SpongeBob

SpongeBob is the Italian dub of SpongeBob SquarePants that started airing in 2004 on Italia 1. It currently airs on Nickelodeon and Super!, and had aired rarely on Boing. It is part of International SpongeBob SquarePants.

Names and translations

Cast

Original name	Italian name	Actor	Season	Episode
Main characters
SpongeBob SquarePants		Claudio Moneta	1-
		Enzo Iacchetti	5	98
		Giorgio Bonino	6	124-125
Patrick Star	Patrick Stella	Pietro Ubaldi	1-
Squidward Tentacles	Squiddi Tentacolo	Mario Scarabelli
		Claudio Moneta	14	298-
Eugene H. Krabs	Eugene Krab Mr. Krab	Mario Zucca	1-
Pearl Krabs	Perla Krab	Rosa Leo Servidio
Sheldon J. Plankton	Plankton	Riccardo Rovatti
Sandy Cheeks		Laura Brambilla
Mrs. Puff	Signora Puff	Graziella Porta
Karen Plankton		Diego Sabre	1	3
		Stefania Patruno		10
		Rosa Leo Servidio	4-	61-
		Patrizia Scianca	4	67
		Massimo Di Benedetto		78
Gary the Snail	Gary la lumaca	Federico Danti	1-6	1-125
		Pietro Ubaldi	7	130-
Recurring characters
Mermaid Man	Waterman	Antonio Paiola	1-9	6-180
Barnacle Boy	Supervista	Diego Sabre
French Narrator	Narratore	Riccardo Rovatti	???
		Federico Danti
		Claudio Beccari
		Stefano Albertini
		Mattia Bressan
Flying Dutchman	Olandese Volante	Riccardo Lombardo	1-8	13-162
		Sergio Romanò	1-2; 11	17-21; 220
		Matteo Zanotti	5	88
		Paolo Sesana	6	111
		Federico Danti	7	133
		Giorgio Bonino	11	232
		Claudio Moneta	12	259
		Oliviero Corbetta	13	293
Patchy the Pirate	Patchy il Pirata	Lorenzo Scattorin	2	28
		Gianluca Iacono	4-5	63-98
		Claudio Moneta	3; 10	51-59; 215-
Potty the Parrot	Potty il pappagallo	Diego Sabre	5-8	92-175
		Graziano Galoforo	12	254-255
		Patrizio Prata	3; 13-	51-59; 272-
Bubble Bass	Pesce Citrullo (Season 1) Bubble Bass (Season 9)	Tony Fuochi	1	6
		Marco Pagani	9	201
		Matteo Brusamonti	11-	219-
Man Ray		Claudio Parachineto	2-3	31-52
		Lorenzo Scattorin	5-6	94-117
		Marco Balzarotti	7	135
		Claudio Moneta	8; 13	178; 277
		Cesare Rasini	9	180
		Giorgio Bonino	11	219
Dirty Bubble	Sporca Bolla	???	???	???
Larry the Lobster	Larry l'aragosta	Diego Sabre	1-9	2-195
		Marco Pagani	10	209
		Luca Bottale	10-12	210-261
		Alessandro Zurla	11
		Matteo Brusamonti	11	238
		Claudio Colombo	13	268
		Patrizio Prata	13-
King Neptune	Nettuno	Oliviero Corbetta	1	19
		Alessandro D'errico	6	126
		Marco Pagani	10	211
		Giorgio Bonino	11	230
Squilliam Fancyson	Squilly Elegant Squilliam	Mario Scarabelli	2-	37-
Kevin C. Cucumber	Kevin Il Cetriolo	Giovanni Battezzato	2	30
		Mosé Singh	13-	276-

Locations

Original name	Italian name
Bikini Bottom	Same
Krusty Krab	Same Krasti Krab
Chum Bucket	Chum Bucket
Mrs. Puff's Boating School	La scuola guida della Signora Puff
Glove World!	Glove World
Rock Bottom	Same
The Salty Spitoon	Il Salty Spitoon
Weenie Hut Jr's	La capanna delle Lagne
Super Weenie Hut Jr's	La capanna delle Super Lagne
New Kelp City	Città di New Kelp
Secret Krusty Krab	Krusty Krab clandestino Krasti Krab clandestino

Episodes

Episodes aired in Italy before USA

Note: "Gary's Got Legs," "King Plankton," "Plankton's Old Chum," and "Stormy Weather" are not counted on this list due to these episodes being released digitally on Sky.

• "Wigstruck"
• "That's No Lady"
• "The Thing"
• "Hocus Pocus"
• "Driven to Tears"
• "Rule of Dumb"
• "Born to Be Wild"
• "Best Frenemies"
• "The Pink Purloiner"
• "Squid Wood"
• "The Gift of Gum"
• "Goo Goo Gas"
• "SpongeBob's Last Stand" (aired on the same day)
• "The Curse of the Hex"
• "Yeti Krabs"
• "Shopping List"
• "Gary & Spot" (accidental airing)
• "Pineapple RV" (accidental airing)
• "My Two Krabses" (accidental airing)
• "Hiccup Plague" (on Super!)
• "Patrick's Tantrum" (on Super!)
• "Abandon Twits"
• "Wallhalla"
• "Kreepaway Kamp" (aired on the same day)
• "Snow Yellow" (on SpongeBob TV)
• "Sandy's Country Christmas" (aired on the same day)
• "UpWard" (on SpongeBob TV)
• "Unidentified Flailing Octopus" (on SpongeBob TV)
• "Bad Luck Bob" (on SpongeBob TV)
• "The Sandman Cometh" (on SpongeBob TV)
• "Biscuit Ballyhoo" (on SpongeBob TV)
• "Student Driver Survivor" (on SpongeBob TV)
• "Wiener Takes All" (on SpongeBob TV)
• "Stuck in an Elevator" (on SpongeBob TV)
• "Squidness Protection"
• "Dome Alone"
• "Wary Gary"
• "Pinned"
• "Delivery of Doom"
• "My Father the Boat"

