SpongeBoy Early sketch of the prototype General information Prototype of: SpongeBob SquarePants Physical appearance Gender: Male Color: Yellow Classification: Sponge List of prototypes

SpongeBoy was the original name for SpongeBob SquarePants. The name was created by Stephen Hillenburg but was changed to 'SpongeBob' after it was discovered that the name was copyrighted; it was already taken by a mop company.

Description

His appearance was practically the same as SpongeBob's, except he wore a green hat. He also had longer and pointier shoes along with the hat. He seemed to have a goofier facial expression in contrast to the modern-day SpongeBob.

Trivia

With the name of this character, the original name for the show was going to be "SpongeBoy, Ahoy!".

In the episode "Squeaky Boots," Mr. Krabs calls SpongeBob "SpongeBoy, me bob!," a reference to his original name. In "It's a SpongeBob Christmas!," Plankton references the name when he says, "Now I just need to figure out what to do about ol' SpongeBoy."

SpongeBoy has 13 holes always visible on his head. SpongeBob has seven.

There is a reference to this prototype in "One Trick Sponge" when SpongeBob says "I've been trying to learn this trick since I was a SpongeBoy."

In the episode "Dream Hoppers," SpongeBoy is visible on a TV in SpongeBob's dream for a split-second.

In The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run, the image of SpongeBoy is seen in a dedication to Stephen Hillenburg.