The "SpongeBob SquarePants Theme Song" is the song sung at the beginning of every SpongeBob SquarePants episode. It is performed by Captain and a group of kids. Other versions have been made for special events and episodes.

The theme song sequence was produced in the middle of season one, and it was given its own production code: "127,"[1] meaning the 27th segment made for season one. A new title card for "Help Wanted," the show's pilot episode, was also made under the same 127 production code; the pilot was originally made without a production code and with an entirely different title sequence.[2]

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Usage outside of the opening

Episodes

123-124. "Truth or Square" - Squidward Tentacles theme song, Patrick Star theme song, and Eugene Krabs theme song.

- Squidward Tentacles theme song, Patrick Star theme song, and Eugene Krabs theme song. 206a. "Unreal Estate" - Banana house, Hot pepper house, and Chicken parmesan hero house.

- Banana house, Hot pepper house, and Chicken parmesan hero house. 227b. "Old Man Patrick" - "Who lives in a pineapple under the sea?"; Rest of the song.

- "Who lives in a pineapple under the sea?"; Rest of the song. 257a. "Handemonium" - SpongeBob starts singing his theme song.

Movies

F1. "The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie" - Pirates sing this.

- Pirates sing this. F2. "The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water" - Gulls sing this; Burger Beard and gulls sing this; Burger Beard and gulls sing this.

Other

Versions

Normal version

Captain: Are you ready, kids? [Seagulls sounds can be heard in the background]' Kids: Aye-aye, Captain! Captain: I can't hear you! Kids: Aye-aye, Captain! Captain: Ohhhhhhhh...! Who lives in a pineapple under the sea? Kids: SpongeBob SquarePants! Captain: Absorbent and yellow and porous is he? Kids: SpongeBob SquarePants! Captain: If nautical nonsense be something you wish, Kids: SpongeBob SquarePants! Captain: [doing the voice of Johnny] Then drop on the deck and flop like a fish! Kids: SpongeBob SquarePants! Captain: Ready? Captain and Kids: SpongeBob SquarePants! SpongeBob SquarePants! SpongeBob SquarePants! Captain: SpongeBooob... SquarePaaaaaaants! A-ha-ha-ha-ha! '[SpongeBob plays his nose like a flute. We hear the seagulls again and the song ends]'

Mr. Krabs: Hope you're not too scared to come to me party tonight, SpongeBob ScaredyPants! Captain: All right, boils and ghouls, you ready? Kids: Yeah! Captain: Well...! Who lives near a graveyard under the sea? Kids: SpongeBob ScaredyPants! Captain: Absorbent and yellow and spooky is he! Kids: SpongeBob ScaredyPants! Captain: If nautical chills be something you wish? Kids: SpongeBob ScaredyPants! Captain: Then scream your gills out and flop like a fish! Kids: SpongeBob ScaredyPants! Captain: SpongeBob.... ScaredyPants, SpongeBob.... ScaredyPants, SpongeBob.... ScaredyPants, SpongeBob.... ScaredyPants! Mr. Krabs: [playing quickly] SpongeBob ScaredyPants! SpongeBob ScaredyPants! SpongeBob ScaredyPants! SpongeBob ScaredyPants! Squidward: You're killing me, SpongeBob. You really are.

SpongeBob ScaredyPants - The Ghastly Ones

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Captain: Ready for Christmas, kids? [Christmas bells can be heard in the background]' Kids: Aye-aye, Captain! Captain: I can't hear you! Kids: Aye-aye, Captain! Captain: Ohhhhhhhh...! Choir: Who lives in a pineapple under the sea? SpongeBob SquarePants! Choir: Absorbent and yellow and porous is he? SpongeBob SquarePants! Choir: If nautical nonsense be something you wish? SpongeBob SquarePants! Choir: Then drop on the deck and flop like a fish! SpongeBob SquarePants! Choir: SpongeBob SquarePants! SpongeBob SquarePants! SpongeBob SquarePants! The SpongeBob Christmas Special! Fa la la la la la la la la la la la la... [Christmas bells can be heard again and the episode starts]'

SpongeBob - Christmas Who Intro (1080p)

