SpongeBob SquarePants (series)

## General information

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**SpongeBob SquarePants** is an American animated comedy television series created by marine science educator and animator Stephen Hillenburg for Nickelodeon. It chronicles the adventures of the title character and his aquatic friends in the fictional underwater city of Bikini Bottom. The fifth-longest-running American animated series, its high popularity has made it a media franchise. It is one of the most popular cartoon series in the world.

## Setting

The series takes place in the fictional city of Bikini Bottom, which is based off the real location of Bikini Atoll. Its citizens are mostly multicolored fish who live in buildings made from ship funnels and use "boatmobiles", which are vehicles the fish use just how humans use cars. Recurring locations within Bikini Bottom include the neighboring houses of SpongeBob, Patrick, and Squidward, two competing restaurants, the Krusty Krab and the Chum Bucket, Mrs. Puff's Boating School, which includes a driving course and a sunken lighthouse, the Treedome, an oxygenated glass enclosure where Sandy lives, Shady Shoals Rest Home, a seagrass meadow called Jellyfish Fields, and Goo Lagoon, a subaqueous brine pool that is a popular beach hangout.

## Characters featured in Plush Show

There are 4 characters from SpongeBob SquarePants featured in Plush Show. Some of them are not directly from the series, and have different names.

   *Main page: SpongeBob SquarePants*

**SpongeBob SquarePants** (born August 6, 1996) is the main protagonist of Plush Show. SpongeBob is currently dating Tiny, which was supposed to be confirmed in Plush Show: Alternate Dimensions, but due to the cast forgetting about that, it was confirmed in Season 1 Episode 26. SpongeBob is also considered one of the "**OG**" characters of the Plush Show. Since his debut is the first episode (Car Problems..).

*Main page: SpongeBoy*

**SpongeBoy SquarePants** is a side character of the Plush Show. He was known as "spongebob's long lost brother" until Plush Show: The Movie when SpongeBob SquarePants realized SpongeBoy wasn't a "long lost brother" of SpongeBob. SpongeBoy used to work for Flex Seal, though he resigned after a year of being an employee.

*Main page: SpongeBall*

**SpongeBall SquarePants** is a side character of the Plush Show. He is not a BFBB reference, sorry Julian. He is the exact same as SpongeBob SquarePants, except, SpongeBall is a sponge *ball*. haha funny! LOLS!

Main page: *Tinybob*

**TinyBob Marie SquarePants** (born March 3, 2023), is a side character and is known for being SpongeBob SquarePants's son. TinyBob was a dimension traveler before he was killed, though that was his only job throughout his entire 1 hour life. TinyBob is the only character in the entire show to have official/canon parents. Yes, SpongeBob SquarePants and Tiny were playing Minecraft during uh uh uh uh the the thing yeah that thing you know when uh the guy was being made yeah mhm I don't wanna say it yeah mhm.

*Main page: Patrick*

**Patrick Star** is a side character of Plush Show first debuting in Plush Show: Beyond the 4th Wall. This guy has quite a bit of backstory even though he was recently introduced.

## Production

According to writer and storyboard artist Luke Brookshier, "SpongeBob is written differently to many television shows." Unlike most of its contemporaries, SpongeBob SquarePants does not use written scripts. Instead, storylines are developed by a team of five outline and premise writers. A two-page outline is then assigned to a team of storyboard directors, who produce a complete rough draft of the storyboard. One of the methods used to assemble storyboards was to use Post-it notes. Most of the dialogue and jokes are added during this stage. Brookshier has likened this process to how cartoons were made "in the early days of animation."

## Trivia

* SpongeBob SquarePants is AGPYT's favorite show.
* SpongeBob SquarePants is the 5th longest running cartoon show in the world.