A visit from SpongeBob Squarepants SpongeBob Squarepants, a character in a Nickelodeon cartoon, visited Yanet Jiminez, 11, today in the University of Kansas Hospital pediatric unit in Kansas City, Kan. Nickelodeon is the sponsor of the SpongeBob Squarepants 400 Sprint Cup Series race Saturday at the Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, Kan. (Photo from University of Kansas Hospital) SpongeBob Squarepants visited Ryan Lach, 8 weeks old, today in the University of Kansas Hospital pediatric unit in Kansas City, Kan. Nickelodeon is the sponsor of the SpongeBob Squarepants 400 Sprint Cup Series race Saturday at the Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, Kan. (Photo from University of Kansas Hospital) KU Hospital staff posed with SpongeBob Squarepants, a character in a Nickelodeon cartoon, who visited children today in the University of Kansas Hospital pediatric unit in Kansas City, Kan. Nickelodeon is the sponsor of the SpongeBob Squarepants 400 Sprint Cup Series race Saturday at the Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, Kan. (Photo from University of Kansas Hospital)