SpongeBob SquarePants (season 1)
The first season of the American animated television series SpongeBob SquarePants, created by former marine biologist and animator Stephen Hillenburg, aired on Nickelodeon from May 1, 1999, to March 3, 2001, and consists of 20 half-hour episodes. The series chronicles the exploits and adventures of the title character and his various friends in the fictional underwater city of Bikini Bottom. The show features the voices of Tom Kenny, Bill Fagerbakke, Rodger Bumpass, Clancy Brown, Mr. Lawrence, Jill Talley, Carolyn Lawrence, Mary Jo Catlett, and Lori Alan. Among the first guest stars to appear on the show were Ernest Borgnine and Tim Conway voicing the superhero characters of Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy, respectively.
SpongeBob SquarePants | |
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Starring | |
No. of episodes | 20 (41 segments) |
Release | |
Original network | Nickelodeon |
Original release | May 1, 1999 March 3, 2001 | –
Season chronology | |
Kenny initially conceived the show in 2007 and began to work on it shortly after the production of Regular Show in 2008.[1][2] To voice the character of Miguel approached Tom Kenny, who had worked with him on Rocko's Modern Life.[3] The show was originally to be called SpongeBoy Ahoy!, but the name SpongeBoy was already in use for an art pencil product.[4][5] Upon finding it out, Hillenburg decided to use the name "SpongeBob". He chose "SquarePants" as a family name as it referred to the character's square shape and it had a "nice ring to it".[6]
Development
changeCreator Stephen Hillenburg initially conceived SpongeBob SquarePants in 1984, while he was teaching and studying marine biology at what is now the Orange County Ocean Institute.[7]
While Hillenburg was there, his love of the ocean began to influence his artistry. He created a precursor to SpongeBob SquarePants: a comic book titled The Intertidal Zone used by the institute to teach visiting students about the animal life of tide pools.[8] The comic starred various anthropomorphic sea lifeforms, many of which would evolve into SpongeBob SquarePants characters.[9]
Episodes
changeThe episodes are ordered below according to Nickelodeon's packaging order, and not their original production or broadcast order.
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Animation directors [a] | Written by [a] | Original air date [10] | Prod. code [11] | U.S. viewers (millions) |
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1 | 1 | "Help Wanted"[b] | Alan Smart | Written by : Stephen Hillenburg, Derek Drymon & Tim Hill | May 1, 1999[13][14] | PILOT (1997 version) 2515−127 (1999 version) | 2.96[15] 2.14[16] (HH)[c] |
"Reef Blower"[d] | Fred Miller & Tom Yasumi | Written by : Stephen Hillenburg, Derek Drymon & Tim Hill | 2515−126 | ||||
"Tea at the Treedome"[f] | Edgar Larrazabal;[20] Tom Yasumi[e] | Written by : Peter Burns, Mr. Lawrence & Paul Tibbitt | 2515−101 | ||||
2 | 2 | "Bubblestand"[g] | Tom Yasumi | Written by : Ennio Torresan, Erik Wiese, Stephen Hillenburg, Derek Drymon & Tim Hill | July 17, 1999 | 2515−105 | 2.51[23][h] |
"Ripped Pants" | Edgar Larrazabal | Written by : Paul Tibbitt & Peter Burns | 2515−106 | ||||
3 | 3 | "Jellyfishing"[i] | Alan Smart | Written by : Steve Fonti, Chris Mitchell, Peter Burns & Tim Hill | July 31, 1999 | 2515−103 | 2.89[25] 2.24[26] (HH)[c] |
"Plankton!"[j] | Edgar Larrazabal | Written by : Ennio Torresan, Erik Wiese & Mr. Lawrence | 2515−114 | ||||
4 | 4 | "Naughty Nautical Neighbors"[k] | Fred Miller | Written by : Sherm Cohen, Aaron Springer & Mr. Lawrence | August 7, 1999 | 2515−116 | 2.83[27] 2.07[28] (HH)[c] |
"Boating School" | Tom Yasumi | Written by : Ennio Torresan Jr., Erik Wiese & Mr. Lawrence | 2515−104 | ||||
5 | 5 | "Pizza Delivery" | Sean Dempsey | Written by : Sherm Cohen, Aaron Springer & Peter Burns | August 14, 1999 | 2515−107 | 2.47[29] |
