10 Interesting Spongebob Facts

Sunday, September 27th 2015. | Entertainment


Spongebob Facts tell you about the well known American animated TV series. The full name of the TV series is SpongeBob SquarePants.  The titular title is considered as the main character in the TV series. The creator of this Nickelodeon series is Stephen Hillenburg. He is an animator and marine biologist. Get more interesting facts about Spongebob below:

Spongebob Facts 1: the main plot of Spongebob

Spongebob along with his friends are the main center of the story. It talks about their adventures of living in Bikini Bottom.

Spongebob Facts 2: the highest rated series

Spongebob is considered as a highest rated series aired on Nickelodeon for it was well received by all people.  The cartoon was very popular among people. It is estimated that Nickelodeon earned $8 billion for the merchandising revenue from Spongebob. Get facts about Spider Man here.

Spongebob Facts

Spongebob Facts

Spongebob Facts 3: The Intertidal Zone

In 1989, The Intertidal Zone was created by Hillenburg. It was the unpublished educational comic book. The Spongebob series was inspired from the ideas in the comic book.

Spongebob Facts 4: the development of Spongebob

After Rocko’s Modern Life was canceled, Hillenburg started to work on the development of Spongebob in 1996. He asked Tom Kenny to voice Spongebob as the main character.

Spongebob

Spongebob

Spongebob Facts 5: the original name

Actually SpongeBoy was the original name of Spongebob. The series was about to be entitled as SpongeBoy Ahoy! However the names were altered. Check facts about Sponge here.

Spongebob Facts 6: the preview

On 1 May 1999, the preview of the series was aired on Nickelodeon. On 17 July 1999, the first series of Spongebob Squarepants was aired for the first time.

Spongebob Series

Spongebob Series

Spongebob Facts 7: the critical acclaim

Spongebob received the wide critical acclaim after the premiere of the series. The second season of SpongeBob was also popular among people.

Spongebob Facts 8: the movie

On 19 November 2004, The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie was released. On 6 February 2015, the sequel of the movie was released.

Spongebob Picture

Spongebob Picture

Spongebob Facts 9: the ninth season

“Extreme Spots” is the first episode of the ninth season of Spongebob. It was renewed on 21 July 2012.

Spongebob Facts 10: the awards

There are various awards that Spongebob earns. Those include eight Golden Reel Awards, two BAFTA Children’s Awards, 12 Kids’ Choice Awards, six Annie Awards, and two Emmy Awards.

Spongebob and Friends

Spongebob and Friends

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