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SpongeBob SquarePants is an American animated television series created by marine biologist and animator Stephen Hillenburg that premiered on Nickelodeon on May 1, 1999.[1] 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. Many of the ideas for the show originated in an unpublished, educational comic book titled The Intertidal Zone, which Hillenburg created in the mid-1980s.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 that Hillenburg previously directed.[2][3]
As of February 26, 2024,[update] 299 episodes of SpongeBob SquarePants have aired, currently in its fourteenth season. The fourteenth season consists of 26 episodes.[4] The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie, a feature-length film, was released in theaters on November 19, 2004, and grossed over US$140 million worldwide.[5] Atlantis SquarePantis, a television film guest starring David Bowie, debuted as part of the fifth season.[6] In 2009, Nickelodeon celebrated the show's tenth anniversary with Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants and SpongeBob's Truth or Square.[7][8] 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.[9] In 2019, Nickelodeon celebrated the show's twentieth anniversary with SpongeBob's Big Birthday Blowout, a television film.
Episodes of SpongeBob SquarePants have been nominated for a variety of different awards, including 17 Annie Awards (with six wins),[10] 17 Golden Reel Awards (with eight wins),[11] 15 Emmy Awards (with one win),[12] 21 Kids' Choice Awards (with 20 wins),[13] and four BAFTA Children's Awards (with two wins).[14] Several compilation DVDs have been released. In addition, the first thirteen seasons have been released on DVD, and are available for Regions 1, 2 and 4 as of December 5, 2023.[15][16][17]
- ^ Gates, Anita (July 11, 1999). "Television / Radio; The Tide Pool as Talent Pool (It Had to Happen)". The New York Times. Retrieved April 26, 2008.
- ^ Hillenburg, Stephen (2003). The Origin of SpongeBob SquarePants. SpongeBob SquarePants: The Complete First Season (DVD). Paramount Home Entertainment.
- ^ Banks 2004, p. 10
- ^ Alexandra Del Rosario (March 24, 2022). "SpongeBob SquarePants, Paw Patrol, Blue's Clues & You! Renewed By Nickelodeon". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved November 4, 2023.
- ^ "The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie (2004)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved January 18, 2014.
- ^ Walsh-Boyle, Megan (November 12, 2007). "Grammy Winner David Bowie Lends His Voice to SpongeBob". TV Guide. Archived from the original on January 10, 2015. Retrieved May 27, 2013.
- ^ "Nickelodeon Taps Patrick Creadon and Christine O'Malley to Produce First-Ever SpongeBob..." Reuters. January 19, 2009. Archived from the original on August 25, 2014. Retrieved December 15, 2013.
- ^ Zahed, Ramid (July 24, 2009). "Soaking in Festivities". Animation. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
- ^ "The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water (2015)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved May 26, 2015.
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Golden Reel Awardswas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Winners of the 37th Annual Daytime Entertainment Creative Arts Emmy® Awards" (PDF). Emmy Award. Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 21, 2013. Retrieved April 3, 2014.
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BAFTA Children's Awardswas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "SpongeBob SquarePants (1999)". TVShowsonDVD.com. Archived from the original on April 17, 2008. Retrieved April 27, 2008.
- ^ "Spongebob Squarepants – Season 8 [DVD]". Amazon.co.uk. October 28, 2013. Retrieved July 30, 2015.
- ^ "Spongebob Squarepants – Season 8". JB Hi-Fi. Archived from the original on November 9, 2013. Retrieved July 30, 2015.