The boating school is super clever. They can use it narratively as a preschool, high school or even a college, but the subject being taught is always driving
From what I remember seeing: They used the boating school as a mandate since Nickelodeon wanted him to go to school originally, but the creators had arguments since they didn't want to make SpongeBob seem too much like a child since he's still an adult within his 20's
I mean even if Spongbob acts like a kid he is doing well in life. He has a job, a 3 story house, a pet, a best friend, has a lot of hobbies, but most importantly he is happy.
It took me four times to pass the written test. Thankfully, I passed the driving portion the first time. My aunt failed the written exam 13 times before finally passing.
Spongebob worked at the krusty krab in 2017 so he was 31 in season 1 he aged in total 6 seasons seasons 3 to 8 so spongebob's birthday in season 12 he was turning 38 so he was born on 07/14/86 so he's 39 today his birthday was yesterday so he would be 40 next year.
The SB-129 thing reminds me of a joke: "This fossil is 4 million years and 2 weeks old." "That's really specific. How do you know?" "When the museum hired me, they said it was 4 million years old. That was 2 weeks ago."
Exactly! Plenty of people also think it’s universal that people don’t used phones in their dreams but I used mine for GPS in my dream and had a friend on their computer in my bed in a dream.
!! good, i'm glad i'm not the only one! before my first dream with my phone in it, i heard "no one dreams of their phone" and was like okay, odd, but makes sense- but then i had a dream i used my phone to call my so. i've had several more past that, including talking on discord lol
People say the same about seeing the time. Apparently you can never see the time in dreams, and that you never see clocks in general, but I’ve looked at my phone clock, my alarm clock, etc. in my dreams and it all displayed a perfectly normal time.
It’s completely normal for an Autistic 31 year old to not know how to drive. I went to a school for Autistic adults only for 4 years. One of my friends is 32 and he doesn’t know how to drive. I learned when I was 26. Most people I know still watch kids movies when they come out. I don’t care if preschoolers do it, I think it’s more mature to play with hand puppets, crayons and modeling clay. It’s more original, originality is a form of independence, and independence is adulthood.
@@StardustAnlia that actually makes me feel weirdly better. I’m autistic and am generally an independent person and have no problems in the way of intelligence but I still don’t have my license. I put off doing driving lessons for two years because of a traumatic car accident and then missed the deadline to turn in assignments when I signed up so I got kicked out and just have never gotten around to it. Now I’m in my early 20s without even having a learners license.
I like to think he's eternally 18 Not too weird to take pearl to prom, not too wild to have your own place especially if his parents help, and not too wild to not be able to drive
I am reminded of the episode that Pearl's best friends called SpongeBob's her boyfriend (And that one book where Mr Krabs thinks that SpongeBob was attempting to flirt with Pearl), and no one bat an eye that she is 16 and SpongeBob may already be an adult. So, maybe they really are only a few years apart.
@@tyjay_oof I also see a lot of things that disappear I think I might have a very powerful type of vision that can see things that most people can't like tricks of light mirages that are only at certain wavelengths that normal eyes don't usually see and yes they sometimes looks like people but that's just a trick of the light I think I can see different light spectrums than most people
@@brandongovreau9218 not diagnosing you w anything but thats a little concerning, visual hallucinations are not 'powerful vision' have you told any doctors about it....?
you missed that the drivers license expires in 2003 so that means the show more than likely takes place around the first time it aired. which means spongebob is more close around 14 years old at the time
It would make more sense if Spongebob is supposed to be around 16-20 years old rather than 31. Even tho I met multiple people over 30 that act like children still.
I hate how people just assumed that the show takes place in 2017, just because of that one episode where he got frozen for 2000 years and he is in 4017. There is a possibility that the 2000 years was a ballpark and he actually got frozen for 2017 years. That or it's this episode in particular that takes place during that date. And if we based by both his DOB and the expiration date on his license, he would have been at least 17 at his oldest. But if we rely on Hillenburg's given age to him that he is 50 in sponge years, he would have been 19.
