SpongeBob SquarePants 1999
“Be there and be square!”
★ 7.7/10 · 3,228 votes TV-Y7 AnimationComedyFamily 17 seasons · 656 eps Returning Series
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What is SpongeBob SquarePants?
SpongeBob SquarePants is an American animated comedy television series created by marine science educator and animator Stephen Hillenburg for Nickelodeon. The series first aired as a sneak peek after the Kids' Choice Awards on May 1, 1999, and officially premiered on July 17, 1999.
- Type
- TV series
- Year
- 1999
- Status
- Returning Series
- Episodes
- 656
- First aired
- May 1, 1999
- Last aired
- Jul 17, 2026
- Original language
- EN
- Origin
- US
- Networks
- Nickelodeon
- Genres
- Animation, Comedy, Family
- Updated
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Overview
SpongeBob SquarePants is an American animated comedy television series created by marine science educator and animator Stephen Hillenburg for Nickelodeon. The series first aired as a sneak peek after the Kids' Choice Awards on May 1, 1999, and officially premiered on July 17, 1999. It is set in the subterranean city of Bikini Bottom in the Pacific Ocean and follows the life of a square yellow sponge named SpongeBob SquarePants. SpongeBob lives in a pineapple with his pet snail, Gary, and loves his job as a fry cook at the Krusty Krab. He often finds himself in trouble and has a knack for getting into strange situations with his friends, including his best buddy, a starfish named Patrick, and his surfer-girl squirrel pal, Sandy Cheeks. The series is produced by Nickelodeon Animation Studio and United Plankton Pictures, Inc. SpongeBob SquarePants is often shortened to SpongeBob and is chronologically the twelfth Nicktoon to debut.
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Should you watch it?
“A cheerful yellow sea sponge lives large in his underwater home.”
Reasons to watch
- Endearing main character with pure intentions
- Creative underwater world with unique characters
- Lighthearted humor appeals to all ages
Keep in mind
- Some episodes may feel repetitive
- Humor can be hit or miss depending on viewer taste
You enjoy quirky animated comedies with innocent main characters.
The show maintains a family-friendly tone with slapstick humor and wholesome themes.
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Cast
Tom Kenny
SpongeBob SquarePants (voice)
Mr. Lawrence
Plankton / Larry the Lobster (voice)
Bill Fagerbakke
Patrick Star (voice)
Rodger Bumpass
Squidward (voice)
Clancy Brown
Mr. Krabs (voice)
Carolyn Lawrence
Sandy Cheeks (voice)
Mary Jo Catlett
Mrs. Puff (voice)
Sirena Irwin
Margaret SquarePants (voice)
Dee Bradley Baker
Squilliam Fancyson (voice)
Ernest Borgnine
Mermaid Man (voice)
Tim Conway
Barnacle Boy (voice)
Brian Doyle-Murray
Flying Dutchman (voice)
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Season 1 · 41 episodes
