I love watching Sponge Bob! I have always wondered how they came up with the idea for this show. 
Most of the ideas for the TV series actually came from a comic book titled "The Intertidal Zone", which Hillenburg created in 1989.
Oh really? I have never heard of that. Who is your favorite character on the show?
Well, I love Patrick Star. I love him because his most significant character trait is his lack of common sense which sometimes leads him and his bestfriend, SpongeBob SquarePants, into trouble!
Yes! I think that is the best part of the show, their Friendship!
I agree! It's pretty crazy to think that the media franchise behind the show has generated 13$ billion in merchandising revenue!
Oh Wow! I definitely don't think there is another cartoon in it's league. It is great for both young and old
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Many of the ideas for the series originated in an unpublished educational comic book titled "The Intertidal Zone", which Hillenburg created in 1989.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
List of SpongeBob SquarePants episodes
"SpongeBob SquarePants" is an American animated television series created by marine biologist and animator, Stephen Hillenburg for Nickelodeon. The series is set in the fictional underwater city of Bikini Bottom, and centers on the adventures and endeavors of SpongeBob SquarePants, an over-optimistic sea sponge that annoys other characters. Many of the ideas for the show originated in an unpublished, educational comic book titled "The Intertidal Zone", which Hillenburg created in the mid-1980s. He began developing "SpongeBob SquarePants" into