@@ssg-eggunner Well, a Reddit post attempted to calculate what 50 sponge years (If you're a fan, you've heard somewhere that the creator joked that he is 50 in sponge years, but he is actually old enough to live on his own and young enough to go to boating school) is in human years, and apparently, they got roughly 19.
In regards to the actual SpongeBob Squarepants' age, series creator Stephen Hillenburg wasn't very direct regarding these questions. As for Hillenburg's secrecy, it's because he intended for SpongeBob to be ageless in a way. However, that wasn't always the case. According to the Orange County Register, he wanted SpongeBob to be an adult, but Nickelodeon wanted a child character who attended school. As such, a compromise was born by creating Mrs. Puff's Boating School. Change also explains SpongeBob's child-like energy despite navigating many adult tasks.
With that logic Spongebob could be between 16 and 20 considering that he's working fastfood while being exploited by his employer and also working on his drivers license.
2:06 "We don't text when we dream" I have had multiple dreams where I have text people and taken photos and videos. It was annoying when I woke up and the photos I took no longer existed...
Although I love your idea about SpongeBob just aging slower cause that's exactly the kind of thing Stephen Hillenburg would reference. He always read as a barely adult. Like 17/18. Old enough to drive and work but still learning to be an adult
one reason why Spongebob act's like a kid is that sea sponge's can live for hundreds of years so physically he is like 43 years old but mentally he is still a kid.
1:40 That's the most annoying part of trying to be lucid while dreaming... One second it seems completely normal that you're living in a bunker being fed ketchup flavored jello by someone with a Joe Rogan face mask on... the next moment you're awake and wondering if you really should have kept seeing that therapist.
Spongebob's age being amiguous always meant to me that anyone can relate to him. (in seasons 1-3) people talk down to him and treat him like a kid which makes him more relatable to the child audience, but he can do adult things in order to give him more agency. Kind of like why Ash Ketchum travels the world despite being 10.
Maybe just maybe you’re wrong And the reason they treat him like a kid is because 1986 to 1999 is 13yrs of age and since these characters don’t technically age he is still a kid Now in sponge years he would be an adult around 40 or so but for how we perceive time he is only a kid but yet 38yrs old Happy birthday SpongeBob 🧽
I remember always wondering how old SpongeBob actually is after I watched the end of SpongeBob’s big birthday blowout and the episode purposely ends as he’s about to say how old he is. Anyway, this theory answers it really well so thank you! 👍🏻
SpongeBob's birthdate was revealed to be July 14, 1986, but this would mean he was 13 when the series premiered so today he would almost be 40 spongbob is just living his best life let him be himself growing up is overrated
IDC what you say about spongebob's age Spongebob was born in 1991 The main show ( S1-S14 ) takes place in 2010-2015 The timeline ( when spongebob was born and onward ) 1991: Spongebob and Patrick are Born 1998: The Sponge on the Run flashback takes place ( 7yrs ) 2000-2001: Kamp Koral Spongebob's under years ( 9-10 yrs ) 2004 : The Patrick show ( 13 yrs ) 2010-2015 : The Main show (18-24 yrs ) 2016: Spongebob's Big Birthday Blowout ( 25 yrs ) 2019: Sponge out of water ( 28 yrs ) 2021: Sponge on the Run ( 30 yrs ) 2026 : The Spongebob Movie (35 yrs) 2
i always thought of spongebob as a troll. he’s trolling mrs puff with driving and trolling squidward with his annoyance. patrick is the only person who trolls spongebob back.
SpongeBob's age being revealed is one of the rules of SpongeBob 1. Plankton can't steal the secret formula and get away with it 2. SpongeBob can't pass his driving test 3. SpongeBob's age can't be revealed
2:04 i actually have had dreams where it takes place texting someone or i’m scrolling on imaginary posts on social media. Why would you say we don’t dream with our phones in them?
I used to buy the old German SpongeBob magazines, and I think one of the issues confirmed that SpongeBob is around 30, but not sure if it confirmed the except age.
2:02 actually a month ago I found this post on TikTok about them having iOS 18, and in my dream, I was in my same exact bed, using my phone with iOS 18.
