Spongebob

**SpongeBob SquarePants** (born July 14, 1986[32]) is the main protagonist and eponymous character of the Nickelodeonanimated comedy series of the same name. He was designed by a former marine biologist and animator, Stephen Hillenburg, and is voiced by Tom Kenny.

SpongeBob is a childish, joyful, eccentric sea sponge who lives in a pineapple at 124 Conch Street with his pet snail Gary and pet scallop Shelley in the underwater city of Bikini Bottom. He works as a fry cook at the Krusty Krab, a job in which he is exceptionally skilled. He attends Mrs. Puff's Boating School, though has yet to receive a driver's license due to his inability to drive a boatmobile. SpongeBob lacks a lot of knowledge and is a constant annoyance to those around him, but he is very good-natured and is far more smarter than his best friend Patrick.

He (or some form of him) appears in every episode of the series, beginning with the series' pilot episode "Help Wanted."

## Biography

SpongeBob SquarePants was born on July 14, 1986, to Harold SquarePants and Margaret BubbleBottom.

He lives with his pet snail Gary in a large pineapple-shaped house on 124 Conch Street, Bikini Bottom. His next-door neighbor, Squidward Tentacles, who lives in an Easter Island head, is constantly annoyed by his antics.

SpongeBob is oblivious to this, and believes Squidward to be his friend. Beside Squidward's house is the home of SpongeBob's best friend, Patrick Star, who lives under a rock.

SpongeBob works at the Krusty Krab, Bikini Bottom's most popular restaurant, where he is a fry cook and prepares all food served at the restaurant, most notably Krabby Patties.

The first episode of the series depicts SpongeBob applying for and being hired to this job. He says that it has been his lifelong dream to join the Krusty Crew, and that only now is he "ready." When he applies for the job, Squidward and Mr. Krabs, wanting no part of him, send him on a fool's errand for a "hydro-dynamic spatula with port and starboard attachments and turbo drive." While he is out searching for one, several hundred hungry anchovies arrive and overwhelm Squidward and Mr. Krabs. SpongeBob soon returns, having actually found a hydrodynamic spatula, and saves their lives by feeding the anchovies, showing off his amazing cooking skills in the process.

SpongeBob's house is an orange pineapple with fully furnished windows and doors, and has a gas pipe. When he first moved to Bikini Bottom, he viewed many different houses, but none seemed to his liking. Just as he was about to give up, a pineapple from a boat above the water falls into the sea and lands onto the space that was Squidward's garden where Squidward was still gardening. He loves the house and buys it, leaving Squidward in misery by losing his garden and having SpongeBob living next to him.

SpongeBob is not only extremely good at his job, being able to produce a Krabby Patty within seconds, but has a strong passion and an abnormal love for it; something of a workaholic, he enjoys his job more than any other activity, and is saddened whenever he cannot be at work. He is also obsessed with Krabby Patties themselves; on numerous occasions, he has proclaimed them the best food in the world, and in "Just One Bite" and "Shuffleboarding," he is shocked and horrified to see one thrown away. He is apparently very good at his job because he is the "Vice Assistant General Manager of Certain Things"[33]. He also has been shown making a perfect Krabby Patty on his first try when he was a baby.

SpongeBob's skills as a fry cook could accurately be described as superhuman; in episodes such as "Help Wanted" and "Employee of the Month," he is seen making them at rates of hundreds or even thousands per minute. He has won 374 consecutive Employee of the Month awards at the Krusty Krab. In "Friend or Foe," it is shown that SpongeBob, as an infant, made a perfect patty on his first attempt. In "Neptune's Spatula," he is able to pull the golden spatula from the grease, making him the "chosen one" of King Neptune. In that same episode, it is shown that the burgers made by Neptune himself are horrible compared to SpongeBob's.

While not working, SpongeBob spends much of his time playing with his best friend, Patrick Star. Patrick is childish, moronic, and fun-loving. The two have known each other since their early childhood, and are members of the "Best Friends Forever Club."[34]

Their usual activities include jellyfishing, bubble blowing, and various others. The two's antics are of constant annoyance to their neighbor, Squidward, and he has been repeatedly put into harm's way as a result of their actions. Because of this, he has tried to move away numerous times, but always ends up returning.

