"SpongeBoy", but that name was already copyrighted, so there came "SpongeBob". In fact, the script writer sneaked in "SpongeBoy" without getting sued, which was Mr. Krab's line from the episode "Squeaky Boots", which was, "SpongeBoy-me-Bob!"
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Spongebob's real name was supposed to be Spongeboy but that name was legally owned by someone else.
Spongebob was originally called Spongeboy. However, Spongeboy was already a line of cleaning supplies.
Patrick Star is the best friend of SpongeBob SquarePants in the cartoon. Patrick is a sea star and Spongebob is a sponge. They are 2 separate characters.
Spongebob was originally actually going to be called Spongeboy. However they couldn't go ahead with the name because it was already copyrighted by a company that makes mops, as one of their mops are called "Spongeboy". The creators still felt that the name had to have "sponge" in it, so people didn't mistake him for cheese. So the creators simply changed the last letter of his name. From Boy to Bob. It is not known whether his name is actually "Bob" or not, the creators just thought it sounded catchy (plus, sponge naturally bobs in water).
SpongeBob SquarePants was first on the air in May of 1999. Stephen Hillenberg started work on it in 1989 as a comic book. He was going to name the character SpongeBoy, but someone had already taken that name.
It is called Sweet Victory and is by spongebob not a band It is not by SpongeBob, It is however called sweet victory but the "Band" is David Glen Eisley. Hope this helps...
The first episode of Spongebob was called Help Wanted where he gets his job at the Krusty Krab.
The episode in which Spongebob and Squidward work the night shift is called "Graveyard Shift."