If you look at the boating license where you got the birthday, it shows the expiration date in the top left. Usually expiration dates for driver's license are a few years away. The expiration date shown is 2003. Meaning it would have to have taken place in 1999 or 2000
The boating school is super clever. They can use it narratively as a preschool, high school or even a college, but the subject being taught is always driving
That logic would make sense but you see Patrick graduate and he did get his driver's license
@@natejoe9924Patrick does a lot of funny and weird stuff so I would take that with a grain of salt 🤣
@@H_tudor yeah Patrick is pretty funny 🤣😂😂 he's my favorite character
From what I remember seeing: They used the boating school as a mandate since Nickelodeon wanted him to go to school originally, but the creators had arguments since they didn't want to make SpongeBob seem too much like a child since he's still an adult within his 20's
Yeah
I mean even if Spongbob acts like a kid he is doing well in life. He has a job, a 3 story house, a pet, a best friend, has a lot of hobbies, but most importantly he is happy.
Facts
I bet his parents help him out.
@@justinw7323 He has loving parents too. Lol.
Not to mention the massive library and having bested a god
He's cruising through life with positivity!
"What adult fails their driving test over a thousand times"
Me: 👀
lmao I can't even pass the written test
🤣😂 failed the written 3 times and driving 3 times, I hate driving to this day. Migraines mess me up and I'm nervous about driving
One that has ADD or PTSD
@@8265 or that fantastic combination of BOTH.
It took me four times to pass the written test. Thankfully, I passed the driving portion the first time. My aunt failed the written exam 13 times before finally passing.
it's kind of a part of spongebob's magic that we don't know his exact age
This is why we should never think that Kamp Koral or Sponge On the Run existed.
Spongebob worked at the krusty krab in 2017 so he was 31 in season 1 he aged in total 6 seasons seasons 3 to 8 so spongebob's birthday in season 12 he was turning 38 so he was born on 07/14/86 so he's 39 today his birthday was yesterday so he would be 40 next year.
@@lalagarcia1084 The expiration date on SpongeBob's driver's license is 12-14-03, which means season 1 takes place way before 2003
his driver license says he was born on 07/14/86 you're stupid.
his driver's license said he was born on 07/14/86 you're stupid.
Acc. the driving liscence, he's 38 today!
YAY!
😭🙏🏾 me and spongebob have the same birthday
I remember thinking he was 13 in the first episode
Same
@@CalebS-t2i and then there was a time I thought he was about 26 years old in the first episode
@@Fordaflock okay
He sounds like a kid
😭
The SB-129 thing reminds me of a joke:
"This fossil is 4 million years and 2 weeks old."
"That's really specific. How do you know?"
"When the museum hired me, they said it was 4 million years old. That was 2 weeks ago."
😂
Happy birthday SpongeBob!!
Yeah🎉
Happy Birthday, Spongebob!!! 🥳🎁🎊🎉🎈🎂🍰🕯🥳🎁🥳🎁🎊🎉🎂🍰🥳🎉🎊🎁🎁🎁
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"we dont text when we dream"
Speak for yourself! My chronically online self has dreamed entire discord conversations!
So I'm not the only one!?!
Exactly! Plenty of people also think it’s universal that people don’t used phones in their dreams but I used mine for GPS in my dream and had a friend on their computer in my bed in a dream.
!! good, i'm glad i'm not the only one! before my first dream with my phone in it, i heard "no one dreams of their phone" and was like okay, odd, but makes sense- but then i had a dream i used my phone to call my so. i've had several more past that, including talking on discord lol
People say the same about seeing the time. Apparently you can never see the time in dreams, and that you never see clocks in general, but I’ve looked at my phone clock, my alarm clock, etc. in my dreams and it all displayed a perfectly normal time.
Istg 😭😭
It’s completely normal for an Autistic 31 year old to not know how to drive. I went to a school for Autistic adults only for 4 years. One of my friends is 32 and he doesn’t know how to drive. I learned when I was 26. Most people I know still watch kids movies when they come out. I don’t care if preschoolers do it, I think it’s more mature to play with hand puppets, crayons and modeling clay. It’s more original, originality is a form of independence, and independence is adulthood.