Captain: Are you ready, kids? [Seagulls sounds can be heard in the background]' Kids: Aye-aye, Captain! Captain: I can't hear you! Kids: Aye-aye, Captain! Captain: Whoooooooo...! Who lives in a pineapple under the sea? Kids: SpongeBob SquarePants! Captain: Absorbent and yellow and porous is he? Kids: SpongeBob SquarePants! Captain: If nautical nonsense be something you wish, Kids: SpongeBob SquarePants! Captain: [doing the voice of Johnny] Then drop on the deck and flop like a fish! Kids: SpongeBob SquarePants! Captain: Ready? Captain and Kids: SpongeBob SquarePants! SpongeBob SquarePants! SpongeBob SquarePants! Captain: SpongeBooob... SquarePaaaaaaants! A-ha-ha-ha-ha! '[SpongeBob plays his nose like a flute. We hear the seagulls again and the song ends]'

The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie version version

Pirates: Who lives in a pineapple under the sea? Pirate Choir: SpongeBob SquarePants... Pirates: Absorbent and yellow and porous is he? Pirate Choir: SpongeBob SquarePants... Pirates: If nautical nonsense be something you wish, Pirate Choir: SpongeBob SquarePants... Pirates: Then drop on the deck and flop like a fish! Pirate Choir: SpongeBob SquarePants... Pirates: SpongeBob SquarePants, SpongeBob SquarePants SpooongeBooob SquaaarePaaaants... Pirates: SpongeBob SquarePants, SpongeBob SquarePants SpooongeBooob SquaaarePaaaants... Pirates: SpongeBob SquarePants, SpongeBob SquarePants A Pirate: SpoooongeBoooob... SquaaaarePaaaaaaants!

The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie Theme Song

The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie soundtrack version

This version was later used for Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants, with clips from various episodes used.

Captain: Are you ready, kids? Kids: Aye-aye, Captain. Captain: I can't hear you! Kids: Aye-aye, Captain! Captain: Ohhhhhhhh......! Avril Lavigne: Are you ready kids?! I said, 'are you ready'?! Who lives in a pineapple under the sea? SpongeBob! SquarePants! Absorbent and yellow and porous is he? SpongeBob! SquarePants! If nautical nonsense be something you wish... SpongeBob! SquarePants! ...then drop on the deck and flop like a fish! SpongeBob! SquarePants! SpongeBob (SpongeBob!)... SquarePants! (SquarePants!) SpongeBob (SpongeBob!)... SquarePants! (SquarePants!) SpongeBob (SpongeBob!)... SquarePants! (SquarePants!) SpongeBob... (SpongeBob!) ...SquarePants!

Square Roots The Story of Spongebob Squarepants Part 1 HQ

Captain: Are you ready, kids? Kids: Aye-aye, Captain. Captain: I can't hear you! Kids: Aye-aye, Captain! Captain: Ohhhhhhhh...! Captain: Who lives in a pineapple under the sea? Kids: WhoBob WhatPants! Captain: Absorbent and yellow and porous is he? Kids: WhoBob WhatPants! Captain: If nautical nonsense be something you wish, Kids: WhoBob WhatPants! Captain: Then drop on the deck and flop like a fish! Kids: WhoBob WhatPants! Captain and Kids: WhoBob WhatPants! WhoBob WhatPants! WhoBob WhatPants! Captain: WhoBooob... WhatPaaaaaaants! A-ha-ha-ha-ha! '[SpongeBob plays his nose like a flute. We hear the seagulls heard at the start and the episode starts]'

SpongeBob SquarePants "WhoBob WhatPants?" Theme Song 1080p

Fortune-telling Captain: Are you ready, kids? Kids: Aye-aye, Captain. Fortune-telling Captain: I can't hear you! Kids: Aye-aye, Captain! Fortune-telling Captain: Ha-ha. (Oh!) Who lives in a pineapple under the sea? Kids: SpongeBob SquarePants! Fortune-telling Captain: Absorbent and yellow and porous is he? Kids: SpongeBob SquarePants! Fortune-telling Captain: Now, if nautical nonsense be something you wish, Kids: SpongeBob SquarePants! Fortune-telling Captain: Then drop on the deck and flop like a fish! Kids: SpongeBob SquarePants! Fortune-telling Captain: Awwwhhh! Kids: SpongeBob! Fortune-telling Captain: Come on! Kids: SpongeBob! Fortune-telling Captain: Everybody! Fortune-telling Captain and Kids: SpongeBob SquarePants, SpongeBob... SquarePants! '[Instrumental]' Fortune-telling Captain: A-ha-ha-haaa! '[SpongeBob plays his nose like a trombone. We hear seagulls and the episode starts]'

SpongeBob Theme in Stop Motion

"Brand New Premieres" version (advertisement)

Captain: Ohhhhhhhh......! Captain: Who's kicking off summer with brand new premieres? Kids: SpongeBob SquarePants! Captain: You'll be laughing so hard, you'll end up in tears! Kids: SpongeBob SquarePants! Captain: You won't be believin' what SpongeBob will do! Kids: SpongeBob SquarePants! Captain: Each Saturday morning, it's brand-spankin' new! Kids: SpongeBob SquarePants! Captain and Kids: Brand new SquarePants! Brand new SquarePants! Captain: Brand neeeew... SquarePaaaaaaants! Don't miss a brand new SpongeBob! Every Saturday morning in June on Nick! Gary: Meow.

