A Visit to Bikini Bottom

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Every so often in Did You Know, we think it’s fun to pay tribute to
some of the newer characters currently making a splash. And making a splash is
exactly what this week’s character does on his wonderfully successful
Nickelodeon cartoon. We’re talking, of course, about that ocean-dwelling
charmer, the absorbent and yellow and porous SpongeBob SquarePants.

Though he’s supposedly a sea sponge, Bob looks quite like a kitchen
sponge if you ask us. But no matter. With his googly eyes, brown shorts, shirt,
tie and hiked up athletic socks, SpongeBob is totally nerdy, and totally
irresistible. He lives in a pineapple in the blissful land of Bikini Bottom,
which lies comfortably on the floor of the Pacific Ocean. He has a pet snail
named Gary, and a rewarding job as a fry cook at the Krusty Krab. He is
eternally (and almost absurdly) optimistic, despite the fact that he is
always getting himself into some sort of pickle. From locking himself out
of his apartment to getting stranded in the treacherous JellyFish Fields to
adventures on the moon, craziness abounds in every episode of SpongeBob
SquarePants
. Of course, SpongeBob has a few partners in crime to help him
along his wayward way.

First, there’s Patrick Star, a large pink starfish
who is SpongeBob’s bumbling, rather dim, but generally cheerful best buddy. He
has a deep, almost droning voice, and is there for SpongeBob no matter what
underwater catastrophes may occur. Next, there’s Squidward Tentacles, a
cantankerous, arrogant, clarinet playing, stick-in-the-sand who not only works
with Bob at the Krusty Krab, but also lives next door to him. Everything gets on
Squidward’s nerves, but nothing quite so much as SpongeBob. (Now, if you ask us,
Sqiudward looks a lot like an Ub Iwerks creation. See last week’s Did You
Know
and check out some of the characters Ub did while away from the Disney
Studios. Verrry interesting…)

There’s also Sandy Cheeks, a fun
loving, devil may care squirrel from Texas. If you’re wondering how a squirrel
could possibly survive at the bottom of the sea, just take a gander at Sandy’s
outfit – a very astronaut-like suit that provides her with a constant source of
oxygen. In fact, she even lives in an oxygen filled glass dome. Sandy is
rebellious, wild, and loves to perform crazy stunts…and she’s the acorn of
SpongeBob’s eye.

Then there’s Mr. Krabs. With his huge eyes that raise
upward out of his head, Mr. Krabs is SpongeBob’s boss and the owner of The
Krusty Krab. In Scrooge McDuck fashion, Mr. Krab gets a kick out of hanging out
and counting his money. He is in constant rivalry with the vile Plankton, owner
of the fast food joint “The Chum Bucket,” and has a love-hate relationship with
his most enthusiastic, underpaid employee, SpongeBob.

Last but
definitely not least, there’s Steve Hillenburg – the creator of SpongeBob. Oddly
enough, Steve was a teacher of marine biology before he got into animation! He
became so fascinated with the bizarre creatures from the sea that he decided to
create a story around them. At first he called his square yellow sponge
“Spongeboy,” but soon changed the name to the more unique – and certainly more
hilarious – SpongeBob. He peopled his undersea world with fantastic characters,
giant flowers, wild colors, and an undeniably fun Polynesian feel. Finally, in
the Spring of 1999, SpongeBob SquarePants premiered on Nickelodeon. He
was an immediate smash, and has been going incredibly strong ever since. There’s
even an animated film in the works – set for release sometime in 2004. SpongeBob
fan clubs can be found on, yes, college campuses all over the country, and
thousands of web sites are online devoted to Spongey. Merchandise featuring the
buck-toothed Bob includes everything from plush dolls to navel rings, and in
fact, 2002 brought hundreds of millions of dollars in retail sales from
SpongeBob paraphernalia.

So tune into Nickelodeon and catch up with the
underwater wonder…you’ll find that hanging out in SpongeBob’s world is not a
bad place to be at all. And remember: If nautical nonsense be somethin’ ya wish,
then drop on the deck and flop like a fish!


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