Though the average SpongeBob "episode" is only about 12 minutes long, the crew from Bikini Bottom still know how to carry a ...

Spongebob began his dedicated video game debut all the way back in 2001, only two short years after his television debut. He's been a lifelong gamer himself if you'd like to brand him as such.

So it was a real full circle moment when it all came to an end. The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie: Search for SquarePants is currently slated to release in theaters beginning on December 19th.