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SpongeBob SquarePants is an animated television series created by Stephen Hillenburg and aired on Nickelodeon.
It chronicles the adventures of SpongeBob SquarePants, a sea sponge living in a pineapple in the underwater city of Bikini Bottom. He works as a fry cook at the Krusty Krab, a popular restaurant known for their most famous burger, The Krabby Patty. During his time off, SpongeBob usually attends a boating school or hangs out with his best friend, a starfish named Patrick Star.
TV[]
- SpongeBob SquarePants (May 1st, 1999 - Present)
- Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years (March 4th, 2021 - Present)
Films[]
- The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie (November 19th, 2004)
- The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water (February 6th, 2015)
- The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run (November 5th, 2020); originally titled The SpongeBob Movie: It's a Wonderful Sponge
- Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie (2024)
- The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants (December 19th, 2025)
Video Games[]
- SpongeBob SquarePants: Legend of the Lost Spatula (May 14th, 2001) for Game Boy Color
- SpongeBob SquarePants: Operation Krabby Patty (September 24th, 2001) for PC
- SpongeBob SquarePants: SuperSponge (November 5th, 2001) for PlayStation and Game Boy Advance
- SpongeBob SquarePants: Employee of The Month (October 1st, 2002) for PC
- SpongeBob SquarePants: Revenge of The Flying Dutchman (November 21st, 2002) for Game Boy Advance, GameCube, and PlayStation 2
- SpongeBob SquarePants Collapse (March 4th, 2003) for PC
- SpongeBob SquarePants Darts (October 8th, 2003) for PC and Mobile Phones
- SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle For Bikini Bottom (October 21st, 2003) for Game Boy Advance, GameCube, PC, PlayStation 2, and Xbox
- SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle For Bikini Bottom - Rehydrated (June 23rd, 2020) for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PC, Xbox One, Google Stadia, iOS, and Android
- SpongeBob SquarePants Typing (2004) for PC and MacOS
- The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie (October 27th, 2004) for Game Boy Advance, GameCube, PC, PlayStation 2, and Xbox
- SpongeBob SquarePants Bowling (November 1st, 2004) for Mobile Phones
- SpongeBob's Krusty Krab Adventures (2004) for InteracTV System
- SpongeBob SquarePants: 3D Obstacle Odyssey (January 12th, 2005) for PC
- SpongeBob SquarePants: A Day in the Life of a Sponge (June 17th, 2005) for V.Smile
- SpongeBob SquarePants: Lights, Camera, Pants (October 12th, 2005) for Game Boy Advance, PlayStation 2, GameCube, PC, and Xbox
- SpongeBob SquarePants: The Yellow Avenger (November 7th, 2005) for Nintendo DS and PlayStation Portable
- SpongeBob SquarePants: The Fry Cook Games (2005), Plug-n-Play
- SpongeBob SquarePants Saves the Day (2005) for Leapster
- SpongeBob SquarePants: Idea Sponge (June 12th, 2006) for V.Flash
- SpongeBob SquarePants: Nighty Nightmare (August 21st, 2006) for PC
- SpongeBob SquarePants: Creature From The Krusty Krab (October 16th, 2006) for Game Boy Advance, GameCube, PC, Nintendo DS, PlayStation 2, and Wii
- SpongeBob SquarePants Diner Dash (December 19th, 2006) for PC, MacOS, and Mobile Phones; a format crossover with the Diner Dash series.
- SpongeBob's Atlantis SquarePantis (October 23rd, 2007) for Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS, PlayStation 2, and Wii
- SpongeBob SquarePants: Underpants Slam! (December 26th, 2007) for Xbox 360
- SpongeBob SquarePants in Bikini Bottom Bowling (2007) for Arcade
- SpongeBob SquarePants Smart Cycle (2007) for Fisher-Price Smart Cycle
- SpongeBob SquarePants: Through the Wormhole (2007) for Leapster
- SpongeBob SquarePants: Fists of Foam (January 6th, 2008) for Didj
- SpongeBob SquarePants: The Game of Life (March 21st, 2008) for PC
- SpongeBob SquarePants: Monopoly (May 26th, 2008) for PC
- Drawn To Life: SpongeBob Edition (September 15th, 2008) for Nintendo DS; a format crossover with the Drawn to Life series.
- SpongeBob vs. The Big One: Beach Party Cook Off (February 24th, 2009) for Nintendo DS
- SpongeBob's Truth or Square (October 26th, 2009) for Nintendo DS, PlayStation Portable, Wii, and Xbox 360
- SpongeBob's Boating Bash (March 2nd, 2010) for Nintendo DS and Wii
- SpongeBob for iOS (September 19th, 2010) for iOS
- SpongeBob SquigglePants (April 12th, 2011) for Nintendo 3DS and Wii
- SpongeBob SquarePants Tooncast Studio (July 26th, 2011) for PC
- SpongeBob and the Clash of Triton (September 30th, 2011) for PC and MacOS
- SpongeBob's Surf and Skate Roadtrip (November 21st, 2011) for Nintendo DS and Xbox 360
- SpongeBob Moves In! (June 6th, 2013) for iOS and Android
- SpongeBob SquarePants: Plankton's Robotic Revenge (October 22nd, 2013) Nintendo DS, Nintendo 3DS, Wii, Wii U, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360
- SpongeBob HeroPants (February 3rd, 2015) for Nintendo 3DS and PlayStation Vita
- SpongeBob Krusty Cook-Off (February 4th, 2020) for Nintendo Switch, iOS, and Android
- SpongeBob SquarePants: Patty Pursuit (May 28th, 2020) for MacOS and iOS
- SpongeBob SolitairePants (November 25th, 2022) for MacOS and iOS
- SpongeBob: Get Cooking (September 27th, 2020) for iOS and Android
- SpongeBob SquarePants: The Cosmic Shake (January 31st, 2023) for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC
- SpongeBob Adventures: In a Jam (February 21st, 2023) for iOS and Android
Comics[]
- SpongeBob Comics (February 9th, 2011 - October 10th, 2018)
Live Play[]
- SpongeBob SquarePants: The Broadway Musical (June 7th, 2016)
Spin-Off[]
The Patrick Star Show
Links to Other Series[]
Commercial Link: SpongeBob appears in a commercial for CITV.
