Top 10 Celebrities and Groups Most People Know Thanks to SpongeBob SquarePants
SpongeBob SquarePants is a popular children's cartoon that's been running on Nickelodeon for 18 years, with a total of 225 episodes, 11 seasons, two theatrical films and a ton of TV specials. It's still running to this day.Many kids who grew up with SpongeBob probably know about these people/groups thanks to the show. I personally don't watch children's cartoons anymore cause I'm way too old, but I have noticed that many kids were introduced to these people through the show. If there's anyone I missed, feel free to add him/her.
Twisted Sister was an American heavy metal band originally from Ho-Ho-Kus, New Jersey, and later based in Long Island, New York. I prefer "Goofy Goober Rock" over the original version in all honesty.
I like the spongebob version better than I wanna rock.
I'm a goofy goober! ROCK!
David Michael Hasselhoff, nicknamed "The Hoff", is an American actor, singer, producer, and businessman, who set a Guinness World Record as the most watched man on TV. I remember reading an interview where he said that the first SpongeBob movie opened up a new generation of fans, and kids would stop him and say "Are you David Hasselhoff? " because they knew he was the guy that SpongeBob and Patrick rode back to Bikini Bottom.
The dude from Baywatch. You may remember him from the first SpongeBob movie.
Pantera was an American heavy metal band formed in 1981 by guitarist Dimebag Darrell and drummer Vinnie Paul. The band started out as a glam metal act in the 1980s with little success. After discarding their original lead vocalist and enlisting Phil Anselmo, the band signed a major record deal with Warner Music Group via Atco Records. Around this time, Pantera underwent a major change in their musical... read more
Leif Erikson or Leif Ericson was a Norse explorer from Iceland. He was the first known European to have set foot on continental North America, before Christopher Columbus. The real person who founded America (not Columbus).
Jacques-Yves Cousteau AC, commonly known in English as Jacques Cousteau (11 June 1910 – 25 June 1997) was a French naval officer, explorer, conservationist, filmmaker, innovator, scientist, photographer, author and researcher who studied the sea and all forms of life in water. He co-developed the Aqua-lung, pioneered marine conservation and was a member of the Académie française. ...read more. You all may remember the French narrator in every episode, but what you may not have known is that it was an imitation of French undersea explorer Jacques Cousteau (one of Stephen Hillenburg's influences).
Ween is an American experimental rock band formed in 1984, in New Hope, PA. It's members are Dean and Gene Ween. Did a song for the first SpongeBob movie.
Amazing underrated band
Ocean Man love that song
Very underrated rock singer. You may know him best as the guy who sang Sweet Victory.
A guy who was just making cheap stock music got his big break with Band Geeks
Herbert Buckingham Khaury, known professionally as Tiny Tim, was an American singer, most of the time ukulele player, and musical archivist. It's too bad that Tiny Tim never got to see the first episode. I would have liked to know his reaction; I wouldn't be surprised if he would've loved it.
SpongeBob isn't his only introduction to a new generation (one of his songs can be heard in Insidious).
I'm so happy,(ha ha) happy go lucky me, things that bother you, never bother me
Livin' in the sunlight, lovin' in the moonlight, having a wonderful time!
David Thomas Jones was an English singer-songwriter, musician, actor and businessman, best known as a member of the band the Monkees, and for starring in the TV series of the same name. One of the Monkees. He was in an episode where the Flying Dutchman ends up in Davy's locker and gets tortured with his socks.
There was a character modeled after him on the show.
Motörhead were an English heavy metal band formed in June 1975 by bassist, singer, and songwriter Ian Fraser "Lemmy" Kilmister, who was the sole constant member; guitarist and songwriter Larry Wallis; and drummer Lucas Fox. The band's harsh vocals and fast paced tempos helped inspire speed metal and thrash metal.