Despite Squidward claiming to hate SpongeBob and Patrick, they are completely oblivious to this and believe they are his best friends. Squidward is usually shown to dislike SpongeBob in particular, but nonetheless, the two share a close relationship. In fact, Squidward has hinted that he likes SpongeBob a lot more than he lets on. In "Graveyard Shift," he admits this when he tells SpongeBob, "No matter what I've said, I've always sort of liked you!" Also, in "SB-129," he misses SpongeBob after becoming trapped in a blank dimension.

One of SpongeBob's good friends is a squirrel from Texasnamed Sandy Cheeks, who wears a special suit and helmet to survive underwater. When SpongeBob first met Sandy, she invited SpongeBob to her airtight home, and SpongeBob, not knowing what air is, accepted. After giving into his need to breathe water, SpongeBob and Patrick got bowls of water to wear over their heads from Sandy, which they typically wear whenever they visit the treedome. Sandy enjoys SpongeBob's company (probably more than Patrick's) and they enjoy doing extreme sports together, most notably karate.

SpongeBob's skill in karate is shown to vary considerably between episodes. At times, he equals and even outmatches Sandy in skill, while at other times he is so weak to the point where Sandy can send him flying a considerable distance with a single punch; in "Karate Island," Sandy openly states that her karate skills are better than SpongeBob's by "a country mile."

Another of SpongeBob's friends is Pearl the whale. According to "Bossy Boots," she thinks he is "full of style," "oozes fashion," and most importantly, "is a great pal." Pearl goes to prom with SpongeBob in "The Chaperone." In "Tunnel of Glove," it is revealed that Pearl's classmates think SpongeBob is her boyfriend, and SpongeBob inadvertently supports this by saying "Well, I *am* a boy, and I *am* her friend." The two then go on the Tunnel of Glove ride together.

SpongeBob attends Mrs. Puff's Boating School, where he is taught by his idolized teacher Mrs. Puff. He studies extremely hard for school and knows every answer to the oral exam, but he becomes extremely nervous when actually behind the wheel of a boat, causing him to fail the final exam every time. According to the episode "Mrs. Puff, You're Fired," SpongeBob has failed the exam 1,258,056 times, and is the only creature in the history of the school to fail the test. The book *Class Confusion* implies that SpongeBob may be failing on purpose just so that he can keep being taught by Mrs. Puff forever.

Despite his inability to drive a boatmobile properly, SpongeBob has been shown to be able to drive/ride various other things capably, including a rock, a rocket ship, a sandwich car, and a submarine. SpongeBob claims that he does know how to drive, but simply panics behind the wheel and cannot concentrate. In "Mrs. Puff, You're Fired," SpongeBob receives extremely good training from Mrs. Puff's very tough military-like replacement and learns how to drive capably, but can only do so while blindfolded due to the teacher's strict drills and very specific teaching methods.

## Description

SpongeBob is a sea sponge with a rectangular shape. He is light yellow with a light olive-green outline. In earlier episodes, he is wider near the top and gets skinnier going further down. However, in the more recent episodes, he is more of a regular square shape. SpongeBob has large light blue eyes, a long, slightly curved nose, a large mouth with two prominent front buck teeth, dimples with three freckles on each cheek, and light olive-green pores. In addition, he has three exceptionally wide, exposed, and effeminate eyelashes on each eye, which have sometimes - during close-ups in particular - been shown to be numerous eyelashes akin to a human, which is best prominent in "Tutor Sauce" when he is seen breathing heavily during a close-up. Although rarely seen in the series, he has light yellow hair that goes hand-in-hand with his skin color, as seen on his driver's license and in the episode "The Sponge Who Could Fly." However, in the episode "Krusty Krab Training Video," he instead has a simple strand of black hair.

He typically wears a white shirt with a scarlet-red tie, black leather shoes with white shoelaces, white socks with blue and red stripes, and brown rectangular pants with a black belt. While working at the Krusty Krab, he wears a tall, white hat with a small blue anchor illustration on it as a uniform. SpongeBob usually sleeps in his underwear, and at other times-beginning with season 5-pajamas. However, he occasionally sleeps with his entire outfit on, which was more common in the show's earlier seasons.

