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
スポンジ・ボブ premiered on Nickelodeon in. It would stop once the former Nickelodeon shut down on until the channel came back on. On, the channel shut down once again and became a VOD service.

Cast

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Trivia

 * Patrick (prior to Season 9), Plankton, Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy are voiced by women in this dub.
 * Bubble Bass was voiced by a woman in his debut, but was voiced by a man in his next speaking appearance.
 * On NHK Educational TV there were two 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 2015. On April 6, 2019, the credits song was changed to "One Way" by Boys and Men.

Translations

 * 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's name to refer to them formally 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.
 * Finally, Squidward's Japanese name, "Ikarudo", is a portmanteau of "ika" (the Japanese word for Squid) and "-rudo" (derived from the Japanese spelling of the name "Edward")