Commercial Link: Characters from SpongeBob appear in the Friday Night Nicktoons Opening.
Commercial Link: Squidward's Band from the SpongeBob episode: "Band Geeks" appears in a Paramount+ Expedition commercial.
Mascot Link: An officially licensed Rammie plush was released by Youtooz that featured Rammie dressed up as Mermaid Man.
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Star Wars | July 31, 1999 | In the episode Plankton!, Plankton saying "You weak-minded fool!" is a reference to Star Wars: Return of the Jedi. In Sandy, SpongeBob, and the Worm, the scene where Sandy enters the worm, she thinks the tongue is a worm. This is a reference to The Empire Strikes Back, where the Millennium Falcon flies into the worm's mouth, thinking it is a cave. In Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy V, when Barnacle Boy claims he will turn to the "dark side", this is a reference to Star Wars. | 3 | |
The Beverly Hillbillies | August 14, 1999 | In the episode Pizza Delivery, SpongeBob is called "Jethro" twice by Squidward. This is a reference to The Beverly Hillbillies. | 3 | |
Aquaman | August 21, 1999 | Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy are parodies of Aquaman and Aqualad. | 3 | |
Batman | August 21, 1999 | Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy are parodies of Batman and Robin. | 3 | |
Wonder Woman | August 21, 1999 | The Invisible Boatmobile is a parody of Wonder Woman's Invisible Jet. | 3 | |
Spider-Man | August 21, 1999 | In the episode Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy, Reflecto is a parody of Electro from Spider-Man. In Mermaid Man Begins, the radioactive ant biting Ernie's forehead mirrors Peter Parker getting bitten by a radioactive spider. | 3 | |
Birdman | August 21, 1999 | In the episode Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy, Reflecto is a parody of Reducto from Birdman. | 3 | |
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly | August 21, 1999 | In the SpongeBob episode Pickles, the stare-off between SpongeBob and Bubble Bass is a reference to The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly. | 3 | |
Tetris | September 17, 1999 | The episode Sandy's Rocket feature sound effects from Tetris. | 3 | |
Space Odyssey | September 17, 1999 | The SpongeBob episodes Sandy's Rocket and Ugh feature references to 2001: A Space Odyssey. In the episode Squidward in Clarinetland, SpongeBob and Squidward tumbling through space to classical music is a reference to 2001: A Space Odyssey. | 3 | |
Alien (Fox) | September 17, 1999 | The SpongeBob episode Sandy's Rocket feature references to Alien. | 3 | |
Nicktoons | September 18, 1999 | SpongeBob characters appear in every Nicktoons game. | 1 | |
Mr. Clean | September 18, 1999 | Dr. Clean from Culture Shock is a parody of Mr. Clean. | 3 | |
Casper | October 2, 1999 | Squidward the Unfriendly Ghost is a pun on Casper the Friendly Ghost. | 3 | |
Frankenstein (Universal) | October 28, 1999 | The episode Scaredy Pants feature sound effects from Frankenstein. Frankendoodle is a pun on Frankenstein. In Patrick! The Game, Patrick finishing his game is a parody of the scientist creating the monster in Frankenstein. | 3 | |
THX 1138 | December 31, 1999 | SB-129 is a homage to THX 1138. | 3 | |
The Shining | December 31, 1999 | In SB-129, the shot of Squidward's face after being in the freezer for 2,000 years is similar to the shot of Jack Torrance's face after freezing to death in The Shining. In The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water, the two popsicles saying "Come play with us, Plankton!" references the Grady twins from The Shining. | 3 | |
Astrology with Squidward | 2000 | Astrology with Squidward is a spin-off of SpongeBob. | 1 | |
Monopoly | March 15, 2000 | In the episode Arrgh!, certain elements of the Flying Dutchman's Treasure Hunt board resemble the game Monopoly, particularly the concept of players going to jail. In the episode Patrick! The Game, Bottomopoly is a parody of Monopoly. | 3 | |
Pokémon | March 15, 2000 | In the episode Rock Bottom, the clock in Rock Bottom looks like a Poké Ball from Pokémon. In the episode The Card, the Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy cards are similar to Pokémon cards. | 3 | |
CatDog | March 16, 2000 | In the CatDog episode "Cliff's Little Secret", there is a character on a movie poster that resembles SpongeBob. | 2.5 | |
Peanuts | March 22, 2000 | In the episode Walking Small, when Plankton is seen packing his suitcase, one of the items his puts in is a shirt that looks similar to the one Charlie Brown wears in Peanuts. SpongeBob is mentioned in the Peanuts episode School Chums. | 3 | |
Jimmy Neutron | October 21, 2000 | Jimmy Neutron and Goddard have interacted with episodes of SpongeBob with cross promotions. SpongeBob's pineapple house makes a cameo in the episode Jet Fusion. SpongeBob was referenced by Timmy Turner in the Jimmy Timmy Power Hour comic Dimension Intervention. | 2 | |
Godzilla | October 21, 2000 | In Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy II, the Atomic Flounder's radioactive breath is a reference to Godzilla. In the episode Krusty Towers, Patrick's drawing is a reference to Godzilla. In Sing a Song of Patrick, one of the comics in Near Mint Comic Books contains an image of a creature that looks similar to Godzilla. | 3 | |