Though SpongeBob has always been voiced by Tom Kenny, his voice has changed over the course of the series; his voice is lower than normal in season 1; after the first movie, his voice gets slightly higher-pitched. In season 8, his voice gets lower-pitched once again.

Despite the fact that he's a sea sponge, he has legs and is able to move, just like other sponges in the show. It's pointed out in "I Had an Accident." when he says that he will stay in his house forever, and he shouldn't have even been walking because he's a sponge.

### Health

While SpongeBob is generally lucky in life and healthy, he has on several occasions faced health problems over the course of the series, which are usually caused by his persistent gullibility to fall for antagonists' antics or simply by accident. On a side note, he is an invertebrate and thus lacks bones, making him immune to physical harm; however, this varies greatly by episode, as sometimes SpongeBob is depicted as having bones and thus prone to suffering injuries, while in other episodes, most notably "The Bully," he has none and is, therefore, accepting of his aforementioned injuries. Like most other characters on the show, he has faced many fatal injuries and near-death experiences. However, due to cartoon physics and negative continuity, he sometimes recovers immediately afterward without medical support. Such instances are played for comedy and do not affect the plot, therefore they will be overlooked when taking into account his health. However, SpongeBob has on more than one occasion faced ongoing medical conditions and injuries that have even been the core of the plot.

The first prominent instance of SpongeBob's health interference is in "Tea at the Treedome," where he for the first time enters an air pollution, Sandy's treedome in particular, after having met a new friend, and due to the insufficient amount of water in her house, starts to shrivel up before eventually passing out--along with Patrick--on the ground from hypothermia. Both he and Patrick are subsequently revived by Sandy's new creation, water helmets.

SpongeBob's health interference is also a plot point of "Suds," where he becomes infected by the eponymous disease which gives him a cold and causes him to sneeze pink bubbles through his pores. He caught it from accidentally leaving his freezer open overnight and falling asleep in the kitchen. He is eventually cured by the Purple Doctorfish utilizing a special treatment exclusive to sponges.

Additionally, in "Prehibernation Week," Sandy takes SpongeBob on numerous increasingly dangerous adventures in which they participate in extreme sport games, drastically injuring SpongeBob and taking a toll on his health in the process.

At the end of "Survival of the Idiots," Sandy, having had her fur ripped off by the duo, uses SpongeBob and Patrick's bodies as a replacement; since the two are in her treedome and have no provision of water whatsoever, they nearly die from hypothermia.

In "Squirrel Jokes," SpongeBob suffers from hypothermia yet again upon entrance of Sandy's treedome and is given too much water by her through the provision of a hose, inflating him to the point of taking up the dome's capacity.

In "Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy V," SpongeBob and the rest of IJLSA (The International Justice League of Super Acquaintances) team were left injured and thus hospitalized following their battle with the E.V.I.L. (Every Villain Is Lemons). SpongeBob, in particular, has to use a wheelchair and wear a cast over his head to counteract his injury.

In Krabby Land, he suffered much harm which included having soap in the eye, being beaten up, and being forced to eat beans.

In "I Had an Accident," SpongeBob faces a sandboarding accident in which he severely injures his buttocks and is thereafter sent to the hospital. His injury was nearly fatal as each piece of his buttocks were glued back together and taped, and he would have been permanently subject to the Iron Butt under much worse circumstances.

In *The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie*, SpongeBob and Patrick are kidnapped by the Cyclops and placed on a table above which a lamp sits. Due to the pressure of the lamp's heat, SpongeBob and Patrick start to shrivel up and eventually pass away. However, the tear they shared beforehand finds its way into a power outlet and thus activates the ceiling sprinkler system, thereafter reviving them.

Sometime during the events of "Funny Pants," SpongeBob underwent surgery to have his laugh box transplanted to Squidward out of sympathy for the latter rupturing his own.

In "Krusty Towers," SpongeBob alongside Patrick, Mr. Krabs, and Squidward are sent to the hospital and treated in medical beds following the fatal destruction of the eponymous hotel, which the group was in during the incident.

In "Fungus Among Us," SpongeBob finds a suspicious green substance known as "ick" on his bedroom floor and attempts to clean it up, but fails and as a result, the ick contaminates him and becomes contagious. Due to his unhealthy status, the SWAT Team arrives on the scene at the Krusty Krab and quarantines SpongeBob in a plastic bubble in his house, which is eventually popped due to Patrick's moronic actions. He is cured towards the end of the episode when Gary uses his slime to rid everyone of the ick.

