SpongeBob SquarePants (Filipino series)

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SpongeBob SquarePants

General information

Network:

• RPN 9 (2002–2004)
• Studio 23 (2003–2004)
• ABC5/TV5 (2006–2010; 2024–2025)
• Q Channel 11 (2010–2011)
• ABS-CBN (2010–2020)
• Yey! (2015–2020)

Broadcast area:

Philippines

Country:

Philippines

Language:

Filipino/Tagalog (main; 2008-2025)
English (secondary; 2001-2008)

Seasons:

1-11

Dubbing studio:

• Lapat-Tinig Dubbers Association of the Philippines (TV5 incarnation)^[1]
• Synchresis, Inc. (ABS-CBN and Yey incarnations)
• Unknown (GMA movies)
• Kantana 20Plus (The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run andSaving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie)
• Hit Productions Inc. (Plankton: The Movie)

Distributor:

Paramount Networks EMEAA

Picture format:

NTSC (480i) (2002–2018)
HDTV 1080i (2018-2020)

Original run:

• August 11,2008 -May 3,2020 (original)
• September 30,2024 -April 19,2025^[2] (rerun)

Wiki:

Wiki ng SpongeBob SquarePants

SpongeBob SquarePants is the Filipino (Tagalog) dubbed version ofSpongeBob SquarePants. It is part ofInternationalSpongeBob SquarePants.

History[]

SpongeBob SquarePants first aired in English on Nickelodeon Southeast Asia (before the Philippine feed separated in 2011) onApril 7,2001, and later on the Radio Philippines Network (RPN 9) from2002 to2004, and Studio 23 fromOctober 5,2003 to2004^[3]. SpongeBob SquarePants has been currently in English dub on the Philippine feed of Nickelodeon. After RPN lost its rights of airing Nickelodeon shows, ABC 5 (now known as TV5) launched Nick on ABC/TV5 in2006, in a block called Nick sa TV5 (English: Nick on TV5).SpongeBob SquarePants episodes were later dubbed for the first time into Filipino/Tagalog onAugust 11,2008, three days after ABC 5 was relaunched into TV5, making them the first Nick broadcaster on Philippine free TV to do so. Schedules from 2007 mention SpongeBob already airing on the channel, but it is unknown if these episodes were dubbed or not.^[4] The show aired every 8:30 AM and 5:00 PM. The network ended its contract with Nickelodeon onJune 30,2010.

SpongeBob SquarePants was also aired on Q Channel 11 (now known as GTV) as a part of "QTV Super Bulilit" Block weekday mornings 8:00am^[5], On February 18, 2011, SpongeBob SquarePants was stopped airing on Q before was rebranded into GMA News TV. ABS-CBN launched Nick Time (later Nickelodeon on ABS-CBN) onJuly 26, 2010 at 8:30 AM under their Team Animazing time block.SpongeBob SquarePants was among others shown during Nick Time, thus continuing the Filipino dub that was started by TV5.

However, ABS-CBN's airing ofSpongeBob SquarePants was criticized for having a majority of episodes edited and cut short due to lack of airtime, due to the amount of commercials, and time constraints.SpongeBob SquarePants ended on October 8, 2011 and replaced byGo, Diego, Go!,The Penguins of Madagascar, andEl Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera onOctober 15, 2011.

After a week,SpongeBob SquarePants went back to air. Studio 23 (now known as ABS-CBN S+A), ABS-CBN's UHF affiliate, launched Nickelodeon on Studio 23 on October 4, 2010. Like its mother station ABS-CBN, programs are dubbed in Filipino. The Nickelodeon on Studio 23 block temporarily ended in October 2011 and returned in January 2012. After 4 years, Nickelodeon on Studio 23 ended airing its block onJanuary 16,2014 to pave way for the airing of ABS-CBN S+A. Nickelodeon on ABS-CBN S+A was launched onJanuary 20, 2014 and all of its shows are reverted to its original English language rather than Filipino-dubbed.

The Filipino dub aired again on ABS-CBN during Saturdays at 9:15 am, but was changed to 9:00 am on March 29, 2014.

