♪
♪ >>
♪ >> I
♪ >> I NEVER PAY ATTENTION TO
THOSE SORTS OF THINGS.
>> DO YOU RECOGNIZE THAT VOICE?
SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS.
SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS. 20 YEARS, BIG BIRTHDAY THIS
YEAR.
YEAR.
YEAR. I
YEAR. I LOVE THAT VOICE.
I COULD LISTEN TO YOU ALL DAY.
THE VOICE OF SPONGEBOB, HOW ARE
YOU FEELING?
YOU FEELING? >> I HAVE MY SUGAR RUSH GOING ON
P MY GOSH.
I GET A CONTACT HIGH JUST BY
SITTING NEXT TO THIS BOX OF
DONUTS.
DONUTS.
DONUTS. WE LOVE THE DONUT BAR.
20 YEARS AND IN COMIC-CON FOR
EVEN LONGER.
EVEN LONGER. LIKE 26 OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
I WAS A NERD BEFORE I WAS
SPONGEBOB.
SPONGEBOB. >> YOU CAME DOWN FROM'S -- FROM
STUDIOS TO -- STUDIO CITY.
>> IT IS THE PEOPLE WHO GO, I AM
NOT DRIVING DOWN THERE.
IT IS REALLY FUN.
>> TELL ME HOW YOU GOT STARTED
WITH SPONGEBOB.
WITH SPONGEBOB. RENEWED FOR ANOTHER SEASON.
>> YES, I JUST HEARD ABOUT THAT
YESTERDAY YOU FOUND OUT BEFORE I
DID.
DID.
DID. YES.
YES.
YES. I
YES. I HAD WORKED WITH THE CREATOR ON
A CARTOON CALLED ROCCO'S MODERN
LIFE.
LIFE.
LIFE. HE
LIFE. HE AND I WORKED ON IT AND THEN
HE PITCHED HIS OWN SHOW TO
NICKELODEON, A CRAZY SHOW ABOUT
A SPONGE THAT WORKED AT A
RESTAURANT AND HAD A CRAZY
NEIGHBOR AND 20 YEARS LATER,
HERE WE ARE.
>> YOU HAVE MADE SUCH A
DIFFERENCE IN SO MANY
GENERATIONS.
GENERATIONS. MY KID WATCHES SPONGEBOB AND I
WATCHED SPONGEBOB.
WATCHED SPONGEBOB. >> IT IS A WEIRD THING, WHEN A
SHOW STICKS AROUND LONG ENOUGH,
WHICH IS RARE, YOU GET TO BE
MULTIGENERATIONAL IF ANYTHING
ABOUT THIS IS IS A HAVE -- IT
HAS ALWAYS BEEN THERE AND NEVER
WENT AWAY.
WENT AWAY. IT IS NOT LIKE IT WENT AWAY AND
GOT REBOOTED.
GOT REBOOTED. SPONGEBOB 2.0.
SPONGEBOB 2.0. IT HAS OH IS BEEN THE SAME SHOW
WITH LOVE SAME ACTORS.
WE HAVE PLUGGED ALONG FOR 20
YEARS TRYING TO MAKE SILLY AND
ICE TOUGH AND LIGHTEN THE MOOD
OF THE WORLD AND MAKE OURSELVES
LAUGH.
LAUGH.
LAUGH. >>
LAUGH. >> SPONGEBOB STILL LOOKS GOOD
AND DOES NOT AGE.
>> YES.
>> YES.
>> YES. THAT IS THE GOOD THING ABOUT
CARTOON CHARACTER.
CARTOON CHARACTER. IF YOU CAN SOUND LIKE THE
CHARACTER YOU HOPEFULLY HAVE A
JOB FOR LIFE.
>> CAN YOU TELL ME HOW TO DO THE
SPONGEBOB LAUGH
>> CAN YOU TELL ME HOW TO DO THE SPONGEBOB LAUGH, --
>> WE TALKED ABOUT HOW HE WOULD
SAYING AND LAUGH, AND I SAID
LIKE A DOLPHIN.
>> CAN ANYONE DO THAT?
>> YES.
>> YES.
>> YES. >> SET IS WHY YOU GOT THE JOB.
HEY, A BIG CELEBRATION IS
HAPPENING TODAY.
HAPPENING TODAY. YOUR 20TH BIRTHDAY PARTY.
>> YES.
>> YES.
>> YES. 20 YEARS ALMOST TO THE DAY.
>> SPONGEBOB PREMIERED IN 1999.
WE ARE DOING A BIG PANEL, THERE
IS A BIG BOOTH ON THE FLOOR OF
THE MAIN HALL, AND WE HAVE THE
CRUSTY CRAB SET UP.
IT IS VERY COMPETITIVE SO BRING
YOUR A GAME.
>> HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU AND
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO SPONGEBOB P
ARE MINUS JULY
--
-- >>
-- >> ANYTHING ELSE YOU ARE WORKING
ON THESE DAYS LUCKY ENOUGH TO DO
VOICEOVERS AND THEN THE OTHER
FOUR DAYS A WEEK ARE OTHER
STUFF, PRESCHOOL STUFF, MORE
ADULT SWIM KIND OF TOUGH, OTHER
NICKELODEON STUFF, IT IS ALL
OVER THE MAP.
GOT A JOB I LOVE AND DON'T WANT
TO DO ANYTHING ELSE.
ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT IS REWARDED
IN MY WORLD.
>> WOULD YOU LIKE ANOTHER
DOUGHNUT, I THINK YOU WOULD.
>> I HAVE ANOTHER ONE WAITING
FOR ME AND THAT ONE IS FOR YOU.
>> I WILL SEND IT BACK TO YOU
GUYS IN THE STUDIO BUT THIS
SMELLS AMAZING AND PROBABLY PAYS
EVEN BETTER.
EVEN BETTER. HOW DOES LUNCH BOB FEEL ABOUT US
EATING SPONGEBOB?
EATING SPONGEBOB? >> A LOT OF LAUGHTER AND A LOT
OF JOY FOR A LOT OF AMERICANS.