Bob l'éponge

Bob l'éponge is the French version of SpongeBob SquarePants. In addition to having the episodes dubbed into this language, the French version of the intro has some different animations that are also seen in the Korean (EBS version), Italian, Castilian Spanish and Welsh versions of the opening (see the gallery below for more). It airs on Nickelodeon and Vrak (in Quebec). It is part of the International SpongeBob SquarePants.

Episodes aired in this dub before airing in the United States

• "Gary & Spot" (France)
• "Pineapple RV" (France)
• "Plankton's Old Chum" (France)
• "Shell Games" (France)
• "My Two Krabses" (Wallonia and France)

Character tanslations

Main characters

• SpongeBob SquarePants - Bob l'éponge
• Patrick Star - Patrick Étoile
• Squidward Tentacles - Carlo Tentacule
• Eugene H. Krabs - Eugène Krabs
• Sheldon J. Plankton - Sheldon J. Plankton
• Karen Plankton - Karen (sometimes Karène)
• Sandy Cheeks - Sandy Écureuil
• Mrs. Puff - Madame Puff
• Pearl Krabs - Pearl Krabs
• Gary the Snail - Gary l'escargot (Gary Wilson Junior, in "Treats!")
• Patchy the Pirate - Patchy le pirate
• Potty the Parrot - Potty le perroquet
• Mermaid Man - L'Homme Sirène
• Barnacle Boy - Bernard l'Hermite
• Flying Dutchman - Le Hollandais volant

Other characters

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• Abominable snow mollusk - Abominable mollusque des neiges
• Alaskan Bull Worm - Ver poilu de l'Alaska
• Bubble Bass - Boule de Gras
• Bubble Buddy - Marcel Bubulle (Pote Bulle in "Bubbletown")
• Captain Blue SquarePants - Tonton Capi
• Captain Frostymug - Capitaine Top-Givré
• C.O.B.B.U.T.K.S.B.S.P.O.T.R.A.O.O.B.A.T. - A.H.B.B.V.E.B.É.P.V. (Association des Habitants de Bikini Bottom qui Veulent Empêcher Bob l'Éponge de Prendre le Volant)
• Cuddle E. Hugs - Nounours Croc Câlins
• Dorsal Dan - Don Dorsale
• Dirty Dan - Dan le dur
• Duke Thomas Feathermuffin - Duc Thomas Plume-de-Paon
• E.M.I.L.P. - P.U.B.M. (Programme d'Urgence Belle-Mère)
• F.E.M.A. - R.C.T.V. (Réparer le Carnage des Têtes Vides)
• Filthy Muck - Gros crasseux
• Flats the Flounder - Roger la limande
• Gene Scallop - René Scalope
• Girly Teengirl - Fifille Ado-Fille
• Glovey Glove - Gladys Gant
• Grand Maul Granny - Mamie la Terreur
• Gummy - Bouboule
• Internal Affairs - La police des polices
• Invincibubble - Invincibulle

• JimBob - Jim Bob
• Keeper of the Horned Forest - Gardien de la forêt des instruments
• Kenny the Cat - Kenny le Chat
• Kevin C. Cucumber - Kevin Concombre
• King Neptune - Roi Neptune
• Krabby the Clown - Krabby le clown
• Krabby Patty burglar - Pâté de crabe cambrioleur
• Loch Ness Monster - Nessie
• Man Ray - Lunettes noires / Man-Ray / L'Homme Laser
• Mister Weiner - Monsieur Saucisse
• Mermaid Pants - Bob l'éponge sirène
• Monty P. Moneybags - Mortimer Plein-les-poches
• Mr. Slabs - Monsieur Tourteau
• Mr. Superawesomeness - Super-beau-gosse
• Ms. Mildred Upturn CCCXXXIII - Lady Delatour, 333^ème du nom
• Ned and the Needlefish - Cab et les Cabillauds (in Hello Bikini Bottom)
• Not Dead Ted - Ted l'Invincible
• PatBack - Pat-revers (?)
• Penny - Piécette
• Pinhead Larry - Larry la p'tite tête
• Pizza Pete - Signore Pizzaiolo
• Queen Amphitrite - Reine Amphitrite