In "The Splinter," SpongeBob trips and falls off of the ceiling of the Krusty Krab kitchen in a failed attempt to retrieve his spatula, therefore falling on the wooden ground and having a splinterlodged into his thumb. He goes to Patrick to seek medical attention; however, due to the latter's unprofessional remedies and overall lack of a medical license, only makes matters worse by hammering it further into his thumb, which not only causes SpongeBob more pain, but also causes his thumb to swell up severely and produce pus. He is finally cured when Mr. Krabs, with his great strength and claws, simply pulls it out, essentially inverting his injury and thus returning him back to normal.

In "A Life in a Day," Patrick's obsession with emulating Larry the Lobster goes to his head and prompts him to bring SpongeBob along to perform the most extreme stunt yet: crashing into Ripper's Reef, an island consisting of stalagmites. The aftermath of this stunt lands the duo along with Larry--who got injured while trying to save them--in the hospital, covered in bandages and wearing casts over their heads.

In "Stuck in the Wringer," SpongeBob gets stuck in his bathroom wringer while trying to rinse himself off and thereby calls Patrick for help; however, instead of helping him, he surrounds the wringer with super glue, impeding his escape. Throughout the episode, SpongeBob uncontrollably moves very clumsily and interferes with the public due to his disorderly condition. His health continues to deteriorate as he is unable to consume food or drink due to the wringer's blockage of his digestive system and gets a black eye at the carnival due to incompatibility with his restraint condition and the rides' pressure. He is cured at the end of the episode when both he and Patrick cry an abundance of tears to dissolve the glue, essentially facilitating his escape from the wringer.

In "The Hot Shot," he gets into a boat accident which leads to him getting injured and being in a body cast at the end of the episode.

## Near-death experiences

*Main article: List of near-death experiences#SpongeBob SquarePants*

SpongeBob's life has most usually been in good luck, except on his boating school driving tests, where he gets himself and others injured or almost injured from his reckless driving. He also is injured from when dared to participate in extreme sport activities, due to his weakness. The following is a list of near-death experiences that SpongeBob has faced.

## Creation and development

Stephen Hillenburg intended to create a series about an over-optimistic sponge who annoys other characters. Hillenburg compared the concept to Laurel and Hardy and Pee-wee Herman. As he drew the character, he decided that a "squeaky-clean square" fits the idea.

The first concept sketch portrayed the character as wearing a red hat with a green base and a white business shirt with a tie. SpongeBob's look gradually progressed to brown pants that were used in the final design. SpongeBob was designed to be a kid-like character who was goofy and optimistic in a style similar to that made famous by Jerry Lewis.[40]

Originally, the character was to be named "SpongeBoy," but the name was already in use. This was discovered after voice acting for the original seven-minute pilot was recorded in 1997. The Nickelodeon legal department discovered that the name was already in use for a mop product.[41] Upon finding this out, Hillenburg decided that the character's given name still had to contain "Sponge" so viewers would not mistake the character for a "Cheese Man." Hillenburg decided to use the name "SpongeBob." He chose "SquarePants" as a family name as it referred to the character's square shape and it had a "nice ring to it."[42] The "Cheese Man" mistake was used three times, CheeseHead was used as SpongeBob's fake first name in "What Ever Happened to SpongeBob?" Nancy Suzy Fish refers to SpongeBob as a "talking cheese" in "Band Geeks."

Although SpongeBob's driver's license says his birth date is July 14, 1986, Hillenburg joked that he is 50 in "sponge years." He explained that SpongeBob actually has no specific age, but that he is old enough to be on his own and still be going to boating school. The decision to have SpongeBob attend a boat driving school was made due to a request from Nickelodeon that the character attends a school.[43]

SpongeBob is voiced by veteran voice actor Tom Kenny. Kenny previously worked with Hillenburg on *Rocko's Modern Life*, and when Hillenburg created *SpongeBob SquarePants*, he approached Kenny to voice the character.[44] Hillenburg used Kenny's and other actors' personalities to help create the personality of SpongeBob.[41]