Trivia

• Until season 8, the intro was instrumental except for the beginning 'are you ready' scene. Season 8 replaced the instrumental with the English intro, which was reused in Season 9 and Season 11. In Seasons 10, 12 and 13 onwards, the intro was completely dubbed.
  • In Season 10, the intro was dubbed by Marco Carta, which was also used for Season 9, Episode 22 "Goodbye, Krabby Patty?"
  • In Season 12, the intro was redubbed by Matteo Markus Bok.
  • From Season 13 onwards, the intro was redubbed by Claudio Moneta.
• Many songs were cut to increase commercial time. Some include "Ripped Pants" and "Sweet Victory."
• According to Italian law, engaging in public indecency can lead to legal consequences.
• In the Simpsons episode "Yellow Subterfuge" they featured a parody of SpongeBob called "Spugna Roberto Quadrati Pantaloni" which translates as "Sponge Roberto Square Pants."
• The first seven seasons' title cards used the opening credits background with the episode name in Cooper Black (In "I'm With Stupid" it switched to Accent Regular).
  • Interestingly enough, a narrator reads the title card even though it is localized. This could be the result of dubbing the episode first and then localizing text afterwards.
    • Also, the narrator's voice seems to be SpongeBob's.
• "Truth or Square" was the only episode to integrate the title card's background on the Italian dub until season 8, excluding the title cards used in the first airing of the Legends of Bikini Bottom's saga.
• There have been five fonts used in title cards:
  • Cooper Sans and DS Accent were used in varying episodes between seasons 1-2. The latter was fully used from Season 3 until Season 7.
  • SpongeFont SquareType was used from Season 8 until Season 12.
  • As of Season 13 the fonts Some Time Later or Krabby Patty are used
  • Some episodes such as "Sammy Suckerfish" use a completely different font.
• In "Help Wanted" ("Cercasi aiuto"), when SpongeBob returns to the Krusty Krab with the hydrodynamic spatula, he sings the fanfare of 20th Century Fox (now 20th Century Studios).
• "SpongeBob's Last Stand" was the only episode to premiere in this country on the same date as United States. All other episodes premiered either before or after the United States.
• In the original intro, SpongeBob's full name is shown each time the kids yell it out in the theme song. In this version's intro, SpongeBob's full name is not shown and instead, SpongeBob himself appears as various incarnations of himself. Also, when his pants bounce off of him (like in the original intro), the character's name is replaced by a long coral, and the part where SpongeBob is upside down when his pants bounce back on him is cut. SpongeBob's name only appears in this dub's logo (with his surname absent), and the logo itself dons the main characters of the show, and the Nickelodeon logo is at the bottom instead of the top. When the logo transitions to the "created by Stephen Hillenburg" text, the transition used is a fade effect instead of the cut effect like in the original intro.

Videos

• File:Spongebob italian intro
• Intro (Seasons 8-11)
  Intro (Seasons 8-11)
• Intro (Season 12) (audio only)
  Intro (Season 12) (audio only)
• Intro (Season 13)
  Intro (Season 13)
• Intro (Christmas Who?)
  Intro (Christmas Who?)
• Intro (It's a SpongeBob Christmas!)
  Intro (It's a SpongeBob Christmas!)
• File:Spongebob La sigla in italiano cantata da Marco Carta Nickelodeon

Gallery

• Italian poster of The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie
  Italian poster of The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie
• One Hour Later from "Mermaid Pants"
  One Hour Later from "Mermaid Pants"
• Five Minutes Later From "Code Yellow"
  Five Minutes Later From "Code Yellow"
• 80,000 Impressions Later from "Mimic Madness"
  80,000 Impressions Later from "Mimic Madness"
• "Prickles the Worm in" from "House Worming"
  "Prickles the Worm in" from "House Worming"
• Clam Up! from "House Worming"
  Clam Up! from "House Worming"
• 3,000 Wup-Poos Later from "House Worming"
  3,000 Wup-Poos Later from "House Worming"
• Soon After from "House Worming"
  Soon After from "House Worming"
• Later from "Snooze You Lose"
  Later from "Snooze You Lose"
• Moments Later from "Snooze You Lose"
  Moments Later from "Snooze You Lose"
• The Next Morning from "SpongeBob's Place"
  The Next Morning from "SpongeBob's Place"
• Many Unbearable Hours Later from "Plankton Gets the Boot"
  Many Unbearable Hours Later from "Plankton Gets the Boot"
• "Squid's Day Off" title card
  "Squid's Day Off" title card
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• File:Appointment TV 2 - Italian.png
• "Journey to the Center of Karen" from "Karen's Virus"
  "Journey to the Center of Karen" from "Karen's Virus"
• "Dying for Pie" title card
  "Dying for Pie" title card
• Gloves Song from "Escape from Beneath Glove World"
  Gloves Song from "Escape from Beneath Glove World"
• "The Flower Plot" title card, using Some Time Later
  "The Flower Plot" title card, using Some Time Later