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{{NC|[[سبانجبوب سكواربانتز]]}}
{{Series
|name = ''سبونج بوب سكوير بانتس''<br>''Sbōnǧ Bōb Skwēr Bānts󠁁󠁒''
|image = <gallery>
Second logo (Arabic).png|Logo
Title card (Arabic, MBC3).png|Series (MBC3)
</gallery>
|network = {{W|MBC 3}}<br>{{W|Nickelodeon Global}}<br>{{W|Nicktoons (Middle Eastern and North African TV channel)|Nicktoons Global}}<br>Kidzinia<br>Cookies Kids TV<br>Nemo Kids{{SeeMore}}{{W|Nickelodeon (Middle Eastern and North African TV channel)|Nickelodeon Arabia}}<ref group="note">Merged with Nickelodeon Global as of {{Time|November 25}}, {{Time|2025}}.</ref><br>Makan 33{{SeeMoreEnd}}
|broadcast-area = Arab World, Chad
|country = {{Flag|EGY}} {{W|Egypt}}
|language = {{W|Modern Standard Arabic}}
|seasons = 15
|dubbing-studio = Neo Productions
|distributor = {{W|ViacomCBS Networks International}}
|picture-format = 16:9<ref>[[:File:IMG 332.jpg]]</ref><br>4:3
|original-run = {{Time|July 23}}, {{Time|2008}} – present
|episodes = 316+
|name_other = من بوب من بانتس(In "What Ever Happened To SpongeBob")}}
'''''سبونج بوب سكوير بانتس''''' (''Sbōnǧ Bōb Skwēr Bānts󠁁󠁒'') is the licensed Arabic dub of {{SBSP}}. It is part of {{ISS}}.

==History==
The dub airs on {{W|MBC 3}} and {{W|Nickelodeon (Middle Eastern and North African TV channel)|Nickelodeon Arabia}}. It was first aired on the latter between {{Time|2008}} and {{Time|2011}}, then MBC 3 from {{Time|2010}}<ref>http://web.archive.org/web/20101121064537/http://mbc3.mbc.net:80/grid_Sun.html</ref> to present day and later on Nickelodeon Arabia again, after the {{Time|2015}} relaunch.

On MBC 3, the episode titles and two parts of the theme song are localized in Arabic, with other instances of text untouched. On Nickelodeon, they air the original untouched.

