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[[File:Stephen Hillenburg by Carlos Cazurro (cropped).jpg|220px|right|thumb|[[Stephen Hillenburg]], shown here in 2011, created ''SpongeBob SquarePants'', which premiered on May 1, 1999.]]
''[[SpongeBob SquarePants]]'' is an American [[animation|animated]] [[television program|television series]] created by [[marine biology|marine biologist]] and [[animator]] [[Stephen Hillenburg]] that premiered on [[Nickelodeon]] on May 1, 1999.<ref>{{#invoke:cite|news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1999/07/11/arts/television-radio-the-tide-pool-as-talent-pool-it-had-to-happen.html?scp=1&sq=SpongeBob&st=nyt|title=Television / Radio; The Tide Pool as Talent Pool (It Had to Happen) |access-date=April 26, 2008 |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=July 11, 1999 | first=Anita | last=Gates}}</ref> The series is set in the fictional [[underwater]] city of Bikini Bottom, and centers on the adventures and endeavors of [[SpongeBob SquarePants (character)|SpongeBob SquarePants]], an enthusiastic and optimistic [[sponge|sea sponge]]. Many of the ideas for the show originated in an unpublished, educational comic book titled ''The Intertidal Zone'', which Hillenburg created in the mid-1980s. He began developing ''SpongeBob SquarePants'' into a television series in 1996 after the cancellation of ''[[Rocko's Modern Life]]'', another Nickelodeon television series that Hillenburg previously directed.<ref>{{cite video|people=Hillenburg, Stephen|date=2003|title=The Origin of SpongeBob SquarePants. SpongeBob SquarePants: The Complete First Season|medium=DVD|publisher=Paramount Home Entertainment}}</ref><ref>{{harvnb|Banks|2004|page=10}}</ref>

{{Aired episodes|2025|6|27|showpage=SpongeBob SquarePants|airing=16}} The fifteenth season consisted of 13 episodes. A sixteenth season premiered on June 27, 2025.<ref>{{cite web |last=Milligan |first=Mercedes |date=June 2, 2025 |title= Nickelodeon Kicks Off "Summer of F.U.N." with New SpongeBob Crossover Special |url=https://animationmagazine.net/2025/06/nickelodeon-kicks-off-summer-of-f-u-n-with-new-spongebob-crossover-special/ |access-date=June 7, 2025 |work=[[Animation Magazine]]}}</ref> ''[[The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie]]'', a feature-length film, was released in theaters on November 19, 2004, and grossed over US$140 million worldwide.<ref>{{#invoke:cite|web|title=''The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie'' (2004)|url=https://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=spongebob.htm|publisher=[[Box Office Mojo]]|access-date=January 18, 2014}}</ref> ''[[SpongeBob's Atlantis SquarePantis|Atlantis SquarePantis]]'', a television film guest starring [[David Bowie]], debuted as part of the fifth season.<ref>{{#invoke:cite|web|last=Walsh-Boyle|first=Megan|title=Grammy Winner David Bowie Lends His Voice to ''SpongeBob''|url=https://tvguide.com/news/atlantis-squarepantis-bowie-40418.aspx|work=TV Guide|access-date=May 27, 2013|date=November 12, 2007|archive-date=January 10, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150110054351/http://www.tvguide.com/news/atlantis-squarepantis-bowie-40418.aspx|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2009, Nickelodeon celebrated the show's tenth anniversary with ''[[Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants]]'' and ''[[SpongeBob's Truth or Square]]''.<ref>{{#invoke:cite|web|title=Nickelodeon Taps Patrick Creadon and Christine O'Malley to Produce First-Ever ''SpongeBob''...|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/2009/01/19/idUS145869+19-Jan-2009+PRN20090119|publisher=Reuters|access-date=December 15, 2013|date=January 19, 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140825100641/https://www.reuters.com/article/2009/01/19/idUS145869%2B19-Jan-2009%2BPRN20090119|archive-date=August 25, 2014|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:cite|web|last=Zahed|first=Ramid|title=Soaking in Festivities|url=http://www.animationmagazine.net/tv/soaking-in-the-festivities/|work=Animation|access-date=May 19, 2013|date=July 24, 2009}}</ref> ''[[The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water]]'', a [[Sequel#Stand-alone sequels|stand-alone sequel]], was released in theaters on February 6, 2015, and grossed over US$324 million worldwide.<ref>{{#invoke:cite|web|url=https://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=spongebob2.htm |title=The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water (2015) |website=[[Box Office Mojo]] |access-date=May 26, 2015}}</ref> In 2019, Nickelodeon celebrated the show's twentieth anniversary with ''[[SpongeBob's Big Birthday Blowout]]'', a television film.