Target | 2001 | A Target commercial has SpongeBob meet and chase after Bullseye. | 1 | a|
McDonald's | February 3, 2001 | In The Secret Box, Patrick mistakes SpongeBob for Clamburglar, a parody of Hamburglar from McDonald's. There's other references to McDonald's throughout the series. | 3 | |
Rocko's Modern Life | September 21, 2001 | In the SpongeBob episode "Artist Unknown", SpongeBob sings the dump song, remeniscient to when Heffer sang it in Rocko's Modern Life. The SpongeBob episode Clams is similar to the Rocko's Modern Life episode Fish-N-Chumps. | 3 | |
Dragon Ball | September 28, 2001 | In The Fry Cook Games, when SpongeBob and Patrick fly straight in the air and both yelling together is similar to a common motif found in Dragon Ball. | 3 | |
Looney Tunes | October 5, 2001 | In Just One Bite, near the end of the episode, Squidward gluttonously chows down all the Krabby Patties in the Patty Vault, despite SpongeBob's warnings not to do so, to the point that they all go down to his thighs and explode, similar to how Piggy Hamhock explodes from overeating near the end of the Looney Tunes cartoon Pigs is Pigs. In SpongeBob Meets the Strangler, the scene where the Tattletale Strangler jumps out of a plane with a parachute only to find out that the parachute is SpongeBob is a reference to the Looney Tunes cartoon Yankee Doodle Daffy where Porky jumps out of a plane with Daffy as a parachute. In Patrick SmartPants, the scene where Patrick falls from a cliff is just like the Wile E. Coyote and Road Runner cartoons from Looney Tunes. In the episode To Save a Squirrel, SpongeBob sitting in a kettle of hot water and thinking it is a bath plus Patrick cutting up and adding carrots is a nod to a number of classic Bugs Bunny shorts in which an enemy attempts to cook Bugs Bunny in a similar fashion. | 3 | |
Fat Albert | October 19, 2001 | In the episode Procrastination, SpongeBob says "Hey, hey, hey" to Gary. This is a reference to Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids. | 3 | |
UNO | 2002 | There are many format crossover UNO games between the two series. | 3 | |
Blue's Clues | 2002 | In a bumper ad for Blue's Clues, Squidward and Joe fight over who's the new host of Blue's Clues. | 1 | |
Futurama | January 21, 2002 | In the episode Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy IV, Patrick mentions Wumborama, a parody of Futurama. In the episode Yo Leela Leela, there is a robot called SpongeBolt SquareBots which is a parody of SpongeBob SquarePants. | 3 | |
Scream | January 24, 2002 | In Graveyard Shift, the sign about the telephone ringing is similar to a scene from Scream. | 3 | |
Popeye | May 10, 2002 | In the episode Wet Painters, a picture of Popeye is visible among the pictures in Mr. Krabs' house. In The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie, when SpongeBob and Patrick are at Goofy Goober's Ice Cream Party Boat, a picture of Popeye can be seen. In the episode Enemy In-Law, Mama Krabs' fighting muscle arm with the battle ship guns is similar to the Popeye cartoons. A person dressed as Popeye appears in Truth or Square and Popeye is mentioned in the same episode. | 2 | |
The Flash | June 1, 2002 | The Quickster from Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy V is a parody of The Flash. | 3 | |
Captain America | June 1, 2002 | The eagle wings on the side of The Quickster's mask from Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy V resembles Captain America. | 3 | |
Titanic (Paramount) | July 12, 2002 | In My Pretty Seahorse, during the montage, Mystery paints SpongeBob à la Titanic. The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water features a reference to Titanic. | 2 | |
Jaws | September 20, 2002 | The SpongeBob episode "Clams" is a spoof of Jaws. | 3 | |
Dungeons & Dragons | November 6, 2002 | In the episode Mid-Life Crustacean, P and P is a parody of Dungeons & Dragons. Dunces and Dragons is another parody of Dungeons & Dragons. | 3 | |
Chuck E. Cheese | November 6, 2002 | Bunny Buns is a parody of Chuck E. Cheese. The motto of Krabby Land "Where a kid can have fun-for the right price" is a reference to Chuck E. Cheese's motto, "Where a kid can be a kid." In Ghoul Fools, when Patrick calls Lord Poltergeist "a singing robotic puppet" from "those pizza joints with the singing animated robots", he is referring to the animatronics from the Chuck E. Cheese restaurants. | 3 | |
Daddy Day | May 9, 2003 | Spongebob slippers are shown in Daddy Day Care. | 2 | |
Garfield | November 16, 2003 | In the logo panel for the Garfield comic strip of November 16 2003, Garfield is dressed as SpongeBob. | 2 | |
Malcolm in the Middle | March 28, 2004 | A girl sings the SpongeBob SquarePants theme in the Malcolm in the Middle episode: "Malcolm Visits College". | 2 | |
Video Mods | October 6, 2004 | Characters from Spongebob videogames appear in the Video Mods original video "Stand and Choose"; they also star in the "All the Small Things" videos. | 1 | |
Mario | November 14, 2004 | Floyd and Lloyd from The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie resemble Mario and Luigi. There's other references to Mario throughout the series. | 3 | |