Open the complete Season 1 guide & lore primer →- E1 Help Wanted Mytharc May 1, 1999
- E2 Reef Blower Core May 1, 1999
- E3 Tea at the Treedome Core May 1, 1999
- E4 Bubblestand Core Jul 17, 1999
- E5 Ripped Pants Core Jul 17, 1999
- E6 Jellyfishing Core Jul 31, 1999
- E7 Plankton! Core Jul 31, 1999
- E8 Naughty Nautical Neighbors Core Aug 7, 1999
- E9 Boating School Core Aug 7, 1999
- E10 Pizza Delivery Core Aug 14, 1999
- E11 Home Sweet Pineapple Core Aug 14, 1999
- E12 Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy Core Aug 21, 1999
- E13 Pickles Core Aug 21, 1999
- E14 Hall Monitor Core Aug 28, 1999
- E15 Jellyfish Jam Core Aug 28, 1999
- E16 Sandy's Rocket Core Sep 4, 1999
- E17 Squeaky Boots Core Sep 4, 1999
- E18 Nature Pants Core Sep 11, 1999
- E19 Opposite Day Core Sep 11, 1999
- E20 Culture Shock Core Sep 18, 1999
- E21 F.U.N. Core Sep 18, 1999
- E22 MuscleBob BuffPants Core Sep 25, 1999
- E23 Squidward the Unfriendly Ghost Core Sep 25, 1999
- E24 The Chaperone Core Oct 2, 1999
- E25 Employee of the Month Core Oct 2, 1999
- E26 Scaredy Pants Core Oct 28, 1999
- E27 I Was a Teenage Gary Core Oct 28, 1999
- E28 SB-129 Core Dec 31, 1999
- E29 Karate Choppers Core Dec 31, 1999
- E30 Sleepy Time Core Jan 17, 2000
- E31 Suds Core Jan 17, 2000
- E32 Valentine's Day Core Feb 14, 2000
- E33 The Paper Core Feb 14, 2000
- E34 Arrgh! Core Mar 15, 2000
- E35 Rock Bottom Core Mar 15, 2000
- E36 Texas Core Mar 22, 2000
- E37 Walking Small Core Mar 22, 2000
- E38 Fools in April Core Apr 1, 2000
- E39 Neptune's Spatula Core Apr 1, 2000
- E40 Hooky Mytharc Apr 8, 2000
- E41 Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy II Mytharc Apr 8, 2000
Season 2 · 36 episodes
Open the complete Season 2 guide & lore primer →- E1 Something Smells Mytharc Oct 26, 2000
- E2 Bossy Boots Mytharc Oct 26, 2000
- E3 Your Shoe's Untied Core Nov 2, 2000
- E4 Squid's Day Off Core Nov 2, 2000
- E5 Big Pink Loser Core Nov 16, 2000
- E6 Bubble Buddy Core Nov 16, 2000
- E7 Mermaid Man & Barnacle Boy III Core Nov 27, 2000
- E8 Squirrel Jokes Core Nov 27, 2000
- E9 Christmas Who? Core Dec 6, 2000
- E10 Dying for Pie Core Dec 28, 2000
- E11 Imitation Krabs Core Dec 28, 2000
- E12 Wormy Core Feb 17, 2001
- E13 Patty Hype Core Feb 17, 2001
- E14 Survival of the Idiots Core Mar 5, 2001
- E15 Dumped Core Mar 5, 2001
- E16 Grandma's Kisses Core Mar 6, 2001
- E17 Squidville Core Mar 6, 2001
- E18 No Free Rides Core Mar 7, 2001
- E19 I'm Your Biggest Fanatic Core Mar 7, 2001
- E20 Pressure Core Mar 8, 2001
- E21 The Smoking Peanut Core Mar 8, 2001
- E22 Shanghaied Core Mar 9, 2001
- E23 Prehibernation Week Core May 5, 2001
- E24 Life of Crime Core May 5, 2001
- E25 The Secret Box Core Sep 7, 2001
- E26 Band Geeks Core Sep 7, 2001
- E27 Sailor Mouth Core Sep 21, 2001
- E28 Artist Unknown Core Sep 21, 2001
- E29 Jellyfish Hunter Core Sep 28, 2001
- E30 The Fry Cook Games Core Sep 28, 2001
- E31 Just One Bite Core Oct 5, 2001
