Baywatch and Knight Rider star David Hasselhoff accepted the role when his daughters, Taylor-Ann and Hayley, urged him: "I got an offer to do a cameo in the SpongeBob Movie and I turned to my girls, who were like 16 and 14, and I said, 'Who's SpongeBob?' and they said, 'Oh my God, Dad, it's the number one cartoon in the world, you gotta do it.'"
Bintang Baywatch dan Knight Rider David Hasselhoff menerima perannya karena anaknya, Taylor-Ann dan Hayley, memintanya: "Aku ditawari untuk melakukan kameo di SpongeBob Movie dan aku menghadap anak-anakku, yang berusia 16 dan 14, dan aku berkata, 'Siapa SpongeBob?' dan mereka berkata, 'Oh Tuhan, ayah, itu adalah kartun nomor satu di dunia, kau harus melakukannya.'"