Disney's Pinocchio | November 14, 2004 | In The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie, King Neptune's trident being accidentally set to "Real Boy" is a reference to Pinocchio. | 3 | |
Beavis and Butt-Head | November 14, 2004 | In The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie, there are two fish headbanging to Goofy Goober Rock. They are a reference to the characters from Beavis and Butt-Head, as the two fish have the same color scheme and hair color as them. | 3 | |
The Simpsons | December 5, 2004 | In the SpongeBob episode "Welcome to the Chum Bucket", the brain switching part of this episode is similar to The Simpsons episode "Treehouse of Horror Ⅱ". Krabby the Clown from the SpongeBob episode" Krabby Land" is a parody of Krusty the Clown from The Simpsons. In The Simpsons episode "She Used to Be My Girl", SpongeBob appears with Jesus and Buddha in Heaven. In the SpongeBob episode "Karate Island", the painting of a boat inside Gary's shell is a replica of the painting over the Simpson family's couch. Frankenstein's monster is in a SpongeBob costume in the Simpsons episode "Treehouse of Horror XX". In the Simpsons episode "Fat Man and Little Boy", there's a SpongeBob/Itchy hybrid in one of the T-shirt designs. In the Simpsons episode "The Wife Aquatic", "The Science of SpongeBob" is one of the exhibits in the museum. | 2 | |
Ocean's | December 10, 2004 | SpongeBob SquarePants is mentioned in Ocean's Twelve. | 2 | |
Are We There Yet? | January 21, 2005 | SpongeBob is mentioned in Are We There Yet? | 2 | |
We are Family Foundation Video | March 11, 2005 | The music video contains scenes from the episodes "Bubblestand" and "Jellyfish Jam". | 2 | |
E.T. | May 6, 2005 | In Fear of a Krabby Patty, in SpongeBob's dream, the Krabby Patty tells him that he will always be with him in his arteries, a reference to E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, complete with the glowing finger. | 3 | |
War Of The Worlds (Paramount) | June 29, 2005 | SpongeBob is briefly shown on TV in War Of The Worlds (2005, Steven Spielberg). | 2 | |
Off the Mark | August 11, 2005 | Characters from SpongeBob SquarePants appear in Off the Mark. | 2 | |
Ghost Whisperer | September 30, 2005 | Spongebob is mentioned in the Ghost Whisperer episode "Crossing". | 2 | |
Jumanji | November 11, 2005 | Spongebob shows on TV in Zathura. | 2 | |
Star Trek | November 11, 2005 | In the episode Have You Seen This Snail?, when Gary and Granny are riding in the latter's car, Granny says "Set phasers on fun!", a pun on the Star Trek line "Set phasers on stun." In Patrick SmartPants, the first thing Patrick says after having his brain connected is "I find all this laughter highly illogical", a tribute to Spock's famous phrase on the original Star Trek series. | 3 | |
Diner Dash | 2006 | Spongebob Diner Dash is a format crossover between the two series. | 3 | |
Final Destination | February 10, 2006 | SpongeBob is mentioned in Final Destination 3. | 2 | |
Lord of the Rings | February 16, 2006 | In Dunces and Dragons, Planktonamor's Tower resembles the Eye of Sauron from The Lord of the Rings. | 3 | |
King Kong | March 13, 2006 | In the episode Krusty Towers, Patrick's drawing is a reference to King Kong. | 3 | |
Eddsworld | March 20, 2006 | Edd, Tom, Tord, and Paul sing the "F.U.N. Song" in "F is for Friends". Edd and Matt sing "Now That We're Men" in "SpongeBob Test". King Neptune's crown appears in the volcano's treasure in "Beaster Bunny". | 2 | |
Doctor Who | April 13, 2006 | Spongebob is mentioned in the novel Stone Rose by Jacqueline Rayner. | 2 | |
Game of Death | May 12, 2006 | The SpongeBob episode Karate Island feature references to Game of Death. | 3 | |
Enter the Dragon | May 12, 2006 | The SpongeBob episode Karate Island feature references to Enter the Dragon. | 3 | |
Kill Bill | May 12, 2006 | The SpongeBob episode Karate Island feature references to Kill Bill. | 3 | |
Yu Yu Hakusho | May 12, 2006 | In the episode Karate Island, Sandy's and Udon's muscle growth is loosely based on Toguro's 100% muscle growth in the manga and anime series Yu Yu Hakusho. | 3 | |
Naruto | May 12, 2006 | The SpongeBob episode Karate Island feature references to Naruto. | 3 | |
South Park | October 25, 2006 | A person is dressed up as Spongebob in the South Park episode "Hell on Earth 2006". | 2 | |
Family Guy | November 19, 2006 | Stewie has a toy of a green SpongeBob in the episode "Prick Up Your Ears". Meg puts on an episode of SpongeBob SquarePants in the Family Guy episode "Road to Rupert". SpongeBob and Squidward were mentioned in "Road to the North Pole". In the episode "Inside Family Guy", a character is dressed as SpongeBob SquarePants. | 2 | |
Disney's Cinderella | November 24, 2006 | In the episode Squid Wood, the song Squidward plays on the clarinet to Milo at the end of the episode sounds very similar to Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo from Cinderella. Cinderella was referenced by Pearl in the season 9 episode Married to Money. | 3 | |
Disney's The Jungle Book | January 9, 2007 | In the episode The Thing, when Squidward is taken in by the other animals at the end, SpongeBob says to Patrick "But he's with his own kind now, where he belongs, and with that, let us go back to where we belong." This is a reference to the ending of The Jungle Book. | 3 | |