- E32 The Bully Core Oct 5, 2001
- E33 Squid on Strike Core Oct 12, 2001
- E34 Sandy, SpongeBob, and the Worm Core Oct 12, 2001
- E35 Procrastination Mytharc Nov 30, 2001
- E36 I'm with Stupid Mytharc Nov 30, 2001
Season 3 · 40 episodes
Open the complete Season 3 guide & lore primer →- E1 Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy IV Mytharc Jan 21, 2002
- E2 Doing Time Core Jan 21, 2002
- E3 Welcome to the Chum Bucket Core Jan 21, 2002
- E4 Frankendoodle Core Jan 21, 2002
- E5 Snowball Effect Core Feb 22, 2002
- E6 One Krab's Trash Core Feb 22, 2002
- E7 Nasty Patty Core Mar 1, 2002
- E8 Idiot Box Core Mar 1, 2002
- E9 As Seen on TV Core Mar 8, 2002
- E10 Can You Spare a Dime? Core Mar 8, 2002
- E11 No Weenies Allowed Core Mar 15, 2002
- E12 Squilliam Returns Core Mar 15, 2002
- E13 The Algae's Always Greener Core Mar 22, 2002
- E14 SpongeGuard on Duty Core Mar 22, 2002
- E15 Krab Borg Core Mar 29, 2002
- E16 Rock-a-Bye Bivalve Core Mar 29, 2002
- E17 Wet Painters Core May 10, 2002
- E18 Krusty Krab Training Video Core May 10, 2002
- E19 Party Pooper Pants Core May 17, 2002
- E20 Chocolate with Nuts Core Jun 1, 2002
- E21 Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy V Core Jun 1, 2002
- E22 Club SpongeBob Core Jul 12, 2002
- E23 My Pretty Seahorse Core Jul 12, 2002
- E24 Graveyard Shift Core Sep 6, 2002
- E25 Krusty Love Core Sep 6, 2002
- E26 New Student Starfish Core Sep 20, 2002
- E27 Clams Core Sep 20, 2002
- E28 The Great Snail Race Core Jan 24, 2003
- E29 Mid-Life Crustacean Core Jan 24, 2003
- E30 The Sponge Who Could Fly Core Mar 21, 2003
- E31 Gary Takes a Bath Core Jul 26, 2003
- E32 Born Again Krabs Core Oct 4, 2003
- E33 I Had an Accident Core Oct 4, 2003
- E34 Missing Identity Core Jan 19, 2004
- E35 Plankton's Army Core Jan 19, 2004
- E36 Ugh Core Mar 5, 2004
- E37 Krabby Land Core Apr 3, 2004
- E38 The Camping Episode Core Apr 3, 2004
- E39 SpongeBob Meets the Strangler Mytharc Oct 11, 2004
- E40 Pranks a Lot Mytharc Oct 11, 2004
Season 4 · 40 episodes
Open the complete Season 4 guide & lore primer →- E1 Fear of a Krabby Patty Mytharc May 6, 2005
- E2 Shell of a Man Core May 6, 2005
- E3 The Lost Mattress Core May 13, 2005
- E4 Krabs vs. Plankton Core May 13, 2005
- E5 Skill Crane Core May 20, 2005
- E6 Good Neighbors Core May 20, 2005
- E7 Selling Out Core Sep 23, 2005
- E8 Funny Pants Core Sep 30, 2005
- E9 Mermaid Man & Barnacle Boy VI - The Motion Picture Core Oct 7, 2005
- E10 Enemy In-Law Core Oct 14, 2005
- E11 Patrick SmartPants Core Oct 21, 2005
- E12 SquidBob TentaclePants Core Nov 4, 2005
- E13 Have You Seen This Snail? Core Nov 11, 2005
- E14 Dunces and Dragons Core Feb 20, 2006
- E15 Krusty Towers Core Apr 1, 2006
- E16 Mrs. Puff, You're Fired Core Apr 1, 2006
- E17 Chimps Ahoy Core May 5, 2006
- E18 Ghost Host Core May 5, 2006
- E19 Whale of a Birthday Core May 12, 2006
- E20 Karate Island Core May 12, 2006
- E21 All That Glitters Core Jun 2, 2006