Episodes of ''SpongeBob SquarePants'' have been nominated for a variety of different awards, including 17 [[Annie Award]]s (with six wins),<ref name="Annie Awards" /> 17 [[Motion Picture Sound Editors#Golden Reel Awards|Golden Reel Awards]] (with eight wins),<ref name="Golden Reel Awards" /> 15 [[Emmy Award]]s (with one win),<ref>{{#invoke:cite|web|title=Winners of the 37th Annual Daytime Entertainment Creative Arts Emmy® Awards |url=http://cdn.emmyonline.org/day_37th_winners_creative.pdf |work=Emmy Award |publisher=[[Academy of Television Arts & Sciences]] |access-date=April 3, 2014 |year=2010 |author=<!--Not stated-->|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131021131938/http://cdn.emmyonline.org/day_37th_winners_creative.pdf |archive-date=October 21, 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref> 23 [[Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards|Kids' Choice Awards]] (with 22 wins),<ref name="Kids' Choice Awards" /> and four [[British Academy Children's Awards|BAFTA Children's Awards]] (with two wins).<ref name="BAFTA Children's Awards" /> Several compilation DVDs have been released. In addition, the first fourteen seasons have been released on [[DVD]], and are available for Regions 1, 2 and 4 as of {{#invoke:dts|main|2024|11|19}}.<ref>{{#invoke:cite|web|url=http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/shows/SpongeBob-SquarePants/3944 |title=''SpongeBob SquarePants'' (1999) |access-date=April 27, 2008 |work=TVShowsonDVD.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080417085105/http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/shows/SpongeBob-SquarePants/3944 |archive-date=April 17, 2008 |df=mdy-all }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:cite|web|url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/Spongebob-Squarepants-Season-8-DVD/dp/B00DW679G2/|title=''Spongebob Squarepants'' – Season 8 [DVD]|work=Amazon.co.uk|date=October 28, 2013 |access-date=July 30, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:cite|web|title=''Spongebob Squarepants'' – Season 8|url=http://www.jbhifionline.com.au/dvd/dvd-genres/kids-family/spongebob-squarepants-season-8/691656|publisher=[[JB Hi-Fi]]|access-date=July 30, 2015|archive-date=November 9, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131109021721/http://www.jbhifionline.com.au/dvd/dvd-genres/kids-family/spongebob-squarepants-season-8/691656|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Series overview==
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==Episodes==
===Seasons 1–10 (1999–2017)===
{{Main|List of SpongeBob SquarePants episodes (seasons 1–10)#Episodes{{!}}List of ''SpongeBob SquarePants'' episodes (seasons 1–10)}}
{{List has been split|[[List of SpongeBob SquarePants episodes (seasons 1–10)#Episodes|Seasons 1–10]]}}

===Season 11 (2017–18)===
{{Main|SpongeBob SquarePants season 11{{!}}''SpongeBob SquarePants'' season 11}}
The eleventh season of ''SpongeBob SquarePants'' consists of 26 episodes (50 segments), which are ordered below according to Nickelodeon's packaging order, and not their original production or broadcast order.
{{:SpongeBob SquarePants season 11}}

===Season 12 (2018–22)===
{{Main|SpongeBob SquarePants season 12{{!}}''SpongeBob SquarePants'' season 12}}
The twelfth season of ''SpongeBob SquarePants'' consists of 26 episodes (48 segments), including 5 specials, which are ordered according to Nickelodeon's packaging order, and not their original production or broadcast order. This was the last season that series creator [[Stephen Hillenburg]] was involved in, before his death from [[amyotrophic lateral sclerosis]] on November 26, 2018, at age 57.
{{:SpongeBob SquarePants season 12}}

===Season 13 (2020–23)===
{{Main|SpongeBob SquarePants season 13{{!}}''SpongeBob SquarePants'' season 13}}
The thirteenth season of ''SpongeBob SquarePants'' consists of 26 episodes (52 segments), which are ordered below according to Nickelodeon's packaging order, and not their original production or broadcast order.
{{:SpongeBob SquarePants season 13}}

