He flips Krabby Patties, blows bubbles that can lift a boulder, and somehow still finds time for karate practice. SpongeBob SquarePants has been entertaining audiences since 1999, and after that many seasons, the little yellow sponge has picked up an impressive (and sometimes ridiculous) list of skills.
Here are 13 fascinating, fact-checked things you may not know SpongeBob can do.
SpongeBob has picked up several musical instruments over the show's run, including guitar and drums.
He can cook a legendary Krabby Patty at the Krusty Krab, and he's also fond of jellyfish jelly sandwiches, a recurring food in Bikini Bottom.
SpongeBob is a dedicated karate student who regularly trains with his best friend Sandy Cheeks, often in makeshift outdoor 'dojos' rather than a formal studio.
Despite officially holding a driver's license (which reveals his birth date as July 14, 1986), SpongeBob is famously a terrible driver who has failed his boating school test more times than anyone can count.
SpongeBob can blow bubbles so durable they've been shown holding their shape, floating objects, and even trapping characters inside them.
He's fluent in the language of jellyfish and communicates with them frequently in the show, including with a blue jellyfish nicknamed No-Name that he's chased for years.
SpongeBob has an unusually powerful sense of smell that has helped him sniff out trouble, and even danger, in several episodes.
He's an enthusiastic dancer who breaks into elaborate dance numbers throughout the series.
SpongeBob is a genuinely talented artist, having created memorable doodles and paintings across multiple episodes.
In the episode "Pressure," SpongeBob outran Sandy Cheeks in a race, helping prove that sea creatures could keep pace with land creatures.
SpongeBob is depicted as fiercely loyal, repeatedly going to extreme lengths to help Patrick, Squidward, and his other friends.
SpongeBob SquarePants premiered on Nickelodeon in 1999 and has aired well over 300 episodes, making it one of the longest-running animated series in American television.
His pet is a snail named Gary, who meows like a cat instead of making any snail-like sound.
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