SpongeBob Episode EVERY Saturday in June 2011

2012 McDonald's advertisement version

Announcer: Are you ready, kids? Animals and Kids: Yeah! Announcer: Who likes to practice karate? Animals and Kids: SpongeBob SquarePants! Announcer: And who likes to jellyfish everyday? Animals and Kids: SpongeBob SquarePants! Announcer: Here's some milk, now eat some fruit! Bird: Fruit, fruit! Milk and fruit! Announcer: Now play your nose just like a flute! '[SpongeBob plays his nose flute while the kids are going "toot"]' Everyone: SpongeBob SquarePants! SpongeBob SquarePants!

SpongeBob 2012 McDonald's advertisement

Captain: Ready for Christmas, kids? [Christmas bells can be heard in the background]' Kids: Aye-aye, Captain. Captain: I can't hear you! Kids: AYE-AYE, CAPTAIN! Captain: Ohhhhhhhh......! Kids: Who lives in a pineapple under the sea? SpongeBob SquarePants! Kids: Absorbent and yellow and porous is he? SpongeBob SquarePants! Kids: If nautical nonsense be something you wish? SpongeBob SquarePants! Kids: Then drop on the deck and flop like a fish! SpongeBob SquarePants! Kids: Fa la la la la la la la la, Fa la la la la la la la la, Fa la la la la la la la la, SpongeBob SquarePants! Fa la la la la la la, Christmas!

Its a SpongeBob Christmas instrumental intro

Literal Version

A literal version (describing what goes on in the video) was made as a Nickelodeon commercial. It goes as such:

Captain: My mouth looks weird! Kids: Sure does, Captain! Captain: I can't hear you! Kids: WE'RE YELLING, CAPTAIN!! Captain: Dooooown...! Captain: Here is a pineapple, where are the shells? Kids: Here comes a man hand! Captain: Taking a bath so he no longer smells! Kids: Bubble title! Captain: Multiple SpongeBobs on multiple ships... Kids: Here's the title again! Captain: What's with this fish? And what's with his lips? Kids: Let's try a tiki title! Captain: That looks painful! Lots of spinning! Must be dizzy! SpongeBob loses his pants...! There they are! Sometimes his nose sounds like a flute.

Spongebob Literal Theme Song

The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water Version Version

Burger Beard: Are you ready, kids? Seagulls: Aye-aye, Captain. Burger Beard: Uh, What did you say? There's sand in my ears and I can't hear you. Seagulls: Aye-aye, Captain. Burger Beard and Seagulls: Ohhhhhhh.........! '[Scene switches to cartoon and Burger Beard becomes Captain]' Captain: Who lives in a pineapple under the sea? Kids: [doing the voices of the seagulls] SpongeBob SquarePants! Captain: Absorbent and yellow and porous is he? Kids: [doing the voices of the seagulls] SpongeBob SquarePants! Captain: If nautical nonsense is something you wish, Kids: [doing the voices of the seagulls] SpongeBob SquarePants! Captain: Then drop on the deck and flop like a fish! Kids: [doing the voices of the seagulls] SpongeBob SquarePants! Captain: Ready? All: SpongeBob SquarePants! Bubbles: Stop it! All: SpongeBob SquarePants! Bubbles: That's enough! All: SpongeBob SquarePants! Bubbles: Silence! '[Rap Battle is sung]' Captain and Seagulls: SpongeBob SquarePants! SpongeBob SquarePants! SpongeBob SquarePants! Captain, Seagulls, Humpback whales, African elephants, and Wild Western banjo players: SpongeBooob... SquarePaaaaaaants!

The SpongeBob Movie Sponge Out of Water - Rap Battle (HD with video)

SpongeBob Anthem Music Video

SpongeBob SquarePants SpongeBob Anthem Music Video Nick

Karaoke version

SpongeBob SquarePants Theme Song (Karaoke Version) Nick

Nick Stars vs. Nick Noises

SpongeBob SquarePants Theme Song Battle Nick Stars vs. Nick Noises Nick

International versions

See the international page.