==Cast==
===Characters===
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!Original name
!Localized name
!Meaning
!Voice actor
|-
|{{Link|SpongeBob SquarePants}}
|سبونج بوب سكوير بانتس<br /><small>(SpongeBob SquarePants)</small>
|(Same meaning)
|rowspan=2 |{{W|ar:خالد عيسوي|Khaled Essawy}}<ref>http://www.elcinema.com/en/person/1006091</ref><br /><small>(خالد العيسوي)</small>
|-
|{{Link|DoodleBob}}
|سبونج شتاين<br /><small>(SpongeStein)</small>
|Sponge-Stein
|-
|[[Patrick Star]]
|بسيط نجم<br /><small>(Baseet Najm)</small>
|Simple Star
|rowspan=2 |{{W|ar:إبراهيم غريب|Ibrahim Ghareib}}<br /><small>(إبراهيم غريب)</small>
|-
|{{Link|French Narrator}}
|الراوي<br /><small>(Alrawy)</small>
|The Narrator
|-
|[[Squidward Tentacles]]
|شفيق حبار/مجسات<br /><small>(Shafi' Habar/Majsat)</small>
|Shafiq Squid/Tentacles
(The 'Q' is pronounced as a [[Wikipedia:Glottal stop|glottal stop]] throughout the dub)
|[http://www.elcinema.com/en/person/1105076 Adel Khalf]<br /><small>(عادل خلف)</small>
|-
|[[Eugene H. Krabs]]
|يوجين سلطع<br /><small>(Eugene Salta')</small>
|Eugene Crab
("Saltae" is short for "Saltaeoon" which means "Crab")
|[http://www.elcinema.com/en/person/1000693 Diaa Abdel Khalek]<br /><small>(ضياء عبد الخالق) (seasons 1-10)<br>Kamal Atea (كمال عطيه) (season 3 redub, seasons 10-present)
|-
|[[Pearl Krabs]]
|لؤلؤة سلطع<br /><small>(Lu'lu'a Salta')</small>
|Pearl
|Reem Abu Rish<ref name=":0">[[w:c:iep:User blog:Palettepony895/SpongeBob SquarePants - Arabic (credits)|Palettepony895's blog about Arabic Spongebob Credits at IEP Wiki]]</ref><br /><small>(ريم أبو الريش)</small>
|-
|[[Sheldon J. Plankton]]
|مضحك شمشون<br>شيلدون شمشون<br /><small>(Sheldon Shamshoun/Mudhik Shamshoun)</small>
|Funny/Sheldon Samson
|[http://www.elcinema.com/en/person/1108814 Ahmed Khairy]<br /><small>(احمد خيري)</small>
|-
|[[Karen Plankton]]
|كارين<br /><small>(Karen)</small>
|Karen
|Reem Abu Rish<ref name=":0" /><br /><small>(ريم أبو الريش)</small>
|-
|[[Sandy Cheeks]]
|ساندي أمور<br /><small>(Sandy Amour)</small>
|Sandy Amour<br>("Amour" could be a reference to the word "Love" in French or "Cute" in Arabic Egyptian Dialect)
|{{W|ar:إيمان غنيم|Iman Ghoneim}}<br /><small>(إيمان غنيم)</small>
|-
|[[Mrs. Puff]]
|مدام نفيخة<br /><small>(Madam Nafikha)</small>
|(Same meaning)
|[http://www.elcinema.com/en/person/1108816 Sohair Bedrawi]<br /><small>(سهير البدراوي)</small>
|-
|[[Gary the Snail]]
|سريع<br /><small>(Sari')</small>
|Fast/Quick
|Shehab Ibrahim<br /><small>(شهاب أبراهيم)</small> ("[[Sleepy Time]]," season 8 redub)<br>Hani Abdel Hay<br /><small>هاني عبد الحي</small> ("[[Chatterbox Gary]]")
|-
|[[Patchy the Pirate]]
|باتشي القرصان<br /><small>(Batshi Alqursan)</small>
|(Same meaning)
|Sayed El Romy<br /><small>(سيد الرومي)</small> (season 2, "[[What Ever Happened to SpongeBob?]]")<br>Kamal Atea<br /><small>(كمال عطيه)</small> (seasons 3-10)<br>{{W|ar:إبراهيم غريب|Ibrahim Ghareib}}<br /><small>إبراهيم غريب</small> ("[[Have You Seen This Snail?]]")
|-
|[[Painty the Pirate|Captain]]
|كابتن<br /><small>(Kabtin)</small>
|Captain
|Amr Hassan<br /><small>(عمرو حسن)</small>
|-
|[[Larry the Lobster]]
|عضلات/لاري (current episodes)<br /><small>(Eadalat/Lari)</small>
|Muscles/Larry
|Hisham El Shazly<br /><small>(هشام الشاذلي) </small>
|}

