A square yellow sponge named SpongeBob SquarePants lives in a pineapple with his pet snail, Gary, in the city of Bikini Bottom on the floor of the Pacific Ocean. He works as a fry cook at the Krusty Krab. During his time off, SpongeBob has a knack for attracting trouble with his starfish best friend, Patrick.

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Since its launch July 17, 1999, SpongeBob SquarePants has been the most-watched animated series for 21 consecutive years and is one of the most widely distributed properties in Paramount International history, seen in more than 170 countries, translated in 29+ languages, and averaging more than 100 million total ...

SpongeBob SquarePants is an American media franchise created by marine science educator and animator Stephen Hillenburg for Nickelodeon. It began with the series, which premiered in 1999, and went on to become one of the longest-running American animated series.

Live Life to The Fullest In the words of SpongeBob, “You never really know the true value of a moment, until it becomes a memory.” SpongeBob values his time, even when he is alone. Even if all he's doing is watching TV or flipping burgers, he's happy. Life is made up of tiny moments – don't let them pass you by.

While the show is funny, imaginative and has colorful situations, but it may not always be the best program for small children. Characters in the cartoon sometimes use words like "stupid" or "jerk" that parents may not want kids to repeat. Insults are thrown around casually, without repercussion.

SpongeBob SquarePants' Age: 18 To Mid-20s SpongeBob's grandmother refers to him as an "adult" and "grown-up" on more than one occasion. He also appears older than Pearl, who -- as mentioned above -- turns 16 in the show.

But Nickelodeon can do anything it wants. The studio owns all rights to the show and to franchises for “SpongeBob” merchandise. Hillenburg sold his rights to get his concept made, he said. “You could never get anything made if you didn't sell” ownership to the people who are spending the money to make it, he said.

But when we look back and realize just how long he's been on TV.

Many of the series' ideas originated in The Intertidal Zone, an unpublished educational book that Hillenburg created in 1989 to teach his students about undersea life. He began developing SpongeBob SquarePants into a television series in 1996, and in 1997, a seven-minute pilot was pitched to Nickelodeon.

But Nickelodeon can do anything it wants. The studio owns all rights to the show and to franchises for “SpongeBob” merchandise. Hillenburg sold his rights to get his concept made, he said. “You could never get anything made if you didn't sell” ownership to the people who are spending the money to make it, he said.

Watching 'SpongeBob' may improve a child's vocabulary. If you ever actually paid attention, there are some interesting things being said in the very catchy tune that is the theme song to SpongeBob SquarePants. If nautical nonsense, be something you wish/ Then drop on the deck and flop like a fish!

Their concluding statement is simple: "The present study found that 9 minutes of viewing a popular fast-paced fantastical television show immediately impaired 4-year-olds' [executive function], a result about which parents of young children should be aware." They also note that the "fantastical" aspect of the undersea ...

The study claimed that four-year-olds who watched 9 minutes of SpongeBob performed worse on executive function tests than peers who watched 9 minutes of Caillou, a slower-paced, more realistic PBS cartoon about a preschool-aged boy, and a peer group that spent 9 minutes drawing.

SpongeBob being a 13-year-old fry cook in the first seasons worked, but the show has done well to ignore the "How old is SpongeBob?" question as it continued for far more years than anyone predicted.

The network's executives wanted SpongeBob to be a child in school, but Hillenburg preferred SpongeBob to be an adult character. He was prepared to abandon the series, but he compromised by creating Mrs. Puff and her boating school so SpongeBob could attend school as an adult.