MEMES on Instagram: "😭 SpongeBob is a cartoon character from the animated television show SpongeBob SquarePants. The show was created by Stephen Hillenburg and first aired on Nickelodeon in 1999. SpongeBob is a cheerful, optimistic sea sponge who lives in a pineapple under the sea in the underwater city of Bikini Bottom. He works as a fry cook at the Krusty Krab restaurant, loves jellyfishing, and spends much of his time with his best friend Patrick Star, a pink starfish. Other main characters