The voice of SpongeBob was originally used by Kenny for a background character present in a crowd scene in *Rocko's Modern Life.* Kenny forgot the voice initially as he created it only for that single use. Hillenburg, however, remembered it when he was coming up with SpongeBob and used a video clip of the episode to remind Kenny of the voice.[41] Kenny says that SpongeBob's high-pitched laugh was specifically aimed at being unique, stating that they wanted an annoying laugh in the tradition of Popeye and Woody Woodpecker.[45]

In *SpongeBob SquarePants* broadcast in non-English languages, the voice actors dubbing SpongeBob's voice use Tom Kenny's rendition of the character as a starting point, but also add unique elements. For example, the French version has SpongeBob with a slight Daffy Duck-style lisp.[41]

## Reception

Throughout the run of *SpongeBob SquarePants*, the title character has become very popular with both children and adults.

The character's popularity has spread from Nickelodeon's original demographic of two to eleven-year-olds, to teenagers and adults,[47] including college campuses and celebrities such as Sigourney Weaver and Bruce Willis.[48] Salon.com indicates that the unadulterated innocence of SpongeBob is what makes the character so appealing.[49] SpongeBob has also become popular with gay men, despite Stephen Hillenburg saying that none of the characters are homosexual.[50] The character draws fans due to his flamboyant lifestyle and tolerant attitude.[51]

The popularity of SpongeBob translated well into sales figures. In 2002, SpongeBob SquarePants dolls sold at a rate of 75,000 per week, which was faster than Tickle Me Elmo dolls were selling at the time.[40] SpongeBob has gained popularity in Japan, specifically with Japanese women. Parent company Viacom purposefully targeted marketing at women in the country as a method of building the *SpongeBob SquarePants* brand. Skeptics initially doubted that SpongeBob could be popular in Japan as the character's design is very different from already popular designs.

However, not all reception for SpongeBob has been positive. AskMen's *Top 10: Irritating '90s Cartoon Characters* ranked SpongeBob at number four. The publication said that his well-meaning attitude is "extremely annoying."[52]

## Quotes

* *"Today's the big day, Gary!"* —"Help Wanted"

* *"There it is. The finest eating establishment ever established for eating: The Krusty Krab, home of the Krabby Patty, with a Help Wanted sign on the window. I've waited years for this moment. I'm gonna go in there, march straight up to the manager, look at him straight in the eye, lay it on the line, and - I can't do this!"* —"Help Wanted"

* *"Bring it around town. Bring it around town!"* —"Bubblestand"
* *"It's all about finger strength, baby!"* —"Pressure"
* *"Mr. Krabs! I wanna go to bed!"* —"Arrgh!"
* *"Good morning world and all who inhabit it!"* —"Missing Identity"
* *"The most important meal of the day, servin' it up, Gary's way, pop!"* —"Missing Identity"
* *"Kare-a-tay!"* —"Karate Choppers"
* *"Fish paste!"* —"Rock Bottom"
* *"I'm ugly and I'm proud!"* —"Something Smells"
* *"Sandy, you may not have noticed, but I is 100% mam-male."* —"Prehibernation Week"
* *"Life is as extreme as you wanna make it."* —"Prehibernation Week"
* *"The Krabby Patty secret formula is the sole property of the Krusty Krab and is only to be discussed in part or in whole with its creator, Mr. Krabs. Duplication of this formula is punishable by law. Restrictions apply. Results may vary."* —"Imitation Krabs"
* *"If we're discussing the Secret Formula on the third Wednesday in January and it's not raining outside, after we gargle vanilla pudding, what do we do?"* —"Imitation Krabs"
* *"What could be better than serving up smiles?"* —"Can You Spare a Dime?"
* *"The sign says "kitchen," but my heart says "jail.""* —"Welcome to the Chum Bucket"
* *"K-R-A-B-B-Y-P-A-T-T-Y says I!"* —"Fear of a Krabby Patty"
* *"I gotta pinch myself because I must be dreaming. Oww!"* —"Fear of a Krabby Patty"
* *"I'm ready to party! Are*you*ready to party?!"* —"Mid-Life Crustacean"