"Home Sweet Pineapple"[l] | Tom Yasumi | Written by : Ennio Torresan Jr., Erik Wiese & Mr. Lawrence | 2515−124 | ||||
6 | 6 | "Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy"[m] | Sean Dempsey | Written by : Paul Tibbitt, Mark O'Hare & Mr. Lawrence | August 21, 1999 | 2515−119 | 2.94[30] 2.17[31] (HH)[c] |
"Pickles" | Tom Yasumi | Written by : Steve Fonti, Chris Mitchell & Peter Burns | 2515−111 | ||||
7 | 7 | "Hall Monitor" | Edgar Larrazabal | Written by : Chuck Klein, Jay Lender & Mr. Lawrence | August 28, 1999 | 2515−108 | 3.08[32] 2.12[33] (HH) |
"Jellyfish Jam"[n] | Fred Miller | Written by : Ennio Torresan, Jr., Erik Wiese & Peter Burns | 2515−118 | ||||
8 | 8 | "Sandy's Rocket" | Tom Yasumi | Written by : Sherm Cohen, Aaron Springer & Peter Burns | September 17, 1999 | 2515−110 | 2.40[34] |
"Squeaky Boots"[o] | Fred Miller | Written by : Steve Fonti, Chris Mitchell & Mr. Lawrence | 2515−102 | ||||
9 | 9 | "Nature Pants" | Sean Dempsey | Written by : Paul Tibbitt, Mark O'Hare & Peter Burns | September 11, 1999 | 2515−120 | 2.54[35] |
"Opposite Day" | Tom Yasumi | Written by : Chuck Klein, Jay Lender & Mr. Lawrence | 2515−112 | ||||
10 | 10 | "Culture Shock" | Edgar Larrazabal | Written by : Paul Tibbitt, Mark O'Hare & Mr. Lawrence | September 18, 1999 | 2515−122 | 2.41[34] |
"F.U.N."[p] | Fred Miller | Written by : Sherm Cohen, Aaron Springer & Peter Burns | 2515−121 | ||||
11 | 11 | "MuscleBob BuffPants"[q] | Edgar Larrazabal | Written by : Ennio Torresan, Jr., Erik Wiese & Mr. Lawrence | October 2, 1999 | 2515−123 | 2.61[37] |
"Squidward the Unfriendly Ghost"[r] | Fred Miller | Written by : Sherm Cohen, Aaron Springer & Peter Burns | 2515−115 | ||||
12 | 12 | "The Chaperone"[s] | Sean Dempsey | Written by : Sherm Cohen, Aaron Springer & Peter Burns | March 8, 2000 | 2515−113 | 3.23[39] |
"Employee of the Month" | Written by : Paul Tibbitt & Mr. Lawrence | 2515−125 | |||||
13 | 13 | "Scaredy Pants" | Sean Dempsey | Written by : Paul Tibbitt & Peter Burns | October 28, 1999 | 2515−109 | 2.68[40] |
"I Was a Teenage Gary"[t] | Edgar Larrazabal | Written by : Steve Fonti, Chris Mitchell & Mr. Lawrence | 2515−117 | ||||
14 | 14 | "SB-129"[u] | Tom Yasumi | Written by : Aaron Springer, Erik Wiese & Mr. Lawrence | December 31, 1999 | 2515−129 | 1.52[42] |
"Karate Choppers" | Written by : Aaron Springer, Erik Wiese & Merriwether Williams | 2515−135 | |||||
15 | 15 | "Sleepy Time"[v] | Edgar Larrazabal | Written by : Paul Tibbitt, Ennio Torresan Jr. & Mr. Lawrence | January 17, 2000 | 2515−141 | 2.89[44] |
"Suds" | 2515−132 | ||||||
16 | 16 | "Valentine's Day" | Fred Miller | Written by : Chuck Klein, Jay Lender & Merriwether Williams | February 14, 2000 | 2515−128 | 2.75[45] |
"The Paper"[w] | Written by : Chuck Klein, Jay Lender & Mr. Lawrence | 2515−134 | |||||
17 | 17 | "Arrgh!"[x] | Sean Dempsey | Written by : Sherm Cohen, Vincent Waller & Merriwether Williams | March 15, 2000 | 2515−130 | 3.08[46] 2.14[47] (HH)[c] |
"Rock Bottom"[y] | Tom Yasumi | Written by : Paul Tibbitt, Ennio Torresan & David Fain | 2515−138 | ||||
18 | 18 | "Texas" | Sean Dempsey | Written by : Sherm Cohen, Vincent Waller & David Fain | March 22, 2000 | 2515−139 | 3.10[49] 2.11[50] (HH)[c] |
"Walking Small"[z] | Written by : Aaron Springer, Erik Wiese & Mr. Lawrence | 2515−133 | |||||
19 | 19 | "Fools in April"[aa] | Fred Miller | Written by : Aaron Springer, Erik Wiese & Merriwether Williams | April 1, 2000 | 2515−140 | 1.78[51] |
"Neptune's Spatula"[ab] | Written by : Chuck Klein, Jay Lender & David B. Fain | 2515−137 | |||||
20 | 20 | "Hooky" | Edgar Larrazabal | Written by : Sherm Cohen, Vincent Waller & Merriwether Williams | February 23, 2001[52] | 2515−136 | 2.17[53] |
"Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy II"[ac] | Tom Yasumi | Written by : Chuck Klein, Jay Lender & Mr. Lawrence | March 3, 2001 | 2515−131 | 2.54[54] | ||
Notes
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Information is taken from the opening and ending credits of each episode.
