SpongeBob SquarePants show is one of the most popular animated TV series broadcast not only in the United States but around the world as well. The man who invented the cartoon characters and started producing the series through his own company, The United Plankton Pictures, was Stephen Hillenburn, a former marine biologist with a vivid imagination. The show can be watched on Nicktoons Network, and it has been often reviewed as one of the greatest television shows in history, on several occasions. The first 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.
The episodes in SpongeBob SquarePants show lack continuity, which makes it perfect for anyone to watch it without having to refer back to previous contexts and events. 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. Lots of these apparently horrific events occur because one of SpongeBob's mishaps. The great part of this cartoon series is that adults and children can watch it alike: some subtleties and ironies will often escape the understanding of children but will surely entertain older watchers.
One of the elements that differentiates SpongeBob SquarePants show from other similar productions of the Nickelodeon network is the contribution of lots of independent musicians to the soundtrack of the series. Wilco, Twisted Sister, The Flaming Lips are just a few names here, but a presence like that of David Bowie will not pass unnoticed, and this was obvious in the Atlantis SquarePantis episode of 2007. This episode registered the largest audience level 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 became part of slang, as it 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 made history, and it can surely make one laugh heartily on any episode.
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