- E22 Wishing You Well Core Jun 2, 2006
- E23 New Leaf Core Sep 22, 2006
- E24 Once Bitten Mytharc Sep 29, 2006
- E25 Squidtastic Voyage Core Oct 6, 2006
- E26 Bummer Vacation Core Oct 13, 2006
- E27 Best Day Ever Core Nov 10, 2006
- E28 Wigstruck Core Nov 17, 2006
- E29 That's No Lady Core Nov 25, 2006
- E30 The Thing Core Jan 15, 2007
- E31 Hocus Pocus Core Jan 15, 2007
- E32 Driven to Tears Core Feb 19, 2007
- E33 Rule of Dumb Core Feb 19, 2007
- E34 The Pink Purloiner Core Feb 19, 2007
- E35 The Gift of Gum Core Feb 19, 2007
- E36 Rise and Shine Mytharc Feb 19, 2007
- E37 Waiting Core Feb 19, 2007
- E38 Sing a Song of Patrick Core Feb 19, 2007
- E39 Born to Be Wild Mytharc Mar 31, 2007
- E40 Best Frenemies Mytharc Mar 31, 2007
Season 5 · 36 episodes
Open the complete Season 5 guide & lore primer →- E1 Friend or Foe Mytharc Apr 13, 2007
- E2 Spy Buddies Core Jul 23, 2007
- E3 Boat Smarts Core Jul 23, 2007
- E4 Good Ol' Whatshisname Core Jul 23, 2007
- E5 The Krusty Sponge Core Jul 24, 2007
- E6 Squid Wood Core Jul 24, 2007
- E7 New Digs Core Jul 25, 2007
- E8 Krabs à la Mode Core Jul 25, 2007
- E9 To Love a Patty Core Jul 26, 2007
- E10 Breath of Fresh Squidward Core Jul 26, 2007
- E11 Roller Cowards Core Jul 27, 2007
- E12 Bucket Sweet Bucket Core Jul 27, 2007
- E13 The Original Fry Cook Core Jul 30, 2007
- E14 Night Light Core Jul 30, 2007
- E15 Money Talks Core Jul 31, 2007
- E16 SpongeBob vs. The Patty Gadget Core Jul 31, 2007
- E17 Slimy Dancing Core Jul 31, 2007
- E18 A Flea in Her Dome Core Aug 1, 2007
- E19 The Donut of Shame Core Aug 1, 2007
- E20 The Krusty Plate Core Aug 1, 2007
- E21 Picture Day Core Aug 2, 2007
- E22 Pat No Pay Core Aug 2, 2007
- E23 BlackJack Core Aug 2, 2007
- E24 Blackened Sponge Core Aug 3, 2007
- E25 Mermaid Man vs SpongeBob Core Aug 3, 2007
- E26 Le Big Switch Core Sep 19, 2007
- E27 Fungus Among Us Core Sep 29, 2007
- E28 Atlantis SquarePantis Core Nov 12, 2007
- E29 The Inmates of Summer Core Nov 23, 2007
- E30 The Two Faces of Squidward Core Nov 23, 2007
- E31 The Battle of Bikini Bottom Core Nov 23, 2007
- E32 Banned in Bikini Bottom Core Nov 23, 2007
- E33 SpongeHenge Core Nov 23, 2007
- E34 20,000 Patties Under the Sea Core Nov 23, 2007
- E35 Stanley S. SquarePants Mytharc Nov 23, 2007
- E36 To Save a Squirrel Mytharc Nov 23, 2007
Verified insights
Frequently asked questions
What is SpongeBob's job?
He works as a fry cook at the Krusty Krab restaurant.
Who are SpongeBob's closest friends?
His best friends are Patrick Star the starfish and Sandy Cheeks the squirrel.
Where does SpongeBob live?
He lives in a pineapple house in the underwater city of Bikini Bottom.
What kind of pet does SpongeBob have?
He has a pet snail named Gary who meows like a cat.
Who is SpongeBob's grumpy neighbor?
His cranky neighbor is Squidward Tentacles who lives in an Easter Island head house.
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