“Unmasking the Undersea Phenomenon: The Surprising Secrets Behind SpongeBob SquarePants’ Creation!”
Squidward Isn’t Technically A Squid
If you thought SpongeBob’s curmudgeonly neighbor Squidward was a squid, then think again. He’s often thought of as a squid and some might even say he’s an octopus, but both assumptions are wrong. Even though his name is Squidward, he technically only has six tentacles – two for his “arms” and four for his “legs.”
Since squid and octopi have eight tentacles, Squidward doesn’t classify as either. He’s simply just a cephalodpod. Animators believed that giving him any more than six tentacles would have “weigh him down too much visually.”
Hillenburg Purposely Avoided Having Celebrity Guests
The lengthy list of celebrity fans of SpongeBob SquarePants include the likes of Dr. Dre and Ellen DeGeneres. But Stephen Hillenburg never bothered to invite celebrity guests on the show.
“I deliberately avoided that. The Simpsons is a tough act to follow, so I thought it was best not to do what they do. But we’ve had a few exceptions. Ernest Borgnine and Tim Conway have regularly appeared as Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy, respectively,” Hillenburg told Entertainment Weekly. This lasted for the first three seasons. Since Hillenburg resigned as showrunner, there have been plenty of celebrity guests.
Bikini Bottom Is Based On A Real Place
SpongeBob SquarePants takes place in Bikini Bottom, which is actually based on a ring-shaped coral reef known as Bikini Atoll in the Pacific Ocean. In the ’40s and ’50s, the U.S. used Bikini Atoll as a site for nuclear testing, which led to the theory that SpongeBob and his friends are results of nuclear mutation.
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