Hoppin' clams! "SpongeBob SquarePants" turns 25

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18 күн бұрын

In the 25 years since his debut on Nickelodeon, SpongeBob SquarePants, the animated character who lives in a pineapple under the sea, has also appeared in video games, three feature films, and even a Broadway musical. For the voice actors behind SpongeBob and other denizens of Bikini Bottom, the show - a gentle, silly reminder about the value of optimism and friendship - also reminds us of the kid inside us all. Lee Cowan reports.
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@Hecuba107 16 күн бұрын

SB: Hey, Patrick. Patrick: What? SB: I thought of something funnier than 24. Patrick: Let me hear it. SB: 25!

@chrisfinch8637 16 күн бұрын

Mrs. Puff: That’s enough! 🤣

@Hecuba107 16 күн бұрын

@@chrisfinch8637 😳

@Mod1 16 күн бұрын

@@chrisfinch8637lol

@DoofenSpyroDragon16 15 күн бұрын

Really thought they were gonna reference that!

@rajadhejayalath 15 күн бұрын

@@DoofenSpyroDragon16 they did on the nickelodeon channel! (some sort of an intro to the nickelodeon choice awards hosted by spongebob)

@sonofdragon5530 16 күн бұрын

If it wasn’t for Hilberg, SpongeBob would have never made such an icon in the animated business, R.I.P

@AlfonsGSAndersson 15 күн бұрын

Hillenburg, if you are correct.

@dahharo3565 13 күн бұрын

@@AlfonsGSAnderssonwho tf else

@josephstalin1789 9 күн бұрын

@@dahharo3565 Hilberg

@jeanmank6342 16 күн бұрын

When friend Ernie Borgnine called my then-young daughter answered and screamed in terror: "Mermaid Man is on the phone!"

@chrisfinch8637 16 күн бұрын

It’s lovely of how I got to know Ernest Borgnine, Tim Conway, Charles Nelson Reilly, Marion Ross, and Mary Jo Cattlett, just because of this show.

@chrisrockett5897 16 күн бұрын

AAAAAAAAAWWWWWWW...

@CrossOfBayonne 16 күн бұрын

Yup, This show marked the birth of meme culture. Ernest was also in McHale's Navy a WWII show popular in the 60s

@borntoclimb7116 14 күн бұрын

True

@joeybaseball7352 16 күн бұрын

Spongebob did something that very few things had ever been able to do before it. Be both equally appealing to kids and adults. It was the first program in Nickelodeon's history, that had a large amount of its viewership be comprised of childless adults. That never happens. Toddlers, children, teenagers, adults, and the elderly all equally have the same love for Spongebob.

@datguyyo 16 күн бұрын

Ren and Stimpy & Rocko’s Modern Life: ARE WE A JOKE TO YOU?

@joeybaseball7352 16 күн бұрын

@@datguyyo Those are very enjoyable programs, for sure. But it's laughable at best to compare them to the popularity of Spongebob.

@chrisfinch8637 16 күн бұрын

“I love the young people.”😂

@supersteve1585 16 күн бұрын

But not anymore sadly, the story style for newer episodes have changed. Wish they could bring back the witty jokes that made it iconic instead overwhelming physical jokes.

@joeybaseball7352 16 күн бұрын

@@supersteve1585 Spongebob as an IP is bigger than it's ever been. The show itself is something completely different.

@TrentonDominy 16 күн бұрын

This cartoon has basically been with me my entire life now. At 26 I still watch SpongeBob.

@sketchnotes2246 15 күн бұрын

Same

@tackywhale5664 13 күн бұрын

Right with you on that one, buddy. It’s just one of those shows that will never get irrelevant.

@BillyMLover28 12 күн бұрын

Same! I still love SpongeBob at 32. 🫶🏻

@Rajshikari24 11 күн бұрын

We're gen z

@brianrunyon266 16 күн бұрын

Say what you will about the seasons after the first movie, but, the voice acting is still top notch. RIP, Steve Hillenberg.

