Hot Topic is the chain that succeeded with South Park, Care Bears, Superman, and SpongeBob SquarePants.

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Several army units feature in a popular YouTube video of Russian soldiers marching and chanting to SpongeBob SquarePants.

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The giant eggs feature some of the UK's best loved children's characters, such as Moshi Monsters, Peppa Pig and SpongeBob SquarePants.

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Its cable networks include MTV and the hugely successful reality show The Osbournes and Nickelodeon, whose children's cartoon show SpongeBob SquarePants is emerging as a cultural phenomenon.

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And one hoped to grow up to be SpongeBob SquarePants.

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The boy was running around, playing with a toy dinosaur and other action figures, eating a turkey sandwich and watching "SpongeBob SquarePants, " relatives and Dale County Sheriff Wally Olson said.

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Movies playing on the Breeze included a seasonal offering of The Polar Express and family shorts like Happy Feet, Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs and SpongeBob SquarePants: The Great Jelly Rescue.

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