SpongeBob SquarePants, the full name - Robert Harold Square Pants (English SpongeBob SquarePants.) - The protagonist amerikanskogoodnoimёnnogo animated series, which premiered on the channel «Nickelodeon» May 1, 1999. The character was invented by marine biologist and animator Stephen Hillenburg, and voiced by actor Tom Kenny (in the Russian version of the character voiced by Sergei Balabanov). In Russia also known as SpongeBob Square Pents (phonetic transcription).