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Nevertheless, SpongeBob SquarePants was ranked ninth on TV Guide's top 50 cartoon characters. [44] The show's characters have received recognition from celebrities and well-known figures in media. Barack Obama named SpongeBob his favorite television character in 2007 and admitted that SpongeBob SquarePants was "the show I watch with my daughters."
Voice actor Tom Kenny, shown here in 2008, provides the voice of SpongeBob SquarePants, the show's main character. SpongeBob SquarePants is an American animated television series created by marine biologist and animator Stephen Hillenburg that debuted on Nickelodeon in the United States on May 1, 1999.
The series' main characters. Top row, from left to right: Pearl, Plankton, and Karen.Bottom row: Sandy, Mr. Krabs, SpongeBob, Squidward, Gary, Patrick, and Mrs. Puff. The series follows SpongeBob SquarePants, an energetic and optimistic sea sponge who lives in a submerged pineapple, and his aquatic friends.
Kenny had originally used SpongeBob's voice for a minor background character in Rocko's Modern Life. At first, Kenny forgot the voice because he had used it only on that occasion. Hillenburg remembered it when he was coming up with SpongeBob, however, and played a video clip of the Rocko episode to remind Kenny of the voice.
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Shortly afterwards, Hillenburg began working on SpongeBob SquarePants. [4] Early drawings of Patrick from Stephen Hillenburg's bible. For the show's characters, Hillenburg started to draw and used character designs from his comic book—including starfish, crab, and sponge. [4] He described Patrick as "probably the dumbest guy in town". [13]
SpongeBob and Patrick will host the KCAs from Bikini Bottom via “enhanced graphics and advanced augmente SpongeBob SquarePants Making History as First-Ever Animated Award Show Host at 2024 KCAs ...
The first season featured Tom Kenny as the voice of the title character SpongeBob SquarePants and his pet snail Gary. SpongeBob's best friend, a starfish named Patrick Star, was voiced by Bill Fagerbakke, [20] while Rodger Bumpass was the voice of Squidward Tentacles, an arrogant and ill-tempered octopus. [21]