
Kenny has even become a Voice Director for the show. SpongeBob Squarepants has been a fixture in western animation for over two decades now, with the original cast remaining in the parts they originated. RELATED: SpongeBob SquarePants Theory: Wait, Mr. And as that is the truth here, I fit well, and dovetail with him very well. "He's actually appealing to the inner unrealized, sarcastic, unsuccessful adult in me. "I'm hoping really strongly that Squidward does not appeal to the inner child of me," Bumpass joked in response. And very open-hearted, the way was really open-hearted. It's nice to play a character where that's your go-to. Everybody's awesome unless they really prove themselves otherwise. "When let me be SpongeBob, let me tap into that inner child, corny as that phrase is, that inner child where you're guileless, no snark, no guile. SpongeBob is high energy and loves his work, and super eager and positive for the most part in his outlook.' And that does describe me, probably." Not that you're a 100% the same, obviously, but there's some crossover there. Reflecting on the last twenty years of voicing SpongeBob and how he came to the part, Kenny noted that, "SpongeBob really does speak to the kid in me. always said, "the reason I cast you is that there's some of you in SpongeBob, and some of SpongeBob in you. RELATED: Cyberpunk 2077 Fan Brings SpongeBob's 'Handsome Squidward' To Night City but it can be enjoyed even if you don't have that encyclopedic knowledge of SpongeBob episodes, which surprisingly, I don't."

SpongeBob SquarePants." Kenny teased, "there's a lot of Easter eggs. They're discovering things that pay off in the later series, depending on your familiarity with.

they're a little bit more naive, a little bit newer to the world, and the world is new to them. We don't really think in those terms, but. Despite the different animation and slight tone change that comes with the setting shift, Kenny explained that "they're the same characters, but it's just in an earlier point in their development. Kamp Koraltakes SpongeBob SquarePants back in time to when the cast were all pre-teens and at summer camp together. During a roundtable interview with CBR, SpongeBob SquarePants cast members Tom Kenny (SpongeBob) and Roger Bumpass (Squidward) spoke about their deep connection with the franchise they've been staring in for over two decades, and what it brings out of them.
