Tom Kenny Tells Marc Maron The Origin of Spongebob's Voice 

Everyone calm down. SpongeBob's just using sentence enhancers.

"nickelodeon doesn't like when i tell the story...so here's the story" already burst out laughing and then he started swearing and i laughed so hard i cried omfg

"Don't be a jerk, it's Christmas!" "If it wasn't for the Christmas shit, I wouldn't FUCKING work"

OOOOH HE SAID NUMBER 11

I just listened to SpongeBob not only swear, but complain about how much he hates his job.

Spongebob dropping the f-bomb? Life = Complete

I'VE HEARD SPONGEBOB SWEAR. THERE, I CAN DIE SATISFIED.

"Nickelodeon doesn't like it when i tell the story..so here's the story." 1:55 I CAN SEE WHY

HE SAID NUMBER 11

Came here to hear Spongebob swearing. I was not disappointed.

I love how much Tom Kenny's default voice just sounds like a cartoon character, he's so entertaining to listen to while he talks.

He just used 3 of the 13 bad words

The way Tom smoothly transitions into the SpongeBob voice at 1:52 is so satisfying

Can we all just appreciate how this interview not only blessed us with hearing one of the most popular children’s cartoon characters swear, but also the revelation that his voice is based off that of a disgruntled dwarf cussing about his limited employment opportunities while dressed as a Christmas elf?

I dont know why, but it's so cool hearing "spongebob" saying fucking... I wish there where more X3

I love how he doesn't prepare the interviewer for when he switches to his SpongeBob voice.

Sentence enhancers.

OHHH IM TELLING MR.KRABS!

Him cussing about Christmas in the spongebob voice is gonna get used in some RU-vid poop somewhere

And that's how Spongebob came to be.

He went from his normal voice to spongebob so quickly it was unreal

*In Patrick's voice* Ooooo said number 11. I'M TELLING MR. KRABS!

Ni-ni, nick-nick, ni-nick-nick-nick, Nickelodeon

*"Hey Kenny, I got a bone to pick with you."* Anyone else imagine an angry Spongebob in a tuxedo standing on Tom's front lawn?

My childhood is now complete, I heard spongebob curse.

I don't understand, that guy's talented he doesn't have to work blue!

"Nickelodeon does not like it when I tell the story, so here's the story" Whot

sPONGEBOB IS SWAERING ME LIFE BE COMPLETE PROPS ENGLISH *EXTERNALLY SCREAAAAAAAAAAAAAMING*

Guys. Stop acting like SpongeBob hasn't cursed before. Remember Sailor Mouth? Even though it was censored, he still cursed.

"If it wasn't for the Christmas shit, I wouldn't *fucking* work! It's the only time of the year that I FUCKING WORK! *IT PISSESS ME OFF* " My life... is complete.

They should censor the cuss words with dolphin noises XD

“Yeah, stop renting, buy the shoes” is a really underrated line here. Good advice.

Okay, someone needs to dub that clip of Tom Kenny swearing in the Spongebob voice over clips from the show.

YOU SAID NUMBER 11! IM TELLING MR KRABS!

"Hey Kenny, I got a bone to pick with you." Just hearing that in spongebob's voice is the greatest thing I ever heard. My life is complete now.

Everyone is too focused on spongebob swearing to remember that this is actually a really sad story.

the secret behind spongebob being so good is genuinely funny people worked on it. not just funny for kids but adult humor. tom kennys work on brickleberry is awesome as well

His normal voice sounds like a very mature SpongeBob

Oh Spongebob! WHHYYYYYY!

he said all 13 words!

i love how seamlessly he transitions into the voice 😭😭

1:56 “Y’know, if wasn't for the Christmas shit, I wouldn't fucking work! It’s is the only time of the year that I fucking work! It pisses me off! It's like, y’know, I'm glad to have it, knock on wood, but motherfucker y’know.” The best thing ever.

Ooooh! You said it!!

Spongebob: "Hey Tom" *STABBING SOUND FX*

Quick, someone add some dolphin noises and boat horns to the part where he swears in the voice.

