View source for SpongeBob SquarePants: Ain't Life a Beach (partially found Nickelodeon press kit; 1999)

{{InfoboxLost
|title=<center>SpongeBob SquarePants: Ain't Life a Beach</center>
|image=SpongeBob-1999-Press-Kit.jpg
|imagecaption=Photo of the kit; two pages are visible.
|status=<span style="color:orange;">'''Partially Found'''</span>
}}
The first piece of '''''SpongeBob SquarePants''''' merchandise ever distributed was a 1999 press kit titled "Ain't Life a Beach." It was given out to TV industry employees to promote the upcoming premiere of the cartoon. The kit came in a folder decorated with the original model sheets of the main characters. It included an overview of the show's development history, early character bios, and most notably "raunchy" taglines and pop culture references that were quickly dropped from the show's advertising (the title itself being a play on "life's a bitch").<ref>[https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/spongebob/images/f/f8/SpongeBob-1999-Press-Kit.jpg Photo of the kit, showing the design of the folder and partial text of two pages.] Retrieved 29 Jun '19</ref>

Most information about the kit is sourced from a single eBay listing, which shows the partial text of three pages. Aside from what can be seen in the images, the content of the individual pages is lost.

Other press kits for ''SpongeBob'' have been made since 2004, and they are all easy to find, as they were distributed after the cartoon had become very popular. However, as the 1999 kit was distributed before the show had even premiered, it is unavailable online.

==Gallery==
<gallery mode=packed heights=175px>
Beach3.jpg|Back(?) cover of the press kit.
Beach2.jpg|Folder without sticker inserts.
1000.png|Episode Synopses
Beach1.jpg|Close-up of slide inserts.
SpongeBob Press Kit - Slide 1.png|Slide 1
SpongeBob Press Kit - Slide 2.png|Slide 2
</gallery>

==See Also==
*[[A Day With SpongeBob SquarePants: The Movie (unproduced unauthorized direct-to-DVD mockumentary film; 2011)]]
*[[Astrology with Squidward (found series of "SpongeBob SquarePants" Nickelodeon animated shorts; early 2000s)]]
*[[SpongeBob Cartoon Creator (partially found original version of Flash game; 2008-2013)]]
*[[SpongeBob: Re-Hydrated (partially lost "SpongeBob SquarePants" animated short; 2003)]]
*[[SpongeBob SquarePants (partially lost deleted scenes of Nickelodeon animated series; 1999-present)]]
*[[SpongeBob SquarePants and the Nicktoons Gravjet Racing (lost build of cancelled Xbox Live Arcade racing game; 2009)]]
*[[SpongeBob SquarePants: Happiness Squared (lost video game based on SpongeBob SquarePants; late 2000s)]]
*[[SpongeBob SquarePants "Sailor Mouth" (lost uncensored version of animated series episode; existence unconfirmed; 2001)]]
*[[SpongeBob SquarePants Saves the Krusty Krab 3D (found computer game; 2002)]]
*[[SpongeBob SquarePants "Shanghaied/You Wish" (lost English audio from alternate "Patchy the Pirate" segments; 2001)]]
*[[SpongeBob SquarePants "SpaceBob InvaderPants/Krabs' Army" (unfinished episodes of Nickelodeon animated series; 2015)]]
*[[SpongeBob SquarePants: Underpants Slam (found Xbox Live Arcade game; 2007)]]
*[[SpongeBob SquarePants "War Blowers" (found full version of animated series music; 1999)]]
*[[SpongeBob's Truth or Square (found Nick Arcade party game; 2009)]]
*[[SpongeBob Town (lost build of cancelled massively multiplayer online game based on Nickelodeon animated TV series; 2012)]]

==External Link==
*[https://spongebob.fandom.com/wiki/Ain%27t_Life_a_Beach Encyclopedia SpongeBobia page on "Ain't Life a Beach".] Retrieved 29 Jun '19

==Reference==
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[[Category:Lost literature]]
[[Category:Miscellaneous lost media]]
[[Category:Partially found media]]