===Season 14 (2023–24)===
{{Main|SpongeBob SquarePants season 14{{!}}''SpongeBob SquarePants'' season 14}}
The fourteenth season of ''SpongeBob SquarePants'' consists of 13 episodes (21 segments), which are ordered below according to Nickelodeon's packaging order, and not their original production or broadcast order. This season was split in half with the second half moving to the fifteenth season.
{{:SpongeBob SquarePants season 14}}

===Season 15 (2024–25)===
{{Main|SpongeBob SquarePants season 15{{!}}''SpongeBob SquarePants'' season 15}}
The fifteenth season of ''SpongeBob SquarePants'' consists of 13 episodes (26 segments), which are ordered below according to Nickelodeon's packaging order, and not their original production or broadcast order. The episodes of this season were originally produced for the fourteenth season but were shifted into this season.
{{:SpongeBob SquarePants season 15}}

===Season 16 (2025)===
{{Main|SpongeBob SquarePants season 16{{!}}''SpongeBob SquarePants'' season 16}}
The sixteenth season of ''SpongeBob SquarePants'' will consist of 13 episodes (22 segments), which are ordered below according to Nickelodeon's packaging order, and not their original production or broadcast order. The episodes of this season were originally produced for the fifteenth season but were shifted into this season.
{{:SpongeBob SquarePants season 16}}

==Films==
{{Main|SpongeBob SquarePants film series{{!}}''SpongeBob SquarePants'' film series}}

