Who lives in a pineapple under the sea?

I've written before about some of my favorite cartoons of yesteryear, and I have to say that while I still have a good laugh watching The Flintstones or Top Cat with my daughter, there is one 'newcomer' that has made it to the top of the list: SpongeBob SquarePants.

Who could have ever imagined that a bright yellow sponge with an annoying laugh, who lives in a place called "Bikini Bottom", and hangs out with a chubby starfish and a grumpy squid would become so popular?

Did you know that his creator is actually a marine biologist?

And that Johnny Depp voiced a surfer dude in a recent episode? Or that Victoria Beckham is the next celebrity to voice a guest character in the show?

SpongeBob SquarePants is turning 10 this year ... Happy Birthday yellow dude!

And that reminds me of another kid's favorite who is celebrating a milestone soon: Barbie is turning 50.

Madonna's age.

Somehow I'd rather be yellow, square, and ten.