@joeybaseball7352 16 күн бұрын

Spongebob is way bigger than the show. He's a part of pop culture history.

@itscrumbelivable 16 күн бұрын

Spongebob's one of the most stable jobs in the American animation industry. Anyone who's anyone ends up there for a stint sometime. It serves a very important place in the American animated ecosystem.

@BigJDawg4523 16 күн бұрын

Absolutely

@scruffd0g193 14 күн бұрын

Absolutely, it’s surpassed as just a show more of a pop culture icon.

@screamingatstars66 14 күн бұрын

Tom Kenny is a genius. Rip Steven Hillenburg too :(

@bizmen81 16 күн бұрын

Never thought that "Is Mayonnaise an instrument" would be on Sunday Morning!

@chrisfinch8637 16 күн бұрын

Mayonnaise is not an instrument, and neither is horseradish. 😅

@cedriciibullard3280 4 күн бұрын

I actually have a shirt that says the exact same thing 😂😂

@amandastroup37 16 күн бұрын

I love this show. I can't believe it's the 25th anniversary of SpongeBob SquarePants.

@jonathanhahn6955 15 күн бұрын

Me Too :-)

@TBird100636 16 күн бұрын

We can all thank former Nickelodeon president Geraldine Laybourne for developing and green lighting the project that would become Nicktoons with her co-worker Vanessa Coffey. Had those 3 original Nicktoons (which debuted August of 1991) had not been so successful, we probably wouldn't have had SpongeBob Squarepants and numerous other Nicktoons.

@10Redbluff 16 күн бұрын

Thank you for props out to "Gerry" as well as Vanessa. It must be said that Mary Harrington and Linda Simensky were crucial on the playing field in the beginning as well.

@miss-astronomikal-mcmxcvii 16 күн бұрын

Wow, so basically all of the people who greenlighted the Nicktoons project were all WOMEN! Did not know that. 👏👏👏

@norkshit 13 күн бұрын

@@miss-astronomikal-mcmxcvii Change the name to Nicoleodeon 😂

@SBPepperminion 16 күн бұрын

The generations past Millennials and Gen Z will never see a cultural phonominon like SpongeBob the way we do.

@norkshit 13 күн бұрын

Excuse me? The obvious cultural phenomenon for Gen Alpha and onwards is skibidi toilet.

@SBPepperminion 13 күн бұрын

@@norkshit Thus, why they'll never understand what that sponge means to us.

@VanessaLeavitt 11 күн бұрын

Gen X here and I love Spongebob. I guess I never fully grew up. lol

@namesurname4666 10 күн бұрын

@@norkshit not really, there are still foreigners that don't know it and spongebob was popular in countries where it wasn't even dubbed

@nes96 8 күн бұрын

@@norkshit Onwards? doesn't even exist yet

@HeckmanFT7 16 күн бұрын

If it wasn't for SpongeBob, Nickelodeon would never reach the massive popularity it is today Rest In Power, Hillenberg EDIT: Yes I already heard the Rugrats were the first to gain Nickelodeon some massive property but it could not top the iconic sponge

@ranelgallardo7031 16 күн бұрын

Rugrats: Am I a joke to you?

@ElseAndrecool 13 күн бұрын

Hey Arnold?

@BigJDawg4523 16 күн бұрын

That is heartwarming that fans come to the cast to just say thank you for their childhoods.

@keyefaddis7897 16 күн бұрын

Glad the cast is still cooking. Now bring back the better writers.

@Key-Knight87 13 күн бұрын

That's what I'm saying 😂😂 Super good that the cast are still having fun, but the vibes just doesn't hit the same ..

@naturekate1995 8 күн бұрын

Agreed, seasons 1-4 were great!!

@Tech_Bus_Dev 16 күн бұрын

My granddaughter started watching when she was two years old in 2003. She just graduated from college in May 2024, I have heard that she occasionally watches when not busy doing Grown Up duties.

