He often introduces episodes from off screen or narrates the intertitles as if the series were a nature documentary about the ocean. Depicted as a level-headed character, Gary often serves as a voice of reason and a foil to SpongeBob and solves problems that his owner cannot. Hilariously voiced by Bill Fagerbakke, he is not just an endearing comic creation but a role model for idiots everywhere. Many of the characters' designs originated in an unpublished educational comic book titled The Intertidal Zone, which Hillenburg created in 1989. In "Feral Friends" and "SpongeBob's Big Birthday Blowout", he is shown in live action as a hard hat diver with his face obscured by his helmet and a red beanie hat on top, referencing the beanie hat Cousteau was widely known for wearing. Ever since the birth of the Shell Louge Squad, they travel to many worlds, and befriended many creatures and characters, while facing many enemies. He plays the clarinet but is not very good at it. [13] Hillenburg stated that the network wanted SpongeBob to be like "Arnold [from Hey Arnold!] [35], The Realistic Fish head (voiced by Mr. Lawrence) is an announcer and news anchor fish, resembling a cut-out of a live-action tuna. Bottom row: Sandy, Mr. Krabs, SpongeBob, Squidward, Gary, Patrick, and Mrs. He is a live-action pirate and the president of the fictional SpongeBob fan club. Grandpa SquarePants - Grandfather 5. He first appears in "Help Wanted". Having served in the navy, he loves sailing, whales, sea shanties, and talking like a pirate. The Flying Dutchman (voiced by Brian Doyle-Murray) is an irritable, mischievous pirate ghost who glows green. SpongeBob wants to bring Christmas to Bikini Bottom this year and his enthusiasm is infectious. She wears a sailor suit and her school is a lighthouse. She spoils SpongeBob whenever he visits her house with cookies, milk, sweaters, and bedtime stories, even though it can embarrass SpongeBob. Squirrel Nutkin. Puff's Boating School and opened in 2003—at California's Great America. Barack Obama named SpongeBob his favorite television character in 2007 and admitted that SpongeBob SquarePants was "the show I watch with my daughters. Primitive Sponge - Ancestor Answer Save. 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Spyro and Friends meet the little mermaid preview; Spongebob and Friends in the ducktales movie preview. Several additions were made to the series' main cast before and after Hillenburg pitched the series to Nickelodeon; in his series bible, he added Sandy Cheeks the squirrel as a new friend of SpongeBob. The character's popularity has spread from Nickelodeon's original demographic of two- to eleven-year-olds, to teenagers and adults. The characters in the American animated television series SpongeBob SquarePants were created by artist, animator, and former marine biologist Stephen Hillenburg. under the sea," but he told them, "No, that's not the show. In 2003, Kings Island announced plans to build the first SpongeBob-themed amusement park ride, a dark ride roller coaster titled "Mrs. Puff's Boating School but has never passed; his lack of a driver's license is a running gag throughout the series. "[49] Fashion designer Peter Jensen designed a line of sweatshirts inspired by SpongeBob and called Mrs. Blue SquarePants - Uncle 8. They function as the series' background characters. The title character SpongeBob became a merchandising icon during the height of the show's second season and has seen continued commercial popularity. 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[64] During the same year, production company Camp Chaos created a SpongeBob parody titled SpongeBong HempPants, which features five of the series' characters parodied in the form of various drugs. Trivia. In 2007, the Amsterdam-based company Boom Chicago created a SpongeBob parody called "SpongeBob SquarePants in China", in which a stereotypically Chinese Patrick refuses to go to work and advocates freedom of speech, rights of leisure, and income. Two animated series that former SpongeBob writer Dan Povenmire worked on have incorporated references to the characters; the Phineas and Ferb special "Summer Belongs to You" features a joke in which Phineas Flynn holds up inanimate representations of SpongeBob and Patrick, and the Family Guy episode "Road to Rupert" includes SpongeBob's "Campfire Song Song" from "The Camping Episode". SpongeBob SquarePants is an American animated television series. Margaret SquarePants - Mother 4. Advertisement. He haunts the seven seas because his unburied corpse was used as a window