Latest concept from Toyota on display at the 2014 LA Auto Show is a SpongeBob SquarePants-inspired version of the refreshed 2015 Sienna
The best of Bikini Bottom
There's a good chance that those of you that can answer the question "who lives in a pineapple under the sea?", and correspondingly find the accompanying melody to this little ditty stuck in your head, probably have children that possibly range in age from preschool to well into their twenties.
I know this for a fact because my youngest, who will turn 24 next month, was just 8 years old when the pilot episode of SpongeBob SquarePants aired on May 1, 1999, replete with this opening song penned by Pat Pinney:
Are ya ready kids?
Aye, Aye captain!
I can't heeeaaar yooouuu!
AYE, AYE CAPTAIN!
oooooooooooo...
Who lives in a pineapple under the sea?
Sponge Bob Square Pants!
Absorbent and yellow and porous is he.
Sponge Bob Square Pants!
If nautical nonsense be somethin' ya wish.
Sponge Bob Square Pants!
Then drop on the deck and flop like a fish.
Sponge Bob Square Pants!
Ready?
Sponge Bob Square Pants,
Sponge Bob Square Pants,
Sponge Bob Square Pants,
Sponge Booob Square Paaants!
2015 Toyota Sienna SpongeBob SquarePants Concept
During the ensuing years, the animated show has been a huge hit and, like the previous SpongeBob SquarePants 2014 Highlander concept, the 2015 SpongeBob SquarePants Sienna currently on display at the 2014 Los Angeles Auto Show, will tour the country in the upcoming months.
According to the press release:
The SpongeBob Movie-themed 2015 Toyota Sienna will bring SpongeBob's special brand of nautical nonsense to several family-friendly locations, including select Bass Pro Shops across the US, Nickelodeon Suites Resort, Orlando, Fla.; Nickelodeon Universe at Mall of America, Minneapolis, Minn.; the Chicago Auto Show, Chicago, Ill.; and the New York Auto Show, New York, NY. These events will feature character meet-and-greets and photo opportunities, a SpongeBob- inspired crane game; giveaways and more.
Coming to a location near you
While the full schedule including dates and locations has yet to be released, Toyota notes that "Beginning Dec. 15 fans can log onto www.nick.com/toyota to get more information on tour stops and access a gallery of images of the SpongeBob Movie vehicle. On Jan. 5 users can log on to the site for more SpongeBob branded fun and activities, including quizzes, a comic creator and videos. Additionally, through Jan. 19 kids and families can log onto the site to enter a sweepstakes for a chance to win a trip for a family of four to the SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water premiere."
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