@@StardustAnlia that actually makes me feel weirdly better. I’m autistic and am generally an independent person and have no problems in the way of intelligence but I still don’t have my license. I put off doing driving lessons for two years because of a traumatic car accident and then missed the deadline to turn in assignments when I signed up so I got kicked out and just have never gotten around to it. Now I’m in my early 20s without even having a learners license.
I have so many problems it should be considered a crime to trust me to drive lmao
I’m 23, undiagnosed, and recently started lessons :)
Its even normal for people just to fail it.... Look at the one india person who failed it like two thousand times before actually passing.....
I like to think he's eternally 18
Not too weird to take pearl to prom, not too wild to have your own place especially if his parents help, and not too wild to not be able to drive
How many kids do you know who have a house at 18 ? 😅
@gorgeoussupergemaj5991 none but his parents definitely helped!!
I am reminded of the episode that Pearl's best friends called SpongeBob's her boyfriend (And that one book where Mr Krabs thinks that SpongeBob was attempting to flirt with Pearl), and no one bat an eye that she is 16 and SpongeBob may already be an adult. So, maybe they really are only a few years apart.
@@gorgeoussupergemaj5991please learn how to read
I agree with you so much !!
I mean, I'm 21 and people still treat me like a kid. I don't have a driver's license either
I’m 23 and it’s such a weird age cause to kids I’m old but to adults I’m still a kid.
sometimes I have prophetic dreams about watching UA-cam videos in my dreams and then watching the same video when I wake up
I think that’s called clinically online
@@tyjay_oof I also see a lot of things that disappear I think I might have a very powerful type of vision that can see things that most people can't like tricks of light mirages that are only at certain wavelengths that normal eyes don't usually see and yes they sometimes looks like people but that's just a trick of the light I think I can see different light spectrums than most people
@@brandongovreau9218 not diagnosing you w anything but thats a little concerning, visual hallucinations are not 'powerful vision' have you told any doctors about it....?
Or maybe an eye test@@tyjay_oof
@@tyjay_oof UA-cam videos I haven't seen before in my dreams and then I see it later on in real life
The license says it expires in 2003 my guy
Also it looks like the date is 4011 or 4077 not really 4017
Giving SpongeBob and age just *feels* so wrong
Would you rather give him or age?
Ugh exactly I never put an age to him mentally since he’s not human. I just kinda put him in his own category
And age
you missed that the drivers license expires in 2003 so that means the show more than likely takes place around the first time it aired. which means spongebob is more close around 14 years old at the time
Isn't 16 the earliest you can get your license or work, anyway? At least it is in the US.
@@Echo_the_half_glitch It's 14. Well, at least in some places. But still, you can work and drive as young as 14.
@@missplayer30uh no, it’s 15. 15 for a learners permit, and 16 for a license.
If spongebobs 31 that makes Mr Krabs like 80 years old
I always interpreted him as being around his 60s
If it takes place in 2017 then why does the expiration date on his drivers licenses say 12-14-03
They just don't want him to drive lol
because this is a shitty, poorly put together click-baity video
The tension between SpongeBob's adulthood and his childlike personality is the entire theme of the first movie.
That's a good theory, but there is one problem, not every sponge in this show acts like him
maybe there older
@@m00gan64fr. This doesnt poke any holes in his argument.
It would make more sense if Spongebob is supposed to be around 16-20 years old rather than 31. Even tho I met multiple people over 30 that act like children still.
I hate how people just assumed that the show takes place in 2017, just because of that one episode where he got frozen for 2000 years and he is in 4017. There is a possibility that the 2000 years was a ballpark and he actually got frozen for 2017 years. That or it's this episode in particular that takes place during that date. And if we based by both his DOB and the expiration date on his license, he would have been at least 17 at his oldest.
But if we rely on Hillenburg's given age to him that he is 50 in sponge years, he would have been 19.
expiration dates should be at minimum 1 year later
which could make him potentially 16
what's the source of the 50 sponge years tough?
@@ssg-eggunner Well, a Reddit post attempted to calculate what 50 sponge years (If you're a fan, you've heard somewhere that the creator joked that he is 50 in sponge years, but he is actually old enough to live on his own and young enough to go to boating school) is in human years, and apparently, they got roughly 19.
