The internet quickly embraced the newly-out character. In one 2002 episode called “Rock-a-Bye Bivalve,” SpongeBob and his best friend Patrick parent an abandoned scallop like a married couple. Cohen from “Henry Danger.”įans of the nautical cartoon, which began airing in 1999, have long-suspected Spongebob to be gay.
“Celebrating #Pride with the LGBTQ+ community and their allies this month and every month,” the kids network tweeted out Saturday afternoon, along with rainbow-embossed art of the beloved sea sponge, along with Korra from “The Legend of Korra,” who is bisexual, and the transgender actor Michael D. 'The Patrick Star Show': SpongeBob's starfish sidekick gets new seriesĪbsorbent and yellow and porous is he… and gay?Ī Pride Month tweet from the official Nickelodeon Twitter account has the internet believing SpongeBob SquarePants is not just a happy guy. Real-life SpongeBob SquarePants and Patrick Star spotted in Atlantic Was Lil Nas X referencing 'SpongeBob' during his VMAs performance? Meet Plankton, the one-eyed fish from the Staten Island Zoo