The dub also aired on Weekdays at 9:00am under theTeam Animazing block from July 9, 2014 to April 13, 2015, replacingMr. Bean and was replaced by theseventh season ofNaruto Shippuden. The Saturday timeslot was changed again from 9 to 8:30 am on October 10, 2015, and aired until November 14, 2015.

Around its final years on television, the dub broadcasted every Sunday morning at 8:30am, airing one episode in syndication starting December 20, 2015.^{[6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13]}

Since the launch of ABS-CBN's new soft-run channels, the show also aired on its new kids' channel,Yey! with the Filipino dub, airing in order (by season), thus replacing the now defunct airing on ABS-CBN S+A.

However, in May 5, 2020, the National Telecommunications Commission has issued a cease-and-desist order (CDO) on ABS-CBN's broadcast operations. In June 30, 2020, the Yey! channel has ceased to air due to the imposed alias cease-and-desist order (ACDO). This leaves the local Nickelodeon channel becoming the only broadcaster of the show since 2020.

OnSeptember 30,2024, TV5 began re-airing the first three seasons ofSpongeBob SquarePants on the network'sTV5 Kids block, the show was aired every Monday-Friday at 7:30AM, but it was changed to 8:45AM to give way the timeslot ofCocomelon andPJ Masks.^[14] The last episode of Season 3, "The Sponge Who Could Fly" aired onNovember 25,2024. TV5 reverted to the first episodes of Season 1 the following day.

OnApril 19,2025, after the episodeParty Pooper Pants, the show has ended on the network'sTV5 Kids line-up and was replaced byThe Adventures of Puss in Boots.^[15]

SpongeBob SquarePants on Netflix Philippines[]

Selected seasons of the series are streaming online on Netflix Philippines in the original English audio.^[16]The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run,Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie, andPlankton: The Movie were also released there and has been translated into Filipino.^[17][18]

Cast[]

It is currently unknown who voiced the characters in the GMA dub of the first two films.

TV5, ABS-CBN, Yey!, andPlankton: The Movie[]

• Rudolf Baldonado -SpongeBob SquarePants,Dirty Bubble,Bubble Buddy,Harold SquarePants
• Jojo Galvez -Patrick Star,Sheldon J. Plankton,Mermaid Man,King Neptune,King Jellyfish,Smitty Werbenjägermanjensen,Tattletale Strangler
• Marvil Ramirez -Squidward Tentacles,Larry the Lobster,Squilliam Fancyson
• Jefferson Utanes -Eugene H. Krabs,Patchy the Pirate,Flying Dutchman,Man Ray,Perch Perkins,Fred,Bubble Bass,David Hasselhoff (TV5 dub),Dennis (TV5 dub),Flats the Flounder,Kevin C. Cucumber,Old Man Jenkins,Narrator (Krusty Krab Training Video)
• Nica Rojo -Sandy Cheeks,Mrs. Puff,Pearl Krabs,Karen Plankton,Margaret SquarePants,Grandma SquarePants,Princess Mindy (TV5 dub),Hoopla
• Mitchiko Tiongson -Mrs. Puff (Plankton: The Movie)
• Elle Genovata -Pearl Krabs (Plankton: The Movie)
• Bernie Malejana -Barnacle Boy
• Archie de Leon -Jack Kahuna Laguna,Olaf
• Anthony Malejana - Additional voices^[19]

The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run andSaving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie[]

• Ryan Bondoc - SpongeBob SquarePants^[20][21]
• Pipoh Villavicencio - Patrick Star (Sponge on the Run)
• Neil Caronan - Patrick Star (Saving Bikini Bottom)
• Jimmy Manato - Squidward Tentacles
• Mark Brecio - Eugene H. Krabs
• Dave Hosillos - Sheldon J. Plankton
• Cindy May Bacena - Sandy Cheeks
• Jing Lanzona - Mrs. Puff
• Don Capucion -King Poseidon
• Zie Vargas - Additional voices

Name changes/translations[]

The English names are used for most of the characters, places, and objects in this dub. However, here are a few exceptions:

Characters[]

• King Neptune → Haring Neptune (King Neptune)
• Princess Mindy → Prinsesa Mindy (Princess Mindy)
• No Name/Friend → Walang Pangalan/Kaibigan (No Name/Friend)
• Twelvy → Dosena (short forSandosena (Dozen))

Objects[]

