SpongeBob SquarePants is an animated television series, which uses computer animation and is created by Nickelodeon. The show first appeared in July of 1999 and it has become popular with children as well as having a strong following on by American college students. The main characters are SpongeBob SquarePants, Patrick Starfish, Squidward Tentacles and Mr. Krabs. The show has 57 episodes as of March 21, 2003. No new episodes are currently in production as the production team that produces Spongebob has transferred all of their efforts into a Spongebob theatrical movie that is currently being worked on. The release date for the movie is November 19th, 2004. The teaser trailer for the movie that's currently availabe at the end has the release date of "Thanksgiving 2004" (Source: Yahoo! Movies: SpongeBob SquarePants movie) The official website for the SpongeBob SquarePants movie can be found by clicking here.
Voice actors:
- Tom Kenny - SpongeBob, Gary the Snail
- Bill Fagerbakke - Patrick Starfish
- Rodger Bumpass - Squidward Tentacles
- Clancy Brown - Mr. Krabs
- Carolyn Lawrence - Sandy Cheeks
- Doug Lawrence - Plankton, Larry Lobster
- Lori Alan - Pearl Krabs
- Mary Jo Catlett - Mrs. Puff
Episodes
Season 1 (Summer 1999 - Spring 2000)- 17-Jul-1999 - Bubblestand / Ripped Pants
- 24-Jul-1999 - Help Wanted / Reef Blowers / Tea at the Treedome
- 31-Jul-1999 - Jellyfishing / Plankton!
- 07-Aug-1999 - Naughty Nautical Neighbors / Boating School
- 14-Aug-1999 - Pizza Delivery / Home Sweet Pineapple
- 21-Aug-1999 - Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy / Pickles
- 28-Aug-1999 - Hall Monitor / Jellyfish Jam
- 04-Sep-1999 - Sandy's Rocket / Squeaky Boots
- 11-Sep-1999 - Nature Pants / Opposite Day
- 18-Sep-1999 - Culture Shock / F.U.N.
- 25-Sep-1999 - MuscleBob BuffPants / Squidward, the Unfriendly Ghost
- 02-Oct-1999 - The Chaperone / Employee of the Month
- 28-Oct-1999 - Scaredy Pants / I Was a Teen-age Gary
- 31-Dec-1999 - SB-129 / Karate Choppers
- 17-Jan-2000 - Sleepy Time / Suds
- 14-Feb-2000 - Valentine's Day / The Paper
- 15-Mar-2000 - Arrgh! / Rock Bottom
- 22-Mar-2000 - Texas / Walking Small
- 01-Apr-2000 - Fools in April / Neptune's Spatula
- 08-Apr-2000 - Hooky / Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy II
- 26-Oct-2000 - Something Smells / Bossy Boots
- 02-Nov-2000 - Your Shoe's Untied / Squid's Day Off
- 16-Nov-2000 - Big Pink Loser / Bubble Buddy
- 27-Nov-2000 - Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy III / Squirrel Jokes
- 06-Dec-2000 - Christmas Who?
- 28-Dec-2000 - Dying For Pie / Imitation Krabs
- 17-Feb-2001 - Wormy / Patty Hype
- 05-Mar-2001 - Survival of the Idiots / Dumped
- 06-Mar-2001 - Grandma's Kisses / Squidville
- 07-Mar-2001 - No Free Rides / I'm Your Biggest Fanatic
- 07-Mar-2001 - You Wish ('Shanghaied') / Gary Takes A Bath
- 08-Mar-2001 - Pressure / The Smoking Peanut
- 05-May-2001 - Pre-Hibernation Week / Life of Crime
- 07-Sep-2001 - The Secret Box / Band Geeks
- 21-Sep-2001 - Sailor Mouth / Artist Unknown
- 28-Sep-2001 - Jellyfish Hunters / The Fry Cook Games
- 05-Oct-2001 - The Bully / Just One Bite
- 12-Oct-2001 - Sandy, SpongeBob and the Worm / Squid on Strike
- 30-Nov-2001 - Procrastination / I'm With Stupid
- 21-Jan-2002 - Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy IV / Doing Time
- 21-Jan-2002 - Welcome to the Chum Bucket / Frankendoodle
- 22-Feb-2002 - The Snowball Effect / One Krabs Trash
- 01-Mar-2002 - Nasty Patty / The Idiot Box
- 08-Mar-2002 - As Seen on TV / Can You Spare a Dime?
- 15-Mar-2002 - No Weenies Allowed / Squilliam Returns
- 22-Mar-2002 - The Algae's Always Greener / Sponge Guard On Duty
- 29-Mar-2002 - Krab Borg / Rock-a-Bye Bivalve
- 10-May-2002 - Wet Painters / Krusty Krab Training Video
- 17-May-2002 - SpongeBob's House Party (aka Party Pooper Pants)
- 01-Jun-2002 - Chocolate With Nuts / Mermaid Man And Barnacle Boy V
- 12-Jul-2002 - Club SpongeBob / My Pretty Seahorse
- 06-Sep-2002 - The Graveyard Shift / Krusty Love
- 20-Sep-2002 - New Student Starfish / Clams
- 24-Jan-2003 - The Great Snail Race / Mid-Life Crustacean
- 21-Mar-2003 - The Sponge Who Could Fly (aka The Lost Episode)
Movie (2004)
- 19-Nov-2004 - SpongeBob SquarePants Movie