The real-life version of the beloved cartoon isn't as wholesome as it appears. Mah said the Patrick-like sea star saw the sponge more as prey than a friend. "Here is Chondraster feeding on a sponge!

The most beloved cartoon sponge of a generation spent most of his life in a pineapple under the sea, but he was born in a marine biology institute in Dana Point, Calif., in 1989. He was just Bob ...

A new SpongeBob SquarePants exhibit lets visitors connect the cartoon characters to real creatures like these jellies. SpongeBob creator Stephen Hillenburg developed may of his characters while ...

Nickelodeon's megahit show SpongeBob SquarePants made its TV debut on May 1, 1999. Fans of the cartoon span generations and the animated series has become a multibillion-dollar franchise.

Finish this tune: Who lives in a pineapple under the sea? If you answered correctly with "SpongeBob SquarePants!" you've likely heard of the square, sponge cartoon who made his TV debut 25 years ago ...

Nickelodeon's megahit show SpongeBob SquarePants made its TV debut on May 1, 1999. Fans of the cartoon span generations and the animated series has become a multibillion-dollar franchise.

Nickelodeon's megahit show SpongeBob SquarePants made its TV debut on May 1, 1999. Fans of the cartoon span generations and the animated series has become a multibillion-dollar franchise. The iconic ...