They are semi-retired elderly superheroes who had a television show, just like Batman and Robin, when they were in their prime crime-fighting days. In the film, he resides near Bikini Bottom with his daughter Mindy and resembles a light green-skinned king with a robe, a shorter beard and hair, a domed crown to cover his bald spot, and powers limited to what can be exercised through his trident. Nickelodeon executives initially wanted to make SpongeBob a child since their most successful cartoons at the time focused on young, school-age characters. He often introduces episodes from off screen or narrates the intertitles as if the series were a nature documentary about the ocean. Puff and SpongeBob. The characters of SpongeBob SquarePants have been well-received overall. Lighthouse Lass. Squidward frequently voices his frustration with SpongeBob, but he genuinely cares for him deep down. : The Insider's Guide to SpongeBob SquarePants, Makin' Toons: Inside the Most Popular Animated TV Shows and Movies, How "SpongeBob SquarePants" Stayed Fresh and Subversive Over 15 Years, Meet the voice behind a 'SpongeBob' character, SpongeBob SquarePants' creator Steve Hillenburg, https://nickelodeon.fandom.com/wiki/List_of_SpongeBob_SquarePants_characters?oldid=297157. Puff. Potty is depicted as a crudely-made marionette puppet with very obvious strings and googly eyes. A group of fish appearing numerously, and well known for saying "meep. The green-skinned merman god who rules the sea. King Poseidon. Potty the Parrot (voiced by Stephen Hillenburg/Paul Tibbitt/Mr. Mrs. The ten main characters were created and designed by Stephen Hillenburg, a former marine biology teacher at the Ocean Institute. Plankton (Identified as a Super Hero as Plank-Ton) (Available in the Plank-Ton Super Villain Pack) 2. Bob acted as the co-host of the comic and resembled an actual circular sea sponge wearing sunglasses. "[13] As a compromise, he decided to put SpongeBob in a boat-driving school, allowing him to keep writing SpongeBob as an adult while also using the school as a main plot element. Puff in response to a request by Nickelodeon that SpongeBob attend school. He has an important role in the SpongeBob SquarePants Movie. The Big Messer (Jeremy) (Harvey Beaks) (Available in the Big Messer Super Villain Pack) 3. Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy's TV show and method of fighting crime are based on the campy 60's Batman TV show, their secret headquarters, the Mermalair, is a parody of the Batca… In addition to the series' regular cast, various celebrities from a wide range of professions have voiced guest characters and recurring roles. ; Squidward Tentacles is an octopus and SpongeBob's next-door neighbor. [10] Hillenburg said the network wanted SpongeBob to be like "Arnold [from Hey Arnold!] A muscular, weight-lifting lobster who is a lifeguard at the local goo beach, Goo Lagoon. [24] She is married to Plankton and usually takes residence in the Chum Bucket laboratory. The Quickster began running around in circles, screaming \"GET IT OFF!\"… [9] Plankton and Karen were included in his bible but were not meant to make regular appearances; Plankton's voice actor Mr. Lawrence said that he "was only supposed to be in one or two episodes, but I was a writer on the show and I really liked this character". SpongeBob is oblivious to this, and believes Squidward to be his friend. The level is set when connecting that Super Power to a character. [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. [66] SpongeBob has also made cameo appearances in The Simpsons, Mad, The Loud House, South Park and Futurama. She seems to like baking cookies. He is normally only heard, but physically appears three times. A blue customer with a shark-like dorsal fin and sharp teeth who is known for his tendency to yell and start trouble. He is best friends with SpongeBob and often unknowingly encourages activities that get the two into trouble. "[49] Fashion designer Peter Jensen designed a line of sweatshirts inspired by SpongeBob and called Mrs. SpongeBob's parents, who more closely resemble circular sea sponges than their son. Puff his "absolute favorite" character in an interview with Women's Wear Daily. The Krusty Krab has its loyal employees, but the restaurant has also had other characters joining the fun, though they didn’t last long. [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". Plankton's sentient computer who lives in the