SpongeBob SquarePants (1999) - 20 trivia entries

Spongebob Squarepants was originally named Spongeboy.

Whenever there is an accident involving the general population you can ALWAYS hear amongst the groans a man saying, "My leg...".Some examples are 1.In the episode "Hall Monitor" when spongebob directs all the cars in the wrong direction, you can see a bunch of wrecked cars, and then you hear the recording "My leg..." 2.And in "Boating School" when Spongebob crashes into the lighthouse you can hear a man moan "My leg..." 3.On "The Chaperone" episode, when all the kids at the prom get hurt during "The Sponge" song you can hear "My leg..." 4.This is the one in "Culture Shock" where Sqidward puts on a talent show.When Pearl puts on her performance, and jumps up and down, people start crashing through the air.At this part the "My leg..." sound is heard 5.On "Sleepy Time, when Spongebob is in Plankton's dream, Plankton says "Peek-a-boo I see you, Zap!!!", and you hear "My leg..." 6.In the episode "Aarrgh!", a fish walks in the Krusty Krab and says "Whip up those patties Crabs." and something else, and Mr.Krabs throws him out and he says "My leg..." 7.In "Walking Small", when Spongebob gets out his towel, he fans all the sound out of it.All the fish leave instantly.You can hear the recording "My leg..." 8.On "Karate Choppers", when Spongebob knocks a guy out thinking he's Sandy he says "My leg..." 9.And in "Something Smells" when Spongebob makes the marching band fall over and fly everywhere you can, once agin hear "My leg...".

Spongebob's first words as a baby were, "May I take your order?"

Plankton's wife, Karen, is named after Steve Hillenburg's wife. Plus, the actor is Jill Talley, the wife of Tom Kenney.

In the episode "Spongebob Meets The Strangler", the Tattle Tale Strangler is based on a killer from the movie "Cry Baby Killer".

In "Where's Gary?" when Spongebob takes the Dirty Bubble Challenge, look closely at the paddleball box; it has the Nickelodeon logo on it.

In the episode "Karate" when Sandy is about to pour the hot sause over Spongebob's tongue, the face on the sause that laughs and taunts Spongebob is Tom Kenny, the voice of Spongebob.

In the Karate Island episode, the voice of the leader is Pat Morita, star of The Karate Kid.

Stephen Hillenburg, the show's creator, provided the lips for Painty the Pirate (the pirate who sings the theme song). He also does Potty the Parrot's voice.

When Spongebob runs off to live with the Jellyfish, Sandy says, "I'll give him a week." Squidward says,"I'll give him 11 minutes." 11 minutes is the length of this episode.

"Squeaky Boots" is based on "The Tell-Tale Heart" by Edgar Allan Poe.

The first 2 episodes were switched. That may have been what caused the mistake of Spongebob meeting Sandy when he already knows her.

The guy taking a shower in "Neptune's Spatula" and "Suds" is Tom Kenny, the voice of SpongeBob.

The episode, "Sandy, Spongebob, and the Worm" spoofs Jaws, Tremors and Dune.

In Sailor Mouth, Squidward's line, "Don't you mean there are only seven?" is a reference to George Carlin's "Seven Words You Can't Say On TV".

Patrick says "I'm thinking in a number between 1 and 100, what is it?". Man-ray says "62". However, in Spanish, he says "72".

In the "When Worlds Collide" song the caveman is played by Bill Fagerbakke, the voice of Patrick.

Similar to what Squidward did in "Nature Pants," in "Club Spongebob" he says "Why must every 11 minutes of my life..." 11 minutes is the average length of a Spongebob episode.

In "Krab-Borg" when Spongebob says who could be a robot, he says, "What if Mom is a robot?" and "What if Uncle Sherm is a robot?" Sherm is the name of one of the writers of Spongebob Squarepants, Sherm Cohan.

In "Missing Identity," the waitress says "Well, you managed to kill 11 minutes." This is an inside joke because the average length of a Spongebob episode is 11 minutes.