Wizard Of Oz (MGM) | January 9, 2007 | In the episode Hocus Pocus, the Brown Tile Road is an homage to the Yellow Brick Road in The Wizard of Oz. Additionally, SpongeBob and Patrick entering Mr. Magic's room and Patrick revealing that it is actually a man voicing him with a machine behind a curtain are direct parodies of the Wizard's scenes from that film. In Atlantis SquarePantis, when Patchy taps his peg leg to his other boot stating "There's no place like home", it is a reference of The Wizard of Oz. The tornado directly after this scene is also a reference to the The Wizard of Oz. | 3 | |
Pac-Man | January 9, 2007 | At the end of The Gift of Gum, during the cleaning of the gum, Patrick eats some of the gum like Pac-Man. In The Cent of Money, when the scene shows the fish playing the arcade games, one of them has a character and game similar to Pac-Man. In the episode Krusty Kleaners, the scene where SpongeBob and Patrick are trying to find a way out of the maze references Pac-Man. In the episode Treats!, at the beginning of the Snail Bites commercial, there is an allusion to Pac-Man. | 3 | |
Supernatural (Warner Bros.) | February 1, 2007 | Spongebob is mentioned in the Supernatural episode "Houses Of The Holy". | 2 | |
Mission: Impossible | April 17, 2007 | In the episode Spy Buddies, when SpongeBob and Patrick get their mission through a recorded message in a Krabby Patty and then the object self-destructs, it is a parody of the self destruct message object used in the Mission: Impossible movies. | 3 | |
Saw | August 1, 2007 | In the beginning of The Donut of Shame, the scene where Patrick wakes up next to a pipe is a reference to Saw III. | 3 | |
Ghostbusters | August 1, 2007 | In The Krusty Plate, when SpongeBob says "It may end life as we know it, but I am crossing the beams!", it is a reference to Ghostbusters, in which it is revealed that crossing the beam of their proton-pack lasers will end life as they know it. | 3 | |
Operation (Hasbro) | August 15, 2007 | Operation - SpongeBob SquarePants Edition is a format crossover between the two series. | 3 | |
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory | November 12, 2007 | Atlantis SquarePantis feature many references to Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. | 3 | |
Mega Man | November 12, 2007 | In Atlantis SquarePantis, the way Sandy warps into the video game is similar to the way some of the characters in the Mega Man franchise of video games enter or exit levels. | 3 | |
Street Fighter | November 12, 2007 | In the video game Mission Start: The Germ Warrior from Atlantis SquarePantis, one can see a code that says 1991 © Nickelodeon Inc. The title screen and title are a parody of Street Fighter II: The World Warrior. | 3 | |
Dance Dance Revolution | November 12, 2007 | In Atlantis SquarePantis, when Sandy is dancing with a germ, the moves she does is a parody of Dance Dance Revolution. | 3 | |
Bubble Bobble | November 12, 2007 | The Season 5 episode "Atlantis SquarePantis" of SpongeBob SquarePants features a parody of the Bubble Launcher from Puzzle Bobble. | 3 | |
Duke Nukem | November 21, 2007 | Al Gristlepuss from Banned in Bikini Bottom resembles Duke Nukem. | 3 | |
Cast Away | November 23, 2007 | In SpongeHenge, the scene where SpongeBob is in a cave hiding from the jellyfish and making a stone companion is a reference to Cast Away. | 3 | |
Planet of the Apes | November 23, 2007 | In SpongeHenge, when the Krusty Krab is buried in the sand, it is a reference to the ending of Planet of the Apes when Taylor, having survived and escaped imprisonment, wanders along a coastline in search of shelter. He finds a partially destroyed Statue of Liberty buried in the sand and finally realizes what planet he is on. In addition, SpongeBob's hair and beard are strikingly similar to Charlton Heston's in the same movie. Planet of the Jellyfish is a parody of Planet of the Apes. | 3 | |
Donald Duck | November 23, 2007 | In the episode Stanley S. SquarePants, Mr. Krabs' nephews are a parody of Donald Duck's nephews, Huey, Dewey, and Louie, and they solve mysteries, a parody of their role in the show DuckTales. | 3 | |
King of the Hill | November 25, 2007 | SpongeBob is mentioned in the King Of The Hill episode "Tears Of An Inflatable Clown". In the SpongeBob episode Pest of the West, when Sandy says, "That boy ain’t hooked up right", it is a reference to the quote "That boy ain’t right" from King of the Hill. | 2 | |
Cloverfield | January 18, 2008 | Spongebob shows on TV in Cloverfield. | 2 | |
Pee-wee's Playhouse | June 4, 2008 | In A Life in a Day, SpongeBob accidentally knocking over the bikers' motorcycles is a reference to a scene from Pee-wee's Big Adventure where Pee-wee Herman knocks over a biker gang's motorcycles outside of a biker bar. | 3 | |
Friday the 13th | August 7, 2008 | In Boating Buddies, when SpongeBob drives through the Costume Supplies shop, Mrs. Puff is dressed as Jason Voorhees from Friday the 13th. | 2 | |
Fringe | September 9, 2008 | Spongebob shows on TV in the Fringe episode "Pilot". | 2 | |
Drawn To Life | September 15, 2008 | Drawn To Life: SpongeBob Squarepants Edition is a crossover between the two series. | 3 | |
