Now there's an interesting set.

SpongeBob Trapezoid head and his Knights Kingdom figure hands.
Couldn't have made those bigger and articulated at the price point, huh guys?

@ElephantKnight: And make him trans-yellow while they're at it, hey?

@LuvsLEGO_Cool_J said:
"Jedi Bob, is that you? "

Yes

LEGO Spongebob is just a line that makes me happy. I got my favorite cartoons combined with my favorite hobby. Sure, it didn't last long and there's a lot they didn't get to do, but I think that oddly makes it mean more to me. Despite all the licenses, Nickelodeon hasn't been touched. Nickelodeon was pretty much the channel I watched as a kid.

Ooh I remember this set. Interesting that Plankton is considered a minifig here - I wouldn't have put him down as one...

Ah yes I remember finding this at a flea market in like new condition only missing one piece for $15. My biggest lego regret is throwing away the box for this but I’ve still got the set in amazing shape

@ElephantKnight said:
"I think they should have replaced Plankton with a Blacktron."

Profile pic checks out

@EpicMindvolt said:
"Ah yes I remember finding this at a flea market in like new condition only missing one piece for $15. My biggest lego regret is throwing away the box for this but I’ve still got the set in amazing shape "
Similar here.
I never knew about the show, as it was decades after my childhood, but once I bought parts on Bricklink and the seller had this set in as new condition (but without box) for 15 Euro. I looked at the parts list and thought "what the heck", it's a bargain parts pack. And it was. Some really interesting printed pieces too.
To this day I haven't built the set as I don't care the least about the source material, but the parts (which were indeed mint) have found good use elsewhere.

Reading some comments on here, I was under the impression that the license had barely lasted for a few sets... But the database shows they had like 5 years worth of sets, even if not that many per year. That's a long time to hold a license overall! They probably didn't sell well enough to warrant renewing it, or there might be another toy company out there that picked up where Lego left off...

I'm not sure which Plankton is better, this one or the Davy Jones heart-sized one.

@guachi said:
"...a black box that would make SpongeBob look like he was jettisoned out an airlock in deep space."

SpongeBob was an impostor.

@kyrodes:
It’s pretty common that anything that is ready for sale can be sold off once the contract concludes. Spongebob is the _only_ exception to this that I’m aware of. TMNT keychains were available at the local LEGOLAND Discovery Center for a few years after that license ended, and with TLC owning a stake in the parks, that should have been subject to any recall.

@MCLegoboy said:
"Where are his holes?! Don't let Spongebob be normal!"

Just call him Bob

I love the socks and shoes more than the Adidas ones. Surprised 6 brick wide, rather than just a 2 wide brick wall. I've never seen before but appears you could open his mouth and 'spit' out clear gobbles of 4292835: MINI BAKERS HAT which looks like fun but surprised the censors let it pass. Does anyone know if the included gearing allowed the eyes to turn when you twist from the inside, although from the instructions it looks like you could easier adapt to do this?

I have the Build-a-Buzz but didn't realize there was a Build-a-Bob. I think I much prefer the former

@quiddete said:
"I have the Build-a-Buzz but didn't realize there was a Build-a-Bob. I think I much prefer the former"

there is a Build-a-Zurg too!

Oh how nifty to this set today =)

I actually found this set the other year in what I assumed was someone’s house clear out, while out on a walk. The box was majorly banged up but it was STILL SEALED, and the owner kindly let us take it for free. Still have it, but plan to sell it soon (perhaps watch out on EBay or Bricklink soon) ;)

Yeah, this build for Bob the Sponge definitely looks pretty weird and doesn’t really hold up well today. The recent Minion brick-builds do one better by... ALOT. But I like the inclusion of the acceptably good Plankton build, plus the fact the set is referencing his debut episode.

Yep. My word on it. What a cool find in that April of 2020 =3 BD

I once owned this set but sold it. Now I have this small MOC:
https://flic.kr/p/2kqjXz9

You'd think I'd remember something like this, once prompted, but... nope, not ringing any bells. This was an early entry in the "large, objectively kind of awesome set I have zero interest in" category--something that didn't exist in my childhood, when even themes I didn't actively seek would still have been awesome to have (like Technic or Trains). As an adult, it's become wildly more common.

I suppose that's growing up, but it'd be much more fun to gripe on the Internet about how LEGO's been ruined.

Eek!

@quiddete:
7592, Construct-a-Buzz (Bob is the only “Build-a-“ set that’s not Duplo), of which I think I have one built, one modified into a giant mech for minifig Buzz, and five open copies.

@Murdoch17:
7591 (yes, somehow he got the lower number), Construct-a-Zurg (Walmart exclusive?), of which I have one built, two sealed, and ten open copies that I know of.

Yeah, I went a little overboard on those guys. It didn’t help that each one came with a bonus Claw Alien. Plus some of the first dark-purple parts since the original Knight Bus put the color on hiatus.

This thing haunted my catalogs when I was younger. I've always hated Spongebob. Nice use of the Knights' Kingdom II arms though.