Top 10 Most Interesting SpongeBob SquarePants Facts

The seven main characters are based off of the seven deadly sins

SpongeBob was born on July 14, 1986

The creator of "Spongebob", Stephen Hillenburg, is actually a marine biologist

The beta form of Spongebob was named "Spongeboy" and always wore a green hat with a long brim

Tom Kenny, the voice of SpongeBob, and Jill Talley, the voice of Karen, are married in real life

There is a fungi discovered in 2011 named after Spongebob, Spongiforma Squarepantsii

The Krusty Krab is a lobster or crab trap

Bikini Bottom is a fictional underwater city beneath the real island of Bikini Atoll

Larry the Lobster is a restaurant

The fish in the running gag that yells "my leg!" is named Fred

Mr. Krabs is 71 as of November 30th, 2013

Squidward is actually an octopus, not a squid

The reason why The Chum Bucket is so unpopular in the show is that chum is actually mashed up fish

There was a series of SpongeBob shorts called Astrology with Squidward that

There was a series of SpongeBob shorts called Astrology with Squidward that lasted from 2000-2001 and featured Squidward giving horoscopes for the zodiac

Despite being kid friendly, the show has multiple adult jokes hidden in some episodes

Pearl was adopted

SpongeBob's grandma is his father's mother

The show was originally supposed to be aired on Adult Swim

The Flying Dutchman is named after the legendary ghost ship of the same name

A ship that can never make port and is doomed to sail the oceans forever

There is an actual Krusty Krab restaurant being built, and it looks totally

There is an actual Krusty Krab restaurant being built, and it looks totally identical. It is called Salta Burgers, and it is located in Palestine

A character resembling Squidward makes a cameo appearance in the Japanese anime

A character resembling Squidward makes a cameo appearance in the Japanese anime Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann

Pantera were featured on Prehibernation Week

Tom Kenny (voice of SpongeBob) also voiced Heffer from RML and Dog from Catdog

Carolyn Lawrence, who is Sandy in SpongeBob, was also the voice of Cindy in Jimmy Neutron

The Flying Dutchman is voiced by Brian Doyle-Murray, Bill Murray's older brother

Squidward's voice is often compared to that of American comic actor Jack Benny's

Mr. Krabs is voiced by famous actor Clancy Brown, whose known for his roles in

Mr. Krabs is voiced by famous actor Clancy Brown, whose known for his roles in The Shawshank Redemption, Highlander, Carnivàle, and Starship Troopers

Squidward's name is a Portmanteau; it is composed from "Squid" and "Edward"

Mindy, King Neptune's daughter, is voiced by Scarlett Johansson

There was a surrealist who went by the same name as Man Ray

Stephen Hillenburg worked at a marine sanctuary in Orange County

Stephen Hillenburg made an early comic book version of SpongeBob SquarePants

Stephen Hillenburg made an early comic book version of SpongeBob SquarePants called The Intertidal Zone

SpongeBob SquarePants was originally going to be called SpongeBoy Ahoy!

The SpongeBoy name had to be changed because it was the copyrighted name of a mop

SpongeBob was inspired by comedians like Pee-Wee Herman