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: Creator Stephen Hillenburg modeled this character after Cousteau, one of his personal idols.

: The French lyrics replace the English "nautical nonsense" with a line about Bob having "no fear of big mean fish". The Legend of the "French Narrator" Bob l'eponge - Generique vf

: Excluding the opening theme, the French Narrator is actually the first character to speak in the entire series. : Creator Stephen Hillenburg modeled this character after

The series didn't always start with the familiar French song we know today. The series didn't always start with the familiar

: It was only when the show moved to TF1 that the title was officially changed to Bob l'éponge and the theme song was fully dubbed into French. Key Differences in Lyrics

Interestingly, the show features a recurring "French Narrator" whose voice is based on the famous marine researcher .

: While the narrator is famously "French," he was originally voiced by Tom Kenny (the voice of SpongeBob) in the English version. Musical Roots The melody itself is a modified sea shanty.