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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 has a degree in marine biology. Supposedly, he created a show about a sponge because he was really fed up with [[Small Taxonomy Pools]].
The show, first broadcast in 1999, proved to be a
''[[The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie]]'' came out in 2004, followed by a sequel in 2015. A third [[The Movie|movie]] is set for a 2020 release. There have also been multiple [[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]], and a few, like ''[[
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* [[I've Heard of That! What Is It?]]
* [[No Matter How Much I Beg]]
* [[The Ugly Barnacle]] (not exactly a trope, but a [[Just for Fun]] page)
* [[Abnormal Limb Rotation Range]]: Happens every once in a while to random characters.
* [[Accidental Dance Craze]]: Patrick starts one by being mistaken for the only competitor in a dance competition to not use a partner.
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