isiZulu SpongeBob SquarePants has SA abuzz [Watch]

isiZulu fans of SpongeBob SquarePants can now watch the cartoon sponge in their mother tongue.

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A dubbed version of the show has been on the air since 2022, though many South Africans still haven’t seen the Zulu version of their favourite cartoon yet.

Did you know that Bikini Bottom had gone Zulu?

Here’s more about the unique spin on the internationally famous Nickelodeon show, tailored to fit a local audience.

isiZulu SpongeBob SquarePants

According to the official YouTube channel, the SpongeBob SquarePants show made its isiZulu debut in July 2022.

Everything about the show remains the same, from Sandy to Bikini Bottom. The only remarkable difference is that the show has been translated and voiced-over for Zulu-speakers.

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If you switch the television on late at night and SpongeBob is suddenly speaking Zulu, you haven’t reached an alternate universe. It’s just another version of the show!

Nickelodeon Africa launched the show in 2022, and the show has already picked up some local fans both young and old who tune in for new episodes.

There’s no news so far on which other shows might be translated in the future just yet.

[Watch] isiZulu Spongebob

Yes, you heard that right.

It’s SpongeBob, but instead in Zulu.

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After trying a test run in 2022, Nickelodeon Africa renewed the show for a whole season – and hopefully, South Africans will get to see some more SpongeBob on their screens in the years to come.

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Here’s a look at a preview of the show, featuring familiar characters like you’ve never heard them before:

About Spongebob Squarepants

SpongeBob SquarePants has been on the air since 1999, and the show has brought us a total of 14 seasons since its first international run.

If you’ve never seen the show, SpongeBob lives in Bikini Bottom and works as a fry cook for the Krusty Krab – the local restaurant. Yes, he’s a sponge, and yes, he lives in a pineapple – and if you can look past this logic then you might just have discovered one of the greatest shows ever.

And now you can watch it in Zulu!

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