SpongeBob SquarePants is an American animated television series created by marine biologist and animator Stephen Hillenburg. The series chronicles the adventures and endeavors of the title character and his various friends in the fictional underwater city of Bikini Bottom. The series' popularity has made it a media franchise, as well as the highest rated show to ever air on Nickelodeon, and the most distributed property of MTV Networks. The media franchise has generated $8 billion in merchandising revenue for Nickelodeon. Many of the ideas for the series originated in an unpublished, educational comic book titled The Intertidal Zone, which Hillenburg created in the mid-1980s. He began developing SpongeBob SquarePants into a television series in 1996 upon the cancellation of Rocko's Modern Life, and turned to Tom Kenny, who had worked with him on that series, to voice the titular character. SpongeBob was originally going to be named SpongeBoy, and the series was to be called SpongeBoy Ahoy!, but these were changed, as the name was already trademarked. Nickelodeon held a preview for the series in the United States on May 1, 1999, following the television airing of the 1999 Kids' Choice Awards. The series officially premiered on July 17, 1999. It has received worldwide critical acclaim since its premiere and gained enormous popularity by its second season. A feature film, The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie, was released in theaters on November 19, 2004, and a sequel is currently in production, with a projected release date of February 6, 2015. On July 21, 2012, the series was renewed and aired its ninth season, beginning with the episode "Extreme Spots". Despite its widespread popularity, the series has been involved in several public controversies, including one centered around speculation over SpongeBob's intended sexual orientation. The series has been nominated for a variety of different awards, including 17 Annie Awards (with six wins), 17 Golden Reel Awards (with eight wins), 15 Emmy Awards (with one win), 13 Kids' Choice Awards (with 12 wins), and four BAFTA Children's Awards (with two wins). In 2011, a newly described species of mushroom, Spongiforma squarepantsii, was named after the cartoon's title character.

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Strawberry Shortcake is a licensed character owned by American Greetings, originally used in greeting cards and expanded to include dolls, posters, and other products. The Strawberry Shortcake properties also include a toy line of the character's friends and pets.

Summon Night (サモンナイト, Samon Naito) is a series of role-playing video games (mixed with elements of a visual novel based dating sim.) The series is developed by Felistella (former Flight-Plan), published by Banpresto and with character design by Izuka Takeshi, spanning many different systems including the PlayStation, PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable, Game Boy Advance and Nintendo DS. A popular series in Japan, the series had never been released in any other countries until the release of Summon Night: Swordcraft Story for the Game Boy Advance on July 26, 2006 in the United States. Its popularity in Japan has also spawned novels and drama CDs.

Summon Night (サモンナイト, Samon Naito) is a series of role-playing video games (mixed with elements of a visual novel based dating sim.) The series is developed by Felistella (former Flight-Plan), published by Banpresto and with character design by Izuka Takeshi, spanning many different systems including the PlayStation, PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable, Game Boy Advance and Nintendo DS. A popular series in Japan, the series had never been released in any other countries until the release of Summon Night: Swordcraft Story for the Game Boy Advance on July 26, 2006 in the United States. Its popularity in Japan has also spawned novels and drama CDs.

Summon Night (サモンナイト, Samon Naito) is a series of role-playing video games (mixed with elements of a visual novel based dating sim.) The series is developed by Felistella (former Flight-Plan), published by Banpresto and with character design by Izuka Takeshi, spanning many different systems including the PlayStation, PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable, Game Boy Advance and Nintendo DS. A popular series in Japan, the series had never been released in any other countries until the release of Summon Night: Swordcraft Story for the Game Boy Advance on July 26, 2006 in the United States. Its popularity in Japan has also spawned novels and drama CDs.