• Reg - Roger
• Sand witch - Sorcière des sables
• Scary mustache guy - Le monsieur à la grosse moustache (?)
• Sea bear - Ours des mers
• Sea rhinoceros - Rhinocéros des mers
• Sergeant Sam Roderick - Sergent Roderick (?)
• The Sharks - Les Sharks
• Sir Pinch-a-Lot - Sir Pince-Partout
• Sour Note - Fausse note
• SpongeGar - Bobar
• Spongy Spongy - Homo Épongus (?)
• Spot - Microbe (untranslated in "Bottle Burglars")
• Squidabeth - Carla
• Squidasaurus Rex - Carlosaurus Rex (?)
• SquidBob TentaclePants - Carlo l'éponge et Bob Tentacules
• Squidly Tentacles - Carli
• Squilliam Fancyson - Guillaume Calmarchic
• Squilvia - Silvia
• Squog - Carlu
• Stanley S. SquarePants - Stanley l'éponge
• Stickyfins Whiting - Vic le visqueux (Nageoires collantes in the credits)
• The Big One - La baleine
• Twelvy - Charles Douzie
• Um Tentacles - Euhm... Tentacules
• Ugly Barnacle L'affreuse écrevisse
• Used Napkin - Un mouchoir qui a déjà servi
• W.I.F.E. - F.E.M.E. (Jeune Fille Électronique Moderne à Équipement intégré)
• What Zit Tooya - C'est pas vos affaires !
• Zeus the Guitar Lord - Zeus le roi de la guitare

Voice Cast

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• Bob L'éponge - Sébastien Desjours
• Patrick Étoile - Érik Colin (seasons 1-9), Boris Rehlinger (season 9-)
• Carlo Tentacule - Henri Courseaux (seasons 1-5), Michel Mella (season 7-)
• Monsieur Krabs, Sheldon J. Plankton - Michel Bedetti
• Karen, Sandy Écureuil, Mme Puff, Pearl - Michèle Lituac (seasons 1-5), Hélène Chanson (season 7-)
• Gary - Claude Brousseau (some episodes)

Terminology

LocationsFoods and drinksOther

Original name	Localized name	Meaning
Angry Jack's Shell Emporium	Chez Jack le Coléreux	Angry Jack's
Atlantis	Atlantide	Same
Biannual Jellyfish Convention	Fête annuelle des pêcheurs de méduses	Annual jellyfishing convention
Bigshot Records	Disques "Grand manitou"	?
Bikini Bottom	Bikini Bottom	Same
Bikini Bottom High School	Lycée de Bikini Bottom	Same
Bikini Bottom Outskirts Outlet Mega-Mall	Hyper du périph'	?
Bikini Bottom Pillow Foundry	Fonderie d'oreillers de Bikini Bottom	Same
Bikini Bottom Pin Factory	Fabrique de punaises de Bikini Bottom	Same
Bikini Bottom Scissor Works	Fabrique de ciseaux de Bikini Bottom	Bikini Bottom Scissors Factory
Bubbly Krab	Le crabe pétillant	The sparkling crab
Chum Bucket	Le Seau de l'Enfer	The Bucket of Hell
Crumb Basket	Seau de la bergère	Shepherd's bucket
Electronics Outhouse	Studios électroniques	Electronics studios
Horned Forest	Forêt des instruments	Instrument forest
Krusty Krab	Le Crabe Croustillant	The Crusty Crab
Mrs. Puff's Boating School	Bateau-école de Madame Puff	Mrs. Puff's Boat Driving School
Pitchfork Pantry	À la grande fourche	The big pitchfork (?)
Rock Bottom	Fond du gouffre	Same
Shady Shoals Rest Home	Maison de retraite: Le récif ombragé	Retirement home: the shaded reef
Sock'n Garten	Chaussettes-forum	Socks forum
Tentacle Acres	Résidence des pieuvres	Squids' residence
Trusty Slab	Tourteau frétillant	Wriggling crab (?)

Original name	Localized name	Meaning
All Organic Nature's Science Snail Food	Croquettes bio [sic]	Bio kibble
Barnacle Chips	Chips de barracuda	Barracuda chips
Black lemonade	Limonade noire	Same
Bon-bons	Bonbons	Candies
Bran Flakes	Flocons de son	Same
Bubble hot dog	Bulle-dog	Bubble dog
Canned Bread	Pain de mie en conserve	Canned soft bread
Chumburger	Plank-burger	Plank-burger
Crying Johnny	Johnny en pleurs	Same
Dozen Cryin' Cows on the Farm	Douzaine de vaches dans les prés en pleurs	Dozen of crying cows on the farm
Drinkable Sausage	Saucisse buvable	Same
Fried oyster skins	Coquilles d'huître fraîches	Fresh oyster shells
Frozen Krabby Patties	Pâtés de crabe surgelés	Deep-frozen crabby patties
Holographic meatloaf	Pain de viande en hologramme	Holograph meatloaf
Hot chocolate	Chocolat chaud	Same
Kelp Shake	Lait aux algues	Kelp milk
Krabby Patty	Pâté de crabe	The crab patty
Krusty Dogs	Krab' saucisses	Krab' wieners
Krusty Krab pizza	La pizza du capitaine	The captain's pizza
Mild Bobby Sauce	Sauce Bobby pour les palais délicats	?
Pretty Patty	Pâté coloré	Colo(u)red Patty
Quasi-Gummy Chewy Candy Fish	Bonbons de poisson	Fish candies
Seahorse milk	Lait de crabe	Crab milk
Snail Bites	Escardélices	Snail Delights (?)
'Sorry about the Scabies' cake	Gâteau 'Désolé pour les morpions'	'Sorry about the crab lice' cake
Spongy Patties	Pâtés spongieux	Same
Swedish Barnacle Balls	Boulettes suédoises de vieux loup de mer	?
Synthetic Krabby Patty	Pâtés de crabe synthétiques	Synthetic crab patties

