Reviewed as the most popular American animation series over the last ten years, SpongeBob SquarePants show has made a history in entertainment. The father of the characters is a former marine biologist, Stephen Hillenburg who created the show through the company he owned: United Plankton Pictures. You can watch the show on Nicktoons Network, and the awards have not been few for this production. The pilot episode of SpongeBob SquarePants show was broadcast on May 1, 1999, followed by other episodes that gained more popularity from 2000 onwards.
The episodes in SpongeBob SquarePants show lack continuity, which is a great advantage for anyone to watch it without having to refer back to previous events or contexts. Although many characters suffer apparently irreparable accidents, they always get back to normal. For instance, the Krusty Krab, the main restaurant in Bikini Bottom, the setting of the story, is destroyed on several occasions, and it seems like every time it is beyond repair. Many of these so-called horrific events blamed on SpongeBob’s mishaps. Both adults and children will find these cartoons interesting: some subtleties and ironies will often escape the understanding of children but will surely entertain older watchers.
One of the elements that distinguishes SpongeBob SquarePants show from other similar productions of the Nickelodeon network is the participation of lots of independent musicians to the series soundtrack. Wilco, Twisted Sister, The Flaming Lips are just a few names here, but David Bowie for instance played as a special guest in the Atlantis SquarePantis episode in November 2007. This episode had the largest level of audience in the entire history of the SpongeBob SquarePants show. Then, another connection between the series and the music world was at the initiative of Metallica consisting in the release of t-shirts featuring the group members playing live with the characters of SpongeBob and Patrick.
With the increased popularity of the show in the United States and in other parts of the world MTV started broadcasting it, this time addressing the teenage audience-group category. Certain lines from the series became part of slang, as it is the case with the famous line – it’s gonna rock – from Mid-Life Crustacean. Rock radio stations took over the quote and soon lots of teenagers would use it. SpongeBob SquarePants show has definitely laid its imprint on American television, and it can surely make one laugh heartily on any episode.