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SpongeBob SquarePants got the profile treatment on CBS News Sunday Morning as the animated character who lives in a pineapple under the sea turns 25. CBS News correspondent and co-anchor Lee Cowan, 59, visited the Nickelodeon studios in Burbank, California, for a feature that included interviews with cast members of the long-running show that officially premiered on July 17, 1999. 'SpongeBob SquarePants and his undersea buddies have become a multi-billion dollar a year franchise for our sister network Nickelodeon. They spawned countless video games, internet memes, action figures, three feature films, even a Broadway musical,' Cowan said.

Mothers and fathers are leaving reviews on much-loved classics such as Friends and The Simpsons, cartoons Rugrats and Hey Arnold, as well as the Star Wars franchise. They can also indicate whether the shows have 'too much sex' or alcohol use. The show's 'educational value', 'violence and terror, and whether there are any 'positive role models' are given. In addition, there is also information about what program-based topics parents can talk to their children about, as well as what they'need to hear' before settling down to watch any episodes.