I love SpongeBob it was created by Stephen Hillenburg a animator/marine biologist. 
Boy that show sure does remind me of my childhood. It had a lot of really funny writing too that you don't notice until you're older.
13 billion in merchandising revenue for Nickelodeon.
Many of the ideas for the series originated in an unpublished educational comic book titled "The Intertidal Zone", which Hillenburg created in 1989. He began developing "SpongeBob SquarePants" into a television series in 1996 upon the cancellation of "Rocko's Modern Life", and turned to Tom Kenny, who had worked with him on that series, to voice the title character. SpongeBob was originally going to be named SpongeBoy, and the series was to be called "SpongeBoy Ahoy
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Biography Voice acting "SpongeBob SquarePants".
While working on the animated series "Rocko's Modern Life", Kenny met marine biologist and animator Stephen Hillenburg, who was also the creative director in the show's fourth season. Hillenburg drew a square sponge that he thought was funny and decided that he had found his character. After the cancellation of "Rocko's Modern Life" in 1996, Hillenburg began developing the concept and hired former "Rocko" crew members. To voice the character of SpongeBob, Hillenburg approached