SpongeBobSquarePantsisapopularAmericananimatedtelevisionseriescreatedbymarinebiologistandanimatorStephenHillenburg.TheshowfollowstheadventuresofSpongeBob,acheerfulandoptimisticyellowseaspongewholivesinapineappleundertheseainthefictionalunderwatercityofBikiniBottom.AlongwithhisbestfriendPatrickStar,adim-wittedpinkstarfish,andothercolorfulcharacterslikeSquidwardTentacles,Mr.Krabs,andSandyCheeks,SpongeBobnavigatesdailylifewithendlessenthusiasmandhumor.Knownforitsquirkyhumor,vibrantanimation,andmemorablecatchphrases,SpongeBobhasbecomeaglobalphenomenon,appealingtobothchildrenandadultssinceitsdebutin1999.TheserieshaswonnumerousawardsandremainsoneofNickelodeon'slongest-runningandmostbelovedshows.
