Case in point: the "Sailor Mouth" episode features SpongeBob (Tom Kenny) and his friend Patrick Star (Bill Fagerbakke) constantly saying words they found on the side of a dumpster — and since those ...

Spearheaded by SpongeBob SquarePants and Patrick Star, the telecast was full of slime, funny jokes, and kid-friendly graphics. This was the first Super Bowl to get the Nickelodeon treatment ...