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. The show can be watched on Nicktoons Network, and the awards have not been few for this production. The pilot episode of SpongeBob SquarePants show was launched on May 1, 1999, and several episodes followed immediately that year with the series gaining more and more in popularity and audience ratings.
There is no continuity between the episodes in SpongeBob SquarePants show, which makes it perfect 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: the episodes often contain subtleties that reflect the absurdity of life for instance, which will escape the understanding of young watchers.
One of the elements that distinguishes SpongeBob SquarePants show from lots of Nickelodeon productions is the participation of lots of independent musicians to the soundtrack of the series. Flaming Lips, Wilco or Twisted Sister 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, one further reflection of the series into the music world was at the initiative of Metallica to release t-shirts featuring the group members playing live with the characters of SpongeBob and Patrick.
The popularity of the show increased to such an extent that MTV started broadcasting it, this time addressing the teenage audience-group category. Certain lines from the series also entered common speech, and this is the case with the famous quote from Mid-Life Crustacean: It’s gonna rock! 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 is good to think it can give a great laugh out pretext!
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