Released on May 1, 1999, Spongebob Squarepants appeared by a marine biologist Stephen Hillenburg’s educational comic, The Intertidal Zone, turning it into a multi-billion dollar entertainment empire. Spongebob became a global pop-culture phenomenon. It was in most childhoods as a flagship, award-winning Nickelodeon series. With it being known best for its unique blend of surreal humor and heartfelt friendship, it united generations, becoming a universally recognized, quotable staple that remains relevant over 25 years later through lasting memes. Spongebob allows you to watch it in over 25 languages, spanning countless toys and apparel. It is such a bright and colorful cartoon with humor, while also engaging adults with witty humor, creating a shared nostalgia that transcends the average animated series.

• In The Big Bang Theory episode “The Long Distance Dissonance,” Sheldon Cooper is seen watching “Plankton!” on his phone, specifically during the scene where SpongeBob breaks through a wall in Squidward’s house while being controlled by Plankton.
•  One of SpongeBob’s answers is “1924,” which refers to the year the British submarine L-24 sunk in the English Channel
• . A clip from this episode was shown in a Dodge commercial.
•  Patrick has a fear of spiders!
•  SpongeBob was created by Steve Hillenburg, a former marine biologist who went to art school to study cartooning.
•  Like SpongeBob, Hillenburg once worked as a fry cook at a seafood restaurant. 
• SpongeBob was originally going to be named SpongeBoy, and the series was to be called SpongeBoy Ahoy!, but these were changed, as the name was already trademarked.
•  The Krusty Krab is actually a lobster trap.
•  Tom Kenny inhaled some air from a helium tank to do the voice of the anchovies in the pilot episode.
•  SpongeBob’s personality is based on Jerry Lewis and Pee-wee Herman.
• Spongebob was born on July 14th, 1986, making everyone’s favorite character an 80’s kid!
• There are a couple theories about Spongebob, with one being “Does Patrick have antisocial personality disorder?” with what is shown, he has several symptoms!
• The krabby pattys secret formula has whale barf in it… yuck! Here is what they wrote! ” In the real world whale barf is worth a lot… However, we know that this industry does not exist in Bikini Bottom. “The secret ingredient has whale barf in it. Now everything makes sense.”
• At one time, Spongebob was a Veteran, I bet you did not know that! 
• Another fact about the Krabby Patties, it also is made out of crab!