スポンジ・ボブ

MTV
スポンジ・ボブ premiered on MTV on. These airings served as the replacement for those that were on the then defunct Nickelodeon Japan, but they stopped a little over a year later on once more channels had picked the show up.

Nickelodeon Japan
スポンジ・ボブ premiered on Nickelodeon Japan in. It would stop once the former Nickelodeon Japan shut down on. Nickelodeon Japan would later come back on, and the show continued on the channel once again.

Cast

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Trivia

 * Patrick, Plankton, Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy are given female voice actors in the series.
 * However, in season 9 and onwards, Patrick sounds more masculine than before, which possibly means he gained a male voice actor.
 * Bubble Bass was voiced by a woman in his debut, but in his next speaking appearance, he was voiced by a man.
 * "Big Pink Loser" and "The Great Snail Race" Japanese titles both have the term "Ganbare," which means "go for it." Both, especially The Great Snail Race, titles could be a reference to the Konami video game series Ganbare Goemon.
 * On NHK Educational TV there have been 2 songs used for the credits that are different from the one normally used. The first song, "SpongeBob no Theme" by RIP SLYME, was first used in . On, the credits song was changed to "One Way" by Boys and Men.
 * A Japanese advertisement for SpongeBob Happy Meal toys for McDonald's Japan became an internet meme because the commercial stars some kids who try some toys and have bizarre reactions.

Background information

 * The Japanese version used to air on Nickelodeon's Japanese broadcasting station, but it was later shut down on September 30, 2009 (the same day Nickelodeon changed their logo), due to declining viewership, meaning that it moved to the Japanese MTV, and NHK, however, Viacom confirmed that Nickelodeon Japan will return in subscription form in the first quarter of 2018, and SpongeBob began airing on the channel there.
 * Mr. Krabs is called "Kani-san" in the dub. "Kani" is Japanese for "crab," and "-san" is a suffix attached to the end of a person to refer to them in a formal way in Japan.
 * Likewise, Ms. Puff's Japanese name, "Puff-sensei," has the suffix "-sensei," which is attached to the end of a teacher's name to refer to them formally in Japan.