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SpongeBob dreams of obtaining his boating license but fails every [[Driving Test|driving test]] he takes, usually causing mass destruction and endangering his teacher [[Non-Giving-Up-School Guy|Mrs. Puff]] in the process. While he may be a reckless driver, SpongeBob is a fantastic fry cook who serves delicious Krabby Patty burgers to the townspeople of Bikini Bottom. He also has a [[Accidental Hero|knack for saving the day]] from the [[The Napoleon|tiny villain]] [[Harmless Villain|Plankton]] and his [[Talking Appliance Sidekick|talking computer sidekick]] Karen. They own a rival restaurant called the Chum Bucket and go to desperate lengths to steal the successful the Krabby Patty formula. As proven time and time again, [[Failure Is the Only Option|failure is the only option]] for them.
Other friends include Gary, SpongeBob's [[Sapient Pet|smart pet snail]] who communicates by meowing like a cat; Pearl, Mr. Krabs' teenage daughter who is a [[Huge Schoolgirl|gigantic sperm whale]]; and Sandy Cheeks, SpongeBob's Texas-accented squirrel friend [[Fish Out of Water|who lives in an underwater dome]] and ventures forth wearing a bubble-helmet diving suit. The show is in a constant state of underwater bizarreness, frequently using the [[Rule of Funny]] (apparently a wood fire is possible underwater as long as you [[Puff of Logic|don't point it out]]). Funnily enough, series creator Stephen Hillenburg
The show, first broadcast in 1999, has since aired over 250 episodes and is currently in its thirteenth season, which premiered on October 22, 2020. It proved to be a '''huge''' success with both kids and adults. Kids enjoy the bright colors and silly characters, while adults appreciate its writing, wit, and a long list of parental bonuses and [[SpongeBob SquarePants/Radar|Getting Crap Past the Radar]].
''[[The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie]]'' came out in 2004, followed by a sequel, ''[[The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water]]'' in 2015; a third movie, ''[[The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run]]'', was released in 2020. There have also been three television 'films'": "[[SpongeBob SquarePants/Recap/
''SpongeBob'' has had several [[Licensed Game|video game]] [[SpongeBob SquarePants (video game)|adaptations of the show]], with [[The Problem with Licensed Games|many at the quality you would expect]] - a few, like ''[[SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom]]'' and ''The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie Game'', are [[No Problem With Licensed Games|considered surprisingly good]].
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* [[Abnormal Limb Rotation Range]]: Happens every once in a while to random characters.
* [[Accidental Dance Craze]]: Patrick starts one by being
* [[Accidental Marriage]]:
* [[Accidental Marriage]]: In 'Truth or Square' Sandy and SpongeBob act out a marriage, without telling the very real priest it was just a play.▼
** In
{{quote| '''Mermaid Man''': Listen up you villains, I wanna eat my meat loaf! Now if you don't get out of here, then with the power invested in me, I now pronounce you man and wife!
'''Warden''': What is going on here?
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'''Patrick''': ''(SpongeBob is thrown out of Shady Shoals and rolls home, where Patrick is waiting for him)'' Did you reunite our heroes?
'''SpongeBob''': No. But I'm married. }}
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* [[Acid Trip Dimension]]:
* [[Acting Unnatural]]: "Life of Crime". SpongeBob and Patrick are panicking because (they think) they stole a balloon. SpongeBob advises, "Just act natural," and, whether out of nerves or sheer stupidity, both of them start gibbering and acting crazy. They are immediately surrounded by a crowd who mistake them for street performers.▼
** The Fly of Despair from "Shanghaied".
** The titular "land" from "Squidward in Clarinetland".
* [[Acting Unnatural]]:
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** In the episode "Boating School", when SpongeBob is asked to act natural, he gets on all fours and starts grazing like a cow.
** Inverted in
* [[Adam Westing]]:
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** ''[[The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie]]'': "I'm [[David Hasselhoff]]!" "Hooray!"
* [[Adult Child]]: SpongeBob's actual age is very difficult to guess. He lives independently, has a job, is trying for his "boating license"... and acts very much like a five-year-old.
** Based on the number of times SpongeBob won Employee of The Month in ''[[The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie]]'', he is somewhere around thirty, which is young for a sponge. The movie also [[Playing With|plays with this]] by making his immaturity the reason he was passed over for a promotion to manager - when King Neptune accuses Mr. Krabs of stealing his crown, they are interrupted by SpongeBob ([[Does This Remind You of Anything?|"drunk" from several ice cream sundaes]]), who proceeds to rant about his missed promotion.
* [[A.I. Is a Crapshoot]]: Karen plays and subverts this to an extent. She is seemingly more competent and intelligent than Plankton, usually serving as the source of Plankton's plans. However, in newer episodes, she becomes more preoccupied with [[Deadpan Snarker|pointing out Plankton's stupidity]] than helping him.
** In addition, nearly anything technological that SpongeBob or Squidward buy is bound to work wrong in some manner, like Le Spatula or Squidward's house security system.
* [[Alliterative Title]]
* [[All Just a Dream]]: The episodes "{{spoiler|Procrastination" and "Doing Time}}
* [[Alternative Foreign Theme Song]]: Rip Slyme wrote a new ending theme song for the Japanese version. You can find it [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3eMyzohXUmQ here].
* [[Amusing Injuries]]:
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** In "Krabby Land" SpongeBob hurts himself to amuse children for Mr. Krabs.
** Spongebob's arm(s) coming loose is a somewhat frequent gag as well:
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*** The same thing happens when Squidward is telling SpongeBob a scary story about a man who chopped his hand off with a knife, and SpongeBob doesn't understand that fish's arms don't grow back like his (even Squidward is shocked it doesn't hurt SpongeBob at all).▼
*** This occurs several times in "MuscleBob BuffPants" during SpongeBob's [[Training Montage]].
* [[Angrish]]: "Ah regga fregga smelinolin Mr. Krabs! Yugga hugga hollin wallet! Zibby mibby spibb! Yolla holla '''MR. KRABS WALLET!!!'''"▼
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{{quote| "I had no idea SpongeBob had such a colorful vocabulary..."}}▼
* [[Angrish]]:
** Happens in "Krusty Love" when SpongeBob finally loses patience with Mr. Krabs.
** The Dutch dub actually uses censor bleeps. No kidding. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pjRMcQZwxQk&feature=related See for yourselves.]▼
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** Also happens in "Karate Choppers"▼
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* [[Annoying Laugh]]: In "Something Smells", SpongeBob is trying to figure out why everyone's been avoiding him. Patrick ponders:▼
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{{quote| '''Patrick''': Maybe it's your voice.▼
▲** Also happens in "Karate Choppers".
* [[Annoying Laugh]]: SpongeBob's tradmark laugh is considered this by quite a few of his friends (and of course, Squidward).
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'''SpongeBob''': Dahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaaaa!... [[Sarcasm Mode|good one, Patrick.]] }}
:* "Funny Pants" has Squidward trying to figure out a way to stop SpongeBob laughing constantly.
:* "Larry's Gym" has Larry note that he finds SpongeBob's laugh annoying as well.
* [[Anti-Advice]]: In "Pizza Delivery", when SpongeBob and Squidward get lost together, SpongeBob predicts which way to go using his pioneering skills. Squidward goes the opposite way. The camera then pans over to show that their houses are just over a ridge in the direction SpongeBob wanted to go.
* [[Anything But That]]: When Squidward finds out about SpongeBob's splinter and threatens to tell Mr. Krabs about it so he'll have to leave work early in "[[Exactly What It Says on the Tin|The Splinter]]"
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