SpongeBob SquarePants Cheese Nips

Not to be confused with the snacks' commercial SpongeBob Cheese Nips.

SpongeBob SquarePants Cheese Nips were an officially licensed SpongeBob SquarePants food product originally released in 2001. They are a special edition variant of Cheese Nips crackers and were produced by Nabisco and Kraft (in 2002). They were rereleased 9 years later in 2010. The crackers were designed to be shaped like four of the main characters in the series SpongeBob, Patrick, Squidward, and Sandy.

Releases

Image	Released	Notes
Front viewBack view File:Cheese Nips 2001.PNG File:Cheese Nips 2001 - Back.PNG	2001	Has SpongeBob's Adventure game on back side. Has advertisements for Cheddar Cheese Nips, Xtra Cheddar Cheese Nips, Cheese Nips Tid-Bits, Catdog Cheese Nips, Cheese Nips Crisps, and Cheese Nips Sportz on left side. Advertises Pop & Snack box on top side.
Front viewBack view File:Cheese Nips 2001 2.PNG File:Cheese Nips 2001 2 - Back.PNG	2001	Made for The Great Search for SpongeBob SquarePants Instant Win Game sweepstakes, where it is advertised that you could instantly win a Nickelodeon Cruise. 100 players could win the cruise if they found SpongeBob, Patrick, and Squidward inside of their box, if they found only Patrick and Squidward, 1,000 people could win a spy camera, and if they only found Squidward, 2,500 people could win "Water Talkies." The game ended on June 29, 2001.
Front viewBack view File:Cheese Nips 2002.png File:Cheese Nips 2002 - Back.PNG	2002	"New!" text from 2001 boxes removed. Has advertisements for pack of SpongeBob Cheese Nips bags, Kraft SpongeBob Macaroni & Cheese, and Rocket Power Cheese Nips on left side. Contains SpongeBob trivia inside of box. Advertises Pop & Snack box on top side.
Front viewBack view File:Cheese Nips unknown.jpeg File:Cheesy.jpg	Unknown (likely 2002)	Made for an unknown sweepstakes, the only eligible text that can be read are the words "Win" and "Popstar." The sweepstakes seems to have been run by a company called "Kara." Not much else is known. The SpongeBob artwork is shifted to the side to make room for the sweepstakes text and logo.
Front viewBack viewAlt view File:Cheese Nips 2011.PNG File:Cheese Nips 2011 - Back.png File:Cheese Nips 2011 - Alt View.PNG	2010	SpongeBob's Scramble game on left side of box.
Front viewBack view File:Cheese Nips 2011 2.PNG File:Cheese Nips 2011 2 - Back.PNG	2011	SpongeBob's Scramble game on left side of box. "New!" and "Secret GAME CODE!" text from previous box removed.
Front viewBack viewAlt view File:Cheese Nips unknown 2.PNG File:Cheese Nips unknown 2 - Back.PNG File:Cheese Nips unknown 2 - Alt View.png	Unknown	SpongeBob's Scramble game on left side of box. "New!" and "Secret GAME CODE!" text from previous box removed.

Trivia

• A promotional necktie was made for the snack in 2001. The necktie contains the image of SpongeBob surfing from the first releases, with the Cheese Nips logo on the backside. The tie is 58" in length and 4" in width. It is unknown where or if it was sold, although it was likely given out in a sweepstakes.

• Front side of tie
  Front side of tie
• Back side of tie
  Back side of tie

Gallery

Advertisements

• File:2001 Nabisco SB Cheese Nip print advertisement.png

Commercials

• SpongeBob Cheese Nips
  SpongeBob Cheese Nips

See also

• List of food and drink merchandise
• SpongeBob SquarePants Cheez-Its