@667mumble 15 күн бұрын

If only Stephen Hillenburg were with us to celebrate it. R.I.P ❤

@tobechukwuolumba7337 16 күн бұрын

Happy 25th to the most incredible animated show in the history of television, and a childhood memory.

@SpongeSebastian 16 күн бұрын

One of those few multigenerational franchises that continues to entertain future generations! I don't know what was in that secret formula of Steve Hillenburg's creation that's made SpongeBob so beloved, but we can't get enough of it!

@VXVGuestRelations 16 күн бұрын

So happy for our friend Tom on the upcoming 25th anniversary of Sponge Bob!

@NintendoTV64 16 күн бұрын

Happy 25th Anniversary to one of the greatest cartoons ever made, and RIP Stephen Hillenburg. Long live SpongeBob!

@Yukimi6345 15 күн бұрын

He’s our hero. Also a freaking legend. 🥹❤️

@catkafcatkaf 16 күн бұрын

I watch this since Was little with my older sister and now I am 22 years and I watch all of the episodes and season and this tv show never gets old till the day I die

@khaliljuanjohnson2024 16 күн бұрын

I can't believe it's actually been 25 years since the show aired, and I'm looking forward to more new episodes in season 14.

@King_Sponge95 16 күн бұрын

Idc how people feel about the modern season but this show will forever be goated

@caseycat 12 күн бұрын

Seasons 1-3 and the movie are best spongebob

@Jobe826 16 күн бұрын

I was 9 when SpongeBob debuted and I never thought I would like a Nicktoon as much as Rugrats but SpongeBob was such a funny show. Even as an adult I sometimes go back and watch a few classic episodes. (Especially to see where the memes originated lol)

@tormado 16 күн бұрын

Imagination 🌈

@TylerRakstis 16 күн бұрын

Happy 25th anniversary to one of the longest running shows and a childhood favorite for us millennials.

@VelvetMagician 16 күн бұрын

And Zoomers

@robroy6374 15 күн бұрын

Gen Y you mean.

@landonleys9619 16 күн бұрын

Happy 25th birthday to my favorite and iconic Nickelodeon show SpongeBob SquarePants looking forward to see him host the Kids’ Choice Awards on Saturday

@Sahilprakash1999 16 күн бұрын

You know Tom Kenny is one of my favorite voice actors best-known for his role as SpongeBob SquarePants i love him

@vcos24 14 күн бұрын

My life wouldn’t be the same without SpongeBob. Thanks for this segment and all the memories. Happy 25th to SpongeBob the legend!

@JoseMorales-lw5nt 16 күн бұрын

When you're old enough to have a banned episode, thanks to 9/11! Apparently, there's a 2001 episode that got pulled from rotation due to one scene in which Squidward runs into the Crabbie Patty kitchen while it's burning. The prolonged screams from the old Squid were deemed too much by the network and wouldn't be re-aired for a couple of years.❤

@rhyancoleman6462 15 күн бұрын

Just One Bite

@GTWDude 15 күн бұрын

That was the episode “Just One Bite” which involved Mr Krabs utilizing a security system that had a bucket of gasoline falling on top of squidward and lighting him on fire. Apparently the real reason that scene was pulled was because Nickelodeon later believed it was too violent to air for a young audience. The pull was done around the time of 9/11 so it makes sense that some would associate it with that.

@Rubberman202 13 күн бұрын

The "NO, THIS IS PATRICK" clip they showed STILL makes me laugh! I love how timeless Spongebob's humor can be!

@micahcaraballo5917 15 күн бұрын

I’m almost 30 years old and I am a die-hard SpongeBob fan!! I grew up watching all the DVDs as a kid and it even got me into drawing my own cartoon characters! I even have an old friend now in his 80s who admits he loves watching SpongeBob as well! Not too many modern cartoons can accomplish having a broad appeal to multiple generations of people!