Chum Bucket laboratory and provides him with his evil plans to run the Krusty Krab out of business. Happy Squirrel Appreciation Day, y’all! The level determines the final score, of the Super Power, being used in the calculation. • Angry Jack (voiced by Dee Snider) is the owner of a snail shell emporium in "Shell Shocked". Potty is obnoxious and often annoys or talks back to Patchy while the latter is trying to host an episode. SpongeBob is Mrs. SpongeBob SquarePants- An Cute and optimistic sea-sponge who loves jellyfishing and strives to earn his boating license. A sixteen-year-old sperm whale who is Mr. Krabs' daughter and the heir to his restaurant and riches. She will inherit the Krusty Krab from her father when she grows older, but is still in high school and does not yet have a job at the family business. [59] Amusement rides based on the characters have since been opened at Blackpool Pleasure Beach, Dreamworld, Movie Park Germany, and Nickelodeon Universe. [57] Every main cast member with the exception of Clancy Brown has voiced their respective characters in each game that they appear; Brown's character Mr. Krabs is instead voiced by Joe Whyte in SuperSponge, Operation Krabby Patty, and Battle for Bikini Bottom and by Bob Joles in the Truth or Square game. A squirrel from Texas who wears a diving suit and lives in an air-filled glass Treedome to breathe underwater. ... Play-Doh Builder Spongebob Squarepants Pineapple House Toy Building Kit for Kids 5 Years and Up with 8 Cans of Non-Toxic Modeling Compound. Barnacle Boy. [22] Karen is Plankton's own invention, a former security system turned into a sentient supercomputer[23] who is the mastermind behind most of Plankton's evil plans to steal Krabs' secret recipe. A famous field news reporter who wears a pair of headphones and always carries a microphone. 4.8 out of 5 stars 731. [27] She puffs up into a ball when she is scared or injured. Today, the TV show is known for being both the longest-running and highest-rated Nickelodeon series in existence. A common Bikini Bottomite best known for comedic one-liners. Beside Squidward's house is the home of SpongeBob's best friend, Patrick St… They normally stay at the Shady Shoals rest home. A. Angler Fish (SpongeBob SquarePants) B. Barnacle Boy. He is a man who always wears an old-fashioned diving suit and turns sea animals into cheap trinkets for his seaside novelty shop. History Talk (0) Comments Share. SpongeBob SquarePants can now be enjoyed in ways such as movies, comic books, video games, theme park rides and even a musical! Other. She is a good friend of SpongeBob and works as an explorer, thrill-seeker, and scientist. [1] He wrote an educational comic book called The Intertidal Zone that featured talking sea animals, notably "Bob the Sponge". The characters of SpongeBob SquarePants appeared in the 2004 theatrical film The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie and its 2015 sequel. The Quickster. Sometimes, though, he shows his devious side when trying to get Mr. Krabs and Plankton to work together. [15], SpongeBob SquarePants (voiced by Tom Kenny, Antonio Raul Corbo as young SpongeBob in The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run) a yellow anthropomorphic sea sponge who usually wears brown short pants, a white collared shirt, and a red tie. He lives in a palace in the sunken city of Atlantis. [47] Sigourney Weaver and Bruce Willis were reported to be fans of the SpongeBob character in 2008. He takes great pride in his unibrow. Hillenburg decided to design Pearl while guiding whale watches at the Ocean Institute, taking some inspiration from a whale skeleton exhibit there as well. 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. 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. Miss Appear. An overweight green bass who was a recurring nemesis to SpongeBob in the first season. In 2003, Kings Island announced plans to build the first SpongeBob-themed amusement park ride, a dark ride roller coaster titled "Mrs. [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 lives under a rock and is known for being dimwitted and foolish. A different King Neptune is featured in The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie. Super Power Score and Level. [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. that premiered on July 31, 1999. They initially wanted to make him a child character, since their most successful cartoons at the time focused on school-age kids. He haunts the seven seas because his unburied corpse was used as a window display. Sandy works as a scientist, explorer, and inventor. He has a suave voice and a calm, soothing demeanor. SpongeBob SquarePants, Patrick Star, Squidward Tentacles, Mr. Krabs, Sandy Cheeks, Plankton, Gary the Snail The show was seen on VH1 and Comedy Central, both owned by Nickelodeon's parent company Viacom. Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy are two elderly superheroes who live in a retirement home and are stars of SpongeBob and Patrick 's favorite television show. Elastic Waistband. He is usually accompanied by a news crew. [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]. The battle between the International Justice League of Super Acquaintances (Mermaid Man, the Quickster (SpongeBob), Captain Magma (Squidward), The Elastic Waistband (Patrick), and Miss Appear (Sandy) and Every Villain Is Lemons (Barnacle Man, The Dirty Bubble, and Man Ray) was rather pathetic. Puff as a pufferfish who would humorously blow up into a ball, just like a car airbag, whenever she is in a boat crash. Plankton. The characters of SpongeBob SquarePants have appeared throughout popular culture. Puff's Boating School but has never passed; his lack of a driver's license is a running gag throughout the series. SpongeBob's teacher at boating school, where students drive boats like underwater cars. The characters in the American animated television series SpongeBob SquarePants were created by artist, animator, and former marine biologist Stephen Hillenburg. The series chronicles the exploits and adventures of the title character and his various friends in the fictional underwater city of Bikini Bottom. Puff the pufferfish, shortly after his pilot episode pitch was accepted. He initially pretends to have an angry demeanor as a marketing stint for his store's commercials, but becomes truly infuriated when SpongeBob accidentally destroys every shell in his emporium. Grandma SquarePants (voiced by Marion Ross) is SpongeBob's paternal grandmother. Have you ever wondered how Spongebob Squarepants characters would look like in real life? In 2002, SpongeBob SquarePants dolls sold at a rate of 75,000 per week, which was faster than Tickle Me Elmo dolls were selling at the time. [63] In November 2017, a Broadway musical based on the show began previews at the Palace Theatre, and opened in December 2017. Patchy the Pirate (portrayed and voiced by Tom Kenny) is the host of the series' special episodes. Mr. Krabs' mother and Pearl's grandmother. His next-door neighbor, Squidward Tentacles, who lives in an Easter Island head, hates SpongeBob and is constantly annoyed by his antics. Most one-off and background characters are voiced by Dee Bradley Baker, Sirena Irwin, Bob Joles, Mark Fite and Thomas F. Wilson. [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. Which makes him exponentially more impressive. [53] In 2012, Rodger Bumpass' performance as Squidward was nominated for Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program at the 39th Daytime Emmy Awards. Edit. [52] Kenny received an additional two nominations at the 2008 and 2010 ceremonies, the latter of which he won for voicing SpongeBob in "Truth or Square". They are proud of SpongeBob but embarrassed that he still does not have a driver's license. Mrs. He made a series bible, a book outlining the show's central concepts. 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]. As a high schooler, she does not yet have a job at the family business and instead works at the mall. Hoopla: HOOPLA! The characters have also been referenced and parodied throughout popular culture. [19] He believes himself to be a talented artist and musician, but nobody else recognizes his abilities. [7][8] However, after production on the first season started, Plankton's chosen voice actor Doug Lawrence (also a staff writer for the show) really liked his character. The irritable, loud-voiced ghost of a pirate who haunts the seven seas and collects souls in a napsack. She is a rodeo champion with a number of athletic interests, such as "sand-boarding" and karate. While the Realistic Fish Head only reports on television news programs, Perch makes physical appearances reporting about events that occur. He drives a motorcycle and is eventually defeated when he is hit by a fishing boat. [4] He designed Squidward as an octopus because of the species' bulbous mantle; the octopus, he