* Cleanliness is next to managerliness." (*The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie*)
* "You don't need a license to drive a sandwich." (*The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie*)
* "I'm ready, promotion!" (*The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie*)
* "I'm ready, depression." (*The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie*)
* "Another Triple Gooberberry Sunrise, sir." (*The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie*)
* "Step aside and you won't have to feel the awesome wrath of our mustaches!" (*The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie*)
* "Doesn't it seem a little harsh to kill someone over a crown?" (*The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie*)
* "I'm a Goofy Goober, yeah!" (*The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie*)
* "I'm a Goofy Goober, rock!" (*The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie*)
* *"Gary! You are gonna finish your dessert, and you are gonna like it!"* —"Dying For Pie"
* *"Well, it's no secret that the best thing about a secret is secretly telling someone your secret, thereby secretly adding another secret to their secret collection of secrets. Secretly."* —"The Secret Box"
* *"I'm wearing three pairs of underwear right now!"* —"The Secret Box"
* *"I have to skip town, start a new life, live under an assumed name! BobPants SpongeSquare! Yeah, that's good. Grow a beard and shave it off, and live happily ever after!"* —"The Bully"
* *"Hey, you know, life's like a bucket of wood shavings, except for when the shavings are in a pail, then it's like a pail of wood shavings!"* —"The Bully"
* *"Good afternoon, sir. Could we interest you in some*chocolate*?"* —"Chocolate With Nuts"
* *"So, how long have you two ladies known each other?"* —"Chocolate With Nuts"
* *"Let's change our names to 'Why' and 'Bother.'"* —"Chocolate with Nuts"
* *"No, let's save that for when we're selling real-estate."* —"Chocolate with Nuts"
* *"I like Squidward..."* —"20,000 Patties Under the Sea"
* *"Wanna see me run to that mountain and back? Wanna see me do it again?"* —"Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy V"
* *"We've been smeckledorfed!"* —"Nasty Patty"
* *"C-A-M-P-F-I-R-E-S-O-N-G SONG!"* —"The Camping Episode"
* *"The world is your litter box!"* —"Dumped"
* *"And you don't even need to use a bowl?"* —"Dumped"
* *"Can I make a Krabby Patty now?"* —"Krusty Krab Training Video"
* *"Remember that time that me and Sandy got married?"* —"Truth or Square"
* *"Squidward, that wasn't the peace treaty, that was just a copy of the peace treaty."* —"Snowball Effect"
* *"It matters not whether one is dirty or clean... for can cleanliness exist without filthiness? And would filthiness exist without cleanliness?"* —"The Battle of Bikini Bottom"
* *"If I have to memorize a single order, I think I'm gonna explode!"* —"Squilliam Returns"
* *"Airline food. My gosh, what is up with that stuff? Thank you, good night!"* —"Walking Small"
* *"Wee-Snaw!"* —"My Pretty Seahorse"
* *"Krabby the Clown is in the building!"* —"Krabby Land"
* *"How could you, Mr. Krabs? You promised these children Krabby the Clown. But all I saw out there was [sniff] Cheapy the Cheapskate!"* —"Krabby Land"
* *"I am now going to assault your mind with subliminal messages!"* —"Gary Takes a Bath"
* *"It's the Best Day Ever!"* —"Best Day Ever"
* *"Who put you on the planet? Ugh!"* —"I ♥ Dancing"
* *"Hi, Patrick! Time to*share!*"* —"Yours, Mine and Mine"
* *"Pearl, I don't think this is the Tunnel of Glove...*it's the Tunnel of Evil!*"* —"Tunnel of Glove"
* *"Seven years ago?!"* —"License to Milkshake"
* *"Look at me, I'm naked!"* —"Help Wanted"
* *"Your shell is mine!"* —"Tea at the Treedome"
* *"Pat, no!"* —"Wet Painters"
* *"Remember, licking doorknobs is illegal on other planets."* —"One Krabs Trash"