SpongeBob swearing? now theres something you don't see everyday

Every Villain Is Lemon

"Nickelodeon doesn't like it when I tell this story, so here's the story" The madlad

OMG HE CUSSED, I'M IN HAPPY TEARS RIGHT NOW!

“Hey Kenny, I’ve got a bone to pick with you” Why is this so fucking funny

holy fucking shit this is golden.

This didn't ruin my childhood. It completed it.

"He's gonna be standing outside my house like Mark David Chapman" LMFAO

I've heard Tom swear a million times on Mr. Show, but this is in a completely different category hahaha

This whole thing is hilarious, but oh my God I lost it at "Hey Kenny, I got a bone to pick with you!" That shit nearly killed me.

Tom Kenny using those sentence enhancers. It's fancy talk.

i want to see someone animate a disgruntled spongebob clip now using this voice clip.

I hope wherever that specific Little Person is now, he's doing alright for himself and has found some more stable regular employment outside of seasonal holiday/Xmas stuff.

oh my god l e g e n d a r y shit right here if I do say so myself mmmhm

haha this made me laugh instead of being in shock because as I get older and swear, so does spongebob😂 my childhood isn't ruined, it's getting fucking better!😂

This man needs to be protected at all costs, he is a treasure.

Hearing Spongebob swear is probably the best thing I've heard in my life

1:53, how spongebob feels about christmas in bikini bottom.

Spongebob: 1:56 Squidward: Spongebob, the camera’s still rolling

Soo nobodys gonna talk about the last part just: "Hey kenny, ive gotta bone to pick with you-" and "HEY TOM!" *weird stabbing-ish noises and all that jazz XDD* and "Tragedy struck tom kenny and" XD idek-

I like that even over 10 years ago, he was still respectful to little people in his wording

I’ve heard only the Spongebob swearing part but hearing it get explained by Tom himself feels like finding the last piece of a puzzle.

2:50 gets me every time

0:40 I know we're here for the swearing, but I find it astonishing that Tom Kenny - the man of 1000 voice roles - had to all but beg his agent to find him voiceover work at any point in his career

I didn't know SpongeBob had such a colorful vocabulary

oooh, you said number 11

I only have to wonder if this was in the back of Tom's head when they were making "Christmas Who?"...

I didn’t know this was a gutter mouth convention...

It's stuff like this that makes life worth living~

This is perfect.

*When Spongebob swears* My life is complete.

I still want them to realese the actual sound reel of sailor mouth. you know the one before they censored it. not that would make my spongebob love complete

Hearing spongebob as a pissed of underpayed elf was funny as hell

SpongeBob cusses: Me: *Goodbye everyone I'll remember you all in therapy*

That's a spicy sentence sandwich

1:55 In that situation, I feel like Squidward would say something like... "You don't know how long I've waited to hear those words. :) "

I heard spongebob curse. Everything is right in the world

My ears have been enlightened. I can now ascend into a higher plain of existence

This is funny and all but man gotta admire how easily Tom Kenny switched to spongebob on the fly without halting his sentence.

He also used this exact voice for a minor character in an episode of _Mission Hill._ Said character played an Ewok extra in _Return of the Jedi._ He was not bitter.

I died laughing when he cussed as spongebob. My life is finally complete now😂

This video reminded me that Tom Kenny was also the voice of Squnachy, Mr Jellybean and Pensylvester in Rick and Morty

Well, Nickelodeon doesn't like it when I tell the story, so hears the story! Love that :)

I wish they did an adult version of SpongeBob that’s shit would be hilarious 😂😂

I loved that, “Stop renting! Buy the shoes!” addition.

Usually cursing makes me cringe, but somebody needs to animate this.

First time i heard spongebob getting mad over work

First five seconds "Nickelodeon doesn't like it when I tell this story so here's the story". Savagery at it's finest lol

1:55 the rough side of spongebob came out lmfao

1:56 When spongebob is off set.

oohh thats what happened at the christmas party.

If spongebob was an adult show

Oh God, my brother (who hates swears) would hate hearing that this was how his favorite cartoon character's voice came to be

I needed the context! Great upload

my childhood idol swearing for the first time... 😭