@Sagadali523 16 күн бұрын

I'm very happy that SpongeBob has still alive for over 25 years' worth of episodes. I'm just a teen, but I watched a show from the start, I'm really glad that this became my life. If you are really an adult who saw the start of the show as a kid, just to be sure that you deserve a veteran discount and this franchise. From now on, the voice actors still got the same sound. This is truly masterpiece that Stephen Hillenburg is a true king for creating this amazing show, rest in peace legend ❤

@ValiantPixel 16 күн бұрын

I’m only 4 months older than SpongeBob. We are basically childhood friends.

@keatonlitzenberg1762 16 күн бұрын

This video brought back so many childhood memories. SpongeBob was literally my childhood.

@MissJen-78 16 күн бұрын

I am 46 and was a teenage mom. My son is 28 now. We love SpongeBob through and through, all these years!!!!❤🥹

@DandreaMBrady 16 күн бұрын

My favorite scene from SpongeBob SquarePants is the “Sweet Victory.” I was getting Aerosmith vibes when SpongeBob started singing. It was AWESOME 🤩

@Penguimus 13 күн бұрын

Now that’s a SpongeCAST for ya.!.!

@ashrithreddy5967 16 күн бұрын

Happy 25th anniversary of SpongeBob Squarepants

@brl0522 16 күн бұрын

It has lasted because it’s funny.. it’s just plain and simple funny

@Spongenadoaltaccount 14 күн бұрын

Happy Birthday to the best show on Earth!! 🎁🎊🎈🎂🎉

@teddyfurstman1997 16 күн бұрын

Happy 25th to our Sea Sponge. RIP Stephen Hillenberg.

@samuelalicea5513 16 күн бұрын

4:55 Meow.

@SparkleRanger 16 күн бұрын

These guys are going to make me cry!! Happy 25th birthday SpongeBob!!!

@dubisbetterthansub5254 15 күн бұрын

The acting talent on this show is also highly underrated. Clancy Brown in Shawshank Redemption and Bill Fagerbakke in Oz, for example. Clancy also voiced Lex Luthor for over a decade, Long Feng in Avatar, and had a minor role in LOST, too.

@Bobsburgers123 16 күн бұрын

I honestly love how all of the actors look like there having so much fun with these characters even 25 year later.

@joeym5243 14 күн бұрын

I've always found it ironic that the voice actor for Squidward has the world record for most spongebob memorabilia.

@TylerAmolsch 16 күн бұрын

Battle for Bikini Bottom and The Cosmic Shake.

@DoofenSpyroDragon16 15 күн бұрын

I have not played the Cosmic Shake but I wanna get it, it looks cool!

@AlexMcGillvrey 16 күн бұрын

And ever since its debut, every kids' cartoon that came after wanted to be like SpongeBob.

@saxmaster121 12 күн бұрын

I’m 26 years old and I have been watching SpongeBob for ever 😂😅❤

@GamerKru1996 14 күн бұрын

I cant believe SpongeBob is already been on tv for 25 years. I feel old now. I was 3 years old when it first aired on tv

@plaidcoolflyer0247 15 күн бұрын

SpongeBob came out May 1st, 1999.

@meganann3876 15 күн бұрын

SpongeBob helped me through some dark times. The show reminded me how to laugh again when I was younger.

@syedhoque8009 16 күн бұрын

I first watched SpongeBob when I was a kid. I remember the very first episode Help Wanted.

@MrAllmotorB 16 күн бұрын

Thank you for my childhood 😊

@ranelgallardo7031 16 күн бұрын

Fun SpongeBob fact: It’s the first Western world cartoon aired on TV in Afghanistan and Iraq after their US led invasion in 2001 & 2003 respectively.

@tombeddow8397 14 күн бұрын

The first 3 seasons of SpongeBob are the greatest run of cartoon episodes of all time. Those episodes brilliantly appeal to both kids and adults in a way that no cartoon has ever done or ever will again.

