SpongeBob SquarePants is one of the most watched shows on Nickelodeon, and is an Emmy-nominated American animated television series and media franchise. SpongeBob SquarePants is a sponge who lives in a pineapple under the sea. SpongeBob and his friends live in the underwater city of Bikini Bottom. His neighbors are Squidward, who is a squid and SpongeBob's co-worker at the Krusty Krab, and Patrick, a star fish who is SpongeBob's best friend.