SpongeBob"I'm ready! I'm ready! I'm ready!"
A character in SpongeBob SquarePants
Played by Tom Kenny
SpongeBob SquarePants · 1,068 quotes
Most-quoted character in SpongeBob SquarePants: in 691 of its 1,068 quotes
Most scenes with: Patrick (271), Squidward (234), Mr. Krabs (181)
SpongeBob"I'm ready! I'm ready! I'm ready!"
SpongeBob"Hoppin' clams!"
SpongeBob"Order up!"
SpongeBob"Yeah."
SpongeBobThere it is. The finest eating establishment ever established for eating: The Krusty Krab, home of the Krabby Patty... with a Help Wanted sign in the window. For years I've been dreaming of this moment. I'm gonna go in there, march straight to the manager, look at him straight in the eye, lay it on the line and... I can't do this! [starts to run home and Patrick stops him] Patrick!
Where do you think you're going?
SpongeBobI was just-
No, you're not. You're going to the Krusty Krab, and get that job!
SpongeBobI can't! Don't you see!? I'm not good enough!
Whose first words were "May I take your order?"
SpongeBobMine were.
Who made a spatula out of toothpicks in woodshop?
SpongeBobI did.
Who's a, uh, who's uh, oh... Who's a big yellow cube with holes?
SpongeBobI AM!
Who's ready?
SpongeBobI'm ready!
Who's ready?
SpongeBobI'm ready!
Who's ready?!
SpongeBobI'm ready! I'm ready! I'm ready! I'm ready!
[wiping graffiti off of the window of the restaurant as he notices SpongeBob running towards it] Oh no, SpongeBob. What could he possibly want?
SpongeBobI'm ready! I'm ready!
[runs inside and screams] Mr. Krabs! Hurry, Mr. Krabs, before it's too late, I gotta tell you about-
SpongeBobPermission to come aboard, Captain! [in French accent] I've been training my whole life for the day I could join the Krusty Krew, [normal voice] and now I'm ready. So, uh, when do I start?
Well, boy, it looks like you don't even have your sea legs.
SpongeBobMr. Krabs, please! I'll prove I'm fry cook material! Ask Squidward, he'll vouch for me.
No.
Well, boy, we'll give ya a test, and if ya pass, you'll be on the Krusty Krew. Go out and fetch me...a...uh, hydrodynamic spatula...with, um, port-and-starboard-attachments, and, uh...turbo drive. And don't come back til ya get one.
SpongeBobAye aye, captain! One hydrodynamic spatula, with port-and-starboard attachments, turbo drive, coming right up, sir!
Carry on! We'll never see that lubber again.
You're terrible. A hydro-what?
[Squidward and Mr. Krabs laugh]
SpongeBobHey, you like karate too. So, what's your name?
Sandy. So what do y'all call yourself?
SpongeBobI'm SpongeBob.
Well, SpongeBob, take a gander at this. [breaks a rock into pieces]
SpongeBobOh. Oh, yeah? Watch this! [makes armpit fart noises]
I like you, SpongeBob. Why, we could be tighter than bark on a tree. Hi-yah!
SpongeBobUh, I like you too, Sandy. Hi-yah! Ow. Say, what is that thing on your head?
Why, that's my air helmet.
SpongeBobMay I try it on?
Heck no. I need it to breathe. I gotta have my air.
SpongeBobMe too. I love air. Air is good.
No kidding?
SpongeBobWhy, "air" is my middle name. The more air, the better. Can't get enough of that air.
Shee-oot. How about comin' over tomorrow for tea and cookies then? Don't be late.
SpongeBobOkay, see you tomorrow.
[As SpongeBob is constructing his bubblestand]
Can we lower the volume please? I can't work with all that racket going on!
SpongeBobOh, sure thing, Squidward!
Yes. Mmm. Right. Mmm.
SpongeBobOkay...
