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8.5/10 TV | 8.1/10 IMDb First episode date 1 May 1999 Birthday July 14, 1986 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Cast Tom Kenny, Bill Fagerbakke, Clancy Brown, Rodger Bumpass, Mr Lawrence Similar The Fairly OddParents, Rocko's Modern Life, Rugrats, CatDog, Hey Arnold! Profiles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
SpongeBob SquarePants is an American animated television series created by marine biologist and animator Stephen Hillenburg for Nickelodeon. The series is set in the fictional underwater city of Bikini Bottom, and centers on the adventures and endeavors of SpongeBob SquarePants, an over-optimistic sea sponge that annoys other characters. Many of the ideas for the show originated in an unpublished, educational comic book titled The Intertidal Zone, which Hillenburg created in the mid-1980s. He began developing SpongeBob SquarePants into a television series in 1996 after the cancellation of Rocko's Modern Life, another Nickelodeon television series which Hillenburg previously directed.
Contents
- Season 1 19992000
- Season 2 200003
- Season 3 200104
- Season 4 200507
- Season 5 200709
- Season 6 200810
- Season 7 200911
- Season 8 201112
- Season 9 201217
- Season 10 2016 17
- Season 11 TBA
- SpongeBob SquarePants 3 2019
- References
Since its debut on May 1, 1999, SpongeBob SquarePants has broadcast 209 episodes, and its tenth season premiered on October 15, 2016. The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie, a feature-length film, was released in theaters on November 19, 2004 and grossed over US$140 million worldwide. Atlantis SquarePantis, a television film guest starring David Bowie, debuted as part of the fifth season. In 2009, Nickelodeon celebrated the show's tenth anniversary with Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants and SpongeBob's Truth or Square. The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water, a stand-alone sequel, was released in theaters on February 6, 2015 and grossed over US$324 million worldwide.
Episodes of SpongeBob SquarePants have been nominated for a variety of different awards, including 17 Annie Awards (with six wins), 17 Golden Reel Awards (with eight wins), 15 Emmy Awards (with one win), 13 Kids' Choice Awards (with 12 wins), and four BAFTA Children's Awards (with two wins). Several compilation DVDs have been released. In addition, the first eight seasons have been released on DVD, and are available for Regions 1, 2 and 4 as of 000000002013-10-01-0000October 2013.
Season 1 (1999–2000)
The first season of SpongeBob SquarePants consists of 20 episodes (41 segments). Note: This is the only season that used cel animation.
Season 2 (2000–03)
The second season of SpongeBob SquarePants consists of 20 episodes (39 segments), which are ordered below by production number and not their original broadcast order.
Season 3 (2001–04)
The third season of SpongeBob SquarePants consists of 20 episodes (37 segments), which are ordered below by production number and not their original broadcast order.
Season 4 (2005–07)
The fourth season of SpongeBob SquarePants consists of 20 episodes (38 segments), which are ordered below by production number and not their original broadcast order.
Season 5 (2007–09)
The fifth season of SpongeBob SquarePants consists of 20 episodes (41 segments), which are ordered below by production number and not their original broadcast order.
Season 6 (2008–10)
The sixth season of SpongeBob SquarePants consists of 26 episodes (47 segments), which are ordered below by production number and not their original broadcast order.
Season 7 (2009–11)
The seventh season of SpongeBob SquarePants consists of 26 episodes (50 segments), which are ordered below by production number and not their original broadcast order.
Season 8 (2011–12)
The eighth season of SpongeBob SquarePants consists of 26 episodes (47 segments), which are ordered below by production number and not their original broadcast order.
Season 9 (2012–17)
The ninth season of SpongeBob SquarePants consists of 26 episodes (49 segments), which are ordered below by production number and not their original broadcast order.
Season 10 (2016-17)
The tenth season of SpongeBob SquarePants consists of 13 episodes (4 have aired, 8 segments), which are ordered below by production number and not their original broadcast order. It is the shortest season, lacking the usual 26 episode length. Vincent Waller said this is due to accounting and contractual issues.
Season 11 (TBA)
The eleventh season of SpongeBob SquarePants will consist of 26 episodes.
SpongeBob SquarePants 3 (2019)
On April 30, 2015, Viacom announced a third movie was in development. On August 3, 2015, via Twitter, Vincent Waller confirmed that the sequel is in pre-production and that Paul Tibbitt will once again direct. The film will be released on February 8, 2019.