SpongeBob SquarePants (character) facts for kids

Quick facts for kids SpongeBob SquarePants
'SpongeBob SquarePants' character
A hot air balloon that looks like SpongeBob (left)
First appearance	Help Wanted (May 1, 1999)
Portrayed by	Tom Kenny David Glen Eisley (singing voice) Hiroyuki Tsuru (Japanese Seasons 1-3) Taiki Matsuno (Japanese Seasons 4-Current) Ido Mosseri (Hebrew) Kaihiamal Martinez (Spanish,Season 1) Luis Carreno (Spanish,Season 2-current)
Information
Species	Sea sponge
Gender	Male
Occupation	Fry cook
Relatives	Parents: Harold and Mrs. SquarePants Grandparents: Grandpa and Grandma SquarePants Uncles: Sherm and Captain Blue Cousins: Todd, Stanley and BlackJack

SpongeBob SquarePants is one of the main characters in the Nickelodeon show SpongeBob SquarePants. He is a sea sponge who loves his job as a fry cook at the Krusty Krab. SpongeBob lives in a pineapple with his pet snail Gary.

SpongeBob first appeared on the May 1, 1999 television pilot of SpongeBob SquarePants.

Role in SpongeBob SquarePants

In SpongeBob SquarePants - SpongeBob is a sponge who brought a pineapple that fell from a ship as a home. Mr. Krabs hired him as a fry cook.

Images for kids

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  Stephen Hillenburg, creator of SpongeBob SquarePants
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  Bob the Sponge, the host of The Intertidal Zone
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  An early drawing of the character by Hillenburg with the original name

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  Tom Kenny provides the voice of SpongeBob SquarePants

See also

In Spanish: Bob Esponja Pantalones Cuadrados para niños