In 2006 LEGO released 3 SpongeBob SquarePants sets. The largest SpongeBob SquarePants set from 2006 was
3827 Adventures in Bikini Bottom with a piece count of 579 and a retail price of $39.99. The current estimated value of all these SpongeBob SquarePants sets from this year is about $1,132.80 which represents a 1259.1% growth.
The LEGO SpongeBob SquarePants theme was based on the Nickelodeon SpongeBob SquarePants television series and licensed by the LEGO Group in 2006. A number of sets were released over the five-year period ending in 2011. The sets werer based upon the adventures and life of SpongeBob SquarePants. The theme was discontinued when LEGO's rival, MEGA Brands, acquired the license for SpongeBob SquarePants.
2006 LEGO Sets
2006 for LEGO was a year of new themes being introduced and a number of well known themes being retired. LEGO in 2006 introduced and discontinued The Avatar: The Last Airbender, introduced the original Batman theme, Exo-Force, Mindstorms NXT, SpongeBob SquarePants, Remote control Trains and Aqua Raiders. However, the following themes were discontinued; Clikits, Vikings. While LEGO Sports was re-introduced in 2006 with a couple Soccer/Football sets.