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'SpongeBob SquarePants' Creator Stephen Hillenburg Dies at 57

posted by Fnord666 on Thursday November 29 2018, @07:11AM   Printer-friendly
from the sleeping-with-the-sponges dept.

stretch611 writes:

According to USA Today:

Stephen Hillenburg, the visionary creator of "SpongeBob SquarePants" died Monday at the age of 57. The cause of death was ALS.

SpongeBob is Nickelodeon's biggest all-time hit, and has aired for nearly two decades...

Hillenburg first parlayed his fascination with ocean life into a career as a biology teacher...

In 1987 he began his career in animation, and from 1993 to 1996 got his start at Nickelodeon on Rocko's Modern Life.

A different story about Spongebob rumors and guest stars is reported here.

News of his death also reported at ABC, Washington Post, and NBC.

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  • (Score: 2) by edIII on Thursday November 29 2018, @08:15PM (1 child)

    by edIII (791) on Thursday November 29 2018, @08:15PM (#767903)

    I really like Spongebob Squarepants. I would watch it with my little relatives 20 years ago and laugh hysterically. The cartoon physics in that show were simply amazing. Fire under water, beaches under water (that's possible), krabby patties frying on a fryer under water, etc. The main villain was a plankton.

    Hardly a cartoon more surreal and silly. RIP Mr. Hillenburg.

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  • (Score: 2) by bobthecimmerian on Friday November 30 2018, @02:48AM

    by bobthecimmerian (6834) on Friday November 30 2018, @02:48AM (#768122)

    I was an adult when it came out, and didn't like what I saw. When my younger relatives watched it, I would find excuses to leave the room. Then I had kids, and they started watching and begged me to watch with them. And goddamn is the show funny. I've been a fan for over ten years. There are plenty of episodes not worth watching, but there are far more hits than misses, at least for the first five or six seasons.