![TIL Spongebob Squarepants' original title was initially SpongeBoy Ahoy!. SpongeBoy was a copyrighted name for a mop, however, but Hillenburg made sure to keep the "sponge" in the name of his protagonist TIL Spongebob Squarepants' original title was initially SpongeBoy Ahoy!. SpongeBoy was a copyrighted name for a mop, however, but Hillenburg made sure to keep the "sponge" in the name of his protagonist](http://i.imgur.com/sFOqI9M.png)
TIL Spongebob Squarepants' original title was initially SpongeBoy Ahoy!. SpongeBoy was a copyrighted name for a mop, however, but Hillenburg made sure to keep the "sponge" in the name of his protagonist
Nickelodeon - ❓ Did you know... ❓ SpongeBob was originally called Sponge Boy, but the name had already been trademarked... for a mop! #HappyBirthdaySpongeBob #SpongeBob20 | Facebook
![The original name for SpongeBob was Spongeboy Ahoy!, but that name Spongeboy was copyrighted by a mop company. | Spongebob, Spongebob squarepants, Squarepants The original name for SpongeBob was Spongeboy Ahoy!, but that name Spongeboy was copyrighted by a mop company. | Spongebob, Spongebob squarepants, Squarepants](https://i.pinimg.com/736x/d6/2d/1a/d62d1aa1a3464c2407ec8919e91984ff.jpg)
The original name for SpongeBob was Spongeboy Ahoy!, but that name Spongeboy was copyrighted by a mop company. | Spongebob, Spongebob squarepants, Squarepants
![Pong' Bob was originally created as SpongeBoy, but Nickelodeon found that the name was already copyrighted Pong' Bob was originally created as SpongeBoy, but Nickelodeon found that the name was already copyrighted](https://img.ifunny.co/images/2164940a2a32574ad0c47bb8d96a0f3a14e8abea0e10d2120fb61768a2968f6a_1.jpg)
Pong' Bob was originally created as SpongeBoy, but Nickelodeon found that the name was already copyrighted
![TIL that SpongeBob was originally to be named SpongeBoy, and the series was to be called SpongeBoy Ahoy!, but this was changed, as the name was already in use for a mop TIL that SpongeBob was originally to be named SpongeBoy, and the series was to be called SpongeBoy Ahoy!, but this was changed, as the name was already in use for a mop](https://external-preview.redd.it/WR0Te3rvd6OgfqfnxRJlenyqdS409aoph2fUKEXEi6g.jpg?auto=webp&s=669a530bcdabbed0287d531f5d20e2a85bdaf626)