Gurren Lagann | November 10, 2008 | A character resembling Squidward appears in the Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann episode "Let's Go, Comrades". | 3 | |
Mary Poppins | November 28, 2008 | A reference to Mary Poppins is shown in Grooming Gary when Charles and Foofie glide via an umbrella. | 3 | |
Gundam | March 16, 2009 | In Sand Castles in the Sand, the large robot that Patrick controls resembles Gundam from the anime of the same name. | 3 | |
Dork Diaries | June 2, 2009 | SpongeBob SquarePants is mentioned in Dork Diaries, Pop Star, Skating Sensation and Dear Dork. | 2 | |
Dig Dug | July 18, 2009 | In the episode Chum Caverns, one scene of Mr. Krabs and Plankton digging underground references Dig Dug. | 3 | |
Phineas and Ferb | August 1, 2009 | In No More Bunny Business, when Phineas pops out of the mailbox and scares the mailman, it is a reference to whenever Spongebob camps in his mailbox waiting for the mail. In Phineas and Ferb: Summer Belongs to You!, while stranded on a desert island, Phineas finds a square yellow kitchen sponge and a pink starfish and says "Look! A sponge and a starfish! There's gotta be something we can make out of this! No, that's ridiculous." which is a reference to SpongeBob SquarePants. In Squid Plus One, SpongeBob asking "Whatcha' dooooin'?" is the famous catchphrase used for the character Isabella Garcia-Shapiro in Phineas and Ferb. | 3
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The Fairly OddParents | November 6, 2009 | Posters of The Fairly OddParents can be seen in the SpongeBob SquarePants episode "Truth or Square". In the FairlyOdd Parents episode "Ruled Out", Mr. Turner says that "pants are for squares", a reference to SpongeBob. Patrick, Mr. Krabs, and Sandy are referenced in The Fairly OddParents episode "Something's Fishy!". SpongeBob was referenced by Timmy Turner in the Jimmy Timmy Power Hour comic "Dimension Intervention". In the Fairly OddParents episode "App Trap", there is a person that looks like SpongeBob. | 2 | |
Avatar (Nick) | November 6, 2009 | Posters of Avatar can be seen in the SpongeBob SquarePants episode "Truth or Square". | 2 | |
The Mighty B! | November 6, 2009 | Posters of The Mighty B! can be seen in the SpongeBob SquarePants episode "Truth or Square". | 2 | |
Dora the Explorer | November 6, 2009 | Posters of Dora the Explorer can be seen in the SpongeBob SquarePants episode "Truth or Square" and Dora appeared at Super Bowl LVIII in Bikini Bottom. | 1 | |
The Official BBC Children in Need Medley | November 21, 2009 | SpongeBob appears on the cover of The Official BBC Children in Need Medley single, and is shown in a mobile phone screen in the music video. | 2 | |
Back to the Future | February 15, 2010 | Back to the Past is a parody of Back to the Future. | 3 | |
Disney's Alice in Wonderland | February 18, 2010 | Squidward in Clarinetland is a parody of Alice in Wonderland. | 3 | |
The Karate Kid | June 11, 2010 | SpongeBob shows on TV in The Karate Kid (2010). In Squid Defense, the way Squidward did the chores is similar to a scene in The Karate Kid in which Daniel was tricked by Mr. Miyagi into doing chores at his house. | 2 | |
Clash of the Titans | June 28, 2010 | The Clash of Triton is a parody of Clash of the Titans. | 3 | |
Sonic | June 28, 2010 | In The Clash of Triton, the island in the sky is a reference to Angel Island from Sonic the Hedgehog and Sonic, Tails, and Knuckles appeared at Super Bowl LVIII in Bikini Bottom. | 1 | |
Space Invaders | July 7, 2010 | In The Cent of Money, when the scene shows the fish playing the arcade games, one of them has creatures that look and move like the aliens from Space Invaders. In the episode That Sinking Feeling, the underground chase is a reference to the arcade game Dig Dug. | 3 | |
Super Brawl (Nickelodeon) | July 8, 2010 | Spongebob characters are playable in Super Brawl. | 1 | |
The Big Bang Theory | December 16, 2010 | Patrick from SpongeBob Squarepants is referenced in the Big Bang Theory episode "The Justice League Recombination". SpongeBob is also mentioned in several other episodes of The Big Bang Theory. | 2 | |
Clue | 2010 | Clue Jr: SpongeBob SquarePants Edition is a format crossover between the two series. | 3 | |
Big Time Rush | February 21, 2011 | Patchy The Pirate appears in the episode, Big Time Beach Party. | 1 | |
Adventure Time | March 28, 2011 | In the Adventure Time episode Go With Me, the scene where the wolves rip the screen in half after the characters say that nothing can tear them apart is similar to the SpongeBob SquarePants episode F.U.N. when Plankton ripped the screen apart after a couple said exactly the same thing. | 3 | |
Wario | April 12, 2011 | SpongeBob SquigglePants is similar to the WarioWare games. Both contain minigames that are split into sections, each of the sections on both games contain themes, and a main character associated them, and both games contain lives. | 3 | |
Stanley Parable | July 27, 2011 | In "The Stanley Parable" on Leadership board you can find a pic of Squidward. | 3 | |
Hulk (Marvel) | September 23, 2011 | In Mermaid Man Begins, the bomb that explodes on Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy is a reference to how Bruce Banner became Hulk. Plank-Ton is a parody of Hulk. | 3 | |