Original name	Localized name	Meaning
Boomerang Pet Ball	Balle boomerang	Boomerang ball
Conch signal	Téléphone coquillage	Conch shell phone
Coupe	Coupé	Same
Davy Jones' locker	Vestiaire puant de l'enfer	Stinky locker of the Hell
Fake Science Monthly	Mensuel Sciences absurdes	Stupid Science Monthly
Fresh Scent	Savon lavande	Lavender soap
Heavy Duty	Savon orange	Orange soap
How to Become a Fancy Waiter in Less than 20 Minutes	Comment devenir un serveur raffiné en moins de 20 minutes	Same
Ick	Mousse verte	Green moss
Inflatable pants	Pantalon gonflable	Same
Laugh box	Boîte à rire	Same
Magic Conch shell	Coquillage magique	Same
Monster Krabby Patty	Pâté de crabe géant	Giant crab patty
Ms. Nibsy	Madame Framboise (Mademoiselle Nibsy in The Donut of Shame)	Mrs. Raspberry (literally)
POOP (People Order Our Patties)	POOP (Personne Obsédée par l'Obtention d'un Pâté)	POOP (Person Obsessed by Obtaining a Patty)
Prof. Plankton's Mind Control Shampoo	Le shampoing de votre esprit du Professeur Plankton	Prof. Plankton's mind shampooing
Reef blower	Aspira-souffleur	?
Restraining order	Injonction d'éloignement	Same
Splinter	Écharde	Same
Tan Accelerator	Accélérateur de bronzage	Same
World's smallest violin	Le plus petit violon du monde	Same

Gallery

Theme Song

• A bubble shaped like SpongeBob
  A bubble shaped like SpongeBob
• File:Bubblespongebob.png
• The boats with SpongeBob form his face in many different colors.
  The boats with SpongeBob form his face in many different colors.
• Green
  Green
• Blue
  Blue
• Red
  Red
• File:Spongebobthemesongimage44.jpg
• These scenes replace the tiki text.
  These scenes replace the tiki text.
• File:Spongebobthemesongimage30.jpg
• File:TREES.png
• File:Spongebobthemesongimage31.jpg
• File:PINEAPPLES.png
• File:Spongebobthemesongimage32.jpg
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• File:Spongebobthemesongimage33.jpg
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• This replaces the text normally seen.
  This replaces the text normally seen.
• File:PanoramicInternationalHD.png
• SpongeBob's transparent irises
  SpongeBob's transparent irises
• File:New french logo.png
• The "Created By" screen in standard-definition.
  The "Created By" screen in standard-definition.
• The "Created By" screen in high-definition.
  The "Created By" screen in high-definition.

Credits

• Dubbing credits (season 5)
  Dubbing credits (season 5)
• The dubbing studio credits (season 6)
  The dubbing studio credits (season 6)
• "Created by Stephen Hillenburg" (season 6)
  "Created by Stephen Hillenburg" (season 6)
• Dubbing credits (season 8)
  Dubbing credits (season 8)
• Dubbing credits (season 8)
  Dubbing credits (season 8)
• The dubbing studio credits (seasons 9+)
  The dubbing studio credits (seasons 9+)
• Nicktoons credits
  Nicktoons credits

Logos

• 1999-2012
  1999-2012
• 2012-2013
  2012-2013
• 2013-2015
  2013-2015
• 2015-2017
  2015-2017
• 2017-present
  2017-present

Objects and places localization

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• Restraining order in French
  Restraining order in French
• The Big Book of Snail Care from "Sanctuary!"
  The Big Book of Snail Care from "Sanctuary!"
• The Powdered Snail Formula from "Sanctuary!"
  The Powdered Snail Formula from "Sanctuary!"
• Bob Barnacle's van from "Sanctuary!"
  Bob Barnacle's van from "Sanctuary!"
• Founders Day at the Krusty Krab from "What's Eating Patrick?"
  Founders Day at the Krusty Krab from "What's Eating Patrick?"
• The fans are excited in "What's Eating Patrick?"
  The fans are excited in "What's Eating Patrick?"
• Patrick and Oswald McNulty's file photos from "What's Eating Patrick?"
  Patrick and Oswald McNulty's file photos from "What's Eating Patrick?"
• The "Downloading..." screen from Karen's Virus.
  The "Downloading..." screen from Karen's Virus.
• The note that got Mrs. Puff arrested in Patrick-Man!
  The note that got Mrs. Puff arrested in Patrick-Man!
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• File:Ajd cab et les cabillauds.png
• File:Argent.png
• File:Cab et les Cabillauds concert.png
• File:Cab et les Cabillauds prochain village.png
• File:Colonel Carper Organisateur Génial de Concerts.png
• File:Conditions exigées.png

