SpongeBob is an excitable and charming young sponge. He later met his next-door neighbor, Squidward. SpongeBob moved into his sunken pineapple house with his pet snail, Gary, one day after moving out of his parents' house. Thanks to success and popularity of the franchise, SpongeBob has become a household name and the official mascot of Nickelodeon, and also appears in the current Nickelodeon Movies logo.Īs shown in ' The Secret Box', SpongeBob has known his best friend Patrick since they were both little babies. SpongeBob was created and designed by former marine science teacher Stephen Hillenburg, who originally used the character in an educational book he wrote in the 1980s. He is voiced by Tom Kenny and first appeared on television in the series' pilot episode, ' Help Wanted', on May 1, 1999. SpongeBob SquarePants is the titular protagonist of the Nicktoon of the same name. 'I'm ready!' 'Good morning world, and all who inhabit it!'
