SpongeBob SquarePants" isn't just the latest animated hit; boxer shorts bearing his bright, yellow smiling face are No. 1 in adult loungewear, and there are SpongeBob CheeseNips. It's an official TV ...

Why do millions of adults tune in along with kids to Nickelodeon’s wacky little ‘toon show, “SpongeBob SquarePants”? Not for the hokey live-action “Patchy the Pirate” that dominates tonight’s ...