===Other cast===
*These credits are used in the first four seasons on Nickelodeon Arabia (2008 - 2011), then [[season 8]] when broadcast on MBC3.
[[File:Spongebob Arabic cast on NickAR (2008-11).png|thumb|260px|The Arabian cast for the first four seasons on Nickelodeon Arabia (2008-2011).]]
[[File:MBC3 SB - CAST.png|thumb|260px|The Arabian cast for [[season 8]] on MBC 3.]]
[[File:Screenshot-0.png|thumb|260px|On Nickelodeon Arabia after the 2015 relaunch, they started airing the original episodes untouched.<br>Some episodes from season 2 and most of [[Season 5|seasons 5]] and [[Season 7|7]] (8 episodes) are aired in full screen format 4:3, and the rest of seasons 8, [[Season 3|3]], [[Season 4|4]] are in 16:9.]]
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!Role
!Doer
|-
|Dubbing studio
|Neo Productions<br /><small>(نيو للإنتاج الفني)</small>
|-
|Translator and preparator
|Dalia Alsaawi<br /><small>(داليا الصاوي)</small>
|-
|Singing director
|[[w:c:ar.disney:نهى قيس|Noha Qais]]<br /><small>(نهى قيس)</small>
|-
|Sound engineer
|Mutaz Matar<br /><small>(معتز مطر)</small><br />Yousef Al-Awadi<br /><small>(يوسف العوضي)</small>
|-
|Assistant director
|Yasmin Najib<br /><small>(ياسمين نجيب)</small>
|-
|Dialogue director
|Amr Muqbil<br /><small>(عمرو مقبل)</small>
|-
|Technical director
|[[w:c:ar.disney-arabia:رشا ابو الريش|Rasha Abu Rish]]<br /><small>(رشا أبو الريش)</small><br />Reem Abu Rish<br /><small>(ريم أبو الريش)</small>
|}

==Terminology==
===Locations===
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!Original name
!Localized name
!Meaning
|-
|[[Bikini Bottom]]
|قاع الهامور<br /><small>(Qāʿ al-Hamur)</small>
|Grouper Bottom
|-
|[[Krusty Krab]]
|مقرمشات سلطع<br /><small>(Muqrmshat Salatae)</small>
|(same meaning)
|-
|[[Chum Bucket]]
|دلو الصداقة<br /><small>(Dalw al-Ṣadaqa)</small>
|Friendship Bucket
|}

===Foods===
{| style="margin: 0.5em 0.5em 0.5em 1em; padding: 0.5em; border: 1px #aaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;" border="2" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0"
!Original name
!Localized name
!Meaning
|-
|[[Krabby Patty]]
|سلطع برجر<br /><small>(Salatae birijr)</small>
|(same meaning)
|}

==Episodes==
{{Main|List of episodes by language/Arabic}}

===Censorship===
*On MBC 3, some episodes have been censored.
*In "[[Truth or Square]]," the wedding scene was cut (MBC 3 version), while on {{W|Nicktoons (Middle Eastern and North African TV channel)|Nicktoons Arabia}} the scene aired uncut with the re-dubbed version.
*All of season 5 to [[Season 9|9]] (episodes 179 - 187) have been censored on the MBC 3 version. However, they are fixed by the new re-dubbing versions on Nickelodeon and Nicktoons. Some episodes from season 7 and 8 are banned. "[[It's a SpongeBob Christmas!]]," "[[Gary in Love]]," and "[[Love That Squid]]" are banned to air from MBC 3 broadcasting for certain reasons. When Nickelodeon Arabia relaunched, the episode "[[It's a SpongeBob Christmas!]]" premiered in The Arab World 2015 Christmas marathon.
*On Nickelodeon Arabia, they used to air the MBC 3 version of season 8 episodes, while on Nicktoons Arabia they are airing uncut versions which contain butt jokes for the episode "[[A Friendly Game]]."
*In most of the episodes, the [[Krusty Krab]]'s front side was cut due to some Islamic broadcasting rules for the Nautical Flag "Romeo" due to it being shaped like a cross. Also, in some episodes, the flag was colorized it to full red (MBC 3 Islamic version).
*All Lady Turtles scenes were cut.