[He slowly taps on a nail and looks at Squidward's house. For several seconds, SpongeBob continues to slowly hammer the nail every three seconds and glance back at Squidward's house on the pause]
[to himself] Now for some soothing sounds from Squidward's clarinet. Thank you, thank you. [plays his clarinet. SpongeBob proceeds to continue building his Bubblestand super fast, making a loud racket] I thought I... Huh.
SpongeBobHey, Squidward! Wanna blow some bubbles? Only 25 cents.
Right, like I would spend a moment of my time blowing bubbles.
SpongeBobUh-huh.
Oh, please. I mean who in the world would pay to blow bubbles?
Good morning.
SpongeBobOkay, Patrick. It's all in the technique. First go like this, spin around. Stop! Double take three times. One, two, three. Then, pelvic thrust! Whoooo! Whooooooo! Stop on your right foot, don't forget it! Now it's time to bring it around town. Bring it around town. Then you do this, then this, and that, and this, and that, and this, and that, and then... [blows bubbles shaped like ducks, a cube, a caterpillar, and a tugboat. When the tugboat bubble pops, it makes a foghorn noise] And now with two hands! [blows a bubble shaped like an elephant]
[Laughing] It's a giraffe. [continues laughing as the elephant bubble floats into Squidward's house]
[The bubble pops and tons of smaller bubbles come out of both windows of the house while the elephant trumpets. Squidward opens the door. SpongeBob and Patrick hide behind the bubblestand and SpongeBob places a closed sign on it]
SpongeBobExcuse me, sir, but we are closed.
Don’t give me any of that! How can you two make noise just blowing bubbles?!
SpongeBobWe're not just blowing bubbles, we're making bubble art!
May I help you?
SpongeBobI'll take a banana split.
Uh, we don't have that.
SpongeBobThat's okay, I already "split" my pants. Get it?
[Sandy laughs]
[sarcastically] Tee-hee. Anything else?
SpongeBobHow about, "ripple"? [Sandy laughs some more] No thanks, already got one.
SpongeBobOh, no. Everybody's gone, even Sandy. She'd rather hang out with Larry. Oh, no. No, no, no, no, no. [weeps] We blew it, pants.
What do you mean "we"?
[Pants walks off]
SpongeBobOh, I didn't have to be a fool to get Sandy's attention. Am I the biggest loser on the beach?!
No, I am. I forgot to put on sunscreen.
SpongeBobOuch.
No, I am. I got sand in my buns.
No, I'm the biggest loser on the beach. They buried me in the sand and forgot me.
What happened to you?
SpongeBobI lost my best friend.
How?
SpongeBobWhen I ripped... my pants. [starts to sing] I thought that I had everybody by my side, but I went and blew it all sky-high, and now she won't even spare a passing glance, all just because I ripped my pants.
♪When big Larry came round just to put him down, SpongeBob turned into a clown, and no girl ever wants to dance with a fool who went and ripped his pants!♪
SpongeBob[singing voice, a crowd begins to gather] ♪I know I shouldn't mope around, I shouldn't curse, but the pain feels so much worse. 'Cause winding up with no one is a lot less fun than a burn from the sun...♪
♪Or sand in your buns!♪
SpongeBob♪I learned a lesson I won't soon forget...so listen and you won't regret. Be true to yourself; don't miss your chance...and you won't end up like the fool...who...ripped...his...pants!♪
SpongeBob!
SpongeBobSandy!
Your song is true. If y'all want to be my friend, just be yourself.
SpongeBob, that was so righteous. Would you...sign my pants?
SpongeBobAbsolutely, buddy.
SpongeBobWelcome home, Squidward!
Merry Christmas!
SpongeBobWe're going to make this your best day ever! Well, your best day's sure not going to be out there.
How about some soup on your best day ever?
Music isn't best either.
SpongeBobBut what is best is what we saved for last. The one sure-fire thing to make your best day ever the best day ever.
[Cut to SpongeBob, Patrick and Squidward in Jellyfish Fields]
Jellyfishing, jellyfishing, jellyfishing, jellyfishing, jellyfishing, jellyfishing, jellyfishing, jellyfishing, jellyfishing!