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{{#invoke:Episode list|list
| RTitle          = ''[[The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie]]''
| DirectedBy      = [[Stephen Hillenburg]]
| WrittenBy       = [[Derek Drymon]], [[Tim Hill (director)|Tim Hill]], Stephen Hillenburg, [[Kent Osborne]], [[Aaron Springer]], and [[Paul Tibbitt]]
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2004|11|19}}<br />(U.S.)<br />November 14, 2004<br />(international)
}}
{{#invoke:Episode list|list
| RTitle          = ''[[The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water]]''
| DirectedBy      = [[Paul Tibbitt]]
| WrittenBy       = {{StoryTeleplay|s=[[Stephen Hillenburg]] and Paul Tibbitt|t=[[Jonathan Aibel and Glenn Berger]]|tlabel=Screenplay by|sb=[[Luke Brookshier]], Mike Cachuela, [[Marc Ceccarelli]], Emma Coats, Joel Crawford, [[Nick Cross (animator)|Nick Cross]], Heiko Drengenberg, Bob Flynn, Matt Flynn, Dalton Grant Jr., Elizabeth Ito, Tom King, [[Jay Oliva]], Howie Perry, [[Chris Reccardi]], [[Johnny Ryan]], David P. Smith, Eddie Trigueros, and Carson Kuglar}}
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2015|2|6}}<br />(U.S.)<br />January 28, 2015<br />(international)
}}
{{#invoke:Episode list|list
| RTitle          = ''[[The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run]]''
| DirectedBy      = [[Tim Hill (director)|Tim Hill]]
| WrittenBy       = {{StoryTeleplay|s=Tim Hill, [[Jonathan Aibel and Glenn Berger|Jonathan Aibel, and Glenn Berger]]|t=Tim Hill|tlabel=Screenplay by|sb=Zeus Cervas, Charlotte Jackson, Charles Klein, Kenny Pittenger, [[Chris Reccardi]], Jason Reicher, Josh Engel, Brian Morante, Fred Osmond, John Trabbic, and Josh Zinman}}
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2020|8|14}}<br />(Canada)<br />November 5, 2020<br />(international)<br />March 4, 2021<br />(U.S.)
}}
{{#invoke:Episode list|list
| RTitle          = ''[[The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants]]''
| DirectedBy      = Derek Drymon<ref name="SM">{{Cite web |last=Gardner |first=Chris |date=April 11, 2024 |title='The Smurfs Movie' Sets Starry Cast to Join Rihanna; Dave Bautista, Eric Nam Board 'Airbender' Franchise |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/the-smurfs-movie-cast-rihanna-1235871717/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240411195605/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/the-smurfs-movie-cast-rihanna-1235871717/ |archive-date=April 11, 2024 |access-date=April 11, 2024 |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |language=en-US}}</ref>
| WrittenBy       = {{StoryTeleplay|s=[[Pam Brady]], [[Kaz (cartoonist)|Kaz]], and Andrew Goodman<ref name="PU">{{Cite web |date=April 3, 2025 |title=CinemaCon: Paramount Updates 'Last Airbender' Movie Title |url=https://www.animationmagazine.net/2025/04/cinemacon-paramount-updates-last-airbender-movie-title/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20250404051438/https://www.animationmagazine.net/2025/04/cinemacon-paramount-updates-last-airbender-movie-title/ |archive-date=April 4, 2025 |access-date=April 4, 2025 |website=[[Animation Magazine]] |language=en-US}}</ref>|t=Pam Brady and [[Matt Lieberman]]<ref name="PU" />|tlabel=Screenplay by}}
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2025|12|19}}<ref name="SM" /><br/>(U.S.)<br />December 17, 2025<ref>{{cite web |title=BOB L'EPONGE LE FILM : A LA RECHERCHE DE L'EPONGE PERDUE |url=https://www.paramountpictures.fr/film/bob-leponge-le-film-a-la-recherche-de-leponge-perdue/ |publisher=Paramount Pictures France}}</ref> (international)
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| RTitle          = ''[[Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie]]''
| DirectedBy      = [[Liza Johnson]]
| WrittenBy       = {{StoryTeleplay|s= [[Kaz (cartoonist)|Kaz]]|t=Kaz and [[Tom Stern (filmmaker)|Tom Stern]]|tlabel=Screenplay by|sb=Chuck Klein, Jason Dorf, Mark Stanleigh, [[Steven E. Gordon]], Brian Mann, [[Maddie Taylor]], Brian Hatfield, Katie Smith, Dylan Bozic, Eliza Herndon, and Joey Mason}}
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2024|8|2}}<br />(worldwide)
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| RTitle          = ''[[Plankton: The Movie]]''
| DirectedBy      = Dave Needham<ref name="NM">{{Cite web |last=D'Alessandro |first=Anthony |date=June 6, 2024 |title='SpongeBob' Antagonist 'Plankton' Is Getting His Own Netflix Movie In 2025 |url=https://deadline.com/2024/06/plankton-the-movie-netflix-spongebob-squarepants-1235961187/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240606211209/https://deadline.com/2024/06/plankton-the-movie-netflix-spongebob-squarepants-1235961187/ |archive-date=June 6, 2024 |access-date=June 6, 2024 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |language=en-US}}</ref>
| WrittenBy       = {{StoryTeleplay|s= [[Mr. Lawrence]]<ref name="NM" /> |t=Kaz, [[Will McRobb and Chris Viscardi|Chris Viscardi]], and Mr. Lawrence<ref name="NM" /> |tlabel=Screenplay by|sb=Chuck Klein, [[Casey Alexander (cartoonist)|Casey Alexander]], Benjamin Arcand, Jason Reicher, [[Clayton Morrow]], Luke Allen, Joshua Engel, Delia Gosman, Katie Smith & Thomas Wellmann}}
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2025|3|7}}<ref>{{Cite web |last=Truitt |first=Brian |date=January 17, 2025 |title=15 new movies you'll want to stream this year, from 'Happy Gilmore' to 'Bridget Jones' |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/movies/2025/01/17/2025-best-new-movies-streaming/77669026007/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250118101959/https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/movies/2025/01/17/2025-best-new-movies-streaming/77669026007/ |archive-date=January 18, 2025 |access-date=January 17, 2025 |website=[[USA Today]]}}</ref><br/>(worldwide)
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==Notes==
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<ref group="lower-alpha" name="credits">Information is taken from the opening credits of each episode.</ref>}}
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===DVD notes===
{{Reflist|group=DVD}}