In regards to the actual SpongeBob Squarepants' age, series creator Stephen Hillenburg wasn't very direct regarding these questions.
As for Hillenburg's secrecy, it's because he intended for SpongeBob to be ageless in a way.
However, that wasn't always the case. According to the Orange County Register, he wanted SpongeBob to be an adult, but Nickelodeon wanted a child character who attended school.
As such, a compromise was born by creating Mrs. Puff's Boating School.
Change also explains SpongeBob's child-like energy despite navigating many adult tasks.
With that logic Spongebob could be between 16 and 20 considering that he's working fastfood while being exploited by his employer and also working on his drivers license.
2:06 "We don't text when we dream"
I have had multiple dreams where I have text people and taken photos and videos.
It was annoying when I woke up and the photos I took no longer existed...
Although I love your idea about SpongeBob just aging slower cause that's exactly the kind of thing Stephen Hillenburg would reference. He always read as a barely adult. Like 17/18. Old enough to drive and work but still learning to be an adult
Happy birthday Spongebob! *drinks lemonade* ARARARRAGGAH- *dies*
This is an extreme thirst!
Tom kenny said that spongebob is autistic, but he didnt want it to come out
The first season he was 13-14
(HAPPY BIRTHDAY SPONGEBOB!!🎉)
Happy birthday, SpongeBob!!!!
7/14/2024
happy birthday spongebob!
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Today is spongebobs birthday🎉
0:41 PUT THOSE GRIPPERS AWAY
1:00 I wonder if this dream will predict the future, like how Alex Bale discovered that Spongebob's dreams predicted other events.
one reason why Spongebob act's like a kid is that sea sponge's can live for hundreds of years so physically he is like 43 years old but mentally he is still a kid.
Oh.
2:05 I text in my dreams mate
Same, happened to me a few times before
Same, then i realised the convo never happened
i didnt even notice it was posted 12 minutes ago
1:40 That's the most annoying part of trying to be lucid while dreaming...
One second it seems completely normal that you're living in a bunker being fed ketchup flavored jello by someone with a Joe Rogan face mask on... the next moment you're awake and wondering if you really should have kept seeing that therapist.
1:20 july 14? TODAY’S JULY 14! HAPPY BIRTHDAY SPONGEBOB!
That’s my mama birthday 😂
HAPPY BDAY MY FAVORITE SPONGE!
Spongebob's age being amiguous always meant to me that anyone can relate to him. (in seasons 1-3) people talk down to him and treat him like a kid which makes him more relatable to the child audience, but he can do adult things in order to give him more agency. Kind of like why Ash Ketchum travels the world despite being 10.
4:44 MARCH 6 2077 IS WHEN SQUIDWARD LEFT HIS HOUSE TO GO
Today is his birthday Happy 38th birthday Spongebob
Happy birthday, SpongeBob!
Also notice how squeaky his voice is did he ever go through puberty?
Expired date on the license says 03 so he most likely around 11-17
I Love Your Channel & Videos
Happy 38th birthday Spongebob
1:20 Happy birthday Spongebob!
Edit: Nevermind
Edit edit: 3:00 Happy birthday Spongebob!
Today his birthday
What a video to post on his bday lol
Watching this on SpongeBobs birthday
Maybe just maybe you’re wrong
And the reason they treat him like a kid is because 1986 to 1999 is 13yrs of age and since these characters don’t technically age he is still a kid
Now in sponge years he would be an adult around 40 or so but for how we perceive time he is only a kid but yet 38yrs old
Happy birthday SpongeBob 🧽
I did indeed make this the minute before he hit this topic my fault gang
Happy birthday spongebob lol
Spongebob is a kitchen sponge!
I remember always wondering how old SpongeBob actually is after I watched the end of SpongeBob’s big birthday blowout and the episode purposely ends as he’s about to say how old he is. Anyway, this theory answers it really well so thank you! 👍🏻
Happy birthday SpongeBob!
happy birthday spongebob
HAPPY BIRTHDAY SPONGEBOB!
This is actually sounds like it took rlly long congrats man 🗣️💀
Is nobody going to talk about how the krusty krab's freezer just isn't used?