- ↑ Originally called "Pilot"[12]
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 (HH) denotes the amount of households that an episode was viewed in on premiere.
- ↑ Originally called "Pilot Extension,"[17] "1A extension," and "Reef Blowers"[18]
- ↑ Later reruns, The Complete 1st Season DVD, The First 100 Episodes DVD, and 10 Happiest Moments DVD versions.
- ↑ Originally called "Tea at the Tree Dome"[21]
- ↑ Originally called "Bubbles"[22]
- ↑ This episode also received 1.9 million viewers with children aged 2 through 11.[24]
- ↑ Originally called "Jelly Fishing"[22]
- ↑ Originally called "Deep Cover"[11]
- ↑ Originally called "Friendly Fire"[11]
- ↑ Originally called "Home"[11]
- ↑ Originally called "The Return of Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy"[11]
- ↑ Originally called "Jellyfish Jamboree"[11]
- ↑ Originally called "The Squeaky Boots"[22]
- ↑ Originally called "My Fair Plankton"[11]
- ↑ Originally called "Pump It Up"[36]
- ↑ Originally called "Squid's House of Wax"[11]
- ↑ Originally called "Chaperone"[38]
- ↑ Originally called "Critical Condition"[11]
- ↑ Originally called "SpongeBob 3000"[41] or "How I Learned To Stop Worrying and Love the Sponge"[11]
- ↑ Originally called "Sleepytime"[43]
- ↑ Originally called "Lemons Out of Lemonade"[18]
- ↑ Originally called "Argh!"[18]
- ↑ Originally called "The Bus"[18] or "The Wrong Bus"[48]
- ↑ Originally called "Walking Tall"[18]
- ↑ Originally called "April Fools"[18][11]
- ↑ Originally called "The Spatula and the Stove"[18]
- ↑ Originally called "25 Words or Less"[18][11]
References
change- ↑ Hillenburg, Stephen (2003). The Origin of SpongeBob SquarePants. SpongeBob SquarePants: The Complete First Season (DVD). Paramount Home Entertainment.
- ↑ Banks 2004[broken anchor], p. 10
- ↑ Orlando, Dana (March 17, 2003). "SpongeBob: the excitable, absorbent star of Bikini Bottom". St Petersburg Times. Retrieved November 8, 2008.
- ↑ The SpongeBoy Mop (doesn't exist), retrieved 2022-09-10
- ↑ Banks 2004[broken anchor], p. 31
- ↑ Neuwirth 2003[broken anchor], p. 51
- ↑ Banks 2004[broken anchor], pp. 8-9
- ↑ "Big Pop Fun #28: Stephen Hillenburg, Artist and Animator — Nerdist". archive.nerdist.com.
- ↑ Banks 2004[broken anchor], p. 9
- ↑ "SpongeBob SquarePants, Season 1". iTunes. Apple Inc. April 30, 1999. Retrieved November 26, 2013.
- ↑ 11.00 11.01 11.02 11.03 11.04 11.05 11.06 11.07 11.08 11.09 11.10 11.11 "SpongeBob SquarePants Episode Guide -Nicktoons Prods @ BCDB". May 20, 1999. Archived from the original on December 9, 2012. Retrieved July 19, 2016.
- ↑ Stephen Hillenburg and Derek Drymon (June 3, 1997), Help Wanted" SpongeBoy Ahoy! Storyboard, p. 1
- ↑ Gates, Anita (July 11, 1999). "Television / Radio; The Tide Pool as Talent Pool (It Had to Happen)". The New York Times. Retrieved April 26, 2008.
- ↑ "TV People Series: Home & Garden; TV People". St. Petersburg Times. May 1, 1999. Archived from the original on September 29, 2013. Retrieved March 28, 2010.
- ↑ Cable TV Ratings: Nickelodeon (April 26−May 2, 1999) (Report). Nielsen Media Research.
- ↑ "People's Choice: Cable's Top 25 (p. 26)" (PDF). Broadcasting and Cable. May 10, 1999. Retrieved September 12, 2022.
- ↑ SpongeBob: SHOW 2515-126 - Pilot Extension SC. 3 - "Front of Squids House", Nickelodeon Animation Studio
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 18.2 18.3 18.4 18.5 18.6 18.7 "SpongeBob: Episode". Nick.com. Archived from the original on March 3, 2000. Retrieved June 22, 2023.