==References==
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<ref name="Annie Awards">
Award wins include:
* {{#invoke:cite|web|title=32nd Annual Annie Nominations and Awards Recipients |url=http://annieawards.org/32nd-annie-awards |work=Annie Award |publisher=[[ASIFA-Hollywood]] |access-date=April 3, 2014 |year=2005 |author=<!--Not stated--> |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6OY2199eH?url=http://annieawards.org/32nd-annie-awards |archive-date=April 3, 2014 |url-status=dead }}
* {{#invoke:cite|web|title=33rd Annual Annie Nominations and Awards Recipients |url=http://annieawards.org/33rd-annie-awards |work=Annie Award |publisher=[[ASIFA-Hollywood]] |access-date=April 3, 2014 |year=2006 |author=<!--Not stated--> |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6OY2Deecc?url=http://annieawards.org/33rd-annie-awards |archive-date=April 3, 2014 |url-status=dead }}
* {{#invoke:cite|web|title=37th Annual Annie Nominations and Awards Recipients |url=http://annieawards.org/37th-annie-awards |work=Annie Award |publisher=[[ASIFA-Hollywood]] |access-date=April 3, 2014 |year=2010 |author=<!--Not stated--> |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6OY2jk0n5?url=http://annieawards.org/37th-annie-awards |archive-date=April 3, 2014 |url-status=dead }}
* {{#invoke:cite|web|title=38th Annual Annie Nominations |url=http://annieawards.org/38th-annie-awards |work=Annie Award |publisher=[[ASIFA-Hollywood]] |access-date=April 3, 2014 |year=2011 |author=<!--Not stated-->|archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6OY2wEeVw?url=http://annieawards.org/38th-annie-awards |archive-date=April 3, 2014 |url-status=dead }}
* {{#invoke:cite|web|title=40th Annual Annie Awards Winners |url=http://annieawards.org/40thannieawards/ |work=Annie Award |publisher=[[ASIFA-Hollywood]] |access-date=April 3, 2014 |year=2013 |author=<!--Not stated--> |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6OY3GYqrs?url=http://annieawards.org/40thannieawards/ |archive-date=April 3, 2014 |url-status=dead }}
</ref>

<ref name="Golden Reel Awards">
Award wins include:
* {{#invoke:cite|web|title=Motion Picture Sound Editors, USA |url=https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000452/2000 |publisher=[[Motion Picture Sound Editors]] |access-date=May 22, 2013 |date=March 25, 2000 }} — via [[Internet Movie Database]].
* {{#invoke:cite|web|title=Motion Picture Sound Editors, USA |url=https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000452/2001 |publisher=[[Motion Picture Sound Editors]] |access-date=May 22, 2013 |date=March 24, 2001 }} — via [[Internet Movie Database]].
* {{#invoke:cite|web|title=Motion Picture Sound Editors, USA |url=https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000452/2002 |publisher=[[Motion Picture Sound Editors]] |access-date=May 22, 2013 |date=March 23, 2002 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110805093054/http://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000452/2002 |archive-date=August 5, 2011 }} — via [[Internet Movie Database]].
* {{#invoke:cite|web|title=Motion Picture Sound Editors, USA |url=https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000452/2003 |publisher=[[Motion Picture Sound Editors]] |access-date=May 22, 2013 |date=March 22, 2003 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110804072131/http://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000452/2003 |archive-date=August 4, 2011 }} — via [[Internet Movie Database]].
* {{#invoke:cite|web|title=Motion Picture Sound Editors, USA |url=https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000452/2004 |publisher=[[Motion Picture Sound Editors]] |access-date=May 22, 2013 |date=February 28, 2004 }} — via [[Internet Movie Database]].
* {{#invoke:cite|web|title=Best Sound Editing: SFX, Foley, Dialogue, ADR & Music for TV Animation |url=http://www.mpse.org/goldenreels/2008awards/2008tvnominees.html |publisher=Motion Picture Sound Editors |access-date=December 5, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130607160139/http://www.mpse.org/goldenreels/2008awards/2008tvnominees.html |archive-date=June 7, 2013 |url-status=dead }}
</ref>

