SpongeBob SquarePants

SpongeBob SquarePants
Also known as	SpongeBob
Genre	Comedy[1] Surreal humour[2]
Created by	Stephen Hillenburg
Developed by	Derek Drymon Tim Hill Nick Jennings
Creative directors	Derek Drymon (1999–2004) Vincent Waller (2005–2015)
Voices of	Tom Kenny Bill Fagerbakke Rodger Bumpass Clancy Brown Mr. Lawrence Jill Talley Carolyn Lawrence Mary Jo Catlett Lori Alan (Complete list)
Narrated by	Tom Kenny (various episodes)
Theme music composer	Derek Drymon Mark Harrison Stephen Hillenburg Blaise Smith
Opening theme	"SpongeBob SquarePants Theme Song" (performed by Patrick Pinney)
Ending theme	"SpongeBob Closing Theme" (composed by Steve Belfer)
Composers	Steve Belfer Nicolas Carr Sage Guyton Jeremy Wakefield Brad Carow (1999–2002) The Blue Hawaiians (1999–2002) Eban Schletter (2000–present) Barry Anthony Trop (2005–2014)
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	13
No. of episodes	292 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers	Stephen Hillenburg (1999–2018)[a] Paul Tibbitt (2008–2017) Marc Ceccarelli (2022) Vincent Waller (2022)
Producers	Donna Castricone (1999–2002) Anne Michaud (2001) Helen Kafatic (2002–2004) Dina Buteyn (2005–2010) Jennie Monica Hammond (2010–present)
Running time	11 minutes (regular episodes only) 22–44 minutes (special episodes only)
Production companies	United Plankton Pictures Nickelodeon Animation Studio
Original release
Network	Nickelodeon[b] Squid
Release	May 1, 1999 (1999-05-01) – present
Related
"Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years"
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SpongeBob SquarePants is an American animated children's television series. It's the one created by Stephen Hillenburg. The show begins on May 1, 1999.

It's Nickelodeon's most popular program. It's been made into many pieces of merchandise. The main character, SpongeBob is an adult sea sponge who acts like a child. He lives in a pineapple under the sea. The show has 3 spin-offs: Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years, The Patrick Star Show and one with Squidward Tentacles.

1. ↑ Meet the Creator: Stephen Hillenburg (Video). Nick Animation. July 27, 2015. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved April 20, 2020.
2. ↑ "SpongeBob SquarePants and the Indestructible Faith of Imagination". Vulture. November 27, 2018. Who lives in a pineapple under the sea? Why, one of the stars of the most brilliantly imagined and sustained display of surreal humor in pop culture, that's who.
3. ↑ Emily Yahr (October 18, 2012). "CBS sets Spongebob Christmas for November". The Washington Post. Retrieved August 30, 2021.