• Krabby Patty secret formula → Sikretong Sangkap (Secret Ingredient)
  • Lihim na Formula (Secret Formula)^{(in "Krusty Krab Training Video")}
• Exploding Chewing Gum → Sumasabog na Chewing Gum (Exploding Chewing Gum)

Miscellaneous[]

• Secret Royal Order of the Good Neighbor Lodge → Sikretong Kapisanan ng Hari ng mga Mabubuting Kapitbahay (Secret Society of the King of Good Neighbors)

Episodes[]

Main article:List of episodes by country (Philippines)

All of the original English episodes have been aired on Nickelodeon Philippines. The Filipino dub ofSeason 1 to4 have been aired on TV5, ABS-CBN, and Yey! Seasons 5-11 were aired on ABS-CBN and Yey! All seasons were aired on Nickelodeon. The first two movies were aired on GMA Network, although the first movie was previously aired on TV5.^[22]

Movies[]

The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie,The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water,The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run,Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie, andPlankton: The Movie are known to have been dubbed in Filipino. The first^[23] and the second^[24] were aired on GMA Network.The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie aired on TV5 onMay 24,2010 and was re-aired on October 22, 2022, and in an unknown date in GMA in2016^[25], and later onApril 22,2020.

GMA re-airedThe SpongeBob SquarePants Movie onNovember 24,2024^[26] to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the film's release onNovember 19,2004.

The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water aired on GMA in 2020. The GMA dubs of the movies featured different voice actors from ABS-CBN.^[27] GMA also re-aired the movie onAugust 28,2024^[28] to mark the comeback of the series on Philippine TV, before TV5 re-aired the first three seasons of the series.

Sponge on the Run was released on Netflix Philippines on May 21, 2022.^[29][30][31] It is unusual among pastSpongeBob dubs, as every song is translated to Filipino.

Censorship[]

• Many instances of the words "moron," "idiot, "stupid," and "dumb" are mostly translated as either "walang kwenta" (useless) or "pangit" (ugly), because the local equivalent of these words would be considered as strong language in children's television in the Philippines.
• "Help Wanted", "Reef Blower" and "Tea at the Treedome"- In its second re-airing on TV5's HD feed onNovember 26,2024, the episode was accidentally given an SPG (Strong Parental Guidance) rating.^[32]
• "Ripped Pants" - The episode was replaced by "Plankton!" the September 30 and November 27 re-airings on TV5's regular feed. However the episode aired on November 27, 2024.^[33] Instead being replaced by "Plankton!" The episode aired on TV5 HD.^[34]
• "Pizza Delivery" - Squidward's line "Oh, my aching tentacles!" at the end of the episode is cut.^{[citation needed]}
• "Something Smells/Bossy Boots" and "SpongeBob Meets the Strangler/Pranks a Lot" - the episodes was weren't reaired in 2024.
• "Procrastination" - The scene in where SpongeBob looks out the window, all his friends are there, and Patrick rubbing Sandy with sunscreen then says, "Come on, SpongeBob!" and SpongeBob doing calisthenics were cut from the ABS-CBN airing and Yey! 2015 airings (that Yey! rerun airing onwards was left uncut until 2020). However, the original TV5 airing is left uncut, as of October 25, 2024, the scene was cut on the rerun airing of TV5.^{[citation needed]}
• "The Great Snail Race" and "Mid-Life Crustacean" - Much like most international versions ofSpongeBob SquarePants as of 2018, the episodes weren't reaired in 2024.
• "Pranks a Lot" - The ending featuring SpongeBob and Patrick naked at the Krusty Krab has been cut in the ABS-CBN airings and Yey! 2015 airings (that Yey! rerun airing onwards was left uncut until 2020). However, the original TV5 airing is left uncut.^{[citation needed]}
• "Salsa Imbecilicus" - The scene where Patrick's tongue licks Plankton's butt is cut in the ABS-CBN and Yey! airings.^{[citation needed]}
• The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie - Some scenes such as Patrick parachuting naked, most of the scenes inGoofy Goober's Ice Cream Party Boat, and theThug Tug scene were completely removed on earlier airings of the film on GMA Network. However, the rerun on November 24, 2024 airing on GMA was uncut.^[35][36]^{[citation needed]}

Events[]

Numerous SpongeBob-themed/sponsored events have been held in the Philippines.