Modern Family | September 28, 2011 | SpongeBob is mentioned in the Modern Family episode: "Phil on Wire". A kid dresses up as SpongeBob in the episode: "Halloween 3: AwesomeLand". | 2 | |
Rocky | November 25, 2011 | In The Way of the Sponge, SpongeBob's training montage is a parody of Rocky. What's Eating Patrick? feature references to Rocky. In the season 9 episode Two Thumbs Down, the music that plays while SpongeBob trains his thumb is similar to the song "Eye of the Tiger" from Rocky 3. | 3 | |
Mr. Potato Head | 2011 | A Mr. Potato Head toy was released featuring Mr. Potato Head dressed as SpongeBob SquarePants. | 2 | |
Smosh | January 20, 2012 | Ian has a SpongeBob watch in REAL DEATH NOTE!. | 2 | |
Inanimate Insanity | March 1, 2012 | SpongeBob's Pineapple Home makes an appearance in the episode "Aquatic Conflict". | 2 | |
A Thousand Words | March 9, 2012 | A Spongebob doll is shown in Thousand Words. | 2 | |
Ted | June 29, 2012 | Spongebob is shown on TV in Ted. | 2 | |
Top Gun | September 7, 2012 | In License to Milkshake, the training montage is a parody of the movie Top Gun with SpongeBob riding a motorcycle, flying in a fighter jet and playing beach volleyball. | 3 | |
MAD | October 4, 2012 | SpongeBob appears in the MAD segment "Taking Nemo", and there's a SpongeWow commercial (ShamWow/SpongeBob parody). | 1 | |
Scooby-Doo | October 27, 2012 | In the episode Patrick-Man!, Patrick trying to unmask people references the villain unmasks from Scooby Doo. | 3 | |
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer | October 30, 2012 | In the episode It's a SpongeBob Christmas!, Randolph the Red-Nosed Seahorse is a parody of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer. | 3 | |
Scribblenauts | November 13, 2012 | In Scribblenauts Unlimited at The Lost Kingdom of Parentheses there is a pinapple, a tiki, and a rock. pressing use will spawn a starfish (Patrick), a squid (Squidward), and a sponge (Spongebob). | 3 | |
Henry Stickmin | May 27, 2013 | There are minor references to SpongeBob in Infiltrating the Airship and later games. | 3 | |
Breadwinners | February 22, 2014 | Breadwinners have many references to SpongeBob. | 3 | |
Plants vs. Zombies | February 25, 2014 | Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare features a reference to SpongeBob. | 2 | |
Tom and Jerry | March 29, 2014 | The character Kenny the Cat from the eponymous season 9 episode resembles Tom Cat from Tom and Jerry. | 3 | |
Doodle Jump | April 29, 2014 | Doodle Jump and SpongeBob have a crossover game with Doodle Jump: SpongeBob SquarePants. | 1 | |
Uncle Grandpa | January 29, 2015 | A kid imagines himself working as a fry cook in what looks like the Krusty Krab kitchen. | 3 | |
Indiana Jones | February 6, 2015 | In The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water, Burger Beard going through death traps to grab the magic book is a parody of Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom. | 3 | |
Iron Man | February 6, 2015 | Sir Pinch-a-Lot is a parody of Iron Man. | 3 | |
Roblox | May 26, 2015 | Roblox sponsored SpongeBob with clothing and accessories; The Roblox gear Slime Potion is modeled after SpongeBob's pineapple. | 2 | |
Disney's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs | September 7, 2015 | In Squid Plus One, the scene where the scallops take Squidward's apron references the scene in Disney's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs where the birds take Snow White's cloak and hang it on a coat rack. | 3 | |
Chowder | September 7, 2015 | In the SpongeBob episode The Executive Treatment, the scene where Patrick and Marv are stamping each other with no-symbol stamp is similar to a scene from the Chowder episode Banned from the Stand. | 3 | |
Harry Potter | October 16, 2015 | In Sanctuary!, when SpongeBob counts his pet snails, one of the names mentioned is "He Who Shall Not Be Named." This is a reference to "He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named", one of Lord Voldermort's nicknames in the Harry Potter novel series. | 2 | |
Disney's The Hunchback of Notre-Dame | October 16, 2015 | There are several references to The Hunchback of Notre-Dame in the SpongeBob SquarePants episode Sanctuary!. | 3 | |
Nickelodeon Music Maker | 2016 | SpongeBob characters appear in Nickelodeon Music Maker. | 1 | |
Nick's Not So Ultimate Boss Battles | 2016 | Spongebob characters are playable in Nick's Not So Ultimate Boss Battles. | 1 | a|
Whack Your | February 24, 2016 | A SpongeBob toy is visible in Whack Your Boss: Superhero Style. | 2 | |
LittleBigPlanet | March 24, 2016 | Outfits based on SpongeBob characters are downloadable in "LittleBigPlanet 3". | 2 | |
Splatoon | April 23, 2016 | There's a Splatfest between Spongebob and Patrick. | 2 | |
The Loud House | May 2, 2016 | SpongeBob and Patrick are briefly shown in the television in the Loud House episode "Left in the Dark". In the Loud House episode "Friend or Faux", Lisa's classroom has a picture of a sponge, star, crab, and squid, referencing SpongeBob, Patrick, Mr. Krabs, and Squidward and The Louds and Clyde appeared at Super Bowl LVIII in Bikini Bottom. | 1 | |
