"I'm ready!" After 25 years, SpongeBob SquarePants has done what few cartoons have been able to do and grow with generations and trends.

Cultural phenomena aren’t often yellow and seldom absorbent, and almost never live in a pineapple under the sea. In those and many other ways, SpongeBob SquarePants is exceptional. Since the ...

If you answered correctly with "SpongeBob SquarePants!" you've likely heard of the square, sponge cartoon who made his TV debut 25 years ago on May 1, 1999 (before the official series launch in July ...

The best episode of SpongeBob SquarePants is undeniably Season 3’s “Chocolate with Nuts.” This remains true, more than 21 years after its premiere; the 11-minute segment is a comedic tour de force. It ...

Hayley (they/them pronouns) is a non-binary writer based in Brooklyn. They mostly write for the theater, but love pop culture and history. You can probably find them following Coldplay on tour if they ...

If you were to ask me to tell you one of the best parts of my childhood, I would have to say that it was watching the first eight seasons of “SpongeBob SquarePants” (1999—). The widely-loved yet ...

25 years ago today, on December 7, 2000, SpongeBob SquarePants debuted its first Christmas special, “Christmas Who?” that marked a lot of firsts for the then very young animated series. It was the ...

Finish this tune: Who lives in a pineapple under the sea? If you answered correctly with "SpongeBob SquarePants!" you've likely heard of the square, sponge cartoon who made his TV debut 25 years ago ...