@alecjmariano2066 16 күн бұрын

Happy 25th Birthday 🥳 to Spongebob Squarepants

@SonofTuscon99 16 күн бұрын

Fun fact: SpongeBob and I came into this world exactly 75 days apart.

@malikpalmtreeaquatic4860 16 күн бұрын

🎉🎉 you made my childhood extra special!

@donovan802 14 күн бұрын

SpongeBob: “I just thought of something better than 24.” Patrick: “Let me hear it.” SpongeBob: “25.”

@PatrioticKoreanAmerican 16 күн бұрын

SpongeBob: Hey, Patrick. Patrick: What? SpongeBob: I thought of something funnier than 24! Patrick: Let me hear it.

@Hecuba107 16 күн бұрын

@@PatrioticKoreanAmerican 25!

@BenjamintheTortoise 15 күн бұрын

We love the SpongeBob team for giving us ridiculous giggles for 25 years!! Many thanks, much love 😊💞

@jmentone 12 күн бұрын

As much as I hold seasons 1-3, a.k.a. the golden age of SpongeBob, in high regard and wish that modern SpongeBob would kind of phase out or at least come back to old. It is a victorious feeling, knowing that the cartoon that you love and grew up on will be known & watched by the rest of humanity for the rest of time. There truly will be only one pineapple under the sea. RIP Hillenburg.

@keithkeith9867 16 күн бұрын

Happy 25th Birthday 🎂🎊🎁🎈🎉 and Anniversary Mr. SpongeBob SquarePants 🧽💛🎆🎇 from Nickelodeon!

@njjeff201 16 күн бұрын

My 6’1” fire Chief neighbor loved SB!! He was always quoting him. RIP Ray

@nicholasstocker8864 16 күн бұрын

Happy Birthday to my childhood icon!

@user-sq5eg8vz6j 16 күн бұрын

SpongeBob is one of the few cartoons that is still very relevant today and not forgotten nostalgia. I pretty sure SpongeBob has surpass The Simpson in terms of popularity and internet memes.

@diamondbrown7285 12 күн бұрын

Thank you for the great content! 🇨🇦

@chrisfinch8637 16 күн бұрын

Over the years of SpongeBob SquarePants, there have been a lot of unique, emotional, hilarious, and even classic moments, that have been remembered by fans for many years. And without the magic from the late Stephen Hillenburg, and all stars and staff behind the show, this show wouldn’t be what it is, after 25 years. So grateful it has come this far, and so grateful to see it making more history than what it was thought of, when it first started.

@briannaparkinson1621 14 күн бұрын

Squidward:" does anyone have experience with musical instruments. " Patrick" is mayonnaise an instrument. " Squidward:" no patrick mayonnaise is not an instrument." Patrick: *raises hand* Squidward: "horseradish isnt an instrument either. "

@chroylikesfish 15 күн бұрын

Spongebob Seasons 1-3 might be one of the best cartoons. People of all ages can love it

@dp7534 11 күн бұрын

Have loved Sponge Bob sine watching through my now grown kids, at 58 years old. He is the Ultimate Optimist!! Never fails to make inspire and make me have belly laughs!! Thank you to the incredible cast for brining us All such joy over the years! Please don’t ever stop!!😍👍

@andrewapurcell 14 күн бұрын

I cant thank SpongeBob enough. HE (the character) has instilled for me an amazing ability to bounce back and look for the positives in life and that young at heart that still carries on to this very day. It became normal for me growing up. SpongeBob literally changed my life. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.

@quinweaver8065 15 күн бұрын

Wow, that is the best interview ever

@MorrisWilsonFvcks 14 күн бұрын

I still can't believe spongebob lasted for that long. I grew up with spongebob and now I'm going to turn 30 in a few weeks.

