20 Side-Splitting Facts About SpongeBob SquarePants

Spongebob Squarepants' pet, Gary the Snail's real name is Gerard Wilson Jr. Gary the Snail's father happens to be a brother of Herb Star, Patrick Star's father, making Gary the Snail and Patrick Star first cousins.

SpongeBob's last name is SquarePants, but all of his relatives are round, except Stanley, who is part square, as it was revealed in season five, episode twenty, "Banned in Bikini Bottom/Stanley S. SquarePants."

SpongeBob's favorite color is beige. His favorite ice cream flavor is vanilla.

SpongeBob's birthday is July 14th one day after his voice actor Tom Kenny's birthday.

Mrs. Krabs, Pearl's mother is never seen implying that she is either deceased or she and Mr. Krabs are divorced.

The Krusty Krab has only 2 employees because Mr. Krabs is a cheapskate.

The Spongebob producers originally used royalty-free marching music at the end of "Band Geeks," but couldn't find music they liked. They instead used David Glen Eisley's "Sweet Victory." The song went from nearly unknown to selling 300,000 downloads on iTunes within a year of the episode airing.

There is a Spongebob Episode (Titled "Bubble Buddy Returns") in which Mr. Krabs remembers that Bubble Buddy didn't pay for his food. This is one of the few instances where Spongebob has shown legitimate continuity.

The Krabby Patty secret formula is King Neptune's Poseidon Powder.

The Krusty Krab is modeled after a New England lobster trap.