Spongebob Squarepants Fun Facts, Quotes and Tweets

7^th July 2011

Fact: Animated kids TV show Spongebob Square Pants is set to take over social media network Twitter.com - Bosses at Nickelodeon have created an entire episode called The Ice Race Cometh: A Twitter Tale, which will play out in a series of posts and accompanying images. TV executives say the project was designed to "extend the magic" to their broad fan base online.

11^th February 2010

Fact: Batman stars Burt Ward and Adam West have reteamed for an upcoming episode of cartoon series Spongebob Squarepants - to voice animated heroes Mermaidman and Barnacle Boy. The TV partners will voice the younger heroes in a flashback sequence; Ernest Borgnine and Tim Conway will portray the pair as aged sidekicks.

30^th April 2009

Quote: "I can retire now! I have turned down about 25 films this year because I'm too busy but there are some things that you say yes to without thinking. It's only a little cameo but it's such an honour." British funnyman Ricky Gervais is delighted to have made a guest appearance on hit kids TV show Spongebob Squarepants.

15^th January 2009

Fact: Johnny Depp will give his kids, nine-year-old Lily-Rose and six-year-old John, a thrill after bosses at kids TV network Nickelodeon tapped him to lend his voice to hit show Spongebob Squarepants. The actor will provide the voice of surfer Jack Kahuna Laguna in an upcoming episode of the animated series in a special titled SPONGEBOB VS. The Big One.

29^th August 2008

Quote: "SPONGEBOB is a f**king mental, full-of-beans, enthusiastic sponge that lives at the bottom of the sea in Bikini Bottom. He's mad for it. He's got a mate called SQUIDWARD, who plays the clarinet and is grumpy like our kid NOEL." Oasis frontman Liam Gallagher insists he and his brother NOEL are like the characters from kids TV show Spongebob Squarepants.

17^th August 2008

Fact: Hip-hop star Pharrell Williams has a replica of MICHELANGELO's 16th-century Sistine Chapel mural in his home. The hitmaker commissioned artist KAWS to recreate the famous Roman ceiling art using images of cartoon characters THE SMURFS and Spongebob Squarepants.

16^th April 2007

Quote: "I was the leader of a gang that got really mad at Spongebob because he was blowing bubbles... I took my daughter there and she met the voice of Spongebob." GOOD FELLAS star Ray Liotta has realised one of his oddest dreams - to play a character on cult cartoon series Spongebob Squarepants.

14^th December 2006

Quote: "I'd ask him for his autograph and a kiss and cuddle. I'd die a happy man." Liam Gallagher sees an unlikely hero in cartoon star Spongebob Squarepants

20^th February 2006

Fact: <p>Former HAPPY DAYS star Marion Ross has signed on to give cartoon hero Spongebob Squarepants' grandmother a voice. </p>

2^nd November 2005

Fact: <p>Actress ROSARIO DAWSON spent her first Hallowe'en in California dressed as Spongebob Squarepants. </p>

24^th October 2005

Fact: <p>Former US President Bill Clinton is to team up with cartoon characters Spongebob Squarepants and DORA THE EXPLORER as part of a new campaign to urge kids to eat healthier. </p>