Why does SpongeBob SquarePants have 4 fingers?

[Sara SquarePants]

Why does he only have four fingers instead of five?

 

[Myles Sparklighter]

Better question: why does a sponge have fingers at all? While we ponder this question, I say we also try and acquire a taste for F R E E F O R M J A Z Z

 

[Yummylesecond]

Most cartoon characters have 4 fingers so it makes sense

 

[SpongeyMind]

Because it's easier on animators

 

[Nathan Shetka]

Daggett from The Angry Beavers has four fingers

 

[Original Raw and Uncut]

Yeah, most cartoons have four fingers, it would look weird if they had five, boondocks is the only show I can think of where they have five