10th Anniversary Opening

Screen Novelties created a stop-motion intro for Spongebob's 10th anniversary special, "Truth or Square". Cee-Lo Green sings the accompanying jazzed-up version of the theme song.

Spongebob "Got Milk" Advertisement

Another Batch of Interviews

Today's interviews are all from December 2009, when Tom Kenny was appearing on shows in order to promote Spongebob's new holiday single, "Don't Be A Jerk (It's Christmas!)" I have quite a lot of these Christmas interviews and most of them involve "Spongebob" singing a verse or two down the phoneline, which is always fun.

Kids Choice Awards

Spongebob recently did well at the Annies, and now he is up for another award; Favorite Cartoon at the KCAs. Since 2003 he has taken this award home seven times.

The competition this year:

• The Penguins of Madagascar
• Phineas and Ferb
• Scooby Doo! Mystery Incorperated
• Spongebob Squarepants

Voting will start on the Nickelodeon website in March.

More Radio Interviews

My dialemma is that I have so many Tom Kenny/Spongebob interviews that if I uploaded them all in one post it would take days for the page to load. Therefore, I have decided to upload the interviews in randomly chosen batches of four. (Except for the "Don't Be A Jerk; It's Christmas!" performances, which I will try to group together.)
Without further ado, here are today's four interviews.

Spongebob Comics

"Spongebob Comics" is a new bimonthly comic book series, authored by Stephen Hillenburg (creator of Spongebob) for the first time.

“I’m hoping that fans will enjoy finally having a ‘SpongeBob’ comic book from me," says Hillenburg. “All the stories will be original and always true to the humor, characters, and universe of the ‘SpongeBob SquarePants’ series.”


Every issue of SpongeBob Comics will feature a full 32-pages of feature length stories, shorts, and fun pages, suitable for all ages. Issue #1 debuts tomorrow, 9th February 2011.

Of course, that's only in the US - if you're an oversees fan, like me, you'll probably have to get it shipped across the pond. I don't know yet whether this series will be sold outside the US, but here's hoping. The pictures show the covers for issues #1 and #2.

Spongebob at Madame Tussauds

In honour of his 10th Anniversary, SpongeBob SquarePants was immortalized at the famed Madame Tussauds Wax Museum in New York City, becoming the first cartoon character to receive a statue made entirely out of wax.

This first clip is in German. Here is a basic translation:
A new resident has taken his place in Madame Tussauds Wax Museum - Spongebob Schwammkopf, or, how it's said in the USA, Spongebob Squarepants. The yellow cartoon character celebrates his 10th birthday on Wednesday. Spongebob is the first cartoon character to be immortalized in wax here. Incidentally, "Spongebob" speaks 25 different languages and is not only loved by children. President Obama and Prime Minister Gordon Brown have confessed to regularly watching Spongebob with their children.

Here is some more footage of the event, with another brief Tom Kenny interview.

Legends of Bikini Bottom: Radio Promotions

In the days leading up to the premiere of Legends of Bikini Bottom, Tom Kenny (voice of Spongebob Squarepants) appeared on radio shows to promote it. Here are the segments I have been able to find so far.

(Max, Shannon and Porkchop)

(WOC)

(98 Rock Baltimore)

(Jay Thomas Show)
(Mature content warning.)

Square Roots: The Story of Spongebob Squarepants

Square Roots is a documentary that was shown in on VH1 in 2009 as part of Spongebob's 10th anniversary celebrations. It is available as an extra feature in the "First 100 Episodes" box set, and also viewable online on VH1's website:

Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants Full Episode

The documentary talks about Spongebob's humble beginnings, his gradual rise to fame, and the pop culture phenomenon he has become today. It also covers bumps in the road, such as controversy over Spongebob's sexuality. There are interviews with cast members, celebrities and fans, and explanations of how the cartoon is made.