<ref name="Kids' Choice Awards">Award wins include:
* {{#invoke:cite|web|title=Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards Press Sire|url=http://www.nickkcapress.com/2003KCA/|work=Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards|publisher=Nickelodeon|access-date=May 21, 2013|archive-date=December 1, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191201035436/http://www.nickkcapress.com/2003KCA/|url-status=dead}}
* {{#invoke:cite|web|title=Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards Press Site|url=http://www.nickkcapress.com/2004KCA/|work=Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards|publisher=Nickelodeon|access-date=May 21, 2013|archive-date=March 16, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160316091713/http://nickkcapress.com/2004KCA/|url-status=dead}}
* {{#invoke:cite|web|title=2005 Kids' Choice Awards Winners|url=http://www.nickkcapress.com/2005KCA/winnersrelease.php|work=Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards|publisher=Nickelodeon|access-date=May 21, 2013|archive-date=February 8, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160208195248/http://www.nickkcapress.com/2005KCA/winnersrelease.php|url-status=dead}}
* {{#invoke:cite|web|title=2006 Kids' Choice Awards Winners|url=http://www.nickkcapress.com/2006KCA/winnersrelease.php|publisher=Nickelodeon|work=Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards|access-date=May 21, 2013|archive-date=March 21, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170321042852/http://nickkcapress.com/2006KCA/winnersrelease.php|url-status=dead}}
* {{#invoke:cite|web|title=2007 KCA Winners Release|url=http://www.nickkcapress.com/2007KCA/winners.php|publisher=Nickelodeon|work=Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards|access-date=May 21, 2013|archive-date=April 21, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070421211418/http://www.nickkcapress.com/2007KCA/winners.php|url-status=dead}}
* {{#invoke:cite|web|title=2009 Winners Release|url=http://www.nickkcapress.com/2009KCA/winners.php|work=Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards|publisher=Nickelodeon|access-date=May 21, 2013|archive-date=November 5, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151105153618/http://www.nickkcapress.com/2009KCA/winners.php|url-status=dead}}
* {{#invoke:cite|web|title=Releases|url=http://www.nickkcapress.com/2010KCA/releases/winners/|work=Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards|publisher=Nickelodeon|access-date=May 21, 2013|archive-date=June 26, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130626161856/http://www.nickkcapress.com/2010KCA/releases/winners/|url-status=dead}}
* {{#invoke:cite|web|title=Johnny Depp, Justin Bieber, Selena Gomez, iCarly, The Black Eyed Peas, Miley Cyrus, Jennette McCurdy, SpongeBob SquarePants, Eddie Murphy, Despicable Me, Shaquille O'Neal and more win coveted Orange Blimps at Nickelodeon's 2011 Kids' Choice Awards|url=http://nickkcapress.com/2011KCA/release/winners|work=Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards|publisher=Nickelodeon|access-date=May 21, 2013|date=April 2, 2011|archive-date=April 6, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110406043705/http://nickkcapress.com/2011KCA/release/winners|url-status=dead}}
* {{#invoke:cite|web|last=Swift|first=Andy|title=Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards 2012 Winners — See The Full List|url=http://hollywoodlife.com/2012/03/31/kids-choice-awards-2012-winners-list-nickelodeon-kcas/|work=Hollywood Life|access-date=May 21, 2013|date=March 31, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130606121634/http://hollywoodlife.com/2012/03/31/kids-choice-awards-2012-winners-list-nickelodeon-kcas/|archive-date=June 6, 2013|url-status=dead}}
* {{#invoke:cite|web|last=Derschowitz|first=Jessica|title=Kids' Choice Awards 2013: List of winners|url=http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-207_162-57575987/kids-choice-awards-2013-list-of-winners/|publisher=CBS News|access-date=May 21, 2013|date=March 23, 2013}}
* {{#invoke:cite|web|last1=Couch|first1=Aaron|last2=Washington|first2=Arlene|title=Nickelodeon's Kids' Choice Awards: The Winners|url=https://hollywoodreporter.com/news/kids-choice-awards-2014-winners-692089|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|access-date=March 30, 2014|date=March 29, 2014}}</ref>

<ref name="BAFTA Children's Awards">
Award wins include:
* {{#invoke:cite|web|title=Children's in 2007|url=http://awards.bafta.org/award/2007/childrens|work=[[British Academy Children's Awards]]|publisher=[[British Academy of Film and Television Arts]]|access-date=April 1, 2014}}
* {{#invoke:cite|web|title=Children's in 2012|url=http://awards.bafta.org/award/2012/childrens|work=[[British Academy Children's Awards]]|publisher=[[British Academy of Film and Television Arts]]|access-date=April 1, 2014}}
</ref>
}}

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===Works cited===
* {{cite book|last=Banks|first=Steven|others=Schigiel, Gregg (Illustrator)|title=SpongeBob Exposed! The Insider's Guide to SpongeBob SquarePants|publisher=Simon Spotlight/Nickelodeon| date=September 24, 2004|isbn=978-0-689-86870-2}}
* {{#invoke:cite|book|title=Makin' Toons: Inside the Most Popular Animated TV Shows and Movies|publisher=Allworth Communications, Inc|last=Neuwirth|first=Allan|isbn=1-58115-269-8|year=2003|pages=[https://archive.org/details/makintoonsinside0000neuw/page/50 50, 252–253]|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/makintoonsinside0000neuw/page/50}}

==External links==
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* {{IMDb episodes|0206512|SpongeBob SquarePants}}
* [https://archive.today/20121209054354/http://www.bcdb.com/cartoons/Other_Studios/N/Nickelodeon/Nicktoons_Productions/SpongeBob_SquarePants/index.html ''SpongeBob SquarePants''] at the [[Big Cartoon DataBase]]

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