• A SpongeBob Christmas at Robinsons (2012)
• SpongeBob Summer at SM North EDSA (2013)
• Robinsons Movieworld: Meet and Greet SpongeBob (2015)
• The SpongeBob BFF – Best Friends Festival! (2015)
• Bikini Bottom Buddy Roundup (2015)

Television events[]

• RetroBob SquarePants (2015, Nickelodeon)
• Bagong Labas, BagongBob! (2015, Yey!)
• Siyam SpongeBob Saturdays (2015, ABS-CBN)
• Tambay with SpongeBob (2018, Nickelodeon)

Trivia[]

• None of the episodes' titles nor the characters' names are translated, with a few exceptions.
• Unlike most otherSpongeBob SquarePants international dubs, this version retains the original English title.
  • The same can be applied to theDutch,European Portuguese,Indonesian,Irish,Malay, andUrdu dubs.
• The theme song is retained in English.
• In some episodes, Gary's meowing is muted.
• The episode "Skill Crane" is 6 minutes shorter on ABS-CBN due to time constraints.
• Most of the female characters were dubbed by one person,Nica Rojo.
• Older episodes of the dub replaces English songs with the Filipino voice actors redubbing the songs in English. For example, in the Filipino version of "The Very First Christmas", the characters sing in English with a Filipino accent.^[37]
  • Newer episodes keep the original English audio of songs, except for spoken lyrics.
    • Strangely, however, the song "Dear Friend" is fully translated into Filipino instead of just being sung in a Filipino accent.
• The show is rated PG by theMovie and Television Review and Classification Board (also known as the MTRCB) due to having only three television ratings. (General Audiences and Strong Parental Guidance).
• On February 4, 2021, the entire cast (except Archie de Leon and Nica Rojo) conducted a live meeting on the Filipino appKumu^[38], reciting quotes from "Patrick-Man!" and answering questions from fans.
• There existsa "Filipino-dubbed" trailer forThe SpongeBob SquarePants Movie online. Many have mistaken it to be the theatrical release trailer of the movie in the Philippines, but it was actually done by another Filipino voice artist,Pocholo Gonzales, who was never involved in any of the Filipino dubs ofSpongeBob SquarePants.
• On ABS-CBN, the dub was not aired onMarch 15,2020, due to the live declaration of the Enhanced Community Quarantine on that day. Fortunately, the dub returned to air onMarch 22,2020 until its final episode onMay 3.
• In the Netflix dub ofThe SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run, Squidward speaks with a lisp.
• In the TV5 airing ofThe SpongeBob SquarePants Movie, after SpongeBob jumps into the air andOcean Man begins playing, theParamount logo plays alongside the song, and due to time constraints is shortened.^[39]
• The show's 2024-2025 airings on TV5 are incomplete, with "Something Smells", "Bossy Boots", "Christmas Who?" (regular airings only; the episode only aired during the Christmas holidays), "The Great Snail Race", "Mid-Life Crustacean", "SpongeBob Meets the Strangler" and "Pranks a Lot" being left unaired in the 2024-2025 run.

Videos[]

Teasers[]

TV5 Multimedia

TV5: "Wishing You Well" (Note: the original English version of "Down the Well" is used)

(REUPLOAD) SpongeBob SquarePants Official Trailer (Philippines)

Yey! (the series in general)

TV5 - TV5 Kids SpongeBob SquarePants Promo (September 2024)

TV5 (2024 rerun)

SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS September 23, 2014 Teaser

ABS-CBN: "Help Wanted" (2014 rerun)

SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS September 26, 2014 Teaser

ABS-CBN: "Pizza Delivery" and "Home Sweet Pineapple" (2014 rerun)

SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS May 31, 2014 Teaser

ABS-CBN: "The Abrasive Side"

Ano ang birthday wish mo para kay Spongebob Whatchuthink

Yey: "SpongeBob's Big Birthday Blowout"

See also[]

• The Filipino wiki

External links[]

• SpongeBob SquarePants (Filipino) on The Dubbing Database
• Footage of Squilliam's voice in the Filipino dub, from "Squilliam Returns"

References[]

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