SpongeBobThis is Jellyfish Fields, where wild jellyfish roam just waiting to be captured. No, no, Squid, over here. I know you're eager, but you don't even have your net. Patrick, fix him up while I find him a good specimen.
Firmly grasp it in your hand. [puts the net on Squidward's bandaged hand and it falls. He picks it up] Firmly grasp it. [puts it on the Squidward's bandaged hand again and it falls again] FIRMLY GRASP IT!!! [stabs the net through Squidward's bandaged hand] That oughta do it.
SpongeBobPlankton, what are you doing here?
I just want to talk. You could say we're friends, right?
SpongeBobUm...no.
Acquaintances?
SpongeBobNo.
Well, we're both invertebrates, aren't we?
SpongeBobI...guess so.
You see? Everything works out. I have something for you. I've been keeping it in my secret compartment. Ching! Sparkle, sparkle.
SpongeBobWow. A golden spatula. And it's even got my name on it.
It's a gift. A gift from a friend. Friends give each other gifts, and tomorrow is my birthday. And you know what I'd like more than anything in the whole wide world?
SpongeBobA booster seat?
A booster seat? Hot dog! I mean, no. What I want for my birthday from you, my friend, is one of those tender... delicious... Krabby Patties.
SpongeBob[gasps] You just want to be friends so you can get your hands on a Krabby Patty! And I bet it's not even your birthday tomorrow.
Gee, and I thought you were stupid.
SpongeBobYou'll never get a Krabby Patty from me! Even if we are friends! Never! Never! Never! Never!
Oh, I'll get a Krabby Patty and you're gonna hand-deliver it to me personally, you weak-minded fool! [laughs evilly]
Any last words, SpongeBob SecretPants?
SpongeBobI just have to say I'm sorry I let Mr. Krabs down. I let all of Bikini Bottom down. But worst of all, I let you down, you delicate little Krabby Patty.
Mmm...
SpongeBobWith your tasty, juicy, scrumptious, warm, steamy goodness.
Steamy.
SpongeBobI'll never forget your 100% all-secret patty, secretly assembled with undersea cheese, pickles, lettuce, tomato, onion, all secretly steaming between two fluffy seaweed-sea buns.
Yes... yes... YES! Come to papa! [bounces off the patty and lands in the analyzer] Oh, boy. [now zapped and the computer reads out the analysis]
Plankton: 1% evil, 99% hot gas. [Plankton appears on the screen]
Well, this stinks.
SpongeBobWell, patty, I guess we can go home now.
SpongeBob, that's my Krabby Patty! Give it back, you porous freak! I command you! My patty! No! I'll settle for some fries.
SpongeBob[sings] ♪ Squidward is my best friend in the world... ♪ [plays the bassinet very badly] ♪ Squidward is my best friend in the sea... ♪ [the bow flies into a painting of Squidward. Squidward breaks the bow in half; singing and playing the bassinet like a guitar] ♪ Squidward- ♪
[poking his head out the window] ♪ Likes Patrick more than SpongeBob. ♪ [Spongebob shuts the window in his face] Oh!
SpongeBobAnd Patrick is a DIRTY, STINKY, ROTTEN FRIEND STEALER!! [hits the bassinet against the floor and it breaks] Um, I can fix this. [Squidward growls and kicks him out] So, uh...I'll see you tomorrow, Squidward. Call me.
PatrickBill Fagerbakke · 344 quotes
SquidwardRodger Bumpass · 334 quotes
KMr. Krabs261 quotes
PPlankton138 quotes
SandyCarolyn Lawrence · 76 quotes
KarenJill Talley · 44 quotes
Mrs. PuffMary Jo Catlett · 37 quotes
French NarratorTom Kenny · 32 quotes
GaryTom Kenny · 30 quotes
PatchyTom Kenny · 23 quotes
PearlLori Alan · 22 quotes
FredMr. Lawrence · 19 quotes
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