James Bond | May 3, 2016 | In Married to Money, the line "The name's Krabs, Eugene Krabs" is an apparent parody of the James Bond films, where Bond says "The name's Bond, James Bond." | 3 | |
Lady and the Tramp | May 3, 2016 | In Married to Money, the spaghetti scene parodies Lady and the Tramp. | 3 | |
Rocky & Bullwinkle | May 3, 2016 | Married to Money features a reference to Rocky & Bullwinkle. | 3 | |
Bubble Guppies | October 27, 2016 | Gill can be seen wearing a SpongeBob costume in the Bubble Guppies episode "Trick or Treat, Mr. Grumpfish!" during the Trick or Treat song. | 2 | |
DuckTales | February 20, 2017 | In Goodbye, Krabby Patty?, Mr. Krabs swimming in a pool of coins is a homage to Scrooge McDuck. | 3 | |
Baywatch | May 25, 2017 | A SpongeBob mobile is seen in the Baywatch movie, and the SpongeBob theme song is heard. Additionally, David Hasselhoff's appearance in The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie parodies his role in Baywatch. | 2 | |
Any Malu | June 8, 2017 | Any Malu tries a Krabby Patty from SpongeBob in "PROVANDO COMIDA DE FAMOSOS DESENHOS ANIMADOS!". | 3 | |
Daddy’s Home | July 10, 2017 | The kids watch The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie in “Daddy’s Home 2”. | 2 | |
Mani | August 30, 2017 | Spongebob is mentioned in the Mani episode "New Nanny". | 2 | |
Welcome to the Wayne | September 18, 2017 | For copyright reasons, Brian shape-shifted into a character resembling SpongeBob Squarepants in the episode "Like No Other Market on Earth". | 3 | |
Bloons | June 13, 2018 | An achievement in Bloons TD 6 references Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy. | 3 | |
Pet Sematary | April 5, 2019 | Spongebob shows on TV in Pet Sematary. | 2 | |
Spooky Month | November 16, 2019 | A SpongeBob popsicle can be found in the Spooky Month episode "The Stars". | 3 | |
Meet Arnold | January 21, 2020 | A Shadow that look like spongebob in the video "What If You Go Down a Pipe to The Bottom of The Mariana Trench?". | 3 | |
Transformice | March 5, 2020 | The Krusty Krab employee hat appears in the shop. | 2 | |
Solar Opposites | May 08, 2020 | The auctioneer mentioned SpongeBob in the Solar Opposites episode “The Booster Manifold”. | 2 | |
Madden NFL | January 7, 2021 | An arena called "SpongeBob Reef Top" based on SpongeBob was added to Madden NFL 21 as part of an update along with several SpongeBob themed clothing items. | 2 | |
B Positive | March 4, 2021 | SpongeBob was mentioned in the B Positive episode “B Negative Part 2”. | 2 | |
The Patrick Star Show | July 9, 2021 | The Patrick Star Show is a spinoff to SpongeBob. | 1 | |
Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl | October 5, 2021 | SpongeBob, Patrick, and Sandy are playable in Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl, while Squidward, Plankton and Mr, Krabs are playable in Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2. | 1 | |
Pibby | October 30, 2021 | The teaser trailer for Pibby features one scene set in a location heavily resembling SpongeBob's bathroom. | 3 | |
Clifford | November 10, 2021 | Owen has a SpongeBob flash drive in the 2021 Clifford the Big Red Dog movie. | 2 | |
Nickelodeon Extreme Tennis | January 21, 2022 | SpongeBob, Patrick, and the Krusty Krab from SpongeBob appear in Nickelodeon Extreme Tennis. | 1 | |
Chip 'n' Dale | May 20, 2022 | Squidward has a star on The Hollywood Walk of Fame in Rescue Rangers (2022). A bootleg version of Patrick appears in the film. | 2 | |
Minecraft | July 26, 2022 | Minecraft: Bedrock Edition contains SpongeBob SquarePants DLC. In one of Minecraft's splash texts, there is a reference to the SpongeBob opening theme song, "Lives in the pineapple under the sea!". The villagers in the game are also inspired by Squidward Tentacles. | 1 | |
Death Battle! | October 17, 2022 | SpongeBob SquarePants has been a subject for Death Battle!. | 2 | |
Fall Guys | November 22, 2022 | Skins based on SpongeBob, Patrick, Squidward, Sandy, and Mr. Krabs from SpongeBob appears in Fall Guys. | 2 | |
Toca Life World | June 13, 2023 | Characters and items from SpongeBob SquarePants appear in Toca Life World as a part of a collaboration. | 1 | |
PowerWash Simulator | June 29, 2023 | PowerWash Simulator features DLC that allows you to clean locations from SpongeBob SquarePants. | 1 | |
Survivor.io | July 22, 2023 | SpongeBob and Squidward appear in Survivor.io as a part of a collaboration. | 1 | |
Stumble Guys | November 10, 2023 | Characters from SpongeBob SquarePants appear in Stumble Guys as part of a special collaboration. | 1 | |
Undead Unluck | November 11, 2023 | A pixelated version of SpongeBob is shown the Undead Unluck episode: "Spoil". | 3 | |
Brawlhalla | November 29, 2023 | SpongeBob, Patrick and Sandy from SpongeBob SquarePants appear as crossover skins in Brawlhalla. | 1 | |
Oh Baby! Kart | December 14, 2023 | Characters from SpongeBob SquarePants appear in Oh Baby! Kart, along with a course set in Bikini Bottom. | 1 | |
IF | February 11, 2024 | Characters from IF appeared at Super Bowl LVIII in Bikini Bottom. | 1 | |
Rock Paper Scissors | February 11, 2024 | Rock, Paper, and Scissors appeared at Super Bowl LVIII in Bikini Bottom. | 1 | |
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | February 11, 2024 | Michelangelo appeared at Super Bowl LVIII in Bikini Bottom. | 1 |