{{Quality-gallery}}
<gallery widths="180" captionalign="center" position="center">
Censored SB2.png|The episode "[[New Leaf]]" re-dubbed.
IMG 006.png|From the episode "[[Grandpappy the Pirate]]." Scenes like this were censored when aired on MBC 3. After Nicktoons Arabia launched, season 6 was aired uncut and was entirely re-dubbed.
Screenshot 2017-05-31_04-34-17.png
Censored SB1.png|The episode "[[The Curse of the Hex]]" re-dubbed.
Screenshot 2017-05-31_04-31-14.png
Screenshot 2017-06-02_03-21-40.png|The episode "[[A Friendly Game]]" re-dubbed with butt jokes uncut.
Screenshot 2017-06-02_03-22-40.png|The episode "A Friendly Game" re-dubbed with Patrick taking a shower uncut.
censoredSB3.png|The episode "[[Oral Report]]" re-dubbed.
IMG 002.jpg
Screenshot 2017-08-22_22-50-56.png|"[[Move It or Lose It]]" is the last episode to be re-dubbed in season 8
IMG 06542.jpg
</gallery>

===Nick Arabia re-dub (2015 - present)===
On Nickelodeon Arabia, most of the season 5 and 7 episodes aired late with a re-dubbed version because various scenes from those seasons were censored on MBC 3. On Nicktoons Arabia, all the episodes of season six were aired full and uncut (same actors - studio..etc.)
*Episodes like "Gary in Love" and "Love That Squid" are dubbed by the beginning of 2017, and for the first time premiered once since Nicktoons Arabia launched.
All of season 8 is re-dubbed and fixed, but some title cards had changed like "[[Frozen Face-Off]]." For the rest of the season, they kept all title cards as they aired on MBC 3. The last episodes to be re-dubbed are "[[The Good Krabby Name]]"/"[[Move It or Lose It]]."

==Theme song==
[[File:موسيقة سبونج بوب سكوير بانتس جاهزون يا اطفال.mp4|border]]

==Gallery==
<gallery widths="180" captionalign="center" position="center">
SpongeBob MBC3 banner.jpg|Banner on MBC 3 website
CkbMb-5WYAAQg2j.jpg|[https://twitter.com/nickelodeonArb/status/740504132528820224 World Best Friend Day tweet]
CeD DnCWEAEx6dh.jpg|[https://twitter.com/nickelodeonArb/status/711849180092829696 Funny Cooking with SpongeBob tweet]
</gallery>

==Video==
[[File:Nickelodeon Arabia - Sendeschluss - 2008|thumb|center|450px]]

==Trivia==
*In {{Time|1999}}, the show had an Arabic subtitled version, under the  ''[[سبانجبوب سكواربانتز]]''.
*In 2008, Nickelodeon Arabia aired a bumper with SpongeBob sleeping during the late-night broadcast hours with him drawn smoother than his normal appearance in the show.
*"Frozen Face-Off" has two titles that are completely different, the first one is on MBC 3 and the other one is on Nickelodeon Arabia.
*"[[SpongeBob You're Fired]]" was the last episode to be dubbed on MBC 3 because of the Nickelodeon Arabia relaunch.
*There's a fake and illegal dub by the Jordanian Childhood Voice Institute that was aired on Bokra Kids. Not much is known about it.
*Right before an episode/title card appears, the logo of the series is in English, but there is in addition, the word "سبونج بوب" (SpongeBob) in Arabic on the north right corner of logo.

==External links==
*[http://mbc3.mbc.net/content/programs/sponge.html SpongeBob on MBC 3 (Arabic)]
*[http://www.nickelodeonarabia.com/shows/spongebob-squarepants/76ypv4 SpongeBob on Nickelodeon Arabia (Arabic)]
*[http://en.nickelodeonarabia.com/shows/spongebob-squarepants/76ypv4 SpongeBob on Nickelodeon Arabia (English)]
*[https://www.youtube.com/@NickelodeonArabia/videos Nickelodeon Arabia YouTube]
==References==
{{Reflist}}
===Notes===
<references group="note"/>
{{International}}
{{SBSPinArabia}}
[[Category:SpongeBob SquarePants in Egypt]]
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