Memes on Instagram: "🎬 Fun fact: SpongeBob SquarePants (1999–Present) Created by marine science educator Stephen Hillenburg, the show was originally titled SpongeBoy Ahoy!, but the name had to be changed because “SpongeBoy” was already copyrighted by a commercial mop company. To create the unique “underwater” soundscape of Bikini Bottom, the production team utilized a mix of Hawaiian-inspired slide guitar music and sound effects that were often created using actual kitchen sponges and bubble-bl