox One)

## Home Media

### **DVDS, Blu-Rays, and VHS**

The series' very first DVD release was Nautical Nonsense and Sponge Buddies, released on March 12th, 2002.

examples of DVD releases besides Nautical Nonsense and Sponge Buddies:

* Sea Stories
* The Seascape Capers
* Home Sweet Pineapple
* Bikini Bottom Adventures
* 10 Happiest Moments

### **VHS releases**

* Nautical Nonsense
* Sponge Buddies
* Halloween
* Sea Stories
* Bikini Bottom Bash
* Deep Sea Sillies
* The Sponge Who Could Fly
* Anchors Away
* Laugh Your Pants
* Sponge-A-Rama
* Christmas
* The Seascape Capers
* SpongeBob Goes Prehistoric
* SpongeGuard on Duty
* Sponge for Hire
* Home Sweet Pineapple
* Fear of a Krabby Patty
* Absorbing Favorites
* Where's Gary?
* Lost in Time

### **Streaming**

The series was originally available on Netflix from 2011 until 2013 due to Viacom's deal with the service not being renewed.

It was later available on Hulu from 2012 to 2016.

On July 30th, 2020, the entire series was released on CBS All Access (later to be known as Paramount+).