Spongebob Square Pants 2012 Calendar. SpongeBob SquarePants is a hugely popular cartoon character created by Stephen Hillenburg which has been running for over 7 years. SpongeBob lives in the Pacific Ocean in the city of Bikini Bottom and this is where much of the cartoon series is set. SpongeBob lives in a pineapple, while his neighbour Squidward lives in a moai, and his other neighbour and best friend, Patrick lives under a rock. SpongeBob's house-pet is a snail named Gary, who meows like a feline! Follow SpongeBob and all his friends as he works and lives in Bikini Bottom in this official Spongebob Squarepants 2012 Calendar. A wonderful gift for any SpongeBob fan!