display. Lawrence) is Patchy's green pet parrot, depicted as a crudely-made puppet with googly eyes. Sherm SquarePants - Uncle 7. [53] In 2012, Rodger Bumpass' performance as Squidward was nominated for Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program at the 39th Daytime Emmy Awards. [14] The choice to make Mrs. King Neptune (voiced by John O'Hurley/Jeffrey Tambor) is a powerful, trident-wielding merman god who rules the sea, based on the Roman mythological deity of the same name. Two 4D films featuring 3-D models of the characters and a motion simulator experience, SpongeBob SquarePants 4-D and The Great Jelly Rescue, were sold to theme parks and aquariums worldwide in 2005 and 2013 respectively.[60]. Larry SquarePants - Cousin 11. [20] He tends to worry more about his riches than about the needs of his employees. He is self-content, cunning, and obsessed with the value and essence of money. When Santa is a no show on Christmas morning, everyone blames SpongeBob for getting their hopes up. Capt. The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water premieres Friday, Feb. 6, 2015. The show was seen on VH1 and Comedy Central, both owned by Nickelodeon's parent company Viacom. He lives in an unnamed suburb of Encino, California, and segments hosted by him are often presented in a dual narrative with the animated stories. Puff a pufferfish, who inflates into a ball when SpongeBob crashes, was made to evoke the appearance of car airbags. Puff's most dedicated student and knows the answer to every question on her written and oral exams, but always panics and crashes when he actually boards a vessel. He has two neighbors: a pink starfish named Patrick and an arrogant octopus named Squidward. As the sponge himself, SpongeBob SquarePants. Sandy Cheeks, SpongeBob's squirrel friend, has the Spanish name "Arenita Mejillas." [7] His decision to design Pearl was influenced by his regular supervision of whale watches at the Ocean Institute, as well as by a cetacean skeleton at the institute. Patchy the Pirate (portrayed and voiced by Tom Kenny) is the host of the series' special episodes. He is normally only heard, but physically appears three times. His ultimate goal is to steal Krabs' secret formula for Krabby Patties, run the Krusty Krab out of business and take over the oceanic world but never permanently succeeds (except, temporarily, in The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie) due to either SpongeBob and/or Mr. Krabs' efforts, his own incompetence and childish nature, or his own size. His house is between the SpongeBob and Patrick houses. He appears in the series' opening theme. Everyone gets into the spirit, waiting for Santa to arrive on the big day. At home, SpongeBob says it's time … [58] Plans were halted when Kings Island changed ownership, and the first ride featuring SpongeBob theming was instead "SpongeBob's Boatmobiles"—also based on Mrs. He is relentlessly optimistic and enthusiastic toward his job and his friends. [26] She speaks with a Southern drawl and uses typical Southern slang words and phrases. Nostalgia Critic - Little Nemo; Spongebob, Simba, and Friends meet Bambi full story preview. [43], The show's characters have received recognition from celebrities and well-known figures in media. Stanley SquarePants - Cousin 9. Mermaid Man (voiced by Ernest Borgnine) and his sidekick Barnacle Boy (voiced by Tim Conway)[33] are two elderly and partially senile superheroes who live in a retirement home and are stars of SpongeBob and Patrick's favorite television show. „ ~ Most notable quote from the intro of every episode. [34] Since Borgnine's death in 2012, and Conway’s death in 2019, both characters have been limited to cameo appearances. Mrs. Both films feature the regular television cast and blend animated elements with live-action sequences. Hazel Nutt. [31] Despite only communicating through meows, other snails and SpongeBob can understand and talk to him. 99 [54][55] Additionally, Patrick as a character won in the category "Favorite Animated Animal Sidekick" at the 2014 Kids' Choice Awards.