• File:École de conduite de Madame Puff.png
• File:Entrée 5cts.png
• File:Joyeux anniversaire HBB.png
• File:La queue commence ici.png
• File:Les chemins ombragés.png
• File:Maison à 643km.png
• File:Nouvelle vague.png
• File:On part en tournée.png
• File:Or.png
• File:Pour Gary.png
• File:Prêteur sur gages.png
• File:Studios électroniques.png
• File:Super sensible à l'argent.png
• File:Supermarché.png
• File:Vive les larbins.png
• File:Vous entrez dans la prochaine ville.png

Time cards

• "One Long Angry Line Later..." time card from Hello Bikini Bottom!
  "One Long Angry Line Later..." time card from Hello Bikini Bottom!
• The "Next Morning" time card from "Sanctuary!"
  The "Next Morning" time card from "Sanctuary!"
• 4 to 6 Days Later from "Snail Mail"
  4 to 6 Days Later from "Snail Mail"
• 4 to 6 More Days Later from "Snail Mail"
  4 to 6 More Days Later from "Snail Mail"
• The "Next Morning" time card from "Pineapple Invasion"
  The "Next Morning" time card from "Pineapple Invasion"
• Moments Later time card from "Pineapple Invasion"
  Moments Later time card from "Pineapple Invasion"
• More Moments Later time card from "Pineapple Invasion"
  More Moments Later time card from "Pineapple Invasion"
• One Semester Later time card from "Salsa Imbecilicus"
  One Semester Later time card from "Salsa Imbecilicus"
• Graduation Day from "Salsa Imbecilicus"
  Graduation Day from "Salsa Imbecilicus"
• One Season Later from "The Clam Whisperer"
  One Season Later from "The Clam Whisperer"
• The "Later That Night" card from The Krusty Slammer.
  The "Later That Night" card from The Krusty Slammer.
• The "The next morning" card from The Ballad of Filthy Muck. (the Narrator coughs too)
  The "The next morning" card from The Ballad of Filthy Muck. (the Narrator coughs too)

Theme Song

This is a comparison of the different versions of the French intro.

• File:SpongeBob SquarePants - 'Truth or Square' Intro (French)-1
• File:SpongeBob - French intro (mid-Season 9
• File:SpongeBob's French intro (out-of-sync)-0

Lyrics

Captain: Prêts, les enfants ?

Kids: Oui, capitaine !

Captain: J'ai pas entendu !

Kids: Oui, capitaine !

Captain: Ohhhh...! Qui vit dans ananas dans la mer ?

Kids: Bob l'éponge carrée !

Captain: Qui compte bien y faire carrière ?

Kids: Bob l'éponge carrée !

Captain: Si vous avez un souhait, qui faut-il appeler ?

Kids: Bob l'éponge carrée !

Captain: Qui n'a pas peur des gros méchants poissons ?

Kids: Bob l'éponge carrée !

Captain and Kids: Bob l'éponge carrée ! Bob l'éponge carrée ! Bob l'éponge carrée !

Captain: Bob l'éponge... carrée ! [laughs]

Trivia

• While dubbing season 6, the original dubbing studio went bankrupt, and the dubbing of the show got moved to another dubbing studio.
• Unlike the original version, calling SpongeBob "Bob" is a habitude.
• The different colored faces in the intro were used in the first SpongeBob promo.
• In Belgium, Nickelodeon Wallonia airs the HD episodes in 576i since the channel doesn't have a HD feed.
• In Nickelodeon France's feed, the Nicktoons logo is intact (in the earlier seasons.)
• In the earlier seasons, the background characters had different voices throughout the episodes.

Errors

• In the intro, Painty says "Qui vit dans ananas," instead of "Qui vit dans un ananas."
• Before the HD intro, when the Captain says "Oooooh...," the viewer can see what looks like a microphone at the top of the screen that is not supposed to be there.
• In some airings, the intro's vocals are out of sync with the instrumentals.
• In "Truth or Square," at the end of the theme song, the screen is frozen in the middle of SpongeBob dancing, just to show the logo.
• In the HD intro, before SpongeBob plays his nose flute, his irises are transparent.

External links

• Official nickelodeon.fr page