@JG0o15 14 күн бұрын

SpongeBob’s show is 25 years old, but he’s actually gonna be 38

@depressedtwentysomething3494 13 күн бұрын

I grew up on Spongebob, and this video makes me so happy

@JoshuaModerwell 16 күн бұрын

I just can't believe that SpongeBob SquarePants has been airing on Nickelodeon for 25 years longer than every other show that has aired on Nickelodeon, especially after Steve Hillenberg had died on November 26, 2018. I'll never forget when I had gotten into SpongeBob SquarePants ever since it had first aired on May 1, 1999.

@coomtothebroom778 16 күн бұрын

I remember watching the first episode of SpongeBob and thinking it wouldn’t last beyond 3 episodes. Boy, was I wrong. Glad to see that so many people have gotten so much enjoyment from the show for so long.

@mymeilarose 16 күн бұрын

I love that spongebob from 90s and 00s It from kids and adults

@steveconn 16 күн бұрын

The Simpsons really could use another retrospective, overlooked because of its longevity. Clean clever subversion on the family structure, religion, small town American life, its own bad network. Everything since a little dumbed down.

@Pinkee589 15 күн бұрын

🎉Happy Birthday Spongebob🎉

@borntoclimb7116 14 күн бұрын

This show spechial the first 3 seasons are a true gem of the cartoon world. So many theories and memes about SpongeBob are flooding the Internet.

@Dan-hc1ow 15 күн бұрын

You know it's a hit when your wife loves the theme song.

@MFalowo 11 күн бұрын

I'm also 25, and I must say the best part of these 25 years has been enjoying Spongebob. I couldn't imagine my childhood without growing up on Spongebob. It's even better now as adults because you can laugh at jokes you didn't understand as a kid! This is a celebration for all of us who grew up watching the best cartoon show ever made

@AZITHEMLGPRO 16 күн бұрын

1:55 I thought that was tucker carolson for a sec 😂

@Mario_64160 15 күн бұрын

25 years of awesomeness

@josephhenderson5800 15 күн бұрын

Here’s to 25 years of SpongeBob SquarePants

@wesleythompson2481 16 күн бұрын

I love SpongeBob SquarePants so much. I really enjoyed watching every episode and season, all three feature movies, and two spinoffs Kamp Koral and The Patrick Star Show. I am grateful that the show is still running on for 25 years!!!!!!!! Stephen Hillenburg did an awesome job creating the show with his aquatic knowledge of marine biology and love of animation and will always be remembered😍🥰💛💖💜💙🧽🌈🦄📱

@velavideoentertainment 14 күн бұрын

I know fans (myself included) have had their say about how SpongeBob went downhill after season 4 becoming Nickelodeon’s cash cow. But the fact that the cast clearly love what they do, hang out together, meet people at cons and continue to entertain generations with both new and old episodes. It’s beautiful.

@Mayito_Tamps 14 күн бұрын

Spongebob Never Gets Old

@BIGMAMAC00M 15 күн бұрын

It’s unbelievable that SpongeBob is 25 now! I was a little baby when I watched it for the first time, one of the best cartoons of my childhood by far. I had SpongeBob everything as a kid and I mean everything! It’s so amazing to see the show still going to this day and I hope it keeps going for some more. ❤

@heirloomcottagedesigns9063 16 күн бұрын

Co cute! Love SpongeBob!

@gabrielwilcox8827 15 күн бұрын

Me too I love SpongeBob like he was a good friend. Happy 25th anniversary SpongeBob SquarePants!!!!🎉🎉🎉

@Coopanimates_ 15 күн бұрын

I gotta command Stephen Hillenburg for Spongebob and what it's become. Him and the show are parts of the reasons why I wanna make cartoons/animated projects myself.

@CrossOfBayonne 16 күн бұрын

Admit SpongeBob was one of the greatest cartoons ever, It was also a very popular meme with many using the show for things such as WWII history and other things

@jayyt2969 7 күн бұрын

1. It’s so light hearted and funny 2. It’s appealing to people of all ages 3. It’s educational for children in teaching life lessons without forcing academic education.