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'SpongeBob SquarePants' celebrates 25 years on air

Published May 3, 2024 at 8:33 AM EDT

Nickelodeon’s megahit show “SpongeBob SquarePants” made its TV debut on May 1, 1999. Fans of the cartoon span generations and the animated series has become a multi-billion-dollar franchise.

NPR’s Ashley Montgomery reports.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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