April Fools/Rock Version

On a April 1, 2017 airing of "Funny Pants," a rock version of the theme song plays, with differences being that it is foggy, less colored and has clips from "Krabby Road." The theme returned on a March 31, 2018 airing of "Mimic Madness" and "House Worming." It played again during an April 1, 2020 rerun of "New Fish in Town" and "Love That Squid."

Captain: Are you ready, kids? [Seagulls sounds can be heard in the background]' Kids: Aye-aye, Captain. Captain: I can't hear you! Kids: Aye-aye, Captain! Captain: Ohhhhhhhh...! Who lives in a pineapple under the sea? Kids: SpongeBob SquarePants! Captain: Absorbent and yellow and porous is he? Kids: SpongeBob SquarePants! Captain: If nautical nonsense be something you wish, Kids: SpongeBob SquarePants! Captain: Then drop on the deck and flop like a fish! Kids: SpongeBob SquarePants! Captain: Ready? Captain and Kids: SpongeBob SquarePants! SpongeBob SquarePants! SpongeBob SquarePants! Captain: SpongeBooob... SquarePaaaaaaants! A-ha-ha-ha-ha!

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In "Unreal Estate," three different parodies of the theme song play as SpongeBob and Squidward go house hunting with many things.

Captain: Ohhhhhhhh, who lives in a banana under the sea? Kids: SpongeBob SquarePants! SpongeBob: [slips on a banana upon opening the door]'

Captain: Ohhhhhhhhhhhhh, who lives in a hot pepper under the sea? Kids: SpongeBob! SquarePants! SpongeBob: [screams as he's on fire while Hans puts him out with an extinguisher]'

Captain: Ohhhhhh, who lives in a chicken parmesan hero under the sea? Kids: SpongeBob! SquarePants! SpongeBob: [opens his door to Hans poking his large belly] He he!

Uses the same exact footage as the "Truth or Square " version, with the exception of Captain and Bikini Atoll and is edited to be on time with the original theme music instead of the CeeLo Green version.

Captain: Are you ready, kids? [Seagulls sounds can be heard in the background]' Kids: Aye-aye, Captain. Captain: I can't hear you! Kids: Aye-aye, Captain! Captain: Ohhhhhhhh...! Who lives in a pineapple under the sea? Kids: SpongeBob SquarePants! Captain: Absorbent and yellow and porous is he? Kids: SpongeBob SquarePants! Captain: If nautical nonsense be something you wish, Kids: SpongeBob SquarePants! Captain: Then drop on the deck and flop like a fish! Kids: SpongeBob SquarePants! Captain: Ready? Captain and Kids: SpongeBob SquarePants! SpongeBob SquarePants! SpongeBob SquarePants! Captain: SpongeBooob... SquarePaaaaaaants! A-ha-ha-ha-ha! '[SpongeBob plays his nose like a trombone but it sounds like a flute. We hear seagulls and the episode starts]'

Theme Song Reimagined in Stop Motion 🎤 SpongeBob

SpongeBob: Patrick, it's me. Remember? Who lives in a pineapple under the sea? Patrick: I don't know. A wizard? SpongeBob: Absorbent and yellow and porous is he! Ehh. Patrick: SpongeBob SquarePants!

Karen (delusional): Who lives in a crabapple under a pea? SpongeBob: Hey, catchy song. Karen: Observant and yellow fellow is he...

Patchy: Oh! Who's having a birthday under the sea?' SpongeBob: Me! Me! Me! Me!' Patchy: With presents and cake and Caller ID?' All: SpongeBob SquarePants!' Patchy: Would you like to send him a nice birthday wish?' All: Yes, we would!' Potty: (squawks) Then drop on the deck and flop like a fish!' All: SpongeBob SquarePants, SpongeBob SquarePants!' '[celebrities wish SpongeBob a happy birthday]' All: SpongeBob SquarePants!' SpongeBob: Happy birthday to me! SpongeBooob... SquarePaaaaaaants!'

SpongeBob SquarePants - Happy Birthday, SpongeBob! Nickelodeon

SpongeBob & Company: Who lives in a pineapple under the sea? SpongeBob SquarePants! Absorbent and yellow and porous is he, SpongeBob SquarePants! If nautical nonsense be something you wish; SpongeBob SquarePants! Then drop on the deck and flop like a fish; SpongeBob SquarePants! SpongeBob SquarePants, SpongeBob SquarePants, SpongeBob SquarePants, SpongeBob… SquarePants!

The Spongebob Musical Theme Song at Proctors

Trivia

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Intro 1997

Intro 1999

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