said, has "such a large bulbous head and Squidward thinks he's an intellectual, so of course he's gonna have [one]". SpongeBob SquarePants features the voices of Tom Kenny, Bill Fagerbakke, Rodger Bumpass, Clancy Brown, Mr. Lawrence, Jill Talley, Carolyn Lawrence, Mary Jo Catlett and Lori Alan. He is a bodybuilder and workout fanatic. The painting of a pirate's head who sings the show's opening theme. Each Super Power also has 3 levels (SPL). He is normally purple with a dark purple coat with a black wig and headphones, although some episodes and Nicktoons MLB show him with an orange color scheme and a red coat. The show has become the most successful Nicktoon to date, surpassing popular shows like Rugrats and Hey … Mermaid Man is known for completely forgetting things and yelling a prolonged "EVIL!" Several of them have been given names and play heightened roles in select episodes. He lives in a pineapple house and is employed as a fry cook at a fast food restaurant called the Krusty Krab. [41] Film critic A. O. Scott named Squidward, Mrs. Pearl's favorite activities are working at the Bikini Bottom Mall, using her father's credit card to buy anything that is in style, and listening to pop music.[30]. He dislikes spending money but will go to great lengths to make Pearl happy. 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. Get it as soon as Mon, Jan 18. [43], The show's characters have received recognition from celebrities and well-known figures in media. [2][3], Patrick, Mr. Krabs, Pearl, and Squidward were the first other characters Hillenburg created for the show. [13] Showrunner Vincent Waller suggested that if Nickelodeon had creative control over SpongeBob, almost every episode would take place at Mrs. He is known for calling SpongeBob "dude.". [26] She speaks with a Southern drawl and uses typical Southern slang words and phrases. He has a floating ghost ship and lives in a cavern that contains Davy Jones' locker. Plankton and Karen were both officially promoted to main cast members in the credits of the 2004 movie, which they play central roles in. Following his first voice recording, Lawrence drafted some of his own episode ideas for Plankton, hoping to prove he could survive as more than a one-note guest star. The SpongeBob characters have been featured at a variety of theme park attractions. For today’s challenge, you and your teammate need to come up with a superhero super duo super power super combo super fun super duper super fight. Sandy Cheeks (voiced by Carolyn Lawrence, Presley Williams as young Sandy in The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run) a squirrel from Texas who lives in an air-filled glass dome and wears a diving suit to breathe underwater. [3] He designed Squidward as an octopus because of the species' bulbous mantle, which looks like a large bulbous head and gives the impression of an overinflated ego. SpongeBob SquarePants chronicles the adventures and endeavors of the title character and his various friends in the fictional underwater city of Bikini Bottom. SpongeBob's next-door neighbor and coworker at the Krusty Krab, who lives in an Easter Island Head. SpongeBob, Patrick, Mr. Krabs, Pearl and Squidward all appear in "Major League of Extraordinary Gentlemen", an episode of the sketch comedy Robot Chicken. Squidward's mother. Granite: Challenge time, ahhhhh. 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. Hillenburg drew Squidward with six tentacles instead of eight because it was simpler for animation.[4]. In addition to the television series, they have appeared in three theatrical films and a Broadway musical. He is SpongeBob's next-door neighbor with a dry, sarcastic sense of humor. She is a patient, elderly pufferfish who wears a sailor suit and is usually exasperated by SpongeBob's reckless driving. Main characters. (Episode begins with Granite bringing the 8 duos to an abandoned warehouse) SpongeBob: What are we doing here? [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. [9] From the second season onward, Plankton and Karen's roles in the series grew as Lawrence wrote ideas to give them more personality. Gary the Snail (voiced by Tom Kenny) is SpongeBob's pet sea snail who lives with him in their pineapple home and vocalizes like a cat. Neptune has a mostly teal color scheme with a long auburn beard and hair. A mystical dolphin who acts as the watchman of the universe. 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