How Old Is SpongeBob SquarePants His Real Age Explained

How Old Is SpongeBob SquarePants? His Real Age Explained

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Cartoon logic states that characters don’t age, but SpongeBob SquarePants’ birthdate has been shown before… and it’s confusing. Let’s take a look.

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How Old Is SpongeBob SquarePants His Real Age Explained

The ages of cartoon characters are often a mystery or can be very tricky, as most characters don’t age no matter how long their series have been active, and others simply never reveal their age. SpongeBob SquarePants is a special case, as the main character’s age has been shown briefly, but the logics of cartoons make it a bit confusing. SpongeBob and company have been on TV screens all around the world for 20 years now, and show no signs of stopping soon as the series is currently enjoying its 12th season and has already been renewed for a 13th one, making it one of the longest-running American animated series.

SpongeBob SquarePants follows the daily adventures of the title character in the underwater town of Bikini Bottom, alongside his best friends Patrick Star and Sandy Cheeks, and other colorful characters like Squidward Tentacles, Mr. Krabs, Mrs. Puff, and more. Like in most cartoons, logic doesn’t really have a place in SpongeBob SquarePants, as seen in its weird use of water and fire, but there’s one detail about SpongeBob that has become a mystery as it has been revealed before, yet it doesn’t quite fit with the series: his age.

In the series, SpongeBob is shown living by himself, in his own house, with his pet snail Gary. He has a job at the Krusty Krab and attends Mrs. Puff’s Boating School because he just can’t seem to get his driver’s license. With all that in mind, SpongeBob would have to be, at least, 18 years old, especially because the characters in the series don’t age – but he might actually be a bit too young.

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SpongeBob SquarePants’ Real Age Explained

In the episode “Sleepy Time”, SpongeBob is given his license, which shows he was born on July 14, 1986. The episode “No Free Rides” shows his license one more time with the same birthdate, so it’s taken as official. However, that would mean SpongeBob was 13 when the series officially premiered (July 17, 1999), so he applied for a job at the Krusty Krab at a very, very young age – and he got it. If air dates and time setting in the series correlate, and the United States laws apply to Bikini Bottom, then SpongeBob wouldn’t have been legally working at the Krusty Krab at the beginning of the series, and Mr. Krabs would have been in big trouble (not that he would have cared, though. He just wants money).

Perhaps because the numbers didn’t quite match, SpongeBob’s birthdate was removed from further appearances of his license (or any other document that would have normally included it), thus better fitting the series’ floating timeline and good old cartoon logic where characters never age. Still, there’s a disparity in SpongeBob’s possible age and his lifestyle and personality: he’s old enough to live on his own and have a full-time job, yet he’s very immature. As for him attending Boating School, it’s just that he’s too persevering and won’t quit until he gets his license. In the end, SpongeBob’s real age is open to interpretation, so he can be as young, old, or ageless as each viewer wants. And who knows: maybe sea sponges from Bikini Bottom age differently.

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