[56]. In December 2011, a parade of SpongeBob mascots and floats titled "SpongeBob ParadePants" opened at Sea World Australia. Skeptics initially doubted that SpongeBob could be popular in Japan as the character's design is very different from already popular designs for Hello Kitty and Pikachu. SpongeBob enjoys jellyfishing at Jellyfish Fields with his best friend Patrick the Starfish. Todd SquarePants - Cousin 12. He works for a miserly crab named Mr. Krabs, who lives in an anchor with his whale daughter Pearl. [24] She wants to fit in with her fish peers, but finds this impossible to do because of the large size inherent to her species. [8] He drew Pearl with an oversized, almost geometric head as a reference to sperm whales having the largest brain size of any extant animal on Earth. In April 2016, Nintendo's Wii U exclusive Splatoon released a splatfest based on the eponymous series by teaming two characters SpongeBob and Patrick, hosted by the pop band Squid Sisters: Callie and Marie, the event began for 24 hours and Team Patrick won. Although the series uses a set sheet of about 150 designs for incidental characters,[36] the Bikini Bottomites' voices and characterizations vary throughout their appearances. Within the series, jellyfish behave like sentient insects, squirt jelly, buzz and swarm like bees, and can sting their enemies with electric shocks that leave painful welts. Neptune has a mostly teal color scheme with a long auburn beard and hair. Harold SquarePants - Father 3. He is a live-action pirate and the president of the fictional SpongeBob fan club. [5] Hillenburg drew Squidward with six tentacles because "it was really just simpler for animation to draw him with six legs instead of eight".[5]. Puff, and Sandy his favorite characters on the show in 2004. [48] American singer Pharrell Williams, who says he is a fan of the show, said that "Squidward is my favorite, though. [35] He is usually seen at Goo Lagoon alongside Scooter. As thanks for rescuing his kindred, No Name allows SpongeBob to catch him, and No Name is renamed to "Friend." He plays the clarinet and often paints self-portraits in different styles, which he hangs up around his moai house. [19] He believes himself to be a talented artist and musician, but nobody else recognizes his abilities. He lives in a pineapple house and is employed as a fry cook at a fast food restaurant called the Krusty Krab. He is the caring leader of the louge, while does panic under pressure, he would be ready for anything.... provived if he has a game pla… Harold is brown with glasses and a moustache, while Margaret is dark orange. Puff (voiced by Mary Jo Catlett) is a paranoid porcupinefish who is SpongeBob's teacher at boating school, an underwater driver's education facility where students drive boats like cars. Aquaman artist Ramona Fradon drew the characters' comic book adventures. He wears gold wrist bands and a matching crown decorated with a scallop ornament, plus a gold belt bearing a seahorse emblem. He has been given various different names throughout the series and tie-in media; it is Mister Fish in SpongeBob's Nicktoon Summer Splash, Elaine in "The Great Patty Caper", Johnny in Battle for Bikini Bottom and Battle for Bikini Bottom – Rehydrated, and "T. McTrout" in Toonz2Nite commercials for Nicktoons UK. The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie – Music from the Movie and More... Music from The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water, SpongeBob SquarePants: The New Musical (Original Cast Recording), SpongeBob SquarePants 4D: The Great Jelly Rescue, Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_SpongeBob_SquarePants_characters&oldid=999993195, Lists of characters in American television animation, Lists of children's television characters, Short description is different from Wikidata, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 13 January 2021, at 00:19. 1 decade ago. Puff's Crash Course Boating School". His most common friends' names are: Patrick Star, Sandy Cheeks, Eugene Krabs, Pearl Krabs, Squidward Tentacles, Sheldon Plankton, Larry the lobster, Gary the snail and sometimes Mrs Puff. [16] While typically unemployed throughout the series, Patrick holds various short-term jobs as the storyline of each episode requires. He is SpongeBob's next-door neighbor with a dry, sarcastic sense of humor. [10] Following his first voice recording, Lawrence drafted some of his own ideas, hoping to "prove Plankton could survive as more than a one-note character". [4] Many of their characteristics were based on Hillenburg's experiences during his time at the Ocean Institute or inspired by the traits of their species. [5] Hillenburg drew inspiration from his former manager at a seafood restaurant while creating Mr. The series chronicles the exploits and adventures of the title character and his various friends in the fictional underwater city of Bikini Bottom. [41] SpongeBob has gained popularity in Japan, specifically with Japanese women. 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