Dosent, that mean all his freinds will die while he lives on alone
Well, he still has Pearl, I heard whales live for a long time.
SpongeBob's birthdate was revealed to be July 14, 1986, but this would mean he was 13 when the series premiered so today he would almost be 40 spongbob is just living his best life let him be himself growing up is overrated
All of your videos are incredibly far fetched but i watch them because i like dpongebob...
Great video
im hella early, love your vids bro
IDC what you say about spongebob's age
Spongebob was born in 1991
The main show ( S1-S14 ) takes place in 2010-2015
The timeline ( when spongebob was born and onward )
1991: Spongebob and Patrick are Born
1998: The Sponge on the Run flashback takes place ( 7yrs )
2000-2001: Kamp Koral Spongebob's under years ( 9-10 yrs )
2004 : The Patrick show ( 13 yrs )
2010-2015 : The Main show (18-24 yrs )
2016: Spongebob's Big Birthday Blowout ( 25 yrs )
2019: Sponge out of water ( 28 yrs )
2021: Sponge on the Run ( 30 yrs )
2026 : The Spongebob Movie (35 yrs)
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How did you get 1991
ive texted in my dream lol
Same
Don't forget Spongebob's 374 consecutive employee of the month awards in the movie.
Mans conveniently ignored the driver's license expiry date💀
Can you do a theory on how SpongeBob has a grandchild eventually even though he doesn't have any kids.
I like ur spongebob theories :>
5:08 also his drives license he got expires in 2003 when it’s already 2017
love the vid! but what happened to ur spanish channel? it’s really hard for me to understand english and the spanish channel was rlly good 😢
1:51 99% Of my dreams are built of these subtitution
that whole thing about how dreams work was cool. you're not the only one
2:05 Is this a normal thing?? I've texted and used phones in dreams a bunch of times before...
I can’t imagine you’re making money out of SpongeBob theory and lore
i always thought of spongebob as a troll. he’s trolling mrs puff with driving and trolling squidward with his annoyance. patrick is the only person who trolls spongebob back.
It turns out that actually, Spongebob is in his mid-20’s.
I always thought he was like 16-20 lmao
I keep seeing people say they've never dreamed about their phones. Is that a real thing? I dream about my phone all the time.
3:19 THATS MY MOMS BIRTHDAY but 1974 lmao
Aye happy birthday SpongeBob
SpongeBob's age being revealed is one of the rules of SpongeBob
1. Plankton can't steal the secret formula and get away with it
2. SpongeBob can't pass his driving test
3. SpongeBob's age can't be revealed
Happy birthday spongebob ❤❤
2:04 i actually have had dreams where it takes place texting someone or i’m scrolling on imaginary posts on social media. Why would you say we don’t dream with our phones in them?
Guy waited until SpongeBobs birthday to upload 😂😂😂
Mrs Puff being forced to be terrorized by Spongebob unable to ban him is an allegory for recidivism and the justice system
1:19 driver license 2003, you get license at age 21 so 21-2003 is taking place in 1982 so as of current time he would be 42 in 2024
Happy birthday!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! *spong bib*
spongebob gonna take over mrkrabs' business for 1000 years
I used to buy the old German SpongeBob magazines, and I think one of the issues confirmed that SpongeBob is around 30, but not sure if it confirmed the except age.
So it’s like when you try to mimic your house on AI and then I forget what it looks like
BRO SPONGEBOBS BIRTHDAY IS TODAY
It was all a dream
I used to read Boat Up magazine
Happy birthday spongeboy me bob
2:02 actually a month ago I found this post on TikTok about them having iOS 18, and in my dream, I was in my same exact bed, using my phone with iOS 18.
Fun fact: Tom Kenny, Spongebob’s voice actor, was born on July 13th. One day before Spongebob
Happy birthday SpongeBob
He is 38 years old. SpongeBob, himself, is SERIOUSLY 38 years old.
If you look at the boating license where you got the birthday, it shows the expiration date in the top left. Usually expiration dates for driver's license are a few years away. The expiration date shown is 2003. Meaning it would have to have taken place in 1999 or 2000