## Trivia

* On some occasions, SpongeBob wears glasses, such as for protection against jellyfishing or reading. These are similar to those worn by his portrayer, Tom Kenny.
* In seasons season 1 and season 2, his eyes are larger compared to other seasons.
* If not counting the French Narrator, SpongeBob was the first character to speak in the series.
* "Reef Blower" and "Whale Watching" are the only episodes without a speaking role by SpongeBob.
* In "Help Wanted," it is revealed that SpongeBob's first words were "May I take your order?"
* SpongeBob has displayed some forms of telepathy. This is usually displayed in the form of jokes about how annoying he can be.
	+ "Sleepy Time" - SpongeBob affects his friends' dreams.
	+ "Dying for Pie" - SpongeBob says "hi" to Mr. Krabs in Squidward's thoughts.
	+ "The Great Snail Race" - SpongeBob asks Gary "Are you thinking what I'm thinking?" Gary thinks about TV, and SpongeBob replies negatively.
	+ "Big Pink Loser" - SpongeBob thinks, "At least I'm safe inside my mind." Patrick thinks the same. As a result, SpongeBob screams.
	+ "Gary Takes a Bath" - SpongeBob assaults Gary's mind with a creepy image.
	+ "The Hot Shot" - SpongeBob appears to have read Mrs. Puff's mind asking her what "incorrigible" means and Mrs. Puff said "incorrigible" in her mind.
* During the talk screens of the DS version of *Creature from the Krusty Krab*, SpongeBob has green eyes instead of blue.
* SpongeBob is shown to be weak, but in episodes such as "Can You Spare a Dime?", he shows super strength.
* On the cover of the SpongeBob's Box of Books box set, SpongeBob's throat is dark purple. In the books, it is maroon.
* SpongeBob has appeared on a few pictures on iCarly.com.
* SpongeBob wears green pajamas instead of his underwear whenever he has a visitor or is at a sleepover.
* SpongeBob is a shape-shifter in some episodes.
* SpongeBob is a mascot of Nickelodeon and Nickelodeon Movies.
* SpongeBob's regular outfit has two shirt pockets, two back pockets, two front pockets, a pocket in his tie, and another pocket.
* Most of the time, his pants refer to his entire outfit, including the shirt and tie.
* In one episode, SpongeBob is given a ten-dollar paycheck on Monday. It is a raise from starting out being paid as nothing then receiving underwear.
* In "I Was a Teenage Gary," SpongeBob is left-handed, but in later episodes, he is ambidextrous.
* SpongeBob is said to be right-handed, but in "Neptune's Spatula," he approves that he had two left hands.
* SpongeBob is considered the most popular and iconic character on Nickelodeon.
* Beginning in "My Pretty Seahorse" and heavily used in post-season 5 episodes, SpongeBob's nose usually droops down when he is sad, much like Squidward's nose is normally.
* SpongeBob's head has gotten bigger in each season and his waist has gotten wider. In some early season 2 episodes, such as "Big Pink Loser," he has a narrow waist.
* SpongeBob's pupil and cornea have gotten larger and more elliptical in each season. Before that, they were just pure circles.
* SpongeBob's prototype name, "SpongeBoy," is referenced by Mr. Krabs in the episode "Squeaky Boots," with the quote "SpongeBoy, me Bob!"
* Even though Mr. Krabs is the creator of the Krabby Patty, in "Are You Happy Now?," the narrator says that SpongeBob is the creator.
* When he goes to the beach, he often wears swimming wear; in earlier episodes, they are blue, but they change to red in later episodes. They were also seen orange once. This is first seen as a cameo in "Clams," but is very noticeable in newer seasons.
* It is revealed in "Love That Squid" that SpongeBob is allergic to tulips.
* It is revealed in "You Don't Know Sponge" that SpongeBob's favorite ice cream flavor is plain vanilla, his favorite food is the Krabby Patty, he has an outie bellybutton, and his favorite color is beige.
* SpongeBob has about 40 holes.[53]
	+ Twelve front holes (five are normally covered by his clothing)
	+ Nine back holes
	+ Five holes on his left
	+ Five holes on his right
	+ Five holes on top
	+ Four holes on bottom
* In "Truth or Square," SpongeBob is revealed to have three moles and a birthmark on his back.
* In "Krabby Patty Creature Feature" he is the only citizen of Bikini Bottom not affected by the zombie outbreak. He manages to save all the citizens using chum.
* SpongeBob's horoscope is Cancer.
* Although SpongeBob is best friends with Patrick, Patrick appears less than Squidward.

## Gallery

* **Spongebob Philippines Photo**

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* **Spongebob Friends**

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* **Spongebob Pet**

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