Stephen Hillenberg, the marine biologist turned animator who created SpongeBob Squarepants, died yesterday of ALS at age 57. https://www.washingtonpost.com/nati...c-book-global-stardom/?utm_term=.f89530005357 The cartoon started when my son was little. From the beginning it has been funny for kids and adults. Still watch episodes together occasionally. RIP. Two of my favorite episodes:
Wow, didn’t know that. I like sponge bob. Watched most episodes when my kids were younger. It wad the only somewhat kids show trhaqt kept my attention on Nickelodeon. All the others, Dora, and bob the builder required medication that I didn’t have. I will still on occasion watch an episode for fun. The characters and what they do are well written for a cartoon. And at times pretty funny.
I love Spongebob. My daughter never really took to it, but I have a nephew who was obsessed. In the mornings, we used to put Nickelodeon on in the background. If I came home for lunch and turned on the TV, I was always happy to find that Spongebob was on.
Never got the whole SpongeBob thing until recently. Now I really laugh when I watch it with my Grandson. Sad to hear it's creator passed away at such a young age. RIP Stephen Hillenberg.
yes. My 18 year old son woke me up last night and told. He had hidden his MS. Very talented gentleman. Spongebob was a fun cartoon I would watch with boys when they were kidlings. May He rest in Peace. Gone to soon.
RIP, definitely a good continuation of the "fun for kids of all ages" show model. Probably my fave is the one where the corporate chimp overlords come to review Sandy's R&D facility and go nuts for the automated tie tie-r/poop flinger device....
The guitarist who plays it is Gary Brandin of the Vanduras, Hula Girls nd other bands. This one features a Gretsch briefly.
RIP. I am a big fan. In 2001 when a bunch mo fmy friends were laid off in the dot com bust (I was in law school) we spent a lot of time making coffee and watching Spongebob and Law and Order. And Patrick has the most impressive derriere in the cartoon biz.
RIP. My son introduced me to that show a few years back, I think it's brilliant. Sent from my SM-T560NU using Tapatalk
Admin Post I’ve enjoyed the episodes I’ve seen. It’s a rare combination of satire and a touch of slapstick. It’s absurd enough to not be bound by reality, yet there’s a humanity to it, even though the characters aren’t portrayed as being human. I once saw Tom Kinney, the voice of Spongebob, at a Deke Dickerson Guitar Geek Festival. It was quite a treat.
Oh, that's sad. I really liked Rocko's Modern Life, the Hillenburg-Episodes even more than the rest (as far as I know he wasn't involved in everyone - but whenever a disgusting close-up of something weird appears, it's almost certain he's guilty of it). Never got into spongebob that much (the bird brains is what I consider the show's most memorable moment…).
The teletubbies were the most surreal show ever. It was almost like you were on some sort of medication as you watched it. Hard to explain unless you have seen a number of episodes. The highlight was tubby toast. They would get so excited over tubby Toast, just like dead heads got excited after a night of partying for something like tubby toast.