DESC: Nickelodeon's hugely popular cartoon series SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS--which was created by former marine biologist Stephen Hillenburg--chronicles the wacky adventures of an overly enthusiastic sea sponge and his oceanic pals in the underwater town of Bikini Bottom. Living in a pineapple home with his meowing, catlike pet snail, Gary, the fry-cook sponge (inimitably voiced by Tom Kenny) happily flips Krabby Patties at a fast food restaurant owned by the moneygrubbing Mr. Krabs (Clancy Brown)--that is, when he's not engaging in "nautical nonsense" with his dimwitted starfish friend, Patrick (Bill Fagerbakke), or annoying his tentacled and perennially grouchy neighbor and coworker, Squidward (Rodger Bumpass). SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS employs a vibrantly colorful animation style that shows the distinct influence of REN & STIMPY. It has become a veritable pop-culture phenomenon that appeals to children and adults alike with its wholesome yet slyly subversive brand of goofy humor (as well as an impossibly catchy the...