- ↑ Tea at the treedome screenbug house 2002 – YouTube
- ↑ Initial airings, Tales from the Deep DVD and Deep Sea Sillies VHS versions.[19]
- ↑ SpongeBob SquarePants: SHOW 2515-101 - Tea at the Tree Dome SC. 121 - "SpongeBob's Face", Nickelodeon Animation Studio
- ↑ 22.0 22.1 22.2 Stephen Hillenburg (January 17, 1997). "SpongeBob SquarePants pitch bible". Scribd.
- ↑ Cable TV Ratings: Nickelodeon (July 12−18, 1999) (Report). Nielsen Media Research.
- ↑ "Nickelodeon.(rating of Nickelodeon's cartoon SpongeBob SquarePants)". Multichannel News. August 23, 1999. Archived from the original on June 10, 2014. Retrieved December 7, 2013.
- ↑ Cable TV Ratings: Nickelodeon (July 25−August 1, 1999) (Report). Nielsen Media Research.
- ↑ "People's Choice: Cable's Top 25 (p. 29)" (PDF). Broadcasting & Cable. August 9, 1999. Retrieved September 12, 2022.
- ↑ Cable TV Ratings: Nickelodeon (August 2−8, 1999) (Report). Nielsen Media Research.
- ↑ "People's Choice: Cable's Top 25 (p. 38)" (PDF). Broadcasting & Cable. August 16, 1999. Retrieved September 29, 2019.
- ↑ Cable TV Ratings: Nickelodeon (August 9−15, 1999) (Report). Nielsen Media Research.
- ↑ Cable TV Ratings: Nickelodeon (August 16−22, 1999) (Report). Nielsen Media Research.
- ↑ "People's Choice: Cable's Top 25 (p. 44)" (PDF). Broadcasting & Cable. August 30, 1999. Retrieved September 29, 2019.
- ↑ Cable TV Ratings: Nickelodeon (August 23−29, 1999) (Report). Nielsen Media Research.
- ↑ "People's Choice: Cable's Top 25 (p. 48)" (PDF). Broadcasting & Cable. September 6, 1999. Retrieved September 29, 2019.
- ↑ 34.0 34.1 Cable TV Ratings: Nickelodeon (September 13−19, 1999) (Report). Nielsen Media Research.
- ↑ Cable TV Ratings: Nickelodeon (September 6−12, 1999) (Report). Nielsen Media Research.
- ↑ SpongeBob: SHOW 2515-123 - Pump It Up SC. 56 - "Color Card #2", Nickelodeon Animation Studio
- ↑ Cable TV Ratings: Nickelodeon (September 27−October 3, 1999) (Report). Nielsen Media Research.
- ↑ SpongeBob: SHOW 2515-129 - SpongeBob 3000 REF.1 - "Freezer Interior", Nickelodeon Animation Studio
- ↑ Cable TV Ratings: Nickelodeon (March 6−12, 2000) (Report). Nielsen Media Research.
- ↑ Cable TV Ratings: Nickelodeon (October 25−31, 1999) (Report). Nielsen Media Research.
- ↑ SpongeBob: SHOW 2515-129 - SpongeBob 3000 REF.1 - "Freezer Interior", Nickelodeon Animation Studio
- ↑ Cable TV Ratings: Nickelodeon (December 27, 1999−January 2, 2000) (Report). Nielsen Media Research.
- ↑ SpongeBob: SHOW 2515-141 - Sleepytime SC. 18 - "Driver's License", Nickelodeon Animation Studio
- ↑ Cable TV Ratings: Nickelodeon (January 17−23, 2000) (Report). Nielsen Media Research.
- ↑ Cable TV Ratings: Nickelodeon (February 14−20, 2000) (Report). Nielsen Media Research.
- ↑ Cable TV Ratings: Nickelodeon (March 13−19, 2000) (Report). Nielsen Media Research.
- ↑ "People's Choice: Cable's Top 25 (p. 50)" (PDF). Broadcasting & Cable. March 27, 2000. Retrieved September 29, 2019.
- ↑ The Wrong Bus: #2515-138 - Dark Deep Sea Incidental #200 - SC. 45, Nickelodeon Animation Studio
- ↑ Cable TV Ratings: Nickelodeon (March 20−26, 2000) (Report). Nielsen Media Research.
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- ↑ Cable TV Ratings: Nickelodeon (March 27−April 2, 2000) (Report). Nielsen Media Research.
- ↑ "Clipped from the Tampa Tribune". The Tampa Tribune. February 18, 2001. p. 210.
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