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With certain criteria established by the agency, the specific word will be selected to be new word added to the new version of KBBI. He also said that new loan words and/or slangs that become too frequently used, widespread, and eventually being commonly used in daily conversations may be considered to be added in the future KBBI.
SpongeBob SquarePants is an American animated television series created by marine science educator and animator Stephen Hillenburg for Nickelodeon.It first aired as a sneak peek after the 1999 Kids' Choice Awards on May 1, 1999, and officially premiered on July 17, 1999.
The characters of SpongeBob SquarePants have appeared throughout popular culture. In 2007, the Amsterdam-based company Boom Chicago created a SpongeBob parody called "SpongeBob SquarePants in China", in which a stereotypically Chinese Patrick refuses to go to work and advocates freedom of speech, rights of leisure, and income. [65]
In 2002, fans of the show formed a "new religion"—the Church of SpongeBob SquarePants. [1] The organization has more than 700 members. [1] Its manifesto said it wanted to push "simple things like having fun and using your imagination", and even offered study courses on the show. [1] A Nickelodeon spokesman said "SpongeBob's appeal is ...
In 2009, Nickelodeon celebrated the show's tenth anniversary with Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants and SpongeBob's Truth or Square. [ 7 ] [ 8 ] The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water , a stand-alone sequel , was released in theaters on February 6, 2015, and grossed over US$324 million worldwide. [ 9 ]
The first season featured Tom Kenny as the voice of the title character SpongeBob SquarePants and his pet snail Gary. SpongeBob's best friend, a starfish named Patrick Star, was voiced by Bill Fagerbakke, [20] while Rodger Bumpass was the voice of Squidward Tentacles, an arrogant and ill-tempered octopus. [21]
During production of the previous season, Nickelodeon picked up a second season for SpongeBob SquarePants on August 31, 1999. [2] The season premiered more than a year later, on October 20, 2000. [3] Season production assistant Derek Iversen commented, "We hoped it would go one season. We hoped it would go two seasons.
Throughout SpongeBob SquarePants ' first run, SpongeBob became instantly popular with both children and adults. In June 2010, Entertainment Weekly named him one of the "100 Greatest Characters of the Last 20 Years". [36] TV Guide listed SpongeBob SquarePants at number nine on its "50 Greatest Cartoon Characters of All Time" list. [37]