"[369], Numerous video games based on the series have been produced. Kenny previously worked with Stephen Hillenburg on Rocko's Modern Life. [Squidward doesn't reply] Squidward? Box Office While Crossing $250M Worldwide. [89] Lori Alan voices Pearl Krabs. Think a. [59] Hillenburg appointed Paul Tibbitt, who had previously served on the show as a writer, director, and storyboard artist, to take over his role as showrunner to produce additional seasons. [67] Throughout its run, the series' production has been handled domestically at Nickelodeon Animation Studio in Burbank, California. The reason behind this is that I honestly feel tired of the wiki and probably SpongeBob as a whole too. After that, everyone cheers and Sandy walks up to SpongeBob, and they, leaving in a happy ending. SpongeBob SquarePants follows the daily adventures of the title character and his friends from the underwater city of Bikini Bottom, such as Patrick Star and Sandy Cheeks, his neighbor Squidward Tentacles, and his boss Mr. Krabs. The melody was inspired by the sea shanty "Blow the Man Down". [124][129][130], Nickelodeon continued celebrating the anniversary through the rest of the year. Brief SpongeBob SquarePants appearance at Super Bowl halftime show disappoints", "Spongebob Squarepants' 'Sweet Victory' finally gets a Super Bowl tribute", "WATCH: Dallas Stars give fans the 'Sweet Victory' SpongeBob halftime show we all deserve", "The Dallas Stars gave us the 'Sweet Victory' Spongebob halftime we missed at the Super Bowl", "SpongeBob, Muppets and the Sister Sledge writer suffer criticism", "SpongeBob isn't gay or straight, creator says", "Dobson clarifies Pro-Gay SpongeBob Video Controversy", "Ministry celebrates SpongeBob: Gay, happy, yellow, orange, whatever, he's welcome", "Ukraine's Morality Police Probe 'Gay' SpongeBob", "Nickelodeon's Pride Tweet Reignites Debate On SpongeBob's Sexual Orientation", "CCFC to Nickelodeon: Did You Approve the SpongeBob SquareButt Burger King Commercial? It has received worldwide critical acclaim since its premiere and had gained enormous popularity by its second season. [77] Voice acting veteran Clancy Brown voices Mr. Krabs, SpongeBob's boss at the Krusty Krab. [414] Build-A-Bear Workshop stores nationwide celebrated the arrival of SpongeBob with a series of special events from May 17 through May 19. [330][331][332] The film is about Plankton's evil plan to steal King Neptune's crown and send it to Shell City. These are then used as templates by the crew in Korea,[58] who animate each scene by hand, color each cel on computers, and paint backgrounds. He wanted these scores to be composed by unknowns, and a group of twelve was assembled. In a report titled "Wolves in Sheep's Clothing", which documents the increase in potentially violent, profane, and sexual content in children's programming, the Parents Television Council, a watchdog media group, claimed the season 2 SpongeBob SquarePants episode "Sailor Mouth" was an implicit attempt to promote and satirize use of profanity among children. [walks into office and comes back with a ton of money, then walks out of Krusty Krab and enters pod; the pod is seen flying off], SpongeBob: That traitor... [clenches fists], Pactrick: What does the word "that" mean? Check out the official poster for #SpongeBobMovie: Sponge on the Run and don't miss the trailer tomorrow! [344] In April 2018, Tim Hill was named as director, and the film's original title, It's a Wonderful Sponge, was revealed. [58][70] Hillenburg explained, "Drymon had a secret box [as a kid] and started telling us about it. [319][321][322] Hillenburg described the stories from the comic books as "original and always true to the humor, characters, and universe of the SpongeBob SquarePants series." He said the world is going to end or something. in order to ensure your data security. He is a single parent with one teenage daughter, a sperm whale named Pearl, to whom he wants to bequeath his riches.